King's Taj (AUS) Horse
About
King's Taj is a 6yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Julien Welsh at Cranbourne. He is out of Taraji and sired by Written Tycoon. To date he has claimed five victories. His most notable triumph came on 15th Dec 2023 at Cranbourne, winning the $40,000 Restricted 64 Handicap.
Raced At
Wangaratta
• Ararat
• Mornington
• Moe
• Geelong
• Sale
• Cranbourne
• Wodonga
• Pakenham
• Seymour
• Werribee
• Sandown Hillside
• Flemington
• Bendigo
• KynetonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wangaratta 06-Dec-25 1300m GOOD 4 R9 0-56 $12,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.990, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st King's Taj ( C Hefel 59.5 ) 2nd Wambeen ( M A Salter 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.25L 3rd The Cuban ( J B Stanley 57.5 ) 1.27L See full results | C Hefel 59.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Ararat 25-Nov-25 1300m GOOD 4 R8 BM56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:16.260, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.460 1st Vaderlee ( L Riordan 61 ) 2nd Mont Saint Michel ( W Gordon 60.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Winning Toast ( J Allen 63 ) 0.81L 7th King's Taj ( C Hefel 60.5 ) 6.96L See full results | C Hefel 60.5kg 6.96L | 7 (12) |
| Mornington 10-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 5 R5 BM56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.080, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.120 1st Power Cable ( B R Kinninmont 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Rich And Joyful ( T M Nugent 58 ) 0.02L 3rd Intimeofneed ( D J Dunn 60 ) 0.27L 9th King's Taj ( C Hefel 61 ) 4.42L See full results | C Hefel 61kg 4.42L | 9 (12) |
| Southside Cranbourne 13-Oct-25 1000m R13 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:00.660 1st Battle Of The Ice ( L J Neindorf ) 2nd Game Plan ( L J Bates ) 3rd King's Taj ( C Hefel ) | C Hefel | 3 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 06-Oct-25 800m R2 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:47.700 1st Jahangir ( J Mott ) 2nd Verdad ( B J Melham ) 3rd Hi Dubai ( B A Shinn ) 6th King's Taj ( C Hefel ) | C Hefel | 6 (9) |
| Moe 19-Jun-25 1600m SOFT 7 R9 BM 58 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.800, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.520 1st Miss Tramell ( R Mcleod 58 ) 2nd Ideelistic ( B Rawiller 60 ) 0.40L 3rd Quafftide ( S Clarke 55.5 ) 1.65L 7th King's Taj ( B Kinninmont 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 4.90L See full results | B Kinninmont 60.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 4.90L | 7 (12) |
| Geelong 05-Jun-25 1300m SOFT 5 R6 Restricted 64 Hcp $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.350, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Special Dancer ( P Gatt 56.5 ) 2nd Misty Emotions ( C Newitt 56 ) 1.25L 3rd Asawin ( T Stockdale 58.5 ) 1.71L 5th King's Taj ( C Hefel 58 ) 4.21L See full results | C Hefel 58kg 4.21L | 5 (10) |
| Sale 18-May-25 1527m GOOD 4 R6 2YO+ BM 64 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.170, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880 1st Belcony ( J Noonan 56.5 ) 2nd Makdane ( L K Cartwright 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Pat's Bro ( D Keane 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 4.00L 10th King's Taj ( C Hefel 59 ) 12.37L See full results | C Hefel 59kg 12.37L | 10 (11) |
| Cranbourne 12-May-25 1000m R12 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:59.900 1st Midwest ( T Stockdale ) 2nd Earlswood ( B Mertens ) 3rd Moonhaven ( B Allen ) 4th King's Taj ( C Hefel ) | C Hefel | 4 (8) |
| Wodonga 22-Apr-25 1300m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ Restricted 62 Hcp $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:15.910, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Gobbo's Mate ( A O'driscoll 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd King's Taj ( C Hefel 60 ) 0.75L 3rd King De Lune ( L King 59.5 ) 1.50L See full results | C Hefel 60 0.75L | 2 (12) |
| Cranbourne 07-Apr-25 800m R3 Jump Out-S5 1st King's Taj ( R Peck ) 2nd Redoute's Night ( J Mott ) 3rd Al Duca ( B J Melham ) | R Peck | 1 (7) |
| Pakenham 13-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 4 R8 Restricted 62 Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.230, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.870 1st Trangoojahray ( C Hefel 58 ) 2nd Lady Potato Head ( T Stockdale 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Twin Engine ( D M Lane 57.5 ) 2.00L 10th King's Taj ( R Mcleod 60 ) 5.65L See full results | R Mcleod 60 5.65L | 10 (11) |
