Hey racing world, Valencia Andrews here. Ordinarily I wouldn't be the one writing this article or whatever, but SOPS is a bit of a mess right now. To put it simply - Amber Black is crying in her office about reclaims, Krystal Yhate is freaking out about races starting tomorrow, and a mysterious fire or something has started in one of the spare barns being constructed to house our exploding population. It's been isolated, don't worry, probably just a toaster triggering a fire alarm or something, but let's just say SOPS is starting off Year Twenty under a bit of stress.

I know the racing world is dying to hear about our juveniles, and given everything going on this lovely task was entrusted to me. I don't think they realized exactly how I'd be writing this out for y'all, because quite frankly I don't give a crap about professionalism or whatever, so I guess I'll just gloat about our juveniles and call it a day.

Naturally I'm going to talk about mine first - Divided Kingdom and Naturally Radiant. Divi has got to be the prettiest horse I've ever laid eyes on. He looks and acts like an Arabian and has a way of moving and acting that just tells you he's the prince. Now, he may look a bit delicate, but he has so much spirit and he's so hard to handle. You know how I like the tough ones. Divi is by Divided Notion - yup, an Intrepid horse, glad we got him out while we could - and out of Hall of Fame inductee Lynara's Kingdom, who you'll remember as the terrifying sprinter who also won the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile. You'll find him stalking the pace during his races - he's too good to go linger at the back like a pansy! Oh also, there's no escaping him; he runs both dirt and turf and from five to ten furlongs. He'll probably start over dirt first, but you won't be safe over the turf for long, I guarantee it. Now, for my next horse - Naturally Radiant, aka Dia. What a gorgeous girl she is. She's by Radiant Silver and out of Naturally Charismatic. Such a deep pedigree - we've got Radiance, True Enough, On To Dancing, Night Stalker, The Natural, and the rare Akita Rose mare Charisma. This is a girl who might scare the living daylights out of you - she seems so much taller than sixteen and a half hands high, and we get along so damn well. We both have that way of looking at a person and completely deconstructing them. It's beautiful. Now as for Dia, you'll find her at the front during her nine to twelve furlong races, and she also runs both dirt and turf. We're looking to crushing you wherever we go, that's for sure.

Might as well go alphabetical for the rest - I know mine are the best of the crop! Oh dear. oeinfiowngiwongw I WILL NOT BE SILENCED NOOOO flienioen

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Hey all. Violet Mereficus here. I had to get Valencia away from the computer because woah was she about to ditch every horse that wasn't hers. I'm a lot more practical! And fair. But I'll still be going through my dear juvenile first, just because I want the same privileges as her. Please meet Athena's Pride. What a beautiful filly. She's by Prideful Limits - yup, Shiver Me Timbers x Trust Limits - and out of Athena's Desires - I know you're green with envy by now, that's Pegasus Wings x Deadly Desires. Talk about a blue blood! Athena has got to be the classiest horse on the roster, and I'm not just saying that because I get to ride her. Priya is fast and furious - well, not furious, but she doesn't play too well with others. She can get a bit nasty, but damn is she a bit of a fighter. Naturally, you'll find us winning in the turf sprints. She's a mid-pack type, but you'll definitely be seeing her in the shadow of the wire, ripping away with the lead.

Now, the other horses in this crop are ultra-talented. I'd say the next winner of the Triple Crown is going to be Questionable. First of all, he's such a beautiful boy. Second of all, he's by Fleet Street, who was our much-loved project who rose to HoTY glory in his final season. Plus, his dam Impressionable (while not a shabby horse herself) is by Bank On Greatness (full sibling to Triple Crown winner Impressario) and out of Admirable (full sibling to Triple Crown winner Admiral's Revenge). So let's just say the blood is DEFINITELY there. Q is also just so loved in the barn; he's like a knight in equine form, and he looks beautiful in motion. You'd better watch out for him. He's not the only one you need to watch for, though - there's also In Vogue. Now, In Vogue was not even supposed to be with us but, well, you deal with reclaims like you have to. It's not like we regret it, either. This one is a direct descendant of Bank On Greatness, but he's also out of In The Spotlight - yup, the Breeders Cup Turf surprise winner. One thing you need to know about Vo is that he's nice to look at and ridiculously good at running over the turf, but he's honestly dumb as a doornail. It took him AGES to be broken in, and he's skittish on the track. Where he runs depends on how worked up he is; at the front if he's insane, at the back if he's doing decently. I'm happy I'm not the one riding him; he's a good watch for Christopher Black.

The most surprisingly ridiculous horse on our roster is Devil's Ascent. He's got serious-minded horses as parents - Breeders Cup Turf winner Devil's Flair and Triple Tiara champion and Hall of Fame inductee Born To Soar - but seriously, the horse is insane. He's the kind of horse that covers ground quickly, but has no sense of personal space; he'll get right up in your face and pretend it's accidental. What a devil. On the track, Ace is probably the best horse we have who handles turns; he accelerates right off of it and makes it look easy. He'll also likely be our Canadian Triple Crown candidate, so look out for him as a mini-Odin over the next year and a half! Lest he express some sort of preference before then. You never know with these dual types! Speaking of, another horse I really want to talk about is Trying To Impress. She's a dual type, but she can run anything seven furlongs and above. By Born To Impress (I know, I know - this crop has lots of MBK and Bank On Silver via Impressario/Bank On Greatness descendants) and out of Reflected In Water (there's your prolific True Enough descendant!), she was essentially bred to be a dirt horse but showed a wacky preference for the turf too. She's the most people-pleasing horse in the barn; sometimes I think she needs to get a life, she gets so much out of pleasing others! It's such a problem. For such a frighteningly intelligent horse, she needs so much attention in order to be happy. It's honestly ridiculous.

But moving on, we have the darling of the barn - Callista. And of course she's the darling - she's out of Pandora, our Turf Triple Crown winner. Callista was always going to be obsessively loved by us. She's gorgeous - another horse with perfect conformation - and her gray coat (inherited from sire Ode To Glory) is beyond stunning. What a filly. Calli is naturally a show-stopper from start to finish and we're expecting her to follow in her parents' footsteps in terms of class. She's expected to hit the ground running as soon as she gets out there. Calli is a bit introverted, and I'd have to say her funniest quirk is her love of fog. We kind of didn't expect that from her, but given her shade of coat it makes sense. Speaking of darlings inspired by dams - we have Absolute Passion! This is the first horse out of Cyclonaria to hit the track - you know her, you love her, SOPS's famous miler mare. He's by Passionate Flyer, a less popular sire but one should seriously be more popular than he is; Passionate Class is such a good sire and racehorse, and having Hall of Fame mare Simply A Flyer for a dam isn't shabby either. Passi is unbelievably headstrong, though. He can be a bit of a nightmare and is honestly insane. On the track, you'll see him rearing, bucking, and in general causing everybody a lot of trouble and annoyance. You might also see him all over the place during a race, but there's no denying his class. Passi is always out there to win and you'll see him at the end, I guarantee it. He also runs six to eleven furlongs, so I'm picking up on a definite Sahadev vibe (aside from how he only likes turf).

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Hi guys, Henna Turath here. I wanted to drop in, give Violet a chance to check out some of the insanity going on in the barn today, and talk to you about the sprinters in our crop. As you all know, I used to be a jockey for SOPS, and now I'm the trainer in charge of our sprinting division!

