Churchill'S Choice (AUS) Horse
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Churchill'S Choice is a 4yo bay mare from Australia, trained by Nathan Doyle. She is out of She's Choice and by the stallion Churchill. As a stakes winner with total earnings of $460,500, she is considered an above‑average racehorse. On 2 May 2026 at Hawkesbury, riding with Regan Bayliss, she captured her biggest victory, the $250,000 Hawkesbury Cup, ahead of Palmetto. Throughout her career she has been a rewarding selection for bettors, delivering a 182% return on investment for those who backed her.
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Hawkesbury • Gosford • Rosehill Gardens • Beaumont • Wyong • Randwick • Eagle Farm • Doomben • Scone • MuswellbrookRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury 02-May-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 G3 HAWK CUP $143,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.650, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Churchill'S Choice ( R Bayliss 54 ) 2nd Palmetto ( A Collett 53 ) 0.48L 3rd War Eternal ( A Farragher 54 ) 0.92L See full results | R Bayliss 54kg | 1 (14) |
| Gosford 13-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:10.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st Phearson ( A B Collett ) 2nd Thrice ( T Clark ) 3.73L 3rd Our Gold Hope ( C Lever ) 4.69L 6th Churchill'S Choice ( R Bayliss ) 8.26L | R Bayliss 8.26L | 6 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Mar-26 1500m SOFT 7 R7 G2 EMANCIPATN $3,700 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:30.440, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280 1st Idle Flyer ( Z T Lloyd 56 ) 2nd Blindedbythelight ( W J Egan 55 ) 0.73L 3rd Firestorm ( J B Mcdonald 57 ) 1.89L 9th Churchill'S Choice ( A Morgan 55 ) 7.81L See full results | A Morgan 55kg 7.81L | 9 (12) |
| Newcastle 06-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 G3 NCLE STAKES $46,250 (of $250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.770, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.560 1st Tuileries ( C Schofield 54 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Churchill'S Choice ( A Morgan 54 ) 0.41L 3rd Melody Again ( W Costin 54 ) 0.96L See full results | A Morgan 54kg 0.41L | 2 (10) |
| Beaumont 12-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:12.770 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Churchill'S Choice ( A Morgan ) 2nd Cruel Summer ( A Roper ) 3.38L 3rd Age Of Sail ( M Scorse ) 4.67L | A Morgan | 1 (5) |
| Wyong 28-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.030 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 1st Dusty Bay ( A B Collett ) 2nd Wisnierska ( B Osmond ) 3.86L 3rd Buffalo ( A Bullock ) 4.21L 7th Churchill'S Choice ( A Morgan ) 8.93L | A Morgan 8.93L | 7 (8) |
| Randwick 01-Nov-25 2000m SOFT 7 R9 G3 ROSEHILL CUP (of $750,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:04.670, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 1st Wootton Verni ( J B Mcdonald 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Imperialist ( R King 53 ) 2.31L 3rd Redstone Well ( T Sherry 54 ) 3.30L 13th Churchill'S Choice ( J V Overmeire 53 ) 11.51L See full results | J V Overmeire 53kg 11.51L | 13 (15) |
| Randwick 18-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 G3 ANGST $6,100 (of $250,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:33.700, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510 1st Idle Flyer ( Z T Lloyd 54 ) 2nd Perfumist ( R Bayliss 54 ) 1.35L 3rd Polymnia ( D Gibbons 54 ) 3.01L 5th Churchill'S Choice ( A Morgan 54 ) 4.97L See full results | A Morgan 54kg 4.97L | 5 (13) |
| Randwick 04-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R5 BM94 $7,100 (of $160,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.010, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510 1st Perfumist ( R Bayliss 55 ) 2nd Idle Flyer ( B E Thompson 52 ) 1.50L 3rd Time Quest ( A Morgan 56.5 ) 5.14L 4th Churchill'S Choice ( A Collett 54 ) 5.43L See full results | A Collett 54kg 5.43L | 4 (18) |
| Randwick 20-Sep-25 1600m GOOD 4 R10 BM88 $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.890, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Fortune ( Z T Lloyd 53.5 ) 2nd Narbold ( K Mcevoy 53 ) 0.01L 3rd Quietness ( B Nock 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.13L 9th Churchill'S Choice ( R King 57.5 ) 2.26L See full results | R King 57.5kg 2.26L | 9 (11) |
