Velvet Hammer (USA) Horse
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Velvet Hammer is a 3yo chestnut foaled in the United States and conditioned by Raymond Handal. He is out of the mare Lorette and sired by Thousand Words. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, having finished without a win in three starts. In his most recent outing at Turfway Park on March 6, 2026, jockey Julien R. Leparoux guided Velvet Hammer to a 10th-place finish, behind winner Push My Button.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 06-Mar-26 1207m R4 Md (of $17,900) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.070, SP: 10.00 stalked in the three path and between horses then weakened nearing the lane. 1st Push My Button ( O Villarreal 125 ) 2nd Ms Jinxy ( Y L Correa 118 , Cd 108 ) 3.50L 3rd Dark Diamond ( S E Bermudez 125 ) 5.50L 10th Velvet Hammer ( J R Leparoux 118 ) 15.00L See full results | J R Leparoux 53.5kg 15.00L | 10 (10) |
| Aqueduct 13-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R6 Md $340 (of $34,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.390, SP: 8.50 hustled from the gate, chased five then three wide under a ride from three furlongs out, tipped four to five wide into upper stretch, tired, and was eased home through the final furlong to the finish. 1st Power Of Women ( R J Santana 122 ) 2nd Quinns Silent Roar ( R Gutierrez 122 ) 3.75L 3rd So Tru ( C Elliott 122 ) 1.75L 8th Velvet Hammer ( J Rodriguez 122 ) 38.85L See full results | J Rodriguez 55.3kg 38.85L | 8 (8) |
| Aqueduct 28-Dec-25 1408m FIRM R3 Md $2,800 (of $70,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.510, SP: 5.50 coaxed from the gate, vied briefly with a pair of foes before emerging to duel from the two path with the aforementioned foe to her outside, came under urging at the half mile pole when getting shaken off, continued just off the inside through the turn before heading two to three wide into upper stretch and faltered in the drive. 1st Purple Divine ( M Franco 119 ) 2nd Liam's Diva ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Imnobodysfool ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 0.00L 5th Velvet Hammer ( C Elliott 119 ) 33.75L See full results | C Elliott 54kg 33.75L | 5 (8) |