Sakura Springs 2024 Foals

Breeding Foaling Barn
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Logged on for the first time of the new year and we’re apparently starting off with a bang! XD

[color=red]LIFE CHANGES[/color]
NCh. Changeling (S) x Life’s Magic - GCh. Stagehand (S)
9.0h black filly
Born Jan. 1
Bred for both dirt and turf, most likely at a classic distance. Her dam was in the top 3 in just under half of her starts, so not incredible, but this foal shares a sire/BM sire with my personal favorite, GCh. Fractal, so hoping for good things in the future.

[color=blue]HOLLYWOOD SURPRISE[/color]
NCh. Ducati (B) x Chick Flick (G) - Planet Hollywood (S)
8.3h black colt
Born Jan. 2

1/2 brother to [color=blue]GCh. Flames of Passion[/color]

[color=blue]AWAYINTHEVALLEY[/color]
NCh. Away The Lads (B) x Lillyofthevalley - ICh. Stressed (S)
9.0h dapple grey colt
Born Jan. 2

[color=red]SUPERLIGHT[/color]
GCh. Superdocious (B) x Ch. Limelight (S) - GCh. Stagehand (S)
8.2h dark bay filly
Born Jan. 3

1/2 sister to [color=red]GCh. Fractal[/color]. Not sold on the name yet, but looking forward to seeing how she does. This is the 5th foal (4th filly) for Ch. Limelight. Was rather hoping for a colt finally, but I’ll take what I can get.

2 Colts | 2 Fillies

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Lovely foals, especially Superlight (I also like the name).

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Another filly made her appearance today!

[color=FF0000]MOVEITLIKEDUCATI[/color]
NCh. Ducati (B) x Ch. I Like To Move It - GCh. Ace of Hearts
8.2h black filly

First foal for this MSP mare. Ducati doesn’t seem to have had much luck with his progeny so far (only 38% winners) but I’m interested to see if this one can defy the odds.

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Another girl!

[color=red]NAVY GOLD[/color]
NCh. In The Navy (S) x Our Golden Girl - Giant’s Causeway (S)
9.0h brown filly

2 Colts | 4 Fillies

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[color=blue]I’M NO ARTIST[/color]
FFCh. I’m No Fool (S) x Persimmon - A.P. Indy (S)
9.2h dark bay colt

Name was partially inspired by Persimmon’s dam, Titian, as Titian was an Italian Renaissance painter. Hard to know how he’ll perform, as Persimmon wasn’t raced until 4 and her older foal is yet unraced, but being from a Foolhardy/A.P. Indy bloodline, I’m hoping for a sturdy and reliable runner.

3 Colts | 4 Fillies

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[color=red]CHAPTER ONE[/color]
ICh. First Born Son (S) x Kissing Book - WCh. As You Wish (B)
8.2h dark bay filly

3 Colts | 5 Fillies

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LOVE the name Chapter One! I feel old seeing Kissing Book with a foal.

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LOVE the name Chapter One! I feel old seeing Kissing Book with a foal.

Funny how that works, huh? I remember when my mare, Ch. Limelight, was born and she’s already had 5 foals. XD

Also…

So. Many. Girls!

[color=red]FAIRY AVALANCHE[/color]
NCh. Straticus x Ered Luin - ICh. Blue Smoke
9.0h chestnut filly

Mostly a placeholder name at the moment. This one is an experimental pairing. Straticus has all his SW on Turf but was 2 wins of 3 starts on dirt as well. Ered Luin was a consistent runner from age 2 to 5, all on dirt. This is Ered Luin’s first baby.

3 Colts | 6 Fillies

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Another filly!

[color=red]SHE’S NO FOOL[/color]
FFCh. I’m No Fool (S) x She’s Got It - NCh. Mr. Prospective
10.0h brown filly

A little surprised this name wasn’t already taken. Dam’s racing career was rough, with no results her 3YO year and she wasn’t raced again till 5, but has a pretty sound pedigree, so maybe the Foolhardy/Mr. Prospector lines will still pay off.

3 Colts | 7 Fillies

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Another girl, and not even the foal that is currently 3 weeks overdue! XD

[color=red]GOLDEN MISS[/color]
Golden Horn x King’s Mistress (S) - WCh. King David (S)
9.2h dark bay filly

1/2 sister to [color=red]Ch. Little Miss Zapper[/color], [color=blue]Ch. King Of Harvard[/color]

3 Colts | 8 Fillies

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Finally some boys! Still waiting on that overdue baby, though. >.<

[color=blue]BLAME AWESOME[/color]
Blame (B) x Ch. Awesomette - Ch. Mr. Townsend (S)
9.0h dark bay colt

Awesomette will be put up for lease this year.

[color=blue]WINTER HAVEN[/color]
ICh. Candidate (S) x Ch. Comm Badge - ICh. Highland Magic (S)
Bred by Littlefield

10.0h grey colt

5 Colts | 8 Fillies

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Congratulations on them all! Your foals are so big and strong; mine are itty bitty in comparison, ahah.

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Haha. Yeah, I don’t know what’s in the water this year. This is the biggest crop of foals I think I’ve ever had. XD

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Finally, my late baby decided to make his appearance! For how long this bun was in the oven, he sure is small. XD

[color=blue]CONVERGENCE[/color]
ICh. Unabridged (G) x Diversion - GCh. Highland Laird (S)
8.1h dark bay colt

Originally called him Divergence until I realized there’s already a Divergent (along with mom being Diversion), so thought maybe there were too many similar names there. Still not sure if I like the new name, but we’ll see.

