The Astronomer

 (AUS)
Country
Australia
Foal Date
19-Aug-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Prize Money
$154675
Owners
A Aceti, S B Lee & Racing88 Pty Ltd (Mgr: Mrs C E Irwin)
About

The Astronomer is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Stephen Lee. He is sired by the stallion Zoustar out of the dam Wisdom Tree. The Astronomer has secured 6 wins in his career so far. On 9th Nov 2024 at Doomben, The Astronomer achieved his most notable victory, taking the $75000 Benchmark 68 Handicap. He has been a lucrative horse for bettors. Backing The Astronomer throughout his career would have yielded a 120% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Ballina 08-Apr-25 1000m HEAVY 10 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:02.600 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.170S Wilkes 4.30L4 (7)
Gold Coast 07-Dec-24 1200m GOOD 4 R7 BM 78 Hcp $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.780, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470C Bellamy 58kg, Cd 55kg1 (8)
Doomben 09-Nov-24 1110m GOOD 4 R6 BM 68 Hcp $42,700 (of $75,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.500, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.540T Fenlon 60.5kg, Cd 58.5kg1 (10)
Lismore 20-Oct-24 1110m GOOD 4 R4 CL3 Hcp $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:02.620, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.380S Wilkes 61kg, Cd 59kg1 (6)
Doomben 11-Sep-24 1110m GOOD 4 R6 BM 65 Hcp $6,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.240, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.050T Fenlon 60, Cd 58kg 4.00L2 (8)
Gold Coast 16-Jul-24 1000m SOFT 6 R7 CL3-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.690 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350J Williams1 (6)
Ballina 30-Jun-24 1010m HEAVY 8 R2 OPEN-BT Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:01.850 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560J Mcmurray 1.00L2 (8)
Eagle Farm 04-May-24 1300m SOFT 5 R5 3YO Open Quality $1,875 (of $125,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.360, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320N Beriman 54kg 5.60L7 (10)
Eagle Farm 06-Apr-24 1200m SOFT 6 R6 3YO Open Quality $6,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.810, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.730K Wilson-taylor 56kg 5.80L4 (9)
Doomben 20-Mar-24 1200m SOFT 6 R2 CL2 Set Weight $21,000 (of $38,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.810, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760L Tilley 59kg1 (8)
Ballina 01-Mar-24 1250m SOFT 6 R8 CL1 Hcp $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:15.820, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220L Tilley 59kg1 (11)
Grafton 28-Jan-24 1175m SOFT 6 R4 BM 58 Hcp $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.230, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.290B Nock 58.5kg, Cd 57kg 0.40L2 (11)
Ballina 04-Dec-23 1010m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:59.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.860J Williams 3.60L3 (8)
Ipswich 28-Jul-23 1100m GOOD 4 R2 2Y HCP $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.060, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350L Tilley 57kg 4.90L7 (8)
Grafton 09-Jul-23 1006m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.000, SP: 2.35 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.690L Tilley 58kg1 (9)
Ballina 29-Jun-23 1010m GOOD 3 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:00.830 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180J Williams 0 0.40L3 (10)
Randwick 01-May-23 737m SOFT 7 R12 2YC&G-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:44.730 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080R Bayliss 0 7.00L7 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 12-Jan-23 900m GOOD 4 R9 2YO BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:55.220 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010B Prebble 0, Cd 0 2.00L5 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 29-Dec-22 900m GOOD 4 R7 2YC&G-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:54.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640C Schofield 0 5.90L6 (7)