Wootton Verni (2021)

Foal Date

25-Mar-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Wootton Bassett

Dam

Vernie

Prize Money

1040643

Trainer

Chris Waller

Owners

C J Waller, Go Bloodstock Australia (Mgr: Sir O G Glenn), N A Greenhalgh, Mrs M T Greenhalgh, Grand Parkview Stud (Mgr: Ms L C Timms), I Bruce, T A Corkhill, G D Pease, Mrs A P Pease, M R Smith & G E Ardill

About

Wootton Verni is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Chris Waller. He is by Wootton Bassett out of Vernie. As a stakes winner with total earnings of $1,040,643, he is considered a horse of above‑average talent. On 1 November 2025 at Randwick, James McDonald rode him to his biggest victory, capturing the $750,000 3yo+ Open Quality and beating Imperialist. He has been a lucrative choice for bettors, delivering a 198% ROI for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Randwick • Caulfield • Sandown Hillside • Goulburn • Gosford • Warwick Farm • Saint-Cloud • Chantilly • Marseille-borely • Lyon-Parilly • Vichy

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Randwick 01-Nov-25 2000m SOFT 7 R9 G3 3YO+ Open Quality $431,500 (of $750,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:04.670, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180	J Mcdonald 54.5kg	1 (15)
Caulfield 15-Oct-25 2000m GOOD 3 R7 G3 3YO+ Open Hcp $145,600 (of $240,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:01.750, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220	D Lane 55kg	1 (13)
Sandown Hillside 27-Sep-25 1800m GOOD 3 R8 Open Hcp $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.680, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040	J Childs 55.5kg 2.85L	4 (12)
Randwick 06-Sep-25 1600m GOOD 4 R5 3YO+ BM 94 Hcp $5,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.820, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720	N Rawiller 59.5kg 2.12L	5 (11)
Goulburn 24-Aug-25 1400m HEAVY 9 R7 Open Hcp $3,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.600, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.010	K Mcevoy 58kg 6.36L	8 (9)
Randwick 19-Aug-25 780m SYNTHETIC R7 OPEN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:48.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820	R Jones 2.11L	7 (8)
Randwick 07-Aug-25 1044m HEAVY 9 R6 OPEN-BT Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.890 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.590	J Mcdonald 0.75L	3 (8)
Gosford 10-May-25 1600m SOFT 7 R8 LR Open Quality $11,750 (of $500,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.680, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530	J Ford 55.5kg 1.80L	5 (10)
Randwick 26-Apr-25 1500m SOFT 6 R8 BM 100 Hcp $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:30.750, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.820	J Mcdonald 56.5kg 7.40L	7 (15)
Warwick Farm 17-Apr-25 1207m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.570 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160	J Mcdonald 3.50L	2 (9)
Warwick Farm 07-Apr-25 804m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:47.280 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750	D Gibbons 5.01L	7 (9)
Saint-Cloud 30-Jun-24 2000m SOFT R6 G2 CL1 $47,249 (of $130,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:04.510, SP: 5.10	C Soumillon 57kg 1.30L	2 (7)
Saint-Cloud 07-May-24 2100m SOFT R3 G3 Prix Greffulhe Stakes (Group 3) $66,083 (of $80,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:14.790, SP: 5.40	C Demuro 58kg	1 (4)
Chantilly 08-Mar-24 1800m GOOD R6 LR Maurice Caillault Listed Stakes-AWT $18,173 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.760, SP: 3.00	C Soumillon 57kg 1.50L	2 (9)
Chantilly 09-Feb-24 1800m GOOD R1 Du Castel Stakes-Awt $28,911 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:50.990, SP: 2.80	C Soumillon 57.5kg	1 (5)
France 12-Dec-23 2000m SYNTHETIC R1 2YO Rest Weight For Age $21,190 (of $42,380) Barrier 4, SP: 4.20	A Orani 59kg	1 (6)
Pont De Vivaux 12-Dec-23 2000m SYNTHETIC R1 2Y COND WFA $21,190 (of $42,380) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:07.130, SP: $4.20	A Orani 59kg	1 (6)
France 12-Nov-23 2000m HEAVY R2 2Y COND WFA $21,190 (of $42,380) Barrier 1, SP: $10	A Orani 57kg	1 (5)
France 12-Nov-23 2000m HEAVY R1 2YO Rest Weight For Age $21,190 (of $42,380) Barrier 1, SP: 10.00	A Orani 258.5kg	1 (5)
Marseille-borely 12-Nov-23 2000m HEAVY R1 Jean-Claude Napoli Stakes $21,190 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:10.620, SP: 10.00	A Orani 56.7kg	1 (5)
Lyon-Parilly 08-Oct-23 1350m SOFT R4 CL $4,238 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.590, SP: 7.00	A Orani 56.7kg 5.05L	4 (6)
Vichy 20-Jul-23 1400m SOFT R4 LR CL (of $59,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.090, SP: 5.00	A Orani 58.5kg 3.90L	7 (9)
Lyon-Parilly 26-Jun-23 1350m GOOD R3 Md $18,051 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.100, SP: 3.25	A Orani 56.5kg	1 (7)