Tough Romance (AUS) Horse
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Tough Romance is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Tony & Calvin McEvoy. He is by the stallion All Too Hard out of Princess de Lamour and has recorded one victory in his career. On 29th Jan 2026 at Pakenham, he claimed his most significant win, the $45,000 2‑y‑o Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 05-Oct-26 1200m SYNTHETIC 10 R9 BM62 $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.690, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950 1st Neziha ( B Allen 57.5 ) 2nd Balance ( B Melham 58.5 ) 0.25L 3rd Empressive Enuff ( J Noonan 60.5 ) 1.00L 5th Tough Romance ( L Currie 57.5 ) 2.75L See full results | L Currie 57.5kg 2.75L | 5 (10) |
| Ballarat 18-Sep-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 BM62 $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.690, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 1st Yolo ( S Field 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Prince Pienza ( L Currie 60 ) 1.50L 3rd Ziggy Bama ( F W Kersley 60 ) 1.85L 5th Tough Romance ( H Coffey 57.5 ) 2.41L See full results | H Coffey 57.5kg 2.41L | 5 (13) |
| Flemington 04-Sep-26 800m R7 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:48.180 1st Hard Kick ( M Zahra ) 2nd Tough Romance ( H Coffey ) 0.00L 3rd Hearts Affair ( J Childs ) 0.00L | H Coffey 0.00L | 2 (7) |
| Caulfield Heath 08-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 6 R1 3Y HCP $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.300, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 1st Stakes ( J Mcneil 54.5 ) 2nd Commit ( L J Bates 54.5 , Cd 53 ) 0.15L 3rd Put To The Sword ( H Durnan 54.5 , Cd 51.5 ) 0.61L 9th Tough Romance ( H Coffey 54.5 ) 5.92L See full results | H Coffey 54.5kg 5.92L | 9 (9) |
| Flemington 24-Jul-26 800m R12 Jump Out-S7 1st Tough Romance ( J Mcneil ) 2nd Tanabata ( F W Kersley ) 3rd Cheeky Chic Sheikh ( J G Radley ) | J Mcneil | 1 (5) |