Dark Martian (AUS) Horse
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Dark Martian is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Michael Freedman. He is by Admire Mars out of Dargana. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, staying winless in three starts. In his most recent start at Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly on 24 Oct 2026, Jasper Franklin rode him to a third‑place finish behind winner Vieni Qua.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 24-Oct-26 1540m SYNTHETIC R3 MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.200, SP: 2.05 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Vieni Qua ( N Masuda 54 ) 2nd Goulburn ( A Graham 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.70L 3rd Dark Martian ( J Franklin 56 ) 4.11L See full results | J Franklin 56kg 4.11L | 3 (8) |
| Grafton 29-Sep-26 1410m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.170, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.840 1st Steady On ( A R Mccolm 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Credibility ( B Osmond 59 ) 0.36L 3rd Kick On Charlie ( D K Peisley 56.5 ) 0.75L 4th Dark Martian ( J Franklin 56.5 ) 1.38L See full results | J Franklin 56.5kg 1.38L | 4 (11) |
| Gold Coast 12-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.550, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360 1st Pac Fair ( M Palmer 60 ) 2nd Syrinx ( D K Peisley 58 ) 1.58L 3rd Ted Lasso ( M E Apel 60 , Cd 58 ) 2.16L 7th Dark Martian ( J Franklin 60 ) 4.43L See full results | J Franklin 60 4.43L | 7 (9) |
| Beaudesert 27-Aug-26 1050m SOFT 5 R8 MDN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 1st D'vincee ( J Franklin ) 2nd Over The Louvre ( K H Zechner ) 1.20L 3rd Syrinx ( D K Peisley ) 3.43L 5th Dark Martian ( J Mcmurray ) 4.11L | J Mcmurray 4.11L | 5 (7) |
| Randwick 14-Aug-26 1040m GOOD 4 R8 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.660 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 1st Montresor ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd My Ju Ju ( J Newman ) 0.12L 3rd Made In Italy ( T J Schiller ) 2.39L 8th Dark Martian ( A Adkins ) 4.82L | A Adkins 4.82L | 8 (8) |