Midnight Drifter (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

14-Nov-18
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Prize Money

108270

Owners

Heinrich Bloodstock (Mgr: Miss T C Heinrich)

About

Midnight Drifter is a 7yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Gillian Heinrich and Ben Rodgers. He is by the stallion All Too Hard out of dam Kala's Belle. To date he has secured six victories. On 4 May 2026 at Ipswich he earned his biggest triumph, winning the $28,000 Bm68 Hcp. The horse has been a reliable money-maker for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 275% ROI.

Raced At

Doomben • Gold Coast • Ipswich

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Doomben 11-Jul-26 1350m GOOD 4 R7 NMW $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:20.110, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.490 1st Hellova Nature ( T Marshall 58.5 ) 2nd Larrikin Rogue ( J Williams 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.06L 3rd Headhunter ( J Bayliss 56.5 ) 1.64L 9th Midnight Drifter ( M Rodd 59.5 ) 4.23L See full results M Rodd 59.5kg 4.23L 9 (12)
Doomben 24-Jun-26 1350m SOFT 5 R6 BM70 $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.880, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.190 1st Lady Lucifer ( B Osmond 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Aldolfito ( J L Bayliss 60.5 ) 0.07L 3rd Holy Flash ( M R D Plessis 57.5 ) 0.91L 7th Midnight Drifter ( B Youngberry 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.82L See full results B Youngberry 61.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 2.82L 7 (8)
Gold Coast 22-May-26 1400m SOFT 6 R7 BM78 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.750, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Blitzburg ( C Baker 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd I'm Heroic ( D G Moor 58 ) 1.50L 3rd More Love ( C Graham 54 ) 1.98L 9th Midnight Drifter ( G Cartwright 57.5 ) 3.66L See full results G Cartwright 57.5kg 3.66L 9 (12)
Ipswich 04-May-26 1350m SOFT 5 R7 BM68 $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:20.860, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980 1st Midnight Drifter ( G Cartwright 60.5 ) 2nd El Pensador ( A Jones 59 ) 0.06L 3rd Araletta ( F Sandkuhl 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.22L See full results G Cartwright 60.5kg 1 (12)
Gold Coast 10-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 CL5 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.430, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Nodachi ( J Newman 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd French Endeavour ( K Wilson-taylor 59 ) 2.39L 3rd Old Song ( D G Moor 54 ) 3.46L 8th Midnight Drifter ( B Youngberry 59 , Cd 57 ) 8.75L See full results B Youngberry 59kg, Cd 57kg 8.75L 8 (8)