by the USTA Communications Department

Columbus, OH — Despite each mare possessing their own special characteristics and individual traits, All The Time, Designed To Be and Stubborn Belle do share three things in common: an owner in Al Libfield, exceptional trotting careers and they all recently gave birth to colts.

Photo courtesy of Al Libfield

This strapping young man is the first foal out of All Of The Time and is by Father Patrick.

Although All The Time was not a world or Dan Patch champion, the daughter of Muscle Hill-Cantab It All captured the 2015 Breeders Crown final and the 2016 Hambletonian Oaks.

The full sister to world champion and dual Dan Patch Award-winner Ariana G, banked $933,366 and returned from a life-threatening battle with colic to resume her sophomore campaign.

The 5-year-old mare was bred and is owned by Libfield and his partner Marvin Katz and was trained by Jimmy Takter.

This is All The Time’s first foal and he is a flashy son of Father Patrick.

Designed To Be, also owned and bred by Libfield and Katz, is a world champion and was a 2013 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes champion in addition to finishing second in the 2014 Hambletonian Oaks.

The daughter of Donato Hanover-Sheer Soul collected $656,199 from two years of competition and resided in the barn of Julie Miller.

The 7-year-old mare’s first foal, Rifleman, was the $330,000 sales topper on the first day of the 2017 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale and was purchased by Courant Inc. Now a 2-year-old, that colt was by Father Patrick as is her latest offspring.

Stubborn Belle was purchased by Libfield outright in 2015 after her sophomore season concluded. He had previously owned the 2014 O’Brien Award-winner in conjunction with Parkhill Stud Farm.

A daughter of Taurus Dream-Musetta Hanover, Stubborn Belle was trained by John Bax and collected $607,323 with her major triumph occurring in the 2014 Peaceful Way final.

Like Designed To Be, this is Stubborn Belle’s second foal but unlike the older mare, this is the 6-year-old’s first colt. The son of Muscle Hill is a full sister to the yearling Ms Savannah Belle.