The Great Armada (AUS) Horse
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About
The Great Armada is a six-year-old chestnut gelding bred in Australia by Merchant Navy out of Martilago. He races under trainer Jane Clement and is owned by Mrs J M Clement. In 39 starts he has claimed eight wins, placed second three times and third five times, earning $140,935 in prize money. His most recent start was at Orange on 8 October 2026, finishing fourth of seven. His latest victory came at Collarenebri on 12 September 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Orange 08-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R5 BM66 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.970, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880 1st Yes Siree ( W Costin 60 ) 2nd Naval Officer ( M Cahill 56 ) 0.05L 3rd Tavijewel ( I Neale 57 ) 0.07L 4th The Great Armada ( G Johnston 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.27L See full results | G Johnston 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 2.27L | 4 (7) |
| Barraba 19-Sep-26 1400m GOOD R6 BARRABACUP BM75 $1,675 (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.520, SP: 4.00 1st Mystery Lad ( J Thompson 65 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Winged ( J Partridge 55 , Cd 54 ) 1.08L 3rd The Great Armada ( J Stiff 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 2.40L See full results | J Stiff 55kg, Cd 53.5kg 2.40L | 3 (5) |
| Collarenebri 12-Sep-26 1400m GOOD R4 COLLI CUP $7,650 (of $14,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.330, SP: 3.00 1st The Great Armada ( G Johnston 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Shaggy Rogers ( J Partridge 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.55L 3rd The Bentley ( H Hull 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.67L See full results | G Johnston 57kg, Cd 55kg | 1 (5) |
| Cobar 22-Aug-26 1700m GOOD R6 PICNIC CUP $3,935 (of $7,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.970, SP: 4.00 1st The Great Armada ( A Collins 70.5 ) 2nd Proclivity ( S Regan 72 , Cd 69 ) 1.30L 3rd Himeros ( E Drews 67.5 ) 2.37L See full results | A Collins 70.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Moree 06-Aug-26 1600m GOOD 3 R6 BM58 $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.770, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Playful Puzzle ( I Neale 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Bill Peyto ( J G Stiff 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 1.40L 3rd The Great Armada ( G Johnston 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.96L See full results | G Johnston 60, Cd 58kg 1.96L | 3 (11) |
| Warren 21-Jul-26 1400m SOFT 5 R6 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 10th | G Johnston 58.5kg 1.98L | 4 (13) |
| Carinda 18-Jul-26 1400m GOOD R5 CUP-BM66 (of $14,000) Barrier 8, SP: 2.00 | H Hull 54.5kg 0.76L | 2 (8) |
| Scone 10-Jul-26 1700m SOFT 7 R5 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | G Johnston 59.5kg 6.74L | 9 (10) |
| Tamworth 15-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | G Johnston 59.5kg 2.14L | 3 (11) |
| Cobar 23-May-26 1700m GOOD R6 CUP-BM 58 HCP (of $12,000) Barrier 2, SP: 2.70 | G Johnston 58kg 0.65L | 1 (7) |
| Quirindi 11-May-26 1600m SOFT 6 R5 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | G Johnston 57.5kg 3.14L | 6 (11) |
| Quirindi 28-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 3 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th | G Johnston 56kg 2.56L | 6 (10) |
| Lightning Ridge 04-Apr-26 1200m GOOD R5 CUP-BM66 (of $14,000) Barrier 2, SP: 8.00 | L Blanch 57.5kg 4.77L | 6 (7) |
| Moree 17-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 CTRY BM66 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | G Johnston 56kg 5.37L | 8 (12) |
| Tamworth 04-Jul-25 1600m SOFT 6 R5 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th | S Llewellyn 59kg 6.42L | 9 (14) |