Venencia (2020) Horse
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Venencia is a 6yo bay horse trained by Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. It is sired by the stallion Recoletos out of the dam Sign Of Life. Venencia has won three races in its career so far. On 20 Oct 2025 at Keeneland, Venencia secured its most significant victory to date, winning the $350,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-26 2112m FIRM R10 Global Tote Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon Invitational Stakes (Stakes) (of $2,085,900) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:09.540, SP: 34.00 forwardly placed while saving ground early on, well placed from the inside heading to the second turn, lacked a rally to upper stretch then gave way. 1st Stellify ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Golden Sunshine ( J A Torres 122 ) 5.50L 3rd Hey Jessie ( F Geroux 122 ) 6.00L 8th Venencia ( M J Husbands 124 ) 11.35L See full results | M J Husbands 56.2kg 11.35L | 8 (9) |
| Saratoga 03-Aug-26 2414m FIRM R8 Glen's Falls Stakes (Stakes) $2,682 (of $357,552) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:31.210, SP: 34.00 was taken back between horses early, raced inside to the two path under reserve, was asked on the final turn, moved to the three path late on that bend, turned into upper stretch under a drive and lacked the needed response. 1st Survie ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Storm Miami ( J Velazquez 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Alluring Angel ( K Carmouche 120 ) 2.00L 8th Venencia ( M Husbands 120 ) 10.10L See full results | M Husbands 54.4kg 10.10L | 8 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 24-May-26 2414m R9 Keertana Stakes (Stakes) $70,038 (of $350,189) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:27.890, SP: 15.00 tracked two wide, shifted four wide and between horses into upper stretch, ran on among foes through midstretch, battled for place with her outer counterpart through the late stages and prevailed. 1st Ayra Stark ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Venencia ( V Cheminaud 118 ) 2.75L 3rd Way To Be Marie ( L Saez 118 ) 0.30L See full results | V Cheminaud 53.5kg 2.75L | 2 (7) |
| Keeneland 25-Apr-26 2414m R8 Bewitch S. Presented by Keeneland Sales (Stakes) $4,374 (of $489,886) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:29.000, SP: 11.00 tracked from the three path, pressed the top pair around the final turn then yielded between rivals in upper stretch. 1st Speed Shopper ( J Velazquez 120 ) 2nd Golden Sunshine ( J Torres 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Way To Be Marie ( L Saez 118 ) 3.25L 6th Venencia ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 11.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 54.4kg 11.00L | 6 (9) |
| Gulfstream 01-Mar-26 2213m FIRM R10 The Very One S. presented by DRF en Espanol (Stakes) $2,108 (of $245,925) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:11.310, SP: 5.00 chased the pace inside and faded in the drive. 1st Just Basking ( J Castellano 120 ) 2nd No Show Sammy Jo ( J Ruiz 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Dona Clota ( F Prat 122 ) 0.75L 6th Venencia ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 5.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 56.2kg 5.75L | 6 (8) |