Opera Fan (2022) Horse
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About
Opera Fan is a 4yo bay horse trained by Paul Matchett. He is by the stallion Horizon out of the dam Sydney Opera. To date, Opera Fan has won 2 races. On 9th Jul 2025 at Scottsville, he achieved his most important win, earning $118,770.00.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turffontein 25-Jul-26 1400m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $104,510) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.460, SP: 67.00 1st American Beauty ( K Matsunyane 129 ) 2nd Somebody Somewhere ( M Yeni 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Cape Saffron ( J Syster 129 ) 1.55L 9th Opera Fan ( P Mxoli 120 ) 16.00L See full results | P Mxoli 54.4kg 16.00L | 9 (10) |
| Turffontein 16-Jul-26 1600m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $104,510) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.970, SP: 34.00 1st Kensal Green ( R Venniker 134 ) 2nd Onetwobucklemyshoe ( M Yeni 115 ) 0.75L 3rd Lady Sabrina ( M V'rensburg 115 ) 2.25L 7th Opera Fan ( P Mxoli 115 ) 7.20L See full results | P Mxoli 52.2kg 7.20L | 7 (9) |
| Vaal 02-Jul-26 1400m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $95,011) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.830, SP: 6.00 1st Beautiful Rania ( M Michel 127 ) 2nd Pearl In Her Crown ( J Penny 125 ) 1.00L 3rd Delaware River ( P Mxoli 129 ) 0.30L 8th Opera Fan ( C Zackey 132 ) 8.25L See full results | C Zackey 59.9kg 8.25L | 8 (11) |
| Vaal 28-May-26 1200m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $95,011) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.380, SP: 5.50 1st Crystal Grove ( B Marx-jacobson 126 ) 2nd Ada Lovelace ( J Gates 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Valieva ( M V'rensburg 128 ) 1.25L 10th Opera Fan ( P Mxoli 128 ) 22.15L See full results | P Mxoli 58.1kg 22.15L | 10 (11) |
| Turffontein 23-Apr-26 1600m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $99,748) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.960, SP: 4.33 1st Kensal Green ( C Habib 132 ) 2nd Bold Action ( J Botes 115 ) 3.25L 3rd Southampton ( S Moodley 125 ) 0.00L 6th Opera Fan ( R Venniker 129 , Cd 126 ) 5.40L See full results | R Venniker 58.5kg, Cd 57.2kg 5.40L | 6 (14) |