Tenacious Zeus (AUS) Horse
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Tenacious Zeus, a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Jason Manning in Darwin. He is by Zousain out of Sweet Magnolia. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In his latest run at Darwin on 9 May 2026, jockey Vanessa Arnott took him to a third‑place finish behind winner Good Onya Darl.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin 09-May-26 1100m GOOD R5 MDN-SW $3,450 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.020, SP: 8.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130 1st Good Onya Darl ( B Cray 57 ) 2nd Rivers Of Babylon ( W Davis 58.5 ) 0.45L 3rd Tenacious Zeus ( V Arnott 58.5 ) 4.93L See full results | V Arnott 58.5kg 4.93L | 3 (5) |
| Balaklava 12-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 3UP MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.490, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810 1st Broadway Dancer ( J Holder 56 ) 2nd Splash Of White ( K Crowther 56 ) 0.91L 3rd Cynane ( A Livesey 54.5 ) 1.05L 10th Tenacious Zeus ( M Chadwick 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 6.03L See full results | M Chadwick 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 6.03L | 10 (11) |
| Morphettville 04-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3YO MDN-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:11.790, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 1st Harmonic Dancer ( J B Opperman 57.5 ) 2nd Forever A Diamond ( B Price 55.5 ) 5.13L 3rd Bold Starlet ( M Chadwick 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 5.81L 8th Tenacious Zeus ( C Rawiller 57.5 ) 11.32L See full results | C Rawiller 57.5kg 11.32L | 8 (13) |
| Strathalbyn 22-Oct-25 1350m SOFT 7 R2 3UP MDN-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.560, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.650 1st It's Only Magic ( C N Rawiller 58 ) 2nd Zadows Landing ( C P Murtagh 58 ) 0.18L 3rd Eagle Moon ( T M Johnstone 58 ) 0.44L 8th Tenacious Zeus ( J Holder 56 ) 17.02L See full results | J Holder 56kg 17.02L | 8 (10) |
| Gawler 06-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3UP CG&E MDN-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.640, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.580 1st I Am Ralph ( C P Murtagh 58 ) 2nd Ludo ( T J Pannell 58 ) 1.14L 3rd Thavma ( S Metcalfe 58 ) 2.04L 8th Tenacious Zeus ( J Tzaferis 56 ) 7.07L See full results | J Tzaferis 56kg 7.07L | 8 (11) |
| Sportsbet Gawler 05-Sep-25 600m SOFT 7 R3 MDN- 1st Allroundgoodguy ( T Voorham ) 2nd Tenacious Zeus ( S Metcalfe ) 3rd Casper De Lune ( D Caboche ) | S Metcalfe | 2 (5) |
| Balaklava 16-Apr-25 1050m GOOD 4 R2 2YO Mdn Set Weight $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.730, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd 1st Jill On Ice ( C Munro 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Prince Lucifer ( J Tzaferis 57.5 ) 0.28L 3rd Blue Isles ( M Wolanin 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.12L 7th Tenacious Zeus ( C Murtagh 57.5 ) 3.18L See full results | C Murtagh 57.5kg 3.18L | 7 (10) |
| Morphettville Parks 08-Apr-25 600m GOOD 4 R4 2Y-JO 2nd Tenacious Zeus ( C Murtagh ) 3rd Bold Starlet ( C R Murray ) | C Murtagh | 2 (4) |
| Thomas Farms RC Murray Bridge 28-Mar-25 600m GOOD R1 2Y- 1st Super Sam ( B Price ) 2nd Bootlegger ( E Finnegan ) 3rd Tenacious Zeus ( C Murtagh ) | C Murtagh | 3 (6) |