California Thoroughbred Magazine April 2015

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MARGARITA TIME WARREN’S VENEDA SOARS OVER GRADE I COMPETITION

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Northern Extravaganza

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The Cal-bred Turf Extravaganza will grow state-bred racing opportunities in Northern California

maiden allowance races will also be available during the Fair meets. Te CTBA Racing Committee continues focusing on providing ample restricted racing opportunities for owners/ breeders in both the north and south.

Speaking of Southern California racing, California-breds are picking up Warren’s Veneda in the Santa Margarita where they left of last year with many graded stakes wins already at Santa Anita Park, high- to her connections as she is now the top lighted by the recent 71/4-length grade I older female on the West Coast. We are win by Warren’s Veneda in the $400,000 seeing 2015 shaping up to be another exSanta Margarita Stakes. Congratulations citing year for Cal-breds. © benoit Photo

n an efort to continue ofering more California-bred restricted racing opportunities in Northern California, the California Toroughbred Breeders Association is pleased to announce the Cal-bred Turf Extravaganza, to be held April 26 at Golden Gate Fields. Tis event will ofer four California-bred turf races, including both the $100,000 Silky Sullivan for 3-year-olds and the $100,000 Campanile for 3-year-old fllies.

With many Cal-bred days highlighting the Southern California racing year, it has been our goal to provide a showcase of California-bred racing in the north.

Te largest hurdles in ofering such an event has been the limited purse money allocated to stakes in the north, and the emphasis on open overnight races due to the limited inventory based in Northern California. As Cal-breds make up 6070% of the feld sizes in the north, the focus has been on open maiden allowance and allowance races because of an added 30% bonus awarded to California-breds in open races.

Te California-bred restricted races carded for the turf event, however, will have total purses equivalent to the open races through supplements from our Calbred Race Fund. We are hoping this will be something we can build on and expand in the future and appreciate the support from Golden Gate and the Toroughbred Owners of California.

We also continue to have discussions with the Northern California Fairs to continue to provide more restricted racing opportunities. Both the $100,000 Oak Tree Distaf at Pleasanton and the $100,000 Harris Farms Stakes at Fresno will again be part of the Golden State Series and will be ofered later this year.

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APRIL 2015 VOLUME 141 / NO. 4 626.445.7800 or 1.800.573.CTBA (California residents only) www.CTBA.com The offcial magazine of California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, a non-proft corporation dedicated to the production of better Thoroughbred horses for better Thoroughbred racing, published by Blood-Horse Publications, Inc. Opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily refect policies of the CTBA or this magazine.

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Contents

FEATURES

28 BG ThorouGhBred

34 Six-Figure Cal-breds at Barretts

Farm

In its frst year of operation for George Yager and Hector Palma, the Hemet farm stands Afrmative, sire of California-bred Santa Margarita Stakes (gr. I) winner Warren’s Veneda.

38 Barretts Readies for Del Mar 40 Barretts Trough the Years

PRESIDENT DOUG BURGE

42 Keeping Pastures Green

TREASURER TIM COHEN SECRETARY SUE GREENE

48 Track Identifer: Jennifer Paige

DIRECTORS John C. Harris, Leigh Ann Howard, John H. Barr, Daniel Q. Schiffer, William H. Nichols, Gloria Haley, William H. de Burgh, Pete Parrella, Sue Greene, Donald J. Valpredo, Terry C. Lovingier, Harris David Auerbach, Tim Cohen, George F. Schmitt, Edward Freeman

50 Golden State Series: Sensational Star Stakes

EX OFFICIO E. W. (BUD) JOHNSTON A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F

RON MEsaROs

CONTROLLER JASON SELLNOW SALES COORDINATOR/MEMBERSHIP CAL CUP COORDINATOR COOKIE HACKWORTH REgISTRAR/INCENTIVE PROgRAM MANAgER MARy ELLEN LOCKE

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80 Stakes/Sales Calendar

COLUMNS

1 From the Executive Corner

PRODUCTION FORREST BEGLEy KERRy HOWE ARTIST DAVID yOUNG

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68 Udder Problems in Mares

76 Leading California Sires Lists

84 Advertising Index

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ERIC MITCHELL

60 CTBA Member Profle: Roy Guinnane

64 Winners

82 Classifed Advertising

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56 A Blast from the Past: Double Discount

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54 Cal-Breds Win Graded Stakes

ON THE COVER

ASSISTANT REgISTRAR DAWN GERBER

52 Golden State Series: Irish O’Brien Stakes

CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

COMING NEXT MONTH! Gold Rush Moves to Memorial Day Weekend

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California celebrates the state’s “people’s horse” with a new yearlong exhibit dedicated to California Chrome at the ofcial state history museum in Sacramento.

“California Chrome: A Race for the Dream” opens May 2— the 2015 Kentucky Derby Day and one-year anniversary of the popular chestnut’s triumph at Churchill Downs. Te show continues through April 30, 2016, at the California Museum, located a block from the State Capitol.

Te all-new exhibit includes never-before-displayed artifacts and memorabilia of the California-bred colt’s Triple Crown campaign, including his Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) trophies, jockey silks, saddlecloths, and more. In 2014 California Chrome became the frst Cal-bred to sweep the frst two legs of the Triple Crown and the frst Cal-bred to win the Derby since 1962.

Dozens of photos capture California Chrome in action with jockey Victor Espinoza aboard, as well as candid backstretch scenes of the horse in trainer Art Sherman’s Los Alamitos barn.

Owners and breeders Perry Martin and Steve Coburn provided much of the material for the exhibit from their private collections.

Martin confrmed that he will be on hand for the grand-opening ceremony.

According to the museum, the exhibit starts with California Chrome’s foaling and early days at Harris Farms in Coalinga and culminates with his post-season Eclipse Award honors as North America’s 2014 Horse of the Year. Much of the focus will be devoted to his six-stakes win streak that also includes the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I).

In this rare tribute the museum also will highlight the state’s long history of Toroughbred racing, a relationship that traces back nearly to the Gold Rush and California’s founding. Among the notable milestones and horses to be featured: Pleasanton’s Alameda County Fairgrounds, which hosted its frst meet in 1858, fve years before Saratoga, and Seabiscuit, the fabled superstar of the Great Depression.

Home to the California Hall of Fame, the California Museum is located at 1020 O St., Sacramento, and open Tuesdays-Saturdays plus one Sunday each month. For more details, go to www. californiamuseum.org or call (916) 653-7524.

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California-bred Lava Man is one of 10 fnalists for the National Museum of Racing’s 2015 Hall of Fame ballot. If elected, Lava Man would join Cal-breds Ancient Title, Best Pal, Emperor of Norfolk, Native Diver, Swaps, and Tiznow in the Hall of Fame.

A popular gelding and the third-leading Cal-bred earner of all time with $5,268,706 (behind only Tiznow and Best Pal), Lava Man won three consecutive runnings of the Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I), from 2005-07. He also won back-to-back runnings of the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) in 2006 and 2007, and he became the frst horse ever to win those two races and the Pacifc Classic (gr. I) in the same year.

Lonnie Arterburn and Eve and Kim Kuhlmann bred Lava Man, a son of Slew City Slew—L’il Ms. Leonard, by Nostalgia’s Star. Trainer Doug O’Neill claimed him for $50,000 for owners STD Racing Stable and Jason Wood, and he went on to earn more than $5 million for them.

Lava Man is now a pony at the O’Neill barn.

Lava Man won 17 of 47 races, including seven grade I races, more than any other Cal-bred in history.

Lava Man, right, wins the The other nine fnalists are 2007 Santa Anita Handicap horses Black Tie Affair, Kona (gr. 1) Gold, and Xtra Heat; jockeys Chris Antley Victor Espinoza, Corey Nakatani, and Craig Perret; and trainers King Leatherbury and David Whiteley. Results will be announced April 20, and the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held Aug. 7 in Saratoga, N.Y.

Clubhouse Ride to stand at haRRis FaRms Clubhouse Ride, a two-time winner of the Californian Stakes (gr. II), has been retired to stand at stud at John Harris’ Harris Farms in Coalinga. He will stand for an introductory fee of $2,500.

Racing for Six-S Racing Stable and Nikolas Petralia and trained by Craig Lewis, Clubhouse Ride won fve of 43 starts, with nine seconds and 10 thirds, for earnings of $1,341,132. In addition to the 2013 and 2014 Californians, he captured the 2010 Barretts Juvenile Stakes and he placed in nine other graded stakes. Those stakes-placings included the 2013 Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), 2014 Gold Cup at Santa Anita (gr. I), and 2010 CashCall Futurity (gr. I).

Sid and Jenny Craig bred Clubhouse Ride, a son of their Candy Ride out of the Seeking the Gold mare Seeking Results. He was a $22,000 purchase from a 2010 Barretts sale.

“I think Candy Ride will be a top sire of sires, and we’re delighted to get one of his best sons to California, Clubhouse Ride,” said John Harris. “He is a good-looking, smart horse, with much presence.”

Co-owner Rick Seidner saw every one of Clubhouse Ride’s races. “He was a great horse with a huge heart who ran on all surfaces,” Seidner said.

“We’re looking forward to Clubhouse Ride wins the his second career.”

2013 Californian (gr. II)

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THIS MONTH IN

CURRent CaLifoRnia

siRes of staKes WinneRs STALLION

In ExcEss [IrE] (1987)† BErtrando (1989)† UnUsUal HEat (1990) BEncHmark (1991) † trIBal rUlE (1996) † stormIn FEvEr (1994) olympIo (1988) † swIss yodElEr (1994) GamE plan (1993) † BlUEGrass cat (2003) ‡ old toppEr (1995) kaFwaIn (2000) sEa oF sEcrEts (1995) rocky Bar (1998) mInIstErs wIld cat (2000) wEstErn FamE † (1992) attIcUs (1992) sIBErIan sUmmEr † (1989) comIc strIp (1995) BIrdontHEwIrE † (1989) dEcarcHy (1997)

FOALS OF RACING AGE

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1046 1136 718 752 673 782 547 778 443 655 537 561 489 150 309 315 470 427 335 294 349

64 61 47 41 39 31 30 29 24 23 23 22 21 18 17 15 14 14 12 10 10

† Indicates stallions that have died or have been retired from the stud. ‡ Indicates stallions that did not stand in California in 2014 but will stand in the state in 2015. ●Indicates stallions that haved moved out of state but have California-bred two-year-olds of this year.

All sires will remain on the list until the year after their last foals are two-year-olds

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HISTORY

10 Years Ago James Weigel’s homebred DReAM of SuMMeR was actually a dream of springtime when she captured the $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) at Oaklawn Park April 9, 2005.

The 6-year-old California-bred daughter of Siberian Summer— Mary’s Dream, by Skywalker, traveled to Arkansas for the race and scored a neck victory over Star Parade. The beaten feld included Ashado, the previous year’s Eclipse Award-winning 3-year-old flly. Pat Valenzuela piloted Dream of Summer for trainer Juan Garcia. Dream of Summer was voted the year’s champion Cal-bred older female.

25 Years Ago Though eARL SCHeIb was well-known as the owner-breeder of California-bred Fran’s Valentine, as well as his ads for offering to paint any car any color for $99.95, he also bred plenty of other good runners at his Green Thumb Farm. Saros Brig,

like Fran’s Valentine a daughter of Green Thumb stallion Saros, captured the $200,000 Santa Anita-Budweiser Breeders’ Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 15, 1990.

Joe Manzi, who trained Fran’s Valentine, originally conditioned Saros Brig, and his son, Dominick, took over upon Manzi’s death in 1989. Pat Valenzuela piloted Saros Brig, who was out of The Brig. Saros Brig ultimately won 11 of 46 races and earned $772,358.

50 Years Ago California-bred PAISLey PRInt rose out of the claiming ranks to capture the Golden Poppy Handicap at Golden Gate Fields April 24, 1965. Don Waddell bred the 4-year-old daughter of Berseem—Paisley Shawl, by Imbros, and his estate was racing Paisley Print at the time of the Golden Poppy. Gary Brinson rode her for his father, trainer Ross Brinson. Paisley Print turned back El Peco Ranch’s Hilly by a nose to cover the 11⁄16 miles in 1:422⁄5.

2015 fee:$3,500 LFG (With Special Consideration To Black-Type Performing or Producing Mares)

Grade I Winner retired with earnings of $547,800 A versatile race horse won on dirt and turf up to a 1 ¼ First foals arrive in 2015

At three, won the HOLLYWOOD DERBY-GI, OAK TREE DERBY-GII and third in the SIR BEAUFORT STAKES-GII At four, won the STRUB S.-GII and second in the CITATION H.-GII At fve, he was second in the SAN PASQUAL STAKES.-GII

By MIZZEN MAST, sire of 2012 and 2013 Breeders’ Cup winner MIZDIRECTION and Champion Two-Year-Old Filly FLOTILLA, 2013 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Out of the multiple stakes-winning mare LETITHAPPENCAPTAIN

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sat in fourth behind pacesetter She’s a Big Winner and then came roaring up in the stretch to win by 1 1/2 lengths over even-money favorite Curlin’s Fox in 1:35.09.

Singing Kitty paid $41.60 as the second-longest shot in the eight-horse feld.

Jeong brought 24 owner Peter Jeong, with trophy, enjoys bepeople with him to see ginner’s luck with Singing Kitty, his frst horse the China Doll, including many family members.

Most of them joined him in the winner’s circle, but his sister-in-law remained in the grandstand and took photos of Jeong on Santa Anita’s big infeld screen.

“I had friends in Laughlin, Las Vegas, and Texas who saw me on TV,” said Jeong, who is enjoying his frst venture into horse ownership.

California-bred Singing Kitty won her second consecutive stakes when she captured the $91,650 China Doll Stakes at Santa Anita March 7. The 3-year-old daughter of Ministers Wild Cat—Natural Singer R N, by Unbridled’s Song, had earlier won the $200,000 Xpressbet California Cup Oaks Jan. 24.

Trainer Matt Chew saddled Singing Kitty for owners Chris Aulds and Peter Jeong. She is the frst horse owned by Jeong. Chew claimed her for $32,000 out of a winning race at Los Alamitos last December from breeder Tommy Town Thoroughbreds.

Aaron Gryder frst rode Singing Kitty in the Cal Cup Oaks, and the partnership made it two for two in the one-mile China Doll. She

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The following claiming levels for California owners premiums and stallion awards are currently in effect:

Cal-bred Singing Kitty wins China Doll Stakes at Santa Anita, her second consecutive black-type victory

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santa anita/$40,000 GoLDen Gate fieLDs/$20,000

Ship and Win

SHIP AND WIN PROGRAM EXPANDS

some of our better

John Oxley’s Skyway benefted from the Ship and Win incentive program with a victory in Del Mar’s grade II Best Pal Stakes

SUCCESSFUL DEL MAR PROGRAM BROADENS ITS ALLURE

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Te arrangement, which will apply to horses starting at Santa Anita, Los Alamitos, and Del Mar, will guarantee a $1,000 appearance fee and a 30% enhancement to all purse money earned in their initial start for horses who have not raced in California during the past 12 months.

Funding for the program will come from the three Southern California racetracks, the Toroughbred Owners of California, and the California Marketing Committee, which promotes racing in the state.

“Horse recruitment and increasing feld size are top priorities for TOC,” said Joe Morris, president of TOC. “We supported the Ship and Win program at Del Mar for the last four years and believe it will be equally successful as a year-round program for Southern California.”

Southern California’s exceptional weather, year-round racing in a relatively compact area, the attractive venues, and substantial fan base are strong selling points to out-of-state horsemen. Its top riders and lucrative purse oferings add further luster to that formula.

“It’s been a very good program for my owners and my horses,” said trainer Mark Casse.

Casse brought in a large string of runners to Del Mar for the frst time last summer, with the Ship and Win program providing a key push. He started 38 horses at the summer meet and won fve races, including the Best Pal Stakes (gr. II) with Skyway, and more $600,000 in purses. He had 13 Ship and Win horses who made 25 starts and accounted for two wins, seven seconds, and fve thirds.

“It’s a major expense to ship out there, so the bonus monies certainly helped,” Casse said. “And now that we’ve seen that we can come and compete well, we’ll be bringing out more horses this year, including 10

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hip and Win, an incentive program to attract out-of-state horses to race in California, will expand to take in the entire Southern California racing circuit beginning April 2. Te program began at Del Mar, where over the past four seasons it has met with success.

2-year-olds. Several of my owners have never raced in the West with the exception of the Breeders’ Cup, so this has opened a door for them to try California.”

Ship and Win is not just for out-of-town horsemen, though.

Local trainers and owners have tapped into its lure, and more are expected to go outside the state to bring back runners this year with the expansion set to begin.

Trainer Bob Hess Jr. had a stellar summer at Del Mar in 2014, with 15 wins and nearly $600,000 in purses. He had 16 diferent Ship and Win horses in his barn, and they accounted for six victories, a pair of seconds, and a third.

“I’m a big fan of Ship and Win,” said Hess. “We have the best stage in the country for presenting horse racing, but we need to get people aware and involved in being part of it. A program like this one is a part of the puzzle, part of how we actually get people to realize how good it is to race in California.”

Southern California’s three racing secretaries—Rick Hammerle at Santa Anita, David Jerkens at Del Mar, and Bob Moreno at Los Alamitos—are all strong supporters of the expansion of the program. Santa Anita will kick of the year-round Ship and Win April 2 and race through June 28. Los Alamitos picks it up from there from July 2 to July 12. Del Mar’s summer session then goes from July 16 to Sept. 7. Each of the tracks will fnish out the year with additional meetings.

Racing ofcials at the tracks can be reached about the program either online or by phone: Santaanita.com (626-574-6473), Delmarracing.com (858-792-4230), Losalamitos.com (714-8202658). Further information about Ship and Win also can be found on the Calracing.com website.

Fruitful Acres Farm In Conjunction With Blue Diamond Horseshoe, LLC Introducing the only Sons of EL PRADO to stand in California Sons of EL PRADO were responsible for eight Gr. I winners in 2013 El PRADO’s progeny at stud are led by 2013 Champion Sire KITTEN’S JOY, (6 Gr. I winners and 88 stakes winners; he has over $35.5 million in progeny earnings), MEDAGLIA D’ORE (sire of 2013 Gr. I winners RACHEL ALEXANDRA, MARKETING MIX and Cash Call Futurity winner VIOLENCE), and ARTIE SCHILLER (sire of Gr. II San Antonio Stakes winner BLINGO).

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James Street El Prado (Ire)-Alleynedale, by Unbridled Fee: $10,000-LF • Multiple Graded Stakes winner of $637,723 from 28 starts • Had 7 wins 6 seconds and 4 thirds, a durable race horse won at distances up to 1 1/8

El Prado (Ire)–Bauhauser (Arg), by Numerous Fee: $3,000-LF • Stakes-placed winner of $189,148, out of the multiple graded stakes-winning mare BAUHAUSER (ARG) • A tenacious race horse from 24 starts had 7 wins 4 seconds and 3 thirds

Lightnin N Thunder Storm Cat-Things Change, by Stalwart • Fee: $3,000-LFG Colts Sold at Barretts March 2YO Sale for $400,000 & $120,000 • Out of Grade I stakes winning STALWART mare THINGS CHANGE ($330,118), who is from the family of GI winner HARLAN. • He is the sire of seven stakes winners and fve stakesplaced runners, including •

Hidden Blessing Orientate-Fast ‘n Fleet, by Mr. Greeley • Fee: $1,500 -LFG By champion sprinter ORIENTATE ($1,716,950).

