Mount Bona (AUS) Horse
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Mount Bona is a five-year-old chestnut mare bred in Australia, by Night of Thunder out of Vona. She races under the guidance of Grahame Begg and is owned by M Howard. Over nine starts she has secured four victories, placed second once, and amassed earnings of $158,850. Her most recent outing was at Cranbourne on 23 October 2026, where she finished 4th of 6 runners. The latest win came at Randwick on 3 January 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 07-Nov-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 Ronald McDonald House VIC/TAS Mile Barrier 6, SP: 15.00 | W.A.Pike 54.5kg 12.77L | 11 (12) |
| Cranbourne 23-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 BM74 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | J Childs 59.5kg 4.55L | 4 (6) |
| Caulfield Heath 01-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.510 1st Rosa Aotearoa ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Battle Cry ( K Jennings ) 3.00L 3rd Everain ( D M Lane ) 6.00L 4th Mount Bona ( J Childs ) 7.25L | J Childs 7.25L | 4 (8) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 14-Sep-26 1000m R3 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:57.900 1st Hankee Alpha ( E P Brown ) 2nd Presser ( B E L Temple ) 0.00L 3rd Keep Your Cool ( T Stockdale ) 0.00L 7th Mount Bona ( J Childs ) 0.00L | J Childs 0.00L | 7 (11) |
| Cranbourne 24-Aug-26 800m R4 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 00:49.320 1st Pure Grunt ( L Wood ) 2nd Happy Link ( B Mertens ) 0.00L 3rd Mount Bona ( J Childs ) 0.00L | J Childs 0.00L | 3 (4) |
| Randwick 03-Jan-26 1600m SOFT 5 R2 HIGHWAY-C3 $55,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.820, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.010 1st Mount Bona ( Z Lloyd 57.5 ) 2nd Snowy ( O S Chambers 55 , Cd 52 ) 0.22L 3rd Demi God ( M G Bourke 54 , Cd 52 ) 0.48L See full results | Z Lloyd 57.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 07-Dec-25 1500m GOOD 4 R3 HIGHWAY-C3 $55,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.960, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Mount Bona ( B Nock 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Santatime ( J Collett 56.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Snowy ( R B Prag 54.5 , Cd 52 ) 1.12L See full results | B Nock 54kg, Cd 52.5kg | 1 (15) |
| Scone 18-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 CL1-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | A Bullock 58kg 0.32L | 1 (13) |
| Muswellbrook 02-Nov-25 1280m SOFT 5 R7 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 2.80 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th | A Bullock 59kg 0.5L | 2 (12) |
| Scone 13-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R1 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 2.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | A Bullock 59kg 3.79L | 4 (7) |
| Scone 01-Oct-25 900m GOOD 4 R6 OPEN-BT | A Bullock 4.02L | 7 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 17-Sep-25 800m GOOD 4 R8 OPEN-BT | A Bullock 3L | 6 (7) |
| Newcastle 01-Apr-25 1500m HEAVY 8 R7 CL1 (of $42,000) Barrier 6, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | D Dillon 55kg 1.23L | 4 (12) |
| Scone 21-Mar-25 1300m HEAVY 10 R5 SUPER MDN (of $50,000) Barrier 2, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | D Dillon 56kg 2.69L | 1 (6) |
| Tamworth 09-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 3 R3 CTRY MDN-SW (of $40,000) Barrier 9, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | D Dillon 56.5kg 3.3L | 7 (10) |
| Scone 26-Feb-25 900m GOOD 4 R15 MDN-BT | D Dillon 0.22L | 2 (5) |
| Scone 12-Feb-25 900m HEAVY 8 R3 MDN-BT | A Bullock 1.84L | 3 (5) |