CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD Thoroughbred





Changingoftheguard is a thoroughbred horse born in Ireland in 2019. Race horse Changingoftheguard is by Galileo (IRE) out of Lady Lara (IRE) , trained by Kris Lees. Changingoftheguard form is available here. Owned by N C Williams, L J Williams, B Arnhold, Echo Beach Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: Mrs B Green), G Ryan, M Gudinski, M Symons, V Sammartino, Jacobsen Bloodstock Pty Ltd (P Jacobsen), J Hardwick, W McTaggart, D Evans, J Ingham, Dr B Hockings, R Morrison, B Goodman, E Throsby, T Harry, B Singer & P Mehrten.


Pedigree :
Sire GALILEO (IRE) 1998
Dam LADY LARA (IRE) 2011
Dam Sire EXCELLENT ART (GB) 2004

About the horse :
Foal Date 16 Apr 2019
Description 7yo B Gelding
Trainer Kris Lees
Owner N C Williams, L J Williams, B Arnhold, Echo Beach Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: Mrs B Green), G Ryan, M Gudinski, M Symons, V Sammartino, Jacobsen Bloodstock Pty Ltd (P Jacobsen), J Hardwick, W Mctaggart, D Evans, J Ingham, Dr B Hockings, R Morrison, B Goodman, E Throsby, T Harry, B Singer & P Mehrten
Career 5 Wins (23%) - 5 Placings (45%) - 22 starts
Wins 2149m (1), 2400m (1), 2406m (1), 2472m (1), 3200m (1)
PM Ireland : EUR €11,520
United Kingdom : GBP £287,303
Australia : AUD $1,694,700

Sale Information :
offline

2026 February (Late) Online Sale (342)  

Lees Racing 

Withdrawn



Starts:

22

Win Rate:

23%

Place Rate:

45%










Changingoftheguard Past Races

1 of 14, 11 Apr 2026, R7 SCHWEPPES SYDNEY CUP 3200m | AUD $2,159,500 | 55.5kg | J: J R COLLETT | T: K LEES | Led-Just held on | 3:23.27 | 2nd: SOUL OF SPAIN
9 of 11, 04 Apr 2026, R3 SCHWEPPES CHAIRMANS QUALITY 2600m | AUD $302,000 | 58.0kg | J: J R COLLETT | T: K LEES | Led. Ambushed late. | 2:46.03 | Winner: NEWLOOK
9 of 14, 21 Mar 2026, R2 PRECISE AIR N E MANION CUP 2400m | AUD $251,000 | 58.5kg | J: J R COLLETT | T: K LEES | On pace. Could not go on. | 2:30.13 | Winner: MR MONACO
6 of 14, 21 Feb 2026, R7 PARRAMATTA CUP 1900m | AUD $251,000 | 57.5kg | J: J R COLLETT | T: K LEES | MF-Held up final 150m. | 1:55.92 | Winner: PIGGYBACK
9 of 24, 04 Nov 2025, R7 LEXUS MELBOURNE CUP 3200m | AUD $10,000,000 | 53.0kg | J: TIM CLARK | T: K LEES | Off-P-Lacked change of gears | 3:22.46 | Winner: HALF YOURS
6 of 8, 23 Oct 2025, R4 LADBROKES GEELONG CUP 2400m | AUD $500,000 | 60.0kg | J: ETHAN BROWN | T: K LEES | OP-Couldn't finish off | 2:31.59 | Winner: TORRANZINO
18 of 18, 04 Oct 2025, R9 ASAHI SUPER DRY METROPOLITAN 2400m | AUD $755,000 | 54.5kg | J: ETHAN BROWN | T: K LEES | MF-Blundered badly 400m. | 2:26.84 | Winner: ROYAL SUPREMACY
1 of 5, 06 Sep 2025, R4 CITY TATTERSALLS CLUB CUP 2400m | AUD $201,000 | 59.0kg | J: JAMES MCDONALD | T: K LEES | Led. Gutsy win. Well-rated. | 2:30.85 | 2nd: TRAVOLTA
2 of 8, 02 Aug 2025, R2 25/26 VRC MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS OPEN 2530m | AUD $150,000 | 60.0kg | J: JAMIE MELHAM | T: K LEES | OP-Wasn't beaten far. | 2:42.32 | Winner: BOLD SOUL
8 of 14, 14 Jun 2025, R8 CINCOTTA CHEMIST WINTER CUP 2400m | AUD $201,000 | 59.0kg | J: DYLAN GIBBONS | T: K LEES | MF-Faded out of it. | 2:30.68 | Winner: SIR LUCAN
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Horse Stat
Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
RYAN MOORE 2 40% 2 40% 5 $432,934 14 89
W M LORDAN 1 50% 0 0% 2 $87,234 -6 22
JAMES MCDONALD 1 25% 1 25% 4 $168,500 2 80
JASON COLLETT 1 25% 0 0% 4 $1,325,700 470 1250
SEAMIE HEFFERNAN 0 0% 1 50% 2 $5,180 -20 0
DYLAN GIBBONS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $3,500 -10 0
JAMIE MELHAM 0 0% 1 100% 1 $27,000 -10 0
ETHAN BROWN 0 0% 0 0% 2 $10,000 -20 0
TIM CLARK 0 0% 0 0% 1 $160,000 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
RANDWICK 2 33% 0 0% 6 $1,440,450 492 887
CHESTER 1 50% 1 50% 2 $133,279 23 167
ASCOT 1 50% 1 50% 2 $298,857 1 55
DUNDALK 1 100% 0 0% 1 $11,538 4 44
PUNCHESTOWN 0 0% 1 100% 1 $3,877 -10 0
ROSEHILL 0 0% 1 25% 4 $57,250 -40 0
FLEMINGTON 0 0% 1 50% 2 $187,000 -20 0
LEOPARDSTOWN 0 0% 0 0% 2 $2,101 -20 0
EPSOM DOWNS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $75,696 -10 0
GEELONG 0 0% 0 0% 1 $10,000 -10 0


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