Van Duke (AUS) Horse
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Van Duke, a 4yo bay/brown gelding bred in Australia, is trained by Wayne Wilkes in Muswellbrook. He is by Vancouver out of Empress Eleven. The horse remains a maiden after four starts without a win. In his most recent race at Tamworth on 1st Oct 2026, Kody Nestor rode him to an eighth-place finish, behind the winner Grafology.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tamworth 01-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.320, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 1st Grafology ( B Looker 56.5 ) 2nd Ominous ( Z Wadick 59 ) 1.40L 3rd Denise's Gal ( I Neale 57 ) 1.68L 8th Van Duke ( K Nestor 59 ) 6.40L See full results | K Nestor 59kg 6.40L | 8 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 08-Sep-26 1500m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.700, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210 1st The Prospect ( A B Collett 59 ) 2nd Linda's Princess ( M Weir 57 ) 1.66L 3rd Burning Love ( A R D Morgan 55 ) 1.76L 8th Van Duke ( J Ford 59 ) 6.45L See full results | J Ford 59kg 6.45L | 8 (11) |
| Scone 17-Aug-26 1300m SOFT 5 R5 MDN $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.320, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 1st Oakfield Iowa ( A Bullock 59.5 ) 2nd Switch On ( A R D Morgan 55 ) 2.17L 3rd Life's Turns ( B Nock 55.5 ) 2.71L 7th Van Duke ( B Looker 58 ) 16.11L See full results | B Looker 58kg 16.11L | 7 (8) |
| Tamworth 22-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 SUPER MDN-SW $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.810, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st Siragusa ( A Bullock 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Our Boy Tom ( J Duggan 59 ) 3.07L 3rd Chasing Quivers ( A Roper 57 ) 4.52L 7th Van Duke ( A Gibbons 57.5 ) 8.29L See full results | A Gibbons 57.5kg 8.29L | 7 (8) |
| Tamworth 08-Jan-26 950m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.030 1st Kenisis ( C Hillier ) 2nd Van Duke ( S Wilkes ) 0.66L 3rd Perpetuous ( E Drews ) 1.99L | S Wilkes 0.66L | 2 (5) |