Handle the Truth
(AUS)About
Handle the Truth is a 9yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Keith Dryden. He is by the stallion Star Witness out of the dam Assertively. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $1,728,920, Handle the Truth is considered a racehorse of above-average ability. On March 7, 2021, at Canberra, Handle the Truth, ridden by Nash Rawiller, achieved his most notable victory in the $150,000 National Sprint, beating Thy Kingdom Come.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 25-Nov-23 1400m SOFT 6 R7 Open $2,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:22.160, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | J Martin 54kg, Cd 55kg 5.26L | 8 (11) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Oct-23 1200m GOOD 4 R10 Bm88 (of $160,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:10.120, SP: $61 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 | D Gibbons 56.5kg 10.42L | 13 (15) |
| Rosehill Gardens 12-Aug-23 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Bm88 $5,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.120, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.990 | T Schiller 57.5kg 5.92L | 5 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 08-Jul-23 1200m SOFT 5 R9 Bm88 $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.600, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 | A Hyeronimus 58.5kg 6.30L | 9 (11) |
| Royal Randwick 10-Jun-23 1300m SOFT 5 R9 Bm94 $6,700 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.220, SP: $51 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 | D Beasley 55.5kg 0.98L | 4 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 20-May-23 1500m SOFT 5 R8 Bm88 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:30.700, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.110 | R Dolan 59.5kg 3.98L | 15 (18) |
| Wagga 04-May-23 1200m SOFT 6 R7 Town plate $8,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:10.260, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 | R Dolan 55kg 2.12L | 4 (15) |
| Royal Randwick 15-Apr-23 1400m HEAVY 8 R9 Bm100 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.190, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.950 | B Prebble 55kg 11.34L | 11 (13) |
| Canberra 12-Mar-23 1400m SOFT 5 R7 LR Nat sprint $30,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.440, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 | T Clark 56.5kg 0.69L | 2 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 18-Feb-23 1100m GOOD 4 R10 Bm94 $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.240, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.540 | N Rawiller 58kg 7.92L | 10 (10) |
| Canberra 03-Feb-23 900m SOFT 5 R2 Open-bt Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:53.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.440 | J Richards 0 | 1 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 01-Nov-22 1100m GOOD 4 R7 Choisir bm100 $3,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:02.270, SP: $19 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.470 | N Rawiller 57kg 5.16L | 7 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 15-Oct-22 1200m SOFT 7 R5 Follow Kosciuszko $25,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.120, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 | N Rawiller 59kg 6.05L | 9 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 17-Sep-22 1100m SOFT 7 R8 G2 The shorts (of $1,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.010, SP: $101 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 | T Schiller 55kg 6.83L | 11 (13) |
| Royal Randwick 03-Sep-22 1000m HEAVY 8 R5 G3 Concorde $47,500 (of $500,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.550, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 | T Schiller 57kg 4.37L | 3 (8) |
| Canberra 19-Aug-22 900m HEAVY 10 R1 Open-bt Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:55.860 | B Owen 0 | 1 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 28-May-22 1400m HEAVY 9 R8 Octagonal $5,000 (of $130,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.940, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.350 | E Hennessy 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 4.71L | 5 (11) |
| Wagga 05-May-22 1200m SOFT 5 R7 Town plate $5,250 (of $200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.530, SP: $9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.610 | B Owen 59.5kg 7.05L | 5 (16) |
| Royal Randwick 16-Oct-21 1200m SOFT 7 R5 Kosciuszko $260,000 (of $1,300,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.070, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570 | N Rawiller 59kg 0.18L | 2 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 18-Sep-21 1100m SOFT 5 R8 G2 The shorts $5,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.540, SP: $101 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 | R King 55kg 6.67L | 7 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 04-Sep-21 1000m SOFT 5 R5 G3 Concorde $7,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.660, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.620 | J Collett 57kg 4.49L | 4 (8) |
| Wagga 06-May-21 1200m GOOD 4 R7 Town plate $36,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.480, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000 | B Owen 61kg 4.00L | 2 (16) |
| Royal Randwick 24-Apr-21 1400m GOOD 4 R8 Bm100 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.820, SP: $19 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 | B Avdulla 58kg 3.10L | 11 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 03-Apr-21 1500m GOOD 4 R8 G3 Donc prel (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.340, SP: $26 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.290 | G Boss 54kg 10.20L | 13 (14) |
| Canberra 07-Mar-21 1400m GOOD 4 R6 LR Nat sprint $92,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:21.630, SP: $4.20 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 | N Rawiller 57kg | 1 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 20-Feb-21 1100m HEAVY 8 R8 Bm94 $12,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.820, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.930 Restrained back, made up good ground top effort | B Griffiths 60.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 5.80L | 3 (11) |
| Goulburn 04-Nov-20 1400m SOFT 7 R7 Goul cup $17,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.340, SP: $3.10F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 | N Rawiller 58kg 2.40L | 3 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 17-Oct-20 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Kosciuszko $65,000 (of $1,300,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:09.820, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 Wide no cover, worked forward, run full of merit | N Rawiller 59kg 1.30L | 4 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 03-Oct-20 1200m GOOD 4 R9 Bm88 $4,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.610, SP: $14 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 Settled last, held up 200m, very unlucky | T Sherry 63kg, Cd 60 1.70L | 6 (9) |
