Gold Ambition
(NZ)About
Gold Ambition is a 12yo bay gelding from New Zealand trained by Michael Costa. He is sired by the stallion Savabeel out of the dam Senorita Lucy. Gold Ambition has secured 5 wins throughout his career. On 6th Jul 2019 at Doomben, Gold Ambition achieved his most notable victory, taking the prize in the $75000 Class 6 Hcp. Gold Ambition has retired from racing, with his final race on 3rd Aug 2019 at Doomben.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doomben 03-Aug-19 1600m GOOD 4 R5 Cl6 $1,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.910, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th | R Fradd 57kg 2.80L | 6 (9) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 23-Jul-19 1000m GOOD 4 R7 OPN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.380 | R Fradd 4.85L | 4 (6) |
| Doomben 06-Jul-19 1600m SOFT 7 R1 Cl6 $42,700 (of $75,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.630, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 5L back, ridden along 400m, flew last 150m, got up | R Fradd 55kg | 1 (7) |
| Lismore 13-Jun-19 2100m SOFT 7 R3 Open bm79 $3,900 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:15.150, SP: $2.05F In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.060 | M Mcgillivray 61kg 1.04L | 2 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 31-May-19 2400m SOFT 5 R5 Bm75 $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:35.450, SP: $4.80 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.360 | M Mcgillivray 61kg 2.55L | 8 (13) |
| Doomben 18-May-19 2000m SOFT 5 R2 Bm75 (of $75,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:02.730, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 Sat last, one paced, no impression, never in race | J Guthmann-chester 61.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 7.45L | 12 (12) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 04-May-19 1800m HEAVY 8 R1 Bm75 $14,350 (of $75,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:54.300, SP: $9.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.770 2nd last and wide, came with 1st from turn, sound | B Shinn 61kg 0.50L | 2 (14) |
| Eagle Farm 27-Apr-19 1835m GOOD 4 R2 Hcp $1,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:52.340, SP: $8.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.940 last, ridden along turn, lacked dash straight | M Mcgillivray 54kg 3.70L | 6 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 13-Apr-19 1600m GOOD 4 R7 Cl6 $7,350 (of $75,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.440, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.260 2nd last, hooked widest 400m, rattled home late | M Mcgillivray 55.5kg 1.45L | 3 (12) |
| Doomben 30-Mar-19 1350m SOFT 6 R8 Cl6 $1,000 (of $117,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:20.200, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 Sat last, gap 150m, great speed, left run too late | M Mcgillivray 56kg 2.20L | 7 (12) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 25-Mar-19 1000m GOOD 4 R5 OPN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.320 | M Mcgillivray 2.25L | 2 (6) |
| Ballina 16-Mar-19 1000m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.390 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110 | C Franklin 3.90L | 4 (8) |
| Doomben 26-Feb-19 1000m GOOD 4 R1 OPN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.420 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.390 | M Mcgillivray 5.45L | 4 (5) |
| Port Macquarie 05-Oct-18 2000m SOFT 5 R7 Pmac cup $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:05.040, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.880 | B Looker 54kg 7.70L | 8 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast 22-Sep-18 1600m GOOD 4 R9 Cl6-sw $2,100 (of $70,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.090, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 Sat near last, made some ground in straight | S Galloway 56kg 2.15L | 5 (10) |
| Doomben 08-Sep-18 1600m SOFT 6 R9 Bm80 (of $70,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.020, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.950 well back, plenty to do turn, made ground home | S Galloway 60 3.55L | 6 (14) |
| Gold Coast 18-Aug-18 1800m GOOD 4 R6 Bm90 $14,350 (of $70,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.410, SP: $3.60F In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.730 7L back, held up before turn, drove home with 1st | S Galloway 55kg 0.10L | 2 (11) |
| Doomben 04-Aug-18 1630m GOOD 4 R6 Cl3-sw $24,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.600, SP: $7.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 7L back, angled out 300m, charged home, too good | S Galloway 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Doomben 25-Jul-18 1660m GOOD 4 R5 Cl5 $15,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.940, SP: $4.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.500 | S Galloway 59kg | 1 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 15-Jul-18 1400m SOFT 6 R6 Cl3 (of $16,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.530, SP: $3.70 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830 | J Grob 61kg, Cd 59kg 1.65L | 5 (8) |
| Gold Coast 30-Jun-18 1400m SOFT 5 R4 Cl5 $3,200 (of $16,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.090, SP: $3.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590 | S Galloway 58.5kg 2.75L | 2 (6) |
