The Champion (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
29-Sep-22
Sex
colt
Colour
bay
Dam
Bella Mente
Prize Money
1400
Owners
Trilogy (Mgr: Mrs M Stenning), D Maratta, C Marks, T Y Wong, L X Wu, Bluecraze Racing (Mgr: J Horton), A T Staudacher, Iervese Racing (Mgr: Mrs D Iervese), G Tsigounis, M H Wood & L Cheng
About

The Champion is a 3yo bay colt (male) from Australia trained by Gary Portelli, who is based at Warwick Farm. He is sired by the stallion Zoustar out of the dam Bella Mente. The Champion is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 1 attempt. During his most recent race at Kembla Grange on 15th Nov 2025, The Champion was ridden by Mitchell Bell and finished 6th, behind the winner Brown Sugar.

Raced At
Kembla Grange • Warwick Farm • Rosehill Gardens
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kembla Grange 15-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Set Weight $1,400 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.720, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 1stM Bell 57.5kg 2.50L6 (10)
Warwick Farm 31-Oct-25 1207m SOFT 6 R2 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.380 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.950A Morgan 2.60L5 (9)
Warwick Farm 17-Oct-25 798m GOOD 4 R13 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:47.990 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110A Calder 0.96L2 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 15-Jul-25 900m SOFT 5 R8 2Y-BT Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:54.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240A Calder 3.27L6 (10)
Kembla Grange 01-Jul-25 800m SOFT 7 R5 2Y-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:49.450 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880C Keatings 3.30L6 (7)