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Only The Best
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Trained by W A Savage at Alice Springs, Only The Best is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Exceed And Excel, out of the dam Faith's Encore.

He has won a total of 5 races from 33 starts for a win percentage of 15%. His career earnings are $165k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Murray Bridge Gh on March 4th in 2023 when he won $16,225 in the Magic Millions SA 2yo Classic (a set weight race over 1,200 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-1285.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $5k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$165k
Starts
33
Wins
5
Second
6
Third
6
Win %
15
Place %
52
Profit
-12.9
Conditions
Good
31
5-6-6
$5k
Soft
2
0-0-0
$1k
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
1000m
6
1-2-1
-4.45
1200m
10
2-1-4
+1.9
1100m
12
1-3-1
-9.9
1400m
3
0-0-0
-3
1206m
1
0-0-0
-1
1209m
1
1-0-0
+3.6
Race Track
Pioneer Park
24
4-5-5
-8.45
Warrnambool
1
0-0-0
-1
Hamilton
1
0-0-0
-1
Geelong
1
0-0-0
-1
Cranbourne
1
0-1-0
-1
Yarra Glen
1
1-0-0
+3.6
Caulfield
1
0-0-0
-1
Sale
1
0-0-0
-1
Murray Bridge Gh
1
0-0-1
-1
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
NT
24
4-5-5
-8.45
VIC
8
1-1-0
-3.4
SA
1
0-0-1
-1

Declared to Run

Pioneer Park 3 • Saturday AN Electrical Hcp (64)

Race History

Nov-1 25
6/6
10.2
$3.3
Pioneer Park
4
1000
Carlton Dry 3.5% Hcp (64)
$0k
$23k
I Luximon
59
57.31
33.59
Oct-26 25
1/6
1.5
$1.55
Pioneer Park
4
1000
Young Guns Nov 1st (Bm54)
$14k
$21k
H Le Blanc
60½
58.09
33.65
Oct-11 25
1/8
7.8
$2.9
Pioneer Park
4
1200
Red Centre Technology Partners (Bm54)
$14k
$21k
H Le Blanc
58½
70.03
34.75
Oct-5 25
1/7
3.5
$9
Pioneer Park
4
1200
The Women In Racing Luncheon 24th Oct (Bm54)
$14k
$21k
H Le Blanc
56½
69.53
34.93
Sep-22 25
3/6
3.3
$3.5
Pioneer Park
4
1000
Ladbrokes Follow The Experts Hcp (C2)
$3k
$21k
H Le Blanc
55
57.47
33.62
Sep-14 25
6/8
3.8
$6
Pioneer Park
4
1200
Vince Frisby Hcp (58)
$0k
$21k
H Le Blanc
57½
70.07
-
Aug-29 25
3/8
0.3
$5.5
Pioneer Park
4
1200
1300Cummins Hcp (C2)
$3k
$22k
H Le Blanc
55½
70.48
35.80
Jul-27 25
6/7
8.3
$5
Pioneer Park
4
1200
Ladbrokes Red Centre Winter Series - Heat 6 Hcp (64)
$0k
$21k
K Sardelic
55½
69.93
34.97
Jul-13 25
2/7
0.5
$3.6
Pioneer Park
4
1000
Ladbrokes Red Centre Winter Series (Bm54)
$4k
$21k
S Tsaikos
58
58.03
34.13
May-31 25
1/5
0.8
$2.1
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Alice Springs Family Dental Hcp (C2)
$13k
$21k
H Le Blanc
54
63.03
-
Apr-6 25
6/12
4.3
$11
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Hcp (58)
$0k
$31k
S Tsaikos
57
62.03
-
Mar-16 25
7/11
5.9
$5
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Hcp (C2)
$0k
$23k
P Denton
55½
63.03
-
Mar-1 25
2/9
3.8
$6.5
Pioneer Park
4
1000
Ladbrokes Racing Club Hcp (58)
$4k
$20k
P Denton
57
56.08
-
Jan-5 25
8/8
8.5
$5
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Imparja Hcp (58)
$0k
$20k
J Todd
58
63.18
34.08
Dec-7 24
6/7
8.2
$3.4
Pioneer Park
4
1400
Mulgas Adventures Hcp (C2)
$0k
$20k
S Tsaikos
57
83.04
-
Nov-23 24
3/10
1.0
$5.5
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Alice Springs Ladies Day 22nd March 2025 (Bm54)
$3k
$20k
J Booth
56
64.02
-
Nov-9 24
2/9
0.5
$4
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Centreline Saddlery ASTC Awards Night Hcp (58)
$4k
$20k
J Booth
54½
63.02
-
Nov-2 24
3/9
1.5
$12
Pioneer Park
4
1200
Bluedust NT Hcp (66)
$3k
$22k
J Booth
53½
70.76
36.20
Oct-27 24
4/8
6.8
$7.5
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Red Centre Technology Partners Hcp (C2)
$0k
$20k
H Le Blanc
55½
62.06
-
Oct-6 24
5/9
11.3
$3.1
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Red Centre Technology Partners Hcp (C2)
$0k
$20k
H Le Blanc
56
63.60
34.89
Spell of 112 Days
Jun-16 24
10/11
6.2
$6.5
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Red Centre Technology Partners Hcp (64)
$0k
$21k
J Hampson
56
62.90
-
Jun-1 24
2/10
3.5
$3.2
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Mulgas Adventures Hcp (C2)
$4k
$20k
J Hampson
56½
62.77
34.22
Apr-7 24
3/6
7.8
$2.9
Pioneer Park
4
1200
Paul Hassett Memorial (Bm68)
$3k
$30k
I Luximon
56½
68.28
-
Mar-30 24
2/3
1.3
$1.55
Pioneer Park
4
1100
Hot Stuff Alice Springs (Bm66)
$4k
$25k
I Luximon
57
62.09
-
Mar-12 24
10/10
16.3
$4.2
Warrnambool
5
1400
3yo+ (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
L Riordan
60½
83.65
36.22
2
2,4
-6
Feb-15 24
4/9
1.5
$4.2
Hamilton
3
1200
bet365 (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
T Prebble
58½
70.20
33.54
2
2,2
-2
Jan-28 24
9/11
8.5
$7
Geelong
4
1206
Roderick Insurance Brokers (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
F Kersley
57½
71.03
35.38
1
1,1
-8
Jan-12 24
2/6
0.8
$6.5
Cranbourne
3
1200
Grand Ridge Arenas Hcp (C1)
$7k
$40k
J Childs
57½
71.63
36.06
3
3,2
Dec-22 23
1/10
1.3
$4.6
Yarra Glen
4
1209
DAAC Mdn Plate
$15k
$27k
F Kersley
58
70.86
34.66
2
2,2
+1
Spell of 153 Days
Jul-22 23
4/9
3.3
$31
Caulfield
4
1400
Vobis Gold Ingot
$9k
$175k
B Egan
57
83.11
35.28
1
1,1
-3
Jul-7 23
10/14
5.7
$20
Sale
7
1100
Victory Treadmills Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
L Riordan
58
66.00
36.34
6
6,7
-3
Spell of 125 Days
Mar-4 23
3/8
3.6
$6
Murray Bridge Gh
4
1200
Magic Millions SA 2yo Classic
$16k
$204k
L Riordan
57
70.11
33.75
3
3,3
Feb-18 23
4/11
1.2
$20
Bendigo
4
1000
Golden Square Hotel Maiden Plate
$1k
$27k
L Riordan
58
58.83
34.88
6
6,4