Out of Graded stakes-placed producer FAST ‘N FLEET. • A half-brother to multiple graded stakes-placed Remand •

and Graded stakes winner Kara’s Orientation.

• Retired from racing with a career of 7-4-10 and earnings of $178,030.

group I winner and two-time Korean champion Bulpae Gisang, and Graded stakesplaced CRIOLLA BONITA. • Former #1 Stallion from both Massachusetts and Ohio regions.

• Progeny have earned more than $5 million with average earning per starter $40,447.

James Street El Prado (Ire) –Alleynedale, by Unbridled, Fee: $10,000-LF JAMES STREET is by Champion 2YO EL PRADO – the proven sire of sires with KITTEN’S JOY (#1 sire of 2013, sire of 59 SWs, 22 GSWs), MEDAGLIA D’ORO (sire of RACHEL ALEXANDRA, 2009 Preakness winning flly and 2009 horse of the year, MARKETING MIX and Cash call Futurity winner VIOLENCE), and ARTIE SCHILLER (sire of 26 SWs, 11 GSWs).

Grandson of Classic winners SADLER’S WELLS & UNBRIDLED

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Graded Stakes Winner Three Years Running James Street won or placed in NINE Graded Stakes and had Earning of $637,273

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In Memoriam

JERRY LAMBERT

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Jerry Lambert, who piloted the popular California-bred gelding Native Diver in most of his major victories, died Feb. 23 at age 74.

Tough he will forever be known for riding Native Diver, Lambert had many other ties to California. He was the leading rider at Del Mar in 1967, Santa Anita’s 1967-68 meeting, and Oak Tree in 1972. In addition, in recent years he helped train horses at Magali Farms in the Santa Ynez Valley, and his daughter, Lacey, works there.

Trainer Buster Millerick put Lambert on Native Diver at every opportunity, 43 times in total. Together they won three editions of the Hollywood Gold Cup, in 1965, 1966, and 1967.

Tat fnal Gold Cup was perhaps Native Diver’s most popular victory, as the crowd enthusiastically cheered the win.

L.K. Shapiro bred Native Diver in 1959, and the gelded son of Imbros—Fleet Diver, by Devil Diver, became the very frst Cal-bred millionaire. He earned $1,026,500 while winning 37 of 81 races.

Lambert frst rode Native Diver in 1963 in the Westlake Handicap at Tanforan. As Mary Fleming wrote in the 1982 issue of this magazine: “Native Diver found himself teamed for the frst time with a young Kansas reinsman named Jerry Lambert, and the result was magic—a 12-length victory and a new track record for 11⁄16 miles.”

Millerick later said that the key to riding Native Diver was to “take the slack out of the reins and let him rate himself. Never move—just sit still on him. Lambert did this better than anybody.”

Lambert once told the Los Angeles Times that he felt Native Diver was easy to ride.

“I’ve been on horses with more early speed than Native Diver,” Lambert said, “but I have never ridden one that could carry his speed as far.”

Lambert also recognized that Native Diver loved to play to the crowd.

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Jerry Lambert, left, on Native Diver and Corey Nakatani on Lava Man won three consecutive Hollywood Gold Cups

Jerry Lambert and Cal-bred millionaire Native Diver were popular fxtures on the local racing scene in the mid-1960s

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“Tere was a horse with character,” he said. “I’ll never forget one of the last races he ran. In the post parade he suddenly stopped, turned toward the tote board, and just stared. It was as though he was reading the odds on him and couldn’t believe. He knew he was good, and he loved every moment of it.”

Lambert was also good.

“He was a great rider,” said former jockey Don Pierce. “Anytime he was in a race, you had to deal with him because he didn’t make mistakes. He was very quiet, very low key, and he’d come and beat you when you’d least expect it.”

Perhaps one of Lambert’s fnest rides came when he piloted Convenience against Typecast in a memorable match race at Hollywood Park in 1972. Bill Shoemaker rode Typecast, who was favored, but Lambert and Convenience prevailed by a head.

Willard Proctor trained Convenience, owned by Leonard Lavin’s Glen Hill Farm, and Proctor’s son Tom, now a trainer, remembers the race vividly.

“Not too many people outrode Shoemaker,” Tom said. “But Jerry had him in his hip pocket that day. He had Shoe in a bad spot going into the frst turn and again when they turned for home. He had Shoe where he wanted him and he drifted out, so Shoe had to come inside. Jerry was a horse-backer, and that was a big win for Glen Hill Farm.”

Lambert received Santa Anita’s George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1971. He won 2,535 Toroughbred races and won 42 stakes at Santa Anita, 54 at Hollywood Park, and 30 at Del Mar. Later in his career Lambert rode Arabians, often at Los Alamitos. He received the 1995 Darley Award, given to the nation’s top rider of Arabians.

“Jerry may have had the best set of hands I’ve ever seen,” said Ed Burgart, the Los Alamitos announcer. “He sat a horse perfect, and he never abused his mounts. Tey ran out of their minds for Jerry. He just had that magic touch.”

Five-crop 2-year-old earnings of $5.6 Million – 133 current 2-year-olds

1st crop: 69% Winners/Starters • 17% Wins/Starts • $1.3 Million Earnings

70% Starters/Foals • 75% Winners/Starters • $57,762 Average/Starter

Leading Money-Winning son of STORM CAT to enter stud in California

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CTBA Celebrates the Horse at Ag Day Te California Toroughbred Breeders Association promoted racing and California’s Toroughbred breeding industry during Ag Day March 18 at the California Capitol Senator Frank Bigelow in Sacramento.

Not only did the CTBA booth provide information to legislators on the vital role the Toroughbred industry plays in the state’s agricultural economy, the live mare and foal added a living and breathing—not to mention adorable—example.

Sue Greene, a past CTBA president and current board member, brought in the horses, 20-year-old nursemare Rollette and an 18-day-old colt by EdAssemblymember Brian Jones dington—Mistical Bel, by Bel Bolide.

Legislators and the public enjoyed up-close and personal time with the animals.

Greene was joined by Leigh Ann Howard, also a past president and current board member, along with event coordinator Christy Chapman and CTBA lobbyist Robyn Black, all of whom answered questions from visitors throughout the day.

Political leaders who visited the booth inAssemblymember Assemblymember cluded Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross; Rudy Salas Marc Levine Speaker of the House Toni Atkins; Senators Tom Berryhill, Frank Bigelow, Ted Gaines, Mike Morrell, and Jim Nielsen; and Assemblymembers Jim Frazier, Matt Harper, Brian Jones, Marc Levine, Brian Maienschein, Chad Mayes, and Rudy Salas.

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CTBA working for you CTBA FUTURE EVENTS Northern Sale Offers $250,000 Bonus CTBA Sales will again offer a $250,000 bonus at its Northern California Yearling & Horses of Racing Age Sale, scheduled for Aug. 11. The bonus is for the frst yearling winner of a grade I race in North America at age 2, 3, or 4 that goes through the sales ring. The bonus will be paid to the registered owner of the frst grade I winner at time of nomination according to The Jockey Club papers.

The sale, which saw increases across the board in 2014, will be held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Entries will close June 8. The sale grossed $1,054,700 in 2014, up 140.4% over 2013.

The commission will be 5% of the fnal bid with a minimum of $500. However, the maximum commission for the 2015 sale on an RNA will be $1,000.

In addition, an entry-fee discount will be offered to owners entering 10 or more horses.

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Cal-bred Turf Extravaganza at Golden Gate Come to Golden Gate Fields April 26 for the frst Cal-bred Turf Extravaganza, a day devoted to California-bred turf racing. Built around the $100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes for 3-year-olds and the $100,000 Campanile Stakes for 3-year-old fllies—both Golden State Series events—the day will also feature two other turf races for California-breds and California-sired horses.

The California Thoroughbred Breeders Association has put the day together, with the help and support of Golden Gate Fields and the Thoroughbred Owners of California. The Extravaganza will put the spotlight on Northern California racing and the California breeding industry. The CTBA hopes to expand the program in the future.

Spotlighting Foals of 2015 Foal season is upon us, and if you want to spotlight your foals in the California Thoroughbred, now is the time. The May through August issues will feature Thoroughbreds foaled in California with advertorials consisting of six to eight photos of foals per page.

The cost to publish individual photos is $75 each, while a full-page insertion will be discounted down to $500. These charges represent a discount of more than 50% of the regular full-page advertisement price. Insertions should include a caption with each foal’s sire, dam, broodmare sire, sex, date of birth, breeders, and the details, including a logo, about the farm where they’re located.

Photos need to be submitted by the following deadlines: April 6 (May issue), May 4 (June issue), June 1 (July issue), and July 6 (August issue).

For additional information please contact the magazine’s Advertising Manager, Loretta Veiga, at Loretta@ctba.com or at 626-445-7800, ext. 227.

Additionally, photos can be submitted to Ken Gurnick at kgurnick@ctba.com for free inclusion on the CTBA’s website.

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Scholarships Awarded to U.C. Davis Students Te California Toroughbred Foundation (CTF) has awarded scholarships to two students currently studying at the U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. In addition, due to the generous contribution of the Dolly Green Research Foundation and the Southern California Equine Foundation, these two scholarships will be renamed to include both organizations.

Jill Tornton is in her third year of study at U.C. Davis, with an anticipated graduation in 2016. Jill’s primary areas of interest are sport medicine and rehabilitation. Her research experience has fueled her desire to translate the knowledge gained in the lab to the real-world concerns of owners, riders, and trainers. Much of this research can be used to assist in the prevention and early detection of injuries in all of the sport horse community. In addition, Jill hopes to practice sports medicine that is not limited just to lameness and surgery, but also looks at the horse and its lifestyle as a whole in Jill Thornton order to serve the horse’s needs better.

Lindsey Hall will also be graduating in 2016. Lindsey’s primary area of emphasis is equine feld service, with a particular interest in racetrack medicine.

During her time at U.C. Davis, Lindsey has taken full advantage of all that the Center for Equine Health can provide. She has spent time at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital working as a large animal ICU tech, which showed her the high level of care that can be provided to our equine athletes. Lindsey also spends a great deal of time within the Equine Medicine Club as wet lab and rounds coordinator. Her goal is to reach a point in her career where she can ofer the best of care medically and diagnostically to horses in the feld and on the racetrack.

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Te California Toroughbred Foundation Te California Toroughbred Foundation is dedicated to the advancement of equine research and education. Since 1958 the Foundation has operated as a non-proft 501(c)3 corporation that can accept tax-deductible contributions. For more than fve decades the CTF has sponsored numerous research and educational projects and awarded scholarships to veterinary students at U.C. Davis and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona.

Te Foundation maintains the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library, one of the most extensive collections of equine literature found anywhere. Several generous donations of book collections and artwork form the core of the library, which is housed in the CTBA ofces in Arcadia.

Among its 10,000 volumes are current veterinary publications, turf histories, sales catalogs, and books spanning a wide range of subjects from equine nutrition and care to fne arts. Te latest instructional videos also are available for viewing in the library.

Te resources of the CTF’s Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library are available to the public for research and pleasure.

memorial donations The CTF accepts donations in memory of relatives and friends, with all such donations allocated to Scholarship Funds of the Foundation and to the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library. Please remember members of our industry with a donation to the CTF memorial fund. Donations may be sent to CTF, P.O. Box 60018, Arcadia, CA 91066-6018.

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AN AFFIRMATIVE PLAN BG THOROUGHBRED FARM HELPS FILL R&R VOID

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BG Toroughbred Farm in Hemet sits in an excellent location to be part of this solution. It not only stands a full complement of stallions with the corresponding breeding facilities but has a new training track and a combination of inside stalls, outdoor pens, and spacious pastures to provide a wide variety of options.

George Yager and consultant Hector Palma have been rebuilding the BG acreage since acquiring it less than a year ago. It has long been a Toroughbred facility, having for many years operated as Hanson Stock Farm and more recently Warren’s Toroughbreds.

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ith Hollywood Park and Fairplex Park now closed, the layup side of California’s farms will become even more important. Owners and trainers need places they can rely on when their horses deserve a break from the racetrack.

George Yager, left, and Hector Palma are developing BG Thoroughbred Farm into an all-purpose Thoroughbred facility

ally retired from the breeding business, though he still keeps a few horses. As he was cutting back, Yager was expanding.

“I had horses all over this valley, up in Santa Ynez, and a band of horses in Kentucky,” said Yager. “Hector suggested that we should look for a farm for all our horses.”

It made more sense for them to have their own facility, where they could keep their horses in one place. But they

searched for a large enough most of our horses.” farm so that they could Yager decided he wanted to run open it to outside clients. in a stable name. When the liTe partners also wanted censing people asked what name, to stand stallions in Califoron the spur of the moment he nia, including Afrmative, said BG Stables, perhaps unconsire of Warren’s Veneda. BG sciously thinking how some of his Toroughbred Farm for friends call him Big George.

2015 is ofering three frstNot only does Yager race in the year stallions: Capital Acname of BG Stables but breeds count, Daddy Nose Best, and horses such as Magic Spot in that Fighting Hussar. name as well. Into Santa Anita’s Palma brings decades of third month of its 2014-15 meethorsemanship to the venture. ing, BG Stables and Palma were He worked for Buster Millamong the top 10 owners. Yager erick, who trained Cal-bred has about 28 horses in training Native Diver in the 1960s, with Palma and three with Jef before going out on his own.

Mullins.

Palma’s trainees have inHorses Yager and Palma have cluded stakes winners Irish campaigned include Endorsement, O’Brien and her son Blaze a multiple graded stakes winO’Brien, Pen Bal Lady, Faner and earner of $650,788, and tih, Vencimiento, and Magstakes-placed Magical Band, now ic Spot. A Kentucky-bred, For irrigation, the pastures have an extensive above-ground pipe sys- one of Yager’s broodmares and Magic Spot won last year’s tem embedded at the top of the fencing bred to Midnight Lute this year.

Campanile Stakes and has Tey have a 3-year-old full brother earned $183,160. to Endorsement named Legal Authority currently in training.

Palma bred and races Magic Spot with Yager. She is by CaliforTe partners expanded the BG brand to the farm after they nia sire Papa Clem out of the Generous mare Sweet Spot. decided to purchase the 51-acre Warren property. Tey had inYager, who grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Cal vestigated several other locations, but because Yager lives in Los State Northridge, met Palma about 10 years ago. An entrepre- Angeles and Palma in San Dimas, the Hemet area would be conneur who has been in the restaurant business, Yager has also dab- venient for them. bled in acting and producing. He has acting credits in the movie Hemet is also a good choice to attract Southern California “L.A. Confdential” and the television series “L.A. Heat,” and he layups because it is about 70 miles from Del Mar and about 80 was a producer on the movies “Mel” (starring Ernest Borgnine) miles from both Santa Anita and Los Alamitos. In fact, before the and “Navajo Blues.”

Hemet-Murrieta-Temecula area developed into popular bedroom “I had horses before and took a little hiatus,” said Yager. “I communities and wineries, horse farms dominated the entire area. started back with a few horses with Hector. We partnered up on One of the acreage’s big attractions was its own well. With Cal-

Affrmative is the sire of Warren’s Veneda, Cal-bred winner of recent grade I Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa Anita

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ifornia experiencing extreme drought conditions, Yager and Palma felt that was crucial. Tey can keep the pastures on the property in grass through irrigation. Te pastures have an extensive above-ground pipe system embedded at the top of the fencing.

Yager and Palma got to work on the property immediately after buying it last June.

“We sat down and put together a business plan,” said Yager. “We had to create a plan of what we were going to do.”

Te farm already had four barns, including two with 20 stalls each and an airy center aisle and a barn that includes the breeding area. Palma lined all of the stalls with heavy-duty rubber foor mats, and he began to design the training track.

Palma said that the farm has excellent sandy soil that made a good base for the training track surface. He mixed it with clay in a formula he created to give young horses and layups a good, even footing.

Te track is about fve-eighths of a mile and lies between two stands of tall pine trees. BG has a four-stall starting gate, and the farm’s crew is well into breaking and training the frst group of 2-year-olds to come of the farm, having already sent some to Santa Anita.

Te farm has about 20 pastures and 20 sand paddocks. Another feature Yager and Palma improved was its round pen.

Tey tore down the existing one and built another much bigger pen because Palma feels that the extra room helps in teaching yearlings their initial lessons.

Tey brought in Marcos Menjivar as the farm manager. Menjivar for more than 20 years worked with the late Farrell Jones, who following retirement from his incredible training career owned a Toroughbred farm not far from where BG is today. Menjivar oversees the staf of 11 at the farm.

After establishing BG and putting in some of the improvements, Yager began consolidating his mares on the property.

He owned all or part of about 20 broodmares, including such horses as A Vision for You, a half sister to Cal-bred champion My Fiona.

Te number of broodmares has since risen as Yager purchased more to support the farm’s stallions. BG Stables was the fourth-leading buyer at the Barretts January mixed sale, getting 11 horses. Most were broodmares, including daughters of Smarty Jones, Unusual Heat, Candy Ride, Holy Bull, Johannesburg, and Point Given.

Yager owns shares in Papa Clem, and he has mares in foal to such Kentucky stallions as Midnight Lute, Lookin At Lucky, Artie Schiller, Zensational, Into Mischief, and Broken Vow. He has brought most of those mares back to California so that their foals will be Cal-breds, and he expects a foal crop of about 20. He can then breed the mares back to the farm’s stallions.

Palma has been instrumental in every step of Yager’s plan.

“Te key to me is my relationship with Hector,” said Yager. “Hector’s always had the patience to teach me. We go out to the sales together, and he has an uncanny eye.

It’s a wonderful learning experience.”

frmative started only four times. He has sired Warren’s Veneda, who won the 2015 Santa Margarita Stakes (gr. I) and Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II), as well as Cal-bred Warren’s Jitterbug, who earned $355,994 and won the 2010 Sandy Blue Handicap and 2012 B. Toughtful Stakes.

Yager and Palma bred Sweet Spot, the dam of Magic Spot, to Afrmative in 2014, and the mare produced a colt by the stallion this year. Tey are breeding her back this year to Papa Clem to get a full sibling to Magic Spot. Te mare also has a yearling flly by Indygo Shiner.

Te other two frst-year stallions, Daddy Nose Best and Capital Account, are graded winners that Yager and Palma felt would do well in California.

Farm manager Marcos Menjivar adds his more than 20 years of experience to the BG Daddy Nose Best is a 6-year-old son team of Scat Daddy—Follow Your Bliss, by Tunder Gulch. Trained by Steve AsmusAt Barretts in 2011, Yager picked out a sen for Cathy and Bob Zollars, he earned yearling that he particularly liked, a Cal- $957,303. Tough he did most of his bred son of Rockport Harbor—Lightning racing in the Midwest and South, he won Pace, by Regal Classic. Palma had to ap- the 2012 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) prove the horse before Yager bid, and they at Golden Gate Fields, as well as stakes at got him for $20,000.

