Cute Foals of the Week for April 24
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Photo by Melissa Bauer-Herzog
Thoroughbreds in North America all celebrate their birthdays on January 1, so as soon as the New Year rolls around, so does “foaling season” – that magical time that lasts from the beginning of January through the late spring when racehorse babies are born. In this weekly piece, we’ll bring you the best of new arrivals to the Thoroughbred world!
This photo will make a bad day good and a good day better!
We all struggle to get up in the mornings. pic.twitter.com/iZPnoWgDu1
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) April 19, 2016
2012 Kentucky Oaks winner Believe You Can has a new prize to show off: a daughter by leading sire Tapit!
KY Oaks heroine Believe You Can & her filly by Tapit. pic.twitter.com/juR7L6KAaq
— Airdrie Stud (@AirdrieStud) April 21, 2016
This photo is sure to put a smile on your face:
Time to snuggle with mummy. This little fella is by #ChampionsDay hero OLYMPIC GLORY. (P: @AlShaqabRacing) pic.twitter.com/irmaACL2JJ
— Champions Series (@ChampionsSeries) April 17, 2016
Everyone loves doing some sunbathing in the spring!
NY Bred Filly soaking up some Sunday morning sun at Sequel New York! @nytbreeders #IbreedNY pic.twitter.com/Thb4KFDbK8
— Sequel New York (@sequelnewyork) April 17, 2016
We’re obsessed with the ears on this daughter of Into Mischief and Fleeting Humor!
Fleeting Humor had a lovely Into Mischief filly last night. pic.twitter.com/ZgdRvKSRLr
— Ramsey Farm (@Ramsey_Farm) April 17, 2016
Check out this marking on this son of Frost Giant’s face – it does look like a seahorse!
Super 1/2b to speedy MSW Manhattan Dan, by #FrostGiant, born Sat. He has a seahorse blaze! @ABRLive @nytbreeders pic.twitter.com/xGhrvkmI6D
— Sunrise Stallions (@SunriseStallion) April 17, 2016
This son of Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man and Severn Shore already looks like an athlete!
@muchomachoman colt/Severn Shore "Foals like this make the breeding game easy." - B. Gallagher/Frankfort Park Farm pic.twitter.com/O95SPRnOXa
— Adena Springs Farm (@AdenaSprings) April 15, 2016
This daughter of Ghostzapper and Evening Sky knows how to work a camera!
A filly by #Ghostzapper was born this weekend too! Read more: https://t.co/CCW13hEhtd #SagamoreRacing #FoalWatch pic.twitter.com/JsOU6vKhuM
— Sagamore Racing (@SagamoreRacing) April 18, 2016
Gaston A looks like she’s already a wonderful mother to her new daughter by Union Rags:
Today we welcome to the world our newborn filly by UNION RAGS out of GASTON A. @TaylorMadeSales #RockinghamRanch pic.twitter.com/bfx0eG7afV
— Brian Trump (@realBrianTrump) April 17, 2016
Foal videos always make the day a little brighter!
pic.twitter.com/TscH3QKtBV
— Chuck Wilkes (@chuckwilkes77) April 17, 2016
This is our favorite way to celebrate #SelfieSunday!
Selfie Sunday! pic.twitter.com/aGM5yJ7esB
— Elm Tree Farm (@ElmTreeKY) April 17, 2016
Lovely moment as Mambo With G meets her new son by Kitten’s Joy for the very first time:
Mambo With G had a nice big Kitten's Joy colt last night at 9:10. pic.twitter.com/OHOTeQaFda
— Ramsey Farm (@Ramsey_Farm) April 17, 2016
This son of Tourmaline and Lemon Drop Kid is quite the looker!
One more Tourmaline/ Lemon Drop Kid tonight pic.twitter.com/XYdatPemcw
— Al & Bill Ulwelling (@UlwellingRacing) April 24, 2016
This daughter of Art Major and Ashlee’s Star knows how to work a camera!
Ashlee's Star & her Art Major filly. Pictures by Laura Trzonkowski pic.twitter.com/q7RobrnQLC
— Winbak Farm (@WinbakFarm) April 17, 2016
Check out the caboose on this daughter of Bodemeister – she already looks like an athlete!
Big #bodiemeister filly out of an AP Indy mare, this one's gonna be a runner! #mdbred #thoroughbred #foalseason pic.twitter.com/EF6LDWuybv
— jenna (@eq_ofrohan) April 20, 2016
Looks like love at first sight to us!
Owners smooching with their babies at Rosecrest Farm pic.twitter.com/JI5XuFfI6S
— Rosecrest Farm (@RosecrestFarm) April 17, 2016
This daughter of Raven’s Pass and Playwithmyheart is one balanced baby!
