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Big Option
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Trained by James Dodgson at Bordertown, Big Option is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Keep The Faith, out of the dam Bad Option.

He has won a total of 5 races from 34 starts for a win percentage of 15%. His career earnings are $112k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Morphettville Parks on September 23rd in 2023 when he won $30,000 in the Adelaide Galvanising Industries (a handicap race over 1,250 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $2020.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $4k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$112k
Starts
34
Wins
5
Second
1
Third
3
Win %
15
Place %
26
Profit
+20.2
Conditions
Good
23
4-1-3
$4k
Soft
6
1-0-0
$3k
Heavy
1
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
1400m
4
0-0-0
-4
1100m
7
1-1-0
-1.5
1250m
5
1-0-0
+21
1650m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
9
2-0-2
+8.2
1000m
1
0-0-0
-1
1360m
1
0-0-0
-1
1215m
1
1-0-0
+4.5
1209m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1225m
1
0-0-0
-1
1350m
1
0-0-1
-1
1206m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Morphettville Parks
7
1-0-0
+19
Gawler
1
0-0-0
-1
Murray Bridge Gh
2
0-0-0
-2
Mildura
1
0-0-0
-1
Port Augusta
1
0-1-0
-1
Morphettville
1
0-0-0
-1
Nhill
1
0-0-0
-1
Bordertown
4
2-0-2
+5.7
Horsham
1
1-0-0
+12
Murtoa
1
0-0-0
-1
Kingscote
2
1-0-0
+3.5
Terang
1
0-0-0
-1
Geelong
2
0-0-0
-2
Ararat
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham Synthetic
2
0-0-0
-2
Swan Hill
1
0-0-0
-1
Ballarat Synthetic
2
0-0-0
-2
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Donald
1
0-0-1
-1
Benalla
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
SA
18
4-1-2
+24.2
VIC
16
1-0-1
-3

