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North American Trainer ISSUE 28 (TRIPLE CROWN 2013)

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THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE THOROUGHBRED

EDDIE PLESA Jr.

Will he have his lucky day this summer?

WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG Profiles on leading Triple Crown contenders

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COMPRESSION SUITS

A fad or do they have real benefits?

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE

BREAKING THE SILENCE

How hearing can impact performance

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GILES ANDERSON Looking forward to the Triple Crown

O the Triple Crown season is upon us. Eddie Plesa Jr. graces the cover of our magazine and through Frances Karon’s profile we learn much about what makes Plesa the man he is. Happy to call Florida his home, Plesa, it would be fair to say, has never had the ammunition to fire at the highest echelons of the game, but his results and steady flow of winners over the years make him an incredibly consistent trainer. This year, with Itsmyluckyday in his care he will undoubtedly gain the recognition he so deserves on a wider scale.

Itsmyluckyday has certainly been a consistent performer through the winter and spring against what could be considered higher profile horses, and the colt will hopefully take his rightful place in the starting gate at Churchill Downs come the first Saturday in May. The formula for getting horses to the Kentucky Derby has changed for the better this year. The points system has, in my eyes, made a difference by captivating a fan base and giving definition to the early season. The heightened interest with

national TV coverage is a good thing but the new format surely presents the industry with a new set of goals to aim for.

Personally, I would start the whole promotion of the prep series earlier. First off, I would introduce an even earlier nomination date to the Triple Crown at the end of August of the horses’ two-year-old careers – before the point earning races begin.

Then, more can be done to market prep races as a defined group with a clear set of objectives and consistent style for these races. This would give a greater opportunity to attract packaged sponsorship and heightened fan interest with opportunities like fantasy league-style games building towards the big races.

We must never lose sight of the fact that the average person on the street who doesn’t follow racing will tell you that the one race they have heard of or even watch is the Kentucky Derby.

In today’s world it’s these people we want to inspire to become involved as true fans and owners of tomorrow.

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PHOTO: FRANCES J. KARON

I love the contrast of business world colliding with horse/human interaction in this scene: While waiting to show to a prospective buyer at the Keeneland April sale, this two-year-old Mizzen Mast filly in the Wavertree Stables consignment reached out and rested her head on handler Carina Poe, who put her arm around the filly and held her. They stayed like this, eyes closed, for several frames. This may be a business, but at the end of the day, we’re here because we love horses.

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WILL’S WAY The views of William Koester Our common ground 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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MAGINE a lush, healthy pasture shared by a few herdsmen. There is more than enough land for all of their livestock to graze upon and the livestock, being wellfed and well-managed by their herdsmen, naturally grow in number. Life is good.

Year after year, the demands of the herd grow as the size of the herd grows. The scenario is sustainable only until the amount of herdsmen and their livestock need more land to graze upon than exists in the pasture. But before that tipping point, there is a critical moment wherein each herdsman awakens to an awareness of the finite resources. And once aware, he must make a decision.

The herdsman can act in his own self-interest and pursue aggressive breeding and grazing, maximizing his profits. Or he can be restrained in his breeding and grazing and be assured that he, as well as the entire community of herdsmen, will all have a bountiful year, year after year.

How will he manage his herd?

This parable was used to introduce the concept of “The Tragedy of the Commons” in the early 19th Century. The author argues that a rational herdsman is always motivated to aggressively graze his own herd even though restraint would benefit both himself and all others.

One of the strongest persuasions made upon each herdsman for overgrazing or overbreeding is that his own wellbeing is provisional upon every herdsman making the same decision. The tendency to believe that at least one of his fellow herdsmen will act in his own selfish interest entices the herdsman to preemptively act in

pursuit of his own best interest. The system compels each man to try to outpace each other toward complete ruin for all.

Of course there is no structured government in this parable. There is no set of laws that governs real estate, or a court to impart justice.

And so in the 200 years since the original article was published, “The Tragedy of the Commons” has been relevant to such topics as the arms race, overpopulation, and overfishing of the oceans: societal areas of interplay with weak regulation, if even momentarily. Like Thoroughbred racing.

What is our healthy pasture, our “commons?”

The healthy pasture, our common ground, is a clean sport that celebrates the contest of the best of athletic and mental abilities.

But our thrashing, desperate, current condition, dependent on “good trainers” or “good owners” to “do the right thing” and lacking penalties for cheaters, only proves that we are living in that moment where each individual or individually minded group must make the choice to have restraint or to singlehandedly ruin the commons.

Sport is, by nature, a “commons.” Challenges within sport, such as poor sportsmanship, doping, cheating, and violence, are like individual herdsmen letting their livestock overgraze.

There are countless examples within Thoroughbred racing of how individuals or individually minded groups are enacting “The Tragedy of the Commons.” As an Ohio State Racing Commissioner, I am reminded of it during current negotiations with track owners.

Of course, by track owner, I mean gaming

corporation. They are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building big box VLT (video lottery terminal) parlors. But when it is time to spend a dime on Thoroughbred racing, there is no room in the budget. This has become a tragedy for the racing fan and horseman.

The Ohio State Racing Commission is a bipartisan commission appointed by the Governor to protect the interests of horseracing. One of the largest gaming companies/track owners in the country recently told us that it is in the best interest of horseracing to have a track with no clubhouse and less than 1,000 seats. More than two-thirds of those seats, 650 to be exact, are bleachers, outside with no weather cover.

It is a winter race meet. Youngstown, Ohio’s, average monthly temperature during the meet is 26.3 degrees Fahrenheit with 14.8 inches of snow. The 650 outdoor bleachers in Youngstown, Ohio, during a winter meet with no cover will make it quite hard to be a racing fan in Ohio. The 50 percent reduction in the number of stalls of current facilities will make it quite hard to be a horseman in Ohio.

Clearly, the gaming companies are overgrazing.

If this is the business model for Thoroughbred racing, the sport will die. There may be mangled and broken pieces that are still designated as “Thoroughbred racing,” but only when it serves a purpose, such as when gaming corporations must have racing to expand gambling operations. But the sport, the common good that celebrates the best of athletic and mental ability, will wither and die. This is a modern day parable for any who care to heed it. n

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CONTENTS...

2 Photo of the quarter

A magical moment, by Frances J. Karon

4 Will’s Way The views of William Koester.

10 California Thoroughbred Trainers Alan Balch on Californian investment; Jorge Gutierrez and his moment in the spotlight, by Steve Schuelein

16 TRM trainer of the quarter

Graham Motion and Animal Kingdom’s Dubai World Cup win, by Bill Heller.

18 Eddie Plesa The conditioner of Classic hopeful Itsmyluckyday hopes that good fortune will be on his horse’s side,

by Frances J. Karon

28 Compression suits An introduction to the compression suit made famous by Black Caviar and Hay List, by David Marlin.

34 Relative values The Schosberg family in profile,

by Bill Heller.

42 Hearing How a horse’s sense of sound can be affect its performance, by Stacey Oke.

48 Frank Angrinsoni Ken Snyder on Churchill Downs’ well-respected activities director.

54 Condylar fractures Celia Marr discusses how the MRI can help prevent condylar fractures.

58 When they were young Bill Heller looks at the early life and times some of the leading Classic contenders based on the new Kentucky Derby points system.

70 Buffering Dr Catherine Dunnett examines dietary effects on and the horse’s ability to manage lactic acid.

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

88 Sid Fernando column North America can still hold its own on the international stage – with or without Lasix

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CONTRIBUTORS Publisher & Editorial Director Giles Anderson Editor Frances J. Karon Executives Suzy Crossman, Harriet Scott Design/Production Neil Randon Advertising Sales Giles Anderson, Scott Rion Photo Credits

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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.

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Bill Heller, Eclipse Award winner Bill Heller, an author of 25 books including biographies of Hall of Fame jockeys Ron Turcotte, Randy Romero, and Jose Santos, is a member of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame Communications Corner. He and his wife Anna live just 30 miles south of Saratoga Race Course in Albany, where their 24-year-old son Benjamin also resides.

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.

Professor Celia Marr is an equine clinician at Rossdales, Newmarket. She is a RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Medicine and Honorary Professor at the Glasgow University Veterinary School. She has previously worked at veterinary schools in Glasgow, Pennsylvania, Cambridge and London and in racehorse practice in Lambourn. She is Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board’s Thoroughbred Research & Consultation Group and Editor-in-Chief of Equine Veterinary Journal.

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.

Steve Schuelein is the Southern California correspondent for Thoroughbred Times. A native of upstate New York, Steve was introduced to racing as a sports writer for the Syracuse HeraldJournal and Buffalo News before moving to California in 1982.

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 writer, as well.

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 eight broadsheets.

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CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS

Return on investment?

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PRINGTIME and racing . . . the season of hope and expectation and new beginnings. But in California, it’s still a very cold and miserable winter of discontent.

Forty years ago, four of California’s five major tracks were operated by competing public companies: Santa Anita and Hollywood Park in the south, and Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields in the north. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, the forerunner of today’s lessee of the track at the San Diego County Fairgrounds, operated the traditional seven-week resort meeting there.

Additionally, though not a major track, Los Alamitos was founded on the Vessels quarter horse farm, and was family operated.

By the early 1970s, following expansion of the overlapping north and south Thoroughbred calendars, Harness and Quarter Horse meetings occupied the night calendars in both ends of the state. In 1969, Oak Tree Racing Association had conducted its first Thoroughbred meeting at Santa Anita, a tiny four-week affair in the fall.

Looking all that way back and even to the 1930s, separate ownership and operation of race meetings was the model prescribed by the California Legislature. Within this statutory framework, strong competition and rivalries abounded; the market and the sport were flourishing beneficiaries. By the early 1980s, Santa Anita’s two meetings dominated national racing business in terms of daily average attendance and handle, with Saratoga, Hollywood Park, Oaklawn, and Del Mar following.

California breeding of Thoroughbreds (and other breeds), along with its ancillary farming and agriculture, grew apace. After all, the California Legislature had legalized pari-mutuel betting in the state only in order to stimulate agriculture and horse breeding, with proceeds from racing also supporting a system of agricultural districts which operated fairs throughout the state, many of which

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By Alan F. Balch CTT Executive Director

“Instead of involving professional horsemen, months of private meetings among a few owners and connected stakeholders have passed, with little reliable information available and even less objective expertise at hand” themselves included race meetings and horse shows.

Not everything was peaceful and harmonious. It couldn’t be within such an elaborate and politically governed structure.

But the incentives were all in the proper directions, and the regulatory authorities were far, far better informed, experienced, and sophisticated than they would be in later decades, when the fundamental structure of separate and independent operations eroded and the underlying rationale for it became clouded and largely forgotten.

Thinking back to those days, I am struck by how much time and effort back then we spent understanding the term “return on investment.” Any public company – and I was an officer of the organization that operated Santa Anita – struggles with issues of earnings-per-share-this-quarter vs. long-range performance; we were no different. Since its founding in 1934, fortunes had been made on Santa Anita stock. Retirees depended on our handsome dividends. Yet the Strub family, our leaders, had always been future and

investment oriented, not to mention firmly committed to racing as a sport and enterprise.

Many horsemen were outraged when about 110 acres of Santa Anita’s original 440 were developed for a shopping center on the perimeter of the track property in the early ’70s. The Strubs patiently explained that the project was to ensure the future of racing, to provide year-round income from the property, and that what threatened racing was not the intelligent development of property unessential to the racing program, but instead lack of a proper return on the overall Santa Anita investment in the property! In those years, the debate in Southern California racing was which track would have to be developed first: Santa Anita or Hollywood Park? It seems laughable now, in a sad way, but much of the rivalry between the two was based on comparative stock prices, real estate values, and management acumen. Each organization, however, was irrevocably and fundamentally committed to the future of racing, and relentlessly invested in it.

Now, that negative “race” has apparently been “won” by Hollywood Park, which is expected to close forever after its fall 2013 meeting, following its most recent owner’s similar closing of Bay Meadows for development a few years ago. The resultant turmoil is disheartening and even frightening, especially for the professional horsemen whose very lives depend on racing, most of whom are long-time Californians. With a very few exceptions, owners come and they go – they don’t depend on racing for their quality of life.

An owner can transfer his interest to any number of sporting or recreational pursuits, but for a professional horseman, racing is his expertise, his passion, and his livelihood.

The leadership and planning vacuum California racing now faces conjures images of a widening sinkhole. Instead of involving professional horsemen in serious and objective consideration of what’s to come, months of private meetings among a few owners and connected (some would say conflicted) stakeholders have passed, with little reliable information available and even less objective expertise at hand.

The California Legislature’s prohibition against simultaneous financial interests in more than one track and racing enterprise in the state has been largely ignored. Contrary to the law and without careful consideration of the consequences of exemptions to it, one private entity now controls Santa Anita, Golden Gate Fields, a major training center near Del Mar, and a critical gaming and television enterprise. Financial returns on

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CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS

WORDS: Steve Schuelein PhOtOS: BenOit PhOtO, hORSePhOtOS.cOM

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ORGE Gutierrez trained in relative obscurity during the past decade in Southern California, a reserved individual who enjoyed moderate success with a stable of mostly California-breds.

A name virtually unknown outside the Golden State, Gutierrez had established a reputation among followers of the circuit as a hard worker, whose highest accomplishments were a handful of Cal-bred stakes scores.

That image was elevated dramatically this winter with the meteoric ascent of Bright Thought, a four-year-old colt that promises to be his breakthrough horse.

Bright Thought shocked the racing world on March 16 at Santa Anita Park when he won the $150,000 Grade 2 San Luis Rey Stakes on turf in 2:22.72, the fastest 1½ miles ever recorded in racing!

The San Luis Rey climaxed a string of three consecutive eye-opening victories on the Santa Anita turf and a rare training triple for Gutierrez with his first graded triumph.

“It’s exciting,” said Gutierrez between races at Santa Anita a few weeks after the scintillating win. “I’ve been around a lot of nice horses, like Sangue, when I first started working for Henry Moreno, and Bien Bien, when I was with Paco Gonzalez.

“It’s kind of the same feeling with this horse, although it’s a lot different because this one is under my care,” continued Gutierrez in adapting to a newly discovered prominence.

“I’ve had a lot of texts and calls and have been on a few radio shows.

“Bright Thought caught the eye of a lot of people,” added the appreciative Gutierrez.

“That’s important for me. It’s getting me more exposure.”

Gutierrez, the 47-year-old son of a former jockey, credited being around the stable since he was five in providing the foundation to offer many bright thoughts in properly training a Thoroughbred.

Those decades of experience helped Gutierrez recognize the potential of Bright Thought when he arrived in his barn as an unraced three-year-old early last year.

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Bright Thought gives Gutierrez his moment in the spotlight

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Bright Thought set a world record time when winning the G2 San Luis Rey Stakes at Santa Anita last month “Turf had always been the plan,” said Gutierrez of the Kentucky-bred colt. “The way he traveled, he looked like a turf horse.”

Gutierrez said his pedigree supported the observation, being by the Sunday Silence stallion Hat Trick out of the Smart Strike mare Smart Thought.

Bright Thought was sent to him by coowner and co-breeder Alex Venneri, a La Cañada resident who had horses with Gutierrez when he first took out his license and co-owns Blackhorse Farm in Kentucky. The horse is also co-owned by Marjorie Post Dye, who co-bred him under her Postum Farm stable name.

Bright Thought took a long and circuitous route to begin strutting his stuff on grass. “He could run on dirt, too, so to give him a tightener, I shipped him to Hollywood Park for his first start last July,” said Gutierrez of his debut in a six-furlong maiden special weight race on Cushion Track.

Bright Thought broke slowly and finished

seventh, beaten by 11½ lengths. “It was not the ideal spot, and he hurt his shoulder a little after breaking awkwardly,” said Gutierrez.

“He was ready to run again at the end of Del Mar, but races did not fill and Alex did not want to race such a big horse around the tight turns at Fairplex Park, so he sent him back to Kentucky,” explained Gutierrez.

From there, the colt was shipped to trainer Stephanie Beattie at Penn National. Bright Thought returned to break his maiden by 11 lengths in a $25,000 maiden claiming race at six furlongs at Laurel Park in November.

Following a pair of allowance races on dirt in Pennsylvania, Bright Thought was returned to Gutierrez in January.

“He really blossomed when he came back,” said Gutierrez. “He was more professional and also more aggressive, but in a good way. He’s the toughest horse in the barn, but he won’t try to savage you. He’s happy. He stands out on the track, a big black horse, on the muscle, kicking, a hotshot.”

Anxious to put the hotshot on turf, Gutierrez found an overnight handicap at one mile on February 3. Bright Thought led all the way after an early duel and won by 2½ lengths.

He returned in an allowance race at 1¼ miles on February 21, set all the pace and drew off to a 5¼-length win in 1:57.86, flirting with the course record.

Gutierrez was beginning to feel his pulse quicken. “His first win in 1:33 and change was a nice race, but when he came back the second time to win the way he did showed he was for real,” said the trainer.

Gutierrez was optimistic that Bright Thought was ready for bigger game. The public thought so, too, sending the lightly raced colt off as the 2.70-to-1 second choice in a San Luis Rey lineup that included major turf stakes winners Slim Shadey, Interaction, and Bourbon Bay. Bright Thought did not disappoint, breaking on top, yielding the lead to Slim Shadey, reclaiming it on the far turn and drawing off in

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CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS deep stretch under a hand ride for a 3¼-length victory.

“Victor told me how the race was going to go and that was exactly how it went,” said Gutierrez of winning jockey Victor Espinoza.

(Bright Thought’s record was lowered one week later when Twilight Eclipse won the Pan American Stakes on turf at Gulfstream Park in 2:22.63.)

Bright Thought’s victory highlighted the most memorable day of Gutierrez’s career. He sandwiched the victory between scores by Warren’s Morgan and Warren’s Flasher, a pair of Cal-bred claimers, in the first and last races, respectively. “The race set up perfectly for my filly in the first race, and when she cleared off and won, I had a feeling it was going to be a great day,” said Gutierrez.

Gutierrez traces his racing roots to Mexico.

“My dad, Juan, started riding in Mexico City,” said Gutierrez. “My grandfather, Narcicio, first started working at the track there. My uncle, Silviano, trained there.

“My father came to this country under contract to Laz Barrera when I was two years old,” said the Mexican-born Gutierrez. “Laz took him to New York, where we moved to a farm near Albany.

“When his three-year contract ended, my father moved to California with trainer J.J. Pletcher because he wanted to be closer to his relatives in Mexico,” explained Gutierrez.

“When Pletcher left for Florida, he stayed and went to work for Henry Moreno.”

Gutierrez’s father remained with Moreno for 42 years, exercising horses and rising to stable foreman. “I started coming out to Henry’s barn when I was five and he put me on the payroll when I turned 12,” said Gutierrez of the junior contract. “I started walking hots on weekends.”

During his teen years, Gutierrez became the only student at Duarte High School to carry a racing form with his textbooks as he continued to hone his equine degree while working under Moreno and his father in his spare time.

He marveled at the emergence of such major stakes winners as Sangue, Lite Light, Bastonera II, Tizna, Lucky Spell, Sam Who, and Timely Assertion – rubbing some of them – and could only dream of one day training one on his own.

“At 16, I started to travel with horses I groomed,” said Gutierrez, who remained with

Moreno and his father for another decade rubbing horses. “Then I got married and went to work for Paco Gonzalez, where I became assistant and stayed for seven years.”

From there, Gutierrez worked for one year with Ben Cecil and two with Marty Jones before going on his own. He thanked all his teachers for different lessons learned.

“My dad taught me how to horseback,” said Gutierrez of the primary influence in his life and career. “He was a very smart horseman and could really see a horse physically. Henry said he was the best exercise rider he had ever seen.

(D. Wayne) Lukas would ask Henry if he could come over and gallop his problem horses.”

Gutierrez hired his father, who remains a reliable consultant in his barn. “He retired three years ago – for six months,” said Gutierrez,

“The race set up perfectly for my filly in the first race, and when she cleared off and won, I had a feeling it was going to be a great day” unable to keep a good man away from horses.

“He’s 76, but comes to the barn five days a week to walk hots and keep an eye on everything.”

Gutierrez also took good notes from his former employers. “Henry had a way with fillies,” said Gutierrez of Moreno’s long list of female stakes stars. “Paco was brilliant with the way he treated each horse as an individual. I learned a lot from Ben on the business side and how he handled himself professionally with clients.”

After training privately for Ben Warren for six years, Gutierrez broadened his stable to other owners last year. Warren remains his primary owner with about 75 per cent of his 42-horse stable.

Gutierrez annexed his first training title at Fairplex Park last autumn and was in position for his first top ten finish at Santa Anita heading into the final days of the meet. He credited his rising fortunes to a strong crew,

headed by chief assistant Enrique Galindo and foreman Miguel Vasquez. Gutierrez also tipped his hat to groom Pedro Perez and exercise rider Juan Landeros for their work with Bright Thought.

Gutierrez made most of his early noise with California-bred stakes wins by such horses as Warren’s Jitterbug, Warren’s Amber, and Sip One For Mom for Warren and Jack’s Wild, Mr. Wolverine, and Seminole Native for Venneri and partnerships.

“Sip One For Mom was the first horse I bought for Ben,” recalled Gutierrez of the filly who upset millionaire Moscow Burning in the 2006 Solana Beach Handicap at Del Mar. “I saw James Cassidy, Moscow Burning’s trainer, after nominations for the Solana Beach came out,” said Gutierrez. “I told him my horse was training great, and he said Moscow Burning was probably going in a Grade 2, to my relief. When he changed his mind, I thought ‘Oh, God!’ but the outcome was pretty good.”

Gutierrez said that Jack’s Wild was also the first horse he bought for Venneri, an early decision that inspired the confidence for Venneri to later entrust him with Bright Thought.

Gutierrez has lofty goals for Bright Thought and does not want to squeeze the lemon dry.

“I’m freshening him for the Arlington Million,” said Gutierrez of the prestigious Grade 1 test in Chicago on August 17. “He will get a little time and prep once for that.”

Gutierrez has never shipped a horse out of state, but is looking forward to an auspicious showing in Arlington. “Bright Thought could put me on the map,” concluded Gutierrez optimistically. “I’ve been doing well with Calbreds, but want to reach another level.”

Gutierrez lives east of Santa Anita in Fontana with his wife, Arlynn, and their sons Jonathan, 19, and Kevin, 15. Baseball is the second most popular sport in the household. Jonathan, a sophomore at Cal State Fullerton, coaches during the summer. Kevin, a high school sophomore, plays on the junior varsity.

Gutierrez could be a catcher, built short and stocky in the Pudge Rodriguez mold. This summer they will be cheering for the Dodgers and trying to hit a home run with Bright Thought.n

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The implications are obvious. If California

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racing is to have any realistic long-term future, it must invest seriously in public facilities which are not so subject to the vagaries of real estate exploitation and the control of one operator. Among those are Barretts at Fairplex Park in Pomona in the south, and Pleasanton’s Alameda County grounds in the north, along with Del Mar. California’s serious breeders, attuned as they must be to the long-term, with their enormous agricultural investments, must immediately awaken and engage in the

decision-making process, or there will be no long term.

Regulators, finally, must do their duty for the true public interest and the sport itself, and insist that what treasure remains be invested for appropriate long-term returns.

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The TRM Trainer of the Quarter award has been won by Graham Motion. Motion and his team will receive a selection of products from the internationally-acclaimed range of TRM supplements, as well as a bottle of fine Irish whiskey.

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S 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom opened a gaping lead in the stretch in the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 13th, trainer Graham Motion’s first thought was surprising: “This would be the cruelest thing if some horse came and beat him at the wire.”

No one did. Instead, Animal Kingdom won the world’s richest race by two lengths, a remarkable accomplishment for a trainer and his horse who had only made three starts since being injured in the 2011 Belmont Stakes.

“It was the result of a year’s work of worth for me and the crew,” Motion said. “I’ll never train another horse as exceptional as him. He was the horse of a lifetime.”

Yet just six days later, Animal Kingdom’s owner, Barry Irwin’s Team Valor, announced it had hired Rick Mettee to become the stable’s private trainer, although Motion would be allowed to train Animal Kingdom, who may make his final start in England. Motion turned down the private job because he wasn’t about to abandon his other owners. “Our arrangement was set up so I could walk away some day, and

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that’s what I decided to do,” Motion said.

The 49-year-old native of Cambridge, England, who worked for Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard for five years before opening his own stable, has had other successful horses, including multiple graded stakes winner Better Talk Now and Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf winner Shared Account.

But Animal Kingdom took him to a place Motion never envisioned visiting: The winner’s circle at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday of May. “I felt shock and disbelief at the same time,” Motion said. “It was never something I planned on doing.”

