Tanabata (AUS) Horse
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Tanabata is a 3yo bay filly from Australia trained by Chris Waller. She is by Zoustar out of Himiko. She has recorded one win in her career. On 8 Oct 2026 at Kyneton, Tanabata achieved her most important victory, taking the $35,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sale 25-Oct-26 1600m SOFT 6 R4 BM66 $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.690, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Overpriced ( S Clarke 59.5 ) 2nd Mount Sabyinyo ( M J Dee 60 ) 0.46L 3rd Belcony ( J Noonan 56.5 ) 0.61L 4th Tanabata ( J Mcneil 54 ) 0.76L See full results | J Mcneil 54kg 0.76L | 4 (10) |
| Kyneton 08-Oct-26 1454m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.790, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.260 1st Tanabata ( J Mcneil 55 ) 2nd Gracconi ( L J Neindorf 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Star Je Taime ( W J Egan 55 ) 0.85L See full results | J Mcneil 55kg | 1 (9) |
| Geelong 23-Sep-26 1325m GOOD 3 R4 MDN-SW $2,125 (of $42,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.740, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Discover Lupino ( E P Brown 59.5 ) 2nd Conquer The World ( B J Melham 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Silky Seth ( J Mott 59.5 ) 0.85L 4th Tanabata ( J Mcneil 55 ) 2.10L See full results | J Mcneil 55kg 2.10L | 4 (10) |
| Flemington 11-Sep-26 1000m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.600 1st Whitebait ( B Mertens ) 2nd Saganti ( D Bates ) 0.00L 3rd Tanabata ( B Melham ) 0.00L | B Melham 0.00L | 3 (5) |
| Flemington 03-Aug-26 800m R11 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:48.960 1st Cool Victory ( A L Herrmann ) 2nd Tanabata ( D Lane ) 3rd Northern Oaks ( L Currie ) | D Lane | 2 (8) |