Vexatious Dancer (AUS) Horse
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Vexatious Dancer is a 6yo bay mare from Australia trained by Nicole Irwin in Murray Bridge. She is by the stallion Hualalai out of the dam Choose to Dance and has won 8 races so far. On 22 Nov 2025 at Morphettville she claimed her biggest victory, taking the $65,000 Sportsbet Country Sprint Final. The mare has proved profitable for bettors; backing her throughout her career would have delivered a 67% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville 08-Aug-26 1100m SOFT 7 R6 4UP BM72 $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.280, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.990 1st Light The Night ( J Holder 57.5 ) 2nd Bootlegger ( T Hutchinson 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 1.24L 3rd Dobbinair ( N Callow 59.5 ) 1.48L 9th Vexatious Dancer ( C Murtagh 59 ) 3.83L See full results | C Murtagh 59kg 3.83L | 9 (10) |
| Morphettville Parks 18-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 6 R9 BM76 $11,600 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.340, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Real Deluxe ( S Metcalfe 54 ) 2nd Vexatious Dancer ( C Murtagh 56.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Zanthron ( T Hutchinson 56 , Cd 53 ) 2.44L See full results | C Murtagh 56.5kg 0.30L | 2 (12) |
| Morphettville Parks 21-Mar-26 1250m GOOD 4 R9 BM72 $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:15.060, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st Streetcar Apollo ( J Toeroek 60.5 ) 2nd Nicish ( J B Opperman 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Tosen Water ( R L Milnes 60 ) 0.50L 9th Vexatious Dancer ( J Murphy 59 ) 3.07L See full results | J Murphy 59kg 3.07L | 9 (12) |
| Murray Bdge 07-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 BM82 $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.100, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.440 1st Star Sirius ( T Voorham 54 ) 2nd Fast Bubbles ( J Toeroek 57 ) 0.29L 3rd Florey ( W T Price 54 ) 0.65L 6th Vexatious Dancer ( T Johnstone 54.5 , Cd 53 ) 6.41L See full results | T Johnstone 54.5kg, Cd 53kg 6.41L | 6 (9) |
| Morphettville Parks 14-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 3 R9 BM72 $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.570, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510 1st Streetcar Apollo ( J Toeroek 58.5 ) 2nd Tapinforpar ( C P Murtagh 57.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Annihilate ( M Chadwick 55 , Cd 52 ) 0.24L 8th Vexatious Dancer ( C Rawiller 60 ) 3.07L See full results | C Rawiller 60 3.07L | 8 (14) |