Hit The Switch (AUS) Horse
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Hit The Switch is a three-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Farnan out of Lecture. He is trained by Matthew Hoysted and owned by Proven Thoroughbreds, O H Goddard, Mrs P A Goddard and others. Across six starts he has achieved two seconds and two thirds, yet has not secured a win, earning $48,071 in prize money. His latest start came at Gold Coast on 10 January 2026, finishing 3rd of 17 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 11-Nov-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 BECOME A BRC MEMBER Colts, Geldings & Entires Maiden Handicap Barrier 5, SP: 1.50 | B.E.Thompson 60 | 1 (7) |
| Deagon 30-Oct-26 1050m HEAVY 9 R12 MDN-TRL | J Guthmannchester 10.52L | 1 (6) |
| Gold Coast 10-Jan-26 1400m SOFT 5 R3 MM MDN $22,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:22.280, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 1st Spanish Treasure ( T Berry 57 ) 2nd You Sexy Thing ( R King 55 ) 1.40L 3rd Hit The Switch ( D Lane 57 ) 2.19L See full results | D Lane 57kg 2.19L | 3 (17) |
| Sunshine Coast 26-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 6 R4 3Y MDN-SW $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.890, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Hello Captain ( R Maloney 58 ) 2nd Reconciliate ( A Jones 56 ) 1.61L 3rd Miss Adrift ( M Rodd 56 ) 2.60L 4th Hit The Switch ( B Thompson 58 ) 2.72L See full results | B Thompson 58kg 2.72L | 4 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast 14-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 3YC&G MDN $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.510, SP: 1.95 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.290 1st Camelight ( B S Lerena 59.5 ) 2nd Hit The Switch ( J Guthmann-chester 59.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Kohler Kid ( A Jones 60 ) 1.23L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 59.5kg 0.10L | 2 (9) |
| Gold Coast 22-Nov-25 1000m SOFT 6 R1 3Y MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.250, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.610 1st Storm Merchant ( J Newman 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Hit The Switch ( B Thornton 58 ) 3.00L 3rd Strike Weapon ( M Wishart 58 ) 3.50L See full results | B Thornton 58kg 3.00L | 2 (9) |
| Doomben 06-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R6 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.980 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720 1st Koolatah Queen ( D Thornton ) 2nd Urban Lad ( M Harley ) 0.15L 3rd Hit The Switch ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.42L | J Guthmann-chester 0.42L | 3 (6) |
| Eagle Farm 21-Oct-25 800m SOFT 5 R15 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:45.320 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.050 1st Urban Lad ( M Harley ) 2nd Red Moon Rising ( B E Thompson ) 0.21L 3rd Hit The Switch ( B Thornton ) 4.70L | B Thornton 4.70L | 3 (5) |
| Beaudesert 08-Jul-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 2YO Open Hcp $1,450 (of $28,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.810, SP: 1.95 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st Destinys Summit ( M Hellyer 58 ) 2nd Mishani Extreme ( O L Kendal 59 ) 0.80L 3rd Mishani Glaze ( C Vitler 54 ) 1.60L 4th Hit The Switch ( D Thornton 57 ) 2.40L See full results | D Thornton 57kg 2.40L | 4 (10) |
| Doomben 25-Jun-25 1110m SOFT 5 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:05.990, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 1st Blitzwater ( J L Bayliss 56 ) 2nd Gozo ( E P Lang 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Hit The Switch ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 1.87L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 58kg 1.87L | 3 (12) |
| Deagon 10-Jun-25 1050m SOFT 5 R6 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st New Creation ( N S Beriman ) 2nd Hit The Switch ( J Guthmann-chester ) 1.00L 3rd Kinuseo ( D Thornton ) 1.35L | J Guthmann-chester 1.00L | 2 (6) |
| Doomben 03-Jun-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R6 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.600 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.010 1st Gozo ( A Bryan ) 2nd Spanish Treasure ( E P Lang ) 0.02L 3rd Hit The Switch ( J Guthmann-chester ) 1.60L | J Guthmann-chester 1.60L | 3 (6) |