Vella's Best (AUS) Horse
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Vella's Best is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Gratz Vella in Canberra. He is by Headwater out of Here de Joy and has secured six victories in his career. On 23 February 2024 at Canberra he earned his most prominent win, claiming the $50000.00 2yo Open Set Weight. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 169% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 18-Sep-26 1000m GOOD 3 R7 TAB FED OPEN (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:56.760, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.050 1st Keikoku ( J V Overmeire 55 ) 2nd My Last Hooray ( A Adkins 55 ) 0.12L 3rd Action King ( B Mcdougall 57 ) 1.65L 11th Vella's Best ( N Heywood 60 ) 13.92L See full results | N Heywood 60 13.92L | 11 (11) |
| Kensington 29-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 5 R6 BM72 $28,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.270, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.620 1st Vella's Best ( N Rawiller 59 ) 2nd Rantan ( M Fitzgerald 59 , Cd 56 ) 0.19L 3rd Winning Proposal ( W Stanley 61 , Cd 58 ) 1.01L See full results | N Rawiller 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Canberra Acton 26-Jun-26 1080m SYNTHETIC R7 TAB FED OPEN 87 $5,425 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:02.520, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.260 1st Pleasurize ( P Boudvillain 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Vella's Best ( C Sinclair 63 , Cd 60 ) 1.64L 3rd Ravalli ( B Mcdougall 55 , Cd 56 ) 2.42L See full results | C Sinclair 63kg, Cd 60 1.64L | 2 (11) |
| Randwick 06-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 5 R6 BM78 $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.390, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.590 1st Ice Kool ( J Ford 56.5 ) 2nd Big Red Tequila ( S Clipperton 58 ) 2.30L 3rd Vella's Best ( W Costin 55 ) 3.65L See full results | W Costin 55kg 3.65L | 3 (13) |
| Hawkesbury 02-May-26 1100m GOOD 4 R5 BM78 (of $160,900) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:02.840, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.820 1st Golden Straand ( N C Rawiller 60 ) 2nd Wanaruah ( B Nock 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 0.46L 3rd Couples Retreat ( T Sherry 54 ) 1.70L 11th Vella's Best ( J Penza 56 ) 8.88L See full results | J Penza 56kg 8.88L | 11 (13) |