King Of The Air (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

15-Aug-23
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Acrobat

Prize Money

27757

Trainer

Stephen Marsh

Owners

Arkle Bloodstock & Fethard Bloodstock

About

King Of The Air is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Stephen Marsh. He is by the stallion Acrobat out of the mare Lady Of The Falls. He has recorded one win in his career. On 24 Jan 2026 at Pukekura Raceway, he secured his most important victory to date in the $25000.00 2yo Maiden Set Weight.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Cambridge 30-Sep-26 1300m SYNTHETIC R2 BM 72 Hcp $299 (of $14,946) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:17.040, SP: 22.40 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th 1st Confectionist ( M Mcnab 56.5 ) 2nd Oban ( E Nicholas 55 ) 0.30L 3rd Track Tester ( L Satherley 55.5 ) 0.70L 9th King Of The Air ( C Barnes 54 ) 3.30L See full results C Barnes 54kg 3.30L 9 (11)
Hastings 12-Sep-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R7 LR 3YO Open Set Weight $1,339 (of $89,264) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.880, SP: 22.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 1st 1st Justin Case ( S T Collett 57 ) 2nd Pinafore ( B Queiroz 55 ) 0.20L 3rd Shambo Jack ( C J Grylls 57 ) 1.50L 7th King Of The Air ( J Riddell 57 ) 6.80L See full results J Riddell 57kg 6.80L 7 (7)
Cambridge 28-Aug-26 970m SYNTHETIC R6 BM 72 Hcp $767 (of $15,345) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:54.810, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Lady Iris ( A Strawbridge 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Pink Gin ( M Hashizume 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Reptak ( T Wigram 61 , Cd 58 ) 2.50L 4th King Of The Air ( C Barnes 54 ) 2.90L See full results C Barnes 54kg 2.90L 4 (6)
Wanganui 18-Apr-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R1 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $1,436 (of $28,721) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.330, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd 1st Swordsman ( L Kauri 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Midnight Dart ( A K Riddell 57 , Cd 56 ) 2.80L 3rd All On Red ( K R Hercock 56 ) 5.10L 4th King Of The Air ( J Riddell 57 ) 23.70L See full results J Riddell 57kg 23.70L 4 (4)
Matamata 14-Feb-26 1200m HEAVY 9 R3 G3 2YO C&G Open Set Weight $11,533 (of $128,147) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.210, SP: 5.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Justin Case ( S T Collett 57 ) 2nd Out Of The Blue ( C J Grylls 57 ) 5.80L 3rd King Of The Air ( M Cartwright 57 ) 6.20L See full results M Cartwright 57kg 6.20L 3 (5)