Groundcover (AUS) Horse
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Groundcover is a 3yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Joe Cleary. He is by Exceedance out of Yerbabuena and has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in two starts. In his most recent run at Queanbeyan on 21 Apr 2026, Quayde Krogh rode him to a third‑place finish behind the winner Slay Queen.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Queanbeyan 21-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.550, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Slay Queen ( R Freeman 55.5 ) 2nd Sharbino ( A Layt 56.5 ) 1.92L 3rd Groundcover ( Q Krogh 58 ) 4.29L See full results | Q Krogh 58kg 4.29L | 3 (10) |
| Canberra 03-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R5 FEDRAL MDN $1,075 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.980, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.340 1st Trooper ( D Budler 57 ) 2nd Masked Vision ( P Boudvillain 59 ) 2.50L 3rd Slay Queen ( A Layt 56 ) 3.90L 4th Groundcover ( Q Krogh 59 ) 5.26L See full results | Q Krogh 59kg 5.26L | 4 (12) |
| Beaumont 12-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R8 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.340 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Oakfield Virginia ( A Bullock ) 2nd Pratibha ( J Severo ) 1.32L 3rd Propane ( A R D Morgan ) 1.47L 4th Groundcover ( M Fitzgerald ) 1.85L | M Fitzgerald 1.85L | 4 (5) |
| Wyong 23-Dec-25 845m GOOD 4 R16 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:52.530 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 1st Etoiles ( M Bell ) 2nd Thunder Lights ( J Duggan ) 0.51L 3rd Night Agent ( A Gibbons ) 0.52L 5th Groundcover ( L Magorrian ) 3.89L | L Magorrian 3.89L | 5 (5) |