Being born into the world during the midst of a bitter cold snap is no fun for anyone – unless you’re a spry Standardbred filly that arrived this week.

At 9 a.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 30), Snow Ridge Farm in Clarklake, Michigan, welcomed a brave little filly who decided to enter this frigid world. With wind chill temperatures recorded at 47 below zero, she arrived.

This being the third baby of the season thus far, today was the one day owner Libby Myers hoped wouldn’t happen…. “but she made it up within 36 minutes on her own two feet, ate on her own by the hour, and was running laps around her mother Its A Sham within 1:20 from birth.”

Manhardt is the sire of the filly.

“This season so far the babies have been very strong. We did change one thing, and that was our feeding program last fall… it has seemed to really help with our horses,” said Myers.

Look for this girl to heat up the track in two years.

(With files from Snow Ridge Farm)