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The True Believer
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Trained by Aaron Purcell at Warrnambool, The True Believer is a 7 year old gelding by the sire The Bold One, out of the dam Bailar Riovida.

He has won a total of 4 races from 37 starts for a win percentage of 11%. His career earnings are $111k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Warrnambool on September 12th in 2024 when he won $19,250 in the Sungold Milk (a handicap race over 3,100 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-190.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $0k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$111k
Starts
37
Wins
4
Second
5
Third
4
Win %
11
Place %
35
Profit
-1.9
Conditions
Good
11
2-2-1
$0k
Soft
17
1-2-1
$0k
Heavy
8
1-1-1
$0k
Race Standard
All
--
Group 1
--
Group 2
--
Group 3
--
Race Distance
2265m
1
1-0-0
+13
1700m
1
0-0-0
-1
1800m
1
0-0-0
-1
3100m
1
1-0-0
+3.2
2000m
3
0-1-0
-3
2015m
1
0-0-0
-1
2050m
3
0-0-2
-3
2350m
1
0-0-0
-1
2418m
1
0-0-0
-1
2400m
1
0-1-0
-1
2100m
7
0-1-1
-7
2225m
1
0-0-0
-1
1606m
1
0-0-0
-1
2060m
1
0-0-0
-1
2040m
2
1-1-0
+5.9
1600m
4
0-0-1
-4
2200m
4
1-0-0
+5
1400m
3
0-1-0
-3
Race Track
Geelong
2
1-0-0
+12
Warrnambool
4
1-0-0
+0.2
Dunkeld
1
0-0-0
-1
Casterton
2
0-1-0
-2
Warracknabeal
1
0-0-0
-1
Murtoa
1
0-0-1
-1
Swan Hill
1
0-1-0
-1
Ballarat Synthetic
1
0-0-1
-1
Werribee
1
0-0-0
-1
Terang
1
0-0-0
-1
Wanganui
3
1-1-0
+4.9
Hastings
1
0-0-0
-1
Otaki
3
0-1-0
-3
Trentham
6
0-0-0
-6
Tauherenikau
3
0-0-1
-3
Woodville
4
0-1-1
-4
Awapuni
2
1-0-0
+7
Race State
VIC
15
2-2-2
+3.2
19
1-3-2
-11.1
NZ
3
1-0-0
+6

