Hard Pick (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

18-Oct-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay/brown

Sire

Flying Artie

Dam

Bail Up

Prize Money

115050

Trainer

Mitchell & Desiree Kearney

Owners

Mrs D A Kearney, S R Kearney, L J De Wai, T B Kearney, A J Keen, B R Kearney, M J S Donaldson, L D Keen, P J Donaldson, M J Thomson, S Delanoue & B Liggins

About

Hard Pick is a 5yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, trained by Mitchell & Desiree Kearney at Hawkesbury. He is by Flying Artie out of Bail Up and has recorded three career victories. His most notable triumph came on 19 Oct 2023 at Hawkesbury, where he captured the $45,000 Maiden Set Weight. The horse has been a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering a 75 % return on investment for anyone who supported him throughout his career.

Raced At

Kembla Grange • Bathurst • Hawkesbury • Gosford • Parkes • Wyong • Mudgee • Scone • Rosehill Gardens • Warwick Farm

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Newcastle 26-Aug-25 1500m SOFT 7 R8 5YO+ BM 64 Hcp $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.380, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 7th 1st Wild Chap ( S Grima 63.5 , Cd 66.5 ) 2nd Yorikiri ( D Panya 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Think We're There ( A Morgan 60.5 ) 1.16L 9th Hard Pick ( M Bourke 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 5.77L See full results	M Bourke 55.5kg, Cd 54kg 5.77L	9 (9)
Kembla Grange 08-Aug-25 1150m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.840 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 1st Flying Bandit ( J Ford ) 2nd Stellar Rhonda ( L Day ) 1.30L 3rd California Role ( B Ryan ) 2.60L 4th Hard Pick ( H Durnan ) 2.70L	H Durnan 2.70L	4 (6)
Bathurst 21-Jul-25 1800m GOOD 4 R5 BM 66 Hcp $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:52.700, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 5th 1st Sweet As A Kiss ( S Grima 55 ) 2nd Midnight Luna ( O Dalton 57 , Cd 59 ) 2.26L 3rd Skiing ( H V D Hoven 60 ) 4.23L 10th Hard Pick ( W Costin 60 ) 30.07L See full results	W Costin 60 30.07L	10 (10)
Hawkesbury 03-Jul-25 1600m SOFT 7 R8 BM 64 Hcp $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.230, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Oh Golly Gosh ( T Sherry 55 ) 2nd Strobing ( S Grima 55 , Cd 57 ) 1.04L 3rd Binkou ( C Lever 58.5 ) 2.47L 8th Hard Pick ( W Costin 56 ) 3.24L See full results	W Costin 56kg 3.24L	8 (11)
Gosford 19-Jun-25 1600m SOFT 5 R5 CH&G BM 64 Hcp $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.130, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.130 1st Loose Love ( T Sherry 59 ) 2nd Hard Pick ( M Bourke 56 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.04L 3rd Annoint ( J Collett 55 ) 2.71L See full results	M Bourke 56kg, Cd 57.5kg 2.04L	2 (7)
Gosford 12-Jun-25 1600m SOFT 6 R6 BM 64 Hcp $1,150 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.220, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.170 1st Covert Thinking ( W A Stanley 57 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Surreal I Am ( T Berry 59.5 ) 0.37L 3rd Rhegion ( T Sherry 58.5 ) 0.70L 6th Hard Pick ( M Bourke 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 4.04L See full results	M Bourke 56.5kg, Cd 55kg 4.04L	6 (8)
Hawkesbury 27-May-25 1600m HEAVY 9 R7 BM 64 Hcp $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.400, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.870 1st Hard Pick ( M Bourke 55 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Rathoran ( A Roper 59 ) 2.48L 3rd Ocean Diva ( J V Overmeire 58 ) 3.14L See full results	M Bourke 55kg, Cd 56.5kg	1 (7)
