Toss Up. |
Gamble On Peace (G2) x Dark Goddess (M)
Paternal Siblings
x (P, Y14) Sophie's Harmony (Gamble On Peace x Sophie Might) x (W, Y15) King Pin (Gamble On Peace x Cry Out Chaos) x (W, Y15) I Bet My Life (Gamble On Peace x Eclipse) |
Personality.
Tor is... not really a pleasant animal. He's mean and smart, all wrapped up into one hot-headed package, and for that he gets the award for hardest-to-handle yearling of year fifteen. He's taken a page out of his sire's book, as foals tend to do - he's fiery, passionate, and unfortunately, mostly ill-tempered. He's almost always got a sour look on his face - as soon as pretty much any form of life enters the vicinity or pays him attention, his ears are back and his body language gets aggressive. Other horses, humans, even the barn animals are fair game. You always know when one of the cats has erroneously made it into his stall - there's a lot of squealing and stomping and overall enraged animal. After an incident or two, the staff put bite grates on his stall to keep the cats out. As if that wasn't enough to get Tor ruffled, he also seems to have an aversion to men. He doesn't particularly like women either, but he's a lot more likely to be aggressive to those of the same sex. They can't place why, except for not reacting well to masculine... well, energy, for lack of a better word. He sees any act of dominance from a male as a challenge, and he's much more likely to fight. For all of this, he's surprisingly not the head of the herd. He enjoys being left alone, for the most part, and will lash out if any of the other horses try to push him around, but he doesn't actively seek dominance. It normally just takes pinned ears to make the horses in his paddock back down, so there isn't much trouble. Under saddle Tor's an absolute monster to handle - at low speeds, anyway. He thrashes away from handlers, tries to get the bit in his teeth, anything he can to start his run. Getting him warmed up is a challenge, since he'd rather just rocket off and he fights the whole time. However, all of this is put up with and dealt with because Tor is an immensely talented racehorse. He's fast, gutsy, and absolutely hates to lose. It makes it all worth it.
Racing Specs.
Grade: Two
Prospect Record: 2-1-0-0 Race Record: 19-11-6-1 Consistency: Dirt: Great Turf: Good Distance: 6-9 Leg Type: Variable, Frontrunner/Closer Jockey: Savita Tusaint |
Tor loads easily, but can be a handful in the gate. Depending on his mood, he'll even try to bite the gate attendant. It's safer all-around for him to be a frontrunner, but sometimes he's too busy being a handful and he gets out of the gate slow. In that case, his jockey decides to save him for the end and keeps him in the rear of the pack. Luckily the colt performs the same either way - if he's in front, he fights wildly to keep himself ahead and rolls like a freight train to the wire. If he's in the back, he gets so competitively worked up during the race that he bullets to the front when he's finally allowed to run. Stretch duels feed his competitive spirit, and he puts on the performance of a lifetime.
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Race Results.
Raise The Moon - Juvenile Work
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PROSPECT SEASON [Y15]
1st in TW Latourre Prospect Race 6 - Apr Wk 4 7th in TW Proposaliska Prospect - Jan Wk 3 TWO YEAR OLD SEASON [Y16] 1st in GHF Quickdraw Maiden - Jan Wk 4 1st in TW New Mexico Classic Cup Juvenile* - Feb Wk 3 1st in TW Twilight Zone Stakes* - Mar Wk 3 1st in TW Follow The Hoofprints Dirt Sprint* - May Wk 2 1st in TW Frizette Stakes* - June Wk 4 1st in TW Frost King Stakes* - Aug Wk 3 1st in TW Eddy County Stakes* - Oct Wk 4 1st in TW South Ocean Stakes* - Nov Wk 4 1st in TW Arizona Breeders' Futurity* - Dec Wk 3 2nd in GHF Mighty Moose Stakes - Jan Wk 1 2nd in GHF Magic Millions Colts Dirt Sprint* - Apr Wk 1 2nd in TW Norfolk Stakes* - June Wk 3 2nd in GHF Orchid Cup Colts* - July Wk 3 2nd in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint* - Dec Wk 4 3rd in TW Dixiana Breeders Futurity* - Aug Wk 4 3rd in GHF Eagle Cup* - Sep Wk 4 THREE YEAR OLD SEASON [Y17] 1st in GHF Unicorn Horn Junior Dirt Sprint* - Jan Wk 4 [6F/D] 1st in BSD Bayshore Derby* - Feb Wk 4 [6F/D] 2nd in BSD Diamond Sprint* - Jan Wk 3 [7F/D] 4th in GHF Born To Soar Memorial Stakes* - Apr Wk 1 [8F/D] |
Buybacks: Nature Blue
Horse Pictured: Shackleford
Horse Pictured: Shackleford