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Toast To Vino Rosso: Colt Out Of Melody Girl Is ‘Just An Athlete’

Throughout the breeding season, the Paulick Report will be sharing photos of foals from the first crop of Spendthrift Farm's Breeders' Cup Classic winner Vino Rosso in the “Toast to Vino Rosso” series.

This week's featured foal is a Feb. 10 colt out of the winning Unbridled's Song mare Melody Girl, whose first foal is a 2-year-old of 2021.

Bred in Florida by Westbury Stables, the colt hails from the family of Grade 2 winner Shepherd's Field.

The colt is currently being boarded at Glencrest Farm in Midway, Ky. Glencrest's John Greathouse plans the matings for Alfonso Figliolia's Westbury Stables, and he said this colt was a star on his dam's produce record.

“He's a big, strong colt,” Greathouse said. “The mare's thrown a couple nice foals so far, but to me, this was her best one. He's got a lot of personality, a lot of quality to him. Good bone, good size, just an athlete. I've been thrilled with him since he shipped up from Florida. He's one of the best foals I've got on the farm.”

In planning the mating that produced the colt, Greathouse said the stamina Vino Rosso showed on the racetrack, which further affirmed Curlin's classic-making reputation, was a large factor in sending Melody Girl to the Spendthrift Farm resident.

“I wanted to breed her up a little bit, and maybe something a little more two turns,” Greathouse said. “A son of Curlin went well with her, since she was an Unbridled's Song mare. She's a beautiful physical herself. I thought it would be a good nick and we'd produce a racehorse out of this deal.”

Vino Rosso, a 6-year-old son of Curlin, stands at Spendthrift Farm for an advertised fee of $25,000.

Vino Rosso won won six of 15 starts and earned $4,803,125 on the racetrack. In addition to his signature Breeders' Cup Classic score, the stallion picked up victories in the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes, and the G2 Wood Memorial Stakes.

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Toast To Vino Rosso: Colt Out Of Ponya Brings An International Flair

This week, we've got a colt from the debut crop of Vino Rosso out of the E Dubai mare Ponya. He was born on Feb. 22, bred in Kentucky by Dr. Charles Kidder.

Ponya is the dam of four winners from five runners, led by stakes-placed Majestic Edge. He comes from the family of a pair of French Group 1 winners, including French St. Leger winner Agent Double. The direct female line traces back through French-breds for most of the previous century, starting in 1920, and some of those branches have had success in Japan, as well.

Vino Rosso's sire, Curlin, has had some successful crosses with heavy international pedigrees, and it's going to be interesting to see if this young stallion is able to replicate that success. Colts like this will let us know pretty quickly.

Vino Rosso, a 6-year-old son of Curlin, stands at Spendthrift Farm for an advertised fee of $25,000.

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Toast To Vino Rosso: Colt Out Of Quality Pearl Is ‘Very Forward Thinking For Such A Young Soul’

Several breeders have discussed how Vino Rosso's generous leg was an important factor in choosing matings for their mares, and how they've been pleased with the results. Coming in a close second for what breeders have been the most pleased with from their Vino Rosso foals is their minds.

Here, we've got a Vino Rosso colt out of the Elusive Quality mare Quality Pearl, who was born on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, at Dove Crossing Thoroughbreds in Paris, Ky.

The dam is a half-sister to multiple Grade 3 winner Matt's Broken Vow, Grade 2-placed High Button Shoes, and two additional stakes producer.

Dove Crossing's Paula Taube said the colt has shown remarkable maturity, both physically and mentally, from the time he was born.

“He's one of those babies that from the time he was an hour old, basically standing and dry, he looked like a little horse,” Taube said. “Some babies look ratty, but he already had the presence, posture, and frame. You could just see right from the get-go that everything was in the right place, and he's just matured from there. Every day, he just gets better and better.”

Taube described the colt as “brazen,” with good control between his mind and his feet. He's smart about where he steps, but he's not afraid to step wherever he needs to go.

“The other day, the wind was blowing so hard, and every horse on the farm was being crazy and spooking, and I thought, 'This is gonna be fun to bring the baby in,'” she said. “He marched into the barn like a little soldier. Never turned a hair, never batted an eye. I was so impressed by him.

“We were walking him through a puddle, and you know how most babies, the first time you go to lead them through a puddle, they act like they're going to go around it or jump over it; he just forges straight ahead,” Taube continued. “Very forward thinking for such a young soul.”

Vino Rosso, a 6-year-old son of Curlin, stands at Spendthrift Farm for an advertised fee of $25,000.

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Toast To Vino Rosso: Colt Out Of Differ Brings ‘A Lot Of Size And Scope’

Over the past few weeks, we've spoken to several breeders about what Vino Rosso brings to the table as a stallion, and plenty of them have said they wanted to add some leg to their mare.

We've got another example of that, with this colt out of the winning Pulpit mare Differ. He was born on March 15 at Burleson Farm, and his second dam is the Grade 3-placed stakes winner Contrast.

“We're extremely happy with him,” said breeder Lyn Burleson. “He's got a lot of leg, got a lot of size and scope, really good hip. Just a really nice foal.”

Burleson said the decision to send Differ to Vino Rosso was swayed by the stallion's generous leg, and what that could contribute to the ensuing foal.

“She mated well with him, and their physical types matched up well,” he said. “She's a Pulpit mare with a really big hip, not so much leg, and he was a scopier type of horse, so we thought they'd compliment each other well.

“He's got more of Vino Rosso's leg and scope, but he's the color of the mare,” he continued.

Vino Rosso, a 6-year-old son of Curlin, stands at Spendthrift Farm for an advertised fee of $25,000.

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