Cricket Hill's 2014 Foaling Season

Another healthy colt.
Gambling Fool NCh. Bellagio x Come Back Later
8.3hh bay colt

First foal of unraced dam.  Come Back Later will be bred in March to Rahy, as we had originally planned to breed Gotta Be a Natural to him…

Cat, I’m really sorry about Gotta Be A Natural :frowning: She was a beautiful mare

Well, thus far the colt’s have it.  7 out of 10 thus far.  :wink:

[color=blue]Out of the Ashes  WCh. Strider x Phoenix (G)
8.3hh Chestnut colt

Phoenix will be sent Worth My while for a 3/4 foal to GCh. Honey Baby.

[color=blue]Plague FFCh. High Chances x Barely Black
8.3hh Bay Colt
First foal of dam, who showed promise as a 2yo before breaking her leg in a freak accident.

Barely Black  is being sent to V is for Victory, Dark Continent’s 1/2 brother.  =)

One more today.  =)

[color=blue]AllColtsAlltheTime WCh. All Jazzed Up x GCh. Firmament
9.2hh Chestnut Colt

The name is most likely temporary in reaction to the abnormal spate of colts we’ve been having, but it was inspired by a way of learning languages (e.g. All Japanese All the Time).  

Firmament is healthy.  She’ll be shipped to Australia for a breeding with Strike It Rich.

12 foals, 3 fillies, 8 colts, 1 stillborn, 1 dead mare, 23 foals to go.

I have the opposite problem, Cat.  Maybe I should name my next filly “Another Bridesmaid” :wink:  lol

Maybe I can con/swap some of your fillies for a couple of my colts.  :wink:

Whoo filly!

[color=red]Fit to be Tied FFCh. High Chances x GCh. Fit to be Jim
9.1hh Black Filly

This is the first foal of almost-millionaire Fit to be Jim, who has been bred to ICh. Long Live the King.

Two more today. =)

[color=red]Drenched
Ch. Irish River x Singintherain
9.2hh Dark Bay Filly

Second foal of SP dam.  Singintherain has been bred to Dark Continent.  Am debating b/t Drenched and Buckets of Rain.  Thoughts?

[color=red]Lucretia
WCh. King David x Italy §
9.2hh Dark Bay Filly

So happy that this foal arrived safely.  Italy was an EXPENSIVE purchase.  She’s 1/2 to MSW Touch ‘n’ Go and Devil May Care.  Her 3yo has won her only start (under FF management to boot).  The death of Lucretia supposedly helped lead to the overthrow of Tarquinn Superbus and the start of the Roman Republic.  A depressing story, though.

Cute! I like the name Buckets of Rain better.

I also think Buckets of Rain is the way to go :slight_smile:

I also vote for Buckets of Rain. :slight_smile: Cute fillies!

Well, another colt. 

[color=blue]Refrain ICh. Dark Continent x Ch. Out of Tune
9.0hh Brown Colt

1/2 to filly Reprise, 2nd foal of dam.  Out of Tune is 1/2 to WCh. King David, by Bold Ruler.  After losing her Bold Ruler foal two years ago, we are super excited to have the chance to breed her to the only other Bold Ruler son standing at stud (and the only one who is not her 1/2 brother)–ICh. Long Live the King.  This was the reason we wanted King studified so badly. 

Love the name. :slight_smile:

The colts really have it this year.  :wink:

[color=blue]On an Adventure ICh. Dark Continent x Ch. Final Tour
10.0hh Bay Colt

First live colt out of Final Tour (she lost her first colt by Tiznow).  First foal of dam, Tickled Pink by High Chances will run this year. 

Congrats on a healthy foal, and I know what you mean, the colts are overrunning my stable too!

Fillies!

[color=red]Lonely Ness Ch. Irish River (G) x Ch. Lone Star (G)
8.2hh Dark Bay Filly

A spitting image of her full sister, MSW Ch. Lonely River.  Her 1/2 sister, Lonely Planet, is looking good this year with a win in her first start and a paycheck in every start to date.  I’m not sure if we’ll keep Nessie or sell her, since we already have her full sister in the broodmare band.  

Lone Star has been bred to High Chances.

[color=red]Color By Numbers FFCh. High Chance x GCh. Assault By Numbers
8.3hh Bay Filly

First foal of SW’ing dam.  Assault By Numbers has been bred to Long Live the King.

Pair of foals by DC.  =)

[color=red]Tsotsi ICh. Dark Continent x GCh. Hollywood Native
Foaled 3/7
9.3hh Chestnut Filly

3rd foal of MSW dam from an impeccable female line (dam and granddam are both gold-ranked).  Hollywood Native has been bred to FFCh. Foolhardy.  We’re surprised at her height, given that her sire’s a bit short.

[color=blue]Jumanji ICh. Dark Continent x Spirit of Love
Foaled 3/8
8.3hh Bay Colt

First foal of dam.  Spirit of Love has been bred to All Jazzed Up.

20 foals, 11 colts, 9 fillies, 1 stillborn, 1 dead mare.

[color=red]Heavens to Betsy  (FFCh. High Chances x Hoppinonmyhalo (S))
9.2hh Chestnut Filly

[color=blue]Ask for the Moon Rock of Gibraltar x Ask DNA
10.1hh Bay Colt

AWE Heavens to Betsy! So adorable. :slight_smile:

As for BG…hmmm…Ask Me How, Don’t Ask Me, Ask RNA, Just Ask…You know, the word Ask looks really weird after you look at it for awhile. :slight_smile:

How about ASK Gibraltar that starts with ASK