Velvet Reign (2023) Horse
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Velvet Reign is a 3yo bay gelding trained by Doug F. O'Neill. Its sire is the stallion James Garfield and its dam is Perino. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in five starts. In its most recent race at Del Mar on August 28, 2026, Velvet Reign was ridden by Antonio Fresu and finished third behind winner Golden Hope.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 28-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R5 Md $6,132 (of $61,323) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.790, SP: 8.00 stumbled leaving the gate, bumped with a rival shortly after, moved clear and set the pace on the inside, challenged in upper stretch, clung to a narrow lead at the eighth pole, lost the lead midstretch and yielded late. 1st Golden Hope ( U Rispoli 121 ) 2nd Astronomically ( J Rosario 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Velvet Reign ( A Fresu 121 ) 1.50L See full results | A Fresu 54.9kg 1.50L | 3 (8) |
| Del Mar 31-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R8 Md $5,730 (of $57,299) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.990, SP: 5.00 grabbed early lead, rated on the front from along the fence, maintained cushion into the stretch, overtaken passing furlong marker, weakened bit from the inside late and lost the place. 1st Winika ( J Hernandez 125 ) 2nd Caves ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Velvet Reign ( A Fresu 120 ) 2.25L See full results | A Fresu 54.4kg 2.25L | 3 (10) |
| Santa Anita 07-Jun-26 1308m FIRM R1 Md $709 (of $92,172) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.960, SP: 13.00 was closest in pursuit up the backstretch, challenged between rivals at the quarter pole, failed to keep up in upper stretch and weakened in the furlong grounds. 1st Somerset West ( J Rosario 122 ) 2nd Seeking Attention ( A Ayuso 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Goodies ( H Berrios 122 ) 0.50L 6th Velvet Reign ( J Hernandez 122 ) 7.50L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 7.50L | 6 (8) |
| Dundalk 29-Nov-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R4 Md $6,391 (of $31,957) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.300, SP: 17.00 1st Innumerable ( J Kearney 128 ) 2nd Velvet Reign ( B Coen 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Wearing Stars ( R Colgan 128 ) 0.30L See full results | B Coen 58.1kg 0.50L | 2 (13) |
| Navan 06-Sep-25 1170m GOOD R1 Md $4,468 (of $44,675) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:12.320, SP: 17.00 1st Treasured Royal ( R Whearty 124 ) 2nd Silkie Sevei ( D B Mcmonagle 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Velvet Reign ( S Foley 120 ) 4.00L See full results | S Foley 54.4kg 4.00L | 3 (15) |