Esprit Lad (AUS) Horse
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Esprit Lad is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Tom Button in Bowen. He is by Bel Esprit out of Family Freeze. He remains a maiden, having not won in his only start. In his most recent race at Townsville on 22nd Jun 2026, Ben Kennedy rode him to a ninth‑place finish, behind the winner Exceedingly Brazen.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville 22-Jun-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.360, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.520 1st Exceedingly Brazen ( I Fry 58.5 ) 2nd Sensei Girl ( C Jokic 58 ) 2.09L 3rd Chatsworth ( P Edwards 60 ) 2.18L 9th Esprit Lad ( B Kennedy 60 ) 16.66L See full results | B Kennedy 60 16.66L | 9 (9) |
| Townsville 16-Jun-26 850m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:48.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.590 1st Dark Fae ( T Chambers ) 2nd Exceedingly Brazen ( I Fry ) 0.45L 3rd Stylish Rosie ( J Devine ) 2.06L 4th Esprit Lad ( P Hammersley ) 2.64L | P Hammersley 2.64L | 4 (7) |
| Townsville 08-May-26 850m SOFT 5 R3 CL1-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:48.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.640 1st Esprit Lad ( I Fry ) 2nd Aye Vee Aitch ( T Chambers ) 0.99L 3rd Vierata ( A Holt ) 1.34L | I Fry | 1 (7) |
| Mackay 11-Nov-25 1050m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 1st Stellar Legend ( A C Goindasamy ) 2nd Esprit Lad ( N Thomas ) 0.05L 3rd Long Tall James ( N M Olzard ) 6.93L | N Thomas 0.05L | 2 (4) |
| Townsville 27-Oct-25 850m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-CL1 TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:48.860 1st Garinion Righ ( A Holt ) 2nd Take A Dive ( I Fry ) 0.50L 3rd Esprit Lad ( M Mcdonald ) 11.05L | M Mcdonald 11.05L | 3 (4) |