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Authentic’s Foal Derby: Blue-Blooded Colts Square Off In Week 8 Matchup

The first foals by Spendthrift Farm's Horse of the Year Authentic have begun to arrive, and to celebrate, Spendthrift is hosting a “Foal Derby” to share photos of the stallion's debut crop and reward breeders and fans with prizes.

Each week leading up to the Kentucky Derby, a group of Authentic's foals will be displayed on Spendthrift Farm's social media channels. The two foals with the most likes and shares will face off in the finals each Friday to decide the favorite. Both finalists will then be among 20 horses eligible to win the grand prizes, based on the results of this year's Kentucky Derby. Voters will also be eligible for weekly prizes.

To learn more about the rules and prizes for both breeders and voters, click here.

Authentic, a 5-year-old son of Into Mischief, stands at Spendthrift Farm for an advertised fee of $70,000. He was named Horse of the Year in 2020, following a campaign that saw him earn Grade 1 victories in the Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup Classic, and Haskell Stakes.

A pair of colts with pages full of Grade 1 black type go head-to-head in this week's matchup of finalists, one of which comes from a breeding program quite familiar to the sire.

Click here to vote on the Week 8 finalists. Voting is also available on Spendthrift's Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Let's take a look at this week's finalists…

Foal: Colt o/o Inspired

Bred by: Peter Blum

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The eighth foal out of the stakes-winning Unbridled's Song mare Inspired, and a half-brother to stakes-placed Night Time Lady. Grade 1 winners Well Chosen and Leofric are in the colt's extended family, as well as Grade 3 winner Major General, who is a contender on this year's Triple Crown trail.

It's a notable mating for Blum's program, which also produced Authentic himself in 2017.

Foal: colt o/o Classic Strike

Bred by: Three Chimneys Farm and Clearsky Farm

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The 11th foal out of the winning Smart Strike mare Classic Strike, a top producer whose foals include Grade 1 winner Union Strike, Grade 2 winner Handsome Mike, stakes winner Pretty Lady, and stakes-placed Classic Sense.

“He's a really nice foal,” said Clearsky Farm's Barry Robinette. “The mare's done a great job of having some foals in the past. This one's a nice physical.

“It fit her well pedigree-wise,” Robinette said about the cross with Authentic. “He's a nice-looking stallion. We've had three Authentics this year, and they've all been nice horses, so he's getting the product on the ground. The combination made it a no-brainer.”

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Cairo Prince, Lope De Vega Fillies Fastest At Fifth OBS Spring Sale Under Tack Session

Fillies by Cairo Prince and Lope de Vega worked eighths in :9 4/5 to share honors for the fastest works at the distance at the fifth session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2022 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

Hip No. 839, a gray or roan filly by Cairo Prince consigned by Halcyon Hammock Farm, Agent, is a half-sister to graded stakes winner Gibberish out of Nippy, by Pulpit.

Hip No. 859, consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent, is an Irish-bred filly by Lope de Vega out of graded stakes placed stakes winner Only Mine, by Pour Moi.

A pair of youngsters turned in the session's fastest quarters, stopping the timer in :21 flat.

Hip No. 851, a gray or roan colt by Tapwrit consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, is out of Oh Kay See, by Notional, a half sister to Grade 1 winner So Many Ways.

Hip No. 864, consigned by Pick View LLC, Agent, is a chestnut filly by Dortmund out of Our Conquistadora, a half-sister to graded stakes placed Augment.

There was one quarter in :21 1/5.

Hip No. 799, a bay colt by Uncaptured consigned by Halcyon Hammock Farm, Agent, is a half-brother to stakes placed Full Moon's Back out of Moonshot, by Grand Slam.

Twenty horses turned in eighths in :10 flat.

The Under Tack Show continues Friday morning at 8 a.m. with Hip No.'s 881 – 1056 scheduled to breeze, streamed live via the OBS website at obssales.com, and also via the Blood-Horse, DRF, TDN and Past The Wire websites.

