The Herald (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
09-Sep-18
Sex
gelding
Colour
brown
Sire
Holy Roman Emperor
Prize Money
65540
Owners
DM Rowell
About

The Herald is a 7yo brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Geoffrey Crothers, who is based at Goulburn. He is sired by the stallion Holy Roman Emperor out of the dam Disputed Bid. The Herald has managed to win 3 races in his career so far. On 15th Jul 2023 at Wagga, The Herald scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $27000.00 Benchmark 58 Handicap.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Queanbeyan 18-Dec-25 1460m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.210, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Luna Angel ( T Martin 60 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Battle Abbey ( R Freeman 60.5 ) 4.50L 3rd Amanoah ( C Ramsbotham 58.5 , Cd 60 ) 4.50L 6th The Herald ( O Chambers 60 ) 14.10L See full resultsO Chambers 60 14.10L6 (8)
Nowra 14-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 7 R3 CTRY BM58 $1,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.450, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Breakaway Week ( T Martin 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Tillman ( R Freeman 58 ) 0.50L 3rd Fire And Gemstone ( J Brookes 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 3.00L 7th The Herald ( O Chambers 60.5 ) 4.50L See full resultsO Chambers 60.5kg 4.50L7 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 29-Nov-25 2000m GOOD 4 R6 CTRY CLSC (of $160,000) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 02:04.380, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.800 1st Blacklist ( T Clark 55.5 ) 2nd Tavros ( A R D Morgan 57 ) 0.49L 3rd Hibiki Harmony ( B Nock 55 , Cd 53 ) 1.77L 17th The Herald ( W Costin 55.5 ) 18.75L See full resultsW Costin 55.5kg 18.75L17 (18)
Nowra 17-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.710, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 1st Forcefilly ( P Gorton 58.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Supairo ( M Fitzgerald 61 ) 0.10L 3rd The Herald ( O Chambers 60.5 ) 0.30L See full resultsO Chambers 60.5kg 0.30L3 (10)
Corowa 03-Nov-25 1300m SOFT 5 R7 BM 58 Hcp $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.070, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390 1st Jaskier ( C J Parish 58.5 ) 2nd Little Basheba ( B P Ward 59 ) 0.64L 3rd The Herald ( M Cahill 60.5 ) 3.17L See full resultsM Cahill 60.5kg 3.17L3 (11)
Queanbeyan 27-Oct-25 1460m SOFT 5 R6 CL3 Hcp $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.980, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.140 1st Drunken Sailor ( W Costin 55.5 ) 2nd Cosmic Ride ( R Bensley 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.76L 3rd Mah Ali ( R B Bradley 60 , Cd 57 ) 4.11L 5th The Herald ( P Boudvillain 56.5 ) 5.20L See full resultsP Boudvillain 56.5kg 5.20L5 (8)
Warwick Farm 04-Jun-25 1300m SOFT 7 R7 4YO+ BM 72 Hcp (of $60,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:19.240, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 1st Fiddlers Green ( T Berry 59 ) 2nd Kadall ( B Nock 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.61L 3rd Believe In Angels ( A Hyeronimus 58 ) 0.72L 14th The Herald ( G Cahill 54 , Cd 55 ) 9.63L See full resultsG Cahill 54kg, Cd 55kg 9.63L14 (14)
Wagga Riverside 24-May-25 1200m HEAVY 8 R3 BM 74 Hcp $525 (of $16,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810 1st Mojo Music ( P Boudvillain 57 ) 2nd Kahawaty ( A O'driscoll 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.92L 3rd Epaullo Creed ( R B Bradley 59 , Cd 55 ) 1.11L 5th The Herald ( S Peebles 55 , Cd 52 ) 2.60L See full resultsS Peebles 55kg, Cd 52kg 2.60L5 (8)
Queanbeyan 11-May-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 CL3 Hcp $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.900, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.010 1st Exceedingly Hot ( C Keatings 59 ) 2nd Drunken Sailor ( W Costin 58 ) 3.94L 3rd Casanova ( C Lever 58 ) 4.33L 4th The Herald ( P Boudvillain 57.5 ) 4.62L See full resultsP Boudvillain 57.5kg 4.62L4 (9)
Boorowa 03-May-25 1700m FIRM 2 R4 3YO+ Open Hcp $550 (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:46.320, SP: 6.00 1st Thunder Force ( S M Galea 68.5 ) 2nd Pahang ( L Ribeiro 64.5 ) 0.22L 3rd Individualist ( P Zerafa 67.5 ) 0.36L 4th The Herald ( D Parrott 71.5 , Cd 69.5 ) 1.54L See full resultsD Parrott 71.5kg, Cd 69.5kg 1.54L4 (5)
