Van Duke (AUS) Horse
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Van Duke is a 4yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, trained by Wayne Wilkes. He is by Vancouver out of Empress Eleven. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in two starts. In his latest start at Scone on 17 Aug 2026, Ben Looker rode him to a seventh-place finish, behind winner Oakfield Iowa.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scone 17-Aug-26 1300m SOFT 5 R5 MDN $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.320, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 1st Oakfield Iowa ( A Bullock 59.5 ) 2nd Switch On ( A Morgan 55 ) 2.17L 3rd Life's Turns ( B Nock 55.5 ) 2.71L 7th Van Duke ( B Looker 58 ) 16.11L See full results | B Looker 58kg 16.11L | 7 (8) |
| Tamworth 22-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 SUPER MDN-SW $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.810, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st Siragusa ( A Bullock 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Our Boy Tom ( J Duggan 59 ) 3.07L 3rd Chasing Quivers ( A Roper 57 ) 4.52L 7th Van Duke ( A Gibbons 57.5 ) 8.29L See full results | A Gibbons 57.5kg 8.29L | 7 (8) |
| Tamworth 08-Jan-26 950m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.030 1st Kenisis ( C Hillier ) 2nd Van Duke ( S Wilkes ) 0.66L 3rd Perpetuous ( E Drews ) 1.99L | S Wilkes 0.66L | 2 (5) |
| Port Macquarie 24-Jun-25 1006m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st She's A Wild One ( B Looker ) 2nd Bellerata ( S Wilkes ) 0.39L 3rd Welcome Back ( L Wakely ) 2.91L 5th Van Duke ( T Bailey ) 7.64L | T Bailey 7.64L | 5 (6) |