Hard Grunt

(AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

23-Aug-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown/black

Sire

Grunt

Dam

So Vital

Prize Money

$4950

Trainer

Simon Zahra

Owners

SZ Racing No 1 (Mgr: S Zahra), Miss D K Rose, R J Atchison, R Williams, Country Linked Syndications (Mgr: H Lubeck), P J T Racing (Mgr: T Bromley), J L Reid, DECT Racing Group (Mgr: L Carey), B Stenzel, J M Landy, Mrs M T Corboy, L Astorino & Ms S Dower

About

Hard Grunt is a 4yo brown/black gelding male from Australia trained by Simon Zahra. He is sired by Grunt out of So Vital. Hard Grunt hasn't won a race yet, with 5 attempts. In his most recent race at Ballarat Synthetic on 7th Aug 2025, Hard Grunt was ridden by Ryan Houston finishing 4th, behind Kittyhawk.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Ballarat Synthetic 07-Aug-25 1500m SYNTHETIC R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.720, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th	R Houston 59.5kg 3.05L	4 (11)
Kilmore 21-Feb-25 2000m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:05.150, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.680	J Beriman 59kg 10.31L	10 (12)
Wangaratta 06-Feb-25 2000m GOOD 3 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:05.910, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.460	W Gordon 59kg 9.71L	9 (12)
Pakenham 17-Jan-25 1600m GOOD 4 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.590, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.770	L Riordan 58kg 8.51L	8 (8)
Cranbourne 28-Dec-24 1500m GOOD 4 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.080, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160	J Beriman 58kg 6.71L	5 (11)