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Stroke Of Luck
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Trained by John O'Shea at Randwick, Stroke Of Luck is a 4 year old gelding by the sire Fastnet Rock, out of the dam Defy The Odds.

He has won a total of 3 races from 15 starts for a win percentage of 20%. His career earnings are $693k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Newcastle on November 18th in 2023 when he won $170,000 in the New Zealand Bloodstock The Beauford Hcp (a handicap race over 2,300 metres).

Stroke Of Luck is a top level performer, having started 4 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $260.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $55k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$693k
Starts
15
Wins
3
Second
3
Third
4
Win %
20
Place %
73
Profit
+2.6
Conditions
Good
10
2-2-3
$55k
Soft
3
1-1-0
$15k
Heavy
2
0-0-1
$21k
Race Standard
All
4
0-0-2
Group 1
2
0-0-1
Group 2
1
0-0-0
Group 3
1
0-0-1
Race Distance
2300m
1
1-0-0
+6
2000m
4
1-1-1
+2
1600m
3
0-1-1
-3
2400m
2
0-0-1
-2
1900m
2
0-1-0
-2
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
1
0-0-1
-1
1300m
1
1-0-0
+3.6
Race Track
Newcastle
2
2-0-0
+9.6
Rosehill
4
0-2-0
-4
Randwick
4
1-0-1
+2
Eagle Farm
1
0-0-1
-1
Doomben
1
0-0-1
-1
Warwick Farm
1
0-1-0
-1
Randwick Kensington
1
0-0-0
-1
Kembla Grange
1
0-0-1
-1
Race State
NSW
13
3-3-2
+5.6
QLD
2
0-0-2
-2

Race History

Feb-24 24
-4/14
0.0
18
Rosehill
6
1900
Parramatta Cup 
$0k
$200k
Tommy Berry
57½
117.84
-
Nov-18 23
1/14
0.5
$7
Newcastle
4
2300
New Zealand Bloodstock The Beauford Hcp
$170k
$300k
Z Lloyd
55½
141.16
35.11
7
8,7,5
+4
Nov-4 23
2/11
0.3
$4.8
Rosehill
4
2000
Rosehill Gold Cup
$141k
$750k
Z Lloyd
52
123.20
34.59
6
6,9,7
+5
Oct-21 23
1/10
0.3
$6
Randwick
4
2000
ACY Connect (Bm88)
$83k
$160k
T Berry
59
122.92
36.51
6
6,6,5
+4
Sep-30 23
7/15
3.6
$18
Randwick
4
1600
Bisley Workwear (Bm88)
$4k
$160k
T Berry
59
95.03
34.45
10
11,11,13
+6
Spell of 126 Days
May-27 23
3/18
4.0
$31
Eagle Farm
4
2400
Queensland Derby 
$90k
$1M
B Melham
57
149.63
36.20
7
7,8,11
+8
May-13 23
3/15
2.5
$3.7
Doomben
4
2000
Rough Habit Plate 
$24k
$250k
N Rawiller
57
122.14
35.00
8
8,9,6
+3
Apr-1 23
8/18
5.0
$21
Randwick
9
2400
Australian Derby 
$20k
$2.1M
T Marquand
56½
160.37
36.72
8
5,4,3
-5
Mar-25 23
6/10
1.2
$3.4
Rosehill
4
2000
Tulloch Stakes 
$4k
$252k
T Marquand
56
123.44
36.60
6
6,6,6
Mar-11 23
2/12
1.0
$5
Rosehill
3
1900
(Bm78)
$27k
$150k
R Jones
53
114.69
35.38
6
6,5,3
+1
Feb-22 23
2/6
0.5
$7.5
Warwick Farm
7
1600
Bowermans (Bm78)
$10k
$55k
B Avdulla
56½
98.56
35.29
5
5,4,3
+1
Feb-3 23
9/10
4.7
$5
Randwick Kensington
4
1400
Precise Air (Bm72)
$2k
$55k
J Mc Donald
60
82.55
34.70
8
8,9
Spell of 125 Days
Oct-1 22
3/11
2.1
$31
Randwick
8
1600
Dulcify Stakes
$22k
$250k
R Jones
56½
100.00
37.27
11
10,10,10
+7
Sep-15 22
3/5
3.1
$1.9
Kembla Grange
4
1500
The Growers Handicap (C1)
$4k
$40k
H Bowman
56½
89.76
34.40
3
3,3
Aug-30 22
1/11
0.4
$4.6
Newcastle
5
1300
Avid Pm Maiden Plate
$20k
$40k
H Bowman
56½
78.33
35.96
6
6,5
+4