DEFENDANT Thoroughbred



Defendant is a thoroughbred horse born in Australia in 2022. Race horse Defendant is by Justify (USA) out of Mi Mala (NZ) , trained by Chris Waller. Defendant form is available here. Owned by C J Waller, Marcstown Pty Ltd (Mgr: M Chan), Little D Racing (Mgr: Ms L J Ingham), Ms M J Waller & A A Lockhart.


Pedigree :
Sire JUSTIFY (USA) 2015
Dam MI MALA (NZ) 2016
Dam Sire TAVISTOCK (NZ) 2005

About the horse :
Foal Date 17 Sep 2022
Description 3yo CH Gelding
Trainer Chris Waller
Owner C J Waller, Marcstown Pty Ltd (Mgr: M Chan), Little D Racing (Mgr: Ms L J Ingham), Ms M J Waller & A A Lockhart
Career 2 Wins (29%) - 4 Placings (86%) - 7 starts
Wins 1550m (1), 1900m (1)

Sale Information :
offline

2025 OCTOBER (Early) Online Sale (67)  

John Kennedy 

Charlie Duckworth

AUD $ 85,000

offline

2024 Australian Easter Yearling Sale (146)  

North, Scone 

AUD $ 280,000



Starts:

7

Win Rate:

29%

Place Rate:

86%










Defendant Past Races

3 of 8, 27 Apr 2026, R9 THE AUTUMN SUN AT ARROWFIELD HANDICAP 1800m | AUD $65,000 | 55.0kg | J: SIENA GRIMA | T: C WALLER | Back. Got into the money. | 1:48.66 | Winner: SHANGRI LA IMPACT
1 of 10, 27 Feb 2026, R3 THE AGENCY REAL ESTATE HANDICAP 1900m | AUD $60,000 | 59.5kg | J: JAMES MCDONALD | T: C WALLER | On pace. Won handsomely. | 1:58.99 | 2nd: THINK I DO
1 of 6, 13 Feb 2026, R1 CHANDON HANDICAP 1550m | AUD $60,000 | 58.0kg | J: JAMES MCDONALD | T: C WALLER | Got back. Just got up. | 1:32.86 | 2nd: WILLIE OR WONG HE
3 of 8, 30 Jan 2026, R1 TOYOTA FORKLIFTS HANDICAP 1550m | AUD $60,000 | 58.5kg | J: JAMES MCDONALD | T: C WALLER | Back. Got into the money. | 1:32.84 | Winner: SO REBELLIOUS
3 of 10, 15 Jan 2026, R2 HORSEPOWER FEEDS & SUPPLIMENTS SUPER MAIDEN HANDICAP 1350m | AUD $60,000 | 55.5kg | J: SIENA GRIMA | T: C WALLER | MF-Never in the hunt | 1:21.19 | Winner: ASILAH
9 of 9, 10 Sep 2025, R2 THE AGENCY REAL ESTATE HANDICAP 1550m | AUD $100,000 | 57.5kg | J: K MCEVOY | T: C WALLER | Last-Solid effort late. | 1:37.01 | Winner: OFFICIATE
3 of 6, 20 Aug 2025, R2 INGLIS XTRA BONUS MAIDEN SERIES HANDICAP 1300m | AUD $100,000 | 58.0kg | J: JAMES MCDONALD | T: C WALLER | Last-Never on terms. | 1:20.70 | Winner: BESIDE THE OCEAN
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Horse Stat
Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
JAMES MCDONALD 2 50% 2 50% 4 $72,050 79 248
KERRIN MCEVOY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $2,250 -10 0
SIENA GRIMA 0 0% 2 100% 2 $11,600 -20 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
CANTERBURY 2 50% 1 25% 4 $64,550 79 248
WARWICK FARM 0 0% 1 100% 1 $9,750 -10 0
NEWCASTLE 0 0% 1 100% 1 $5,500 -10 0
RANDWICK KENSINGTON 0 0% 1 100% 1 $6,100 -10 0


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