The Drover (AUS) Horse
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The Drover is a ten-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Bon Hoffa out of Purrpurrperam. His trainer is Adam & Dallas Simpson and his owner is W J Noonan. From 67 starts he has secured seven victories, placed 13 seconds and six thirds, earning a total of $427,425. His most recent start came at Eagle Farm on 24 October 2026, finishing 11th of 12 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 07-Nov-26 1815m GOOD 4 R4 ELGIN VALLEY FARMS QLDER OPEN Handicap Barrier 6, SP: 101.00 | A.J.Keeley 54kg 7.23L | 9 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 24-Oct-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R10 HCP (of $85,000) Barrier 8, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th | A Butler 54kg 14.62L | 11 (12) |
| Eagle Farm 10-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R10 LR MEMBERS CUP (of $160,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.610, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.870 1st Kintyre ( C Graham 57 ) 2nd Fukubana ( A Mallyon 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Esjay ( A Jones 60 ) 0.62L 11th The Drover ( A Butler 53.5 ) 3.96L See full results | A Butler 53.5kg 3.96L | 11 (13) |
| Gold Coast 19-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 3 R7 HCP $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.940, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Warby ( D G Moor 55 ) 2nd Kintyre ( C Graham 56 ) 0.01L 3rd Space Tracker ( J Guthmann-chester 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.41L 8th The Drover ( R Dolan 54 ) 3.28L See full results | R Dolan 54kg 3.28L | 8 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 05-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 5 R8 HCP $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.900, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.190 1st Kintyre ( C Graham 54 ) 2nd Brindavan ( D G Moor 55 ) 0.41L 3rd Space Tracker ( J Guthmann-chester 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 3.12L 7th The Drover ( M R D Plessis 54 ) 5.14L See full results | M R D Plessis 54kg 5.14L | 7 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast 18-Aug-26 1200m HEAVY 10 R1 OPN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:15.970 Sectionals: 600m 00:38.170 1st The Drover ( M Butler ) 2nd Dazzling Diamond ( G J Cartwright ) 0.01L 3rd Groening ( M P Powell ) 1.33L | M Butler | 1 (5) |
| Ipswich 20-Jun-26 2150m SOFT 5 R7 LR IPSWICH CUP $3,125 (of $250,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:13.650, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.870 1st Kaluakoi ( E P Lang 53 ) 2nd Encoder ( B Thornton 57.5 ) 0.87L 3rd Sun Worshipper ( R L Stewart 53 ) 2.39L 10th The Drover ( T Marshall 53 ) 5.58L See full results | T Marshall 53kg 5.58L | 10 (12) |
| Eagle Farm 06-Jun-26 1810m SOFT 5 R1 BM90 (of $85,000) Barrier 11, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 14th | J Bayliss 57.5kg 5.11L | 10 (14) |
| Doomben 16-May-26 1600m SOFT 7 R5 BERNBOROUGH (of $200,000) Barrier 4, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | R Stewart 53kg 3.7L | 8 (13) |
| Eagle Farm 02-May-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R9 BM85 (of $85,000) Barrier 4, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | C Keatings 57kg 2.72L | 5 (12) |
| Doomben 11-Apr-26 1350m GOOD 4 R8 HCP (of $85,000) Barrier 4, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | R Stewart 52kg 0.71L | 4 (15) |
| Doomben 07-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R4 OPEN-TRL | R Stewart 5.49L | 5 (6) |
| Eagle Farm 13-Dec-25 1500m SOFT 5 R7 TAILS STAKES (of $160,000) Barrier 10, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | A Thompson 54kg 3.89L | 9 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast 22-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 MOOLOOLABA CUP (of $160,000) Barrier 12, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | R Dolan 52kg 0.38L | 3 (12) |
| Eagle Farm 08-Nov-25 1400m FIRM 2 R9 HCP (of $85,000) Barrier 4, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | R Dolan 52kg 3.36L | 7 (12) |
| Doomben 25-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 4 R10 HCP (of $85,000) Barrier 10, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th | J Bayliss 54kg 3.74L | 6 (12) |