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The Cristal is a 5 year old bay mare. The Cristal is trained by Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald, at Eagle Farm and owned by Torryburn Stud (Mgr: B J Cornish).
The Cristal’s last race event was at 01/09/2026 and it has not been nominated for any upcoming race.
Career form is 1 wins, 3 seconds, 4 thirds from 10 starts with a lifetime career prize money of $49,700.
With a 10% Win Percentage and 80% Place Percentage. The Cristal's last race event was at Scone.
Exposed form for its last starts is 3-3-2-3-7.
Last Updated: 01/09/2026
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