Vega For Luck (2022) Horse
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Vega For Luck is a 3yo bay colt trained by Matt Laurie at Mornington. He is by Lucky Vega out of Badea. He has recorded one win, which came on 5 Oct 2024 at Tauranga in the $25000.00 2yo Maiden Set Weight, his most significant victory to date.
Raced At
Ballarat • Cranbourne • Flemington • Caulfield • Moonee Valley • Sandown Lakeside • Mornington • Trentham • Ellerslie • Pukekohe Park • TaurangaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat 06-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 6 R1 3Y BM78 $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.550, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590 1st Tempt The Gods ( J Allen 56 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Zebra Finch ( C Williams 57 ) 1.25L 3rd Wrigley Field ( L Currie 56.5 ) 1.45L 6th Vega For Luck ( D Lane 60 ) 6.30L See full results | D Lane 60 6.30L | 6 (7) |
| Cranbourne 22-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 3Y HCP $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.930, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.730 1st Maldini ( L Nolen 54 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Caffettiera ( C Williams 54 ) 1.50L 3rd Katsumi Orochi ( M J Dee 56 ) 3.00L 5th Vega For Luck ( J Mott 60 ) 4.10L See full results | J Mott 60 4.10L | 5 (8) |
| Flemington 04-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 5 R8 LR 3YO Open Quality (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.210, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790 1st Burma Star ( J Moreira 54 ) 2nd Tagline ( D W Stackhouse 54 ) 0.02L 3rd Ripley ( E P Brown 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.27L 15th Vega For Luck ( K Mcevoy 55 ) 11.73L See full results | K Mcevoy 55kg 11.73L | 15 (15) |
| Caulfield 20-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 3 R5 G3 3YO C&G Open Set Weight With Penalties $54,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.520, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 1st Estremo ( B J Melham 56 ) 2nd Vega For Luck ( J Mott 56 ) 0.06L 3rd Planet Red ( M Zahra 56 ) 1.31L See full results | J Mott 56kg 0.06L | 2 (7) |
| Moonee Valley 23-Aug-25 1200m GOOD 4 R5 3YO C&G Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.270, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.130 1st Space Rider ( B Mertens 56 ) 2nd Wise Inlaw ( L J Neindorf 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Estremo ( J Mcneil 56 ) 1.75L 6th Vega For Luck ( L Currie 56 ) 3.85L See full results | L Currie 56kg 3.85L | 6 (9) |
| Sandown Lakeside 13-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3YO BM 64 Hcp $9,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.630, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 1st Planet Red ( M Zahra 59.5 ) 2nd Vega For Luck ( L Cartwright 62 ) 0.46L 3rd Bingi ( B J Melham 59.5 ) 1.46L See full results | L Cartwright 62kg 0.46L | 2 (6) |
| Caulfield 30-Jul-25 800m R11 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:51.940 1st Couldthisbetheone ( J Mcneil ) 2nd Vega For Luck ( J Noonan ) 3rd Woollen | J Noonan | 2 (8) |
| Mornington 09-Jul-25 600m R7 Jump Out-S5 1st Vega For Luck ( J Noonan ) 2nd Dachshund ( R Tremsal ) 3rd Sox ( R L Hammond ) | J Noonan | 1 (7) |
| Trentham 29-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 4 R8 G1 2YO Open Set Weight $7,457 (of $550,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.640, SP: 41.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th 1st La Dorada ( M J Mcnab 55 ) 2nd Hostility ( C J Grylls 57 ) 3.50L 3rd Tajana ( S C Spratt 55 ) 4.60L 9th Vega For Luck ( V Colgan 57 ) 7.30L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 7.30L | 9 (13) |
| Ellerslie 08-Mar-25 1200m SOFT 5 R4 G1 2YO Open Set Weight $7,457 (of $550,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.440, SP: 24.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 4th 1st Return to Conquer ( B Shinn 57 ) 2nd Landlock ( K J Stott 57 ) 0.20L 3rd To Cap It All ( S C Spratt 55 ) 1.20L 7th Vega For Luck ( M Dee 57 ) 3.40L See full results | M Dee 57kg 3.40L | 7 (11) |
| Ellerslie 25-Jan-25 1200m SOFT 5 R4 LR 2YO Open Set Weight $153,665 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.770, SP: 67.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 4th 1st La Dorada ( C Williams 55 ) 2nd Vega For Luck ( V Colgan 57 ) 1.80L 3rd Miss Ziggy ( S C Spratt 55 ) 2.60L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 1.80L | 2 (14) |
| Ellerslie 01-Jan-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 G2 2YO Open Set Weight $5,085 (of $225,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.350, SP: 17.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Too Sweet ( M J Mcnab 55 ) 2nd La Dorada ( V A Colgan 55 ) 1.50L 3rd Almakeitgood ( C J Grylls 55 ) 0.20L 5th Vega For Luck ( G Rooke 57 ) 5.30L See full results | G Rooke 57kg 5.30L | 5 (8) |
| Pukekohe Park 23-Nov-24 1100m SOFT 5 R3 LR 2YO Open Set Weight $9,181 (of $110,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.130, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Return to Conquer ( W F Pinn 57 ) 2nd Sierra Leone ( G Rooke 55 ) 2.50L 3rd Vega For Luck ( V Colgan 57 ) 3.80L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 3.80L | 3 (7) |
| Ellerslie 26-Oct-24 1100m GOOD 4 R4 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,756 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.000, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 2nd 1st Storm Front ( M J Cartwright 56 ) 2nd Belle du Monde ( C J Grylls 54 ) 2.30L 3rd Vega For Luck ( V Colgan 57 ) 2.00L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Tauranga 05-Oct-24 950m HEAVY 8 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $13,331 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.090, SP: 1.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st 1st Vega For Luck ( V Colgan 57.5 ) 2nd Luminance ( L H Satherley 55.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Dare to Proisir ( O P Bosson 57.5 ) 1.40L See full results | V Colgan 57.5kg | 1 (3) |