African Star

 (IRE)
Country
Ireland
Foal Date
14-Jun-20
Colour
bay
Sire
Galileo
Prize Money
$14453
Trainer
D M Loughnane
Owners
Mr J C Smith
About

African Star is a 5yo from Ireland trained by D M Loughnane. It is sired by the stallion Galileo out of the dam Timbuktu. African Star has won 1 race in its career so far. On 13th Aug 2023 at Lingfield, African Star achieved its most notable victory in the $4104 Samson Centre Celebration Maiden Stakes. It has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed African Star throughout its career you'd have gained a 636% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Wolverhampton 03-Dec-24 m R6 CL6 Hcp, Winning Time: 05:02.260, SP: 14/1F Larson 62.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L4 (11)
Kempton 15-Aug-24 3216m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $3,140), Winning Time: 03:38.370, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlongB Loughnane 64.9kg, Cd 0 4.75L8 (12)
Chester 29-Jun-24 3196m GOOD R5 Hcp $112 (of $7,644), Winning Time: 03:30.100, SP: 9/1 Mid-division out wide, pushed along and made no impression over 1f outD Tudhope 56.2kg, Cd 0 6.25L7 (8)
Lingfield 30-May-24 3172m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $3,716), Winning Time: 03:23.250, SP: 7/1 Close 3rd, went 2nd over 12f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlongW Buick 61.7kg, Cd 0 4.50L7 (8)
Lingfield 20-Jan-24 3172m GOOD R7 Hcp $1,472 (of $6,281) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:27.390, SP: 4/1 Chased leader, led over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, headed close homeR Havlin 60.8kg 0.20L3 (10)
Southwell 05-Jan-24 2835m GOOD R9 Hcp $737 (of $6,281) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:11.310, SP: 13/2 Soon chasing leader, led over 2f out, headed and edged left over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, held towards finishR Havlin 61.2kg, Cd 0 0.50L4 (11)
Chelmsford City 15-Dec-23 2816m GOOD R7 Hcp $777 (of $6,621) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:56.820, SP: 40/1 Wide and headway to lead after 2f, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extraR Havlin 57.2kg, Cd 0 4.75L4 (8)
Salisbury 05-Oct-23 2856m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $5,888), Winning Time: 03:14.110, SP: 14/1 Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear over 3f out, soon well beatenL P Keniry 59.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L8 (9)
Newbury 29-Aug-23 2414m GOOD R5 Hcp $265 (of $4,527) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:34.400, SP: 18/1 Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f outL P Keniry 60.3kg, Cd 0 5.00L5 (10)
Lingfield 13-Aug-23 2334m GOOD R4 Md $4,104 (of $4,104) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:31.820, SP: 80/1 Tracked leader, led inside final 2f, soon ridden, stayed onL P Keniry 59.9kg1 (8)
Wolverhampton 04-Jan-23 1905m GOOD R2 Md (of $4,320) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:00.060, SP: 80/1 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on termsL Morris 60.3kg, Cd 0 16.75L7 (12)