Gran Paradiso (AUS) Horse
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Gran Paradiso is a 3yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Lindsey Smith. He is by Shamus Award out of the dam Italian Alps. He has secured one win in his career, the highlight being on 11th Jun 2026 at Seymour, where he claimed the $42500.00 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bendigo 30-Jul-26 1400m SOFT 6 R5 BM62 (of $35,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:25.370, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th 1st Puglia ( H Durnan 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Our Justify ( C Newitt 59 ) 0.30L 3rd Dubai Dancer ( J Smith 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2.55L 11th Gran Paradiso ( F Kersley 60 ) 11.80L See full results | F Kersley 60 11.80L | 11 (12) |
| Sandown Lakeside 08-Jul-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R5 3Y BM64 $4,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.960, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 1st Barking Mad ( B Mertens 58.5 ) 2nd Rogue Warrior ( L J Neindorf 58.5 ) 3.50L 3rd Gran Paradiso ( R Hurdle 59 ) 3.90L See full results | R Hurdle 59kg 3.90L | 3 (11) |
| 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 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.660 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) |