On the heels of Lentenor's impressive 3 1/2 length victory on Wednesday came the news release from Mill Ridge Farm about La Ville Rouge's aborted foal on Christmas Eve.
"I regret to inform the general public that La Ville rouge aborted her foal on Dec. 24, 2009," said Headley Bell, managing partner of Mill Ridge. "It is particularly sad for she was believed to be carrying a full sister to Barbaro. Nature can play a cruel hand, but Mr. and Mrs. (Roy) Jackson intend on breeding her back to Dynaformer this year and hope for the best."
It is sad that the mare aborted her foal this far along in her term (the baby would have been due in late March) but often this happens if something is just not right with the baby. All of which shows you how precarious this industry is, once again.
Hopefully la Ville Rouge has recovered and will be able to become pregnant once again and then carry her foal to full term. One thing we can be sure of is that she will be monitored very carefully every step of the way. It may also be that the "marriage" of these two horses may not be forever and that this could be nature's way of suggesting some new options.
Who knows? Let's just hope that all goes well going forward. And my guess is that the delay in the announcement had to do with the powers that be making very sure that La Ville Rouge was well enough to be bred again this season before they announced any developments, past or future.
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