The Manager (AUS) Horse
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The Manager is a 5yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Liam Ruddy. He is by Dissident out of Tennessee Charm and has earned four career wins. On 28 Mar 2025 at Wellington, he captured his most important victory, winning the $26,862 Benchmark 58 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scone 10-Jul-26 1400m SOFT 7 R7 BM66 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.900, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Arapawa ( W Costin 60.5 ) 2nd Tacitly ( M Bell 58.5 ) 1.54L 3rd Splash Of Steel ( R Jones 58.5 ) 6.43L 7th The Manager ( L Magorrian 58.5 ) 8.62L See full results | L Magorrian 58.5kg 8.62L | 7 (11) |
| Scone 09-Jun-26 1300m SOFT 6 R8 CTRY BM58 $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:20.260, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.230 1st Ode So Much ( O Dalton 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Magurtz ( M Weir 60 ) 0.84L 3rd Miss Dee Reign ( S S Llewellyn 57.5 ) 1.24L 5th The Manager ( L Smyth 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.77L See full results | L Smyth 62.5kg, Cd 60.5kg 1.77L | 5 (13) |
| Inverell 22-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:23.580, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 4th, 400m 10th 1st Meddlesome ( B Looker 57 ) 2nd Picasso's Dream ( Y Lewis 60.5 ) 0.17L 3rd Sharpen The Knives ( C L Williams 55 ) 3.35L 14th The Manager ( K Nestor 63 ) 9.65L See full results | K Nestor 63kg 9.65L | 14 (14) |
| Dubbo 18-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 BM58 $8,150 (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.960, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st The Manager ( K Nestor 61.5 ) 2nd Mariota ( S Lisnyy 56.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Charlie Magic ( C Gallagher 57.5 ) 0.41L See full results | K Nestor 61.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Armidale 29-Mar-26 1900m GOOD 4 R5 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:00.550, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Visualise ( J Pracey-holmes 59 ) 2nd Invincible Red ( B Stower 61 ) 1.04L 3rd Zelestial ( A Roper 60.5 ) 1.56L 11th The Manager ( K Nestor 58.5 ) 11.27L See full results | K Nestor 58.5kg 11.27L | 11 (12) |