Kurasso Blue

The first win came at Limerick in March 2025, which is where most promising horses begin to show what they are made of. The second, and most recent, came at Punchestown in December 2025 — a better track, a bigger stage, and a sign that Kurasso Blue was moving in the right direction. Punchestown is one of Ireland's most respected venues, so winning there matters. That was four months ago, and the horse has not troubled the judge since.

Jack Kennedy has been in the saddle for 5 of those 8 races, winning 1 of them — so roughly 1 in every 5 rides together has ended in victory, a 20% win rate that mirrors the horse's overall career average almost exactly. Kennedy is one of the best jump jockeys in Ireland, so his continued involvement suggests the team at least believes there is more to come. Whether Kurasso Blue can rediscover that December form is the real question.

The trainer is Gordon Elliott, whose yard at Longwood in County Meath has sent out 209 winners this season alone. That is a staggering number — it means Elliott's operation is essentially producing winners every couple of days. Horses trained there tend to be placed carefully and given every chance to win. The fact that Kurasso Blue has raced 8 times and found the winner's enclosure twice suggests a horse that is useful without yet being exceptional, though five-year-olds can still develop significantly. With a run just yesterday, this is a horse very much in active training and, presumably, with more chapters still to be written.