Vervain (AUS) Horse
About
Vervain is a 4yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Carey Martin, who is based at Muchea. He is sired by the stallion Long Leaf out of the dam Funky Town. Vervain is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 4 attempts. During his most recent race at Esperance Bay on 17th Jan 2026, Vervain was ridden by Lisa Staples and finished 8th, behind the winner Guard The Mullah.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Esperance Bay 17-Jan-26 1100m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $333 (of $18,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.590, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.190 1st Guard The Mullah ( K Yuill 56.5 ) 2nd God's Wrath ( B Gaerth 58 ) 0.41L 3rd Pancho's Place ( J Tsang 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.91L 8th Vervain ( L Staples 58 ) 3.91L See full results | L Staples 58kg 3.91L | 8 (11) |
| Belmont 05-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R9 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.960 1st Costa Del Darlo ( G A Taylor ) 2nd Angel Like You ( J Mcnaught ) 1.86L 3rd Finado ( K Dhurun ) 2.23L 4th Vervain ( L Staples ) 3.47L | L Staples 3.47L | 4 (9) |
| Kalgoorlie 15-Jun-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $3,920 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.750, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Purple Circle ( N Faithfull 58 ) 2nd Vervain ( T Turner 58 ) 1.49L 3rd Our Desperado ( K Dhurun 58 ) 1.56L See full results | T Turner 58kg 1.49L | 2 (7) |
| Kalgoorlie 01-Jun-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $3,920 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.350, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Stryker's Gal ( N Faithfull 56 ) 2nd Vervain ( L Staples 58 ) 0.59L 3rd Fifty Words ( K Dhurun 58 ) 1.08L See full results | L Staples 58kg 0.59L | 2 (10) |
| Belmont 21-May-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $725 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.630, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.970 1st The Calabrese ( J T Turner 57.5 ) 2nd Cassenite ( K C Yuill 55.5 ) 0.62L 3rd Top Of The Walk ( L F Fiore 58 ) 2.85L 5th Vervain ( L Staples 57.5 ) 3.86L See full results | L Staples 57.5kg 3.86L | 5 (11) |
| Ascot 12-May-25 1000m GOOD 4 R13 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.750 1st Hope To Rule ( S D Parnham ) 2nd Vervain ( L Staples ) 5.00L 3rd Enchanted Miss ( C T Johnston-porter ) 5.07L | L Staples 5.00L | 2 (11) |
| Belmont 28-Apr-25 400m GOOD 4 R2 2Y&3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:23.010 1st Repossession ( B M Parnham ) 2nd Ripper Farooq ( E W Whittington ) 3.31L 3rd Purple Circle ( H M Watson ) 4.51L 5th Vervain ( L Staples ) 8.10L | L Staples 8.10L | 5 (6) |
| Belmont 23-Dec-24 1000m GOOD 4 R9 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.430 1st Deel Her In ( L M Campbell ) 2nd Vain Universe ( C L Azzopardi ) 0.46L 3rd The Calabrese ( J T Turner ) 0.71L 7th Vervain ( B Louis ) 18.10L | B Louis 18.10L | 7 (10) |
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