The Cuban (AUS) Horse
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The Cuban is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Dan McCarthy. He is by Rubick out of Estijmaam and has recorded two career victories. On 1 February 2025 at Tumbarumba, he captured his biggest win to date in the $12,000 Class 2 Handicap.
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Wangaratta • Wagga • Tatura • Wodonga • Gundagai • Narrandera • Echuca • Seymour • Corowa • Tumut • Albury • Kyneton • Wagga Riverside • Towong • BendigoRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wangaratta 22-Dec-25 1170m SOFT 6 R8 BM56 $990 (of $22,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:10.120, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 2nd 1st Moonbird ( B Ward 60.5 ) 2nd Barn Zee ( C Parish 60 ) 0.20L 3rd Free To Play ( J Stanley 59 ) 0.95L 4th The Cuban ( C Hollowood 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.20L See full results | C Hollowood 57.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 1.20L | 4 (12) |
| Wangaratta 06-Dec-25 1300m GOOD 4 R9 0-56 $1,760 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:17.990, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st King's Taj ( C Hefel 59.5 ) 2nd Wambeen ( M A Salter 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.25L 3rd The Cuban ( J Stanley 57.5 ) 1.27L See full results | J Stanley 57.5kg 1.27L | 3 (12) |
| Wagga 29-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 5 R6 BM50 $2,850 (of $16,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.110, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.920 1st Wagunda ( J Richards 57 ) 2nd The Cuban ( K Nestor 60.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Satashi ( B Mcdougall 59.5 ) 1.97L See full results | K Nestor 60.5kg 0.02L | 2 (12) |
| Tatura 22-Nov-25 1450m GOOD 4 R6 0-56 $660 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.790, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.420 1st Jingu Express ( T M Nugent 58 ) 2nd Snappy Pierro ( J C Maskiell 57 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Cumbrian Queen ( L King 58 ) 0.25L 5th The Cuban ( J Stanley 57.5 ) 2.81L See full results | J Stanley 57.5kg 2.81L | 5 (9) |
| Wodonga 09-Nov-25 1300m GOOD 4 R6 0-56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:16.890, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.380 1st Adki ( A L Herrmann 57.5 ) 2nd La Meeting ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 0.25L 3rd Alpinova ( M Castle 58 ) 3.50L 6th The Cuban ( J Stanley 57.5 ) 5.52L See full results | J Stanley 57.5kg 5.52L | 6 (12) |
| Berrigan 01-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 7 R3 CL2 Hcp $1,000 (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.940, SP: 3.60 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 1st Got Out The Fence ( H Spitse 55.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Fairness Is Best ( J Richards 57 ) 4.04L 3rd The Cuban ( B Button 56.5 ) 6.82L See full results | B Button 56.5kg 6.82L | 3 (8) |
| Sportsbet-Wangaratta 07-Oct-25 900m R8 Jump Out-G4 1st The Cuban ( J Kissick ) 2nd True Prophet ( J Gibbons ) 3rd Baggage Handler ( N Souquet ) | J Kissick | 1 (6) |
| Sportsbet-Wangaratta 22-Sep-25 900m R10 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:53.470 1st One Hard Lady ( B Mcdougall ) 2nd Soo Kiss Me ( C J Hill ) 3rd Bromeo ( R J Davis ) 5th The Cuban ( J Kissick ) | J Kissick | 5 (5) |
| Gundagai 28-Jun-25 1400m HEAVY 9 R5 BM 50 Hcp $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.070, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.570 1st Geostorm ( S Guymer 59 ) 2nd Sundrop ( J Kissick 60 ) 0.01L 3rd Brie Brie ( P Boudvillain 56.5 ) 2.28L 9th The Cuban ( J W Stanley 62 ) 14.20L See full results | J W Stanley 62kg 14.20L | 9 (12) |
