Initiate (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

13-Sep-21
Sex
mare

Colour

bay

Sire

Hellbent

Dam

Pioneering

Prize Money

58925

Trainer

Todd Smart

Owners

Group One Thoroughbreds, J J Azzopardi, Group One Pioneering, G B Johnson, J D Racing, T G Walbank, Mrs M A Dean, Dr D G Cullen, P Pantazapoulos, P G Robertson, W R Henderson, R W Cohen, D Nettleton, Ms C L Butler, C Watt & R Oakes

About

Initiate is a 5yo bay mare from Australia trained by Todd Smart. She is sired by the stallion Hellbent out of the dam Pioneering and has won 1 race in her career. On 21st Apr 2026 at Queanbeyan, Initiate secured her most notable victory, taking the $30000.00 Country Boosted Maiden Plate.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Nowra 20-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 CTRY CL1 $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.970, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.610 1st Defiance ( B Loy 60 ) 2nd Bound To Fire ( J Penza 55 ) 3.30L 3rd Lady Got Bling ( K Latham 56.5 ) 3.50L 8th Initiate ( J V Overmeire 57 ) 9.90L See full results J V Overmeire 57kg 9.90L 8 (9)
Wagga 27-Aug-26 1000m HEAVY 10 R8 CTRY BM58 $1,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:01.110, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.640 1st She's The Key ( J V Overmeire 57.5 ) 2nd Reds City ( E Bent 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.14L 3rd Iroquai ( S Guymer 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.57L 9th Initiate ( S Fawke 58.5 ) 7.42L See full results S Fawke 58.5kg 7.42L 9 (10)
Queanbeyan 17-May-26 1460m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY CL1 $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.340, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st Tea Or Coffee ( J Quince 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd The Glen ( B Mcdougall 58 ) 1.69L 3rd One More Bout ( S L Fawke 58 ) 3.00L 5th Initiate ( B Owen 59 ) 3.34L See full results B Owen 59kg 3.34L 5 (8)
Queanbeyan 21-Apr-26 1460m GOOD 4 R2 CTRY MDN-SW $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.810, SP: 2.05 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.440 1st Initiate ( B Owen 57 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Passing Through ( D Budler 57 ) 1.85L 3rd Will The Thinker ( P Boudvillain 58.5 ) 2.14L See full results B Owen 57kg, Cd 58kg 1 (11)
Sapphire Coast 13-Apr-26 1205m GOOD 4 R6 MDN $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.300, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 1st Bikini Babe ( J Taylor 56.5 ) 2nd Setta Icon ( P Boudvillain 58 ) 0.23L 3rd Initiate ( B Owen 58 ) 0.65L See full results B Owen 58kg 0.65L 3 (8)