Post by Snowflake on Oct 30, 2012 23:25:54 GMT -5
Born To Soar "Sophia" was bred to be a star, and that is exactly what she became. Sired by Hall Of Fame inductee The Natural, and out of G1 mare Born To Fly, she had a lot to live up to and she made a name for herself in no time. Her first season of racing, as a two year old, Sophia won seven times putting her firmly into G3, a feat rarely achieved by a two year old. Among her wins was the Gallop To The Gallows Stakes*, The Youth Challenge*, and the BREEDER'S CUP JUVENILE FILLIES*. These three big wins were enough for her to win two HOTY awards, Y9 Best Two Year Old Filly and Y9 Best Grade Three.
Sophia's three year old season began with a bang. She took out the Unicorn Horn Fillies* with style, and then began her campaign for the Triple Tiara, winning the Alabama Stakes* and the Ruffian Stakes*. Successful in two of three Tiara prep races, Born To Soar then turned her attention to the Triple Tiara itself, and went down in GHF's history as the first ever Triple Tiara Champion! Her success for the season however didn't stop there, and after winning several more races she went on to win the Dubai Filly Cup*, and then the BREEDER'S CUP LADIES CLASSIC*. This brought her win tally to thirteen wins for the season, and twenty career wins. Born To Soar practically swept the Y10 HOTY awards, winning Best Dirt Horse, Best Three Year Old Filly, Filly Of The Year and best of all, RACEHORSE OF THE YEAR.
Her four year old season was off to a good start, when the filly won the Unicorn Horn Classic* over her older half sister Wildly Natural. Her Y11 season would see more turf races, and therefore she would see more of Wildly Natural. Her older sister was better on the turf, but Born To Soar still managed to take wins over her in races such as the Continental Cup* and Universal Cup*. Although the filly did not win any HOTY Awards for racing in Y11, she did win encouragement awards and was named a Mare To Watch as she was entering retirement. Throughout her four year old season, Sophia gained a further 9 wins, bringing her career record to 59-29-17-9.
RACE RECORD
59-29-17-9
AWARDS
Y9 BEST 2Y0 FILLY
Y9 BEST GRADE THREE
TRIPLE TIARA CHAMPION Y10
Y10 RACEHORSE OF THE YEAR
Y10 FILLY OF THE YEAR
Y10 BEST DIRT HORSE
Y10 BEST 3YO FILLY
Y10 March and August Horse of the Month
Y11 July Horse of The Month
Y11 Mare To Watch
MAJOR WINS
1st in AUTUMN CUP G5 DIRT*
1st in GALLOP TO THE GALLOWS STAKES*
1st in THE YOUTH CHALLENGE*
1st in BREEDER'S CUP JUVENILE FILLIES*
1st in UNICORN HORN FILLIES* / Jan Wk4
1st in ALABAMA STAKES* / Mar Wk1
1st in RUFFIAN STAKES* / Mar Wk4
1st in ACORN STAKES* (TT) / May Wk1
1st in MOTHER GOOSE STAKES* (TT) / May Wk3
1st in COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS* (TT) / Jun Wk2
1st in INDEPENDANCE CUP* / Jul Wk2
1st in FULL MOON DERBY* / Aug Wk2
1st in AUTUMN CUP G1 DIRT* / Aug Wk4
1st in CLIMAX CUP* / Sep Wk1
1st in EUPHORIA MEMORIAL STAKES* / Oct Wk3
1st in DUBAI FILLY CUP* / Nov Wk2
1st in BREEDER'S CUP LADIES CLASSIC* / Dec Wk4
1st in UNICORN HORN CLASSIC* / Jan Wk4
1st in BANK ON SILVER MEMORIAL STAKES* / Apr Wk1
1st in MERRY BAY KING MEMORIAL STAKES* / Apr Wk4
1st in SENIOR SUPERSTARS FINALE* / Jul Wk1
1st in CONTINENTAL CUP* / Jul Wk2
1st in SWEET STALKER MEMORIAL STAKES* / Aug Wk3
1st in UNIVERSAL CUP* / Sep Wk1
1st in ALOT TO LIVE UP TO STAKES* / Sep Wk3
I believe Born To Soar completely deserves to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame because of her mass of achievements. She was the first ever GHF Triple Tiara Champion, she won two Breeder's Cup races, won half of her races and only placed out of the top three four times. She regularly dominated over her competition and was always considered a top threat by her competitors.
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