Rockribbed (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

07-Sep-17
Sex
gelding

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Night of Thunder

Dam

Seattle Lass

Prize Money

734600

Owners

B C Walker, N A Robertiello, P N Bartilomo, R Raciti, E O'Shea, N Zangari, J G Swan, P T Noonan, C O'Shea, R Seymour, L Seymour & B A Stack

About

Rockribbed, an 8yo chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Tony Gollan at Eagle Farm. He is by Night of Thunder out of Seattle Lass. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $734,600, he is regarded as a horse of above‑average ability. On 20th Dec 2025 at Eagle Farm, ridden by Ryan Maloney, he secured his most important win in the $200,000 Lough Neagh Stakes, defeating Rothfire. He has consistently proved a profitable selection for bettors, offering a 21% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Ipswich 20-Jun-26 1350m SOFT 5 R8 LR EYE LINER (of $200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:19.770, SP: 41.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Soothsayer ( D Moor 53 ) 2nd La Roja ( K Wilson-taylor 54 , Cd 55 ) 0.35L 3rd Esjay ( J P Stanley 54 ) 0.64L 13th Rockribbed ( J Mcmurray 58.5 ) 7.00L See full resultsJ Mcmurray 58.5kg 7.00L13 (16)
Deagon 09-Jun-26 1050m HEAVY 8 R4 OPEN TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.450 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.630 1st Rockribbed ( E Lang ) 2nd Mississippi Prince ( C Sutherland ) 3.31L 3rd Boondocks ( J L Hampson ) 5.52LE Lang1 (5)
Doomben 23-May-26 1350m SOFT 5 R9 G3 BRC SPRINT (of $300,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:20.130, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Abounding ( T Clark 57.5 ) 2nd Cifrado ( T Sherry 59 ) 0.01L 3rd Harry's Yacht ( D Bates 56 ) 0.36L 14th Rockribbed ( M Zahra 58.5 ) 4.68L See full resultsM Zahra 58.5kg 4.68L14 (16)
Rockhampton 05-May-26 1300m GOOD 4 R7 THE ARCHER SW+P $15,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.690, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750 1st Yellow Brick ( T Berry 56.5 ) 2nd Anemacore ( M Rodd 56.5 ) 1.10L 3rd Boomtown Boss ( A Jones 56.5 ) 1.34L 7th Rockribbed ( R Maloney 57 ) 2.95L See full resultsR Maloney 57kg 2.95L7 (11)
Eagle Farm 18-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R9 LR ASCOT HCP (of $160,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:56.970, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.110 1st Spicy Martini ( T J Marshall 53 ) 2nd Uncommon James ( B E Thompson 60.5 ) 0.42L 3rd Payline ( K Wilson-taylor 57.5 ) 0.60L 11th Rockribbed ( D Moor 58 ) 5.51L See full resultsD Moor 58kg 5.51L11 (12)