Horse Profile

The Big Goodbye
Stable

Trained by Robert Heathcote at Eagle Farm, The Big Goodbye is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Host, out of the dam Penny Opera.

He has won a total of 10 races from 36 starts for a win percentage of 28%. His career earnings are $626k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Grafton on July 12th in 2023 when he won $109,000 in the Ramornie Handicap (a quality race over 1,200 metres).

The Big Goodbye 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 profit of $1805.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $20k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$626k
Starts
36
Wins
10
Second
11
Third
4
Win %
28
Place %
69
Profit
+18.1
Conditions
Good
23
5-9-3
$17k
Soft
11
3-2-1
$16k
Heavy
2
2-0-0
$20k
Race Standard
All
7
1-2-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
2
0-1-0
Race Distance
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
21
7-7-2
+23.15
1000m
5
1-2-0
-3.3
1110m
2
0-1-0
-2
1100m
3
1-1-1
+1.2
1050m
2
1-0-1
+2
1250m
1
0-0-0
-1
1350m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Eagle Farm
10
2-5-0
-2
Doomben
10
3-2-1
+5.65
Sunshine Coast
2
0-0-0
-2
Grafton
1
1-0-0
+14
Ipswich
3
1-0-1
+1.2
Gawler
2
0-2-0
-2
Morphettville
4
2-1-1
+5.5
Morphettville Parks
1
0-0-0
-1
Port Lincoln
2
1-1-0
-0.3
Balaklava
1
0-0-1
-1
Race State
QLD
25
6-7-2
+3.85
NSW
1
1-0-0
+14
SA
10
3-4-2
+1.2

