Horse Profile

Born A Winner
Stable

Trained by John Blacker at Longford, Born A Winner is a 4 year old gelding by the sire Wordsmith, out of the dam Splendid Thing.

He has won a total of 2 races from 22 starts for a win percentage of 9%. His career earnings are $77k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Devonport Synthetic on December 22nd in 2023 when he won $15,625 in the Thai Imperial Plate (a set weight race over 1,880 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-360.

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
$77k
Starts
22
Wins
2
Second
2
Third
2
Win %
9
Place %
27
Profit
-3.6
Conditions
Good
13
1-0-2
$2k
Soft
1
0-0-0
$0k
Heavy
1
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
1350m
2
0-1-0
-2
1400m
5
0-0-1
-5
1600m
4
0-0-1
-4
1880m
1
1-0-0
+13
2100m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
3
1-0-0
+1.4
1150m
4
0-1-0
-4
1220m
2
0-0-0
-2
Race Track
Devonport Synthetic
7
1-2-0
+7
Launceston
15
1-0-2
-10.6
Race State
TAS
22
2-2-2
-2.6

Race History

May-5 24
5/10
2.2
7
Devonport Synthetic
0
1350
Thai Imperial (Bm60)
$1k
$25k
Chelsea Baker
57
82.24
-
Apr-24 24
2/9
0.8
$17
Devonport Synthetic
0
1350
Tasmanian Horse Transport Hcp (60)
$5k
$25k
C Baker
57
80.87
36.32
8
8,4
+2
Mar-29 24
9/10
4.6
$19
Launceston
4
1400
Tasbreeders Race Night 5th April Hcp (62)
$0k
$25k
J Radley
53½
86.45
35.79
1
1,3
-6
Mar-15 24
11/12
4.8
$26
Launceston
4
1400
(Bm60)
$0k
$25k
T Johnstone
58
87.00
33.81
12
12,10
-1
Feb-25 24
11/11
9.2
$71
Launceston
4
1600
Magic Millions 4yo Hcp
$0k
$30k
C Newitt
55
97.16
34.41
11
11,11,11
Feb-4 24
6/9
7.2
$61
Launceston
4
1400
Magic Millions 3&4yo Classic
$1k
$75k
C Baker
59
83.60
34.55
5
5,7
+1
Jan-12 24
3/7
1.5
$8.5
Launceston
4
1600
PFD Food Services Hcp (C2)
$3k
$25k
C Baker
55½
100.56
34.40
6
6,6,6
+3
Dec-22 23
1/9
1.5
$14
Devonport Synthetic
0
1880
Thai Imperial Plate (C1)
$16k
$25k
C Baker
56
116.57
36.53
9
8,9,7
+6
Dec-13 23
10/11
12.5
$21
Launceston
6
2100
Ladbrokes Odds Surge Plate (C1)
$0k
$25k
J Radley
56
138.83
36.67
2
5,8,11
+1
Nov-29 23
4/12
2.5
$16
Launceston
4
1600
Kelvin Lucas Memorial Plate (C1)
$1k
$25k
J Radley
56
99.10
34.38
2
2,4,3
-1
Nov-17 23
6/14
3.1
$21
Launceston
4
1600
Middy's Electrical Plate (C1)
$0k
$25k
J Radley
56
98.24
36.11
8
8,6,6
Nov-1 23
7/9
2.6
$21
Launceston
4
1200
Ladbroke Yard Comments Hcp (C1)
$0k
$25k
J Radley
53
71.01
34.55
6
6,6
-1
Oct-18 23
3/6
1.5
$15
Launceston
4
1400
Melbourne Cup Luncheon @ Ladbrokes Racing Centre Hcp (C1)
$3k
$25k
J Radley
55
85.68
34.60
3
4,4
+1
Oct-6 23
5/6
6.6
$20
Launceston
4
1400
Ladbrokes Owners Incentive Hcp (C2)
$1k
$25k
K Sanderson
58
84.12
34.72
2
1,2
-3
Sep-24 23
6/9
3.9
$18
Devonport Synthetic
0
1150
Ladbroke It! Hcp (C1)
$0k
$25k
J Radley
54
68.00
35.85
5
5,4
-2
Spell of 63 Days
Jul-23 23
10/11
4.6
$31
Launceston
8
1220
A1 Horse Transport Hcp (C1)
$0k
$25k
K Sanderson
57½
76.30
36.79
6
6,5
-5
Spell of 270 Days
Oct-26 22
6/6
4.7
$12
Launceston
4
1220
Kachoo Fashion (Bm60)
$0k
$24k
L Riordan
56½
72.99
33.48
Oct-5 22
1/11
1.0
$4.4
Launceston
4
1200
Maiden
$15k
$24k
L Riordan
56
71.45
46.45
6
6,4
+3
Sep-11 22
6/7
7.8
$5
Devonport Synthetic
0
1150
Kevin Sharkie Maiden Plate
$0k
$25k
S Carr
57
68.75
35.14
3
0,3,3
-3
Aug-28 22
2/11
2.0
$31
Devonport Synthetic
0
1150
Mates Mode Maiden Plate
$5k
$23k
T Baker
56
70.65
36.81
3
0,3,1
-1
Aug-14 22
10/10
13.1
$10
Devonport Synthetic
0
1150
Ladbroke It Maiden Plate
$0k
$25k
S Carr
57
69.52
36.89
3
0,3,7
-3
Spell of 175 Days
Feb-20 22
4/7
6.7
$51
Launceston
4
1200
Magic Millions 2yo Classic
$2k
$75k
I Toker
57
72.95
48.08
6
0,6,6
+2