Nearing Liberty Racehorse Profile

Nearing Liberty is a 6-year-old Gelding, trained by Matthew Brown, based at Cranbourne. With 21 career starts and 3 wins, it has earned $178,075.

Age
6
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
Matthew Brown
Trained at
Cranbourne
Sire
Impending
Dam
Freedom Road
Sire of dam
Good Journey (USA)
Owner
Miss L Groves, Browns & Kirks (Mgr: S D Brown), Mrs L M Brown, B D'Abaco, Mrs E D'Abaco, T A Hartley, Mrs L J Matthews, A B Matthews, M Kelly, L J Drew, E Drew, A Besnard, R B Peters, Dr M W R Basset, P D Copeland, J P Waldron, P Deveney & Mrs A Besnard
Career
21:3-4-3
Prize money
$178,075
Last start
15 Aug 2026
Recent form
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Nearing Liberty Form Guide

Nearing Liberty — last 23 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
26 July 2026Sale1600mBM66S6858.5kgBailey Kinninmont2 of 102.5L1:38.506.5Zorro's Flight
8 July 2026Sandown-lakeside1500mBM70H8757.5kgEmily Pozman10 of 128.1L1:32.618Sweet Jasmine
17 June 2026Caulfield Heath1500mBM66S6859.5kgEmily Pozman4 of 120.8L1:32.5110Prestige Forever
31 May 2026Sandown-lakeside1400mBM70S7460.5kgJett Stanley11 of 128.5L1:26.605.5Silent Shares
23 Apr 2026Caulfield Heath1000mBarrier TrialG43—Jett Stanley3 of 62.3L1:01.03—Guerite
15 Nov 2025Caulfield1700mBM74G4158.5kgCraig Williams3 of 110.4L1:43.923.1Skippers Canyon
11 Oct 2025Caulfield1700mBM80G4557.5kgLiam Riordan3 of 120.4L1:43.228Blindedbythelight
21 Sept 2025Flemington1630mBM70G41260.5kgLiam Riordan2 of 130.1L1:38.9318Gala Queen
27 Aug 2025Sandown Hillside1600mBM70S5160.5kgLiam Riordan6 of 114.8L1:37.1110Mr Verse
3 Aug 2025Sandown-lakeside1400mBM64S5161.5kgLiam Riordan1 of 90.4L1:25.905.5Teser
10 May 2025Caulfield2000mBM78G41055kgLiam Riordan8 of 121.9L2:03.866.5Wonder Kid
25 Apr 2025Flemington1800mBM70G41159.5kgLiam Riordan7 of 132.9L1:50.0214No Fuss
5 Apr 2025Caulfield1400mBM70G3359.5kgLiam Riordan7 of 153.2L1:23.4212Hughes
30 Nov 2024Caulfield1800mBM74S6657kgCraig Williams2 of 81L1:52.983.8Hiyaam Proud
7 Nov 2024Flemington2000mBM80G4856kgBen Melham4 of 163L2:03.027Alma Rise
12 Oct 2024Caulfield1700mBM80G41155kgLuke Currie2 of 120.5L1:44.2710Extreme Virtue
11 Sept 2024Sale1732mRST62G4160kgCraig Williams1 of 140.1L1:46.297.5She's A Hustler
29 Aug 2024Bendigo1400mMdnS5159.5kgCraig Williams1 of 90.3L1:25.882.8Culver City
20 Mar 2024Sandown Hillside1400mMdnS5159kgBrian Higgins6 of 73.4L1:25.874.4The Shaper
7 Mar 2024Traralgon1100mBarrier TrialG44—Brian Higgins1 of 70.8L1:04.92—He Was You
16 Sept 2023Flemington1400mOpenG4457kgBrian Higgins7 of 153.2L1:23.6281Griff
30 Aug 2023Sandown Hillside1300mMdnS6357kgBrian Higgins3 of 102.7L1:18.8215Rackemann
9 Aug 2023Sandown Hillside1300mMdnG4358kgBeau Mertens4 of 111.9L1:18.0726Snow Patrol

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This track60-2-20%67%
This distance20-0-00%0%
Good111-2-29%45%
Soft92-2-122%56%
Heavy10-0-00%0%
First-up62-0-033%33%
Second-up51-0-120%40%

Winning distances

2(1400), 1(1732)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Caulfield8040%50%
Bendigo31133%33%
Sale51220%40%
Sandown-hillside4010%25%
Flemington5000%0%
Sandown-lakeside31133%33%
Caulfield Heath2000%0%
Sandown1000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Craig Williams52440%80%
Brian Higgins3010%33%
Beau Mertens1000%0%
Luke Currie1010%100%
Ben Melham2000%0%
Liam Riordan81213%25%
Beau Treloar1000%0%
Dylan Dean1000%0%
—1000%0%
Jett Stanley3000%0%
Emily Pozman2000%0%
Dakotah Keane1000%0%
Bailey Kinninmont1010%100%

Career Wins

Races won
DateRaceEventDistJockey
3 Aug 2025R8Sportsbet Race Replays (Bm64)1400mLiam Riordan
11 Sept 2024R8Ladbrokes Own Spring Hcp (62)1732mCraig Williams
29 Aug 2024R3Catanach''s Jewellers Mdn Plate1400mCraig Williams