Jason Darren (AUS) Horse
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Jason Darren is a five-year-old chestnut gelding that was bred in Australia, sired by Star Witness and out of Dinkum Diamond. The horse is under the care of trainer John Bannister and races for owner J R Bannister. In 28 starts he has secured two victories, placed second ten times and third five times, accruing total earnings of $122,325. The most recent outing was at Port Macquarie on 12 November 2026, where he finished 3rd out of a field of 9. His latest triumph occurred at Grafton on 15 July 2026.
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Port Macquarie • Muswellbrook • Scone • Beaumont • Grafton • Wyong • Taree • Tamworth • DubboRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie 12-Nov-26 1500m SOFT 6 R1 BEECHWOOD HOTEL BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP Barrier 4, SP: 5.00 | C.Reith 58.5kg 1.36L | 3 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 01-Nov-26 1500m SOFT 6 R7 MANGOOLA COAL BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP Barrier 4, SP: 7.50 | L.H.Smyth 57kg 3.31L | 4 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 19-Oct-26 1280m GOOD 4 R7 BM66 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.110, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 1st Etoile Filante ( A Bullock 61.5 ) 2nd Amarone ( M Owen 57.5 ) 1.12L 3rd Myalaby ( R Jones 56 ) 1.12L 6th Jason Darren ( L Smyth 59 , Cd 57 ) 2.36L See full results | L Smyth 59kg, Cd 57kg 2.36L | 6 (11) |
| Scone 07-Oct-26 1100m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:04.300 1st Marchon ( H E V D Hoven ) 2nd Jason Darren ( L Smyth ) 0.83L 3rd Indifference ( D Nock ) 5.19L | L Smyth 0.83L | 2 (6) |
| Beaumont 23-Sep-26 800m SOFT 5 R8 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.570 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 1st Jason Darren ( L Smyth ) 2nd He's Cool ( S Lisnyy ) 0.08L 3rd Farnciful ( S S Llewellyn ) 1.46L | L Smyth | 1 (7) |
| Muswellbrook 26-Jul-26 1500m GOOD 4 R3 BM66 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.410, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680 1st Avista ( A Bullock 59 ) 2nd Hinune ( A Farragher 56 ) 4.43L 3rd Invasive Dreams ( A Weatherlake 62 , Cd 59 ) 5.18L 4th Jason Darren ( J V Overmeire 59 ) 6.78L See full results | J V Overmeire 59kg 6.78L | 4 (7) |
| Grafton 15-Jul-26 1600m GOOD 4 R5 4Y+ CL2 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.650, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.530 1st Jason Darren ( J V Overmeire 56.5 ) 2nd Captain Eagle ( B Wheeler 58.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Vixenette ( A Bullock 57 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.77L See full results | J V Overmeire 56.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Wyong 04-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 7 R8 CL1 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th | J Van Overmeire 55kg 0.64L | 2 (11) |
| Taree 23-Jun-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R6 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | G Palmer 58.5kg 4.81L | 6 (14) |
| Scone 09-Jun-26 1300m SOFT 6 R8 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | M Kirk 58.5kg 5.35L | 8 (13) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 03-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 7 R3 OPEN-BT | G Johnston 4.26L | 7 (10) |
| Muswellbrook 01-May-26 1500m GOOD 4 R7 BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | G Johnston 59kg 0.7L | 2 (10) |
| Tamworth 24-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 CTRY CL1 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | G Johnston 57kg 2.19L | 5 (14) |
| Muswellbrook 06-Apr-26 1450m SOFT 5 R7 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | G Johnston 59kg 0.56L | 2 (11) |
| Dubbo 15-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | J Van Overmeire 61.5kg 0.73L | 2 (10) |
| Taree 03-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 6 R4 CL1 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | G Johnston 57.5kg 2.92L | 5 (9) |
| Beaumont 16-Feb-26 1150m GOOD 4 R6 CG&E BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | G Johnston 59kg 1.89L | 3 (8) |