Post by Snowflake on Jan 18, 2009 5:30:20 GMT -5
While he may be "only" grade two, Fly has proven himself an amazing sprinter and worthy of the HOF title. The three time winner of the Horse Of The Year Best Sprinter Award has had a pretty fabulous career. His record of 33-12-10-9 boasts a 93.9% win/place/show percentage, which means he only ever placed out of the top three twice.
Fly was much too immature as a two year old to begin racing, but his lines told us he was a keeper. We left him to fill out for a year, and grow up both physically and intellectually. When he turned three, we hired a new jockey by the name of Davo Perez, who took a instant liking to the colt and offered to help train him. Later that year, they went on to win their first race together.
The fiesty stallion didn't really start to show true potential until he turned four, and started racing actively. He won four races that year, including the Boy's Festival, placed second in two, including the Star Festival, and third in three, including the Breeder's Cup Sprint.
But it wasn't until he turned five that he really shined. He won the Unicorn Horn Sprint, Star Festival, Tick Tock Sprint, Salamon Stakes, and finally, his last race of the season, the prestigious Breeder's Cup Sprint. He placed second in the Boy's Festival, Buttercup Sprint, Starshine Sprint, Superstar Sprint, Red Wine Sprint, and his last race ever, the MHS Secret Rose. That year he also placed third in two races - the Sunny Days Stakes and So Sassy Sprint.
MAJOR WINS
Boy's Festival
Unicorn Horn Sprint
Star Festival
Tick Tock Sprint
Breeder's Cup Sprint
MAJOR 2NDS
Star Festival
Boys Festival
Buttercup Sprint
Starshine Sprint
Superstar Sprint
MAJOR 3RDS
Breeder's Cup Sprint
So Sassy Sprint
AWARDS
Y4 Best Sprinter
Y5 Best Sprinter
Y6 Best Sprinter
So why not?