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First Mate
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Trained by Kylie Vella at Linton, First Mate is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Toronado, out of the dam Admiral's Lady.

He has won a total of 5 races from 23 starts for a win percentage of 22%. His career earnings are $168k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Caulfield on August 19th in 2023 when he won $44,000 in the MRC Chairman's Club Caulfield (a handicap race over 1,400 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $310.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $10k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$168k
Starts
23
Wins
5
Second
2
Third
2
Win %
22
Place %
39
Profit
+3.1
Conditions
Good
9
2-1-1
$10k
Soft
10
2-1-0
$6k
Heavy
4
1-0-1
$7k
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
1400m
5
1-0-0
-1.6
1600m
1
0-0-0
-1
1116m
1
1-0-0
+2.8
1500m
1
0-0-1
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
7
3-1-1
+11.9
1100m
2
0-1-0
-2
1547m
1
0-0-0
-1
1350m
1
0-0-0
-1
1330m
1
0-0-0
-1
1112m
1
0-0-0
-1
1700m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Caulfield
4
1-0-0
-0.6
Werribee
2
1-0-0
+1.8
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Ballarat
3
1-0-1
+1.2
Stawell
1
0-0-0
-1
Warracknabeal
1
1-0-0
+11
Geelong
6
0-1-0
-6
Donald
1
0-0-0
-1
Echuca
1
0-0-0
-1
Mildura
2
1-1-0
+0.7
Warrnambool
1
0-0-1
-1
Race State
VIC
23
5-2-2
+4.1

Race History

Jan-6 24
6/10
2.7
26
Geelong
4
1700
Bet365 Coastal Classic
$6k
$300k
53
104.35
-
5
4,4,4
-2
Dec-26 23
5/10
3.2
$9
Caulfield
5
1400
Take It To The Neds Level (Bm84)
$2k
$65k
C Hefel
54½
84.40
35.78
6
8,6
+1
Dec-10 23
4/7
4.0
$8.5
Werribee
7
1600
TAB Werribee Cup
$8k
$150k
T Madden
54
97.49
37.02
6
7,7,6
+2
Nov-18 23
6/9
2.7
$7
Caulfield
4
1400
MRC Foundation (Bm84)
$2k
$80k
B Shinn
56½
83.86
35.08
9
9,9
+3
Nov-1 23
7/11
2.9
$16
Bendigo
4
1400
bet365 MCC Series Heat 8 (Bm78)
$2k
$100k
S Vella
59½
83.27
35.02
3
4,4
-3
Spell of 74 Days
Aug-19 23
1/13
1.3
$3.4
Caulfield
4
1400
MRC Chairman's Club Caulfield (Bm70)
$44k
$80k
B Shinn
61
82.79
35.68
7
7,7
+6
Jul-22 23
4/10
1.9
$13
Caulfield
4
1400
Catanach's Jewellers (Bm78)
$7k
$130k
C Newitt
57
83.68
34.02
8
8,8
+4
Jul-9 23
1/10
0.8
$3.8
Werribee
8
1116
Cor Cordis (Bm64)
$21k
$38k
S Vella
62
69.06
37.12
6
6,5
+4
May-28 23
3/9
0.2
$11
Ballarat
10
1500
Sportsbet Bet With Mates-Bm70
$4k
$40k
S Vella
59
96.06
36.44
3
2,3
May-16 23
4/12
0.5
$12
Stawell
4
1300
Gift Hotel (Bm64)
$1k
$27k
S Vella
62
78.95
34.86
6
6,6
+2
May-6 23
1/10
0.8
$12
Warracknabeal
4
1200
Emmetts John Deere W'beal-Bm64
$15k
$27k
S Vella
60
71.01
34.44
2
2,2
+1
Apr-7 23
6/13
5.2
$51
Geelong
5
1100
Good Friday Appeal (Bm64)
$2k
$100k
S Vella
60
63.61
34.27
10
10,11
+5
Spell of 280 Days
Jul-1 22
4/10
3.4
$14
Geelong
7
1547
Viatek (Bm64)
$2k
$35k
S Vella
60½
94.60
37.92
7
7,6
+2
Jun-18 22
4/10
2.0
$14
Donald
5
1350
Bet365 Top Tote Plus (Bm64)
$1k
$25k
S Vella
60½
81.21
35.84
3
4,4
Jun-2 22
5/9
3.4
$11
Echuca
9
1200
Edg Space (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
S Vella
61
74.83
37.20
4
4,3
-2
May-8 22
6/8
6.9
$5.5
Ballarat
8
1200
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
J Hill
61
74.47
37.00
7
7,6
Spell of 272 Days
Aug-9 21
1/9
2.3
$2.7
Mildura
5
1200
The Gateway (Bm64)
$14k
$25k
S Vella
59
72.21
35.52
5
5,4
+3
Jul-23 21
2/11
0.1
$5
Mildura
7
1200
Lime Therapy (Bm64)
$6k
$35k
S Vella
58½
73.43
37.04
11
11,11
+9
Jul-2 21
6/13
4.9
$10
Geelong
7
1330
Bet365 Top Tote Plus (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
S Vella
59
82.64
35.57
7
7,6
Jun-18 21
5/14
1.6
$6
Geelong
7
1112
Geelong Homes (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
S Vella
59
67.88
36.33
8
8,7
+2
Spell of 131 Days
Feb-7 21
1/6
1.5
$4.2
Ballarat
5
1200
Cervus Equipment Maiden Plate
$19k
$35k
S Vella
59½
71.86
34.74
2
2,2
+1
Jan-24 21
2/7
1.8
$1.75
Geelong
4
1100
Portarlington Fn Maiden Plate
$6k
$35k
S Vella
59½
65.17
33.18
3
3,3
+1
Jan-10 21
3/9
4.1
$2.1
Warrnambool
4
1200
The Bookworm Gallery Maiden Plate
$3k
$35k
S Vella
59½
70.80
34.91
8
8,5
+2