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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
6 of 10 20 Dec 2025 E FM HATCHET 11/1 3U BM85 6 f $81625 DANIEL MOOR 1:09.43
10 of 10 20 Dec 2025 E FM AMORE VELOCE 18/1 3U BM85 6 f $81625 ROBBIE DOLAN 1:09.43
2 of 10 20 Dec 2025 E FM ROTHFIRE 5/4 OPEN LR 6 ½ f $130600 DAMIEN THORNTON 1:15.13
9 of 11 20 Dec 2025 CDRA HAMILTON BROWN 4/1 BM62 1 m $18284 MONTANA PHILPOT 1:36.63
7 of 9 20 Dec 2025 E FM FABULANTES 18/1 3 OPEN LR 6 f $130600 DANIEL MOOR 1:09.23
12 of 12 20 Dec 2025 E FM KODIAK 18/1 BM78 7 f $48975 CEJAY GRAHAM 1:21.70
7 of 9 20 Dec 2025 E FM NORTHERN DECREE 11/1 BM85 1 m $55505 DANIEL MOOR 1:35.29
7 of 11 17 Dec 2025 IPSW DEEP DAWN 9/1 BM60 1 ⁵⁄₁₆ m $18284 ANTHONY ALLEN 2:15.07
2 of 13 14 Dec 2025 CDRA CARBONARA 1/20 3F MDN 6 f $19590 DANIEL MOOR 1:11.06
3 of 13 14 Dec 2025 CDRA LITTLE MISS CLASSY 25/1 3F MDN 6 f $19590 CEJAY GRAHAM 1:11.06
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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
DANIEL MOOR 4 16.0% 4 32.0% 25 $120,710 0 0 0 0 $1.34
ROBBIE DOLAN 2 20.0% 4 60.0% 10 $102,675 0 0 0 0 $1.04
ANTHONY ALLEN 2 66.7% 0 66.7% 3 $31,700 0 0 0 0 $9.33
ANGELA JONES 1 7.7% 2 23.1% 13 $48,860 0 0 0 0 $0.30
RON STEWART 1 14.3% 1 28.6% 7 $41,210 0 0 0 0 $0.60
MARTIN HARLEY 1 20.0% 1 40.0% 5 $59,200 0 0 0 0 $1.60
JACE MCMURRAY 1 33.3% 1 66.7% 3 $57,700 0 0 0 0 $7.00
CEJAY GRAHAM 0 0.0% 2 25.0% 8 $9,220 0 0 0 0 -
BEN THOMPSON 0 0.0% 3 50.0% 6 $28,800 0 0 0 0 -
COBI VITLER 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 4 $12,800 0 0 0 0 -
MONTANA PHILPOT 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 3 $3,800 0 0 0 0 -
DAMIEN THORNTON 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $37,760 0 0 0 0 -
JAKE BAYLISS 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 $2,000 0 0 0 0 -
EMILY LANG 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 2 $4,800 0 0 0 0 -
JASPER FRANKLIN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 $760 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 45 14.7% 80 40.8% 306 $1,695,930 0 0 0 2 $0.88
SCOTT SEAMER 37 14.4% 64 39.3% 257 $1,156,000 0 0 1 1 $0.80
BEN THOMPSON 35 12.6% 89 44.6% 278 $2,119,140 0 1 0 0 $0.56
STATHI KATSIDIS 35 16.7% 52 41.4% 210 $958,656 0 0 0 4 $0.89
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 32 12.8% 55 34.8% 250 $2,896,145 0 1 1 0 $0.97
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 1828 12.8% 3253 22.7% 14301 $74,439,432 12 14 18 56 $0.70