The Rose Dragon (AUS) Horse
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The Rose Dragon is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Wayne Wilkes. He is out of the mare Zaina Rizeena and his sire is Grunt. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in nine attempts. In his most recent start at Coonabarabran on 20 Jun 2026, jockey Angel Brennan rode him to a 13th‑place finish behind winner Northern Exposure.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Coonabarabran 20-Jun-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R4 CL1-SW (of $16,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.660, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th 1st Northern Exposure ( M Weir 56.5 ) 2nd Himeros ( I Neale 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.77L 3rd Freedom To Roam ( B Looker 57 ) 3.94L 13th The Rose Dragon ( A Brennan 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 32.87L See full results | A Brennan 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 32.87L | 13 (13) |
| Tamworth 06-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 9 R1 MDN-SW (of $16,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:12.450, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.470 1st Ephemeral ( B Looker 57 ) 2nd Side Quest ( J Partridge 57 , Cd 54 ) 0.28L 3rd Daisy Duck ( N Palmer 57 , Cd 55 ) 2.33L 14th The Rose Dragon ( K Nestor 59 ) 21.04L See full results | K Nestor 59kg 21.04L | 14 (14) |
| Braidwood 07-Feb-26 1600m FIRM 2 R6 BM50 $375 (of $12,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.610, SP: 17.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.630 1st Never Lose Faith ( R Wedrat-kroezen 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Gwennybegg ( C Sinclair 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.34L 3rd Great Week ( E Hennessy 59.5 ) 4.02L 7th The Rose Dragon ( D Shanker 55 ) 13.47L See full results | D Shanker 55kg 13.47L | 7 (7) |
| Sapphire Coast 31-Jan-26 1600m SOFT 5 R3 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.260, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 1st Ain't Seen Mars ( P Boudvillain 57.5 ) 2nd I Doubt It ( A Mclucas 57 ) 0.29L 3rd Monnie ( J Martin 57 ) 1.28L 11th The Rose Dragon ( N Heywood 59 ) 19.24L See full results | N Heywood 59kg 19.24L | 11 (11) |
| Cowra 18-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.600, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Dubbo Boy ( N Heywood 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Splendid Magnus ( B Ryan 55 ) 0.77L 3rd Deeply ( D Budler 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.66L 10th The Rose Dragon ( A Layt 56 ) 7.61L See full results | A Layt 56kg 7.61L | 10 (10) |