Craiglea Merida (AUS) Horse
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About
Craiglea Merida is a six-year-old chestnut mare bred in Australia, by Warhead out of Craiglea Stellar. She is in the care of trainer Krystle Johnston and is owned by Miss K J E Arnold. Across 21 starts she has claimed five wins, been runner‑up five times and has a third‑place finish, earning total prize money of $64,190. Her most recent start was at Warwick on 24 September 2026, where she finished 4th of 9 runners. The latest victory came at Thangool on 18 July 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick 24-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 3 R6 BM68 $950 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.590, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.650 1st Wolfgang ( O Kendal 60 ) 2nd Brechen ( A Butler 56 ) 0.04L 3rd Sir Maurice ( T Marshall 58 ) 1.97L 4th Craiglea Merida ( M Powell 54.5 ) 2.17L See full results | M Powell 54.5kg 2.17L | 4 (9) |
| 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 M Olzard 60.5 ) 2nd Craiglea Merida ( A Meissner 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.08L 3rd Cobbo ( R M 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 M 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 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | V Soulsby 54.5kg 3.86L | 1 (7) |
| Jandowae 02-May-26 1200m FIRM 2 R3 BM50 (of $11,000) Barrier 5, SP: 4.00 In-running: 400m 1st | O Kendal 60 0.06L | 1 (10) |
| Thangool 27-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 3 R2 CL3-SW (of $15,000) Barrier 7, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | N Summers 57.5kg 1.67L | 2 (7) |
| Nanango 04-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 3 R4 BM55 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.50 | H Richardson 57kg 3.31L | 3 (9) |
| Dalby 21-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM55 (of $10,000) Barrier 7, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd | H Richardson 57kg 3.43L | 2 (9) |
| Rockhampton 14-Mar-26 1050m SOFT 5 R3 BM60 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, SP: 91.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | G Semmens 54kg 5.38L | 2 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 05-Mar-26 850m HEAVY 9 R13 CL3-TRL | P Hamblin 11.25L | 7 (8) |
| Nanango 14-Feb-26 1000m SOFT 5 R3 0-55 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, SP: 8.00 | J Woodhouse 58.5kg 65.4kgL | 10 (10) |
| Dalby 19-Aug-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CL3 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 3rd | H Richardson 54kg 12.25L | 10 (10) |
| Rockhampton 29-Jul-25 1200m SOFT 6 R8 0-55 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th | G Semmens 54.5kg 7.98L | 8 (10) |