Horse Profile

Achernar Star
Stable

Trained by Lindsey Smith at , Achernar Star is a 2024 year old gelding by the sire , out of the dam .

He has won a total of 10 races from 51 starts for a win percentage of 20%. His career earnings are $1.7M, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ascot on April 1st in 2017 when he won $100,000 in the Karrakatta Plate (a set weight race over 1,200 metres).

Achernar Star is a top level performer, having started 13 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-605.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $38k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$1.7M
Starts
51
Wins
10
Second
16
Third
5
Win %
20
Place %
61
Profit
-6.1
Conditions
Good
46
10-7-3
$31k
Soft
3
0-1-0
$38k
Heavy
2
0-1-0
$18k
Race Standard
All
13
0-4-1
Group 1
6
0-0-1
Group 2
4
0-3-0
Group 3
3
0-1-0
Race Distance
1600m
3
0-1-1
-3
1400m
6
1-3-0
-1.2
1200m
5
1-2-0
-0.6
1100m
2
1-0-0
+0.35
1800m
2
0-0-1
-2
1500m
1
1-0-0
+2.4
1300m
1
0-1-0
-1
1000m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Caulfield
3
0-0-0
-3
Moonee Valley
1
0-0-0
-1
Swan Hill
1
0-0-1
-1
Flemington
1
0-1-0
-1
Sandown Lakeside
1
0-1-0
-1
Ascot
9
3-3-1
+1.15
Bunbury
2
1-0-0
+2.8
Pinjarra
2
0-2-0
-2
Belmont Park
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
7
0-2-1
WA
14
4-5-1
+10.95

Race History

Oct-10 20
5/15
3.3
41
Caulfield
4
1600
Toorak Handicap 
$13k
$503k
P Knuckey
56
99.11
-
4
4,3,2
-3
Sep-19 20
4/16
1.4
51
Caulfield
4
1400
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 
$23k
$502k
P Knuckey
55½
85.24
-
5
4,3
-1
Sep-5 20
8/8
7.4
17
Moonee Valley
4
1200
Strathmore Comm. Bendigo Bank
$3k
$141k
P Knuckey
61
77.88
-
4,4
Jun-7 20
3/13
3.4
3.5
Swan Hill
4
1600
Swan Hill Cup
$10k
$113k
P Knuckey
61½
99.62
-
1
1,1,1
-2
May-16 20
2/14
0.1
3.3
Flemington
5
1400
Seppelt Wines Handicap
$18k
$100k
P Knuckey
62
82.87
-
3
2,2
May-2 20
2/13
0.8
21
Sandown Lakeside
9
1400
Money Back Odds Handicap
$18k
$100k
P Knuckey
61
88.10
-
1
1,1
-1
Apr-18 20
10/16
4.5
41
Caulfield
4
1100
Bel Esprit Stakes
$0k
$112k
P Knuckey
60½
67.53
-
8,11
Dec-7 19
14/16
6.4
41
Ascot
4
1800
Kingston Town Classic 
$0k
$1M
P Knuckey
59
117.66
-
16
16,13
-1
Mar-23 19
1/10
0.0
3.4
Ascot
4
1500
Grandstand Cup
$59k
$100k
P Knuckey
60½
90.24
-
3
3,5
+4
Mar-6 19
1/11
0.0
4.8
Bunbury
4
1400
Bunbury Stakes
$71k
$120k
P Knuckey
58½
83.24
-
2
5,5
+4
Feb-24 19
2/9
0.5
3.5
Pinjarra
4
1300
Pinjarra Classic
$24k
$121k
P Knuckey
58
77.36
-
4
4,3
+1
Jun-2 18
10/10
10.3
20
Belmont Park
4
1400
Belmont Sprint 
$2k
$151k
P Knuckey
57½
93.20
-
3
3,6
-4
May-19 18
7/10
8.0
6
Ascot
4
1200
Roma Cup 
$2k
$151k
P Knuckey
57
78.17
-
9
9,8
+1
Dec-9 17
3/13
0.8
8.5
Ascot
4
1800
Kingston Town Classic 
$90k
$1M
P Knuckey
52
110.25
-
5
5,7
+4
Nov-25 17
2/16
0.8
6
Ascot
4
1600
WA Guineas 
$100k
$502k
P Knuckey
56½
97.37
-
9
9,10
+8
Nov-11 17
2/12
2.0
3.5
Ascot
4
1400
Fairetha Stakes
$20k
$100k
P Knuckey
55½
84.86
-
4
4,3
+1
Oct-28 17
1/10
0.0
4.4
Ascot
4
1200
Mumm Champagne (Bm72+)
$36k
$60k
P Knuckey
54
71.56
-
2
2,3
+2
Oct-14 17
7/12
3.0
7
Bunbury
4
1000
Bunbury 3yo Classic
$1k
$100k
P Knuckey
56½
61.65
-
6
6,6
-1
Apr-1 17
2/
0.3
4.4
Ascot
4
1200
Karrakatta Plate 
$100k
$507k
P Knuckey
56½
70.61
-
1
1,1
-1
Feb-11 17
2/
0.3
1.95
Pinjarra
5
1200
M.Millions Wa 2yo Classic (Rl)
$38k
$238k
P Knuckey
56½
72.36
-
4
4,4
+2
Jan-28 17
1/
0.0
2.35
Ascot
4
1100
Get The Tabtouch Plate
$36k
$60k
P Knuckey
58
65.04
-
3
3,2
+1