Horse Name: Rise Me Gold
Race Record: 35:11-10-8 (83%)
HOTY Points: 7 HOTY
Race Results this year:
1st CONSUMATO DERBY* 11F [G3+G2] @ TW (Sept Wk 3)
1st VALORIZZARE DERBY* 10F [G4+G3] @ TW (Sept Wk 2)
1st THE HANDSOME MILE* 8F 3 yo [G4+] @ GHF (Aug Wk 1)
1st COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS* (TT) D 8f 3 y/o F [G5+] @ TW (June Wk 2)
1st ACORN STAKES* (TT) D 8F 3 y/o F @ TW (May Wk 1)
1st DAVONA DALE STAKES* D 9f 3 y/o F TT Prep [G5+] @ The Wire (March Wk 4)
1st HOLIO DERBY D 8f [G4] @ The Wire (Feb Wk 4)
2nd TRAVERS STAKES** 10F [G4+] @ BSD (Oct Wk 3)
2nd RISORGIMENTO DERBY* 10F [G5+] @ The Wire (Oct Wk 1)
2nd Violetesareblue Stakes 9F 3YO F [G3] @ BSD (Aug Wk 3)
2nd MOTHER GOOSE STAKES* (TT) D 9F 3 y/o F [G5+] @ TW (May Wk 3)
2nd SILVERBULLETDAY STAKES* D 9.5F 3 y/o F [G5+] @ The Wire (April Wk 3) TTP
2nd FORWARD GAL STAKES* D 8.5f 3 y/o [G5+] @ The Wire ( March Wk 1)
2nd Addiction Stakes D 12f [G4] @ The Wire (Jan Wk 2)
3rd DUBAI FILLY CUP* 10F 3yo F [G4+] @ GHF (Nov Wk 3)
3rd CINCINNATION STAKES* 9F [G2+] @ BSD (Nov Wk 1)
3rd Princess Turia Stakes D 11f [G5+G4] @ BSD (Jan Wk 1)
4th BREEDERS' CUP DISTAFF* 9f F/M [G4+] @ TW (Dec Wk 4)

Why Horse Should Win:
While I won't go into detail on her record from last year I will note that Rise Me Gold is a completely different horse from who she was as a juvenile in Year 16. This girl has become a diva on the track this year as a three year old and has done things that I would have never believed any of my horses could have ever do, especially when compared to the racing stable giants that we have here that have been playing for years. Rise Me Gold (and her half-bro) have made a new name for not only themselves, but their sire as well. Rise Me Gold won not one, but two legs of the Triple Tiara and only narrowly missed her chance at going down in history by running second in the Mother Goose. That's crazy! 

After the Triple Tiara was over, Ms. Gold went on to knock the boys off their feet in the Risorgimento series by winning the Consumato, Valorizzare and running second in the Risorgimento Derby. If that isn't enough, she ran second to this year's Triple Crown Champion, Black  Thriller  in the Travers Stakes. The only time she ended up out of the money this year was the BC Distaff, but that wasn't her fault. She's phenomenal and has a backstory unlike any other 3 year old filly this year. 

Other 3 year old fillies for Y17 hit the ground winning as juveniles and continued to do so this year with fame and pedigree to back them up. Rise me Gold has neither of those things and yet here she is.