Debating (AUS) Horse
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Debating is a six-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Reward for Effort out of Set to Talk. Trained by Ella Clarke and owned by Ms E M Clarke, A P Murphy, J Abela and others, the horse has started 32 times, securing five victories, placing second eight times and third five times, and has accumulated $136,010 in earnings. The most recent start was at Darwin on 24 October 2026, where he finished 10th of 10 starters. His latest win occurred at Darwin on 25 September 2026.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin 24-Oct-26 1100m GOOD R4 0-58 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | J Booth 58kg 7.4L | 10 (10) |
| Darwin 25-Sep-26 1200m GOOD R5 0-58 $14,950 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.060, SP: 2.70 1st Debating ( J Booth 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Sass ( B Cray 57.5 ) 2.09L 3rd Field Of Praise ( A Brennan 57 , Cd 54 ) 4.28L See full results | J Booth 58kg, Cd 56kg | 1 (8) |
| Darwin 29-Aug-26 1200m GOOD R2 BM54 $3,450 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.120, SP: 8.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 1st I Loverain ( D B Barton 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Press Express ( B A Cray 57.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Debating ( J Booth 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.50L See full results | J Booth 58kg, Cd 56kg 0.50L | 3 (8) |
| Darwin 01-Aug-26 1000m GOOD R6 0-62 $1,925 (of $27,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.180, SP: 12.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Tellez ( S Tsaikos 59.5 ) 2nd Luna Field ( B A Cray 60 ) 1.00L 3rd Dynamic Theory ( R A Bensley 59 ) 1.80L 4th Debating ( J Booth 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2.20L See full results | J Booth 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 2.20L | 4 (9) |
| Darwin 28-Feb-26 1600m WET FAST R2 0-58 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.000, SP: 7.50 1st I'm A Dreamer ( R C Vigar 55.5 ) 2nd New Enterprise ( H I L Blanc 55 ) 1.30L 3rd Sass ( J B Stanley 58.5 ) 1.60L 10th Debating ( J Todd 59.5 ) 11.20L See full results | J Todd 59.5kg 11.20L | 10 (12) |
| Darwin 14-Feb-26 1200m WET FAST R3 BM54 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.020, SP: 9.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.630 1st July ( L Maloney 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Rising Fire ( H I L Blanc 59.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Field Of Praise ( D B Barton 58 , Cd 55 ) 0.60L 5th Debating ( J Todd 60 ) 1.27L See full results | J Todd 60 1.27L | 5 (9) |
| Darwin 31-Jan-26 1200m WET FAST R3 BM54 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, SP: 7.00 | J Todd 61kg 7.5L | 5 (8) |
| Darwin 09-Jan-26 1300m WET FAST R1 0-58 (of $21,000) Barrier 8, SP: 9.50 | J Todd 60.5kg 4.5L | 2 (8) |
| Darwin 05-Dec-25 1300m GOOD R1 BM54 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, SP: 10.00 | J Todd 58.5kg 0.3L | 1 (8) |
| Darwin 15-Nov-25 1000m GOOD R5 0-58 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, SP: 4.80 | J Todd 59.5kg 15L | 6 (6) |
| Darwin 25-Oct-25 1100m GOOD R5 0-58 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, SP: 2.70 | J Todd 60 3.6L | 3 (6) |
| Darwin 20-Sep-25 1000m GOOD R4 0-58 (of $21,000) Barrier 5, SP: 4.80 | J Todd 60.5kg 7L | 3 (6) |
| Darwin 01-Feb-25 1100m GOOD R4 0-64 (of $20,500) Barrier 4, SP: 4.80 | J Todd 58.5kg 5L | 4 (4) |
| Darwin 04-Jan-25 1100m GOOD R5 BM54 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, SP: 2.80 | H Le Blanc 60 4.9L | 4 (8) |
| Darwin 06-Dec-24 1100m WET FAST R3 0-64 (of $20,500) Barrier 4, SP: 5.50 | A Nicholls 59.5kg 11.3L | 5 (6) |
| Darwin 16-Nov-24 1000m GOOD R5 0-58 (of $19,500) Barrier 6, SP: 3.40 | J Todd 60 0.4L | 1 (8) |