Best Looking Horse?::o

mr hawaii Wrote:

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> Mac Wrote:
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> > Everytime I see Warm White Night I think wow.
> He
> > looks so much more muscular than the rest
> > especially with his blacker coat and white
> socks.
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> > Timber Trader, the Derby winner some years back.
> I
> > was awed with the shape of his head. So much
> > squarer and longer like a crocodile's. I
> thought
> > he looked menacing. Whatever happened to him?
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> I agree Mac - he'll be a top sprint sire(warm
> White Nights) - raced too long(jewels were his
> handicap) Another looker from that stable was the
> great big SEVENTH ROCK who will also be a top
> sprint sire. Gary Alexander had a lovely import
> Brutal something(help Tommy?)- loved the way he
> looked


Brutal Force. He was an NZ import. Think he won the Derby Trial but came up against Horse chestnut in the Derby proper. Still was a beast yes!

For me nothing can come close to Jet Master. THE most imposing horse you could ever see on a race track!

Bankable has always looked impressive on TV

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I've seen so many that I'm not going to even try and pick one out. But that horse is Mavourneen's photo is definitely one of Steve Sturlese's, although I fear that I cannot even hazard a guess which one it is.

Have to agree with scotia on gondolier. He was a smashing looking horse and was a standout in the parade ring. He ran in the july an amazing five times.

Actually its a difficult call ... Torcida is really an amazing colour, isn't he? I wonder what the genetics are, I've never seen anything of this colour before. And Warm White Nights was a really gorgeous colour, he could go into the movies.

But in terms of Presence ... for me that's divided between two horses, neither of which I saw in the flesh ... Curlin and Sea the Stars. I remember in the pre-Derby lead-up, they showed a short doccie on StS and I thought WOW! And I was sorry I'd already backed something else ... forget what, it came nowhere ... because I knew in those 5 minutes I'd just seen the Derby winner. (no this is not 20-20 hindsight! I really thought, This is the one). He was imposing, glorious, quintessial Horse.

Mavourneen Wrote:

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> Actually its a difficult call ... Torcida is
> really an amazing colour, isn't he? I wonder what
> the genetics are, I've never seen anything of this
> colour before.....

A first thought was Bend Or spots, which is genetical, but according to Wiki, Bend Or spots refer to chestnuts. Torcida Splits are possibly transitional into a full blown grey.

I must have a look see ... sometimes its a colour that's inherited but sometimes a colour PATTERN is genetic, like Siamese in cats (light body, dark points, but the points can be a variety of actual colours). Have to check it out ... good excuse to delay vaccuming the flat this Sunday!

Torcida Split is by Victory Moon out of A National Emblem Mare called United Frontier. She is grey, her first foal, TS full brother, was a chestnut and her 3rd foal by Tobe Or Nottobe was a dark bay.

I've had a lot of fun looking up horse coat colours on the Internet ... shuu, it's complicated! Re Torcida Splits, nearest I could come was something called Leopard spotting, subtype snowflake ... but only one pic I saw looked like at all it ( bmhr.net/bmhr-web/images/Reference_Photo...loosa/snowflake1.jpg ) and none of the descriptions talked about it occurring on a grey. Bend Or spots puzzle me totally ... the definition (Wikipedia) is of a few DARK spots several cm across, but the photo of Bend Or shows a horse with lots of small light-coloured flecks just like Torcida's.

magiclips Wrote:

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> I've seen so many that I'm not going to even try
> and pick one out. But that horse is Mavourneen's
> photo is definitely one of Steve Sturlese's,
> although I fear that I cannot even hazard a guess
> which one it is.


I seem to think for some strange reason the horses name is Invincible Spirit??? Not sure why though.

Invincible Spirit never been anywhere near Scottsville tommy done most of his racing at the Vaal

INFINITE SPIRIT (MUHTAFAL x MISS ROSEWOOD)