Kipling's Journey (AUS) Horse
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Kipling's Journey is an 8yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Peter & Will Hulbert. He is by the stallion Zoustar out of the dam Mrs Kipling. He has recorded eight wins in his career. On 11th Jul 2026 at Doomben he secured his biggest triumph, taking the $85,000 Bm78 Handicap. The horse has proved a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering roughly a 40% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lismore 25-Sep-26 1526m SOFT 5 R7 LISMORECUP $8,150 (of $85,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:30.240, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Carravilla ( A Mccolm 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Fukubana ( A Mallyon 62 ) 0.30L 3rd Kipling's Journey ( M R D Plessis 54 ) 1.18L See full results | M R D Plessis 54kg 1.18L | 3 (12) |
| Murwillumbah 21-Aug-26 1550m SOFT 5 R7 MWBH CUP MBM94 $8,150 (of $85,250) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:34.220, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.250 1st Golden Cross ( A R Mccolm 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Kairos Louie ( R D Dolan 54 ) 2.59L 3rd Kipling's Journey ( D Mcgillivray 54 ) 4.27L See full results | D Mcgillivray 54kg 4.27L | 3 (14) |
| Doomben 01-Aug-26 1630m GOOD 4 R7 BM85 $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.920, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340 1st Cunnamulla Fella ( M Rodd 58 ) 2nd Perfect Play ( J Guthmann-chester 56.5 ) 0.58L 3rd Just Flying ( J L Bayliss 55.5 ) 0.75L 6th Kipling's Journey ( D Mcgillivray 56 ) 3.63L See full results | D Mcgillivray 56kg 3.63L | 6 (8) |
| Doomben 11-Jul-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 BM78 $48,800 (of $85,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.320, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.850 1st Kipling's Journey ( D Mcgillivray 57 ) 2nd Cool Music ( M E Philpot 54 , Cd 51 ) 0.57L 3rd Viminele ( K Wilson-taylor 61 ) 1.59L See full results | D Mcgillivray 57kg | 1 (11) |
| Deagon 09-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R1 OPEN TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st San Jose Boy ( B S Lerena ) 2nd Kipling's Journey ( D Mcgillivray ) 0.01L 3rd Kohler Kid ( J P Stanley ) 0.35L | D Mcgillivray 0.01L | 2 (6) |