Fusillade
Chestnut Thoroughbred, Born Y13, 16.1 hh
Popcorn Blitz - Ashanti
Distance Won Over: 6f - 10f
Popcorn Blitz - Ashanti
Distance Won Over: 6f - 10f
Jimmy Creed / EquiSport Photos
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Natural Flavour Stakes* Winner
2020 Fee: $45,000
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Biography
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Pedigree
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Notable Runners
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Race Records
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Blitz is not the perfect combination of his parents in the personality department. Looks wise, there is not a better horse on the block. He is powerful and handsome with his flashy faint blaze and white rear legs. His parents are both sweet horses, with kind attitudes and sensitive natures. Blitz can't even be classified in the sensitive department. The horse is smart, just when he wants to be. He is stubborn as a mule whenever a human wants him to do something. He won't exit the stall or paddock. He flashes his brilliant speed in the paddock and pasture. He has to have a chain on his nose every time he is led somewhere, at home or at the racetracks. He'll drag people around and doesn't even care when he gets punished. The slightly blaze-faced colt has a rough and tough attitude. He loves to run in the mud and his performance increases when he runs in the mud as well. He isn't focused on showing off before and after the race. The strong colt will hurl his post parade pony around, rear and buck just to be rid of him. His dances make people think he is being an entertainer when in reality he doesn't like being close to the other horse. He gets so soaked up before the race, but he is just blowing off excess steam. He could care less about the other horses in the race. As long as they don't get in his way they are fine. Blitz is literally a freight train out on the track. He doesn't purposely intimidate others, but they become intimidated nonetheless. Blitz running is rough and emphatic. He makes it known that he is there, snorting and breathing heavy, purposely running heavily on his hooves. The colt likes to run by everyone from midpoint on the turn until the homestretch. He has to wear blinkers during the running of the race because he just loses focus when he runs right on by. He doesn't need the entire herd to be running with him, but he prefers to play with them. Someday he will make his Hall of Fame grandsire proud.
A stunning runner, he's very flashy and loves to be out on the top. He has exceptional stretch speed and that's where he really shines. He waits back patiently behind the leaders and when that final stretch opens up you can count on Blitz scouting ahead looking for his hold. Once he notices a tiring horse, he shoots off like a bullet. He has no fear of confined spaces and has no problems creating holes where there are none if need be. His jockey has to keep a firm hand on him, lest he simply just bulldoze over competition because once this colt has made up his mind, there is very little that can dissuade him from reaching his goals.
Personality by Cav
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Notable Siblings;
Justa Muffin, Swing Dancer, The Good Fight, Sweet On You, Forged In Battle, This Means War, Ashes To Ashes, Summer Romance, Cascabel
Justa Muffin, Swing Dancer, The Good Fight, Sweet On You, Forged In Battle, This Means War, Ashes To Ashes, Summer Romance, Cascabel
