Dani California (AUS) Horse
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The four-year-old bay gelding Dani California, bred in Australia by Hellbent out of Red Hot Chillies, is trained by James Geppert and owned by S Taylor & Ms B J Mercuri. From eleven starts he has recorded one win and one runner‑up, earning total prize money of $27,600. His most recent start came at Dalby on 31 October 2026, finishing 5th of 10 runners. The last victory was achieved at Wangaratta on 6 December 2025.
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Dalby • Sunshine Coast • Ballarat Synthetic • Mornington • Sale • Seymour • Pakenham • Stony Creek • Wangaratta • CranbourneRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dalby 31-Oct-26 1000m SOFT 6 R2 BM55 (of $10,000) Barrier 6, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th | K Yoshida 59kg 1.77L | 5 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast 16-Oct-26 1000m HEAVY 10 R2 CL1 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.930, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620 1st Desanto ( B Thompson 58 ) 2nd Buckeye ( A Mccolm 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.88L 3rd Blue White Blue ( E Pozman 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 2.38L 6th Dani California ( J Bayliss 55.5 ) 8.18L See full results | J Bayliss 55.5kg 8.18L | 6 (8) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 12-Jul-26 1000m SYNTHETIC 9 R8 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.640, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st El Salto ( O I East 54 ) 2nd Orlabent ( Z Moore 64 , Cd 61 ) 1.25L 3rd Where's Poppy ( N Farley 58.5 ) 1.45L 6th Dani California ( J Bowditch 56 ) 7.50L See full results | J Bowditch 56kg 7.50L | 6 (6) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 21-Jun-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R7 BM56 $660 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.260, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.550 1st Whitson ( S Field 54 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Doc's Nipper ( E J Walsh 60.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Secret Hell ( J M Allen 61 ) 2.50L 5th Dani California ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 5.75L See full results | W Gordon 59.5kg 5.75L | 5 (12) |
| Mornington 25-May-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.270, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.110 1st Zamparini Spirit ( B Mertens 62.5 ) 2nd Give Some Lip ( Z Spain 58.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Triple Salute ( L K Cartwright 63 ) 3.25L 10th Dani California ( B Kennedy 60.5 ) 7.17L See full results | B Kennedy 60.5kg 7.17L | 10 (12) |
| Sale 03-May-26 1200m GOOD 3 R6 BM62 $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.170, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Sweet Jasmine ( C E Hollowood 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Outer Banks ( B Rawiller 60 ) 0.15L 3rd Cavern ( J G Radley 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.40L 4th Dani California ( B Kennedy 58 ) 4.65L See full results | B Kennedy 58kg 4.65L | 4 (8) |
| Seymour 13-Apr-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 7 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | P Moloney 61.5kg 6.11L | 8 (13) |
| Caulfield Heath 26-Mar-26 800m GOOD 4 R15 3UP CL2-TRL | O East 0.77L | 3 (5) |
| Pakenham 16-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 0-62 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | J Childs 58.5kg 6.12L | 9 (12) |
| Stony Creek 30-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R6 C&G BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | O East 58.5kg 0.3L | 2 (11) |
| Wangaratta 06-Dec-25 1170m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 13, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | J Stanley 58kg 1.25L | 1 (14) |
| Southside Cranbourne 24-Nov-25 800m SOFT 5 R6 Jump Out-S5 | J Stanley | 1 (7) |
| Southside Cranbourne 17-Nov-25 800m SOFT 6 R13 Jump Out-S6 | S Young | 3 (6) |
| Sale 06-Jul-25 1100m HEAVY 8 R2 MDN-SW (of $37,500) Barrier 3, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th | J Stanley 57kg 11.65L | 8 (8) |
| bet365 Seymour 11-Jun-25 800m SOFT 5 R11 2Y-TRL | J Stanley 0.02L | 2 (5) |
| Cranbourne 19-May-25 800m SOFT 5 R8 Jump Out-S5 | S Young | 3 (6) |