Hearts Are Better (AUS) Horse
About
Hearts Are Better is a 4yo bay mare bred in Australia and trained by Matthew Hoysted at Eagle Farm. She is by Better Than Ready out of Heartaches. To date she has recorded four wins. Her biggest triumph came on 15 Mar 2025 at the Gold Coast, where she captured the $500,000 3yo Open Set Weight race.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 13-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R4 BM70 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.830, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.120 1st Yoyo Yeezy ( D Thornton 56 ) 2nd Scripted ( A Mallyon 57.5 ) 0.55L 3rd Benzou ( C Graham 59 ) 2.76L 8th Hearts Are Better ( J Williams 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 7.61L See full results | J Williams 61.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 7.61L | 8 (8) |
| Doomben 29-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 5 R7 LR TATTS CLASSIC $2,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.840 1st Midnight In Tokyo ( R Maloney 55.5 ) 2nd Lonhro's Queen ( M Harley 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.68L 3rd En Pointe ( R D Dolan 55.5 ) 2.35L 10th Hearts Are Better ( D Thornton 56.5 ) 9.92L See full results | D Thornton 56.5kg 9.92L | 10 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 01-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ CL3 Set Weight $42,700 (of $75,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.880, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.010 1st Hearts Are Better ( D Thornton 58 ) 2nd Zoubaby ( D G Moor 58 ) 0.86L 3rd Ten Good Reasons ( M Rodd 58.5 ) 1.66L See full results | D Thornton 58kg | 1 (6) |
| Eagle Farm 21-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 5 R5 OPN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.300 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.210 1st Surprise Honey ( R Maloney ) 2nd Hearts Are Better ( F Sandkuhl ) 0.72L 3rd Pereille ( D G Moor ) 0.96L | F Sandkuhl 0.72L | 2 (7) |
| Doomben 07-Oct-25 840m GOOD 4 R13 OPN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:50.450 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.820 1st Hearts Are Better ( J Mallyon ) 2nd Vodka Martini ( C Graham ) 0.02L 3rd Lonhro's Queen ( M Harley ) 1.97L | J Mallyon | 1 (4) |
| Gold Coast 10-May-25 1200m HEAVY 9 R6 G3 3YO Open Set Weight (of $200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:10.720, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790 1st Bosustow ( J Parr 57 ) 2nd Merchant Gold ( D Thornton 57 ) 6.00L 3rd Tuned ( B Shinn 57 ) 6.10L 12th Hearts Are Better ( N Beriman 55 ) 12.10L See full results | N Beriman 55kg 12.10L | 12 (15) |
| Eagle Farm 26-Apr-25 1000m SOFT 7 R6 LR 3YO Open Set Weight $2,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.090, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.520 1st Spicy Martini ( K Wilson-taylor 55 ) 2nd Zoubaby ( K Mcevoy 55 ) 0.34L 3rd Belegato ( J Guthmann-chester 57 ) 0.48L 8th Hearts Are Better ( N Beriman 55 ) 3.68L See full results | N Beriman 55kg 3.68L | 8 (12) |
| Eagle Farm 17-Apr-25 800m GOOD R3 3Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:45.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 1st Ally ( C Graham ) 2nd Aldolfito ( J Martin ) 1.25L 3rd Hearts Are Better ( J P Stanley ) 1.50L | J P Stanley 1.50L | 3 (4) |
| Gold Coast 15-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 3YO Open Set Weight $300,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.400, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.830 1st Hearts Are Better ( N Beriman 55 ) 2nd Mr Bubbaluski ( D Thornton 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Blantons Run ( R L Stewart 55 ) 2.00L See full results | N Beriman 55kg | 1 (16) |
| Doomben 22-Feb-25 1110m GOOD 4 R7 3YO Open Quality $11,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.800, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Dream Smart ( C Graham 52 ) 2nd Astapor ( J Stanley 60 ) 1.14L 3rd Hearts Are Better ( N Beriman 54 ) 1.26L See full results | N Beriman 54kg 1.26L | 3 (11) |
| Doomben 11-Feb-25 1000m SOFT 5 R10 CL3-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.690 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410 1st Party Spirit ( J M Orman ) 2nd Hearts Are Better ( N Beriman ) 0.80L 3rd Jenchick Boom ( A Jones ) 4.00L | N Beriman 0.80L | 2 (8) |
| Ipswich 27-Dec-24 800m GOOD 4 R3 3YO BM 65 Hcp $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:45.450, SP: 1.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:32.640 1st Hearts Are Better ( D Thornton 55.5 ) 2nd Bonfire Spark ( M Wishart 57.5 ) 0.56L 3rd Mishani Rock ( L J Tilley 60 ) 1.41L See full results | D Thornton 55.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Gold Coast 07-Dec-24 1000m SOFT 5 R4 3YO BM 65 Hcp $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.510, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 1st Petticoat ( R Wiggins 57 ) 2nd Inazuma Boy ( L J Tilley 59 ) 4.50L 3rd Aquatier ( M J Cahill 55 ) 4.70L 7th Hearts Are Better ( F Sandkuhl 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 8.10L See full results | F Sandkuhl 55.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 8.10L | 7 (9) |
| Warwick 18-Nov-24 800m SOFT 5 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $12,200 (of $22,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:44.060, SP: 1.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:30.980 1st Hearts Are Better ( D Thornton 56 ) 2nd Mishani Hitman ( O L Kendal 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.30L 3rd Haz Styles ( A Jones 58 ) 4.10L See full results | D Thornton 56kg | 1 (9) |
| Doomben 27-Aug-24 840m SOFT 5 R15 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:49.730 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760 1st Hearts Are Better ( F Sandkuhl ) 2nd Stromboli Delight ( B Wheeler ) 5.00L 3rd Sunlight Majesty ( M Gray ) 7.00L | F Sandkuhl | 1 (6) |
| Eagle Farm 08-May-24 1000m SOFT 7 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.600, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 1st Spirit Fox ( K Wilson-taylor 58 ) 2nd Hearts Are Better ( J Huxtable 56 ) 0.38L 3rd Concession ( C Graham 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.61L See full results | J Huxtable 56kg 0.38L | 2 (10) |
| Deagon 16-Apr-24 650m SOFT 5 R16 2Y-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:37.180 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.400 1st Hearts Are Better ( E Lang ) 2nd Cosmic Fire ( A Jones ) 5.50L 3rd River Rogue ( T L Orr ) 8.25L | E Lang | 1 (7) |
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