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Equi Tech by Dr. Deb Powell Making Claims by Joe Nevills Just Talkin' by Michael Economopoulos The Backside by Steve Heath

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Editor's Notes

By Stephanie J. Corum

Recently I made the trip to Annapolis, Maryland to attend a Ways and Means session of the Maryland House of Delegates. This was my first time actually seeing government in action. It was fascinating.

My first surprise was how many people were around.

There were the delegates of course, along with their staffers and interns. Then there were the many, many people present to speak for or against the various bills before the House. Double that number when you add that the Senate was in session as well, add to it busses of school children, throw in a few tourists and you have one overly crowded area. Let me tell you it was not fun driving my truck through the narrow brick, parked-up streets of Annapolis.

Finding a parking place was quite a challenge. Luckily it was a lovely spring day. Perfect for taking a walk.

Sitting and watching the Ways and Means committee was interesting. It quickly became obvious that there was an established flow to the events. Most bills were presented quickly, but you could tell when one of the more contentious ones came up. There were many speakers presenting for and against, and the number of questions from the delegates increased significantly.

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I was there to speak in support of HB-815 Horse Racing - Fair Hill - Arabian Breed R a c i n g Authorization.

(It also has a counterpart bill in the Senate).

Basically, this bill would allow Arabians to race at Fair Hill, along with thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses.

Each person is given a maximum of 3 minutes to speak. And yes, there is a large timer overhead counting down for all to see. (This is something that needs to be employed in many meetings!). There were several people who spoke on the positive economic impact additional horse racing would bring to Maryland. I spoke specifically on Arabian racing as well as the passion and diversity we bring to a horse event.

Overall we were very well received. The only concern came from the Maryland Jockey Club who wanted to make sure the simulcast signal was not impacted negatively. We introduced Arabian racing to many new people. One delegate was surprised we were on the Preakness undercard.

The Senate hearing is up next, and their version is also expected to be received positively. The legislation is expected to pass, which will allow Arabians to race any time at Fair Hill. It is one more step in legitimizing our breed. Whether we race there this year or not, the groundwork has been laid for us to run there any time.

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It was my honor and privilege to represent Arabian racing and the Arabian Finish Line at this important meeting.

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Correction In the February issue, Dream Pearl's track record was printed incorrectly. Her new track record set at Oak Tree at Pleasanton was 5 furlongs completed in 1:04.72.

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Around the Ovals CALIFORNIA

The Arabian Racing Association of California held their annual Meeting and Awards Banquet on February 27, honoring top horses, trainers, owners and jockeys for 2015. Congratulations to 2015 ARAC Award Winners: Leading Trainer: Helen Shelley Leading Owner: Warren Shelley Leading Breeder: Sam Vasquez Leading Jockey: Pedro Flores Champion 4-Year-Old Filly: Dream Pearl (Burning Sand x Triumphs Pearl by Seyvilla Triumph) Owner: Dorothy Burt, Evelyn Call, Betty Eaton, Cory Soltau Champion 4-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Paddys Day (Burning Sand x AK Loretta by Virgule Al Maury) Owner: Quarter Moon Ranch – (Scott and Lori Powell and Jim Schleimer) Champion Older Horse: Ayers (Burning Sand x BW Ali Catt) Owner: Warren Shelley Champion Older Mare: One Hot Chick (Burning Sand x FC Bint Chezi, by Ala Croixnoire) Owner: Warren Shelley Cal-Bred Horse of the Year 2015: True Grit (Burning Sand x Dunoire by Ala Croixnoire) Owner: Helen Shelley

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2016 ARABIAN STAKES SCHEDULE Sunday, June 12 - COBRA Distaff Sprint (Gr.3). Sponsored by MKP Enterprises. 6 furlongs, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares. $20,000 G. Nominations close Saturday, June 4.

Saturday, June 18 - COBRA Sprint (Gr.3) in Honor of Jerry Partin. Sponsored by Quarter Moon Ranch. 6 furlongs, 3-yearolds and up, open. $20,000 est. Nominations close Saturday, June 11.

Saturday, August 13 - COBRA Distaff (Gr.3). 1 1/8 mile, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares. $20,000 G. Nominations close August 6.

Sunday, August 14 - COBRA CLASSIC (Gr.3). 3-year-olds and up, open. $20,000 G. Nominations close Saturday, August 6.

DELAWARE

2016 ARABIAN STAKES SCHEDULE Saturday, July 9 – Delaware Park Arabian Oaks (Gr. 2) sponsored by Cre Run Farm. 1 1/16 miles for 3- and 4-year-old fillies. $30,000 G. Nominations close Thursday, June 30.

Saturday, July 16 – Delaware Park Arabian Derby (Gr. 2). 1 1/4 miles for 3- and 4-year-olds. $30,000 G. Nominations close Saturday July 16.

Saturday, September 3 – Buzz Brauninger Arabian Distaff H. (Gr. 1). 1 1/8 miles for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up. $35,000 G. Nominations close Tuesday, August 23.

Saturday, September 10 – Delaware Park Arabian Classic H. (Gr. 1). 1 1/4 miles for 3-year-olds and up. $50,000 G. Nominations close Monday, August 29.

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Laminitis and Spring Pasture Grass Intakes: What’s The Risk?

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he occurrence of laminitis in the United States increases from an average of 2% to 5% during the spring and summer months, with almost half of the cases of laminitis occurring in horses that are grazing fresh spring pastures.

Laminitis is a painful, often times disabling disease that causes lamellar failure within the hoof of the horse. There are currently several proposed pathophysiological mechanisms that may induce laminitis. In order to understand the implications of a horse developing laminitis, let’s take a quick look at the hoof structure.

The horse’s hoof is composed of a hard keratinized hoof wall and the structures that are contained within it. Upon close inspection, the hoof wall is made up of three different layers or stratum. The stratum externum or the external hoof wall layer originates from the periople epidermis and forms the thin outer layer of the hoof that gives the wall its smooth shiny appearance. The stratum medium or middle layer originates from the coronary epidermis and forms the majority of the hoof wall, and it is the densest part of the wall. The stratum medium is nonliving tissue but it is anatomically constructed to resist stress in every direction and to never require remodeling. Lastly, the stratum internum or inner layer originates from the lamellar epidermis. The distal phalanx (P3) is attached to the hoof wall by the stratum internum. The hoof receives nourishment from the corium (also called the dermis or “quick”).

The corium contains a network of arteries, veins and capillaries as well as sensory and vasomotor nerves and underlies the hoof wall. All parts of the corium have fingerlike projections called papillae that fit tightly into the holes of the adjacent hoof. Therefore, the stratum internum’s lamellae of the inner hoof wall interlocks with the corium

lamellae forming a junction that is bound by the basement membrane eventually forming a capsule (hoof capsule) around the third phalanx.

The circulation within the hoof is extremely complex and its complete explanation would involve another article, but it is important for the readers of this article to understand that there are between 50 to 500 arteriovenous connections per square centimeter throughout the entire equine hoof. That’s a lot of connections! These connections provide direct links between the artery and vein pathways allowing them to bypass the capillaries.

Ok…so where were we…oh yes, laminitis and spring pastures. One mechanism in which laminitis can develop is by carbohydrate (starch and oligofructose) overload. This is the type of laminitis that may develop when horses graze fresh spring grass pastures. The excessive ingestion of carbohydrates enters the hindgut and change the bacterial population. This induces severe changes in the hindgut bacterial populations, in particular rapid growth of Gram-

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positive bacteria (Streptococcus bovis and Streptococcus lutetiensis), which produces a large drop in cecal pH. The epithelial lining of the cecum degenerates resulting in loss of the protective barrier. This disruption of the barrier is thought to allow the influx of toxins into the portal circulation, causing inflammatory changes in the liver and circulating white blood cells, perhaps overwhelming the uptake of these cells by the liver for proper removal. This results in the appearance of these toxins in the systemic circulation. Although the toxins that may be involved in this process have yet to be fully identified, bacterial endotoxin may play a role. At any rate, within 24-40 hours, the horse will develop loss of the normal shape and arrangement of the lamellar cells of the hoof and lysis, and separation of the basement membrane will occur.

So what is in these spring pastures that may be causing these series of events? The nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC) of the plants, which include the simple sugars, starch and fructan, will normally accumulate within the plant if they are produced in excess of the energy requirement of the plant for growth and development, they are converted into storage carbohydrates. Cool season plants (C3 plants, for example, rye, fescue, Kentucky bluegrass) accumulate fructan as their storage carbohydrate. Typically warm season grasses (C4 grasses, for example switchgrass, teff grass, bermudagrass) have lower NSC contents than cool season species. Because there is no self-limiting mechanism for the production of fructan in the C3 species, high concentrations of it can accumulate. In contrast, C4 plants accumulate starch as their storage carbohydrate and do not normally produce fructan.

Starch production is self-limiting in that it ceases once the chloroplasts become saturated with starch. The sum of simple sugars and fructan comprise the water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) fraction of the plant. These storage carbohydrate concentrations in plants are constantly changing, a function of photosynthesis on one hand and utilization for plant growth and development on the other. This results in a diurnal variation in storage carbohydrates, with concentrations tending to rise during the morning, reach maximum in the afternoon, and decline overnight. There are also seasonal variations in the storage carbohydrate content of grasses associated with varying energy demands at different stages of growth, with concentrations being highest in late spring, lowest in mid-season, and intermediate in autumn. Additional effects of various environmental factors, such as light intensity, environmental temperature, fertilizer and water status can also add to the concentrations of pasture grass NSC. Environmental conditions can cause large changes in the amounts of NSC that accumulates in the plant. The WSC content of any given plant can range from 95 to 560 grams per kilogram dry matter with a corresponding range of fructan 32 to 439 grams per kilogram dry matter depending on the temperature at which it is grown. So the higher values are associated with cooler (41-50° F) temperatures and lower values with warmer (59-77° F) temperatures.

