Just Begun (AUS) Horse
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Just Begun is a 2yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Graeme McCulloch. He is by Stratosphere out of Vela Blue. He has not yet broken his maiden, having 0 wins from 1 start. In his most recent race at Devonport Synthetic on 17 May 2026, Chloe Wells rode him to a sixth‑place finish behind the winner Buzzoffski.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 17-May-26 1009m SYNTHETIC R1 2YO MDN $300 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:59.220, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 1st Buzzoffski ( D Pires 55 ) 2nd Valley Star ( K Lane 57 , Cd 54 ) 0.25L 3rd Scarlet Bullet ( C Jordan 55 ) 3.50L 6th Just Begun ( C Wells 57 ) 7.25L See full results | C Wells 57kg 7.25L | 6 (7) |
| Longford 14-Apr-26 800m SOFT 5 R2 3Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:48.060 1st Roxy Dancer ( C R Wells ) 2nd Just Begun ( I Bowles ) 2.50L 3rd Worthy Dash ( H Mccarthy ) 4.00L | I Bowles 2.50L | 2 (4) |
| Launceston 31-Mar-26 800m GOOD 4 R4 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:48.320 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Aristopolos ( E L B Burke ) 2nd Just Begun ( I Bowles ) 3.25L 3rd Fierce Spirit ( L G Bingley ) 3.65L | I Bowles 3.25L | 2 (4) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 09-Dec-25 800m SYNTHETIC R4 3Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:49.170 1st Rushonova ( S K Ingelse ) 2nd Miss Lyra ( C M Jordan ) 1.75L 3rd Walking Street ( B Muhcu ) 2.50L 7th Just Begun ( C Wells ) 7.90L | C Wells 7.90L | 7 (7) |