Desert Hope (USA) Horse
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Desert Hope is a 3yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Jose A. Gonzalez. The colt is by Abstraction out of Desert Stepper. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In his latest start at Sunland Park on March 9, 2026, Desert Hope, ridden by Jose Miguel Vazquez, finished tenth behind the winner Directed Runaway.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunland Park 09-Mar-26 1207m FIRM R10 Md (of $30,700) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.980, SP: 26.00 showed no early speed, made a mild bid on the turn but was not a factor. 1st Directed Runaway ( K Purcell 121 ) 2nd Tucum Kari ( O Hernandez 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Seis Taco's ( O A Jr 121 ) 3.75L 10th Desert Hope ( J M Vazquez 121 ) 11.05L See full results | J M Vazquez 54.9kg 11.05L | 10 (12) |
| Sunland Park 16-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R5 Peppers Pride Stakes (Stakes) (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.720, SP: 51.00 settled, raced widest to half, outrun to quarter, no factor stretch. 1st Marka ( C Torres 121 ) 2nd Unwound ( C Ramos 121 ) 4.25L 3rd Holy Miss ( F Amparan 121 ) 0.30L 9th Desert Hope ( J Vazquez 121 ) 28.10L See full results | J Vazquez 54.9kg 28.10L | 9 (10) |
| Zia Park 16-Dec-25 1110m FIRM R7 Md $2,240 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:05.860, SP: 6.50 veered out leaving the gate, raced at the back of the pack early, came around the bend in the four path and improved position in the lane. 1st Trump Dance ( O J Andrade 120 ) 2nd Texas Tech Legs ( A Arboleda 120 ) 0.30L 3rd All Marked Up ( F J Wethey 120 ) 5.50L 4th Desert Hope ( K Tohill 120 ) 6.25L See full results | K Tohill 54.4kg 6.25L | 4 (9) |
| Zia Park 18-Nov-25 1110m FIRM R7 Md $2,240 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.940, SP: 3.25 bumped with the horse to his inside leaving the gate, raced off the pace up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and passed tiring horses in the stretch. 1st Chasenmyheart ( E Gomez 120 ) 2nd Trump Dance ( F S Da 120 ) 0.75L 3rd All Marked Up ( A J Jr 120 ) 7.00L 4th Desert Hope ( M F Jr 120 ) 9.25L See full results | M F Jr 54.4kg 9.25L | 4 (7) |