Lively Spirit (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

20-Sep-22
Sex
filly

Colour

bay

Sire

Spirit of Boom

Prize Money

2940

Trainer

Tom Button

Owners

Ares Racing Australia (Mgr: J Horan), Mrs L N Williamson, G C Mclauchlan, Ms J Duynhoven, Mrs J Newling, Ms K P Bond, Mrs K McClymont, Mrs M J White, Wonmore Racing (Mgr: J Owens), M D Heath, B J Harvey, Goonthen (Mgr: J Green), S Hanifin, C Freeman, M J Freeman, Ms S Elliott, C Ber & P R Bonanno

About

Lively Spirit is a 3yo bay filly from Australia trained by Tom Button. She was foaled by Spirit of Boom out of the dam Te Amo. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, remaining winless after four starts. In her latest start at Bowen on 30 May 2026, she was ridden by Ivo Fry and placed fifth behind the winner Sound The Bugle.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Bowen 30-May-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.030, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.030 1st Sound The Bugle ( C Jokic 57.5 ) 2nd Elegant Venus ( W D'avila 57.5 ) 1.49L 3rd Saint Anns ( C Mciver 57.5 ) 4.92L 5th Lively Spirit ( I Fry 57 ) 6.87L See full resultsI Fry 57kg 6.87L5 (6)
Home Hill 16-May-26 1000m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $1,000 (of $12,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.560, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 1st Lady De Vega ( A Holt 57.5 ) 2nd Sixty Nine Grange ( S I Pointon 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 4.89L 3rd Lively Spirit ( J Babarovich 57 ) 7.25L See full resultsJ Babarovich 57kg 7.25L3 (7)
Townsville 30-Apr-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3Y MDN $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.800, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Magic Sunny Day ( S N Cormack 59 ) 2nd Kajetan ( C L Jokic 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Amber Affair ( F Sandkuhl 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.59L 9th Lively Spirit ( T Fenlon 58 ) 8.97L See full resultsT Fenlon 58kg 8.97L9 (9)
Mackay 17-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $750 (of $23,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.290, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Exodas ( A Holt 60 ) 2nd Arancia ( W D'avila 57.5 ) 1.82L 3rd Frosty's Gotcha ( A J Meissner 54 , Cd 53.5 ) 4.40L 5th Lively Spirit ( R Wiggins 57.5 ) 11.84L See full resultsR Wiggins 57.5kg 11.84L5 (5)
Bowen 11-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.690 1st Lively Spirit ( J Devine ) 2nd Octopolis ( I Fry ) 1.73L 3rd Big Barry ( W D'avila ) 14.49LJ Devine1 (4)
Gatton 27-Dec-24 860m GOOD 4 R2 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:51.440 1st Vega Nova ( M A Savva ) 2nd Lonesome Soul ( E L Pomfrett ) 0.30L 3rd Truck Stop Honey ( K Lenton ) 6.10L 6th Lively Spirit ( J Molloy ) 12.10LJ Molloy 12.10L6 (6)