Take Shelter (AUS) Horse
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Take Shelter is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Ben Ahrens. His sire is the stallion Bivouac and his dam is Fantasay. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless after three starts. In his latest start at the Gold Coast on 11 July 2026, he was ridden by Aidan Keeley and came 12th behind the winner African Evening.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 11-Jul-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:10.860, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st African Evening ( K Zechner 57.5 ) 2nd Yattazou ( J Lloyd 56.5 ) 1.45L 3rd Best Eagle ( B Lerena 58.5 ) 1.77L 12th Take Shelter ( A Keeley 58.5 ) 18.09L See full results | A Keeley 58.5kg 18.09L | 12 (14) |
| Gold Coast 27-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 5 R3 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.760, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.740 1st Thrash A Bully ( B Osmond 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Lady Milan ( L I Martyn 58 , Cd 56 ) 1.65L 3rd Military Legend ( K H Zechner 55 ) 4.05L 8th Take Shelter ( B Lerena 59.5 ) 13.97L See full results | B Lerena 59.5kg 13.97L | 8 (8) |
| Beaudesert 06-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.020, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st Save The Roses ( J A Williams 57.5 ) 2nd Cliodhna Maeve ( T Brooker 56.5 ) 1.85L 3rd Razor's Magic ( J Newman 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2.70L 7th Take Shelter ( B Lerena 57.5 ) 6.32L See full results | B Lerena 57.5kg 6.32L | 7 (8) |
| Gold Coast 27-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.770 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430 1st Token Of Barty ( C Baker ) 2nd Enterprise Giselle ( M Palmer ) 0.50L 3rd Power And War ( B Ainsworth ) 2.00L 5th Take Shelter ( B Lerena ) 5.60L | B Lerena 5.60L | 5 (7) |
| Beaudesert 12-Jan-26 1050m SOFT 5 R6 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.850 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Bubble Warrior ( B S Lerena ) 2nd Captain Cashe ( B Thornton ) 3.11L 3rd Take Shelter ( S Sheargold ) 4.28L | S Sheargold 4.28L | 3 (6) |