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Gold Trip is a 7 year old horse and has raced from 2019 to 2023. He was sired by Outstrip out of the Dubai Destination mare Sarvana . He was trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and has raced for J. W. Woodbridge, Australian Bloodstock No. 2, and was bred in [Add Data] by Michel Monfort. Gold Trip has raced at Caulfield-AUS , , Deauville-FR , Randwick-AUS , Flemington-AUS , ParisLongchamp-FR , Lyon Parilly-FR , Moonee Valley-AUS , Rosehill-AUS , Saint-Cloud-FR with wins at Flemington-AUS , Lyon Parilly-FR . His stakes wins include wins in the 2022 Melbourne Cup (G1) , and the 2020 Prix Greffulhe (G2) .

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• Freshened 54d
• Caulfield 24-Feb-24 1800m GOOD 4 R6 G2 Open Weight For Age $27,000 (of $301,540) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:50.45, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.84

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• Flemington 07-Nov-23 3200m GOOD 4 R7 G1 MELB CUP (of $7,750,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:18.37, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 5th
• Moonee Valley 28-Oct-23 2040m GOOD 3 R9 G1 COX PLATE $200,000 (of $5,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:03.16, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.56
• Caulfield 21-Oct-23 2400m GOOD 4 R9 G1 CAUL CUP $350,000 (of $5,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:26.45, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.01
• Flemington 07-Oct-23 2000m GOOD 4 R8 G1 TURNBULL $455,325 (of $750,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:01.62, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 16th, 1200m 16th, 800m 16th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.43
• Moonee Valley 09-Sep-23 2040m GOOD 3 R7 BM 100 Hcp $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:05.96, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.61
• Randwick 08-Apr-23 3200m SOFT 7 R7 G1 3YO+ Open Hcp (of $2,159,500) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 03:26.91, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.93
• Rosehill Gardens 25-Mar-23 2400m GOOD 4 R8 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $15,000 (of $1,528,200) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:29.86, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.81
• Rosehill Gardens 18-Mar-23 2000m GOOD 4 R6 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $21,000 (of $1,007,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:02.36, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.78
• Sandown Hillside 25-Feb-23 1800m GOOD 3 R6 G2 Open Weight For Age $54,000 (of $301,540) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.40, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.36
• TRIAL Cranbourne Training 06-Feb-23 1550m SOFT 6 R1 2UP-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.59
• 1st Persan ( E Brown 0 ) 2nd Gold Trip ( M Zahra 0 ) 0.80L 3rd Cleaver ( W Gordon 0 ) 4.80L
• Flemington 01-Nov-22 3200m SOFT 7 R7 G1 3YO+ Open Hcp $4,400,000 (of $8,075,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 03:24.04, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 18th, 1200m 16th, 800m 14th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.56
• Moonee Valley 22-Oct-22 2040m HEAVY 8 R9 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $75,000 (of $5,050,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:10.17, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.24
• Caulfield 15-Oct-22 2400m SOFT 6 R9 G1 3YO+ Open Hcp $700,000 (of $5,150,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:33.68, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.76
• Flemington 01-Oct-22 2000m GOOD 3 R7 G1 4YO+ Open Set Weight With Penalties $25,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:02.23, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.52
• Caulfield 17-Sep-22 2000m HEAVY 8 R6 G3 3YO+ Open Quality $18,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:08.53, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.34
• Freshened 49d
• Rosehill Gardens 30-Jul-22 1500m SOFT 7 R8 LR 3YO+ Open Quality $14,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:30.80, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.85
• TRIAL Albury 12-Jul-22 900m HEAVY 8 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:54.44 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.54
• 1st Supido Beauty ( H Williams 0 ) 2nd Gold Trip ( R P Downey 0 ) 1.80L 3rd Medal ( F Sandkuhl 0 ) 3.60L
• Saint Cloud 04-Jul-21 2400m SOFT R1 G1 4YO+ Open Weight For Age (of $633,613) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 0.00, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th
• 1st Broome ( C Keane 58 ) 2nd Ebaiyra ( C Soumillon 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 58 ) 1.10L
• Longchamp 02-May-21 2000m SOFT R2 G1 4YO+ Open Set Weight $108,633 (of $475,210) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:11.62, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th
• 1st Mare Australis (IRE) ( P Boudot 58 ) 2nd Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 58 ) 1.80L 3rd Mogul ( C Soumillon 58 ) 3.60L
• Longchamp 11-Apr-21 2000m SOFT R1 G2 4YO+ Open Weight For Age (of $2,059,243) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:11.04, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd
• 1st Skalleti ( G Mosse 58 ) 2nd Mare Australis (IRE) ( P Boudot 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Monty ( O Peslier 57 ) 2.50L 5th Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 57 ) 6.30L
• Longchamp 04-Oct-20 2400m SOFT R1 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $307,770 (of $5,390,026) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:39.30, SP: 34.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th
• 1st Sottsass ( C Demuro 59.5 ) 2nd In Swoop (IRE) ( R Thomas 56.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Persian King ( P C Boudot 59.5 ) 2.10L 4th Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 56.5 ) 2.30L
• Longchamp 13-Sep-20 2400m GOOD R1 G1 3YO C&F Open Weight For Age $73,940 (of $646,899) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:24.76, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th
• 1st Mogul ( P C Boudot 58 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd In Swoop (IRE) ( R Thomas 58 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 58.5 ) 2.60L
• Chantilly 05-Jul-20 2100m SOFT R2 G1 3YO Open Set Weight (of $1,617,003) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:04.01, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 15th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th
• 1st Mishriff ( I Mendizabal 58 ) 2nd The Summit ( V Cheminaud 58 ) 1.80L 3rd Victor Ludorum (GB) ( M Barzalona 58 ) 2.20L 11th Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 58 ) 7.30L
• Lyon 06-Jun-20 2200m SOFT R2 G2 3YO Open Set Weight $92,206 (of $161,765) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:22.09, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd
• 1st Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 58 ) 2nd Influx (IRE) ( J Auge 58 ) 1.00L
• Saint Cloud 12-May-20 2100m SOFT R1 3YO C&G Rest Special Weight (of $50,352) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:14.12, SP: 22.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd
• 1st Port Guillaume ( C Demuro 56.5 ) 2nd Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 55 ) 1.30L 3rd Dawn Intello ( M Guyon 56.5 ) 3.10L
• Saint Cloud 15-Nov-19 1600m HEAVY R1 2YO C&G Rest Special Weight (of $55,168) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.61, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd
• 1st Pisanello ( T Piccone 55.5 ) 3rd You Rock ( M Guyon , Cd 55.5 ) 2.30L 5th Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 55.5 ) 4.30L
• Deauville 24-Oct-19 1600m HEAVY R1 2YO C&G Mdn Set Weight $8,762 (of $43,810) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:55.18, SP: 6.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th
• 1st Nat King (GB) ( O Peslier 58 ) 2nd Gold Trip ( S Pasquier 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Salesman ( M Guyon , Cd 58 ) 1.00L

