The Puma (USA) Horse
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About
The Puma is a 3yo ch from United States trained by Gustavo Delgado. It is by the stallion Essential Quality out of the dam Eve Of War. The Puma has won one race in its career so far. On 8th Mar 2026 at Tampa Bay Downs, The Puma recorded its most significant victory, claiming the $400,000 Esmark Tampa Bay Derby (stakes). It has been a profitable horse for bettors throughout its campaign, and backing The Puma since the start would have yielded a 100% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 29-Mar-26 1811m R14 Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa (Stakes) $200,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:49.990, SP: 10.00 1st Commandment ( F Prat 123 ) 2nd The Puma ( J Castellano 123 ) 0.05L 3rd Chief Wallabee ( J Alvarado 123 ) 0.55L See full results | J Castellano 55.8kg 0.05L | 2 (9) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 08-Mar-26 1710m GOOD R11 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby (Stakes) $252,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.230, SP: 8.00 1st The Puma ( J Castellano 122 ) 2nd Further Ado ( I O Jr 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Canaletto ( F Prat 122 ) 0.20L See full results | J Castellano 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 08-Feb-26 1710m FIRM R11 Sam F. Davis Stakes (Stakes) $25,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.540, SP: 4.33 brushed with the horse to his inside leaving the gate, raced in the two path early, chased the leader between horses up the backstretch, came around the far turn still in the two path and was no match in the stretch but kept on to the wire. 1st Renegade ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Wayne's Law ( M Meneses 122 ) 3.75L 3rd The Puma ( E Gonzalez 122 ) 6.00L See full results | E Gonzalez 55.3kg 6.00L | 3 (9) |
| Gulfstream 11-Jan-26 1408m FIRM R4 Md $16,800 (of $84,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.350, SP: 3.50 hesitated and was off slowly, rushed up and vied for the lead four wide and made a four wide bid to be clear by the quarter pole, then was confronted by the winner and fought on but had to settle for being second best. 1st Chief Wallabee ( J Alvarado 122 ) 2nd The Puma ( J Castellano 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Al Arqraah ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 9.25L See full results | J Castellano 55.3kg 0.00L | 2 (8) |