Weekend Hussler

Weekend Hussler
Sire Hussonet
Grandsire Mr. Prospector
Dam Weekend Beauty
Damsire Helissio
Sex Gelding
Foaled 2004
Country Australia
Colour Bay
Breeder Arrowfield Stud
Owner Ms J Kewish, J Bath, Stoneworkz Racing Syn, Mrs S Rush, Mrs W Stewart, Mrs G O'Donoghue, Mrs L O'Connell, Mrs P Troedel, Ms J Stosius & Mrs M Moloney
Trainer Ross McDonald
Jockey Luke Nolen/Chris Symons/Danny Nikolic/Brad Rawiller
Record 21:12-1-0[1]
Earnings A$3,096,400[2]
Major wins
MRC Caulfield Guineas Gr 1 (2007)
VRC Ascot Vale Stakes Gr 1 (2007)
MRC Oakleigh Plate Gr 1 (2008)
VRC Newmarket Handicap Gr 1 (2008)
AJC Randwick Guineas Gr 1 (2008)
STC George Ryder Stakes Gr 1 (2008)
MRC Memsie Stakes Gr 2 (2008)
VRC Makybe Diva Stakes Gr 2 (2008)
MRC Underwood Stakes Gr 1 (2008)
Awards
Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (2008)
Australian Champion Three Year Old C&G (2008)
Last updated on 8 October 2010

Weekend Hussler is a retired Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a bay gelding by Hussonet out of Weekend Beauty (by Helissio).[3] He was foaled in 2004. Hussonet had been a very successful sire in Chile for Haras de Pirque where he stood for the largest fee of any stallion in the history of Chilean Thoroughbred breeding.[4]

Weekend Hussler won 9 of his 11 starts at three, including Group One wins in the Caulfield Guineas, Ascot Vale Stakes, Oakleigh Plate, Newmarket Handicap, Randwick Guineas and George Ryder Stakes. In winning six Group One wins he equalled Kingston Town's Australian record for most in a single season. Weekend Hussler was named the 2007/2008 Australian Horse of the Year.

His first start as a four-year-old resulted in a second placing to the unbeaten Group One winner Light Fantastic in the J J Liston Stakes. Two weeks later he backed it up with his first win in the 2008-09 season by winning the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse, defeating Maldivian and Pompeii Ruler. A week later in the Makybe Diva Stakes (formerly the Craiglee Stakes) he won again, by 2½ lengths over Zarita and Littorio. In that event Light Fantastic suffered his first defeat to run fourth. Two weeks later, Weekend Hussler won his seventh Group One when victorious in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield over 1,800 metres, his first race past 1,600 metres. Two weeks later, he finished eighth in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington Racecourse in his first attempt at 2,000 metres. Weekend Hussler then finished twelfth behind the British racehorse All The Good in the Caulfield Cup. His first run as an autumn four-year-old resulted in a fourth in the Lightning Stakes, his second run resulted in a fifth in the Australia Stakes. Injury concerns curtailed his four-year-old campaign and kept him out of racing during the spring as a five-year-old.

He returned to racing in February 2010 in the Oakleigh Plate, where he finished back in the field under the top-weight. Another injury (a torn off synovial pad from his off fore fetlock joint) was found after that race, and he was to miss the rest of the autumn. He returned to racing in October 2010 with a 10th placing in the Gilgai Stakes at Flemington; however, his retirement was announced shortly after.

Race record

200708 Season as a Three-Year-Old
ResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)TimeJockeyWinner/2nd
4th19 Aug 20073yo MaidenSaleNA1208m57.01:12.89L. Nolen1st - Aceland Street
Won2 Sep 20073yo MaidenCranbourneNA1200m57.01:11.65C. Symons2nd - Embracing
Won19 Sep 20073yo Rst72SandownNA1300m57.01:15.94B. Rawiller2nd - Simplest
Won30 Sep 20073yo OpenSandownNA1400m57.01:24.23B. Rawiller2nd - Viatorian
Won13 Oct 2007Caulfield GuineasCaulfieldG11600m55.51:36.42B. Rawiller2nd - Scenic Blast
Won3 Nov 2007Ascot Vale StakesFlemingtonG11200m55.51:08.95B. Rawiller2nd - Bel Mer
10th10 Nov 2007Emirates StakesFlemingtonG11600m51.51:35.98D. Nikolic1st - Tears I Cry
Won[5]23 Feb 2008Oakleigh PlateCaulfieldG11100m53.01:03.22B. Rawiller2nd - Magnus
Won[6]8 Mar 2008Newmarket HandicapFlemingtonG11200m56.01:08.97B. Rawiller2nd - Magnus
Won[7]29 Mar 2008Randwick GuineasRandwickG11600m56.51:36.30B. Rawiller2nd - Triple Honour
Won19 Apr 2008George Ryder StakesRosehillG11500m56.5 1:31.72 B. Rawiller2nd - Racing to Win
200809 Season as a Four-Year-Old
ResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)TimeJockeyWinner/2nd
2nd16 Aug 2008J J Liston StakesCaulfieldG21400m58.51:24.83B.Rawiller1st - Light Fantastic
Won30 Aug 2008Memsie StakesCaulfieldG21400m58.51:23.27B. Rawiller2nd - Maldivian
Won6 Sep 2008Craiglee StakesFlemingtonG21600m58.51:38.60B.Rawiller2nd - Zarita
Won20 Sep 2008Underwood StakesCaulfieldG11800m58.01:49.68B.Rawiller2nd - Pompeii Ruler
8th4 Oct 2008Turnbull StakesFlemingtonG12000m57.52:02.44B.Rawiller1st - Littorio
12th18 Oct 2008Caulfield CupCaulfieldG12400m57.02:27.45B.Rawiller1st - All The Good
4th31 Jan 2009Lightning StakesFlemingtonG11000m58.50:56.94B.Rawiller1st - Scenic Blast
5th14 Feb 2009Australia StakesMoonee ValleyG11200m58.51:09.60B.Rawiller1st - Apache Cat
200910 Season as a Five-Year-Old
ResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)TimeJockeyWinner/2nd
11th20 Feb 2010Oakleigh PlateCaulfieldG11100m58.51:03.16B.Rawiller1st - Starspangledbanner
201011 Season as a Six-Year-Old
ResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)TimeJockeyWinner/2nd
10th3 Oct 2010Gilgai StakesFlemingtonG21200m58.01:08.20G.Boss1st - Hay List

Pedigree

Pedigree of Weekend Hussler (Aus)
Sire
Hussonet (USA)
ch. 1991
Mr. Prospector (USA)
b. 1970
Raise A Native (USA)
ch. 1961
Native Dancer (USA)
Raise You (USA)
Gold Digger (USA)
b. 1962
Nashua (USA)
Sequence (USA)
Sacahuista (USA)
ch. 1984
Raja Baba (USA)
b. 1968
Bold Ruler (USA)
Missy Baba (USA)
Nalees Flying Flag (USA)
b. 1975
Hoist The Flag (USA)
Nalee (USA)
Dam
Weekend Beauty (Aus)
b. 1999
Helissio (Fr)
b. 1993
Fairy King (USA)
b. 1982
Northern Dancer (Can)
Fairy Bridge (USA)
Helice (USA)
b. 1988
Slewpy (USA)
Hirondelle (USA)
Not On Friday (Aus)
b. 1992
At Talaq (USA)
b. 1981
Roberto (USA)
My Nord (USA)
Market Heights (NZ)
b. 1986
Grosvenor (NZ)
Malarus (NZ)

References

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