Merry Christmas

Ara Davies · Post by **Ara Davies** » 17 years ago

<a href='http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todays ... 2&subsec=3' target='_blank'>http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todays ... ubsec=3</a>

Rotten luck, but that's what you sometimes get when you aim for a mid-January foal. At least it was a filly.

Edit: Why did I post this in the Off Topic forum? It is a mystery.

Post by **The Steward** » 17 years ago

When I saw your post I thought "who cares" because this happens all the time.

Then I saw WHO it happened to, and I was like Oh.... not..... good.

Kelse Mccann · Post by **Kelse Mccann** » 17 years ago

I just bought that mare for the game, lol, that poor lil girl, hope she does alright but all the other 2 yr olds will have an unfair advantage on her when she starts racing, maybe theyll leave it till she is a three yr old before she starts

Martin Pennington · Post by **Martin Pennington** » 17 years ago

You'd be surprised how many foals are born January 1st compared to the rest of January :blink:

Nikki Everdeen · Post by **Nikki Everdeen** » 17 years ago

I'm surprised they even let the news out. Why not keep it quiet until January 1st, then announce her healthy birth on that day? Isn't that what's normally done?

Mandy Saunders · Post by **Mandy Saunders** » 17 years ago

um ... wow

I am REALLY surprised they didn't keep quiet on this one.

Though I don't think they're allowed to, $9.4million mare...not exactly a secret life, you know? Probably tried to keep it a secret but of course that kind of information was likely to leak.

This news is ... wow

I'm at a loss for words.

The foal will probably never race. Glad it's a filly, she'll be of use as a broodmare.

Alysse Peverell · Post by **Alysse Peverell** » 17 years ago

It sounds like they're hinting at sending her south to race.

Jolene Danner · Post by **Jolene Danner** » 17 years ago

Perhaps because a lot of eyes are on that mare since she sold for so much. May as well be honest and not have to backtrack when you get caught in the lie.

Sean Feld · Post by **Sean Feld** » 17 years ago

Even if they sent her south she would be the equivalent of a june foal and on top of that she is a pre-mi and she is the first foal from the mare. SHe will probably be very very small, so I doubt she will ever run either.

Post by **The Steward** » 17 years ago

Sean and I were talking about how a few years ago - maybe 2? - a horse in Europe won a few really big races, then it was discovered that he was a December foal, and all those winnings were stripped away from him and the people got in big trouble. With a horse this prominent, it would be devastating to be caught in a lie.

I've also had several farm managers tell me that the January 1st foals are usually legit - it's the January 2nd and 3rd foals that is where they claim all the December foals are born!

Charles Bunbury · Post by **Charles Bunbury** » 17 years ago

The Steward wrote:Sean and I were talking about how a few years ago - maybe 2? - a horse in Europe won a few really big races, then it was discovered that he was a December foal, and all those winnings were stripped away from him and the people got in big trouble.

Endless Summer - disqualified after winning a Group 2 and finishing second in two Group Ones.

The unfortunate connection is Khalid Abdullah, who owned Endless Summer and owns Banstead Manor stud where the Magical Romance filly was born.