Decision Maker (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
08-Sep-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Prize Money
119500
Owners
N D Parnham, Mrs C A Parnham, R C Pearson, M J Fagan & D K Lee
About

Decision Maker is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Neville Parnham at Ascot. He is by Playing God out of Sense Of Power. To date, he has won two races. On 20 Sep 2025 at Belmont he notched his most important victory, taking the $80,000 2yo+ Benchmark 66+ Handicap. The horse has been profitable for bettors; a lifelong supporter would have earned a 3% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kalgoorlie 04-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R5 3YO+ BenchMark 66+ Hcp $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.060, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7thB Parnham 57.5kg 12.10L8 (8)
Belmont 20-Sep-25 1650m SOFT 5 R7 2YO+ BenchMark 66+ Hcp $43,840 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.830, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 11th, 400m 10thB Parnham 55kg1 (12)
Belmont 03-Sep-25 1650m SOFT 5 R7 3YO+ CL1 Hcp $5,580 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.670, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 10thB Parnham 59.5kg 1.39L2 (14)
Pinjarra 09-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 6 R2 Rst 0 Met Win-LY Hcp $720 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.070, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.890B Parnham 56.5kg 5.67L8 (10)
Belmont 30-Jul-25 1650m SOFT 6 R8 CL3 Hcp $1,170 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:43.670, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200B Parnham 59.5kg 1.27L4 (13)
Northam 24-Jul-25 1600m SOFT 6 R6 CL1 Hcp $5,580 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.910, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480B Parnham 60 0.49L2 (10)
Northam 10-Jul-25 1600m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn Set Weight $13,700 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.480, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8thB Parnham 58kg1 (11)
Northam 26-Jun-25 1300m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:16.520, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 16th, 800m 16th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660K Dhurun 58kg 7.66L7 (16)
Belmont 09-Jun-25 1000m GOOD 4 R14 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.890N Riordan 1.00L3 (12)
Bunbury 29-Dec-24 1690m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $975 (of $25,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:45.410, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.020J Brown 56.5kg 3.55L4 (11)
Pinjarra 13-Dec-24 2000m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $2,200 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:05.940, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.910J Brown 56.5kg 2.66L3 (12)
Bunbury 24-Nov-24 1400m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.780, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040S Parnham 57kg 3.68L8 (14)
Bunbury 14-Nov-24 1200m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.710, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.760S Parnham 57kg 1.63L9 (14)
Northam 27-Oct-24 1400m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $2,200 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.270, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.490S Parnham 57kg 1.16L3 (14)
Belmont 14-Oct-24 1000m GOOD 4 R10 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.850L Campbell 0 3.40L6 (11)
Pinjarra Scarpside 03-Jul-24 1200m SOFT 5 R1 Rest 0 Metro Wins Set Weight With Penalties $1,015 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.800, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.770S Parnham 56kg 2.54L5 (9)
Belmont 19-Jun-24 1200m SOFT 5 R3 Rest 0 Metro Wins Set Weight With Penalties $3,080 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.940, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.790J Brown 57kg 0.10L3 (13)
Belmont 10-Jun-24 1000m SOFT 5 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.200S Parnham 0.70L3 (10)
Belmont 27-May-24 1000m GOOD 4 R4 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.530L Campbell 0 4.27L8 (9)
Belmont 18-Dec-23 400m GOOD 3 R1 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:24.640L Ramoly 0 7.28L5 (9)