| Wangaratta 01-Mar-25 1300m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Restricted 58 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:16.750, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300 1st King's Taj ( C Hefel 60 ) 2nd Turnaquid ( J Bowditch 57.5 ) 3.25L 3rd The Cuban ( P M Moloney 57.5 ) 4.00L See full results | C Hefel 60 | 1 (14) |
| Pakenham 13-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.790, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Matawai ( B Shinn 59.5 ) 2nd Royal Invader ( T Stockdale 58 ) 0.30L 3rd Villefranche ( B Mertens 55.5 ) 3.05L 7th King's Taj ( C Hefel 57.5 ) 5.56L See full results | C Hefel 57.5kg 5.56L | 7 (9) |
| Cranbourne 10-Feb-25 800m R3 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.900 1st Lofty Arch ( J Noonan ) 2nd Mrs Chrissie ( Z E Waller ) 3rd Mornington Glory ( E P Brown ) 6th King's Taj ( C Hefel ) | C Hefel | 6 (7) |
| Pakenham 30-Jan-25 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM 64 Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.550, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st Mahsay ( J Mott 56.5 ) 2nd The Negotiator ( D W Stackhouse 59.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Kyokushin ( A Mccabe 58.5 ) 1.35L 4th King's Taj ( C Hefel 58 ) 1.65L See full results | C Hefel 58kg 1.65L | 4 (8) |
| Seymour 16-Jan-25 1422m GOOD 3 R8 BM 64 Hcp $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.130, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.040 1st Makalu ( C Newitt 59.5 ) 2nd Parch ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Eskimo ( N Farley 60 ) 0.16L 5th King's Taj ( R Mcleod 58 ) 0.97L See full results | R Mcleod 58kg 0.97L | 5 (11) |
| Cranbourne 06-Jan-25 1200m R15 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 01:12.720 1st Slane ( S Clarke ) 2nd Mystic High ( L J Bates ) 3rd King's Taj ( D Dean ) | D Dean | 3 (5) |
| Cranbourne 30-Dec-24 1000m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:01.800 1st HowGOODareyou ( J Childs ) 2nd King's Taj ( D Dean ) 3rd Bel Air ( D Moor ) | D Dean | 2 (8) |
| Werribee 08-Dec-24 1100m GOOD 3 R8 BM 64 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.030, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 1st Jungle Sensation ( C Newitt 59 ) 2nd Hampton Palace ( J Childs 60.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Pure Rain ( W T Price 56 ) 0.90L 6th King's Taj ( C Gaudray 59 ) 4.65L See full results | C Gaudray 59kg 4.65L | 6 (9) |
| Caulfield Heath 20-Nov-24 1200m GOOD 4 R8 BM 70 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.370, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 1st Nova Lights ( B J Melham 57 ) 2nd Zombie Missile ( D W Stackhouse 58 ) 0.35L 3rd Honor Galore ( B Shinn 58.5 ) 1.60L 8th King's Taj ( C Hefel 56.5 ) 4.37L See full results | C Hefel 56.5kg 4.37L | 8 (10) |
| Cranbourne 04-Nov-24 1000m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:58.200 1st Windstorm ( B Mertens ) 2nd Apache Song ( A Mccabe ) 3rd King's Taj ( C Hefel ) | C Hefel | 3 (5) |
| Cranbourne 28-Oct-24 1000m R12 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:56.700 1st Miraval Rose ( J Childs ) 2nd Chattahoochee ( C Williams ) 3rd King's Taj ( C Hefel ) | C Hefel | 3 (8) |
| Cranbourne 14-Oct-24 800m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.600 1st Fission 2nd Garza Blanca ( Z E Waller ) 3rd Stanley Express ( B J Melham ) 8th King's Taj ( R Peck ) | R Peck | 8 (8) |
| Geelong 06-Jun-24 1300m GOOD 4 R8 Restricted 64 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:17.240, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Elba ( C Williams 57 ) 2nd Night People ( C Newitt 58.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Asawin ( J Allen 58.5 ) 0.66L 10th King's Taj ( D Bates 60 ) 5.32L See full results | D Bates 60 5.32L | 10 (10) |
| Sandown Hillside 15-May-24 1300m GOOD 4 R8 BM 70 Hcp (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:17.180, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.710 1st The Open ( W J Egan 58.5 ) 2nd Elouyou ( D M Lane 59.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Truffle Finder ( J Kah 55.5 ) 0.90L 12th King's Taj ( L Currie 58 ) 8.30L See full results | L Currie 58kg 8.30L | 12 (12) |
