Mark Twain (2019)

Foal Date

13-Oct-19

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Shocking

Dam

Pinders Prize

Prize Money

479703

Trainer

R James & R Wellwood

Owners

OTI Management Pty Ltd

About

Mark Twain is a 6yo bay gelding trained by R James & R Wellwood. He is by Shocking out of Pinders Prize. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $479,703, he is considered a racehorse of above‑average ability. On 30 Mar 2024 at Flemington, Michael Dee rode him to his biggest victory, capturing the $500,000 Open Set Weight with Penalties and beating Strawberry Rock. He has been a profitable selection for bettors, delivering a 44% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Bendigo • Caulfield • Flemington • Te Rapa • Ellerslie • Otaki • Wanganui • Randwick • Hastings • Trentham • Hawera • Pukekohe Park

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Bendigo 29-Oct-25 2400m GOOD 3 R7 G3 3YO+ Open Hcp (of $500,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:29.200, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th	J Childs 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 6.30L	9 (14)
Caulfield 15-Oct-25 2000m GOOD 3 R7 G3 3YO+ Open Hcp (of $240,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:01.750, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220	J Mott 58kg 8.41L	11 (13)
Flemington 04-Oct-25 2520m GOOD 3 R7 G3 Open Hcp (of $350,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:36.210, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900	J Mott 58kg 9.57L	13 (16)
Caulfield 20-Sep-25 2000m GOOD 3 R9 G3 Open Quality (of $200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:01.120, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 16th, 1200m 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760	J Mott 57kg 8.25L	11 (16)
Flemington 13-Sep-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $15,000 (of $750,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.750, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:32.660	J Mott 59kg 5.05L	6 (6)
Te Rapa 09-Aug-25 1200m HEAVY 10 R7 Open Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:14.770, SP: 28.20 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th	J Taplin 61.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 10.60L	8 (8)
Flemington 30-Mar-24 2600m GOOD 3 R9 LR Open Set Weight With Penalties $301,250 (of $500,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:44.020, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.900	M Dee 55kg	1 (12)
Ellerslie 09-Mar-24 3200m GOOD 4 R9 G2 Open Hcp $42,500 (of $500,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:24.380, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 15th	M Cameron 52kg 1.80L	3 (18)
Otaki 24-Feb-24 2300m SOFT 5 R5 Open Set Weight With Penalties $9,250 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:26.640, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th	K Asano 55kg 4.00L	2 (7)
Te Rapa 10-Feb-24 2100m GOOD 4 R5 BM 75 Hcp $37,375 (of $65,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:10.940, SP: 5.10 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th	M Hashizume 59kg	1 (12)
Wanganui 11-Jan-24 2040m GOOD 3 R9 BM 75 Hcp $1,665 (of $18,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:06.920, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th	M Hashizume 59kg 3.90L	3 (14)
Otaki 30-Nov-23 1400m SOFT 5 R8 BM 75 Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.180, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 7th	M Hashizume 59kg 1.50L	4 (13)
Randwick 01-Apr-23 2400m HEAVY 9 R9 G1 Open Set Weight $15,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:40.370, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 16th, 1200m 15th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720	K Mcevoy 56.5kg 9.37L	10 (18)
Te Rapa 04-Mar-23 2400m GOOD 4 R8 G1 Atr New Zealand Derby $40,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:29.470, SP: 15.10 In-running: Settled 16th, 1200m 16th, 800m 16th, 400m 11th	W Kennedy 57kg 2.20L	4 (18)
Hastings 10-Feb-23 2100m SOFT 5 R6 BM 65 Hcp $17,250 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:09.800, SP: 5.70 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th	W Kennedy 58.5kg	1 (10)
Trentham 14-Jan-23 1600m GOOD 4 R9 Blue Star (Bm65) $375 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.650, SP: 8.30 In-running: Settled 17th, 800m 17th, 400m 17th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760	W Kennedy 57.5kg 4.50L	UPD (24)
Hawera 24-Dec-22 1600m SOFT 7 R2 3YO Mdn Set Weight $7,840 (of $14,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.420, SP: 5.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280	K Asano 57.5kg	1 (9)
Pukekohe Park 08-Nov-22 1400m GOOD 3 R7 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $280 (of $14,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.190, SP: 11.20 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360	C Grylls 57kg 11.50L	10 (13)