Triple Crown winner Justify entered stud last year at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Kentucky. Joining him in the stallion barn was another talented son of Coolmore's late sire Scat Daddy, the globe-trotting Mendelssohn. Both Justify and Mendelssohn proved exceptionally popular, each covering 252 mares in their first seasons. That tied them as the busiest stallions in North America, according to The Jockey Club's Report of Mares Bred. Justify's eagerly-awaited first foal was a filly born on Jan. 3 in Kentucky. Click here to read the full story on that filly, out of the Exchange Rate mare Foreign Affair, and to get more details on Justify's star-studded first book and commercial record to date. Mendelssohn's first foal arrived less than two weeks later, as the unraced Bodemeister mare Lilacs and Lilies delivered a filly on Jan. 14 at Brookstown Farm. “She is a lovely quality foal, very much in the image of her sire, with great bone," said Kathryn Nikkel, who co-bred the filly with Judy Hicks. "Delighted to have a filly from the family." This is also the first foal for Lilacs and Lilies, a half sister to Grade 1 winner Lilacs and Lace, the dam of Japanese champion Lucky Lilac. It is the family of champion Mikki Isle and Grade/Group 1 winners Aerolithe and Stella Madrid. Mendelssohn, a half brother to Grade 1 winner and leading sire Into Mischief and four-time Eclipse Award champion Beholder, was a $3 million purchase by the Coolmore group as a Keeneland September yearling. He went on to become a prominent performer on all three surfaces worldwide, with his most prominent victories coming in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar and an 18 1/2-length romp in the Group 2 UAE Derby on dirt on the Dubai World Cup undercard. He also won the Patton Stakes on a synthetic surface in Ireland; was on the board in the Travers Stakes and Jockey Club Gold Cup, both Grade 1 events on dirt; and was Group 1-placed on turf in England as a juvenile. Ashford welcomed a trio of new stallions last season, as Mo Town, by the farm's young classic sire Uncle Mo, joined Justify and Mendelssohn in the stallion complex. The young stallion was a Grade 1 winner on turf and Grade 2 winner on dirt. His first foal also arrived Jan. 14, a colt born at Stonegate Stables in New York. The colt is out of the winning Strong Hope mare Dark Dolores. While the eyes of the world have been on Ashford as it launched the stud career of another Triple Crown winner, nearby Lane's End Farm also welcomed a strong trio of newcomers last year, all of whom are from proven sirelines the farm has long ties to. Recently welcoming their first foals were Eclipse Award champion and Breeders' Cup Classic winner Accelerate, Eclipse champion West Coast, and Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and Pegasus World Cup winner City of Light. Accelerate, a five-time Grade 1 winner, is by champion Lookin At Lucky, a son of late Lane's End classic sire Smart Strike. His first foal is a colt born Jan. 21 to the Congrats mare Sweet Congrats, who is from the family of Woodbine Oaks winner Dixie Moon. Accelerate was well supported by major breeders in his first season at stud. SF Bloodstock bred several mares to him, including the dam of two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome and the dam of Grade 1 winner Denman's Call. Foals out of the outfit's other mares have begun arriving. "Three foals in three days by Accelerate, all weight in over 130 pounds," SF's Tom Ryan said. "Loads of bone and substance. Definitely off to a good start." Eclipse Award champion 3-year-old West Coast was represented by his first foal a filly born ar Elm Tree Farm, reported Jan. 14. She is out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Harlee Honey, a half-sister to Grade 2 winner California Nectar. “She has a ton of quality, beautiful shape and head,” Jody Huckabay of Elm Tree said. “She’s an exceptionally classy foal. We’re very pleased.” West Coast is by Flatter, whose sire is Lane's End's Hall of Famer and breed-shaping sire A.P. Indy. City of Light, who entered stud off a pair of smashing victories, is by current Lane's End sire Quality Road, who is among the nation's elite stallions. City of Light's first filly arrived Jan. 17 at Machmer Hall in Kentuck. She is the first foal out of the unraced Union Rags mare Redbud, a half- ister to graded winner Wishful Tomcat and stakes winners Uncle T Seven, Lucky Lewis, and Zetterholm.   “We are thrilled to bits over our City of Light filly!” Machmer Hall’s Carrie Brogden said. “She has a beautiful feminine head and great balance and frame.” Below, read more on the first foals for stallions in this class, as they have been reported by their respective stud farms. The listings, updated through Feb. 9, are in alphabetical order by the stallion's name. Always Dreaming Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming, who stands at WinStar Farm, sired his first reported foal Jan. 6, a filly born at Delia Nash’s Dromingrove Farm. She is the third foal out of the stakes-placed Exchange Rate mare Lemon Liqueur. “She is very attractive just like her daddy,” Nash said. “We are very pleased with her. She has all the attributes you hope for when you breed to a Kentucky Derby winner. We are looking forward to watching her develop.” Always Dreaming, by Bodemeister, also won the 2017 Florida Derby. Army Mule Army Mule, undefeated in a brief but brilliant career highlighted by a victory in the Grade 1 Carter Handicap, stands at Hill 'n' Dale Farm. He sired his first foal on Jan. 8, a filly who arrived at Hill 'n' Dale Canada. She is out of the Speightstown mare Burke’s Garden, whose granddam is classic producer and is Broodmare of the Year Oatsee. "The foal is very well made with a lot of substance," Hill 'n' Dale Canada president Glenn Sikura said. "There’s certainly much to like about her, especially for a first foal.” Army Mule is by Friesan Fire, among the leading sires in the Mid-Atlantic region. Bolt d'Oro Bolt d'Oro, a multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire by Medaglia d'Oro, sired his first reported foal on Jan. 10 when a filly was born at Forever Spring Farm in Kentucky. The filly is also the first foal out of the Speightstown mare Moment of Speight. The mare's graded stakes-placed dam, Shimmering Moment, is a half-sister to Eclipse Award champion and two-time Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Stormy Liberal, as well as graded stakes winner Leinster. “This filly has good substance and quality. She has lovely angles and is a very pretty filly,” Matt Jackson, farm manager of Forever Spring Farm, said. “We’re super excited to breed back to Bolt d’Oro.” Bolt d'Oro, who stands at Spendthrift Farm, was the third most popular first-season stallion of 2019 behind only Justify and Mendelssohn, covering 214 mares, according to The Jockey Club's Report of Mares Bred. Those included Lotta Kim, dam of Hall of Fame racemare Rachel Alexandra. In another major vote of confidence, the stallion's second book will be highlighted by Spendthrift's four-time Eclipse Award champion Beholder. Bucchero Multiple graded stakes winner Bucchero, standing at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Florida, sired his first reported foal Jan. 14, as a filly arrived at Golden Legacy Stables in Ocala. The filly is out of the unraced Warrior's Reward mare Goldenlegacy’shope. “She was born very alert, good bone, very correct, good balance, and beautiful,” Blas Perez of Golden Legacy Stables said. Bucchero was the first son to stud of rising star Kantharos, who got off to such a hot start at stud in Florida that he was "called up" to the intensely competitive Kentucky stallion ranks. Bucchero, whose career was highlighted by back-to-back victories in the Woodford Stakes at Keeneland, stepped into that void in the Florida market, covering 130 mares in his first season. The versatile runner earned $947,936 on turf, dirt, and synthetic while racing from five furlongs to 1 1/16 miles. Harlan Malter, managing partner of Bucchero Stallion, LLC, recently unveiled a loyalty incentive program for mare owners who breed to Bucchero in 2020 and 2021. The program allows breeders to lock in their stallion fee from the next two seasons for the subsequent years of 2022, 2023, and 2024. “So many breeders in Florida have supported stallions early in their career and watched their foals help make the stallion, only to then get priced out when the stud fees get raised to two or three times