Foals 2017/2018

[KTQ]

I can't believe it's breeding season again already.

Post yer babies in here. Our first is due soon, then we'll have a foal downpour later in the season.

[KTQ]

We tried to save a foal a few weeks ago, but it was born prematurely and died :( The first 'live' foal we have due is out of Stellar Kamwood - truly the nastiest horse we've ever had. That's gonna be fun! Hope the foal takes after the sire personality wise

I've seen a couple of ads chasing surrogate mums already this season too.

[Messenger]

Follow The Stars x Elite Angel colt from Pat

Cute as a button - it will be great if FTS can become a super sire

[Fan of Jate]

3 days old

[KTQ]

oh he's adorable :) Great colour too, and I love white socks


I love foals.

We had one born over night - my birthday :o Hope he's a goodun. Waiting on pics

[Messenger]

Happy Birthday for today/yesterday? Katie

[Fan of Jate]

Hope to see plenty of photos on here shortly. This is the earliest foal I have ever owned. Came as a total surprise. Photo taken by Mick Holtham at Allwood stud, does a great job does Mick.

Be interesting to see how FTS goes against For a Reason in NSW. FAR started stud duties a bit earlier so has the jump . FAR has a pretty impressive racing record and a fast time under his belt as well. Art major might have a few to keep the line going hopefully

[KTQ]

769Thanks Kev!!! :)

Here's our baby just a couple hours old. It's actually an RnR Heaven

[Fan of Jate]

Nice...the RnR Heavens are going quite well now

[Toohard]

Had a foal last week. All went good to start with and then went bad. His Mum decided not to keen on being a Mum. Despite all the efforts of Leigh & Alison Miles (3 nights and days feeding him to keep him alive) things got no better. He got a foster Mum now and the change in him has been unbelievable. All coz of their efforts to keep him alive. And this maybe is where we differ from our thoroughbred counterparts.... we tend to do it all ourselves. They spent 4 days trying to keep a horse alive that may never see a racetrack. Am sure there are many out there that do the same... makes you wonder when you see things like "Trainer fined.. No assessment card". Anyway....

Go Slinky!!!

[Toohard]

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[Fan of Jate]

A great effort by all concerned.

[KTQ]

That's a great story Paul. They're like our own babies, you can't watch them die

[KTQ]

Our first ever Trotting foal. Looks like the cutest thing on the planet

Majestic Son - Tarn nz
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[KTQ]

Two more! This one's out of Blue Sensation which makes the foal a close relation to our boy Three Bears. I thiiiiink it's an Art Major. Small body but legs for days. 774775

[KTQ]

This one I'm guessing is an RnR Heaven - Diamonds Above. The family isn't overly generous with giving me details so I'm going by the mare' s head on who she is. Can't believe the amount of white in our foals this year. Must be through RnR because Holly has hardly any white going back 3 generations mare side

Edit: I was wrong. the mare is Call me sweetheart.

A Bit down in the back fetlocks but it'll straighten up. Mare absolutely loves him/her.776777778

[KTQ]

How's Slinky going Paul? Will you get his mum in foal again?

[Toohard]

How's Slinky going Paul? Will you get his mum in foal again?

He going great now thank you Katie. Congrats on your babies.

Go see him yesterday and him and his other little mate very funny to watch. Both wanting to play but their mums not real sure about it at moment. Mums will get sick of worrying soon i reckon.

Nah not breeding with her again. Too much worry. Shame coz she got nice breeding. Can do embryo transfer but gets a bit costly. Although after Slinky win the 2020 Derby might reconsider it!! :) :) :)

[KTQ]

Is it her first Foal? It's such a strange thing how a foster mum can bond so quickly with a foal when the foals own mother wont. Maybe there was juat something about the birth that made her not like him.

I love the name Slinky oh my gosh

[Toohard]

Is it her first Foal? It's such a strange thing how a foster mum can bond so quickly with a foal when the foals own mother wont. Maybe there was juat something about the birth that made her not like him.

