Yesterday at 4am an apparently healthy strapping colt arrived without trouble. However, though he tried to nurse, he became increasingly bloated and could not pass any stool despite enemas and no apparent birth defects. He died within eight hours of birth, and the vet said nothing could have saved him. He apparently just wasn't designed for life outside his mother. Poor Vivid; she's missing her baby.
She has two healthy daughters, and her 2005 son died from trauma at 33 days of age. Her 2yo Millennium Wind filly is in race training now, and the mare has already been sold, arranged in advance of foaling.
I sure hope her new owner has better luck with her than I did. We have only two of racing age out of six years trying.
