Opening Address

(NZ)

Country

New Zealand

Foal Date

12-Aug-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay/brown

Sire

So You Think

Dam

Royal Welcome

Prize Money

$232900

Trainer

Liam Howley

Owners

Liam Howley Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: L Howley), C W Kwok, Windsor Park Stud Ltd (Mgr: R A Schick), BMD Racing (Mgr: B Doherty), R A Chapman, G Singh, Mrs J A Cartledge, R W Gamble & Mrs S J Gamble

About

Opening Address is a 3yo bay/brown gelding from New Zealand trained by Liam Howley. He is by the stallion So You Think out of the dam Royal Welcome. As a stakes winner with $232,900 in career earnings, Opening Address is considered a racehorse of above-average ability. On 5th Nov 2024 at Flemington, Opening Address, ridden by James McDonald, achieved his most notable victory, winning the $177,025 3yo Open Set Weight With Penalties, and beating Statuario.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Moonee Valley 22-Mar-25 2040m SOFT 5 R6 G2 3YO Open Set Weight $10,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:10.650, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.360	C Newitt 57kg 13.80L	8 (9)
Flemington 01-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 3 R8 G1 3YO Open Set Weight $20,000 (of $1,005,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.460, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440	C Newitt 57kg 3.60L	7 (15)
Flemington 15-Feb-25 1400m SOFT 7 R7 G3 3YO C&G Open Set Weight With Penalties $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:24.210, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060	E Brown 57.5kg 5.90L	6 (13)
Geelong 29-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3UP-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:02.280	E Brown 2.60L	3 (10)
Flemington 05-Nov-24 1800m GOOD 4 R2 LR 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $107,025 (of $177,025) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.860, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500	J M Donald 57kg	1 (12)
Moonee Valley 26-Oct-24 2040m GOOD 3 R6 G2 3YO Open Set Weight $72,000 (of $408,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:07.360, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280	E Brown 57kg 0.20L	2 (9)
Sale 09-Oct-24 1740m GOOD 4 R5 BM 64 Hcp $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:45.350, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410	J Maskiell 57kg 4.30L	3 (11)
Wodonga 17-Sep-24 1590m GOOD 3 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.960, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620	J Maskiell 57kg	1 (9)
Cranbourne 05-Sep-24 1400m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.220, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480	J Maskiell 57kg 3.50L	4 (10)