Upstart Lover (AUS) Horse
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About
Upstart Lover is a five-year-old chestnut mare bred in Australia, by Love Conquers All out of Outback Legend. She races under the care of Michael G Nolan and is owned by A R Franke, R A Frappell, Mrs M M Frappell and others. Out of 22 starts she has secured five victories, placed three times in second position and once in third, accumulating $109,520 in earnings. Her most recent start was at Doomben on 17 October 2026, where she finished 6th of a 10 runner field. The latest win came at Toowoomba on 26 September 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doomben 17-Oct-26 1350m GOOD 4 R6 BM70 $1,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:21.040, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.600 1st Lebanese ( E Lang 56 ) 2nd He's Tru Blue ( B Thompson 59 ) 0.49L 3rd Fireforce ( C Graham 57 ) 0.91L 6th Upstart Lover ( A Roper 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.67L See full results | A Roper 56kg, Cd 54.5kg 2.67L | 6 (10) |
| Toowoomba 26-Sep-26 1300m GOOD 4 R1 0-65 $27,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.580, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.920 1st Upstart Lover ( A Roper 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Straight Blast ( J D Molloy 58 ) 0.39L 3rd Perle De Chocolat ( M Rodd 57 ) 0.54L See full results | A Roper 57kg, Cd 55.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 08-Sep-26 925m GOOD 4 R2 OPN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:56.690 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 1st Sir Winnie ( N Fazackerley ) 2nd Cinque Terre ( J Black ) 0.58L 3rd Fire And Light ( L J Tilley ) 0.98L 4th Upstart Lover ( S Bogenhuber ) 1.92L | S Bogenhuber 1.92L | 4 (5) |
| Toowoomba 29-Aug-26 1300m GOOD 4 R2 BM55 $12,500 (of $22,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:20.250, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.590 1st Upstart Lover ( C Lowe 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Water Lad ( D R Mcgillivray 59 ) 0.09L 3rd Uluwatu ( M L Mankelow 63.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 0.47L See full results | C Lowe 60, Cd 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Toowoomba 15-Aug-26 1210m GOOD 4 R1 F&M BM55 $3,950 (of $22,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.060, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.780 1st Mondello ( K Lenton 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Upstart Lover ( F Sandkuhl 62 , Cd 60 ) 0.41L 3rd Worldy Spirit ( J L Taylor 57 ) 2.15L See full results | F Sandkuhl 62kg, Cd 60 0.41L | 2 (12) |
| Toowoomba 01-Aug-26 1300m GOOD 4 R1 BM65 (of $22,500) Barrier 7, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | H Shaw 55.5kg 4.26L | 6 (8) |
| Toowoomba 18-Jul-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 BM60 (of $22,500) Barrier 1, SP: 3.30 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd | K Lenton 56kg 5.7L | 9 (11) |
| Ipswich 03-Jul-26 1100m GOOD 4 R8 F&M 0-58 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | B Osmond 57.5kg 0.26L | 1 (12) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 23-Jun-26 925m SOFT 7 R9 CL3-TRL | S Bogenhuber 0.49L | 2 (6) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 02-Jun-26 650m SOFT 6 R18 CL3-TRL | J Emmerson 4.2L | 4 (6) |
| Toowoomba 14-Feb-26 1300m SOFT 7 R1 CL1 (of $22,500) Barrier 8, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | G Cartwright 54.5kg 3.19L | 1 (10) |
| Toowoomba 07-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 4 R2 CL2-SW (of $22,500) Barrier 9, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | G Cartwright 56.5kg 8.94L | 7 (9) |
| Ipswich 03-Jan-26 1350m GOOD 4 R9 CL1-SW (of $28,000) Barrier 2, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | G Cartwright 58kg 0.14L | 2 (11) |
| Gatton 21-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 3 R6 CL1 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th | O Kendal 55kg 8.9L | 6 (11) |
| Gatton 05-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 3 R7 0-58 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | O Kendal 55kg 1.3L | 4 (11) |