Grinding Away (AUS) Horse
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Grinding Away is an 8yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Michele Denham of Geelong. He is by Coroebus out of Lourdeaux. The horse has not secured a win in 23 starts, remaining a maiden. In his latest start at Geelong on 31 July 2026, Melissa Julius rode him to an 8th‑place finish behind the victor Frank Whisper.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Geelong 31-Jul-26 1700m SOFT 7 R5 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:47.320, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th 1st Frank Whisper ( D Stackhouse 57 ) 2nd Wolves' Den ( J Noonan 59.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Vespasian ( M Dee 59.5 ) 0.76L 8th Grinding Away ( M Julius 59.5 ) 8.01L See full results | M Julius 59.5kg 8.01L | 8 (13) |
| Geelong 10-Jul-26 1443m HEAVY 8 R2 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:30.220, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.110 1st Razanne ( L J Neindorf 57.5 ) 2nd Mordu ( H T Coffey 59.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Fiorowngood ( J D Hill 59.5 ) 0.70L 7th Grinding Away ( M Julius 59.5 ) 7.31L See full results | M Julius 59.5kg 7.31L | 7 (10) |
| bet365 Mortlake 30-Jun-26 1000m R11 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 01:04.700 1st Idon'tgetit ( J D Hill ) 2nd Grinding Away ( M Julius ) 3rd Initial Moment ( M R Casey ) | M Julius | 2 (5) |
| Ladbrokes Geelong 27-Nov-25 900m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:54.230 1st Vivarini ( R J Hurdle ) 2nd Thinker ( J B Webb ) 3rd Islander ( E F Forrest ) 4th Grinding Away ( P Koumis ) | P Koumis | 4 (5) |
| Geelong 14-Nov-25 2412m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $8,100 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:34.540, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st Mighty Mac ( J D Hill 59.5 ) 2nd Grinding Away ( T Nugent 59.5 ) 0.40L 3rd High Heeled ( T Madden 57.5 ) 2.15L See full results | T Nugent 59.5kg 0.40L | 2 (8) |