Just A Needs (AUS) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Just A Needs is a 7yo bay or brown mare from Australia trained by John Luttrell. She is by Needs Further out of Paddy's Jubilee. To date she has secured six victories. On 22 Jan 2023 at Hobart she captured her biggest triumph, winning the $75,000 Thousand Guineas.
Raced At
HobartRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart 05-Aug-26 1390m SOFT 7 R3 BM68 $250 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.210, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.100 1st Geegee Strawberry ( T Baker 54 ) 2nd Flying Billie ( B Temple 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.15L 3rd Kakia ( D Ganderton 59.5 ) 1.40L 6th Just A Needs ( A Darmanin 60 ) 2.46L See full results | A Darmanin 60 2.46L | 6 (8) |
| Hobart 19-Jul-26 1380m SOFT 5 R7 Open Hcp (of $45,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.120, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.170 1st Rubbleonthedouble ( T A Cameron 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Sushi Express ( L G Bingley 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Wineglass Bay ( J G Radley 58 ) 1.25L 7th Just A Needs ( H Mccarthy 54 ) 2.37L See full results | H Mccarthy 54kg 2.37L | 7 (14) |
| Hobart 05-Jul-26 1410m SOFT 5 R9 BM68 $15,625 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.700, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.390 1st Just A Needs ( A Darmanin 58.5 ) 2nd Thisismyturf ( L G Bingley 54 ) 0.02L 3rd Miles 'N' Miles ( S H Pang 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.02L See full results | A Darmanin 58.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Hobart 21-Jun-26 1390m SOFT 5 R9 BM68 $500 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.540, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.200 1st Fighting Floyd ( K Lane 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Verbano ( E L B Burke 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Nicco The Greek ( S K Kennedy 63 , Cd 61.5 ) 1.40L 5th Just A Needs ( J W Stanley 58.5 ) 1.86L See full results | J W Stanley 58.5kg 1.86L | 5 (12) |
| Hobart 07-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 5 R7 BM60 $900 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.950, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Quafftide ( E L B Burke 60 ) 2nd Azonto ( D M Ganderton 59.5 ) 0.10L 3rd The Little Bay ( S Clarke 57 ) 0.45L 4th Just A Needs ( K Lane 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.95L See full results | K Lane 62.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 0.95L | 4 (11) |