Tough As Stone (AUS) Horse
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Tough As Stone, a 3yo bay gelding bred in Australia, is trained by Matthew Dale. His sire is Astern and his dam is Dal Dal. He remains unbeaten in his maiden quest, with no victories from a single start. In his latest outing at Corowa on 11 May 2026, jockey Nick Heywood guided him to a fourth‑place finish, trailing winner Back Up Plan.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Corowa 11-May-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.220, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 1st Back Up Plan ( B Loy 59 ) 2nd My Mate Elvis ( C Parish 55 ) 0.06L 3rd Pierata Star ( H Durnan 57 ) 1.53L 4th Tough As Stone ( N Heywood 59 ) 2.03L See full results | N Heywood 59kg 2.03L | 4 (7) |
| Randwick 26-Sep-25 1045m GOOD 4 R4 3UP MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.380 1st Reign Of Honor ( Z Wadick ) 2nd Composed ( K Mcevoy ) 1.72L 3rd Beechworth ( J Collett ) 2.91L 9th Tough As Stone ( T Schiller ) 7.52L | T Schiller 7.52L | 9 (10) |
| Randwick 16-Sep-25 740m SOFT 5 R11 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:44.360 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.340 1st I Am Adonis ( T J Schiller ) 2nd Love Rustler ( D Gibbons ) 4.42L 3rd Krasaki ( A Adkins ) 5.05L 9th Tough As Stone ( R Jones ) 9.30L | R Jones 9.30L | 9 (10) |