First Foal for Acrobat

Tara Madgwick - Thursday August 3

A dazzling debut winner at two of the Inglis Nursery, Acrobat was a horse we never saw enough of, but that one brief glimpse of his freakish talent was enough to secure the blue-blood son of Fastnet Rock a slot on the Coolmore roster and James Bester could not wait to come and see his first foal.

Priced to appeal last spring at $13,750, Acrobat covered 188 mares to give himself a real shot at commercial success and one of the first mares he covered was Navua Mist, who produced this quality colt last night.

James Bester inspects the Acrobat colt from Navua Mist.

“Wow! It would be hard to imagine a better foal. His sire’s great head, rich colour, good body and overall athleticism. A really splendid effort. Acrobat’s first two foals couldn’t be more impressive and if this any indication, there’s no doubt he’ll be the real deal,” said James Bester after inspecting the Acrobat colt at Coolmore this morning.

He is the third foal of winning Exceed and Excel mare Navua Mist, who comes from an international family featuring Champion 2YO’s Flanders, Surfside and Air Force Blue.

Advertisement

Navua Mist is booked back to Acrobat as is Irresistible Miss, the dam of his first foal to arrive this spring.

Acrobat comes from a prolific Black Type family renowned for juvenile speed being a brother to Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond placed Lake Geneva and Group III winner Ennis Hill, the dam of last season’s outstanding Group II ATC Reisling Stakes winner Learning to Fly.

Acrobat, click for a Hypo mating.

Acrobat stands again at a fee of $13,750.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Delacroix Brings Dubawi Outcross to Coolmore Roster
Blueblood 3YO Dubawi colt Delacroix has been retired and the dual Group I winner will stand at Coolmore in Ireland in 2026.
End Of An Era - 2025 G1 Cox Plate
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still” - Franklin D Roosevelt.
2025 G1 Cox Plate Field and Barrier Draw
A field of nine has been finalised for the 2025 Cox Plate with favourite Via Sistina drawing gate seven for Chris Waller and James McDonald, while one three-year-old has accepted to run in Nepotism.
First Win for $2.1million Magic Millions Sale-Topper
It was a full-circle moment for Te Akau Racing at Te Aroha on Wednesday when Avantaggia, the filly that topped the 2024 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, broke through for her maiden win in the Donaghys Moxipor (1150m).
Sires With Winners - Wednesday October 22
Here is the full list of 37 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sires With Winners - Tuesday October 21
Here is the full list of 15 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Inglis Digital - Darby Swoop on Amazing Eagle for $310,000
Scott Darby believes today’s Inglis Digital sale-topper Amazing Eagle (Capitalist) can continue along the same successful mould as the likes of former online Darby acquisitions Robusto, Caballus and Imperial Force and progress on to become a future racetrack star.
One To Watch – Belmont
We look far and wide to highlight Breednet’s ‘One To Watch’ and today’s winner of the first race at Belmont, 3yo D’Argento filly Ladies Pro, won in the manner of a horse with a nice future and in the process shone a spotlight on her sire who recorded his ninth winner so far this month.
Magic Millions - The Book
The famous US sports journo, Red Smith, once proclaimed that : “writing is easy … I just sit down at my typewriter and open a vein”.
2025 G1 Spring Champion – Pedigree Preview
A lot of attention is paid to the sprinting three year-old division and much less so to the stayers, but with $2million in prizemoney the Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday has attracted a full field of 14 and all of them are on trial at the trip.