Spendthrift Farm’s Vekoma (Candy Ride {Arg}), GI Met Mile and GI Carter H. winner is represented by his first foal, a foal born early Saturday at Crown Point Ranch in Paris, Kentucky.
“She’s such a nice person, we think she’s a pony because of how big she is from a mare,” said Julie Rini of Coring Point. “She has nice shoulders and hips, good bones and looks just right. We are very happy.”
Raised by Loren Nichols, the pony is the first pony of Bella Alicita (Bellamy Road), who was staked as a minor and belongs to the family of the Blazing Fury rating winner. Campaigned by coach George Weaver for RA Hill Stables and Gatsas Stables, Vekoma won his debut at 1:08 4/5 before claiming his first ranking win in GIII Nashua S. At age three , he won Keeneland’s GII Toyota Blue Grass S., and the following season added Carter and the Met Mile alongside Sir Shackleford S. at Gulfstream.
Vekoma, who retired to Spendthrift with an income of $1,245,525, has included 222 mares in his first book in 2021. The 6-year-old Chestnut plans to finish a second season at stud for a fee. $17,500 S&N.
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