Champagne Question

[BlackOak2]

To all those that know their champagne's better than I.

Is this boy amber champagne, gold champagne or is he some sort of glitch?
I'm fully aware that his mane could be dark from sooty, but I'm not sure that's exactly what it is.
And I'm kicking myself I didn't get a little earlier picture closer to his year blow-out.

[Zebracat1234]

To all those that know their champagne's better than I.

Is this boy amber champagne, gold champagne or is he some sort of glitch?
I'm fully aware that his mane could be dark from sooty, but I'm not sure that's exactly what it is.
And I'm kicking myself I didn't get a little earlier picture closer to his year blow-out.

I'm no expert by any means, but he looks to be Gold Champagne, especially when you look at his face. The sooty is super interesting and makes for an unique color!

[BlackOak2]

I'm no expert by any means, but he looks to be Gold Champagne, especially when you look at his face. The sooty is super interesting and makes for an unique color!

Thank you for the input.
It's so easy to flip-flop on these colors, considering what could be at work here.
But you have a point, there doesn't appear to be any bay characteristics.

[horsesfurever]

To all those that know their champagne's better than I.

Is this boy amber champagne, gold champagne or is he some sort of glitch?
I'm fully aware that his mane could be dark from sooty, but I'm not sure that's exactly what it is.
And I'm kicking myself I didn't get a little earlier picture closer to his year blow-out.

He looks like Gold Champagne to me. If he were Amber Champagne, he would have the darker points, but that is not shown in this picture. The dark mane and tail are most likely from the sooty gene that is expressed in his coat. I hope this helps!

[BlackOak2]

To all those that know their champagne's better than I.

Is this boy amber champagne, gold champagne or is he some sort of glitch?
I'm fully aware that his mane could be dark from sooty, but I'm not sure that's exactly what it is.
And I'm kicking myself I didn't get a little earlier picture closer to his year blow-out.

He looks like Gold Champagne to me. If he were Amber Champagne, he would have the darker points, but that is not shown in this picture. The dark mane and tail are most likely from the sooty gene that is expressed in his coat. I hope this helps!

It does.
Thank you for the input.