Hope Road (USA) Horse
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Hope Road is a 4yo b horse from the United States trained by Bob Baffert. He is by Quality Road out of Marley's Freedom. To date, Hope Road has recorded six wins. On August 24, 2025 at Saratoga, he captured his biggest victory, netting the purse in the $500,000 Resorts World Casino Ballerina Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 01-Dec-25 1610m FIRM R8 Bayakoa Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.380, SP: 1.29 1st Hope Road ( J J Hernandez 121 ) 2nd Simply Joking ( F Prat 118 ) 6.50L 3rd Mahina ( U Rispoli 121 ) 9.25L See full results | J J Hernandez 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Del Mar 02-Nov-25 1410m FIRM R4 PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Stakes) $100,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:21.790, SP: 2.25 set the pressured pace between horses, proved no match for her stablemate in the drive, fought on but just failed to preserve the runner up spot. 1st Splendora ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Vahva ( I O Jr 124 ) 4.75L 3rd Hope Road ( J Ortiz 124 ) 6.00L See full results | J Ortiz 56.2kg 6.00L | 3 (7) |
| Saratoga 24-Aug-25 1410m R11 Resorts World Casino Ballerina Stakes (Stakes) $315,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.930, SP: 2.88 1st Hope Road ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Scylla ( F Prat 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Majestic Oops ( K Carmouche 122 ) 4.00L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 27-May-25 1210m FIRM R8 Winning Colors Stakes (Stakes) $25,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.750, SP: 1.80 was bumped at the break, chased the winner and made a mild bid two wide leaving the turn but flattened out. 1st Two Sharp ( J Alvarado 118 ) 2nd Benedetta ( K Asmussen 118 ) 3.50L 3rd Hope Road ( F Geroux 118 ) 4.25L See full results | F Geroux 53.5kg 4.25L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 04-May-25 1410m FIRM R10 Derby City Distaff S. presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery (Stakes) $200,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:21.760, SP: 13.00 tracked three wide, came four wide to make a bold bid, took over and shook clear a furlong out, kept on well but was no match for the winner. 1st Kopion ( K Kimura 123 ) 2nd Hope Road ( J Hernandez 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Ways And Means ( F Prat 123 ) 0.75L See full results | J Hernandez 55.8kg 3.00L | 2 (10) |
| Santa Anita 02-Feb-25 1410m FIRM R3 Santa Monica Stakes (Stakes) $40,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:21.270, SP: 4.00 Inside, yielded upper 1st Kopion ( A Fresu 124 ) 2nd Hope Road ( J Hernandez 122 ) 4.50L 3rd Richi ( H Berrios 122 ) 1.25L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 4.50L | 2 (4) |
| Santa Anita 27-Dec-24 1410m FIRM R10 La Brea S. presented by Don Julio (Stakes) $20,999 (of $299,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.080, SP: 3.50 Advncd4-3wd,flattened 1st Kopion ( K Kimura 122 ) 2nd Splendora ( J Rosario 120 ) 2.75L 3rd Sugar Fish ( T Baze 122 ) 2.00L 4th Hope Road ( J Hernandez 122 ) 5.25L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 5.25L | 4 (8) |
| Del Mar 03-Nov-24 1610m FIRM R2 Bayakoa Stakes (Stakes) $126,001 (of $200,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.510, SP: 1.29 Shook off foe, cleared 1st Hope Road ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Alpha Bella ( H Berrios 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Desert Dawn ( U Rispoli 123 ) 0.00L See full results | J Hernandez 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Del Mar 01-Sep-24 1610m FIRM R4 Torrey Pines Stakes (Stakes) $94,499 (of $149,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.150 Widened, easily 1st Hope Road ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Nothing Like You ( K Kimura 124 ) 5.00L 3rd Grand Slam Smile ( F T Alvarado 124 ) 11.00L See full results | J J Hernandez 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Del Mar 05-Aug-24 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $47,880 (of $75,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.670 showed the way under pressure from outside to the turn, inched clear on the turn, roused in upper stretch, powered away under hand urging and was ridden out to the wire. 1st Hope Road ( J J Hernandez 118 ) 2nd Nokie ( J V Jr 122 ) 5.25L 3rd Sequin Lady ( R Gonzalez 124 ) 6.75L See full results | J J Hernandez 53.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jun-24 1210m R10 Md $34,019 (of $53,999) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.170 reluctant to load into the gate, sprinted to the front and steered across, set the pace next to the fence around the bend, then drew off in the lane under hand urging. 1st Hope Road ( J J Hernandez 118 ) 2nd One Magic Philly ( A Fresu 118 ) 5.50L 3rd Normandy Queen ( M E Smith 118 ) 6.50L See full results | J J Hernandez 53.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Del Mar 10-Sep-23 1410m FIRM R10 FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $300,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.410, SP: 29.00 between rivals early, chased three wide early on the turn, came out further entering the stretch and lacked any response. 1st Tamara ( M Smith 120 ) 2nd Laurent ( E Maldonado 120 ) 6.75L 3rd Gate To Paradise ( K Desormeaux 118 ) 2.25L 11th Hope Road ( T Pereira 118 ) 21.10L See full results | T Pereira 53.5kg 21.10L | 11 (12) |
| Del Mar 20-Aug-23 1310m FIRM R7 Md $16,400 (of $82,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.370, SP: 2.70 Set pace, 2nd best 1st Tamara ( M Smith 120 ) 2nd Hope Road ( H Berrios 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Desert Rhapsody ( A Fresu 120 ) 5.50L See full results | H Berrios 54.4kg 2.25L | 2 (10) |
| Del Mar 23-Jul-23 1010m FIRM R8 Md $16,400 (of $82,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.500, SP: 8.50 bumped leaving the gate, trailed three wide into the turn, angled out and came six wide into the stretch, rallied widest in the lane and got up for second. 1st Dua ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Hope Road ( H Berrios 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Ur In Trouble ( A Fresu 120 ) 0.15L See full results | H Berrios 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |