Malecon (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

10-Sep-20
Sex
gelding

Colour

chestnut

Sire

American Pharoah

Dam

Aperitif

Prize Money

95440

Owners

A Sothmann

About

Malecon is a 5yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Michael G Nolan. He is sired by the stallion American Pharoah out of the dam Aperitif. Malecon has won 5 races to date. On 8th Apr 2026 at Eagle Farm, he secured his most important victory, earning the $38000.00 Bm65 Hcp. He has been a profitable runner for bettors. Backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 162% return on investment.

Raced At

Ipswich Eagle Farm

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Ipswich 20-Jun-26 2500m SOFT 5 R4 BM78 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:37.270, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.960 1st Pulveriser ( B Thompson 57 ) 2nd Captain Maverick ( K Wilson-taylor 56.5 ) 1.23L 3rd Farwest ( C Graham 55 ) 2.23L 13th Malecon ( C Baker 53.5 ) 5.11L See full resultsC Baker 53.5kg 5.11L13 (15)
Ipswich 30-May-26 2200m HEAVY 9 R7 BM68 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:19.830, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.870 1st Pulveriser ( B A Youngberry 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Trump Card ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 4.64L 3rd Thebarberofseville ( F T Larson 58 ) 6.41L 10th Malecon ( B Osmond 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 12.15L See full resultsB Osmond 59kg, Cd 57.5kg 12.15L10 (11)
Ipswich 13-May-26 2170m SOFT 6 R4 BM78 $1,900 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:14.150, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.860 1st Punjabi Landing ( M R D Plessis 59 ) 2nd Captain Maverick ( B E Thompson 58 ) 0.88L 3rd Our Turn Now ( C Sutherland 58 , Cd 56 ) 1.66L 4th Malecon ( B Lerena 56.5 ) 2.76L See full resultsB Lerena 56.5kg 2.76L4 (10)
Eagle Farm 18-Apr-26 1805m SOFT 5 R3 CL6 $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.800, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Jenni Moreese ( C Sutherland 55 ) 2nd Hokkaido ( J L Taylor 52 ) 0.23L 3rd Brindavan ( R Maloney 58.5 ) 0.36L 8th Malecon ( M R D Plessis 52 ) 7.86L See full resultsM R D Plessis 52kg 7.86L8 (9)
Eagle Farm 08-Apr-26 1800m SOFT 5 R7 BM65 $21,000 (of $38,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:49.570, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580 1st Malecon ( M R D Plessis 59 ) 2nd Sir Beveridge ( D R A Boche 57.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Meltdown ( J Guthmann-chester 60 ) 0.94L See full resultsM R D Plessis 59kg1 (11)