Essential Quality

Age:: 5 years old - Colt
Status:: Retired
Pedigree:: Tapit - Delightful Quality by Elusive Quality
Owner(s):: Godolphin, LLC
Trainer:: Brad H. Cox
Bred:: Kentucky, US by Godolphin
Rating:: 8.08/10
My Rating:: 0/10 (delete)

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Essential Quality is a 5 year old colt that was born in 2018 and raced from 2020 to 2021. He was sired by Tapit out of the Elusive Quality mare Delightful Quality. He was trained by Brad H. Cox and raced for Godolphin, LLC, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Godolphin. Essential Quality has raced at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Keeneland, Oaklawn Park, Saratoga with wins at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Keeneland, Oaklawn Park, Saratoga. His stakes wins include wins in the 2021 Travers Stakes (G1), 2021 Jim Dandy (G2), 2021 Belmont Stakes (G1), 2021 Blue Grass Stakes (G2), 2021 Southwest Stakes (G3), 2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), and the 2020 Breeders' Futurity (G1).

Pedigree / Progeny / Siblings

Tapit

Pulpit Tap Your Heels

A.P. Indy Preach Unbridled Ruby Slippers

Delightful Quality

Elusive Quality Contrive

Gone West Touch of Greatness Storm Cat Jeano

Essential Quality - Race Results, Speed Figures, and Past Performances
Date	Finish (speed) Fin	Trk	Distance	Surface	Race	1st (HRN Speed fig) Finish (HRN Speed)	2nd	3rd	Time
11/6/21	3rd (107)	DMR	1 1/4M	Dirt-Fast	2021 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)	Knicks Go (112) Medina Spirit (108) Essential Quality (107)	Medina Spirit (108)	Essential Quality (107)	1:59.57
8/28/21	1st (105)	SAR	1 1/4M	Dirt-Fast	2021 Travers Stakes (G1)	Essential Quality (105) Midnight Bourbon (105) Miles D (99)	Midnight Bourbon (105)	Miles D (99)	2:01.96
7/31/21	1st (107)	SAR	1 1/8M	Dirt-Fast	2021 Jim Dandy (G2)	Essential Quality (107) Keepmeinmind (105) Masqueparade (102)	Keepmeinmind (105)	Masqueparade (102)	1:49.92
6/5/21	1st (111)	BEL	1 1/2M	Dirt-Fast	2021 Belmont Stakes (G1)	Essential Quality (111) Hot Rod Charlie (110) Rombauer (99)	Hot Rod Charlie (110)	Rombauer (99)	2:27.11
5/1/21	4th (103)	CD	1 1/4M	Dirt-Fast	2021 Kentucky Derby (G1)	Medina Spirit (104) Mandaloun (103) Hot Rod Charlie (103)	Mandaloun (103)	Hot Rod Charlie (103)	2:01.02
4/3/21	1st (100)	KEE	1 1/8M	Dirt-Fast	2021 Blue Grass Stakes (G2)	Essential Quality (100) Highly Motivated (100) Rombauer (93)	Highly Motivated (100)	Rombauer (93)	1:48.5
2/27/21	1st (106)	OP	1 1/16M	Dirt-	2021 Southwest Stakes (G3)	Essential Quality (106) Spielberg (100) Jackie's Warrior (95)	Spielberg (100)	Jackie's Warrior (95)	1:45.48
11/6/20	1st (97)	KEE	1 1/16M	Dirt-Fast	2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1)	Essential Quality (97) Hot Rod Charlie (96) Keepmeinmind (95)	Hot Rod Charlie (96)	Keepmeinmind (95)	1:42.09
10/3/20	1st (94)	KEE	1 1/16M	Dirt-Fast	2020 Breeders' Futurity (G1)	Essential Quality (94) Keepmeinmind (90) Super Stock (88)	Keepmeinmind (90)	Super Stock (88)	1:44.37
9/5/20	1st (87)	CD	6F	Dirt-Fast	Msw	Essential Quality (87) King's Mischief (79) Santa Cruiser (78)	King's Mischief (79)	Santa Cruiser (78)	1:09.98
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