Hope Rising (USA) Horse
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Hope Rising is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Valerie Shanyfelt. It is by Hard Spun out of the dam Sugarandice. Hope Rising has not yet broken its maiden, going winless in five starts. In its latest start at Thistledown on 23rd Apr 2026, Luis Gonzalez rode the horse to a sixth‑place finish behind the winner Taqdeer.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thistledown 23-Apr-26 1106m R8 Md (of $26,400) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.640, SP: 8.50 had brief speed. 1st Taqdeer ( V Fernandez 123 ) 2nd Roughnthepassenger ( R Bowen 119 ) 6.00L 3rd Lady Midshipman ( L Batista 119 ) 14.00L 6th Hope Rising ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 27.00L See full results | L Gonzalez 54kg 27.00L | 6 (6) |
| Turfway Park 21-Mar-26 1308m R2 Md $418 (of $30,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:19.340, SP: 3.50 saved ground off of the pace but got outrun. 1st Loving Mischief ( X Forde 120 ) 2nd Hardly Ready ( W I Antongeorgi 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Belle Of Liberty ( R Hernandez 120 ) 5.50L 6th Hope Rising ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 21.50L See full results | J R Leparoux 54.4kg 21.50L | 6 (7) |
| Turfway Park 27-Feb-26 1308m R2 Md $6,160 (of $30,800) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.640, SP: 7.50 set the pace along the inside, shook clear of an outer presser entering the lane, but got collared by a wider challenger at the furlong grounds, was bested shortly after then held place. 1st Finance Finance ( J Ramos 120 ) 2nd Hope Rising ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Mamarsha ( S Gonzalez 120 ) 1.50L See full results | J R Leparoux 54.4kg 2.50L | 2 (12) |
| Turfway Park 18-Dec-25 1609m R10 Md $862 (of $30,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.170, SP: 15.00 never a real menace throughout. 1st Spastic Bid ( F Xarel 120 ) 2nd Lady Faye ( M Pietro 120 ) 6.00L 3rd Sweet Magnolia ( M Edgar 120 ) 0.50L 5th Hope Rising ( J Leparoux 120 ) 8.75L See full results | J Leparoux 54.4kg 8.75L | 5 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Nov-25 1310m R6 Md $899 (of $67,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.950, SP: 21.00 broke slowly, lacked speed along the inside, moved to the four path into upper stretch and made little impact. 1st California Smoke ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Constructively ( J Elliott 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Sonic Sass ( D E Sheehy 119 ) 1.00L 10th Hope Rising ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 14.10L See full results | J R Leparoux 54kg 14.10L | 10 (12) |