Sakura Springs 2028 Foals

Another early bird and yet another filly. Lol. This one wasn’t due til Apr. 4.

ROYAL ASCENT
GCh. Quirky Scent x GCh. Royal Minute - NCh. Lasting Spirit (S)
8.2h black filly

Royal Minute is MSW/MSP and has stakes wins on both dirt and turf. She had at least one win every year from 2YO-6YO. Her first foal debuts this year.

6 Colts | 16 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 12 still due

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Went on vacation, came back to three new faces. Glad to see mamas and babies happy and healthy!

March 30
SOUL DESTINY
GCh. Powerful Soul x Ava Adore - NCh. Hidden Destiny
8h black filly

Third foal for SW/MSP turf classic winner, Ava Adore. This mare set a record at 8f in her 3YO year. Hoping for a solid combo with turf monster Powerful Soul. Ava Adore’s first foal debuts this year.

TENSE OCCASION
NCh. Tense Imagination x Jackie O - NCh. Formal Occasion
9h dapple grey colt

Though never an extraordinary runner, Jackie O managed wins at the sprint, classic, AND endurance levels in her 2YO and 3YO years. She is also from the same damline as platinum-ranked broodmare Limelight. Tense Occasion is her first foal.

March 31
FINAL FURY
GCh. Final Scene x Ch. Furious Five - NCh. Black Warrior
9.3h grey filly

This HUGE filly is the fifth foal and fourth filly for MSW/MSP Furious Five. Furious Five currently has two foals on the track: MW/SP 4YO FiveoClockExpress (Express Yourself) and MP 3YO Barbarian (First Born Son).

7 Colts | 18 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 9 still due

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ARMOURED DEVIL
NCh. Ablative Armour x Blue Jean Devil - ICh. Devil His Due
8.3h blue roan colt

We’ve got a blue roan in the barn! This is the third foal and colt for MW/MP Blue Jean Devil. Blue was never tried at the stakes level, but she finished her career with a 56% OTB rate, including 6 wins out of 16 starts. Her first foal, Devil in Blue (Express Yourself), debuts this year.

8 Colts | 18 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 8 still due

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The last few foals of the year are trickling in now.

ALLEY BOY
GCh. Quirky Scent x Alley Girl - ICh. Alley Cat (S)
9.1h black colt

This is the 6th foal and 4th colt for Alley Girl. Of the three who have so far hit the track, her progeny are a bit of a mixed bag, everywhere from a placer to a MSW/MSP/Millionaire. I still own the millionaire, Ch. Little Red Dress, who was recently retired to broodmare duties.

Alley Girl wasn’t exceptional on the track, but she did get wins on both dirt and turf, all at over 10f. This newbie should be a solid dirt runner, hopefully with a range of distance on him.

9 Colts | 18 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 7 still due

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FINALLY our last overdue foal has made their appearance. He was due on the 6th! XD

KNIGHTOFTHEVALLEY
NCh. Hollywood Knight x Lillyofthevalley - ICh. Stressed (B)
8.3h dark bay colt

Fifth foal and colt for this multi-winning mare. Currently, she has two started foals, stakes-winning 4YO Awayinthevalley and unplaced 3YO Ravni Kotari, so it’s difficult to say what kind of producer she’ll be in the long run, but hopefully this cross will result in a strong turf runner with perhaps some potential for dirt as well.

10 Colts | 18 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 6 still due

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QUIRKY LOVE
GCh. Quirky Scent x NCh. Bandit’s Love (S) - WCh. Highland Bandit (S)
8.3h bay filly

1/2 sister to Ch. Patient

10 Colts | 19 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 5 still due

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Thirty foals into the year and we have twice the number of fillies as colts. :sweat_smile:

CRYSTAL FOOL
NCh. Tense Imagination x My Lady’s Fool - FFCh. Foolhardy (S)
9h black filly

This is the 6th foal (4th filly) for My Lady’s Fool. My Lady’s Fool has so far produced 100% winners out of three starters, including SW Ch. Fool’s Risk and SP 3YO My Lady’s Twilight.

10 Colts | 20 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 4 still due

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We’ll see if the name sticks, but happy to announce we have another filly safe on the ground. Almost done with the breeding season now.

CHIP’S DARLING
NCh. Space Chips (S) x Darling Has It - Ch. Rumor Has It (S)
8.2h dark bay filly

This is the 6th foal and 2nd filly for MW/MP Darling Has It. So far, her foals seem to be a 50/50 even split in performance, but she has produced a standout in SW Ch. Victor Has It.

10 Colts | 21 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 3 still due

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ROGUE PRINCESS
GCh. Quirky Scent x Fine Trick - GCh. Harvard Bound (B)
8.3h bay filly

Third live foal and filly for Fine Trick. Her oldest daughter, Crazy Ivan (Space Chips), technically debuted on Wednesday, so we’ll see what the results were when the races get sorted out.

10 Colts | 22 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 2 still due

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LIVING IN A DREAM
NCh. Tense Imagination x Purple Haze - WCh. Nightfight (G)
8.3h bay colt

Half-brother to MSW Ch. Purple Rain and SP Night At The Ritz.

11 Colts | 22 Fillies | 3 Stillborn | 1 still due

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And with that, we wrap up the 2028 foaling season! Ended the year with almost twice the number of fillies as colts.

ELDRITCH KNIGHT
NCh. Tense Imagination x Ch. Ermine Order - ICh. Chivalry
8.3h black colt

First foal for MSP Ermine Order. Ermine Order is a half-sister to NCh. Fractal and part of the Executive Session damline. Both sire and dam were multi-winning on dirt and turf, so hoping for a solid all-rounder here.

The name “Eldritch Knight” comes from a D&D fighter subclass.

12 Colts | 22 Fillies | 3 Stillborn

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