Post by Taylor on Apr 9, 2014 2:38:49 GMT
Photo Credit: Reed Palmer Photography
Horse Credit: Dullahan
Registered Name: Burning Blitz
Nickname: Blitz
Registration Number: #1416
Age: Yearling
Breed: Thoroughbred
Color/Markings: Blaze/Two socks
Height: 16.1hh
Gender: Colt
Personality: Blitz is not the perfect combination of his parents in the personality department. Looks wise, there is not a better horse on the block. He is powerful and handsome with his flashy white face and white rear legs. His parents are both sweet horses, with kind attitudes and sensitive natures. Blitz can't even be classified in the sensitive department. The horse is smart, just when he wants to be. He is stubborn as a mule whenever a human wants him to do something. He won't exit the stall or paddock. He flashes his brilliant speed in the paddock and pasture. He has to have a chain on his nose every time he is led somewhere, at home or at the racetracks. He'll drag people around and doesn't even care when he gets punished. The blaze-faced colt has a rough and tough attitude. He loves to run in the mud and his performance increases when he runs in the mud as well. He isn't focused on showing off before and after the race. The strong colt will hurl his post parade pony around, rear and buck just to be rid of him. His dances make people think he is being an entertainer when in reality he doesn't like being close to the other horse. He gets so soaked up before the race, but he is just blowing off excess steam. He could care less about the other horses in the race. As long as they don't get in his way they are fine. Blitz is literally a freight train out on the track. He doesn't purposely intimidate others, but they become intimidated nonetheless. Blitz running is rough and emphatic. He makes it known that he is there, snorting and breathing heavy, purposely running heavily on his hooves. The colt likes to run by everyone from midpoint on the turn until the homestretch. He has to wear blinkers during the running of the race because he just loses focus when he runs right on by. He doesn't need the entire herd to be running with him, but he prefers to play with them. Someday he will make his Hall of Fame grandsire proud.
Pedigree: Popcorn Blitz X Ashanti
Pedigree Comments: Popcorn Blitz was on the verge of hitting grade four when he was retired halfway through his four year old season. Blitzen was as sound as an ox and just about as fierce as one on the track. He always managed to get in a fight on the front end and would not give up until he managed to burn himself out. Blitzen won the Y12 Boys Festival, an important race at GHF, determining who enters the Star Festival. Blitz's grandsire on Popcorn Blitz's side is HOF Speed Demon. Speed Demon won the Boys Festival, the Starshine Sprint, the Star Festival in years five and six, the Unicorn Horn Sprint in Y7, the Y7 Buttercup Sprint, the Y7 Flying Colours Memorial Stakes and the Y7 Breeders Cup Sprint. Along with Popcorn Blitz, Speed Demon is the sire of top two year old colt Mastermind, out of HOF El Sol del Mar and prospect colt Demonic Desires, out of HOF Deadly Desires. Starbucks, Popcorn Blitz's dam, is also the dam of grade four race horse Cosmic Warfare from Intrepid Racing. Ashanti is Burning Blitz's dam. Ashanti has so far proven to be a very effective broodmare as well as a race horse. Ashanti was a grade one runner on the racetrack, however, her records were lost in the transfer of ownerships. Ashanti is the dam of Justa Muffin, owned by Star Thoroughbreds, winner of a Preakness Champion Stakes and the Prince Cup, Ashes to Ashes, a rising star at Witch Creek as well, grade one winner of the Cigar Mile, and This Means War, a grade four colt campaigned by Oak Hill Farm. Ashanti gave birth to a young filly by DW Flamekissed who was named Summer Romance as well. Burns' pedigree is tough and filled with strong careers over many years. He looks to be very proficient in the mile and sprinting races at both Green Horse Fields and The Wire.
Next Race: Resting
Prospect Record: 1-0-0-0
Race Record: 0-0-0-0
Grade: Prospect
Dirt: Great
Turf: Great
Distance: 6-9 Furlongs
Leg Type: Mid Pack
Racing Comments: Still to come!
Workouts
Race Results
Y14
5th in Impress Me Cup / April Week 3
Other Accomplishments
Buybacks: Ripley