Welaka (USA) Horse
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Welaka is a 6yo from the United States trained by Kelsey Danner. She is sired by the stallion Malibu Moon out of the dam St. John's River. Welaka has won seven races in her career so far. On 22 Dec 2025 at Turfway Park, Welaka earned her most significant victory to date, claiming the $103,000 Race 5 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 26-Jun-26 1710m R2 Race 2 (of $78,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.610, SP: 15.00 raced off of the pace in the four path, trailed down the backstretch, moved to the six to seven path in upper stretch and made little impact. 1st Urban Planner ( R Bejarano 118 ) 2nd Expect The Best ( B Curtis 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Awesome Ruta ( J L Ortiz 123 ) 1.75L 9th Welaka ( L Saez 118 ) 12.10L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg 12.10L | 9 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 10-May-26 1811m R9 Race 9 $14,100 (of $141,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.800, SP: 21.00 raced off of the pace in the three path while coming under coaxing around the first turn, trailed under urging around the far turn, moved out to the five path entering the lane then ran on between horses. 1st Tiztastic ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Gould's Gold ( E Esquivel 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Welaka ( A Beschizza 122 ) 8.50L See full results | A Beschizza 55.3kg 8.50L | 3 (7) |
| Turfway Park 12-Mar-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $880 (of $106,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.810, SP: 15.00 pursued along the inside, saved ground to no avail. 1st First Strike ( A Gomez 124 ) 2nd Baby Max ( J Ramos 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Tall Boy ( W I Antongeorgi 124 ) 6.50L 6th Welaka ( A Beschizza 124 ) 10.05L See full results | A Beschizza 56.2kg 10.05L | 6 (9) |
| Turfway Park 15-Feb-26 1710m R9 Dust Commander Stakes (Stakes) $1,100 (of $125,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.580, SP: 11.00 lacked speed in the two path, trailed around the far turn, advanced inside of foes in upper stretch, shifted out while staying on and failed to reach contention. 1st Honor Marie ( R Joseph 120 ) 2nd Baby Max ( C Gerardo 120 ) 4.50L 3rd Swiss Slang ( B Samuel 120 ) 4.50L 6th Welaka ( V Carrasco 120 ) 17.00L See full results | V Carrasco 54.4kg 17.00L | 6 (10) |
| Turfway Park 22-Dec-25 1609m R5 Race 5 $64,890 (of $103,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.790, SP: 5.00 tracked from midpack in the three path, then in the four to five path around the far turn, rallied to bid outside of rivals at the sixteenth pole, sparred with an inner trio late and narrowly prevailed. 1st Welaka ( A Beschizza 123 ) 2nd Friar Newton ( W Rodriguez 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Read On ( J Felix 123 ) 0.15L See full results | A Beschizza 55.8kg | 1 (12) |