I've Bean Tryin' (AUS) Horse
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The eight-year-old brown gelding called I've Bean Tryin', bred in Australia by Spill the Beans out of Sheza Lonhro, is under the care of trainer Matthew Kelley and owned by D A Bracher, Mrs L Bracher, S W Johnson and others. From 42 starts he has amassed ten victories, finished second once, and placed third five times, earning $638,705 in prize money. His most recent outing was at Randwick on 3 November 2026, where he ran 16th of 20 runners. He last won at Taree on 16 October 2026.
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Gundagai • Randwick • Taree • Canberra • Hawkesbury • Rosehill Gardens • Warwick Farm • Kembla Grange • KensingtonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gundagai 13-Nov-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BIG DANCE ELIGIBILITY SNAKE GULLY CUP Barrier 11, SP: 15.00 | C.Keatings 58kg 1.72L | 6 (12) |
| Randwick 03-Nov-26 1600m GOOD 4 R5 BIG DANCE (of $3,000,000) Barrier 9, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 15th, 400m 15th | C Keatings 54kg 6.85L | 16 (20) |
| Taree 16-Oct-26 1600m SOFT 6 R7 TAREE CUP $49,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.290, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.690 1st I've Bean Tryin' ( A Collett 55.5 ) 2nd Sosino ( A Bullock 59.5 ) 1.19L 3rd Creative Righteous ( G Buckley 54 ) 4.24L See full results | A Collett 55.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Canberra 09-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 TAB FED OPEN 83 $20,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.730, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st I've Bean Tryin' ( A Collett 60.5 ) 2nd Laurel Hill ( D Budler 60 ) 2.24L 3rd Blow In ( B Mcdougall 59.5 ) 2.46L See full results | A Collett 60.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Caulfield Heath 08-Aug-26 1500m SOFT 6 R2 BM70 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.640, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Stay Silent ( J A Johnstone 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Celtics ( L J Neindorf 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Zebra Finch ( B A Shinn 59 ) 2.50L 9th I've Bean Tryin' ( J Mcneil 59.5 ) 6.40L See full results | J Mcneil 59.5kg 6.40L | 9 (12) |
| Randwick 11-Jul-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R8 BM78 $7,100 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.880, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.180 1st Cold Brew ( C Schofield 60 ) 2nd The Creator ( A Roper 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.64L 3rd Seven's ( S Clipperton 58 ) 1.26L 4th I've Bean Tryin' ( A Collett 55.5 ) 1.54L See full results | A Collett 55.5kg 1.54L | 4 (12) |
| Hawkesbury 23-Jun-26 1500m SOFT 5 R5 BM64 $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:30.260, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 1st Dr Evil ( D Panya 59.5 ) 2nd Squeezebox ( K Latham 59.5 ) 0.08L 3rd Costabit ( T J Schiller 58 ) 0.44L 4th I've Bean Tryin' ( C Keatings 63.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 0.52L See full results | C Keatings 63.5kg, Cd 60.5kg 0.52L | 4 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 30-May-26 1500m HEAVY 9 R6 BM78 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th | A Collett 56kg 1.9L | 5 (9) |
| Newcastle 19-May-26 1400m SOFT 7 R5 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 13, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th | C Keatings 61.5kg 3.14L | 7 (13) |
| Illawarra Grange 05-May-26 1300m GOOD 4 R5 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | C Keatings 61.5kg 2.5L | 5 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 06-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 CG&E BM72 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | C Keatings 58kg 3.52L | 7 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 13-Sep-25 1600m HEAVY 8 R5 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 5 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | C Keatings 60 2.5L | 1 (8) |
| Kensington 27-Aug-25 1550m HEAVY 8 R5 BM72 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th | A Collett 60 5.31L | 9 (11) |
| Kensington 13-Aug-25 1550m HEAVY 9 R6 BM72 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | A Collett 59.5kg 0.3L | 2 (9) |
| Randwick 26-Jul-25 1800m SOFT 7 R10 CG&E BM78 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 8th | C Keatings 54kg 8.72L | 8 (9) |
| Randwick 12-Jul-25 1600m SOFT 5 R8 BM78 (of $160,000) Barrier 12, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | A Collett 58kg 4.66L | 8 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Jun-25 1500m GOOD 4 R6 BM88 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th | C Keatings 52kg 3.71L | 7 (9) |