Utah (AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

27-Sep-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Grunt

Dam

Highleigh

Prize Money

$19740

Trainer

Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor

Owners

A Bain, J Durnberger-Smith, A Stroyan, P Bain, S Alexander, C Brown, J Cooper, I Johnston, D Kelly, B Mackay, L Minuzzo, A Morton, Z Collins, GG FC PC, G Riley, N Segota, J Smedley, M Thiele, N Rantanen Reynolds, ABR Utah Club

About

Utah is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Aaron Bain and Ned Taylor, based at Angaston. He is by Grunt out of Highleigh. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in seven starts. In his latest start at Balaklava on 10 September 2025, ridden by Jason Holder, he placed third behind winner Grinzinger Halo.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Balaklava 10-Sep-25 1600m SOFT 7 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $2,450 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.000, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th	J Holder 58kg 2.98L	3 (11)
Strathalbyn 21-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 5 R11 MDN-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.970	J Holder 3.32L	4 (7)
Murray Bdge 04-Aug-25 1000m SOFT 6 R19 MDN-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:01.320	J Holder 3.76L	5 (7)
Kilmore 17-Apr-25 2000m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:06.660, SP: 1.55 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940	J Allen 59kg 0.50L	2 (11)
Ballarat 02-Apr-25 2000m GOOD 3 R4 Mdn Set Weight $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:05.940, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.360	J Childs 59kg 3.65L	3 (13)
Sandown Hillside 12-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $2,750 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.340, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.530	J Childs 59kg 3.27L	4 (9)
Sandown Lakeside 19-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.680, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640	J Childs 59kg 4.66L	7 (8)
Sale 11-Sep-24 1415m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.080, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400	J Childs 58kg 3.06L	6 (9)
Sale 22-Aug-24 1100m SOFT 6 R4 Mdn Set Weight $1,125 (of $37,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.340, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900	J Childs 58kg 3.76L	5 (10)