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Grinding Away
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Trained by Michele Denham at Geelong, Grinding Away is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Coroebus, out of the dam Lourdeaux.

Grinding Away is still a maiden as he is yet to win a race from 12 starts. His career earnings are $16k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Yarra Glen on October 26th in 2024 when he won $4,590 in the Bet365 Odds Drift Protect Mdn Plate (a set weight race over 1,968 metres).

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $2k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$16k
Starts
12
Wins
0
Second
1
Third
1
Win %
0
Place %
17
Profit
-12.0
Conditions
Good
8
0-0-0
$1k
Soft
3
0-1-0
$2k
Heavy
1
0-0-0
$0k
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
1968m
1
0-1-0
-1
1600m
3
0-0-0
-3
1606m
1
0-0-0
-1
1400m
2
0-0-0
-2
2000m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
1
0-0-0
-1
1235m
1
0-0-0
-1
2025m
1
0-0-1
-1
Race Track
Yarra Glen
1
0-1-0
-1
Cranbourne
2
0-0-0
-2
Benalla
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham
1
0-0-0
-1
Terang
2
0-0-0
-2
Hamilton
1
0-0-0
-1
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Mornington
2
0-0-1
-2
Geelong
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
12
0-1-1
-11

Race History

Nov-12 24
3/7
3.4
4
Mornington
4
2025
Hyland Race Colours Mdn Plate
$2k
$27k
J Bowditch
59½
129.18
-
3
4,5,3
Oct-26 24
2/10
1.0
$18
Yarra Glen
5
1968
Bet365 Odds Drift Protect Mdn Plate
$5k
$27k
J Bowditch
59½
121.36
-
4
4,4,2
Oct-11 24
4/9
7.3
$41
Cranbourne
3
1600
Frankston Sand Soil & Mini Mix Mdn Plate
$2k
$40k
T Nugent
59½
96.75
36.17
8
6,5,5
+1
Sep-27 24
4/12
4.8
$41
Benalla
4
1606
Benalla Timber Products Mdn Plate
$2k
$38k
E Walsh
59½
96.15
-
3
5,4,4
Sep-5 24
6/10
5.7
$101
Cranbourne
4
1400
Celebrate Christmas On The Southside Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
T Nugent
59½
85.22
36.48
7
7,7
+1
Spell of 595 Days
Jan-19 23
5/12
4.4
$201
Pakenham
5
2000
Vale Norm Henwood Maiden Plate
$1k
$40k
J Bowditch
59½
127.21
38.10
2
2,2,2
-3
Jan-2 23
7/10
13.7
$31
Terang
4
1600
Reicha's Drapery Maiden Plate
$1k
$27k
M Julius
59½
97.02
36.90
9
8,4,4
-3
Dec-20 22
7/13
4.6
$41
Terang
4
1400
Bet365 Maiden Plate
$1k
$27k
M Julius
59½
83.01
35.51
12
13,12
+5
Dec-6 22
4/10
5.4
$21
Hamilton
4
1200
Party With The Ponies Maiden
$1k
$27k
M Julius
59½
70.47
33.82
9
9,8
+4
Spell of 185 Days
Jun-4 22
14/14
20.9
$41
Bendigo
8
1600
Elmore Iga Maiden Plate
$0k
$25k
R Tan
58
99.44
37.12
9
9,8,10
-4
May-24 22
5/11
4.7
$81
Mornington
5
1500
The Big Screen Company Maiden
$1k
$35k
A Lynch
59½
92.39
36.94
10
0,11,5
Apr-29 22
8/11
10.6
$101
Geelong
4
1235
Bellarine Peninsula T'bred Maiden
$1k
$25k
R Downey
58
73.17
34.40
11
0,11,11
+3