Victory For Vets (USA) Horse
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Victory For Vets is a 5yo horse from United States trained by W. Bret Calhoun. It is sired by the stallion Tapiture out of the dam Diamondinthestream. The horse has won 11 races to date. On 24th Mar 2024 at Sam Houston Race Park, Victory For Vets earned its biggest victory by capturing the $67,310 Texas Thoroughbred Association Derby. It has been a profitable runner for bettors, and backing it throughout its career would have produced a 27% return on investment.
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Sam Houston Race ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Park 12-Jul-26 1308m R5 Race 5 $32,760 (of $52,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.820, SP: 2.88 forwardly placed while between horses up the backstretch, continued in traffic into the turn, lost some position through the bend as a result, roused and got through into upper stretch, proved best under FIRM handling. 1st Victory For Vets ( J L Alvarez 122 ) 2nd Tx Code ( D Cabrera 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Dust Em ( S Elliott 124 ) 1.00L See full results | J L Alvarez 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Lone Star Park 14-Jun-26 1308m R10 Wayne Hanks Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $15,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.010, SP: 2.63 1st Dust Em ( S Elliott 122 ) 2nd Victory For Vets ( J Alvarez 124 ) 2.50L 3rd Cheating Heart ( F J Wethey 122 ) 1.25L See full results | J Alvarez 56.2kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Lone Star Park 19-Apr-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $9,200 (of $46,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.560, SP: 1.62 left the gate a little sluggishly, but responded when roused, sped to the front on the first turn, led the way with rivals on either side down the backstretch, kicked on late on the the far turn, came into the stretch with a narrow lead but was surrounded by challengers, kept on well to best all but the winner in a solid effort. 1st Turn North ( G Franco 122 ) 2nd Victory For Vets ( J Alvarez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Regal Terka ( D Parker 122 ) 0.20L See full results | J Alvarez 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 22-Mar-26 1609m R6 Race 6-Star Of Texas Stakes $47,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.740, SP: 1.83 1st Victory For Vets ( J Alvarez 118 ) 2nd Golden Grit ( R Diaz 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Mr Jaws ( E V Jiminez 123 ) 3.75L See full results | J Alvarez 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 15-Feb-26 1408m R11 Race 11-David E. Hooper Stakes $1,000 (of $77,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.400, SP: 3.00 1st Raise The Bar ( S Elliott 118 ) 2nd Turn North ( D Parker 116 ) 5.00L 3rd Golden Grit ( L Luzzi 116 ) 0.50L 6th Victory For Vets ( J Alvarez 120 ) | J Alvarez 54.4kg | 6 (9) |