THE OPTIMIST Harness
The Optimist is a standardbred horse born in New Zealand in 2014. The Optimist is by Christian Cullen (NZ) out of Special Ops (NZ) , trained by C R Laurenson. The Optimist form is available here. Owned by Haymakers Syndicate.
Pedigree :
| Sire | CHRISTIAN CULLEN (NZ) 1994 |
| Dam | SPECIAL OPS (NZ) 2001 |
| Dam Sire | ARMBRO OPERATIVE (USA) 1993 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 26 Oct 2014 |
| Description | 9yo B Mare |
| Trainer | C R Laurenson |
| Owner | Haymakers Syndicate |
| Career | 5 Wins (7%) - 2 Placings (10%) - 69 starts |
| Wins | 1609m (2), 1980m (2), 2400m (1) |
| PM | New Zealand : NZD $38,722 |
Starts:69 |
Win Rate:7% |
Place Rate:10% |
The Optimist Past Races
| 8 of 8, 02 Sep 2022, R6 BOOK A CUP DAY TENT FOR 17 DECEMBER MOBILE PACE 2200m | NZD $ 9,300 | -kg | J: R T MCILWRICK | T: C R LAURENSON | | Fr1 | 2:40.70 | Winner: MOGUL |
| 8 of 9, 25 Aug 2022, R9 ALABAR MOBILE PACE 2400m | NZD $ 8,528 | -kg | J: R T MCILWRICK | T: C R LAURENSON | | Fr3 | 3:00.00 | Winner: THE MIGHTY MONDO |
| 8 of 8, 11 Aug 2022, R3 WOODLANDS STUD CELEBRATING 30 YEARS MOBILE PACE 1609m | NZD $ 8,370 | -kg | J: NATHAN WILLIAMSON | T: C R LAURENSON | | Fr8 | 1:55.30 | Winner: KATHERINE |
Horse Stat |
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Jockey
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| K L BARCLAY | 2 | 17% | 1 | 8% | 12 | $12,559 | -57 | 36 | ||||
| K G CAMERON | 1 | 5% | 0 | 0% | 19 | $8,184 | 63 | 128 | ||||
| N J H MUNRO | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $3,855 | 61 | 610 | ||||
| N P WILLIAMSON | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $5,092 | -3 | 68 | ||||
| J D HARRINGTON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 5 | $780 | -50 | 0 | ||||
| S J OTTLEY | 0 | 0% | 1 | 20% | 5 | $1,605 | -50 | 0 | ||||
| B N ORANGE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $192 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| CRAIG D THORNLEY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6 | $1,320 | -60 | 0 | ||||
| K K TOMLINSON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $332 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| S J TOMLINSON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $146 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| R J BUTT | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $183 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| R E CAMERON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $369 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| L M MCKAY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $149 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| B J WILMOTT | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $452 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| M J WILLIAMSON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $179 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| B G WHITE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $130 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| R D HOLMES | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $429 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| D L VAN TIL | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $110 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| R T MCILWRICK | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $297 | -20 | 0 | ||||
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Course
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| CENTRAL SOUTHLAND RACEWAY | 2 | 22% | 1 | 11% | 9 | $11,362 | -27 | 48 |
| Addington | 2 | 7% | 0 | 0% | 28 | $14,192 | 44 | 109 |
| WYNDHAM RACEWAY | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $5,560 | -3 | 68 |
| RANGIORA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 14% | 7 | $1,470 | -70 | 0 |
| OAMARU RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $146 | -10 | 0 |
| REEFTON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $312 | -10 | 0 |
| MOTUKARARA RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $299 | -20 | 0 |
| ASCOT PARK RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6 | $1,136 | -60 | 0 |
| ASHBURTON RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $299 | -20 | 0 |
| WATERLEA RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | $818 | -40 | 0 |
| CROMWELL | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $192 | -10 | 0 |
| PHAR LAP RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $299 | -20 | 0 |
| MT HARDING | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $148 | -10 | 0 |
| RANGIORA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $130 | -10 | 0 |