North American Trainer - Summer 2012 - Issue 25

North American Trainer ISSUE 25 (SUMMER 2012)

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IS CHINA THE NEW FRONTIER FOR RACING? HEAT How racehorses handle summer temperatures

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GILES ANDERSON A levelheaded man in a high-stakes game

HARLIE LoPresti is a trainer who has impressed me for some time and reading his profile in this issue it suddenly strikes me that this is a horseman who has been around some top flight horses for all his working life. Managing a small team of elite equine athletes is no small task and to have them competing regularly at the top of their game is an achievement in itself. Perhaps what makes LoPresti consistent is the sense of levelheadedness which comes across in this profile. Here is a man who seemingly takes the rough with the smooth and plays with the cards that he’s dealt.

For our second trainer profile, Bill Heller has spent time with a Florida based trainer, Ron Gaffney. Back earlier this year, Ron called me about the article of Bill’s on Standardbred’s v’s Thoroughbred’s (Issue 23) and gave me his very insightful views on the subject. He also went into great detail about his background and I was amazed by the hands on approach he adopts and aged 71 can still be found on top of his horses galloping them most mornings. As his wife of 29 years Emmy says, “it’s all he has ever known”.

Being in Florida, Gaffney will have experienced summer heat, well at least humid heat and perhaps not the level of extreme temperatures that have been such a part of this summer across much of central North America. But what are the best ways to deal with this heat?

Dr Stacey Oke has produced a timely investigation for us and her

findings make for some interesting reading.

As climatic conditions around us change, so do many of the processes in production of food for both humans and equines. One of the recent additions to an ever changing feeding regime has been the introduction of a system know as Hydroponic Feeding which allows for grass mats to be grown in a concentrated environment. For trainers looking to ensure that horses can graze on a plentiful supply of consistent grass, this application of technology is certainly a welcome addition to the options open for trainers.

Much has been written in recent months about how racehorses simply don’t run as often as they used to. However, not in Australia. Over the past year or so, many of us will have read and witnessed the amazing mare Black Caviar. Her appetite for racing has gripped many who follow her.

The ability to race this tough mare again and again, week in week out, at the highest level has made her story more special. But she’s not alone, so we asked our Australian correspondent, Mitchell Lamb, to ask Australian trainers, how do they get their horses to run week in week out?

Our other international focuses in this issue include our initial report on the rebuilding of racing in China as well as the views of the global vet, John McVeigh. If that’s not enough for you, well the magazine is toped and tailed by our excellent columnists – William Koester and Alan Balch at the front and Sid Fernando at the back.

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WILL’S WAY The views of William Koester One and Done I am honored to have the opportunity to speak on a subject that is important to me as a life-long enthusiast of Thoroughbreds and racing. I previously chaired the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), but the opinions and ideas expressed in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily represent either the RCI or the members themselves.

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EEP in the rainforests of South America, a small frog crouches quietly in the moist understory, as he has done for centuries. A world away, journalists and bloggers type frenetically about dermorphin, and the atrocities of this poison at the hand of man. In our community, we are angry with the cheaters but understand that the depravity of doing anything just to win a purse is a harsher punishment than anyone can lay on them. But we are truly outraged at those who should have disallowed this animal abuse to be a part of our sport.

There is no gray area here. This is not a case of someone administering a medicinal drug for a strategic gain or administering a legal drug within 24 hours of a race. We are not talking about cross-contamination or poppy seeds on a bagel. Dermorphin is classified as Class 1: drugs that are stimulants and depressants that have the highest potential to affect performance and that have no generally accepted medical use in the racing horse. It has absolutely no place on the backside of a track, in the hands of trainers, or even veterinarians. It cannot be accidentally given. To be sure, to administer a Class 1 drug means that someone is blatantly CHEATING. The truth is disheartening. The last five years have seen 55 Class 1 positives in North America, broken down as such: 12 in 2007, 17

in 2008, 11 in 2009, ten in 2010, and four in 2011. In 2012, there was one positive before the dermorphin positives were called. This year’s Class 1 positives could surpass the total of the past five years with one drug alone. As split samples are being examined and the Class 1 positives are expected to reach an all-time high, our reputation and credibility will plummet to an all-time low, with the public losing what little faith they have in our ability to regulate ourselves.

And so we spin in circles looking for someone to blame.

Each of us is more defensive than the next.

Horsemen’s groups say that there are a few bad apples. They try to deflect blame by claiming that they drug test more than any other sport.

Racetracks are silent, as if they have no hand in the game, though they consort and contract with known cheaters. They too are complicit.

Racing commissions are quick to give lip service and speak of lack of funding. They shy away from stern punishments and walk on eggshells so as not to embarrass their administrations by getting overturned in court. They are reluctant to take a stand because they aren’t empowered with any depth of knowledge and feel vulnerable. They might get egg on their faces if the horsemen feel like throwing one.

As the saying goes, pessimists find difficulty in every opportunity while optimists find opportunity in every difficulty. This recent incident, looked upon optimistically, comes at

the right moment. It offers us all – horsemen and horsewomen, tracks, and commissioners – the opportunity to do something unprecedented: to make a united effort against an indefensible crime that endangers horses, jockeys, and the integrity of the sport itself.

This is an excellent opportunity to pivot a “small win,” a keystone movement that allows us to disarm our confrontations and practice working together. Let’s make a united effort that will be looked back on historically as a landmark moment that saved our sport. Let’s be unequivocal and demand that there be no more Class 1 drug violations in horseracing. Let’s send a strong message – we, those empowered to make a difference, will not tolerate blatant disregard for sportsmanship and animal abuse.

One and done: lifetime expulsion from our sport.

We’ll each contribute.

Horsemen’s groups have never thrown anyone out of their organizations for a positive drug test. Make a strong statement and ban any Class 1 violator for life.

Racetracks have not used their power to take a stand against corrupt trainers. Make a strong statement by ruling off all Class 1 violators for life.

Racing commissions have not drawn a hard line in the sand. Make a strong statement and place all Class 1 positives on your stop list and reciprocate with all jurisdictions.

It’s way past the kick-the-can-down-the-road time. It’s time now for One and Done. n

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2 Will’s Way The views of William Koester.

10 California Thoroughbred Trainers Alan Balch on the public’s perception of racing; Trainer Peter Eurton.

16 TRM trainer of the quarter

Garry Simms, trainer of Bashford Manor Stakes winner Circle Unbraken.

18 Charlie LoPresti Frances J. Karon profiles horseman Charlie LoPresti, whose current arsenal includes Wise Dan, Successful Dan, and Turallure.

26 Racing in China Golden opportunities may await horseracing in an unexpected place, by Suzy Crossman and and XX.

32 Girl Power Ken Snyder writes on the growing trend of successful female riders.

38 The Dollase family Bill Heller continues the “Family Values” series with a look at the Dollases.

44 Australian racing Ther tough Australian racehorse,

by Mitchell Lamb.

52 Hydroponic feeding Catherine Dunnett on the pros and cons of feeding hydroponic grass to horses in training.

58 Ron Gaffney The 71-year-old trainer who still exercises his own horses and who does things the old fashioned way, by Bill Heller.

64 Handling heat A look at the signs of heat stroke and what can be done to help avoid or treat it, by Stacey Oke.

72 John McVeigh David Thiselton on Dr John McVeigh, who is making waves in his advocacy for a worldwide medication policy.

78 Product Focus 80 Stakes Schedules Forthcoming stakes races from North America and around the world.

88 Sid Fernando column Our new columnist on the EIPH and Salix debate.

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2 Will’s Way The views of William Koester.

8 California Thoroughbred Trainers Alan Balch on the public’s perception of racing; Trainer Peter Eurton.

14 TRM trainer of the quarter

Garry Simms, trainer of Bashford Manor Stakes winner Circle Unbraken.

16 Charlie LoPresti Frances J. Karon profiles horseman Charlie LoPresti, whose current arsenal includes Wise Dan, Successful Dan, and Turallure.

26 Ron Gaffney The 71-year-old trainer who still exercises his own horses and who does things the old fashioned way, by Bill Heller.

32 Girl Power Ken Snyder writes on the growing trend of successful female riders.

36 Racing in China Golden opportunities may await horseracing in an unexpected place, by XX and XX.

42 Hydroponic feeding Catherine Dunnett on the pros and cons of feeding hydroponic grass to horses in training.

48 Handling heat A look at the signs of heat stroke and what can be done to help avoid or treat it, by Stacey Oke.

54 John McVeigh David Thiselton on Dr John McVeigh, who is making waves in his advocacy for a worldwide medication policy.

58 Biomechanics How does a horse move? By David Earl Williams.

66 The Dollase family Bill Heller continues the “Family Values” series with a look at the Dollases.

72 Australian racing In advance of Black Caviar’s anticipated trip to Royal Ascot, Mitchell Lamb introduces us to the tough Australian racehorse.

76 Product Focus 77 Stakes Schedules Forthcoming stakes races from North America and around the world.

88 Sid Fernando column Our new columnist on the EIPH and Salix debate.

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Alan F. Balch was hired as Executive Director of California Thoroughbred Trainers in April 2010. His professional career in racing began at Santa Anita in 1971, where he advanced to the position of Sr. Vice PresidentMarketing and Assistant General Manager, and was in charge there of the Olympic Games Equestrian Events for Los Angeles in 1984. He retired in the early 90s to become volunteer president of the national equestrian federation of the USA, as well as of the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden. He remains volunteer president of USA Equestrian Trust, Inc. Dr Catherine Dunnett BSc, PhD, R.Nutr. is an independent nutritionist registered with the British Nutrition Society. She has a background in equine research, in the field of nutrition and exercise physiology, with many years spent at The Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. Prior to setting up her own consultancy business, she worked in the equine feed industry on product development and technical marketing.

Sid Fernando (@sidfernando) is president of eMatings LLC and Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc. He is the former bloodstock editor of Daily Racing Form and also blogs about racing and breeding.

James L. Gagliano has been with The Jockey Club since 2005 and is currently its president and chief operating officer. He also serves as vice chairman of the Executive Council of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, representing the Americas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Providence College.

Bill Heller, Eclipse-Award winner Bill Heller's 22nd book, "Above It All; The Turbulent Life of Jose Santos," was published in March, 2011. Heller, a member of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame Communicators Corner, is 58 and lives in Albany, New York, just 30 miles south of Saratoga Race Course, with his wife Anna and their 22-year-old son Benjamin, a senior honor student at the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Frances J. Karon is from Puerto Rico and graduate of Maine’s Colby College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She operates Rough Shod LLC based in Lexington, Kentucky and specializes in sales, pedigree research and recommendations.

Mitchell Lamb was the senior producer and reporter with Australia's Sky Racing Network for more than a decade and is currently senior producer for the industry-owned network TVN. His passion for racing extends more than 25 years and hails from a strong family involvement in the industry but also a genuine passion for the sport from all aspects.

Dr. Stacey Oke is a licensed veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. In addition to writing for various horse publications, she also contributes to scientific journals, is an editor of an internationallyrecognized, peer-reviewed journal, creates continuing education materials for both human and veterinary medicine, and conducts biomedical research studies.

writer, as well.

eight broadsheets.

western singer.

Ken Snyder is a Louisville, Kentucky based freelance writer.

He is a regular contributor to several other racing publications, a feature writer and essayist for some non-racing magazines, and an advertising marketing David Thiselton is the chief racing writer for Gold Circle Publishing, who are contracted to produce all of the racing pages for the Independent Newspaper Group in South Africa including David Earl Williams Ph.D Has fulfilled many roles in the science of racing and contributed to a number of scientific journals on the subject of the locomotion of the racehorse. Aside from this he is also a noted country and

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Racing imperiled?

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H, NO,” I can hear you saying to yourself, “not another essay about impending doom.”

But if you have anything to do with racing, any kind of even passing interest in it, you would have to be living under a rock not to have been aware of and thought about the relentless attack on it we’re seeing in national media, led by The New York Times, whose editorial writers condemned it as “this disreputable sport.”

That really hurts. I never thought I would live to see the day that presumably intelligent observers would resort to such language – commonplace in the newspapers of the early 1900s when racing was actually barred in many states throughout America.

Having witnessed the evolution of our sport for the last 40 years from a professional perspective, through previous periods of both doom and boom, I’ve never seen anything approaching the present trauma. What I want to understand better is just what are the reasons for it?

I believe them to be a confluence of cultural changes joined with serious self-inflicted wounds of radical misunderstanding and mismanagement of the sport by its own leadership (to the extent it even has any leadership).

The cultural changes are quite obvious to anyone who has lived with horses. First is the urbanization of the United States (much moreso, I believe, than in the British Isles and Europe).

Second is the success of the “humane” industry (and I do believe it’s an industry with its own goals and massive funding). Making most animals, including horses, into members of the human family, has extraordinarily far-reaching ramifications. Most of the rest of the world rather unapologetically considers the horse as livestock, and therefore fit for rendering and even human consumption, but we Americans are generally appalled by such thoughts.

Which is not to say, I hastily add, that we shouldn’t be caring and careful stewards of the

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By Alan F. Balch CTT Executive Director

“There is more attention on the racetrack today than ever before to the safety of the racehorse, and its health and welfare” lives of our horses. Without fear of contradiction, I can say that there is more attention on the racetrack today than ever before to the safety of the racehorse, and its health and welfare. In the rare places where that is not so, the sport deserves unreserved condemnation.

Yet horsemanship itself, as the elderly among us defined it, has changed and undoubtedly deteriorated in important ways over the decades, as part of the cultural change that has taken us further and further from the farm and toward the city. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s a lost art, but the horsemanship of our forebears is on the endangered species list itself.

Then there are the misunderstanding and mismanagement of our sport by our leaders, which is to say ourselves. A capitalist (meaning return-on-investment) mentality has married the regulatory mind and the progeny of that marriage are often incompatible with successful racing. And good horsemanship. It is no accident that the two most successful tracks in the United States today are Keeneland and Del Mar (with a nod to Saratoga, but think about what’s different there nowadays). Those two “resorts” (I consider Lexington a resort for a few weeks each spring and fall when it celebrates racing) have no benefit of electronic or table gaming, have rigorously resisted the temptation to expand racing dates, at least thus far, and return their surpluses to the sport and its infrastructure,

much to their own benefit, the sport’s, and the public’s.

Where else can you say that? Nowhere.

So, nowhere else does the public continually flock for the sheer sport and the sport and the sport, with another nod to Saratoga, aside from a couple of blockbuster days at Churchill Downs, one at Pimlico, and one at Belmont Park, leaving the Breeders’ Cup aside.

And all those examples highlight what the public really wants, in any brand or any commodity or any sport: quality.

The overall, week-in and week-out quality of our sport has drastically declined over the last 20 years, in large measure because there is just too much of it for the competitive and cultural framework in which we live. Operators and regulators and horsemen have demanded it, or permitted it. Much to our own and their own detriment.

As a result of our frustration with how things are, journalists, regulators, politicians, and many in racing’s own leadership who should know much, much better are chasing after therapeutic medication (chiefly furosemide) as a culprit, and making it front page news. In the process of such a misguided if well-intended effort, they are giving the humane lobby just what it has always wanted: an activity with animals which should be banned (according to them). And they are persuading the public that there is a “drug problem” in horse racing that every bit of objective evidence indicates the public has not perceived nor worried about. At least until now.

In the bargain, the horse and horsemanship suffer even more. What can possibly be humane about withholding advances in therapeutic veterinary and medical science from our horses, especially given what our regulators and operators expect from them these days?

Aside from Keeneland and Del Mar, our other and isolated days of prominence and great sport prove that the American public’s appetite for quality racing continues to be robust, even record-breaking. How long will or can that continue, should the opinions of those editorial writers and “humane” lobbyists and some of our leading regulators and organizations even more thoroughly infect massive public opinion with erroneous and damaging perception?

We’re not too far from the precipice. I have my own doubts about whether we have the will or the intellect to pull back from it. Enhancing quality in racing and horsemanship, based on properly understanding and defining what they truly are, would serve us far better than the selfdefeating and self-fulfilling prophecies of those in our sport’s leadership who are marching us toward that cliff.

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RAINER Peter Eurton can only hope that the Del Mar meet this summer can approach that of 2011.

Eurton elevated his stature from solid Southern California conditioner to Grade 1 winner through the accomplishments of Weemissfrankie, who captured the Del Mar Debutante for two-year-old fillies last September.

Eurton sensed something unusual in the air during that entire meet following the death of owner and close friend Frank Alesia, who died in Carlsbad in February, 2011, and after whom the filly was named.

“It was the meet of all meets,” said Eurton from a mezzanine box seat recently at Hollywood Park. “Everybody felt throughout the meet that Frank was there in some way, carrying those horses.

“All the horses seemed to be running lengths better than they had,” continued Eurton of divine help. “I think we won eight races. Weemissfrankie’s maiden win on opening day and the Debutante were both very emotional. Jet Blue Girl ran a humongous race. Mega Heat won a couple. Hard to Resist won on closing day.”

On the lighter side, Eurton also saddled Joker Face to win the much-ballyhooed Battle of the Exes match race under Mike Smith over a mount ridden by Chantal Sutherland. “That was a kick, about as much fun as winning a stakes race,” said Eurton. “There was so much hype and attention before the race.”

The momentum of the Del Mar meet carried on through 2011 and the present year.

Weemissfrankie came back to win a second Grade 1 in the Oak Leaf Stakes at Santa Anita and proved she was one of the leaders of her division with a third-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Churchill Downs.

Eurton remained one of the leading percentage trainers on the circuit and went on a tear during the 2012 Santa Anita meet, setting what was believed to be an all-time

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Peter Eurton is embraced by jockey Rafael Bejarano after Weemissfrankie wins the Del Mar Debutante last year

Momentum raises Eurton to Grade 1 stardom record in the 75-year history of the track with eight consecutive wins.

Eurton’s streak started with Belle Passe on April 5 and continued through April 15 with Chickie Charms. In between, Eurton recorded the first triple of his career on April 7, a feat overshadowed by I’ll Have Another winning the Santa Anita Derby the same day.

“That was freakish,” said the personable brown-haired trainer. “I wasn’t really keeping track. But on the day I was in Kentucky

(sending out Miss Cheeky to a second-place finish in the Madison Stakes at Keeneland on April 12), I checked my iPad to find out that Itssultryinthecape had won, and they mentioned the streak.”

More good luck followed at the Betfair Hollywood Park meet when My Gi Gi became his second graded stakes winner with a nose victory in the Grade 2 Honeymoon Handicap for three-year-old fillies on the turf on June 9.

Dennis Conner, a client with whom Eurton

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Weemissfrankie storms clear to win the Del Mar Debutante in impressive style

enjoyed success last year with Miss Becca, bought a share of My Gi Gi with two other Montana residents while she was laid up at Rancho Paseana during the winter and recommended turning her over to Eurton upon her return this spring.

After finishing second by a nose in her debut for Eurton in the Grade 3 Senorita Stakes, My Gi Gi got the benefit of the photo in the Honeymoon. “We were second best that day – and I’m not afraid to say that – but the best horse doesn’t always win, and we got a great ride from Rafael (Bejarano),” said Eurton after the filly got the jump on 1-2 favorite Lady of Shamrock, who just missed.

Eurton said that his stable has grown to 40 head and includes 16 two-year-olds, none of which he is more excited about for Del Mar than an unraced filly named Indygo FMA. “Frank’s widow, Sharon, named her for his initials, Frank Michael Alesia,” explained Eurton of the filly he hopes carries the same good karma as Weemissfrankie.

“She’s by Indygo Shiner,” added Eurton.

“We bought her for $95,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale for the same partnership that owns Weemissfrankie.” That group consists of Sharon Alesia, Mike Mellen’s Bran Jam Stables, Joe Ciaglia, Rob Dyrdek and Nick Cosato as well as one new member, Jimmy Porrello.

“We hope she turns out to be the new version of Weemissfrankie,” said Eurton,

“It was the meet of all meets. Everybody felt throughout the meet that Frank was there in some way, carrying those horses” crossing his fingers that she will be able to make her first start at Del Mar. “She is not as far along in training as Weemissfrankie was, but as large as she is, she’s very athletic.”

Eurton also hopes to train Weemissfrankie at Del Mar on the comeback trail. The filly, who earned $559,920 last year, suffered a condylar fracture of a cannon bone finishing fourth in the Hollywood Starlet in December and underwent surgery to insert one screw.

Weemissfrankie has been jogging since her recovery, and Eurton hopes she will be ready to breeze at Del Mar and race this autumn.

“She’s half wild,” said Eurton of the filly’s morning anxiety for an anticipated return.

Eurton will cultivate fond memories of Alesia at Del Mar. He trained for him since 1989 and 15 horses in his current stable are owned by his widow in partnerships.

“When we started out together, all Frank

and I did was claim horses,” said Eurton. “We didn’t start buying young horses at sales until we got Euroglide as a two-year-old in 2006 and She’s Cheeky the following year. We started going to Ocala and hooked up with (bloodstock agent) Larry Zap. “Nobody was more generous than Frank,” said Eurton of Alesia, a character actor during the beach party movies in the 1960’s and director of the television show ‘Captain Kangaroo.’”

“He would come to the stable and one day asked ‘How many guys work for you?’” recalled Eurton. “I said ‘seven,’ and he peeled off seven $100 bills for each.

“He didn’t believe in tipping people after.

He took care of them before. That’s just the way he was raised. He always made people feel comfortable, no matter who they were. He always treated them with respect.

“Frank always said, ‘If you win a Group race for me, I’m going to buy you a Carrera,’” said Eurton, who tried but settled for several ungraded stakes wins and graded placings for him during two decades. “After the Debutante, I asked Sharon, ‘Do I get the car now?’”

The dream 2011 Del Mar meet was in stark contrast to a nightmarish 2010 one. Eurton was hurtin’ after suffering serious injuries during opening week of the session.

“I was going to educate a two-year-old in the starting gate,” recalled Eurton. “I was on

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My Gi Gi and jockey Rafael Bejarano, right, hold off Lady of Shamrock (Alonso Quinonez) to win the Grade II $150,000 Honeymoon Handicap at Hollywood Park

my pony at the side. The bridle came over his head, he got out and came in my direction.

“He reared up on top of me, grabbed me in the back, pulled me up and dropped me to the ground,” said Eurton of the frightening incident. “I landed on my head, but was wearing my helmet. The guys at the gate said he was going to savage me and shooed him away.

“I felt like I had been hit by a truck and was out cold for a few seconds. I’m glad I don’t remember. Guys who saw it said they thought I was history.

“I literally had teeth marks in my lower back and a hematoma the size of a football,” said Eurton. “I went to the hospital (Scripps in Encinitas) and later had to have it drained with a three-inch incision. I also hurt my knee, which got better. The back is still tight.”

Eurton, who will turn 55 on August 12, saw the pain of 2010 outweighed by the joy of 2011, when the big meet propelled his stable to personal-high earnings of $1,540,304. He is already well ahead of that pace this year, with earnings in excess of $1.1-million at the halfway point.

For that, Eurton thanks an experienced and loyal stable crew. Alex Perez serves as foreman, with his brother, Guadalupe Perez, and uncle, Luis Martinez, as assistants. “They have been with me for 15 years,” said Eurton.

