Kalliopeia

As noted in the last entry, I figured it was better to use those points up rather than prolong the Carrot Club agony beyond absolute necessity, so today Kalliopeia has joined the names at the foot of the page. I don't think she has any chance whatsoever, but she's beautiful and her cost was virtually covered by the points I'd built up along the way.

Courtesy Carrot Club

So who is Kalliopeia? Well, she's a filly by Meisho Samson, who we've written about in the Miracle Rouge profile, with Castalia as the dam. This means she's a Sadler's Wells cross, as Castalia boasts Sunday Silence as her father and Catalyst (a combination of Sadler's Wells and Welsh Love blood) as her mother. As you know, I love Sadler's Wells, and the Sunday Silence element brings in the Hail To Reason DNA that I treasure so much, too. Catalyst won first time out and did very little (except one third place) afterwards, but this horse is purely for fun - something to support simply because she's so pretty and the price was right. She is based at the Takashi Kanari stables within the Miho Training Centre.