16.3hh ch. c. Gibraltar - Vivid Visions, by Feat
Y42 European Champion Three-Year-Old
20 Starts; 13 Win, 2 Place, 4 Show
$3,730,000
WON
Desert Turf Classic - G1 (1 1/2m, T, defeating Ianto, Electric Blue, King of Monsters, Kaiju, Long Slow Kiss, Nyan Cat, etc.) - 99 SF
Steward's Cup Bunbury - G1 (1 1/8m, T, defeating Tornadoes, Coach, King of Monsters, etc.) - 84 SF
London Derby - G1 (1 1/2m, T, defeating Timing, King of Monsters, Coach, Abandon Ship, Master in Hiding, Fiaresu) - 93 SF
Irish Derby - G1 (1 1/2m, T, defeating Abandon Ship, Coach, etc.) - 90 SF
Lexington Bunbury - G1 (1 1/8m, T, defeating Timing, Drogon, etc.) - 84 SF
Danish Jockey Club Stakes - G2 (1 3/8m, T, defeating House of Cards, My Believer, etc.) - 87 SF
Danish Jockey Club Stakes - G2 (1 3/8m, T, defeating Return to Acapulco, Never Tell, etc.) - 82 SF
German International Cup - G3 (1 1/4m, T, defeating After Earth, Daine, etc.) - 90 SF
German International Cup - G3 (1 1/4m, T, defeating Change for Good, My True Story, etc.) - 81 SF
Canterbury Stakes - G3 (1 1/4m, T, defeating Reluctant Hero, Neron, etc.) - 85 SF
Excaper Stakes - G3 (1 1/16m, T, defeating Drogon, Hear Me Preach, etc.) - 96 SF
Prix Napoleon - G3 (1 1/8m, T, defeating Tornadoes, Investing in Stars, etc.) - 97 SF
Maiden Special Weight (1 1/16m, T, defeating Forgot, Shoot the Sheriff, etc.) - 97 SF
2ND
Arc De Triomphe - G1 (1 1/2m, T, to Kingston, defeating Electric Blue, Ianto, Muto, Burning Up a Sun) - 93 SF
King George Stakes - G1 (1 1/4m, T, to Electric Blue, defeating Timing, etc.) - 90 SF
3RD
Arc De Triomphe - G1 (1 1/2m, T, to Joseph, Savage, defeating Burning Up a Sun, Return to Acapulco, O Captain, John, See Around Corners, The Lord of Time, Secret of the Fox, D's Breeder's Cup) - 82 SF
Steward's Cup Turf - G1 (1 1/2m, T, to Dwight Eisenhower, Reddington, defeating King of Monsters, Return to Acapulco, Forgot, Kingston, Ominous Tones, Burning Up a Sun, etc.) - 87 SF
Louisville Bunbury - G1 (1 1/4m, T, to Drogon, Timing, defeating King of Monsters, Tornadoes, Free Once More, etc.) - 89 SF
King George Stakes - G1 (1 1/4m, T, to King of Monsters, Reddington, defeating Timing, Bow Ties Are Cool, etc.) - 89 SF
BIO
(Really, how this horse didn't have one of these threads the second he galloped "very special" as a yearling, then "freak" as a two-year-old, I have no idea. He remains my only Thoroughbred freak.)
Imperative was maybe not destined for greatness, at least on paper, when he was born. By my own stellar homebred sire Gibraltar, now in his twilight years in the breeding shed, there was hope that his heir apparent was waiting in the wings. I never expected something quite like "Imp", however. His dam was purchased for $50,000 after five relatively unsuccessful foals. Her oldest, by Trafalgar, was graded stakes placed, and her second, by Alexei, won five races, but the rest were named things such as "I'm Slow" or not named at all. Her first breeding under her new ownership was to Gibraltar, and produced a big, flashy chestnut colt who did not resemble his sire at all.
"Imp", even though it at first appears an uninspired nickname, actually fits the big, red colt. He can be extremely flighty in noisy paddocks and barn areas (hence the ear muffs), and generally always the presence of one of the barn's solid old ponies. In the barn, he's ornery, snagging anything he can reach with his teeth, be it attached to a person or not. On the track, however, Imp puts all of that nervous, wicked energy into running. His first works as a yearling were blazing fast, landing him on the leaderboard of the fastest all time, and he continued that trend all the way up until a couple of weeks before his first race.
Imp took his debut by a widening 3 3/4 lengths under Hannah Cochran, just before the hire of new jockey Daniel Holcomb. Dan received the mount on Imperative in the colt's next outing, and they won a hard fought graded stakes bow over the classy pair of Tornadoes and Investing in Stars. A trip across the Atlantic took Imp to his first Steward's Cup event, and his first win there, where he again defeated Tornadoes, this time by 2 3/4 lengths.
So far this season, Imp had to fight from the rail (seriously, this colt has the worst luck with the draw - the furthest outside in 4 starts he's been is in the 4 hole and that was in a 10 horse field) to take his sophomore debut in the Excaper Stakes, defeating another very highly regarded colt in Drogon.
The sky is the limit, and this colt's career is just getting started.
and he hopes he can be the one to do it. 
I just hope you're not putting glitter on Forgot's hooves. He might have gender identification issues if you did...