Race History

Dec-7 24
10/11
10.9
31
Morphettville Parks
4
1250
Sportsbet Nobody Does It Easier Hcp (62)
$1k
$50k
Margaret Collett
57½
77.05
-
6
8,6
-4
Nov-9 24
10/11
12.4
$41
Morphettville Parks
4
1400
Sportsbet Set A Deposit Limit Hcp (64)
$1k
$50k
J Potter
57½
85.69
-
1
1,1
-9
Oct-25 24
9/11
4.5
$12
Gawler
4
1100
Sportsbet Barossa Sprint (Bm64)
$0k
$30k
C Murray
58½
65.62
-
2
2,3
-6
Oct-12 24
7/13
4.8
$71
Murray Bridge Gh
3
1100
Adelaide Event Catering (Bm64)
$1k
$50k
C Jones
59
63.41
33.41
2
2,5
-2
Spell of 85 Days
Jul-19 24
8/11
7.4
$31
Mildura
7
1400
JBMP (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
C Jones
60
85.93
37.87
3
3,4
-4
Jun-23 24
2/10
2.3
$15
Port Augusta
4
1100
Bollards Lagoon Pastoral Co (Bm62)
$3k
$20k
M Collett
61
63.35
-
1
1,1
-1
Jun-8 24
8/10
7.5
$31
Morphettville Parks
4
1250
Sportsbet Same Race Multi (Rs1ly)
$1k
$55k
C Murray
55½
75.57
35.79
7
7,7
-1
May-18 24
11/13
5.9
$19
Morphettville Parks
4
1250
Triple M (Bm64)
$0k
$50k
F Atkinson
58
74.69
35.80
4
4,3
-8
Apr-27 24
12/12
11.4
$91
Morphettville
4
1100
Grand Syndicates Hcp (68)
$0k
$75k
C Murray
60
64.68
34.44
1
1,2
-10
Spell of 123 Days
Dec-26 23
4/8
6.8
$6
Nhill
7
1650
DMD Nhill Cup (Bm84)
$1k
$30k
Z Lloyd
53½
104.94
36.88
4
4,3,1
-3
Dec-17 23
3/10
2.3
$5.5
Bordertown
4
1200
Bordertown Pumps & Refrigeration (Bm66)
$2k
$20k
N Yuen
60
71.07
-
2
2,3
Dec-2 23
6/9
2.7
$13
Morphettville Parks
4
1250
The Fotobase Group (Rs1mw)
$1k
$55k
T Pannell
60
74.91
34.66
3
3,3
-3
Oct-29 23
3/9
2.6
$1.8
Bordertown
4
1200
Woolshed Inn (Bm68)
$2k
$20k
J Lorensini
61½
70.25
-
5
5,5
+2
Oct-22 23
1/9
1.5
$13
Horsham
4
1200
Elders Horsham (Bm70)
$22k
$40k
J Lorensini
58½
71.69
35.36
2
2,2
+1
Oct-7 23
8/8
3.0
$4.2
Murtoa
5
1100
bet365 Odds Drift Protector (Bm64)
$1k
$27k
J Lorensini
61½
65.07
35.54
3
3,3
-5
Sep-23 23
1/10
2.3
$26
Morphettville Parks
4
1250
Adelaide Galvanising Industries (Bm70)
$30k
$55k
K Crowther
57
74.24
34.05
2
2,2
+1
Sep-9 23
4/9
4.0
$17
Morphettville Parks
5
1000
Croser (Bm64)
$3k
$50k
J Opperman
58
58.90
34.60
6
6,5
+1
Aug-13 23
1/6
2.8
$5.5
Bordertown
6
1100
Bordertown Pumps & Refrigeration (Bm64)
$10k
$20k
J Lorensini
58
66.21
-
1
1,1
Jul-12 23
12/13
14.6
$13
Murray Bridge Gh
5
1200
Murray Bridge Hotel Hcp (C2)
$0k
$22k
D Tourneur
59½
70.98
36.02
1
1,1
-11
Spell of 144 Days
Feb-18 23
4/10
4.3
$2.8
Kingscote
4
1360
Seafront Hotel (Bm58)
$1k
$17k
N Yuen
58½
82.37
-
4
3,2
-2
Feb-16 23
1/10
2.3
$5.5
Kingscote
4
1215
Wolf Blass Patrons (Bm58)
$8k
$17k
J Lorensini
59½
72.59
-
3
3,2
+1
Feb-5 23
1/12
2.8
$4.2
Bordertown
4
1200
Creaser Constructions Maiden
$8k
$17k
J Lorensini
58
72.41
-
2
2,1
Jan-2 23
5/11
6.0
$10
Terang
4
1200
W A Molan & Sons Maiden Plate
$1k
$27k
J Fry
59½
71.49
35.59
7
7,6
+1
Dec-16 22
7/13
3.2
$14
Geelong
3
1209
Titan Building Grp Slipper Maiden
$1k
$27k
J Fry
59½
72.11
35.50
1
1,1
-6
Nov-29 22
6/14
3.4
$21
Ararat
4
1300
Programmed Maiden Plate
$1k
$27k
J Bowditch
59½
78.95
35.65
5
5,6
Nov-13 22
9/12
4.1
$41
Geelong
4
1225
Bet365 Maiden Plate
$1k
$27k
J Bowditch
59½
73.27
34.86
5
5,6
-3
Oct-28 22
4/10
6.0
$101
Pakenham Synthetic
0
1100
Pakenham Cup Tixs On Sale Maiden
$1k
$27k
T Hope
59½
65.03
34.11
7
7,6
+2
Sep-9 22
7/8
5.4
$31
Swan Hill
8
1200
Jarrod Arentz Electrical Maiden
$1k
$38k
J Noonan
59½
74.37
36.16
7
0,7,6
-1
Aug-9 22
9/10
13.4
$8
Ballarat Synthetic
0
1200
Porter Plant Maiden Plate
$1k
$27k
T Hope
59½
72.66
35.72
6
0,6,5
-4
Jul-19 22
4/10
3.9
$7
Ballarat Synthetic
0
1200
Interpath 4cyte Health Maiden
$1k
$25k
T Hope
59½
73.22
35.20
8
0,8,6
+2
Jun-27 22
6/12
3.5
$11
Pakenham Synthetic
0
1400
Dalton Consulting Eng. Maiden
$1k
$25k
T Hope
59½
85.39
35.90
4
0,4,5
-1
Spell of 214 Days
Nov-25 21
5/13
2.6
$11
Bendigo
4
1400
The Big Screen Company Maiden
$1k
$25k
T Hope
59½
85.35
38.17
7
0,7,6
+1
Nov-14 21
3/12
1.4
$15
Donald
4
1350
Donald Community Bank Maiden
$3k
$35k
T Hope
59½
81.96
36.35
7
0,8,10
+7
Oct-25 21
5/13
3.0
$11
Benalla
3
1206
Ryan & McNulty Sawmillers Maiden
$1k
$25k
T Hope
59½
71.76
35.72
8
0,8,8
+3