Russian Mint (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

30-Oct-19
Sex
gelding

Colour

brown

Dam

Peppermint Patty

Prize Money

198645

Trainer

Tom Button

Owners

Ares Racing Australia (Mgr: J T Horan), Ares Syndicate 1 (Mgr: J T Horan), A B & D L Racing (Mgr: D Lowe), P R Bonanno, M Haritakis, K McMahon, T Horan & G A Syndicate (Mgr: G S Tolcher)

About

Russian Mint is a seven-year-old brown gelding bred in Australia, by Russian Revolution out of Peppermint Patty. He currently trains under Tom Button and races for Ares Racing Australia (Mgr: J T Horan), Ares Syndicate 1 (Mgr: J T Horan), A B & D L Racing (Mgr: D Lowe) and others. In 40 career starts he has secured ten victories, placed second eight times and third four times, accumulating earnings of $201,945. The most recent start was at Townsville on 25 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of 7 runners. His latest win was recorded at Townsville on 1 August 2026.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Townsville 03-Nov-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 WIN NETWORK OPEN Handicap Barrier 2, SP: 1.60 J.H.Busuttin 56.5kg 2.58L 4 (5)
Townsville 25-Oct-26 1000m SOFT 5 R6 HCP (of $21,000) Barrier 3, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th T Fenlon 59.5kg 0.35L 2 (7)
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)
Townsville 08-May-26 1400m SOFT 5 R9 HCP (of $35,000) Barrier 11, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 3rd T Fenlon 56.5kg 1.5L 4 (13)
Townsville 30-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 HCP (of $21,000) Barrier 7, SP: 2.30 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd C Bellamy 53.5kg 1.41L 3 (8)
Townsville 14-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 HCP (of $21,000) Barrier 3, SP: 1.95 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd C Bellamy 52kg 0.87L 1 (6)
Townsville 31-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM75 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, SP: 2.80 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd C Bellamy 54.5kg 3.03L 1 (10)
Townsville 15-Mar-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R7 HCP (of $21,000) Barrier 7, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th T Fenlon 54kg 1.21L 3 (9)
Toowoomba 14-Feb-26 1000m HEAVY 10 R7 BM70 (of $22,500) Barrier 4, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd S Callow 58kg 1.48L 2 (5)
Warwick 22-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R5 BM70 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st R Oconnell 57.5kg 3.51L 5 (9)
Gold Coast 27-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R4 BM75 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd H Shaw 59kg 5.22L 8 (8)
Eagle Farm 13-Dec-25 1000m SOFT 5 R4 BM70 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, SP: 91.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th J Huxtable 62kg 5.24L 6 (8)
Ipswich 20-Nov-25 800m GOOD 4 R4 BM75 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, SP: 8.50 In-running: 400m 2nd J Huxtable 60 3.47L 2 (7)