I’m pretty sure a lot of farms have been working away on getting the best crosses possible (myself included) so this is here for everyone to talk as much as they want about upcoming foals (essentially this is a thread for foals that were bred in 2013). :)
Gimme A Shot x Whirl It (Whirlaway)
Whirl It graced us with a stunning little filly by Jazz It Up, and since No Duplicate is now retired this baby will be Whirl’s last most likely. Whirl It is a fairly consistant producer but her two year olds tend to be moody. Gimme A Shot has sired some pretty good stakes winners such as Athens, Long Shot, Mission Bay, and Crusader. He is also a son of the Reine-de-Course mare Gimme A Chance and her only son at stud. I’m crossing my fingers for a filly, since I already have one definite stud prospect from Whirl.
Nightfight x Royalle (Go For Dash)
Royalle lost her Strider filly last year so we hope this foal will make it. Nightfight’s first foals will be yearlings as of 2014 so it’ll be while before Nightfight proves himself as a sire, but he did have a lot of good mares sent to him. Royalle has done well as a brood, with two winners and one placed. Her Ring of Fire colt starts racing next year. With the collison of Times Ebony and Go For Dash again in this baby we hope the foal will be a SW like Gotta Go.
Alley Cat x Kentucky Gamble (Seattle Slew)
Gamble was purchased from Storybook Farms and she was a slow maturing racer. Still, she won a big G1 stakes and placed in numerous stakes. She is unproven as a broodmare, her first is a yearling by Moonopoly. This foal is the second from the combination of Alydar/Seattle Slew. Alley Cat has only two racing crops but he has sired a SW. Given that Alley Cat was highly successful on the turf and Gamble won on the turf as well, I’m thinking this foal will be a future turf racer.
All Jazzed Up x Deadly Game (Time Bomb)
A foal from two CS homebreds. It is also the first time these two particular bloodlines have been paired. All Jazzed Up is a new stallion on the roster at Clover Springs but incredibly talented, winning grade 1 stakes at two, three, four and five. I expect this foal will be a good turf contender in a few years. Game should bless the baby with good early speed, if Devil’s Game is any indication of the foal’s ability as a runner.
My Lucky Day x Shining Spotlight (Alveretto)
My Lucky Day has been pretty used lesser than most stallions but this breeding is one that attracted me, and is a personal favorite of mine. I rarely keep My Lucky Day foals, but this baby is one I will definitely keep to race. Shining Spotlight was a hundred thousand purchase from a auction in July three years ago and she is well worth the price. Now, I would have had to pay more given what her foals have done on the track. She has produced a lot of fillies, and just one colt so we’re thinking that Shine will give us another filly.
Government Secret x Arabic (Nijinsky)
Arabic is created, and I’m pretty picky on what stallions are matched with my mares so this pairing was not pre-arranged, the stud fee is hardly a factor when I decide on the stud. Arabic’s High Chances colt races this coming year, which will be a helpful indicator of Arabic’s broodmare potential. Government Secret has been pretty good as a sire, but pretty underused, still a few of his foals have proven themselves to be stakes level racers.
Moonover Boy x Golden Legend (Black Legend)
Golden Legend is a steady colt producer, but with any luck this baby will be a filly. To date Golden’s best foal is One Lucky Soul, who has won several stakes this year as a 2yo. However, this is the first time Golden has been bred to a Chef-de-Race sire, and with Black Legend, also a Chef-de-Race sire in the mix, the baby will definitely be a interesting one. Moonover Boy was used lightly as a sire, but he did sire multiple stakes level winners/placers.
My Lucky Day x Whirlagirl (Whirlaway)
The second of four My Lucky Day foals we bred this year. Girl has done fairly well, not as good as most of the mares in the broodmare barn of Tall Oaks but she earns her keep. Most of Girl’s foals have won races, if not at the stakes level. My Lucky Day has only just hit his stride in the last two years in the breeding shed, and it looks like Day will have many more stakes quality foals given the mares sent to him (Cross My Heart, Black Flames, etc). The majority of foals from Girl have been colts but we’re holding out for a filly.
My Lucky Day x In Absentia (Flash’s Image)
In Absentia was the first of only twelve foals from Flash’s Image. She has done incredibly well as a broodmare with all six of her racing foals being winners, including her two year old by Secretsarebound. Her colt by Witness will race next year for us. My Lucky Day has already been introduced previously. I’m hoping for another filly, since Tia produces mostly colts and Day is pretty split on good facing colts/fillies.
My Lucky Day x Lil Miss Lucky (Best of Luck)
We got Lily for only a grand a few years ago, but she hasn’t produced anything grand just yet. Her Count Me In filly will race next year. This cross is pretty much a wild card but given Day’s luck lately with his son One Lucky Soul we’re anxious to find out how this foal does in two years.
Seattle Sorcerer x Last Fling (Last Win)
Fling was another thousand dollar purchase, which shocked us considering she had already foaled Calm Winds (MSW). Like a few of our other mares Fling has 100% winners from her five racing foals. She was covered by My Lucky Day shortly after she foaled her Highland Magic filly, which was another reason we were surprised to get her for such a low price considering how in-demand Highland Magic has become. Seattle Sorcerer only has two racing crops (three if you count In Due Time a '09 filly but she was born early), still he has sired one MSW, and multiple winners/placers. I’m fairly excited about this foal.
Rumor Has It x Is She High (Highland Rogue)
I admit I am a fan of crossing mares from top stallions to sons of top stallions and this pairing is just one example of that. I wish I could keep Izzy but FF policy says that once her lease ends she is to go back to Final Furlong so I won’t be breeding her to a stallion after her Rumor foal is born. Rumor Has It is one of the lesser known Planet Hollywood sons standing, although he has sired a MSW and all his foals have placed on the board. The odds that he will be a good sire are already there. Is She High was bred to him last year but she lost the foal. I’m hoping for a nice colt to come from Izzy and Rumor.
