Official Business (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

01-Oct-23
Sex
colt

Colour

bay

Sire

Gingerbread Man

Dam

Lado Ciego

Prize Money

38940

Trainer

Neville Parnham

Owners

N D Parnham, Mrs C A Parnham, R C Pearson, M J Fagan, Smartnet Investments Pty Ltd (Mgr: P G Cooke), D P Andrews & S T Embry

About

Official Business, a three-year-old bay colt bred in Australia and sired by Gingerbread Man out of Lado Ciego, is trained by Neville Parnham and owned by N D Parnham, Mrs C A Parnham, R C Pearson and others. From eight starts he has won two races, finished two seconds, and placed third once, earning $82,730. His last start was at Ascot on 3 November 2026, finishing 6th of 8. His most recent win came at Ascot on 14 October 2026.

Raced At

Belmont • Northam

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Ascot 14-Nov-26 1200m GOOD 4 R9 TABTOUCH - PLACID ARK STAKES Barrier 19 M.L.Ramoly 57kg 11 (16)
Ascot 03-Nov-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 SCHWEPPES HANDICAP Barrier 1, SP: 1.65 C.J.Parnham 60 2.53L 6 (8)
Belmont 28-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 RELIABLE ASSET MAINTENANCE HANDICAP Barrier 3, SP: 2.60 C.J.Parnham 60 3.8L 3 (7)
Ascot 14-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YO 0MWLY (of $35,000) Barrier 8, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd C Parnham 60 0.16L 1 (12)
Northam 23-Sep-26 1100m GOOD 4 R2 3YO MDN $13,700 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.460, SP: 2.30 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 1st Official Business ( C Parnham 57 ) 2nd Firearm ( J Tsang 57 , Cd 55 ) 0.26L 3rd Bourbonontherocks ( S O'donnell 57 ) 1.08L See full results C Parnham 57kg 1 (14)
Belmont 09-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $4,650 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.280, SP: 2.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 1st Jemconi ( J K H Tsang 56 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Official Business ( C Parnham 55.5 ) 0.01L 3rd Wrexham ( P J Carbery 58 ) 3.09L See full results C Parnham 55.5kg 0.01L 2 (12)
Northam 27-Aug-26 1000m HEAVY 9 R1 MDN $4,650 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.150, SP: 1.80 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 1st Star Martini ( H J Nottle 53.5 ) 2nd Official Business ( C Parnham 55.5 ) 0.36L 3rd Gunning For Gold ( C T Johnston-porter 55.5 ) 1.79L See full results C Parnham 55.5kg 0.36L 2 (9)
Belmont 17-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R7 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.520 1st Official Business ( J Mcnaught ) 2nd Gaintree ( C L Azzopardi ) 3rd Splendida ( H M Watson ) 5.42L J Mcnaught 2nd Gaintree ( C L Azzopardi 1 (12)
Belmont 03-Aug-26 400m SOFT 5 R2 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:24.430 1st Official Business ( C Parnham ) 2nd Bondex ( N Faithfull ) 2.18L 3rd Buddy Mak ( C L Azzopardi ) 4.05L C Parnham 1 (6)
Ascot 25-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R3 2YO SWP (of $80,000) Barrier 8, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd B Parnham 56kg 1.5L 4 (11)
Ascot 11-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2YO SWP (of $80,000) Barrier 2, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd C Parnham 56kg 4.49L 4 (11)
Belmont 30-Mar-26 1000m SOFT 6 R4 2Y-TRL C Parnham 0.13L 2 (9)
Belmont 16-Mar-26 400m GOOD 4 R2 2Y-TRL C Parnham 0.38L 1 (6)