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ROBERT HEATHCOTE

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Trainer - ROBERT HEATHCOTE

Robert Heathcote first came into the racing industry as a racing manager before taking out his own training license in 1997.

In just his first season of training, Robert Heathcote finished sixth in the premiership and has worked his way up to become one of the leading stables in Brisbane.

Heathcote won his first Group 1 with Solzhenitsyn in the 2012 Toorak Handicap but is best known for his association with champion sprinter Buffering.

Buffering won seven Group 1 races including the 2016 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan securing over $6 million in prizemoney with 20 wins to his name.

Heathcote has won the Queensland Metropolitan trainers premiership on multiple occasions and is recognised as one of the states leading stables.

First Win  28 Sep 1991
About To Shout (Aus)
Canberra (Act)  |  Inga Callahan Mdn Hcp
Best Horse :
BUFFERING  (Timeform Rating 127)
MOSSMAN (AUS)  ACTION ANNIE (AUS)  [By ANABAA (USA)]
First Group Win (G1):
WOORIM  (25 Feb 2012)
SHOW A HEART (AUS)  WABBLE (AUS)  [By CANADIAN SILVER (CAN)]

ROBERT HEATHCOTE's Career

Latest Runners

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM USD $ Jockey Time
10 of 11 03 Aug 2025 CDRA FOURANDAHALF 13/1 BM58 1 m $18060 LUKE P DEMPSEY 1:39.56
7 of 9 02 Aug 2025 E FM BILLIONAIR BABY 60/1 3UCG CL6 6 f $54825 BEN THOMPSON 1:10.56
5 of 9 02 Aug 2025 E FM CASPERNOVA 15/2 3UCG CL6 6 f $54825 JADEN LLOYD 1:10.56
5 of 11 02 Aug 2025 E FM SPECIAL ARTIST 15/2 3 OPEN 6 f $54825 BEN THOMPSON 1:11.03
11 of 11 02 Aug 2025 E FM PRETTY DUBIOUS 25/1 3 OPEN 6 f $54825 CHLOE WELLS 1:11.03
3 of 8 02 Aug 2025 E FM JUST FLYING 1/1 BM78 1 m $54825 JAG GUTHMANN-CHESTER 1:35.27
2 of 8 02 Aug 2025 E FM NORTHERN DECREE 9/1 BM78 1 m $54825 BEN THOMPSON 1:35.27
8 of 12 30 Jul 2025 DOOM KAMARIYA 18/1 FM CL3 6 ¾ f $24852 ANGELA JONES 1:21.22
10 of 12 30 Jul 2025 DOOM POUTCHEK 11/1 FM CL3 6 ¾ f $24852 CHLOE WELLS 1:21.22
2 of 9 30 Jul 2025 DOOM ESTRONDO 11/2 3 OPEN 6 ¾ f $55590 ANGELA JONES 1:20.44
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Jockey Statistics

Last 100 Rides
Career
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
ANGELA JONES 2 18.2% 3 45.5% 11 $133,820 0 0 0 0 $2.14
TAYLOR MARSHALL 2 25.0% 1 37.5% 8 $80,510 0 0 0 0 $1.35
COREY SUTHERLAND 2 40.0% 0 40.0% 5 $47,600 0 0 0 0 $1.82
ROBBIE DOLAN 1 12.5% 0 12.5% 8 $34,660 0 0 0 0 $0.62
DAMIEN THORNTON 1 33.3% 0 33.3% 3 $18,800 0 0 0 0 $1.10
WINONA COSTIN 1 50.0% 0 50.0% 2 $21,400 0 0 0 0 $1.40
JAKE BAYLISS 0 0.0% 3 37.5% 8 $151,960 0 0 0 0 -
EMILY LANG 0 0.0% 2 28.6% 7 $13,450 0 0 0 0 -
CEJAY GRAHAM 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 $16,000 0 0 0 0 -
LUKE P DEMPSEY 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $3,100 0 0 0 0 -
JAG GUTHMANN-CHESTER 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 4 $30,300 0 0 0 0 -
BAILEY WHEELER 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 4 $8,400 0 0 0 0 -
TAHLIA FENLON 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 $2,680 0 0 0 0 -
JADEN LLOYD 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $20,000 0 0 0 0 -
BRANDON LERENA 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 $2,100 0 0 0 0 -
Jockey Name Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
JIM BYRNE 111 16.9% 171 43.0% 656 $3,707,375 1 2 1 4 $0.79
DAMIAN BROWNE 102 22.8% 104 46.0% 448 $8,714,573 8 2 5 11 $0.95
LARRY CASSIDY 82 17.0% 117 41.3% 482 $2,858,900 0 2 1 2 $0.88
RYAN WIGGINS 71 13.7% 119 36.5% 520 $1,703,575 0 0 0 1 $0.71
JAMES ORMAN 68 20.2% 74 42.3% 336 $2,410,185 0 0 1 1 $0.96
GLEN COLLESS 61 15.5% 106 42.4% 394 $1,579,900 0 0 0 1 $0.60
CHRISTIAN REITH 56 13.8% 99 38.2% 406 $878,101 0 0 0 1 $1.04
MICHAEL CAHILL 53 15.7% 75 37.9% 338 $1,722,585 0 0 0 5 $0.86
R FRADD 49 18.6% 66 43.7% 263 $2,264,270 0 0 2 1 $1.26
RON STEWART 43 14.4% 79 40.9% 298 $1,639,120 0 0 0 2 $0.87
SCOTT SEAMER 37 14.4% 64 39.3% 257 $1,156,000 0 0 1 1 $0.80
STATHI KATSIDIS 35 16.7% 52 41.4% 210 $958,656 0 0 0 4 $0.89
BEN THOMPSON 33 12.6% 83 44.3% 262 $2,029,680 0 1 0 0 $0.56
MATTHEW MC GILLIVRAY 32 18.8% 37 40.6% 170 $1,032,680 0 0 0 0 $0.86
DANIEL GRIFFIN 31 12.4% 62 37.1% 251 $394,315 0 0 0 0 $0.68

Seasons Summary Statistics

Season Wins Win (%) Places Place (%) Runners PM AUD $ G1(w) G2(w) G3(w) LR(w) ROI
2025/26 0 0.0% 2 28.6% 7 $31,100 0 0 0 0 -
2024/25 75 12.2% 122 32.1% 613 $4,148,288 0 0 0 1 $0.74
2023/24 75 12.9% 127 34.6% 583 $6,133,340 0 0 0 4 $0.78
2022/23 82 14.4% 133 37.7% 571 $5,762,265 0 3 1 2 $0.84
2021/22 78 13.9% 143 39.4% 561 $4,565,896 1 0 1 1 $0.71
2020/21 64 12.5% 125 37.1% 510 $2,939,390 0 2 1 1 $0.76
2019/20 74 13.1% 121 34.4% 567 $3,516,915 1 1 0 1 $0.64
2018/19 52 13.3% 96 37.9% 390 $1,914,850 0 0 0 1 $0.67
2017/18 83 14.0% 155 40.1% 593 $2,872,671 0 0 0 2 $0.89
2016/17 83 14.2% 131 36.5% 586 $2,529,200 0 0 1 1 $1.11
Overall 1796 12.8% 3200 22.8% 14058 $71,574,387 12 13 17 56 $0.70