Better Kick (AUS) 2017
Profile
8g Scissor Kick x Betterthanblushing (Encosta De Lago)
Foaled November 13, 2017
Career: 17 starts, 3 - 2 - 0 $74,725
Trainer: S J Richards, Flemington
Ownership: Musk Creek, W T Threadgold, S E Bristow, R D Cotter, A J Mcintyre, B R Riley, S J Richards, R W Nesbitt, M P Bourke, Mrs L M Nesbitt, M Barraclough, Mrs R B Barraclough, H J Lees, P J Kirk, B N Vayro, P M Humphreys, Mrs K L Humphreys, Mrs N D Mcintyre, J Bristow & Mrs S H Bristow
Better Kick is a 8 year old gelding by Scissor Kick out of the Encosta De Lago mare, Betterthanblushing.
Last start was 7th at Kyneton on October 9, 2025 in the RMBL Investments Rising Stars Race (Bm62) over 1203 metres.
Sale Details
Lot 557 2019 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale Book 2Vendor: Musk Creek Farm, Flinders Buyer: Passed in - $ 50,000 
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Race Record
7yo
5Dec24
6th
Geelong
Oasis Turf (Bm58) 1121m
Good(3) J Noonan (62) 20/1 - 1st: A Hidden Treasure (3.4L)
3yo
24Jul21
12th
Caulfield
Neds Filter Form Hcp 1200m
Soft(6) Dean Holland (54.5) 25/1 - 1st: Sacred Palace (7.2L)
3yo
14Jul21
5th
Sandown-Hillside
Ladbrokes Cash In (Bm70) 1000m
Soft(7) Fred W Kersley (58) 8/1 - 1st: Twist Of Fury (2.6L)
3yo
25Nov20
9th
Sandown-Hillside
Quayclean (Bm64) 1400m
Good(4) Lachlan King (58) 3/1 - 1st: Here To Shock (3.5L)