California Thoroughbred Magazine April 2017 by CTBA

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CAL-BRED TURF EXTRAVAGANZA

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS, APRIL 30

From the EXECUTIVE CORNER DOUG BURGE CTBA PRESIDENT

Join Us at the Cal-bred Turf Extravaganza

hile continuing to ofer more California-bred restricted racing opportunities in Northern California, the CTBA is pleased to co-sponsor the third running of the Cal-bred Turf Extravaganza, to be held Sunday, April 30, at Golden Gate Fields. Tis event will again ofer four Cal-bred turf races, including both the $100,000 Silky Sullivan for 3-year-olds and the $100,000 Campanile for 3-year-old fllies, as well as two frst-condition allowance races. With many Cal-bred stakes highlighting the Southern California racing year, we are pleased to provide a showcase of California-bred races in the north. Te major obstacles in ofering such an event has been the limited purse money available in the north as well as the current emphasis on open overnight races, given the limited inventory based in that region. As Cal-breds make up roughly 60% of the feld sizes in the north, the focus has been on open races, which do include the added 30% bonus awarded to California-breds. As was the case in 2016, the number of restricted opportunities will also include two maiden special weight races featured on Saturday, April 29, as part of the Golden Gate Fields Turf Festival. Terefore, six Cal-bred races for various categories of horses will be ofered over the two-day period. Te California-bred restricted races carded for the weekend will have higher total purses ofered through supplements from our Cal-bred Race Fund.

We are hoping this will be something we can continue to ofer in the future, and appreciate the support from Golden Gate and the Toroughbred Owners of California. A complete listing of race conditions and purses is reproduced in the table below. We also continue to have discussions with the California Authority of Racing Fairs as we provide ample restricted racing opportunities at various fair locations. Te $100,000 Everett Nevin Stakes at Pleasanton and the $100,000 Harris Farms Stakes at Fresno will again be part of the Golden State Series of races and will be featured later this year. Tere is also a possibility that several Cal-bred maiden allowance races will again be available during the fair meets.

Te CTBA Racing Committee continues to focus on providing more restricted racing opportunities for owners/ breeders both in the north and south. Te CTBA invites everyone to join us at Golden Gate Fields for the day on Sunday, April 30. Tat morning we will hold an Open Forum for members to discuss various issues. It will be held in the Bayview Lounge at 10:30 a.m. Following the Forum, we will once again host a Hospitality Area, which will be located on the Player’s Patio and will include an appetizer bufet, cash bar, and a meet and greet with the CTBA Board of Directors. Tickets are not required; simply show your CTBA member Track Pass for entrance. We look forward to seeing you there.

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS Saturday, April 29 Maiden Special Weight – Cal-bred – 3&Up – 11⁄16M – Turf - $31,000 (Includes $5,000 from Cal-bred Race Fund) Maiden Special Weight – Cal-bred – F/M 3&Up – 11⁄16M – Turf - $31,000 (Includes $5,000 from Cal-bred Race Fund)

Sunday, April 30 Allowance Non-Winners of 1 – Cal-bred – 3&Up – 11⁄16M – Turf - $37,000 (Includes $10,000 from Cal-bred Race Fund) Allowance Non-Winners of 1 – Cal-bred – F/M 3&Up – 11⁄16M – Turf - $37,000 (Includes $10,000 from Cal-bred Race Fund) Campanile Stakes – Cal-bred – Fillies 3YO – 1M – Turf - $100,000 (Includes $50,000 from CTBA) Silky Sullivan Stakes – Cal-bred – 3YO – 1M – Turf - $100,000 (Includes $50,000 from CTBA)

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APRIL 2017 VOLUME 143

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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, LLC. Opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily refect policies of the CTBA or this magazine. Publication of any material originating herein is expressly forbidden without frst obtaining written permission from California Thoroughbred. All advertising copy is submitted subject to approval. We reserve the right to reject any copy that is misleading or that does not meet with the standards set by the publication. Acknowledgment: Statistics in this publication relating to results of races in North America are compiled by the Daily Racing Form. Charts by special arrangement with Daily Racing Form Inc., the copyright owners of said charts. Reproduction forbidden. OFFICERS CHAIRPERSON PETE PARRELLA PRESIDENT DOUG BURGE

Contents

FEATURES

22 MILLIONAIRES’

12 In Memoriam: Bay Schifer

ROW: ALERT BAY

26 Golden State Series: Irish O’Brien Stakes

While California Chrome leads the California-bred foal crop of 2011, another member, Alert Bay, keeps adding to his own accomplishments.

28 Golden State Series: Tiznow Stakes

VICE CHAIRPERSON TERRY C. LOVINGIER TREASURER TIM COHEN

30 Golden State Series: Sensational Star Stakes

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

32 Pedigrees of Cal-bred Juvenile Male Champs

A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F

CONTROLLER JASON SELLNOW SALES COORDINATOR/MEMBERSHIP CAL CUP COORDINATOR COOKIE HACKWORTH REGISTRAR/INCENTIVE PROGRAM MANAGER MARY ELLEN LOCKE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR DAWN GERBER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/EVENT COORDINATOR CHRISTY CHAPMAN

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4 News Bits 14 CTBA News 18 CTBA Calendar 20 California Toroughbred Foundation 46 Winners 58 Leading Breeders in California 62 Lists of Leading Sires in California 67 Stakes/Sales Calendar 70 Classifed Advertising

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72 Advertising Index COLUMNS

1 From the Executive Corner

ARTIST DAVID YOUNG

50 Health: Finicky Eaters

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NewsBits CAL-BRED TURF EXTRAVAGANZA SLATED FOR APRIL 30

CURRENT CALIFORNIA

SIRES OF STAKES WINNERS STALLION

Te California Toroughbred Breeders Association will host a hospitality area at Golden Gate Fields April 30, Cal-bred Turf Extravaganza Day. Highlight of the afternoon’s racing card will be two $100,000 turf stakes for California-bred and California-sired horses, the Silky Sullivan Stakes and the Campanile Stakes. CTBA members are encouraged to join CTBA board members at the complimentary hospitality area at Golden Gate, located outside on the Players Patio. Te area will include an appetizer bufet and a cash bar. Your CTBA member track pass will gain you entrance to the hospitality area. Tat same morning the CTBA will be conducting an open forum for members as well. It will take place beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Golden Gate’s Bay View Lounge.

CALIFORNIA CHROME TO SHUTTLE TO CHILE

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SWs

UNUSUAL HEAT (1990) †

790

BENCHMARK (1991) †

757

TRIBAL RULE (1996) †

779

BLUEGRASS CAT (2003)

814

STORMIN FEVER (1994)

810

SWISS YODELER (1994) •

797

GAME PLAN (1993) †

455

OLD TOPPER (1995)

561

SEA OF SECRETS (1995) †

505

KAFWAIN (2000)

650

ROCKY BAR (1998)

175

MINISTERS WILD CAT (2000)

418

DECARCHY (1997)

384

WESTERN FAME (1992) †

315

ATTICUS (1992)

497

COMIC STRIP (1995)

348

BIRDONTHEWIRE (1989) †

294

† Indicates stallions who have died or have been retired from stud. ● Indicates stallions who have moved out of state but have California-bred 2-year-olds of this year. All sires will remain on the list until the year after their last foals are 2-year-olds.

SIRCAT SALLY REMAINS UNDEFEATED ANNE M. EBERHARDT

California Chrome, the California-bred superstar and two-time Horse of the Year, is proving so popular at stud that he will shuttle to the Southern Hemisphere as well. The agreement calls for the stallion to shuttle for the next three seasons to Oussama Aboughazale’s Sumaya Stud near Santiago, Chile. California Chrome is in the middle of his frst breeding season at Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky. “California Chrome has generated a lot of interest from the Southern Hemisphere, so we agreed to explore the California Chrome option of shuttling,” said Duncan Taylor, president and chief executive offcer of Taylor Made. An earner of $14,752,650, California Chrome is coming off his most recent championship season, when he was voted national Horse of the Year and California Horse of the Year, both for the second time.

NAMED FOALS OF RACING AGE

California champion Sircat Sally kept her record perfect when she won the $75,000 China Doll Stakes at Santa Anita March 11. The one-mile turf event was the 3-year-old flly’s frst attempt in open competition. In against 11 rivals, Sircat Sally went off as the 6-5 favorite, with Mike Smith in the saddle. She sat in second until the fnal turn, when she took the lead. At one point in the stretch, Sircat Sally was in front by three lengths, and Smith brought her home an easy winner over Beau Recall by 11⁄4 lengths in 1:34.40. Jerry Hollendorfer trains Sircat Sally for owner/breeder Joe Turner. A California-bred daughter of Surf Cat—Sister Sally, by In Excess, Sircat Sally previously won a maiden Cal-bred race and two Cal-bred stakes, the 2016 Soviet Problem Stakes on the dirt at Los Alamitos and the 2017 California Cup Oaks on the turf at Santa Anita. “She does it like she’s an old pro,” said Turner. “I told Jerry that maybe we could fnd a race at Oaklawn or Sunland to fnd a track like Los Alamitos. He chuckled a little bit and said, ‘She’ll run on anything.’ ”

NewsBits

HISTORY Best Pal

Bordonaro

10 YEARS AGO Twice California-bred Bordonaro shipped to Arkansas to compete in the Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park, and twice he came away victorious. The second time occurred April 13, 2007, when as the 2-5 favorite he defeated Semaphore Man by a half-length. With Richard Migliore aboard, Bordonaro completed the six furlongs in 1:09.11. Bill Spawr trained the gelding for owner/breeders Fred Carrillo and Daniel Cassella. A son of Memo—Miss Excitement, by Rajab, Bordonaro ultimately won 10 of 20 races for earnings of $938,128. He was named champion Cal-bred sprinter in 2005.

25 YEARS AGO When Best Pal collected the $537,500 Oaklawn Handicap (G1) April 11, 1992, he surpassed Snow Chief as the richest California-bred of all time. The victory brought his earnings to $3,388,695. Sent away the 7-10 favorite in the 11⁄8-mile race, Best Pal faced a feld that included Eclipse Award winner Fly So Free and major winners Sea Cadet and Twilight Agenda. Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Best Pal defeated Sea Cadet by 11⁄2 lengths in 1:48.10. Gary Jones trained Best Pal for John and Betty Mabee, who bred the gelded son of Habitony—Ubetshedid, by King Pellinore. Best Pal went on to earn $5,668,245, and today he is third among all-time Cal-bred earners, behind only California Chrome and Tiznow.

50 YEARS AGO California-breds captured both divisions of the Gold Rush Stakes at Golden Gate Fields April 8, 1967. In the frst division Kahl Kabee beat Pedrinho by a neck with jockey Bill Mahorney aboard, stopping the timer for the mile in 1:362⁄5. Mahorney won the second division as well, on Field Master, who outfnished Proud Land by a half-length in the same time. J.K. Stable bred Kahl Kabee (Grounded II—Miss Kay B., by Swaps) and owned him with Royal Oaks Farm. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Seley bred and owned Field Master (Trackmaster—Capricious Lady, by Count Fleet). Cecil Jolly trained Kahl Kabee, and Warren Stute trained Field Master.

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DAN JOHNSON

Joe Daehling and Holly Evans’ Fast and Foxy edged Turkish Tabby to capture the $59,625 Camilla Urso Stakes at Golden Gate Fields March 18. With Catalino Martinez in the irons, Fast and Foxy took the lead shortly after the start of the six-furlong Camilla Urso and led throughout. She had a 21⁄2-length lead in the stretch and valiantly held off closer Turkish Tabby to win by a nose in 1:09.20. “I was just hoping she would hold on,” said Evans, who also trains the California-bred 7-year-old mare. “She just never stops—she just keeps going. She’s tough.” Daehling bred Fast and Foxy in the name of his Daehling Ranch. The daughter of Thisnearlywasmine—Zorra Roja, by Falstaff, was winning her 15th race in 40 starts. Fast and Foxy, who was third in last year’s Camilla Urso, raised her lifetime earnings to $437,328.

THIS MONTH IN

ANNE M. EBERHARDT

FAST AND FOXY WINS CAMILLA URSO

NewsBits

Memoriam

John Van de Kamp John Van de Kamp, former president and general counsel of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, died in Pasadena March 14 after a brief illness. He was 81. An attorney and a former federal public defender, Van de Kamp served as California’s Attorney General in the 1980s. In 1996 he joined TOC when TOC founder Ed Friendly stepped away from day-to-day operation of the organization. Van de Kamp remained at the TOC until elected president of the California State Bar in 2004. Most recently he served as counsel in Mayer Brown LLP’s Los Angeles offce. While with the TOC, Van de Kamp brought his legal knowledge to subjects such as advance deposit wagering, workers’ compensation, and horsemen’s purse agreements with state racetracks. He also served on the board of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. “I was privileged to work with John during his years on the NTRA board,” said Greg Avioli, now TOC president and CEO. “He was a brilliant lawyer and always a strong advocate for horsemen. He was well known for his integrity, honesty, and professionalism. Our industry has lost a great man.” Van de Kamp is survived by his wife, Andrea, and daughter, Diana.

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STALLION

NEWS

■ First Foals for Boat Trip Boat Trip got his frst foals in triplicate, the frst three foals by the California stallion arriving within a few hours of each other. All were born at Running Horse Equine Center in Stevinson Feb 21. Robert Harmon owns Boat Trip, and he bred one of the three foals in partnership, a colt out of the stakes-placed Boat Trip In Excess mare Bettor Knot. Armando Sanchez bred a colt out of the Limehouse mare Candy Kisses, while Randy Leighton’s Running Horse Equine bred a flly out of the Stormin Fever mare Hot Summer Breeze. Boat Trip is an 8-year-old son of Harlan’s Holiday—Turning Wheel, by Seeking the Gold. He won the 2012 Tsunami Slew Stakes and 2013 Hollywood Turf Express Handicap, and he fnished second in the 2013 Eddie D. Stakes (G3T). Boat Trip stands at Running Horse Equine Training Center for $2,500.

