Since we are going to the Eastside of the mountains for our Broodmare of the Week, let's make fun of those elitists on the Plateau. Yes, I am talking about Enumclaw. A place that reeks of money, liberalism and Tuesday night get togethers with the ladies at the Rainier Bar and Grill. Thank god they have their own language save these lost souls:
So steaming with arrogance that it was formed by volcanic mudflow (or lahar) from Mount Rainier 5,700 years ago (By the way, somebody better register the name Enumclaw Lahar with the Jockey Club soon or else it will be taken).
So sinister, that the name Enumclaw derives from the Salish Native American name for "place of evil spirits." However, I believe that by "evil spirits" they mean Jagermeister and Mad Dog 20/20.
Yes, they try to cover it up by annually hosting the Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games, but I can see through your charade Enumclaw. The only two good things to say about this city is that it is not Buckley (but remember you pay higher property taxes than Buckley so don't get uppity) and it is home of my favorite new pup Django:
Some pictures are just worth reposting.
Now that I have alienated 93% of my readers, lets get on with the Broodmare of the Week, the wonderful Soft Copy. Born in the Orwellian year of 1984, Soft Copy was by Staff Writer out of Castinette (Captain Courageous). Soft Copy opened a can of whoop ass on the track, winning over $313,000 (this is in the 80s, by the way), winning 8 Stakes Races and being Multiple Graded Stakes Placed. She was also 3 year-old Washington Champion Filly in Washington. Soft Copy is one of the top 100 Washington-Bred earners of all time.
Soft Copy was purchased by John Roche for $4,200 at the 1985 Washington Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Sale. John Roche, a Yakima fruit producer and distributor, purchased a real peach in Soft Copy. Not only was she the apple of Washington's eye in 1987, her produce were just as good. She did not produce one lemon, having 9 winners from 9 foals and from a spodie of stallions. Her produce won over $461,000. Orange you upset you didn't buy her? I am sure John was grapeful for buying her. She had one Black-Type Winner and 3 Black-Type Placers in her broodmare career. I would not be bored out of my gourd with a mare like this. Ok, I am done.
Two of her foals: Run a Copy (Basket Weave) and Premo Copy (Supremo) ended up becoming part of the Roche broodmare band. Run a Copy was Soft Copy's black-type winner of over $80,000:
http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=4319925®istry=T
Run a Copy has 7 foals, 5 of which have raced, and 4 winners. The reason that Soft Copy is Broodmare of the Week is due in part to Run a Copy's foal Smart Copy (Papa Clem) win over the weekend. But Soft Copy got an extra lift to Broodmare of the Week when one of Premo Copy's foals, Seattle's Best Copy (Demon Warlock), also won. Pretty good weekend for this family.
A little bit more about Premo Copy. She won over $134,000 in her career and was Black-Type Placed.
http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=4681648®istry=T
Premo is now famous for being the dam of Castinette Dancer (Minister's Wild Cat) who has won over $206,000 to date and several Stakes Races:
http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8383533®istry=T
She also has Premo Jewel (Cahill Road) still on the track.
Waiting in the wings for Premo Copy is a Harbor the Gold yearling filly who is Hip No. 64 in this year's WTBOA Sale. We expect that there is another Harbor the Gold on the ground for 2014 and Premo Copy was bred back to none other than Minister's Wild Cat.
Run a Copy has a yearling filly by Demon Warlock and was bred back to the sire and has a 2014 foal.
What do you call John Roche's farrier?
Peach Cobbler (Boom! Here all week).
Always Love Your Animals,
Will
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