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Gold trip (fr).

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GOLD TRIP (FR) is a bay horse. He is 7 years old (foaled 10 March 2017). The pedigree for GOLD TRIP (FR) is: OUTSTRIP - SARVANA (FR) - DUBAI DESTINATION (USA).

GOLD TRIP (FR) last ran at Flemington on 07 November 2023, in the LEXUS MELBOURNE CUP (Group 1) over a distance of 1M 7F 200Y. Ridden by James McDonald, GOLD TRIP (FR) finished 17th of 23 runners. The Industry Starting Price (ISP) for GOLD TRIP (FR) was 55/10 (Betfair SP 0.00).

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International Horse Profile: Gold Trip

• by Drew Patchell
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• on September 24, 2021

Gold Trip is Cox Plate bound! The top international chance for the 2021 Cox Plate arrives next week in Melbourne and is now a $10 shot or less with most bookies.

Gold Trip ran a very strong 4th in the Arc last year and this year has run 2nd and 3rd in Group 1s over similar distances. The last start 3rd in the Grand Prix De Saint-Cloud was a very valid run from the back.

Best suited to wetter surfaces, this is the horse you want to eye in on if the heavens open on the days leading up to the race. Even on a Good to soft surface, he is respectable as shown by the 2nd behind Mare Australis in the Prix Ganay.

Gold Trip’s racing style is potentially the biggest query for the Moonee Valley track. Ridden mid to back in the field, Gold Trip has little to no tactical speed early so a good barrier draw 3 out to 7 will be vital to the horses chances on the day.

Why exactly does Gold Trip measure up?

On Timeform ratings in the past 4 Group 1 events Gold Trip has competed in, ratings of 122, 120, 122 and 118+ were the results with 3rd/2nd/4th and 3rd the finishing positions for the horse. With less international competition this year and no Winx, Gold Trip becomes a factor at the ratings.

