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The Velvet King
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Trained by D T McAuliffe at , The Velvet King is a 2024 year old gelding by the sire , out of the dam .

He has won a total of 11 races from 40 starts for a win percentage of 28%. His career earnings are $1.4M, with the biggest win of his career coming at Belmont Park on May 29th in 2021 when he won $118,000 in the Belmont Sprint (a weight for age race over 1,400 metres).

The Velvet King is a top level performer, having started 14 times at group race level, with 2 wins.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-215.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $33k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$1.4M
Starts
40
Wins
11
Second
10
Third
5
Win %
28
Place %
65
Profit
-2.2
Conditions
Good
25
6-4-2
$31k
Soft
14
5-2-1
$33k
Heavy
1
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
14
2-3-2
Group 1
3
0-0-0
Group 2
3
0-0-1
Group 3
8
2-3-1
Race Distance
2000m
2
0-0-1
-2
1600m
3
0-1-0
-3
1400m
3
2-1-0
+4.65
1200m
3
0-2-0
-3
1800m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
2
1-0-1
+2.2
Race Track
Belmont Park
9
3-2-2
+2.85
Flemington
1
0-0-0
-1
Caulfield
1
0-0-0
-1
Ascot
3
0-2-0
-3
Race State
WA
12
3-4-2
+8.85
VIC
2
0-0-0

Race History

Jun-26 21
8/
5.6
2.9
Belmont Park
5
2000
Strickland Stakes 
$2k
$200k
Mitchell Pateman
59
131.84
-
6
6,6
-2
Jun-12 21
5/
2.1
2.3
Belmont Park
5
1600
Hyperion Stakes 
$4k
$200k
Mitchell Pateman
59
100.69
-
7
8,7
+2
May-29 21
1/
0.0
6
Belmont Park
5
1400
Belmont Sprint 
$118k
$200k
Mitchell Pateman
59
84.21
-
4
4,4
+3
Oct-31 20
16/16
6.6
26
Flemington
4
1600
Cantala Stakes 
$0k
$1.5M
Mitchell Pateman
53½
101.17
-
9
9,7,9
-7
Oct-14 20
7/11
3.6
7
Caulfield
4
1200
Village Stakes
$4k
$175k
Mitchell Pateman
61½
73.57
-
9,8
Jun-27 20
3/9
1.8
4.2
Belmont Park
5
2000
Strickland Stakes 
$14k
$160k
Mitchell Pateman
59
129.51
-
4
4,4
+1
Jun-13 20
2/13
0.7
2.6
Belmont Park
6
1600
Hyperion Stakes 
$32k
$160k
Mitchell Pateman
59
99.27
-
4
3,2
May-30 20
2/15
0.0
2.8
Belmont Park
8
1400
Belmont Sprint 
$32k
$160k
Mitchell Pateman
59
85.33
-
2
2,2
May-16 20
2/12
0.3
9
Ascot
4
1200
Roma Cup 
$32k
$160k
Mitchell Pateman
58½
71.31
-
3,3
Dec-7 19
15/16
7.2
31
Ascot
4
1800
Kingston Town Classic 
$0k
$1M
Mitchell Pateman
58½
118.51
-
12
15,16
+1
May-25 19
1/16
0.0
1.65
Belmont Park
4
1400
Joan Cole Birthday (Bm70+)
$41k
$70k
Mitchell Pateman
57½
83.61
-
2
1,1
May-11 19
2/12
0.8
3
Ascot
4
1200
Vale Kent Johnston (Bm70+)
$14k
$70k
Mitchell Pateman
57
70.98
-
1,1
Jul-14 18
3/10
1.3
2.2
Belmont Park
4
1300
Salinger Plate
$6k
$70k
Mitchell Pateman
57
79.78
-
2
2,4
+1
Jun-27 18
1/14
0.0
4.2
Belmont Park
4
1300
Yellowglen (Rs0mw)
$14k
$25k
Mitchell Pateman
57
81.17
-
2
1,1