Desert Cougar (AUS) Horse
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Desert Cougar is a 6yo chestnut mare from Australia trained by Todd Payne in Inverell. She is by Capitalist out of Kalahari Princess. She has won four races so far. On 20 May 2025 at Tamworth, Desert Cougar earned her most important win to date, taking the $30000.00 Maiden Set Weight.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tamworth 15-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 5 R7 BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.760, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th 1st Iknowyou ( J Urquhart-warren 60 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Simply Better ( M Weir 57 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.04L 3rd Solar Blast ( B Looker 61.5 ) 1.06L 10th Desert Cougar ( B Nock 59 ) 4.06L See full results | B Nock 59kg 4.06L | 10 (12) |
| Inverell 26-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R4 BM58 $375 (of $12,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.540, SP: 2.40 1st Allezizzy ( J M Emmerson 55 , Cd 51 ) 2nd Criminal Art ( B Cray 56 ) 0.35L 3rd Outta De Lady ( T Mccarroll 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.36L 7th Desert Cougar ( N Palmer 60 , Cd 58 ) 9.19L See full results | N Palmer 60, Cd 58kg 9.19L | 7 (7) |
| Gunnedah 06-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.450, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Powerstone ( L Small 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Haiku Star ( G Spokes 64 , Cd 61 ) 0.07L 3rd Gerety ( E Drew 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.38L 6th Desert Cougar ( C Hillier 60 ) 2.37L See full results | C Hillier 60 2.37L | 6 (10) |
| Armidale 09-Nov-25 1100m SOFT 5 R6 BM58 $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.730, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Desert Cougar ( B Nock 57.5 ) 2nd Four Degrees ( A Bullock 61 ) 0.08L 3rd Haiku Star ( G Spokes 64 , Cd 61 ) 0.18L See full results | B Nock 57.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Armidale 25-Oct-25 1100m GOOD 4 R3 F&M BM50 $8,150 (of $16,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.990, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Desert Cougar ( C Hillier 62 ) 2nd Gerety ( B Simpson 64.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 0.63L 3rd Mutiny ( M Weir 59 ) 1.27L See full results | C Hillier 62kg | 1 (7) |