Captains Choice (AUS) Horse
About
Captains Choice is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Michael Templeton. He is by Scorpz out of Designers Choice. To date he has secured one victory. On 14 Nov 2025 at Pakenham he earned his biggest success, winning the $45,000 Maiden Plate. He has proved a rewarding runner for punters, delivering a 2175% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyneton 11-Dec-25 1856m GOOD 4 R8 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:56.350, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 10th 1st Maximilian Caesar ( W J Egan 61 ) 2nd Fiery Deal ( L J Neindorf 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Donegal Soul ( J C Maskiell 57 ) 2.00L 10th Captains Choice ( S Clarke 59.5 ) 12.65L See full results | S Clarke 59.5kg 12.65L | 10 (13) |
| Pakenham 28-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 CL1 $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.120, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.780 1st Flag Flyer ( J Noonan 56 ) 2nd Tipping Rain ( H P Edgley 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Mickidamuzz ( J C Maskiell 57 ) 3.75L 5th Captains Choice ( S Clarke 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 4.55L See full results | S Clarke 59.5kg, Cd 58kg 4.55L | 5 (9) |
| Pakenham 14-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW $24,750 (of $45,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.100, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.140 1st Captains Choice ( S Clarke 59.5 ) 2nd Summer Spritz ( B Rawiller 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.25L 3rd Queen Victorious ( J Beriman 56 ) 0.31L See full results | S Clarke 59.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Bairnsdale 04-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 6 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.220, SP: 9.00 1st Adiuro ( J C Maskiell 59.5 ) 2nd Kentucky Women ( H P Edgley 57.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Zouie ( N Punch 56 ) 2.15L 5th Captains Choice ( S Clarke 59.5 ) 3.21L See full results | S Clarke 59.5kg 3.21L | 5 (8) |
| Moe 22-Oct-25 1000m R9 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:03.650 1st Red On Red ( J C Maskiell ) 2nd Beau Strada ( B R Kinninmont ) 3rd Gold Nugget ( A M Bence ) 4th Captains Choice ( I Laveglia ) | I Laveglia | 4 (5) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 03-Jun-25 1000m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:58.590 1st Flash Alice ( T Stockdale ) 2nd Shidan ( A Lynch ) 3rd Shindy ( W T Price ) 5th Captains Choice ( L Cartwright ) | L Cartwright | 5 (9) |
| Moe 14-May-25 1000m R5 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:03.060 1st Kilfearagh ( N Punch ) 2nd A Long Story Short ( B R Kinninmont ) 3rd Captains Choice ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 3 (4) |
| Moe 28-Apr-25 675m R7 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:42.080 1st Brutal Force ( G Gilmour ) 2nd A Little Magic ( P R Worthington ) 5th Captains Choice ( A Templeton ) | A Templeton | 5 (5) |
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