Final Award
(AUS)About
Final Award is a 9yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Mark Newnham. He is by the stallion Smart Missile out of the dam Bound to Blush. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $157,200, Final Award is considered a racehorse of above-average ability. On March 10, 2019, at Canberra, Final Award, ridden by Joshua Parr, achieved his most notable victory in the $130,000 Canberra Guineas, beating Laburnum. Final Award has retired from racing, with his final race on November 23, 2019, at Kembla Grange.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kembla Grange 23-Nov-19 1400m GOOD 4 R9 Bm78 $12,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.570, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th | N Rawiller 58kg 0.60L | 3 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 09-Nov-19 1400m GOOD 4 R9 Bm78 $4,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.370, SP: $7.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270 8L back, came to rail straight, made ground | R Dolan 58.5kg, Cd 57kg 3.20L | 6 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 26-Oct-19 1500m GOOD 4 R9 Bm78 $23,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.170, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 6L back rail, held up turn, fought hard to post | R Dolan 57.5kg, Cd 56kg 0.80L | 2 (11) |
| Warwick Farm 07-Oct-19 1400m SOFT 5 R7 Cg&e bm78 $10,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.360, SP: $15 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.800 7L back, made ground turn, sustained good finish | R Dolan 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Sep-19 1400m SOFT 7 R2 Bm78 (of $125,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.600, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 equal last, hooked turn, never came on | J Parr 58kg 6.40L | 11 (12) |
| Kensington 04-Sep-19 1300m SOFT 5 R6 Cg&e bm74 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.970, SP: $9.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 last, hooked widest turn, unable to quicken up | J Parr 61.5kg 5.70L | 7 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 12-Aug-19 1050m GOOD 4 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.070 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.420 | J Parr 1.50L | 2 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 30-Jul-19 900m SOFT 7 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.000 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.500 | T Wolfgram 5.50L | 9 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 13-Apr-19 1400m SOFT 5 R2 LR S/pacific (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.960, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 Slow out, pushed up midfield, no petrol left 250m | C Williams 53kg 14.10L | 11 (11) |
| Warwick Farm 01-Apr-19 794m HEAVY 8 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.210 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590 | J Parr 0.20L | 2 (9) |
| Canberra 10-Mar-19 1400m GOOD 4 R4 LR Canb gneas $75,700 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.970, SP: $4 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.870 | J Parr 56kg | 1 (11) |
| Warwick Farm 13-Feb-19 1600m GOOD 4 R1 3y bm70 $5,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.240, SP: $1.60F In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720 Slow out (2L) last, wide run 600m, peaked 200m | J Parr 58.5kg 1.10L | 3 (5) |
| Kensington 06-Feb-19 1400m GOOD 4 R4 3y mdn $22,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:21.310, SP: $4.20F In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.830 back 7l, pushed out turn, steamed home wide out | J Parr 58kg | 1 (12) |
| Canterbury Park 23-Jan-19 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3ycg mdn $3,400 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.880, SP: $11 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 7L back, no match but worked home solidly | J Parr 58.5kg 1.70L | 4 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 11-Jan-19 1050m SOFT 6 R5 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.680 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 | J Parr | 1 (9) |
| Canterbury Park 20-Dec-18 896m HEAVY 8 R16 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.880 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010 | J Parr 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 13-Jul-18 735m GOOD 4 R13 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.750 | T Clark 1.30L | 2 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 31-Oct-17 735m GOOD 4 R9 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.100 | G Schofield 0.10L | 2 (5) |