Ripper Farooq (AUS) Horse
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About
Ripper Farooq, a five-year-old grey gelding bred in Australia and by Vert De Grece out of Promiscuous Miss, is trained by Chris & Michael Gangemi for Gangemi Thoroughbreds (Mgr: M J Gangemi), Mrs H E Gangemi, J W Visser and others. Across 23 starts he has achieved two wins, placed second six times and third two times, earning $116,900 in prize money. His most recent start was at Ascot on 24 October 2026, finishing 104th of 12. The latest victory came at Belmont on 18 July 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 07-Nov-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 TABTOUCH - WESTSPEED PLATINUM SERIES HEAT 2 Barrier 2, SP: 5.00 | C.A.Cooper 57kg | 1 (12) |
| Ascot 24-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 WESTSPEED HEAT (of $40,000) Barrier 4, SP: 5.00 | J Tsang 56kg | 104 (12) |
| Ascot 10-Oct-26 1100m SOFT 5 R3 WESTSPEED 0MWLY $7,440 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.800, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 1st Reginetta ( S O'donnell 54.5 ) 2nd Ripper Farooq ( Z Johnston-porter 59 ) 0.09L 3rd Soldier Of God ( L Staples 56 ) 0.78L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 59kg 0.09L | 2 (11) |
| Belmont 19-Sep-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 WESTSPEED 0MWLY $1,560 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.430, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750 1st Let's Talk ( J K H Tsang 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Fantaxtic ( H J Nottle 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.09L 3rd Lucky I Am ( C A Cooper 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.20L 4th Ripper Farooq ( Z Johnston-porter 58.5 ) 0.41L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 58.5kg 0.41L | 4 (9) |
| Belmont 15-Aug-26 1200m GOOD 4 R8 GRAD HCP 60+ $1,740 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.600, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.930 1st Lord Shiva ( H J Nottle 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Silent Diva ( C T Johnston-porter 56.5 ) 1.33L 3rd Hard Solo ( S L O'donnell 56.5 ) 2.47L 5th Ripper Farooq ( Z Johnston-porter 57.5 ) 2.91L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 57.5kg 2.91L | 5 (12) |
| Belmont 01-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R6 GRAD HCP 60+ $1,740 (of $60,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.510, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.390 1st Yes I Know ( C T Johnston-porter 57 ) 2nd God's Gate ( S D Parnham 56 ) 0.29L 3rd Get Out Mick ( J Mcnaught 54 ) 1.75L 5th Ripper Farooq ( Z Johnston-porter 57.5 ) 2.31L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 57.5kg 2.31L | 5 (10) |
| Belmont 18-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R2 WESTSPEED 0MWLY $21,920 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.140, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.730 1st Ripper Farooq ( Z Johnston-porter 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Mai Aloha ( W A Pike 57 ) 0.68L 3rd Wicked Venom ( H M Watson 58.5 ) 2.26L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 57kg, Cd 55kg | 1 (10) |
| Belmont 06-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R11 3UP 0-71 TRL | Z Johnstonporter 0.53L | 3 (7) |
| Ascot 11-Mar-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 CL1 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st | Z Johnstonporter 57.5kg 0.41L | 2 (9) |
| Ascot 21-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 Westspeed Plat (of $40,000) Barrier 3, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | S Parnham 57kg 3.69L | 6 (9) |
| Ascot 15-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 CL1 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, SP: 2.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | Z Johnstonporter 57.5kg 1.17L | 2 (8) |
| Ascot 24-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 GRAD HCP 60+ (of $60,000) Barrier 1, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | S Parnham 55.5kg 2.34L | 3 (10) |
| Ascot 14-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 CL1 C&G (of $30,000) Barrier 2, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | C Cooper 58kg 0.58L | 2 (7) |
| Bunbury 28-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R8 CL1 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | S Parnham 60 0.02L | 2 (9) |
| Lark Hill 15-Dec-25 950m GOOD 4 R5 3UP 0-71-TRL | S Parnham 4.32L | 7 (12) |
| Bunbury Fibre Sand 03-Jul-25 1275m GOOD R6 CL1 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th | E Whittington 60.5kg 7.89L | 7 (9) |
| Bunbury 14-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 5 R7 RACONTEUR (of $125,000) Barrier 1, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | J Mc Naught 55kg 12.79L | 12 (12) |