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Headline News
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Trained by John Kiernan at Te Horo Beach, Headline News is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Per Incanto, out of the dam Criss Cross.

Headline News is still a maiden as he is yet to win a race from 11 starts. His career earnings are $13k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Trentham on January 27th in 2024 when he won $4,116 in the Happy Hire Mdn (a set weight with allowances race over 1,000 metres).

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

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$13k
Starts
11
Wins
0
Second
1
Third
4
Win %
0
Place %
45
Profit
-11.0
Conditions
Good
1
0-0-1
$1k
Soft
7
0-1-3
$2k
Heavy
3
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
1600m
1
0-0-0
-1
1340m
1
0-0-1
-1
1300m
1
0-0-1
-1
1200m
4
0-0-1
-4
1000m
1
0-1-0
-1
1400m
2
0-0-0
-2
1360m
1
0-0-1
-1
Race Track
Otaki
5
0-0-1
-5
Wanganui
3
0-0-2
-3
Tauherenikau
1
0-0-1
-1
Trentham
1
0-1-0
-1
Woodville
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
11
0-1-4
-10

Race History

May-3 24
8/13
6.4
11.5
Woodville
6
1400
Happy Birthday Lemon Mdn
$0k
$17k
K Asano
58½
1.07
-
Apr-13 24
9/13
11.8
$9.4
Otaki
8
1600
The Tele Otaki Mdn
$0k
$20k
K Hercock
58½
98.90
-
6
6,6,4
-5
Apr-5 24
3/11
2.4
$14.1
Wanganui
5
1340
Rayner Racing Mdn
$2k
$19k
K Hercock
58½
82.09
-
10
10,11
+8
Mar-24 24
3/9
2.8
$5.9
Tauherenikau
5
1300
Southey Sayer Business Beyond Numbers Mdn
$2k
$19k
J Doyle
58½
77.97
-
7
7,6
+3
Mar-6 24
7/12
4.0
$5.2
Otaki
6
1200
Riverstone Cafe Mdn
$0k
$25k
K Asano
58½
72.93
-
7
7,6
-1
Jan-27 24
2/9
0.5
$5.8
Trentham
7
1000
Happy Hire Mdn
$5k
$25k
K Asano
58½
58.44
-
3
3,2
Spell of 197 Days
Jul-14 23
8/14
7.8
$10.1
Otaki
10
1400
The Tele Otaki Mdn
$0k
$14k
K Hercock
58½
90.69
-
11
11,9
+1
Jun-23 23
7/12
2.7
$5.8
Wanganui
9
1200
Carpet Maintenance Mdn
$0k
$14k
K Hercock
58½
74.42
-
4
7,7
Spell of 78 Days
Apr-6 23
3/11
1.2
$11.1
Wanganui
7
1360
Rathbone Racing Stables Mdn
$1k
$14k
K Hercock
58½
84.00
-
7
7,7
+4
Mar-10 23
4/8
4.2
$5.7
Otaki
5
1200
Harcourts Otaki Maiden
$1k
$14k
K Hercock
58½
71.59
-
4
4,4
Spell of 366 Days
Mar-9 22
3/9
3.8
$3
Otaki
3
1200
The Tele Otaki Maiden
$1k
$12k
L Allpress
58½
71.47
-
8
0,8,5
+2