Tara's Reward (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

26-Sep-20
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Reward for Effort

Dam

Raise the Roof

Prize Money

21800

Trainer

Jack Bruce

Owners

Jack Bruce Racing (Mgr: J P Bruce), B G Crawford, Mrs K Crawford, C J Duggan, M J Duggan, L A Hawkins, V Y K Ip, C A Jackson, D P Kevin, J Milne, P A Piccone, J M Roberts, M J Serra, Z H Strasser, L S Timms, Taylor Peterson (Mgr: S W Taylor), R W Milne & Mrs J Serra

About

Sunshine Coast R7 HARLEQUIN BLINDS Class 1 Handicap Tara's Reward is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Jack Bruce. He is by Reward for Effort out of Raise the Roof. Tara's Reward has recorded one win in his career. On 14 Dec 2025 at Sunshine Coast he captured his most notable victory, taking the $30000.00 C,G&E Maiden Plate.

Raced At

Deagon • Sunshine Coast

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Deagon 07-Jul-26 650m SOFT 5 R15 OPN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:37.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.930 1st Tara's Reward ( T Marshall ) 2nd A Touch From Fayt ( P F Hamblin ) 1.73L 3rd Deep Kharma ( G J Cartwright ) 3.22LT Marshall1 (5)
Sunshine Coast 01-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 0-62 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.940, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.790 1st Humphree Bear ( T Brooker 60 ) 2nd Belle Affair ( G J Cartwright 58.5 ) 0.86L 3rd Decimus ( C D Collis 59 ) 2.03L 11th Tara's Reward ( D Thornton 59.5 ) 8.25L See full resultsD Thornton 59.5kg 8.25L11 (11)
Sunshine Coast 09-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 CL1 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.910, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.820 1st Larado ( D G Moor 60 ) 2nd Hey Daisy ( M Rodd 57 ) 1.81L 3rd Eagles Beware ( B A Youngberry 58 , Cd 55 ) 3.36L 8th Tara's Reward ( D Thornton 59.5 ) 6.36L See full resultsD Thornton 59.5kg 6.36L8 (8)
Sunshine Coast 14-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 CG&E MDN-SW $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.670, SP: 1.30 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.970 1st Tara's Reward ( D Thornton 58 ) 2nd Gunnie Gunfighter ( C D Collis 58 ) 1.17L 3rd Ralos Star ( P F Hamblin 58 ) 1.65L See full resultsD Thornton 58kg1 (6)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 11-Nov-25 850m GOOD 4 R12 OPN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:51.240 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910 1st Cosmic Fire ( C Graham ) 2nd I Miss Margie ( K Johnston ) 1.62L 3rd Tara's Reward ( D Thornton ) 2.15LD Thornton 2.15L3 (6)