Indonesian Racing Horse

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Indonesian Racing Horse
Atardecer Nagari KPI Horse (cropped).jpg
Falentino Sangian on Atardecer Nagari at Sawahlunto Racecourse in 2023
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk [1] : 63 
  • DAD-IS (2025): unknown [2]           
Other names
  • Kuda Pacu Indonesia [3] : 27 
  • Kuda-Pacu Indonesia [1] : 63  [2]
  • KPI [3] : 27 
Country of originIndonesia
Distribution
Use horse racing
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    450 kg
  • Female:
    400 kg
Height
  • Male:
    165 cm
  • Female:
    155 cm

The Indonesian Racing Horse or Kuda Pacu Indonesia is an Indonesian breed of racehorse. [2] It derives from cross-breeding of imported Thoroughbred stallions with mares of local breeds. A stud-book was established in 1995. [2]

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History

From about 1971 racehorses of the English Thoroughbred breed were imported to Indonesia from European countries, from Australia – which supplied at least 200 horses – and from the USA. [4] : 474  [5] Stallions of this breed were cross-bred with mares of local Indonesian stock to produce faster and more powerful racing animals. A stud-book for the cross-breeds was established in 1995 with the breed name Kuda Pacu Indonesia. [4] : 474  [2] The breed was defined to be the fourth-generation (F4) cross, and thus to derive nominally in the ratio 15:1 from the two constituent types of parent stock, Thoroughbred and local. [3] : 17  [6] : 36  It was recognised by decree of the Indonesian minister of agriculture in 2013. [7]

It is distributed in the Jakarta, Central Java, East Java, West Java and Yogyakarta provinces of Java; in East and West Nusa Tenggara; in Central, North and South Sulawesi; and in West Sumatra. [2]

Characteristics

The Kuda Pacu Indonesia is a composite of Thoroughbred and local horses, bred from third- and fourth-generation (F3/F4) crosses. [6] : 36  [8] [ page needed ]

The average height at the withers is about 155 cm for mares and 165 cm for stallions and geldings; average body weights are approximately 400 kg and 450 kg respectively. [2]

Use

The horses are bred specifically for horse racing. [4] : 474 

Cahaya Nagari was the first and only KPI horse to have ever won the Indonesia Derby in 2010. [8] : 201 

References

  1. 1 2 Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN   9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Breed data sheet: Kuda-Pacu Indonesia / Indonesia (Horse). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Sofjan Sudardjat (2007). National Report on Animal Genetic Resources Indonesia: A Strategic Policy Document. Archived 16 June 2012. Annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN   9789251057629. Archived 10 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN   9781780647944.
  5. ↑ Sam Bressiac (12 June 1971). Somebody Nobody Talks About. The Bulletin. 93 (4759): 32. Accessed November 2025.
  6. 1 2 Santie Turangan, Umar Paputungan, Surtijono Edmundus Siswosubroto (April 2019). Body Dimension Factors Affecting Live Weight Estimation Accuracy of Indonesian Local-Thoroughbred Racing Horse. Research Journal of Life Science. 6 (1): 36–45.
  7. ↑ Aditia Maruli (25 July 2013). Kementan lakukan pelepasan rumpun kuda pacu indonesia (in Indonesian). Antara News. Archived 28 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 Muladno, Soehadji, Sri Bandiati, Wirasmono Soekotjo, Oetari Soehardjono (2019). [https://books.google.com/books?id=DP6CDwAAQBAJ Sejarah Pembentukan Kuda Pacu Indonesia: Rumpun Baru Kuda Indonesia Karya Anak Bangsa (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. ISBN   9786020622446.
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