November 2016

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Volume 28, Number 11

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Calvin Borel is Back!

Sand Victor - Paddys Day - Thess Is Awesome

SHOWDOWN IN ABU DHABI

Dubai International Arabian Races

FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2016 LONE STAR PARK, TEXAS 4 Arabian races including 2 Listed races

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Time is Running Out! Nominate Your Foals Now. Do you have a 2014, 2015 or 2016 foal by a stallion listed on the right? If so, then it is eligible for the "onetime only" grandfather clause. These foals are eligible to be nominated into the program if the foal nomination is started by December 31, 2016.

2014 Foal - $500 due by December 31 2015 Foal - $250 due by December 31 2016 Foal - $50 due by December 31 What do you get for your payment? The Cup nominated horse will be eligible for a minimum $500 payout any time it finishes first, second or third in any designated Breeders Incentive race. Your first payout earns back your nomination fee! And for the rest of your horse's racing career it is eligible for the minimum $500 payout in marked races. There's no limit to how much your horse can earn!

For more information, please contact Michelle Morgan, Chief Steward, at 214-679-2026 or mmorgan@ ont.com. See also www.arabianracingcup.com.

FOUNDATION STALLIONS - 2016 NOMINATED SIRES Al Saoudi - www.shadwellarabian.co.uk Baseq Al Khalidiah - www.rosebrookfarm.com Chndaka - www.mandolynn.com Crownn Royal - www.crerunfarm.com DA Adios - www.crerunfarm.com Doran SBFAR - www.snellvalleyranch.com Favoritt - www.favorittarabians.com Hilal Al Zaman - www.crerunfarm.com Jolly By Golly - www.mandolynn.com Kaolino - www.mandolynn.com Madjani - www.shadwellarabian.co.uk NF Proof - Anne Seymour Nivour De Cardonne - www.mandolynn.com No Risk Al Maury - www.shadwellarabian.co.uk Our Machine - www.crerunfarm.com Sadeem - www.crerunfarm.com Sam Tiki - www.crerunfarm.com Sand Blastt - www.rosebrookfarm.com Sunny Rainbow - www.mandolynn.com Virgule Al Maury - www.lonechimneyranch.com

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE DEPARTMENTS

ARTICLES/STAKES 14 17 20 21 23 24 25

Arqana Arabian Sale President of the UAE Cup S. (Gr.1) Top Texas Showdowns Writing Horses - Tobi Lopez Taylor Wathba Race DIAR Nominations France's Arc Weekend

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Editor’s Notes Around the Ovals HARC Update 2016 Leading Earners 2016 Runners

COLUMNS 10 12 15 36

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

ON THE COVER Calvin Borel and Paddys Day return victorious in the President of the UAE Cup S. (Gr.1). Inset: Sand Victor, Paddys Day and Thess Is Awesome to race in Abu Dhabi.

Photos by Coady Photography, Steve Heath and Annie Damhof. Design by Corliss Hazard.

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Editor's Notes

By Stephanie J. Corum college days I attended numerous Kentucky Derbies and Breeders' Cup events, but always as a member of the infield. I would stake out a place by the paddock fence so I could see all the horses coming and going. But on this night, I had the privilege of being "on the other side of the fence".

Thanks to Michelle Youngdale, I was able to hang out in the stakes room - the stakes room at Churchill Downs!

Really...was I the only one completely excited to be there?

Being up close and personal to the iconic twin spires was awe inspiring. But then I got to go into the paddock - the same paddock that I used to stand outside of for hours just to catch a glimpse of the people and horses there.

At the end of the night at Churchill Downs I had to get a picture of myself standing on this legendary race track.

The entire evening I was overwhelmed with where I was.

Certainly this wasn't my first trip to Churchill Downs. In my

But then walking through the tunnel and out to the track I became truly overwhelmed. This was the same walk countless champions and Kentucky Derby winners have taken. Call me a sentimental old fool, but I had chills. I could practically hear the strains of "My Old Kentucky Home" and was nearly moved to tears. All my life I have been a horse racing fan and to be walking in this place was something I only ever dreamed about. Yet there I was.

So I had to get a photo of myself standing on the track - I mean THE TRACK! It was a feeling I will never forget.

Now Booking for the 2018 Stallion Guide Breeding season will be upon us before we know and the time to advertise your stallion is now. The Arabian Finish Line’s Stallion Guide has been the “go to” publication of mare owners for more than twenty years, and that isn’t going to change.

This year's format emphasizes the pedigree and progeny. The price is $450/stallion for the full color package. In addition to the print version, there will also be a digital version available on our website and a USB/ key drive preloaded with the Stallion Guide. It once again includes additional promotion through our partnership with horsereporter.com. It will include an eblast and yearlong posting on that website.

Subscribers love having the printed Stallion Guide in their hands for quick information. It is important to continue that tradition. As a bonus, with the digital edition and eblast, you will be expanding your reach across the country and around the world. All for a reasonable price of $450 per stallion.

To advertise your stallion, simply complete the required information and include it with your payment. We will work with you to make your stallion’s page look its best. If you have any questions, please email sjcorum@arabianfinishline.com or call 717.860.6976.

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KAO MALOAN SWA

by KAOLINO

Call us today about prospects & breedings!

KAO MALOAN SWA, BY KAOLINO AHR*661061, 04-March-2013.

Bay Colt, Out of Molli Maloan (3 time winner and stakes placed mare by FMR Grand Jete) dam 4 time winner & stakes placed Cholly Roger

OZARK KAOLENA SWA

OZARK KAOLENA SWA, by KAOLINO AHR*656668, 02-March-2012.

by KAOLINO

Chestnut Filly, Out of FMR Ozark Eklipse (by Cassels Roszlem+) 6 time winning mare, dam of winners including Sir James MHF by KAOLINO. Currently racing

CHNDAKAS EKLIPSE SWA, by CHNDAKA AHR*661060, 14-March-2013.

Grey Filly, Out of FMR Ozark Eklipse (by Cassels Roszlem+) 6 time winning mare with 2 stakes wins, 3 stakes places

KOUNT CZESTER SWA, by KAN YOU RUN AHR*653297, 13 Mar 2011.

Grey Stallion, out of FMR Ozark Eklipse, by Cassels Roszlem+. A purebred American-bred with no french blood. Currently racing.

Sold!

MADAME CHRISSTY SWA, by CHNDAKA

AHR*656539, 21 Jan 2012. out of Triss, by Wiking. Full sister to CHRISS SWA. In training.

CHNDAKAS EKLIPSE SWA

by CHNDAKA

Spirit Winds Arabians Stallions at stud for Purebred Racing Heritage Breeding

Racing photo, CHRISS SWA © RASMI HUNT, COADY PHOTOGRAPHY

KD Kalhoun 1994 Black Stallion KD Kalibor x Belvedere Hartyna, by Baharr 7 wins, 8 placings. 6/35(7-4-4). Sire of limited offspring, 3 to race, 2 winners including STF Point Two Kalhoun, exported

Kan You Run

1995 Bay Stallion Wikking x Kenia, by *El Paso 15 wins, 16 places. 55(15-7-9)2-2.

Outstanding durability. From just a few foals he has sired 4 winners

KOUNT CZESTER SWA

by KAN YOU RUN

Sold!

Dr. James L. Wetzel Jr. Over 20 years of success in breeding and racing Arabians.

Spirit Winds Arabians

11265 W Goose Egg Road, Casper, Wyoming 82604 307-237-8419 days 307-234-1622 evenings www.spiritwindshorses.com email: spiritwinds3@hotmail.com

DELAWARE

The 79th live racing season at Delaware Park concluded with a drop in total handle (on-track live and simulcast-out) on Saturday, October 15th.

Total handle for the 81-day meet was $93,952,394 as compared to $104,789,404 from the 81-day meet last year, a decrease of 10.3%. The average per race day handle of $1,159,906 was also down 10.3% from the 2015 average of $1,293,696. While handle numbers were down, average starters per race rose slightly. Average starters per race was 7.23 in 2016 as compared to 7.08 in 2015, reflecting an increase of 2.0% “The drop in handle was disappointing, but it is a direct indication of the competitive racing environment in the Mid-Atlantic and the ever-increasing conflicting dates from other racetracks in the region,” said Senior Vice President of Racing/ Finance Kevin DeLucia. “Starters per race increased slightly despite no longer having horses stabled on the grounds from five-time leading owner Midwest Thoroughbreds for the first time since 2009. We also have an agreement in place with horsemen for next year which will help us continue the positive momentum of attracting additional quality horsemen to the Delaware Valley. We are looking forward to our historical 80th season of live racing and overcoming the challenges before us.”

NEW JERSEY

At a press conference during the ADIHEX trade show in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Director Lara Sawaya announced that the third leg of the U.S. Triple Jewel, the Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Cup - Diamond Jewel will be held at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, NJ. The 1-mile race will be held on September 4, 2017 and will be the first time Arabians have raced at this fabulous facility.

TEXAS

A summary of upcoming Arabian races scheduled in Texas can be found in the individual condition books. Please nominate, enter and confirm with the specific track. Watch for extras to be written, and please check the track overnight sheets.

Lone Star Park will host the DIAR stakes on Friday, November 4. After that racing switches to Retama Park, which races on Fridays and Saturdays through November 26. First post time at Retama Park is 6:45 pm local time. Nominations can be found on pages 24 and 25.

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UPDATE Big Money in 2016. Bigger in 2017.

by Evie Sweeney Next year will show an increase of total HARC bonus distribution for the United States. The total distribution amount will go from $25,000 to $35,000 as we roll the unused monies from Michigan and Delaware in 2016 into the 2017 budget.

We will again attempt at having one HARC race in each of the five Arabian racing states in 2017 (California, Colorado, Delaware, Michigan and Texas), with a HARC bonus of $7,000 per race. The bonus will be distributed as follows: $1750 to the owner AND breeder of the first place HARC-nominated horse (up from $1,000 in 2016) $1,050 to the owner AND breeder of the second place HARC-nominated horse (up from $600 in 2016) $700 to the owner AND breeder of the third place HARC-nominated horse (up from $400 in 2016) One important thing should be noted: Since next year’s increase is resulting from unused 2016 monies, the payout increase is not guaranteed past next year. This makes next year even more important to nominate and run HARC horses since the total amount likely reflects a one-time inflation.

