Strong Contender (2021) Horse
About
Strong Contender is a 5yo g horse trained by N Lee, sired by Jukebox Jury out of Some Catch. It has not yet broken its maiden, being winless in four starts. In its most recent run at Kilbeggan on 16 Jun 2026, Conor Smithers rode it to seventh place behind Island Mccoo.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan 16-Jun-26 4919m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:53.700, SP: 41.00 1st Island Mccoo ( A O'sullivan 157 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Pilgrims Walk ( D Robinson 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Queen Kulina ( S O'callaghan 146 , Cd 141 ) 5.00L 7th Strong Contender ( C Smithers 153 , Cd 146 ) 10.50L See full results | C Smithers 69.4kg, Cd 66.2kg 10.50L | 7 (19) |
| Killarney 09-May-26 3420m GOOD R2 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:17.400, SP: 251.00 1st Magico ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Tyson Fury ( D G Hogan 166 ) 4.00L 3rd Minella Mate ( D King 166 ) 3.25L 13th Strong Contender ( J J Slevin 151 ) 80.35L See full results | J J Slevin 68.5kg 80.3kgL | 13 (19) |
| Kilbeggan 25-Apr-26 3319m SOFT R1 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:05.000, SP: 151.00 1st Master Haku ( J Kennedy 166 ) 2nd The Store Boy ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 2.25L 3rd Endless Talking ( K Donoghue 166 ) 0.50L 13th Strong Contender ( P Enright 159 ) 51.55L See full results | P Enright 72.1kg 51.5kgL | 13 (17) |
| Sligo 25-Oct-25 5100m SOFT R6 MdH $1,500 (of $15,000), SP: 8.50 1st Additional Time ( S Torrens 158 ) 2nd Phoenix Arizona ( P J O'neill 158 , Cd 151 ) 23.00L 3rd Strong Contender ( S Ewing 147 ) 35.00L See full results | S Ewing 66.7kg 35.00L | 3 (4) |