A gun sprinter, Trekking took a while to hit his straps, winning 6 from 11 as a 4YO

Trekking, foaled 20 October 2014 is a multiple Group One winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse. Trekking proved himself a “warrior” on the racetrack, so Godolphin’s decision to retire the seven-year-old at the recommendation of head trainer James Cummings was much more a reward for effort than anything else for a valued stable favourite at Godolphin. A winner of 10 races and placed 12 times from 43 starts, Trekking earned a whopping A$5,862,670 in prize money and bonuses for the Godolphin Australia team, founded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, during a career spanning five seasons across five states.

The son of Street Cry out of the broodmare Outdoor by (Redoute’s Choice) won six Stakes races - including two at G1 level - and from his first preparation as a two-year-old matched motors with the cream of Australia’s sprinters from 1000m to 1400m. After finishing fifth in the R.N. Irwin Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville in Adelaide on 23 April and, while beaten only 2.5 lengths, Cummings decided it was Trekking’s final assignment.

Rewind the clock to December, 2016 when Trekking showed a glimpse of what was to come. He debuted as a two-year-old with a win at Rosehill Gardens over 1100m before a brave second to Trapeze Artist in the Gr.3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m) at Canberra. As a spring and autumn three-year-old, Trekking won one of six starts in strong company but was placed in both The Rosebud (Listed) and Gr.3 Red Anchor Stakes. Trekking really came of age as a four-year-old, winning six of his 11 starts - including the Listed Testa Rossa Stakes at Caulfield (1200m), the Gr.3 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) at Randwick, the Listed Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at the Scone standalone city meeting, and his first G1 in the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm in Brisbane, running a record 1min 21.86sec for 1400m.

At five, he won entry to The Everest when saluting in the Gr.2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield, and a week later finished a close third in perhaps his standout finest performance in The Everest of 2019 at Randwick. Trekking came from 11th on the home turn to be beaten just under a length by Yes Yes Yes and Santa Ana Lane in the new track record time of 1min 7.32sec for 1200m. He then won his second G1 when beating Gytrash in The Goodwood Handicap (1200m) at Morphettville in 2020.

In 15 starts since, Trekking competed at the top echelons, achieved three G1 minor placings and was often just behind the placegetters in other rich Stakes events. “When you have a horse of his calibre, we are selective in the races we chose,” Cummings said. “The Stradbroke win would be up there but I was particularly fond of his placing in The Everest. “I thought his win in The Goodwood was determined - he went like a machine that day.

Trekking is now a graduate as a flagbearer in the Godolphin Lifetime Care program, which illustrates the commitment to the highest standard of care during and after their racing careers. Trekking’s role as a GLC flagbearer is to assist in promoting the GLC program, the versatility of the thoroughbred breed and life after racing.

RACE RECORD - 39: 10–6–6

EARNINGS - A$5,862,670

Hall Mark Stakes (2019)

Stradbroke Handicap (2019)

Schillaci Stakes (2019)

The Goodwood (2020)