Button Up (AUS) Horse
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Button Up is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Matthew Smith at Warwick Farm. He is by Lucky Vega out of Loose Buttons. He has secured one win in his career. On 3 Mar 2026 at Kembla Grange, he earned his most notable victory, taking the $42000.00 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gosford 09-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.730, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 1st Pimlico ( Z Lloyd 58.5 ) 2nd Call Me Sassy ( J Collett 56.5 ) 1.48L 3rd Koios ( R King 58.5 ) 1.54L 5th Button Up ( D Gibbons 57.5 ) 3.10L See full results | D Gibbons 57.5kg 3.10L | 5 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 02-Apr-26 900m GOOD 4 R7 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.640 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.790 1st Husk ( T J Schiller ) 2nd Apex ( Z T Lloyd ) 5.87L 3rd Button Up ( D Gibbons ) 7.28L | D Gibbons 7.28L | 3 (9) |
| Scone 20-Mar-26 1100m SOFT 5 R6 CL2 $800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.800, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.920 1st Shotgun Bella ( K Mcevoy 58 ) 2nd Girrawheen ( A Roper 56.5 ) 0.32L 3rd Honey Perfume ( A R D Morgan 59.5 ) 0.60L 6th Button Up ( B Nock 58.5 ) 2.14L See full results | B Nock 58.5kg 2.14L | 6 (10) |
| Kembla Grange 03-Mar-26 1000m HEAVY 9 R2 MDN-SW $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.590, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 1st Button Up ( D Gibbons 58.5 ) 2nd Sweet Treasure ( J Ford 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Alabama Showdown ( S Clipperton 58.5 ) 0.40L See full results | D Gibbons 58.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 12-Feb-26 900m GOOD 4 R15 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.570 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.050 1st Sourseane ( T J Schiller ) 2nd Button Up ( J Callan ) 0.94L 3rd Stubborn Emmelie ( M Kirk ) 1.02L | J Callan 0.94L | 2 (10) |
| Hawkesbury 23-Jan-26 800m SOFT 5 R11 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.730 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.660 1st Button Up ( J Callan ) 2nd Dwight ( K Latham ) 0.27L 3rd Habib Albi ( A Adkins ) 0.33L | J Callan | 1 (7) |
| Canterbury 18-Aug-25 902m HEAVY 8 R18 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:57.720 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.710 1st Federalist ( T J Schiller ) 2nd Wandaye ( A Adkins ) 0.33L 3rd Button Up ( Z Lloyd ) 2.01L | Z Lloyd 2.01L | 3 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Jul-25 900m SOFT 5 R14 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.460 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480 1st Blitzburg ( T Clark ) 2nd Orange Tsunami ( T Gould ) 1.18L 3rd Spread The Love ( K Mcevoy ) 1.94L 5th Button Up ( L Day ) 3.82L | L Day 3.82L | 5 (9) |