Royal Velvet (2021) Horse
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About
Royal Velvet is a 5yo colt trained by W J Knight in Newmarket. He is by Lightning Spear out of Velvet Morn. So far he has won nine races. On 9th May 2026 at Lingfield, he secured his biggest victory, earning $98370.00 in the Cl1. The horse has been a profitable choice for punters, delivering a 215% ROI for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| York 27-Jun-26 1408m GOOD R4 CL1 $2,690 (of $98,370) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.400, SP: 13.00 1st Qirat ( S D Sousa 134 ) 2nd Never So Brave ( O Murphy 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Saber Strike ( T Marquand 125 ) 2.50L 5th Royal Velvet ( M Ghiani 134 ) 6.50L See full results | M Ghiani 60.8kg 6.50L | 5 (6) |
| Ascot 18-Jun-26 1408m FIRM R7 CL2 Hcp (of $118,044) Barrier 24, Winning Time: 01:25.440, SP: 9.00 1st Mezcala ( T Marquand 127 ) 2nd Elarak ( B Loughnane 136 ) 0.30L 3rd Great Acclaim ( C Bishop 133 ) 0.30L 25th Royal Velvet ( W Buick 135 ) 12.50L See full results | W Buick 61.2kg 12.50L | 25 (29) |
| Lingfield 09-May-26 1408m GOOD R4 CL1 $56,710 (of $98,370) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.760, SP: 2.38 1st Royal Velvet ( W Buick 132 ) 2nd La Brodeuse ( T Marquand 132 ) 0.75L 3rd Havana Pusey ( J Leavy 132 ) 1.00L See full results | W Buick 59.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Newmarket 16-Apr-26 1408m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp $15,462 (of $29,511) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:23.650, SP: 7.50 1st Royal Velvet ( W Buick 132 ) 2nd Jordan Electrics ( L Young 131 ) 2.75L 3rd Crimson Spirit ( A Voikhansky 128 ) 0.30L See full results | W Buick 59.9kg | 1 (18) |
| Newmarket 25-Sep-25 1210m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp $1,812 (of $59,022) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.190, SP: 5.00 1st Arabian Leopard ( S M Levey 125 ) 2nd Lady Roxby ( J Mitchell 127 ) 0.30L 3rd Powdering ( B Loughnane 130 ) 1.25L 5th Royal Velvet ( W Buick 138 ) 2.35L See full results | W Buick 62.6kg 2.35L | 5 (11) |