Race History

Dec-13 24
1/7
0.1
$14
Geelong
4
2265
The Toddy & Kingy Time-Honoured Shield (Bm64)
$15k
$27k
D Stackhouse
57½
140.00
-
4
4,4,5
+4
Dec-1 24
4/13
3.0
$20
Warrnambool
9
1700
APCO Service Stations Banjo Paterson (Bm58)
$2k
$35k
M Julius
60½
108.07
39.40
6
8,7,5
+1
Nov-16 24
9/9
8.2
$31
Dunkeld
3
1800
William Thomson Dunkeld Cup
$1k
$50k
T Childs
54
112.91
36.46
5
3,3,4
-5
Spell of 65 Days
Sep-12 24
1/9
0.2
$4.2
Warrnambool
8
3100
Sungold Milk (Bm64)
$19k
$35k
D Stackhouse
56½
211.97
38.69
3
3,3,3
+2
Sep-1 24
4/9
5.6
$3.7
Casterton
8
2000
AG Warehouse Heywood Hcp (58)
$1k
$27k
C Murray
59
129.55
38.64
3
4,3,3
-1
Aug-17 24
5/12
5.3
$6
Warracknabeal
5
2015
Pony Xpress Hcp (58)
$1k
$27k
N Farley
59½
125.29
37.28
6
7,7,7
+2
Aug-11 24
2/6
3.0
$3.6
Casterton
6
2000
Vickery Bros Hwt (58)
$5k
$27k
L Dempsey
69½
128.23
37.72
2
2,3,3
+1
Jul-27 24
3/10
1.6
$6
Murtoa
8
2050
CHS Construction Hcp (58)
$2k
$27k
T Madden
59½
131.62
37.30
4
4,4,6
+3
Jul-7 24
6/11
3.8
$3.1
Warrnambool
6
2350
Cri-Tech Plumbing Hwt (Bm58)
$1k
$35k
A Kuru
70
158.94
38.56
1
1,1,1
-5
Jun-21 24
7/11
8.2
$9
Geelong
4
2418
Check In On Your Mates (Bm64)
$1k
$27k
D Stackhouse
58
151.84
36.37
7
8,8,9
+2
Jun-7 24
2/13
1.5
$10
Swan Hill
4
2400
Qube Logistics (Bm64)
$9k
$50k
W Gordon
58
155.79
36.44
10
12,11,10
+8
May-28 24
3/10
1.0
$7.5
Ballarat Synthetic
0
2100
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm58)
$2k
$27k
T Madden
61
129.71
36.75
6
6,6,7
+4
May-17 24
8/12
7.8
$5.5
Werribee
7
2225
Elders Insurance Altona (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
T Madden
62
146.81
40.52
7
6,7,7
-1
May-2 24
4/14
2.6
$31
Warrnambool
6
2000
Ludeman Real Estate (Bm64)
$3k
$50k
D Stackhouse
59
128.09
38.34
10
10,11,11
+7
Apr-14 24
10/14
2.5
$91
Terang
5
1606
Inverleigh Hotel Cup (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
T Madden
59½
100.05
35.76
6
7,7,6
-4
Spell of 65 Days
Feb-9 24
13/14
10.7
$8.9
Wanganui
4
2060
La Nuova Dry Cleaners (Bm65)
$0k
$40k
L Allpress
60
128.60
-
12
12,13
Jan-6 24
4/14
9.2
$22.7
Hastings
8
2100
Tribute To Tony Lee (Bm65)
$2k
$40k
K Asano
60
136.71
-
5
5,4,4
Dec-26 23
6/10
2.2
$10.9
Otaki
6
2100
McMillan Equine Feeds (Bm75)
$1k
$40k
M Singh
55½
131.32
-
3
4,3,5
-1
Dec-16 23
5/12
2.9
$9.3
Trentham
6
2100
Dunstan Horsefeeds Stayers Championship Qualifier (Bm65)
$1k
$45k
L Allpress
60
134.38
-
6
10,10,8
+3
Dec-2 23
2/14
0.1
$11.8
Wanganui
4
2040
Loaders Wanganui (Bm65)
$8k
$45k
J Parkes
60
127.81
-
4
5,5,4
+2
Nov-12 23
3/7
2.2
$4.3
Tauherenikau
3
2050
NZ Forest Works (Bm75)
$2k
$19k
W Kennedy
55
126.95
-
4
5,5,5
+2
Oct-20 23
10/11
19.4
$19.1
Woodville
7
1600
John Shannon Memorial (Bm75)
$0k
$19k
C Dell
56
99.26
-
7
7,10
Oct-5 23
3/6
2.8
$7.3
Woodville
6
1600
Farmlands Pahiatua (Bm75)
$2k
$19k
C Dell
56
101.17
-
1
2,2,1
-2
Spell of 174 Days
Apr-14 23
5/11
2.3
$16
Awapuni
4
2100
Pohangina Cup (Bm75)
$1k
$30k
J Kamaruddin
56
129.25
-
4
4,4,4
-1
Mar-26 23
5/14
2.5
$12.3
Tauherenikau
5
2050
Kuripuni Sp Masterton Cup-Bm75
$1k
$25k
J Kamaruddin
55
126.30
-
7
7,9,9
+4
Mar-11 23
5/8
2.7
$7.4
Trentham
3
2200
Total Build Wellington (Bm75)
$1k
$30k
M Hudson
57
141.36
-
8
8,8,7
+2
Mar-1 23
1/12
0.2
$9
Awapuni
4
2200
Hr Jones & Co Ltd (Bm65)
$17k
$30k
J Kamaruddin
57½
136.20
-
9
9,9,7
+6
Jan-28 23
13/18
16.1
$10.1
Trentham
10
2200
Kapura (Bm65)
$0k
$60k
L Allpress
59
145.27
-
11
11,11,14
+1
Jan-21 23
4/14
1.1
$8.1
Trentham
5
2100
Good Lord (Bm65)
$2k
$30k
K Hannan
57
130.98
-
8
8,7,9
+5
Jan-7 23
10/17
9.0
$13.5
Trentham
7
2200
Nzb Karaka 2023 Trainers-Bm75
$0k
$30k
L Allpress
54
139.88
-
7
8,12,13
+3
Dec-16 22
2/13
0.8
$7.5
Otaki
6
2100
Dunstan Feeds Qual. II (Bm65)
$4k
$19k
L Allpress
58½
135.22
-
3
3,3,6
+4
Nov-26 22
1/14
0.2
$7.9
Wanganui
7
2040
Palamountains Nutrition Maiden
$8k
$15k
J Kamaruddin
57½
133.44
39.58
8
10,10,11
+10
Nov-6 22
7/12
4.6
$8.4
Tauherenikau
3
1600
Printcraft Maiden
$0k
$14k
S O'Malley
58½
96.63
36.40
10
10,10,10
+3
Oct-17 22
12/13
8.1
$2.8
Woodville
7
1600
The President's Mile Maiden
$0k
$14k
M Hudson
58½
100.60
35.74
1
1,2,3
-9
Sep-29 22
4/14
4.1
$4.8
Otaki
5
1400
Vets On Riverbank Maiden
$1k
$14k
M Hudson
58½
86.17
-
6
3,3
-1
Spell of 103 Days
Jun-18 22
6/9
11.8
$2.2
Trentham
10
1400
Join The Action @ Race Maiden
$0k
$15k
M Hudson
58½
92.56
-
4
0,4,5
-1
Jun-2 22
2/10
0.2
$8.2
Woodville
10
1400
Spray Specialist Ltd Maiden
$2k
$12k
M Hudson
58½
89.10
-
2
0,2,2