Strong #RavensPass filly, bred by @juliemtlynch, is new addition to #WhizzKids - more at https://t.co/1MXHCfXVut pic.twitter.com/pLy1XxmWO4
— Darley (@DarleyStallions) April 18, 2016
Historic Sagamore Farm is having a banner year for boys – this adorable new son of top stallion Uncle Mo is the farm’s seventh colt!
Another colt by #UncleMo! Also out of Daring Dancer - 2014 #mdbred 3YO Champion Filly. https://t.co/CCW13hEhtd pic.twitter.com/xlb91IiBqN
— Sagamore Racing (@SagamoreRacing) April 18, 2016
We just want to cuddle with this daughter of Oasis Dream and Swiss Lake!
Oasis Dream ex Swiss Lake filly foal born last week having a snooze @JuddmonteFarms pic.twitter.com/G5Wx9fDyNl
— Lordship Stud (@LordshipStud) April 19, 2016
This daughter of Violence knows how to strike a pose!
Updated pic of Violence foal(filly) out of our Lemon Drop Mare pic.twitter.com/4FFm3aW01W
— Jerry Adamany (@AFThoroughbreds) April 20, 2016
We always love a #HoverFoal!
"Boo!" pic.twitter.com/VJKAmIbYHR
— Justin Nicholson (@JustinTheNich) April 19, 2016
Bonnie Blue Flag and her son by Distorted Humor look like they’re loving the spring weather in Kentucky!
@WinStarFarm Distroted Humor / Bonnie Blue Flag colt #Foalsof2016 pic.twitter.com/LG0XKqSHD5
— Taylor Made Sales (@TaylorMadeSales) April 21, 2016
This may be the cutest nose you’ll see all week:
Filly says g'mornin! #mdbred #thoroughbred #foalseason #bodiemeister pic.twitter.com/8mfXalDIZY
— jenna (@eq_ofrohan) April 19, 2016
This baby by Violence out of Grand Slam Girl looks like a curious little one!
Updated pics. Here is Grand Slam Girls Violence Foal pic.twitter.com/6cbJFW9oV1
— Jerry Adamany (@AFThoroughbreds) April 20, 2016
This son of Langfuhr and Happy Henrietta looks like he loves the camera!
Our gorgeous Langfuhr colt out of Happy Henrietta born Easter morning. @LanesEndFarms pic.twitter.com/PejezAte0o
— Margaret Burlingham (@MargaretBurlin2) April 20, 2016
This daughter of Champs Elysees already loves to run!
This Champs Elysees filly is a flyer!! #takeoff pic.twitter.com/LbdkoUh7UM
— Tracy Vigors (@wickhamwicks) April 19, 2016
This daughter of Friesan Fire is a stunner!
This is our third #FriesanFire in 3 years, all fillies #GirlsOnFire #mdbred #thoroughbred #foalseason pic.twitter.com/uFyp3ziUAU
— jenna (@eq_ofrohan) April 19, 2016
Hey, we understand – being that adorable must be hard work!
Two-month-old Hat Trick filly out of classic-placed Angegreen, too tired to keep posing for photographer Sara Fagan. pic.twitter.com/vQNids4ps5
— Team Valor (@TeamValor) April 20, 2016
American Pharoah’s owner Ahmed Zayat is bonding with his next generation of potential racetrack stars!
@jazz3162 loving his babies!!! pic.twitter.com/gMdMB9Cd7t
— Justin Zayat (@JustinZayat) April 20, 2016
This son of Kitten’s Joy and Little Egypt is too cute!
Little Egypt had a bay Kitten's Joy colt this morning. pic.twitter.com/6OYYJD9hcj
— Ramsey Farm (@Ramsey_Farm) April 20, 2016
This little guy is huge for only being one day old!
Here he is... it's the full-brother to Douvan born in Normandy on Sunday, pictured at one day old pic.twitter.com/wyLaeIUgqX
— RP Bloodstock (@rpbloodstock) April 20, 2016
This daughter of Big Brown and Reine des Coeurs is a sunning little lady!
New definition of adorable: Reine des Coeurs' #BigBrown filly bred by Tamay Alpander @nytbreeders @ABRLive pic.twitter.com/2Guia0GOei
— Sunrise Stallions (@SunriseStallion) April 20, 2016
This son of Declaration of War is one handsome boy!
As promised here are pics of a nice Declaration of War foal(colt) out of our Dynaformer Mare. Born 3/25 pic.twitter.com/9vbqYXrwAt
— Jerry Adamany (@AFThoroughbreds) April 20, 2016
First Penny’s daughter is just adorable!
First Penny and her beautiful filly pic.twitter.com/Ps0fkgGs5M
— LadererRacingStables (@ladererstables) April 20, 2016
This daughter of Sweet Lou and Stonebridge Proud looks like a curious little girl!
