Pura Vida Princesa (USA) Horse
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Pura Vida Princesa, a 4yo American horse trained by Doug F. O'Neill, is by Complexity out of Betyar. She has won two races in her career and on 16th Feb 2026 at Santa Anita secured her most important victory, collecting the $70000.00 purse in Race 7.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 16-Feb-26 1308m FIRM R7 Race 7 $44,100 (of $70,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.730, SP: 4.50 pressed from inside to the turn, took over around the bend, cleared in upper stretch and was ridden out to the wire. 1st Pura Vida Princesa ( M Demuro 122 ) 2nd Rosa Parks ( A Fresu 124 ) 1.50L 3rd No Cap ( A Ayuso 124 ) 2.75L See full results | M Demuro 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Santa Anita 26-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $44,100 (of $70,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.320, SP: 1.91 1st Pura Vida Princesa ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 2nd Lubie's Music ( M Demuro 124 ) 3.00L 3rd Saucier ( A Ayuso 124 ) 5.00L See full results | E Jaramillo 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Del Mar 09-Nov-25 1610m FIRM R1 Md $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.970, SP: 3.75 1st My Perfect Wave ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2nd Bint Al Dandy ( H Berrios 125 ) 0.20L 3rd Pura Vida Princesa ( A Fresu 122 ) 0.60L See full results | A Fresu 55.3kg 0.60L | 3 (5) |
| Santa Anita 25-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R5 Md $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.260, SP: 5.50 stalked along the inside, had to steady off heels around the first turn, stayed in range to the second bend, drew closer from the fence, tipped three wide into the lane, led briefly midstretch but was no match for the winner late. 1st Philippa ( J Hernandez 125 ) 2nd Pura Vida Princesa ( A Fresu 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Nafisa ( H Berrios 125 ) 2.50L See full results | A Fresu 55.3kg 2.25L | 2 (8) |
| Santa Anita 17-Feb-25 1810m R10 Md $4,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:49.530, SP: 2.75 in upper stretch, challenged by. 1st Calmate ( F Prat 121 ) 2nd Lila ( F Kyle 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Footnote ( B Hector 121 ) 6.00L 4th Pura Vida Princesa ( A Fresu 121 ) 7.75L See full results | A Fresu 54.9kg 7.75L | 4 (8) |
| Santa Anita 21-Jan-25 1610m GOOD R8 Md $5,999 (of $59,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.620, SP: 2.75 Pull,2w-ins,grudgingly 1st Firenze Flavor ( U Rispoli 120 ) 2nd Lila ( K Frey 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Pura Vida Princesa ( A Fresu 120 ) 1.00L See full results | A Fresu 54.4kg 1.00L | 3 (10) |
| Del Mar 17-Nov-24 1010m GOOD R7 Md $10,800 (of $53,999) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:58.040, SP: 3.50 2-3w,bid3deep,lost bob 1st Magale ( A Aguilar 120 ) 2nd Pura Vida Princesa ( A Fresu 120 ) 0.05L 3rd American Privilege ( U Rispoli 120 ) 3.75L See full results | A Fresu 54.4kg 0.05L | 2 (11) |
| Santa Anita 07-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R3 Md $500 (of $53,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.410 stalked the leading pair four deep, rounded the bend five then four wide and weakened in the stretch run. 1st Mawu ( A Fresu 120 ) 2nd Aunt Mo ( H Berrios 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Cash Call ( J Hernandez 120 ) 0.50L 6th Pura Vida Princesa ( T J Pereira 120 ) 9.10L See full results | T J Pereira 54.4kg 9.10L | 6 (7) |
| Del Mar 09-Sep-24 1110m FIRM R4 Md $5,250 (of $75,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.650 chased the top pair outside a rival up the backstretch, lost some ground on the turn, raced four wide turning for home and kept on to round out the superfecta. 1st Practical Dream ( K Kimura 120 ) 2nd Cash Call ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Aunt Mo ( H Berrios 120 ) 0.50L 4th Pura Vida Princesa ( T J Pereira 120 ) 3.25L See full results | T J Pereira 54.4kg 3.25L | 4 (10) |