King Of Sparta
(AUS)About
King Of Sparta is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Peter Snowden. He is sired by the stallion I Am Invincible out of the dam Octavia. Having won at Group Two level and earned $3,698,050 throughout his career, King Of Sparta is considered an exceptionally talented racehorse. On February 17, 2024, at Royal Randwick, King Of Sparta, ridden by James McDonald, secured his most notable victory to date, winning the $302,000 Expressway Stakes and defeating Coal Crusher. He has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed King Of Sparta throughout his career, you would have achieved a 5% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill 02-Nov-24 1300m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ Open Set Weight With Penalties $40,000 (of $3,000,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:14.960, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th | J Moreira 57.5kg 4.90L | 6 (11) |
| Randwick 19-Oct-24 1200m SOFT 5 R6 G3 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $88,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:08.730, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.070 | J Mcdonald 58.5kg 2.30L | 4 (18) |
| Rosehill Gardens 04-Oct-24 1030m SOFT 5 R2 Open-bt Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.650 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.390 | J Mcdonald | 1 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 24-Sep-24 901m GOOD 4 R8 OPEN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:55.020 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260 | J Mcdonald 1.34L | 3 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 09-Sep-24 740m GOOD 4 R13 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:43.830 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.350 | J Mcdonald 0 2.54L | 5 (9) |
| Ascot 20-Apr-24 1200m GOOD 4 R8 QUOKKA $180,000 (of $5,000,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.880, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540 | B Shinn 58.5kg 2.18L | 6 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 22-Mar-24 1050m SOFT 6 R3 Open-bt Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.950 | J Parr 2.85L | 3 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 17-Feb-24 1200m SOFT 5 R5 G2 EXPRESSWAY $172,000 (of $302,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.170, SP: $4 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620 | J Mcdonald 57.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 05-Feb-24 900m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:55.050 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350 | C Schofield | 1 (7) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 13-Jan-24 1200m GOOD 4 R7 MM SPRINT $582,200 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.260, SP: $1.55F In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.660 | J Mcdonald 57kg | 1 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Dec-23 1030m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.810 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 | T Schiller 0 6.65L | 5 (10) |
| Newcastle 18-Nov-23 1300m GOOD 4 R8 THE HUNTER $190,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.490, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760 | C Schofield 57.5kg 1.10L | 2 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 03-Nov-23 1050m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.750 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.850 | C Schofield 0 4.19L | 5 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 14-Oct-23 1200m GOOD 3 R6 G3 SYDNEY STKS $20,000 (of $2,001,500) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:08.570, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.070 | C Schofield 58.5kg 4.26L | 8 (16) |
| Flemington 16-Sep-23 1200m GOOD 3 R9 G2 BOBBIE LEWIS $54,000 (of $301,700) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.190, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210 | B Shinn 59kg 0.10L | 2 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 08-Sep-23 850m SOFT 5 R1 Open-bt Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:49.210 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.010 | T Berry 0 | 1 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 22-Aug-23 900m SOFT 5 R2 Group-bt Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:55.020 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.510 | C Schofield 0 2.57L | 5 (6) |
| Eagle Farm 27-May-23 1300m GOOD 4 R8 G1 K-smith cup $45,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.110, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 | C Schofield 59kg 1.40L | 4 (16) |
| Royal Randwick 15-May-23 1050m SOFT 7 R2 Open-bt Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.890 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 | C Schofield 0 1.41L | 4 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 29-Apr-23 1200m GOOD 4 R8 G2 Victory stakes $55,500 (of $300,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.320, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 Off the pace, came from nowhere to just miss win | C Schofield 58.5kg 0.21L | 2 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 18-Apr-23 1050m SOFT 6 R2 Open-bt Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.790 | C Schofield 0 | 1 (10) |
| The Valley 24-Mar-23 1200m SOFT 5 R7 G1 William reid $20,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: $15 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 Last strung out field, had too much to do | J Allen 58.5kg 2.65L | 6 (12) |
| Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 25-Feb-23 1100m GOOD 4 R9 G1 Oakleigh plt $33,750 (of $750,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:01.570, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.600 Ran home along the rails, huge late splits, 4th | J Allen 55.5kg 1.05L | 4 (16) |
| Rosehill Gardens 13-Feb-23 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Open-bt Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:00.080 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 | J Collett 0 0.69L | 2 (10) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 19-Jan-23 1200m SOFT 5 R6 Mm sprint $592,600 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.270, SP: $1.90F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740 Wide with cover, surged home in clear air to score | J Mcdonald 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Doomben 24-Dec-22 1200m GOOD 4 R8 LR Falvelon $116,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.080, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.370 Midfield, worked clear, enormous finale to salute | C Schofield 58.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 13-Dec-22 1050m GOOD 4 R1 3y open-bt Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.230 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260 | J Parr 0 | 1 (10) |
