Purple Sector
(NZ)About
Purple Sector is a 9yo bay gelding from New Zealand trained by John Thompson. He is by Pins out of Eden Valley. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $650,675, Purple Sector is considered a racehorse of above-average ability. On November 3, 2020, at Flemington, Purple Sector, ridden by Craig Williams, achieved his most notable victory, winning the $175,000 Melbourne Cup Day Plate and defeating Gold Fields.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rosehill Gardens 05-Aug-23 1800m GOOD 4 R9 Prem prel $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.920, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd | R Dolan 52kg 4.39L | 8 (11) |
| Royal Randwick 15-Jul-23 1800m GOOD 4 R9 Bm88 $4,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:48.070, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 | R Dolan 58kg 2.54L | 6 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 24-Jun-23 1800m SOFT 5 R7 Bm88 $4,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.320, SP: $15 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.110 | K Latham 59.5kg 2.71L | 6 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 10-Jun-23 1600m SOFT 5 R7 Racing2win $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.020, SP: $16 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 | K Latham 56kg 2.72L | 9 (11) |
| Royal Randwick 27-May-23 1400m SOFT 5 R9 Octagonal $3,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.110, SP: $19 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 | K Latham 55kg, Cd 55.5kg 3.60L | 10 (16) |
| Scone 13-May-23 1300m GOOD 4 R8 LR Luskinstar $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:15.710, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.300 | R Dolan 53.5kg 4.00L | 6 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 01-May-23 1200m SOFT 7 R1 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:16.380 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.250 | K Latham 0 0.15L | 2 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 18-Apr-23 735m SOFT 6 R9 Open-bt, Winning Time: 00:42.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.450 | K Latham 0 4.73L | 7 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 31-Dec-22 1600m GOOD 4 R6 Maroubra $6,700 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.090, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 | N Rawiller 58kg 3.47L | 4 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 17-Dec-22 1400m GOOD 4 R8 Dec hcp $4,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:20.910, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.640 | R Jones 60, Cd 58.5kg 3.80L | 6 (11) |
| Kembla Grange 19-Nov-22 1600m GOOD 3 R8 The gong $10,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:33.570, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 | R Jones 54.5kg 2.50L | 8 (16) |
| Kensington 08-Nov-22 1257m GOOD 4 R1 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:14.310 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.870 | N Rawiller 0 | 1 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 22-Oct-22 1600m SOFT 6 R5 Filante $29,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.670, SP: $6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.330 | B Shinn 57kg 0.28L | 2 (9) |
| Caulfield 08-Oct-22 1400m SOFT 6 R2 LR Weekend hussler (of $175,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.200, SP: $9.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 | B Shinn 57kg 6.40L | 10 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 17-Sep-22 1400m SOFT 7 R5 G3 Bill ritchie $36,375 (of $200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.090, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.220 | J Mcdonald 54kg, Cd 55kg 1.33L | 2 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 27-Aug-22 1400m SOFT 5 R5 Bm100 $27,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.580, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 | N Rawiller 57.5kg 0.15L | 2 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 19-Aug-22 1200m SOFT 5 R2 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:13.690 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 | N Rawiller 0 7.33L | 3 (5) |
| Kembla Grange 10-Aug-22 800m SOFT 5 R3 Open-bt, Winning Time: 00:47.220 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.010 | R Bayliss 0 1.10L | 5 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 16-Apr-22 2000m HEAVY 8 R7 G3 Jra plate $4,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:08.070, SP: $19 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.230 | R Bayliss 55kg 13.82L | 6 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 04-Apr-22 1200m HEAVY 9 R2 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:14.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 | R Bayliss 0 0.05L | 2 (8) |
| Flemington 05-Mar-22 1600m SOFT 6 R6 G2 Blamey (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.120, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.700 | J Childs 55kg 8.35L | 10 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 05-Feb-22 1600m SOFT 6 R10 Gardenia $6,550 (of $130,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.520, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.740 | H Bowman 59kg 2.97L | 4 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 22-Jan-22 1400m SOFT 5 R8 LR Carrington $6,750 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.500, SP: $3.40F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 | H Bowman 58kg 1.16L | 4 (13) |
