Pericles (2020)

Foal Date

03-Sep-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Rubick

Dam

Empyrean

Prize Money

$143152

Trainer

P Gerard

Owners

Ballymore Stables (Aust) Pty Ltd, Ballymore Stables Nz Ltd, Dame Sian Elias, H A Fletcher, Mrs J A & R A Paddon & A Schmedje

About

Pericles is a 5yo bay gelding trained by P Gerard. He is by Rubick out of Empyrean. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $143,152, he is considered a racehorse of above‑average quality. On 17 Feb 2024 at Ellerslie, Vinnie Colgan rode Pericles to his biggest victory so far, taking the $100,000 Open Set Weight With Penalties and beating Just A Floozie. Throughout his career he has been a lucrative prospect for bettors, delivering a 323% return on investment for anyone who backed him.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Ellerslie 07-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 6 R9 Open Hcp $675 (of $45,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:24.770, SP: 25.90 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th	Y Okubo 54kg, Cd 51kg 5.50L	8 (12)
Ellerslie 17-May-25 1400m SOFT 5 R3 Open Hcp $1,125 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.390, SP: 11.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th	V Colgan 54.5kg 2.60L	5 (10)
Te Rapa 26-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 5 R5 Open Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.860, SP: 6.70 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 11th	A Lawson-carroll 55kg, Cd 54kg 2.30L	8 (12)
Ellerslie 05-Apr-25 1300m SOFT 6 R7 Open Hcp $3,250 (of $65,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:16.470, SP: 5.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd	M Mcnab 54kg, Cd 55kg 2.80L	4 (12)
Ellerslie 25-Jan-25 1600m SOFT 5 R2 LR Open Set Weight $20,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:34.900, SP: 30.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd	V Colgan 57.5kg 4.70L	7 (14)
Te Rapa 21-Dec-24 1600m SOFT 5 R2 BM 75 Hcp $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.280, SP: 5.20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st	A Lawson-carroll 60, Cd 62kg	1 (7)
Te Aroha 27-Nov-24 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM 75 Hcp $4,625 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.900, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th	A Lawson-carroll 59.5kg, Cd 61.5kg 2.00L	2 (10)
Ellerslie 19-Oct-24 1300m GOOD 4 R7 BM 75 Hcp $825 (of $55,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.660, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th	V Colgan 60 4.20L	7 (12)
Ellerslie 21-Sep-24 1200m SOFT 5 R5 BM 75 Hcp $10,175 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.560, SP: 14.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th	V Colgan 59kg 0.10L	2 (12)
Trentham 16-Mar-24 1400m SOFT 7 R7 G2 Open Set Weight (of $175,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.740, SP: 28.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th	J Doyle 57kg 7.00L	11 (14)
Ellerslie 02-Mar-24 1400m GOOD 4 R7 G3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $2,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.960, SP: 10.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 8th	B Jacobson 57.5kg 4.50L	9 (12)
Ellerslie 17-Feb-24 1200m GOOD 4 R5 LR Open Set Weight With Penalties $57,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.600, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 6th	V Colgan 57kg	1 (11)
Pukekohe Park 21-Jan-24 1400m GOOD 3 R5 Open Set Weight With Penalties $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.530, SP: 28.20	V Colgan 57kg	1 (8)
Hastings 06-Jan-24 1400m HEAVY 8 R4 Open Set Weight With Penalties $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.400, SP: 17.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 6th	R Elliot 57kg 13.30L	6 (8)
Arawa Park 10-Dec-23 1230m SOFT 6 R3 Mdn Set Weight $14,375 (of $25,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:15.920, SP: 22.70 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd	V Colgan 57.5kg	1 (11)
Te Aroha 03-Nov-23 1180m HEAVY 9 R9 Mdn Set Weight $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.300, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th	V Colgan 57.5kg 8.20L	7 (8)
Te Rapa 29-Sep-23 1400m HEAVY 8 R5 Mdn Set Weight $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:27.170, SP: 16.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st	K Asano 57.5kg 10.00L	10 (12)
Matamata 27-Aug-23 1200m SOFT 6 R3 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.450, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th	K Asano 56kg 2.90L	4 (13)