Hard Choice (AUS) Horse
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Hard Choice is a four-year-old brown gelding bred in Australia, by Great Choice out of Catherine Louise. He is under the care of Brett Thompson and owned by B R E Thompson, B J Thompson & K R Thompson. Across four starts he has secured a single win, earning $16,375 in prize money. His most recent start came at Wellington on 15 September 2026, where he placed 8th of 8. He last won at Wellington on 10 April 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington 15-Sep-26 1100m SOFT 6 R1 CTRY CL1 $1,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.500, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480 1st Fearn Trick ( Z Wadick 58 ) 2nd Chamber Of Secrets ( M Weir 56.5 ) 1.18L 3rd Silver Agent ( I Neale 55 ) 5.05L 8th Hard Choice ( Z Hunt 57.5 ) 8.30L See full results | Z Hunt 57.5kg 8.30L | 8 (8) |
| Bathurst 13-Sep-26 1100m SOFT 5 R7 CTRY CL1 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th | B Nock 57.5kg 8.3L | 8 (8) |
| Gilgandra 01-Aug-26 800m GOOD 4 R2 BM50 $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:45.430, SP: 21.00 In-running: 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.820 1st Ilikesooboogie ( L Boyd 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Beaunified ( J Pracey-holmes 61.5 ) 0.12L 3rd Angie's Sister ( J Urquhart-warren 62 , Cd 58 ) 0.52L 7th Hard Choice ( N Palmer 63 , Cd 61 ) 3.51L See full results | N Palmer 63kg, Cd 61kg 3.51L | 7 (10) |
| Wellington 10-Apr-26 900m SOFT 5 R1 CTRY MDN $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:51.970, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 2nd 1st Hard Choice ( J Stiff 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Territory Style ( K Nestor 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Finest Art ( Z Wadick 55.5 ) 0.63L See full results | J Stiff 58kg, Cd 56kg | 1 (10) |
| Dubbo 15-Mar-26 1100m GOOD 4 R5 SUPER 3Y+ MDNSW (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.220, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th 1st Sir Herridah ( M A Cahill 59 ) 2nd Sunday Lemonade ( G Mcdonnell 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Captainthunderbolt ( S Lisnyy 58.5 ) 3.46L 12th Hard Choice ( J Pracey-holmes 58.5 ) 8.92L See full results | J Pracey-holmes 58.5kg 8.92L | 12 (14) |
| Randwick 05-Mar-26 736m SOFT 5 R16 MDN-CL1 BT, Winning Time: 00:43.180 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.270 1st Loera ( A Hyeronimus ) 2nd Chilli Margs ( J Collett ) 2.18L 3rd Pimlico ( Z T Lloyd ) 2.21L 6th Hard Choice ( R Jones ) 3.90L | R Jones 3.90L | 6 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 23-Feb-26 900m GOOD 4 R10 3Y+ MDN-BT | J Collett 1.41L | 4 (7) |