Highly Regarded (2021) Horse
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Highly Regarded is a 5yo brown gelding trained by Melody Cunningham in Ballarat. He was sired by Eminent out of La Adelita. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in eight starts. In his latest start at Ballarat Synthetic on 11 Aug 2026, ridden by Tom Madden, he finished 10th behind Quick Finish.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 11-Aug-26 1500m SYNTHETIC R4 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:31.710, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 1st Quick Finish ( J Mcneil 55 ) 2nd Unoyaself ( C Macredmond 59.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Crafty Queen ( J Hill 57.5 ) 3.25L 10th Highly Regarded ( T Madden 59.5 ) 22.90L See full results | T Madden 59.5kg 22.90L | 10 (10) |
| Hamilton 01-Aug-26 1200m HEAVY 10 R1 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.840, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.550 1st Cinnamon Kiss ( L Meech 57.5 ) 2nd Empress Rossa ( J D Hill 57.5 ) 2.75L 3rd Mister Solly ( T Madden 59.5 ) 3.75L 7th Highly Regarded ( Z Moore 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 13.60L See full results | Z Moore 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 13.60L | 7 (11) |
| Donald 16-Jul-26 1050m R9 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 01:08.700 1st His Finest Hour ( N Farley ) 2nd Oraqua ( J M Allen ) 3rd Heart's Embrace ( S Field ) 5th Highly Regarded ( C Macredmond ) | C Macredmond | 5 (5) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 03-Jul-26 850m R8 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:53.970 1st Sonic Bolt ( J A Keating ) 2nd Shanghai Express ( C M Leonard ) 3rd Star Of Naantali ( S Field ) 7th Highly Regarded ( C Macredmond ) | C Macredmond | 7 (9) |
| Mount Gambier 25-Jan-26 1812m GOOD 4 R3 0-56 $860 (of $23,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:52.940, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th 1st Bright Legend ( C Macredmond 56.5 ) 2nd Proprietary ( C N Rawiller 59.5 ) 3.73L 3rd Alblazer ( K Crowther 56 ) 6.27L 7th Highly Regarded ( A Livesey 54 ) 12.87L See full results | A Livesey 54kg 12.87L | 7 (13) |