The fact that Animal Kingdom had never raced on dirt and was only making his fifth lifetime start only make his Kentucky Derby victory even more special.

Then, following a game second by half a length to Shackleford in the Preakness, Animal Kingdom stumbled badly coming out of the starting gate in the Belmont. “I was sick,” Motion said.

It got worse. Animal Kingdom rallied from 12th to finish sixth, but came out of the race with a hairline fracture of his left hock.

Given ample time to recover, Animal

Animal Kingdom wins the Dubai World Cup by two lengths with Joel Rosario on board

Kingdom returned to win an allowance grass race at Gulfstream on February 10, 2012. The game plan was to send him to the 2012 Dubai World Cup, but Animal Kingdom suffered another injury, a stress fracture in the same leg.

Again, Animal Kingdom was given time to recover. He returned to the races in the

Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita, where he finished a fast-closing second to Horse of the Year Wise Dan. To prepare for the 2013 World Cup, Motion raced Animal Kingdom in the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Handicap on turf under Joel Rosario, the seventh different jockey in Animal Kingdom’s tenth career start. “That’s absurd,” for a horse of his caliber, Motion said.

Rosario’s ride that day was also absurd as he rushed Animal Kingdom on the backstretch to fight on the lead, which he made before tiring to second behind grass superstar Point of Entry. “I was disappointed for the horse, frankly,” Motion said. “He was asked to do something impossible.

Rosario, though, kept the mount in the World Cup. “I’ve never been a believer of yanking a rider after one mistake,” Motion said.

“We decided to stick with Joel.”

Great decision. Rosario rode Animal Kingdom flawlessly, stalking Royal Delta on the lead, taking command on the final turn and storming home in a powerful performance. He is the best horse in the world. “I always wanted to prove the Derby wasn’t a fluke,” Motion said.

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Yes, Eddie Plesa Jr.’s current star among his 50-horse stable is named Itsmyluckyday. And yes, if that colt makes it into the starting gate for Kentucky Derby 139 on May 4th, luck will need to be on his side to successfully maneuver the ten-furlong, 20-horse scrum.

Itsmyluckyday – Plesa’s big hope for Kentucky Derby success – with assistant Frankie Perez

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UT the reality is built on so much more than good fortune, and certainly for a racehorse trainer it’s not the result of a single “day’s” anything. The reality evolves constantly, yet at the core of its foundation are men and women whose lives have been dedicated to interacting with and developing racehorses. Early mornings at the track, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five days a year, with no vacations, the potential for injury and disappointment lurking in every stall outweighed only by the hope of a little luck coming their way. This is a racehorse trainer’s reality.

And as is most often the case, not all the luck is of the good variety. Plesa’s previous Kentucky Derby starter, the filly Three Ring, ran last – the only time she was ever out of the top three – after a horrible trip. “After an eighth of a mile, it was like, ‘Stop the race! Let me take her out so she doesn’t get damaged anymore!’” he says. “The disheartening thing was – and not only for this race but any kind of a race – losing all chance. I just wanted a chance.”

The Kentucky Derby was the low point of neither her nor her trainer’s career. Three Ring, whose dam Plesa had trained and who he picked out and purchased as a two-year-old for $70,000, rebounded from the Derby with a win as the favorite in the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park. But three weeks after the Acorn, Plesa was putting blinkers on her for the Grade 1 Mother Goose when she flipped over, fractured her skull, and died in the Belmont paddock.

Plesa used to go to church prior to each of Three Ring’s races: “She’s the only horse I ever did that for. I’ve never done it before and I’ve never done it since. I wasn’t saying prayers that she would win. I did it that she’d have a safe trip. So, you know…” He pauses. “It is what it is. That’s what builds character, they say.” As luck – bad luck – would have it, there was a wedding in the church on the day of the Mother Goose, and Plesa didn’t go inside. This incident happened in 1999, but it wasn’t so very long ago, to hear him talk about it. Calder Race Course honored Three Ring with a Listed stakes race, which Plesa won

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in 2005 – with a filly called, of all things, Stolen Prayer.

A photo of Three Ring hangs beside the desk in his Calder office, from where Plesa can often see his Grade 3 Holy Bull winner Itsmyluckyday peering around the shedrow from the corner stall. “He’s very inquisitive,” he says. “You walk him up to the [office] door there, the glass, and he looks around [at his reflection] like, ‘Is that me?’ He’s got a personality.” On the right side of the colt’s halter is a shiny new St. Francis medal, recently given to Plesa’s wife Laurie by friends specifically for this colt; the patron saint of animals watches over Itsmyluckyday.

“The people that work for me deserve it. The owners deserve it, and I hope everybody gets to experience this, because it’s different. Going into the Derby being one of the top choices is different” A son of Lawyer Ron, Itsmyluckyday was a $47,000 yearling purchase by agent Nick J. “Sarge” Hines before Plesa bought him, already named, out of the OBS March sale of two-yearolds in training for $110,000 on behalf of owners Trilogy Stable (David Melin and Marion Montanari) and Laurie Plesa.

“For them,” says the trainer, “and not for the riches or the money, I just want them to experience this. I don’t want to disappoint them. Hopefully we won’t. They’ll be disappointed if he doesn’t win. Of course they’ll be disappointed. I’ll be disappointed. But is it going to be devastatingly disappointing? No. It’s just that because they’re such great people and

they are friends, I want this dream to continue for them, because that’s why they’ve been in it all these years. They deserve it.”

Two days before this year’s Florida Derby, an NBC camera crew arrives at Plesa’s barn to film footage of Itsmyluckyday for the network’s upcoming race telecast. The trainer spends over half an hour dealing with apologetic but unyielding Calder security, which will allow NBC to record Itsmyluckyday at the barn but not galloping on the track. “They’re saying it’s Churchill’s policy,” Plesa says, frustrated.

Calder has been owned by Churchill Downs’ parent company, Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), since January of 1999.

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Eventually, Plesa concedes defeat to security and pedals his red Gary Fisher Capitola bicycle to the frontside, where he’s surrounded on the apron by NBC analysts Jerry Bailey – who rode Three Ring in the Acorn – and Randy Moss.

The group’s attention is fixed on Itsmyluckyday taking a spin around the mile oval, while at the rail, a few men are instead watching Plesa from a distance. “Oh Eddie, he’s just a rock star!” one of them is overheard saying.

“Yeah, that’s me, the rock star!” Plesa says with a laugh later. “Ah listen, it’s good. The people that work for me deserve it. The owners deserve it, and I hope everybody gets to experience this, because it’s different. Going

into the Derby being one of the top choices is different.”

Even more “different” considering that the home base of this particular Classic contender, who finished second to Orb in the Florida Derby, is Calder, where El Palacio Hotel looms, bold and very pink, over the racetrack’s final turn. The hotel’s dated style adds to the illusion of the track as frozen in time, yet Calder’s casino is just as a stark of a reminder of the modern era of horseracing. Plesa has been around Calder in some capacity pretty much since it opened in 1971 – before the backside, and our industry, had begun to crumble.

Plesa’s mother, Marion, who passed away in

2004, was the track’s first bookkeeper, and when his now-retired father Eddie Sr. saddled his final runner, on November 28, 2011, it was at Calder. Plesa himself has trained the winners of 90 Calder stakes races. The family history is deeply rooted at this Miami Gardens racecourse, where Plesa is among the all-time winning trainers and a member of its Hall of Fame.

Eddie Plesa Jr. was born in Seattle, Washington, to a Nebraska-born father who was at the time a jockey at Longacres, and he spent some of his youth in Detroit and Cleveland, where Eddie Sr. also rode prior to taking out his trainer’s license. Among his

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father’s clients was Fred Hooper, for whom he conditioned an Ohio string of the owner’s “worst horses.” Hooper was ultimately responsible for the Plesa family settling down permanently in Florida when Calder was built.

“We picked up the Form one day and it was talking about the new racetrack and it said, ‘Fred Hooper is sending a division down to Edward Plesa.’ He hadn’t called my dad to tell him. We already had a home here – I went to school for kindergarten and right through high school here, so it was like a home run for my parents that they didn’t have to move anymore.”

After graduating from high school and working under his dad for a spell, Plesa briefly operated a stable in his name. “The first year I was out on my own, I was second leading trainer at Tampa and I needed a place to go because my ultimate goal was to go to Rockingham. I shipped into Beulah with about 25 horses, and within a 30-day meet, 21 or 22 of them were claimed. I had three or four horses left and couldn't go on to Rockingham.

You couldn’t claim a horse at Beulah Park, because they were all ten, eleven years old. So I came back to Calder and I was offered a job

by Gary Smith, the racing secretary, to work in the office. One of the big things was that I’d get a day off, and I was thinking, ‘This sounds good to me!’”

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the day she started a job as Smith’s secretary.

“We’ve been together ever since,” he says.

Laurie’s father used to be a jockey, and he was a state steward in West Virginia for about 35 years; her brothers Jason and John are successful trainers: John trained champion Smarty Jones to win the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

Plesa then became an assistant to trainer Stan Hough, handling Hough’s string at Monmouth Park, before training privately for Hooper on the East Coast. He conditioned three horses, including Plesa’s first stakes winner Shuttle Jet – who ran second in the Grade 1 Futurity at Belmont – weighted on the 1983 Experimental Free Handicap. In 1986, Plesa opened a public stable, based primarily at Calder while maintaining a string at Monmouth during the summer and early fall months.

“One of the reasons I still stay here is because of some of the people who work for me. [Frank Perez] is my right-hand person...I think of him as a member of my family”

“One of the reasons I still stay here,” he says, “is because of some of the people who work for me.” Among his 27 employees is assistant Frankie Perez. “He’s my right-hand person, no question about it. I think of him as a member of my family. He’s with me going on 22 years.

He’s got two small kids in school, so he’s not looking to relocate up to the northeast six months out of the year. I’m lucky to have him; lucky to have a lot of these people, and I feel I’ve got a responsibility to them.”

From behind the steering wheel of the golf cart in which he shuttles his visitors around during training hours, Plesa says, “Sometimes we kid amongst ourselves that if they end up not having horseracing here we can have golf cart races.” He zips around the empty parking lot and through to the frontside deftly, a man familiar with every bump and with every crack in the road at Calder.

“They have put nothing into the backside for years,” says Plesa. “The bottom line is: It’s a corporation. They look to make money, whether it be charge $5 a day for a room to sleep in that none of us would want to sleep in, to $10 a day for stall rent that they’ve never ever charged. And of all the people, of all the racetracks that I go to, these people are the least that can afford it. If they would’ve put a gun to everybody’s head that was a trainer and say, ‘$10 a day or I’m going to shoot you,’ 50% of them would have had to say, ‘You know what?

You’ve gotta shoot me, because I can’t pay it.’”

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On the other side of the corporations are the horse owners. “They’re patrons of this game, and they love it. They’re not looking to make money, though they’d like to and there is an opportunity. They don’t expect it. To me it’s a business, but I don’t train for a single person that this is a business for them.

They might have a business plan but no owner owns horses because they’ve been told that they can make money to support their family.

So when you have opposed views on it – one’s

profit-motivated, one is benevolent – they clash.”

Unlike the Plesas, their own children – Luke, Kyle, and Kelsey – didn’t follow their family into the industry. “Are they into horses? They are, as far as they root for me,” Plesa says.

“Kelsey really wanted to be part of the business and I really pushed her away from it, for lots of reasons. It’s a tough business, and it’s tough for women to be back here.” Luke is a police detective in Florida; Kyle works for a logistics

company – his boss Ralph Nabavi (Hardway Farms) campaigns the barn’s stakes-winning Speak Logistics, who placed in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes and the Calder Derby in his last two starts; and Kelsey is finishing college in Florida.

“Listen,” Plesa says in response to a query about the problems in our industry, “our game is on such a defense. We have no offense. We’re not out there combating these thoughts. Why, I don’t know. We do a

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PROFILE poor job of communicating. Everything – medication, casinos, breakdowns – is killing our business. Knee-jerk reactions…we bring it upon ourselves. What we need we’ll never have, and that would be a czar, a commissioner of racing to decide things. It’ll never happen.

How’s it going to happen? We can’t get together on medication, something as simple as that.”

And to the observation that perhaps the industry isn’t as much fun as it used to be, he

“What we need we’ll never have, and that would be a czar, a commissioner of racing to decide things. It’ll never happen”

replies, “It’s not. I’m sure it isn’t. I don’t know if it’s because I’m older now and I’ve done this for so long, or because it’s not fun.”

Plesa, of course, does still enjoy training and, most especially, winning. “It’s very gratifying when a horse wins. It’s gratifying when you pick out a horse and they turn out to be something out of the ordinary.” He should know just how gratifying, having spotted and acquired many of his trainees at auction, including Three Ring for Calvin Klein’s business partner Barry K. Schwartz; Itsmyluckyday; and Speak Logistics, a $62,000 juvenile who has earned over $300,000 to date.

He does well with homebreds, too. Last season’s Grade 3 Sapling winner Brave Dave was bred by Plesa with Melin and another longtime Plesa client, Bea Oxenberg, who died when that colt was a weanling; he races for Melin and Laurie Plesa. Oxenberg bred and raced Best of the Rest, winner of 13 stakes races and $1.4 million and who won his last graded stakes at the age of eight. Fittingly, Plesa won the 2011 Bea Oxenberg Memorial Stakes at Calder, with the mare Successful Song, a Live Oak Stud homebred who was third in the Grade 3 Rampart at six in March. Triple Grade 3 stakes winner Gottcha Gold, an earner of over $930,000, was a homebred for Vernon Heath’s Centaur Farms.

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Plesa with his wife Laurie who he met at the Calder racing office

“It’s a great business because you meet people that you would never meet otherwise, and listen to their stories, what made them successful.

What happened in their lives that made them who they are today?” he wonders. “To me, life is a path and you come to certain forks in the road, and you might make the right turn and it takes you to another fork, you make the left turn. What would’ve happened if you’d have taken the other turn? What would’ve happened to me and my family if I’d have stayed working in the racing office as opposed to going out as a trainer?

Working in the office was a benefit to me cause I learned other things.

So that’s part of my resume. But what if I’d have stayed there? Where would I be now? Would it have been as gratifying? Probably not.

“Listen.

George Handy [who trained Graded stakes winners trained by eddie PLesa Paristo to a win in the Grade 3 Illinois Derby Grade 1 winners Owner and a third-place finish Three Ring Barry K. Schwartz in the 1981 Preakness] is driving around [Calder] every day.

Grade 3 winners He’ll be up on the Best of the Rest Beatrice Oxenberg apron every day. I *Brave Dave David Melin think he’s got five and Laurie Plesa horses. He’s almost 90.

Electrify Padua Stables The longevity in this Gottcha Gold Centaur Farms, Inc. game is unbelievable.

Hey Byrn Beatrice Oxenberg Are there certain things J J’sdream John Franks that have changed? *Itsmyluckyday Trilogy Stable Absolutely. My father is and Laurie Plesa one who says that. He comments every once Successful Mission Live Oak Plantation in a while, ‘The game Vaguely Double Betty Sessa has passed me by.’ And Wander Mom Jaime S. Carrion in some ways it has, Yesbyjimminy Trilogy Stable but it’s something you *still in training can keep doing. As long as I have Frankie.

We might be down to four or five horses; I’ll be the hotwalker, he’ll be the groom. And I’ll get up every morning and come to work.”

Until that happens, Plesa has a pretty good handle on things. He counts 137 black-type stakes among his 2,071 wins, having won his 2000th race in April of 2012, a few weeks shy of his birthday. The horse was Salt Water Cowboy, owned by the same partnership that campaigns Itsmyluckyday. This year’s Kentucky Derby is nine days after Plesa’s birthday, and wouldn’t that make for a nice belated 64th birthday present?

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Black Caviar, wearing a compression suit, prior to being transported to Britain for her Royal Ascot engagement last year

Compression suits: do they have any real benefits?

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Black Caviar was one of the first Thoroughbreds to wear a compression suit, which was designed to correlate with equivalent worn by humans. Anecdotally, compression garments appear to have been of benefit to sportsmen; scientifically, the studies on the subject have been limited and have sometimes contradicted each other. However, one certainty is that they do no harm, except in terms of expense, and there is also a likelihood that their usage is of some benefit.

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HE use of compression suits in racehorses is in its infancy and almost all of the reports so far have been positive, although most of them are within advertorials.

Two racehorse trainers in South Africa, Justin Snaith and Brett Crawford, have bought compression suits chiefly for long distance travel. There is solid evidence that the suits are medically useful to humans in this regard.

One manufacturer claims that its suit keeps muscle temperature warm in cold weather and cool in hot weather, and this is backed up by

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advertorial testimonials. However, Snaith’s experience contradicted this. He reported that during hot weather travel, the suit caused an increase in sweating, and consequently his horses only wear it when traveling in cold or cool conditions.

On the other hand, Black Caviar’s body temperature was monitored on her three-legged journey from Melbourne to London and it did not alter significantly throughout.

She also only lost 8kg (about 17½ pounds) in weight – an acceptable amount for such a long journey – and her distal limbs had no evidence of swelling and were cool on palpation. Her

chiropractor Michael Bryant, who traveled with her, reported no sign of sweating in a testimonial within a compression suit advertorial article.

Black Caviar also wears her compression suit immediately after exercise, as there have been good reports that the suit aids in recovery, injury prevention, and fatigue management.

Her trainer Peter Moody has reportedly said that she visibly relaxes after it has been zipped on.

The first racehorse to ever wear a compression suit was the Australian sprinter Hay List, winner of three Group 1s and runnerup to Black Caviar in four Group 1s. Trainer John McNair bought the suit due to Hay List’s injury problems and the horse wore it for the first time two weeks before the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap, which was his second run after a long injury-enforced layoff. He duly won under top weight and the public witnessed him in the suit after the race.

McNair said the suit’s greatest advantage is for travel, as the horse “recovers from the journey so much quicker.”

Ed Dunlop used a compression suit on Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux’s return trip to England. Dunlop added, "We've been using it pre-exercise and it seems to help warm him up and get his muscles more supple as a result."

Compression garments originated as medical

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COMPRESSION SUITS devices for humans. Graduated medical compression garments place the greatest pressure on the part of the limb farthest from the heart, with gradually reduced pressure closest to the heart. They have been shown to improve peripheral circulation, increase venous return (blood flow from the veins back to the heart), and reduce swelling.

Garments of varying types are used postsurgery to encourage resolution of swelling and bruising, to facilitate skin retraction, and to flush the body of potentially harmful fluids.

They are also used to aid in the healing of burns and to prevent or treat muscle strains and low blood pressure, and can be worn on long haul flights to prevent deep vein thrombosis.

Perceived advantages of compression sportswear are that it speeds recovery from fatigue; reduces muscle soreness; improves ability to maintain performance levels when worn between exercise; removes post-exercise metabolic waste products from the blood, such as lactate, more quickly; encourages a more rapid return to pre-exercise creatine kinase (CK) levels (CK is a marker of muscle damage); as well as improves performance and maintains correct body temperature.

The theory is that when compression is applied to specific body parts in a balanced way, it accelerates blood flow and this gets more oxygen to the working muscles, thereby boosting performance. Better blood flow also

Black Caviar (nearside) holds on to win the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot from Moonlight Cloud

helps rid the system of lactic acid and other metabolic waste products, which helps an athlete work at a higher rate for longer.

Furthermore, improved oxygenation reduces the effects of delayed onset muscle soreness and accelerates muscle repair.

The way it works is explained well by Adam Trewin, a Bachelor of Science honors graduate in Exercise Science. He said, “The circulatory system is comprised of both arterial and venous blood flow. Arterial blood is pumped from the heart/lungs, is oxygenated and flows at a high pressure. Correct fitting compression garments will not significantly impede this arterial blood flow. However, venous blood, which is deoxygenated having done its metabolic job of passing through the capillaries and offloading oxygen and nutrients to the active muscle, flows at a much lower pressure. These veins have special venous ‘one-way’ valves built in which allows blood to go back towards the heart, but not the other way. Muscle contractions squeeze the blood back to the heart and this is the main mechanism for venous return. Compression garments utilize this same mechanism.”

Studies done on whether compression garments can enhance performance have been inconclusive, while evidence showing that they enhance recovery is more substantial. The use of compression suits in the Sharks Rugby team, a major professional franchise who plays out of Durban in South Africa, provides a practical guideline, for at this level no quarter is spared in getting the best out of each player.

Dr. Glen Hagemann, the managing director of Sharks Medical and the President of the South African Sports Medicine Association, revealed that the majority of players only wore their compression garments after exercise. He reckoned the chief benefit of wearing the suit during play would probably be as an anti-chafe measure, as it wicks away sweat.

He confirmed that the reason for use after the game was for recovery, injury prevention, and fatigue management, although he admitted that

evidence even in this regard was still mainly anecdotal.

The long-term benefit of the post-match use of compression garments is to maintain or improve subsequent performance.

Marnie Oberer, a nutrionist, athlete, and television presenter in New Zealand, pointed out, “Recovery is a key component for any athlete wanting to make gains in their performance, yet - despite the popularity of

“Black Caviar also wears her compression suit immediately after exercise, as there have been good reports that the suit aids in recovery” various recovery interventions - it is an area lacking scientific evidence. This is not to say the recovery practices of elite athletes are unwarranted, it’s possible that their anecdotal reports supersede future scientific verification.”

Racehorses, if they could talk, might support this notion as all reports, although, again, chiefly advertorial, suggest that they “love” their suits.

There have been no reports of horses becoming agitated after they have been zipped on.

Dr. Manfred Rohwer, who works for a Thoroughbred veterinarian practice in South Africa, reckoned a compression suit would be of little use as a performance enhancer for an event as short as a horse race, pointing out that even rugby players only wear them after a game.

Today’s racehorse, whose natural prowess as a creature of flight has been enhanced by years of select breeding, possesses a sophisticated mechanism for transporting oxygen to muscle

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Two racehorse trainers in South Africa, Justin Snaith (left) and Brett Crawford (above), use compression suits chiefly for long distance travel

tissue. On top of this, a third of the total red blood cells are held in reserve in the spleen and can be mobilized during the excitement phase of competition. It seems unlikely that a compression garment would enhance this process.

However, there is little doubt that there is significant lactate build-up in a horse during any race. The administration of bicarbonates, otherwise known as “milkshaking,” began in the 1980s in horseracing as a method of neutralizing lactate acid build-up. This has caused much controversy, and bicarbonate levels are now subject to screening limits on raceday.

An American study performed on six human subjects using treadmills and bicycle ergometers showed a decrease in post-exercise lactate concentration when compression stockings had been worn during exercise. The investigators concluded that the compression stockings were increasing the lactate retained in the muscles, thereby reducing the amount released into the blood, which is contrary to other claims that the increased blood flow carries the lactate away.

This was not the only study done on humans that showed reductions in post-exercise blood lactate when compression garments were used during exercise or afterwards.

However, studies invariably show that compression garments cause a reduction in perceived post-exercise muscular soreness and a decreased level of creatine kinase. Studies on sportsmen have been limited by the fact that none appeared to have measured the level of compressive forces applied by the garment, and invariably there was no evidence to suggest the clothing exerted graduated compression.

Furthermore, to date , there is little evidence to suggest that wearing compression clothing is more effective than other recovery interventions.

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professional rugby players with four different recovery methods after a match.

They either did nothing after the match, performed light exercise on a stationary bike, immersed themselves to the hip in cold water, or wore compression garments. It was found that the latter three recovery methods were equally effective and that doing nothing resulted in greater levels of lactic acid, greater levels of creatine kinase, and greater levels of muscle soreness.

Applied to racehorses, the compression suit would be the easiest and least time-consuming of the three recovery options, although more expensive than the light exercise option.

“Studies invariably show that compression garments cause a reduction in perceived post-exercise muscular soreness and a decreased level of creatine kinase” One study done on university volleyball athletes showed that when wearing custom-fit compression shorts they were better able to maintain power output during repeated vertical jumps. The investigators concluded that the shorts increased the athlete’s ability to resist fatigue.

In a further study done on university track athletes specializing in jump events, those wearing custom-fit compression shorts showed significant increases in countermovement jump height, plus significant reduction in muscle oscillation during landing.

In this same group, 60-meter sprint times

were not affected but average hip angle was reduced. Although not measured as part of the study, this suggested that stride frequency was increased.

The investigators concluded that augmented proprioception (the sense of the relative position of neighboring parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement) may have provided an improvement in technique, while the reported reduction in the oscillatory displacement of the muscle may have promoted enhanced neurotransmission and mechanics at the cellular and molecular level.

A similar study done on six athletes on a 200 meter track suggested a reduction in the metabolic cost of running at a specific speed.

