Located on a farm in Avon NY (half hour from the track)
What a gorgeous mare — the photos hardly do her justice. Her trainer says she’s as sweet as she is pretty. She describes Kreesa as having “the best disposition, a lovebug who loves her treats.” She says she is easy to groom and handle, has no vices, and is up to date on all vaccinations. And to make the whole package even more enticing, Kreesa has a stellar sport horse pedigree, and showed beautiful movement for her jog video, with a flowing walk and great reach to her flat kneed trot that should earn ribbons in the hunter ring. Earlier in her racing career, Kreesa showed the class to win and compete well at the maiden special/allowance level at Saratoga and Belmont, running on the turf. She has won over $100,000 in only 16 starts. At the end of the 2021 racing season, her owner/breeders decided to retire her and found her a home that didn’t work out. So they sent her to a farm, where she hung out for almost a year and a half. Then they decided to try to race her again this year, since she was sound, and sent her to Finger Lakes. But after getting a taste of the farm life, Kreesa has made it clear in her four races this year that she just doesn’t want any part of the racing game anymore. But these four starts this year make her fully eligible for the 2024 RRP! We photographed her a week after her last race, which was at Saratoga. She is sired by Wrote, a Sadler’s Wells grandson out of a Danig line mare. Some of the leading OTTB resellers who focus on the eventing market covet Wrote offspring, who are known for great brains, athleticism and jumping ability. Her dam, Lady Kreesa, is by Stonesider, a son of Giant’s Causeway, who is also a popular sport horse sire.
Price: $3500
Contact: Sue Carlson (Farm owner, must make an appointment to go see the mare) 585-734-8531 (text preferred)
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Update January 2024: Sharpoon is at a farm in Newark NY, not far from the Finger Lakes Race Track, for the winter. He is being restarted under saddle, and is proving to be very sweet, very quiet, and a quick learner. For his first ride, on a cold day when he hadn’t done anything for a month, he stood quietly at the mounting block, and walked and trotted around quietly, showing an unflappable demeanor. The person who is restarting him says he is an absolute pleasure to ride.
Here is our write up from the track in the fall of 2023:
We were amused when this cute boy was described by his trainer as a being a complete “slouch” on the track — he told us that Sharpoon is sweet and sound, but slow, slow, SLOW. While he may not be earning his keep as a racehorse, all of the volunteers agreed that for us, “sweet, sound, and slow” hits the trifecta every time in a new career! The trainer says that Sharpoon is “nice to work with”, without any vices, and that he is sound without any injuries, but that he is just WAY too slow to be a racehorse. Which is exactly what most of us are looking for- a nice young quiet lightly raced gelding whose connections tell us has no limitations for his future. And he’s fully eligible for the 2024 RRP! He is solidly put together, with a nice long, sloping shoulder and a compact build. He was relaxed and perfectly agreeable posing quietly for us on a rainy, chilly and blustery day. He has a cute face with a unique, almost heart-shaped star. He perked up a little for his video but was polite for his handler. Although he was missing his RH shoe which is less than ideal for filming, it didn’t significantly seem to affect his movement jogging on the hard pavement. We observed a nice, forward walk and an easy jog displaying cute, smooth movement. With his distinct shade of light blood-bay, Sharpoon will help you stand out in any show ring. We can imagine him having a successful second career in a variety of different fields. Sharpoon is by Gormley (Malibu Moon/ A.P. Indy line), and his dam Ganesha is by Sharp Humor , a son of Distorted Humor. His dam also has the Private Terms/Private Account sire line in her female family — one of the most sought after sport horse sire lines.
