Essential Quality (USA)
1st - G1 Claiborne Breeders' Futurity - Keeneland, USA - 03 October 2020
1st - G1 TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Keeneland, USA - 06 November 2020
1st - Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Keeneland, USA - 06 November 2020
Age
3Foal date
09/04/2018Gender
ColtColour
Grey/RoanSire
Tapit (USA)
Dam
Delightful Quality (USA)
Trainer
Brad H Cox Breeder
Godolphin
Career earnings
$3,240,143.99Results
Pedigree
Comments
Starts7Wins6Placed0
| Date | Result | Racecourse | Race details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2021 | 1st | Belmont Park (USA) | Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (Grade 1) (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt) 3yo |
| 01/05/2021 | 4th | Churchill Downs (USA) | Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt) 3yo |
| 03/04/2021 | 1st | Keeneland (USA) | Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Grade 2) (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt) 3yo |
| 27/02/2021 | 1st | Oaklawn Park (USA) | Southwest Stakes (Grade 3) (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt) 3yo |
| 06/11/2020 | 1st | Keeneland (USA) | TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (Grade 1) (2yo C & G) 2yo |
| 03/10/2020 | 1st | Keeneland (USA) | Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (Grade 1) (2yo) (Main Track) (Dirt) 2yo |
| 05/09/2020 | 1st | Churchill Downs (USA) | Maiden Special Weight (2yo) (Main Track) (Dirt) 2yo Mdn |
| Essential Quality (USA) | Tapit (USA) | Pulpit (USA) | A.P. Indy (USA) |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Preach (USA) | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 2001 | Tap Your Heels (USA) | Unbridled (USA) | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1996 | Ruby Slippers (USA) | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 2018 | Delightful Quality (USA) | Elusive Quality (USA) | Gone West (USA) |
| 1984 | |||
| 1993 | Touch Of Greatness (USA) | ||
| 1986 | |||
| 2009 | Contrive (USA) | Storm Cat (USA) | |
| 1983 | |||
| 1998 | Jeano (USA) | ||
| 1988 |
Graded-class colt; dam US Graded stakes-placed 6f/7f winner, half-sister to BC Juvenile Fillies winner Folklore and 1m1f Listed winner Divided Attention; 4l winner of 6f special weight maiden at Churchill Downs in September 2020, which was followed by a Grade 1 success at Keeneland; then won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at the same venue over 1m 110yds in November; maintained impressive unbeaten record on 2021 return at Oaklawn Park in February, this time in a Grade 3 over 8.5f before landing the Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes (1m1f) at Keeneland; lost his unbeaten record in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby (10f) after being bumped at the start but still finished a creditable fourth but regained the winning thread when landing the Belmont Stakes (1m4f) in June.