The investigators suggested that the positive effect of wearing the compression clothing may arise due to an enhancement of the motion pattern brought about by an increase in proprioception and muscle coordination. They also speculated that a reduction in muscle oscillation enhanced performance and went on to suggest that wearing a lower-body compressive garment may reduce muscle fatigue by supporting more active muscles and applying pressure in such a way as to support muscle fibers in their contraction direction.

Of course, there have been no studies performed yet on the effects of compression garments on racehorses, but the evidence gathered, both anecdotally and scientifically, on their benefit to humans provides plenty of food for thought.

They certainly appear to cause no harm and the words of Dr. Phil Conway, the director of various sports injury clinics and a runner’s clinic in Calgary, might be the best advice for racehorse trainers at this stage: “The bottom line is if you feel that compression clothing is helping your game and performance, stick with it.” n

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The Schosbergs A commitment to racing that continues into a fifth decade

Rick Schosberg opened his own stable in 1988, winning with his first starter, Three Chopt Road, at Belmont

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HAT commitment to horses is still there four and a half decades later. But it wouldn’t have started without Rick and Jill, whose mutual love of horses preceded their tenth birthday. “I think it’s the DNA,” their father said. “This is a family who always loved animals.”

First, there were German Shepherds. Back in the ’60s, the Schosbergs bred and showed them.

“My kids were surrounded by dogs,” Paul said.

Horses would be next. Eventually, elephants would work their way into Paul and Jane’s lives.

These high school sweethearts from Scarsdale, N.Y., met in 1953 and dated through high school and college before marrying. They will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary in December. “It worked out terrific,” Paul said.

“I’m the luckiest guy in the world.”

He may also be the busiest guy in the world, having carved out several successful careers, mixing journalism, politics, and finance while simultaneously working with horses and representing horses’ best interests as the president and member of the Board of Directors of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB).

“He’s a dynamic guy,” Rick said of his dad. So is Rick’s mom, who managed the Thoroughbreds they owned and bred while finding her niche as a successful pinhooker.

“They are dedicated to racing,” said owner and breeder Al Fried Jr., whose best horse, Affirmed Success, was trained by Rick. “They spend a lot of time and effort improving racing in New York. I was on the Breeders’ Board with Paul. He was dedicated to making racing and breeding in New York as superlative at it could be. I think he did a fantastic job.”

But Paul and Jane might have had much

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Unlike families in horseracing who pass their equine passion from generation to generation, the Schosbergs – Paul and Jane and their children Rick and Jill – plunged into the horse world simultaneously. “It’s my perpetual warning to people who are inclined to give their kids a pony for Christmas,” Paul said. “You never know where that’s going to lead. In our family, when you commit, you commit to your eyeballs.”

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different jobs and different lives had their two children not intervened. “They started taking riding lessons in 1967,” Paul said. “In 1968, the kids started pestering us to get a horse of their own. We insisted that they had to do everything – cleaning up, taking care of the horse. Jane said, `You’ve got to be willing to do that part of it.’ They spent a year learning that. We felt they met that test pretty well, so we bought them an Arab/Welsh pony. We got her for $150, including her tack. Her name was My Fair Lady.

That was 1969. They were enthralled.”

A decade later, Jane, who’d been riding since she was ten years old, let it be known that she would like her own horse, too. “Jane loved horses and dropped hints, some subtle, some not,” Paul said. “In 1980, I bought her a three-year-old filly, Dot in Spot, who had been

racing in West Virginia. In those days, there was no winter racing. Her owners didn’t want to continue paying bills over the winter.”

Nearly 30 years later, that mare’s daughter, Tim’s Lady, who had success on the racetrack and produced New York bred-champion Mellow Roll, remains at Paul and Jane’s Pine Lane Farm in Katonah, in Westchester County, New York.

All you need to know about Jane and her horsemanship is covered by her reaction to falling off a horse and breaking her back when she was 12. “I couldn’t wait to get back on a horse,” she said. “It didn’t scare me at all. You can ride with a brace.”

When Jill and Rick began riding, Jill was superior and wound up doing well in many shows. “We’d get up at five in the morning and drive two-and-a-half hours to a show,” Paul said. “It

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Rick put it this way: “My sister was good at riding. She was excellent. I wasn’t. She was jumping and doing very well. I don’t think I had the passion for it. I remember working in Virginia, mucking out stalls at a riding academy.”

But it was Rick who has become one of the best trainers in New York, while Jill became a pediatrician.

Both of them could have wound up in another world: politics. Paul, who had been editor and bureau chief for the White Plains Reporter Dispatch, left the newspaper business to run Richard Ottinger’s campaign for the U.S. Congress in 1964. Ottinger won and Paul served as Ottinger’s chief of staff. Later on, Paul ran Herman Badillo’s successful campaign for the U.S. Congress in 1970 and served as his chief of staff. Paul also ran Badillo’s campaign when he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City in 1972.

“Politics and horses do have some things in common,” Paul said. “They’ll certainly test your emotional durability.”

“We’ve had some really nice horses, but it’s pretty hard not to put him on the top. He was an amazing horse, a cool horse” Rick Schosberg on Affirmed Success Rick has fond memories of that time in his life. “We were the kids with the hats and bumper stickers. I can remember a lot of it. It was fun at the time. Interesting times back then.”

In 1975, Paul and Jane left Capitol Hill and moved from Virginia back to New York. “I took a job with American Banking, and that coincided with the first time we were breeding one or two horses a year, and they were New York-breds,” Paul said.

Paul served two terms as president of the NYTB and was on its Board of Directors for 12 years. “Then I became Director Emeritus,” Paul said. “John Nerud and I are the only Directors Emeritus. Jane and John Nerud are the two geniuses that I have the pleasure of being in their company.”

He maintained his pleasure of being in his horses’ company at the family farm, which they had purchased in March, 1975. “It was an important part of my day, to work on the horses, even it was only for one hour,” he said. “I’d get Jane up, bring her a cup of coffee, walk the dogs, feed the horses, shower, and go to work (a 35-minute commute). Jane did everything

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else. Then I’d come home at the end of the day, have dinner, change my clothes, and go out and do whatever needed doing, as long as it got me close to the horses, just being with them.”

At 11 p.m. each night, Paul, Jane, Rick or Jill would do one final check on their horses to make sure they had water and hay. “We’d rotate the 11 p.m. call,” Rick said.

Jane, of course, was insanely busy taking care of the horses when Paul was at work. “It’s 24 hours, seven days a week,” she said. “You never get away from it.”

Of course, she never wanted to get away from it, and still doesn’t. She remains fascinated with pinhooking, which she’s been doing successfully for 30 years and counting. “She has an uncanny ability,” Paul said. Jane’s had great success, including with a Woodman filly she bought as a foal for $175,000 and re-sold at the 1995 Keeneland July yearling sale for $425,000. “I really love doing it, just seeing them progress,” she said. “We follow them very closely after they’re sold. You see if you’ve made the right decision to let them go when they were six months old.”

When asked what he learned from his parents, Rick replied, “It’s an endless list.

Certainly, the proper way to treat people at every level. Helping people that need it and letting people help themselves when that’s indicated. The work ethic with horses is intrinsic. They still get up at five in morning, and they’re in their mid ’70s, and this is what keeps them going. She insists on riding in the van when her horses ship. She’ll ride with other horses one-way if she has to, so she can be with her horse if he’s shipping back to the farm.

That’s the kind of work ethic and passion she has for horses.”

It’s a passion that Rick shares. After working for Walter Kelley, Sidney Watters Jr., and Tom Skiffington, Rick opened his own stable in September, 1988. He won with his first starter, Three Chopt Road, at Belmont Park on September 14th. “He was the first horse I saddled,” Rick said. “Jerry Bailey rode him. I have a big 20x10 poster of him in the winner’s circle.”

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Mellow Roll, winner of the Empire Classic at Belmont, was bred by Jane Schosberg

Special, Grade 3 Aqueduct Handicap, and Grade 3 Assault Handicap, the horse who really displayed Rick’s talent was Catienus, a horse claimed by Ken and Sarah Ramsey for $50,000 off a close second at Aqueduct on April 25th, 1999. “When he first came to New York, Mr. Ramsey wanted to stand a son of Storm Cat,” Rick said. All Catienus did was win a stakes in Delaware in his first start off the claim, then finish second in the Grade 2 Suburban, third in the Grade 1 Whitney and second in the Grade 2 Saratoga Breeders’ Cup Handicap while trained by Schosberg.

By then, Rick’s resume included Maria’s Mon, who won the 1995 Grade 2 Sanford, Grade 1 Futurity, and Grade 1 Champagne and was champion two-year-old male. In 1998, Mossflower won the Grade 1 Hempstead.

But the winner’s circle pictures stretching the length of Rick’s upstairs hallway at his Long Island home all feature Affirmed Success. Al Fried Jr.’s homebred gelding by Affirmed took Rick and Fried on quite a ride.

“We’ve had some really nice horses, but it’s pretty hard not to put him on the top,” Rick said. “His versatility was unmatched. He was an amazing horse, a cool horse.”

Unraced at two, Affirmed Success won his maiden debut, then two allowance races in 1997. Asked to step up and stretch out to a mile and an eighth in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy, Affirmed Success led most of the way before tiring to third behind Awesome Again, just one of the great horses Affirmed Success would routinely battle. When Affirmed Success came out of the Jim Dandy okay, Rick and Al took a shot in the mile-and-a-quarter, Grade 1 Travers.

Affirmed Success led briefly before tiring to seventh. “He had distance limitations,” Rick said.

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mile-and-a-sixteenth for the rest of his truly remarkable career.

At four, he won the Grade 2 Forego and the Grade 1 Vosburgh before finishing sixth by 3½ lengths as the 5-2 favorite in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint. The next year, he won the Grade 1 Cigar Mile by five lengths. At six, he won his turf debut in the Grade 3 Poker Handicap, then was beaten just a neck when he finished fourth to War Chant in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile. Still going strong at the age of seven, he won the Poker again and finished

“Most of my owners don’t have more than three horses. Some have one horse, and that’s fine with me. I’m a family type. I like to spend time with my wife and my son”

second by a neck in the Grade 1 Atto Mile at Woodbine. He was good enough at eight to capture the Grade 1 Carter again, and at nine won the Grade 3 Toboggan Handicap.

He finished his career with a record of 11-for-29 on dry dirt with eight seconds, four thirds, and earnings topping $1.2 million. He won three of five starts on wet tracks, earning $434,475. And on turf, he was three-for-eight, earning just under $600,000. His career numbers were 17 wins, 10 seconds, and six thirds in 42 starts and earnings of $2,285,315.

Affirmed Success now lives at Michael Blowen’s Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky.

More recently, Rick won five stakes, including the 2008 Grade 3 Count Fleet and the 2009 Grade 3 Excelsior, with Fried’s homebred Giant Moon.

Rick, who was elected to the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association’s Board of Directors last year, continues to operate a manageable stable of 20 to 30 horses. “I always wanted to keep a modest-sized outfit so that I could be hands-on every day,” he said. “I’d rather have the final say in what is going on. I split horses in 1985 in New York and Florida, and we did well at Aqueduct, but took a financial hit in Florida. Most of my owners don’t have more than three horses. Some have one horse, and that’s fine with me. I’m a family type.

I like to spend time with my wife and my son.”

Rick met his wife Dawn in Barn 24 at Belmont Park in 1987. “She came in with an outfit, and I was working for Tom Skiffington,” Rick said. “We got married in 1989.”

Their one son, Ryan, is a student at Boston University. And though Ryan worked last summer as a bartender in Siro’s just off the grounds of Saratoga Race Course, he is not planning on a life with horses. “He’s in marine and environmental studies,” Rick said. “He’s looking to clean up what we mess up.”

In 1988, Paul and Jane made their first trip to East Africa. Paul became a member of the Board of Directors of the African Wildlife Foundation, and he and Jane added elephants to their list of animals they have loved. “We’ve gone on nine safaris,” Paul said. “It’s a deep, emotional pull.

It’s like eating peanuts. You can’t stop with one.”

Jane named an elephant Dorothea, the “D” for Dot in Spot, after that mare died, and another elephant for the great grass mare Dahlia. “We go back to see the elephants,” Jane said. “We go find them in the wild with help.”

Getting together with their own family is much simpler. And they are very proud of the two children they raised. “We feel that way about both our kids,” Paul said. “We love them deeply. We’re enormously proud of them, not only for what they accomplished in their professions, but also for their families. Jill has two sons, and Rick one.”

Jane pointed this out about her son: “Family is very important to Richard.”

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Breaking the silence: the impact of sound and hearing What your horses do (or don’t) hear might impact their performance and overall health. We all know that as prey animals horses rely heavily on their senses of sound, smell, and sight to survive, and many trainers attempt to manipulate those senses to help their horses perform maximally. Blinkers, hoods, visors, eyecovers, and other so-called “appliances” are all designed to help racehorses concentrate during a race. Even Zenyatta, 2010 Horse of the Year, apparently benefitted from the use of earplugs during her 20-race career (of which she won the first 19).

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WORDS: Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc PHOtO: FRaNk SORGe ILLUStRatIONS: FeRNWOOD StUDIOS

ONSIDERING how important a horse’s sense of hearing is and how commonly earplugs are used in various athletic events, there is remarkably little research in this field.

Nonetheless, this article provides the most upto-date information on the form and function of the equine ear and how hearing and sound impact performance.

How horses hear Just like most other parts of the horse’s body, the ear has been fine-tuned over the past several million years to help horses evade their natural predators.

“A horse’s sense of hearing is exquisite,” says Camie Heleski, PhD, Instructor/Coordinator of the two-year Ag Tech Horse Management Program at Michigan State University’s Department of Animal Science and a council member for the International Society for Equitation Science.

This is because a horse’s ear is a funnelshaped structure designed to corral sound waves to the inner ear where they are perceived by the brain. The outer ear, called the pinna, has ten separate muscles that work in concert to rotate each ear up to 180°. As a result, a horse can effectively achieve 360°

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worth of hearing without having to move his head. In contrast, humans only have three muscles associated with each of our small, flat, essentially immobile pinnae, effectively limiting what and how much we hear.

Additionally, unlike horses, our ears are not able to move independently.

Not only can horses hear noises farther away than humans and perceive a larger variety of noises but horses also beat humans in the category of sound localization.

Heleski says, “According to Paul McGreevy,

“There is nothing in speech that occurs in the extreme sound ranges that horses can hear.

They can hear ‘environmental’ sounds that we don’t hear, like insects” Lynne McCurdy

author of the book, Equine Behavior: A Guide for Veterinarians and Equine Scientists, horses are able to locate the source of a sound within an arc of approximately 25°, and horses can respond to sounds from up to 4,400 metres away, which is just over 21 furlongs.”

Some other interesting facts about what horses hear that Heleski summarised from McGreevy’s book is that horses have a much larger range of sound and can hear higherpitched sounds than humans. Specifically, the sound range in humans is quite narrow, from a lowly 20 hertz (Hz) to a mere 20,000 Hz. In contrast, horses have a much larger range of sound: 55–33,500 Hz. What does this translate to? Lynne McCurdy, a doctor of audiology in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, explains: “250 Hz is the rumbly middle C on the piano, 20 Hz is a really low drum, and human speech sounds don’t exceed 8,000 Hz.” This means that horses can hear sounds that we can’t even fathom.

“There is nothing in speech that occurs in the extreme sound ranges that horses can hear,” notes McCurdy. She adds, “They can hear ‘environmental’ sounds that we don’t hear, like insects.”

Once the sound waves reach the pinnae, they are funneled through the ear canal to the

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TRAINING and preparedness to flee; their uber quick time between their perception of danger and their physical response; a rapid desensitization to frightening stimuli compared to other species; and their ability to learn and remember.

Hearing and sound perception are therefore important for trainers to consider, but given that horses have been evolving for about 45 million years yet domesticated for only about 5,000 years, it is no wonder that we haven’t been able to “temper” some of those natural behaviors/senses, such as responding to sound and attempting to flee. One method that has helped performance horses “fight” their natural instincts and concentrate on the task at hand is the use of earplugs.

Shutting out the noise

A horse’s ear is funnel-shaped, designed to corral sound waves to the inner ear where they are perceived by the brain. The outer ear, called the pinna, has ten separate muscles that work in concert to rotate each ear up to 180°.

A horse can achieve 360° worth of hearing without having to move its head

subsequently causes the three small bones (malleus, inca, and stapes) in the middle ear and the structures in the inner ear to vibrate.

Ultimately, those vibrations are metamorphosed into electric signals that stimulate the auditory (“hearing”) nerve that helps the brain interpret the electrical signals as sound…all in the blink of an eye.

Speed of sound: does noise impact behaviour and performance?

eardrum, middle ear, and then inner ear.

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Does what a horse hear on the track impact their racing performance? For most horses, absolutely.

According to equine behaviorist Robert M. Miller, DVM, no horse/trainer pair can reach its full potential unless the trainer understands ten specific traits that every horse inherits.

Those traits include (but are not limited to) their inbred nature for flight; their perception

Why use earplugs in Thoroughbreds?

According to Kim Kelly, Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chief Stipendiary Steward, “…the use of earplugs in races conducted by the [Hong Kong Jockey] Club is aimed at allowing for the attenuation or dampening of some of the auditory stimuli for nervous/flighty horses so as to enable them to focus during the race, whilst not completely blocking out all environmental noise/stimuli. Given the large, often vocal crowds which attend racing in this jurisdiction, the use of earplugs can result in otherwise flighty horses remaining calm, which may have a positive effect on their racing performance.”

Earplugs are far more common in Standardbred racehorses, but according to Greg Maltby from Maltby Stables in Ontario, Canada, and a member of the Industry Code Committee for Equine Welfare Code in Canada, earplugs play an important role in Thoroughbreds as well.

“Earplugs help eliminate noises in the starting gate, especially the echoes that seem to drive the horses nuts,” explains Maltby. “In horseracing, we can’t wait 1.5 years to make sure the horse is used to all the sounds on the track, so earplugs help with a horse’s flight response, to deaden it a bit. They make the horse more useful and make their experience better.”

Earplug ethics?

Earplugs are apparently fairly innocuous but are not permitted by certain equine associations. For example, Equine Canada states that “Horses must be shown without artificial appliances.” The British Horseracing Authority does permit earplugs; however, they stipulate: “When any horse runs in a race with earplugs of any type, such plugs must not be removed during the course of the race.”

Similarly, the Hong Kong Jockey Clubs states, “Only earplugs of a design approved by the Stewards and the Veterinary Officer shall be permitted to be used on horses in races.

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Why such stringent rules regarding a simple plug of cotton (or foam or sponge)?

“One reason is that certain horses, such as dressage horses, are judged on behavior issues in addition to performance.

In Thoroughbreds, it simply boils down to whoever crosses the finish line first,” suggests Rick Arthur, DVM, Equine Medical Director of the California Horseracing Board.

Kelly takes another stance and adds, “If a horse were to be permitted to wear a hood in conjunction with earplugs, this may result in an almost complete removal of auditory senses.”

“Although there are bigger fish to fry when it comes to ethical issues in the horse industry, earplugs do effectively strip away one of a horse’s most important senses,” says Heleski.

Other reasons for the different rules created by different organizations are not overt, which of course begs the question, do earplugs even work?

“Barry Abrams [a multiple graded stakes winning trainer whose horses have earned over $27 million to date] claimed a difficult filly one year but as soon as he put the earplugs in she turned into a stakes winner,” recalls Arthur.

Of course not all horses will turn around and become stakes winners, but Heleski notes, “There is lots of anecdotal evidence that they [earplugs] do work based on the few blogs and forums.”

Even if earplugs played only a small role in Zenyatta’s career, her success story certainly suggests that they are worth trying.

The final note Thoroughbred trainers don’t necessarily want to “calm their savage beasts” either in the gate or during the race, but the available data on hearing and earplugs suggests that what horses hear can impact their health, performance, and quality of life, even when we either aren’t paying attention or are unable to sense what our horses do. n

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SOUNDS LIKE AN ULCER TO ME, DOC Musician Ray Charles once said, “I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me, like food or water.”

Thoroughbreds also have the music inside of them, but two studies suggest that some sounds, such as music, can have a negative impact on horses.

The first study, “Risk Factors for Gastric Ulceration in Thoroughbred Racehorses” (available at https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/ downloads/08-061) reported that playing a radio in the barn increased the risk of gastric ulcers.

In that study, the author, Associate Professor Guy D. Lester from the School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University in Western Australia, collected data from 402 racehorses under the care of 37 different trainers. Those horses were sedated and scoped to assess the stomach for ulcer disease and data were collected from each trainer and horse to try to identify risk factors for gastric ulceration.

Lester wrote, “There were a large number of factors that significantly impacted on ulcer disease when examined… There were a number of environmental factors that were also significantly associated with gastric ulceration… Playing of a radio within the barn increased risk [of gastric ulceration].”

He concluded, “These results indicate that both physiological and psychological stress may be important determinants of ulcer disease in this population.”

The study author did note, however, that “Ulcer disease is clearly a multi-factorial problem. The results of this study provide trainers, owners, and veterinarians with important information regarding the prevalence and likely clinical signs of ulcer disease.”

Thus, reducing environmental stress,

including excessive noise, would likely be beneficial to Thoroughbreds.

Not all music has a detrimental impact on Thoroughbreds, reports the second study (available at http://www.thehorse.com/ articles/31229/music-genres-effect-on-horsebehavior-evaluated).

According to the study authors, "The behaviors that horses showed while listening to classical (Beethoven) and country music (Hank Williams Jr.) suggested that the music had an enriching effect on the environment of the stabled horse.

“Neither jazz (New Stories) nor rock music (Green Day) had the same, soothing effect. In fact, jazz and rock caused horses to show frequent, stressful behaviors – stamping, head tossing, snorting, and vocalizing (whinnying) – more frequently than when no music was being played.

Interestingly, none of the Thoroughbreds included in the study displayed those stressful behaviors when either classical or country music was played or when there was no music. Although the horses continued to eat when listening to jazz or rock, the horses were ‘snatching at food in short bursts.’"

Although it seems that Green Day won’t be “Hitchin’ a Ride” anytime soon, Heleski points out that those study results must be interpreted with caution and says, “The higher rate of ulcers was associated with radio playing but not necessarily caused by radio playing. The study points out that stables that played the radio were far less likely to turn horses out or let them have direct contact with other horses (either of which might have been the far more important factor).”

Relative to the second study, Heleski explains that only eight Thoroughbred geldings were included and “we are not told what background exposure they have to different types of music, and they were only observed during a 30 minute exposure to each type of music.”

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FRANK AGRINSONI Frank Agrinsoni on the backside at Churchill Downs

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There is rich irony in the location at Churchill Downs of Activities Director Frank Agrinsoni’s office. Off the laundry room and next to the pool room for backside workers in the Recreation Hall, at opposite ends of the activities spectrum for grooms, hotwalkers, and others on the backside at Churchill, he is in the middle of practically everything concerning the workers.

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FEW minutes with Agrinsoni reveals just how active this activities director is. His phone conversations range from fundraising for workers’ childrens’ day camps this summer to what to do about the now-closed substance abuse program, interrupted by a mother seeking help with daycare costs or a young man wanting to know about the track’s soccer league, of which Frank is founder, commissioner, ball boy, and supervisor of grounds-keeping.

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“He just caught on fire,” is what retired trainer Bob DeSensi says admiringly of Agrinsoni, who took the job in 2005 after being DeSensi’s assistant trainer. When DeSensi left training he successfully recommended Agrinsoni, a transplanted New Yorker and third-generation horsemen, to the racing committee at Churchill Downs.

“Nobody really knew how to develop the backside community. He developed it almost from scratch into what it is today,” DeSensi says.

Asked if he might be the best backside

Frank Agronsini in his Churchill Downs office

activities director in Thoroughbred racing – as people like DeSensi; Marty Maline, executive director of the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolence and Protective Association (HBPA); and others suggest – Agrinsoni laughs and gives a reply that is part modesty and, perhaps unfortunately, all truth: “I think I’m the only one.”

Recreation for any backside community most commonly falls to chaplaincy programs at racetracks and is of secondary consideration to spiritual matters; Frank Agrinsoni’s aim is to lift the spirit of the workers. As he sees it, counseling and ministry is often needed but activity is equally necessary, if not more vital.

DeSensi is blunt in assessing Agrinsoni’s role and success: “He gives these people something to do besides lay up in a tack room and get drunk every night. The grooms and hotwalkers will go to him with problems before they’ll go to anybody else, including the chaplain or the HBPA director.” It is a key advantage to Agrinsoni that he is the son of Puerto Rican natives and is bilingual.

Agrinsoni sees another advantage in not being limited to only spiritual matters. “I’m independent,” Agrinsoni says. “I don’t have anyone lurking over me. I’m not hamstrung by a board.”

