Y16 Black Filly Standing 16.0 Hands High
By the sire of Radiation Therapy, Running Through Fire, Reflected In Water, Adrasteia, The Apathy, Noadiance, and Radiant Silver.
Half-sister to Ashkenaz.
Y18 Best Two Year Old Filly
PERSONALITY
As seemed to be the case with the leases Valkyrie ran for Stride of Perfection in their final year of racing, Sweet Inferno '16 came to the farm as a weanling, the first foal of the dam by Hall of Fame runner Radiance. The black filly has had spunk from day one, and it's followed her into maturity. Darkly sleek and like pitch even in the sun, Hera is striking to behold both on the move and at a complete standstill. She emits excited energy, seeming to float as she trots across a field or track. She is the complete opposite of her mother, with a sweet temper at home and a volatile one at the track. She's a fan favorite of the grooms at home, easily caught and perfectly pleasant to work with. She never causes a fuss, never lashes out, never bites. She just watches kindly with those big dark eyes, happy to please. In works on the farm she always goes easy and without fuss, responding to everything asked of her but never taking much initiative into her own hands. She's just like any tame riding horse. It's when she's at the track that everything changes. The new surroundings bring something out of her - the change in schedule, feeding routine, and turnout all let her sense something is different, and a right witch reveals itself. She becomes almost dangerous, lashing out with very little provocation toward both handlers and other horses if they get too close. She's gotten a reputation of being a nasty, hard-to-handle horse in the eyes of the media because that it the only side they get to see. One might assume she hates the races, but she runs with such incredible competitive conviction when she gets out there that we now simply believe she is interested in nothing but the race once she knows it's coming, and resents anything else that may stand in the way. It makes her an incredible racehorse, even if she has left a few scars.
LEG TYPE: FRONTRUNNER/PRECEDER
Hera has two real ways to look at a race. The first is likely her preferred, which is where she strikes the lead without challenge and is given the opportunity to drive the thing into the ground wire-to-wire. The second is when there is too much pace, when she will be asked to wait just behind them - which she will tolerate, for a time, as long as they don't get too far ahead of her. Regardless of the strategy used, Hera runs with scary intensity. She'll go head-to-head with the most vicious colts, the most talented horses in the field, and she'll bare her teeth and pin her ears and fight like a bulldog for the finish.
LEG TYPE: FRONTRUNNER/PRECEDER
Hera has two real ways to look at a race. The first is likely her preferred, which is where she strikes the lead without challenge and is given the opportunity to drive the thing into the ground wire-to-wire. The second is when there is too much pace, when she will be asked to wait just behind them - which she will tolerate, for a time, as long as they don't get too far ahead of her. Regardless of the strategy used, Hera runs with scary intensity. She'll go head-to-head with the most vicious colts, the most talented horses in the field, and she'll bare her teeth and pin her ears and fight like a bulldog for the finish.
