The Champion (AUS) Horse
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 2 attempts. During his most recent race at Kensington on 5th Dec 2025, The Champion was ridden by Ashley Morgan and finished 9th, behind the winner Lancelot Du Lac.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington 05-Dec-25 1300m GOOD 4 R1 3YC&G MDN $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.010, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.520 1st Lancelot Du Lac ( A Hyeronimus 58.5 ) 2nd Bello Cavallo ( J Parr 58 ) 2.44L 3rd Makhachev ( J Collett 58.5 ) 2.83L 9th The Champion ( A Morgan 58 ) 8.23L See full results | A Morgan 58kg 8.23L | 9 (9) |
| 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 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.910 1st Brown Sugar ( M Fitzgerald 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Doralee ( D Dillon 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Century Song ( B Ryan 59 ) 0.90L 6th The Champion ( M Bell 57.5 ) 2.50L See full results | M Bell 57.5kg 2.50L | 6 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 31-Oct-25 1207m SOFT 6 R2 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:14.380 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.950 1st Onoma ( A B Collett ) 2nd Interim Order ( A Villiers ) 0.41L 3rd Rockabye Roxy ( A J Calder ) 1.03L 5th The Champion ( A Morgan ) 2.60L | A Morgan 2.60L | 5 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 17-Oct-25 798m GOOD 4 R13 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.990 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110 1st Caffe Florian ( C Schofield ) 2nd The Champion ( A Calder ) 0.96L 3rd Opetaia ( A R D Morgan ) 1.04L | A Calder 0.96L | 2 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 15-Jul-25 900m SOFT 5 R8 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 1st Skyglider ( A Hyeronimus ) 2nd Stormland ( D Gibbons ) 1.44L 3rd Billund ( Z T Lloyd ) 1.84L 6th The Champion ( A Calder ) 3.27L | A Calder 3.27L | 6 (10) |
| Kembla Grange 01-Jul-25 800m SOFT 7 R5 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.450 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880 1st Miss Steffi ( A Layt ) 2nd Lope De Fortune ( B Ryan ) 0.20L 3rd Sablonneuse ( J Taylor ) 0.30L 6th The Champion ( C Keatings ) 3.30L | C Keatings 3.30L | 6 (7) |
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