Hot Stepping Hippy (AUS) Horse
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Hot Stepping Hippy is a 4yo bay mare from Australia, trained by Simon Zahra in Flemington. She is by Nicconi out of Woodstock Hussey and has recorded one win in her career. On 9 May 2026 at Ararat, she claimed her most significant victory, earning the $32,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 22-Jun-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R7 BM62 $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.060, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Materazzi ( B Egan 59 ) 2nd Military Base ( L Cartwright 59.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Express Guard ( L Nolen 58.5 ) 0.85L 8th Hot Stepping Hippy ( D Thornton 56 ) 2.87L See full results | D Thornton 56kg 2.87L | 8 (11) |
| Mornington 25-May-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 BM56 $990 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.830, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.010 1st Ania ( D Dean 62 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Regal Ascend ( J Mott 62 ) 0.25L 3rd Queen Beira ( O I East 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.40L 4th Hot Stepping Hippy ( D Thornton 61 ) 0.90L See full results | D Thornton 61kg 0.90L | 4 (8) |
| Ararat 09-May-26 1300m SOFT 7 R2 MDN-SW $17,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.240, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.390 1st Hot Stepping Hippy ( J Hill 57.5 ) 2nd Giddy Up Bankcheck ( R J Hurdle 59.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Havilah ( M K Julius 57.5 ) 2.45L See full results | J Hill 57.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Wodonga 20-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.560, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st Tutto Finito ( J J Lyon 57 ) 2nd Fierce Dreams ( B Mcdougall 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Ninetyfiveinafifty ( L King 57 ) 2.25L 6th Hot Stepping Hippy ( T Nugent 57.5 ) 5.75L See full results | T Nugent 57.5kg 5.75L | 6 (10) |
| Flemington 10-Apr-26 800m R6 Jump Out-S5 1st Hot Stepping Hippy ( R Houston ) 2nd The Birthday Party ( L Riordan ) 3rd Teddy Boy ( L King ) | R Houston | 1 (4) |