Breeding

Perhaps the spring brings more highs and lows to racing than any other time. There's the hope of brilliance as three year olds mature and find (or lose) what it takes to be a champion. There's disappointment, such as The Pamplemousse being scratched just before the Santa Anita Derby due to soreness and a concern on one leg - good for the horse but nonetheless disappointing. There's the buzz of a two year old by Songandaprayer who sizzled an eighth of a mile in 9.4 seconds at Keeneland Then there's the even more extreme off the track - the ushering in of a new generation of foals and too often saying goodbye to others.

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La Ville Rouge probably has more fans than any broodmare out there and many likely don't know her name. She foaled on March 10 with a 142 pound colt by Dynaformer. Said to be a bay with a white marking center forehead he'll be the latest in Dynaformer - La Ville Rouge babies, the first of whom was Barbaro. Nicanor, now 3, had an injury in the first start; a two year old Lentenor is in training in Florida. She'll be bred back, of course, to Dynaformer.

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Although accomplished on the track Curlin begins life now in a real race...that of proving himself quickly and, in some ways, impossibly by producing better than himself. However, he's off to a good start with breeding the first mare, Maggy Hawk. This would be an exciting foal.

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Horse of the Year Azeri remained with present owners and was unsold at $4.4 million at Keeneland earlier this month. In foal and carrying a Ghostzapper filly she remains a beautifull mare. She's the only living female Horse of the Year and three time Eclipse award winner who we loved watching on the track.

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