Drought conditions will increase the fructan content of the plant; conversely, factors that encourage growth, such as fertilization, result in a reduction of NSC content. Pasture plants growing in the shade will have lower NSC contents compared to those growing in unshaded pastures.

Based on studies where thoroughbred mares, broodmares and foals as well as young stock were allowed to graze on fresh spring pastures, intakes were reported to range from 1.5 to 5.2% of body weight per day. At the higher intake level, fructan intake was between 3.5 and 7.3 kilograms of fructan per day. These amounts are almost double of what is known to activate laminitis in experimental models.

How can you help your horse avoid large intakes of pasture NSC? This can be achieved through a combination of both pasture and horse management practices to reduce the accumulated concentration of WSC and to prevent the ingestion of high concentrations of NSC. Where possible, horse pastures should contain either C4 species or those C3 species or varieties that tend to accumulate low concentrations of WSC. Maintain short leafy grass heights either by grazing or mowing. That along with maintaining appropriate soil moisture and fertility will encourage growth and utilization of NSC as opposed to storage.

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loss, and watch themselves grow with the horse.

addy’s Day started off his 2016 campaign in the right way, taking the Grade 1 HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup on March 5 at Sam Houston, carrying his form over from what will likely be announced as a Horse of the Year campaign by the time this is printed.

Arabian racing is unique in that its Horses of the Year are have a reputation for sticking around after taking home the trophy for another campaign or two.

This sits in stark contrast to the Thoroughbred breed, where the lack of lasting stars is bemoaned every autumn as a new class is shuffled off to the breeding shed, a classic winner that runs at four is a revelation and one that runs at five is either nigh-unheard of, or more likely a gelding.

Case in point is Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, arguably the biggest phenomenon the Thoroughbred breed has seen in decades, who was a retiree as soon as the saddle came off his back after the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Part of this can be attributed to artificial insemination.

Paddy’s Day is one of several high-level North American Arabians who continue to race while siring foals. Unless a Thoroughbred stallion proves infertile, the amount of money on the line and the rigors of live-cover breeding usually keeps them off the racetrack for good – save for some historical examples like Seabiscuit, or more recent returns to the track like Minnesota stallion Law Enforcement, who is taking a year off from the shed to reenter training in Nebraska.

For those looking to market a sport or a breed, this is a huge boon for Team Arabian. Seeing a horse like Paddy’s Day or So Big Is Better come back year after year to run in big races against other big horses like themselves is how you market stars and rivalries. It’s how you get a fan to develop an attachment to a horse and reward them with years of enjoyment as they ride along with each win and

With these thoughts in mind, I decided to compare the campaigns of the past 10 Horses of the Year from both the Arabian and Thoroughbred breeds to see how and if they came back the year after taking home the big prize. Is perception reality when it comes to Arabian and Thoroughbred runners at North America’s very highest levels?

Some observations from this list…

- If an Arabian Horse of the Year takes an extended break after their Darley-winning season, they are more likely to eventually come back, as was the case with So Big Is Better and MD Blue Chip, who each took a year off after securing their Darley Awards and returned to stakes competition.

The closest example on the Thoroughbred side is California Chrome, who spent the bulk of 2015 on the sidelines, but not after a trip to Dubai and a botched summer residence in England, then returned to travel the world again in 2016.

- Arabians led the Thoroughbreds among Horses of the Year to return to race the following season, four to three.

Fryvolous, Arabian racing’s 2007 Horse of the Year, was sold overseas to race in the U.A.E. and never returned to compete in the Western Hemisphere. The scale gets close to tipping even further when one considers 2011 Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Havre de Grace’s one-

"Seeing a horse like Paddy’s Day or So Big Is Better come back year after year to run in big races against other big horses like themselves is how you market stars and rivalries. "

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and-done victory lap in early 2012 en route to selling at auction for $10 million later that year.

- Two-time Horse of the Year winners were also a dead heat, with the Arabian breed pushing Valiant Boy SBFAR and Sand Witchh, while the Thoroughbreds had Wise Dan and Curlin.

- The average age of an Arabian Horse of the Year from 2005 to 2014 was five years old, while the average age for a Thoroughbred champion as 4.3 years. The exploits of 2013 Horse of the Year So Big Is Better, a champion at 10 years of age, obviously provided a significant outlier, so removing the oldest horse from each group, we end up with Arabians at an average of 4.44 years and Thoroughbreds at 4.11 years.

- In the year immediately following a Horse of the Year campaign, the last 10 Thoroughbred winners won a combined 15 graded or group stakes to the Arabian breed’s eight. The numbers are drawn closer when overall stakes wins are considered, with Thoroughbreds holding a 17-15 edge. Considering the much smaller number of stakes opportunities for Arabians compared to their Thoroughbred cousins, especially in the graded ranks, that’s not a bad ratio to display the extended form of a high-end Arabian.

Here are the past 10 Horses of the Year for each breed, with the age it won the award, the notable wins that year, and the same measurables the following season, if applicable. As the 2016 season is still underway and the 2015 Darley Awards have yet to be announced as of deadline, we’ll start with the 2014 Horses of the Year.

2014 Arabian: Valiant Boy SBFAR 2014 Record: 4(4-0-0); $316,835; Age 6 Won President of the U.A.E. Cup S. (G1), Delaware Park Arabian Classic H. (G1), Arabian Racing Cup Stallion S. (G3), Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan Arabian Cup S. 2015 Record: Unraced; Age 7.

Classic S. (G3), Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Arabian Cup S., Ferndale Arabian S.; 2nd HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup S. (G2); 3rd Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Arabian Cup S. (G3).

2014 Record: Unraced; Age 11; Returned at Age 12 to win two graded stakes.

Thoroughbred: Wise Dan 2013 Record: 7(6-1-0); $2,751,972; Age 6.

Won Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), Maker’s 46 Mile S. (G1), Woodbine Mile S. (G1), Woodford Reserve Turf Classic S. (G1), Fourstardave H. (G2), Firecracker H. (G2); 2nd Shadwell Turf Mile S. (G1).

2014 Record: 4(4-0-0); $1,259,310; Age 7.

Won Maker’s 46 Mile S. (G1), Woodford Reserve Turf Classic S. (G1), Shadwell Turf Mile S. (G1), Bernard Baruch H. (G2).

2012 Arabian: Valiant Boy SBFAR 2012 Record: 7(4-2-0); $64,000; Age 4.

Won Bob Magness Memorial Arabian Derby (G2), Texas Arabian Derby (G3); 2nd Delaware Park Arabian Classic H. (G1).

2013 Record: 3(3-0-0-0); $85,650, Age 5.

Won President of the U.A.E. Cup S. (G1), Valour Farms Arabian Stakes (G2).

Thoroughbred: Wise Dan 2012 Record: 6(5-1-0); $2,622,037; Age 5.

Won Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), Shadwell Turf Mile S. (G1), Woodbine Mile S. (G1), Fourstardave H. (G2), Ben Ali S. (G3); 2nd Stephen Foster Handicap (G1).

2013 Record: 7(6-1-0); $2,751,972; Age 6.

Horse of the Year; Won Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), Maker’s 46 Mile S. (G1), Woodbine Mile S. (G1), Woodford Reserve Turf Classic S. (G1), Fourstardave H. (G2), Firecracker H. (G2); 2nd Shadwell Turf Mile S. (G1).

Thoroughbred: California Chrome 2014 Record: 9(6-0-1); $4,007,800; Age 3.

Won Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness Stakes (G1), Hollywood Derby (G1), San Felipe Stakes (G2), California Cup Derby.

2015 Record: 2(0-2-0); $2,100,000; Age 4.

2nd Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1), San Antonio Invitational S. (G2)

2011 Arabian: T M Fred Texas 2011 Record: 9(6-2-0); $109,360; Age 4.

Won President of the U.A.E. Cup S. (G1), Texas Six Shooter S. (G2), H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Arabian Cup S. (G2), Altitude Sports Race of the Day S. (G3); 2nd Delaware Park Arabian Classic H. (G1), H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Arabian Cup S. (G3).

2012 Record: 3(3-0-0-0); 209,479; Age 5.

Won President of the U.A.E. Cup S. (G1), Dubai Kahayla Classic (UAE-G1), Losail Cup.

2013 Arabian: So Big is Better 2013 Record: 11(7-1-1); $132,725; Age 10(!)

Won President of the U.A.E. Cup S. (G1), Crow Valley Ranch

Thoroughbred: Havre de Grace 2011 Record: 7(5-1-0); $1,623,000; Age 4.

Won Woodward S. (G1), Apple Blossom H. (G1), Beldame Invitational H. (G1), Obeah S. (G3), Azeri S. (G3); 2nd

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Delaware H. (G1).

2012 Record: 1(1-0-0); $90,000; Age 5.

Won New Orleans Ladies Stakes.

2010 Arabian: Sand Witchh 2010 Record: 6(5-1-0); $103,350 Age 4 Won Buzz Brauninger Arabian Distaff H. (G1), Cre Run Oaks Arabian Distaff S. (G2), Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Arabian Cup Open S. (G3), Rosebrook Arabian Distaff Turf H.; 2nd President of the U.A.E. Cup S. (G1).

2011 Record: Retired, Age 5.

Thoroughbred: Zenyatta 2010 Record: 6(5-1-0); $1,830,000; Age 6.

Won Santa Margarita Invitational H. (G1), Apple Blossom Invitational S. (G1), Vanity H. (G1), Clement L. Hirsch S. (G1), Lady’s Secret S. (G1); 2nd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).

2011 Record: Retired, Age 7.

2009 Arabian: Sand Witchh 2009 Record: 5(5-0-0); $63,360; Age 3.

Won Dr. Sam Harrison Juvenile Distaff S. (G2), Delaware Park Arabian Juvenile Distaff Championship S., Rosebrook Arabian Distaff Turf H., Betsy Ross Distaff S. 2010 Record: 6(5-1-0); $103,350; Age 4.

