Velka (AUS) Horse
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Velka is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Todd Howlett. He is by Prague out of Vintage Drop. The horse has not yet won, remaining a maiden after five starts. In his latest outing at Muswellbrook on 9 Feb 2026, Ben Looker rode Velka to a second‑place finish behind Alarthill.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |