Steel Venom (USA)
About
Steel Venom, a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States, is trained by Joe Sharp. He is by the stallion Vekoma out of the mare Shes So Savvy. The horse has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In his most recent race at Churchill Downs on September 18, 2025, jockey Jose L. Ortiz guided Steel Venom to a ninth‑place finish, behind the winner Fine Vino.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 18-Sep-25 1609m R9 Md (of $48,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.230, SP: 6.00 steadied among foes nearing the backstretch, lacked speed in teh two path and made little impact. | J L Ortiz 54.4kg 22.10L | 9 (12) |
| Ellis Park 12-Aug-25 1709m R7 Md $406 (of $40,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:39.090, SP: 17.00 showed the way while rank and crossing over to the inside around the first turn, but got headed by an outer presser passing the five sixteenths pole and weakened. | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 12.45L | 10 (12) |
| Ellis Park 15-Jul-25 1609m GOOD R9 Md $1,142 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.050, SP: 6.50 bumped with rivals on both sides at the start, showed the way along the inside, met an outer challenge around the far turn, got headed by a wider bidder reaching the furlong grounds and weakened. | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 6.25L | 5 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 25-May-25 1307m FIRM R3 Md $1,033 (of $72,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.520, SP: 7.50 was bumped by rivals on both sides and pinched back at the start, raced at the rear in the four path and made little impact. | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 16.00L | 6 (7) |