Sunland Park, Remington Park, and the Named Fighting Hussar, the colt Fair Grounds. earned $236,128 and placed in the 2012 “We were also ofered Capital AcKing Glorious Stakes, 2013 Echo Eddie count,” said Yager. “We felt that his race Stakes, and 2013 Snow Chief Stakes. record was phenomenal.”

“He would try so hard,” said Yager Bob Bafert trained Capital Account proudly. for the Toroughbred Legends Racing Fighting Hussar is now one of the three Stable. Te 2007 son of Closing Argufrst-year stallions standing at the farm. ment—Accountess, by Private Account, Te proven sire at the farm, Afrma- earned $455,080. Capital Account detive, stood there earlier when Warren feated multiple grade I winner Coil in owned the property. A son of Unbri- winning the 2012 Pat O’Brien Stakes dled—Tom’s a La Mode, by Alleged, Af- (gr. II), and he ran second in the 2012 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (gr. I) and 2013 San Carlos Stakes (gr. II).

“We think these will be good additions for California,” said Yager.

In less than a year Yager and Palma have made great strides in establishing BG Toroughbred Farm to take its place among facilities that can build and First-year sire Capital Account, a son of Closing ArguMultiple graded Derby winner Daddy Nose Best is a support the industry in son of the popular young sire Scat Daddy ment, won at the grade II level and placed in several grade I stakes California. www.ctba.com ❙ April 2015 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

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Barretts Select Sale

Top price for a Cal-bred at the Barretts selected 2-year-old sale was $185,000 for a daughter of Heatseeker

BRING SIX FIGURES CAL-BREDS IN STRONG DEMAND AT BARRETTS SELECT 2-YEAR-OLD SALE

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our California-breds were among the six-fgure horses to sell at the Barretts selected 2-year-old sale Feb. 23. A Kentucky-bred son of Twirling Candy, a stallion who raced his entire career in Southern California, topped the sale at $400,000.

Tough Barretts sells many of its horses nationally and internationally, with the Japanese being particularly strong at this sale through the years, California trainers also make up a substantial portion of the buyers. With the strong purses ofered in the Golden State Series, Cal-breds have been in even higher demand.

Brocklebank Training & Sales sold one of the six-fgure Cal-breds, and Andy

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Havens’ Havens Bloodstock Agency sold the other three. Tree were pinhooks while one was a homebred.

“People are making money with these Calbreds,” said Havens. “Te sale was really live— those were good prices for what people had in them.”

Te auction had its strengths and weaknesses. From a catalog of 116, 44 grossed $5,848,000 and averaged $132,909, with 21 not sold and 48 withdrawn prior to sale. Tat translated to a 25.2% decline from the 2014 average of $177,750, when 60 horses grossed $10,665,000, with 34 not sold and 46 withdrawn.

Te top price for a Cal-bred was $185,000 for a daughter of Heatseeker. Named Sambamzajammin, the flly is out of the Capote mare Cinema Paradisa, who has already produced the stakes-placed Cal-bred Moving Desert.

“Te Cal-breds are in strong demand because of the opportunities that are available to them,” said Kim Lloyd, Barretts’ general manager. “By the time you win an allowance race and run in a stakes race, you’ve made a lot of money.”

Harris Farms bred Sambamzajammin and sold her for $40,000 to John Brocklebank at the 2014 Barretts October yearling sale. Brocklebank ofered her as a 2-year-old for Dimple Dell Farms and D Legacy Farms, and Legacy Ranch purchased her.

Heatseeker stands at Harris Farms in Coalinga, as does Lucky Pulpit, the sire of the second-highest-priced Cal-bred at the sale. Havens sold the Lucky Pulpit flly, who is out of the Rock Hard Ten mare Fantasy Rocks. She was the frst six-fgure horse in the sale, bringing $180,000 from trainer Bob Bafert in the name of Tree Amigos.

Tree Amigos is the name under which Mike Pegram, Paul Weitman, and Karl Watson sometimes buy horses. Pegram, Weitman, and Watson campaigned champions Midnight Lute and Lookin At Lucky, as well as major winner Coil, who stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez.

Pegram, Weitman, and Watson bought Calbred Global Hottie from Havens at the 2013 Barretts May 2-year-old sale for $190,000. She has earned $168,490 and, after beginning 2015 with an allowance optional claiming victory,

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Winner of the Santa Anita Sprint Championship S.-G1 defeating Grade 1 SWs JIMMY CREED, AMAZOMBIE and CAMP VICTORY, plus CAPITAL ACCOUNT (G2), RENEESGOTZIP (G2), etc.

Top level Stakes performer – 1-2-3 in 11 of 13 starts earning $1,064,360, including Cigar Mile H.-G1, Goodwood S.-G1, Pat O’Brien S.-G2, Swaps S.-G2 and Affirmed H.-G3

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Three Amigos through trainer Bob Baffert paid $180,000 for a Cal-bred Lucky Pulpit flly

fnished third in the Las Flores Stakes (gr.

III).

Havens said that Brendan Bakir, co-owner of Cal-bred champion Big Macher, was a partner on pinhooking the Lucky Pulpit flly.

“It was his frst pinhooking venture,” said Havens. “Ron Ellis picked her out.”

Steve and Maria Pavich bred the Lucky Pulpit flly, and Green Acre Stables sold her to Ellis for $40,000 at the 2014 Barretts October yearling sale. Ellis is familiar with the flly’s bottom line. He trained her third dam, multiple grade I winner Exotic Wood.

“She’s a fat-out runner—as fast as could be,” said Havens of the Lucky Pulpit flly, who breezed a furlong in :10 at the under-tack preview Feb. 20.

For breeder Tom Bachman, Havens sold a Cal-bred son of champion Gio Ponti, whose frst foals are 2-year-olds, for $140,000. Named Gio Mio, the colt is out of the stakes-winning Is It True mare Ring True. Point Richmond Bloodstock bought Gio Mio. “He’s a beautiful horse, and I think he’s going back to Northern California,” said Havens.

Havens sold a Cal-bred son of Aragorn named Gosofar for $100,000 to Ryan, Liedel, and Auerbach. Bred by Michael Jawl, Gosofar is out of the Indian Charlie mare Tavern On Rush. Mary Knight sold him to John Brocklebank for $30,000 at the 2014 Barretts October yearling sale.

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“He is a gorgeous colt who looks a lot like Indian Charlie,” said Havens. “He was training really well.”

Another Cal-bred, a son of Slew’s Tiznow—Presidential Heat, by Unusual Heat, named Tizhotness, brought $92,000. Adrian Gonzalez’ Checkmate Toroughbreds consigned the colt to the sale, and Barnabas Molle bought him.

Barry Abrams, Madeline Auerbach, and Huston Racing Stables bred Tizhotness. Harris Farms consigned him to the 2014 CTBA Sales Northern California Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale, and he sold there for $4,700 to Southern California Bloodstock.

Havens was the third-leading consignor and the top California-based seller, with nine grossing $864,000.

“I had a great sale,” he said.

Just below Havens among consignors came California-based Bruno DeBerdt, whose Excel Bloodstock sold four for $760,000.

“I’ve had a consignment at Barretts for the last 26 years and have sold horses in every 2-year-old in training sale consecutively,” said DeBerdt. “Tis was kind of a bit-

Tom Bachman’s Cal-bred colt by champion Gio Ponti brought $140,000

tersweet sale. We had a lot of history here.”

Two Florida consignors, Eddie Woods and Steve Venosa’s SGV Toroughbreds, were the two top sellers. Woods sold the $400,000 sale-topper to Robert McMartin, who was buying on behalf of the Conquest Stables of Ernie Semersky and

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Dory Newell. Te colt is out of the Storm Cat mare Dama.

“He’s a lovely horse,” said Woods. “Ian Brennan bought him as a yearling (at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s August sale for $50,000), and I remember that he was good-looking yearling. He moves beautifully, and he worked an eighth in :10.”

Gosofar, a Cal-bred son of Aragorn, was hammered down for $100,000

McMartin also bought a son of Macho Uno out of the stakes-placed Anabaa mare Life. At $310,000, the colt was the third-highest price of the sale and came from DeBerdt’s consignment. DeBerdt had purchased the youngster from breeder H & E Ranch for $80,000 at last year’s Barretts’ October yearling sale.

McMartin said that trainer Mark Casse would get both colts. Tough Casse is based in Florida and Canada, he has recently kept a string in California, so it’s possible those two horses will eventually return to the state.

Becky Tomas’ Sequel Bloodstock sold the top-priced flly, a daughter of Tale of the Cat—Jill’s Gem, by Mineshaft, for $350,000. Te flly was one of fve purchased by Emmanuel de Seroux’s Narvick International, the sale’s leading buyer. All fve were headed to Japan.

“We bought them for the Northern Farm of Katsumi Yoshida,” said de Seroux. “It was very nice group of horses this year. Tey were very sound. I think we have found some very good racing prospects.”

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Barretts New Move

BARRETTS READIES FOR DEL MAR SALES TO MOVE TO THE POPULAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACK

BY TRACY GANTZ

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Del Mar, with its vacation location just north of San Diego, will be a popular draw for both buyers and consignors at the Barretts sales

Fairplex bought out Sahadi’s interest in Barretts in 2002 and continues to own the company. Shortly after the Feb. 23 select 2-year-old sale, the ofces were moved from the Fairplex pavilion to Arcadia, not far from Santa Anita.

“Tey are expanding the Finish Line of-track facilities,” said Kim Lloyd, Barretts’ general manager. “It makes sense to us to have ofces close to Santa Anita, where the majority of racing is. We can

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But the ensuing decades have altered the Southern California landscape. As racing has coalesced around Santa Anita, Del Mar, and Los Alamitos, Barretts is moving from Pomona to Del Mar. Te company will host its frst sale under the new arrangement May 27, its regular May 2-year-old sale.

Originally, Barretts’ future at Pomona looked more long term. Fairplex management had pursued the expansion of its fve-furlong racetrack to a mile in order to capitalize on Hollywood Park’s eventual demise. But those plans never materialized.

In 2009 Fairplex invested more than $1 million into renovating the sales pavilion and turning it into a multi-use facility that could host simulcast wagering. Now called the Finish Line Sports Grill, it has become one of the most popular simulcast sites in California.

Fairplex management decided that the vast amount of land devoted to the racetrack and training barns could be put to better use. Its traditional racing dates in September during the Los Angeles County Fair were moved to Los Alamitos last year. Te training facilities were closed just before Barretts’ fnal sale, the 2015 select 2-year-old sale Feb. 23, with trainers moving their horses to Santa Anita, Los Alamitos, or San Luis Rey Downs.

COURTESY OF 22ND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

hen Fred Sahadi partnered with the Los Angeles County Fair Association to create the Barretts sales pavilion and sales barns in 1989, he built them to last.

Tey have lasted, through 26 years of sales in Pomona and a name change of the racetrack and overall fair facility to Fairplex Park.

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have more of a presence at the meet itself.”

All of Barretts’ employees are making the move to Arcadia—William S. Baker, vice president and controller; Sandy Linares, ofce manager; Denise Brown, administrative assistant; and Teri Waldschmidt, receptionist. Dan Dayton will continue as the stable manager. In addition, Barretts has hired Greg Baugh to act as a liaison between the sales company and Del Mar.

Del Mar is certainly recognized for quality horses. Tere are a lot of strong show horse people down there that we’d sure like to bring into the Toroughbred arena. ” — Becky Tomas

COURTESY OF 22ND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

COURTESY FAIRPLEX

With an ofce near Santa Anita and a full comthe leading buyer at the February sale. plement of sales at Del Mar, Barretts will be in a Narvick often represents Japanese clients, and good position to serve the industry year-round. many other Japanese groups have bought at Barretts Barretts’ 2015 sale schedule includes its regular padover the years. Lloyd believes they will come to Del dock sale of horses in training at Del Mar slated for Mar, not only because of the top runners they have July 25, a select yearling sale Aug. 15, and a fall sale purchased but because the Del Mar area is a popular of yearlings and horses of racing age Oct. 28. vacation destination for people who live in Japan.

Te paddock and select yearling sales will be held Becky Tomas, who has consigned under her Seduring Del Mar’s summer race meeting. Te fall sale quel Bloodstock banner throughout Barretts history, A lot of will be conducted the day before Del Mar opens its plans to sell at Del Mar. fall race meeting. Lloyd said that sale horses would “I think it’s really important that we support Bardoors are be housed in existing barns for the May and October retts,” she said. “Del Mar is certainly recognized for opening sales and inside of the horse arena for the two sales quality horses. I do think it’s going to open a lot of and we will doors. Tere are a lot of strong show horse people held during the summer meet.

“We’ll rebrand with new colors, following closedown there that we’d sure like to bring into the Torbe looking ly with Del Mar’s marketing,” said Lloyd. “A lot of oughbred arena.” forward to doors will be opening, and we are looking forward Steve Venosa, who sells as SGV Toroughbreds, is it.” to it.” already a regular consignor to the Del Mar paddock Te current Del Mar simulcast facility, the Surf— Kim Lloyd sale, as well as the 2-year-old sales. side Race Place, will be the site of the Barretts sales.

“We’ve been coming to Barretts for several years, It was built to house sales and simulcast wagering and it’s sad to see the facility at Pomona close,” Venosa in 1991 as the frst phase in rebuilding the Del Mar said. “But we are looking forward to Del Mar.” grandstand, which was completed for the 1993 race meeting. For While many of the consignors to the 2-year-old sales come years CTS, the sales arm of the California Toroughbred Breed- from Florida, California consignors are equally important. Haers Association, held sales at the Surfside Race Place. vens, Bruno DeBerdt, and Adrian Gonzalez were all among the Del Mar, with its vacation location just north of San Di- leading consignors at the February sale. ego, may be a popular draw for consignors and buyers. Lloyd noted that one Florida consignor who has been absent in recent years perked up considerably about the idea of selling near the beach.

“Tey can come out and vacation at the same time,” said Lloyd.

“For the May sale we are going to preview on a Monday and sell on a Wednesday. People can watch the horses preview, spend the night, next day look at horses and go out to dinner, and then the next day buy horses.”

Barretts has made deals with several area hotels for good rates.

Plus the 2-year-old sales will be conducted during the of-season, with even more reasonable hotel rates.

Lloyd said that Rollin Baugh, a longtime bloodstock agent and a director of the Del Mar Toroughbred Club, was an integral The current Del Mar simulcast facility, the Surfside Race Place, will be part of moving Barretts to Del Mar. “He really helped us facilitate the process,” said Lloyd. “It’s the site of the Barretts sales been Rollin Baugh’s dream to have sales down there. He’s been very involved and really has helped us facilitate the process.”

California-breds also play a signifcant role in Barretts’ sales, as Baugh was active at Barretts’ fnal Pomona sale. He helped ad- the recent spate of six-fgure sales indicate (see page 34). vise Steve Gasparelli on the purchase of Gotnoquit, a son of More “We are welcoming more Cal-bred involvement,” said Lloyd.

Tan Ready—Aquitaine, by Empire Maker, for $210,000 from “Te select yearling sale should be dominated by Cal-breds.”

Andy Havens’ Havens Bloodstock Agency consignment.

Trainers often cite the hefty purses ofered in the Golden State Many consignors and buyers at the recent select 2-year-old sale Series along with the purse bonuses available for Cal-breds as reasaid they plan to continue patronizing Barretts sales at the new sons they go looking for Cal-breds at sales. location.

“It really has made a diference,” said Havens. “Tere is a lot “If the horses are good, of course we will be there,” said Em- of money for the owners of these horses. It has had a signifcant manuel de Seroux, whose company, Narvick International, was impact on the level of interest.” www.ctba.com ❙ April 2015 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

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Barretts Trough the Years

JULY 1989

New auction complex at Fairplex Park is named Barretts. The new company is fnanced by the Los Angeles County Fair and Fred Sahadi, owner of Cardiff Stud.

President & GM Jerry McMahon says the name was chosen because it is simple and easy to pronounce.

Barretts Equine Sales holds its inaugural 2-year-olds in training sale.

MARCH 5-6, 1990

1990

The new Barretts Equine Sales pavilion is a $13 million joint venture between the sale company and Fairplex Park (Los Angeles County Fair).

Top selling horse was Warfeld (sold as Tell Your Tale, Roberto--Long Legend, by Reviewer), sold to Albert Broccoli for $700,000. Second-highest price was $450,000 for Compelling Sound (Seattle Slew--Cheyenne Birdsong, by Restless Wind), who would become a grade III stakes winner.

Barretts would also hold 2-year-old in training sales in April and June, and horses of racing age sales in May and October.

DECEMBER 3-4, 1990 Barretts holds its frst preferred breeding stock sale.

DECEMBER 1990 MARCH 1994

Barretts’ March 2-year-olds sale average hits six fgures for the frst time at $114,979. This edition of the sale also sold the most horses for $100,000 or more (42) and the most for $200,000 or more (20) in the company’s fve-year history.

MARCH 7, 1995

Unbridled’s Song sells for $1.4 million and becomes the highest-priced racing prospect sold in North America. From the frst crop by Unbridled, the colt is turned back by buyer Hiroshi Fujita and later raced by Ernie Paragallo’s Paraneck Stable.

Unbridled’s Song would go on to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, the Florida Derby, and the Wood Memorial (all gr. I).

MARCH 1996

Japanese buyers spend the most to date on select 2-year-olds, purchasing $19,267,000 worth of horses or 58.4% of gross sales. The previous year Japanese buyers were responsible for 65% of the March sale gross.

MARCH 1997

Barretts becomes the frst American auction to create a repository for radiographs and video of endoscopic exams.

MARCH 1999

March sale sets North American juvenile sale records for individual sale ($2 million), average price ($255,407), and median price ($170,000). Saudi Prince Ahmed Salman bought the sale-topper, a Brocco colt named Morocco.

OCTOBER 1999 2000 OCTOBER 2000 MARCH 2001

Select yearlings, mostly Cal-breds, are added to Barretts Fall Mixed sale.

California Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s select 2-year-old sale merges with Barretts’ March and May sales.

Barretts splits its fall mixed sale into two sales, one session only for select yearlings and the other for breeding stock, weanlings, and horses of racing age.

Barretts implements a drug-monitoring program for its under tack shows.

MAY 2002

May 2-year-olds sale sets a record for gross sales of $7,507,000. The sale included two dispersals, which also offered yearlings and older horses of racing age. Sam Hendricks handled a dispersal by Cavanaugh Trust while Cardiff Stud handled a dispersal of stock owned by the Estate of Barton D. Heller.

JULY 2002

Barretts Equine Ltd. minority owner Fred Sahadi sells his part of the sale company to the Los Angeles County Fair.

OCTOBER 2002

The fall yearling sale is held apart from the mixed sale at the Fairplex facility in Pomona.

MARCH 2003

Canadian geologist Chuck Fipke pays a world-record $2.7 million for Diamond Fury, a colt from the frst crop of Sea of Secrets.

MARCH 2004

World record for a 2-year-old flly is set when a daughter of Awesome Again—Sassy Pants, named Dubai Escapade sells for $2 million to Sheikh Mohammed. Dubai Escapade would go on to win the grade I Ballerina Breeders’ Cup Stakes.

She is a half sister to grade I winner Madcap Escapade.

DECEMBER 2007

Barretts prohibits the sale of weanlings and yearlings treated with an anabolic steroid within 45 days of a sale. The policy goes into effect in 2008.

DECEMBER 2008

President and general manager Jerry McMahon announces his retirement in early 2009.

