Cherry Bomshell (AUS) Horse
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About
Cherry Bomshell is a 2yo bay filly from Australia trained by Annabel & Rob Archibald. She is by Lucky Vega out of Not a Cherry. Having secured a Group Two victory and accumulated $801,500 in earnings, she is seen as a highly skilled racehorse. On 11 Apr 2026 at Randwick, Ben Thompson rode her to her biggest triumph, winning the $1,000,000.00 Percy Sykes Stakes over Medicinal. She has consistently delivered value to bettors; backing her throughout her career would have generated a 413% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 11-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 G2 PERCYSYKES $694,500 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.590, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.390 1st Cherry Bomshell ( B Thompson 55 ) 2nd Medicinal ( J Melham 57 ) 0.79L 3rd Ciaron's Star ( T Berry 55 ) 1.38L See full results | B Thompson 55kg | 1 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 20-Mar-26 795m SOFT 7 R6 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.540 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180 1st Cherry Bomshell ( S Clipperton ) 2nd Blessed Eagle ( A Hyeronimus ) 1.17L 3rd Dragon Blood ( T Sherry ) 2.70L | S Clipperton | 1 (8) |
| Eagle Farm 28-Feb-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R4 2YF-Qlty $72,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.220, SP: 1.95 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180 1st Cherry Bomshell ( B Thompson 58.5 ) 2nd Esperanza ( M Harley 59 ) 0.96L 3rd Brave Etoile ( M R D Plessis 56.5 ) 1.28L See full results | B Thompson 58.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 04-Feb-26 1000m SOFT 5 R1 2Y MDN-SW $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.460, SP: 1.55 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.350 1st Cherry Bomshell ( B Thompson 56 ) 2nd High Authority ( C Graham 58 ) 6.73L 3rd Sweet Rebellion ( C Baker 56 , Cd 53 ) 7.71L See full results | B Thompson 56kg | 1 (8) |
| Gold Coast 17-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R3 MM DEBUT 2Y-SW $12,500 (of $500,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.310, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.390 1st Toorak Jewel ( J B Mcdonald 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Lady Moscato ( R King 55 ) 1.44L 3rd Dolly Boom ( T Berry 55 ) 2.14L 5th Cherry Bomshell ( Z Lloyd 55 ) 5.15L See full results | Z Lloyd 55kg 5.15L | 5 (11) |
| Randwick 30-Dec-25 1050m GOOD 4 R6 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.610 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.490 1st Zambales ( R Bayliss ) 2nd Cherry Bomshell ( Z Lloyd ) 0.32L 3rd The Machine Gun ( C Schofield ) 2.14L | Z Lloyd 0.32L | 2 (7) |
| Kensington 18-Dec-25 850m GOOD 4 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.810 1st By Choice ( R King ) 2nd Outspan ( S Clipperton ) 4.36L 3rd Cherry Bomshell ( Z Lloyd ) 4.42L | Z Lloyd 4.42L | 3 (8) |