3yo Filly by Cross Traffic×Defining Hope
TrainerKenneth McPeek
BreederColette VanMatre
Group 1 record 2023
2023 North American season1Win
1Placed
2Recorded G1 results
US$438kPrize money
Recorded results are the Group 1 wins and placings in this database. Unplaced runs are not recorded, so no win rate is shown. Prize money is what the horse earned in these results; it stays empty where a prize is not on file.
Group 1 performance 2023
1 win · 1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Ashland Stakes1710 metres · US$ 600,0001stKenneth McPeekBrian Joseph Hernandez Jr07.04.2023KeenelandPrize money €332,141Race detailsWatch
Total Group 1 career
Group 1 since 2023 · 1 win · 1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
20231 win · 1 place
Cotillion Stakes1710 metres · US$ 1,000,0005thKenneth G. McPeekBrian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.23.09.2023Parx RacingPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Alabama Stakes2012 metres · US$ 600,0003rdKenneth McPeekBrian Joseph Hernandez Jr19.08.2023SaratogaPrize money €52,721Race detailsWatch
Kentucky Oaks1811 metres · US$ 1,250,0007thKenneth McPeekBrian Joseph Hernandez Jr05.05.2023Churchill DownsPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Ashland Stakes1710 metres · US$ 600,0001stKenneth McPeekBrian Joseph Hernandez Jr07.04.2023KeenelandPrize money €332,141Race detailsWatch
Group 1 video record
4 races on filmMore Videos (3)
Cotillion Stakes23.09.2023 · Parx RacingWatch the Race
Alabama Stakes19.08.2023 · SaratogaWatch the Race
Kentucky Oaks05.05.2023 · Churchill DownsWatch the Race
Pedigree
As of race day 07.04.23Defining Purpose
Cross TrafficSire
Defining HopeDamby Strong Hope
DamDefining Hope
Defining Purpose is the first named foal out of Defining Hope (Strong Hope), an Indiana-bred who won three stakes races at Indiana Grand.
Second damOn The Point
Second dam On The Point (Point Given) never raced and produced three winners, Defining Hope and the stakes-placed pair Uphold (Lentenor) and Everything's Rosy (Blueskiesnrainbows).
Third damLongingtobeme
Third dam Longingtobeme (Belong To Me) was stakes-placed and had two minor winners from four foals.
Next generation
Defining Hope has the two-year-old filly Defining Joy (Runhappy) and a 2023 filly by Csaba.