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Taunting
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Trained by Michael Hickmott at Wellington SA, Taunting is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Brazen Beau, out of the dam Probationary.

He has won a total of 9 races from 24 starts for a win percentage of 38%. His career earnings are $530k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Cranbourne on November 25th in 2023 when he won $96,250 in the Procon Developments Apache Cat Classic (a handicap race over 1,000 metres).

Taunting 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 $980.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $35k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$530k
Starts
24
Wins
9
Second
4
Third
1
Win %
38
Place %
58
Profit
+9.8
Conditions
Good
11
2-2-0
$11k
Soft
10
5-2-1
$29k
Heavy
3
2-0-0
$35k
Race Standard
All
7
1-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1100m
10
4-0-1
+0.9
1000m
7
3-3-0
+6.6
1200m
3
1-0-0
+4.5
1050m
2
1-0-0
-0.2
955m
1
0-1-0
-1
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Morphettville
7
3-0-1
+4.55
Caulfield Heath
1
0-0-0
-1
Moonee Valley
4
0-3-0
-4
Oakbank
2
1-0-0
+1.8
Ballarat
1
1-0-0
+1.7
Cranbourne
1
1-0-0
+5
Morphettville Parks
2
1-1-0
+1.6
Sandown Hillside
2
0-0-0
-2
Warrnambool
1
0-0-0
-1
Flemington
1
0-0-0
-1
Murray Bridge Gh
1
1-0-0
+3
Gawler
1
1-0-0
+1.15
Race State
SA
13
7-1-1
+12.1
VIC
11
2-3-0
-2.3

Race History

Feb-22 25
1/8
0.0
7.5
Morphettville
4
1200
Sportsbet City Of Marion Stakes (Leg 3 Summer Sprint Series) 
$65k
$120k
Jessica Eaton
58
69.31
-
1
1,1
Jan-25 25
6/10
3.0
$5.5
Morphettville
4
1100
Sportsbet Durbridge Stakes 
$2k
$120k
J Tzaferis
58½
63.18
-
2
2,2
-4
Dec-26 24
4/12
1.4
$26
Caulfield Heath
4
1100
Nick Johnstone Real Estate Christmas Stakes 
$9k
$201k
J Tzaferis
58½
63.58
34.80
3
3,3
-1
Spell of 138 Days
Aug-10 24
2/6
3.8
$6.5
Moonee Valley
6
1000
Dominant Actizone (Bm100)
$27k
$150k
J Kennedy
55½
59.40
35.52
4
4,4
+2
Spell of 133 Days
Mar-30 24
9/15
3.7
$4.6
Oakbank
4
1100
Harcourts Hills Railway Stakes 
$3k
$141k
J Tzaferis
58
64.87
-
7
7,9
Spell of 112 Days
Dec-9 23
1/7
2.3
$2.7
Ballarat
9
1100
Ballarat Volkswagen Tonks Plate (Bm100)
$83k
$150k
T Nugent
56½
65.61
35.49
1
1,1
Nov-25 23
1/9
2.0
$6
Cranbourne
5
1000
Procon Developments Apache Cat Classic
$96k
$175k
T Nugent
53
58.36
35.02
1
1,1
Oct-28 23
2/6
0.4
$3.1
Moonee Valley
4
1000
Strathmore Community Bendigo Bank Hcp
$27k
$150k
D Lane
56½
57.89
33.93
2
2,2
Sep-30 23
1/7
1.5
$3.6
Morphettville Parks
3
1000
Adelaide Galvanising Industries (Bm82)
$36k
$65k
T Pannell
59½
56.98
33.09
2
2,2
+1
Sep-16 23
6/13
4.8
$5.5
Morphettville
3
1100
W H Wylie Hcp 
$2k
$120k
M Aitken
55
62.99
33.55
3
3,4
-2
Spell of 112 Days
May-27 23
8/8
4.7
$7.5
Sandown Hillside
6
1000
Tobin Brothers Bel Esprit 
$4k
$176k
J Tzaferis
54½
57.96
33.64
5
5,7
-1
May-3 23
8/14
2.2
$7.5
Warrnambool
10
1200
Wangoom Handicap 
$4k
$201k
J Tzaferis
54
73.01
37.52
5
5,5
-3
Apr-8 23
1/15
0.8
$3.8
Oakbank
5
1100
Railway Stakes 
$69k
$127k
J Tzaferis
54½
65.74
-
10
10,5
+4
Mar-13 23
4/10
3.1
$2.15
Morphettville
4
1050
Grand Syndicates (Bm78)
$3k
$55k
C Parnham
60
60.61
33.49
5
5,4
Spell of 128 Days
Nov-5 22
7/13
3.0
$7
Flemington
3
1100
World Horse Racing Grand-Bm80
$3k
$152k
J Mott
60
63.66
34.08
6
6,3
-4
Oct-21 22
2/10
0.8
$2.6
Moonee Valley
3
955
55 Second Chall-Bm78
$23k
$130k
D Lane
58½
55.23
34.44
7
7,6
+4
Sep-17 22
3/10
1.0
$2.25
Morphettville
7
1100
W H Wylie Handicap
$9k
$107k
J Tzaferis
54
67.20
-
1
1,1
-2
Sep-3 22
1/10
2.8
$1.8
Morphettville
6
1050
House Inspect Australia (Bm68)
$24k
$45k
J Tzaferis
60½
62.60
34.95
1
0,1,1
Aug-6 22
1/12
1.5
$4
Murray Bridge Gh
6
1000
Jockey Celebration Day (Bm68)
$24k
$45k
J Tzaferis
58½
58.51
33.89
11
0,11,4
+3
Spell of 315 Days
Sep-25 21
5/10
5.5
$6
Sandown Hillside
4
1400
Tile Importer Handicap
$4k
$130k
C Williams
56
84.35
34.42
2
0,2,2
-3
Sep-4 21
4/12
3.9
$2.8
Moonee Valley
6
1200
Inglis 2022 Yearling Sales
$8k
$150k
B Prebble
56
72.37
37.16
4
0,0,6
+2
Jul-10 21
1/11
2.8
$2.15
Gawler
6
1100
Kingsford Hotel (Bm62)
$24k
$45k
J Tzaferis
59
65.86
-
1
0,1,1
Jun-26 21
1/7
2.3
$2.25
Morphettville
8
1100
G.H. Mumm Maiden Plate
$19k
$37k
J Tzaferis
57½
67.81
36.14
2
0,2,2
+1
Jun-12 21
2/11
2.3
$2.2
Morphettville Parks
5
1000
Barossa Fine Foods Maiden
$7k
$37k
J Tzaferis
57½
59.80
35.60
4
0,4,4
+2