Velka (AUS) Horse
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Velka is a 3yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Todd Howlett, who is based at Muswellbrook. He is sired by the stallion Prague out of the dam Vintage Drop. Velka is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 6 attempts. During his most recent race at Mudgee on 21st Feb 2026, Velka was ridden by Ben Looker and finished 2nd, behind the winner The Contractor.
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Mudgee • Muswellbrook • Port Macquarie • Taree • Gosford • Tamworth • Beaumont • Warwick FarmRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mudgee 21-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 CTRY MDN $6,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.240, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st The Contractor ( A Mclucas 58.5 ) 2nd Velka ( B Looker 57 ) 2.93L 3rd Just Joan ( Z Wadick 55 ) 2.96L See full results | B Looker 57kg 2.93L | 2 (8) |
| Muswellbrook 09-Feb-26 1280m HEAVY 8 R3 CTRY MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.980, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.930 1st Alarthill ( L Small 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Velka ( B Looker 58.5 ) 0.88L 3rd Morpeth ( A Bullock 58.5 ) 3.88L See full results | B Looker 58.5kg 0.88L | 2 (10) |
| Port Macquarie 23-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R2 MDN $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.680, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 1st Dirty Does It ( L Rolls 55 ) 2nd Intelligencer ( J Grisedale 55 ) 1.22L 3rd Toke ( J Duggan 55 ) 1.77L 5th Velka ( B Looker 56 ) 2.35L See full results | B Looker 56kg 2.35L | 5 (11) |
| Taree 02-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 CTRY MDN $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.480, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 1st Agent Max ( L Rolls 59 ) 2nd Already Blue ( W Stanley 59 ) 1.98L 3rd Velka ( M Weir 56.5 ) 2.23L See full results | M Weir 56.5kg 2.23L | 3 (8) |
| Gosford 09-Dec-25 800m GOOD 4 R16 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950 1st The Netball Queen ( J Taylor ) 2nd Velka ( G Johnston ) 0.79L 3rd Artie's Magic ( A Bullock ) 1.67L | G Johnston 0.79L | 2 (8) |
| Port Macquarie 24-Jun-25 1206m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.120, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Tickle Me Pink ( L Rolls 57 ) 2nd Incantress ( A Bullock 57 , Cd 58 ) 2.66L 3rd Enchanted World ( D K Mclellan 57 ) 5.46L 6th Velka ( M Weir 56.5 ) 17.44L See full results | M Weir 56.5kg 17.44L | 6 (6) |
| Muswellbrook 01-Jun-25 900m SOFT 6 R1 2YO Open Hcp $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:51.980, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.490 1st Raging Force ( J V Overmeire 58 ) 2nd Issy's Star ( A Gibbons 56 ) 2.04L 3rd Andrea ( S Wilkes 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 4.17L 4th Velka ( M Weir 58 ) 4.33L See full results | M Weir 58kg 4.33L | 4 (9) |
| Tamworth 30-Apr-25 950m SOFT 7 R1 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:57.640 1st Velka ( M Weir ) 2nd Albert's Pick ( S Grima ) 0.02L 3rd Ellofadude ( J Pracey-holmes ) 0.58L | M Weir | 1 (5) |
| Beaumont 14-Jan-25 775m GOOD 4 R11 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:44.300 1st Odaka ( A Gibbons ) 2nd Thrilling Venture ( A Morgan ) 0.78L 3rd Velka ( A Bullock ) 1.75L | A Bullock 1.75L | 3 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 03-Jan-25 799m GOOD 4 R11 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.810 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.480 1st Splash Of Steel ( R Jones ) 2nd The Agent ( A Mclucas ) 1.67L 3rd Kilbrannan ( C Schofield ) 1.70L 10th Velka ( J Parr ) 28.49L | J Parr 28.49L | 10 (10) |