horses with unique coloring/facial markings

[shortlead]

Medicine Hat?

[Insane Crazy]

Medicine Hat?

I associate traditional medicine hat/war bonnet paints with tovero markings, which don't show up in TBs...but this dominant white version is awfully cute, anyhow.

[Treve]

Medicine Hat?

I associate traditional medicine hat/war bonnet paints with tovero markings, which don't show up in TBs...but this dominant white version is awfully cute, anyhow.

Yeah this is correct, a "true", full medicine hat also has a medicine shield on the chest (apron) and on its flanks.

[Starine]

That white filly appears to have quite the engine on her.

[shortlead]

Thanks for the clarification on Medicine Hat markings. Oh well, I shall close my eyes and imagine her with the apron and flank patches!

[tachyon]

If I'm reading the translation correctly, it looks like White Dragon (bred by Patchen Wilkes Farm, sent to Japan in 2015) won at Kyoto on Feb 5...

https://twitter.com/ktce_gjp59/status/8 ... 3633842176

White Dragon(USA) 3C (Cowboy Cal) was second in his second try on Feb 5th after his 3rd place finish on debut Dec 23rd. Both starts were on the yielding turf. 2-M-1-1.

I would think that he will break his maiden soon.

-- replay (Feb 5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvfJtyp7uKU (race)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXjPbLQf1IY (paddock)

-- Umanity database
http://umanity.jp/en/racedata/db/horse_ ... 2014110017

-- JBIS database
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001213477/

White Dragon(USA) broke his maiden (finally!!) in Hakodate 4R 1700m dirt on June 17th 2017.
7-1-3-1.



-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDG8lugzvyY

[lurkey mclurker]

I love that White Dragon and Casta Diva (NZ) have been working together lately... Casta Diva races Sunday, wouldn't it be cool if she won too?

[tachyon]

I love that White Dragon and Casta Diva (NZ) have been working together lately... Casta Diva races Sunday, wouldn't it be cool if she won too?

She was very unlucky 13th of 16.

-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vTlIj66S_o

[BaroqueAgain1]

Beautiful white horses. If either White Dragon or Casta Diva are looking for a second career in a year or so, they'd make fine mounts for an Emperor. I believe that Japan may be crowning a new Emperor soon and, IIRC, pure white horses were the favored mount for such momentous occasions.

[Sparrow Castle]

VICTORY FOR RARE KIWI FILLY

Unique New Zealand-bred filly Casta Diva has posted her first winning strike in Japan.

The white daughter of High Chaparral was successful over 2600m at Hakodate in her third race day appearance.

Casta Diva was bred by Windsor Park Stud and was sold by them during New Zealand Bloodstock's 2016 Premier Sale session at Karaka to the Dearest Club for $450,000.

She is out of the winning Zabeel mare The Opera House, a three-quarter sister to the former two-time Australian Horse of the Year Might And Power.

The Opera House's white Shamexpress colt sold earlier this year for $510,000 to the China Horse Club and Ciaron Maher Bloodstock.

https://www.racingnews.co.nz/blog/post/ ... iwi-filly/


G‏ @LongBallToNoOne
3yo Kiwi filly CASTA DIVA (High Chaparral x The Opera House (Zabeel)) won 3yo 2600m Maiden at Hakodate #stayer
Video: https://twitter.com/LongBallToNoOne/sta ... 28/video/1

[sweettalk]

how bout this fella from TM's twitter?
https://twitter.com/TaylorMadeMark/stat ... 0427554816

[Treve]

So wait Casta Diva ran twice in the space of 5 days??? And she won second time out?
Guess she really did prefer the longer distance. And watching the replay of her first one, she got stopped and stuck in traffic, wasn't for lack of speed or energy.

And that fellow's blaze is very intriguing. Looks almost like the veins in wood!

[Treve]

Clongowes (New Approach (IRE) - Punctilious (Danehill)) owned by Godolphin seems to have some white in the tip of his tail, he's registered as bay.

[Delamont]

Love those whitetail bays.

[carole]

So wait Casta Diva ran twice in the space of 5 days??? And she won second time out?

About a month or so ago there was a horse in Britain who, having switched yards, ran 4 times in 11 days and won all 4 of those races. He's having a well deserved break now though. Wish I remembered the name of that horse! There's definitely a Racing Post article about it somewhere.

[tachyon]

VICTORY FOR RARE KIWI FILLY

Unique New Zealand-bred filly Casta Diva has posted her first winning strike in Japan.

The white daughter of High Chaparral was successful over 2600m at Hakodate in her third race day appearance.

Casta Diva was bred by Windsor Park Stud and was sold by them during New Zealand Bloodstock's 2016 Premier Sale session at Karaka to the Dearest Club for $450,000.

She is out of the winning Zabeel mare The Opera House, a three-quarter sister to the former two-time Australian Horse of the Year Might And Power.

The Opera House's white Shamexpress colt sold earlier this year for $510,000 to the China Horse Club and Ciaron Maher Bloodstock.

https://www.racingnews.co.nz/blog/post/ ... iwi-filly/

-- full race replay of the Hakodate 4R maiden June 24th 2017 won by Casta Diva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdhQ7J54PQA

[Sparrow Castle]

VICTORY FOR RARE KIWI FILLY

Unique New Zealand-bred filly Casta Diva has posted her first winning strike in Japan.

The white daughter of High Chaparral was successful over 2600m at Hakodate in her third race day appearance.

Casta Diva was bred by Windsor Park Stud and was sold by them during New Zealand Bloodstock's 2016 Premier Sale session at Karaka to the Dearest Club for $450,000.

She is out of the winning Zabeel mare The Opera House, a three-quarter sister to the former two-time Australian Horse of the Year Might And Power.

The Opera House's white Shamexpress colt sold earlier this year for $510,000 to the China Horse Club and Ciaron Maher Bloodstock.

https://www.racingnews.co.nz/blog/post/ ... iwi-filly/

-- full race replay of the Hakodate 4R maiden June 24th 2017 won by Casta Diva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdhQ7J54PQA

Thanks! She even lovelier in full stride. Good to see her stretch out to get that win.

[lurkey mclurker]

At the start of the replay I thought, hmm, has her saddle slipped...?

[BaroqueAgain1]

Shades of California Chrome in the World Cup...

[lurkey mclurker]

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