Bottom line: Get your HARC horses nominated! The money will be paid out to someone, regardless of how many run.

Make sure you are ready to get a piece of the HARC pie.

For more information regarding HARC races in the USA, visit www.ArabianRacing.org/HARC. For general information, visit www.harchorses.org.

By Michael Economopoulos

Photos, Thomas Kohler & Dave Wild

In my last column I told you that a decade ago I stepped up my breeding program and acquired a few other young prospects in anticipation of Texas approving slots, and race purses tripling payouts. Morris Woods assured me it was a done deal; a sure thing. With KA Czubuthan being Texas accredited and standing at Michelle Morgan's Mandolynn Hill Farm, the future looked bright. We hadn't been anywhere close to profitable since those few golden years when Mid East buyers were paying huge sums of money for anything with four legs. Those days were gone and as for Texas slots, as we all know, the only sure thing is death and taxes (except for maybe Donald Trump).

"Yes, he has a standing heart rate of 34. No, I just used a stethoscope and a stop watch. Yes, I really should buy an electronic heart rate monitor. I'll get on that right away"

So there we were with a slew of prospects. Good solid horses, but not by Burning Sand or the French flavor of the month, making them not very marketable to the three or four people who were actually buying race horses at the time. So we went to plan B and tried marketing to endurance buyers. Now there is a slight difference between a slow race horse and an endurance prospect. In our favor was the fact that many of KA Czubuthan's get had come off the track and had done extremely well in high level endurance competitions. They were good-boned, big, strong, and like their Dad, "tough as nails". Endurance riders and trainers were also getting a bit more sophisticated and beginning to realize that horses coming off the track often had quite a bit wear and tear, making unraced prospects more desirable.

"Yes, I know $2,000 is a lot for an unproven horse, but over the last couple years we have put hundreds of miles of foundation under him. I think I have that much Platinum Performance in him alone."

"No, I do not think my vet has an x-ray absorptiometer to measure bone density. He just laughed when I asked him."

"Yes, I would say that he has slow twitch muscles. If he had fast twitch muscles I'd probably race him."

"Sure I can take another video. Do you want to see him with the barking dog and the chainsaw at the same time?

All that being said, after much effort and tongue biting, all our horses ended up in good homes and many have gone on to successful careers. All our horses except one.

We sort of inherited REO Dreamer (Jolly by Golly out of a stakes-winning *Wiking daughter), in one of those convoluted deals with Billy Lewis who sort of dropped him off on our doorstep. Dream was somewhat of a problem

So with the help of Corliss Hazzard, a revamped web site, hundreds of photos, and hours of video, we began our new sales campaign. Now before I go any further, I want to be clear that I have tremendous regard and admiration for endurance folks. Most all of them I know are passionate and sincere horse lovers. However, with all due respect, trying to sell them a horse is what I imagine a 100 mile endurance race would be; a real pain in the butt.

My conversations with many of them went like this: "Sure, I can take another twenty seven photos of the right ankle. And yes, I should probably find another farrier.

Thank you."

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footed horse he had ever been on.....but "just a little jumpy at times". I asked him, "Did he jump or bolt?"

By the next summer, Dream had grown an inch. Since I figured he had become well known in that small circle of endurance riders and trainers, in our ads we began referring to him "Big Boy" (although we had considered "Nightmare"). With the help of another able horseman, we started him from scratch beginning with ground work and taking him through the steps without ever pushing him or letting anything shake his confidence. He was doing wonderfully until an anxious buyer came a long distance to see him. My rider was putting him through his gaits when he spooked and threw him. Actually he bucked for the first time. Big Boy was now complete. My last ad read, "Endurance prospect, 3 years of conditioning, impeccable breeding, sound, experienced riders only, free to a good home".

child. At 14.1 hands, he was always getting picked on by the herd and had developed what I believe was a "little man's complex". Besides having a bit of an attitude, he was just a teenie-weenie spooky. In our ads we wrote, "requires an experienced rider", but when answering inquires I tried to explain his quirks in as much detail as possible. With a bunch of other horses that I believed were much more promising, both physically and mentally, Dream was always the last on the list. I told everyone with much sincerity and candor, that I thought that all he needed was personal attention, wet saddle blankets and some love.

I had the horse "sold" when we first advertised him to someone who really wanted a Jolly By Golly son. This was after a few months of e-mails back and forth. "What do you mean by a bit spooky," she asked. "Does he bolt or does he jump?" I replied that at unpredictable times he would sort of jump and then sort of bolt. But just a little I would emphasize. He was not mean, he liked attention, he was easy to catch and saddle, didn't buck and was definitely not a complete nut case. He was fine most all of the time. I had a 16-year-old rider on him doing 15 miles, 3 times a week and she only had a few problems. "What kind of problems?" she asked. Over the course of probably a hundred e-mails and conversations with this person (and a dozen more), I described him as a real nice horse, but just a little nervous or jumpy or restless or high-strung or twitchy or hyper or scared or antsy. When I suggested that she take a look at some of our other horses that I believed might be better suited to her, I lost the sale.

The next summer I sent him to a professional trail rider who put over 500 miles on him up and down the mountains of Arkansas; across rivers, down steep and perilous trails. He told me he was brave, strong and the most sure

If any of you doubt this tale, please check out the many videos on YouTube or our web site, www.bigredstud.com.

REO Dreamer, a.k.a."Big Boy" was given away and it was a fitting end of active participation in the horse business. A lovely young woman by the name of Sofie Bashir now has him in Texas. And I was right...all he needed was some love and attention. Dream recently won his first 50 miler in New Mexico. He didn't spook or bolt or jump. A happy ending for us all.

Equine Writing and Editing Consulting Services Brochures Articles Books Sales Catalogs Tobi Lopez Taylor tobi@tobitaylor.com Author of the books Orzel: Scottsdale’s Legendary Arabian Stallion and The Polish and Russian Arabians of Ed Tweed’s Brusally Ranch, as well as articles in Arabian Finish Line, Arabian Horse Express, Arabian Visions, Blood-Horse, and Dressage Today.

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- tech

By Dr. Deb Powell, PhD © COADY PHOTO

www.hoofandpawtherapeutics.com

Electrolytes and Horse Performance I am certain that many of you have heard of the saying, "You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink."

But how many of you understand the truthfulness behind that statement? Well, as a physiologist I feel it would be a dereliction of my duty not to point out the answers to the whys of this statement.

The minerals sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), calcium (Ca+2), chloride (Cl-), and magnesium (Mg++) are collectively termed electrolytes. These minerals dissolve in solution into electrically charged particles called ions. Cations carry a positive charge; anions carry a negative charge.

In the horse, these electrolytes play an important role in maintaining a large number of body functions. For example, these functions may include the ability to modulate fluid exchange between the body’s fluid compartments and acid-base balance. Two thirds of the fluid in the body is located within the cells and is known as the intracellular fluid compartment. Potassium is the chief intracellular electrolyte. The remaining one third of the fluid in the body is located within the plasma, lymph, interstitial (between spaces of tissues), and the gastrointestinal tract. This is known as the extracellular fluid compartment. Sodium and chloride are the primary extracellular electrolytes. Sodium and potassium (as well as calcium and magnesium) are important in the establishment of electrical gradients across cell membranes. These gradients are essential for normal nerve and muscle function. A deficiency or imbalance of these electrolytes will cause fatigue and impair nerve and muscle function.

For high performance horses, electrolyte balance is substantially altered by losses in sweat. In other words, most of the electrolyte loss in the horse occurs through sweating. Just how much fluid is lost during exercise? The amount will depend on a number of factors such as duration and intensity of exercise and temperature and humidity of the

environment. Horses undergoing steady exercise in a cool environment (less than 70°F), sweat loss may be about six to seven liters per hour of work (1.2% of the horse’s body weight for a 1,200 pound horse). In warmer conditions, fluid losses can reach upwards of 15 liters per hour of work (2.7% of the horse’s body weight). Please note that not all of this weight loss in working horses is due to sweating; evaporative water loss also occurs through the respiratory tract.

Horse’s sweat is rich in electrolytes, namely sodium, chloride and potassium with smaller quantities of magnesium and calcium. Since most of the electrolyte loss in the horse occurs through sweating, one method of calculating electrolytes needed can be based on the different amounts of sweat loss. Body weight loss during exercise is a good way to estimate the amount of fluid loss, where 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram) of body weight equals approximately 1 liter of fluid. The best way to determine this loss is to weigh the horse before and then after the exercise (before the horse is allowed to drink). See table on daily electrolyte requirement as a function of sweat loss. Without replacement of the fluids losses, the horse will become dehydrated and develop electrolyte imbalances, both of which will affect horse’s exercise performance.

Decreases in electrolyte content will suppress the horse’s thirst response, thus worsening dehydration especially if the horse is still working and sweating. How does this occur? Horse’s sweat is considered hypertonic (more salty than other body fluids) unlike human sweat which is considered hypotonic (less salty than other body fluids). So what this means is that a horse will lose high quantities of electrolytes when they sweat. The horse’s body monitors and controls fluid volume by responding to the sodium concentration of body fluids. If we want to encourage the horse to drink, we need to avoid a decrease in the sodium concen-

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tration of its body fluids. Providing a horse with plain water (which has almost no electrolytes in it) will further dilute body fluids and drop the concentration of sodium which switches off the thirst mechanism…now the horse does not want to drink even though he still may be dehydrated. To make matters worse, at the same time, the kidneys begin to excrete the water that the horse did drink until the sodium concentration in the plasma returns to normal levels. This further dehydrates the already dehydrated horse….my oh my!!!

