Jr Miss Buttercup (USA) Horse
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Jr Miss Buttercup is a 3yo dark bay/brown mare from the United States trained by Joseph D. Davis. She is by the stallion American Pharoah out of the dam Summer's Ready. To date she has captured two victories. On 12 Jul 2026 at Horseshoe Indianapolis she earned her most significant win, taking the $46,239.00 Race 1 purse. The horse has proved a profitable pick for punters; backing her throughout her career would have generated a 125% return on investment.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 07-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 (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 ) 3.75L 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) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 30-Apr-26 1207m FIRM R3 Md $6,076 (of $60,763) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.930, SP: 6.00 1st Grand Oz ( A Concepcion 121 ) 2nd Snow Bunny ( H Leahey 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Jr Miss Buttercup ( S Bermudez 121 ) 3.10L See full results | S Bermudez 54.9kg 3.10L | 3 (7) |