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Premier Thoroughbred breeding & racing program in Floyd, VA. Home of Five Star General. Committed to elite genetics & producing race winners.

09/15/2026

Our two-year old Virginia-bred grey c**t, Halo Vow, building the strength, and sharpening every stride. 🐎🔥

09/02/2026

Halo Danzig & Halo Nashry putting the pedal to the metal and showing off their speed figures of 3 furlongs in 37 seconds! These two Virginia-bred, two-year-old fillies are giving us a glimpse of the competition to come as they race side-by-side through training.

09/01/2026

Halo Ruler, our two-year-old filly by Snapy Halo (Arg) out of Classy Touch is currently in race training, and the progress is rapidly building every day!! Halo Ruler carries the influence of Maria’s Mon, known for producing Kentucky Derby winners, adding stamina and quality to the mix. Classy Touch’s dam, Flute, is a Grade 1 winner of the Kentucky Oaks & is by Seattle Slew. Flute was raced at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga with wins at Churchill Downs, Saratoga. Her career earning exceed $1 million and stakes wins include wins in the 2001 Alabama (G1), and the 2001 Kentucky Oaks (G1).

08/23/2026

Every great performance starts with quiet mornings of intense and consistent training on the track. These athletic two-year old fillies sired by Snapy Halo (ARG) give it their all. Virginia-bred Halo Nashry, whose grandsire is Irish-bred Invincible Spirit, is off to the races 🐴

08/18/2026

Watching these sweet one-year-old TB c**ts and fillies run, play, and enjoy the open pasture is what farm life is all about! 💕✨ Those happy long legs, impressive conformation, big personalities, and endless room to roam. 🐴

Bred for stamina and speed!

07/10/2026

Meet Halo Nashry, the first foal out of Covilar Farm's mare Johnnie Merle and now a two-year-old filly starting race training!

Halo Nashry is a Virginia bred, Virginia sired bay filly, foaled February 5, 2024. She brings together two accomplished pedigrees.

Her sire is Snapy Halo, an Argentine-bred Group 1 winner of the Estrellas Mile at San Isidro. He is a son of the great Southern Halo, who led the Argentine sire list ten times and sired 170 stakes winners including 56 Group or Grade 1 winners. Snapy Halo is a full brother to Group 1 winners Sebi Halo and Halo Ola. At stud he produced 26 winners from 45 starters, among them Snapy Gal, winner of the Iowa Breeders' Oaks with earnings over $272,000, Konkeror K., a multiple stakes winner in Panama, and Wilmas Irish Rover, a ten-time winner who set three track records in New Mexico.

Her dam is Johnnie Merle, a mare bred in Ireland by Bernard Cooke and foaled in 2017. Johnnie Merle is by Invincible Spirit, one of the most influential Thoroughbred stallions of the modern era and the European Champion Sire of 2019. An Irish-bred, British-trained racehorse, Invincible Spirit won races including the Duke of York Stakes (Group 3), the Haydock Sprint Cup (Group 1), The MacDonagh Boland Stakes (Group 3), the Hackwood Stakes, and the Ripon Champion 2-y-o Trophy, before becoming a leading sire. He went on to produce 22 individual Group 1 winners worldwide, including Kingman, Moonlight Cloud, Charm Spirit, Lawman, Mayson, and Magna Grecia. Invincible Spirit has sired over 700 winners, including 20+ individual Group 1 winners, and his progeny have collectively amassed well over $110 million in race earnings. His descendants, most notably his champion son I Am Invincible, have also generated well over $90 million in their own progeny earnings.

Halo Nashry also has a half sibling, Invincible General, “Vince,” through Johnnie Merle and Covilar Farm’s premier Thoroughbred stallion, Five Star General.

She is bred for stamina and speed, and it has been exciting to watch her skills develop as she begins to train!

06/29/2026

We are having so much fun watching Five Star General’s first foal crop grow up!

It is hard to believe how much these foals have grown and changed in just a few months. Their individual personalities are starting to shine through, and it has been exciting to watch each one develop in their own way.

As a multiple stakes winner with more than $900,000 in career earnings, Five Star General "Ike" made a name for himself with his talent, toughness, and consistency on the racetrack. Today, that legacy as a top race horse is beginning to carry forward through his new role as a Stallion producing the next generation of champions, including General of the Armies, Danzig General, Cairo General, Invincible General, and Afleet General.

We look forward to following the progress of Ike's outstanding brigade of c**ts and watching them continue to thrive at Covilar Farm.