JANUARY 2009

Management of Barretts assumed by founding executive team member Bill Baker, vice president and controller; and Kim Lloyd, vice president sales and equine manager at Fairplex.

OCTOBER 2011

Barretts decides to take the lead for the 2-year-old sale season, announces the March sale date two weeks earlier to March 5.

FEBRUARY 2012

Kim Lloyd promoted to general manager of Barretts.

AUGUST 2012 NOVEMBER 2014

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Los Angeles County Fair buys a 30% interest in Barretts Equine Sales

Inaugural horses of racing age paddock sale held at Del Mar; grosses $973,500.

Barretts announces moving its primary sale location to the Del Mar Fairgrounds arena.

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Farm Management

KEEPING PASTURES GREEN

HOW FARM MANAGERS COPE IN DIFFICULT TIMES

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BY EMILY SHIELDS

RON MESAROS PHOTOS

ith the California drought entering its fourth consecutive year, water conservation eforts are a top priority for businesses and homeowners across the state. Toroughbred farms are at a particular disadvantage as managers struggle to keep pastures thriving while the costs of irrigation rise.

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A four-year drought, compounded by other challenges, makes pasture management diffcult for most California Thoroughbred farms

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Other challenges, such as overpopulation of horses and soil difculties, contribute to making pasture management one of the most difcult problems at a farm. However, effective pastures are important tools, and proper care and maintenance go a long way to making them viable.

Farm managers universally accept that irrigating their pastures and keeping the grass growing are good ideas, but how they go about it difers across the board.

Dave McGlothlin, who manages Harris Farms in Coalinga, said the farm has had to make changes with the lack of available water.

“We’ve had to prioritize which felds will receive the water, such as any feld that holds mares with foals, or the stallion felds,” McGlothlin said.

Harris Farms uses a buried “golf course” type system, as well as high-volume, long-range sprinklers. Magali Farms, in Santa Ynez, uses well water, with Rain Bird sprinklers on the outside and pop-in sprinkler guns inside.

“We are lucky in that we have water in our well, unlike a lot of the Southern California farms,” manager Tom Hudson said. “With such a huge reservoir, we have green grass all year long here.”

EA Ranches in Ramona is careful with the amount of well water they have left.

“We have to be cautious not to run out,” manager Marguerite Eliasson said. “We have an underground irrigation system, but we haven’t been using it.”

Tim Cohen, who manages Rancho Temescal in Piru, said that their 18 pastures use an overhead sprinkler system.

“It works well because the sprinklers are outside the pastures and throw water about 225 feet,” Cohen said. “Tere’s less of a chance the horses can be caught up on them.”

Joe Daehling, who runs his Daehling Ranch in Elk Grove, has opted to irrigate twice a month via food irrigation.

“We take the horses out, irrigate for about 10 days, and then put them back in and irrigate another pasture,” he said.

“We do this about twice a month.”

Daehling Ranch isn’t as afected by the drought as other farms because the Cosumnes River runs through the property.

“I believe that grain and a diet of green grass are best for Toroughbreds,” Daehling said.

Dr. Marc Horney, who teaches courses in Rangeland Resource Management at the California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, thinks the importance of pasture in the equine diet varies.

“It depends on what people hope to do with their stock,” he said. “Nutritionally, is it necessary? If I were an owner, I would try to make use of a pasture because there is a lot of value in it. But diferent operations decide to deal with it in diferent ways. Managing a pasture well is critical for a big operation because they have to produce enough high-quality forage for mares and foals to get what

they need. Everyone needs to do their own math.”

Tere is a delicate balance between the type of grass ofered to horses and the cost to seed and grow it.

“Horses are like kids,” Horney said. “If the kids are used to always having pizza and candy to eat, they’re going to pretty much have no interest in salad. Horses are exactly the same way; they have to be raised on the right type of grass or they will turn up their noses at the good stuf.”

What types of grass are commonly used?

Harris has primarily Bermudagrass, Daehling uses orchardgrass, and Cohen uses an 80-20 blend of tall fescue and Bermuda.

“We use a mixture of brome, clean fescue, and a bit of rye,” said Hudson. “We reseed every year, but have never had to completely replant.”

We’ve had to prioritize which felds will receive the water, such as any feld that holds mares with foals, or the stallion felds.”

— Dave McGlothlin

Managing a pasture well is critical to produce enough high-quality forage for mares and foals

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MARGUERITE ELIASSON PHOTOS

Properly grazing felds is a science. Farm managers have to plan to have enough pasture for their horses that they don’t overgraze the felds, which can hinder quick pasture regrowth

Eliasson said, “We seed every fall with perennial ryegrass, which we plant with a grain drill and works so well.”

Fescue, ryegrass, and orchardgrass are cool-season grasses while Bermudagrass is a warm-season grass.

Cool-season grasses produce better in the winter to the spring while warm-season grasses do well during the state’s hot summers but go dormant in the winter.

“Tey’re all decent forages,” Horney said. “Each has its strengths and weaknesses.”

He recommended looking at dallisgrass, as well. “People either love it or hate it. It’s a good producer, and its palatability as a warm-season grass is good, with okay nutritional value.”

For mares and foals Horney recommended orchardgrass, or an orchardgrass/ryegrass mix.

“Tey aren’t the most productive grasses,” he said, “but their palatability is good and their nutritional quality is very good. With strong management, you can get a lot of use out of them.”

Horney warned about the issues with cool-season grasses.

“You can feed horses with good nutrition of a pasture into the summer,” he said, “but common forage 44

To get max growth rates on your pasture, you need nutrients in supply in your pasture.

Rapidly growing plants draw considerable nitrogen from the soil. Beware of people trying to sell you stuf you don’t actually need. Te most important thing to do is actually take samples of your soil and have it tested periodically.

— Dr. Marc Horney

production falls of in July. Even by late June you see those grasses really slowing down. When they do, you have to plan to have enough pasture for your horses that you don’t overgraze.”

Properly grazing felds is a science.

“You have to allow enough residue for the grasses to recover,” Horney explained. “Te grasses that remain need to have enough leaf left to collect solar energy. If you graze to the

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nubs, the grasses have to start from scratch and manufacture new leaves, which makes regrowth go from three or four weeks to six or seven weeks.”

Te drought hasn’t made this easy for California horse farms.

“When a pasture is stressed,” McGlothlin said, “whether that is from overpopulation or water stress, the weed count starts to go up. Unfortunately, like many other farms, we aren’t in a position to rest anything.”

“We have a large concentration of horses, especially in the spring,” Hudson said. “We try to give the pastures a week break here or there, and harrow them every week, too, but it’s hard with this many animals.”

“We would love to rest them, but we just haven’t had that luxury lately with so many horses,” Elliason said. “We try to protect the pastures whenever we do get rain, and keep the mares and babies in if it rains really hard.”

“When it rains at least one inch, we take the horses of the pasture and put them in dry paddocks to preserve the felds,” Daehling said. “Tis way the pastures can rest, and we can kill any parasites and weeds that we need to during that time. In the summer the pastures look so nice that we barely have to feed hay because the horses prefer grass.”

“We want to give our pastures 60 days of a year,” Cohen said. “Another thing we do is treat the soil with Humega (a soil conditioner), which opens up the ground for the penetration of water rather than just letting the irrigation water run of. We are so drought-conscious on the farm, and go through 300,000 gallons of water a day for the horses. Wa-

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Everyone in the working world has to cut corners, and pastures are the corner often cut. But it doesn’t have to take loads of time to do it right. Even pastures that have been let go can be put back to good use if you have the time, efort, and, yes, money up front.”

— Dr. Marc Horney, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

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ter is a key ingredient to everything we do.”

What else can farms do for their pastures? Fertilization is a popular choice among farm managers.

Tose contacted said they used varying types of fertilizer a few times a year. However, selecting the correct fertilizer is also a scientifc quest.

“Te purpose of fertilization is to provide the plants with biologically available nutrients that are in short supply in the soil,” Horney said. “To get max growth rates on your pasture, you need nutrients in supply in your pasture. Rapidly growing plants draw considerable nitrogen from the soil. Beware of people trying to sell you stuf you don’t actually need. Te most important thing to do is actually take samples of your soil and have it tested periodically.”

Horney stressed that putting the correct nutrients back into the pasture would help immensely.

“A big concern is having nutrients in excess of what the pasture needs, which means they will eventually leave the pasture, and you don’t want that,” he said. “Te best way to fertilize with the correct elements is to have the soil tested.

You may spend $100 a year at a soil analysis lab, but it’s worth it to have the correct fertilizer. You must know your pasture, and with California’s crazy geology, soil across the state varies and difers in what it needs. Tose needs change as the season goes along, too.”

Soil testing can be done at the University of California, Davis’ soil lab, or via various private businesses.

“Te U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation ofces are also a good place to fnd out about soil in your area,” Horney said.

Cohen said that Rancho Temescal tests its soil regularly.

“It’s as important as taking the blood of a horse for testing,” he said. “Just because your grass looks

With proper planning, farm managers can greatly improve not only the quality of pasture forage but also the quality of their horses’ lives

green doesn’t mean it’s healthy.”

Hudson noted that many smaller things need to be done to afect the health of both the pasture and the horses living inside.

“We weed spray two or three times a year, and when we do, the horses are switched out of that pasture,” he said. “We don’t want any of the mares ingesting a chemical and aborting. Te horses are also switched out of the pastures when we disinfect the fence lines, feeders, and waterers, and we even disinfect the dirt corrals. Parasites are a large problem for some farms; even if you’re picking up all the manure as fast as you can, worming every 30 days is so important.”

“Te questions boil down to the individual farm,” Horney said. “If a person is running an efcient commercial operation, then taking time to plot all this out is essential and can really make a diference in the business. Cool-season grasses will obviously use more water in the summer months than

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the warm-season grasses. But you can actually save money on irrigation by changing out the kind of forage used to one that needs less water over time.”

Farm managers don’t have to feel alone, either.

“If you can fnd a few hours one week to have a consultant come in and walk the pastures, then give their thoughts about how to improve, it can markedly reduce your cost and improve production,” Horney said. “Everyone in the working world has to cut corners, and pastures are the corner often cut.

But it doesn’t have to take loads of time to do it right. Even pastures that have been let go can be put back to good use if you have the time, efort, and, yes, money up front.”

With lower rainfall levels becoming the norm, pasture management can be challenging at times. But with executive planning, farm managers can improve the quality of both their forage and their horses’ lives.

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Racetrack Careers

ANNE M. EBERHARDT

ESSENTIAL BODY ART ID AND REGISTRATION, PLEASE

BY GENE WILLIAMS

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It has nothing to do with art. Instead, it has to do with making sure the right horse runs in the right race at those venues—Santa Anita, Los Alamitos, and Del Mar. Te only art involved is the skill one needs to roll up a horse’s upper lip to check the numbers tattooed there without getting bitten.

Of course, Paige’s responsibilities go far beyond that. It includes photograph evidence, copious notes on each horse, and thorough records on the Toroughbreds.

She’s the chief identifer at Santa Anita and for Los Alamitos’ Toroughbred meets and assistant to longtime Del Mar identifer Dianne Piper.

It’s with Piper where she got her start in the business.

“In the summer of 2001, I was an intern at Del Mar, and among the many things I did around the track was to work with Dianne,” Paige said. “She mentioned at that time that her assistant at Santa Anita was going on maternity leave at the end of the year and asked if I would like to work with her after graduation. I graduated in December and came right to work at Santa Anita.”

Piper is still the horse identifer at Del Mar, but Paige took over full time at Santa Anita in 2008, following a seven-year stint as Piper’s assistant. Piper had retired at that time. Paige had served as Hollywood Park’s horse identifer beginning in 2005.

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n a nation seemingly overrun with tattoos as so-called body art, Jennifer Paige has a unique association with tattoos while serving as a horse identifer at three Southern California racing venues.

Jennifer Paige gets plenty of lip with her job as horse identifer at Santa Anita and Los Alamitos, as well as assistant horse identifer at Del Mar

since I’ve been here for quite a while, I can remember some of the horses that I saw run here that now are dams or sires of some of the horses I now see and work with.

“Te job ofers a good mix. I get to be inside and outside. I’m not pushing paper all day. I do some paperwork, of course, but it doesn’t take up all my time. And I think it’s neat that we get to photograph all the horses and then get to see them race and develop.”

In addition, says the 39-year-old native of Phoenix who grew up in San Diego, she’s fond of working with the horsemen and giving them whatever help she can when it comes to flling out paperwork or helping with information on the naming process for young horses.

Tough her equine background included riding horses western style from a stable near her home in San Diego rather than

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as a show or competitive rider, she developed an earnest love for the animals. Her grandfather nurtured a passion for racing in her through the old-school theme of enjoying the races together at the Del Mar Toroughbred Club during her youth.

So when she transferred from Long Beach State to the University of Arizona with thoughts of pursuing a degree in animal science, Arizona’s Racetrack Industry Program caught her eye and whetted her appetite for a life in racing. Her early gusto for the sport has been fne-tuned through her work, and she is happily consumed by it.

Of her job, Paige says, “We’re responsible for making sure that the proper horses are racing in every race. So here in California we have a photo-ID system where we photograph the horses prior to making their frst start and make an ID card that

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has a picture of the horse as well as Te Jockey “Sometimes a problem might crop up in the Club markings. morning when I’m doing my ID work, but that “On pictures we make sure we see the head gives us time to correct whatever the problem and all four legs. Tat way, we can see any white might be or to scratch the horse, if need be,” she markings. If a horse doesn’t have any white said. “If while IDing a horse, I fnd the markings markings, then we use cowlicks, or swirls of hair, don’t match the markings on registration papers, I and sometimes the night eyes, or chestnuts, on have to check with Te Jockey Club. Sometimes the inside of their legs. Tey are like human fnwe can’t get corrections back in time, so we’ll have gerprints; each is diferent on each horse. I guess to scratch the horse. it could correspond to a birthmark in a human.

“An example might be that the horse could be It presents Every horse is born with cowlicks on either side listed as a bay and now could be a gray. In that of its neck and on its face. It’s necessary to give case, a color change is needed. Tat’s not to say it’s different the precise location of those cowlicks on the the real horse; it could be just an error. But we situations nearly not identifcation certifcate.” have to be on our toes and ready for anything.” every day, and When it comes to tattooing, she leaves that to So far, about the worst thing that has happened her tattoo technician, who works under her diduring Paige’s tenure is that a stablehand might it’s great to see rection. Tattoo numbers derive from Te Jocka horse over for the wrong race. horses and watch bring ey Club registration papers. Te year of birth is “We make a 20-minute call before the race, and them develop. represented by a letter and is followed by fve the horses are brought to the receiving barn to be numbers from the certifcate. Te lettering sysidentifed,” she said. “I’ve had a stablehand bring a And since I’ve tem follows the alphabet, so this year, since the horse in, but actually the horse is in the next race. been here for current dating series began in 1997, the 2-yearTat’s a minor mistake, and the hand has the option quite a while, I olds’ tattoo will begin with the letter Q. When of staying in the receiving barn with the horse until the alphabet is exhausted, it is recycled and tatthe next race or taking the horse back to his home can remember toos start with A again. barn and coming back.” some of the Paige, who is married and makes the trip to When a horse gets to the receiving barn to be horses that I saw cleared to go on to the saddling area, the ID procethe track each morning from her Yorba Linda home, can be seen on the backstretch most any run here that now dure covers all the things on the horse’s ofcial ID day photographing horses for the ofcial ID age, color, sex, markings, and cowlicks. are dams or sires card: card created for the horse. Numbers vary, she Sometimes her work even takes Paige to breeding of some of the says, depending on how many horses are getting farms, if they call for help. ready to make their frst start or how many have “We do get calls from California breeding farms horses I now see already been entered to run. asking for help with the registering of foals,” Paige and work with.” said. “We will go and help with identifcation pa“On normal days, we may ID fve, or it could go to maybe 15, depending on entries and other — Jennifer Paige pers while they are working on foal papers. We do matters,” she said. In the spring it usually inthat on a contract basis. We also work with brokers creases because of the normal arrivals of 2-year-olds. On some who ask for help on imported horses. Tat’s also contract work days she might fnd herself running IDs on as many as 20 horses. aside from my racetrack work.”

Do any wrong horses slip by when it’s race day? Paige says no Tough her work may not carry a lot of star power on a regand credits that to the procedures lined out in her responsibilities. ular basis, she can point to numerous ways it has been exciting and intriguing. For example, she has been deeply involved in six Breeders’ Cups at Santa Anita, and that has brought to her attention myriad international stars, including winners Goldikova (twice victorious at Santa Anita), Conduit (twice), Raven’s Pass, High Chaparral, Flotilla, and St. Nicholas Abbey.

However, it doesn’t stop there. Standing out among a plethora of local talent is the irrepressible Zenyatta, winner of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (gr. I) before becoming in 2009 the only female to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I); Azeri, winner of the 2002 Breeders’ Cup Distaf; and 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome. She spent time this winter preparing California Chrome’s traveling papers for the Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) in the United Arab Emirates.

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Golden State Series – Sensational Star Stakes

SENSATIONAL COMPETITION DOWN-THE-HILL STAR STRIKES AGAIN

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Tat’s what happened in the $100,750 Sensational Star Stakes at Santa Anita Feb. 21, won by Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) winner Bettys Bambino. Te eight-horse feld also included City of Hope Mile Stakes (gr.

IIT) winner Big Bane Teory and Ambitious Brew. Te latter missed victory in the Eddie D Stakes (gr. IIIT) by only a nose and was the defending Sensational Star champ.

Four others had won stakes, making the down-the-hill Sensational Star a formidable event. Bettors gave Ambitious Brew the narrow edge over Bettys Bambino and liked Boozer as the third choice over Big Bane Teory.

Bettys Bambino and Ambitious Brew have specialized at the Sensational Star distance of about 61⁄2 furlongs on the turf.

Bettys Bambino had four wins and a third in fve attempts, while Ambitious Brew’s record was fve starts with three wins, a second, and a seventh. Te seventh had come in top company—the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT).

In the Sensational Star, Pathway to Yes few to the front, clocking the frst quarter-mile in :22.18 and the half-mile in a swift :44. He couldn’t keep up that pace, however, especially with Bettys Bambino stalking in third and Ambitious Brew gobbling up ground from sixth.

Bettys Bambino led into the stretch, and Ambitious Brew valiantly tried to catch him. Ambitous Brew never gave up, but Bettys Bambino held him of by a length in 1:12.65. Boozer closed for third.

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alifornia-breds have been performing so well in graded stakes that when they enter state-bred competition, they may still fnd themselves in graded company.

Cal-bred Bettys Bambino wins fourth consecutive down-the-hill sprint in grade III Daytona Stakes to the delight of his owners and fans

the dirt,” said Martin Garcia, who rode Bettys Bambino. “I was really comfortable. I wanted a clean trip. He’s a really big horse, and it’s better when I put him to the outside where he can run free. He loves the downhill.”

Joe Ciaglia, Mike Mellen, and the late Frank Alesia bred 5-year-old Bettys Bambino, a Cal-bred son of Unusual Heat— Brite Betty, by High Brite. Te gelding races for Ciaglia Racing, Mellen’s Bran Jam Stable, and Sharon Alesia, Frank’s widow. Peter Eurton trains the gelding.