| Cranbourne 26-Apr-24 1200m SOFT 5 R8 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.470, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.400 1st The Open ( W J Egan 59.5 ) 2nd Superset ( J Beriman 60.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Esecutore ( L E Burke 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.25L 7th King's Taj ( L Currie 61.5 ) 3.87L See full results | L Currie 61.5kg 3.87L | 7 (12) |
| Flemington 01-Jan-24 1600m GOOD 4 R3 Rest 0 Metro Wins Hcp $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.790, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Magnupur ( J Mcneil 59.5 ) 2nd Nursery Chime ( Z Spain 57 ) 2.75L 3rd The Claimant ( W F Pinn 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 3.75L 6th King's Taj ( D Lane 59 ) 5.60L See full results | D Lane 59kg 5.60L | 6 (10) |
| Cranbourne 15-Dec-23 1400m GOOD 3 R6 Restricted 64 Hcp $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.410, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.540 1st King's Taj ( T Stockdale 60 ) 2nd Hola Amigos ( M J Cartwright 59 ) 0.30L 3rd Power Cable ( L J Bates 57 , Cd 53 ) 1.05L See full results | T Stockdale 60 | 1 (9) |
| Bendigo 28-Nov-23 1300m GOOD 4 R8 BM 58 Hcp $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.050, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.850 1st King's Taj ( B Allen 61 ) 2nd Kyokushin ( J Allen 61.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Chase Award ( J C Maskiell 61 ) 0.30L See full results | B Allen 61kg | 1 (8) |
| Kyneton 08-Nov-23 1203m GOOD 3 R5 BM 64 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.170, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.310 1st Miss Russia ( T Stockdale 56.5 ) 2nd Moor Mumm ( W T Price 56 ) 0.40L 3rd Frenchmans Bay ( W J Egan 59 ) 1.15L 7th King's Taj ( J Mott 58 ) 1.75L See full results | J Mott 58kg 1.75L | 7 (10) |
| Geelong 19-May-23 1500m SOFT 5 R8 BM 58 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:33.100, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Tokenist ( B Allen 62.5 ) 2nd Dayan Star ( L Riordan 60.5 ) 3.75L 3rd Boyfromwye ( J Fry 62 ) 4.05L 6th King's Taj ( R Downey 61.5 ) 6.95L See full results | R Downey 61.5kg 6.95L | 6 (10) |
| Seymour 27-Apr-23 1300m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.990, SP: 2.35 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 1st King's Taj ( R Downey 58 ) 2nd Archer County ( J Fry 58 ) 3.25L 3rd Nic Legacy ( J Noonan 58 ) 3.35L See full results | R Downey 58kg | 1 (9) |
| Bendigo 11-Apr-23 1300m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:18.220, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570 1st Valpantena ( R Mcleod 59.5 ) 2nd Gojiboy ( D Holland 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Blue Chip Girl ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2.50L 5th King's Taj ( B Allen 59 ) 3.00L See full results | B Allen 59kg 3.00L | 5 (12) |
| Bendigo 09-Mar-23 1300m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.620, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 1st Checkendon ( B Mertens 59 ) 2nd Miss Uchitel ( D Holland 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Fiftysevenyears ( H T Coffey 59 ) 1.75L 5th King's Taj ( B Shinn 59 ) 2.25L See full results | B Shinn 59kg 2.25L | 5 (9) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 06-Feb-23 800m SOFT 6 R13 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:47.850 1st Pretty Tavi ( B Shinn 0 ) 2nd Raetihi ( W Gordon 0 ) 3.25L 3rd Leprechaun Lass ( D Moor 0 ) 4.00L 7th King's Taj ( M Zahra 0 ) 5.95L | M Zahra 0 5.95L | 7 (7) |
| Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 16-Nov-22 1400m SOFT 7 R1 MDN-SW $4,950 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.100, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.990 1st Riverplate ( B Shinn 59.5 ) 2nd Lady Jones ( H T Coffey 56 ) 3.75L 3rd King's Taj ( M Zahra 58 ) 7.60L See full results | M Zahra 58kg 7.60L | 3 (10) |
| bet365 Geelong 05-Nov-22 1212m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.080, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.420 1st At The Mint ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 2nd King's Taj ( D Holland 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Floba ( L Meech 58 ) 1.10L See full results | D Holland 58kg 1.00L | 2 (14) |
| Moe 22-Oct-22 1214m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.950, SP: 2.05 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.900 1st The Big Freeze ( J Duffy 57 ) 2nd King's Taj ( D Holland 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Trade Statement ( A Lynch 59.5 ) 4.00L See full results | D Holland 57kg 0.80L | 2 (9) |
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