Courting Emily (2021) Horse
About
Courting Emily is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Matthew Smith at Warwick Farm. He is by Intello out of Carolines Secret. He has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In his most recent start at Canberra on 12 Dec 2025, Andrew Calder rode him to a third‑place finish behind winner Miss Defy.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 12-Dec-25 2000m SOFT 5 R1 CL1-SW $1,800 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:04.240, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Miss Defy ( N Heywood 57 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Bo Cougar ( J Brookes 57 , Cd 59 ) 1.33L 3rd Courting Emily ( A Calder 56.5 ) 1.37L See full results | A Calder 56.5kg 1.37L | 3 (8) |
| Wyong 26-Nov-25 1625m GOOD 4 R1 4Y+ MDN-SW $3,900 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.400, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Celebrity ( R King 59 ) 2nd Grunge ( L Beuzelin 59 ) 1.38L 3rd Courting Emily ( A Calder 59 ) 2.40L See full results | A Calder 59kg 2.40L | 3 (5) |
| Hawkesbury 08-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 CG&E MDN-SW $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.350, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590 1st Coyote ( M Bell 59 ) 2nd Patonga ( L Magorrian 57.5 ) 0.94L 3rd Spicy Surprise ( M Fitzgerald 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 3.08L 4th Courting Emily ( A Calder 59 ) 3.88L See full results | A Calder 59kg 3.88L | 4 (8) |
| Beaumont 28-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.000 1st Forecaster ( S Wilkes ) 2nd Nosey Parker ( W Stanley ) 0.35L 3rd Cruel Summer ( M Fitzgerald ) 0.95L 8th Courting Emily ( R Jones ) 3.86L | R Jones 3.86L | 8 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Oct-25 1207m GOOD 4 R3 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:12.470 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 1st Weekend Market ( R King ) 2nd Beauty Swift ( A Morgan ) 8.07L 3rd So Rebellious ( J Collett ) 8.48L 6th Courting Emily ( D Gibbons ) 12.46L | D Gibbons 12.46L | 6 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 15-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R7 4UP MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.650 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440 1st Jonson ( A Morgan ) 2nd Sweet Treasure ( R Jones ) 0.81L 3rd Don'tcallmekathy ( A B Collett ) 1.03L 6th Courting Emily ( A Adkins ) 4.01L | A Adkins 4.01L | 6 (9) |
| Pakenham 30-Jan-25 2000m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:05.370, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.930 1st Sacrify ( J Mott 58 ) 2nd Stynsy ( B J Melham 58 ) 0.50L 3rd Wondering Spirit ( D M Lane 58 ) 4.00L 9th Courting Emily ( H Coffey 59.5 ) 16.50L See full results | H Coffey 59.5kg 16.50L | 9 (10) |
| Stawell 03-Jan-25 1602m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.650, SP: 1.55 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.840 1st Always Fiorente ( J Fry 59.5 ) 2nd Big Bertha ( R J Hurdle 57.5 ) 0.15L 3rd No Rumours ( H Grace 59.5 ) 0.65L 5th Courting Emily ( H Coffey 59.5 ) 3.15L See full results | H Coffey 59.5kg 3.15L | 5 (9) |
| Bendigo 15-Dec-24 1500m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $6,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:30.590, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.930 1st Gunboat ( J Bowditch 58 ) 2nd Courting Emily ( H Coffey 59.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Sound Of Jura ( S R Osborne 59.5 ) 0.61L See full results | H Coffey 59.5kg 0.15L | 2 (9) |
| bet365 Traralgon 05-Dec-24 1100m SOFT 5 R3 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:07.560 1st The Viking ( K Jennings ) 2nd Garnacho ( J B Stanley ) 0.02L 3rd Toyz In Zouland ( D Keane ) 0.12L 5th Courting Emily ( L King 0 ) 2.62L | L King 0 2.62L | 5 (8) |
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