Flying For Fun (AUS) Horse
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Flying For Fun is a five-year-old chestnut mare bred in Australia, by Spieth out of Vol Prive. She races under the guidance of Bryce Heys and belongs to owners M W O'Keeffe & Ms V J King. In 17 starts she has secured four victories, placed four times in second position and once in third, accumulating earnings of $676,000. Her most recent outing was at Caulfield on 10 October 2026, where she finished 2nd out of 9 runners. The latest win was recorded at Rosehill Gardens on 14 March 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 31-Oct-26 1100m GOOD 4 R9 Asahi Super Dry Sprint Barrier 15, SP: 2.25 | J.B.McDonald 57kg | 1 (16) |
| Caulfield 10-Oct-26 1100m GOOD 3 R6 G2 SCHILLACI $54,000 (of $301,900) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.970, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.370 1st Jigsaw ( L Bates 58.5 ) 2nd Flying For Fun ( J Mcdonald 56.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Inkaruna ( C Williams 56.5 ) 1.60L See full results | J Mcdonald 56.5kg 1.25L | 2 (9) |
| Randwick 19-Sep-26 1100m GOOD 4 R9 G2 THE SHORTS $10,000 (of $1,002,520) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:02.420, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.270 1st Mazu ( R King 56 ) 2nd Joliestar ( J B Mcdonald 56 ) 0.32L 3rd King's Secret ( A Adkins 55 ) 0.33L 7th Flying For Fun ( M Fitzgerald 54 ) 1.57L See full results | M Fitzgerald 54kg 1.57L | 7 (11) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Sep-26 800m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.620 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.180 1st Willaidow ( T Clark ) 2nd Gangsta Granny ( J Ford ) 0.28L 3rd Bev's Nine ( D Gibbons ) 2.72L 6th Flying For Fun ( J Mcdonald ) 3.29L | J Mcdonald 3.29L | 6 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 18-Aug-26 819m SOFT 7 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.980 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 1st Weeping Woman ( N C Rawiller ) 2nd Flying For Fun ( M Fitzgerald ) 0.24L 3rd Hellfire Henry ( L Day ) 0.39L | M Fitzgerald 0.24L | 2 (5) |
| Morphettville 09-May-26 1200m SOFT 6 R8 G1 THE GOODWOOD $20,000 (of $1,002,185) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.100, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.190 1st Desert Lightning ( L Nolen 56 ) 2nd Extragalactic ( L K Cartwright 50 ) 0.02L 3rd Grand Larceny ( B J Melham 56 ) 0.57L 9th Flying For Fun ( Z Lloyd 54 ) 2.10L See full results | Z Lloyd 54kg 2.10L | 9 (14) |
| Morphettville 25-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R8 SANGSTER (of $1,000,000) Barrier 9, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 13th | Z Lloyd 56.5kg 0.1L | 4 (13) |
| Randwick 11-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R10 SAPPHIRE (of $300,000) Barrier 10, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th | Z Lloyd 56kg 2.97L | 9 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 30-Mar-26 821m SOFT 6 R4 OPEN-BT | Z Lloyd 0.71L | 1 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 14-Mar-26 1100m GOOD 4 R6 M MCCARTEN (of $250,000) Barrier 1, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | Z Lloyd 56kg 0.44L | 1 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 02-Mar-26 822m SOFT 6 R5 OPEN-BT | Z Lloyd 0.1L | 1 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 16-Feb-26 795m SOFT 5 R3 OPEN-BT | Z Lloyd 1.36L | 4 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 4 R7 STARLIGHT (of $200,000) Barrier 2, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th | Z Lloyd 53kg 1.34L | 1 (11) |
| Flemington 08-Nov-25 1200m HEAVY 9 R6 VRC SPRINT (of $3,000,000) Barrier 2, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | J Childs 56.5kg 4L | 7 (9) |
| Flemington 01-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 3 R9 BEGONIA BELLE (of $240,000) Barrier 10, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 4th | J Childs 55kg 0.46L | 2 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 06-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R6 BM100 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | W Costin 54kg 1.39L | 3 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 13-Sep-25 1100m SOFT 5 R5 BM88 (of $160,000) Barrier 10, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | Z Lloyd 56kg 2.78L | 8 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 04-Sep-25 790m SOFT 5 R4 OPEN-BT | Z Lloyd 3.37L | 5 (10) |
| Randwick 05-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 4 R10 P J BELL (of $250,000) Barrier 5, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 6th | Z Lloyd 54kg 0.26L | 2 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 22-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 DARBYMUNRO (of $200,000) Barrier 10, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | Z Lloyd 54kg 5.24L | 5 (15) |
| Randwick 08-Mar-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 FIREBALL (of $200,000) Barrier 4, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | A Collett 54kg 0.76L | 2 (7) |