Whew! I fell off the face of the earth and now I’ve got a barn full of babies!
I’m gonna list them a few at a time in separate posts, just to avoid having a huge post of twenty foals.
We had another stillborn from our mare Time Paradox, who has been bred back to Last for More for 2028.
AGITATOR
ICh. First Born Son (S) x Ch. IrresistibleZephyr - NCh. Void (S)
9.1h black colt
Second colt for this Sunshine Millions winning mare.
APPELLATE
GCh. All That Appeal x Sahha - ICh. Alley Cat (B)
10h bay colt
Not entirely sold on the name. His oldest half-sibling was stakes placed last year at 6, so it’s possible his dam produces late bloomers–only time will tell.
ALPHA CENTAURI
NCh. Franco Classico x Proxima Centauri - GCh. Starzen (B)
9.1h mahogany bay filly
Proxima Centauri has a date with Exit Poll.
BLUE MORPHO
Knicks Go x Monarch Butterfly - Monarchos (S)
9.2h dapple gray filly
Monarch Butterfly was a lease from Denoux Stud and has returned home.
SOUL SOCIETY
GCh. Powerful Soul x Ch. Majorca - WCh. Express Yourself (G)
9.1h dark bay filly
First foal for MSW-MSP mare. Excited to see this filly race, her dam was best at 2 and 3 so I won’t have to wait as long as I will with some of the others. Majorca is waiting on FF studs for next year.
PROSE
GCh. Vague Writer x Love Smitten - ICh. Devil His Due (S)
9h liver chestnut filly
I write fiction for a living, so I’m loving her name. Her oldest sister, steeplechaser Kitten, just became a stakes winner this month! Love Smitten has been bred to Bells Beach for a 3/4 sibling to Kitten.
ESCAPADE
GCh. Vague Writer x Unknown Cave - NCh. Player (S)
8h brown filly
First foal for this half-sister to one of my favorite mares, Ch. A Smart Turn. Claimed Unknown Cave due to her pedigree, and she never did much on the track, but A Smart Turn has foaled one MSP colt so far, so maybe she’ll do better in the breeding shed. She’s been bred to Turnpike Wannabe.
ECLIPTIC
NCh. Kemistree x Ch. Calindra - GCh. Secretsarebound (G)
9.3h light gray colt
Calindra is in foal to Fiddlers’ Green for next season.
SPACE ODDITY
NCh. Devil’s Walk (B) x Distant Galaxies - NCh. Dark Demand (S)
9.3h chestnut filly
Was really surprised this name wasn’t taken! Distant Galaxies is in foal to Powerful Soul.
WEIRD FICTION
GCh. Turnpike Wannabe (B) x Ch. Slipstream - Ch. Turn n’Burn (S)
9h black filly
Dam’s oldest foal was stakes placed at 5. Slipstream has a date with LiveLong&Prosper.
MOVIE MAGIC
GCh. Final Scene x Life’s Magic (B) - GCh. Stagehand (B)
8.3h dapple gray filly
Life’s Magic is in foal to Beratis for 2028.
REINCARNATE
NCh. Cop in Morgue x Slew O’Miracles - NCh. Slew O’Scots (S)
9.1h black filly
Her sire won the Kentucky Derby, and her dam ran 3rd in the Kentucky Oaks, so I’m betting that this girl will prefer the classic-distance dirt. Slew O’Miracles has been bred to Sponsored.
NEPOTISM BABY
ICh. First Born Son (S) x Difficult Wealth - ICh. Prince of Wonder (S)
9.2h strawberry roan colt
I love the unusual colors, the light/mahogany/blood bays, the grays, and of course, the roans. So I was glad to see that this colt had inherited his mother’s looks! Difficult Wealth will see AndLikeThatHesGone for next year.