| Ballina 22-Jun-18 1000m HEAVY 8 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.070 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.090 | S Galloway 12.06L | 3 (9) |
| Gold Coast 12-Jun-18 1000m SOFT 6 R7 CL2-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.420 | S Galloway | 1 (6) |
| Ballina 15-Feb-18 1000m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:58.830 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.790 | S Galloway 3.28L | 2 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 10-Jan-18 1550m SOFT 7 R5 4y+ bm71 $500 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.320, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480 Back on rails and couldn't quicken enough | D Mcdonogh 59.5kg 6.70L | 8 (9) |
| Gosford 28-Dec-17 1912m GOOD 4 R5 Cl2 $1,380 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:59.340, SP: $4.20F In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.760 | J V Overmeire 63kg, Cd 61kg 5.00L | 4 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 16-Dec-17 1600m SOFT 5 R6 Bm84 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.830, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880 Raced wide and felt the pinch after tough run | A Hyeronimus 56kg 15.20L | 13 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 09-Dec-17 1500m GOOD 4 R9 Bm83 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:30.970, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060 Drifted back and couldn't quicken enough | J P Innes 57.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 5.80L | 9 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Nov-17 1400m GOOD 3 R6 Bm90 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.710, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 back 8l wide, pushed 500m wide, boxed until late | J P Innes 54.5kg, Cd 52.5kg 3.40L | 8 (12) |
| Kembla Grange 15-Nov-17 790m GOOD 3 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.470 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.240 | K Latham 4.60L | 4 (6) |
| Canterbury Park 03-Nov-17 900m GOOD 3 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.800 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 | J V Overmeire 6.10L | 8 (8) |
| Taree 20-Aug-17 2000m GOOD 3 R7 Taree cup $1,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:05.060, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.050 | B Spriggs 57.5kg 4.87L | 6 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 12-Aug-17 1800m GOOD 3 R3 Prem prel $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.350, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 Just off pace and weakened out of it late | D Panya 53kg, Cd 51kg 11.70L | 9 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 05-Aug-17 1600m SOFT 7 R6 Bm90 $9,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.700, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.070 Raced wide and fought on well after tough run | T Clark 56.5kg 2.20L | 3 (11) |
| Royal Randwick 22-Jul-17 1500m SOFT 5 R9 Bm85 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.460, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 Jumped well to lead and felt the pinch late | T Clark 59.5kg 7.30L | 10 (13) |
| Warwick Farm 08-Jul-17 1600m SOFT 5 R7 Bm93 $9,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.120, SP: $4.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 Jumped well to lead and fought on gamely late | T Clark 55.5kg 0.90L | 3 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 24-Jun-17 1400m HEAVY 8 R8 Bm78 $2,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:28.340, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.800 missed start 3L, wound up strongly when race over | D Panya 60, Cd 58kg 4.90L | 5 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 10-Jun-17 1200m HEAVY 10 R9 Bm78 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.000, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.660 Just off pace and boxed on well late | B Mcdougall 61kg, Cd 58kg 4.70L | 7 (13) |
| Royal Randwick 19-May-17 1200m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.500 | A Adkins | 1 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 08-May-17 900m GOOD 4 R5 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 00:54.300 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 | J V Overmeire 3.70L | 9 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 13-Feb-17 2400m GOOD 4 R3 Bm84 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:30.930, SP: $14 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 Midfield on rails and couldn't quicken enough | T Angland 61kg 10.00L | 9 (11) |
| Royal Randwick 04-Feb-17 2000m GOOD 4 R1 Bm93 $19,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:06.540, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 Jumped well to lead and fought on gamely | T Angland 56kg 0.80L | 2 (6) |
| Bathurst 27-Jan-17 1800m GOOD 3 R5 Cl1-sw $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:55.890, SP: $1.20F In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st | J Ford 59kg | 1 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 14-Jan-17 1600m GOOD 4 R5 Maroubra $19,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.050, SP: $2.10F In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 Outside leader and fought hard, winner too good | A Adkins 53kg, Cd 51kg 3.00L | 2 (4) |
