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  This
Babe Is Royal (and the rest of us) waited a very
long time for her first foal to get here, but he is very much worth
the wait! This stout, sorrel colt with a blazed face and two tall rear
stockings should have arrived as early as February 21. Finally, in
the early morning hours of March 18, Babe foaled -- a very strong, very
ready-to-run, very good looking sorrel Rare
News colt!
We would like to have
named him "The News is Out" or "The Big News," because of our
anticipation for a safe delivery and healthy foal for Babe, but AQHA
already has horses of record with those names. His name is
This News Is
Royal
-- and to us (and his mama), this News son really is royal -- and his
pedigree only backs
our opinions up.
This News Is Royal
has an incredible pedigree -- a veritable listing of "who's who"
among the great racing Quarter
Horses
and Thoroughbreds of today and
yesterday.
His sire,
Rare News, si 92, is a race winning,
stakes performing son of all-time leading sire (and champion)
First Down Dash
(Rare News was 5th
in the Kindergarten Futurity-G1, etc.). His dam,
This Babe is Royal, si 93, is a
race winning daughter of leading sire (and champion)
This Snow is Royal.
 This handsome colt
crosses 4-times to the great Dash For
Cash, through his outstanding son First Down Dash (two times) and exceptional daughter
Florentine (once), as well as
through the noteworthy producer, Profit Plan.
He crosses twice to the great Thoroughbred (whose blood has richly
improved Quarter Horses) Beduino
(through leading sire and Hall-of-Fame son,
Chicks Beduino, and through leading
broodmare Chrome Tapestry).
He also goes
back to the great Bluehen and Hall-of-Fame mare
FL Lady Bug three times (twice
through Lady Bug's Moon, once
through The Lady Bug). Throw in a little
Raise Your Glass TB,
Trippy Dip TB,
First Prize Rose, and
J.O. Tobin TB, and you have a
colt
truly royally bred -- one with incredible potential for
racing success!
In the meantime,
This News is Royal ("Newser")
shows incredible persistence, intelligence and heart. He already
seems to know just what he wants and is smart enough to try several
ways to get it! He is a very nice colt with a bold, friendly
personality. He is correct and strong, plus, he's packed with
muscle, great bone and speed. He travels beautifully and he's very
quick.
 This News is Royal is
for sale. Although we had
wanted to sell him as a yearling, we will offer him for sale
now. He is offered with a FREE
breeding in 2008 to his sire, Rare News (for an approved mare).
Price: $6,000. Contact Circle D Horses
for more information.
SOLD 10-11-2007. This
News is Royal has been sold to a racing partnership in El Paso, TX. He will race
as a 2-year-old in New Mexico. In the meantime, "Newser" will stay at Circle D
until next year. Congratulations to the new owners of This News is Royal! We
are confident we'll see you & this colt in many win photos!
Top photo taken March 30, 2008.
  
Photos in halter
taken September 26, 2007; Other photos
above
taken August 25, 2007.
 THIS
NEWS IS ROYAL is eligible for the Speedhorse Races, Speedhorse Barrel Races, Bitterroot,
Beehive, Rocky Mountain Classic, Northern Plains Futurity, Kansas Jackpot,
and VGBRA Barrel Futurity. He will be Challenge nominated.
  
Michael Dinnell & This News is
Royal, June 12, 2007.
Teri Dinnell & This News is
Royal, April 7, 2007.
 
Right: "Newser" at
5 days; left: at 12-days of age.
Photos above taken March 23,
2007 -- This News is Royal, 5-days-old.
  
Tongue out,
looking for breakfast, taking a nap & ready to go —
Just hours old,
March 18, 2007.
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