Kovalica (2019) Horse
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Kovalica is a 6yo bay gelding trained by Chris Waller. He is by Ocean Park out of Vitesse. Having captured a Group One race and earned $4,429,150, he is considered an elite racehorse. On 27 May 2023 at Eagle Farm, James McDonald rode him to his biggest victory, winning the $1,000,000 Queensland Derby for 3‑year‑olds, beating Fame.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 13-Jun-26 2200m HEAVY 9 R9 G2 Q22 WFA $14,400 (of $1,200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:23.380, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Royal Supremacy ( M Zahra 59 ) 2nd Pounding ( L Nolen 59 ) 1.62L 3rd Militarize ( J Mcdonald 59 ) 2.61L 9th Kovalica ( N Rawiller 59 ) 9.36L See full results | N Rawiller 59kg 9.36L | 9 (9) |
| Doomben 23-May-26 2000m SOFT 5 R8 G1 DOOMBEN CUP $12,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.230, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.030 1st Birdman ( J B Mcdonald 59 ) 2nd Pride Of Jenni ( D Bates 57 ) 2.66L 3rd Vauban ( T Clark 59 ) 3.42L 7th Kovalica ( R Maloney 59 ) 7.68L See full results | R Maloney 59kg 7.68L | 7 (7) |
| Gold Coast 09-May-26 1800m GOOD 4 R7 G2 HOLLINDALE $12,500 (of $500,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:47.090, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.800 1st Pride Of Jenni ( D Bates 57 ) 2nd Birdman ( J B Mcdonald 59 ) 0.79L 3rd She's A Hustler ( J Childs 57 ) 3.03L 5th Kovalica ( R Maloney 59 ) 5.95L See full results | R Maloney 59kg 5.95L | 5 (10) |
| Randwick 18-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R9 G1 ALL AGED (of $1,500,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:20.760, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.630 1st Beiwacht ( N C Rawiller 56.5 ) 2nd Lazzura ( J Collett 57 ) 0.92L 3rd Jimmysstar ( E P Brown 59 ) 0.95L 13th Kovalica ( S Clipperton 59 ) 6.17L See full results | S Clipperton 59kg 6.17L | 13 (13) |
| Canterbury 10-Apr-26 900m SOFT 5 R6 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.840 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Hurstville Zagreb ( D Gibbons ) 2nd Zealously ( K Mcevoy ) 0.34L 3rd Green Shadows ( A Adkins ) 0.88L 5th Kovalica ( J Collett ) 6.96L | J Collett 6.96L | 5 (7) |