Samarkand (2018) Horse
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Samarkand, a 7yo bay gelding, is trained by Jamie Richards at Warwick Farm. He is by Mongolian Khan out of Shimmy and has won seven races so far. On 20 March 2024 at Happy Valley, he earned his most important victory, capturing the $2,050,000 Class 3 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 24-Jun-26 1650m GOOD R9 CL3 Hcp $123,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.370, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Definitive ( L Ferraris 60 ) 2nd Romantic Gladiator ( Z Purton 58 ) 0.30L 3rd Fivefortwo ( J Chau 61 , Cd 60 ) 0.80L 4th Samarkand ( L Hewitson 56.5 ) 1.50L See full results | L Hewitson 56.5kg 1.50L | 4 (11) |
| Sha Tin 16-Jun-26 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 1st Bottomuptogether ( P N Wong ) 2nd Sing Dragon ( Y L Chung ) 10.30L 3rd Lo Rider ( E C W Wong ) 13.60L 4th Samarkand ( N Yuen ) 16.30L | N Yuen 16.30L | 4 (4) |
| Sha Tin 02-Jun-26 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.500 1st Aurora Patch ( J Bowman ) 2nd Mr Energia ( B Avdulla ) 2.30L 3rd Sagacious Life ( J Moreira ) 2.60L 7th Samarkand ( L Hewitson ) 6.30L | L Hewitson 6.30L | 7 (9) |
| Happy Valley 04-Mar-26 1650m GOOD R9 CL3 Hcp $430,500 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.280, SP: 28.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:24.220 1st Fivefortwo ( L Ferraris 55 ) 2nd Samarkand ( L Hewitson 55 ) 2.00L 3rd Super Unicorn ( A Atzeni 55.5 ) 2.10L See full results | L Hewitson 55kg 2.00L | 2 (12) |
| Sha Tin 24-Feb-26 1200m R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Samarkand ( L Hewitson ) 2nd Capital Delight ( C Y Ho ) 0.20L 3rd Spicy Standard ( A Atzeni ) 0.70L | L Hewitson | 1 (8) |