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Start Wondering
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Trained by E & J Rayner at Wanganui (Nz), Start Wondering is a 2024 year old gelding by the sire Eighth Wonder, out of the dam Roseanbar.

He has won a total of 14 races from 40 starts for a win percentage of 35%. His career earnings are $960k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ellerslie on January 1st in 2017 when he won $0 in the Railway Stakes (a set weight with penalties race over 1,200 metres).

Start Wondering is a top level performer, having started 12 times at group race level, with 3 wins, including 3 in Group 1 company.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-1200.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $42k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$960k
Starts
40
Wins
14
Second
8
Third
1
Win %
35
Place %
58
Profit
-12.0
Conditions
Good
21
8-3-0
$33k
Soft
16
5-2-1
$7k
Heavy
3
1-0-0
$42k
Race Standard
All
12
3-2-0
Group 1
11
3-2-0
Group 2
1
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
2000m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
2
0-1-0
-2
1400m
2
2-0-0
-2
1200m
6
1-2-0
-6
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Ellerslie
3
1-0-0
-3
Hastings
1
0-0-0
-1
Te Rapa
2
2-0-0
-2
Trentham
2
0-1-0
-2
Otaki
2
0-2-0
-2
Eagle Farm
1
0-0-0
-1
Doomben
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
10
3-3-0
-3
QLD
2
0-0-0

Race History

Mar-10 18
5/
5.2
0
Ellerslie
3
2000
New Zealand Stakes 
$0k
$186k
59
127.67
-
4
4,4,4
-1
Feb-24 18
5/
4.4
0
Hastings
4
1600
Livamol Classic 
$0k
$186k
59
98.70
-
10
6,7
+2
Feb-10 18
1/
0.0
0
Te Rapa
7
1400
Bcd Group Sprint 
$0k
$186k
59
85.80
-
4
5,5
+4
Jan-20 18
16/
7.1
0
Trentham
4
1200
Telegraph Stakes 
$0k
$233k
59
75.40
-
4
17
+1
Jan-1 18
4/
1.9
0
Ellerslie
3
1200
Sistema Railway 
$0k
$186k
59
72.55
-
4
3
-1
Dec-1 17
2/7
0.4
0
Otaki
3
1200
Fasttrack Insurance Levin Stakes
$0k
$47k
61
70.78
-
2
2
May-27 17
11/
14.3
26
Eagle Farm
8
1300
Kingsford Smith Cup 
$0k
$708k
59
93.39
-
5
5,3
-8
May-13 17
6/
3.8
21
Doomben
6
1200
Doomben 10,000 
$0k
$708k
58½
74.34
-
5
5,9
+3
Feb-25 17
2/
0.8
0
Otaki
4
1600
WFA Classic 
$0k
$186k
59
95.40
-
5
4,3
+1
Feb-11 17
1/
0.0
0
Te Rapa
4
1400
Nrm Sprint 
$0k
$186k
59
81.22
-
4
2,4
+3
Jan-21 17
2/
0.1
0
Trentham
6
1200
J R & N Berkett Telegraph 
$0k
$233k
58
67.81
-
6
4
+2
Jan-1 17
1/
0.0
0
Ellerslie
3
1200
Railway Stakes 
$0k
$186k
55½
68.84
-
2
4
+3