Minato (AUS) Horse
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About
Minato is a five-year-old bay mare bred in Australia, by Magna Grecia out of Jolie's Shinju. She is under the care of trainer John Dunn & Krystal Bishop and is owned by Brentknoll Thoroughbreds (Mgr: T A Lillie) & Onion Balls Racing (Mgr: D J Rowe). Out of ten career starts she has recorded one victory, one runner-up and two third-place finishes, accumulating $34,010 in earnings. The most recent outing took place at Port Lincoln on 25 October 2026, where she settled 3rd out of a field of 12. Her latest win was secured at Port Lincoln on 15 March 2026.
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Port Lincoln • Strathalbyn • Naracoorte • Balaklava • Gawler • Morphettville • Morphettville ParksRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Port Lincoln 04-Nov-26 1350m GOOD 4 R7 The Marina Hotel Rating 0 - 54 Handicap Barrier 3, SP: 9.50 | R.L.Milnes 58kg 2.28L | 5 (11) |
| Port Lincoln 25-Oct-26 1210m SOFT 6 R5 0-54 (of $23,000) Barrier 9, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | R Milnes 58kg 7.71L | 3 (12) |
| Port Lincoln 04-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 4 R7 0-54 $2,300 (of $23,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.630, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Chesteray ( M Henderson 60 ) 2nd Champagne Effort ( C Tootell 55.5 ) 0.05L 3rd Minato ( R Milnes 58.5 ) 0.77L See full results | R Milnes 58.5kg 0.77L | 3 (12) |
| Strathalbyn 29-Sep-26 600m GOOD R2 J/O 2 1st Rich Lady ( C Maul-dunn ) 2nd Oui Flourish ( S Potter ) 0.00L 3rd Limited Risk ( L K Stojakovic ) 0.00L 5th Minato ( R Milnes ) 0.00L | R Milnes 0.00L | 5 (5) |
| Strathalbyn 10-Sep-26 600m SOFT R10 J/O 10 1st Captain Happy ( L K Stojakovic ) 2nd Bonavena ( S Potter ) 0.00L 3rd Renegade Chief ( A C Goindasamy ) 0.00L 4th Minato ( R Milnes ) 0.00L | R Milnes 0.00L | 4 (4) |
| Naracoorte 19-Apr-26 1430m GOOD 4 R5 BM58 $725 (of $19,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:27.370, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Hasta La Oriental ( C N Rawiller 60 ) 2nd Elliotto ( M K Julius 59.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Swycho ( T J Pannell 61 ) 0.50L 7th Minato ( C Murtagh 56.5 ) 5.55L See full results | C Murtagh 56.5kg 5.55L | 7 (9) |
| Balaklava 01-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 F&M 0-56 $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st Nadege ( K Crowther 60 ) 2nd Opal Beach ( C Munro 57 , Cd 55 ) 2.00L 3rd Lady Memphis ( T Hutchinson 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.53L 6th Minato ( J Holder 60 ) 4.97L See full results | J Holder 60 4.97L | 6 (9) |
| Port Lincoln 15-Mar-26 1210m GOOD 4 R1 2UP MDN HCP (of $19,500) Barrier 7, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | R Milnes 59kg 0.71L | 1 (10) |
| Balaklava 04-Mar-26 1050m SOFT 6 R2 3UP MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 5, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 5th | T Hutchinson 54kg 4.36L | 8 (12) |
| Gawler 11-Feb-26 1208m GOOD 4 R3 3UP MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 6, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd | J Murphy 56kg 5.3L | 8 (12) |
| Gawler 28-Jan-26 1100m GOOD 4 R2 4UP MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 1, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | R Milnes 56kg 0.9L | 2 (9) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 19-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R14 MDN-TRL | C Murtagh Gb 4.12L | 4 (6) |
| Sportsbet Gawler 06-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R12 MDN-TRL | C Murtagh Gb 3.53L | 5 (8) |
| Morphettville 24-Feb-24 1050m GOOD 4 R5 CINDERELLA (of $120,000) Barrier 10, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | C Murray 56kg 7.1L | 11 (14) |
| Morphettville 10-Feb-24 1050m SOFT 5 R1 2YO SW+P (of $65,000) Barrier 4, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | T Voorham 54.5kg 4.4L | 4 (7) |
| Morphettville Parks 23-Jan-24 600m R2 2Y-JO | T Voorham | 2 (4) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 15-Jan-24 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2Y-TRL | T Voorham 11.7L | 7 (7) |