Apr 29, 2015: Tapit Wicked at Churchill Downs.
I have an affinity for horses with interesting markings, and this guy is one of my favorites. Tapit Wicked‘s blaze looks a bit like a witch and his dam’s name is Wicked Deed, so he also has a great name to go with that fantastic face.
Apr 29, 2015: Tapit Wicked at Churchill Downs.
May 16, 2014: Golden Lad has an interesting coat pattern.
Golden Lad is a Medaglia d’Oro half-brother to stakes winner R Gypsy Gold and Grade 2 winner Broadway’s Alibi, who was also 2nd in the 2012 Kentucky Oaks. Golden Lad is a Grade 3 winner himself, having won the Razorback this year at Oaklawn Park.
The first thing you’ll notice about him is his coat, which looks a bit like it was doused in bleach. I’m sure there’s a perfectly scientific explanation behind it, but I was never a student of genetics. The spots aren’t confined to his chest, as they continue around his girth and trail down his hind end. I kept seeing him galloping at Churchill Downs, but at first I thought it was just a colt covered in lather. It wasn’t until I saw him in the field for the Pimlico Special that I realized who those spots belonged to.
See spots run?
May 16, 2014: Golden Lad on his way to be saddled for the Grade 3 Pimlico Special.
May 16, 2014: Golden Lad’s shoulder spots.
May 16, 2014: Spots on the other side, too.
May 16, 2014: The Grade 3 Pimlico Special.
May 16, 2014: Golden Lad’s spotted hind end.