Race History

Dec-30 23
9/15
6.3
26
Doomben
6
1350
Magic Millions The Buffering
$4k
$300k
57
85.24
-
4
7,6
-3
Dec-16 23
5/10
5.9
$9
Eagle Farm
6
1400
Ascot Green Lough Neagh Stakes 
$6k
$200k
R Dolan
56
83.13
35.23
2
3,3
-2
Dec-2 23
8/10
8.3
$9
Doomben
6
1200
Ladbrokes George Moore Stakes 
$3k
$200k
T Marshall
54½
69.05
34.08
2
2,3
-5
Nov-18 23
5/13
3.0
$21
Sunshine Coast
4
1000
The Wharf Mooloolaba Swiss Ace Plate
$3k
$125k
M Rodd
57½
57.10
33.78
8
8,8
+3
Spell of 129 Days
Jul-12 23
1/16
0.2
$15
Grafton
4
1200
Ramornie Handicap 
$109k
$200k
M Harley
57
69.96
34.00
2
2,1
Jun-24 23
2/14
2.3
$6.5
Eagle Farm
4
1200
W.J. Healy Stakes 
$37k
$200k
M Harley
55
71.20
36.10
5
5
+3
Jun-10 23
4/17
1.1
$8
Eagle Farm
4
1200
Hinkler Handicap 
$8k
$160k
J Collett
55½
70.64
35.35
14
14,12
+8
May-20 23
2/12
0.2
$7.5
Doomben
5
1110
Chief De Beers 
$29k
$160k
J Collett
57½
64.21
34.56
6
6,4
+2
May-6 23
4/18
0.5
$31
Sunshine Coast
4
1200
Australian Turf Club Trophy 
$8k
$160k
A Jones
57
70.96
35.17
2
2,2
-2
Mar-25 23
1/9
0.1
$3.6
Eagle Farm
4
1200
Pitchers Partners Hcp
$49k
$85k
A Jones
54½
70.45
34.01
2
2,2
+1
Mar-4 23
2/10
0.3
$3.8
Eagle Farm
4
1200
M.M. Gold Coast 20-21/3 Handicap
$16k
$85k
J Lloyd
54
70.86
34.51
1
1,1
-1
Feb-11 23
1/11
1.0
$2.05
Doomben
3
1200
Dry Handicap
$49k
$85k
A Jones
52
68.79
33.68
2
2,2
+1
Jan-21 23
6/12
4.1
$6
Doomben
3
1110
Gallopers Sports Club (Bm85)
$1k
$75k
J Lloyd
58½
63.22
33.72
3
3,2
-4
Dec-31 22
1/9
0.1
$9
Doomben
5
1200
Magic Millions Handicap (C6)
$43k
$75k
J Lloyd
56½
69.31
33.77
2
2,2
+1
Dec-17 22
5/9
1.3
$8
Eagle Farm
4
1000
Plate (C6)
$2k
$75k
J Lloyd
57½
56.83
32.90
3
3,4
-1
Spell of 161 Days
Jul-9 22
6/8
2.4
$4.4
Doomben
7
1200
Ctry Music Raceday On Sale-C6
$1k
$75k
K Wilson-Taylor
57½
71.20
34.23
1
1,1
-5
Jun-18 22
1/9
0.5
$4.2
Ipswich
5
1100
River 949fm Handicap (C6)
$61k
$105k
L Kilner
53½
64.23
34.49
2
2,2
+1
May-30 22
1/13
2.5
$4.6
Doomben
8
1200
Brc Carnival Plus M'ship (C6)
$20k
$35k
L Kilner
53½
71.23
35.83
3
3,3
+2
May-4 22
2/12
0.2
$9
Eagle Farm
4
1000
Stradbroke High Tea (Bm78)
$6k
$35k
L Kilner
54
57.30
33.34
3
3,3
+1
Apr-20 22
3/10
0.2
$4.2
Ipswich
4
1100
Sirromet (Bm72)
$3k
$35k
L Kilner
57
64.76
34.94
3
3,4
+1
Spell of 138 Days
Dec-3 21
6/8
3.1
$6.5
Ipswich
7
1200
Sirromet (Bm80)
$1k
$35k
T Marshall
55½
70.30
34.21
4
4,4
-2
Nov-13 21
3/13
1.9
$5.5
Doomben
5
1200
Venue Mode (Bm72)
$5k
$55k
L Kilner
57½
70.54
35.81
4
4,6
+3
Oct-30 21
1/9
1.3
$4.4
Eagle Farm
4
1200
Canadian Club Plate (C3)
$31k
$55k
L Kilner
57
71.18
35.18
5
5,5
+4
Oct-16 21
2/8
0.1
$4.8
Eagle Farm
4
1200
Hmw Group (Bm75)
$10k
$55k
T Marshall
55½
71.76
35.81
5
5,5
+3
Oct-6 21
2/7
5.8
$2.7
Doomben
4
1200
John Lyng Group Handicap (C3)
$6k
$35k
T Marshall
58
69.18
33.03
2
2,2
Sep-4 21
2/8
0.1
$7.5
Eagle Farm
4
1200
Eureka Stud (Bm72)
$10k
$55k
T Marshall
56
71.45
35.13
2
2
Jul-10 21
2/10
2.3
$6
Gawler
7
1200
Terrace Function Centre (Bm68)
$8k
$45k
C Jones
58
73.08
35.76
10
10,9
+7
Jun-26 21
1/13
0.2
$4
Morphettville
9
1050
Irish Race Day At M'ville-Bm60
$19k
$37k
C Rawiller
57
65.06
37.48
6
6,4
+3
Spell of 133 Days
Feb-13 21
8/10
8.0
$6
Morphettville Parks
4
1250
Adelaide Galvanising (Bm68)
$1k
$52k
J Opperman
55
73.99
34.62
10
10,10
+2
Jan-23 21
2/4
0.4
$2.45
Gawler
4
1200
Dare & Johnson (Bm62)
$7k
$42k
J Toeroek
60
71.44
33.81
1
1,1
-1
Dec-26 20
1/8
1.0
$5.5
Morphettville
4
1200
Handicap (C2)
$22k
$42k
J Toeroek
57½
69.64
34.81
5
5,5
+4
Dec-12 20
3/6
1.5
$2.4
Morphettville
4
1200
Holdfast Insurance (Bm66)
$4k
$52k
J Toeroek
57½
70.39
35.05
3
3,3
Nov-28 20
2/7
1.3
$12
Morphettville
4
1100
Soul Growers (Bm66)
$8k
$45k
J Toeroek
55½
62.89
33.25
4
4
+2
Oct-25 20
1/12
1.5
$1.7
Port Lincoln
5
1000
Lincoln Sand Supplies Maiden Handicap
$9k
$16k
J Toeroek
59
60.40
-
6
6,5
+4
Oct-14 20
2/11
0.1
$3.3
Port Lincoln
4
1000
Avis Port Lincoln Maiden Plate
$3k
$16k
J Toeroek
56
61.07
-
6
6,5
+3
Sep-16 20
3/8
4.0
$21
Balaklava
4
1050
Adel. Galvanising Indust. Maiden
$2k
$16k
J Opperman
54
61.43
-
7
7,3