Roca Mile (2020) Horse

Foal Date

21-Sep-20
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

El Roca

Dam

Kirra

Prize Money

55838

Trainer

Richard Didham

Owners

K Downing & M R Hollamby

About

Roca Mile, a 6yo bay gelding, is trained by Richard Didham. His sire is the stallion El Roca and his dam is Kirra. He has won three races in his career. On 26 Aug 2026 at Riccarton Park Synthetic he earned his most significant victory, taking the $18,500 Benchmark 65 Handicap.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Ashburton 10-Oct-26 2200m SOFT 5 R1 BM 75 Hcp $483 (of $32,213) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:21.420, SP: 7.10 1st Smiling Eyes ( T Wigram 59 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Canheroc ( J Taplin 62 , Cd 60 ) 5.90L 3rd Kiwi Magic ( H Hassman 56 , Cd 55 ) 6.10L 6th Roca Mile ( A Strawbridge 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 7.20L See full results A Strawbridge 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 7.20L 6 (7)
Timaru 23-Sep-26 2200m SOFT 6 R10 BM 75 Hcp $1,340 (of $14,889) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:18.300, SP: 6.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Balance Of Power ( H Hassman 59 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Strong ( B May 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.80L 3rd Roca Mile ( S Mxothwa 57 , Cd 54 ) 5.20L See full results S Mxothwa 57kg, Cd 54kg 5.20L 3 (13)
Riccarton Park 12-Sep-26 2000m HEAVY 9 R5 BM 75 Hcp $811 (of $32,460) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:08.120, SP: 6.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Unleash The Beast ( M K Hudson 59.5 ) 2nd Balance Of Power ( H Hassman 57.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd What She Wants ( L T Hemi 54 ) 1.10L 5th Roca Mile ( A Strawbridge 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.80L See full results A Strawbridge 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 3.80L 5 (12)
Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 26-Aug-26 2200m SYNTHETIC R6 BM 65 Hcp $8,639 (of $15,427) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:17.170, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Roca Mile ( A Strawbridge 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Light Of Plutus ( K Mudhoo 56.5 ) 2.30L 3rd Sarissa ( T C Moodley 56 ) 3.30L See full results A Strawbridge 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 1 (11)
Riccarton Park 08-Aug-26 1800m HEAVY 9 R8 BM 65 Hcp $438 (of $29,189) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:55.680, SP: 44.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Bak De Ace ( K A Myers 59 ) 2nd Valley King ( L Sutherland 59.5 ) 1.30L 3rd David Moss ( K Mudhoo 57 ) 1.40L 7th Roca Mile ( D Bothamley 60 ) 5.40L See full results D Bothamley 60 5.40L 7 (18)