Longer Route (AUS) Horse
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Longer Route is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Mick Huxtable. He is by Needs Further out of Idealism. He has won five races so far. On 7 Feb 2026 at Morphettville, he secured his biggest win, taking the $50,000 0-66 Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville 20-Jun-26 1800m HEAVY 10 R7 4UP BM68 $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:56.330, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.850 1st Peta'S Heart ( K Crowther 55.5 ) 2nd Flash Alice ( H Grace 57 ) 3.73L 3rd Eight On The Dot ( C Tootell 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 6.37L 6th Longer Route ( W Price 59.5 ) 7.03L See full results | W Price 59.5kg 7.03L | 6 (14) |
| Morphettville Parks 06-Jun-26 1550m HEAVY 8 R7 BM76 $2,350 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.210, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.780 1st Mystic Wonder ( J Holder 57.5 ) 2nd Yam ( R L Milnes 60.5 ) 1.47L 3rd Placo ( J B Murphy 58.5 ) 2.10L 5th Longer Route ( W Price 56 ) 3.55L See full results | W Price 56kg 3.55L | 5 (10) |
| Murray Bdge 07-May-26 1000m SOFT 5 R10 OPEN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.130 1st Longer Route ( W Price ) 2nd Empirestateofmind ( C Tootell ) 0.21L 3rd Lady Of Savoy ( A C Goindasamy ) 1.08L | W Price | 1 (10) |
| Murray Bdge 07-Mar-26 1800m GOOD 4 R10 BM68 $9,800 (of $55,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:50.060, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.590 1st Royal Mile ( C Jones 60 ) 2nd Longer Route ( T Voorham 59.5 ) 3.78L 3rd Joviale ( R L Milnes 54 ) 4.69L See full results | T Voorham 59.5kg 3.78L | 2 (15) |
| Morphettville Parks 28-Feb-26 1966m SOFT 5 R4 BM72 $2,050 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:04.470, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 1st Andrew's Memory ( C Tootell 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Savsonic ( W T Price 54 ) 0.40L 3rd Savatoff ( J Holder 55 ) 1.51L 5th Longer Route ( R Milnes 58 ) 2.81L See full results | R Milnes 58kg 2.81L | 5 (8) |