Velvet City (AUS) Horse
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Velvet City is a 4yo brown/black gelding from Australia, trained by Nathan McPherson. He is by the stallion Ilovethiscity out of the dam Viola Velvet. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in his only start. In his most recent race at Sandown Hillside on 27th Aug 2025, jockey Ethan Brown rode him to a 9th‑place finish behind the winner Rock Them Jools.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southside Cranbourne 02-Feb-26 1000m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.800 1st Astral Flame ( L J Neindorf ) 2nd Velvet City ( E Brown ) 3rd Pray Day ( M C Mcdonald ) | E Brown | 2 (6) |
| Southside Cranbourne 19-Jan-26 1000m R13 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 01:00.050 1st La Belle Grande ( J Noonan ) 2nd Gathers No Stone ( D Dean ) 3rd Very Grateful ( T Stockdale ) 4th Velvet City ( E Brown ) | E Brown | 4 (7) |
| Sandown Hillside 27-Aug-25 1300m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.760, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Rock Them Jools ( B J Melham 59.5 ) 2nd Fastobullet ( C Williams 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Just Kick ( D M Lane 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.77L 9th Velvet City ( E Brown 59.5 ) 4.64L See full results | E Brown 59.5kg 4.64L | 9 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 04-Aug-25 800m R20 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:48.800 1st Zouzenna ( L J Neindorf ) 2nd El Tercero ( D Moor ) 3rd Little Bighorn ( C Ma ) 6th Velvet City ( E Brown ) | E Brown | 6 (6) |
| Cranbourne 21-Jul-25 800m R4 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 00:48.890 1st AfFIRMative Lad ( J Childs ) 2nd Chest Of Gold ( D Dean ) 3rd Phineas ( B J Melham ) 6th Velvet City ( E Brown ) | E Brown | 6 (11) |
| Cranbourne 30-Jun-25 800m R6 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 00:48.950 1st Aliano ( N Punch ) 2nd Empire Of Pain ( T Prebble ) 3rd Lots Of Time ( J Bowditch ) 9th Velvet City ( M Kelly ) | M Kelly | 9 (12) |
| Cranbourne 06-Jan-25 1000m R14 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:59.670 1st Giles ( S Foley ) 2nd Conni Island ( Z E Waller ) 3rd Heaving ( S R Hateley ) 5th Velvet City ( D Dean ) | D Dean | 5 (9) |
| Cranbourne 23-Dec-24 1000m R15 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:59.600 1st Untapped ( L J Bates ) 2nd His Finest Hour ( D Moor ) 3rd Belmoro ( Z E Waller ) 5th Velvet City ( P Stewart ) | P Stewart | 5 (7) |
| Cranbourne 09-Dec-24 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.700 1st El Fortress ( L J Bates ) 2nd Rebels ( S R Osborne ) 3rd Al Prancer ( S Clarke ) 8th Velvet City ( R Lamont ) | R Lamont | 8 (10) |