Italian Spirit (AUS) Horse
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About
Italian Spirit is a four-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Pierro out of Lasqueti Spirit. He races under the guidance of Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott and is owned by Champion Thoroughbreds (Mgr J P Abrahams), S Chappell, M C Freeburn and others. In four career starts he has recorded one win and placed second two times, accumulating earnings of $47,825. His most recent start came at Rosehill Gardens on 14 October 2026, where he finished 1st out of a field of 12.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 31-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 O'NEILLS TYRES- STEVE O'NEILL MEMORIAL CLASS 1 HANDICAP Barrier 2, SP: 2.50 | L.Beuzelin 61.5kg 0.66L | 2 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 14-Oct-26 1400m SOFT 7 R2 MDN $28,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.570, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 1st Italian Spirit ( R Bayliss 59 ) 2nd Snitzel's Girl ( Z Lloyd 54 ) 1.21L 3rd Ratify ( K Mcevoy 56.5 ) 1.91L See full results | R Bayliss 59kg | 1 (12) |
| Kembla Grange 26-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 CG&E MDN $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.560, SP: 2.15 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st Lafite ( S Clipperton 57 ) 2nd Italian Spirit ( W Costin 60 ) 3.00L 3rd My Star ( O S Chambers 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 8.00L See full results | W Costin 60 3.00L | 2 (6) |
| Randwick 11-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.830 1st Italian Spirit ( R Bayliss ) 2nd New Endeavour ( A Hyeronimus ) 1.63L 3rd Hellbent On You ( R Jones ) 3.29L | R Bayliss | 1 (7) |
| Randwick 28-Aug-26 1045m SOFT 6 R10 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.110 1st Italian Spirit ( R Bayliss ) 2nd Pulsator ( L Beuzelin ) 2.50L 3rd Better By Far ( T Clark ) 4.86L | R Bayliss | 1 (8) |
| Canterbury 19-Dec-25 1550m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.300, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 1st Hereward ( A R D Morgan 57.5 ) 2nd Viva Mauricio ( S Grima 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.15L 3rd Man Of Worth ( T Berry 59 ) 2.19L 8th Italian Spirit ( R Bayliss 57.5 ) 4.78L See full results | R Bayliss 57.5kg 4.78L | 8 (10) |
| Beaumont 06-Dec-25 1250m GOOD 4 R3 SUPER MDN (of $60,000) Barrier 1, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | J Van Overmeire 57.5kg 0.46L | 2 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 07-Nov-25 1045m GOOD 4 R8 3Y+ MDN-BT | A Hyeronimus 1.87L | 5 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 20-Oct-25 1050m GOOD 4 R6 3YCGMDN-BT | A Hyeronimus 7.04L | 4 (7) |