The Rooster (AUS) Horse
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The Rooster is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Justine Erkelens. He is by the stallion Toronado out of the dam Jood. To date, he has won two races. On 23 Oct 2024 at Belmont, The Rooster secured his most important win, claiming the $30,000 3yo+ Class 1 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 08-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 5 R14 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:17.980 1st Abbou ( T W Dyson ) 2nd Chest Out Swagger ( S L Webster ) 0.37L 3rd The Rooster ( S O'donnell ) 1.21L | S O'donnell 1.21L | 3 (4) |
| Ascot 04-Nov-25 1800m GOOD 4 R5 CL3 $540 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:51.230, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 1st Opal Tango ( S L O'donnell 55 ) 2nd Almaya ( B M Parnham 58 ) 1.06L 3rd War Matters ( C J Parnham 58.5 ) 2.63L 9th The Rooster ( S Webster 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 4.92L See full results | S Webster 55.5kg, Cd 52.5kg 4.92L | 9 (10) |
| Geraldton 23-Oct-25 1614m GOOD 4 R6 CL2 $2,112 (of $24,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.360, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810 1st Belvedere Rock ( A Galati 59 ) 2nd Battle On Battler ( B P Webster 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.86L 3rd The Rooster ( T Turner 58 ) 7.25L See full results | T Turner 58kg 7.25L | 3 (10) |
| Moora 04-Oct-25 1800m GOOD R5 MOORA CUP 64+ $1,160 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:53.930, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Divine Mercy ( N Riordan 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Lutz ( K H Tsang 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 11.58L 3rd Truevinsky ( D J A Boutet 60 ) 15.72L 5th The Rooster ( B Louis 55 ) 18.92L See full results | B Louis 55kg 18.92L | 5 (7) |
| Toodyay 28-Sep-25 1850m GOOD 3 R7 TOODYAY CUP $540 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:55.600, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Capable Angel ( L F Fiore 56 ) 2nd Ilgiro Delmondo ( S L O'donnell 57.5 ) 1.34L 3rd Lakeview Lightning ( M J Derrick 55 ) 1.45L 6th The Rooster ( B Louis 54 ) 3.86L See full results | B Louis 54kg 3.86L | 6 (8) |