Mineshaft (2019) Horse

Foal Date

09-Oct-19

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay/brown

Sire

Merchant Navy

Dam

Ruby Queen

Prize Money

60493

Trainer

P Gerard

Owners

Ballymore Racing NZ Ltd & C H McKay

About

Te Rapa R8 TCL Earthworks (Bm65) — Mineshaft is a 6yo bay/brown gelding (male) from trained by P Gerard, who is based at Matamata. He is sired by the stallion Merchant Navy out of the dam Ruby Queen. Mineshaft has managed to win 3 races in his career so far. On 23rd Dec 2023 at Te Rapa, Mineshaft scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $25000.00 Maiden Set Weight With Allowances. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Mineshaft throughout his career you'd have achieved a 35% return on investment.

Raced At

Te Rapa • Tauranga • Te Aroha • Arawa Park • Matamata • Ruakaka • Trentham

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Te Rapa 09-Aug-25 2100m HEAVY 10 R5 BM 75 Hcp (of $35,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:21.090, SP: 14.60 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th 1st Because ( T Mitchell 56 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Tisse ( M J Mcnab 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Notabadspillane ( E H Nicholas 55 , Cd 54 ) 2.10L 13th Mineshaft ( C Grylls 56 ) 24.60L See full results	C Grylls 56kg 24.60L	13 (13)
Te Rapa 26-Jul-25 1600m HEAVY 9 R5 BM 75 Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.040, SP: 11.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 7th 1st Tregor ( S T Collett 56 ) 2nd Rosetown Princess ( E H Nicholas 54 , Cd 53 ) 1.80L 3rd Lotus ( W F Pinn 55 ) 3.10L 9th Mineshaft ( T Comignaghi 56.5 ) 6.30L See full results	T Comignaghi 56.5kg 6.30L	9 (12)
Tauranga 21-Jun-25 1600m HEAVY 10 R6 BM 75 Hcp $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.220, SP: 22.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Pacifico ( J Taplin 60 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Maldini ( M J Mcnab 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Pointer ( L H Satherley 54 ) 2.50L 4th Mineshaft ( J Nishizuka 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 3.80L See full results	J Nishizuka 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 3.80L	4 (10)
Te Aroha 02-Jun-25 1600m HEAVY 9 R9 BM 75 Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:41.670, SP: 26.40 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 12th 1st Pacifico ( R Goyaram 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd I'M Lulu ( B E Grylls 54 ) 1.30L 3rd Maldini ( M J Mcnab 56.5 ) 1.50L 8th Mineshaft ( K Myers 57 ) 7.20L See full results	K Myers 57kg 7.20L	8 (13)
Arawa Park 10-May-25 1560m HEAVY 10 R5 BM 75 Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.170, SP: 10.70 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Bozo ( W F Pinn 56.5 ) 2nd Pacifico ( M Cartwright 56.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Awhina ( T C Moodley 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.50L 7th Mineshaft ( J Nishizuka 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 9.20L See full results	J Nishizuka 57.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 9.20L	7 (12)
Matamata 01-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM 75 Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.540, SP: 18.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th 1st Leroy Brown ( U A Holmquist 61 ) 2nd Val Di Zoldo ( W F Pinn 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Desert Mystic ( K Stott 60.5 ) 2.50L 8th Mineshaft ( L Sutherland 58 ) 5.60L See full results	L Sutherland 58kg 5.60L	8 (14)
Matamata 15-Feb-25 1600m GOOD 4 R9 BM 75 Hcp $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.000, SP: 26.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Desert Mystic ( K Stott 58 ) 2nd Mosinvader ( A Lawson-carroll 61.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Mineshaft ( L Sutherland 58 ) 3.60L See full results	L Sutherland 58kg 3.60L	3 (12)
Tauranga 10-Jan-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 Open Hcp $750 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.130, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Lingjun Xiongfeng ( G Rooke 54 ) 2nd Outback Opal ( J J Fawcett 54 ) 0.20L 3rd Solidify ( B D Rogerson 54 , Cd 52 ) 1.00L 7th Mineshaft ( J Nishizuka 54 , Cd 51 ) 4.10L See full results	J Nishizuka 54kg, Cd 51kg 4.10L	7 (8)
Te Rapa 14-Dec-24 1500m GOOD 4 R9 BM 75 Hcp $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.120, SP: 30.10 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Our Absolute ( L H Satherley 56.5 ) 2nd Kealoha ( N S Parmar 56 , Cd 55 ) 1.50L 3rd Hasstobeperfect ( G Rooke 54.5 ) 1.70L 6th Mineshaft ( J Nishizuka 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.30L See full results	J Nishizuka 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 2.30L	6 (14)
