Strategic Defense (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
03-Sep-20
Sex
mare
Colour
bay
Sire
National Defense
Prize Money
18800
Trainer
Pat Widdup
Owners
D J Clarke, J A Honeychurch, Ms T M Mooring, L J honehchurch, D J Honeychurch, S W Withers, S K Homann, B J Merrall, T Sutton, N Wilson, S Boulton & T J Ford
About

Strategic Defense, a 5yo bay mare from Australia, is trained by Pat Widdup out of Albury. Her sire is National Defense and her dam is As I Do. She remains an unbroken maiden, still winless after 11 starts. In her latest start at Albury on 11 Oct 2025, Cory Parish rode her to a second‑place finish, behind winner Majestic Deel.

Raced At
Albury • Wagga • Corowa • Kilmore • Wangaratta • Wodonga • Tatura • Wagga Riverside
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Albury 11-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Hcp $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.740, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1stC Parish 55kg 0.56L2 (6)
Wagga 29-Sep-25 1400m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Hcp $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.260, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.170J Kissick 58kg 3.94L4 (9)
Corowa 15-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Hcp $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.310, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700J Richards 58kg 3.65L7 (9)
Wagga 28-Aug-25 1200m HEAVY 9 R3 Mdn Hcp $4,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.810, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.230J Richards 55kg 4.07L3 (13)
Kilmore 20-May-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.960, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820L Mcneil 57.5kg 12.52L7 (9)
Wangaratta 15-May-25 1590m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.290, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480B Ward 57.5kg 10.01L13 (14)
Albury 24-Apr-25 1500m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Hcp $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:28.880, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830B Ward 55.5kg 6.55L5 (11)
Wagga 30-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Hcp $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.610, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.870B Button 55.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 5.02L9 (13)
Sportsbet-Wangaratta 19-Mar-25 900m R8 Jump Out-G4B Button5 (6)
Wodonga 29-Nov-24 1400m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.630, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.130B Ward 57.5kg 6.47L8 (10)
Albury 08-Nov-24 1400m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.560, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320L Mcneil 57kg 2.68L4 (8)
Albury 26-Oct-24 1175m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Hcp $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.950, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920L Mcneil 57kg 2.79L4 (13)
Tatura 02-Oct-24 850m GOOD 3 R10 3UP-MDN-CL2 TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:51.250L Mcneil 3.00L3 (8)
Wagga Riverside 11-Oct-23 1000m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.870S Miller 0 14.23L5 (5)