Post by S u N f r O s T ~ on Sept 16, 2019 11:35:46 GMT -5
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Basics
Horse Name: Usurper
YOB: Y16
Height: 16.2hh
Color: Bay
Gender: Male
Pedigree: A Royal Legacy [HoF BHoF Merry Bay King x BHoF Queen of Hearts] x Whipped Cream [Whippet x Perfection]
Racing Bio
Classification: Grade One
Dirt: Great
Turf: Great
Distance: 9-12 Furlongs
Notes: Surface Supreme applied
Usurper was a somewhat planned pick-up at the Year Eighteen New Year Sale; SOPS simply couldn't resist the lure of a Merry Bay King grandson. Usurper was bought, loaded off the van, and fit right in to life at SOPS. Neither simple nor gentle, Usurper is a very complicated horse. His foremost trait is his iron willpower. Usurper is among the most stubborn horses on the property; everything you do with him requires permission to be sought first. If he doesn't feel like doing it, it won't be done, plain and simple. Despite this, Usurper is actually a nervous type of horse. He needs to be entertained at all times to keep his nerves down, hence why he came with several jolly balls and a cup of pepper paste when he was purchased. Despite these distractions, Usurper is already known for chewing his way through the walls in his stall. To combat this, this lovely bay is often turned out in the pasture, where he tries to chew on the fence rails instead and finds them less to his liking. Usurper is walked often to combat his nervous energy and keep him entertained and limber. Despite how stubborn he is in all of the other aspects of his life, Usurper never says no to a good walk around the barn or some time out in the pasture.
Leg Type: Front Runner/Preceder
Usurper is the type of horse that gets very high-strung and worked up on the track. From the moment he figures out exactly where he's going, Usurper's nervous energy gets turned all the way up. He gets incredibly hyper, prancing and dancing and almost comprehending nothing around him. He is hypersensitive to his surroundings, hence why cotton blocks his ears when he's on the track. Even that isn't truly enough to defuse him. After the first ten minutes of exposure, though, Usurper begins to calm down. He catches eyes with the smoothness of his gallop and the effortless way in which he does everything asked of him. He's not the largest fan of the gate, but goes in after about a minute of being prodded by the gate crew. Though he isn't the fastest breaker, Usurper recovers quickly to take a spot near the front, be that in first place or third. He doesn't need the lead, but he likes to run in a comfortable position lacking serious competition for wherever he's at. At the final turn, Usurper kicks for home, accelerating sharply to take the lead. He responds to challenges as though he was born to them, buckling down and showing dam Whipped Cream's famous determination in his fight to be first at the wire.
Leg Type: Front Runner/Preceder
Usurper is the type of horse that gets very high-strung and worked up on the track. From the moment he figures out exactly where he's going, Usurper's nervous energy gets turned all the way up. He gets incredibly hyper, prancing and dancing and almost comprehending nothing around him. He is hypersensitive to his surroundings, hence why cotton blocks his ears when he's on the track. Even that isn't truly enough to defuse him. After the first ten minutes of exposure, though, Usurper begins to calm down. He catches eyes with the smoothness of his gallop and the effortless way in which he does everything asked of him. He's not the largest fan of the gate, but goes in after about a minute of being prodded by the gate crew. Though he isn't the fastest breaker, Usurper recovers quickly to take a spot near the front, be that in first place or third. He doesn't need the lead, but he likes to run in a comfortable position lacking serious competition for wherever he's at. At the final turn, Usurper kicks for home, accelerating sharply to take the lead. He responds to challenges as though he was born to them, buckling down and showing dam Whipped Cream's famous determination in his fight to be first at the wire.
Racing Bio
Race Record: 44 13/13/8
Prospect Race Record: 1 0/0/1
Workouts: meet the new ones
Jockey: Timothy Andrews
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