Foals of 2020

[Flanders]

Isn't that what is called a 'Medicine Hat' marking on the foal?

Yes

[Mylute]

@ David Redvers

Cub by Roaring Lion out of MG3W Kiyoshi (Dubawi).

https://twitter.com/dredvers/status/125 ... llery_2020

[Mylute]

@ Martin Stevens / Vivienne Murtagh

Filly by Vadamos out of Liberty Counsel (Leading Counsel). The dam won the 2013 Irish Grand National Steeplechase at 50-1 and is apparently not a full thoroughbred?

[Flanders]

@ Martin Stevens / Vivienne Murtagh

Filly by Vadamos out of Liberty Counsel (Leading Counsel). The dam won the 2013 Irish Grand National Steeplechase at 50-1 and is apparently not a full thoroughbred?

Her dam's pedigree is unknown on every site I've looked at.

[Northport]

@ Martin Stevens / Vivienne Murtagh

Filly by Vadamos out of Liberty Counsel (Leading Counsel). The dam won the 2013 Irish Grand National Steeplechase at 50-1 and is apparently not a full thoroughbred?

Horses that aren't purebred Thoroughbreds are allowed to compete in National Hunt races. A large portion of French bred jumps horses (imo most of the top jumps horses of the modern era are French bred) are registered as AQPS ("Autre Que Pur-Sang"), translated as "Other than Thoroughbred/Pure Blood". Usually that means that there is Selle Francais/Warmblood blood or Arabian blood further down the line.

Knowing this, I was kind of surprised to see that Liberty Counsel was bred in Ireland.

[ThreeMustangs]

Abel Tasman and her Galileo colt (taken this morning).

[Northport]

f.Justify X Storm Dixie, by Catienus - filly is half to Oaks winner Princess of Sylmar.

[Mylute]

That's what I find strange about Liberty Counsel. I know that AQPS horses are allowed to compete in most jump races and I know that AQPS horses and breeding is actually popular...in France and eastern Europe. Also, the only member of Liberty Counsel's female family that is known or registered is her mom. Her mom's parents, grandparents, etc. aren't known and are listed as being "unregistered." I can't recall ever encountering an AA or AQPS horse in France Sire's stallion register (which displays them alongside pure thoroughbreds), or in entries with parents that are unknown/unregistered. Maybe I just haven't looked hard enough.

[Catalina]

@ Martin Stevens / Vivienne Murtagh

Filly by Vadamos out of Liberty Counsel (Leading Counsel). The dam won the 2013 Irish Grand National Steeplechase at 50-1 and is apparently not a full thoroughbred?

Her dam's pedigree is unknown on every site I've looked at.

And so, could one - given enough spare cash - dig out the parentage via DNA testing? Would it even be economically worth it? If momma can reproduce herself, that in itself ought to make her offspring highly desirable.

[Flanders]

@ Martin Stevens / Vivienne Murtagh

Filly by Vadamos out of Liberty Counsel (Leading Counsel). The dam won the 2013 Irish Grand National Steeplechase at 50-1 and is apparently not a full thoroughbred?

Her dam's pedigree is unknown on every site I've looked at.

And so, could one - given enough spare cash - dig out the parentage via DNA testing? Would it even be economically worth it? If momma can reproduce herself, that in itself ought to make her offspring highly desirable.

Liberty Counsel was allowed to race in National Hunt, her foals will be too. So there really isn't a point, it wont change the value of anything. I *did* find a story about her dam and while it was pretty short, its interesting how Liberty Counsel even came to be. It's also the reason her dam's breeding isn't known.

https://issuu.com/ownerbreeder/docs/ob-may13/31

My Free Mantel was actually a nurse mare who was brought to Clongiffen Stud to raise a thoroughbred foal whose dam had died. The stud owner liked her so much he allowed her to be covered by Leading Counsel. Her owner decided he didn't want her any longer so Winston Honnner acquired her and registered her as a non-thoroughbred so her foals could race. She then had Liberty Counsel but unfortunately died from foaling complications producing her next foal, Rohans Pride.

[lurkey mclurker]

bay c. Vivlos (JPN) x Lord Kanaloa (JPN), at Northern Farm

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★Vivlos(Mare7) who won the Shoka Sho('16) and the Dubai Turf('17) borned the first foal in Northan Farm, Abira-cho Hokkaido.

Dad is Lord Kanaloa and he's got dark bay. He's going to be debut later Summer in '22.

photo via Northern Farm (@northern_horse)

[ThreeMustangs]

Sierra Farm

We would also like you all to meet the last...and one of our best foals of the season. This girl is out of one of our best mares Bsharpsonata and by superstar sire standing @coolmoreamerica Uncle Mo. Big thanks to @roodandriddle for helping with this one.

[TwilightTear]

Alpine Sky's 2020 foal died. No details, but he had been dealing with intestinal issues. 2020 has been a terrible year.

https://www.foalpatrol.com/horses/alpin ... 0#nid-1560

On the better news side, New Money Honey's people posted on Twitter that she is continuing to recover well (yesterday was her 6th birthday).

[tachyon]

colt(JPN) - Declaration of War(USA) x Safaga(JPN)(1/2 to champion Admire Cozzene) by Agnes Tachyon(JPN) (3/4)




This Declaration of War colt is expected to be listed on JRHA Select Sale in July

[BaroqueAgain1]

The Japanese have made some very savvy stallion/broodmare buys over the years, and IMHO acquiring Declaration of War is one of their smartest.
Wasn't he standing at a Coolmore farm? I wonder if the Blue Crew has a teeny bit of Seller's Remorse?

[Izvestia]

The Japanese have made some very savvy stallion/broodmare buys over the years, and IMHO acquiring Declaration of War is one of their smartest.
Wasn't he standing at a Coolmore farm? I wonder if the Blue Crew has a teeny bit of Seller's Remorse?

Is DoW sold or on lease? I’m a huge fan of what he has done so far, so I hope he’s just leased!

[CorridorZ75]

Sold.

[ThreeMustangs]

Shirocco - Pectora filly who is not looking very impressed with this whole being born thing.

[Mylute]

Love the pink dot on her snoot.

[Summer Bird]

Foaling season has officially come to a close. Finished up with a colt by Oscar Performance out of Gigahertz. Gigahertz is a daughter of Megahertz