Moonlark

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Postby CountRaja » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:15 pm

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Moonlark ran at Keeneland today. He's got a huge white spot(s) on his belly and look at those legs!
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Postby summerhorse » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:44 pm

WOW!
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Postby accphotography » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:52 pm

FANTASTIC pedigree and NOT one I'd have expected to see a dominant white from, but I'm pretty darned sure that's a DW.
http://www.pedigreequery.com/moonlark
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Postby Bast » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:00 pm

Gorgeous. 8)
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Postby HeadlessHorseman » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:34 pm

Even though he's a chestnut...HE'S A LOOKER...MAN...I wouldn't kick that out of my pasture...

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Postby xfactor fan » Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:22 am

Just curious, why Dominant White, and not Sabino?
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Postby accphotography » Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:29 am

That super patchy/spotty belly white and the edges of the markings scream dominant white to me. The blaze too actually. Any time I've seen markings like this it's virtually always been on a known dominant white.

This probably goes back to the old "what we used to call sabino... which is now known to be dominant white" argument.
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Postby Nerd » Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:04 pm

If memory serves, Laptop had an Unbridled's Song foal (born chestnut but grayed out) that was quite flashy. At the time I attributed it to Unbridled's Song, but maybe Laptop was passing it on? Anyone have pictures of her?
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Postby aethervox » Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:56 pm

The color is definitely coming from Laptop.

Here are links to pictures I found on TBC boards:

http://i52.tinypic.com/2d6ws9i.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/scdgl5.jpg
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Postby summerhorse » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:11 pm

Thanks for the pictures, she's gorgeous!
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Postby Jorge » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:56 pm

summerhorse wrote:Thanks for the pictures, she's gorgeous!


I remember him being reported here previously thanks to the curious name of his mom (LAPTOP)

Good to know he is running and a winner. :D

http://www.pedigreequery.com/moonlark
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Postby Sailor Kenshin » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:21 am

His face and legs are cute enough but those striped hooves? Luv.
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Postby Retrospectiv » Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:15 am

accphotography wrote:FANTASTIC pedigree and NOT one I'd have expected to see a dominant white from, but I'm pretty darned sure that's a DW.
http://www.pedigreequery.com/moonlark


Why not? There's a forum member on HGS whose got a similarly marked Gone West and remember that Johar yearling with the blue eyes you posted before (I know blue eyes don't generally go with DW, just adding him in from that sire line)? GW has put out some interesting horses over the years :)

I'm also wondering if Phone Trick is hiding something. He's had some overly blingy chestnuts.
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Postby Sunday Silence » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:45 pm

Can someone please post that large photo of Moonlark to TBC. Thanks.
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Postby accphotography » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:39 pm

Oh Gone West definitely produces some interesting stuff, but not enough for me to think DW.
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