Flop Shot (AUS) Horse
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Flop Shot is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Glenn Thornton. He is by Spieth out of Next Chapter and has recorded one win in his career. On 12 Mar 2026 at Beaudesert, he claimed his biggest triumph, taking the $30,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 02-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 0-58 $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.630, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390 1st Kobability ( C Graham 58 ) 2nd Flop Shot ( B Thornton 57.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Araminta ( J Bayliss 58 ) 1.09L See full results | B Thornton 57.5kg 0.16L | 2 (12) |
| Warwick 10-Sep-26 1350m GOOD 3 R7 CG&E 0-58 $950 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:20.090, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Ed I Am ( M E Philpot 57.5 ) 2nd Water Lad ( D R Mcgillivray 57.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Thiem ( F T Larson 57 ) 2.72L 4th Flop Shot ( B Thornton 57.5 ) 2.84L See full results | B Thornton 57.5kg 2.84L | 4 (13) |
| Beaudesert 27-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 OPN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.370 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Social Pariah ( B S Lerena ) 2nd Down Under Stunnah ( H C Rees ) 1.39L 3rd Flop Shot ( B Thornton ) 3.58L | B Thornton 3.58L | 3 (5) |
| Gold Coast 11-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 5 R5 CL3-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 1st No Fooling ( M E Apel ) 2nd Miss Wildcat ( A R Mccolm ) 0.80L 3rd Nine Mill ( B V G Allday ) 0.90L 8th Flop Shot ( B Thornton ) 5.90L | B Thornton 5.90L | 8 (8) |
| Warwick 28-Apr-26 2000m GOOD 3 R4 0-58 $650 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:06.190, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.240 1st Papal Miss ( G J Cartwright 55.5 ) 2nd Proclaimer ( J J Lloyd 56.5 ) 1.34L 3rd Alfa Dundee ( K H Zechner 55.5 ) 1.76L 5th Flop Shot ( B Thornton 56.5 ) 3.67L See full results | B Thornton 56.5kg 3.67L | 5 (9) |