Seeking the Silver

 (NZ)
Country
New Zealand
Foal Date
17-Nov-04
Sex
gelding
Colour
grey
Sire
Sakura Seeking
Prize Money
$219547
Owners
R Charley, B & Mrs D Neville-White, J Wheeler, E Bailey, P Lawrence, Gurners Bloodstock(Mgr: A Ramsden), Tunku Shahabuddin, D Bowman & G McLaren
About

Seeking the Silver is a 20yo grey gelding from New Zealand trained by John Wheeler. He is sired by the stallion Sakura Seeking out of the dam Grisaille. Seeking the Silver has won 4 races in his career. On 2nd Jun 2012 at Ladbrokes Park Lakeside, Seeking the Silver achieved his most notable victory in the $100000 The Australian Hurdle. He has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Seeking the Silver throughout his career you'd have achieved a 103% return on investment. Seeking the Silver has retired from racing, last running on the 7th May 2015 at Warrnambool.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Warrnambool 07-May-15 5500m HEAVY 9 R7 Gr Annual $5,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 06:58.320B Mclean 64kg, Cd 0 39.00L7 (9)
Ballarat 23-Apr-15 3200m GOOD 4 R1 Stple-qlty $2,970 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:46.420, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.800B Mclean 65kg 5.50L3 (11)
Oakbank 06-Apr-15 4950m SOFT 7 R5 Grt Estrn $8,250 (of $160,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 06:25.090, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 4thR Cully 64kg 14.60L4 (12)
Oakbank 04-Apr-15 3250m GOOD 4 R6 Von Doussa (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:52.680, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 8thR Cully 64kg 22.10L7 (9)
Wanganui 26-Mar-15 2040m GOOD R4 JMP HWT (of $7,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:09.850, SP: $41C Perrett 65kg 1.10L4 (12)
Wanganui 27-Mar-14 2040m GOOD 3 R6 JMPFL (of $7,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:07.440, SP: $23 In-running: Settled 9thR Hutchings 58.5kg 3.90L5 (13)
Hawera 10-Mar-14 2100m GOOD 3 R6 BM75 (of $8,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:09.170, SP: $38 In-running: Settled 5thM Dravitzki 59kg, Cd 57kg 15.70L8 (8)
Ellerslie 08-Sep-12 4190m GOOD 7 R5 Hrdle (of $100,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 04:59.360, SP: $11.30S Pateman 67.5kgUPD (16)
Ellerslie 25-Aug-12 3350m GOOD 10 R4 Hrdle (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 04:13.810, SP: $5.80C Singer 68.5kg 26.70L10 (11)
Sandown-Lakeside 29-Jul-12 4500m GOOD 10 R4 Stpl $22,162 (of $250,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 05:48.420, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:44.940R Eynon 65kg 7.50L3 (7)
Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 15-Jul-12 3900m HEAVY 10 R4 Gn hdle $7,850 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 04:48.150, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5thR Eynon 65kg 3.75L3 (6)
Warrnambool 07-Jul-12 3600m GOOD 10 R4 LAFFERTY $19,250 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 04:20.680, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:45.040R Waymouth 66.5kg 3.00L2 (5)
Cranbourne-Trn 26-Jun-12 2800m HEAVY 10 R7 117+ STPLE-TRL, Winning Time: 03:26.850R Eynon 5.00L3 (4)
Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 02-Jun-12 3400m SOFT 7 R4 Aust hdle $19,250 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:58.770, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 6th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:41.590 raced home strongly but no match for winnerR Eynon 65kg1 (7)
Mornington 20-May-12 3320m GOOD 6 R2 HDLE-SWP $8,662 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:41.530, SP: $14 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:41.640R Eynon 64kg 5.25L3 (6)
Warrnambool 02-May-12 3200m SOFT 7 R6 Hdle-swp $19,250 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:40.250, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:43.900 couldn't quicken enough and just boxed on evenlyR Eynon 64kg 7.00L3 (8)
Cranbourne-Trn 27-Apr-12 2800m HEAVY 9 R4 HDL-TRL, Winning Time: 03:19.790R Eynon 7.00L2 (6)
Oakbank 09-Apr-12 3600m GOOD 4 R3 YMBA HDLE $9,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 04:07.160, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2ndR Eynon 66kg 4.50L3 (6)
Wanganui 29-Mar-12 2040m GOOD R7 RATING 85 (of $8,000), Winning Time: 02:04.140, SP: T7-7EFS Doyle 56kg 7.30L7 (7)
Ellerslie 03-Sep-11 4190m GOOD R5 PJ OPN HDL $12,601 (of $85,000), Winning Time: 05:14.680, SP: T1-1P Ormsby 64kg 4.50L2 (11)
Ellerslie 20-Aug-11 3350m GOOD R4 PJ OPN HDL (of $25,000), Winning Time: 04:16.900, SP: T1-1EFP Ormsby 63.5kg 3.50L2 (12)
Trentham 16-Jul-11 3400m HEAVY R3 Hrdle $6,462 (of $36,111) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 04:39.450, SP: T3-2P Ormsby 63kg 0.20L2 (12)
Te Aroha 24-Jun-11 3100m HEAVY R2 Rhdle $7,602 (of $7,602) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:49.290, SP: T1-1FP Ormsby 64kg1 (9)
Ellerslie 06-Jun-11 2760m HEAVY R1 Mhdle $4,485 (of $7,602) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:38.710, SP: T2-2P Ormsby 65kg1 (13)
Ellerslie 28-May-11 2400m HEAVY R6 RST90 $228 (of $9,883) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:51.990, SP: T7-6A Ng 57kg, Cd 56kg 13.70L5 (10)
Arawa Park 07-May-11 2200m HEAVY R2 RST70 (of $7,982) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:27.320, SP: T5-4N Hanley 69.5kg 37.40L12 (15)
Pukekohe Park 27-Apr-11 2100m HEAVY 8 R5 RST80 $175 (of $7,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:20.000, SP: 0A Kasim 57kg 5.80L5 (9)
Pukekohe Park 23-Mar-11 1600m SOFT 5 R1 JMPFL (of $6,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.520, SP: 0S Phelan 66kg 9.10L9 (11)
Ellerslie 25-Sep-10 2200m HEAVY 8 R4 Open $3,800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:33.170, SP: 0J Collett 53.5kg, Cd 54kg 2.70L3 (8)
Tauranga 28-Aug-10 2100m HEAVY 8 R4 JMPFL $1,300 (of $13,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:20.490, SP: 0P Ormsby 66.5kg, Cd 67kg 7.30L3 (8)
Ellerslie 21-Aug-10 2100m HEAVY 8 R3 Rest $8,125 (of $13,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:29.980, SP: 0S Wenn 72kg1 (11)