La Esperanza (USA)
November 7,1986 – September 9, 2013
Bold Forli (USA) x La Feona (ARG), by Luxemburgo (ARG)
Family 7
November 7,1986 – September 9, 2013
Bold Forli (USA) x La Feona (ARG), by Luxemburgo (ARG)
Family 7
In a brief, brilliant career, La Esperanza displayed the speed for which her family is known, winning honors as Argentine champion sprinter and Mare of the Year in 1990. She was not nearly as outstanding as a broodmare as she was as a racer, though she does have a Group 3 winner to her credit.
Race record
6 starts, 6 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds, 223,050,327 Argentine pesos
1990:
Honors
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
La Esperanza produced 12 named foals, of which eight started and six won. Her only important foal is the 1996 Ringaro colt Laminero, who won the 1999 Premio Benito Lynch (ARG-G3).
Connections:
La Esperanza was bred and owned by Haras Vacación. She was regularly ridden by Juan Maciel.
Pedigree notes
Sired by the Forli horse Bold Forli, La Esperanza is inbred 5x5 to 1918 English Triple Crown winner Gainsborough. She is a half sister to Argentine stakes winner Botifea (by El Botija).
La Esperanza was produced from 1967 Prix Saturnino J. Unzué winner La Feona, whose sire Luxemburgo is a stakes-placed son of 1950 Argentine champion sire Sind. She is a full sister to Argentine stakes winner Good Luck, dam of 1984 Premio Japon (ARG-G3) winner Good Boy (by Liloy) and third dam of 2007 Uruguayan Horse of the Year Good Report, winner of the 2007 Gran Premio Latinoamericano (ARG-G1). La Feona is a half sister to 1964 Premio Enrique Acebal and Premio Eliseo Ramírez winner Venturanza (by Seductor), third dam of Grade/Group 3 winners Triple Wow and Zilzal Zamaan, and to stakes winner Daystar II (by Seductor), second dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Dance Floor. She is also a half sister to two-time Argentine Broodmare of the Year Glad (by Idle Hour), dam of 1981 Argentine Horse of the Year I’m Glad and 1984 Argentine Mare of the year So Glad (both by Liloy), and to Chance (by Sideral), dam of multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Taranta (by Tan Pronto and third dam of 2007 Scandinavian champion sprinter Maxim’s. Finally, La Feona is a half sister to La Bambuca (by Gamin), dam of two-time Spanish champion El Bimbo (by Babas Fables), 1994 Gran Premio Carrera de las Estrellas Sprint (ARG-G1) winner La Baraca (by Mariache), and 1994 Gran Premio Carrera de las Estrellas Juvenile Sprint (ARG-G1) winner Leyden (by Political Ambition); second dam of 2001 Gran Premio Eliseo Ramírez (ARG-G1) winner La Belga, multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Bamba Fitz, and Argentine Group 3 winner West Bambú; and third dam of 2011 Argentine champion 3-year-old filly Balada Sale, 2015 Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (Argentine Two Thousand Guineas, ARG-G1) winner Le Blues, 2012 Gran Premio Saturnino J. Unzue (ARG-G1) winner Bamba Jane, 2008 Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile Fillies (ARG-G1) winner Miss Bamba, and Argentine Group 2 winner Liriope.
La Feona and her siblings are out of 1960 Premio Maipú winner Good Star, whose sire Masked Light won the 1949 Middle Park Stakes, a top English juvenile race. Good Star is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Gamin (by Tatán). She is also a half sister to Miss Venecia (by Luxemburgo), dam of 1985 Gran Premio General San Martín (ARG-G1) winner Mister Marco (by Go Forth), 1985 Premio Abril (ARG-G2) winner Miss Bimba (by Our Talisman), and Argentine stakes winners Mair (by Mantecon) and Mi Estandarte (by Decorum); second dam of Argentine Group 3 winner and 2000 Argentine Broodmare of the Year Miss Peggy; and third dam of 2000 Argentine Mare of the Year Miss Linda, 2003 Argentine champion miler Mr. Nancho, 2019 Gran Premio de Honor (ARG-G1) Wild Stream, and Argentine Group 2 winner Miss Mary.
Good Star, in turn, is out of 1959 Premio Gilberto Lerena winner Bambuca, whose full sister Begum II is the dam of 1953 Frizette Stakes winner Indian Legend (by Ardan). Produced from Premio Olavarria winner Bimba (by Congreve), Bambuca is a half sister to Bunting (by Seductor), third dam of Argentine Group 2 winner Unruly and Brazilian Group 3 winner Lord Bob.
