Gran Paradiso (AUS) Horse
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Gran Paradiso is a 3yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Lindsey Smith in Geelong. He is by Shamus Award out of the mare Italian Alps. To date he has won one race. On 11 Jun 2026 at Seymour he secured his biggest victory, capturing the $42,500 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour 11-Jun-26 1300m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW $23,375 (of $42,500) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:19.250, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 2nd 1st Gran Paradiso ( R Hurdle 59.5 ) 2nd Gypsy Moon ( L Wood 57.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Frozen Princess ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 3.50L See full results | R Hurdle 59.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Ladbrokes Geelong 27-May-26 1000m R4 Jump Out-H8 1st Gran Paradiso ( T Atkinson ) 2nd Darwinian ( C R Thompson ) 3rd Pick The Seam ( N R Phillips ) | T Atkinson | 1 (5) |
| Ladbrokes Geelong 13-May-26 600m R9 Jump Out-S5 1st Gran Paradiso ( R Hurdle ) 2nd Vivarini ( F W Kersley ) | R Hurdle | 1 (4) |
| Warrnambool 31-Dec-25 1700m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $3,825 (of $42,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.470, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Reel Hot ( D Yendall 59.5 ) 2nd Cosmic ( J D Hill 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Gran Paradiso ( R Hurdle 58 ) 0.30L See full results | R Hurdle 58kg 0.30L | 3 (11) |
| Werribee 15-Dec-25 1408m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:25.230, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580 1st Suze Spritz ( F W Kersley 56 ) 2nd Antalian ( J Allen 57.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Best Time ( A K Kelly 59.5 ) 3.00L 8th Gran Paradiso ( R Hurdle 58 ) 5.90L See full results | R Hurdle 58kg 5.90L | 8 (12) |