06/10/2026

Watch Five Star General race past the competition at Churchill Downs in 2024, claiming victory on one of the most renowned tracks in the world!

Five Star General’s impressive speed and strength are the result of generations of premier breeding, and now he is carrying that legacy forward. With a brigage of his first crop of foals having arrived this spring, we are excited to see his speed and determination live on through the next generation of champions at Covilar Farms.

To learn more about Five Star General and Covilar Farm, visit: https://covilar.com/

06/01/2026

We’re excited to welcome Afleet General to Covilar Farm! Afleet General is a striking chestnut color and the fifth c**t of Five Star General, born May 21st.

Afleet General’s dam, Philly Billy, brings an exceptional pedigree. She is by Dublin (KY), son of Afleet Alex (FL), and out of Time for Karakorum (NY), a daughter of Fly So Free (KY), the American Champion 2-Year-Old C**t and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner.

Fly So Free built an outstanding racing career that established him as one of the top Thoroughbreds of his generation. During his career, he earned more than $2.3 million in purse earnings and compiled an impressive record of 12 wins from 33 starts. As a two-year-old, he captured the prestigious Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Champagne Stakes, performances that earned him Eclipse Award honors as Champion 2-Year-Old C**t. At three, he continued his success with major victories in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, Florida Derby, Hutcheson Stakes, Riva Ridge Stakes, and Jim Dandy Stakes. Known for his speed, strength, and competitive spirit, Fly So Free later became an influential sire, producing multiple graded stakes winners, including Dubai World Cup winner Captain Steve, further strengthening his legacy in Thoroughbred breeding.

Philly Billy’s paternal grandsire is Afleet Alex. Afleet Alex was an American Thoroughbred whose 2005 three-year-old campaign made him one of the most memorable racehorses of the 2000s. He finished third in the Kentucky Derby and followed that with a victory in the Belmont Stakes, taking two-thirds of the Triple Crown and earning the 2005 Eclipse Award for Champion Three-Year-Old Male. During his career, he earned more than $2.7 million in race earnings.

Philly Billy is an impressive racehorse herself, having made 9 starts, earning one win and two runner-up finishes, with races at notable venues like Mountaineer, Charles Town, and Gulfstream Park.

With the combined influence of Philly Billy and Five Star General, Afleet General represents an exciting addition to Covilar’s Owl Hollow Farm family. We look forward to following his journey and watching his potential develop in the years ahead. We can’t wait to see what’s next for Afleet General!

To learn more about Covilar Farms, please visit: https://covilar.com/

04/09/2026

We are proud to announce the arrival of Invincible General!

The fourth foal by Five Star General, a Kentucky-bred stallion standing at Covilar’s Owl Hollow Farm in Virginia after retiring from racing with career earnings of $902,202!

This bay c**t, with barn name “Vincent” is the second foal by broodmare Johnnie Merle (IRE), a Thoroughbred mare bred in Ireland by Bernard Cooke and foaled April 17, 2017. An elegant and well-built mare that made four career starts and earned a third-place finish, with appearances at Delaware Park, Saratoga, and Fair Grounds.

The new foal is named after his sire, Five Star General, and the stallion Invincible Spirit, Johnnie Merle’s sire and a legendary Irish National Stud stallion who retired in 2024 at the impressive age of 27, cementing his legacy as one of Europe’s premier sources of Group 1 winners. Known for speed and class, he is widely regarded as the greatest stallion to ever stand at the Irish National Stud and has produced more than 22 individual Group 1 winners worldwide.

A true “sire of sires,” his influence continues through top stallion sons including Kingman, Territories, Charm Spirit, Shalaa, and I Am Invincible, as well as Classic winners like Magna Grecia (2,000 Guineas). As of 2024, he also ranks among Europe’s leading broodmare sires, sitting second only to Galileo in the 2024 rankings. His daughters have already produced top performers including Notable Speech (2024 2,000 Guineas) and Victoria Road. Invincible Spirit began his stud career labeled a “speed stallion,” then rose to command six-figure stud fees as he consistently delivered high-class racehorses, including stars such as Kingman, Moonlight Cloud, Fleeting Spirit, and Magna Grecia.

Now, Invincible Spirit’s legacy is converging with the impressive performance, pedigree, speed and strength of Five Star General, helping usher in the next generation of talent, and we’re excited to welcome a c**t from his line here at Covilar Farm. We are so excited to see what the future brings for Invincible General!

For more information, please visit: https://covilar.com/

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364 Morgan Drive SE #4486
Floyd, VA
24091

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