Rule Of Thunder (AUS) Horse
About
Rule Of Thunder is a 4yo bay or brown Australian gelding trained by Kevin McCartin in Ballarat. He is by the stallion Al Maher out of the mare Encosta Rules. He has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his latest start at Burrumbeet on 1 Jan 2026, jockey Will Gordon guided him to a seventh‑place finish behind the winner Knock Of Beers.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Burrumbeet 01-Jan-26 1350m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $625 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.370, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Knock Of Beers ( C Atkinson 57.5 ) 2nd Sibun ( L King 58 ) 0.15L 3rd Cincincity ( R Hurdle 57.5 ) 1.15L 7th Rule Of Thunder ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 16.90L See full results | W Gordon 59.5kg 16.90L | 7 (8) |
| Ararat 25-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 4UP MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.810, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Lim's Teide ( R Mcleod 59.5 ) 2nd Brazen Fling ( E J Walsh 57.5 ) 0.30L 3rd I'lberidin'shotgun ( J Allen 59.5 ) 0.32L 9th Rule Of Thunder ( A Kelly 59.5 ) 10.72L See full results | A Kelly 59.5kg 10.72L | 9 (12) |
| Avoca 13-Nov-25 800m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:51.840 1st Etched In Blue ( R J Hurdle ) 2nd Gamadale Possum ( T C Doyle ) 3rd Rule Of Thunder ( W Gordon ) | W Gordon | 3 (6) |
| Burrumbeet 13-Oct-25 1000m R8 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:00.750 1st Endless Elliegance ( S Field ) 2nd Bas Relief ( J Allen ) 3rd Rule Of Thunder ( W Gordon ) | W Gordon | 3 (5) |
| Ararat 08-Sep-25 850m R4 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:55.350 1st Frechette ( N Farley ) 2nd Lawn Bowler ( E J Walsh ) 3rd Trojan King ( W Gordon ) 8th Rule Of Thunder ( J Allen ) | J Allen | 8 (8) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 17-Jul-25 850m R8 JumpOut-Synth 2nd River King ( A K Kelly ) 3rd Platinum Ana ( J Allen ) 6th Rule Of Thunder ( S Field ) | S Field | 6 (8) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 25-Jun-25 850m R6 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:53.140 1st Mr Blunt ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Hugs From Chloe ( J K Kennedy ) 3rd Gold Gladiator ( E J Walsh ) 6th Rule Of Thunder ( S Field ) | S Field | 6 (8) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 12-Jun-25 850m R8 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:52.730 1st Stellar Madame ( R J Hurdle ) 2nd Hi Tiago ( W Gordon ) 3rd Foxwedge Arrow ( S Vella ) 6th Rule Of Thunder ( S Field ) | S Field | 6 (6) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat 09-Dec-24 900m GOOD 4 R15 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:55.410 1st Layeruponlayer ( J Allen ) 2nd Wavendon ( A K Kelly ) 0.35L 3rd Cradle Of Jazz ( L Meech ) 2.35L 9th Rule Of Thunder ( S Field 0 ) 9.80L | S Field 0 9.80L | 9 (11) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 29-Nov-24 850m R7 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:52.630 1st Miss Magoo ( W Gordon ) 2nd Will Throw ( M J Lloyd ) 3rd Call Me Phil ( J Allen ) 9th Rule Of Thunder ( S Field ) | S Field | 9 (9) |
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