Sakura Springs 2025 Foals

TETRALOGY
NCh. Quintet (S) x Kissing Book - WCh. As You Wish (B)
10h bay colt

Was trying to come up with a name for this dude and discovered that sometimes a set of four books (usually those that relate to music) are called a “quintet.” A “tetralogy” is more or less a synonym that came from Attic theater.

19 Colts | 14 Fillies

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BARBARIAN
ICh. First Born Son (S) x Ch. Furious Five - NCh. Black Warrior
8.3h black filly

Back to my D&D naming craze. Lol. This adorable girl is the second foal/filly for this MSW/MSP turf mare.

19 Colts | 15 Fillies

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Both a good and sad day today. The sad side started at the beginning of the year. Our gold-ranked mare, Rose Gloss, was auto-retired after foaling on January 1st. Got a notification this morning that she has officially passed away.

On the upside, there’s a new face in the barn!

AS YOU WANDER
ICh. Calle de Oro (B) x Timeless Wishes - WCh. As You Wish (B)
10.1h black colt

Second foal (and colt) for this MW/MP daughter of As You Wish. Timeless Wishes is heading to a date with Devil’s Heir next.

20 Colts | 15 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 14 Still Due

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CHERRY HAS IT
FFCh. Black Cherry (B) x Darling Has It - Ch. Rumor Has It (S)
9h black colt

21 Colts | 15 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 13 Still Due

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This girl is TINY. Pretty sure she’s the second smallest born so far this year.

DEBATE STAR
ICh. Starling (S) x Ch. Fantastic Debate (S) - WCh. What’s Debatable (S)
7.3h black filly

Still not sold on the name, but this is what it’s gonna be for now.

1/2 sister to Ch. Moved By Words, Ch. Dissenting Opinion, Existential

21 Colts | 16 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 12 Still Due

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CALIFORNIA RED
California Chrome (B) x Red Light District (S) - Citation (B)
7.1h brown filly

Tied for smallest foal of the year (other one being Owlet).

1/2 sister to Ch. Ho’opa’i, Ch. Red Harted Queen,

BILROST
ICh. Unabridged (S) x Valhalla (G) - Created
8.2h bay colt

Wanted to name him Bifrost or Heimdall, but since both of those names were taken, chose Bilrost instead, as it is an alternative name for the Bifrost.

Valhalla was bred on lease and has gone back to her owner.

1/2 brother to Ch. Jötunheim, Volstagg

22 Colts | 17 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 10 Still Due

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A.P. GRENADIER
Gun Runner x A.P. Impala (S) - A.P. Indy (S)
8.3h brown colt

1/2 brother to MW/MSP Novelist, who was 2nd in the Fountain of Youth this year and 3rd in the Santa Anita Derby.

23 Colts | 17 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 9 Still Due

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Keep forgetting to post about the two newest members of the stables.

Born April 28
Hadron Collider
NCh. Ablative Armour x Ch. Higgs Boson - NCh. Void (S)
9h dark bay colt

Higgs Boson’s first foal, Quantum Gold, debuted on Apr. 24.

Born May 2
Regal Prayer
NCh. Nobly Regal (S) x Like A Prayer - WCh. Express Yourself
8.2h bay colt

This is Like A Prayer’s second foal. She herself was only raced at 6 and 7 years old and still was in the top 3 in half of her starts, so hoping for good things from her progeny.

25 Colts | 17 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 7 Still Due

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I have an unreal number of colts this year. :joy:

BORN DARING
NCh. Daredevil Dan (S) x Born Lucky - GCh. Harvard Bound (B)
10h bay colt

26 Colts | 17 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 6 Still Due

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Congrats on the Nobly Regal colt!

I’m glad my crew went filly-heavy this year.

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Wouldn’t you know it, another colt! XD

KOPHRAX
Thunder Snow x Ch. Busy Invention - ICh. Dark Continent (S)
8.3h dark bay colt

Wasn’t coming up with any good names, so…D&D name it is! Lol. Playing a homebrew campaign tonight, and Kophrax is the name for the military organization my character used to be a part of. Ironically, Busy Invention has given birth to two foals so far and both have D&D names. XD

Busy Invention heads to Starfish for a date with Ancient Magic next.

27 Colts | 17 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 5 Still Due

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Finally another filly. Only 4 still due for the year!

I LIKE SPACE
NCh. Space Chips (S) x Ch. I Like To Move It - GCh. Ace of Hearts
9.3h bay filly

Second foal and filly for this MSP mare. She heads to Calle de Oro next.

27 Colts | 18 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 4 Still Due

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Cute name!

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PUGILIST
NCh. Worthy Victor (S) x Tooth and Nail - ICh. Stressed (B)
8.3h bay filly

Full sister to Last Man Standing (2023)

27 Colts | 19 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 3 Still Due

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VON BLUE
NCh. Von Lichtenstein (S) x Ch. Blue Suede Shoes - ICh. What’s Your Point
9.3h black colt

BEAT IT BY ONE
NCh. Glorious Victory (B) x Mysteries - Ch. Moonopoly (B)
8.2h bay filly

Considering the sire and dam’s names, I couldn’t help choosing this name. Another D&D reference. My group has a habit of narrowly beating impossible odds by rolling a number just one higher than the requirement, so we joke about making T-shirts that say “Beat It By One.”

28 Colts | 20 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased | 1 Still Due

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Last foal for the year has dropped! It’s official. We had a HUGE colt crop.

ZIZ
NCh. Palermo x Tiptoein’ - NCh. Sneak Peek (S)
9.2h bay colt

Ziz is the Phoenician name of Palermo, Italy. Tiptoein’s first foal, 2YO Quiet Honor (Chivalry), broke his maiden his first time out, so fingers crossed for this little guy.

Tiptoein’ is going to take the year off to get her an earlier date next year.

29 Colts | 20 Fillies | 1 Mare Deceased

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Ziz is a cute name! Congratulations on wrapping up the season.

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Haven’t been around the stable much this week with my mom visiting, so didn’t catch that we had an early arrival yesterday. It’s always a gamble breeding early. This little lady is just gonna have to hang out around the stable for a while, I guess.

Wasn’t sure what to call her so named her after the homebrew D&D wizard class I played for a Christmas game my friends and I did earlier in the month.

CRYOMANCER
GCh. Fading Colours x Ch. Club Liquid (G) - NCh. Highland Wizard (S)
7.3h bay filly

1/2 sister to Ch. Firstround’sonme

Sorry you also had an early bird! Glad momma and baby are doing fine.

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Aha. Yeah, I think something’s in the water this year. Not often you see many foals born this early. XD