Cantankerous (AUS) Horse
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Cantankerous is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Matthew Hoysted. He is by Rubick out of Testy Sue and has recorded a single win in his career. On 20 Dec 2025 at Sunshine Coast, he secured his most notable victory, winning the $30000.00 Maiden Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kilcoy 20-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM65 $400 (of $20,000) 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 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 6 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) |
| Doomben 21-Apr-26 840m GOOD 4 R16 MDN/CL1-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:50.780 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.500 1st Far Beyond ( M E Apel ) 2nd Cantankerous ( J Guthmann-chester ) 4.41L 3rd Hidden Sphere ( B E Thompson ) 5.04L | J Guthmann-chester 4.41L | 2 (4) |
| Sunshine Coast 20-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.850, SP: 2.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Cantankerous ( J Huxtable 58.5 ) 2nd Gunnie Gunfighter ( C D Collis 59 ) 2.61L 3rd Bold Change ( L I Martyn 60 , Cd 58 ) 3.69L See full results | J Huxtable 58.5kg | 1 (7) |