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Iowna Merc
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Trained by Bjorn Baker at Warwick Farm, Iowna Merc is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Winning Rupert, out of the dam Mercedes.

He has won a total of 8 races from 29 starts for a win percentage of 28%. His career earnings are $1.5M, with the biggest win of his career coming at Randwick on March 1st in 2025 when he won $140,000 in the Liverpool City Cup (a quality race over 1,300 metres).

Iowna Merc is a top level performer, having started 11 times at group race level, with 2 wins.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $1535.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $67k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$1.5M
Starts
29
Wins
8
Second
7
Third
4
Win %
28
Place %
66
Profit
+15.4
Conditions
Good
18
7-4-1
$67k
Soft
9
1-2-2
$18k
Heavy
2
0-1-1
$25k
Race Standard
All
11
2-4-1
Group 1
1
0-0-0
Group 2
2
0-1-0
Group 3
5
1-2-0
Race Distance
1300m
3
1-0-0
+1.2
1200m
9
2-3-0
+2.1
1600m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
1
1-0-0
+10
1350m
1
0-0-0
-1
1100m
9
3-1-4
+7.6
1000m
5
1-3-0
-3.55
Race Track
Randwick
16
5-4-1
+7.9
Rockhampton
1
0-0-0
-1
Rosehill
4
1-1-2
+7
Wyong
1
0-0-0
-1
Canterbury
1
1-0-0
+7
Kembla Grange
3
1-1-0
-1.55
Eagle Farm
1
0-0-0
-1
Scone
1
0-0-1
-1
Warwick Farm
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
NSW
27
8-7-4
+17.35
QLD
2
0-0-0
-2

Race History

Nov-1 25
15/15
18.2
$71
Randwick
7
1300
Russell Balding Stakes
$0k
$3M
J Parr
57½
76.57
35.86
12
12,12
-3
Oct-18 25
2/16
0.2
$21
Randwick
4
1200
Toyota Forklifts Sydney Stakes 
$380k
$2M
A Morgan
58½
68.52
34.12
7
7,6
+4
Oct-4 25
6/7
5.3
$26
Randwick
4
1200
Precise Air Premiere Stakes 
$10k
$1M
J Parr
58½
67.98
33.52
4
4,4
-2
Spell of 153 Days
May-4 25
12/12
19.3
$5.5
Rockhampton
5
1300
Sherrin Rentals 2025 The Archer
$10k
$1M
A Morgan
58½
74.03
33.78
7
7,9
-3
Apr-5 25
15/20
5.2
$41
Randwick
4
1600
The Star Doncaster Mile 
$0k
$4.1M
A Morgan
52
95.28
34.17
16
16,17,18
+3
Mar-15 25
1/12
0.1
$11
Rosehill
4
1500
Ajax Stakes
$172k
$302k
J Parr
57½
88.84
33.56
2
2,2
+1
Mar-1 25
1/7
0.1
$4.2
Randwick
4
1300
Liverpool City Cup 
$141k
$251k
J Parr
57
75.38
33.65
3
3,3
+2
Feb-15 25
2/6
0.2
$8
Randwick
4
1200
Expressway Stakes  
$56k
$302k
J Parr
56
70.07
32.52
2
2,2
Feb-1 25
2/9
0.2
$7.5
Rosehill
4
1200
Schweppes Southern Cross Stakes 
$46k
$251k
T Clark
57
69.44
33.82
6
6,6
+4
Jan-11 25
4/8
3.1
$4.8
Wyong
5
1350
Domeland (Bm100)
$7k
$160k
A Morgan
59½
78.90
33.96
8
8,7
+3
Jan-1 25
1/8
0.2
$8
Canterbury
4
1200
Kia Canterbury Sprint 
$109k
$200k
A Morgan
56
69.12
34.47
6
6,7
+6
Dec-21 24
1/11
0.1
$9
Randwick
4
1100
Toyota Forklifts (Bm94)
$83k
$160k
T Clark
57½
61.96
33.06
6
6,7
+6
Dec-7 24
3/6
4.0
$5.5
Rosehill
8
1100
Toyota Forklifts (Bm88)
$14k
$160k
B Osmond
57½
65.06
35.23
4
4,4
+1
Nov-23 24
8/11
4.4
$5.5
Kembla Grange
3
1000
Snap Print Solutions Wollongong The Warra 
$4k
$300k
R King
53
55.92
33.09
10
10,11
+3
Spell of 126 Days
Jul-20 24
3/9
3.0
$12
Rosehill
5
1100
Schweppes Hcp
$14k
$160k
R King
58
64.78
34.42
7
7,7
+4
Jun-29 24
11/16
3.7
$6
Eagle Farm
4
1200
Eureka Stud W.J. Healy Stakes 
$0k
$200k
D Thornton
54
69.02
33.82
7
7,9
-2
Jun-8 24
2/12
0.8
$3.1
Randwick
9
1100
Bob Charley AO Stakes 
$36k
$200k
R King
53
65.24
35.34
9
9,8
+6
May-18 24
3/10
0.7
$3.8
Scone
6
1100
Emirates Park Ortensia Stakes 
$18k
$201k
R King
53
63.74
34.22
9
9,9
+6
Spell of 161 Days
Dec-9 23
3/11
0.9
$4
Randwick
4
1100
Aloha Strawberry Hill Stud (Bm88)
$14k
$160k
R King
57
63.04
33.98
10
10,9
+6
Nov-7 23
2/8
0.8
$2.5
Randwick
5
1000
James Squire (Bm84)
$23k
$125k
A Roper
56½
57.86
33.87
1
1,1
-1
Spell of 122 Days
Jul-8 23
7/11
3.2
$1.85
Randwick
4
1200
Bowermans (Bm88)
$4k
$150k
D Gibbons
54½
69.60
34.45
10
10,7
Jun-24 23
4/14
3.0
$2.6
Randwick
5
1100
Furphy (Bm78)
$7k
$150k
A Mc Lucas
58
63.48
34.26
11
11,13
+9
Jun-10 23
1/8
0.1
$3.1
Randwick
4
1200
50 Year And Life Member (Bm78)
$76k
$150k
D Gibbons
56½
69.69
34.27
3
3,2
+1
May-27 23
1/13
0.4
$3.6
Randwick
5
1100
Fujitsu Airstage (Bm78)
$76k
$150k
R King
55
63.79
34.06
4
4,3
+2
Spell of 154 Days
Dec-24 22
5/10
3.5
$2.7
Randwick
3
1200
(Bm78)
$5k
$150k
R King
52½
69.40
34.41
2
2,2
-3
Dec-10 22
1/10
0.8
$4
Randwick
4
1100
The Jack Ingham Ao (Bm72)
$76k
$150k
R King
52½
62.91
33.47
1
1,1
Nov-23 22
2/8
0.3
$3.3
Warwick Farm
3
1000
Ora Stallions (Bm68)
$10k
$55k
R King
57½
57.61
33.68
5
5,6
+4
Nov-12 22
1/9
2.0
$1.45
Kembla Grange
4
1000
Ryla & Rypen Maiden Handicap
$20k
$40k
A Roper
57
56.27
32.34
3
3,3
+2
Nov-1 22
2/9
0.8
$4
Kembla Grange
6
1000
The Big Dance At Randwick Maiden
$7k
$40k
W Costin
57½
59.28
34.26
2
2,5
+3