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Axel 'r' Eight
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Trained by Graeme Ballantyne at Baldivis, Axel 'r' Eight is a 8 year old gelding by the sire Gingerbread Man, out of the dam Axes 'n' Taxes.

He has won a total of 5 races from 30 starts for a win percentage of 17%. His career earnings are $156k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Belmont Park on September 24th in 2022 when he won $43,840 in the Perth Racing Club M'ship-Bm66+ (a handicap race over 2,000 metres).

Axel 'r' Eight has started 1 time at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-630.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $9k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$156k
Starts
30
Wins
5
Second
2
Third
3
Win %
17
Place %
33
Profit
-6.3
Conditions
Good
21
4-0-3
$3k
Soft
9
1-2-0
$9k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
1
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
1
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
2200m
6
1-0-1
-2
2400m
3
0-0-0
-3
2015m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
6
0-1-0
-6
2100m
5
1-1-1
-2.1
2000m
4
3-0-0
+12.8
2150m
1
0-0-0
-1
1800m
2
0-0-0
-2
2038m
1
0-0-1
-1
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Pinjarra Scarpside
1
0-0-0
-1
Ascot
10
0-0-0
-10
Esperance
1
0-0-0
-1
Pinjarra
3
0-0-0
-3
Belmont Park
10
3-2-1
+6.2
Bunbury
2
1-0-1
+1.5
Northam
3
1-0-1
+1
Race State
WA
30
5-2-3
-5.3

Race History

Aug-5 23
13/13
14.9
41
Belmont Park
5
1600
Congratulations Holly Watson-Leading Apprentice 22/23 (Rs1mw)
$0k
$60k
Shaun McGruddy
58
114.37
-
4,6
Apr-12 23
11/11
24.6
$21
Pinjarra Scarpside
5
2200
Barragup Self Storage Hcp (C5)
$0k
$28k
C Parnham
60
138.30
37.65
1
1,2
-9
Apr-7 23
8/8
17.9
$31
Ascot
4
2400
Western Racepix (Bm66+)
$1k
$40k
T Dyson
56
150.06
36.24
1
3,7
-1
Mar-5 23
16/16
14.1
$26
Esperance
4
2015
Esperance Cup
$0k
$100k
T Turner
59
126.68
35.81
5
7,11
-5
Feb-18 23
14/15
12.9
$81
Pinjarra
4
1600
Geisel Park Stud (Bm66+)
$0k
$80k
T Turner
57
97.05
-
2
2,2
-12
Spell of 133 Days
Oct-8 22
6/9
4.4
$3.9
Ascot
4
2100
Tabtouch-Better Your Bet-Bm66+
$1k
$80k
S O'Donnell
58
130.00
35.84
4
3,3
-3
Sep-24 22
1/10
0.4
$3.3
Belmont Park
5
2000
Perth Racing Club M'ship-Bm66+
$44k
$80k
S O'Donnell
55
126.82
36.13
2
2,2
+1
Sep-17 22
6/16
3.6
$5.5
Belmont Park
4
2200
Peninsula Dining Room (Rs1mw)
$1k
$60k
P Carbery
58½
138.56
37.55
2
2,2
-4
Sep-3 22
2/16
0.3
$12
Belmont Park
6
2100
Tabtouch-Better Your Bet-Bm66+
$15k
$80k
S O'Donnell
54
133.95
37.65
1
1,1
-1
Aug-18 22
5/8
5.7
$6.5
Pinjarra
7
1600
Keith Mullins Handicap (C5)
$1k
$28k
J Whiting
57½
98.49
37.22
4
4,6
+1
Aug-6 22
4/8
1.5
$12
Belmont Park
7
1600
Congrats Adam Durrant (Rs1mw)
$2k
$60k
P Knuckey
57½
100.70
36.88
1
1,1
-3
Spell of 287 Days
Oct-23 21
5/12
3.4
$5.5
Ascot
5
2150
Guinness (Rs0ly)
$1k
$30k
M Pateman
60
135.92
37.25
1
1,1
-4
Oct-9 21
9/11
5.5
$3
Ascot
4
1800
3yo+ (Rs1mw)
$1k
$50k
B Rawiller
58
111.55
36.87
1
1,1
-8
Aug-18 21
1/14
1.0
$2.9
Belmont Park
4
2100
Morley Growers Market Handicap (C3)
$15k
$25k
M Pateman
59
132.10
37.09
4
3,3
+2
Aug-7 21
2/9
0.1
$15
Belmont Park
5
1600
Tabtouch-W'speed Plat. (Rs0mw)
$6k
$30k
B Rawiller
57
98.40
35.96
2
2,2
Spell of 150 Days
Mar-10 21
5/9
5.2
$3.2
Ascot
4
2400
Handicap (C3)
$1k
$25k
M Pateman
59½
151.93
36.22
1
1,1
-4
Feb-25 21
3/11
1.7
$3.7
Bunbury
4
2038
Chubb (Rs0ly)
$2k
$25k
M Pateman
56½
128.16
38.53
4
2,2
-1
Feb-11 21
1/8
1.8
$3.5
Bunbury
4
2000
Byron Bay Brewery Handicap (C3)
$15k
$25k
M Pateman
59
124.60
-
1
1,1
Jan-20 21
4/10
1.1
$5.5
Ascot
4
2200
Tabtouch - Better Your Bet-C3
$1k
$25k
M Pateman
58
138.62
35.79
1
1,1
-3
Jan-1 21
14/14
13.6
$4.2
Pinjarra
4
2000
Neometals Handicap (C3)
$0k
$25k
C Parnham
59
123.63
36.19
1
1,1
-13
Spell of 120 Days
Sep-3 20
3/11
3.4
$4.6
Northam
4
2200
Tabtouch Better Your Bet (C3)
$2k
$25k
M Pateman
59
137.50
37.06
5
4,3
Aug-8 20
11/14
10.2
$3.2
Belmont Park
4
2100
Crown Towers (Rs1mw)
$0k
$50k
M Pateman
57½
134.45
37.54
1
1,2
-9
Jul-29 20
3/14
1.4
$4
Belmont Park
4
2100
Penfolds Handicap (C3)
$2k
$20k
M Pateman
59
135.31
38.01
2
4,1
-2
Spell of 473 Days
Apr-13 19
7/14
6.5
$61
Ascot
4
2400
W.A.T.C. Derby 
$4k
$400k
L Warwick
56½
150.69
35.87
5
5,4
-3
Mar-30 19
6/12
7.1
$61
Ascot
4
2200
Melvista Stakes
$1k
$100k
L Warwick
54
137.18
35.23
7
4,8
+2
Mar-16 19
10/12
9.8
$71
Ascot
4
1800
J.C. Roberts Stakes
$1k
$100k
J Kokotajlo
54
110.36
36.09
4
5,5
-5
Feb-20 19
8/12
5.0
$10
Ascot
4
1600
J.J. Richards & Sons Handicap (C3)
$0k
$19k
J Kokotajlo
58½
98.79
35.40
4
2,2
-6
Spell of 154 Days
Sep-19 18
1/11
1.8
$10
Belmont Park
4
2000
2018 Ascot Racing Carnival-C1
$11k
$19k
J Kokotajlo
56½
124.61
36.34
7
8,8
+7
Sep-6 18
1/8
1.3
$4
Northam
4
2200
Western Racepix Maiden Plate
$10k
$17k
J Kokotajlo
55½
141.53
35.28
2
3,3
+2
Aug-16 18
4/7
0.8
$10
Northam
5
1400
Buy A Bale Maiden
$1k
$17k
M Pateman
57
84.75
35.68
5
3,4