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• A Filly for The Diva

  Makybe Diva's second foal has arrived -- it's a filly this time. The Fusaichi Pegasus filly was born at Segenhoe Stud in Australia's Hunter Valley and it seems that mother and baby are both doing very well. Plans to head to Coolmore for a... Posted Aug 20 2008, 09:07 AM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: Hard Spun, Makybe Diva, Big Brown, Philly

• Here's to the Ladies Who Munch (Grass)*

  Although not directly related to the Arlington Million, a highlight of the broadcast from my perspective was last week's Claiborne Farm Foal Patrol segment. Featured was über-broodmare Hasili (pictured here in a print by Susan Crawford ), who was... Posted Aug 12 2008, 01:19 PM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: Hasili, Makybe Diva

• Horses Americans Should Know I: Makybe Diva

  We are taking a slight break from the Triple Crown trail today (although I'll be talking about Saturday's Peter Pan and its Belmont implications tomorrow) to deliver the first installment in what will be an occasional series - Funny Foreign Horses... Posted May 08 2008, 11:13 AM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: History, Coolmore, Makybe Diva

• More Honors for Miss Andretti

  It's Horse of the Year time in Australia (after a two-month delay due to equine influenza); not surprisingly, the phenomenal sprinter Miss Andretti gets the title this year. She's the latest in a line of mares dominating the Aussie turf scene... Posted Nov 27 2007, 01:45 PM by SuperfectaBlog Filed under: Miss Andretti, Miss Finland, equine influenza, Makybe Diva