First Foal a Filly for WinStar Farm's Life Is Good
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Life Is Good at WinStar Farm
WinStar Farm's Life Is Good , winner of the 2021 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1), sired his first reported foal when a filly out of the graded stakes-placed Verrazano mare Shesa Mystery was foaled at Brookstone Farm in Paris, Ky., Jan. 13. The filly, whose dam finished second in the 2021 Iowa Oaks (G3), was bred by Wimberley Bloodstock and BWW Bloodstock.
Wimberley Bloodstock acquired Shesa Mystery in foal to Life Is Good for $285,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
"She's a great first foal with quality, bone, and strength," said Archie St. George of Brookstone Farm. "It's encouraging for both the sire and the dam."
Brendan Jacobson of Wimberley Bloodstock added of the filly: "She is a very good first foal with lots of quality and plenty of bone. She has a great personality, is super friendly, and has a lot of strength. We couldn't be happier with the result. Both mom and baby are happy, healthy, and doing well."
A four-time grade 1 winner, Life Is Good banked over $4.5 million and sported a 9-1-0 record from 12 trips to the post.
Life Is Good bred 192 mares in his first season at stud in 2023, and his first in-foal mares have commanded up to $1.2 million, $800,000, etc. in the sales ring. He stands the 2024 breeding season for $85,000 stands and nurses.