Ship Happens (AUS) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Ship Happens is a 3yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Jamie Bayliss. He is by Merchant Navy out of Frazil. The horse remains winless after 19 starts. In his most recent start at Doomben on 24 June 2026, Fred Larson rode him to a fourth‑place finish behind winner Benzino.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Thompson 58.5 ) 2nd Secret Fenkel ( B Thornton 58 ) 6.16L 3rd Hopeful Cause ( B 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) |
| Sunshine Coast 24-May-26 2200m SOFT 7 R2 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:24.330, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.610 1st Verry Stella ( B E Thompson 55.5 ) 2nd Neighthan ( R Wiggins 58 ) 0.13L 3rd Tormanzor ( J Newman 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.20L 9th Ship Happens ( F Larson 56 ) 12.80L See full results | F Larson 56kg 12.80L | 9 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast Poly 17-May-26 2000m SYNTHETIC R8 CL1-SW $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:05.600, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.160 1st Inside Passage ( B S Lerena 59.5 ) 2nd Benzino ( R G Thorburn 57 , Cd 55 ) 0.83L 3rd Montevecchio ( S N Cormack 60 ) 2.62L 6th Ship Happens ( F Larson 56.5 ) 7.03L See full results | F Larson 56.5kg 7.03L | 6 (10) |
| Ipswich 09-May-26 1950m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.940, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.590 1st Our Brave Lini ( B S Lerena 56 ) 2nd Cryption's Desire ( F T Larson 58 ) 1.14L 3rd Secret Fenkel ( D L Turner 58 ) 1.44L 7th Ship Happens ( J Bayliss 58 ) 3.08L See full results | J Bayliss 58kg 3.08L | 7 (10) |