Cantankerous (AUS) Horse
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Cantankerous is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Matthew Hoysted at Eagle Farm. His sire is Rubick and his dam is Testy Sue. He has won two races in his career. On 20 Dec 2025 at Sunshine Coast, Cantankerous earned his most important victory, taking the $30,000 Maiden Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich 07-Aug-26 1350m GOOD 4 R7 0-58 $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:20.980, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 1st Cantankerous ( J Bayliss 59 ) 2nd The Torque Factor ( D Mcgillivray 60 ) 0.25L 3rd Woot Woot ( J Mcmurray 58 ) 2.27L See full results | J Bayliss 59kg | 1 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 19-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 CL1 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.930, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Kilonova ( M Rodd 57.5 ) 2nd Katie Aine ( C Graham 55 ) 1.67L 3rd Fortysecondstreet ( S C Tierney 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2.20L 9th Cantankerous ( A Butler 58 ) 7.18L See full results | A Butler 58kg 7.18L | 9 (11) |
| Kilcoy 20-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM65 $400 (of $20,800) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.610, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.530 1st Speed Map ( D Smith 58 ) 2nd Horrible Hank ( A Sewell 59 ) 1.39L 3rd Fighting Idol ( J H Busuttin 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.52L 7th Cantankerous ( A Keeley 57.5 ) 6.80L See full results | A Keeley 57.5kg 6.80L | 7 (12) |
| Doomben 27-May-26 1110m SOFT 7 R5 CL1 $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.640, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Cherrabah ( D R A Boche 55.5 ) 2nd Better Not Slip ( D G Moor 55.5 ) 1.20L 3rd The Sour ( J L Bayliss 54.5 ) 2.08L 8th Cantankerous ( F Sandkuhl 58 , Cd 55 ) 8.88L See full results | F Sandkuhl 58kg, Cd 55kg 8.88L | 8 (10) |
| Doomben 07-May-26 1000m SOFT 6 R12 CL3-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.760 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980 1st Bertus ( M R D Plessis ) 2nd Cantankerous ( B Thornton ) 2.62L 3rd Southby ( B E Thompson ) 5.91L | B Thornton 2.62L | 2 (4) |