Naval Academy (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
21-Aug-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
brown
Dam
Kinetic Design
Prize Money
213300
Owners
R McClure & Mrs B M McClure
About

Naval Academy is a 5yo brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Ciaron Maher, who is based at Cranbourne. He is sired by the stallion Justify out of the dam Kinetic Design. Naval Academy has managed to win 5 races in his career so far. On 23rd Oct 2025 at Geelong, Naval Academy scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $75000.00 3yo+ Benchmark 84 Handicap. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Naval Academy throughout his career you'd have achieved a 55% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Pakenham 13-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R10 BM84 $3,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.030, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Recon ( P Moloney 55.5 ) 2nd Big Swinger ( B Allen 62.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Hearcomesthestar ( L Currie 58.5 ) 3.25L 5th Naval Academy ( L Cartwright 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.33L See full resultsL Cartwright 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 3.33L5 (16)
Cranbourne 22-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 BM80 $23,400 (of $130,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.210, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Hearcomesthestar ( B Mertens 58 ) 2nd Naval Academy ( L Cartwright 60 ) 0.25L 3rd Actuality ( C Hefel 54 ) 0.60L See full resultsL Cartwright 60 0.25L2 (9)
Avoca 13-Nov-25 1000m R14 Jump Out-G4 1st Naval Academy ( H Coffey ) 2nd Almighty Will ( C Macredmond ) 3rd Asawin ( R J Hurdle )H Coffey1 (6)
Geelong 23-Oct-25 1200m SOFT 7 R5 3YO+ BM 84 Hcp $41,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.640, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st Naval Academy ( E Brown 56 ) 2nd Stoli Bolli ( B A Shinn 56 ) 0.30L 3rd Spione ( C Williams 55.5 ) 1.80L See full resultsE Brown 56kg1 (9)
Flemington 04-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 BM 78 Hcp (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.830, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.310 1st De Bergerac ( L K Cartwright 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Stoli Bolli ( J B Mcdonald 58.5 ) 0.40L 3rd She's An Artist ( B A Shinn 58 ) 0.50L 11th Naval Academy ( L Bates 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 5.37L See full resultsL Bates 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 5.37L11 (16)
Morphettville Parks 20-Sep-25 1250m GOOD 4 R1 BM 76 Hcp $35,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.610, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.610 1st Naval Academy ( T Johnstone 59 ) 2nd Clarence ( K Crowther 56 ) 0.11L 3rd Sachem ( R L Milnes 54 ) 2.49L See full resultsT Johnstone 59kg1 (7)
Morphettville Parks 06-Sep-25 1250m GOOD 4 R5 BM 76 Hcp $11,600 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.260, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.730 1st Karacasu ( A Livesey 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Naval Academy ( T Nugent 58 ) 0.06L 3rd Electric Tommy ( K Crowther 57 ) 0.90L See full resultsT Nugent 58kg 0.06L2 (7)
Moonee Valley 09-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 6 R9 BM 84 Hcp $23,400 (of $130,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.370, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.210 1st Red Hot Nicc ( T Stockdale 59 ) 2nd Naval Academy ( J Melham 54 ) 0.75L 3rd Layeruponlayer ( R K Houston 55 , Cd 53 ) 0.85L See full resultsJ Melham 54kg 0.75L2 (13)
Caulfield 26-Jul-25 1100m SOFT 5 R2 BM 78 Hcp $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.190, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.530 1st Pop Award ( M J Cartwright 55 ) 2nd Verdoux ( B Shinn 55 , Cd 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Luna Cat ( E P Brown 59 ) 0.65L 6th Naval Academy ( J Melham 57 ) 2.10L See full resultsJ Melham 57kg 2.10L6 (10)
Sandown Lakeside 09-Jul-25 1200m SOFT 5 R3 BM 78 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.680, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980 1st The Shaper ( L J Bates 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd One Long Day ( J Allen 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Sessions Road ( B Shinn 57 ) 1.31L 6th Naval Academy ( B Allen 57 ) 4.27L See full resultsB Allen 57kg 4.27L6 (10)
Cranbourne 16-Jun-25 800m R2 Jump Out-S6 1st Naval Academy ( Z Moore ) 2nd Masterful ( C Hefel ) 3rd Verdad ( N Punch )Z Moore1 (5)
Cranbourne 19-May-25 800m R2 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.500 1st Auckland ( S Clarke ) 2nd Toronluca ( B R Kinninmont ) 3rd Wolfgang ( J Melham ) 6th Naval Academy ( B Deeker-fradd )B Deeker-fradd6 (7)
Horsham 20-Oct-24 1200m SOFT 5 R6 BM 70 Hcp $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.820, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010 1st Naval Academy ( L Meech 59 ) 2nd Coeur De Lyon ( F W Kersley 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Dubenenko ( P M Moloney 57.5 ) 1.20L See full resultsL Meech 59kg1 (7)
Mornington 29-Sep-24 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3YO+ CH&G BM 64 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.160, SP: 2.45 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Naval Academy ( E Brown 60 ) 2nd Signal ( E K Pozman 63.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Flying Mikki ( J D Hill 63 ) 0.90L See full resultsE Brown 601 (8)
Warrnambool 12-Sep-24 1000m HEAVY 8 R8 BM 64 Hcp $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.710, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.400 1st Rivkin ( J E Weatherley 63.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Imminent Storm ( J Kennedy 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Run Like Hell ( T J Bull 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2.00L 4th Naval Academy ( H Coffey 60 ) 2.40L See full resultsH Coffey 60 2.40L4 (13)
Sale 22-Aug-24 1000m SOFT 6 R6 BM 70 Hcp $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.780, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 1st Bold Print ( J C Maskiell 58 ) 2nd Naval Academy ( E Brown 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Peace Treaty ( B Shinn 58.5 ) 1.10L See full resultsE Brown 57kg 0.75L2 (10)
Sandown Lakeside 06-Aug-23 1200m SOFT 5 R1 BM 64 Hcp (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.190, SP: 2.80 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680 1st Subrising ( R P Downey 56 ) 2nd Let's Get Down ( B Shinn 59.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Elderberry ( M J Dee 57.5 ) 1.10L LR Naval Academy ( L Campbell 60 , Cd 62 ) 0.00L See full resultsL Campbell 60, Cd 62kg 0.00LUPD (6)
Flemington 15-Jul-23 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Open Hcp $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.470, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:32.960 1st Exploring ( C G Gaudray 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Archo Nacho ( D W Stackhouse 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Ouroboros ( W F Pinn 55 , Cd 53 ) 0.80L 4th Naval Academy ( H Coffey 55.5 ) 0.90L See full resultsH Coffey 55.5kg 0.90L4 (11)
Warracknabeal 30-Jun-23 1000m SOFT 7 R3 Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.600, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200 1st Naval Academy ( D Yendall 57 ) 2nd First To Mars ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 5.00L 3rd Perfect Costa ( D L Turner 57.5 ) 7.00L See full resultsD Yendall 57kg1 (12)