Live Wire (AUS) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Live Wire is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Douglas Whyte. He is by the stallion Tassort out of the dam Happy Highway. The horse has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In his most recent start at Happy Valley on 20 May 2026, he was ridden by Zac Purton and finished fifth, behind the winner Vulcanus.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 20-May-26 1200m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $40,950 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.960, SP: 7.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st 1st Vulcanus ( D Mo 61 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Brownneedsfurther ( J Orman 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Georgian Sigma ( M Poon 58 ) 0.50L 5th Live Wire ( Z Purton 57 ) 0.80L See full results | Z Purton 57kg 0.80L | 5 (12) |
| Happy Valley 08-May-26 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:24.300 1st Live Wire ( Z Purton ) 2nd Falcon Hunter ( A Badel ) 0.10L 3rd Honorary ( K Teetan ) 0.60L | Z Purton | 1 (8) |
| Sha Tin 29-Mar-26 1200m FIRM R7 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.960, SP: 5.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:22.810 1st Better And Better ( A Badel 54.5 ) 2nd Vigor Eye ( H Bentley 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Live Wire ( Z Purton 58.5 ) 1.00L See full results | Z Purton 58.5kg 1.00L | 3 (14) |
| Sha Tin 08-Mar-26 1200m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.770, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.850 1st Yee Cheong Glory ( J Bowman 61 ) 2nd Master Lucky ( D B Mcmonagle 61 ) 1.30L 3rd Call Me Success ( A Atzeni 58 ) 1.60L 7th Live Wire ( Z Purton 58.5 ) 3.30L See full results | Z Purton 58.5kg 3.30L | 7 (12) |
| Sha Tin 14-Feb-26 1200m FIRM R1 CL4 Hcp $70,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.350, SP: 6.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.550 1st Gor Gor ( K Teetan 53.5 ) 2nd Incredible Moment ( R Kingscote 54.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Shotgun ( A Atzeni 52.5 ) 0.30L 4th Live Wire ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 0.40L See full results | Z Purton 57.5kg 0.40L | 4 (12) |
| Sha Tin 25-Jan-26 1000m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:56.730, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.760 1st Gold Patch ( J B Mcdonald 57.5 ) 2nd Sparkling Fellow ( Z Purton 61 ) 0.10L 3rd Yee Cheong Glory ( M Chadwick 60.5 ) 2.60L 8th Live Wire ( M Guyon 57.5 ) 7.50L See full results | M Guyon 57.5kg 7.50L | 8 (14) |
| Sha Tin 04-Jan-26 1000m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 00:56.870, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.000 1st Sight Hermoso ( B Avdulla 61 ) 2nd Lahore ( A Badel 55.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Live Wire ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 2.80L See full results | Z Purton 57.5kg 2.80L | 3 (13) |
| Sha Tin 16-Dec-25 1000m R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Live Wire ( Z Purton ) 2nd My Triumph ( K Teetan ) 2.00L 3rd Supreme Winner ( H Bentley ) 2.30L | Z Purton | 1 (12) |
| Conghua Turf 17-Nov-25 1000m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.500 1st Young Legacy ( M L Yeung ) 2nd Live Wire ( J Chau ) 3rd Honorary ( K C Leung ) 0.50L | J Chau | 2 (8) |
| Conghua Turf 28-Oct-25 800m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 10 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.000 1st Leading Agility ( M Chadwick ) 2nd Geneva ( J Orman ) 0.50L 3rd Cheerful Wongchoy ( Y L Chung ) 0.60L 7th Live Wire ( J Chau ) 2.50L | J Chau 2.50L | 7 (11) |