their initial fee,” Malter said. “Stallion owners have every right to raise the stud fees of successful stallions, we just feel that loyalty and support needs to be rewarded. These early breeders are our partners in making Bucchero. If he hits, it is very important for us to make sure the breeders have been rewarded for their loyalty.” Cloud Computing Preakness Stakes winner Cloud Computing sired his first reported foal on Jan. 9 when a colt was born at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in New York. The colt is out of the Girolamo mare Best Manners. Cloud Computing, by Maclean's Music, stands at Spendthrift Farm. Collected Airdrie Stud strongly supported its Grade 1 winner Collected, and reported that its Kentucky Oaks heroine Believe You Can delivered a colt by the young stallion on Feb. 1. Believe You Can, who won six total stakes races highlighted by the 2012 Oaks, is the dam of stakes winner Believe In Royalty "We bred the most important mare on our farm to Collected and he has greatly rewarded our faith in him," said Airdrie's Bret Jones. "Believe You Can's colt is an absolutely exceptional foal with the presence and charisma to match all the physical attributes you brag on with a great baby. It's the best possible start for a stallion in which we have tremendous belief." In reporting Believe You Can's foal, Airdrie also reported that Collected was represented by an Ontario-born filly out of Dattt Echo, a stakes-placed half sister to Grade 1 winner Mani Bhavan, Grade 2 winner Hear the Ghost, and stakes winner Closing Bell; and a colt born in Kentucky who is a three-quarter brother to graded stakes winner Majestic City. Collected scored the biggest victory of his career in the 2017 Pacific Classic, defeating champions Arrogate and Accelerate. He won seven total stakes and placed in three others, including a runner-up effort to Horse of the Year Gun Runner in the 2017 Breeders' Cup Classic, and earned more than $2.9 million. Destin Classic-placed Grade 2 winner Destin's first reported foal was a filly born Jan. 11 at Saratoga Glen Farm in New York. She is the first foal out of the Take Charge Indy mare Jurere, who is from the family of classic winners and sires A.P. Indy and Summer Squall, among other top-flight performers. A.P. Indy is the sire of Take Charge Indy. Destin, by Giant's Causeway, stands at Sequel Stallions in New York. He is out of the Grade 1 winner Dream of Summer, making him a full brother to classic-placed Grade 1 winner Creative Cause, a useful young Kentucky sire. Free Drop Billy Grade 1-winning juvenile and young Spendthrift stallion Free Drop Billy sired his first reported foal on Jan. 19th when a filly was born at Heaven Trees Farm in Lexington. “This is a good-sized filly with a lot of bone. She’s going to be nice,” Adolfo Martinez, manager at Heaven Trees, said of the filly, who is out of the stakes-placed Purim mare Sweet Diva. The broodmare's dam is a half sister to multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire River Bay. Funtastic  Three Chimneys announced that its Grade 1 winner Funtastic's first foal arrived Jan. 20 at Nuckols Farm in Kentucky. The filly is out of the Elusive Quality mare Tenshi, a half sister to graded stakes winner Something Ventured. “We are extremely excited about the arrival of Funtastic’s first foal crop," Tom Hamm, director of stallion seasons at Three Chimneys, said. "Funtastic himself is very good looking, and was a highly talented athlete by dominant sire More Than Ready. That, coupled with his regal pedigree, has all of us excited about the arrival of his first foals." Funtastic, a half brother to Horse of the Year Saint Liam and to the dam of Horse of the Year Gun Runner, scored his signature victory in the Grade 1 United Nations on the Monmouth Park turf. Girvin Ocala Stud's Girvin, winner of the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational and Grade 2 Louisiana Derby as his career highlights, was represented by his first foal on Jan. 4. The Florida-bred filly is out of the stakes-placed D’wildcat mare C d’Cat. She was bred by Grand Oaks’ Brad and Misty Grady, who campaigned Girvin, in partnership with Mary Ellen Coenen. Girvin, by Tale of Ekati, stands at Ocala Stud for Grand Oaks in partnership