Weekend Hussler

Weekend Hussler
Sire	Hussonet
Grandsire	Mr. Prospector
Dam	Weekend Beauty
Damsire	Helissio
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	2004
Country	Australia
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Arrowfield Stud
Owner	Ms J Kewish, J Bath, Stoneworkz Racing Syn, S Rush, W Stewart, G O'Donoghue, L O'Connell, P Troedel, Ms J Stosius & M Moloney
Trainer	Ross McDonald
Jockey	Luke Nolen/Chris Symons/Danny Nikolic/Brad Rawiller
Record	21:12-1-0
Earnings	A$3,096,400
Major wins
MRC Caulfield Guineas Gr 1 (2007) VRC Ascot Vale Stakes Gr 1 (2007) MRC Oakleigh Plate Gr 1 (2008) VRC Newmarket Handicap Gr 1 (2008) AJC Randwick Guineas Gr 1 (2008) STC George Ryder Stakes Gr 1 (2008) MRC Memsie Stakes Gr 2 (2008) VRC Makybe Diva Stakes Gr 2 (2008) MRC Underwood Stakes Gr 1 (2008)
Awards
Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (2008) Australian Champion Three Year Old C&G (2008)
Last updated on 8 October 2010

Weekend Hussler is a retired Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a bay gelding by Hussonet out of Weekend Beauty (by Helissio). He was foaled in 2004. Hussonet had been a very successful sire in Chile for Haras de Pirque where he stood for the largest fee of any stallion in the history of Chilean Thoroughbred breeding.

Weekend Hussler won 9 of his 11 starts at three, including Group One wins in the Caulfield Guineas, Ascot Vale Stakes, Oakleigh Plate, Newmarket Handicap, Randwick Guineas and George Ryder Stakes. In winning six Group One wins he equalled Kingston Town's Australian record for most in a single season. Weekend Hussler was named the 2007/2008 Australian Horse of the Year.

His first start as a four-year-old resulted in a second placing to the unbeaten Group One winner Light Fantastic in the J J Liston Stakes. Two weeks later he backed it up with his first win in the 2008–09 season by winning the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse, defeating Maldivian and Pompeii Ruler. A week later in the Makybe Diva Stakes (formerly the Craiglee Stakes) he won again, by 2½ lengths over Zarita and Littorio. In that event Light Fantastic suffered his first defeat to run fourth. Two weeks later, Weekend Hussler won his seventh Group One when victorious in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield over 1,800 metres, his first race past 1,600 metres. Two weeks later, he finished eighth in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington Racecourse in his first attempt at 2,000 metres. Weekend Hussler then finished twelfth behind the British racehorse All The Good in the Caulfield Cup. His first run as an autumn four-year-old resulted in a fourth in the Lightning Stakes, his second run resulted in a fifth in the Australia Stakes. Injury concerns curtailed his four-year-old campaign and kept him out of racing during the spring as a five-year-old.

He returned to racing in February 2010 in the Oakleigh Plate, where he finished back in the field under the top-weight. Another injury (a torn off synovial pad from his off fore fetlock joint) was found after that race, and he was to miss the rest of the autumn. He returned to racing in October 2010 with a 10th placing in the Gilgai Stakes at Flemington; however, his retirement was announced shortly after.

