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Desert Hero
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Trained by Garry Phillips at Casterton, Desert Hero is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Rock Hero, out of the dam Desert Bride.

He has won one race from 21 starts. His career earnings are $46k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Hamilton on September 13th in 2022 when he won $14,850 in the Finchetts Plumbing Maiden Plate (a set weight race over 2,224 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-1600.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $5k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$46k
Starts
21
Wins
1
Second
1
Third
0
Win %
5
Place %
10
Profit
-16.0
Conditions
Good
3
0-0-0
$1k
Soft
11
0-0-0
$1k
Heavy
5
1-1-0
$5k
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
2200m
1
0-0-0
-1
2400m
1
0-0-0
-1
2000m
3
0-0-0
-3
2208m
1
0-0-0
-1
2250m
1
0-0-0
-1
2224m
1
1-0-0
+4
2350m
2
0-1-0
-2
2210m
1
0-0-0
-1
2062m
1
0-0-0
-1
2100m
2
0-0-0
-2
1550m
2
0-0-0
-2
2050m
1
0-0-0
-1
1700m
1
0-0-0
-1
1400m
2
0-0-0
-2
1600m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Hamilton
3
1-0-0
+2
Geelong
1
0-0-0
-1
Naracoorte
1
0-0-0
-1
Ararat
1
0-0-0
-1
Warracknabeal
1
0-0-0
-1
Coleraine
2
0-0-0
-2
Warrnambool
2
0-1-0
-2
Donald
1
0-0-0
-1
Casterton
2
0-0-0
-2
Mt Gambier
2
0-0-0
-2
Ballarat Synthetic
2
0-0-0
-2
Strathalbyn
1
0-0-0
-1
Penola
1
0-0-0
-1
Bordertown
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
15
1-1-0
-9
SA
6
0-0-0
-6

Race History

Jun-18 23
9/10
13.7
91
Warrnambool
10
2350
Fresha Fruit Juices Hwt (58)
$1k
$27k
66½
174.76
-
2
3,3,3
-6
May-30 23
7/9
19.6
$21
Hamilton
10
2200
Eric Musgrove (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
C Puls
57½
151.21
39.98
7
7,4,5
-2
May-19 23
11/14
10.2
$151
Geelong
5
2400
Bet365 Sct Torquay Cup (Bm58)
$0k
$27k
L King
58½
152.16
37.18
8
9,9,10
-1
Apr-30 23
6/15
4.4
$61
Naracoorte
5
2000
Sal Plate (C1)
$1k
$17k
C Puls
59
128.44
-
15
15,15,12
+6
Apr-20 23
7/10
5.3
$51
Ararat
8
2208
Ame Systems (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
C Puls
59
145.80
-
9
9,8,8
+1
Apr-8 23
8/9
10.3
$41
Warracknabeal
5
2000
Bet365 Hcp (58)
$1k
$27k
C Puls
59
124.61
36.85
5
6,6,9
+1
Spell of 197 Days
Sep-23 22
9/9
32.6
$16
Coleraine
5
2250
Vickery Bros Handicap (58)
$1k
$27k
J Lorensini
59½
143.41
-
5
5,6,7
-2
Sep-13 22
1/6
0.8
$5
Hamilton
10
2224
Finchetts Plumbing Maiden Plate
$15k
$27k
J Lorensini
59½
160.41
-
3
3,2,1
Aug-23 22
2/10
0.8
$4.6
Warrnambool
10
2350
Tickets&Packages Available Maiden
$5k
$27k
J Lorensini
59½
164.79
41.58
5
5,6,2
Aug-16 22
6/11
8.3
$31
Donald
7
2210
Pepper Hill Lodge Maiden Plate
$1k
$27k
K Hocking
59½
143.34
39.05
9
9,8,10
+4
Jul-24 22
4/11
5.0
$9
Casterton
7
2000
Mark O'Brien Constr. Maiden Hwt
$1k
$25k
B Small
69½
129.69
36.68
6
2,2,2
-2
Jul-6 22
4/14
6.5
$10
Mt Gambier
7
2062
Carlin & Gazzard Maiden Plate
$2k
$22k
J Lorensini
58
136.77
-
11
9,5,4
Jun-28 22
7/11
11.7
$61
Ballarat Synthetic
0
2100
Polytrack Maiden Plate
$1k
$25k
K Hocking
59½
132.95
39.40
10
7,2,4
-3
Jun-14 22
4/10
7.2
$101
Ballarat Synthetic
0
2100
Polytrack Maiden Plate
$1k
$25k
K Hocking
59½
130.54
38.26
8
7,7,7
+3
May-29 22
5/12
6.9
$31
Mt Gambier
7
1550
The Sap Dash Maiden Plate
$1k
$17k
J Opperman
58
98.38
-
12
12,12,11
+6
Spell of 182 Days
Nov-28 21
9/9
16.8
$71
Strathalbyn
4
2050
Gipsie Jack Plate (C1)
$0k
$22k
S Logan
57
130.62
-
7
7,8,9
Nov-7 21
4/9
7.0
$15
Penola
4
1700
The Midfield Group Maiden Handicap
$1k
$17k
E Boyd
56½
107.20
-
4
4,6,4
Oct-29 21
6/10
3.5
$20
Bordertown
6
1550
Border Ag Maiden Handicap
$1k
$17k
E Boyd
57
97.79
-
1
1,2,2
-4
Oct-9 21
13/14
14.4
$201
Hamilton
6
1400
Evelyn Peach Memorial Maiden
$0k
$25k
K Hocking
59½
83.24
34.76
11
11,12
-1
Sep-24 21
9/11
13.9
$101
Coleraine
5
1600
J M Ellis & Co Maiden Plate
$1k
$25k
K Hocking
59½
99.42
38.40
9
9,8,8
-1
Sep-5 21
6/10
9.5
$51
Casterton
4
1400
Helloworld Portland Maiden Plate
$1k
$25k
K Hocking
59½
86.31
35.64
6
3,3
-3