Command Approved (AUS) Horse
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Command Approved, a seven-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia by Spirit of Boom out of Flamboyant Lass, is under the care of trainer John Thomas and owned by G W Spies, N J Payne, Mrs S L Payne and others. Over 49 starts he has secured six victories, placed second five times and third eight times, accumulating earnings of $203,855. His most recent outing was at Toowoomba on 24 October 2026, where he finished 8th out of 9 runners. The latest win was recorded at Toowoomba on 14 February 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba 24-Oct-26 1300m HEAVY 8 R2 BM70 (of $22,500) Barrier 8, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | K Zechner 55.5kg 8.47L | 8 (9) |
| Warwick 10-Oct-26 1350m SOFT 5 R1 BM62 $1,900 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.250, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.420 1st Apollo Ten ( S Champkin 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Little Vain ( A Keeley 58 ) 1.38L 3rd Command Approved ( B Baker 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.57L See full results | B Baker 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 1.57L | 3 (7) |
| Toowoomba 03-Oct-26 1010m GOOD 4 R1 BM70 $420 (of $22,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:00.490, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 1st Thundering Soul ( C J Lowe 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Gitalong ( A Butler 63 ) 1.05L 3rd Jemeldi ( G Geran 59 ) 2.44L 6th Command Approved ( J Lloyd 56.5 ) 7.58L See full results | J Lloyd 56.5kg 7.58L | 6 (7) |
| Toowoomba 12-Sep-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 BM65 $1,050 (of $22,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.530, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640 1st Mishani Extreme ( N Tomizawa 59.5 ) 2nd Jacka Stands Alone ( L J Tilley 59.5 ) 1.12L 3rd Blantons Run ( M L Mankelow 60 , Cd 57 ) 3.05L 4th Command Approved ( H Richardson 59.5 ) 6.14L See full results | H Richardson 59.5kg 6.14L | 4 (9) |
| Toowoomba 22-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 BM70 $750 (of $22,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.860, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 1st Shows A Sign ( C J Lowe 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Jemeldi ( D R Mcgillivray 59.5 ) 0.97L 3rd King Jester ( K Lenton 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 1.01L 5th Command Approved ( H Richardson 57 ) 1.24L See full results | H Richardson 57kg 1.24L | 5 (9) |
| Toowoomba 25-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 BM70 $1,050 (of $22,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.780, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Thundering Soul ( C J Lowe 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Amenophis ( F T Larson 56.5 ) 1.76L 3rd Revalene ( M E Apel 61 , Cd 59 ) 2.11L 4th Command Approved ( G Geran 57.5 ) 3.10L See full results | G Geran 57.5kg 3.10L | 4 (7) |
| Ipswich 06-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R4 BM65 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | A Graham 57.5kg 3.73L | 5 (9) |
| Ipswich 20-Mar-26 1100m GOOD 4 R3 HCP (of $28,000) Barrier 7, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | H Richardson 54kg 2.9L | 7 (8) |
| Toowoomba 07-Mar-26 1100m GOOD 4 R7 BM70 (of $22,500) Barrier 5, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | H Richardson 58kg 4.08L | 3 (5) |
| Toowoomba 14-Feb-26 1000m HEAVY 10 R7 BM70 (of $22,500) Barrier 2, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | H Richardson 56.5kg 1.48L | 1 (5) |
| Ipswich 31-Jan-26 800m SOFT 5 R3 BM65 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, SP: 16.00 In-running: 400m 1st | H Richardson 58.5kg 0.53L | 2 (8) |
| Chinchilla 08-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R5 BM60 (of $10,000) Barrier 8, SP: 1.90 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st | B Harrison 59kg 1.53L | 2 (9) |
| Toowoomba 01-Nov-25 1050m SOFT 5 R2 BM60 (of $22,500) Barrier 3, SP: 3.30 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | C Baker 60 9.63L | 6 (9) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 08-Oct-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R5 BM65 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | C Baker 58kg 3.4L | 4 (9) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 27-Sep-25 1100m SYNTHETIC R5 BM65 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th | C Baker 56kg 0.8L | 1 (11) |
| Warwick 11-Sep-25 1100m GOOD 4 R5 BM65 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st | H Richardson 57.5kg 0.99L | 2 (9) |