©BENOIT PHOTO

DIXIE CHATTER

Grade 1 Winner from Classic Sire Line

2016 Stakes Performers include FOREST CHATTER ($268,855), Twice Placed in Stakes at Santa Anita in 2016. Sire of 2016 Two-year-old Multiple Stakes Winner YO Y ME ($124,515) and Del Mar Maiden Special Weight-Winning Two-year-old Dixie Chick Rocks ($41,145). Versatility – Progeny in 2016 have Won on Dirt and Turf, over Distances from 5 to 8 Furlongs. Racing Statistics through 3/16/2017

2017 Stud Fee: $2,500 Live Foal

Dixie Union – Mini Chat, by Deputy Minister Property of Ballena Vista Farm, River Edge Operating LLC, and H S Stable LLC

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Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup

NewsBits Last Caper Wins California Performance Award

JOCKEY CLUB

California-bred Last Caper received the California-bred Performance Award sponsored by the California Toroughbred Breeders Association. Te Jockey Club Toroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) announced a plethora of 2016 performance awards, designed to encourage the retraining of Toroughbreds for other disciplines after racing. Last Caper Kathleen Boyle of Utah owns and rides Last Caper, a 9-year-old son of Royal Cat—Mystical Caper, by Town Caper. A.C. Avila bred Last Caper. Te performance awards recognize Toroughbreds that accumulate the most points at all horse shows in each of 13 award categories and 77 divisions throughout the year. Winners receive ribbons, prize money, and such items as coolers, saddle pads, and jackets.

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Performance ● Pedigree ● Legacy y

In Memoriam

Bay Schiffer

Europe. She especially loved Paris, and she and Ken went racing in EuBay Schifer, who died Feb. 28, rope, Argentina, Australia, and New not only lived to 102 but packed Zealand. enough into those 102 years for Te Schifers had some racehorses in Wyoming, but they stepped up 10 lifetimes. She began in the their breeding and racing when they show rings of the East Coast, moved to California in 1967. Tey moved on to the cattle lands of created Te Hat Ranch West in TemeWyoming, and eventually setcula, where they bred such horses as tled into the heart of the CaliDouble Discount, who long held the fornia Toroughbred industry. world record of 1:572⁄5 for 11⁄4 miles. Along the way, Bay and her late Te Schifers also raced the likes of husband, Ken, raised fve sons and a 1970 Vanity Handicap (G1) winner daughter, as well as bred outstanding Commissary and Gum, winner of racehorses. Te Schifer family has the inaugural California Cup Mile long served the racing industry. Both Handicap. Ken and son Dan are former presiIn Temecula, Bay enjoyed riding dents of the California Toroughwith a group of friends who includbred Breeders Association, and Dan ed National Cowgirl Hall of Fame remains on the CTBA board today. member Pat Ommert. Dan recalls Bay served on the boards of the Calthat back then they could ride into ifornia Toroughbred Foundation Intrepid horsewoman and lynchpin of the California Temecula and tie up their horsand the Southern California Equine racing and breeding program, Bay Schiffer dies at 102 es while they had lunch. Bay was a Foundation, and was director emerico-founder of the Rancho California tus of the CTF at the time of her death. during World War II. Bay traveled from Horsemen riding group that has long Bay also brought her unique and New York by train to join Ken in Ne- worked to preserve riding trails in the friendly personality to spreading the joy braska with three children and a nanny area, and she rode until she was 90. of attending the races. In the paddock or while pregnant with a fourth child. Te Bay continued the family’s racing and her box seat she never failed to say hello Schifers bought some of the Remount breeding operation after Ken’s death in to those she knew, which was just about horses after the war and took them to 1990. Her homebreds included Arp, a everybody. Sheridan, Wyo. Tey soon established durable stakes-winning Cal-bred son of “She loved the Quinella—it was her their 23,000-acre Hat Ranch cattle op- Snow Chief who started 119 times, and favorite bet,” said Dan. “She would tout eration west of Kaycee, Wyo. graded stakes winner Best Dress. everyone on the Quinella, and she loved Bay is survived by sons Ken Jr., Tony, Dan, who was born in Wyoming, grew to have a little bet on the races. She loved up watching his mother do everything Dan, and Tim and daughter Amanto tell people how pari-mutuel betting on the ranch. Tat could include herd- da Kaufmann; 13 grandchildren; 10 came about and why the odds are what ing and calving cattle, overseeing ranch great-grandchildren; and one great-great they are.” hands, or preparing meals that required granddaughter. She spent the last few Born to Richard and Fannie Hum- Bay to butcher and dress deer. years living in Wyoming, where the famphreys in New York in 1914, Bay— “I just accepted it and never realized ily threw her a large birthday party when whose given name was Mary—was a what stunning feats they were,” said she turned 100. descendant of Benjamin Franklin. She Dan. “She always did it like she knew Social events were Bay’s métier, and attended Columbia University, and exactly what she was doing. She hadn’t she enjoyed spending time with her during the Depression, she taught rid- done any of those things prior to going many friends, including her longtime ing, often proudly noting that she taught to Wyoming.” trainer, Mel Stute, and his wife, Annabelle. two Master of Foxhounds to ride. “She would drink a Rob Roy with Mel Bay saw to it that her children reBay married Ken in 1941, and Ken ceived an expansive education that in- Stute whenever the occasion called for it,” was stationed in Ft. Robinson, Neb., cluded religion, the arts, and trips to said Dan fondly. CLYDE REAVIS

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SPOTLIGHTING FOALS OF 2017

Northern Sale Slated for Aug. 15

With foaling season upon us, now is the time to spotlight your foals in California Thoroughbred. The April 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 a full-page insertion will be discounted to $500. This represents a savings of more than 50% off the regular full-page advertisement price. Insertions should include a caption with each foal’s sire, dam, broodmare sire, sex, date of birth, and breeders, as well as the details, including a logo, of their farm location. Photos need to be submitted by the following deadlines: April 3 (May issue), May 8 (June issue), June 5 (July issue), and July 5 (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.

The CTBA Sales Northern California Yearling & Horses of Racing Age Sale is scheduled for Aug. 15. It will be held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Entries will close June 5. For further information, contact Cookie Hackworth at 800-5732822 x243 or Cookie@ctba.com.

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CTBA Again Joins Ag Day

CTBA PHOTOS

California Thoroughbred Breeders Association again sponsored a booth at Ag Day March 22 at the California Capitol to educate legislators about the importance of the Thoroughbred industry to the state’s agricultural economy. CTBA Board Member George Schmitt and farm owner Joe Daehling kindly provided a mare and foal for a meet and greet with legislators: Pie Yammy, a 12-year-old daughter of Roar owned by Schmitt and his wife, Clare, along with the mare’s Brave Cat flly, who was born at Daehling Ranch Feb. 14. Schmitt, Daehling, Julia Oldfeld (Daehling’s daughter), and CTBA Event Coordinator Christy Chapman represented the CTBA at the booth.

Pie Yammy and Brave Cat flly

Assemblyman Frank Bigelow

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Joe Daehling, George Schmitt, Sen. Bob Wieckowski, and Daehling’s daughter, Julia Oldfeld.

Madam Speaker Toni Atkins

Assemblyman Matthew Harper

Assemblyman Devon Mathis, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher

Assemblyman Brian Maienschein and lobbyist Robyn Black

Sen. Bill Dodd (right) with George Schmitt

Sen. Cathleen Galgiani

From left, Black, Madam Speaker Toni Atkins, and Fiona Ma of the California Board of Equalization

Assemblyman Marc Steinorth

The scene at Ag Day

Assemblyman Vince Fong

Sen. Steven Bradford (left), Assemblyman Rudy Salas

Sen. Scott Wilk

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SPECIALIZING IN REHABILITATION AND TRAINING eTIZ A MINISTERf Ministers Wild Cat – Tiz a Mistress, by Cee’s Tizzy Fee: $1,500 LFSN • Graded Stakes Winner of $481,530 • Winner of the G3 Affirmed Handicap defeating Graded Stakes Winners DEN’S LEGACY, DICE FLAVOR and BROADWAY EMPIRE. Second in the G2 Swaps Stakes defeating DICE FLAVOR • By a leading California sire MINISTERS WILD CAT, who is out of the phenomenal 3 year-old champion HOLLYWOOD WILDCAT ($1,432,160), also the dam of Breeders’ Cup winning millionaire WAR CHANT

eCAPITAL ACCOUNTf Closing Argument – Accountess, by Private Account Fee: $2,000 LFSN THE ONLY SON OF CLOSING ARGUMENT TO STAND IN CALIFORNIA • G2 winner retired with earnings of $445,080 • Won the G2 - Pat O’Brien Stakes at Del Mar, defeating G1 winner COIL • 2nd in the G1 Santa Anita Championship Stakes and the G2 San Carlos Stakes • From 14 starts was on the board 12 times • First foals are yearlings of 2017

eKING OF JAZZ (ARG)f Inf troducing Giant’s Causeway-Kiss Me Sweet, by Lode Fee: $1,000 LFSN

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• By Champion Sire GIANTS CAUSEWAY, sire of 84 Graded Stakes winners and over $139 million progeny earnings, including G1 winners BRODY’S CAUSE • King of Jazz competed on the Southern California racing circuit where he amassed $105,360 in earnings winning Allowance races in Del Mar and Santa Anita Defeating NAHEM winner of the Snow Chief Stakes

eFIGHTING HUSSAR (CA)f Rockport Harbor – Lightning Pace, by Regal Classic Fee: $1,000 LFSN THE ONLY STAKES PERFORMING SON OF ROCKPORT HARBOR TO STAND IN CALIFORNIA • Multiple Stakes-Placed Winner of $236,128 • 2nd in the King Glorious Stakes the Echo Eddie Stakes and the Snow Chief Stakes • Out of LIGHTNING PACE, Graded stakes-placed winner of $285,384

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NewsBits CTBA EVENTS ■ SALES ■ CAL-BRED/SIRED STAKES RACES

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APRIL 2017

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY $200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes Santa Anita

CHRB Meeting Santa Anita

$200,000 Evening Jewel Stakes Santa Anita

Cal-bred Turf Extravaganza Golden Gate Fields $100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes $100,000 Campanile Stakes

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CTFoundation 2017

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRESIDENT

Mrs. Ada Gates Patton VICE-PRESIDENT

Gail Gregson TREASURER

James Murphy SECRETARY

Noreen Sullivan Mrs. Jeanne L. Canty, Ex Offcio President

Santa Anita, SCEF, Dolly Green Donate to CTF Tree past contributors have continued their record of substantial gifts to the California Toroughbred Foundation (CTF). Santa Anita Park, which has long donated to horse racing-related charities through the distribution of funds generated through regular “charity days,” allocated a substantial donation to the CTF. For the third consecutive year the Southern California Equine Foundation (SCEF) and its afliate, the Dolly Green Research Foundation, have generously supported the CTF and its work to provide student scholarships. Santa Anita’s donation is part of the California Horse Racing Board regulation that requires state racetracks charity days, with 100% of the proceeds allocated to charities. Te CTF is one of 10 organizations designated by Santa Anita to receive funding from last year’s charity days. Te CTF has long provided two scholarships at the U. C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Tose scholarships are now named the California Toroughbred Foundation/Southern California Equine Foundation Scholarship and the California Toroughbred Foundation/Dolly Green Foundation Scholarship. Te SCEF is dedicated to the care of the injured horse and seeks to stimulate, fund, and oversee medical research to beneft equine athletes. Te Dolly Green Research Foundation emphasizes research with a practical beneft to the racehorse. Te late Dolly Green was a prominent owner whose horses included 1986 2-year-old flly champion Brave Raj.

Jeff Blea, DVM Tracy Gantz Jane Goldstein Thomas S. Robbins John W. Sadler Peter W. Tunney Warren Williamson Amy J. Zimmerman Mrs. Kenneth M. Schiffer, Director Emeritus

Remembering Bay Schifer Te California Toroughbred Foundation and the entire racing industry lost a good friend when Mrs. Kenneth M. (Bay) Schifer passed away Feb. 28 at the age of 102. Mrs. Schifer was a longtime supporter of CTF, serving as a trustee for many years. She was director emeritus at the time of her death. “She knew how to be a good board member and gave generously of her time, efort, and ideas,” said Jeanne Canty, now CTF ex ofcio president. “She was always there, ofering good discussion, and she was bright. Bay was one of our board group who worked hard to inventory the art and establish the veterinary scholarships. She and I became very close personal friends, and I loved her wonderful sense of humor. We had great conversations, and I am so glad our paths crossed.” A more complete look at Mrs. Schifer’s life can be found on page 12 of this issue.

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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The CTF joins in honoring the memory of those whose names appear in bold type. We also thank and acknowledge the donors for their generous contributions. ROSEMARY STRINGER Joanne Tober Evelyn B. Davies

Cal-bred Millionaires’ Row

ALERT BAY VERSATILE TRAVELER

A Cal-bred, the consistent multiple graded stakes winner Alert Bay is the best horse Peter Redekop has ever owned BY EMILY SHIELDS

Alert Bay, a 6-year-old, is a genuine and determined athlete who exemplifes both the speed and grit that make California-breds so attractive. Over the course of four racing seasons, he vaulted himself into exclusive company by becoming the 63rd state-bred millionaire. Redekop’s Kentucky sales agent bought fve newly turned yearlings in 2012 at the Keeneland January mixed sale with the intention of pinhooking them as yearlings later. “We paid $65,000, and expected to at least get our cost back out of him,” said Redekop. However, Alert Bay only brought $42,000 at the 2012 Keeneland September yearling sale, which failed to meet his reserve. “We bought him back, and I told the boys to break him and see what happened,” Redekop recalled. “As they were training him, he started showing some run and they got excited. I couldn’t get excited, though, because no one even wanted to pay for him, so how could he really be that good?” At that point the Canadian-based Redekop hadn’t yet seen the yearling son of City Zip out of the Chilean-bred Dushyantor mare Hickory. But the gelding had the pedigree to succeed. His dam was the 2005 champion miler in her native country, win-

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t never entered my mind that one day this horse could become a millionaire,” owner Peter Redekop said of Alert Bay. “But this is the best horse I’ve ever had.”

The well-traveled Alert Bay takes the Zia Park Derby on dirt

ning two major stakes after being group 1-placed the year before. Hickory eventually won seven of 24 starts and was retired after a failed attempt to succeed at the same level in the United States. Hickory’s frst foal, the Terrell flly Wild Hickory, was born in 2009 and nearly mimicked her dam, winning seven of 25 starts. Te mare’s second foal was Alert Bay, born April 21, 2011, at Cal Fischer’s Madera Toroughbreds. “He’s not a big horse, and he doesn’t look overpowering,” Redekop said. He turned the horse over to Northern California trainer Blaine Wright, still not sold on the horse’s talent. Alert Bay debuted at Golden Gate Fields Nov. 9, 2013, in a 51⁄2-furlong maiden race on the Tapeta synthetic surface. He fn-

Alert Bay back to the United States, the connections opted to pit him against older horses in the $100,000 BC Premier’s Handicap (G3) a month later, which he also won. “I had a lot of friends there, and kids and grandkids,” Redekop said. “So that was very exciting for us and one of my favorite races.” Riding a two-race win streak, Alert Bay next contested the $215,000 Zia Park Derby on the dirt at Zia Park in New Mexico, which he won by three efortless lengths. He still had not faced top-tier competition, but that opportunity came one start later, in the $201,250 Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes (G2T) on the grass at Santa Anita. Despite his credentials and good form, Alert Bay was sent of at 9-1. “Tat race was a big eye-opener for me,” said conditioner Wright. “He was about to turn 4, and he just showed up that day. He never got the respect of the bettors, but he ran a great race.”

