Curiosity: Horses Who've Changed Gallop

[Art K Stables]

Ill just say I had a stakes filly as a 3 yrold turn freak at 4 and her daughter was a stakes galloper at the age of 3 and turned to a freak halfway through her 3 yr old season.., but it was the other stakes daughter/halfsibling who remained stakes that won the SC

[Mike Springer]

This horse just went from claimer to freak when week 9 hit.

[Louise Bayou]

Promises Kept was productive then jumped to freak her 2yr old year. She went on to win the Ky. Oaks. And her daughter just won the Ky. Oaks!


Bacall was a sad allowance but jumped to freak at the start of the year. Now she is just a sad freak.lol

[Nick Gilmore]

I have been blessed in that department. The following are the “big” jumps.

Fishing the Keys (Mark of Esteem/Tropicaldepression) is an interesting story. He was sold a couple of times then pensioned and GPd. The Steward thought enough of him to put him back in circulation. As a newbie checking out the AJ page, I thought I could maybe win a couple with him. He galloped wings, so I was pretty happy. At the time, wings could be a cheap allowance type, so onward and upward! Hey, I won a Jr High Prom race with him! Anyway, somewhere mid 3 year old year he jumped to stake. After winning a string of stakes in Asia, he won me the Steward’s Cup Turf Sprint!

Jabberwocky (Confirm Thy Crown/Featured Attraction) was still a wings gallop through his 3 year old year. The year changed and so did he, to stake. While he did win stakes at 3, his record improved dramatically at 4. After a 9 race win streak, he won my first Steward’s Cup Turf Route. Geez I miss him and if we were ever allowed to bring 1 back from the dead for 1 race, it would be him, lol....a Halloween thing? Mmmmm....

Electric Blue (Moon Shattering/Tattered) was an allowance galloping yearling. He broke his maiden first time out with a 97 speed figure. The chances are good he changed at the week 9 change, but with him entered, I didn’t gallop him. Now a freak, he went on to earn a hair over $4 million and my second Steward’s Cup Turf Route.

My most recent jump is Oasis. (Dwight Eisenhower/James Halliday) Also started as an allowance. Like Blue she jumped with her first race and 95 speed figure. The sky’s the limit for this lady...

[Laura Smith]

This horse just went from claimer to freak when week 9 hit.

I bet you breathed a BIG sigh of relief!

[Rochelle Bos]

I’m loving all these stories!! And claimer to freak is amazing!!

[Dan Kauffman]

I'll nominate Koolaid Pickles as the most random horse name I've seen on the SIM.

[The Steward]

About 6,000 horses change during the Week 8/9 switch. But they also move within their gallop divisions, so a sadder stakes or better stakes can happen, too.

[Mike Springer]

This horse just went from claimer to freak when week 9 hit.

I bet you breathed a BIG sigh of relief!

Yup I was so bummed when she galloped claimer. I leased out my best mare to bred her. Hopefully she is as good as her sister. To be honest I forgot about her and then Carole sent me a message telling me I should probably gallop her. Anytime I see freak pop up it definitely puts a grin on my face.

I'll nominate Koolaid Pickles as the most random horse name I've seen on the SIM.

I had to change her name and in the moment anything was better than what was already there.

[The Steward]

This horse just went from claimer to freak when week 9 hit.

I bet you breathed a BIG sigh of relief!

Yup I was so bummed when she galloped claimer. I leased out my best mare to bred her. Hopefully she is as good as her sister. To be honest I forgot about her and then Carole sent me a message telling me I should probably gallop her. Anytime I see freak pop up it definitely puts a grin on my face.

I'll nominate Koolaid Pickles as the most random horse name I've seen on the SIM.

I had to change her name and in the moment anything was better than what was already there.

I liked her original name!!

[Carole Hanson]

I was so happy to see she had changed to freak! I was genuinely disappointed for Mike when she turned out claimer first out.

I did like her previous name but Mike had a very fair reason for changing it!

[Jamie Bates]

5 year old mare went from Allowance to stakes
https://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=819558

[Louise Bayou]

This horse just went from claimer to freak when week 9 hit.

I bet you breathed a BIG sigh of relief!

Yup I was so bummed when she galloped claimer. I leased out my best mare to bred her. Hopefully she is as good as her sister. To be honest I forgot about her and then Carole sent me a message telling me I should probably gallop her. Anytime I see freak pop up it definitely puts a grin on my face.

I'll nominate Koolaid Pickles as the most random horse name I've seen on the SIM.

I had to change her name and in the moment anything was better than what was already there.

Awww I vote NO name change!!! I thought it was amazing! Boooooooo Mike!

[Masaya Stable]

kaci change steak for freak

[Tim Matthews]

kaci change steak for freak

Most of my horses are just steak