White filly turns heads at Florida racetrack
Of to a greater extent than than 1300 horses inwards grooming at Florida’s Gulfstream Park racecourse, Lady Valentine is a stand-out.
Among the body of body of water of shimmering bay in addition to chestnut coats, the rare white thoroughbred filly has only a few nighttime freckle marks on her coat.
“This is the kickoff white Equus caballus I’ve seen downwardly here,” trainer Aubrey Maragh said. “She’s a rail favorite; everybody loves her out there. She has ii petty dark spots close her ears. When she has her bath, she gets pink.”
Lady Valentine is a two-year-old miss of Allamystique, a uniquely marked white stallion who is known for his colorful offspring. She is the kickoff foal from the chestnut mare Evolutionary Lady, a winner of vii of 53 career starts.
It has been half dozen weeks since the filly joined Maragh’s 19-horse string at Gulfstream. Lady Valentine has breezed twice during that catamenia in addition to volition eventually behave the colors of Box It Stable, but the conditioner is taking his fourth dimension amongst her.
“She’s even in addition to therefore growing in addition to actually needs to create amount out,” Maragh said. “She’s a baby. She’s a real prissy horse, real playful. She doesn’t kick, she doesn’t bite. She doesn’t consume a lot, in addition to therefore we’re trying to top away her to consume in addition to set a petty weight on.”
According to Maragh, Lady Valentine was bought every bit a pet for her owner’s 13-year-old daughter, but volition top away a gamble to encounter what she tin create on the racetrack earlier a possible career every bit a demo horse.
“He in addition to his miss come upward out to spotter her train, generally on weekends,” Maragh said. “They dearest that horse. I know I definitely won’t last running her [in claiming races].”
Allamystique is a boy of Airdrie Apache, a chestnut sabino whose color comes from his dam, Not Quite White. Allamystique was a winner at three, earlier bowing a tendon. He stood at Reed Hill Farm earlier existence sold to Jan in addition to Peter Paulson, of Reddick, Florida, close Ocala.
Lady Valentine’s dam is Evolutionary Lady (by Geri). She has had ii other colored foals, both yesteryear Remarquez, yesteryear the belatedly Racey Remarque.
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