I've Bean Tryin' (AUS) Horse
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I've Bean Tryin' is a 7yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Matthew Kelley in Canberra. He is by the stallion Spill the Beans out of the mare Sheza Lonhro. To date he has won 8 races. On 7 Nov 2023 at Randwick he secured his most important victory, the $250,000 Barn Dance. He has proved a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 34% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 $5,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.120, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.670 1st Mawjood ( A Bullock 59 ) 2nd Fiddlers Green ( B Nock 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.83L 3rd Anythink Goes ( A R D Morgan 58 ) 1.01L 5th I've Bean Tryin' ( A Collett 56 ) 1.90L See full results | A Collett 56kg 1.90L | 5 (9) |
| Newcastle 19-May-26 1400m SOFT 7 R5 BM64 $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:24.570, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320 1st Rach ( Z T Lloyd 56.5 ) 2nd Ocean Tsunami ( L Small 57 , Cd 54 ) 1.26L 3rd Ready And Lucky ( K Latham 57 ) 1.40L 7th I've Bean Tryin' ( C Keatings 64.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 3.14L See full results | C Keatings 64.5kg, Cd 61.5kg 3.14L | 7 (13) |
| Illawarra Grange 05-May-26 1300m GOOD 4 R5 BM64 $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.200, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 1st Chix ( D Gibbons 59 ) 2nd Miss Capitale ( A R D Morgan 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Laurel Hill ( C Ramsbotham 61 , Cd 58 ) 1.70L 5th I've Bean Tryin' ( C Keatings 64.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 2.50L See full results | C Keatings 64.5kg, Cd 61.5kg 2.50L | 5 (7) |