Start Wondering (NZ)

Country

New Zealand

Foal Date

06-Dec-10

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Eighth Wonder

Dam

Roseanbar

Prize Money

$712400

Trainer

E & J Rayner

Owners

S B Gudsell & Mrs J M Gudsell

About

Start Wondering is a 14yo bay gelding from New Zealand trained by E & J Rayner. He is sired by the stallion Eighth Wonder out of the dam Roseanbar. With a Group One level win and career earnings of $712,400, Start Wondering is considered an elite racehorse. On February 11, 2017, at Te Rapa, Start Wondering, ridden by Johnathan Parkes, achieved his most notable victory, winning the $200,000 Nrm Sprint and defeating Natuzzi. Start Wondering has retired from racing, with his final race on September 1, 2018, at Hastings.

Raced At

Stratford

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Hastings 01-Sep-18 1400m SOFT 7 R7 (of $200,000) Barrier 8	L Innes 59kg, Cd 0	UPD (15)
Te Rapa 18-Aug-18 1200m SOFT R6 Open (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.900, SP: 8.10 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.990	J Parkes 58.5kg 8.70L	12 (14)
Ellerslie 10-Mar-18 2000m GOOD R8 Open $5,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:02.470, SP: 9.30 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520	J Parkes 59kg 5.20L	5 (10)
Hastings 24-Feb-18 1600m GOOD R7 Open $4,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:34.300, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th	J Parkes 59kg 4.40L	5 (13)
Te Rapa 10-Feb-18 1400m SOFT R8 Open $125,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.800, SP: 5.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th	J Parkes 59kg	1 (8)
Trentham 20-Jan-18 1200m GOOD R7 Open (of $250,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:08.300, SP: 11.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 17th	J Parkes 59kg 7.10L	16 (18)
Ellerslie 01-Jan-18 1200m SOFT R9 Open $9,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.650, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 3rd	J Parkes 59kg 1.90L	4 (10)
Otaki 01-Dec-17 1200m GOOD R5 Open $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.380, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd	J Parkes 61kg 0.40L	2 (6)
Eagle Farm 27-May-17 1300m HEAVY 8 R7 G1 K/ford-smith (of $700,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:19.090, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.550	J Parkes 59kg 14.30L	11 (13)
Doomben 13-May-17 1200m SOFT 6 R7 G1 Doomben 10,000 (of $700,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.540, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 sat behind speed, asked 300m, out-sprinted	J Parkes 58.5kg 3.80L	6 (13)
Otaki 25-Feb-17 1600m GOOD R7 G1 Open $38,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.600, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th	J Parkes 59kg 0.80L	2 (9)
Te Rapa 11-Feb-17 1400m GOOD R8 G1 Open $125,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.220, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd	J Parkes 59kg	1 (13)
Trentham 21-Jan-17 1200m GOOD R8 G1 Open $47,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:07.710, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 4th	J Parkes 58kg 0.10L	2 (18)
Ellerslie 01-Jan-17 1200m GOOD R9 G1 Open $120,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.840, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 4th	J Parkes 55.5kg	1 (13)
Otaki 25-Nov-16 1200m GOOD R5 LR Open (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.330, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 5th	J Parkes 57.5kg 4.80L	9 (11)
Te Rapa 05-Nov-16 1200m GOOD R7 LR Open $31,250 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.780, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 3rd	J Parkes 56.5kg	1 (12)
Rosehill Gardens 07-May-16 1350m GOOD 3 R6 Bm93 $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:19.550, SP: $2.50F In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 Went back, tired hard. Vet: bled both nostrils	R Hutchings 59.5kg, Cd 58kg 4.30L	6 (10)
Royal Randwick 22-Apr-16 1045m SOFT R4 Btria Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.000, SP: 0	R Hutchings 0 0.00L	5 (7)
Rosehill Gardens 30-Jan-16 1500m HEAVY 8 R1 Bm91 $48,750 (of $85,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.330, SP: $1.40F In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 Back on rails, strode away from rivals, too good	H Bowman 58kg	1 (5)
Rosehill Gardens 19-Jan-16 900m SOFT R6 Btria Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.700, SP: 0	H Bowman 0	1 (6)
Rosehill Gardens 02-Jan-16 1400m GOOD 3 R8 Bm89 $4,150 (of $85,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:22.740, SP: $1.65F In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 Wide no cover and fought hard after tough run	J Mcdonald 59kg 0.60L	4 (12)
Rosehill Gardens 19-Dec-15 1200m GOOD 3 R9 Bm85 $48,750 (of $85,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.870, SP: $3.10F In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 Near back, stormed home, got up right on line	R Hutchings 57kg	1 (13)
Rosehill Gardens 08-Dec-15 1030m GOOD R2 Btria Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.400, SP: 0	J Collett 0 1.00L	2 (7)
Rosehill Gardens 24-Nov-15 900m GOOD R9 Btria Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:54.500, SP: 0	B Avdulla 0 0.00L	4 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 15-Aug-15 1350m GOOD 3 R7 Bm75 $48,750 (of $85,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:20.030, SP: $2.80F In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 Wide early, just off pace, ran home well to win	H Bowman 59kg	1 (12)
Rosehill Gardens 04-Aug-15 900m SOFT R7 Btria Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:53.300, SP: 0	N Rawiller 0 2.70L	3 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 07-Jul-15 904m SOFT R5 Btria Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:54.900, SP: 0	H Bowman 0	1 (8)
Wanganui 30-May-15 1340m GOOD R2 BM85 $12,500 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:20.180, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st	S M Kay 51kg	1 (6)
Trentham 14-Mar-15 1600m GOOD R10 BM75 $18,750 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.780, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 1st	L Allpress 57kg	1 (12)
Hastings 28-Feb-15 1600m GOOD R3 BM75 $3,700 (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.920, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 3rd	C Lammas 55.5kg 2.00L	2 (7)
Wanganui 12-Feb-15 1600m GOOD R6 BM65 $4,375 (of $7,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.300, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 4th	L Allpress 58kg	1 (10)
Wanganui 15-Jan-15 1600m GOOD R6 Mdn $4,375 (of $7,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.840, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 4th	L Allpress 58.5kg	1 (12)
Stratford 31-Dec-14 1600m GOOD R4 Mdn $1,600 (of $8,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.380, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st	R Myers 58.5kg 0.40L	2 (8)
Stratford 31-Dec-14 1600m GOOD R4 Mdn $1,600 (of $8,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.380, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st	R Myers 58.5kg 0.40L	2 (8)
Otaki 18-Dec-14 1600m GOOD R7 Mdn $700 (of $7,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.860, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 1st	D Bradley 58.5kg 6.10L	3 (9)
Wanganui 29-Nov-14 1340m SOFT R5 Mdn (of $10,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:18.980, SP: 0 In-running: Settled 13th, 400m 9th	M Hills 58.5kg 4.30L	11 (16)