“Most of my grooms have been with me for ten to 15 years, too. Most of them started as

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“Most of my grooms have been with me for ten to 15 years, too.

Most of them started as hot walkers and were promoted” hot walkers and were promoted.”

In a testament to Eurton’s ability to keep horses around, Euroglide and She’s Cheeky are still going strong. Euroglide, an eight-yearold gelding stakes-placed four times, has won six of 31 starts, been in the money 18 times and earned more than $275,000.

She’s Cheeky, a seven-year-old mare, has been in the money in 20 of 26 starts and gave Eurton a chance to see New York for the first time in June when she finished third in the Grade 3 Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park.

She’s Cheeky has been placed in graded stakes seven times, three of them Grade 1, in quest of her first added-money victory. “She’s very polite,” said Eurton of the perennial bridesmaid, who has passed the $430,000 earnings mark with her steady paychecks.

Other Eurton standouts include Star Nicholas, who won two stakes and placed in

four others from 2008-10; Masterpiece, upset winner of the Harry Brubaker Stakes at Del Mar in 2007; and Cee Dreams, a $20,000 claim who climaxed a long career with a victory in the 2001 Cal Cup Matron Stakes and made such an impression on her trainer that his e-mail address begins with her name.

California native Eurton was born in Alhambra, but grew up in Chatsworth and Northridge in the San Fernando Valley. His parents divorced when he was three, and he was introduced to the track at ten by his father, Wayne, an avid fan who raised him.

The five-foot six-inch Eurton longed to be a jockey and recalled checking the sports page in high school during the 1970’s to see how many races his heroes Bill Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay, Jr., had won while his classmates focused on baseball, football, and basketball results.

At 16, Eurton – who had never been on a horse – enrolled at the Rex Ellsworth Jockey School in Chino and learned the basics.

During that time, his mother, Shirley – who had married trainer Steve Ippolito after the divorce and moved to Illinois with him – relocated to Arcadia with her second husband.

“After I finished the jockey school, I got a job galloping horses for Steve,” explained Eurton of his introduction to the backside.

“He hooked me up north at Bay Meadows with trainer John Ellul, a former assistant, and later found an agent in Canada to launch my riding career.

“I was the leading bugboy in Alberta,” said Eurton of his apprentice year at Northlands and Stampede parks. “But I only rode from 19 to 21. I got hurt and fractured six vertebrae.

And I had a weight problem. I finished in Mexico, at Agua Caliente.”

Eurton returned as an exercise rider for Ippolito and learned plenty. “Steve was really on top of their legs and very aggressive,” said Eurton. “He was on top of how they were moving, Johnny on the spot. If I worked a horse too slow, he’d bring him out the next morning and work again.

“Steve was old school: walk one day, gallop four and breeze,” continued Eurton of the late conditioner’s regimen. “Steve knew where horses fit and when to move on them. He was a great claiming trainer and a great goodhorse trainer.”

Eurton met Alesia through Ippolito. “Steve trained for Frank’s father in Chicago,” said Eurton. “Frank kept his father’s colors and had horses with Steve here when I first met him in the barn as an exercise rider.” Eurton took out his trainer’s license in 1985, and four years later Alesia turned his horses over to him.

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Garry Simms (third from right) with Circle Unbroken and owners after the two-year-old colt won the Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs

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The TRM Trainer of the Quarter award has been won

by Garry Simms. Simms and his team will receive a selection of products from the internationallyacclaimed range of TRM supplements, as well as a bottle of fine Irish whiskey.

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FTER winning a race, the last thing a trainer wants to see is a red light appearing on the tote board. But this wasn’t any race. It was the 111th running of the Grade 2 $109,800 Bashford Manor Stakes for two-year-olds.

Then again, this wasn’t any trainer. A year and a half earlier, doctors who had told Garry Simms he had two months to live because of multiple myeloma – an incurable cancer which starts in the plasma cells in bone marrow – revised their forecast, telling him he had two weeks to live.

They were wrong. “By the grace of God,” the 60year-old trainer said.

Instead of dying, Simms won the 2011 and 2012 Grade 2 Debutante Stakes for two-year-old fillies with Flashy Lassie, who cost $4,000 and made her first start in a $20,000 maiden claimer; and Blueeyesintherein, a $10,000 purchase.

Flashy Lassie’s victory was Simms’ first stakes triumph at Churchill Downs, which he used to sneak into as a kid.

On June 30, his two-year-old colt Circle Unbroken, named for the owners and their friends who had helped Simms through his hellish battle with cancer, split horses late and

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captured the Bashford Manor by a length. Only the red “Objection” sign appeared on the tote board.

“Naturally, when I was walking down to the winner’s circle I was concerned,” Simms said.

“But I didn’t see anything. He split horses.”

The objection was denied. “All my problems with cancer go away when I win a horse race,” he said. “It’s the best therapy you can have.”

Circle Unbroken’s victory made Simms just the fifth trainer to sweep the Debutante and Bashford Manor in one year and upped his record at the Churchill Downs Spring Meet to seven victories and one second in ten starts.

Both Blueeyesintherein and Circle Unbroken are two-for-two, and there’s no telling just how good they will become.

Simms went a bit out of character when he purchased Circle Unbroken for $92,000 as a yearling. “Usually, I stay under the $50,000 range,” he said. “This colt, I don’t know how to explain it. As far as conformation, he was as perfect as you can get. He had that eye, and the walk I want. I just fell in love with him right from the start. I would have gone higher. I thought he was the real deal.”

There was nothing in Simms’ background that indicated he would become a stakes-

winning trainer. He grew up in Louisville, but his dad was a carpenter and a preacher. His mom worked at Sears and Roebuck.

Simms owned a bar in Louisville in 1975 when an older friend of his walked in and asked if he wanted to go partners on a Thoroughbred.

Simms said, “Absolutely.”

Simms said, “The horse had a bowed tendon.

He ran twice, and I like to bet. I bet quite a large amount on him, and he got beat the length of the stretch twice.”

Then his friend invited Simms over for dinner. “He asked his wife to bring over their win pictures,” Simms said. “There were 15 pictures. The guy was 80 years old. I’m not the smartest guy in the world, but I knew I could to a better job than that.”

Simms bought a farm in Shelbyville and went to work for trainer Dianne Carpenter in 1984.

He started on his own in 1991 and had success with horses such as Magna Graduate, who he trained for the colt’s first three starts. But there’s nothing more exciting in racing than having an undefeated two-year-old stakes winner. Now he has two.

The journey hasn’t been easy. Simms endured two bone marrow stem-cell transplants, 15 radiation treatments and 60 sessions of

chemotherapy. At one point, he shrunk from sixfoot-three to six-foot, and 150 pounds, 40 less than what he weighs today. It took him four months to recover from the first bone marrow transplant. “You’re so sick and weak,” he said.

But he’s survived, a relief to his wife, Dianna, and their three grown children, Garry Jr., Ashley, and Zack, as well as his mom. She had never been to a racetrack, but last winter in Florida she accompanied her son to Gulfstream Park one afternoon.

And she attended this year’s Debutante, when Simms won the stakes for the second straight year. “She got so excited,” Simms said. “She’s 90 and in good shape. She jumped up in the air and said, `This is fun! I love this!’”

Simms decided to test her on the spot, asking her if she’d invest in buying more horses. She told him, “I’m in.”

So Simms’ future may be a lot of fun. And he does indeed look ahead despite his cancer. “I have a lot of faith,” he said. “I have a lot of friends who pray for me. I’m just an upbeat guy.

Always have been. There are people who are in worse shape than me. I have good horses now and I’m going to keep them. And I don’t have time to feel sorry for me. That’s why I got through everything.”

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HEY’D take me to the sales in New Jersey when I was a kid, and they’d say, ‘Get on that thing and see if he’s broke!’” he laughs.

“I was like a little crash dummy, you could say.”

LoPresti’s Welsh pony Red enabled him to become “a little entrepreneur” – briefly – when he was 11 or 12. “I used to sell pony rides on the streets in New York after school, for 50 cents or something,” he remembers.

“Then my dad found out I was doing that and he got really mad!”

His parents, whose own parents had come to the United States from Italy, worked on Wall Street and “didn’t understand” why their son wanted to “fool” with horses. He never went to the track yet was fixated on horses, but not necessarily racing, as far back as he can remember. “I’d watch the races on Saturday afternoons just because I liked looking at the horses, not because racing interested me. I just liked seeing them,” he says.

When LoPresti, 54, was around 17, he got a summer job managing a show horse barn in Long Island. “It was a glorified groom’s job. I probably cleaned 20 stalls a day and rode five or six horses, mowed grass, and did a little bit of everything.” He picked up a copy of The Blood-Horse in the barn and read an ad for a job at a farm in Virginia. When he arrived for an interview, he was told that the position had been filled. “But they must have liked me, because they said, ‘I’ll tell you what, why don’t you call our trainer in New York when you go back home?’” He took their advice and was hired by Joe Cantey in the fall of 1977.

That winter, LoPresti traveled to Oaklawn Park in Arkansas with Cantey’s stable, which included Cox’s Ridge, who won the 1978 Oaklawn Handicap-G2, and a young Miss Baja (who would go on to win the 1979 Apple Blossom H.-G2). The trainer told him that he was too big to ride and said, “You don’t have

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Charlie LoPresti had a rather unusual childhood for a kid growing up in Brooklyn, New York. Despite city living, his uncle’s carriage horses were stabled on the bottom floor of the family brownstone, so LoPresti was “always around” horses from a young age.

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any future as a gallop boy. You’d be better off working your way up as assistant trainer.” But LoPresti wanted to experience other aspects of the industry, so Cantey arranged for Ted Carr, then manager of Domino Stud in Kentucky, to take him under his wing, with this instruction to Carr: “Don’t you be easy on this kid. You work his butt off.”

At Domino, LoPresti was introduced to breaking yearlings, teasing mares, breeding stallions, foaling – and to Amy Featherston, a Kentucky girl who had horses in her blood.

Her father Porter ran the pressroom at Thoroughbred Record, where her uncle George was staff photographer. As a child, Amy used to play on the roof near the press box at Keeneland Race Course, and she spent her summer vacations working with her mother at Henry White’s Plum Lane Farm.

After a spell at Domino, LoPresti and his then-girlfriend Amy spent a season in South Carolina breaking yearlings for Cantey before a stint at the track with fledgling trainer Shug McGaughey, who was married to Amy’s sister Mary Jane at the time. (Amy’s nephew Reeve McGaughey now works for LoPresti.)

They left to help Carr develop Payson Stud for Virginia Kraft Payson, and in the meantime, LoPresti and Amy wed on the day Conquistador Cielo won the Belmont Stakes, in 1982. “We had a combination Belmont party and wedding reception,” Amy says.

Their friends “went up to the minister before the ceremony and they said, ‘Look, we’ve got to be back at the house by five o’clock because we have to watch the Belmont.’”

Among the yearlings the LoPrestis broke for Mrs. Payson were Carr de Naskra (named after Ted Carr), who swept the Travers/Jim Dandy double in 1984; Salem Drive-G2; and Lac Ouimet-G2. After a couple of years at Payson, they moved to upstate New York, where they spent two years building up and managing a new farm, before Carr was asking them to return to Kentucky – Carr had

“Arazi always stands out in my mind. I remember him running with the bit sliding through his mouth and Pat Valenzuela riding him when he blew the turn and still won the race, and that’s kind of the way he was when we were riding him” hooked up with Allen Paulson, and he wanted LoPresti back on his team.

Paulson’s Brookside Farm was a major operation from the outset, buying such prized broodmares as Seattle Slew’s dam My Charmer and champion Dahlia. LoPresti says, “I remember I took My Charmer’s baby, it was a Nijinsky colt, in the backseat of my Blazer to the clinic because he was a preemie.”

That colt didn’t survive, but there was no shortage of well-bred horses at Brookside.

LoPresti estimates that he broke in excess of 150 yearlings, including champions Arazi, Blushing John, and Eliza plus Grade 1 winners such as Dinard and Fraise, per year.

“It’s hard to say the best one, but Arazi always

stands out in my mind,” he says. “I remember the pictures of him running with the bit sliding through his mouth and Pat Valenzuela riding him when he blew the turn [in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile] and still won the race, and that’s kind of the way he was when we were riding him. We’d be galloping along in the field and a bird or something would shoot off and he’d take off. ‘Holy smokes! He just opened up ten on that set of yearlings!’”

Finally, after years of managing other people’s farms, the LoPrestis decided to settle down. They bought 200-acre Forest Lane Farm in Kentucky and concentrated on developing their own place. But almost inevitably, after about a year, another farm came courting. This time, the call came from Neil Howard at Henryk de Kwiatkowski’s Calumet Farm, and he hired LoPresti to take charge of the breaking and pre-training at Calumet, while Amy ran Forest Lane.

One of the boarders at Forest Lane was the convalescing stakes-placed Competitive Edge, a “tough horse to deal with” owned by Robert and Beverly Lewis (and, coincidentally, cobred by Calumet). At Lewis’ urging, LoPresti took the gelding to Calumet and trained him, taking out his trainer’s license to saddle Competitive Edge to run second in a Keeneland allowance in April of 1993. By July, the four-year-old son of Mogambo was LoPresti’s first winner.

That September, when Competitive Edge

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“Right now, everybody wants to send me horses because they see Wise Dan and Successful Dan. But those horses made me; I didn’t make them.

At least I’ve got to think that way”

Damien Rock on Wise Dan

won his second race for LoPresti, he defeated a Calumet horse trained by Bill Mott, catching de Kwiatkowski’s attention in the process. “It was funny,” LoPresti says. “[de Kwiatkowski] never knew my name – he always called me ‘that boy’ – and he said, ‘How come that boy doesn’t have horses for us?!’”

Actually, many people still don’t get his name right, as the common writing of his surname as “Lopresti” in racing programs and articles is inaccurate!

Calumet’s Mariuka was to become LoPresti’s first stakes winner, capturing the Bryan Station Stakes at Keeneland in October, 1996.

A year later, LoPresti recorded his second and third stakes victories – also at Keeneland – with Calumet’s Sesaro in the Nureyev Stakes and with Mariuka a week later in the A.P. Indy Stakes. Sesaro followed up with a victory in the Shakertown Stakes at Keeneland next April.

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based at Keeneland, has always maintained a small stable, and consequently, it was 11 years from Sesaro’s last stakes win until the next time a LoPresti charge, Successful Dan in 2009, won a black-type race. In the interim, from 1999 to 2008, LoPresti’s best season was 2005, when he registered ten wins, ten seconds, and nine thirds from 56 starts.

“There were a lot of times when I thought about giving this up and going back to the farm,” he says now. “I never really wanted to travel, and I think that’s hurt me over the years, because people wanted to give me better horses. But I stuck to my guns. I never wanted to split my stable up and have divisions everywhere.”

During the Competitive Edge days, LoPresti began attending clinics put on by natural horseman Buck Brannaman. “I used to think I was really good at breaking yearlings. Then I started doing it the way they do it and I learned a lot from those guys,” LoPresti says. “I

wish I knew now what I should have known then. Horses that I had to fight with to break, I wouldn’t have had that fight. You can never learn too much about these horses. About the time you think you’ve learned everything, something different comes along. You learn every day.”

LoPresti really enjoys breaking horses, and as a trainer, it’s vital to him. “My name’s on them and I can’t blame anybody else and say they weren’t broken properly. If they don’t run it’s nobody’s fault but mine.”

As Amy watches two of their horses stand calmly in the gate for a couple of minutes to soothe another trainer’s filly having a morning schooling session meltdown, she says, “Starting gates should be their friend. We do a lot of gatework at the farm, it makes a big difference.”

Their client base is comprised of long associations founded on the LoPrestis’ skill at breaking youngsters, rehabilitating layups, and working with difficult stock, for such owners as Morton Fink; Brandon and Marianne Chase (for whom they broke, but did not train, Grade 1 winners Albertus Maximus and Irgun); Richard, Elaine, and Bert Klein; and, previously, the Lewises, whose 1999 Horse of the Year Charismatic received his early lessons at Forest Lane.

Howard, who’s now general manager of Gainesway Farm, says, “Charlie then was just like Charlie is now. Charlie’s honest and he’s a true horseman. He doesn’t push them, he just puts a lot of groundwork into them and they perform accordingly.”

“I know one thing,” LoPresti says. “I’ve heard Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance and even Buck say that if you look at every horse and it’s not performing or the horse isn’t broken right, if you look at every horse and say, ‘What did I do as a trainer that’s wrong?’ or ‘What can I do better to make that horse be better?’

And that makes a better horseman. You could say, ‘That horse is a piece of junk, he just can’t run.’ Well that’s the wrong way of looking at it. It’s better to say, ‘What can I do better to make that horse be better?’ If it’s a 15 claimer, what can I do better to make him run at that level, or if he’s a Grade 1 winner, what can I have done different with Wise Dan [second in

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the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap] to make him win that race?”

If it sounds like he is being self-critical, well – he agrees. “Yes, I am kind of hard on myself; it’s probably one of my biggest things. You can only do so much sometimes, but I just hate to see horses that are not broken properly or that are hard to deal with, because a lot of times it’s man-made, it’s not the horse’s fault. The horse is just trying to survive. I don’t think they’re mean by nature.”

The Chases’ Street Cry homebred Here Comes Ben was the first to showcase LoPresti’s training skills on a national stage, when he won the Grade 1 Forego Stakes at Saratoga in 2010.

Fink’s homebred “Dan” horses have proven that LoPresti’s step up to Grade 1-winning trainer was no accident. Lightly raced sixyear-old Successful Dan, in particular, has been a testament to the LoPrestis’ patience and ability. At three, the son of Successful Appeal won the Grade 3 Northern Dancer Stakes at Churchill Downs in his third career start, before a torn suspensory knocked him out of commission for a over year. He came back as a four-year-old to win the Greenbrier Fayette Stakes-G2 at Keeneland and the Grade 1 Clark Handicap at Churchill, for which he was disqualified and placed third.

The roughly run Clark re-aggravated his suspensory, and Amy slowly nursed the gelding back from injury at Forest Lane. After a year and a half away from the races, he made a winning return in allowance company at Keeneland before setting a 1 1/16 mile track record of 1:41.04 in the Grade 2 Alysheba Stakes at Churchill on the Kentucky Oaks undercard. Most recently, he ran second as the favorite in the Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap-G3.

“Yeah, he’s a lot of work,” LoPresti admits of Successful Dan, with a shrug. “You know,

Grade 1 winner Wise Dan (above) sets a track record at Keeneland in the Grade 3 Ben Ali Stakes under John Velazquez.

Grade 3 winner Successful Dan (above right) and Turallure (below right), a Grade 1 winner, at LoPresti’s barn

when you’re a little guy and you don’t have a lot of horses, you try to preserve those really good ones because there’s not an influx of them coming in all the time. I’ve been very fortunate to have those horses, and I know how fortunate I’ve been. When you get horses, you treat them all the same, even if it’s a 15 claimer or a Grade 1 winner. At the end of the day you could say they had every opportunity. They either make it or they don’t.”

“We say a lot of prayers,” says Amy. “Charlie loves his horses, all of them. I mean, even the cheap ones. The horses have been so good to us, and it broke his heart when Successful Dan got hurt again. You pray every day they stay in one piece, that’s all we care about.”

Another to fly the flag for the LoPresti program is the five-year-old Wiseman’s Ferry gelding Wise Dan, a five-time graded stakes winner who won last year’s Grade 1 Clark Handicap and this year set a nine-furlong track record at Keeneland, stopping the clock in 1:46.63 in the Grade 2 Ben Ali Stakes, in which he romped by 10½ lengths under a hand ride. In his most recent start, he was second by a head to Ron the Greek in the Stephen Foster.

Turallure, a six-year-old campaigner by Wando owned and bred by Donna Arnold’s Four D Stable, won last season’s Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes-G1 before falling a nose short of Court Vision – a length in front of third-placed Goldikova – in the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile-G1.

While Turallure’s Breeders’ Cup beat was “tough,” says Amy, it wasn’t their hardest

defeat. “You want to know what a heartbreaker is? A heartbreaker is winning a Grade 1 [with Successful Dan] and having them take your number down.”

Then, too, is another, more sobering reality.

Of Wise Dan’s loss in the Stephen Foster under regular rider Johnny Velazquez, LoPresti says, “I was disappointed, but I’m not disappointed in the horse. He ran his race.”

Velazquez was injured during a fatal breakdown 32 minutes later, in the next race on the card. “We all get caught up in winning and losing, and I said, ‘Look at this guy. We’re disappointed we didn’t win but at least the horse came back good and nobody got hurt, and now Johnny’s hurt.’ People lose sight of all that.

“I’ve had a great run the last three years.

Successful Dan could get hurt again. Wise Dan could get of an age where he doesn’t really want to run like he used to as he gets older and maybe my younger horses don’t come along like they did. They may be the

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A potential difficulty facing all Kentucky trainers is the state of racing in the commonwealth, which has suffered a steady decline. Legislators recently voted to phase in a ban on race-day Salix (Lasix). LoPresti says, “I’ve got mixed emotions. They’re trying to clean up their act, talking about what’s better for breeding and everything, but I think that they’re pinning it on the racetrack and Lasix but there are other issues, too, with all the screws and wires and stuff breeders do to foals anymore.

“Everybody needs to get on the same page and work together instead of putting the blame on the racetrack or us putting the blame on the breeders. A lot of these breeders, they’re quick to put a horse through the sale ring but you don’t see many of them putting their silks on their horses at the racetrack, and they forget that the only reason the sales exist is because of the racetrack. Why else would people buy horses?”

While LoPresti enjoys training, “that’s all you ever do,” he says. “You don’t get much time to go around and do things. I like to go fishing and hunting and I used to like to go to

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“When you’re running second to or beating a guy like Bill Mott, you know you’re in the right company” Nevada and brand calves and rope, and I don’t get much time for that anymore. I don’t know how long I’ll train. I guess I’ll do it as long as the horses are good and the business is good.

I’ll always do something with them, though.”

Amy notes that it’s the small things that help him relax from his high-pressure, seven-day-aweek job. “He turns off his phone or he leaves it somewhere and we go away for the afternoon and fly-fish. That levels him off.”

He is a natural fit in Kentucky, despite his Brooklyn roots. LoPresti conducts his entire interview astride Donnie, a handsome gelding on whose dam he played polo and who looks suitably unimpressed by the (many) pats he gets from passersby. Near the gap, LoPresti notices another trainer’s horse balking. “Hey, you want some help, buddy?” he asks the rider, before taking the horse’s rein and leading him midway around the turn. Only after LoPresti’s last set is finished training does he

dismount to hose off Donnie and eat a protein bar for breakfast.

LoPresti reflects, “Take a guy like Bill Mott.

I used to send him a lot of horses from Calumet. He’s a great horseman. There are a lot of trainers, but there are not many horsemen. He can get on one and gallop it, he can shoe it, take a bad one like Theatrical and go to work on it. He’s always been one guy I think of when people ask, ‘Who would you want to be like as a horse trainer?’ When we beat [Mott’s] Courageous Cat with Turallure in the Woodbine Mile – I beat him like that on the wire – he was the first one to come down and congratulate me, and then it was ironic, that night he beat me the same way with Ron the Greek [in the Stephen Foster], I went over and congratulated him.

