Rare white Standardbred is born

[algobbi]

ith each birth of a foal comes hope for greatness, for speed, for courage above all others. Among Standardbreds , those hopes usually come with long odds, as there are about 10,000 foals born in North America each year, virtually all in a plain brown wrapper. While there are occasional greys and chestnut Standardbreds, they are the exception to the rule – brown or bay.

May 6, 2012 was the exception of a lifetime for owner Peter Congilose of Toms River, New Jersey, when his bay mare Coochie Mama, gave birth to a white colt by the bay stallion, Art Major, at Fair Winds Farm in Cream Ridge. The colt has a sprinkling of reddish brown between his ears and on his mane.

http://www.drf.com/news/harness-raci...ndardbred-born

[islandgirl45]

ith each birth of a foal comes hope for greatness, for speed, for courage above all others. Among Standardbreds , those hopes usually come with long odds, as there are about 10,000 foals born in North America each year, virtually all in a plain brown wrapper. While there are occasional greys and chestnut Standardbreds, they are the exception to the rule – brown or bay.

May 6, 2012 was the exception of a lifetime for owner Peter Congilose of Toms River, New Jersey, when his bay mare Coochie Mama, gave birth to a white colt by the bay stallion, Art Major, at Fair Winds Farm in Cream Ridge. The colt has a sprinkling of reddish brown between his ears and on his mane.

http://www.drf.com/news/harness-raci...ndardbred-born

Wow. Can you imagine how stunning this colt will look pulling a sulky?
And as an aside, all those articles that refer to Hansen as a a white horse need to look at this guy.

[firehorse]

He's a beauty

[TapitsGal]

I wonder what they'll name him. The last one was named Historically Unique and i LOVED that name...course i love white horses in general,their so beautiful and rare.

[PJMIII]

I wish him well. He sure looks nice.

[PJMIII]

The artcile has a few more pictures.

Rare white foal born in Upper Freehold Township

A standardbred colt born earlier this month turned out to be anything but standard.

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2..._in_upper.html

[Flanders]

Cute little guy! I don't follow Standardbred racing. Does he have a good pedigree?

[violabella]

Cute little guy! I don't follow Standardbred racing. Does he have a good pedigree?

I'm a little late to the party here but, yes, this colt has a fantastic pedigree. It would be a real treat if he could hit the big times.

[islandgirl45]

Nice article and terrific photos as usual from Barbara Livingston.

White Bliss, or the 1-in-200,000 colt
By Barbara Livingston


You know how it is with Standardbreds. Most are bay, with an occasional chestnut or grey tossed in for variety. Some have a star here or a sock there - but 'bling,' of any sort, is mighty rare indeed.

And so Fair Winds Farm night watchman Dan Conger must have been dumbfounded watching Coochie Mama deliver her foal the night of May 6.

“Our night watchman pulled the foal out,” said farm owner Mark Mullen. “Sometimes there’ll be a little white, a little something, like a sock. But the sock became a stocking, and then it was the neck, and the shoulder. The white just kept coming.

“Our watchman is a man of few words, but he was beside himself that night..........................”
http://www.drf.com/blogs/white-bliss-or-1-200000-colt

[TapitsGal]

He has a facebook page and boy has he gotten big:
I can't wait for him to get older so i can follow his career on the track

[Legit Campaign]

cool.

[Man o' Taz]

Cute little guy! I don't follow Standardbred racing. Does he have a good pedigree?

Yes and from what I hear - a good confirmation as well.

His sire was Art Major who won $2.7 million racing and is sired by a horse, Artsplace, that, at 4, had one of the greatest season's ever as a standardbred racehorse. Artsplace entered stud with a record of 49-37-7-1 setting a world record in each of his three seasons racing.

Art Major sired Art Official who set a world record for 3 year old pacers. He won the $1.1 million Meadowlands Pace where he handed champion pacer Somebeachsomewhere his lone career defeat.

His dam is Coochie Mama (seriously) is by Matts Scooter. Interestingly, her dam is Secretariat. She has a strong sire - Meadow Skipper on top and bottom several generations back.

[serenassong]

Ah, Meadow Skipper, theres a name I have not heard in a bit.