Starboard (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

30-Aug-20
Sex
gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Astern

Dam

Better Life

Prize Money

97170

Trainer

Dale Groves

Owners

Ms K M Banks, D B Fleming, C J Banks, M J Duncan, D J Ryan & S G Mauger

About

Starboard is a six-year-old brown gelding bred in Australia, by Astern and out of Better Life. He races under the guidance of Dale Groves and is owned by Ms K M Banks, D B Fleming, C J Banks and others. Out of 18 career starts he has secured two wins, placed second three times and third three times, accumulating prize money of $98,170. His most recent start came at Eagle Farm on 24 October 2026, where he finished 9th out of 10 runners.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Toowoomba 31-Oct-26 1300m SOFT 5 R1 COOPER COMMERCIAL BENCHMARK 65 Handicap Barrier 1, SP: 7.50 L.J.Tilley 59kg 1.51L 4 (8)
Eagle Farm 24-Oct-26 1300m HEAVY 9 R4 0-65 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th C Sutherland 58kg 9.76L 9 (10)
Warwick 10-Oct-26 1500m SOFT 5 R5 CL2 $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.870, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.860 1st Switchblade ( A Keeley 54.5 ) 2nd Golden Loom ( G Geran 57.5 ) 3.95L 3rd Sonic Flyer ( J Emmerson 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 5.85L 7th Starboard ( K Lenton 60.5 ) 13.98L See full results K Lenton 60.5kg 13.98L 7 (10)
Warwick 24-Sep-26 1350m GOOD 4 R8 CL2 $3,500 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.260, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 1st Artie Vainqueur ( J M Emmerson 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Starboard ( P Hamblin 60.5 ) 0.95L 3rd Switchblade ( K H Zechner 54.5 ) 1.25L See full results P Hamblin 60.5kg 0.95L 2 (11)
Toowoomba 05-Sep-26 1220m GOOD 4 R1 BM62 $420 (of $22,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.540, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.730 1st Wanted Hillbilly ( M T Aitken 59.5 ) 2nd Butt Heads ( M A Savva 59.5 ) 0.66L 3rd Azuki ( T Brooker 54.5 ) 1.27L 8th Starboard ( R Thorburn 62 , Cd 60 ) 5.41L See full results R Thorburn 62kg, Cd 60 5.41L 8 (10)
Eagle Farm 18-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R5 BM70 $1,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.750, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280 1st Ocean Zar ( J L Bayliss 60 ) 2nd Moon Sweeper ( B E Thompson 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Captain Maverick ( K Wilson-taylor 60 ) 0.80L 7th Starboard ( D Moor 58 ) 3.17L See full results D Moor 58kg 3.17L 7 (11)
Eagle Farm 04-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM70 $2,100 (of $75,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.610, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.810 1st Glass Of Rose ( M R D Plessis 56 ) 2nd Ten Deep ( C Baker 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.04L 3rd Spills ( C Bellamy 58 , Cd 55 ) 1.26L 5th Starboard ( K Latham 58 ) 1.52L See full results K Latham 58kg 1.52L 5 (11)
Canberra 08-Mar-26 1300m SOFT 7 R9 CL2-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th C Schofield 59kg 4.49L 5 (11)
Canterbury Park 13-Feb-26 1250m GOOD 4 R7 ESTAR-BM78 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Z Lloyd 54kg 1.56L 3 (9)
Newcastle 24-Jan-26 1250m GOOD 4 R7 BM68 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th K Latham 59kg 4.34L 3 (11)
Randwick 26-Dec-25 1300m GOOD 4 R8 CG&E BM72 (of $65,000) Barrier 6, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th R Bayliss 57.5kg 6.35L 9 (11)
Kensington 05-Dec-25 1250m GOOD 4 R8 5Y+ BM64 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th T Clark 61.5kg 3.79L 5 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 05-Nov-25 1030m GOOD 4 R3 OPEN-BT C Schofield 4.18L 3 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 24-Oct-25 900m SOFT 5 R12 CL2 & MDN BT S Clipperton 0.52L 1 (9)
Hawkesbury 03-May-25 1500m HEAVY 8 R1 MIDWAY BM72 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Z Lloyd 57kg 6.19L 10 (11)
Randwick 19-Apr-25 1400m SOFT 6 R1 MIDWAY BM72 (of $120,000) Barrier 2, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th T Clark 57kg 1.57L 4 (15)