Kurakka (2022) Horse
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Kurakka is a 4yo bay stallion trained by Ciaron Maher from Moss Vale. He is by Medaglia D'oro out of Dance With Another and has recorded two wins. On 31 May 2025 at Haydock he secured his most important victory, taking the $11804.00 Class 4 Handicap.
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Flemington • Caulfield • Sandown Hillside • Geelong • Goodwood • Newmarket • Haydock • Chelmsford City • KemptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 25-Apr-26 2500m GOOD 3 R1 BM84 Hcp $11,700 (of $130,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:36.860, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st The Western Front ( L Currie 57 ) 2nd Xtra Rush ( J Mcneil 56.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Kurakka ( B Mertens 54 ) 2.46L See full results | B Mertens 54kg 2.46L | 3 (9) |
| Caulfield 04-Apr-26 2400m GOOD 4 R4 BM78 $7,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:28.310, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 1st The Western Front ( D W Stackhouse 57.5 ) 2nd Vino Novello ( L K Cartwright 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Kurakka ( T Stockdale 57 ) 1.00L See full results | T Stockdale 57kg 1.00L | 3 (8) |
| Caulfield Heath 18-Mar-26 1800m GOOD 4 R5 BM70 $1,650 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:54.430, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Hallowed Halls ( J Mcneil 54.5 ) 2nd Curse It ( L J Bates 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 0.40L 3rd Aura ( J L Melham 54 ) 0.50L 5th Kurakka ( T Stockdale 61 ) 0.80L See full results | T Stockdale 61kg 0.80L | 5 (8) |
| Southside Cranbourne 09-Mar-26 1200m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:12.520 1st Sparkle Link ( H Durnan ) 2nd Falstaffian ( O I East ) 3rd Jackknife ( M Zahra ) 4th Kurakka ( M Dee ) | M Dee | 4 (9) |
| Sandown Hillside 25-Feb-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 CG&E BM74 $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.440, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700 1st Test Of Love ( B Allen 58.5 ) 2nd Winsome Star ( D W Stackhouse 58.5 ) 4.00L 3rd Kaazi ( R K Houston 56 , Cd 54 ) 4.06L 7th Kurakka ( T Stockdale 59 ) 9.12L See full results | T Stockdale 59kg 9.12L | 7 (7) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat 05-Feb-26 1100m R3 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:08.940 1st Nostra Bella ( C Atkinson ) 2nd Earthglow ( L Boyd ) 3rd Vincentina ( J Allen ) 4th Kurakka ( J Hill ) | J Hill | 4 (6) |
| Geelong 27-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R8 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:04.560 1st Pare Brise ( H T Coffey ) 2nd My Rosalie ( A K Kelly ) 0.46L 3rd Adieu Grasse ( M T Aitken ) 1.46L 7th Kurakka ( E Walsh ) 5.71L | E Walsh 5.71L | 7 (9) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat 15-Jan-26 850m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:54.760 1st Angel Ladder ( J Allen ) 2nd Formidable Force ( W Gordon ) 3rd Vallencourt ( L Boyd ) 6th Kurakka ( J Hill ) | J Hill | 6 (8) |
| GOODwood 30-Jul-25 2410m GOOD R1 CL2 Hcp $17,864 (of $73,778) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:37.940, SP: 5.00 1st Omni Man ( R Moore 61 ) 2nd Mdawi ( J Fanning 55 ) 1.80L 3rd Kurakka ( R Ryan 133 ) 1.90L See full results | R Ryan 60.3kg 1.90L | 3 (9) |
| Newmarket 11-Jul-25 2010m GOOD R1 CL2 Hcp $23,818 (of $98,370) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:04.660, SP: 5.00 In touch with leaders, switched left when pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged right but went third inside final furlong, ran on 1st King's Charter ( W Buick 61 ) 2nd Marhaba Ghaiyyath ( J Doyle 60 ) 0.80L 3rd Kurakka ( R Ryan 132 ) 3.25L See full results | R Ryan 59.9kg 3.25L | 3 (8) |
| Haydock 31-May-25 2370m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $12,374 (of $11,804) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:35.010, SP: 5.50 Race keenly tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on 1st Kurakka ( R Ryan 133 ) 2nd Last Galileo ( Lee 59.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Stormy Monday ( T A Marquand 56 ) 1.90L See full results | R Ryan 60.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 02-May-25 2010m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $8,249 (of $7,870) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:05.950, SP: 4.00 Close 3rd inside, went 2nd turning in, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on well 1st Kurakka ( R Ryan 127 ) 2nd Desert Shadow ( T A Marquand 57.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Altareq ( J Crowley 57.5 ) 6.30L See full results | R Ryan 57.6kg | 1 (11) |
| Kempton 05-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R5 CL5 Nv $1,661 (of $6,689) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.840, SP: 5.00 Prominent, ridden and no impression on winner from over 1f out, lost 2nd well inside final furlong 1st Bowmark ( K Shoemark 59 ) 2nd Oursin ( J Crowley 59 ) 4.50L 3rd Kurakka ( R Hornby 130 ) 4.80L See full results | R Hornby 59kg 4.80L | 3 (13) |
| Kempton 04-Nov-24 1610m GOOD R3 CL4 Md $2,327 (of $19,674) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.660, SP: 34.00 Not much room and dropped towards rear over 7f out, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on 1st Aurel ( E Greatrex 60.5 ) 2nd Bedouin Prince ( J Doyle 133 ) 0.10L 3rd Family Knight ( F Marsh 133 ) 1.35L 4th Kurakka ( K Shoemark 133 ) 2.35L See full results | K Shoemark 60.3kg 2.35L | 4 (12) |