It Is What It Is (AUS) Horse
About
It Is What It Is is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Rex Lipp. He is by Red Dazzler out of Kristina. He remains a maiden, having failed to win in 7 starts. In his most recent start at Dalby on 11 Dec 2025, Georgina Cartwright rode him to a 6th‑place finish behind the winner, Ed I Am.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dalby 11-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.980, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.050 1st Ed I Am ( S Bailey 56.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Magnetic Island ( O Kendal 57 ) 0.16L 3rd Proud Miss ( R O'connell 55 , Cd 58 ) 2.60L 6th It Is What It Is ( G Cartwright 57 ) 5.67L See full results | G Cartwright 57kg 5.67L | 6 (10) |
| Ipswich 13-Nov-25 1350m GOOD 4 R2 CH&G Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:21.630, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.750 1st Global ( R Maloney 58 ) 2nd Uniquely Famous ( K Wilson-taylor 56.5 ) 0.82L 3rd What Did You Say ( H E V D Hoven 58 ) 1.30L 7th It Is What It Is ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 2.99L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 58kg 2.99L | 7 (10) |
| Dalby 05-Nov-25 800m GOOD 4 R14 MDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:47.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Top Level ( J M Emmerson ) 2nd It Is What It Is ( K Yoshida ) 0.25L 3rd Wanna Kiss ( L J Tilley ) 2.27L | K Yoshida 0.25L | 2 (4) |
| Warwick 14-Oct-25 800m GOOD 4 R6 MDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:46.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.940 1st Silk Sonic ( J M Emmerson ) 2nd Little Surprise ( D J Evans ) 1.66L 3rd It Is What It Is ( K Yoshida ) 2.05L | K Yoshida 2.05L | 3 (6) |
| Ipswich 19-Aug-24 1350m SOFT 7 R1 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.190, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Power Ace ( E P Lang 56.5 ) 2nd Azuki ( C Graham 58.5 ) 1.23L 3rd Blind Desire ( M Hellyer 54 ) 7.05L 6th It Is What It Is ( D Thornton 58.5 ) 9.25L See full results | D Thornton 58.5kg 9.25L | 6 (8) |
| Ipswich 24-Jul-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YO Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.970, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st Dance Wizzard ( R Maloney 58 ) 2nd Morganite ( E P Lang 56 , Cd 53 ) 0.82L 3rd Winning Edition ( J Guthmann-chester 56 ) 1.24L 10th It Is What It Is ( B Thornton 58 ) 3.83L See full results | B Thornton 58kg 3.83L | 10 (10) |
| Dalby 27-Jun-24 1400m GOOD 3 R6 3YO Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.720, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Moonshine Run ( L J Tilley 58 ) 2nd Fallguy ( N Tomizawa 58 ) 0.80L 3rd Panda Drum ( B Thornton 58 ) 2.80L 5th It Is What It Is ( J Huxtable 58 ) 4.20L See full results | J Huxtable 58kg 4.20L | 5 (10) |
| Ipswich 07-Jun-24 1350m SOFT 5 R4 3YO Mdn Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.540, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.520 1st Miss Miriam ( D Thornton 57.5 ) 2nd Victory Command ( R Dolan 59.5 ) 1.27L 3rd Going Dutch ( J M Orman 59 ) 5.45L 8th It Is What It Is ( K Wilson-taylor 59 ) 23.13L See full results | K Wilson-taylor 59kg 23.13L | 8 (9) |
| Toowoomba 11-May-24 1100m SOFT 6 R6 3YO Mdn Set Weight $1,085 (of $24,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.000, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.350 1st Cailin Alainn ( E P Lang 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Silverado Miss ( L Tarrant 56 ) 4.00L 3rd Drang A Tang ( A T Allen 58 ) 6.50L 4th It Is What It Is ( K Yoshida 58 ) 8.50L See full results | K Yoshida 58kg 8.50L | 4 (7) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 07-May-24 925m GOOD 4 R3 3Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Mr Hanky Panky ( A B Donald ) 2nd Medical Autocrat ( L C H Sykes ) 1.00L 3rd Ashigaru ( N Fazackerley ) 1.40L 5th It Is What It Is ( K Yoshida ) 6.20L | K Yoshida 6.20L | 5 (7) |
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