Casablanca Express (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
27-Oct-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Churchill
Prize Money
77825
Owners
W Shelton, Mrs S Shelton, S Loane, G W Aldridge, Mrs S Aldridge, Miss A Shelton, M Williams, D Cooper, Mrs S Stone, Mrs V Turner, Mrs C Barton, Mrs B Willmot, D Bonnin, P Farrugia & F De Pasquale
About

Casablanca Express is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by David Payne at Rosehill. He is by Churchill out of Arabian Beauty. The horse has recorded two career wins. On 9 Oct 2025 at Hawkesbury he captured his biggest victory, earning the $45,000 prize in the 3yo+ Class 1 Handicap. Punters have found him to be a lucrative runner; backing him for his whole career would have yielded a 59% return on investment.

Raced At
Hawkesbury • Gosford • Kembla Grange • Rosehill Gardens • Wyong
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Hawkesbury 28-Oct-25 1800m SOFT 6 R6 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $1,400 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.730, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8thC Schofield 58kg 5.97L6 (9)
Hawkesbury 09-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ CL1 Hcp $21,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.580, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.780K Latham 55.5kg1 (7)
Hawkesbury 25-Sep-25 1500m GOOD 4 R2 CL1 Hcp $2,675 (of $45,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.250, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360C Schofield 56kg 2.40L4 (8)
Hawkesbury 06-Sep-25 1800m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ CL1 Set Weight $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.000, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700K Latham 59kg 4.48L4 (10)
Gosford 29-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 5 R6 3YO+ BM 68 Hcp $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.740, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680K Latham 55kg, Cd 56kg 6.45L8 (10)
Kembla Grange 01-Aug-25 1600m HEAVY 9 R2 CL1 Hcp $3,900 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.890, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940K Latham 58kg 4.50L3 (8)
Kembla Grange 26-Jul-25 1500m GOOD 4 R6 CL1 Hcp $1,150 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:29.960, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.970J V Overmeire 57.5kg 3.40L6 (11)
Kembla Grange 17-Jul-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 Hcp $1,150 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.550, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.690R Bayliss 57.5kg 4.80L6 (12)
Rosehill Gardens 20-Jun-25 1030m SOFT 6 R2 OPEN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660K Latham 0.10L2 (8)
Kembla Grange 19-Apr-25 1500m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:30.460, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910K Latham 58.5kg1 (9)
Newcastle 01-Apr-25 1890m HEAVY 8 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:00.340, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.070K Latham 57.5kg 10.26L10 (12)
Hawkesbury 08-Mar-25 2000m SOFT 5 R2 Mdn Set Weight $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:04.460, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420C Lever 57.5kg 4.45L9 (13)
Kembla Grange 25-Feb-25 1500m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Hcp $4,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:31.890, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470T Schiller 55.5kg 1.00L3 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 07-Jan-25 1030m SOFT 6 R4 3YMDN-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.180 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200R Jones 6.60L6 (8)
Kembla Grange 28-Sep-24 2000m HEAVY 8 R5 CL1 Set Weight $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:04.540, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.250J Lloyd 55kg 12.70L8 (12)
Hawkesbury 07-Sep-24 1800m GOOD 4 R1 CL1 Set Weight $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.560, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200J Lloyd 55kg 5.64L4 (7)
Hawkesbury 13-Aug-24 1500m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $3,900 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:30.350, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460T Schiller 56.5kg 2.97L3 (5)
Hawkesbury 01-Aug-24 1600m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Set Weight $1,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.050, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680C Schofield 56.5kg 5.80L6 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 23-Jul-24 1030m GOOD 4 R7 2Y-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.670 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.930J Lloyd 0 3.48L6 (8)
Wyong 20-Mar-24 1350m GOOD 4 R1 Open Hcp $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.680, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820D Gibbons 57.5kg 8.94L9 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 05-Feb-24 1030m GOOD 4 R7 2Y-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.810 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.470D Gibbons 0 1.76L4 (5)
Rosehill Gardens 06-Nov-23 900m SOFT 7 R7 2YC&G-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:56.400 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270A Adkins 0 4.73L5 (5)
Rosehill Gardens 27-Oct-23 900m SOFT 5 R6 2YC&G-BT Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:54.780 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540T Sherry 0 15.39L8 (9)