CORMORAN STRIKE Harness
Cormoran Strike is a standardbred horse born in New Zealand in 2018. Cormoran Strike is by Creatine (USA) out of Fancy Pants (NZ) , trained by John Howe. Cormoran Strike form is available here. Owned by P F Smith, Mrs C L Smith.
Pedigree :
| Sire | CREATINE (USA) 2010 |
| Dam | FANCY PANTS (NZ) 2008 |
| Dam Sire | SUNDON (USA) 1986 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 20 Oct 2018 |
| Description | 7yo BL Gelding |
| Trainer | John Howe |
| Owner | P F Smith, Mrs C L Smith |
| Career | 8 Wins (10%) - 17 Placings (31%) - 81 starts |
| Wins | 1980m (2), 2170m (1), 2500m (1), 2600m (3), 2810m (1) |
| PM | New Zealand : NZD $130,028 |
Starts:81 |
Win Rate:10% |
Place Rate:31% |
Cormoran Strike Past Races
| 5 of 9, 01 May 2026, R1 SHARP GLASS IS HIRING HANDICAP TROT 2600m | NZD $ 18,950 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | 10m 1 | 3:18.80 | Winner: ONE OVER DA LINE |
| 7 of 12, 24 Apr 2026, R1 REMEMBERING COLIN BERRY HANDICAP TROT 2600m | NZD $ 18,000 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | 15m 2 | 3:17.70 | Winner: TETRICK |
| 2 of 10, 29 Mar 2026, R6 WENDY WILLIAMS AND KURT GANZL HANDICAP TROT 2600m | NZD $ 19,300 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | Fr3 | 3:31.00 | Winner: RACHMANINOV |
| 5 of 9, 20 Mar 2026, R6 AOTEA ELECTRIC HANDICAP TROT 2600m | NZD $ 18,003 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | Fr3 | 3:21.10 | Winner: ROCK LOBSTER |
| 9 of 13, 13 Mar 2026, R5 DJ PARKYN 'PUTTING COLOUR BACK IN CANTERBURY' HCP TROT 2600m | NZD $ 20,350 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | Fr1 | 3:20.20 | Winner: ROCK LOBSTER |
| 7 of 10, 01 Mar 2026, R9 COUNTRY FEASTS FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT HANDICAP TROT 2600m | NZD $ 12,063 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | 30m 1 | 3:30.00 | Winner: ILLEGAL ALIEN |
| 3 of 10, 06 Feb 2026, R9 GLENN SCOTT MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT 2600m | NZD $ 12,545 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | 30m 2 | 3:32.90 | Winner: FATHER MIKE |
| 8 of 12, 25 Jan 2026, R9 HORNBY CLUB HANDICAP TROT 2400m | NZD $ 11,000 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | 30m 2 | 3:05.20 | Winner: VERTIGO |
| 12 of 14, 21 Dec 2025, R12 ASHBURTON ENGRAVERS MOBILE TROT (LISTED) 1700m | NZD $ 60,000 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | Sr2 | 2:04.00 | Winner: THE PRESENT MAKER |
| 9 of 9, 05 Dec 2025, R1 IRT. YOUR HORSE. OUR PASSION. MOBILE TROT 1980m | NZD $ 18,003 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: J M HOWE | | Fr7 | 2:27.10 | Winner: PRINCESS SADIE |
Horse Stat |
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| R D CLOSE | 6 | 9% | 14 | 21% | 67 | $92,097 | 51 | 99 | ||||
| T M WILLIAMS | 1 | 17% | 2 | 33% | 6 | $12,541 | -16 | 57 | ||||
| SAM THORNLEY | 1 | 20% | 1 | 20% | 5 | $12,840 | 5 | 90 | ||||
| JOHN DUNN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $210 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| A G HERLIHY MNZM | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $408 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| BLAIR ORANGE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $397 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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POT
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| Addington | 4 | 7% | 11 | 20% | 56 | $74,183 | 23 | 97 |
| RANGIORA | 1 | 14% | 3 | 43% | 7 | $16,198 | -15 | 64 |
| GERALDINE | 1 | 33% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $9,187 | 14 | 113 |
| MOTUKARARA | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $6,899 | 33 | 215 |
| MOTUKARARA RACEWAY | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $5,789 | 75 | 750 |
| ASHBURTON RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $2,495 | -30 | 0 |
| KAIKOURA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $439 | -20 | 0 |
| WATERLEA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6 | $3,079 | -60 | 0 |
| OAMARU | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $224 | -10 | 0 |