Vim Vitae (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

16-Oct-22
Sex
gelding

Colour

chestnut

Sire

The Autumn Sun

Prize Money

29950

Owners

Liam Howley Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: L Howley), C W Kwok, M A Pitt, Ms D F Howley, J Howley, D P Humphries & R L Nuttall

About

Vim Vitae is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Liam Howley. He is by the stallion The Autumn Sun out of the dam Prana. He has won one race so far. On 20th Feb 2026 at Seymour he secured his biggest victory, taking the $42500.00 Maiden Plte. The horse has been a profitable choice for punters, offering about a 67% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Albury 20-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 6 R6 ALBURY GNEAS $1,750 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.270, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 1st Beyond Question ( R Mcleod 61.5 ) 2nd Jaegers ( A Collett 59 ) 2.97L 3rd Spread The Love ( T Schiller 55 ) 3.78L 8th Vim Vitae ( R Bayliss 55 ) 5.56L See full resultsR Bayliss 55kg 5.56L8 (10)
Seymour 20-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $23,375 (of $42,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:17.270, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 1st Vim Vitae ( C Gaudray 59 ) 2nd Egyptian Thorn ( Z Spain 59 ) 0.20L 3rd Antalian ( D W Stackhouse 57.5 ) 0.60L See full resultsC Gaudray 59kg1 (14)
Echuca 16-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R5 3UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:06.400 1st Windhowler ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Riverlea Prince ( J Booth ) 0.50L 3rd Forest Place ( L Riordan ) 4.00L 4th Vim Vitae ( A Kelly ) 4.50LA Kelly 4.50L4 (7)
Caulfield Heath 29-Jan-26 800m GOOD 4 R14 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:46.830 1st Dough ( C J Parish ) 2nd Queen Peta ( J Childs ) 1.00L 3rd Dancingonmyown ( H T Coffey ) 3.50L 7th Vim Vitae ( C Gaudray ) 7.70LC Gaudray 7.70L7 (8)
Mornington 23-Oct-25 1500m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $2,125 (of $42,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.560, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 1st Top Reward ( J Mcneil 57 ) 2nd Johnich ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Square Deal ( J Noonan 59.5 ) 2.00L 4th Vim Vitae ( L Bates 57 ) 3.00L See full resultsL Bates 57kg 3.00L4 (8)
Bendigo 05-Oct-25 1500m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:31.110, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.280 1st Couldthisbetheone ( J Noonan 57 ) 2nd Lufitaah ( D Yendall 55 ) 0.40L 3rd Talavera ( C Macredmond 55 ) 0.70L 6th Vim Vitae ( B Egan 57 ) 3.01L See full resultsB Egan 57kg 3.01L6 (12)
Sandown Hillside 24-Sep-25 1300m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:17.880, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Obucci ( L J Neindorf 56 ) 2nd Miss Revealing ( B Mertens 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Fastobullet ( M Zahra 58 ) 1.25L 10th Vim Vitae ( B Allen 58 ) 4.13L See full resultsB Allen 58kg 4.13L10 (12)
Wangaratta 09-Sep-25 1100m GOOD 4 R4 3UP MDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.550 1st Vim Vitae ( J Stanley ) 2nd Fiore Darancio ( L King ) 1.25L 3rd Brilliant Beagle ( J Duffy ) 2.00LJ Stanley1 (6)
Caulfield Heath 13-Aug-25 900m SOFT 5 R7 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:53.420 1st Redcloud ( D M Lane ) 2nd Till Queen ( J Mcneil ) 0.10L 3rd Diamond Gust ( M Zahra ) 0.30L 12th Vim Vitae ( C Gaudray ) 8.71LC Gaudray 8.71L12 (12)
Geelong 05-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 6 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.880, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st Loving ( B Allen 58 ) 2nd Single Choice ( E J Walsh 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Conical Net ( F W Kersley 56 ) 3.70L 9th Vim Vitae ( J Maskiell 58 ) 6.93L See full resultsJ Maskiell 58kg 6.93L9 (13)
Kyneton 26-May-25 800m R3 Jump Out-G3 1st Vim Vitae ( T Germaine ) 2nd Wangandary ( J Baldock ) 3rd Titanic ( M T Aitken )T Germaine1 (5)
Apiam Bendigo 19-May-25 800m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.890 1st Hegely ( J Baldock ) 2nd Single Choice ( E J Walsh ) 3rd Vim Vitae ( D Munro )D Munro3 (6)
Kyneton 09-May-25 800m R8 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.290 1st Lady Maestro ( C J Parish ) 5th Vim Vitae ( D Munro )D Munro5 (7)
Kyneton 11-Apr-25 800m R10 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:49.720 1st Yacht Master ( J Baldock ) 2nd Blaiken ( M T Aitken ) 3rd Rocktoberfest ( T Prebble ) 7th Vim Vitae ( J Robertson )J Robertson7 (7)