What it takes to win or place in the Cox Plate the past three years?

2020 Cox Plate – (123 Timeform Rating won the race – 122 prior to race for the horse) 1st – Sir Dragonet – Got a genuine tempo and soft track – previous best 122+ timeform on soft. All perfect conditions on day. Ran 123 to win. 2nd – Armory – Ran 122+ Timeform rating in previous G1 run and repeated that figure with 122 for second. 3rd – Russian Camelot – Best in past seen over slightly shorter distances. Ran to 121 Timeform Rating on the day. Had previously ran 124 in the Underwood on a soft track.

2019 Cox Plate – (124 Timeform Rating won the race – 125+ prior to race for the horse) 1st – Lys Gracieux – Won like a good thing going away from them. Tempo was solid. Run prior was 124 Timeform Rating. Ran 125+ on the day. Next start in Japan ran 128! Class horse. 2nd – Castelvecchio – Ran a clear career peak here of 124 Timeform rating. Won a G1 since running 120. 3rd – Te Akau Shark – Disappointed on the day – 2000m too far for horses best. Ran 119 on the day coming off a 126 Timeform rating prior and 126+ next start after that both those over 1600m.

2018 Cox Plate – (129+ Timeform Rating won the race – 134 prior to race for the horse) 1st – Winx – Didn’t need to run up to her best to win but had to improve on last start win. Did so impressively going up to 129+ Timeform Rating on the day from 123+ run prior. Just had to run to best to win. 2nd – Benbatl – Would have won any other year without Winx in the race. Came in with 129 Timeform rating and ran to 129! Ran 124 since. Was a career peak along with Dubai Turf win over 3l+ back in March of 2018. 3rd – Humidor – Beaten 4.75L into 3rd – you take that as an owner. Ran 122 Timeform on the day. Previous best 129 previous year behind Winx. Best since that 129 was this 123 and never improved. Previous best behind that was 125+. Peaked in 2017.

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Emotional jockey Mark Zahra reacts after Gold Trip wins the 2022 Melbourne Cup

Sport Emotional jockey Mark Zahra reacts after Gold Trip wins the 2022 Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Mark Zahra says it is "unbelievable" that he guided Gold Trip to victory.

Zahra rode brilliantly to guide the French stayer to victory, less than three weeks after it finished second in the Caulfield Cup.

"I can't [put this into words]. I feel like crying. It's unbelievable. What a day," he said.

"He's a horse that when you go, you don't give him a chance to think about it. I was hoping no-one would come near me."

Emissary finished second and High Emocean came third.

Favourite Deauville Legend finished strongly, but could only manage fourth.

An emotional Zahra spoke of the difference between 2022 and last year, when he was suspended and lost the ride on eventual winner Verry Elleegant.

"This time last year [I was] in Byron Bay and I was getting told off [by my wife] for drinking too much and it could have been my ride," he told Channel 10.

"I said, 'What do you want me to do? My horse [Verry Elleegant] just won the Melbourne Cup?'

"For today, to come today and I've got good mates in the horse and it's unbelievable.

"Redemption day today. Just a miracle."

Gold Trip runs them down 

Gold Trip ran from barrier 13 in a 22-horse field after the scratchings of Point Nepean and Lunar Flare.

The race was held on a soft 7 surface after the track was downgraded following some showers late-morning.

There was a scramble for the lead at the start, with horses racing up to seven wide as Zahra kept Gold Trip midfield, drifting back to the second half of the field.

Frontrunner Serpentine took control at halfway, with Tralee Rose and Smokin' Romans second and third.

Internationals Deauville Legend and Without A Fight found the fence, with Knights Order out wide.

Locals Duais and 2019 winner Vow and Declare were up with the field.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Knights Order hit the front after the 1,000m with Smokin' Romans, then began to go clear on his own.

Knights Order pinched a break on the turn, with Without A Fight and Deauville Legend moving into position.

In the straight, Smokin' Romans hit the front at the 450m, but Deauville Legend and Gold Trip came down the outside.

Zahra and Gold Trip grabbed the lead before the 250m, and the pair went clear, as Emissary finished strongly to take second and Bendigo Cup-winner High Emocean finished third ahead of the favourite.

"I've got the Cup with me and I can't stop looking at it knowing it's something that can never be taken away," Zahra told ABC Radio Melbourne.

After making a late surge in the final moments of the race, Zahra said the final stretch after taking the lead was agonising.

