Post by Cavallo on Sept 25, 2012 0:02:16 GMT -5
Photo Credits: Flickr
Horse Credits: Gladiatorous
The General
Name: Bellefire [Lily]
YOB: Y10 [2yrs]
Gender: Filly
Color: Bay
Height: 16hh
Pedigree:
Racing Statistics
Running Style: Stalker - With Closer Flair
Footing Preference: Turf [Great] // Dirt [Great] // Polytrack [Great]
Ideal Running Distance: 9-12 Furlongs
Personality
Lily is quite peculiar, she doesn't like men too well and she despises cats and dogs, the only dog she somewhat tolerates is Skip and that's because he was in close vicinity to her when she was born and around the entire time she grew up. She is tough and doesn't take much from the two colts she grew up with. Lily also hates the exercise ponies with an passion so when she's on the way to a starting gate for an race Adele usually just takes her alone to the gate. On the track and in an actual race Lily is extremely determined, she's unafraid to fake an nip or throw an small buck to scare off her competition. Even in practice runs with other horses she'll do it, except unless Predator is around, and then she is the perfect horse to exercise....weird since Predator actually seems to tolerate Lilly. Even though the two bays are close friends, Lily and Pred are constantly fighting for Adele's attention. Lily may not like men but she has an soft spot for Nick around the yard, however at the track it's Adele all the way. Lily is aggressive and can be slightly stupid when she is madly determined to win. She is sleek, fast and powerful with high energy but prefers to stalk and toy with her competitors until the last stretch where she charges forward with an drive so explosive it makes you wonder how Lily got such an kick.
History and Pedigree Information
Late in 2007 we did a breeding trade with North Star for another Vintage breeding, and they got a breeding to our Seabiscuit BC Sprint winner WB Thunderbird. We automatically knew the stallion that would cover Vintage for our second foal from the Twilight Stakes winner, and that was War Admiral. It would be our only War Admiral foal so the resulting foal would no doubt have the utmost of care. We liked the stallion for his temper, not for what his other foals had accomplished. Vintage is very even tempered, now she has fire and quality Santana had showed us that which is why when it came down to it Vintage was the only mare up for the task of somewhat taming the wild War Admiral spirit and that she did! Lily was foaled in the very next stall to the one Regency delivered Kasimira in and as soon as the two fillies and their dams were turned out together Lily and Mira became fast of friends, after a couple of nips and squeals.
When Whitebrook went inactive, Intrepid went in to reclaim the filly and she's settling in quite nicely here. It's been a long time since we've had a War Admiral filly here and it'd be putting it mildly to say that we are excited to see how she races.
[X] War Admiral was a racing and breeding stallion, who gave us our own Admiral's Revenge. Admiral's race record was lost, but he did excedingly well in his time and is still providing us with great horses. Many have descended from his lines, like Warlock (G2), Atalanta (G2) and Admirable (G2) and of course our own TC Winner, Admiral's Revenge (G1). We expect nothing short of greatness from Lily.
[X] Vintage is the dam of the raging successful Santana (Second at the GHF Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, and First at The Wire Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, 1st GHF Breeders' Cup Distaff Y7...the list goes on), and of course our own Firebird (currently G3). Vintage herself is a Twilight Stakes winner and an accomplished mare in her own right.
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Racing
Race Record:
7-1-2-2
Race Record:
7-1-2-2
Placing Percentage: 71%
Racing Grade: G5
Racing Grade: G5
Placing- Race Name [Grade of Race/ or # in field]
2YO Season
1st - GHF Y12 May Maiden Turf [M/5] May Week 2
2nd - GHF Y12 Focus Stakes [G5/6] September Week 4
2nd - TW Y12 Zarf Stakes [G5/6] October Week 2
3rd - TW Y12 Yukonite Derby Race Four [G5/3] July Week 1
3rd - TW Y12 Lone Star Derby August Week 3
4th - TW Y12 Intrepid Racing Handicap [O/4][/I] May Week 1
4th - TW Y12 Humana Stakes* [G5+ 2yo/5] July Week 4
Race Points: 19
Total Winnings: $750,000
Total Winnings: $750,000
Postings.[/u]
Fire Steps - Written May Week 1
Application - Written May Week 2
Up the Stakes - Written July Week 1
Breeding Records
Foal Name
YOB Color Breed Gender
Sired By:
Owned By: Stable Name
- Reserves
[1x] - Cavallo - IR - No Foals
- Buyback Intrepid Racing. Inc.
Foal Name
YOB Color Breed Gender
Sired By:
Owned By: Stable Name
note; reclaimed from Mel and unfrozen Y12 as a 2yo. - 9/24/12
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