Sion is a bit of a pig, but we love her anyway. She's bullish and rude, and doesn't mind barreling her way through people to get what she wants if she's not properly put in her place. She's not particularly mean, not in that she's out looking to hurt humans. She's just indifferent and painfully oblivious sometimes, and that can lead to people getting hurt in the meantime. Just little things, like her swinging her head around to look at something without being aware of where the human's head is next to her or stepping sideways because she wants to go look at something without being spatially aware of feet. She's not so bad with other horses or even small animals, but for whatever reason she just doesn't respect humans enough to even pay attention. Handlers have to be constantly on their toes around her and even be a little rough - sometimes a couple of snaps of the shank can get her attention and sometimes she needs a bit more of a reprimand to keep her to herself. Under saddle she's not much better, but luckily her own competitive drive eggs her on enough to get the job done.
Personality by CreativeCause |
Sion is absolutely horrible at the gate - it seriously delayed her juvenile debut because she just couldn't get approved by the gate crews. However, she's learned that it just isn't worth the fight and that she can get to something more fun more quickly if she goes along. She breaks surprisingly well, uncomfortable in the enclosed space and gunning for the lead because she's not really the thinking sort - strategies from behind just aren't really her forte. But 'stay in front' is something she can do, and she's got the drive and passion to pull it off.
Race style by CreativeCause |
Racing Information
Record: 42-9-11-9 Surface/Distance: Dual, 9-12F Leg Type: Front Runner Jockey: Workouts/Articles
Pretty Girls [Juvenile Workout] Beneath Her Wings [MA Juvenile Workout] New Beginnings |
2019 Race Results
1st Summer Cup Grade Four Dirt* [10F/D] May wk 4 @GHF 1st G4 Whipping By Stakes [9F/D] June wk 2 @TW 1st BSD Snarl Stakes - Sept Wk 2 - [T/11F] 1st BSD Tapit Home Stakes - Sept Wk 4 - [D/11F] 1st GHF Reindeer Stakes - Dec Wk 1 - [D/11F] 2nd in BSD Still The Deputy Stakes - Feb Wk 4 [9F/D] 2nd G4 Requiem Stakes [10F/D] April wk 1 @ TW 2nd G4 Colby Cakes Stakes [11F/T] April wk 4 @BSD 2nd G4 King of New York Stakes [10F/T] June wk 3 @BSD 3rd Seaspray Cup Grade Three* [10F/D] July wk 1 @GHF 3rd G4 Dance To My Tune Stakes [10F/D] July wk 3 @TW 3rd TW Hollywood Derby - Aug Wk 1 - [D/9F] 4th in TW Obloquy Stakes - Mar Wk 2 [9F/T] 4th GHF RISING FURY MEMORIAL STAKES* - Oct Wk 2 - [T/10F] 5th TW Harbinger Stakes - Nov Wk 3 - [T/11F] |
Two Year Old Season
1st Seashell Cup Maiden* // June Week 4 1st Miss Indiana Stakes // October Week 1 [D/11F] 2nd Twain Stakes // May Week 3 2nd Startian Maiden // June Week 3 2nd Agorrolopi Derby // October Week 4 [D/11F] 3rd February Juvenile Turf Faceoff //February Week 2 3rd Moose Tracks Stakes // June Week 2 3rd Green Cup // September Week 3 [D/12F] 3rd Strappish Stakes // December Week 2 [D/10F] 4th Cabrie Maiden // April Week 4 4th Labarum Maiden // May Week 1 4th Arizona Juvenile Fillies Stakes // Sept Week 1 [T/9F] 4th Joe O' Farrell Juvenile Fillies* // December Week 3 [D/9F] 5th Emerald Express Stakes // July Week 4 [T/10F] |
Three Year Old Season
1st in BSD Merrimac Stakes - Jul Wk 2 [10F/T] 1st in TW Bonifica Derby - Jul Wk 4 [9F/D] 2nd Zipline Stakes - Mar Wk 1 [D/12F] 2nd in BSD Dover Cliffs Stakes - May Wk 2 [12F/D] 2nd in TW Stylisha Derby - Jun Wk 2 [10F/D] 2nd in TW Mount Olympus Stakes - Oct Wk 1 [12F/T] 3rd New Year Turf Stakes - Jan Wk 1 [T/11F] 3rd in TW Foxtrot Stakes - Sep Wk 1 [11F/D] 3rd in TW Palliate Stakes - Oct Wk 3 [9F/T] 4th in TW Dirty Intentions Stakes - Sep Wk 3 [11F/D] 4th in TW Night Stalker Stakes - Nov Wk 1 [10F/D] 4th in TW Grand Silence Stakes - Nov Wk 3 [10F/T] 5th in TW Hollywood Derby - Aug Wk 1 [9F/D] |