Leonista (2023) Horse
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About
Leonista is a 3yo b filly trained by Justin Snaith. She is by New Predator out of Torrent. She remains unbeaten in her maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In her most recent start at Durbanville on 7 Oct 2026, Juan Paul V'D Merwe rode her to a fifth‑place finish behind the winner Frozen Asset.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Durbanville 07-Oct-26 1250m GOOD R4 G MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) $206 (of $8,675) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.010, SP: 20-1 1st Frozen Asset ( R Fourie 60 ) 2nd Desert Ice ( K D Melo 60 ) 0.10L 3rd Wild Weather ( C Murray 60 ) 0.60L 5th Leonista ( J P V Merwe 60 ) 1.90L See full results | J P V Merwe 60 1.90L | 5 (11) |
| Kenilworth 15-Aug-26 1600m YIELDING R3 G MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) $208 (of $5,207) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.230, SP: 19.00 1st Golden Shimmer ( K D Melo 126 ) 2nd Chinwag ( C Murray 126 ) 0.15L 3rd Ntibindi ( A Arries 132 ) 2.25L 5th Leonista ( J V Merwe 57 ) 5.85L See full results | J V Merwe 57kg 5.85L | 5 (8) |
| Durbanville 25-Jul-26 1250m GOOD R1 Md $252 (of $6,303) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.160, SP: 23.00 1st Merriment ( A Domeyer 132 ) 2nd Miss Arizona ( S Veale 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Verse For Suzanne ( R Fourie 132 ) 0.30L 5th Leonista ( B Plaatjies 132 ) 8.30L See full results | B Plaatjies 59.9kg 8.30L | 5 (8) |
| Kenilworth 23-Jun-26 1000m SOFT R4 Md (of $5,162) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.110, SP: 8.00 1st Supreme World ( C Murray 126 ) 2nd Peach Cobbler ( S Bungane 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Winterworldoflove ( C Bantam 126 ) 1.50L 6th Leonista ( C Zackey 126 ) 10.00L See full results | C Zackey 57.2kg 10.00L | 6 (11) |