Saintly Touch |
racing stats
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Registered Thoroughbred Stallion
Dark Bay Y12 Born 16.2 Hands |
Prospect Race Record: 8-3-2-3
Race Record: 52-24-18-7 Dirt: Great Turf: Good Distance: 8-12 Furlongs 1f ext applied 10/12/15 Leg Type: Mid-Runner |
pedigree
personality
One Word. One Syllable. Odd. That's all Ripley can come up with in the time she has known Saint. Since Saint was born he has never had a consistent personality and it makes it hard to get a handle on which horse Ripley will be dealing with. He could be as deadly as his sire, as cold as his dam, sweet as a lamb or vicious as a lion. Saint is a loner in the herd of horses and no one ever messes with him. Ripley has only seen him go after one horse and that was Sun King. Sun King had gashes on his hide for weeks after the attack. Ripley can't believe she had ever arranged the breeding between Night Stalker and The Devil's Touch. The Night Stalker would throw a deadly foal even with a mare of quiet temperament, which clearly The Devil is not. Ripley finds that the only way to get Saint to accept her is to constantly groom and free lunge him. He accepts natural things and anything high tech causes him to freak out. He can't run with boots, a hood, shadow roll, nothing. He likes to be the old time, true blue race horse who only needs himself for comfort. Ripley plans on moving slow with the product of a dangerous match. Saintly Touch needs a soft touch and Ripley is confident she has what it takes to get the colt to trust her. Even if she needs to draw on an unlimited amount of patience and take a couple years to do so. The colt is not the most straightforward horse that Ripley has ever known and that is most likely a product of his sire line. Saint is cunning, but it often seems that he doesn't mean to be cunning so much that it just naturally comes out of him. He is socially inept often bothering horses who clearly don't want attention or running away from people who come to him with treats and open arms. His cuddly stage is oddly mistimed and occurs right in the paddock stall before a race. He'll stand and accept kisses, hugs and pats like there is no tomorrow. He takes everything in, every treat and the aura surrounding him as a bit of a pep talk before the race. Saint will go out to the track then, silently confident, and make a spectacular showing in the post race. Even the most hardened bettors have been known to fall for the colt's darkly handsome looks. Lucky for them, Saint knows how to back it up. The black colt will break evenly at the start and settle into mid-pack, ears pricked and tongue playing with the bit. Saint cruises right along for the duration of the race, watchful, but not anxious to dash to the front. The colt will bide his time the entire race, letting everyone else run themselves down before commencing his rally just coming out of the far turn. By that point, Saint has had enough stalking. The black charger will surge down the center, inside, between horses as if he were born to shock the masses. His soft hoofsteps will often be heard as he crosses the line alone... and in front.
major wins & awardsActive Grade One
Major Races Won: Y14 Unicorn Horn Juvenile Dirt Y14 Tempted Stakes Y14 Matron Stakes Y14 El Joven Stakes Y14 Gallop To The Gallows Stakes Y14 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Y15 Unicorn Horn Dirt Y15 Southwest Stakes Y15 Preakness Stakes Y15 Winter Cup Grade Two Dirt Y16 Suburban Handicap Y16 Metropolitan Handicap Y16 Born To Soar Memorial Stakes Y16 Jetaime Derby Y16 Stephen Foster Handicap Y16 Penn National Derby Y16 The Natural Memorial Stakes Y16 Smarty Jones Stakes Y16 State Dinner Stakes Y16 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Awards: Y12 Best Bred Tournament Classic Dirt Weanlings Winner Y14 Encouragement Award Y16 Best Older Male Y16 Best Miler Male workouts
Year Thirteen
