Viva L'amour (2022) Horse
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Viva L'amour is a 4yo bay mare trained by Terrence Powell in Ruakaka. She is sired by Eminent out of the dam L'amour. She has secured one win to date. On 2nd Sep 2026 at Ruakaka she achieved her most important victory, taking the $18500.00 3yo+ F&M Maiden Set Weight. She has been a profitable runner for bettors; a lifelong backer would have earned a 53% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie 24-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM 65 Hcp (of $44,620) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.410, SP: 179.50 1st Excite ( S Mcnab 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Jurisprudence ( A Seesa 59.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.20L 3rd Ocean Rules ( M Cartwright 56 ) 1.70L 13th Viva L'amour ( E M Leighton 56 ) 11.80L See full results | E M Leighton 56kg 11.80L | 13 (15) |
| Ellerslie 19-Sep-26 1500m SOFT 5 R9 BM 65 Hcp $664 (of $44,295) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:30.790, SP: 59.70 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 14th 1st Rob's Mistake ( J Doyle 57.5 ) 2nd Alker Traz ( J J Fawcett 59 ) 2.00L 3rd Jurisprudence ( A Seesa 59 , Cd 55 ) 2.80L 10th Viva L'amour ( E M Leighton 56.5 ) 8.00L See full results | E M Leighton 56.5kg 8.00L | 10 (15) |
| Ruakaka 02-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 6 R2 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight $8,557 (of $15,280) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.750, SP: 13.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Viva L'amour ( E M Leighton 57.5 ) 2nd Topeka ( K Wilson-taylor 57.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Choreomania ( C J Grylls 57.5 ) 1.00L See full results | E M Leighton 57.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Ruakaka 15-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 6 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances (of $16,611) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.850, SP: 60.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 2nd 1st Fraudster ( J Taplin 56 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Miesha ( J Nishizuka 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2.80L 3rd Boomstruck ( T Wigram 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 3.60L 11th Viva L'amour ( E M Leighton 56.5 ) 9.20L See full results | E M Leighton 56.5kg 9.20L | 11 (13) |
| Ruakaka 01-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 6 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $251 (of $16,708) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 01:10.950, SP: 115.10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Shalabiya ( W B Kennedy 54 ) 2nd Odds And Ends ( J Doyle 58.5 ) 5.30L 3rd Foreign Currency ( M J Mcnab 58.5 ) 8.30L 8th Viva L'amour ( E Jones 56.5 ) 10.90L See full results | E Jones 56.5kg 10.90L | 8 (14) |