Nation's Call (2020) Horse

Foal Date

03-Mar-20
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Sire

Frankel

Dam

Making Light

Prize Money

354392

Owners

R D Griffiths, Mrs S Griffiths, D O'Connell, G W Aldridge, S A Baker, Dr O K Chan, N Farrell, D J Love, M McKelvie, R & D Racing (Mgr: R Bresnan), Sixpak (Mgr: A Zappia), J R Smith, B A Robertshaw, D Shirley & Vaguely Noble Stables 2 (Mgr: C S Prebble)

About

Nation's Call, a six-year-old bay/brown gelding sired by Frankel and out of Making Light, is trained by Robbie Griffiths. He is owned by R D Griffiths, Mrs S Griffiths, D O'Connell and others. In 35 starts he has claimed seven wins, placed second six times and third five times, earning $387,392 in prize money. His most recent start was at Cranbourne on 23 October 2026, where he finished first of twelve.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Flemington 07-Nov-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 Ronald McDonald House VIC/TAS Mile Barrier 3, SP: 21.00 L.J.Bates 59.5kg 37.77L 12 (12)
Cranbourne 23-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 3 R8 BM78 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th L Cartwright 60 0.75L 1 (12)
Mornington 26-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 5 R8 BM84 $23,400 (of $130,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.570, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th 1st Veyepee ( B Shinn 54.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Nation's Call ( L Cartwright 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Reset The Jazz ( D Stackhouse 57 ) 1.77L See full results L Cartwright 57kg, Cd 55.5kg 1.75L 2 (12)
Cranbourne 21-Sep-26 1000m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.400 1st King Tut ( T Stockdale ) 2nd King Zephyr ( J Childs ) 0.00L 3rd Flying Mikki ( I M Laveglia ) 0.00L 7th Nation's Call ( N Punch ) 0.00L N Punch 0.00L 7 (11)
Caulfield Heath 08-Aug-26 1500m SOFT 6 R9 BM84 $11,700 (of $130,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:32.280, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Changing Colours ( B A Shinn 56.5 ) 2nd Lovelycut ( J Mcneil 55 ) 1.50L 3rd Nation's Call ( L Bates 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.00L See full results L Bates 57kg, Cd 55.5kg 5.00L 3 (9)
Flemington 01-Aug-26 1620m GOOD 3 R6 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.730, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.640 1st Touchdown ( B A Shinn 57 ) 2nd Farhh Flung ( D G Thornton 57.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Kaleo ( J A Johnstone 57 , Cd 55 ) 4.25L 13th Nation's Call ( J Mcneil 57.5 ) 7.36L See full results J Mcneil 57.5kg 7.36L 13 (14)
Caulfield Heath 16-Jul-26 1400m SOFT 7 R1 3UP CL1-OPN TRL, Winning Time: 01:27.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:52.920 1st Nation's Call ( J Mcneil ) 2nd Unbelievable ( J Mott ) 0.40L 3rd Yamato Satona ( B A Shinn ) 0.90L J Mcneil 1 (8)
Caulfield 27-Jun-26 1700m SOFT 7 R7 BM78 (of $130,000) Barrier 3, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd L Bates 59kg 5.58L 11 (15)
Flemington 06-Jun-26 1600m HEAVY 8 R2 BM78 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd L Bates 56.5kg 0.02L 1 (13)
Sandown Hillside 23-May-26 1600m SOFT 7 R7 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 2, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st L Nolen 56kg 6.13L 10 (13)
Caulfield 09-May-26 1600m SOFT 7 R5 BM84 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd L Bates 54.5kg 1.05L 5 (9)
Flemington 25-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 3 R8 BM78 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th P Moloney 59kg 2.95L 6 (15)
Southside Cranbourne 13-Apr-26 800m HEAVY 8 R2 Jump Out-H8 5 (10)
Southside Cranbourne 06-Apr-26 800m GOOD 4 R4 Jump Out-G4 N Punch 6 (7)
Pakenham 13-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 BM84 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd J Mc Neil 57kg 20.1L 11 (11)
Southside Cranbourne 08-Dec-25 800m GOOD 4 R1 Jump Out-G4 N Punch 6 (7)
Caulfield 15-Nov-25 1700m GOOD 4 R3 BM74 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st L Bates 60 4.15L 6 (11)
Flemington 08-Nov-25 1600m SOFT 7 R2 4UP BM84 (of $150,000) Barrier 13, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st E Brown 57kg 3.55L 6 (14)
The Valley 24-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 3 R8 BM78 (of $130,000) Barrier 6, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st J Mc Neil 58kg 1.75L 1 (6)
Caulfield 11-Oct-25 1700m GOOD 4 R1 BM80 GRAND HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 12, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 4th B Melham 59kg 3.4L 6 (12)
Southside Cranbourne 06-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 6 R12 Jump Out-S6 N Punch 1 (7)
Caulfield 20-Sep-25 1600m GOOD 4 R1 BM78 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th B Shinn 58.5kg 2.08L 6 (9)