Velvet City (AUS) Horse
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Velvet City is a 5yo brown or black gelding (male) from Australia, trained by Nathan McPherson in Cranbourne. He is by the stallion Ilovethiscity out of Viola Velvet. So far, Velvet City has secured one win. On 21 Aug 2026 at Sale, he earned his most notable victory, claiming the $42500.00 Maiden Plate. The horse has been a rewarding choice for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 90% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moe 08-Sep-26 2069m HEAVY 8 R4 BM56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:13.650, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Tactfull ( D Dunn 60 ) 2nd Just Dance ( J Beriman 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Lady Elsa ( B Mertens 60 ) 1.50L 8th Velvet City ( L Currie 61 ) 9.56L See full results | L Currie 61kg 9.56L | 8 (11) |
| Sale 21-Aug-26 1717m SOFT 6 R1 MDN-SW $23,375 (of $42,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:48.530, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.260 1st Velvet City ( L Nolen 59.5 ) 2nd Just Basil ( D W Stackhouse 59.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Hakusan ( B A Shinn 57 ) 4.00L See full results | L Nolen 59.5kg | 1 (13) |
| Geelong 31-Jul-26 1700m SOFT 7 R5 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:47.320, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.800 1st Frank Whisper ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2nd Wolves' Den ( J Noonan 59.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Vespasian ( M J Dee 59.5 ) 0.76L 7th Velvet City ( C Newitt 59.5 ) 6.26L See full results | C Newitt 59.5kg 6.26L | 7 (13) |
| Wangaratta 06-Jul-26 1590m HEAVY 10 R3 MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.750, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:41.020 1st The Charlatan ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 2nd War No More ( N Punch 59.5 ) 3.75L 3rd Velvet City ( J Martin 59.5 ) 4.10L See full results | J Martin 59.5kg 4.10L | 3 (8) |
| Geelong 19-Jun-26 1425m HEAVY 9 R4 MDN-SW $2,125 (of $42,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.500, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:40.360 1st Zetheros ( J Mott 59.5 ) 2nd True Lies ( R J Hurdle 57.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Allumeuse ( B Allen 59.5 ) 2.31L 4th Velvet City ( S Kennedy 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 4.56L See full results | S Kennedy 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 4.56L | 4 (9) |