Finest Hour (2020) Horse
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About
Finest Hour is a six-year-old bay mare sired by Derryn and out of Gala. She races under the guidance of Ralph Manning and is owned by R R Manning. In 26 starts she has recorded four victories and placed four times, accumulating $63,040 in earnings. Her most recent start came at Te Rapa on 26 October 2026, where she finished 9th of 13 runners. The last win she notched was at Tauherenikau on 6 February 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Te Rapa 26-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM 75 Hcp $487 (of $32,442) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: 89.30 1st To Cap It All ( S Mcnab 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Rotten Tommy ( E M Leighton 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Magice ( G Rooke 60 ) 1.40L 9th Finest Hour ( R Goyaram 56 , Cd 54 ) 8.30L See full results | R Goyaram 56kg, Cd 54kg 8.30L | 9 (13) |
| Ellerslie 18-Apr-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 Open Hcp $677 (of $45,132) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.050, SP: 38.50 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 11th 1st Charmrose ( C J Grylls 54.5 ) 2nd Grande Gallo ( J Doyle 54.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Frostfair ( W B Kennedy 56 ) 1.60L 7th Finest Hour ( T Mitchell 54 , Cd 53 ) 2.60L See full results | T Mitchell 54kg, Cd 53kg 2.60L | 7 (12) |
| Te Aroha 28-Mar-26 1150m HEAVY 9 R4 Open Hcp $3,761 (of $41,788) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.810, SP: 10.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Cleat ( J Nishizuka 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Hankee Alpha ( A K Riddell 54 , Cd 53 ) 0.80L 3rd Finest Hour ( R Goyaram 54 , Cd 52 ) 0.80L See full results | R Goyaram 54kg, Cd 52kg 0.80L | 3 (5) |
| Trentham 01-Mar-26 1100m SOFT 5 R2 BM 75 Hcp $3,034 (of $33,710) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.780, SP: 24.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th 1st Party Rocking ( K L Chung 59.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Platinum Pantheon ( B Queiroz 58 ) 0.80L 3rd Finest Hour ( R Goyaram 55 , Cd 53 ) 4.10L See full results | R Goyaram 55kg, Cd 53kg 4.10L | 3 (10) |
| Tauherenikau 06-Feb-26 1000m SOFT 6 R3 BM 65 Hcp $8,910 (of $15,911) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.880, SP: 6.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Finest Hour ( R Goyaram 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Shameless Star ( M Hashizume 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Lady Iris ( J K Riddell 58 ) 1.20L See full results | R Goyaram 58kg, Cd 56kg | 1 (8) |