Hard Grunt (AUS) Horse
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Hard Grunt is a 5yo brown or black gelding from Australia trained by Gratz Vella in Canberra. He is by the stallion Grunt out of the dam So Vital. He has recorded one win in his career. On 21 Mar 2026 at Queanbeyan he secured his most significant victory, winning the $16000.00 Class 1 & Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 09-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 CL1-SW $310 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.140, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 1st Alabama Charm ( J V Overmeire 57 ) 2nd Ring Of Fire ( N Heywood 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Pure Melody ( R B Prag 57 ) 3.99L 7th Hard Grunt ( R Wedrat-kroezen 59 , Cd 57 ) 7.72L See full results | R Wedrat-kroezen 59kg, Cd 57kg 7.72L | 7 (10) |
| Canberra 26-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 5 R1 BM55 $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.660, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.630 1st Roonami ( E Ly 62 , Cd 60 ) 2nd On Point Pixie ( D Budler 58 ) 1.19L 3rd Flashback Time ( T Martin 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.76L 9th Hard Grunt ( R Wedrat-kroezen 58 , Cd 56 ) 7.63L See full results | R Wedrat-kroezen 58kg, Cd 56kg 7.63L | 9 (13) |
| Canberra 04-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 6 R5 BM55 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.990, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.910 1st Deeply ( P Boudvillain 58.5 ) 2nd Mystic Diva ( D L Roux 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.32L 3rd Eye For Style ( R B Prag 57.5 ) 0.54L 5th Hard Grunt ( R Wedrat-kroezen 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.91L See full results | R Wedrat-kroezen 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 1.91L | 5 (15) |
| Canberra Acton 21-Aug-26 1280m SYNTHETIC R2 4Y+ BM50 $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.140, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.950 1st Star Empire ( E Ellison 62 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Wolf Island ( G Cahill 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Sanzeno ( D L Roux 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.33L 7th Hard Grunt ( R Wedrat-kroezen 61 , Cd 59 ) 6.13L See full results | R Wedrat-kroezen 61kg, Cd 59kg 6.13L | 7 (12) |
| Queanbeyan 21-Mar-26 1600m SOFT 7 R1 CL1-SW $8,150 (of $16,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.200, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030 1st Hard Grunt ( D Budler 56.5 ) 2nd Delago Serg ( J Martin 59 ) 1.56L 3rd Feedback ( Q Krogh 59 ) 2.87L See full results | D Budler 56.5kg | 1 (8) |