Horse of the Year; Won Buzz Brauninger Distaff S. (G1), Cre Run Oaks Arabian Distaff S. (G2), Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Arabian Cup Open S. (G3), , Rosebrook Arabian Distaff Turf H.; 2nd President of the U.A.E. Cup S. (G1).

Thoroughbred: Rachel Alexandra 2009 Record: 8(8-0-0); $2,746,914; Age 3.

Won Preakness S. (G1), Kentucky Oaks (G1), Woodward S. (G1), Haskell Invitational S. (G1), Mother Goose S. (G1), Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), Fantasy S. (G2), Martha Washington S. 2010 Record: 5(2-3-0); $558,376, Age 4.

Won Fleur de Lis H. (G2), Lady’s Secret S.; 2nd Personal Ensign S. (G1), La Troienne S. (G2), New Orleans Ladies S. 2008 Arabian: Thoroughbred 2008 Record: 7(3-0-3); $97,518; Age 6.

Won Delaware Park Arabian Classic H. (G1), Mandolynn Hill Farm Delaware Park H.; 3rd Wes and Betty Wright Turf H. 2009 Record: 6(2-2-1); $62,534, Age 7.

Won Delaware Park Arabian Classic H. (G1); 2nd Wes and Betty Wright Arabian Turf H.; 3rd Mandolynn Hill Farm and Valour Farms H. Thoroughbred: Curlin 2008 Record: 7(5-1-0); $5,399,000; Age 4.

Won Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1), Stephen Foster H. (G1), Woodward S. (G1), Jaguar Trophy (UAE); 2nd Man O’ War S. (G1).

2009 Record: Retired, Age 5.

2007 Arabian: Fryvolous 2007 Record: 8(6-1-0); $111,220; Age 4.

Won U.A.E. Equestrian & Racing Federation Arabian S. (G1), Bob Magness Memorial Derby (G1).

2008 Record: 7(3-1-0); Age 5.

Won National Day Cup (UAE-G1), Mazrat Al Ruwayah (UAEG2), Al Barsha Plate (UAE); 2nd Hydra National Day Cup Prep (UAE).

Thoroughbred: Curlin 2007 Record: 9(6-1-2); $5,102,800; Age 3.

Won Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Preakness S. (G1), Jockey Club Gold Cup S. (G1), Arkansas Derby (G2), Rebel S. (G3); 2nd Belmont S. (G1); 3rd Kentucky Derby (G1), Haskell Invitational S. (G1).

2008 Record: 7(5-1-0); $5,399,000; Age 4.

Horse of the Year; Won Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1), Stephen Foster H. (G1), Woodward S. (G1), Jaguar Trophy (UAE); 2nd Man O’ War S. (G1).

2006 Arabian: MD Blue Chip 2006 Record: 7(4-1-2); $147,380; Age 5.

Arabian Cup Championship Classic S. (G1), U.A.E. Equestrian Racing Federation S. (G1); 3rd Mandolynn Hill Farm Delaware Park S. 2007 Record: Unraced, Age 6. Returned at Age 7 to be stakes-placed.

Thoroughbred: Invasor 2006 Record: 5(4-0-0); $3,790,000, Age 4.

Won Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Whitney H. (G1), Suburban H. (G1), Pimlico Special H. (G1).

2007 Record: 2(2-0-0); $3,900,000; Age 5.

Won Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1), Donn H. (G1).

2005 Arabian: TH Richie 2005 Record: 8(7-0-1); $178,996; Age 4.

Won Bob Magness Derby (G1), Diamond Derby (G1), Drinkers of the Wind Derby (G1), Delaware Season Opener S., Mandolynn Hill Farm Delaware Park S.; 3rd Arabian Cup Championship Sprint S. (G1) 2006 Record: 2(1-0-0); $17,400; Age 5.

Won Bay View Farms Delaware Season Opener S. Thoroughbred: Saint Liam 2005 Record: 6(4-1-0); $3,696,960, Age 5.

Won Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Woodward S. (G1), Stephen Foster H. (G1), Donn H. (G1); 2nd Whitney Handicap (G1).

2006 Record: Retired, Age 6.

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By Michael Economopoulos

Photos, Thomas Kohler & Dave Wild

When I first started writing my column in 1998, I assumed that trainers had a sense of humor and no one would take offense at some good-natured joking around. I really didn't think that anyone would take me too seriously. Well, Bill Waldron showed me the error in my thinking when he informed me that he took everything seriously.

In my follow up column I apologized to all my trainer friends who may not have been amused by my wit. On a whole, trainers are over-worked, under-paid and don't deserve to be under-appreciated. I made it clear that my work was fictitious and resemblance to any trainer, living or dead, was purely coincidental and unintended. This time I'm apologizing in advance. That being said, this is what I wrote.

Racing Terminology - A Short Course For New Owners In every race, there is one horse that makes it to the winner's circle and six or seven horses with good excuses.

Since most fall into the latter category, new owners should be aware of all the reasons why their superstar didn't win.

Some excuses are text book approved and trainers will have them prepared before your horse finishes the race.

When your first time starter doesn't win, he automatically "ran green". Your horse could have been "all over the track" or perhaps he "backed out of the race". If it was a night race, the "lights made him booger in the stretch". In any case, the important thing to understand is that this is absolutely normal and in no way reflects on your horse's ability.

As he moves on to his next race he'll be

experienced and be eligible for a whole new set of excuses.

When your horse doesn't win its second race, you can almost be certain that he "came up short". Whether he "ran out of gas", "lugged in the stretch" or suffered the consequences of a "deep track" (plowed that very morning), don't worry. Your trainer will tell you that he "needed this race". (By the way, you're better off not asking why the other horses weren't affected by the deep track).

The third race excuse is automatic and a no-brainer. "Your horse bled".

Okay, so now your horse is experienced, fit and on Lasix. This is where it can get complicated, because if your horse doesn't win his next one, there are several good excuses to choose from. Your trainer could blame the jockey. If he likes the rider, the jockey probably "didn't fit the horse". On the other hand you could have had a lousy ride by a "no good son of a @#'!x*!x#".

Of course, there are several other options. Perhaps you just had some "bad racing luck". You could have been "boxed in", "taken wide on the turn" or "interfered with" (which would include being "knocked around by a bunch of hard heads"). Much worse than bad racing luck is anything to do with your horse's health. Not only will a "little cough after the race" serve as a valid excuse for not winning, a good trainer can use that one for several races and follow it with "a full blown case of the snots" or worse, "blisters".

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at this point is your horse "throwing a bad race". Logic dictates that your horse must first run a good race before throwing a bad one.

Assertions by your trainer that your horse "is training good" should not necessarily give your comfort. You should be aware that when he mentions "morning glory" he is not referring to the flowers in the infield. I've had several horses work a whole lot faster than they ever ran.

Not all trainers will tell their owners that their horse "couldn't outrun a fat man" (and not all owners want to hear that; even if it's true). But, if you listen carefully, you might get the message.

When a trainer suggests that perhaps another trainer (specifically his worst enemy), "might have better luck" with your horse, it's time to re-evaluate your horse's potential. I don't care how strong he finished in his seventh maiden race.

Of course, none of this might apply to you or your trainer. You might very well have an "honest to goodness runner" and never need to understand any of these terms. Despite "running green", or "not being fit" or any of the other hundred reasons available, your horse could win his first time out. He could overcome a "little cough after the race" or a jockey that "didn't fit" and you could get your picture taken in the winner's circle. You might even have one of those very special horses that prevails and triumphs against all obstacles and find yourself on the Darley stage.

That, in racing terminology, is what I refer to as a "lucky son of a @#'!x*!x#".

The Next Generation's Breeders' Incentive Program The Arabian Racing Cup is excited to institute an incentive program that will reward the breeder of purebred Arabian racehorses. In order to be eligible to receive these funds, people must join (by paying into) the Cup programs. They must breed to a Cup-nominated stallion and then subsequently nominate the resulting foal by the Cup-nominated stallion. Nomination requirements of each program are listed below.

STALLION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS • The stallion will be nominated by the Owner,

Agent, or Lessee.

• A stallion must be paid into the Cup program

every year in order for foals born the following

year to be eligible for the Foal Program.

• A stallion must be nominated and paid in full the

year the mare is bred to that stallion in order for

resulting foal to be eligible for the Foal Program.

The fee will be $150.00 per year for each stallion.

• Stallions from all over the world will be eligible as

long as they are recognized by the Arabian Horse

Association.

In return for fees paid, every year Nominated Stallions will receive: • Advertising through all Cup Stallion ads.

• Special recognition in the Arabian Finish Line Stal-

lion Guide and magazine.

• Because foals by Nominated Stallions would be

the ones eligible to earn additional money, this

will encourage breeders to breed to a Cup Nomi nated Stallion.

• Incentives will be paid to the breeder, no matter

who owns the foal at time of running.

• The Nomination Fee is $500.00 to be paid in over

a three year period.

o Weanling year - $50.00 due by December

31 of foaling year

o Yearling year - $200.00 due by December

31 of yearling year

o 2-year-old year - $250.00 due by Decem-

ber 31 of 2-year-old year.

o This system will allow the breeder to

evaluate the foal before making a com-

plete commitment. It will also protect the

breeder in situations where the foal is

sold and will not run in the United States,

sustains an injury and cannot race, etc.

NOTE: The mare must be bred to a Cup nominated stallion in order for the resulting foal to be eligible for a breeder to receive incentive rewards.

INCENTIVE FUND PAYOUTS A FULLY NOMINATED FOAL IS ELIGIBLE TO EARN BREEDERS’ INCENTIVE REWARDS FOR THE BREEDER OF RECORD IN ANY CUP-DESIGNATED BREEDERS’ INCENTIVE REWARD RACES HELD IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGHOUT ITS RACING CAREER. Each year, the Arabian Racing Cup determines which races will be designated Breeders’ Incentive Reward races. The Reward funds will be dispersed to the Breeder of Record of any fully nominated horses finishing first, second or third in these races. This money is paid out directly by the Arabian Racing Cup and is not part of the purse. Any money not paid out will be returned to the “pot” to be eligible for future races.

FOAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS • In order to receive incentive funds, eligible foals

must be fully nominated into the Incentive

Program. Once nominated they will be eligible for

their lifetime.

• Foals will be nominated and paid for by the For more information, please contact Michelle Morgan,

breeders. The breeder could be an owner, agent, Cup Steward, at 214-679-2026 or mmorgan@ont.com.

or lessee, but the foal’s registration papers must See also www.arabianracingcup.com.

have this person listed as the breeder.

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Incentive Monies for 2016 For 2016, $19,500 will be eligible to be paid to the breeders of horses running first, second or third in designated races. The funds are divided as follows: California - $1,500 per race for 3 races. Total of $4,500.

Colorado - $1,500 per race for 3 races. Total of $4,500.

Delaware - $1,500 per race for 3 races. Total of $4,500.

Michigan - $1,500 per race for 1 race. Total of $1,500.

Texas - $1,500 per race for 3 races. Total of $4,500.

This money is paid out following the race and is not to be used as purse money. The State Racing Associations can decide what races they want the money added to, but the Arabian Racing Cup gives final approval on said races. Five hundred dollars will be paid out to the breeder of record for horses finishing first, second, and third. This way, the Cup rewards the breeders equally rather than giving emphasis to the winning horse.

Photo by Vanessa Moreau-Sipiere.

The Grandfather Clause What if you have a foal that you want eligible to the breeders' incentive program once it starts paying out only to nominated horses? The Cup Stewards decided that a "one-time only" grandfather clause be enacted for 2016 only. To nominate a foal utilizing the grandfather clause, the stallion first has to be a nominated sire in 2016. He will then be referred to as a "Foundation Stallion". For these Foundation Stallions only, their progeny born in 2016 and earlier will be eligible to be nominated into the program according to the payment schedule if the foal nomination is started by December 31, 2016.

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First Group 1 Winner for Madjani Shadwell Arabian Stallions’s triple Kahayla Classic winner MADJANI sired his first Group 1 winner on Thursday 3rd March at Meydan, in UAE. The Shadwell bred 6-year-old colt HANDASSA won the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 (Gr.1 PA) over 2000m for his debut on the dirt track of Meydan. He won by a comfortable margin of more than 8 lengths and beat the track record set by 2015 Kahayla Classic winner MANARK, also a Shadwell horse. HANDASSA is trained by François Rohaut and was ridden on the day by Paul Hanagan.

HANDASSA was born in France, at Haras de Saint Faust. His dam, ZIVA (by DORMANE), was bought in 2001 after her victory in the International Arabian race La Coupe d’Al Asayl Management in France. Bred and trained by JeanMarc de Watrigant, she won 5 races, including the Hatta International Stakes (Gr.1 PA) at Newbury racecourse, also for Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. ZIVA has produced several winners, including ELRAAWY (MONSIEUR AL MAURY), AZIZI (MONSIEUR AL MAURY) and TAAJER (MADJANI), winner of the Prix Magicienne in February.

HANDASSA is the first stakes winning progeny out of this mare.

HANDASSA is from the first crop of his sire MADJANI and became his first stakes winner when he won the Shadwell Arabian Stallions (Listed PA) in Holland in 2015. He then finished third in the Shadwell Dubai International Stakes (Gr.1 PA) at Newbury and travelled to Istanbul to win the International IFAHR Trophy (Gr.2 PA).

Shadwell Stud’s director Richard Lancaster commented: “It was very exciting to see HANDASSA winning on Thursday.

It is reminiscent of his sire MADJANI who you all remember as the winner of three Kahayla Classics. We can now wait and see if HANDASSA follows the footsteps of his sire.”

Handassa, pictured here at Newbury in 2015, won the Al Maktoum Chalenge Round 3 (Gr.1 PA) to become Madjani's first group 1 winner.

Photo by Debbie Burt.

MADJANI was crowned Horse of the Year in the UAE in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He won 13 of his 17 starts, including the Gr.1 PA races HH President Cup twice, the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 twice and the Kahayla Classic three times.

Bred in France by Mr. Hoyeau, by the remarkable sire TIDJANI, MAJDANI is out of a Tunisian damline that produced the Group winners AL JAKBAR, BINT BELADY (ex TORNADE BLANCHE), ESSAANA, TORNADOR, SPEED TORNADE, OUASSILA THABET, etc.

MADJANI is building a successful international profile with a growing number of stakes winners and performers. RB FRYNCH BROAD won the Cre Run Oaks Arabian Distaff Stakes (Gr.2) and the Texas Arabian Oaks Stakes (Gr.3) and is the 2015 leading 4-year-old filly in the USA. BON BAISER DE FAUST, second in the Coupe de France des Chevaux Arabes (Gr.1 PA) and third in the Shadwell Arabian Derby (Gr.1 PA), is the 2015 leading Arabian racehorse in the UK. NIRAAN, also out of a DORMANE mare, is the 2015 leading Arabian racehorse in Sweden. MADJANI has winners in the UK, USA, France, Sweden, Morocco, Oman and UAE. MADJANI stands in France, in Haras de Saint Faust, where he covers mares naturally. He is also available worldwide via frozen semen.

Coming in the May issue...

• A complete wrap-up of Darleys Hollywood 2016 • A profile on the 2015 Darley Horse of the Year • Coverage of the Dubai Kahayla Classic (Gr.1 PA) 20 • Arabian Finish Line • April 2016

a high time in texas March 5, 2016

Clockwise from top left: Ahmad Almahmood presents the trophy to winning rider Sara Vermeersch from Belgium; The hardware given away that evening.; Ostrich racing!; A rare moment when Morhaf Alassaf is not taking a photo.; The field heads to the track in the Grade 1 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayn Cup S.; And yes, camel racing!

Top left photo by Pamela Burton. All other photos by Steve Heath.

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Spectacular *Sabellina

before her death in 1978 at age 24. In this article we will focus on her influence on successful Arabian racehorses, though it should be mentioned that after her importation to the USA in 1969 she produced 5 offspring by *Bask++, one a National halter winner, three of them National winner producers, and all have National winning descendants. *Sabellina's direct offspring won 12 stakes races in Poland. During the 27 years from 1958 to 1984, *Sabellina, her get, grand-get and great grand-get dominated the three races which comprise the Triple Crown of Polish racing (the Oaks, Derby and Criterium), winning 15 times or 20%. This was achieved despite the exportation of *Sabellina's bestknown son, *Sambor++, before he could win one of these races. As we will see, her descendants continue to enjoy great success both on Polish tracks and other racing venues worldwide.

By Arlene Magid

On the sunny afternoon of July 24, 2011, at Warsaw’s Służewiec racetrack, Polish racing history was made. A seventh generation dam line descendant of the great race mare *Sabellina won the Polish Derby. Sabir (Espadero x Salsa by *Wojslaw), bested his rival Achilles by a length. His win was commented upon in Poland's online Araby magazine as "ultimately defeated his rival – bearing equal athletic talent, but with an inferior racing pedigree". *Sabellina's dam line and influence hold strong in every country in the world in which Arabian racing is held. She was foaled in 1954 at Nowy Dwor Stud in Poland. Her sire Abu Afas also sired the great Comet, and her dam, the unraced Sabda produced three race winners. *Sabellina raced for just two seasons, with a record of 2/7(5-1-1). Four of her wins were in stakes races and she won the 1958 Polish Derby and Oaks, a feat later duplicated by her daughters Santa (in 1964) and *Sasanka (in 1972), her granddaughter *Saszetka (in 1981) and her great-granddaughter *Sarmacja (in 1990). Of the 10 mares who have won the Polish Oaks and Derby in the same year, five are descendants of *Sabellina. *Sabellina produced a lifetime total of 16 registered foals

In Poland *Sabellina's best nick was with Criterium winner Czort, with whom she produced 9 offspring. Her Czort son *Sabson was imported in utero with her. He won 2 races in the U.S.A. and had 35 get who raced, 18 of whom won races and two were stakes winners. Another son, Sabbat, won the Polish Derby in 1968 and had a race record of 2/11(53-2) Derby +2. Sabbat sired just 15 registered get. Of these, four daughters have bred on into modern pedigrees. His daughter *Mlawa is the dam of a National dressage winner.

His granddaughter *Finka is the dam of a National Champion in reining. His granddaughter *Nadoba, herself unraced, is the dam of 8 race winners including The Wiking, winner of 7 stakes in the U.S.A. and placed in all of his races in the United Arab Emirates. *Sabellina's most famous son is *Sambor++, foaled in 1965, who won multiple races in his only season in Poland.

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After his exportation to the U.S.A. in 1969, he won the Derby at Turf Paradise in Arizona by 15 lengths as well as the U.S. National Champion Race. His son Samtyr (also a winner of the U.S. National Champion race) won 11 of his 14 races and sired both stakes winners and significant race producers. *Sambor++ was named to the Arabian Horse Trust Racing Hall Of Fame. He was also a successful show horse, a regional champion in park and English pleasure, and a sire and grandsire of National winners. *Sambor++ is found in numerous pedigrees of stakes winners worldwide, from North America to Europe to the Arabian Gulf.

Two of *Sabellina's daughters have founded enduring branches of her dam line which have been important to racing worldwide. The first of these is *Sala I. She was foaled in 1962, imported to the U.S.A. in 1980 and died in 1990. *Sala I is the dam of 1983 Polish Criterium winner Sart (by Celebes) and of Oaks and Criterium winner Samarra (by Arragon), neither of whom bred on. *Sala I's best producing daughter is *Szalka (by *Eleuzis).

