Hearts Are Better Racehorse Profile

Hearts Are Better is a 4-year-old Mare, trained by Matthew Hoysted, based at Eagle Farm. With 14 career starts and 5 wins, it has earned $460,100.

Age
4
Sex
Mare
Trainer
Matthew Hoysted
Trained at
Eagle Farm
Sire
Better Than Ready
Dam
Heartaches
Sire of dam
Snitzel (AUS)
Owner
W R L Foster, B Faulkner, G M Bodkin, G J Carey, Ms T R Hutchinson, Mrs M A Wilson & Miss G S Sperring
Career
14:5-2-1
Prize money
$460,100
Last start
13 May 2026
Recent form
2x1713180x108012

Hearts Are Better Form Guide

Hearts Are Better — last 21 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
8 Apr 2026Eagle Farm1000mBM68G4560.5kgFiona Sandkuhl2 of 72.8L0:57.049.5Moulin Miss
20 Mar 2026Ipswich1100mCls 4G4758kgFiona Sandkuhl1 of 71L1:03.916.5New Hampshire
21 Feb 2026Doomben1110mCls 6G4252kgFiona Sandkuhl10 of 105.9L1:04.1319Taltarni Fields
10 Feb 2026Doomben1000mBarrier TrialG41—Jag Guthmann-chester2 of 72.8L0:59.40—Abounding
13 Dec 2025Eagle Farm1000mBM70S5358.5kgJai Williams8 of 87.6L0:56.8315Yoyo Yeezy
29 Nov 2025Doomben1200mOpenS6256.5kgDamien Thornton10 of 109.9L1:09.3326Midnight In Tokyo
1 Nov 2025Eagle Farm1000mCls 3G4258kgDamien Thornton1 of 60.8L0:56.882.2Zoubaby
21 Oct 2025Eagle Farm1000mBarrier TrialS56—Fiona Sandkuhl2 of 70.8L0:58.30—Surprise Honey
7 Oct 2025Doomben840mBarrier TrialG44—Jordan Mallyon1 of 40.1L0:50.45—Vodka Martini
10 May 2025Gold Coast1200mOpenH91255kgNikita Beriman12 of 1512.1L1:10.72101Bosustow
26 Apr 2025Eagle Farm1000mOpenS7455kgNikita Beriman8 of 123.7L0:58.0916Spicy Martini
17 Apr 2025Eagle Farm800mBarrier TrialG01—Justin P Stanley3 of 41.5L0:45.52—Ally
15 Mar 2025Gold Coast1200mOpenG4555kgNikita Beriman1 of 161.5L1:09.405.5Mr Bubbaluski
22 Feb 2025Doomben1110mOpenG4754kgNikita Beriman3 of 111.1L1:03.8011Dream Smart
11 Feb 2025Doomben1000mBarrier TrialS52—Nikita Beriman2 of 80.8L0:58.69—Party Spirit
27 Dec 2024Ipswich800mBM65G4155.5kgDamien Thornton1 of 60.5L0:45.451.5Bonfire Spark
7 Dec 2024Gold Coast1000mBM65S5353.5kgFiona Sandkuhl7 of 98.1L0:57.512.1Petticoat
18 Nov 2024Warwick800mMdnS5356kgDamien Thornton1 of 93.3L0:44.061.3Mishani Hitman
27 Aug 2024Doomben840mBarrier TrialS53—Fiona Sandkuhl1 of 65L0:49.73—Stromboli Delight
8 May 2024Eagle Farm1000mMdnS7156kgJustin Huxtable2 of 100.4L0:59.602.4Spirit Fox
16 Apr 2024Deagon650mBarrier TrialS66—Emily Lang1 of 65.5L0:37.18—Cosmic Fire

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This track22-0-0100%100%
This distance31-0-133%67%
Good74-1-157%86%
Soft61-1-017%33%
Heavy10-0-00%0%
First-up32-1-067%100%
Second-up20-0-00%0%

Winning distances

2(800), 1(1000), 1(1100), 1(1200)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Gold Coast31133%33%
Ipswich42250%50%
Eagle Farm71314%43%
Doomben4010%25%
Warwick111100%100%
Sunshine Coast3000%0%
Rosehill1000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Fiona Sandkuhl81213%25%
Damien Thornton43375%75%
Justin Huxtable1010%100%
Nikita Beriman51220%40%
—3000%0%
Jai Williams1000%0%

Career Wins

Races won
DateRaceEventDistJockey
20 Mar 2026R2Great Northern Hcp (C4)1100mFiona Sandkuhl
1 Nov 2025R2Senq Plate (C3)1000mDamien Thornton
15 Mar 2025R7Gold Coast City Council Qtis Jewel (3Yo)1200mNikita Beriman
27 Dec 2024R3Red Bull (Bm65)800mDamien Thornton
18 Nov 2024R1Quinn''s Post Ww1 May 1915 (Gallipoli) Mdn Plate800mDamien Thornton