Sound of Silence
"Sam"
Photo Credit: Lauren King
G3 Gray Colt
Born Y16
Height: 15.3 hh
Created x Created
Horse Pictured: Eagle Scout
Born Y16
Height: 15.3 hh
Created x Created
Horse Pictured: Eagle Scout
Personality: Sam is an excitable horse. He rarely stands still. He's not an easy horse to lead, always bumping into you or stepping on toes. Tacking him up's an issue though, though he can be bribed to stand still then with a mint. He'll do just about anything for a mint, though we have to be careful to not feed him too many. He thinks he's the boss of the Y16 crop, though it doesn't take Connor long to put Sam back in his place (not that it stops the colt). Remi and him are as thick as thieves and if you see one, you'll generally see the other not too far behind. Sam hates birds. Whether they're flying overhead or in the next pasture over, he thinks they're going to eat him. Not even his beloved mints can convince him to move if he sees one.
For all his excitement, Sam is actually a calm horse once he sees the starting gate. He'll go into the gate like a seasoned horse, even if the other horses are acting up. There's been a couple of times when he almost falls asleep, but that hasn't happened yet. He prefers to be in the thick of the pack during a race. He breaks from the gate quickly, though he is content to let the frontrunners of the race take the lead. Why waste his energy fighting for the front when he'll get there at some point anyway? That doesn't stop him from being as close to the frontrunners as he can, though. If there's a chance where he can take the lead, he will. As the horses reach the homestretch, he makes his move, his long strides propelling him smoothly over the turf.
For all his excitement, Sam is actually a calm horse once he sees the starting gate. He'll go into the gate like a seasoned horse, even if the other horses are acting up. There's been a couple of times when he almost falls asleep, but that hasn't happened yet. He prefers to be in the thick of the pack during a race. He breaks from the gate quickly, though he is content to let the frontrunners of the race take the lead. Why waste his energy fighting for the front when he'll get there at some point anyway? That doesn't stop him from being as close to the frontrunners as he can, though. If there's a chance where he can take the lead, he will. As the horses reach the homestretch, he makes his move, his long strides propelling him smoothly over the turf.
Racing Stats
Race Record: 31-7-8-6
Distance: 5-8
Dirt: Great
Turf: Great
Legtype: Midpack
Workout Posts
Jockey: Bradley Corette
HOTY Points: 0
Distance: 5-8
Dirt: Great
Turf: Great
Legtype: Midpack
Workout Posts
- Sound of Heart (Y18 Juvenile Workout)
Jockey: Bradley Corette
HOTY Points: 0
Race Results
2 Year-Old Season (Y18)
1st Vancouver Maiden - 8F D (June Wk 1) 3rd Lockness Maiden - 7F D (Mar Wk 4) 3rd Cherche Moi Maiden - 6F D (Apr Wk 3) 3rd SEASPRAY CUP GRADE 5 SPRINT* - 6F D (July Wk 1) 3rd ARIZONA BREEDERS' FUTURITY* - 7.5F D (Dec Wk 3) 4th Nairobi Stakes - 7F D (Mar Wk 2) 4th Give Me A Break Maiden - 8F T (May Wk 2) 4th Cocoa Cup - 6F D (July Wk 3) 4th El Joven Derby - 5.5F T (Nov Wk 1) 3 Year-Old Season (Y19) 1st Quick Break Stakes - 7F T (Jan Wk 2) 1st SUMMER CUP G5 TURF SPRINT* - 5F T (May Wk 4) 1st SEASPRAY CUP G5 SPRINT* - 6F D (July Wk 1) 1st River Front Derby - 6F T (Aug Wk 3) 1st I Believe I Can Fly Derby - 6F D (Dec Wk 2) 2nd Houseplant Mile - 8F T (Feb Wk 4) 2nd SFO G5 TURF SPRINT* - 5F T (Mar Wk 5) 2nd Mercury Cup - 5F D (July Wk 4) 2nd Highlander Derby - 7F D (Aug Wk 4) 2nd Hyperactive Stakes - 6F D (Nov Wk 1) 2nd Lightning Bolt Stakes - 6F D (Nov Wk 3) 2nd Pardon Me Stakes - 8F D (Dec Wk 3) 3rd Jumping Jacks Sprint - 6F D (June Wk 3) 4th Sweet Belle Stakes - 8F T (July Wk 2) |
4 Year-Old Season (Y20)
1st SFO G4 DIRT SPRINT* - 5F D (Mar Wk 5) 2nd Let It Ride Derby - 7F D (Feb Wk 2) (3) 2nd Combine Stakes - 7F D (Mar Wk 1) (3) 3rd Starilla Derby - 8F D (June Wk 4) 4th Present Stakes - 8F D (Jan Wk 3) 4th Czarina Stakes - 5F T (Apr Wk 4) (4) 5th SUMMER CUP G3 TURF SPRINT* - 6F T (May Wk 4) (5) 6th Kiram Derby - 8F D (Apr Wk 3) (7) 6th SEASPRAY CUP G3 SPRINT - 6F D (July Wk 1) (7) |