Velora (USA) Horse
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Velora is a 2yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Linda Rice. She is by the stallion Yaupon out of the mare Scadadle. To date she has captured two wins. On 5 Sep 2026 at Saratoga she earned her biggest victory, taking the $200,000 Seeking The Ante Stakes. The horse has been a money-maker for bettors, delivering roughly a 16% return on investment for those who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 04-Oct-26 1609m FIRM R9 Frizette Stakes (Stakes) (of $720,250) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.070, SP: 4.50 broke out and hit the gate, was rated towards the back, went around most the turn in the three path while roused then shifted to the four path, turned into upper stretch under a drive and came up empty. 1st Dotsy ( K Carmouche 122 ) 2nd Rum Twist ( P Lopez 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Revenge Of The Sis ( E J Zayas 122 ) 4.00L 5th Velora ( M Franco 122 ) 9.75L See full results | M Franco 55.3kg 9.75L | 5 (7) |
| Saratoga 05-Sep-26 1207m FIRM R7 Seeking the Ante Stakes (Stakes) $175,279 (of $278,220) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.560, SP: 1.57 1st Velora ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Prime Aurora ( J Alvarado 122 ) 2.25L 3rd B Yutiful Carly ( R J Santana 122 ) 3.75L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Saratoga 02-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R2 Md $103,293 (of $163,958) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.980, SP: 1.91 1st Velora ( J Ortiz 123 ) 2nd Annotate ( R J Santana 123 ) 4.75L 3rd Doitforjack ( L Saez 123 ) 6.00L See full results | J Ortiz 55.8kg | 1 (6) |