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Sparring
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Trained by Ron Stubbs at Albury, Sparring is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Fighting Sun, out of the dam Lakemba Rose.

He has won a total of 8 races from 25 starts for a win percentage of 32%. His career earnings are $238k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Albury on March 22nd in 2024 when he won $35,250 in the Naughtin Development Group Flat Knacker (a handicap race over 900 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $320.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $11k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$238k
Starts
25
Wins
8
Second
1
Third
0
Win %
32
Place %
36
Profit
+3.2
Conditions
Good
17
6-1-0
$11k
Soft
7
2-0-0
$8k
Heavy
1
0-0-0
$0k
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
1050m
1
0-0-0
-1
1000m
11
3-1-0
+4.2
900m
4
4-0-0
+6.5
1100m
3
0-0-0
-3
955m
4
1-0-0
-1.5
1200m
2
0-0-0
-2
Race Track
Morphettville
1
0-0-0
-1
Caulfield
1
0-0-0
-1
Albury
5
5-0-0
+8.2
Flemington
1
0-0-0
-1
Randwick
3
0-0-0
-3
Warwick Farm
1
0-0-0
-1
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Moonee Valley
6
2-0-0
+1.5
Wagga
2
1-0-0
+5.5
Canberra
2
0-0-0
-2
Sandown Hillside
2
0-1-0
-2
Race State
SA
1
0-0-0
-1
VIC
11
2-1-0
-3.5
NSW
11
6-0-0
+9.7
ACT
2
0-0-0
-2

Race History

May-31 25
10/12
5.3
$41
Morphettville
5
1050
Celebrating Michael Ferraro 70th Birthday (Bm76)
$1k
$65k
J Holder
60½
62.04
34.91
7
7,5
-5
May-3 25
9/9
4.9
$41
Caulfield
3
1000
Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives (Bm90)
$3k
$150k
L Currie
54½
58.05
33.44
9
9,9
Apr-17 25
1/5
0.5
$3.8
Albury
4
900
Showcase Open Hcp
$21k
$45k
J Lyon
63
51.22
32.37
3
3
+2
Mar-8 25
11/13
6.1
$31
Flemington
4
1100
Vale Michael Moroney (Bm84)
$0k
$80k
H Coffey
56½
64.01
33.22
11
11,13
+2
Feb-8 25
5/9
2.5
$31
Randwick
4
1000
ATC Business Connect Sprint (Bm94)
$5k
$160k
T Schiller
52½
56.68
33.33
8
8,8
+3
Jan-27 25
10/12
4.5
$41
Warwick Farm
4
1000
Hyland Race Colours (Bm72)
$2k
$65k
M Owen
61½
56.50
33.34
11
11,10
Spell of 289 Days
Apr-13 24
13/13
17.9
$18
Bendigo
3
1100
Off The Track (Bm84)
$0k
$130k
B Mertens
59½
63.23
34.74
12
12,11
-2
Mar-22 24
1/8
3.0
$2.3
Albury
4
900
Naughtin Development Group Flat Knacker
$36k
$75k
T Schiller
61
51.06
33.33
5
5
+4
Mar-8 24
4/7
1.7
$13
Moonee Valley
4
955
(Bm84)
$7k
$130k
C Williams
58
54.70
34.21
6
6,6
+2
Feb-18 24
1/8
1.0
$2.7
Albury
3
1000
Hutchinson Civil (Bm82)
$15k
$30k
C Williams
63½
57.36
33.95
1
1,1
Feb-9 24
4/7
2.6
$12
Moonee Valley
4
955
Ladbrokes 55 Second Challenge Heat 11 (Bm78)
$3k
$60k
C Williams
60
55.16
33.98
3
3,3
-1
Jan-26 24
1/5
1.0
$7.5
Wagga
4
1000
Riverina Hotel Wagga Scamper
$14k
$27k
J Lyon
60½
56.79
32.86
3
3,3
+2
Dec-29 23
6/9
3.4
$13
Canberra
5
1000
Gratz Vella Racing Hcp
$0k
$22k
M Cahill
61
57.73
34.32
3
3,2
-4
Nov-24 23
7/7
5.9
$6.5
Moonee Valley
5
955
Ladbrokes 55 Second Challenge - Heat 6 (Bm70)
$1k
$60k
T Bull
60
55.68
35.07
5
5,5
-2
Spell of 204 Days
May-4 23
14/15
11.3
$41
Wagga
6
1200
Town Plate
$0k
$202k
D Beasley
54
70.26
34.86
9
9,11
-3
Mar-24 23
1/11
0.5
$3
Albury
6
900
Naughtin Development Group Hcp
$36k
$75k
T Schiller
55
52.68
35.10
6
6
+5
Feb-24 23
5/9
2.5
$4.6
Moonee Valley
3
1000
Pkf Valley Summer Sprint-Bm64
$2k
$60k
C Gaudray
61
58.48
34.70
5
5,4
-1
Feb-10 23
1/11
0.3
$2.5
Moonee Valley
3
955
55 Second Chall-Bm64
$33k
$60k
J Melham
61½
55.92
34.80
3
3,3
+2
Jan-21 23
7/12
3.4
$5
Randwick
5
1100
Highway (C2)
$4k
$120k
J Mc Donald
59½
64.21
34.64
4
4,6
-1
Dec-16 22
1/11
1.8
$5
Moonee Valley
4
1000
Dynamic Print Group Handicap (C1)
$33k
$60k
C Williams
59
57.84
34.12
2
2,2
+1
Nov-25 22
6/8
3.7
$1.65
Canberra
3
1000
Riverview Projects (Bm60)
$0k
$22k
N Souquet
62
57.70
33.75
1
1,1
-5
Spell of 223 Days
Apr-16 22
12/13
11.4
$3.5
Randwick
8
1200
Highway Handicap (C3)
$0k
$100k
J Mc Donald
55
73.90
36.65
11
0,11,10
-2
Mar-30 22
5/7
2.1
$4.8
Sandown Hillside
4
1000
Thoroughbred Club (Bm64)
$2k
$50k
B Prebble
60
57.90
33.60
6
0,6,5
Mar-9 22
2/12
0.1
$2.8
Sandown Hillside
3
1000
Be A Mate, Nominate (Bm64)
$9k
$50k
B Prebble
59
58.10
33.60
3
0,3,3
+1
Feb-3 22
1/12
6.5
$1.4
Albury
5
900
The Essential Utensil Maiden
$12k
$24k
N Heywood
58½
51.84
33.21
2
0,0,2
+1