6 Colts | 8 Fillies

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I like the name. :slight_smile: Cute tiny colt!

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Two more!

[color=red]DAGGER DEAL[/color]
ICh. Belanso (S) x Bottle Of Rum - ICh. Candidate (S)
Bred by Denoux Stud

9.1h flea-bitten grey filly

[color=blue]ENCHANTED APPEAL[/color]
GCh. All That Appeal x Enchanted Evening (S) - ICh. Highland Pride (S)
8.3h grey colt

3/4 brother to [color=red]Ch. Last Dance[/color]
1/2 brother to [color=red]Ch. Fairytale Ending[/color], [color=blue] Knight Enchanter[/color]

7 Colts | 9 Fillies

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Boys are just about caught up with the girls!

INDIGO BRIDGE
ICh. Unabridged (G) x Indigo Lady - A.P. Indy (S)
9.3h dark grey colt

Indigo Lady has gone to Black Cherry next.

8 Colts | 9 Fillies

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Been a crazy couple of months. I keep missing the foal announcements on the stable overview and haven’t had time to reconstruct them till now.

February 17
BODACIOUS HIGHLAND
NCh. Lake Highlands (B) x Bodacious Miss - Rahy (S)
9.2h grey colt

Bodacious Miss has gone to Crafty Magic next.

HIGHLAND CHARM
NCh. Lake Highlands (B) x Like a Charm - Silver Charm
9.0h dark grey colt

Like a Charm has gone to Unabridged next.

March 1
SPONSORED RIBBONS
WCh. Sponsored (B) x Wish For Ribbons - WCh. As You Wish (B)
10.1h mahogany bay colt

Wish For Ribbons has gone to Bear Witness next.

TABAXI
GCh. Zadar x Tantalizing (S) - Created
9.0h dark bay filly

Named in honor of the bard in the D&D group my husband and I are a part of. The day Tabaxi was born, we spent half our game session trying to coax our Tabaxi bard out of a tree. XD

Tantalizing is currently up for lease.

March 2
LAND OF DREAMS
NCh. Tir Na Nog x Dreamfield - Created
10.0h dark bay colt

Dreamfield has gone to City of Light next.

LITTLE GUN
Gun Runner x Minor Deer - GCh. Tottenham Hotspur
10.0h dark bay colt

Minor Deer has gone to Superdocious next.

March 4
SPACE RIVER
NCh. Space Chips x Find Me Up River (S) - Ch. Irish River (S)
10.0h black colt

Half to MSW/MSP Ch. Hidden Danger.

Find Me Up River has gone to Franco Classico next.

March 8
FOOLISH STREAK
NCh. Lucky Streak (S) x My Lady’s Fool - FFCh. Foolhardy (S)
10.1h bay colt

My Lady’s Fool has gone to Fight The Twilight next.

March 10
INNER CLASSIC
NCh. Von Lichtenstein (S) x Ch. Inner Light (B) - WCh. Crystal Rainbow (S)
9.2h flea-bitten grey filly

Inner Light is currently up for lease.

MILLENNIUM WISHES
Dubawi x Timeless Wishes - WCh. As You Wish
9.2h bay colt

Timeless Wishes has gone to Calle de Oro next.

March 17
AMERICAN BIRD
American Pharoah (B) x Ornithology - WCh. All Jazzed Up
9.3h dark bay colt

Ornithology has gone to Sponsored next.

March 20
CALICO EXPRESS
ICh. First Born Son (S) x Costa Marta (S) - Rock of Gibraltar
8.0h dark bay filly

More of a placeholder name, since I wasn’t coming up with anything even remotely good.

Costa Marta is currently up for lease.

March 25
ANCIENT SILENCE
NCh. Ancient Magic x Tiptoein’ - NCh. Sneak Peek (S)
9.3h bay filly

Tiptoein’ is on her way to visit Palermo next.

March 29
BLUE MUNDHIR
NCh. Al Mundhir (B) x Ch. Blue Suede Shoes - ICh. What’s Your Point
8.3h brown colt

Blue Suede Shoes has gone to Von Lichtenstein next.

March 30
EGYPTIAN JENNY
NCh. Run Jenny Run (B) x Egyptian Flower (B) - GCh. Akhetnaten (S)
9.1h strawberry roan colt

Half to MSP Ch. Escape Pod.

Egyptian Flower is currently up for lease.

March 31
GUNNINGDOWNROSES
ICh. Gunningdownromance (S) x Blodeuwedd - NCh. Carrowmore
9.0h bay filly

3/4 siblings to SW/MSP Ch. Guns And Roses.

Actually really surprised this name wasn’t taken.

Blodeuwedd was bred on a lease and has returned to her home stable.

April 2
BRASS TALISMAN
Talismanic x Ch. Bold As Brass (B) - Bold Ruler (S)
10.0hh dark bay filly

Half to SP Ch. Cashmere Soda.

Bold As Brass has been officially retired after 11 foals.

April 3
AHSOKA
ICh. Quarren (S) x L’Naan - Silver Charm
8.1h black filly

Considering that Quarren is a race from Star Wars and L’Naan is a nominal character from Star Trek, I let my nerdy husband name this one. XD Was actually surprised the name wasn’t already taken.

L’Naan is currently up for lease.

18 Colts | 17 Fillies | 19 Still Due

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Lovely group of foals. Good luck with the Quarren and Blodeuwedd foals.

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Wonderful foals. Especially love the name Gunningdownroses.

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