| Kensington 01-Jan-22 1550m GOOD 4 R6 Maroubra $24,000 (of $130,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:30.940, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 | C Williams 60, Cd 58kg 1.44L | 2 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 18-Dec-21 1400m GOOD 4 R8 Dec hcp $24,000 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.140, SP: $20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940 | H Bowman 60 0.47L | 2 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 07-Dec-21 1200m GOOD 4 R1 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:14.620 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640 | N Rawiller 0 | 1 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 11-Nov-21 1250m SYNTHETIC R1 Open-bt, Winning Time: 01:17.210 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 | B Ryan 0 6.18L | 2 (3) |
| Royal Randwick 29-Oct-21 735m GOOD 4 R10 Open-bt, Winning Time: 00:43.890 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.800 | H Bowman 0 5.03L | 6 (9) |
| Scone 14-May-21 1600m SOFT 5 R7 LR Scone cup (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.200, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 | K Latham 58.5kg 5.27L | 11 (12) |
| Hawkesbury 01-May-21 1600m GOOD 4 R8 G3 Hawk cup $17,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.940, SP: $7.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.730 | N Rawiller 58.5kg 3.11L | 3 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 03-Apr-21 1500m GOOD 4 R8 G3 Donc prel $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.340, SP: $9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.290 | H Bowman 56kg 6.80L | 10 (14) |
| Newcastle 05-Mar-21 1400m SOFT 5 R7 G3 Ncle nwmkt $5,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.730, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 | H Bowman 57kg 2.38L | 5 (9) |
| Canterbury Park 23-Feb-21 1100m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:06.870 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.850 | H Bowman 3.00L | 2 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 11-Feb-21 900m GOOD 4 R12 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.160 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 | K Mcevoy 7.20L | 9 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 21-Nov-20 1600m GOOD 4 R7 The gong $10,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.850, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.840 Behind leader, solid effort, weakened 100m | R King 55.5kg 3.20L | 7 (16) |
| Flemington 03-Nov-20 1800m GOOD 4 R8 LR Cup day plate $106,000 (of $175,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:48.020, SP: $2.30F In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.070 Raced forward, rail, pushed hard late, solid win | C Williams 56kg | 1 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 17-Oct-20 1600m GOOD 4 R3 Spring mile $58,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.060, SP: $4.60F In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.950 Box seat, presented 400m, gave them wind burn | R King 52kg | 1 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 26-Sep-20 1400m GOOD 4 R9 Bm88 $23,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.539, SP: $61 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.030 Raced forward, charged home from 200m, got close | H Bowman 58kg 0.10L | 2 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 31-Aug-20 1030m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.770 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320 | T Clark 4.20L | 7 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 18-Aug-20 900m HEAVY 8 R2 GROUP-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.690 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.730 | J Collett 14.90L | 10 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 09-May-20 1600m SOFT 5 R9 Bm88 $9,600 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.430, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.110 sat off leader, asked for effort turn, kept trying | T Clark 57.5kg 0.40L | 3 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 05-May-20 1200m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:15.160 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.100 | T Berry 9.90L | 7 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Apr-20 1200m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:12.800 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 | N Rawiller 2.50L | 4 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 08-Apr-20 1600m HEAVY 8 R6 Bm88 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.590, SP: $19 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 mid field, bumped 300m, just home fair | N Rawiller 59kg 3.20L | 11 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Mar-20 1400m SOFT 7 R1 Bm88 $3,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.640, SP: $18 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 outside leader, hard ridden turn, struggling 200m | T Marquand 59kg 6.00L | 8 (8) |
