EARLY FUSION Thoroughbred



Early Fusion is a thoroughbred horse born in Australia in 2020. Race horse Early Fusion is by Headwater (AUS) out of Pfeiffer (USA) , trained by Ricky Vale. Early Fusion form is available here. Owned by R J D Vale & Mrs G M Apel.


Pedigree :
Sire HEADWATER (AUS) 2012
Dam PFEIFFER (USA) 2007
Dam Sire STORM CAT (USA) 1983

About the horse :
Foal Date 20 Aug 2020
Description 4yo B Gelding
Trainer Ricky Vale
Owner R J D Vale & Mrs G M Apel
Career 8 Wins (47%) - 2 Placings (59%) - 17 starts
Wins 1100m (1), 1200m (4), 1300m (2), 1400m (1)

Sale Information :
offline

2024 MAY (Late) Online Sale (26)  

Ricky Vale

AUD $ 13,000

offline

2022 Gold Coast Yearling Sale (367)  

Cressfield, Scone, Nsw (As Agent) 

Anthony Cummings Racing

AUD $ 50,000



Starts:

17

Win Rate:

47%

Place Rate:

59%










EARLY FUSION Current Nominations/Acceptances

26 Jul 2025

Saturday

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29 Jul 2025

Tuesday

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Early Fusion Past Races

4 of 14, 11 Jul 2025, R7 LADBROKES NEWMARKET 1300m | AUD $75,000 | 55.0kg | J: MS MCKENZIE APEL | T: R VALE | Off-P-Got home fair | 1:16.03 | Winner: REAL KEY
2 of 11, 27 Jun 2025, R8 BARRY WILLIAMS MEMORIAL LIGHTNING OPEN HANDICAP 1100m | AUD $35,000 | 57.0kg | J: ASHLEY BUTLER | T: R VALE | OP-Just missed out | 1:03.80 | Winner: BOOMING LAD
1 of 9, 05 Jun 2025, R8 RACING AGAIN FRIDAY 27 JUNE OPEN HANDICAP 1200m | AUD $21,000 | 56.5kg | J: R WIGGINS | T: R VALE | Led-Just prevailed . | 1:09.80 | 2nd: DIVINE OKAY
1 of 8, 08 May 2025, R7 LADBROKES SAME RACE MULTI BENCHMARK 70 HANDICAP 1200m | AUD $21,000 | 60.5kg | J: MS MCKENZIE APEL | T: R VALE | Led-Had a bit in reserve | 1:10.19 | 2nd: BOOMING LAD
1 of 10, 11 Apr 2025, R6 TAB BENCHMARK 70 HANDICAP 1100m | AUD $21,000 | 56.5kg | J: MS MCKENZIE APEL | T: R VALE | Led-Had a bit in reserve | 1:02.52 | 2nd: BOLD AND SMOOTH
1 of 11, 26 Nov 2024, R5 LADBROKES OWN SPRING 0 65 HANDICAP 1300m | AUD $21,000 | 58.5kg | J: MS MCKENZIE APEL | T: R VALE | OP-Just arrived. | 1:16.42 | 2nd: NONDISCLOSURE
1 of 8, 08 Nov 2024, R7 GARRARDS HORSE AND HOUND CLASS 3 PLATE 1200m | AUD $21,000 | 57.0kg | J: MS MCKENZIE APEL | T: R VALE | OP-Had a bit in reserve. | 1:09.36 | 2nd: GRAYSONG
6 of 10, 28 Sep 2024, R7 RACING AGAIN THURSDAY 17TH OCTOBER BENCHMARK 55 HANDICAP 1300m | AUD $18,000 | 61.0kg | J: MS MCKENZIE APEL | T: R VALE | Led-Just missed top 3 | 1:16.95 | Winner: LUVIN' OUR GRACE
1 of 12, 10 Sep 2024, R7 PHIL PEEL JEWELLER BM55 HANDICAP 1400m | AUD $21,000 | 60.0kg | J: MS MCKENZIE APEL | T: R VALE | Led-Impressive win. | 1:23.86 | 2nd: HOLY CROWN
5 of 7, 15 Aug 2024, R6 SPARROW CONSTRUCTIONS BENCHMARK 55 HANDICAP 1300m | AUD $21,000 | 61.0kg | J: JUSTIN HUXTABLE | T: R VALE | Led-Just missed top 3 | 1:18.11 | Winner: SANTORINI SUMMER



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
MCKENZIE APEL 5 62% 1 12% 8 $64,050 111 176
RYAN WIGGINS 2 100% 0 0% 2 $29,600 26 130
JUSTIN HUXTABLE 1 50% 0 0% 2 $17,950 6 80
CHRISTIAN REITH 0 0% 0 0% 4 $8,175 -40 0
ASHLEY BUTLER 0 0% 1 100% 1 $6,500 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
MACKAY 4 50% 2 25% 8 $65,350 11 64
ROCKHAMPTON 2 67% 0 0% 3 $23,850 90 333
TOWNSVILLE 1 100% 0 0% 1 $17,300 16 160
YEPPOON 1 100% 0 0% 1 $11,600 16 160
WARWICK FARM 0 0% 0 0% 1 $5,500 -10 0
CANTERBURY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,625 -10 0
NEWCASTLE 0 0% 0 0% 2 $1,050 -20 0