Free Beer (AUS) Horse
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About
Free Beer is a five-year-old bay or brown gelding bred in Australia, by Astern out of Wyuna. Trained by Justin Pickering and owned by A G Nitschke, Why The Long Face (Mgr: L Lusty), G R M B Racing (Mgr: R Beavis) and others, he has contested 30 starts, securing six victories and placing second three times, and has amassed $164,635 in prize money. His most recent outing was at Mount Gambier on 12 July 2026, where he finished 7th of 9. His latest win came at Penola on 17 October 2025.
Raced At
Bordertown • Mount Gambier • Murray Bdge • Morphettville • Swan Hill • Morphettville Parks • PenolaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bordertown 13-Nov-26 1100m SOFT 6 R6 Woolshed Inn Benchmark 68 Handicap Barrier 1, SP: 7.00 | A.J.Warren 58kg 5.16L | 5 (10) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 29-Oct-26 800m GOOD 4 R3 OPN-TRL | A Warren 5.08L | 6 (10) |
| 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) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 07-May-26 1000m SOFT 5 R14 OPEN-TRL | C Murtagh Gb 0.55L | 2 (8) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 27-Apr-26 600m GOOD 4 R6 J/O 6 | C Murtagh Gb | 1 (6) |
| Morphettville Parks 06-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 CG&E BM68 (of $55,000) Barrier 8, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | S Fawke 60.5kg 3.42L | 6 (9) |
| Morphettville 22-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 6 R4 BM70 (of $65,000) Barrier 6, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 11th | C Murtagh Gb 60 2.73L | 6 (13) |
| Morphettville Parks 08-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R9 BM68 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 13th | A Warren 58.5kg 3.15L | 9 (14) |
| Penola 17-Oct-25 1075m GOOD 4 R6 BM64 (of $19,500) Barrier 3, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th | A Warren 60 0.8L | 1 (9) |
| Morphettville 04-Oct-25 1050m GOOD 4 R9 0-68 (of $55,000) Barrier 12, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 10th | C Murtagh Gb 60 3.2L | 6 (13) |
| Morphettville Parks 20-Sep-25 1000m GOOD 4 R9 0-64 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | C Murtagh Gb 60 0.29L | 1 (12) |
| Morphettville 03-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R9 BM76 (of $105,000) Barrier 5, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 6th | M Collett 52.5kg 5.21L | 7 (15) |