THE ROYAL GAMBLE Harness
The Royal Gamble is a standardbred horse born in New Zealand in 2018. The Royal Gamble is by Royal Aspirations (NZ) out of Whata Gamble (NZ) , trained by Fred Fletcher. The Royal Gamble form is available here. Owned by W F Fletcher.
Pedigree :
| Sire | ROYAL ASPIRATIONS (NZ) 2009 |
| Dam | WHATA GAMBLE (NZ) 2008 |
| Dam Sire | SUNDON (USA) 1986 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 01 Sep 2018 |
| Description | 7yo B Gelding |
| Trainer | Fred Fletcher |
| Owner | W F Fletcher |
| Career | 6 Wins (8%) - 25 Placings (39%) - 79 starts |
| Wins | 2000m (1), 2170m (1), 2400m (2), 2600m (2) |
| PM | New Zealand : NZD $97,418 |
Starts:79 |
Win Rate:8% |
Place Rate:39% |
THE ROYAL GAMBLE Current Nominations/Acceptances
06 May 2026
Wednesday
17:05
The Royal Gamble Past Races
| 6 of 11, 03 May 2026, R6 BARNSY'S ALL TRADE SERVICES TROT 2600m | NZD $ 10,808 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | Fr7 | 3:23.00 | Winner: JOHNNY TROTTER |
| 8 of 14, 19 Apr 2026, R9 AMURI READY MIX MOBILE TROT 1980m | NZD $ 12,938 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | Sr3 | 2:29.80 | Winner: MACHO MAN |
| 3 of 8, 08 Apr 2026, R4 MEXICAN FIESTA IN TRACKSIDE DINING 8 MAY MOBILE TROT 1980m | NZD $ 7,440 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | Fr7 | 2:31.50 | Winner: KOWHAI SUMMIT |
| 8 of 15, 29 Mar 2026, R9 ROBIN & GERALDINE WILSON HANDICAP TROT 2600m | NZD $ 11,578 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | 15m 5 | 3:28.20 | Winner: HOLLY HIGHLANDER |
| 3 of 13, 22 Mar 2026, R11 RAKAIA RAILWAY HOTEL HANDICAP TROT 2400m | NZD $ 11,193 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | 15m 2 | 3:10.60 | Winner: SHEZA TRENDY ONE |
| 6 of 14, 15 Mar 2026, R9 WAIHORA RFC TROT 2170m | NZD $ 11,385 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | Fr9 | 2:52.00 | Winner: LAUZELLE |
| 2 of 14, 15 Feb 2026, R8 MOORE WALKER DAVEY SEARELLS ACCOUNTANTS TROT 2170m | NZD $ 11,385 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | Fr10 | 2:52.60 | Winner: PETITE TRIXTON |
| 7 of 11, 05 Feb 2026, R2 RICOH MOBILE TROT 1980m | NZD $ 17,685 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | Fr2 | 2:28.70 | Winner: FREYA |
| 8 of 13, 21 Jan 2026, R9 JANUARY HANDICAP TROT 2600m | NZD $ 11,193 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | Fr3 | 3:23.10 | Winner: RACEY KRUSA |
| 2 of 12, 13 Jan 2026, R9 KEITH & BEVAN GRICE HANDICAP TROT 2400m | NZD $ 10,000 | -kg | J: SAM THORNLEY | T: FRED FLETCHER | | 10m 6 | 3:06.10 | Winner: SWITCH ON |
Horse Stat |
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Jockey
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| SAM THORNLEY | 4 | 12% | 7 | 21% | 33 | $40,509 | 80 | 112 | ||||
| B N ORANGE | 1 | 11% | 3 | 33% | 9 | $11,244 | -32 | 53 | ||||
| J P STORMONT | 1 | 6% | 9 | 53% | 17 | $20,494 | -61 | 58 | ||||
| J C MORRISON | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $1,603 | -40 | 0 | ||||
| R T MAY | 0 | 0% | 4 | 50% | 8 | $10,781 | -80 | 0 | ||||
| J F CURTIN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $1,649 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| GERARD O'REILLY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $535 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| COLIN DEFILIPPI | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $324 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| ALANA CAMERON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $401 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| RILEY HARRISON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $204 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| CRAIG THORNLEY | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,041 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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Course
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| Addington | 3 | 8% | 12 | 30% | 40 | $49,936 | -228 | 36 |
| MT HARDING | 2 | 29% | 3 | 43% | 7 | $16,569 | 97 | 210 |
| MOTUKARARA | 1 | 17% | 2 | 33% | 6 | $8,249 | 178 | 380 |
| RANGIORA | 0 | 0% | 3 | 60% | 5 | $3,995 | -50 | 0 |
| ASHBURTON RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 3 | 38% | 8 | $4,915 | -80 | 0 |
| RANGIORA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $2,171 | -40 | 0 |
| MOTUKARARA RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 1 | 20% | 5 | $2,173 | -50 | 0 |
| PHAR LAP RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $194 | -10 | 0 |
| OAMARU | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $369 | -20 | 0 |
| GERALDINE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $214 | -10 | 0 |