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Popes Can Talk
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Trained by Brenda Bamford at Benalla, Popes Can Talk is a 5 year old mare by the sire Von Costa De Hero, out of the dam Rosebud Avenue.

Popes Can Talk is still a maiden as she is yet to win a race from 22 starts. Her career earnings are $7k, with the biggest win of her career coming at Benalla on February 16th in 2025 when she won $750 in the Western AG Mdn Plate (a set weight race over 1,412 metres).

The mare tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $1k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$7k
Starts
22
Wins
0
Second
0
Third
0
Win %
0
Place %
0
Profit
-22.0
Conditions
Good
19
0-0-0
$0k
Soft
2
0-0-0
$1k
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
1000m
2
0-0-0
-2
1150m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
4
0-0-0
-4
1400m
3
0-0-0
-3
1600m
2
0-0-0
-2
1412m
1
0-0-0
-1
1650m
2
0-0-0
-2
1406m
1
0-0-0
-1
1206m
1
0-0-0
-1
1540m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1450m
1
0-0-0
-1
1215m
1
0-0-0
-1
1106m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Healesville
6
0-0-0
-6
Merton
2
0-0-0
-2
Wodonga
1
0-0-0
-1
Mansfield
1
0-0-0
-1
Yea
2
0-0-0
-2
Towong
1
0-0-0
-1
Benalla
4
0-0-0
-4
Alexandra
1
0-0-0
-1
Echuca
1
0-0-0
-1
Tatura
1
0-0-0
-1
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Kyneton
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
22
0-0-0
-22

Race History

Jan-17 26
10/10
7.5
$41
Healesville
4
1000
Spec Cond (0-28)
$0k
$5k
M McDonald
63
58.26
-
Jan-1 26
6/7
7.2
$13
Merton
3
1150
Mdn Plate
$0k
$5k
R Cox
65
70.36
-
Dec-13 25
8/8
10.0
$21
Healesville
3
1200
Trophy Race
$0k
$5k
C King
63
72.52
-
Nov-28 25
9/11
16.3
$201
Wodonga
3
1400
Quest Wodonga Mdn Plate
$1k
$43k
J Duffy
57½
83.27
36.60
11
11,11
+2
Nov-4 25
6/7
15.4
$5
Mansfield
8
1200
McGrath Mansfield Mdn Plate
$0k
$5k
R Kirkpatrick
65
80.31
-
Nov-1 25
5/6
2.0
$16
Healesville
5
1000
Mdn Plate
$0k
$5k
J Virgona
65
59.96
-
Oct-18 25
5/8
7.5
$14
Yea
3
1200
Mdn Plate
$0k
$5k
R Kirkpatrick
65
72.43
-
Spell of 224 Days
Mar-8 25
8/9
18.0
$151
Towong
4
1400
3yo+ Mdn Plate
$1k
$20k
J Keating
57½
82.78
-
8
8,6
-2
Feb-23 25
6/7
12.8
$15
Yea
4
1600
Mdn Plate
$0k
$5k
L Taylor
65
97.18
-
Feb-16 25
8/8
10.9
$151
Benalla
3
1412
Western AG Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
M Bunjevac
58
84.63
35.10
6
6,7
-1
Feb-1 25
7/7
21.7
$15
Healesville
4
1650
Mdn Plate
$0k
$5k
L Taylor
65
103.32
-
Jan-4 25
10/10
15.5
$101
Healesville
4
1650
Healesville Cup
$0k
$10k
T Brassart
63
100.27
-
Jan-1 25
5/5
6.7
$6
Merton
4
1600
Mdn Plate
$0k
$5k
R Kirkpatrick
65
97.26
-
Dec-14 24
8/10
8.5
$151
Benalla
4
1406
bet365 Mdn Plate
$1k
$20k
T Ladd
57½
84.42
36.44
9
9,9
+1
Nov-23 24
4/8
4.8
$21
Healesville
4
1200
Mdn Plate
$0k
$5k
R Kirkpatrick
65
73.66
-
Nov-10 24
9/9
9.9
$151
Benalla
3
1206
Mortgage Finance Solutions Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
H Edgley
57½
71.28
34.70
4
4,4
-5
Oct-26 24
5/5
11.0
$7
Alexandra
3
1540
Mdn Plate
$0k
$5k
M McDonald
65
94.46
-
Sep-21 24
12/12
16.2
$201
Echuca
4
1300
Goodyear Autocare Echuca Moama Mdn Plate
$0k
$27k
J Webb
57½
80.16
36.98
4
4,4
-8
Sep-10 24
11/11
19.9
$101
Tatura
3
1450
Hygain Mdn Plate
$0k
$27k
J Duffy
57½
87.58
-
2
3,5
-6
Aug-18 24
9/9
18.6
$201
Bendigo
6
1400
Apiam Animal Health Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
J Keating
57½
85.77
36.64
5
5,7
-2
Spell of 187 Days
Feb-13 24
10/10
16.8
$151
Kyneton
4
1215
Toward Reward Thoroughbreds Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
P Gatt
56
72.19
35.10
9
9,9
-1
Jan-21 24
9/10
9.5
$101
Benalla
4
1106
Annabelle Cleeland Euroa Cup Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
C Murtagh
56
65.25
34.74
8
8,9