Hot Cocoa (USA) Horse
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Hot Cocoa is a 3yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Mary Lightner. It is sired by the stallion Chance It out of the dam Edrei. Hot Cocoa has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 8 attempts. In its most recent race at Gulfstream on 11 Jan 2026, Hot Cocoa was ridden by Rajiv Maragh and finished 3rd behind the winner Magic Colors.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 11-Jan-26 1106m FIRM R1 Md $2,465 (of $29,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.770, SP: 7.50 tracked the pace two wide, angled four wide near the quarter pole and finished evenly to maintain the show. 1st Magic Colors ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Bella's Breeze ( L Panici 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Hot Cocoa ( R Maragh 122 ) 0.00L See full results | R Maragh 55.3kg 0.00L | 3 (10) |
| Gulfstream 19-Dec-25 1609m R8 Md $2,380 (of $34,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.360, SP: 4.00 tracked the leaders two wide and was three wide leaving the quarter pole and came four wide into the lane but had no late kick while running one pace. 1st Cairo Comedy ( D Egan 118 ) 2nd Nyfive ( E Perez 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Smiling Rosie ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.75L 4th Hot Cocoa ( R Maragh 118 ) 3.00L See full results | R Maragh 53.5kg 3.00L | 4 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 23-Nov-25 1610m FIRM R7 Md $2,700 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.840, SP: 6.00 tracked in the two path, was ridden between foes around the far turn, angled out to the five path passing the eighth pole, and kept on for show. 1st Greatest ( P Morales 119 ) 2nd Mappy ( S Marin 119 ) 2.25L 3rd Hot Cocoa ( C Landeros 119 ) 4.00L See full results | C Landeros 54kg 4.00L | 3 (10) |
| Gulfstream 25-Oct-25 1010m FIRM R2 Md $3,500 (of $35,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:56.360, SP: 5.00 settled in the early stages, got to the rail and saved ground into the turn, waited for racing room while in traffic at the quarter pole, worked to the outside and angled three to four wide for the stretch drive, closed willingly in deep stretch and missed for the place honors, while getting up in time for the show. 1st Kate The Smate ( M Vasquez 120 ) 2nd The Package ( S Marin 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Hot Cocoa ( E Zayas 120 ) 1.00L See full results | E Zayas 54.4kg 1.00L | 3 (8) |
| Gulfstream 04-Oct-25 1610m R2 Md $280 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.150, SP: 7.50 steadied while in tight on the run to the first turn, settled off of the early pace, coaxed four wide to the quarter marker, could not muster a final response. 1st Reina Del Viento ( R Maragh 120 ) 2nd Adsila ( E Perez 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Well Shaken ( S Camacho 120 ) 1.75L 6th Hot Cocoa ( M Husbands 120 ) 7.85L See full results | M Husbands 54.4kg 7.85L | 6 (9) |
| Colonial Downs 21-Aug-25 1110m R1 Race 1 $6,125 (of $87,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:03.130, SP: 4.33 tracked the pace and was three wide on the turn and moved in by the three sixteenths and weakened losing the show award late. 1st Proton ( J Ruiz 119 ) 2nd Jigger ( I Villalobos 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Dynacito ( S Russell 119 ) 0.00L 4th Hot Cocoa ( M Husbands 116 ) 7.50L See full results | M Husbands 52.6kg 7.50L | 4 (7) |
| Colonial Downs 08-Aug-25 1110m R5 Md $5,600 (of $56,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.860, SP: 3.25 stalked the early pace from the outside and was three wide on the turn, came four wide off the bend to be four wide by the quarter pole, was no match for her barn mate but kept on willingly to just miss the place award and held the show award between rivals on the wire. 1st Tosca ( B Curtis 119 ) 2nd Kinda Krazy ( M Sanchez 119 ) 6.50L 3rd Hot Cocoa ( M Husbands 119 ) 6.60L See full results | M Husbands 54kg 6.60L | 3 (8) |
| Gulfstream 23-May-25 1010m GOOD R2 Md $4,900 (of $70,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:56.510, SP: 13.00 chased the pace from the three path and faded in the drive. 1st Tululo ( M Vasquez 118 ) 2nd Emerald Ember ( J Ocasio 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Chispuda ( L Reyes 118 ) 0.00L 4th Hot Cocoa ( E Zayas 118 ) 2.80L See full results | E Zayas 53.5kg 2.80L | 4 (11) |