Veins Within Rock (AUS) Horse
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Veins Within Rock, a 4yo chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Matthew Brown in Cranbourne. He is by Toorak Toff out of Gathering Gold. The horse has not yet secured a maiden win, having placed unplaced in seven starts. In his latest start at Launceston on 25 February 2026, jockey Liam Riordan rode him to a second‑place finish, behind Who's In Dev.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston 25-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:25.840, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 1st Who's In Dev ( C Jordan 56 ) 2nd Veins Within Rock ( L Riordan 58.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Climbeverymountain ( L Annells 56.5 ) 1.46L See full results | L Riordan 58.5kg 0.46L | 2 (13) |
| Seymour 03-Feb-26 1429m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.890, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320 1st The Flying Popov ( D M Lane 59 ) 2nd Carry Trade ( C G Gaudray 57 ) 2.00L 3rd Arcelia ( Z Spain 57.5 ) 4.25L 4th Veins Within Rock ( L Mcneil 59.5 ) 6.00L See full results | L Mcneil 59.5kg 6.00L | 4 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 19-Jan-26 800m R3 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:47.500 1st Enamorada ( E P Brown ) 2nd California Flyer ( J Mott ) 3rd Veins Within Rock ( L Mcneil ) | L Mcneil | 3 (9) |
| Cranbourne 19-Dec-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $900 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.800, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.150 1st Noble Work ( L J Bates 58 ) 2nd Admire Fluke ( B Mertens 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Good Harmony ( J Mcneil 56 ) 2.50L 6th Veins Within Rock ( J Stanley 59.5 ) 11.00L See full results | J Stanley 59.5kg 11.00L | 6 (9) |
| Wangaratta 06-Dec-25 1590m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:36.480, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Waco Kid ( C Hefel 59.5 ) 2nd Distillery ( A G Kennedy 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.75L 3rd Veins Within Rock ( L Riordan 59.5 ) 4.75L See full results | L Riordan 59.5kg 4.75L | 3 (13) |
| Kyneton 18-Nov-25 1472m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $5,760 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.540, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.780 1st Helioson ( W Gordon 68 ) 2nd Veins Within Rock ( T Ryan 69.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Reel Crystal ( A Lynch 66 ) 4.75L See full results | T Ryan 69.5kg 1.00L | 2 (9) |
| Sale 26-Oct-25 1400m SOFT 5 R3 4UP MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.840, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.340 1st Baywatch ( C G Gaudray 57.5 ) 2nd Puglia ( B Allen 57.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Racey Casey ( D J Dunn 57.5 ) 2.25L 6th Veins Within Rock ( L Riordan 59.5 ) 9.25L See full results | L Riordan 59.5kg 9.25L | 6 (12) |
| Southside Cranbourne 20-Oct-25 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.600 1st Loyalty Reigns ( L J Bates ) 2nd Veins Within Rock ( L Riordan ) 3rd Stormriser ( C Hefel ) | L Riordan | 2 (9) |
| Sandown Hillside 01-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.050, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750 1st Sulek ( W J Egan 57 ) 2nd Snitz Sonic ( Z Spain 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Paramount Plus ( B Mertens 59.5 ) 2.75L 7th Veins Within Rock ( L Riordan 59.5 ) 8.46L See full results | L Riordan 59.5kg 8.46L | 7 (8) |
| Southside Cranbourne 22-Sep-25 800m R6 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.900 1st Les Braves ( J Mcneil ) 2nd Loyalty Reigns ( L J Bates ) 3rd Drone Attack ( C Ma ) 4th Veins Within Rock ( S Clarke ) | S Clarke | 4 (8) |
| Southside Cranbourne 11-Aug-25 800m R4 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:47.620 1st Marilyn's Edge ( J Darose ) 2nd Aussieaussieaussie ( Y T R Peck ) 3rd Zouzenna ( L J Neindorf ) 10th Veins Within Rock ( L Riordan ) | L Riordan | 10 (10) |
| Cranbourne 21-Jul-25 800m R9 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:49.450 1st Champ's Queen ( S Clarke ) 2nd Black Eyed Blonde ( E P Brown ) 3rd Toroness ( B Shinn ) 5th Veins Within Rock ( B Temple ) | B Temple | 5 (9) |
| Cranbourne 31-Mar-25 800m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.100 1st Bedtime Angel ( S Clarke ) 2nd Nimbustwothousand ( J Mott ) 3rd Knobelas ( B Mertens ) 7th Veins Within Rock ( L Riordan ) | L Riordan | 7 (10) |
| Cranbourne 03-Mar-25 800m R10 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:47.100 1st Rock Glory ( B Mertens ) 2nd Scampi ( F Gregory ) 3rd Amanoah ( L Currie ) 5th Veins Within Rock ( L Riordan ) | L Riordan | 5 (8) |
| Cranbourne 30-Dec-24 650m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:37.300 1st Speir ( L J Bates ) 2nd AfFIRMative Lad ( S J Margaritis ) 5th Veins Within Rock ( E Pozman ) | E Pozman | 5 (8) |
| Cranbourne 02-Dec-24 650m R11 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:38.700 1st GOOD Lordy Me ( R Lamont ) 2nd Veins Within Rock ( D Fisher ) 3rd Sonnig ( L Wood ) | D Fisher | 2 (4) |