Contemporary (AUS) Horse
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About
Contemporary is a seven-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Exceed And Excel out of Memorial. Trained by Lachie Manzelmann and owned by J H Manzelmann & Miss H Woodhouse, the horse has contested 43 starts, securing seven victories, placing second on six occasions and third on ten occasions, and has accumulated earnings of $667,995. The most recent run was at Rockhampton on 31 October 2026, where he finished 3rd out of a field of 8. His latest win was recorded at Mackay on 12 September 2026.
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Rockhampton • Cloncurry • Mount Isa • Mackay • Cairns • Emerald • Flemington • Swan Hill • Warrnambool • Mornington • Caulfield • Sandown LakesideRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton 31-Oct-26 1050m SOFT 5 R5 QLTY HCP (of $12,500) Barrier 1, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | A Sewell 63kg 2.68L | 3 (8) |
| Cloncurry 09-Oct-26 1000m GOOD R7 QLTY HCP $220 (of $17,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:55.200, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.870 1st Cochrane ( A Sewell 56 ) 2nd I'm Zac ( R Faehr 56 ) 1.09L 3rd I Am A Marvel ( M Gray 56 ) 3.40L 5th Contemporary ( P Hamblin 64 ) 4.31L See full results | P Hamblin 64kg 4.31L | 5 (9) |
| Mount Isa 26-Sep-26 1450m GOOD R4 Qlty $1,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.760, SP: 2.00 In-running: 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.250 1st Dollars ( N Yadi 56 ) 2nd Zephirine ( B Stower 56 ) 4.05L 3rd Contemporary ( M Goring 64 ) 10.66L See full results | M Goring 64kg 10.66L | 3 (5) |
| Mackay 12-Sep-26 1050m GOOD 4 R4 CL6-SW $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.930, SP: 2.05 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.580 1st Contemporary ( A Sewell 60 ) 2nd Woodstock Rock ( K Matheson 58.5 ) 1.55L 3rd Admitted ( W D'avila 58.5 ) 1.67L See full results | A Sewell 60 | 1 (5) |
| Mackay 03-Sep-26 1300m GOOD 4 R3 CL6-SW $3,800 (of $21,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.680, SP: 2.80 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 1st The Extreme Cat ( A Holt 60 ) 2nd Contemporary ( A Sewell 60 ) 0.01L 3rd King's Duty ( W G Satherley 58.5 ) 0.56L See full results | A Sewell 60 0.01L | 2 (7) |
| Cairns 28-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 NEWMARKET Qlty $1,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:21.810, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 1st Red Hot Lizzie ( A Sewell 54.5 ) 2nd Odegaard ( M R D Plessis 52 ) 0.74L 3rd Our Missile ( R D Dolan 52 ) 1.88L 7th Contemporary ( L Morrison 56.5 ) 3.92L See full results | L Morrison 56.5kg 3.92L | 7 (14) |
| Emerald 17-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 CL6-SW (of $15,000) Barrier 3, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | A Sewell 61kg 2.86L | 2 (8) |
| Flemington 20-Jun-26 1100m SOFT 7 R7 HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 4, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | D Yendall 54kg 7.71L | 11 (12) |
| Swan Hill 05-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 6 R7 GOLD TOPAZ (of $150,000) Barrier 2, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 5th | D Yendall 55kg 3.45L | 6 (11) |
| Warrnambool 06-May-26 1200m HEAVY 9 R8 WANGOOM (of $200,000) Barrier 4, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th | D Yendall 54kg 7.48L | 8 (11) |
| Mornington 18-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R9 HAREEBA STKS (of $200,000) Barrier 1, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | F Kersley 54kg 4.68L | 10 (13) |
| Ladbrokes Geelong 02-Apr-26 600m SOFT 5 R10 Jump Out-S5 | R Hurdle | 2 (3) |
| Caulfield 24-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 3 R9 BARTON STKS (of $175,000) Barrier 7, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | D Yendall 54kg 1.5L | 5 (8) |
| Flemington 10-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 3 R8 STANDISH (of $200,000) Barrier 4, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th | C Newitt 54kg 2L | 3 (11) |
| Sandown Lakeside 26-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R6 XMAS STKS (of $200,000) Barrier 9, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | C Newitt 55.5kg 5.2L | 8 (9) |
| Ladbrokes Geelong 18-Dec-25 900m SOFT 5 R1 Jump Out-S5 | F Kersley | 1 (6) |