Testa Dexta (AUS) Horse
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Testa Dexta is a 7yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, trained by John Hickmott and Carrina Riggs. He is by the stallion Ambidexter out of the mare Testarita. To date he has recorded four victories. On 1 Apr 2026 at Balaklava he earned his biggest win, collecting the $25,000 Cg&e 0-56 Hcp purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Balaklava 26-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 7 R7 4UP BM56 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.180, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 1st Tahnee Territory ( K Crowther 59.5 ) 2nd Galloping Guru ( A Stead 58.5 ) 0.84L 3rd Silver Chaos ( B King 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 2.68L 9th Testa Dexta ( T Pannell 60 ) 6.74L See full results | T Pannell 60 6.74L | 9 (13) |
| Swan Hill 06-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 6 R8 0-56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.970, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220 1st Blondie's Toronado ( J Beriman 57.5 ) 2nd Whatdoya Mean ( W Gordon 58.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Frederick ( A Mccabe 60 ) 1.50L 8th Testa Dexta ( J Bowditch 60 ) 5.20L See full results | J Bowditch 60 5.20L | 8 (14) |
| Balaklava 01-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 CGE 0-56 $12,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.910, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110 1st Testa Dexta ( J Doyle 58 ) 2nd Takeover Lad ( J Holder 59.5 ) 0.09L 3rd Royal Trapeze ( J B Murphy 59 ) 0.35L See full results | J Doyle 58kg | 1 (8) |
| Gawler 06-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 5 R7 0-56 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.760, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940 1st Justica's Bonus ( C Jones 59 ) 2nd Silver Chaos ( K Crowther 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Glass Bay ( S L Fawke 58 ) 0.37L 11th Testa Dexta ( T Pannell 59 ) 7.24L See full results | T Pannell 59kg 7.24L | 11 (13) |
| Murray Bdge 29-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CG&E 0-56 $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.760, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.760 1st Grinzinger Ace ( D Caboche 55 ) 2nd Lucas the Younger ( S Potter 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.84L 3rd Flambard ( B Price 59.5 ) 1.11L 7th Testa Dexta ( T Pannell 59.5 ) 3.60L See full results | T Pannell 59.5kg 3.60L | 7 (15) |