Motivating (AUS) Horse
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Motivating is a 2yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Chris Anderson. He has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In his most recent start at Sunshine Coast Poly on 29 May 2026, Cejay Graham rode him to a fifth-place finish behind the winner Momoka.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast Poly 29-May-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.430, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.470 1st Momoka ( B Thompson 54.5 ) 2nd Baciami ( K Wilson-taylor 56.5 ) 0.86L 3rd Turbo Torque ( J Bayliss 58 ) 2.83L 5th Motivating ( C Graham 56.5 ) 9.47L See full results | C Graham 56.5kg 9.47L | 5 (8) |
| Ipswich 21-May-26 1350m HEAVY 10 R5 2Y HCP $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.580, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.940 1st Macedon Mission ( J J Lloyd 57 ) 2nd Saxon Spirit ( C Graham 56 ) 1.14L 3rd Alto Luna ( A Butler 56.5 ) 1.16L 7th Motivating ( D Moor 57.5 ) 4.37L See full results | D Moor 57.5kg 4.37L | 7 (8) |
| Eagle Farm 06-May-26 1300m SOFT 6 R4 2Y HCP $1,900 (of $38,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.430, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.610 1st Kickup Rocky ( D G Moor 58.5 ) 2nd Coastal Boom ( B E Thompson 57 ) 0.84L 3rd Baciami ( K Wilson-taylor 57.5 ) 2.17L 4th Motivating ( M Rodd 57.5 ) 2.35L See full results | M Rodd 57.5kg 2.35L | 4 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 19-Apr-26 1300m SOFT 5 R2 2Y MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.390, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220 1st Murkado ( D Thornton 58 ) 2nd Coastal Boom ( B E Thompson 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Motivating ( D Moor 58 ) 1.67L See full results | D Moor 58kg 1.67L | 3 (10) |
| Doomben 07-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R8 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.520 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st Lucky Sam ( J Guthmann-chester ) 2nd Motivating ( D Moor ) 4.96L 3rd Fair Shake ( C Graham ) 5.04L | D Moor 4.96L | 2 (6) |
| Doomben 21-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP $4,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Martist ( R Maloney 58 ) 2nd Eddington ( T M Fenlon 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.76L 3rd Doubtwilly ( J W Mcmurray 59 , Cd 57 ) 1.13L 4th Motivating ( A Mallyon 58 ) 1.26L See full results | A Mallyon 58kg 1.26L | 4 (7) |
| Doomben 10-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.840 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 1st Boomtowns ( D G Moor ) 2nd Martist ( B E Thompson ) 0.48L 3rd Eddington ( T M Fenlon ) 0.89L 6th Motivating ( D Thornton ) 2.88L | D Thornton 2.88L | 6 (8) |