“But the thing about it is, when you’re running second to or beating a guy like Bill Mott, you know you’re in the right company.

If you’re running in those kind of races and you’re getting beat like that, at least you know you’re doing things right.” Then LoPresti, deflecting the success away from himself, adds, “And you’ve got good horses; you’re lucky.”

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HINA’S communist government officially banned horseracing in 1949, but the rapid development of new racetracks since the 1990s has slowly but surely brought about a change of mind from government officials. Now, racing is now one of the largest growing industries in the country.

Racehorse ownership is viewed as a status symbol; the number of racehorses wealthy people in China own is more important to them than the money they could earn if gambling were legal. Their two “must-haves” are a luxury car … and a racehorse. With Shanghai and Beijing being among the world’s richest cities, there is a lot of money available to spend on this growing sport.

Although China is vast in size, all the major racetracks are situated within the east of the country. Wuhan, otherwise known as Orient Lucky City, is the largest of them. Established in 2003, Wuhan has the capacity to stable 500 horses for training and racing, and can accommodate a crowd of 34,500 people. With an initial investment of $200 million, its

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How much do you know about the racing and Thoroughbred industry in China? The most common answer is probably, “Not much.” As its government has the country poised to become a racing nation fit to compete with the rest of the world, this will soon change.

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training facilities could see it become a world leader.

The most recent development, well documented in the media, is Tianjin. Beijing is the nearest city to this new HK$26 billion ($4 billion) development. With plans for a racetrack, a training center with the ability to house 4,000 horses, a breeding center, and quarantine and veterinary facilities, it will be on a par with Meydan. It has already attracted support from world leaders in their specialist fields such as Coolmore Stud in Ireland and the Royal Agricultural College in the United Kingdom. Although it seems to be behind schedule at present, there is no doubt that the Chinese want this to be their showpiece, and

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it proves their commitment to horseracing and Thoroughbred breeding.

China’s stringent quarantine laws have been a major problem for the importation of horses. This fall, the first Global Champions Tour – a worldwide show jumping competition series – was due to take place for the first time in Shanghai but was put off until 2013. That they hadn’t yet eased their quarantine laws was a blow to many but they’re aware that its commitment to change for next year could open up a huge market to them.

With an ease in quarantine regulations, it’s hoped that it will be as easy to import horses to China as the many thousands of horses that

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Billions of dollars have been invested into racing by the government including an initial $200 million at Wuhan

have already been imported to Hong Kong.

There are nine major racetracks in the eastern region of China, and with billions of dollars being invested by the government the window of opportunity for all equine-related businesses is enormous. The key players in the Chinese bloodstock industry will become familiar faces at venues such as Keeneland and Ocala; they want the best and are prepared to pay for them.

This fall two international horse fairs will be held: the smaller trade fair in Beijing; and the China International Horse Fair in Shanghai, which last year attracted nearly 5000 visitors. The Chinese need horses, knowledgeable professionals, and top class products and nutrition advice, and HORFA Shanghai has extended an invitation to the rest of the world to exhibit their goods with the hope of building business partnerships and gaining access to the best products on offer.

Everything the Chinese are doing only goes to prove that they want to be taken seriously and gain the world’s respect, and not simply be the poor relation. Coolmore has commited

“With an ease in quarantine regulations, it’s hoped that it will be as easy to import horses to China as the many thousands of horses that have already been imported to Hong Kong” to helping the Chinese import over 100 Irishbred Thoroughbred mares over the next three years and Darley already has stallions on the ground.

“We stood two stallions in China for the first time this season,” says Darley Flying Start director Joe Osborne, also managing director of Darley’s Kildangan Stud. “Both have been very well accepted by Chinese breeders. Jalil, who won the Group 2 Maktoum Challenge for

Godolphin in Dubai and is by the influential Storm Cat, stands at Lisui Farm in Beijing, while Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes winner Sousa stands at Ordos Farm in Inner Mongolia.

Both stallions have covered about 60 mares each which we are very pleased about.

“Standing stallions is one way we can help China develop its Thoroughbred breeding industry,” he continues. “Education is another.

In addition to having three Chinese graduates of, and one trainee currently on, our Darley Flying Start program, we recently launched an initiative called Dubai International Thoroughbred Internships. These internships will see an annual intake of Chinese university graduates spend nearly a year at a Darley facility in either Australia, America, England, Ireland, or Japan to learn the fundamentals of Thoroughbred breeding and racing. The interns will also visit Dubai to experience Dubai’s local horse racing industry and learn how Sheikh Mohammed has been instrumental in the development of the Emirate over the past 40-plus years. Our long term plan is to have a Darley breeding and education base in the Beijing area.”

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ChiNa’S RaCeTRaCkS Beijing Countryside Racetrack Beijing Tongshun Racetrack

Jinan Racetrack

Nanjing Racetrack

Wuhan Racetrack

Ningbo Racetrack

Guangzhou Racetrack Dongguan Racetrack Shenzhen Racetrack

A host of high-profile investors is hoping that with 2014 being the “Year of the Horse” a bright and prosperous new era of racing in China will have been born. But for their substantial outlays to pay dividends, breeding giants and other big money financiers are gambling on the government lifting a ban on betting. There is no indication betting on horseracing will be allowed any time soon, but it hasn't stopped hopeful overseas entrepreneurs from making ambitious plans, or just trying to gain a foothold – so that if gambling does get the green light, they're ready to go.

Until the revenue from pari-mutuel wagering becomes a reality, racing will remain an unprofitable pastime for China's nouveau riche and a potential financial black hole for backers, with many already lured by the tantalizing, untapped market.

Racing exists in many parts of China – ranging from traditional, non-Thoroughbred events, to more orthodox racing – but the ban on betting renders them all hobby-level pursuits for participants.

It was less than seven years ago when Beijing Race Club seemed headed in the right

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“We stood two stallions in China for the first time this season. Both have been very well accepted by Chinese breeders” Joe Osborne of Darley direction with its world-class facilities and pari-mutuel wagering. But when the government clamped down on gambling at the venue, investors fled and more then 600 horses were destroyed in the immediate aftermath, with reports of animal neglect since then.

While the racing world edges tentatively into the volatile market, Chinese owners are breaking out and making their presence felt abroad. At the Hong Kong International Sale in March, a mystery Chinese businessman – a first-time buyer no less – splurged a massive

HK$9 million ($1.16 million) on a two-yearold by Fastnet Rock, caring little for the gelding's lack of residual stud value.

The Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong remains the only part of China to get racing right, at least since the halcyon days of the Shanghai Race Club in the early part of the 20th century. Perhaps the Hong Kong Jockey Club [HKJC] has the right idea with its longterm strategy in establishing a presence in its neighboring country.

The HKJC is building a training center for 400 horses at Conghua, 25 miles north east of Guangzhou and a 3½-hour drive from the Jockey Club's existing facilities at Sha Tin. The site was originally developed to host the equine events at the 2010 Asian Games, but by 2014 the club plans to make it an alternate training base.

The beauty of Conghua is that it could be converted into an operational racecourse in a matter of months. Of course, despite the HKJC being a global betting giant, boasting turnover figures the envy of any racing jurisdiction, even it has to wait for the allimportant decree on gambling by the Chinese government. n

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‘Get me Rosie, she’s HOT!’

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Rosie Napravnik and Believe You Can after victory in the Fair Grounds Oaks

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Rosie Napravnik urges Believe You Can clear to win the Kentucky Oaks – she was leading rider in wins and purses at the Fair Grounds meet

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HOW a replay of this year’s Kentucky Oaks to someone totally unfamiliar with horseracing and he or she might get an idea of what makes the sport compelling: two horses dueling down to the wire, straining with all-out, innate effort to win; two jockeys piloting them with balance, fearlessness, and obvious skill equal to the desire of their mounts.

Now spring the shocker: the winning jockey was a woman, Rosie Napravnik, besting John Velazquez, last year’s Kentucky Derby-winning jockey and a Hall of Fame rider. Now add another shocker: the winning ride was no fluke to those who know racing.

Napravnik had just led all jockeys in wins and money earned at the Fair Grounds meet that concluded in April. In fact, she obliterated her competitors, winning 111 races and earning $3.7-million, against 79 wins and $2.5million for James Graham in second.

Consider some statistics at the time of writing: at Suffolk Downs in Boston, Jackie Davis leads the meet in purse earnings while

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It hs been 43 years since male jockeys boycotted a race at Churchill Downs to prevent Penny Ann Early from riding, but now female jockeys are in the ascendancy, making a significant impact at racetracks across the nation WORDS: KEN SNYDER PHOTOS: HORSEPHOTOS.COM

Tammi Piermarini leads in wins. At Arlington Park, Rosemary Homeister Jr. is the third leading rider in her first summer at the Chicago track. Emma-Jayne Wilson is fifth in the jockey standings at Woodbine with over $2-million earned in 2012. Last, but not least, at Belmont Park, the home of arguably the toughest and best jockey colony in racing, the aforementioned Napravnik is fourth in purses earned and wins. Napravnik, too, is the seventh leading rider in North America by money earned.

We’re talking about the best in sports, transcending jockey standings, purses earned, and a Kentucky Oaks win: this is about a level playing field where gender, unlike in every other sport except, perhaps,

auto racing, means absolutely nothing.

It has reached a point, 43 years from when male jockeys at Churchill Downs boycotted a race to prevent Penny Ann Early from riding, that the gender issue isn’t an issue. “I really hate how much focus is put on women versus men,” said jockey Oriana Rossi, currently establishing herself at Churchill Downs and other Midwestern racetracks. “I don’t think you can generalize every female jockey just like you can’t generalize every male jockey.”

The Italian-born, English transplant breaks it down even further: “There are a lot of bad female riders just like there are a lot of bad male riders. But we have very good female riders who are kind of carrying the torch.”

Gender isn’t an issue for the leading torch-

FEMALE JOCKEYS Juklie Krone became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race in 1993 with Colonial Affair in the Belmont

Emma-Jayne Wilson has earned more than $2 million at Woodbine in 2012

Rosemary Homeister is the third leading rider at Arlington Park this year

carrier, Rosie Napravnik, either. “I really don’t focus on the female versus male factor,” she said. A self-proclaimed “brat” growing up, much of her behavior, she said, stemmed from not wanting to be treated like a girl but “to be treated equally with everybody else.

“It’s no surprise that I ended up in a sport where I’m competing against men because I really don’t see the difference.”

Napravnik’s agent, Matt Muzikar, doesn’t see a difference. “Rosie doesn’t ride like a girl.

Her particular seat and the way she finishes on a horse – she finishes better than a lot of guys,” he said.

Muzikar represents both Napravnik and Javier Castellano, the current leader among all jockeys in purses earned. One might

think Napravnik would automatically be second-call to Castellano. Not so, according to Muzikar. “Sometimes Javier gets her second call; sometimes she gets Javier’s second call. It’s no set way,” he said.

“They like fresh faces,” said Muzikar of New York trainers acquainting themselves with Napravnik in this, her first full summer at Belmont. The caveat is that they like fresh faces that end up in winner’s circle photos – which Navpravnik is doing.

Asked if a win in a future Kentucky Derby would be especially meaningful to her because she would be the first female jockey to win racing’s most famous race, Napravnik said, “It would be a personal accomplishment that would mean a ton to me whether I was male or

female, not to say that it wouldn’t be a good stride for women. I think a lot of women see it that way and that’s great. But for me, I’m just going to work and doing what I do.”

Tammi Piermarini has been going to work for 27 years primarily at Suffolk Downs and has booted home 2,000-plus winners, potential Hall of Fame-numbers for the native New Englander. She has seen it all ... except for the kind of discrimination you might expect for a rider entering the game only 15 years or so after the boycott of Penny Ann Early.

“I was well accepted right from the start,” she said. “Here in New England it’s the type of track where the harder you work, the more you get on, the more you’re going to ride.”

Discrimination, if it could be called that,

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Rosemary Homeister and Vanquisher win the Kitten's Joy Stakes at Colonial Downs

came primarily from fans who would heckle her when she rode under her maiden name, Tammi Campbell (before her marriage to John Piermarini, her agent), with, “‘Go back home and make your soup!’” she recounted with a laugh.

In the wake of retirements by Donna Barton Brothers, Julie Krone, and Patti Cooksey between 1999 and 2004, female riders seemed to be, for a time, disappearing, according to Piermarini. “It seemed like it was just Jill Jellison and me,” she said. Now there is a female colony-within-the-colony. Eight of the 32 riders with at least one start at Suffolk Downs currently are women, and Davis and Piermarini are joined by Andria Terrill in the top ten in earnings.

“Now you have the schools – the Chris McCarron school,” said Piermarini of the North American Racing Academy [NARA], directed by Hall of Fame rider McCarron in Lexington, Kentucky, as one reason for the increase in female riders.

McCarron sees a growing trend as his academy trains aspiring jockeys. “The first year [2006] we had eight boys and three girls.

The second year we had six boys and five girls. Fast forward to our enrollment this fall: we have 12 girls and one boy,” he said.

The statistics would seem to bode well for woman riders in the future if McCarron’s students can equal or approach the career success of NARA alum Jackie Davis.

Surveying the current riding landscape, he

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“Females tend to be lighter and don’t start their day in a dehydrated fashion, so they’re probably going to be in better shape when they start the day and in better shape when they end” Chris McCarron

sees a time when “a lot more females are competing at the top level.”

His role as instructor affords him, too, a unique perspective on the strengths and weaknesses, real and imagined, of female riders. Essentially, McCarron believes the old bias that women lack the strength to compete against men misses the source of strength. It is fitness, not testosterone. “If you don’t have the right fitness level, you don’t have stamina to finish strongly – you basically get tired and lose your balance. Fitness is much more important than brute strength,” he said.

Linked to fitness is a factor that might actually give women an advantage: “Most male jockeys have to reduce in some fashion, whether it’s dieting or hitting the hot box,” said McCarron. “Females tend to be lighter and consequently don’t start their day in a dehydrated fashion, so they’re probably going to be in better shape when they start the day and in better shape when they end.”

As for the “reverse bias” that woman have better rhythm and touch, McCarron echoes what Oriana Rossi sees in general: “There’ll be some girls out there that don’t have that real good touch and aren’t doing to do very well, and the same thing with guys.”

Larry Jones, who has used female riders ever since he started training (his first win in 1982 was with a female jockey), addresses another perceived weakness with female riders: not enough “oomph” with the crop down the lane. “Now that we’ve got the

FEMALE JOCKEYS padded whips, I don’t think the men have as much advantage over women,” Jones said.

The only real obstacle to successful careers with female riders, he feels, is owners. “I think a lot of their perspective is they’d rather have a ‘boy’ up on there,” he said. But that, too, is changing, according to Jones. Given a choice between this year’s Kentucky Oaks stretchduel jockeys, John Velazquez or Rosie Napravnik, Jones feels most owners would say, “Man, Johnny V. is a good jock, but let’s get Rosie. She’s hot.”

Retired jockey and current NBC-racing analyst Donna Barton Brothers subscribes to Jones’ belief that the key for women is owners.

“Most trainers are already well aware that a female can be as good on a horse as a male.

But they get pressure from outside sources, generally the owners. The owners don’t watch as much as they read, and a lot of information comes from the media.” Prosperity plus publicity with female riders will, she believes, result in owners more open to women on their horses.

So what can continue to put female riders at racing’s top levels besides being physically the equal of men at race riding? Brothers believes it’s something that, just as with Thoroughbreds, comes from the heart: “It’s not enough to want to win. To have the competitive desire that it takes to be a jockey you have to want him to lose. Not only do I

“Most trainers are already well aware that a female can be as good on a horse as a male.

But they get pressure from outside sources, generally the owners” Donna Barton Brothers

want to beat you, but I want you to lose because I beat you.

“When you get a rare breed like a Rosie Napravnik or a Tammi Piermarini, you have somebody who rides like a man, which is great because you’re riding with men, but somebody with the same competitive fire as the men.”

That women are at the top of jockey standings in so many venues is no surprise to Brothers. Recalling when she, Krone, and Cooksey retired within five years of each other, the belief was that all the female jockeys were gone. “We all answered, ‘no they’re not.

Trust me, they will surface,’” said Brothers.

In July, jockey – and model – Chantal Sutherland became the first female to win the Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup, on regular mount Game On Dude. Previously a Sovereign Award winner as leading apprentice jockey in Canada, she was also the first of her sex to ride in the Dubai World Cup. Women are making great strides in this industry.

Ironically, the name for Rosie Napranik’s mount in the Kentucky Oaks was Believe You Can. You better believe that women riders have not only “surfaced” but in greater numbers, with greater success and at racing’s top levels. To borrow from an advertising slogan directed to women in the late ‘60s – “You’ve come a long way, baby” – female riders in racing have come a long way ... to more and more winners’ circles. n

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PROFILE Wally and Cincy Dollase

Michelle and Craig Dollase with Awesome Gem

Aimee Dollase

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THE DOLLASE FAMILY

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The Dollases When 24-year-old trainer Craig Dollase won his first race with his first starter, Brush Storm by six lengths at Hollywood Park, December 23rd, 1995, he didn’t immediately realize that he’d just matched his dad Wally, who’d won with his first starter at Bay Meadows 28 years earlier.

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DIDN’T even think about it until the winner’s circle,” Craig said. And when he did? “That was special for me,” he said.

It’s even more special now. Good memories are more important now.

Wally, the retired patriarch of his unique racing family, continues to battle Lewy Body Disease, an insidious affliction which is often misdiagnosed because Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases create similar symptoms.

Wally, whose list of outstanding horses include Champions Jewel Princess and Itsallgreektome, Sharp Cat, and father-andson Travers winners Deputy Commander and Ten Most Wanted, retired last year. He had moved to Louisville five years earlier.

“He still remembers the good times,” Craig said. “You have to refresh his memory every now and then, but for almost being a 75-yearold man, he’s in pretty good shape.”

That’s because he has Craig’s mom, Cincy, Wally’s wife of 46 years and counting. “My mom is a rock in that relationship,” Craig said. “She’s always been a real trooper supporting us.”

“Us” includes Craig’s three sisters. Two of them, Michelle and Aimee, followed their dad into racing. Their sister Carrie didn’t, becoming a registered nurse. Michelle is 45, Carrie 43, Craig 41, and Aimee 39.

“I think we’re the only family who had four licensed trainers,” Michelle said. “Horses were 24/7 at my house. That’s all we know.”

And that is perfectly fine with the Dollases.

“It wasn’t a business; it was a pleasure,” Cincy said. “We’re big proponents of the horse business. It kept our family such a unit. Those

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“It wasn’t a business; it was a pleasure. We’re big proponents of the horse business. It kept our family such a unit.

Those horses gave so much back to us” Cincy Dollase horses gave so much back to us.”

Maybe it’s because Wally and his children have always done what is best for their horses.

“The horse always came first,” Cincy said. “He always told the kids, `It’s not about you; it’s not about ego, it’s about the horse. If you listen to the horse, you’ll be a good trainer.’

Charlie Whittingham told Wally, `Always have patience. Then turn around and have more patience. It pays off.’ Wally idolized Charlie.”

Wally still idolizes Cincy. Their meeting puts the best episode of “How I Met Your Mother” to shame.

Cincy – it was her older sister’s best attempt at saying her real name of Cynthia – spent most of her early childhood in the United States, then her teenage years in New Zealand, where her mom is from. One of seven children, she moved to northern California, settling in a little town near San Francisco, when she was 20 to pursue a modeling career.

“I was doing toothpaste and public health commercials in New Zealand,” she said. “I thought I was going to be the next Twiggy.”

To supplement her modeling income, Cincy landed a job as a stewardess with PanAm. “They had a flight from San Francisco to Hawaii to New Zealand,” she said. “It was a fantastic job for me.”

Before she started flying the skies with PanAm, she was scheduled to complete a training school course in Florida. She never made it.

Riding with a friend, Cincy was in a very bad car accident and seriously injured her back and neck. She landed in the hospital, and when she was well enough to be released, she had to wear a brace stretching from her neck to her waist. “I looked like a … not very attractive,” she said.

Her dad came to visit, hoping to convince Cincy to return to New Zealand. They went for a drive one day. “We saw a farm with horses and stopped there to look at the horses,” Cincy said. “My Dad and I used to go to the races.”

While they were admiring the horses, the farm’s owners, Wally’s parents, spotted them and went over to say hello. Then they gave them a tour of the farm. When they were done, Wally’s mom asked Cincy if she’d like to meet her son. Cincy said, “Sure.” She’d missed him on the impromptu farm tour because he was working on the back end of the farm.

“Wally was on a tractor and spreading manure,” Cincy said.

Their eyes met, and, well you know how that goes. A guy spreading manure; a gal in a gruesome cast. How could they not fall in love? Cincy described it this way: “Boing!!!”

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Wally Dollase trained Ten Most Wanted to win the Travers Stakes in 2003

But it almost never happened. Wally had to finish his chore before going back to his house. When he got there, he was stunned.

The visitors had left, and his parents hadn’t asked their names. All they knew was that they were from New Zealand.

Wally raced to the post office and asked if anyone in his town regularly received mail from New Zealand. His guardian angel must have been working there that day, because he told Wally, “We’re really not supposed to tell you, but …” He gave Wally the address. Wally zipped over there and knocked on the door.

Cincy answered. “Remember me?” he asked.

They ordered a pizza and stayed up talking until 3 a.m. that night. At the end, Wally said, “You know I’m going to marry you?” She replied, “I think so.”

“Both of us knew right away,” Cincy said.

“We’d met our soul mates. It was an amazing thing. It’s been 46 years.”

Wally, originally from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, worked for trainers Buster Millerick and Noble Threewitt in California before going on his own in 1967 and winning his first race with his first starter, My Thief.

But Wally made a career change in 1969, purchasing Rancho Rio Vista, a breeding farm in Atascadero, California, near Santa Barbara.

“We used to foal 150 in a year,” Cincy said.

“We had five in one night. The kids participated. They helped pull out babies.

They began driving tractors at the age of nine.

All you had to do was be able to reach the pedal.”

Cincy home-schooled her children for five Craig Dollase became youngest trainer to saddle a Breeders’ Cup winner when Reraise won the 1998 Sprint at Churchill Downs

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years. “When we went back to high school, we were so far ahead of the other students,” Michelle said.

Of course, they were also well educated in taking care of horses. “They absorbed a lot of knowledge,” Cincy said. “The time on the farm gave them a lot of experience. It became second nature.”

One can only imagine what the conversations at the dinner table were like.

“They weren’t allowed to argue about horses,” Cincy said. “They all respected each other.

They all know how hard it is. And it is. There are so many ups and downs. You can have a champion one day, and the next day you can have nothing. You have to find a middle. You have to be confident that you are right.”

Wally sold the breeding farm and returned to training in 1984. “He had the bug; he wanted to train again,” said Michelle, who preceded Craig as her dad’s assistant before venturing on her own.

Michelle Michelle, who was married to jockey Corey Nakatani for 14 years before they divorced, became a trainer on her own. “Corey rode my first winner as a trainer, Batoutofhell, at Del Mar in 1989,” Michelle said. “It was awesome, but the stewards wouldn’t allow my parents to go into the winner’s circle. They thought it would confuse the public. When Corey and I married, he couldn’t ride any other horse in my race.”

