Name: Grey's Wisdom
YOB: Y10 Gender: Stallion Colour: Grey Height: 17.0hh Pedigree: Seventy Six (cr) x Wise Wish (cr) Running Style: Front Runner Distance: 9-12 furlongs Surface: Turf Grade: G1 Progeny: Space Oddity (Y21) Notable Achievements: Three HOTY Wins |
Whisper is, by nature, a nervous horse. Anything new is a potential danger, and his flight instinct has always far outweighed his fight one. However, he's been introduced to more and more "scary" things, and as he becomes more familiar, his scared episodes happen less and less and he is altogether more comfortable in his environment. This comfort shows even in his record. Skittish and uncomfortable at two, Whisper has really begun to come into his own, showing that his poor juvenile record had absolutely nothing to do with skill. Underneath the fear was a noble and gentle horse just waiting to be uncovered, and he's all the better for it. Whisper is spirited but no longer truly scared, light on his toes and more likely to walk sideways on a lead than straight. He will never be an incredibly curious horse, but he is interested in the world around him. The less scared he is of it, the more bold he is - the wrapper in someone's pocket isn't a snake trying to bite him, but a barrier between his teeth and a potential snack. Whisper is still a little nervous on race day, prancing alongside the track pony, but he doesn't work up a big sweat anymore from it. Altogether, he really is a good boy, and has become a big sweetheart of the barn.
Though he's doing better in many aspects, Whisper continues to be uncomfortable with the gate, and often has to be pushed in at the end. He never truly fights, but he does anxiously drag his feet when it comes down to it. Once in the gate, he wants nothing more than to get out. It's easy for his jockey to keep him on his toes, and when the doors finally spring, Whisper is away like a shot. He settles rather than pushes for an early lead - he likes to run in front, but he doesn't aggressively fight for it and will drop back a little if he must. For whatever reason, Whisper really hates being intermixed with other horses - perhaps he's scared of the noises from the jockeys, or of the other horses themselves. Either way, it doesn't take much to keep him ahead of them, and when he is asked to pull away, he does so readily. He's got a determination and power to him when he comes down the stretch, so unlike the normal attitude he shows - while we don't know why that is, it often sees him sailing across the wire in front. |
Stud Status: Open
Unavailable Y21
Unavailable Y21
Race Record
40-14-11-12
93%
40-14-11-12
93%
Pedigree
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Results
6YO Season (Y16)
2nd in SILLENIA MEMORIAL STAKES* T @ GHF (Feb W2)
3rd in ECLIPSE STAKES* T @ TW (Jan Wk 4)
3rd in MARLBORO CUP INVITATIONAL* T @ BSD (Feb Wk 4)
3rd in LITTLE MISS INNOCENT MEMORIAL STAKES* T @ GHF (Apr Wk 3)
4th in THE WIRE FINISH CUP TURF* T @ TW
5YO Season (Y15)
Won the Top Notch Stakes T @ TW (Jan W1)
Won the Pineapple Cup T @ GHF (Feb Wk 3)
Won the DANTHEBLUEGRASSMAN STAKES* T @ BSD (May Wk 1)
Won the Fabulosity Stakes T @ TW (Jun Wk 4)
Won the AUTUMN CUP G2 TURF* T @ GHF (Aug Wk 4)