Horses begin to have problems when dehydration approaches 5% - 6% of body weight loss. In addition to the potential of the horse to overheat or develop heat stroke, specific electrolyte-related conditions can also develop. These include, muscle cramping, synchronous diaphragmatic flutter (or Thumps), and exertional myopathy. Muscle cramping is related to the imbalance of those electrolytes controlling the electrical gradients across the muscle cell. Thumps is a condition caused by a body-wide electrolyte imbalance, mainly low blood calcium. The low blood calcium causes hyperexcitation of the phrenic nerve (this nerve controls the movement of the diaphragm), causing diaphragmatic contractions. The horse appears to have the hiccups. Research has shown that some episodes of exertional myopathy (tying-up; a syndrome where the horse has muscle cramping, muscle pain and/or muscle fatigue due to exercise) may be due to electrolyte imbalances and associated electrolyte losses.

the salt block (Jansson and Dahlborn, 1999. Journal of Applied Physiology 86: 1610-1616). An alternative strategy is to replace the electrolytes through feeding. You can “topdress” a salt supplement on the horse’s concentrate (grain) ration. There are numerous electrolyte formulations that are commercially available for mixing in water. Some of these products are highly variable. Equine electrolyte supplements should not be largely sugar. Electrolytes should be formulated to replace the amounts loss from the horse during exercise. A well-known homemade mixture is mixing 45 grams of table salt and 45 grams of lite salt and mix into 10 liters of water.

To gain the maximum benefit of an electrolyte solution in the drinking water, the water must be available to the horse immediately after a very hard work out. Water consumption is highest is the water bucket is offered right after stopping. When offered during this period, horses will readily consume 6 to 10 liters of water. Following the salted water bucket consumption, the horse may now have access to a plain water source.

Results of a study using Arabian horses given either plain water or an electrolyte paste before and during a 60 km endurance ride demonstrated that the horses given the electrolyte paste consumed twice as much water, lost less weight, and maintained a higher blood sodium and chloride concentrations compared to the non-supplemented horses (D’sterdieck, et.al., 1999. Equine Veterinary Journal Suppl.

30:418-424).

Although it is theoretically possible to fulfill a working horse’s electrolyte need with high quality forage and a salt block, proper use of electrolyte solutions can aid in preventing problems associated with electrolyte losses. For a horse that is primarily housed on a good quality pasture or consuming good quality hay, only sodium and chloride intake may be marginal. Therefore, some form of salt supplement is required. Horses at rest voluntarily consume about 50 grams of salt per day from a salt block. For the performance horse, because voluntary salt intake can be highly variable, salt must also be provided by other means in addition to

Supplemental electrolytes are important and beneficial for maximum performance.

Electrolytes, when provided correctly, help horses rebound from hard work sooner, return to feed quicker, and begin the necessary rebuilding phase that occurs after exertion.

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ARQANA Purebred Arabian Sale September's 2016 Purebred Arabian Sale in Saint-Cloud posted impressive gains from the previous renewal and only fell inches short of its 2007 records with a cumulated aggregate of €3,138,000, up 27% form 2015, and average price of €42,405, a 20% hike. The clearance rate was the only indicator to slip to 63.8%.

Emirates Bloodstock principal Faisal Al Rahmani was on a buying mission on behalf of Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed and stocked up on regally-bred 2-year-old fillies, spending a total of €838,000 on six lots. Top of his shopping list was MAOLIE (lot 31), a daughter of Sheikh Mansoor’s stallion Mahabb and full sister to champion Manark, winner of the Gr.1 PA Kahayla Classic among four victories at Group PA level. Another of her full siblings is Mestor, who won the 3-yearold Championship at Abu Dhabi. Offered by JeanMarc de Watrigant’s Haras de Mandore, the gorgeous chestnut commanded a closing bid of €260,000. Al Rahmani also signed two dockets at €180,000 for HERRMIN (lot 7) and SAIDA DE MONLAU (lot 40). The former, also from Haras de Mandore, is by another Sale's topper Maolie brought €260,000. Photo by Debbie Burt. of Sheikh Mansoor’s flagship sires in Munjiz and out of the talented Djesabelle, who is already the dam of the Gr.3 PA scorer Sahabba. The second dam is the taproot mare Cherifa, ancestress of such luminaries as Djebbel, Madj Al Arab, Mushrae, Cherazade, Djourdan etc. The latter, also by Munjiz, was offered by Haras de Thouars on behalf of Haras de Monlau and is a full sister to the champion Al Mamun Monlau, winner of three Group 1 PA races including the Dubai Kahayla Classic, as well as of Princess Monlau.

Another to go Al Rahmani’s way was MUNOWRA (lot 20), consigned by Haras du Saubouas and yet another daughter of Munjiz. The half-sister to Gr.1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 scorer Nieshan was knocked down for €150,000. Haras de Mandore was behind three of the four highest prices during the sale, including another daughter of Mahabb named STELAH (lot 15), who is out of a full sister to the Gr.1 PA winner Dorfa, whose previous foal is the smart Ahzar, winner of the Gr.3 PA Prix Tidjani and 2nd in the Gr.1 PA Al Rayyan Cup at Deauville. Al Shahania went to €200,000 to secure the bay and Alexandra Newman commented: “The dam is only young and she has already produced a Group 1 PA horse. This is a family going places”.

Al Shahania was back in action later on, shelling out €170,000 for MIZABELLE (lot 56), from the stellar draft of Haras de Mandore. The unraced six-year-old mare is a full sister to the aforementioned Saida de Monlau, being by Munjiz out of Djesabelle, hence another granddaughter of the blue hen Cherifa. She was offered carrying her first foal by leading sire Dahess.

Gérard Larrieu of Chantilly Bloodstock Agency signed for the two dearest horses in training, who followed one another into the ring. The 4-year-old colt CAID DE L’ARDUS (lot 86), a son of Mahabb winner of three of his seven starts to date, commanded €150,000 while Wild Card entry TEFKIR (lot 85), champion in Poland at three and four and selling with an entry in Sunday’s Qatar Arabian World Cup Gr.1 PA, was knocked down for €95,000.

Endurance horses in demand The section dedicated to endurance performers continued its rise, grossing €275,000 for 8 horses sold and registering its first six-figure sale for ASSAD (lot 124), a winner this season over 60km. The son of Madjani was knocked down to Bahrein’s Royal Endurance Team SPC. At the end of the one-day sale, Eric Hoyeau commented: “We are thrilled with the results of the Purebred Arabian sale, which represents a longstanding win-win partnership with AFAC [the French Arabian Association]. We work together to promote the sale, and the sale contributes to the finances of AFAC. We would like to extend our thanks to the breeders, who entrusted us with top quality horses and were duly rewarded. Buyers from a broad variety of countries were in action today, a tribute to the global character of Arabian racing.”

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The President of the U.A.E. Cup (Gr. 1) race on September 24 at Churchill Downs was a lot of things for a lot of different folks.

For Paddys Day, it was almost certainly a knockout punch in the race for Horse of the Year.

For his connections, it was a golden ticket to return to Abu Dhabi in November for a chance at redemption in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown.

For Calvin Borel, it was a shot across the bow that the Churchill Downs legend still has plenty left in the tank.

Borel, a three-time Kentucky Derby winner, retired abruptly in March but returned to riding in August following a tumultuous five months that saw him separate from longtime partner Lisa and quietly start working horses again for trainer Buff Bradley.

The President of the U.A.E. Cup (Gr. 1) was Borel’s first stakes win since coming back to race riding, and it was clear from the animated Cajun’s expressions following the race that it was a meaningful victory. The way he draped his arms around the neck of Paddys Day in the winner’s circle and let the horse’s spine support him was the look of a man who just had a huge weight taken off his shoulders.

Given the perceived gravity of the moment, I asked Borel as he headed back to the jock’s room what was going through his mind. His wiry lips turned up into that familiar smile and he gave the most “Calvin Borel” answer possible.

“Ah, nothin’.”

If owner/trainer Scott Powell of Quarter Moon Ranch gets his way, Borel will have plenty of time to think about riding Paddys Day as he heads to the U.A.E. for one of Arabian racing’s richest events.

“We’re going and Calvin’s coming,” Powell said after the

race. “We’re gonna do some damage.”

Paddys Day finished fifteenth in last year’s edition, in what was generally considered a disappointing outing for the platoon of U.S.-bred runners who made the trip overseas.

Since then, the 5-year-old son of Burning Sand has not finished worse than second in eight starts and has bounced across the map to hit graded stakes in Delaware, California, and Kentucky in consecutive weeks. Clearly, logging miles is not an issue with Paddys Day. For Powell, Borel’s three Derby wins were certainly a factor in his decision to give him the mount, but who Borel did it aboard was almost as important.

“I wanted Calvin,” Powell said. “Our ranch is in New Mexico. Who won the Derby with Mine That Bird [a New Mexico-based runner, in 2009]? The rail…It was the most incredible ride ever. I thought, ‘You know what? Calvin’s got three Derbies. No other jockey has a Grade 1 Arabian stakes race and those.’ Calvin’s the best.”

Though Borel’s opportunities to ride Arabians have been sparse in recent years, he has made his shots count. He finished ninth aboard TM Super Bird during the 2010 President of the U.A.E. Cup (Gr. 1) at Keeneland and piloted Dixies Valentine to a runner-up finish when the race moved to Churchill Downs in 2011. He then finished third aboard Brute during the 2014 President of the U.A.E. Cup (Gr. 1) at Churchill.

Borel did what Borel does aboard Paddys Day, keeping him tight to the rail from the inside post, starting his move at the half-mile pole, drew near, and shucking early leader Thess Is Awesome at the top of the stretch to run off by 8 ¼ lengths. The only way he could have covered less ground from gate to wire would have been by jumping the rail and running across the infield.

“He’s a good little horse,” Borel said. “He was acting like a little Thoroughbred. Every time I’d ask him, he’d take me to the spot. He’s very athletic and did everything that a

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Thoroughbred does.”

“He didn’t break that sharp like I thought he would, but once I got to rolling, I just picked my spot and he took me there.”

Borel finished the September meet at Churchill Downs with four wins in 46 starts, but he had 12 runner-up finishes and an in-the-money rate of 38 percent.

The rider might not be as automatic at Churchill Downs as he was earlier in the decade, but Borel said he’s still tuning his internal clock off his brief retirement.

“It’s just a little matter of timing,” he said. “Once you get the timing, everything’s right.”

Borel wasn’t asked directly about the prospect of riding Paddys Day in Abu Dhabi after the race, but when queried about riding Arabians in the future, the Hall of Famer replied with another textbook “Calvin Borel” answer.

