Melbourne, Australia — The first foal of the American-bred Swedish Group 1 winner Volstead has been born at Haras des Trotteurs stud, Cardigan, near Ballarat in Victoria, Australia.

It is a lovely filly out of the NSW Country Trotters Oaks winner Duchess Ella Tr 1:57.2 ($126,934), a daughter of the Balance Image horse Earl.

Volstead (Tr 1:51.5), a $716,000 winning son of Cantab Hall, is standing his second season at Haras des Trotteurs this year. He left 56 mares in foal in Australia and 27 in New Zealand in his first season.

He stood his first northern hemisphere season at Dublin Valley Farm in Ohio this year.