ODE TO GLORY
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This colt is unsurprisingly one of the best behaved we've ever had. His sire and dam were both known to be easy horses to handle off of the track, and Ode lives up to this standard. Every staff member wants to be his groom due to his obedient manner. On the track, though, Ode tends to get a bit more like his dam. He'll clam up a bit inside himself and, though obedient, becomes ten times more observant of his surroundings. Ode takes great joy in running, a trait inherited from both of his parents. If given the chance, Ode would run forever - it is his favorite thing to do. His obedience is easily harnessed off and on the track only because Ode knows its the quickest way to being let out in a race. He doesn't mind taking orders. His favorite surface, the turf, appeals to his hooves, and just the sight of the track is enough to make Ode perk his ears and tug a bit on the reins. If brutally defeated, Ode will hold grudges.
LEG TYPE: MID-PACK
Ode likes to hang with the pack. He doesn't mind having horses in front of and behind him, and even seems to take security in that fact. When he breaks, he'll take a spot right in the pack, where he can be in the thick of the action. As the race progresses, he'll drift around in terms of race position, avoiding first but also avoiding last. He doesn't like sprinting to the front, but he doesn't like loafing around in the back either. Instead, he plays the horse that nobody notices until they're in the stretch. He'll take a place somewhere in the pack that gives him running room and then gun it when the time comes. He has an excellent kick when he has to have one. Usually, though, Ode will match the speed of the pack for the majority of the race. He doesn't truly contend for the front until the last three furlongs, when suddenly the gray just opens up and shows the crowd just what horse they've been missing. Like a cloud appearing on a clear day, when he gets going he's hard to miss - so hard to miss, that you wonder how you missed him in the first place.
Horse Pictured: Macho Uno | Buybacks: Sunfrost | Other Reserves: Cruisey (Y22)
LEG TYPE: MID-PACK
Ode likes to hang with the pack. He doesn't mind having horses in front of and behind him, and even seems to take security in that fact. When he breaks, he'll take a spot right in the pack, where he can be in the thick of the action. As the race progresses, he'll drift around in terms of race position, avoiding first but also avoiding last. He doesn't like sprinting to the front, but he doesn't like loafing around in the back either. Instead, he plays the horse that nobody notices until they're in the stretch. He'll take a place somewhere in the pack that gives him running room and then gun it when the time comes. He has an excellent kick when he has to have one. Usually, though, Ode will match the speed of the pack for the majority of the race. He doesn't truly contend for the front until the last three furlongs, when suddenly the gray just opens up and shows the crowd just what horse they've been missing. Like a cloud appearing on a clear day, when he gets going he's hard to miss - so hard to miss, that you wonder how you missed him in the first place.
Horse Pictured: Macho Uno | Buybacks: Sunfrost | Other Reserves: Cruisey (Y22)
Grade: One
Surface: Turf
Distance: 9-12 furlongs
Record: 69-19-17-20
Consistency: 81%
Surface: Turf
Distance: 9-12 furlongs
Record: 69-19-17-20
Consistency: 81%
RACE RECORD
TWO YEAR OLD SEASON [Y12]
