Paper Romance (2020) Horse
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Paper Romance is a 6yo bay gelding trained by Aimee Black in Ruakaka. He is by the stallion El Roca out of the dam Optimiser. To date he has recorded one victory. On 2 Sep 2026 at Ruakaka, he secured his biggest win, capturing the $18,500 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie 19-Sep-26 2400m SOFT 5 R2 BM 65 Hcp $1,107 (of $44,295) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:32.370, SP: 2.90 1st Interplanetary ( G Rooke 57 ) 2nd Ballinran ( E M Leighton 58.5 ) 2.10L 3rd Double Take ( H Hassman 60 , Cd 59 ) 4.50L 5th Paper Romance ( M Cartwright 58.5 ) 6.70L See full results | M Cartwright 58.5kg 6.70L | 5 (7) |
| Ruakaka 02-Sep-26 2100m SOFT 6 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $8,557 (of $15,280) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:14.170, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Paper Romance ( M Cartwright 58.5 ) 2nd Linious ( T Wigram 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 6.30L 3rd Concise ( C R Barnes 58.5 ) 7.60L See full results | M Cartwright 58.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Ruakaka 01-Aug-26 2100m SOFT 6 R9 BM 65 Hcp $1,462 (of $29,240) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:14.310, SP: 5.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st With Grace ( G Rooke 55.5 ) 2nd Sweet But Psycho ( M J Mcnab 59 ) 1.30L 3rd Jamaican Boy ( J Doyle 56.5 ) 1.70L 4th Paper Romance ( M Cameron 55.5 ) 2.20L See full results | M Cameron 55.5kg 2.20L | 4 (14) |
| Te Aroha 26-Jul-26 2200m HEAVY 10 R8 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $2,537 (of $14,097) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:30.900, SP: 7.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Monroe ( H Hassman 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Paper Romance ( B Grylls 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Janka ( E M Leighton 58.5 ) 2.60L See full results | B Grylls 58.5kg 0.10L | 2 (13) |
| Te Rapa 04-Jul-26 2100m HEAVY 8 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,045 (of $16,460) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:15.770, SP: 7.10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Diva Kingdom ( C R Barnes 56.5 ) 2nd Paper Romance ( G Rooke 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Outrageous ( A Lawson-carroll 56.5 ) 0.60L See full results | G Rooke 58.5kg 0.10L | 2 (12) |