The Spirit Of Zero (AUS) Horse
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The Spirit Of Zero, a six-year-old bay gelding foaled in Australia by Needs Further out of Fuji Spirit, is trained by Yassy Nishitani and owned by Mrs A Nishitani, D Takahashi, M Hidaka and others. In 36 starts he has achieved five wins, three second‑place finishes and four third‑place finishes, earning $221,835 in prize money. His most recent start was at Launceston on 25 September 2026, where he finished sixth of nine, and his latest victory came at Devonport Tapeta Synthetic on 14 September 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston 25-Sep-26 1420m GOOD 4 R4 BM60 $200 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.710, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.420 1st Thisismyturf ( L Bingley 57 ) 2nd Snowdonia ( T Baker 57 ) 0.15L 3rd Kakia ( R Lynch 63 , Cd 59 ) 0.55L 6th The Spirit Of Zero ( L Dempsey 61 ) 2.50L See full results | L Dempsey 61kg 2.50L | 6 (9) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 09-Sep-26 1350m SYNTHETIC R9 BM60 $200 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.100, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Chicane ( S H Pang 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Cool Heart ( R Lynch 59 , Cd 55 ) 0.02L 3rd Alpine Blast ( C Newitt 55.5 ) 1.27L 6th The Spirit Of Zero ( D Ganderton 61.5 ) 2.52L See full results | D Ganderton 61.5kg 2.52L | 6 (7) |
| Hobart 19-Aug-26 1600m SOFT 5 R10 BM68 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:40.820, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Coal River ( T K Spillane 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Stardarmus ( T Baker 55.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Henley Extreme ( C R Wells 54 ) 3.00L 7th The Spirit Of Zero ( C Pang 58 , Cd 56 ) 5.85L See full results | C Pang 58kg, Cd 56kg 5.85L | 7 (9) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 26-Jul-26 1350m SYNTHETIC R5 BM60 $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:21.290, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Stardarmus ( E L B Burke 58 ) 2nd The Spirit Of Zero ( C Pang 62 , Cd 60 ) 4.00L 3rd Zoete's Rock ( K Lane 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 4.75L See full results | C Pang 62kg, Cd 60 4.00L | 2 (9) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 12-Jul-26 1009m SYNTHETIC R6 BM64 $500 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.260, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th 1st The Real Man ( K Lane 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Volkanovski ( B Muhcu 54 ) 1.00L 3rd Cool Heart ( A Darmanin 57 ) 1.15L 5th The Spirit Of Zero ( C Pang 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.85L See full results | C Pang 60, Cd 58kg 1.85L | 5 (12) |
| Hobart 08-Feb-26 2020m SOFT 6 R3 BM64 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 14th | L Riordan 61kg 9.92L | 9 (14) |
| Launceston 23-Jan-26 1600m SOFT 5 R1 BM68 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th | J Johnstone 57kg 4.58L | 4 (6) |
| Hobart 28-Dec-25 2020m GOOD 4 R8 QLTY HCP (of $50,000) Barrier 7, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | D Pires 55kg 8.05L | 7 (10) |
| Launceston 03-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 Open Hcp (of $45,000) Barrier 8, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | D Pires 55kg 8.1L | 6 (10) |
| Launceston 24-Oct-25 1620m GOOD 4 R7 BM76 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | D Pires 56.5kg 0.85L | 3 (7) |
| Launceston 03-Oct-25 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM72 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | D Pires 58.5kg 4.2L | 6 (9) |
| Devonport Tapeta SYNTHETIC 14-Sep-25 1350m SYNTHETIC R4 BM76 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | D Pires 55kg 0.4L | 1 (5) |
| Hobart 24-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM68 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | D Pires 59kg 1L | 2 (10) |
| Devonport Tapeta SYNTHETIC 15-Jul-25 1350m SYNTHETIC R1 OPEN-TRL | Y Nishitani 0.46L | 2 (4) |
| Devonport Tapeta SYNTHETIC 17-Jun-25 1009m SYNTHETIC R2 OPN-TRL | Y Nishitani 4.5L | 3 (3) |