| Narrandera 14-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 6 R5 BM 50 Hcp $2,850 (of $15,918) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.670, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.230 1st Freddy's Shock ( J Richards 59 ) 2nd The Cuban ( J W Stanley 61.5 ) 0.49L 3rd Theo Five ( B P Ward 61 ) 1.63L See full results | J W Stanley 61.5kg 0.49L | 2 (11) |
| Echuca 03-Jun-25 1209m SOFT 5 R8 2YO+ BM 52 Hcp $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.370, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.440 1st Smashing Ruby ( T L Chapman 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd The Cuban ( J W Stanley 60 ) 0.40L 3rd Kulina ( J Beriman 57 ) 2.90L See full results | J W Stanley 60 0.40L | 2 (11) |
| Wangaratta 15-May-25 1170m GOOD 4 R8 2YO+ Restricted 64 Hcp $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.710, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Claymore Mine ( J Duffy 56.5 ) 2nd I Am Piki ( Z Spain 56.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Gundaroo ( B A Button 60 , Cd 58 ) 2.20L 4th The Cuban ( J Booth 54 , Cd 52 ) 3.45L See full results | J Booth 54kg, Cd 52kg 3.45L | 4 (11) |
| Seymour 27-Apr-25 1100m SOFT 5 R7 3YO+ Restricted 58 Hcp $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:05.860, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st Read My Lips ( L King 58.5 ) 2nd Turnaquid ( C J Parish 57.5 ) 1.75L 3rd The Cuban ( J W Stanley 57 ) 1.95L See full results | J W Stanley 57kg 1.95L | 3 (13) |
| Corowa 08-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 CL2 Hcp $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.270, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st Washington ( A O'driscoll 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Artist ( C Ramsbotham 55 , Cd 53 ) 3.75L 3rd Quamby ( J Lyon 60 ) 3.77L 4th The Cuban ( J W Stanley 55.5 ) 5.44L See full results | J W Stanley 55.5kg 5.44L | 4 (9) |
| Wangaratta 01-Mar-25 1300m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Restricted 58 Hcp $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.750, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300 1st King's Taj ( C Hefel 60 ) 2nd Turnaquid ( J Bowditch 57.5 ) 3.25L 3rd The Cuban ( P Moloney 57.5 ) 4.00L See full results | P Moloney 57.5kg 4.00L | 3 (14) |
| Holbrook 15-Feb-25 1400m SOFT 6 R7 BM 45 Hcp $375 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.440, SP: 4.00 1st Wagunda ( B Owen 63.5 ) 2nd Human Shield ( K Quilty 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.11L 3rd Cape Zoro ( J Booth 61 , Cd 59 ) 3.66L 7th The Cuban ( B Button 65 , Cd 63 ) 17.68L See full results | B Button 65kg, Cd 63kg 17.68L | 7 (8) |
| Tumbarumba 01-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 3 R6 CL2 Hcp $6,400 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.070, SP: 3.80 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.230 1st The Cuban ( J W Stanley 55 ) 2nd Memorialise ( J Richards 55 ) 5.00L 3rd Miss Beautiful ( B A Button 55 , Cd 53 ) 6.20L See full results | J W Stanley 55kg | 1 (5) |
| Tumut 18-Jan-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 CL1 Hcp $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.320, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.610 1st Oimbari ( S K Mcdonough 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Gijima Gal ( A O'driscoll 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.51L 3rd Danjel ( S Peebles 56 , Cd 52 ) 3.71L 7th The Cuban ( J W Stanley 57 ) 9.17L See full results | J W Stanley 57kg 9.17L | 7 (9) |
