First Foals by Expert Eye On the Ground
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A filly from the first crop of Expert Eye out of the Cape Cross mare Domitilla
Juddmonte has announced the arrival of the first foals by its Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) winner Expert Eye.
Domitilla, a winning Cape Cross mare out of listed winner Dan Loose Daughter, foaled a bay filly Jan. 25 at Old Buckenham Stud.
Meanwhile, Precious Gem, a daughter of Sadler's Wells who won the Ballymacoll Stud Celebrating 50 Years International Stakes (G3) at the Curragh, produced a bay colt Jan. 27. Owned by Sally Rowley-Williams and born at Ballyogue Stud, the foal is from the family of group 1 winners Rock of Gibraltar and Intricately.
He was described by John Lenihan of Ballyoague as: "A good size with plenty of bone, good color, correct, a very nice foal."
Oeuvre d'Art, a multiple winner who was placed in the Oaks d'Italia (G2) and the Premio Mario Incisa (G3) at Milan, produced a bay colt in the early hours of Jan. 28 at Trinity Park Stud, described by Becky Marsh as "a lovely, strong colt with plenty of class".
On the same day, Rickrack foaled a dark bay colt at the Irish National Stud. The mare is a winning half sister to three black-type performers including listed winner and group 1-placed Arasina, and was purchased at the 2019 Tattersalls December Sales for 120,000 guineas (US$163,066).
Expert Eye covered a full book of 139 mares in 2019, with over half of them either black-type performers or producers.
Juddmonte is supporting Expert Eye with a strong book of mares in 2020, including dual group 1 winner Heat Haze (a daughter of the great Hasili and herself dam of Mirage Dancer), Atone (a winning full sister to six-time group 1 winner Midday), group 2 winner Modern Look, and Across The Floor (a half sister to champion Flintshire ).
Others include Palmette (a full sister to Showcasing), Tiadargent (a full sister to 2-year-old group 2 winner Restiadargent), and listed winners Rostova, Swiss Range, Scottish Jig, and Variable.