AKUTA Harness
Akuta is a standardbred horse born in New Zealand in 2018. Akuta is by Bettor's Delight (USA) out of Adore To Our Dreams (NZ) , trained by M Purdon. Akuta form is available here. Owned by Cullen Breeding Limited, Mark Purdon, T F Shaw.
Pedigree :
| Sire | BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA) 1998 |
| Dam | ADORE TO OUR DREAMS (NZ) 2009 |
| Dam Sire | CHRISTIAN CULLEN (NZ) 1994 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 01 Dec 2018 |
| Description | 7yo B Gelding |
| Trainer | M Purdon |
| Owner | Cullen Breeding Limited, Mark Purdon, T F Shaw |
| Career | 18 Wins (38%) - 16 Placings (71%) - 48 starts |
| Wins | 1609m (4), 1700m (1), 1980m (3), 2200m (2), 2400m (2), 2600m (4), 2700m (1), 3200m (1) |
| PM | New Zealand : NZD $1,400,502 |
Starts:48 |
Win Rate:38% |
Place Rate:71% |
Akuta Past Races
| 4 of 10, 24 Apr 2026, R7 DAWSON HARFORD TAYLOR MILE MOBILE PACE (GR1) 1609m | NZD $ 96,500 | -kg | J: MARK PURDON | T: M PURDON | | Sr2 | 1:54.70 | Winner: THE LAZARUS EFFECT |
| 2 of 10, 10 Apr 2026, R9 THE RACE BY SPORT NATION MOBILE PACE (LISTED) 2200m | NZD $ 1,000,000 | -kg | J: MARK PURDON | T: M PURDON | | Sr1 | 2:34.50 | Winner: LEAP TO FAME |
| 5 of 7, 02 Apr 2026, R8 GROUP 2 WAIKATO PACERS FLYING MILE MOBILE PACE (GR2) 1609m | NZD $ 54,750 | -kg | J: MARK PURDON | T: M PURDON | | Fr4 | 1:51.40 | Winner: THE JANITOR |
| 8 of 8, 20 Mar 2026, R8 AUCKLAND CO OP TAXIS 300 3000 CITY OF AUCKLAND FFA MOB PACE (GR2) 2200m | NZD $ 55,800 | -kg | J: MARK PURDON | T: M PURDON | | Fr3 | 2:40.60 | Winner: THE LAZARUS EFFECT |
| 5 of 8, 13 Mar 2026, R7 LINCOLN FARMS FOUNDERS CUP FFA GROUP 3 MOBILE PACE (GR3) 1700m | NZD $ 37,200 | -kg | J: MARK PURDON | T: M PURDON | | Fr6 | 2:00.00 | Winner: THE LAZARUS EFFECT |
| 2 of 4, 09 Jan 2026, R6 CAMBRIDGE PACERS FLYING STAKES MOBILE PACE (GR3) 2200m | NZD $ 33,900 | -kg | J: MARK PURDON | T: M PURDON | | Fr3 | 2:43.20 | Winner: MERLIN |
| 2 of 8, 31 Dec 2025, R10 TRILLIAN TRUST AUCKLAND TROTTING CUP FFA STAND PACE (GR1) 3200m | NZD $ 232,500 | -kg | J: MARK PURDON | T: MARK & NATHAN PURDON | | Fr6 | 4:05.60 | Winner: REPUBLICAN PARTY |
| 4 of 6, 12 Dec 2025, R9 LINCOLN FARMS FRANKLIN CUP HANDICAP PACE (GR2) 2700m | NZD $ 53,700 | -kg | J: S J OTTLEY | T: MARK & NATHAN PURDON | | 20m 2 | 3:24.70 | Winner: MERLIN |
| 9 of 10, 14 Nov 2025, R12 ALLIED SECURITY NZ PACING FREE FOR ALL (MOBILE PACE) (GR1) 1980m | NZD $ 193,000 | -kg | J: MARK PURDON | T: MARK & NATHAN PURDON | | Fr9 | 2:20.00 | Winner: LEAP TO FAME |
| 8 of 15, 11 Nov 2025, R12 IRT NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP (STAND PACE) (GR1) 3200m | NZD $ 1,000,000 | -kg | J: MARK PURDON | T: MARK & NATHAN PURDON | | Fr10 | 3:54.80 | Winner: KINGMAN |
Horse Stat |
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| MARK PURDON | 12 | 31% | 14 | 36% | 39 | $1,026,843 | -80 | 49 | ||||
| B N ORANGE | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $113,854 | 22 | 72 | ||||
| O G THORNLEY | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $61,682 | 15 | 75 | ||||
| N C RASMUSSEN | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $69,000 | 7 | 70 | ||||
| B M MANGOS | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $3,839 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| BROOKE WILKINS | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,743 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| SAMANTHA OTTLEY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $2,763 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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| ALEXANDRA PARK | 6 | 35% | 5 | 29% | 17 | $387,823 | 35 | 85 |
| Addington | 5 | 31% | 5 | 31% | 16 | $551,815 | -69 | 26 |
| CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY | 1 | 17% | 3 | 50% | 6 | $201,177 | -48 | 3 |
| KAIKOURA | 1 | 33% | 2 | 67% | 3 | $48,384 | -12 | 27 |
| ASHBURTON RACEWAY | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $35,577 | -3 | 35 |
| WYNDHAM RACEWAY | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $12,614 | 4 | 36 |
| RICHMOND PARK | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $7,783 | 4 | 40 |
| OAMARU RACEWAY | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $14,732 | 9 | 90 |
| OAMARU | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $19,819 | 14 | 140 |