Quality Of Essence (USA) Horse
About
Quality Of Essence is a 3yo bay horse from the United States trained by Anthony R. Margotta, Jr. It is by Essential Quality out of Shippy. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, going 0‑4 in starts. In its most recent start at Gulfstream on Jan 30, 2026, John R. Velazquez rode Quality Of Essence to a third‑place finish behind Turkish Pistachio.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 30-Jan-26 1308m FIRM R6 Md $5,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:17.850, SP: 10.00 was settled early on the outside, five wide run on the turn and came seven wide into the lane and had a late rally to gain the show award. 1st Turkish Pistachio ( M A Vasquez 122 ) 2nd Chanceofalifetime ( R Maragh 122 ) 3.75L 3rd Quality Of Essence ( J R Velazquez 122 ) 4.50L See full results | J R Velazquez 55.3kg 4.50L | 3 (10) |
| Gulfstream 21-Dec-25 1006m FIRM R1 Md $400 (of $70,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:55.100, SP: 101.00 was shut off just after the start, saved ground and never threatened. 1st Pillar Of Beauty ( J Alvarado 120 ) 2nd Elenique ( D Egan 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Mermaid ( I O Jr 120 ) 1.75L 9th Quality Of Essence ( R Maragh 120 ) 10.35L See full results | R Maragh 54.4kg 10.35L | 9 (11) |
| Gulfstream 17-Nov-25 1410m FIRM R6 Md $400 (of $70,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.970, SP: 8.50 rated off of the early pace and tracked from the second flight along the backstretch, chased four wide into the turn, angled in to upper stretch, could not find more at the furlong marker and weakened late. 1st Authentic Wave ( J Morelos 120 ) 2nd Tahlequah ( E Zayas 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Turkish Pistachio ( S Camacho 120 ) 3.50L 6th Quality Of Essence ( R Maragh 120 ) 12.05L See full results | R Maragh 54.4kg 12.05L | 6 (8) |
| Monmouth Park 15-Sep-25 1110m R4 Md $5,250 (of $52,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.720, SP: 9.00 raced off the rail, off the pace, chased inside on the turn, angled out, raced a bit greenly between horses at the furlong marker and rallied mildly for third. 1st Midnite Ginny ( S Marin 117 ) 2nd Clarividente ( F Jara 117 ) 2.00L 3rd Quality Of Essence ( C Sutherland 117 ) 3.50L See full results | C Sutherland 53.1kg 3.50L | 3 (7) |
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