Target (2016) Horse

Foal Date

06-Nov-16

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Highly Recommended

Dam

Governor Bay

Prize Money

5120

Trainer

Barry Beatson

Owners

B B Beatson

About

Target is a 9yo brown gelding (male) from trained by Barry Beatson, who is based at Dannevirke. He is sired by the stallion Highly Recommended out of the dam Governor Bay. Target is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 12 attempts. During his most recent race at Te Aroha on 19th Sep 2025, Target was ridden by Stephan Karnicnik and finished unplaced, behind the winner Invisible Spirit.

Raced At

Te Aroha • Woodville • Trentham • Hastings • Awapuni • Hawera

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Te Aroha 19-Sep-25 3600m HEAVY 10 R1 Mdn Steeple Set Weight With Allowances $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 04:29.110, SP: 47.30 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 9th 1st Invisible Spirit ( J Parker 69 ) 2nd Mr Fabulous ( E Farr 69 ) 0.30L 3rd Odysseus ( N Downs 69 ) 8.80L FF Target ( S Karnicnik 69 ) See full results	S Karnicnik 69kg	UPD (10)
Woodville 07-Sep-25 4000m HEAVY 10 R4 Steeple Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 05:10.990, SP: 31.80 1st Run Jakko Run ( D Parker 69 ) 2nd Saint Bernard ( H Mcneill 66 ) 5.00L 3rd Invisible Spirit ( C Wiles 66 , Cd 65.5 ) 20.50L LR Target ( P Matthews 66 ) See full results	P Matthews 66kg	UPD (8)
Te Aroha 31-Aug-25 3600m HEAVY 10 R3 Mdn Steeple Set Weight With Allowances $225 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 04:29.920, SP: 68.40 1st Justice ( M Gillies 69 ) 2nd Countryman ( J Parker 69 ) 1.50L 3rd Zac Flash ( N Downs 69 ) 15.50L FF Target ( P Matthews 69 ) See full results	P Matthews 69kg	UPD (11)
Woodville 17-Aug-25 4000m HEAVY 10 R4 Mdn Steeple Set Weight With Allowances $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 05:07.320, SP: 19.50 1st Name The Game ( E Callwood 69 , Cd 72 ) 2nd Fabulous Nancy ( J Kozaczek 67 , Cd 68 ) 13.00L 3rd Muse ( K Wiles 67 , Cd 67.5 ) 26.00L FF Target ( P Matthews 69 ) See full results	P Matthews 69kg	UPD (9)
Woodville 13-Jul-25 4000m HEAVY 10 R5 Mdn Steeple Set Weight With Allowances $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 05:06.210, SP: 30.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th 1st Fourty Eight ( S Fannin 69 ) 2nd Mr Fabulous ( T Moki 69 , Cd 71 ) 4.80L 3rd Muse ( K Wiles 67 , Cd 67.5 ) 35.60L FF Target ( P Matthews 69 ) See full results	P Matthews 69kg	UPD (12)
Trentham 13-Jul-24 2500m HEAVY 10 R2 3YO+ Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $300 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:06.290, SP: 43.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th 1st Rocabury ( D Parker 69 ) 2nd Zeefa Zed ( C Wiles 69 , Cd 70.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Teen Titan ( S Karnicnik 69 ) 1.90L FF Target ( K Wiles 69 , Cd 67 ) 0.00L See full results	K Wiles 69kg, Cd 67kg 0.00L	UPD (10)
Hastings 29-Jun-24 2500m HEAVY 10 R2 3YO+ Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $1,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:00.460, SP: 46.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th 1st Verry Royal ( D Parker 67 ) 2nd Captains Run ( N Downs 69 ) 0.10L 3rd Go Butch ( J Parker 69 , Cd 72 ) 0.20L 4th Target ( S Karnicnik 69 ) 35.20L See full results	S Karnicnik 69kg 35.20L	4 (9)
Awapuni 30-Oct-21 1600m GOOD 7 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,100 (of $15,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.060, SP: 50.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Newstalk ( D L Turner 58.5 ) 2nd Ronin Porotene ( S R Weatherley 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Billy Easton ( S J Macnab 58.5 ) 2.60L 13th Target ( D Bradley 58.5 ) 14.20L See full results	D Bradley 58.5kg 14.20L	13 (13)
Hastings 16-Oct-21 1400m GOOD 3 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.400, SP: 94.90 In-running: Settled 16th, 800m 16th, 400m 16th 1st Super Impact ( T N Harris 58 ) 2nd Belclare ( M J Mcnab 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Netanyahu ( J K Riddell 58 ) 2.10L 15th Target ( A Goindasamy 57 , Cd 58 ) 13.90L See full results	A Goindasamy 57kg, Cd 58kg 13.90L	15 (16)
Awapuni 25-Sep-21 1400m HEAVY 10 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $300 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:30.970, SP: 23.70 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Platinum Bordeaux ( R T Elliot 56.5 ) 2nd Big Franck ( K Asano 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Oceanides ( A Comignaghi 56.5 ) 4.00L 10th Target ( F W Lazet 58.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 10.00L See full results	F W Lazet 58.5kg, Cd 62.5kg 10.00L	10 (12)
Hawera 03-Sep-21 1400m SOFT 8 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $600 (of $12,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:28.780, SP: 72.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th 1st Lord Esperanza ( E H Nicholas 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Swing The Tide ( M Mudhoo 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Big Franck ( D A Hirini 59.5 ) 0.50L 4th Target ( F W Lazet 59.5 , Cd 63.5 ) 0.60L See full results	F W Lazet 59.5kg, Cd 63.5kg 0.60L	4 (12)
Woodville 13-Aug-21 1400m HEAVY 11 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $200 (of $10,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:30.260, SP: 35.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Pull No Punches ( L J Allpress 58.5 ) 2nd Lord Esperanza ( E H Nicholas 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Loox Like A Pro ( C Dell 56.5 ) 3.30L 9th Target ( J Mudhoo 58.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 14.90L See full results	J Mudhoo 58.5kg, Cd 62.5kg 14.90L	9 (11)