Media Coverage (AUS) Horse
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The six-year-old bay gelding called Media Coverage, bred in Australia by Press Statement out of Rosecutter, is trained by Greg Stephens and owned by G Stephens & Mrs N A Stephens. Across 33 starts he has recorded two wins, five seconds and six thirds, earning $81,260 in prize money. His most recent start was at Tumut on 31 October 2026, where he finished 1st of 10.
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Queanbeyan • Tumut • Orange • Canberra • Moruya • Canberra Acton • Bathurst • Wellington • Wagga Riverside • Gundagai • NowraRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Queanbeyan 10-Nov-26 900m GOOD 4 R5 TAB QUADDIE PUMP BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP Barrier 9, SP: 10.00 | D.Budler 56kg 2.09L | 6 (10) |
| Tumut 31-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 3 R5 BM50 (of $13,000) Barrier 2, SP: 3.50 | D Budler 58.5kg 0.73L | 1 (10) |
| Orange 19-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 4 R7 CTRY BM50 $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:57.790, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.560 1st Travelon Dory ( G Cahill 62 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Wellspring ( J Stiff 62.5 , Cd 61 ) 0.15L 3rd Media Coverage ( D Budler 58 ) 0.64L See full results | D Budler 58kg 0.64L | 3 (11) |
| Queanbeyan 11-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 4 R7 CTRY BM58 $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.760, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060 1st Shaft Attack ( R B Prag 61 ) 2nd Walk Up Start ( C Keatings 55 ) 0.90L 3rd Media Coverage ( D Budler 55 ) 1.64L See full results | D Budler 55kg 1.64L | 3 (7) |
| Canberra 26-Sep-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 4Y+ BM50 $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:58.560, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010 1st Drama Dodger ( T Martin 63 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Vainstream ( S L Fawke 59.5 ) 0.03L 3rd Helen's Crown ( Q Krogh 55 ) 0.53L 7th Media Coverage ( C Ramsbotham 58.5 ) 2.76L See full results | C Ramsbotham 58.5kg 2.76L | 7 (11) |
| Queanbeyan 08-Sep-26 900m SOFT 5 R4 CL1 $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:51.390, SP: 10.00 In-running: 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.900 1st La Stiava ( M A Cahill 56.5 ) 2nd Media Coverage ( D L Roux 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Xceptional Spirit ( E Ly 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.76L See full results | D L Roux 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 0.29L | 2 (9) |
| Moruya 28-Aug-26 1020m SOFT 5 R3 CL1 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.990, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240 1st Mrs Flanders ( B Ryan 59.5 ) 2nd Melodia Perfecta ( R Freeman 55 ) 4.80L 3rd Minks Written ( P Boudvillain 55 , Cd 56 ) 6.10L 6th Media Coverage ( D Budler 55 ) 7.40L See full results | D Budler 55kg 7.40L | 6 (9) |
| Canberra Acton 07-Aug-26 1080m SYNTHETIC R4 4Y+ BM50 (of $16,000) Barrier 4, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | J Van Overmeire 58.5kg 11.08L | 10 (10) |
| Orange 09-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 7 R7 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd | B Ryan 55kg 1.59L | 6 (8) |
| Bathurst 14-Sep-25 1100m SOFT 5 R7 CTRY CL1 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | B Ryan 55kg 2.22L | 5 (11) |
| Wellington 01-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 6 R5 CL1 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | R Bronett Prag 53.5kg 4.28L | 8 (12) |
| Bathurst 18-Aug-25 1106m GOOD 4 R7 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | B Ryan 55.5kg 4.21L | 6 (10) |
| Wagga Riverside 04-Aug-25 1065m HEAVY 8 R5 CTRY CL1 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 11th | Q Krogh 55kg 6.91L | 11 (12) |
| Moruya 11-Jul-25 920m SOFT 7 R3 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | B Ryan 56kg 0.71L | 2 (11) |
| Gundagai 28-Jun-25 1000m HEAVY 9 R2 BM50 (of $16,000) Barrier 9, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th | J Kissick 60.5kg 3.96L | 8 (12) |
| Nowra 17-Jun-25 1000m SOFT 7 R6 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th | S Guymer 57kg 3.1L | 6 (7) |