| Gundagai 01-Jan-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Hcp $6,400 (of $12,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.850, SP: 2.20 1st The Cuban ( J W Stanley 58 ) 2nd Vizstar ( R Bensley 55.5 ) 3.81L 3rd Togoodtobeacod ( A Mclucas 55.5 ) 5.12L See full results | J W Stanley 58kg | 1 (7) |
| Wangaratta 23-Dec-24 1300m GOOD 3 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.910, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.870 1st Je City ( W J Egan 59.5 ) 2nd Flux ( N Farley 59.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Millvina ( J Noonan 57.5 ) 1.95L 4th The Cuban ( J W Stanley 59.5 ) 3.20L See full results | J W Stanley 59.5kg 3.20L | 4 (11) |
| Albury 14-Dec-24 1400m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.380, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Kilkenny Lass ( J Lyon 57 ) 2nd The Cuban ( J W Stanley 59 ) 1.15L 3rd No Dixie ( A O'driscoll 57 , Cd 55 ) 2.93L See full results | J W Stanley 59kg 1.15L | 2 (12) |
| Albury 07-Dec-24 1500m HEAVY 10 R2 Mdn Hcp $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.190, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:39.230 1st Swinging High ( A O'driscoll 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Tornado Anwa ( C Frater 55 ) 2.46L 3rd Riverbend Unicorn ( J Kissick 59.5 ) 3.14L 5th The Cuban ( J Booth 58 , Cd 55 ) 7.15L See full results | J Booth 58kg, Cd 55kg 7.15L | 5 (10) |
| Albury 21-Nov-24 1400m GOOD 3 R3 Mdn Set Weight $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.100, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 1st Canny Defense ( C J Parish 59 ) 2nd Swinging High ( A O'driscoll 57 , Cd 55 ) 0.20L 3rd The Cuban ( J Kissick 59 ) 0.59L See full results | J Kissick 59kg 0.59L | 3 (12) |
| Gundagai 16-Nov-24 1400m GOOD 3 R4 Mdn Hcp $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.390, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140 1st Prophet's Magic ( P Scorse 57.5 ) 2nd The Cuban ( J Kissick 58.5 ) 0.03L 3rd Vizstar ( R Bensley 55.5 ) 0.39L See full results | J Kissick 58.5kg 0.03L | 2 (10) |
| Corowa 04-Nov-24 1300m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.840, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.450 1st Pearl Trout ( L King 57 ) 2nd The Cuban ( J Kissick 59 ) 0.01L 3rd Brilliant Badger ( H P Edgley 59 ) 2.23L See full results | J Kissick 59kg 0.01L | 2 (7) |
| Albury 26-Oct-24 1175m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Hcp $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.950, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st Fourthtimelucky ( N Souquet 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Red Beauty ( J Richards 55 ) 1.14L 3rd Positivo ( A L Herrmann 56.5 ) 2.44L 5th The Cuban ( J Kissick 58 ) 3.30L See full results | J Kissick 58kg 3.30L | 5 (13) |
| Albury 12-Oct-24 900m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:51.650, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 6th 1st Black Adam ( N Heywood 59 ) 2nd Majestic Maremma ( B Vale 57 ) 1.67L 3rd Mahi Mahi ( R B Prag 57 , Cd 55 ) 3.47L 5th The Cuban ( J Kissick 59 ) 3.95L See full results | J Kissick 59kg 3.95L | 5 (14) |
| Tatura 02-Oct-24 1100m GOOD 3 R6 MDN-CL2 TRL, Winning Time: 01:05.500 1st Capital Win ( B A Button ) 2nd Make It Epic ( C J Parish ) 0.06L 3rd The Cuban ( L King ) 2.10L | L King 2.10L | 3 (8) |
| bet365 Park Wodonga 18-Sep-24 800m GOOD 3 R6 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:46.090 1st Kimberley Lily ( C J Parish ) 2nd Capitalex ( L Riordan ) 0.50L 3rd The Cuban ( T Hope ) 1.30L | T Hope 1.30L | 3 (10) |
| Sportsbet-Wangaratta 09-Sep-24 900m R12 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:51.990 1st Turnaquid ( C J Parish ) 2nd The Cuban ( T Hope ) 3rd Our Ambition ( N Souquet ) | T Hope | 2 (6) |
