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Riff Rocket
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Trained by Chris Waller at Rosehill, Riff Rocket is a 3 year old gelding by the sire American Pharoah, out of the dam Missile Coda.

He has won a total of 7 races from 11 starts for a win percentage of 64%. His career earnings are $2.4M, with the biggest win of his career coming at Flemington on November 4th in 2023 when he won $1,200,000 in the Penfolds Victoria Derby (a set weight race over 2,500 metres).

Riff Rocket is a top level performer, having started 6 times at group race level, with 4 wins, including 2 in Group 1 company.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $2200.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $298k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$2.4M
Starts
11
Wins
7
Second
2
Third
1
Win %
64
Place %
91
Profit
+22.0
Conditions
Good
7
4-2-1
$298k
Soft
3
2-0-0
$42k
Heavy
1
1-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
6
4-1-1
Group 1
3
2-0-1
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
2
1-1-0
Race Distance
2000m
2
1-1-0
+0.7
1600m
1
0-0-1
-1
1400m
2
1-0-0
+5
2500m
1
1-0-0
+1.2
1800m
2
1-1-0
+2.4
1500m
1
1-0-0
+4.5
1225m
1
1-0-0
+8
2400m
1
1-0-0
+1.2
Race Track
Rosehill
2
1-1-0
+0.7
Flemington
5
3-0-1
+8.6
Caulfield
1
0-1-0
-1
Kembla Grange
1
1-0-0
+4.5
Geelong
1
1-0-0
+8
Randwick
1
1-0-0
+1.2
Race State
NSW
4
3-1-0
+6.4
VIC
7
4-1-1
+15.6

Race History

Apr-6 24
1/12
0.0
2.2
Randwick
8
2400
ATC Australian Derby 
$1.2M
$2M
James McDonald
56½
153.45
-
11
7,11,11
+10
Mar-23 24
1/11
0.8
$2.7
Rosehill
4
2000
Sky Racing Rosehill Guineas 
$437k
$757k
N Rawiller
56½
123.03
34.35
9
10,9,7
+6
Mar-2 24
3/16
2.3
$2.5
Flemington
4
1600
Howden Australian Guineas 
$90k
$1M
C Williams
57
95.48
34.50
10
10,8,9
+6
Feb-17 24
1/13
0.8
$7
Flemington
3
1400
C S Hayes Stakes 
$122k
$202k
C Williams
59½
82.32
34.43
8
9,8
+7
Spell of 105 Days
Nov-4 23
1/16
0.1
$2.2
Flemington
4
2500
Penfolds Victoria Derby 
$1.4M
$2M
J Mc Donald
57
157.38
35.74
9
9,9,6
+5
Oct-21 23
2/7
0.1
$1.28
Caulfield
4
2000
Neds Classic 
$36k
$200k
J Mc Donald
57
125.50
34.61
4
4,4,4
+2
Oct-7 23
1/15
5.5
$4.4
Flemington
5
1800
Super Impose Stakes 
$107k
$175k
J Mc Donald
57
110.05
34.66
6
6,5,6
+5
Sep-27 23
2/9
2.3
$2.7
Rosehill
4
1800
James Squire (Bm72)
$10k
$60k
J Collett
54½
110.69
35.26
6
7,7,5
+3
Sep-14 23
1/8
0.2
$5.5
Kembla Grange
3
1500
Shoalhaven Ex Services Group Hcp (C1)
$21k
$42k
K Mc Evoy
57½
88.71
34.38
5
5,5
+4
Spell of 117 Days
May-20 23
7/9
3.3
$3.4
Flemington
5
1400
Jockey Appreciation Plate
$3k
$150k
J McNeil
57
85.76
34.92
3
4,3
-4
Apr-28 23
1/8
0.8
$9
Geelong
6
1225
In Memory Of Dean Holland Mdn
$15k
$27k
J Allen
58
72.84
34.88
6
6,5
+4