Dr Venkman (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
12-Nov-19
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Turffontein
Prize Money
$47335
Owners
J W Gardner & P A Gardner
About

Alice Springs R5 Derby Day Nov 1 (Bm54) – Dr Venkman is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Paul Gardner in Alice Springs. He is by Turffontein out of Calais View. To date he has claimed three wins. His biggest triumph came on 17 May 2025 at Tennant Creek, when he secured the $22,000 Benchmark 54 Handicap. He has proved a profitable runner for punters; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 37% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Alice Springs 14-Sep-25 1200m GOOD R1 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.070, SP: 18.00D Gillett 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 5.40L8 (8)
Alice Springs 29-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R3 BM 66 Hcp (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.850, SP: 31.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.290D Gillett 54kg 5.30L7 (7)
Alice Springs 13-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R5 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $20,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.460, SP: 5.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410J Booth 59kg, Cd 56kg 5.00L4 (5)
Alice Springs 30-Jun-25 1100m GOOD R2 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $20,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.140, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.610J Booth 59kg, Cd 56kg 1.90L4 (8)
Alice Springs 16-Jun-25 1100m GOOD R2 Restricted 64 Hcp (of $21,300) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.040, SP: 11.00S Tsaikos 57kg 12.10L8 (9)
Tennant Creek 17-May-25 1100m GOOD R2 BM 54 Hcp $14,300 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.810, SP: 4.40D Hirini 58kg1 (7)
Alice Springs 03-May-25 1100m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp (of $20,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.030, SP: 10.00A Stead 56.5kg 5.00L4 (7)
Alice Springs 05-Apr-25 1400m GOOD R5 BM 54 Hcp (of $23,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.890, SP: 26.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940R Vigar 59kg 3.59L9 (12)
Alice Springs 22-Mar-25 1400m GOOD R6 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.270, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390R Vigar 59.5kg 4.90L5 (12)
Alice Springs 16-Mar-25 1400m GOOD R5 Restricted 62 Hcp (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.480, SP: 13.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.530R Vigar 58kg 3.10L6 (12)
Alice Springs 22-Feb-25 1400m GOOD R4 Restricted 58 Hcp $12,675 (of $19,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.830, SP: 6.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670R Vigar 58kg1 (8)
Alice Springs 15-Feb-25 1400m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp $2,925 (of $19,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.450, SP: 21.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980R Vigar 55.5kg 4.61L3 (8)
Alice Springs 02-Feb-25 1600m GOOD R4 BM 54 Hcp (of $19,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.030, SP: 13.00R Vigar 58kg 5.90L6 (7)
Alice Springs 18-Jan-25 1200m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp (of $19,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.060, SP: 10.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240A Sweeney 57kg 6.80L7 (7)
Alice Springs 05-Jan-25 1100m GOOD R4 Restricted 58 Hcp (of $19,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.090, SP: 16.00R Vigar 60 7.30L5 (8)
Alice Springs 07-Dec-24 1400m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp $3,900 (of $19,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.260, SP: 6.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.120R Vigar 58kg 0.30L2 (6)
Alice Springs 23-Nov-24 1100m GOOD R2 Mdn Set Weight $12,675 (of $19,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.580, SP: 21.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.390R Vigar 59kg1 (9)
Alice Springs 02-Nov-24 1000m GOOD R3 Mdn Set Weight (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.210, SP: 9.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460L Maloney 59kg, Cd 57kg 2.40L4 (9)
Alice Springs 12-Oct-24 1200m GOOD R1 Mdn Set Weight (of $19,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.040, SP: 17.00S Tsaikos 59kg 2.40L4 (9)
Alice Springs 29-Sep-24 1100m GOOD R3 Mdn Set Weight (of $19,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.040, SP: 17.00A Nicholls 59kg 12.90L7 (8)
Alice Springs 08-Sep-24 1400m GOOD R5 Mdn Set Weight (of $19,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.030, SP: 21.00L Maloney 59kg, Cd 57kg 5.33L4 (8)
Murray Bdge 24-Jul-24 1400m SOFT 5 R6 Restricted 56 Hcp (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.630, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750T Hutchinson 57.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 8.00L10 (14)
Mount Gambier 10-Jul-24 1400m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $860 (of $23,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.400, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rdH Grace 58kg 11.40L7 (9)
Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 17-Jun-24 1000m SOFT 5 R14 MDN-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:00.240T Voorham 0 4.50L6 (11)