Sass Appeal (AUS) Horse
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About
Sass Appeal is a four-year-old bay mare bred in Australia, by So You Think out of Cristal Eyes. She races under the tutelage of Danny O'Brien and is owned by D O B Racing Cristal Eyes Synd, T Rourke, Cowarrie Partnership and others. In ten starts she has secured five victories and placed second on two occasions, accumulating $597,650 in prize money. Her most recent run took place at Flemington on 31 October 2026, where she finished 4th out of 11 starters. The latest win came at Flemington on 1 August 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 05-Nov-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 Inglis Bracelet (QC) Barrier 7, SP: 1.80 | D.M.Lane 59.5kg 2.25L | 2 (7) |
| Flemington 31-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 TAB Empire Rose Stakes Barrier 5, SP: 18.00 | D.M.Lane 56.5kg 3.6L | 4 (11) |
| Caulfield 27-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G2 STOCKS $54,000 (of $303,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.410, SP: 2.15 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.970 1st Changing Colours ( B Shinn 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Sass Appeal ( D Lane 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates 56 ) 2.25L See full results | D Lane 58kg 1.00L | 2 (9) |
| Flemington 12-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 3 R6 LR TONTONAN $7,875 (of $177,100) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:21.460, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Welcometotheshow ( C Newitt 54 ) 2nd Cote Atlantique ( D Bates 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Cafe Millenium ( M Zahra 59 ) 0.81L 4th Sass Appeal ( L Bates 54 ) 1.21L See full results | L Bates 54kg 1.21L | 4 (13) |
| Caulfield 29-Aug-26 1400m SOFT 6 R10 BM100 $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.140, SP: 2.15 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700 1st Fancify ( J L Melham 54 ) 2nd Aztec Ruler ( L J Neindorf 56.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Ten Commandments ( D Bates 55.5 ) 2.70L 4th Sass Appeal ( L Bates 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.45L See full results | L Bates 56kg, Cd 54.5kg 3.45L | 4 (12) |
| Caulfield Heath 19-Aug-26 1000m R3 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:00.980 1st Oliveanotherday ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Point Barrow ( D W Stackhouse ) 3rd Amenable ( M J Dee ) 4th Sass Appeal ( L Bates ) | L Bates | 4 (10) |
| Flemington 01-Aug-26 1410m GOOD 3 R8 BM100 $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.330, SP: 1.45 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.150 1st Sass Appeal ( L Bates 53 , Cd 51.5 ) 2nd Rise At Dawn ( L K Cartwright 61.5 , Cd 60 ) 0.75L 3rd Asva ( R K Houston 55 , Cd 53 ) 1.50L See full results | L Bates 53kg, Cd 51.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Caulfield Heath 16-Jul-26 800m SOFT 7 R9 3Y CL1-OPN TRL | B Shinn 0.5L | 2 (7) |
| Flemington 19-Jun-26 800m SOFT 6 R3 Jump Out-S6 | J Childs | 3 (5) |
| Flemington 07-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R5 KEWNEY (of $300,000) Barrier 8, SP: 2.35 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | J Childs 56kg 2.75L | 1 (8) |
| Flemington 14-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 DESIRABLE STKS (of $175,000) Barrier 1, SP: 1.95 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | D Lane 56kg 2.25L | 1 (6) |
| Flemington 17-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 3 R10 3Y BM70 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, SP: 2.05 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | L Bates 52.5kg 1.75L | 1 (10) |
| Seymour 28-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 9, SP: 1.85 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | J Childs 56kg 1.25L | 1 (10) |
| Sandown Lakeside 10-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YF MDN-SW (of $55,000) Barrier 1, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | B Egan 57kg 0.5L | 2 (13) |
| Southside Cranbourne 01-Dec-25 800m SOFT 7 R11 Jump Out-S7 | C Hefel | 4 (7) |
| Southside Cranbourne 13-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 6 R16 Jump Out-S6 | C Hefel | 2 (7) |
| Southside Cranbourne 29-Sep-25 800m GOOD 4 R7 Jump Out-G4 | C Hefel | 3 (11) |
| Cranbourne 02-Jun-25 800m SOFT 5 R10 Jump Out-S5 | C Hefel | 2 (7) |
| Cranbourne 19-May-25 650m SOFT 5 R12 Jump Out-S5 | C Hefel | 6 (7) |