Parkes 18-May-25 1200m SOFT 5 R5 CL2 Set Weight (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.660, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Turned Down ( M Weir 59 ) 2nd Cougars ( J V Overmeire 55.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Shipshape ( N Heywood 59 ) 1.37L 13th Hard Pick ( S Grima 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 10.26L See full results	S Grima 59kg, Cd 57.5kg 10.26L	13 (14)
Bathurst 25-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CL4 Hcp $1,000 (of $36,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.030, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Jolly Good Fellow ( M Weir 55 ) 2nd Acheson ( R B Prag 56 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Florino ( D Dillon 61 ) 2.11L 10th Hard Pick ( G Buckley 55 ) 9.59L See full results	G Buckley 55kg 9.59L	10 (10)
Wyong 03-Apr-25 1200m SOFT 5 R8 CH&G BM 64 Hcp $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.510, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430 1st Metallic Ruler ( J Parr 60.5 ) 2nd Ready To Shine ( R King 61 ) 1.25L 3rd Botanica ( D Gibbons 61.5 ) 1.71L 9th Hard Pick ( W Costin 55 ) 5.06L See full results	W Costin 55kg 5.06L	9 (10)
Hawkesbury 08-Mar-25 1100m SOFT 5 R4 BM 64 Hcp $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.880, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080 1st Hellbent On You ( B Nock 59 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Formal ( B Osmond 57.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.09L 3rd Oryx ( M Bell 59.5 ) 1.66L 9th Hard Pick ( E Ly 55 , Cd 52 ) 5.30L See full results	E Ly 55kg, Cd 52kg 5.30L	9 (10)
Bathurst 16-Nov-24 1100m SOFT 5 R5 CL2 Hcp $2,850 (of $16,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.060, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Catchy Tunes ( M Cahill 58.5 ) 2nd Hard Pick ( Z Hunt 60.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 1.06L 3rd Miss Monopoly ( M Weir 55 ) 1.52L See full results	Z Hunt 60.5kg, Cd 62.5kg 1.06L	2 (8)
Mudgee 26-Oct-24 1100m GOOD 4 R2 BM 50 Hcp $6,400 (of $12,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.920, SP: 2.80 1st Hard Pick ( Z Hunt 64.5 , Cd 66.5 ) 2nd Hoorini ( S Ingelse 58.5 , Cd 60 ) 1.56L 3rd Bupkis ( G Mcdonnell 56.5 ) 1.87L See full results	Z Hunt 64.5kg, Cd 66.5kg	1 (12)
Hawkesbury 10-Oct-24 1600m GOOD 4 R5 3YO+ CL1 Hcp $1,600 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.510, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910 1st Rolling Magic ( Z Lloyd 59 ) 2nd Lugarno ( C Schofield 58 ) 0.93L 3rd Fascination Alley ( R Jones 55 ) 3.36L 5th Hard Pick ( W Costin 55.5 ) 5.22L See full results	W Costin 55.5kg 5.22L	5 (8)
Kembla Grange 19-Sep-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 CL1 Hcp $4,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.200, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 1st Red Cobra ( R Jones 55 ) 2nd Mogul Monarch ( J Ford 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Hard Pick ( A Collett 55 ) 0.90L See full results	A Collett 55kg 0.90L	3 (9)
Mudgee 08-Sep-24 1200m GOOD 4 R6 CL1 Hcp $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.460, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Earl Of Bantry ( J Pracey-holmes 55.5 ) 2nd Sanzeno ( B Nock 59 ) 0.64L 3rd Rock Hard Love ( O Chambers 62.5 , Cd 64 ) 1.39L 4th Hard Pick ( J Lloyd 59 ) 1.81L See full results	J Lloyd 59kg 1.81L	4 (11)
Newcastle 08-Aug-24 1400m SOFT 5 R5 BM 68 Hcp $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.360, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 1st Mondo ( A Morgan 55 ) 2nd Adjourn ( B Osmond 62.5 , Cd 65.5 ) 2.61L 3rd Inferencia ( J Taylor 55 ) 2.65L 9th Hard Pick ( A Collett 55 ) 6.08L See full results	A Collett 55kg 6.08L	9 (12)
Newcastle 03-Aug-24 1400m SOFT 7 R8 BM 64 Hcp $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.420, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 1st Poppin' Champagne ( A Morgan 58.5 ) 2nd Hard Pick ( A Collett 55.5 ) 1.74L 3rd Aunty Rene ( A Adkins 56.5 ) 1.91L See full results	A Collett 55.5kg 1.74L	2 (11)
