Benny's Puzzle (USA) Horse
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Benny's Puzzle is a 4yo b horse from the United States trained by Jorge Gutierrez. He is by Curlin To Mischief out of the mare Shezroxiie. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 10 starts. In his most recent start at Del Mar on 25 Jul 2026, Benny's Puzzle was aboard by Hector Isaac Berrios and came in sixth, behind the winner Feeling Lucky.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 25-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R8 Md (of $80,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.290, SP: 8.50 1st Feeling Lucky ( J Rosario 125 ) 2nd Royal Rumor ( E Jaramillo 125 ) 2.25L 3rd Flash Of Lightning ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 2.35L 6th Benny's Puzzle ( H I Berrios 125 ) 3.15L See full results | H I Berrios 56.7kg 3.15L | 6 (10) |
| Santa Anita 25-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R9 Md $500 (of $65,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.510, SP: 4.33 sat off the pace outside a rival, went three deep into the far turn, chased four deep at the quarter pole and had little left for the stretch run. 1st Nineteenth Hole ( A Fresu 126 ) 2nd Going Nowhere ( W Orantes 126 ) 0.50L 3rd High King ( A Ayuso 126 ) 1.00L 8th Benny's Puzzle ( R Gonzalez 126 ) 8.05L See full results | R Gonzalez 57.2kg 8.05L | 8 (9) |
| Santa Anita 23-Mar-26 1609m GOOD R1 Md $14,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.350, SP: 4.33 bumped leaving the gate, trailed on the inside into the first turn, raced inside rivals in the middle stages, crept closer while easing off the fence on the far turn, tipped out into the lane, put in a late run but ran out of ground. 1st Just A Graze ( H Berrios 126 ) 2nd Benny's Puzzle ( R Gonzalez 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Danzing Wild Cat ( J Hernandez 126 ) 1.25L See full results | R Gonzalez 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (7) |
| Santa Anita 16-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $14,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.090, SP: 17.00 broke a step slow, saved ground from off the pace, moved out in the lane, rallied while splitting foes in midstretch, surged four deep late and just missed. 1st Zagreus ( D Herrera 124 ) 2nd Benny's Puzzle ( R Gonzalez 124 ) 0.05L 3rd Hardtobebetternow ( K Kimura 124 ) 0.30L See full results | R Gonzalez 56.2kg 0.05L | 2 (11) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R9 Md $500 (of $70,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.270, SP: 34.00 raced in the two path towards the rear into the far turn, angled out leaving the far turn and was unable to threaten. 1st Strait Up Country ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 2nd Hardtobebetternow ( U Rispoli 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Star Of Delhi ( T Pereira 124 ) 0.20L 6th Benny's Puzzle ( R Gonzalez 124 ) 5.40L See full results | R Gonzalez 56.2kg 5.40L | 6 (10) |