Newtown Duke (2021) Horse

Foal Date
09-Apr-21
Colour
bay
Sire
Lope De Vega
Dam
Dark Crusader
Prize Money
21912
Owners
Mrs S Thorpe
About

Newtown Duke, a 4yo colt trained by Ian Williams, is by Lope De Vega out of Dark Crusader. He has recorded one win in his career. On 23 Nov 2025 at Newcastle, he earned his most valuable victory to date, taking the $8264.00 Cl5 Hcp.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Newcastle 23-Nov-25 1610m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp $4,397 (of $8,264) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.810, SP: 3.25 1st Newtown Duke ( D C Costello 140 ) 2nd Powerful Response ( O Mcsweeney 130 ) 0.20L 3rd Jesmond Dawn ( O Stammers 137 ) 0.30L See full resultsD C Costello 63.5kg1 (12)
Nottingham 30-Oct-25 2060m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpNHF $645 (of $10,329) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:22.010, SP: 5.00 1st Sea Poetry ( C Rodriguez 133 ) 2nd Son Of Man ( H Crouch 137 ) 2.00L 3rd Love Beach ( D Muscutt 136 ) 2.25L 4th Newtown Duke ( P Mulrennan 129 ) 7.75L See full resultsP Mulrennan 58.5kg 7.75L4 (5)
Newcastle 22-Aug-25 2050m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4 Hcp (of $34,430) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:12.130, SP: 15.00 1st Bragbor ( R Kingscote 140 ) 2nd Say What You See ( L Morris 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Salamanca City ( D Muscutt 138 ) 3.00L 8th Newtown Duke ( T E Whelan 135 ) 6.80L See full resultsT E Whelan 61.2kg 6.80L8 (14)
Yarmouth 25-Jul-25 2310m SOFT R1 CL4 Hcp (of $34,430) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:29.960, SP: 13.00 Held up in rear, shaken up 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from over 1f out 1st Fantasy World ( D Probert 125 ) 2nd Sportingsilvermine ( D Keenan 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Charmaine ( D Muscutt 138 ) 2.50L 7th Newtown Duke ( E Greatrex 129 ) 4.85L See full resultsE Greatrex 58.5kg 4.85L7 (12)
Carlisle 06-Jul-25 1810m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $1,227 (of $9,837) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:08.650, SP: 29.00 In rear, ridden and steady headway 2f out, ran on well inside last, nearest finish 1st Milteye ( H Dring 141 ) 2nd Bellasio ( N Currie 138 ) 0.75L 3rd Newtown Duke ( J Gordon 149 ) 0.90L See full resultsJ Gordon 67.6kg 0.90L3 (15)
Sandown 14-Jun-25 2000m GOOD R5 CL2 Md (of $39,348) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:10.000, SP: 67.00 Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no response 1st Wave Rider ( T E Whelan 129 ) 2nd Respond ( R Hornby 129 ) 3.00L 3rd Hinchinbrooke ( D Egan 129 ) 0.75L 10th Newtown Duke ( C Bishop 142 ) 10.75L See full resultsC Bishop 64.4kg 10.75L10 (12)
Roscommon 14-Oct-24 2100m SOFT R5 Md $624 (of $12,499) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:21.800, SP: 3.50 Mid division, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and no impression from over 2f out 1st Firebrand ( J A Heffernan 138 ) 2nd Babich ( G Carroll 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Coul Dreamer ( W J Lee 134 ) 1.25L 4th Newtown Duke ( C Hayes 134 ) 8.75L See full resultsC Hayes 60.8kg 8.75L4 (6)
Leopardstown 23-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R6 Md $750 (of $15,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.060, SP: 2.38 Led, soon headed, 2nd halfway, under pressure 1 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, weakened in 4th inside final furlong 1st Platoon ( J Cleary 134 ) 2nd Touch The Sound ( J M Sheridan 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Rubies From Burma ( W J Lee 129 ) 1.75L 4th Newtown Duke ( C Hayes 134 ) 5.50L See full resultsC Hayes 60.8kg 5.50L4 (11)
Galway 03-Aug-24 1680m SOFT R4 Md $1,700 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:49.670, SP: 7/2 Led briefly, soon tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leader 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Flying Bay ( B M Coen 134 ) 2nd Vadali ( C T Keane 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Newtown Duke ( C D Hayes 134 ) 1.50L See full resultsC D Hayes 60.8kg 1.50L3 (16)
Limerick 07-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R3 Md $2,500 (of $6,522), Winning Time: 01:42.130, SP: 9/2 Held up, 7th halfway, ridden into moderate 5th 2f out, stayed on and closer in 3rd 1f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner 1st Flight Of Fancy ( W M Lordan 129 ) 2nd Newtown Duke ( C D Hayes 134 ) 1.75L 3rd Breathe Again ( S Rutledge 129 ) 2.25L See full resultsC D Hayes 60.8kg 1.75L2 (9)