Staunch (AUS) Horse
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Staunch, a 7yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Matt Laurie, is by Flying Artie out of Secret Cause. He has recorded five career wins, and on 18th Oct 2025 at Avoca he captured his most important triumph, the $40,000 Avoca Cup.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Geelong 19-Jun-26 2440m HEAVY 9 R6 BM66 $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:42.610, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th 1st Shultzy ( A Mccabe 58 ) 2nd Customer Service ( W Gordon 61 ) 3.25L 3rd Omamori ( J Allen 59.5 ) 4.00L 5th Staunch ( D Stackhouse 59.5 ) 6.00L See full results | D Stackhouse 59.5kg 6.00L | 5 (14) |
| Mornington 10-Jun-26 900m R1 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:50.890 1st Weapon Clear ( S Clarke ) 2nd Lim's Bighorn ( J Noonan ) 3rd Poisonous ( R Tremsal ) 6th Staunch ( P Moloney ) | P Moloney | 6 (6) |
| Ballarat 24-May-26 2024m SOFT 5 R5 BM66 $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:06.200, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.010 1st Breathless Spirit ( W J Egan 60.5 ) 2nd High Tempo ( L Currie 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Madesian ( J M Allen 57.5 ) 2.45L 5th Staunch ( E Pozman 60 , Cd 58 ) 3.95L See full results | E Pozman 60, Cd 58kg 3.95L | 5 (12) |
| Ballarat 10-May-26 2016m HEAVY 8 R6 BM62 $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:05.800, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Breathless Spirit ( W J Egan 60.5 ) 2nd Milady ( T Madden 56 ) 0.30L 3rd Staunch ( E Pozman 62 , Cd 60 ) 3.30L See full results | E Pozman 62kg, Cd 60 3.30L | 3 (9) |
| Caulfield 11-Apr-26 2000m GOOD 4 R1 BM74 $2,600 (of $130,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.630, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 1st Bring Forth ( M G Bourke 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Aura ( R K Houston 54 , Cd 52 ) 0.50L 3rd Merchant Flyer ( J C Maskiell 58 ) 0.70L 10th Staunch ( B Mertens 57 ) 9.51L See full results | B Mertens 57kg 9.51L | 10 (10) |