Two New Foals on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Yesterday afternoon, Ally Kroon and her friend took the afternoon Refuge Bus Tour at the CNWR, hoping to see a few herds of the Chincoteague ponies.  They hit the jackpot - being the first to see foal number 60 - a black tobiano pinto, sired by Ace's Black Tie Affair, and out of Jean Bonde's Bayside Angel. The sex of the foal is not yet known, but Ally Kroon took the following two photos:

  Darcy and Steve Cole, of DSc Photography, decided to make the hike up to the north end of the island, to see if they could see the foal and determine it's sex.  No word so far on foal 60; but hiking north, Darcy did see a new foal (number 61) sired by Ajax with Skylark.  The foal is a bay tobiano pinto, and from the third photo, I'd say that it's a filly...  I'll let you know the sexes of both foals as soon as they are "officially" announced.  The following three photos are by DSC Photography.

One New Foal - # 54 - And Maximum Security Will Race Again on 16 June

On Sunday, 9 June, Little Bit o'Joansie and Ace's Black Tie Affair  presented the world with a bouncing baby boy - a bay pinto - first seen by Captain Dan Davis.  I love the foal's tail...  (The third photo shows his tail and the proof he's a boy.)  -  Thanks, Captain Dan Davis!!

And, after his disqualification while winning the Kentucky Derby, Maximum Security and his connections have decided to run him in the Father's Day edition of the Pegasus Stakes.  The race is 1 and 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) and has a purse of $150,000.  He is expected to race against a field of six other colts at Monmouth Park.  (And since it's Father's Day, all men have Free Admission to the race course.)  The owners of Maximum Security are awaiting a date to be set for the court hearing regarding the disqualification of their horse from first place to seventh place....