Michelle trained on her own for a year and a half, then ran a lay-up farm, Overview Farm, in Louisville for seven years.

She switched careers in June, 2009, after

PROFILE

“Patience is a tough word in our game. It’s rush, rush, rush. But you have to treat a horse as an individual. Those are the things I learned from my dad” Craig Dollase learning about electric equine therapy at a women’s horse seminar in Louisville. Using computerized bio feedback from two FDAapproved micro-current instruments – an acuscope and a mycoscope – Michelle helps hurting horses restore their normal cell activity.

“It reduces inflammation,” Michelle said.

“When I treat horses they sleep. The drawback in what I do is that it’s very time consuming. It takes an hour to get feedback.”

She is based in Louisville, but has clients around the country. “I’m on the road once a week,” she said. “My satisfaction is that I help these horses.”

She wishes she could do more to help her dad: “It’s so tough. But when I see him, he’s happy to see me. He’s really happy. He’s just distant. It’s not his fault.”

Craig Dollase with his father and mentor Wally

Craig Craig began walking hots for his father soon after he sold their breeding farm. “Dad wanted you to be a hard worker,” Craig said. “You couldn’t be lazy around him, that’s for sure.

He wanted you to work every day. I’ve always admired him for that.”

Wally and Cincy told their kids they had to finish high school and attend college before they could go full-time into racing. Craig gave higher education a shot at Citrus Junior College. “I took some business courses, and I said, `This isn’t for me.’ I do love the horses.”

By the mid-‘90s, Craig was ready to begin his own career. “I was really chomping on the bit to do my own thing,” he said. “I’ll never forget the time when my dad said, `All right, son, it’s time for you to go on.’”

Three years after his first win, he became the youngest trainer to saddle a Breeders’ Cup winner when Reraise captured the 1998 Sprint at Churchill Downs on the way to being named champion sprinter.

“He learned so much from Wally,” Cincy said. “He always gave them a long rein. He allowed them to make mistakes. It’s hard to follow your dad, especially if he’s successful.

You have to be sure of yourself.”

The lessons Craig learned from his dad continue to serve him well. “Dad always had a lot of patience to do the right thing,” Craig said. “Patience is a tough word in our game.

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Carrie Dollase with daughter Alyssa and mother Cincy

It’s rush, rush, rush. But you have to treat a horse as an individual. Those are the things I learned from my dad.”

The incredible nine-year-old gelding Awesome Gem personifies the core of the Dollase family’s approach to horses.

“Absolutely,” Craig said. “No question about it. We take pride in him staying sound. He’s been one of those blue-collar type of horses that always gives his best. He shows up when it counts.”

On May 25th, Awesome Gem showed up at Golden Gate Fields to contest the $100,000 Grade 3 Berkeley Handicap. He made a strong late move to finish second by three-quarters of a length to Positive Response. But Positive Response had drifted in twice in the stretch, bothering another horse, and was disqualified

and placed fourth. Awesome Gem was moved up to first. “Sometimes that happens,” Craig said. “It’s better to be lucky than good.”

Awesome Gem has been good enough to win 11 of his 50 starts, with 15 seconds, five thirds and earnings topping $2.8-million. He has earned at least $150,000 individually on four different surfaces: fast dirt, wet dirt, synthetic, and turf, while competing at 12 different racetracks.

Michelle has done therapy on Awesome Gem. “I see Craig once a month and treat his horses, including Awesome Gem,” she said.

“This horse loves me. He acts like a threeyear-old.”

Aimee Aimee had been training horses with her dad

THE DOLLASE FAMILY for some 15 years when Wally could no longer do his job the way he wanted to do it, when Lewy Body disease entered the Dollases’ vocabulary. “It was very sad,” Cincy said. “He couldn’t get on his pony to watch his horses and he was very distressed. Aimee, bless her heart, just took over. She tried so hard for six months.”

Then just about everybody realized it was time to let go. It was time for Aimee to move on. “Aimee is a very good horsewoman in her own right,” Craig said.

Aimee considered starting her own stable in the Midwest, but decided to stay in California, where she became Tom Proctor’s assistant trainer last March while also training one of her own horses. “I didn’t want to go to just anybody,” she explained.

Her life will always be with horses. “My parents gave us a choice of what to do, but once you get a taste of it, just working with a horse every day or competing in races and winning a race, there’s such excitement. It’s in your blood. It’s hard to get it out of your system.”

As her brother before her, Aimee took everything she could learn from her dad. “He just had a natural instinct with horses,” she said. “He had a great feel for what to do. You have to treat them as individuals. You can’t do the same thing with every horse. They’re all different. You have to have patience. It takes a lot more work to do it that way, but that’s what you have to do.”

She also admired his selection of horses.

“He had an eye for horses,” she said. “He bought a lot of horses for not a lot of money who turned out to be stakes winners. He always looked for an athlete first. Then he checked the pedigree.”

She’s certainly not surprised with her brother’s ongoing success. “Not at all,” she said. “He’s a good horseman, too. There’s no doubt about it.”

Awesome Gem has won earnings of $2.8 million on four surfaces and 12 different tracks

Carrie “Carrie is a nurse, but she’s a wonderful horsewoman,” her mom said.

Carrie seemed destined to be a healer. “If an animal got hurt on the farm, I was the person,” she said. “All my siblings said, `Carrie will take care of that.’”

And she did. When she was six years old, one of the workers on the farm heard a horrible noise in the middle of the night. He investigated the following morning and found a newborn fawn laying in the grass, with no doe in sight.

“They brought her to me,” Carrie said. “I bottle fed that deer. She was my baby.”

Carrie named her Gloria and took care of her for years. When her dad sold the farm, Carrie sent the deer to a nature retreat. “I was going to be a veterinarian,” she said. Instead, she became a nurse specializing in labor and

delivery. She’s done that for 22 years.

Living in Louisville, she visits her parents frequently. “I know my mom is struggling,” Carrie said. “Every day is a challenge to her, but she is so strong. All I can do is support her.

“I think Dad’s very comfortable. He wakes up and mom is there. When I go to their house, they still have the races on all day long, TVG and HRTV. Dad sits in his chair with his Racing Form and watches the races every day.

He’s happy.”

Maybe his ordeal is a bit easier because he knows he and Cincy raised four quality children, who are trying now to be good parents to Wally and Cincy’s seven grandchildren. “I’m so proud of all my kids,” Wally said.

“They’re my greatest accomplishment.” n

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Black Caviar wins the Coolmore Lightning Stakes at Flemington

How do the Australians do it?

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AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS STORY

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Takeover Target with trainer Joe Janiak after winning the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot

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LITE athletes – equine or human – need to be structurally sound with the power to perform. Feed them well, keep them fit and ready, and get them on to the track to do what they were born to do - win races.

It’s the “method” that saw legendary Australian trainer Tommy “TJ” Smith win 34 Sydney training titles and a world record 279 Group One races – “bone and muscle” was coined to describe how Smith’s runners would invariably seem to be rock hard fit, in superb condition, and always hard to get past in a tight finish.

On a wider scale “tough” is an apt characterization of the Australian Thoroughbred in general. Australians breed, raise, and race a resilient, robust, and unyielding horse – and it’s a process that begins from the earliest of ages.

Product of your environment “Well, I think it firstly gets back to natural

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Frankel apart, all the talk has been of Black Caviar, the Australian super filly who has won 22 successive races including a dramatic Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot The five-year-old joined an impressive band of Australian horses that have made waves on the European stage.

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conditions,” says Les Young, founder of Doncaster Bloodstock and a highly respected Thoroughbred breeding expert.

“Most Australian horses are not ‘housed’ in any way from when they are foaled, which tends to be the case in the Northern Hemisphere where harsher weather occurs.

“They tend to be left out in all weather and get used to the conditions, they usually have larger paddocks to roam, and colts in particular are often left to roam in larger groups essentially until it’s time for a sale preparation where they get used to fending for themselves - with the obvious exception of

food and health - and it allows them to be able to get accustomed to pushing out of large groups, somewhat simulating the racing experience they will face soon enough.

“The fact that we have much more time in the day with natural light, we don’t get great extremes of weather like they might overseas in places like England, Ireland, Japan, and the U.S., and also the fact that in the last half a century pastoral practices in Australia have improved immensely,” Young says of Australia’s qualities for raising horses.

“I also think that we are used to generally racing on firmer, drier surfaces than the

AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS STORY

“We are used to generally racing on firmer, drier surfaces than the Northern Hemisphere, and you soon find out if there’s any physical faults with a galloper” The Golden Slipper is the richest two-year-old race in the world

Northern Hemisphere, and you soon find out if there’s any physical faults with a galloper, and over time they can be somewhat ‘bred’ out of the breed and so we’re perhaps tending to breed from horses that are innately more sound, particularly compared to North America where obviously in many states horses can race on drugs, like Lasix, that mask problems a horse may have.”

Alf Matthews had a career in the saddle spanning three decades, riding with great success in Australia and overseas. He is now a leading form expert and one of the most respected teachers of apprentice jockeys in his home country.

“In Europe they have been watering tracks for years for ground that is no better than what we would call dead – we’ve only comparatively just started doing that, and that what has made our racehorses, through the years, become essentially tougher – our horses, especially before the latter part of the 20th century, were raced, spelled, and raised in environments that were often harsh, and

toughness was something horses had to quickly develop.”

The raising of an Australian racehorse gets them ready for the expectations they will have placed on them.

“The way they’re reared is a lot behind it,” explains Gerald Ryan, one of Australia’s most respected trainers and a renowned conditioner of two-year-olds and sprinters.

“They’re born in a big open paddock, nature takes its course to a big extent, and when they’re ready they are into the system of yearling prep and it might be quite a while before they see a paddock again.

“It makes them mentally tough, we push them through the ‘pain’ barrier earlier here, even horses that need time still go through a preparation for racing where they are taken as far as possible without being hurt and then, if needed, they are given time to develop more and grow bone, we make them mentally tough and that’s key.”

Grahame Begg is the son of one of TJ Smith’s great training rivals Neville Begg and a

Les Young superb conditioner, having trained more than 25 Group One winners.

“Our horses seem to stand up to a lot more racing. It’s demanded of them because we don’t have a closed season – we race all year round.

“In saying that, I think recently we have definitely learned from the Europeans that perhaps we don’t have to run our horses as often, something that’s best seen with our Melbourne Cup where successful international runners in the race have had either had only one lead up run or perhaps none and yet perform at their best – we’re learning from each other I guess.”

The two-year-old factor Two-year-old racing is huge in Australia.

Apart from the Melbourne Cup, the average racing fan gets more excited about two-yearold racing than any other form. It’s the great unknown and that’s what makes it exciting and appealing.

So much prize money is devoted to it, comparatively much more than any other

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Choisir, shown here winning the Lightning Stakes at Flemington, won both the King’s Stand and Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2003

racing jurisdiction. The Aus$3.5-million on offer for the Golden Slipper makes it the richest two-year-old race worldwide.

“The Golden Slipper, when established in 1957, put the focus on two-year-old racing to the point it has now become, and has been for decades, the stallion making race of Australia – and therefore it’s essentially the number one target race to win for breeders and consequently owners,” says Young.

The pressure on trainers from owners looking to get early returns for their racing investment is huge and potential owners happy to wait until a horse is three or older before they see prize money checks are few and far between.

“I go to every major sale in Australia,” Ryan states. “You might have up to ten orders from owners and just about all of them will say buy a Slipper horse or a Magic Millions [sale-based million-dollar two-year-old race] horse, very rarely do they say, ‘Buy me a Derby horse.’

“If you go and buy and a horse to win twoyear-old races, then once it’s done that, it’s done its job, if it doesn’t train on you have to realize that’s the reason why. I once had a very early two-year-old type that got caught up in the Equine Influenza outbreak in 2007. That caused him to miss his two-year-old season, and by the time he could race at three all the others had caught up to him and he was only an average horse.”

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“It’s like sending your kid to primary school when they should be at kindergarten and that leap, if they’re not prepared for it, makes them lost both physically and mentally” Joe Janiak

popular gallopers in Takeover Target, winner of Group races on four continents and across five Australian states, and a horse who didn’t race until the age of four.

“His previous owners spent around Aus$70,000 in vet bills trying to get him to the track when he was younger because they knew he had ability,” Janiak says. “He just wasn’t mature enough and he got sore.

“It happens so often because with the amount of money that is paid for horses these days owners want a quick return because otherwise they’d be better off investing with the bank. But it’s like sending your kid to primary school when they should be at kindergarten and that leap, if they’re not prepared for it, makes them lost both physically and mentally.”

It’s in the blood You reap what you sew – and Australia has for many years been injecting speed into its Thoroughbred bloodlines. This speed prominence wasn’t always their way.

“Going back in history we tended to breed, say before the 1950s, along similar lines to England and Ireland, concentrating on classic bloodlines and Derby winners,” Les Young recalls.

“With the coming of stallions like Star Kingdom [arguably the most influential sire in Australia’s history] and Newtown Wonder, that revolutionized the way breeders thought,

RACING and speed become the main emphasis in families, which naturally influenced our racing, and the advent of the Golden Slipper enhanced that.

“When the shuttle stallion concept started, it was speed horses who made a name for themselves here – Last Tycoon was a sprinter and he was really the first successful shuttle stallion, and of course he was followed by Danehill, again essentially a sprinter.

Recently, there has been a slight shift back to giving “classic” type shuttlers a chance to succeed, but it can be a hard slog.

Respect is now forthcoming The Australian racehorse has for a long time performed with great admiration on the world stage.

Phar Lap, our most famed of racehorses, started it when he beat the best the world had to offer in the 1932 Agua Caliente Handicap, the world’s richest race at the time, in Mexico.

There are shining examples all throughout the 20th century: Crisp the legendary jumper who almost claimed the Grand National at Aintree (Red Rum beat him in the last few strides with 23 pounds less weight); Strawberry Road performed admirably all over the world; Better Loosen Up won a groundbreaking victory in the 1991 Japan Cup; plus Australian-bred runners have performed outstandingly at Hong Kong’s international meet since its inception; and many more.

In the last decade, Australian-bred or trained sprinters have been recognized as some of the best, and they probably were for years before that, though Aussies themselves may have doubted it.

“We were in some way intimidated in previous times. It took the world to become a smaller place for us to become less like that.

Now we see overseas horses everyday here, we see all the big races, we can travel to places much easier and all of a sudden it becomes a lot less intimidating,” Alf Matthews reasons.

Choisir made people take notice; his double sprint victories at the 2003 Royal Ascot Carnival, in the King’s Stand Stakes and Golden Jubilee Stakes, changed certainly many Northern Hemisphere minds about the class of our Thoroughbreds and their ability to perform on the biggest of stages.

Since then Australians have won either the King’s Stand or Golden Jubilee four more times, as well as a July Cup. They’ve also had expatriate horses claim victories in the two premier mile races in England – the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (won by Starcraft) and the Queen Anne Stakes (won by Haradasun). So You Think who has proved himself a top weight for age performer, and Europe just saw Black Caviar strut her stuff on their home turf.

But taking a horse on the arduous journey overseas is not as appealing to everyone.

Prize money in Australia, especially for sprinters, is as good as if not better than

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Legendary Australian trainer Tommy Smith with his daughter, trainer Gai Waterhouse

“We have definitely learned from the Europeans that perhaps we don’t have to run our horses as often” Grahame Begg anywhere else in the world - so the appeal has to be of a different nature.

“I don’t think if Black Caviar goes to England and wins it really adds a lot to her value – where it really counts is for a colt to go over and win a major race in Europe because it instantly makes him a reverse shuttle proposition and his value can automatically skyrocket,” Young says.

Joe Janiak knew Takeover Target, who as a

gelding had no stud value, was capable of competing overseas, but he needed a little convincing that it was within his reach.

“We had Choisir go over there a couple of years before us, so I rang [his trainer] Paul Perry up and asked what he thought my chances would be and he went through it and said to me that we can win so that was the deciding factor – I had no confidence in myself whatsoever, I didn’t think I had the ability to do it and I’d never been there, but in the back of my mind I knew I had a horse who deserved his chance to compete there.”

Royal Ascot and other European carnivals have become major targets for Australian racehorses. Add in Hong Kong and Singapore, where a majority of horses are Australian- or New Zealand-bred, and Dubai as the four big overseas jurisdictions Aussie trainers and owners are currently most comfortable with running their charges at.

The U.S. is a final frontier for Australian horses to conquer, but as Grahame Begg explains, the Breeders’ Cup isn’t at an ideal time in the Australian racing schedule.

“It is run right in the middle of our Spring Carnival in Melbourne, which is unfortunate because it’s obviously the most appealing meeting to want to go to in North America.”

Begg continues, “Then there is the concern about the fact that a lot of our horses aren’t by stallions nominated for the Breeders’ Cup races, and the fees are large if you want to get around that.”

Gerald Ryan warns, “It’s a huge risk. The travelling a horse has to undertake from here is massive and can put great strain on them – look at Black Caviar, what if she goes over there, doesn’t cop the trip one little bit and runs terrible? What has it achieved? But that’s this risk you take when you want to take on a challenge like that.”

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NUTRITION From seed to feed in seven days Hydroponic grass involves growing green shoots indoors under climate control with irrigation, without any soil or other growing medium. The development of the cereal “seed” to a feed takes only 6-7 days. The cereal is germinated or sprouted in specially developed trays that are provided with automatically controlled water from overhead sprays, which keeps them moist but not waterlogged and supplies them with the necessary nutrients for growth. The air and water temperature is also strictly controlled within the growing chamber, allowing for optimal growth. Light is provided by a UV source and the growing units can be powered by electricity or alternatively for the environmentally conscious by solar energy.

Hydroponic grass can be grown from a variety of cereal grains, the most common being barley or wheat. Oilseeds such as linseed or sunflower as well as lupins can be added to the mix to modify the oil and starch content of the resultant sprouting grass. In some systems, herbs have also been added for their potential benefit. The product offered to the horse consists of the green shoots and then a mat of the intertwined root structure of the grass.

In terms of production, two pounds of cereal seed yields approximately 15-22 pounds of grass fodder, and one of the larger units can potentially produce one ton of fodder for use per day. As the grass mats are consumed, more

Hydroponic grass is not a new concept but rather an old one that is enjoying a recent resurgence. Whereas I remember the rather small hydroponic grass mats being offered simply as a tempter or succulent to sick and recovering horses, today it offers a much greater contribution to the daily energy and nutrient intake of horses in training.

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trays are inoculated, allowing a constant supply of fodder mats on an ongoing basis.

At first glance you may think that horses would just eat the green grass shoots; however, the reality is that they eat the shoots and roots, so the whole growing mat is consumed leaving no waste.

Opportunity to reduce starch intake In fussy feeders, “Dr Green” can often be the key to maintaining appetite as the level of work goes up and the pressure is on.

It is not really practical to use the hydroponic grass as a total replacement for forage due to its low dry matter and high water content. A very large number of mats would have to be fed to achieve the same dry matter intake from an average daily amount of hay or haylage.

Feeding alongside hay or haylage, an additional source of forage, is realistic and can encourage better forage consumption overall in fussy eaters.

Perhaps the bigger opportunity in racing, however, is to use the hydroponic grass mats to replace part of the concentrate feed. A single mat can be used to replace roughly 4-6 pounds of concentrate feed, maintaining overall energy intake but reducing the reliance on high starch cereal feeds. A reduction in high starch concentrate feed offers many potential health and welfare benefits. Hindgut health may be improved by reducing the exposure of the resident microflora to starch that has escaped digestion in the small intestine. A healthy hindgut also means that fiber is fermented more efficiently and the resident microflora are able to

The air and water temperature is strictly controlled within the growing chamber and light is provided by a UV source

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NUTRITION Some of the protein will also be mobilized into its constituent amino acids.

NOPS – Naturally occurring prohibited substance

A single hydroponic grass mat can replace 4-6lbs of concentrate feed

FEED VALUE OF HYDROPONIC GRASS Macro Nutrients (%)

Pre sprouted Sprouted barley barley fodder at 7 days

Dry matter

91.4

14.35

Ash

2.81

3.72

11.73

13.68

NDF Fiber

20.2

31.8

ADF Fiber

7.2

15.5

Protein

Water soluble Carbohydrates (sugars) 3.76

6.26

Non fiber Carbohydrate (starch, sugars and pectin) 64.65 45.76

Macro Minerals (%)

Calcium

0.26

0.39

Phosphorus

0.42

0.44

Ca / P Ratio

0.62

0.89

Potassium

0.39

0.34

Magnesium

0.17

0.26

Iron

96.1

147

Manganese

25.2

17.5

Zinc

17.5

22.4

8

7.8

Microminerals (mg/kg)

Copper

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improve their synthesis of B vitamins. The reduced starch intake, coupled with more chewing and greater saliva production, brings potential benefits for gastric health and behavior. World class eventer Clayton Fredericks uses hydroponic grass successfully to replace the majority of his horses’ concentrate feed and he is very pleased with the overall result.

Simple more available nutrients The hydroponic grass mats like conventional grass have a low dry matter (about 20%) and high moisture content (about 80%), but despite this, feeding a single 15-17 pound mat makes a worthwhile contribution to the ration and also helps ensure continued hydration.

The feed value of hydroponic grass largely depends on the nutritional content of the starting material, i.e. the un-sprouted seed or grain. Interestingly, the actual sprouting process can improve the nature of the nutrition provided. This is due to the presence of a number of enzymes in the seed, which are activated by watering, to help mobilize macronutrients like protein, starch, and oil, converting a proportion of them into simpler, more available, compounds. While this process provides readily available nutrients and a fuel source for sprouting, these simple nutr ients can also be used by the horse.

Cereal grains such as barley and wheat are high in starch and low in structural fiber.

However, during the sprouting process the starch is mobilized to provide sugars to drive growth and so the resultant level of starch in the sprouted grass is lower. Conversely, the fiber content of the sprouted grass is increased compared to that in the original cereal grain.

While there are many potential benefits to the use of hydroponic grass in racing, there are also a few questions that need to be answered.

Sprouting grain of various types can contain a substance known as hordenine. Hordenine or hydroxyphenylethyl dimethylamine is a plant alkaloid that has an action similar to that of adrenalin in that it stimulates the heart, constricts blood vessels, and dilates the airway bronchioles. As such, hordenine is considered to be a prohibited substance, in North America and around the world. Hordenine can be present occasionally in horse feed ingredients like barley and distillers grains, where some sprouting may have occurred. Many feed manufacturers will test ingredients or finished feed for hordenine as part of an analysis screen for NOPS (naturally occurring prohibited substances) prior to releasing product for sale.

As hydroponic grass arises from sprouting cereal grains, particularly barley, the presence of hordenine is a potential risk for horses in training. However, despite the potential for contamination of feed with hordenine, there have been relatively few post-race positive results for hordenine in recent years. Ideally, further work would be undertaken to investigate this issue along with a dialogue with the relevant racing authorities.

Another important factor for health and safety is that good quality clean seed is sourced and that a high degree of cleanliness during the production of hydroponic grass is achieved to prevent mold or bacterial growth, which could be a risk to horse health.