Cootamundra 26-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 3 R5 3YO+ Open Hcp $775 (of $8,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.310, SP: 8.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.170 1st Individualist ( L Ribeiro 66 ) 2nd Blackhill Kitty ( P Zerafa 66 ) 0.34L 3rd The Herald ( D Parrott 72 ) 3.48L See full resultsD Parrott 72kg 3.48L3 (5)
Canberra 18-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 5 R8 Open Hcp (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.550, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 1st, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.930 1st Good Prize ( D Budler 55 , Cd 56 ) 2nd The Right Rein ( J Penza 55 ) 2.23L 3rd Victory At Omaha ( J Taylor 55 ) 6.03L 12th The Herald ( J Richards 55 ) 24.26L See full resultsJ Richards 55kg 24.26L12 (13)
Orange 11-Apr-25 1300m GOOD 3 R5 BM 66 Hcp (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.920, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Onyspeed ( C Gallagher 56 ) 2nd Exotic Dancer ( O S Chambers 55.5 ) 1.16L 3rd Smarter Than You ( C Ramsbotham 62 , Cd 60 ) 2.85L 12th The Herald ( G Cahill 59 , Cd 57 ) 10.84L See full resultsG Cahill 59kg, Cd 57kg 10.84L12 (12)
Goulburn 28-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 CL3 Hcp $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.310, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Fourcade ( A Mclucas 57.5 ) 2nd Salonius ( P Boudvillain 61.5 ) 0.97L 3rd Zipitalist ( A B Collett 58 ) 1.61L 9th The Herald ( S Guymer 58 ) 7.28L See full resultsS Guymer 58kg 7.28L9 (9)
Canberra 07-Feb-25 1000m SOFT 6 R6 BM 60 Hcp $310 (of $22,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.730, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.280 1st Flying Impala ( G Cahill 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Maikrow ( N Heywood 59 ) 0.15L 3rd Delightful Dream ( E Ly 63 , Cd 61 ) 2.67L 7th The Herald ( S Peebles 62 , Cd 59 ) 3.93L See full resultsS Peebles 62kg, Cd 59kg 3.93L7 (8)
Nowra 11-Feb-24 1400m SOFT 6 R7 BM 58 Hcp $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.550, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.100 1st Occhiata ( L Day 57.5 ) 2nd Deni Gal ( S Guymer 59 ) 3.00L 3rd Tillman ( A B Collett 56 ) 3.80L 9th The Herald ( A Calder 64 ) 12.20L See full resultsA Calder 64kg 12.20L9 (9)
Sapphire Coast 27-Nov-23 1000m SOFT 6 R6 BM 74 Hcp $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.000, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Incentive ( J I Jnr 58.5 ) 2nd Mooshaka ( K Nisbet 55.5 ) 1.47L 3rd Merc ( Q Krogh 55 ) 2.63L 5th The Herald ( R Bensley 56 ) 7.66L See full resultsR Bensley 56kg 7.66L5 (9)
Goulburn 11-Nov-23 800m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st Lady Kah ( S Guymer 0 ) 2nd Taxpayer ( E Mcguirk 0 ) 0.47L 3rd Diamonds Galore ( P Boudvillain 0 ) 1.00L 4th The Herald ( R Bensley 0 ) 1.59LR Bensley 0 1.59L4 (6)
Gundagai 08-Aug-23 1800m HEAVY 9 R4 BM 58 Hcp $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:54.220, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.490 1st Cracker Dance ( K Nisbet 57 ) 2nd Will to Excel ( M A Cahill 60.5 ) 0.39L 3rd Eve 'N' Ruby ( D Panya 60.5 ) 0.41L 10th The Herald ( R Scott 64 , Cd 62 ) 12.59L See full resultsR Scott 64kg, Cd 62kg 12.59L10 (11)
Wagga 24-Jul-23 2000m HEAVY 8 R4 BM 74 Hcp $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:05.850, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Nordic Pride ( A Warren 62.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Leather Jacket Lew ( J V Overmeire 57 ) 0.11L 3rd Sea Treasures ( R Freeman 56 ) 1.62L 9th The Herald ( D Beasley 56 ) 6.59L See full resultsD Beasley 56kg 6.59L9 (10)
Wagga 15-Jul-23 1600m HEAVY 10 R4 BM 58 Hcp $14,150 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.430, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.570 1st The Herald ( N Souquet 62 ) 2nd Bangalee Mist ( B Ward 55 ) 2.43L 3rd Smart Poppy ( F Sandkuhl 60.5 , Cd 59 ) 2.56L See full resultsN Souquet 62kg1 (12)
Narrandera 25-Jun-23 1200m SOFT 5 R6 BM 58 Hcp $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.730, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.800 1st Dupride Star ( H Durnan 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Backwater Trader ( A Gangotena 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.50L 3rd Shame For Fame ( T Worsnop 63.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 0.55L 10th The Herald ( J Mallyon 62.5 ) 6.23L See full resultsJ Mallyon 62.5kg 6.23L10 (12)
