The Thorncaster (AUS) Horse
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The Thorncaster is a 2yo chestnut rig (male) from Australia trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by Farnan out of Rosa's Magic. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in three starts. In his latest run at Eagle Farm on 6 May 2026, Ryan Maloney rode him to a sixth-place finish behind winner Kickup Rocky.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 06-May-26 1300m SOFT 6 R4 2Y HCP $760 (of $38,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.430, SP: 2.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.610 1st Kickup Rocky ( D Moor 58.5 ) 2nd Coastal Boom ( B Thompson 57 ) 0.84L 3rd Baciami ( K Wilson-taylor 57.5 ) 2.17L 6th The Thorncaster ( R Maloney 58.5 ) 2.82L See full results | R Maloney 58.5kg 2.82L | 6 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 18-Apr-26 1400m SOFT 5 R1 2Y HCP $16,400 (of $85,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.120, SP: 2.45 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 1st Silken Salute ( A J Mallyon 59 ) 2nd The Thorncaster ( R Maloney 57 ) 0.11L 3rd Momoka ( B E Thompson 55 ) 1.71L See full results | R Maloney 57kg 0.11L | 2 (8) |
| Wyong 28-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 6 R4 2Y MDN-SW $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.650, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 1st Tenenbaum ( C Reith 57 ) 2nd Pearl Of Dubai ( M Bell 55 ) 3.54L 3rd Nialah ( A Roper 55 ) 5.26L 4th The Thorncaster ( A Farragher 57 ) 6.47L See full results | A Farragher 57kg 6.47L | 4 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 10-Mar-26 900m SOFT 7 R10 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.580 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020 1st Getsmybloodrussian ( T J Schiller ) 2nd The Thorncaster ( J Collett ) 0.17L 3rd Yangzi River ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.38L | J Collett 0.17L | 2 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 24-Feb-26 800m GOOD 4 R11 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.300 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.820 1st Satono Glow ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Lava Flow ( R King ) 0.66L 3rd I'm A Beaut ( A B Collett ) 2.46L 4th The Thorncaster ( L Day ) 3.20L | L Day 3.20L | 4 (7) |