Barely Legal

Barely Legal

Horse Information
Registered Number: 1223
Nickname: Leila
Age: Four (Y10)
Breed: Thoroughbred
Colour & Markings: Bay
Height: 17 hands
Gender: Filly
Personality: Leila came to Valkyrie already a seasoned veteran at the track, and it shows in everything she does. This phenominal filly is calm and composed beyond her years, taking new things like a champ and doing whatever is asked of her. She's incredibly smart, and more than willing when her handlers offer up some new challenge. She isn't easily discouraged, perhaps because of her rough second year of racing - even if she loses, or doesn't understand, or has a bad training session, she bounces back and doesn't take it to heart. This filly is truly sweet, loving the companionship of humans almost more than that of horses. She's one of the first voices heard upon entering the barn, even if there's food already in front of her - she likes the people, not just what she give her. Though she's not the most outgoing horse, Leila's personable attitude has quickly made her one of the barn favorites. She's pretty quiet on race day, sitting back and observing alertly rather than getting worked up. It doesn't mean she not ready to do her job, though - she's just worked out most of her nervous kinks at this point. She doesn't start outwardly showing excitement until the post parade, where she'll prance a little beside the pony and lip at its saddle. As stated, she's not incredibly flashy, but she is a good girl with a lot of potential.

Pedigree: Barely A Moment x Testimonial Circumstances
Pedigree Comments: Barely Legal's sire, Barely A Moment, is a retired grade one racehorse. As a three-year-old, Barely A Moment won the Garnet Stakes, the Dubai Colt Cup, the Grade Two Seaspray Cup, and the Breeders' Cup Mile. That alone would be a solid enough run, but this stallion went on to win the Unicorn Horn Mile, the Bank On Silver Memorial Stakes, the True Enough Memorial Stakes, and the Dubai World Cup at four. He took home the awards of Y5 Colt of the Year and Y6 Best Older Horse. He has one other child of racing age, the grade two three-year-old Sizzling Dawn. Sizzling Dawn has had a good year, taking home the Preakness Stakes and the Consumato Derby.

Testimonial Circumstances is a grade two mare without any wins of note, though she did come in third in the Bank On Silver Memorial. Barely Legal is her only foal.

Racing Information
Grade: Five
Prospect Record: 7-0-0-0
Race Record: 29-4-4-4
Consistency: 41%
Dirt: Great
Turf: Good
Distance: 8-11
Leg Type: Closer
Racing Style: Lelia loads into the gate like a pro, seeming to be over most young anxiety about it. However because of this she tends to start slow, since she's not as anxious as some to get out. Leila isn't incredibly aggressive, so when she breaks she easily settles at the back of the pack, second-to-last or even last in the field. This filly has a lot of stamina, so she's not in any hurry in the early part of the race. She starts picking off horses on the turn, generally about four lengths back from the leader once they reach the stretch. She really digs in from there, giving all that her jockey asks for.
Jockey: Tigris Greenfire

Workout/Training Posts:

• Getting Ready
  
• A Family Affair
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• October Week 1 Workouts
  
• Welcome, Welcome - November Week 4
• Legally Silver - January Week 2

Racing Results:

PROSPECT SEASON [Y11]
Akita Prospecto Stakes - 5th
Y11 Stable Face Off Prospect Dirt - 6th
Impress Me Cup - 11th
GHF's Next Top Racehorse R6 - 8th
GHF's Next Top Racehorse R7 - 7th
GHF's Next Top Racehorse R10 - 9th
Prospect Challenge Stakes - 9th

2YO SEASON [Y12]
GHF Dirty Duck Stakes - 7th
GHF January Maiden Dirt - 10th
TW Coming Home Maiden - 5th
GHF Unicorn Horn Juvenile Dirt - 6th
TW Fevrier Maiden - 7th
TW Maximus Maiden - 4th
TW Balzatella Maiden - 4th
TW Avril Maiden - 4th April W1
TW Silver Stride Stakes - 5th April W3
TW Manitoba Maiden - 4th May W1
TW Vibratable Maiden - 4th May W4
TW Vancouver Maiden - 3rd June W1
TW Nova Scotia Maiden - 2nd June W4
TW Juliet Maiden - 1st July W1
TW Yukonite Derby Race Five - 4th July W3
TW Springfield Derby I - 2nd August W2
TW Lone Star Derby - 5th August W3
TW Magic Money Derby - 4th September W4
TW Tonoctobre Derby - 4th October W1
TW Agorrolopi Derby - 4th October W4
TW Errantry Derby - 5th November W1
TW Hickory Hill Derby - 6th November W4

3YO SEASON [Y13]
1st in TW Tonoctobre Derby - October Week 1
1st in TW League Derby - November Week 1
1st in TW Hickory Hill Derby - November Week 4
2nd in TW Pardon Me Stakes - December Week 3
3rd in TW Agorrolopi Derby - October Week 4
8th in TW Utanali Derby - January Week 1

4YO SEASON [Y14]
2nd in TW Gateway Derby - January Week 2 [G4]
3rd in TW War Admiral Stakes - February Week 1 [G4]
3rd in TW Touch Up Stakes - February Week 3 [G4]




Buyback: SOPS
Horse Pictured: Verrazano