Gigi (2019)

Foal Date

11-Oct-19

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Ghibellines

Dam

Hilarious

Prize Money

185493

Trainer

Jim Pender

Owners

Markwood Lodge Ltd

About

Gigi is a 6yo bay gelding trained by Jim Pender, who is based at Tauranga. He is out of the stallion Ghibellines and the mare Hilarious. To date he has recorded six wins in his racing career. On 1 Nov 2025 at Tauranga he earned his most important victory, taking the $50,000 Open Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering an 81% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Tauranga • Arawa Park • Te Rapa • Pukekura Raceway • Te Aroha • Matamata • Ellerslie • Pukekohe Park • Cambridge

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Tauranga 01-Nov-25 2100m GOOD 4 R9 Open Hcp $28,750 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:08.570, SP: 5.70 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 3rd, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd	G Rooke 58kg	1 (10)
Arawa Park 12-Oct-25 1950m SOFT 7 R6 Open Hcp $14,800 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:59.950, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 4th	G Rooke 54kg 0.50L	2 (12)
Te Rapa 14-Sep-25 1600m HEAVY 9 R4 Open Hcp $4,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.620, SP: 4.70 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd	J Doyle 54kg 3.80L	3 (7)
Te Rapa 23-Aug-25 2100m HEAVY 8 R3 Open Hcp $2,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:14.900, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd	J Doyle 54kg 0.60L	4 (10)
Te Rapa 09-Aug-25 1600m HEAVY 10 R6 Open Hcp $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.480, SP: 8.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd	J Doyle 54kg	1 (9)
Pukekura Raceway 19-Jul-25 1200m HEAVY 10 R3 BM 75 Hcp $750 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.970, SP: 28.70 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th	F Barrett 60, Cd 56kg 21.90L	9 (9)
Te Rapa 13-Apr-25 2100m GOOD 4 R5 BM 75 Hcp $6,475 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:11.860, SP: 7.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd	J Doyle 59kg 0.10L	2 (11)
Te Aroha 29-Mar-25 2200m GOOD 4 R4 BM 75 Hcp $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:19.850, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th	U Holmquist 59kg 1.50L	5 (7)
Tauranga 15-Mar-25 2100m SOFT 5 R6 BM 75 Hcp $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:11.470, SP: 9.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th	J Doyle 56.5kg	1 (9)
Matamata 15-Feb-25 1600m GOOD 4 R9 BM 75 Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:35.000, SP: 25.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th	J Nishizuka 57kg, Cd 54kg 8.10L	7 (12)
Ellerslie 01-Feb-25 1600m SOFT 5 R6 BM 75 Hcp $825 (of $55,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.050, SP: 23.20 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 11th	J Nishizuka 57kg, Cd 54kg 7.10L	10 (12)
Tauranga 10-Jan-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM 65 Hcp $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.190, SP: 5.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th	J Nishizuka 60	1 (10)
Tauranga 16-Nov-24 1600m SOFT 7 R8 BM 65 Hcp $7,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.550, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd	J Nishizuka 60 1.30L	2 (10)
Tauranga 02-Nov-24 1600m SOFT 5 R10 BM 65 Hcp $7,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:35.940, SP: 7.80 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 8th	J Nishizuka 59.5kg 0.30L	2 (13)
Matamata 02-Oct-24 1400m GOOD 4 R3 BM 65 Hcp (of $65,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.510, SP: 25.60 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th	N Hailey 60, Cd 57.5kg 6.50L	11 (14)
Te Aroha 03-Jun-24 1600m HEAVY 8 R9 BM 75 Hcp $6,475 (of $35,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:40.610, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th	T Moodley 55kg 1.80L	2 (13)
Te Rapa 18-May-24 1600m HEAVY 8 R8 BM 65 Hcp $6,475 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.700, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 7th, 400m 4th	N Hailey 60 0.50L	2 (14)
Te Rapa 04-May-24 1600m SOFT 7 R9 BM 65 Hcp $6,475 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.980, SP: 15.10 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd	T Moodley 59.5kg 1.80L	2 (11)
Ellerslie 09-Mar-24 2100m GOOD 4 R3 BM 75 Hcp (of $80,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:12.470, SP: 24.30 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 14th	J Doyle 55kg 7.50L	12 (14)
Ellerslie 02-Mar-24 1600m GOOD 4 R2 BM 75 Hcp $1,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.500, SP: 13.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th	M Cameron 56kg 5.10L	7 (10)
Te Rapa 10-Feb-24 1600m GOOD 4 R7 Mdn Set Weight With Penalties $7,000 (of $350,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.090, SP: 33.80 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th	M Hashizume 58kg 3.60L	7 (14)
Pukekura Raceway 03-Feb-24 2000m HEAVY 8 R9 BM 75 Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:09.790, SP: 14.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th	A Goindasamy 56kg 2.90L	4 (8)
Te Aroha 03-Jan-24 1600m GOOD 3 R5 BM 65 Hcp $10,360 (of $18,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.910, SP: 15.30 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 7th	A Goindasamy 58.5kg	1 (13)
Tauranga 15-Dec-23 1600m GOOD 3 R8 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.380, SP: 10.30 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 6th	A Goindasamy 58.5kg	1 (13)
Pukekohe Park 09-Dec-23 1600m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $450 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.160, SP: 18.30 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 8th	S Weatherley 58.5kg 4.50L	9 (13)
Tauranga 18-Nov-23 1600m HEAVY 9 R2 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:41.890, SP: 6.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd	L Douglas 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 6.30L	6 (14)
Te Aroha 03-Nov-23 1600m HEAVY 9 R4 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,330 (of $18,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.500, SP: 23.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th	T Moodley 58.5kg 1.00L	2 (13)
Tauranga 04-Oct-23 1400m SOFT 7 R3 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,665 (of $18,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:27.140, SP: 48.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th	T Moodley 58.5kg 3.90L	3 (11)
Matamata 27-Aug-23 1200m SOFT 6 R3 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances (of $18,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.450, SP: 59.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 12th	T Thornton 58.5kg 6.50L	11 (13)
Cambridge 16-Aug-23 970m SYNTHETIC R6 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:55.740, SP: 35.40 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th	T Thornton 58.5kg 8.00L	9 (9)