FLYING BIRD Harness



Flying Bird is a standardbred horse born in New Zealand in 2019. Flying Bird is by Bettor's Delight (USA) out of Who's The Bird (NZ) , trained by Matt Purvis. Flying Bird form is available here. Owned by Mrs P A Court, K R Court.


Pedigree :
Sire BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA) 1998
Dam WHO'S THE BIRD (NZ) 1998
Dam Sire FALCON SEELSTER (USA) 1982

About the horse :
Foal Date 19 Dec 2019
Description 6yo B Mare
Trainer Matt Purvis
Owner Mrs P A Court, K R Court
Career 7 Wins (11%) - 22 Placings (45%) - 64 starts
Wins 1700m (1), 1900m (1), 1980m (1), 2200m (2), 2400m (1), 2600m (1)
PM New Zealand : NZD $110,021



Starts:

64

Win Rate:

11%

Place Rate:

45%










Flying Bird Past Races

7 of 9, 27 Mar 2026, R10 GOLD BAND TAXIS MOBILE PACE 1980m | NZD $ 17,055 | -kg | J: S J OTTLEY | T: MATT PURVIS | | Fr7 | 2:26.40 | Winner: TAKE THE MIKI
3 of 13, 20 Mar 2026, R1 RICOH MOBILE PACE 1980m | NZD $ 17,298 | -kg | J: J R DUNN | T: MATT PURVIS | | Sr1 | 2:22.90 | Winner: SECRET WISH
8 of 13, 08 Mar 2026, R8 DAWSONS HOTEL INANGAHUA / GREY VALLEY CUP (HANDICAP PACE) 2500m | NZD $ 20,350 | -kg | J: G D SMITH | T: MATT PURVIS | | Fr4 | 3:13.30 | Winner: SPIRIT DOWNUNDER
7 of 12, 06 Mar 2026, R8 BULLER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS KAWATIRI CUP (HCP PACE) 2600m | NZD $ 20,000 | -kg | J: G D SMITH | T: MATT PURVIS | | Fr5 | 3:19.10 | Winner: BRUNTWOOD BRIGADE
3 of 8, 22 Feb 2026, R8 MIKE GREER HOMES HANDICAP PACE 2400m | NZD $ 11,625 | -kg | J: G D SMITH | T: MATT PURVIS | | 10m 2 | 2:58.70 | Winner: KISS THE GIRLS
5 of 11, 13 Feb 2026, R5 BUY A WOODLANDS STAR 16TH FEB MOBILE PACE 1980m | NZD $ 18,668 | -kg | J: B N ORANGE | T: MATT PURVIS | | Fr3 | 2:26.00 | Winner: MILOU
10 of 12, 18 Jan 2026, R9 DONEGAL HOUSE MARLBOROUGH PACERS CUP (HANDICAP PACE) 2850m | NZD $ 25,000 | -kg | J: K G CAMERON | T: MATT PURVIS | | Fr7 | 3:50.70 | Winner: SMOKE ON THE WATER
2 of 12, 16 Jan 2026, R9 HR ENGINEERING MARLBOROUGH CUP 2026 PRELUDE (HCP PACE) 2400m | NZD $ 15,000 | -kg | J: R D CLOSE | T: MATT PURVIS | | Fr3 | 3:14.00 | Winner: MISTY BLUE
2 of 7, 30 Dec 2025, R8 ROSCO CONTRACTORS REEFTON CUP (HCP PACE) 2500m | NZD $ 22,813 | -kg | J: S J OTTLEY | T: MATT PURVIS | | 10m 2 | 3:27.10 | Winner: SMOKE ON THE WATER
6 of 7, 28 Dec 2025, R8 PAT MCMANUS MEMORIAL RCK HANDICAP PACE 2600m | NZD $ 18,250 | -kg | J: S J OTTLEY | T: MATT PURVIS | | 10m 1 | 3:32.20 | Winner: SMOKE ON THE WATER
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Horse Stat
Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
M J WILLIAMSON 4 11% 14 39% 36 $62,762 -101 61
K K TOMLINSON 1 14% 2 29% 7 $9,056 -25 50
SAMANTHA OTTLEY 1 20% 2 40% 5 $11,495 -17 46
MICHAEL NIMCZYK 1 100% 0 0% 1 $7,754 60 600
BROOKE FODIE 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,042 -20 0
BRAD WILLIAMSON 0 0% 0 0% 3 $835 -30 0
HAYDEN DOUGLAS 0 0% 0 0% 3 $554 -30 0
ROBBIE CLOSE 0 0% 1 100% 1 $2,004 -10 0
KYLE CAMERON 0 0% 0 0% 1 $377 -10 0
BLAIR ORANGE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $286 -10 0
GAVIN SMITH 0 0% 1 33% 3 $1,611 -30 0
JOHN DUNN 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,357 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
Addington 2 10% 5 25% 20 $33,166 -63 58
ASCOT PARK RACEWAY 1 8% 5 38% 13 $16,125 -85 27
WINGATUI 1 50% 1 50% 2 $7,147 49 295
ROXBURGH 1 50% 0 0% 2 $7,693 33 215
KAIKOURA 1 100% 0 0% 1 $7,754 60 600
PATTERSON PARK 1 33% 0 0% 3 $6,631 3 77
CENTRAL SOUTHLAND RACEWAY 0 0% 3 38% 8 $5,282 -80 0
OAMARU RACEWAY 0 0% 2 67% 3 $2,099 -30 0
WYNDHAM RACEWAY 0 0% 1 50% 2 $2,496 -20 0
ASHBURTON RACEWAY 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,293 -20 0
MOTUKARARA RACEWAY 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,495 -10 0
PHAR LAP RACECOURSE 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,495 -10 0
REEFTON 0 0% 1 50% 2 $3,693 -20 0
WATERLEA RACEWAY 0 0% 1 50% 2 $2,381 -20 0
RIVERTON 0 0% 0 0% 1 $194 -10 0
MOTUKARARA 0 0% 0 0% 1 $189 -10 0


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