The Astronomer (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
19-Aug-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Prize Money
$158125
Owners
A Aceti, S B Lee & Racing88 Pty Ltd (Mgr: Mrs C E Irwin)
About

The Astronomer is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Stephen Lee of Ballina. He is by Zoustar out of Wisdom Tree. To date he has secured six victories. His biggest triumph came on 9 November 2024 at Doomben, where he captured the $75,000 Benchmark 68 Handicap. Punters have found him to be a value pick; backing him over his career would have yielded an 87 % return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Gold Coast 06-Sep-25 1100m SOFT 5 R3 Open Hcp $2,650 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.740, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2ndR Wiggins 59kg 2.10L3 (8)
Grafton 06-Jul-25 1190m GOOD 4 R8 Open Quality $800 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.570, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.780M Fitzgerald 55.5kg 4.03L6 (9)
Ballina 12-Jun-25 1010m HEAVY 10 R2 2YO+ Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440Y Lewis 0.20L2 (7)
Ballina 08-Apr-25 1000m HEAVY 10 R1 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight 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 58kg1 (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 60.5kg1 (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 61kg1 (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 3.97L2 (8)
Aquis Park 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 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight 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 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 5.56L7 (10)
Eagle Farm 06-Apr-24 1200m SOFT 6 R6 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 5.79L4 (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 0.42L2 (11)
Ballina 04-Dec-23 1010m GOOD 4 R2 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:59.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.860J Williams 3.60L3 (8)
Ipswich 28-Jul-23 1100m GOOD 4 R2 Open 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 Hcp $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 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight 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 2YO C&G Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight 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 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight 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 2YO C&G Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:54.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640C Schofield 0 5.90L6 (7)