Cherokee Purple (USA) Horse
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Cherokee Purple, a 2yo gr/ro from the United States, is trained by Kelsey Danner. Sired by Cairo Prince out of Croon, the horse has not broken its maiden, remaining winless in four starts. In its most recent start at Laurel Park on 27 Sep 2026, jockey Yedsit Hazlewood rode Cherokee Purple to a 9th‑place finish behind winner Hidden Overture.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 27-Sep-26 1710m FIRM R8 Selima Stakes (Stakes) (of $177,913) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.020, SP: 3.75 , off the pace, bumped with an outer rival near the five sixteenths, took up sharply when between foes near the quarter pole, faltered and was eased late. 1st Hidden Overture ( J Pimentel 122 ) 2nd Homeawayfromhome ( M Sanchez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Sea Isle City ( V Cheminaud 122 ) 1.25L 9th Cherokee Purple ( Y Hazlewood 117 ) 31.75L See full results | Y Hazlewood 53.1kg 31.75L | 9 (9) |
| Kentucky Downs 30-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md $47,328 (of $236,640) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.060, SP: 11.00 1st Dazzling ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 2nd Cherokee Purple ( D Davis 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Jazz Queen ( A Concepcion 119 ) 2.00L See full results | D Davis 54kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Colonial Downs 01-Aug-26 1609m R3 Md $9,974 (of $99,743) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.040, SP: 6.00 was settled back early and trailed, moved to the outside down the backside and raced three to four wide on the far turn while advancing, came five wide into the lane and moved out a path in the lane and had a late rally to gain the show award on the wire. 1st Dance To Glory ( S Russell 119 ) 2nd By Her Decree ( J Rosado 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Cherokee Purple ( S Marin 119 ) 3.50L See full results | S Marin 54kg 3.50L | 3 (9) |
| Colonial Downs 12-Jul-26 1609m R1 Md $10,068 (of $100,676) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.290, SP: 8.50 was off slowly and spotted the field about two lengths, trailed while in the two path on the first turn, dropped to the inside and advanced by the quarter pole, came out a path and split rivals by the furlong marker and kept on but lost the place award late. 1st Mightily ( J Rosado 119 ) 2nd Sally Maclennane ( M Chuan 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Cherokee Purple ( S Marin 119 ) 1.50L See full results | S Marin 54kg 1.50L | 3 (7) |