Best Virginia (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

02-Feb-20

Colour

bay

Dam

Braefield

Prize Money

133347

Owners

Javier Contreras

About

Best Virginia, a 6yo gelding from the United States trained by Melinda K. Sanders, is sired by Golden Years out of Braefield. The horse has earned eight victories in its career. On May 6, 2023, at Charles Town, Best Virginia captured its biggest win to date, claiming the $18,499.00 purse.

Raced At

Mountaineer

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Mountaineer 03-Nov-25 1210m R3 Race 3 $180 (of $9,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.390, SP: 7.00 pressed the early pace fading into upper stretch. 1st Rose Darling ( B Tapara 126 ) 2nd Sweet Talia ( B Weatherly 123 ) 6.00L 3rd Ante Angel ( K Gonzalez 126 ) 8.50L 5th Best Virginia ( M Vilchez 126 , Cd 131 ) 18.00L See full resultsM Vilchez 57.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 18.00L5 (6)
Mountaineer 14-Oct-25 1210m R3 Race 3 $5,670 (of $9,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.070, SP: 3.25 saved ground to upper stretch rallying along the rail arriving in time. 1st Best Virginia ( M Vilchez 123 , Cd 128 ) 2nd Step Lightly ( B Weatherly 118 ) 0.10L 3rd Cloudy Bay ( A R Ramgeet 126 ) 13.85L See full resultsM Vilchez 55.8kg, Cd 58.1kg1 (4)
Mountaineer 23-Sep-25 1610m R4 Race 4 $1,800 (of $9,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.100, SP: 11.00 stalked the pace pressing on the far turn dueling between horses late just missing. 1st Curt's Angel ( B Whitacre 126 ) 2nd Best Virginia ( M Vilchez 123 , Cd 128 ) 0.10L 3rd Lady Aethelflaed ( J Stokes 123 ) 0.20L See full resultsM Vilchez 55.8kg, Cd 58.1kg 0.10L2 (8)
Mountaineer 25-Aug-25 1610m R3 Race 3 $105 (of $10,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.740, SP: 15.00 was never involved. 1st Team Mom Not Bruh ( A R Ramgeet 120 ) 2nd Kaiyas Song ( L A Batista 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Myra Fleener ( L Tapara 120 ) 1.75L 7th Best Virginia ( M Vilchez 120 , Cd 125 ) 9.00L See full resultsM Vilchez 54.4kg, Cd 56.7kg 9.00L7 (7)
Mountaineer 05-Aug-25 1610m R5 Race 5 $1,660 (of $8,300) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.450, SP: 4.00 in GOOD position early, swung wide, surged late, driving. 1st Sum Kinda Pretty ( L Tapara 120 ) 2nd Best Virginia ( M Vilchez 120 , Cd 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Agenda ( R Barrios 120 ) 3.25L See full resultsM Vilchez 54.4kg, Cd 56.7kg 0.50L2 (8)