Esperanza (AUS) Horse
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Esperanza is a 2yo bay filly from Australia trained by Rex Lipp. She is by Spirit of Boom out of Express Air. To date she has recorded one victory. On 7 Feb 2026 at Doomben she captured the $85,000 Qtis 2-y-o Hcp, her biggest win so far. Punters have found her to be a money‑maker, delivering a 325% ROI for anyone who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 25-Apr-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R5 LR CALAWAY GAL $2,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.990, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.400 1st Boomelli ( B Thompson 56.5 ) 2nd Auric Star ( D Moor 56.5 ) 1.69L 3rd The Autumn Affair ( C Graham 56.5 ) 2.85L 6th Esperanza ( A Jones 56.5 ) 4.79L See full results | A Jones 56.5kg 4.79L | 6 (12) |
| Dalby 07-Apr-26 800m GOOD 4 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:46.630 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.920 1st Esperanza ( J Emmerson ) 2nd Come Sundown ( N Nishio ) 5.94L 3rd Princess Nellie ( H N Richardson ) 10.60L | J Emmerson | 1 (4) |
| Gold Coast 14-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 7 R6 QTIS JEWEL 2YO $90,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:12.100, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 1st Swift Dragon ( R Wiggins 57 ) 2nd Esperanza ( A Jones 55 ) 1.12L 3rd Better Blitzem ( A Holt 57 ) 2.23L See full results | A Jones 55kg 1.12L | 2 (14) |
| Eagle Farm 28-Feb-26 1000m SOFT 7 R4 2YF-Qlty $22,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.220, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180 1st Cherry Bomshell ( B E Thompson 58.5 ) 2nd Esperanza ( M Harley 59 ) 0.96L 3rd Brave Etoile ( M R D Plessis 56.5 ) 1.28L See full results | M Harley 59kg 0.96L | 2 (10) |
| Doomben 07-Feb-26 1110m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP $48,800 (of $85,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.680, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st Esperanza ( E Lang 56.5 ) 2nd Harry's Back ( J J Lloyd 59 ) 0.49L 3rd On The Clock ( J Guthmann-chester 58.5 ) 0.90L See full results | E Lang 56.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 27-Jan-26 925m GOOD 3 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.460 Sectionals: 600m 00:38.270 1st Reyne Warrior ( R M O'connell ) 2nd Syrian Diamond ( G Geran ) 0.21L 3rd Esperanza ( K Yoshida ) 1.69L | K Yoshida 1.69L | 3 (6) |