Amarillo BanditY17 Bay Thoroughbred Colt
15.3 Hands Amarillo Sky x Winged Bandit Record: 45-12-11-7 Winner Of:
Grand Silence Memorial Stakes* Matron Stakes* Sampson Stakes* Kentucky Juvenile Stakes* Blue Grass Stakes* Kentucky Open** Climax Cup* True Enough Memorial Stakes* Merry Bay King Memorial Stakes* Clark Handicap* |
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Personality:
Valkyrie Stud - the colt gave his dam a run for her money. The mare would often let the foal get away with bouts of flattened ears and flashes of teeth (a mannerism frequent among the Augusto-line). If a mare could ever spoil her foal, Winged Bandit did just that with this bay son of Amarillo Sky. The colt is gorgeous with an excellent conformation. A sleek dark bay colt without a spec of white save for a very small white sock on his back leg. He's always been slim and trim with a eye-catching facial profile, powerful hind quarters and deep chest. You'd almost want the horse until you try to get a closer inspection and the horse tries to charge towards you with flattened ears. He's quite the handful and is just as much talk as he is bite. The staff tries their best not to be rough with the colt and have found that playing soft music in his stall helps balance his temper albeit only slightly. Affectionately called "Bandito" (even though the affection isn't a two-way street), the colt has his favorites among the staff. His VIP lists of sorts of those he will tolerate on a rainy day.
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Racing Info:
Surface Preference: Dual
Distance: 8-12 Furlongs Grade: Two Trainer: Steve Wilson Jockey: Alex Shade Leg Type: Closer Bandito is a no nonsense, all business kind of horse. He's often called 'The CEO' or 'Businessman' around the stable. He doesn't play games and if he's running about in his paddock it's to keep himself lean and mean. This does has its perks, however, as the colt can be saddled up without any fuss as he loves to be put to work. He'll lash out at other horses and handlers if they get too close in the parade or when he's led into the starting gate which is why he's one of the few horses without a track pony to accompany him. He has a mindset of "I'm a big boy, I can do it all by myself so f** off" to put it bluntly. He breaks from the gate almost as though Satan himself is on his tail. Being an aggressive horse, he won't hesitate to try and box a slow horse in. He'll often hangs just behind the pack on the outside, urging horses in front of him own with flattened ears, flared nostrils and bared teeth. He's an actual demon when running with other horses. He is, however, highly responsive on the track and once his jockey asks for more speed, this horse provides without hesitation. He'll leap forward in front of horses, adjusting his speed to force horses to either slow down or make their jockeys pull them around Amarillo Bandit. When that happens the colt speeds up again, using speed that his competition didn't think he had. He's as snake on the track and his daring racing style screams don't tread on me once he pushes for the wire. |
Two Year Old Season: $645,000
1st in Incredulo Derby D 2YO T 9F @ BSD (Mar Wk 1)
1st in Grand Silence Marathon Chall.* T 12F TW (Apr Wk 2) 1st in Matron Stakes* T 2YO 12F @ TW (May Wk 4) 1st in Sampson Stakes* D 2YO 11F @ BSD (July Wk 1) 1st in TW Kentucky Juvenile Stakes* - Nov Wk 4 [10F/T] 2nd in Norman Hall Stakes* D 2YO C 9F @ TW (Jan Wk 3) 2nd in Prince Henry Stakes* D C 8.5F@ TW (Mar Wk 3) 2nd in Jamming Jamaica Stakes** S 8.5F BSD (Jun Wk 2) 2nd in Ollie's Candy Stakes* 2YO 8.5F @ TW (July Wk 3) 2nd in Rival Millions Stakes* T 11F @ BSD (Aug Wk 1) 3rd in Stormy Night Maiden Dirt D 12F @ GHF (Jan Wk 1) 3rd in Oak Island Derby* S 2YO 11F @ GHF (Jun Wk 4) 3rd in TW Slake Stakes* - Sep Wk 4 [9F/T] 4th in FTH Juvenile Dirt Classic* D 11F GHF (May Wk 2) 4th in GHF AJC Sires Produce Stakes** - Nov Wk 1 [10F/T] 4th in BSD Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf* - Dec Wk 4 [9F/T] 6th in Noble Indy Stakes* D 2YO 10F @ GHF (Feb Wk 2) Three Year Old Season: $2,040,000
1st G5+ Blue Grass Stakes* [9F/D] March wk 3 @GHF (5)
1st G5+ Kentucky Open** [9F/T] April wk 4 @GHF (7) TTC 1st G3+ Climax Cup* [12F/D] September wk 4 @GHF (3) 1st G4+ True Enough Memorial Stakes* [12F/D] October wk 2 @GHF (2) 1st G3+ Merry Bay King Memorial Stakes* [12F/T] October wk 3 @GHF (3) 2nd G5+ Coronation Cup* [12F/T] February wk 3 @GHF (7) 2nd G3+G4 Proven Strong Stakes* [10F/D] July wk 1 @TW (6) 2nd G3+ Gold Coast Stakes* [11F/D] November wk 3 @TW (4) 3rd G3+G2 Ascot Gold Cup* [12F/T] July wk 3 @GHF (5) 3rd G4+ El Sol Del Mar Stakes [10F/D] September wk 1 @GHF (5) 3rd G3+ Dusk to Dawn Stakes* [12F/T] November wk 2 @GHF (7) 4th in BSD Ferriday Stakes* - Jan Wk 3 [11F/T] (4) 4th in GHF Unicorn Horn Turf* - Jan Wk 4 [10F/T] (4) 4th G5+ Wood Memorial Stakes* [9F/D] March wk 1 @GHF (7) 4th G5+ Preakness Champion Stakes** [11F/T] May wk 2 @ GHF (7) 5th G5+ Silk Road Stakes* [12F/T] April wk 2 @GHF (8) 5th G5+ Belmont Turf Classic** [12F/T] June wk 1 @GHF (7) 6th G5+ Belmont Stakes** [12F/D] June wk 2 @GHF (6) |
Four Year Old Season
1st O Clark Handicap* [11F/D] January wk 4 @TW (5)
1st G2+ Gaining Momentum Derby [10F/D] July wk 1 @TW (2) 2nd G5+ Dubai World Marathon* [12F/S] January wk 2 @TW (7) 2nd O Mr. Misunderstood Stakes* [12F/D] February wk 4 @TW (4) 2nd G3+ River Deep Hike* [10.5F/T] March wk 3 @BSD (6) 3rd G3+ Doncaster Handicap* [12F/T] April wk 3 @TW (7) 4th G2+G1 SFO Turf* [10F/T] March wk 5 @GHF (5) 4th G3+ King George XV Stakes* [11F/T] April wk 4 @TW (5) 5th Spring Dawn Treader Cup** [9F/D] February wk 2 @TW (7) 5th G2 Summer Cup Turf* [10F/T] May wk 4 @GHF (5) |
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