Sentimental Hero (AUS) Horse
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Sentimental Hero, an eight-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia and sired by Al Maher out of Sentimental Star, is under the care of trainer Peter Fernie and owned by A M Inglis, Mrs A F Inglis, P J Fernie & Mrs K A Fernie. Over 38 starts he has secured nine victories, placed second five times and third nine times, accumulating earnings of $796,080. His most recent outing took place at Ascot on 7 November 2026, where he finished 7th out of 7 starters. The latest winning effort occurred at Kalgoorlie on 4 October 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 07-Nov-26 1400m GOOD 4 R9 AFGRI EQUIPMENT - LEE STEERE STAKES Barrier 7, SP: 101.00 | H.M.Watson 59kg 9.35L | 7 (7) |
| Belmont 13-Jun-26 2000m SOFT 6 R5 G3 STRICKLAND $3,600 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:04.340, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.710 1st Western Empire ( W Pike 59 ) 2nd Let'S Galahvant ( T Faithfull 59 ) 1.38L 3rd Diamond Scene ( P Carbery 59 ) 2.25L 7th Sentimental Hero ( L Fiore 59 ) 10.69L See full results | L Fiore 59kg 10.69L | 7 (9) |
| Belmont 30-May-26 1600m SOFT 6 R6 G3 HYPERION $3,600 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.750, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350 1st Western Empire ( W A Pike 59 ) 2nd Hoba West ( A Galati 59 ) 0.07L 3rd Rope Them In ( P J Harvey 59 ) 2.63L 10th Sentimental Hero ( L Fiore 59 ) 5.99L See full results | L Fiore 59kg 5.99L | 10 (13) |
| Belmont 16-May-26 1400m SOFT 5 R8 G3 BELMONT SPRINT $3,600 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.850, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Western Empire ( W A Pike 59 ) 2nd Rope Them In ( P J Harvey 59 ) 0.44L 3rd Smooth Chino ( A Galati 59 ) 2.43L 10th Sentimental Hero ( L Fiore 59 ) 14.17L See full results | L Fiore 59kg 14.17L | 10 (10) |
| Ascot 01-Jan-26 2400m GOOD 4 R10 G2 PERTH CUP $18,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:28.130, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.280 1st Apulia ( W A Pike 58.5 ) 2nd Filthy Habits ( L F Fiore 53 ) 2.90L 3rd Forever Boy ( C J Parnham 53 ) 3.82L 7th Sentimental Hero ( C Newitt 58.5 ) 5.45L See full results | C Newitt 58.5kg 5.45L | 7 (15) |
| Ascot 20-Dec-25 2100m GOOD 4 R9 G2 E VAN HEEMST $26,400 (of $300,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:08.930, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 1st Apulia ( W A Pike 59 ) 2nd Hoba West ( S L O'donnell 59 ) 0.72L 3rd Sentimental Hero ( L Fiore 59 ) 3.28L See full results | L Fiore 59kg 3.28L | 3 (11) |
| Ascot 06-Dec-25 1800m GOOD 4 R9 NORTHERLY (of $1,500,000) Barrier 4, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 14th | C Newitt 59kg 9.03L | 15 (16) |
| Ascot 22-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R9 RAILWAY (of $1,500,000) Barrier 9, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 9th | C Newitt 54kg 1.91L | 3 (16) |
| Kalgoorlie 04-Oct-25 2300m GOOD 4 R8 KALGOORLIE CUP (of $150,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 1st | L Fiore 60.5kg 2.15L | 1 (11) |
| Kalgoorlie 21-Sep-25 2100m GOOD 4 R6 BOULDER CUP (of $125,000) Barrier 4, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 2nd | L Fiore 58kg 2.9L | 1 (10) |
| Kalgoorlie 07-Sep-25 1760m GOOD 4 R7 COOLGARDIE CUP (of $100,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 6th | L Fiore 58kg 0.39L | 2 (12) |
| Belmont 16-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 5 R2 BLUE SPEC 84+ (of $100,000) Barrier 6, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | S Parnham 60 3.25L | 5 (7) |
| Ascot 01-Jan-25 2400m GOOD 4 R5 PERTH CUP (of $1,000,000) Barrier 10, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 4th | L Fiore 53kg 20.53L | 15 (15) |
| Ascot 18-Dec-24 2200m GOOD 4 R6 ATA (of $125,000) Barrier 3, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | L Fiore 59kg 0.78L | 2 (12) |
| Ascot 23-Nov-24 2100m GOOD 4 R5 AJ SCAHILL (of $125,000) Barrier 6, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | L Fiore 55kg 3.22L | 1 (11) |
| Ascot 09-Nov-24 1800m GOOD 4 R6 LUCKYGRAY (of $125,000) Barrier 8, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th | L Fiore 54kg 0.66L | 2 (15) |