Exacting Standard (AUS) Horse
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Exacting Standard is a two-year-old bay colt bred in Australia, by I Am Invincible out of Suspicieuse. He is trained by Shane Nichols & Hayden Black and owned by Horse Ventures (Mgr: M B Sandblom) & Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang). From four starts he has recorded two second‑place finishes without a win, earning $21,800 in prize money. His latest start came at Geelong on 7 November 2026, where he finished 8th of 8.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Geelong 07-Nov-26 1118m SOFT 6 R1 Black Mount Springwater 3YO Maiden Plate Barrier 4, SP: 6.50 | Z.Spain 58kg 17.5L | 8 (8) |
| Yarra Valley 24-Oct-26 1009m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 6, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | T Nugent 58kg 1L | 2 (7) |
| Mornington 14-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 Jump Out-G4 | Z Spain | 1 (5) |
| Sportsbet Sandown Hillside 10-Sep-26 1000m SOFT 6 R5 Jump Out-S6 | J Mc Neil | 5 (8) |
| Caulfield Heath 02-Sep-26 1050m SOFT 5 R4 Jump Out-S5 | Z Spain | 10 (10) |
| Sportsbet Sandown Hillside 27-Aug-26 800m HEAVY 9 R5 Jump Out-H9 | Z Spain | 3 (6) |
| 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) |