Headline Legend (AUS) Horse
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Headline Legend, a five-year-old brown gelding bred in Australia by Star Turn out of Commanding Jewel, is under the care of trainer John Thomas and owned by G W Spies, N J Payne, Mrs S L Payne and others. Across 30 starts he has secured five victories, placed second four times and third three times, accumulating $82,540 in prize money. His most recent start took place at Toowoomba on 24 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of a field of 6. The latest winning effort occurred at Gatton on 16 October 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Esk 07-Nov-26 1750m GOOD 4 R5 AFTER THE RACES AT THE GRAND HOTEL BENCHMARK 55 Handicap Barrier 9, SP: 2.50 | K.P.Barker 60 6.05L | 5 (9) |
| Toowoomba 24-Oct-26 1900m HEAVY 9 R7 BM58 (of $22,500) Barrier 3, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | G Cartwright 59kg 1.71L | 2 (6) |
| Gatton 16-Oct-26 2000m SOFT 5 R7 BM58 $11,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:05.330, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.910 1st Headline Legend ( B Baker 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Quality Miss ( M Hellyer 54.5 ) 0.98L 3rd Devil Rider ( S C Tierney 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.63L See full results | B Baker 57.5kg, Cd 55.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Gatton 01-Oct-26 2000m GOOD 4 R4 0-58 $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:04.090, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730 1st Quality Miss ( M Hellyer 54 ) 2nd Besiege ( N Tomizawa 55.5 ) 0.59L 3rd Decarbonise ( A J Keeley 55 ) 1.62L 9th Headline Legend ( K Barker 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 4.77L See full results | K Barker 58.5kg, Cd 57kg 4.77L | 9 (12) |
| Talwood 19-Sep-26 1400m GOOD R1 0-55 $7,500 (of $11,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:27.780, SP: 3.60 In-running: 400m 1st 1st Headline Legend ( R O'connell 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Vizstar ( L G Goomany 57 ) 5.84L 3rd Taradale ( P F Hamblin 59 ) 7.76L See full results | R O'connell 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Goondiwindi 05-Sep-26 1800m GOOD 3 R6 BM50 $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.320, SP: 9.00 1st Headline Legend ( B Baker 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Slugworth ( N Fazackerley 61 ) 2.06L 3rd Nitrogen ( K P Barker 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 6.81L See full results | B Baker 59kg, Cd 57kg | 1 (12) |
| Beaudesert 21-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 0-55 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:22.950, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 1st Standlee ( S N Cormack 59.5 ) 2nd Water Lad ( A M Thompson 58.5 ) 0.12L 3rd Southoftheborder ( M Hellyer 57.5 ) 1.49L 9th Headline Legend ( K Zechner 56.5 ) 6.86L See full results | K Zechner 56.5kg 6.86L | 9 (12) |
| Warwick 04-Aug-26 1100m GOOD 4 R6 0-55 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 11th | G Cartwright 57kg 3.68L | 8 (11) |
| Gatton 10-Jul-26 1100m GOOD 4 R7 0-55 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th | G Cartwright 57kg 1.88L | 3 (11) |
| Gatton 10-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R8 0-55 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | A Graham 56.5kg 8.16L | 11 (11) |
| Gatton 25-Jan-26 1100m GOOD 4 R4 CL3 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th | B Baker 51.5kg 9.37L | 8 (8) |
| Ipswich 15-Jan-26 1350m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 (of $28,000) Barrier 13, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 13th | K Zechner 58kg 6.45L | 8 (14) |
| Toowoomba 03-Jan-26 1100m GOOD 3 R3 CL3 (of $22,500) Barrier 5, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | K Zechner 54kg 0.93L | 2 (10) |
| Dalby 11-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 3 R7 BM55 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th | B Baker 57kg 8.42L | 8 (10) |
| Kilcoy 19-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM62 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | K Barker 55.5kg 6.13L | 8 (8) |
| Ipswich 06-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 4 R6 BM60 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | H Richardson 59kg 3.9L | 6 (9) |
| Warwick 11-Oct-25 1100m GOOD 4 R7 3&4Y BM58 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th | B Baker 57kg 2.25L | 4 (9) |