“Unusual Heats usually get better as they get older,” said Ciaglia, “and Bettys

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Bambino just kind of found his way. Once he got his confdence, he learned from that. I don’t ever think he was a dirt horse. If something works, you don’t want to change it.”

Ciaglia said that the partners sold Brite Betty before Bettys Bambino developed into such a good runner. Tey had claimed her for $40,000 in 2004.

Eurton may try Bettys Bambino at a one-turn mile in the future.

“Te neatest thing about him is he puts himself in a good spot,” said Eurton. “He could go to the lead any time he wants to, but he saves himself by pacing himself.

If the pace is slow, he’ll be on the lead; if it’s fast, he’s able to rate himself without being very far of the lead. He doesn’t have to give away a lot of ground.”

With the Sensational Star victory, Bettys Bambino brought his record to six wins in 10 starts for earnings of $318,036.

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Golden State Series – Irish O’Brien Stakes

IRISH LUCK GO WEST MARIE FINDS FOUR-LEAF CLOVER ON SANTA ANITA TURF

BY TRACY GANTZ

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avorites get stopped all the time.

After all, the percentage of winning favorites at most tracks runs in the 30-35% range.

Go West Marie literally got stopped twice, and yet she still managed to win the $100,500 Irish O’Brien Stakes for California-breds and California-sired runners at Santa Anita March 14.

Te 4-year-old flly was coming of back-toback victories at the current Santa Anita meeting—an allowance optional claiming race Dec. 28 and the Jan. 24 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint Stakes on the California Cup card. Last year at Del Mar, Go West Marie won the Fleet Treat Stakes.

Eddie Truman trains Go West Marie for Peter Redekop, a Canadian who has had much success with Cal-breds. Redekop also campaigns Cal-bred Alert Bay, whose fve-stakes win streak includes this year’s California Cup Turf Classic Stakes, the 2014 Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes (gr. IIT), and stakes in Canada and New Mexico.

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Go West Marie wins the Irish O’Brien Stakes for her third consecutive victory at the meet

A bit of the Irish in the winner’s circle after the Irish O’Brien

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Gary Stevens rode Go West Marie for the third consecutive time in the Irish O’Brien, contested over Santa Anita’s downhill turf course of about 61⁄2 furlongs.

Go West Marie went of as the 7-5 favorite over six rivals, including Velvet Mesquite and Qiaona, the last two winners of the California Distaf Handicap.

Te Irish O’Brien is named for the Cal-bred multiple stakes-winning mare who also produced Cal-bred champion Blaze O’Brien. Susan Isaacs, co-owner of Irish O’Brien and Blaze O’Brien with her husband, Barry, presented the trophy, along with Julio Canani, who trained Blaze O’Brien during the early part of his career.

Both traditionally dress up in green, including beads, for the race, this year held on the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. Canani added a giant green top hat to his ensemble.

Go West Marie’s trip down the green went uneventfully until the feld crossed the dirt to the main turf course. Stevens saw that Bert’s Melody, on the lead, was lugging out, and so he tried to take Go West Marie inside. Te hole closed, however, and Stevens waited for another opportunity.

“It was really the wrong decision,” Stevens said. “I got stopped cold inside the eighth pole, and in these hill races you don’t want to get stopped there.”

Truman, watching in the stands, felt their chances were hopeless. But Go West Marie didn’t give up. Stevens swung her to the outside, and once she saw clear ground ahead, she accelerated so quickly that she swooped past Bert’s Melody, Qiaona, and Velvet Mesquite to win clear, by a half-length, in 1:12.90. Qiaona nosed out Velvet Mesquite for third.

“Wasn’t that something?” exclaimed Truman, who couldn’t believe what he had seen. “She’s something. Tat’s a racehorse. What a lot of heart.”

Summer Mayberry bred Go West Marie, a daughter of Western Fame—Marie’s Rose, by Swiss Yodeler, and the flly was raised at Harris Farms. Mayberry bought Marie’s Rose, in foal to Western Fame, for $2,700 at the 2011 Barretts January mixed sale.

Go West Marie earned $60,000 to bring her lifetime earnings to $462,520.

She was winning her sixth race in 18 starts and has one second and fve thirds.

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Cal-bred Graded Stakes Winners

FEMME FATALES CAL GIRLS MAKE THE GRADE AT SANTA ANITA

BY TRACY GANTZ

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prints or two turns, when it comes to older females on the dirt in graded stakes at Santa Anita, California-breds are taking charge. Warren’s Veneda trounced a feld that included shippers in the $400,000 Santa Margarita Stakes (gr. I) at 11⁄8 miles, and Harlington’s Rose spanked sprinters at six furlongs in the $100,250 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III).

Warren’s Veneda became the frst Cal-bred to capture the Santa Margarita since Nashoba’s Key in 2008. Other Cal-breds to win the race include Lazy Slusan, Southern Truce, and Princess Karenda in 2001, 1993, and 1981, while Cal-bred Curious Clover scored in 1964 and 1965.

It is a race with a rich history. National Hall of Famers Azeri, Bayakoa, Bed o’ Roses, Busher, Gallant Bloom, Gamely, Lady’s Secret, Paseana, Silver Spoon, Susan’s Girl, and Two Lea have all won it.

South American-bred fllies and mares in particular have excelled in the Santa Margarita. Argentine-breds Bayakoa and Paseana and Chilean-bred Tizna each won it twice.

Held early in the season, when many other tracks face inclement weather, the Santa Margarita this year attracted two talented out-of-towners.

Trainer Todd Pletcher sent Bobby Flay’s Dame Dorothy. A $390,000 Keeneland yearling graduate, the graded stakes winner had most recently scored in the Florida The spoils of the victory are enjoyed by the connections of Warren’s Veneda 54

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Warren’s Veneda becomes the frst Cal-bred to win the grade I Santa Margarita since 2008

Sunshine Millions Distaf Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Trainer Larry Jones shipped Fox Hill Farms’ Cassatt, who had won stakes at Monmouth Park in New Jersey, Zia Park in New Mexico, the Fair Grounds in Louisiana, and Sam Houston Race Park in Texas. Jones successfully sent out Fox Hill’s Joyful Victory for the 2013 Santa Margarita.

La Canada Stakes (gr. II) heroine Tegirlinthatsong, multiple stakes winner Uzziel, and Cypress Stakes winner Legacy joined the two shippers against Warren’s Veneda.

Uzziel, Tegirlinthatsong, and Legacy had fnished second, third, and fourth to Warren’s Veneda in the Santa Maria.

Sent away the 3-2 favorite with Tyler Baze back aboard, 5-year-old Warren’s Veneda remained well behind Cassatt’s early pace. Cassatt set easy fractions of :23.15 for the frst quarter-mile and :46.64 for the half-mile, but Uzziel sat right of of her on the outside and never gave her a breather.

“Tere’s so much horse under me, and she just does what she needs to do to win,” said Baze of Warren’s Veneda.

“She goes out there and has fun, and I just try to keep her happy.”

Baze kept Warren’s Veneda out of traffc trouble by going four wide on the turn while passing rivals. She took over at the head of the stretch and kept going. No one could get close to them, as Warren’s Veneda hit the wire 71⁄4 lengths ahead of Dame Dorothy in 1:48.73. Tegirlinthatsong fnished third.

Warren’s Veneda equaled her biggest margin of victory, not seen since she hung a similar win on allowance optional claiming company at Del Mar two years ago. Troughout her eight wins in 22 races for earnings of $827,612, Craig Lewis has trained her for owner/breeder Benjamin Warren.

“I’ve been fortunate in my career to have a lot good horses,” said Lewis, who also won the 1988 Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) with Cutlass Reality and 1995 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) with Larry the Legend. More recently, Lewis has trained two-time Californian Stakes (gr. II) winner Clubhouse Ride, who just went to stud at Harris Farms in Coalinga.

Warren, who used to stand many stallions at his California farms, including Afrmative, the sire of Warren’s Veneda, now lives primarily in Las Vegas. He traveled to Santa Anita to see his good mare, who is out of More Cal Bread, by Flying Continental.

“It was a great race,” Warren said. “Tis is the best horse we’ve had so far.”

Harlington’s Rose is also the best horse her owners have had, and she is the frst horse they ever bought together at auction.

“Te partnership started about 41⁄2 years ago,” said Tom Halasz. “Paul Newhart and I got together one day at an of-track betting site. We hit it of, and fve months later we bought our frst horse.”

Newhart attended the 2012 Barretts October sale while Halasz and Ryan Johnson were fying to Dallas. Te partners had zeroed in on several horses at the sale, and Newhart bid $20,000 for Harlington’s Rose, consigned by McCarthy Bloodstock as agent. Y-Lo Racing Stables (Lolita Raquiza) bred the daughter of Harlington—A Rose for You, by Orientate.

Harlington’s Rose blooms in the grade III Las Flores Stakes at Santa Anita

“I saw Serena’s Song in her pedigree, and I love Serena’s Song,” said Halasz.

Serena’s Song, the Eclipse Award-winning champion 3-year-old flly of 1995, is the dam of Harlington.

Martha Miller joined the three partners in the flly’s ownership, and trainer Steve Knapp also has a small interest. She broke her maiden as a 2-year-old in 2013, and her eforts as a juvenile included a second in the Barretts Debutante Stakes and a fourth to Secret Compass in the Chandelier Stakes (gr. I).

At 3 last year Harlington’s Rose fnished second in the April 5 Evening Jewel Stakes, and by the end of the year she an-

nexed her frst added-money event, in the Dec. 28 Kalookan Queen Stakes.

“She has developed,” said Knapp.

“When she was 2 and 3, she wanted to run of. Now she’s learned how to relax behind horses, and this made her a much, much better horse.”

Harlington’s Rose rated perfectly for Joe Talamo in the Las Flores. Despite getting shufed a little on the turn, she came running in the stretch and won by three-quarters of a length in 1:09.64 over Meinertzhageni, with Global Hottie third.

“You can see how she has treated us—she has been fantastic,” said Halasz. “She’s the hardest-trying horse you’ve ever seen.

Harlington’s Rose’s entourage enjoys the sweet smell of success in the winner’s circle

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A Blast from the Past

BLOOD-HORSE LIBRARY

DOUBLE DISCOUNT

WORLD-RECORD CAL-BRED

BY TRACY GANTZ

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ith the amazing Bay Schifer celebrating her 100th birthday last year, family and friends recalled many of the good California-breds that Bay and her late husband, Ken, produced at Te Hat Ranch West in Temecula. One of the fastest—and certainly one of the most irascible—was Double Discount.

Double Discount went down in Calbred history primarily because of his world-record 1:572⁄5 for 11⁄4 miles in the 1977 Carleton F. Burke Handicap (gr.

IIT) during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita. But Double Discount’s personality keeps his memory alive, especially for Dan Schifer, one of Bay and Ken’s six children and, like his father, a past president of the California Toroughbred Breeders Association.

In those days Ken broke the family’s yearlings at Te Hat Ranch and sent them to nearby Galway Downs for their early training.

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“Double Discount wouldn’t load in the trailer,” said Dan. “Eventually, we had to get the exercise boy to come and saddle him up at the barn. He had to ride Double Discount over to Galway.”

Dan agreed with one turf writer, who described Double Discount as “speedy but temperamental.”

“When he made up his mind something was going to go a certain way, it was going to go that way,” said Dan. Ken and his staf worked with Double Discount about his aversion to loading, and he eventually joined trainer Mel Stute’s Southern California barn. Tere, over the course of eight seasons, Double Discount started 80 times, iron-horse standards even back in the 1970s. He won nine races, with 15 seconds and 17 thirds, for earnings of $520,939.

Te Schifer family had high hopes for Double Discount right from the beginning, not surprising given his pedigree.

Ken’s father, Jack, had the stakes-winning broodmare Cigar Maid, who was already producing a dynasty. Upon Jack’s death, Ken and Bay continued Cigar Maid’s line, with descendants still running for Te Hat Ranch today.

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Double Discount wins the Carleton F. Burke Handicap in world-record fashion, running the 11⁄4 miles in a blistering 1:572⁄5

Cigar Maid’s seven foals included Generals Sister, so named because she was a full sister to Donn Handicap winner General Arthur, by Triple Crown winner Count Fleet. Generals Sister acted like the kid sister who never heard the end of how her big brother aced all of his school classes: She won only once in 16 starts.

But General Arthur, as a gelding, celebrated his glory days on the racetrack whereas Generals Sister blossomed as a broodmare. She produced 11 winners from 12 starters. Of her three stakes winners, Commissary proved best, winning the 1969 Del Mar Oaks and Senorita Stakes and 1970 Vanity Handicap and earning $162,750.

Double Discount was out of General Store, like Commissary a daughter of To Market—Generals Sister, but an earner of a mere $5,070. When champion Nodouble initially retired in California, Ken Schifer bred General Store to him. He got Chain Store and Double Discount from the mare before the stallion left the state, eventually leading the North

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“Dad was smart enough to see a good horse and breed to him,” said Dan. Chain Store also became a stakes winner, as did General Store’s colt Summer Sale, by Summer Time Guy. Fashion Book, a 1983 flly by Flying Paster out of General Store, placed in three stakes. In 1991 the CTBA voted General Store the California Broodmare of the Year.

Double Discount began his racing career in 1975, starting just once as a 2-year-old.

“We all thought he was going to win in his frst out,” said Dan. “I remember he ran very poorly that frst time. He dashed a lot of hopes.”

Double Discount as a 3-year-old broke his maiden at Santa Anita Feb. 19, 1976.

After he ran second in an allowance race 10 days later, Stute jumped him into graded stakes company.

“Mel never ducked anybody with him,” said Dan. Double Discount didn’t have a chance to duck anybody because of the plethora of good horses that came along at the same time. Some of the best were Cal-breds— Ancient Title, Crystal Water, and another from Stute’s own barn named Telly’s Pop. “People used to come up to me and tell me what a great colt I had in Telly’s Pop,” said Stute. “Sure, I’d agree, but my answer always was that I had a better one in the barn—and I meant it too.”

Double Discount lost to Roger Clapptrained Crystal Water in his frst graded stakes attempt, the San Felipe Handicap (gr. II), fnishing third. Crystal Water bypassed the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), and Stute sent both Double Discount and Telly’s Pop into the race.

“Telly’s Pop was the marquee horse,” said Dan Schifer. “Going into the Santa Anita Derby, everybody was thinking Telly’s Pop and overlooking Double Discount.”

Telly’s Pop went of the 7-5 favorite, and bettors let Double Discount get away at more than 47-1. Telly’s Pop fnished ffth while Double Discount and jockey Fernando Toro just missed to winner An Act and Laft Pincay Jr. “I kind of knew that Telly’s Pop was tailing of, and Double Discount just kept getting better that winter,” said Dan. 58

“Double Discount got beat a neck by An Act. He and An Act fought down the lane. It was a thriller of a race.”

All of the Californians stayed home that year for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) except for Bold Forbes. Tird in the San Vicente Stakes (gr. III), Bold Forbes won the San Jacinto Stakes (gr. II) before heading to New York for fnal preps, winning both the Bay Shore Stakes (gr. II) and the Wood Memorial (gr. I). Bold Forbes captured that year’s Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes (gr. I).

Double Discount spent the rest of that year running well in stakes. He won the Westwood Stakes at Hollywood Park and fnished close in several graded events, including a third in the Hollywood Derby (gr. I) behind winner Crystal Water.

Telly’s Pop was the marquee horse ... Going into the Santa Anita Derby, everybody was thinking Telly’s Pop and overlooking Double Discount.”

— Dan Schifer

“He liked to train,” remembered Dan. “I was working for Mel during Double Discount’s 4-year-old year. I was a groom—though I wasn’t rubbing Double Discount, of course. He did really well under Mel’s regimen.”

Stute had Double Discount prepared for the race of his life in the fall of 1977.

A drought kept Santa Anita’s turf course drier than normal, and Stute entered the gelding in the 11⁄4-mile Carleton F. Burke Handicap for 3-year-olds and up.

“Double Discount trained sensationally for this race,” said Stute later. “I couldn’t have wanted him any better.”

It was a tough spot. Four-year-old Double Discount faced 7-year-old Ancient Title, who had already banked more than $1 million, as well as 4-year-old Vigors, the white come-from-behinder who the following year won four in a row, including the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I).

Longshot Teologist sped out to the early lead in the Burke, clipping of a :222⁄5 quarter-mile, a half-mile in :444⁄5, and six

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furlongs in 1:084⁄5. Not surprisingly, Teologist then faded and eventually fnished last of the eight horses.

Jockey Francisco Mena tucked Double Discount into third, in a perfect spot to take over as Teologist tired.

“He looked like he was up against it, and he just left them all in the dust,” said Dan Schifer. “Nobody had a chance at him.”

Double Discount battled with Ancient Title in the stretch and then held of two closers, No Turning and Vigors. He beat No Turning by a length, and the clock showed the time as 1:572⁄5.

Tat eclipsed King Pellinore’s previous world mark of 1:573⁄5, set at Santa Anita in the 1976 Burke. Tough Santa Anita didn’t claim it as a world record because 11⁄4-mile races use part of the downhill turf course, the national record books listed it as such.

It stood for an incredible 21 years, until Red Giant clocked 1:57.16 in winning the 2008 Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes (gr. IT) over the same course at Santa Anita. Bequest had equaled Double Discount’s mark at Santa Anita in 1991.

Double Discount was far from through after the Burke. He campaigned for fve more years, winning the 1978 San Carlos Handicap (gr. II) and Lakeside Handicap (gr. IIT).

“He had a couple of problems at various times that I think gave him a chance to mature and helped his longevity,” said Dan. Te Schifer family retired Double Discount at age 9 in 1982 to their Temecula farm, where the gelding lived a pampered life. He spent 10 years in retirement until an intestinal problem ended his life in early 1992 at age 19.

Double Discount made an impression on the racetrack, not only because he was a very talented racehorse but also because he didn’t necessarily look the part. Hall of Fame trainer Robert Wheeler once summed up Double Discount perhaps the best.

“I remember that horse of Mel Stute’s who looked like he was in foal all the time,” said Wheeler. “It looked like the longer he raced, the fatter he got. But he still ran like a son of a gun.”

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ROY GUINNANE

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W

hen the late horse trainer John Roche asked Roy Guinnane to claim a horse with him, Guinnane felt in over his head.

“I didn’t even know what claiming was,” Guinnane said.

Not one to sit back and let an opportunity pass him by, Guinnane dove in and returned home with both a newly claimed Toroughbred and a Quarter Horse.

“Within three months I had 13 horses,” he said.

“Ten I was buying weanlings and yearlings, and traveling to Kentucky to get mares in foal.”

Guinnane, a 59-year-old resident of San Francisco, went from a racing novice to a regular at the sales in just a short while. Now he is represented on the track by dual stakes winner Marino’s Wild Cat, maintains a string of 25 horses, and runs a construction company in Northern California. His GCCI Toroughbreds stands for Guinnane Construction Company Inc., which is his livelihood outside the game.

“I actually love working,” Guinnane said. “I’m not one of these people who sits behind a desk and delegates.

I buy land and old houses, rebuild the buildings, frame the foundations, and remodel the kitchens and bathrooms myself. I love working handson with the tools.”

