Paluca (AUS) Horse
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Paluca is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Shane Bottomley. He is by the stallion Palentino out of the dam Keluca. Paluca has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his most recent start at Cranbourne on 17 Apr 2026, he was ridden by Adam McCabe and finished 10th behind the winner Temu Tilly.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cranbourne 17-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 6 R4 MDN-SW $900 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.910, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 10th 1st Temu Tilly ( N Daniels 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Pari Moi ( L Neindorf 57.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Easy Red ( T Stockdale 59 ) 4.25L 10th Paluca ( A Mccabe 59.5 ) 65.21L See full results | A Mccabe 59.5kg 65.2kgL | 10 (10) |
| Geelong 10-Apr-26 1312m SOFT 5 R5 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.930, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Cool Savanna ( R Mcleod 59 ) 2nd Handsome Missile ( B Mertens 59 ) 1.75L 3rd Vieux Riche ( J Allen 57.5 ) 1.81L 9th Paluca ( L Wood 59.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 9.43L See full results | L Wood 59.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 9.43L | 9 (11) |
| Towong 07-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 6 R5 MDN-SW $625 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.810, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.220 1st Left On Read ( B T Treloar 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Untethered Soul ( L King 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Pub Feed ( L N Mcneil 59.5 ) 4.50L 7th Paluca ( L Wood 59.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 10.81L See full results | L Wood 59.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 10.81L | 7 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 09-Feb-26 800m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.630 1st Captain Cat ( B R Kinninmont ) 2nd Upper West Side ( R L Hammond ) 4th Paluca ( L Wood ) | L Wood | 4 (6) |
| Southside Cranbourne 02-Feb-26 800m R3 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.300 1st Gentle Steel ( J Mott ) 2nd Mystical Gem ( C Ma ) 3rd Zoussential ( C Newitt ) 10th Paluca ( I Laveglia ) | I Laveglia | 10 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 08-Sep-25 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.000 1st St Edward ( B Mertens ) 2nd Giddy Girl ( C Hefel ) 3rd Lyrics 'N' Song ( B A Shinn ) 5th Paluca ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 5 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 25-Aug-25 800m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.800 1st Educated ( M Zahra ) 2nd Poker ( J Mcneil ) 3rd Cyber Outage ( L J Bates ) 4th Paluca ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 4 (8) |
| Cranbourne 21-Apr-25 650m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:40.200 1st Galagacisco ( L Wood ) 2nd Paluca ( S Harman ) 3rd My Girl Lily ( J Beriman ) | S Harman | 2 (4) |
| Cranbourne 21-Oct-24 800m R5 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.400 1st Playlist ( J Childs ) 2nd Jasmin Rouge ( B J Melham ) 3rd Bold Strike ( J C Maskiell ) 9th Paluca ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 9 (9) |
| Cranbourne 07-Oct-24 650m R13 Jump Out-G4 2nd Zoom To The Moon ( S Clarke ) 3rd Prince Of Brooky ( B R Kinninmont ) 4th Paluca ( S Harman ) | S Harman | 4 (4) |