La Cometa (2021) Horse
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About
La Cometa is a 5yo bay mare trained by Shaun Dwyer on the Sunshine Coast. She is by El Roca out of Itsy Bitsy and has three career victories. On 29 November 2024 at Sunshine Coast she captured her most notable triumph, winning the $30,000 Maiden Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 08-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 NMW (of $85,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.000, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 1st Gambino ( C Graham 53.5 ) 2nd Boondocks ( E Lang 52.5 ) 0.67L 3rd Larrikin Rogue ( M Rodd 56 ) 1.23L 13th La Cometa ( M R D Plessis 53.5 ) 37.94L See full results | M R D Plessis 53.5kg 37.94L | 13 (13) |
| Doomben 22-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 6 R4 CL3-SW $6,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.730, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570 1st Acapulco Girl ( A Butler 58 ) 2nd La Cometa ( M R D Plessis 58 ) 0.78L 3rd Extreme Diamond ( B E Thompson 58.5 ) 2.02L See full results | M R D Plessis 58kg 0.78L | 2 (7) |
| Doomben 23-May-26 1600m SOFT 5 R1 BM78 (of $85,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.130, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.260 1st Express Payment ( M Rodd 59.5 ) 2nd Seven's ( T Berry 58 ) 0.51L 3rd Pipistrelle ( M R D Plessis 56 ) 0.60L 12th La Cometa ( D Moor 55.5 ) 8.15L See full results | D Moor 55.5kg 8.15L | 12 (15) |
| Eagle Farm 02-May-26 1825m HEAVY 8 R4 BM90 $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:52.310, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790 1st So You Are ( C Graham 56.5 ) 2nd Nellie Leylax ( C Keatings 63 , Cd 60 ) 1.13L 3rd Cavalry Man ( A R D Morgan 54 ) 1.72L 10th La Cometa ( B Thompson 54 ) 4.85L See full results | B Thompson 54kg 4.85L | 10 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 19-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 CL4 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.590, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st The Irish ( M Rodd 59 ) 2nd Divakara ( B E Thompson 58 ) 0.64L 3rd November Air ( D G Moor 55 ) 0.89L 7th La Cometa ( C Graham 60 ) 2.37L See full results | C Graham 60 2.37L | 7 (10) |