Calvin Borel celebrates aboard Paddys Day with owner/trainer Scott Powell and his wife Lori. Photo by Steve Heath.

“Yeah! Hell yes!”

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Calvin "Bo-Rail" Guides Paddys Day to Victory at Churchill Downs Text by Stephanie Ruff Corum Photos by Steve Heath

It's not often a great field of Arabians is assembled, but on a rare, but very popular, night-time card at Churchill Downs, such an event took place. The top three older horses in the country and the top two 4-year-old fillies were among the starters in the $100,000 President of the United Arab Emirates Cup (Gr. 1), sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council. At the finish, it was Quarter Moon Ranch LLC's reigning

Darley Horse of the Year Paddys Day who won the race for purebred Arabians 3-years-old and up going 1 1/16 miles.

The final time of 1:53.49 was a new track record for the Arabians.

Paddys Day won for the 16th time in 23 starts and the $61,752 winner's share jumped the 5-year-old Texas-bred son of Burning Sand's earnings to $317,075, which does not include the bonus money he has earned the last two years for winning the Triple Jewel series.

He paid $3.20, $2.80 and $2.10 as the odds-on 3-5 betting choice in the field of nine, and could be on his way to a repeat Horse of the Year title. This was his third Grade 1 win of the year after successful runs earlier this season in the $48,000 HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Stakes Amethyst Jewel (Gr. 1) at Sam Houston in March and a fivelength win in the $51,000 Delaware Park Arabian Classic Handicap (Gr. 1) on September 10. He's won five of eight starts this year.

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(the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown on November 6) and (winning jockey) Calvin (Borel) is coming," trainer Scott Powell said.

"You know what? We're going to do some damage. It's a different game, but we're going to do some damage, and we're going to do our best.

We're pretty tough."

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Trainer Lynn Ashby said "I was hoping that we could pull off what we did at Santa Anita last November. The track here is quick like Santa Anita, and I was just hoping we could pull that off again but (Paddys Day) didn't give us the shot this time. They had Borel on the inside, and he is just unbelievable. You can see how good that horse was."

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Three of the top four finishers, Paddys Day, Thess Is Awesome and Sand Victor were invited to participate in the 1.2 million Euro Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown on November 13 in Abu Dhabi. This will be the second try in this race for Paddys Day, who finished unplaced last year and the first trip outside the United States for Thess Is Awesome and Sand Victor. They will be facing the best that Europe and the Middle East have to offer, and they have the challenge of running clockwise instead of the counter-clockwise direction run in the United States.

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Pictured below: Thess Is Awesome (Dahess x In Awe, by Monarch AH) was runner-up in the President of the UAE Cup S. (Gr. 1). He is bred and owned

by Cre Run Enterprises LLC, trained by Lynn Ashby and ridden by Travis Wales.

Pictured above: RB Madymoiselle (Majd Al Arab x Frynch, by Dormane) finished third in the President of the UAE Cup S. (Gr. 1). She is bred and owned by Rosebrook Farm, trained by Scott Powell and ridden by Keiber Coa. 19 • Arabian Finish Line • November 2016

TOP Texas Showdowns Four grade 3 stakes were held in Texas in October - two at Retama Park and two at Lone Star Park. Easter Man, off since July 2, took advantage of two very short fields; first in the Texas Arabian Derby (Gr. 3) and then in the Arabian Stallion S. (Gr. 3). The Derby had three scratches which took it to a field of only three. Easter Man easily won the 1 1/16 mile contest over Jess Is On Fire and TM Big Papa in a track record time of 1:55.73.

Twelve days later, fourhorses were scratched from the Arabian Stallion S. (Gr. 3), leaving it with a field of four. Easter Man dueled on the outside of Quick Sand AA, but kicked clear at the quarter pole to win going away by more than 11 lengths. Quick Sand AA was second, Chndakasexpress third and CR Ardiente fourth. Final time for the 1 mile was 1:48.27.

Last year's Darley Champion 3-Year-Old Colt, Easter Man (Burning

Easter Man (Burning Sand x Angel Proof, by NF Proof) wins back-toback grade 3 stakes in Texas. Photo courtesy of Coady Photography. Sand x Angel Proof, by NF Proof) is bred and owned by Joe and Betty

Gillis. Overall he has 6 wins, 4 seconds and 2 thirds in 13 starts with earnings just shy of $100,000.

In keeping with the scratch theme, the 1-mile Texas Arabian Oaks had two scratches dropping the field to four. Heavy favorite RB Madymoiselle, who shipped in after racing in Delaware, California and Kentucky, stalked the pace, made a 3-wide bid and drew clear to win by 1 3/4 lengths in a time of 1:50.07. Pams Masquerade ran a good race to be second best; pacesetter Merlot MHF was third and Last Call MHF fourth.

Trained by Scott Powell for Rosebrook Farms, RB Madymoiselle is a 4-year-old daughter of Majd Al Arab out of Frynch by Dormane.

She has raced 11 times this year winning or placing in 10 of them against the toughest competition in the U.S. Her total earnings are $124,513.

In the Distaff division of the Stallion S. (G3), RB Madymoiselle was scratched, giving the other six horses a chance to pick up the win.

Stablemate RB Kinkie (Burning Sand x Rich Kinkga, by TH Richie) went gate to wire, turning back a challenge from runner up Pams Masquerade. Ruby AA was third, followed by Hesster, Merlot MHF and Throughleap. The final time of 1:50.99 was almost 1 second slower than RB Madymoiselle.

RB Kinkie, who is 3-years-old, was trained by Jernesto Torrez for Rosebrook Farms. The was her first stakes win and third win in 8 starts while earning over $37,000.

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Owner/Breeder Rosebrook Farm won two grade 3 stakes races in 2 weeks. First (pictured above) was RB Madymoiselle who galloped to victory in the Texas Oaks at Lone Star Park. Then (pictured right) RB Kinkie comes home the winner in the Arabian Stallion S. at Lone Star Park. Scott Powell conditions both horses. Photos courtesy of Coady Photography.

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Writing Horses: An interview with Tobi Lopez Taylor

by Gina McKnight

Photo by Alan Ferg.

Living outside Tucson, Arizona, with her husband, Arabian and half-Arabian horses, writing about the equine species is second nature to Tobi Lopez Taylor. As a contributing writer for Arabian Finish Line, and the author of two books on Polish Arabian horses (focused on racing), she stays busy at her keyboard. Her writing has appeared in Arabian Sport Horse, Arabian Visions, Horse Illustrated, Blood-Horse, Dressage Today, Archaeology Magazine, American Indian Art Magazine, and other publications, including the anthologies An Apple A Day and In My Life. In addition to being an award-winning writer and editor, she has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Anthropology from Arizona State University.

Welcome, Tobi!

GM: When was your first encounter with a horse?

TLT: I have an old photograph of my mother placing me, then two years old, on the back of a friend’s chestnut

gelding. I don’t remember that exact incident, but it was apparently my first encounter with a horse. Maybe that is how I developed my lifelong admiration for big red stallions, like *Orzel, Secretariat, Man O’ War, and Walter Farley’s Flame.

GM: You have a beautiful ranch near Tucson, breeding gorgeous Arabian sport horses. Why Arabians?

TLT: I was nine years old when I first saw Arabians at Arizona’s famous Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show. They were very different from the Quarter Horses and Appaloosas I was riding at the time; I was drawn to them instantly. Now that I’ve owned Arabians and part-Arabians for almost thirty years, I’ve grown to appreciate their sensitivity, their eagerness to learn, and the enjoyment they derive from being around people. As Arabian importer and breeder Lady Anne Blunt noted about one of her mares, she was “delightful as companion and to ride”; I feel that way every day about one of my mares.

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GM: As a writer, you have contributed to top equine magazines and author two books. Tell us about your new book…

TLT: My new book, Orzel: Scottsdale’s Legendary Arabian Stallion, recounts the life of the “Arabian Secretariat.” *Orzel, whose name means “eagle” in Polish, was a tall, fast, charismatic chestnut colt from Poland who was imported in 1967 by well-known Arabian breeder Ed Tweed, one of the founders of the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show. In 1967 and ’68, *Orzel defeated the best American racehorses of his generation, including the legendary Kontiki, and was named the first U.S. National Champion Racehorse. Tweed then had *Orzel retrained as a show horse. Along with Tweed’s other horses, *Orzel crisscrossed the country, winning championship after championship in halter, culminating in his being named U.S. and Canadian Top Ten Stallion.

Then Tweed’s young granddaughter, Shelley Groom Trevor, took over the reins and rode *Orzel to even greater glory, when he was named U.S. Top Ten English Pleasure and the first U.S. National Champion Ladies’ Sidesaddle horse. It says so much about *Orzel’s temperament that he could be both an incredible racehorse and an elegant lady’s mount. He also passed on that temperament; for example, his son Brusally Orzetyn, a stallion who was a National Champion in dressage, was also a quiet, gentlemanly, generous lesson horse for kids, seniors, and everybody in between.

After *Orzel’s retirement to Ed Tweed’s Brusally Ranch, thousands of people went to see him—including me. It was a life-changing event; he’s still the Arabian I compare all others to. Even though there are many wonderful photos of *Orzel in the book, none of them come close to capturing his charisma or the intelligence in his large, wise eyes. In addition, when author Walter Farley first saw *Orzel,

he remarked that if this big chestnut were painted black, he’d be Farley’s vision of the Black Stallion. Today, at my home in Tucson, Arizona, I own, breed, and ride descendants of the amazing *Orzel.

GM: An engaging and captivating story; I truly enjoyed reading Orzel and recommend to everyone. Can you share an excerpt?

TLT: Of course! Here is a snippet from the Introduction: In 1976, *Orzel won his last major championship, and Trevor’s ride on the big red stallion—whom she still calls her “horse of a lifetime”—was at an end. *Orzel went on to be the sire of ninety-eight foals, many of them champions, and the grandsire of one thousand more. Today, thirtyodd years after his death, *Orzel’s bloodlines are found worldwide, in horses participating at the highest levels of Arabian racing, endurance riding, dressage, reining, and other disciplines. They are in demand for their extraordinary athletic ability and appreciated for their trainability, intelligence, and demeanor. Although *Orzel’s achievements have, through the decades, become legendary, in truth, his record needs no burnish-

ing; the facts speak for themselves. In the pages that follow, those who are familiar with *Orzel’s story will have the opportunity to relive it, while readers who are encountering him for the first time will, I hope, gain an understanding of, and appreciation for, this great Arabian stallion, which one observer called—rightly—“a horse ahead of his time.”

