DARK VADER Thoroughbred
Dark Vader is a thoroughbred horse born in United States of America in 2015. Race horse Dark Vader is by Tale Of Ekati (USA) out of Dark Obsession (USA) , trained by Richard Zielinski. Dark Vader form is available here. Owned by HOWLETT RACING INC.
Pedigree :
| Sire | TALE OF EKATI (USA) 2005 |
| Dam | DARK OBSESSION (USA) 2002 |
| Dam Sire | GRAND SLAM (USA) 1995 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 20 Mar 2015 |
| Description | 11yo DK B/BR Gelding |
| Trainer | Richard Zielinski |
| Owner | Howlett Racing Inc |
| Career | 10 Wins (20%) - 22 Placings (64%) - 50 starts |
| Wins | 1207m (6), 1408m (1), 1609m (2), 1710m (1) |
| PM | United States of America : USD $520,704 |
Starts:50 |
Win Rate:20% |
Place Rate:64% |
Dark Vader Past Races
| 4 of 8, 07 May 2026, R6 NONGRADED STAKE/HANDICAP 1320y | USD $ 25,600 | 55.0kg | J: JOSE A BRACHO | T: R ZIELINSKI | MF-Solid effort late | 1:11.00 | Winner: MIDNIGHT WARSHIP |
| 1 of 8, 23 Mar 2026, R5 CLAIMING 1320y | USD $ 24,300 | 56.0kg | J: JOSE A BRACHO | T: R ZIELINSKI | MF-Just got the verdict | 1:13.18 | 2nd: GUNNER GABRIEL |
| 3 of 8, 12 Feb 2026, R5 CLAIMING 1760y | USD $ 25,900 | 56.0kg | J: JOSE A BRACHO | T: R ZIELINSKI | OP-Grabbed minor placing | 1:41.67 | Winner: OKLAHOMA JOE |
| 1 of 7, 13 Jan 2026, R3 CLAIMING 1760y | USD $ 24,300 | 56.0kg | J: JOSE A BRACHO | T: R ZIELINSKI | | 1:40.36 | 2nd: RAVEN MOON |
| 1 of 5, 24 Dec 2025, R2 CLAIMING 1320y | USD $ 21,500 | 57.0kg | J: JOSE A BRACHO | T: R ZIELINSKI | | 1:12.77 | 2nd: SPIRIT OF AKRON |
| 1 of 7, 04 Dec 2025, R3 CLAIMING 1320y | USD $ 24,300 | 56.0kg | J: ROCCO BOWEN | T: R ZIELINSKI | | 1:14.06 | 2nd: THE PINK Z |
| 3 of 7, 13 Nov 2025, R5 CLAIMING 1320y | USD $ 25,900 | 56.0kg | J: JOSE A BRACHO | T: R ZIELINSKI | | 1:13.28 | Winner: RECKLESS L J |
| 5 of 7, 29 Oct 2025, R6 CLAIMING 1320y | USD $ 30,100 | 56.0kg | J: N VIGIL | T: R ZIELINSKI | | 1:11.50 | Winner: BLAZING BURROUGHS |
| 4 of 5, 23 Sep 2025, R3 CLAIMING 1320y | USD $ 21,900 | 54.0kg | J: JOSE A BRACHO | T: R ZIELINSKI | | 1:12.94 | Winner: SPIRIT OF AKRON |
| 3 of 7, 12 Aug 2025, R7 CLAIMING 1320y | USD $ 21,900 | 54.0kg | J: N VIGIL | T: R ZIELINSKI | | 1:11.70 | Winner: GRAY DAY |
Horse Stat |
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Jockey
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| JOSE A BRACHO | 6 | 35% | 6 | 35% | 17 | $204,118 | -4 | 62 | ||||
| COREY S NAKATANI | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $56,978 | 98 | 540 | ||||
| UMBERTO RISPOLI | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $47,053 | -2 | 40 | ||||
| TYLER BAZE | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $63,281 | 32 | 210 | ||||
| ROCCO BOWEN | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $22,328 | 21 | 210 | ||||
| RAFAEL BEJARANO | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 2 | $104,595 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| FLAVIEN PRAT | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 2 | $55,877 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| S ELLIOTT | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $63,594 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| MIKE E SMITH | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $5,517 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| MARIO GUTIERREZ | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $702 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| RAMON A VAZQUEZ | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 2 | $22,853 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| S SPIETH | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $34,967 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| R FELICIANO | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $456 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| ERIK BARBARAN | 0 | 0% | 2 | 67% | 3 | $18,650 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| LUIS RAUL RIVERA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $6,150 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| VICTOR R FERNANDEZ | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $5,896 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| FERRIN PETERSON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| N VIGIL | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $9,104 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| L E PEREZ | 0 | 0% | 4 | 100% | 4 | $25,219 | -40 | 0 | ||||
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Course
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Win
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Win%
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Place
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Place%
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Starts
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PM
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Profit
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POT
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| MAHONING VALLEY | 7 | 32% | 10 | 45% | 22 | $257,138 | -23 | 58 |
| SANTA ANITA | 2 | 22% | 4 | 44% | 9 | $202,642 | 80 | 167 |
| DEL MAR | 1 | 33% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $58,374 | -12 | 27 |
| THISTLEDOWN | 0 | 0% | 4 | 40% | 10 | $39,075 | -100 | 0 |
| PRAIRIE MEADOWS | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $85,021 | -10 | 0 |
| BELMONT PARK | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $19,841 | -10 | 0 |
| Belterra Park | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $30,675 | -20 | 0 |
| HORSESHOE INDIANAPOLIS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $13,228 | -10 | 0 |
| SUNLAND PARK | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $41,344 | -10 | 0 |