 Windfall was bred by Heinz Lembke, the owner of his dam.Foaled in April 1992, he was purchased after weaning by Gestuet Hoerstein, one of the most well-known breeding stations for Trakehner event horses in the world.As a two-year-old, Windfall was one of 75 colts, out of 1000, to be selected for the Koerung at Neumunster.