Old Mate Bluey (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
01-Nov-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
chestnut
Sire
Strasbourg
Prize Money
12945
Owners
Mrs S J McMahon, D J McMahon, C J Louw, R J McMahon, G R Briggs, C Stenhouse & G Fawcett
About

Old Mate Bluey is a 4yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Dennis McMahon of Port Augusta. He is by Strasbourg out of Guyra Gal. The horse is still a maiden, having failed to win in 15 starts. In his most recent outing at Balaklava on 24 Sep 2025, rider Brooke King guided him to a 7th‑place finish behind the winner, Sassy Sophie.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Balaklava 24-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.400, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Sassy Sophie ( A Livesey 54 ) 2nd Oakley Miss ( T Voorham 54 ) 0.05L 3rd Safe Bet ( A Warren 56 , Cd 59 ) 0.09L 7th Old Mate Bluey ( B King 58 , Cd 56 ) 10.34L See full resultsB King 58kg, Cd 56kg 10.34L7 (10)
Balaklava 10-Sep-25 1200m SOFT 7 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $25,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:11.760, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.570 1st Mating Call ( E Finnegan 54 ) 2nd Sicilian Princess ( L Neindorf 54 ) 0.37L 3rd Safe Bet ( A Warren 56 , Cd 59 ) 1.21L 11th Old Mate Bluey ( C Murtagh 58 ) 12.59L See full resultsC Murtagh 58kg 12.59L11 (14)
Port Augusta 24-Aug-25 1498m GOOD R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $725 (of $19,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:30.170, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Normie No Show ( M Collett 58 ) 2nd Cracken Good Time ( S Fawke 58 ) 1.24L 3rd Tuff Operator ( M Wolanin 58 , Cd 60 ) 2.27L 6th Old Mate Bluey ( A Warren 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 9.01L See full resultsA Warren 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 9.01L6 (11)
Port Augusta 20-Jul-25 1498m GOOD R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,500 (of $19,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:31.490, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Sea Roads ( S H Sit 57.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Sir Aali ( S Metcalfe 57.5 ) 0.82L 3rd Eleventh Hour ( C Tootell 56 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.11L 4th Old Mate Bluey ( M Collett 57.5 ) 2.71L See full resultsM Collett 57.5kg 2.71L4 (10)
Port Augusta 06-Jul-25 1100m GOOD R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $725 (of $19,500) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:05.780, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Tanna ( S Lacy 57.5 ) 2nd Strasbeau ( M Collett 57.5 ) 2.14L 3rd Bright Show ( A Webb 56 , Cd 58 ) 2.33L 7th Old Mate Bluey ( S Fawke 57.5 ) 8.76L See full resultsS Fawke 57.5kg 8.76L7 (12)
Gawler 25-Jun-25 1100m HEAVY 8 R2 2YO+ CH&G Mdn Set Weight $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.210, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.490 1st From The Block ( J Toeroek 58 ) 2nd Bootlegger ( E Finnegan 55.5 ) 0.54L 3rd Now East ( J Opperman 57.5 ) 0.96L 6th Old Mate Bluey ( T Pannell 57.5 ) 9.41L See full resultsT Pannell 57.5kg 9.41L6 (8)
Gawler 09-Jun-25 1100m HEAVY 9 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,950 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.050, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.520 1st Wild Wild West ( J Toeroek 57.5 ) 2nd Wrath ( C Murtagh 58 ) 5.11L 3rd Thank God I Gothim ( J Holder 58 ) 5.55L 4th Old Mate Bluey ( S Metcalfe 57.5 ) 6.61L See full resultsS Metcalfe 57.5kg 6.61L4 (7)
Horsham 26-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 6 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.590, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Cardiologist ( J Fry 59 ) 2nd Elation And Joy ( T Madden 57.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Isotropic ( M Julius 57 ) 1.02L 9th Old Mate Bluey ( W Gordon 59 ) 3.74L See full resultsW Gordon 59kg 3.74L9 (11)
Avoca 29-Mar-25 1300m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:17.020, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.430 1st Breezy Bon ( M Bunjevac 57.5 ) 2nd Pharoah's Glory ( A Kelly 57 ) 0.50L 3rd American Russ ( T Childs 59.5 ) 2.00L 5th Old Mate Bluey ( J Hill 59 ) 5.25L See full resultsJ Hill 59kg 5.25L5 (10)
Horsham 28-Jan-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.530, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Lady Prancelot ( L Meech 56 ) 2nd Universal Rock ( J Weatherley 57.5 , Cd 59 ) 0.02L 3rd Hitchhikersguide ( W Gordon 58 ) 1.77L 8th Old Mate Bluey ( C Murtagh 58 ) 8.57L See full resultsC Murtagh 58kg 8.57L8 (9)
Naracoorte 05-Jan-25 1430m GOOD 4 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,900 (of $19,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:28.260, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Good Bloke ( J Opperman 56.5 ) 2nd Am I The Drama ( S Mitchell 56 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.53L 3rd Old Mate Bluey ( J Potter 56.5 ) 2.64L See full resultsJ Potter 56.5kg 2.64L3 (8)
Horsham 22-Dec-24 1400m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.220, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Tremamore ( H Coffey 57.5 ) 2nd Universal Rock ( J Kennedy 57.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Cradle Of Jazz ( L Meech 56 ) 2.02L 5th Old Mate Bluey ( W Gordon 58 ) 3.27L See full resultsW Gordon 58kg 3.27L5 (13)
Naracoorte 29-Nov-24 1100m SOFT 6 R2 3YO+ Mdn Hcp $725 (of $19,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:06.140, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Liselle's Luck ( M Chadwick 56 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Shampas ( S Mitchell 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.80L 3rd Frontal Attack ( A Livesey 54 ) 4.50L 5th Old Mate Bluey ( J Potter 56 ) 6.20L See full resultsJ Potter 56kg 6.20L5 (10)
Avoca 12-Nov-24 800m GOOD 4 R4 3UP CL2-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:50.160 1st Triple Match ( C Atkinson ) 2nd Wimmera Star ( R Houston ) 1.50L 3rd Fieldelo ( J Allen ) 2.00L 6th Old Mate Bluey ( A Mather 0 ) 3.46LA Mather 0 3.46L6 (9)
Donald 11-May-24 1200m SOFT 5 R3 2YO Open Set Weight $600 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.660, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.390 1st Guerite ( F W Kersley 56 ) 2nd Bushann ( H Grace 56 ) 2.75L 3rd Vino Grande ( T Madden 58 ) 3.50L 8th Old Mate Bluey ( W Gordon 58 ) 6.65L See full resultsW Gordon 58kg 6.65L8 (13)
Warrnambool 01-May-24 1200m SOFT 7 R3 2YO Open Hcp (of $50,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:12.370, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.560 1st La Pleine Lune ( N Rawiller 58 ) 2nd Guerite ( F W Kersley 56 ) 9.00L 3rd Cachink ( D Stackhouse 58 ) 10.00L 12th Old Mate Bluey ( L Meech 58 ) 17.60L See full resultsL Meech 58kg 17.60L12 (15)