Essential Nation (USA) Horse
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Essential Nation is a 3yo bay colt from the United States trained by Peter Miller. He is by the stallion Grazen out of the mare Fast Gator. To date, Essential Nation has captured one victory. On July 28, 2025 at Del Mar, he earned his biggest win, taking the $40,000 MD purse. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 25% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 30-May-26 1106m FIRM R3 Race 3 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.890, SP: 6.00 chased after the pacesetter outside a pair of rivals, fell back to last on the turn, trailed two wide into the lane and also weakened. 1st Rollinwithpolan ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 2nd Joker Went Wild ( A Fresu 120 ) 2.75L 3rd Original One ( A L Bautista 120 , Cd 115 ) 4.50L 5th Essential Nation ( C Belmont 120 ) 10.25L See full results | C Belmont 54.4kg 10.25L | 5 (5) |
| Santa Anita 26-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R4 Race 4 $500 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.450, SP: 13.00 tracked three deep around the first turn, started to weaken while four deep on the second bend and tired in the lane. 1st Savage Warden ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Gallatin ( K Kimura 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Prime Artist ( A Ayuso 122 ) 1.25L 8th Essential Nation ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 29.80L See full results | R Gonzalez 55.3kg 29.80L | 8 (8) |
| Del Mar 28-Jul-25 1010m FIRM R4 Md $25,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:59.450, SP: 5.00 raced up close four then three deep, took aim three wide into the stretch, drew alongside the leader under left-handed urging and bested. 1st Essential Nation ( D Cohen 122 ) 2nd Stanford Dropout ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Wave With Envy ( A Ayuso 122 ) 3.25L See full results | D Cohen 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Lone Star Park 16-Jun-25 1010m FIRM R4 Md $100 (of $33,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.640, SP: 4.33 was unhurried early, raced three wide into the turn and never fired. 1st Stretch ( F Manrrique 119 ) 2nd Sav'n Money ( D Cabrera 119 ) 9.00L 3rd Hidden Map ( I Wiseman 116 ) 1.00L 7th Essential Nation ( S Elliott 119 ) 17.05L See full results | S Elliott 54kg 17.05L | 7 (10) |