He does, however, admit that he has a lot of bosses: Churchill Downs; the Churchill Downs Racing Committee; the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association; and the Kentucky HBPA. While these groups do not constitute a board, the circumstances are unique. “You think Obama has trouble trying to get something passed, try to get a bunch of racetrackers in one room together to approve something,” he says with a laugh. These groups pay his salary and fund an annual budget of approximately $95,000 for “my little programs here,” as Agrinsoni calls them.

In truth, they are anything but little. “It would take me two days to explain everything he does back here,” says DeSensi.

The programs include, in no particular order, two free health clinics that serve as many as 200 people in the spring and 300 in the fall; a huge infield picnic for approximately 900 workers during Churchill Downs’ summer meet; a 12-team soccer league that has outgrown the racetrack infield and now plays at a nearby park; a six-week long Texas Hold‘em poker tournament which benefits a college scholarship fund; administration of a program that reimburses mothers 30% of daycare expenses; and an event of which Agrinsoni is most proud: an annual procession honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe.

It is not just any procession but one of the most important days of the year for Mexican

and Guatemalan workers in this backside community. “She’s the ‘Mother of all mothers’ to Mexicans and Guatemalans. She’s everything,” explains Agrinsoni. Three-to-four hundred workers gather for mass at Holy Name Catholic Church near Churchill on the last Sunday in September. (Agrinsoni schedules it then, rather than in January – the traditional annual date for commemoration – to reach as many workers as possible). After the mass, young men carry a statue of the “Virgincita Mexicana” from the church to a grotto outside the chapel at Churchill, where it remains until the next feast day. The procession ends with a feast outside the chapel.

Agrinsoni’s connection to the backside is not surprising considering he began walking hots for his father, Jose, a trainer at New York and other East Coast racetracks, when he was eight years old. He earned his trainer’s license at 19, and the depth of feeling in his heart

“He gives these people something to do besides lay up in a tack room and get drunk every night. The grooms and hotwalkers will go to him with problems before they’ll go to anybody else, including the chaplain or the HBPA director” Bob DeSensi on Frank Agrinsoni comes from intimate experience of the life of backsiders.

“You’re up at 4:30, then feeding or racing in the afternoon seven days a week, and it can be depressing.

“I’ve done it. I’ve slept in tack rooms and stayed in racetrack dorms, places where they didn’t have a hoop to shoot a basketball through,” he says. “I used to call myself a vampire because Garden State Park was night racing, Atlantic City was night racing, and the Meadowlands was night racing. I never saw daylight. It’s a hard life.”

The work ethic and love of horseracing that took Agrinsoni from cooling out Thoroughbreds as a child to training in his 20s and 30s came from watching his father,

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Backside workers hard at work. Agrinsoni is the man they all turn to in a crisis

who worked tough hours as a baker for many years after immigrating to the U.S. “As soon as he got out of third shift he’d go straight to the barns.

“That was the only time I got to see him…working with him,” says Agrinsoni.

His lifetime on the backside was seemingly pre-ordained from their early relationship. “I just wanted to do what he was doing.”

The experience of backside life and empathy for those who live it translates into programs, certainly, but also a personal concern for the workers. He walks through the barns every day, according to DeSensi. “He knows 90 percent of the people on the backside. Among those workers, the greatest name recognition of anybody at Churchill Downs will be Frank,” DeSensi adds.

What may seem like small touches and pleasures to us are anything but to the backside workers. The statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, for example, is much more than an annual mass and procession for Hispanics thousands of miles from home. At any hour of the day or night, Agrinsoni says, you can find someone praying at the statue.

The soccer league is another example.

“There’s one guy named Oscar. He works for [trainer] Vickie Foley,” recounts Agrinsoni.

“He’s from Honduras and is one of my best captains and he had bad teams for years. But he finally got a great team and it won it all. He cried afterwards.”

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Agrinsoni wrote an article on the annual championship, with a picture of Oscar’s team with the trophy, for a Spanish-language newspaper. “He went to the supermarket where they have the newspaper, bought ten copies and mailed them to whatever town he’s from in Honduras. When he went home he was like a hero. It made his year...not his week or month, but his year.”

The league, which runs from the end of May through June before workers disperse to Saratoga or Ellis Park in Kentucky, brings out intense interest and competitiveness, to say the least. Agrinsoni has to check racetrack licenses to sift out ringers. “I’ve had guys get badges just to play, and they don’t work with horses. You have to watch out for that, too.

“Everybody wants that cup.”

While soccer is big, it is not the most anticipated thing on the activities calendar. At a recent free pancake breakfast at the track kitchen to welcome workers coming in for the spring meet, the question most asked of Agrinsoni was the date for the summer picnic.

It is the biggest event for him and backside workers, and the most expensive, consuming approximately $11,000 of his budget to feed and entertain 900 workers and their children, and produce prizes like flat-screen televisions and digital cameras.

If the picnic is a favorite event, the health clinics are the most needed. Doctors, dentists, and nurses work pro bono to serve workers.

There are free flu shots at the fall clinic and mammograms both at the fall and spring events. Immigration attorneys and even banks also attend, to help with both basic social services and complicated issues like visas.

A new service debuted at Agrinsoni’s most recent health clinic: AIDS testing. “I got the

Department of Public Health this past fall to bring out their mobile unit. They said out in the city they don’t see that many people come in and take the test. They were busy the whole day. I’m very proud of that,” says Agrinsoni.

A cancer organization, Friend for Life, was also part of recent health clinics. It helps out those without a family who have just found out they have cancer or are going through chemo. “They’ll take you to the bank. They’ll take you shopping. They’ll take you for your chemo appointments,” says Agrinsoni.

Pinballing from one facet of the health clinics to another Agrinsoni, talks about an organization that one year donated “every type of shoe – sneakers, boots, childrens’ shoes – thousands of shoes.

“I have expanded it a lot. There’s always something new,” Agrinsoni adds.

There would seem to be no limit to new things Agrinsoni would want to add to life on the backside. When an Indiana University survey showed that 78% of backside workers want something better for their children – “after-school programs, something for the kids to do in the summer,” in Agrinsoni’s words, he went to work on fundraisers, finding a location for the camps and solving liability issues. The departure of the director of the Klein Learning Center at Churchill Downs, a key constituent in making camps happen, has created an obstacle. It’s a safe bet, however, summer day camps will happen for the workers’ children because of Agrinsoni.

One thing up and running due to Agrinsoni’s fundraising ability is a college scholarship honoring late trainer William “Blackie” Huffman and awarded to the son or daughter of a backside worker. When friends of the much-loved trainer came up with the idea of a scholarship, “they immediately gravitated to Frank to help organize the effort,” says Maline. A portion of proceeds from the Texas Hold‘em tournament benefits the scholarship, which is in its fourth year.

It was one evening of the tournament in June of 2011 that provided Maline with a poignant demonstration of Agrinsoni’s commitment to the community. It was the night a tornado ripped through the backside damaging nine barns. Soon after reports of a possible tornado made their way into the room where the tournament was being held, “Somebody said, where’s Frank?” recalls Maline. “Everybody thought he ran for home or something. It wasn’t ten minutes later they finally had to close the game down because of the danger involved. I went to the backside and there’s Frank, running around, walking and talking to people. He was right in the middle of it.”

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LATERAL CONDYLAR FRACTURES

Preventative measures using MRI scanning Lateral condylar fracture, a specific type of cannon bone fracture, is a common and potentially devastating racing injury that ended the racing careers of Mill Reef, Manduro, Dubai Millennium, and many others. A recent research study funded by the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) in the United Kingdom and published in the Equine Veterinary Journal has shown that the microdamage that occurs in the cannon bone prior to fracture can be detected using MRI before fracture occurs.

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HIS important study which builds on a programme of orthopaedic research developed by the HBLB over the last two decades has provided much needed evidence to underpin the interpretation of MRI images and may help trainers identify horses at risk before a full fracture occurs.

The HBLB’s Liverpool bone and fracture studies One of the Horserace Betting Levy Board’s five key strategic research priorities is to improve methods of identification, management, and prevention of musculoskeletal disease and injury in racehorses. The HBLB has recently launched website at racehorsehealth.hblb.org.uk to provide trainers with up-to-date information on their wide-ranging research on Thoroughbred health and disease. Although

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research on equine veterinary science is conducted in numerous centres across the globe, a substantial amount of the information about racing injuries has been collected in the U.K. as a direct result of research funding from the HBLB. Data on racecourse fatalities has been collected in the UK since the 1970s.

Musculoskeletal injuries, in particular bone fractures, are the leading causes of racecourse death. To better understand the causes of these injuries, two large consecutive studies were performed at the University of Liverpool between 1998 and 2003 investigating risk factors for fatal distal limb fractures during racing.

This involved incredible logistical challenges and the cooperation of large numbers of racecourse vets and staff together with trainers and owners. But it proved to be an extremely worthwhile collaborative effort

leading to invaluable conclusions on the causes and prevention of racing injuries. The researchers identified all cases of fractures occurring at U.K. racecourses in this period and collected bone samples from both the affected and unaffected opposite limbs for further analysis. The studies not only provided a wealth of information on racing injures at the time but also an archive of specimens was created and is still being used for cutting edge research today.

Which fractures are most common?

In England, flat turf racing is the safest with an estimated 0.4 fatal fractures for every 1000 starts while National Hunt flat racing has been associated with the highest risk for fatal fracture at a rate of 2.2 per 1000 starts. Lateral condylar fracture is the most common type overall, accounting for 45% of all fatal limb fractures in the U.K. and this is the most

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“Lateral condylar fractures form in a specific area of the bone and it has been shown that in this site, prior to fracture, bone can become very dense and hypermineralized”

A Thoroughbred undergoing an MRI examination while standing quietly with sedation

common fracture type across National Hunt racing. In flat racing, lateral condylar fractures are also all too common but pastern fractures on turf and proximal sesamoid bone fractures on all weather surfaces are more prevalent. The exact reasons why different racing formats, surfaces, and distances lead to different forms of fracture are still being teased apart.

For lateral condylar fractures specifically, risk factors include a lack of fast work, first year of training, and racing first as three- or four-year-olds compared to two-year-olds.

When the circumstances of the race in which the lateral condylar fracture occurs have been examined, firm going, longer distances, larger fields, and taking part in amateur jockey races have all been linked to a higher prevalence of this fracture type.

Precursors to fracture The condyles are the round prominences at the end of a bone that form part of the joint with the adjacent bone. In the cannon bones, there are two condyles, one on either side and thus they are named the lateral (outer) and medial (inner) condyles.

Both lateral and medial condylar factures can occur and they can affect both the fore and hind limbs. Lateral condylar fractures form in a specific area of the bone and it has been shown that in this site, prior to fracture, bone can become very dense and hypermineralized.

As a result, calcium crystals are deposited in the bone and there is a loss of collagen.

Collagen is a key component of bone and other tissues that provides bendiness and the ability to withstand impact. Loss of collagen and build-up of dense and brittle tissue puts this area of the bone at risk of fracture. In some horses the fracture is so catastrophic that euthanasia is necessary.

Fortunately, in many affected horses, the fractures can be repaired by placing screws across the fracture line either under anesthesia or, for the least complex configurations, under standing sedation (Stand and deliver – An important step forwards in equine fracture, Issue 26 – Autumn 2012). Nevertheless, even in the least severe cases, lateral condylar fractures can be career threatening.

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An MRI image showing the internal structure of the lower part of the cannon bone. The condyles are the bugles at the end of the bone (arrows). In this healthy bone, the condyles have a fairly uniform gray appearance

An MRI image of a non-fractured cannon bone from a horse that had a lateral condylar fracture in its opposite leg. The dark triangle indicates that the bone in this region is undergoing remodeling and microdamage.

This MRI image shows the path of a lateral condylar fracture from the bone surface at the fetlock joint, through the area of black, super-dense, damaged bone

Equine MRI

Fracture study, Dr. Tim Parkin of the University of Glasgow coordinated the research team.

The objectives were twofold: firstly the features of bone shape and internal structure in cannon bones from horses that had fractured in a race were compared to normal cannon bones from racehorses that died for other unrelated reasons. Secondly, the researchers sought to determine if there were inherent differences in the affected and unaffected bones, predisposing the bone to fracture, which could be measured in the living horse and used as a marker to ‘flag up’ any individual horse at being at risk of fracture.

The results proved to be extremely important. By comparing normal cannon bones with fractured cannon bones and cannon bones from the horses’ uninjured opposite limbs, it was established that areas of super-dense bone were forming in the cannon bones prior to the occurrence of fracture.

These areas of microdamage were often triangular in shape and when fractures occurred these typically ran across the triangles of brittle bone.

Carolyne Tranquille, author of the recent report in Equine Veterinary Journal, concluded that MRI is able to detect cartilage and bone changes associated with lateral condylar fractures and that the results of the study might in future allow at-risk horses to be identified.

There were some important caveats: the bones were examined after death and in some cases had been in storage for some time. The storage process might have enhanced the changes visible with MRI. Also, the study

provided a simple snapshot in time and, by its nature, could not demonstrate the pathway of progression of microdamage towards catastrophic fracture. Finally, although the largest of its kind, the study involved only 49 horses with fractures and much more work is needed to fully understand how the cannon bone can become weakened and remodeled and more importantly, how this process can be arrested to reduce the risk of fracture in racehorses.

MRI, or more correctly magnetic resonance imaging, is an imaging technique with important differences from traditional x-ray.

MRI does not use radiation but rather a strong magnet aligned with the body that causes atoms within the body’s cells to move subtly, and this change in orientation of the atoms is detected by the scanner and analyzed to create a two-dimensional image as though the body was being cut into slices. From one scan, multiple images are reconstructed to show both the long and short axes of the region under examination and multiple very fine slices are created. In this way, MRI reveals incredible detail of the internal structure of bone and soft tissues.

For humans, an MRI study generally involves a session in a claustrophobia-inducing tunnel-shaped machine. This sort of MRI equipment can be used in horses but requires a general anesthetic. The development of open magnets that can be fitted around the lower limbs of a horse has brought MRI technology into the hands of equine veterinarians, and the technique can now be performed very easily in the standing horse, albeit usually with the aid of sedative drugs.

MRI and lateral condylar fractures The MRI study on lateral condylar fractures was performed by an international consortium of researchers from U.K. Veterinary Schools in Glasgow and Liverpool, Newmarket’s Animal Health Trust, and scientists from Colorado State University. Using archived material collected previously on U.K. racecourses during the HBLB Liverpool Bone and

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Can this study help racehorses today?

Some, but not all, horses that sustain a lateral condylar fracture will have episodes of detectable unsoundness prior to fracture.

Tranquille and Parkin’s HBLB-funded study shows that in individuals in which lameness can be localized to the fetlock and lower cannon bone region, consideration should be given to adding MRI to the conventional investigations such as fetlock x-rays that are used routinely in equine veterinary practice today.

MRI is available at numerous specialist centers and there is no doubt that it has shown great potential for early diagnosis of bone and soft tissue conditions in horses. It is important to note, however, that although lateral condylar fractures are common they are by no means the only form of fracture that racehorses suffer, and for some horses in which incipient fracture is suspected a more comprehensive whole body scintigraphic bone scan (The challenging diagnosis of bone bruising, Issue 19 – February 2011) is more appropriate. n

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T’S difficult enough to get your hands on one Derby contender, let alone three. But Niall and Stephanie Brennan, who run Niall Brennan Stables in Ocala, Florida, did just that. With a little help, they helped raise and break three colts who, through early April, ranked among the Derby point leaders.

Who helped the Brennans? A “mutt” named Rugby whom Stephanie saved from slaughter in North Dakota several years earlier; a show horse who helped the dam of one of the colts recover from a near-death experience; and a miniature donkey who became that colt’s best friend.

“It’s quite a cast of characters, isn’t it?”

Stephanie asked.

If either Orb or Revolutionary wins the Kentucky Derby, Rugby should get an assist.

Rogue was a Premarin foal headed for slaughter in Canada before Stephanie stepped in. Now seven, he served as a saddle pony for both Orb and Revolutionary. “He was their companion and their babysitter,” Stephanie said. “It’s very common in two-year-olds to have a pony. It

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ORB, REVOLUTIONARY AND DEN’S LEGACY makes it so much easier.”

There was nothing easy about Rugby’s early life. Premarin mares are pregnant mares literally milked for their urine, which can then be used to produce a female hormone replacement. When the mare foals, she and her foal are expendable. Many times both are sent to slaughter. Stephanie purchased Rugby for $500. “He was wild,” she said. “He’d never been handled. It took about four hours to get him off the van. It’s hard to believe. He came a long way very quickly.”

Orb’s story began at historic Claiborne Farm on February 24th, 2010, when he was born. “I saw him at 5:30 the next morning,” Claiborne Farm Manager Bradley Purcell said. “He was a nice foal. The mare was doing fine. He was playful, always good to look at.” Purcell said that Orb was raised with seven other mares and foals. “He had a body that stood out,” Purcell said.

The foals were eventually moved to a yearling field. “He led the group out,” Purcell said. “He walked with a look in his eye that he could turn into something good. He carried himself with a lot of presence.”

Yearlings owned by the Phipps Stable and Stuart Janney III are sent to Brennan’s farm to be broken. Purcell continues to monitor Orb’s career with delight: “You see them on TV and Orb as a foal (left) and Revolutionary (below)

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they win. It’s like they’re your children. You’re with them every day of their lives.”

Niall appreciates the horses that Phipps and Janney send him because he knows they will not be sold commercially. “The ones that go into yearling sales are put into commercial prep,” Niall said. “This whole operation, the Phipps’, the Janneys and Shug (Hall of Fame trainer McGaughey), are very patient and very willing to give their horses time if they have talent. And that’s important. They allow them to develop naturally. Orb had great balance. He was a nice, smooth mover. He was athletic. You could tell he was a horse who would get better with time.

“Any athlete, any sport … for example, LeBron James was brilliant when he was 15. He had that athletic ability. It was always a question of how good will he become. Horses are no different. Orb had more scope. You can see these big, growthy horses, at the end of their training is when they’re strongest. They don’t want to pull up. They want to go longer.”

Revolutionary was one of three top Derby contenders bred by Will Farish. “He was a grand colt conformation-wise,” Farish told Blood-Horse. Farish’s Lane’s End sells most of its yearlings, including Revolutionary, who was purchased for $80,000 by Valera Stable at the Keeneland September Sale and sent to the Brennans, who would re-sell him as a two-yearold.

“Revolutionary was a little different,” Niall said. “He’s not as big or strong as Orb, but he’s a very athletic, lightly-framed horse. As we saw in the Withers, he’s got a beautiful stride. No wasted action. Revolutionary is more like a wide receiver than a linebacker. He a natural athlete. Everything came to him easily. He has a good mind. He did everything right. Horses like that, they’re easy to train. The only thing we have to do is keep out of their way.”

Revolutionary was entered into the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s March Two-YearOlds in Training Sale and was purchased for $235,000 by WinStar Farm.

“At the sale, he breezed okay without being spectacular,” WinStar CEO and President Elliot Walden told Blood-Horse. “But because I’d seen him and liked the way he went at Niall Brennan’s farm, it gave me more confidence to go ahead and buy him.”

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VERRAZANO

Verrazano with Enchanted Rock

UNDEFEATED Verrazano’s story is about fathers and sons.

Verrazano is by More Than Ready, a multiple graded stakes winner who finished fourth in the 2000 Kentucky Derby. He was owned by Jim Scatuorchio. Verrazano is owned by Let’s Go Stable, which includes

Scatuorchio, his 32-year-old son Kevin, and Kevin’s brother-in-law Bryan Sullivan, plus Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith of Coolmore, who purchased into Verrazano after he won his maiden debut.

Verrazano, like More Than Ready, was broken by Jake Pletcher and trained by Jake’s son, Todd. Verrazano will likely be the favorite for the Kentucky Derby. “The main thing is I’m happy for Todd,” Jake said. “I’m 75. My excitement is over. I just want to give Todd a good horse.”

He gave Todd More Than Ready, who was way better than “good.” “More Than Ready was a great racehorse and a great sire,” Jake said. “More Than Ready never had a pimple on him.”

Verrazano, a half-brother to Pletchertrained stakes winner El Padrino, was purchased for $200,000 at the Keeneland

September Yearling Sale and sent to Jake’s farm in Ocala, Florida.

“He was just like a kid,” Jake said. “My grandson Payton could have broken him, and he’s 14. He was a big-boned horse who had shin problems. With these big horses, you just can’t put the heat on them right away.”

Todd visited Verrazano in December, 2011, and liked what he saw. “He was a good-sized hose. One of our concerns was he was going to be too big, but he leveled off nicely. He’s just the right size now. I talked to my dad periodically afterwards. My dad was pretty high on him.”

He still is. “He did everything right from Day One,” Jake said. “We brought him to the paddock for a while to try and teach him manners. He got very well-mannered.

Everything went very well.”

JAVA’S WAR CHARLES “Chuck” Fipke felt he had three homebred Derby contenders in March: Java’s War, Indy’s Illusion and Golden Soul, but the one most likely to make the starting gate at Churchill Downs is Java’s War. “He was a little bit small, so he wasn’t really a candidate for selling, but I liked his bottom female line,” Fipke said of the colt whose dam, by Rainbow Quest, is a full sister to Grade 1 winner Fiji.

“He was very well bred. I liked the way he moved. He flowed over the surface.”

Java’s War was one of two dozen yearlings Fipke sent to J.B. McKathan Brothers Farm in Ocala, Florida, to be broken. “There’s nobody who loves horses more than Chuck,” J.B. said.

“He’s a scientist. I don’t think people understand the amount of work he puts into these matings. Chuck is like a bulldog, a very driven guy. With him, it’s an intellectual experience. He knows the pedigrees of horses for ten generations. I’ve been doing business with him for 20 years. I just let him do all that stuff. I just deal with the horse in front of me.”

It didn’t take J.B. long to like one of the horses in front of him, Java’s War. “Very early, it was obvious that he was really fast,” J.B. said.

“All we ever did was try to slow him down.

When he was young, he was very aggressive.

When they’re young, and you think they have ability, you have to get them to settle. We took him out of training in company to settle him down. I’ve been doing this for a long time.

When you have a horse that’s talented, you want him to be able to relax. When we trained

him by himself, he settled down. We also took him out into a big turf field by himself. That helped settle him down. You try to get a horse like that to not be so aggressive. You’ve got to realize the personality and the talent of the horse. The most important thing to do with a young horse is identify the ones that are

talented and try not to get them hurt.”

The last three years, McKathan graduates have finished second in the Kentucky Derby: Pioneerof the Nile, Nehro, and Bodemeister.

“We also had the horse that won the Haskell, Paynter; Silver Charm; and Real Quiet,” J.B. said. “We’ve been very fortunate.”

Java’s War with Richard Eramia before the Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland last October

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GOLDENCENTS GOLDENCENTS has an advantage over other Derby contenders: one of his owners, University of Louisville Basketball Coach Rick Pitino, is on an incredible roll. In the span of five days, Pitino’s son Richard was hired as the head basketball coach at the University of Minnesota; Goldencents won the Grade I Santa Anita Derby; and on the same day he learned he had been elected to the Basketball

Goldencents as a foal

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Hall of Fame, his Cardinals won the national championship, making Pitino the only head coach to win a national title with two different teams after a title with University of Kentucky in 1996.

Goldencents has his own mojo going. The $5,500 yearling sold as a $62,000 two-year-old and has blossomed into a top contender for the Derby, where trainer Doug

O’Neill will be looking for his second consecutive victory following I’ll Have Another’s success last year.

Partners Karyn Pirrello and Charles and Lyra Miller’s Rosecrest Farm bred Goldencents. Charles Miller said, “Most horses hang out with their mom. He walked away. He wanted to explore. He was an outgoing, gregarious foal.”

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The son of Into Mischief’s pedigree wasn’t exceptional, but Webb Carroll liked the way Goldencents walked when he saw him at the 2011 October Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale. “I thought this horse would bring $15,000 to $25,000,” Carroll said. “I was shocked that we got him for what we did, $5,500.”

After developing typical two-year-old shin problems, Goldencents progressed rapidly and was entered in the Fasig-Tipton Timonium Two-Year-Olds-in-Training Sale in May, 2012. Carroll sent Goldencents to Greg Dodd at Southern Chase Farm in Florida to be prepped. He impressed veteran exercise rider Susan Montanye, who said, “I prepped him and I breezed him at the sale. I really, really liked the colt. He’s smart. He’s also class.

There’s something about him.”

Goldencents breezed a quarter-mile in :21 1/5 for the sale, which prompted Montanye to tell O’Neill’s brother Dennis to check him out.

“I dragged him over there,” she said.

The O’Neills got him for $62,000 for a partnership of Pitino’s RAP Racing, Dave Kenney, and the W.C. Racing Stable of Josh Kaplan and Glen Sorgenstein.