Building something from the ground up comes naturally to Guinnane, who arrived in the United States from Ireland at age 7. He made that frst foray into claiming

Roy Guinnane has put together a large racing stable with the help of trainer Cliff DeLima.

horses at the Alameda County Fair in 1975 and eventually expanded his stock to 55 head.

Trainer Clif DeLima is something of an enabler for Guinnane, as they both love purchasing horses from sales.

“We can’t do sales anymore,” DeLima stated frmly

last fall. “When we go to a sale, we come home with eight horses.”

“He’s calling the kettle black,” Guinnane joked. “He’s worse than me!”

DeLima’s proclamation won’t be stopping either of them, as they are already looking ahead to the rest of

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At 2 – won the Tim Conway S. by 5 ½ lengths, fnished 2nd in the $200,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint At 3 – won the Spectacular Bid S. at Gulfstream Park and fnished 3rd to Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner - ORB in the GI Besilu Stables Florida Derby At 4 – won the Green Flash H., at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club By black type winning son of STORM CAT, WITH DISTINCTION, the sire of 2014 stakes winners NOBODY CATCH ME and DECISIVE MOMENT ($910,783).

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Marino’s Wild Cat wins the Lost in the Fog Stakes at Golden Gate Fields on February 16, 2015.

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the 2015 2-year-old sales.

Guinnane and DeLima have enjoyed a partnership for more than 20 years.

“He loves horses,” Guinnane said. “He isn’t into needles and injecting; his philosophy is time of. It’s not unusual that he asks to give a horse nine months or a year.”

Te conservative method is paying of for the duo, with California-bred Marino’s Wild Cat winning stakes races in both 2014 and 2015. Te 6-year-old son of Marino Marini—Faxene, by Dayjur, is the result of his connections’ patience.

“I claimed his dam and only ran her once,” Guinnane said. “At frst I wanted to pass on her. Marino’s Wild Cat is her frst foal.”

Homebred Marino’s Wild Cat debuted Dec. 29, 2011, fnishing fourth in a $32,000 maiden claiming event at Golden Gate Fields.

He improved to second at the same condition Jan. 21, 2012, but then went to the sidelines until Nov. 3. When he returned, Marino’s Wild Cat broke his maiden against open company, winning by 31⁄4 lengths.

Tat victory kicked of a win streak for Marino’s Wild Cat, who took four consecutive races spanning from 2012 through mid2014. In his stakes debut, the $56,910 Jess Jackson Owners’ Handicap at Santa Rosa, the dark bay or brown gelding fnished fourth, but he found the wire frst in the $100,250 Harris Farm Stakes at the Fresno Fair. He not only won the six-furlong contest but scored by 53⁄4 lengths.

Marino’s Wild Cat fnished ffth in the $100,315

I actually love working. I’m not one of these people who sits behind a desk and delegates. I buy land and old houses, rebuild the buildings, frame the foundations, and remodel the kitchens and bathrooms myself. I love working hands-on with the tools.”

— Roy Guinnane

Berkeley Handicap (gr. III) to end his 2014 campaign, but he has already won another stakes in 2015.

Marino’s Wild Cat captured the $60,460 Lost in the Fog Stakes at Golden Gate Fields Feb. 16, leading nearly every step of the way to cruise home by 13⁄4 lengths. Te efort bolstered his record to six wins and two seconds from 13 starts for earnings of $214,760.

Another recent Guinnane homebred winner was Perfect Meeting, a Calbred daughter of Marino Marini—Lacey Meeting, by Lacey Evitan. She debuted

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at Golden Gate in November 2012, fnishing sixth and didn’t return to the races until April 2014. Te time of paid dividends as Perfect Meeting broke her maiden by three-quarters of a length.

“Tere was a freak accident when we took her to Iowa to race,” Guinnane noted. “Tere was a big storm with lots of thunder and lightning, and she hit the stall wall and injured her knee. She was never quite the same after that.”

Following a career that saw her win three times in nine starts, Perfect Meeting

was retired and will be bred for the frst time this spring.

Guinnane is trying to keep his numbers down, but the temptation to buy is strong.

“I used to have mares in both Kentucky and Florida, and I was into pinhooking,” he said. “But that was a lot of work, more than I could handle.”

Guinnane has a farm in Washington state where his horses reside while he plans his next attack on the sales.

“Clif is funny about the sales,” he said. “If it looks like we’re losing a horse we like, he’ll tell me, ‘Bid one more time, just one more time,’ until we eventually get the horse. For an 83-yearold, he is doing so well. He trains in the morning, manages his ranch, and shoes horses, too. All that keeps him going. Te more horses, the better for him.”

Te physical and mental demands of each sale don’t seem to be taking their toll.

“It’s a lot of work,” Guinnane said. “We rank our top 25 horses, then I look at them all, and Clif looks at them three times and handles each one. He’s not afraid to lecture me about things like disturbing horses that need to relax in their stalls.”

DeLima and Guinnane hope to race Marino’s Wild Cat in several more stakes races this year, including some at Santa Anita in Southern California. Horses such as Marino’s Wild Cat make all the hard work worth it, but despite the long hours browsing catalogues and examining horses in the fesh, Guinnane and DeLima enjoy every minute.

“Nothing makes us smile like talking about the next sale,” Guinnane said.

2015 Northern California Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR’S SALE: Offering Biggest Owner Sale Bonus Ever $250,000 to the frst yearling winner of a Grade 1 race in North America at two, three, or four years old that goes through the sales ring. The $250,000 bonus will be paid to the registered owner of the frst Grade 1 winner at time of nomination according to the Jockey Club papers.

As in the past the commission is 5% of fnal bid with a minimum of $500.00. However, the maximum commission for this year’s sale on an RNA will be capped at a $1,000.

Entry fee discount to any owner entering 10 horses or more

Contact Sales Coordinator Cookie Hackworth 800-573-2822 Ext. 243 or cookie@ctba.com and visit our website www.ctba.com for more information.

Entries close on Monday, June 8, 2015 and accepting supplemental entries until day of sale Sale date: Tuesday at noon on August 11, 2015 at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA

Winners FEBRUARY 18, 2015 – MARCH 16, 2015 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP Affrmative—A. P. Money: Warrensdollarsigns (23-3), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 3/6, 7f, 1:25.20, $11,400.

Affrmative—More Cal Bread: Warren's Veneda (23-3), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Santa Margarita S. (gr. I ), 3/14, 1 1/8mi, 1:48.73, $240,000.

Atticus—Mylittletart: Miz Strawberry Dee (14-3), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 2/27, 6f, 1:12.34, $20,280.

Awesome Gambler—Run Kitty Run: This Cat's Awesome (20-6), g, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, STR, 3/7, 6 1/2f, 1:16.63, $4,511.

Awesome Gambler—Umaimah Flys: Rosa Divina (20-6), m, 6 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/14, 1mi, 1:41.06, $3,789.

Blake's Passion—Linda Eder: Dane O Mite (2-2), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/22, 1mi, 1:39.75, $4,400.

Bushwacker—Summer Symphony (IRE): Due Rae (13-1), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 2/20, 4 1/2f, 52.36, $3,315.

Comic Strip—Alapfullofpretties: Gunyon (21-5), g, 6 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/5, 5 1/2f, 1:5.48, $4,400.

Decarchy—Kind Friends: Heavens Stairway (54-11), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/5, about 6 1/2f, 1:11.98, $46,800.

Decarchy—Old Chinese Copy: Onedewoman (54-11), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 3/13, 1mi, 1:40.81, $20,280.

Decarchy—Unbridled Penny: Ski's Copper Penny (54-11), m, 5 yo, Turf Paradise, MOC, 3/15, 6 1/2f, 1:17.87, $7,142.

Desert Code—Keep Active: Bountiful Desert (27-10), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/27, 6f, 1:11.89, $4,950.

Desert Code—Deb's Royal Flush: Deb's Wildcard (27-10), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 3/7, 6f, 1:10.00, $21,060.

Don'tsellmeshort—Twilight Princess: Tropical Bay (23-5), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/16, 6f, 1:10.31, $3,750.

Fullbridled—Ess Sa Ba: Princess Ofst.jude (5-3), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 2/20, 1mi, 1:40.28, $20,280.

Globalize—Safe Harbor: Global Harbor (13-5), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 2/20, 6f, 1:10.71, $21,060.

Globalize—Mood Route: Moody (13-5), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/1, 1mi, 1:40.48, $3,850.

Globalize—Pirate's Captiva: Worldly Pirate (13-5), f, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/9, 4 1/2f, 52.97, $2,557.

Golden Balls (IRE)—Le Grand Amour (IRE): Golden Love (5-2), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/14, 1mi, 1:41.12, $4,950.

Grazen—Sky Marni: Grazen Sky (15-6), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/5, 6f, 1:10.18, $34,800.

Grazen—Honored Gold: Rocko's Wheel (15-6), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 3/8, 6f, 1:9.75, $33,600.

Grey Memo—Darting Dot: Memo Rascon (15-4), g, 7 yo, Rillito, TRL, 2/22, 5 1/2f, 1:11.01, $880.

Idiot Proof—Pocatello Wild Kat: Kat Proof (10-5), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/20, 5 1/2f, 1:5.00, $4,400.

Idiot Proof—Jenna's Joy: Jenna's Faith (10-5), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 3/1, 6f, 1:10.23, $33,600.

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The accompanying list includes runners that are both California-foaled and Californiasired winners in 2015 of all recent North American races, except straight claiming races.

Abbreviations used for the class of race are similar to those used by Equibase: Alw– allowance; Hcp–overnight handicap; names of stakes race are spelled out, with the grade of the race, when applicable, in parentheses.

Idiot Proof—Marissa's Joy: Richard's Boy (10-5), g, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/13, about 6 1/2f, 1:13.03, $45,240.

Kafwain—Curvy Girl: Watch the Curves (42-14), f, 3 yo, Sunland Park, MCL, 2/27, 5 1/2f, 1:4.98, $5,520.

Kafwain—Royal Prana: Velvet Heels (42-14), f, 4 yo, Sunland Park, MCL, 3/7, 1mi, 1:38.98, $6,120.

Lucky Pulpit—Rousing Again: Rousing Sermon (50-15), h, 6 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 2/20, 1mi, 1:37.79, $50,700.

Lucky Pulpit—Demon Dance: Pulpit Hanna (50-15), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 2/22, 6f, 1:10.96, $12,240.

Lucky Pulpit—Alpine Echo: Lucky Echo (50-15), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 2/22, 6f, 1:10.45, $4,090.

Lucky Pulpit—Sierra Freedom: Lucky Way (50-15), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 2/25, 5f, 58.04, $3,828.

Lucky Pulpit—Unusual Spirit: Jan's Spirit (50-15), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 2/27, 6f, 1:11.47, $13,800.

Lucky Pulpit—Flicker of Gold: Flicker of Luck (50-15), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/8, 6f, 1:10.84, $8,400.

Lucky Pulpit—Stringtown Sally: Vegas Luck (50-15), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/12, 6f, 1:12.59, $4,400.

Marino Marini—Private Beach: Private Marina (35-13), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 2/22, 1mi, 1:39.28, $11,400.

Marino Marini—Iza Bay: Lets Get Frisky (35-13), m, 5 yo, Turf Paradise, ALW, 2/23, 5 1/2f, 1:3.90, $8,385.

Marino Marini—Chocolate Meeting: Chocolate Caliente (35-13), m, 7 yo, Rillito, ALW, 2/28, 4f, 46.64, $1,870.

Marino Marini—Faxene: Marino's Wild Cat (35-13), g, 6 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 3/15, 1mi, 1:37.37, $25,740.

Ministers Wild Cat—Excessive Angi: Quetta's Toy (54-20), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 3/5, 5 1/2f, 1:3.54, $20,280.

Ministers Wild Cat—Natural Singer R N: Singing Kitty (54-20), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, China Doll S., 3/7, 1mi (T), 1:35.09, $59,940.

Ministers Wild Cat—Silk Queen: Queenofhercastle (54-20), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 3/8, 7f, 1:24.90, $13,800.

Ministers Wild Cat—Mz. Winjum: Superbowl Sally (54-20), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/12, 6f, 1:12.46, $8,400.

Old Topper—Fasahah: Overcomer (29-11), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 3/7, 6f, 1:9.86, $18,600.

Onebadshark—Smokin Tempo: Perfect Game Cain (8-4), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/12, 5 1/2f, 1:3.75, $5,500.

The Pamplemousse—Thermal Ablasion: Thermodynamics (8-1), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 3/5, 1mi (T), 1:35.89, $33,600.

Papa Clem—Our Hualalai: Tale of Papa Nick (37-9), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 2/26, about 6 1/2f, 1:13.64, $43,680.

Roi Charmant—Found Her: Prince Charmant (7-1), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 2/20, 6f, 1:10.30, $12,240.

Sea of Secrets—Captural: Cindys Secret (27-10), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 2/28, 5 1/2f, 1:4.98, $11,400.

Sought After—Trotinette: Masochistic (15-4), g, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 2/28, 6 1/2f, 1:14.94, $46,800.

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Southern Image—Magic Yodeler: Yodelmesomemagic (33-7), f, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 2/18, 1mi, 1:40.68, $3,789.

Square Eddie—Smoove: Smoove It (33-8), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 2/28, about 6 1/2f, 1:14.06, $45,240.

Square Eddie—Farnham: Frensham (33-8), c, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/1, 6f, 1:8.97, $34,800.

Square Eddie—Mahalo Lani: Mahalo Arturo (33-8), g, 4 yo, Oaklawn Park, WCL, 3/7, 6f, 1:11.76, $16,800.

Stormin Fever—Hot Desert: Meinertzhageni (32-12), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 2/21, 6 1/2f, 1:16.36, $45,240.

Stormin Fever—Pocosin Lass: Adios Pelota (32-12), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/27, 5 1/2f, 1:6.34, $3,850.

Stormin Fever—Lady Louise: Mariska No More (32-12), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 2/28, 4 1/2f, 51.78, $3,315.

Storm Wolf—Cookingwithmartha: Lawyersgunsn'money (13-3), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/14, 1mi, 1:38.85, $9,000.

Stormy Jack—Stareaux: Shoeless Jackson (11-3), m, 5 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 2/24, 5f, 59.34, $3,789.

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Suances (GB)—Prospective Gal: Suances Dream (13-7), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 2/21, 6f, 1:11.34, $12,240.

Surf Cat—Warmth: Hot Surfng (21-8), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 3/7, 4 1/2f, 51.78, $3,535.

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Health – Udder Problems

UDDER PROBLEMS IN MARES MONITORING MARES BEFORE AND AFTER FOALING

BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS

U

Dr. Ahmed Tibary, professor of theriogenology in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Washington State University, says that some of the common questions mare owners ask involve abnormalities in lactation or mastitis (infammation of the mammary gland).

“One of the things a lot of people ask about is mammary secretion in a flly during the frst days of life,” Tibary said.

“Tis may actually look like milk, and has often been called witch’s milk. Tis secretion is due to the dam’s hormonal infuence during pregnancy and generally halts on its own within a few days.

“Tis situation can become complicated, however, if a person tries to milk or touch the mammary gland and it becomes infected. Te enlargement of the flly’s udder should also be diferentiated from other possible problems, such as hernias or some other abnormality of the ventral abdomen.”

LACTATION ABNORMALITIES

In the adult mare one of the most common complaints is lactation in absence of pregnancy or even breeding.

“Tis is quite common in early spring,” said Tibary. “It could be due to the combination of cyclicity in the mare and the lush green pasture that sometime contains plant-origin estrogens.”

As mares start cycling again after winter anestrus, some may leak milk.

“Tis is linked to an increase in the hormone prolactin when the mare begins her seasonal cycles—and the mammary gland starts developing,” Tibary said. “Some68

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dder problems are not as common in mares as in cows, but a number of things can occasionally occur to create problems for the mare.

One of the most common problems is lactation in absence of pregnancy or even breeding

Any examination of the mare should include checking the udder to make sure there are no problems times the mare bags up but doesn’t have real milk, just a serous secretion. Others may actually produce milk.”

It is always a good idea to check the mare if this happens, even if she has not been bred. You want to make sure there was not an accidental breeding and she is

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getting ready to foal.

“Although rare, if the mare is developing an udder without pregnancy, it is also important to make sure it’s not due to an ovarian tumor,” said Tibary.

Pregnant mares that start bagging up or leaking milk long before their due date can be another problem—and should be carefully checked. Tis could be an indication that they may be preparing to abort the fetus.

“Te two most common scenarios are abortions that we can’t do anything to halt, particularly if the mare is carrying twins, and placentitis, which we can do something about,” said Tibary. “Usual-

UDDER ABNORMALITIES

“Other than these examples, the biggest category of complaints is enlargement of the udder,” said Tibary, who noted several possibilities as to cause.

“It may be infection or infammation (mastitis), and the signs can be quite variable. Te udder may be just a little bit enlarged, or it may be very tight and painful. It may be so painful that the mare is lame and reluctant to move. Tere may be asymmetry (one side larger than the other) or some exudate or lesions on the skin of the udder.”

Another sign of mastitis would be a mare’s reluctance to let her foal nurse because the udder is so painful. She may kick at the foal.

Mammary gland enlargement should be thoroughly checked by palpation and careful inspection.

“We may ultrasound the gland and do a bacteriological and cytological examination of the secretions to check for infection,” said Tibary. “We can check to see if there’s a mastitis, which is relatively common in mares right after weaning their foals, but it is also sometimes seen right after foaling. Sometimes the only thing that makes us suspect that there is something wrong with the mammary gland is failure of the foal to grow normally—due to poor milk production.

“In some cases the infammatory process may be due to an abscess. For example, pigeon fever can create abscesses, and sometimes these can be in the area of the udder. Other things that can contribute to enlargement or increase in infammation include secondary bacterial infection.”

Tere may also be neoplasia or tumors of the mammary gland.

“Some of the common tumors that we see include melanomas. Tese can be relatively aggressive. We also see quite a few adenocarcinomas. Occasionally, we see some cutaneous lymphoma in the udder.

“In developing countries we may also see parasitic lesions in the mammary

gland, but I haven’t seen any here in the U.S. Te most common things we see here are mastitis, adenocarcinomas, and melanomas.”

Sometimes in dirty conditions you

CHECK UDDERS It’s a good idea to look at udders now and then, even on a non-pregnant mare. Ticks can attach to the udder or between the teats, or the udder may become sore due to fy bites. If the mare is working hard and sweating, there may be a mixture of sweat, natural oils, and dust, creating a grimy substance between the teats that may be itchy or uncomfortable to the mare.

“A person checking the udder should be careful not to stimulate the mammary gland to where she might be encouraged to start lactating—if the udder is already enlarged,” said Dr. Ahmed Tibary. “But any examination of the horse should include checking the udder to make sure there are no problems there. Certainly for the broodmare, it is always important to see how the mammary gland is developing during pregnancy and how it looks during lactation and after weaning.”

might see bacterial infection carried to the teat opening by fies.

“You might see lesions similar to summer sores, due to fies, but this is not as common as in some other countries,” said Tibary.

Occasionally, a mare or flly will have inverted teats, nipples that are too small, or even extra teats. Malformed teats/ udder are very rare in fllies and mares, however.

