Shady Thinker (AUS) Horse
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Shady Thinker is a five-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by So You Think out of Fifty Ways. He is trained by Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor and owned by A Bain, Seymour Bloodstock, M Davies and others. From eleven starts he has achieved three victories and placed second three times, earning $191,345 in prize money. His most recent outing was at Morphettville on 31 October 2026, where he finished 2nd of 10 runners. His latest win came at Morphettville on 18 October 2025.
Raced At
Morphettville • Morphettville Parks • Mindarie Halidon • Kembla Grange • Rosehill Gardens • Balaklava • Murray Bdge • StrathalbynRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville 31-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 MM Electrical Handicap Barrier 1, SP: 5.00 | J.B.Murphy 60 1.18L | 2 (10) |
| Morphettville 10-Oct-26 1522m GOOD 3 R8 BM72 $9,800 (of $55,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:31.210, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 1st Time Quest ( A J Warren 63 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Shady Thinker ( J Murphy 60 ) 0.34L 3rd Alpine Flyer ( L K Stojakovic 59.5 ) 0.93L See full results | J Murphy 60 0.34L | 2 (13) |
| Morphettville Parks 19-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R9 BM72 $9,800 (of $55,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.870, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210 1st Dirty Old Town ( J Holder 59 ) 2nd Shady Thinker ( J Murphy 59 ) 0.23L 3rd Mansiere ( B King 58 , Cd 56 ) 1.36L See full results | J Murphy 59kg 0.23L | 2 (10) |
| Morphettville Parks 05-Sep-26 1000m SOFT 6 R2 BM74 $2,350 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.290, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.800 1st Bristler ( I Sit 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Light The Night ( J Holder 59 ) 1.00L 3rd Vexatious Dancer ( S Metcalfe 57.5 ) 1.37L 5th Shady Thinker ( J Murphy 59 ) 6.60L See full results | J Murphy 59kg 6.60L | 5 (7) |
| Morphettville 08-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 7 R7 G3 BEHEMOTH $3,000 (of $150,410) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.680, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 1st Sir Now ( C P Murtagh 58.5 ) 2nd Cicala ( R L Milnes 56.5 ) 0.82L 3rd Lim's Saltoro ( N T Callow 58.5 ) 1.92L 9th Shady Thinker ( J Murphy 58.5 ) 10.39L See full results | J Murphy 58.5kg 10.39L | 9 (13) |
| Mindarie Halidon 16-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 6 R4 70+ TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.050 1st Mathematician ( K Crowther ) 2nd Cicala ( R L Milnes ) 0.36L 3rd Shady Thinker ( J Murphy ) 0.43L | J Murphy 0.43L | 3 (6) |
| Kembla Grange 22-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 7 R6 CG&E BM78 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | N Rawiller 57.5kg 5.3L | 10 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 08-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 BM78 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | N Rawiller 57.5kg 1.37L | 5 (8) |
| Morphettville 18-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 3 R8 BM70 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, SP: 2.30 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | J Holder 59.5kg 0.52L | 1 (11) |
| Balaklava 02-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 70+ TRL | J Holder 0.93L | 1 (6) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 18-Sep-25 1000m GOOD 4 R13 0-70 TRL | J Holder 2.11L | 4 (8) |
| Morphettville 29-Mar-25 1050m GOOD 4 R3 3YO BM72 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, SP: 2.60 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th | J Holder 59.5kg 1.83L | 4 (9) |
| Murray Bdge 08-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 3 R7 MM 3&4YO (of $122,250) Barrier 10, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | J Holder 56kg 1.27L | 1 (11) |
| Morphettville Parks 15-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 3UP MDN-SW (of $50,000) Barrier 2, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | J Holder 57kg 2.23L | 1 (9) |
| Strathalbyn 28-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R11 3Y-TRL | J Holder 0.77L | 1 (6) |
| Strathalbyn 27-Sep-24 1000m SOFT 5 R17 3Y-TRL | B Price 1.1L | 1 (7) |