Hope Road (USA)
About
Hope Road is a 4yo from the United States trained by Bob Baffert. He is out of Quality Road and Marley's Freedom. To date, Hope Road has captured five victories. On August 24, 2025 at Saratoga, he secured his most prominent win, taking the $500,000 Resorts World Casino Ballerina Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 02-Nov-25 1410m FIRM R4 PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Stakes) $100,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:21.790, SP: 2.25 set the pressured pace between horses, proved no match for her stablemate in the drive, fought on but just failed to preserve the runner up spot. | J Ortiz 56.2kg 6.00L | 3 (7) |
| Saratoga 24-Aug-25 1410m R11 Resorts World Casino Ballerina Stakes (Stakes) $315,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.930, SP: 2.88 | J Ortiz 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 27-May-25 1210m FIRM R8 Winning Colors Stakes (Stakes) $25,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.750, SP: 1.80 was bumped at the break, chased the winner and made a mild bid two wide leaving the turn but flattened out. | F Geroux 53.5kg 4.25L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 04-May-25 1410m FIRM R10 Derby City Distaff S. presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery (Stakes) $200,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:21.760, SP: 13.00 tracked three wide, came four wide to make a bold bid, took over and shook clear a furlong out, kept on well but was no match for the winner. | J Hernandez 55.8kg 3.00L | 2 (10) |
| Santa Anita 02-Feb-25 1410m FIRM R3 Santa Monica Stakes (Stakes) $40,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:21.270, SP: 4.00 Inside, yielded upper | J Hernandez 55.3kg 4.50L | 2 (4) |
| Santa Anita 27-Dec-24 1410m FIRM R10 La Brea S. presented by Don Julio (Stakes) $20,999 (of $299,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.080, SP: 3.50 Advncd4-3wd,flattened | J Hernandez 55.3kg 5.25L | 4 (8) |
| Del Mar 03-Nov-24 1610m FIRM R2 Bayakoa Stakes (Stakes) $126,001 (of $200,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.510, SP: 1.29 Shook off foe, cleared | J Hernandez 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Del Mar 01-Sep-24 1610m FIRM R4 Torrey Pines Stakes (Stakes) $94,499 (of $149,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.150 Widened, easily | J J Hernandez 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Del Mar 05-Aug-24 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $47,880 (of $75,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.670 showed the way under pressure from outside to the turn, inched clear on the turn, roused in upper stretch, powered away under hand urging and was ridden out to the wire. | J J Hernandez 53.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jun-24 1210m FIRM R10 Md $34,019 (of $53,999) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.170 reluctant to load into the gate, sprinted to the front and steered across, set the pace next to the fence around the bend, then drew off in the lane under hand urging. | J J Hernandez 53.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Del Mar 10-Sep-23 1410m FIRM R10 FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $300,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.410 between rivals early, chased three wide early on the turn, came out further entering the stretch and lacked any response. | T J Pereira 53.5kg 21.10L | 11 (12) |
| Del Mar 20-Aug-23 1310m R7 Md $16,400 (of $82,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.370 Set pace, 2nd best | H I Berrios 54.4kg 2.25L | 2 (10) |
| Del Mar 23-Jul-23 1010m R8 Md $16,400 (of $82,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.500 bumped leaving the gate, trailed three wide into the turn, angled out and came six wide into the stretch, rallied widest in the lane and got up for second. | H I Berrios 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |