Zakouma (AUS) Horse
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Zakouma is a six-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Crowded House out of Dar Es Salaam. He races for trainer Grahame Begg and his owners are Wyadup Valley Farm (Mgr: T J Delroy). Over 18 starts he has secured five victories, placed two times in second position and once in third, accumulating earnings of $389,485. His most recent start was at Flemington on 24 October 2026, where he finished 11th out of a field of 11. He last won at Flemington on 16 May 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 03-Nov-26 3200m SOFT 5 R7 Lexus Melbourne Cup Barrier 10, SP: 31.00 | W.A.Pike 52kg 10.51L | 14 (23) |
| Flemington 24-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 CRYSTL MILE (of $400,000) Barrier 7, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th | W Pike 57.5kg 8.53L | 11 (11) |
| Caulfield 10-Oct-26 2400m GOOD 3 R4 G2 HERBERT POWER $10,000 (of $401,900) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:27.090, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st Pinhole ( J Mcdonald 56 ) 2nd Suntora ( D Stackhouse 55 ) 0.06L 3rd Knight's Choice ( B Shinn 56 ) 0.21L 5th Zakouma ( W Pike 57 ) 2.36L See full results | W Pike 57kg 2.36L | 5 (13) |
| Caulfield 19-Sep-26 2000m GOOD 3 R8 G3 NATURALISM $4,000 (of $201,750) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:02.270, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 1st Zahrann ( E P Brown 55 ) 2nd Saint George ( M Zahra 58.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Asterix ( B J Melham 58.5 ) 1.30L 6th Zakouma ( W Pike 54 ) 1.66L See full results | W Pike 54kg 1.66L | 6 (16) |
| Caulfield 29-Aug-26 1700m SOFT 6 R9 LR HEATHERLIE HCP $4,000 (of $200,450) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:44.050, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 16th, 1200m 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.110 1st Kingswood ( J M Allen 61 ) 2nd Just Folk ( B A Shinn 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Deakin ( L J Neindorf 57.5 ) 1.15L 6th Zakouma ( W Pike 55 ) 4.15L See full results | W Pike 55kg 4.15L | 6 (16) |
| Caulfield Heath 19-Aug-26 1400m R1 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:29.670 1st Knight's Choice ( D J Dunn ) 2nd Grand Pierro ( Z Spain ) 3rd Deakin ( L J Neindorf ) 7th Zakouma ( J Childs ) | J Childs | 7 (7) |
| Southside Cranbourne 03-Aug-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R12 Jump Out-H8 | 5 (10) | |
| Flemington 16-May-26 2800m GOOD 4 R7 LR RAMSDEN $183,625 (of $303,625) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:56.660, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.200 1st Zakouma ( J Childs 58.5 ) 2nd Pounding ( L Nolen 58.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Sir Chartwell ( D W Stackhouse 58.5 ) 1.25L See full results | J Childs 58.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Flemington 25-Apr-26 2000m GOOD 3 R7 BM100 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, SP: 2.05 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th | B Mertens 53kg 4.06L | 7 (14) |
| Flemington 28-Mar-26 2000m HEAVY 8 R5 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 10, SP: 2.30 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | W Pike 54kg 2.75L | 1 (12) |
| Sandown Hillside 11-Mar-26 1800m GOOD 4 R6 BM70 Hcp (of $55,000) Barrier 11, SP: 2.40 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th | J Childs 58.5kg 2.5L | 1 (11) |
| Caulfield Heath 18-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R5 CL1 (of $55,000) Barrier 3, SP: 3.20 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | J Childs 59kg 2.5L | 1 (7) |
| Southside Cranbourne 26-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R13 Jump Out-S5 | J Childs | 5 (8) |
| Southside Cranbourne 12-Jan-26 800m GOOD 4 R8 Jump Out-G4 | J Mc Neil | 8 (8) |
| Sandown Hillside 30-Jul-25 1800m SOFT 6 R8 BM70 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | J Childs 56kg 1.31L | 3 (15) |
| Geelong 11-Jul-25 1740m HEAVY 8 R9 0-64 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, SP: 2.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th | J Childs 59.5kg 2.9L | 5 (12) |
| Cranbourne 22-Jun-25 2025m GOOD 4 R5 BM64 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, SP: 1.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Childs 59.5kg 2.4L | 4 (10) |