Digger (2018) Horse
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Digger is an 8yo brown gelding trained by Darrell Hollinshead in Te Awamutu. He is by Redwood out of Riverina Girl. He has won three races, and on 11th Jul 2026 at Hawera he secured the $35000.00 Benchmark 65 Handicap, his most significant victory to date.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawera 09-Aug-26 1200m HEAVY 9 R4 BM 75 Hcp $709 (of $14,178) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.460, SP: 5.10 1st Amazing Son ( J Doyle 57 ) 2nd Procul Boy ( J Chung 59 , Cd 58 ) 0.40L 3rd Hey Hey Baby ( A Strawbridge 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 3.00L 4th Digger ( A Riddell 56 , Cd 55 ) 4.20L See full results | A Riddell 56kg, Cd 55kg 4.20L | 4 (5) |
| Te Rapa 25-Jul-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R5 BM 75 Hcp $1,450 (of $28,990) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.610, SP: 6.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Pegasus ( C J Grylls 56.5 ) 2nd Amira D'Argento ( A Simon 58.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Just A Tipple ( J J Fawcett 54 ) 2.30L 4th Digger ( A Strawbridge 56 , Cd 53 ) 4.70L See full results | A Strawbridge 56kg, Cd 53kg 4.70L | 4 (7) |
| Hawera 11-Jul-26 1400m SOFT 7 R6 BM 65 Hcp $16,710 (of $29,061) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:27.630, SP: 4.70 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st 1st Digger ( A Riddell 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Maranello ( J K Riddell 59 ) 1.00L 3rd Rippanall ( C J Grylls 57.5 ) 1.20L See full results | A Riddell 58.5kg, Cd 57.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Arawa Park 01-Jul-26 1400m HEAVY 9 R8 BM 65 Hcp $1,257 (of $13,967) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.170, SP: 10.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Illustrious ( C J Grylls 58 ) 2nd Misissipi Gambler ( M J Mcnab 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Digger ( A Strawbridge 58 , Cd 55 ) 0.80L See full results | A Strawbridge 58kg, Cd 55kg 0.80L | 3 (12) |
| Te Rapa 30-May-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM 65 Hcp $437 (of $29,159) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:11.420, SP: 41.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd 1st Kia Kaha ( M Cartwright 58 ) 2nd Nicconi County ( H Hassman 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Poppa Dennis ( J J Fawcett 57.5 ) 2.30L 6th Digger ( A Strawbridge 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 3.80L See full results | A Strawbridge 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 3.80L | 6 (12) |