Forging Ahead (AUS) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Forging Ahead is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Chloe Baxter in Darwin. He is by Farnan out of Sangita. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in nine starts. In his latest start at Darwin on 6 June 2026, Paul Shiers rode him to a fifth-place finish, behind the winner Hammurabi.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin 06-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R2 MDN-SW (of $23,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.750, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Hammurabi ( R Vigar 58.5 ) 2nd Pafitis ( J Todd 58.5 ) 6.25L 3rd Dynasty Reward ( H L Blanc 59 ) 7.27L 5th Forging Ahead ( P Shiers 58.5 ) 8.69L See full results | P Shiers 58.5kg 8.69L | 5 (7) |
| Darwin 23-May-26 1100m GOOD R4 BMNT (of $23,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.060, SP: 3.60 1st Merimbula ( A D Sweeney 60.5 ) 2nd Rivers Of Babylon ( W R Davis 57 ) 1.80L 3rd Pafitis ( J Todd 57.5 ) 2.60L 4th Forging Ahead ( B Cray 57 ) 12.30L See full results | B Cray 57kg 12.30L | 4 (4) |
| Eagle Farm 04-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.610, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 1st Hermione Prancer ( K Wilson-taylor 56.5 ) 2nd Tam Na Ghar ( D G Moor 58 ) 0.77L 3rd Tulong ( C Graham 59 ) 1.98L 8th Forging Ahead ( A Mallyon 59 ) 5.06L See full results | A Mallyon 59kg 5.06L | 8 (12) |
| Doomben 14-Jan-26 1615m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.470, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Banxi ( R Maloney 58.5 ) 2nd Forging Ahead ( A Mallyon 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Caramelfudgesundae ( C Graham 55 ) 3.61L See full results | A Mallyon 57kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Gold Coast 27-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 5 R2 3Y MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:24.200, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Valouri ( J Newman 56 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Forging Ahead ( S Cormack 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Enjector ( L J Tilley 58 ) 1.64L See full results | S Cormack 58kg 1.00L | 2 (13) |
| Doomben 12-Dec-25 1350m SOFT 5 R2 3Y MDN $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.730, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Adorable Thought ( J H Huxtable 58 ) 2nd Our Brave Lini ( M R D Plessis 57 ) 3.46L 3rd Tassorati ( C Graham 57 ) 3.96L 5th Forging Ahead ( D Thornton 59 ) 5.83L See full results | D Thornton 59kg 5.83L | 5 (12) |
| Gold Coast 22-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.670, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Will It Snow ( J J Lloyd 58.5 ) 2nd Paper Doll ( A T Allen 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Express Star ( O L Kendal 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 2.00L 5th Forging Ahead ( B Lerena 57 ) 2.50L See full results | B Lerena 57kg 2.50L | 5 (11) |
| Beaumont 27-Oct-25 1150m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.780, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st Snowslide ( A Roper 55 ) 2nd Ho Aloha ( A B Collett 55 ) 1.34L 3rd Federal Reserve ( R Jones 56.5 ) 2.41L 5th Forging Ahead ( J Ford 56.5 ) 4.64L See full results | J Ford 56.5kg 4.64L | 5 (11) |
| Newcastle 24-Sep-25 900m GOOD 4 R7 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.820 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.990 1st Vittozzi ( A Morgan ) 2nd Oakfield Universe ( G Buckley ) 0.46L 3rd Passalacqua ( D Dillon ) 2.33L 5th Forging Ahead ( B Osmond ) 3.44L | B Osmond 3.44L | 5 (7) |
| Wyong 08-Sep-25 845m GOOD 4 R12 3YCG MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.500 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540 1st Real Baker ( A Morgan ) 2nd Forging Ahead ( B Osmond ) 3.61L 3rd Seven Wonders ( D Panya ) 3.85L | B Osmond 3.61L | 2 (7) |
| Gunnedah 25-May-25 1000m SOFT 5 R1 2YO Open Hcp $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.490, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 1st Josephine ( M Weir 55 ) 2nd Gemologist ( A Bullock 59 ) 1.01L 3rd Forging Ahead ( B Osmond 57 ) 2.61L See full results | B Osmond 57kg 2.61L | 3 (8) |
| Beaumont 07-May-25 800m SOFT 6 R15 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:45.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.830 1st Night Agent ( D Gibbons ) 2nd Josephine ( M Weir ) 1.22L 3rd Wollzeile ( A Gibbons ) 2.45L 4th Forging Ahead ( A Bullock ) 3.14L | A Bullock 3.14L | 4 (6) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 16-Apr-25 780m HEAVY 8 R13 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.800 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.380 1st Czech Her Out ( S Lisnyy ) 2nd Riga ( A Bullock ) 0.45L 3rd Almonzo ( W Stanley ) 0.85L 6th Forging Ahead ( J V Overmeire ) 5.61L | J V Overmeire 5.61L | 6 (7) |