HEAD OF THE HERD Thoroughbred



Head Of The Herd is a thoroughbred horse born in Australia in 2020. Race horse Head Of The Herd is by Snitzel (AUS) out of Purely Spectacular (NZ) , trained by Sarah Rutten. Head Of The Herd form is available here. Owned by B W James, C R Hills, P J Burchell, T C Ellis, P M Wells, D V Gray, T M Heysen, K B Comley, M E Gazzard & M S Forster.


Pedigree :
Sire SNITZEL (AUS) 2002
Dam PURELY SPECTACULAR (NZ) 2006
Dam Sire PINS (AUS) 1996

About the horse :
Foal Date 16 Sep 2020
Description 4yo B Gelding
Trainer Sarah Rutten
Owner B W James, C R Hills, P J Burchell, T C Ellis, P M Wells, D V Gray, T M Heysen, K B Comley, M E Gazzard & M S Forster
Career 4 Wins (22%) - No Places (22%) - 18 starts
Wins 1150m (1), 1500m (1), 1550m (1), 1600m (1)

Sale Information :
offline

2025 FEBRUARY (Early) Online Sale (86)  

Jgl Racing

AUD $ 10,000

offline

2022 Australian Easter Yearling Sale (369)  

Bhima Thoroughbreds, Scone 

Go Bloodstock / Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing / Kestrel Thoroughbreds

AUD $ 1,400,000



Starts:

18

Win Rate:

22%

Place Rate:

22%










Head of The Herd Past Races

4 of 10, 09 Jun 2025, R2 COOPERS BREWERY 2025 BAROSSA CUP BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP 1700m | AUD $25,000 | 60.5kg | J: MS C JONES | T: SARAH RUTTEN | MF-Got home fair | 1:50.89 | Winner: SHOWRUNNER
14 of 16, 31 May 2025, R9 GRAND SYNDICATES HANDICAP 1600m | AUD $50,000 | 58.5kg | J: M NUNES | T: SARAH RUTTEN | MF-Never in it | 1:39.16 | Winner: THE GOLDEN FIST
6 of 10, 17 May 2025, R4 PFD FOOD SERVICES HANDICAP 1550m | AUD $50,000 | 59.0kg | J: CONNOR MURTAGH | T: SARAH RUTTEN | MF-Never a winning hope | 1:35.01 | Winner: RUBINI
1 of 10, 02 May 2025, R9 CREASER CONSTRUCTIONS BENCHMARK 60 HANDICAP 1550m | AUD $19,500 | 59.0kg | J: MS C JONES | T: SARAH RUTTEN | MF-Got home narrowly. | 1:34.94 | 2nd: IT'SBRUCE
1 of 13, 11 Apr 2025, R7 SA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC RATING 0 56 HANDICAP 1600m | AUD $25,000 | 59.0kg | J: CONNOR MURTAGH | T: SARAH RUTTEN | MF-Finished on top | 1:39.77 | 2nd: GILDED AGE
7 of 13, 26 Mar 2025, R8 ANGOVE MCLAREN VALE RATING 0 58 HANDICAP 1350m | AUD $25,000 | 58.5kg | J: CONNOR MURTAGH | T: SARAH RUTTEN | MF-Found the line well | 1:23.50 | Winner: TUPOLEU
10 of 12, 10 Mar 2025, R2 GLENELG BMW HANDICAP 1100m | AUD $55,000 | 56.5kg | J: TEAGAN VOORHAM | T: SARAH RUTTEN | Off-P-Couldn't close off | 1:03.54 | Winner: PALM OF JUMEIRAH
10 of 10, 26 Jan 2025, R7 NORAH HEAD SPORTIES BENCHMARK 64 HANDICAP 1300m | AUD $42,000 | 58.5kg | J: A ADKINS | T: RICHARD & WILL FREEDMAN | MF-Easily beaten | 1:15.77 | Winner: KING'S DUTY
12 of 12, 04 Jan 2025, R2 MIDWAY HANDICAP 1100m | AUD $120,000 | 53.5kg | J: R JONES | T: RICHARD & WILL FREEDMAN | On-pace. Dropped right out. | 1:03.97 | Winner: ANGEL FUND
6 of 8, 21 Jul 2024, R8 WORLD WIRE CABLES APS BENCHMARK 64 HANDICAP 1500m | AUD $42,000 | 57.0kg | J: JETT STANLEY | T: RICHARD & WILL FREEDMAN | MF-Could not finish off. | 1:29.58 | Winner: LET ME REIGN
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Horse Stat
Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
ADAM HYERONIMUS 1 33% 0 0% 3 $16,900 -15 18
REGAN BAYLISS 1 100% 0 0% 1 $20,550 8 80
CONNOR MURTAGH 1 33% 0 0% 3 $14,425 10 100
CAITLIN JONES 1 50% 0 0% 2 $11,850 15 125
TIM CLARK 0 0% 0 0% 2 $5,225 -20 0
TOMMY BERRY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,000 -10 0
ANDREW ADKINS 0 0% 0 0% 2 $2,100 -20 0
JETT STANLEY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,150 -10 0
REECE JONES 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
TEAGAN VOORHAM 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,100 -10 0
MANOEL NUNES 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
NEWCASTLE 1 100% 0 0% 1 $13,950 5 53
HAWKESBURY 1 50% 0 0% 2 $21,700 -2 40
STRATHALBYN 1 50% 0 0% 2 $13,425 20 150
BORDERTOWN 1 100% 0 0% 1 $9,900 25 250
WARWICK FARM 0 0% 0 0% 2 $3,425 -20 0
CANTERBURY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $3,600 -10 0
SCONE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,000 -10 0
KEMBLA GRANGE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,150 -10 0
NEWCASTLE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,050 -10 0
RANDWICK 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
WYONG 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,050 -10 0
MORPHETTVILLE 0 0% 0 0% 2 $1,100 -20 0
MORPHETTVILLE PARKS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,000 -10 0
GAWLER 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,950 -10 0


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