| Canberra 18-Sep-20 900m GOOD 4 R1 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:53.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.360 | B Owen | 1 (9) |
| Canberra 04-Sep-20 900m SOFT 5 R2 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:53.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.410 | B Owen | 1 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 20-Jun-20 1200m HEAVY 9 R5 Winter dash $18,400 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.550, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.420 Over-raced in lead, tried very hard down straight | N Rawiller 56.5kg 1.30L | 2 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 06-Jun-20 1100m SOFT 7 R7 LR June stks $4,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.550, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 midfield, pocketed to 300m, ran on ok | A Adkins 53.5kg 4.30L | 6 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 16-May-20 1100m SOFT 5 R9 LR Ortensia $5,850 (of $112,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.170, SP: $16 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.940 Midfield, rail, big outside sprint, great finish | N Rawiller 57kg 2.80L | 4 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Apr-20 1100m GOOD 4 R5 LR Hawk rush $3,000 (of $112,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.720, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760 Reared and lost ground, ran home fairly no match | N Rawiller 55kg, Cd 55.5kg 3.40L | 9 (15) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Mar-20 1200m SOFT 7 R5 G3 St kingdom $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.060, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.730 back 3L, hard ridden turn, weakened 150m | R Dolan 53.5kg 6.20L | 8 (12) |
| Canberra 08-Mar-20 1000m SOFT 6 R5 Open $45,400 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.930, SP: $4.40F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.880 Wide no cover throughout race, huge effort to win | N Rawiller 61.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Rosehill Gardens 30-Nov-19 1100m GOOD 4 R8 LR Starlight $12,500 (of $140,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.410, SP: $2.80F In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 mid field, hooked 400m, driving hard last 300m | N Rawiller 55.5kg, Cd 55kg 1.20L | 3 (12) |
| Goulburn 03-Nov-19 1400m GOOD 4 R7 Goul cup $36,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.289, SP: $3.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 | B M Dougall 58kg 0.80L | 2 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 19-Oct-19 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Special Condition Kosciuszko $735,000 (of $1,300,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.210, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 back 3L, across heels 400m, charged home best | N Rawiller 57kg | 1 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 05-Oct-19 1200m SOFT 6 R9 Bm88 $5,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.370, SP: $4F In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.250 behind leader rail, little room turn - 150m, flew | B Mcdougall 55kg, Cd 53kg 1.30L | 5 (12) |
| Canberra 20-Sep-19 900m SOFT 5 R2 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:53.670 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.670 | B M Dougall | 1 (8) |
| Canberra 06-Sep-19 900m SOFT 6 R1 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:52.740 | B M Dougall | 1 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 13-Jul-19 1200m HEAVY 8 R9 Cg&e bm78 $58,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.740, SP: $2.70F In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 3L back, poised 400m, got gap, drove home | B M Dougall 57kg, Cd 55kg | 1 (9) |
| Canberra Acton 03-Jul-19 900m GOOD R1 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:53.050 | Z Castellaz-faico 0.80L | 2 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 15-Jun-19 1200m SOFT 5 R4 3&4y bm78 $6,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.140, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540 1 out 1 back, every chance, run peaked last 200m | B Mcdougall 57kg, Cd 55kg 1.50L | 4 (10) |
| Goulburn 02-Mar-19 1400m GOOD 3 R8 Sera champ $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:22.370, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 | M Cahill 59kg 4.90L | 7 (15) |
| Canterbury Park 15-Feb-19 1200m GOOD 4 R6 Bm70 $22,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 Outside leader, flew to post late, strong win | B Owen 60, Cd 57kg | 1 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 03-Nov-18 1200m GOOD 4 R3 Highway-c3 $35,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.780, SP: $3 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.830 outside leader, took over 350m, fought hard late | N Heywood 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 20-Oct-18 1100m SOFT 7 R3 Highway-c3 $4,500 (of $75,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:05.240, SP: $4.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 back 4l, wide n/cover, fought on well tough run | J Ford 56kg 2.40L | 4 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 08-Sep-18 1200m HEAVY 8 R2 Highway-c3 $35,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.000, SP: $3.40F In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.020 back 2l rail, charged at leader, just got in late | J Ford 53.5kg | 1 (15) |
| Goulburn 03-Aug-18 1000m GOOD 4 R6 Cl1 $11,085 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:56.880, SP: $1.55F In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.470 | N Heywood 58kg | 1 (9) |
| Canberra 11-Mar-18 1200m GOOD 4 R7 G3 Black opal $3,750 (of $300,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.870, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 | M Cahill 56kg 3.87L | 6 (8) |
| Canberra 23-Feb-18 1000m GOOD 4 R5 Lightridge $6,000 (of $31,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.420, SP: $3 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.400 | M Cahill 56.5kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Wagga 09-Feb-18 1000m GOOD 3 R1 2y mdn-sw $11,085 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.400, SP: $1.65F In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900 | M Cahill 57kg | 1 (8) |
| Goulburn 29-Jan-18 800m FIRM 2 R1 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:46.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.150 | M Cahill 0.10L | 2 (7) |
| Canberra 19-Jan-18 900m GOOD 3 R2 Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:54.380 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.970 | M Cahill 13.80L | 7 (7) |