Saltans (AUS) Horse
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Saltans, a 2yo bay or brown colt from Australia, is trained by Graeme McCulloch. He is by Stratosphere out of Baheera. He remains a maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his most recent run at Devonport Synthetic on 12 Jul 2026, Luke Dempsey rode him to a ninth‑place finish behind winner Thermal Miss.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 12-Jul-26 1009m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.910, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th 1st Thermal Miss ( B Temple 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Brutal Empire ( E B Burke 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Rum'un ( C Wells 58.5 ) 2.00L 9th Saltans ( L Dempsey 56 ) 8.40L See full results | L Dempsey 56kg 8.40L | 9 (9) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 14-Jun-26 1150m SYNTHETIC R2 2YO HCP (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.220, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Valley Star ( K Lane 59 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Buzzoffski ( A Darmanin 58.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Scarlet Bullet ( C M Jordan 57 ) 6.00L 8th Saltans ( K Sanderson 58 ) 11.96L See full results | K Sanderson 58kg 11.96L | 8 (9) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 05-Jun-26 800m SYNTHETIC R2 3Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:50.360 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810 1st She's Got Swing ( A Phanthura ) 2nd French Soul ( K Moore ) 0.75L 3rd Megalita ( C M Jordan ) 0.81L 4th Saltans ( I Bowles ) 3.81L | I Bowles 3.81L | 4 (5) |
| Launceston 10-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2YO MDN $350 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.890, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Aristopolos ( E L B Burke 57 ) 2nd King Candy ( J A Johnstone 57 , Cd 54 ) 2.00L 3rd Momentslikethese ( A Darmanin 55 ) 2.15L 6th Saltans ( K Sanderson 57 ) 11.50L See full results | K Sanderson 57kg 11.50L | 6 (8) |
| Hobart 25-Nov-25 800m SOFT 5 R4 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:50.340 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Too Poetic ( C V Munster ) 2nd Precious Illusion ( T Baker ) 0.06L 3rd Momentslikethese ( G Catania ) 0.81L 5th Saltans ( J Johnstone ) 3.56L | J Johnstone 3.56L | 5 (6) |