Mercante

 (AUS)
Country
Australia
Foal Date
31-Oct-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Dundeel
Prize Money
$104075
Trainer
Nigel Blackiston
Owners
N A Blackiston Thoroughbred Racing Pty Ltd, J J Jenkins, S C M Greene, Miss L M Jenkins, G C Van Veenendaal, J D Clark, Mrs D M Clark, P D Rossdale, I R Sest, Dr J E Mahoney, C J Lawlor, Mrs L C Lawlor, H J Asher, Stumps Bar 1, Stumps Bar 2, Butchers And Collectors & Nath Racing
About

Mercante is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Nigel Blackiston. He is sired by the stallion Dundeel out of the dam Breccia. Mercante has won 2 races in his career so far. On 17th Jan 2025 at Pakenham, Mercante achieved his most notable victory, taking the $40000 Benchmark 64 Handicap. He has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Mercante throughout his career you'd have gained a 325% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Pakenham 13-Mar-25 2500m GOOD 4 R2 BM 64 Hcp $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:43.040, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4thB Mertens 60 0.00L5 (6)
Bendigo 09-Feb-25 2400m GOOD 3 R4 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:30.280, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020J Childs 60 6.20L5 (7)
Pakenham 17-Jan-25 2550m GOOD 4 R2 BM 64 Hcp $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:45.500, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.020B Mertens 58kg1 (8)
Sale 22-Dec-24 2200m GOOD 4 R7 BM 58 Hcp $6,300 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:17.930, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300B Mertens 61kg 2.80L2 (8)
Caulfield Heath 04-Dec-24 1800m GOOD 3 R7 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $1,650 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.690, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720D Bates 58kg 1.60L5 (10)
Ballarat 14-Nov-24 2000m GOOD 4 R8 BM 64 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:07.950, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000L Nolen 58.5kg 5.80L9 (10)
Kilmore 01-Nov-24 1607m GOOD 4 R1 BM 64 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.100, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100C Newitt 59kg 3.00L6 (6)
Morphettville 27-Apr-24 2000m GOOD 4 R3 G3 3YO Open Set Weight (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:06.880, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670C Williams 57.5kg 5.50L11 (12)
Ballarat 03-Apr-24 2000m SOFT 6 R6 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:06.220, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480C Williams 59kg 2.30L5 (12)
Bendigo 14-Mar-24 1600m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ Restricted 64 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.800, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 13th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.360D Bates 59kg 3.50L6 (13)
Caulfield Heath 29-Feb-24 1500m GOOD 4 R2 2UP-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.030M Dee 0 1.50L5 (10)
Flemington 04-Nov-23 2500m GOOD 4 R7 G1 VIC DERBY $40,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:37.380, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740D Oliver 57kg 8.05L6 (16)
Ballarat 15-Oct-23 2000m SOFT 6 R5 BM64 $6,300 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:04.130, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080R P Downey 56.5kg 3.00L2 (11)
Ballarat 22-Sep-23 2000m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $20,625 (of $37,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:04.560, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540R P Downey 57kg1 (9)
Geelong 03-Sep-23 1700m GOOD 3 R3 3Y MDN-SW $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.320, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.540R Downey 58kg 13.50L6 (10)
Sandown Hillside 09-Aug-23 1300m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:18.070, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.380R Downey 58kg 10.20L9 (11)
Geelong 31-Jan-23 1200m SOFT 5 R7 2UP-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.970D Oliver 0 14.40L8 (9)