UK's first coloured thoroughbred
foal born
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"Ben" (I Was Framed x
Facsimile).
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Britain's first coloured full
thoroughbred foal has been born, at West
Down Stud in Devon.
"Ben" is the first foal of the
US-imported stallion I Was Framed, who
was the first thoroughbred to be
registered as coloured with Weatherby's.
Ben is registered as a bay overo and
was born on February 26. He is out of
Facsimile, whose progeny are all
winners, including Picot de Say who was
a triple winner last year over 17 days.
Ben's owner, Shena Halliwell, said I
Was Framed was sold to Ireland last year
after covering nine thoroughbred mares
in Britain. Halliwell has another mare
due to I Was Framed in April.
Given his breeding, Halliwell is
excited about the young colt's future
prospects on the racetrack and in the
breeding shed.
"He is a good, strong foal and very
well put together. I have been breeding
horses for nearly 20 years, and he is
the boldest, cheekiest foal we've had!
He has plenty of character," she says.
Ben's sire I Was Framed is by the
black overo stallion Racey Remarque
(Sonny's Solo Halo, by Halo). Halo sired
Sunday Silence, the winner of the
Preakness and Kentucky Derby and
$US4,968,554. Racey Remarque died in
2003 after a paddock accident.
I Was Framed, sire of Britain's
first coloured thoroughbred
foal.
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According to DNA tests, I Was Framed was
found to have: 1 black gene; 1 red gene;
1 agouti gene; 1 non agouti gene; 1
frame gene; 1 non frame gene; and 1 LW
gene. Nearly all of his progeny should
be sabino, with half carrying the frame
pattern.
I Was Framed is standing at Drumhowan
Stud in County Monaghan this season.
His dam is the coloured mare Dance
Spot, who was the winner of $US48,000
over a mile. He dam Dancebell won more
than $US200,000 during her race career.