| Canterbury Park 29-Nov-22 900m SOFT 6 R7 Open-bt Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:54.310 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 | T Berry 0 | 1 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 20-Aug-22 1200m SOFT 5 R5 G3 Show county $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: $3.90 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.390 Drifted back near last well back turning ok late | N Rawiller 58kg 3.01L | 6 (9) |
| Flemington 06-Aug-22 1200m SOFT 6 R5 G3 Aurie's star $9,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.970, SP: $2.90F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 In traffic off pace, once clear at 300m ok to line | M Zahra 57kg 1.95L | 4 (7) |
| Caulfield 23-Jul-22 1200m SOFT 5 R8 G3 Bletchingly $120,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.880, SP: $7.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 Off midfield, shot through gap on turn, classy win | J Mcneil 58kg | 1 (9) |
| Hawkesbury 18-Jul-22 1000m SOFT 6 R4 Open-bt Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.850 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.030 | T Sherry 0 | 1 (7) |
| Eagle Farm 25-Jun-22 1200m GOOD 4 R9 G3 Wj healy $2,625 (of $175,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.810, SP: $4.60F In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 Over raced early on, massive effort considering | T Berry 54kg 2.15L | 6 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 03-Jun-22 1045m SOFT 7 R4 Open-bt Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.960 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 | T Berry 0 3.29L | 5 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 20-May-22 900m HEAVY 8 R5 Open-bt Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:54.350 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 | T Berry 0 3.26L | 5 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 12-Feb-22 1200m SOFT 5 R6 G3 Southcross $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.539, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.960 well back, keen when pace dropped, one paced | S Clipperton 54kg 6.50L | 9 (11) |
| Aquis Park Gold Coast 15-Jan-22 1400m GOOD 4 R8 Restricted LR Mm 3y guineas $1,145,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:20.750, SP: $4F In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 Keen in back half, trucked up turn, impressive win | N Rawiller 56kg | 1 (18) |
| Gosford 29-Dec-21 1200m SOFT 7 R6 LR Gosf gneas $13,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.870, SP: $4 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 | G Schofield 56kg 0.84L | 3 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 14-Dec-21 900m GOOD 4 R10 3y-bt Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:55.070 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.490 | J Mcdonald 0 | 1 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 09-Oct-21 1200m GOOD 3 R5 G2 Rom consul $27,450 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.590, SP: $9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 Slow into stride long last, great run considering | K Mcevoy 56.5kg 1.67L | 3 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Sep-21 1100m GOOD 3 R5 LR Heritage $6,700 (of $140,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:02.670, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.340 Conspicuous last, peeled widest, best closer | H Bowman 56kg 2.81L | 4 (11) |
| Royal Randwick 04-Sep-21 1200m SOFT 5 R9 Bm78 $24,000 (of $130,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:11.000, SP: $2.50F In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 Wide no cover, battled on bravely for 2nd, tough | J Mcdonald 55.5kg 0.37L | 2 (16) |
| Kembla Grange 14-Aug-21 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3&4y bm72 $61,250 (of $130,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.180, SP: $4.40F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.240 Well back rail, class above on to better races now | J Mcdonald 55kg, Cd 55.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 24-Jul-21 1200m SOFT 5 R1 2y hcp $4,000 (of $130,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.860, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 Over raced badly in box seat, own worst enemy | R Bayliss 57.5kg 2.69L | 6 (10) |
| Kensington 07-Jul-21 1150m SOFT 7 R2 2y mdn-sw $22,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.420, SP: $2.80EF In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.800 Drifted back, let down powerfully, dominant win | R Bayliss 57kg | 1 (11) |
| Randwick 21-Jun-21 1080m SYNTHETIC R4 2Y-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.880 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.510 | T Berry 0 | 1 (6) |
| Royal Randwick 08-Jun-21 736m SOFT 6 R15 2yc&g-bt Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:43.650 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.950 | T Berry 0 | 1 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 10-Apr-21 1100m SOFT 7 R1 G3 Kindgarten $8,900 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.420, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.790 Throwing head around behind leader, stuck on well | T Berry 56.5kg 3.10L | 4 (10) |
| Randwick 26-Mar-21 1045m HEAVY 8 R10 2YO Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.680 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 | T Berry 0.10L | 2 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 20-Feb-21 1100m HEAVY 8 R5 G2 Silver slp $11,125 (of $250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.980, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 Eased back, off heels, checked 200m, lost momentum | J Collett 56.5kg 1.70L | 4 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 13-Feb-21 1100m SOFT 6 R2 Pierro $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.670, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 Eased back wide gate, began to over race, forgive | H Bowman 56kg 7.00L | 7 (11) |
| Kensington 03-Feb-21 1100m SOFT 7 R1 2y mdn-sw $8,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.640, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 Last from wide gate, great effort late, got close | H Bowman 57kg 0.40L | 2 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 27-Jan-21 1030m GOOD 4 R5 2YO+ Barrier Trial Mdn Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:02.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 | H Bowman 1.80L | 2 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 15-Jan-21 900m GOOD 4 R9 2YO C&G Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:53.430 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.130 | K M Evoy 2.00L | 2 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 09-Oct-20 801m GOOD 4 R5 2YO C&G Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:47.310 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.370 | J Parr 0.30L | 3 (8) |
| Kensington 21-Sep-20 850m SOFT 6 R4 2YO C&G Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:50.590 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 | J M Donald 1.80L | 3 (8) |