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Herbert
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Trained by John Wheeler at New Plymouth, Herbert is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Sweet Orange, out of the dam Ze One.

He has won a total of 6 races from 27 starts for a win percentage of 22%. His career earnings are $421k, with the biggest win of his career coming at New Plymouth Raceway on February 1st in 2025 when he won $61,403 in the Denis Wheeler Earthmoving Taranaki Cup (a set weight with penalties race over 1,800 metres).

Herbert is a top level performer, having started 5 times at group race level, with 1 win.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $2380.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $27k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$421k
Starts
27
Wins
6
Second
7
Third
1
Win %
22
Place %
52
Profit
+23.8
Conditions
Good
11
3-3-1
$27k
Soft
10
2-2-0
$9k
Heavy
6
1-2-0
$7k
Race Standard
All
5
1-0-0
Group 1
3
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
2
1-0-0
Race Distance
1300m
2
0-1-0
-2
1600m
11
3-3-0
+3.6
1400m
6
0-1-1
-6
1500m
1
1-0-0
+9.8
1800m
2
1-1-0
+18.4
1200m
2
1-0-0
+3
2100m
1
0-0-0
-1
990m
1
0-1-0
-1
1100m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Tauranga
2
0-1-0
-2
Te Rapa
4
1-2-0
+2.6
Ellerslie
2
0-0-0
-2
Matamata
1
1-0-0
+9.8
New Plymouth Raceway
5
2-2-0
+17.1
Wanganui
2
2-0-0
+9.3
Trentham
4
0-0-0
-4
Riccarton Park
3
0-1-0
-3
Hawera
1
0-0-1
-1
Hastings
2
0-1-0
-2
Woodville
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
12
2-3-0
+10.1
NZ
15
4-4-1
+13.7

Race History

Nov-1 25
11/12
6.0
$14.3
Tauranga
4
1300
Bayleys Mount Maunganui Hcp
$0k
$50k
C Grylls
61
76.79
-
4
6
-5
Sep-27 25
13/14
9.8
$36.1
Te Rapa
9
1600
Howden Insurance Mile 
$0k
$400k
K Myers
59
99.25
-
3
4,4
-9
Sep-6 25
10/16
3.7
$70.6
Ellerslie
6
1400
Proisir Plate 
$6k
$400k
K Myers
59
86.00
-
2
2,2
-8
Spell of 140 Days
Apr-19 25
11/16
3.1
$14.6
Ellerslie
6
1600
Manco Easter Hcp 
$0k
$150k
M Hashizume
56½
96.51
-
3
3,3,4
-7
Mar-15 25
2/13
3.0
$10.1
Tauranga
5
1600
Japan Trophy
$28k
$150k
H Grace
56
95.57
-
3
3,3
+1
Mar-1 25
1/14
0.4
$10.8
Matamata
4
1500
Comag Wairere Falls Classic
$175k
$350k
H Grace
55
88.48
-
Feb-1 25
1/12
0.8
$20.4
New Plymouth Raceway
4
1800
Denis Wheeler Earthmoving Taranaki Cup  
$69k
$120k
H Grace
55
108.24
-
2
3,4,3
+2
Jan-20 25
1/10
1.3
$6.3
Wanganui
4
1600
Rivercity Cabs (Bm75)
$10k
$19k
J Riddell
58½
96.37
-
5
6,6
+5
Jan-4 25
8/8
6.8
$9.9
Trentham
7
1400
Jennian Homes Wellington (Bm75)
$1k
$40k
E Sole
56½
84.40
-
6
6
-2
Nov-16 24
12/18
6.3
$6.5
Riccarton Park
7
1600
Discover Niue (Bm75)
$0k
$65k
K Hercock
59
99.51
-
12
15
+3
Nov-13 24
2/13
0.8
$7.2
Riccarton Park
4
1800
Majestic Horse Floats (Bm75)
$12k
$65k
K Hercock
59
109.70
-
1
3,3
+1
Nov-2 24
7/7
7.3
$4.1
Trentham
10
1600
Feilding Hotel (Bm75)
$1k
$40k
L Douglas
57
103.04
-
3
3,4
-3
Oct-12 24
1/13
0.5
$6.6
Te Rapa
6
1600
Hawke's Bay Great Wine Capital (Bm75)
$37k
$65k
S Spratt
56½
97.85
-
2
2,2,2
+1
Oct-5 24
3/11
0.6
$4.9
Hawera
4
1400
Energy Ford Hawera (Bm75)
$4k
$40k
E Sole
53
85.60
-
4
4,4
+1
Sep-21 24
1/14
3.0
$5
Wanganui
10
1200
Manawatu Toyota / John Turkington Forestry (Bm65)
$23k
$40k
E Sole
55
77.12
-
9
8
+7
Spell of 168 Days
Apr-6 24
14/16
13.3
$10.7
Trentham
5
2100
Happy 50th Birthday Caryn Young (Bm65)
$0k
$65k
C Grylls
58
131.78
-
13
13,13,12
-2
Mar-22 24
1/9
1.8
$1.7
New Plymouth Raceway
5
1600
Denis Wheeler Earthmoving Mdn
$10k
$19k
E Sole
53½
97.73
-
5
2,1
Mar-16 24
5/11
2.6
$5.2
Trentham
7
1400
3yo+ Spec Mdn
$2k
$65k
K Hercock
56½
83.67
-
6
6,5
Jan-31 24
2/14
0.2
$6.3
Te Rapa
3
1600
Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic qualifier Mdn
$5k
$25k
K Hercock
57
97.37
-
3
3,2
Jan-17 24
2/12
1.5
$4
Te Rapa
3
1400
Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic Qualifier Mdn
$5k
$25k
K Hercock
57
85.41
-
8
8,7
+5
Spell of 67 Days
Nov-11 23
10/11
13.8
$51.2
Riccarton Park
3
1600
New Zealand 2000 Guineas 
$9k
$600k
K Hercock
57
94.59
-
10
10,10,11
+1
Oct-27 23
2/8
1.8
$1.5
New Plymouth Raceway
7
1600
Carey Hobbs Appreciation 36 Years Service Mdn
$3k
$19k
J Doyle
56
100.03
-
4
4,4,2
Oct-14 23
4/12
3.3
$9.7
Hastings
4
1400
Dan D'Esposito Memorial Spec Mdn
$3k
$65k
C Grylls
54½
83.42
-
1
1,1
-3
Sep-30 23
2/10
2.3
$9.3
Hastings
9
1300
BBQ Gourmet Spec Mdn
$12k
$65k
C Grylls
54½
79.26
-
8
8,7
+5
Sep-16 23
2/8
0.2
$4.3
New Plymouth Raceway
10
990
Taranaki Pine Dash Mdn
$5k
$25k
L Douglas
55
60.96
-
5
5,4
+2
Spell of 126 Days
May-13 23
4/8
6.1
$19.3
New Plymouth Raceway
10
1200
Seaton Park 2yo
$2k
$30k
L Douglas
54
74.73
-
7
7,6
+2
Apr-10 23
7/9
4.1
$13
Woodville
4
1100
Dannevirke Carriers Mdn
$0k
$14k
H Mc Neill
54
64.59
-