The Champion (AUS) Horse
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The Champion is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Gary Portelli. He descends from sire Zoustar and dam Bella Mente. He has not yet broken his maiden, being winless in seven starts. In his latest start at Kembla Grange on 20th Jun 2026, Brodie Loy rode him to a third-place finish behind the winner Solar Dance.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kembla Grange 20-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 SUPER MDN-SW $5,500 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.190, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.190 1st Solar Dance ( J V Overmeire 57 ) 2nd Snitzel Miss ( L Magorrian 57 ) 0.10L 3rd The Champion ( B Loy 59 ) 1.40L See full results | B Loy 59kg 1.40L | 3 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 09-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MID MDN-SW $4,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.700, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 1st Clear Blue Day ( L Magorrian 59 ) 2nd Weekday Flyer ( B Ryan 57 ) 2.00L 3rd The Champion ( R Hutchings 59 ) 2.30L See full results | R Hutchings 59kg 2.30L | 3 (8) |
| Newcastle 23-Apr-26 1250m SOFT 6 R4 MDN-SW $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.100, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st Chatterley ( J Collett 56.5 ) 2nd Farset ( Z Wadick 58.5 ) 0.31L 3rd Samaka ( S Clipperton 58.5 ) 0.60L 9th The Champion ( R Bayliss 58.5 ) 4.58L See full results | R Bayliss 58.5kg 4.58L | 9 (10) |
| Newcastle 31-Mar-26 1250m GOOD 4 R5 MID MDN $8,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.950, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.870 1st Autumn Sky ( J Collett 56.5 ) 2nd The Champion ( R Bayliss 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Titan Of Fury ( M Fitzgerald 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.07L See full results | R Bayliss 56kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |
| Goulburn 10-Mar-26 1100m SOFT 7 R4 MDN-SW $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.800, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.610 1st Master Yoda ( J Ford 58.5 ) 2nd Ivory Frost ( H E V D Hoven 56.5 ) 0.84L 3rd Uber In ( A Farragher 57 ) 4.11L 5th The Champion ( P Boudvillain 58.5 ) 5.72L See full results | P Boudvillain 58.5kg 5.72L | 5 (8) |