Birdsville Boy (AUS) 2022

Profile

4g Better Than Ready x Golden Whistler (Catbird)
Foaled Oct 16, 2022
Career: 5 starts, 0 - 0 - 0 $2,000
Trainer: R L Heathcote, Eagle Farm
Ownership: First Light Racing Pty Ltd (T Wilson), A Voller, G Jones, Kirkton Racing (W Dorney), W Stephens, Ms C Latus, M O'Connor, T Kelly, Washindi (M Chambers), Mrs V Pattison, Mrs K Turner, Champagne Lassies, SEQ Tigers, J F Lawrence, Jane & James Racing, G Carlson, A Counsel, CYA Racing & Derannor Racing
Birdsville Boy is a 4 year old gelding by Better Than Ready out of the Catbird mare, Golden Whistler.
Last start was 10th at Ipswich on May 4, 2026 in the Happy 80th Birthday Geoffrey Conaghan Mdn Hcp over 1666 metres.

Sale Details

Lot 320 2024 MM Gold Coast March Yearling Sale
Vendor: Raheen Stud, Warwick, Qld Buyer: Richard Ludwig $18,000
Lot 5 2024 MM Gold Coast Horses In Training Sale
Vendor: Raheen Stud, Warwick, Qld Buyer: First Light Racing Pty Ltd/Rob Heathcote Racing $42,000
Better Than Ready (AUS)
Golden Whistler (AUS)
More Than Ready (USA)
Sally's World (AUS)
Catbird (AUS)
Marilla (NZ)
Southern Halo (USA)
Woodman's Girl (USA)
Agnes World (USA)
Sally Magic (AUS)
Danehill (USA)
Fitting (AUS)
Palace Music (USA)
Spicette (AUS)
Halo (USA)
Woodman (USA)
Danzig (USA)
Keltrice (AUS)
Danzig (USA)
Marscay (AUS)
The Minstrel (CAN)
Baguette (AUS)

Race Record

3yo
4May26
10th
Ipswich
Soft(5) Ashley Butler (56) 100/1 - 1st: Van Ghost (14.3L)
3yo
19Apr26
14th
Sunshine Coast
Good(4) Taylor Marshall (57.5) 66/1 - 1st: Jam Packed (8.3L)
3yo
5Apr26
6th
Sunshine Coast
Heavy(9) D Moor (58.5) 20/1 - 1st: Aliquam (15.9L)
3yo
21Mar26
9th
Gold Coast
Good(4) Ashley Butler (59) 9/1 - 1st: On The Throne (13.2L)
3yo
24Feb26
4th
Doomben
Good(4) D Moor () - 1st: Castlereagh Affair (1.6L)
3yo
10Feb26
3rd
Doomben
Good(4) D Moor () - 1st: Strike Weapon (5.4L)
3yo
6Nov25
4th
Doomben
Good(4) Cejay Graham () - 1st: Tassorati (1.7L)
3yo
21Oct25
6th
Eagle Farm
Soft(5) D Moor () - 1st: Exceloquent (7.8L)
2yo
13Jul25
8th
Sunshine Coast
Good(4) B Lerena (58) 11/1 - 1st: Gozo (5.5L)
2yo
3Jul25
3rd
Doomben
Soft(6) R Dolan () - 1st: Foreign Press (0.3L)