Morphettville (SA)
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R8
10h19m
Thomas Farms South Australian Derby Gr1
2518m | 4:35pm
RAIL POSITION
+3m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Set Weight
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$1,000,000
 
 
  Flucs Open Today Fluc -3 Fluc -2 Fluc -1 Win
R8
19 - Shotaro (11)
  • 19 Shotaro (11)
  • J: Todd Pannell 56.5kg
  • T: T Busuttin & N Young
  • 7-3-5-2-1
81.0 81.0 81.0 101.0 126.0 151.0
$81.00 $81.00 $81.00 $101.00 $126.00 $151.00
RACE COMMENT
Laid in in straight when 1-1/4 len 2nd of 12 (6) $2.00 59.0 Think Your Amazing 2000m Warracknabeal 3yo+ Mdn Good(4) Apr 4. Laid in in straight when 3-1/2 len win of 10 (10) $1.65 59.0 Wombat 2000m Kilmore 3yo+ Mdn Plate Good(4) Apr 18. Dominant on-pace performance in the 3yo+ Mdn Plate at Kilmore. Rise to 2518m a new challenge. Just out of his maiden and facing tougher challenge here.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
5-1-1-1
GOOD
0-0-0-0
TRACK
0-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
GROUP 1
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
20%
WIN S/RATE
60%
PLACE S/RATE
5-1-1-1
CAREER
$29,220
PRIZE MONEY
2000
WIN RANGE
14
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 5-1-1-1 20% 60% 10
Distance 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 1-0-0-1 0% 100% 6
1st up 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 1-0-0-1 0% 100% 10
3rd up 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
4th up 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 12
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
Win distances: 2000m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 5-1-1-1 20% 60% 8
Soft 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 512-63-61-42 12% 32% 15
Todd Pannell
Trainer 12mth 555-75-55-61 14% 34% 12
T Busuttin & N Young
Trained at: Cranbourne
Owners: K J Payne & Mrs V M Payne
Colours: Gold, Emerald Green Star, Stars Sleeves, Star Cap
Age/Sex: 3 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Admire Mars - Mardi
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 10 14
Kilmore (Good) 18/04/2026, Race 3, 2000m, 3yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 1/10 3.5L, $17600, Jockey Liam Riordan, Barrier 10, Weight 59kg
$1.65, In-running Settled 2, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:37.04s
1st Shotaro
2nd Wombat 59kg 3.5L
3rd Wizardess 57.5kg 4.8L
2 of 12 25
Warracknabeal (Good) 04/04/2026, Race 1, 2000m, 3yo+ Mdn
Finished 2/12 1.3L, $5760, Jockey Ms L J Meech, Barrier 6, Weight 59kg
$2.00, In-running Settled 2, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:36.30s
1st Think Your Amazing (NZ)
2nd Shotaro 59kg 1.3L
3rd Poor Ol' Johny Ray (NZ) 59kg 4.1L
5 of 11 19
Ballarat (Good) 10/03/2026, Race 3, 2000m, Mdn Plate
Finished 5/11 1.5L, $960, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 6, Weight 59kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.79s
1st Princess Painton (NZ)
2nd Tryst And Doubt 59kg 0.1L
3rd Shaw Can Fly 59kg 0.2L
3 of 8 18
Pakenham (Good) 19/02/2026, Race 3, 1600m, Mdn Plate
Finished 3/8 2.1L, $4050, Jockey J Mott, Barrier 7, Weight 59kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 2, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.86s
1st Mr Independent
2nd Butterscotch 57.5kg 0.1L
3rd Shotaro 59kg 2.1L
7 of 14 N/A
Sale (Good) 01/02/2026, Race 5, 1400m, Mdn Plate
Finished 7/14 2.3L, $850, Jockey Beau Mertens, Barrier 11, Weight 59kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 13, 800m 13th, 400m 13th, Sectional 600m 0:36.48s
1st Ballistic Blue
2nd Olive Road 57.5kg 1.3L
3rd Wonderdownunder 59kg 1.4L