Opening Address (2021)

Foal Date
12-Aug-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay/brown
Sire
So You Think
Dam
Royal Welcome
Prize Money
237900
Owners
Liam Howley Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: L Howley), C W Kwok, Windsor Park Stud Ltd (Mgr: R A Schick), BMD Racing (Mgr: B Doherty), R A Chapman, G Singh, Mrs J A Cartledge, R W Gamble & Mrs S J Gamble
About

Opening Address is a 4yo bay/brown gelding trained by Liam Howley. He is by So You Think out of Royal Welcome. As a stakes winner who has earned $237,900, he is seen as an above‑average racehorse. On 5 Nov 2024 at Flemington, James McDonald rode him to a $175,000 Open Set Weight With Penalties victory, defeating Statuario.

Raced At
Seymour • Tatura • Donald • Morphettville • Moonee Valley • Flemington • Sale • Wodonga • Cranbourne • Kyneton
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Seymour 12-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R9 3YO+ BM 70 Hcp $5,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.390, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 4th, 400m 4thT Stockdale 62kg 2.96L4 (14)
Tatura 01-Oct-25 1100m GOOD 3 R2 3UP CL3-OPN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.720B Egan 0.40L2 (7)
Donald 18-Sep-25 1050m GOOD 4 R1 3UP-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:02.450D Munro 1.00L3 (7)
Caulfield Heath 02-Sep-25 800m GOOD 4 R5 4UP-TRL Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:46.930E Brown 3.60L5 (7)
Morphettville 26-Apr-25 2000m GOOD 4 R4 G3 Open Set Weight (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:05.390, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.260C Newitt 57.5kg 8.58L14 (15)
Moonee Valley 22-Mar-25 2040m SOFT 5 R6 G2 Open Set Weight $10,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:10.650, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.360C Newitt 57kg 13.80L8 (9)
Flemington 01-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 3 R8 G1 Open Set Weight $20,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.460, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440C Newitt 57kg 3.62L7 (15)
Flemington 15-Feb-25 1400m SOFT 7 R7 G3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:24.210, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060E Brown 57.5kg 5.85L6 (13)
Ladbrokes Geelong 29-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3UP-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:02.280E Brown 2.60L3 (10)
Apiam Bendigo 13-Jan-25 800m R1 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.790M Aitken5 (5)
Flemington 05-Nov-24 1800m GOOD 4 R2 LR Open Set Weight With Penalties $107,025 (of $175,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.860, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500J Mcdonald 57kg1 (12)
Moonee Valley 26-Oct-24 2040m GOOD 3 R6 G2 Open Set Weight $72,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:07.360, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280E Brown 57kg 0.25L2 (9)
Sale 09-Oct-24 1740m GOOD 4 R5 BM 64 Hcp $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:45.350, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410J Maskiell 57kg 4.25L3 (11)
Wodonga 17-Sep-24 1590m GOOD 3 R5 Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.960, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620J Maskiell 57kg1 (9)
Cranbourne 05-Sep-24 1400m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.220, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480J Maskiell 57kg 3.46L4 (10)
Kyneton 12-Apr-24 800m R3 Jump Out-G4T Germaine5 (5)
Kyneton 20-Mar-24 800m R2 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:50.280J Robertson4 (6)