United States of America
Saratoga · 23.08.25
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Purse€ 439,300
To the winner€ 276,800
Distance1408 metres
Winning time1m 21.93s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
ConditionsFillies and mares, 3 and up
Runners7
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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentaryResult
7 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 23.08.25Hope Road
Quality RoadSire
Marley's FreedomDamby Blame
DamMarley's Freedom
Hope Road is out of Marley's Freedom (Blame), who won the Grade 1 Ballerina S. in 2018, was placed twice more in Grade 1 company and collected three further graded victories. Hope Road is her first runner.
Second damRelaxing Green
Second dam Relaxing Green (Formal Gold).
Third damCharlotte Augusta
Third dam Charlotte Augusta (Chief's Crown).
Wider family
This is the immediate female family of the stakes winner and multiple Graded stakes-placed Apple Charlotte (Smart Strike), the Grade 1 winner Noble Bird (Birdstone) and the Graded stakes-placed Dido (Bernstein).
Next generation
Marley's Freedom has since produced an unraced 3-year-old filly, Freedom Song (Medaglia d'Oro), a yearling colt by Uncle Mo and a 2025 colt by Violence. She was covered by Not This Time for 2026.
Connections
Hope Road in 2025
2 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint1408 metres · € 878,7003rdBob BaffertJose L Ortiz01.11.2025Del MarPrize money €87,868Race detailsWatch
Derby City Distaff Stakes1408 metres · € 878,7002ndBob BaffertJuan J Hernandez03.05.2025Churchill DownsPrize money €175,736Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SocietyGun Runner × Etiquette | Steve AsmussenTyler Gaffalione | Peter E Blum Thoroughbreds LlcPeter E. Blum Thoroughbreds | ||
| 2023 | Echo ZuluGun Runner × Letgomyecho | Steve AsmussenFlorent Geroux | L and N Racing & Winchell ThoroughbredsBetz, J. Betz, Burns, CHNNHK, Magers, CoCo Equine & Ramsby | ||
| 2022 | Goodnight OliveGhostzapper × Salty Strike | Chad C BrownIrad Ortiz Jr | First Row Partners & Team HanleyStonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings | ||
| 2021 | GamineInto Mischief × Peggy Jane | Bob BaffertJohn R Velazquez | Micheal Lund PetersenGrace Thoroughbred Holdings LLC | ||
| 2020 | Serengeti EmpressAlternation × Havisham | Thomas AmossLuis Saez | Joel PolitiTri Eques Bloodstock LLC |
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