Don't Back Down (AUS) Horse
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Don't Back Down is a four-year-old bay mare that was bred in Australia, by Kellstorm out of Fields of Heather. She races for trainer Gratz Vella and is owned by A C Vella, B Bol & Miss S K Mcilrick. Across six starts she has managed two seconds and a third-place finish, still awaiting a win, and has accumulated $9,035 in earnings. Her most recent start came at Canberra on 23 October 2026, where she placed 2nd of 11.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 03-Nov-26 1600m SOFT 5 R6 ALLINSURE PLATE Barrier 3, SP: 9.00 | Q.Krogh 55kg 4.18L | 7 (9) |
| Canberra 23-Oct-26 2000m GOOD 4 R3 CL1-SW (of $22,000) Barrier 1, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | A Collett 55kg 0.12L | 2 (11) |
| Canberra 09-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 CL1-SW $310 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.140, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 1st Alabama Charm ( J V Overmeire 57 ) 2nd Ring Of Fire ( N Heywood 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Pure Melody ( R B Prag 57 ) 3.99L 9th Don't Back Down ( P Boudvillain 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 9.80L See full results | P Boudvillain 55kg, Cd 55.5kg 9.80L | 9 (10) |
| Canberra 26-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 MDN-SW $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.420, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.110 1st Flying Maurice ( E Ly 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Amahtrom ( D Budler 55 ) 0.38L 3rd Prestige Prince ( A Layt 59 ) 0.67L 8th Don't Back Down ( N Heywood 57 , Cd 58 ) 3.35L See full results | N Heywood 57kg, Cd 58kg 3.35L | 8 (11) |
| Gunnedah 24-May-26 2150m SOFT 5 R1 CL1-SW $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:15.890, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 8th 1st Currumbin Alley ( K Nestor 59 ) 2nd Lots To Love ( C Gallagher 59 ) 1.79L 3rd Legs Power ( M Weir 56.5 ) 4.66L 8th Don't Back Down ( A Gibbons 55 ) 28.08L See full results | A Gibbons 55kg 28.08L | 8 (8) |
| Tuncurry 09-May-26 1605m HEAVY 8 R4 MDN-SW $1,425 (of $16,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:41.190, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.520 1st Ms Hubble ( M Owen 57 ) 2nd Rock'n On Uptown ( J Duggan 57 ) 0.72L 3rd Don't Back Down ( R Spokes 57 ) 0.73L See full results | R Spokes 57kg 0.73L | 3 (12) |
| Kempsey 25-Apr-26 1450m HEAVY 10 R1 MDN-SW $2,100 (of $12,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.340, SP: 7.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:39.560 1st Some Girls ( J Duggan 57 ) 2nd Don't Back Down ( R Spokes 56.5 ) 5.20L 3rd Bubbles Please ( B Looker 56.5 ) 13.03L See full results | R Spokes 56.5kg 5.20L | 2 (5) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 17-Mar-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT | E Harrison 16.7L | 6 (6) |
| Scone 25-Feb-26 1000m SOFT 5 R6 MDN-BT | J Severo 16.88L | 6 (6) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 12-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R9 MDN-BT | J Severo 10.75L | 5 (5) |