Self-contained towable units produce up to a ton of grass daily The practical use of hydroponic grass is made much easier by the availability of commercial units for growing the mats on a small or large scale. These self contained often towable units are carefully climate controlled and offer both small and large training establishments the opportunity to be self sufficient in producing hydroponic grass. The smallest units on a daily basis can produce 55lbs of grass, while for a larger stable there are units that will provide about a ton of hydroponic grass mats per day, which could suit more than 100 horses.

Hydroponic grass is effectively a live feed which may help to explain some of the often immeasurable benefits of “Dr. Green” for horses in training. Excessive consumption of high starch-containing cereal feeds will certainly have an impact on the health and welfare of these horses. Hydroponic grass as part of a balanced diet could help to redress this balance and contribute to realizing a more evolutionary normal feeding pattern, bringing benefits to horse health, welfare, and potentially performance. n

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RON GAFFNEY

The game changes. It always has and it always will.

Thankfully, not every trainer tries to keep up. There are trainers like 71-year-old Ron Gaffney, a transplanted New Englander now in South Florida who still gallops his own horses and has never stopped believing that the horse comes first.

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T RON GAFFNEY The horse comes first

HAT’S why, though he had no horses in New York, Gaffney was saddened by the freaky number – 18 – of fatal breakdowns during Aqueduct’s inner-dirt winter meet.

“These horses are running yearround,” he said. “They’re taking shots at those purses without caring for the horses or for the riders. That’s not good. That’s sad. Someone is not paying attention.”

Gaffney and his wife/partner Emmy have spent a lifetime paying attention.

“You don’t find trainers that take care of their horses the way they do,” owner Scott Savin, the former president of Gulfstream Park, said. “They’re old school.”

Savin, whose grandfather owned Mr. Prospector, is old school, too. “We used to be on the Monmouth/Gulfstream Park circuit with Sonny Hine and Jimmy Croll,” he said.

“We live down here now, so we keep horses in Florida. When it came to picking someone to train horses at Calder, there was only one person on my list. It was Gaff. Gaff is the best.”

Abby Fuller, the 52-year-old jockey Gaffney helped lure out of retirement, is also an ardent admirer. Fuller will forever be linked to champion three-year-old filly and Hall of Famer, Mom’s Command, who won the New York Filly Triple Crown in 1985 for Fuller’s dad, Peter, who owned and bred the filly.

After Fuller rode Stone in Love to a second place finish in the “Lady Legends for the Cure” on Preakness Eve, in 2011, Gaffney convinced her to return to riding full-time after a nine-year absence. “What happened was when she came from Pimlico, her father’s horse, A.J.’s Hot Mambo, was a little bit of a

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RACING Gaffney with his wife Emmy

problem,” Gaffney said. “And we were putting P.J. Lydon on her and she got hurt, and I said to Abby, `You should ride this filly. She’s going to win with you.’”

Fuller was happy to oblige. “I’ve known both Emmy and Ronnie for many, many years, back to Rockingham days,” she said. “They love their horses and they take really good care of them. They spoil them. The horses get carrots and candy, which really helped A.J.’s Hot Mambo. She needed a lot of TLC and extra attention. She definitely got that. They gave her treats and petted her.”

It worked. A.J.’s Hot Mambo won a $40,000 maiden claimer at Calder last September 4th by a length and a quarter at 11-1, giving Fuller her first win in ten years.

But isn’t falling in love with horses forbidden on the backstretch? “You’re not supposed to,” Emmy Gaffney said. “I think it’s been our downfall to some degree, but what else are we going to do? At this stage of the game, what else are we going to do?” She laughed, before adding, “Why change now?

That’s not going to happen.”

And yet, she still’s smiling. “It’s funny because we’re getting more opportunities than we ever did when we were in New England,”

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Emmy said. “Different owners. Scott Savin is one of them. Thank God. He’s great. And Abby. And [former jockey] Jean Cruguet. We have a horse with Jean, which is cool, Duchess Denise [named for Cruguet’s late wife]. She’s a three-year-old filly in training. She’s breezing now. She’s coming along nicely.”

The Duchess is one of ten horses in Gaffney’s stable at Calder. When Calder closes, Ron races his horses at Gulfstream.

“There are so many good trainers here,” he said in March. “There really are. At any time, you’re running against [Todd] Pletcher and [Tom] Proctor and [Bill] Mott. And [Allen]

“He probably shouldn’t be galloping, but what should he be doing, sitting home and watching ‘The Price Is Right?’”

Emmy Gaffney

Jerkens. Who’s better than Jerkens? He’s a great guy. I knew him as a kid. Whatever he sent to Suffolk Downs, I’d get on them and gallop them and blow them out for their race.

It’s a different ballgame now. You get different owners that are young guys and they probably don’t even know who Jerkens is.”

Gaffney toyed with being a rider before becoming a trainer. “I grew up next to Suffolk Downs,” he said. “School was boring.” So he rode.

“He galloped horses and rode horses for my father, Jimmy Rowe,” Emmy said. My dad [a former steeplechase rider who became a trainer at Suffolk Downs in Boston] trained Spicy Living. She won two legs of the New York Filly Triple Crown in 1963. I met Ronnie when I was six years old. Ronnie’s a little older than I am.”

Actually, Ron is 17 years older. He was 42 and Emmy 25 when they married. “My dad was a little annoyed, but he got over it, and they were the best of friends,” Emmy said. “It’s an interesting life we’ve had. We’re a little different. We’re more Mom and Pop. We’re not big like Todd Pletcher or [Bob] Baffert. But Ronnie has his say. He’s a force to be reckoned with when it comes to horses.”

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Gaffney with Trip For A.J. at Calder

That includes getting on the horses he trains. “He probably shouldn’t be galloping, but what should he be doing, sitting home and watching `The Price Is Right?’” Emmy said. “This is all he’s ever done. His whole life has been devoted to this. Obviously, he doesn’t get on real rank horses. We’re careful.

Luckily, we don’t have any that are rank or stupid. Everybody’s pretty normal. And he loves it. He gets on them and they know him.”

That didn’t prevent one of them from falling on him as they were jogging.

Twiceasbeautiful, an eight-year-old mare with nearly $200,000 in earnings, fell on him in early March. “She was laying on me and she wouldn’t get up,” Gaffney said. Eventually she did, and he walked away. Then, a couple days later, she finished third in a $25,000 claimer under Joe Bravo, paying $17.80 to show at Gulfstream.

She did better than her stablemate Varitek, who finished out of the money in a $6,250 claimer two weeks later. Emmy owns the seven-year-old gelding, who is just four-for-65 lifetime with a little more than $51,000 in earnings. “Ron’s been getting on Varitek forever,” Emmy said. “We really should be getting rid of Varitek, but he’s kind of a favorite of his and he loves riding him.”

And it keeps him in the game. “People don’t know what it was like to be at Suffolk,” Ron said. “I haven’t had a Derby horse or anything like that, but I’ve been around so many good

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“I was lucky. I was around good people and they loved their horses.

This is the best business in the world because anybody can get lucky in this business. Anybody” Ron Gaffney people. I was lucky. I was around good people and they loved their horses. They did what was best for their horses. This is the best business in the world because anybody can get lucky in this business. Anybody.”

Even Gaffney. The luckiest day of his life was January 12th, 1998, when he was one of two trainers to put in a claim for Call Me Mr. Vain, a speedy four-year-old gelding who won a mile-and-a-sixteenth $25,000 claimer that afternoon at Gulfstream Park by 2¼ lengths, his second straight victory following a $25,000 maiden claiming score at Calder. “I got him on a shake with Alan Iwinski, a good guy, a good fella,” Ron said. “I’m glad I won.”

Gaffney immediately moved his new horse up to allowance company and Call Me Mr.

Vain kept right on winning. His fifth consecutive victory was also his turf debut, a mile-and-a-sixteenth allowance race at Hialeah when he went wire-to-wire from the 10-post and held on by a nose. “He was special,” Gaffney said.

The following year, Gaffney decided to find out just how special Call Me Mr. Vain was. In his stakes debut, the $48,000 Elkwood at Monmouth Park, June 12th, 1999, Call Me Mr. Vain set the pace and held on well to finish second by four lengths to Frisk Me Now, four lengths clear of third-place finisher Smart Coupons.

Gaffney upped the ante three weeks later.

Sent off at 27-1 in the Grade 2 Iselin Handicap at Monmouth, Call Me Mr. Vain dueled on the lead with Frisk Me Now before finishing second by three-quarters of a length to him, inducing this rarely seen comment in his Daily Racing Form past performance line: “Very game effort.”

Then, in between sixth-place finishes in the $100,000 Carpenter Memorial at Delaware Park and the Grade 1 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream, Call Me Mr. Vain won an allowance race at Gulfstream by a length and a half in a blazing 1:22 2/5 for seven furlongs.

But Gaffney lost Call Me Mr. Vain after the Donn. He wanted to give his horse some time off, and the owner didn’t agree, so he changed trainers. In 14 starts with Gaffney, Call Me Mr. Vain had six wins and three seconds. He

RON GAFFNEY would race until January, 2005, finishing his career with 23 wins, 12 seconds and three thirds from 67 starts and earnings of $386,265.

Gaffney’s current horses haven’t had that kind of success. Yet. It’s March 2nd at Gulfstream, and Baja Roja, a four-year-old filly owned by Scott Savin and his daughter Jessica, is about to make her first start in 5½ months in a mile-and-a-sixteenth $25,000 claimer under Abby Fuller at odds of 49-1.

“She had pneumonia,” Gaffney said. “A lot of horses, when they have pneumonia, you can forget about them. That’s a hard one.”

Gaffney is slim and fit. He’s wearing a black golf shirt and jeans. He goes to make a bet on his horse and chooses the slowest line. But he gets his wager in and stands next to Savin and his daughter.

Savin, who now operates a casino in Miami and another one in Naples, seems relaxed. He was asked when he knew that Mr. Prospector was special. “When he broke the track record at Gulfstream,” he said. “We had a horse, Royal and Regal, who won the [1973] Florida Derby in the 10th race that day. He beat Forego and Shecky Greene. In the 11th race, we ran Mr. Prospector in an otherthan-one, and he broke the track record. When the horse that won the race after the Florida Derby is better than the horse who just won the Florida Derby, you know you’ve got something pretty good.”

Gaffney is asked if he still gets nervous before a race. “No matter what,” he replied. “If they run their race and they come back in one piece, if they hit the board or they don’t, I’m tickled pink. If you’ve got an excuse, that’s even better. I just get nervous for the horse and rider. I just want them to get around there. If you get a good trip, you’re happy, because I don’t think riders ride like they used to. When I rode, it seemed like everybody kind of looked out for each other. Now, Ron Gaffney somebody’s running up their rear end and cutting them off. When horses come back, you hope they come back in one piece.”

The gates spring open, and Fuller finds a good spot early, fourth in the field of nine. She’s still a close fourth on the backstretch, then gets shuffled back in traffic to last in the stretch. But just before the wire, Baja Roja spurts a bit, finishing seventh. Fuller brings Baja Roja back and Gaffney rubs her nose. He speaks with Fuller, watches the replay with her and the Savins, and heads back to his barn to cool out the filly himself, “just to see how much the race took out of her,” Gaffney explained. “How long it takes her to catch her breath and all. She hadn’t run since September and she ran all the way. I bet she didn’t get beat by more than 7½ lengths” – she didn’t – it was 5½ lengths. “I’m glad.”

Gaffney is glad that he’s still in the game. “It gives me a taste,” he said. “I say, `If you don’t work, you’re going to end up dying.’ You have to keep working.”

Gaffney also appreciates his family. “I have three older brothers and three younger sisters,” he said. “None of them ever had anything to do with the racetrack or horses. I’m lucky I have them all. When you’ve got three older brothers and three younger sisters and you’re 71, you’re pretty lucky.”

Most of all, he appreciates the woman he has shared his horse life with: “I’ve got Emmy. I couldn’t have anyone better than her. I used to gallop all of her father’s horses and she stuck with me. I got the best wife in the world. All I need is a Zenyatta.” n

“I’ve got Emmy. I couldn’t have anyone better than her. I used to gallop all of her father’s horses and she stuck with me. I got the best wife in the world. All I need is a Zenyatta”

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HEAT How racehorses handle summer temperatures

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OW would you like to win a $1-million Grade 1 stakes race and NOT have a win photo to hang on your wall?

The intense heat and humidity the day Big Red Mike won the 151st Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Canada is why there is no “official win photo” taken by photographer Michael Burns.

Trainer Nick Gonzalez, winner of more than 1,000 races, still recalls that day in 2010.

“It was 100 degrees in the shade.

We had the Queen [Elizabeth II of England] and a big crowd. Mike is a very excitable horse, so it was stressful even before the race began,” says Gonzalez, who trains primarily out of Woodbine and Fort Erie with his assistant, wife Martha.

Big Red Mike led the mile and a quarter race from gate to wire. Afterwards, “Mike ended up galloping out for about twice as long as usual,” adds Gonzalez.

This is because immediately after the race, jockey Eurico Da Silva was interviewed for live

Eurico Da Silva celebrates as Big Red Mike wins the 151st Queen’s Plate at Woodbine

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Although it can be safe to run in the heat, high temperatures combined with high humidity can have profound effects on a Thoroughbred’s performance and health.

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television coverage while still on Big Red Mike, which is fairly typical for this type of marquee event.

When Mike and Da Silva finally reached Gonzalez after the interview, the trainer recalls, “I could see he was in trouble right away.”

Recognizing the signs of heat stroke, Gonzalez immediately began cooling off Big Red Mike.

“Woodbine has (cold) water hoses strategically placed about every eighth of a mile, so we walked him and stopped to hose him all the way (to the winner’s circle). The Queen was there, waiting along with 1,000 other people in the winner’s circle. I felt bad making them wait, but…”

Despite cold hosing, Big Red Mike became extremely agitated in the winner’s circle and, in Martha Gonzalez’ words, “was looking to go down.” Hence the abrupt ending to the celebrations and win photo ceremony. The Gonzalez duo unceremoniously ripped the bed of roses from the Big Red Mike to get him back under the cold water.

Similar weather conditions occur at most of the major North American Thoroughbred tracks in the summer months as experienced

by Big Red Mike the day of the Plate. By midJuly, Belmont Park in New York will be a stifling 82°F with 75% humidity, whereas Calder Race Course and Gulfstream Park in Florida and Del Mar and Hollywood Park in California will all be upward of 90°F and 85% humidity. Under these conditions, intensely exercising horses are at risk for heat stroke, which is defined as a persistent increase in the core body temperature above 105°F in combination with decreased sweating.

Heat stroke most commonly occurs in Thoroughbreds training or racing in humid environments. To avoid heat stroke, the horses need to be hydrated, fit, acclimatized to the heat and humidity, and carefully monitored both during and after racing/ training to ensure they do not develop heatrelated disorders. How do Thoroughbreds handle training and racing in the hot summer months and what can trainers do if their horses overheat?

HANDLING HEAT Big Red Mike continues to be hosed down after showing signs of heat stroke in the winner’s circle

Then heat is on When racing and training, a Thoroughbred’s massive muscle mass generates extremely large amounts of heat.

“Although some of this heat is retained and can actually improve function of active muscle, the so-called benefits of ‘warming up,’ more than 90% of the heat generated must be swiftly released from their bodies to limit the rise in internal body temperature,” says Hal Schott II, MS, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM from Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Schott is an expert in fluid and electrolyte balancing in athletic horses. “If a horse cannot dissipate this heat, muscle and body temperatures can rise to critical levels and health-related sequelae can quickly develop, some of which can be lifethreatening.

“The heat can be a big problem, especially in places like Florida in the summer,” adds Bruce Solomon, DVM, a racetrack veterinarian at Calder.

How horses normally handle heat Typically, a horse’s normal core (internal) body temperature is approximately 100°F. During intense exercise in extremely hot, humid conditions, core temperature can rise to 105°F within only a couple of minutes of maximal exertion. “This heat load must be dissipated rapidly to prevent

development of heat-related problems,” emphasises Schott.

“This heat load must be dissipated rapidly to prevent development of heat-related problems,” emphasizes Schott.

The main way that horses dissipate heat is through sweating.

“The rush of airflow along the body helps sweat evaporate while running, but the

“Woodbine has water hoses strategically placed about every eighth of a mile, so we walked him and stopped to hose him” Nick Gonzalez efficiency of evaporative cooling diminishes considerably when horses are asked to stand still shortly after exercise, especially when humidity is high,” notes Schott. “Further, in comparison to their human counterparts, horses have approximately 50% less body surface area (per unit of body weight) from which to sweat and dissipate heat.”

This means that it is harder for horses to sweat to control internal body temperature (a process called thermoregulation) compared to humans. Considering how tough it can be for trainers, owners, jocks, lads, and others on the track to cool themselves off on hot summer days, you can image how an intensely exercising Thoroughbred must feel.

In addition to sweat production, effective thermoregulation also requires an increase in blood flow to the skin. During exercise, the brain “senses” an increase in body temperature as the temperature of blood going to the brain increases to values approaching 105°F. Through the nervous system, the brain then signals the blood vessels supplying the skin to dilate, which increase the flow of blood to the skin. Blood flowing close to the skin’s surface is subsequently cooled by evaporation of sweat and cooler blood returns to the heart where it is pumped to and cools the rest of the body.

“Increasing blood flow to the skin accounts for approximately 60–65% of heat loss in horses,” says Schott. The remaining heat load is either stored in the body (10% or less) or lost through increased ventilation (about 25%).

According to Schott, “The latter heat loss (from the lungs) is actually another form of evaporative cooling in the respiratory tract as a consequence of full humidification of inspired air.”

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RACING COnsider humidity, nOt just temPerature

When things get too hot When the ambient humidity is high, water cannot evaporate as efficiently from either the skin or the respiratory tract, which effectively impairs heat loss.

If a horse’s body temperature gets too high during exercise or continues to increase after exercise, horses can appear weak and disoriented; have shallow and rapid breathing (panting); and may develop muscle tremors or spasms. If the cause of these problems is not identified quickly enough, a horse with heat stroke can potentially collapse, appear to be having a seizure, or even die.

Because an exercising Thoroughbred continues to produce a great deal of heat even after coming off the track, heat exhaustion and heat stroke can develop even after exercising has ceased, when they are still cooling out, which is what appears to have happened to Big Red Mike. This is particularly true if the horse is cooling out in areas that are poorly ventilated or in direct sunlight. Thus, signs of heat exhaustion/stroke may develop either soon after training or racing or even while being cooled out.

Risk factors for heat-related issues There are a number of factors that experts believe contribute to heat-related health problems. For example, poor physical conditioning, lack of heat acclimatization (adaptation to the heat), dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, and in the US, the use of diuretics prior to performing are all

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“First and foremost, you have to get them some fresh, cold water. If you see if they are getting wobbly, you get the water on the head and neck as best you can” Nick Gonzalez thought to contribute to exercise-related heat illnesses.

“Fit racehorses that train in hot, humid conditions are better able to pump the blood to the skin to permit sweating and heat loss, begin sweating at body temperatures that are lower than an unfit horse, and have an improved ‘thermal tolerance’ during exercise,” explains Schott.

Having a horse properly trained and “fit” for a race is not typically a problem, but having a horse acclimatized to racing in the heat can be significantly more challenging.

“There are actually two strategies for horses that will be racing in the heat,” says Solomon.

“Some trainers forget about acclimatizing them and bring the horses in as close to the race as possible… a ‘get in, get out with no harm done’ approach.

“Others bring them in 2-3 weeks early, and

The classic lifestyle of a Thoroughbred appears to be beneficial for those residing in hot conditions because they train in the morning before peak temperature is reached.

“The biggest way to avoid heat-related issues is to get an early start, to get things going as soon as possible,” advises Solomon.

At Calder, for example, the track opens at 5 a.m. and most horses train between then and 7 a.m. By 8 a.m, training is done because even by then the heat can become a serious concern.

Unfortunately, in areas such as Florida, the problem is humidity.

“Humidity is actually highest in the early morning hours. So even though it is cooler at 5 a.m, thermoregulation can still be challenging for even the fittest racehorse,” warns Schott.

One strategy that racing jurisdictions could consider is a comprehensive investigation of the weather at specific racetracks to establish the optimum timing for competing. At the same time, investigators can also implement, test, and develop state-of-the-art facilities to rapidly cool horses after training and racing.

This is exactly what was accomplished prior to horses competing during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. For more information on this strategy, see the article “Managing the effects of the weather on the Equestrian Events of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games” published in the December 2009 edition of the Veterinary Journal (the abstract is available for free on PubMed).

Other ways tO Prevent heat strOke

Hydration and Electrolyte Supplementation Hydration is a key way to protect a Thoroughbred from the heat. Because sweating is important for horses to help keep their body temperatures down during and after exercise, large volumes of electrolytes (like sodium, chloride, and potassium) are lost in the sweat (largely after the exercise bout is already over).

Gonzalez adds, “We’ve got two water buckets in every stall that are refreshed throughout the day. Like other trainers, I use a complete feed, but I still add electrolytes to the feed. If a horse needs it, we also add electrolytes to the water.”

Solomon concurs and says, “The better hydrated the horse is, the better they deal with the heat.”

Hydration is particularly important for horses racing on Salix (Lasix), which can dehydrate the horses even before they get to the starting gate.

“We (veterinarians) have worked hard over the past ten years or so to get trainers to not draw the water before a race. Having free access to water at all times definitely helps horses stay hydrated,” Solomon says.

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RACING anhidrOsis: the nOn-sweatinG disease If sweating is the most important way for horses to thermoregulate during intense exercise then horses that are unable to sweat are not only going to perform poorly but are also at-risk for over heating.

“Equine anhidrosis is either a decreased ability or complete loss of the ability for horses to sweat,” explains Robert MacKay, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Florida.

It is currently estimated that up to 6% of Thoroughbreds in Florida have anhidrosis, making it a wide-spread and important medical condition.

Although the exact cause or causes of equine anhidrosis remains unclear, affected horses are exercise intolerant, have increased respiratory rates, elevated body temperatures, are slow to recover following exercise, and have a notable lack of sweat over the rump, gluteal muscles, flanks, and ribs.

So how can horses suffering from this affliction even survive in the heat, let alone compete athletically? In brief, they can’t.

“There is no cure for anhidrosis,” says MacKay. “Treatment is therefore aimed at controlling the horse’s environment, and most horses need to be moved to a region with a more temperate climate for the remainder of its life, most likely.”

Solomon adds, “In my experience, the number of completely anhidrotic horses is less than 1%.

About 10% have low-grade conditions that are manageable, but trainers just need to back off in the worst part of the summer.”

Other strategies for dealing with “non-sweaters” include dietary supplements, such as those marketed for anhidrosis or products containing electrolytes; methyldopa; veterinary-prescribed thyroid supplements or clenbuterol; and even acupuncture. Diet changes may also be beneficial, swapping some of the protein and carbohydrates for fat. But be beware, there is little true “science” to support any of these alternative therapies.

let them acclimatize to the heat. There is great variation in which technique works, and you can’t predict which horses will respond to which strategy.”

Cooling strategies after training/racing Although traditional routines for cooling out horses don’t change with the seasons, most trainers are extra observant of how their horses cool out in the summer.

