What Once Was (AUS) Horse
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What Once Was is a three-year-old bay or brown filly bred in Australia, by Overshare out of Bellaria. She is under the care of trainer Lindsey Smith and is owned by Fern Vale Farm (Mgr: A J Hardwick). Over six starts she has secured one victory, placed two seconds and one third, and has accrued $35,350 in earnings. Her most recent start came at Warrnambool on 6 November 2026, where she finished 4th out of a field of 9. Prior to that she notched a win at Swan Hill on 27 October 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warrnambool 06-Nov-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 Midland Irrigation BM62 Handicap Barrier 7, SP: 13.00 | D.Yendall 56kg 2.95L | 4 (9) |
| Swan Hill 27-Oct-26 975m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 6, SP: 2.05 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | F Kersley 55kg 1.25L | 1 (10) |
| Warracknabeal 29-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.670, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Honour The Bassett ( Z Spain 57 ) 2nd What Once Was ( C Thompson 55 , Cd 52 ) 1.25L 3rd Celestaria ( C Puls 55 ) 2.00L See full results | C Thompson 55kg, Cd 52kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 18-Aug-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R1 4UP MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.020, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Master Jack ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 2nd Prince Of Portland ( J Noonan 57 ) 0.06L 3rd What Once Was ( C Thompson 55 , Cd 52 ) 0.16L See full results | C Thompson 55kg, Cd 52kg 0.16L | 3 (8) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 06-Aug-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R3 MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:00.270, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.430 1st Face The Wild ( H T Coffey 55 ) 2nd Isle Of Mona ( J Mcneil 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Naughty Jamie ( W Gordon 57.5 ) 1.05L 4th What Once Was ( F Kersley 55 ) 1.55L See full results | F Kersley 55kg 1.55L | 4 (10) |
| Swan Hill 28-Jul-26 975m SOFT 6 R2 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.580, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.940 1st Ride Like Michelle ( A Kelly 55 ) 2nd What Once Was ( F Kersley 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Phenomenorm ( B Vale 59.5 ) 3.00L See full results | F Kersley 55kg 0.75L | 2 (9) |
| Caulfield Heath 16-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R6 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.320 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.230 1st Brookelinda ( J Mott ) 2nd Extreme Reign ( M J Dee ) 0.10L 3rd What Once Was ( F Kersley ) 0.60L | F Kersley 0.60L | 3 (6) |
| Ladbrokes Geelong SYNTHETIC 24-Jun-26 600m SYNTH R7 JumpOut-Synth | T Atkinson | 4 (5) |
| Ladbrokes Geelong 04-Mar-26 1000m SOFT 5 R3 Jump Out-S5 | R Hurdle | 1 (5) |
| Ladbrokes Geelong 18-Feb-26 650m SOFT 5 R8 Jump Out-S5 | R Hurdle | 1 (5) |
| Ladbrokes Geelong 04-Feb-26 600m SOFT 5 R7 Jump Out-S5 | J Webb | 3 (4) |