Vega Magnifico (2019) Horse
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Vega Magnifico is a 7yo chestnut gelding trained by Neil Dyer in Kyneton. He is by Lope de Vega out of Hit the Sky. To date he has won five races. On 4 January 2025 at Randwick he claimed his biggest victory, taking the $160,000 3yo+ Benchmark 78 Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering an 83% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin 27-Jun-26 1300m GOOD R7 HCP (of $38,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.980, SP: 21.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Dakota Lee ( D Gillett 64 ) 2nd Magic Defense ( S Tsaikos 56 ) 2.41L 3rd Hadouken ( J Lyon 62 ) 5.05L 10th Vega Magnifico ( J Hampson 59 ) 11.45L See full results | J Hampson 59kg 11.45L | 10 (12) |
| Kerang 28-May-26 1000m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:02.600 1st Chicky Wa Wa ( C A Taylor ) 2nd Summer Night ( J Baldock ) 3rd Brillar ( J Rollinson ) 5th Vega Magnifico ( J Keating ) | J Keating | 5 (5) |
| Kyneton 14-May-26 800m R2 Jump Out-G4 2nd Swooping Senor ( D Dean ) 3rd Vega Magnifico ( C Macredmond ) | C Macredmond | 3 (6) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 07-Jan-26 1880m SYNTHETIC R9 HCP (of $125,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:55.950, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Asva ( K G Sanderson 56.5 ) 2nd Ashy Boy ( N Punch 54 ) 0.30L 3rd Sushi Express ( L G Bingley 58 ) 1.05L 9th Vega Magnifico ( C Macredmond 58 ) 5.15L See full results | C Macredmond 58kg 5.15L | 9 (14) |
| Bordertown 14-Dec-25 2000m GOOD 4 R7 BORD CUP BM 74 $20,100 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:02.830, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Vega Magnifico ( J Smith 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Dual Fuel ( J B Opperman 56.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Early Warning ( A Livesey 54 ) 0.21L See full results | J Smith 62.5kg, Cd 59.5kg | 1 (10) |