Defiant Spirit (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
29-Aug-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
brown
Prize Money
$392310
Owners
Ms S J Buckley, S Marsh, D Attard, L J Betts, I J Corazzol, M A McLean, A B Denham, Cav's Four Racing (Mgr: D G Cavanagh), Daniel Livestock (Mgr: P J Daniel), Wessel Thoroughbreds (Mgr: C J Wessel), Kendrick Racing (Mgr: S W Kendrick) & Ascar Racing (Mgr: S M Mclady)
About

Defiant Spirit is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Stuart Kendrick on the Sunshine Coast. He is by Spirit Of Boom out of Defiant Dame. So far he has amassed four wins. His biggest victory arrived on 24 February 2024 at Doomben, where he secured the $125,000 Open Quality. He has been a lucrative runner for bettors; backing him over his career would have yielded a 35% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Doomben 17-Sep-25 1200m GOOD 4 R5 BM 75 Hcp $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.900, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7thC Sutherland 60, Cd 57kg 4.30L9 (9)
Doomben 06-Sep-25 1200m GOOD 4 R9 BM 78 Hcp $2,400 (of $85,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.320, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.810K Wilson-taylor 59kg 2.13L5 (10)
Doomben 16-Aug-25 1110m GOOD 4 R8 BM 85 Hcp $2,400 (of $85,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.090, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.930K Wilson-taylor 56kg 4.60L5 (10)
Sunshine Coast 03-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 BM 75 Hcp $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.080, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480J Guthmann-chester 61kg 0.97L2 (6)
Eagle Farm 19-Jul-25 1200m SOFT 5 R9 BM 78 Hcp $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.020, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450K Wilson-taylor 60 4.29L8 (10)
Doomben 18-Jun-25 1110m GOOD 4 R8 CL5 Hcp $3,400 (of $38,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.530, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020K Wilson-taylor 60 0.46L3 (8)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 27-May-25 1000m SOFT 7 R1 OPN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460J Bayliss 3.50L3 (6)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 29-Apr-25 850m HEAVY 9 R10 OPN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:53.050 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570S Tierney 2.60L3 (6)
Doomben 17-Aug-24 1200m SOFT 7 R6 BM 78 Hcp $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.910, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.710B Wheeler 60.5kg, Cd 59kg 4.34L7 (10)
Doomben 03-Aug-24 1200m GOOD 4 R9 BM 85 Hcp $4,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.310, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.890C Collis 57kg, Cd 54kg 1.36L4 (11)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 23-Jul-24 1000m SOFT 6 R2 OPEN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.420 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100C Collis1 (5)
Doomben 13-Jul-24 1110m SOFT 6 R3 Open Hcp $2,400 (of $85,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.210, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080M Rodd 60.5kg 13.53L5 (5)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 25-Jun-24 850m SOFT 6 R15 3Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:51.740 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600M Rodd1 (3)
Gold Coast 09-Mar-24 1200m GOOD 3 R9 Open Set Weight $6,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:08.540, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740R Dolan 57kg 4.50L7 (16)
Doomben 24-Feb-24 1110m GOOD 4 R9 Open Quality $72,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:04.020, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520R Dolan 59kg1 (15)
Gold Coast 13-Jan-24 1400m GOOD 3 R9 Open Set Weight With Penalties $30,000 (of $3,000,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:21.340, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720R Dolan 56kg 1.60L7 (16)
Gold Coast 06-Jan-24 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Open Hcp $48,800 (of $85,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.840, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680R Dolan 58.5kg1 (12)
Eagle Farm 16-Dec-23 1200m GOOD 4 R8 LR Open Set Weight $2,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.880, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260B Wheeler 57kg 5.22L9 (12)
Doomben 02-Dec-23 1200m SOFT 7 R4 Open Set Weight $14,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.200, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.480R Maloney 56.5kg 0.47L3 (10)
Sunshine Coast 18-Nov-23 1000m GOOD 4 R10 Open Hcp $8,400 (of $85,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.110, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460R Maloney 56.5kg 0.20L3 (10)
Sunshine Coast 01-Jul-23 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Open Hcp $48,800 (of $85,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.490, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.550R Maloney 58kg1 (6)
Ipswich 17-Jun-23 1200m GOOD 4 R1 Open Hcp $16,400 (of $85,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.170, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.190B E Thompson 57.5kg 0.30L2 (9)
Sunshine Coast 02-Jun-23 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Open Hcp $27,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.360, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.630B E Thompson 55kg1 (5)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 02-May-23 850m SOFT 5 R12 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:53.610 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200T Brooker 01 (5)
Doomben 20-Dec-22 840m GOOD 4 R20 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:51.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300N Beriman 0 0.00LUPD (6)