Russian Mint (AUS) Horse
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Russian Mint is a 7yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Tom Button in Townsville. He is by Russian Revolution out of Peppermint Patty and has accumulated 10 wins so far. On 1st Aug 2026 at Townsville he earned his most important victory, taking the $35,000 Lightning Open Hcp. He has consistently proved profitable for punters, offering a 45% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville 08-Aug-26 1300m GOOD 4 R7 CLEVELAND BAY (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.400, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 4th 1st Tambo's Justice ( A Butler 53.5 ) 2nd Bold Comic ( R Dolan 52 ) 0.56L 3rd Red Hot Lizzie ( A Sewell 54.5 ) 2.03L 16th Russian Mint ( L Tilley 53 ) 9.84L See full results | L Tilley 53kg 9.84L | 16 (16) |
| Townsville 01-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R7 HCP $19,800 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:55.670, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.120 1st Russian Mint ( R Wiggins 57 ) 2nd Yes Dream ( L J Morrison 64.5 ) 0.71L 3rd Mind Over Matter ( A R Graham 54 , Cd 51 ) 1.18L See full results | R Wiggins 57kg | 1 (12) |
| Townsville 05-Jul-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 HCP $3,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.300, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Hellish ( T M Fenlon 59 ) 2nd Tambo's Justice ( A Butler 54 ) 1.42L 3rd Russian Mint ( B Kennedy 56.5 ) 2.28L See full results | B Kennedy 56.5kg 2.28L | 3 (9) |
| Townsville 28-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 5 R3 HCP $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:55.250, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.980 1st Russian Mint ( B Kennedy 55 ) 2nd Almighty Jab ( F Sandkuhl 54 , Cd 52 ) 0.29L 3rd Yes Dream ( L J Morrison 65.5 ) 0.63L See full results | B Kennedy 55kg | 1 (7) |
| Townsville 16-Jun-26 1000m GOOD 4 R8 BM70 $1,000 (of $21,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:56.540, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.380 1st Almighty Jab ( R Wiggins 62 ) 2nd Corbusier ( S N Cormack 61 ) 0.84L 3rd Maximum Power ( I Fry 57 ) 1.88L 4th Russian Mint ( C Bellamy 66 , Cd 64 ) 2.08L See full results | C Bellamy 66kg, Cd 64kg 2.08L | 4 (11) |