PROGENY
In Foal To: Barren (Y22) | Availability: Private
PAST PERFORMANCES
TWO YEAR OLD SEASON [Y18] 1st in TW Marylander Stakes* - Feb Wk 3 [12F/D] 1st in GHF Magic Millions Fillies Dirt* - Apr Wk 1 [10F/D] 1st in BSD Alpha Centauri Stakes* - Apr Wk 3 [9F/D] 1st in GHF Beyond The Limits Leg. Stakes* - May Wk 1 [10F/D] 1st in GHF Racing Post Trophy* - Aug Wk 2 [8F/D] 1st in TW Futurity Stakes* - Sep Wk 4 [11F/D] 1st in TW Moondance Memorial Stakes* - Nov Wk 2 [11F/D] 1st in GHF Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies** - Dec Wk 4 [9F/D] 2nd in GHF January Juvenile Dirt Faceoff - Jan Wk 2 [11F/D] 2nd in TW Ohio Juvenile Stakes* - Mar Wk 3 [12F/D] 2nd in TW Humana Stakes* - Jul Wk 4 [10F/D] 2nd in TW Vindictive Fury's Deadly Distaff* - Sep Wk 2 [11F/D] 2nd in TW Furious Passion Marathon* - Oct Wk 2 [12F/D] 2nd in TW Maryland Million Lassie* - Oct Wk 3 [12F/D] 3rd in TW Silver Stride Stakes* - Jan Wk 4 [9F/D] 3rd in GHF Night Stalker Legacy Stakes* - Jun Wk 3 [12F/D] 3rd in TW Sunset Crusade's Battle Stakes* - Dec Wk 2 [10F/D] 4th in TW Wolfram Stakes* - Jun Wk 1 [9F/D] FOUR YEAR OLD SEASON [Y20]
1st in GHF Stellar Wind Stakes* - Jan Wk 2 [9.5F/D/6] 1st in TW Ballerina Stakes* - Feb Wk 3 [9F/D/3] 1st in TW Twilight Tear Handicap* - Apr Wk 3 [10F/D/6] 1st in BSD Royal Delta Stakes* - June Wk 2 [10F/D/5] 1st in TW The Azeri Stakes* - Aug Wk 3 [9F/D/6] 1st in BSD Cincinnatian Stakes - Nov Wk 1 [9F/D/3] 1st in BSD Top Flight Handicap* - Dec Wk 1 [9.5F/D/4] 2nd in TW The Lady Secret Stakes* - June Wk 3 [10F/D/3] 2nd in TW Blind Luck Stakes* - July Wk 3 [10F/D/5] 2nd in GHF El Sol Del Mar Memorial S.* - Sep Wk 1 [10F/D/5] 2nd in TW Havre De Grace Stakes* - Oct Wk 2 [9F/D/5] 2nd in TW Breeders' Cup Distaff** - Dec Wk 4 [9F/D/6] 3rd in TW Belle Victoire Derby* - Jan Wk 4 [10F/D/6] 3rd in BSD Old Hat Stakes* - Mar Wk 2 [10F/D/6] 3rd in BSD Cat Cay Stakes* - Sep Wk 3 [8.5F/D/4] 4th in BSD Sunshine Millions Distaff* - Apr Wk 1 [9F/D/4] 4th in BSD Honey Fox Stakes* - July Wk 1 [9F/D/5] 4th in GHF Dubai Filly Cup* - Nov Wk 2 [10F/D/6] |
THREE YEAR OLD SEASON [Y19] 1st in TW Davona Dale Stakes* - Mar Wk 4 [9F/D] 1st in BSD Brevity Oaks* - May Wk 1 [8F/D] 1st in GHF Mother Goose Stakes (TT)** - May Wk 3 [9F/D] 1st in GHF CCA Oaks (TT)** - June Wk 2 [10F/D] 2nd in TW Silverbulletday Stakes* - Apr Wk 3 [9.5F/D] 2nd in TW The Azeri Stakes* - Aug Wk 3 [9F/D] 2nd in BSD Top Flight Handicap* - Dec Wk 1 [9.5F/D] 3rd in GHF Unicorn Horn Junior Dirt Mile* - Jan Wk 4 [8F/D] 3rd in TW Blind Luck Stakes* - July Wk 3 [10F/D] 3rd in BSD Ruthless Stakes* - Aug Wk 4 [10.5F/D] 3rd in TW Safely Kept Distaff* - Oct Wk 3 [12F/D] 4th in GHF Stay Ahead Stakes* - Feb Wk 2 [9F/D] 4th in TW Forward Gal Stakes* - Mar Wk 1 [8.5F/D] 4th in BSD Mom's Command Handicap* - Sep Wk 3 [11F/D] 4th in TW Numbered Account Stakes* - Oct Wk 1 [11F/D] 4th in GHF Dubai Filly Cup** - Nov Wk 3 [10F/D] 4th in BSD Breeders' Cup Distaff** - Dec Wk 4 [9F/D] |
PEDIGREE INFORMATION
Coming
Horse Pictured: Unknown | Buybacks: Frosty | Other Reserves: None
Horse Pictured: Unknown | Buybacks: Frosty | Other Reserves: None