They’ve been cheering ever since.

Goldencents as a two-year-old at the barn of Webb Carroll

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ITSMYLUCKYDAY

Itsmyluckyday wins his first stakes race, the Fasig Tipton Turf Dash S. at Calder last August

HAVING worked with human athletes gives Pam Robinson of Brandywine Farm, the cobreeder of Itsmyluckyday, a unique perspective on equines. She spent 25 years working with Olympic athletes at the

University of North Carolina in sports medicine. “Some of that carries over in terms of their stride and fluidity,” she said.

Robinson, her husband Jim, and Rob Whiteley’s Liberation Farm bred 2012

Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice. “He was the exact opposite of Itsmyluckyday mentally,” she said. “Itsmyluckyday was a very kind foal, very intelligent. He was the type of foal who would walk up you. He liked attention. He liked to be scratched on his neck. He wouldn’t mind if you put your arms around him to play with him.”

Robinson said that Itsmyluckyday was very correct in his conformation, but not physically striking. “He wasn’t one you’d walk up to at the yearling sale and say, `Wow!’” Robinson said. “He was a little bit of a late bloomer. I would always say he was going to be an athlete. He moved fluidly.”

Itsmyluckyday loved working on the Robinson’s underwater treadmill. “He’d walk right down the ramp and play and blow bubbles and really enjoy it,” Robinson said.

Itsmyluckday was sold for $47,000 as a yearling, then for $110,000 as a two-year-old at the 2012 Ocala Breeders’ Sale Company’s March Sale. Trainer Eddie Plesa, his wife Laurie, and Trilogy Stable bought Itsmyluckyday. Trilogy Stable is composed of 85-year-old David Melin, his wife Olga, and Ocala breeder Marion Montanari.

NORMANDY INVASION

Normany Invasion showing at Eddie Woods’ April sale consignment at Keeneland last year

UNLIKE most of the Derby contenders, Normandy Invasion won’t actually turn three until May. “He was a little immature, compared to the January/February foals, and a little light-framed,” co-breeder Bill Betz of Betz Thoroughbreds said, “but he was always a very attractive, athletic individual. We thought he had a

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tremendous amount of potential.”

Betz was co-breeder of 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird.

Normandy Invasion was entered in the 2011 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, but he was led out unsold for $145,000. “We thought we’d be better off letting him grow up a bit and taking him back to Keeneland for the

April two-year-old sale,” Betz said. He was sent to Eddie Woods in Ocala, Florida, for breaking and training.

“We had him for seven or eight months,” Woods said. “He was a lovely, big colt, elegant and high class.”

Woods consigned the son of Tapit to the April sale, where he breezed well. Rick Porter’s Fox Hill Farm has raced such stars as 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, 2009 champion sprinter Kodiak Kowboy, and Kentucky Derby runners-up Hard Spun in 2007 and ill-fated Eight Belles the year after.

He purchased Normandy Invasion for $230,000 and sent him to trainer Chad Brown.

Betz continues to monitor Normandy Invasion’s career. “Chad Brown was always high on him,” Betz said. “He said he knew he can run. He’s just now coming into himself as he matures. He filled out. He got stronger and stronger. I think he’s really just learning.”

Could he win the Derby? “A lot has to go right,” Betz said. “An awful lot of luck has to happen. But I think he deserves to be there, and I think he’ll make a good accounting of himself. The longer he goes, the more he’s going to like it. At this time of year, everybody dares to hope.”

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VYJACK

Vyjack as a yearling

“TECHNICALLY, he should not have been born,” Vyjack’s co-breeder, Carrie Brogden of Machmer Hall Farm in Kentucky, said. “She (Vyjack’s dam) was supposed to be bred to Bernstein. It was just fate.”

Fate has a sense of humor. Vyjack’s dam is Life Happened, and if not for a last-minute change of plans, Vyjack wouldn’t have happened. Life Happened was booked to

Bernstein, but on the day she was ready to be bred, she couldn’t get in to Bernstein, whose breeding sessions at Castleton Lyons Farm were full that day. So Brogden called an audible.

She called Spendthrift Farm and asked if any of its stallions had a free afternoon. “We called Ken (stallion director Ken Wilkins) at Spendthrift,” she said. “He said Into Mischief was open.”

Life Happened was bred to Into Mischief and foaled Vyjack on February 11th, 2010. “He was such a beautiful colt,” Brogden said. “We used him as our ad horse on our website.

He was just very forward, mature, strong.

He was very headstrong, built like an ox. He wasn’t mean-spirited. He was just very uncomplicated.”

That changed. Vyjack was sold at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale for $45,000 to Pike Racing. That’s when he discovered the opposite sex. “The yearling sale was the first time we saw him interested in the ladies,” Brogden said. “At our farm, fillies are completely separated. He got to the point where that was all he wanted to do. When the hormones kicked in, that was all he wanted to do.”

Vyjack was then sold at the 2012 FasigTipton Mid-Atlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training for $100,000 to David Wilkenfield’s Pick Six Racing. Wilkenfield had had a major life-change when he cashed a $3.3 million Pick Six Ticket at Santa Anita in 2008. He named his new horse for his parents, Vivienne and Jack.

Brogden is certain that Vyjack would not have developed into one of his crop’s top three-year-olds if not for one thing: “This horse would not have broken his maiden claimer for $5,000 if he hadn’t been gelded,” she said.

“Because of proper management, he is where he is now. We’re very delighted.”

BLACK ONYX

Black Onyx after the Cincinnati Spiral Stakes (G3) at Turfway in March

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MORE than 20 years after Sam Herzberg, a Miami Beach real estate dealer, raced Thoroughbreds, he decided to attend the 2011 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale. “I still had a passion for it,” he said.

One of the reasons may have been his friendship with jockey Joe Bravo. They used to attend Miami Heat basketball games and play poker together when Bravo wintered in Florida.

The last yearling Herzberg, who races under the name of Sterling Stables, examined that night at Saratoga was the first one he bought: Black Onyx, for $125,000.

“He was a beautiful looking horse and very well proportioned, like his dad (Rock Hard Ten),” Herzberg said. “He was calm. Nice personality. Good walk. He vetted out real well. Beautiful coat, almost black. We really liked him. I also liked the breeder of the horse (Cloverleaf Farms, which has since morphed into Woodford Thoroughbreds). They own the mare.”

Matt Lyons, the general manager of Woodford Thoroughbreds, said, “I was a huge

fan of the horse. He was a tremendous foal.

He was one of our best yearlings. That’s why we sent him to Saratoga. He was a big, correct-looking individual.”

Herzberg sent Black Onyx to Jim Scott, the farm manager of Kinsman Farm in Ocala, Florida. Scott was impressed the minute he saw him. “He shipped him to me directly after the sale,” Scott said. “I thought he was an absolutely gorgeous horse. He was big, tall, rangy, very attractive, very athletic. He never missed a beat. He never had a problem. It was like he had already been broken when we got him. He always looked forward to his work.

He enjoyed it.”

Every four to six weeks, Herzberg would go up to Ocala to see Black Onyx and another yearling, a son of Unbridled’s Song he had purchased at the Keeneland September sale.

“The other horse had a lot more pedigree, but Black Onyx was doing better,” Scott said.

Herzberg was very impressed with Black Onyx’s progress and his demeanor. “He loved people.” Herzberg said. “He was just a happy horse.” n

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NUTRITION

LACTIC ACID

A necessary evil?

Lactic acid, often known simply as lactate, is something that many trainers will be familiar with, although misconceptions might exist as to whether its production is good, bad, or indifferent. Lactic acid is produced in muscle, as an end product of anaerobic energy production and as a consequence of fermentation in the digestive tract. In discussing the significance of lactic acid, we can explore the horse’s inherent mechanisms for managing it, as well as dietary strategies to manipulate its effects.

WORDS: DR CATHERINE DUNNETT, DVM, MSc PHOTO: GIllIAN HIGGINS – ANATOMy II WWW.HORSESINSIDEOUT.COM

Table 1 – Comparison of plasma laCTaTe following Treadmill exerCise or raCing speed (metres/sec)

distance (metres)

plasma lactate (mmol/l)

6

720

3.5

8

960

7.9

10

1200

13.6

12

1440

23.8

~15.5

1400

30.2

~15.0

2000

33.1

~14.5

2800

30.0

~11.0

3800

37.6

Adapted from Harris et al 1991 and Sewell et al 1992

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Low level of lactic acid in the hindgut can be deleterious In the digestive tract, certain types of bacteria, residing predominantly in the hindgut, are capable of producing lactic acid. These ‘lactate producers’ rapidly ferment carbohydrates, particularly starch that reaches the hindgut having escaped digestion in the small intestine. High starch diets of horses in training will result in more hindgut lactic acid production compared with a high fiber diet.

Excess production of lactic acid within the hindgut is undesirable, as it alters the fine balance of essential bacteria and therefore the pattern of fermentation, movement of water in and out of the gut, and also ultimately the integrity of the gut mucosa, potentially allowing undesirable substances to be absorbed into the horse’s circulation. Loose droppings, colic, sub-clinical or clinical laminitis, colitis, or inflammation of the colon and insulin resistance are all potential

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NUTRITION inCrease in laCTiC aCid buffering wiTh inCreasing musCle Carnosine ConTenT

Efficient buffering of lactic acid is crucial to intense exercise Blood Buffering

outcomes from an acute or chronically acidotic hindgut.

The level of lactic acid that is deleterious for the hindgut is very low, typically less than 2mMol/liter (millimoles per liter). There are numerous feed practices and supplements that can help combat hindgut acidosis. Good quality forage reduces the requirement for excessive amounts of high starch-containing concentrates. Fiber fermentation also sustains the level of desirable ‘lactate utilizers,’ which are bacteria capable of feeding on lactic acid to reduce the overall lactic acid load. Small meals, fed little and often, using cooked cereals will promote starch digestion in the small intestine, leaving less for hindgut fermentation. Live yeast supplements will also help to maintain a healthy balance between lactate-producing and lactate-utilizing bacteria. Kentucky Equine Research recently developed a supplement that ameliorates hindgut lactic acid levels by delivering bicarbonate to the hindgut to buffer the lactic acid.

The level of lactic acid produced in the gut pales into insignificance when contrasted with that generated in the horse’s skeletal muscles during exercise.

Lactic acid in muscle is biochemical necessity for intense exercise The scope for lactic acid production in horse muscles is enormous, with levels in excess of 200mMol/kg (dry muscle) being attainable during sustained maximal exercise as

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encountered during racing. In this scenario, lactic acid is produced as a consequence of anaerobic metabolism of glucose and all horses produce lactic acid, whether they are sprinters, stayers, hurdlers, or chasers. Blood lactic acid represents the difference between muscle production and clearance from the blood predominantly by the liver.

Low levels of lactic acid are produced in muscles constantly, contributing to the low basal blood lactic acid level (<1mMol/l).

Increased muscle lactic acid production is necessary to deliver the increasing speed and power required to win races of varying distances but there is a negative impact (Table 1).

Significant lactic acid accumulation in muscle ultimately contributes to fatigue, as muscle acidity increases (pH declines) to a level that interferes with normal muscle contraction. This actually results from the disassociation of lactic acid to lactate and hydrogen ions (H+). Practically, horses will slow down, or where jumping is involved they may make mistakes.

We have all felt that ‘lactic acid burn,’ even if it was only running for the train rather than around the track. Periods of high lactic acid accumulation in muscle also contribute to muscle damage, which can prolong recovery from harder training days and racing. Nature is, however, a clever architect and has given horses, like humans, various mechanisms to reduce the negative effect of lactic acid on muscle.

Once lactic acid has been formed in muscle it will be transported out into the blood, where the H+ can be buffered or rendered harmless by the bicarbonate system below. This allows more H+ and lactate to pass from muscle to blood helping to attenuate the fall in muscle pH. Plasma lactic acid can reach concentrations of over 30mMol/l as a result of intense exercise.

‘Milkshaking’ involves the invasive administration of large quantities of bicarbonate via nasogastric tube on race day, giving an acute but transient increase in the buffering capacity of blood. While milkshaking has been shown to be effective in horses, it is strictly against the rules of racing all over the world. The telltale increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in blood provides a highly effective testing procedure for regulators to eliminate its use. While unlikely to trigger a post-race positive result, small additions of bicarbonate to the diet on a daily basis will not improve bicarbonate buffering appreciably and larger amounts may result in loose droppings.

Tackling the source – muscle buffering There are a number of processes or elements that contribute to buffering of lactic acid in muscle by reducing the free H+ including: l Export of H+ from muscle to blood l Conversion of phosphocreatine to creatine l Ammonium production l Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) breakdown l Presence of bicarbonate, hydrogen phosphate, histidine, and carnosine.

One of the most interesting aspects of muscle buffering, learned from the significant research carried out in horses, is the presence of carnosine. Carnosine, not to be confused with carnitine, is an important peptide-like (a ‘small protein’) compound found in muscle at a high level in horses, man, and other athletic animals. Due to its structure, carnosine helps buffer hydrogen ions (H+) released from lactic acid to stabilize muscle pH.

Variation in muscle carnosine Carnosine concentration is highest in fast twitch muscle fibers (IIb and IIa) and lowest in slow twitch type 1 fibers. Considerable variation in muscle carnosine concentration exists which contributes to the innate talent of individual horses. Muscle carnosine increases with age until maturity and then slowly

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LACTIC ACID declines. Research in humans indicates that muscle carnosine is lower in females than males. A small adaptive increase in muscle carnosine content is seen with anaerobic training in horses.

Building blocks for carnosine Carnosine is made from two key amino acids, namely histidine and -alanine, both of which are found in the horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diet naturally. In common with other nutrients such as selenium, the level of -alanine in the horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diet is very low but -alanine is highlighted as being the rate-limiting amino acid for carnosine synthesis.

At this point in the article, I feel the need to make a declaration of interest. It was my husband Dr. Mark Dunnett who uncovered the muscle carnosine story in horses for his PhD and went on to show how the synthesis of muscle carnosine can be optimized through diet. Interestingly, in this area of research, horses led and humans followed. While we

have a commercial interest in this area through the dietary supplement STORMÂŽ developed by us specifically for horses, it does not reduce the interest value or relevance of this topic for trainers.

Studies in horses show that muscle carnosine is increased significantly following supplementation with an available source of alanine above what is present in their normal diet. This research initiated an explosion of studies in humans and the beneficial effect of increasing muscle carnosine in human sports is widely reported in the scientific literature.

Unlike some other functional ingredients in horse nutrition, -alanine has been shown to be absorbed from the digestive tract and is taken up into muscle where it is then available for carnosine synthesis. However, carnosine synthesis is slow to respond, taking 4-8 weeks of supplementation to affect the level of carnosine in muscle.

To optimize carnosine production in

muscle, an elevated and steady level in blood needs to be achieved through appropriate formulation and feeding. The use of -alanine as an ingredient in sports supplements, in both humans and animals including horses, is protected by global patents.

Although a number of other ingredients are available to potentially modify lactic acid production or buffering such as creatine, citrate, or DMG (dimethylglycine), no credible evidence has been published to support beneficial effects in horses.

In summary, while lactic acid may be viewed as a metabolic pariah, its formation in muscle represents an essential biochemical step to facilitate high intensity exercise performance. This should not be confused, however, with the undesirable excess production of lactic acid within the hindgut. In both cases, there are useful nutritional strategies that can be used to ameliorate the negative impact of lactic acid formation. n

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4.5f (900m)

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Track Charles Town Charles Town SunRay Park SunRay Park Charles Town Charles Town Mountaineer Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town

Race Name & (Sponsor) Webb Snyder Charles Town Dash Fancy Buckles St C.O. Ken Kendrick Memorial St Totah St It’s Binn Too Long Coin Collector St West Virginia Legislature Chairman’s Cup Henry Mercer Memorial Rachel’s Turn St Its Only Money S

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USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA GB CAN USA USA CAN USA USA USA USA JPN USA USA USA USA GB USA USA USA USA USA FR

Churchill Downs Hollywood Park Hollywood Park Evangeline Downs Pimlico Pimlico Evangeline Downs Pimlico Canterbury Penn National Lone Star Park Golden Gate Fields Royal Ascot Woodbine Ruidoso Downs Parx Racing Woodbine Lone Star Park Colonial Downs Calder Parx Racing Niigata Monmouth Park Del Mar Monmouth Park Del Mar York Calder Calder Parx Racing Parx Racing Parx Racing Longchamp

Twin Spires Turf Sprint St Cool Frenchy Time to Leave Need for Speed St The Very One St Jim McKay Turf Sprint Tellike St The Rollickung Stakes Honor the Hero St Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup TTA Sales Futurity - C&G Div Lost in the Fog St King’s Stand St Victoria S Mountain Top Futurity PARX Dash My Dear S TTA Sales Futurity - Filly Div Punch Line St Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint H’cap Power By Far S Ibis Summer Dash Tyro St Daisycutter H’cap Colleen St Green Flash H’cap Nunthorpe St (Coolmore) Catcharisingstar St Fasig-Tipton Turf Dash Turf Monster H’cap Turf Amazon H’cap Mr. Jenney H’cap Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp (Qatar)

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA CAN USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

Evangeline Downs Keeneland Belmont Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Presque Isle Downs Presque Isle Downs Hollywood Park Hollywood Park Monmouth Park Calder Calder Colonial Downs Prairie Meadows Colonial Downs Colonial Downs Evangeline Downs Evangeline Downs Arlington Park Woodbine Colonial Downs Colonial Downs River Downs (@ BEU) Monmouth Park Del Mar Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Saratoga Evangeline Downs Evangeline Downs Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs

Hallowed Dreams St Giant’s Causeway St Dancing Renee Fort Monmouth St John McSorley St Satin & Lace S Karl Boyes Mem S Willard L Proctor Memorial St Cinderella St Crank It Up St Frank Gomez Memorial St J J’s Dream St Buckland St Iowa Stallion Futurity Oakley St Jamestown St Louisiana Legends Ladies Sprint Louisiana Legends Sprint - La Bred Arlington Sprint Clarendon S Chenery St Tippett St Hoover St Klassy Briefcase St CTBA St Prairie Gold Juvenile Prairie Gold Lassie Quick Call D.S. Shine Young Memorial Futurity - La Bred D.S. Shine Young Memorial Futurity - La Bred Road Runner H’cap Sierra Starlet H’cap

S S S S S S S

Race Date 20-Apr-13 25-May-13 08-Jun-13 18-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 03-Aug-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13

Value $50,000 $50,000 $65,000 $65,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000

Age 3+ 3+ FM 2F 2 CG (NM Bred) 3F 3 3+ 2 2F 3+

Surface D D D D D D D D D D

Metres 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900

3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ FM 2 3+ 3+ 2 CG 2 3+ 2 2 3+ 2F 2F 3+ (VA Bred) 3+ 3+FM 3+ 2 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 2+ 2F 2 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 2+

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

1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

3F 4+ FM 3+FM 3+FM 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 2 2F 3F 2 2F 3+ F&M 2 3+ F&M (VA Bred) 2 3 + FM 3+ 3+ 2 2 2F 2 3+ FM 2F 2 2F 3 2F 2 CG 3 CG 3F

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

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

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04-May-13 04-May-13 05-May-13 17-May-13 17-May-13 17-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 27-May-13 01-Jun-13 06-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 18-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 05-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 04-Aug-13 09-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 14-Aug-13 23-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 02-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 06-Oct-13

$125,000 $70,000 $70,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $100,000 $50,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 £350,000 CAN150,000+ $150,000 $200,000 CAN150,000+ $100,000 $50,000 $100,000 $75,000 $985,000 $60,000 $50,000 $60,000 $50,000 £250,000 $75,000 $75,000 $350,000 $350,000 $75,000 € 350,000

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20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 01-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 10-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 05-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 14-Jul-13 14-Jul-13 19-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 25-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 28-Jul-13

$50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $60,000 $60,000 $100,000 $100,000 100000 $100,000 $60,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $60,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN150,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $60,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000

Closing 10-Apr-13 15-May-13 01-Jun-13 11-Jun-13 12-Jun-13 19-Jun-13 22-Jul-13 11-Sep-13 11-Sep-13 11-Sep-13

5f (1000m)

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Furlongs 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

10-Apr-13 25-Apr-13 25-Apr-13 07-May-13 07-May-13 07-May-13 07-May-13 07-May-13 16-May-13 22-May-13 15-Apr-13 06-Jun-13 23-Apr-13 05-Jun-13 25-May-13 14-Jun-13 19-Jun-13 15-Apr-13 27-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 13-Jul-13 18-Jun-13 26-Jul-13 01-Aug-13 02-Aug-13 08-Aug-13 25-Jun-13 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 20-Jul-13 28-Aug-13

5.5f (1100m) 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5

09-Apr-13 03-Apr-13 18-May-13 31-May-13 31-May-13 29-May-13 29-May-13 06-Jun-13 06-Jun-13 07-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 27-Jun-13 27-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 26-Jun-13 19-Jun-13 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 03-Jul-13 05-Jul-13 11-Jul-13 11-Jul-13 11-Jul-13 18-Jul-13 01-May-13 01-May-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13

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Track Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs Del Mar Saratoga Monmouth Park Saratoga Saratoga Evangeline Downs

Race Name & (Sponsor) Rio Grande Senor Futurity Rio Grande Senorita Futurity Graduation St Caress My Frenchman St Coronation Cup Troy St John Franks Memorial Sales St (Filly Div)

Class S S S

R

Race Date 28-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 31-Jul-13 02-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 12-Aug-13 14-Aug-13 07-Sep-13

Value $200,000 $200,000 $100,000 $100,000 $60,000 $100,000 $100,000 $60,000

5.5f (1100m) Age 2 2F 2 3 + FM 3+ 3F 3+ 2F

Surface D D AWT T T T T D

3F 3 3 + FM 3 3 3+ CG 3+ FM 3 4+ 3 3F 4+ 3F 4+FM 4+ F&M 3+ (OH Reg) 3 4+ 4+ F&M (IA Bred) 4+ C&G (IA Bred) 3+ 3+ 3F 3 3F 3+ FM 3+F&M 3+ F&M 3 F (IA Bred) 3 C&G (IA Bred) 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ (NJ Bred) 3+ FM (NJ Bred) 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ FM 3F 3+ 3+ FM 3 3F 3+ 3F 3 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 2F 3+ FM 2 C&G 3+ 3+ F&M 3 3F 2 3 3+ 3+ 3 3F 3 + CG 3 F (Min Bred) 3+ FM 3+ 3 3F 3+ FM (TX Bred) 3+ 3+ 2

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

Metres 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100

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Woodbine Beulah Park Pimlico Prairie Meadows Woodbine Will Rogers Downs Will Rogers Downs Hollywood Park Woodbine Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse Prairie Meadows Hawthorne Racecourse Woodbine Beulah Park Oaklawn Park Tampa Bay Downs Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Monmouth Park Emerald Downs Presque Isle Downs Presque Isle Downs Pimlico Pimlico Canterbury Woodbine Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Canterbury Pimlico Pimlico Woodbine Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Parx Racing Hollywood Park Churchill Downs Hollywood Park Finger Lakes Monmouth Park Churchill Downs Ruidoso Downs Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Woodbine Northlands Park Woodbine Northlands Park Belmont Park Arlington Park Finger Lakes Calder Calder Calder Calder Hollywood Park Arlington Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Hakodate Hollywood Park Royal Ascot Churchill Downs Monmouth Park Emerald Downs Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Woodbine Belmont Park Churchill Downs Finger Lakes Chukyo Hollywood Park Monmouth Park Finger Lakes Canterbury Canterbury Calder Calder Calder Calder Lone Star Park Monmouth Park Newmarket Hollywood Park

Star Shoot S Howard B. Noonan St The Primonetta Stakes Golden Circle Woodstock S Clem McSpadden Memorial Route 66 St Wilma Mankiller St Harry Henson St Jacques Cartier S Land of Lincoln St Pretty Jenny St Robert S. Molaro H’cap Goldfinch The Third Chance H’cap Whimsical S Babst/Palacios Memorial H’cap Bachelor Hilton Garden Inn Sprint Mamie Eisenhower John Wayne Decathlon St Hastings H’cap Inaugural St Tom Ridge S Miss Preakness S Skipat St Ladys Slipper St Ballade St Bob Bryant Gray’s Lake 10,000 Lakes St Chick Lang St The Maryland Sprint Handicap New Providence S Prairie Express Prairie Rose My Juliet St Great Lady M Winning Colors St Los Angeles H’cap George W Barker H’cap Red Cross St Aristides St The Free Spirit H’Cap John J Reilly H’cap Open Mind H’cap Shelby County S William Henry Harrison Highlander S Wild Rose Bold Ruckus S The Journal True North H’cap Isaac Murphy St Susan B Anthony H’cap Leave Me Alone St Ponche H’cap U Can Do It H’cap Unbridled St Manhattan Beach St Addison Cammack Chariot Chaser The Western Canada Hakodate Sprint St Desert Stormer H’cap Diamond Jubilee St Debutante Blue Sparkler St Emerald Express Iowa Sprint H’cap Saylorville Achievement S Victory Ride St Bashford Manor St Ontario County St CBC Sho Robert K Kerlan Memorial H’cap Jersey Shore St Niagara St Victor Myers St Frances Genter Princess Rooney H’cap Smile Sprint H’cap Carry Back St Azalea St Valor Farms St Mr. Prospector St July Cup (Darley) Hollywood Juvenile Championship