GM: You are a poet as well. I would love for you to share one of your favorite poems...

TLT: Actually, rather than one poem, I’d like to suggest an entire anthology of poems about horses: Say This About Horses, edited by C.E. Greer and Jenny Kander. There are many wonderful pieces, by numerous poets, in this book.

GM: How does your background in anthropology and horses affect your writing?

TLT: Anthropologists are often termed “trained observers,” and among the skills we are taught are how to conduct oral history interviews, how to do research on groups of people, and how to write up our research and get it published. It’s been a pleasure to be able to employ all of these skills in my work with the horse community.

I’ve been able to talk to people like Thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert, 1948 and 1956 Olympian General Jonathan Burton, and Arabian breeder Bazy Tankersley, among others. I feel that it’s my life’s work to collect information on earlier generations of horses, their owners, and their riders and make it available for posterity in books and articles.

GM: I imagine if you are not at the stables, you are busy writing. How do you maintain thoughts and ideas for future articles/books?

TLT: I carry a notebook with me to write down ideas that pop into my head, or things I’ve heard about or need to do. If I know I’m going to be working on a particular project in the future, I’ll make a file for it in my filing cabinet and periodically drop in notes I’ve jotted down, or pages torn from magazines, or photographs. By the time I finally get to that project, I may have several years’ worth of material just sitting there, ready to be acted upon.

GM: What are you currently writing?

TLT: In the short term, I’m working on an article for Arabian Finish Line Magazine, for which I’m a contrib-

Tobi Lopez Taylor next to Gladys Brown Edwards's iconic painting of *Orzel++. Photo by Maria L. Martin.

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uting writer. My second, ongoing project is about the early Arabian horse breeders of Arizona, which I’ll be presenting as a paper next spring at a history conference.

And the third, most long-term project is a book about a well-known Arabian stallion, who endured a perilous sea journey to join his new owner in the United States. This true story will have a much larger scope of history than my previous titles— sort of like Seabiscuit, but with an Arabian horse at the center of it.

GM: Writers are usually avid readers. What are you currently reading?

TLT: At any given time, I’m reading three, at least two of which are geared toward my current research. Right now, these are: H is for Hawk, by Helen MacDonald; Explorers of Arabia, by Zahra Freeth and Victor Winstone; and Lady Anne Blunt, Journals and Correspondence.

GM: What does horsemanship mean to you?

TLT: For me, horsemanship is a mindful way of life. *Orzel’s rider, my friend and mentor Shelley Groom Trevor, maintains that “the rider you are is the person you are.”

You can see this every day in how we relate with horses; they are definitely our mirrors, if we allow ourselves to look. In Tibetan Buddhism, there is a concept called lungta, which translates as “windhorse” — representing the strength, energy, endurance, and dignity of the horse.

We humans can cultivate these qualities; as Buddhists put it, we can “raise windhorse.”

The first time I took part in a Tibetan windhorse-raising practice, it was immediately familiar to me — it’s the profound, uplifted quality you feel when you’re near horses.

Every day, whether I am cleaning stalls, or stacking hay, or doing a flying change, I can’t help but reflect on how fortunate we are to live closely with these amazing creatures, these windhorses.

Horsemanship is also about taking good care of our horses throughout the course of their lives. In that vein, among the many wonderful horse nonprofits out there, I’d like to mention the great work by Brooke USA, which focuses on helping working equines in impoverished communities throughout the world, where “horsepower” is still the primary means of transportation.

I also run a Facebook page focused on the legacy of Ed Tweed’s breeding program. One of the most fulfilling parts of administering the page is getting the word out about older horses in need — many of them descendants of *Orzel — to facilitate their rescue or rehoming. Horses have given me so much over the years; it’s a privilege to be able to help them where I can.

Connect with Tobi…www.tobitaylor.com.

Gina McKnight is a freelance writer and author from Ohio. www.gmcknight.com.

MY Thunder Bolt Wins Wathba Race in Califormia The 5-year-old gelding MY Thunder Bolt dueled 3-deep with

By Golly Its Hot and TM Maddamee throughout the 6 furlong Wathba-sponsored allowance race at Fresno on October 8. At the wire the bay son of The Last Danse out of French Twist, by Virgule Al Maury, nosed out TM Maddamee for the win with One Hot Chick getting up late for third. They were followed across the line by By Golly Its Hot, Tru Kaolina and Special P. The time for the 6 furlongs was 1:21.22.

Bred in Texas by Rancho Milagro Yegua, MY Thunder Bolt is now owned by Howie Rubin and trained by Abel Borg. This was his first win of the year and his lifetime record now stands at 3/21(3-4-4), $26,838.

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This year’s #QPAT weekend (as it was christened on social media) for the Purebred Arabian racing enthusiast started as normal at Saint-Cloud for the Arqana Sale.

Top lot at €260,000 Euros was a full sister to the 2015 sale topper and Kahayla Classic winner Manark.

The following day the same venue played host to the two juvenile Group 1 contests, the Qatar Total Arabian Trophies, first for colts and then for fillies.

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The colts’ event was won by the narrowest of margins by Motrag (Amer) from his stablemate Zikreet (Dahess), both trained by Thomas Fourcy for Al Shaqab. The fillies contest was won in fine style by Samma (Majd Al Arab), who drew clear of her rivals to win by two and half lengths. This was an impressive first win on only her second start for the Alban de Mieulle trained filly in the colours of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani.

A change of venue for the weekend action was brought about by the ongoing rebuilding of Longchamp racecourse, the demolition crew having moved in the day after last years’ Arc. Chantilly had been selected as the substitute venue and despite a sizeable reduction in capacity for the crowd from 60,000 to 40,000 the quality of the equine competition was undiminished.

Saturday’s Qatar Total Arabian Trophy Gr1PA for four year old fillies’ was won by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed’s Naziq (Mahaab), trained by Elizabeth Bernard. Given a very enterprising ride by Jean-Bernard Eyquem, she set a blistering pace, and with no-one to challenge her, she won by four lengths. She is a half-sister to Loraa (Mawood) who won the same contest at Longchamp in 2014 and a full sister to Fazah, who was fourth in 2012.

On Sunday, despite the presence of the world’s top rated Arabian, Al Mourtajez, there was still a field of 14 challengers for the Qatar Arabian World Cup Gr1PA, including Gazwan, who had beaten him in the HH Emir’s Sword Gr1PA in February.

Last years’ top rated filly, Sylivine Al Maury was also present, along with Prada T and Sir Bani Yas who had filled the places behind Al Mourtajez in the first leg of the Doha Triple Crown – the Qatar International Stakes Gr1PA, run at Goodwood in the UK, at the end of July.

Whilst the record of the prep-race Qatar Cup (Prix Dragon) winners in the main event is not strong, Al Mourtajez (Dahess) easily asserted his superiority and won as a horse of his undoubted class should – by four and a half lengths, eased down. The places were filled by two four-year-olds, Mehdaaf Athbah (Amer), who put up an improved performance to be second, beating Tayf (Amer) by a head. Tayf had been supplemented following close two seconds in the French and UK Arabian Derbys, whilst last years’ second, Gazwan, had to settle for fourth place.

With the second leg of the Doha Triple Crown under his belt, Al Shaqab’s eight-time Group 1 winner Al Mourtajez now heads to Doha for the HH Emir’s Sword. The Thomas Fourcy trained six year old looks a very strong contender to become the first horse to complete the series, having previously won it in 2015 and could net the $1 million dollar bonus in the process.

-Story and photo by Debbie Burt 26 • Arabian Finish Line • November 2016

2016 Leading Earners as of October 20, 2016 Statistics provided by the Arabian Jockey Club.

Leading Runners

HORSE'S NAME SIRE X DAM RACE OWNER RECORD EARNINGS 3-YEAR-OLD COLTS AND GELDINGS 1 RB NASH NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH x R B SAND STORM ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 7(4-2-0)1-1 $46,500 2 QUICK SAND AA BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS SILKIE GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY 7(3-2-1)0-2 $34,000 3 RB OPEN FIRE AKIM DE DUCOR x BURNING FIRESTAR ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 5(1-1-2)0-1 $13,600 4 RB FIRED UP BURNING SAND x GINKGA ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 4(1-1-1)0-1 $12,550 5 MADJIKMAN MADJANI x RUBIE ROSE CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 4(1-2-0) $11,700 6 JIMDANDY TOTHEREHESSQ DAHESS x IN AWE CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 4(1-0-1) $8,300 7 SPOOK AA ALLEGRO AA x BURNING SILK LITTLEJOHN AUSTIN 4(1-1-1) $7,480 8 LIL DUDE AA BURNING SAND x VAGUE DE GEMME POWELL PRESTON 3(0-1-2) $4,200 9 FOLLOWYOURDREAMM OUR MACHINE x DREAMM DIVA WALLACE HOWELL 6(0-0-1) $3,025 10 RB SAND CASTLE BURNING SAND x ROYALE FANFARE POWELL MARK 5(0-0-0) $2,225 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES 1 RB KINKIE 2 RUBY AA 3 RISKY RED 4 BURNING CHARM 5 SWEET HONEY AA 6 DUCHESS AA 7 BIG GIRLS ARE BETTER 8 MAGIC NUMBER 10 MAGIC MASQUERADE

BURNING SAND x RICH KINKGA ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 8(3-4-0)1-0 BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY 7(3-0-1)0-1 NO RISK AL MAURY x NOVELYNN QUARTER MOON RANCH LLC 7(2-0-1) BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS SILKIE GILLIS JOESPH AND BETTY 3(2-0-0) BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS SILKIE GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY 2(2-0-0) BURNING SAND x WIKING STAR GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY 7(2-4-0) SO BIG IS BETTER x YOU GO GIRL POWELL MARK 4(1-1-1) THOROUGHBRED x TRIPE FIVE NEIVENS GUY 3(1-1-0) NAJD x THEATRE NEIVENS GUY 4(0-2-2)