She produced 7 U.S. race winners including NF Proof+//, winner of the AJC Derby, the Armand Hammer and 6 other stakes and twice Darley Horse Of The Year. NF Proof+/ is a sire of multiple stakes winners and has also

ranked as a leading broodmare sire. *Sabellina's most influential daughter is Santa, winner of the 1964 Polish Oaks and Derby. Santa had just six offspring, among them multiple race winner Santos and 1974 Polish Derby winner Sanos (by *Magnat). All but one of her offspring were sons; but her one daughter, multiple stakes winner*Sasanka, has insured the future of the *Sabellina dam line on Polish racetracks. *Sasanka (by Almifar) proved to be an even better racer than her dam, winning the 1972 Polish Oaks, Derby and Criterium Stakes. *Sasanka's dam line has many branches, as she was a great producer of daughters (she had 8 daughters and one son). Seven of her offspring are race winners, and six are stakes winners. *Sasanka's first daughter was *Sarenka (by *Tryptyk), the 1978 Polish Derby winner. *Sarenka was imported to the USA in 1982. She produced Polish race winner San (by Banat) and U.S. race winner Serenada SA (by *Burzaan). *Sasanka's second daughter, *Stokrotka (by *Bandos) placed in three of her five races. She produced 2 stakes winners after her importation to the U.S.A.: Stravinsky HF (by Samtyr, thus

double *Sabellina) and Santana HF (by *Wiking), also the sire of a National Champion in reining. Three of *Stokrotka's offspring have produced National winners in performance. *Sasanka's daughter *Sanna PASB (by Wist) won the 1984 Oaks and was in the money in 11 of her 12 starts. She was exported to the U.S.A. in 1987.

She produced 6 race winners including stakes winner Sicily IA, and her daughter Sanibel IA (by Samtyr so double *Sabellina) is a multiple race winner who was third in the AJC Oaks.

She produced 9 time stakes winner DA Adios (by *Wiking), the highest money earner in U.S. racing, prior to her export to Turkey. Her son Ucanbey, foaled in Turkey, has surpassed $1 million in race earnings there.

Another *Sasanka daughter, *Sawanna (by *Namiet) raced for one season in Poland, winning a race and finishing in the money in all of her starts.

She produced 9 race winners after her exportation to the U.S.A. in 1984, including the stakes winners Southern Storm, Southern Supreme and Southern Spirit, all by *Wiking. *Sasanka's daughter Saszetka (by Engano) is her most important for the continuation of the *Sabellina dam line in Poland. Saszetka's race record is 2/11(6-3-0-1) and she won the Polish Derby and Oaks in 1981. *Saszetka's grandson Salut (out of her daughter Saba) has, appropriately, won the Sabellina S. twice. Her granddaughter Sajra (out of her daughter Samoa) won the 2010 Polish Oaks.

Saszetka's best known daughter is *Sarmacja (by Gil), who won the 2001 W.A.H.O Trophy for Poland. She won the Polish Derby and Oaks in 1990 and has been a top producer of racing stock there. Her son Subaru (by *Europejczyk) is a stakes winner. Another son, Saracen (by Monarch AH and thus double *Sabellina) sired 2009 Polish Criterium winner Equilin. Her

*Sabellina is shown here with her 1960 filly Santa.

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son Sabat (by *Wojslaw) is a multiple stakes winner. A fourth son, Sarmata (by *Pepton) was successful on the track and after exportation to Brazil was named Brazilian National Champion Stallion. *Sarmacja's daughter Salsa (by *Wojslaw) won the 2004 Polish Oaks and is the dam of 2011 Polish Derby winner Sabir and 2009 Sabellina Stakes winner Sabah (by Harbin) *Sarmacja was leased to America for a three year period so she could be bred to Monarch AH (she was returned to Poland in foal to him) and there she produced the outstanding racer Savvannah, who was exported to Poland when her dam returned there. *Sasanka herself came to America at age 13 in 1981, where she produced her three final offspring. Her daughter AH Singularity (by *Pesniar) won 7 races. Another daughter, *AH Rhapsodyinblue (by Wist), won the Oaks and was named 1985 Race Filly Of the Year. *Sasanka's final foal was perhaps her crowning achievement-the racing sensation Monarch AH (by *Wiking), who was orphaned at three weeks of age. His amazing race record included 13 stakes wins. He was named the 1991 Darley Horse Of The Year and was the all time leading money earner in the U.S.A. for a number of years. He has been as sensational a sire of racehorses as he was a competitor, with get having earned over $5.2 million. Monarch AH was sold to the W’rsan Stables of Abu Dhabi at age 14 in 2001, and he has continued to sire winners in the Middle East.

Monarch AH has brought the greatness of *Sabellina full circle, as two of his get are now stakes producers in Poland. His son Ontario HF sired the 2013 Polish Oaks winner Wielka Damira and the 2013 Polish Derby and Criterium winner Wares.

His daughter HF Olympia is the dam of 2006 Criterium winner and 2007 Polish "Triple Crown" winner (Derby, Oaks, Criterium) Orgia Fata. And then there is the mare described as "the greatest race mare of the last decade" by the Poles - Savvannah (Monarch AH x *Sawanna), who has 13 wins (11 stakes) in 18 starts. Her stakes wins include the 2001 Oaks and Criterium. And of course Savvannah is double *Sabellina!

Arlene Magid has been involved with Arabian horses for over 50 years-as an owner and breeder as well as a journalist and researcher. A former editor of Arabian Horse Times magazine, she now concentrates on webinars and consulting work helping owners learn more about their own horses and purchase and breed the horses that inspire them. Find her at www. arlenemagid.com and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Arlene-Magid-Pedigree-Research-143259189028736/.

*Sabellina founded the female families of so many incredible stallions. Just a few of them are pictured here. Clockwise from to left corner. NF Proof, *Sambor (sire of Samtyr), DA Adios and Monarch AH (pictured in 2016 at age 29 with Deidre Hyde and HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.).

Photo by Debbie Burt.

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UPDATE

By Evie Tubbs Sweeney, Evie@EvieInc.net Lots has happened over the last month. The HARC Annual General Meeting was held in Abu Dhabi the end of February, and the remaining wrinkles were ironed out. Here is a quick summary.

A few new member countries have been added to HARC, making the current list as follows: Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom and United States.

Several other countries which have expressed an interest in joining are: Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, Iran, Bahrain and Libya. These would be followed up in due course.

There will be two types of HARC memberships: “Full Memberships” (countries) and “Associate Memberships” (individuals). Full memberships are essentially the countries who will be collecting HARC sponsorship money each year.

Associate memberships are individuals who would like to support HARC activities and be entitled to register their horses with HARC if they are in a country without HARC membership. A membership fee (to be determined soon by the steering committee) to help cover administration costs of HARC will be collected from both levels of membership.

People have asked if there is an accreditation process. The answer is yes. Accreditation of horses running in HARC races will be required so that the horse is indeed representative of bloodlines outside the six excluded lines requested

by HARC. A ONE-time registration fee per horse running in HARC races will also be initiated at an inaugural fee of $40 per horse. Once accredited, the horse will remain in the HARC database of approved runners for its lifetime.

Similarly, breeding stallions who represent lines that are HARC-eligible now must be accredited as well at a one-

time accreditation fee of $150. And again, once accredited, the breeding stallion will remain in the HARC database of approved stallions at stud for its lifetime. This fee also covers the right to use the HARC logo in promotional collateral to promote stallions that are HARC-accredited. (If a horse runs as an accredited racehorse, it is not required to gain additional accreditation as a breeding stallion later in his career. Once accredited, always accredited.)

And finally, if you wish to make a broodmare accredited in order to promote her eligibility, she can be nominated as well for a one-time accreditation fee of $40.

So please make a note that as of July 1, 2016, only HARCaccredited race horses and breeding horses will be authorized to utilize the HARC logo in promotional materials (websites, print ads, eblasts, etc.).

The HARC website, www.HARChorses.com, is nearly finished and may very well be live by the time you read this.

Also, if you haven’t yet seen it, check out its Facebook page!

Now that these items of business are finalized, we are going full steam ahead here in the USA with both the rollout of HARC races and the piggy-backed market development campaign for Arabian racing.

We are approaching the first of several racing forums. The first will be held at the internationally significant Arabian Breeders World Cup show in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15th.

Pamela Burton will be co-hosting that forum with me.

With that in our sites, it is my goal to have partnerships in place and available by the time that forum happens, as it is our goal to cultivate new racing enthusiasts at each of these forums and offer them a place to participate immediately. Therefore, I will be contacting Arabian racing breeders and owners, imploring them to offer racing aged horses available to sell or lease to partnerships. Those horses will be made available to the partnership managers, who will then choose a horse(s) to build a partnership(s) around.

So, know that you will be receiving a call from me soon. Or better yet, contact me with a good prospect! Onward and upward for the love of the Original Racehorse.

Equi-Tech continued.

Restricting grazing to the early morning will avoid intakes of the highest concentrations of NSC encountered during the day, and grazing of shaded pastures will help reduce NSC intakes. Horses should be restricted from grazing pastures at times of high light intensity and low temperatures.

Although there hasn't been direct evidence showing a direct relation between laminitis and the ingestion of storage carbohydrates of pasture plants, it would still be prudent to reduce the perceived risk for horses predisposed to laminitis.

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The Arabian Jockey Club Wants to Know...

Earlier this year, the Arabian Jockey Club did an informal online survey in an attempt to see what horses will race in 2016 and where. The results showed that the majority of our horses are still older, but there are a lot more maidens out there, indicating that a new round of horses is coming. Many of the reported challenges we face are the same ones we've faced for the last 20 years - the need for more horses, owners and trainers. What do you think of these results?

Do any of them surprise you? Let us know via Twitter on our Facebook page.

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Number of Horses Submitted: 79

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Horse Age 2 Years Old: 1% 3 Years Old: 25% 4 years Old: 33% 5+ Years Old: 41%

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Horse Sex Filly/Mare: 48% Colt/Stallion: 33% Gelding: 19%

What will you be racing in 2016?

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Which Option Would the Horse Likely Run in: Maiden, Allowance, Condition, or Stakes?

Claiming: 3 Maiden: 36 Allowance Stakes: 4 Stakes: 16 Allowance Conditions: 3 Allowance: 19

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What claiming price would you run your horse in?