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ished second, missing only three-quarters of a length, then fnished second again in his next start three weeks later. After Alert Bay ran second for the third time, Redekop remained frustrated. “He wasn’t winning, but Blaine was really high on him,” Redekop said. “I told him, ‘I’ve seen nothing so far.’ Te rest is history.” In his fourth start, the frst start of his 3-year-old season, Alert Bay was switched to the grass and tried two turns for the frst time. He responded by winning by a length, kicking of a three-race win streak that saw him take the $200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes at Santa Anita in his black-type debut. Alert Bay ran the gantlet of California-bred restricted stakes for sophomores, placing in the $250,000 Snow Chief Stakes at Santa Anita and the $100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes at Golden Gate before shipping to Redekop’s home track of Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver. “I came to Canada in 1947 as a refu-

Alert Bay won the Rolling Green Stakes at his home base Golden Gate Fields in San Francisco

gee,” Redekop said. “I grew up on a farm, but had fun following the horses. I’m 80 now, so I don’t travel that much anymore.” Alert Bay won the $150,000 British Columbia Derby (G3), giving Redekop his third straight victory in the race following Second City in 2012 and Title Contender in 2013. Instead of shipping

Under jockey Tyler Baze, Alert Bay rallied from midpack to win by a neck, defeating multiple graded stakes winner Home Run Kitten on the line. “When he won the grade 2 at Santa Anita, that’s when we knew he was one of the best we’ve had,” Redekop said. “He was giving us all the excitement, which is

why I’m in this sport.” Alert Bay would have been a logical choice to be named California’s champion 3-year-old male except that he was born into the same crop as California Chrome, who won the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) that season. California Chrome swept three Golden State awards. Te streaking Alert Bay added a ffth straight victory in his 4-year-old debut, the $250,500 California Cup Turf Classic Stakes on the 2015 Cal Cup Sunshine Millions card, before going to the sidelines for a few months. He returned in June, but it took three starts for him to regain his momentum. During that time, Alert Bay fnished third in the $200,000 Longacres Mile Handicap (G3) at Emerald Downs in Washington, missing by only 11⁄2 lengths. Returned to California, Alert Bay won the $63,605 Rolling Green Stakes at Golden Gate, then impressed with a victory in the $200,750 City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita. Unfortunately, the cost of running in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T)— Alert Bay was never nominated— kept him out of racing’s championship day. After an allowance win at Golden Gate in November 2015, Alert Bay rounded out the year by fnishing seventh in the Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) and sixth in the Daytona Stakes (G3T). He showed his usual rally in a bid to repeat in the 2016 California Cup Turf Classic but came up short of winner What a View, who went on to take a grade 1 in his very next start. Despite running ffth in the Sensational Star Stakes and losing an allowance race, Alert Bay was still sent of as the 3-1 third choice in the $101,800 San Francisco Mile Stakes (G3T). Tat Golden Gate staple draws a big feld of classy horses year after year. Baze kept Alert Bay closer to the pace than usual, and the gelding ran gamely, dueling all the way to the wire to defeat multiple graded stakes winner Gabriel Charles by a neck, with Brazilian Triple Crown winner Bal a Bali another head

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He is just a runner. He’ll run on dirt, grass, Tapeta, and mud. Of all the horses I’ve had, this is the best so far.”

— Peter Redekop

The versatile Alert Bay is as much at home on turf as he is on dirt

back in third. day, however? “He can be an orangutan,” Wright admitted. “You Te win was especially gratifying for San Francisco-based don’t even want to brush him. You just put on the bridle and go.” Wright, who said, “It is nice to get a big win in your backyard. Trough 2016 Alert Bay had 12 wins, seven seconds, and two Tat’s where I’m from, so I remember that race well.” thirds in 29 starts, for earnings of $1,142,815. Tomas Newton Redekop remembers that race as well. “Tat’s the last race he’s Bell and the late Ross John McLeod bred Alert Bay. Te geldwon to date,” he said. “It was nice to get another big win, and in ing’s dam, Hickory, has produced one other winner, a Sundarban San Francisco.” gelding named Asian Sun, and is now owned by Linda Madsen Alert Bay raced three more times in 2016, fnishing second by of Milky Way Farm. a neck in the $100,345 Crystal Water Stakes at Santa Anita and “We hope he’s still where he was,” Redekop said of Alert Bay’s fourth, beaten two lengths, in the $150,690 California Dreamin’ 2017 season. “But if he’s not, I’ll bring him home.” Stakes at Del Mar. He made a return trip to Emerald Downs to Redekop keeps his two other classy retired geldings, Hollytry the Longacres Mile again but fnished fourth as the second wood Hit and Comedero, at a ranch in the interior of British betting choice. Columbia. Hollywood Hit was the Sovereign Award Champion Although sound, Alert Bay received some time of following Sprinter in 2010 and won fve stakes, including a grade 3. Cothe Longacres Mile. medero earned $675,814 and won the Chick Lang Stakes Pre“We turned him out sound,” Wright confrmed. “He had sented by Apple Ford (G3) at Pimlico Racecourse on Preakness run a cycle of 15 races without rest, Day in 2010 and nine other stakes. and so I thought he should get about “Eventually, Alert Bay will join them,” four months of. Ten he swam for Redekop said. “But I hope that’s not for three weeks at Premier Equine in a while yet.” Oakdale.” Although originally doubtful, Redekop Alert Bay arrived back in Wright’s Goldis now constantly impressed by his dark en Gate barn in January to focus on a 2017 bay Cal-bred. campaign. He simply jogged for a week “He is just a runner,” said the owner. before more serious training resumed. “He’ll run on dirt, grass, Tapeta, and mud. “He’s a pretty manageable horse to Alert Bay has won seven times on the turf train,” Wright said. “He’s been fairly and four times on the dirt. Although he sound and is push button in his workouts. only has a single win on a synthetic surHe can be thin framed, so we try to keep face, he’s fnished second four times. He’s him eating. He’s a busybody around the Alert Bay’s trainer Blaine Wright congratulates a very versatile horse. Of all the horses I’ve barn, always playing around.” On race jockey Tyler Baze after the Echo Eddie had, this is the best so far.” 24

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Golden State Series

GRAY OVER STEEL

BY TRACY GANTZ

nola Gray not only is a talented California-bred flly, but is rapidly turning into a downthe-hill specialist. Tree times the gray 4-year-old has attempted Santa Anita’s unique turf course, and three times she has come away with victories. Her latest resulted in her largest margin over the distance and surface—four lengths—in the $100,690 Irish O’Brien Stakes March 18 for California-bred and California-sired older females. Enola Gray added that trophy to earlier ones in the 2016 California Distaf Handicap and 2017 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint Stakes over the same course of about 61⁄2 furlongs. Each time Enola Gray has tackled Santa Anita’s downhill turf course, Desert Steel has stepped into the starting gate with her. In the Cal Distaf, Desert Steel fnished second while Smoove It, last year’s O’Brien winner, separated the two in the Sunshine Millions race. “Tis was the one I was most nervous about,” said owner/breeder Nick Alexander. “We had Desert Steel on the other side of us. We had her pinned down the last two times, and this time she was on the outside of us. Tere was also a lot more speed in there today.” Enola Gray went of as the heavy 2-5

ENOLA DANCES AN IRISH JIG Enola Gray is perfection in the Irish O’Brien on Santa Anita’s downhill turf course

favorite with Smoove It the narrow second choice over Desert Steel in the seven-horse feld. When the gate opened, Enola Gray broke sixth, but she and jockey Tyler Baze soon ranged up into second, dueling with Emmy and I. Before they crossed the dirt, Enola Gray had wrested the lead away, and she never relinquished it. Desert Steel tried to move inside, closing ground from ffth, but she had to settle for second. Enola Gray accomplished her task in 1:11.91. Lily Kai fnished third over Smoove It. “She loves the hill,” said Baze. “She was just out there having fun. It takes her a few strides to get going, but once she does, it’s like riding on a cloud.” Alexander noted that the ease with which Enola Gray covers the ground

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means that she doesn’t get tired. Trainer Phil D’Amato, meanwhile, is eager to stretch Enola Gray out to a mile on turf. Enola Gray reminds Alexander of her sire, Grazen, the breeder’s stallion. Te late Mike Mitchell trained Grazen for Alexander. “Mike Mitchell, Phil, and I were Grazen’s biggest fans,” said Alexander. “I’m really excited that he’s got a huge book this year.” Enola Gray is out of the More Tan Ready mare Unsung Heroine. With the Irish O’Brien, Enola Gray raised her earnings to $509,100. She has six victories, two seconds, and a third in nine starts. Her stakes wins also include the 2016 Melair Stakes and Fleet Treat Stakes, both on dirt.

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Stakes (G3) winner Solid Wager the 5-2 favorite. Avanti Bello, who had the riding services of Santa Anita leading jockey Flavien Prat, went of as the 3-1 second choice. Acceptance, scratched out of the previous day’s Sensational Star Stakes, set the pace, carving out fractions of :24.12 and :47.38. Avanti Bello, from post seven, had to go a little wide around the frst turn, but Prat moved him into second before heading down the backstretch. “Te frst part of the race, we didn’t go that fast, which is good for him,” said the rider. “He doesn’t have a lot of speed the frst part, but he needs to be right there at the end. I didn’t have to rush him.” Te stalking position perfectly suited Avanti Bello, who was “enjoying a red-carpet trip,” according to track announcer Avanti Bello, a Cal-bred son of Include, wins a second consecutive Tiznow Stakes at Santa Anita Michael Wrona. Deep into the second turn, Avanti Bello headed Acceptance to take the lead into the stretch. From there he was able to hold of closers Grazen Sky and Solid Wager to win by 13⁄4 lengths in 1:35.95. Grazen Sky had a half-length on Solid Wager for second. “Flavien knows this horse very well,” said Leandro Mora, assistant to trainer Doug O’Neill. “Flavien knows that he has a kick, but not a super kick. He knows you have to time it right.” O’Neill trains Avanti Bello for owners Steve Keh, Jim and Maureen Richardson, Pablo Suarez, Tom Roberts, and Lisa FedAVANTI BELLO RINGS TWICE ick’s Wonderland Racing Stables. Lou Neve bred the 5-year-old son of Include—Masterful Lass, by Mizzen Mast, in California BY TRACY GANTZ and sold him to O’Neill after Avanti Bello broke his maiden in his frst start, at Golden Gate Fields in 2014. Avanti Bello vanti Bello had won only once since taking the was winning his sixth race in 23 starts and raised his earnings to 2016 Tiznow Stakes, but that was because he $413,416.

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didn’t duck anything. In nine starts between last year’s version and this year’s, Avanti Bello tackled everything from grade 2 company to California Chrome. When Los Alamitos wanted to give fans a chance to see California Chrome race, the Orange County track that the popular California-bred had called home for years staged the Dec. 17 Winter Challenge Stakes. Ofcials enticed a feld of 10 with minimum payouts of $10,000. Avanti Bello did his part and fnished ffth, grabbing $15,000. In the interim between Tiznows, Avanti Bello also placed in the McCann’s Mojave Handicap at Santa Anita, Harry F. Brubaker Stakes at Del Mar, and E.B. Johnston Stakes at Los Alamitos. Tis year’s Tiznow was held three months earlier than in 2016. Te one-mile, $100,000 event for California-bred and California-sired runners attracted a feld of seven, with Midnight Lute

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Doug O’Neill’s assistant trainer Leandro Mora, right, joins jockey Flavien Prat and Avanti Bello’s connections in the winner’s circle

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SENSATIONAL SPECIALIST THE BREW-MEISTER BY TRACY GANTZ

Ambitious Brew, Richard’s Boy, and Bettys Bambino had each performed well in previous runnings of the Sensational Star, a $100,000 sprint down Santa Anita’s hillside turf course of about 61⁄2 furlongs. Ambitious Brew had won the race in 2014 and fnished second in it the following year to Bettys Bambino. Both missed the race in 2016 due to layofs, when Richard’s Boy ran second by a head to Boozer. Add to that the fact that Ambitious Brew and Bettys Bambino are graded stakes winners and Richard’s Boy is graded stakes-placed, and the Sensational Star became a very difcult prospect for anyone else. “Te feld was short but tough,” said Mike Smith, who piloted Ambitious Brew. Bettys Bambino, favored at 2-5, was coming of an amazing victory in the Dec. 26 San Simeon Stakes (G3T) after 22 months away from the races. Richard’s Boy had most recently won the Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint on the dirt. Ambitious Brew, meanwhile, was coming out of a 13th-place fnish in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) after winning a division of the Eddie D Stakes (G3T). Richard’s Boy and jockey Victor Espinoza set the pace in the Sensational Star, but Ambitious Brew stuck right with him. “When they were going head and head like they were, I was thinking, ‘I hope he’s ft enough,’ ” said trainer Marty Jones. Owner/breeder Pamela Ziebarth wor30

nly three horses entered the starting gate for the 2017 Sensational Star Stakes for California-breds and California-sired runners at Santa Anita. Given the trio’s experience with the Feb. 25 race, however, it wasn’t surprising that no one else wanted in.

Ambitious Brew takes a nose victory over Richard’s Boy in the Sensational Star Stakes

ried too, but she knew her 7-year-old gelding. “He just tries every time he goes out there,” she said. “You can always depend on him to give his all.” Ambitious Brew did indeed give his all, nosing out Richard’s Boy at the wire in 1:12.05. Bettys Bambino fnished 11⁄2 lengths back, and it was later discovered that he had strained his left front suspensory. Ziebarth noted that Kathwen, the dam of Ambitious Brew, turns out good ones. “Everything out of this mare tries,” she said. Kathwen was only able to start once, but she descends from good roots. Te mare is

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by Forest Wildcat, and her second dam, Show Of, was a multiple stakes winner. Ziebarth got Ambitious Brew by breeding Kathwen to Tizbud, a stakes-winning full brother to Horse of the Year Tiznow. Tat cross has also produced stakes-placed twotime winner Love My Bud. In winning the Sensational Star, Ambitious Brew brought his record to eight wins in 22 starts for earnings of $559,225. “We freshened him after the Breeders’ Cup, and he seems to run well fresh,” said Jones. “He’s getting a little older, so maybe we’ll give him a little more time between races and pick our spots.”

