Fun Sponge (AUS) Horse
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Fun Sponge is a nine-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Wandjina out of Line And Sinker. He races under the guidance of Ben Robinson and races for Serene Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: L N Tinkler). Over 32 starts he has secured four victories, placed second five times and third two times, accumulating $105,315 in earnings. His most recent outing took place at Port Macquarie on 10 October 2026, where he finished 9th out of a field of 11.
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Port Macquarie • Grafton • Beaumont • Nowra • Kembla Grange • Hawkesbury • Canberra Acton • Warwick FarmRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie 10-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 CG&E BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.570, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Bjorn Ironside ( L Rolls 61.5 ) 2nd Starry Jack ( M Kirk 62 , Cd 58 ) 0.01L 3rd Under Twenty Two ( D Smith 60 ) 0.19L 9th Fun Sponge ( L Riordan 60.5 ) 6.52L See full results | L Riordan 60.5kg 6.52L | 9 (11) |
| Grafton 21-Sep-26 1190m GOOD 4 R4 BM66 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.260, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 1st Custo ( B S Lerena 58.5 ) 2nd Battle Of Vienna ( A R Mccolm 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.61L 3rd The Lupercal ( J Franklin 58 ) 3.20L 6th Fun Sponge ( D Peisley 57 ) 4.30L See full results | D Peisley 57kg 4.30L | 6 (7) |
| Grafton 18-Aug-26 940m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:57.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Weownachevy ( D K Peisley ) 2nd Starry Jack ( D J Smith ) 0.02L 3rd Chief Of Staff ( A Elliott ) 2.13L 4th Fun Sponge ( C Jennings-gallagher ) 3.00L | C Jennings-gallagher 3.00L | 4 (8) |
| Port Macquarie 31-Jul-26 1006m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Royal Exile ( N Heywood ) 2nd Lunaite ( B Looker ) 4.98L 3rd Felasuvi ( S S Llewellyn ) 8.74L 7th Fun Sponge ( C Jennings-gallagher ) 10.93L | C Jennings-gallagher 10.93L | 7 (10) |
| Beaumont 26-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 MID BM64 $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.290, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410 1st Cosy Corner ( M Fitzgerald 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Cuban Cigar ( M Bell 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.51L 3rd Listins Lass ( M Stapleford 55 , Cd 54 ) 2.40L 8th Fun Sponge ( J Taylor 55 ) 7.19L See full results | J Taylor 55kg 7.19L | 8 (9) |
| Beaumont 06-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | J Van Overmeire 55kg 6.13L | 4 (7) |
| Nowra 17-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R8 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | J Van Overmeire 59kg 0.2L | 2 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 04-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th | M Stapleford 55kg 6L | 8 (13) |
| Nowra 19-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 3 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Van Overmeire 59kg 1L | 2 (12) |
| Kembla Grange 04-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | J Taylor 56kg 7.5L | 10 (12) |
| Nowra 21-Sep-25 1400m SOFT 6 R4 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd | A Mc Lucas 60.5kg 6L | 6 (6) |
| Hawkesbury 06-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 MID BM68 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | J Taylor 55.5kg 3.15L | 5 (7) |
| Canberra Acton 22-Aug-25 1206m SYNTHETIC R6 OPEN BM85 (of $35,000) Barrier 10, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | C Lever 56kg 3.57L | 5 (12) |
| Newcastle 15-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 6 R7 CG&E BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | R Jones 58.5kg 5.71L | 7 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 08-Jul-25 1200m HEAVY 8 R1 OPEN-BT | R Jones 7.67L | 3 (9) |