Chosen Venture (AUS) Horse
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About
Chosen Venture, a seven-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia and by Wandjina out of Southern Venture, is trained by Nathan Hobson and owned by N J Hobson, L J Wallis, B W Gurnett and others. Over 57 starts he has secured seven victories, placed seven times in second and six times in third, accumulating $165,275 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Deniliquin on 17 October 2026, where he finished 3rd out of 12 starters, while his latest win was recorded at Warracknabeal on 29 August 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Deniliquin 17-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 3 R2 BM50 (of $12,000) Barrier 12, SP: 12.00 | C Taylor 63.5kg 2.55L | 3 (12) |
| Manangatang 10-Oct-26 1175m GOOD 3 R5 BM56 $600 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.070, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th 1st Sir Loyne ( L King 61.5 ) 2nd Kamezali ( J Martin 60.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Asawin ( P Brewster 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.75L 5th Chosen Venture ( C Taylor 60 ) 3.00L See full results | C Taylor 60 3.00L | 5 (10) |
| Swan Hill 22-Sep-26 1300m GOOD 3 R8 BM62 $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:16.510, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.900 1st Royal Infantry ( J M Allen 60.5 ) 2nd Shalailed ( W Gordon 60 ) 2.50L 3rd Decanted ( L King 58 ) 3.00L 4th Chosen Venture ( C Taylor 57 ) 3.75L See full results | C Taylor 57kg 3.75L | 4 (13) |
| Warracknabeal 29-Aug-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 0-56 $12,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.530, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.460 1st Chosen Venture ( C Taylor 58 ) 2nd Artpark ( M K Julius 57.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Owl Witness ( J Martin 59.5 ) 2.30L See full results | C Taylor 58kg | 1 (11) |
| Warracknabeal 15-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 6 R6 0-56 $660 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.870, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st Artpark ( M K Julius 55.5 ) 2nd Flux ( V L Boeuf 58.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Adki ( A L Herrmann 55.5 ) 2.25L 5th Chosen Venture ( C Taylor 58 ) 2.80L See full results | C Taylor 58kg 2.80L | 5 (12) |
| Swan Hill 06-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 6 R8 0-56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.970, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220 1st Blondie's Toronado ( J Beriman 57.5 ) 2nd Whatdoya Mean ( W Gordon 58.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Frederick ( A Mccabe 60 ) 1.50L 6th Chosen Venture ( C Taylor 58 ) 3.20L See full results | C Taylor 58kg 3.20L | 6 (14) |
| Donald 02-May-26 1350m GOOD 3 R6 0-62 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th | M Bunjevac 56kg 6.3L | 7 (12) |
| Swan Hill 21-Apr-26 1300m GOOD 3 R6 BM62 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 3.80 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | M Bunjevac 56.5kg 2.35L | 4 (10) |
| Swan Hill 12-Apr-26 1300m GOOD 3 R6 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | M Bunjevac 59.5kg 1L | 2 (12) |
| Kerang 04-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 3 R5 BM52 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | M Bunjevac 60 0.75L | 1 (10) |
| Carrathool 28-Mar-26 1400m GOOD R5 CARR CUP (of $22,000) Barrier 6, SP: 7.00 | M Salter 53kg 7.5L | 5 (6) |
| Swan Hill 15-Mar-26 1300m GOOD 3 R6 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th | C Mac Redmond Ire 58kg 2.97L | 6 (14) |
| Kerang 27-Dec-25 1800m GOOD 3 R8 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | L Mc Neil 58.5kg 5.65L | 7 (10) |
| Tatura 14-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 BM62 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | M Salter 54.5kg 7.82L | 7 (8) |
| Donald 02-Dec-25 1620m GOOD 4 R6 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 8, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | L King 60 6.51L | 6 (12) |