Post by Harriet McGrath on Nov 12, 2011 22:46:44 GMT -5
The Basics
Registered Name: El Diablo
Nickname: "Dee", "Diablo"
Age: 2 years (Y9)
Breed: Thoroughbred
Colour & Markings: Heterozygous black, wall or "blue" eyes. Down his family's line, the splash gene resides (Spl), so the blue eyes on a solid black horse are completely possible.
Genotype: Ee/aa
Height: Projected 17hh
Gender: Colt
Personality:
El Diablo has been and will always be LLS' problem child. Even at such a young age, he's displayed violent mood swings and unpredictable tantrums. He doesn't like anyone--at all, except for Mag whose absence has made the colt's raging fits even worse. Though he displays immense talent on the track with tremendous speed, we know he has the capability to hold that speed for long distances. With more conditioning-- and hopefully training without him trying to eat people, we're hoping to get him to where he's capable to doing long distance races.
On the ground, there isn't a single person working at the barn who hasn't been either bitten or kicked by El Diablo. He's known as the Black Devil for a reason, and given an extremely wide berth in the shed row. Though we know we have a crazy on our hands, we look forward to bridling his potential.
El Diablo possesses the splash gene from somewhere down his line. This makes the wall eyes (blue) entirely possible. They're not always hereditary, though through testing we've found that alot of his offspring that turn out black will probably look alot like him. He is heterozygous black so crossed with anything else will not necessarily give you a black horse.
Running Style:
El Diablo breaks very quickly from the gate and moves to the front of the pack in seconds. Being a front runner, this is where he is most comfortable, and it drives him mad if he can't get to the front, gets boxed in or what not. He's quite the spitfire on the track and is not above pulling a nasty face at his competition if need be, and many times his jockey has had to stop him from reaching over and biting the horse he's been up against. Dee displays quite impressive stamina, so if he we know he can last, his jock lets him hold the lead, though sometimes he's had to be pulled back and running as a preceder. This decision has been near suicide on a number of occasions when the Devil has decided to put up a fight, but otherwise he seems to roll with it.
Pedigree: Created x Created
Racing Information
Earnings: $$
Race Record: 1-0-0-0
Workout/Training Posts:
Dirt: Great
Turf: Okay
Distance: 6-10 Furlongs
Leg Type: Front Runner
Racing Results:
November Prospect Challenge Turf - 7th
2Y0 SEASON
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