Cugino (USA) Horse
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Cugino is a 5yo gelding from the United States trained by Claude R. McGaughey III. He is by Twirling Candy out of the mare Adorable Miss. Cugino has won 6 races in his career. On 2 Jun 2024 at Churchill Downs, he captured his biggest victory, earning $275,000 in the Audubon Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 22-Aug-26 1911m FIRM R1 Race 1 $18,243 (of $182,429) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:53.540, SP: 1.91 tracked the front just off the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun three wide into upper stretch flirting with command before being displaced by the top one, kept on to the wire. 1st Tiz Dashing ( J Castellano 123 ) 2nd Carson's Run ( D Davis 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Cugino ( F Prat 123 ) 3.00L See full results | F Prat 55.8kg 3.00L | 3 (4) |
| Colonial Downs 06-Jul-26 1811m R6 Race 6 $11,524 (of $115,241) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.830, SP: 2.00 pressed the pace on the rail, then fell off the pace on the far turn and was boxed by the five sixteenths and eased out to come four wide into the lane and moved out farther in the lane and was gaining late. 1st Eff Thirty Five ( S Russell 124 ) 2nd Air Recruit ( P Lopez 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Cugino ( S Marin 122 ) 0.50L See full results | S Marin 55.3kg 0.50L | 3 (8) |
| Gulfstream 25-Jan-26 1811m R12 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (Stakes) (of $1,450,326) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:47.040, SP: 9.00 pulled four wide into the first turn to prompt the pace, then was three wide on the far turn to the quarter pole and tired in the lane. 1st Test Score ( M Franco 123 ) 2nd One Stripe ( G Lerena 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Almendares ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 1.00L 11th Cugino ( J Velazquez 123 ) 12.15L See full results | J Velazquez 55.8kg 12.15L | 11 (12) |
| Gulfstream 21-Dec-25 1811m FIRM R11 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (Stakes) $60,441 (of $302,207) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.420, SP: 5.00 tracked the pace from the rail, tipped two wide in upper stretch and finished willingly while unable to reel in the winner. 1st Wolfie's Dynaghost ( I O Jr 126 ) 2nd Cugino ( F Prat 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Beach Gold ( J Alvarado 123 ) 2.25L See full results | F Prat 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 03-Nov-25 2210m R7 Red Smith Stakes (Stakes) $240,679 (of $382,030) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:17.130, SP: 2.10 1st Cugino ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Common Defense ( C Elliott 122 ) 0.15L 3rd Desvio ( M Franco 126 ) 2.00L See full results | F Prat 56.2kg | 1 (5) |