Wise GuyAGE: 4 [Born Y15]
HEIGHT: 16.2hh GENDER: Colt COLOR: Dark Bay SIRE: Jazzaway DAM: Samantha's Wisdom LEASE FROM SAMMY / LOLLY |
The staff were always going to cave when the opportunity arose to purchase a half sibling to Bona Fide (Samantha's Wisdom) and Bohemian Rhapsody (Jazzaway); there was something romantic about having a colt that combined the lines of two of our successful fillies. Having said that, they also took on the colt well knowing how much trouble he would be. Gus really knows how to put everybody to work, and the more you try to contain him the worse he becomes. Attempting to discipline this oppinionated animal will never go the way you plan it to; and soon enough every eye in the vacinity will be on this dark, headstrong colt as he does exactly the opposite of what you asked - just for the kicks.
Bullish, strong and down-right rude, Gus will fight his way through life with little suggestion of calming with age. His ego is always overflowing with confidence, and it's next to impossible to get this youngster down. Angry, frustrated maybe, but never upset. He finds sheer pleasure in his difficultness, and the same goes in the pasture; these days he's ony ever tirned out alone due to the multi-horse brawls he seemed to instigate every day. However, if there's one way to get this headstrong horse to pretend to like you; it's with peppermints. |
Racing style: Front Runner
Always having been a horse who thinks he knows best, sometimes it's anybodies guess as to how much Gus will play by the rules; but even on his worst days, when everything looks like it's falling apart, Gus has a fascinating ability to turn the tides, work some of his arrogant magic and leave the field in his dust. Wilful, this Jazzaway son will push himself to limits that surprise even those who know him best, and for a horse that really seems like he doesn't give a dam in the barn, it near appears as though this sudden determination could come bursting through the walls of his heaving breast. Typically, he will make a clean break - possibly the only reliably consistent trait of the mischevious colt - dash for the lead instantaneously and fight to prevail there no matter the challenges. Stubborn, hostile and all the more determined, Wise Guy will throw himself into any challenge tooth-and-claw, ferociously determined to blaze ahead and secure that all-important victory. |
Dirt: Great
Turf: Good Distance: 7-10F Racing Record: 33: 6/9/9
Grade: 4 Major Achievements:
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4yo Results
1st in GHF Quick Start Cup [9F D/Jan 2] 1st in TW Let It Ride Derby [7F D/Feb 2] 2nd in TW Like A Cheetah Derby [10F D/Mar 1] 3rd in GHF Seastrike Cup [10F D/Mar 4] |
2yo Season
1st BSD Phalanx Maiden - June Wk 3 - [D/7F]
2nd BSD Bond Falls Maiden--May Wk 1--D/7F
2nd TW Leave You In Dust Maiden - May Wk 3 - D/8F
3rd in Y17 Millicent Stakes--BSD--Jan Wk 3--D/10F
3rd in BSD County Fair Run - June Wk 1 - D/10F
3rd TW League Derby - Nov Wk 2 - [D/8F]
3rd TW Serendipity Derby - Nov Wk 3 - [D/7F]
3rd End of Year Juvenile Dirt - Dec Wk 1 - {D/10F]
4th GHF February Maiden Dirt--Feb Wk 2--D/7F
4th TW Lockness Maiden--Mar Wk 4--D/7F
4th TW Bonifica Derby - July Wk 4 - [D/9F]
4th BSD Streamlined Style Stakes - Oct Wk 3 - [D/9F]
4th BSD Storybook Stakes - Dec Wk 1 - [D/8F]
6th TW Presque Island Derby - Aug Wk 4 - [D/9F]
1st BSD Phalanx Maiden - June Wk 3 - [D/7F]
2nd BSD Bond Falls Maiden--May Wk 1--D/7F
2nd TW Leave You In Dust Maiden - May Wk 3 - D/8F
3rd in Y17 Millicent Stakes--BSD--Jan Wk 3--D/10F
3rd in BSD County Fair Run - June Wk 1 - D/10F
3rd TW League Derby - Nov Wk 2 - [D/8F]
3rd TW Serendipity Derby - Nov Wk 3 - [D/7F]
3rd End of Year Juvenile Dirt - Dec Wk 1 - {D/10F]
4th GHF February Maiden Dirt--Feb Wk 2--D/7F
4th TW Lockness Maiden--Mar Wk 4--D/7F
4th TW Bonifica Derby - July Wk 4 - [D/9F]
4th BSD Streamlined Style Stakes - Oct Wk 3 - [D/9F]
4th BSD Storybook Stakes - Dec Wk 1 - [D/8F]
6th TW Presque Island Derby - Aug Wk 4 - [D/9F]
3yo Results
1st in Paolo Veronese Stakes - G5 10F D (AugWk1)
1st in Serendipity Derby - G5 7F D (NovWk3)
1st in Stilfell Stakes - G5 7F D (DecWk1)
2nd in Skeleton Derby - G5 8F D (FebWk2)
2nd in Daddy's Poppit Stakes - G5 8F D (MayWk1)
2nd in Springfield Derby II - G5 9F 3yo+ (AugWk2)
2nd in Star Keeper Stakes - G5 9F D (SepWk2)
2nd in Wild Scat Blue Stakes - G5 9F D (OctWk3)
2nd in Lifelong Derby - G4 9F D (DecWk4)
3rd in Flagalt Derby - G5 8F D (MarWk1)
3rd in Clocker Derby - G5 10F D (FebWk3)
3rd in Zenobia Derby - G5 9F D (Octwk2)
4th in Manchurian Derby - G5 7F D (JanWk1)
4th in Forgalo Stakes - G5+G4 7F D 3yo (MayWk3)
5th in Journalism Derby - G5 8F D (FebWk4)
1st in Paolo Veronese Stakes - G5 10F D (AugWk1)
1st in Serendipity Derby - G5 7F D (NovWk3)
1st in Stilfell Stakes - G5 7F D (DecWk1)
2nd in Skeleton Derby - G5 8F D (FebWk2)
2nd in Daddy's Poppit Stakes - G5 8F D (MayWk1)
2nd in Springfield Derby II - G5 9F 3yo+ (AugWk2)
2nd in Star Keeper Stakes - G5 9F D (SepWk2)
2nd in Wild Scat Blue Stakes - G5 9F D (OctWk3)
2nd in Lifelong Derby - G4 9F D (DecWk4)
3rd in Flagalt Derby - G5 8F D (MarWk1)
3rd in Clocker Derby - G5 10F D (FebWk3)
3rd in Zenobia Derby - G5 9F D (Octwk2)
4th in Manchurian Derby - G5 7F D (JanWk1)
4th in Forgalo Stakes - G5+G4 7F D 3yo (MayWk3)
5th in Journalism Derby - G5 8F D (FebWk4)