Desert Hero
(GB)About
Desert Hero is a 5yo chestnut gelding from the United Kingdom trained by William Haggas, Newmarket. He is sired by the stallion Sea The Stars out of the dam Desert Breeze. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $811,452, Desert Hero is considered a racehorse with above-average ability. On August 3, 2023, at Goodwood, Desert Hero, ridden by Tom Marquand, secured his most notable victory to date, winning the $348,892.00 Cl1 and defeating Chesspiece. He has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Desert Hero throughout his career, you would have achieved a 168% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 05-Apr-25 2600m SOFT 5 R3 G2 3YO+ Open Quality (of $302,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:43.980, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580 | R Moore 59kg 13.60L | 16 (20) |
| Ascot 22-Jun-24 2414m GOOD R1 G2 CL1 (of $473,753) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:32.190, SP: 9.00 | T Marquand 58.5kg 16.30L | 8 (9) |
| Newbury 18-May-24 2414m GOOD R1 G3 CL1 $5,182 (of $189,501) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:33.430, SP: 2.00 Keen tracked leader, pushed along and switched right over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | T Marquand 58kg 8.30L | 5 (8) |
| Sandown Park 26-Apr-24 2011m SOFT R3 G3 CL1 $35,205 (of $161,079) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:10.150, SP: 4.33 Held up off the pace in 5th, headway out wide over 2f out, edged right and went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, strong rally between horses final 100 yards and squeezed through into 2nd again close home, just held | T Marquand 58kg 0.20L | 2 (7) |
| Doncaster 16-Sep-23 2916m SOFT R1 G1 CL1 $141,775 (of $1,296,131) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:06.950, SP: 7.00 Sweating, held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 3f out, driven over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner | T Marquand 58.5kg 3.30L | 3 (9) |
| Goodwood 03-Aug-23 2414m SOFT R2 G3 CL1 $201,135 (of $348,892) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:43.860, SP: 4.33 Held up in rear, headway travelling well when not clear run inside final 2f, soon switched right, strong challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards | T Marquand 58.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Ascot 22-Jun-23 2414m GOOD R3 CL2Hcp $91,399 (of $174,446) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 02:29.560, SP: 19.00 Off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead final 100 yards | T Marquand 56.5kg | 1 (20) |
| Newbury 20-May-23 2011m GOOD R2 CL2Hcp (of $174,446) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:09.470, SP: 5.00 Sweating,raced keenly, led and set steady pace, quickened 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards | T Marquand 57kg 0.30L | 8 (16) |
| Redcar 24-Oct-22 1811m HEAVY R1 CL5Nv $8,048 (of $14,659) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:02.510, SP: 1.14 Handy, pushed along well over 3f out, led well over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, in command and continued to hang right inside last, straightened up and kept on well, always doing enough | C Fallon 62kg | 1 (9) |
| Sandown Park 20-Aug-22 1408m GOOD R2 G3 CL1 $12,027 (of $109,952) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.560, SP: 13.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no impression | C Fallon 58.5kg 5.30L | 3 (7) |
| Haydock 30-Jun-22 1401m SOFT R4 CL4Nv $10,060 (of $18,325) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.870, SP: 5.00 Mid-division, nudged along briefly after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, asserted final 100yds, comfortably | T Marquand 60.5kg | 1 (12) |