Niven (AUS) Horse
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Niven is a 5yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Stephen Massingham. He is by Shamus Award out of Cubby. He has recorded one win so far. On 16 June 2026 at Townsville he earned his most important victory, taking the $23000.00 Maiden Plate for 2‑ and 3‑year‑olds.
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TownsvilleRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville 16-Jun-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $12,800 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.850, SP: 2.20 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.270 1st Niven ( R Wiggins 58.5 ) 2nd Boom Bunny ( S Cormack 56 ) 0.15L 3rd Overland ( A Holt 58.5 ) 0.55L See full results | R Wiggins 58.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Townsville 06-Jun-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $1,050 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.580, SP: 2.10 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 1st Briginshaw ( I Fry 58.5 ) 2nd Webs ( R M S Olivera 54 , Cd 55 ) 1.23L 3rd Amber Affair ( I K Teh 56.5 ) 2.22L 4th Niven ( R Wiggins 60 ) 2.23L See full results | R Wiggins 60 2.23L | 4 (9) |
| Townsville 25-May-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $2,200 (of $23,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:56.480, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.500 1st Penrod ( R Wiggins 56.5 ) 2nd Vierata ( A Holt 57.5 ) 0.51L 3rd Niven ( C Bellamy 59 , Cd 57 ) 1.49L See full results | C Bellamy 59kg, Cd 57kg 1.49L | 3 (13) |
| Townsville 16-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $4,000 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.230, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030 1st She's A Sweet Star ( A C Goindasamy 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Niven ( R Wiggins 58.5 ) 3.59L 3rd Rock On Angel ( F Sandkuhl 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 4.38L See full results | R Wiggins 58.5kg 3.59L | 2 (11) |
| Townsville 06-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R4 MDN $4,000 (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.530, SP: $9.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.420 1st Mind Over Matter ( S N Cormack 57 ) 2nd Niven ( R Wiggins 59 ) 3rd Storm Capital ( F Sandkuhl 59 , Cd 56 ) 4.62L | R Wiggins 59kg | 2 (15) |