War Machine

 (NZ)
Country
New Zealand
Foal Date
26-Oct-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Harry Angel
Prize Money
$692010
Owners
Ballymore Stables (Aust) Pty Ltd (Mgr: M D Moroney), R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), N & Mrs J Griffin, G Robinson, B Hollow, S Kay, Ms M Keating, G & Mrs S Lygoyris, A Byron, A Williams, K McCaul, J Hart, M Davies, D Wallace & J Wallace
About

War Machine is a 4yo bay gelding from New Zealand trained by Ben, Will & Jd Hayes. He is sired by Harry Angel out of Caserta. As a stakes winner with $692,010 in career earnings, War Machine is considered a top-tier racehorse. On May 24, 2025, at Doomben, ridden by Blake Shinn, he achieved his most notable victory in the $300,000 Open Quality, defeating Far Too Easy. War Machine has been a lucrative bet for punters, offering a 35% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Doomben 24-May-25 1350m GOOD 4 R9 G3 Open Quality $174,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.760, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030B Shinn 56.5kg1 (16)
Caulfield 10-May-25 1400m GOOD 3 R8 BM 100 Hcp $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:22.780, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200J Mott 58kg1 (11)
Mornington 19-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 3 R9 LR Open Hcp $36,000 (of $200,750) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.310, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.540D Bates 54kg 0.10L2 (9)
Caulfield 16-Nov-24 1400m GOOD 4 R9 G1 3YO+ Open Hcp (of $1,004,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.560, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600D Bates 52kg 7.70L11 (14)
Rosehill Gardens 02-Nov-24 1500m GOOD 4 R8 4YO Open Set Weight $120,000 (of $10,000,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.980, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.690J Ford 57.5kg 3.10L8 (20)
Randwick 19-Oct-24 1300m SOFT 5 R8 G3 4YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $96,000 (of $1,001,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.640, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060D Bates 56kg 0.70L3 (14)
Moonee Valley 27-Sep-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 BM 84 Hcp $23,400 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.670, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980B Shinn 57kg 0.80L2 (12)
Bendigo 13-Apr-24 1400m GOOD 3 R8 LR 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $120,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.710, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240J Childs 58kg1 (16)
Cranbourne 29-Mar-24 1300m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ CL1 Hcp $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.510, SP: 1.75 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220D Bates 59.5kg1 (5)
Kyneton 07-Mar-24 1225m SOFT 5 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.740, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540D Bates 58kg1 (9)
Sandown Hillside 30-Aug-23 1300m SOFT 6 R1 MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:18.820, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.190D Bates 57kg 8.10L9 (10)
Geelong 11-Aug-23 1230m GOOD 3 R1 3Y MDN-SW $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.050, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160D Bates 58kg 2.10L3 (12)