La Evita (2020) Horse

Foal Date

21-Aug-20
Sex
mare

Colour

bay

Sire

Puccini

Dam

La Chiflota

Prize Money

64379

Trainer

Kezia Murphy

Owners

Miss C J Cameron, S A Carlyle, Miss J R & Ms M A Frith, C N Ireland, Miss K C Murphy, M Newman, Ms L J Patterson & B Stewart

About

La Evita is a 6yo bay mare trained by Kezia Murphy at Riccarton Park. She is by Puccini out of La Chiflota and has won 4 races to date. On 1 June 2025 at Wingatui she captured her most important win, taking the $35,000 Benchmark 65 Handicap.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Ashburton 18-Oct-26 2200m SOFT 6 R6 Restricted 60 Hcp $300 (of $15,018) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:22.570, SP: 21.40 1st Honor Mission ( K Bakker 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd No Plan Be ( J Fawcett 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Suavetta ( L Hemi 57 ) 0.10L 10th La Evita ( A Najib 58 , Cd 56 ) 7.70L See full results A Najib 58kg, Cd 56kg 7.70L 10 (14)
Ashburton 10-Oct-26 2200m SOFT 5 R6 BM 65 Hcp $483 (of $32,213) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:19.990, SP: 20.00 1st Overheated ( T C Moodley 58 ) 2nd Tetbury ( B E Grylls 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Hereigoagain ( J Taplin 54 ) 4.00L 8th La Evita ( A Najib 56 , Cd 54 ) 6.70L See full results A Najib 56kg, Cd 54kg 6.70L 8 (14)
Riccarton Park 26-Sep-26 2000m GOOD 4 R5 BM 65 Hcp $484 (of $32,281) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:03.150, SP: 52.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Persona ( T R Moseley 58 ) 2nd Full Of Gusto ( M K Hudson 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Illusionist ( L Douglas 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.20L 6th La Evita ( A Najib 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.50L See full results A Najib 56kg, Cd 54kg 1.50L 6 (15)
Timaru 23-Sep-26 2200m SOFT 6 R10 BM 75 Hcp $298 (of $14,889) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:18.300, SP: 27.20 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 12th 1st Balance Of Power ( H Hassman 59 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Strong ( B May 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.80L 3rd Roca Mile ( S Mxothwa 57 , Cd 54 ) 5.30L 6th La Evita ( A Najib 54 , Cd 52 ) 6.40L See full results A Najib 54kg, Cd 52kg 6.40L 6 (13)
Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 10-Sep-26 2200m SYNTHETIC R6 Restricted 60 Hcp $8,406 (of $15,010) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:18.280, SP: 17.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st La Evita ( A Najib 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Rollins ( Y Atchamah 60 ) 0.10L 3rd Baggio ( A Strawbridge 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.90L See full results A Najib 55kg, Cd 53kg 1 (12)