D'oro Choice (AUS) Horse
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About
D'oro Choice, a seven-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia by Nostradamus out of Giselle's Choice, is trained by John Bannister and owned by R Hoskin. Across 43 starts he has secured four victories, placed second six times and third seven times, earning $128,700 in prize money. His last start came at Port Macquarie on 12 November 2026, finishing 6th of a field of 9. His most recent win was recorded at Wellington on 28 March 2025.
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Port Macquarie • Dubbo • Beaumont • Tamworth • Scone • Quirindi • Orange • Mudgee • WellingtonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie 12-Nov-26 2000m SOFT 6 R2 HASTINGS HOTEL BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP Barrier 3, SP: 11.00 | P.A.Fergusson-Smith 59kg 2.23L | 6 (9) |
| Dubbo 31-Oct-26 2200m GOOD 4 R1 BURGUN & WILLIAMS OPTOMETRISTS BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP Barrier 6, SP: 3.10 | L.H.Smyth 56kg 4.31L | 2 (8) |
| Beaumont 26-Oct-26 2100m SOFT 5 R1 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | L Smyth 56kg 1.21L | 3 (6) |
| Port Macquarie 10-Oct-26 1800m GOOD 4 R7 BM58 $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.950, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 1st Prince Is Game ( L Rolls 58 ) 2nd Purple Kitty ( L Riordan 58 ) 2.29L 3rd Smokey Saint ( D Smith 56.5 ) 3.26L 5th D'oro Choice ( P Fergusson-smith 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 3.71L See full results | P Fergusson-smith 62.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 3.71L | 5 (13) |
| Tamworth 01-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 MANILLACUP BM77 $1,425 (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.650, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 1st Macleay ( G Johnston 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Pensativa ( K Nestor 57.5 ) 3.72L 3rd D'oro Choice ( L Smyth 55 , Cd 53 ) 5.81L See full results | L Smyth 55kg, Cd 53kg 5.81L | 3 (8) |
| Beaumont 23-Sep-26 1200m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.430 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.710 1st Wanaruah ( R Hutchings ) 2nd Loch Eagle ( A Bullock ) 3.01L 3rd Autumn Heir ( J Severo ) 4.04L 4th D'oro Choice ( L Smyth ) 4.40L | L Smyth 4.40L | 4 (6) |
| Scone 09-Sep-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:06.530 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Bird Whistle ( M Bell ) 2nd D'oro Choice ( L Smyth ) 3.54L 3rd Off The Scale ( A Bullock ) 3.93L | L Smyth 3.54L | 2 (6) |
| Scone 09-Jun-26 1700m SOFT 6 R6 BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:47.970, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 1st Saintly Sands ( A Weatherlake 61 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Ocean Tsunami ( L Small 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Exorbitant Miss ( M Weir 56.5 ) 2.46L 10th D'oro Choice ( M Kirk 63.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 16.34L See full results | M Kirk 63.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 16.34L | 10 (11) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 03-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT | G Johnston 4.47L | 5 (9) |
| Quirindi 28-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 3 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th | K Nestor 60 3.83L | 8 (10) |
| Orange 17-Apr-26 1300m GOOD 4 R2 BM66 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th | C Gallagher 60.5kg 1.52L | 4 (8) |
| Mudgee 05-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 3 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 12th | C Gallagher 60.5kg 4.22L | 10 (12) |
| Dubbo 04-May-25 2200m SOFT 6 R1 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th | A Bullock 64.5kg 11.07L | 6 (8) |
| Mudgee 20-Apr-25 2000m GOOD 4 R1 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th | J Quince 58.5kg 5.51L | 6 (8) |
| Orange 11-Apr-25 2100m GOOD 3 R7 ORANGE CUP BM90 (of $75,000) Barrier 6, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | M Cahill 54kg 13.49L | 11 (13) |
| Wellington 28-Mar-25 2400m GOOD 4 R4 BM 66 HCP (of $40,000) Barrier 8, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 1st | C Gallagher 59kg 2.99L | 1 (9) |
| Dubbo 07-Mar-25 2200m GOOD 4 R2 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 1st | C Gallagher 59kg 2.12L | 2 (9) |
| Orange 28-Feb-25 2100m GOOD 4 R5 BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | J Quince 59kg 1.67L | 3 (10) |