Head Of The River (AUS) Horse
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Head Of The River is a 4yo bay mare from Australia, trained by Matthew Hoysted at Eagle Farm. She is by Shamus Award out of Henley Miss. The filly has not yet won, remaining winless in ten starts. In her latest outing at Warwick on 24 September 2026, she was aboard Fiona Sandkuhl and placed second behind Gancedo.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick 24-Sep-26 1100m GOOD 3 R4 MDN $3,900 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.570, SP: 2.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.230 1st Gancedo ( W Galloway 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Head Of The River ( F Sandkuhl 56.5 ) 1.70L 3rd Mishani Senorita ( O Kendal 56.5 ) 2.22L See full results | F Sandkuhl 56.5kg 1.70L | 2 (9) |
| Toowoomba 05-Sep-26 1125m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-SW $4,150 (of $24,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.720, SP: 2.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.500 1st Dracarian ( C J Lowe 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Head Of The River ( B Lerena 56.5 ) 0.83L 3rd One Of Them Girls ( O L Kendal 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 2.81L See full results | B Lerena 56.5kg 0.83L | 2 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 12-Aug-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 F&M MDN-SW $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.670, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700 1st Pearls In June ( T J Marshall 58 ) 2nd Mediterra ( R Maloney 58 ) 2.43L 3rd Agadoo ( R Wiggins 58 ) 2.85L 9th Head Of The River ( B Thornton 58 ) 8.31L See full results | B Thornton 58kg 8.31L | 9 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 29-Jul-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 3Y MDN-SW $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.720, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000 1st Mimi's ( T J Marshall 56 ) 2nd Agadoo ( A T Allen 56 ) 1.53L 3rd Lipizzaner ( J A Williams 58 , Cd 56 ) 3.46L 4th Head Of The River ( J Bayliss 56 ) 3.68L See full results | J Bayliss 56kg 3.68L | 4 (9) |
| Deagon 07-Jul-26 650m SOFT 5 R16 MDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:37.010 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360 1st Mimi's ( T J Marshall ) 2nd Head Of The River ( F Sandkuhl ) 1.92L 3rd Kinki Fish ( P F Hamblin ) 2.58L | F Sandkuhl 1.92L | 2 (5) |