Craiglea Merida (AUS) Horse
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Craiglea Merida is a 6yo chestnut mare from Australia, trained by Krystle Arnold at Sunshine Coast. She is by the stallion Warhead out of Craiglea Stellar. She has recorded five wins so far. On 2 May 2026 at Jandowae, she secured her most valuable triumph in the $11,000 Bm50 Hcp. The horse has proved profitable for bettors, offering a 47% return on investment for anyone who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thangool 12-Sep-26 1200m FIRM 2 R4 BM70 $3,500 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.160, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680 1st Papasito ( N Olzard 60.5 ) 2nd Craiglea Merida ( A Meissner 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.08L 3rd Cobbo ( R S Olivera 57 ) 1.85L See full results | A Meissner 55kg, Cd 53.5kg 1.08L | 2 (9) |
| Thangool 18-Jul-26 1200m FIRM 2 R2 BM50 $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.980, SP: 1.80 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 1st Craiglea Merida ( A Meissner 63 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Rock Dreamer ( A Spinks 58 ) 0.69L 3rd Gerry's Pick ( R S Olivera 59 ) 5.81L See full results | A Meissner 63kg, Cd 61.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Goondiwindi 05-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 6 R6 BM58 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.340, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Astin Lane ( V E Soulsby 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Bitoftheblarney ( J M Emmerson 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.20L 3rd Araminta ( K P Barker 61 , Cd 59 ) 2.37L 8th Craiglea Merida ( P Hamblin 59.5 ) 5.37L See full results | P Hamblin 59.5kg 5.37L | 8 (12) |
| Gayndah 13-Jun-26 1000m GOOD 3 R1 BM55 $2,000 (of $11,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:55.570, SP: 3.80 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.470 1st Idhana ( E A Simsir 62 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Craiglea Merida ( P Hamblin 61 ) 0.47L 3rd Master Miyagi ( W D O'connell 57.5 ) 2.67L See full results | P Hamblin 61kg 0.47L | 2 (9) |
| Chinchilla 16-May-26 1200m GOOD 3 R2 BM60 $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.010, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 1st Craiglea Merida ( V Soulsby 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Pocket Eights ( S Sweedman 59 ) 3.86L 3rd Stecara ( K Barker 61 , Cd 59 ) 3.88L See full results | V Soulsby 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg | 1 (7) |