$37,450 $26,958 $16,550 $15,300 $13,500 $12,676 $9,600 $8,500 $6,200

4-YEAR-OLD COLTS AND GELDINGS 1 EASTER MAN BURNING SAND x ANGEL PROOF GILLIS JOSEPH A 7(3-1-2)3-2 2 UPTOWN DANNYS BOY BURNING SAND x WIBWILCCA HADDAD ALI 5(2-0-1)1-1 3 JESS IS ON FIRE VAZS BURNING DESTINY x BANDERS NAOMI KU VASQUE MARK 13(1-4-3)0-1 4 ONE HOT VAZ BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT VASQUEZ SAM 9(3-1-4) 5 AMBUSH AA ALLEGRO AA x ISIS DE GARGASSAN GILLIS JOSEPH A 9(1-3-1) 6 FINE HESST DAHESS x FULL OF FINESSE CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 4(1-0-1) 7 KHOUROS CS BIG EASY x KADOR N BRAEBRAE MOREAU-SIPIERE ERIC AND RANDI 9(1-1-0) 8 RB MADJYK MAN MADJANI x FRYNCH ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 3(1-0-2)0-1 9 LA AMBUSH BUSH HOG x VIRAMIKA REYNOLDS JEREMY 6(0-3-1) 10 KENZO CS NORPHE x KARIZMA CS MOREAU-SIPIERE VANESSA 5(1-2-0)

$62,755 $22,547 $18,673 $16,375 $9,240 $8,200 $7,456 $7,436 $7,008 $6,740

4-YEAR-OLD FILLIES 1 RB MADYMOISELLE 2 LADY HAHA 3 JEWELL AA 4 GRANDIOSA CS 5 PAMS MASQUERADE 6 CV LILY DE CARDONNE 7 SIERRA WINDS 8 MADGICALL 9 SAND LILLY 10 MERLOT MHF

MAJD AL ARAB x FRYNCH ROSEBROOK FARM LLC 11(5-4-1)4-5 NORPHE x HILARITIE SMOKE KATHY AND PAUL 6(4-1-0)1-1 BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL GILLIS JOSEPH A AND BETTY J 6(1-0-1)1-1 ELIOS DE CARRERE x ZUCCHERA CS YOUNGDALE MICHELE 9(2-1-1) WALK THE LINE x GRAND MASQUERADE WILSON ED 8(1-5-0)0-2 NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x CV ROCHA LILY SHERMAN JUSTIN 8(1-1-3)0-1 DA ADIOS x A SECOND WIND CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 6(2-1-0) MADJANI x TU FOR ALL CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 9(1-3-0) BURNING SAND x TRI TIKI JOY GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY J 7(2-1-2) MADJANI x SONOMA DEW MANDOLYNN HILL FARM 6(1-0-3)0-1

$117,313 $58,488 $23,095 $19,100 $18,388 $17,000 $16,725 $15,200 $13,603 $12,422

OLDER HORSES 1 PADDYS DAY 2 THESS IS AWESOME 3 SAND VICTOR 4 CHNDAKAEXPRESS 5 DESERT HONOUR 6 SAMMY V 6 RB RICH 7 F SIXTEEN 8 SERGEANT PEPPER MHF 9 RB RICH 10 RAINEING SAND

BURNING SAND x AK LORETTA QUARTER MOON RANCH LLC 8(5-3-0)3-3 DAHESS x IN AWE CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 6(1-3-1)1-2 BURNING SAND x VAGUE DE GEMME GILLIS JOSEPH A AND BETTY J 6(3-1-1)2-2 CHNDAKA x GRAND MASQUERADE WILSON ED 12(3-0-3)0-1 NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x ANNAS DESERT ROSE RICHARDS STEVEN 9(2-1-2) BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT VASQUEZ SAM 7(3-2-0)2-1 TH RICHIE x ROYALE FANFARE FORD GARRETT 7(0-2-2) THOROUGHBRED x DIXIES VALENTINE NEIVENS GUY 6(0-1-2)0-1 AMAZING SON x SHIPPEY LANE YOUNGDALE MICHELE 11(1-1-1) TH RICHIE x ROYALE FANFARE FORD GARRETT 7(0-2-2) BURNING SAND x PS STINAS SAGE SHELLEY WARREN 7(2-0-1)0-1

$176,367 $84,170 $63,788 $29,900 $25,080 $23,960 $18,650 $19,200 $18,980 $18,650 $13,451

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OLDER MARES 1 DREAM PEARL 2 HESSTER 3 ROYAL RICHESS 4 RICH CRAFT 6 MISS PARADISE 7 THROUGHLEAP 8 CHARICH 9 FABLED 10 TM MADDAMEE

BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL BURT, CALL, EATON AND SOLTAU 6(3-2-0)1-2 DAHESS x DIXIE DANCE WERNER KENNETH 11(1-3-4)1-1 TH RICHIE x ROYAL ATHEENA FOSTOCK ANN 2(1-0-1)1-0 TH RICHIE x MORE ADORAABLE FORD GARRETT 12(1-5-3) PARADOR x NOVELYNN POWELL MARK 12(1-2-1) THOROUGHBRED x A NOBLE LEAP HENNINGSGARD KRISTA 11(1-2-1)0-1 TH RICHIE x ZILVER CHARM REYNOLDS JEREMY 10(0-2-1) CALIN DE LOUVE x JAVALYNN NEIVENS GUY 7(1-1-1) BURNING SAND x SCARLET O SARA DANYLUK KEN 9(0-3-0)0-1

$24,565 $24,312 $22,850 $21,325 $17,148 $13,343 $11,610 $11,350 $9,883

Leading Sires

SIRE/YOB 1 BURNING SAND 1986 2 DAHESS 1999 3 MAJD AL ARAB 2002 4 TH RICHIE 2001 5 NORPHE 2001 6 NIVOUR DE CARDONNE 1995 7 MADJANI 2000 8 THOROUGHBRED 2002 9 NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH 2004 10 CHNDAKA 1990

STRS 37 10 2 9 5 9 9 7 2 1

WNRS/ WINS 21/48 7/7 2/6 4/4 2/5 3/4 4/4 2/2 1/4 1/3

SW/ TOTAL WINS EARNINGS 9/15 $675,227 2/2 $180,277 1/4 $121,696 1/1 $110,565 1/1 $69,208 0/0 $69,130 0/0 $55,672 0/0 $55,578 0/0 $47,000 0/0 $29,900

Leading Dams

DAM/YOB/SIRE 1 AK LORETTA 2004 (VIRGULE AL MAURY) 2 FRYNCH 2000 (DORMANE) 3 IN AWE 1997 (MONARCH AH) 4 TRIUMPHS PEARL 2005 (SEYVILLA TRIUMPH) 5 VAGUE DE GEMME 1999 (BACO DU CASSOU) 6 ANGEL PROOF 2003 (NF PROOF) 7 TRIUMPHS SILKIE 1995 (SEYVILLA TRIUMPH) 8 HILARITIE 1999 (TIKI TORK KU) 9 GRAND MASQUERADE 1996 (MONARCH AH) 10 R B SAND STORM 2008 (BURNING SAND)

STRS 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1

WNRS/ WINS 1/5 2/6 2/2 3/7 1/3 1/3 3/7 1/4 2/4 1/4

SW/ T OTAL WINS EARNINGS 1/3 $176,367 1/4 $127,722 1/1 $92,470 2/2 $74,618 1/2 $67,988 1/3 $63,605 0/0 $62,800 1/1 $58,488 0/0 $48,288 1/1 $46,500

Leading Broodmare Sires

BROODMARE SIRE/YOB 1 VIRGULE AL MAURY/1989 2 MONARCH AH/1987 3 SEYVILLA TRIUMPH/1982 4 DORMANE/1984 5 PATRIOT MISSLE/1991 6 BURNING SAND/1986 7 BACO DU CASSOU/1989 8 WIKING/1979 9 TIKI TORK KU/1993 10 NF PROOF/1985

PRODUCING DAUGTHERS STARTERS 46 16 105 16 10 8 116 5 12 8 32 11 5 3 142 11 2 2 35 3

WNRS/ SW/ WINS WINS EARNINGS 7/15 2/5 $288,571 5/7 2/2 $215,148 8/17 2/2 $154,712 2/6 1/4 $131,380 5/7 0/0 $94,241 5/8 1/1 $81,030 2/4 1/2 $72,911 4/6 0/0 $71,572 2/5 1/1 $64,369 1/3 1/3 $63,980

Leading Owners

NAME RECORD 1 GILLIS BETTY J AND JOSEPH A 72(24-12-10)6-8 2 ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 39(16-11-4)6-7 3 QUARTER MOON RANCH LLC 18(7-3-0)3-3 4 CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 47(8-10-7)1-3 5 VASQUEZ SAM A 44(8-8-10)2-3 6 SMOKE KATHRYN OR PAUL 10(4-1-0)1-1 7 NEIVENS GUY 27(2-5-6)0-3 8 FORD GARRETT 29(1-8-6)0-1 9 SHELLEY WARREN 33(5-2-8)1-4 10 WILSON ED 21(4-5-3)0-3

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EARNINGS $286,136 $232,502 $192,642 $168,090 $70,765 $60,268 $53,935 $53,387 $49,081 $48,388

Leading Trainers

NAME RECORD 1 POWELL SCOTT 57(18-14-5)8-10 2 ASHBY LYNN 77(11-14-13)2-4 3 EATON TERRI 43(13-12-6)3-4 4 POWELL MARK 115(8-16-14)0-4 5 TORREZ JERENESTO 25(7-4-4)4-6 6 SMITH GUY 32(10-2-4)0-1 7 NUNLEY RANDY 44(2-7-6)0-3 8 YOUNGDALE JOHN 45(5-3-5) 9 SHELLEY HELEN 41(9-4-13)2-3 10 HALL AIMEE 30(3-7-5)0-1