It’s important to remember that the udder has four quarters and each teat has two openings. Tere can be a plug in the teat that prevents milk fow. Most of the abnormalities seen in mares are actually from trauma and injury. When checking the udder, you should fnd that both sides look and feel the same. If the udder seems lopsided or painful, there may be a problem.

In some instances a pregnant mare fails to come to her milk at foaling time. Te mammary gland does not develop and she fails to provide adequate colostrum and milk for the foal.

“Traditionally, the most common reason for a mare to do this would be a maiden mare that takes a while to come to her milk,” said Tibary. “Also, we see mares that are on fescue pasture that don’t produce milk, particularly if they have pro-

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ly the mares with severe placentitis will start bagging up and producing milk earlier than normal.

For the broodmare it is not only important to see how the mammary gland is developing during pregnancy but also how it looks during lactation and after weaning

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longed pregnancies.”

Te opposite problem is a mare that develops a large amount of edema before foaling (see sidebar below).

“It’s not really an enlargement of the mammary gland as much as just fuid build-up in the tissues around the udder,” said Tibary. “Some of these get so bad that they start leaking blood along with the milk. Tese mares are a big concern because if there is blood in the secretions, they may be rupturing the suspensory ligament of the udder.”

A mare that is not pregnant may also develop edema in and around the udder, but this may be due to part of the larger complex of edema resulting from disease.

“For example, if there is edema in the entire limb, this may be indicative of equine infectious anemia or equine viral arteritis,” said Tibary. “Some of the viral diseases will cause increased edema in the mammary gland.”

Edema in the udder may be simply a part of the whole picture, just as we see edema in the prepuce of a male horse with these diseases.

TREATMENT

For a mare with excess edema around the udder, treatment is aimed at reduc-

ANNE M. EBERHARDT

Health – Udder Problems

If a mare is reluctant to let her foal nurse, infammation of the udders (mastitis) might be the cause

ing the swelling.

“Tese mares often respond to anti-infammatory drugs,” said Tibary. “Otherwise, we just treat them locally with cold compresses.

“Mastitis and abscesses will require very aggressive treatment to avoid further complications and loss of function.

Treatment of mastitis in mares is often very difcult—it’s not as easy as treating a

cow. Mares don’t like to be injected in the mammary glands.

“We usually try to strip out the milk and give them some help with anti-infammatory medications and place them on systemic antibiotics. We use local injections if possible, but the anatomy of the mare’s mammary gland does not lend itself well to these injections (unlike that of a cow).”

EDEMA BEFORE FOALING Some mares develop a lot of edema around the udder before foaling. The blood supply and lymphatic system both have to change their course a little as the mare gets closer to foaling, according to Dr. Jon Palmer, associate professor of medicine and director of the Neonatal and Perinatal Programs at the Connelly Intensive Care Unit at New Bolton Center.

“There are some large blood vessels on the ventral abdomen when the mare is not lactating,” Palmer said.

“The blood drains from the ventral abdomen up through the inguinal area. When the udder develops and there’s a need for more blood supply and more return of that blood, those blood vessels not only get larger but also reverse their fow.

“It takes a while for that to happen. So the large vein (the superfcial caudal epigastric vein, also called the ‘milk vein’), instead of draining blood toward the udder, actually drains the blood toward the front of the body.”

This is why edema develops, and it is actually more extensive during a mare’s frst pregnancy.

“After the mare has had a lactating udder, it’s easier to adapt,” said Palmer. “It’s similar to the frst calving in a heifer; she may have a lot of hard swelling, called caking,

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around the udder. Before a mare or cow develops her udder, the blood fows back toward the mammary gland, and after she makes udder, the blood fows forward. In cows the blood goes into what’s called the milk well, toward the heart.

“When you see swelling around the udder, this means it is developing. The best way to relieve this condition is exercise. This helps stimulate blood circulation and lymphatic drainage.

“Another thing that contributes to swelling or edema back toward the udder is the heavily pregnant uterus lying on the ventral abdomen. This also blocks some of the lymphatic drainage and blood fow, with the added pressure on the vessels.

“The good news is this means the mare is getting closer to foaling. If the swelling is excessive, it may help to do cold hosing, but exercise is generally all that’s needed. If the mare is in a stall or small pen, she should be turned out. It’s remarkable how much edema the mare can have in the morning when you turn her out, and when she comes back in at night the swelling is gone. People may think the udder is shrinking, but it’s not. This is just the edema around it.”

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Breeder

Starts

Wins

Stakes Wins

Benjamin C. Warren Tommy Town Thoroughbreds Nick Alexander Harris Farms Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams Terry C. Lovingier J. Paul Reddam Summer Mayberry SLU, Inc. Thomas Newton Bell & Ross John McLeod Madera Thoroughbreds Harold Tillema & Pamela Tillema Liberty Road Stables Old English Rancho Ballena Vista Farm Y-Lo Racing Stables John Ernst & Allegra Ernst Joseph P. Morey Jr. Revocable Trust Joshua Litt & AJM Racing Perry Martin & Steve Coburn Heinz Steinmann Pam & Martin Wygod William L. Hedrick & Judy Hedrick Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray DVM Marie Goda, Madeline Auerbach & Barry Abrams Jack Nakkashian, Harry Bederian & Harout Kamberian Sky Chase Farm Oakcrest Stable Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray Southern Equine Stables Nick Cafarchia Alex Paszkeicz Baseline Equine Lou Neve B. Abrams, V Loverso, C. Perez, Huston Racing & M. Auerbach Schroeder Farms Robert Harmon Dinesh Maniar B & B Zietz Stables Roy Guinnane Applebite Farms James W. McKenney & Tammy McKenney Running Luck Ranch LLC Alesia, Ciaglia & Mellen Rancho San Miguel Lee Searing & Susan Searing Eagle Oak Ranch Scott Gross & Mark Devereaux Madeline Auerbach Roger Stein Ridgeley Farm Madeline Auerbach & Barry Abrams Jim Robinson & Robert Bone Nadine Anderson Milt A. Policzer Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman

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10 22 12 22 9 16 2 2 2 1 3 3 6 5 5 1 1 4 3 0 4 6 6 3 3 3 2 3 4 2 2 4 2 4 0 2 1 4 1 2 1 0 3 1 4 5 2 0 1 2 5 2 4 2 2 1

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Leading Earner

Earnings

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Leading California Sires Lists 2015 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER

2015 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

BY MONEY WON

(MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS) Sire

1 † Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West

Races Rnrs Won

Earned

Earnings/ Runner

Sire

1 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

Rnrs

Strts

Races Won

Earned

131

283

30

$944,199

6

4

$215,045

$35,841

2 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

71

166

30

$862,689

2 Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled

23

5

$513,583

$22,330

3 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

92

214

38

$796,367

3 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

10

7

$172,931

$17,293

4 Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled

23

52

5

$513,583

4 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

15

7

$209,841

$13,989

5 Salute the Sarge, 2005, by Forest Wildcat

43

100

10

$482,692

9

5

$112,496

$12,500

6 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 54

123

26

$472,332

71

30

$862,689

$12,151

7 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

50

109

15

$418,393

$11,558

8 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

53

125

15

$412,213

$11,322

9 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

53

121

11

$365,531

$11,225

10 † Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker

47

133

17

$363,856

11 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat

33

90

13

$357,639

12 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

37

80

10

$324,058

13 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

36

84

17

$304,854

14 Kafwain,2000, by Cherokee Run

43

95

17

$289,092

15 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

33

72

8

$281,490

16 Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union

28

66

10

$273,841

17 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar

44

112

8

$251,568

18 Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev

40

81

11

$233,137

6

12

4

$215,045

5 Trapper, 2000, by Iron Cat 6 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 7 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew 8 Fullbridled, 2001, by Unbridled’s Song 9 Salute the Sarge, 2005, by Forest Wildcat 10 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 11 Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union

7 5 43 33

1 3 10 13

$80,905 $56,611 $482,692 $357,639

$10,838

28

10

$273,841

$9,780

8

4

$72,972

$9,122

13 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

13

5

$117,810

$9,062

14 Lone Star Special, 2005, by Malabar Gold

16

6

$140,425

$8,777

15 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

37

10

$324,058

$8,758

16 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 54

26

$472,332

$8,747

17 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

92

38

$796,367

$8,656

19 † Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West

18 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

33

8

$281,490

$8,530

20 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

15

28

7

$209,841

19 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

36

17

$304,854

$8,468

21 Vronsky,1999, by Danzig

31

66

12

$197,226

20 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

50

15

$418,393

$8,368

22 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

37

82

9

$189,108

23 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

22

61

9

$173,875

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24 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

10

19

7

$172,931

(MINIMUM 50 STARTS)

25 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

27

59

10

$172,387

26 Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE)

29

65

7

$172,130

27 Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE)

29

71

15

$171,904

28 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

29

78

12

$168,167

29 Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy

22

55

7

$160,254

30 Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

21

53

8

$159,242

31 Lone Star Special, 2005, by Malabar Gold

16

29

6

$140,425

12 Sky Terrace, 1999, by Skywalker

Sire

Rnrs Strts Wnrs Wins

Earned

1 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

47

84

14

15

$629,865

2 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

29

35

6

6

$249,145

3 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

23

35

2

3

$195,887

4 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 7

9

1

2

$173,088

5 † Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West

1

2

1

2

$150,000

32 • Redattore (BRZ), 1995, by Roi Normand

27

65

7

$137,592

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

8

12

1

1

$122,260

33 Formal Gold,1993, by Black Tie Affair (IRE)

18

54

7

$134,713

14

22

3

5

$106,965

34 Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 18

38

2

$130,542

7

10

1

3

$106,849

35 Don’tsellmeshort, 2001, by Benchmark

23

63

4

$129,937

23

38

2

2

$105,648

36 Silic (FR),1995, by Sillery

19

44

6

$120,857

8

10

1

2

$93,065

37 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

35

74

7

$118,772

$77,740

38 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

13

34

5

$117,810

$76,116

39 † Cindago, 2003, by Indian Charlie

21

45

6

$116,946

$75,633

40 McCann’s Mojave, 2000, by Memo (CHI)

26

57

8

$114,854

15

31

4

$113,184

7 † Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker 8 Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union 9 Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 10 Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy 11 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 12 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 13 † Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig

13 31 4

22 52 6

1 2 2

1 2 2

14 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

3

4

1

2

$60,599

41 Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold

15 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

2

3

1

1

$54,720

42 Trapper, 2000, by Iron Cat

9

17

5

$112,496

43 Tizbud,1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

25

68

7

$105,666

44 Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB)

13

38

9

$103,483

45 Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig

12

23

3

$99,639

4

9

2

$98,880

21

54

5

$97,907

16 Doc Gus, 1998, by Mr. Greeley

1

3

1

2

$54,250

10

19

2

2

$53,393

18 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

9

10

1

1

$51,934

19 Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB)

4

11

3

3

$50,246

12

17

2

2

$46,784

17 Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE)

20 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

46 Birdonthewire, 1989, by Proud Birdie 47 † Terrell, 2000, by Distorted Humor

The statistics shown here are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates a stallion that has been pensioned or has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere (sires no longer standing in California remain on these lists until their last Cal-bred crop turns 3 years old), a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2015 but will stand in the state in 2016. Freshman sires are highlighted in bold text. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) only. Stakes winners and wins follow TJCIS stakes rules. Racing statistics through March 15, 2015.

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Leading California Sires Lists 2015 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

BY NUMBER OF WINNERS

2015 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

BY MEDIAN EARNINGS PER RUNNER (MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS) Sire

Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Earned

Median

Races Won

Earned

92

31

38

$796,367

28

30

$944,199

3 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

71

25

30

$862,689

4 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

54

20

26

$472,332

5 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

50

15

15

$418,393

47

15

17

$363,856

7 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

36

14

17

$304,854

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

43

14

17

$289,092

$5,040

9 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat

33

12

13

$357,639

$209,841

$5,000

Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE)

29

12

15

$171,904

6

$116,946

$4,905

53

11

15

$412,213

71

30

$862,689

$4,830

Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev

40

11

11

$233,137

12 Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB)

13

9

$103,483

$4,730

Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

29

11

12

$168,167

13 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

36

17

$304,854

$4,678

53

10

11

$365,531

14 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

10

7

$172,931

$4,560

Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

31

10

12

$197,226

5

2

$19,809

$4,524

Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

27

10

10

$172,387

16 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

29

12

$168,167

$4,466

Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat

27

10

10

$80,650

17 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

10

3

$51,892

$4,375

43

9

10

$482,692

18

Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West

6

4

$215,045 $13,618

2 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew

7

1

$80,905 $11,200

3 Alymagic, 1986, by Alydar

5

3

$35,197

$8,217

4 Fullbridled, 2001, by Unbridled’s Song

5

3

$56,611

$6,315

5 Iron Cat, 1995, by Storm Cat

8

4

$52,095

$5,676

6

8

5

$61,250

$5,340

13

5

$117,810

$5,070

9

5

$112,496

15

7

10 Cindago, 2003, by Indian Charlie

21

11 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

Perfect Mandate, 1996, by Gone West

7 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat 8 Trapper, 2000, by Iron Cat 9 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

15 Crafty C. T., 1998, by Crafty Prospector

Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

Wnrs

131

1

1

Rnrs

2 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker

11 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

14 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

18 Salute the Sarge, 2005, by Forest Wildcat

Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker

47

17

$363,856

$4,325

Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

37

9

10

$324,058

19 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

11

3

$65,008

$4,260

Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

22

9

9

$173,875

20 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

31

12

$197,226

$4,180

33

8

8

$281,490

Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

37

8

9

$189,108

Council Member, 2002, by Seattle Slew

20

8

9

$72,555

2015 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER START

2015 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

BY NUMBER OF RACES WON

(MINIMUM 50 STARTS) Sire

1

Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West

Rnrs

Srts

21 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

Earned

Earnings Start

Sire

Rnrs

Srts

Races Won

Earned

6

12

$215,045

$17,920

92

214

38

$796,367

2 Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled

23

52

$513,583

$9,877

2 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

131

283

30

$944,199

3 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

10

19

$172,931

$9,102

Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

71

166

30

$862,689

4 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

1

Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

15

28

$209,841

$7,494

4 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

54

123

26

$472,332

5 Trapper, 2000, by Iron Cat

9

17

$112,496

$6,617

5

Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker

47

133

17

$363,856

6 Doc Gus, 1998, by Mr. Greeley

4

11

$66,140

$6,013

Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

36

84

17

$304,854

7 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

71

166

$862,689

$5,197

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

43

95

17

$289,092

8 Lone Star Special, 2005, by Malabar Gold

16

29

$140,425

$4,842

50

109

15

$418,393

9 Salute the Sarge, 2005, by Forest Wildcat

43

100

$482,692

$4,827

Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

53

125

15

$412,213

7

17

$80,905

$4,759

Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE)

29

71

15

$171,904

12

23

$99,639

$4,332

11 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat

33

90

13

$357,639

12 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

31

66

12

$197,226

29

78

12

$168,167

53

121

11

$365,531

40

81

11

$233,137

10 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew 11

Game Plan, 199, by Danzig

12 Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union

28

66

$273,841

$4,149

13 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

37

80

$324,058

$4,051

14 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat

33

90

$357,639

$3,974

15 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

33

72

$281,490

$3,910

8 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 14 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev

16 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 54

123

$472,332

$3,840

43

100

10

$482,692

17 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

50

109

$418,393

$3,838

Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

37

80

10

$324,058

5

15

$56,611

$3,774

Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union

28

66

10

$273,841

92

214

$796,367

$3,721

Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

27

59

10

$172,387

15

31

$113,184

$3,651

Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat

27

63

10

$80,650

18 Fullbridled, 2001, by Unbridled’s Song 19

Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

20 Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold

16 Salute the Sarge, 2005, by Forest Wildcat

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Stallion (Foreign Foaled), Year, Sire

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 25 27 28 29 30 31 32

35 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44

47 48 49 50

Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam † In Excess (IRE), 1987, by Siberian Express Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat † Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled † Cindago, 2003, by Indian Charlie † Birdonthewire, 1989, by Proud Birdie Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar † One Man Army, 1994, by Roman Diplomat Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE) Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run Prime Timber, 1996, by Sultry Song Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy Olympio, 1988, by Naskra Salute the Sarge, 2005, by Forest Wildcat Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister Formal Gold, 1993, by Black Tie Affair (IRE) † Robannier, 1991, by Batonnier Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev Kelly Kip, 1994, by Kipper Kelly Popular, 1999, by Saint Ballado Safe in the U S A, 1999, by Gone West Souvenir Copy, 1995, by Mr. Prospector Slewvescent, 1988, by Seattle Slew Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike † Siberian Summer, 1989, by Siberian Express Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy Silic (FR), 1995, by Sillery Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE) Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB) † Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai Lightnin N Thunder, 2001, by Storm Cat Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat Crafty C. T., 1998, by Crafty Prospector † Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig

Crops

6 15 6 19 10 8 3 8 18 10 7 6 18 6 14 9 6 13 4 7 4 9 10 8 19 4 7 14 16 15 12 8 7 14 21 9 3 13 12 5 4 11 8 8 8 14 3 9 13 5 16

Avg Named Size Foals

37 47 13 52 49 19 21 7 59 63 52 15 15 98 51 9 14 57 34 65 41 56 24 19 28 48 42 36 7 30 9 11 10 36 13 38 47 32 43 31 17 16 18 41 15 21 26 21 36 38 27

224 698 76 994 487 154 62 54 1064 628 365 89 271 588 714 84 86 738 137 458 162 506 236 155 527 191 294 508 109 457 112 84 72 506 265 339 141 416 519 155 68 181 140 324 120 297 77 193 469 188 434

Runners

Winners

2YO Winners

Stakes Winners

Graded Stakes Winners

Progeny Earnings

AEI

Comp Index

109-49% 502-72% 26-34% 747-75% 118-24% 85-55% 43-69% 30-56% 813-76% 419-67% 275-75% 58-65% 195-72% 404-69% 543-76% 54-64% 57-66% 534-72% 78-57% 199-43% 74-46% 376-74% 184-78% 103-66% 409-78% 81-42% 223-76% 402-79% 71-65% 337-74% 88-79% 59-70% 59-82% 399-79% 207-78% 242-71% 61-43% 313-75% 412-79% 81-52% 42-62% 133-73% 95-68% 214-66% 67-56% 197-66% 35-45% 133-69% 380-81% 52-28% 320-74%

74-33% 362-52% 19-25% 560-56% 80-16% 53-34% 25-40% 20-37% 565-53% 311-50% 204-56% 42-47% 139-51% 270-46% 419-59% 35-42% 35-41% 371-50% 54-39% 146-32% 41-25% 277-55% 147-62% 64-41% 301-57% 53-28% 164-56% 315-62% 41-38% 209-46% 74-66% 46-55% 50-69% 277-55% 93-35% 163-48% 35-25% 219-53% 320-62% 39-25% 23-34% 83-46% 79-56% 150-46% 40-33% 145-49% 19-25% 89-46% 280-60% 41-22% 252-58%

30-13% 47-7% 0-0% 117-12% 11-2% 8-5% 8-13% 3-6% 124-12% 102-16% 54-15% 9-10% 40-15% 105-18% 107-15% 3-4% 5-6% 113-15% 18-13% 38-8% 15-9% 89-18% 29-12% 9-6% 62-12% 21-11% 41-14% 82-16% 8-7% 40-9% 16-14% 16-19% 20-28% 73-14% 19-7% 41-12% 20-14% 28-7% 110-21% 14-9% 9-13% 13-7% 26-19% 35-11% 4-3% 46-15% 9-12% 28-15% 79-17% 9-5% 57-13%

