Showman (2018) Horse

Foal Date

21-Oct-18
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Shocking

Prize Money

95670

Trainer

Vanessa Burton

Owners

Sunset Farm Racing (Mgr: A J Birkholz)

About

Showman is an eight-year-old bay gelding, by Shocking out of Precious Jade. He is trained by Vanessa Burton and owned by Sunset Farm Racing (Mgr: A J Birkholz). Over 38 starts he has recorded two wins, six second‑place finishes and six thirds, earning $96,170 in prize money. His last outing was at Gold Coast on 31 October 2026, where he finished 7th of 7.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Gold Coast 31-Oct-26 3200m SOFT 5 R4 Pipe Dreams & Photo Finishes JERICHO CUP - HEAT - BENCHMARK 70 Handicap Barrier 7, SP: 71.00 S.R.Callow 52.5kg 12.23L 7 (7)
Sunshine Coast 09-Oct-26 2200m GOOD 4 R6 CL2 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:19.570, SP: 101.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.770 1st Amelioration ( B Thompson 57.5 ) 2nd Empress Aspen ( B Youngberry 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.09L 3rd Ormond Road ( J Bayliss 54 ) 3.45L 10th Showman ( G Cartwright 54 ) 11.52L See full results G Cartwright 54kg 11.52L 10 (11)
Toowoomba 05-Sep-26 2030m GOOD 4 R4 BM58 $420 (of $22,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:09.080, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.330 1st Hell Of A Prince ( G J Cartwright 54 ) 2nd Power Of Success ( B S Lerena 60 ) 0.14L 3rd Brooklyn Daisy ( C J Lowe 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.52L 9th Showman ( S Callow 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 6.85L See full results S Callow 56kg, Cd 54.5kg 6.85L 9 (9)
Beaudesert 21-Aug-26 1650m GOOD 4 R4 CL3 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.230, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Detrimental ( C Graham 60 ) 2nd Divil A Bit ( B S Lerena 58 ) 2.78L 3rd Taravia ( M Hellyer 55.5 ) 4.32L 6th Showman ( A Heinrich 54 , Cd 52 ) 8.16L See full results A Heinrich 54kg, Cd 52kg 8.16L 6 (7)
Ipswich 07-Aug-26 1666m GOOD 4 R5 0-62 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.080, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.350 1st Mishani Witness ( O L Kendal 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Big Boy George ( B Thornton 60 ) 1.47L 3rd Maple Door ( K H Zechner 59 ) 1.73L 11th Showman ( L Tilley 55 ) 9.86L See full results L Tilley 55kg 9.86L 11 (13)
Sunshine Coast 26-Jul-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 CL4 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.970, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.610 1st Missile One ( T J Marshall 57.5 ) 2nd Rose Noir ( J Guthmann-chester 59 ) 0.25L 3rd Oohlalouvre ( B E Thompson 55.5 ) 1.60L 7th Showman ( L Tilley 54 ) 4.27L See full results L Tilley 54kg 4.27L 7 (8)
Aquis Park Gold Coast 14-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 5 R7 CL3-TRL A Heinrich 1.6L 5 (7)
Murwillumbah 01-Feb-26 1550m GOOD 3 R7 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th A Heinrich 55.5kg 5.4L 8 (9)
Murwillumbah 29-Dec-25 1550m GOOD 4 R4 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th B Youngberry 58kg 14.8L 6 (8)
Murwillumbah 12-Dec-25 1550m GOOD 4 R2 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd A Heinrich 56.5kg 4.64L 3 (7)
Ballina 14-Nov-25 1255m HEAVY 8 R7 C,G&E BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th B Youngberry 58kg 6.92L 9 (9)
Ballina 03-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT B Youngberry 7.47L 8 (8)
Grafton 20-Jul-25 1725m SOFT 7 R7 CTRY BM58 (of $35,000) Barrier 12, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 4th S Wilkes 58kg 1.13L 3 (12)
Murwillumbah 22-Jun-25 1550m HEAVY 8 R7 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th S Wilkes 57.5kg 0.14L 2 (10)
Casino 30-May-25 1400m HEAVY 9 R9 CL3 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 10th L Tilley 55kg 7.77L 9 (11)
Warwick 02-May-25 1350m GOOD 4 R6 0-58 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 14th J Newman 56.5kg 2.11L 8 (14)