Istolea Merc (AUS) Horse
About
Istolea Merc is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Bjorn Baker at Warwick Farm. He is by the stallion Winning Rupert out of the dam Mercedes. To date he has recorded four career wins. His most notable triumph came on 6 Oct 2025 at Warwick Farm, when he won the $65,000 4yo+ Benchmark 72 Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for punters; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 5% return on investment.
Raced At
Mudgee
• Canterbury
• Randwick
• Warwick Farm
• Rosehill Gardens
• Hawkesbury
• Nowra
• Kembla GrangeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mudgee 05-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 5 R6 MUDGEE CUP MB79 $7,675 (of $75,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.680, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Dances With Hooves ( J Stiff 54.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Rematch ( A Bullock 57 , Cd 56 ) 1.12L 3rd Istolea Merc ( W Costin 59 ) 1.90L See full results | W Costin 59kg 1.90L | 3 (13) |
| Canterbury 28-Nov-25 1250m GOOD 4 R7 5Y+ BM78 $14,500 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.870, SP: 3.30 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 1st Balkans ( T Sherry 57.5 ) 2nd Istolea Merc ( T Berry 59 ) 0.36L 3rd House Of Cards ( J Collett 55.5 ) 0.46L See full results | T Berry 59kg 0.36L | 2 (9) |
| Canterbury 14-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 4 R8 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $3,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.110, SP: 2.45 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360 1st Apex ( T J Schiller 56 ) 2nd Extravagent Lad ( J Collett 57 ) 0.52L 3rd Balkans ( T Sherry 57.5 ) 1.79L 4th Istolea Merc ( A Morgan 59 ) 2.39L See full results | A Morgan 59kg 2.39L | 4 (9) |
| Randwick 01-Nov-25 1100m SOFT 7 R6 BM78 $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.540, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.650 1st Pokerjack ( A Mclucas 55.5 ) 2nd Brave One ( Z Lloyd 61.5 ) 2.43L 3rd Memoria ( B Osmond 60 , Cd 62 ) 2.90L 6th Istolea Merc ( J Mcdonald 58 ) 5.59L See full results | J Mcdonald 58kg 5.59L | 6 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 06-Oct-25 1100m GOOD 4 R5 4YO+ BM 72 Hcp $30,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:02.780, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.360 1st Istolea Merc ( A Morgan 59.5 ) 2nd Rantan ( J Parr 59.5 ) 2.16L 3rd Extravagent Lad ( B Nock 60 , Cd 58 ) 2.42L See full results | A Morgan 59.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 23-Sep-25 1030m SOFT 5 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540 1st Istolea Merc ( A Morgan ) 2nd Iknowastar ( R King ) 0.05L 3rd Scalable ( C Schofield ) 0.97L | A Morgan | 1 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 09-Sep-25 900m SOFT 5 R8 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.320 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.310 1st Zoubaby ( T Gould ) 2nd Istolea Merc ( A Morgan ) 0.39L 3rd Scalable ( C Schofield ) 4.52L | A Morgan 0.39L | 2 (8) |
| Randwick 26-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 6 R9 3,4YO BM 72 Hcp $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.960, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.470 1st Yankee One ( J Collett 57.5 ) 2nd Spione ( N Rawiller 58 ) 0.59L 3rd Mickey's Medal ( B Nock 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.28L 10th Istolea Merc ( B Loy 58.5 ) 12.51L See full results | B Loy 58.5kg 12.51L | 10 (12) |
| Hawkesbury 05-Apr-25 1300m GOOD 4 R8 BM 64 Hcp $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.230, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.550 1st Istolea Merc ( B Loy 61 ) 2nd Hyperbolic ( Z Wadick 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.31L 3rd One Last Shot ( A Adkins 60 ) 2.87L See full results | B Loy 61kg | 1 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 05-Mar-25 1300m SOFT 6 R3 3,4YO BM 64 Hcp $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.500, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980 1st Brigidine Gal ( R Bayliss 59 ) 2nd Threatening ( J Ford 59 ) 1.15L 3rd Zousain Bolt ( B Nock 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.24L 8th Istolea Merc ( A Morgan 61 ) 2.06L See full results | A Morgan 61kg 2.06L | 8 (9) |
| Nowra 23-Feb-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 CL1 Hcp $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.980, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.260 1st Istolea Merc ( B Loy 60.5 ) 2nd Rose Aye ( A Morgan 56.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Sculptor ( M G Bourke 58 ) 2.50L See full results | B Loy 60.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Nowra 09-Feb-25 1200m SOFT 7 R7 Mdn Hcp $22,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.490, SP: 1.95 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Istolea Merc ( A Morgan 60.5 ) 2nd Cathedral Cove ( T Sherry 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Stormbringer ( J V Overmeire 58.5 ) 2.50L See full results | A Morgan 60.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Kembla Grange 29-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Hcp $10,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.140, SP: 1.75 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.060 1st Bold Bidder ( J Parr 57.5 ) 2nd Istolea Merc ( A Morgan 59.5 ) 1.80L 3rd California Command ( K Mcevoy 57.5 ) 1.90L See full results | A Morgan 59.5kg 1.80L | 2 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 14-Jan-25 1050m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.470 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Istolea Merc ( Z Lloyd ) 2nd Karmardo ( A Adkins ) 0.19L 3rd Jamacri ( W Costin ) 0.27L | Z Lloyd | 1 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Jan-25 797m GOOD 4 R16 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:45.720 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.010 1st Tomcat Flowers ( J Taylor ) 2nd Istolea Merc ( A Hyeronimus ) 4.50L 3rd Wal's Me Mate ( Z T Lloyd ) 5.09L | A Hyeronimus 4.50L | 2 (9) |
| Hawkesbury 12-Sep-24 1100m GOOD 4 R3 CH&G Mdn Set Weight $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.170, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.830 1st Livin' Thing ( J Parr 56.5 ) 2nd Istolea Merc ( A Hyeronimus 59 ) 2.85L 3rd Chiba ( T Clark 56.5 ) 3.94L See full results | A Hyeronimus 59kg 2.85L | 2 (7) |
| Hawkesbury 26-Aug-24 800m GOOD 4 R16 4UP MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.180 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.310 1st Istolea Merc ( R King ) 2nd Oakfield Echidna ( K Latham ) 1.38L 3rd Nerola ( C Lever ) 1.46L | R King | 1 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 12-Aug-24 790m SOFT 5 R14 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.310 1st Istolea Merc ( J Parr ) 2nd Yoshinobu ( K Mcevoy ) 1.85L 3rd Wal's Me Mate ( T Sherry ) 2.31L | J Parr | 1 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 09-Aug-23 800m GOOD 4 R13 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 1st Spirit Of Varanasi ( D Parrott 0 ) 2nd Rock 'N' Reign ( H E V D Hoven 0 ) 0.30L 3rd Shunt ( K Latham 0 ) 0.40L 4th Istolea Merc ( S Galea 0 ) 0.50L | S Galea 0 0.50L | 4 (6) |
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