Puteketeke (USA) Horse
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Puteketeke is a 4yo bay horse from the United States trained by Michael J. Maker. He is by Omaha Beach out of Cleopatra's Charm. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in five starts. In his most recent race at Saratoga on June 6, 2026, he was ridden by Ricardo Jr. Santana and finished eighth, behind winner Tab At Zanzibar.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 06-Jun-26 1308m FIRM R3 Md (of $115,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:16.340, SP: 21.00 was hustled from the gate then urged off the pace, dropped from the four path to the three path on the turn and capitulated. 1st Tab At Zanzibar ( M Franco 121 ) 2nd Criteria ( F Prat 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Party Animal ( J Morelos 121 ) 4.00L 8th Puteketeke ( R J Santana 126 ) 13.50L See full results | R J Santana 57.2kg 13.50L | 8 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 18-May-26 1207m R7 Md $12,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.960, SP: 21.00 tracked along the inside, tipped two wide into upper stretch, bid for place while brushing with an outer foe in upper stretch, dueled for that position with that one into the final furlong, but yielded with a sixteenth to go then lasted for show. 1st Deep Flame ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Embry Show ( F Geroux 118 ) 7.00L 3rd Puteketeke ( J Ortiz 124 ) 9.25L See full results | J Ortiz 56.2kg 9.25L | 3 (11) |
| Keeneland 11-Apr-26 1207m R6 Md $22,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.380, SP: 5.50 bumped with an inner foe at the start, led narrowly while vying inside of the eventual winner into and around the turn, inched ahead in upper stretch, but failed to maintain his advantage entering the final sixteenth, gave in then lasted for place. 1st Ring Curl ( W I Antongeorgi 118 ) 2nd Puteketeke ( F Prat 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Great Moment ( T Gaffalione 125 ) 0.50L See full results | F Prat 56.7kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Turfway Park 14-Mar-26 1207m R9 Md $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.980, SP: 2.88 stalked from the two path, took aim on the clear leader at the quarter pole, but hung on his left lead, gave way then lasted for show. 1st Ambitiously ( R Hernandez 125 ) 2nd Flick ( D E Sheehy 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Puteketeke ( W Rodriguez 125 ) 6.75L See full results | W Rodriguez 56.7kg 6.75L | 3 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Feb-26 1207m R7 Md $5,400 (of $54,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.110, SP: 4.00 shadowed the pace up the backstretch, moved up to press the pace in the turn, flattened out in the stretch to drop back to third. 1st Sargent Sully ( B Curtis 125 ) 2nd Great Moment ( M Murrill 125 ) 3.75L 3rd Puteketeke ( J Ortiz 125 ) 5.50L See full results | J Ortiz 56.7kg 5.50L | 3 (8) |