Lush Lips (2022) Horse
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Lush Lips is a 4yo bay trained by Brendan P. Walsh. The horse is by Ten Sovereigns out of Lamyaa and has won six races to date. On 12 Oct 2025 at Keeneland, Lush Lips captured its biggest victory, taking the $800,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. Presented By Dixiana (stakes). It has been a lucrative runner for bettors; a lifelong backer would have seen a 107% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park 24-Aug-26 1710m R8 Ellis Park Turf Stakes (Stakes) $49,056 (of $245,280) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.600, SP: 1.36 set the pace along the inside, drew clear under confident handling entering upper stretch, responded when set down at the furlong grounds, but got collared at the sixteenth pole and was bested late. 1st Totally Justified ( J C Bealmear 122 ) 2nd Lush Lips ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Just Ruthless ( J A Torres 122 ) 3.25L See full results | T Gaffalione 56.2kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |
| Gulfstream 01-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R12 Honey Fox S. presented by MyRacehorse (Stakes) $154,933 (of $245,925) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:33.710, SP: 3.00 settled off the pace two wide, angled four wide near the quarter pole, kicked in outside and was up late. 1st Lush Lips ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 2nd Classic Q ( J Velazquez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Silver Moonlight ( F Prat 122 ) 0.30L See full results | T Gaffalione 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Nov-25 1710m R10 Mrs. Revere Stakes (Stakes) $289,579 (of $459,649) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.750, SP: 1.57 1st Lush Lips ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Pretty Picture ( F Prat 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Classic Q ( J Ortiz 118 ) 0.30L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Keeneland 12-Oct-25 1810m FIRM R9 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. Presented by Dixiana (Stakes) $778,379 (of $1,235,522) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.010, SP: 11.00 stalked the leader from the two path, pursued within striking range outside of that one turning for home, ranged up to bid in upper stretch, gained an advantage coming to the final furlong, drove clear leaving that station and held sway. 1st Lush Lips ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 2nd Laurelin ( K Carmouche 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Opulent Restraint ( L Saez 121 ) 0.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Del Mar 17-Aug-25 1810m FIRM R8 Del Mar Oaks Presented by Keeneland Sales Stakes (Stakes) $92,223 (of $461,113) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.450, SP: 3.50 unhurried in the opening stages two wide leaving the chute, moved inside then came back to the two path around the first turn, traveled between runners in the middle stages, rounded the far turn two then three wide, tipped out into the lane, rallied into deep stretch but could not get by the winner. 1st Velocity ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 2nd Lush Lips ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Thought Process ( U Rispoli 122 ) 0.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |