Forever Hopeful (USA)
About
Forever Hopeful is a 4yo ch 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, having failed to win in 16 starts. In its most recent race at Horseshoe Indianapolis on October 17, 2025, Santo Sanjur rode Forever Hopeful to a seventh‑place finish, behind the winner Acousticat.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 17-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R6 Md (of $23,800) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.440, SP: 11.00 was bumped hard at the start, raced well back, bid inside near the quarter pole and passed tired rivals. | S Sanjur 56.7kg 18.35L | 7 (9) |
| Foxfield (Hunt) 05-Oct-25 3420m R2 Foxfield (Hunt) race 2 $1,500 (of $30,000) Barrier 3 | G Dahl 67.6kg, Cd 0 | 5 (10) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 04-Sep-25 1710m FIRM R8 Md $120 (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 1610m 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 54.4kg 9.25L | 3 (9) |
| Belterra Park 20-Jul-25 1610m 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 56.7kg 2.75L | 2 (9) |
| Belterra Park 26-Jun-25 1610m 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 Correa 56.7kg 2.25L | 4 (10) |
| Belterra Park 12-Jun-25 1610m 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 Correa 56.7kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Malvern (Hunt) 17-May-25 3420m 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 3220m R5 Blue Ridge race 5 $3,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 8 | 60.8kg | 2 (8) |
| Camden (Hunt) 29-Mar-25 3420m 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 3420m R4 Aiken (Hunt) race 4 (of $25,000) Barrier 7 | M Boucher 63.5kg, Cd 0 | 7 (7) |
| Turfway Park 06-Feb-25 1610m FIRM R10 Md $324 (of $24,700) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.570, SP: 26.00 sharp speed to the front, led to far turn with a steady fade. | C Abel 54.9kg 27.30L | 9 (9) |
| Camden (Hunt) 17-Nov-24 3420m R1 Camden (Hunt) race 1 (of $30,000) Barrier 5 | M Boucher 61.7kg, Cd 0 | 5 (5) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 30-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R6 Md $2,311 (of $23,119) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.490 was unrushed early inside and rallied in the three path. | A Achard 54.4kg 3.25L | 3 (12) |
| Delaware Park 13-Oct-23 1670m R3 Md $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 1610m 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) |