Texas (2019) Horse
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About
Texas is a 7yo brown gelding trained by Nicholas Bishara of Ardmore Lodge. He is by Rubick out of Testadrop. He has secured eight wins so far. On 6 Sep 2025 at Ellerslie, Texas captured his most important victory, earning the $75000.00 Benchmark 65 Handicap. He has proven a profitable runner for bettors, offering a 21% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ruakaka 15-Aug-26 1600m SOFT 6 R4 BM 75 Hcp $436 (of $29,069) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.030, SP: 12.80 1st Super Rosa ( M Mcnab 54.5 ) 2nd Solidify ( K Wilson-taylor 60.5 ) 1.10L 3rd Overrated ( G Rooke 57.5 ) 1.40L 8th Texas ( E M Leighton 56 ) 6.80L See full results | E M Leighton 56kg 6.80L | 8 (8) |
| Ruakaka 01-Aug-26 1600m SOFT 6 R7 BM 75 Hcp $439 (of $29,240) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.080, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 6th 1st Perfectmanz ( J Nishizuka 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Bourbon Proof ( G Rooke 59.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Transaction ( M Hashizume 55.5 ) 2.30L 9th Texas ( E M Leighton 57 ) 8.80L See full results | E M Leighton 57kg 8.80L | 9 (9) |
| Ruakaka 11-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 5 R6 BM 75 Hcp $2,616 (of $29,061) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.690, SP: 6.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st What A Yarn ( S T Collett 59 ) 2nd Bourbon Proof ( G Rooke 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Texas ( E M Leighton 57.5 ) 3.00L See full results | E M Leighton 57.5kg 3.00L | 3 (7) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 03-Jul-26 1700m SYNTHETIC R4 BM 71 Hcp $700 (of $13,993) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.250, SP: 7.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Victortheinflictor ( F Moerman 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Thelongerulook ( K L Chung 54 , Cd 53 ) 0.40L 3rd Wonderboy ( J K Riddell 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.60L 4th Texas ( H Oh 59 , Cd 55 ) 1.00L See full results | H Oh 59kg, Cd 55kg 1.00L | 4 (11) |
| Waverley 09-May-26 1650m SOFT 5 R9 BM 75 Hcp $721 (of $28,835) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.670, SP: 5.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Exit Left ( J K Riddell 58.5 ) 2nd Cotton Roca ( K A Myers 54.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Metaverse ( K Chowdhoory 55 ) 1.80L 5th Texas ( A Riddell 58 , Cd 57 ) 5.60L See full results | A Riddell 58kg, Cd 57kg 5.60L | 5 (8) |