Testing The Cugat (AUS) Horse
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Testing The Cugat is an eight-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by King Cugat out of Testthebudget. Trained by Tyson Barton and owned by C D Barton, D Holt & L Croucher, he has started 50 times, securing three victories, four second-place finishes and eight third-place finishes, and has earned $103,570 in prize money. His most recent start was at Balnarring Picnic on 7 November 2026, where he came 3rd of a 10 runner field. His latest win was recorded at Kilmore on 1 June 2026.
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Yea Picnic • Balnarring Picnic • Kilmore • Bairnsdale • Wodonga • Albury • Dubbo • Wagga • GundagaiRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Yea Picnic 14-Nov-26 2140m GOOD 4 R5 Reddrops Foodworks Yea ST Pats Cup Open Handicap Barrier 9, SP: 4.00 | S.L.Cooper 65.5kg 3.75L | 3 (8) |
| Balnarring Picnic 07-Nov-26 1600m SOFT 7 R5 BET365 BET BOOST Open Trophy Race Handicap Barrier 3, SP: 4.40 | S.L.Cooper 65.5kg 2.25L | 3 (10) |
| Kilmore 30-Oct-26 1462m SOFT 5 R7 Eric Buttler Memorial BM56 Handicap Barrier 7, SP: 8.50 | O.I.East 54kg 6.21L | 8 (10) |
| Kilmore 13-Oct-26 1457m GOOD 4 R5 BM52 $1,760 (of $22,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:29.640, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Slate Ripper ( N Farley 60 ) 2nd Rivazza ( T M Nugent 55.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Testing The Cugat ( D Thornton 58 ) 1.75L See full results | D Thornton 58kg 1.75L | 3 (10) |
| Bairnsdale 12-Jun-26 2200m HEAVY 8 R5 BM52 (of $20,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:21.330, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.130 1st Winter Grace ( B R Kinninmont 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Luckyheleft ( B Allen 64 ) 1.75L 3rd Avonview ( J C Maskiell 62 ) 4.50L 12th Testing The Cugat ( B Temple 58 , Cd 55 ) 13.03L See full results | B Temple 58kg, Cd 55kg 13.03L | 12 (14) |
| Kilmore 01-Jun-26 2007m SOFT 7 R5 BM56 $12,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:13.890, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:40.440 1st Testing The Cugat ( B Temple 54 , Cd 51 ) 2nd Call Me Rhonda ( B Rawiller 59 ) 1.00L 3rd I Could Do Better ( A Mccabe 54.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 4.50L See full results | B Temple 54kg, Cd 51kg | 1 (12) |
| Wodonga 16-May-26 2050m GOOD 4 R4 0-56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:04.510, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st Tradeworx ( J Duffy 56.5 ) 2nd Just Landed ( L King 60 ) 3.50L 3rd Parabellum ( C J Parish 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 6.25L 6th Testing The Cugat ( M Lawrence 54.5 ) 10.65L See full results | M Lawrence 54.5kg 10.65L | 6 (7) |
| Kilmore 04-May-26 2000m HEAVY 9 R7 0-56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:12.850, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:40.760 1st Avonview ( N Daniels 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Step In Time ( D Thornton 60 ) 1.50L 3rd Mr Tadashi ( J Duffy 59 ) 3.75L 9th Testing The Cugat ( C Newitt 55 ) 11.47L See full results | C Newitt 55kg 11.47L | 9 (11) |
| Albury 23-Apr-26 2000m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st | M Bourke 56kg 5.56L | 7 (9) |
| Grenfell 11-Apr-26 2150m GOOD 4 R6 PIC CL2T (of $7,500) Barrier 4, SP: 3.40 | R Blewitt 68.5kg 3.75L | 3 (5) |
| Tullibigeal 28-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 3 R5 PICNIC CUP (of $10,000) Barrier 5, SP: 5.00 | R Blewitt 66.5kg 1.6L | 3 (8) |
| Albury 20-Mar-26 2400m SOFT 6 R2 BM66 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | J Richards 55kg 6.12L | 6 (9) |
| Dubbo 06-Mar-26 2200m GOOD 4 R1 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd | J Richards 55kg 3.1L | 4 (5) |
| Albury 23-Feb-26 1600m HEAVY 8 R7 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | J Richards 56.5kg 1.89L | 4 (12) |
| Wagga 16-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | R Bronett Prag 57.5kg 5.82L | 7 (10) |
| Wagga 11-Jan-26 1800m GOOD 4 R7 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 5th | J Lyon 58.5kg 7.26L | 11 (11) |
| Wagga 29-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 BM50 (of $16,000) Barrier 5, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | B Ward 62.5kg 8.08L | 10 (11) |
| Gundagai 15-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT | J Lyon 7.93L | 4 (5) |