First baby of the year arrived overnight, only a day overdue.
[color=red]Hold Me Thrill Me
Blue Smoke x Ch Club Liquid (Highland Wizard)
First foal for MSP dam. Looks nothing like her parents, appears to be a throwback to her damsire. Should have a liking for the turf or jumps. Not completely sold on the name, mum’s is a bit random for name linking. Club Liquid has a date with First Born Son.
First colt arrived overnight, again not completely sold on the name as yet. He’s a few days early but still a good size.
[color=blue]Oh When The Saints
Gilded Saint x Elegant Denae (create)
9.2h Bay colt. 4th foal for MW, MP dam. Elegant Denae only raced as a 6yo but ran with credit finishing in the money in all her races. She also earned three speed records over fences. Gilded Saint was an excellent runner over jumps so here’s hoping their colt follows suit. Denae visits Mantle of Power next.
[color=red]Distant Galaxies
Dark Demand x Impulse Drive (Highland Wizard)
10h Chestnut filly. First foal for MSP dam. Impulse Drive is a half-sister to ICh Sponsored. I was a little worried with this one as she was 25 days late but thankfully both mum and baby are fine. Dam will now visit Golden Text.
[color=blue]Eldamar
Changeling x Stay Forever (Those Will Do)
9.2h Grey colt. 3rd foal for SW dam. Eldest half sibling Forever A Warrior starts this year. In mythology, a changeling was often swapped with a human baby by elves or trolls. Eldamar is an Anglicised version of Alfheimr, (from Norse mythology meaning ‘elf home’) found in the work of J.R.R.Tolkien. Stay Forever visits Unabridged next.
[color=red]Primed
Spock x Ch I. B. Ready (A. P. Indy)
8.2h grey filly. 7th foal. Dam was MSW, MSP on the track and has produced two SW and two SP runners from four foals to race. She will visit What’s Your Point next.
[color=red]Bronzewing
Slew O’Scots x Juxtaposed (Cigar)
9.3h Dark Bay filly. Second foal. Chuffed to get a filly on this cross (sire/broodmare sire has produced GCh Edinburgh and ICh To Die For). We owned Juxtaposed for a while then rather foolishly lost her in a claimer. Many thanks to Paul at Windward Farm for letting us have her for the year. She is a MW, MP half-sister to retired studs Double Cross and Sneak Peek.
[color=red]Hieroglyph
Blue Smoke x Ch Isetnofret (Akhetnaten)
10h Bay Filly. 4th foal for MSP dam, eldest half-sibling is stakes placed. Dam visits Magic Glory next.
[color=red]Quite Frankly
Frankel x Blue Thistle (Gimmie A Shot)
8.2h grey filly. Bred by Oakwood Farms. First foal for MW, MP dam. Next boyfriend undecided.
[color=red]Tango Vision
Dr Evil x Second Glance (West Wind)
9.1h chestnut filly. Bred by Fox Run. 4th foal for her MW. MP silver-ranked dam. Used the name generator for this one. Dam likely to visit Can’t Touch This.
[color=blue]Chuckles
Blue Smoke x Ch Comedienne (Giants Causeway)
8h black colt. 2nd foal for SW, MSP dam. She visits Frankel next.
[color=blue]Crimbil
Changeling x Dance For Me (False Promises)
8.3h black colt. 8th foal for his silver-ranked dam. Half to MSW, SW, MSP and a SP runner. A crimbil is a changeling in Welsh mythology. Dam visits Lord Nelson next.
[color=red]Saints N Sinners
Gilded Saint x Ch Dynamyte (create)
9h dark bay filly. First foal for SW, MSP dam. Both parents performed best over fences. Dam visits Mantle of Power next.
[color=blue]Mallard
Blue Smoke x Wigeon (Irish River)
8.3h bay colt. First foal for MSP dam, who also holds three speed records. She visits Sea The Stars next.
[color=blue]TrueLoveNeverDies
Gunningdownromance x That’sMyPointBaby (Point Given)
9.1h chestnut colt. Second foal for MSP mare. She visits I’m Your Angel next.
Everyone’s breathing a sigh of relief today after a safe foaling for a mare who lost her first born last year. Baby is tiny but she and mum are doing well.
[color=red]RingOfBrightWater
Ring of Fire x Ch Just Like Ice (Northern Dancer)
7.3h black filly. First live foal for SW, MSP dam. Full sister was stillborn last year. Ice is a firm favourite here at the barn as she was our first ever stakes winner, six months after joining us from a claimer for $5000. She is a half sister to GCh Sionnach, MSW Kingston Coup and SP Crowd Teaser. She will visit High Chances next.
Baby’s name comes from the factual novel (and later film) Ring Of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell, about his life in the Highlands of Scotland and is a description of the area where his house was located.
The colts are catching up with another two arriving overnight.
[color=blue]Holy Faith
Gilded Saint x Ch Sunset Crown
10h dark grey colt. Third foal for MSW, MSP dam. Eldest half sibling should start this year. Both parents were jumps specialists. Dam visits Mantle of Power.
[color=blue]Old Norse
Sleipnir x British Pounds (Sadlers Wells)
8.1h black colt. 2nd foal for SP dam who will now visit Golden Text.