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Gr 3 Gr 3 S Gr 3 S

R R Gr 2 R Gr 2 S S

S

Gr 3 Gp 1 Gr 3

S Gr 3 Gr 3 S Gr 3 Gr 3 S

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

20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 21-Apr-13 23-Apr-13 24-Apr-13 25-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 28-Apr-13 04-May-13 06-May-13 06-May-13 10-May-13 11-May-13 11-May-13 12-May-13 12-May-13 13-May-13 17-May-13 17-May-13 17-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 20-May-13 24-May-13 24-May-13 25-May-13 26-May-13 27-May-13 27-May-13 27-May-13 27-May-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 02-Jun-13 05-Jun-13 05-Jun-13 07-Jun-13 07-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 28-Jun-13 28-Jun-13 28-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 04-Jul-13 04-Jul-13 04-Jul-13 04-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13

CAN150,000+ $50,000 $100,000 $60,000 CAN150,000+ $50,000 $50,000 $70,000 CAN150,000+ $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $60,000 $100,000 CAN150,000+ $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $70,000 $70,000 $75,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 CAN125,000 $60,000 $60,000 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 CAN125,000 $60,000 $60,000 $75,000 $70,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $60,000 $100,000 $50,000 $60,000 $60,000 $85,000 $85,000 CAN200,000+ CAN 50,000 CAN125,000 CAN 50,000 $400,000 $125,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $70,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $985,000 $70,000 £500,000 $100,000 $60,000 $50,000 $125,000 $100,000 CAN150,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $985,000 $70,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $350,000 $350,000 $150,000 $150,000 $50,000 $75,000 £500,000 $150,000

Furlongs 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5

Closing 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 25-Jul-13 26-Jul-13 26-Jul-13 05-Aug-13 07-Aug-13 17-Jul-13

6f (1200m) 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

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

03-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 12-Apr-13 11-Apr-13 03-Apr-13 12-Apr-13 12-Apr-13 18-Apr-13 10-Apr-13

18-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 24-Apr-13 23-Mar-13 01-May-13 02-May-13 03-May-13 01-May-13 01-May-13 07-May-13 07-May-13 10-May-13 01-May-13 01-Mar-12 15-May-13 10-May-13 07-May-13 07-May-13 01-May-13 15-May-13 15-May-13 11-May-13 16-May-13 11-May-13 16-May-13 13-May-13 17-May-13 18-May-13 25-May-13 24-May-13 17-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 19-Jun-13 28-May-13 22-May-13 29-May-13 24-May-13 29-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 30-May-13 29-May-13 05-Jun-13 05-Jun-13 07-May-13 06-Jun-13 23-Apr-13 08-Jun-13 14-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 12-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 21-May-13 20-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 27-Jun-13 28-Jun-13 07-May-13 04-Jul-13

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Track Hollywood Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Saratoga Calder Calder Finger Lakes Delaware Park Hakodate Saratoga Suffolk Downs Monmouth Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Belmont Park Monmouth Park Saratoga Del Mar Ruidoso Downs Monmouth Park Saratoga Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Mountaineer Mountaineer Mountaineer Mountaineer Saratoga Emerald Downs Suffolk Downs Ruidoso Downs Curragh Finger Lakes Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Canterbury Deauville Kokura Saratoga Hakodate Del Mar Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Monmouth Park Kokura Monmouth Park Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury River Downs (@ BEU) Monmouth Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Del Mar Finger Lakes Finger Lakes Monmouth Park Del Mar Del Mar Assiniboia Downs Haydock Park Parx Racing Parx Racing Louisiana Downs Hanshin Presque Isle Downs Suffolk Downs Fairmount Park Fairmount Park Fairmount Park Fairmount Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Parx Racing Suffolk Downs Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Presque Isle Downs Newmarket Belmont Park Finger Lakes Finger Lakes Finger Lakes Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Calder Calder Nakayama Belmont Park Belmont Park Emerald Downs Monmouth Park Newmarket Belmont Park Suffolk Downs

Race Name & (Sponsor) Landaluce St Boulevard Casino (AlsW) New Westminster (AlwS) Schuylerville St Florida Stallion St - Desert Vixen Division Florida Stallion St - Dr. Fager Division Arctic Queen H’cap Sweet N Sassy St Hakodate Nisai St Sanford St Rise Jim St Just Smashing St Princess Margaret Edmonton Juv Prioress St Regret St Prioress Bing Crosby S Lincoln H’cap Teddy Drone St Honorable Miss H’cap Iowa Classic Sprint Iowa Cradle S Iowa Sorority The Senator Robert C Byrd Memorial St Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies St Mountaineer Juvenile St West Virginia Secretary of State St Alfred G Vanderbilt H’cap Angie C St Isadorable St Aspen Cup Phoenix St (Keeneland) Leon Reed Memorial H’cap Louisiana Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Louisiana Cup Sprint Louisiana Cup Juvenile Louisiana Cup Juvenile Fillies Hoist Her Flag St Prix Morny (Darley) TV Nishinippon Corp Sho Kitakyushu Kinen Union Avenue St Keeneland Cup Generous Portion St Merrillville S Brickyard S Miss Woodford St Kokura Nisai St Sapling St MN Distaff Sprint Championship MN Sprint Championship Northern Lights Debutante St Northern Lights Futurity St Tah Dah St Sorority St Derby Bar and Grill Ladies Express Derby Bar and Grill Express I’m Smokin St Aspirant St Lady Fingers St Icecapade St C.E.R.F. St Pirate’s Bounty S Winnipeg Futurity Sprint Cup (Betfred) Dr Theresa Garofalo Mem Banjo Picker Sprint Temperence Hill Centaur St The Mark Mcdermott St Louise Kimball St All Sold Out S Tex’s Zing S Troy Our Boy S Lady Riss S Eleven North H’cap New Jersey Breeders H’Cap Gallant Bob H’cap African Prince Indiana Stallion S The Crown Ambassador S Presque Isle Debutante S Cheveley Park St Vosburgh Invitational Tin Cup Chalice S New York Breeders’ Futurity Shesastonecoldfox S City of Anderson S Hillsdale S Birdonthewire St Cassidy St Sprinters St Futurity St Matron St NWSS Cahill Road Stakes Jersey Juvenile Middle Park St (Emaar) Hudson H’cap Norman Hall

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

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

Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 S Gp 1 S S

Race Date 13-Jul-13 14-Jul-13 14-Jul-13 19-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 21-Jul-13 21-Jul-13 21-Jul-13 21-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 29-Jul-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 04-Aug-13 04-Aug-13 04-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 19-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 28-Aug-13 28-Aug-13 28-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 04-Sep-13 04-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 10-Sep-13 10-Sep-13 10-Sep-13 10-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 22-Sep-13 25-Sep-13 25-Sep-13 26-Sep-13 27-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 29-Sep-13 29-Sep-13 29-Sep-13 29-Sep-13 05-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 27-Oct-13

Value $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $150,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $100,000 $780,000 $200,000 $50,000 $60,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $300,000 $75,000 $300,000 $300,000 $50,000 $100,000 $200,000 $60,000 $75,000 $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $400,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 € 190,000 $50,000 $60,000 $60,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 € 350,000 $985,000 $100,000 $985,000 $150,000 $85,000 $85,000 $60,000 $780,000 $100,000 $55,000 $50,000 $55,000 $55,000 $50,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 £250,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $1,433,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $60,000 $60,000 $300,000 $50,000 $85,000 $85,000 $100,000 £170,000 $400,000 $50,000 $200,000 $50,000 $85,000 $85,000 $100,000 $100,000 $2,470,000 $200,000 $200,000 $50,000 $60,000 £170,000 $150,000 $50,000

6f (1200m) Age 2F 3F 2 2F 2F 2 3+ FM 3+ FM 2 2 3+ MA bred 3F 2F 2 C&G 3F 3+ FM 3F 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ FM 3+ (IA Bred) 2 C&G (IA bred) 2F 3+ 2F 2 3+ FM 3+ 2F 3+ FM MA bred 3F 2 CF 3+ 3+ F&M (LA Bred) 3+ ( LA Bred) 2 (LA Bred) 2 F (LA Bred) 3+ FM 2 CF 3+ 3+ FM (NY bred) 3+ 2F 3+ F&M 3+ 3F 2 2 3 FM 3 2F 2 2F 2F 3+FM 3+ 2 2 C&G 2F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 2 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ 2 3F 2F 3+ 2 C&G 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ 3 3 2F 2 2F 2F 3+ 2 C&G 2 2F 2F 2 2 2F 3+ 2 2F 2 WA 2 (NJ bred) 2C 3+ (NY bred) 2

Surface AWT D D D D D D D T D D D D D D D D AWT D D D D D D D D D D D D D D T D D D D D D T T D T AWT D D D T D D D D D D D D D AWT D D D AWT AWT D T D D D T AWT D D D D D D D D D D AWT T D D D D D D D D T 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 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200

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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Closing 04-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 CLOSED CLOSED 06-Jul-13 08-Jul-13 04-Jun-13 06-Jul-13 12-Jul-13 19-Jul-13 19-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 19-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 18-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 19-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 25-Jul-13

22-Jul-13 22-Jul-13 22-Jul-13 22-Jul-13 20-Jul-13

27-Jul-13 17-Apr-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 08-Aug-13 31-Jul-13 02-Jul-13 12-Aug-13 16-Jul-13 22-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 23-Aug-13 16-Jul-13 18-Aug-13 22-Aug-13 22-Aug-13 01-Apr-13 01-Apr-13 21-Aug-13 23-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 22-Aug-13 01-Apr-13 01-Apr-13 23-Aug-13 29-Aug-13 29-Aug-13 28-Aug-13 09-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 24-Aug-13 30-Jul-13 28-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 06-Sep-13 06-Sep-13 06-Jul-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 16-Sep-13 23-Jul-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 01-Apr-13 14-Sep-13 18-Sep-13 18-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 13-Aug-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 27-Sep-13 30-Jul-13 05-Oct-13

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Track Beulah Park Calder Mountaineer Beulah Park Kyoto Aqueduct Aqueduct Penn National Penn National Penn National Penn National Aqueduct Aqueduct Nakayama Aqueduct Parx Racing

Race Name & (Sponsor) Glacial Princess St Jack Dudley Sprint H’cap Sophomore Sprint Championship St Ohio Freshman St Keihan Hai New York Stallion Series - Fifth Avenue Division New York Stallion Series - Great White Way Division Fabulous Strike H Lady in Waiting Lady in Waiting The Fabulous Strike H’Cap Fall Highweight H’cap Garland of Roses Capella St Gravesend Mistletoe Starter Hcap

USA USA CAN USA USA CAN USA USA CAN CAN USA USA CAN USA USA USA CAN USA USA USA CAN USA CAN CAN USA USA FR USA CAN CAN USA CAN CAN USA USA USA USA CAN CAN CAN CAN USA CAN CAN CAN USA USA USA CAN CAN CAN USA USA USA USA USA USA

Santa Anita SunRay Park Hastings Racecourse Hollywood Park Hollywood Park Hastings Racecourse Belmont Park Belmont Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Belmont Park Emerald Downs Hastings Racecourse SunRay Park SunRay Park Emerald Downs Woodbine Emerald Downs Canterbury Parx Racing Woodbine Emerald Downs Northlands Park Northlands Park Saratoga Saratoga Deauville Del Mar Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Del Mar Northlands Park Northlands Park Saratoga Saratoga Emerald Downs Del Mar Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Northlands Park Northlands Park Emerald Downs Northlands Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Emerald Downs Emerald Downs Presque Isle Downs Northlands Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Belmont Park Presque Isle Downs Parx Racing Parx Racing Calder Ellis Park

San Simeon St Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff H’cap Brighouse Belles (AlwS) Alphabet Kisses St NTRA St George Royal (AlwS) New York Stallion - Park Avenue Division New York Stallion - Times Square Division Ross Mcleod Jim Coleman Province (AlwS) Vagrancy H’cap Governor’s H’cap The John Longden 6000 Aztec Oaks Dine St Seattle H’cap Hendrie S Auburn H’cap Dark Star Cup Jostle St Alywow S WA State Legislators Stakes Sales Stakes (fillies) Sales Stakes Amsterdam St John Morrissey St Prix Maurice de Gheest Best Pal St British Columbia Cup Debutante (AlwS) British Columbia Cup Nursery (AlwS) Sorrento St 2-Year-Old Sale St 2-Year-Old Sale St (Fillies) Adirondack St Saratoga Special WTBOA Lads St Rancho Bernardo H’cap CTHS Sales CTHS Sales Bird of Pay St Birdcatcher St Barbara Shinpoch St Sun Sprint St Jack Diamond Sadie Diamond Dennis Dodge St Diane Kem St Presque Isle Downs Masters S Red Diamond St Premier’s Futurity Sturgeon River St Gallant Bloom H’cap Fitz Dixon Mem S Donna Fryer SC Residence Race (F) Christopher Elser Mem SC Residence (C & G) Kenny Noe Jr H’cap Don Bernhardt

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA CAN USA USA USA USA CAN JPN USA USA CAN CAN USA USA USA USA

Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town Hollywood Park Hollywood Park Churchill Downs Woodbine Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Tampa Bay Downs Tampa Bay Downs Woodbine Tokyo Hollywood Park Hollywood Park Woodbine Woodbine Evangeline Downs Belmont Park Belmont Park Belmont Park

Confucius Say St Original Gold St Robert Hilton Memorial Sugar Maple St Grey Memo St Warren’s Thoroughbred St Eight Belles St Fury S Humana Distaff Churchill Downs St Ocala Breeders’ Sales Sophomore St Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies St Queenston S Keio Hai Spring Cup Came Home S Railbird St Lady Angela S Connaught Cup S The Acadiana St - La Bred Bouwerie St Mike Lee St Affirmed Success

Class R S R Gr 3 S S

Gr 3 Gr 3

Race Date 02-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 12-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 27-Nov-13 27-Nov-13 27-Nov-13 27-Nov-13 28-Nov-13 07-Dec-13 08-Dec-13 21-Dec-13 24-Dec-13

Value $50,000 $125,000 $85,000 $50,000 $985,000 $125,000 $125,000 $250,000 $150,000 $150,000 $250,000 $150,000 $75,000 $911,000 $75,000 $50,000

6f (1200m) Age 2 F (OH Acc) 3+ (FL Breds) 3 2 (OH Acc) 3+ 2F 2 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ FM

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

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

4+ 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3+ CG CA Bred 3+ 3F 3 3F 3 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3 F (NM Bred) 3 CG (NM Bred) 3F 4+ F&M 3 CG 3+ 3F 3 3+ F&M 3&4F 3&4 C&G 3 3+ (NY bred) 3+ 2 2F 2 CG (BC Bred) 2F 2 C&G 2F 2F 2 2 CG 3+ F&M 2F 2CG 2F 2 C&G 2F 3+ 2 CG 2F 2 CG WA bred 2 F WA bred 3+ F&M 3+ 2 2F 3+ F&M 2 2F 2 CG 3+ 3+

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

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 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300

3+ 3+ FM 3 4+ FM 3+ 3+ FM CA Bred 3F 3F 4+ FM 4+ 3 3F 3 4+ 3 3F 3F 4+ 3F 3 F (NY bred) 3 (NY bred) 3 + (NY Bred)

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

1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400

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Gr 3 S S S

s Gr 2

S S Gr 3

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

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

20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 28-Apr-13 05-May-13 05-May-13 11-May-13 12-May-13 18-May-13 19-May-13 20-May-13 25-May-13 26-May-13 26-May-13 01-Jun-13 02-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 19-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 01-Aug-13 04-Aug-13 04-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 07-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 23-Aug-13 23-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 07-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 09-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 26-Sep-13 17-Nov-13 17-Nov-13 14-Dec-13 7/17/2010

$100,000 $65,000 CAN 50,000 $60,000 $60,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $200,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 $65,000 $65,000 $50,000 CAN150,000+ $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 CAN125,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $200,000 $100,000 € 250,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $200,000 $200,000 $50,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 100,000 CAN 100,000 $35,000 $35,000 $400,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $200,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000

S Gr 3 S Gr 1 Gr 2

S Gr 2 Gr 3 R Gr 2 S S

20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 03-May-13 04-May-13 04-May-13 04-May-13 06-May-13 06-May-13 11-May-13 11-May-13 11-May-13 19-May-13 25-May-13 26-May-13 31-May-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13

$50,000 $50,000 $85,000 $200,000 $70,000 $70,000 $150,000 CAN150,000 $300,000 $400,000 $75,000 $75,000 CAN150,000 $1,433,000 $70,000 $70,000 CAN125,000 CAN200,000+ $50,000 $125,000 $125,000 $100,000

Closing 23-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 29-Oct-13 06-Nov-13 08-Oct-13 CLOSED CLOSED 15-Nov-13 15-Nov-13 15-Nov-13 15-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 22-Oct-13 07-Dec-13 10-Dec-13

6.5f (1300m)

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

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 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

11-Apr-13 13-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 05-Apr-13 05-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 CLOSED CLOSED 04-May-13 04-May-13 04-May-13 11-May-13 18-May-13 19-May-13 15-May-13 30-May-13 25-May-13 22-May-13 10-Jul-13 10-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 25-Jul-13 10-Jul-12 25-Jul-13 24-Mar-13 24-Mar-13 01-Aug-13 02-Aug-13 02-Aug-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 08-Aug-13 24-Mar-13 24-Mar-13 16-Aug-13 16-Aug-13 28-Aug-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13

28-Aug-13 11-Sep-13 11-Sep-13 11-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 16-Sep-13 30-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 30-Nov-13 03-Jul-10

7f (1400m) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

10-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 05-Apr-13 05-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 17-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 23-Mar-13 23-Mar-13 24-Apr-13 26-Mar-13 02-May-13 09-May-13 08-May-13 08-May-13 21-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13

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Track Evangeline Downs Belmont Park Belmont Park Woodbine Belmont Park Parx Racing Hollywood Park Arlington Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Woodbine Chukyo Hollywood Park Evangeline Downs Saratoga Del Mar Del Mar Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Calder Calder Del Mar Del Mar Saratoga Curragh Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Curragh Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town Longchamp Longchamp Newmarket Belmont Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Kyoto Belmont Park Tokyo Kyoto Charles Town Calder Calder Aqueduct Aqueduct Charles Town Parx Racing Charles Town Hanshin Parx Racing Parx Racing Woodbine

Race Name & (Sponsor) The Ragin Cajun St - La Bred Jaipur St Woody Stephens St Zadracarta S Bed o’ Roses (H’cap) Donald LeVine Memorial H’cap Triple Bend H’cap Chicago H’cap New York Stallion Series - Cupecoy’s Joy Division New York Stallion Series - Spectacular Bid Division Sweet Briar Too S Tokai TV Hai Procyon St A Gleam H’cap Oak Hall St James Marvin Fleet Treat St Real Good Deal St Robert G Leavitt St Sadie Hawkins St Sylvia Bishop Memorial Frank Gall Memorial Ballerina St Test Foxwoods King’s Bishop Florida Stallion St - Affirmed Division Florida Stallion St - Susan’s Girl Division Pat O’Brien H’cap Del Mar Debutante Forego Moyglare Stud St Spinaway St Three Chimneys Hopeful St Del Mar Futurity Vincent O’Brien National St LA Stallions S LA Stallions S Pink Ribbon St Charles Town Oaks Wild and Wonderful St Researcher S Prix de la Foret (Total) Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Grand Criterium Dewhurst St Iroquois Bertram F Bongard St Joseph A Gimma St Mainichi Broadcast Swan St Bold Ruler Keio Hai Nisai St KBS Kyoto Sho Fantasy St Tri-State Futurity Jack Price Juvenile Joe O’Farrell Juvenile Fillies New York Stallion Series - Staten Island Division New York Stallion Series - Thunder Rumble Division West Virginia Futurity (WV) Pennsylvania Nursery St Eleanor Casey Memorial Hanshin Cup Valley Forge St Auld Lang Syne St Vigil S

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

Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 S

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

Gr 3

Race Date 01-Jun-13 07-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 06-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 19-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 02-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 23-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 04-Sep-13 15-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 06-Oct-13 06-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 09-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 30-Nov-13 07-Dec-13 21-Dec-13 23-Dec-13 31-Dec-13 31-Dec-13 02-Jun-03

Value $50,000 $150,000 $400,000 CAN125,000 $150,000 $100,000 $250,000 $150,000 $75,000 $75,000 CAN125,000 $911,000 $200,000 $50,000 $150,000 $200,000 $200,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $125,000 $125,000 $250,000 $300,000 $500,000 € 225,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 € 200,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $400,000 $85,000 $400,000 € 300,000 € 350,000 350000 $150,000 $125,000 $125,000 $1,433,000 $150,000 $931,000 $725,000 $100,000 $125,000 $125,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $75,000 $50,000 $1,687,000 $75,000 $75,000 CAN150,000+

7f (1700m) Age 3 3+ 3 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3F 3 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3F 3 3 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3+ FM 3F 3 2 2F 3+ 2F 3+ 2F 2F 2 2 2 CF 2 C&G (LA Bred) 2 F (LA Bred) 3+ FM 3F 3+ 3F 3+ 2 CF 2 C&F 3+ F&M (NY bred) 2 2F 3+ 3+ 2 2F 2 2 (FL Breds) 2 F (Fl breds) 3+ FM 3+ 2 2 C&G 2F 3+ 3+ 3+ 4+

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

3 + FM

T

Metres 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 1400 1400

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06-Jul-13

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Hollywood Park Hollywood Park Lone Star Park Canterbury Evangeline Downs Ruidoso Downs Calder Calder Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Canterbury Del Mar Del Mar

B. Thoughtful St Tiznow St Lane’s End Stallion Scholarship St Brooks Fields St Louisiana Showcase Starter St (10,000 or less in 2012-13) Land of Enchantment H’cap Naked Greed (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘11 pref) Crystal Rail (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘11 pref) Donnie Wilhite Memorial S Sunny’s Halo S Shakopee Juvenile Stakes Oak Tree Juvenile Fillies Oak Tree Juvenile

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA GB USA USA USA GB JPN USA USA

Calder Pimlico Belmont Park Golden Gate Fields Lone Star Park SunRay Park Churchill Downs Hollywood Park Prairie Meadows Newmarket Churchill Downs Will Rogers Downs Will Rogers Downs Newmarket Tokyo Hollywood Park Lone Star Park

Miami Mile H’cap Henry S Clark St Westchester H’cap San Francisco Mile Texas Mile Jack Cole H’cap Derby Trial Wilshire H’cap Prairie Mile 2000 Guineas St (Qipco) Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Oklahoma Stallion Colts & Geldings Division Oklahoma Stallion Fillies Division 1000 Guineas St (Qipco) NHK Mile Cup Senorita St Texas Stallion St - Got Koko Division

S S R R S

S S

27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 11-May-13 16-Jun-13 06-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 02-Sep-13 04-Sep-13

$125,000 $125,000 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000

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

20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 28-Apr-13 01-May-13 04-May-13 04-May-13 04-May-13 04-May-13 05-May-13 05-May-13 11-May-13 11-May-13

$100,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $200,000 $65,000 $175,000 $100,000 $60,000 £400,000 $250,000 $50,000 $50,000 £400,000 $2,397,000 $100,000 $75,000

27-Oct-12 26-Oct-13 CLOSED CLOSED 20-Nov-13 07-Sep-13 11-Dec-13 05-Nov-13 17-Dec-13 17-Dec-13 15-May-13

7.32

22-Jun-13

7.5f (1500m) 4+ FM CA bred 4+ CA bred 3+ 3+ 3+ (La Bred) 3+ 3 3F 2F 2 2 2F 2

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

1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500

3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 3+ FM 3 3 C&F 4+ FM 3 CG 3F 3F 3 No G 3F 3F

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

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

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Closing 21-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 29-May-13 01-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 19-Jun-13 CLOSED CLOSED 19-Jun-13 21-May-13 04-Jul-13 02-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 18-Jul-13 25-Jul-13 24-Jul-13 31-Jul-13 14-Aug-13 07-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 Closed Closed 15-Aug-13 07-Jun-13 17-Aug-13 29-May-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 07-Jun-13 29-May-13 CLOSED CLOSED 11-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 11-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 28-Aug-13 28-Aug-12 30-Jul-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 10-Sep-13 12-Oct-13 24-Sep-13 24-Sep-13

