Horse Profile

Motivation
Stable

Trained by P & C Nelson & McDougal at Hastings, Motivation is a 9 year old gelding by the sire Mastercraftsman, out of the dam Tenacity.

He has won a total of 3 races from 43 starts for a win percentage of 7%. His career earnings are $108k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Hastings on June 6th in 2022 when he won $10,234 in the The Cossack Champion Maiden Hrdl (a set weight with allowances race over 2,500 metres).

Motivation is a top level performer, having started 5 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-3540.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $4k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$108k
Starts
43
Wins
3
Second
8
Third
8
Win %
7
Place %
47
Profit
-35.4
Conditions
Good
7
1-0-2
$3k
Soft
32
1-7-6
$1k
Heavy
3
1-0-0
$4k
Race Standard
All
5
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
1
0-0-0
Group 3
4
0-0-0
Race Distance
2500m
2
1-0-0
+0.1
2800m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
6
0-0-1
-6
3000m
2
0-0-0
-2
2200m
2
0-0-0
-2
2600m
1
0-0-0
-1
2100m
3
0-0-2
-3
2250m
1
0-0-0
-1
2040m
1
0-1-0
-1
1550m
2
0-0-1
-2
1200m
4
0-1-1
-4
1400m
11
1-4-1
-8.7
1300m
6
1-2-2
-2.8
1500m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Hastings
17
2-4-4
-11.7
Hawera
1
0-0-0
-1
Woodville
2
0-0-0
-2
Arawa Park
1
0-0-0
-1
Trentham
4
0-0-0
-4
Awapuni
6
0-1-1
-6
Wanganui
1
0-1-0
-1
Te Rapa
1
0-0-0
-1
Otaki
1
0-0-1
-1
Tauranga
3
0-0-1
-3
Te Aroha
2
1-0-1
+0.3
Pukekohe Park
1
0-1-0
-1
Taupo
1
0-1-0
-1
Te Teko
1
0-0-0
-1
Ellerslie
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
43
3-8-8
-34.4

