Sabaj (AUS) Horse
About
Sabaj, a 4yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr at Cranbourne. His sire is Manhattan Rain and his dam is Bouzy. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $550,145, Sabaj is considered a racehorse of above‑average ability. On 22nd Nov 2025 at Cranbourne, ridden by Beau Mertens, he claimed his biggest victory to date by winning the $500000.00 Cranbourne Cup, beating Enxuto. He has consistently delivered profit to bettors, and a lifelong backing would have yielded a 76% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 13-Dec-25 1600m SOFT 5 R8 G2 INGHAM (of $2,000,000) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 01:34.110, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740 1st Yorkshire ( Z Lloyd 53 ) 2nd Estadio Mestalla ( A Hyeronimus 55.5 , Cd 55 ) 0.49L 3rd Robusto ( A Morgan 54 ) 1.78L 12th Sabaj ( B Mertens 53 ) 4.27L See full results | B Mertens 53kg 4.27L | 12 (20) |
| Cranbourne 22-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 LR CRAN CUP $300,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:34.890, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390 1st Sabaj ( B Mertens 54 ) 2nd Enxuto ( P M Moloney 54 ) 0.75L 3rd Holymanz ( M J Dee 57 ) 0.85L See full results | B Mertens 54kg | 1 (13) |
| Flemington 08-Nov-25 1600m SOFT 7 R2 4YO+ BM 84 Hcp $84,645 (of $150,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:38.180, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.510 1st Sabaj ( M Zahra 59.5 ) 2nd He'll Rip ( L Currie 56 ) 1.75L 3rd Mary Eliza ( J L Melham 54 ) 2.15L See full results | M Zahra 59.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Randwick 18-Oct-25 1300m GOOD 4 R8 G3 4YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $10,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.520, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.550 1st Linebacker ( Z T Lloyd 58.5 ) 2nd Lord Penman ( J B Mcdonald 56 ) 2.63L 3rd Mayfair ( J Parr 56 ) 2.71L 6th Sabaj ( D Lane 56 ) 3.64L See full results | D Lane 56kg 3.64L | 6 (13) |
| Southside Cranbourne 29-Sep-25 1000m R8 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.400 1st Golden Boom ( B A Shinn ) 2nd Sabaj ( J Melham ) 3rd Esternay ( M J Dee ) | J Melham | 2 (8) |
| Caulfield Heath 13-Aug-25 900m SOFT 5 R2 4UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:52.130 1st King Zephyr ( J Childs ) 2nd Tonkin ( B J Melham ) 0.20L 3rd Wonder Boy ( T Stockdale ) 2.20L 5th Sabaj ( M Zahra ) 3.20L | M Zahra 3.20L | 5 (8) |
| Southside Cranbourne 04-Aug-25 800m R12 Jump Out-S5 9th Sabaj ( M Zahra ) | M Zahra | 9 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 04-Aug-25 800m R12 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:45.800 1st Lazy Susan ( D Moor ) 2nd Lunar Module ( O I East ) 3rd Furosshi ( J Mott ) 9th Sabaj ( M Zahra ) | M Zahra | 9 (10) |
| Morphettville 26-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 4 R5 G2 3YO Open Set Weight $44,250 (of $250,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.450, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Reserve Bank ( B Shinn 57.5 ) 2nd Sabaj ( J Toeroek 57.5 ) 1.53L 3rd Winnasedge ( L Currie 57.5 ) 2.09L See full results | J Toeroek 57.5kg 1.53L | 2 (13) |
| Morphettville 10-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 LR MORP GUIN $21,250 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.980, SP: 1.75 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Gala Queen ( J Bowditch 55.5 ) 2nd Sabaj ( J Toeroek 57.5 ) 0.91L 3rd Justa Star ( T M Johnstone 57.5 ) 5.39L See full results | J Toeroek 57.5kg 0.91L | 2 (11) |
| Morphettville 22-Feb-25 1525m GOOD 4 R5 0-68 $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.780, SP: 1.55 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.730 1st Sabaj ( J Toeroek 58 ) 2nd Right Of Veto ( T Voorham 54 ) 1.67L 3rd Running On Time ( A K Kelly 55 ) 1.82L See full results | J Toeroek 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Morphettville 08-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R6 Restricted 68 Hcp $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.550, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.910 1st Sabaj ( J Toeroek 55.5 ) 2nd Super Alana ( T Pannell 57.5 ) 0.27L 3rd Declared ( K Crowther 58 ) 0.51L See full results | J Toeroek 55.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Morphettville Parks 21-Jan-25 600m GOOD 4 R7 Open J/Out 1st Sabaj ( J Toeroek ) 2nd Fun Forever ( J Holder ) 3rd Call It Quits ( A Livesey ) | J Toeroek | 1 (4) |
| Morphettville 14-Sep-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 3YO BM 64 Hcp $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.760, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Sabaj ( J Toeroek 57 ) 2nd Gold Spirit ( R L Milnes 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Duchess Of Sussex ( T J Bull 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.10L See full results | J Toeroek 57kg | 1 (8) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 06-Sep-24 1000m GOOD 4 R10 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.010 1st Mystic Wonder ( D Tourneur ) 2nd Sabaj ( J Toeroek ) 1.30L 3rd Balistique ( T Hutchinson ) 2.90L | J Toeroek 1.30L | 2 (8) |
| Morphettville Parks 27-Aug-24 600m R12 3Y- JO 1st Tough Talk ( T M Johnstone ) 2nd Sabaj ( J Toeroek ) 3rd Victory Queen ( D Tourneur ) | J Toeroek | 2 (5) |
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