Race record

2007–08 season as a three-year-old

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Time	Jockey	Winner/2nd
4th	19 Aug 2007	3yo Maiden	Sale	NA	1208m	57.0	1:12.89	L. Nolen	1st - Aceland Street
Won	2 Sep 2007	3yo Maiden	Cranbourne	NA	1200m	57.0	1:11.65	C. Symons	2nd - Embracing
Won	19 Sep 2007	3yo Rst72	Sandown	NA	1300m	57.0	1:15.94	B. Rawiller	2nd - Simplest
Won	30 Sep 2007	3yo Open	Sandown	NA	1400m	57.0	1:24.23	B. Rawiller	2nd - Viatorian
Won	13 Oct 2007	Caulfield Guineas	Caulfield	G1	1600m	55.5	1:36.42	B. Rawiller	2nd - Scenic Blast
Won	3 Nov 2007	Ascot Vale Stakes	Flemington	G1	1200m	55.5	1:08.95	B. Rawiller	2nd - Bel Mer
10th	10 Nov 2007	Emirates Stakes	Flemington	G1	1600m	51.5	1:35.98	D. Nikolic	1st - Tears I Cry
Won	23 Feb 2008	Oakleigh Plate	Caulfield	G1	1100m	53.0	1:03.22	B. Rawiller	2nd - Magnus
Won	8 Mar 2008	Newmarket Handicap	Flemington	G1	1200m	56.0	1:08.97	B. Rawiller	2nd - Magnus
Won	29 Mar 2008	Randwick Guineas	Randwick	G1	1600m	56.5	1:36.30	B. Rawiller	2nd - Triple Honour
Won	19 Apr 2008	George Ryder Stakes	Rosehill	G1	1500m	56.5	1:31.72	B. Rawiller	2nd - Racing to Win

2008–09 season as a four-year-old

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Time	Jockey	Winner/2nd
2nd	16 Aug 2008	J J Liston Stakes	Caulfield	G2	1400m	58.5	1:24.83	B.Rawiller	1st - Light Fantastic
Won	30 Aug 2008	Memsie Stakes	Caulfield	G2	1400m	58.5	1:23.27	B. Rawiller	2nd - Maldivian
Won	6 Sep 2008	Craiglee Stakes	Flemington	G2	1600m	58.5	1:38.60	B.Rawiller	2nd - Zarita
Won	20 Sep 2008	Underwood Stakes	Caulfield	G1	1800m	58.0	1:49.68	B.Rawiller	2nd - Pompeii Ruler
8th	4 Oct 2008	Turnbull Stakes	Flemington	G1	2000m	57.5	2:02.44	B.Rawiller	1st - Littorio
12th	18 Oct 2008	Caulfield Cup	Caulfield	G1	2400m	57.0	2:27.45	B.Rawiller	1st - All The Good
4th	31 Jan 2009	Lightning Stakes	Flemington	G1	1000m	58.5	0:56.94	B.Rawiller	1st - Scenic Blast
5th	14 Feb 2009	Australia Stakes	Moonee Valley	G1	1200m	58.5	1:09.60	B.Rawiller	1st - Apache Cat

2009–10 season as a five-year-old

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Time	Jockey	Winner/2nd
11th	20 Feb 2010	Oakleigh Plate	Caulfield	G1	1100m	58.5	1:03.16	B.Rawiller	1st - Starspangledbanner

2010–11 season as a six-year-old

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Time	Jockey	Winner/2nd
10th	3 Oct 2010	Gilgai Stakes	Flemington	G2	1200m	58.0	1:08.20	G.Boss	1st - Hay List

Pedigree

Pedigree of Weekend Hussler (Aus)

Sire Hussonet (USA) ch. 1991	Mr. Prospector (USA) b. 1970	Raise A Native (USA) ch. 1961	Native Dancer (USA)
			Raise You (USA)
		Gold Digger (USA) b. 1962	Nashua (USA)
			Sequence (USA)
	Sacahuista (USA) ch. 1984	Raja Baba (USA) b. 1968	Bold Ruler (USA)
			Missy Baba (USA)
		Nalees Flying Flag (USA) b. 1975	Hoist The Flag (USA)
			Nalee (USA)
Dam Weekend Beauty (Aus) b. 1999	Helissio (Fr) b. 1993	Fairy King (USA) b. 1982	Northern Dancer (Can)
			Fairy Bridge (USA)
		Helice (USA) b. 1988	Slewpy (USA)
			Hirondelle (USA)
	Not on Friday (Aus) b. 1992	At Talaq (USA) b. 1981	Roberto (USA)
			My Nord (USA)
		Market Heights (NZ) b. 1986	Grosvenor (NZ)
			Malarus (NZ)

References

• Victory in Newmarket Handicap
• Horse of the Year Award
• Weekend Hussler's pedigree and racing statistics