I love the name Slinky oh my gosh

Yep first foal. Seem bond ok when born. Bit scratchy after but come good. Gave her plenty time but not interested at all. Very experienced people...plenty foals born there before. Happens but no one know exactly why.

Anyway all well now thanks to my friends.

[Messenger]

This one I'm guessing is an RnR Heaven - Diamonds Above. The family isn't overly generous with giving me details so I'm going by the mare' s head on who she is.

Don't the family realize that you are their public relations manager Katie - I love your work

[Messenger]

He going great now thank you Katie. Congrats on your babies.

Go see him yesterday and him and his other little mate very funny to watch. Both wanting to play but their mums not real sure about it at moment. Mums will get sick of worrying soon i reckon.

Nah not breeding with her again. Too much worry. Shame coz she got nice breeding. Can do embryo transfer but gets a bit costly. Although after Slinky win the 2020 Derby might reconsider it!! :) :) :)

I hear he is Derby favourite in early markets Paul

[KTQ]

Don't the family realize that you are their public relations manager Katie - I love your work

Awww ��

Pretty sure it's their ploy to lure me home

[Messenger]

Thanks to Lauriston for sending this beautiful pic of Our Little General's full sis

[KTQ]

Thanks to Lauriston for sending this beautiful pic of Our Little General's full sis

what a little nugget! :)

[KTQ]

Our first ever Trotting foal. Looks like the cutest thing on the planet

Majestic Son - Tarn nz
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Foal follow ups. Tarn's foal a few weeks old

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[KTQ]

769Thanks Kev!!! :)

Here's our baby just a couple hours old. It's actually an RnR Heaven


Here's 'Tim' again a few weeks later. Much stronger now - quite a nice looking boy. RNR Heaven - Lil Miss Hilarious

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[KTQ]

This one I'm guessing is an RnR Heaven - Diamonds Above. The family isn't overly generous with giving me details so I'm going by the mare' s head on who she is. Can't believe the amount of white in our foals this year. Must be through RnR because Holly has hardly any white going back 3 generations mare side

Edit: I was wrong. the mare is Call me sweetheart.

A Bit down in the back fetlocks but it'll straighten up. Mare absolutely loves him/her.776777778

Even this little one has grown. RNR Heaven - Call Me Sweetheart


786

[KTQ]

Two more! This one's out of Blue Sensation which makes the foal a close relation to our boy Three Bears. I thiiiiink it's an Art Major. Small body but legs for days. 774775


This kid's grown out a bit. Art Major - Blue Sensation. Hopefully s/he doesn't break a leg like so many in this family do. It's expensive to treat and hard on the horses :(
Actually I dont even know if this is the same foal but let's go with that anyway.


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[KTQ]

One last one. Not sure of the breeding of this one. We have 5 all up so far, but a few/couple more due in Nov/Dec.


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[Messenger]

Great stuff Katie

[Toohard]

Somebeachsomewhere x The Perfect Mona colt born late yesterday morning (Euro).

Hope he as brave and fast as his brothers!

[Messenger]

My name suggestion :D

[KTQ]

He looks Good!!

[Fan of Jate]

Fantastic looking foals..

[KTQ]

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Foal number 7. No photos of foal 6 yet. This one is RNR Heaven - Stellar Kamwood colt. So much white in our foals this year! Dad used to have a superstition that 3 white feet was bad luck, and I'm sure that carried through to blazes too. HAHA DAD, GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR BELIEFS THIS YEAR
She's a very nasty mare to people but absolutely loves her new little baby.

[KTQ]

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Actually, yes! Here's #6 a few hours old. RNR Heaven - Diamonds Above. Similar colour to the one above which is interesting - same sire.

[Messenger]

That is some blaze Katie, dad won't mind if they run like their sire

[KTQ]

794

This is the kind of sight we're used to seeing with Stellar, foal #7's mum ;)

[KTQ]

795

Second last foal. RnR Dance - Barbara Doo. So much white this year, it's crazy

[KTQ]

796

Last foal for the year I think. RnR Heaven - Motu Rubiesnsatin. Pure black. No white on this baby

I miss them.

