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Defying Luck
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Trained by Richard Simpson at Longreach, Defying Luck is a 2024 year old gelding by the sire Pluck, out of the dam Defying Gravity.

He has won a total of 4 races from 45 starts for a win percentage of 9%. His career earnings are $32k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Tamworth on January 27th in 2017 when he won $300 in the Tab.Com.Au Maiden Plate (a set weight race over 1,400 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-800.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $2k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$32k
Starts
45
Wins
4
Second
3
Third
7
Win %
9
Place %
31
Profit
-8.0
Conditions
Good
36
3-2-4
$2k
Soft
3
0-0-0
$0k
Heavy
4
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1000m
5
1-0-0
-1
1300m
3
1-0-1
+3
1100m
2
0-0-1
-2
1200m
5
0-0-1
-5
1400m
3
0-1-0
-3
Race Track
Longreach
6
0-0-2
-6
Barcaldine
4
2-0-1
+6
Isisford
1
0-0-0
-1
Jundah
1
0-0-0
-1
Winton Aus
1
0-0-0
-1
Coonamble
1
0-0-0
-1
Gunnedah
1
0-1-0
-1
Tamworth
3
0-0-0
-3
Race State
QLD
13
2-0-3
+8
NSW
5
0-1-0

Race History

Mar-23 19
6/
4.7
10
Longreach
4
1000
Hcp (Cl B)
$0k
$7k
58
0.00
-
Dec-2 17
1/
0.0
6
Barcaldine
3
1300
Hcp (Cl B)
$0k
$7k
59
0.00
-
Nov-7 17
4/
7.3
6
Longreach
4
1100
Saunders Electrics Handicap (50)
$0k
$7k
58½
0.00
-
Nov-4 17
5/
4.0
8
Barcaldine
3
1000
Hcp (Cl B)
$0k
$7k
57½
0.00
-
Oct-28 17
6/
5.7
12
Isisford
3
1200
Hcp (Cl B)
$0k
$7k
57½
0.00
-
Oct-7 17
7/
7.8
12
Jundah
3
1400
(Bm55)
$0k
$10k
56½
0.00
-
Sep-23 17
3/
5.8
26
Longreach
4
1200
Hcp (Cl B)
$0k
$8k
58½
0.00
-
Sep-16 17
8/
7.5
31
Winton Aus
4
1000
Hcp (50)
$0k
$7k
60
0.00
-
Jul-22 17
4/
5.1
3.5
Longreach
3
1200
Hcp (Cl B)
$0k
$7k
61
0.00
-
Jul-1 17
3/
1.7
10
Barcaldine
3
1300
Barcaldine Race Club Plate-C3
$0k
$7k
57½
0.00
-
Jun-17 17
8/
4.6
5
Longreach
4
1000
(Bm50)
$0k
$7k
60
0.00
-
Jun-10 17
1/
0.0
4
Barcaldine
0
1000
Mdn Plate
$0k
$7k
59
0.00
-
May-27 17
3/
3.8
2.2
Longreach
3
1100
Mdn Plate
$0k
$7k
59
0.00
-
Mar-27 17
13/
13.9
21
Coonamble
3
1300
Terminus Hotel Maiden Plate
$0k
$20k
58½
92.52
-
2,2
Feb-25 17
2/
6.3
4
Gunnedah
4
1400
Hope Fuel Cup Day 28/5 Maiden Handicap
$0k
$6k
54½
0.00
-
Feb-6 17
9/
5.3
14
Tamworth
3
1200
Freight Specialists Maiden Handicap
$0k
$20k
54
76.12
-
4,5
Jan-27 17
6/
10.6
7
Tamworth
9
1400
Tab.Com.Au Maiden Plate
$0k
$20k
57
96.35
-
6,6
Jan-20 17
12/
13.1
41
Tamworth
3
1200
S Minson - Rockabilly Man Maiden
$0k
$40k
57½
87.26
-
12,12