King Of The Woods (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
05-Oct-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Universal Ruler
Prize Money
5972
Owners
Miss M E Forrester, M R Hall & E J H Hislop
About

King Of The Woods is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Megan Forrester of Woorree. He is by Universal Ruler out of Briar Wood. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in 12 starts. In his most recent start at Geraldton on 4 Nov 2025, he was ridden by Rosie Mahony and finished sixth, behind the winner Best Result.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Geraldton 04-Nov-25 1628m GOOD 3 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.520, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Best Result ( A J Hayes 56 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Cantilever ( N Faithfull 58 ) 0.88L 3rd Safari Boy ( T Dyson 58 ) 3.39L 6th King Of The Woods ( R Mahony 58 , Cd 56 ) 6.68L See full resultsR Mahony 58kg, Cd 56kg 6.68L6 (8)
Geraldton 23-Oct-25 1410m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:27.020, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340 1st Westbound ( C Johnston-porter 56 ) 2nd Cantilever ( Z Johnston-porter 58 ) 3.46L 3rd Mr Universe ( L Ramoly 58 ) 4.26L 7th King Of The Woods ( C Hunter 58 ) 9.09L See full resultsC Hunter 58kg 9.09L7 (12)
Newman 23-Aug-25 1400m GOOD R3 3YO+ BM 48+ Hcp $1,638 (of $18,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.860, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Rulesque ( S Webster 58.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Puddin 'N' Pie ( K Pateman 58 ) 0.39L 3rd King Of The Woods ( E Whittington 57 ) 4.93L See full resultsE Whittington 57kg 4.93L3 (7)
Carnarvon 01-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $714 (of $17,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.960, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th 1st Mystery Minute ( C Nicoll 58 ) 2nd Impending Feature ( H Nottle 56 , Cd 59 ) 1.86L 3rd Gigi's Capachino ( N Faithfull 56 ) 5.09L 4th King Of The Woods ( N Riordan 58 , Cd 55 ) 5.44L See full resultsN Riordan 58kg, Cd 55kg 5.44L4 (9)
Carnarvon 11-Jul-25 1600m GOOD R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.690, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th 1st Sweet Eyes ( K Pateman 56 ) 2nd Puddin 'N' Pie ( N Faithfull 56 ) 0.66L 3rd Jet Power ( A Catarino 58 , Cd 60 ) 4.31L 10th King Of The Woods ( S Webster 58 , Cd 55 ) 27.04L See full resultsS Webster 58kg, Cd 55kg 27.04L10 (10)
Geraldton 23-Apr-25 1420m GOOD 3 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.780, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Scurgeofthewest ( T Dyson 58 ) 2nd Extra Zero ( T Turner 57.5 ) 1.70L 3rd Il Bello Beals ( L Ramoly 58 ) 3.04L 9th King Of The Woods ( C Hunter 57.5 ) 13.94L See full resultsC Hunter 57.5kg 13.94L9 (9)
Geraldton 13-Apr-25 1618m GOOD 3 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.810, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Wasn't Me ( N Faithfull 58 ) 2nd Extra Zero ( T Turner 57.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Il Bello Beals ( L Ramoly 58 ) 0.73L 6th King Of The Woods ( C Hunter 57.5 ) 10.28L See full resultsC Hunter 57.5kg 10.28L6 (9)
Geraldton 08-Mar-25 1618m GOOD 3 R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,820 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.190, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 1st Black Sands ( J See 58 ) 2nd Cateran ( M Derrick 57 ) 1.47L 3rd King Of The Woods ( C Hunter 57 ) 1.73L See full resultsC Hunter 57kg 1.73L3 (8)
Geraldton 01-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 3 R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.860, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st New Attraction ( K Yuill 56 ) 2nd Black Sands ( J See 58 ) 2.93L 3rd Endless Joy ( N Faithfull 56 ) 5.93L 6th King Of The Woods ( C Hunter 57 ) 9.37L See full resultsC Hunter 57kg 9.37L6 (12)
Geraldton 06-Feb-25 1618m GOOD 4 R3 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.630, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Whaitiri ( B Louis 56 ) 2nd She's Resolute ( Z Johnston-porter 56 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.03L 3rd Black Sands ( J See 58 ) 1.31L 7th King Of The Woods ( K Dhurun 57 ) 8.43L See full resultsK Dhurun 57kg 8.43L7 (8)
Geraldton 27-Jan-25 1413m GOOD 3 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.140, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Nobildonna ( L Staples 54.5 ) 2nd Tarentelia ( T Turner 56 ) 0.16L 3rd Mexican Queen ( B Louis 56 ) 0.88L 10th King Of The Woods ( K Pateman 56.5 ) 8.78L See full resultsK Pateman 56.5kg 8.78L10 (12)
Geraldton 09-Jan-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:06.010, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.780 1st Fuzzybox ( N Faithfull 54.5 ) 2nd Demetrious ( S Altieri 58 ) 0.55L 3rd Dixie Princess ( A Hearn 56 ) 0.59L 9th King Of The Woods ( C Cooper 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 6.84L See full resultsC Cooper 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 6.84L9 (12)
Geraldton 27-Dec-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2UP-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.700 1st Bombay Style ( K Bennett ) 2nd Collective ( L Campbell ) 0.40L 3rd Hillside Monarch ( P Edwards ) 0.60L 5th King Of The Woods ( P Farrell ) 3.24LP Farrell 3.24L5 (10)
Geraldton 07-Dec-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2UP-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:07.880 1st Luckee Floran ( J See ) 2nd Wunderkind ( K Bennett ) 1.80L 3rd Live Lucky ( M Derrick ) 3.60L 5th King Of The Woods ( P Farrell 0 ) 9.66LP Farrell 0 9.66L5 (7)
Lark Hill 26-Aug-24 930m SOFT 5 R8 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.420 1st Perfect Chant ( C Parnham ) 2nd Karnup Queen ( L Fiore ) 4.00L 3rd Sesh ( J Turner ) 4.10L 9th King Of The Woods ( Z Johnston-porter 0 ) 11.62LZ Johnston-porter 0 11.62L9 (10)
Lark Hill 12-Aug-24 950m SOFT 5 R9 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.740 1st Sweet Eyes ( C Johnston-porter ) 2nd Overreign ( J Whiting ) 0.10L 3rd Tousled Crown ( L Fiore ) 0.30L 4th King Of The Woods ( Z Johnston-porter 0 ) 0.91LZ Johnston-porter 0 0.91L4 (9)
Lark Hill 29-Jul-24 1000m SOFT 6 R7 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:02.100 1st Venus King ( B Parnham ) 2nd Ah Kum ( A Kennedy ) 0.50L 3rd Good Tradition ( C Johnston-porter ) 0.60L 9th King Of The Woods ( C Cooper 0 ) 5.84LC Cooper 0 5.84L9 (10)