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Furlongs 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 7 7

7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5

05-Apr-13 05-Apr-13 02-May-13 06-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 25-Jul-13 22-Aug-13 29-Aug-13

8f (1600m) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

06-Apr-13 12-Apr-13 13-Apr-13 18-Apr-13 18-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 25-Apr-13 23-May-13 05-Mar-13 10-Apr-13 23-Apr-13 23-Apr-13 05-Mar-13 26-Mar-13 02-May-13

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Track Longchamp Longchamp Tokyo Newbury Monmouth Park Hollywood Park Will Rogers Downs Will Rogers Downs Delaware Park Pimlico River Downs (@ BEU) Woodbine Curragh Hollywood Park Arlington Park Evangeline Downs Curragh Belmont Park Belmont Park Monmouth Park Delaware Park Arlington Park Arlington Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Golden Gate Fields Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Penn National Prairie Meadows Penn National Tokyo River Downs (@ BEU) Belmont Park Golden Gate Fields Hollywood Park Canterbury Belmont Park Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Tokyo Emerald Downs Monmouth Park Northlands Park Royal Ascot Royal Ascot Colonial Downs Woodbine Emerald Downs Emerald Downs Hollywood Park Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Northlands Park Hollywood Park Churchill Downs Chantilly Presque Isle Downs Mountaineer Mountaineer Belmont Park Northlands Park Monmouth Park Northlands Park Woodbine Hollywood Park Monmouth Park Lone Star Park Evangeline Downs Evangeline Downs Evangeline Downs Presque Isle Downs Presque Isle Downs Emerald Downs Hollywood Park Newmarket Assiniboia Downs Canterbury River Downs (@ BEU) Del Mar Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Belmont Park Indiana Downs Evangeline Downs Chukyo Del Mar Del Mar Northlands Park Deauville Goodwood Canterbury Louisiana Downs Saratoga Canterbury Assiniboia Downs Saratoga Saratoga

Race Name & (Sponsor) Poule d’Essai des Poulains Poule d’Essai des Pouliches Victoria Mile Lockinge St (Jlt) Red Bank St Fran’s Valentine St RPDC Classic Distaff Cherokee Nation Classic Cup Our Mims Overnight James W Murphy S Tomboy St Nassau S Irish 2000 Guineas (Tattersalls) American Hcap Hanshin Cup Opelousas St Irish 1000 Guineas (Etihad Airways) Metropolitan H’Cap Acorn St Little Silver St The Grover Buddy Delp Memorial Overnight Stakes Purple Violet St Springfield St Kingston H’cap Mount Vernon H’cap Campanile St Honey Moon John Franks Mem Penn Mile Panthers Penn Mile Yasuda Kinen Green Carpet St Just a Game St Silky Sullivan St Redondo Beach St Mystic Lake Mile Hill Prince St Shelby County Boys & Girls Club S Girls, Inc. Shelby County Oliver S (Centaur S) Unicorn St Budweiser H’cap The Dan Horn H’Cap John Patrick H Queen Anne St Coronation St Da Hoss St King Edward S - presented by TVG Coca-Cola H’cap Irish Day H’cap Tsunami Slew Stakes Ellen’s Lucky Star Snack St Spangled Jimmy H Shoemaker Mile Firecracker H’cap Prix Jean Prat Windward S Independence Day St Firecracker St Poker H’cap Red Smith Elkwood St Ky Alta H Charlie Barley S Royal Heroine Mile Salvator Mile Assault St Louisiana Legends Distaff Louisiana Legends Mile - La Bred Fillies Louisiana Legends Mile - La Bred C&G Leematt S Northern Fling S Boeing H’cap Le Cle St Falmouth (Etihad Airways) RC Anderson St Lady Canterbury St Cincinnatian St Oceanside St Indiana First Lady Governor’s St Shuvee H’cap Distaff S (Indiana Grand) Matron St Toyoto Sho Chukyo Kinen San Clemente H’cap Wickerr St Northlands Oaks Prix de Rothschild Sussex (Quipco) Northbound Pride Oaks Barksdale De La Rose St Mystic Lake Derby Assiniboia Oaks New York Stallion Series - Cab Calloway Division New York Stallion Series - Statue of Liberty Division

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

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

Gr 1 S Gr 1 S

Gr 3 S S S Gr 3

Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 2

R R Gr 1 Gr 2 Gp 1

Gr 3

Gr 2 Gr 3 R S S S S S

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

R R

Race Date 12-May-13 12-May-13 12-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 19-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 26-May-13 27-May-13 27-May-13 27-May-13 29-May-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 02-Jun-13 02-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 13-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 18-Jun-13 18-Jun-13 21-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 23-Jun-13 23-Jun-13 23-Jun-13 23-Jun-13 26-Jun-13 26-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 02-Jul-13 02-Jul-13 04-Jul-13 05-Jul-13 05-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 12-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 14-Jul-13 17-Jul-13 17-Jul-13 17-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 21-Jul-13 21-Jul-13 24-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 31-Jul-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 07-Aug-13 08-Aug-13

Value € 450,000 € 450,000 $2,352,000 £180,000 $100,000 $100,000 $55,000 $55,000 $50,000 $100,000 $50,000 CAN200,000+ € 300,000 $150,000 $150,000 $50,000 € 300,000 $750,000 $300,000 $60,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $125,000 $125,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $500,000 $60,000 $50,000 $2,600,000 $50,000 $500,000 $100,000 $70,000 $125,000 $150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $200,000 $889,000 $50,000 $60,000 CAN 50,000 £350,000 £250,000 $75,000 CAN200,000 $50,000 $50,000 $70,000 $85,000 $85,000 CAN 50,000 $300,000 $150,000 € 400,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 CAN125,000 $150,000 $150,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $70,000 £160,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $150,000 $150,000 $200,000 $125,000 $50,000 $985,000 $150,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 € 300,000 £300,000 $100,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $100,000

16f (3200m) Age 3C 3F 4+ F&M 4+ 3+ 3+ FM CA bred 3+ FM 3+ 3F 3 3F 3+ F&M 3 CF 3+ 3+ 3 + FM 3F 3+ FM 3F 3F 3 3F 3 3+ (NY Bred) 3+ FM (NY Bred) 3 F (CA Bred) 3+ F&M 3+ 3 3F 3 3+ 3 3+ F&M 3 (CA Bred) 3+ FM 3 3 4+ 4+ F&M 3 3 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 4+ 3F 3+ 3+ 3 CG 3F 3 3F 3 F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 CF 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3F 3+ 3 3 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ (TX Bred) 3+ F&M 3F 3 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3F 3+ F 3F 3+ FM 3F 3 3F 3 3+ FM 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3F 3+ 3F 3+ F 3+ 3F 3+ 3 + FM 3 3F 3 3F

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

Metres 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 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

Furlongs 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 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Closing 20-Feb-13 20-Feb-13 12-May-13 02-Apr-13 06-May-13 09-May-13 07-May-13 07-May-13 08-May-13 07-May-13 09-May-13 08-May-13 CLOSED 16-May-13 15-May-13 14-May-13 CLOSED 11-May-13 11-May-13 17-May-13 18-May-13 22-May-13 22-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 23-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 22-May-13 23-May-13 02-Jan-00 23-Apr-13 22-May-13 25-May-13 30-May-13 30-May-13 27-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 05-Jun-13 05-Jun-13 05-Jun-13 07-May-13 07-Jun-13 18-Jun-13 23-Apr-13 23-Apr-13 13-Jun-13 05-Jun-13

13-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 19-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 12-Jun-13 19-Jun-13 18-Jun-13 18-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 25-Jun-13 28-Jun-13 26-Jun-13 19-Jun-13 27-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 27-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 26-Jun-13 26-Jun-13 27-Jun-13 18-Jun-13 14-May-13 27-Jun-13 03-Jul-13 11-Jul-13 06-Jul—13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 10-Jul-13 09-Jul-13 04-Jun-13 11-Jul-13 18-Jul-13 17-Jul-13 10-Jul-13 28-May-13 25-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 25-Jul-13 24-Jul-13 CLOSED CLOSED

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Track Saratoga Evangeline Downs Prairie Meadows Deauville Niigata River Downs (@ BEU) Del Mar Assiniboia Downs Assiniboia Downs Del Mar Saratoga Calder Calder Niigata Del Mar Emerald Downs Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Del Mar Del Mar Del Mar Leopardstown Arlington Park Arlington Park Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Nakayama Emerald Downs Emerald Downs Presque Isle Downs Belmont Park Longchamp Northlands Park Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Assiniboia Downs Newmarket Newmarket Belmont Park Milan Kyoto Belmont Park Belmont Park Indiana Downs Longchamp Northlands Park Northlands Park Calder Milan Suffolk Downs Belmont Park Ascot Tokyo Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Doncaster Saint-Cloud Tokyo Mountaineer Belmont Park Belmont Park Tokyo Kyoto Aqueduct Aqueduct Hanshin Nakayama

Race Name & (Sponsor) Fourstardave H’cap Evangeline Mile Prairie Meadows Juvenile Mile Prix Jacques le Marois (Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard) Sekiya Kinen Horizon St Sandy Blue H’cap Distaff St Agassiz St Solana Beach H’cap Riskaverse Lindsay Frolic St Seacliff St Niigata Nisai St Del Mar Mile Longacres Mile H’cap P.G. Johnson St With Anticipation St El Cajon St Adoration S Torrey Pines St Yellow Ribbon Handicap Matron St (Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus) Arlington-Washington Lassie Arlington-Washington Futurity Happy Ticket Sunday Silence Keisei Hai Autumn H’cap Chinook Pass Stakes John & Kitty Fletcher St Presque Isle BC Mile Noble Damsel Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Alberta Oaks A L Red Erwin S Elge Rasberry S Buffalo St Fillies’ Mile (Shadwell) Sun Chariot St (Kingdom of Bahrain) Kelso H’cap Premio Vittorio di Capua Daily Hai Nisai St Frizette St Foxwoods Champagne Michael G. Schaefer Mile St Prix Marcel Boussac (Total) Freedom of the City St Canadian Juvenile St Frances Genter Gran Criterium John Kirby Pebbles St Queen Elizabeth II St (Quipco) Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Fuji St Indiana Futurity Miss Indiana S Trophy (Racing Post) Criterium International Artemis S Mountaineer Mile H’cap Nashua St Tempted St Tokyo Chunichi Sports Hai Musashino St Mile Championship Go For Wand Hcap Cigar Mile H’cap Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Asahi Hai Futurity St

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Mountaineer Mountaineer Suffolk Downs Suffolk Downs Calder Calder

Monmouth Beach St Serena’s Song St West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker’s Cup West Virginia Senate President’s Breeders’ Cup St Last Dance St First Episode St Brave Raj St Foolish Pleasure St

USA USA

Fairmount Park Fairmount Park

Bungalow H Pete Condellone S

USA

Presque Isle Downs

HBPA S

Class Gr 2

Gp 1 Gr 3 S R S S

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

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

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

Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1

Race Date 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 14-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 20-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 28-Aug-13 29-Aug-13 30-Aug-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 15-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 22-Sep-13 27-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 29-Sep-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 06-Oct-13 11-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 13-Oct-13 13-Oct-13 14-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 01-Nov-13 02-Nov-13 02-Nov-13 03-Nov-13 03-Nov-13 10-Nov-13 17-Nov-13 29-Nov-13 30-Nov-13 08-Dec-13 15-Dec-13

Value $500,000 $125,000 $60,000 € 600,000 $985,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN 30,000 CAN 30,000 $150,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $780,000 $200,000 $200,000 $100,000 $200,000 $100,000 £50,000 $100,000 $150,000 € 190,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $985,000 $35,000 $35,000 $250,000 $150,000 € 450,000 CAN 50,000 $150,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 £170,000 £160,000 $400,000 € 209,000 $931,000 $400,000 $400,000 $100,000 € 300,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 € 209,000 $50,000 $200,000 £1,000,000 $985,000 $85,000 $85,000 £200,000 € 250,000 $725,000 $130,000 $200,000 $150,000 $911,000 $2,600,000 $250,000 $400,000 $1,687,000 $1,832,000

8f (1600m) Age 3+ 3+ 2 3+ CF 3+ 3 3F 3+ FM 3+ C&G 3+ F&M 3F 2F 2 2 3+ 3+ 2F 2 3 3+ F&M 3F 3+ FM 3+ F 2F 2 2F 2 3+ 3 CG WA bred 3 F WA bred 3+ 3+ F&M 3 + CF 3F 3 (LA Bred) 3 F (LA Bred) 2 2F 3+ F 3+ 3+ 2 2F 2 3+ 2F 2F 2 3F 2 C&F 3 3F 3+ 3+ 2 C&G 2 F (IN Bred) 2 C&F 2 CF 2F 3+ 2 2F 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 2F 2 No G

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

Metres 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

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

D D T T D D D D

1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625

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D D

1644 1644

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Prairie Meadows Canterbury Canterbury Aqueduct Aqueduct

Iowa Breeders’ Oaks Minnesota Derby Minnesota Oaks East View St Damon Runyon St

USA USA USA USA USA

Keeneland Pimlico Evangeline Downs Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse

Coolmore Lexington St Shine Again St John Henry St Milwaukee Avenue H’cap Peach Of It H’cap

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8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32

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31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13

8.32 8.32

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8.32

16-Sep-13

8.32f (1664m) 3 F (IA bred) 3 CG 3F 2 F N.Y. Bred 2 (NY Bred)

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1664 1664 1664 1664 1664

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T D T D D

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Furlongs 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

8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32

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8.5f (1700m) 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

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Track Pimlico Turf Paradise Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Hollywood Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Lone Star Park Woodbine Pimlico Pimlico Hollywood Park Pimlico Pimlico Pimlico Woodbine Hastings Racecourse Delaware Park Arlington Park Calder Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Woodbine Monmouth Park Belmont Park Golden Gate Fields Lone Star Park Delaware Park Pimlico Belmont Park Hollywood Park Prairie Meadows Woodbine Churchill Downs Prairie Meadows Delaware Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Churchill Downs Arlington Park Arlington Park Delaware Park Monmouth Park River Downs (@ BEU) Finger Lakes Belmont Park Monmouth Park Prairie Meadows Monmouth Park Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Woodbine Monmouth Park Woodbine Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Parx Racing Colonial Downs Colonial Downs Evangeline Downs Evangeline Downs Monmouth Park Delaware Park Colonial Downs Emerald Downs Emerald Downs Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Del Mar Indiana Downs Monmouth Park Del Mar Emerald Downs Saratoga Northlands Park Del Mar Parx Racing Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Del Mar Finger Lakes Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Louisiana Downs Mountaineer Hastings Racecourse

Race Name & (Sponsor) Federico Tesio St Gene Fleming Breeders Derby La Troienne St Alysheba St American Turf St Edgewood St Mervyn LeRoy H’cap Beaugay Fort Marcy Texas Stallion St - Stymie Division Eclipse S The Kattegat’s Pride Starter Handicap Hilltop St Milady H’cap Allaire DuPont Distaff St Gallorette H’cap The Deputed Testamony Starter H’cap Selene S Strawberry Morn H’cap The Winter Melody Overnight Stakes Arlington Classic Memorial Day H’cap Majestic Light S Lamplighter St Jim Rasmussen Mem Wild Rose Marine S The Miss Liberty Ogden Phipps H’cap All American Lone Star Park H’cap The Joseph French Memorial Overnight Stakes Canonero II S Commentator Affirmed H’cap Hawkeyes Handicap Trillium S Early Times Mint Julep H’cap Cyclones Handicap John W Rooney St River Rock Casino (AlwS) Sir Winston Churchill H’cap Emerald Downs (AlwS) Vancouver Sun H’cap Steady Growth S Matt Winn St Black Tie Affair H’cap Lincoln Heritage H’cap Go for Wand St Pegasus S Sydney Gendelman Memorial H’cap New York Derby Mother Goose St Revidere St Iowa Distaff Eatontown St Iowa Derby Iowa Oaks Bison City S Lighthouse St Dominion Day S The Monashee Chris Loseth Lt Governors’ H’cap Supernaturel St Dr. James Penny Memorial H’cap The Bert Allen (formerly The John D Marsh St) Brookmeade St Louisiana Legends Classic - La Bred The Louisiana Legends Mile - La Bred Long Branch St Delaware Oaks Kitten’s Joy St Kent Handicap Seattle Slew H’cap A J Foyt Florence Henderson Osunitas St Golden Bear S Jersey Derby California Dreamin’ H’cap Mt Rainier H’cap Lake George St Count Lathum St San Diego H’cap Crowd Pleaser Desert Vixen S Molly Pitcher St Monmouth Cup Oceanport St Madamoiselle H Fred Jones S Clement L. Hirsch S Genesee Valley Breeders’ H’cap Donna Reed Ralph Hayes Super Derby Prelude West Virginia Governor’s St British Columbia Cup Dogwood St

Class

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

Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 S

Gr 3 S Gr 3 S

R Gr 3 S S Gr 3 S S Gr 1

Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 R Gr 3

gr 3 S S S R Gr 2

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

Gr 1 S S S

S

Race Date 27-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 03-May-13 03-May-13 03-May-13 03-May-13 04-May-13 04-May-13 04-May-13 11-May-13 12-May-13 17-May-13 17-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 18-May-13 19-May-13 20-May-13 22-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 25-May-13 26-May-13 26-May-13 27-May-13 27-May-13 27-May-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 02-Jun-13 07-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 23-Jun-13 28-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 01-Jul-13 01-Jul-13 01-Jul-13 01-Jul-13 01-Jul-13 02-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 14-Jul-13 14-Jul-13 17-Jul-13 17-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 21-Jul-13 21-Jul-13 24-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 02-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 05-Aug-13

Value $100,000 $50,000 $300,000 $300,000 $200,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $75,000 CAN150,000+ $40,000 $100,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $40,000 CAN150,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 $150,000 $75,000 $750,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 CAN150,000+ $75,000 $400,000 $100,000 $300,000 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $75,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $150,000 $50,000 $150,000 $300,000 $60,000 $100,000 $100,000 $250,000 $200,000 CAN250,000 $750,000 CAN150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $250,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $300,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $85,000 $85,000 $50,000 $100,000 $60,000 $100,000 $50,000 $200,000 CAN 50,000 $200,000 $75,000 $60,000 $200,000 $200,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $300,000 $50,000 $85,000 $85,000 $100,000 $200,000 CAN 50,000

8.5f (1700m) Age 3 3 (AZ Bred) 3+ FM 4+ 3 3F 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3 CG 4+ 3 + FM 3F 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ 3F 3+ FM 3 + FM 3 3+ 3+ 3 3+ 3+ F&M 3 3+FM 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 4+ 3 3 + (NY Bred) 3 3+ F&M (IA Bred) 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ (IA Bred) 3+ FM 3 3+ 3F FM 3+ 3 3+ 3+ FM 3F 3 3+ 3 (NY Bred) 3F 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3 3F 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3 3+ 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ F&M (VA Bred) 3+ 3+ 3 3F 3+ 3F 3 CG 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 4+ 3 3+ 3+ 3F 3 3+ 3 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 4+ F&M (IA Bred) 4+ C&G (IA Bred) 3 3+ 3F

Surface D T D D T T AWT T T D AWT D T AWT D T D AWT D T T D D T D D AWT T D AWT D D D AWT D AWT T D D D D D D AWT D T T D D D D D T D T D D AWT D AWT D D D D T T T D T D D T D D T T T D T T D T D AWT T T D D T D D AWT D D D T 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 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700

Furlongs Closing 8.5 19-Apr-13 8.5 EARLY CLOSING 8.5 10-Apr-13 8.5 10-Apr-13 8.5 10-Apr-13 8.5 10-Apr-13 8.5 8.5 20-Apr-13 8.5 20-Apr-13 8.5 8.5 24-Apr-13 8.5 07-May-13 8.5 07-May-13 8.5 09-May-13 8.5 07-May-13 8.5 07-May-13 8.5 07-May-13 8.5 01-May-13 8.5 11-May-13 8.5 13-Apr-12 8.5 13-Apr-13 8.5 11-May-13 8.5 17-May-13 8.5 17-May-13 8.5 16-May-13 8.5 16-May-13 8.5 08-May-13 8.5 17-May-13 8.5 11-May-13 8.5 16-May-13 8.5 16-May-13 8.5 22-May-13 8.5 24-May-13 8.5 18-May-13 8.5 23-May-13 8.5 29-May-13 8.5 08-Jun-13 8.5 25-May-13 8.5 30-May-13 8.5 27-May-13 8.5 01-Jun-13 8.5 01-Jun-13 8.5 01-Jun-13 8.5 01-Jun-13 8.5 29-May-13 8.5 01-Jun-13 8.5 05-Jun-13 8.5 05-Jun-13 8.5 03-Jun-12 8.5 03-Jun-13 8.5 05-Jun-13 8.5 06-Jul-13 8.5 08-Jun-13 8.5 14-Jun-13 8.5 16-Jun-13 8.5 15-Jun-13 8.5 16-Jun-13 8.5 16-Jun-13 8.5 12-Jun-13 8.5 21-May-13 8.5 12-Jun-13 8.5 22-Jun-13 8.5 22-Jun-13 8.5 22-Jun-13 8.5 22-Jun-13 8.5 11-Jun-13 8.5 27-Jun-13 8.5 27-Jun-13 8.5 22-Jun-13 8.5 22-Jun-13 8.5 22-Jun-13 8.5 01-Jul-13 8.5 13-Jul-13 8.5 8.5 8.5 06-Jul-13 8.5 8.5 11-Jul-13 8.5 10-Jul-13 8.5 12-Jul-13 8.5 11-Jul-13 8.5 8.5 13-Jul-13 8.5 17-Jul-13 8.5 18-Jul-13 8.5 13-Jul-13 8.5 19-Jul-13 8.5 14-Jul-13 8.6 14-Jul-13 8.5 14-Jul-13 8.5 24-Jul-13 8.5 24-Jul-13 8.5 25-Jul-13 8.5 20-Jul-13 8.5 25-Jul-13 8.5 25-Jul-12 8.5 20-Jul-13 8.5 22-Jul-13 8.5 27-Jul-13

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Track Hastings Racecourse Saratoga Del Mar Monmouth Park Presque Isle Downs River Downs (@ BEU) Saratoga Northlands Park Saratoga Northlands Park Northlands Park Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Arlington Park Canterbury Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hakodate Saratoga Finger Lakes Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Del Mar Ruidoso Downs Canterbury Canterbury Parx Racing Ruidoso Downs Parx Racing Parx Racing Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Emerald Downs Emerald Downs Finger Lakes Calder Calder Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Parx Racing Parx Racing Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Emerald Downs Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Belmont Park Calder Calder Belmont Park Parx Racing Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Northlands Park Northlands Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Indiana Downs Indiana Downs Belmont Park Calder Calder Calder Beulah Park Penn National Aqueduct Ellis Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) British Columbia Cup Stellar’s Jay St Waya St La Jolla H’cap Monmouth Oaks Malvern Rose S Vivacious St West Point H’cap Sonoma St Yaddo H’cap Westerner St City of Edmonton Distaff St Louisiana Cup Derby Louisiana Cup Oaks Louisiana Cup Distaff (Walmac Farms) Louisiana Cup Turf Classic Hatoof HBPA Distaff Richmond Derby Trial Hong Kong Jockey Club H’cap Elm St Ballston Spa New York Oaks Cliff Hanger St The Ladys Secret St Harry F. Brubaker H’cap Ruidoso Downs Thoroughbred Derby MN Classic Championship MN Distaff Classic Championship Smarty Jones Ruidoso Downs Championship Mrs. Penny St Roanoke S River Cities Unbridled Hcap Belle Roberts H’cap Muckleshoot Tribal Classic Jack Betta Be Rite H’cap Judy’s Red Shoes (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘11 pref) Needles S Jersey Girl H’cap Charles Hesse H’cap Breeders’ H’cap Fall Classic Distaff Beaufort St Cotillion St Alphabet Soup H’cap CTHS Sales (AlwS) CTHS Sales CTHS Sales Gottstein Futurity Mari Hulman George S The Richmond S Gus Grissom S Indiana Derby Hoosier Breeders Sophomore S Indiana Oaks Hoosier Breeders Sophomore S Pilgrim St Florida Stallion St - My Dear Girl Division Florida Stallion St - In Reality Division Athenia First Responder Ascot Graduation St Fantasy St Duchess of York St Harvest Gold Plate Mohawk St Ticonderoga H’cap Francis Slocum S Too Much Coffee S Turnback the Alarm Arthur I Appleton Juvenile Turf Elmer Heubeck Distaff H’cap John Franks Juvenile Fillies Turf Bobbie Bricker Memorial H’cap The Swatara Alex M. Robb H’cap Ellis Park BC Turf S