| Newcastle 06-Mar-20 1400m SOFT 5 R7 G3 Ncle nwmkt $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.670, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 | T Clark 54kg 9.53L | 10 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Feb-20 1030m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.890 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 | T Clark 2.70L | 5 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 13-Feb-20 900m HEAVY 9 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.270 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 | T Marquand 9.20L | 8 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Sep-19 1400m SOFT 7 R5 G3 Ritchie $5,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.539, SP: $14 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.760 mid field, closer 400m, struggled from 200m | T Clark 54.5kg 3.20L | 5 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 10-Sep-19 1200m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.180 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.900 | N Rawiller 4.80L | 3 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 27-Aug-19 1000m SOFT 5 R1 G&L BT, Winning Time: 00:59.230 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 | N Rawiller 12.10L | 6 (6) |
| Doomben 11-May-19 2000m GOOD 4 R5 G3 Rough habit $81,200 (of $140,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.570, SP: $3 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 behind leader, cruised level turn, broke away 150m | B Shinn 57kg | 1 (8) |
| Royal Randwick 20-Apr-19 2000m GOOD 4 R3 G3 Packer plt $14,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:01.260, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 mid field wide, took off 650m, got front, run down | S Clipperton 56.5kg 1.70L | 3 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 06-Apr-19 1600m SOFT 7 R2 G3 Carbine $8,900 (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.000, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 Leader's flank, level 150m, outmuscled late | S Clipperton 56kg 0.90L | 4 (10) |
| Rosehill Gardens 23-Mar-19 2000m HEAVY 8 R4 G1 Rhil gneas $6,000 (of $600,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:09.860, SP: $81 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.790 6L back, sweeping move 700m, no petrol left 350m | S Clipperton 56.5kg 15.20L | 10 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 09-Mar-19 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G1 Rand gneas $8,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.120, SP: $81 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 Checked hard 1000m, unbalanced, fell back last | G Schofield 56.5kg 31.80L | 9 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 23-Feb-19 1400m SOFT 7 R5 G2 Hobartvlle $17,800 (of $400,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.450, SP: $15 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 2L back, gap 350m, kept grinding, unlucky | J Mcdonald 56.5kg 4.70L | 4 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 09-Feb-19 1200m HEAVY 8 R4 G3 Esk prince $29,400 (of $160,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.500, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 2L back 1 out, wide turn, great speed, nabbed post | T Marquand 56kg 0.40L | 2 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 04-Feb-19 804m SOFT 6 R11 3Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.970 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000 | T Marquand 1.80L | 4 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 24-Jan-19 900m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.790 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 | T Marquand 7.80L | 5 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 06-Oct-18 2000m HEAVY 9 R7 G1 Champion (of $500,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:12.130, SP: $14 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.840 back 2l outside, blundered 800m, struggled eased | S Weatherley 56.5kg 38.50L | 12 (12) |
| Royal Randwick 29-Sep-18 1600m GOOD 4 R3 LR Dulcify $12,500 (of $140,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.270, SP: $5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 back 3l, held up 300-100, flying too late | C Brown 53kg 2.60L | 3 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 18-Sep-18 1500m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn $19,700 (of $40,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:31.500, SP: $3.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950 | T Angland 56kg | 1 (14) |
| Newcastle 04-Sep-18 1600m SOFT 7 R3 Mdn $3,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.090, SP: $3.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 | G Schofield 56kg 2.67L | 3 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 22-Aug-18 1300m GOOD 4 R1 3y mdn $1,870 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.910, SP: $51 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 Crowded on jump, 3rd last rail, left run too late | G Schofield 57kg 3.40L | 4 (7) |
| Royal Randwick 13-Aug-18 1045m GOOD 4 R12 3Y+CGEMDN, Winning Time: 01:04.470 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.970 | G Schofield 5.60L | 7 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 30-Jul-18 730m GOOD 4 R15 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:43.680 | G Schofield 2.20L | 7 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 11-Apr-18 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2y mdn-sw $980 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.940, SP: $101 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 Raced wide and fought hard after tough run | G Schofield 57kg 2.70L | 5 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 15-Mar-18 737m HEAVY 8 R10 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:44.140 | J Penza 6.40L | 4 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 03-Nov-17 900m GOOD 3 R8 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.400 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 | J Penza 16.10L | 5 (5) |