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Way To The Stars
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Trained by Matthew Smith at Warwick Farm, Way To The Stars is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Reward For Effort, out of the dam Writteninthestars.

He has won a total of 7 races from 24 starts for a win percentage of 29%. His career earnings are $535k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Flemington on November 7th in 2024 when he won $105,000 in the Racing and Sports Century Stakes (a set weight with penalties race over 1,000 metres).

Way To The Stars is a top level performer, having started 6 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 $1270.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $28k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$535k
Starts
24
Wins
7
Second
3
Third
2
Win %
29
Place %
50
Profit
+12.7
Conditions
Good
15
5-1-1
$28k
Soft
8
2-1-1
$14k
Heavy
1
0-1-0
$6k
Race Standard
All
6
1-0-1
Group 1
1
0-0-0
Group 2
3
0-0-0
Group 3
1
0-0-1
Race Distance
1000m
12
3-1-1
+9.45
1100m
10
3-1-1
+0.85
900m
1
0-1-0
-1
1050m
1
1-0-0
+3.4
Race Track
Randwick
4
0-0-1
-4
Flemington
2
1-0-0
+14
Caulfield
1
0-0-0
-1
Rosehill
3
1-1-1
-0.4
Canterbury
2
1-0-0
+4
Warwick Farm
3
1-0-0
+0.8
Albury
1
0-1-0
-1
Moonee Valley
1
0-0-0
-1
Doomben
1
1-0-0
+3.4
Kembla Grange
1
0-0-0
-1
Hawkesbury
2
0-1-0
-2
Randwick Kensington
1
0-0-0
-1
Gosford
1
1-0-0
+0.65
Nowra
1
1-0-0
+1.25
Race State
NSW
19
5-3-2
-2.7
VIC
4
1-0-0
+12
QLD
1
1-0-0
+3.4

Race History

Mar-8 25
7/10
3.8
$41
Randwick
4
1000
Schweppes Challenge Stakes 
$5k
$502k
R King
58½
55.97
32.80
1
1,1
-6
Feb-15 25
8/10
7.7
$41
Flemington
7
1000
Black Caviar Lightning 
$20k
$1M
L Currie
58½
59.05
34.48
1
1,2
-6
Spell of 100 Days
Nov-7 24
1/11
0.8
$16
Flemington
4
1000
Racing and Sports Century Stakes 
$107k
$177k
N Rawiller
57
56.87
33.18
1
1,1
Oct-19 24
7/8
5.3
$10
Caulfield
7
1000
Millennium Sprint 
$6k
$302k
T Clark
54½
58.46
34.80
2
2,4
-3
Sep-21 24
9/11
4.5
$61
Randwick
4
1100
Yarraman Park The Shorts 
$8k
$1M
R King
55
62.40
33.43
1
1,1
-8
Sep-7 24
3/12
2.2
$61
Randwick
4
1000
Southern Cross Group Concorde Stakes 
$96k
$1M
R King
56
55.97
32.50
2
2,1
-2
Aug-17 24
3/7
2.0
$6.5
Rosehill
6
1100
James Squire (Bm78)
$14k
$160k
N Rawiller
62½
64.50
34.28
1
1,1
-2
Spell of 252 Days
Dec-9 23
6/11
2.9
$4.8
Randwick
4
1100
Aloha Strawberry Hill Stud (Bm88)
$4k
$160k
N Rawiller
58
63.04
33.98
3
3,4
-2
Nov-4 23
1/8
2.0
$2.6
Rosehill
4
1100
Schweppes (Bm78)
$83k
$160k
N Rawiller
60
63.70
33.59
1
1,1
Oct-7 23
2/9
0.1
$6.5
Rosehill
4
1100
Racing And Sports (Bm78)
$29k
$160k
N Rawiller
59
62.71
33.42
2
2,2
Sep-13 23
1/10
1.3
$6
Canterbury
3
1100
Star Turn @ Vinery Stud (Bm72)
$28k
$60k
N Rawiller
60½
63.01
33.68
1
1,1
Spell of 156 Days
Apr-10 23
12/12
11.0
$17
Warwick Farm
6
1100
Proven Thoroughbreds (Bm72)
$0k
$60k
J Stanley
58½
64.60
35.31
1
1,1
-11
Mar-24 23
2/11
0.5
$5.5
Albury
6
900
Naughtin Development Group Hcp
$14k
$75k
K Latham
58½
52.68
35.10
4
4
+2
Spell of 62 Days
Jan-21 23
6/6
5.1
$5.5
Moonee Valley
3
1000
Glen Orla (Bm78)
$3k
$130k
B Shinn
58
57.41
34.12
3
3,3
-3
Dec-31 22
1/9
0.1
$4.4
Doomben
5
1050
Seasons Greetings Brc (Bm78)
$43k
$75k
K Wilson-Taylor
53½
59.90
33.20
1
1
Dec-7 22
4/9
1.3
$2.5
Warwick Farm
4
1000
Fujitsu General (Bm72)
$3k
$55k
T Clark
59
56.93
33.45
3
3,3
-1
Nov-19 22
5/13
1.4
$4.8
Kembla Grange
3
1000
Eleven Eleven (Bm78)
$5k
$150k
T Clark
55
55.94
33.06
2
2,2
-3
Oct-19 22
1/11
0.1
$3.8
Warwick Farm
4
1000
Download The App (Bm72)
$25k
$55k
T Clark
57
57.38
34.02
1
1,1
Spell of 189 Days
Apr-13 22
8/10
4.7
$9
Hawkesbury
6
1100
Blakes Marine (Bm72)
$1k
$50k
W Pike
57
63.67
34.31
2
0,2,2
-6
Mar-24 22
2/10
0.5
$3.9
Hawkesbury
8
1000
Hrc Motel (Bm64)
$6k
$35k
J Parr
60½
58.68
34.63
5
0,5,6
+4
Feb-16 22
4/9
1.9
$6
Randwick Kensington
4
1000
Vinery Yearlings (Bm72)
$3k
$50k
J Collett
56½
58.39
35.09
4
0,4,4
Jan-28 22
7/9
4.9
$2.3
Canterbury
4
1100
First Justify Yearlings (Bm72)
$2k
$50k
J Collett
55½
63.99
34.06
2
0,2,3
-4
Jan-14 22
1/12
2.8
$1.65
Gosford
4
1000
Tanti Financial Services-Bm64
$17k
$35k
J Collett
56½
57.38
33.77
1
0,1,2
+1
Spell of 145 Days
Aug-22 21
1/12
3.3
$2.25
Nowra
5
1100
Southern Water Company Maiden Handicap
$12k
$24k
B Spriggs
56½
63.82
35.80
3
0,3,1