Western Miner (AUS) Horse
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Western Miner is a 3yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Chris Pollard. He is by Bivouac out of Au Fait. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his latest start at Darwin on 9 May 2026, he was ridden by Deborah Barton and placed 5th behind winner Good Onya Darl.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin 09-May-26 1100m GOOD R5 MDN-SW (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.020, SP: 13.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130 1st Good Onya Darl ( B Cray 57 ) 2nd Rivers Of Babylon ( W Davis 58.5 ) 0.45L 3rd Tenacious Zeus ( V Arnott 58.5 ) 4.93L 5th Western Miner ( D Barton 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 10.06L See full results | D Barton 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 10.06L | 5 (5) |
| Sandown Lakeside 25-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 3Y MDN-SW $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.280, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 1st Santana ( L Currie 58 ) 2nd Cavalry Scout ( B Allen 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Fastobullet ( L J Neindorf 58 ) 2.50L 7th Western Miner ( J Mott 58 ) 14.30L See full results | J Mott 58kg 14.30L | 7 (7) |
| Kilmore 10-Mar-26 1000m GOOD 4 R10 3UP -TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.340 1st Avenel Sprout ( A G Kennedy ) 2nd Typhoon Romance ( H I L Blanc ) 0.75L 3rd My Mate Tom ( T N Barton ) 3.00L 4th Western Miner ( R Lamont ) 3.75L | R Lamont 3.75L | 4 (8) |
| Echuca 16-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R3 3UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:04.600 1st Kokonda ( J Duffy ) 2nd Foxiet ( C A Taylor ) 0.20L 3rd Western Miner ( S M Brown ) 1.20L | S M Brown 1.20L | 3 (8) |
| bet365 Echuca 03-Feb-26 900m R8 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:52.500 1st Thundering Shadow ( R L Hammond ) 3rd Western Miner ( S M Brown ) | S M Brown | 3 (8) |
| bet365 Echuca 06-Jan-26 900m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:54.000 1st Thinking Of Gerty ( R L Hammond ) 2nd Little Theodore ( H T Coffey ) 3rd Money Magnet ( J Booth ) 6th Western Miner ( S M Brown ) | S M Brown | 6 (7) |