with Kentucky's Airdrie Stud. The young stallion covered 149 mares in his first season, not only making him Florida's busiest stallion, but the most active North American stallion anywhere outside of Kentucky. Good Magic Classic-placed champion Good Magic sired his first reported foal on Jan. 12. Hill 'n' Dale Farm announced that longtime client Josham Farms and Yvonne Schwabe's mare Decor delivered a filly. "She has a great frame with lots of substance, solid bone, with a very pretty head. An excellent foal. We are delighted," Schwabe said. Out of stakes winner and multiple stakes producer Classic Neel, Decor is a half sister to graded stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Conquest Tsunami, from the family of Delaware Oaks winner Nickel Classic. "Yvonne and Teddy have been close personal friends for a very long time," Hill 'n' Dale president John Sikura said. "We have never taken their support of our stallions for granted, and it couldn't be more fitting that we announce that Curlin 's next important son, Good Magic, sired his first foal in Canada at their farm." Good Magic, a seven-figure yearling, was an Eclipse Award divisional champion after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He won the following spring's Blue Grass Stakes before finishing a creditable second to Triple Crown winner Justify in the Kentucky Derby. He bounced back to score another top-level victory in the Haskell Invitational. Good Magic is one of several classic winning or classic-placed runners by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, who he stands alongside at Hill 'n' Dale. Both were campaigned in partnership by Stonestreet Farm, which has worked closely with Hill 'n' Dale to stand a number of its former runners, including rising star Kantharos and classic sire Maclean's Music. Good Samaritan WinStar Farm’s Good Samaritan, a millionaire son of Harlan’s Holiday and a graded stakes winner on dirt and turf, sired his first reported foal on Jan. 15 when a filly was born at Windmill Farm. The filly is out of the graded stakes-placed Vicar mare Coulee, dam of six winners from as many starters, including Panamanian Group 1 winner Golden Concord. “She’s a strong, precocious foal,” John Brooks of Windmill Farm said. “She’s a nice-looking filly with plenty of bone and substance.” Hoppertunity The first foal by hard-knocking multiple Grade 1 winner Hoppertunity, who stands at Northview PA, is a filly out of stakes winner Rhythm in Shoes was born Jan. 14 at Peter Alafoginis' farm in Pennsylvania. Rhythm in Shoes, by Rhythm, has produced seven winners. Hoppertunity, by Any Given Saturday, earned more than $4.7 million in five seasons of racing. He won seven graded stakes, highlighted by the 2014 Clark Handicap and 2016 Jockey Club Gold Cup; he placed in 11 other graded stakes, including a third in the 2016 Dubai World Cup. Long On Value Long On Value, a Grade 1 winner standing at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Florida, was represented by his first foal Jan. 22, a colt out of the Meadowlake mare Valid Meadow born at Hidden Oaks Farm in Ocala. Mor Spirit Spendthrift Farm stallion Mor Spirit sired his first reported foal on Jan. 8 when a colt was born at Fairytail Farm in Texas. The colt is the first foal out of the Exchange Rate mare Firstrate Proposal. “This is a nice foal,” Janine Winslow, owner of Fairytail Farm, said. “He has a beautiful head and really good bone.” Mor Spirit, a Grade 1 winner as a juvenile, went on to score another top-level victory when winning the Metropolitan Handicap, considered a stallion-making race, by 6 1/4 lengths. With Mor Spirit's first foals now arriving, and likely champion Mitole entering stud this year, Spendthrift now stands two of the last three winners of that history race. Both are sons of the Giant's Causeway horse Eskendereya. Oscar Performance Mill Ridge Farm announced the first foal by multiple Grade 1 winner Oscar Performance, born during of Jan. 15 at Starwood Farm. The filly is the first foal out of the winning Proud Citizen mare Proud Heroine, a granddaughter of multiple Grade 1 winner Hollywood Story. Oscar Performance, by leading turf sire Kitten's Joy, retired to his birthplace, Mill Ridge, after a career in which he won seven