Violet Lovebug (AUS) Horse
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Violet Lovebug, a 3yo chestnut filly from Australia trained by Travis Doudle, is by the stallion Written By out of the dam Travesura. She has secured four wins in her career. On 7 Feb 2026 at Morphettville she claimed her most important victory, taking the $55,000 3yo Bm 62 Handicap. Punters have found her lucrative; anyone who backed her throughout would have earned a 116% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Bdge 07-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R8 MM 3&4YO $2,625 (of $122,250) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.730, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.770 1st Shadhavar ( J Opperman 56.5 ) 2nd Redders ( R Milnes 56 ) 2.33L 3rd Cash ( T Pannell 58.5 ) 3.84L 6th Violet Lovebug ( W Price 54 ) 7.20L See full results | W Price 54kg 7.20L | 6 (9) |
| Morphettville 24-Feb-26 600m GOOD 4 R12 3Y- JO 1st Desert Charm ( D Tourneur ) 2nd Violet Lovebug ( J Doyle ) 3rd Kalmana ( C Jones ) | J Doyle | 2 (4) |
| Morphettville 24-Feb-26 600m GOOD 4 R12 3Y- JO 1st Desert Charm ( D Tourneur ) 2nd Violet Lovebug ( J Doyle ) 3rd Kalmana ( C Jones ) | J Doyle | 2 (4) |
| Morphettville 07-Feb-26 1050m GOOD 4 R2 3YO BM62 $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.760, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.440 1st Violet Lovebug ( A Warren 61.5 ) 2nd Intellectual ( J Toeroek 60.5 ) 0.33L 3rd Sir Myka ( B Price 59.5 ) 0.78L See full results | A Warren 61.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Murray Bdge 17-Jan-26 1100m GOOD 4 R4 3YO BM64 $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.130, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 1st Violet Lovebug ( B Price 58.5 ) 2nd Light The Night ( J Holder 59 ) 0.14L 3rd Act Of Treachery ( M Chadwick 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 3.09L See full results | B Price 58.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Morphettville Parks 26-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 3YO BM64 $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.330, SP: 2.20 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.460 1st Breakfast ( T Voorham 56.5 ) 2nd Act Of Treachery ( S Potter 57.5 , Cd 55 ) 0.72L 3rd Si Senora ( C Munro 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.35L 5th Violet Lovebug ( B Price 60 ) 1.81L See full results | B Price 60 1.81L | 5 (6) |
| Gawler 13-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 3YO CL1 $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.110, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Violet Lovebug ( B Price 57.5 ) 2nd Dampen ( A Livesey 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Maldivica ( D Caboche 54 ) 3.00L See full results | B Price 57.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Morphettville 25-Nov-25 600m R6 J/O 6 1st Alpine Joy ( M Chadwick ) 2nd Haynes ( A Livesey ) 3rd Wine Snob ( J Toeroek ) 4th Violet Lovebug ( B Price ) | B Price | 4 (5) |
| Morphettville 11-Nov-25 600m GOOD 4 R9 3Y- JO 1st Wealthy Winston ( T M Johnstone ) 2nd Power Dancer ( C P Murtagh ) 3rd Bargain Boy ( M Sanders ) 4th Violet Lovebug ( B Price ) | B Price | 4 (5) |
| Morphettville Parks 19-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 5 R5 G3 2YO Open Set Weight $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.450, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.990 1st Ethereum Girl ( J Holder 55.5 ) 2nd Mostly For Show ( J Toeroek 57.5 ) 0.34L 3rd Tiptop Tori ( T M Johnstone 55.5 ) 0.65L 6th Violet Lovebug ( B Price 55.5 ) 6.62L See full results | B Price 55.5kg 6.62L | 6 (8) |
| Gawler 05-Jul-25 1200m SOFT 7 R2 2YO CL1 Hcp $9,800 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.790, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.510 1st Bootlegger ( E Finnegan 58 ) 2nd Violet Lovebug ( B Price 57 ) 1.02L 3rd Laws Wars ( J Toeroek 58 ) 6.87L See full results | B Price 57kg 1.02L | 2 (11) |
| Balaklava 18-Jun-25 1050m SOFT 6 R1 2YO CL1 Hcp $12,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.070, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.860 1st Violet Lovebug ( B Price 57 ) 2nd Light The Night ( T M Johnstone 58 ) 2.10L 3rd Ullrich ( A Lai 59 , Cd 57 ) 2.29L See full results | B Price 57kg | 1 (6) |
| Balaklava 05-Jun-25 1050m GOOD 3 R1 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.270 1st Si Senora ( J Toeroek ) 2nd Violet Lovebug ( C Murtagh ) 0.45L 3rd Wings Of Destiny ( F A Atkinson ) 2.44L | C Murtagh 0.45L | 2 (10) |
| Morphettville Parks 27-May-25 600m HEAVY R4 2Y-JO 1st Violet Lovebug ( B Price ) 2nd Madam Moneybags ( J Maund ) 3rd Borchard ( D Caboche ) | B Price | 1 (5) |
| Morphettville Parks 21-Jan-25 600m GOOD 4 R4 2Y-JO 1st Violet Lovebug ( E Taff ) 2nd Sassy Sophie ( T M Johnstone ) 3rd Zoutrail ( J Toeroek ) | E Taff | 1 (3) |