Innovates (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
07-Sep-19
Sex
gelding
Colour
brown
Dam
Talented Miss
Prize Money
43800
Owners
R W Button, B L Jorgensen, T Ogihara, Ms M Sakaguchi, H Yamada, R J Miller & Mrs B S Cahill
About

Innovates is a 6yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Rodney Miller in Cairns. He is out of the stallion Hellbent and the mare Talented Miss. So far he has secured one win in his career. On 15 July 2025 at Cairns, Innovates claimed his most notable victory, taking the $23,000 Maiden Handicap.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Townsville 25-Oct-25 1609m SOFT 5 R3 BM 58 Hcp $1,950 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.420, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Al Ras Blues ( A Holt 59.5 ) 2nd Convertor ( A Butler 60.5 ) 0.39L 3rd Innovates ( R Wiggins 57.5 ) 1.99L See full resultsR Wiggins 57.5kg 1.99L3 (9)
Cairns 12-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R4 BM 55 Hcp $3,800 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.050, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.470 1st It's Been A Trek ( K Swaffer 57.5 ) 2nd Innovates ( J Murphy 59 ) 1.29L 3rd Call Me Hilton ( W D'avila 54.5 ) 3.76L See full resultsJ Murphy 59kg 1.29L2 (8)
Cairns 30-Sep-25 1500m GOOD 4 R5 BM 55 Hcp $3,800 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:29.570, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Al Ras Blues ( A Holt 60 ) 2nd Innovates ( J Murphy 59.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Melanin ( L Morrison 60 ) 0.86L See full resultsJ Murphy 59.5kg 0.20L2 (6)
Townsville 02-Sep-25 1400m SOFT 5 R7 Restricted 55 Hcp $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.040, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st Goodnight Romeo ( W D'avila 58.5 ) 2nd Keep On Running ( G Cartwright 60 ) 0.21L 3rd Bubbles'n'froth ( C Whiteley 59 ) 0.34L 5th Innovates ( J Murphy 58.5 ) 0.93L See full resultsJ Murphy 58.5kg 0.93L5 (14)
Cairns 22-Aug-25 1250m GOOD 4 R6 BM 55 Hcp $500 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.240, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.730 1st Golden Octavian ( R Wiggins 61 ) 2nd Rowdash ( L Tilley 58.5 ) 0.42L 3rd Superstitions ( N Thomas 60.5 ) 1.93L 6th Innovates ( J Murphy 59 ) 4.01L See full resultsJ Murphy 59kg 4.01L6 (10)
Townsville 09-Aug-25 1300m GOOD 4 R4 Restricted 55 Hcp $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.070, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990 1st Hit Snooze ( M Apel 57 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Brave Intent ( R S Olivera 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Innovates ( J Murphy 59 ) 0.36L See full resultsJ Murphy 59kg 0.36L3 (12)
Cairns 15-Jul-25 1250m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Hcp $12,800 (of $23,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.260, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 1st Innovates ( J Murphy 59.5 ) 2nd Kellisa ( A Sewell 54.5 ) 1.08L 3rd Geraldine's Wish ( K Swaffer 59 ) 1.24L See full resultsJ Murphy 59.5kg1 (8)
Cairns 24-Jun-25 950m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $2,200 (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:55.270, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st Tipped Off ( C Meehan 58.5 ) 2nd Geraldine's Wish ( K Swaffer 56.5 ) 3.24L 3rd Innovates ( J Murphy 58.5 ) 4.89L See full resultsJ Murphy 58.5kg 4.89L3 (5)
Newcastle 27-Jan-24 1850m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $3,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:55.410, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350 1st Community ( K Latham 59 ) 2nd Counter ( G Buckley 59 ) 0.73L 3rd Revelaide ( B Lerena 56.5 ) 1.19L 4th Innovates ( A Calder 59 ) 1.60L See full resultsA Calder 59kg 1.60L4 (10)
Wyong 06-Jan-24 1600m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Set Weight $3,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.600, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.050 1st Dunbelievin' ( D Keenan 57.5 ) 2nd Beach Party ( A Collett 57 ) 0.03L 3rd Ilovenews ( K Jennings 59 ) 1.30L 4th Innovates ( A Calder 59 ) 3.01L See full resultsA Calder 59kg 3.01L4 (11)
Hawkesbury 10-Dec-23 1300m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Hcp $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.250, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.310 1st Dubai Empress ( T Schiller 55.5 ) 2nd Wymark ( R Hutchings 59 ) 0.20L 3rd Irish Anthem ( R King 59 ) 0.60L 7th Innovates ( A Calder 57 ) 4.90L See full resultsA Calder 57kg 4.90L7 (11)
Doomben 30-Aug-23 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Hcp (of $40,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.830, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.310 1st Maid To Fit ( J Orman 57 ) 2nd Whisky Train ( J Guthmann-chester 56 ) 1.50L 3rd Russian Sub ( N Evans 59 ) 2.50L 11th Innovates ( M D Plessis 59 ) 6.87L See full resultsM D Plessis 59kg 6.87L11 (12)
Ipswich 18-Aug-23 1200m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn Hcp $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.660, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 1st Kemi Zabi ( J Orman 59 ) 2nd Innovates ( M D Plessis 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Too Much Makeup ( M Hellyer 55.5 ) 1.20L See full resultsM D Plessis 57.5kg 0.20L2 (10)
Ipswich 28-Jul-23 1200m GOOD 4 R7 Mdn Hcp $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:10.630, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 1st Thankful Heart ( D Thornton 58 ) 2nd Mission To Win ( M Harley 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Outa Taormina ( A Donald 54 , Cd 52 ) 1.90L 5th Innovates ( M D Plessis 57.5 ) 4.40L See full resultsM D Plessis 57.5kg 4.40L5 (13)
Ipswich 27-May-23 1100m GOOD 4 R7 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.910, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.370 1st Ellows Hall ( M Cahill 57 ) 2nd She's Soo Good ( S Callow 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Pipatina ( B Ainsworth 55 ) 0.30L 10th Innovates ( T Brooker 57 ) 23.40L See full resultsT Brooker 57kg 23.40L10 (10)