Santana (AUS) Horse
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Santana, a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes. He is by the stallion Ole Kirk out of the mare Manasari. He has secured one win in his career. On 25th Mar 2026 at Sandown Lakeside he earned his most important victory, claiming the $100,000 3‑y‑o Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield 11-Apr-26 1400m SOFT 7 R4 CL3-SW $27,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.950, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 5th 1st Cavalry Scout ( B Mertens 55.5 ) 2nd Ten Warriors ( J Mott 57.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Santana ( L Currie 57 ) 1.21L See full results | L Currie 57kg 1.21L | 3 (12) |
| Sandown Lakeside 25-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 3Y MDN-SW $55,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.280, SP: 2.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 1st Santana ( L Currie 58 ) 2nd Cavalry Scout ( B Allen 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Fastobullet ( L J Neindorf 58 ) 2.50L See full results | L Currie 58kg | 1 (7) |
| Caulfield Heath 18-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $18,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.420, SP: 2.60 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 1st Ten Warriors ( J Mott 59.5 ) 2nd Santana ( J Melham 59 ) 0.40L 3rd Dama Royale ( C Williams 57 ) 2.15L See full results | J Melham 59kg 0.40L | 2 (11) |
| Caulfield Heath 04-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3Y MDN-SW $18,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.530, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 1st Melian ( C Williams 58 ) 2nd Santana ( J Melham 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Hot Sand ( J Mott 58 ) 1.25L See full results | J Melham 58kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 23-Feb-26 800m R4 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:47.100 1st Legacy Bound ( N Punch ) 2nd She's My Ex ( C Williams ) 3rd Regeneration ( D W Stackhouse ) 4th Santana ( T Nugent ) | T Nugent | 4 (10) |
| Flemington 13-Feb-26 800m R15 Jump Out-G4 1st Santana ( T Nugent ) 2nd Bama Slama ( J G Radley ) 3rd Pro Aussie ( D W Stackhouse ) | T Nugent | 1 (3) |
| Rosehill Gardens 24-Oct-25 900m SOFT 5 R11 3Y MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.290 1st Don't Doubt Darcy ( A Adkins ) 2nd Mysterious Master ( R Bayliss ) 0.88L 3rd Santana ( T Schiller ) 2.55L | T Schiller 2.55L | 3 (8) |
| Flemington 07-Jun-25 1100m SOFT 6 R2 2YO Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.780, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Miss Ole ( B Allen 58 ) 2nd Espana ( B Mertens 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Sonofkirk ( M J Cartwright 57 ) 0.66L 8th Santana ( J Mcneil 57 ) 3.46L See full results | J Mcneil 57kg 3.46L | 8 (10) |
| Flemington 30-May-25 800m R5 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.950 1st Airworthy ( J B Stanley ) 3rd Santana ( J Mcneil ) | J Mcneil | 3 (8) |
| Flemington 23-May-25 800m R9 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.490 1st Costa Paros ( M J Cartwright ) 2nd Superliv ( B Allen ) 3rd Santana ( J Mcneil ) | J Mcneil | 3 (6) |