Illyivy (AUS) Horse
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About
Illyivy is a five-year-old bay mare bred in Australia, by Flying Artie out of Indirect. Trained by Kasey Besanko and owned by N A Besanko, D J Moore, G Moore and others, she has started 16 times, scoring two victories, placing second three times and once third, and has accumulated $233,575 in earnings. Her most recent outing was at Sale on 25 October 2026, where she finished 6th out of 9 starters. The last time she won was at Caulfield on 12 July 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 05-Nov-26 1700m SOFT 5 R1 TCL Trophy Barrier 6, SP: 31.00 | B.A.Shinn 60 0.1L | 2 (16) |
| Sale 25-Oct-26 1400m HEAVY 10 R8 BM70 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | J Mott 58kg 3.01L | 6 (9) |
| Flemington 03-Oct-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R5 G2 BLAZER $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.330, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.470 1st Stylish ( E Brown 55 ) 2nd Gold Medallist ( L Nolen 55 ) 0.46L 3rd Betwitchery ( B Allen 55 , Cd 56 ) 1.21L 7th Illyivy ( B Mertens 55 ) 7.21L See full results | B Mertens 55kg 7.21L | 7 (11) |
| Sandown Hillside 05-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 7 R2 MARES BM74 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.550, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Ocean Bay ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2nd Jenni Gone Bonkers ( B J Melham 58.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Blue Willow ( J A Johnstone 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.25L 10th Illyivy ( B Shinn 58 ) 13.06L See full results | B Shinn 58kg 13.06L | 10 (10) |
| Caulfield 15-Aug-26 1400m SOFT 6 R3 F&M BM78 $6,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.410, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.250 1st Recuperato ( E P Brown 57 ) 2nd All Business ( H Durnan 54 , Cd 51 ) 1.25L 3rd Butternut Princess ( R K Houston 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.40L 4th Illyivy ( B Shinn 56 ) 1.80L See full results | B Shinn 56kg 1.80L | 4 (12) |
| Flemington 01-Aug-26 1410m GOOD 3 R5 MARES BM78 $6,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.180, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.710 1st Stage 'N' Screen ( L J Bates 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Cherish Me ( J A Johnstone 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Silent Shares ( E K Pozman 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.42L 4th Illyivy ( B Mertens 56 ) 0.77L See full results | B Mertens 56kg 0.77L | 4 (11) |
| Sandown Lakeside 08-Jul-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R7 F&M BM74 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.680, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.580 1st Tennessee Bound ( J A Johnstone 62 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Zunna ( L J Neindorf 58.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Mauna Kea Miss ( S K Kennedy 55 , Cd 52 ) 4.25L 8th Illyivy ( B Mertens 58 ) 7.92L See full results | B Mertens 58kg 7.92L | 8 (13) |
| Southside Cranbourne 15-Jun-26 800m HEAVY 10 R3 Jump Out-H10 | T Stockdale | 5 (12) |
| Caulfield 31-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 BM70 (of $80,000) Barrier 7, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th | D Lane 59kg 4.3L | 7 (9) |
| Geelong 03-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 3 R5 F&M BM74 (of $130,000) Barrier 2, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | L Bates 57.5kg 4.18L | 6 (12) |
| Caulfield Heath 20-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R10 F&M BM78 (of $130,000) Barrier 2, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | L Bates 55.5kg 4.96L | 9 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 01-Dec-25 800m SOFT 7 R3 Jump Out-S7 | L Bates | 2 (9) |
| Flemington 02-Aug-25 1410m GOOD 4 R9 MARES BM78 (of $130,000) Barrier 5, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 13th | L Bates 55.5kg 3.95L | 10 (13) |
| Caulfield 12-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 6 R3 3YF HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 4, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | L Bates 51kg 0.75L | 1 (8) |
| Caulfield 28-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 6 R3 3YF HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 2, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th | L Bates 54kg 0.35L | 2 (10) |
| Sandown Lakeside 04-Jun-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN-SW (of $55,000) Barrier 3, SP: 2.45 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | C Gaudray 56kg 0.4L | 1 (8) |
| Pakenham 15-May-25 1100m GOOD 4 R4 3YF MDN-SW (of $40,000) Barrier 4, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | E Brown 57kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |