Personality: Queen is really a fitting name for Hera who certainly considers herself as such. In her every interaction the filly expects to be treated like royalty and will turn her nose up at anyone she deems isn’t treating her with the respect she deserves. She demands respect and adoration without doing anything to actually earn it which she in fact seems to do the opposite of. Her temper is infamous around the yard and is easily sparked making her often difficult to deal with and work with. She can be vicious when enraged and is always best to keep an eye on her head lest she take a chunk out of your arm. Very few have managed to command this filly’s respect but for the few stubborn enough to earn it she is considerably better-behaved around. This is largely because she has learnt she cannot get away with her brattish behaviour around certain individuals. For those not lucky enough to earn Hera’s respect everything is a power struggle and she does not like to lose. Racing Style: Flexible Hera really runs where she wants when she wants and her jockey better go along with it because they’ll have a damn near impossible job changing her mind. There is a limit to how much she will fight her jockey before simply depositing them in the ground so she is best allowed to run how she wants. If there’s one thing the filly hates it is to lose and when on the track she runs like a demon. Once she breaks from the gate she will try to control every stride of the race and she will do so from really any position on the track. She’s scary to watch in the final stretch as she roars fiercely towards the finish, determined to prove every other horse in the race beneath her.
Racing Record: 2-1-0-0 Current Season 1st in Ginger Go Maiden (5F/T) Apr Wk 2 4th in Mars Shield Stakes - 2YO (7F/T) Mar Wk 3