| Canterbury Park 31-Dec-16 1550m GOOD 4 R6 Bm93 $19,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.180, SP: $4.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 worked to lead, kicked, run down over final 50 | D Panya 54kg, Cd 51kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 24-Dec-16 1500m GOOD 4 R6 Bm78 $4,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.970, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 perfect trail, could only hold ground to line | L Magorrian 62kg, Cd 59kg 2.60L | 4 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 10-Dec-16 1500m GOOD 4 R8 Bm78 $19,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:29.680, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.390 Just off pace, hit the line strongly, just missed | L Magorrian 61kg, Cd 58kg 0.10L | 2 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 26-Nov-16 1400m GOOD 3 R7 Bm90 $2,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.110, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 Behind leader and boxed on well late | A Adkins 55kg, Cd 53kg 2.80L | 6 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 04-Nov-16 1200m GOOD 4 R2 BT-4UG-OPN, Winning Time: 01:12.500 | T Angland | 1 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Oct-16 900m GOOD 4 R8 BT-4U-OPN, Winning Time: 00:54.900 | T Clark | 5 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 16-Apr-16 2000m SOFT 5 R3 G3 Packer plt (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:04.610, SP: $15 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 Outside leader and couldn't sprint with rivals | T Angland 56.5kg 19.20L | 9 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 02-Apr-16 2400m SOFT 6 R7 G1 Atc derby $20,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:33.670, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 Back and wide and tried hard but no match | Z Purton 56.5kg 11.10L | 7 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 19-Mar-16 2000m GOOD 4 R6 G1 Rosehill gneas (of $600,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:03.560, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540 Wide no cover and felt the pinch after tough run | T Angland 56.5kg 10.20L | 11 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 05-Mar-16 1600m GOOD 3 R7 G1 Rand gneas $100,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.830, SP: $81 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.580 Near back and went through the line nicely | T Angland 56.5kg 1.50L | 3 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 24-Feb-16 1400m GOOD 3 R6 Bm77 $7,925 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.230, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 worse than midfield, came wide at turn, drove home | J Collett 57.5kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Canterbury Park 03-Feb-16 1250m SOFT 5 R7 Bm72 $450 (of $40,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:14.650, SP: $19 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 restrained, last, top work late for longer race | J Collett 60 2.30L | 8 (12) |
| Warwick Farm 25-Jan-16 1200m SOFT 6 R3 BT-3UEGOPN, Winning Time: 01:12.400 | J Mcdonald | 7 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 12-Jan-16 730m GOOD 4 R16 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 00:42.500 | B Avdulla | 4 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 10-Oct-15 2000m GOOD 3 R6 G1 Champion $5,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:02.850, SP: $20 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 beyond midfield, little room early in lane | B Avdulla 56.5kg 3.80L | 8 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 26-Sep-15 1800m SOFT 5 R5 G3 Gloaming $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:49.600, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 midfield, boxed home evenly but no threat | B Avdulla 56.5kg 5.40L | 5 (12) |
| Newcastle 18-Sep-15 1600m SOFT 5 R4 G3 Spring stk $12,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.380, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 | B Shinn 56.5kg 0.40L | 3 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 05-Sep-15 1400m SOFT 7 R3 G3 M/dynasty (of $125,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.670, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410 Sat near back, held up, unable to be fully tested | C Reith 54kg 3.30L | 9 (9) |
| Canterbury Park 19-Aug-15 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3y bm67 $450 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.240, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 slow to begin, 2nd last, made some ground in lane | B Avdulla 59kg 5.90L | 6 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 10-Aug-15 1045m SOFT 5 R5 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:04.000 | B Avdulla | 4 (7) |
| Hawkesbury 27-Jul-15 760m HEAVY 8 R7 BT-2CG-OPN, Winning Time: 00:46.210 | B Avdulla 3.10L | 3 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 08-Apr-15 1400m SOFT 6 R1 2Y NMW $29,125 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.740, SP: $2.80F In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.210 nice trail, loomed early lane, pulled clear 100m | H Bowman 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Wyong 22-Mar-15 1200m SOFT 5 R3 2Y MDN-SW $2,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.010, SP: $4.60 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 | M Bell 57kg 0.80L | 3 (14) |
| Warwick Farm 12-Mar-15 795m HEAVY 10 R9 BT-2CG-MDN, Winning Time: 00:47.300 | H Bowman | 1 (9) |