Essential Girl (USA) Horse
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Essential Girl is a 2yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Victor Barboza. She is by the stallion Essential Quality out of the mare Motown Lady. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In her most recent start at Gulfstream on December 21, 2025, Edwin Gonzalez rode her to an eighth‑place finish, behind the winner Ez Azul.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 21-Dec-25 1106m FIRM R2 Md (of $29,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.130, SP: 10.00 was off slowly and raced three to four wide on the turn near the back and never factored. 1st Ez Azul ( J Ruiz 120 ) 2nd Bint Mischief ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2.25L 3rd New Lease On Life ( J Castellano 120 ) 2.50L 8th Essential Girl ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 18.25L See full results | E Gonzalez 54.4kg 18.25L | 8 (9) |
| Gulfstream 25-Oct-25 1210m FIRM R6 Md $400 (of $70,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.470, SP: 21.00 was squeezed at the start and off slowly, settled off of the early pace then saved ground into the turn, lacked a response nearing the top of the lane and did not factor in the drive. 1st La Dolce Vita ( M Husbands 120 ) 2nd Little Georgie ( E Zayas 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Bodacious Queen ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 0.75L 7th Essential Girl ( M Vasquez 120 ) 34.00L See full results | M Vasquez 54.4kg 34.00L | 7 (8) |