Yulong will have hundreds of gorgeous foals arriving this spring, but none will be quite like the Alabama Express filly from pure white mare Utzon (NZ).
??The talk of the valley ??? ???? ???????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??????????????! Continuing the unique gene carried by her grandam The Opera House, this is the third white foal by #AlabamaExpress out of Utzon ?? Did you know that in Chinese culture a white horse represents prosperity and exceptional good fortune? A fitting start to our first foaling season at Segenhoe ?? #aworldofopportunity
— Yulong Investments (@YulongInvest) October 7, 2026
This beautiful girl with the chestnut ears is the third white foal among six foals produced so far from Utzon, who was bought as a yearling at Karaka Book 1 by Yulong for $120,000 back in 2018.
By Charm Spirit (IRE) from pure white mare The Opera House, Utzon won a race for Yulong before retiring to stud.
Her first foal to race, Pipi Road (filly by Grunt) is a winner and her second is Frozen Princess, who placed three times at her only starts and was featured in this Breednet story back in June detailing the fortunes of the famed white family starting with The Opera House – click to read.
Frozen Princess is now also retired to stud as is her younger full sister Ghost Train, both young mares sired by Alabama Express.
“Frozen Princess was only recently retired, so no decision on a stallion for her as yet,” said Yulong Marketing and Communications Manager Claudia McDougall.
“Utzon has scanned in foal to Alabama Express again and will head back to Victoria in the coming weeks from Segenhoe.
“Ghost Train unfortunately didn’t make it to the track, but she has scanned in foal to First Settler this season.”
If all goes well, Yulong will potentially have three white mares (mother and two white daughters ) in foal by the end of spring!
“First Settler seems to be throwing a lot of chestnuts in his first crop, so there’s a chance we might have a third-generation white foal on farm next year,” Claudia added.
If you are a fan of the white wonders, watch this space!
Footnote: Since uploading this story, I have been made aware of the Native American legend of the Medicine Hat Horse, which this filly most definitely appears to be.
Believed to have special powers, the Medicine Hat horse is a rare white horse noted for the unique marking of a colored patch covering their ears and a portion of their head. This special color was prized in Native American tribes.
Native American legends say the Medicine Hat horses were believed to have the magical ability to protect their riders from injury and death in battle. Additionally, they were said to warn their riders of danger. Other tribes would try to steal these horses in hopes of getting their good luck. For this reason, they were closely guarded.
