Ship Happens (AUS) Horse
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Ship Happens, a 4yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Jamie Bayliss on the Sunshine Coast. He is by Merchant Navy out of Frazil. The horse has not yet won, having failed to break his maiden in 22 starts. In his most recent race at Sunshine Coast on 2 Aug 2026, Jake Bayliss rode him to a third‑place finish behind winner Firey Truth.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 02-Aug-26 1800m SOFT 6 R1 MDN $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:52.640, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.590 1st Firey Truth ( N Heywood 59.5 ) 2nd Five Of Us ( A Keeley 54 ) 0.02L 3rd Ship Happens ( J Bayliss 56 ) 0.46L See full results | J Bayliss 56kg 0.46L | 3 (7) |
| Ipswich 24-Jul-26 1950m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:07.350, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.650 1st Clench ( C Graham 56.5 ) 2nd Ship Happens ( J Bayliss 54.5 ) 1.04L 3rd Kojak ( E P Lang 60 ) 1.54L See full results | J Bayliss 54.5kg 1.04L | 2 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 12-Jul-26 2200m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:20.390, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 1st Old Faithful ( J Guthmann-chester 59 ) 2nd Kojak ( R Maloney 60 ) 1.01L 3rd Clench ( C Graham 57 ) 1.19L 5th Ship Happens ( K Wilson-taylor 55.5 ) 5.40L See full results | K Wilson-taylor 55.5kg 5.40L | 5 (11) |
| Doomben 24-Jun-26 2070m SOFT 6 R2 MDN-SW $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:10.210, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Benzino ( B E Thompson 58.5 ) 2nd Secret Fenkel ( B Thornton 58 ) 6.16L 3rd Hopeful Cause ( B S Lerena 58 ) 7.46L 4th Ship Happens ( F Larson 58 ) 7.85L See full results | F Larson 58kg 7.85L | 4 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast 14-Jun-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R3 MDN $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.570, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.490 1st Cool Drinks ( M Rodd 56.5 ) 2nd Benzino ( R G Thorburn 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.24L 3rd Kojak ( L Dempsey 57.5 ) 8.20L 5th Ship Happens ( F Larson 54 ) 8.22L See full results | F Larson 54kg 8.22L | 5 (8) |