Y11 BC Yearling Show

[Cavallo]

Welcome to the Y11 BC Yearling show. As the name suggests, this is a yearling show for future Breeder's Cup prospects, and only yearlings(horses from 12-23 months old) are allowed. It will run the day before the Breeder's Cup begins. There are 2 sections in it: Conformation and Training. Pedigree also plays a very small role in the final placings.

The conformation segment is much like any normal halter show - it's based on the horse's conformation and suitability for the task it'll be performing. Meaning, I'll be looking for a lean yearling with a deep chest(more room for lungs), good legs(obviously), and no major conformational faults.

The Training segment shows that the horse is comfortable around the track. It involves walking the horse around the race track with other horses and a large crowd. The yearlings go 3 at a time, and shouldn't show too much aggression toward the other horses. Foals over 20 months must walk under saddle - younger foals may walk under saddle. The horses then walk up to and away from the gates(not loading, just within about 3 feet), and should ideally stay calm. This is pretty much a test to see how well the horse's temperament and training suits it's potential career as a racehorse.

Horses that win the BC Yearling Show are automatically admitted into a BC Juvenille Race of the owner's chosing(following gender/age restrictions) the following year. They also recieve $10,000 in prize money.

Interested? Then please fill out the entry form and post it below. Good luck. Please note that only Thoroughbreds and Thoroughbred crosses with racing potential are allowed in the Breeder's Cup Yearling Show. There is a limit of 3 entries per person.

Judge: Sunfrost

[b]Horse Name:[/b]
[b]Age(months):[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Sire:[/b] [url=link][/url]
[b]Dam(damsire):[/b][url=link][/url]
[b]Link:[/b] [url=link][/url]
[b]Conformation picture OR description:[/b]
[b]Warm-Up: [/b]*warmup can be anything - grooming your horse before the show, working in the gates, working with other horses, etc.*

Entered Horses:
Abastor
Akumabelle
Jazzaway
Nightshade
Livin' the Jazz
Lost in Memories
Van Guard

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[Cavallo]

Horse Name: Nightshade
Age(months): 23 Months
Gender: Filly
Sire: Frontier
Dam(damsire): Requiem (Augusto)
Link: [x]
Conformation picture OR description:
[Conformation]
[Action]
Atropa is an exquisite filly. She is extremely lanky at the moment, her long legs look kind of odd on her, but once full-grown she will be a beautifully tall mare, with a round-house behind and a strong, deep developed chest. She is a very confident filly and refuses to be intimidated by the unknown, rather she is one to face it and conquer it.
Warm-Up: [Here to Stay] - Acclimating to Track

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Horse Name: Abastor
Age(months): 23 Months
Gender: Colt
Sire: Bucephalus
Dam(damsire): Mystical Sunrise (Created)
Link: [x]
Conformation picture OR description:
[Conformation]
[Movement]
Aba is built for speed and for racing. He has a slender head with intelligent eyes that are set wide apart. His neck is long and lean with high defined withers that flows into an evenly curved back. His shoulders are deep and extremely sloped while his heart girth is deep and extremely narrow, a wonderful example of thoroughbred conformation. His legs though are his most attractive feature. His legs are long and clean and are already showing signs of muscling that will only continue to develop as he races.
Warm-Up: [Take a Breath]

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Horse Name: Livin' the Jazz
Age(months): 23 months
Gender: Colt
Sire: Jazzman
Dam(damsire): Livin' the Dream (Created)
Link: [x]
Conformation picture OR description:
[Conformation]
[Action]
Jax is a classic looking thoroughbred. His lively personality seeps into his action and movement. When he walks..it is never just a "walk". He travels levelly and smoothly, but with a touch of jazz. It's eye catching. When it comes to the eyes he is simply eye-catching. His form is clean, but right now as he is a young two year old he is on the leggy side. We're confident he'll grow into his legs. His head is well defined and eyes are wide and expressive, conveying the zest for life this colt has. He has a deep chest with room to grow and shows us that this guy's lung development will be outstanding.
Warm-Up: [Steppin' Time]

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^{Horse Name: Akumabuelle
Age(months): 23 Months
Gender: Filly
Sire: Akuma Battlecry
Dam(damsire): Deabuelle (True Enough)
Link: Click!
Conformation picture OR description: Conformation
Warm-Up: Time To Shine}

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Horse Name: Lost In Memories
Age(months): 23 months
Gender: Filly
Sire: Memorials Blaze
Dam(damsire): Blanchette (Mr Light)
Link: [x]
Conformation picture OR description:
Conformation and action at trot
Action at gallop
Conformation of head
Warm-Up: Growing Up

