Vow And Declare
(AUS)About
Vow And Declare is a 9yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Danny O'Brien. He is sired by the stallion Declaration Of War out of the dam Geblitzt. With a Group One win and career earnings of $7,449,670, Vow And Declare is considered an elite racehorse. On November 5, 2019 at Flemington, Vow And Declare, ridden by Craig Williams, achieved his most notable victory in the $7,750,000 Lexus Melbourne Cup, defeating Prince Of Arran.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham 21-Dec-24 2500m GOOD 3 R9 Open Hcp (of $300,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:36.740, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 8th | C Williams 58kg 18.40L | 10 (10) |
| Ballarat 09-Dec-24 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3UP-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.590 | C Williams 0 3.00L | 4 (10) |
| Bendigo 30-Oct-24 2400m GOOD 3 R7 G3 Open Hcp $10,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:27.820, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990 | C Williams 59kg 6.20L | 8 (15) |
| Geelong 23-Oct-24 2400m GOOD 3 R7 G3 Open Hcp $10,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:27.980, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 | B Egan 58kg 5.10L | 8 (13) |
| Caulfield 12-Oct-24 2000m GOOD 3 R7 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $20,000 (of $1,005,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.400, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.380 | B Egan 59kg 19.00L | 7 (8) |
| Caulfield 21-Sep-24 1800m GOOD 4 R8 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $15,000 (of $756,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:49.000, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 | B Egan 59kg 5.80L | 7 (12) |
| Caulfield 31-Aug-24 2000m GOOD 4 R4 Open Quality $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:01.410, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 | B Egan 62kg 5.50L | 5 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 29-Jun-24 2400m GOOD 4 R6 G3 3YO+ Open Set Weight With Penalties $116,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:27.210, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.690 | B Egan 57.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 15-Jun-24 2200m GOOD 3 R9 G2 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $54,000 (of $1,200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:14.410, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 | B Egan 59kg 5.60L | 4 (18) |
| Doomben 25-May-24 2000m SOFT 6 R9 G1 Open Weight For Age (of $1,000,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:03.620, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.630 | B Egan 59kg 5.50L | 12 (14) |
| Flemington 30-Mar-24 2000m GOOD 3 R8 G1 3YO+ Open Weight For Age $135,000 (of $3,005,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:00.050, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740 | B Egan 59kg 2.00L | 4 (9) |
| Caulfield 24-Feb-24 1800m GOOD 4 R6 G2 Open Weight For Age $54,000 (of $301,540) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:50.450, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 | B Egan 59kg 0.10L | 2 (8) |
| Caulfield 02-Dec-23 2400m SOFT 7 R8 G2 SAND CLSSC $18,750 (of $751,540) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:31.730, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.560 | B Egan 59kg 8.20L | 5 (8) |
| Flemington 07-Nov-23 3200m GOOD 4 R7 G1 MELB CUP $160,000 (of $8,410,000) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 03:18.370, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980 | B Egan 53kg 7.50L | 9 (23) |
| Moonee Valley 27-Oct-23 2500m GOOD 3 R7 G2 MV CUP $135,000 (of $750,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:35.200, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.550 | B Egan 57kg 0.80L | 2 (14) |
| Caulfield 14-Oct-23 2000m GOOD 4 R7 G1 CAULFIELD STKS $180,000 (of $1,004,600) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:01.980, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.160 | B Egan 59kg 2.00L | 2 (10) |
| Caulfield 23-Sep-23 1800m GOOD 3 R9 G1 UNDERWOOD (of $755,600) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:48.530, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.890 | B Egan 59kg 4.50L | 10 (15) |
| Flemington 13-May-23 2800m SOFT 5 R7 LR RAMSDEN (of $503,625) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:53.660, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900 | J Mott 58.5kg 13.40L | 10 (18) |
| Mornington 22-Apr-23 2400m GOOD 3 R8 LR MORN CUP $6,000 (of $300,750) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:29.950, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.790 | J Allen 60 6.90L | 6 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 25-Mar-23 2400m GOOD 4 R8 G1 TANCRED $68,000 (of $1,528,200) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:29.860, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 | N Rawiller 59kg 1.10L | 4 (13) |
| Flemington 11-Mar-23 2000m GOOD 4 R6 AUS CUP PRE $36,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:00.580, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 | J Allen 58.5kg 1.30L | 2 (10) |
| Sandown Lakeside 25-Feb-23 2100m GOOD 4 R1 LR VIC CUP $31,500 (of $175,750) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:12.420, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760 | J Allen 60 1.30L | 2 (6) |
| Geelong 31-Jan-23 1200m SOFT 5 R3 2UP-TRL Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:14.220 | J Allen 0 6.90L | 10 (12) |
| Caulfield 26-Nov-22 2400m GOOD 3 R7 G2 SAND CLSSC $451,540 (of $751,540) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:28.130, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 | J Allen 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Flemington 01-Nov-22 3200m SOFT 7 R7 G1 MELB CUP $160,000 (of $8,075,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:24.040, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.560 | B Shinn 55kg, Cd 54.5kg 8.70L | 10 (22) |
| Caulfield 15-Oct-22 2400m SOFT 6 R9 G1 CAUL CUP $120,000 (of $5,000,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:33.680, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.760 | B Shinn 55kg, Cd 54.5kg 1.90L | 6 (18) |
| Flemington 01-Oct-22 2510m GOOD 3 R6 G3 BART CUMMINGS $18,750 (of $750,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:36.670, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 | D Lane 58kg 1.20L | 5 (11) |
| Flemington 10-Sep-22 2500m SOFT 7 R6 QLTY $13,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:41.090, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.060 | D Lane 61kg 2.10L | 3 (15) |