Owner Pam Ziebarth, center, shares the delight of Ambitious Brew’s Sensational Star win

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CAL-BRED CHAMPION 2-YEAR-OLD MALES BY ELLEN PARKER

“Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.” —TOM STOPPARD

here is a wonderful old saying in racing lore that no one ever commits suicide with a good 2-year-old in the barn. When that youngster happens to be a male, this is particularly true as no one ever knows from whence a Kentucky Derby winner comes. And as long as there are roses to be won the frst Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby will be the eventual goal of every top juvenile male—and a handful of females, too, of course. Watching young colts and geldings work out in the morning makes it almost impossible not to dream of classic deeds not yet done but still possible. Possibility, in fact, is what 2-year-olds signify best, for during the morning workouts, all colts look like champions. Reviewing the list of California-bred juvenile males will quickly reveal how many household names are within the mix—and Swaps’ name does not even appear, since Cal-bred awards were initiated after his time.

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Outside the state, names such as Bertrando, Best Pal, Flying Paster, Snow Chief, King Glorious, and Telly’s Pop are known and respected. Tese are horses who either distinguished themselves in classic races, at stud, or even through their connections. Tey are more than “just” regional champions; they are part of racing legend. MULTIPLE AWARDS

Nine of these 44 males won other awards. Best Pal, Fali Time, Flying Paster, King Glorious, and Snow Chief all were California Horses of the Year at 2 while Bertrando and Cavonnier became Horse of the Year later in their careers. Bertrando, Best Pal, and Snow Chief all were also state-bred champion 3-year-old

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Pedigrees males and older males. Brother Derek, Caracortado, Cavonnier, Fali Time, and King Glorious were champion 3-year-olds males with King Glorious adding a champion sprinter title to his resume. Eclipse winners in the group include Bertrando (champion older male, 1993) and Snow Chief (champion 3-year-old, 1986). EARNINGS AND GRADED WINS

Classic wins and placings among this fne group of runners include Snow Chief (won 1986 Preakness, G1), Best Pal (second 1991 Kentucky Derby, G1), and Cavonnier (second 1996 Kentucky Derby). Tose moments played a part in California history that evoke emotional responses in all who witnessed them. After Best Pal ran so well in the Kentucky Derby, co-owner John Mabee said, “We had a party after the race, and you’d have thought we won.” Mel Stute, trainer of Snow Chief, had called him a “little stinker” after he ran an uncharacteristically poor race in the Kentucky Derby; thus his Preakness redemption was especially sweet. And anyone who saw Cavonnier come up a photo short of a Derby win for Robert and Barbara Walter could never forget the dignifed Barbara wiping away a tear. Even horses that did not compete in the classics ran up some incredible score-

cards. Grade 1 winners are Flying Paster, King Glorious, Te Bagel Prince, Racing Is Fun, Right Con, Tamarando, Georgie Boy, and Ofcer. Grade 2 winners are Bold and Gold, Century’s Envoy, Fleet Dragoon, Icecoldbeeratreds, Telly’s Pop, and Te Carpenter. Grade 3 winners are Bench Points, Chance Dancer, In Excessive Bull, Individual Style, Individualist, Proud Tower, and Purdue King. A number of the horses also either placed in graded races without winning any or placed in higher graded races than the level at which they won. Tese include grade 1 stakes-placed Aguila, Century’s Envoy, Icecoldbeeratreds, In Excessive Bull, and Purdue King. Grade 2 placings went to Bench Points, Chance Dancer, Daring General, Don’tsellmeshort, Fandarel Dancer, Gibson County, Individual Style, Individualist, Rousing Sermon, and Texcess. Horses who placed in grade 3 races are Pirates Deputy, Smokey Image, and California Diamond. Te money-won list is also quite impressive and shows how sound and versatile this group of “babies” really was. Best Pal leads the earnings list with $5,668,245 in the bank. Snow Chief ($3,383,210) and Bertrando ($3,185,610) followed. Millionaires, in order of bankroll, are Brother Derek, Cavonnier, Texcess, King Glorious, Flying Paster, and Fali Time.

Fali Time was the champion Cal-bred juvenile male in 1983

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Caracortado, Rousing Sermon, Ofcer, Georgie Boy, Individualist, Tamarando, Right Con, and Purdue King all earned more than a half million. Horses with at least a quarter million in the bank are Monument, Proud Tower, Moscow Changes, Bench Points, Individual Style, Te Carpenter, Icecoldbeeratreds, Telly’s Pop, Century’s Envoy, Daring General, Gibson County, Acceptance, Racing Is Fun, Don’tsellmeshort, Pirates Deputy, Smokey Image, and California Diamond. California Diamond, as the latest champion, could easily add more to his earnings. MALE LINES

Nasrullah is truly the most dominant sire line, being represented by Bold Ruler, Caro, Fleet Nasrullah, and Seattle Slew, all of whom play large roles in the pedigrees of the 2-year-old male champions. But Relaunch has such a strong say due to the presence of Bertrando. Bertrando not only was a juvenile champion himself, but also sired three juvenile champions, thus continuing the Skywalker line from which he came. Bertrando’s champions were Ofcer, Pirates Deputy, and Tamarando. Champion Flying Paster, whose paternal grandsire was Fleet Nasrullah, also sired a juvenile champion, Flying Lieutenant, and is the broodmare sire of Dar-

Cal-bred juvenile champion Snow Chief won the 1986 Preakness Stakes and earned an Eclipse Award as champion 3-year-old male

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Pedigrees ing General. Tis is a continuation of the Gummo line from which also descended Te Carpenter. In Excess, whose sire line traces to Caro and Grey Sovereign, is always prominent among top California-breds and got no less than fve Cal-bred juvenile male champions—Ex Marks the Cop, Gibson County, Icecoldbeeratreds, In Excessive Bull, and Texcess. Cindago, by In Excess’ son Indian Charlie, also got into the act, siring Monument. Raise a Native, often at the fore in national lists, is best represented in California through Benchmark, an Alydar son, with full brothers Brother Derek and Don’tsellmeshort as well as Bench Points. Te more popular/ dominant Mr. Prospector is found in tail-male through King Glorious (by Naevus, a son of Mr. Prospector) and California Diamond (by Mr. Prospector’s grandson Harbor the Gold, by Seeking the Gold).

Flying Lieutenant, Proud Tower, Gibson County, In Excessive Bull, King Glorious, Fandarel Dancer, and Purdue King. Te Northern Dancer inbreds are Daring General, Georgie Boy, Smokey Image, Tamarando, Acceptance, Babs Moossa, and Bench Points. Te Bull Dog inbreds are Century’s Envoy, Best Pal, Flying Paster, Right Con, Te Carpenter, and the Bagel Prince. Bold

bred to Ribot), Daring General (inbred to Round Table), Te Carpenter (dam with full siblings Spy Song and Sub Rosa), and Texcess (dam carries crosses to full siblings Vice Regent and Viceregal). Full siblings Brother Derek and Don’tsellmeshort are also inbred to Te Axe II. Tree juvenile champions males are outcrosses within their frst fve generations: Monument, Pirates Deputy, and California Diamond. FAMILY LINES

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Individualist and Individual Style are out of the full sisters Fortunate Betty and Become a Star (First Balcony—Betty’s Fortune) while, as previously mentioned, Brother Derek and Don’tsellmeshort are full brothers. Bench Points, who traces to Nasrullah’s dam Mumtaz Begum, is a full brother to grade 1 winner Points Ofthebench. Bold and Gold was a half brother to Bet Twice, who Bertrando, champion juvenile male in 1991, sired three BROODMARE SIRES ended Alysheba’s bid for the Triple Cal-bred juvenile male champions Te broodmare sire list has a very Crown with a win in the 1987 Beldiferent look, with Hyperion demont Stakes (G1). Chance Dancer scendant First Balcony the broodwas a half brother to grade 1 winner mare sire of champions Individual and sire Sir Dancer. Proud Tower Style and Individualist. Never Bendwas a full brother to the appropriline Free House is also the broodately named grade 1 winner Proud mare sire of two champions, Bench Tower Too. Points and Smokey Image. Te Carpenter was a half brother King Pellinore, a Round Table son to grade 2 Westchester Handicap who stood for a brief time in Caliwinner Vencedor. Te Carpenter latfornia, is the broodmare sire of Best er went to stud, but could not carry Pal and Fandarel Dancer while Siyah on the Gummo line from which he Kalem, a Mr. Prospector son, is the descended. broodmare sire of full siblings BrothRight Con was a story unto himer Derek and Don’tsellmeshort. self. A half brother to Las Palmas Seattle Slew sons Septieme Ciel Handicap (G2T) winner Real ConBrother Derek, above, and his full brother and Slewdledo’s daughters account- Don’tsellmeshort wore juvenile male honors nection, who also placed in a half ed for Ofcer and California Didozen grade 1 races, he was himself a amond, respectively. Finally, Refected Ruler inbreds are Babs Moossa, Georgie grade 1 winner (the San Fernando Stakes). Glory, a representative of the Tom Fool Boy, Purdue King, Tamarando, and CaraStill, it was not the grade 1 that earned line, appears as the sire of Snow Chief and cortado while the Hyperion inbreds are Right Con the most respect. Instead, Chance Dancer, Flying Paster, Individual when he nearly lost his life in the eighth as the broodmare sire of King Glorious. Style, Individualist, and Racing Is Fun. race at Santa Anita on Oct. 16, 1986, he INBREEDING Some of the more unusual inbreeding survived to race again. His trainer, Mel Not surprisingly, 10 of these champions belongs to Snow Chief (dam inbred to Stute, had told reporters he thought the are inbred to Nasrullah while Northern Embrujo), Babs Moossa (dam inbred to colt had broken his back while trying to Dancer (seven), Bull Dog (six), and Bold Gold Digger), Telly’s Pop (inbred to Man get up after he was one of four horses Ruler and Hyperion (fve each) are next. o’ War as well as to Teddy and Plucky who fell. Yet Right Con later won anTe 10 Nasrullah inbreds are Bertran- Liege through Bull Dog and his full sis- other small stakes and went to stud in do, Bold and Gold, Century’s Envoy, ter, Marguerite de Valois), Cavonnier (in- Canada.

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Fifteen of the champion Cal-bred juvenile males were geldings: Babs Moossa, Bench Points, Best Pal, Caracortado, Cavonnier, Chance Dancer, Daring General, Flying Lieutenant, Georgie Boy, Individualist, Monument, Moscow Changes, Pirates Deputy, Telly’s Pop. and Texcess. Several very good sires emerged from the group, however. Among the best were Bertrando and Flying Paster, both of whom were leading sires in California. Bertrando’s sire line is alive and well through his son Ofcer and grandson Boys At Tosconova, as well as three California sires: Coach Bob, Sierra Sunset, and Stormy Jack. Flying Paster is most notably present in the pedigree of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah via that stallion’s broodmare sire Yankee Gentleman (out of Flying Paster’s daughter Key Phrase). Yankee Gentleman is still at stud. Several other horses at stud are out of Flying Paster daughters, including Micromanage. Snow Chief is “still running,” as the old saying goes. His daughter Mozelle is the dam of California stallion Grey Memo. Brother Derek is still at stud in West Virginia, and there are no doubt lines and 38

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Dam

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California Diamond Smokey Image Acceptance Tamarando Monument Rousing Sermon Bench Points Caracortado Babs Moossa Georgie Boy Pirates Deputy Brother Derek Texcess Don’tsellmeshort Icecoldbeeratreds Offcer Proud Tower Gibson County Daring General Ex Marks the Cop In Excessive Bull Cavonnier Fandarel Dancer Individual Style Moscow Changes Bertrando Best Pal Individualist King Glorious Purdue King Flying Lieutenant Snow Chief Right Con Fali Time Aguila Racing Is Fun Bold and Gold The Carpenter Flying Paster Chance Dancer Fleet Dragoon Telly’s Pop The Bagel Prince Century’s Envoy

Harbor the Gold Southern Image Vronsky Bertrando Cindago Lucky Pulpit Benchmark Cat Dreams Crowning Storm Tribal Rule Bertrando Benchmark In Excess Benchmark In Excess Bertrando Proud Irish In Excess General Meeting In Excess In Excess Batonnier Marshua’s Dancer Something Lucky Moscow Ballet Skywalker Habitony Bel Bolide Naevus Dimaggio Flying Paster Refected Glory Beau Buck Falaraki Golden Eagle II Olympiad King Bold Joey Gummo Gummo Gaelic Dancer Fleet Allied Bold Combatant Grounded II Envoy

Carrie’s a Jewel Special Smoke Allswellthatnswell Tamarack Bay Grant Marty a Wish Rousing Again Mo Chuisle Mons Venus Moossa’s Girl Ippodamia Winter House Miss Soft Sell Danish Alamode Miss Soft Sell Guilded Times St. Helens Shadow Dora’s Tower Miss Gibson County Flying Belle Crystal Cop She Ain’t No Bull Direwarning Fandarel Fortunate Betty Thaliard’s Pearl Gentle Hands Ubetshedid Become a Star Glorious Natalie Purdue Princess Queenly Command Miss Snowfake Right Connection First Time Out Crimson Flame Flower Box Golden Dust Handi Work Procne Queen Buckmaker Miss Drag Count Us Mary The Bagel Queen Century

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973

crosses of many other colts represented here via their daughters and granddaughters. Toroughbred bloodlines are living history, and they are seldom lost altogether, even when given limited chances. After all, these are the young gentlemen who brightened the shed rows of

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those trainers lucky enough to guide them to their titles—some to titles far beyond their juvenile campaigns. Who would have thought even a few years ago that Flying Paster might race yet again in the bloodlines of a long-awaited Triple Crown hero like American Pharoah?

