Winter
Winter Wind (CR) - Lady Lichen (CR)
Winter Wind (CR) - Lady Lichen (CR)
Y16 Grey (Bay) Filly Standing 16.2 Hands High
PERSONALITY
Winter personifies the sharper side of the season - the brisk wind, the biting cold, the chilliness that pulls the very warmth from your bones. Winter was born in northern Canada in January, ill-timed in the middle of a blizzard. She grew up in deep snow drifts and biting temperatures, but she never seemed very bothered by it. After being imported to Valkyrie, she seemed to miss the harsh winters - they joked that that was why she was so moody and bitter all of the time. She's not really as bad as she's sometimes made out to be, but she's definitely not a pet or altogether friendly horse to be around. Tolerant is probably the best description of her attitude toward humans. There's no outright disdain, but there's also no love in her heart for them. She will stand to be approached in a field, but she'll never come to you on her own. She handles being groomed to an extent, as long as it's done quickly and matter-of-fact. She'd rather die than stand to have her mane pulled, so the staff just cut it and keep it braided on race day - ugly in the field, but she's happy with it. The filly is a cribber, but it hasn't been much of an issue - she seems to hate other horses much more than she hates humans, so she has a paddock to herself and doesn't spread her behavior. She seems to overall not handle pain from humans very well, so crops, twitches, and lip chains are completely out of the question or she'll do everything in her power to bail. Whip or no whip, though, Winter's got some serious leg on the track. While she might not like the warmer weather of the states in general, she takes to good turf like a shark to ocean. She's wickedly fast and dangerously competitive - she's not afraid of anything.
LEG TYPE: MID-PACK
Winter loads with some trepidation, but as long as she gets a second to eyeball the contraption she'll walk in under her own power. When she breaks she's pretty even with the rest, settling somewhere between the leaders and the closers. She doesn't like to be smothered, so she'll either run on the outside or drop behind the actual pack if it's there, putting her close to the trailers. She's incredibly methodical and calculating as they go into the stretch, moving around the turn and picking horses off one by one until she hits the lead. She runs hard if there's someone at her tail, probably because she just hates other horses so much - so she'll do a heck of a lot to keep herself at the front with green grass before her at the wire.
LEG TYPE: MID-PACK
Winter loads with some trepidation, but as long as she gets a second to eyeball the contraption she'll walk in under her own power. When she breaks she's pretty even with the rest, settling somewhere between the leaders and the closers. She doesn't like to be smothered, so she'll either run on the outside or drop behind the actual pack if it's there, putting her close to the trailers. She's incredibly methodical and calculating as they go into the stretch, moving around the turn and picking horses off one by one until she hits the lead. She runs hard if there's someone at her tail, probably because she just hates other horses so much - so she'll do a heck of a lot to keep herself at the front with green grass before her at the wire.
