Hope Mission (USA) Horse
About
Hope Mission, a 4yo b foaled in the United States, is trained by Brendan P. Walsh. The horse’s sire is Medaglia D'oro and its dam is Arabian Hope. It has recorded two wins in its career so far. Its most important victory came on 25 Aug 2025 at Ellis Park, where it captured the $150,000 Ellis Park Turf Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine 05-Oct-25 1710m R8 bet365 Dance Smartly Stakes (Stakes) (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.740, SP: 9.00 1st Breath Away ( S Civaci 121 ) 2nd Caitlinhergrtness ( F Aebly 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Ready For Shirl ( J Castellano 124 ) 3.00L 9th Hope Mission ( R M Hernandez 122 ) 8.25L See full results | R M Hernandez 55.3kg 8.25L | 9 (9) |
| Ellis Park 25-Aug-25 1710m R8 Ellis Park Turf Stakes (Stakes) $94,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.340, SP: 2.00 stalked along the inside, bided time from the pocket around the far turn, tipped out to take aim outside of the top pair in upper stretch, rallied with a grinding charge to bid at the sixteenth pole and drove past. 1st Hope Mission ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Next Up ( M Gutierrez 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Rose Palace ( J Torres 122 ) 1.25L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 06-Jul-25 1710m GOOD R5 Hcp $2,940 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.570, SP: 10.00 saved ground, angled to the four path near the quarter pole and rallied belatedly outside. 1st Dana's Beauty ( J Velazquez 124 ) 2nd Strikingly Spun ( J Ramos 122 ) 0.30L 3rd She's Lookin Lucky ( M Smith 120 ) 0.30L 5th Hope Mission ( E Morales 118 ) 3.25L See full results | E Morales 53.5kg 3.25L | 5 (7) |
| Saratoga 07-Jun-25 1710m GOOD R7 Race 7 $550 (of $110,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.440, SP: 8.50 Hit gate st, outkicked 1st Storm Miami ( L Dettori 124 ) 2nd Big Beautiful ( J Castellano 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Wrigleyville ( L Saez 124 ) 1.75L 6th Hope Mission ( M Franco 126 ) 4.80L See full results | M Franco 57.2kg 4.80L | 6 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 01-May-25 1610m GOOD R7 Race 7 $3,810 (of $127,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:32.910, SP: 3.25 laid off of the pace in the three to two path around the first turn, then between rivals down the backstretch, got brushed three to four wide by an inner foe in upper stretch and stayed on mildly. 1st Classic Q ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Expatriate ( F Prat 125 ) 4.75L 3rd Yes Indeed ( L Saez 125 ) 0.20L 5th Hope Mission ( I O Jr 127 ) 8.35L See full results | I O Jr 57.6kg 8.35L | 5 (11) |
| Fair Grounds 24-Mar-25 1710m GOOD R8 Md $32,760 (of $52,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.730, SP: 3.75 pressed two wide, bid in hand turning for home, assumed command into upper stretch and kicked clear. 1st Hope Mission ( E Morales 125 ) 2nd Stellify ( F Geroux 125 ) 3.50L 3rd Faded Jeans ( B J Hernandez 125 ) 3.00L See full results | E Morales 56.7kg | 1 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 21-Feb-25 1710m FIRM R8 Md (of $52,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.210, SP: 2.25 pursued from midpack three wide and between rivals, crept into striking range four wide turning for home, took aim fanning to the five path entering the lane, but only managed to chase while delaying changing leads until midstretch then yielded between rivals. 1st Especially ( J Ortiz 117 ) 2nd Miss Authentic ( J Loveberry 117 ) 1.00L 3rd Win For Speight ( E Morales 125 ) 2.00L 6th Hope Mission ( D Cannon 125 ) 5.55L See full results | D Cannon 56.7kg 5.55L | 6 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 26-Jan-25 1710m FIRM R7 Md $11,418 (of $57,088) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.980, SP: 1.44 prompted two wide, led in hand around the far turn, but was bested by an outer bidder in midstretch and was clearly best of the rest. 1st Feeling Beachy ( J A Guerrero 124 ) 2nd Hope Mission ( J A Torres 124 ) 4.50L 3rd Sophie's Cruiser ( J Barbosa 124 ) 8.25L See full results | J A Torres 56.2kg 4.50L | 2 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 29-Dec-24 1610m FIRM R3 Md $11,600 (of $58,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.520, SP: 3.50 3-4w,bid 1/8,no match 1st War Siren ( F Geroux 121 ) 2nd Hope Mission ( D Cannon 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Churning Berni ( M P Jr 121 ) 6.75L See full results | D Cannon 54.9kg 1.00L | 2 (6) |
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