Minimal (AUS) Horse
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Minimal is an eight-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Vancouver out of Smart Company. He races for trainer Sonya Dixon and is owned by D M Cross. In 30 starts he has claimed seven wins, finished two seconds and once third, earning total prize money of $96,570. His latest start was at Moree on 30 October 2026, where he came home 10th of 10 starters. The most recent victory occurred at Toowoomba on 16 February 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballina 13-Nov-26 1255m SOFT 6 R4 100.9 ZZZFM CG&E BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP Barrier 5, SP: 71.00 | D.K.Peisley 61kg 3.62L | 4 (9) |
| Moree 30-Oct-26 1200m SOFT 5 R6 MOREE ALUMINIUM & GLASS BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP Barrier 9, SP: 41.00 | J.Pracey-Holmes 58kg 8.04L | 10 (10) |
| Toowoomba 03-Oct-26 1010m GOOD 4 R1 BM70 $420 (of $22,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.490, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 1st Thundering Soul ( C Lowe 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Gitalong ( A Butler 63 ) 1.05L 3rd Jemeldi ( G Geran 59 ) 2.44L 7th Minimal ( R O'sullivan 59 ) 14.05L See full results | R O'sullivan 59kg 14.05L | 7 (7) |
| Talwood 19-Sep-26 1400m GOOD R3 HCP (of $17,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.190, SP: 15.00 In-running: 400m 5th 1st Linwar ( I R Jessop 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Angara ( K Yoshida 55 ) 1.77L 3rd Dolly Disco ( L G Goomany 55 ) 7.42L 7th Minimal ( W O'connell 55 , Cd 56 ) 29.12L See full results | W O'connell 55kg, Cd 56kg 29.12L | 7 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 15-Sep-26 850m SOFT 7 R8 OPN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:53.500 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.350 1st Heartoni ( K A Johnston ) 2nd King Spirit ( S C Tierney ) 0.61L 3rd Pocket Full ( M A Butler ) 2.53L 7th Minimal ( M Philpot ) 10.38L | M Philpot 10.38L | 7 (8) |
| Eagle Farm 19-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 6 R1 BM70 $1,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.520, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 1st Mr Galazi ( C Sutherland 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd One 'N' Only ( J Guthmann-chester 59 ) 0.20L 3rd Arisphere ( A Jones 59.5 ) 0.31L 10th Minimal ( J Bayliss 59.5 ) 10.27L See full results | J Bayliss 59.5kg 10.27L | 10 (10) |
| Toowoomba 04-Jul-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 BM 68 Hcp $420 (of $22,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.270, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.110 1st Red Boomshakalaka ( K Wilson-taylor 58.5 ) 2nd My Name Is ( C Vitler 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Apollo Ten ( S S Champkin 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.70L 6th Minimal ( C Sutherland 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 5.10L See full results | C Sutherland 61.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 5.10L | 6 (8) |
| Deagon 10-Jun-25 1050m SOFT 5 R4 OPEN-TRL | M Du Plessis 0.55L | 3 (6) |
| Toowoomba 16-Feb-25 1625m GOOD 3 R6 BM62 (of $22,500) Barrier 4, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | L Odonnell 59.5kg 3.5L | 1 (10) |
| Miles 08-Feb-25 1500m GOOD R5 BM62 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, SP: 1.90 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | M Mankelow 59kg 2.3L | 1 (5) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 01-Feb-25 1540m SYNTHETIC 0 R6 BM58 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | E Molloy 60.5kg 2.5L | 7 (11) |
| Dalby 17-Jan-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 BM65 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | K Lenton 58.5kg 0.7L | 5 (10) |
| Taroom 28-Dec-24 1400m GOOD R5 BM60 (of $11,000) Barrier 4, SP: 2.25 In-running: 400m 1st | C Lowe 59.5kg 4.25L | 1 (7) |
| Moree 14-Dec-24 1200m GOOD 3 R6 BM50 (of $16,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | C Lowe 59kg 5.88L | 1 (10) |
| Texas 07-Dec-24 1200m GOOD 3 R5 BM50 (of $11,000) Barrier 7, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | S Pointon 62kg 3.1L | 4 (10) |
| Toowoomba 23-Nov-24 1100m SOFT 5 R2 CL3 (of $22,500) Barrier 4, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | M Murphy 56.5kg 2.4L | 9 (12) |
| Toowoomba 02-Nov-24 1000m GOOD 4 R1 BM62 (of $22,500) Barrier 2, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd | D Bennett 56.5kg 4.4L | 6 (7) |