graded stakes events. That was highlighted by a quartet of Grade 1 victories – the 2016 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, the 2017 Belmont Derby and Secretariat Stakes, and the 2018 Woodbine Mile. His other wins included the Grade 3 Poker Stakesin 2018 at Belmont, sizzling the mile on turf in a course-record 1:31.23. Not only did that break Elusive Quality's course mark of 1:31.63 established in 1998, it tied the world record for a mile on the turf established by Mandurah in 2010 at Monmouth Park. Ransom the Moon Multiple Grade 1-winning sprinter Ransom the Moon, a uniquely brilliant son of the A.P. Indy horse Malibu Moon, was represented by his first foal on Jan. 13. The War Pass mare Terri’s Pass delivered a filly at Shannondoe Farm in Ontario. “This is a good filly - wery impressive with deep shoulder and big hip," Arika Everatt-Meeuse of Shannondoe said. "Plenty of bone and leg under her. I’d say she looks like daddy. We are very pleased." Ransom the Moon stands at historic Calumet Farm - which also bred Terri's Pass.  Sharp Azteca The brilliant Sharp Azteca, who earned more than $2 million, sired his first foal, a filly born Jan. 5 at Wind-n-Wood Farm. The filly is out of the City Zip mare Special City, whose dam is a half sister to Grade 1 winner Haynesfield. This is also the family of Canadian Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year With Approval and Belmont Stakes winner Touch Gold. Sharp Azteca won five graded stakes, highlighted by the Grade 1 Cigar Mile. He was a specialist at that mile distance, but also stretched his speed around two turns to win races such as the Grade 3 Monmouth Cup. His prominent stakes placings also included runner-up efforts in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and Metropolitan Handicap. Three Chimneys resident Sharp Azteca covered 195 mares in his first season, ranking him among Kentucky's 10 busiest stallions. The young sire is a son of New York's perennial leading sire Freud, a full brother to Giant's Causeway. Tapwrit Belmont Stakes winner Tapwrit, who stands alongside his leading sire Tapit at Gainesway, was represented by his first colt born Jan. 27 at Waymore Farms in Kentucky. He is out of the Animal Kingdom mare Anna Elizabeth. Tapwrit, a seven-figure yearling, went on to win the 2017 Belmont Stakes. He is one of three Belmont winners by Tapit, making him the only sire to accomplish that feat in modern history. Tapit is also emerging as a sire of sires, with his sons Tapizar and Flashback both siring champion fillies and four sons among the top 15 freshman earnings leaders last season. The Lieutenant The first foal from what will be the only crop by The Lieutenant is a filly born Feb. 1 at Keane Stud in New York. The filly is out of the winning Songandaprayer winner Keysong, a half sister to stakes winner Miss Catalyst and from the family of champion Tempest Queen. "We will cherish every foal we get by The Lieutenant and are very happy that the first one came to one of our favorite New York breeders, Meadow Hill Lane Farm," said Becky Thomas of Sequel Stallions, which stood The Lieutenant. Grade 3 winner The Lieutenant, a half-brother to Triple Crown winner Justify, was among four stallions killed by intruders at Haras Barlovento in Peru. Also killed were graded stakes winner Cyrus Alexander, a half-brother to Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver; Group 1 winner Kung Fu Mambo; and Grade 3-placed Timely Advice. The farm said that the intruders incapacitated the night watchman and went after the stallions. The Lieutenant, by Street Sense and out of the graded stakes-placed Ghostzapper mare Stage Magic, shuttled to stand the Southern Hemisphere season in Peru after beginning his stud career at Sequel Stallions in New York in 2019. He covered 46 mares in his first and only Northern Hemisphere season, according to The Jockey Club's Report of Mares Bred. The Lieutenant emerged with his best season of racing at age 5, winning the Grade 3 All American Stakes at Golden Gate. He also finished second to Diversify in the Grade 2 Suburban Handicap, was third in the Grade 2 Californian, and finished second in the Santana Mile. He retired with an overall record of 4-2-1 from 15 starts and earnings of $345,882.