Fun facts
Last updated: January 16, 2026
Race record
6 starts, 6 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds, 223,050,327 Argentine pesos
1990:
- Won Gran Premio Internacional Félix de Álzaga Unzué (ARG-G1, 1000mT, San Isidro)
- Won Pr. Tomás Lyon (ARG-G2, 1000mT, San Isidro)
- Won Pr. General Francisco B. Bosch (ARG-G3, 1000mD, Palermo)
Honors
- Pellegrini Award, Argentine Mare of the Year (1990)
- Pellegrini Award, Argentine champion sprinter (1990)
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
La Esperanza produced 12 named foals, of which eight started and six won. Her only important foal is the 1996 Ringaro colt Laminero, who won the 1999 Premio Benito Lynch (ARG-G3).
Connections:
La Esperanza was bred and owned by Haras Vacación. She was regularly ridden by Juan Maciel.
Pedigree notes
Sired by the Forli horse Bold Forli, La Esperanza is inbred 5x5 to 1918 English Triple Crown winner Gainsborough. She is a half sister to Argentine stakes winner Botifea (by El Botija).
La Esperanza was produced from 1967 Prix Saturnino J. Unzué winner La Feona, whose sire Luxemburgo is a stakes-placed son of 1950 Argentine champion sire Sind. She is a full sister to Argentine stakes winner Good Luck, dam of 1984 Premio Japon (ARG-G3) winner Good Boy (by Liloy) and third dam of 2007 Uruguayan Horse of the Year Good Report, winner of the 2007 Gran Premio Latinoamericano (ARG-G1). La Feona is a half sister to 1964 Premio Enrique Acebal and Premio Eliseo Ramírez winner Venturanza (by Seductor), third dam of Grade/Group 3 winners Triple Wow and Zilzal Zamaan, and to stakes winner Daystar II (by Seductor), second dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Dance Floor. She is also a half sister to two-time Argentine Broodmare of the Year Glad (by Idle Hour), dam of 1981 Argentine Horse of the Year I’m Glad and 1984 Argentine Mare of the year So Glad (both by Liloy), and to Chance (by Sideral), dam of multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Taranta (by Tan Pronto and third dam of 2007 Scandinavian champion sprinter Maxim’s. Finally, La Feona is a half sister to La Bambuca (by Gamin), dam of two-time Spanish champion El Bimbo (by Babas Fables), 1994 Gran Premio Carrera de las Estrellas Sprint (ARG-G1) winner La Baraca (by Mariache), and 1994 Gran Premio Carrera de las Estrellas Juvenile Sprint (ARG-G1) winner Leyden (by Political Ambition); second dam of 2001 Gran Premio Eliseo Ramírez (ARG-G1) winner La Belga, multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Bamba Fitz, and Argentine Group 3 winner West Bambú; and third dam of 2011 Argentine champion 3-year-old filly Balada Sale, 2015 Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (Argentine Two Thousand Guineas, ARG-G1) winner Le Blues, 2012 Gran Premio Saturnino J. Unzue (ARG-G1) winner Bamba Jane, 2008 Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile Fillies (ARG-G1) winner Miss Bamba, and Argentine Group 2 winner Liriope.
La Feona and her siblings are out of 1960 Premio Maipú winner Good Star, whose sire Masked Light won the 1949 Middle Park Stakes, a top English juvenile race. Good Star is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Gamin (by Tatán). She is also a half sister to Miss Venecia (by Luxemburgo), dam of 1985 Gran Premio General San Martín (ARG-G1) winner Mister Marco (by Go Forth), 1985 Premio Abril (ARG-G2) winner Miss Bimba (by Our Talisman), and Argentine stakes winners Mair (by Mantecon) and Mi Estandarte (by Decorum); second dam of Argentine Group 3 winner and 2000 Argentine Broodmare of the Year Miss Peggy; and third dam of 2000 Argentine Mare of the Year Miss Linda, 2003 Argentine champion miler Mr. Nancho, 2019 Gran Premio de Honor (ARG-G1) Wild Stream, and Argentine Group 2 winner Miss Mary.
Good Star, in turn, is out of 1959 Premio Gilberto Lerena winner Bambuca, whose full sister Begum II is the dam of 1953 Frizette Stakes winner Indian Legend (by Ardan). Produced from Premio Olavarria winner Bimba (by Congreve), Bambuca is a half sister to Bunting (by Seductor), third dam of Argentine Group 2 winner Unruly and Brazilian Group 3 winner Lord Bob.
Fun facts
- Raúl Lotterio’s Haras La Esperanza, an offshoot of Haras Vacación, was named for the champion. The producer of Group 1 winners Ejecutor, Fiesta Lady, Ídolo Porteño, Ondina Dubai, and Special Dubai, among other fine horses, it closed its breeding operations in December 2025.
Last updated: January 16, 2026