1st in the Y12 Balzarine Maiden//Mar Wk1 TW 1st in the Y12 Yellow Cup//Sep Wk1 GHF 1st in the Y12 Messenger Cup//Nov Wk1 GHF 1st in the Y12 Mellifluous Stakes//Nov Wk4 TW 1st in Y12 BREEDERS CUP JUVENILE TURF* //Dec Wk4 GHF 2nd in the Y12 INTREPID RACING HANDICAP* //May Wk1 TW 2nd in the Y12 Pandemonium Stakes//Aug Wk2 TW 2nd in the Y12 September Turf Stakes//Sep Wk2 GHF 2nd in Y12 WINTER CUP GRADE FIVE TURF* //Oct Wk4 GHF 3rd in the Y12 Running Hard Maiden//Jan Wk4 TW 3rd in the Y12 Mixen Maiden//Feb Wk4 TW 3rd in the Y12 April Juvenile Faceoff//Apr Wk4 GHF 3rd in the Y12 SANFORD STAKES* //June Wk1 TW 3rd in the Y12 SLAKE STAKES* //Aug Wk3 TW 3rd in the Y12 Zerf Stakes//Oct Wk2 TW 4th in the Y12 MAGIC MILLIONS COLTS TURF* //Apr Wk1 GHF 4th in the Y12 July Turf Stakes//July Wk2 GHF 4th in the Y12 CHAMPAGNE STAKES* //Nov Wk3 TW 5th in Y12 SFO GRADE FIVE TURF* //Mar Wk5 GHF 6th in the Y12 January Maiden Turf//Jan Wk2 GHF FIVE YEAR OLD SEASON [Y15]
1st in GHF Sillenia Memorial Stakes* - Feb Wk 2 1st in The Wire Finish Cup Turf* - Mar Wk 2 1st in GHF Full Moon Derby* - July Wk 3 1st in GHF Christmas Cup - Dec Wk 1 2nd in BSD Black Tie Affair Handicap* - June Wk 3 2nd in TW Arlington Million Stakes* - July Wk 1 2nd in TW The Twilight Stakes* - Aug Wk 4 2nd in GHF Rising Fury Memorial Stakes* - Oct Wk 2 3rd in GHF Unicorn Horn Turf Classic* - Jan Wk 4 3rd in TW Sheema Classic* - Apr Wk 1 3rd in BSD Knob Creek Manhattan Stakes* - June Wk 1 3rd in GHF Dream Cup* - Sep Wk 2 3rd in GHF Continental Cup* - Sep Wk 4 3rd in GHF Winter Cup G1 Turf* - Oct Wk 4 3rd in GHF Breeders' Cup Turf* - Dec Wk 4 4th in GHF Spring Cup Grade One Turf* - Feb Wk 4 4th in TW Doncaster Cup* - Apr Wk 3 4th in GHF World Colt Cup* - Nov Wk 3 |
THREE YEAR OLD SEASON [Y13]
1st in the Y13 PALM BEACH STAKES* //Mar Wk1 TW 1st in Y13 SFO GRADE FOUR TURF* //Mar Wk5 GHF 1st in the Y13 Nigrosine Stakes//Apr Wk1 TW 1st in the Y13 August Turf Stakes//Aug Wk2 GHF 2nd in the Y13 WEST VIRGINIA DERBY* //Feb Wk2 TW 2nd in the Y13 CORONATION CUP* //Feb Wk3 GHF 2nd in the Y13 PRINCE CUP* //Mar Wk2 GHF 2nd in the Y13 Party All Night Derby//Mar Wk3 TW 2nd in Y13 SEASHELL CUP GRADE THREE* //June Wk4 GHF 2nd in the Y13 ASCOT GOLD CUP* //July Wk3 GHF 3rd in the Y13 UNICORN HORN TURF* //Jan Wk4 GHF 3rd in Y13 PREAKNESS CHAMPION STAKES* //May Wk2 GHF 3rd in the Y13 BELMONT TURF CLASSIC* //June Wk1 GHF 3rd in the Y13 SWORD DANCER STAKES* //Aug Wk4 TW 4th in the Y13 SILK ROAD STAKES* //Apr Wk2 GHF FOUR YEAR OLD SEASON [Y14]
1st in the Y14 February Turf Stakes//Feb Wk2 GHF 1st in the Y14 SHEEMA CLASSIC* //Apr Wk1 TW 1st in the Y14 Anathema Stakes Race Two//May Wk4 TW 1st in the Y14 Anathema Stakes Race Three//June Wk2 TW 1st in the Y14 JOE HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC* //July Wk4 TW 1st in TW EDDIE READ STAKES* - December Week 1 1st in TW Delator Stakes - December Week 3 2nd in the Y14 ECLIPSE STAKES* //Jan Wk4 TW 2nd in Y14 WILD FLOWER MEMORIAL STAKES* //Mar Wk1 GHF 2nd in TW CHAMPION STAKES* - November Week 3 3rd in the Y14 Top Notch Stakes//Jan Wk1 TW 3rd in the Y14 SEASHELL CUP GRADE ONE* //June Wk4 GHF 3rd in the Y14 CONTINENTAL CUP* //Sep Wk4 GHF 3rd in GHF MELBOURNE CUP* - November Week 1 4th in Y14 SPRING CUP GRADE TWO TURF* //Feb Wk4 GHF 4th in the Y14 KING GEORGE XV STAKES* //Apr Wk4 TW 4th in the Y14 ARLIGNTON MILLION* //July Wk1 TW 4th in the Y14 TWILIGHT STAKES* //Aug Wk4 TW 5th in the Y14 DONCASTER CUP* //Apr Wk3 TW |
At 2: Marylander Stakes*, Fiat Filly Stakes*, Firebird Marathon*, Hasta La Vista*
At 3: New Economy Oaks* At 4: Blue Eyed Andi Stakes*, Bella Donna Stakes*, Notis The Jewel Stakes*, A Raving Beauty Stakes*, The Twilight Stakes**, Shine Again Distaff*, Shamrock Rose Stakes* |
At 3: Autumn Cup G5 Turf*, Diamond Stripes Derby*
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At 2: Magic Millions Fillies Dirt*, Beyond The Limits Legacy Stakes*, Strawberry Fields Stakes*, Joseph A. Gimma Stakes*, Gallop To The Gallows Stakes**, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies**
At 3: Unicorn Horn Dirt*, Boatswain Derby*, Plum Pretty Challenge*, Provincia Derby*, Sun Chaser Distaff*, Red Legend Derby*, Linden Stakes*, California Derby**, Close Hatches Distaff*, Maryland Derby**, Comely Stakes* |