Foals of 2015

JustinNich · Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:35 pm

Thanks again, all! Very excited and hoping for a safe and sound final foal of the year very soon!

You guys hit on the two crosses I'm most excited about actually. Bridal Memories is beautifully bred and a nice physical but most of her career she was bred to more dirt oriented sires despite her turf breeding. She's had only one black type runner and no real big horses which is why we were able to buy her. I'm rooting for the last few foals, more grass-oriented to give her a boost. She has a Ghostzapper 3yo who took a big step forward on grass, though still a maiden, has a kittens joy yearling that we've heard through third parties is a nice foal and this Artie Schiller baby, and with a freshman (at least here in the us) son of War Front for next year, I'm excited!

Much Rejoicing was a very nice race mare who just had a lot of tough luck. She was kind of a nervous type so several of her biggest races she just didn't fire as well as she could have, or she caught soft ground when she always preferred firm. My theory as a breeder is that if you can produce a 2yo turf runner and get on that With Anticipation to Pilgrim to Breeders Cup track (or filly equivalent), it may be the "easiest" (not that any of this is easy) path to a millionaire race horse. After MTR sired both BC juvy turf winners a couple of years ago, he really caught my attention. I think this pairing could be a way to get onto that kind of a track. At least I'll be hoping so!

Sparrow Castle · Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:19 pm

Making the rounds on FB today. So cute.

Rockridge Stud, LLC
Ok, it's not "Foal Friday" but we had to post this!
Can anyone guess the sire? This foals dam is Exclusively Maria (by Exclusive Quality) a stakes placed mare. Watch for him in 2 years!

RuffiantoRags · Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:20 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:Making the rounds on FB today. So cute.
Rockridge Stud, LLC
Ok, it's not "Foal Friday" but we had to post this!
Can anyone guess the sire? This foals dam is Exclusively Maria (by Exclusive Quality) a stakes placed mare. Watch for him in 2 years!

Look at those whiskers!

tachyon · Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:15 am

tachyon wrote:Shadai Farm has posted a new pick of Danedream's 2nd foal -- 2015 colt by Frankel -- in their Facebook today.

https://www.facebook.com/ShadaiFarm?fre ... =1&theater

colt(GB) - Frankel(GB) x Danedream(GER)

(c) Newsells Park Stud (per Shadai Farm)

Here's another pick of Danedream and her second foal, a colt by Frankel

(c) Newsells Park Stud

Sparrow Castle · Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:50 pm

RuffiantoRags wrote:
Sparrow Castle wrote:Making the rounds on FB today. So cute.
Rockridge Stud, LLC
Ok, it's not "Foal Friday" but we had to post this!
Can anyone guess the sire? This foals dam is Exclusively Maria (by Exclusive Quality) a stakes placed mare. Watch for him in 2 years!

Look at those whiskers!

Trinniberg's red pom pom was so much a part of him at the track, it just looks natural on his cute little one.

Sparrow Castle · Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:52 pm

tachyon wrote:
tachyon wrote:Shadai Farm has posted a new pick of Danedream's 2nd foal -- 2015 colt by Frankel -- in their Facebook today.

https://www.facebook.com/ShadaiFarm?fre ... =1&theater

colt(GB) - Frankel(GB) x Danedream(GER)

(c) Newsells Park Stud (per Shadai Farm)
Here's another pick of Danedream and her second foal, a colt by Frankel

(c) Newsells Park Stud

Wow, he looks magnificent.

Sparrow Castle · Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:52 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:
tachyon wrote:
tachyon wrote:Shadai Farm has posted a new pick of Danedream's 2nd foal -- 2015 colt by Frankel -- in their Facebook today.

https://www.facebook.com/ShadaiFarm?fre ... =1&theater

colt(GB) - Frankel(GB) x Danedream(GER)

(c) Newsells Park Stud (per Shadai Farm)
Here's another pick of Danedream and her second foal, a colt by Frankel

(c) Newsells Park Stud
Wow, he looks magnificent.

Sparrow Castle · Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:54 pm

Look at this chrome.

NTRA
‏@NTRA
This handsome Talent Search colt greeted us today at Kim & Lori Williams' Fair Winds Farm in Ohio. @Ramsey_Farm

Ioya Two · Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:35 pm

JustinNich wrote:Thanks again, all! Very excited and hoping for a safe and sound final foal of the year very soon!

You guys hit on the two crosses I'm most excited about actually. Bridal Memories is beautifully bred and a nice physical but most of her career she was bred to more dirt oriented sires despite her turf breeding. She's had only one black type runner and no real big horses which is why we were able to buy her. I'm rooting for the last few foals, more grass-oriented to give her a boost. She has a Ghostzapper 3yo who took a big step forward on grass, though still a maiden, has a kittens joy yearling that we've heard through third parties is a nice foal and this Artie Schiller baby, and with a freshman (at least here in the us) son of War Front for next year, I'm excited!

Much Rejoicing was a very nice race mare who just had a lot of tough luck. She was kind of a nervous type so several of her biggest races she just didn't fire as well as she could have, or she caught soft ground when she always preferred firm. My theory as a breeder is that if you can produce a 2yo turf runner and get on that With Anticipation to Pilgrim to Breeders Cup track (or filly equivalent), it may be the "easiest" (not that any of this is easy) path to a millionaire race horse. After MTR sired both BC juvy turf winners a couple of years ago, he really caught my attention. I think this pairing could be a way to get onto that kind of a track. At least I'll be hoping so!

I love DoW, but I wonder what she'd throw if you could get her into War Front's book. Or even Giant's Causeway. I love Unbridled mares. Especially from this deep Darby Dan family. I loved Winter Memories when she was racing. I also wonder what this mare would do with Frankel. Not sure why she was bred to dirt before you got her. That's about as strong a turf pedigree as you'll see.

Any dream ideas for Haysee? She is from probably my favorite family in the stud book, LOL.

BlindLucky · Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:37 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:Look at this chrome.

NTRA
‏@NTRA
This handsome Talent Search colt greeted us today at Kim & Lori Williams' Fair Winds Farm in Ohio. @Ramsey_Farm

Someone spilled a bucket of paint! Looks like crazy Marquetry white legs.

tachyon · Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:28 am

tachyon wrote:filly(JPN) - Wild Rush(USA) x Hannarito(JPN) by Neo Universe(JPN) (3/24)

at Kawagoe Farm

Here's another pick of Hannarito 2015!

Izvestia · Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:44 am

That sleeping picture is the cutest EVER!!!

Northport · Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:23 pm

f. Frankel X Zarkava

tachyon · Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:46 am

filly(JPN) - Orfevre(JPN) x Laragh(USA) (3/23)

tachyon · Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:54 am

tachyon wrote: colt(JPN) - Henny Hughes(USA) x Unbridled Breeze(USA)(full to Banshee Breeze) (2/20)

tachyon · Tue Apr 21, 2015 11:58 am

tachyon wrote: filly(JPN) - Novellist(IRE) x Trend Hunter(JPN)(G3 winner & G1 placed) (2/16)

Trend Hunter 2015 (left)

tachyon · Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:04 pm

colt(JPN) - Novellist(IRE) x Sound of Heart(JPN) by Agnes Tachyon(JPN) (3/27)

tachyon · Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:04 pm

filly(JPN) - Novellist(IRE) x Fortune Word(JPN) by Dehere(USA) (2/1)

mariasmon · Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:20 pm

mariasmon wrote:c. Pioneerof the Nile x Littleprincessemma (2/13) - full to American Pharoah, named Irish Pharoah

Psychotic Parakeet · Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:22 pm

^And they still spell 'pharaoh' incorrectly. *face palm*