Vega Magnifico (2019) Horse
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Vega Magnifico is a 7yo chestnut gelding trained by Neil Dyer. He is by the stallion Lope de Vega out of Hit the Sky. To date he has recorded five wins. On 4 January 2025 at Randwick he captured his biggest victory, winning the $160,000 3yo+ Benchmark 78 Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him over his career would have yielded a 67% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine 15-Aug-26 1700m SOFT R7 BMNT $3,500 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.090, SP: 6.00 1st Barocco Bar ( J Doyle 54 ) 2nd Venting ( S Tsaikos 64 ) 1.00L 3rd Vega Magnifico ( B Cray 62.5 ) 6.00L See full results | B Cray 62.5kg 6.00L | 3 (8) |
| Darwin 25-Jul-26 1600m GOOD R7 HCP (of $55,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.080, SP: 26.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.540 1st Venting ( A D Sweeney 57.5 ) 2nd Rematch ( R A Bensley 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Magic Defense ( S Tsaikos 59.5 ) 0.50L 8th Vega Magnifico ( J Lyon 57 ) 4.70L See full results | J Lyon 57kg 4.70L | 8 (11) |
| Darwin 11-Jul-26 1600m GOOD R6 WFA (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.930, SP: 41.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.040 1st Magic Defense ( S Tsaikos 57 ) 2nd Dakota Lee ( D Gillett 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Casino Seventeen ( J J Lyon 59 ) 0.30L 12th Vega Magnifico ( R Bensley 59 ) 17.00L See full results | R Bensley 59kg 17.00L | 12 (12) |
| Darwin 27-Jun-26 1300m GOOD R7 HCP (of $38,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.980, SP: 21.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Dakota Lee ( D Gillett 64 ) 2nd Magic Defense ( S Tsaikos 56 ) 2.50L 3rd Hadouken ( J J Lyon 62 ) 5.30L 10th Vega Magnifico ( J Hampson 59 ) 11.50L See full results | J Hampson 59kg 11.50L | 10 (12) |
| Kerang 28-May-26 1000m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:02.600 1st Chicky Wa Wa ( C A Taylor ) 2nd Summer Night ( J Baldock ) 3rd Brillar ( J Rollinson ) 5th Vega Magnifico ( J Keating ) | J Keating | 5 (5) |