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Frankie Rodriguez BY EMILY SHIELDS

When Enola Gray won the award as California’s champion 3-year-old female for 2016, owner Nick Alexander was quick to sing the praises of his manager, Carrie Drake, and of the frst hire she ever made: Frankie Rodriguez. Te latter has risen through the ranks to become Alexander’s foreman, eventually proving himself indispensable after he was hired as a basic ranch hand. Alexander established his Horse Haven in 2005, but the rundown property he had acquired needed extra care. “It had been abandoned for a long time, so we had to do a lot of physical repairs,” Alexander said. “Te fencing was worthless, and the irrigation didn’t work.” After the framework of the farm had been reestablished, Alexander hired Drake from her position at River Edge Farm, and Drake hired Rodriguez. “He had been working at Tommy Town Toroughbreds,” Alexander recalled. “His experience around horses dated back to when he was growing up in Mexico, but we just needed a basic stall cleaner and ranch hand.” It was a while before Alexander realized Rodriguez’ true potential. “He was a very quiet guy and did what he was told, but never showed a real desire to be more. As time went by, our number of horses increased and our staf came and went, but Rodriguez stayed. I fgured out he knew more than I ever realized and he was quite valuable.” Now Rodriguez has been the ranch foreman for a decade. He’s present at every single foal’s birth, and Alexander is in awe of Rodriguez’ prowess with broodmares. “He delivered 22 healthy foals from 22 tries last year, and so far this year is six for six. I haven’t had to call a vet for a delivery in two years.” Rodriguez’ other tasks include breaking the yearlings, getting them ready for the racetrack, managing and scheduling the rest of the barn staf, dealing with maintenance and fence building,

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Among the best assets of Nick Alexander’s Horse Haven is ranch foreman Frankie Rodriguez, whose prowess with foaling broodmares is second to none

and setting the irrigation computer each night. He lives on the farm with his wife, Laura, and has consistently drawn Alexander’s respect. “He’s just my main, go-to guy,” said Alexander. “I don’t know what I would do without him.” Rodriguez has been present for the births of two of the most special horses born at Horse Haven. Alexander’s graded stakes winner Grazen, a son of Benchmark—Hazen, by Rubiano, was foaled by Rodriguez in 2006. Grazen sufered a career-ending injury in the California Cup Classic Handicap in 2009, but he was saved for stud duty at Tommy Town, where he was also conditioned for the races as a youngster. Alexander and the farm staf enjoy Grazen so much that during the of season, they bring the gray stallion home, returning him just before breeding begins in February. Rodriguez foaled out Grazen’s brilliant multiple stakes-winning daughter Enola Gray in 2013. Te state champion has earned $509,100 in just nine starts. When he’s not foaling future stakes winners for Alexander, Rodriguez spends his time spoiling horses and other animals. “He’s a dog and cat lover,” Alexander said. “And he’ll pull on Grazen’s tongue. He’s such a sweet horse—the ranch favorite.” Tat love of animals has propelled Rodriguez through his time at Horse Haven. “He’s a very quiet guy, but he’s always moving and doing something,” Alexander said. “He leads by example. He would never ask any of his guys to do something he doesn’t do himself. He’s completely reliable, with an incredibly strong love for horses. Tey’re his family.”

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arbara Ranck-Perry can still recall when, as a kid showing horses in Montana, she asked her father for a Dutch warmblood to school over jumps. “He grabbed one of his racehorses and said, ‘Here, this one can’t run. Take him and teach him how to jump.’ ” Tat was the genesis of a racing and breeding operation that Barbara and her husband, Ron Perry, have today, anchored by the California stallion He Be Fire N Ice. Like many other children growing up in rural Montana, Barbara and her three sisters always had horses. “Our idea of getting together with friends was to jump on a horse and ride a half-

mile to the neighbor’s house,” she recalled. “My mom would drag us all over the state, as well as Idaho and Washington for horse shows. I think their plan from day one was how to keep the girls out of trouble. Te answer was horses.” While racehorses were beloved to Barbara’s father, Red, what he instilled in her was more than just a fondness for equines. A business tycoon, Red Ranck established General Well Service in 1961, and Ranck-Perry spent her whole life in the oil and gas industry. She moved to Texas in 1984, giving up horses prematurely and diving headlong into the business world. It was in New Orleans that Barbara met Ron, a longtime employee with Automatic

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BARBARA RANCK-PERRY AND RON PERRY

Barbara Ranck-Perry holds the fowers and Ron Perry the bronze for He Be Fire N Ice’s victory in the California Dreamin’ Handicap at Del Mar

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Data Processing. Before they married, he moved them to Orlando, Fla., for his promotion to regional manager, despite Barb’s love of Louisiana. So he promised his wife that “the next move would be mine,” said Barbara, and gamely stayed true to his word when she chose to move back to Montana following Red’s death in late 1993. “We helped my mom sell my dad’s drilling company, and his interest in real estate,” Barbara said. “But when it got down to his production company, Ranck Oil, I just couldn’t do it. We went to Byron Kluth at First State Bank of Shelby, got a loan, cashed in my moving chip, and we bought the company.” Out of that, they grew into their next venture, Commercial Energy of Montana, in 1997, vertically integrating from their natural gas production to the end-user businesses. Within fve years, the company was listed in Inc. magazine as the 44th-fastest growing private company in America. When Ranck-Perry came across photos of her father’s old racehorses, as a birthday surprise for his wife, Ron tracked down one of Red’s last living horses, Redsgoodfridaygal, and brought her home. “Typical Toroughbred, she was lonely and didn’t eat,” Barbara remembered. “One of my dad’s friends, Bob Smith, came by and brought a 2-year-old from the track that was hurt to keep ‘Friday’ company. It’s been quite

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him, and they had to have earned more than $100,000. A couple are graded stakes-placed. His foals have great bodies and strong minds, and we are really happy with them. Our retired racemares are picked because they nick well to Fire.” Tis year they have six yearlings and six foals by the young sire as well as dozens from outside broodmares. Tiz a Kiss picked up where He Be Fire N Ice left of. Te Cal-bred daughter of Cee’s Tizzy—Candy Factory, by Seattle Bound, won four times in 24 starts over four years of racing, with seven seconds and a third. She ran second by a half-length in the $200,690 Goldikova Stakes (G2T) in 2016 after running ffth in a grade 1 contest. She retired in January with earnings of $361,441. Ron and Barbara frmly believe in being responsible owners who help re-train or re-home their retired horses. Atticus Pomponius is now a jumper with Amy Hess, as is Gonna Fly Now, another graded stakes-placed winner for Cicero Farms. He fnished third in the $251,750 Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2) on the same card where He Be Fire N Ice just missed in his grade 2 debut. Another, Phantom Lover, who lost by a neck and a head to Sky Kingdom and Blue Skies N Rainbows, was adopted by their farrier, Wes Champagne, for his wife after Phantom’s retirement from racing. “We want to do the right thing for our horses,” Ranck-Perry said. “We want racing to be both fun and proftable, but we also have to be responsible. Everyone should play on the same feld, and the horses need to be taken care of. Our goal is to fnd them second homes and/or second careers, and we hope that everyone in the industry will continue to do the same thing for their horses.” While they wait for their frst crop of He Be Fire N Ice ofspring to hit the track next year, Ron and Barbara, who have been married 26 years, have several runners still in training. Ranck-Perry may have made mistakes when she began, but she embraced the experience. “You learn so much from your mistakes, and start doing things better,” she said. “I hope I’ve become a better owner and a better race manager. I love my horses. We show up with a bag of carrots and can’t wait to see them, and Ron is a very happy groom, who still needs some training.” With their new retirement home in Del Mar, this genuine partnership is a recipe for racing success. COURTESY OF BARBARA RANCK-PERRY AND RON PERRY

a learning curve” Te flly, Impressive Miss, by Matthews Keep—Carson City Miss, by Carson City, got Ranck-Perry thinking about getting into breeding. “I thought wouldn’t it be fun to have a foal? I did everything wrong.” Teir frst foal, in 2006, was Atticus Pomponius, a son of Pivot. He only won once in 21 starts, for Terry Knight at Golden Gate Fields, but through his breaking, training, and subsequent racing, Barbara and Ron were introduced to many of the players who would shape their Cicero Farms: from Ron’s college classmate, Churchill Downs’ Steve Sexton, to trainers Knight, Ronny Werner, Jerry Weaver, Ron Ellis, Cliford Sise Jr., John Sadler, Richard Baltas, and Bob Hess, Jr. “We quickly realized you can never just have one racehorse if you want to succeed. So we became fully integrated over the last 10 Ron Perry years,” Ranck-Perry said. “We won three maiden races in just fve starts with Ron Ellis at Hollywood Park, and we were on our way. We bought yearlings, and I bred my mare again.” Suddenly, everything came together, and the couple had He Be Fire N Ice and Tiz a Kiss back to back. He Be Fire N Ice, a California-bred son of Unusual Heat—Deputy Tombe, by Deputy Commander, broke his maiden as a 3-year-old, then was forced to an 18-month layof with a torn tendon. When he returned in 2013, the big, easily recognizable gray won three in a row, including allowance races at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park, before taking the $150,750 California Dreamin’ Handicap at Del Mar. Jumping from Cal-bred company to graded stakes races, He Be Fire N Ice fnished a narrow second in both the $200,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap (G2T) and the $150,750 City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T) in 2013. His admirable courage earned him a spot in the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T), but he was never the same after running eighth that day. He retired with a record of fve wins, three seconds, and a third in 16 starts for earnings of $332,580, and he stands at Pat Tompson’s Ridgeley Farm in Hemet. “Tat Breeders’ Cup race was the 100th race we ever ran, so we knew how lucky we were to get that far that fast,” said Ranck-Perry. “But we are determined to make him a great stallion so we can complete our vertical integration plan. We bought broodmares that were all stakes-winning mares for

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Winners FEBRUARY 20, 2017 Ð MARCH 19, 2017 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP Affrmative—Lady Assassin: Warren's Joe T. (11-6), g, 7 yo, Santa Anita Park, WCL, 3/17, 1 1/16mi, 1:45.22, $9,600. Bedford Falls—Tangled Lace: Three Red Sevens (11-4), g, 5 yo, Turf Paradise, ALW, 2/22, about 7 1/2f, 1:30.75, $8,506. Benchmark—Kriskeri: Mandala (18-1), g, 7 yo, Golden Gate Fields, WCL, 3/18, 5 1/2f, 1:4.10, $3,850. Bold Chieftain—Onefunsonofagun: I Came to Party (11-4), g, 4 yo, Penn National, AOC, 3/3, 1mi 70yd, 1:43.10, $18,240. Chhaya Dance—Stormy Gigi: G. G. Ryder (6-2), h, 6 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 2/26, 1mi, 1:37.14, $25,740. City Zip—Moscow Rising: Eleven Zip (141-43), g, 6 yo, Turf Paradise, SOC, 3/7, about 1 1/8mi, 1:50.30, $6,076. Coil—Serious Heat: Everybody Does It (13-4), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 2/25, 1 1/16mi, 1:46.46, $12,240. Council Member—Wickednwackyingrid: Hyperbolizer (9-4), g, 5 yo, Fonner Park, STR, 3/11, 4f, 46.40, $4,140. Cyclotron—Cararra: Tuscan Sun (21-9), m, 5 yo, Los Alamitos, WCL, 3/17, 4 1/2f, 52.67, $4,310. Cyclotron—Cararra: Tuscany Beauty (21-9), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, STR, 3/17, 6f, 1:10.86, $21,600. Decarchy—Mink Kiss: Kiss At Midnight (31-5), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/4, 7f, 1:24.20, $43,680. Desert Code—Daylight Thief: Desert Thief (24-7), m, 5 yo, Oaklawn Park, SOC, 2/24, 6f, 1:10.89, $19,200. Dixie Chatter—Dislitleliteomine: Jason X L (24-9), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, WCL, 3/4, 5 1/2f, 1:4.07, $5,225. Dixie Chatter—Electric Chair: Blow the Whistle (24-9), g, 5 yo, Penn National, ALW, 3/10, 6f, 1:12.17, $17,700. Elusive Warning—Dancin Music: Sincere Warning (14-7), f, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, STR, 3/4, 5 1/2f, 1:4.13, $4,881. Forest Command—Stately Belle: Stately Command (8-3), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, WCL, 2/26, 4 1/2f, 52.17, $5,460. Forest Command—Battling Betty: Forest Wildfower (8-3), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 3/3, 6f, 1:10.14, $12,240. Good Journey—Bunbeg: Cap Ferrat (26-10), g, 5 yo, Turf Paradise, STR, 3/6, 6f, 1:9.73, $5,033. Gotham City—Afeet's Desire: Gotham Desire (9-4), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 3/18, 1mi, 1:37.14, $12,240. Grazen—Unsung Heroine: Enola Gray (15-5), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Irish O'Brien S., 3/18, about 6 1/2f, 1:11.91, $60,000. Grey Memo—Lookingforpleasure: Memo From Pat (4-1), m, 6 yo, Turf Paradise, ALW, 3/12, 1 1/8mi (T), 1:48.84, $13,094. Heatseeker (IRE)—Heavenisinyoureyes: Mai Tai (32-10), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, ALW, 3/3, 1mi (T), 1:35.95, $33,600. Idiot Proof—Seattle Avenue: Ninety Nine Proof (3-2), c, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 3/12, 6f, 1:10.64, $21,060. Include—Masterful Lass: Avanti Bello (75-26), h, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Tiznow S., 2/26, 1mi, 1:35.95, $60,000. Lawyer Ron—Gold Empress: Piccolo Prince (14-4), g, 8 yo, Rillito, ALW, 3/18, 4f, 46.26, $1,705. Lucky J. H.—Swift Trick: Dangerously Swift (21-5), f, 4 yo, Fonner Park, ALW, 3/19, 6f, 1:16.00, $4,200.

The accompanying list includes runners that are both California-foaled and California-sired winners in 2016 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.

