Zafar (AUS) Horse
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Zafar, a 3yo brown/black colt from Australia, is trained by Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson at Matamata. He is by Snitzel out of Zasorceress. As a stakes winner with $46,519 in earnings, he is regarded as above‑average. On 2 May 2026 at Riccarton Park, jockey Opie Bosson guided Zafar to his biggest victory, the $80,000 2yo Open Set Weight, beating Cool As Bling.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton 10-Oct-26 1400m SOFT 5 R8 G3 3YO Open Set Weight $1,208 (of $80,532) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.100, SP: 11.20 1st Fraudster ( J Taplin 57 ) 2nd Cool As Bling ( L Allpress 57 ) 2.10L 3rd On Piste ( T Moseley 55 ) 3.00L 10th Zafar ( J Chung 57 ) 10.00L See full results | J Chung 57kg 10.00L | 10 (13) |
| Riccarton Park 26-Sep-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $5,972 (of $32,281) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.620, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Dulce Caballo ( K Bakker 54 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Zafar ( K Wilson-taylor 58 ) 0.50L 3rd Fraudster ( J Taplin 58 , Cd 56 ) 1.80L See full results | K Wilson-taylor 58kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |
| Riccarton Park 29-Aug-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R4 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $1,656 (of $33,128) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.790, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Outback Girl ( K Bakker 54 ) 2nd Glamour Extreme ( R Mudhoo 55 ) 3.30L 3rd Doubtable ( S T Collett 55 ) 4.10L 4th Zafar ( M Mcnab 58 ) 4.30L See full results | M Mcnab 58kg 4.30L | 4 (10) |
| Riccarton Park 02-May-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 LR 2YO Open Set Weight $37,683 (of $65,536) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Zafar ( O Bosson 57 ) 2nd Cool As Bling ( J K Riddell 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Final Time ( A Comignaghi 55 ) 1.10L See full results | O Bosson 57kg | 1 (9) |