Hard Yards (AUS) Horse
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Hard Yards is a 4yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Matthew Dale in Goulburn. He is by All Too Hard out of Offer It Up. He has yet to win, remaining unplaced after four starts. In his most recent start at Nowra on 20 Sep 2026, Nick Heywood rode him to a fifth-place finish behind winner Rosary Sister.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nowra 20-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.810, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 1st Rosary Sister ( P Boudvillain 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Folsomprisonhooves ( R Freeman 56 ) 0.80L 3rd Pride Of Hazel ( M Heagney 55 , Cd 56 ) 1.60L 5th Hard Yards ( N Heywood 59 ) 2.30L See full results | N Heywood 59kg 2.30L | 5 (6) |
| Canberra 04-Sep-26 900m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.840 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910 1st Ahoy Hoy ( A P Anderson ) 2nd Hard Yards ( N Heywood ) 0.12L 3rd Flex Appeal ( S L Fawke ) 0.68L | N Heywood 0.12L | 2 (6) |
| Moruya 28-Aug-26 1660m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.160, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.850 1st Magic Mountain ( J Penza 59 ) 2nd Rouladen ( D L Roux 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.30L 3rd Fill Up ( Q Krogh 59 ) 1.10L 12th Hard Yards ( B Loy 59 ) 13.90L See full results | B Loy 59kg 13.90L | 12 (12) |
| Moruya 16-Aug-26 1425m HEAVY 8 R1 MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.310, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.330 1st Vanrosa ( M G Bourke 57 ) 2nd Hard Yards ( B Loy 59 ) 2.50L 3rd Boujee Gold ( C Keatings 55 ) 2.80L See full results | B Loy 59kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Sapphire Coast 26-Jul-26 1210m SOFT 7 R7 MDN $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:14.610, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.250 1st Cable King ( J Mckenzie 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Watch Me Tango ( J Taylor 55 ) 0.49L 3rd Overshoot ( Q Krogh 57 ) 1.17L 8th Hard Yards ( D Cole 59 , Cd 57 ) 2.57L See full results | D Cole 59kg, Cd 57kg 2.57L | 8 (8) |