Lucky Pulpit—Tamarack Bay: Ward 'n Jerry (80-25), c, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 2/25, 1 1/4mi (T), 1:59.87, $45,240. Lucky Pulpit—Aleyna's At Brown: Kristi's Copilot (80-25), g, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, ALW, 3/16, 1mi, 1:37.79, $33,600. Marino Marini—Key Lime Pie: Banana Cream Pie (51-13), m, 9 yo, Rillito, STK, DeFazio Distaff S., 3/12, 6 1/2f, 1:20.58, $2,750. Ministers Wild Cat—Last Girl Standing: At Last a Wildcat (49-19), g, 8 yo, Rillito, ALW, 3/4, 5 1/2f, 1:6.69, $1,705. Ministers Wild Cat—Ghost Tree: Reginella (49-19), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 3/10, 6f, 1:10.95, $21,060. Ministers Wild Cat—Mrs. Began: Run for Retts (49-19), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 3/11, 6f, 1:9.82, $21,060. Ministers Wild Cat—Last Girl Standing: At Last a Wildcat (49-19), g, 8 yo, Rillito, ALW, 3/18, 5 1/2f, 1:6.34, $1,925. Misty'sgoldentouch—Yo Sal: World Famous Sam T (3-2), g, 8 yo, Fonner Park, STK, Grasmick S., 2/25, 4f, 46.00, $6,090. Momentum—Irene: Ziva the Diva (4-1), m, 8 yo, Rillito, STK, Pete Selin Memorial S., 2/26, 5 1/2f, 1:6.60, $2,750. Old Topper—El Sierra Tahoe: Top Notch (16-5), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 2/24, 5 1/2f, 1:4.76, $33,600. Papa Clem—Light of a Star: Christmas Caballo (62-15), g, 5 yo, Turf Paradise, AOC, 2/26, about 7 1/2f, 1:30.84, $10,329. Peppered Cat—Crown This Lady: Pepper Crown (21-6), h, 7 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 2/25, 1 1/16mi, 1:43.73, $21,060. Phantom Wildcat—Back Door Girl: Gemini Journey (2-1), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, STR, 3/19, 6 1/2f, 1:17.42, $21,600. Pure Prize—Cottonwood Babe: Cash Prize (75-19), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 2/25, 6f, 1:11.65, $33,600. Rocky Bar—Miss Pravda: Ticaboo (29-14), m, 5 yo, Turf Paradise, ALW, 3/15, 1mi (T), 1:36.11, $9,821. Roi Charmant—Stormin Lucy: Princess Roi (11-5), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/2, 1mi (T), 1:35.57, $33,600. Slew's Tiznow—She Does: Pass Due Payment (14-7), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 3/2, 1mi, 1:39.82, $12,240. Slew's Tiznow—Pundit: More Power to Him (14-7), c, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 3/11, 1 1/16mi, 1:44.65, $21,060. Southern Image—Rainbow Amethyst (IRE): Rebeccas in Charge (36-9), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 3/2, 6f, 1:11.71, $12,240. Square Eddie—Velvety Smooth: Goliath's Girl (39-12), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, SHP, 2/26, 6f, 1:11.34, $16,560. Square Eddie—Clerical Error (IRE): Dressed to a T (39-12), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/3, 1 1/4mi (T), 2:0.36, $45,240. Stormin Fever—Excessive Salt: Brazilian Barbeque (19-9), m, 5 yo, Rillito, ALW, 3/12, 4f, 46.52, $1,540. Surf Cat—Sister Sally: Sircat Sally (13-5), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, China Doll S., 3/11, 1mi (T), 1:34.40, $60,660. Swiss Yodeler—Aspen Gal: Snowmass Village (27-5), g, 6 yo, Los Alamitos, WCL, 3/11, 4 1/2f, 51.89, $4,630. Terrell—K Girl: Cleverly Beverly (13-5), m, 7 yo, Turf Paradise, STR, 3/4, about 1mi, 1:36.70, $5,172.

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Thisnearlywasmine—Zorra Roja: Fast and Foxy (5-2), m, 7 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 2/24, 6f, 1:9.48, $25,740. Thisnearlywasmine—Zorra Roja: Fast and Foxy (5-2), m, 7 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STK, Camilla Urso S., 3/18, 6f, 1:9.20, $39,400. Tizbud—Kathwen: Ambitious Brew (12-5), g, 7 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Sensational Star S., 2/25, about 6 1/2f, 1:12.05, $60,000. Tizway—Maidens Prayer: Sir Matador (58-21), g, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, ALW, 3/13, 1mi (T), 1:36.51, $8,593. Tribal Rule—Gambler's Justice: Matty's Tribal (77-29), g, 5 yo, Los Alamitos, WCL, 2/24, 4 1/2f, 51.98, $3,760. Tribal Rule—Hazen: Junior Gilliam (77-29), c, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, ALW, 3/5, 6f, 1:9.77, $33,600. Tribal Rule—Enchanted Nymph: Cecil the Cat (77-29), g, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, ALW, 3/6, 5 1/2f, 1:3.79, $8,593. Tribal Rule—Melissa Rose: Classic Ruler (77-29), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, STR, 3/11, 6f, 1:10.47, $21,600. Tribal Rule—Stash: Sudden Sam (77-29), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 3/12, 6f, 1:9.70, $21,060. Tribal Rule—Lucera (IRE): Tribal Fighter (77-29), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/17, about 6 1/2f, 1:12.48, $43,680. Tribal Rule—Bluegrass Belle: Pee Wee Reese (77-29), c, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/17, about 6 1/2f, 1:12.08, $43,680. Unbridled Native—Oceans N Mountains: Surf N Ski (1-1), g, 9 yo, Sunland Park, AOC, 2/25, 6f, 1:8.35, $19,468. Unusual Heat—Strut Your Stuff: Shehastheritestuff (61-16), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 3/11, 1mi (T), 1:35.64, $43,680. Western Fame—Ankha: Ultra Fame (6-2), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 3/11, 6f, 1:10.37, $12,240.

MAIDENS ACCLAMATION Old English Rancho (909) 947 3911 Acclamation—Emmy Ann: The Dandy Man Can (5-2), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/9, 1mi, 1:41.32, $4,400. Anziyan Royalty—Gallura: Royal Red (4-2), m, 5 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 3/10, 4 1/2f, 53.25, $3,200. Artie Schiller—Serious Heat: Evicted (66-15), c, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 2/25, 1mi (T), 1:34.56, $32,400. Awesome Gambler—Macho Miss: One Macho Gambler (25-9), g, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MOC, 2/20, 1mi, 1:38.27, $7,673.

BOLD CHIEFTAIN Victory Rose Thoroughbreds (707) 678 6580 www.victoryrose.com Bold Chieftain—Curtsy: Moonless Sky (11-4), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 3/9, 1mi (T), 1:36.27, $32,400. Bold Chieftain—Traumatic: Miss Purrfect (11-4), f, 4 yo, Rillito, MCL, 3/18, 5 1/2f, 1:7.97, $990.

Leading California-Bred Winners FEBRUARY 20, 2017 Ð MARCH 19, 2017 BRAVE CAT Daehling Ranch (916) 685 4965 www.daehlingranch.com Brave Cat—Gracie's Action: Brave Action (6-3), c, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/12, 5f, 59.41, $4,210. Calimonco—Brandywine View: Burnt Cognac (10-1), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 3/18, 1mi (T), 1:35.98, $32,400. Creative Cause—I Can Yodele: Swiss Cause (39-9), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/19, 1mi, 1:40.80, $3,789.

CYCLOTRON Old English Rancho (909) 947 3911 Cyclotron—Palace Royale (IRE): King's Palace (21-9), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/4, 1mi, 1:40.29, $3,850. Cyclotron—Zilla: Gigantis (21-9), g, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, WMC, 3/19, 6 1/2f, 1:16.45, $17,400.

DECARCHY Magali Farms (805) 693 1777 www.magalifarms.com Decarchy—Marissa's Joy: Pam's Joy (31-5), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 3/17, 4 1/2f, 53.01, $3,200.

DESERT CODE Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com Desert Code—Madam General: Desert General (24-7), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 3/12, 1 1/16mi, 1:45.51, $10,800. Dixie Chatter—Elegant Eve: Big Guy Benny (24-9), g, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 2/22, 6 1/2f, 1:17.29, $3,672. Dixie Chatter—Warren's Got Game: Batiquitos (24-9), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 3/16, 6f, 1:11.41, $32,400. Elusive Warning—Revenante: Ghost Lady (14-7), m, 5 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 2/24, 4 1/2f, 52.68, $3,200. Ez Dreamer—Allforyou: Play Nice (7-4), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/19, 5 1/2f, 1:4.03, $5,500. Gio Ponti—North Freeway: Eighty to Davis (79-28), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/5, 6f, 1:12.26, $4,950.

GOOD JOURNEY Magali Farms (805) 693 1777 www.magalifarms.com Good Journey—Ashley's Folly: Ashley's Charms (26-10), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 2/20, about 6 1/2f, 1:14.62, $32,400. Good Journey—Callie Mae: California Journey (26-10), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 3/18, 1mi (T), 1:37.14, $32,400.

Gotham City—Afeet's Desire: Gotham Desire (9-4), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/24, 5 1/2f, 1:3.28, $8,400. Heatseeker (IRE)—Nautical Look: Midnight Seeker (32-10), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 3/10, 5 1/2f, 1:4.87, $20,280. Indy Film—Nouvelles Danseur: Dancinindyspotlite (3-2), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 3/18, 4 1/2f, 53.56, $2,810. In Excess (IRE)—Fitting: Bigley (8-2), g, 7 yo, Rillito, TRL, 2/26, 5 1/2f, 1:8.20, $935.

INFORMED Ridgeley Farm (951) 654 7728 ridgeleyfarmhemet@gmail.com Informed—Grey Babe: Saucy Babe (14-7), f, 4 yo, Sunland Park, MCL, 3/5, 6f, 1:12.10, $5,820. Kafwain—Lady of Kildare: Lady Beware (32-13), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 3/11, 1mi, 1:39.07, $20,280. Latent Heat—A Flicker of Light: Justonetimebaby (33-9), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 3/2, 6f, 1:11.82, $17,400. Lucky Pulpit—Keep Active: Californiasunshine (80-25), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 2/20, 1mi, 1:40.04, $20,280. Lucky Pulpit—Stitch N Run: Siduri (80-25), f, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 2/21, 6 1/2f, 1:17.95, $3,672. Lucky Pulpit—Christiana's Heat: Lucky Christiana (80-25), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 3/4, 5 1/2f, 1:3.32, $20,280. Lucky Pulpit—Domasco Lake: If Ur Not Early (80-25), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/18, 5 1/2f, 1:4.31, $5,500. Marino Marini—Clever N Cute: Shoshoni Storm (51-13), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/26, 6f, 1:10.26, $4,400. Ministers Wild Cat—French Curls: Ministers Curl (49-19), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 2/20, 6f, 1:11.74, $17,400. Ministers Wild Cat—Keep Active: Dangerously Close (49-19), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 3/3, 6 1/2f, 1:18.17, $32,400. Monsajem—Carolina Grande: Carolina Island (5-1), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/17, 6f, 1:11.28, $8,400. Notional—Colorbynumbers: Notionalist (45-18), c, 4 yo, Delta Downs, MSW, 3/3, 5f, 58.83, $16,200. Notional—Manhattan Skyline: Holy Chic (45-18), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 3/3, 5 1/2f, 1:5.82, $10,800. The Pamplemousse—Thermal Ablasion: Solar Zone (17-2), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 3/9, 5f, 58.43, $10,800. Papa Clem—Reregister: Arviat Bay (62-15), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/10, 5f, 59.20, $3,850. Peppered Cat—Edamame: Executive Cat (21-6), c, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/20, 5 1/2f, 1:4.32, $8,400. Perfect Mandate—Ms Hearts N Arrows: Bullseye (7-3), g, 9 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/8, 5f, 57.69, $3,828. Popular—Desert Pearls: Cherokee Chant (4-2), g, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/1, 6f, 1:11.75, $3,867. Recap—Exceedtheprospect: Ihearditallbefore (4-1), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/16, 5 1/2f, 1:5.14, $4,400. Rocky Bar—Throne Seeker: Fast Lane Larry (29-14), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 2/25, 4 1/2f, 52.84, $3,040.

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Sapphire Cat—Point Loma: Loma Cat (6-2), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/25, 6f, 1:11.28, $5,500. Sapphire Cat—Grandiosity: Mischief Cat (6-2), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/1, 6f, 1:11.70, $3,672. Sea of Secrets—Holy Mama: Mama's Secretstorm (12-6), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/26, 6f, 1:11.03, $5,500. Slew's Tiznow—Harlan Express: Calvert Street (14-7), g, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, MOC, 3/12, 6 1/2f, 1:16.38, $7,440. Smooth Runner—Lady Luckster: Bucks Luckster (4-2), g, 6 yo, Rillito, STK, Rillito Hopeful S., 3/11, 5 1/2f, 1:7.24, $3,795. Southern Image—Martinis Atmidnite: Midnight Gal (36-9), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/17, 1mi, 1:41.54, $4,400. Square Eddie—Charred Rare: Rare Integrity (39-12), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, WMC, 2/25, 6f, 1:11.18, $4,400. Square Eddie—Silar Rules: B Squared (39-12), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 3/4, 7f, 1:23.89, $32,400. Storm Wolf—Meredith Bee: Jaya Ho (11-4), f, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/14, 6 1/2f, 1:18.80, $3,750.

SUNDARBAN Milky Way Farm (909) 241 6600 milkywaycattle@aol.com Sundarban—Skyward Melody: Yule (20-5), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/5, 5f, 59.68, $3,850.

SURF CAT Old English Rancho (909) 947 3911 Surf Cat—Shiri Furi: Bitz and a Chair (13-5), c, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/11, 5 1/2f, 1:4.10, $4,400. Terrell—Grace Gryder: Speedy Puig (13-5), h, 5 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/6, 1mi, 1:40.03, $3,789. Thorn Song—Strings Attached: Shez a Griller (36-7), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 2/24, 5 1/2f, 1:5.51, $3,850. Time to Get Even—Pay the Cutie: Lucas Day (12-3), g, 3 yo, Rillito, MCL, 2/25, 5 1/2f, 1:9.40, $990. Trapper—Run Suki Run: She's Justa Dream (6-3), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/5, 5f, 58.70, $4,400. Trapper—Waytoomuchfun: Secret Agent Girl (6-3), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/16, 5 1/2f, 1:6.25, $4,400. Tribal Rule—Enchanted Nymph: Cecil the Cat (77-29), g, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, MOC, 2/21, 6f, 1:10.45, $7,673. Tribal Rule—Royal Turka: Bobbie Lincoln (77-29), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 3/12, 6f, 1:11.25, $17,400.

UNDER CAUTION Daehling Ranch (916) 685 4965 www.daehlingranch.com Under Caution—Topper's Gold: Flashy Gold (4-1), f, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 3/4, 1mi, 1:40.88, $3,828. Unionize—Youwantmetowhat: Exciting Dixie (6-3), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 3/3, 5 1/2f, 1:4.37, $8,400.

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ome horses are fussy eaters. It can be challenging to get them to eat enough food, especially if they are working hard. Tis can be a common problem, especially in racehorses that need a high level of nutrition or a lactating broodmare that’s not eating enough to keep her own weight up.

