Hard Knox (AUS) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Hard Knox is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Stuart Kendrick on the Sunshine Coast. His sire is All Too Hard and his dam is Mnemonic. He remains a maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In his latest start at the Sunshine Coast on 7 June 2026, Brandon Lerena rode him to a third‑place finish behind winner Golden Eyes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 07-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 5 R3 3Y MDN $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.880, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 1st Golden Eyes ( B Thompson 55.5 ) 2nd Enterprise Giselle ( C Sutherland 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 3.36L 3rd Hard Knox ( B Lerena 60 ) 4.24L See full results | B Lerena 60 4.24L | 3 (12) |
| Doomben 27-May-26 1350m SOFT 6 R2 CG&E MDN-SW $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.310, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.430 1st Switz ( C Graham 58 ) 2nd Rosa Kiss ( D G Moor 58 ) 1.69L 3rd Hard Knox ( B Thompson 57.5 ) 2.83L See full results | B Thompson 57.5kg 2.83L | 3 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast Poly 17-May-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R1 MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.790, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.800 1st Problematical ( S N Cormack 58 ) 2nd Hard Knox ( J Bayliss 58 ) 0.02L 3rd Arctic Bright ( B E Thompson 56 ) 1.34L See full results | J Bayliss 58kg 0.02L | 2 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast Poly 01-May-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R6 MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.550, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.530 1st Weekend Artist ( D K Peisley 58.5 ) 2nd Hard Knox ( J Bayliss 58 ) 0.54L 3rd Ablesheeba ( O R M Webb 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.30L See full results | J Bayliss 58kg 0.54L | 2 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 31-Mar-26 1000m SOFT 7 R6 3Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:01.690 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.390 1st Neverenoughlego ( L I Martyn ) 2nd Little Fella ( C D Collis ) 1.37L 3rd Too Darn Smart ( K Wilson-taylor ) 5.15L 5th Hard Knox ( B Wheeler ) 20.18L | B Wheeler 20.18L | 5 (5) |
| Sunshine Coast 16-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 3Y MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.210, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 1st Silver Smash ( T Brooker 57.5 ) 2nd Paciera ( B A Youngberry 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.17L 3rd Emphatique ( J Guthmann-chester 57.5 ) 1.32L 11th Hard Knox ( J Bayliss 60 ) 7.47L See full results | J Bayliss 60 7.47L | 11 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 06-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 2Y-3Y-MDN TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:01.980 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.390 1st Anatomical ( S C Tierney ) 2nd Hard Knox ( J Bayliss ) 0.64L 3rd Cosmopolitan Lady ( J Guthmann-chester ) 7.64L | J Bayliss 0.64L | 2 (3) |