Leading Breeders

NAME RECORD 1 GILLIS BETTY J AND JOSEPH A 95(27-17-15)7-10 2 WALDRON DIANNE K 81(17-16-10)6-9 3 KIRSHNER ALAN OR MIHALOFF DEBORAH 79(13-15-13)2-4 4 TEUTSCH JANE 26(9-4-2)3-3 5 WALDRON BILL 59(6-6-7)2-1 6 NEIVENS GUY 45(2-7-8)0-3 7 VASQUEZ SAM 43(9-4-10)2-1 8 SMOKE KATHRYN OR PAUL 10(4-1-0)1-1 9 WILSON ED 20(4-5-3)0-3 10 MOAK L TODD 39(1-8-7)0-5

Leading Jockeys

NAME RECORD 1 CHIAPPE RICARDO 43(17-9-6)2-2 2 WALES TRAVIS 43(7-11-5)1-2 3 HERRERA HUGO 35(13-4-4)3-2 4 CEDENO CAROL 40(4-11-7)0-5 5 COA KEIBER 15(3-4-3)2-3 6 SWAN KIRSTEN 37(4-1-10)0-1 7 BOREL CALVIN 1(1-0-0)1-0 8 PURCELL KELSI 9(1-4-0)1-3 9 MENDEZ KEVIN 14(4-1-0)1-1 10 VALDEZ JIMINEZ ERNESTO 12(6-2-1)3-0

EARNINGS $396,805 $241,992 $136,781 $123,221 $103,485 $92,750 $74,740 $70,845 $61,792 $61,580 EARNINGS $322,902 $285,156 $255,136 $201,208 $78,124 $67,735 $66,491 $60,268 $48,288 $41,987 EARNINGS $204,680 $154,872 $109,629 $95,660 $86,910 $63,570 $61,752 $61,115 $59,505 $57,530

2016 Runners as of October 20, 2016

Statistics provided by the Arabian Jockey Club.

HORSE'S NAME A LADYS MAN AIMEE OAKLEY PW ALL N ALL ALLEGRO FIRE AMAZING CHERI MHF AMBUSH AA ANGELINA AA AYERS BIG GIRLS ARE BETTER BRETS FILLY BURNING CHARM BURNING MERCY

BY GOLLY ITS HOT CHARICH CHNDAKASEXPRESS CR ARDIENTE CRIMINETLY DUDE

SIRE X DAM

NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x PTF LADY WIKING AIM SOUTH x ATLANTISE DAHESS x ALL TU SEXY ALLEGRO AA x TRI SILKIE SANDS AMAZING SON x SHIPPEY LANE ALLEGRO AA x ISIS DE GARGASSAN BURNING SAND x ANGEL PROOF BURNING SAND x BW ALI CATT SO BIG IS BETTER x YOU GO GIRL GOLLY BRET x MISS PHILLY BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS SILKIE BURNING SAND x TRI-ILLUSIVE LADY BURNING SAND x GOLLY GAL TH RICHIE x ZILVER CHARM CHNDAKA x GRAND MASQUERADE BURNING SAND x FORTY ALL BURNING SAND x FC BINT CHEZI

SEX R ECORD EARNINGS g 5(0-3-0) $10,080 f 5(1-0-1) $4,923 f 3(1-1-1)0-1 $17,950 f 5(0-0-1) $2,900 f 6(0-0-1) $4,000 c 9(1-3-1) $9,240 f 3(0-0-0) $850 c 8(2-0-1)1-0 $10,969 f 4(1-1-1) $9,600 f 8(1-0-2) $6,962 f 3(2-0-0) $15,300 f 2(1-0-0) $3,691 c 9(1-0-2) $9,564 f 10(0-2-1) $11,610 c 12(3-0-3)0-1 $29,900 c 8(0-4-1)0-1 $10,738 c 3(1-0-0) $3,857

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CV LILY DE CARDONNE DARTYN KRISS SWA DESERT HONOUR DHAAN DREAM PEARL DUCHESS AA EASTER MAN ES MI CIELO F SIXTEEN FABLED FEARSOME FIFTYSHADESS OF BAY FINE HESST FLEUR DAMOUR FOLLOWYOURDREAMM FOX TAIL FRONT ROWE GOLLY ZANDS GRANDIOSA CS HESSTER HIGHH AKTIVITY HIGHH N DJUST IBN MOULIN ROUGE IL AZEUS IMSEXYANDIKNOWIT IN X HESS JESS IS ON FIRE JEWELL AA JIMDANDY TOTHEREHESSQ JUNIA KAFO KEEP ON DREAMIN KENZO CS KHOUROS CS KUSU KISS LA AMBUSH LADY HAHA LAST CALL MHF LAZUR HESS LEGACY AA LIL DUDE AA MADGICALL MADJIC VAZ MADJIKMAN MAGIC MASQUERADE MAGIC NUMBER MERLOT MHF METAMORPHISM MICCAH MISS PARADISE MOTOWN RISING MY CHARADE MY KATALINA MY THUNDER BOLT MY VAZ IS HOT MYDIXIE MYJANI MYSTICAL MHF NIVOURS ROMANCE NOUVEAU RICH OMAN WHAT A KISS OMEGA CS ONE HOT CHICK ONE HOT VAZ OUR PRINCESS OZARK KAOLENA SWA PADDYS DAY PAMS MASQUERADE QUICK AND RICH

NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x CV ROCHA LILY KD KALHOUN x TRISS NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x ANNAS DESERT ROSE BURNING SAND x QUEEN KONG BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL BURNING SAND x WIKING STAR BURNING SAND x ANGEL PROOF BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT THOROUGHBRED x DIXIES VALENTINE CALIN DE LOUVE x JAVALYNN THOROUGHBRED x DIXIES VALENTINE DAHESS x DONNATELLAA DAHESS x FULL OF FINESSE GOREC x SHIPPEY LANE OUR MACHINE x DREAMM DIVA ALTO DE MALIGNE x DELPHINE NOBLE HOUSE x THEATRE

BY GOLLY SAND x ZANS LITTLE WING ELIOS D CARRERE x ZUCCHERA CS DAHESS x DIXIE DANCE AKIM DE DUCOR x ALLA MASQUERADE NORPHE x DJELFA CS MOULIN ROUGE MAF x ROYAL AMBIANCE WIESZCZEK x ELSPETH NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x ALL TU SEXY DAHESS x EASTER IA VAZS BURNING DESTINY x BANDERS NAOMI KU BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL DAHESS x IN AWE DJET SET DE FALGAS x B J ZELL BURNING SAND x FRYNCH KAOLINO x DREAM KEEPER NORPHE x KARIZMA CS BIG EASY x KADOR N BRAEBRAE

KUSU MAN x GLORYOSKI BUSH HOG x VIRAMIKA NORPHE x HILARITIE KAOLINO x ALWAYS AND FOREVER DAHESS x RZOE LUTE TRI TRAVELLER x FERDA OKBA BURNING SAND x VAGUE DE GEMME MADJANI x TU FOR ALL MADJANI x TIKI DESTINY MADJANI x RUBIE ROSE NAJD x THEATRE THOROUGHBRED x TRIPLE FIVE MADJANI x SONOMA DEW OH BY GOSH x CAVIYAR DJET SET DE FALGAS x WIKINGS WIXEN PARADOR x NOVELYNN KAOLINO x IM IN ORBIT THE LAST DANSE x HERE KITTY KITTY MAGS MAD MAX x KITTILINA THE LAST DANSE x FRENCH TWIST BURNING SAND x FORTY ALL MADJANI x DIXIE DANCE MADJANI x NOVELYNN MADJANI x MORNING LYGHT NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x LEGAL ROMANCE TH RICHIE x DJENZEL OMAN DE BLAZIET x JEST WON KISS ZEFIRO DE NULVI x MEGA CS BURNING SAND x FC BINT CHEZI BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x MONARCHS PRINCESS KAOLINO x FMR OZARK EKLIPSE BURNING SAND x AK LORETTA WALK THE LINE x GRAND MASQUERADE TH RICHIE x QUICK NOON

f 8(1-1-3)0-1 $17,000 f 3(0-0-0) $1,434 c 9(2-1-2) $25,080 f 1(0-0-0) $1,390 f 6(3-2-1)1-2 $24,565 f 7(2-4-0) $12,676 c 7(3-1-2)3-2 $62,755 c 1(0-0-0) $1,670 c 6(0-1-2)0-1 $19,200 f 7(1-1-1) $11,350 c 1(0-0-0) $525 f 2(1-0-1) $7,100 c 4(1-0-1) $8,200 f 9(1-1-1) $7,282 c 6(0-0-1) $3,025 f 5(0-0-0) $2,800 c 3(1-0-1) $7,700 f 8(1-1-2) $7,771 f 9(2-1-1) $19,100 f 11(1-3-4)1-1 $24,312 c 3(0-0-0) $300 c 1(0-0-0) $474 c 3(0-0-0) $520 c 7(1-0-2) $5,967 c 2(0-0-0) $1,000 c 8(0-0-3) $7,545 c 13(1-4-3)0-1 $18,673 f 6(1-0-1)1-1 $23,095 c 4(1-0-1) $8,300 f 7(2-0-1) $9,509 c 1(0-0-0) $1,098 f 6(1-0-2) $5,881 c 5(1-2-0) $6,740 c

9(1-1-0) $7,456 f 5(0-0-0) $2,600 c 6(0-3-1) $7,008 f 6(4-1-0)1-1 $58,488 c 4(0-1-1) $4,195 c 2(1-0-0) $11,700 f 8(0-1-1) $3,926 c 3(0-1-2) $4,200 f 9(1-3-0) $15,200 f 1(0-0-0) $189 c 4(1-2-0) $11,700 f 4(0-2-2) $6,200 f 3(1-1-0) $8,500 f 6(1-0-3)0-1 $12,422 f 1(0-0-0) $500 c 5(2-0-0) $9,738 f 12(1-2-1) $17,148 g 4(0-0-0) $1,780 f 6(1-0-3) $6,230 f 5(0-1-0) $2,837 g 8(1-1-0) $9,083 f 2(0-0-1)0-1 $3,100 f 7(0-0-0) $2,700 f 6(0-0-0) $2,150 c 1(0-1-0) $2,000 f 6(1-1-0) $3,604 c 2(0-0-0) $2,204 f 1(0-0-0) $500 f 4(0-0-0) $1,800 f 4(0-1-2)0-1 $7,576 c 9(3-1-4) $16,375 f 2(0-1-0)0-1 $8,150 f 11(1-0-1) $6,267 c 8(5-3-0)3-3 $176,367 f 8(1-5-0)0-2 $18,388 c 2(0-0-0) $9,705

