Nation (USA)
About
Nation is a 5yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Robert B. Hess, Jr. He is by the stallion Constitution out of the dam Welcome Speech. To date, Nation has captured three wins. On 18th Oct 2025 at Keeneland, Nation recorded its most important triumph, earning the $55,000 purse in Race 10.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 18-Oct-25 1410m FIRM R10 Race 10 $34,650 (of $55,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.310, SP: 6.00 steadied leaving the chute, tracked in the three path and between horses, bid in teh four path into the lane, dueled among foes through the final furlong, bumped with an outer counterpart late and narrowly prevailed. | I O Jr 54.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Del Mar 30-Aug-25 1110m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,500 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.980, SP: 4.00 bumped with outer rival twice leaving the gate, sat off the pace, went two wide into the turn, spun five wide into the lane and rallied for the show honors. | K Kimura 56.2kg 3.00L | 3 (10) |
| Del Mar 18-Aug-25 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $7,200 (of $36,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.140, SP: 5.50 late and held gamely. | K Frey 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (10) |
| Del Mar 21-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $16,380 (of $26,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:17.230, SP: 1.62 chased from off the pace then advanced from outside up the backstretch, went three wide into the turn, bid outside the top pair, got bumped while five deep at the five-sixteenths pole, angled in dueled outside a rival and took over leaving the bend, kicked clear in upper stretch, drew off under urging and was in hand near the wire. | U Rispoli 56.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Santa Anita 08-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R1 Race 1 $500 (of $34,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.970, SP: 5.50 stalked three then two wide around the clubhouse turn, continued in the two path on the far turn while being asked, then weakened in the drive. | K Frey 57.2kg 6.30L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 19-May-25 1610m GOOD R8 Md $20,790 (of $33,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.400, SP: 1.73 Speed, stayed clear | U Rispoli 57.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Santa Anita 20-Apr-25 1610m FIRM R3 Md $4,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.070, SP: 3.50 dueled inside rival then lugged out and bumped earl on the first turn, took hold and moved into a stalking position around the bend, chased two then three wide on the far turn, drifted out in the lane and weakened. | S Carmona 57.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 10.50L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 17-Mar-25 1610m FIRM R5 Md $6,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.010, SP: 5.50 Bpd st,3dp 1/4,lost 2d | F Prat 57.2kg 4.25L | 3 (5) |
| Del Mar 01-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R3 Md $500 (of $75,001) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.920 dueled inside a rival from the two path into the first turn, ceded command to inner rival around the bend, pressed from outside up the backstretch, dueled around the far turn, drifted slightly into the stretch, fought between into the furlong grounds, shifted in and bumped rival and flattened out. | R Gutierrez 56.7kg 3.30L | 6 (11) |
| Del Mar 26-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R8 Md $7,501 (of $75,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.170 Ins,tip3w,brsh midstr | U Rispoli 56.7kg 1.75L | 3 (11) |
| Keeneland 26-Oct-23 1610m R8 Md $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.890 leaned in at the start, raced off of the pace while keenly shifted out to the five path into the first turn, pursued from the three path into the far turn, fanned back to the six path nearing the lane, offered a good kick to reach place at the wire. | F Prat 54.9kg 2.25L | 2 (12) |