Hunga Tonga (2021) Horse
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Hunga Tonga is a 5yo bay horse trained by Ricky Maingard. Its sire is the stallion Erupt and its dam is Taffety Tart. To date, Hunga Tonga has won three races. On 17 May 2026 at Scottsville, it secured its most important victory, earning $128,245.00 in a Class 4 race.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scottsville 28-Jun-26 1501m SOFT R6 CL4 (of $128,245) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.080, SP: 6.50 1st Gorgeous Girl ( M Mbuto 128 , Cd 125 ) 2nd Splash Of Love ( M V'rensburg 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Hop Hop Spinnekop ( S Veale 119 ) 0.35L 13th Hunga Tonga ( A Fortune 130 ) 3.95L See full results | A Fortune 59kg 3.95L | 13 (17) |
| Greyville 10-Jun-26 1600m SYNTHETIC R3 Join The Passion! www.racecoast.co.za C Stakes $13,293 (of $133,005) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.640, SP: 2.63 1st Takeyourbestshot ( M V'rensburg 122 ) 2nd Pied Piper ( M Mbuto 132 ) 0.20L 3rd Hunga Tonga ( C Zackey 130 ) 0.40L See full results | C Zackey 59kg 0.40L | 3 (11) |
| Scottsville 17-May-26 1600m GOOD R8 CL4 $80,162 (of $128,245) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.820, SP: 4.33 1st Hunga Tonga ( K D Melo 127 ) 2nd Saint Brigid ( S Veale 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Pretty Kara ( M Michel 126 ) 0.30L See full results | K D Melo 57.6kg | 1 (11) |
| Kenilworth 18-Apr-26 1501m GOOD R8 CL4 (of $104,510) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.860, SP: 17.00 1st Cutie Patootie ( K D Melo 129 ) 2nd Mighty Mary ( R Fourie 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Apricity ( K Steyn 118 ) 0.75L 8th Hunga Tonga ( B Plaatjies 128 ) 6.60L See full results | B Plaatjies 58.1kg 6.60L | 8 (13) |
| Durbanville 18-Jan-26 1600m GOOD R5 CL4 $6,411 (of $128,245) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.450, SP: 6.00 1st Educator ( C Zackey 133 ) 2nd Boozy Susie ( S Veale 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Kubu ( J V Merwe 120 ) 0.75L 4th Hunga Tonga ( A Fortune 129 ) 3.25L See full results | A Fortune 58.5kg 3.25L | 4 (10) |