Armory
TB, Ch, F, Foaled January 2020 (o/o Cricket, by Strange Variance) Owned By: Firestone Racing Hits the track 2022 |
Unnamed
TB, B, M, Foaled February 2020 (o/o xx, by xx) Owned By: To debut in 202 |
Career Statistics
Year |
Starts |
Firsts |
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Thirds |
2015 |
17 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
2016 |
17 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
2017 |
15 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
48: 14-17-13 | Prospect 5: 2-0-1
Grade One | Dual | 6-10 Furlongs | Preceder
Grade One | Dual | 6-10 Furlongs | Preceder
2YO SEASON
1st - TW Y15 Norman Hall Stakes* [9F/D] January Week 3 1st - BSD Y15 Can Can Derby [7F/D] April Week 3 1st - BSD Y15 Green and White Stakes [8F/D] May Week 2 1st - GHF Summer Cup G5 Dirt* [10F/D] May Week 4 1st - BSD Y15 Opelousas Stakes [6F/D] June Week 3 1st - BSD Y15 Aster Stakes [8F/D] October Week 1 1st - BSD Y15 Sea Gift Stakes [8F/D] November Week 3 2nd - TW Y15 Cup and Saucer Stakes [8F/D] January Week 1 2nd - TW Y15 Glacial Prince [6F/D] March Week 1 2nd - TW Y15 Prince Henry Stakes* [8.5F/D] March Week 3 2nd - TW Y15 Novizio Derby* [9F/D] September Week 1 2nd - GHF Y15 ALTLUT Juv Dirt Sprint* [6F/D] Sept Wk 3 2nd - BSD Y15 Doltree Derby [10F/D] November Week 2 3rd - TW Y15 New Mexico Classic Cup Juvenile* [8F/D] Febr Week 3 3rd - GHF Y15 Oct Juvenile Dirt Faceoff [9F/D] October Week 2 3rd - TW Y15 Arizona Breeder's Futurity* [7.5F/D] Dec Week 3 4th - GHF February Juvenile Dirt Faceoff [7F/D] February Week 2 |
3YO SEASON
1st - BSD Y16 Native Street Stakes [6F/D] March Week 3 1st - BSD Y16 Breslin Derby [9F/D] May Week 2 1st - TW Y16 Banff National Derby [7F/D] June Week 1 1st - BSD Y16 Natural Flavor Stakes* [7F/D] June Week 4 2nd - BSD Y16 Bright Beginnings Stakes [7F/D] January Week 1 2nd - BSD Y16 Android Stakes [6F/D] February Week 3 2nd - GHF Y16 Volcano Cup [8F/D] March Week 1 2nd - TW Y16 Lecomte Stakes* [9.5F/D] April Week 3 2nd - BSD Y16 Boatswain Derby* [10F/D] May Week 1 2nd - TW Y16 Chocochunk Derby [7F/D] December Week 4 3rd - TW Y16 Assiniboian Derby [9F/D] April Week 1 3rd - BSD Y16 Roseben Handicap* [10F/D] July Week 3 3rd - GHF Y16 Autumn Cup G2 Dirt Sprint* [6F/D] Aug Week 4 3rd - TW Y16 Native Wind Derby [9F/D] September Week 4 4th - GHF Y16 Boy's Party* [6F/D] June Week 3 4th - GHF Y16 Red Wine Sprint* [7F/D] August Week 3 TSC Leg 4th - GHF Y16 Cairo Derby [10F/D] July Week 4 |
4YO SEASON (Y17)
1st - TW Bucolic Stakes [7F/T] - Nov Wk 2 1st - TW Timtam Derby [8F/D] - Sept Wk 2 1st - TW Synergy Derby Race One [8F/D] - July Wk 4 2nd - TW Superstitious Derby [8F/D] - Oct Wk 3 2nd - GHF Rhinestone Cup [7F/D] - Oct Wk 1 2nd - TW Smarty Jones Stakes [9F/D] - Aug Wk 4 2nd - TW Brigadier Stakes [7F/T] - Aug Wk 2 2nd - BSD Rifter Stakes [6F/T] - July Wk 3 2nd - BSD Remblie Stakes [10F/D] - June Wk 1 3rd - TW Kartoonist Derby [6F/D] - Sept Wk 3 3rd - GHF Pluto Cup [10F/D] - Sept Wk 4 3rd - TW Yellowknife Derby [7F/D] - July Wk 2 3rd - TW Malibu Stakes* [7F/T] - June Wk 4 3rd - BSD Technologic Stakes [8F/D] - May Wk 3 3rd - BSD Silver Charm Derby* [9F/D] May Wk 1 |
PROSPECT SEASON (Y14)
1st in GHF's Next Top Racehorse R6* / June Week 1 1st in Jetme Prospect / July Week 4 2nd in Classically Clueless Prospect/Dec Week 3 3rd in Appulium Prospect / August Week 3 5th in Impress Me Cup / April Week 3 7th in GHF's Next Top Racehorse R8* / August Week 1 |