El Ferdinando (AUS) Horse
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El Ferdinando is a 4yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Shane Nichols and Hayden Black in Mornington. He is by the stallion Valentia out of Meadows Mist. He has yet to break his maiden, having finished without a win in two starts. In his latest race at Geelong on 23 Sep 2026, he was ridden by Lauren Burke and came home 9th, behind the winner Discover Lupino.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Geelong 23-Sep-26 1325m GOOD 3 R4 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.740, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Discover Lupino ( E Brown 59.5 ) 2nd Conquer The World ( B Melham 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Silky Seth ( J Mott 59.5 ) 0.85L 9th El Ferdinando ( L Burke 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 14.60L See full results | L Burke 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 14.60L | 9 (10) |
| Mornington 04-Sep-26 1500m SOFT 6 R1 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.750, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.740 1st Iamabadguy ( E P Brown 59.5 ) 2nd Passio ( T Stockdale 57 ) 1.75L 3rd Top Conti ( J Mott 59.5 ) 1.77L 11th El Ferdinando ( L Burke 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 8.49L See full results | L Burke 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 8.49L | 11 (12) |
| Caulfield Heath 19-Aug-26 1000m R8 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:00.860 1st Remillik ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd El Ferdinando ( L Burke ) 3rd Coronation Turbo ( D J Dunn ) | L Burke | 2 (8) |
| Southside Pakenham SYNTHETIC 11-Aug-26 1000m R8 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:59.340 1st Rich King ( J Noonan ) 2nd Golden Cicada ( J Mott ) 3rd Passio ( T Stockdale ) 7th El Ferdinando ( L Burke ) | L Burke | 7 (10) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 11-Aug-26 1000m R8 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:59.340 1st Rich King ( J Noonan ) 2nd Golden Cicada ( J Mott ) 0.00L 3rd Passio ( T Stockdale ) 0.00L 7th El Ferdinando ( L Burke ) 0.00L | L Burke 0.00L | 7 (10) |