Velaris (2021) Horse
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Velaris, a 4yo brown gelding trained by Chris Waller, entered the Newcastle R3 MAI-WEL Super Maiden Handicap. He is by Ocean Park out of Spectacular. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in two starts. In his latest start at Warwick Farm on 4 Feb 2026, James McDonald rode Velaris to a fourth-place finish behind winner Feminino.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Farm 04-Feb-26 1400m SOFT 5 R1 MDN $3,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.130, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620 1st Feminino ( T Clark 56 ) 2nd Double Vision ( A Hyeronimus 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Superata ( N C Rawiller 56.5 ) 1.41L 4th Velaris ( J Mcdonald 58 ) 3.62L See full results | J Mcdonald 58kg 3.62L | 4 (8) |
| Kensington 21-Jan-26 1400m SOFT 7 R2 MDN $3,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.900, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Castagnola ( J Parr 57.5 ) 2nd Creator Of World ( K Latham 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.80L 3rd Overshadow ( T J Schiller 55 ) 1.50L 4th Velaris ( J Mcdonald 59 ) 1.68L See full results | J Mcdonald 59kg 1.68L | 4 (7) |
| Rosehill Gardens 13-Jan-26 1030m SOFT 5 R3 CL1/MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:03.190 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.320 1st Rach ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Sun Warrior ( J Collett ) 0.02L 3rd Copycat ( A B Collett ) 0.17L 6th Velaris ( S Grima ) 5.48L | S Grima 5.48L | 6 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 02-Jan-26 900m GOOD 4 R12 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740 1st Premium ( A B Collett ) 2nd Extremely Perfect ( A Adkins ) 0.49L 3rd Kingdom Heart ( J Ford ) 1.00L 8th Velaris ( T Berry ) 6.58L | T Berry 6.58L | 8 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-May-25 900m HEAVY 9 R14 3YCGCL1 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.280 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st Dyami ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Golden Straand ( A B Collett ) 1.16L 3rd Astral Projection ( T Berry ) 1.24L 7th Velaris ( R Hutchings ) 4.26L | R Hutchings 4.26L | 7 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 11-Apr-25 1030m GOOD 4 R4 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:05.590 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.230 1st Velaris ( R Jones ) 2nd West Head ( T Schiller ) 0.02L 3rd Gypsy Mcphee ( C Lever ) 3.41L | R Jones | 1 (5) |
| Rosehill Gardens 04-Apr-25 900m SOFT 5 R15 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.030 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080 1st Ninette ( T Schiller ) 2nd First Landing ( J Ford ) 0.09L 3rd Buckenara ( Z T Lloyd ) 6.79L 5th Velaris ( R Jones ) 9.13L | R Jones 9.13L | 5 (6) |