Zuvela (AUS) Horse
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Zuvela is a 3yo bay or brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Graeme McCulloch, who is based at Whitemore. He is sired by the stallion Zululand out of the dam Vela Blue. Zuvela is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 6 attempts. During his most recent race at Hobart on 8th Feb 2026, Zuvela was ridden by Jabez Johnstone and finished 10th, behind the winner Tribal Council.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart 08-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.350, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.770 1st Tribal Council ( L Bingley 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Strato Ken ( J Noonan 58 ) 0.02L 3rd Black Raptor ( C Wells 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.02L 10th Zuvela ( J Johnstone 58 , Cd 56 ) 15.77L See full results | J Johnstone 58kg, Cd 56kg 15.77L | 10 (10) |
| Hobart 25-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:14.040, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.610 1st Verhoeven ( J A Johnstone 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Tribal Council ( L G Bingley 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Geegees Mercedes ( C M Jordan 55 ) 1.31L 10th Zuvela ( C Wells 57 , Cd 55 ) 10.27L See full results | C Wells 57kg, Cd 55kg 10.27L | 10 (11) |
| Hobart 18-Jan-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.480, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 15th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.760 1st Magnolia Sky ( L E Burke 55 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Alfarino ( E L B Burke 57 ) 4.00L 3rd Upheaval ( D Pires 57 ) 5.00L 15th Zuvela ( C Wells 57 , Cd 55 ) 19.20L See full results | C Wells 57kg, Cd 55kg 19.20L | 15 (15) |
| Launceston 09-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.840, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.710 1st Redair ( E L B Burke 55 ) 2nd Bad Alibi ( L E Burke 55 , Cd 53 ) 0.20L 3rd Tigers On Top ( L G Bingley 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 2.70L 7th Zuvela ( J Johnstone 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 8.16L See full results | J Johnstone 57kg, Cd 55.5kg 8.16L | 7 (10) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 19-Dec-25 1150m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.080, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Ozonica ( E L B Burke 57 ) 2nd Guber ( E Annells 58.5 ) 1.75L 3rd French Soul ( C M Jordan 57 ) 2.75L 7th Zuvela ( S Tsaikos 57 ) 8.00L See full results | S Tsaikos 57kg 8.00L | 7 (9) |
| Longford 02-Dec-25 800m SOFT 5 R7 MDN/CL2-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:47.680 1st Simply Deep ( L G Bingley ) 2nd Sh'bourne Rising ( C M Jordan ) 0.10L 3rd Tigers On Top ( K G Baker ) 2.10L 5th Zuvela ( I Bowles ) 3.60L | I Bowles 3.60L | 5 (5) |
| Hobart 19-Jan-25 1100m SOFT 5 R3 LR 2YO Open Set Weight (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:05.910, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 1st Zany Girl ( A Darmanin 55 ) 2nd Crack The Shutters ( B Muhcu 55 ) 0.35L 3rd Geegees Missile ( T Baker 55 ) 1.60L 11th Zuvela ( M Ulucinar 57 ) 14.25L See full results | M Ulucinar 57kg 14.25L | 11 (11) |
| Longford 14-Jan-25 800m SOFT 5 R1 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:47.520 1st Sanniya ( C R Wells ) 2nd Taroona ( J G Radley ) 0.40L 3rd Mazzini ( L G Bingley ) 0.90L 4th Zuvela ( K Moore ) 7.90L | K Moore 7.90L | 4 (6) |