Foals of 2014

mariasmon · Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:22 pm

swale1984 wrote:I'm not sure I like those really long pasterns on the Big Brown/Rose Catherine foal.

I think it might be partly due to how he's standing. He looks different in this pic (although you can't see his pasterns too well for the snow).

mariasmon · Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:52 pm

f. Not Bourbon x Deputy (2/22) - dam is 1/2 to Curlin (ON-bred)
f. Midnight Lute x Elusive Jackpot (2/28) - 2nd dam is Silverbulletday
f. First Defence x Flute (3/2)
c. Speightstown x Potesta (3/5)
f. Tiznow x Sweet Damsel (2/7) - full to Colonel John
f. Perfect Soul x Tap to Music (2/1)

Ketama · Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:49 pm

mariasmon wrote:No kidding! Is the foal grey, too? Hard to tell, but looks almost black, so I thought maybe?

Hard to say if there are goggles, maybe he'll stay black.

nikita · Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:34 pm

RE: Night Magic x Deep Impact colt:

Not much bone on that baby. Don't know if it's only me, but those are some spindly legs.

ChampionCurlin · Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:58 pm

Already a week into March and not a single Curlin baby have I seen.

Come out, come out!

Catalina · Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:09 pm

ChampionCurlin wrote:Already a week into March and not a single Curlin baby have I seen. Come out, come out!

How many mares did he breed last year?

TBird · Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:11 pm

Catalina wrote:
ChampionCurlin wrote:Already a week into March and not a single Curlin baby have I seen. Come out, come out!
How many mares did he breed last year?

54

mimi6920 · Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:53 pm

Wow, I didn't realize he (Curlin) only got 54 mares last year. I am worried for him with numbers like that.

Flanders · Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:06 pm

mimi6920 wrote:Wow, I didn't realize he (Curlin) only got 54 mares last year. I am worried for him with numbers like that.

Curlin hadn't done much as a sire until Palace Malice won the Belmont. By then, I would assume most mares would already be bred or given the year off because the foal would be late. But he has done well since then and I would expect his numbers to improve this year.

Edited to add: I know I looked at some point last year and it was like Palace Malice winning the Belmont signaled Curlin's other foals to start racing, as most of his 9 SWs last year, came after the Belmont.

Ketama · Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:16 pm

I just read that Willis Horton's mare Private Pursuit had a colt foal by Curlin recently. No pics though.

Ah, here it is:

Horton has two broodmares: Private Pursuit, who recently foaled a Curlin colt and will be bred back to Grade 1 winner Take Charge Indy, and Pleasant Song, a daughter of Unbridled’s Song who will soon produce a Mineshaft foal and will be bred this year to champion sprinter Midnight Lute. The horses are boarded in Kentucky.

http://www.drf.com/news/horton-sets-sig ... ard-encore

ChampionCurlin · Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:10 pm

Flanders wrote:
mimi6920 wrote:Edited to add: I know I looked at some point last year and it was like Palace Malice winning the Belmont signaled Curlin's other foals to start racing, as most of his 9 SWs last year, came after the Belmont.

They did all seem to start winning at once, didn't they? That was fun to watch. There was one weekend in particular where he had 5 or so winners.

And thanks for the link Ketama!

swale1984 · Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:35 pm

mariasmon wrote:
swale1984 wrote:I'm not sure I like those really long pasterns on the Big Brown/Rose Catherine foal.
I think it might be partly due to how he's standing. He looks different in this pic (although you can't see his pasterns too well for the snow).

Yeah, that could be. Guess it's just something to keep an eye on as this one grows up...

Calypso · Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:38 am

nikita wrote:Something very unusual (at least for thoroughbreds): This foal ( http://www.pedigreequery.com/incredible11 ) is the offspring of two full siblings:

http://www.dequia.de

Awww, what a cute little mutant. I'm surprised it isn't doesn't have an extra ear or two.

TBird · Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:13 am

swale1984 wrote:I'm not sure I like those really long pasterns on the Big Brown/Rose Catherine foal.

LOL, you're a couple of days old and someone takes you out of your warm stall and puts you on slippery snow so you brace your legs until you get your bearings...

That's what foal pasterns look like. They're just in an awkward position in that first photo.

ChampionCurlin · Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:40 am

Hey look, a Curlin! The caption merely said it was a half brother to a City Zip, but after some determined digging, I'm pretty sure the mare is Seattle Society (o/o G2W Westerly Breeze). Maybe this will trigger all the other Curlins to be born.

ChampionCurlin · Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:46 am

f. Kitten's Joy x Money Huntress -- Ramsey Farm

ChampionCurlin · Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:49 am

ChampionCurlin wrote:f. Macho Uno x Ausable Chasm (2/28)

8 days old

tres borrachos · Sat Mar 08, 2014 2:36 pm

Calypso wrote:
nikita wrote:Something very unusual (at least for thoroughbreds): This foal ( http://www.pedigreequery.com/incredible11 ) is the offspring of two full siblings:

http://www.dequia.de
Awww, what a cute little mutant. I'm surprised it isn't doesn't have an extra ear or two.

Now that's a mating I don't like to see. We adopted a Basset Hound once who was the accidental offsrping of a brother & sister, and that poor hound had more problems than I could list.

shortlead · Sat Mar 08, 2014 3:31 pm

Carefully done, you can try it. If you are fairly familiar with the gene pool and have an idea of the pluses and minuses of that particular gene pool, you can give it a shot. The good will outweigh the bad or the other way around. This foal looks quite healthy.

mariasmon · Sat Mar 08, 2014 4:28 pm

mariasmon wrote:If you're interested in finding out if there are any mating plans for La Ville Rouge this year, you could tweet Headley Bell and he might respond.

OK, I did it. They haven't made a decision yet on whether she'll be bred this year. I assume she can get into most any book they want if they decide to go ahead.