King's Taj (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

02-Aug-19
Sex
gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Written Tycoon

Dam

Taraji

Prize Money

128375

Trainer

Julien Welsh

Owners

J R Welsh, Mrs M F Hefel, S Hefel, P Cavill, P Hefel & Ms J Hefel

About

King's Taj is a seven-year-old brown gelding that was bred in Australia by Written Tycoon out of Taraji. He races under the guidance of Julien Welsh and carries the colors of J R Welsh, Mrs M F Hefel, S Hefel and others. Over 34 starts he has secured six victories, placed four times in second and once in third, accumulating $130,675 in earnings. His most recent start took place at Mansfield Picnic on 3 November 2026, where he finished 2nd out of a field of 8. The latest win was recorded at Yea on 17 October 2026.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Mansfield Picnic 03-Nov-26 1200m SOFT 5 R5 Mansfield Motor Group Mansfield Cup Barrier 4, SP: 2.90 M.Morris 71kg 0.75L 2 (8)
Yea 17-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 3 R4 PIC-TRPY (of $5,000) Barrier 8, SP: 2.50 M Morris 69.5kg 1L 1 (8)
Southside Cranbourne 12-Oct-26 1000m SOFT 6 R15 Jump Out-S6 R Mc Leod 3 (8)
Southside Cranbourne 21-Sep-26 800m GOOD 4 R2 Jump Out-G4 C Hefel 6 (7)
Wangaratta 31-Jul-26 1400m HEAVY 9 R5 BM56 $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:29.090, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Mishima ( C Parish 56.5 ) 2nd Torn ( L King 61.5 ) 1.75L 3rd True Prophet ( M Aitken 60 ) 2.50L 7th King's Taj ( C Hefel 60.5 ) 11.40L See full results C Hefel 60.5kg 11.40L 7 (9)
Mildura 18-Jul-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM56 $660 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.020, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 1st Packers Journey ( A Kelly 59 ) 2nd Fugacity ( C A Taylor 54 ) 0.20L 3rd Mr Markle ( B Rawiller 62 ) 0.26L 5th King's Taj ( C Hefel 61 ) 3.46L See full results C Hefel 61kg 3.46L 5 (12)
Pakenham SYNTHETIC 29-Jun-26 1100m SYNTHETIC R6 BM62 $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.200, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.280 1st Prince Of Brooky ( B R Kinninmont 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Racey Casey ( T M Nugent 56 ) 1.25L 3rd Talladega Girl ( N Daniels 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.25L 9th King's Taj ( J Beriman 58.5 ) 4.91L See full results J Beriman 58.5kg 4.91L 9 (12)
Southside Cranbourne 15-Jun-26 800m R1 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 00:46.950 1st New York Lustre ( L J Neindorf ) 2nd King's Taj ( J Beriman ) 3rd Drefonna ( J Childs ) J Beriman 2 (8)
Southside Cranbourne 01-Jun-26 800m R2 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:48.000 1st Furosshi ( J Bowditch ) 2nd Walter Spur ( L J Bates ) 3rd King's Taj ( R Lamont ) R Lamont 3 (7)
Southside Cranbourne 26-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 Jump Out-S5 S Clarke 9 (11)
Cranbourne 03-Jan-26 1170m GOOD 3 R7 0-62 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th C Hefel 58.5kg 5.81L 6 (9)
Wangaratta 06-Dec-25 1300m GOOD 4 R9 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 3rd C Hefel 59.5kg 1.25L 1 (12)
Ararat 25-Nov-25 1300m GOOD 3 R8 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 12th C Hefel 60.5kg 6.96L 7 (12)
Mornington 10-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 5 R5 BM56 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 7th C Hefel 61kg 4.42L 9 (12)
Southside Cranbourne 13-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 6 R13 Jump Out-S6 C Hefel 3 (10)
Southside Cranbourne 06-Oct-25 800m SOFT 6 R2 Jump Out-S6 C Hefel 6 (9)
Moe 19-Jun-25 1600m SOFT 7 R9 BM58 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th B Kinninmont 57.5kg 4.9L 7 (12)
Geelong 05-Jun-25 1300m SOFT 5 R6 0-64 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th C Hefel 58kg 4.21L 5 (10)
Sale 18-May-25 1527m GOOD 4 R6 BM64 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th C Hefel 59kg 12.37L 10 (11)
Cranbourne 12-May-25 1000m SOFT 5 R12 Jump Out-S5 C Hefel 4 (8)
Wodonga 22-Apr-25 1300m GOOD 4 R7 0-62 (of $27,000) Barrier 12, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th C Hefel 60 0.75L 2 (12)