Cantankerous (AUS) Horse
About
Cantankerous, a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Matthew Hoysted at Eagle Farm. He is by Rubick out of Testy Sue. The horse has yet to win, having contested six starts without breaking his maiden. In his latest start at Ipswich on 3 Dec 2025, jockey Boris Thornton guided him to a third‑place finish, behind winner Rochedale Hero.
Raced At
Ipswich
• Deagon
• Doomben
• Gold Coast
• Grafton
• Sunshine Coast
• Aquis Park Gold Coast PolyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich 03-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 CG&E MDN-SW $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.260, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 1st Rochedale Hero ( D Thornton 58 ) 2nd Maritimo ( A M Thompson 56.5 ) 0.19L 3rd Cantankerous ( B Thornton 58 ) 0.76L See full results | B Thornton 58kg 0.76L | 3 (9) |
| Deagon 20-Nov-25 1050m SOFT 6 R16 MDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.980 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.520 1st Rochedale Hero ( D R A Boche ) 2nd Just Legendary ( J Newman ) 0.50L 3rd Cantankerous ( B Thornton ) 1.50L | B Thornton 1.50L | 3 (5) |
| Doomben 06-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R12 MDN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.340 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240 1st Rochedale Hero ( D R A Boche ) 2nd Dawson Director ( E P Lang ) 0.16L 3rd Cantankerous ( F Sandkuhl ) 0.18L | F Sandkuhl 0.18L | 3 (7) |
| Ipswich 30-Apr-25 1240m SOFT 5 R4 3YO Mdn Set Weight $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.870, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 1st Kiwi Spirit ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 2nd King Boom ( E P Lang 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.73L 3rd Cantankerous ( D Thornton 58 ) 2.84L See full results | D Thornton 58kg 2.84L | 3 (11) |
| Gold Coast 11-Apr-25 1100m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Hcp $1,600 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.360, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590 1st Hey Daisy ( M Rodd 57 ) 2nd Ciphertext ( C Graham 57.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Big Demeanor ( R Maloney 59 ) 2.50L 4th Cantankerous ( B Thornton 59.5 ) 3.50L See full results | B Thornton 59.5kg 3.50L | 4 (11) |
| Deagon 18-Mar-25 1050m SOFT 5 R15 MDN-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:02.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st Big Demeanor ( A Jones ) 2nd Cantankerous ( F Sandkuhl ) 1.00L 3rd Bundella ( C Baker ) 1.35L | F Sandkuhl 1.00L | 2 (8) |
| Grafton 06-Nov-24 1200m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $8,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.080, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.850 1st Ellro ( M J Cahill 57 ) 2nd Cantankerous ( B Thornton 57.5 ) 0.24L 3rd Magic Shannon ( K Adams 57 ) 3.84L See full results | B Thornton 57.5kg 0.24L | 2 (10) |
| Doomben 16-Oct-24 1110m SOFT 6 R5 Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.960, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.050 1st King Potter ( J Guthmann-chester 56 ) 2nd Dibba Dobba ( R L Stewart 56.5 ) 5.87L 3rd Lucky Leni ( J L Bayliss 56.5 ) 6.09L 7th Cantankerous ( K Wilson-taylor 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 8.10L See full results | K Wilson-taylor 56kg, Cd 56.5kg 8.10L | 7 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 27-Sep-24 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Hcp $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.440, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.310 1st Like Smoke ( M Rodd 56.5 ) 2nd Dazzling Diamond ( C D Collis 56.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Cantankerous ( B Thornton 57.5 ) 0.30L See full results | B Thornton 57.5kg 0.30L | 3 (10) |
| Deagon 03-Sep-24 650m SOFT 5 R15 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:38.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.690 1st Hella Fast ( C Graham ) 2nd Cantankerous ( B Thornton ) 0.20L 3rd Elemiss ( M Hellyer ) 4.50L | B Thornton 0.20L | 2 (5) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 28-Mar-24 1050m SYNTHETIC R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Unega Wahy'a ( M Wishart ) 2nd Sambuca ( B Thornton ) 0.20L 3rd I'ma Charmer ( A R Graham ) 4.20L 4th Cantankerous ( J Huxtable 0 ) 4.50L | J Huxtable 0 4.50L | 4 (5) |
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