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Criteria is a 5yo bay gelding trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott at Randwick. He is by the stallion Contributer out of the dam Deinira. To date he has recorded three wins. On 26 Sep 2026 at Kembla Grange he secured his most important victory, winning the $42,000 Class 1 & Maiden Plate. He has been a lucrative prospect for punters, delivering a 257% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill Gardens 14-Oct-26 2400m SOFT 6 R5 BM72 $5,500 (of $60,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:32.380, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.170 1st Andron ( D Gibbons 55.5 ) 2nd Lugarno ( R Jones 55 ) 0.05L 3rd Criteria ( R Bayliss 58 ) 0.68L See full results | R Bayliss 58kg 0.68L | 3 (12) |
| Kembla Grange 26-Sep-26 2000m GOOD 4 R7 CL1-SW $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:04.880, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.030 1st Criteria ( L Beuzelin 59 ) 2nd Gosh Almighty ( G Buckley 55 ) 1.00L 3rd Robbed By Rob ( L Magorrian 56.5 ) 5.30L See full results | L Beuzelin 59kg | 1 (13) |
| Queanbeyan 08-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 5 R1 CL1-SW $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.960, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Falstaffian ( J B Stanley 59 ) 2nd Criteria ( Z Wadick 59 ) 0.32L 3rd Hellfighter ( C Keatings 56.5 ) 0.86L See full results | Z Wadick 59kg 0.32L | 2 (8) |
| Randwick 28-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.820 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st Sir Delius ( C Williams ) 2nd Mister Rizz ( Z T Lloyd ) 1.19L 3rd Starzintheireyes ( J B Mcdonald ) 2.40L 10th Criteria ( R Bayliss ) 7.15L | R Bayliss 7.15L | 10 (10) |
| Randwick 14-Aug-26 1040m GOOD 4 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060 1st Ruination ( T Berry ) 2nd Samarelle ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.32L 3rd Cold Brew ( C Schofield ) 2.21L 10th Criteria ( A Hyeronimus ) 8.70L | A Hyeronimus 8.70L | 10 (10) |