Gopher Frank (AUS) Horse
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Gopher Frank is a seven-year-old bay or brown gelding bred in Australia, sired by Ambidexter and out of Last Stance. He races under the guidance of Jamie Opperman and is owned by Mrs R F Opperman & Miss K Opperman. Out of 19 career starts he has secured two victories and placed third two times, accumulating prize earnings of $47,000. His most recent start took place at Mount Gambier on 7 October 2026, where he finished 6th out of a field of 11. The latest win was recorded at Mount Gambier on 9 August 2024.
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Naracoorte • Mount Gambier • Ararat • Bordertown • Penola • Warracknabeal • Balaklava • Morphettville Parks • Murray BdgeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Naracoorte 01-Nov-26 1100m GOOD 4 R6 Kerkhof Concrete Rating 0 - 54 Handicap Barrier 10, SP: 11.00 | J.B.Opperman 58kg 2.01L | 2 (12) |
| Mount Gambier 07-Oct-26 900m GOOD 4 R5 0-56 $860 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:51.370, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Chilli Reaper ( J Opperman 58 ) 2nd Imacreedytwo ( S Potter 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.17L 3rd Magic Field ( A Warren 60 ) 1.67L 6th Gopher Frank ( M Julius 57 ) 3.59L See full results | M Julius 57kg 3.59L | 6 (11) |
| Mount Gambier 10-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 9 R5 0-54 $860 (of $23,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.830, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th 1st Pretentious Lass ( J Gutte 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Lady Of Savoy ( A C Goindasamy 57.5 ) 1.09L 3rd Melissa Kate ( K M Walters 55.5 ) 1.20L 5th Gopher Frank ( J Opperman 59 ) 5.50L See full results | J Opperman 59kg 5.50L | 5 (12) |
| Ararat 09-May-26 1100m SOFT 7 R5 BM52 (of $22,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:06.700, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.080 1st Tori's Dee ( C B Thompson 61 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Spinhof ( N Farley 59 ) 0.75L 3rd American Russ ( C N Rawiller 59.5 ) 2.75L 12th Gopher Frank ( T Madden 60.5 ) 7.72L See full results | T Madden 60.5kg 7.72L | 12 (14) |
| Bordertown 01-May-26 1200m GOOD 3 R4 0-54 $1,500 (of $19,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.890, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Taking Omaha ( C P Murtagh 60 ) 2nd Private Jet ( R L Milnes 59 ) 0.85L 3rd Frontpoint ( A Webb 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.02L 4th Gopher Frank ( T Pannell 59.5 ) 2.45L See full results | T Pannell 59.5kg 2.45L | 4 (12) |
| Naracoorte 19-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R3 0-54 $725 (of $19,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:05.590, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Tanna ( C N Rawiller 60 ) 2nd Private Jet ( R L Milnes 58.5 ) 0.47L 3rd Utah Joe ( J Gutte 58 , Cd 54 ) 1.78L 5th Gopher Frank ( T Pannell 59.5 ) 2.34L See full results | T Pannell 59.5kg 2.34L | 5 (11) |
| Penola 17-Oct-25 1075m GOOD 4 R6 BM64 (of $19,500) Barrier 7, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th | M Collett 55kg 4.19L | 9 (9) |
| Mount Gambier 08-Oct-25 906m HEAVY 9 R5 BM56 (of $23,000) Barrier 3, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 5th | B King 57kg 2.18L | 3 (9) |
| Warracknabeal 16-Aug-25 1005m SOFT 5 R9 0-58 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | B King 57kg 4.4L | 8 (11) |
| Mount Gambier 08-Aug-25 906m HEAVY 10 R6 BM56 (of $23,000) Barrier 1, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th | B King 58.5kg 3.91L | 8 (10) |
| Balaklava 30-Jul-25 1050m HEAVY 9 R5 BM56 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | B King 59kg 2.58L | 6 (11) |
| Mount Gambier 11-Jul-25 900m HEAVY 10 R5 BM56 (of $23,000) Barrier 8, SP: 9.50 In-running: 400m 2nd | B King 59.5kg 4.47L | 6 (11) |
| Mount Gambier 11-Jun-25 905m HEAVY 8 R4 BM56 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, SP: 3.80 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st | B King 59.5kg 1.86L | 4 (8) |
| Morphettville Parks 07-Sep-24 1000m SOFT 6 R2 NMW BM70 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | R Milnes 53.5kg 6.6L | 10 (10) |
| Mount Gambier 09-Aug-24 910m SOFT 7 R3 CL1 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | B King 55.5kg 2L | 1 (8) |
| Murray Bdge 24-Jul-24 900m SOFT 5 R5 BM56 (of $25,000) Barrier 12, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 7th | J Toeroek 60.5kg 4.7L | 3 (12) |