The Explosive (2022) Horse
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About
The Explosive is a 4yo bay mare trained by Lisa Latta at Awapuni. She is by King Of Comedy out of Explosive Dancer. To date she has won one race. On 22nd Mar 2026 at Tauherenikau she claimed her biggest win, earning the $18500.00 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances. She has proven a profitable runner for punters; backing her throughout her career would have produced a 2% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Woodville 07-Oct-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM 65 Hcp $745 (of $14,892) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.390, SP: 11.30 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th 1st Sight Unseen ( F Moerman 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Tommy Star ( L Allpress 57 ) 0.30L 3rd Prestissimo ( J Chung 54.5 ) 1.00L 4th The Explosive ( H Hassman 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.00L See full results | H Hassman 56.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 1.00L | 4 (13) |
| Riccarton Park 25-Apr-26 2000m SOFT 5 R5 LR 3YO F Open Set Weight $987 (of $65,773) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:03.180, SP: 30.30 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 9th 1st Perlino ( B Queiroz 56.5 ) 2nd Sweetheart ( A Comignaghi 56.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Voguish ( K R Hercock 56.5 ) 3.80L 9th The Explosive ( A Riddell 56.5 ) 9.10L See full results | A Riddell 56.5kg 9.10L | 9 (12) |
| Riccarton Park 11-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 3 R6 LR 3YO F Open Set Weight (of $66,132) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.110, SP: 43.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th 1st Bona Sforza ( A Lawson-carroll 56.5 ) 2nd Miss Starlight ( A Comignaghi 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Perlino ( O P Bosson 56.5 ) 1.40L 12th The Explosive ( A Riddell 56.5 ) 9.30L See full results | A Riddell 56.5kg 9.30L | 12 (16) |
| Tauherenikau 22-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 5 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $8,589 (of $15,337) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.100, SP: 8.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st The Explosive ( A Riddell 56 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Lucy ( C Dell 56 ) 1.80L 3rd Tick Tock Tessa ( K A Myers 56 ) 2.80L See full results | A Riddell 56kg, Cd 55kg | 1 (10) |
| Trentham 31-Jan-26 2100m GOOD 4 R6 G2 3YO F Open Set Weight (of $150,749) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:11.700, SP: 53.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Ultimate Habit ( C J Grylls 56.5 ) 2nd Ariadne ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Clara Bow ( E M Leighton 56.5 ) 3.30L 13th The Explosive ( J Doyle 56.5 ) 20.20L See full results | J Doyle 56.5kg 20.20L | 13 (13) |