Castle Road (AUS) Horse
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Castle Road is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Paul Jordan in Ascot. He is by Safeguard out of Clarecastle. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $456,120, he is considered a horse of above‑average ability. On 12 Apr 2025 at Ascot, ridden by Craig Staples, he achieved his most important win, taking the $200,000 2yo C&G Open Set Weight With Penalties and defeating Just Too Fly. He has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 15% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
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BelmontRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 20-Jun-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 LR BELMONT GUINEAS (of $125,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.010, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940 1st Hot And High ( L Fiore 55 ) 2nd Prince Of Dala ( B Parnham 57 ) 0.02L 3rd Herault ( B Gaerth 57 ) 2.23L 12th Castle Road ( L Staples 57 ) 4.98L See full results | L Staples 57kg 4.98L | 12 (16) |
| Belmont 13-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 6 R1 3YO HCP 62+ $2,320 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.170, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 1st Bassett Hound ( P J Carbery 56.5 ) 2nd Monte Tremezzo ( L F Fiore 56 ) 1.18L 3rd Sound Of Speed ( N J Riordan 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.55L 5th Castle Road ( L Staples 59.5 ) 2.44L See full results | L Staples 59.5kg 2.44L | 5 (8) |
| Belmont 23-May-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 RTG 66+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.840, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.180 1st Baby Pearl ( T K Turner 54.5 ) 2nd Xentaro ( C J Parnham 57 ) 0.08L 3rd Atlantic Spirit ( B M Parnham 56.5 ) 1.51L 6th Castle Road ( L Staples 57.5 ) 3.36L See full results | L Staples 57.5kg 3.36L | 6 (12) |
| Ascot 09-May-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 3YO HCP 62+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.270, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 5th 1st Kings Court ( Z T Johnston-porter 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Swingman ( C Cooper 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.60L 3rd Storm Away ( H M Watson 57.5 ) 0.64L 6th Castle Road ( L Staples 60 ) 1.43L See full results | L Staples 60 1.43L | 6 (10) |
| Ascot 25-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 RTG 66+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.440, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 1st Black Ora ( H J Nottle 61 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Charino ( L F Fiore 60.5 ) 0.27L 3rd Shmoov Moova ( C T Johnston-porter 59 ) 0.98L 8th Castle Road ( L Staples 57.5 ) 4.53L See full results | L Staples 57.5kg 4.53L | 8 (9) |