“If a horse has an increased respiratory rate and an anxious look in their eye, the trainers take some extra time to cool them out. They are sure to get cool water on their heads and bodies, bathe them in alcohol, make sure their temperatures come down, and get them in front of the fans,” Solomon explains.

“Sometimes the trainers will even ice pack the carotid artery.”

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For horses that trainers know are less able to handle the heat compared to other horses, Solomon recommends taking the time to make sure they are sufficiently cooled out, even if it means walking them for far longer than usual.

The same strategies apply following a win, but as Gonzalez recognizes, properly cooling out the winners can be more challenging than after a regular training session when they may have to stand still under bright sunshine in the winner’s circle.

Gonzalez says, “(After a race) you’re kind of restricted because if you have to go to the test barn you have to follow protocol once you’re in there. Nonetheless, first and foremost, you have to get them some fresh, cold water. If you see if they are getting wobbly, you get the water on the head and neck as best you can before you can get back to your

own barn and get the monster fan on them.”

Respect the heat Both Gonazlez and Solomon recommend using common sense in the heat and taking the same precautions we would for ourselves if we over do it on a hot summer day. Most importantly, keep the horses hydrated. If your horse gets overheated, follow these steps: l Move the horse out of the sun, to an area with good airflow (a breeze or large fans); l Immediately apply cool water to the whole body using a hose or bucket then scrape off the water; l Continue “active cooling” until the rectal temperature falls below 39.5°C; and l Contact your veterinarian to examine any horse that has had emergency cooling or who continues to appear distressed even after cooling. n

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cVEIGH said, “We should put the best medical minds together for the welfare and integrity of the sport.”

However, pointing at the Australian and U.S. models as an example, he acknowledged the logistical problems of a worldwide set of rules ever becoming a reality.

“In Australian racing there are six states and two territories that each have their own independent governing bodies, and there are four accredited laboratories in the country, each with its own methods.”

This scenario is enhanced nearly tenfold in the U.S., where there are more than 30 different racing jurisdictions all with their own laboratories and sets of rules and detection times.

This is in contrast to Europe, for example, where the European Horserace Scientific Liaison Committee (EHSLC) liaises and coordinates between different countries, and Canada, where consensus has been reached on detection times.

“Can you imagine the politics on a world scale if jurisdictions within a single country can’t reach an agreement?” lamented McVeigh.

He added, “The American lobby is huge and powerful as they breed the most Thoroughbred horses in the world.”

McVeigh practices chiefly out of South Africa, and he is the chairman of a liaison committee between that country’s horseracing authority (NHRA) and the Veterinary Association.

The NHRA is now adopting something close to the suggestions the liaison committee had actually made some 20 years ago regarding medications.

McVeigh, commenting on the NHRA’s approach back in the 1990s, said, “It was like driving down the road and not knowing what the speed limit was.”

The NHRA is now closely following the recommendations for medication detection times given to them by the EHSLC. The NHRA has also accepted the introduction of a simple record book that McVeigh designed that protects (or implicates) both the trainer and the veterinarian in cases where a horse is found to be “positive.”

The book, which is numbered sequentially, simply provides a master copy of the medicine dosage and the veterinarian’s advised withdrawal time and a tear off duplicate copy is left with the trainer.

McVeigh’s beliefs on racehorse medication are very clear: “Medicine should be administered for the welfare of the horse and in order to allow the horse to safely compete to the best of its ability, but the horse should be free of pharmacologically active levels of medications

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Dr. John McVeigh, who has made waves around the world not just for his association with trainers of the caliber of Mike de Kock and Sir Michael Stoute but also for his speech on Salix (Lasix) at a summit at Belmont Park in New York last year, is of the strong opinion that a standard worldwide philosophy on medication and doping control should be reached and incorporated within one worldwide set of rules.

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on race day. That policy is fair to the horse and protects the integrity of the sport.”

McVeigh is hence against the use of furosemide (Salix/Lasix) and Phenylbutazone (Bute) in racehorses unless they are used as controlled therapeutic medicines for the occasional horse that needs it on the training tracks.

McVeigh need not reiterate that the policies of some of the racing authorities of the Western Hemisphere towards the usage of medications like Lasix and Bute are the single biggest obstacle to international harmonization of medication control in horseracing.

To illustrate the effects these policies are having on the Thoroughbred breed, he pointed not only at the example of Germany, which does not allow stallions that have raced on medication in their breeding sheds, but also at the dwindling reputation of U.S.-bred Thoroughbreds.

“Lasix should be prescribed for horses that bleed and if this is not the case it constitutes an abuse of medication” John McVeigh

The latter is best summed up by the recent publication, in the U.S.’s Thoroughbred Daily News, of a no-holds-barred open letter from Coolmore director of sales David O’Loughlin, that slams U.S. racing drug dependency.

O’Loughlin revealed that a frequent discussion topic at Irish, British, and French sales regarded the perceived demise in quality and endurance of American horses “because they are so dependent on drugs for racing” and to the widely held belief that “chronic bursting/bleeding is endemic in Americanbred horses.”

He added that much of this belief stems from people's first-hand experience of U.S.bred stock when they were put into a racing environment with zero tolerance of Lasix.

“We are all too aware of horses which couldn't compete in Europe because they bled so badly, but went on to achieve success at a high level in America with the assistance of medication,” he wrote.

O’Loughlin reminisced about the great American-bred racehorses and sires of the past before concluding, “Many European purchasers who annually travelled to Kentucky to purchase U.S.-bred weanlings, yearlings, or broodmares no longer do so because they believe your bloodstock is now inferior and unsound. It's going to take a lot of work to turn this mindset around, but if you don't do something about it soon the commercial breeders in Kentucky will be left with a product the major international racing community no longer wants."

In June last year McVeigh, speaking at the International Summit on Race Day Medication: Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhaging (EIPH) and the Racehorse, held at Belmont Park, shared the findings of a 2004 South African Study that identified a genetic link to EIPH. The study, by Hans Weideman, S.J. Schoeman, and G.F. Jordaan, was very comprehensive and involved 63,146 horses and 778,532 races run over a period from 1986 to 2002.

The study only considered epistaxis (bleeding from the nose) and did not use endoscopes to look for lesser bleeding. Its

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conclusion showed that epistaxis, as related to EIPH in South African Thoroughbred sires, had a strong genetic basis.

Of equal concern was that the percentage incidence of epistaxis among the racehorse population increased over the 16 years of the study, particularly over the final five years. In the beginning it showed that 1% of racehorses in South Africa bled from the nose, but by the end this figure had increased to 2.1% and it is currently at 2.5%.

This figure differs around the world and, for example, according to figures disseminated at the summit, Britain has an epistaxis rate of 0.33% per 1000 runners, Hong Kong’s rate is 4.7% and Singapore’s is 5.1%.

South Africa had many stallions imported from the U.S. during the time of the EIPH study and one of the recommendations made in the conclusion was that Lasix be banned internationally from racing, or failing that, breeders should refrain from buying potential sires that have raced on the drug.

McVeigh also pointed out during his summit speech that a couple of the sires that had the worst statistics for passing on the bleeding trait were champion sires and hence had high numbers of progeny.

Many U.S. racing industry people are also vehemently opposed to the use of Lasix including the likes of the legendary Kentucky breeder Arthur Hancock, who said in a CBS report, “Generation after generation, they're going to get weaker and that's what's happened."

If this were 50 years ago, they never would have allowed these drugs to be used. But today most breeders want to bring their stock to market and don’t care about what happens after their product is sold” Barry Irwin – owner of Animal Kingdom (above) Barry Irwin, who owned and bred last year’s Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and whose syndication company Team Valor International has enjoyed tremendous success with South African-breds, among others, also weighed in.

Irwin said, “In America, we have a few problems that have created the perfect storm to mess up our racing, as follows: One, most trainers today know no other way to train other than to use drugs because they have only trained under permissive med rules. Two, states rights prevail and we have 50 states and they each have their own rules. Three, commercialism rules the day.

“If this were 50 years ago, when more breeders raced their stock, they never would have allowed these drugs to be used. But today most breeders want to bring their stock to market, they take shortcuts and don't care about what happens after their product is sold.

Add the drugs into the mix and an environment where the states have been sold a bill of goods by trainers and veterinarians and the problem is monumental.”

McVeigh was in fact personally thanked for the dissemination of the information provided by the EIPH study by a senior racing official in the U.S., who was concerned about the integrity of the breed.

His summit speech was certainly a contributory factor to the Breeders’ Cup decision to make the five two-year-old events Lasix-free this year and to have all 15 Breeders’ Cup events Lasix-free by 2013.

Unfortunately, in February this year, the American Graded Stakes Committee, citing strong opposition from horsemen, reversed a 2011 decision that would require a ban on race day Lasix in order for two-year-old races to obtain a grade, although this reversal will not affect the Breeders’ Cup, which has its own raceday medication committee.

This is not surprising, as a quick glance at a U.S. racecard usually reveals that more than 95% of the horses entered will race on Lasix.

The conclusion of another study done by Guthrie, Hinchcliff, and Morley on 167 horses that were subjected to race day conditions at the Vaal racecourse in South Africa in

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RACING WILLIE HAGGAS ON HOW JOHN McVEIGH CHANGED HIS VIEWS ON HORSE CARE

In an article in Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder in 2010, Willie Haggas, trainer of dual classic winner Dancing Rain – who won the Epsom Oaks and Preis der Diana in 2011 – regarded employing McVeigh as his “vet” as perhaps the biggest step forward he had taken as a trainer. He recalled their first meeting, at which McVeigh looked at Haggas’ horse Dupont for about ten minutes and then told him exactly what he needed. “It was as if a light went on,” he said regarding the impression McVeigh had made.

Haggas later persuaded McVeigh to set up a full-time practice in Newmarket, which he did, and many Newmarket trainers, including Sir Michael Stoute, now use him. McVeigh also has a practice in Chantilly in France where the likes of Freddie Head use him.

However, his chief practices remain in Durban and Cape Town in South Africa, and Mike de Kock summed up his value: “John McVeigh has changed my way of thinking on horse care. He has taught me to think out of the box as far as veterinary care goes, and deal with the problem rather than think it will go away. I attribute a large proportion of my success to John.”

November of 2007 was the first time any proof had been provided that Lasix does indeed reduce the incidence of bleeding.

More than half of Thoroughbreds have some amount of blood in their trachea after a single race, and Hinchcliff et al had previously confirmed the widely held belief that breathing into the airways does impair the athletic performance of racehorses.

A study done by Hinchcliff in Australia concluded that, “Horses with EIPH defined as grade 2 or higher, were 4.0 times less likely to win, 1.8 times less likely to finish in the top three places, and finished 1.8 meters [approximately 6 feet] farther behind the winner than did unaffected horses. The severity of EIPH (grade 0 - 4) was significantly associated with reduced probability of winning, slower horse speed, and greater lengths behind the winner. Horses with grade 4 EIPH finished an average of 3.4 meters [approximately 11 feet] farther behind the

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winner than horses of grade 0.”

Some of the data provided by Guthrie, Hinchcliff, and Morley did give leverage to those who justify the use of Lasix on race day.

However, this doesn’t justify the extremely high percentage of horses in the U.S. and Canada that race on Lasix.

McVeigh said, “Lasix should be prescribed for horses that bleed and if this is not the case it constitutes an abuse of medication.

Although one in two horses will show signs of bleeding after a race, only one in five bleed to the extent that it effects their performance.”

He pointed out that Lasix had become so entrenched in U.S. racing that first-time Lasix usage is highlighted on the race card. The Daily Racing Form said the reason this information is important is because “first-time Lasix can sometimes leads to a dramatically improved performance from a horse.

McVeigh gives his full support to those regulatory bodies that distinguish between the control of illicit substances (doping control) and the control of therapeutic substances (medication control).

“Doping” drugs, such as agents that stimulate the central nervous system, can artificially enhance the horse’s physical capacity and its competitive instinct, and there should be zero tolerance for these drugs.

However, an anti-doping policy must not impede the use of legitimate veterinary medications and therefore another important philosophy that most regulatory bodies are now beginning to employ, and which McVeigh also supports, is that a “zero tolerance rule” is not suitable for medication control.

The high level of sensitivity of modern screening methods allows traces of legitimate medications to be detected long after their presence is having any effect. In the past this has led to some trainers attaining “positives” and being unfairly labeled as “cheats” by the uneducated racing public.

“Chasing traces is counterproductive,” said McVeigh.

He pointed out that the general racing public do not have the knowledge to differentiate between irrelevant traces and levels that are having a pharmacological effect, or, even worse, to differentiate between therapeutic medicine and “dope.”

The EHLSC, and other similar bodies like the Racing Testing and Medication Consortium (RMTC) in the U.S., have now established the use of harmonized screening limits (HSL) relating to commonly used drugs in equine medication.

McVeigh has no problem with the fact that HSLs are generally kept confidential. “As long as one knows the detection time, it is fine,” he said.

However, he feels strongly that progress should be made towards reaching a worldwide standard for Screening Limits so that detection times are the same wherever a horse or a veterinarian travels.

“Generation after generation, they’re going to get weaker and that’s what's happened” Arthur Hancock Screening Limits effectively reflect the assessments on integrity risks made by the authority that decides them.

“No significant effect levels is what we should all be aiming for,” said McVeigh, implying that the world should reach consensus in this area rather than leaving different racing authorities to assess their own integrity risks.

In fact, at an Advisory Council Meeting of the International Federation Of Horseracing Authorites (IFHA) in 2010, there were strong opinions from the U.S., Australia, and Hong Kong representatives that in order for the IFHA to progress to global harmonization in this area, publication of agreed Screening Limits was essential.

The meeting was unanimous in agreeing that the Advisory Council, and hence the IFHA, needed to progress this matter and produce a list of drugs with International Screening Limits (ISLs), signatory countries, and, if possible, the corresponding detection times.

This is still a work in progress.

It should be noted that international thresholds for “substances endogenous to the horse, substances arising from plants traditionally grazed or harvested as equine feed, or substances in equine feed arising from contamination during cultivation, processing or treatment, storage or transportation,” are published by the IFHA. McVeigh explained that veterinarians still had to use their discretion when administering drugs that had standardized detection times.

“The withdrawal time will always be longer than the detection time,” he said. “For example, a withdrawal period is longer if a

JOHN McVEIGH horse is fed the drug as opposed to being given it intravenously.”

He also explained that withdrawal times in horses are effected by differing metabolisms and other factors, meaning it is possible for a medication to show a level above the HSL after the official detection time, so these variables have to be taken into account to be safe.

The IFHA was founded in 1993 in order to, among other things, coordinate and harmonize the rules of the member-countries regarding breeding, racing, and wagering.

However, the member countries are unable to reach consensus on medication control.

The aim of Article 6 of the IFHA is to protect the integrity of horseracing, through controlling the use of substances capable of giving a horse an advantage or disadvantage in a race, contrary to the horse’s inherent merits.

Only 35 of the 59 member countries are full signatories to Article 6, which has 19 sections, and 17 are partial signatories.

While some of the partial signatories sited the regulation of Lasix and Bute as their only disagreement, there were others, including Great Britain, Australia, U.S., and New Zealand, who didn’t sign for section 10, which defines the constitution of a prohibited substance. Still others disagreed with the threshold levels for certain substances, while Korea disagreed with the rule pertaining to the origin of substances that can have a threshold placed on them and others didn’t accept the

section pertaining to laboratory service. The U.S. disagreed with the section on sanctions that should be taken against a horse found to be “positive.”

It is clear there is still a long way to go to reach worldwide consensus, while the problem of tracking the administering of recombinant biological substances (EPO, GH, growth factors) is another challenge facing the world’s equine sports scientists.

McVeigh regarded the “gulf” between some of the Western Hemisphere racing jurisdictions (the U.S., some tracks in Canada, and some South American countries including Brazil), and countries that are signatories of the IFHA’s article 6 as “insane.”

In the worst instances, the former not only allow race day medications like Lasix, but also generally a 48-hour detection time for Bute and a 24-hour detection time for Flunixin, as opposed to the 168 hours and 144 hours respectively recommended by the EHSLC. He also pointed to a gulf that could be dangerous to the future of horseracing, i.e. the gulf in opinion that ranges from the extreme of those who are in favor of race day medications to the extreme of groups like PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), who continue to push the racing industry to ban whips, enforce a zero-tolerance drug policy, dump dirt tracks in favor of softer grass tracks, and wait until horses' third birthdays to use them in competitive racing.

McVeigh does not underestimate the threat of animal activist groups that tend to pounce upon the worst possible examples of the ill effects that equine sport has on horses, and he reckoned a worldwide standard set of rules would lessen their leverage power.

McVeigh practices what he preaches and his expertise in diagnosis and treatment have made him a racehorse veterinarian of worldwide renown.

McVeigh concluded by saying that powerful leadership would be needed to override the differences in opinion and reach a worldwide consensus on medication and doping control.

“Unpopular decisions are unpopular but have to be made,” he said, before naming Nelson Mandela as a leader who was not scared to make such decisions. Indeed the great man once said, “The day I am afraid to [risk my political capital] is the day I am no longer fit to lead.” n

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Race Name & (Sponsor) West Virginia Legislature Chairman’s Cup Henry Mercer Memorial Rachel’s Turn S Mt. Cristo Rey H’cap Copper Top Futurity Copper Top Futurity

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Del Mar Monmouth Park Del Mar York Calder Calder Longchamp Sunland Park

Daisycutter H’cap Colleen S Green Flash H’cap Nunthorpe St (Coolmore) Catcharisingstar S Fasig-Tipton Turf Dash Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp (Qatar) Budweiser H

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Graduation S My Frenchman S Tyro S Hoover S Coronation Cup Troy S John Franks Memorial Sales S John Franks Memorial Sales S Woodford The First State Dash The Small Wonder KLAQ H Bonapaw S Bold Ego H Pan Zareta St T.B.A Happy Ticket S Colonel Power S La Coneja S Bayou St. John S

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Saratoga Saratoga Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Mountaineer Mountaineer Mountaineer Mountaineer Saratoga Emerald Downs Woodbine Ruidoso Downs Remington Park Woodbine Curragh Finger Lakes Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Thistledown Deauville Kokura Saratoga Northlands Park Sapporo Del Mar Thistledown Monmouth Park Kokura Monmouth Park Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury Monmouth Park Woodbine Del Mar Finger Lakes Finger Lakes Hastings Racecourse

Honorable Miss H’cap Prioress Iowa Classic Sprint Iowa Cradle S Iowa Sorority The Senator Robert C Byrd Memorial S Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies S Mountaineer Juvenile St West Virginia Secretary of State S Alfred G Vanderbilt H’cap Angie C S Nandi S Aspen Cup David M. Vance Sprint S Ontario Debutante S Phoenix St (Keeneland) Leon Reed Memorial H’cap Louisiana Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Louisiana Cup Sprint Louisiana Cup Juvenile Louisiana Cup Juvenile Fillies Honey Jay S Prix Morny (Darley) TV Nishinippon Corp Sho Kitakyushu Kinen Union Avenue S Esquirol farm Sales Stake Keeneland Cup Generous Portion S Miss Ohio S Miss Woodford S Kokura Nisai S Sapling S MN Distaff Sprint Championship MN Sprint Championship Northern Lights Debutante S Northern Lights Futurity S Sorority S Kenora S I’m Smokin S Aspirant S Lady Fingers S Derby Bar and Grill Express

Class S S S S S

Race Date 04-Aug-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 09-Mar-13 13-Apr-13 13-Apr-13

Value $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $60,000 $60,000

Age 3+ 2F 2F 3+ 2 C&G 2F

Surface D D D D D D

Metres 900 900 900 900 900 900

3+ F&M 2F 3+ 2+ 2F 2 2+ 3+

T T T T T T T D

1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

2 3+ 2 2 3F 3+ 2F 2 CG 3+ 2 2F 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 4+F&M 3 4+ F&M LA Bred 4+ 4+ FM ( NM Bred) 4+ La Bred

AWT T D D T T D D T D D D T D D T D T D D

1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100

3+ FM 3F 3+ 2 C&G (IA bred) 2F 3+ 2F 2 3+ FM 3+ 2F 2F 3F 3+ 2F 2 CF 3+ 3+ F&M (LA Bred) 3+ ( LA Bred) 2 (LA Bred) 2 F (LA Bred) 3+ (OH Bred) 2 CF 3+ 3+ FM (NY bred) 2 3+ 2F 2 F (OH Bred) 3F 2 2 3 FM 3 2F 2 2F 3+ 2 2 C&G 2F 3+

D D D D D D D D D D D AWT D D AWT T D D D D D D T T D D T AWT D D T D D D D D D AWT AWT D D D

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Gp 1 S S S S S S Gp 1 Gr 3 S Gr 3 S S Gr 3 Gr 3 S S S S R S S S

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Race Name & (Sponsor) Derby Bar and Grill Ladies Express Icecapade S C.E.R.F. S Pirate’s Bounty H’cap The Mark Mcdermott S Sprint Cup (Betfred) Temperence Hill Centaur S Premiere Cup H’cap Winnipeg Futurity Jersey Breeders H’cap Eleven North S Kip Deville S Speightstown Kentucky Cup Sprint Lady Razorback Futurity Razorback Futurity The Changing Times Cheveley Park S Vosburgh Invitational Victorian Queen S New York Breeders’ Futurity Birdonthewire S Cassidy S Presque Isle Debutante S Futurity S Matron S Remington Park Turf Sprint S Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Ligature S Flashy Lady S Santa Anita Sprint Championship (Ancient Title S) Thoroughbred Club of America S Tim Conway S (Jack Goodman S) Bull Page S Best of Ohio Sprint H’cap Middle Park St (Emaar) California Cup Sprint Fanfreluche S Endine S Nearctic S Oklahoma Classics Distaff Sprint Oklahoma Classics Juvenile Oklahoma Classics Lassie Oklahoma Classics Sprint Hudson H’cap Lightning Jet H’cap Powerless H’cap The New Castle Tax Free Distaff Scarlet & Gray H’cap Stonewall Farm Ocala Xtra Heat Overnight Sprinters S The Bellamy Road Overnight Glacial Princess S Ontario Fashion S Jack Dudley Sprint H’cap Showtime Deb S Sun Power S New York Stallion Series - Fifth Avenue Division New York Stallion Series - Great White Way Division The Fabulous Strike H’Cap Sophomore Sprint Championship S Ohio Freshman S Blue Mountain S The Daylily Fall Highweight H’cap Thanksgiving H Keihan Hai Kennedy Road S Oklahoma Stallion S Oklahoma Stallion S - Fillies Holiday Inaugural S Garland of Roses H’cap Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile S Louisiana Champions Day Ladies Sprint Louisiana Champions Day Lassie S Louisiana Champions Day Sprint Capella S New Mexico State Racing Commission H Gravesend H’cap Gowell S Holiday Cheer S Louisiana Futurity Louisiana Futurity La Senora S Pepsi Cola S F.W. Gaudin Memorial S Mardi Gras H Duncan F. Kenner S Czaria H

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Gr 2 Gr 2 S Gr 3 R Gr 1 Gr 2 R S Gp 1 S S Gr 1 S S S S S S S

S Gr 1 R Gr III S S S S S

R R Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 S S S S S S S Gr 3 S S S S S S

