Mont Ventoux (2015) Horse

Foal Date

18-Oct-15
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay/brown

Sire

Nom Du Jeu

Dam

Good Reason

Prize Money

271993

Owners

T Lock, B Davies, Kakapo Lodge Ltd, D Best, R Best, T Priest, G Taylor

About

Mont Ventoux is a 10yo bay/brown gelding (male) trained by R P Liefting at Pukekohe Park. He is by the stallion Nom Du Jeu out of the dam Good Reason. He has amassed nine wins, highlighted by a victory on 25th Jun 2022 at Tauranga in the $35,000 Seeka Kiwifruit Cup. The horse has proven lucrative for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 52% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Te Aroha 21-Jun-26 3100m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:48.330, SP: 2.70 1st Jake ( C Wiles 65 , Cd 65.5 ) 2nd Hidalgo ( J Kozaczek 65 ) 0.50L 3rd Mont Ventoux ( N Downs 69 ) 4.30L See full resultsN Downs 69kg 4.30L3 (7)
Te Rapa 13-Jun-26 3200m SOFT 7 R2 Hurdle Hcp $900 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:39.950, SP: 12.30 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Pacheco ( J Kozaczek 65 ) 2nd Taika ( K Wiles 69 ) 1.00L 3rd Dictation ( M B Gillies 69 ) 1.10L 7th Mont Ventoux ( J Parker 65 ) 11.00L See full resultsJ Parker 65kg 11.00L7 (8)
Te Rapa 24-May-26 2800m SOFT 5 R2 Hurdle Hcp $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:13.420, SP: 21.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Squire ( J Hart 67 , Cd 65 ) 2nd Roc Up Ralph ( H A Mcneill 65 ) 0.40L 3rd Pacheco ( J Kozaczek 65 , Cd 64 ) 2.20L 5th Mont Ventoux ( J Parker 66.5 ) 4.70L See full resultsJ Parker 66.5kg 4.70L5 (8)
Pukekohe Park 01-May-26 2100m SOFT 6 R1 BM 75 Hcp $625 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:13.100, SP: 23.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th 1st Khan Hunter ( J Taplin 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Play It Again Sam ( W B Kennedy 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Awhina ( S Mcnab 59 , Cd 57 ) 3.90L 5th Mont Ventoux ( J Nishizuka 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 5.30L See full resultsJ Nishizuka 62.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 5.30L5 (7)
Te Aroha 19-Sep-25 4200m HEAVY 10 R4 Hurdle Hcp $2,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 05:07.700, SP: 17.30 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 9th 1st Taika ( M B Gillies 66 ) 2nd The Bambino ( E J Farr 66 ) 1.50L 3rd Lord Spencer ( L Douglas 66 ) 1.60L FF Mont Ventoux ( N Downs 66 , Cd 66.5 )N Downs 66kg, Cd 66.5kgUPD (10)