Chica Tigre (USA) Horse
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Chica Tigre, a 3yo from the United States trained by Charles Essex, is by Smiling Tiger out of Monkey Mind. She remains a maiden, having failed to win in eight starts. In her latest outing at Turf Paradise on 27 Jan 2026, she was ridden by Karlo Lopez and finished third behind winner Clam Beach.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turf Paradise 27-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R2 Md $1,400 (of $14,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.550, SP: 2.63 , off slowly when breaking outward, corrected and moved up four wide into the first turn, stalked four deep heading to the half, was under pressure chasing three deep nearing the lane but failed to seriously kick on through the final furlong. 1st Clam Beach ( A Castellanos 121 ) 2nd Scarlett Letter ( F Alvarado 121 ) 2.75L 3rd Chica Tigre ( K Lopez 121 ) 6.50L See full results | K Lopez 54.9kg 6.50L | 3 (6) |
| Turf Paradise 07-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R4 Md $510 (of $17,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.270, SP: 13.00 stalked the pace into the backstretch, took closer order off the rail into the far turn, was hustled along between rivals from the three eighths to mid stretch then came up empty. 1st Topic Thunder ( O Mojica 121 ) 2nd Minister Confessor ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Golden Goose ( J Asencio 121 ) 1.00L 5th Chica Tigre ( K Lopez 121 ) 1.90L See full results | K Lopez 54.9kg 1.90L | 5 (9) |
| Turf Paradise 30-Dec-25 1308m FIRM R5 Md $840 (of $12,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.860, SP: 4.33 stumbled badly at the start and was last away from the gate, advanced inside of rivals heading into the turn, chased two then three wide to upper stretch, ran in pursuit four wide into the final sixteenth, made a mild late rally and just missed for third. 1st Cheekwood ( G Corbett 121 ) 2nd Danzing Mist ( M Americano 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Miss Madame ( A Arboleda 121 ) 1.75L 4th Chica Tigre ( K Lopez 121 ) 2.75L See full results | K Lopez 54.9kg 2.75L | 4 (9) |
| Turf Paradise 09-Dec-25 1210m FIRM R8 Md $840 (of $12,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.860, SP: 4.33 broke out and bumped an outer foe, pressed the winning pacesetter from the two path, lost touch with that foe while being ridden along the inside around the turn, and flattened in the three path down the stretch. 1st Song Of Songs ( C Montalvo 121 ) 2nd Joyriding ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Cheekwood ( A Castellanos 121 ) 4.00L 4th Chica Tigre ( K Lopez 121 ) 8.00L See full results | K Lopez 54.9kg 8.00L | 4 (10) |
| Santa Anita 18-Oct-25 1210m FIRM R7 Md $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:12.260, SP: 11.00 raced in range four then three deep and weakened down the lane. 1st Strong Morals ( M Demuro 122 ) 2nd Tina's Princess ( A Escobedo 122 ) 6.25L 3rd Remember April ( J Laprida 122 ) 0.30L 7th Chica Tigre ( J Hernandez 122 ) 12.75L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 12.75L | 7 (14) |
| Del Mar 23-Aug-25 1110m FIRM R4 Md $500 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.750, SP: 6.50 stalked the top trio from inside, asked right handed turning for home and weakened down the lane. 1st Crunchy ( K Kimura 122 ) 2nd Kiss Me Coco ( A Ayuso 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Can You Dream ( S Barandela 122 ) 2.25L 7th Chica Tigre ( J Hernandez 122 ) 5.50L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 5.50L | 7 (9) |
| Del Mar 26-Jul-25 1010m FIRM R3 Md $2,800 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.370, SP: 3.25 chased along the inside, fell out of range on the turn and weakened in the stretch run. 1st My Kat ( D Herrera 122 ) 2nd That Ain't Right ( K Kimura 122 ) 8.25L 3rd Priscilla ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 0.30L 4th Chica Tigre ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 13.25L See full results | J J Hernandez 55.3kg 13.25L | 4 (10) |
| Emerald Downs 23-Jun-25 1010m FIRM R4 Md $2,300 (of $23,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.720, SP: 5.50 saved ground while being allowed to settle and finished well in a steady effort. 1st Falling Leaves ( C Montalvo 119 ) 2nd Candy Creek ( J Couton 119 ) 4.75L 3rd Chica Tigre ( F Alvarado 119 ) 5.25L See full results | F Alvarado 54kg 5.25L | 3 (8) |