PROGENY
In Foal To: Barren (Y21) | Availability: Public
PAST PERFORMANCES
TWO YEAR OLD SEASON [Y18] 1st in TW Kudzu Stakes - Jan Wk 1 [5.5/T] 1st in GHF February Juvenile Turf Faceoff - Feb Wk 2 [7F/T] 1st in GHF Cryin' Out Loud Legacy Stakes* - Apr Wk 4 [6F/T] 1st in GHF FTH Juvenile Turf Sprint* - May Wk 2 [6F/T] 1st in GHF Lane's End Juvenile* - Jun Wk 2 [6F/T] 1st in GHF Speedy Speed Speed Stakes* - Oct Wk 3 [6F/T] 1st in BSD Icebird Stakes* - Dec Wk 1 [5.5F/T] 2nd in GHF Magic Millions Fillies Turf Sprint* - Apr Wk 1 [6F/T] 2nd in TW Riley Allison Futurity* - Jul Wk 3 [6F/T] 2nd in GHF Azalea Cup Fillies* - Jul Wk 4 [7F/T] 2nd in BSD Suicune Stakes* - Aug Wk 3 [6F/T] 2nd in TW Oak Leaf Stakes* - Aug Wk 4 [7F/T] 2nd in BSD Scyther Stakes* - Sep Wk 3 [7F/T] 2nd in GHF Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint** - Dec Wk 4 [5F/T] 3rd in TW Stride of Perfection Handicap* - Feb Wk 4 [7F/T] 3rd in The Wire Finish Cup Juvenile Sprint* - Mar Wk 2 [6F/T] 3rd in TW Sorrento Stakes* - Jun Wk 4 [6F/T] 3rd in GHF Hawk Cup* - Sep Wk 4 [6F/T] 3rd in GHF Sprinty Sprint Sprint Stakes* - Nov Wk 3 [5F/T] |
THREE YEAR OLD SEASON [Y19] 1st in TW Goldikova Stakes* - Mar Wk 1 [7.5F/T] 1st in TW Steeley Stakes* - Mar Wk 4 [5F/T] 1st in Maximum Speed Stakes* - Apr Wk 3 [7F/D] 1st in GHF Lady Spartan Dash* - May Wk 2 [7F/T] 1st in GHF Winter Cup G2 Turf Sprint* - Oct Wk 4 [6F/T] 2nd in TW Miesque Stakes* - Apr Wk 2 [7F/T] 2nd in BSD Oak Tree Sprint* - June Wk 1 [7F/T] 2nd in GHF So Sassy Sprint (TTST)** - July Wk 4 [5F/T] 2nd in GHF Butter Cup Sprint (TTST)** - Sep Wk 1 [7F/T] 3rd in GHF Unicorn Horn Junior Turf Sprint* - Jan Wk 4 [6F/T] 3rd in GHF Pinot Grigio Derby* - Feb Wk 3 [7F/T] 3rd in GHF Daisy Stakes (TTST)** - Aug Wk 2 [6F/T] 4th in BSD Queen's Silver Jubilee C. (STSS)** - May Wk 4 [7F/T] 4th in GHF Girl's Festival* - June Wk 3 [6F/T] FOUR YEAR OLD SEASON [Y20]
1st in BSD Snowshoe Stakes* - Jan Wk 3 [5F/T/3] 1st in The Wire Finish Cup Sprint* - Mar Wk 2 [6F/T/7] 1st in TW Enola Gray Handicap* - June Wk 2 [7F/T/6] 1st in GHF Blue Jay Handicap* - Aug Wk 2 [5F/T/4] 2nd in BSD Lexis Mandy Mile* - Jan Wk 4 [7.5F/T/6] 2nd in BSD Blizzard Stakes* - Feb Wk 4 [5F/T/3] 2nd in TW Rebel Angel Sprint* - Apr Wk 4 [7F/T/6] 2nd in TW Monrovia Stakes* - June Wk 4 [7F/T/4] 2nd in BSD Ballet Pacifica Stakes* - Nov Wk 3 [6F/T/3] 3rd in BSD Cardinal Spirit Stakes* - July Wk 4 [5F/T/6] 3rd in TW Hawksmoor Sprint* - Sep Wk 4 [7F/T/5] 3rd in BSD Trinity Turf Sprint* - Nov Wk 1 [5F/T/5] 3rd in TW Breeders' Cup F&M Turf Sprint** - Dec Wk 4 [7F/T/5] 4th in TW Skeptic Stakes* - Apr Wk 3 [7F/T/6] 4th in BSD Yellow Bird Sprint* - July Wk 2 [6F/T/4] 4th in BSD Lexi Lou Sprint Stakes* - Dec Wk 2 [7F/T/6] 6th in GHF Hotfoot Stakes** - Oct Wk 3 [5F/T/6] |
PEDIGREE COMMENTS
Coming
Horse Pictured: Enola Grey | Buybacks: None | Other Reserves: None
Horse Pictured: Enola Grey | Buybacks: None | Other Reserves: None