Romantic Gladiator (2023) Horse
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Romantic Gladiator is a 3yo bay gelding trained by C S Shum in Hong Kong. He is by Ten Sovereigns out of the mare Facade. He has won three races to date. On 13 May 2026 at Happy Valley he secured his biggest victory, earning the $2050000.00 Class 3 Handicap. The horse has been a reliable profit source for bettors, offering roughly a 141% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 24-Jun-26 1650m GOOD R9 CL3 Hcp $430,500 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.370, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Definitive ( L Ferraris 60 ) 2nd Romantic Gladiator ( Z Purton 58 ) 0.30L 3rd Fivefortwo ( J Chau 61 , Cd 60 ) 0.80L See full results | Z Purton 58kg 0.30L | 2 (11) |
| Conghua Turf 12-Jun-26 1600m R6 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:24.300 1st Harmony Galaxy ( Y L Chung ) 2nd Joyful Prosperity ( Y T Leung ) 0.50L 3rd Romantic Gladiator ( J Chau ) | J Chau | 3 (6) |
| Happy Valley 13-May-26 1650m GOOD R3 CL3 Hcp $1,148,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.900, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.960 1st Romantic Gladiator ( Z Purton 54.5 ) 2nd Fivefortwo ( L Ferraris 59.5 ) 0.80L 3rd All Round Winner ( H Bentley 55.5 ) 1.60L See full results | Z Purton 54.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Sha Tin 05-May-26 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.700 1st Ghorgan ( A Badel ) 2nd Circuit Champion ( M L Yeung ) 0.30L 3rd Country Pride ( J Bowman ) 0.80L 4th Romantic Gladiator ( Z Purton ) 1.80L | Z Purton 1.80L | 4 (5) |
| Happy Valley 15-Apr-26 1650m GOOD R8 CL3 Hcp $430,500 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.450, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st All Round Winner ( H Bentley 53.5 ) 2nd Romantic Gladiator ( L Hewitson 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Armor Golden Eagle ( A Atzeni 56 ) 1.00L See full results | L Hewitson 55kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |