Cha Cha Chukka (USA) Horse
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Cha Cha Chukka is a 5yo colt from the United States trained by Jamie Ness. He is sired by Klimt out of the dam Queen Of Silence. To date, Cha Cha Chukka has won two races. On 20th Aug 2024 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, he secured his most important victory, earning $35359.00.
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Laurel Park • Philadelphia Park • Turfway Park • Churchill Downs • Keeneland • Kentucky Downs • Gulfstream • Horseshoe Indianapolis • Ellis Park • Aqueduct • Delaware ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 02-May-26 1609m FIRM R5 Race 5 (of $24,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.220, SP: 3.25 , a forward factor between horses, steadied in traffic near the eighth pole and steadied lacking room near the sixteenth pole. 1st Hazelmoor Beach ( D Centeno 122 ) 2nd Boys Go To Jupiter ( J Vargas 126 , Cd 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Hockey ( J Briceno 122 ) 1.85L 6th Cha Cha Chukka ( Y Hazlewood 126 , Cd 121 ) 3.60L See full results | Y Hazlewood 57.2kg, Cd 54.9kg 3.60L | 6 (8) |
| Laurel Park 11-Apr-26 1710m R1 Race 1 $4,800 (of $24,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.540, SP: 3.75 lacked speed, remained along the inner rail around both turns, moved to the five path in upper stretch and rallied. 1st I'M A Sure Thing ( A Cruz 126 ) 2nd Cha Cha Chukka ( M J Sanchez 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Hockey ( R E Mena 122 ) 1.25L See full results | M J Sanchez 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (7) |
| Philadelphia Park 03-Mar-26 1673m FIRM R7 Philadelphia Park Race 7 $410 (of $17,640) Barrier 5, SP: 1.40 1st Miss Jones ( F Martinez 122 ) 2nd Melody's Kiss ( S Gonzalez 122 ) 10.00L 3rd Motown Honey ( M Sanchez 122 ) 1.75L 6th Cha Cha Chukka ( Y Hazlewood 122 ) 13.25L | Y Hazlewood 55.3kg 13.25L | 6 (10) |
| Turfway Park 13-Dec-25 1710m R8 Race 8 $378 (of $34,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.500, SP: 1.83 saved ground to quarter pole with nothing left in the stretch. 1st Temporarilyforever ( A Murgia 121 ) 2nd Storm Bay ( J Ramos 121 ) 3.50L 3rd Mint Driven ( R J Mojica 121 ) 0.30L 7th Cha Cha Chukka ( L Machado 121 ) 7.80L See full results | L Machado 54.9kg 7.80L | 7 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 17-Nov-25 1710m R4 Race 4 $1,136 (of $83,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:42.450, SP: 9.00 1st GOOD Long Cry ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Classy'n Connected ( C Torres 121 ) 3.50L 3rd Bread To Run ( A Concepcion 118 ) 0.75L 8th Cha Cha Chukka ( L Saez 121 ) 9.75L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 9.75L | 8 (9) |
| Keeneland 11-Oct-25 1910m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,500 (of $120,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:56.020, SP: 13.00 pursued from midpack along the inside, chased in the two path around the far turn and tired. 1st Unmerited Favor ( J Ortiz 120 ) 2nd Fleetingly ( F Prat 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Annelle ( N Juarez 118 ) 0.30L 8th Cha Cha Chukka ( I O Jr 122 ) 5.95L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg 5.95L | 8 (11) |
| Kentucky Downs 05-Sep-25 2110m FIRM R6 Race 6 $13,300 (of $190,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:07.020, SP: 8.00 set his own uncontested pace, confronted mid way through the far turn, responded well to open up again and gave way grudgingly in the latter stages. 1st Massarat ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Love Song ( A Concepcion 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Malibu Smart ( B A Curtis 122 ) 0.30L 4th Cha Cha Chukka ( F Prat 122 ) 0.00L See full results | F Prat 55.3kg 0.00L | 4 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Jun-25 1710m GOOD R7 Race 7 $15,600 (of $78,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.080, SP: 4.33 rated in the three path, swung from the five path into the stretch, lost the crop passing the eighth pole, but ran on. 1st Steampunk ( L Saez 124 ) 2nd Cha Cha Chukka ( E Morales 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Dozen Diamonds ( L Machado 124 ) 0.20L See full results | E Morales 56.2kg 1.50L | 2 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 14-Jun-25 1710m FIRM R5 Race 5 $16,600 (of $83,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.870, SP: 5.50 vied for the lead with an outer pair early on, then only with the eventual winner down the backstretch, continued to spar as an outer bidder made it three across again around the far turn, failed to sustain pressure in upper stretch, yet kept on to duel for place through the final furlong and prevailed. 1st Poppy The Princess ( I Moncada 118 , Cd 123 ) 2nd Cha Cha Chukka ( L Saez 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Bread To Run ( L Machado 118 ) 2.75L See full results | L Saez 56.2kg 2.25L | 2 (8) |
| Keeneland 24-Apr-25 2410m GOOD R6 Race 6 $1,500 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:33.820, SP: 21.00 rated at the rear in the three path, moved out to the five path around the final bend and made little impact. 1st Sugaree ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Parish Lane ( L Saez 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Tarneema ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 2.25L 8th Cha Cha Chukka ( B Curtis 118 ) 10.75L See full results | B Curtis 53.5kg 10.75L | 8 (10) |
| Gulfstream 13-Feb-25 1710m GOOD R5 Race 5 $15,355 (of $37,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.710, SP: 6.00 Bump st, 2-3wd, surged 1st Normanjito ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Cha Cha Chukka ( E J Zayas 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Carrington ( J Castellano 122 ) 0.00L See full results | E J Zayas 55.3kg 0.00L | 2 (10) |
| Gulfstream 16-Jan-25 1510m R5 Race 5 $2,590 (of $37,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.240, SP: 4.33 Bump st, rail, 4w 3/16 1st Mobay Princess ( L Reyes 122 ) 2nd Gimme Mo Baby ( D Davis 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Carrington ( J Castellano 122 ) 2.50L 4th Cha Cha Chukka ( J Rosario 122 ) 3.75L See full results | J Rosario 55.3kg 3.75L | 4 (7) |
| Gulfstream 20-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R5 Race 5 $280 (of $37,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:33.210, SP: 5.50 failed to menace while racing two wide. 1st Highway Harmony ( I O Jr 123 ) 2nd Mobay Princess ( M A Vasquez 120 ) 3.00L 3rd Miscreant ( L Saez 123 ) 5.00L 5th Cha Cha Chukka ( J R Velazquez 120 ) 5.85L See full results | J R Velazquez 54.4kg 5.85L | 5 (11) |
| Gulfstream 01-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R2 Race 2 $330 (of $43,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.480, SP: 7.00 chased in the three path but was no factor from the five path in the stretch. 1st Silver Moonlight ( E J Zayas 120 ) 2nd La Scaloneta ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 5.25L 3rd Public Defender ( J Bravo 120 ) 7.25L 6th Cha Cha Chukka ( L Reyes 120 ) 8.10L See full results | L Reyes 54.4kg 8.10L | 6 (8) |
| Keeneland 24-Oct-24 1710m FIRM R1 Race 1 $788 (of $62,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.430 bobbled behind leaving the gate and was a bit slow to recover, laid off of the pace just off of the inside and never got involved. 1st East Shore ( C J Lanerie 122 ) 2nd Low Country Magic ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Crazy Cami ( L Saez 118 ) 3.75L 7th Cha Cha Chukka ( F Prat 118 ) 15.05L See full results | F Prat 53.5kg 15.05L | 7 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Sep-24 1710m FIRM R2 Race 2 $14,401 (of $72,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:43.960 broke a touch outwardly at the start, tracked outside of the top pair and from the four path, bid in upper stretch, wrestled a brief advantage with a sixteenth to go but was swiftly outkicked by an outer bidder shortly after and pulled clear of the rest. 1st Classy'n Connected ( B J H Jr 118 ) 2nd Cha Cha Chukka ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Low Country Magic ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 4.50L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 2.25L | 2 (7) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 20-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R8 Md $22,277 (of $35,359) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.250 saved ground, bid late in the four path and was in time under a steady drive. 1st Cha Cha Chukka ( E A Roman 120 ) 2nd Elle's Dancer ( R A Prescott 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Ms. Lilibet ( E Esquivel 124 ) 2.25L See full results | E A Roman 54.4kg | 1 (10) |
| Ellis Park 15-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R4 Md $3,200 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.150 was bumped by an inner rival leaving the gate, tracked two wide and between horses, came under coaxing along the inside around the far turn, then sustained grinding progress up the rail to bid for show in the late stages, and prevailed. 1st Boltoro ( F Arrieta 124 ) 2nd Tiz Sweet Emotion ( J Graham 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Cha Cha Chukka ( D Cannon 118 ) 3.00L See full results | D Cannon 53.5kg 3.00L | 3 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 07-Jun-24 1710m GOOD R7 Md (of $43,522) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.240 bumped with a rival at the start, stalked the early pace in the three path but had no late bid. 1st Life Advice ( C Landeros 120 ) 2nd Gidget Rose Lee ( E Esquivel 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Streetwhereyoulive ( O Mojica 120 ) 1.25L 7th Cha Cha Chukka ( A Burgos 120 ) 3.55L See full results | A Burgos 54.4kg 3.55L | 7 (11) |
| Aqueduct 29-Dec-23 1610m FIRM R1 Md $4,800 (of $48,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.960, SP: 6.00 Chased 5w, improved 1st To Be Loved By You ( R Silvera 119 ) 2nd Just Music ( T Mccarthy 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Cha Cha Chukka ( E Cancel 119 ) 8.50L See full results | E Cancel 54kg 8.50L | 3 (7) |
| Delaware Park 05-Nov-23 1210m FIRM R7 Md $2,660 (of $38,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.590, SP: 5.00 dropped back off the early pace, raced four to five wide around the far turn and was outkicked in the drive. 1st Sky Victory ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Wise Miss ( C Evans 119 ) 5.00L 3rd Shining Spirit ( R Mena 119 ) 0.20L 4th Cha Cha Chukka ( A Arroyo 119 ) 5.15L See full results | A Arroyo 54kg 5.15L | 4 (7) |
| Delaware Park 29-Sep-23 1110m FIRM R1 Md $3,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:05.090, SP: 7.00 chased the pace four wide, came five wide into the lane and had no rally, bested rest. 1st Belle's Blue Bell ( A Arroyo 119 ) 2nd Tiz Race Day ( A Concepcion 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Cha Cha Chukka ( M Sanchez 119 ) 9.50L See full results | M Sanchez 54kg 9.50L | 3 (9) |