Truffle Finder

(AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

18-Aug-19

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Lonhro

Dam

La Parisienne

Prize Money

$144205

Trainer

Clinton McDonald

Owners

Mrs M McDonald, T Hartley, A Blackshaw, R Kennedy, Mrs K Clerke, S DeJong, R Bowen, G Heffernan, C Lack, D Skoric, G Harrington, R Donev, M Bilney, N Reilly, J Watts, M Gardiner, G Austin, Shout Dog (Mgr: M Hilder), ASK Racing (Mgr: A Kay) & Unravelling the Code (Mgr: U Fanizza)

About

Truffle Finder is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Clinton McDonald. He is sired by Lonhro out of La Parisienne. With 4 wins in his career so far, Truffle Finder's most notable victory came on Feb 5, 2025, at Sandown-Lakeside. He secured the top prize in the $55,000 3yo+ Benchmark 64 Handicap.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Sandown Hillside 23-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM 70 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:24.800, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 14th	B Melham 59.5kg 4.39L	10 (16)
Sale 06-Jul-25 1400m HEAVY 8 R8 2YO+ BM 64 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:27.700, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th	L Bates 60.5kg, Cd 59kg	1 (10)
Sandown-Lakeside 04-Jun-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM 64 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.740, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460	L Cartwright 61kg, Cd 58kg 2.86L	7 (9)
Pakenham 22-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R6 2YO+ BM 64 Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.040, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.920	D Keane 62kg, Cd 60 6.70L	8 (8)
Sandown-Hillside 05-Mar-25 1500m GOOD 3 R6 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $2,750 (of $55,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:30.640, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200	B Melham 62kg 1.60L	4 (8)
Sandown-Lakeside 19-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 3 R8 3YO+ BM 70 Hcp $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.620, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920	B Melham 59kg 2.36L	8 (12)
Sandown-Lakeside 05-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 3 R5 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $30,250 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.140, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620	B Melham 59.5kg	1 (8)
Pakenham 23-Jan-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM 64 Hcp $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.160, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680	L Riordan 59.5kg 0.50L	2 (8)
Cranbourne 28-Dec-24 1200m GOOD 4 R7 BM 64 Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.660, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980	A Mccabe 59.5kg 4.75L	7 (9)
Sandown-Lakeside 17-Jul-24 1400m HEAVY 9 R8 BM 70 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.070, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.860	L Nolen 57kg 4.10L	6 (10)
Pakenham Synthetic 01-Jul-24 1400m SYNTHETIC R9 BM 70 Hcp $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.910, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th	Z Spain 57kg 2.50L	4 (10)
Sandown-Hillside 15-Jun-24 1400m SOFT 6 R3 BM 70 Hcp $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080	Z Spain 57.5kg 3.40L	6 (12)
Cranbourne 24-May-24 1400m SOFT 5 R5 CL1 Hcp $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.460, SP: 1.85 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880	Z Spain 58.5kg	1 (6)
Sandown-Hillside 15-May-24 1300m GOOD 4 R8 BM 70 Hcp $4,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.180, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.710	J Melham 55.5kg 0.90L	3 (12)
Warrnambool 30-Apr-24 1200m SOFT 6 R9 BM 70 Hcp $9,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.190, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320	J Melham 55kg 0.20L	2 (14)
Pakenham 18-Apr-24 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3YO+ Restricted 64 Hcp $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.840, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860	E Brown 58kg 0.30L	2 (5)
Sandown-Lakeside 21-Feb-24 1000m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:55.820, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.000	B Melham 58kg 8.30L	8 (9)
Sale 29-Oct-23 1600m SOFT 5 R8 BM64 $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.320, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940	B Mcdougall 58.5kg 5.25L	4 (8)
Murtoa 07-Oct-23 1600m SOFT 6 R7 BM64 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.370, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200	M Aitken 59kg 5.60L	7 (12)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 20-Sep-23 1300m GOOD 4 R5 BM64 $2,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.990, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.010	B Melham 59kg 1.40L	4 (11)
Cranbourne-Trn 04-Sep-23 800m GOOD 4 R12 3UP CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 00:46.720	E Brown 0 5.50L	6 (10)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 18-May-23 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3Y MDN-SW $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.890, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030	B Melham 58kg	1 (10)
Sportsbet-Pakenham Synthetic 07-May-23 1100m SYNTHETIC R1 MDN-SW $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.480, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.070	B Melham 59.5kg 0.20L	2 (12)