Under $4,999: 6% $5,000 to $9,999: 17% $10,000 to $19,999: 40% $20,000 to $24,999: 8% Over $25,000: 29% 29 • Arabian Finish Line • April 2016

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What are the tracks you run most frequently at?

1st Choice: o 2nd Choice: Delaware: 44 § Delaware: 44 Texas: 8 § Texas: 28 California: 5 § California: 6 Colorado: 7 § Colorado: 2 Michigan: 7 § Michigan: 1 Kentucky: 1

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Would you consider travelling to an out-of-state stakes race?

96% Yes 4% No

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What are the biggest challenges you see in racing Arabians?

Location of tracks/distance Need more horses Need more owners Need more trainers Placement of Arabian races on a card Low purses

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o 3rd Choice: § Delaware: 4 § Texas: 16 § California: 11 § Colorado: 0 § Michigan: 1

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ROYAL RICHESS AND PADDYS DAY DOMINATE IN THE ARABIAN RACING FESTIVAL AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK Entertaining Camel and Ostrich Races Featuring Local Celebrity "Trainers” A�racted �ig Cro�ds Saturday, March 5, 2016 ~ Sam Houston Race Park hosted two pres�gious Arabian stakes on Saturday, March 5, the $48,000 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan CupAmethyst Jewel (G1) and $41,000 HH Sheikha Fa�ma Bint Mubarak Ladies IFAHR Cup, both at a distance of seven furlongs.

The races drew huge crowds, as for their fi�h year in a row Sam Houston Race Park also presented family-friendly exo�c animal racing. This year, the ac�on included Camel and Ostrich races. The promo�on has been expanded to two nights, and with perfect weather, 23,289 fans were in a�endance, roo�ng for their favorite Camel and Ostrich as they raced a distance of approximately 100 yards.

ROYAL RICHESS Bay Mare, foaled April 15, 2010 (TH RICHIE x ROYAL ATHEENA, by MONARCH AH) Jockey: Kirsten Swan Trainer: Lynn A. Ashby Owner: Cre Run Enterprises and Fostock, Ann Breeder: ALAN KIRSHNER OR DEBORAH MIHALOFF Career Statistics: 6 WINS, 5 SECONDS, 2 THIRDS FROM 16 STARTS

Four local celebri�es served as �trainers� for the eight-foot tall Camels, who sprinted 100 yards in front of the enthusias�c crowd. This year�s winning trainer on Friday night was DK, KHMX Morning Show; she chose ADORE (All Dogs Official Rescue Enterprise) as her charity. Saturday night’s winner was Krys�na Ramey, of the 104 KRBE Morning Show. She selected Crime Stoppers as her charity.

Royal Richess Closed Gamely in the $41,000 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies IFAHR Cup A field of ten Arabian fillies competed in the $41,000 HH Sheikha Fa�ma Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR Cup. The race featured all female jockeys for the fi�h year in a row.

It was Belgium rider Sara Vermeersch who guided Royal Richess to victory, coming off the pace to notch her sixth career victory. The 6-year-old daughter of TH Richie is owned by Ann S. Fostock and trained by Lynn A. Ashby. She was bred in Virginia by Alan Kirshner and Deborah Mihaloff.

“We love coming to Sam Houston for this race,” said Ashby. “We drew a great rider; she listened and read the form on this mare. She knew what to do; it was awesome.”

Royal Richess, sent off at odds of 7-1, paid $16.00 for the win, covering seven furlongs in 1.34.16. Our Princess, owned by Cre Run Enterprises, ran second and Texas Yellow Rose champion, Jewell AA, owned by Be�y and Joseph Gillis, was third.

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Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan CupAmethyst Jewel Paddys Day Powered to the Wire in the $48,000 HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Amethyst Jewel A talented group of eleven colts and geldings showed their me�le in the Grade 1, HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup. Paddys Day, owned by Quarter Moon Ranch LLC, was sent off as the heavy favorite, and did not disappoint, rallying under regular rider Kelsi Purcell to a two-length win. The 5-year-old son of Burning Sand had not run since October 16, but had no difficulty winning his 11th career race.

“He is an amazing horse,” said trainer Sco� Powell. “�e are so proud of him.”

There was a ��een-minute delay due to a power failure in the placing judge’s stand. The horses were backed out of the gate, but Purcell said it made no difference to her stallion.

“It was tough, but he held his composure,” said Purcell. “He’s just an amazing horse and will go all the way this year.”

The fast closing F Sixteen ran second under jockey Carol Cedeno. Easter Man, winner of the Grade 2, $30,000 Texas Six Shooter on February 6, was third, followed by Quick and Rich.

Paddy’s Day ($3.00), covered seven furlongs in 1:32.23 and earned $25,050 for the stakes win that evening. Bred in Texas by Jane Teutsch, Paddys Day has now won 12 of his 16 career starts.

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Grade 1 PADDYS DAY

Bay Horse, foaled March 17, 2011 (BURNING SAND x AK LORETTA, by VIRGULE AL MAURY) Jockey: Kelsi Purcell Trainer: Scott Powell Owner: Quarter Moon Ranch Breeder: JANE R TEUTSCH Career Statistics: 12 WINS FROM 16 STARTS, AND 2 SECOND PLACES

The Emir's Sward Festival Text and photos by Debbie Burt www.equinecreativemedia.com

this race, with this kind of racetrack, was a perfect target for him.

The HH Emir’s Sword Festival is the highlight of the Qatar racing calendar and is held under the patronage of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani. There are 22 races for Purebred Arabians and Thoroughbreds, some for local-breds only.

“We will prepare him for the Qatar Derby in Chantilly, taking the same path as Mister Ginoux. I think he is a horse that can get better and better as he matures, like a lot of Amer sons.”

Of the two Group 1 races for Purebred Arabians, the prestigious HH Emir’s Sword now forms the final leg of the newly instigated Doha Triple Crown. With the first leg going to Sir Bani Yas in the Qatar International at Goodwood and the second to Al Mourtajez in Longchamp’s Qatar Arabian World Cup, there was no chance of the $1 million bonus being won. The spectacle of the World’s highest ever rated Arabian racehorse, Al Mourtajez (OR 130) bidding for back to back wins was an attractive proposition nonetheless.

With Saturday now the focus, the $250,000 1 mile Qatar International Cup Group 1 PA was the second race on the card. Mister Ginoux had impressed last year, but it was another Fourcy, Al Shaqab runner that took the breath away as Aba’ath scorched home in record time. By Amer, his dam was unraced, though she was out of a full sister to Djebbel and therefore a granddaughter of Cherifa.

Thomas Fourcy praised his colt saying. “He has been impressive. He’s a horse that gives his best on firm ground. So

The HH Emir’s Sword closed the Festival and was every bit as exciting as you would expect for a million dollar race.

Al Mourtajez repeated his front running tactics, but Al Majh’hoor, one of three runners for Julian Smart and Al Shahania, stuck with him, though ultimately it was Smart’s young pretender, Gazwan, who took the honours. Richie Mullen kept off the pace, producing this strong stayer in the final stages, making the most of this tactical race to win by two lengths from Smart’s 2014 winner Assy. Al Mourtajez showed great courage to be less than a length back in third, with the remainder of the field trailing behind. Another win for an Amer son, Gazwan is a full brother to the stable's Rathowan.

Smart was clearly delighted with his team’s performance saying. “We tried to take the sting out of Al Mourtajez. My horse is rated 117, and he still couldn’t go with that horse.

Al Mourtajez is a very, very good horse, to go that speed and to still be fighting it out at the finish with us shows that. I think Assy probably went too fast after Al Mourtajez and Al Majh’Hoor, but if he had waited and they had got

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away, then we’d be asked “why didn’t you go?”

He hasn’t been beaten far in second anyway.

Smart continued. “That’s the sort of race that Gazwan has always needed, a very strong pace and he will gallop all day long; he’s a very good horse in his own right. He has matured over the winter and there are lots of good things to come from him. I’m just so happy for Richie. He’s been riding for me for so, so long.”

Mullen himself was relieved. “It’s been a long time coming you know! There have been a few near misses and Julian has always been a big supporter. It’s 16 years since I first went to Dubai, he was the first trainer to give me rides.

Julian has always been keen on Gazwan and it’s a privilege and an honour to win a race like this.”

Facing page: The Al Shaqab runner Aba'ath wins the Qatar International Cup (Gr.1 PA) in record fashioin.

Above right: Trainer and jockey Richard Mullen celebrate Gazwan's victory.

Below: Richard Mullen and Gazwan each capture their first HH Emir's Sword (Gr.1 PA).

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Ara b ian Rac in g Le ad e rs as of March 20, 2016

Statistics provided by the Arabian Jockey Club.

