Mia Gusto (AUS) 2019

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6m Demerit x Mendicity (Blackfriars)

Foaled September 22, 2019

Career: 40 starts, 6 - 5 - 3 $272,037

Trainer: G J Kersley, Ascot

Ownership: J Giardina & R S Bell

Mia Gusto is a 6 year old mare by Demerit out of the Blackfriars mare, Mendicity.

Last start was 11th at Ascot on December 20, 2025 in the Ducimus & Rommel At Ridgeport Westspeed Platinum Mile (Bm66+) over 1600 metres.

Sale Details

Lot 181 2021 MM Perth Yearling Sale Book 2

Vendor: Taunton Vale, Dardanup, WA Buyer: Adam Durrant $26,000

Lot 99 2025 Inglis August (Late) Online Sale

Vendor: Duran Carter Buyer: BGT $6,000

Demerit (AUS)

Mendicity (AUS)

Lonhro (AUS)

Shame (AUS)

Blackfriars (AUS)

True Bloom (AUS)

Octagonal (NZ)

Shadea (NZ)

Scenic (IRE)

Shamayil (USA)

Danehill (USA)

Kensington Gardens (NZ)

Is It True (USA)

Vivano (AUS)

Zabeel (NZ)

Straight Strike (USA)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Spectacular Bid (USA)

Danzig (USA)

Grosvenor (NZ)

Raja Baba (USA)

Slant (USA)

Race Record

6yo

20Dec25

11th

Ascot

Ducimus & Rommel At Ridgeport Westspeed Platinum Mile (Bm66+) 1600m

Good(4) Holly Nottle (51) 60/1 - 1st: Auto Cruise (5.5L)

6yo

6Dec25

8th

Ascot

TABtouch – Westspeed Platinum Series Final 1400m

Good(4) Fred W Kersley (59.5) 40/1 - 1st: Auto Cruise (3.2L)

6yo

22Nov25

5th

Ascot

TABtouch - Westspeed Platinum Series Heat 3 (Rs0ly) 1400m

Good(4) Fred W Kersley (59) 50/1 - 1st: Bartime (1.2L)

6yo

12Nov25

12th

Belmont Park

Quayclean (Rs0ly) 1600m

Good(4) W Pike (57) 13/2 - 1st: Golden Dore (5.6L)

6yo

29Oct25

1st

Belmont Park

Morley Growers Market (Rs0ly) 1400m

Good(4) Holly Nottle (52.5) 9/1 - 2nd: Rainline (0.8L)

6yo

16Oct25

1st

Northam

TABtouch Past The Post Payouts Hcp (C5) 1300m

Good(4) Holly Nottle (52) 5/1 - 2nd: Amjaad (0.4L)

6yo

5Oct25

2nd

Northam

De Bortoli Family Winemakers Hcp (C5) 1100m

Soft(5) Holly Nottle (51) 25/1 - 1st: Pin Deep (4.1L)

6yo

24Sep25

10th

Belmont Park

Work Amongst The Raceday Action - Perth Racing Recruiting Now Hcp (C5) 1200m

Good(4) Holly Nottle (52.5) 40/1 - 1st: I'm Crafty (3.4L)

6yo

13Aug25

8th

Belmont Park

TABtouch - Have You Got The Touch (Rs0ly) 1300m

Soft(5) J Whiting (54.5) 16/1 - 1st: Tropicconi (6.1L)

6yo

2Aug25

9th

Pinjarra Scarpside

TABtouch - Westspeed Platinum (Rs0ly) 1200m

Heavy(8) Joey Azzopardi (56.5) 25/1 - 1st: Repeater (6.9L)

5yo

17Jul25

4th

Bunbury Fibre Sand

Swan Draught Hcp (C5) 1275m

Good Lucy Fiore (56.5) 5/1 - 1st: Village Girl (0.7L)

5yo

28Jun25

4th

Pinjarra

TABtouch Westspeed Platinum (Rs0ly) 1000m

Good(4) W Pike (56.5) 15/1 - 1st: Empress Of India (3.5L)

5yo

3Jun25

2nd

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 950m

Soft(5) W Pike () - 1st: Et Tu Brute (0.2L)

5yo

19May25

6th

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 950m

Good(4) Shyane Marlborough () - 1st: My Hidden Universe (4.4L)

5yo

26Dec24

6th

Pinjarra Scarpside

Barragup Self Storage Mandurah Cup 28 Dec Hcp (C5) 1600m

Good(4) Lucy Fiore (56) 9/2 - 1st: Magic Whistle (3.2L)

5yo

19Dec24

7th

Bunbury

Family Day @ Bunbury Sunday 29th December (Rs0ly) 1400m

Good(4) Lucy Fiore (56.5) 15/4 - 1st: Split Jete (3.5L)

5yo

7Dec24

6th

Ascot

TABtouch – Westspeed Platinum Series Final 1400m

Good(4) Lucy Fiore (56.5) 25/1 - 1st: Janny (1.8L)

5yo

23Nov24

6th

Ascot

TABtouch - Westspeed Platinum Series Heat 3 (Rs0ly) 1400m

Good(4) Lucy Fiore (56.5) 20/1 - 1st: Janny (2.9L)

5yo

9Nov24

3rd

Ascot

TABtouch - Westspeed Platinum Series Heat 2 (Rs0ly) 1200m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (56.5) 15/1 - 1st: Climb On Top (1.2L)

5yo

26Oct24

9th

Ascot

TABtouch - Westspeed Platinum Series Heat 1 (Rs0ly) 1200m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (56.5) 9/1 - 1st: Ain't No Other Man (11.7L)

