Zaru (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

16-Sep-17
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Rubick

Dam

Zaboss

Prize Money

380120

Trainer

Lyndall Olson

Owners

S A Olson, M S Olson, L D Olson, D G Anderson, Miss A McKay, TJ McKay, Mrs LT McKay, M Wright, PA McEvoy, Mrs PL Scollard, Mrs K Greathead, WS Rushton, C Young, D Farag & K A Greathead

About

Zaru, a nine-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia and by Rubick out of Zaboss, is trained by Lyndall Olson and owned by S A Olson, M S Olson, L D Olson and others. Across 65 starts he has secured six victories, placed second 15 times and third twelve times, accumulating $379,920 in prize money. His most recent start came at Taree on 16 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of 10 runners.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Kempsey 06-Nov-26 1450m HEAVY 10 R7 AKUBRA KEMPSEY CUP Barrier 2, SP: 10.00 A.Bullock 60 9.05L 8 (11)
Taree 16-Oct-26 1300m SOFT 6 R6 KRAM CUP BM86 $6,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.890, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.490 1st Zoucratic ( A Collett 55 ) 2nd Zaru ( A Bullock 57 , Cd 58 ) 1.80L 3rd Get Some Fun ( M Owen 55 ) 3.03L See full results A Bullock 57kg, Cd 58kg 1.80L 2 (10)
Wyong 04-Sep-26 1350m GOOD 4 R4 BM64 $1,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.720, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 1st Copacabana ( T J Schiller 61.5 ) 2nd Listins Lass ( J Ford 55 ) 3.11L 3rd Valentiago ( M Stapleford 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 4.15L 5th Zaru ( J Newman 58 , Cd 56 ) 6.17L See full results J Newman 58kg, Cd 56kg 6.17L 5 (9)
Taree 14-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 HOPKNLIVER BM85 $6,000 (of $35,200) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:24.650, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 1st Just In Time ( A R D Morgan 59 ) 2nd Zaru ( J Newman 58 ) 0.43L 3rd Show 'Em Howl ( A Roper 55 ) 0.45L See full results J Newman 58kg 0.43L 2 (14)
Muswellbrook 26-Jul-26 1280m GOOD 4 R6 BENGALLA BM87 $6,000 (of $35,300) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.330, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.870 1st Hellcibell ( M Bell 55 ) 2nd Zaru ( J Newman 56.5 ) 0.06L 3rd A Pound Of Salt ( R Hutchings 55 , Cd 56 ) 1.32L See full results J Newman 56.5kg 0.06L 2 (14)
Grafton 05-Jul-26 1190m SOFT 5 R6 JOHN CARLTON $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:08.680, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 15th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 1st My Mum's Toyboy ( J P Stanley 62 ) 2nd Tectonic Plate ( K Matheson 59 ) 0.57L 3rd Spirits Burn Deep ( G Spokes 55 ) 1.04L 4th Zaru ( J Newman 55 ) 1.31L See full results J Newman 55kg 1.31L 4 (15)
Port Macquarie 14-Jun-26 1010m SOFT 7 R6 WCPE SPR (of $30,000) Barrier 10, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th A Bullock 58kg 5.92L 6 (10)
Taree 05-Jun-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R1 OPEN-BT A Roper 0.67L 1 (7)
Coffs Harbour 27-Dec-25 1200m HEAVY 10 R3 BM82 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th M Bennett 60 6.07L 5 (5)
Beaumont 06-Dec-25 1350m GOOD 4 R6 COND BM68 (of $42,000) Barrier 10, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd G Buckley 58.5kg 7.13L 9 (10)
Wyong 26-Nov-25 1300m GOOD 4 R6 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 10, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th M Fitzgerald 59.5kg 1.46L 5 (11)
Randwick 04-Nov-25 1300m SOFT 7 R6 CTRY OPEN (of $250,000) Barrier 8, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th A Roper 52kg 8.87L 8 (12)
Taree 17-Oct-25 1250m GOOD 4 R4 KRAM SPRNT BM84 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th A Roper 59.5kg 2.53L 5 (8)
Port Macquarie 28-Sep-25 1006m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT M Fitzgerald 2.3L 3 (5)
Muswellbrook 27-Jul-25 1280m HEAVY 8 R5 BENGALLA BM84 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd A Bullock 59.5kg 1.86L 3 (9)
Grafton 06-Jul-25 1190m GOOD 4 R8 JOHN CARLTON 97 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th A Roper 55kg 1.6L 3 (9)