b4breeding

For a very small operation, we have plenty of comings and goings over the next week.

First off the ranks was race mare Elect To Go (“Reddy”) who boarded a Majestic float early this morning heading to Auckland, from where she will catch a boat to Australia. A private sale to Lasse (Les) Kosklin in New South Wales will see her bring newly-retired Les a lot of pleasure back training on the beach – and “Reddy” will love that too.

Washed, brushed and “Reddy” to go this morning at Cambridge trotting track, with co-owner Kym Kearns.

As a mature-in-body but inexperienced-on-track mare, she has a real chance to thrive in that environment and show the ability she has.

While we will miss her, it is good to bring our focus (and outgoings) back to breeding as we move into the next season.

This coming weekend we will probably have both our mares going to Auckland for foaling and getting back in foal – Kym’s mare Sun Isa (due to Angus Hall, back to Pegasus Spur) to Woodlands, and my mare The Blue Lotus (due to A Rocknroll Dance, back to Shadow Play) to Alabar. Both of them are as spritely as young fillies, in spite of being very pregnant.

Don’t forget that Sunday (4 October) is the Alabar parade for Peak, Sunshine Beach and He’s Watching. A great opportunity to see these new sires in person.

Update:

Amazon Lily in 2012 – now grown into a winning 3yo filly

The Blue Lotus’ first foal, Amazon Lily, produced a confident win at Addington on Friday night to make her record 2 wins from 2 starts. Here’s a photo of her as a foal – isn’t it incredible how time flies!!

Yes, I had a lovely night watching the races, and her quinella with Nerida Franco was one of the highlights. The Blue Lotus’ half brother The Phantomtollbooth got a good third at Cambridge and will improve from the run. And Tintin In America (who is a half brother to The Blue Lotus and The Phantomtollbooth) was represented at Cambridge by a very talented filly, American Flybye (breeder/owners I D Bublitz, Mrs J I Bublitz), who dominated her field – and now also has a record of 2 wins from 2 starts.