Westbound (AUS) Horse
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Westbound is a three-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Toronado out of Western Jewel. Trained by Michael Grantham and owned by Peters Investments Pty Ltd (Mgr: R J Peters), the horse has contested eleven starts, securing five victories, one second‑place finish and two third‑place finishes, earning $331,985. His most recent outing was at Ascot on 24 October 2026, where he finished 8th of 13 runners. His latest win came at Belmont on 4 July 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 24-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R10 RTG 72+ (of $80,000) Barrier 11, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 13th | J Tsang 55.5kg 3.19L | 8 (13) |
| Lark Hill 05-Oct-26 1100m GOOD 4 R5 3UP-TRL | V Corver 7.43L | 4 (7) |
| Belmont 18-Jul-26 2200m SOFT 7 R3 LR BEL CLASSIC $23,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:22.050, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670 1st Ladies Pro ( W Pike 55 ) 2nd Westbound ( C Johnston-porter 57 ) 0.28L 3rd Pony Up ( L Staples 55 ) 8.73L See full results | C Johnston-porter 57kg 0.28L | 2 (7) |
| Belmont 04-Jul-26 2000m SOFT 6 R6 LR AQUANITA $68,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:05.380, SP: 2.05 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.090 1st Westbound ( C Johnston-porter 56 ) 2nd Special Counsel ( W A Pike 56 ) 2.72L 3rd Linchpin ( P J Harvey 56 ) 6.70L See full results | C Johnston-porter 56kg | 1 (12) |
| Belmont 20-Jun-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 LR BELMONT GUINEAS $2,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.010, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940 1st Hot And High ( L F Fiore 55 ) 2nd Prince Of Dala ( B M Parnham 57 ) 0.02L 3rd Herault ( B M Gaerth 57 ) 2.23L 7th Westbound ( T Turner 57 ) 4.16L See full results | T Turner 57kg 4.16L | 7 (16) |
| Belmont 06-Jun-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 LR RACONTEUR $4,875 (of $125,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.270, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 1st Vatican Storm ( C T Johnston-porter 55 ) 2nd Hot And High ( L F Fiore 55 ) 0.01L 3rd Lanfranco ( S D Parnham 56 ) 1.47L 4th Westbound ( C Parnham 56.5 ) 1.58L See full results | C Parnham 56.5kg 1.58L | 4 (9) |
| Ascot 09-May-26 1800m GOOD 4 R5 RTG 66+ $43,840 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.590, SP: 1.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 1st Westbound ( B Parnham 55 ) 2nd Simply Thinkin' ( C T Johnston-porter 58.5 ) 0.49L 3rd Fifth Essence ( H J Nottle 58 , Cd 56 ) 1.93L See full results | B Parnham 55kg | 1 (10) |
| Ascot 18-Apr-26 1400m SOFT 5 R3 GRAD HCP 60+ (of $60,000) Barrier 4, SP: 1.95 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 3rd | T Berry 56kg 2.14L | 1 (11) |
| Ascot 04-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 GRAD HCP 60+ (of $60,000) Barrier 1, SP: 2.10 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th | C Johnstonporter 56kg 1.44L | 3 (8) |
| Lark Hill 23-Mar-26 1450m GOOD 4 R17 2UP-TRL | C Johnstonporter 1.11L | 3 (7) |
| Lark Hill 23-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R8 3UP 0-71 TRL | C Johnstonporter 4.24L | 6 (9) |
| Ascot 22-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R4 GRAD HCP 60+ (of $60,000) Barrier 10, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th | C Johnstonporter 54.5kg 0.05L | 1 (14) |
| Ascot 08-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 GRAD HCP 60+ (of $60,000) Barrier 2, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | C Johnstonporter 55kg 1.62L | 3 (8) |
| Geraldton 23-Oct-25 1410m GOOD 4 R3 MDN (of $20,000) Barrier 8, SP: 2.10 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 1st | C Johnstonporter 56kg 3.46L | 1 (12) |
| Lark Hill 06-Oct-25 950m GOOD 4 R6 2&3YMDN-TRL | C Johnstonporter 0.41L | 1 (8) |
| Lark Hill 22-Sep-25 400m GOOD 4 R2 3Y-TRL | C Johnstonporter 3.16L | 6 (7) |