Velours Du Roi (JPN) Horse
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About
Velours Du Roi is a 3yo horse from Japan trained by Mizukami Naoto. He is by the stallion Henry Barows out of the mare Rouge Fonce. To date, the horse has recorded two wins. On 8 September 2026 at Kawasaki, Velours Du Roi captured its biggest victory, taking the $4,750,000 prize in Race 8 (C1). The animal has been a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering a 17% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Urawa 25-Sep-26 2001m GOOD R12 Race 12 (c1) $16,139 (of $30,664) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:10.000, SP: 2.20 1st Velours Du Roi ( A Mikoshi 123 ) 2nd Kikuno Rta ( H Okamura 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Red Gate ( Y Tanabata 121 ) 6.50L See full results | A Mikoshi 55.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Kawasaki 08-Sep-26 1600m HEAVY R8 Race 8 (c1) $22,286 (of $22,286) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.900, SP: 6.00 1st Velours Du Roi ( A Mikoshi 123 ) 2nd Kamikakushi ( T Ohno 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Royal Time ( I Fukamichi 119 ) 5.00L See full results | A Mikoshi 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Ohi 13-Aug-26 1800m SOFT R9 Race 9 (cond) (of $151,272) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:56.500, SP: 51.00 1st Mild Evening ( H Yoshihara 126 ) 2nd Saint Lazare ( T Yano 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Schtradius ( N Mikamoto 123 ) 0.30L 13th Velours Du Roi ( A Mikoshi 123 ) 15.00L See full results | A Mikoshi 55.8kg 15.00L | 13 (15) |
| Urawa 15-Jul-26 1400m GOOD R2 Race 2 (cond) $5,683 (of $14,207) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:30.800, SP: 2.25 1st Shinen Kogetsu ( G Fujimoto 119 ) 2nd Velours Du Roi ( A Mikoshi 123 ) 6.00L 3rd Kura Oryu ( K Nishi 123 ) 0.30L See full results | A Mikoshi 55.8kg 6.00L | 2 (9) |
| Hanshin 06-Dec-25 1800m R2 Md $13,590 (of $102,892) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:54.400, SP: 51.00 1st Vocalize ( A Nishimura 123 ) 2nd Jun Doradora ( Y Kitamura 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Velours Du Roi ( R Kozaki 123 ) 4.50L See full results | R Kozaki 55.8kg 4.50L | 3 (16) |