Free Beer (AUS) Horse
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Free Beer is a 5yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Justin Pickering of Murray Bridge. He is by Astern out of Wyuna and has recorded six wins so far. On 20th Sep 2025 at Morphettville Parks he claimed his biggest triumph, taking the $50,000 0-64 Handicap. The horse has proved lucrative for bettors, delivering a 195% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Gambier 12-Jul-26 1200m HEAVY 10 R6 BM66 $860 (of $23,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.630, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Shout Me ( J Murphy 56 ) 2nd Come Along Jeffrey ( C Thompson 63 , Cd 60 ) 0.09L 3rd Naralinga ( K Crowther 57.5 ) 0.30L 7th Free Beer ( C Murtagh 59.5 ) 5.18L See full results | C Murtagh 59.5kg 5.18L | 7 (9) |
| Murray Bdge 04-Jul-26 1100m SOFT 7 R9 CG&E BM64 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.780, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.800 1st Riche D'amour ( C P Murtagh 60 ) 2nd Grand Host ( T J Pannell 59 ) 2.36L 3rd Hooked On Wealth ( S K Ingelse 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.41L 11th Free Beer ( A Warren 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 9.07L See full results | A Warren 61.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 9.07L | 11 (16) |
| Morphettville 20-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 10 R9 0-68 $2,750 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.260, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.780 1st Sir Leapalot ( B King 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Extinguish ( T J Pannell 58 ) 0.01L 3rd Miso ( W T Price 60 ) 0.66L 4th Free Beer ( H Grace 59.5 ) 1.03L See full results | H Grace 59.5kg 1.03L | 4 (13) |
| Swan Hill 07-Jun-26 1300m SOFT 5 R7 BM66 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.440, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.850 1st Join The Que ( D Yendall 58 ) 2nd Boltsaver ( H T Coffey 60.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Some People Callme ( O I East 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.31L 6th Free Beer ( C Murtagh 61 ) 2.91L See full results | C Murtagh 61kg 2.91L | 6 (14) |
| Mount Gambier 22-May-26 1200m SOFT 6 R1 VOLCANO $1,100 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.080, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th 1st Comic Hero ( C Macredmond 59 ) 2nd Aquaholic ( K Crowther 54 ) 0.11L 3rd Hot Strut ( R L Milnes 56.5 ) 0.26L 5th Free Beer ( A Warren 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.77L See full results | A Warren 59kg, Cd 57kg 0.77L | 5 (7) |