how many foals has makybe diva had
Makybe Diva, the legendary Australian racehorse who won three straight Melbourne Cups from 2004-2006, had a total of 10 foals during her breeding career. She retired from stud duties around age 20, with her final foal arriving that year. This number is consistently reported across racing news, forums, and pedigrees up to her later years.
Foaling Timeline
Makybe Diva's breeding produced foals over more than a decade, often with top sires, though many were slow racers or unraced:
- 2007 : First foal, Rockstardom (by Galileo), sold for $1.5M but won modestly before dying young.
- 2008 : Second, a filly by Fusaichi Pegasus, sold for $1.2M.
- 2011 : Fourth, bay colt by Lonhro.
- 2012 : Fifth, colt by High Chaparral (implied from sequence).
- 2016 : Foal by Brazen Beau.
- 2018 : Ninth, by Written Tycoon, unraced.
- 2020 : Tenth and final, filly by More Than Ready (also called Terrifictonka or Sublime Diva in reports), unraced 5YO as of 2024.
She had misses in 2010, 2013, and wasn't served in 2016; last served by Written Tycoon in 2017.
Legacy at Stud
While not a prolific producer of stars, Makybe Diva's daughters (five at stud as of 2025) carry her line forward. For instance:
- La Dolce Diva (first daughter) produced Group II-placed Touch of Mink, who foaled an Ole Kirk filly.
- Divanation had an Ole Kirk filly and is back in foal.
- Her last foal debuted unraced in 2024 after minor setbacks.
Fans track her granddaughters for future potential, blending her stamina with sprint sires.
Recent Mentions
As of 2025, at age 26, Makybe Diva remains a beloved figure, paraded at Flemington for her 20th Cup anniversary. Forum chatter and Breednet sales history highlight her 10-foal tally without new ones since.
TL;DR: Makybe Diva had exactly 10 foals, her last in 2020; none since retirement.
Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.