MAIN DEFENDER Thoroughbred
Main Defender is a thoroughbred horse born in South Africa in 2020. Race horse Main Defender is by Pathfork (USA) out of Alessia (SAF) , trained by A P Peter. Main Defender form is available here. Owned by Messrs J J Habib, G, K & M M Nassif.
Pedigree :
| Sire | PATHFORK (USA) 2008 |
| Dam | ALESSIA (SAF) 2012 |
| Dam Sire | JUDPOT (USA) 2005 |
About the horse :
| Description | 5yo B Gelding |
| Trainer | A P Peter |
| Owner | Messrs J J Habib, G, K & M M Nassif |
| Career | 10 Wins (48%) - 5 Placings (71%) - 21 starts |
| Wins | 1100m (1), 1300m (1), 1400m (5), 1450m (1), 1600m (2) |
| PM | South Africa : ZAR R3,090,000 |
Sale Information :
offline
2022 Cape Yearling Sale (100)
Varsfontein Stud (Agent)
Tienie Prinsloo
ZAR R 140,000
Starts:21 |
Win Rate:48% |
Place Rate:71% |
MAIN DEFENDER Current Nominations/Acceptances
10 May 2026
Sunday
15:45
Main Defender Past Races
| 4 of 8, 04 Apr 2026, R5 TAB HAWAII STAKES (GRADE 2) 1400m | ZAR R 500,000 | 59.0kg | J: C ZACKEY | T: T PETER | | 1:24.85 | Winner: CATS PAJAMAS |
| 5 of 9, 07 Mar 2026, R8 WILGERBOSDRIFT H F OPPENHEIMER HORSE CHESTNUT STAKES (GRADE 1) 1600m | ZAR R 1,500,000 | 60.0kg | J: G LERENA | T: T PETER | | 1:38.86 | Winner: TIN PAN ALLEY |
| 5 of 5, 21 Feb 2026, R3 OWA CEILINGS PINNACLE STAKES 1160m | ZAR R 200,000 | 62.0kg | J: C ZACKEY | T: T PETER | | 1:07.28 | Winner: BUFFALO STORM CODY |
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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| GAVIN LERENA | 3 | 43% | 2 | 29% | 7 | $61,701 | -16 | 35 | ||||
| CRAIG ZACKEY | 2 | 40% | 1 | 20% | 5 | $36,616 | 62 | 185 | ||||
| K MATSUNYANE | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $48,747 | 24 | 120 | ||||
| CALVIN HABIB | 2 | 50% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $93,673 | 17 | 92 | ||||
| CHASE MAUJEAN | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $5,048 | 400 | 4000 | ||||
| MUZI YENI | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,900 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| ALDO DOMEYER | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $5,100 | -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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| TURFFONTEIN STANDSIDE | 7 | 54% | 2 | 15% | 13 | $188,996 | 80 | 108 |
| GREYVILLE | 1 | 33% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $25,703 | 2 | 75 |
| TURFFONTEIN INSIDE | 1 | 33% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $29,638 | -5 | 50 |
| SCOTTSVILLE | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $5,048 | 400 | 4000 |
| VAAL | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $3,400 | -10 | 0 |