Istolea Merc (AUS) Horse
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Istolea Merc, a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Bjorn Baker at Warwick Farm. He is by Winning Rupert out of Mercedes. To date he has won five races. On 8 Jun 2026 at Canterbury he secured his biggest victory, the $150,000 Bm 88 Hcp. He has been a profitable runner for punters; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 13% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill Gardens 15-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 BM94 $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.850, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180 1st Eagle Express ( Z Lloyd 52 ) 2nd Grand Impact ( A Roper 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.31L 3rd Istolea Merc ( T Berry 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.55L See full results | T Berry 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 1.55L | 3 (8) |
| Randwick 25-Jul-26 1100m SOFT 6 R9 BM88 $29,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.780, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340 1st Hawker Hall ( J B Mcdonald 58.5 ) 2nd Istolea Merc ( T Berry 56 ) 0.17L 3rd Zouripper ( R Jones 53 ) 1.56L See full results | T Berry 56kg 0.17L | 2 (11) |
| Eagle Farm 27-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 6 R2 BM85 $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.670, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510 1st Lisztomania ( L Nolen 60 ) 2nd Bossed Up ( B E Thompson 59 ) 0.05L 3rd Town Crier ( F Sandkuhl 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.51L 9th Istolea Merc ( A Morgan 58.5 ) 4.76L See full results | A Morgan 58.5kg 4.76L | 9 (12) |
| Canterbury 08-Jun-26 1100m GOOD 4 R7 BM88 $76,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.290, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st Istolea Merc ( A Morgan 54.5 ) 2nd Ready To Shine ( R King 54 ) 1.16L 3rd World Alliance ( K Mcevoy 58.5 ) 1.87L See full results | A Morgan 54.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 11-May-26 1030m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.820 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080 1st Big Papa ( R King ) 2nd Snack Bar ( S Clipperton ) 2.38L 3rd Amazing Eagle ( J Parr ) 2.66L 4th Istolea Merc ( J Collett ) 5.80L | J Collett 5.80L | 4 (9) |