Russian Summer (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

22-Oct-19
Sex
gelding

Colour

chestnut

Prize Money

124700

Trainer

Steven Royes

Owners

Hedley Racing (Mgr: T W Hedley), T W Hedley, B J McDonald & J R McDonald

About

Russian Summer is a seven-year-old chestnut gelding bred in Australia, by Russian Revolution out of Prosperity. He is under the care of trainer Steven Royes and races for owners Hedley Racing (Mgr: T W Hedley), T W Hedley, B J McDonald & J R McDonald. Out of 45 starts he has secured four victories, placed second eight times and third seven times, accumulating $125,350 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Townsville on 25 October 2026, where he finished 5th of 10. He last won at Townsville on 16 January 2026.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Cannon Park 12-Nov-26 1250m GOOD 4 R7 LADBROKES HOSTED POTS Class 4 Handicap Barrier 8, SP: 6.50 A.T.Allen 55.5kg 0.57L 2 (8)
Townsville 25-Oct-26 1200m SOFT 5 R9 CL5-SW (of $21,000) Barrier 9, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th T Fenlon 58.5kg 1.65L 5 (10)
Cairns 11-Oct-26 1250m GOOD 4 R7 BM62 $1,000 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.030, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 1st Diamond Lucy ( C Whiteley 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Singular ( R Wiggins 59 ) 0.51L 3rd Fancy Garter ( W D'avila 58.5 ) 2.14L 4th Russian Summer ( B Kennedy 58.5 ) 2.62L See full results B Kennedy 58.5kg 2.62L 4 (10)
Ewan 25-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 CL4-SW $250 (of $20,100) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.090, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.540 1st Stokomo ( C Whiteley 59.5 ) 2nd Novela ( L A Guernier 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Bancory Bay ( A Holt 59.5 ) 2.09L 5th Russian Summer ( L Morrison 61 ) 2.71L See full results L Morrison 61kg 2.71L 5 (9)
Townsville 18-Sep-26 1000m SOFT 5 R8 CL5 $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:55.740, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.130 1st Metalcraft ( B S Lerena 59.5 ) 2nd Super Freeze ( J H Busuttin 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 0.24L 3rd Chartwell ( B D Kennedy 59.5 ) 0.62L 5th Russian Summer ( L Morrison 56 ) 4.55L See full results L Morrison 56kg 4.55L 5 (10)
Townsville 30-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R6 CL4 $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.240, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 1st Garinion Righ ( A Butler 56.5 ) 2nd Carpaccio ( P S Hammersley 60.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Khumbila ( W D'avila 61 ) 1.15L 7th Russian Summer ( R Wiggins 57 ) 3.84L See full results R Wiggins 57kg 3.84L 7 (11)
Cairns 12-Mar-26 1250m HEAVY 8 R8 BM65 $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.140, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th 1st Desert Grit ( K R Swaffer 59.5 ) 2nd Rhegion ( R Wiggins 58.5 ) 1.35L 3rd Materialist ( C L Jokic 58.5 ) 2.01L 5th Russian Summer ( L Morrison 58.5 ) 4.89L See full results L Morrison 58.5kg 4.89L 5 (9)
Townsville 03-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM70 (of $21,000) Barrier 9, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th L Morrison 56kg 4.49L 4 (9)
Townsville 16-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 6 R6 CL3 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, SP: 3.80 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th L Morrison 57kg 0.09L 1 (13)
Ladbrokes Cannon Park 20-Dec-25 1250m SOFT 5 R7 BM60 (of $21,000) Barrier 12, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 9th L Morrison 58.5kg 0.15L 2 (12)
Innisfail 06-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 3 R4 0-55 (of $10,000) Barrier 7, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th L Morrison 61kg 0.51L 1 (9)
Ladbrokes Cannon Park 25-Nov-25 1250m GOOD 4 R7 CL2 (of $21,000) Barrier 8, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th L Morrison 58.5kg 2.27L 5 (9)
Ingham 15-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 3 R3 BM55 (of $10,000) Barrier 4 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th L Morrison 61kg 1.44L 3 (8)
Townsville 04-Nov-25 1000m SOFT 5 R4 CL3-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 6, SP: 6.00 L Morrison 58.5kg 1.55L 3 (9)
Townsville 27-Oct-25 850m GOOD 4 R1 CL5-OPN TRL M Mc Donald 1.65L 3 (6)
Ballarat SYNTHETIC 04-Aug-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R7 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 10th J Bowditch 58kg 12.37L 10 (12)
Ballarat SYNTHETIC 04-Jul-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R6 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th J Bowditch 58.5kg 10.66L 9 (12)