Post by Cavallo on Jul 4, 2012 11:55:30 GMT -5
Photo Credits: Alysse Jacobs
Horse Credits: Fedwatcher
Y12 SOPS Best Bred Tournament Classic Dirt Weanling Place
The General
Name: Meritorious [Tori]
YOB: Y12 [Weanling]
Gender: Filly
Color: Chestnut
Height: 16.2 hh
Pedigree:
Racing Statistics
Running Style: Stalker
Footing Preference: Turf [Great] // Dirt [Great] // Sand [Great]
Ideal Running Distance: 9-12 Furlongs
- Used Surface Supreme won from Trivia Round Three
Personality
There have been many hot-tempered horses here on the grounds at Intrepid, but Tori is a new breed of 'hot' tempered. She is hands down one of the most stunning fillies on campus and she knows it, but her confidence goes far above and beyond her natural conformation and unique markings. She comes from moody and dominant bloodlines and has is two times harder to handle than her dam, Admirable who had a reputation for bucking her riders. She quick and calculating and always leaves herself an escape route, when she's been caught doing something naughty, like breaking into the feed room. There isn't a single action that she does that she hasn't thoroughly thought through and this can make her an absolute nightmare to handle. Tori can't handle too many people, but if your name is Nick or Kyle she doesn't mind tolerating your presence. Both men were present the moment she was born and besides her own bossy, temperamental dam, Admirable, and they are her family. To outsiders she isn't afraid to bite or bulldoze over and so her personal space must be treated with respect. She has cunning and she has attitude, but what is even more holistic about this chestnut diva is that she has the speed to back it up. There is hardly a moment when you can catch Tori standing still. She loves to run and will use any excuse to turn anything into a competition or a race. It's been a long time since Nick has seen such a competitive filly, but he couldn't be more excited. While competitive and energetic are good traits for a racehorse, her pasture mates tend to be indifferent now and simply cow to her wishes, being simply unable to keep up with the chestnut at every challenge she created. She rules her stablemates with an iron rule, learning quickly from her aggressive dam at an early age. Only Nightshade, Bellefire and Arachne dare to question her leadership and the younger filly is nowhere near old enough to challenge these much more dominant and experienced fillies.
On the track, Tori is Queen and she makes sure that everyone around her knows it. The best thing that can happen is for another horse to rise to her challenge. As soon as she sees a worthy foe you had better prepare yourself for the race of a lifetime because if there is one thing this filly loves...it's competition. As soon as she breaks from the gates, she will break hard and fast with the leaders and depending on the size of the field settle back to third or fourth to watch, calculate, read the horses around her and plot her plan of attack. She can be very versatile about when she makes her final move because she has a wealth of stamina within her finely developed haunches and once this filly makes her move, you better hold your breath because she's off like a rocket. She'll bait the others around her as she charges...pull back and let the others think she's winded and then ...BAM. Like a ferocious mountain lion, she pounces on her kill, sweeping past her foes and going for the jugular. She doesn't play nice and is always out for the win to forever be victorious...and merit...has nothing to do with it.
History and Pedigree Information
It should be noted that Meritorious has a Twin Sister named, Impressionable and this is their prestigious heritage.
[X] Bank on Greatness is a G1 stallion that retired well with a record of 24 wins to his name, for Star Thoroughbreds. Among those wins were races such as the Unicorn Horn Juvenile, the Breeder's Cup Juvenile, the Breeder's Cup Marathon, the Breeder's Cup Dirt Mile, the Palm Tree Paradise Invitational, the Unicorn Horn Dirt Classic and many many more. This grey stallion was a champion of the dirt and earned himself his own name, but also has a pedigree himself. Sired by none other than HoF sire Merry Bay King and out of HoF dam Bank on Silver, Greatness has a rich family heritage. With this pedigree, Greatness is also a full-sibling to the only GHF Triple Crown Winner, Impressario. While not a TC winner himself, Greatness is still a legend in his own right and a proven dirt runner. Meritorious and Impressionable are two of his first foals.
[X] Admirable is a retired G2 mare from Intrepid Racing. While not having any titled GHF wins to her name, she is a high stakes dirt runner herself. Her attitude and class and intelligence are traits that should be coveted for any future potential foals and we are eager to see how her first foals perform. It didn't come as a surprise to us when we learned that her first breeding resulted in twins, as twins oddly enough seem to run in her bloodlines i.e. Atalanta, Warlock. Admirable has proven bloodlines. Her sire is none other than IR's War Admiral and her dam IR's foundation mare, Rosalind. With this pedigree, Admirable is then a full-sibling to the only MHS Triple Crown Winner, Admiral's Revenge.
With parentage such as this, Meritorious was bred for the dirt and has many names to live up to...to hopefully carry on the legacy of a Triple Crown Winner and hopefully be the first filly to do so.
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Racing
Prospect Record:
1-0-1-0
Race Record:
0-0-0-0
Prospect Record:
1-0-1-0
Race Record:
0-0-0-0
Placing Percentage: 0%
Racing Grade: P
Racing Grade: P
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Prospect Season
2nd - SOPS Y12 Best Bred Tournament Classic Dirt Weanling [P/4]
2YO Season
Race Points: 0
Total Winnings: $0
Total Winnings: $0
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Breeding Records
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- No Reserves
- No Foals
- Buybacks Snow
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