"I looked up and thought 'oh jeez, there's still a fair way to go here', the last 100 [metres] felt like it went forever, I couldn't wait for that post," he said.

Gold Trip, a French-bred horse, came fourth in French classic Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe in 2020, before coming to Australia last year to join trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

Zahra said he hadn't been confident that Gold Trip would last the 3,200m cup distance.

Gold Trip had run second in the Caulfield Cup, then backed up for an eighth-place finish in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley 10 days ago.

The six-year-old went on to make history, becoming only the third topweight in nearly seven decades to win the Cup, joining three-time winner Makybe Diva (2005) and Rising Fast (1954).

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Gold Trip Profile

Gold Trip is a 7 year old bay horse. Gold Trip is trained by C Maher , at Warwick Farm and owned by Australian Bloodstock, J Woodbridge, Whitegate Pastoral, Roth Brogan Syndicate, Gold Trip, Surf Coast Racing, S Pellegrino, B Taylor, M Belford, J Garvey, N Greenhalgh, Mrs M Greenhalgh, C Madden, Mystery Downs, C Cook, B Nally, Werrett Bloodstock, L Caminiti & J Simmons.

Gold Trip’s last race event was at 24/02/2024 and it has not been nominated for any upcoming race.

Gold Trip Racing Form

Career form is 3 wins, 6 seconds, 6 thirds from 27 starts with a lifetime career prize money of $7,342,739.

With a 11% Win Percentage and 56% Place Percentage. Gold Trip's last race event was at FR - LONGCHAMP .

Exposed form for its last starts is 5-4-3-0-1.

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Last Updated: 22/02/2024

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Owners mull over Gold Trip's next move

Australian Bloodstock will leave the decision to trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace as to the majors Gold Trip tackles this spring, but they wouldn’t baulk at fronting up in all three spring features again with Saturday’s breathtaking Turnbull Stakes winner.

Last year, Gold Trip was the first horse since Humidor in 2017 to contest the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup and Jamie Lovett said that option would again be explored.

Lovett said Gold Trip was locked in at a chance to defend his crown in the Melbourne Cup, but a decision was yet to be made if he contests the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate or both races prior.

“He did all three last year and whether you tempt fate and try and do that again or you just have a good crack at one of the lead-ups,” he explained.

“It’s funny with a stallion, he sort of reacted well to the back-up last year, well, albeit in the Cox Plate he only went three-quarter pace the last two furlongs and had no luck.

“The perfect set-up could be the Cox Plate into a Melbourne Cup?

“He’s shown he is a superior staying horse, so it would be silly not to put the Melbourne Cup as his grand final because he’s shown last year, the further in ground, he has a beautiful set of lungs on him, and he loves Flemington.

“If he got to Flemington in a good spot, he certainly has to be a top-five chance, so you’ve got to head that way.

“Historically, a good horse can win a Caulfield Cup at the top of the weights, but my gut feel Soulcombe, West Wind Blows and Without a Fight just meet him so much better at the weights.

“I don’t know if we could give them four kilos and beat them at Caulfield?”

WATCH: Gold Trip wins the Turnbull Stakes

Having been previously hampered by troublesome feet, Lovett is confident those issues are behind the seven-year-old, backed up by his first victory on good ground on Saturday.

“His feet are good and he’s just moving so well,” he said.

“We gave him a good break after the autumn, and he grew some toe out and that’s been the good thing.

“It’s probably a bit over-played he is a wet tracker, he just used to feel those firm tracks because of his feet but, hopefully, now that is all behind him.

“One of the runs we bought him off in France was on better ground, so we always knew he could go on it.

“We always knew he was a very good horse, but I thought that was a world-class race yesterday and those international form lines were pretty good.”

Gold Trip is set to come up against a newcomer to Australian Bloodstock’s ranks in Lastotchka, who has entered quarantine in Newmarket and set to contest the Melbourne Cup.

Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr will prepare the French mare and are working to secure a rider at 51kg

“We are in a pretty good spot, they are only just ticking her over at Newmarket and will get to Weribee and have a good gallop,” Lovett said.

“But she gets in just off the limit, but I like her form lines and she’s shown at 3100 metres she’s effective and gives herself a good chance.

“I am looking forward to her, she will be a knockout chance for sure.”

Lastotchka is a $21 chance for the Melbourne Cup.

Gold Trip is the same price at $7 with Sportsbet for the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup.

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