Jr Miss Buttercup (USA) Horse
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Jr Miss Buttercup is a 3yo dark bay/brown filly from the United States trained by Joseph D. Davis. She is by the stallion American Pharoah out of the mare Summer's Ready. To date, Jr Miss Buttercup has captured two victories. Her biggest triumph came on 12 July 2026 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, where she won Race 1 for $46,239.00, proving consistently profitable for bettors; a bettor who backed her throughout would have earned a 93% return on investment.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 02-Sep-26 1106m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $69,419) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.490, SP: 6.50 1st Hold Your Breath ( Y Hazlewood 122 ) 2nd Keyana ( M Gutierrez 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Night Kiss ( A Burgos 122 ) 5.25L 6th Jr Miss Buttercup ( H Leahey 118 ) 11.25L See full results | H Leahey 53.5kg 11.25L | 6 (7) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 07-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $511 (of $70,549) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.660, SP: 11.00 was clear early and gave way near the eighth pole. 1st Bits Of Candy ( M J Pedroza 119 ) 2nd Hold Your Breath ( Y Hazlewood 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Night Kiss ( A Burgos 122 ) 2.50L 6th Jr Miss Buttercup ( H Leahey 120 ) 9.75L See full results | H Leahey 54.4kg 9.75L | 6 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 12-Jul-26 1207m FIRM R1 Race 1 $41,897 (of $66,502) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: 9.00 bore in and out at the start, was keen inside and was clear early, winning under a mild drive. 1st Jr Miss Buttercup ( H Leahey 120 ) 2nd Turkish Pistachio ( S Pauly 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Cloudy Star ( J Ramos 119 ) 0.00L See full results | H Leahey 54.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 18-Jun-26 1207m SOFT R3 Md $38,836 (of $61,644) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.690, SP: 4.50 broke sharply and was clear early while keen, drew off in the stretch and won handily. 1st Jr Miss Buttercup ( H Leahey 121 ) 2nd Ruby Regent ( E Roman 121 ) 5.50L 3rd Somnambulist ( A Beschizza 121 ) 0.50L See full results | H Leahey 54.9kg | 1 (4) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 14-May-26 1006m FIRM R10 Md $441 (of $60,025) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.120, SP: 4.50 vied inside, angled to the four path in early stretch and improved position late. 1st La Puma ( S Sanjur 120 ) 2nd Amani's Music ( F C L De 120 ) 2.75L 3rd American Surfer ( A Beschizza 124 ) 2.25L 7th Jr Miss Buttercup ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 11.85L See full results | M J Pedroza 54.4kg 11.85L | 7 (9) |