Leading Runners

HORSE'S NAME SIRE X DAM RACE OWNER RECORD EARNINGS 4 YEAR OLD COLTS AND GELDINGS 1 EASTER MAN BURNING SAND x ANGEL PROOF GILLIS JOSEPH A 2(1-0-1)1-1 $20,645 2 WATCHMAKER THOROUGHBRED x TIKING AWAY NEIVENS GUY 1(0-1-0)0-1 $5,490 3 KENZO CS NORPHE x KARIZMA CS MOREAU-SIPIERE VANESSA 3(1-1-0) $5,320 4 ONE HOT VAZ BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT VASQUEZ SAM 3(1-1-1) $4,945 5 SALMEEN MAJD AL ARAB x FAL KHARE BINMANHFOOZ SALEM 3(1-0-1) $4,082 6 KHOUROS CS BIG EASY x KADOR N BRAEBRAE MOREAU-SIPIERE ERIC AND RANDI 2(1-0-0) $4,060 7 UPTOWN DANNYS BOY BURNING SAND x WIBWILCCA HENNINGSGARD, JON AND KRISTA 2(0-0-0) $2,897 8 RB MADJYK MAN MADJANI x FRYNCH ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 1(0-0-1)0-1 $2,745 9 KAFO BURNING SAND x FRYNCH AL SHAQAB RACING 1(0-0-0) $1,098 10 LA AMBUSH BUSH HOG x VIRAMIKA REYNOLDS JEREMY 1(0-0-1) 583 4 YEAR OLD FILLIES 1 JEWELL AA 2 RB MADYMOISELLE 3 PAMS MASQUERADE 4 WALL STREET WATCH 5 BRETS PHILLY 6 MY KATALINA 7 RB BIG N RICH 8 WMA FLORES 9 OZARK KAOLENA SWA

BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL GILLIS JOSEPH A AND BETTY J 2(1-0-1)1-1 MAJD AL ARAB x FRYNCH ROSEBROOK FARM LLC 1(0-1-0)0-1 WALK THE LINE x GRAND MASQUERADE WILSON ED 3(0-2-0) THOROUGHBRED x SAND WITCHH NEIVENS GUY 1(0-0-1)0-1 GOLLY BRET x MISS PHILLY VASQUEZ SAM 3(0-0-1) MAGS MAD MAX x KITTILINA DAVIS JESSE 3(0-0-0) TH RICHIE x BURNIE GEE PW ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 1(0-0-0) GRACIOUS GOODNESS x WMA FLORA DELEON RITA 3(0-0-0) KAOLINO x FMR OZARK EKLIPSE WETZEL JAMES L JR 1(0-0-0)

$19,495 $5,340 $3,762 $2,670 $1,672 $1,477 $1,068 $300 $100

OLDER HORSES 1 F SIXTEEN 2 CHNDAKAEXPRESS 3 QUICK AND RICH 4 TA MY VIRGULE 5 ES MI CIELO 6 RB BRILLIANT 7 CR ARDIENTE 8 SAMMY V 9 THESS IS AWESOME 10 RV GRANDE ROUGE

THOROUGHBRED x DIXIES VALENTINE NEIVENS GUY 1(0-1-0)0-1 CHNDAKA x GRAND MASQUERADE WILSON ED 1(1-0-0) TH RICHIE x QUICK NOON FRITZ TOM 1(0-0-0) VIRGULE AL MAURY x MY EVANGELINE ERNST, JUDY AND SCHNEIDER, ERIC 4(0-1-1) BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT VASQUEZ SAM 1(0-0-0) BURNING SAND x AMMANTE FORD GARRETT 2(0-0-0) BURNING SAND x FORTY ALL VASQUEZ SAM 1(0-1-0) BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT VASQUEZ SAM 1(0-0-0) DAHESS x IN AWE CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 1(0-0-0) MOULIN ROUGE MAF x ROYAL AMBIANCE VICKERS EVELYN 2(0-0-0)

$8,350 $4,080 $2,505 $1,976 $1,670 $1,658 $1,360 $1,250 $1,250 $418

OLDER MARES 1 ROYAL RICHESS 2 OUR PRINCESS 3 RICH CRAFT 4 GOLLY ZANDS 5 CHARICH 6 HESSTER 7 DHAAN 8 DARTYN KRISS SWA 8 THROUGHLEAP 9 MY VAZ IS HOT 9 RB FRYNCH BROAD 10 WMA SEASAND

TH RICHIE x ROYAL ATHEENA FOSTOCK ANN 1(1-0-1)1-0 NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x MONARCH PRINCESS CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 1(0-1-0)0-1 TH RICHIE x MORE ADORAABLE FORD GARRETT 2(1-0-1)

BY GOLLY SAND x ZANS LITTLE WING VASQUEZ SAM 3(1-0-0) TH RICHIE x ZILVER CHARM REYNOLDS JEREMY 1(0-0-0) DAHESS x DIXIE DANCE WERNER KENNETH 2(0-0-1) BURNING SAND x QUEEN KONG AL SHAQAB RACING 1(0-0-0) KD KALHOUN x TRISS WETZEL JAMES L JR 2(0-0-0) THOROUGHBRED x A NOBLE LEAP HENNINGSGARD KRISTA 2(0-0-0) BURNING SAND x FORTY ALL VASQUEZ SAM 1(0-0-0) MADJANI x FRYNCH ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 1(0-0-0) THE KENTUCKIAN x WMA SEABREEZE GRAP ROLAND 2(0-1-0)

$20,850 $6,950 $3,725 $3,373 $2,085 $1,998 $1,390 $1,350 $1,350 $1,250 $1,250 $1,140

Leading Sires

SIRE/YOB 1 BURNING SAND 1986 2 TH RICHIE 2001 3 THOROUGHBRED 2002 4 MAJD AL ARAB 2002 5 NIVOUR DE CARDONNE 1995

STRS 13 6 4 2 1

WNRS/ WINS 3/3 2/2 0/0 1/1 0/0

SW/ TOTAL WINS EARNINGS TOP EARNER/ EARNINGS 2/2 $58,700 EASTER MAN/$20,645 1/1 $30,437 ROYAL RICHESS/$20,850 0/0 $17,860 F SIXTEEN/$8,350 0/0 $9,422 RB MADYMOISELLE/$5,340 0/0 $6,950 OUR PRINCESS/$6,950

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6 NORPHE 2001 7 CHNDAKA 1990 8 BIG EASY 1997 9 MADJANI 2000 10 WALK THE LINE 2004

2 1 1 2 1

1/1 1/1 1/1 0/0 0/0

0/0 $5,626 KENZO CS/$5,320 0/0 $4,080 CHNDAKASEXPRESS/$4,080 0/0 $4,060 KHOUROS CS/$4,060 0/0 $3,995 RB MADJYK MAN/$2,745 0/0 $3,762 PAMS MASQUERADE/$3,762

Leading Dams

DAM/YOB/SIRE STRS WINS 1 ROYAL ATHEENA 1985 (MONARCH AH) 1 1/1 2 ANGEL PROOF 2003 (NF PROOF) 1 1/1 3 TRIUMPHS PEARL 2005 (SEYVILLA TRIUMPH) 1 1/1 4 FRYNCH 2000 (DORMANE) 4 0/0 5 DIXIES VALENTINE 2005 (NIVOUR DE CARDONNE) 1 0/0 6 HEAVEN KAN WAIT 1998 (VIRGULE AL MAURY) 3 1/1 7 GRAND MASQUERADE 1996 (MONARCH AH) 2 1/1 8 MONARCHS PRINCESS 1994 (MONARCH AH) 1 0/0 9 TIKING AWAY 1988 (WIKING) 1 0/0 10 KARIZMA CS 2004 (KADOR DE BLAZIET) 1 1/1

WNRS/ SW/ T OTAL WINS EARNINGS TOP EARNER/ EARNINGS 1/1 $20,850 ROYAL RICHESS/$20,850 1/1 $20,645 EASTER MAN/$20,645 1/1 $19,495 JEWELL AA/$19,495 0/0 $10,433 RB MADYMOISELLE/$5,340 0/0 $8,350 F SIXTEEN/$8,350 0/0 $7,865 ONE HOT VAZ/$4,945 0/0 $7,842 CHNDAKASEXPRESS/$4,080 0/0 $6,950 OUR PRINCESS/$6,950 0/0 $5,490 WATCHMAKER/$5,490 0/0 $5,320 KENZO CS/$5,320

Leading Broodmare Sires

BROODMARE SIRE/YOB 1 MONARCH AH/1987 2 NF PROOF/1985 3 SEYVILLA TRIUMPH/1982 4 VIRGULE AL MAURY/1989 5 KADOR DE BLAZIET/1998 6 BURNING SAND/1986 7 BANDERA KA/1983

PRODUCING DAUGTHERS STARTERS 104 8 35 1 10 1 46 8 8 2 30 3 7 1

WNRS/ SW/ WINS WINS EARNINGS 2/2 1/1 $39,920 1/1 1/1 $20,645 1/1 1/1 $19,495 2/2 0/0 $14,887 2/2 0/0 $9,380 1/1 0/0 $4,082 1/1 0/0 $3,373

Leading Owners

NAME RECORD 1 GILLIS BETTY J AND JOSEPH A 4(2-0-2)2-2 2 FOSTOCK ANN 1(1-0-0)1-0 3 NEIVENS GUY 3(0-2-1)0-3 4 VASQUEZ SAM A 13(2-2-2) 5 ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 4(0-1-1)0-2 6 CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 2(0-1-0)0-1 7 WILSON ED 4(1-2-0) 8 FORD GARRETT 5(1-0-1) 9 MOREAU-SIPIERE VANESSA 3(1-1-0) 10 BINMAHFOOZ SALEM 6(1-0-1)

Leading Trainers

NAME RECORD 1 TORREZ JERENESTO 15(4-2-3)2-4 2 ASHBY LYNN 7(1-1-0)1-1 3 NUNLEY RANDY 4(0-2-1)0-3 4 LAFLEUR RENEE 14(2-2-2) 5 SCHNEIDER ERIC 11(1-3-1) 6 BRAND ELIZABETH 8(1-0-1) 7 LEMMONS DEBRA 6(1-0-1) 8 DANYLUK KEN 7(0-1-1) 9 ROTTWEILER GLEN 2(0-0-1) 10 DELEON RITA 6(0-0-0)

Leading Breeders

NAME RECORD 1 GILLIS BETTY J AND JOSEPH A 4(2-0-2)2-2 2 KIRSHNER ALAN OR MIHALOFF DEBORAH 3(1-1-0)1-1

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EARNINGS $40,140 $20,850 $16,510 $15,520 $10,403 $10,403 $7,842 $5,587 $5,320 $4,594

EARNINGS $62,411 $33,297 $19,015 $15,826 $11,295 $6,117 $4,594 $4,588 $2,668 $656

EARNINGS $40,140 $29,050

3 NEIVENS GUY 3(0-2-1)0-3 4 WALDRON DIANNE K 8(0-1-1)0-2 5 VASQUEZ SAM 11(2-1-2) 6 WILSON ED 4(1-2-0) 7 JKE RACING 3(1-1-0) 8 MOAK L TODD 9(0-1-0) 9 MOREAU-SIPIERE ERIC AND RANDI 3(1-0-0) 10 NASSIEF ABDULLAH AND BIN MAHFOODH AHMED 3(1-0-1)

$16,510 $13,363 $12,910 $7,842 $5,320 $5,042 $4,366 $4,082

Leading Jockeys

NAME RECORD 1 VALDEZ JIMINEZ ERNESTO 9(3-2-1)1-0 2 ARELLANO IVAN 5(1-1-1)1-2 3 VERMEERSCH SARA 1(1-0-0)1-0 4 CEDENO CAROL 3(0-2-1)0-3 5 CABRERA DAVID 8(1-3-1) 6 MASON JOANNA 1(0-1-0)0-1 7 RAMOS ADRIAN 6(1-0-1) 8 VILLASANA CARLOS 5(1-0-1) 9 SANCHEZ SIGALA ALFREDO 6(0-2-1) 10 URIETA, JR VICTOR MANUEL 3(1-0-0)

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EARNINGS $26,760 $26,397 $20,850 $16,510 $10,757 $6,950 $6,279 $5,852 $5,386 $5,128

2016 Ru n n e rs as of March 20, 2016

Statistics provided by the Arabian Jockey Club.

