The Da
(NZ)About
The Da is a 15yo bay or brown gelding from New Zealand trained by Craig Ritchie. He is sired by the stallion O'Reilly out of the dam A Star Affair. The Da has won 2 races in his career. On 25th May 2014 at Muswellbrook, The Da achieved his most notable victory, taking the prize in the $15000 Hunter Belle Cheese Benchmark 55 Handicap. The Da has retired from racing, with his final race on 13th Mar 2015 at Kembla Grange.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kembla Grange 13-Mar-15 1500m GOOD 3 R1 Cl2 (of $25,000) Barrier 5 | T Clark 54kg, Cd 0 | UPD (5) |
| Muswellbrook 03-Mar-15 1280m GOOD 4 R8 Bm55 $275 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.110, SP: $5F In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.870 | C O'brien 59.5kg 9.40L | 8 (13) |
| Cessnock 10-Feb-15 1150m GOOD 3 R5 Cg&e Bm55 $1,425 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:07.020, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 5th | Y Ichikawa 59.5kg 2.00L | 3 (12) |
| Hawkesbury 08-Jun-14 1800m SOFT 5 R6 Bm60 $375 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:51.560, SP: $5EF In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.320 | T Huet 57kg 3.90L | 6 (10) |
| Muswellbrook 25-May-14 1750m GOOD 4 R6 Bm55 $8,200 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:49.990, SP: $4 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.180 | T Huet 57.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Newcastle 06-May-14 1500m GOOD 3 R6 Cl1 $375 (of $22,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:30.840, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 | J Collett 54kg 1.60L | 6 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 28-Apr-14 1200m SOFT 5 R8 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:12.500 Stumbled slightly start, soon recovered to chase leaders, went 2nd 7f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased leader until final 75 yards, rallied to regain 2nd last strides | J Mcdonald | 1 (7) |
| Goulburn 14-Apr-14 1400m HEAVY 8 R7 Bm55 $275 (of $15,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:25.010, SP: $16 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 | L Dittman 58kg 5.70L | 10 (15) |
| Royal Randwick 04-Apr-14 1200m SOFT 5 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:12.700 | L Dittman 3.80L | 3 (7) |
| Pakenham 21-Sep-13 1750m HEAVY 8 R5 0-58 $270 (of $15,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:57.330, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.880 | J Mott 58.5kg 83.7kgL | 10 (10) |
| Kilmore 31-Aug-13 1900m HEAVY 8 R7 0-58 $270 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:05.770, SP: $4 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.460 | R Wheeler 59kg 12.90L | 8 (8) |
| Taree 16-Aug-13 1600m SOFT 5 R4 CL1-SW $2,900 (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.180, SP: $2.80F In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.190 | T Huet 59kg 1.50L | 2 (14) |
| Goulburn 26-Jul-13 1600m SOFT 5 R5 MDN $8,200 (of $15,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.910, SP: $3.40F In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.780 | T Huet 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 19-Jul-13 1200m HEAVY 10 R3 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:14.600 | T Huet 0.80L | 2 (10) |
| Bathurst 02-Jul-13 1200m HEAVY 9 R2 MDN $675 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.670, SP: $3.20F In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th | J Adams 59kg 4.10L | 4 (12) |
| Hawkesbury 17-Jun-13 1000m SOFT 7 R7 BT-3-MDN, Winning Time: 01:01.930 | J Collett | 1 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 03-Dec-12 1000m SOFT 5 R3 BT-3-MDN, Winning Time: 01:00.900 | N Berry | 6 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 13-Nov-12 1200m GOOD 3 R2 BT-34CGMDN, Winning Time: 01:14.400 | N Berry 1.20L | 3 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 26-Oct-12 796m SOFT 5 R14 BT-3CG-UNR, Winning Time: 00:47.700 | N Berry | 6 (10) |