King Kalakaua (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

18-Sep-22
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Sire

North Pacific

Prize Money

1810

Owners

Ciaron Maher Racing, D M Firth, J Dixon, M A L Stevens, Mrs L M Stevens, T R Wilkinson, Dalal Thoroughbreds DJM Racing, B Fitz-Gibbon, G1G Colts & Breeding Pty Ltd, A M Holst, Laing Racing, P K & A W Racing, A Sharp, G J P Van Ameyden, B Crouch, Sunday Nite Tea, Dr J C Whitaker & Evaren Racing

About

King Kalakaua, a 3yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by North Pacific out of Chateau Griffo. The horse has yet to break his maiden, finishing winless in three starts. In his most recent race at Geelong on 22 Apr 2026, John Allen rode him to an 8th-place finish behind winner Soldier Boi.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Geelong 22-Apr-26 1525m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:32.720, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Soldier Boi ( L Boyd 59 ) 2nd High Altitude ( T Madden 57.5 ) 3.00L 3rd Kiwi Jenni ( D Bates 57 ) 3.10L 8th King Kalakaua ( J Allen 59 ) 7.31L See full resultsJ Allen 59kg 7.31L8 (10)
Ballarat 03-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW (of $75,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:23.720, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Ole Royale ( L Currie 59 ) 2nd Oyster Lane ( B Allen 59 ) 0.35L 3rd Genomic ( P M Moloney 59 ) 2.10L 11th King Kalakaua ( D Bates 59 ) 9.96L See full resultsD Bates 59kg 9.96L11 (13)
Terang 17-Mar-26 1406m SOFT 6 R5 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.150, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140 1st Regal Ascend ( J Allen 57 ) 2nd License To Excite ( E J Walsh 57 ) 0.46L 3rd Cynic ( R J Hurdle 59.5 ) 2.96L 5th King Kalakaua ( D Bates 59 ) 6.21L See full resultsD Bates 59kg 6.21L5 (12)
Southside Cranbourne 02-Mar-26 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.770 1st Tres Magnifique ( C Williams ) 2nd Cabaret Queen ( B Mertens ) 3rd Vespers ( D Dean ) 8th King Kalakaua ( D Bates )D Bates8 (12)
Southside Cranbourne 16-Feb-26 800m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.500 1st Genomic ( L Currie ) 2nd Deliberate Ploy ( N Punch ) 3rd General Star ( E P Brown ) 8th King Kalakaua ( D Bates )D Bates8 (10)
Horsham 20-Oct-25 1200m R3 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 01:14.500 1st Willmott ( J Allen ) 2nd Zibulon ( D Yendall ) 3rd Catalona ( D Bates ) 7th King Kalakaua ( Z Moore )Z Moore7 (7)
Murtoa 08-Oct-25 900m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:55.010 1st Sunflower Liv ( C A Taylor ) 2nd Prestige Sinpex ( J Fry ) 3rd In Our Hearts ( D Yendall ) 8th King Kalakaua ( E Walsh )E Walsh8 (8)
Donald 18-Sep-25 850m GOOD 4 R4 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:54.300 1st Wrigley Field ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Social Pages ( L Wood ) 0.10L 3rd Nightynight ( A K Kelly ) 0.50L 8th King Kalakaua ( Z Moore ) 8.40LZ Moore 8.40L8 (10)