El Viento (2020) Horse
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About
El Viento is a 6yo bay gelding trained by Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson at Riccarton Park. He is by the stallion El Roca out of Mandeville. To date he has collected five wins, with his most notable triumph on 28th Sep 2024 at Riccarton Park, when he captured the $40000.00 Benchmark 75 Handicap. He has proved profitable for punters, delivering a 13% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie 17-Oct-26 1400m SOFT 5 R8 Open Hcp $792 (of $52,771) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.160, SP: 7.60 1st Sweet Smile ( M Hashizume 54 ) 2nd Cannon Hill ( S Mcnab 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Big Wave ( C Barnes 54 ) 0.40L 9th El Viento ( C Grylls 55 ) 2.60L See full results | C Grylls 55kg 2.60L | 9 (13) |
| Ellerslie 23-May-26 1600m SOFT 5 R6 Open Hcp $3,328 (of $36,975) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.940, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Hasstobeawinner ( M J Mcnab 55 ) 2nd Lupo Solitario ( W F Pinn 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd El Viento ( S Collett 54 ) 0.90L See full results | S Collett 54kg 0.90L | 3 (11) |
| Te Rapa 02-May-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 Open Hcp $1,638 (of $32,768) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.950, SP: 5.30 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Financier ( G Rooke 57.5 ) 2nd Uderzo ( M Hashizume 58 ) 1.80L 3rd Rudyard ( T Mitchell 54.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2.00L 4th El Viento ( C Grylls 57.5 ) 1.90L See full results | C Grylls 57.5kg 1.90L | 4 (15) |
| Te Rapa 17-Apr-26 1400m HEAVY 9 R5 Open Hcp $6,082 (of $32,873) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:25.880, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Little Bit Of Love ( M Hashizume 55.5 ) 2nd El Viento ( W Kennedy 54 ) 0.10L 3rd Yaldi ( G Rooke 54 ) 0.40L See full results | W Kennedy 54kg 0.10L | 2 (9) |
| Pukekura Raceway 31-Dec-25 1800m HEAVY 8 R2 BM 75 Hcp $8,963 (of $16,005) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:55.830, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd 1st El Viento ( C Grylls 60 ) 2nd Blue Rata Warea ( M Singh 54 ) 2.50L 3rd Overrated ( T Davies 57 , Cd 55 ) 3.30L See full results | C Grylls 60 | 1 (5) |