Sonic Bender (AUS) Horse
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Sonic Bender is a four-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Admire Mars out of Wind Bender. He races under the guidance of Chris Waller and is owned by Hermitage (Mgr: Ms S M Clarke). From ten starts he has secured one win and one third‑place, accumulating $42,150 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Warwick Farm on 28 October 2026, where he finished 5th of 6. His latest triumph came at Yarra Valley on 15 March 2026.
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Warwick Farm • Rosehill Gardens • Randwick • Kembla Grange • Caulfield • Kilmore • Yarra Valley • Kyneton • HawkesburyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Farm 28-Oct-26 2400m SOFT 5 R2 YARRAMAN PARK STUD HANDICAP Barrier 6, SP: 7.00 | S.Grima 52kg 3.96L | 5 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 14-Oct-26 2400m SOFT 6 R5 BM72 $3,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:32.380, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.170 1st Andron ( D Gibbons 55.5 ) 2nd Lugarno ( R Jones 55 ) 0.05L 3rd Criteria ( R Bayliss 58 ) 0.68L 4th Sonic Bender ( K Mcevoy 54 ) 0.90L See full results | K Mcevoy 54kg 0.90L | 4 (12) |
| Illawarra Grange 01-Oct-26 2000m GOOD 4 R6 BM64 $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:04.430, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Kirkuk ( R Bayliss 57 ) 2nd Marsabit ( W Costin 55 ) 0.40L 3rd Powerful Prayer ( K Latham 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.90L 4th Sonic Bender ( J Mcdonald 58.5 ) 1.10L See full results | J Mcdonald 58.5kg 1.10L | 4 (9) |
| Newcastle 18-Sep-26 1850m GOOD 4 R1 CL1-SW $4,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:53.100, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Think Itz You ( T Berry 59 ) 2nd Tacitly ( C Schofield 59 ) 3.36L 3rd Sonic Bender ( S Grima 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 4.08L See full results | S Grima 59kg, Cd 57.5kg 4.08L | 3 (11) |
| Randwick 11-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.970 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Bear On The Loose ( A Hyeronimus ) 2nd Quietness ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.29L 3rd Vision In A Dream ( A Adkins ) 0.33L 7th Sonic Bender ( J Mcdonald ) 2.18L | J Mcdonald 2.18L | 7 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 29-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 CL1 $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.130, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Harry Lime ( J V Overmeire 56 ) 2nd Savvy Spy ( Z Wadick 58.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Varjak ( L Day 59.5 ) 2.30L 10th Sonic Bender ( R Hutchings 59 ) 8.00L See full results | R Hutchings 59kg 8.00L | 10 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 18-Aug-26 1208m SOFT 7 R2 OPEN-BT | T Berry 13.13L | 8 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 04-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 OPEN-BT | S Grima 1.86L | 4 (5) |
| Caulfield 11-Apr-26 2400m SOFT 5 R7 3Y-SWP (of $200,000) Barrier 12, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | L Meech 57kg 6.72L | 11 (14) |
| Kilmore 31-Mar-26 2007m SOFT 6 R8 BM62 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Mc Neil 59.5kg 2.15L | 4 (6) |
| Yarra Valley 15-Mar-26 1950m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 2, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 1st | J Mc Neil 59kg 4.25L | 1 (9) |
| Kyneton 27-Feb-26 1887m SOFT 6 R4 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 5, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | J Allen 59kg 6.75L | 5 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 12-Feb-26 1030m GOOD 4 R5 3Y+ C1-BT | J Mc Donald 7.06L | 9 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 13-Jan-26 1030m SOFT 5 R2 CL1/MDN-BT | Z Lloyd 7.21L | 5 (9) |
| Newcastle 26-Dec-25 1350m GOOD 4 R2 SUPER MDN-SW (of $60,000) Barrier 7, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | L Magorrian 57.5kg 1.88L | 5 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 15-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 3Y+ MDN-BT | R Bayliss 7L | 8 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 02-Dec-25 895m GOOD 4 R16 3Y+ MDN-BT | Z Lloyd 12.6L | 7 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 18-Aug-25 902m HEAVY 8 R19 3Y+ MDN-BT | A Hyeronimus 4.6L | 6 (6) |