Watch Me Rock (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
14-Sep-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Prize Money
767945
Owners
Ms M Ojapold, Ridgeport (Mgr: E S Guagliardo), B Gudjonsson & Miss A Blaskovic
About

Watch Me Rock is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by G & A Williams at Karnup. He is by Awesome Rock out of What Choux Want. As a stakes winner with $767,945 in earnings, he is considered a horse of above‑average talent. On 1 Nov 2025 at Ascot, William Pike rode him to his biggest victory, capturing the $200,000 3yo+ Open Handicap and beating Rope Them In. Throughout his career he has been a strong money‑maker for bettors; backing him would have yielded an 88% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Ascot 01-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R9 G3 3YO+ Open Hcp $109,600 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.830, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400W Pike 57kg1 (13)
Ascot 18-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R9 G3 3YO+ Open Set Weight With Penalties $17,600 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.790, SP: 2.25 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100W Pike 57.5kg 0.87L3 (11)
Lark Hill 06-Oct-25 950m GOOD 4 R3 3UP-TRL 72+ Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:56.380W Pike 0.09L2 (7)
Lark Hill 22-Sep-25 950m GOOD 4 R13 3UP 72+ TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.540C Azzopardi1 (11)
Ascot 18-Apr-25 1800m GOOD 4 R8 BenchMark 84+ Hcp $54,800 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:49.900, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080W Pike 58.5kg1 (8)
Ascot 05-Apr-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 LR Open Hcp $68,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.500, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000W Pike 59kg1 (4)
Ascot 22-Mar-25 1500m GOOD 4 R6 LR Open Hcp $68,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.090, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620W Pike 58.5kg1 (8)
Bunbury 08-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 LR Open Hcp $5,850 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.940, SP: 1.85 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060W Pike 54kg 2.27L4 (7)
Ascot 22-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R9 BenchMark 72+ Hcp $43,840 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590W Pike 58.5kg1 (9)
Belmont 05-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R6 3UP 72+ TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.130C Johnston-porter 2.48L4 (9)
Ascot 16-Nov-24 1600m GOOD 4 R3 BenchMark 72+ Hcp $43,840 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.410, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990W Pike 56.5kg1 (11)
Ascot 19-Oct-24 1400m GOOD 4 R9 BenchMark 66+ Hcp $43,840 (of $80,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.330, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090W Pike 57kg1 (13)
Belmont 28-Sep-24 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BenchMark 66+ Hcp $14,880 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.220, SP: 1.85 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.870W Pike 58kg 0.85L2 (12)
Belmont 14-Sep-24 1300m GOOD 4 R7 BenchMark 66+ Hcp $14,880 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:17.650, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.630W Pike 56.5kg 0.04L2 (11)
Belmont 31-Aug-24 1400m SOFT 5 R6 Rest 1 Metro Win Hcp $32,880 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:27.640, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810W Pike 58kg1 (8)
Northam 08-Aug-24 1300m SOFT 7 R7 CL1 Hcp $16,440 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.990, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810C Cooper 60.5kg1 (8)
Lark Hill 29-Jul-24 1000m SOFT 6 R11 3UP 0-71 TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.140W Pike 3.20L3 (7)
Pinjarra Scarpside 15-May-24 1800m GOOD 4 R5 CL1 Hcp $2,640 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:52.080, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650W Pike 60 1.73L3 (10)
Ascot 01-May-24 1400m SOFT 5 R1 Rst 0 Met Win-LY Hcp $19,180 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.200, SP: 2.25 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680W Pike 57kg1 (8)
Pinjarra 18-Apr-24 1300m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $4,650 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.950, SP: 1.26 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6thW Pike 57.5kg 0.60L2 (12)
Lark Hill 08-Apr-24 950m GOOD 4 R10 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.090C Cooper1 (10)
Ascot 23-Dec-23 1400m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,450 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.970, SP: 2.45 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640C Parnham 56.5kg 2.84L5 (15)
Pinjarra 03-Dec-23 1200m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $4,650 (of $25,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:11.190, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280W Pike 56.5kg 1.42L2 (16)
Lark Hill 13-Nov-23 950m GOOD 4 R8 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.880W Pike 0 0.80L2 (10)
Lark Hill 30-Oct-23 950m GOOD 4 R7 3YMDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.550S Mcgruddy 0 1.00L3 (11)