Kupuna (USA) Horse
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Kupuna is a 7yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States under the training of Norm W. Casse. He is by Hard Spun out of Hanalei Hailey. To date, Kupuna has secured seven victories. On September 4, 2026 at Saratoga, he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $200,000 Bernard Baruch S. presented by Snap‑on stakes. The horse has consistently delivered value to bettors, offering roughly a 60% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 04-Sep-26 1710m GOOD R9 Bernard Baruch S. Presented by Snap-On (Stakes) $175,959 (of $279,300) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.730, SP: 13.00 1st Kupuna ( R J Santana 124 ) 2nd Pass The Hat ( J Velazquez 126 ) 0.05L 3rd Uncle's Gold ( J Castellano 124 ) 0.15L See full results | R J Santana 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 15-Feb-26 1811m R10 Fair Grounds S. Presented by Horse Racing Nation (Stakes) $24,735 (of $247,350) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.020, SP: 4.50 1st Lagynos ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Montador ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Kupuna ( L Saez 122 ) 2.75L See full results | L Saez 55.3kg 2.75L | 3 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Jan-26 1710m R11 Colonel E. R. Bradley Stakes (Stakes) $94,255 (of $149,611) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.370, SP: 3.75 settled off the pace, made some progress three wide in the far turn before committing to a six wide bid at the quarter, edged clear in the final sixteenth. 1st Kupuna ( L Saez 122 ) 2nd Lagynos ( J Ortiz 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Cameo Performance ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.50L See full results | L Saez 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Fair Grounds 21-Dec-25 1710m R9 Buddy Diliberto Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $30,221 (of $151,104) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.500, SP: 2.50 found position between rivals around the middle of the pack, moved up to press the pace between foes at the sixteenth but had no closing bid. 1st Idratherbeblessed ( M J Pedroza 124 ) 2nd Kupuna ( B A Curtis 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Sand Pipes ( P Lopez 118 ) 0.50L See full results | B A Curtis 55.3kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 08-Nov-25 1610m R4 Race 4 $143,864 (of $228,356) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:33.450, SP: 15.00 raced off the pace inside, was ridden along the rail around the far turn, angled out to the four path passing the eighth pole, and rallied to get up in the final strides. 1st Kupuna ( F Arrieta 121 ) 2nd Northern Invader ( J Ortiz 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Epic Ride ( T Gaffalione 125 ) 0.20L See full results | F Arrieta 54.9kg | 1 (6) |