untamed and unbroken calming touch written November Week One Year Fourteen fire and gasoline written January Week One war front written January Week Three descendents written March Week One lethal touch written March Week Two saintly front written March Week Five heroic touch written April Week Two threaten the peace written May Week One unstoppable saint written June Week Four speed, speed and more speed written July Week Three divine right written Sept Week Four peaceful touch written October Week Two masterful demonstration written November Week One the witch's touch written December Week Four Year Fifteen [new guidelines in effect] who's the boss: Spring Workout unquestionable faith: Summer Workout as we've planned: Kentucky Derby Workout expect the unexpected: Preakness Stakes Workout up the anty: Belmont Stakes workout burning fire: Fall Workout wild west: Breeders' Cup Marathon Workout Year Sixteen a new year, a new day: Spring Update |
racing results
Year Thirteen
1st in TW Pegasus Prospect - Aug. Week 4[P] 1st in TW Arisitides Prospect - Aug. Week 1[P] 1st in TW Show Me The Way Prospect - June Week 3[P] 2nd in TW Breeders' Cup Yearling Show - Dec. Week 4[P] 3rd in TW Keiko Prospect - Sept. Week 4[P] 3rd in GHF Next Top Racehorse Race Seven - July Week 1[P] Year Fourteen 1st in Breeders' Cup Juvenile* - Dec. Week 4 [9F/D/G4+] 1st in Gallop To The Gallows Stakes* - Nov. Week 1 [10F/D/G5+] 1st in TW El Joven Stakes* - July Week 3 [10F/D/G5+] 1st in TW Matron Stakes* - May Week 4 [12F/D/G5+] 1st in TW Tempted Stakes* - Apr. Week 3 [11F/D/G5+] 1st in Unicorn Horn Juvenile Dirt* - Jan. Week 4 [10F/D/O] 1st in Stormy Night Maiden Dirt - Jan. Week 1 [12F/D/M] 2nd in TW Louisiana Legacy - Dec. Week 1 [9F/D/G5+] 2nd in Just A Trot Futurity* - Oct. Week 3 [9F/D/G5+] 2nd in TW Futurity Stakes* - Sept Week 4 [11F/D/G5+] 2nd in TW Ohio Freshman Stakes - Sept Week 1 [9F/D/G5+] 2nd in TW Can You Bank On Greatness Stakes* - August Week 2 [10F/D/G5+] 2nd in Magic Millions Colts Dirt* - Apr. Week 1 [10F/D/O] 2nd in TW Close Racing Stakes* - Mar. Week 4 [11F/D/G5+] 3rd in TW Sun Power Stakes - July Week 1 [9F/D/G5+] 3rd in Follow The Hoofprints Juvenile Dirt Classic* - May Week 2 [11F/D/G5+] 3rd in TW Finish Cup Juvenile Dirt* - Mar. Week 2 [9F/D/O] 4th in The Youth Challenge* - Nov. Week 3 [11F/D/O] Year Fifteen 1st in BSD Tashawak Stakes - Nov Wk 1 [10F/D] 1st in Winter Cup Grade Two Dirt* - Oct Wk 4 [10F/D] 1st in TW Synergy Derby Race Three - Aug Wk 4 [9F/D] 1st in Preakness Stakes* - May Wk 3 [11F/D] 1st in TW Southwest Stakes* - Mar Wk 1 [10F/D] 1st in Unicorn Horn Dirt* - Jan Wk 4 [9F/D] 2nd in End Of Year Dirt - Dec Wk 3 [10F/D] 2nd in True Enough Memorial Stakes* - Oct Wk 2 [12F/D] 2nd in TW Hollywood Gold Cup* - Sept Wk 1 [12F/D] 2nd in TW LeComte Stakes* - Apr Wk 3 [9.5F/D] 3rd in Breeders Cup Marathon* - Dec Wk 4 [12F/D] 3rd in Climax Cup* - Sept Wk 4 [12F/D] 3rd in Belmont Stakes* - June Wk 2 [12F/D] 3rd in Monarch Stakes - Feb Wk 3 [12F/D] 4th in Dubai Colt Cup* - Nov Wk 3 [10F/D] 4th in Kentucky Derby* - May Wk 1 [10F/D] Year Sixteen 1st in Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile* - Dec Wk 4 [8F/D] 1st in BSD State Dinner Stakes* - Oct Wk 2 [9F/D] 1st in TW Smarty Jones Stakes* - Aug Wk 4 [9F/D] 1st in GHF The Natural Memorial Stakes* - Aug Wk 3 [8F/D] 1st in TW Penn National Derby* - July Wk 4 [8F/D] 1st in TW Stephen Foster Handicap* - June Wk 3 [8F/D] 1st in TW Jetaime Derby* - Apr Wk 4 [9F/D] 1st in GHF Born To Soar Memorial Stakes* - Apr Wk 1 [9F/D] 1st in TW Metropolitan Handicap* - Mar Wk 3 [8F/D] 1st in TW Suburban Handicap* - Mar Wk 2 [8F/D] 1st in TW Finale Flaws Derby - Feb Wk 1 [8F/D] 2nd in TW Caracortado Stakes* - Dec Wk 1 [8F/D] 2nd in TW Winter Dawn Treader Cup* - Nov Wk 2 [9F/D] 2nd in TW Invasor Stakes* - Oct Wk 4 [9F/D] 2nd in TW British Columbia Derby* - May Wk 1 [9F/D] 2nd in BSD Pimlico Special* - Feb Wk 4 [10F/D] 2nd in TW Clark Handicap* - Jan Wk 4 [11F/D] 4th in Dubai World Championship* - Jan Wk 2 [10F/D] Year Seventeen 2nd in TW Dubai World Mile* - Jan Wk 2 [8F/S] |
progeny
Mockery
Y17 Mare, out of G1 Lethal Dose Grade One Winner Major Wins: Y20 Coaching Club American Oaks - TT Leg Y20 Risorgimento Derby Y20 Dubai Filly Cup Y20 Breeder's Cup Distaff Y21 Fleet Goddess Memorial Stakes |
Secret Touch
Y18 Stallion, out of G1 Everyday Smile Grade Four Winner Major Wins Y21 Thoroughbred Charities of America Y21 Pegasus Dirt Handicap |
Gridlock
Y19 Stallion, out of G1 Headstrong Grade Five Winner Major Wins: Y21 Beyond The Limits Legacy Stakes |