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Shooting For Gold
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Trained by Steven O'Dea & Matthew Hoysted at Eagle Farm, Shooting For Gold is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Shooting To Win, out of the dam Amber's Crown.

He has won a total of 8 races from 28 starts for a win percentage of 29%. His career earnings are $832k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Gold Coast on January 19th in 2023 when he won $180,000 in the Magic Millions Sprint (a set weight with penalties race over 1,200 metres).

Shooting For Gold is a top level performer, having started 7 times at group race level, with 1 win.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-565.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $38k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$832k
Starts
28
Wins
8
Second
6
Third
4
Win %
29
Place %
64
Profit
-5.7
Conditions
Good
22
6-6-3
$29k
Soft
5
2-0-1
$38k
Heavy
1
0-0-0
$7k
Race Standard
All
7
1-0-2
Group 1
1
0-0-0
Group 2
2
0-0-0
Group 3
3
1-0-1
Race Distance
1000m
9
2-3-3
-5.65
1100m
3
1-1-0
+6
1200m
11
3-1-1
-4.3
1110m
2
2-0-0
+1.3
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1050m
1
0-1-0
-1
Race Track
Eagle Farm
9
3-2-1
-3.75
Sunshine Coast
3
0-1-2
-3
Sandown Lakeside
1
0-0-0
-1
Gold Coast
7
1-2-0
-5.2
Doomben
5
3-1-0
+1.3
Flemington
2
0-0-1
-2
Caulfield
1
1-0-0
+8
Race State
QLD
24
7-6-3
-9.65
VIC
4
1-0-1
+5

Race History

Jan-13 24
10/13
6.8
18
Gold Coast
4
1200
$1M It's Live! In Queensland Magic Millions Snippets
$10k
$1M
58
75.06
-
13
12,13
+3
Dec-9 23
3/12
1.2
$4.6
Eagle Farm
4
1000
Sky Racing Bribie Hcp 
$15k
$160k
J Huxtable
56½
56.62
33.71
9
9,9
+6
Nov-18 23
2/13
2.0
$14
Sunshine Coast
4
1000
The Wharf Mooloolaba Swiss Ace Plate
$23k
$125k
J Huxtable
58½
57.10
33.78
7
7,6
+4
Oct-27 23
3/12
0.3
$3.9
Sunshine Coast
4
1000
Double R Group Hcp
$10k
$100k
J Huxtable
59½
58.10
34.79
12
12,12
+9
Spell of 244 Days
Feb-25 23
11/16
4.4
$51
Sandown Lakeside
3
1100
Oakleigh Plate 
$0k
$752k
J Lloyd
52½
61.57
33.60
10
10,8
-3
Jan-19 23
2/10
1.5
$8.5
Gold Coast
4
1200
Magic Millions Sprint
$190k
$1M
M Zahra
58
69.27
34.74
9
9
+7
Dec-24 22
5/14
2.0
$5
Doomben
4
1200
Magic Millions Falvelon
$6k
$200k
B Loy
57½
68.08
33.37
5
5,4
-1
Dec-10 22
2/10
0.2
$3.5
Eagle Farm
4
1000
Sky Racing Bribie Handicap
$27k
$150k
J Lloyd
59
56.69
33.37
4
4,4
+2
Spell of 91 Days
Sep-10 22
7/14
2.4
$5.5
Flemington
6
1200
Bobbie Lewis Qlty 
$6k
$302k
J Kah
54½
71.60
35.22
4
4,4
-3
Aug-27 22
1/11
0.2
$9
Caulfield
5
1100
The Stakes 
$120k
$201k
D Lane
57
64.33
34.96
5
5,6
+5
Aug-6 22
3/7
1.8
$4
Flemington
6
1200
Aurie's Star Handicap 
$18k
$201k
J Kah
54
69.97
33.96
4
4,2
-1
Jun-25 22
4/14
1.1
$4.8
Eagle Farm
4
1200
W.J. Healy Stakes 
$9k
$175k
W Pike
55
70.81
34.86
6
6,8
+4
Jun-4 22
4/11
1.4
$5
Eagle Farm
4
1200
Moreton Cup 
$13k
$250k
K Mc Evoy
55
70.36
34.82
11
11,11
+7
May-7 22
4/8
7.2
$3.4
Gold Coast
9
1200
Australian Turf Club Trophy
$7k
$130k
B Thompson
55
73.78
35.85
3
3,3
-1
Apr-16 22
2/12
1.3
$3
Eagle Farm
3
1000
Ascot Handicap
$23k
$130k
J Lloyd
54
56.66
33.46
9
9,10
+8
Spell of 126 Days
Dec-11 21
5/11
4.2
$2.2
Eagle Farm
4
1000
Sky Racing Bribie Handicap
$3k
$130k
B Thornton
56
57.11
33.71
9
9,7
+2
Nov-20 21
3/9
2.0
$4.4
Sunshine Coast
3
1000
Swiss Ace Plate
$11k
$125k
B Thornton
57
55.72
32.63
7
7,6
+3
Spell of 105 Days
Aug-7 21
1/10
0.8
$1.95
Doomben
4
1110
Sky Racing Handicap
$43k
$75k
B Nothdurft
55½
63.64
33.62
6
6,6
+5
Jul-17 21
1/8
2.3
$1.5
Eagle Farm
4
1000
Racecourse Village Handicap (C6)
$43k
$75k
B Nothdurft
58
58.90
34.66
6
6,5
+4
Jun-26 21
1/12
2.0
$1.85
Eagle Farm
4
1000
Edward Street Brisbane (Bm80)
$43k
$75k
B Nothdurft
58
58.48
34.59
3
3,5
+4
Spell of 161 Days
Jan-16 21
12/16
9.4
$31
Gold Coast
4
1400
Magic Millions Guineas
$10k
$2M
B Thompson
56
82.43
35.60
3
3,3
-9
Jan-9 21
8/14
5.9
$8
Gold Coast
5
1300
Magic Millions Rising Stars
$3k
$244k
L Currie
57½
76.47
34.89
12
12,9
+1
Dec-26 20
1/7
0.1
$1.9
Eagle Farm
4
1200
New Year's Eve At E. Farm (C3)
$43k
$75k
J Huxtable
57½
71.54
33.29
4
4,4
+3
Dec-5 20
1/10
0.1
$3
Doomben
4
1200
Winning Rupert Plate
$73k
$125k
J Huxtable
56½
68.97
34.64
8
8
+7
Spell of 77 Days
Sep-19 20
1/8
1.0
$1.8
Gold Coast
5
1200
Quinn Family Law Handicap
$43k
$75k
J Huxtable
55
70.47
34.80
2
2,1
Sep-5 20
2/9
2.0
$2.2
Doomben
4
1050
Long May We Play Handicap
$14k
$75k
J Huxtable
55
60.31
33.35
9
9
+7
Aug-26 20
1/11
3.3
$1.35
Doomben
4
1110
Long May We Play Maiden Plate
$15k
$28k
J Huxtable
55
64.89
33.94
3
3,3
+2
Aug-1 20
2/10
0.3
$2.1
Gold Coast
4
1100
Blushield Maiden Handicap
$4k
$21k
A Allen
57½
63.86
34.77
5
5,5
+3