Rufus (2022) Horse

Foal Date
09-Nov-22
Sex
gelding
Colour
chestnut
Sire
Circus Maximus
Prize Money
12726
Owners
Mrs C A, G M, Mrs G M & N D Hewson
About

Rufus is a 3yo chestnut gelding (male) from trained by Andrew Forsman, who is based at Cambridge. He is sired by the stallion Circus Maximus out of the dam Bint Piavonic. Rufus is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 7 attempts. During his most recent race at Te Aroha on 7th Dec 2025, Rufus was ridden by Opie Bosson and finished 4th, behind the winner Oberon.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Te Aroha 07-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 3 R4 3YO Mdn Set Weight $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.120, SP: 10.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Oberon ( M Cartwright 57.5 ) 2nd Tiantai ( J Fawcett 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Celebrate Now ( G Rooke 55.5 ) 1.00L 4th Rufus ( O Bosson 57.5 ) 1.80L See full resultsO Bosson 57.5kg 1.80L4 (10)
Cambridge 08-Aug-25 1550m SYNTHETIC R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.440, SP: 4.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Mister Meaner ( S T Collett 58.5 ) 2nd Voldemort ( M Cameron 58.5 ) 4.50L 3rd Aspark Park ( J Doyle 58.5 ) 6.80L 6th Rufus ( K Myers 56 ) 9.90L See full resultsK Myers 56kg 9.90L6 (11)
Waverley 25-Jul-25 1400m HEAVY 9 R5 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.640, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 5th 1st Another Won't Hurt ( A Mudhoo 58.5 ) 2nd Riomosa ( M K Hudson 58.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Breadwinner ( A Lawson-carroll 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.10L 8th Rufus ( A Riddell 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 7.10L See full resultsA Riddell 55.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 7.10L8 (12)
Ellerslie 17-May-25 1600m SOFT 5 R4 LR 2YO Open Set Weight $5,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.890, SP: 21.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Do You Just ( W B Kennedy 57 ) 2nd Towering Vision ( C J Grylls 57 ) 6.50L 3rd Toretto ( M Cartwright 57 ) 7.30L 4th Rufus ( K Myers 57 ) 8.10L See full resultsK Myers 57kg 8.10L4 (7)
Ellerslie 07-May-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.140, SP: 11.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Matzden ( W B Kennedy 58.5 ) 2nd Just Like This ( J Doyle 56.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Natoya ( R T Elliot 56.5 ) 0.80L 10th Rufus ( V Colgan 55.5 ) 6.30L See full resultsV Colgan 55.5kg 6.30L10 (16)
Trentham 12-Apr-25 1300m SOFT 5 R1 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $6,475 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.700, SP: 8.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Faultless ( A K Riddell 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Rufus ( M Mcnab 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Justice For All ( L Sutherland 55 ) 1.30L See full resultsM Mcnab 57kg 0.50L2 (6)
Tauranga 30-Mar-25 1100m GOOD 4 R4 2YO Mdn Set Weight $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.530, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st The Espy ( G Rooke 57.5 ) 2nd Belle Noire ( J Doyle 55.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Fast Net ( C J Grylls 55.5 ) 2.80L 6th Rufus ( M Mcnab 57.5 ) 4.70L See full resultsM Mcnab 57.5kg 4.70L6 (7)