Kokoro (AUS) Horse
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About
Kokoro is an eight-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Real Impact out of Close to My Heart. Trained by John Dunn & Krystal Bishop and owned by T R Black, Ms K E Haines, Ms K L Hammond and others, the horse has started 43 times, securing six victories, placing second five times and a third, and has amassed earnings of $281,750. His most recent start came at Port Lincoln on 25 October 2026, where he finished 8th of 12 runners. The latest win was recorded at Wycheproof on 1 November 2025.
Raced At
Port Lincoln • Morphettville Parks • Strathalbyn • Morphettville • Oakbank • Sandown Lakeside • Dunkeld • Wycheproof • CaulfieldRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Port Lincoln 04-Nov-26 1350m GOOD 4 R8 Wudinna Hotel Benchmark 68 Handicap Barrier 5, SP: 18.00 | S.Metcalfe 56.5kg 4.95L | 7 (12) |
| Port Lincoln 25-Oct-26 1350m SOFT 6 R7 BM68 (of $23,000) Barrier 12, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th | S Metcalfe 57kg 4.29L | 8 (12) |
| Port Lincoln 04-Oct-26 1350m GOOD 4 R3 BM68 $1,900 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.320, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 6th, 400m 4th 1st Chef Militaire ( J Gutte 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Raikoke ( S Metcalfe 62.5 ) 1.24L 3rd I'm A Dexstar ( S Potter 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 1.29L 4th Kokoro ( C Murtagh 57 ) 3.38L See full results | C Murtagh 57kg 3.38L | 4 (7) |
| Morphettville Parks 28-Sep-26 1250m GOOD 4 R17 OPN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:17.420 1st Showrunner ( B Price ) 2nd Track Patcher ( O Ridge ) 1.62L 3rd Kokoro ( R Milnes ) 2.16L | R Milnes 2.16L | 3 (8) |
| Strathalbyn 10-Sep-26 600m SOFT R5 J/O 5 1st Zarkana ( K Crowther ) 2nd The Ineos ( A C Goindasamy ) 0.00L 3rd Agreeance ( R L Milnes ) 0.00L 4th Kokoro ( B King ) 0.00L | B King 0.00L | 4 (4) |
| Morphettville Parks 16-May-26 1950m SOFT 6 R1 BM66 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:01.670, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.360 1st Eight On The Dot ( C Tootell 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Joviale ( R L Milnes 57 ) 0.84L 3rd United Legend ( J B Opperman 56 ) 1.39L 9th Kokoro ( C Murtagh 58 ) 16.21L See full results | C Murtagh 58kg 16.21L | 9 (9) |
| Morphettville 09-May-26 1800m SOFT 6 R1 0-68 $1,500 (of $75,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:52.310, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.370 1st Peta's Heart ( H Grace 54 ) 2nd Bolted In ( Z T Lloyd 55 ) 0.61L 3rd Vaniteux ( B King 57 , Cd 54 ) 1.03L 10th Kokoro ( C Murtagh 58 ) 6.31L See full results | C Murtagh 58kg 6.31L | 10 (11) |
| Sportsbet Oakbank 30-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R7 OPEN-TRL | A Goindasamy Nz 1.01L | 2 (5) |
| Oakbank 04-Apr-26 2150m GOOD 4 R6 ONKA CUP (of $107,250) Barrier 1, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 9th | S Metcalfe 54kg 33.05L | 12 (12) |
| Port Lincoln 15-Mar-26 1960m GOOD 4 R8 KIMB CUP (of $40,000) Barrier 6, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | S Metcalfe 57.5kg 1.46L | 5 (10) |
| Port Lincoln 27-Feb-26 1960m GOOD 4 R8 PT L CUP (of $70,000) Barrier 2, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 12th | A Warren 57kg 6.19L | 11 (14) |
| Morphettville Parks 14-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 3 R9 BM72 (of $55,000) Barrier 13, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th | B King 55kg 3.17L | 9 (14) |
| Caulfield Heath 20-Dec-25 1800m GOOD 4 R1 BM70 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd | L Cartwright 57kg 12.2L | 5 (5) |
| Sandown Lakeside 10-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 BM66 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | J Radley 58kg 2.5L | 3 (12) |
| Dunkeld 15-Nov-25 1800m SOFT 6 R7 DUNKELD CUP (of $60,000) Barrier 3, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th | L Riordan 54kg 3.81L | 9 (9) |
| Wycheproof 01-Nov-25 1800m GOOD 4 R6 HCP (of $40,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.45 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 1st | L Riordan 57.5kg 0.75L | 1 (8) |
| Caulfield 15-Oct-25 2000m GOOD 3 R6 BM78 (of $130,000) Barrier 10, SP: 91.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | L Riordan 54.5kg 8.7L | 10 (10) |