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African Pioneer
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Trained by Matthew Cumani at Ballarat, African Pioneer is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Lonhro, out of the dam Rosental.

He has won a total of 4 races from 19 starts for a win percentage of 21%. His career earnings are $93k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ballarat on June 30th in 2024 when he won $19,250 in the Hygain Winners Choice (a handicap race over 1,600 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $1365.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $9k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$93k
Starts
19
Wins
4
Second
2
Third
3
Win %
21
Place %
47
Profit
+13.7
Conditions
Good
7
1-1-2
$4k
Soft
5
2-1-0
$9k
Heavy
2
0-0-0
$1k
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
1856m
1
0-0-0
-1
2100m
2
1-0-0
+16
2200m
1
0-0-0
-1
1700m
1
0-0-0
-1
1606m
2
1-0-0
-0.35
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
1800m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
3
2-0-0
+10
1590m
1
0-0-1
-1
1530m
1
0-1-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-1
-1
2221m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
1
0-0-1
-1
1347m
1
0-0-0
-1
1218m
1
0-1-0
-1
Race Track
Kyneton
1
0-0-0
-1
Ballarat Synthetic
4
1-0-1
+14
Geelong
4
0-2-0
-4
Terang
1
0-0-0
-1
Ballarat
2
1-0-0
+5.5
Morphettville
1
0-0-0
-1
Bendigo
1
1-0-0
+4.5
Wangaratta
1
0-0-1
-1
Ararat
2
1-0-1
-0.35
Seymour
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham Synthetic
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
18
4-2-3
+14.65
SA
1
0-0-0
-1

Race History

Nov-5 25
7/9
4.1
$18
Kyneton
8
1856
Evolve Interiors (Bm66)
$1k
$35k
E Walsh
60
119.44
37.06
9
9,8,8
+1
Spell of 86 Days
Aug-11 25
5/6
6.8
$14
Ballarat Synthetic
0
2100
Brandt (Bm70)
$1k
$27k
C Macredmond
59½
129.44
38.62
6
6,6,5
Jul-22 25
6/8
8.2
$4.6
Ballarat Synthetic
0
2200
McGrath Ballarat (Bm70)
$1k
$27k
E Pozman
57
138.39
36.84
5
7,7,6
Jun-11 25
1/7
0.2
$18
Ballarat Synthetic
0
2100
3yo+ (Bm64)
$19k
$35k
E Walsh
60
129.12
38.13
7
5,5,3
+2
Spell of 61 Days
Apr-11 25
6/9
2.8
$26
Geelong
4
1700
3yo+ (Bm64)
$1k
$27k
C Macredmond
60½
104.61
35.32
5
5,5,6
Mar-21 25
8/10
6.8
$17
Terang
4
1606
Peterborough Plate (Bm64)
$1k
$27k
R Hammond
60
97.36
37.14
4
4,4,5
-3
Feb-23 25
6/8
3.7
$21
Ballarat
4
1400
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
R Hammond
59
83.46
35.44
7
7,7
+1
Spell of 211 Days
Jul-27 24
6/7
20.4
$6.5
Morphettville
7
1800
SkyCity (Rs0ly)
$1k
$50k
C Murray
59½
116.95
40.21
4
3,3,5
-1
Jun-30 24
1/14
0.2
$7.5
Ballarat
7
1600
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm64)
$19k
$35k
T Prebble
57
101.51
37.20
7
7,7,5
+4
Jun-4 24
1/8
0.8
$5.5
Bendigo
5
1600
Dunlop Pitson & Jenkins Civil (Bm58)
$15k
$27k
T Prebble
58
98.95
-
7
7,6,7
+6
May-16 24
3/9
0.6
$10
Wangaratta
4
1590
Winsec Savings & Loans (Bm64)
$2k
$27k
W Gordon
58
96.39
35.72
4
4,2,2
-1
Apr-26 24
1/9
1.8
$1.65
Ararat
4
1606
Harris Accident Repair Centre Mdn Plate
$15k
$27k
W Gordon
59
96.54
36.27
4
4,4,3
+2
Mar-26 24
2/10
2.0
$4.6
Geelong
4
1530
Roderick Insurance Brokers Mdn Plate
$5k
$27k
W Gordon
59
92.85
35.78
6
6,5
+3
Mar-8 24
3/9
5.6
$4.6
Ararat
4
1300
3yo+ Mdn Plate
$2k
$27k
W Gordon
59
76.96
35.22
6
6,4
+1
Spell of 189 Days
Sep-1 23
5/7
6.4
$5
Seymour
6
2221
Anco Turf Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
H Coffey
57
144.02
37.54
3
4,4,2
-3
Aug-14 23
5/10
4.5
$7
Pakenham Synthetic
0
1600
Evergreen Turf Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
B Mertens
57
97.00
36.44
5
5,4,4
-1
Jul-18 23
3/12
4.1
$3.7
Ballarat Synthetic
0
1500
Polytrack Mdn Plate
$2k
$27k
M Aitken
57
91.19
35.98
5
4,4
+1
Jun-30 23
5/9
3.6
$4
Geelong
8
1347
Auswide Plumbing & Civil Mdn
$1k
$38k
J Allen
58
82.59
36.60
5
5,5
Jun-4 23
2/12
1.0
$31
Geelong
6
1218
Daisy's Garden Supplies Mdn
$7k
$38k
D Bates
58
72.75
36.08
11
11,7
+5