Exacting Standard (AUS) Horse
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Exacting Standard is a 2yo bay colt from Australia trained by Shane Nichols & Hayden Black. He is by I Am Invincible out of Suspicieuse. The colt has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his most recent race at Pakenham on 29th May 2026, Zac Spain rode him to a fifth-place finish, trailing winner Fontein Jewel.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham 29-May-26 1100m HEAVY 8 R2 2Y MDN-SW $1,350 (of $45,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.840, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Fontein Jewel ( L King 58 ) 2nd Attention Please ( J Melham 56 ) 2.75L 3rd Frewdamoss ( J Mott 56 ) 3.50L 5th Exacting Standard ( Z Spain 58 ) 4.96L See full results | Z Spain 58kg 4.96L | 5 (7) |
| Bendigo 13-May-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 2Y MDN-SW $7,650 (of $42,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.490, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.330 1st Home Invasion ( J Childs 56 ) 2nd Exacting Standard ( Z Spain 58 ) 0.50L 3rd Oceans Blue ( C Williams 56 ) 1.75L See full results | Z Spain 58kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Mornington 29-Apr-26 900m R4 Jump Out-G4 1st Exacting Standard ( J Mott ) 2nd Heat Map ( Z Spain ) 3rd Vantaa ( D W Stackhouse ) | J Mott | 1 (6) |
| Balnarring 22-Apr-26 750m R10 Jump Out-S6 1st Exacting Standard ( L Burke ) 2nd Ivy ( L S Garoghan ) 3rd Lunetta ( J B Stanley ) | L Burke | 1 (6) |
| Mornington 03-Dec-25 790m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:44.620 1st Neotropical ( S K Kennedy ) 2nd Divine Dot ( J Mott ) 3rd Exacting Standard ( L Neindorf ) | L Neindorf | 3 (5) |
| Mornington 26-Nov-25 600m R8 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:33.930 1st Leopard Shark ( L K Cartwright ) 6th Exacting Standard ( L Burke ) | L Burke | 6 (7) |