Hawkesbury 21-Jul-24 1300m GOOD 4 R6 BM 64 Hcp $2,675 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.340, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st The Extreme Cat ( K Latham 59.5 ) 2nd Unwritten ( J V Overmeire 59.5 ) 1.77L 3rd Just A Brother ( W A Stanley 61 , Cd 64 ) 2.36L 4th Hard Pick ( W Costin 56 ) 4.08L See full results	W Costin 56kg 4.08L	4 (9)
Scone 12-Jul-24 1300m HEAVY 9 R8 CL1 Hcp $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.220, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 1st Ballinderry Sal ( C Hillier 55 ) 2nd Soaring Phoenix ( M Bell 57 ) 1.29L 3rd Lights Of Paradise ( A Gibbons 55 ) 2.19L 4th Hard Pick ( W Costin 59 ) 2.41L See full results	W Costin 59kg 2.41L	4 (8)
Kembla Grange 20-Jun-24 1000m SOFT 6 R3 CL1 Hcp $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.180, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.040 1st Ballet D'esprit ( T Clark 59 ) 2nd Still Alice ( T Schiller 56.5 ) 0.40L 3rd To The Extreme ( M Bell 59 ) 0.90L 8th Hard Pick ( J V Overmeire 57.5 ) 8.10L See full results	J V Overmeire 57.5kg 8.10L	8 (8)
Wyong 06-Jun-24 1000m HEAVY 9 R8 CL1 Hcp $4,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.460, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st The Escape ( Z Wadick 60.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 2nd Winning Proposal ( T Schiller 59 ) 1.24L 3rd Hard Pick ( J V Overmeire 57.5 ) 1.79L See full results	J V Overmeire 57.5kg 1.79L	3 (8)
Gosford 20-May-24 800m SOFT 5 R7 OPEN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:49.030 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Winning Proposal ( A Morgan ) 2nd Oakfield Warpaint ( R Jones ) 0.50L 3rd Woodlander ( Z Wadick ) 2.30L 5th Hard Pick ( J V Overmeire 0 ) 3.16L	J V Overmeire 0 3.16L	5 (7)
Rosehill Gardens 02-May-24 900m SOFT 6 R5 OPEN-BT Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Grand Larceny ( J Ford ) 2nd Oceans One ( Z Lloyd ) 1.50L 3rd Junqueira ( T Sherry ) 3.00L 10th Hard Pick ( D Gibbons 0 ) 17.69L	D Gibbons 0 17.69L	10 (10)
Newcastle 26-Nov-23 1400m GOOD 4 R4 CL1 Hcp $2,675 (of $45,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.700, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.260 1st Emmadella ( K Latham 58 ) 2nd Silent Russian ( R Jones 59 ) 1.04L 3rd A Silvery Warrior ( M Owen 55.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 3.39L 4th Hard Pick ( R King 58 ) 3.45L See full results	R King 58kg 3.45L	4 (6)
Hawkesbury 13-Nov-23 1000m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.650 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.690 1st Billiondollarbaby ( B Prebble 0 ) 2nd Crafty Eagle ( J Parr 0 ) 2.50L 3rd Lady Gold ( K S Latham 0 ) 2.60L 6th Hard Pick ( Z Lloyd 0 ) 4.29L	Z Lloyd 0 4.29L	6 (9)
Newcastle 04-Nov-23 1500m GOOD 4 R1 CL1 Set Weight $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.510, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.270 1st Genzano ( G Buckley 55.5 ) 2nd Uncle Harry ( J Duggan 57.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Exceed Perfection ( M Bell 55 ) 1.92L 5th Hard Pick ( A Adkins 57.5 ) 7.15L See full results	A Adkins 57.5kg 7.15L	5 (5)
Hawkesbury 19-Oct-23 1300m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $21,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.780, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 1st Hard Pick ( T Schiller 56.5 ) 2nd Brave Agenda ( T Berry 55 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.93L 3rd Jared ( J Ford 56.5 ) 1.13L See full results	T Schiller 56.5kg	1 (7)
Bathurst 24-Sep-23 1200m GOOD 4 R6 Mdn Set Weight $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.270, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Starboard ( A Morgan 56.5 ) 2nd Hard Pick ( L Day 56.5 ) 3.91L 3rd Burgundy Bubbles ( J V Overmeire 56.5 ) 4.26L See full results	L Day 56.5kg 3.91L	2 (10)
