Mercante (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
31-Oct-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Dam
Breccia
Prize Money
$104775
Owners
N A Blackiston Thoroughbred Racing Pty Ltd, J J Jenkins, S C M Greene, Miss L M Jenkins, G C Van Veenendaal, J D Clark, Mrs D M Clark, P D Rossdale, I R Sest, Dr J E Mahoney, C J Lawlor, Mrs L C Lawlor, H J Asher, Stumps Bar 1, Stumps Bar 2, Butchers And Collectors & Nath Racing
About

Mercante, a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Nigel Blackiston in Ballarat. He is by Dundeel out of Breccia. So far he has secured two wins. His biggest victory came on 17 Jan 2025 at Pakenham, when he won the $40,000 Benchmark 64 Handicap. The horse has proved a strong money‑maker for bettors, offering roughly a 299% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Seymour 11-Sep-25 1600m SOFT 6 R8 3YO+ BM 62 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.030, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11thB Rawiller 60 5.50L6 (11)
Pakenham 13-Mar-25 2500m GOOD 4 R2 BM 64 Hcp $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:43.040, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.870B Mertens 60 5.50L5 (6)
Bendigo 09-Feb-25 2400m GOOD 3 R4 BM 64 Hcp $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:30.280, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020J Childs 60 6.20L5 (7)
Pakenham 17-Jan-25 2550m GOOD 4 R2 BM 64 Hcp $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:45.500, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.020B Mertens 58kg1 (8)
Sale 22-Dec-24 2200m GOOD 4 R7 BM 58 Hcp $6,300 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:17.930, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300B Mertens 61kg 2.75L2 (8)
Caulfield Heath 04-Dec-24 1800m GOOD 3 R7 BM 64 Hcp $1,650 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.690, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720D Bates 58kg 1.55L5 (10)
Ballarat 14-Nov-24 2000m GOOD 4 R8 BM 64 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:07.950, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000L Nolen 58.5kg 5.83L9 (10)
Kilmore 01-Nov-24 1607m GOOD 4 R1 BM 64 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.100, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100C Newitt 59kg 3.01L6 (6)
Morphettville 27-Apr-24 2000m GOOD 4 R3 G3 Open Set Weight (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:06.880, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670C Williams 57.5kg 5.50L11 (12)
Ballarat 03-Apr-24 2000m SOFT 6 R6 BM 64 Hcp $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:06.220, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480C Williams 59kg 2.30L5 (12)
Bendigo 14-Mar-24 1600m GOOD 4 R7 Restricted 64 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.800, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 13th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.360D Bates 59kg 3.45L6 (13)
Caulfield Heath 29-Feb-24 1500m GOOD 4 R2 2UP-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.030M Dee 0 1.50L5 (10)
Flemington 04-Nov-23 2500m GOOD 4 R7 G1 Open Set Weight $40,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:37.380, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740D Oliver 57kg 8.05L6 (16)
Ballarat 15-Oct-23 2000m SOFT 6 R5 BM 64 Hcp $6,300 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:04.130, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080R P Downey 56.5kg 3.00L2 (11)
Ballarat 22-Sep-23 2000m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $20,625 (of $37,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:04.560, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540R P Downey 57kg1 (9)
Geelong 03-Sep-23 1700m GOOD 3 R3 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.320, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.540R P Downey 58kg 13.50L6 (10)
Sandown Hillside 09-Aug-23 1300m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:18.070, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.380R P Downey 58kg 10.25L9 (11)
bet365 Geelong 31-Jan-23 1200m SOFT 5 R7 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:15.970D Oliver 0 14.40L8 (9)