Cupid
Gray or Roan Colt / May 18th, 2013 in KY / by Tapit out of Pretty 'n Smart
$365,070
2017 earnings
113
speed figure
50%
2017 wins
racing Record
2017 Stats
Career Stats
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2
Firsts
6
0
Seconds
1
0
Thirds
0
2
Unplaced
6
4
Starts
13
$365,070
Earnings
$1,701,873
$91,268
Earnings / Start
$130,913
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Bio
Cupid finished fourth in his career debut in December 2015 for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. He showed improvement when second in his second race and first start as a 3-year-old before a breakthrough win on Feb. 7 at Santa Anita Park.
Cupid finished fourth in his career debut in December 2015 for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. He showed improvement when second in his second race and first start as a 3-year-old before a breakthrough win on Feb. 7 at Santa Anita Park.
That victory prompted Baffert to test Cupid in stakes competition in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes to see if he was a Kentucky Derby hopeful. Cupid came through in a bid way in the Rebel, setting a hot pace but having enough gas in the tank in the stretch to hold off Whitmore. Cupid's Rebel Stakes victory was Baffert's sixth in seven years in the race.
After the Rebel, Cupid finished a disappointing 10th in the Arkansas Derby.
Cupid regained his winning stride in the summer, winning the Grade 2 Indiana Derby and the Grade 2 West Virginia Derby in back-to-back races. He then pressed the pace before fading to finish eighth in the Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby.
Coming off an eight-month layoff for his 2017 bow, Cupid flashed his top form with a powerhouse win in the Gold Cup at Santa Anita.
