SUN SHOWER
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PERSONALITY
While her dam is built like a tank, Sunny is a much more dainty creature all around. She's got a very feminine head, with large eyes, and expressive ears, and a balanced but light frame made for agility and speed. She's not as rough-and-tumble as some of the fillies can be, rarely playing and generally trying to keep with quiet companions out in the field. She absolutely loves her humans, nickering at the gate in the morning and bumping her nose into them to demand scratches and love. She'll follow them around the field, interested in whatever they happen to be doing - even if it's just cleaning the waterers. She's rarely pushy or in the way, she just wants to be involved and 'help' with everything. She's only really pushy when there's food around, and she just can't ever seem to get enough of it despite the girlish figure she always seems to maintain. Other than at feed time she's a perfect lady, easy to handle and work with in pretty much all ways. She's eager and willing in lessons, and seems to take her job very seriously. She's got a surprisingly workmanlike attitude, seeming to readily push past fatigue without getting sour and coming back for more the next day. On race day Sunny really seems to come to life, excitement thrumming through her whole body as soon as the routine shifts. She becomes more vocal the morning of a race, nickering at everyone that walks by and whinnying at any horse in the distance. She loves attention from crowds, prancing lightly as she goes to the saddling paddock, posing just right for photographers. There's not a kinder filly to act as an ambassador to the sport, and she's gentle even around children that want to give her a pat. Well-bred and well-mannered, Sunny really is the whole package.
LEG TYPE: FRONTRUNNER/PRECEDER
Sunny breaks quickly from the gate, light body and strong muscles propelling her shorter strides quickly to the front. She hates the push and shove of the other horses, so it really is imperative to get her clear early if she's going to run a good race. Once she's toward the front, she doesn't mind relinquishing the lead and hanging a length back so long as she's able to run without being crowded. She's got a good mind for following her jockey's pace, rating well depending on the inclinations of the field. She tends to actually do her best running at the end of the race when the field begins to tire - that's when her willing, give-it-all attitude really comes to the front, driving her past muscle pain and fatigue to push herself faster as long as it's being asked of her. Her final strides aren't explosive, but simply building - she keeps giving more and more, absolutely everything she's got, to get to the finish first.
CURRENT SEASON
Record: 26-10-5-6 Ridden By: Vivien Charron 1st in BSD Berlo Derby - Jan Wk 4 [6F/T/3] [+4] 1st in TW Fading Shadow Derby* - Feb Wk 1 [7.5F/T/4] [+8] 1st in GHF Pinot Grigio Derby* - Feb Wk 3 [7F/T/4] [+8] 2nd in BSD Florentine Derby - Jan Wk 1 [7F/T/3] [+3] Total Points: 48 Starter Points [+5] | Raced Previously [+5] | Raced 3+ Seasons [+5]
Y21: W/P/S 10+ HOTY [+5] | Won HOTY [+5] | Won 5+ HOTY [+5] |
PAST PERFORMANCES
TWO YEAR OLD SEASON [Y21]
1st in TW Freshly Sprinting - Jan Wk 2 [5F/T/2] [+4]
1st in GHF Magic Millions Fillies Turf Sprint* - Apr Wk 1 [6F/T/5] [+8]
1st in TW Frasier Stakes* - May Wk 4 [6F/T/5] [+8]
1st in GHF Azalea Cup Fillies** - Jul Wk 4 [7F/T/5] [+12]
1st in TW Everest Juvenile Fillies* - Aug Wk 1 [6F/T/6] [+8]
1st in TW Oak Leaf Stakes* - Aug Wk 4 [7F/T/5] [+8]
1st in BSD Leery Eyed Stakes* - Sep Wk 2 [7F/T/5] [+8]
2nd in GHF Saturday Morning Stakes* - Feb Wk 4 [5F/T/4] [+6]
2nd in BSD Star Street Stakes* - Apr Wk 3 [7F/T/5] [+6]
2nd in BSD Icebird Stakes* - Dec Wk 1 [5.5F/T/4] [+6]
3rd in GHF Unicorn Horn Juvie Turf Sprint** - Jan Wk 4 [6F/T/8] [+6]
3rd in BSD Vesper Stakes* - Feb Wk 2 [5F/S/4] [+4]
3rd in GHF Lane's End Juvenile* - June Wk 2 [6F/T/5] [+4]
3rd in GHF Hawk Cup* - Sep Wk 4 [6F/T/5] [+4]
3rd in GHF Speedy Speed Speed Stakes** - Oct Wk 3 [6F/T/5] [+6]
3rd in GHF Rushy Rush Rush Stakes** - Nov Wk 1 [7F/T/5] [+6]
4th in The Wire Finish Cup Juvie Sprint** - Mar Wk 2 [6F/T/5] [+3]
4th in GHF Sprinty Sprint Sprint** - Nov Wk 3 [5F/T/5] [+3]
4th in GHF Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint** - Dec Wk 4 [+3]
5th in BSD Shrapnel Stakes* - Oct Wk 2 [6F/T/5] [+2]
PEDIGREE COMMENTS
[Cryin' Out Loud x Fashionista] - [DW Flamekissed x Ashanti]
Horse Pictured: Clemmie | Buybacks: Isabelle | Other Reserves: None