Post by S u N f r O s T ~ on Jan 9, 2020 15:47:17 GMT -5
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Basics
Horse Name: Melusine
YOB: Y13
Height: 15.3hh
Color: Bay
Gender: Female
Pedigree: Sweeto Cheeto [Like A Cheetah x HoF Sweet Stalker] x HoF Sillenia [BHoF Grand Silence x Tamaraq]
Year Eighteen Best Older Mare
Year Eighteen Best Turf Mare
Year Fifteen Encouragement Award
Year Eighteen Best Turf Mare
Year Fifteen Encouragement Award
Sina is quiet and obedient some days, but mainly headstrong and hard to control. She gets her headstrong nature from her dam Sillenia, and boy does she look like the spitting image of her mother on most days. Sina is all muscle and all will. She hardly deviated from the Year Fifteen juvenile mold in her personality. She is a bully despite her smaller size, largely because of her bulk. She has muscle on top of muscle and knows how to use it, be that with equines, humans or on the track. Sina is hot blooded but intelligent. Sometimes it may appear that she is making a fuss for no reason, but largely it is to obtain some nameless objective. Sometimes, that objective is merely her own amusement. Sina likes to exercise her muscles and her will, but recognizes strength when she sees it. Krystal Yhate was the natural partner for that strength just as she was for Sillenia. Sina is a tough horse by herself, but practically indestructible on a team. She's built like a concrete wall and with Krystal in the irons becomes a real war horse. Sina loves the thrill of battle and the thrill of a struggle, but shows this only by the light of her eyes and never through anything else. Typically, Sina likes to pretend like everything is beneath her or hers to command even if they aren't, and executes even the most difficult of tasks with flawless grace.
Leg Type: Closer
Sina is a tactical mare on the track. She shuts down, becoming nearly expressionless except for the insistent pulling on the reins until she gets running. The minute the gates open, Sina takes up command - at the back of the pack. She watches the rest of the field icily, analyzing positions and letting the furlongs fly by. Sina loves to run and sees no need to rush right from the start. Instead, she waits for the final three furlongs of a race before making her move. Like clockwork, Sina charges the minute the race hits the final turn. Her charge is reminiscent of Infinite Warcry - all pure speed and power. There is no stopping Sina, and the leader better hope they're far away once she gets going. Sina makes up ground in the blink of an eye and snags the win typically just a bit before the wire. But if Sina fails to win, she is reminiscent of Anarchi after losing in his workout with Impressario - she pretends that the loss was through no great expenditure of hers, almost refuses to acknowledge that it occurs and moves on as though she was the winner. She bounces back from defeats with the attitude that it makes no difference next time around.
Leg Type: Closer
Sina is a tactical mare on the track. She shuts down, becoming nearly expressionless except for the insistent pulling on the reins until she gets running. The minute the gates open, Sina takes up command - at the back of the pack. She watches the rest of the field icily, analyzing positions and letting the furlongs fly by. Sina loves to run and sees no need to rush right from the start. Instead, she waits for the final three furlongs of a race before making her move. Like clockwork, Sina charges the minute the race hits the final turn. Her charge is reminiscent of Infinite Warcry - all pure speed and power. There is no stopping Sina, and the leader better hope they're far away once she gets going. Sina makes up ground in the blink of an eye and snags the win typically just a bit before the wire. But if Sina fails to win, she is reminiscent of Anarchi after losing in his workout with Impressario - she pretends that the loss was through no great expenditure of hers, almost refuses to acknowledge that it occurs and moves on as though she was the winner. She bounces back from defeats with the attitude that it makes no difference next time around.
Racing Bio
Classification: Grade One
Dirt: Great
Turf: Great
Distance: 9-12 Furlongs
Notes: No special extensions applied
Race Record: 82 31/20/19
Workouts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Former Jockey: Krystal Yhate
Career HOTY Points: 22
Significant Races Won:
Year Fifteen
Legacy Turf Stakes
East View Stakes
Follow The Hoofprints Turf Classic
Sanford Stakes
Hasta La Vista
Year Sixteen
None
Year Seventeen
Spring Cup Grade 2 Turf
Seashell Cup Grade 1
Arlington Million
Dress Rehearsal Derby
Flower Bowl
Beverly D. Handicap
Year Eighteen
Sillenia Memorial Stakes
Bella Luna Memorial Stakes
Sheema Classic
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
English Tradition Stakes
The Twilight Stakes
Dream Cup
Continental Cup
World Filly Cup
World Turf Cup
Breeders Cup Turf
Breeding Bio
Number of Foals: 1
Current Status: Closed (Y20)
Progeny:
Kappa - Year Twenty - by Great Revenge (SOPS)