Debussy (AUS) Horse
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Debussy, an eight-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, is by Choisir out of Sweetest Melody. Trained by Tony Ball and owned by Mrs B A Ball, G Beecroft, T L Hastings and others, he has started 57 times, achieving six wins, finishing second six times and third six times, and has earned $236,220 in prize money. His most recent start was at Taree on 16 October 2026, where he placed 6th of 6. His latest victory came at Taree on 14 August 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kempsey 06-Nov-26 1000m HEAVY 10 R6 STEVE KEIR MEMORIAL BENCHMARK 66 SHOWCASE HANDICAP Barrier 2, SP: 41.00 | P.A.Fergusson-Smith 58.5kg 5.52L | 2 (7) |
| Taree 16-Oct-26 1000m SOFT 6 R5 LIGHTNING BM81 $1,100 (of $35,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.860, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.560 1st Grassburn ( M Fitzgerald 55 ) 2nd Cool Fizz ( B Nock 55 ) 1.94L 3rd Pratt ( D Smith 56 ) 2.33L 6th Debussy ( G Buckley 55 ) 6.10L See full results | G Buckley 55kg 6.10L | 6 (6) |
| Port Macquarie 27-Sep-26 1004m GOOD 4 R8 BM74 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.120, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570 1st Via Vegas ( B Looker 59 ) 2nd Grey Effects ( Z Wadick 60 ) 0.64L 3rd Damas ( G Spokes 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.80L 6th Debussy ( G Buckley 59 ) 3.49L See full results | G Buckley 59kg 3.49L | 6 (10) |
| Newcastle 18-Sep-26 900m GOOD 4 R4 HURRICANE $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:50.440, SP: 91.00 In-running: 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.210 1st Generous Harry ( J Collett 61 ) 2nd Melanite ( K Mcevoy 59 ) 2.39L 3rd Pride To Follow ( A R D Morgan 58.5 ) 2.71L 10th Debussy ( B Nock 55 ) 7.23L See full results | B Nock 55kg 7.23L | 10 (12) |
| Tuncurry 24-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 7 R8 BM74 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:00.380, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Grassburn ( M Fitzgerald 55 ) 2nd The Piccolino ( A Roper 55 ) 0.88L 3rd Grey Effects ( L Magorrian 58.5 ) 1.00L 6th Debussy ( G Buckley 60 ) 4.19L See full results | G Buckley 60 4.19L | 6 (10) |
| Taree 14-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 BM82 $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.200, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.790 1st Debussy ( G Buckley 55 ) 2nd Shaggy ( L H Smyth 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.53L 3rd Grassburn ( M Fitzgerald 55 ) 1.09L See full results | G Buckley 55kg | 1 (8) |
| Muswellbrook 09-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R7 BM74 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | M Owen 57kg 4.96L | 7 (7) |
| Grafton 16-Jul-26 1000m GOOD 3 R3 BM66 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th | A Bullock 62kg 5.19L | 9 (13) |
| Taree 30-Jun-26 1000m HEAVY 9 R7 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | A Bullock 62kg 1.7L | 6 (9) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 03-Jun-26 800m SOFT 7 R8 OPEN-BT | R Hutchings 4.88L | 9 (9) |
| Port Macquarie 08-Feb-26 1106m GOOD 4 R6 BM74 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | A Bullock 58.5kg 4.51L | 7 (12) |
| Port Macquarie 23-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R5 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | A Bullock 62kg 1.31L | 3 (9) |
| Coffs Harbour 11-Jan-26 1205m GOOD 4 R5 PINK SILKS BM82 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th | J Grisedale 55kg 3.52L | 6 (12) |
| Coffs Harbour 27-Dec-25 1200m HEAVY 10 R3 BM82 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Grisedale 55kg 1.53L | 2 (5) |
| Kempsey 15-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R6 BM74 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | J Grisedale 58.5kg 2.22L | 4 (10) |
| Coffs Harbour 04-Dec-25 1010m GOOD 3 R7 BM82 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | J Grisedale 55kg 1.31L | 4 (11) |