The Bambino (2017)

Foal Date

02-Nov-17

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Rock 'n' Pop

Dam

Pasadena

Prize Money

$81816

Trainer

P Nelson & C Mcdougal

Owners

Ben Foote, Garry Sherratt & Paul Nelson

About

The Bambino is an 8yo bay gelding trained by P Nelson and C Mcdougal. He is out of the stallion Rock ’n’ Pop and the mare Pasadena. So far he has won four races. On 7 Sep 2025 at Woodville he claimed his biggest victory, taking the $50000 Hurdle Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; a career‑long backer would have earned a 65% return on investment.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Woodville 07-Sep-25 3000m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $28,750 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:40.260, SP: 7.10	E Farr 66kg	1 (8)
Woodville 17-Aug-25 3000m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $23,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:40.500, SP: 11.60	E Farr 66kg	1 (7)
Te Aroha 27-Jul-25 3100m HEAVY 10 R3 Hurdle Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:38.570, SP: 12.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th	M Gillies 66kg 7.50L	4 (9)
Te Rapa 05-Jul-25 2800m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:28.370, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th	J Kozaczek 66kg, Cd 65kg 13.70L	5 (8)
Te Aroha 22-Jun-25 3100m HEAVY 10 R2 Hurdle Hcp $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:49.800, SP: 14.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th	J Kozaczek 66kg 0.40L	3 (8)
Trentham 07-Jun-25 2500m HEAVY 10 R3 Hurdle Hcp $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:12.530, SP: 32.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th	M Gillies 66kg 20.30L	4 (9)
Wanganui 11-May-25 3000m HEAVY 8 R2 Hurdle Hcp $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:38.210, SP: 11.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th	M Gillies 66kg 7.80L	3 (5)
Te Aroha 03-Jun-24 3100m HEAVY 8 R3 Rest 1 Win Hurdle Set Weight $750 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:42.230, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th	M Roustoby 69.5kg, Cd 68.5kg 19.80L	5 (8)
Hawera 19-May-24 2100m GOOD 4 R6 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:12.480, SP: 26.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th	C Barnes 57kg 6.90L	9 (12)
Te Rapa 17-Sep-23 2800m SOFT 6 R3 Mdn Hurdle Set Weight With Allowances $11,200 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:17.590, SP: 9.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 1st	E Farr 69kg	1 (11)
Cambridge 13-Sep-23 2000m SYNTHETIC R8 Restricted 60 Hcp $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:02.140, SP: 7.30 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th	K Asano 60 3.70L	5 (9)
Te Rapa 26-Aug-23 2400m SOFT 7 R6 BM65 Hcp (of $40,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:35.110, SP: 10.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd	M Mcnab 58kg 12.20L	12 (16)
Te Rapa 29-Jul-23 2100m HEAVY 8 R5 BM65 Hcp $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:19.660, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th	A Riddell 68kg 3.80L	3 (11)
Awapuni 08-Jul-23 2200m HEAVY 10 R9 BM 65 Hcp $450 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, SP: 24.60 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 11th	C Lindsay 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 18.90L	8 (14)
Pukekohe Park 21-Jun-23 2100m HEAVY 10 R9 BM 65 Hcp $300 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:23.600, SP: 21.70 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th	T Moodley 58.5kg, Cd 55kg 13.60L	9 (14)
Matamata 28-Aug-22 2000m HEAVY 10 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $7,840 (of $14,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:13.440, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.250	C Barnes 58.5kg	1 (13)
Tauranga 13-Aug-22 2100m HEAVY 10 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $300 (of $15,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:21.810, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th	A Lawson-carroll 58.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 2.90L	5 (12)
Avondale 20-Jul-22 2100m HEAVY 10 R2 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,080 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:33.830, SP: 15.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:43.420	A Riddell 68.5kg 5.90L	3 (13)
Cambridge 06-Jul-22 2000m GOOD R7 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $240 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:04.440, SP: 15.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720	A Lawson-carroll 58.5kg, Cd 62.5kg 1.30L	5 (12)
Matamata 20-Apr-22 2000m GOOD 5 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $240 (of $12,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:04.710, SP: 16.80	J Riddell 58.5kg 5.00L	7 (13)
Pukekohe Park 23-Mar-22 2100m SOFT 8 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $300 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:24.530, SP: 10.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.760	C M Chipperfield 68kg 3.50L	7 (8)