HORSE'S NAME BRETS FILLY CHARICH CHNDAKASEXPRESS CR ARDIENTE DARTYN KRISS SWA DHAAN EASTER MAN ES MI CIELO F SIXTEEN GOLLY ZANDS HESSTER JEWELL AA KAFO KENZO CS KHOUROS CS LA AMBUSH MY KATALINA MY VAZ IS HOT NOUVEAU RICH ONE HOT VAZ OUR PRINCESS OZARK KAOLENA SWA PAMS MASQUERADE QUICK AND RICH RB BIG N RICH RB BRILLIANT RB FRYNCH BROAD RB MADJYK MAN RB MADYMOISELLE RICH CRAFT ROYAL RICHESS RV GRANDE ROUGE SALMEEN SAMMY V TA MY VIRGULE THESS IS AWESOME THROUGHLEAP TM ALYNN RENE TM BIG PAPA UPTOWN DANNYS BOY WALL STREET WATCH WATCHMAKER WESTERNS CHARM WILL EYE AM CS WMA FLORES WMA SEASAND

SIRE X DAM

SEX R ECORD EARNINGS GOLLY BRET x MISS PHILLY f 3(0-0-1) $1,672 TH RICHIE x ZILVER CHARM f 1(0-0-0) $2,085 CHNDAKA x GRAND MASQUERADE c 1(1-0-0) $4,080 BURNING SAND x FORTY ALL c 1(0-1-0) $1,360 KD KALHOUN x TRISS f 2(0-0-0) $1,350 BURNING SAND x QUEEN KONG f 1(0-0-0) $1,390 BURNING SAND x ANGEL PROOF c 2(1-0-1)1-1 $20,645 BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT c 1(0-0-0) $1,670 THOROUGHBRED x DIXIES VALENTINE c 1(0-1-0)0-1 $8,350

BY GOLLY SAND x ZANS LITTLE WING f 3(1-0-0) $3,373 DAHESS x DIXIE DANCE f 2(0-0-1) $1,998 BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL f 2(1-0-1)1-1 $19,495 BURNING SAND x FRYNCH c 1(0-0-0) $1,098 NORPHE x KARIZMA CS c 3(1-1-0) $5,320 BIG EASY x KADOR N BRAEBRAE

c

2(1-0-0) $4,060 BUSH HOG x VIRAMIKA c 1(0-0-1) $583 MAGS MAD MAX x KITTILINA f 3(0-0-0) $1,477 BURNING SAND x FORTY ALL f 1(0-0-0) $1,250 TH RICHIE x DJENZEL c 1(0-0-0) $204 BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT c 3(1-1-1) $4,945 NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x MONARCHS PRINCESS f 1(0-1-0)0-1 $6,950 KAOLINO x FMR OZARK EKLIPSE f 1(0-0-0) $100 WALK THE LINE x GRAND MASQUERADE f 3(0-2-0) $3,762 TH RICHIE x QUICK NOON c 1(0-0-0) $2,505 TH RICHIE x BURNIE GEE PW f 1(0-0-0) $1,068 BURNING SAND x AMMANTE c 2(0-0-0) $1,658 MADJANI x FRYNCH f 1(0-0-0) $1,250 MADJANI x FRYNCH c 1(0-0-1)0-1 $2,745 MAJD AL ARAB x FRYNCH f 1(0-1-0)0-1 $5,340 TH RICHIE x MORE ADORAABLE f 2(1-0-1) $3,725 TH RICHIE x ROYAL ATHEENA f 1(1-0-0)1-0 $20,850 MOOULIN ROUGE MAF x ROYAL AMBIANCE c 2(0-0-0) $418 MAJD AL ARAB c 3(1-0-1) $4,082 BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT c 1(0-0-0) $1,250 VIRGULE AL MAURY x MY EVANGELINE c 4(0-1-1) $1,976 DAHESS x IN AWE c 1(0-0-0) $1,250 THOROUGHBRED x A NOBLE LEAP f 2(0-0-0) $1,350 BURNING SAND x SPILLED PERFUME f 3(0-0-0) $530 BURNING SAND x SPILLED PERFUME c 3(0-0-0) $512 BURNING SAND x WIBWILCCA c 2(0-0-0) $2,897 THOROUGHBRED x SAND WITCHH f 1(0-0-1)0-1 $2,670 THOROUGHBRED x TIKING AWAY c 1(0-1-0)0-1 $5,490 WESTERN LOVE x IISIA f 3(0-0-0) $356 NORPHE x CANDIE CS c 1(0-0-0) $306 GRACIOUS GOODNESS x WMA FLORA f 3(0-0-0) $300 THE KENTUCKIAN x WMA SEABREEZE f 2(0-1-0) $1,140

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NF Proof+/ 1985 - 2013 4/22(14-5-1)D+8 Bay • 15.1 Hands

2016 Stud Fee: $2,500. Frozen semen only.

Arabian Racing Hall of Fame Stallion Currently the US second leading broodmare sire.

Broodmare sire of 2016 grade 1 stakes-winner EASTER MAN.

Anne Seymour P.O. Box 646 (County Road 192) De Funiak Springs, Florida 32435 850.859.2808, seyvilla@embarqmail.com

Kids Are Kids Recently we took the lovely Princess Nadia to a dressage show, and we dragged along my lovely 12-year-old daughter, Abbey. I quickly realized that owning a horse and having a teenage daughter were so similar. The expense of food, school, clothing, cell phone, going out with friends (and did I mention cell phone?) is matched by the expense of food, boarding, tack, going to horse shows (and did I mention carrots?). They act quite a bit like each other too.

Me: I need you to get ready to leave.

Abbey: Where are we going?

Me: To a horse show.

Abbey (Eye roll): Really? Why? Me: Because we are supporting Stephanie.

Abbey: Do I have too?

Me: Yes. Get ready!

Abbey: Fine (Huff)!!

Stephanie: (Walks out in the field) Nadia!

Nadia: (Runs away) It’s the middle of the day! It’s warm and sunny. What do you think you’re doing?

Stephanie: (Carrots in hand.) UHG! Nadia: (Run! Sort! Flag tail!) You’re not getting close to me!

Stephanie: (Twenty minutes later.) AUGH!!! Nadia: (Snort! Flag tail! Run!) Why are you trying to make me come in?

Stephanie: (Bucket of food) Nadia! Nadia: What’s in the bucket? Stephanie: Gotcha!

In the trailer, Nadia: (Head out the trailer door) Wait! I don’t want to leave my friends!

At the Horse Show

Abbey: I’m bored.

Me: It will be over soon.

Nadia: I’m Bored.

Stephanie: It will be over soon.

Abbey: How much longer?

Me: There are two more horse to go then we can leave.

Nadia: How much longer do we have to ride in a circle?

Stephanie: We’re up next.

Abbey: (Watching Stephanie ride) Wow. That’s cool.

Me: Yes it is.

Nadia: (In the show) I’m the Horse! I’m the Horse! I’m awesome!

Stephanie: (After the show) Thank God that’s over!

Abbey: That was fun. Can we go now? I’m hungry.

Nadia: That was fun. Can we go now? It’s almost feeding time.

So the end result? Kids are kids!

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Darley Nominee for Older Mare of 2015.

By TH Richie, out of Royal Atheena PHOTO © COADY PHOTOGRAPHY

Winner, HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies IFAHR Cup Stakes March 2016, Houston Texas

OUT OF

ROYAL ATHEENA

Monarch AH x Malabar Atheena, by Malabar Amir

Race Record: 3/23(16-4-0)13-3 Earnings: $427,259

STILL the All-Time LEADING FEMALE MONEY EARNER IN USA

PHOTO © HOOFPRINTSINC.COM

CRE RUN FARM

ALAN KIRSHNER AND DEBORAH MIHALOFF

15460 Campbell Lake Road, Doswell, Virginia 23047 804-227-9491 Email: crerun@aol.com

5 time Darley Award winner including Darley Horse of the Year

The Heritage Arabian Racing Club

PROUD SUPPORTERS OF

See the Horses of Cre Run and find out more about the overall program on our website

STILL

the All-Time

LEADING MONEY EARNER IN USA

Race Record: 6/34(19-8-4)9-9, Earnings: $622,048 6/34(19-8-4)9-9, $622,048

DA ADIOS is proudly HARC qualified

DA ADIOS ~ Wiking x Sanibel IA, by Samtyr 5 time Darley winner and WAHO Horse of the Year Available Internationally~ frozen semen. USA~ fresh or frozen. Stud Fee $2,000.

CRE RUN FARM

ALAN KIRSHNER AND DEBORAH MIHALOFF

15460 Campbell Lake Road, Doswell, Virginia 23047 804-227-9491 Email: crerun@aol.com

The Heritage Arabian Racing Club

PROUD SUPPORTERS OF

See the Horses of Cre Run and find out more about the overall program on our website