The Archer (AUS) Horse
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The Archer is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Nigel Blackiston. He is by Shooting to Win out of Balaclava Lady. He has yet to win, remaining winless in six starts. In his latest start at Kilmore on 4 May 2026, he was ridden by Ryan Hurdle and placed fifth, behind winner Sexy Warrior.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kilmore 04-May-26 1450m HEAVY 9 R2 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.280, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th 1st Sexy Warrior ( O East 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Ate Iron ( D Dunn 59.5 ) 4.25L 3rd Cumulate ( L King 57.5 ) 6.25L 5th The Archer ( R Hurdle 59.5 ) 9.00L See full results | R Hurdle 59.5kg 9.00L | 5 (9) |
| Seymour 13-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.910, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.070 1st Panda's Spectrum ( L Nolen 57 ) 2nd Riverlea Prince ( C J Parish 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Whatta Man ( N Farley 59.5 ) 5.75L 9th The Archer ( J Allen 59 ) 15.25L See full results | J Allen 59kg 15.25L | 9 (11) |
| Terang 17-Mar-26 1406m SOFT 6 R5 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.150, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140 1st Regal Ascend ( J Allen 57 ) 2nd License To Excite ( E J Walsh 57 ) 0.46L 3rd Cynic ( R J Hurdle 59.5 ) 2.96L 11th The Archer ( V L Boeuf 59 ) 11.43L See full results | V L Boeuf 59kg 11.43L | 11 (12) |
| Ballarat 23-Feb-26 900m SOFT 5 R9 3UP -TRL, Winning Time: 00:52.940 1st Chandler ( W J Egan ) 2nd Coniston Spice ( L Currie ) 0.40L 3rd Mowbray ( H Durnan ) 0.86L 7th The Archer ( V L Boeuf ) 6.01L | V L Boeuf 6.01L | 7 (11) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat 05-Feb-26 850m R8 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:56.010 1st Fanfire ( J Allen ) 2nd She's A Jett ( E J Walsh ) 3rd Smoke Screen ( J D Hill ) 5th The Archer ( C Atkinson ) | C Atkinson | 5 (9) |
| Ballarat 19-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.620, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340 1st Gee Tee ( H T Coffey 55 ) 2nd Pharoah's Glory ( J Allen 57.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Angelos ( D Bates 55 ) 2.35L 11th The Archer ( C Newitt 57 ) 10.97L See full results | C Newitt 57kg 10.97L | 11 (11) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 25-Aug-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.150, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440 1st Imaginate ( B Allen 57 ) 2nd Couldthisbetheone ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Hanuman ( E P Brown 59.5 ) 1.05L 7th The Archer ( C Newitt 57 ) 10.20L See full results | C Newitt 57kg 10.20L | 7 (9) |
| Sandown Lakeside 06-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3YCG MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.770, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 1st Duke Atreides ( E P Brown 58 ) 2nd Algorithmic ( B A Shinn 58 ) 1.75L 3rd Fastoso ( D M Lane 58 ) 2.50L 8th The Archer ( J Allen 58 ) 11.86L See full results | J Allen 58kg 11.86L | 8 (8) |
| Apiam Bendigo 22-Jul-25 800m R8 Jump Out-H9 3rd Staristia ( J B Stanley ) 5th The Archer ( E Walsh ) | E Walsh | 5 (5) |
| St Arnaud 09-Jul-25 900m R10 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:00.200 1st Far More Radiant ( C Macredmond ) 2nd Where's Matilda ( Z Moore ) 3rd Pacific Paradise ( F W Kersley ) 4th The Archer ( E Walsh ) | E Walsh | 4 (6) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 25-Jun-25 850m R8 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:52.700 1st Far More Radiant ( C Macredmond ) 3rd Apache Sunrise ( L Boyd ) 5th The Archer ( E Walsh ) | E Walsh | 5 (8) |