5yo

13Oct24

2nd

Geraldton

Great Western Insurance Brokers Ladies Day Sprint (Bm58+) 1200m

Good(3) T Turner (59.5) 5/2 - 1st: First Beach (1.5L)

5yo

28Sep24

4th

Belmont Park

TABtouch - Westspeed Platinum (Rs0ly) 1200m

Soft(5) C Johnston-Porter (56.5) 15/1 - 1st: Keep Attacking (3.2L)

5yo

12Sep24

2nd

Bunbury

You've Got The TABtouch Hcp (C5) 1200m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (55) 13/2 - 1st: Speak To Me (0.2L)

5yo

28Aug24

3rd

Belmont Park

Glenroy Chaff (Rs0ly) 1200m

Soft(6) C Johnston-Porter (56.5) 11/2 - 1st: Bondi Plunge (2.4L)

5yo

7Aug24

4th

Belmont Park

Ascot Racing Carnival - 12 Oct to 1 Jan - On Sale Now (Rs0ly) 1000m

Heavy(8) C Johnston-Porter (55) 11/2 - 1st: Sunny Honey (2.2L)

4yo

29Jul24

1st

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 1000m

Soft(6) C Johnston-Porter () - 2nd: Decoration (0.5L)

4yo

15Jul24

11th

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 950m

Soft(6) Chloe Azzopardi () - 1st: Terratif (8L)

4yo

6Mar24

8th

Ascot

International Women's Day 8th March (Rs0ly) 1400m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (56) 9/1 - 1st: Rogues Point (6.4L)

4yo

22Feb24

2nd

Geraldton

TABtouch Better Your Bet (Bm58+) 1213m

Good(3) Zephen Johnston-Porter (58) 15/2 - 1st: Sauvegarde (0.3L)

4yo

21Jan24

4th

Bunbury

Furphy (Rs0ly) 1100m

Good(4) S Mc Gruddy (58) 11/2 - 1st: Magnum Class (1.6L)

4yo

11Jan24

7th

Pinjarra

Tabtouch Pinjarra Cup 24 March Book Now Hcp (C5) 1000m

Good(4) Chris Parnham (56.5) 13/4 - 1st: The Lady Is A Vamp (9.2L)

4yo

2Jan24

5th

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 950m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter () - 1st: State Of Power (5.7L)

4yo

9Nov23

2nd

Northam

And That's A Wrap For 2023 Hcp (C5) 1000m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (58) 11/2 - 1st: Rock This Town (3.7L)

4yo

5Oct23

1st

Geraldton

Sour Hour Cocktails & Co, Sunday October 15th (Bm58+) 1113m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (58) 6/4 - 2nd: Admiral Husson (0.2L)

4yo

19Sep23

2nd

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 950m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter () - 1st: The Great Hoya (1.3L)

4yo

4Sep23

6th

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 950m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter () - 1st: Well Played (4.2L)

3yo

2Apr23

7th

Pinjarra

Leinster Contracting Hcp (C5) 1600m

Good(4) Brayden Gaerth (54.5) 10/1 - 1st: Heaps Of Moolah (4.1L)

3yo

20Mar23

2nd

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 1450m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter () - 1st: Jafetica (0.1L)

3yo

11Mar23

6th

Ascot

Thompson Surveying Cons.-Bm62+ 1400m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (57) 13/2 - 1st: Major Max (3.8L)

3yo

18Feb23

7th

Pinjarra

M.M. Wa 3yo Trophy (Rl) RL 1200m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (54.5) 12/1 - 1st: Man Crush (5.3L)

3yo

5Feb23

6th

Ascot

Baz's 60th Birthday (Bm62+) 1100m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (56.5) 13/2 - 1st: Wild Belle (6.7L)

3yo

21Jan23

4th

Ascot

Amelia Park Plate 1000m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (56) 11/4 - 1st: Pot Shot (3.0L)

4yo

7Jan23

1st

Ascot

Amelia Park 3yo 1100m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter (55) 4/1 - 2nd: Hang Glider (1.0L)

3yo

23Dec22

4th

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 950m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter () - 1st: Awesome Rival (1.5L)

3yo

20Aug22

3rd

Belmont Park

Free Entry To Belmont Pk Plate 1400m

Soft(7) Holly Watson (53) 11/4 - 1st: Rejuva King (0.4L)

3yo

6Aug22

6th

Belmont Park

Bernard Couch Memorial 3yo 1200m

Soft(7) C Johnston-Porter (55) 13/8 - 1st: Rejuva King (1.2L)

2yo

27Jul22

1st

Belmont Park

Tabtouch-Better Your Bet-Rs0mw 1200m

Soft(7) C Johnston-Porter (56) 5/4 - 2nd: Uncle Gerard (1.0L)

2yo

13Jul22

5th

Belmont Park

Amelia Park Plate (Rs0mw) 1000m

Soft(5) Taj Dyson (53) 9/10 - 1st: Empress Of India (1.3L)

2yo

15Jun22

1st

Belmont Park

Amelia Park Mdn 1000m

Soft(5) C Johnston-Porter (55) 3/1 - 2nd: El Patron (0.5L)

2yo

30May22

1st

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 950m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter () - 2nd: Frantic War (1.5L)

2yo

25Jan22

2nd

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 950m

Good(4) C Johnston-Porter () - 1st: Cosmopolitan Girl (2L)

2yo

10Jan22

3rd

Lark Hill

Barrier Trial 400m

Good(4) B Kennedy () - 1st: Valsassina (1.4L)