Lope De Lardo (2022) Horse

Foal Date
22-Oct-22
Sex
gelding
Colour
chestnut
Sire
Belardo
Prize Money
24725
Owners
Mrs K Flaherty, Hunter Graeber Racing (Mgr: A J Graeber), J Molinaro, H J Reynolds, Mrs C A Elliott, C Miller, Mrs S K Guest, J P A Sist & M B S Racing No. 2 (Mgr: Mrs Y P Mcmullen)
About

Lope De Lardo is a 3yo chestnut gelding trained by Gavin Bedggood of Cranbourne. He is by the stallion Belardo out of the dam Acantha. So far he has recorded one win. On 20th Jun 2025 at Geelong he achieved his most important triumph, claiming the $27,000 2yo Maiden Set Weight.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Bendigo 29-Oct-25 1300m GOOD 4 R2 3YO BM 64 Hcp $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.480, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th 1st Hey Jessie ( B Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Mongolian Gobi ( J Mott 59.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Bajaria ( J Mcneil 57 ) 2.46L 5th Lope De Lardo ( B Mertens 59.5 ) 3.56L See full resultsB Mertens 59.5kg 3.56L5 (9)
Cranbourne 10-Oct-25 1300m GOOD 3 R6 3YO+ BM 66 Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.000, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160 1st Nation State ( B Mertens 60 ) 2nd Auxiliary ( J Mott 60 ) 0.10L 3rd Queen Amanjena ( C Hefel 55 ) 2.10L 4th Lope De Lardo ( J Melham 56 ) 2.25L See full resultsJ Melham 56kg 2.25L4 (7)
Sandown Hillside 16-Jul-25 1300m SOFT 5 R2 2YO Open Hcp $4,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.020, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760 1st Exit ( B Shinn 55.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Expulsion ( B Melham 56 ) 1.25L 3rd Lope De Lardo ( C Williams 59 ) 4.25L See full resultsC Williams 59kg 4.25L3 (10)
Geelong 20-Jun-25 1212m SOFT 6 R2 2YO Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.520, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Lope De Lardo ( C Williams 58 ) 2nd Too Much Too Soon ( Z Spain 56 ) 0.25L 3rd Willingham ( J Stanley 58 ) 0.65L See full resultsC Williams 58kg1 (11)
Geelong 05-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 6 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.880, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Loving ( B Allen 58 ) 2nd Single Choice ( E Walsh 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Conical Net ( F W Kersley 56 ) 3.70L 4th Lope De Lardo ( B Mertens 58 ) 3.72L See full resultsB Mertens 58kg 3.72L4 (13)