Champagne Problems (AUS) Horse
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About
Champagne Problems is a five-year-old chestnut mare bred in Australia, by Capitalist out of Kiama. She races under the guidance of Gillian Heinrich & Ben Rodgers and belongs to Heinrich Bloodstock(Mgr:Miss T C Heinrich). Out of 17 career starts she has secured a single victory, placed two times in second position and once in third, accumulating earnings of $42,350. Her most recent outing took place at Lismore on 25 September 2026, where she finished 3rd out of a field of 10. The last win was recorded at Beaudesert on 8 July 2025.
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Doomben • Lismore • Gold Coast • Ipswich • Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly • Sunshine Coast • BeaudesertRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doomben 03-Nov-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CANADIAN CLUB Fillies and Mares Class 1 Handicap Barrier 9, SP: 41.00 | M.R.du Plessis 54.5kg 6.93L | 7 (8) |
| Lismore 25-Sep-26 1210m SOFT 5 R6 CL1 $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.600, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Bellarata ( J Newman 56 ) 2nd Profiteur's Fil ( J Franklin 56.5 ) 0.36L 3rd Champagne Problems ( M R D Plessis 55 ) 0.49L See full results | M R D Plessis 55kg 0.49L | 3 (10) |
| Gold Coast 12-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 0-58 $1,000 (of $28,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.690, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Show Me The Stars ( R G Thorburn 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Excessor ( R L Stewart 59.5 ) 1.53L 3rd La Profecia ( G J Cartwright 59.5 ) 1.86L 5th Champagne Problems ( A Thompson 55 ) 3.40L See full results | A Thompson 55kg 3.40L | 5 (9) |
| Ipswich 27-Aug-26 1100m SOFT 5 R7 F&M 0-60 $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.260, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Mercatello ( E P Lang 60 ) 2nd Champagne Problems ( B Youngberry 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 0.82L 3rd Lady Milan ( D G Moor 60 ) 0.96L See full results | B Youngberry 55.5kg, Cd 54kg 0.82L | 2 (9) |
| Gold Coast 11-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 5 R5 CL3-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 1st No Fooling ( M E Apel ) 2nd Miss Wildcat ( A R Mccolm ) 0.80L 3rd Nine Mill ( B V G Allday ) 0.90L 6th Champagne Problems ( M Palmer ) 4.70L | M Palmer 4.70L | 6 (8) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 02-May-26 1150m SYNTHETIC R4 BM58 $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:06.250, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 1st Count Nicholas ( B A Youngberry 63 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Champagne Problems ( D Turner 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 2.49L 3rd Charlotte's Here ( B Osmond 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 5.27L See full results | D Turner 54.5kg, Cd 55kg 2.49L | 2 (9) |
| Gold Coast 10-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CL2 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th | J Newman 52kg 8.53L | 8 (8) |
| Ipswich 14-Mar-26 1350m GOOD 4 R8 BM60 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | C Bellamy 54kg 3.12L | 7 (12) |
| Ipswich 20-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 (of $28,000) Barrier 8, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | M Du Plessis 54kg 4.11L | 4 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 01-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CL2 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th | D Moor 54kg 2.01L | 6 (13) |
| Aquis Beaudesert 12-Jan-26 1050m SOFT 5 R10 CL3-TRL | J Newman 2.24L | 1 (5) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 30-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R10 CL3-TRL | J Bayliss 3.6L | 6 (7) |
| Ipswich 29-Aug-25 1350m GOOD 4 R4 0-58 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | B Thompson 56kg 1.81L | 5 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 15-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 6 R6 F&M BM58 (of $28,000) Barrier 8, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | B Thompson 58kg 1.47L | 4 (12) |
| Gold Coast 02-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R7 CL1 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th | M Philpot 52kg 2.8L | 4 (10) |
| Beaudesert 08-Jul-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | J Newman 53.5kg 0.3L | 1 (11) |