Purple And Gold (USA) Horse
About
Purple And Gold is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Jesus Esquivel. He is by Echo Town out of Country Cafe. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in seven starts. In his most recent race at Keeneland on October 9, 2025, Purple And Gold was ridden by Jose Ortiz and finished fourth, behind winner Northern Voyage.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 09-Oct-25 1210m R2 Md $3,850 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.470, SP: 4.33 was sent forward early on, set the pace along the inside, drew clear into the turn, maintained a margin into the lane, but was caught by an outer challenger whlie tiring in the final furlong and weakened. | J Ortiz 54.9kg 5.00L | 4 (9) |
| Ellis Park 24-Aug-25 1110m R9 Md $820 (of $100,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:02.430, SP: 21.00 stalked the pace early two wide, was in the four path into the lane and faded late in the stretch. | G Saez 53.5kg 10.75L | 7 (10) |
| Ellis Park 06-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R2 Md $948 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:16.080, SP: 8.00 broke outwardly, stalked five to four wide and outside of foes into the turn, came under urging while maintaining striking range around the turn, but faded after being floated to the five path nearing the lane. | M Gutierrez 54kg 12.75L | 6 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 12-Jun-25 1310m FIRM R1 Md $13,400 (of $67,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.230, SP: 2.10 set a pressured pace along the inside, led as an outer rival sustained pressure around the turn, drew clear entering the lane, but began to tire in midstretch, got caught by an outer challenger at the sixteenth pole then saved place from an outer bidder in the closing stages. | L Saez 53.5kg 4.75L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 25-May-25 1310m FIRM R6 Md $14,400 (of $72,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.970, SP: 2.75 brushed an outer foe at the start, bumped with an inner rank foe leaving the chute, steadied when the leader shifted across his path with nine sixteenths to go, bumped with an outer foe shortly after, tracked along the inside into the turn, claimed place in the two path entering the lane, then proved no match for the leader while hanging on her left lead and was clearly second best. | L Saez 53.5kg 4.50L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R6 Md $1,255 (of $120,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.220, SP: 5.50 set the pace in the two path, was no match for an outer bidder at the three sixteenths pole and weakened between horses. | L Saez 54kg 9.55L | 9 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 14-Sep-24 1210m FIRM R8 Md $1,278 (of $120,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.040 Sent,ins pair,fade upr | F Geroux 54kg 14.85L | 7 (11) |