What a crazy, crazy month. In the midst of it, my FF time has suffered, and so I am very delayed on updating you on our new arrivals. And so, allow me to introduce:
ARISTOCRATIC - 9.3hh dark bay colt
SIRE: WCh. King David {B} (Bold Ruler {G} x Faith Hill {P})
DAM: Ch. Cosmopolitan (A.P. Indy {S} x Drink Til He’s Cute {B})
This is our first foal from this stakes winning mare, who we recently purchased. She’s a tall mare who matured during the ideal 2/3yo years, so we felt she would be a good addition to our broodmare band. We’ve had luck with King David as a sire, who gave us a now-4yo winner and a now-3yo stakes placed filly, Queen Catarina. I’m really hoping that this colt will do well, but it will be a while until we know how his dam can produce. Fingers crossed!
COSMOPOLITAN has been bred to our own stallion, Witness - she’s exactly what we wanted in a cross for him! A tall sprinter SW. I’m excited at the prospect.
CARADOC - 9.2hh black colt
SIRE: ICh. Chivalry {B} (What’s It Worth {P} x Honor Bright {S})
DAM: Fleur’s Debate {S} (WCh. What’s Debatable {S} x Fleur de Lis {S})
Caradoc is named for one of the Knights of the Round Table - one of Arthur’s most trusted allies. It seemed a fitting name, thanks to his sire. This is my first foal from him, despite his desirable pedigree. He doesn’t have very many foals of racing age yet, but he does have several stakes level runners among them. I’m hoping that he is a sire whose quality will show more over time. As for the dam, she’s only got two runners to date, but the oldest is our stakes winner, With A Fleurish. Hopefully this combination will prove equally effective.
FLEUR’S DEBATE has been sent to visit the freshman sire, Lucky Streak.
KERRIED AWAY - 10.3hh bay filly
SIRE: ICh. Take Me Away {B} (Cigar {G} x Take Account {P})
DAM: Ch. Keria Toon {B} (created)
I was incredibly shocked to see this very TALL filly born. This is one of my more promising foals, judging by her dam. Although she only has one foal to race, that now-3yo filly, Singsong, has never been out of the top 3. Add in Take Me Away to the mix, and you have the potential for a really decent runner, in my opinion. He’s still a young stud who has plenty of time to prove himself. We’ll all be watching his first crop eagerly in their 3YO season this year, I’m sure.
KERIA TOON was also sent to see our stallion, Witness. He’s a lucky fellow this year!
MADD ABOUT YOU - 9.3hh dark bay filly
SIRE: WCh. Express Yourself (What’s It Worth {P} x GCh. Make An Impression {G})
DAM: GCh. Madd Karol (created)
This one is a sentimental favorite, as well as a truly well-bred foal. First, her dam was my starter mare (and first really consistent stakes winning mare), so of course I am excited to have her first daughter arrive safe and sound. Then, Express Yourself is a really exciting young stallion with a killer pedigree and race record. This pretty little filly is staying with us, that’s for sure. Who knows if she will be a hurdler (with a complete aversion to the flat, ugh) like mom - but either way, she ought to have wings on her hooves.
MADD KAROL is visiting another Aussie stallion, Strider, for yet another exciting cross.
PRAISE ADONAI - 8.2hh light bay colt
SIRE: GCh. One Lucky Soul (GCh. My Lucky Day {S} x Golden Legend {G})
DAM: The Cover Girl {B}
This little boy, by comparison, is a little more unassuming. His sire only earned a GCh. title before retiring, though he placed among the best in the Kentucky Derby & Preakness, for example, and even won the Dubai World Cup. His dam has thrown primarily winners, with a couple of stakes winners in the mix. More than likely, he will be a regular allowance runner - but it’s usually the ones I say that about that go on to surprise me in a major way. 
And so we will see!
THE COVER GIRL is in foal to Demand The Best for 2018.
Formerly leased-out mare, Etta James (x Jazz It Up) has returned to us, and is now in foal to our boy, Witness.
4 colts | 3 fillies | 33 still due
All healthy so far!
But thankfully everyone is healthy, which I prefer above all.