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horse might be thin.” Te frst thing to do is rule out dental problems, medical issues, or underlying health problems. W.B. (Burt) Staniar, PhD, an associate professor of equine nutrition at Pennsylvania State University, says it is important to fnd out what might be causing a horse to be picky, especially if the horse is losing weight. “Te thin horse and the picky eater may be interrelated or may be totally diferent problems,” he said. “If a skinny horse isn’t eating much, work with your veterinarian to fgure this out. It could be teeth problems or GI tract problems— such as ulcers.” Because racehorses generally live in stalls, they don’t get a chance to graze naturally. Stress and grain diets rather than continual small amounts of forage often lead to ulcers. Horses with ulcers can as-

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Health heat? Is he in a stressful situation—such as stalled next to an aggressive horse?” Amount of available water could also impact how much a horse eats, says Staniar. Te horse must have adequate water for proper digestion and to produce saliva, which must be mixed with feed for ease of chewing and swallowing. Feeder position might also make a difference in how well a horse eats. “Horses are either left-sided or right-sided on how they want to eat,” said Daniel J. Burke, PhD, director of equine

endorphin release, which relaxes horses, and they do better.” MEAL SIZE

Horses in natural conditions graze periodically, eating small amounts during the day and night. “Tey eat for about 14 to 18 hours out of 24 hours—many small meals,” said Staniar. “Yet when we feed horses, we are generally feeding two meals (morning and evening), or sometimes three meals. But horses are trickle feeders. Tey are

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sociate eating with ulcer pain, especially when they are on higher sugar/starch diets and sweetfeeds. Tey may not eat at all, or may just eat hay and leave the grain. Often if they are put on a low-starch, high-fber feed, they start eating again. “If there is nothing clinically wrong with the horse and he simply needs to gain weight, or if he’s just fussy about what he eats, we always start with good forage as the foundation of the diet,” said McIntosh. “Green pasture grass or leafy alfalfa will be the most palatable—the best type of forage to tempt him to eat more. I’ve never seen a healthy horse turn down fresh grass because this is what the equine digestive system is designed to utilize. “Finicky eaters will generally eat fresh grass and/or alfalfa hay or alfalfa pellets. If the horse also needs a concentrate, choose something really palatable, perhaps with a bit of molasses that smells good and stimulates the horse’s appetite.” Beet pulp, which is often added to the diet with water to create a mash, can stimulate appetite. Even though it is a fbrous feed, beet pulp has more calories than hay. Increasing the grain is not a good idea because of risks for founder, sugar highs and lows, etc. Using a concentrate with more fat in it (more calories per pound) or top-dressing the grain ration with additional fat can be healthier. REASONS FOR FINICKY APPETITE

“After putting horses on many diferent diets and trying them on many diferent feeds, I’ve found that horses are often hesitant to eat something new,” said Staniar. “Part of the solution is giving the horse enough time to acclimate, introducing the new feed gradually. “In the beginning, the horse might not eat the full amount. It may take several weeks for the horse to get used to it.” Another issue is timing. When is the horse being fed in relation to exercise? “Tere are circumstances in which exercise will stimulate appetite,” said Staniar. “But exercise can also depress appetite—if the horse is working hard.” Staniar said another factor is whether the horse is in a comfortable environment where he can relax and eat. “Does he have shelter and shade? Is he able to stay cool enough that appetite won’t be impaired by 52

Finicky eaters will generally eat fresh grass and/or alfalfa hay or alfalfa pellets

nutrition at Tribute Equine Nutrition. “Sometimes if you just move the feeder to a diferent location in the stall, they are more comfortable eating.” Having the feeder low rather than high can also make a diference, since it is more normal for horses to eat from the ground. “A study recently published by a research group in North Carolina showed there is some endorphin release when a horse’s head is down low in grazing position,” said Burke. “We’ve tried to mimic grazing by feeding horses on the ground—to have healthier horses. But head position during grazing also causes

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meant to eat a little bit all along. When you expect a horse to eat more than fve pounds per meal (whether hay or concentrates), he may not want to eat that much at once.” Burke says racehorse trainers often want the horse to eat 10 to 15 pounds of grain. “Te horse’s stomach only holds about two gallons, and he can’t eat that much at once,” Burke said. “We frequently run into this problem with racehorses or hard keepers that are expected to eat a lot. If meal size is large, they won’t fnish it— either because of stomach capacity issues or satiety. We’ve taken horses out of their

natural environment and make them adjust to our schedule for feeding, and one way to alleviate this problem is to feed them smaller meals more often.” Feeding a thin or fnicky horse more frequently can also encourage him to eat more total food. If you can feed three or four meals per day, this stimulates the horse to come to the feed more often, and you can potentially get more calories into him. HOW TO STIMULATE APPETITE

One strategy to get a horse to eat is to improve palatability of the feed. “You can add small amounts of molasses or some other favoring the horse likes,” said Staniar. “When giving a horse fve pounds of concentrate feed, I might add a half cup of molasses at most. Tis small amount of sugar won’t have an adverse efect. “Other favors might encourage certain horses. You could try a very small amount of certain oils (purchased at the grocery store), such as anise (licorice favor) or peppermint oil, if your horse likes that. You only need a few drops to mix into the meal to give it a little favor or a pleasant odor. It might work for one horse and not another.” Other options include a little honey or molasses mixed in water, applesauce, or some apple juice. Even with metabolically challenged horses that shouldn’t eat a lot of sugar or carbohydrates, a small amount (like a teaspoon of honey) will go a long ways toward making the food more palatable without adding much sugar, according to Staniar. Some people use artifcial sweeteners mixed with a little water and poured over the food, to mask or enhance favor without adding sugar. One trick that may help a fnicky horse is to feed him last, suggests McIntosh. When he sees the other horses eating, he’ll want to eat, too. Horses are social animals and somewhat competitive, so feeding the others may stimulate the fussy one. “Anything you can do to reduce volume of feed will help, if a horse doesn’t want to eat very much,” said McIntosh. “Adding concentrated calorie sources like vegetable oil is benefcial. If a horse doesn’t like the taste of oil, you might use products like Cool Calories, which is a powdered fat

FAT CONTENT It’s diffcult to get enough grain into hard-working horses, some broodmares, and some hard keepers that need to eat more. Increasing fat content is a way to add more calories without risk of colic or laminitis. “We played around with our racehorse feeds when we were developing them, looking at fat content,” said Daniel J. Burke, PhD. “We found that the higher-fat feeds tend to make the horse feel satiated more quickly. Adding fat is a good way to get extra calories into the horse, but if there’s too much fat, the horse feels full quicker. It’s like a person eating ice cream; there comes a point where you just can’t eat any more. “I did my PhD work on highfat diets for horses. We started our racehorse feed with 10% fat content. The trainers we were working with were feeding 12 to 15 pounds per day, which is a huge amount, and the horses wouldn’t fnish the meal. So we backed the fat content off to 8%, and horses would fnish it. “There’s a lot of individual difference, however, in how horses respond to fat. So you have to fnd the proper solution for each horse.”

We don’t know why a horse might prefer one type of feed over another. Tey do have preferences, and we don’t always understand what drives those preferences.” —Burt Staniar, equine nutritionist

supplement with favoring.” Rice bran is also a good fat source, and most horses like the taste of it better than oil. Depending on the horse and how much weight he needs to gain, you can feed up to two or three pounds of rice bran per day.

Te trend today is a low-sugar/lowstarch diet. “You can’t accomplish this with a traditional sweetfeed with molasses, oats, and corn,” said Burke. “Te low-sugar/low-starch meal has to be pelleted, and there can’t be much molasses in it. Te trick there is favor. We use a variety of favors, but the classic one is anise. We came out with a feed we call banana treat, based on research that found banana to be one of horses’ preferred favors. “Our biggest selling feed is a low-starch, low-sugar feed, favored with anise. Tere is no sugar in it, but it has the same calorie content as oats. If horses are coming of a bag of sweet feed and put on this feed, however, they won’t eat it for a while just because it’s diferent.” You may have to experiment with different feeds to see what the horse likes better. “We don’t know why a horse might prefer one type of feed over another,” said Staniar. “Tey do have preferences, and we don’t always understand what drives those preferences.” MIX FEEDS WHEN CHANGING

“Horses often develop a sweet tooth on the sweet feeds, and prefer them,” said Burke. “So it takes a while to switch them to something else. It helps to mix the old feed with the new, and gradually change to the new one.” Make changes gradually, not only to get the horse accustomed to the new taste, texture, etc., but also to give the GI tract time to adjust to digesting something diferent. “We recommend taking several weeks to make the switch,” said Burke. “If you start the new feed on Saturday, for instance, make a change in the mix each week. Te frst week, mix 75% of the original feed and 25% of the new feed. Te next week mix it 50-50, and the third week 25% original feed and 75% of the new, and by the fourth week switch over to the new feed. You could probably make these changes every four or fve days, but weeks are easy to remember and you can be assured that you’ve given the horse enough time to adjust to the new diet.” Bill Vandergrift, PhD, an equine nu(continued on page 56)

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When it comes to food, horses are just like kids, with adamant likes and dislikes

(continued from page 53) the horse really loves sweet feed IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY tritionist who works with feed and you are trying to get a new If a horse is fussy and only eats a little bit, make companies, including Triple supplement into him (that he sure every bite is nutritious. Crown, suggests dampening the won’t eat), you can put a little bit “Choose a feed that is highly nutritious, espefood by adding just a little water. of sweet feed in with those pellets cially if the horse is only consuming 1% or less of “Tis can help, especially with to get the horse eating the supplehis body weight per day,” said W.B. (Burt) Staniar, powdery or granular-type supment. Ten you can quit adding PhD,. “Poor-quality forage won’t meet his needs.” An easy keeper can get by on lower quality plements that are often added,” the sweet feed after the horse is forage that is not as digestible. But for the fussy he said. “Tis tends to minimize eating the supplement. eater, choose forage with a high leaf-to-stem ratio. the odor and also helps stick it “Some people wonder about “It will be more palatable and nutritious if it’s to the feed so the horse can’t sort adding the sweet feed, thinking not as mature,” said Staniar. “There are more it out and leave it. It is amazing leaves than stems, and it’s not very fbrous.” this is changing the diet and that Immature hay will be more palatable and digesthow well a horse can sort his they should take a week to do ible, and the horse will get more from it—with less food. that gradually. But in this situapassing through the tract undigested. “Some people add a little motion you are just adding a small lasses or applesauce. Tis is fne, amount (for favoring), and it but in many cases all you need to little, the moisture will improve palatabilwon’t adversely afect anything. do is simply ofer a small amount at frst, ity, and I’m not sure why. It may change You may need to experiment to fnd wet it a little, and after a couple days add the odor, and may even change the taste. what works best for the individual horse, a little more, until you get up to the rec“Also, make sure you are mixing the to fgure out what he will eat. Horses are ommended feeding rate. Tere are many supplement into a feed the horse really just like kids, with adamant likes and dissupplements that if you wet them just a likes. Even if you prefer to feed pellets, if likes.” 56

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Breeder

Starts

Wins

Stakes Wins

Reddam Racing, LLC Nick Alexander Old English Rancho, Patsy Berumen & Sal Berumen Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC Harris Farms Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams Perry Martin & Steve Coburn Terry C. Lovingier Joe Turner Old English Rancho Daehling Ranch LLC Carol A. Lingenfelter Estate of Alesia, BranJam Stables & Ciaglia Racing, LLC Madera Thoroughbreds LLC Richard Barton Enterprises Harold Tillema & Pamela Tillema Old English Rancho & Bruce Headley Gary Barber Lou Neve Dizney Double Diamond, LLC Brett Mason Madera Thoroughbreds Donald Valpredo Francoise Dupuis & Louise Julian Madeline Auerbach Liberty Road Stables KMN Racing Benjamin C. Warren Nick Cafarchia Legacy Ranch William L. Hedrick & Judy Hedrick George Schmitt & Mary Clare Schmitt Pamela C. Ziebarth Andy Stronach Premier Thoroughbreds LLC & Alan Klein Judi Garf-Partridge & Serenity Oak Farms, LLC GGG Stables Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray Meadowbrook Farms, Inc. DiPietro Thoroughbreds Milt A. Policzer Stormy B. Hull Curtis C. & Lila L. Lanning LLC M. A. Douzos Caesar F. Dominguez & William Foltz Triple AAA Ranch Bruce Chandler Martin Bach Premier Thoroughbreds LLC SLO Racing Stable Sheila McLeod Fred A Krinkie and Carolyn I. Krinkie Michael Wellman & Cory Wellman Phil D’Amato & Tommy Hutton Dream Stables B & B Zietz Stables, Inc. Packsaddle Road, LLC

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Leading Earner

Ann Arbor Eddie ($157,500) Enola Gray ($150,000) What a View ($167,500) Pray Hard ($34,105) Desert Steel ($38,000) Ward ‘n Jerry ($73,085) California Chrome ($250,000) Time for Ebby ($64,281) Sircat Sally ($170,660) Shehastheritestuff ($58,240) Fast and Foxy ($96,028) Cuddle Alert ($114,680) Ashleyluvssugar ($137,500) Got Even ($47,984) Roaring Rule ($38,760) Richard’s Boy ($110,000) K Thirty Eight ($42,336) Mr. Hinx ($85,368) Avanti Bello ($70,173) Skye Diamonds ($88,920) More Power to Him ($81,060) Soul Prince ($21,000) Midnight Seeker ($20,280) Masochistic ($80,000) Evicted ($45,360) More Stormyweather ($34,140) Grecian Fire ($38,880) Warren’s Joe T. ($20,100) My Italian Babbo ($43,945) Gemini Journey ($25,200) Lady Beware ($29,068) Top Notch ($40,320) Ambitious Brew ($60,000) Bodhisattva ($60,750) Miss Sunset ($60,630) Ninety Nine Proof ($21,060) Princess Roi ($55,600) Cartoonist ($26,600) Kristi’s Copilot ($53,000) Reginella ($48,325) Mi Bouchon ($23,868) California Diamond ($47,500) Tribal Storm ($51,500) El Huerfano ($50,760) Desert Thief ($49,200) Ticaboo ($18,414) Mai Tai ($44,800) Finish Wealthy ($14,700) Tchula Sunset ($25,280) Potente Alba ($47,412) Ain’t Misbehavin ($36,176) Freddies Dream ($45,936) Well Measured ($45,768) Goliath’s Girl ($30,560) Charming Starlet ($16,588) Blow the Whistle ($25,140)

