There will be many foals added to the Breednet Foal Gallery this year, but one that is unique came in from Widden Stud this week and it is the first foal ever born in Australia by champion US sire Not This Time.
Widden have the greatest respect for Not This Time having shuttled his brilliant Group I winning sprinter Cogburn (USA) to Australia last spring and while fertility issues curtailed that move, the bloodline has now arrived at the ‘Valley of Champions’ in a different way.
This filly is also a first for his dam Miss You Ella (USA), a stakes-winning half-sister by Declaration of War to two more stakes-winners Newstome and Eff Thirty Five.
Miss You Ella traces back along her tail female line to Champion US 3YO Filly Hollywood Wildcat, the dam of Group I Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and sire War Chant (USA).
Miss You Ella was bought as a racing/breeding prospect from the Baystone Farm draft at the 2023 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale by Procyon Services for $340,000.
She was put into training here in Australia, but did not add further Black Type to her record and was then sent to Kentucky last year to be covered by Not This Time, who stood last year at Taylor Made Stallions for US$175,000 and has had his fee raised this year to US$250,000.
According to Australian Studbook there is one other mare in Australia due to foal to Not This Time and that is Regalton (GB), who was offered by Widden at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale this year in foal to him and was bought by Astute Bloodstock (FBAA) / Cressfield for $500,000.
