Sipping Shamus (AUS) Horse
About
Sipping Shamus is a 4yo brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Rodney Northam, who is based at Scone. He is sired by the stallion Shamus Award out of the dam Caffeina. Sipping Shamus is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 3 attempts. During his most recent race at Armidale on 5th Jan 2026, Sipping Shamus was ridden by Chelsea Hillier and finished 3rd, behind the winner Corvette Pride.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Armidale 05-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.420, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Corvette Pride ( S Wilkes 57 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Rubinsky ( B Looker 57 ) 0.84L 3rd Sipping Shamus ( C Hillier 59 ) 2.22L See full results | C Hillier 59kg 2.22L | 3 (9) |
| Tamworth 07-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 7 R1 Mdn Set Weight $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.010, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.150 1st Nugget Smart ( A Bullock 59 ) 2nd Sipping Shamus ( D Northey 59 ) 3.10L 3rd Real Housewives ( K Nestor 57 , Cd 57.5 ) 6.14L See full results | D Northey 59kg 3.10L | 2 (8) |
| Muswellbrook 27-Jul-25 1280m HEAVY 8 R1 Mdn Hcp $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.430, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.800 1st Snap Decision ( A Bullock 60 ) 2nd Sipping Shamus ( D Northey 59 ) 1.89L 3rd Nugget Smart ( M Bell 57.5 ) 2.71L See full results | D Northey 59kg 1.89L | 2 (7) |
| Scone 16-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.150 1st Scatpak ( T Mccarroll ) 2nd Sipping Shamus ( D Northey ) 4.30L 3rd Jasira ( L Small ) 4.67L | D Northey 4.30L | 2 (8) |
| Scone 25-Jun-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R9 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.870 1st Great Idea ( G Johnston ) 2nd Blue Kingdom ( A Bullock ) 0.90L 3rd Sipping Shamus ( L Small ) 1.40L | L Small 1.40L | 3 (7) |