What A Yarn Racehorse Profile

What A Yarn is a 6-year-old Gelding, trained by Chris Wood, based at Cambridge. With 24 career starts and 5 wins, it has earned $99,580.

Age
6
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
Chris Wood
Trained at
Cambridge
Sire
What's The Story
Dam
Miss Pareto
Sire of dam
Fast 'n' Famous (AUS)
Owner
D & S Crawford, Est late S A Crawford, R & C Crawford, G Buhler & L Jones
Career
24:5-3-0
Prize money
$99,580
Last start
29 July 2026
Recent form
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What A Yarn Form Guide

What A Yarn — last 24 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
11 July 2026Ruakaka1600mBM75S5759kgSamantha Collett1 of 70.1L1:38.695.2Bourbon Proof
4 July 2026Te Rapa1400mBM75S7358.5kgCraig Grylls5 of 121.8L1:25.609.6Ribkraka
17 June 2026Cambridge Synthetic1550mBM73SY0259.5kgMereana Hudson5 of 111.7L1:32.137.5Lerado
3 June 2026Cambridge Synthetic1550mBM78SY0755kgCorentin Berge1 of 110.1L1:33.0612.7Vivace
2 May 2026Te Rapa1400mBM75G41356kgA Lawson-carroll10 of 164.6L1:23.1242.2Overdrawn
28 Mar 2026Te Aroha1400mBM65H8659.5kgCorentin Berge1 of 82.5L1:25.915.4Shining Pearl
26 Dec 2025Ellerslie1500mSpecS5754.5kgCorentin Berge12 of 156.5L1:29.4241.5Rise Companions
20 Dec 2025Te Rapa1600mBM65S5856kgSienna Brown5 of 131.5L1:37.7217.4Rambling On
6 Dec 2025Pukekohe1500mBM65S51160kgMatthew Cameron5 of 142.2L1:30.0214Altari
8 Nov 2025Pukekohe1500mBM65G4359.5kgCorentin Berge2 of 120.8L1:28.4710.1Pax Mundi
22 Oct 2025Te Aroha1400mRST60S5360kgCraig Grylls1 of 110.4L1:23.532.9Linkin Park
18 June 2025Cambridge Synthetic2000mRST60SY0960kgVinnie Colgan4 of 100.6L2:03.402.7Whosaid
4 June 2025Cambridge Synthetic2000mRST59SY0260kgCraig Grylls2 of 90.2L2:04.342Just A Karin
21 May 2025Cambridge Synthetic1550mRST85SY0153kgA Lawson-carroll7 of 122.2L1:31.904.6Richie's Dream
7 May 2025Ellerslie1400mRST60S51260kgCraig Grylls5 of 133.4L1:25.132.3Stage Three
9 Apr 2025Ellerslie1600mRST60S51160kgCraig Grylls2 of 120.1L1:37.934.9Hot Salsa
29 Mar 2025Te Aroha1600mBM65G4457.5kgJasmine Fawcett4 of 83.7L1:37.0511.2Zormella
14 Mar 2025Pukekohe1400mRST60S5559kgA Lawson-carroll4 of 103.1L1:24.948.9Saxs 'N' Silks
26 Feb 2025Taupo1200mBM65G4958kgSam Spratt5 of 102.2L1:12.5512.5Kakadu
5 Nov 2024Ellerslie1400mBM65G4258.5kgKevin Stott9 of 134.1L1:24.5527.4Frostfair
19 Oct 2024Ellerslie1400mBM65G4358.5kgJoe Doyle6 of 102.4L1:25.8034.4Imperial Empress
15 Sept 2024Te Rapa1200mBM65H10259kgJoe Doyle8 of 96.4L1:14.5410.1Joshua Brown
28 Aug 2024Cambridge Synthetic1300mMdnSY0458.5kgCraig Grylls1 of 80.5L1:17.637.5Oban
14 Aug 2024Cambridge Synthetic970mMdnSY0858.5kgCraig Grylls6 of 103.7L0:55.2712.8Ghadah

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This track72-1-029%43%
This distance31-0-033%33%
Good60-1-00%17%
Soft92-1-022%33%
Heavy21-0-050%50%
Synthetic72-1-029%43%
First-up42-0-050%50%
Second-up41-1-025%50%

Winning distances

1(1300), 2(1400), 1(1550), 1(1600)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Pukekohe Park2000%0%
Te Rapa3000%0%
Ellerslie2000%0%
Cambridge Synthetic3000%0%
Te Aroha1000%0%
Ruakaka111100%100%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Corentin Berge4000%0%
Matthew Cameron1000%0%
Sienna Brown1000%0%
A Lawson-carroll1000%0%
—1000%0%
Mereana Hudson1000%0%
Craig Grylls2000%0%
Samantha Collett111100%100%

Career Wins

Races won
DateRaceEventDistJockey
11 July 2026R6Northpine Waipu Cup (Bm75)1600mSamantha Collett