Verdi's Opera (2019) Horse

Foal Date

20-Oct-19

Sex

mare

Colour

bay

Sire

Verdi

Dam

Temeraire

Prize Money

14138

Trainer

Davina Waddell

Owners

Stephen Ralph & Melanie Sutton

About

Verdi's Opera is a 6yo bay mare trained by Davina Waddell at Muriwai Beach. She is by the stallion Verdi out of the mare Temeraire. To date she has recorded one victory. Her biggest triumph came on 7 Jul 2024 at Tauranga, where she captured the $17,000 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances. Punters have found her lucrative; a full‑career backing would have returned 195% on the stake.

Raced At

Avondale • Ruakaka • Ellerslie • Pukekohe Park • Tauranga

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Avondale 15-Jul-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R7 BM 65 Hcp (of $17,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.120, SP: 98.10 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th 1st Final Reason ( H Hassman 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Sacred Combatant ( S Mcnab 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Ocean Road ( J Fawcett 59 ) 1.50L 14th Verdi's Opera ( S Brown 54 , Cd 51 ) 38.20L See full results	S Brown 54kg, Cd 51kg 38.20L	14 (14)
Ruakaka 18-Dec-24 2100m GOOD 3 R8 BM 65 Hcp $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:10.970, SP: 43.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 8th 1st Sweet But Psycho ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 2nd Apache Anne ( K A Myers 57.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Because ( J Doyle 60 ) 2.80L 9th Verdi's Opera ( J Nishizuka 54 , Cd 51 ) 17.40L See full results	J Nishizuka 54kg, Cd 51kg 17.40L	9 (9)
Ellerslie 30-Nov-24 2400m SOFT 5 R1 BM 75 Hcp $825 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:33.670, SP: 61.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd 1st Let Fly ( S C Spratt 54.5 ) 2nd Enright ( R Goyaram 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.20L 3rd High Country ( M J Mcnab 56 ) 0.30L 9th Verdi's Opera ( B Rogerson 54 , Cd 52 ) 13.60L See full results	B Rogerson 54kg, Cd 52kg 13.60L	9 (9)
Pukekohe Park 07-Nov-24 2100m SOFT 5 R2 Restricted 60 Hcp $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:13.060, SP: 20.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Pick Of The Litter ( C R Barnes 58 ) 2nd Because ( M J Mcnab 60 ) 2.50L 3rd Ember Attack ( J J Fawcett 57 ) 4.00L 4th Verdi's Opera ( J Nishizuka 55 , Cd 52 ) 4.40L See full results	J Nishizuka 55kg, Cd 52kg 4.40L	4 (8)
Tauranga 02-Nov-24 2100m SOFT 5 R7 BM 65 Hcp (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.030, SP: 74.60 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 13th 1st Charlbury ( A Lawson-carroll 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Si Exquis ( K A Myers 57.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Northern Raider ( B Jacobson 57.5 ) 0.90L 13th Verdi's Opera ( B Rogerson 54 , Cd 52 ) 9.60L See full results	B Rogerson 54kg, Cd 52kg 9.60L	13 (14)