Dark Mode (AUS) Horse
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Dark Mode, a 4yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Todd Pollard. He is by Dirty Work out of Lunar Light. He has not yet won, remaining a maiden after three starts. In his latest start at Grafton on 7th Sep 2026, jockey Boris Thornton rode him to a fifth-place finish behind winner Nutcracker Queen.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Grafton 07-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.530, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Nutcracker Queen ( S Traecey 57 ) 2nd Chop Chop Go ( T Brooker 55 ) 0.95L 3rd Qui Rouge ( J Bayliss 55 ) 1.68L 5th Dark Mode ( B Thornton 58.5 ) 3.55L See full results | B Thornton 58.5kg 3.55L | 5 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 16-Aug-26 1300m SOFT 5 R4 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:19.070, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 1st Fiery Lass ( T Brooker 56 ) 2nd Fidardo ( A Sewell 59.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Bowling Harry ( D R Mcgillivray 58 ) 1.26L 8th Dark Mode ( B Thompson 60 ) 4.45L See full results | B Thompson 60 4.45L | 8 (14) |
| Gold Coast 01-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 CG&E MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.380, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 1st Sir Don ( Y Lewis 58 ) 2nd Divine Mandate ( D K Peisley 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Dark Mode ( M Hellyer 58 ) 1.97L See full results | M Hellyer 58kg 1.97L | 3 (8) |
| Doomben 30-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 6 R8 3Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:00.830 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Kiwi Raider ( E Lang ) 2nd Subpoena Colada ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.33L 3rd Icymiss ( F Sandkuhl ) 0.86L 5th Dark Mode ( R Maloney ) 5.22L | R Maloney 5.22L | 5 (8) |
| Doomben 18-Jun-26 840m HEAVY 9 R25 3Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:52.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830 1st Emphatique ( D G Moor ) 2nd Subpoena Colada ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.43L 3rd Bad Boss ( B Thornton ) 2.72L 4th Dark Mode ( B Thompson ) 3.61L | B Thompson 3.61L | 4 (4) |