Ever Was (AUS) Horse
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Ever Was is a seven-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Choistar out of Near Silenus. Trained by John Steinmetz and owned by J A Steinmetz & Mrs A V Steinmetz, he has started 59 times, winning three races, placing second six times and third seven times, and has accumulated $145,090 in earnings. His most recent start was at Nowra on 18 October 2026, where he finished 7th of an 11 runner field. His latest victory came at Queanbeyan on 18 December 2025.
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Nowra • Goulburn • Muswellbrook • Canberra Acton • Warwick Farm • Canberra • Mudgee • Orange • QueanbeyanRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nowra 18-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.180, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.220 1st Splendid Magnus ( D Budler 55.5 ) 2nd Zippy Lion ( J Taylor 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Snap Decision ( K Latham 62 ) 0.50L 7th Ever Was ( S Guymer 55 ) 3.40L See full results | S Guymer 55kg 3.40L | 7 (11) |
| Goulburn 06-Oct-26 1600m SOFT 7 R1 BM58 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.470, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.900 1st Cha Cha Cha ( W Costin 55.5 ) 2nd Astrogazer ( A B Collett 59 ) 0.81L 3rd Boujee Gold ( C Keatings 55 ) 2.40L 6th Ever Was ( L Day 55 ) 3.14L See full results | L Day 55kg 3.14L | 6 (8) |
| Nowra 20-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.070, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 1st Snap Decision ( B Loy 60 ) 2nd Showmara ( D Cole 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd More Mischief ( M G Bourke 60 ) 0.70L 7th Ever Was ( L Day 55.5 ) 2.00L See full results | L Day 55.5kg 2.00L | 7 (10) |
| Muswellbrook 08-Sep-26 1750m GOOD 4 R4 BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.250, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Gemtiki ( A Bullock 58 ) 2nd Backhander ( H E V D Hoven 57.5 ) 2.22L 3rd Astrogazer ( J Ford 59 ) 2.30L 9th Ever Was ( J Pracey-holmes 56.5 ) 6.92L See full results | J Pracey-holmes 56.5kg 6.92L | 9 (10) |
| Goulburn 03-Aug-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.330, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.370 1st Midnight Affair ( C Keatings 58 ) 2nd Sir Tua ( D Cole 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.97L 3rd Chairman's List ( M G Bourke 58 ) 1.35L 8th Ever Was ( B Mcdougall 57 ) 4.87L See full results | B Mcdougall 57kg 4.87L | 8 (12) |
| Canberra Acton 24-Jul-26 1750m SYNTHETIC R7 BM65 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th | D Panya 56kg 9.61L | 12 (12) |
| Muswellbrook 07-Jul-26 1450m SOFT 7 R5 CL3 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | O Chambers 55kg 6.32L | 8 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 26-Jun-26 1209m HEAVY 8 R1 OPEN-TRL | O Chambers 0.82L | 2 (6) |
| Canberra 25-Mar-26 2000m SOFT 5 R7 BM55 (of $22,000) Barrier 8, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | B Mc Dougall 60 7.81L | 8 (13) |
| Muswellbrook 08-Mar-26 1750m GOOD 4 R4 BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | J Praceyholmes 59kg 3.74L | 7 (11) |
| Mudgee 21-Feb-26 1850m SOFT 5 R4 BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd | J Praceyholmes 59.5kg 3.52L | 7 (11) |
| Canberra 06-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 BM60 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | B Mc Dougall 59kg 1.45L | 4 (9) |
| Orange 06-Jan-26 2100m GOOD 4 R3 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | J Praceyholmes 60 2.36L | 3 (8) |
| Canberra 28-Dec-25 2000m GOOD 4 R2 BM65 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 2nd | R Freeman 56.5kg 4.56L | 5 (11) |
| Queanbeyan 18-Dec-25 2000m GOOD 4 R3 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | R Freeman 58kg 0.26L | 1 (7) |