Personality:
Barcelona is often referred to as the cosmopolitan capital of Spain's Catalonia region and is known for its art, architecture and elegance to which this filly was amply named after. Barcelona is known as the princess of the 2019 crop, often referred to as you're majesty or princess Barci, Barcelona is more or less is the stereotypical millennial in horse form. Barcelona is well known around the farm for being confident, ambitious, entitled, and self-obsessed. After catching a glance in the mirror by the bathroom door in the GM barn Barcelona seemed to become fixated on herself. This lead to the staff purchasing a mirror to be placed on the outside of the bars on her stall so she could catch a glimpse of herself whenever she wanted because they were tired of being held up for minutes while she looked at herself. It also seemed to calm her down but we'll get to that in a minute.
Most of the time Barcelona is an all around sweet mare with good intentions but she's made easily anxious by minor inconveniences which can result in a bit of a temper tantrum/full on meltdown. Now, these don't happen too terribly often but when they do it's a good idea to get two people on her because she will probably drag one person around the farm. After the introduction of the mirror these outbursts seem to happen less. Barcelona also doesn't do too well with pressure and is known for having outbursts when she feels like she has been too pressured into doing something, usually those outbursts are nothing more than a kick in the general direction of whomever is asking too much of her but they could easily become full blown meltdowns if not handled correctly. Barcelona seems to have preference towards pink saddle pads, always runs better with one on. It is like an added layer of confidence so now it is a mandatory piece of equipment when it comes to Barcelona's workouts and she can often be found wearing pink polos on race day.
Barci is also part fish, and by that we mean she LOVES water. Baths? They may be one of her favorite past times next to laying in the pound located in her favorite pasture on GM's property. The staff knows better than to compare her to a cow but essentially.... what we are saying is that Barcelona is a neurotic premadonna that also happens to have some cattle like tendencies... but you didn't hear it from us.
Barcelona also has a natural talent when it comes to running and she seems to thoroughly enjoy flashing her speed in front of a crowd. However, she does have a nasty habit of lawn darting her jockey when the gates open....
Most of the time Barcelona is an all around sweet mare with good intentions but she's made easily anxious by minor inconveniences which can result in a bit of a temper tantrum/full on meltdown. Now, these don't happen too terribly often but when they do it's a good idea to get two people on her because she will probably drag one person around the farm. After the introduction of the mirror these outbursts seem to happen less. Barcelona also doesn't do too well with pressure and is known for having outbursts when she feels like she has been too pressured into doing something, usually those outbursts are nothing more than a kick in the general direction of whomever is asking too much of her but they could easily become full blown meltdowns if not handled correctly. Barcelona seems to have preference towards pink saddle pads, always runs better with one on. It is like an added layer of confidence so now it is a mandatory piece of equipment when it comes to Barcelona's workouts and she can often be found wearing pink polos on race day.
Barci is also part fish, and by that we mean she LOVES water. Baths? They may be one of her favorite past times next to laying in the pound located in her favorite pasture on GM's property. The staff knows better than to compare her to a cow but essentially.... what we are saying is that Barcelona is a neurotic premadonna that also happens to have some cattle like tendencies... but you didn't hear it from us.
Barcelona also has a natural talent when it comes to running and she seems to thoroughly enjoy flashing her speed in front of a crowd. However, she does have a nasty habit of lawn darting her jockey when the gates open....
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Siblings:
HOF G1 Simply A Flyer G1 Take Flight G3 Loose Truth G3 Winged Romeo G5 Wild Sonata P Callista P Deepfake |
Racing Info:
Race Record: 8-1-2-3
Earnings: Surface Preference: Turf
Distance: 9-12 Furlongs Grade: Five Trainer: Steve Wilson Jockey: Jessie Copperman Leg Type: Stalker/mid-pack Barcelona likes to get a general gage of her competition before deciding just how she wants to run her race. This filly is a pretty easy ride because all you have to do is hold on for dear life while she takes the reins. She usually loads well and when she doesn't lawn dart her jockey out of the gate she'll settle in behind the leader and buy her time before turning out an explosive turn of foot to hold off her competition at the wire. |
Two Year Old Season
1st M Road Tiger Stakes [11F/T] March wk 4 @BSD (3)
2nd M Speed Boat Stakes [9F/T] February wk 3 @BSD (3) 2nd G5 Blue Syndicate Stakes [9F/T] May wk 4 @BSD (2) 3rd G5+ Emilio Stakes [11F/T] April wk 2 @BSD (3) 3rd M+G5 Moose Tracks Stakes [9F/T] June wk 2 @BSD (3) 3rd G5+ Borrego Handicap [10F/T] June wk 4 @BSD (3) 4th M January Maiden Turf [10F/T] January wk 2 @GHF (4) 4th M+ War Plumage Stakes [10F/T] March wk 2 @BSD (5) |
Three Year Old Season
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Buybacks: Kenny
Horse Pictured: Catherine Sophia
Horse Pictured: Catherine Sophia