Excelsior (AUS)
About
Excelsior, a 10-year-old bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Gwenda Markwell. Bred by Poet's Voice out of Dream Machine, Excelsior has secured 4 victories in his career. On September 19, 2018, at Warwick Farm, he achieved his most notable win, taking home the prize in the $50,000 Benchmark 72 Handicap. Excelsior has been a lucrative choice for bettors, offering a 31% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career. After his final race on September 21, 2019, at Royal Randwick, Excelsior retired from racing.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Randwick 21-Sep-19 1400m SOFT 7 R2 Bm78 $12,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.840, SP: $61 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd | L Currie 57kg 2.60L | 3 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 23-Aug-19 806m GOOD 4 R7 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.850 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 | J Ford 6.50L | 8 (9) |
| Hawkesbury 24-Feb-19 1400m SOFT 5 R7 Prov champ (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.610, SP: $18 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 mid field rail, hard ridden turn, weakened 200m | T Berry 57.5kg 13.61L | 14 (14) |
| Warwick Farm 14-Feb-19 1200m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:12.700 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 | T Berry 3.50L | 4 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 02-Feb-19 1400m SOFT 7 R5 Bm78 (of $125,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.030, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 9th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.550 midfield, giving ground prior turn, slogged home | B Prebble 57.5kg 7.70L | 12 (13) |
| Nowra 14-Jan-19 900m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.610 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 | K Latham | 1 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 06-Oct-18 2000m HEAVY 9 R3 Bm78 $5,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.260, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 back 3l, box seat turn, got out but just battled | T Berry 57.5kg 3.90L | 5 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 19-Sep-18 1600m GOOD 4 R7 Bm72 $22,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.810, SP: $3.10F In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 5L back, stoked up 500m, picked them up 250m, held | T Berry 59.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 08-Sep-18 1800m HEAVY 8 R9 Bm78 $12,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:56.900, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 strolled to lead, attacked 400m, kept fighting | T Berry 55.5kg 2.70L | 3 (14) |
| Warwick Farm 22-Aug-18 1600m GOOD 4 R5 Bm74 $21,970 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.509, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 Behind leader, powered home along the rail to win | T Berry 56kg | 1 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 11-Aug-18 1500m GOOD 4 R3 Bm80 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:30.210, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 Behind leader, rails run, one batted to line. | R King 53kg 2.50L | 6 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Jul-18 1400m GOOD 4 R6 3y bm73 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:24.130, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 wide no cover 4l back, kept boxing away | R King 57kg 4.10L | 7 (13) |
| Royal Randwick 07-Jul-18 1400m SOFT 7 R6 3y bm72 $18,800 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.500, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.000 Raced on pace, fought very hard, nabbed on line | A Hyeronimus 56.5kg 0.30L | 2 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 11-Apr-18 1600m GOOD 4 R3 Bm74 $500 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.620, SP: $16 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 Drifted back and couldn't sprint with rivals | R Dolan 55kg, Cd 52kg 4.80L | 9 (9) |
| Newcastle 31-Mar-18 1400m GOOD 4 R7 Cl1 $16,630 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.560, SP: $7.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 | C Lever 57kg | 1 (13) |
| Kembla Grange 16-Mar-18 1600m GOOD 4 R8 Bm65 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.410, SP: $7.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 | C Brown 58.5kg 7.30L | 12 (12) |
| Wyong 03-Mar-18 1350m GOOD 4 R8 Prov champ $2,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:19.100, SP: $91 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 | K Latham 56kg 2.94L | 7 (14) |
| Newcastle 17-Feb-18 1400m GOOD 4 R5 Cg&e cl2 $5,790 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.030, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 | R Hunt 56kg, Cd 53kg 1.52L | 2 (10) |
| Kembla Grange 06-Feb-18 1300m GOOD 3 R8 Mdn-sw $16,630 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.289, SP: $9 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.840 | K Latham 58.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 05-Sep-17 1250m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn $1,380 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.560, SP: $4.40 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 | B Avdulla 55.5kg 6.87L | 4 (7) |
| Gosford 17-Aug-17 1100m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn-sw $1,400 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.580, SP: $7 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.690 | B Avdulla 56.5kg 4.39L | 4 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 08-Aug-17 1045m SOFT 5 R8 3YMDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.300 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 | C Brown 6.40L | 10 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 18-Jul-17 900m GOOD 4 R7 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.500 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 | J Ford 1.30L | 4 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 30-Jun-17 804m SOFT 7 R9 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.400 | J Ford 2.90L | 3 (10) |
| Canberra 05-Mar-17 1200m SOFT 5 R7 G3 Black opal $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.770, SP: $101 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 | C Brown 56kg 7.90L | 9 (10) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 07-Feb-17 900m GOOD 4 R2 2y-hcp $1,400 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:52.810, SP: $8.50 In-running: 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.190 | J Parr 56.5kg 5.10L | 4 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 27-Jan-17 740m SOFT 6 R17 BT-2-C-UNR, Winning Time: 00:43.260 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.540 | J Parr 0.70L | 3 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 17-Jan-17 900m GOOD 4 R10 BT-2-C-UNR, Winning Time: 00:53.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 | J Parr 3.10L | 3 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 15-Nov-16 738m GOOD 4 R10 BT-2-C-UNR, Winning Time: 00:42.600 | J Parr | 1 (5) |
| Warwick Farm 04-Nov-16 807m GOOD 4 R6 BT-2CG-UNR, Winning Time: 00:47.500 | P King | 5 (9) |