Sweet Lou x Stonebridge Proud filly owned by Stonebridge Farm. Love this #babyblazeless! pic.twitter.com/RS9kgLCbk2
— Sweet Lou (@greatwhiteblaze) April 21, 2016
Check out the long legs on this son of Forty Tales!
#FortyTales Colt stretching his legs! #IbreedNY pic.twitter.com/jCdjwl0mHL
— Sequel New York (@sequelnewyork) April 21, 2016
We love seeing these babies grow up! This son of Gemologist and Bon Caro went from being an adorable foal to selling for $550,000 as a two-year-old!
#TBT This GEMOLOGIST colt o/o Bon Caro at 2 weeks, who sparkled as the session topper @OBSSales for $550K! pic.twitter.com/0cQXbuzNUU
— WinStar Farm (@WinStarFarm) April 21, 2016
Joyful Victory looks like she loves stretching her legs and showing off her new daughter by Medaglia d’Oro!
Nice Medaglia d'Oro filly out of GSW mare Joyful Victory #Foalsof2016 pic.twitter.com/7crlQwTjN1
— Taylor Made Sales (@TaylorMadeSales) April 21, 2016
Midday has a beautiful new daughter by top European sire Frankel!
Midterm's dam Midday's next 3 offspring are all by Frankel - 2YO Mori (filly), yearling colt & filly foal (pictured) pic.twitter.com/kGN2hO9vhM
— Juddmonte Farms (@JuddmonteFarms) April 22, 2016
This little son of Speightstown looks very cozy indeed!
Welcomed early addition this morn @WinStarFarm Speightstown colt - Alternate! Half to Alternation & Interrupted pic.twitter.com/2odnmqqLO6
— Pin Oak Stud (@PinOakStud) April 22, 2016
This little one makes for a very happy Foal Friday – or any day of the week!
Happy #FoalFriday from this little guy and me! pic.twitter.com/oEXzzjnnj0
— Mary Cage (@MaryCagePTG) April 22, 2016
Flatter Me First looks like she’s going to be a wonderful mother to her new daughter by First Samurai!
First Samurai/Flatter me First 2016 Filly. 4/22/2016. @claibornefarm pic.twitter.com/sdwgTsbowa
— Rose Hill Farm (@TAOcampo) April 22, 2016
Street Waltz looks like she’s delighted to meet her new daughter by Mucho Macho Man:
A lovely filly, just minutes old, born today in Maryland. By Mucho Macho Man out of Street Waltz (Street Cry). pic.twitter.com/td5tMJ2u23
— Following Trend (@FollowingTrend) April 20, 2016
This daughter of Pioneerof The Nile and Eversmile knows how to work a camera!
Cracking PIONEER OF THE NILE filly 1/2 sister to G1 winners Coil & Chiropractor @Atlas.. mare visits SPEGHTSTOWN #SF pic.twitter.com/JFto7tM0PT
— Tom Ryan (@TomRyanKY) April 22, 2016
Spring is in the air, and so is this little son of Langfuhr!
Jump around like our Langfuhr colt, it's Friday afternoon! #LanesEnd pic.twitter.com/oSuG8XRmEH
— Margaret Burlingham (@MargaretBurlin2) April 22, 2016
She has quite the big hoofprints to follow.
Stonetastic and Gift Box had a half-sister last night. The genius was up within 30 min & never fell while trying. pic.twitter.com/xM19PXQvAB
— Melissa Bauer-Herzog (@mbauerherzog) April 24, 2016
But it looks like she was born ready for the challenge.
Special has an opinated filly on her hooves. pic.twitter.com/1AZpLZOS83
— Melissa Bauer-Herzog (@mbauerherzog) April 24, 2016
2 hours before this she hadn't even been born yet. pic.twitter.com/bEEhv0z1VA
— Melissa Bauer-Herzog (@mbauerherzog) April 24, 2016
BONUS: The Cute Foals of the Week always have a bonus baby from outside of the Thoroughbred world; this week, we have a baby kangaroo hugging a teddy bear, because you deserve nice things;
If you're having a bad day here's a picture of a baby kangaroo hugging a teddy bear pic.twitter.com/42u1S6Pgzv
— Mo (@Mo_Clarke) April 7, 2016
Want to catch up with past editions of the Cute Foals of the Week? Check out the archive below!
January 10, 2016
January 17, 2016
January 24, 2016
January 31, 2016
February 7, 2016
February 14, 2016
February 21, 2016
February 28, 2016
March 6, 2016
March 13, 2016
March 20, 2016
March 27, 2016
April 3, 2016
April 10, 2016
April 17, 2016