Year 12 GHF October Horse of the Month
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Mercurial Magic
16.3hh 10yo Bay Thoroughbred Stallion
Dirt: Great Turf: Good Distance: 7-10 Furlongs
This colt is a rarity. He was one of the original horses that Ripley Marsh and Battle Brook Stables trained and raced from the very beginning. He enjoyed success there, and because of that early success we've always kept an eye on him. When Battle Brook went under, we encouraged the owners of Triple Krown Racing to take a chance and buy the colt that we'd seen such talent in - we didn't have the room for him ourselves at the time. Due to financial constraints, though, Triple Krown was forced to sell Merc. Naturally we jumped at the chance to finally steal away this colt. Merc is a rarity among our horses. He has unknown bloodlines and no known relations. This makes him a great horse for somebody to establish in the racing world...that somebody being Valencia Andrews.
Merc is a huge hot head. He is hot blooded and is able to make trouble where there is none. By trouble, we mean turning something fun into something dangerous. He has an unusual ability to do this, and we think it's because of his clever mind. Merc has a lot of hot blooded passion in him for racing. He loves to run for the reason all racehorses love to run. However, few can match the shine of brilliance in him. Merc is by far one of the most brilliant horses we've had the pleasure of owning. He is intelligent enough to work through complex situations, and to manage to do his usual troublesome work. He has lean legs and a deep chest with a huge heart. Despite his large size, he's put together amazingly well and is the picture of good conformation. Merc knows just how to get under your skin. He can be very annoying, and it takes a special type of person to work with him.
Leg Type: Front Runner/Stalker
Naturally, being as hot headed as he is, Merc likes to be right in the front where the action is. He runs like a machine when he's up there, rarely tiring. He knows just how to push the buttons of the horses around him too. He'll taunt them with his speed to go faster, or adopt a preceder position and push them. Unlike many horses, Merc doesn't tolerate being pressured by preceders to go faster. That's his job. So in such a situation where he's leading and another horse is attempting to push him, he'll just ignore them, and that really infuriates the other horse and his or her jockey. When there's three furlongs left in a race Merc steps it up a bit and takes the lead. By the quarter pole he pours it on, taking over the race in a dominating fashion and giving it everything he has. Merc loves to race because of the feelings of victory and smugness he gets from making other horses eat his dust.
Merc is a huge hot head. He is hot blooded and is able to make trouble where there is none. By trouble, we mean turning something fun into something dangerous. He has an unusual ability to do this, and we think it's because of his clever mind. Merc has a lot of hot blooded passion in him for racing. He loves to run for the reason all racehorses love to run. However, few can match the shine of brilliance in him. Merc is by far one of the most brilliant horses we've had the pleasure of owning. He is intelligent enough to work through complex situations, and to manage to do his usual troublesome work. He has lean legs and a deep chest with a huge heart. Despite his large size, he's put together amazingly well and is the picture of good conformation. Merc knows just how to get under your skin. He can be very annoying, and it takes a special type of person to work with him.
Leg Type: Front Runner/Stalker
Naturally, being as hot headed as he is, Merc likes to be right in the front where the action is. He runs like a machine when he's up there, rarely tiring. He knows just how to push the buttons of the horses around him too. He'll taunt them with his speed to go faster, or adopt a preceder position and push them. Unlike many horses, Merc doesn't tolerate being pressured by preceders to go faster. That's his job. So in such a situation where he's leading and another horse is attempting to push him, he'll just ignore them, and that really infuriates the other horse and his or her jockey. When there's three furlongs left in a race Merc steps it up a bit and takes the lead. By the quarter pole he pours it on, taking over the race in a dominating fashion and giving it everything he has. Merc loves to race because of the feelings of victory and smugness he gets from making other horses eat his dust.
Merc is a created horse.
Racing Career
Grade Three
Race Record: 35/9/12/8
Major Races WonUnknown
Unicorn Horn Juvenile Year Twelve Autumn Cup Grade Five Dirt Winter Cup Grade Five Dirt Year Thirteen Seaspray Cup Grade Three |
Workouts |
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Juvenile Season
1st in the Unicorn Horn Juvenile [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Hard Core Cup [Unrandomized]
3rd in Mighty Moose Stakes at the Akita Rose Newcomers Series [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Give Me A Chance Stakes [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Hard Core Cup [Unrandomized]
3rd in Mighty Moose Stakes at the Akita Rose Newcomers Series [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Give Me A Chance Stakes [Unrandomized]
Classic Season
1st in the Y12 Autumn Cup Grade Five Dirt//Aug Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y12 Over The Rainbow Stakes//Oct Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y12 Winter Cup Grade Five Dirt//Oct Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Pandorra Derby//May Wk2 TW [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Red Stakes//Sep Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Closetomyheart Derby//Sep Wk3 TW [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Serendipity Derby//Nov Wk3 TW [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Letsgetouttahere Stakes//Nov Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Y12 Saskatchewan Derby//May Wk1 TW [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Y12 Summer Cup Grade Five Dirt//May Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
4th in the Y12 Seaspray Cup Grade Five//June Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
5th in the Y12 Comet Cup//June Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
5th in the Y12 Breeders Cup Dirt Mile//Dec Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y12 Over The Rainbow Stakes//Oct Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y12 Winter Cup Grade Five Dirt//Oct Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Pandorra Derby//May Wk2 TW [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Red Stakes//Sep Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Closetomyheart Derby//Sep Wk3 TW [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Serendipity Derby//Nov Wk3 TW [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y12 Letsgetouttahere Stakes//Nov Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Y12 Saskatchewan Derby//May Wk1 TW [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Y12 Summer Cup Grade Five Dirt//May Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
4th in the Y12 Seaspray Cup Grade Five//June Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
5th in the Y12 Comet Cup//June Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
5th in the Y12 Breeders Cup Dirt Mile//Dec Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
Four Year Old Season
1st in the Y13 January Dirt Stakes//Jan Wk2 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y13 Humogeon Stakes//Feb Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y13 Sydney Stakes//Apr Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y13 Seaspray Cup Grade Three//July Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y13 Strawberry Stakes//July Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Oceania Stakes//Feb Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Spring Cup Grade Four Dirt//Feb Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 President Cup//Mar Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Titanium Stakes//May Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Do Your Best Stakes//June Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Wonderful Cup//June Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 August Dirt Stakes//Aug Wk2 GHF [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Y13 Stable Face Off Grade Four Dirt//Mar Wk5 GHF [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Y13 Summer Scorcher Cup//May Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
4th in the Y13 Unicorn Horn Dirt Mile//Jan Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
4th in the Y13 Akuma Battlecry Stakes//Aug Wk3 TW [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y13 Humogeon Stakes//Feb Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y13 Sydney Stakes//Apr Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y13 Seaspray Cup Grade Three//July Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
1st in the Y13 Strawberry Stakes//July Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Oceania Stakes//Feb Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Spring Cup Grade Four Dirt//Feb Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 President Cup//Mar Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Titanium Stakes//May Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Do Your Best Stakes//June Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 Wonderful Cup//June Wk3 GHF [Unrandomized]
2nd in the Y13 August Dirt Stakes//Aug Wk2 GHF [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Y13 Stable Face Off Grade Four Dirt//Mar Wk5 GHF [Unrandomized]
3rd in the Y13 Summer Scorcher Cup//May Wk1 GHF [Unrandomized]
4th in the Y13 Unicorn Horn Dirt Mile//Jan Wk4 GHF [Unrandomized]
4th in the Y13 Akuma Battlecry Stakes//Aug Wk3 TW [Unrandomized]