Vernacular (AUS) Horse
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About
Vernacular is a 5yo bay mare from Australia trained by Leigh Murray. She is by Sessions out of Lyon Chant. To date she has won 2 races. On 23 Jan 2025 at Pinjarra Scarpside she claimed her biggest victory, winning the $25,000 2yo+ Maiden Set Weight. Punters have found her to be a money‑maker, delivering an 18% return on investment for anyone who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Derby 18-Jul-26 1120m GOOD R4 RTG 48+ $594 (of $13,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.750, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Outlaw Music ( C Hunter 59.5 ) 2nd Mrs Kangaroo ( K Holroyd 62 , Cd 58 ) 2.85L 3rd City Of Sin ( B Webster 59 , Cd 57 ) 5.93L 4th Vernacular ( J Gray 55 ) 6.30L See full results | J Gray 55kg 6.30L | 4 (8) |
| Broome 11-Jul-26 1300m GOOD R7 RTG 50+ (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:15.510, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Shasfa ( G C O'donnell 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Rulesque ( R M K Cheung 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.03L 3rd Sempre ( K C Yuill 59 ) 2.77L 10th Vernacular ( B Webster 54 , Cd 52 ) 9.26L See full results | B Webster 54kg, Cd 52kg 9.26L | 10 (13) |
| Broome 13-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R2 CL2 $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.090, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140 1st The Top Bar ( K C Yuill 59 ) 2nd Solar System ( J A Gray 59 ) 2.40L 3rd Outlaw Music ( C R Hunter 59 ) 3.43L 7th Vernacular ( B Webster 54.5 , Cd 51.5 ) 7.00L See full results | B Webster 54.5kg, Cd 51.5kg 7.00L | 7 (10) |
| Broome 06-Jun-26 1435m GOOD R5 CL2 $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.570, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.610 1st Leaving Las Vegas ( A Galati 59 ) 2nd Shoulder Patch ( K C Yuill 59 ) 0.21L 3rd Schuhbeck ( P B Farrell 55 ) 0.28L 6th Vernacular ( A J Hayes 54 ) 3.62L See full results | A J Hayes 54kg 3.62L | 6 (10) |
| Albany 16-Apr-26 1500m SOFT 5 R7 CL2 $432 (of $24,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.550, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.250 1st Gingers Sister ( L M Campbell 58 ) 2nd Eternally Yours ( L F Fiore 59.5 ) 0.09L 3rd Diablo Lad ( N Faithfull 60 ) 0.55L 6th Vernacular ( Z Johnston-porter 56.5 ) 4.82L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 56.5kg 4.82L | 6 (10) |