Murcielaga

(AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

25-Sep-09

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Sire

Testa Rossa

Dam

Zacushla

Prize Money

$125025

Trainer

Michael Moroney

Owners

Krauser Racing (Mgr: M Krauser), R & C Legh Racing (Mgr: R P Legh), Dr J T Kennedy, S W Kay, K Watson, Ms M A Keating, P J & Mrs J Bellas, Gurners Bloodstock Co (Mgr: M A Ramsden) & Wright Racing (Mgr: P J Wright)

About

Murcielaga is a 15yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Michael Moroney. He is sired by the stallion Testa Rossa out of the dam Zacushla. Murcielaga has won 4 races in his career. On 1st Jan 2014 at Flemington, Murcielaga achieved his most notable victory, taking the prize in the $80000 3&4-y-o 0 - 78 Hcp. He has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had bet on Murcielaga throughout his career you'd have gained an 11% return on investment. Murcielaga has retired from racing, last competing on the 16th Jul 2015 at Donald.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Donald 16-Jul-15 1354m GOOD 5 R8 Show Bm70 $360 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.860	A Boyd 60, Cd 0 4.00L	6 (7)
Bendigo 28-Jun-15 1300m GOOD 5 R6 Bm70 $1,350 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:18.460, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040	A Boyd 60, Cd 57kg 4.05L	4 (14)
Royal Randwick 11-Mar-15 1600m GOOD 3 R6 Bm70 $450 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.780, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 Reared at start and couldn't bridge gap late	L Grace 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 8.80L	10 (11)
Canterbury Park 20-Feb-15 1550m GOOD 3 R3 Bm75 $955 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.060, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030 Slow to begin and was doing best work late	J Mcdonald 58kg 3.60L	5 (8)
Sandown Hill 07-Feb-15 1400m GOOD 3 R9 Bm78 $480 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.090, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 midfield, pushed forward off turn, run ended	S Arnold 58kg 2.90L	6 (12)
Flemington 10-Jan-15 1400m GOOD 4 R6 Bm78 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.770, SP: $9 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 well back rail, didn't pick up in straight	J Mott 59kg 4.25L	11 (16)
Flemington 01-Jan-15 1400m GOOD 3 R8 Bm90 $960 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.789, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.290 Awkwardly away, worked home quite well	D Moor 54kg 3.55L	10 (11)
Sandown Hill 06-Dec-14 1300m GOOD 4 R9 Bm84 $960 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.210, SP: $14 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480 Worse than midfield, couldn't quicken enough	M Rodd 57kg 5.20L	10 (12)
Flemington 12-Jul-14 1600m SOFT 6 R6 LR Winter cship (of $150,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.620, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300 settled back and wide, never came into it	J Noonan 54kg 8.90L	12 (15)
Cranbourne 22-Jun-14 1400m SOFT 6 R6 Hcp $480 (of $40,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:27.320, SP: $3.60F In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.160	C Newitt 54kg 4.65L	9 (12)
Sale 29-May-14 1400m SOFT 7 R9 Hcp $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.940, SP: $3.70 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.240	M Pegus 54kg 1.20L	3 (14)
Sandown Lake 14-May-14 1200m GOOD 3 R8 0-84 $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:13.890, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.140 wide w/o cover, really got going final 200m	D Dunn 57.5kg 0.80L	3 (14)
Flemington 18-Jan-14 1410m GOOD 3 R8 0-90 $960 (of $80,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.980, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110 Settled second last, failed to make impact	D Oliver 55kg 4.30L	8 (11)
Flemington 01-Jan-14 1400m SOFT 5 R8 3&4Y 0-78 $48,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.230, SP: $14 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.660 got well back, near last on turn, stormed home	S Arnold 59.5kg	1 (13)
Caulfield 30-Nov-13 1700m GOOD 4 R8 0-84 $960 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.150, SP: $3.60F In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.930 raced flat in the straight	D Oliver 54.5kg 4.85L	7 (16)
NMIT Ararat Park 10-Nov-13 1600m SOFT 5 R6 CHINA BOWL $13,500 (of $75,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.820, SP: $3.20F In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 ran home strongly down the outside	D Lane 54kg 1.75L	2 (8)
Sale 27-Oct-13 1400m GOOD 4 R5 BM70 $10,500 (of $17,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.020, SP: $1.95F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720	N Hall 58.5kg	1 (9)
Sportsbet-Ballarat 10-Oct-13 1400m SOFT 5 R6 SHOW BM70 $18,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:27.150, SP: $3.30F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.120	D Oliver 56.5kg	1 (10)
Sale 25-Sep-13 1110m GOOD 3 R7 SHOW 0-64 $1,350 (of $30,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:04.820, SP: $7.50 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 widest runner cornering, unleashed big finish	J Mott 59.5kg 1.30L	4 (14)
William Hill Park Hillside 08-May-13 1600m GOOD 3 R8 3Y 0-78 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.560, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080 well back cornering and never ran on	M Walker 55kg 8.80L	11 (12)
Caulfield 20-Apr-13 1400m GOOD 4 R7 3Y HCP (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.880, SP: $8.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.340 couldn't quicken enough and just boxed on evenly	M Walker 55kg 6.75L	12 (16)
Caulfield 30-Mar-13 1400m GOOD 4 R4 3Y HCP $960 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.370, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 got to the outside and hit the line strongly	M Walker 54kg 1.85L	7 (14)
Flemington 08-Sep-12 1200m GOOD 3 R5 DANEHILL $4,400 (of $220,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.539, SP: $18 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 chased hard and finished strongly.	N Hall 55kg 5.45L	6 (9)
Warrnambool 03-May-12 1200m HEAVY 8 R5 2y hcp $13,850 (of $22,500) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:14.770, SP: $7.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.580 drove through the middle and proved too classy	N Hall 58.5kg	1 (14)