Wekeela (FR)
Bay Mare / February 18th, 2012 in FR / by Hurricane Run (IRE) out of Moonrise (GER)
$114,000
2017 earnings
114
speed figure
100%
2017 wins
racing Record
2017 Stats
Career Stats
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2
Firsts
5
0
Seconds
4
0
Thirds
0
0
Unplaced
4
2
Starts
13
$114,000
Earnings
$418,587
$57,000
Earnings / Start
$32,199
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Bio
French-bred Wekeela began racing in her native country and won a Group 3 stakes race in 2015 while also placing in a Group 1 stakes. She shipped to North America 2016 for owner Martin Schwartz and trainer Chad Brown and finished second behind champion Tepin in the 2016 Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland, her U.S. debut.
Wekeela next finished second again in a Grade 1 stakes, this time to Illuminant in the Gamely Stakes at Santa Anita Park, before producing a dull effort in the Grade 1 Diana Stakes at Saratoga when she finished last of ten.
French-bred Wekeela began racing in her native country and won a Group 3 stakes race in 2015 while also placing in a Group 1 stakes. She shipped to North America 2016 for owner Martin Schwartz and trainer Chad Brown and finished second behind champion Tepin in the 2016 Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland, her U.S. debut.
Wekeela next finished second again in a Grade 1 stakes, this time to Illuminant in the Gamely Stakes at Santa Anita Park, before producing a dull effort in the Grade 1 Diana Stakes at Saratoga when she finished last of ten.
Given nearly a year off by her connections, Wekeela returned to win an allowance optional claiming race at Belmont Park in June 2017, and then bested War Flag and Miss Temple City in the Grade 3 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 30 for her first U.S. stakes win.