To view the results from Thursday's under-tack show, click here.

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Courier Journal: Court Battle Over Laoban’s Death Reveals Mistakes In Vitamin Administration

The Louisville Courier Journal's Tim Sullivan reported this week that an injectable vitamin treatment given to the stallion Laoban could be to blame for the stallion's death at the age of eight last year. Cypress Creek Equine LLC filed a civil suit in Fayette County Circuit Court in Kentucky in March against four insurance companies that allegedly denied a payout of mortality insurance on the horse.

Sullivan gained access to documents prepared by an attorney hired by North American Specialty Insurance Company last year to investigate the horse's death. According to those reports, Laoban died minutes after getting an intravenous shot of a vitamin cocktail called “Black Shot.” A document authored by attorney Harvey Feintuch in August noted that expired B12 was given at five times the recommended dosage, and that iron dextran, one of the vitamin components, had expired in 2012. One or more of the vitamins were supposed to be given intramuscularly but instead were given intravenously.

According to Sullivan's reading of Feintuch's report, Laoban's death was captured on video and the horse could be seen going into distress 58 seconds after receiving the shot from veterinarian Dr. Heather Wharton. (It is not unusual for larger breeding operations to have cameras in stallion barns.) Wharton returned to the stall and attempted to treat the stallion but was unsuccessful. A necropsy report later revealed a “presumptive diagnosis of anaphylactic shock can be made with a reasonable degree of medico-legal certainty.”

Laoban had shown a decreased interest in breeding at the time of his death, and the shot was supposed to boost his energy and breeding interest.

Sullivan also reported at the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners has “declined to investigate in the absence of a filed complaint.”

Principal owners in Laoban, along with WinStar Farm, declined to be interviewed for the reporting. WinStar CEO Elliott Walden released a prepared statement to the Courier Journal that read, “WinStar has been in the thoroughbred business for over 20 years,” Walden said. “Laoban's passing was a traumatic experience and felt by everyone at the farm. As we stated at the time, insurance companies in general have a self-serving interest in denying claims and blaming others. We resolved by mutual agreement any concerns that were brought to us and closed the chapter of this tragic loss a long time ago.”

Read more at the Louisville Courier Journal

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Foal Patrol Presented By National Museum Of Racing And Hall Of Fame: Does Labor Occur More Often In The Day Or Night?

Foal Patrol, an initiative of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, has partnered with the Paulick Report in Season 5 to bring you closer to featured mares and foals and to ask farm staff your questions about their care and management over the course of the season.

In this episode with Elate and her Speightstown colt foaled on March 11 at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, Claiborne's Mary Ormsby addresses the question, “Does labor occur more often in the day or night?”

For a chance to have one of your questions asked in an upcoming Foal Patrol episode on the Paulick Report, email your question to foalpatrol@racingmuseum.net. Be sure to let us know if your question is for a specific Season 5 mare.

The new Season 5 Education Site provides a platform to respond to viewers' questions, share information about horse care and management from breeding through retirement, and spotlight efforts across the industry to provide the best possible care for Thoroughbreds before, during, and after their racing careers. In partnership with industry collaborators, we will add new content to the Foal Patrol Education Site for viewers of all ages from now through June at foalpatrol.com/education.

Your Stories gives viewers the chance to share photos of their own mares and foals, selfies with Foal Patrol's mascot, Smokey, and stories about what Foal Patrol means to them. Send your photos and stories to foalpatrol@racingmuseum.net for a chance to be featured on foalpatrol.com/education/your-stories.

Since its first season in 2018, people all over the world have engaged with Foal Patrol's live webcam series for a behind-the-scenes look at what daily life is like for in-foal mares and foals. Learn more about this season's lineup at foalpatrol.com and watch “Recent Updates” for Foal Patrol announcements, posts about featured Season 5 mares and foals, and updates on mares and foals from prior seasons.

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