Recommendation (AUS) Horse
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About
Recommendation is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by Shalaa out of Adviso. As a stakes winner with $1,154,960 in earnings, he is considered a racehorse of above‑average ability. On 31 Aug 2024 at Caulfield, Blake Shinn rode Recommendation to his biggest victory, capturing the $200,000 4yo+ Open Set Weight With Penalties and beating Kallos.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 20-Jun-26 1100m SOFT 7 R7 HCP $27,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:05.440, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st De Bergerac ( D Stackhouse 54.5 ) 2nd Recommendation ( T Stockdale 58 ) 0.40L 3rd Winnasedge ( D Bates 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.65L See full results | T Stockdale 58kg 0.40L | 2 (12) |
| Caulfield 30-May-26 1100m HEAVY 8 R8 LR HCP $7,875 (of $175,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.540, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.050 1st Hearcomesthestar ( B Mertens 54 ) 2nd Bustling ( C Williams 54 ) 1.50L 3rd Coeur Volante ( J G Radley 56.5 ) 2.25L 4th Recommendation ( T Stockdale 58.5 ) 3.00L See full results | T Stockdale 58.5kg 3.00L | 4 (11) |
| Southside Cranbourne 18-May-26 800m R2 Jump Out-H9, Winning Time: 00:46.150 1st Niance ( J Childs ) 2nd Recommendation ( D Schmitt ) 3rd Behaviour ( J Bowditch ) | D Schmitt | 2 (10) |
| Morphettville 25-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R5 G3 HAWKES STAKES $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:04.000, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510 1st Grand Larceny ( B J Melham 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Watchme Win ( J Holder 60 ) 0.81L 3rd New York Lustre ( B Allen 58.5 ) 0.84L 6th Recommendation ( M Zahra 59.5 ) 1.24L See full results | M Zahra 59.5kg 1.24L | 6 (20) |
| Ballarat 03-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R7 DISCOVERY $27,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.530, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:32.310 1st Spywire ( E P Brown 56 ) 2nd Geegees Mistruth ( L J Neindorf 54 ) 1.50L 3rd Recommendation ( T Stockdale 56 ) 3.25L See full results | T Stockdale 56kg 3.25L | 3 (14) |