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Bright, Blue-Green Meteor spotted - Indiana's News Center

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 06:51 PM PST

At approxiametly 8:45 pm, 1/19/2011, a bright blue-green streak of fast moving meteor was spotted from just south of Lake Ave on Kensington Blvd. This was unusual because it was very close to the ground and not in coincidence with a scheduled meteor shower. This small pebble of space rock, whose surface was being heated near 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, contained a high degree of copper in order to achieve this large bright blue-green color just above our heads. Recent earth-quakes below us, blue-green meteors above us, and here I am stuck in Indiana along with all of you. (Kirtis Christensen - Fort Wayne, IN)

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Dam of Jan 2011 Flemington Winner, in-foal to NORTHERN METEOR - Bloodstock.com.au

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:58 PM PST

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* FOREVER MIDNIGHT's 3yo DUSTY STAR (by GENERAL NEDIYM) scored an impressive 2.3 length win at Flemington on 15 Jan 2011, taking his earnings to over $110,000 from 12 starts. Luke Nolen post race "He felt like a ball of energy underneath me and when I gave him a roar he really ran away and was pretty convincing on the line".

* Winning SNIPPETS mare, 2 runners, 2 winners, in-foal to NORTHERN METEOR.

* By SNIPPETS, sire of 57 SW's incl G1 winners HASNA, SNOWLAND, SKY CUDDLE, etc. He is a leading Broodmare Sire, his daughters have produced 50 SW's, incl 2010 G1 STC Golden Slipper heroine CRYSAL LILY, G1 winners SNITZEL, SHELLSCRAPE, WANTED, etc.

* Her dam Sydney winner METEOR MIST is the dam of 4 runners, all winners, incl G3 placed CRESTFALLEN.

* Her grand-dam SUNBUSTER is also the grand-dam of G3 placed 2yo SPECTROSCOPE, dam of dual SP 3yo SILVER SPUR.

* Her third-dam SUNSHINE LASS (by WILKES) is the grand-dam of G3 winner DIAMOND BENNY, SW HIT IT STAR (dam of SW HITAPOTOMOSS, and CANICULA, dam of SW 2yo of this season SPECTROLITE).

* FOREVER MIDNIGHT's first 2 foals to race are winners, her progeny include:
- DUSTY STAR - Winner at Flemington, by 2.3 lengths on 15 Jan 2011, 3 times Melbourne placed, $110,000+ prizemoney. ($230,000 yearling in 2009, $130,000 weanling in 2008).
- COLLISION COURSE - 2yo Winner
- MIDNIGHT REIGNS - unraced 2yo by HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR, trained by John O'Shea, she ran 3rd in a Randwick trial on 30 Dec 2010. ($60,000 weanling in 2009).
- 2009 colt by GENERAL NEDIYM

* She sells in-foal to outstanding young sire prospect NORTHERN METEOR. From only 9 starts he won $530,000+ prizemoney, he won the G1 VRC Ascot Vale Stakes (def. ALL AMERICAN, VON COSTA DE HERO), he ran an outstanding 2nd to superstar sprinter TAKEOVER TARGET in the G1 STC TJ Smith Stakes (behind him was APACHE CAT & NICCONI), and was an unlucky 4th to SCENIC BLAST in the G1 VRC Newmarket Handicap.

* NORTHERN METEOR stood his 2nd season at Widden Stud in 2010 for a fee of $33,000, he covered 151 mares in 2010, 198 mares in 2009. NORTHERN METEOR is an outstanding looking young horse, he is by Champion Sire ENCOSTA DE LAGO, from the family of SADLER'S WELLS & NUREYEV. Reports of his first foals from leading breeders are encouraging.

* This mare looks good buying at $65,000+GST.

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