STRADIVARIUS
Stolen Legend (CR) - Varaina (CR)
Y17 Chestnut Gelding Standing 16.2 Hands High
Surface: Turf
Distance: 5-8 Furlongs
Grade: One
Record: 53-22-9-8
Ridden By: Minske Mavecci
By the sire of Bold Musician.
PERSONALITY
Steve is a kind horse, and you'd almost think he was a bit simple. He watches the world around him with a pleasant expression, reacting so unlike most Thoroughbreds that it was alarming sometimes when he was a foal - he seemed listless compared to the other foals, and early on they wondered if he might be sick or a dummy. However, after multiple blood tests and simple day-to-day observation, everyone came to the conclusion that that's just how Steve was. He was actually that way long before he was gelded, so the procedure had nothing to do with his personality. No, it was a freak situation that caused that, a laceration and infection when the colt was a yearling that led to a necessary gelding. So really, he's just stayed the same old Steve. And for all that he seems dim, he's actually very aware once you really study him - so aware that hardly anything bothers him. He's supremely aware of personal space, and seems to become even gentler around those with little experience or timid natures. The owner's boy, Ronan, actually did a lot of the groundwork with the colt as a weanling and yearling, and the kind gelding was nothing but a perfect first horse to learn with. The only time he gets grumpy is with needles or otherwise painful stimuli, but his fury is another horse's fidgeting. He's an easy keeper, only going off his feed if he's really not feeling well, and cleans up his hay like it's going to be his last meal. And as sedate as he seems, he's incredibly brave and a perfect push-button horse under saddle. He won't be frothing at the mouth and lunging against the bit, but he accepts orders without question, and never seems to worry about his own safety. Of course, his jockey would never ask anything dangerous of him, and it's that trust between horse and human that makes Steve the strong competitor that he is.
LEG TYPE: CLOSER
Steve loads without question, and breaks without panic - settling him most often at the back of the pack, trailing by two lengths. His move, depending on the length of the race, can start almost immediately. He's a big-bodied horse, and under some urging he starts gaining either outside or through the pack - wherever there's room, his jockey will send him, and Steve will respond. He eats away at the leaders, and once they get around the turn he's normally within a length of the lead. From there it depends on his drive versus that of the other horses, and Steve's got so much heart that there's always belief that he'll pull in front of the tiring leaders at the wire.
CURRENT SEASON
Starter Points [+5] | Raced Previously [+5] | Raced 3+ Seasons [+5]
Y19: W/P/S 10+ HOTY [+5] | Won HOTY [+5] | Won 5+ HOTY [+5]
Y19: W/P/S 10+ HOTY [+5] | Won HOTY [+5] | Won 5+ HOTY [+5]
PAST PERFORMANCES
Y19 Best Two Year Old Colt
