Sipping Shamus (AUS) Horse
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Sipping Shamus is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Rodney Northam. He is by the stallion Shamus Award out of the mare Caffeina. To date he has claimed two victories. On 22 Jan 2026 at Tamworth he secured his biggest triumph, winning the $35,000 Country Boosted Maiden Plate. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 7% ROI for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill Gardens 10-Oct-26 1500m GOOD 4 R2 HIGHWAY-C3 (of $120,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.610, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 1st Hammoon Sensation ( R Jones 58.5 ) 2nd Condone ( A Adkins 59 ) 0.71L 3rd Spread The Love ( T Schiller 55 ) 1.24L 12th Sipping Shamus ( S Grima 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 4.55L See full results | S Grima 54.5kg, Cd 52.5kg 4.55L | 12 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 26-Sep-26 1500m GOOD 4 R2 HIGHWAY-C2 $4,750 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.210, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 1st Bluish Hue ( N C Rawiller 57 ) 2nd Whateley ( S S Llewellyn 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Xtreme ( K Mcevoy 58 ) 0.24L 5th Sipping Shamus ( R Jones 57 ) 3.62L See full results | R Jones 57kg 3.62L | 5 (12) |
| Tamworth 14-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 CTRY BM66 $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.750, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st To Be Frank ( J Duggan 56 ) 2nd Need A Miracle ( B Nock 58.5 ) 0.11L 3rd Rivaldo ( J Partridge 55 , Cd 54 ) 0.72L 5th Sipping Shamus ( A Bullock 59.5 ) 1.16L See full results | A Bullock 59.5kg 1.16L | 5 (11) |
| Scone 01-Sep-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 CL3 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.480, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Herman Said ( A Bullock 59 ) 2nd Beaumista ( C Reith 59 ) 0.01L 3rd Rockin' Millie ( J O Baker 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.21L 7th Sipping Shamus ( R Jones 58.5 ) 3.28L See full results | R Jones 58.5kg 3.28L | 7 (10) |
| Muswellbrook 19-Aug-26 800m GOOD 4 R7 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:45.680 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.500 1st Beau Bandit ( A Bullock ) 2nd Chamber Of Secrets ( R Jones ) 2.04L 3rd Pride To Follow ( R Hutchings ) 2.14L 4th Sipping Shamus ( P Goordin ) 5.36L | P Goordin 5.36L | 4 (5) |