SWITCHBLADE Thoroughbred



Switchblade is a thoroughbred horse born in Australia in 2020. Race horse Switchblade is by More Than Ready (USA) out of Tree Of Jesse (AUS) , trained by Stephen Matthews. Switchblade form is available here. Owned by SMKT Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: S B Matthews), T J Taylor, L W Schwenke & N W Walsh.


Pedigree :

About the horse :
Foal Date 10 Aug 2020
Description 5yo B/BR Gelding
Trainer Stephen Matthews
Owner Smkt Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: S B Matthews), T J Taylor, L W Schwenke & N W Walsh
Career 2 Wins (12%) - 5 Placings (41%) - 17 starts
Wins 1300m (1), 1350m (1)

Sale Information :
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2024 AUGUST (Early) Online Sale (46)  

M.G Price Racing and Breeding 

Selangor Turf Club

AUD $ 20,000

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2022 Ready2Race Sale (87)  

Blake Ryan Racing, Sydney 

Psd. AUD $

Res. AUD $ 200,000

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2022 Gold Coast National Yearling Sale (1499)  

Kbl Thoroughbreds, Beaudesert, Qld (As Agent For Newgate Farm-Unreserved) 

Mick Price Racing & Breeding Pty Ltd

AUD $ 90,000

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2022 Australian Easter Yearling Sale (482)  

Newgate Farm, Aberdeen 

Psd. AUD $

Res. AUD $ 100,000

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2022 Gold Coast Yearling Sale (642)  

Newgate Farm, Aberdeen, Nsw (As Agent) 

Withdrawn



Starts:

17

Win Rate:

12%

Place Rate:

41%










SWITCHBLADE Current Nominations/Acceptances

04 May 2026

Monday

15:04



Switchblade Past Races

7 of 12, 02 May 2026, R2 ELEGANT BLINDS TOOWOOMBA BENCHMARK 60 HANDICAP 1200m | AUD $22,500 | 58.0kg | J: COURTNEY BELLAMY | T: STEPHEN MATTHEWS | | 1:13.88 | Winner: BLACK 'N' DEADLY
5 of 9, 07 Dec 2025, R6 RESI HOMES BENCHMARK 65 HANDICAP 1400m | AUD $28,000 | 57.5kg | J: KYLE WILSON-TAYLOR | T: STEPHEN MATTHEWS | Last-Closed off well | 1:23.55 | Winner: NIGHTSTICK
5 of 7, 09 Jul 2025, R2 VINCE INSURANCE CLASS 1 PLATE 1100m | AUD $38,000 | 60.0kg | J: N FAZACKERLEY | T: STEPHEN MATTHEWS | Last-Closed off well | 1:05.11 | Winner: DEEP VEGAS



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
NATHAN FAZACKERLEY 1 14% 2 29% 7 $22,170 -28 46
MARK DU PLESSIS 1 50% 0 0% 2 $17,050 60 350
CRAIG NEWITT 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
DANIEL MOOR 0 0% 1 100% 1 $3,375 -10 0
ZAC SPAIN 0 0% 1 50% 2 $5,400 -20 0
EMILY LANG 0 0% 1 100% 1 $3,400 -10 0
MICHEAL HELLYER 0 0% 0 0% 1 $760 -10 0
KYLE WILSON-TAYLOR 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,000 -10 0
COURTNEY BELLAMY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $420 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
TOOWOOMBA 1 25% 1 25% 4 $18,690 2 80
IPSWICH 1 20% 0 0% 5 $19,410 30 140
GEELONG 0 0% 1 100% 1 $3,375 -10 0
BALLARAT 0 0% 1 100% 1 $4,590 -10 0
DOOMBEN 0 0% 1 100% 1 $3,400 -10 0
WARWICK 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,900 -10 0
PAKENHAM 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
PAKENHAM 0 0% 0 0% 1 $810 -10 0
GATTON 0 0% 0 0% 1 $400 -10 0
SUNSHINE COAST 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,000 -10 0