I Like Big Boats (AUS) Horse
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I Like Big Boats is a three-year-old bay gelding that was bred in Australia, by Astern out of Tempting Lady. The horse is under the care of trainer Kym Afford and races for owners Tricolours Racing & Syndications Pty Ltd, Tricolours Astern, J I Cooper and others. After two career starts he remains win‑less and unplaced, having accumulated $1,100 in earnings. His most recent outing took place at Bundaberg on 3 November 2026, where he finished 4th out of 8 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 13-Nov-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 DSE Maiden Plate Barrier 2, SP: 101.00 | S.C.Tierney 56kg 10.63L | 11 (12) |
| Bundaberg 03-Nov-26 850m SOFT R2 2UP MDN-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.40 | S Tierney 58kg 5.12L | 4 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 13-Oct-26 1000m SOFT 5 R8 MDN-TRL | M Ogrady 2.85L | 6 (6) |
| Sapphire Coast 29-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R5 MDN $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 1st Tanana ( S Guymer 57 ) 2nd Excuseme Mrofficer ( R Freeman 57.5 ) 4.07L 3rd Monnie ( J Martin 55.5 , Cd 55 ) 4.96L 6th I Like Big Boats ( N Heywood 58 ) 9.02L See full results | N Heywood 58kg 9.02L | 6 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 15-Dec-25 800m GOOD 4 R13 3Y+CGEMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.630 1st Exfortythree ( M Fitzgerald ) 2nd Portofino ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.20L 3rd Jolly Resources ( J Ford ) 1.36L 7th I Like Big Boats ( A Collett ) 4.13L | A Collett 4.13L | 7 (7) |
| Kembla Grange 01-Sep-25 1150m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:09.280 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st Mogwai ( B Ryan ) 2nd Prince Aurelius ( R B Bradley ) 0.30L 3rd Mediaro ( L Day ) 4.10L 5th I Like Big Boats ( A Villiers ) 7.90L | A Villiers 7.90L | 5 (5) |
| Kembla Grange 08-Aug-25 800m SOFT 7 R12 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.760 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Winning Rulet ( A Layt ) 2nd Pawa ( T O'hara ) 0.30L 3rd Aisle Two ( B Ryan ) 2.10L 5th I Like Big Boats ( R Hutchings ) 2.80L | R Hutchings 2.80L | 5 (5) |
| Kembla Grange 24-Mar-25 800m GOOD 4 R6 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.210 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.530 1st Flame Tree ( P Boudvillain ) 2nd Miss Steffi ( J Ford ) 1.00L 3rd I Like Big Boats ( A Collett ) 1.50L | A Collett 1.50L | 3 (5) |