What You Wish For (2020)

Foal Date

28-Sep-20

Sex

stallion

Colour

bay

Sire

Embellish

Dam

Grand Wish

Prize Money

203219

Trainer

Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson

Owners

Te Akau Wish & Win Racing Partnership (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM)

About

What You Wish For is a 5yo bay stallion trained by Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson in Matamata. He is by Embellish out of Grand Wish. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $203,219, he is considered an above‑average racehorse. On 15 February 2025 at Matamata, Craig Grylls rode him to his biggest victory so far, taking the $100,000 Open Handicap and beating Mister Wolfgang.

Raced At

Ellerslie • Taupo • Trentham • Tauranga • Matamata • Te Rapa • Hastings

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Ellerslie 25-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R6 Open Hcp $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.930, SP: 5.20 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th	C Grylls 56.5kg 2.60L	6 (11)
Taupo 10-Oct-25 1300m SOFT 6 R7 Open Hcp (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:19.540, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th	V Colgan 57kg 6.30L	11 (14)
Trentham 29-Mar-25 2100m GOOD 4 R7 G2 Open Set Weight With Penalties $10,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:09.300, SP: 6.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd	M Mcnab 55.5kg 2.70L	4 (11)
Tauranga 15-Mar-25 1600m SOFT 5 R7 G2 Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,750 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:35.570, SP: 11.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th	C Grylls 55.5kg 4.50L	5 (13)
Matamata 15-Feb-25 2000m GOOD 4 R8 LR Open Hcp $57,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:07.850, SP: 7.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th	C Grylls 53kg	1 (11)
Ellerslie 25-Jan-25 1600m SOFT 5 R2 LR Open Set Weight $20,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:34.900, SP: 17.30 In-running: Settled 14th, 400m 14th	B Shinn 57.5kg 4.60L	6 (14)
Ellerslie 01-Jan-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 G2 Open Hcp $4,050 (of $270,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.320, SP: 85.10 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th	K Myers 54kg 5.00L	8 (13)
Te Rapa 14-Dec-24 1400m GOOD 4 R6 G3 Open Hcp $1,800 (of $120,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:21.900, SP: 6.40 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th	W Pinn 53kg 3.90L	9 (16)
Matamata 02-Oct-24 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM 75 Hcp $37,375 (of $65,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.270, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th	O Bosson 60.5kg	1 (12)
Ellerslie 21-Sep-24 1600m SOFT 5 R6 BM 75 Hcp $10,175 (of $55,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.410, SP: 6.60 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th	V Colgan 59.5kg 0.40L	2 (14)
Taupo 21-Aug-24 1300m SOFT 7 R3 BM 65 Hcp $9,520 (of $17,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:21.380, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 9th	R Goyaram 62.5kg	1 (14)
Ellerslie 02-Mar-24 2400m GOOD 4 R9 G1 Open Set Weight $6,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:26.790, SP: 44.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th	J Doyle 57kg 11.10L	6 (17)
Ellerslie 17-Feb-24 2100m GOOD 4 R6 G2 Open Set Weight (of $175,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:09.580, SP: 19.60 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th	V Colgan 57kg 20.50L	15 (15)
Te Rapa 31-Jan-24 2000m GOOD 3 R9 G2 Open Set Weight $14,400 (of $160,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:05.060, SP: 16.20 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th	N S Parmar 57kg 0.30L	3 (14)
Ellerslie 14-Jan-24 1500m GOOD 4 R3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $2,750 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.220, SP: 11.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th	W Kennedy 57kg 0.60L	4 (8)
Matamata 22-Dec-23 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM 65 Hcp $2,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.510, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th	C Grylls 58.5kg 0.30L	3 (13)
Te Rapa 21-Oct-23 1400m GOOD 3 R7 G2 Open Set Weight $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.230, SP: 10.30 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th	V Colgan 57kg 5.20L	4 (8)
Tauranga 23-Sep-23 1300m SOFT 5 R3 Open Set Weight With Penalties $7,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.120, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.930	O Bosson 57kg 0.50L	2 (8)
Taupo 23-Aug-23 1100m SOFT 8 R6 Poverty Bay Turf Club 3yo C&G $7,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.180, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th	O Bosson 57kg 0.10L	2 (8)
Hastings 15-Apr-23 1300m SOFT 4 R2 Open Set Weight With Penalties $17,250 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.790, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st	C Grylls 57kg	1 (5)
Matamata 29-Mar-23 1050m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $2,520 (of $14,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.210, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th	O Bosson 57.5kg 2.00L	2 (10)