It's that time of year again, time to remember how EQ started as a small site named Shady Hill. Now, the memory of that old place lives on in the Shady Hill Memorial, a short turf race for four and five year olds.

In the first gate is RS Legacy ST, a 5yo stallion owned by Ruttura Stables. This boy is unbeaten in five Listed Stakes this year and boasts a HRR of 124.90. He's been tearing up the track for years, hence him having over 1.6 mill in LTE. By beautifully lined Aladdin's Secret and out of an equally nice lined dam, this fella could be quite the contender. A legacy indeed.

From gate two comes Im Broken, a 4yo mare owned by Stride for Home. This girl is also unbeaten this year and is the proud owner of a 123.75 HRR, along with over 1.2 million in LTE. By Elbow Room and out of Sydnie, she has never been lower than 2nd in all 21 of her races. Another definite contender...but you have to take her out of her box with FRAGILE written on it first then re-assemble her with the aid of some blue-tac. Meet the superglue wonder!

Number three is Taliska ButterflyOnAWheel. This 5yo mare is owned by Taliska Racing Stud, and has a HRR of 121.30 and LTE of over 1.3 million. She is sired by Blood Red Love and out of Hugs (aww, bless), and is definitely going to be a threat to the field. If anybody was wondering what happens when you stick a pretty winged insect to a Catherine Wheel during a firework display, this is your answer. Perhaps the wheel of fortune will land on her during the race.

Mochachino comes from gate four. Owned by Greater Ways, he has a HRR of 126.40 and LTE of a little over 600k. This 4yo is by Icarus Conda and out of a mare named Royal Kisses, who has some very attractive lines in her pedigree. Chances are Mochachino will be happily galloping away while the rest of the field try to get their tongues around his name...I hear most people think it's a cross between a dark brown colour and a type of coffee. Caffeine will surely fuel him as he zooms under the wire.

From number 5 is Quintara. This 4yo mare is owned by Horse Paradise Racing and has the lowest HRR of the field so far with a 119.50. She's almost at the million mark and is unbeaten in 17 races at the time of writing. Out of Amoureux and by FA Middle Ages, she has lines to the likes of FelinaUnheardPotential. Watch out, Quintara's about.

Out of number six comes Quick Pay. This 4yo stallion is owned by Almosta and has the awesome HRR of 125.40. He has not been beaten in all his 7 lifetime races, and has a LTE of nearly 400k. Sired by River Elves and out of a Speed Simplified mare, he has the lines to go with it. He's forever looking for a good deal and an insider tells us that he's secretly selling his owner for added moolah to add to his secret stash. Sadly for him, it's against the rules to pay the rest of the field so they run backwards, but even so he could still be a serious contender.

From the 7th gate comes Riviera Blue, a 4yo mare owned by After the Glow. She has a HRR of 118.05 and LTE of over 1.1 million, and is by popular stallion Clearly Canadian. Like most of the rest of the field she's 5 for 5 this year with 285k. She's big and she's blue...so beware.

Number 8 is Roman jaguar. This 4yo stallion has a HRR of 126.80 and LTE of over 600k, and is owned by Jaguar. He's on an 8-win unbeaten streak at the moment, so watch out...he's a gladiator. He has been spotted dressing up as Spartacus, complete with body armour and fixation with long, straight roads. This means the long, straight final stretch with suit him just fine.

The ninth horse is RISKY'S Happy Go Lucky STm. Owned by Risky Racing, she has a HRR of 119.85 and nearly 600k in LTE. She is quite a contender but has often let herself down by bursting into fits of cute, skippy-happy-bouncy delight whilst heading into the final stretch. The happiness can sometimes be catching, we have often seen entire fields that she's been in suddenly stop running and perform a flowery happy dance.

Next up in number 10 comes Nightmare Kiss . He's owned by Wellswood Farms, has a HRR of 118.70, and LTE of close to a million. He is by famous sire Animes Hiten, and out of HS Racing Your Nightmares. He has been warned not to use his usual tactics to win this race - that is, haunt the boys, and make the girls go ga-ga over him with his smooching skills.

The highest HRR of the field comes from the number 11 horse, Dowsing, with a 127. Owned by Blooming Stables, he has the LTE to go with it, with almost 1.2 million to his name. Water is his element and his weapon of choice is the hosepipe, giving the fields a good dowsing before he whoops their booty. He has been reminded that such moist tactics are not allowed in this race.

The 12th runner is Z Passion st, a 5yo mare owned by Buddinbuddin. Her LTE is over 1.7 million, with the 124 HRR to go with it. She's by popu;ar sire Buddins Z to the Zest, and out of Timeless Passion, who had a HRR of 106.35 herself in the old system. In this girl's free time she seduces the boys, whether gelded or otherwise, with her passionate charm and zoomy movements. She'll leave the fellas drooling in her wake as she zooms over the finish in this race.

Unlucky for some, but not for her, the 13th horse is Alakitja, a 4yo mare owned by Jinka Jinka Downs. Out of drummer girl and by Six Stars No Stripes, this girl has a HRR of 122.50 and over 1.4 million in LTE. She's also no stranger to the cup scene, running 3rd in the Turf Marathon last year and 4th in the Shooting Star as a 2yo. If we thought Mochachino was bad, this girl will join forces with her to dazzle the rest of the field with their unique names. Tongue twisters for the win!

Last but not least, the number 14 horse is Digital Camera. She's owned by Nice Try Stable and has over 1.6 million in LTE, along with a 120.30 HRR. By The Black Flash and out of Midnigth Zoom, she has pretty great lines too, with the likes of Shaggy's Going Grey, Midnight Imperialist, and Frost L. In her spare time she specializes in flash photography, and will probably get a few stunning pics of herself flashing to the win. Thankfully she's not a disposable camera.

» A Closer Look at Shady Hill Field May 8th, 2008
» Highlights From Last Season April 12th, 2008
» Another Season Nearly Over March 30th, 2008
» A Hopeful History March 29th, 2008
» Elfen Lead Comments March 25th, 2008


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