Midnight Bisou gives birth to Curlin colt

Eclipse champion Midnight Bisou has delivered a dark bay colt by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin.

The foal has a strong resemblance to the mare, Hill 'n' Dale Farms and owners Allen Racing and Andrew Yaffe said in a news release Monday.

Midnight Bisou is the richest North American Distaffer of all time, with earnings of $7,471,520.

Never out of the money in any of her 22 career starts for co-owners Bloom Racing, Madaket Stables and Allen Racing, she raced at 10 tracks and was awarded an Eclipse Award in 2019 as champion older dirt female. Her Grade 1 victories came in the Santa Anita Oaks, the Cotillion Stakes, the Apple Blossom Handicap, the Ogden Phipps Stakes and the Personal Ensign Stakes.

Both Midnight Bisou's sire, two-time Breeders' Cup champion Midnight Lute, and champion sire Curlin stand at Hill ‘n’ Dale at the farm’s new stallion complex.

"This colt was born to be a champion," Jeff Bloom, founder of Bloom Racing, said in the release. "He is the personification of the age-old adage 'breed the best to the best and hope for the best.' This exciting colt ushers in the next chapter in our amazing Champion's story."