Victory For Vets (USA) Horse
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Victory For Vets is a 5yo horse from the United States trained by W Calhoun. He is by the stallion Tapiture out of the mare Diamondinthestream. To date he has recorded 12 victories. On 24 Mar 2024 at Sam Houston Race Park he captured his most important win, taking the $67310.00 Texas Thoroughbred Association Derby. The animal has proved a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 36% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Remington Park 27-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $37,661 (of $59,779) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.280, SP: 4.00 was settled while two wide on the backstretch, rallied three wide on the far turn and was in a strong drive to take command in late stretch and was much the best. 1st Victory For Vets ( J L Alvarez 122 ) 2nd Mcdude ( S Elliott 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Dimatic ( E Asmussen 122 ) 3.00L See full results | J L Alvarez 55.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Lone Star Park 12-Jul-26 1308m R5 Race 5 $47,116 (of $74,788) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.820, SP: 2.88 forwardly placed while between horses up the backstretch, continued in traffic into the turn, lost some position through the bend as a result, roused and got through into upper stretch, proved best under FIRM handling. 1st Victory For Vets ( J Alvarez 122 ) 2nd Tx Code ( D Cabrera 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Dust Em ( S Elliott 124 ) 0.30L See full results | J Alvarez 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Lone Star Park 14-Jun-26 1308m R10 Wayne Hanks Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $21,292 (of $106,459) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.010, SP: 2.63 1st Dust Em ( S Elliott 122 ) 2nd Victory For Vets ( J Alvarez 124 ) 2.50L 3rd Cheating Heart ( F J Wethey 122 ) 1.25L See full results | J Alvarez 56.2kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Lone Star Park 19-Apr-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $12,822 (of $64,110) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.560, SP: 1.62 left the gate a little sluggishly, but responded when roused, sped to the front on the first turn, led the way with rivals on either side down the backstretch, kicked on late on the the far turn, came into the stretch with a narrow lead but was surrounded by challengers, kept on well to best all but the winner in a solid effort. 1st Turn North ( G Franco 122 ) 2nd Victory For Vets ( J Alvarez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Regal Terka ( D Parker 122 ) 0.20L See full results | J Alvarez 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 22-Mar-26 1609m R6 Race 6-Star Of Texas Stakes $67,088 (of $106,489) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.740, SP: 1.83 1st Victory For Vets ( J Alvarez 118 ) 2nd Golden Grit ( R Diaz 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Mr Jaws ( E V Jiminez 123 ) 3.75L See full results | J Alvarez 53.5kg | 1 (8) |