Durban Harbour (AUS) Horse
About
Durban Harbour is a 5yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by John Symons and Sheila Laxon. He is by the stallion Dominant out of the mare Port of Africa. To date, he has secured three victories. On 5 Nov 2025 at Kyneton, he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $35,000 3yo+ Benchmark 66 Handicap. Punters have found him to be a value horse; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 108% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield Heath 19-Nov-25 1800m GOOD 4 R6 BM66 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.320, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480 1st Suntora ( M Zahra 58.5 ) 2nd Rotating Soul ( L Bates 54 , Cd 56 ) 4.25L 3rd Too Big ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 4.45L 8th Durban Harbour ( L Nolen 60 ) 7.81L See full results | L Nolen 60 7.81L | 8 (9) |
| Kyneton 05-Nov-25 1856m HEAVY 8 R9 3YO+ BM 66 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:59.440, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.060 1st Durban Harbour ( L King 58 ) 2nd Bogues ( J C Maskiell 59 ) 0.30L 3rd Tierra ( T M Nugent 56.5 ) 0.76L See full results | L King 58kg | 1 (9) |
| Seymour 11-Sep-25 2046m SOFT 6 R7 3YO+ BM 62 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:09.190, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.080 1st Sir Rockford ( J L Melham 60 ) 2nd Amphactor ( B Rawiller 61 ) 2.25L 3rd Haaland ( L Boyd 60.5 ) 2.27L 8th Durban Harbour ( J Childs 60 ) 13.17L See full results | J Childs 60 13.17L | 8 (10) |
| Benalla 02-Sep-25 2100m SOFT 6 R5 3YO+ BM 56 Hcp $12,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:13.390, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.360 1st Durban Harbour ( B Treloar 61 ) 2nd Azeola ( P M Moloney 58.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Thundering Falcon ( Z Spain 60.5 ) 0.61L See full results | B Treloar 61kg | 1 (10) |
| Wangaratta 23-Aug-25 2000m GOOD 4 R8 3YO+ Restricted 58 Hcp $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:06.680, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st The Yachtsman ( F W Kersley 57 ) 2nd Top Arctic ( L King 60 ) 0.35L 3rd Mawhera ( L E Burke 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.60L 4th Durban Harbour ( R Mcleod 60 ) 1.62L See full results | R Mcleod 60 1.62L | 4 (12) |
| Doomben 16-Jul-25 1650m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 Hcp $1,900 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.430, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Pharoah's Prophecy ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 2nd Make A Call ( A Jones 58 ) 3.07L 3rd Simply Fun ( G J Cartwright 57.5 ) 6.10L 4th Durban Harbour ( R Dolan 56.5 ) 7.39L See full results | R Dolan 56.5kg 7.39L | 4 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 22-Jun-25 1600m SOFT 7 R1 Mdn Hcp $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.610, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.650 1st Durban Harbour ( R Dolan 59.5 ) 2nd Slugworth ( K H Zechner 59 ) 3.00L 3rd Casterly Rock ( D Thornton 58.5 ) 3.80L See full results | R Dolan 59.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Doomben 04-Jun-25 1640m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn Set Weight $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.100, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.680 1st Jillaroo ( R Maloney 56.5 ) 2nd Stoicism ( N S Beriman 56 ) 1.49L 3rd Casterly Rock ( D Thornton 58.5 ) 1.51L 4th Durban Harbour ( T Fenlon 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.05L See full results | T Fenlon 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 2.05L | 4 (11) |
| Gold Coast 23-May-25 1400m SOFT 5 R8 Mdn Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:24.270, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st First Man ( M Rodd 60 ) 2nd Saturdays Girl ( B Wheeler 55.5 ) 1.80L 3rd National Interest ( E P Lang 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 2.60L 9th Durban Harbour ( R Dolan 60 ) 5.00L See full results | R Dolan 60 5.00L | 9 (15) |
| Deagon 13-May-25 1200m HEAVY 8 R3 CL2-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.020 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.670 1st Artzino ( E P Lang ) 2nd Winsome Star ( J J Lloyd ) 1.25L 3rd Durban Harbour ( R Dolan ) 2.10L | R Dolan 2.10L | 3 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 29-Apr-25 1000m HEAVY 9 R9 MDN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.500 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.550 1st Lucifer's Way ( N T Callow ) 2nd Better Draw ( C D Collis ) 0.10L 3rd Durban Harbour ( J Murphy ) 0.20L | J Murphy 0.20L | 3 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast 15-Sep-24 1800m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Hcp $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:51.250, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 1st Loyalty Counts ( K H Zechner 56 ) 2nd Mr Tadashi ( J Guthmann-chester 58.5 ) 7.00L 3rd Durban Harbour ( T Thornton 59 ) 8.00L See full results | T Thornton 59kg 8.00L | 3 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast 28-Aug-24 1600m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.390, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.740 1st Warrant ( M J Cahill 58.5 ) 2nd Fly Fifer ( N S Beriman 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Betathaneva ( G J Cartwright 56.5 ) 2.10L 4th Durban Harbour ( T Thornton 58.5 ) 2.40L See full results | T Thornton 58.5kg 2.40L | 4 (14) |
| Sunshine Coast 04-Aug-24 1400m GOOD 4 R6 Mdn Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:25.210, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 12th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.430 1st Teesandcees Apply ( B Wheeler 57.5 ) 2nd Smoke 'N' Oakum ( J M Orman 60 ) 2.50L 3rd Borogoru ( R Maloney 57.5 ) 2.80L 8th Durban Harbour ( N Beriman 60 ) 4.80L See full results | N Beriman 60 4.80L | 8 (14) |
| Sunshine Coast 14-Jun-24 1400m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.550, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.910 1st Itza Motza ( C D Collis 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Smoke 'N' Oakum ( D Thornton 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Durban Harbour ( J Bayliss 58 ) 2.10L See full results | J Bayliss 58kg 2.10L | 3 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 28-May-24 1000m SOFT 6 R4 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.190 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Lucky Leni ( R Maloney ) 2nd Durban Harbour ( N Beriman ) 0.10L 3rd Tommy's Girl ( R Dolan ) 3.40L | N Beriman 0.10L | 2 (5) |
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