Cognoscenti (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
10-Aug-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
brown/black
Dam
Irish Goodbye
Prize Money
47667
Owners
Te Akau Bid You Farewell Racing Partnership (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM)
About

Cognoscenti is a 4yo brown/black gelding (male) from Australia trained by Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson, who is based at Matamata. He is sired by the stallion Castelvecchio out of the dam Irish Goodbye. Cognoscenti has managed to win 2 races in his career so far. On 5th Dec 2025 at Riccarton Park Synthetic, Cognoscenti scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $40000.00 Benchmark 65 Handicap.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 05-Dec-25 1600m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 65 Hcp $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.400, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1stB Queiroz 59kg1 (13)
Riccarton Park 08-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 3 R9 BM 65 Hcp $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.550, SP: 5.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5thR Hutchings 59.5kg 5.00L9 (18)
Ashburton 31-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R9 BM 65 Hcp $3,330 (of $18,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.270, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5thB Queiroz 59kg 0.80L2 (14)
Te Aroha 07-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 BM 65 Hcp $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.170, SP: 5.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4thS Spratt 58kg 28.60L10 (10)
Tauranga 07-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 3YO Open Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.210, SP: 11.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2ndW Pinn 55kg 13.10L4 (5)
Pukekohe Park 19-Jan-25 1400m GOOD 3 R6 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.830, SP: 8.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4thW Pinn 57kg 2.40L4 (8)
Matamata 20-Dec-24 1400m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.100, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4thW Pinn 57kg1 (13)
Arawa Park 04-Dec-24 1230m GOOD 3 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.170, SP: 4.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4thW Pinn 57kg 3.20L6 (10)
Ellerslie 14-Jan-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $2,250 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.010, SP: 15.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6thW Kennedy 56kg 4.60L4 (8)
Te Rapa 16-Dec-23 1100m GOOD 4 R1 Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,250 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.130, SP: 19.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1stM Cameron 57kg 9.30L4 (8)
Hawera 07-Oct-23 950m SOFT 7 R2 Mdn Set Weight $2,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.140, SP: 1.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1stM Mcnab 57.5kg 6.80L3 (5)