Forbidden Riff

(AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

06-Sep-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Casino Prince

Dam

Skim

Prize Money

$48300

Trainer

Richard & Will Freedman

Owners

S Smith, Mrs D K Smith, N Fyffe, M Padroth, B M Gardner, S Neilson, L C Churcher, Ms B R Dalley, A T Smith, Miss K E Smith, D J Cunningham, M J Garner, Coco's Crew, R L Mason

About

Forbidden Riff is a 5-year-old bay gelding from Australia, trained by Richard and Will Freedman. He is sired by Casino Prince out of Skim. Forbidden Riff has won 2 races in his career. On August 9, 2025, at Newcastle, he secured his most notable victory so far, winning the $42,000 Ch&g Benchmark 64 Handicap.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Newcastle 09-Aug-25 1400m HEAVY 10 R7 CH&G BM 64 Hcp $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.130, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160	K Latham 56.5kg	1 (6)
Kembla Grange 17-Jul-25 1300m GOOD 4 R8 CL1 Hcp $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.930, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410	J Ford 56.5kg 2.60L	4 (10)
Hawkesbury 07-Jul-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R2 OPEN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.790 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.030	K Latham 2.74L	8 (9)
Canterbury Park 23-Jun-25 900m SOFT 5 R7 OPEN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:55.710 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890	A Adkins 4.30L	6 (7)
Bathurst 03-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 Hcp $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:21.340, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd	N Heywood 59.5kg 2.17L	4 (6)
Canberra 07-Feb-25 1300m SOFT 6 R5 CL1 Hcp $4,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.290, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580	N Heywood 58.5kg 0.20L	2 (7)
Queanbeyan 24-Jan-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Hcp $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.120, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080	N Heywood 59kg	1 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 07-Jan-25 1030m SOFT 6 R2 3Y+ C1-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.160 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100	J Parr 3.90L	7 (7)
Rosehill Gardens 23-Dec-24 900m GOOD 4 R13 3Y+CGEMDN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:55.430 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080	T Gould 1.40L	3 (9)
Royal Randwick 16-May-24 1045m SOFT 7 R9 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.890 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790	L P Beuzelin 0 3.07L	6 (8)
Newcastle 04-May-24 1870m SOFT 7 R4 Mdn Set Weight $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:57.470, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.090	J Penza 58kg 5.20L	4 (9)
Kembla Grange 20-Apr-24 1500m SOFT 5 R2 CH&G Mdn Set Weight $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:32.220, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430	J Penza 58.5kg 3.00L	4 (6)
Royal Randwick 15-Apr-24 1050m GOOD 4 R7 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.910 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540	M Owen 0 3.39L	4 (6)
Royal Randwick 08-Apr-24 1045m SOFT 7 R12 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430	R Jones 5.50L	2 (9)
Royal Randwick 22-Mar-24 1050m SOFT 6 R8 OPEN-BT Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.120 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810	J Collett 0 6.57L	5 (8)
Royal Randwick 07-Mar-24 740m GOOD 4 R12 3Y+BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:42.830 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.450	R Hutchings 0 11.92L	9 (10)
Royal Randwick 15-Jul-23 1400m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:23.240, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010	A Mclucas 55kg, Cd 52kg 7.52L	14 (14)
Royal Randwick 30-Jun-23 1040m GOOD 4 R5 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.740 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330	J Parr 0 4.75L	5 (8)
Canterbury Park 21-Jun-23 1250m GOOD 4 R2 2YCG MDN $1,500 (of $55,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.740, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560	J Parr 57kg 5.73L	9 (10)
Royal Randwick 13-Jun-23 1045m GOOD 4 R5 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.070	A Hyeronimus 0 6.91L	5 (7)
Royal Randwick 02-Jun-23 737m GOOD 4 R9 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.840 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.440	J Collett 0 4.76L	6 (9)
Royal Randwick 23-Jan-23 1045m SOFT 7 R6 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940	J Collett 0 9.07L	7 (8)
Royal Randwick 09-Jan-23 740m SOFT 6 R8 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.240 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.720	J Collett 0 10.93L	8 (8)
Royal Randwick 28-Oct-22 740m SOFT 6 R10 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:44.280 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160	J Collett 0 8.90L	7 (8)