Pop Paul (USA) Horse
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Pop Paul is a 4yo ch unknown from United States trained by Robert Hess, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Daredevil out of the dam Verna Lea. Pop Paul has managed to win 1 race in its career so far. On 15th Feb 2026 at Santa Anita, Pop Paul scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $21000.00 Md. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Pop Paul throughout its career you'd have achieved a 88% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 15-Feb-26 1106m FIRM R8 Md $13,230 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:05.870, SP: 7.50 1st Pop Paul ( K J Desormeaux 124 ) 2nd Treximo ( E A Maldonado 124 ) 3.25L 3rd Charmz Away ( A Escobedo 124 ) 5.50L See full results | K J Desormeaux 56.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 02-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R5 Md $793 (of $57,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.070, SP: 11.00 vied for the lead along the inside, then with an outer pair around the turn and faded in upper stretch. 1st Spurgeon ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 2nd Batter Up ( E Morales 118 ) 5.25L 3rd Levitating ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2.25L 7th Pop Paul ( V Cheminaud 118 ) 19.10L See full results | V Cheminaud 53.5kg 19.10L | 7 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 11-May-25 1210m FIRM R11 Md $1,160 (of $92,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.230, SP: 26.00 broke a step slow, raced off of the pace in the five to seven path into the lane and failed to menace. 1st Redacted ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 2nd Mister Banderas ( J R Leparoux 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Dixie Devil ( L Machado 118 ) 0.30L 6th Pop Paul ( V Cheminaud 118 ) 8.25L See full results | V Cheminaud 53.5kg 8.25L | 6 (10) |
| Santa Anita 06-Jan-25 1210m GOOD R6 Md $500 (of $59,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.220, SP: 51.00 coaxed along while off the pace, went three then four wide around the bend, came out past the quarter pole and was never a factor. 1st Supersonic Blue ( E Maldonado 122 ) 2nd Cajun Gold ( H Berrios 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Soi Ngern ( K Frey 122 ) 0.50L 9th Pop Paul ( K Desormeaux 122 ) 12.75L See full results | K Desormeaux 55.3kg 12.75L | 9 (9) |