This number has come from a combination of homebreds and sales purchases but all have an equal chance of making it big during this their first year as racehorses proper.
Again, we have split these into Fillies and Colts with the emphasis on AR over pedigree.
Comments are welcome if you disagree with our choices and we hope that at least one of them will be in the top ten by the end of the year :)
Fillies
FightingKentuckian - despite the butch name this horse is all girl! The reports so far from the trainer indicate that she is going to be most effective over a mile but that could be either over turf or dirt and the suggestion is to try her on both in a racing environment which means she wont be out till mid/end of season. However, she will be around for a long time so no need to rush.
Rio Grande - a sentimental favourite due to her breeding being by our foundation stallion, Skim the Hill and out of Dancing Delaware our blue hen mare, here is one horse that looks like she will fulfil her promise. With her long term aim being the Oaks at 3, she will be run sparingly over 8f+ this year but another who will be at home equally on turf or dirt but to start with she will be kept close to home to run on turf.
Solar System - another non-BD bred picked up from Glenmore for just over $300,000. The early indications are that she will be running over a mile on dirt in the US with a chance of her taking in some sprints early in the season.
Colts
AngelAndTheBadman - an unusual entry in our list as this is a sprinter but being out of Skim the Hill and a winning mile dam, there is a good chance it will be the 7f range of sprinting that is his calling (or maybe even a slow run mile). Having trained once on the dirt this one wont be returning to it in a hurry!
Red River - a nice (hopefully) early type despite his need for a lungful of track. More at home on turf but he has trained OK on our dirt course so if the opportunity arose for a brief visit to the States then we will take it.
The Shootist - despite the breeder being listed as Bally Doyle, this horse is all Otesgo Farms :) Sired by Nightwing and out of the War Machine mare, Rogue, this fellow will attempt to be one of our TC representatives next season but for this opener will be concentrating on learning his job (but as he is showing speed on turf there is a chance he will move to the English TC!).
Yellow Ribbon - Another horse that is currently earmarked for both the English and US TCs as he has been tearing the training tracks up on both surfaces and the trainer is quietly confident that given a proper education this season we will reap the benefits next. Another out of our foundation stallion Skim The Hill, we hope that he can make his daddy proud.
And thats it folks!!
No prizes though for guessing the theme for this batch of foals :)
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