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Vega For Luck
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Trained by Matt Laurie at Mornington, Vega For Luck is a 3 year old colt by the sire Lucky Vega, out of the dam Badea.

He has won one race from 12 starts. His career earnings are $270k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ellerslie on January 25th in 2025 when he won $151,283 in the TAB Karaka Millions 2yo (a set weight race over 1,200 metres).

Vega For Luck is a top level performer, having started 7 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-1060.

The colt tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $39k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$270k
Starts
12
Wins
1
Second
3
Third
2
Win %
8
Place %
50
Profit
-10.6
Conditions
Good
6
0-1-1
$13k
Soft
5
0-2-1
$39k
Heavy
1
1-0-0
$14k
Race Standard
All
7
0-2-1
Group 1
2
0-0-0
Group 2
1
0-0-0
Group 3
1
0-1-0
Race Distance
1400m
4
0-1-0
-4
1200m
5
0-2-0
-5
1100m
2
0-0-2
-2
950m
1
1-0-0
+0.4
Race Track
Cranbourne
1
0-0-0
-1
Flemington
1
0-0-0
-1
Caulfield
1
0-1-0
-1
Moonee Valley
1
0-0-0
-1
Sandown Lakeside
1
0-1-0
-1
Trentham
1
0-0-0
-1
Ellerslie
4
0-1-1
-4
Pukekohe
1
0-0-1
-1
Tauranga
1
1-0-0
+0.4
Race State
VIC
5
0-2-0
-5
2
1-0-0
-0.6
NZ
5
0-1-2
-5

Race History

Nov-22 25
5/8
4.1
$14
Cranbourne
4
1400
Frankston Sand Soil & Mini Mix Colin Alderson Classic Hcp
$5k
$150k
J Mott
60
83.93
35.73
5
6,6
+1
Nov-4 25
15/15
11.7
$41
Flemington
5
1400
Lexus Amanda Elliott 
$0k
$204k
K Mc Evoy
55
84.21
35.79
3
4,5
-10
Sep-20 25
2/7
0.1
$31
Caulfield
3
1400
Sportsbet Caulfield Guineas Prelude 
$54k
$302k
J Mott
56
84.52
34.02
1
1,1
-1
Aug-23 25
6/9
3.9
$9.5
Moonee Valley
4
1200
Mick Gleeson Plate
$3k
$150k
L Currie
56
71.27
36.13
4
4,3
-3
Aug-13 25
2/6
0.4
$9.5
Sandown Lakeside
5
1200
MRC Membership Feel The Thrill (Bm64)
$9k
$50k
L Cartwright
59
72.63
34.86
4
4,3
+1
Spell of 137 Days
Mar-29 25
9/13
7.3
$41.7
Trentham
4
1400
Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce 2yo 
$8k
$550k
V Colgan
57
82.64
-
5
5
-4
Mar-8 25
7/11
3.4
$24.2
Ellerslie
5
1200
Sistema Stakes 
$8k
$550k
M Dee
57
71.44
-
5
4
-3
Jan-25 25
2/14
1.8
$67.3
Ellerslie
5
1200
TAB Karaka Millions 2yo 
$170k
$1M
V Colgan
57
70.77
-
1
4
+2
Jan-1 25
5/8
5.3
$17.2
Ellerslie
4
1200
Skycity Eclipse Stakes  
$6k
$225k
G Rooke
57
72.35
-
6
6,7
+2
Nov-23 24
3/7
3.8
$9.5
Pukekohe
5
1100
Counties Challenge Stakes 
$10k
$110k
V Colgan
57
65.13
-
3
2
-1
Oct-26 24
3/6
2.5
$4.6
Ellerslie
4
1100
Dunstan Horsefeeds 2yo
$4k
$45k
V Colgan
57
65.00
-
1
2
-1
Oct-5 24
1/3
1.3
$1.4
Tauranga
8
950
BOP Equine Vets Mdn
$14k
$25k
V Colgan
57½
58.09
-
1
1