The Hopestar (AUS) Horse
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The Hopestar is a 4yo chestnut mare from Australia trained by Nicole Luke. She is by Rothesay out of Power Flow. She has yet to break her maiden, having finished unplaced in 10 starts. In her most recent start on 25 Jul 2026 at Gold Coast, Girish Goomany rode her to a sixth‑place finish behind the winner Coccinella.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 25-Jul-26 1700m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:47.210, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.690 1st Coccinella ( N Heywood 58 ) 2nd Urban Princess ( A Allen 56 ) 1.59L 3rd Motion A Nation ( N Masuda 56 ) 5.05L 6th The Hopestar ( G Goomany 56.5 ) 9.41L See full results | G Goomany 56.5kg 9.41L | 6 (9) |
| Esk 11-Jul-26 1460m GOOD 4 R6 2UP MDN-SW $500 (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.770, SP: 4.50 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Billilicious ( A R Mccolm 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Summer Ready ( C D Meehan 57.5 ) 0.59L 3rd Ready To Boil ( J M Emmerson 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.55L 4th The Hopestar ( G Goomany 57.5 ) 2.78L See full results | G Goomany 57.5kg 2.78L | 4 (10) |
| Gold Coast 20-Jun-26 1800m SOFT 5 R4 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:52.210, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.520 1st Argentum Rock ( B Osmond 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Bomb Perignon ( J J Lloyd 57 ) 0.24L 3rd Kojak ( B S Lerena 60 ) 1.16L 10th The Hopestar ( M Apel 54 , Cd 52 ) 8.99L See full results | M Apel 54kg, Cd 52kg 8.99L | 10 (14) |
| Gold Coast 06-Jun-26 1800m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.730, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.970 1st Tesstify Trio ( C B Bennett 56 ) 2nd Paradise As Usual ( B Ainsworth 56.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Irish Handcuffs ( S E Sheargold 58.5 ) 2.67L 8th The Hopestar ( A Keeley 54 ) 7.23L See full results | A Keeley 54kg 7.23L | 8 (12) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly 16-May-26 1540m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.700, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st He Is The Kiss ( K H Zechner 58.5 ) 2nd Prize Witness ( B Osmond 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.12L 3rd Tszyuya ( E P Lang 56.5 ) 0.57L 5th The Hopestar ( C Bennett 56.5 ) 3.82L See full results | C Bennett 56.5kg 3.82L | 5 (7) |