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First foals for Grade 1 winner Leofric

Friday, January 15th, 2021

Leofric’s second foal, a filly out of Escape to Malibu, born Jan. 14 at Rockridge Stud in Hudson. Photo provided.

The first two reported foals for Leofric, an 8-year-old Grade 1-winning son of Candy Ride who stands at Rockridge Stud in Hudson, were born in the Northeast in a matter of days this month.

The first foal was born Jan. 11, when the Take Charge Lady mare Jurere delivered a filly at Daydream Farm in Hamburg, Pa. Bred by Amber Cobb, the filly is the second foal out of Jurere from the family of Weekend Surprise, A.P. Indy and Summer Squall.

Leofric’s second foal – and first in the Empire State – came three days later when the Malibu Moon mare Escape to Malibu produced a filly at Rockrdge Stud. Bred by Chad Carter, the filly is the third foal out of Escape to Malibu from the family of Affirmed Success.

Leofric, who is out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Lady Godiva, won eight of 14 starts and earned $951,040. He won three graded stakes in his final four starts to close his career in 2018 – the Grade 3 West Virginia Governor’s Stakes at Mountaineer Park, Grade 2 Hagyard Fayette Stakes at Keeneland Race Course and Grade 1 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs.

Leofric will stand his second season in 2021 for $7,500.

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