Highground (AUS) Horse
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Highground, an 8yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Mark Oates in Longreach. He is by the stallion Cluster out of Flying Empress. To date, Highground has recorded ten victories. On 24 June 2022 at Rockhampton, he claimed his most important triumph, winning the $22,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Longreach 26-Sep-26 1000m GOOD R2 BM65 (of $10,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.470, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.520 1st Boomroux ( A Meissner 63 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Imminent Boom ( N Olzard 56 ) 3.54L 3rd Penrod ( R S Olivera 56 ) 4.92L 7th Highground ( N Fazackerley 62.5 ) 13.68L See full results | N Fazackerley 62.5kg 13.68L | 7 (7) |
| Aramac 22-Aug-26 1000m GOOD R1 BM60 (of $11,250) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.150, SP: 3.00 1st Imminent Boom ( R M O'connell 56 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Ichiberu ( R T Faehr 62 ) 0.92L 3rd Valiant Joan ( J W Babarovich 56 ) 1.81L 5th Highground ( C Bryen 65.5 ) 5.11L See full results | C Bryen 65.5kg 5.11L | 5 (8) |
| Blackall 20-Jul-26 1050m GOOD R5 BM65 $200 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.940, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Tokyo Sins ( J L Rudd 64 ) 2nd Zouchase ( M Heagney 59.5 ) 2.69L 3rd Rubunkar ( S I Pointon 62 , Cd 60 ) 3.04L 6th Highground ( P Hamblin 63.5 ) 5.68L See full results | P Hamblin 63.5kg 5.68L | 6 (9) |
| Emerald 29-Jun-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 HCP $200 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.700, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.840 1st Sailor's Rum ( W G Satherley 55 ) 2nd Writtle ( T M Fenlon 59.5 ) 2.20L 3rd Diddley Squat ( R M S Olivera 59 ) 2.81L 6th Highground ( N Olzard 55 ) 9.82L See full results | N Olzard 55kg 9.82L | 6 (7) |
| Barcaldine 19-May-26 1000m SOFT 5 R1 BM60 $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.700, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.500 1st Highground ( R Faehr 64.5 ) 2nd Rapids ( C Bryen 62 ) 1.21L 3rd Superstitious ( N M Olzard 63 ) 2.21L See full results | R Faehr 64.5kg | 1 (7) |