# @thoroughbred_daily_news on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-10-28T18:37:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Thoroughbred Daily News (@thoroughbred_daily_news) — https://gondola.cc/thoroughbred_daily_news

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TDN's #BreedersCup40 Celebration continues today with ESSENTIAL QUALITY 👑 What a ride the son of Tapit took us all on, starting off with a 4-length victory on debut as a 2-year-old that rolled into a 3 1/4 lengths score in the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, propelling him onward to the 2020 breederscup. With Luis Saez in the irons, Essential Quality won the GI Juvenile by 3/4 of a length over Hot Rod Charlie. 

He only continued to improve the following year, most notably becoming a Classic winner with his 2021 GI belmontstakes victory and continuing on to win the GI Runhappy Travers. The best of his crop, he earned Eclipse Award honors as Champion 2-Year-Old Colt and Champion 3-Year-Old Colt.

The first official godolphin homebred to win the Breeders' Cup, he now stands at Jonabell Farm as a member of the darleystallions America stallion roster. His first foals arrived this year! 

👉 Read more in Saturday’s TDN America or over at thetdn.com

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