State In Texas (AUS) Horse
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State In Texas is a five-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, sired by Star Turn and out of Amarillo. He races under the guidance of Jimmy Downes and is owned by Christmas Creek Thoroughbreds. Out of 27 starts he has secured eight victories, placed four times in second and once in third, accumulating earnings of $162,160. His most recent start took place at Eagle Farm on 10 October 2026, where he finished 6th out of 9 starters. Prior to that his latest win was recorded at Ipswich on 9 September 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 07-Nov-26 1000m GOOD 4 R7 STAND WITH JAI BENCHMARK 78 Handicap Barrier 6, SP: 81.00 | J.Newman 56.5kg 3.02L | 9 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 10-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 BM78 $1,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.190, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750 1st Bring Me Kash ( R Thorburn 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Get Ready Lass ( M R D Plessis 58 ) 1.64L 3rd King Of Pop ( B Thompson 60.5 ) 2.04L 6th State In Texas ( J Newman 60 , Cd 57 ) 3.90L See full results | J Newman 60, Cd 57kg 3.90L | 6 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast 27-Sep-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 HCP $4,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.740, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.890 1st Bring Me Kash ( D Smith 54 ) 2nd State In Texas ( T Brooker 54 ) 1.60L 3rd Wondereach ( T J Marshall 54 ) 1.64L See full results | T Brooker 54kg 1.60L | 2 (7) |
| Ipswich 09-Sep-26 800m GOOD 4 R3 BM78 $21,000 (of $38,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:45.230, SP: 2.70 In-running: 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.580 1st State In Texas ( J Williams 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Wondereach ( E P Lang 60.5 ) 1.11L 3rd Diamantina Rose ( C Bellamy 55.5 , Cd 53 ) 1.34L See full results | J Williams 59kg, Cd 57kg | 1 (6) |
| Sunshine Coast 09-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 HCP $1,450 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.890, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.550 1st Chakra Boy ( C Graham 60 ) 2nd Thelwell ( M E Philpot 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 0.28L 3rd Click Click Boom ( G J Cartwright 54 ) 1.66L 4th State In Texas ( T Brooker 54 ) 1.81L See full results | T Brooker 54kg 1.81L | 4 (8) |
| Gold Coast 18-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R8 HCP $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.950, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.210 1st Thelwell ( M E Philpot 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Chakra Boy ( M E Apel 60 , Cd 58 ) 3.64L 3rd Bring Me Kash ( D Smith 54 ) 4.34L 6th State In Texas ( A Allen 54 ) 9.27L See full results | A Allen 54kg 9.27L | 6 (8) |
| Ipswich 13-May-26 1100m SOFT 6 R7 BM78 (of $38,000) Barrier 8, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | C Baker 57kg 2.89L | 7 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 02-May-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R3 BM78 (of $85,000) Barrier 3, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | J Newman 57.5kg 6.78L | 8 (9) |
| Gold Coast 04-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 BM75 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | J Newman 60 6.2L | 4 (7) |
| Ipswich 14-Mar-26 800m GOOD 4 R3 BM75 (of $28,000) Barrier 1 In-running: 400m 3rd | J Newman 58.5kg 0.65L | 1 (5) |
| Ipswich 20-Feb-26 800m GOOD 4 R2 BM68 (of $28,000) Barrier 4 In-running: 400m 3rd | J Newman 59kg 0.78L | 1 (5) |
| Ipswich 31-Jan-26 800m SOFT 5 R3 BM65 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.40 In-running: 400m 4th | J Newman 58.5kg 0.53L | 1 (8) |
| Eagle Farm 18-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R6 0-70 (of $75,000) Barrier 10, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 11th | C Sutherland 56kg 2.54L | 4 (12) |
| Gold Coast 04-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R6 BM65 (of $28,000) Barrier 9, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | L Martyn 58.5kg 2.8L | 5 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast 14-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R2 CL4 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th | C Sutherland 56kg 2.66L | 2 (6) |
| Ipswich 29-Aug-25 800m GOOD 4 R6 BM65 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.10 In-running: 400m 3rd | C Sutherland 59.5kg 1.37L | 2 (10) |