Dark Glitter (AUS) Horse
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Dark Glitter is a six-year-old bay mare that was bred in Australia by Spieth out of Berning Affair. She races for trainer Mike Van Gestel and is owned by M F Van Gestel & Mrs L M Van Gestel. Out of 51 starts she has secured six victories, placed second six times and third five times, accumulating $669,250 in earnings. Her most recent start took place at Rosehill Gardens on 7 November 2026, where she finished 6th out of a field of 8. The latest win was recorded at Rosehill Gardens on 4 July 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill Gardens 07-Nov-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 TOYOTA FORKLIFTS HOT DANISH STAKES Barrier 5, SP: 81.00 | A.Roper 57kg 4.07L | 6 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 26-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 G2 GOLD PEND $5,000 (of $403,140) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.000, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.820 1st Lazzura ( J Mcdonald 58 ) 2nd Verona Rose ( K Mcevoy 56 ) 1.18L 3rd Modella ( Z Lloyd 54 ) 1.60L 6th Dark Glitter ( R Jones 54 ) 3.23L See full results | R Jones 54kg 3.23L | 6 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 12-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 G2 SHERACO $4,000 (of $302,560) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.850, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.860 1st Savvy Hallie ( N C Rawiller 57 ) 2nd Gangsta Granny ( D Gibbons 55.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Lazzura ( J B Mcdonald 58 ) 0.61L 6th Dark Glitter ( A Roper 54 ) 2.09L See full results | A Roper 54kg 2.09L | 6 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 01-Aug-26 1300m SOFT 5 R9 BM94 $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.480, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 1st Carbonados ( T Clark 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Althoff ( S Grima 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.24L 3rd Fire Star ( A Adkins 60 ) 1.33L 6th Dark Glitter ( S Llewellyn 57 , Cd 54 ) 1.60L See full results | S Llewellyn 57kg, Cd 54kg 1.60L | 6 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 18-Jul-26 1300m HEAVY 9 R8 BM88 $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:19.720, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.370 1st Romeo's Choice ( W Stanley 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Elouyou ( T Berry 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Midnight Opal ( D Gibbons 57.5 ) 0.93L 6th Dark Glitter ( A Roper 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.39L See full results | A Roper 60, Cd 58.5kg 2.39L | 6 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 04-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 6 R8 BM88 $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st Dark Glitter ( A Roper 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Smashing Time ( M Fitzgerald 55 , Cd 52 ) 1.21L 3rd Midnight Opal ( K Mcevoy 57.5 ) 2.56L See full results | A Roper 58kg, Cd 56kg | 1 (12) |
| Randwick 20-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 5 R8 BM94 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th | A Roper 53.5kg 1.96L | 4 (13) |
| Scone 16-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R9 DARK JEWEL (of $250,000) Barrier 6, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | R Jones 53kg 1.84L | 6 (16) |
| Randwick 11-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 QUEEN TURF (of $1,000,000) Barrier 11, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th | D Gibbons 57kg 13.58L | 11 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Mar-26 1500m SOFT 6 R7 EMANCIPATN (of $300,000) Barrier 12, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | D Gibbons 55kg 6.52L | 8 (12) |
| Randwick 28-Feb-26 1400m SOFT 6 R6 GUY WALTER (of $300,000) Barrier 3, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th | T Schiller 55kg 3.23L | 8 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 21-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 4 R9 MILLIE FOX (of $300,000) Barrier 6, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | T Schiller 55kg 2.61L | 3 (9) |
| Randwick 14-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R9 TRISCAY (of $250,000) Barrier 4, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | T Schiller 53kg 1.89L | 4 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 08-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 HOT DANISH (of $500,000) Barrier 4, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th | R Jones 57kg 2.94L | 6 (8) |
| Randwick 25-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R9 INVITATION (of $2,000,000) Barrier 11, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th | T Schiller 57kg 2.98L | 10 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 11-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 NIVISON (of $250,000) Barrier 12, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 11th | R Jones 54kg 2.41L | 7 (13) |