I wanted to start with Apollo's Warrior. He's by Sun King - and boy does he look it, not in color but in shape - and out Battle Wings. We didn't quite expect Battle Wings to produce more of a sprinter-miler type, but there you have it. Apollo's seventeen hands high and runs six to nine furlongs over the dirt. He looks so pretty, but god DAMN is the horse scared of literally everything that moves! It takes him an insanely long time to acclimate to anything, and that's why he's shipping out early for his debut. He's such an oddball; when he's racing, we can't tell if he's sprinting and hoping for the best or actually running! Boy is he fast though, and I love training him just to see the fractions that he pulls. He'll be jockeyed by Kylie Silverstar - no surprises there - and you can expect to see this nutjob really tearing it up. Our next sprinter is the opposite - she's the tactical Midnight Magic. She's a bit more originally bred, by Silent Snap and out of the original create Midnight Sun. She's pretty, of course she is, like all the others in this crop, and she's a terrifying horse. She's built like a tank and is so physically imposing! She's so tough and few horses have stretched my training abilities more. Magi needs a very specific workout regimen to stay in shape or else she's liable to go insane and tear down the barn. She's definitely more of a pasture pony; stalls are BAD unless you provide entertainment. She's also odd in that she thrives off of longer workouts rather than short ones. What an oddball!

Now let's see, our next sprinter is Polemos. This is our dual sprinter of the barn, but he'll likely lean dirt as he starts out. He's by the recently retired Ares and out of Doubloon Moon. Such an athlete! He's easily one of the most athletic horses in the barn and has the kind of showy action that looks best on a dressage horse, though of course he's a racehorse for now. He's such a bully and loves to give everyone a hard time, but he's never said no to a workout, I'll tell you that. His leg type is THE weirdest; Polly wanders around when he's racing and never seems to pick any position to stay and love. You never really know what to expect with this one. Given his temperament, Timothy Andrews was a natural choice as jockey.

Moving on from her, I want to talk about Innocence's Call even though she's not a sprinter. She runs seven to ten furlongs, which is a bit outside my range of training, but she's out of Innocent Passion so I just have to talk about her. Look at her; she screams "Friendly cute filly!", but you can't trust that Little Miss Innocent blood. Innie is a trickster and a princess. She's constantly playing tricks and jokes on people, and you need to be really patient with her if you're going to survive. She even terrifies the leaders when she's racing, drifting up to playfully annoy them before dropping back again. What an evil little filly, but we honestly love her all the same.

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All right guys, I'm back in control. This is Amber Black. I needed a bit of time to cry over the amount of horses I've had to shift around recently, but I'm all better now. It seems my staff have been hard at work writing this article. I'm admittedly a bit scared about some of the stuff that they've written, but I'm honestly too tired and worn out to care. I have to write this and then sprint over to enter the ponies in races. Oh, and do scheduling. Damn is this going to suck. Better to get to it.

Let's talk about Desirable. Yup, this is the final Deadly Desires foal to hit the track - talk about expectations - and she's out of Silent Fury, which gave her a lot more stamina than her siblings. She'll be running eight to eleven furlongs on the track over both dirt and turf (likely turf to start), and she might even lean in a sprinter direction in the future, we'll see. Desiree is an oddly playful minx, one we were surprised to be dealing with, but take her to a track and you get a different story. The heat of her pedigree comes out. She tends to eat her paddock pony - you'll see what we mean during her first race - and she's a gradual closing type who does her parents proud. Give her a race, time to accelerate, and boom - there is Desiree, the looming threat growing ever closer!

And now for Fortuity's Melody. I'm actually super excited for this one; she's by Coincidence and out of Adrasteia, which I feel is a really original cross! And talk about a loaded pedigree. Mel's a bit nuts, though - she has this odd fascination with mud and being covered by it. Grooming is a stupid endeavor with her. She's also very mischievous on the track; trust her to be a bit funny out there. She's an absolute workhorse, though, and boy do we have a Triple Tiara candidate with this one. She runs eight to eleven furlongs on the dirt and we're anticipating that she'll love crowded races the most, given her unholy love of dirt and mud.

I think that's it for now - I have to go confirm scheduling!! Ahh! See you all at the track!