High Country (2020) Horse
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About
High Country is a 6yo bay gelding trained by Tony Pike. He is by the stallion Mongolian Khan out of the dam Chaparella. He has won 3 races so far. On 21 Feb 2026 at Ellerslie, he claimed his most important victory, taking the $75000.00 Benchmark 65 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie 17-Oct-26 2100m SOFT 5 R4 BM 75 Hcp $670 (of $44,652) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:11.270, SP: 12.40 1st Sweet Ice ( W Kennedy 55 ) 2nd Allaces ( L Satherley 55.5 ) 1.40L 3rd Ruach ( J Doyle 55.5 ) 2.70L 6th High Country ( S Mcnab 59 , Cd 57 ) 6.40L See full results | S Mcnab 59kg, Cd 57kg 6.40L | 6 (9) |
| Matamata 03-Oct-26 2000m SOFT 5 R6 BM 75 Hcp $486 (of $32,384) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:04.940, SP: 11.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st The Precursor ( M Hashizume 60.5 ) 2nd Overrated ( G Rooke 61 ) 0.80L 3rd Enright ( E M Leighton 58 ) 1.10L 7th High Country ( C Berge 59.5 ) 3.10L See full results | C Berge 59.5kg 3.10L | 7 (12) |
| Ellerslie 05-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 5 R10 BM 75 Hcp (of $61,318) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:36.410, SP: 31.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th 1st Monologue ( J Doyle 60 ) 2nd Zenith ( C J Grylls 59 ) 0.50L 3rd Getaway ( G Rooke 55.5 ) 3.00L 14th High Country ( S Mcnab 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 24.70L See full results | S Mcnab 60.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 24.70L | 14 (14) |
| Ellerslie 04-Apr-26 2200m SOFT 5 R3 Open Hcp $806 (of $53,718) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:17.220, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Levakia ( M J Mcnab 54 ) 2nd Khan Hunter ( L H Satherley 54 ) 1.80L 3rd Hezashocka ( O P Bosson 60 ) 3.60L 9th High Country ( J Doyle 54 ) 11.90L See full results | J Doyle 54kg 11.90L | 9 (9) |
| Tauranga 14-Mar-26 2100m HEAVY 8 R2 BM 75 Hcp $19,031 (of $33,097) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:13.460, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st High Country ( J Doyle 57.5 ) 2nd Perfectmanz ( J Taplin 54.5 , Cd 54 ) 9.00L 3rd Apex ( T Mitchell 54.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 9.20L See full results | J Doyle 57.5kg | 1 (8) |