[Messenger]

A Black Beauty!

[Fan of Jate]

Superb foal. And out of a good kiwi family with plenty of winners.

[KTQ]

Well I lied - another foal born. Mach Three - Gold Diamonds colt. Crooked legs and they need to let down still but he should straighten up. Hope he's better than his mother and more like his uncle.


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[Messenger]

Mum is a full sis to The Gold Ace folks

The Howlett's breeding has kept this thread alive this season

[KTQ]

Me again. Mach Three - Nivea Franco filly. Interesting naming combinations with Mach Three a razor brand and Nivea a skin care brand. Nivea apparently means Snow White too in Latin - Mach It Snow???

She's in NZ, which is good because our paddocks are a summer dustbowl now :(

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[Messenger]

That is a brilliant name suggestion Katie

[Greg Hando]

Katie we used to race horses with the Nivea /Niveas name prefix and did pretty well with them.The mare was named Nivea Peak and all bar 2 of her foals were named with it. She got her name when Monica Castles saw a bottle of cream and thought it would make a good name hence the Nivea and her grandfather was Silver Peak

[Greg Hando]

Bello Niveus (Beautiful Snow White ) in Latin

[Fan of Jate]

Couple of very good photos there as well...posts 41 and 46. May get onto the cover of one of the harness magazines.

[KTQ]

Katie we used to race horses with the Nivea /Niveas name prefix and did pretty well with them.The mare was named Nivea Peak and all bar 2 of her foals were named with it. She got her name when Monica Castles saw a bottle of cream and thought it would make a good name hence the Nivea and her grandfather was Silver Peak

Do you still have any from the Nivea line?

[KTQ]

Bello Niveus (Beautiful Snow White ) in Latin

:) I'll pass it onto the Mothership for contention

[Greg Hando]

No Katie all gone by the wayside

[LisaB25]

Awaiting our only foal for the season - somebeachsomewhere out if maid for life.
Should see a foal within the next 48 hours, in the middle of this bad weather front supposedly hitting tonight!

[Messenger]

Good luck Lisa, if the bad weather eventuates I was thinking the foal could be named Tidal Wave but that is taken - however I think Tsunami should be available (last use in 1995 is deceased)

[Fan of Jate]

Poms got belted even though it rained. Could it be called somebatsmansomewhere ?

[KTQ]

Maid for The Beach Life

[KTQ]

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Last baby of the season. Art Major - Double Dyna filly

[LisaB25]

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Arrived early hours of Wednesday morning. Good sized colt. Somebeachsomewhere - Maid for life.

[Messenger]

I love him Lisa

and here is another beauty - Pat's Rock N Roll Heaven colt from a couple of weeks ago when he was 3 days old

[KTQ]

Those babies are awesome. Maid for life on3 has good shoulders

[Fan of Jate]

Great to see some nice ones hit the ground.

[LisaB25]

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They grow so fast, filling out quick this little guy. Into the food bowl already!
Have a great Christmas everyone ��������

[gutwagon]

Unfortunately I lost my Sir Lincoln foal and my mare Peaces Of You due to a difficult birth and infections. Very disappointed to only get one foal from her but at least it's a filly so I will have something to breed with when she finishes racing.

[KTQ]

Sorry to hear :( losing them is awful. We lost 2 this year at the breakers. Absolutely kills us

[Fan of Jate]

KTQ, how would you have lost them at the breakers? I haven't heard of that before. I presume you mean when they were getting broken in.

[KTQ]

KTQ, how would you have lost them at the breakers? I haven't heard of that before. I presume you mean when they were getting broken in.

Yes, at the place they were being broken in :(

[LisaB25]

That's dissapointing. Were they injured while getting broken or found dead? I lost a two year old at the trainers, walked out in the morning and was dead in box. Haven't had the best luck the last couple of years.