Opetaia (AUS) Horse
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Opetaia is a 3yo bay filly from Australia trained by Jack Bruce. She is by Deep Field out of Forest Fantasy. She has recorded a single win in her career. On 13 May 2026 at Ipswich, Opetaia secured her most important victory, earning the $40000.00 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doomben 24-Jun-26 1350m SOFT 6 R8 CL1-SW $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.840, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Automne Tree ( R Maloney 60 ) 2nd Rough Cause ( E Lang 59.5 ) 0.82L 3rd Swag ( D Moor 59.5 ) 2.72L 9th Opetaia ( B Thompson 57.5 ) 7.12L See full results | B Thompson 57.5kg 7.12L | 9 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast 07-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 3Y BM65 $1,000 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.880, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Bon Vader ( R Maloney 59 ) 2nd Camelight ( J L Bayliss 60 ) 0.27L 3rd Enforceable ( K Wilson-taylor 60 ) 1.33L 5th Opetaia ( B Thompson 58 ) 3.22L See full results | B Thompson 58kg 3.22L | 5 (10) |
| Ipswich 30-May-26 1200m HEAVY 9 R4 CL1 $2,650 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.130, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.230 1st Worthy ( B Osmond 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Venom Rush ( O L Kendal 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.79L 3rd Opetaia ( J Guthmann-chester 57.5 ) 2.22L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 57.5kg 2.22L | 3 (9) |
| Ipswich 13-May-26 1200m SOFT 6 R2 MDN-SW $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.380, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st Opetaia ( B Thompson 56 ) 2nd Rhetoric ( R Maloney 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Aristocratic Girl ( G J Cartwright 56.5 ) 0.42L See full results | B Thompson 56kg | 1 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast 25-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 7 R3 3Y MDN-SW $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.320, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Estee Emm ( C D Collis 56 ) 2nd Duchess Difficult ( B Thornton 56 ) 1.40L 3rd Opetaia ( B Lerena 56 ) 2.31L See full results | B Lerena 56kg 2.31L | 3 (11) |