3-1% 38-5% 1-1% 57-6% 13-3% 5-3% 2-3% 1-2% 51-5% 29-5% 8-2% 3-3% 10-4% 23-4% 28-4% 2-2% 2-2% 28-4% 6-4% 6-1% 3-2% 18-4% 4-2% 5-3% 25-5% 5-3% 14-5% 17-3% 3-3% 11-2% 2-2% 1-1% 1-1% 11-2% 5-2% 8-2% 3-2% 12-3% 18-3% 1-1% 1-1% 2-1% 9-6% 4-1% 1-1% 12-4% 0-0% 6-3% 16-3% 4-2% 16-4%

1-0% 11-2% 1-1% 11-1% 5-1% 1-1% 0-0% 1-2% 15-1% 5-1% 3-1% 0-0% 1-0% 5-1% 10-1% 1-1% 1-1% 11-1% 1-1% 2-0% 2-1% 6-1% 1-0% 1-1% 3-1% 1-1% 2-1% 5-1% 0-0% 4-1% 1-1% 1-1% 0-0% 3-1% 3-1% 1-0% 0-0% 3-1% 1-0% 1-1% 0-0% 1-1% 1-1% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 2-0% 1-1% 2-0%

$9,120,786 $46,454,037 $1,676,071 $46,137,243 $6,878,006 $5,166,995 $1,837,371 $1,808,596 $47,897,982 $25,464,608 $15,791,850 $2,824,251 $12,412,680 $22,144,934 $32,422,877 $2,746,467 $2,933,581 $28,852,002 $3,659,109 $10,496,323 $2,834,095 $17,757,833 $9,943,989 $4,568,818 $19,223,537 $3,657,275 $11,422,790 $20,112,303 $3,031,324 $14,421,068 $4,480,814 $2,977,308 $3,398,895 $16,437,546 $7,436,945 $11,210,369 $1,730,273 $13,245,049 $19,535,219 $2,715,018 $1,205,086 $7,773,253 $4,329,609 $8,638,210 $2,558,462 $8,382,388 $919,255 $5,332,110 $18,353,563 $2,689,547 $13,842,866

2.18 2.07 1.64 1.54 1.53 1.50 1.44 1.34 1.33 1.33 1.32 1.30 1.29 1.25 1.23 1.21 1.19 1.17 1.14 1.13 1.13 1.12 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.09 1.08 1.06 1.05 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.96 0.95 0.94 0.93 0.92 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.90 0.88 0.87 0.85 0.85

1.24 1.27 1.24 1.37 1.00 1.14 0.91 0.75 1.50 1.11 1.54 1.37 1.34 1.94 1.12 0.94 0.78 1.37 1.41 1.26 1.00 1.27 1.23 0.92 1.28 1.20 0.96 1.28 1.00 1.42 1.00 0.93 0.99 1.14 0.78 0.96 1.25 0.88 0.85 0.8 1.26 0.92 0.88 1.04 1.11 0.82 1.2 1.09 1.08 1.04 0.8

These statistics are for active California-based sires with a minimum of 50 foals of racing age, ranked here by their lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI.) The statistics shown here are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates a stallion that has been pensioned or has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere (sires no longer standing in California remain on these lists until their last Cal-bred crop turns 3 years old), a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2015 but will stand in the state in 2016. Freshman sires are highlighted in bold text.. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) only. Stakes winners and wins follow TJCIS stakes rules. Percentages are based upon number of named foals of racing age.

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Stakes & Sales Dates 2015

2015

REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

Dec. 26, 2014-July 1

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

EARLY REGIONAL SALE DATES

Dec. 26-June 15

Oak Tree at Pleasanton, Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton

June 17-July 6

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

July 2-12

California State Fair (Cal Expo), Sacramento

July 9-26

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

July 15-Sept. 7

Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa

July 30-Aug. 16

Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale

Aug. 19-30

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Aug. 21-Sept. 13

Pomona Fair at Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

Sept. 10-25

San Joaquin County Fair, Stockton

Sept. 18-27

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

MAY 28 Barretts May Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Del Mar, Calif.

Training preview May 26 (ENTRIES CLOSE ARPIL 3, SUPPLEMENTAL ENTRIES CLOSE MAY 14)

JULY 25 Barretts Paddock Sale at Del Mar Del Mar, Calif.

(NOMINATIONS CLOSE JUNE 5)

Sept. 26-Oct. 25

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Oct. 5-Dec. 20

AUGUST 11 CTBA Northern California Yearling & Horses of Racing Age Sale

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

Oct. 28-Dec. 2

(ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE 8)

Fresno County Fair, Fresno

Oct. 1-12

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

Dec. 3-20

California-Bred/California-Sired STAKES RACES APRIL-JUNE SANTA ANITA SATURDAY, APRIL 4

$150,000 Tiznow Stakes

$200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes

Four-Year-Olds & Up 1 mile

Tree-Year-Olds 6 1/2 furlongs

$200,000 Evening Jewel Stakes Tree-Year-Old Fillies 6 1/2 furlongs SATURDAY, MAY 23

$200,000 Snow Chief Stakes Tree-Year-Olds 1 1/8 miles (Turf)

$150,000 Spring Fever Stakes Tree-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares 6 furlongs

$125,000 Fran’s Valentine Stakes

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS SUNDAY, APRIL 26

$100,000 Campanile Stakes Tree-Year-Old Fillies 1 mile (Turf) SUNDAY, APRIL 26

Tree-Year-Olds, Fillies and Mares 1 mile (Turf)

$100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

Tree-Year-Olds 1 mile (Turf)

$100,000 Crystal Water Stakes

$200,000 Melair Stakes Tree-Year-Old Fillies 1 1/16 miles

Four-Year-Olds & Up 1 mile (Turf)

OAK TREE AT PLEASANTON SATURDAY, JUNE 27

$100,000 Oak Tree Distaf Tree-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares 6 furlongs

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2015 REGIONAL STAKES RACES

MAY

APRIL

Date

Track Stakes (Grade)

Conditions

Distance

Added Value

4

SA

Santa Anita Derby (Gr. I)

3-y-o

1 1/8 m.

$1,000,000

4

SA

Santa Anita Oaks (Gr. I)

3-y-o f.

1 1/16 m.

$400,000

4

SA

Echo Eddie Stakes

3-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

6 1/2 f.

$200,000

4

SA

Evening Jewel Stakes

3-y-o f., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

6 1/2 f.

$200,000 $150,000

4

SA

Providencia Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o f.

1 1/8 m. (T)

10

SA

Santa Lucia Stakes

4-y-o & up, f. & m.

1 1/16 m.

$75,000

11

SA

Kona Gold Stakes (Gr. II)

4-y-o & up

6 1/2 f.

$200,000

11

SA

Las Cienegas Stakes (Gr. III)

4-y-o & up, f. & m.

abt. 6 1/2 f. (T)

$100,000

12

SA

San Pedro Stakes

3-y-o

6 f.

18

SA

Santa Barbara Handicap (Gr. III)

4-y-o & up, f. & m.

1 1/4 m. (T)

18

SA

La Puente Stakes

3-y-o

1 1/8 m. (T)

19

SA

San Simeon Stakes (Gr. III)

4-y-o & up

abt. 6 1/2 f. (T)

25

SA

Last Tycoon Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 1/4 m. (T)

$100,000

25

GGF San Francisco Mile (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$100,000

Wilshire Stakes (Gr. III)

$75,000 $150,000 $75,000 $100,000

26

SA

3-y-o & up, f. & m.

1 m. (T)

$100,000

26

GGF Campanile Stakes

3-y-o f., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 m. (T)

$100,000

26

GGF Silky Sullivan Stakes

3-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 m. (T)

$100,000

2

SA

Precisionist Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 1/16 m.

$100,000

2

SA

Desert Code Stakes

3-y-o

abt. 6 1/2 f. (T)

3

SA

Honeymoon Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o f.

1 1/8 m. (T)

$200,000

$75,000

9

SA

Vanity Stakes (Gr. I)

3-y-o & up, f. & m.

1 1/8 m.

$300,000

9

SA

American Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$100,000

9

GGF Golden Poppy Stakes

3-y-o & up, f. & m.

1 1/16 m. (T)

10

SA

3-y-o

7 f.

10

GGF Alcatraz Stakes

3-y-o

1 m. (T)

$75,000

16

SA

Angels Flight Stakes

3-y-o f.

7 f.

$75,000

Lazaro Barrera Stakes (Gr. III)

$50,000 $100,000

16

SA

Mizdirection Stakes

3-y-o & up, f. & m.

abt. 6 1/2 f. (T)

23

SA

Snow Chief Stakes

3-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 1/8 m. (T)

$75,000

23

SA

Melair Stakes

3-y-o f., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 1/16 m.

$200,000

23

SA

Tiznow Stakes

4-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 m.

$150,000

$200,000

23

SA

Spring Fever Stakes

4-y-o & up, f. & m., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 6 f.

$150,000

23

SA

Fran’s Valentine Stakes

4-y-o & up, f. & m., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 1 m. (T)

$125,000

24

SA

Charles Whittingham Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

1 1/2 m. (T)

$200,000

25

SA

Gamely Stakes (Gr. I)

3-y-o & up, f. & m.

1 1/8 m. (T)

$300,000

25

SA

Los Angeles Handicap (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

6 f.

$100,000

25

GGF All American Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 m.

$100,000

30

SA

American Oaks (Gr. I)

3-y-o f.

1 1/4 m. (T)

$400,000

30

SA

Californian Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

1 1/8 m.

$200,000

31

SA

Siren Lure Stakes

3-y-o & up

abt. 6 1/2 f. (T)

$75,000

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ADVERTISERS Auburn Laboratories Inc............................................................ 6

Laurel Fowler Insurance Broker Inc. ....................................... 83

Backyard Race Horse ............................................................... 83

Legacy Ranch ............................................................................. 9

Ballena Vista Farm .......................................OBC, 16, 17, 18, 19

Lovacres Ranch ............................................................ 57, 59, 61

Bella Equine-Amanda Navarro ............................................... 83

Magali Farms................................................................ 35, 37, 41

BG Thoroughbred Farm.................................................... 32, 33

Milky Way Farm ......................................................................IBC

Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms,LP........................................... 65

Nexstar Ranch .......................................................................... 21

Cal-Bred Day ay Golden Gate Fields ....................................... 8

NTRA /John Deere .................................................................. 73

Cardiff, Suzanne, Pedigree Research ..................................... 83

Paradise Road Ranch ......................................................... 23, 25

CTBA 2015 Northern California Yearling Sale ....................... 63

Pegasus Park Equine Services ................................................ 82

Daehling Ranch .................................................................. 71, 82

Pegasus Park Farm .................................................................. 82

Dickson Podley Realtors (Jeannie Garr Roddy)..................... 83

Rancho San Miguel .................................................................. 45

E.A. Ranches ............................................................................ 11

Rancho Temescal ..................................................................... 53

Equineline.com ........................................................................ 67

Ship&Win Program .................................................................. 47

Foal to Yearling Halters-Lillian Nichols .................................. 83

Special T.Thoroughbreds Inc. ................................................... 7

Fruitful Acres Farm ............................................................ 12, 13

Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC ........................... 3, 5, 26, 27

Gayle Van Leer Thoroughbred Services ................................ 83

Victory Rose Thoroughbreds ............................................ 74, 75

Golden State Stakes Series..................................................... 51

West Coast Racing Colors/June Gee .................................... 82

Harris Farms ............................................................................. 15

www.horselawyers.com ........................................................... 83

STALLIONS Dixie Chatter ............ 16, 19

Kafwain .................................. 3

Sea of Secrets ..................... 74

Allaboutdreams .................. 25

Eddington ................. 16, 18

Lakerville.............................. 15

Sierra Sunset ....................... 25

Anziyan Royalty ................... 11

Empire Way .............. 57, 59

Lightnin N Thunder ............ 12

Smiling Tiger ....................... 15

Awesome Gambler ............. 57

Fighting Hussar ................... 33

Lucky J. H. ........................... 15

Sought After ........................ 71

Bluegrass Cat.........OBC, 16

Fullbridled ........................... 71

Lucky Pulpit ......................... 15

Stormberg ...................... 21

Boisterous (KY) ...................... 3

Gervinho ....................... 3, 5

Make Music For Me ............ 65

Stormy Jack ......................... 65

Bold Chieftain ..................... 75

Gig Harbor .......................... 71

Many Rivers ......................... 71

Suances (GB) ....................... 53

Brave Cat ............................. 25

Golden Balls ........................ 25

Merit Man ................. 57, 61

Tenga Cat ............................ 53

Bushwacker ......................... 57

Gotham City ........................ 71

Mesa Thunder ..................... 25

Time To Get Even ............... 57

Calimonco ................. 16, 17

Grace Upon Grace.............. 57

Ministers Wild Cat ................ 3

Tizbud .................................. 15

Capital Account .................. 33

Grazen ................................... 3

Northern Indy ........... 23, 25

Truest Legend ..................... 53

Champ Pegasus ................ 9

He Be Fire N Ice ............. 45

Old Topper .......................... 71

Twice The Appeal ............... 57

Chattahoochee War ........... 11

Heatseeker (Ire) ................... 15

Peppered Cat ...................... 71

Uh Oh Bango ...................... 11

Clubhouse Ride ........IFC, 15

Hidden Blessing .................. 12

Rendezvous ......................... 71

Ultimate Eagle .................. 7

Coach Bob........................... 25

Idiot Proof............................ 75

Richard's Kid........................ 37

Under Caution..................... 71

Coil ................................. 35

Indian Evening .................... 74

Rocky Bar ............................. 11

Unusual Heat ....................... 15

Daddy Nose Best ................ 33

Indian Gods ......................... 65

Roi Charmant .................. 41

Unusual Heatwave ................ 3

Decarchy .............................. 37

James Street ............. 12, 13

Run Brother Ron.................. 25

Wolfcamp ............................ 12

Desert Code ........................ 15

Jeranimo ............... 3, 26, 27

Salute The Sarge................. 11

World Renowned ................ 65

Affrmative ........................... 33

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MARES FOALING IN 2015 Harmonia

(ELUSIVE QUALITY – POSSIBLY PERFECT by NORTHERN BABY) • Half sister to GSW PROMOTORY GOLD, Sire. Out of

CHAMPION GRASS MARE GR 1 - POSSIBLY PERFECT ($1.367,050) half sister to dam of GR 1 - COIL ($1,154,360) • Bred to OVERANALYZE (Dixie Union – Unacloud by Unaccounted For) $1,046,361 GR 1 Arkansas Derby at 3 winner of Belmont Futurity Stakes and Remsen at 2

Daylatedollarshort (LEMON DROP KID – RAHY ROSE by RAHY) • Dam of High Dollar Kitten - set track record for 1 1/16 mile

at Louisiana Downs 2014 • ½ sister to GSW - SUMMER RAVEN ($168,910), dam of GSW

– WINSLOW HOMER ($273,365) and GSW MISCONNECT ($327,100) 2015 • Dam is a half sister to WILD RUSH ($1,386,302) set a track record in Illinois Derby and leading sire • Bred to NEW YEAR’S DAY (Street Cry (IRE) – Justwhistle Dixie by Dixie Union) BREEDERS CUP JUVENILE CHAMPION 2013

So Posh

(GONE WEST – SO RITSY by DARN THAT ALARM) • Half sister to GR1 - SILVER WAGON ($1.162,191) and GWS -

REHOBOTH ($777,215) • Bred to POINT OF ENTRY (Dynaformer – Matlacha Pass

by Seeking The Gold) $2,494,490 5 time Grade 1 winner, Man O War, Sword Dancer, Joe Hirsh, Gulfstream Park Turf

MARES FOALING IN 2016 AP’s Regal Ransom

(A.P. INDY – RUBICAT by STORM CAT) • Dam is a half sister to GSW and leading sire STRUT THE

STAGE ($1,568,555) and GSW - SACRED SONG ($167,257) dam of GSW - MULTIDIMENSIONAL (IRE) 2nd dam is RUBY RANSOM is a half sister to GR 1 - CHIEF BEARHEART ($3,381,557) Canadian Horse of Year 2 times Champion Grass Horse 4 times GR 1 - Breeders Cup Turf • Bred to FED BIZ (Giant’s Causeway – Spunoutacontrol by Wild Again) $770,496 - 2 time track record setter - 7 furlongs and 8 ½ furlong at Del Mar, won Pat O Brien, San Fernando, San Diego Handicap

Red Handed

(EMPIRE MAKER – CAUGHT IN THE ACT by A. P. INDY) • Half sister to winners Elusive Act and Culprit • Dam is a full sister to GSW - CROWD PLEASER ($605,150) • Bred to MAGICIAN (GB) (Gallilee – Absolutelyfabulous

by Mozart) $1,716,640 GR 1 - Breeder’s Cup Turf GR1 – Irish Guineas, Irish Champion 3 Year old

Picture Perfect (IRE)

Bubbette by Holy Bull) $562,000 Won Nashua at 2 and Holy Bull Stakes at 3

Silk Or Satin

(MEDAGLIA D’ORO – SPUN SILK by A.P. INDY) • Dam is Stake Placed half sister to GR2 - FED BIZ ($710,496) 2nd dam is half sister to leading sire TALE OF THE CAT, MINARDI, English High Weight Colt and Myth, dam of GR 1- JOHANNESBURG ($1,014,585) • Bred to STAY THIRSTY (Bernardini – Marozia by Storm Bird) $1,726,000 GR 1 Travers and Jim Dandy

Malibu Angel

(MALIBU MOON – ANGEL FLYING by SAINT BALLADO) • Stakes placed dam is out of GR 1- DONNA VIOLA (GB)

English High Weight Older Mare and winner of GR1 Yellow Ribbon and Gamely Handicap in USA • Bred to MUNNINGS (Speightstown – La Comte by Holy Bull) Woody Stevens, Tom Fool, Gulfstream Sprint.

• Leading Second Crop Sire 2015

Bajan Red

(SPEIGHTSTOWN – MOCCASIN GAP by GIANT’S CAUSEWAY)

(DANEHILL DANCER – MAKAROVA (IRE) by SADLER’S WELLS)

• First foal out of winning daughter of Stakes placed

• Dam is a full sister to GR1 - FRENCH BALLERINA (IRE)

Lemon Dove, out of a half sister to Champion Filly GR1 ALTHEA, GR 2 - AQUILEGIA , GR 2 - AISHAH . Next dam is Broodmare of Year COURTLY DEE • Bred to CAN THE MAN (Into Mischief – Smolensk by Danzig) won Speakeasy Stakes, 2nd Del Mar Futurity out of ½ sister to Broodmare of Year Better Than Honor.

High Weight Older Mare - Ireland and half sister to GR1 - SUNSPANGLED (IRE) High Weight Two Year Old Filly - Ireland. Granddam GR 1 - FILIA ARDROSS (GB) High Weight at Three - German Free Handicap • Bred to CAIRO PRINCE (Pioneerof the Nile – Holy

Milky Way Farm 34174 De Portola Road, Temecula, California 92592 | www.thoroughbredinfo.com | milkywaycattle@aol.com For more information on private purchases, please contact Linda Madsen at (909) 241-6600.