The Honey Badger (AUS) Horse
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The Honey Badger is a four-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Pariah out of Taste of Honey. He currently trains under Scott Cooper and races for B S Racing (Mgr: S R Green), C J Murdoch, K J Leary and others. Over 16 starts he has collected three victories, placed three times in second position and once in third, earning total prize money of $49,990. His most recent outing was at Townsville on 5 July 2026, where he came home 11th out of a field of 11. The latest win was recorded at Cannon Park on 4 April 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cannon Park 12-Nov-26 1250m GOOD 4 R7 LADBROKES HOSTED POTS Class 4 Handicap Barrier 1, SP: 21.00 | N.Thomas 55kg 3.55L | 8 (8) |
| Townsville 05-Jul-26 1609m GOOD 4 R3 CL3 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.570, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 1st Ready Tiger ( M Goring 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Beta Better ( C Whiteley 54.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.03L 3rd Bluebird Bay ( R Wiggins 59 ) 0.82L 11th The Honey Badger ( N Thomas 57 ) 4.05L See full results | N Thomas 57kg 4.05L | 11 (11) |
| Innisfail 20-Jun-26 2000m HEAVY 10 R6 BM65 (of $11,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:08.310, SP: 6.00 In-running: 1200m 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.630 1st Amalfi Amore ( S I Pointon 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Eclipsion ( S Kaya 56.5 ) 0.18L 3rd Khamis ( L J Morrison 55 ) 3.14L 6th The Honey Badger ( W D'avila 58 ) 6.15L See full results | W D'avila 58kg 6.15L | 6 (9) |
| Atherton 13-Jun-26 1830m GOOD 4 R1 BM65 (of $11,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:53.340, SP: 6.50 In-running: 1200m 9th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.910 1st Savvy Thinker ( A Thomson 55 ) 2nd It's Been A Trek ( I Fry 55.5 ) 0.05L 3rd Amalfi Amore ( S I Pointon 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.11L 8th The Honey Badger ( W D'avila 58.5 ) 9.77L See full results | W D'avila 58.5kg 9.77L | 8 (9) |
| Mareeba 23-May-26 1800m SOFT 5 R5 BM65 $1,000 (of $11,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:51.490, SP: 2.80 In-running: 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.240 1st Amalfi Amore ( L A Guernier 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Innovates ( L J Morrison 61 ) 0.12L 3rd The Honey Badger ( W D'avila 59.5 ) 3.09L See full results | W D'avila 59.5kg 3.09L | 3 (6) |
| Gordonvale 09-May-26 1800m SOFT 5 R6 U&C STAYERSBM65 $2,520 (of $14,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.470, SP: 3.00 In-running: 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.870 1st Innovates ( L J Morrison 58 ) 2nd The Honey Badger ( N Thomas 58.5 ) 0.93L 3rd Olympic Korchnoi ( L A Guernier 66 , Cd 64.5 ) 1.82L See full results | N Thomas 58.5kg 0.93L | 2 (6) |
| Cannon Park 09-Apr-26 1500m SOFT 7 R7 BM55 (of $21,000) Barrier 4, SP: 2.15 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 6th | R Wiggins 62.5kg 4.08L | 4 (10) |
| Cannon Park 04-Apr-26 1500m HEAVY 10 R1 BM65 (of $15,300) Barrier 3, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | G Goomany 55.5kg 3.05L | 1 (6) |
| Cannon Park 12-Mar-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R4 BM55 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | N Thomas 61kg 3.17L | 7 (7) |
| Townsville 03-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 4 R7 0-60 (of $21,000) Barrier 11, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | N Thomas 58.5kg 3.69L | 6 (12) |
| Townsville 09-Aug-25 1609m GOOD 4 R5 TVLLE GUINEAS (of $75,000) Barrier 7, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th | N Thomas 53kg 7.88L | 9 (12) |
| Cannon Park 24-Jun-25 1500m SOFT 5 R4 BM60 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th | N Thomas 58.5kg 3.19L | 5 (8) |
| Cannon Park 09-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 5 R3 3&4Y HCP (of $21,000) Barrier 8, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th | N Thomas 54kg 1.56L | 1 (8) |
| Townsville 27-May-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 CL1 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | N Thomas 58.5kg 4.92L | 6 (11) |
| Townsville 06-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW (of $23,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | N Thomas 58kg 1.05L | 1 (7) |
| Cannon Park 28-Dec-24 1250m GOOD 4 R4 MDN (of $20,000) Barrier 7, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | S Sheargold 59kg 0.49L | 2 (8) |