Ash is a very eager colt, who is always ready to get going. In fact, he is often too eager and has been known to knock over, or drag, unsuspecting grooms. He's not nasty - he just doesn't seem to realise he's not a foal anymore. His ground manners are something which are being worked on at home in the hopes of reducing the likelihood of somebody getting injured due to his boisterous nature.
His energy is matched to a pretty broad stubborn streak - a kind of I will do it but my own way attitude. Everything is done in a rush, and finesse isn't something this colt seems to have mastered. As such, it's important to keep a pretty busy schedule with this boy to avoid him becoming too hot with pent up energy and getting even more boisterous. Ash likes to be the boss in the pasture, and in the parade ring requires multiple handlers as the presence of other colts can cause him to become wound up. |
Racing style: (Suicidal) Front-Runner
This energetic colt can be trouble at the gate, needing to load first and taking several handlers to line him up and get him loaded. Yet then he queits, as if the contraption flicks a switch. When the gates open he shoots from them quickly and pushes for the front, setting a fast pace. He isn't about to let another horse take the lead from him, he has to have that position and will just keep running. It is his stamina that really sets him apart, he doesn't seem to tire and can hold his pace from gate to post. He doesn't tend to have a lot more to give in the closing stages of the race, but he won't go down without a fight either. |
Dirt: Okay
Turf: Great Distance: 7-11F Racing Record: 16: 1/8/4
Grade: 5 Major Achievements:
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3yo Results
2nd in BSD Fraction Stakes [7F T/Jan 1] 2nd in TW Expectation Running Stakes [8F T/Feb 1] 2nd in TW Quiff Stakes [10F T/Mar 4] 4th in BSD Bug Brush Derby [8F T/Jan 2] 4th in GHF G5 Turf* [10F T/Feb 4] |
2yo Results
1st in Friday Night Magic Maiden [11F T/Aug 2]
2nd in Seashell Cup Maiden* [10F T/Jun 4]
2nd in Drawkcab Maiden [7F T/Jul 4]
2nd in Zarf Stakes [9F T/Oct 2]
2nd in Winter Cup G5 Turf* [10F T/Oct 4]
2nd in Bishop's Pond Stakes [9F T/Nov 3]
3rd in Make My Mark Maiden [8F T/May 3]
3rd in Moose Track Stakes [9F T/Jun 2]
3rd in Megalomania Stakes [9F T/Aug 4]
3rd in Brobdignagian Stakes [10F T/Sep 4]
4th in Vitiate Maiden [10 T/May 4]
1st in Friday Night Magic Maiden [11F T/Aug 2]
2nd in Seashell Cup Maiden* [10F T/Jun 4]
2nd in Drawkcab Maiden [7F T/Jul 4]
2nd in Zarf Stakes [9F T/Oct 2]
2nd in Winter Cup G5 Turf* [10F T/Oct 4]
2nd in Bishop's Pond Stakes [9F T/Nov 3]
3rd in Make My Mark Maiden [8F T/May 3]
3rd in Moose Track Stakes [9F T/Jun 2]
3rd in Megalomania Stakes [9F T/Aug 4]
3rd in Brobdignagian Stakes [10F T/Sep 4]
4th in Vitiate Maiden [10 T/May 4]