Southend (AUS) Horse
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Southend, a 2yo brown colt from Australia trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou at Rosehill, is by Palace Pier out of So We Are. A stakes winner with career earnings of $178,625, he is considered above‑average. On 28 Mar 2026 at Rosehill Gardens, jockey Dylan Gibbons guided him to his biggest victory, the $250,000 T L Baillieu Handicap, ahead of Persian Wonder. He has been a lucrative outing for bettors, delivering a 383% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 18-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G1 CHAMPAGNE $10,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.450, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.770 1st Fireball ( T Clark 56.5 ) 2nd Campione D'Italia ( J Mcdonald 56.5 ) 0.26L 3rd Diameter ( A Hyeronimus 56.5 ) 0.43L 6th Southend ( D Gibbons 56.5 ) 4.14L See full results | D Gibbons 56.5kg 4.14L | 6 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 7 R3 G3 BAILLIEU $141,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.180, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 1st Southend ( D Gibbons 56.5 ) 2nd Persian Wonder ( J B Mcdonald 57 ) 1.18L 3rd Nomadic ( R Bayliss 55 ) 1.20L See full results | D Gibbons 56.5kg | 1 (13) |
| Newcastle 06-Mar-26 1300m GOOD 4 R2 PAUL PERRY $22,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.590, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 1st Southend ( D Gibbons 57 ) 2nd Skua ( J Collett 57 ) 1.08L 3rd Somethings Burnin' ( A Hyeronimus 57 ) 1.24L See full results | D Gibbons 57kg | 1 (9) |
| Randwick 19-Feb-26 1050m SOFT 5 R7 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.140 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.390 1st Promenade ( S Clipperton ) 2nd Southend ( D Gibbons ) 2.24L 3rd Bonfire Star ( A Adkins ) 2.51L | D Gibbons 2.24L | 2 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Feb-26 820m SOFT 6 R10 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 1st Barracks ( A Farragher ) 2nd Sardar ( T Sherry ) 0.94L 3rd Spring Ruler ( A J Calder ) 1.01L 4th Southend ( J Mcdonald ) 2.47L | J Mcdonald 2.47L | 4 (6) |