Nordic Strike (AUS) Horse
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Nordic Strike is a four-year-old bay gelding foaled in Australia, by Anders out of Miss Tenpins. He is under the care of trainer Ciaron Maher and is owned by First Light Racing Pty Ltd along with Nova Clause, A K Voller and others. Out of twelve starts he has secured two victories, placed second three times and third three times, earning $77,600 in prize money. His most recent start was at Warrnambool on 1 October 2026, where he finished third of seven runners. His latest win came at Cranbourne on 22 January 2026.
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Ballarat • Warrnambool • Geelong • Sandown Hillside • Sale • Echuca • Cranbourne • Stony CreekRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat 02-Nov-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R6 Hygain Edge BM62 Handicap Barrier 2, SP: 5.00 | Z.Moore 58.5kg 1.27L | 3 (7) |
| Warrnambool 01-Oct-26 1000m HEAVY 9 R6 BM62 $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.450, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th 1st Romantic Miss ( H Durnan 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Fileeta ( C B Thompson 61 , Cd 58 ) 6.00L 3rd Nordic Strike ( J Johnstone 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 6.06L See full results | J Johnstone 61.5kg, Cd 60 6.06L | 3 (7) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 14-Sep-26 800m R9 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.410 1st Bel Lupa ( L J Neindorf ) 2nd Sweet Vixen ( L J Bates ) 0.00L 3rd Ten Warriors ( J Mott ) 0.00L 6th Nordic Strike ( C Hefel ) 0.00L | C Hefel 0.00L | 6 (10) |
| Geelong 28-Aug-26 1147m SOFT 7 R6 BM62 $6,300 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.620, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020 1st Immortal Triumph ( C Newitt 60.5 ) 2nd Nordic Strike ( J Johnstone 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 1.00L 3rd Thunder Park ( S K Ingelse 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.75L See full results | J Johnstone 61.5kg, Cd 60 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Caulfield Heath 08-Aug-26 1100m SOFT 6 R5 BM74 $2,600 (of $130,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.000, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 1st Behaviour ( J B Stanley 58.5 ) 2nd High On The Hill ( J M Allen 58 ) 0.15L 3rd Mainmankash ( J C Maskiell 58 ) 3.40L 9th Nordic Strike ( J Johnstone 56 ) 8.61L See full results | J Johnstone 56kg 8.61L | 9 (12) |
| Sandown Hillside 29-Jul-26 1000m HEAVY 9 R2 BM70 $9,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.320, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st Walter Spur ( L K Cartwright 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Nordic Strike ( J Johnstone 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.35L 3rd Dreamzel ( B R Kinninmont 63.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.10L See full results | J Johnstone 58kg, Cd 56kg 0.35L | 2 (8) |
| Sandown Hillside 15-Jul-26 1000m HEAVY 9 R5 3Y BM64 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | J Johnstone 58kg 1.66L | 5 (11) |
| Sale 28-Jun-26 1005m HEAVY 8 R7 BM70 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | J Johnstone 56kg 0.52L | 3 (10) |
| Sale 10-Jun-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R5 0-66 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd | T Stockdale 60 1.5L | 2 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 01-Jun-26 800m SOFT 7 R4 Jump Out-S7 | J Johnstone | 6 (11) |
| Southside Cranbourne 18-May-26 800m HEAVY 9 R7 Jump Out-H9 | B Allen | 3 (11) |
| Echuca 08-Mar-26 1000m GOOD 4 R8 BM70 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd | B Mertens 57.5kg 3.5L | 3 (9) |
| Cranbourne 06-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 3 R5 BM70 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | L Cartwright 55kg 4.2L | 6 (8) |
| Cranbourne 22-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 CL1 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, SP: 1.90 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | E Brown 58.5kg 1.75L | 1 (7) |
| Stony Creek 30-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R3 3Y MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st | T Nugent 58kg 3.5L | 1 (7) |
| Southside Cranbourne 15-Dec-25 800m GOOD 4 R4 Jump Out-G4 | R Whearty | 2 (9) |