The Sportsman (NZ) Horse

Country

New Zealand

Foal Date

11-Nov-02
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Dam

Lady Joelyn

Prize Money

253176

Trainer

Moira Murdoch

Owners

S Devereux, T M Iremonger, B J Lindsay, P J Osborne & Westbury Stud Ltd (Mgr: E J Watson)

About

The Sportsman is a 22yo bay or brown gelding from New Zealand trained by Moira Murdoch. He is sired by the stallion Kilimanjaro out of the dam Lady Joelyn. The Sportsman has secured 3 wins in his career so far. On 24th Oct 2009 at Moonee Valley, The Sportsman achieved his most notable victory, taking the $250000.00 Cathay Pacific Cup. He has been a lucrative horse for bettors. If you had supported The Sportsman throughout his career, you would have gained a 164% return on investment. The Sportsman has retired from racing, with his final run on the 3rd Sep 2011 at Ellerslie.

Raced At

Ellerslie • Cranbourne • Moonee Valley • Flemington • Bendigo • Eagle Farm • Doomben • Gold Coast

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Ellerslie 03-Sep-11 1400m GOOD 8 R8 Open (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:30.320, SP: 0 A Collett 57kg 15.90L 10 (11)
The Valley 23-Oct-10 1600m GOOD 4 R4 G2 Crystl mile (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.710, SP: $101 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.290 N Hall 55.5kg 6.35L 9 (13)
Cranbourne 10-Oct-10 2025m SOFT 5 R8 CRAN CUP (of $175,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:06.890, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd J Mott 56.5kg, Cd 57kg 4.85L 14 (16)
Moonee Valley 24-Sep-10 1600m GOOD 3 R3 4UP HCP $1,750 (of $70,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.630, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 J Mott 57.5kg, Cd 58kg 3.15L 5 (9)
Moonee Valley 11-Sep-10 1500m SOFT 5 R9 HCP $700 (of $70,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:32.720, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 J Mott 58kg 7.15L 10 (13)
Caufield 28-Aug-10 1400m SOFT 5 R8 HCP $700 (of $70,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.400, SP: $20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 J Mott 58kg 4.05L 8 (14)
Flemington 12-Jun-10 2000m HEAVY 8 R8 HCP $3,375 (of $75,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:07.680, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:40.630 B Evans 57kg 6.50L 4 (12)
Moonee Valley 29-May-10 1600m SOFT 5 R5 HCP $6,300 (of $70,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.720, SP: $6 In-running: 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.220 58.5kg 3 (7)
Flemington 08-May-10 1620m SOFT 5 R5 HCP $1,875 (of $75,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.170, SP: $20 In-running: 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.830 B Evans 57.5kg, Cd 58kg 2.85L 5 (11)
Caufield 03-Apr-10 2000m GOOD 3 R7 EASTER CUP (of $125,750) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:02.010, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 S Murphy 57kg 7.55L 9 (10)
Caufield 20-Mar-10 1700m GOOD 3 R5 HCP $1,750 (of $70,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.390, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420 B Evans 57kg 3.40L 5 (9)
Caufield 27-Feb-10 1400m GOOD 3 R9 HCP $3,150 (of $70,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.560, SP: $16 In-running: 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 B Evans 57kg 4.70L 4 (10)
Flemington 07-Nov-09 2500m GOOD 3 R8 QUEEN ELIZ (of $250,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:34.579, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 D Dunn 57kg 10.20L 16 (16)
Moonee Valley 24-Oct-09 2500m GOOD 3 R7 MV CUP $170,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:37.320, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.190 55kg 1 (15)
Cranbourne 11-Oct-09 2025m SOFT 5 R8 CRAN CUP $13,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:04.840, SP: $10 54kg 3 (11)
Caufield 27-Sep-09 1800m SOFT 5 R8 0-89 $31,363 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:53.380, SP: $14 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.450 59kg 1 (12)
Bendigo 13-Sep-09 1600m GOOD 3 R6 GOLDEN MILE (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.080, SP: $16 D Dunn 59kg 13.30L 15 (15)
Lakeside 30-Aug-09 1400m SOFT 5 R6 0-95 $350 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.890, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.820 S Arnold 56.5kg, Cd 57kg 2.70L 7 (14)
Lakeside 16-Aug-09 1400m SOFT 5 R6 0-89 $18,363 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.280, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.830 57kg 1 (14)
Eagle Farm 06-Jun-09 1600m GOOD 8 R2 SULLIVAN HCP (of $75,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.930, SP: $26 In-running: 1200m 7th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.470 C Newitt 53kg 12.30L 10 (12)
Doomben 23-May-09 1615m GOOD 8 R1 2MW-LY (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.520, SP: $8 In-running: 1200m 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 M Walker 54kg 7.60L 9 (15)
Gold Coast 02-May-09 1800m GOOD 3 R6 HOLLINDALE (of $301,400) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.170, SP: $51 In-running: 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 M Cahill 59kg 6.10L 9 (13)
Flemington 18-Apr-09 1400m GOOD 3 R6 HCP $750 Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:22.500, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 I Gundogdu 52kg 5.40L 7 (12)
Flemington 04-Nov-08 2800m GOOD 3 R3 0-95 $4,500 Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:56.720, SP: $6.50EF G Boss 57kg 1.90L 4 (16)
Moonee Valley 25-Oct-08 2500m GOOD 3 R7 MV CUP Barrier 12, SP: $31 M Zahra 55kg 10 (14)