COMMANDER BEN Harness



Commander Ben is a standardbred horse born in New Zealand in 2019. Commander Ben is by Art Major (USA) out of Selena Franco (NZ) , trained by Kevin Fairbairn. Commander Ben form is available here. Owned by Wendy Nordqvist.


Pedigree :
Sire ART MAJOR (USA) 1999
Dam SELENA FRANCO (NZ) 2012
Dam Sire MCARDLE (USA) 1999

About the horse :
Foal Date 04 Nov 2019
Description 6yo B Gelding
Trainer Kevin Fairbairn
Owner Wendy Nordqvist
Career 8 Wins (9%) - 21 Placings (34%) - 86 starts
Wins 1900m (1), 1980m (1), 2000m (1), 2400m (2), 2600m (2), 2700m (1)
PM New Zealand : NZD $142,799



Starts:

86

Win Rate:

9%

Place Rate:

34%










Commander Ben Past Races

9 of 10, 01 May 2026, R6 NICK & TINA RAINE & HORNE REAL ESTATE HANDICAP PACE 2600m | NZD $ 17,370 | -kg | J: HAYDEN DOUGLAS | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | 10m 2 | 3:16.30 | Winner: TANZANIA
9 of 13, 19 Apr 2026, R10 CHEVIOT CONCRETE HANDICAP PACE 2600m | NZD $ 15,263 | -kg | J: M J WILLIAMSON | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | 10m 8 | 3:14.10 | Winner: THE COALMAN
6 of 10, 10 Apr 2026, R1 RICOH HANDICAP PACE 2600m | NZD $ 16,405 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | 10m 5 | 3:15.20 | Winner: BETTOR BE SHARP
2 of 14, 06 Apr 2026, R9 AIMZ & JACKS PACE 2170m | NZD $ 12,420 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | Fr5 | 2:48.70 | Winner: CRIMSON TIDE
4 of 8, 29 Mar 2026, R5 THE YALDHURST HOTEL HANDICAP PACE 2600m | NZD $ 12,090 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | Fr3 | 3:23.40 | Winner: LAVRA ROSE
5 of 14, 22 Mar 2026, R10 DONAGHYS 1 50TH YEAR CELEBRATIONS HANDICAP PACE 2400m | NZD $ 12,938 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | 10m 1 | 3:03.40 | Winner: IRON BRIGADE
6 of 10, 13 Mar 2026, R4 TOUCHDOWN RENTALS 'YOUR LOCAL KIWI CAR RENTAL' HCP PACE 2600m | NZD $ 17,370 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | Fr1 | 3:14.80 | Winner: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
7 of 8, 01 Mar 2026, R8 GRASS TRACK RACING AT ITS BEST 'CLASSIC DAY' 29 MARCH PACE 1950m | NZD $ 12,090 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | Fr1 | 2:31.30 | Winner: MISTY BLUE
6 of 8, 19 Feb 2026, R5 KENTUCKIANA OPEN DAY THIS SATURDAY 21ST FEB MOBILE PACE 1980m | NZD $ 17,205 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | Fr7 | 2:22.90 | Winner: SPIRIT DOWNUNDER
7 of 12, 08 Feb 2026, R8 GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND HORORATA CUP (HCP PACE) 3000m | NZD $ 20,000 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: KEVIN FAIRBAIRN | | 10m 2 | 3:54.30 | Winner: J T BOE
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Horse Stat
Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
S J OTTLEY 5 21% 8 33% 24 $53,238 -82 45
S J TOMLINSON 2 15% 4 31% 13 $26,521 -61 38
K A BUTT 1 5% 6 30% 20 $33,587 -41 74
K M COX 0 0% 0 0% 3 $1,175 -30 0
R D CLOSE 0 0% 1 33% 3 $1,995 -30 0
G D O'REILLY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $240 -10 0
MATTHEW WILLIAMSON 0 0% 0 0% 5 $3,323 -50 0
SAM THORNLEY 0 0% 2 17% 12 $7,231 -120 0
JOHN MORRISON 0 0% 0 0% 2 $2,648 -20 0
OLIVIA THORNLEY 0 0% 0 0% 2 $582 -20 0
HAYDEN DOUGLAS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $258 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
Addington 3 6% 10 20% 51 $67,599 -408 14
ASHBURTON RACEWAY 1 25% 2 50% 4 $7,261 -16 35
MT HARDING 1 17% 2 33% 6 $10,049 -21 48
MOTUKARARA 1 50% 1 50% 2 $7,649 24 170
KAIKOURA 1 100% 0 0% 1 $6,014 8 80
ROXBURGH 1 100% 0 0% 1 $12,499 149 1490
PHAR LAP RACEWAY 0 0% 1 33% 3 $2,362 -30 0
OAMARU 0 0% 1 25% 4 $3,548 -40 0
CROMWELL 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,727 -10 0
ASCOT PARK RACEWAY 0 0% 1 100% 1 $3,272 -10 0
RANGIORA 0 0% 1 25% 4 $4,238 -40 0
MOTUKARARA RACEWAY 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,857 -20 0
RANGIORA 0 0% 0 0% 4 $1,036 -40 0
OAMARU RACEWAY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $324 -10 0
CENTRAL SOUTHLAND RACEWAY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,363 -10 0


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