Vibrant Express (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

10-Apr-22

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Vekoma

Dam

The Funky Express

Prize Money

175130

Owners

R A Hill Stable

About

In the Aqueduct R7 Race 7 – Allowance Optional Claiming, Vibrant Express is a 4yo dk b/br colt from the United States trained by George Weaver. He is by Vekoma out of The Funky Express. To date he has secured three wins, including his most valuable triumph on January 4, 2026 at Aqueduct in Race 9, which offered a purse of $77,000. The horse has been a lucrative pick for bettors, delivering a 208% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Aqueduct 04-Jan-26 1408m FIRM R9 Race 9 $48,510 (of $77,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.160, SP: 4.33 1st Vibrant Express ( E Cancel 123 ) 2nd Twohonestmischief ( F Prat 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Unbroken Chain ( M Franco 123 ) 1.00L See full resultsE Cancel 55.8kg1 (10)
Aqueduct 14-Dec-25 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $40,950 (of $65,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.310, SP: 5.50 1st Vibrant Express ( E Cancel 120 ) 2nd Social Hour ( S Civaci 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Coffee Talk ( K Carmouche 120 ) 1.00L See full resultsE Cancel 54.4kg1 (7)
Belmont At The Big A 03-Nov-25 1210m R5 Md $23,940 (of $38,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.510, SP: 2.50 moved in while going to the front then showed way, went around the turn in the two path, responded well when put to a drive in upper stretch and drew off while kept to the task. 1st Vibrant Express ( F Prat 121 ) 2nd Liberty Rising ( O M Hernandez 121 ) 8.25L 3rd Hello Newman ( J Rodriguez 121 ) 1.00L See full resultsF Prat 54.9kg1 (9)
Saratoga 01-Sep-25 1210m R11 Md $2,940 (of $42,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.600, SP: 2.88 showed the way in hand three then two wide coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, took the inside route into upper stretch, edged away under a drive to the eighth pole, dug in under growing threat to the outside, got overhauled by the top one forty yards from the finish, then got overwhelmed late and ended up off the board in a blanket finish. 1st Renew The Blue ( K Davis 119 ) 2nd Let's Get Weird ( R Maragh 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Army Proud ( C Elliott 119 ) 0.15L 4th Vibrant Express ( M Franco 119 ) 1.55L See full resultsM Franco 54kg 1.55L4 (8)