| Wyong 05-Sep-25 1350m GOOD 4 R7 G3 MONA LISA (of $250,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:19.500, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Just Feelin' Lucky ( T Berry 58 ) 2nd Overriding ( K Mcevoy 55 ) 0.15L 3rd Snow In May ( J B Mcdonald 57 ) 1.15L 12th Churchill'S Choice ( R King 55 ) 3.45L See full results | R King 55kg 3.45L | 12 (14) |
| Gosford 07-Aug-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:01.890 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.280 1st Mogul Monarch ( J Ford ) 2nd Another Wil ( J L Melham ) 0.10L 3rd Churchill'S Choice ( A Morgan ) 3.19L | A Morgan 3.19L | 3 (5) |
| Eagle Farm 07-Jun-25 2200m SOFT 5 R8 G1 3YO F Open Set Weight $8,400 (of $700,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:16.860, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.410 1st You Wahng ( T Berry 56.5 ) 2nd Pinito ( J Collett 56.5 ) 0.11L 3rd Benagil ( M Zahra 56.5 ) 0.79L 6th Churchill'S Choice ( K Jennings 56.5 ) 2.10L See full results | K Jennings 56.5kg 2.10L | 6 (18) |
| Doomben 24-May-25 2000m GOOD 4 R7 G2 3YO F Open Set Weight $15,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:02.740, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Philia ( K Mcevoy 56.5 ) 2nd Jenni's Meadow ( E P Brown 56.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Movin Out ( C Newitt 56.5 ) 1.63L 4th Churchill'S Choice ( K Jennings 56.5 ) 1.82L See full results | K Jennings 56.5kg 1.82L | 4 (16) |
| Eagle Farm 03-May-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G2 3YO Open Set Weight $64,750 (of $350,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.930, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Depth Of Character ( N T Callow 57 ) 2nd Churchill'S Choice ( K Jennings 55 ) 2.35L 3rd Beau Dazzler ( J Guthmann-chester 57 ) 2.88L See full results | K Jennings 55kg 2.35L | 2 (13) |
| Randwick 19-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 6 R4 G3 3YO F Open Set Weight With Penalties $11,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.060, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.830 1st Lilac ( J B Mcdonald 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd More Territories ( T Schiller 54 ) 0.38L 3rd Clean Energy ( T Clark 56 ) 1.01L 4th Churchill'S Choice ( K Mcevoy 54 ) 1.05L See full results | K Mcevoy 54kg 1.05L | 4 (10) |
| Scone 09-Apr-25 1200m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.160 1st Churchill'S Choice ( W Stanley ) 2nd Rajnish ( D Dillon ) 0.08L 3rd Mulvader ( C Hillier ) 0.41L | W Stanley | 1 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 18-Mar-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.830 1st Deprivation ( M Stapleford ) 2nd Exceedaqa ( W Stanley ) 0.32L 3rd Infancy ( A Gibbons ) 0.36L 6th Churchill'S Choice ( B Nock ) 3.00L | B Nock 3.00L | 6 (7) |
| Randwick 21-Dec-24 1600m GOOD 4 R7 3,4YO BM 72 Hcp $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.620, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Churchill'S Choice ( R King 52 ) 2nd Fiddlers Green ( H Davies 58.5 ) 0.79L 3rd Bright Red ( Z T Lloyd 58 ) 0.85L See full results | R King 52kg | 1 (9) |
| Newcastle 07-Dec-24 1400m SOFT 6 R3 CL1 Hcp $21,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.750, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Churchill'S Choice ( J Severo 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Rubi's Serve ( L Magorrian 55.5 ) 0.13L 3rd Tiwi Girl ( A Roper 55 , Cd 53 ) 3.48L See full results | J Severo 55kg, Cd 55.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Scone 19-Nov-24 1200m SOFT 6 R5 Mdn Set Weight $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.340, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440 1st Churchill'S Choice ( A Collett 55.5 ) 2nd Rockbarton Flash ( B Osmond 57.5 ) 0.24L 3rd Dubai Warrior ( A Morgan 57.5 ) 0.63L See full results | A Collett 55.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Newcastle 22-Oct-24 940m SOFT 6 R15 3YF MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 1st Whispering Muriel ( A Bullock ) 2nd Mizella ( C J Thompson ) 0.50L 3rd Bonjour Madame ( B Spriggs ) 0.87L 5th Churchill'S Choice ( A Morgan 0 ) 1.82L | A Morgan 0 1.82L | 5 (6) |
| Beaumont 28-Jun-24 1000m HEAVY 9 R5 2&3Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.660 1st Ace's In Bloom ( L Magorrian ) 2nd Hell Of A Lad ( M Scorse ) 1.05L 3rd Churchill'S Choice ( M Bell 0 ) 1.52L | M Bell 0 1.52L | 3 (6) |
| Wyong 19-Jun-24 845m SOFT 6 R12 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:51.360 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Ferinzo ( M Bell ) 2nd Churchill'S Choice ( B Osmond 0 ) 3.83L 3rd Star Of Paris ( A Gibbons ) 5.16L | B Osmond 0 3.83L | 2 (6) |