Forever Hopeful (USA)
About
Forever Hopeful is a 4yo chestnut from the United States trained by Byron G. Hughes. The horse is by West Coast out of My Hopeful Heart. It has not yet broken its maiden, going winless in 14 starts. In its most recent start at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 4 Sep 2025, Sophie Doyle rode Forever Hopeful to an eighth‑place finish behind winner Perfect Snow.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 04-Sep-25 1709m FIRM R8 Md (of $32,641) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:42.300, SP: 26.00 raced in the four path and showed the best stride late outside. | S Doyle 56.2kg 9.50L | 8 (12) |
| Belterra Park 21-Aug-25 1609m R5 Race 5 $1,400 (of $14,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.770 had no early speed out of the gates, but closed up the rail to grab show. | S Pauly 52.2kg, Cd 49.9kg 9.25L | 3 (9) |
| Belterra Park 20-Jul-25 1609m R8 Race 8 $2,800 (of $29,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.540 was hustled away from the gate but ceded the early lead and settled along the rail, bided time to the three furlong pole, then responded when set down, swung four to five wide into the stretch, finished well on the outside of the main pack, and got up for second in the final yards. | S Pauly 54.4kg, Cd 52.2kg 2.75L | 2 (9) |
| Belterra Park 26-Jun-25 1609m GOOD R5 Race 5 $388 (of $11,300) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.580 rated in the four path, angled out five wide in the stretch to find best stride late. | Y L Correa 56.7kg 2.25L | 4 (10) |
| Belterra Park 12-Jun-25 1609m GOOD R5 Race 5 $1,940 (of $11,300) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.030 laid in midpack in the three path, ranged up four wide passing the quarter, and chased home the winner down the stretch for place. | Y L Correa 56.7kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Malvern (Hunt) 17-May-25 3419m R1 Malvern (Hunt) race 1 $1,050 (of $15,000) Barrier 3 | M Boucher 60.8kg, Cd 0 | 4 (8) |
| Blue Ridge 12-Apr-25 3218m R5 Blue Ridge race 5 $3,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 8 | 60.8kg | 2 (8) |
| Camden (Hunt) 29-Mar-25 3419m R1 Camden (Hunt) race 1 $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 3 | M Boucher 60.8kg, Cd 0 | 5 (8) |
| Aiken (Hunt) 22-Mar-25 3419m R4 Aiken (Hunt) race 4 (of $25,000) Barrier 7 | M Boucher 63.5kg, Cd 0 | 7 (7) |
| Turfway Park 06-Feb-25 1609m R10 Md $324 (of $24,700) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:21.570, SP: 25.00 sharp speed to the front, led to far turn with a steady fade. | A Cedillo 54.9kg 27.30L | 9 (9) |
| Camden (Hunt) 17-Nov-24 3419m R1 Camden (Hunt) race 1 (of $30,000) Barrier 5 | M Boucher 61.7kg, Cd 0 | 5 (5) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 30-Aug-24 1609m GOOD R6 Md $2,311 (of $23,119) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.490, SP: 8.00 Unrushed,rally 3path | A Achard 54.4kg 3.25L | 3 (12) |
| Delaware Park 13-Oct-23 1673m FIRM R3 CLMd $570 (of $19,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.260 stalked the leaders on the outside through the opening half mile, dropped back while racing in the two and three path around the far turn and continued to flatten out from there. | A S Arroyo 53.5kg 18.05L | 5 (6) |
| Meadowlands 17-Sep-23 1609m GOOD R2 Race 2 (of $36,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.900 raced off the pace between rivals and did not factor. | J A V Jr 53.1kg 21.45L | 10 (11) |