Dark Avalanche (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

19-Oct-21
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Sire

Gingerbread Man

Prize Money

22165

Owners

D J Powrie, Miss C A Johnson, Mrs G D Powrie & Miss N R Fitz-Gerald

About

Dark Avalanche is a 4yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, trained by Brendon Fitz‑gerald in Bunbury. His sire is Gingerbread Man and his dam is Misshonorable. To date he has secured one victory. On 28 Dec 2025 at Bunbury he captured the $25000.00 Maiden, his most notable win. The horse has been a profitable pick for bettors, delivering a 40% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Bunbury

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Ascot 14-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 CL1 C&G $2,640 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.980, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980 1st Urquharts Bluff ( H J Nottle 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Ripper Farooq ( C Cooper 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.58L 3rd Dark Avalanche ( J Azzopardi 60 ) 1.67L See full resultsJ Azzopardi 60 1.67L3 (7)
Bunbury 28-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $13,700 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.160, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 1st Dark Avalanche ( J Azzopardi 58 ) 2nd Talk Too Much ( S L O'donnell 56.5 ) 1.16L 3rd Helios Amigos ( J T Turner 58 ) 2.12L See full resultsJ Azzopardi 58kg1 (12)
Lark Hill 15-Dec-25 950m GOOD 4 R16 4UP MDN TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.110 1st Maschino Moon ( C L Azzopardi ) 2nd River Beauty ( J A Gray ) 0.05L 3rd Dark Avalanche ( J Azzopardi ) 0.64LJ Azzopardi 0.64L3 (10)
Bunbury 18-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 7 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $4,650 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.970, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.630 1st Icandoit Onmyown ( K Pateman 56 ) 2nd Dark Avalanche ( Z Johnston-porter 58 , Cd 55 ) 0.12L 3rd Excavation ( B M Parnham 58 ) 3.46L See full resultsZ Johnston-porter 58kg, Cd 55kg 0.12L2 (10)
Bunbury 05-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 6 R2 3YO Mdn Set Weight $725 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.920, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 1st Hope To Rule ( S D Parnham 55 ) 2nd Lady Coco ( A S Catarino 55 , Cd 52 ) 0.21L 3rd Won For The Girls ( W A Pike 57 ) 0.75L 5th Dark Avalanche ( Z Johnston-porter 57 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.88L See full resultsZ Johnston-porter 57kg, Cd 54.5kg 1.88L5 (10)