Gala Queen (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
26-Aug-21
Sex
mare
Colour
bay
Prize Money
$158140
Owners
Done Up Racing (Mgr: Mrs S J Dunn), T W Mitchell, Mrs C Mitchell, Mrs S Byrnes & M J Byrnes
About

Gala Queen is a 4yo bay mare from Australia trained by Phillip Stokes at Morphettville. She is by Deep Field out of Festivity. As a stakes winner with $158,140 in earnings, she is considered above‑average. On 10 Mar 2025 at Morphettville, ridden by Joe Bowditch, she captured her biggest victory in the $120,000 Open Set Weight, beating Sabaj. Punters have found her profitable; backing her throughout her career would have yielded a 106% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Caulfield 30-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 5 R2 3YO+ F&M BM 78 Hcp $4,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.760, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.990B Shinn 58.5kg 4.56L4 (12)
Caulfield 16-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 7 R3 BM 78 Hcp $6,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.840, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270B Shinn 58.5kg 3.10L4 (12)
Caulfield 26-Jul-25 1100m SOFT 5 R2 BM 78 Hcp $2,400 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.190, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.530J Bowditch 56.5kg 1.70L5 (10)
Moonee Valley 22-Mar-25 1600m SOFT 6 R7 G3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $5,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.480, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.170J Bowditch 57kg 5.45L5 (10)
Morphettville 10-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 LR Open Set Weight $65,990 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.980, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330J Bowditch 55.5kg1 (11)
Pakenham 27-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R8 3YO+ Cls 3 Hcp $9,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.920, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800J Bowditch 56.5kg 1.40L5 (11)
Pakenham 06-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 3 R5 Cls 1 Hcp $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.860, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.740J Bowditch 57.5kg1 (11)
Pakenham 17-Jan-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3&4&5YO Mdn Set Weight $41,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.390, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400J Bowditch 56kg1 (10)
Sandown Lakeside 14-Aug-24 1200m GOOD 4 R4 BM 64 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.050, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680P Gatt 56.5kg 10.25L7 (7)
Sandown Hillside 31-Jul-24 1000m HEAVY 8 R1 Open Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.970, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.790P Gatt 54kg 1.92L6 (11)
Traralgon 04-Apr-24 950m SOFT 6 R7 2Y-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.900D Stackhouse 1.80L3 (6)