Race Date 03-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 05-Sep-12 05-Sep-12 07-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 05-Oct-12 05-Oct-12 05-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 12-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 14-Oct-12 19-Oct-12 19-Oct-12 19-Oct-12 19-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 30-Oct-12 01-Nov-12 03-Nov-12 04-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 11-Nov-12 11-Nov-12 12-Nov-12 13-Nov-12 17-Nov-12 21-Nov-12 21-Nov-12 22-Nov-12 22-Nov-12 24-Nov-12 25-Nov-12 30-Nov-12 30-Nov-12 01-Dec-12 01-Dec-12 08-Dec-12 08-Dec-12 08-Dec-12 08-Dec-12 09-Dec-12 09-Dec-12 15-Dec-12 22-Dec-12 29-Dec-12 31-Dec-12 31-Dec-12 12-Jan-13 19-Jan-13 26-Jan-13 12-Feb-13 09-Mar-13 06-Apr-13

Value CAN 50,000 $75,000 $85,000 $85,000 $75,000 £225,000 $50,000 $1,433,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 $60,000 $60,000 $75,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 £150,000 $400,000 CAN125,000 $200,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $175,000 $75,000 $50,000 $250,000 $200,000 $100,000 CAN125,000 $50,000 £150,000 $100,000 CAN150,000 $100,000 CAN500,000+ $130,000 $90,000 $90,000 $130,000 $150,000 $125,000 $125,000 $60,000 $60,000 $50,000 $60,000 $2,470,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN150,000+ $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $200,000 $85,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $985,000 CAN150,000+ $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $911,000 $100,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 $50,000

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Surface D D AWT AWT D T D T D D D D D AWT D D D T D AWT D D D AWT D D T AWT D D D AWT D AWT D T D AWT D T D D D D D D D D D D D T D D AWT D D D D D D D D D D D T AWT D D AWT D D D D D D D D AWT AWT D D D D D T D D

Metres 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

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John Morrissey S Prix Maurice de Gheest Best Pal S Shepperton S British Columbia Cup Debutante (AlwS) British Columbia Cup Nursery (AlwS) The Mr Prospector S Sorrento S 3&4-Year-Old Sale S 3&4-Year-Old Sale S (Fillies) Adirondack S

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Furlongs 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Closing 24-Aug-12 24-Aug-12 20-Aug-12 30-Aug-12 28-Aug-12 10-Jul-12 25-Aug-12 31-Jul-12 31-Aug-12 05-Sep-12 07-Sep-12 07-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 13-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 14-Sep-12 24-Jul-12 15-Sep-12 12-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 28-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 18-Aug-12 10-Jun-12 27-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 03-Oct-12 31-Jul-12 20-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 01-Oct-12 26-Sep-12

06-Oct-12 10-Oct-12 10-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 17-Oct-12 15-Oct-12 14-Aug-12 22-Oct-12 24-Oct-12 17-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 31-Oct-12 31-Oct-12 CLOSED CLOSED 14-Nov-12 30-Oct-12 07-Nov-12 15-Nov-12 14-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 09-Oct-12 25-Nov-12

22-Nov-12 17-Nov-12

23-Oct-12 29-Nov-12 01-Dec-12 13-Dec-12 20-Dec-12

04-Jan-13 11-Jan-12

29-Mar-13

6.5f (1300m) 3+ (NY bred) 3+ 2 3+ 2F 2 CG (BC Bred) 3+ 2F 3&4 C&G 3&4 F 2F

D T AWT AWT D D D AWT D D D

1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300

6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5

25-Jul-12 18-Jul-12 26-Jul-12 22-Jul-12 07-May-12 07-May-12 29-Jun-12 02-Aug-12

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Race Name & (Sponsor) Saratoga Special Sales S Sales S (fillies) Rancho Bernardo H’cap CTHS Sales CTHS Sales Barbara Shinpoch S Bird of Pay S Birdcatcher S Sun Sprint S The Hastings Juvenile S Beverly J. Lewis S Presque Isle Downs Masters S Foxwoods Gallant Bloom (Hdcp) Dennis Dodge S Diane Kem S Jack Diamond Sadie Diamond Jim Kostoff S Barretts Debutante Red Diamond S Premier’s Futurity Sturgeon River S Barretts Juvenile Governor’s Cup Bangles and Beads Miss Shenandoah S The Eddie D S (The Morvich S) Fitz Dixon Mem S Kenny Noe Jr H’cap The L.A Woman St (Louis R Rowan S) California Cup Distaff The Sen. Ken Maddy H E L Gaylord Memorial S Silver Goblin S Johnie L Jamison S El Paso Times H El Diario H

Class Gr 2

Gr 3 S S

S Gr 2 Gr II S S S S R S S S R

Gr 3

S Gr 3 S S

Race Date 12-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 19-Aug-12 24-Aug-12 24-Aug-12 26-Aug-12 31-Aug-12 01-Sep-12 01-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 07-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 16-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 28-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 06-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 26-Oct-12 23-Nov-12 08-Dec-12 26-Jan-13 09-Feb-13

Value $200,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 $400,000 $200,000 $35,000 $35,000 CAN 100,000 CAN 100,000 $50,000 $100000 (E) CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $100000 (E) $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000

6.5f (1300m) Age 2 2 C&G 2F 3+ F&M 2F 2CG 2F 2F 2 C&G 3+ 2 3F 3+ F&M 3 + FM 2 CG WA bred 2 F WA bred 2 CG 2F 3 2F 3+ 2 2F 2 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 2 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F&M (CA Bred) 3+ F&M 2F 3+ OK Bred 3+ 3F 3+ F&M

Surface D D D AWT D D D D D D D D AWT D D D D D D D D D D D D D D T AWT D D T T D D D D D

Metres 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300

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Sunland Park Del Mar Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Calder Calder Charles Town Del Mar Woodbine Del Mar Saratoga Woodbine Saratoga Saratoga Woodbine Woodbine Del Mar Curragh Woodbine Fairplex Park Fairplex Park Curragh Remington Park Remington Park Woodbine Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Charles Town Charles Town Longchamp Longchamp Calder Newmarket Belmont Park Keeneland Churchill Downs Belmont Park Belmont Park Kyoto Woodbine Remington Park Tokyo Kyoto Charles Town Calder Aqueduct Aqueduct Woodbine Woodbine Woodbine Charles Town Remington Park Remington Park Charles Town Hanshin

Bill Thomas Memorial S Real Good Deal S Robert G Leavitt S Sadie Hawkins S Frank Gall Memorial Louisiana Cup Derby Louisiana Cup Oaks Ballerina S Test Foxwoods King’s Bishop Florida Stallion S - Affirmed Division Florida Stallion S - Susan’s Girl Division Sylvia Bishop Memorial Pat O’Brien H’cap Play the King S Del Mar Debutante Forego H’cap Seaway S Spinaway S Three Chimneys Hopeful S Simcoe S Muskoka S Del Mar Futurity Moyglare Stud S Swynford S C.B. Afflerbaugh S Phil D Shepherd S Vincent O’Brien National S Te Ata S Tishomingo S Overskate S LA Stallions S LA Stallions S Pink Ribbon S Charles Town Oaks Prix de la Foret (Total) Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Grand Criterium Jack Price Juvenile Dewhurst S Bold Ruler Lexus Raven Run Iroquois S Bertram F Bongard S Joseph A Gimma S Mainichi Broadcast Swan S Frost King S Clever Trevor S Keio Hai Nisai S KBS Kyoto Sho Fantasy S Tri-State Futurity Joe O’Farrell Juvenile Fillies New York Stallion Series - Staten Island Division New York Stallion Series - Thunder Rumble Division Glorious Song S Jammed Lovely S Bessarabian S West Virginia Futurity (WV) Jim Thorpe S Useeit S Eleanor Casey Memorial Hanshin Cup

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S S S S S S Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 R R S Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 R R Gr 1 Gp 1

Gp 1

R S S

Gp 1 Gp 1 S Gp 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 3

Gr 2 R Gr 2 Gr 3 R S S S S Gr 3 S S Gr 2

24-Mar-13 03-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 24-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 26-Aug-12 26-Aug-12 01-Sep-12 01-Sep-12 01-Sep-12 02-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 05-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 12-Sep-12 14-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 07-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 11-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 07-Nov-12 09-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 11-Nov-12 11-Nov-12 11-Nov-12 17-Nov-12 24-Nov-12 01-Dec-12 09-Dec-12 09-Dec-12 15-Dec-12 24-Dec-12

$85,000 $200,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $125,000 $125,000 $50,000 $250,000 CAN200,000+ $300,000 $500,000 CAN150,000 $300,000 $300,000 CAN 200,000 CAN 200,000 $300,000 €225,000 CAN150,000+ $50,000 $50,000 €200,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $100,000 $70,000 $400,000 €300,000 €350,000 $125,000 £300,000 $150,000 $250,000 $150,000 $125,000 $125,000 $1,433,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $931,000 $725,000 $100,000 $125,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN150,000+ CAN150,000 CAN150,000+ 50000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $1,687,000

Furlongs 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5

Closing 28-Jul-12

09-Aug-12 24-Mar-12 24-Mar-12

31-Aug-12 01-Sep-12 29-Aug-12 08-Sep-12

24-Mar-12 24-Mar-12 01-Sep-12 CLOSED

CLOSED 12-Sep-12 13-Sep-12 12-Sep-12 20-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 27-Sep-12 20-Sep-12 11-Oct-12 17-Oct-12 14-Nov-12 29-Nov-12 18-Jan-13 01-Feb-13

7f (1400m) 3+ 3 3 3+ F&M 3+ 3 (LA Bred) 3 F (LA Bred) 3+ FM 3F 3 2 2F 3F 3+ 3+ 2F 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 2 2 C&G 2F 2 2F 2 2 2F 2 CF 3 F OK Bred 3+C&G OK Bred 3+ 2 C&G (LA Bred) 2 F (LA Bred) 3+ FM 3F 3+ 2 CF 2 (FL Breds) 2 C&F 3+ 3F 3 + FM (NY Bred) 2 2F 3+ 2 2 2 2F 2 2 F (Fl breds) 3+ FM 3+ 2F 3F 3+ F&M 2 3 3 F OK Bred 2F 3+

D AWT D D D D D D D D D D D AWT T AWT D AWT D D AWT AWT AWT T AWT D D T D D AWT D D D D T T D T D AWT D D D T AWT D T T D D D D AWT AWT AWT D D D D T

1300 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400

6.5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

16-Mar-13 26-Jul-12 25-Jul-12 11-Aug-12 08-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12

15-Aug-12 16-Aug-22 08-Aug-12 01-Jun-12 18-Aug-12 15-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 15-Aug-12 15-Aug-12 01-Jun-12 30-May-12 22-Aug-12 05-Sep-12 05-Sep-12 30-May-02 12-Sep-12 12-Sep-12 05-Sep-12 CLOSED CLOSED 12-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 22-Aug-12 22-Aug-12 27-Oct-12 31-Jul-12 13-Oct-12 10-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 11-Sep-12 17-Oct-12 31-Oct-12 25-Sep-12 25-Sep-12 27-Oct-12 CLOSED CLOSED 24-Oct-12 31-Oct-12 07-Nov-12 21-Nov-12 30-Nov-12 30-Nov-12 05-Dec-12 06-Oct-12

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Track Delaware Park Delaware Park Louisiana Downs Remington Park Calder Calder Delaware Park Del Mar Del Mar Remington Park Remington Park Santa Anita

Race Name & (Sponsor) Thomas Tuck Greene Mem Overnight Nick Shuk Memorial Overnight Barksdale Red Earth S Naked Greed (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘11 pref) Crystal Rail (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘11 pref) The Eight Thirty Overnight Oak Tree Juvenile Fillies Oak Tree Juvenile Ladies on the Lawn S Oklahoma Classics Distaff Turf Damascus S

Class

S

S S S S

Race Date 02-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 17-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 03-Sep-12 05-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 19-Oct-12 03-Nov-12

Value $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $130,000 $100,000

7.5f (1500m) Age F2 2 3+ 3+ OK Bred 3 3F 3+ 2F 2 3+ F&M OK Bred 3+ F&M OK Bred 3

Surface T T T T T T T T T T T D

Metres 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500

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Goodwood Canterbury Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Saratoga Assiniboia Downs Evangeline Downs Prairie Meadows Deauville Niigata Del Mar Assiniboia Downs Emerald Downs Penn National Penn National Emerald Downs Del Mar Saratoga Delaware Park Assiniboia Downs Woodbine Calder Calder Delaware Park Del Mar Niigata Saratoga Del Mar Remington Park Saratoga Monmouth Park Delaware Park Del Mar Woodbine Del Mar Del Mar Woodbine Presque Isle Downs Leopardstown Woodbine Arlington Park Arlington Park Nakayama Emerald Downs Emerald Downs Woodbine Belmont Park Woodbine Northlands Park Longchamp Woodbine Turfway Park Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Turfway Park Assiniboia Downs Newmarket Newmarket Belmont Park Milan Belmont Park Belmont Park Keeneland Keeneland Kyoto Santa Anita Santa Anita Longchamp Belmont Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Calder Milan Remington Park Ascot Tokyo Woodbine Doncaster Santa Anita Saint-Cloud Mountaineer Belmont Park Santa Anita Belmont Park Tokyo Kyoto Aqueduct Fair Grounds Aqueduct

Sussex S (Quipco) Lady Canterbury Breeders’ Cup S Donnie Wilhite Memorial S Sunny’s Halo S De La Rose S Assiniboia Oaks Evangeline Mile Prairie Meadows Juvenile Mile Prix Jacques le Marois (Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard) Sekiya Kinen Sandy Blue H’cap Agassiz S WTBOA Lads S Capital City The Dauphin Miss Longacres Mile H’cap Solana Beach H’cap With Anticipation S Our Mims Overnight Distaff S Ontario Colleen S Lindsay Frolic S Seacliff S Strike Your Colors Overnight S Del Mar Mile Niigata Nisai S P.G. Johnson S El Cajon St Ricks Memorial S Riskaverse Cliff Hanger Stonewall Farm Ocala forever together overnight Adoration H’cap Vice Regent S Torrey Pines S Yellow Ribbon Handicap Halton S Presque Isle BC Mile Matron S (Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus) La Prevoyante S Arlington-Washington Lassie Arlington-Washington Futurity Keisei Hai Autumn H’cap Chinook Pass S John & Kitty Fletcher St Natalma S Noble Damsel H’cap Summer S Alberta Oaks Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Ricoh Woodbine Mile WinStar Kentucky Cup A L Red Erwin S Elge Rasberry S Tiznow Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies Buffalo S Fillies’ Mile (Shadwell) Sun Chariot St (Kingdom of Bahrain) Kelso H’cap Premio Vittorio di Capua Champagne S Frizette S First Lady S Shadwell Turf Mile Daily Hai Nisai S The Arroyo Seco Mile (Oak Tree Mile) Swingtime S Prix Marcel Boussac (Total) Pebbles S Freedom of the City S Canadian Juvenile S Frances Genter Gran Criterium Oklahoma Classics Turf Queen Elizabeth II S (Quipco) Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Fuji S Bunty Lawless S Trophy (Racing Post) The Autumn Miss S (The Harold C Ramser Sr S) Criterium International Mountaineer Mile H’cap Nashua S The Goldikova St (The Las Palmas S) Tempted S Tokyo Chunichi Sports Hai Musashino S Mile Championship Go For Wand Hcap Woodchopper S Cigar Mile H’cap

Gp 1

Gp 1 Gr 3 S

Gr 3 S Gr 2 R Gr 3

Gr 2 Gr 3

Gr 3 R R Gr II R Gp 1 R Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 S S Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 S Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 R/S R/S R Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 2 Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gp 1

Gp 1 S Gp 1 Gr 3 R Gp 1 Gr 3 Gp 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1

01-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 12-Aug-12 12-Aug-12 14-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 19-Aug-12 19-Aug-12 20-Aug-12 22-Aug-12 24-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 26-Aug-12 26-Aug-12 29-Aug-12 31-Aug-12 31-Aug-12 31-Aug-12 01-Sep-12 01-Sep-12 02-Sep-12 02-Sep-12 02-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 07-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 16-Sep-12 16-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 23-Sep-12 28-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 14-Oct-12 19-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 21-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 01-Nov-12 03-Nov-12 04-Nov-12 04-Nov-12 04-Nov-12 11-Nov-12 18-Nov-12 23-Nov-12 23-Nov-12 24-Nov-12

£300,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 $125,000 $60,000 €600,000 $985,000 $85,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $200,000 $100,000 $200,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN150,000+ $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $200,000 $780,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $60,000 $85,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $250,000 CAN125,000 $250,000 €190,000 CAN125,000 $150,000 $150,000 $985,000 $35,000 $35,000 CAN200,000+ $150,000 CAN250,000+ CAN 50,000 €450,000 CAN1,000,000+ $200,000 $150,000 $150,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 £150,000 £160,000 $400,000 €209,000 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 $750,000 $931,000 $150,000 $65,000 €300,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 €209,000 $130,000 £1,000,000 $985,000 CAN125,000 £200,000 $100,000 €250,000 $130,000 $200,000 $150,000 $150,000 $911,000 $2,600,000 $200,000 $75,000 $350,000

Furlongs 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5

Closing 23-Jul-12 23-Jul-12 21-Jul-12 08-Aug-12 08-Apr-12 08-Apr-12 30-Jul-12 23-Aug-12 23-Aug-12 21-Sep-12 25-Oct-12

8f (1600m) 3+ 3+ FM 2F 2 3 + FM 3F 3+ 2 3+ CF 3+ 3F 3+ C&G 2 CG 3 3F 3+ 3+ F&M 2 2F 3+ FM 3F 2F 2 2 3+ 2 2F 3 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3F 2F 2 3+ 3 CG WA bred 3 F WA bred 2F 3+ F&M 2 3F 3 + CF 3+ 3+ 3 (LA Bred) 3 F (LA Bred) 2F 2 2F 3+ F 3+ 3+ 2 2F 3+ F&M 3+ 2 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 3F 2F 2 3F 2 C&F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 2 C&F 3F 2 CF 3+ 2 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3 3+

T T T T T D D D T T T D D T T D T T D D T D D D T T T AWT T T T T AWT T AWT T T AWT T T AWT AWT T D D T T T D T T AWT T T AWT D T T D T D D T T T T T T T D D T T T T T T T T T D D T D D T D T D

1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

29-May-12 21-Jul-12 21-Jul-12 28-Jul-12 25-Jul-12 28-Jul-12 02-Aug-12 25-Jul-12 03-Jul-12 09-Aug-12 08-May-12 10-Aug-12 10-Aug-12 09-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 13-Aug-12 08-May-12 08-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 13-Aug-12 16-Aug-12 17-Jul-12 22-Aug-12 28-Aug-12 22-Aug-12 24-Aug-12 19-Aug-12 20-Aug-12 23-Aug-12 15-Aug-12 23-Sep-12 23-Aug-12 15-Aug-12 29-Aug-12 04-Jul-12 22-Aug-12 29-Aug-12 29-Aug-12 31-Jul-12

29-Aug-12 01-Sep-12 29-Aug-12 22-Aug-12 29-Aug-12 13-Sep-12 CLOSED CLOSED 13-Sep-12 CLOSED 24-Jul-12 24-Jul-12 15-Sep-12 30-Aug-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 28-Aug-12 27-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 22-Aug-12 22-Sep-12

29-Sep-12 13-Sep-12 07-Aug-12 11-Sep-12 03-Oct-12 14-Aug-12 18-Oct-12 10-Oct-12 22-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 25-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 25-Sep-12 02-Oct-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12

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Race Name & (Sponsor) Pago Hop S LA Champions Day Ladies S Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Remington Springboard Mile Asahi Hai Futurity S Enchantress S Riley Allison Futurity Red Hedeman Mile Dixie Poker Ace S Lecomte S Sarah Lane’s Oates S Island Fashion S Harry W Henson H Crescent City Oaks

Class S Gr 1 Gr 1 S S S Gr 3 S

S

Race Date 24-Nov-12 08-Dec-12 09-Dec-12 09-Dec-12 16-Dec-12 16-Dec-12 23-Dec-12 29-Dec-12 05-Jan-13 19-Jan-13 16-Feb-13 24-Feb-13 24-Mar-13 30-Mar-13

Value $75,000 $100,000 $1,687,000 $300,000 $1,832,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $60,000 $200,000 $60,000 $50,000 $85,000 $75,000

8f (1600m) Age 3F 3+F&M LA Bred 2F 2 2 No G 2F 2 2 4+ LA Bred 3 3 F LA Bred 3F 3+ F&M 3 la. bred F

Surface T D T D T D D D T D T D D D

Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

3+ 3+ FM 2F 2

T T D D

1625 1625 1625 1625

3+ F&M 3

AWT D

1650 1650

4+ F&M (IA Bred) 3 F (IA bred) 3 CG 3F 3+ F&M OK Bred 2 F N.Y. Bred 2

D D D D D D D

1664 1664 1664 1664 1664 1664 1664

3+ 3+ F&M (PA Bred) 3F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 4+ C&G 3 3 3+ 3 3F 3 CG 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3 3F 3F 3 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ 3F 3 3F 3+ F&M 3+ F&M (LA Bred) 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ F&M 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3+ C&G 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 3+ F&M 2 3+ 3+ FM WA bred 3+ WA Bred 3+ FM 3+ 3+ F&M 3F 3 3+ 3+ FM 3 3 CG 3F 3 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3

T T D AWT AWT D D D T D D D D D D D T T T AWT T T D T T T D AWT D D T T T T D D D D D D T D D D AWT AWT D D T T T T D D D D D T T D D D D D T AWT D D

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Donna Reed Iowa Breeders’ Oaks Minnesota Derby Minnesota Oaks Oklahoma Classics Distaff East View S Damon Runyon S

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Penn National Penn National Northlands Park Del Mar Woodbine Finger Lakes Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Louisiana Downs Mountaineer Northlands Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Northlands Park Northlands Park Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Presque Isle Downs Del Mar Saratoga Monmouth Park Arlington Park Arlington Park River Downs Remington Park Woodbine Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Saratoga Sapporo Finger Lakes Northlands Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Monmouth Park Del Mar Calder Canterbury Canterbury Woodbine Woodbine Ruidoso Downs Fairplex Park Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Emerald Downs Emerald Downs Finger Lakes Northlands Park Northlands Park Calder Calder Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Northlands Park Hastings Racecourse Parx Racing Delaware Park Turfway Park Calder Fairplex Park

