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The Prodigal Son
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Trained by Craig Widdison at Wodonga, The Prodigal Son is a 4 year old gelding by the sire Fighting Sun, out of the dam Magnetic Magic.

He has won a total of 5 races from 12 starts for a win percentage of 42%. His career earnings are $119k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Wagga on May 2nd in 2024 when he won $109,000 in the Tooheys 2024 Wagga Town Plate (a quality race over 1,200 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $835.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $14k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$119k
Starts
12
Wins
5
Second
1
Third
0
Win %
42
Place %
50
Profit
+8.4
Conditions
Good
8
4-1-0
$14k
Soft
4
1-0-0
$4k
Heavy
0
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
1200m
8
5-0-0
+12.35
1300m
1
0-1-0
-1
1206m
1
0-0-0
-1
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
1100m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Wagga
2
2-0-0
+7.9
Caulfield
1
0-0-0
-1
Bendigo
1
0-1-0
-1
Benalla
1
0-0-0
-1
Moonee Valley
1
0-0-0
-1
Flemington
3
1-0-0
+0.5
Sandown Lakeside
1
0-0-0
-1
Canberra
1
1-0-0
+0.45
Wagga Riverside
1
1-0-0
+4.5
Race State
NSW
3
3-0-0
+12.4
VIC
8
1-1-0
-4.5
ACT
1
1-0-0
+0.45

Race History

May-2 24
1/16
0.0
5.5
Wagga
4
1200
Tooheys 2024 Wagga Town Plate
$109k
$200k
Jason Lyon
54
68.88
-
Apr-21 24
1/12
2.5
$4.4
Wagga
4
1200
Merchant Navy at Kooringal Wagga Town Plate Prelude
$20k
$40k
J Lyon
55
69.55
34.10
4
3,4
+3
Apr-6 24
11/11
6.1
$8
Caulfield
5
1200
Noel Rundle (Bm70)
$0k
$80k
B Mc Dougall
59½
70.91
34.42
7
7,8
-3
Spell of 157 Days
Nov-1 23
2/13
1.3
$4.8
Bendigo
4
1300
Catanach's Jewellers (Bm70)
$9k
$50k
D Oliver
59½
76.51
38.08
8
8,10
+8
Sep-29 23
4/14
0.9
$4
Benalla
4
1206
Ryan & McNulty Sawmillers Weary Dunlop (Bm70)
$3k
$50k
N Souquet
59½
72.52
35.22
6
6,4
Aug-26 23
4/10
6.2
$3.7
Moonee Valley
4
1200
Ladbrokes Racing Club Challenger (Bm70)
$4k
$80k
D Oliver
59½
69.57
33.74
4
4,4
Aug-5 23
1/16
2.3
$3.5
Flemington
4
1200
VRC Member Pamela Perry Aspirant (Bm70)
$44k
$80k
D Oliver
57
69.45
34.06
10
10,12
+11
Jul-12 23
8/13
4.7
$7.5
Sandown Lakeside
6
1200
Ladbrokes Racing Club (Bm64)
$1k
$55k
N Souquet
60½
71.45
34.76
3
3,6
-2
Jun-3 23
10/15
3.0
$10
Flemington
7
1400
Herald Sun/ Run For The Kids
$3k
$150k
L Meech
54
84.33
35.58
1
1,1
-9
May-19 23
1/8
1.8
$1.45
Canberra
6
1200
Iron Jack Hcp (C1)
$13k
$22k
N Souquet
58
72.07
34.61
2
2,2
+1
Spell of 119 Days
Jan-20 23
5/10
1.8
$11
Flemington
3
1100
Deane Lester Gofundme (Bm64)
$2k
$55k
D Oliver
59
64.09
33.96
5
5,6
+1
Nov-26 22
1/12
0.3
$5.5
Wagga Riverside
3
1200
Coorparoo Park Spelling Maiden
$14k
$27k
N Souquet
58½
68.96
33.50
2
2,1