Hot Defense (AUS) Horse
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Hot Defense is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Michael Huglin. He is by National Defense out of Hot Bel. The horse has yet to break his maiden, having not won in his single start. In his most recent race at Pakenham Synthetic on 20 July 2026, he was ridden by Adam McCabe and finished ninth, behind the winner Jundah.
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Pakenham SyntheticRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 20-Jul-26 1100m SYNTHETIC R3 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.680, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.270 1st Jundah ( L Nolen 57.5 ) 2nd Cosmic Shower ( L Neindorf 57.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Sheer Panic ( J Bowditch 59.5 ) 2.50L 9th Hot Defense ( A Mccabe 59.5 ) 6.41L See full results | A Mccabe 59.5kg 6.41L | 9 (11) |
| bet365 Traralgon 16-Jun-26 900m R11 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:57.460 1st Alien Angel ( B Allen ) 2nd Mission Of Joy ( J G Radley ) 3rd Celtic Viva ( L K Cartwright ) 5th Hot Defense ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 5 (5) |
| Southside Pakenham SYNTHETIC 09-Jun-26 750m R8 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:44.090 1st Palmeraie ( E K Pozman ) 2nd Planet Mars ( B D Kennedy ) 3rd Shamansara ( J G Radley ) 6th Hot Defense ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 6 (9) |
| Southside Pakenham 27-Jan-26 800m R9 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.690 1st Australian Legacy ( C G Gaudray ) 2nd Aurora's Belt ( E K Pozman ) 3rd Zovozo ( J Mcneil ) 8th Hot Defense ( K Jennings ) | K Jennings | 8 (10) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 24-Jun-25 1000m R4 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 01:00.420 1st Angiemarie ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Molotov Cocktail ( J Noonan ) 3rd HEAVY Is The Head ( T Stockdale ) 5th Hot Defense ( K Jennings ) | K Jennings | 5 (5) |