Knowledge Is Power (2021)

Foal Date
28-Aug-21
Sex
stallion
Colour
bay
Sire
Written Tycoon
Dam
Hectopascal
Prize Money
$48669
Trainer
Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson
Owners
Te Akau Powerful Knowledge Racing Partnership (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM)
About

Knowledge Is Power is a 4yo bay stallion trained by Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson, based at Matamata. He is by Written Tycoon out of Hectopascal. To date, he has recorded two career victories. On 12 Apr 2025 at Riccarton Park he captured his most important win, taking the $35,000 Benchmark 65 Handicap. Punters have found him a rewarding runner; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 30 % return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Cambridge 10-Sep-25 1300m SYNTHETIC R4 BM 69 Hcp $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.000, SP: 4.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2ndO Bosson 58kg 9.40L8 (10)
Awapuni Synthetic 24-Aug-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R2 BM 65 Hcp $7,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: 8.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1stA Riddell 60 0.20L2 (6)
Cambridge 30-Jul-25 970m SYNTHETIC R5 BM 70 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:55.190, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2ndC Grylls 58.5kg 7.70L7 (8)
Cambridge 10-Jul-25 970m SYNTHETIC R2 Restricted 76 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:55.280, SP: 7.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5thA Lawson-carroll 59.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 1.80L5 (8)
Awapuni Synthetic 22-Jun-25 1000m SYNTHETIC 10 R2 Restricted 73 Hcp $850 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.580, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5thJ Chung 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 0.40L4 (7)
Riccarton Park Synthetic 29-May-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 75 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:10.290, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1stT Davies 58kg, Cd 55kg 4.60L7 (9)
Riccarton Park 26-Apr-25 1000m HEAVY 10 R9 BM 75 Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:59.740, SP: 9.90 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5thC Barnes 56kg 5.60L9 (15)
Riccarton Park 12-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 BM 65 Hcp $20,125 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.810, SP: 10.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 1stT Moodley 58.5kg1 (15)
Timaru 28-Dec-24 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM 65 Hcp (of $18,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.900, SP: 10.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2ndD M D Oca 58.5kg 9.20L14 (14)
Riccarton Park Synthetic 06-Dec-24 1200m SYNTHETIC R5 BM 65 Hcp $7,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.390, SP: 6.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1stW Pinn 57.5kg 0.10L2 (10)
Timaru 21-Nov-24 1200m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $10,360 (of $18,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.320, SP: 9.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1stD M D Oca 57kg1 (14)
Ashburton 03-Nov-24 1200m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.850, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1stV Colgan 57.5kg 4.00L9 (13)
Awapuni Synthetic 06-Oct-24 1000m SYNTHETIC R3 Mdn Set Weight $3,330 (of $18,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.220, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1stL Sutherland 57.5kg 0.50L2 (5)
Matamata 27-Mar-24 1050m HEAVY 9 R3 Mdn Set Weight $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:05.340, SP: 12.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8thN S Parmar 57.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 11.80L7 (9)
Otaki 30-Nov-23 1100m SOFT 5 R3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.530, SP: 4.10 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5thM Cameron 57kg 12.20L5 (7)