The Honey Badger (AUS) Horse
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About
The Honey Badger is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Scott Cooper in Cairns. He is by the stallion Pariah out of the mare Taste of Honey. To date he has secured three career victories. On 6 May 2025 at Townsville he earned his biggest win, collecting the $23,000 Maiden Set Weight prize. He has been a lucrative runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 29% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |