On July 30, 2025, the K‑Pop universe exploded—not because Jungkook of BTS dropped a surprise single, but because a racehorse named Jungkook, sporting the iconic number 7 saddlecloth, stormed ahead to win the prestigious Philracom‑PCSO Silver Cup in the Philippines. No, this isn’t some bizarre fanfiction—it’s real life, and yes, the internet is losing it.
The thoroughbred, bred by Esguerra Farms & Stud Inc., is owned by T.T. Sevilla, trained by R.E. Mongaya, and ridden by jockey Mark Angelo Alvarez. Clocking a final time of 1:50.8 over the 1,800‑meter turf, Jungkook outran heavy hitters like Easy Does It and Batang Manda at Metro Manila Turf Club. If horses could rap, this one just dropped its debut album—with zero skips.
Fans on X (formerly Twitter) couldn’t contain their laughter and pride:
“Am I supposed to stan this Jungkook too? 2025 Silver Cup ‘horse race winner’… a horse named Jung kook, wearing number seven. Congrats to Jung kook (the horse, obviously)”
“Not even the racetrack is safe from BTS supremacy… Horse #7 named after Jung kook ate up the competition and won the race!”
“When you say JUNG KOOK FAME is truly beyond MUSIC. You can find him just anywhere… even govt official website like Canada One”
The memes rolled in faster than the hooves:
“someone named their horse jungkook… and it actually won bro keeps on winning in every universe.”
“You can’t make this stuff up Jungkook is just synonymous with winning.”
Other fans joked that the name itself turned everything to metaphorical gold, riffing off Jungkook’s solo album GOLDEN.
“even the name itself could turn everything into golden” and “Not the horse being the golden maknae.”
It’s both hilarious and absurdly fitting: Jungkook’s “winning streak” now extends to the horse racing world. And honestly, after BTS’s global domination, should we really be surprised?
Meanwhile, our human Jungkook has his own headlines brewing. After finishing military service in June, he’s been busy hitting the gym, revealing a new chest tattoo, and making a verified Instagram return—@mnijungkook, which already has over 9 million followers since July 19. BTS’s full group is set for a comeback album in spring 2026 and teased a world tour too.
So what’s the takeaway here? A horse named Jungkook did what Jungkook does best: win. And ARMY’s reaction? Immediate meme-tastic frenzy and rational musings like: if there’s a horse named after him winning cups—maybe it’s time to stan Jungkook the horse too. Because let’s be real—Jungkook wins everywhere, in every universe.
