First foals of Breeders' Cup hero Expert Eye now on the ground

Juddmonte has announced the arrival of the first foals by its Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Expert Eye.

Domitilla, a winning Cape Cross mare out of Listed winner Dan Loose Daughter, has foaled a bay filly on January 25 at Old Buckenham Stud.

Meanwhile Precious Gem, a daughter of Sadler’s Wells who won the International Stakes at the Curragh, produced a bay colt on January 27. Owned by Sally Rowley-Williams and born at Ballyogue Stud, the foal is from the family of Gr.1 winners Rock Of Gibraltar and Intricately.

He was was described by John Lenihan of Ballyoague as: "A good size with plenty of bone, good colour, correct, a very nice foal."

Oeuvre d’Art, a multiple winner who was placed in the Oaks d’Italia and the Premio Mario Incisa at Milan, produced a bay colt in the early hours of January 28 at Trinity Park Stud, described by Becky Marsh as "a lovely, strong colt with plenty of class".

Expert Eye is receiving strong books of maresCredit: Laura Green

On the same day, Rickrack foaled a dark bay colt at the Irish National Stud. The mare is a winning half-sister to three black type performers including Listed winner and Group 1 placed Arasin, and was purchased at the 2019 Tattersalls December Sales for 120,000gns.

Expert Eye covered a full book of 139 mares in 2019, with over half of them either black type performers or producers.

Juddmonte is supporting Expert Eye with a strong book of mares in 2020, including dual Group 1 winner Heat Haze (a daughter of the great Hasili and herself dam of Mirage Dancer), Atone (a winning full-sister to six-time Group 1 winner Midday) and Group 2 winner Modern Look, Across The Floor (a half- sister to champion Flintshire).

Others include Palmette (a full-sister to Showcasing), Tiadargent (a full-sister to two-year-old Group 2 winner Restiadargent) and Listed winners Rostova, Swiss Range, Scottish Jig and Variable.

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