Thief By Night (AUS) Horse
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Thief By Night is a 7yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Rod Hilton in Texas. He is by Star Witness out of Hilton Head and has recorded eight career victories. On 19 July 2024 at Ipswich he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $28,000 Restricted 58 Handicap. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 2% return on investment for those who backed him from the start.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dalby 11-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R5 0-58 $11,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.000, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.030 1st Thief By Night ( P Hamblin 57 ) 2nd Invisible Target ( J Emmerson 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.51L 3rd Peach Galantes ( I Jessop 54 , Cd 52 ) 0.72L See full results | P Hamblin 57kg | 1 (10) |
| Gatton 30-Jul-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 0-60 $950 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.520, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.690 1st King Cobama ( C Graham 57.5 ) 2nd Best Coffee ( N Heywood 59.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Brutal Lass ( T M Fenlon 56 ) 1.70L 4th Thief By Night ( Y Lewis 56 ) 2.16L See full results | Y Lewis 56kg 2.16L | 4 (10) |
| Inverell 18-Jul-26 1400m GOOD 4 R5 BM50 $1,425 (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.760, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Bianco Nero ( I Neale 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Sharpen The Knives ( C L Williams 58 , Cd 56 ) 2.68L 3rd Thief By Night ( Y Lewis 60.5 ) 3.20L See full results | Y Lewis 60.5kg 3.20L | 3 (12) |
| Esk 11-Jul-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 BM55 $900 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.960, SP: 2.80 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st Galactic Legend ( K A Johnston 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Black 'N' Deadly ( R M O'connell 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.37L 3rd Thief By Night ( I Jessop 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.26L See full results | I Jessop 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 2.26L | 3 (9) |
| Kilcoy 30-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 9 R8 0-55 $950 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.890, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.710 1st Russian Ripper ( M A Savva 58 ) 2nd Bold As Brass ( J J Lloyd 59.5 ) 2.30L 3rd Final Voyage ( L J Tilley 57 ) 3.28L 4th Thief By Night ( I Jessop 59 , Cd 57 ) 5.11L See full results | I Jessop 59kg, Cd 57kg 5.11L | 4 (12) |