The Archer (AUS) Horse
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The Archer is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Nigel Blackiston in Ballarat. He is by Shooting to Win out of Balaclava Lady. He has not yet won, failing to break his maiden in eight starts. In his most recent race at Ballarat Synthetic on 16th Jun 2026, Craig Atkinson rode him to a third‑place finish behind winner Beautiful Bevy.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 16-Jun-26 1200m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.210, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Beautiful Bevy ( Z Spain 57.5 ) 2nd Ninetyfiveinafifty ( R Hurdle 57.5 ) 3.75L 3rd The Archer ( C Atkinson 59.5 ) 4.05L See full results | C Atkinson 59.5kg 4.05L | 3 (10) |
| Kilmore 01-Jun-26 1107m HEAVY 8 R1 3Y MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.770, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.760 1st Dark Fox ( B Rawiller 58 ) 2nd Eton Affair ( M T Aitken 58 ) 6.00L 3rd Swift Endorsement ( Z Spain 58 ) 6.15L 5th The Archer ( N Farley 58 ) 9.40L See full results | N Farley 58kg 9.40L | 5 (10) |
| 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 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 1st Sexy Warrior ( O I East 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Ate Iron ( D J 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) |