| Caulfield 13-Aug-22 1600m GOOD 4 R1 HCP $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.789, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 | D Lane 61kg 5.00L | 5 (7) |
| Caulfield 18-Sep-21 2000m GOOD 4 R7 G3 NATURALISM (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.800, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 10th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 | D Lane 59kg 5.00L | 11 (16) |
| Caulfield 28-Aug-21 1700m GOOD 4 R7 LR HEATHERLIE HCP (of $160,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.390, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 | D Lane 60 6.60L | 10 (15) |
| Caulfield 03-Apr-21 2000m GOOD 3 R7 G3 EASTER CUP $3,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:00.330, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 | J Mott 59.5kg 4.60L | 8 (15) |
| Flemington 03-Nov-20 3200m GOOD 3 R7 G1 MELB CUP (of $7,750,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:17.340, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.230 | J Mott 57kg 13.90L | 18 (23) |
| Caulfield 17-Oct-20 2400m SOFT 6 R9 G1 CAUL CUP (of $5,000,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:31.970, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 18th, 1200m 16th, 800m 17th, 400m 16th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 Eased near last, too dour, couldn't get close | D Oliver 57kg 8.70L | 15 (18) |
| Flemington 03-Oct-20 2000m GOOD 3 R7 G1 TURNBULL (of $500,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:01.840, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.110 Raced forward, beaten for pace late, well beaten | D Oliver 57.5kg 2.80L | 12 (15) |
| Flemington 12-Sep-20 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G1 MAKYBE DIVA (of $750,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.330, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.290 Behind midfield, checked 1200m, sound sprint home | C Williams 59kg 4.70L | 9 (16) |
| Flemington 25-Apr-20 2600m GOOD 4 R4 4UP HCP $3,240 (of $108,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:41.420, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 Box seat, could not outrun rivals in run home | C Williams 61kg 4.10L | 5 (13) |
| Randwick 11-Apr-20 2000m HEAVY 8 R8 G1 QUEEN ELIZ $15,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:06.920, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.670 Settled on speed, faded 400m to go no match | G Boss 59kg 9.80L | 9 (12) |
| Flemington 07-Mar-20 2000m SOFT 5 R8 G1 AUST CUP $135,000 (of $1,500,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:02.180, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420 6L back, loomed wide turn, sustained, top return | C Williams 59kg 1.30L | 3 (14) |
| Cranbourne Training 04-Feb-20 1190m GOOD 4 R1 2YO+ Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.800 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 | C Williams 5.00L | 2 (4) |
| Flemington 05-Nov-19 3200m SOFT 5 R7 G1 MELB CUP $4,400,000 (of $7,750,000) Barrier 21, Winning Time: 03:24.760, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 took sit 2200m, railed turn, surged late, tough | C Williams 52kg | 1 (24) |
| Caulfield 19-Oct-19 2400m GOOD 3 R9 G1 CAUL CUP $700,000 (of $5,000,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:30.160, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 15th, 800m 13th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.760 11L back, wide move at 800m, tightened 200m, sound | C Williams 52.5kg 1.00L | 2 (18) |
| Flemington 05-Oct-19 2000m GOOD 3 R7 G1 TURNBULL $22,500 (of $500,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:03.540, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200 7L back, traffic 400m - 300m, to line strongly | D Oliver 54.5kg 1.70L | 4 (11) |
| Cranbourne Training 02-Sep-19 1190m HEAVY 9 R4 3YO+ Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.700 | D Oliver 3.20L | 3 (7) |
| Eagle Farm 22-Jun-19 3000m GOOD 4 R6 G3 TATT'S CUP $116,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:09.850, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.400 8L back, made ground from 600m, took over 250m | G Boss 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Eagle Farm 08-Jun-19 2400m GOOD 3 R7 G1 QLD DERBY $108,000 (of $600,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:29.740, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 8L back, 3 wide no cover, with 1st 350m, strong | D Oliver 57kg 0.80L | 2 (18) |
| Eagle Farm 25-May-19 2200m GOOD 4 R3 G3 GRAND PRIX $2,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:16.070, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 beyond midfield, ridden along turn, fair | B Rawiller 57kg 6.00L | 6 (13) |
| Sandown Hillside 08-May-19 1800m SOFT 6 R6 BM84 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:54.520, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010 outside leader, hard ridden 400m, out-sprinted | C Williams 58kg 4.30L | 6 (9) |
| Flemington 25-Apr-19 1710m GOOD 4 R4 3Y HCP $12,150 (of $135,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.090, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.970 4L back, tightened from 350m, launched too late | F W Kersley 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 0.20L | 3 (14) |
| Flemington 08-Nov-18 1800m GOOD 4 R7 LR CONNOISSEUR $90,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:49.460, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.110 9L back, angled clear turn, ran on, lifted late | D Oliver 56kg | 1 (13) |
| Warrnambool 19-Oct-18 2381m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $12,650 (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:32.550, SP: 2.45 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.970 | J Winks 56kg | 1 (10) |
| Kyneton 05-Oct-18 2000m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $3,910 (of $23,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:07.100, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.320 | J Winks 56kg 0.10L | 2 (13) |
| Bendigo 12-Sep-18 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN-SW $2,080 (of $26,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.070, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 outside leader, run peaked 250m but battled on OK | C Williams 58kg 4.60L | 3 (13) |
| Cranbourne 26-Aug-18 1500m SOFT 6 R2 3Y MDN-SW $650 (of $26,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.920, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.240 | C Williams 58kg 7.40L | 8 (13) |
| Cranbourne Training 03-Apr-18 990m GOOD 4 R19 2YO+ Barrier Trial CL2 Catch Weight Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:59.880 | S Baster 9.10L | 9 (10) |