Going Hard (AUS) Horse
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Going Hard is a 9yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Michael Miller at Mardella. He is by All American out of Fabulous Moolah. The horse remains a maiden, having failed to win in 37 runs. In his most recent start at York on 8 Oct 2026, Jason Lyon rode him to an 8th‑place finish behind the winner Gilded Reign.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| York 08-Oct-26 1920m GOOD 4 R1 MDN HCP 46+ $306 (of $17,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:03.600, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Gilded Reign ( C Johnston-porter 59 ) 2nd Rock The Mic ( S Webster 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.23L 3rd She's Resolute ( J Azzopardi 58.5 ) 1.71L 8th Going Hard ( J Lyon 55 ) 11.05L See full results | J Lyon 55kg 11.05L | 8 (8) |
| Bunbury 28-Sep-26 2025m GOOD 4 R4 MDN (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:08.740, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.320 1st Forever Victorious ( C T Johnston-porter 56 ) 2nd Saisoku ( T W Dyson 58 ) 2.65L 3rd He'snotallthere ( P J Harvey 58 ) 4.76L 11th Going Hard ( N Riordan 58 , Cd 56 ) 19.36L See full results | N Riordan 58kg, Cd 56kg 19.36L | 11 (11) |
| Northam 03-Sep-26 2200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:25.980, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 1st Obscentino ( S L Webster 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Major Magnus ( J Noske 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Chief Commander ( C T Johnston-porter 55.5 ) 0.97L 8th Going Hard ( S Mcgruddy 58 ) 3.63L See full results | S Mcgruddy 58kg 3.63L | 8 (9) |
| Northam 27-Aug-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R4 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.870, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.280 1st Secretchino ( H J Nottle 56 ) 2nd Saisoku ( T W Dyson 58 ) 0.95L 3rd Momotaro ( B M Gaerth 56 ) 3.57L 9th Going Hard ( J Tsang 58 , Cd 55 ) 26.83L See full results | J Tsang 58kg, Cd 55kg 26.83L | 9 (9) |
| Northam 09-Jul-26 2200m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $725 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:26.880, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Savienne ( W A Pike 56 ) 2nd Yalda Night ( H J Nottle 58 ) 0.40L 3rd Big Man Zor ( T K Turner 58 ) 2.09L 5th Going Hard ( J Tsang 58 , Cd 55 ) 5.24L See full results | J Tsang 58kg, Cd 55kg 5.24L | 5 (8) |