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

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.

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.

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 War Relic Brings ‘A Lot Of Leg, A Lot Of Quality’

Over the past few weeks, we've seen just how well Vino Rosso has stamped his first foals, and we've got another fine example here.

This time around, we visit a colt out of the winning Pulpit mare War Relic, bred in Kentucky by Elm Tree Farm.

The dam is a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Rush Bay, and the extended family features names including Grade 2 winner Itsaknockout and Grade 3 winner Chorwon.

Jody Huckabay of Elm Tree Farm said his operation has bought in to Vino Rosso with both fists.

“We are extremely excited about him,” Huckabay said. “We've got two of them on the ground and I've got three more coming. We just couldn't be any more pleased with what we've got so far. We've bought a couple more seasons in the horse due to what we've seen. I just think he's got a real big shot, as far as what we're seeing on the ground here so far; a lot of leg, a lot of quality. Just a lot of positive things.”

While the cross worked well on paper, Huckabay said it was the physical matchup between Vino Rosso and War Relic that sold him on the mating.

“Anymore, you certainly have to have some stretch,” he said. “You have to have some leg on these horses to get the leg in the commercial arena, and he certainly is throwing that. More than that, he's just throwing a lot of quality in these foals, in their head and their eye. The two that we have are very intelligent. They're just smart foals, which we also like.”

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 Secret Ingredient Has ‘Plenty Of Leg On Him’

This week, we've got firsts for both the sire and the dam – a colt from the debut crop of Vino Rosso, out of the Congrats mare Secret Ingredient, who is herself a first-time broodmare.

The colt was born on Feb. 1, bred Kentucky by Siena Farm. His second dam is the Grade 1 winner My Trusty Cat, and the extended family also includes Grade 3-placed runners Entrustment and Tapitry.

“He's put plenty of leg on him,” said Siena Farm general manager Ignacio “Nacho” Patino. “The mare's not a big mare, kind of medium-sized, so we wanted to put some leg on the mare, and the stallion did the job.”

Patino said the success breeders have had crossing Curlin with the A.P. Indy line was an appealing factor when deciding the mating that produced the colt. Vino Rosso is a son of Curlin, while A.P. Indy is Secret Ingredient's paternal grandfather through her sire, Congrats.

Siena Farm has first-hand experience with the Curlin/A.P. Indy cross through Point of Honor. The Grade 2 winner is out of a Bernardini mare, putting A.P. Indy sire line in the same spot in the pedigree on the bottom side.

“This colt has a lot of those qualities,” Patino said, comparing the Vino Rosso colt with Point of Honor at this stage in their development. “They have the same length and muscling. They both have a lot of class.”

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

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The Friday Show Presented By Diamond B Farm’s Rowayton: What Just Happened?

Following a big weekend of racing that showcased Triple Crown prospects Greatest Honour in the Fountain of Youth and reigning 2-year-old champion Essential Quality in the Southwest Stakes, all hell broke loose with a series of stories that diminished racing's on-track activities in favor of unsavory events taking place off the track.

In this week's edition of the Friday Show sponsored by Rowayton – standing at Diamond B Farm in Pennsylvania – Paulick Reporter publisher Ray Paulick is joined by bloodstock editor Joe Nevills and news editor Chelsea Hackbarth to review a week that featured an on-camera jockey fight and an incident involving a trainer in the Ireland posing for pictures while sitting on a dead horse – all while animal rights protesters were trying to shut down racing at Golden Gate Fields in Northern California.

Some strong opinions on these matters are shared in this week's show.

Plus there is our Star of the Week and a Toast to Vino Rosso, taking a look at one of the early foals from the first crop by the Spendthrift Farm stallion.

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