[Kirsten Jade]

_{Horse Name: Jazzaway.
Age (months): 23 months
Gender: Colt
Sire: Jazzman
Dam (damsire): Point Away (Point Given)
Link: here.
Conformation picture OR description:
picture: Head, Neck & Shoulders.
picture: Running Motion.
Warm-Up:
[the year is breezing by.]}

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^{Horse Name: Van Guard
Age(months): 23 Months
Gender: Colt
Sire: Native Flame
Dam(damsire): Thanks For The Memories (Created)
Link: Click!
Conformation picture OR description: Conformation
Warm-Up: Time To Shine}

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GETTING MY WARM UP DONE! DON'T YOU DARE JUDGE FROSTY. XD

[S u N f r O s T ~]

BREEDERS CUP YEARLING SHOW RESULTS
first Akumabuelle
second Lost In Memories
third Nightshade
fourth Van Guard
fifth Abastor
sixth Jazzaway
seventh Livin' The Jazz

FEEDBACK
Here is some general feedback for you all. I judged three different times based on different criteria. The first one was the detail shown in the profile. Just how detailed were you with who the horse was? And how much did I like your horse? The second one was on the conformation and action pictures you provided. Krowned, your entries scored high on this section due to your paragraph description and one page devotion as well as your three different pictures. The third criteria was on your warm up. Did you include personality traits and descriptions of the horse in question? Did I get an insight into your horse? Did your horse behave like a yearling, and a well trained one? Was your post detailed?

Then I looked at what horses placed where. I wrote down the horses' placings in each event and looked to see who had scored the highest on average. There was a tie between Nightshade and Van Guard. I was forced to look at bloodlines for this one. Both have amazing bloodlines, but Nightshade's were just a bit better. Though Van Guard is the half brother of The Devil's Touch and is by Native Flame, Nightshade was related to a couple more big names so won in that category.

Congratulations to everybody! If you want more detailed feedback just let me know.

[Cavallo]

<sub>Congrats everyone!!! ;D

Could I just gather a few quick general opinions on my three?

Nightshade, Abastor and especially Livin' the Jazz? ;D</sub>

[Kirsten Jade]

_{May I please have more on Jazzaway. Thank you.}

[S u N f r O s T ~]

Remember that I had to judge on the conformation pictures as well. So I will include that in my feedback even though you can't do a thing about that xD

Nightshade - You've been developing her well and she's royal blooded, really. I love the detail you have on each part of her. The only thing that may have counted against her a little bit was her warm up. You went into detail about the rider's bond with her and showed her personality a bit, which I liked. However, you didn't include her interaction on the track or at the gate at all, though you did include her excitement at being on the track. I just wished there was more track related detail. Her conformation pictures were all right - I thought she looked a bit skinny in one lol.

Abastor - I really liked his warm up. However, I didn't get the same thing out of him that I did with Nightshade for some reason. It was like I got a better feel for other horses than him. Can't really explain it! I liked his conformation pictures though, and the added description.

Livin' The Jazz - I got the least feel for him compared to all of the other horses. I noticed that your personality for him definitely wasn't as detailed as your usual ones. It seemed a little bit rushed. His conformation pictures also weren't as nice as I would have liked. However, I got a nice feel for him from his warm up. However, his placings in the other two categories weren't good, so his final placing couldn't be as good.

Jazzaway - When I first read his personality I thought he would be a tough horse to train and a bit rough around the edges, a horse that maybe wouldn't excel as much as others due to his hard headedness. However, his intelligence made up for this deficit, so that really had no effect. The one thing that really knocked him down as his warm up. The focus of it was Melanie, not Jazzy. The warm up is supposed to demonstrate the horse and his actions on the track and with the gates, if possible. Jazzy was not the focus of the warm up at all, and that heavily penalized him. Though I do appreciate the unique way that you write workouts, I had to judge on specific criteria for the warm up and your warm up lacked the criteria.

[Cavallo]

Major help!! :-) yeah...I didn't write Livin this jazz's profile..I'll definitely tweak it! :-P

[Kirsten Jade]

_{thanks for the feedback. It did say in the initial post though that the warm up could be anything. grooming or whatever.}

[S u N f r O s T ~]

Cav - Great!

Kirsty - Oh drats lol. I was going more off the critique for the Training section paragraph, as though predicting how the horse would behave in those proceedings. Growl. I do like him though ;)

[Kirsten Jade]

_{it's okay. it doesn't technically count against him anyhow You will be seeing him on the track soon enough}