Race History

Jun-25 23
-9/7
0.0
0
Woodville
10
3000
Murray Contractors Hrdl
$0k
$30k
Jack Power
66
0.00
-
Jun-5 23
8/9
17.6
$8.5
Hastings
6
2500
Farewell G Richardson 0-1 Hrdl
$0k
$30k
H Mc Neill
69½
171.71
-
8
9,7,7
-1
Apr-26 23
5/7
8.5
$3.1
Hawera
7
2800
Free Admission 21/5 R-Opn Hrdl
$1k
$30k
S Phelan
67½
207.24
-
2
2,1,3
-2
Apr-10 23
4/12
2.3
$5.6
Woodville
4
1600
Hobson Horse Coaches Jmp Hwt
$1k
$14k
S Phelan
71
99.71
-
Spell of 288 Days
Jun-26 22
5/7
24.3
$3.4
Arawa Park
9
3000
Campbell Infrastructure Hrdl
$1k
$30k
C Case
65
222.26
42.05
5
5,6,6
+1
Jun-6 22
1/9
2.3
$2.1
Hastings
10
2500
The Cossack Champion Maiden Hrdl
$12k
$20k
A Kuru
69
183.25
-
4
5,4,2
+1
Apr-16 22
11/12
25.4
$16.1
Hastings
6
2200
Hawke's Bay Cup
$0k
$85k
E Nicholas
54
135.27
-
8
5,5,9
-2
Mar-19 22
5/12
4.1
$17.8
Trentham
4
2600
New Zealand St Leger
$2k
$60k
E Nicholas
55
159.60
-
7
7,7,6
+1
Feb-20 22
3/5
1.4
$5.8
Hastings
5
2100
Affco Nz Ltd Wairoa Cup
$3k
$30k
L Hemi
60
136.88
-
2
2,2,2
-1
Jan-8 22
9/12
5.1
$26.1
Awapuni
4
2200
Marton Cup
$1k
$60k
L Hemi
53
136.88
-
3
3,4,4
-5
Dec-18 21
10/11
5.7
$12.7
Awapuni
9
2250
Manawatu Cup 
$2k
$100k
L Hemi
53
140.45
-
8
9,11,10
Nov-27 21
2/13
0.8
$19
Wanganui
4
2040
Wanganui Cup
$11k
$60k
L Hemi
57
126.94
-
6
6,6,5
+3
Nov-12 21
3/8
3.0
$7.9
Awapuni
3
1550
Humphries Construction Handicap
$4k
$40k
L Hemi
55
91.93
-
3
2,2
-1
Spell of 201 Days
Apr-25 21
10/14
7.7
$29
Awapuni
8
1550
Anzac Mile
$1k
$50k
M Singh
53
93.54
-
14
11,11
+1
Apr-17 21
8/10
2.7
$5.6
Hastings
5
1200
Power Turf Sprint
$1k
$50k
J Parkes
57½
71.79
-
9
9,10
+2
Apr-3 21
2/13
0.1
$14.6
Awapuni
9
1400
Bramco Granite Handicap
$9k
$50k
K Williams
53
86.97
-
13
13,13
+11
Spell of 77 Days
Jan-16 21
7/10
2.6
$28.4
Trentham
4
1600
Anniversary Handicap 
$1k
$70k
K Hercock
53
96.92
34.74
10
9,10
+3
Jan-1 21
2/5
0.4
$3
Hastings
4
1300
R Russell / C Keenan Mem. Handicap
$2k
$15k
J Parkes
59½
77.20
-
5
4,4
+2
Dec-19 20
4/8
3.2
$17.7
Awapuni
4
1400
K Pratt Mem. Challenge Stakes 
$4k
$100k
J Parkes
59
84.02
-
7
8,8
+4
Dec-12 20
7/10
6.1
$28.7
Te Rapa
3
1400
J Swap Sprint 
$1k
$70k
M Hashizume
53
81.36
34.49
7
8,10
+3
Oct-17 20
4/12
1.4
$14
Hastings
8
1400
Red Badge Spring Sprint 
$3k
$70k
S Collett
53
86.08
-
11
11,8
+4
Oct-3 20
2/6
0.1
$4.7
Hastings
4
1400
Livamol Optimiser Handicap
$6k
$40k
S Collett
54
82.03
-
2
2,2
Sep-19 20
3/16
0.6
$7.3
Hastings
4
1300
Taylors Pools & Spas (Bm72)
$2k
$30k
C Ormsby
59
75.81
-
10
9,9
+6
Spell of 196 Days
Mar-7 20
4/9
0.8
$7.7
Trentham
4
1200
Harrisons Carpet (Bm72)
$1k
$25k
H Andrew
59
69.23
-
9
9,9
+5
Feb-26 20
3/10
1.6
$5.4
Hastings
4
1300
Nadeem (Bm72)
$3k
$25k
J Waddell
59
75.77
-
10
10,10
+7
Jan-18 20
7/9
6.0
$5
Trentham
4
1400
Pete's Joinery (Bm72)
$1k
$40k
J Parkes
59½
84.33
-
6
6,6
-1
Jan-1 20
2/5
1.3
$3.8
Hastings
4
1300
City Of Hastings Cup
$4k
$20k
L Allpress
54
75.31
-
5
5,5
+3
Nov-29 19
3/9
3.1
$4.9
Otaki
3
1200
Paul Ireland Digger Hire-Bm72
$3k
$25k
J Parkes
58½
69.51
-
8
9
+6
Nov-10 19
1/9
0.8
$3.2
Hastings
4
1300
Twilight @ Hastings 11/12-Bm65
$6k
$10k
J Parkes
59½
77.42
-
9
9,9
+8
Oct-5 19
8/11
7.8
$4.3
Hastings
4
1600
(Bm65)
$0k
$40k
C Johnson
60
96.69
-
10
9,9
+1
Sep-21 19
4/12
2.8
$3.5
Hastings
3
1400
Te Awa Winery Restaurant-Bm65
$2k
$30k
L Innes
60
83.53
-
5
5
+1
Aug-31 19
2/13
0.2
$9.6
Hastings
4
1400
Vet Services Hawke's Bay-Bm65
$5k
$23k
C Johnson
59½
83.45
-
13
13,13
+11
Spell of 63 Days
Jun-29 19
3/14
1.8
$9
Hastings
7
1400
Stockies Day July 18 (Bm65)
$2k
$23k
C Johnson
59½
86.33
-
13
11,7
+4
Spell of 179 Days
Jan-1 19
6/9
6.3
$2.1
Hastings
4
2100
Jimmy Rural (Bm65)
$0k
$10k
N Abu Bakar
56
129.24
-
7
6,6,9
+3
Dec-14 18
3/9
2.5
$1.9
Tauranga
6
2100
Young Read Woudberg C.A (Bm65)
$1k
$10k
O Bosson
60
132.05
37.90
2
2,2,2
-1
Nov-13 18
3/9
2.8
$1.7
Te Aroha
4
1600
Comag Ltd (Bm72)
$1k
$11k
O Bosson
57
96.24
-
7
8,8
+5
Oct-26 18
2/12
1.5
$2.2
Pukekohe Park
4
1400
Auck. Supersprint 2-4 Nov-Bm65
$2k
$10k
O Bosson
60
84.63
35.68
9
9,5
+3
Oct-10 18
2/9
0.8
$2.2
Taupo
2
1200
Higgins (Bm65)
$2k
$10k
O Bosson
59½
69.76
-
7
6
+4
Spell of 254 Days
Jan-29 18
4/12
0.9
$4.9
Te Teko
4
1600
Team Welleans (Bm65)
$1k
$10k
M Mc Nab
59
97.50
-
8
6,7
+3
Jan-19 18
7/14
5.5
$3.1
Tauranga
6
1600
St Patrick's Day Races (Bm65)
$0k
$23k
O Bosson
58½
96.47
-
6
3,5
-2
Jan-2 18
6/13
2.9
$3.3
Tauranga
4
1300
New World Te Puke (Bm65)
$0k
$10k
O Bosson
58½
78.16
-
11
10,5
-1
Dec-2 17
4/12
2.3
$25.8
Ellerslie
3
1500
Trevor Eagle Memorial 3yo
$2k
$50k
M Mc Nab
57½
89.89
-
4
4,4
Nov-14 17
1/13
0.3
$2.3
Te Aroha
3
1400
Continuious S'less Steel Maiden
$6k
$10k
O Bosson
57½
85.31
-
1
3,3
+2