Nafanua (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

29-Oct-22
Sex
filly

Colour

bay

Dam

Celtic Sea

Prize Money

21700

Owners

Bjorn Baker Racing (Mgr: B Baker), G Marini, J A S S M (Mgr: M D Mason), W J Kemp, M Stewart, R Weiss, Ms L R Moulton, Mrs K A Ayres, S M Galea, Mademi Racing (Mgr: D A Johnston), C J Mcleod, L D Stokes, A Warren, P Warren & P W Webb

About

Nafanua is a 3yo bay filly from Australia trained by Bjorn Baker. She is by Tagaloa out of Celtic Sea. She has won one race in her career. On 9 March 2026 at Cowra she claimed her most important win, earning the $27,000 Maiden Plate.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Cowra 09-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.030, SP: 1.45 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Nafanua ( O Chambers 56.5 ) 2nd Erion ( P Boudvillain 59 ) 2.78L 3rd Kneel Down ( I Neale 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 4.14L See full resultsO Chambers 56.5kg1 (5)
Goulburn 27-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 6 R8 MDN $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.290, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.390 1st Rambova ( K Latham 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Eastern Beauty ( C Lever 56.5 ) 1.68L 3rd Wave Dancer ( L Day 56.5 ) 1.78L 4th Nafanua ( W Costin 57.5 ) 4.13L See full resultsW Costin 57.5kg 4.13L4 (9)
Wyong 10-Feb-26 1100m SOFT 5 R3 F&M MDN $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.890, SP: 3.80 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.090 1st Lipstick ( T Berry 59.5 ) 2nd Helluva Kiss ( R Bayliss 58.5 ) 1.93L 3rd Rave About It ( C Schofield 58.5 ) 2.01L 5th Nafanua ( D Gibbons 59 ) 2.51L See full resultsD Gibbons 59kg 2.51L5 (7)
Randwick 27-Jan-26 1050m GOOD 4 R12 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.320 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Nafanua ( R Bayliss ) 2nd So D'oro ( A Adkins ) 1.86L 3rd Spice Prawn ( T Sherry ) 3.05LR Bayliss1 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 13-Jan-26 900m SOFT 5 R10 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.570 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.120 1st Nafanua ( R Bayliss ) 2nd Borjnord ( T Gould ) 5.37L 3rd Saint Aldwyn ( J B Mcdonald ) 6.57LR Bayliss1 (9)
Nowra 02-Sep-25 1200m HEAVY 8 R7 MDN $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.100, SP: 1.65 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.010 1st Knight Of Rhodes ( C Lever 57 ) 2nd Nafanua ( O Chambers 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Ridotta ( P Boudvillain 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.70L See full resultsO Chambers 55.5kg 0.50L2 (8)
Hawkesbury 25-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 7 R7 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:58.760 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.030 1st Napoleonic ( J B Mcdonald ) 2nd Nafanua ( R King ) 0.13L 3rd Anarchist ( T Clark ) 2.39LR King 0.13L2 (5)
Randwick 22-Jul-25 740m SOFT 5 R16 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:44.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.910 1st Pallaton ( T Berry ) 2nd Senjutsu ( J Parr ) 0.48L 3rd Nafanua ( A Morgan ) 0.54LA Morgan 0.54L3 (8)
Hawkesbury 24-Feb-25 800m GOOD 4 R12 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.020 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.550 1st Contradiction ( J Ford ) 2nd Tequisoda ( R Whelan ) 3.76L 3rd Jenni Gone Bonkers ( L Day ) 4.39L 7th Nafanua ( A Morgan ) 11.38LA Morgan 11.38L7 (8)