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Group 1 winner · 2025 Australian season
Observer
3yo by Ghaiyyath×Smooth
G1 wins1
G1 places1
Last winVictoria Derby 01.11.25
Observer

G1 record 2025

2025 Australian season
1Win
1Placed
2Recorded G1 results
A$1.5MPrize money
Recorded results are the Group 1 wins and placings in this database. Unplaced runs are not recorded, so no win rate is shown. Prize money is what the horse earned in these results; it stays empty where a prize is not on file.

G1 performance 2025

1 win · 1 place
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Victoria Derby2500 metres · € 1,233,7001stCiaron MaherMark Zahra01.11.2025FlemingtonPrize money €740,214Race detailsWatch
Caulfield Guineas1600 metres · € 1,850,5003rdCiaron MaherEthan Brown11.10.2025CaulfieldPrize money €166,548Race detailsWatch

Total G1 career

G1 since 2025 · 2 wins · 2 places
Trainer / Jockey / Track
20261 win · 1 place
Australian Derby2400 metres · € 1,233,7005thCiaron MaherJames McDonald04.04.2026RandwickPrize money €25,907Race detailsWatch
Rosehill Guineas2000 metres · € 462,6003rdCiaron MaherCraig A Williams21.03.2026RosehillPrize money €44,104Race detailsWatch
Australian Guineas1600 metres · € 616,8001stCiaron MaherEthan Brown28.02.2026FlemingtonPrize money €370,107Race detailsWatch
20251 win · 1 place
Victoria Derby2500 metres · € 1,233,7001stCiaron MaherMark Zahra01.11.2025FlemingtonPrize money €740,214Race detailsWatch
Caulfield Guineas1600 metres · € 1,850,5003rdCiaron MaherEthan Brown11.10.2025CaulfieldPrize money €166,548Race detailsWatch

G1 video record

5 races on film
Victoria DerbyObserver · Mark ZahraRace details →
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Australian Derby04.04.2026 · RandwickWatch the Race
Rosehill Guineas21.03.2026 · RosehillWatch the Race
Australian Guineas28.02.2026 · FlemingtonWatch the Race
Caulfield Guineas11.10.2025 · CaulfieldWatch the Race

Pedigree

As of race day 28.02.26
Observer
SmoothDamby Lonhro
DamSmooth

Observer is out of the unraced Smooth (Lonhro), a full sister to Pierro, a multiple Group 1 winner and sire, and is a half-brother to Sandpaper (Snitzel), winner of the Gr.3 Newcastle Stakes in Australia. Smooth is also the dam of Estriella (I Am Invincible).

Second damMiss Right Note

Second dam Miss Right Note (Daylami).

Third damSky Song

Third dam Sky Song (Sadler's Wells).

Next generation

Smooth has a two-year-old colt by Anamoe and a colt foal by Cylinder, and was covered by Too Darn Hot in the spring.

Connections

TrainerCiaron MaherProfile →
OwnerGodolphinProfile →
BreederGodolphin AustraliaProfile →
Group 1 jockeys
1Mark Zahra1 ride · 1 win
2Ethan Brown1 ride · 0 wins

Achievements

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