River Ara (2023) Horse
About
River Ara is a 2yo bay horse trained by A P O'brien in Tipperary. Its sire is St Mark's Basilica and its dam is Twitch. To date, River Ara has recorded one win. On 19 Oct 2025 at Leopardstown, the horse captured its biggest triumph, taking the $30,000.00 Hcp prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 19-Oct-25 1610m SOFT R7 Hcp $18,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:45.640, SP: 2.63 1st River Ara ( J Cleary 136 , Cd 131 ) 2nd Iamimmaculate ( J M Sheridan 127 ) 0.50L 3rd Cherry Hill Girl ( A Slattery 134 ) 3.25L See full results | J Cleary 61.7kg, Cd 59.4kg | 1 (12) |
| Cork 30-Sep-25 1610m GOOD R5 Md $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.690, SP: 2.38 1st Bloom ( J Cleary 128 ) 2nd Ifweonlyhavelove ( R Cleary 128 ) 0.50L 3rd River Ara ( W Lordan 128 ) 3.25L See full results | W Lordan 58.1kg 3.25L | 3 (16) |
| Cork 11-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R4 Md $3,600 (of $18,001) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.260, SP: 8.00 1st Black Caviar Gold ( W J Lee 128 ) 2nd River Ara ( D B Mcmonagle 128 ) 3.00L 3rd Josh's Joy ( G M Ryan 128 ) 0.50L See full results | D B Mcmonagle 58.1kg 3.00L | 2 (9) |
| Leopardstown 11-Jul-25 1410m GOOD R1 Md $401 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.110, SP: 12.00 Towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra 1st Phenomenal Filly ( W J Lee 128 ) 2nd Thenandnow ( S Foley 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Amelia Earhart ( W Lordan 128 ) 1.25L 6th River Ara ( J Cleary 128 , Cd 133 ) 7.40L See full results | J Cleary 58.1kg, Cd 60.3kg 7.40L | 6 (8) |
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