Te Rapa 12-Oct-24 1600m SOFT 6 R10 BM 75 Hcp (of $65,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.850, SP: 19.90 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th 1st Herbert ( S C Spratt 56.5 ) 2nd My Lips Are Sealed ( O P Bosson 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Loch Katrine ( M Cartwright 55.5 ) 0.70L 13th Mineshaft ( K Myers 58.5 ) 6.80L See full results	K Myers 58.5kg 6.80L	13 (13)
Ruakaka 13-Jul-24 2100m GOOD 4 R6 Restricted 81 Hcp $900 (of $60,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:11.140, SP: 8.40 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th 1st Fly My Wey ( J J Fawcett 54 ) 2nd Bosch ( S C Spratt 54 ) 2.50L 3rd Chevron ( M J Mcnab 60 ) 3.80L 8th Mineshaft ( K Myers 55.5 ) 8.30L See full results	K Myers 55.5kg 8.30L	8 (14)
Ruakaka 29-Jun-24 2100m GOOD 4 R6 BM 75 Hcp $11,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:09.850, SP: 13.40 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th 1st Mineshaft ( K Myers 56 ) 2nd Cimarron ( W B Kennedy 56 ) 1.50L 3rd Bosch ( S C Spratt 56.5 ) 1.80L See full results	K Myers 56kg	1 (13)
Te Aroha 03-Jun-24 1600m HEAVY 8 R9 BM 75 Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.610, SP: 7.10 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th 1st Nigella Lane ( M J Mcnab 54.5 ) 2nd Gigi ( T C Moodley 55 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Diomedes ( N Hailey 58 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.60L 6th Mineshaft ( K Myers 56 ) 6.60L See full results	K Myers 56kg 6.60L	6 (13)
Matamata 08-May-24 1600m SOFT 7 R9 BM 65 Hcp $9,520 (of $17,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.070, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 10th 1st Mineshaft ( K Myers 58.5 ) 2nd Ranger ( N Hailey 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Stage Three ( C R Barnes 56 ) 2.70L See full results	K Myers 58.5kg	1 (11)
Tauranga 16-Mar-24 1600m SOFT 5 R7 BM 65 Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.500, SP: 7.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 11th 1st Kungfumaster Panda ( T Mitchell 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Manawa ( J J Fawcett 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Arrowette ( P Graberg 57 ) 0.30L 10th Mineshaft ( B Jacobson 59 ) 5.40L See full results	B Jacobson 59kg 5.40L	10 (12)
Trentham 20-Jan-24 2100m SOFT 5 R4 Special Condition Set Weight With Penalties $7,000 (of $350,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:13.090, SP: 26.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th 1st The Odyssey ( C R Barnes 59.5 ) 2nd Nereus ( J K Riddell 59.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Final Return ( C Dell 58 ) 1.70L 13th Mineshaft ( K Myers 57 ) 6.40L See full results	K Myers 57kg 6.40L	13 (14)
Te Rapa 23-Dec-23 1600m GOOD 4 R6 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.250, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Mineshaft ( K Myers 58.5 ) 2nd El Amor ( C R Barnes 55 ) 0.40L 3rd Sayan ( T C Moodley 58.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.20L See full results	K Myers 58.5kg	1 (13)
Tauranga 04-Oct-23 2100m SOFT 7 R9 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,665 (of $18,500) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:13.000, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th 1st Jivetalkin ( T L Newman 56.5 ) 2nd Joyola ( M J Mcnab 56.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Mineshaft ( K Asano 58.5 ) 1.50L See full results	K Asano 58.5kg 1.50L	3 (14)
Matamata 20-Sep-23 1600m GOOD 3 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,330 (of $18,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.760, SP: 4.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd 1st Sun And Heir ( J Doyle 58.5 ) 2nd Mineshaft ( K Asano 58.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Stokes ( C J Grylls 58.5 ) 2.30L See full results	K Asano 58.5kg 1.50L	2 (11)
Te Rapa 26-Aug-23 1600m SOFT 8 R3 Noverre Mdn $2,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.510, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Strathtay ( J Doyle 58.5 ) 2nd Sun And Heir ( V A Colgan 58.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Mineshaft ( K Asano 58.5 ) 3.30L See full results	K Asano 58.5kg 3.30L	3 (9)
Te Rapa 29-Jul-23 1400m HEAVY 10 R8 Property Brokers T'marunui 3yo $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.680, SP: 10.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd 1st Macfire ( N Hailey 54 ) 2nd Anela ( S C Spratt 54 ) 1.50L 3rd Mineshaft ( J Doyle 56 ) 4.80L See full results	J Doyle 56kg 4.80L	3 (12)
Arawa Park 05-Jul-23 1230m HEAVY 10 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $2,520 (of $14,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.210, SP: 24.20 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 7th 1st Talika ( M J Mcnab 56.5 ) 2nd Mineshaft ( K Asano 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Carter Russell ( T L Newman 58.5 ) 1.30L See full results	K Asano 58.5kg 0.50L	2 (12)