| Tatura 23-May-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.230, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780 1st Beaunified ( A Mccabe 59.5 ) 2nd The Cuban ( R Mcleod 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Bigcat ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 3.25L See full results | R Mcleod 59.5kg 1.25L | 2 (10) |
| Albury 10-May-24 1175m GOOD 4 R3 CH&G Mdn Hcp $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.230, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.890 1st Rich Dispute ( J Duffy 55 ) 2nd Final Crack ( S Miller 59 ) 0.37L 3rd The Cuban ( H Edgley 58 ) 0.61L See full results | H Edgley 58kg 0.61L | 3 (12) |
| Kyneton 27-Apr-24 1215m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.030, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 1st Abstruse ( F W Kersley 57 ) 2nd Oh So Thrilling ( T J Hope 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Tatsu ( L K Cartwright 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.95L 5th The Cuban ( J Weatherley 59 , Cd 57 ) 1.50L See full results | J Weatherley 59kg, Cd 57kg 1.50L | 5 (9) |
| Wagga Riverside 08-Apr-24 1065m HEAVY 8 R3 3YO Mdn Hcp $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.130, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.690 1st Finn's The Icon ( N Heywood 59 ) 2nd Dolly ( J Richards 57.5 ) 0.41L 3rd Divron ( H Durnan 57 , Cd 55 ) 2.09L 4th The Cuban ( J Taylor 59 ) 2.61L See full results | J Taylor 59kg 2.61L | 4 (7) |
| Wagga 28-Mar-24 1000m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:58.800, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 1st Satin Stiletto ( R Bensley 55 ) 2nd The Cuban ( T Hope 58.5 ) 0.82L 3rd Grisbi's Pal ( N Heywood 59 ) 2.25L See full results | T Hope 58.5kg 0.82L | 2 (10) |
| Towong 09-Mar-24 950m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $3,400 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:53.800, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.200 1st Sandrine ( D Budler 57.5 ) 2nd The Cuban ( M Michel 59 ) 2.50L 3rd Cheeky Crab ( L King 57.5 ) 3.50L See full results | M Michel 59kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Wangaratta 25-Jan-24 1170m SOFT 5 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.450, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.440 1st Olly's Fortune ( T Stockdale 58 ) 2nd Friend Of Honor ( H T Coffey 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Mahsay ( W J Egan 56 ) 0.40L 5th The Cuban ( T Hope 58 ) 1.55L See full results | T Hope 58kg 1.55L | 5 (9) |
| Wodonga 14-Jan-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.550, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 1st Gala Diamond ( N Farley 59.5 ) 2nd Setlin Charlie ( N Souquet 59.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Positive Smile ( L Lafferty 58 ) 1.75L 8th The Cuban ( J Kissick 58 ) 3.85L See full results | J Kissick 58kg 3.85L | 8 (12) |
| Bendigo 17-Dec-23 1100m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.420, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340 1st Hellara ( J Mcneil 56 ) 2nd Salchow ( R Mcleod 58 ) 1.25L 3rd Yeronga Songbird ( D W Stackhouse 56 ) 4.00L 4th The Cuban ( T Hope 58 ) 5.25L See full results | T Hope 58kg 5.25L | 4 (6) |
| Tatura 27-Nov-23 850m GOOD 4 R12 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:50.940 1st Rank'n'file ( J Duffy ) 2nd The Cuban ( A Mccabe ) 0.50L 3rd The Open ( T Prebble ) 3.00L | A Mccabe 0.50L | 2 (5) |
| bet365 Benalla 13-Nov-23 1000m GOOD 4 R10 3UP CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.110 1st Le Ferrari ( J Duffy 0 ) 2nd Paris Shiraz ( A Warren 0 ) 5.00L 3rd Swedish Duke ( W J Egan 0 ) 5.20L 9th The Cuban ( S Miller 0 ) 15.95L | S Miller 0 15.95L | 9 (11) |