Flemington (VIC)
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R8
7h9m
TAB Australian Cup Gr1
2000m | 4:15pm
RAIL POSITION
True Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Weight For Age
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$2,000,000
 
 
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R8
3 - Apulia (2)
  • 3 Apulia (2)
  • J: W Pike 59.0kg
  • T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
  • 2-3-x-1-1-0-1-1-5-2
10.0 10.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 10.0
$10.00 $10.00 $11.00 $10.00 $11.00 $10.00
RACE COMMENT
Sound when 2-1/2 len 5th of 10 (2) $4.80 58.0 Birdman 1600m Flemington Blamey Stakes Good(4) Feb 28. Battled away gamely 1-3/4 len 2nd of 7 (6) $11.00 59.0 Birdman 1800m Caulfield Peter Young Stakes Good(4) Mar 14. Ran on soundly into second in the small field at Caulfield. Can play a role.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
4-1-1-0
SOFT
7-1-2-1
TRACK
3-1-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
3-0-1-0
GROUP 1
2-2-0-0
JKY RIDING
3-1-1-0
WEIGHT FOR AGE
CAREER STATISTICS
29%
WIN S/RATE
62%
PLACE S/RATE
21-6-6-1
CAREER
$1,966,220
PRIZE MONEY
1496 - 2400
WIN RANGE
14
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 21-6-6-1 29% 62% 4
Distance 3-1-0-0 33% 33% 5
Track 7-1-2-1 14% 57% 8
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 3-1-2-0 33% 100% 2
1st up 5-2-2-0 40% 80% 2
2nd up 5-1-1-1 20% 60% 9
3rd up 4-0-1-0 0% 25% 11
4th up 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 3
Group 1 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 7
Group 2 7-3-2-0 43% 71% 3
Group 3 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 4-1-0-1 25% 50% 10
WFA 3-1-1-0 33% 67% 2
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 17-5-5-1 29% 65% 4
Soft 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 10
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 8
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 803-204-133-94 25% 54% 1
W Pike
Trainer 12mth 1629-235-217-169 14% 38% 6
Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
Trained at: Flemington
Owners: Lindsay Park Bloodstock & Revelstone Stud (Mgr: Mrs R A Garrett)
Colours: Yellow, Royal Blue Crossed Sashes And Cap
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay horse
Breeding: Fiorente - Giannarelli
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
2 of 7 14
Caulfield (Good) 14/03/2026, Race 8, 1800m, Peter Young Stakes
Finished 2/7 1.8L, $90000, Jockey L Currie, Barrier 6, Weight 59kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.49s
1st Birdman (IRE)
2nd Apulia 59kg 1.8L
3rd Bankers Choice (NZ) 59kg 1.9L
5 of 10 58
Flemington (Good) 28/02/2026, Race 7, 1600m, Blamey Stakes
Finished 5/10 2.4L, $7500, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 2, Weight 58kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:33.53s
1st Birdman (IRE)
2nd Enxuto 55kg 1.8L
3rd Mark Twain (NZ) 55kg 1.9L
1 of 15 12
Ascot (Good) 01/01/2026, Race 10, 2400m, Perth Cup
Finished 1/15 3L, $575000, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 3, Weight 58.5kg
$1.80, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.28s
1st Apulia
2nd Filthy Habits 53kg 3L
3rd Forever Boy (NZ) 53kg 4.0L
1 of 11 14
Ascot (Good) 20/12/2025, Race 9, 2100m, Ted Van Heemst Stakes
Finished 1/11 0.8L, $164400, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 1, Weight 59kg
$2.50, In-running Settled 9, 800m 11th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:35.51s
1st Apulia
2nd Hoba West 59kg 0.8L
3rd Sentimental Hero 59kg 3.3L
10 of 16 30
Ascot (Good) 06/12/2025, Race 9, 1800m, Northerly Stakes
Finished 10/16 7L, $27000, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 13, Weight 59kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 15, 800m 15th, 400m 15th, Sectional 600m 0:35.70s
1st Cosmic Crusader (NZ)
2nd Watch Me Rock 59kg 0.2L
3rd Western Empire (NZ) 59kg 5.0L
TRIAL 18
Belmont Park (Good) 24/11/2025, Race 5, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/4 1L, Jockey W Pike, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Want A Winner
2nd Apulia 0kg 1L
3rd Dug Another Hole 0kg 4.5L
1 of 11 13
Flemington (Good) 06/11/2025, Race 5, 1600m, Chester Manifold Stakes
Finished 1/11 0.2L, $122195, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 1, Weight 56.5kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.54s
1st Apulia
2nd Detonator Jack (NZ) 57kg 0.2L
3rd Poison Chalice (NZ) 55kg 1.0L
1 of 8 353
Moonee Valley (Good) 24/10/2025, Race 6, 1496m, 3yo+ Open Hcp
Finished 1/8 0.5L, $110000, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 4, Weight 59.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.70s
1st Apulia
2nd Regal Azmon 60kg 0.5L
3rd Enna's Dream 55kg 0.6L
TRIAL 330
Tatura (Good) 01/10/2025, Race 2, 1100m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/7 0.3L, Jockey Lachlan King, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Apulia
2nd Opening Address (NZ) 0kg 0.3L
3rd Yam 0kg 0.8L
3 of 10 11
Flemington (Good) 05/11/2024, Race 6, 1800m, Melbourne Cup Day Plate
Finished 3/10 0.6L, $15750, Jockey M Zahra, Barrier 3, Weight 56.5kg
$2.80, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:36.08s
1st Arran Bay
2nd Unspoken (IRE) 60kg 0.1L
3rd Apulia 56.5kg 0.6L
2 of 8 202
Moonee Valley (Good) 25/10/2024, Race 6, 1500m, Vobis Gold Star
Finished 2/8 0.1L, $31500, Jockey M Zahra, Barrier 2, Weight 60kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.06s
1st Regal Zeus
2nd Apulia 60kg 0.1L
3rd Run Harry Run 60kg 2.1L
8 of 13 14
Caulfield (Soft) 06/04/2024, Race 7, 2400m, Galilee Final
Finished 8/13 6.5L, $4000, Jockey Jye McNeil, Barrier 13, Weight 59kg
$3.40, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:37.40s
1st Gold Wolf (NZ)
2nd Antrim Coast (NZ) 59kg 0.2L
3rd Cherokee Brave 57kg 2.0L