At the end of the afternoon of April 13th a very large, brown stallion foal is born by Numero Uno x Vitty Valente C (PlacidoxRamiroxJoostxAbgar). This foal is a full brother to Fitty Firenze C and near related to Cincitty C (Numero UnoxCitty), sold to Ludger Beerbaum/Geir Gullisen and Highlander C (Numero UnoxDitty Dante C) sold at the Prinsjesdag Auction 2012. As it is a stallion foal, this foal which was born today will be sold.
On Sunday evening April 6th, the first foal of this year is born. A filly by Kannan and Witty Luterra (LupicorxRamiroxJoostxAbgar). It is a nice foal with high legs. It is chestnut. Mother and daughter are doing fine and have been in the paddock for the first time.
Dunstan Banderas C F. Cantos from Original J (Ahorn ZxVoltaire), has his first Grand Prix victory in the 1.40m Grand Prix Taupo Christmas Classic, end of December. In the last months of 2013 his rider Katie McVean was riding the now 8-year-old Banderas at Grand Prix level. And now this beautiful victory. Forty three combinations started over the class with twelve going through to the jump off. McVean second to last to go, showed why she is one of NZ’s leading rider by shaving a fraction off the number two’s time and taking the win in a time of 37.22.
