Puunene

Pedigree Overview

Puunene is a bay filly foaled April 30, 2024, by Good Magic out of the accomplished Malibu Moon mare Kauai Katie. Her pedigree joins the Curlin branch of the Mr. Prospector sire line with a female family shaped by A.P. Indy, More Than Ready, and Forest Wildcat. The result is a pedigree that combines proven juvenile quality, dirt speed, and established middle-distance performance.

Both parents bring meaningful racetrack credentials. Good Magic was the champion two-year-old colt of his crop, winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at 1 1/16 miles. At three, he added the Haskell Invitational and Blue Grass Stakes and finished second in the Kentucky Derby. Kauai Katie won six of 11 starts and earned $716,500, with victories in the Adirondack, Matron, Forward Gal, and Old Hat Stakes. She also placed in the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes. This pairing gives Puunene direct connections to top-level juvenile form on both sides of the pedigree.

Sire Line Analysis

Good Magic is a son of Curlin, a two-time Horse of the Year whose victories included the Preakness Stakes, Breeders' Cup Classic, Dubai World Cup, and two editions of the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Curlin has developed into an influential source of dirt class through runners such as Cody's Wish, Vino Rosso, Idiomatic, Malathaat, Elite Power, Stellar Wind, Nest, Clairiere, and Journalism. His record includes elite performers across sprint, middle-distance, and classic distances.

Good Magic contributes his own combination of early maturity and classic capacity. He raced only nine times, winning three graded stakes and placing in five additional graded events. His championship season at two was followed by major form at three, giving him a race record that connects juvenile performance with the American classic program. His pedigree also adds Hard Spun through his dam, Glinda the Good. Hard Spun was a Grade 1-class runner from the Danzig line, while Glinda the Good was a stakes winner at two and three.

As a sire, Good Magic has produced Kentucky Derby winner Mage, Belmont Stakes and Haskell winner Dornoch, Pacific Classic winner Mixto, Arkansas Derby winner Muth, and Champagne Stakes winner Blazing Sevens. His first four Northern Hemisphere crops included 188 winners and 21 black-type winners from 278 starters through November 2025. His progeny's average winning distance of 7.23 furlongs reflects a concentration around one-turn routes and middle distances, with his leading runners extending successfully to classic distances.

For Puunene, this sire line supplies proven Grade 1 dirt performance, two-year-old ability, and the scope to carry speed beyond sprint distances. Good Magic's strongest runners have generally shown tactical pace combined with the ability to perform around two turns, a pattern consistent with his own racing record and Curlin's broader influence.

Female Family Analysis

Kauai Katie provides a direct source of speed and precocity. She won the Grade 2 Adirondack and Grade 2 Matron at two, then returned at three to win the Grade 2 Forward Gal and Grade 3 Old Hat. Her third-place finish in the one-mile Acorn Stakes showed that her speed remained effective at Grade 1 level beyond the shortest sprint distances.

Kauai Katie is by Malibu Moon, a son of A.P. Indy. Malibu Moon became an important influence for dirt performance, and his position in this pedigree introduces Seattle Slew and Secretariat through A.P. Indy's dam, Weekend Surprise. Puunene's second dam, More Than Pretty, was a stakes winner by More Than Ready. She won the Open Mind Stakes and placed in additional juvenile stakes company, reinforcing the family's record of early development.

The immediate family also contains Winding Way, a full sister to Kauai Katie. Winding Way won the Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap and produced Skinner, a Grade 3 winner who placed in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby and Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity. Skinner is particularly relevant to Puunene because he is by Curlin, the sire of Good Magic, and is out of Kauai Katie's full sister. His pedigree represents a closely related version of the same Curlin and Malibu Moon family combination.

Kauai Katie has also produced stakes-placed winner Kauai Dan, multiple winner Ministerial, and juvenile winner Moatazah. These runners add production to a female line already supported by graded-stakes performance through Kauai Katie, Winding Way, and Skinner.

Linebreeding and Genetic Structure

Puunene is linebred to Mr. Prospector through three separate channels. Mr. Prospector appears through Smart Strike, the sire of Curlin, and through Miswaki in Good Magic's female family. He appears again on the dam's side through Macoumba, the dam of Malibu Moon. The Werk report records this pattern as 4m, 5m x 4f within five generations.

This structure concentrates Mr. Prospector while bringing the duplication through distinct branches of the pedigree. Smart Strike contributes through the direct sire line, Miswaki through Good Magic's maternal background, and Macoumba through Kauai Katie's sire. The wider pedigree also includes A.P. Indy, Danzig, More Than Ready, Hard Spun, and Forest Wildcat, providing several established sources of dirt speed and two-turn performance. The Goldmine pedigree chart identifies the repeated Mr. Prospector influence across the sire and dam halves of the pedigree.

Puunene's Roman Dosage Profile is 5-5-18-0-0, with a Dosage Index of 2.11 and a Center of Distribution of 0.54. These figures place the pedigree in a balanced speed and stamina range, with the largest concentration in the Classic category. The figures are consistent with the mix seen in the pedigree itself: juvenile speed from Kauai Katie and More Than Ready, supported by the route and classic influence of Curlin, Good Magic, and A.P. Indy.

Nick Ratings / Statistical Evaluation

The Good Magic and Kauai Katie mating received a Werk Nick Rating of A+++, identified as a Triple Plus rating and based on the Curlin and Malibu Moon cross. The report also assigns a Werk Quality Rating of Q7, six quality points, and 34 total points.

The Goldmine analysis classifies the mating as a 20/20 match. Its list of graded-stakes winners carrying the same broad pattern includes Skinner, whose close relationship to Puunene's female family gives that comparison direct relevance. The Goldmine aptitude profile places the strongest concentration around a mile to middle distances, with representation at both two and three.

Commercial Implications

Puunene's profile is supported by three clear pedigree features: a champion juvenile sire with classic winners, a multiple graded-stakes-winning dam, and a close female-family precedent for the Curlin and Malibu Moon combination. Good Magic's standing is reflected in Grade 1 winners from his early crops and sustained demand for his progeny, including several seven-figure yearlings sold in 2025.

For a stable profile, the pedigree presents a straightforward racing identity. Puunene carries juvenile quality through both parents, proven dirt performance through Good Magic and Kauai Katie, and middle-distance support through Curlin, A.P. Indy, and the dosage structure. Her close relationship to the pedigree pattern that produced Skinner gives the mating an established graded-stakes reference within the same immediate family.