I Am Velvet (AUS) Horse
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I Am Velvet is a 5yo brown mare from Australia trained by Phillip & Tommy Stokes, Pakenham OC. She is by I Am Immortal out of Black Velveteen and has achieved five wins in her career. On 27 July 2024 at Caulfield she claimed her most important victory, taking the $175,000 2yo Open Set Weight With Penalties. She has been a profitable runner for bettors; wagering on her throughout would have produced a 35% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sandown Hillside 22-Aug-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R2 BM74 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.740, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 1st Buccleuch ( B Egan 60 ) 2nd Fear No Evil ( J Childs 59 ) 4.50L 3rd Prestige Forever ( R Houston 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 4.60L 8th I Am Velvet ( J Melham 59 ) 7.25L See full results | J Melham 59kg 7.25L | 8 (8) |
| Southside Pakenham SYNTHETIC 04-Aug-26 800m R2 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:51.280 1st Mcgaw ( J Mcneil ) 2nd I Am Velvet ( L Neindorf ) 3rd Bridal Waltz ( E K Pozman ) | L Neindorf | 2 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 18-Jul-26 1500m HEAVY 9 R9 LR WINTERCHAL (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.120, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Midnight Dynamite ( T Berry 57 ) 2nd Just Folk ( C Schofield 59.5 ) 2.94L 3rd General Salute ( N C Rawiller 60.5 ) 3.31L 11th I Am Velvet ( A Collett 54 ) 8.87L See full results | A Collett 54kg 8.87L | 11 (13) |
| Sandown Lakeside 01-Jul-26 1400m HEAVY 9 R8 BM74 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:28.370, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.410 1st Keane Enuff ( D W Stackhouse 58 ) 2nd Kahhof ( L K Cartwright 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 1.00L 3rd Flying Mikki ( J G Radley 59 , Cd 57 ) 1.75L 5th I Am Velvet ( H Coffey 59.5 ) 3.25L See full results | H Coffey 59.5kg 3.25L | 5 (13) |
| Murray Bdge 13-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 6 R8 BM76 $5,800 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.760, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 1st Enna's Dream ( T J Pannell 56.5 ) 2nd Surprise Coming ( A Warren 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.34L 3rd I Am Velvet ( H Grace 58.5 ) 1.25L See full results | H Grace 58.5kg 1.25L | 3 (12) |