Albury (NSW)
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R2
5h3m
The Newmarket Hotel (Bm58)
1600m | 2:10pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 58 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$27,000
 
 
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R2
1 - Blazing Sword (9)
  • 1 Blazing Sword (9)
  • J: Sage Duric (a3) 65.5kg
  • T: T Fitzsimmons
  • 3-2-1-1-7-4-1-8-x-0
3.2 3.2 4.0 4.2 4.33 4.2
$3.20 $3.20 $4.00 $4.20 $4.33 $4.20
RACE COMMENT
Held up near 400m when 3-1/2 len 8th of 12 (5) $16.00 60.5 Meh Keffi 1600m Murtoa 3yo+ (Bm66) Good(4) Oct 4. Kept trying 6-3/4 len 10th of 12 (9) $6.00 60.0 Yam 1400m Wangaratta 3yo+ (Bm66) Good(3) Jan 18. Started $6 when safely held in Benchmark 66 company at Wangaratta first up. Previous winner in wet here and gets 3kg off for Sage Duric. Each way.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
6-0-1-0
GOOD
3-2-0-1
TRACK
8-2-2-0
DISTANCE
1-1-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
1/9
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
19%
WIN S/RATE
44%
PLACE S/RATE
16-3-3-1
CAREER
$93,870
PRIZE MONEY
1500 - 1600
WIN RANGE
18
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 16-3-3-1 19% 44% 1
Distance 8-2-2-0 25% 50% 2
Track 3-2-0-1 67% 100% 1
Track / Dist 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 2-0-1-1 0% 100% 3
4th up 2-0-2-0 0% 100% 1
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 6-0-1-0 0% 17% 8
Soft 8-2-2-0 25% 50% 1
Heavy 2-1-0-1 50% 100% 1
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 10-3-2-1 30% 60% 1
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 159-8-4-8 5% 13% 8
Sage Duric
Trainer 12mth 111-18-13-16 16% 42% 2
T Fitzsimmons
Trained at: Bendigo
Owners: Mrs J Fitzsimmons, A A Barlow, A Boyd, D Smith, D S Parkinson, G L Burke, J L Gregory, K G Scully, M Salvadori, N P Lockwood, N P Smith, Miss N Huynh, P B Gregory, P M Shannon, R Hunt, T Shannon, Three Legs Racing (Mgr: P M Shannon) & Yougottalovesports (Mgr: L Smith)
Colours: Blue, Red Band, White Sleeves, Blue And Red Quartered Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Too Darn Hot - Trieste
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
10 of 12 106
Wangaratta (Good) 18/01/2026, Race 7, 1400m, 3yo+ (Bm66)
Finished 10/12 6.7L, $700, Jockey H Coffey, Barrier 9, Weight 60kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:34.36s
1st Yam
2nd Three Musketeers 57.5kg 1.8L
3rd Lensman 59kg 3.3L
8 of 12 17
Murtoa (Good) 04/10/2025, Race 7, 1600m, 3yo+ (Bm66)
Finished 8/12 3.6L, $1600, Jockey M Aitken, Barrier 5, Weight 60.5kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.40s
1st Meh Keffi
2nd Fearless Writer 58kg 0.2L
3rd Eishaa 59kg 2.0L
1 of 10 33
Bendigo (Soft) 17/09/2025, Race 5, 1600m, 3yo+ (Bm62)
Finished 1/10 0.1L, $19250, Jockey M Zahra, Barrier 9, Weight 60.5kg
$4.40, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.70s
1st Blazing Sword
2nd The Printer 60kg 0.1L
3rd Teser 60.5kg 0.4L
TRIAL 25
Wangaratta (Good) 09/09/2025, Race 2, 1100m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/7 0.6L, Jockey M Aitken, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Over Yonder
2nd Hot One 0kg 0.1L
3rd Blazing Sword 0kg 0.6L
4 of 10 12
Seymour (Soft) 15/08/2025, Race 8, 2000m, (Bm64)
Finished 4/10 6.3L, $1215, Jockey J Mott, Barrier 7, Weight 60kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:37.96s
1st She Said
2nd Platinum Destroyer 58kg 1.8L
3rd Golden Hips 58kg 5.1L
7 of 12 16
Sandown-Lakeside (Soft) 03/08/2025, Race 7, 1600m, (Bm64)
Finished 7/12 2.3L, $1000, Jockey Tom Prebble, Barrier 10, Weight 58kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 10th,
1st Mr Vivaci (NZ)
2nd Genrichero (NZ) 59.5kg 0.2L
3rd Lygon Street Luigi (GER) 59kg 1.5L
1 of 12 32
Albury (Soft) 18/07/2025, Race 7, 1600m, Plate (C1)
Finished 1/12 3.5L, $13950, Jockey Pierre Boudvillain, Barrier 4, Weight 57.5kg
$1.90, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 9th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:36.81s
1st Blazing Sword
2nd Flutterby 57kg 3.5L
3rd Too Big 59kg 5.8L
1 of 11 8
Albury (Heavy) 16/06/2025, Race 3, 1500m, Mdn Plate
Finished 1/11 1.5L, $13950, Jockey M Aitken, Barrier 8, Weight 59kg
$2.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:37.58s
1st Blazing Sword
2nd Flutterby 57kg 1.5L
3rd Majestic Deel 59kg 1.8L
2 of 12 12
Swan Hill (Soft) 08/06/2025, Race 2, 1600m, 2&3yo Mdn Plate
Finished 2/12 0.2L, $7200, Jockey M Aitken, Barrier 1, Weight 59.5kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 3, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.21s
1st Em Sixty
2nd Blazing Sword 59.5kg 0.2L
3rd Kingsford (NZ) 59.5kg 3.5L
3 of 11 79
Albury (Heavy) 27/05/2025, Race 5, 1400m, Mdn
Finished 3/11 0.6L, $2600, Jockey B Mc Dougall, Barrier 1, Weight 59kg
$3.20, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:36.47s
1st Desert Opal
2nd Broken Image 56kg 0.2L
3rd Blazing Sword 59kg 0.6L
TRIAL 50
Bendigo (Soft) 28/04/2025, Race 17, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 7/8 10.2L, Jockey Logan McNeil, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Swift Circle
2nd Ville De Lumiere 0kg 1.3L
3rd Whatdoya Mean 0kg 1.7L
4 of 10 16
Tamworth (Good) 09/03/2025, Race 1, 1600m, Showcase Plate (C1)
Finished 4/10 3.8L, $1475, Jockey Mollie Fitzgerald, Barrier 7, Weight 55kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 3, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:37.30s
1st Fingers Hunter
2nd Banyan Tree 57.5kg 1.8L
3rd Just On Fire 59kg 3.3L