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA CAN JPN USA

Charles Town Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse Keeneland Hollywood Park Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Belmont Park Pimlico Pimlico Arlington Park Hollywood Park Belmont Park Hollywood Park Penn National Hollywood Park Woodbine Tokyo Monmouth Park

Charles Town Classic Illinois Derby Sixty Sails H’cap Ben Ali St Snow Chief St Kentucky Oaks Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Peter Pan St Black-Eyed Susan St Dixie St Arlington Matron Gamely St Sands Point St Californian St The Mountainview H’cap Honeymoon Hcap Plate Trial S Epsom Cup Monmouth St

Class S Gr 2 Gr 3 S S S S

S S S S

G3 Gr 2 S Gr 3 R S S S Gr 3 S S

S S S

S S S Gr 1 S S

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

S S S S Gr 3 S S S R S

Race Date 05-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 15-Aug-13 16-Aug-13 16-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 01-Sep-13 01-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 29-Sep-13 29-Sep-13 29-Sep-13 29-Sep-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 06-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 14-Oct-13 14-Oct-13 14-Oct-13 14-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 09-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 27-Nov-13 28-Dec-13 7/24/2010

Value CAN 50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $150,000 $75,000 $50,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $911,000 $250,000 $75,000 $100,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $55,000 $50,000 $350,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 $35,000 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $600,000 $60,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $1,000,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $85,000 $85,000 $500,000 $85,000 $200,000 $85,000 $150,000 $300,000 $300,000 $150,000 $75,000 CAN 75,000 CAN 75,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $175,000 $175,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $150,000 $80,000 $50K / $25K BC

8.5f (1700m) Age 3 CG 3+ FM 3 3F 3F 3+ FM 3+ (NY bred) 3F 3+ FM (NY bred) 3+ 3+ F&M 3 (LA Bred) 3 F (LA Bred) 3+ F&M (LA Bred) 3+ 3F 3+FM 3 3F 3+ 3+ FM 3F 3+ 3+FM 3+ 3 3+ 3+ FM 3 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ FM WA bred 3+ WA Bred 3+ FM 3F 3 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3 3F 3+ 3F 3 CG 3F 2 WA 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 3+ C&G 3 3 3F 3F 2 2F 2 3+ F&M 3+ 2 2F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ (NY bred) 3+ F&M (NY bred) 3+ F&M (IN Bred) 3+(IN Bred) 3+ F&M 2 (FL Bred) 3+ FM (FL Bred) 2 F (FL Bred) 3+ FM (OH Acc) 3+ 3+ (NY Bred) 3+ F&M

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

4+ 3 3+ F&M 4+ 3 CA bred 3F 3+ 3 3F 3+ 3+ FM 3+ FM 3F 3+ 3+ 3F 3 3+ 3+

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

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

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

20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 20-Apr-13 21-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 03-May-13 04-May-13 11-May-13 17-May-13 18-May-13 25-May-13 27-May-13 27-May-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 09-Jun-13

$1,500,000 $750,000 $200,000 $150,000 $300,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $200,000 $500,000 $300,000 $150,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $25,000 $150,000 CAN150,000 $1,040,000 $200,000

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 8.6 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 27-Jul-13 29-Jul-13 01-Aug-13 27-Jul-13 31-Jul-13 31-Jul-13 03-Aug-13 07-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 07-Aug-13 07-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 07-Aug-13 08-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 16-Jul-13 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 16-Aug-13 22-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 22-Aug-13 22-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 24-Aug-13 24-Aug-13

31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 06-Sep-13 06-Sep-13 11-Sep-13 11-Sep-13 11-Sep-13 06-Jul-13 07-Sep-13 24-Mar-13 24-Mar-13 24-Mar-13 18-Sep-13 25-Sep-13 25-Sep-13 18-Sep-13 18-Sep-13 18-Sep-13 25-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 CLOSED CLOSED 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 24-Mar-13 24-Mar-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 09-Oct-13 09-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 13-Nov-13 15-Nov-13 14-Dec-13 07-Oct-10

9f (1800m) 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

06-Apr-13 06-Apr-13 10-Apr-13 03-Apr-13 05-Apr-13 23-Feb-13 10-Apr-13 27-Apr-13 07-May-13 07-May-13 15-May-13 16-May-13 11-May-13 23-May-13 22-May-13 30-May-13 22-May-13 23-Apr-13 26-May-13

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Track Churchill Downs Hollywood Park Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Delaware Park Woodbine Colonial Downs SunRay Park Prairie Meadows Fukushima Canterbury Canterbury Hollywood Park Woodbine Colonial Downs Del Mar Saratoga Arlington Park Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Hakodate Monmouth Park Monmouth Park River Downs (@ BEU) Saratoga Mountaineer Niigata Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Assiniboia Downs Saratoga Emerald Downs Del Mar Emerald Downs Del Mar Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Saratoga Emerald Downs Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Hakodate Saratoga Saratoga Monmouth Park Del Mar Assiniboia Downs Arlington Park Louisiana Downs Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Assiniboia Downs Assiniboia Downs Belmont Park Parx Racing Hanshin Belmont Park Belmont Park Parx Racing Parx Racing Belmont Park Aqueduct Belmont Park Tokyo Belmont Park Calder Hastings Racecourse Tokyo Belmont Park Kyoto Beulah Park Calder Calder Charles Town Tokyo Charles Town Aqueduct Aqueduct Hanshin Hanshin Calder Calder Calder Aqueduct

Race Name & (Sponsor) Stephen Foster H’cap Vanity H’cap Fleur de Lis H’cap Regret St Obeah St Victoria Park S The Edward P. Evans All Along San Juan County Commissioners H’cap Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H’cap Radio Nikkei Sho Blair’s Cove St Princess Elaine St Swaps St Dance Smartly S Virginia Oaks Eddie Read S TVG Coaching Club American Oaks Arlington Oaks Evan Shipman (NYB) Curlin Diana St Jim Dandy St Hokkaido Shimbun Hai Queen St Haskell Invitational (INV) Taylor Made Matchmaker Norm Barron Queen City aks Whitney H’cap West Virginia Derby Leopard St British Columbia Cup Classic H’cap British Columbia Cup Distaff H’cap Manitoba Derby National Museum Racing Hall of Fame St Washington Oaks John C. Mabee H’cap Emerald Downs Derby Del Mar Oaks Restoration St Philip H. Iselin St Woodford Reserve Lake Placid Emerald Distaff Albany St Personal Ensign Inv St Saratoga Dew St Sapporo Nisai St The Woodward Bernard Baruch H’cap Twin Light St Del Mar Derby Matron Breeders’ Cup St Pucker Up St Super Derby British Columbia Derby Delta Colleen H’cap British Columbia Breeders’ Cup Oaks SW Randall Plate H’cap J.W. Sifton St Gold Cup Garden City St PTHA President’s Cup Kansai Telecasting Corp Sho Rose St Ashley T Cole H’cap John Hettinger Pennsylvania Derby Soul Starter Handicap Beldame Invitational Discovery Jamaica H’cap Mainichi Okan Knickerbocker Tropical Park Derby Ballerina Breeders’ Cup St Fuchu Himba St Empire Classic H’cap Miyako St Ruff/Kirchberg Memorial St Bonnie Heath Turf Cup Carl G Rose Classic My Sister Pearl Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai St A Huevo St Demoiselle St Remsen St Japan Cup Dirt Asahi Challenge Cup My Charmer H’cap Fred W Hooper H’cap Tropical Turf H’cap Queens County H’cap

FR

Longchamp

Prix d’Ispahan

USA JPN USA USA USA

Pimlico Kyoto Pimlico Colonial Downs Colonial Downs

The Pimlico Special Heian St Preakness St Colonial Turf Cup The Old Nelson H

Class Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 S S Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3

Gr 1 Gr 2 G3 Gr 1 Gr 3 S Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 S S Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 S Gr 1 S G3 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 3

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

Race Date 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 22-Jun-13 23-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 03-Jul-13 03-Jul-13 04-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 22-Jul-13 26-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 03-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 04-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 05-Aug-13 09-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 11-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 21-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 26-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 01-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 04-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 08-Sep-13 13-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 14-Sep-13 15-Sep-13 15-Sep-13 15-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 21-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 02-Oct-13 05-Oct-13 06-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 14-Oct-13 14-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 03-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 30-Nov-13 30-Nov-13 01-Dec-13 07-Dec-13 07-Dec-13 07-Dec-13 07-Dec-13 14-Dec-13

Value $500,000 $250,000 $175,000 $100,000 $150,000 CAN150,000+ $100,000 $75,000 $300,000 $965,000 $50,000 $50,000 $150,000 CAN200,000+ $150,000 $300,000 $300,000 $150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $600,000 $600,000 $911,000 $1,000,000 $150,000 $75,000 $750,000 $750,000 $1,040,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 75,000 $200,000 $65,000 $250,000 $65,000 $300,000 $60,000 $150,000 $200,000 $65,000 $150,000 $600,000 $100,000 $780,000 $750,000 $250,000 $60,000 $300,000 CAN 50,000 $175,000 $500,000 CAN 150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 100K CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $300,000 $250,000 $1,306,000 $150,000 $150,000 $1,000,000 $75,000 $400,000 $150,000 $400,000 $1,560,000 $150,000 $75,000 CAN 100,000 $1,324,000 $250,000 $911,000 $50,000 $125,000 $150,000 $50,000 $834,000 $50,000 $250,000 $250,000 $3,392,000 $1,040,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $80,000

9f (1800m) Age 3+ 3+ FM 3+ FM 3F 3+ FM 3 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3 3+ CG 3+ FM 3 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3F 3F 3+ 3 3+ FM 3 3+ F&M 3 3+ FM 3F 3+ 3 3 3+ 3+FM 3 3 3F 3+ F&M 3 3F 3 3+ 3F 3+ FM 3 (NY bred) 3+ FM 3+ FM (NY bred) 2 3+ 3+ 3F 3 3+ FM 3F 3 3 FM 3F 3+ 3 C&G 3+ 3F 3+ 3F 3+ (NY bred) 3+ F&M 3 3+ 3+ F&M 3 3 3+ 3+ 3 3+FM 3+ FM 3+ (NY bred) 3+ 3+ (OH Acc) 3+ (FL Bred) 3+ (FL Bred) 3+ F&M 2 3+ 2F 2 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+

Surface D AWT D T D AWT T D D T T T AWT T T T D AWT D D T D T D T D D D D D D D T D T D T T D T D D D D T D T T T D T D D D D D D D T T T T T D T D D T T T T D T D D D T D D T D D D D T T D T 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 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800

4+

T

1850

3+ 4+ 3 3+ 3+

D D D T T

1900 1900 1900 1900 1900

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Closing 01-Jun-13 06-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13 03-Jun-13 29-May-13 13-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 21-May-13 20-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 20-Jun-13 19-Jun-13 03-Jul-13 11-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 10-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 19-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 18-Jun-13 14-Jul-13 17-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 22-Jul-13 18-Jun-13 27-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 24-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 01-Aug-13 08-Aug-13 09-Aug-13 04-Aug-13 03-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 10-Aug-13 19-Aug-13 16-Jul-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 23-Aug-13 22-Aug-13 13-Aug-13 04-Sep-13 24-Aug-13 15-Jun-13 31-Aug-13 15-Jun-13 31-Aug-13 14-May-13 04-Sep-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 30-Jul-13 31-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 06-Jul-13 31-Aug-13 14-Sep-13 19-Oct-13 21-Sep-13 27-Aug-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 05-Oct-13 27-Aug-13 05-Oct-13 24-Sep-13 30-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 30-Oct-13 08-Oct-13 06-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 08-Oct-13 22-Oct-13 23-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 30-Nov-13

9.25f (1850m)

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Furlongs 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

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Track Arlington Park Arlington Park Arlington Park Arlington Park Saratoga

Race Name & (Sponsor) Modesty H’cap American Derby Beverly D. St Washington Park H’cap Saranac St

GB

Goodwood

Nassau

Class Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3

Race Date 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 17-Aug-13 31-Aug-13 01-Sep-13

Value $200,000 $200,000 $750,000 $150,000 $150,000

9.5f (1900m) Age 3+ FM 3 3+ FM 3+ 3

Surface T T T AWT T

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Santa Anita Churchill Downs Niigata Rome Longchamp Hanshin Woodbine Belmont Park Hollywood Park Hanshin Royal Ascot Belmont Park Curragh Hollywood Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Fukushima Hollywood Park Colonial Downs Arlington Park Hakodate Delaware Park Prairie Meadows Munich Kokura Arlington Park Arlington Park Arlington Park Saratoga Deauville Hakodate Saratoga Del Mar Niigata Leopardstown Hanshin Belmont Park Belmont Park Longchamp Ascot Rome Tokyo Rome Saint-Cloud Fukushima Chukyo Chukyo Hanshin

Santa Barbara H’cap Kentucky Derby Niigata Daishoten Premio Presidente della Repubblica Prix Saint-Alary (Pour Moi Coolmore) Naruo Kinen The Queen’s Plate S Woodford Reserve Manhattan H’cap Charles Whittingham Memorial H’cap Mermaid St Prince of Wales’s St (150th Anniversary) New York St Pretty Polly St (Stobart Ireland) Hollywood Gold Cup Dwyer St Suburban H’cap Tanabata Sho American Oaks Virginia Derby Arlington H’cap Hakodate Kinen Delaware H’cap Prairie Meadows H’cap Grosser-Dallmayr Preis Kokura Kinen Arlington Million XXXI Armerican St Leger St Secretariat Stakes Alabama Prix Jean Romanet (Darley) Sapporo Kinen Travers TGV Pacific Classic Niigata Kinen Irish Champion St (Red Mills) Sirius St Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational St Flower Bowl Invitational St Prix de l’Opera (Longines) Champion (Quipco) Premio Lydia Tesio Tenno Sho (Autumn) Premier Roma Criterium de Saint-Cloud Fukushima Kinen Kinko Sho Aichi Hai Radio Nikkei Hai Nisai St

GB

Sandown Park

Eclipse St (Coral)

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20-Apr-13 04-May-13 05-May-13 12-May-13 26-May-13 01-Jun-13 07-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 19-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 30-Jun-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 06-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 14-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 28-Jul-13 04-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 18-Aug-13 24-Aug-13 25-Aug-13 01-Sep-13 07-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 06-Oct-13 19-Oct-13 27-Oct-13 27-Oct-13 03-Nov-13 09-Nov-13 17-Nov-13 30-Nov-13 14-Dec-13 21-Dec-13

$150,000 $2,000,000 $1,040,000 € 297,000 € 250,000 $1,040,000 CAN1,000,000 $500,000 $200,000 $911,000 £500,000 $200,000 € 200,000 $500,000 $200,000 $350,000 $1,040,000 $350,000 $500,000 $200,000 $1,040,000 $750,000 $100,000 € 155,000 $1,040,000 $1,000,000 $400,000 $500,000 $600,000 € 250,000 $1,687,000 $1,000,000 $300,000 $1,040,000 € 750,000 $911,000 $1,000,000 $600,000 € 400,000 £1,300,000 € 209,000 $3,437,000 € 209,000 € 250,000 $1,040,000 $1,560,000 $911,000 $834,000

06-Jul-13

£425,000

4+ FM 3 4+ 4+ 3F 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 4+ 3+ FM 3+ F 3+ 3 + FM 3+ 3+ 3F 3 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3yo 3F 4+ F 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 2 CF 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 2

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

2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

3+

T

2010

York

International St (Juddmonte)

Gp 1

21-Aug-13

£750,000

Longchamp Curragh Chantilly Chantilly

Prix Ganay Gold Cup (Tattersalls) Prix du Jockey Club Prix de Diane (Longines)

Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1

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Kyoto Shimbun Hai Sheepshead Bay H’cap Takarazuka Kinen United Nations St Man o’ War BC St Robert G Dick BC St Henkel Preis der Diana German Oaks British Columbia Cup Endurance (BC Bred) Canadian Derby CTT & Thoroughbred Owners of California H’cap Del Mar H’cap Omnibus St Speed to Spare St Glens Falls H’cap Bowling Green H’cap RF Radio Nippon Sho St Lite Kinen Sankei Sho All Comers BC Premier’s H’cap Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup Red Smith

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2080

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$1,354,000 $250,000 $3,437,000 $500,000 $600,000 $200,000 € 400,000 CAN 22,000 CAN 200,000 $50,000 $200,000 $60,000 CAN 100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $1,354,000 $1,560,000 CAN 100,000 $2,352,000 $200,000

4+ 4+ 3 CF 3F

T T T T

2100 2100 2100 2100

3 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3F 3+ 3 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+

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Furlongs 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5

11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

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12f (2400m) 12 12 12 12 12

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Race Name & (Sponsor) Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) Brooklyn H’cap Belmont St Gran Premio Milano Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Irish Derby (Dubai Duty Free) Singspiel S Sparda Deutsches Derby Grand Prix de Paris (Juddmonte) Sunset Hcap Irish Oaks (Darley) Grosser Preis Von Berlin Cougar II H’cap King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Betfair) Grosser Pries Von Bayern Sword Dancer Invitational St Yorkshire Oaks (Darley) Longines Grosser Preis von Baden Greenwood Cup Prix Vermeille (Qatar) Preis von Europa Kobe Shimbun Hai Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational St Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Qatar) Kyoto Daishoten Gran Premio del Jockey Club e Coppa d’Oro Long Island Japan Cup WL McKnight H’cap La Prevoyante H’cap

GB GB GB

Epsom Downs Epsom Downs Epsom Downs

Oaks (Investec) Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup Derby (Investec)

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Tokyo Tokyo Nakayama

Meguro Kinen Copa Republica Argentina Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)

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Arlington Park Saratoga

Stars and Stripes St John’s Call St

USA IRE

Santa Anita Curragh

San Juan Capistrano H’cap St Leger (Irish)

GB

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St Leger (Ladbrokes)

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Race Date 26-May-13 07-Jun-13 08-Jun-13 09-Jun-13 23-Jun-13 29-Jun-13 07-Jul-13 07-Jul-13 13-Jul-13 14-Jul-13 20-Jul-13 21-Jul-13 24-Jul-13 27-Jul-13 11-Aug-13 17-Aug-13 22-Aug-13 01-Sep-13 02-Sep-13 15-Sep-13 22-Sep-13 22-Sep-13 28-Sep-13 06-Oct-13 06-Oct-13 20-Oct-13 09-Nov-13 24-Nov-13 28-Dec-13 28-Dec-13

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12f (2400m) Age 3 No G 3+ 3 3+ 4+ 3 CF 3+ 3 CF 3 CF 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3 No G 3+ 3+ CF 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ FM

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

Metres 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

3F 4+ 3 C&F

T T T

2410 2410 2410

4+ 3+ 3+

T T T

2500 2500 2500

3+ 3+

T T

2600 2600

4+ 3+

T T

2800 2800

3 C&F

T

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31-May-13 01-Jun-13 01-Jun-13

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$1,433,000 $1,433,000 $5,200,000

13-Jul-13 31-Jul-13

$150,000 $100,000

21-Apr-13 15-Sep-13

$150,000 € 220,000

14-Sep-13

£600,000

Longchamp

Prix Royal-Oak

Gp 1

28-Oct-13

€ 250,000

Nakayama

Sports Nippon Sho Stayers St

Gr 2

30-Nov-13

$1,560,000

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T

3100

Royal Ascot Longchamp

Gold Cup Prix du Cadran (Qatar)

Gp 1 Gp 1

20-Jun-13 06-Oct-13

£350,000 € 300,000

03-Jul-13 24-Jul-13

14 14

11-Apr-13 22-May-13

14.6

23-Jul-13

15.5

09-Oct-13

18f (3600m) 3+

T

3600

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13 13

15.5f (3100m)

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Closing CLOSED 25-May-13 26-Jan-13 09-May-13 05-Jun-13 CLOSED 19-Jun-13 CLOSED 20-Feb-13 04-Jul-13 CLOSED 30-Apr-13 18-Jul-13 11-Jun-13 21-May-13 03-Aug-13 25-Jun-13 11-Jun-13 05-Aug-13 28-Aug-13 02-Jul-13 13-Aug-13 14-Sep-13 15-May-13 27-Aug-13 19-Sep-13 26-Oct-13 08-Oct-13 14-Dec-13 14-Dec-13

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Furlongs 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

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22-Oct-13

20f (4000m) 4+ 4+

T T

4000 4000

20 20

23-Apr-13 28-Aug-13

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OB Baffert won both the Derby and the DWC with Silver Charm back in the day when the DWC was held on dirt at the nowdefunct Nad al Sheba course, but that was during an era when North Americans won eight of 14 editions from 1996 to 2009. The DWC has been elusive for North Americans since it was switched to the all-weather surface at Meydan in 2010.

Things are different now. Let’s face it, we – North Americans – have become the whipping boy of international racing; the quintessentially ugly American. It all seemed to become obvious after the stock market crash of 2008, when the cracks of our breeding industry and the fault lines of a rudderless national racing industry were exposed. Enter stage left to fill the leadership void, The Jockey Club (TJC) and a consortium of breeders’ groups (including Breeders’ Cup Limited) that made abolishing race-day medication – mostly banning furosemide, or Lasix, an anti-bleeding medication – the rallying cry for unity and reform. Some of their thinking was this: Let’s get us in line with the rest of the world where race-day meds are prohibited, and this, in turn, will bring the international markets back to our breeding business to inject much needed capital into our parched system, now shrunk by 40 or 50 percent. TJC et al, however, miscalculated the depth of the opposition to banning Lasix and instead their plan became divisive. Breeders and some owners, mostly of the upper echelons, versus the trainers, a blue-collar majority firmly against doing away with furosemide. The noise of the infighting was loud enough for the international community to hear, and they came in howling like hyenas on a wounded lion.

In the blink of an eye, the reputation of North American Thoroughbreds was being shredded to pieces here and abroad, by us and them. Our horses were drug-addled weaklings under the tutelage of clueless trainers, we wer e told, and we retold this to each other. North American horses and trainers are just not as good as their foreign counterparts, we and they kept repeating, wringing our hands, and it was all

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North America – the whipping boy of international racing – fights back What’s the greatest accolade for a North American-based trainer? That’s a no brainer: Winning the Kentucky Derby, right? What about for an encore? How about winning the richest race in the world, the $10 million Dubai World Cup (DWC) in the UAE? Check. Graham Motion turned the trick just over a month ago with 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom. tied together under the Lasix ribbon. This, apparently, was the root cause of our collective failure to breed and train sound racehorses capable of competing medication-free. Can’t we just do it like they do in Hong Kong, the New York Times asked us, barely mentioning that horses aren’t bred in that country and comprise a fraction of the population here. And did you know the Euros even called our Breeders’ Cup the “Bleeders’ Cup” while we chuckled at their cleverness? Yes, we even made Doug O’Neill, the trainer of the 2012 Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another, the national poster bad boy for drug excesses (yes, he has violations on his resume, while Motion does not), and we set up detention barns at Belmont and Santa Anita just to catch him in the act, or at least to send him and his kind a message. And somehow we managed to equate Lasix – a legal drug – with illegal performance-enhancing drugs so that horseracing and drugs became synonymous in the public eye.

“We can still breed great horses here, Lasix or no Lasix, and our trainers can compete with anyone anywhere.

Animal Kingdom and Graham Motion proved that”

Fact is, we do have problems here, but they aren't all tied to the use of Lasix, and doing away with Lasix isn’t the panacea for all that's wrong here. Fact is, racing is an international entity and we cannot exist in a void, either. But we can still breed great horses here, Lasix or no Lasix, and our trainers can compete with anyone anywhere. Animal Kingdom and Graham Motion proved that by winning in Dubai – and without race-day medication.

Next step for this dynamic duo is a tilt at a Group 1 race at Royal Ascot. If they are successful, they’ll be the second combination to win Grade 1/Group 1 races on three surfaces – dirt, turf, and all-weather. By the way, the first horse to do so was Lava Man, and he was trained by – wait for it – Doug O’Neill.

O’Neill is back for the 2013 Derby with Santa Anita Derby winner Goldencents. His 2012 Derby winner I’ll Have Another was sold to Japan for eight figures.

A majority interest in Animal Kingdom was sold last year to Arrowfield Stud of Australia, and after the DWC, 29 percent of the 2011 Derby winner was acquired by Darley’s U.S. operation to stand him at its Jonabell Farm in Kentucky.

Our Derby winners, despite what we hear, are still in demand internationally, and they bring money for stud duty. Perhaps it’s the North American trainer whose worth is questionable? Even guys like Graham Motion.

For whatever reasons, he no longer trains for Team Valor, with the exception of Animal Kingdom. The separation was announced about ten days following the DWC, after all the accolades. n

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