Enable Gives Birth to First Foal
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Photo: Courtesy of Juddmonte/Simon Mockridge
Enable with her colt by Kingman Feb. 11 at Banstead Manor Stud
The anticipation over champion Enable 's first foal comes to an end as Juddmonte Farms announced that the mare has given birth to a colt Feb. 11 at Banstead Manor Stud in Newmarket, England. The "strikingly marked" colt is a son of leading European sire Kingman .
Juddmonte are delighted to announce that Enable has given birth to a strikingly-marked colt foal by Kingman at 3.54pm on Friday 11th February, the day before her own birthday. Enable has taken to her maternal duties extremely well.
Special moments are worth the wait! pic.twitter.com/MJx1CBEpYC— Juddmonte (@JuddmonteFarms) February 11, 2022
"I don't think there will ever be another like (Enable)," Juddmonte's U.K. manager Simon Mockridge told BloodHorse Nov. 22. "But we hope that she will pass on her traits, her strength, her will to win, her extraordinary mind, and her athleticism. And then there are the traits of Kingman. This foal will have every opportunity."
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Enable, a two-time winner of Europe's most prestigious race, the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), retired with a record of 15-2-1 from 19 starts and more than $14 million in earnings. In 2018, she invaded American soil to become the first horse in history to capture the Arc and the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) in the same year.
Raced in the colors of the late H.H. Prince Khalid bin Abdullah, Enable was a homebred for Juddmonte Farms. The racing industry suffered a tragic loss Jan. 12, 2021, when the Juddmonte founder died at the age of 85.
"It's been a sad year for us," said Mockridge. "Now there is a lot to look forward to. It's always exciting to look forward to new life."