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QUICK SAND AA QWEENS LACE RAINEING SAND RB BIG N RICH RB BRILLIANT RB DJUDGE DJUDY RB FIRED UP RB FRYNCH BROAD RB HOCUS POCUS RB HOT BUNS RB HOT RISK RB KINKIE RB MADJYK MAN RB MADYMOISELLE RB NASH RB NEVOURLAND RB OPEN FIRE RB RICH RB SAND CASTLE REIGN SUPREME CS RICH CRAFT RISKY RED ROYAL RICHESS RUBY AA RV GRANDE ROUGE RV MISS INDEPENDENT RV ROULETTE SABRES EDGE SALMEEN SAMMY V SAND LILLY SAND VICTOR SEAHAWK RC SERGEANT PEPPER MHF SIERRA WINDS SISAZDESTINY SOUTHERLAND SPECIAL P SPOOK AA SWEET HONEY AA TA MY VIRGULE TAYLORS TOUCHOF CLASS THESS IS AWESOME THROUGHLEAP TM ALYNN RENE TM BIG PAPA TM MADDAMEE TOP HONOURS TRU KAOLINA TRUE SOUTH TWICE RICH UPTOWN DANNYS BOY WALL STREET WATCH WAR SPEAR WASABII WATCHMAKER WATERFORD CRYSTAL WESTERNS CHARM WHADDA QT WILL EYE AM CS WMA FLORES WMA FRESCOE WMA PRAIRIE WIND WMA SEASAND Z YOYO GO ZAFIRA CS ZANDERMAN ZELLS BELLS ZEPHYR CS

BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS SILKIE OUR MACHINE x QWEENOFHEARTS BURNING SAND x PS STINAS SAGE TH RICHIE x BURNIE GEE PW BURNING SAND x AMMANTE TH RICHIE x DJENUINE BURNING SAND x GINKGA MADJANI x FRYNCH NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH x ABRA CAADABRA NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x ST HOTTIEDOTTIE NO RISK AL MAURY x ST HOTTIEDOTTIE BURNING SAND x RICH KINKGA MADJANI x FRYNCH MAJD AL ARAB x FRYNCH NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH x R B SAND STORM NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x ABRA CAADABRA AKIM DE DUCOR x BURNING FIRESTAR TH RICHIE x ROYALE FANFARE BURNING SAND x ROYALE FANFARE KADOR DE BLAZIET x REIGN DANCE PW TH RICHIE x MORE ADORAABLE NO RISK AL MAURY x NOVELYNN TH RICHIE x ROYAL ATHEENA BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL MOULIN ROUGE MAF x ROYAL AMBIANCE MOULIN ROUGE MAF x BINT BASKETTE MOULIN ROUGE MAF x BINT BASKETTE DAHESS x IN LIGHTNING MAJD AL ARAB x FAL KHARE BURNING SAND x HEAVEN KAN WAIT BURNING SAND x TRI TIKI JOY BURNING SAND x VAGUE DE GEMME THE LAST DANSE x SABRINA CS AMAZING SON x SHIPPEY LANE DA ADIOS x A SECOND WIND VAZS BURNING DESTINY x MISS PHILLY AIM SOUTH x NOVELYNN NO LIMITE x DANCETHENIGHTAWAY MKP ALLEGRO AA x BURNING SILK BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS SILKIE VIRGULE AL MAURY x MY EVANGELINE DAHESS x TOPOFTHECLASS DAHESS x IN AWE THOROUGHBRED x A NOBLE LEAP BURNING SAND x SPILLED PERFUME BURNING SAND x SPILLED PERFUME BURNING SAND x SCARLET O SARA NIVOUR DE CARDONNE x TOP OFTHE LINE KAOLINO x TRULY FLAMING AIM SOUTH x SHALL WE DANCE BW TH RICHIE x VIRTEUCE BURNING SAND x WIBWILCCA THOROUGHBRED x SAND WITCHH THOROUGHBRED x JAVALYNN ALTO DE MALIGNE x CAVIYAR THOROUGHBRED x TIKING AWAY ALTO DE MALIGNE X SAND WITCHH WESTERN LOVE x IISIA NO LIMITE x RCF MAID MYDAY NORPHE x CANDIE CS GRACIOUS GOODNESS x WMA FLORA THE KENTUCKIAN x WMA FLORA THE KENTUCKIAN x NOVAL CONCEPT THE KENTUCKIAN x WMA SEABREEZE WALK THE LINE x RCF MAID MYDAY ZEFIRO DE NULVI x WILLOW CS

BY GOLLY SAND x MW SCARLET LADY S W ZELL x BONITA LORENA NORPHE x ZABELLA DE FALGAS

c 7(3-2-1)0-2 $34,000 f 3(0-0-1) $2,100 c 7(2-0-1)0-1 $13,451 f 5(1-0-1) $8,878 c 3(0-0-0) $3,658 f 7(0-0-1) $4,000 c 4(1-1-1)0-1 $12,550 f 1(0-0-0) $1,250 c 1(0-0-0) $500 f 4(0-2-0) $3,063 f 2(1-0-0) $3,628 f 8(3-4-0)1-0 $37,450 c 3(1-0-2)0-1 $7,436 f 11(5-4-1)4-5 $117,313 c 7(4-2-0)1-1 $46,500 f 3(0-0-0) $528 c 5(1-1-2)0-1 $13,600 c 7(0-2-2) $18,650 c 5(0-0-0) $2,225 f 1(0-0-0) $366 f 12(1-5-3) $21,325 f 7(2-0-1) $16,550 f 2(1-0-0)1-0 $22,850 f 7(3-0-1)0-1 $26,958 c 4(0-1-0) $1,691 f 1(0-0-0) $100 f 1(0-0-0) $100 f 6(0-0-1) $4,000 c 5(1-0-1) $4,383 c 7(3-2-0)2-1 $23,960 f 7(2-1-2) $13,603 c 6(3-1-1)2-2 $63,788 c 6(0-1-1) $3,574 c 11(1-1-1) $18,980 f 6(2-1-0) $16,725 f 1(0-0-0) $100 c 6(0-1-0) $3,295 f 10(0-1-2) $5,742 c 4(1-1-1) $7,480 f 2(2-0-0) $13,500 c 4(0-1-1) $1,976 f 4(0-0-2) $7,000 c 6(1-3-1)1-2 $84,170 f 11(1-2-1)0-1 $13,343 f 3(0-0-0) $530 c 5(0-0-2)0-1 $3,605 f 9(0-3-0)0-1 $9,883 f 2(0-0-0) $625 f 2(0-0-0) $389 c 2(0-0-0) $1,000 c 4(1-0-2)0-2 $11,343 c 5(2-0-1)1-1 $22,547 f 1(0-0-1)0-1 $2,670 f 6(0-1-2) $5,325 f 5(0-0-0) $2,400 c 1(0-1-0)0-1 $5,490 f 1(0-0-0) $500 f 5(0-0-0) $725 f 4(0-0-0) $1,806 c 1(0-0-0) $306 f 5(0-0-0) $500 c 1(0-0-0) $100 f 1(0-0-0) $100 f 9(1-1-3) $7,452 c 5(2-0-0) $5,501 f 1(0-0-0) $500 c 1(0-0-0) $100 c 6(0-1-1) $5,594 c 3(0-1-0) $3,200

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u.n:told stories of horse life

By Steve Heath

It's been a quite a year Just over a year ago I met this woman who published a magazine, which I thought was pretty impressive. Little did I know at the time that I was not only meeting a new person, but was also being introduced to an entirely new world.

I didn't know much about Arabians, and had no idea they raced, but I was excited to learn about something new. I got a lot more than I bargained for. Next thing I knew I was writing this column for the magazine. Then I started taking pictures.

Photography had been a hobby of mine, but I didn't know much about shooting horses, much less horses running 30 miles per hour. But Stephanie seemed to think it was a good idea so I gave it a try.

Soon my photos were being published in the magazine, in newsletters and online.

I thought that was very cool, but then I got my first (of many more to come) cover.

That was really exciting! My photo was on the cover of an international publication. It was seen by people all over the world. Wow! In the last year I've traveled to Dallas, Texas; Scottsdale, Arizona; Houston, Texas (with a day trip to Galveston); Los Angeles, California (twice); Rome, Italy; Newbury, England; Wilmington, Delaware (with lunch in Philadelphia); and Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky. I've been on the rail of some of the most famous racetracks in the world, including Santa Anita Park, Keeneland Race Course and Churchill Downs. I've made friends from all over the world, and after a year in Arabian racing these are just a few things I've learned.

• Arabians are beautiful. They are very friendly but can also be very opinionated.

• Arabian horse owners love their horses and are very passionate about them.

• Horse racing is addicting. I want my own race horse.

• Taking pictures of horses running is hard - especially at night.

• Good cameras and lenses are expensive.

• I still have a lot to learn, but I'm having fun doing it.

And as this year winds down I will be heading back to Dallas for the DIAR races, but this time as the Finish Line photographer. I will also be going to Abu Dhabi and next year to Morocco - two places I never imagined ever going to. It's going to be another exciting year.

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All our 3 year Olds not only only not

broke their their maidens, maidens, broke

RB MADYMOISELLE, BEST MARE IN THE USA FINISHES WITH ROSEBROOK 3 YEAR OLD RB NASH !

(NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH ONE - TWO IN THE G2 X R B SAND STORM) Delaware Park Arabian Derby

they are

ALL

Stakes Winners or or

Stakes Placed...

In

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RB OPEN FIRE

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RB FIRED UP

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Jimdandy Totherehessq 2013 Bay Colt Dahess x In Awe

All N All 2011 Bay Mare Dahess x All Tu Sexy

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Fiftyshadess Of Bay 2013 Bay Filly Dahess x Donnatellaa

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Madgicall 2012 Chestnut Filly Madjani x Tu For All

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