Robellino S Russian Rythm S Northlands Oaks Clement L. Hirsch S Seagram Cup S Genesee Valley Breeders’ H’cap Ralph Hayes Iowa Breeders’ Derby Super Derby Prelude West Virginia Governor’s S Count Lathum S British Columbia Cup Dogwood S British Columbia Cup Stellar’s Jay S British Columbia Cup Endurance (BC Bred) Don Fleming H’cap Madamoiselle H Signature Stallions Waya S New York Stallion Series - Cab Calloway Division New York Stallion Series - Statue of Liberty Division Malvern Rose S La Jolla H’cap Fourstardave H’cap Monmouth Oaks Illinois Owners S Illinois Owners S Vivacious S Governor’s Cup Eternal Search S Richmond Derby Trial Hong Kong Jockey Club H’cap Victoriana S Louisiana Cup Distaff (Walmac Farms) Louisiana Cup Turf Classic Ballston Spa H’cap Elm S New York Oaks Westerner S City of Edmonton Distaff S Sonoma S Lady’s Secret S Harry F. Brubaker H’cap Darn That Alarm MN Classic Championship MN Distaff Classic Championship Algoma S Elgin S Ruidoso Downs Championship E B Johnston S Happy Ticket River Cities Sunday Silence Unbridled H’cap Belle Roberts H’cap Muckleshoot Tribal Classic Jack Betta Be Rite H’cap Breeders’ H’cap Fall Classic Distaff Judy’s Red Shoes (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘11 pref) Needles S (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘11 pref) Charles Hesse H’cap Jersey Girl H’cap Beaufort S CTHS Sales Cotillion S Kent BC S Distorted Humor Kentucky Cup Distaff Stage Door Betty H’cap Pomona Derby

04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12

$100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000

$100,000 $130,000

04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 19-Oct-12 09-Dec-12 09-Dec-12

$85,000 $75,000 $60,000 $60,000 $145,000 $75,000 $75,000

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S S S

R R S Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 R R S R

R S S Gr 2 Gr 3 S

R S S R R S

S S S S S

S Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3

03-Aug-12 03-Aug-12 03-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 08-Aug-12 09-Aug-12 10-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 12-Aug-12 17-Aug-12 17-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 26-Aug-12 01-Sep-12 01-Sep-12 02-Sep-12 02-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 03-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 16-Sep-12 20-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12

$75,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 $300,000 CAN150,000+ $50,000 $85,000 $75,000 $100,000 $200,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 22,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $150,000 $500,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $200,000 CAN125,000 CAN 75,000 CAN 50,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $100,000 $250,000 $911,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 75,000 CAN 50,000 $750,000 $85,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN125,000 CAN125,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $35,000 $40,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $100,000 $600,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $200,000 $100,000 $75,000 $50,000

16-Feb-13 16-Mar-13

8.12 8.12 8.12 8.12

23-Jul-12 23-Jul-12 01-Sep-12 01-Sep-12

8.25 8.25

19-Sep-12 15-Feb-13

8.32f (1664m)

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23-Oct-12 30-Nov-12 06-Nov-12 08-Dec-12 15-Dec-12 21-Dec-12

8.25f (1650m)

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8.12f (1625m)

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Furlongs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32

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24-Nov-12 24-Nov-12

8.5f (1700m) 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

27-Jul-12 27-Jul-12 26-Jul-12 18-Jul-12 26-Jul-12 21-Jul-12 23-Jul-12 10-Aug-12 28-Jul-12 28-Jul-12

30-Jul-12 CLOSED CLOSED 31-Jul-12 02-Aug-12 28-Jul-12 28-Jul-12 01-Aug-12 01-Aug-12 01-Aug-12 02-Aug-12 25-Jul-12 10-Aug-12 24-Aug-12 01-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 17-Jul-12

17-Aug-12 23-Aug-12 18-Aug-12

15-Aug-12 15-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 01-Sep-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 25-Aug-12

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Track Fairplex Park Turfway Park Emerald Downs Woodbine Santa Anita Santa Anita Santa Anita Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Remington Park Remington Park Keeneland Keeneland Woodbine Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse Northlands Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Keeneland Woodbine Santa Anita Santa Anita Keeneland Thistledown Thistledown Belmont Park Calder Calder Calder Santa Anita Santa Anita Northlands Park Santa Anita Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Keeneland Remington Park Delaware Park Woodbine Belmont Park Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse Woodbine Delaware Park Woodbine Calder Calder Calder Woodbine Penn National Fair Grounds Beulah Park Hawthorne Racecourse Woodbine Woodbine Fair Grounds Hawthorne Racecourse Turfway Park Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Aqueduct Sunland Park Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Sunland Park Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Sunland Park Sunland Park Sunland Park Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds

Race Name & (Sponsor) Las Madrinas H Bluegrass Cat Kentucky Cup Juvenile Gottstein Futurity La Lorgnette S FrontRunner S (Norfolk S) Zenyatta S (Lady’s Secret) Chandelier S (Oak Leaf S) CTHS Sales Classy ‘n Smart S Remington Green S Remington Park Oaks Darley Alcibiades S Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity Mazarine BC S Robert F Carey Memorial S Indian Maid H’cap Duchess of York S Miss Grillo BC S Pilgrim St Bourbon S Grey BC S Surfer Girl S Zuma Beach JP Morgan Chase Jessamine S Juvenile S John W Galbreath Memorial St Athenia H’cap Spend a Buck H’cap Florida Stallion S - My Dear Girl Division Florida Stallion S - In Reality Division California Cup Juvenile C&G California Cup Juvenile F Harvest Gold Plate Lava Man California Cup Classic Ascot Graduation S Fantasy S Pin Oak Valley View Oklahoma Classics Cup George Rosenberger S Cup and Saucer S Turnback the Alarm Buck’s Boy H’cap Illini Princess H’cap Princess Elizabeth S The Crowned Overnight Autumn S Arthur I Appleton Juvenile Turf Elmer Heubeck Distaff H’cap John Franks Juvenile Fillies Turf South Ocean S The Swatara Mr Sulu Bobbie Bricker Memorial H’cap Pat Whitworth Illinois Debutante S Display S Kingarvie S Louisiana Champions Day Turf S Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity My Charmer S Tenacious H Blushing K.D. H Buddy Diliberto Memorial H Alex M. Robb H’cap Albert Dominguez Memorial H Col. E.R Bradley Hcp Louisiana H Marie G Krantz Memorial H Silverbulletday S Curribot H Risen Star S Rachel Alexandra S Mineshaft H’cap Bayou H’cap New Orleans Ladies S Red Camelia S New Mexico Breeders’ Derby New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks Sunland Park Oaks Fair Grounds Oaks Costa Rising S Crescent City Derby

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Saratoga Mountaineer Canterbury Niigata Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Assiniboia Downs Saratoga Emerald Downs Del Mar Emerald Downs Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Monmouth Park Remington Park Saratoga Saratoga Emerald Downs Monmouth Park

Whitney H’cap West Virginia Derby Princess Elaine S Leopard S British Columbia Cup Classic H’cap British Columbia Cup Distaff H’cap Manitoba Derby National Museum Racing Hall of Fame S Washington Oaks John C. Mabee H’cap Emerald Downs Derby West Point H’cap Yaddo H’cap Del Mar Oaks Philip H. Iselin S Edward J DeBartolo Memorial Lake Placid Woodford Reserve Lake Placid Emerald Distaff Restoration S

Class

R Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 R

Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3

Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3

Gr 3 S S Gr 3 Gr 3 R R S S

Gr 3 S R R Gr 3 S S R Gr 2 S S S S S R S S S S S

S S Gr 3

Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3

S S S Gr 2 S S

Race Date 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 23-Sep-12 23-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 05-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 11-Oct-12 12-Oct-12 12-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 14-Oct-12 14-Oct-12 19-Oct-12 19-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 28-Oct-12 03-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 18-Nov-12 21-Nov-12 22-Nov-12 24-Nov-12 01-Dec-12 01-Dec-12 02-Dec-12 08-Dec-12 08-Dec-12 08-Dec-12 15-Dec-12 22-Dec-12 22-Dec-12 26-Dec-12 30-Dec-12 19-Jan-13 19-Jan-13 19-Jan-13 19-Jan-13 10-Feb-13 23-Feb-13 23-Feb-13 23-Feb-13 23-Feb-13 09-Mar-13 23-Mar-13 24-Mar-13 24-Mar-13 24-Mar-13 30-Mar-13 30-Mar-13 30-Mar-13

Value $50,000 $100,000 $65,000 CAN150,000+ $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 CAN 50,000 CAN125,000 $125,000 $250,000 $400,000 $400,000 CAN 200,000+ $100,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 CAN 200,000+ $100,000 $100,000 $150,000 $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 $100,000 $300,000 $300,000 $250,000 $250,000 CAN 50,000 $175,000 CAN 75,000 CAN 75,000 $150,000 $175,000 $60,000 CAN250,000 $150,000 $125,000 $125,000 CAN250,000 $50,000 CAN150,000+ $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 CAN125,000 $75,000 $60,000 $50,000 $125,000 CAN150,000+ CAN125,000 $100,000 $125,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000 $100,000 $75,000 $125,000 $50,000 $400,000 $200,000 $150,000 $75,000 $150,000 $60,000 $100,000 $100,000 $200,000 $400,000 $60,000 $75,000

8.5f (1700m) Age 3+ F&M 2 2 3F 2 3+ F&M 2F 3F 3+ F&M 3+ 3F 2F 2 2F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 2 2 2 2 2F 2 2F 2 2 F (OH Bred) 3+ F&M 3+ 2F 2 2 C&G (CA Bred) (CA Bred) 3+ 3+ (CA Bred) 2 2F 3F 3+ OK Bred 3+ FM 2 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 3+FM 3+ 2 (FL Bred) 3+ FM (FL Bred) 2 F (FL Bred) 2F 3+ 3+ LA Bred 3+ FM (OH Acc) 2F 2 2 3+ LA Bred 2 C&G 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ (NY Bred) 4+ (NM Bred) 4+ 4+ 4+F&M 3F 3+ 3 3F 4+ 4+ FM 4+ FM 4+ FM La Bred 3 3F 3F 3F 4+ La. Bred 3 La. Bred

Surface D AWT D AWT D D D D AWT T D AWT AWT AWT T T D T T T AWT T T T D D T D D D D D D D D D T D T T D D T AWT D AWT T D T AWT

3+ 3 3+ FM 3+ 3+ FM 3 3 3F 3+ F&M 3 3+ (NY bred) 3+ FM (NY bred) 3F 3+ 3+ 3F 3F 3+ FM 3

D D T D D D D T D T D T T T D T T T D T

T D D AWT AWT T D AWT D T T D D T D T D D D D D T D T D D D D D D

Metres 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700

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04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 05-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 06-Aug-12 10-Aug-12 11-Aug-12 12-Aug-12 12-Aug-12 16-Aug-12 17-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 19-Aug-12 19-Aug-12 19-Aug-12 19-Aug-12

$750,000 $750,000 $50,000 $1,040,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $200,000 $65,000 $250,000 $65,000 $100,000 $150,000 $300,000 $150,000 $100,000 $200,000 $200,000 $65,000 $60,000

Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

Closing 12-Sep-12 13-Sep-12 05-Sep-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 24-Mar-12 12-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 19-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 03-Oct-12 12-Oct-12 03-Oct-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12

20-Sep-12

20-Sep-12 24-Mar-12 24-Mar-12 10-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 03-Oct-12 13-Oct-12

10-Oct-12 22-Oct-12 24-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 31-Oct-12 14-Nov-12 14-Nov-12 07-Oct-12 14-Nov-12

29-Nov-12

15-Dec-12 22-Dec-12

02-Feb-13

16-Mar-13 16-Mar-13 09-Mar-13

9f (1800m) 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

21-Jul-12 23-Jul-12 19-Jun-12 28-Jul-12 28-Jul-12 25-Jul-12 28-Jul-12 02-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 09-Aug-12 02-Aug-12 09-Aug-12 04-Aug-12 10-Aug-12

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Track Saratoga Monmouth Park Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Sapporo Thistledown Del Mar Hastings Racecourse Belmont Park Belmont Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Assiniboia Downs Assiniboia Downs Assiniboia Downs Belmont Park Delaware Park Arlington Park Hanshin Woodbine Woodbine Parx Racing Fairplex Park Belmont Park Santa Anita Remington Park Belmont Park Woodbine Keeneland Tokyo Hastings Racecourse Thistledown Keeneland Belmont Park Hawthorne Racecourse Tokyo Calder Woodbine Belmont Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Keeneland Santa Anita Kyoto Beulah Park Woodbine Calder Calder Charles Town Aqueduct Charles Town Calder Aqueduct Aqueduct Aqueduct Calder Calder Hanshin Hanshin Fair Grounds Turfway Park Fair Grounds Sunland Park Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Fair Grounds Sunland Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Albany S Twin Light S Saratoga Dew S Woodward S Bernard Baruch H’cap Sapporo Nisai S Rose DeBartolo Memorial S Del Mar Derby British Columbia Derby Ashley T Cole H’cap John Hettinger Delta Colleen H’cap British Columbia Breeders’ Cup Oaks Gold Cup J.W. Sifton S Matron Breeders’ Cup S Garden City S The Christiana Overnight Pucker Up S Kansai Telecasting Corp Sho Rose S Canadian S Ontario Derby Pennsylvania Derby Ralph M Hinds Pomona H Beldame Invitational Awesome Again S (Goodwood S) Oklahoma Derby Jamaica H’cap Carotene S Juddmonte Spinster S Mainichi Okan Ballerina Breeders’ Cup S Best of Ohio Distaff H’cap Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S (by invitation only) Knickerbocker H’cap Hawthorne Derby Fuchu Himba S Tropical Park Derby Durham Cup S Empire Classic H’cap Ticonderoga H’cap Mohawk St Fayette S Twilight Derby (Oak Tree Derby) Miyako S Ruff/Kirchberg Memorial S Coronation Futurity Bonnie Heath Turf Cup Carl G Rose Classic My Sister Pearl Discovery A Huevo S My Charmer H’cap Gazelle S Demoiselle S Remsen S Fred W Hooper H’cap Tropical Turf H’cap Japan Cup Dirt Asahi Challenge Cup Lay Champions Day Classic S Prairie Bayou S Fair Grounds H’cap Sunland Derby Louisiana Derby Mervin H Muniz Jr Memorial New Orleans H Sunland Park H

Class S S Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 S Gr 2 Gr 3 S

R R Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 S Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 S Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 S S S Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 R R S S S Gr 3 S Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 S S Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2

Race Date 22-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 27-Aug-12 01-Sep-12 01-Sep-12 01-Sep-12 01-Sep-12 02-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 09-Sep-12 14-Sep-12 14-Sep-12 14-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 15-Sep-12 16-Sep-12 16-Sep-12 16-Sep-12 22-Sep-12 23-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 08-Oct-12 12-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 13-Oct-12 14-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 20-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 02-Nov-12 04-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 17-Nov-12 17-Nov-12 22-Nov-12 24-Nov-12 24-Nov-12 24-Nov-12 24-Nov-12 30-Nov-12 02-Dec-12 08-Dec-12 08-Dec-12 15-Dec-12 23-Feb-13 24-Mar-13 30-Mar-13 30-Mar-13 30-Mar-13 14-Apr-13

Value $150,000 $60,000 $100,000 $750,000 $250,000 $780,000 $50,000 $300,000 CAN 200,000 $150,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 100K CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $300,000 $50,000 $175,000 $1,433,000 CAN300,000+ CAN150,000+ $1,000,000 $100,000 $400,000 $250,000 $400,000 $400,000 CAN150,000 $500,000 $1,560,000 CAN 100,000 $75,000 $400,000 $150,000 $200,000 $1,324,000 $75,000 CAN150,000+ $250,000 $175,000 $175,000 $150,000 $150,000 $911,000 $50,000 CAN250,000 $125,000 $150,000 $50,000 $150,000 $50,000 $100,000 $350,000 $250,000 $250,000 $100,000 $100,000 $3,392,000 $1,040,000 $100,000 $50,000 $150,000 $800,000 $1,000,000 $400,000 $400,000 $85,000

9f (1800m) Age 3 (NY bred) 3F 3+ FM (NY bred) 3+ 3+ 2 3+ FM (OH Bred) 3 3 3+ (NY bred) 3+ F&M FM 3F 3+ 3 C&G 3+ FM 3F 3F 3F 3F 3+ F&M 3 3 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3 3 3F 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ FM (OH Bred) 3F 3+ 3 3+ FM 3 3+ 3+ (NY bred) 3+ F&M (NY bred) 3+ (NY bred) 3+ 3 3+ 3+ (OH Acc) 2 3+ (FL Bred) 3+ (FL Bred) 3+ F&M 3 3+ 3+ FM 3F 2F 2 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ LA Bred 3+ 4+ 3 3 4+ 4+ 3+

Surface D T D D T T D T D T T D D D D D T T T T T AWT D D D D D T T AWT T D D T T T T T AWT D T T AWT T D D AWT T D D D D T D D D D T D T D AWT T D D T D D

Metres 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800

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Arlington Park Arlington Park Saratoga Aqueduct

Beverly D. S Washington Park H’cap Saranac S Queens County H’cap

GB

Goodwood

Nassau

Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3

18-Aug-12 01-Sep-12 02-Sep-12 08-Dec-12

$750,000 $100,000 $150,000 $75,000

04-Aug-12

£185,000

3+ FM 3+ 3 3+

T AWT T D

1900 1900 1900 1900

3+ F

T

1970

Kokura Arlington Park Arlington Park Arlington Park Saratoga Deauville Sapporo Saratoga Del Mar Saratoga Niigata Thistledown Leopardstown Delaware Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Santa Anita Hanshin Santa Anita Hawthorne Racecourse Longchamp Thistledown Kyoto Woodbine

Kokura Kinen Arlington Million XXVIII American St Leger S Secretariat S Alabama Prix Jean Romanet (Darley) Sapporo Kinen Travers S TGV Pacific Classic Personal Ensign S Niigata Kinen Governor’s Buckeye Cup Irish Champion St (Red Mills) Carl Hanford Memorial Overnight Flower Bowl Invitational S Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational S Rodeo Drivel S (The Yellow Ribbon S) Sirius S John Henry Turf Championship (C L Hirsch S) Hawthorne Gold Cup H’cap Prix de l’Opera (Longines) Best of Ohio Endurance H’cap Shuka Sho E P Taylor S

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Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 S Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gp 1 S Gr 1 Gr 1

05-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 18-Aug-12 19-Aug-12 19-Aug-12 25-Aug-12 26-Aug-12 26-Aug-12 02-Sep-12 07-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 08-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 29-Sep-12 30-Sep-12 06-Oct-12 07-Oct-12 12-Oct-12 14-Oct-12 14-Oct-12

$1,040,000 $1,000,000 $400,000 $500,000 $600,000 €250,000 $1,687,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $600,000 $1,040,000 $50,000 €750,000 $50,000 $600,000 $1,000,000 $250,000 $911,000 $150,000 $500,000 €400,000 $75,000 $2,311,000 CAN1,000,000+

29-Sep-12 03-Oct-12 28-Aug-12 29-Sep-12 26-Sep-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 06-Oct-12 17-Oct-12 25-Oct-12 25-Sep-12 31-Oct-11 24-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 27-Oct-12 31-Oct-12 03-Nov-12 07-Nov-12 08-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 10-Nov-12 17-Nov-12 09-Oct-12 23-Oct-12 05-Dec-12 01-Feb-13

06-Apr-13

9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5

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N anti-Salix faction, headed by the Jockey Club, wants to eliminate its race-day use to reflect uniformity with other major nations that prohibit racing on medication. Trainers and veterinarians, mostly, oppose this and advocate its use as a humane course of therapeutic treatment for what they say is a very real condition. This divide in black and white is polarizing the industry like the partisan politics of Washington.

Salix is not illegal like dermorphin – a powerful drug that has no place in the game.

But it might as well be to a general public that views racing as crooked as a con man’s smile.

Before frog juice and its warts splashed on the scene, Salix was assailed by some in the industry and media as a performance enhancer, a cause of breakdowns, and the culprit for a weakening breed. The handwringing this has caused inside and outside of racing is staggering.

Other countries’ policies, studies, and horses are frequently used as exhibits to bolster positions on the EIPH and Salix debate here.

Mostly, Hong Kong is upheld as an ideal for its anti-Salix policy and low rate of breakdowns; Europe for its high-quality racing without Salix; South Africa for its numerous studies on EIPH; and Australia for its no-nonsense banning of bleeders from the racetrack.

For some “gray shading” to a number of positions on both sides, consider the cases of the following three horses: ex-European Desert Blanc (GB), once destined for Hong Kong; Val De Ra from South Africa; and Rothesay from Australia.

Desert Blanc was imported from Europe by Pete Bradley after winning three of five starts in France last year, including his first two starts at ten furlongs. He’d won one Listed stakes race and had placed in a Group 3, and he was originally on the market for Hong Kong.

“When I inquired about him, I found out that he made a noise when he breathes, and he had failed the vet on a sale for Hong Kong. It didn’t make sense to me that a horse that finishes like a rocket in a ten-furlong race had a breathing problem,” Bradley wrote on his website.

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The 50 shades of gray in the EIPH and Salix debate Until dermorphin, or “frog juice,” took over headlines recently, furosemide, known under the brand name Salix and used legally for the treatment of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), was the drug in the news.

Desert Blanc proved Bradley’s intuition correct by winning the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap at ten furlongs on turf at Belmont Park on Belmont Stakes day.

The horse did race on Salix when he won in the U.S. Those insisting on the performanceenhancing angle of furosemide could point to it as a reason for the jump in class, especially as Hong Kong, with its stringent veterinary examinations for wind and EIPH, had rejected him. And the anti-Salix argument that links the drug with breakdowns could be statistically satisfied by Desert Blanc’s retirement from tendon injury shortly after the Manhattan.

Of course, it’s just as easy to counter the superiority of European form at distances of ten furlongs and more on turf as the reason for Desert Blanc’s U.S. win and to attribute bad luck for his injury. But whatever the posturing, his story illuminates some differences between the U.S. and Hong Kong: for one, there is no breeding industry in Hong Kong and every racehorse is imported; therefore, potential candidates, usually sound older horses, are put through rigorous veterinary tests, and only those

“Salix is not illegal like dermorphin. But it might as well be to a general public that views racing as crooked as a con man’s smile.”

with the best throats, clear histories of EIPH, and sound limbs are accepted. This model couldn’t possibly work here, where we have to race what we breed. Moreover, there is no twoyear-old racing to speak of in Hong Kong, their classics are for four-year-olds, and racing is conducted on turf. To use Hong Kong as a model, then, is unrealistic.

With all that, though, the percentage of cases of epistaxis, or bleeding through the nostrils, is higher in Hong Kong than here, according to figures supplied by a veterinarian from the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The reason: Salix, which has helped to curb the problem here.

EIPH, by the way, is strictly defined as epistaxis in the numerous studies cited frequently from South Africa. The top-class South African filly Val De Ra bled from the nostrils after her second career start.

Nevertheless, without the use of race-day furosemide, her trainer managed her issue through three seasons and several Group 1 wins. She won 11 of 13 starts before a bleeding episode in her final start led to her retirement in May. She’s a terrific advertisement for successfully racing a bleeder without Salix – something horsemen here appear unable to do.

The Australian colt Rothesay was by all accounts a terrifically talented horse who won four of nine starts but never fully realized his potential due to EIPH. After he was ruled off the Australian turf after bleeding through the nostrils, he was considered for a campaign in the U.S. with Salix but eventually found a home at stud in his native country for the 2011 season.

That Rothesay proved to be popular in the breeding shed in a country that suspends bleeders from racing speaks loudly for what Australian breeders think about the heritability of EIPH, which is probably more common than some think and more manageable without furosemide than others think.

All of which makes the tenor and direction of this important discussion embarrassing, because neither side is as knowledgeable on the issues as it is zealous. The zealotry has led to a plethora of misinformation and filibuster-style strong-arm tactics. We need to work toward a consensus, politics aside. n

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