An enthusiastic owner breeder that has raced horses for 40 years and managed to keep his passion for thoroughbreds on the right side of the financial ledger has taken the plunge on a stallion prospect.

Six year-old Pride of Dubai mares Pride of Jenni and Bella Nipotina have been racing up a storm this season, but for Splendiferous, another Group III winning Pride of Dubai mare from the same foal crop, motherhood has come calling with James Bester tweeting a picture of her first born foal earlier today.