Finding Elle (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

29-Sep-20
Sex
mare

Colour

bay

Sire

Shooting to Win

Prize Money

44750

Trainer

John Higgins

Owners

Ms J A Terlich & J Higgins

About

Finding Elle is a five-year-old bay mare bred in Australia, by Shooting to Win out of Donostia Star. She races under the guidance of John Higgins and belongs to Ms J A Terlich & J Higgins. In 35 starts she has not yet won, but has placed second once and secured four third‑place finishes, accumulating $44,750 in earnings. Her most recent run came at Grafton on 19 July 2026, where she finished 5th out of 11 runners.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Grafton 13-Oct-26 940m HEAVY 8 R2 OPEN-BT R Spokes 9.42L 4 (7)
Grafton 19-Jul-26 1700m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.850, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.340 1st Taga Smile ( N Heywood 57.5 ) 2nd Turpin's Torment ( C Williams 57 , Cd 55 ) 1.32L 3rd Habib Albi ( M Weir 59 ) 1.62L 5th Finding Elle ( R Spokes 57 ) 4.06L See full results R Spokes 57kg 4.06L 5 (11)
Grafton 05-Jul-26 1720m SOFT 5 R2 CTRY MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.310, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.340 1st Awarded Glory ( J Grisedale 59 ) 2nd Durness ( B Looker 57 ) 1.75L 3rd Finding Elle ( R Spokes 57 ) 2.13L See full results R Spokes 57kg 2.13L 3 (11)
Taree 23-Jun-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R2 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.180, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.880 1st Hillbilly Hippie ( M Fitzgerald 57 ) 2nd Bonjour Bill ( M Bennett 59 ) 0.98L 3rd The Big Ticket ( L Boyd 59 , Cd 57 ) 3.60L 12th Finding Elle ( R Spokes 57 ) 17.10L See full results R Spokes 57kg 17.10L 12 (12)
Grafton 06-Jun-26 1635m SOFT 6 R1 CTRY MDN $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.950, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.190 1st Amazigh Torque ( J Grisedale 56.5 ) 2nd Sheriff's Star ( K Matheson 56.5 ) 0.49L 3rd Pressipitating ( J L Taylor 56 ) 0.53L 5th Finding Elle ( R Spokes 56 ) 3.28L See full results R Spokes 56kg 3.28L 5 (10)
Tuncurry 09-May-26 1605m HEAVY 8 R4 MDN-SW $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.190, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.520 1st Ms Hubble ( M Owen 57 ) 2nd Rock'n On Uptown ( J Duggan 57 ) 0.72L 3rd Don't Back Down ( R Spokes 57 ) 0.73L 7th Finding Elle ( G Spokes 57 , Cd 55 ) 4.99L See full results G Spokes 57kg, Cd 55kg 4.99L 7 (12)
Coffs Harbour 24-Apr-26 1400m SOFT 7 R1 CTRY MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 3, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th P Gorton 52.5kg 3.95L 6 (10)
Port Macquarie 24-Mar-26 1500m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 3, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th J Watkins 57kg 3.36L 5 (9)
Coffs Harbour 01-Mar-26 1412m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 9, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd R Spokes 57kg 12.68L 7 (10)
Port Macquarie 08-Feb-26 1509m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th B Looker 57kg 2.09L 5 (8)
Taree 30-Jan-26 1400m SOFT 5 R3 CTRY MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 10, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th R Spokes 56kg 8.42L 8 (11)
Ballina 16-Jan-26 1300m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN-SW (of $40,000) Barrier 3, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th A Allen 57kg 4.14L 4 (8)
Coffs Harbour 27-Dec-25 1400m HEAVY 10 R1 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th J Grisedale 57kg 18.58L 6 (8)
Kempsey 15-Dec-25 1250m SOFT 5 R2 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 8, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th R Spokes 57kg 0.79L 4 (8)
Coffs Harbour 04-Dec-25 1212m GOOD 3 R4 SUPER MDN (of $50,000) Barrier 6, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th J Grisedale 55.5kg 9.47L 8 (9)