Won the Jewel Stakes T @ GHF (Oct Wk 1)
2nd in Arrid Stakes T @ BSD (Apr W1)
2nd in Ripley Cup T @ GHF (July Wk 4)
2nd in Heritage Stakes T @ GHF (Nov Wk 4)
3rd in February Turf Stakes T @ GHF (Feb W2)
3rd in Ratheripe Stakes T @ TW (Mar Wk 2)
3rd in SOMETHING ORIGINAL G2 TURF* T @ TW (Mar Wk 4)
3rd in Emicate Stakes T @ TW (Apr Wk 4)
3rd in SUMMER CUP G2 TURF* T @ GHF (May Wk 4)
4YO Season (Y14)
Won the In The Middle Stakes T [G4] @ TW (Jan Wk 3)
Won the Ratheripe Stakes T [G4+G3] @ TW (Mar Wk 2)
Won the Nigrosine Stakes T [G3] @ TW (Apr Wk 1)
2nd in New Year Turf Stakes T [G5+] @ GHF (Jan Wk 1)
2nd in Jumping The Gun Stakes T [G4] @ TW (Feb Wk 2)
2nd in Odalisque Stakes T [G3+G2] @ TW (Apr Wk 4)
3rd in TW Joyeux Noel Gray Stakes T @ TW (Jan Wk 4)
3rd in Backarapper Stakes T @ TW (Nov Wk 3)
4th in Viviparous Stakes R3 T @ TW (Nov Wk 1)
3YO Season (Y13)
Won the Boondoggle Maiden T @ TW (Sept W1)
Won the Zarf Stakes T @ TW (Oct Wk 1)
Won the WINTER CUP G5 TURF* T @ GHF (Oct Wk 4)
Won the Errantry Stakes T @ TW (Nov Wk 1)
Won the December Turf Stakes T @ (Dec Wk 2)
2nd in Running Hard Maiden T @ TW (Jan W4)
2nd in Messenger Cup T @ TW (Sept Wk 3)
2nd in Parilia Sakes T @ TW (Dec Wk 4)
2YO Season (Y12)
2nd in Timber Chase Steeplechase T @ TW
3rd in Opprobrium Maiden T @ TW
4th in May Maiden Turf T @ GHF
2nd in SILLENIA MEMORIAL STAKES* T @ GHF (Feb W2)
3rd in ECLIPSE STAKES* T @ TW (Jan Wk 4)
3rd in MARLBORO CUP INVITATIONAL* T @ BSD (Feb Wk 4)
3rd in LITTLE MISS INNOCENT MEMORIAL STAKES* T @ GHF (Apr Wk 3)
4th in THE WIRE FINISH CUP TURF* T @ TW
5YO Season (Y15)
Won the Top Notch Stakes T @ TW (Jan W1)
Won the Pineapple Cup T @ GHF (Feb Wk 3)
Won the DANTHEBLUEGRASSMAN STAKES* T @ BSD (May Wk 1)
Won the Fabulosity Stakes T @ TW (Jun Wk 4)
Won the AUTUMN CUP G2 TURF* T @ GHF (Aug Wk 4)
Won the Jewel Stakes T @ GHF (Oct Wk 1)
2nd in Arrid Stakes T @ BSD (Apr W1)
2nd in Ripley Cup T @ GHF (July Wk 4)
2nd in Heritage Stakes T @ GHF (Nov Wk 4)
3rd in February Turf Stakes T @ GHF (Feb W2)
3rd in Ratheripe Stakes T @ TW (Mar Wk 2)
3rd in SOMETHING ORIGINAL G2 TURF* T @ TW (Mar Wk 4)
3rd in Emicate Stakes T @ TW (Apr Wk 4)
3rd in SUMMER CUP G2 TURF* T @ GHF (May Wk 4)
4YO Season (Y14)
Won the In The Middle Stakes T [G4] @ TW (Jan Wk 3)
Won the Ratheripe Stakes T [G4+G3] @ TW (Mar Wk 2)
Won the Nigrosine Stakes T [G3] @ TW (Apr Wk 1)
2nd in New Year Turf Stakes T [G5+] @ GHF (Jan Wk 1)
2nd in Jumping The Gun Stakes T [G4] @ TW (Feb Wk 2)
2nd in Odalisque Stakes T [G3+G2] @ TW (Apr Wk 4)
3rd in TW Joyeux Noel Gray Stakes T @ TW (Jan Wk 4)
3rd in Backarapper Stakes T @ TW (Nov Wk 3)
4th in Viviparous Stakes R3 T @ TW (Nov Wk 1)
3YO Season (Y13)
Won the Boondoggle Maiden T @ TW (Sept W1)
Won the Zarf Stakes T @ TW (Oct Wk 1)
Won the WINTER CUP G5 TURF* T @ GHF (Oct Wk 4)
Won the Errantry Stakes T @ TW (Nov Wk 1)
Won the December Turf Stakes T @ (Dec Wk 2)
2nd in Running Hard Maiden T @ TW (Jan W4)
2nd in Messenger Cup T @ TW (Sept Wk 3)
2nd in Parilia Sakes T @ TW (Dec Wk 4)
2YO Season (Y12)
2nd in Timber Chase Steeplechase T @ TW
3rd in Opprobrium Maiden T @ TW
4th in May Maiden Turf T @ GHF
Horse Credit: Snow Trouble
Buybacks: Kenren
Buybacks: Kenren