Hawkesbury 02-Sep-23 1000m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Hcp $1,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:56.610, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.120 1st Ballroom Bella ( J V Overmeire 57 ) 2nd Bonita Queen ( J Stanley 58 , Cd 60 ) 2.52L 3rd Alot A Lip ( L Magorrian 57 ) 3.67L 6th Hard Pick ( K Latham 58 ) 6.00L See full results	K Latham 58kg 6.00L	6 (11)
Hawkesbury 21-Aug-23 1000m SOFT 5 R4 3Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.950 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420 1st Sovereign Fund ( B Prebble 0 ) 2nd Jinsoku ( L Day 0 ) 0.20L 3rd Empire Of Japan ( J B Mcdonald 0 ) 1.70L 5th Hard Pick ( S Clipperton 0 ) 2.35L	S Clipperton 0 2.35L	5 (8)
Royal Randwick 28-Jul-23 1050m SOFT 5 R10 2Y-BT Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.380, SP: $0.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Xidaki ( T Sherry 0 ) 2nd Rustenburg ( J B Mcdonald 0 ) 1.30L 3rd Brazil ( T Clark 0 ) 1.40L 8th Hard Pick ( R King 0 ) 8.73L	R King 0 8.73L	8 (8)
Hawkesbury 17-Jul-23 800m SOFT 6 R9 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.910 1st Corniche ( J B Mcdonald 0 ) 2nd Impartial ( D Gibbons 0 ) 1.00L 3rd Arctic Legend ( R Jones 0 ) 3.00L 6th Hard Pick ( T Sherry 0 ) 5.88L	T Sherry 0 5.88L	6 (6)
Warwick Farm 12-Jun-23 1200m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $1,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.620, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.450 1st Griff ( D Gibbons 56 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Need Some Luck ( K Mcevoy 56 ) 1.17L 3rd Jagjit ( R Bayliss 56 ) 1.57L 6th Hard Pick ( S Clipperton 56 ) 19.39L See full results	S Clipperton 56kg 19.39L	6 (6)
Newcastle 30-May-23 900m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $2,675 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:52.490, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.890 1st Iconic Story ( A Bullock 59 ) 2nd Lika Sun ( D Mclellan 57 ) 0.08L 3rd Nightcapped ( A Morgan 55 ) 0.64L 4th Hard Pick ( S Clipperton 56.5 ) 2.16L See full results	S Clipperton 56.5kg 2.16L	4 (7)
Hawkesbury 22-May-23 1000m GOOD 4 R4 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.450 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.270 1st Taipan Legend ( K S Latham 0 ) 2nd Hard Pick ( J Allen 0 ) 1.30L 3rd Morphlexx ( C Schofield 0 ) 2.10L	J Allen 0 1.30L	2 (6)
Hawkesbury 08-May-23 800m SOFT 5 R11 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.590 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.410 1st Hard Pick ( R Jones 0 ) 2nd Lizzie's Gem ( J V Overmeire 0 ) 0.10L 3rd Staffa ( A Hyeronimus 0 ) 0.30L	R Jones 0	1 (6)
Royal Randwick 31-Dec-22 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.990, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 1st Infatuation ( R King 55.5 ) 2nd The Little Pumper ( R Bayliss 56 ) 0.80L 3rd Big Boy George ( B Ryan 56 ) 2.10L 8th Hard Pick ( K Mcevoy 56 ) 4.33L See full results	K Mcevoy 56kg 4.33L	8 (11)
Hawkesbury 19-Dec-22 800m SOFT 5 R11 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.160 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st Mambo Legend ( B Ryan 0 ) 2nd Figment ( C Schofield 0 ) 1.00L 3rd Hard Pick ( Z Lloyd 0 ) 1.80L	Z Lloyd 0 1.80L	3 (7)
Hawkesbury 28-Nov-22 800m SOFT 5 R13 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.530 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280 1st Flying Trapeze ( L Ribeiro 0 ) 2nd Abstracted ( N Rawiller 0 ) 2.30L 3rd Equipage ( A Adkins 0 ) 3.30L 4th Hard Pick ( K Mcevoy 0 ) 3.40L	K Mcevoy 0 3.40L	4 (6)
Warwick Farm 18-Nov-22 801m SOFT 5 R9 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.760 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Luna Field ( R King 0 ) 2nd Soldier Of Rome ( B Avdulla 0 ) 0.20L 3rd Perigean ( T Berry 0 ) 1.00L 6th Hard Pick ( K Mcevoy 0 ) 2.77L	K Mcevoy 0 2.77L	6 (9)