Benalla 14-Feb-23 1606m GOOD 3 R5 Restricted 64 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.520, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 1st Artero ( J Allen 58 ) 2nd Dexa Bill ( K Quilty 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Sunday's Best ( L Riordan 55 ) 1.85L 8th The Herald ( S Miller 60 ) 15.30L See full resultsS Miller 60 15.30L8 (9)
Sapphire Coast 29-Jan-23 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM 58 Hcp $1,625 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.490, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.970 1st Lady Tabloid ( A Mclucas 59.5 ) 2nd Sir Finn ( Q Krogh 58 ) 0.41L 3rd Mookareena ( R B Bradley 60.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.27L 6th The Herald ( F Sandkuhl 63.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 9.63L See full resultsF Sandkuhl 63.5kg, Cd 61.5kg 9.63L6 (8)
Albury 04-Nov-22 1600m HEAVY 10 R2 CL1-SW $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.550, SP: 2.05 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:39.250 1st The Herald ( S Miller 59 ) 2nd Diamondsandpearls ( J B Stanley 55 , Cd 53 ) 6.51L 3rd Century Fox ( M Heagney 55 ) 8.39L See full resultsS Miller 59kg1 (9)
Wagga 19-Oct-22 1400m HEAVY 10 R5 CL1 $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.940, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.450 1st Diamond Carat ( M Travers 55 ) 2nd Rockin' Shamus ( N Heywood 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd The Herald ( S Miller 59 ) 0.50L See full resultsS Miller 59kg 0.50L3 (13)
Narrandera 14-Sep-22 1200m SOFT 6 R6 CG&E BM58 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.180, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 1st Decker ( B Ward 60 ) 2nd Honour The Legend ( F Sandkuhl 55 , Cd 53 ) 2.12L 3rd Costaway ( J Lyon 59 ) 2.38L 4th The Herald ( N Heywood 60.5 ) 3.35L See full resultsN Heywood 60.5kg 3.35L4 (12)
Kembla Grange 16-Jul-22 1200m HEAVY 8 R5 CL1 $2,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.770, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.530 1st Las Vegas Girl ( O S Chambers 55 , Cd 51 ) 2nd Pole Position ( M Bell 58.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Slickman ( G Buckley 56.5 ) 1.50L 4th The Herald ( J Searle 57 , Cd 60 ) 2.00L See full resultsJ Searle 57kg, Cd 60 2.00L4 (10)
Hawkesbury 21-Jun-22 1000m GOOD 3 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.880 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Hayami ( A B Collett 0 ) 2nd Enjolras ( R King 0 ) 0.96L 3rd Alternate Reality ( J Ford 0 ) 1.80L 5th The Herald ( J V Overmeire 0 ) 3.58LJ V Overmeire 0 3.58L5 (6)
Hawkesbury 30-May-22 1000m SOFT 6 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.050 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st Rita May ( R Jones 0 ) 2nd Tamerlane ( H Bowman 0 ) 1.06L 3rd Micro ( R King 0 ) 2.46L 7th The Herald ( J V Overmeire 0 ) 6.60LJ V Overmeire 0 6.60L7 (8)
Goulburn 06-Feb-22 1600m GOOD 4 R7 CL1-SW $500 (of $24,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.360, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 1st In De Summertime ( A B Collett 55.5 ) 2nd Supremo ( C Williams 59 ) 0.35L 3rd Handsome King ( T Sherry 59 ) 1.76L 9th The Herald ( B Spriggs 57.5 ) 19.86L See full resultsB Spriggs 57.5kg 19.86L9 (9)
Nowra 09-Jan-22 1400m HEAVY 8 R2 MDN $12,280 (of $24,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.660, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790 1st The Herald ( B Spriggs 57.5 ) 2nd Spitfire ( A B Collett 59 ) 0.20L 3rd Mr Cheeky ( J Searle 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.20L See full resultsB Spriggs 57.5kg1 (7)
Goulburn 17-Dec-21 1200m GOOD 3 R4 MDN-SW $1,200 (of $24,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.590, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st As You Were ( A B Collett 57.5 ) 2nd Onehelvason ( K Latham 57.5 ) 0.43L 3rd Hedge Fund ( A Layt 57.5 ) 0.58L 4th The Herald ( B Spriggs 57.5 ) 1.10L See full resultsB Spriggs 57.5kg 1.10L4 (12)
Kembla Grange 08-Dec-21 790m SOFT 7 R13 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.060 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.330 1st Golden Battle ( B Loy 0 ) 2nd Brazilian Banker ( B Ryan 0 ) 1.80L 3rd The Herald ( B Spriggs 0 ) 2.20LB Spriggs 0 2.20L3 (5)
Hawkesbury 22-Nov-21 800m HEAVY 9 R15 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410 1st Big Two ( G Buckley ) 2nd The Herald ( B Spriggs 0 ) 0.10L 3rd Mr Wallace ( J Collett 0 ) 1.85LB Spriggs 0 0.10L2 (4)