TWO YEAR OLD SEASON [Y19] 1st in GHF Unicorn Horn Juvie Turf Sprint* - Jan Wk 4 [6F/T] 1st in GHF Cryin' Out Loud Legacy Stakes* - Apr Wk 4 [6F/T] 1st in TW Frasier Stakes* - May Wk 4 [6F/T] 1st in GHF Lane's End Juvenile* - June Wk 2 [6F/T] 1st in TW Sorrento Stakes* - June Wk 4 [6F/T] 1st in GHF Hawk Cup* - Sep Wk 4 [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] 1st in BSD BC Juvenile Turf Sprint** - Dec Wk 4 [5F/T] 2nd in TW Across The Line Stakes* - Apr Wk 2 [5F/T] 2nd in GHF FTH Juvenile Turf Sprint* - May Wk 2 [6F/T] 2nd in TW Oak Leaf Stakes* - Aug Wk 4 [7F/T] 2nd in TW Best Pal Stakes* - Oct Wk 4 [5F/T] 3rd in TW Freshly Sprinting - Jan Wk 2 [5F/T] 3rd in BSD Suicune Stakes* - Aug Wk 3 [6F/T] 3rd in GHF Sprinty Sprint Sprint** - Nov Wk 3 [5F/T] 4th in TW Stride of Perfection Handicap* - Feb Wk 4 [7F/T] 5th in The Wire Finish Cup Juvenile Sprint* - Mar Wk 2 [6F/T] |
THREE YEAR OLD SEASON [Y20] 1st in GHF Deal Driven Sprint* - Mar Wk 2 [6F/T/6] 1st in TW Omaha Beach Stakes* - Mar Wk 4 [5F/T/4] 1st in BSD Queen's Silver Jubilee S. (STSS)** - May Wk 4 [7F/T/8] 1st in GHF End Of Year Turf Sprint - Dec Wk 3 [6F/T/3] 2nd in GHF Unicorn Horn Junior Turf S.* - Jan Wk 4 [6F/T/8] 2nd in BSD Commonwealth Cup (STSS)** - Apr Wk 4 [6F/T/8] 2nd in GHF Autumn Cup G2 Turf Sprint* - Aug Wk 4 [6F/T/5] 3rd in GHF Rush Stakes* - Feb Wk 2 [5F/T/6] 4th in BSD Nunthorpe Stakes (STSS)** - Apr Wk 1 [5F/T/8] 4th in BSD Sonny Inspired Stakes* - July Wk 2 [5F/T/5] 4th in TW California Flag Stakes* - Aug Wk 3 [6.5F/T/6] 5th in TW Nearctic Stakes* - July Wk 4 [6F/T/7] 5th in TW City of Laurel Stakes* - Nov Wk 1 [7F/T/6] FOUR YEAR OLD SEASON [Y21]
1st in GHF Spring Cup G1 Turf Sprint* - Feb Wk 2 [6F/T/2] [+8] 1st in GHF Pegasus Wings Memo. Stakes* - May Wk 1 [5F/T/5] [+8] 1st in GHF Montreal Derby* - June Wk 1 [7F/T/5] [+8] 1st in GHF Seashell Cup G1 Sprint* - June Wk 4 [6F/T/2] [+8] 1st in TW California Flag Stakes* - Aug Wk 3 [6.5F/T/4] [+8] 1st in GHF Global Cup* - Sep Wk 4 [6F/T/4] [+8] 1st in TW Ontario Jockey Club Stakes* - Oct Wk 2 [6F/T/3] [+8] 1st in GHF Sunset Stakes** - Nov Wk 2 [5F/T/5] [+12] 1st in GHF Speed Festival** - Dec Wk 2 [7F/T/5] [+12] 2nd in GHF Tears Of An Angel Memo. S.* - Feb Wk 2 [7F/T/6] [+6] 2nd in GHF Foolish Entity Legacy S.* - May Wk 3 [6F/T/5] [+6] 2nd in GHF Velocity Stakes** - Nov Wk 4 [6F/T/5] [+9] 3rd in GHF Dancing On Nails Memo. S.* - Apr Wk 2 [5F/T/6] [+4] 3rd in TW Skeptic Stakes* - Apr Wk 3 [7F/T/5] [+4] 3rd in TW Cordiality Stakes* - Aug Wk 4 [7.5F/T/5] [+4] 4th in TW Sen. Ken Maddy Stakes* - Sep Wk 3 [6F/T/4] [+2] 4th in GHF Hotfoot Stakes** - Oct Wk 3 [5F/T/6] [+3] 4th in GHF Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint** - Dec Wk 4 [+3] 5th in TW Nearctic Stakes* - July Wk 4 [6F/T/3] [+2] 7th in GHF Unicorn Horn Turf Sprint** - Jan Wk 4 [6F/T/7] [+3] Total Points: 148 |
PEDIGREE INFORMATION
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Horse Pictured: Speightster | Buybacks: None
Horse Pictured: Speightster | Buybacks: None