Post by S u N f r O s t ~ on Apr 29, 2016 18:54:42 GMT -5
RADIANT SILVER AND TIMOTHY ANDREWS
GREAT REVENGE AND KRYSTAL YHATE
SWEET LIKE SUGAR AND CHRISTOPHER BLACK
Amber Black hadn't been the same in days. She had sensed the leaving of Star Thoroughbreds for many months, perhaps even a year, but she still hadn't been ready to part ways with Sarah Star in terms of the racing world. It was depressing. Yet here she was...and with three new horses, fresh off Star Thoroughbreds grounds, to boot. She would do Sarah proud with these three. They were well built, tough and speedy and absolutely an amazing edition to her barn. Only two of them had even made a start on the season; the other had not raced since November and was like a bomb waiting to explode. As soon as they had arrived, they had been taken to the track for conditioning. It had been a couple weeks now, and they were in fine form and ready to make their first formal starts for Stride Of Perfection. Amber could hardly wait for that. And the new riders of this trio couldn't wait either.
Radiant Silver arrived to the track first. The bay stallion was built like a tank, all masculine energy and determined to rough house and challenge every horse that crossed his path. He was ridden by Timothy Andrews - unsurprisingly, as the masculine energy of the horse would have suited no other. Radiant Silver was a rising horse, similar in potential to Fleet Street but far more neglected. He had run decent juvenile and classic seasons but had never approached the top of the class. Then, at the beginning of the season, he had won in Horse of the Year company in the Middlient Derby. It was an indication of the stallion's rising to the SOPS crew. He had not raced in precisely three months, but it was time to go back. Tim knew only too well how ready Rad was for his comeback. He would be sharpened up by his first start back and come back spitting fire for the second. The tanky son of Radiance had a flare for the dramatic during his races but was absolutely a solid runner.
He was accompanied by the horse the barn was most high on - Great Revenge, son of Bank On Greatness and Vindictive Fury, who would likely have ended last season as the top juvenile if not for the difficulties thrown his home barn's way. Rev was like a gray Impressario - hot headed, arrogant to the core with a kingly strut and flat out brilliant. He was a horse that commanded respect. As he stepped out onto the dirt, his stride loosened into one smooth as liquid silver. He displayed absolute elegance, poise and professionalism as he glided out. Krystal Yhate could not recall the last time she had sat on a classic dirt colt with such a professional air. She rarely, if ever, had ridden a colt of this type before. The whole barn knew it would not be long before Reve ran into Incognito, the residing king of the classic dirt, and their inter-stable rivalry would go down in legend. For now, Nero and others of his ilk were ahead of Reve...Krystal was determined to let it not last for long.
The horse that finished the trio was none other than Sweet Like Sugar. She was a beautiful light gray filly, but unpredictable in a way memorable of Lynara's Kingdom. Christopher Black grinned as Candy eyed the competition on the track and snorted in excitement - competition always seemed to jazz the filly up. It had not taken long for the filly to take Chris's heart. She was simply too interesting a horse, too excited to run - it mirrored his own slightly childish excitement to be out and running on the dirt as well. The filly had been solid as a juvenile and was only getting better with age. She had entered the barn at a perfect time - there was still plenty of time left to prep her for a potential appearance in the Triple Sprinter Tiara, if all went well. Chris looked forward to the potential ride.
Amber eyed the three horses excitedly as they swept up the track, smoothly in tandem. Candy lacked no focus as she set the other two colts in her sights. As Rad dropped back slightly to play his usual racing game, Candy took his spot a length behind Reve, who had aggressively taken off. Reve had a long, powerful stride and a way of moving that effortlessly covered ground. He was like a bullet in flight - nothing would stop him in his journey. Krystal was surprised at the speed and power of the colt. He had only ever seen the horse run and had never thought he would have the opportunity to be on board himself. Chris smiled as Candy almost crowded the aggressive and far more bigger at her side. The filly was a fighter. Rad lagged behind, about two lengths off, essentially loafing but at the same time deadly focused on the task at hand. Tim could imagine the stallion laughing in his head as the furlongs ticked by. Rad had plenty of run, but the competition would never know it. Rad would strike hard and fast and steal this race with his style. Unless they knew he was coming, they would never be able to prepare for it.
The backstretch loomed. The dirt was flying past them. Reve just got faster with every furlong, millisecond by millisecond. Amber glanced down at her stopwatch just to make sure. The rumors about the great gray colt weren't exaggerated - he worked like he raced, and his speed was incredible. Candy was doing amazingly well to keep up with the bigger horse. And here came Rad, sweeping from the outside at the final turn, raw speed unleashed at last. The three made a line as they swept into the backstretch. Rad lunged, his stride unfurling at last, and would have bound away if Reve and Candy hadn't been asked for all they could give at the same time. In a three-line the trio raced for the wire, and all the while the smile on Amber's face grew. Here were the late surprises for the year, the three horses that would rise quick as could be. They would return to form and be forces to reckon with. They flashed under the wire, no clear winner, and Amber clicked her stopwatch, glancing down. It was exactly where she wanted them to be before the races. All was coming together, and now it would be up to the three to perform - and Amber knew it was a safe bet to expect solid performances from each of them.
