Officer Cherrie leaves to Hopewell this week...

LB · Postby LB » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:45 pm

spex4me, that's just the right smiley! How did you do that?

Thanks, Tiz. She was a runner; her name is Hot Weekend.

ASB · Postby **ASB** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:46 pm

You know, there's something very Weekend Surprise about her looks. I don't know exactly what it is, but a lot of that line has a similar head and front end and she has it.

It wouldn't be bad if she threw to that part of the pedigree at all, would it? LoL Good luck with her! Nice mare.

TrueColours · Postby **TrueColours** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:28 am

Congratulations April. I hope that she has a terrific foal for you ...

And now a question with regards to the time frame for moving them post breeding

I have always been told by our vets over here in North America that 60 days is *the* time frame for moving them. You either move them right after the 15 day pregnancy check or you leave them be until past 60 days, until the fetus is no longer "free floating" but has adhered to the wall of the uterus and then the chances of them losing that pregnancy are very very slim.
The thought over in Europe seems to be 90 days. That to move them sooner than 90 days is risking the pregnancy and from one breeder that I have spoken with on this subject, they dont consider the mares "safely" in foal and able to be moved until 90 days has passed

Any ideas why the 30 days difference in opinion???

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:26 am

No idea why there is the 30 day difference from one side the ocean to the other, as I am sure the uterus's are all work on the same schedule :wink:

It is scientific fact that the cups form about 45-55 days. I do hear people, over here, say that 60 is the norm to leave a mare but some prefer to wait the 90 days to be *extra* cautious.

I am keeping Officer Cherrie there for the 60 days. I bet she is loving life down there though as it is already in the 50-60's daily.

And Hey spex4me, how did ya do the dancing smiley??? that is a great one I looked on the "view more Emoticons" and it is not there...

Toccet02; yeah I am sure he does not find his job too taxing.

But I would love to go and give him something anyways and see him up close and in person.

LB 10.5 more months...

Good thing I have 6 foals coming in the next 2 months to keep me busy, then show season, then starting late 2 years olds, then xmas and by then it will be Jan with only a month to wait.... Not too bad :wink:

Congrats on the HardSpun little one coming... Guess your will be due quite close to mine then...

Merse; yes those are the best calls for sure. I knew she was 16 days and was waiting the call. Rick told our agent, Timmy, who called the mares owner we are leasing her from and I got a call from him. So then I called the manager at Hopewell to confirm and she was surprised I already know

She wanted to be the first to tell me.

LB · Postby LB » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:37 am

ASB wrote:You know, there's something very Weekend Surprise about her looks. I don't know exactly what it is, but a lot of that line has a similar head and front end and she has it.

It wouldn't be bad if she threw to that part of the pedigree at all, would it? LoL Good luck with her! Nice mare.

I wish I'd seen Weekend Surprise, but I've only seen pictures. Can you possibly define a little more what you're seeing? We have another mare whose 2nd dam is Weekend Surprise, and I'd be curious to see if the same is true of her.

As for throwing to that part of the pedigree (which would be great, LOL) the mare's yearling filly is by Lemon Drop Kid so that's what we were hoping for.

TrueColours · Postby **TrueColours** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:04 am

When I asked on the 60 days versus 90 day time frame this was the response I received:

See this is different over here, WE do say until 90 days it can be absorbed and after 90 days its considered a miscarriage and absorbation is more often then miscarriage so that is our time frame we count on.

I, too, wonder at the difference as I am also certain that a European uterus does not act any differently than a North American one does ...

spex4me · Postby **spex4me** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:30 pm

For really cool and special occasions I sneak over to photobucket.com and borrow some images I feel fits the event lol!! :wink:

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:55 am

Thanks to Well Armed who won the Dubai World Cup, TIZNOW is now the LEADING sire of 2009!!! Way to go Tiznow!

Can hardly wait to have my lady home with her Tizzy baby on board.

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:22 pm

Yehawwww.... I got the call that the paperwork is ready for my *two* mares to come home from Hopewell. So I should have Officer Cherrie home late this week or next week.

And my other mare Lickety Lemon is on her way home preggers too!!!

Will post photos when they get home!!!

LB · Postby LB » Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:47 pm

Great news! I bet you'll enjoy having them home.

Who did you breed Lickety Lemon to?

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:45 pm

I will really enjoy having them home!!!

Lickety Lemon is bred to More Than Ready. On paper they are an amazing cross

When you sort sires by Lifetime Turf Earnings More Than Ready comes up 16th on the alltime list with total turf earnings of over $23 million. More than Ready has more turf stakes winners this year (9) than any other sire. What is also interesting when you look at the list of all-time leading turf sires is that More Than Ready is by far the youngest sire on the list -- the ones above him probably have twice as many crops as he has had. Lickety Lemon-More Than Ready cross = turf!

Here he is with all the stats and many recent winners... http://www.vinery.com/stallion_overview.asp?id=8

LB · Postby LB » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:53 am

I love More Than Ready. We had a colt by him 2 years ago, who was bought by John Ferguson last year and is now racing in England for Godolphin.

If MTR's stud fee finds a level I can afford, I'd breed back to him in a flash.

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:45 am

John Ferguson is the best-known bloodstock agent in the world and buys for Sheikh Maktoum, which is Godolphin. That is pretty neat!!!

Here are lickety lemon's stake races for anyone who is interested. Maybe she needs her own thread

3rd in Natalma Stakes (Woodbine) (G3)
3rd Madame Jumel Stakes (Saratoga)
3rd Ontario Colleen Stakes (Woodbine)
2nd Jessamine Stakes (Keenelend)
2nd Alywow Stakes (Woodbine)
Won Flaming Page Stakes (Woodbine)

Lifetime
14 starts 3 wins 2 seconds 3 thirds Earned $236,004
Retired sound
All but one lifetime start on turf

Bedouwia · Postby **Bedouwia** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:26 pm

Congratulations on both your mares, but I really appreciate the update on Lickety Lemon. I am a fan. She was in my virtual stable and it is great to have an update on what she is doing now. Keep up informed.

Bedouwia

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:30 am

So both my girls arrived home late last night. I am so darn happy to have them back in my barn and I think they too are happy to be here

Cherrie is in good weight though she does have quite a few war wounds from what looks like being on the bottom of the barrel in the herd and sun bleached from being out on pasture 24/7 except for feeding her grain.

Lemon needs to put on some pounds. She was racing fit and still racing just over a month ago so she has been through some serious life changes.

Both are as sweet as ever and really look for attention when I walk up to the stalls. They need a good week’s worth of grooming. I am going to try to post photos later today.

Bedouwia; I will be posting update of her throughout her pregnancy and of course once the foal arrives. I will be adding her and Cherrie to my website shortly too. Did you see her race in person? how did you become a fan?