Backworth Stud present a few of their 2016 foals, photographed 11 March.
Boasting superb pedigrees, they are by sires Flower Alley, Soft Falling Rain, Var, Oratorio, Potala Palace, What A Winter and Byword and boast leading pedigrees from around the world – including damlines of Redoute’s Choice and Bela-Bela.
Backworth Stud have produced multiple Graded and Stakes winners including Gr1 Allan Robertson winner Chocolicious, First Again, Colour Of Courage, First Again, Raise The Bar, Variometer, Blingle Bell and Aquavit, Varlet amongst others.
View their foals below:
Oratorio – Streetwise by Street Cry. Half-brother by Var sold for R3 million at CTS March Select Yearling Sale. Damline of Redoute’s Choice.
Var – Ballad For Annie by Rakeen. Damline of Ice Cube, Jagged Ice and Grand Emporium.
Soft Falling Rain – Varlet by Var. Dam 5-time winner, Gr3 placed. Female line of Private Collection, Lady Marion and Largo Lad.
Potala Palace – Gilt Edge by Goldkeeper. Dam a 2-time winner, damline of Kochka, Leopard Strike, Little Strike, Dash For Gretna.
What A Winter – Hargaves Bell by Royal Academy. Dam a half-sister to Feel My Love, damline of Bela-Bela, Rabiya, Mystiko.
Byword – Flutter Bye by Labeeb. Dam of Marron. Dam a half-sister to Gr2 winner First Again, female line of Gold Merchant, Belle Dame.
Oratorio – Borrego Lady by Borego. Dam a winner, family of USA Stakes Winners Mystic Lady, Ethyl Mae, Best Alibi and Fourstars Allstar.
Flower Alley – Refined Gold by Rich Man’s Gold. Damline of Horse Chestnut, Sport’s Chestnut. Dam sold Silvano yearling for R1million.
