First Immortal (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
19-Aug-19
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Churchill
Prize Money
$747740
Trainer
Mark & Levi Kavanagh
Owners
Mrs I P & Mrs C L Kavanagh, B J & Mrs M A Vandenbergh, R Curcija, A O Pettit, B N Lehmann, M D Leitch, Mrs C M Joannidis, S R Peake & PROF J C Ford
About

First Immortal is a 6yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Mark & Levi Kavanagh. He is by the stallion Churchill out of Storm Siren. As a stakes winner with $747,740 in career earnings, he is considered a racehorse of above‑average ability. On 16 Mar 2024 at Caulfield, Blake Shinn rode him to his biggest victory, capturing the $175,000 Open Quality and beating The Summit. He has been a lucrative runner for bettors, delivering a 42% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Flemington 13-Sep-25 1700m GOOD 4 R10 Open Hcp (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.410, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rdJ Childs 58.5kg 15.93L15 (16)
Moonee Valley 23-Aug-25 1523m GOOD 4 R8 4YO+ Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:32.030, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500B Rawiller 58.5kg 10.35L8 (10)
Moonee Valley 21-Feb-25 2500m GOOD 3 R7 LR Open Hcp (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:33.550, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680J Bowditch 58.5kg 30.40L11 (11)
Sandown Lakeside 01-Feb-25 2400m GOOD 4 R2 BM 100 Hcp $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:31.960, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.380B Shinn 58kg1 (6)
Flemington 18-Jan-25 2000m GOOD 3 R8 BM 100 Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:02.380, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220B Shinn 58.5kg 3.54L8 (14)
Moonee Valley 28-Dec-24 2040m GOOD 4 R9 BM 100 Hcp (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:06.910, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820B Shinn 60 5.83L11 (13)
Werribee 08-Dec-24 1600m GOOD 3 R7 Open Hcp $13,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.400, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700J Bowditch 58kg 1.90L3 (11)
Kilmore 24-Nov-24 1600m HEAVY 9 R8 LR Open Hcp (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.740, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.170B Shinn 57.5kg 9.60L9 (10)
Morphettville 04-May-24 2500m GOOD 4 R7 G3 Open Quality $13,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:43.020, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320B Shinn 60 5.00L3 (9)
Mornington 20-Apr-24 2400m SOFT 5 R8 LR Open Hcp $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:32.580, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.160L Currie 59kg 7.21L8 (12)
Caulfield 06-Apr-24 2000m SOFT 5 R9 G3 Open Hcp $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:03.440, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.830J Mott 57.5kg 2.23L7 (11)
Caulfield 16-Mar-24 1600m GOOD 4 R5 LR Open Quality $105,750 (of $175,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.870, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760B Shinn 55kg1 (7)
Geelong 25-Oct-23 2400m GOOD 4 R7 G3 Open Hcp $10,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:30.700, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740J Melham 54kg 1.60L7 (13)
Flemington 07-Oct-23 2520m GOOD 4 R7 G3 Open Hcp $90,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:39.030, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280D Stackhouse 54kg 0.75L2 (16)
Caulfield 23-Sep-23 2000m GOOD 4 R2 BM 78 Hcp $44,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.620, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.710H Bowman 63kg1 (12)
Moonee Valley 09-Sep-23 1600m GOOD 3 R10 BM 90 Hcp $27,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.000, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060B Shinn 56.5kg 1.25L2 (13)
Flemington 01-Jul-23 2500m SOFT 5 R6 Open Quality $110,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:38.960, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.000B Shinn 601 (14)
Flemington 17-Jun-23 2000m GOOD 3 R8 Open Quality $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:04.190, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880L Campbell 59.5kg1 (15)
Flemington 03-Jun-23 2000m SOFT 7 R5 Open Quality $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:04.490, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.420B Shinn 60 4.95L10 (16)
Flemington 20-May-23 2000m SOFT 5 R4 Open Hcp $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:03.750, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570B Shinn 55kg1 (12)
Morphettville 06-May-23 2014m SOFT 7 R1 BM 68 Hcp $23,850 (of $45,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:06.890, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.550C Williams 57.5kg1 (8)
Sale 23-Apr-23 1728m GOOD 4 R6 Restricted 64 Hcp $20,625 (of $37,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.190, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620J Noonan 58.5kg1 (10)
Sandown Lakeside 10-Apr-23 1400m SOFT 7 R6 BM 70 Hcp $1,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.550, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640C Newitt 56kg 3.05L7 (9)
bet365 Yarra Valley 23-Dec-22 1950m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.380, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380J Noonan 58kg1 (10)
Moe 09-Dec-22 2050m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.740, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.860C Newitt 58kg 0.10L2 (10)
Apiam Bendigo 24-Nov-22 1600m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.580, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040J Noonan 58kg 2.65L4 (12)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 10-Nov-22 1400m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.630, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.010J Noonan 58kg 3.15L7 (13)