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The Courier (Bm78)
1400m | 12:20pm
RAIL POSITION
True Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 78 Handicap
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$150,000
 
 
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R1
1 - Vega For Luck (5)
  • 1 Vega For Luck (5)
  • J: Damian Lane 60.0kg
  • T: M M Laurie
  • 5-2-7-9-x-2-6-2-0-5
10.0 10.0
$10.00 $10.00 - - - $10.00
RACE COMMENT
Keen when 11-3/4 len 15th of 15 (9) $41.00 55.0 Burma Star 1400m Flemington Springtime Stakes Soft(5) Nov 4. Keen when 4-1/4 len 5th of 8 (4) $14.00 60.0 Maldini 1400m Cranbourne 3yo Hcp Good(4) Nov 22. Started $14 when safely held in Open company at Cranbourne over this distance. Has a few runs under his belt this campaign and warrants attention.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
5-0-2-1
SOFT
0-0-0-0
TRACK
4-0-1-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
8%
WIN S/RATE
50%
PLACE S/RATE
12-1-3-2
CAREER
$270,432
PRIZE MONEY
950
WIN RANGE
14
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 12-1-3-2 8% 50% 7
Distance 4-0-1-0 0% 25% 5
Track 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 2
2nd up 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 5
3rd up 2-0-1-1 0% 100% 5
4th up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 1 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 1
Listed 3-0-1-1 0% 67% 1
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 6-0-1-1 0% 33% 4
Soft 5-0-2-1 0% 60% 3
Heavy 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 6-1-2-1 17% 67% 6
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 425-76-58-65 18% 47% 1
Damian Lane
Trainer 12mth 404-63-52-40 16% 38% 4
M M Laurie
Trained at: Mornington
Owners: Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang)
Colours: Bottle Green, White Checked Sleeves, White Cap
Age/Sex: 3 year old bay colt
Breeding: Lucky Vega - Badea
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
5 of 8 18
Cranbourne (Good) 22/11/2025, Race 2, 1400m, 3yo Hcp
Finished 5/8 4.1L, $4500, Jockey J Mott, Barrier 4, Weight 60kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.73s
1st Maldini
2nd Caffettiera 54kg 1.5L
3rd Katsumi Orochi 56kg 3.0L
15 of 15 45
Flemington (Soft) 04/11/2025, Race 8, 1400m, Springtime Stakes
Finished 15/15 11.7L, Jockey K Mc Evoy, Barrier 9, Weight 55kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 4th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.79s
1st Burma Star
2nd Tagline 54kg 0.1L
3rd Ripley 54.5kg 1.4L
2 of 7 28
Caulfield (Good) 20/09/2025, Race 5, 1400m, Caulfield Guineas Prelude
Finished 2/7 0.1L, $54000, Jockey J Mott, Barrier 4, Weight 56kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:34.02s
1st Estremo
2nd Vega For Luck (NZ) 56kg 0.1L
3rd Planet Red 56kg 1.4L
6 of 9 10
Moonee Valley (Good) 23/08/2025, Race 5, 1200m, 3yo C&G (Open) Plate
Finished 6/9 3.9L, $3000, Jockey L Currie, Barrier 4, Weight 56kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.13s
1st Space Rider
2nd Wise Inlaw 56kg 0.8L
3rd Estremo 56kg 1.8L
2 of 6 137
Sandown-Lakeside (Soft) 13/08/2025, Race 2, 1200m, 3yo (Bm64)
Finished 2/6 0.4L, $9000, Jockey Luke Cartwright, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.86s
1st Planet Red
2nd Vega For Luck (NZ) 59kg 0.4L
3rd Bingi 59.5kg 1.4L
9 of 13 21
Trentham (Good) 29/03/2025, Race 8, 1400m, Sire's Produce 2yo
Finished 9/13 7.3L, $8250, Jockey V A Colgan, Barrier 3, Weight 57.00kg
$41.70, In-running Settled 5, 400m 5th,
1st La Dorada (NZ)
2nd Hostility 57.00kg 3.5L
3rd Tajana (NZ) 55.00kg 4.5L
7 of 11 42
Ellerslie (Soft) 08/03/2025, Race 4, 1200m, Sistema Stakes
Finished 7/11 3.4L, $8250, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 11, Weight 57kg
$24.20, In-running Settled 5, 400m 4th,
1st Return To Conquer
2nd Landlock 57kg 0.2L
3rd To Cap It All 55kg 1.2L
2 of 14 24
Ellerslie (Soft) 25/01/2025, Race 4, 1200m, Karaka Millions 2yo
Finished 2/14 1.8L, $170000, Jockey V A Colgan, Barrier 3, Weight 57kg
$67.30, In-running Settled 1, 400m 4th,
1st La Dorada (NZ)
2nd Vega For Luck (NZ) 57kg 1.8L
3rd Miss Ziggy (NZ) 55kg 2.6L
5 of 8 39
Ellerslie (Good) 01/01/2025, Race 3, 1200m, Eclipse Stakes
Finished 5/8 5.3L, $5625, Jockey G Rooke, Barrier 1, Weight 57kg
$17.20, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 7th,
1st Too Sweet (NZ)
2nd La Dorada (NZ) 55kg 1.5L
3rd Almakeitgood (NZ) 55kg 1.7L
3 of 7 28
Pukekohe (Soft) 23/11/2024, Race 3, 1100m, Counties Challenge Stakes
Finished 3/7 3.8L, $9900, Jockey V A Colgan, Barrier 7, Weight 57kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 3, 400m 2nd,
1st Return To Conquer
2nd Sierra Leone (NZ) 55kg 2.5L
3rd Vega For Luck (NZ) 57kg 3.8L
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LAST WIN
1 of 3 N/A
Tauranga (Heavy) 05/10/2024, Race 1, 950m, 2yo Mdn
Finished 1/3 1.3L, $14375, Jockey V A Colgan, Barrier 1, Weight 57.5kg
$1.40, In-running Settled 1, 400m 1st,
1st Vega For Luck (NZ)
2nd Luminance (NZ) 55.5kg 1.3L
3rd Dare To Proisir (NZ) 57.5kg 1.4L