Highland Blaze (AUS) Horse
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Highland Blaze is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Shane Jackson. He is by Highland Reel out of Bells of Troy and has accumulated eight wins in his career. On 3 Aug 2025 at Sandown Lakeside he captured his most important victory, taking the $250000.00 Grand National Hurdle.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 20-Jun-26 2540m SOFT 7 R3 Qlty Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:44.650, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.100 1st Vegas Jack ( D Yendall 54 ) 2nd The Western Front ( D Stackhouse 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Bold Soul ( B Egan 59 ) 1.75L 7th Highland Blaze ( C Williams 53 ) 3.57L See full results | C Williams 53kg 3.57L | 7 (13) |
| Sandown Lakeside 31-May-26 3900m HEAVY 8 R2 AUST HDLE $18,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 04:36.740, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Mr Waterville ( S L Pateman 65 ) 2nd Highland Blaze ( J Hart 71 ) 4.50L 3rd The Storyteller ( L Remondet 67.5 ) 9.00L See full results | J Hart 71kg 4.50L | 2 (4) |
| Warrnambool 06-May-26 3200m HEAVY 8 R6 HDLE-SWP $27,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:47.810, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:42.520 1st The Storyteller ( L Remondet 65 ) 2nd Highland Blaze ( J Hart 70 ) 1.25L 3rd Karburan ( S L Pateman 65 ) 16.25L See full results | J Hart 70 1.25L | 2 (5) |
| Sandown Lakeside 15-Apr-26 3000m SOFT 5 R2 BM74 $2,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:13.130, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.340 1st Suffolk Star ( T Stockdale 58 ) 2nd Cable Dancer ( M Zahra 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Hollandia ( L K Cartwright 54 , Cd 52 ) 3.50L 4th Highland Blaze ( T Madden 59.5 ) 4.75L See full results | T Madden 59.5kg 4.75L | 4 (8) |
| Flemington 28-Mar-26 2600m HEAVY 8 R7 LR ROY HIGGINS $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:48.040, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Whisky On The Hill ( D M Lane 57.5 ) 2nd Litzdeel ( C Williams 54.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Paradise Storm ( J Allen 58.5 ) 1.50L 6th Highland Blaze ( T Madden 56 ) 3.02L See full results | T Madden 56kg 3.02L | 6 (12) |