Earnings

$481,102 $448,230 $373,942 $347,416 $305,031 $259,879 $250,000 $236,445 $206,720 $162,925 $153,933 $150,650 $137,500 $134,262 $118,449 $114,520 $110,007 $107,393 $106,938 $88,920 $87,909 $86,233 $82,019 $80,000 $79,531 $78,822 $76,525 $76,380 $76,352 $73,508 $71,554 $71,366 $65,079 $60,750 $60,630 $58,930 $55,600 $54,527 $53,000 $52,387 $52,361 $52,336 $51,500 $50,760 $49,200 $48,560 $48,560 $48,298 $47,444 $47,412 $47,266 $45,936 $45,768 $45,680 $45,372 $45,300

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Leading California Sires Lists 2017 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER

2017 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MONEY WON

(MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS) Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Earned

Earnings/ Runner

Sire

1 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

Rnrs

Strts

Races Won

113

282

$1,009,327

Earned

1 † Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig

$144,744

$28,949

2 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

195

$909,952

2 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$303,964

$21,712

3 Haynesfeld, 2006, by Speightstown

141

$731,677

$104,383

$20,877

4 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

196

$716,142

4 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$304,759

$20,317

5 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

156

$687,121

5 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

$260,946

$20,073

6 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

105

$590,022

6 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

$193,984

$17,635

7 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$542,062

$15,767

8 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 49

129

$412,559

9 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

158

$369,072

10 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

160

$338,670

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

$324,504

12 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$304,759

13 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$303,964

14 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

$260,946

15 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 32

$233,402

3 Thisnearlywasmine, 1994, by Capote

7 † Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold 8 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

8 42

4 14

$126,137 $590,022

$14,048

9 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$542,062

$13,899

10 Haynesfeld, 2006, by Speightstown

$731,677

$11,995

11 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

$909,952

$11,374

12 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

$687,121

$11,264

13 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew

$120,082

$10,917

14 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

$716,142

$9,301

16 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

135

$220,662

15 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

$220,047

$9,169

17 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

$220,047

37 $1,009,327

$8,932

18 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$204,814

$324,504

$8,770

19 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

$193,984

$60,767

$8,681

20 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 25

$183,856

$178,039

16 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 17 Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE) 18 Many Rivers, 2005, by Storm Cat

113

19 Elusive Warning, 2004, by Elusive Quality

$121,104

$8,650

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

20 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

$137,179

$8,574

22 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$166,938

23 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

$164,917

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24 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

$156,627

(MINIMUM 50 STARTS)

25 † Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig

$144,744

26 † Thorn Song, 2003, by Unbridled’s Song

$138,893

27 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

$137,179

Sire

Rnrs Strts Wnrs Wins

Earned

1 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

$346,500

28 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$134,120

2 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$305,516

29 † Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold

$126,137

3 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

$209,594

30 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$126,035

4 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

$179,481

31 Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union

$122,982

5 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$160,800

32 Elusive Warning, 2004, by Elusive Quality

$121,104

$157,071

33 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew

$120,082

$137,845

34 † Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat

$115,974

$99,119

35 Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson

$113,756

$72,500

36 Einstein (BRZ), 2002, by Spend a Buck

$107,977

$66,667

37 Thisnearlywasmine, 1994, by Capote

$104,383

38 † Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy

$103,307

39 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

$101,406

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

$99,610

41 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 12

$98,243

42 Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 25

$93,720

43 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

$89,726 $89,696

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike 7 † Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig 8 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 9 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai 10 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway

2 10 2 9

2 17 4 13

1 1 1 2

11 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew

$65,576

12 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

$63,565

$52,817

$52,740

15 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 5

$48,460

13 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 14 Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE) 16 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

$48,114

44 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar

17 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

$43,605

45 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

$82,205

18 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$37,478

46 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$75,906

19 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

$36,580

47 Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$74,175

20 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$35,001

48 The Pamplemousse, 2006, by Kafwain

$71,300

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). 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 19, 2017.

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California Cup Sprint California Cup Derby California Cup Oaks Sunshine Millions F/M Turf Sprint California Cup Turf Classic Spring Fever Stakes Sensational Star Stakes Tiznow Stakes Irish O'Brien Stakes Dream of Summer Stakes Echo Eddie Stakes Evening Jewel Stakes Campanile Silky Sullivan Crystal Water Stakes Fran’s Valentine Stakes Snow Chief Stakes Melair Stakes Thor’s Echo Lennyfromalibu Everett Nevin Stakes Bertrando Stakes Fleet Treat Stakes California Dreamin’ Stakes Real Good Deal Stakes CTBA Stakes Graduation Stakes Solana Beach Stakes Generous Portion Stakes I’m Smokin Stakes Harris Farms Stakes California Distaff California Flag Handicap Golden State Juvenile Fillies Golden State Juvenile Betty Grable Stakes Cary Grant Stakes King Glorious Stakes Soviet Problem Stakes

Fillies F/M F/M

F/M F/M Fillies Fillies

F/M Fillies

Fillies

Fillies F/M Fillies

F/M Fillies F/M

Fillies

Four-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds Four-Year-Olds & Up Four-Year-Olds & Up Four-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds & Up Four-Year-Olds & Up Four-Year-Olds & Up Four-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds & Up Two -Year-Olds Four-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds Two-Year-Olds Two-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds & Up Two-Year-Olds Two-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds & Up Two-Year-Olds Two-Year-Olds Three-Year-Olds & Up Three-Year-Olds & Up Two-Year-Olds Two-Year-Olds

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Leading California Sires Lists 2017 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF WINNERS

2017 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MEDIAN EARNINGS PER RUNNER (MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS)

Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Sire

Earned

Median

Wnrs

Races Won

Earned

1 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

113

37 $1,009,327

$193,984

$9,749

2 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

$716,142

2 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$37,250

$9,350

3 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

$909,952

3 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$49,880

$8,050

4 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

$369,072

4 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$304,759

$7,800

5 Haynesfeld, 2006, by Speightstown

$731,677

5 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

$687,121

$6,480

6 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

$412,559

6 Elusive Warning, 2004, by Elusive Quality

$121,104

$5,885

7 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

$687,121

7 Many Rivers, 2005, by Storm Cat

$60,767

$5,755

8 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

$338,670

8 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

$29,460

$5,715

9 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

$220,662

$75,906

$5,585

Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE)

$178,039

10 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew

$120,082

$5,500

$590,022

11 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

$137,179

$5,454

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$204,814

12 Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled

$64,995

$5,400

13 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$542,062

13 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$166,938

$5,160

$324,504

14 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

$716,142

$5,055

15 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 32

$56,890

$5,025

16 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

16 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

$412,559

$5,012

17 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$303,964

18 Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West

19 † Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat

20 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

1 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

9 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

15 Tough Game, 1999, by Mr. Greeley

1 Thisnearlywasmine, 1994, by Capote

Rnrs

Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE)

$233,402

$166,938

Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

$164,917

$4,950

Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union

$122,982

$43,973

$4,894

† Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat

$115,974

$4,836

Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest

$93,720

$542,062

$4,745

21 † McCann’s Mojave, 2000, by Memo (CHI)

$99,610

22 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$303,964

Earned

2017 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF RACES WON

(MINIMUM 100 STARTS) Sire

11 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

2017 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER START Srts

Earned

Earnings Start

Sire

$104,383

$10,438

2 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$304,759

$9,524

2 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

3 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$303,964

$9,211

4 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

$260,946

$126,137

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$542,062

$6,303

7 Birdonthewire, 1989, by Proud Birdie

$58,461

$5,846

8 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

105

$590,022

9 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

$193,984

10 Haynesfeld, 2006, by Speightstown

141

$731,677

11 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

195

$909,952

5 † Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold

1 † Tribal Rule, 1996-14, by Storm Cat

Rnrs

Srts

Races Won

196

$716,142

113

282

$1,009,327

3 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

158

$369,072

$8,418

4 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

195

$909,952

$6,307

5 Haynesfeld, 2006, by Speightstown

141

$731,677

129

$412,559

7 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

156

$687,121

$5,619

8 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

135

$220,662

$5,388

9 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$542,062

$5,189

Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike

160

$338,670

$4,666

Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE)

$178,039

105

$590,022

$324,504

Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

12 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew

$120,082

$4,447

13 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

156

$687,121

$4,405

$49,880

$3,837

14 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$204,814

$220,047

$3,794

15 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$166,938

14 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker 15 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai 16 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

12 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE)

$37,250

$3,725

16 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

$164,917

17 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat

196

$716,142

$3,654

Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union

$122,982

18 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

$101,406

$3,622

Elusive Warning, 2004, by Elusive Quality

$121,104

282 $1,009,327

$3,579

† Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat

$115,974

20 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 32

$233,402

19 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

113

20 Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 32

Rnrs

$233,402

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Leading California Sires Lists

2017 LEADING LIFETIME SIRES IN CALIFORNIA (50 OR MORE NAMED FOALS)

Stallion (Foreign Foaled), Year, Sire

1 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 2 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 3 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike 5 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 6 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark 7 † Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker † Birdonthewire, 1989, by Proud Birdie 9 † Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 10 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam 11 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled 12 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 13 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 14 One Man Army, 1994, by Roman Diplomat 15 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 16 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow 17 Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE) 18 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy 19 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 20 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image 21 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run 22 † Cindago, 2003, by Indian Charlie Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat 25 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 26 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai Formal Gold, 1993, by Black Tie Affair (IRE) 28 Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 30 Slewvescent, 1988, by Seattle Slew 31 † Popular, 1999, by Saint Ballado • Redattore (BRZ), 1995, by Roi Normand 33 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 34 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry † Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West 36 Haynesfeld, 2006, by Speightstown Silic (FR), 1995, by Sillery 38 † Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig 39 † Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy 40 Crafty C. T., 1998, by Crafty Prospector † Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold 42 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE) Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat 45 Iron Cat, 1995, by Storm Cat Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat 47 Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even

Crops

17 8 5 5 10 5 18 18 12 8 9 8 15 9 15 3 6 10 6 9 11 6 9 10 11 5 16 17 3 22 10 5 14 6 14 3 12 18 5 5 12 10 10 15 14 6 15 5

Avg Named Size Foals

45 48 13 24 19 10 59 15 61 13 46 105 48 9 51 25 36 19 33 55 54 16 44 8 34 25 33 28 23 13 10 147 39 8 21 61 16 25 16 45 11 36 17 32 11 18 23 13

773 381 64 120 189 51 1066 271 729 107 415 843 721 84 768 75 214 188 200 498 597 94 396 82 374 125 527 480 69 284 99 736 540 50 298 183 189 446 81 223 134 360 166 481 150 107 339 64

Runners

Winners

2YO Winners

Stakes Winners

Graded Stakes Winners

Progeny Earnings

AEI

Comp Index

566-73% 232-61% 46-72% 94-78% 122-65% 23-45% 822-77% 200-74% 502-69% 49-46% 313-75% 518-61% 562-78% 55-65% 573-75% 25-33% 119-56% 114-61% 133-67% 238-48% 426-71% 70-74% 276-70% 50-61% 262-70% 68-54% 421-80% 351-73% 42-61% 217-76% 71-72% 156-21% 426-79% 31-62% 202-68% 105-57% 138-73% 328-74% 59-73% 52-23% 80-60% 268-74% 116-70% 399-83% 118-79% 55-51% 252-74% 38-59%

409-53% 152-40% 34-53% 71-59% 81-43% 16-31% 583-55% 144-53% 376-52% 39-36% 232-56% 376-45% 434-60% 39-46% 397-52% 17-23% 82-38% 73-39% 80-40% 172-35% 308-52% 55-59% 200-51% 37-45% 185-49% 44-35% 332-63% 218-45% 24-35% 96-34% 53-54% 105-14% 330-61% 21-42% 150-50% 53-29% 88-47% 259-58% 39-48% 41-18% 53-40% 194-54% 98-59% 288-60% 96-64% 41-38% 185-55% 25-39%

55-7% 49-13% 8-13% 23-19% 13-7% 10-20% 124-12% 40-15% 122-17% 0-0% 59-14% 120-14% 107-15% 3-4% 117-15% 10-13% 21-10% 10-5% 26-13% 48-10% 96-16% 11-12% 54-14% 4-5% 43-11% 13-10% 83-16% 42-9% 7-10% 19-7% 20-20% 10-1% 113-21% 3-6% 46-15% 23-13% 13-7% 57-13% 14-17% 9-4% 13-10% 40-11% 27-16% 79-16% 8-5% 6-6% 45-13% 10-16%

42-5% 4-1% 3-5% 10-8% 9-5% 1-2% 52-5% 12-4% 32-4% 1-1% 10-2% 30-4% 28-4% 2-2% 26-3% 1-1% 5-2% 6-3% 8-4% 7-1% 18-3% 3-3% 14-4% 1-1% 12-3% 3-2% 17-3% 11-2% 1-1% 5-2% 1-1% 3-0% 19-4% 1-2% 12-4% 4-2% 3-2% 17-4% 1-1% 2-1% 2-1% 4-1% 9-5% 16-3% 3-2% 2-2% 11-3% 1-2%

12-2% 1-0% 0-0% 1-1% 3-2% 0-0% 15-1% 2-1% 6-1% 1-1% 3-1% 6-1% 9-1% 1-1% 9-1% 1-1% 2-1% 2-1% 1-1% 1-0% 6-1% 0-0% 2-1% 1-1% 1-0% 0-0% 5-1% 4-1% 0-0% 3-1% 1-1% 1-0% 1-0% 0-0% 0-0% 1-1% 1-1% 3-1% 0-0% 0-0% 1-1% 0-0% 1-1% 2-0% 0-0% 1-1% 0-0% 0-0%

$53,524,894 $24,414,906 $3,452,215 $7,132,950 $9,292,951 $1,336,257 $50,043,280 $13,259,172 $32,876,829 $2,854,267 $19,953,700 $33,750,488 $34,869,439 $2,921,957 $30,728,272 $959,522 $6,302,597 $6,262,430 $6,204,641 $13,334,915 $19,910,143 $3,709,383 $15,059,713 $2,718,182 $14,474,624 $3,146,497 $20,609,861 $14,840,825 $1,317,467 $7,605,029 $3,320,325 $7,490,793 $21,167,434 $1,602,671 $8,904,776 $3,120,609 $8,378,860 $15,067,114 $2,463,237 $2,929,358 $3,175,183 $10,983,907 $5,605,358 $19,047,345 $4,463,875 $2,268,766 $9,950,699 $1,563,900

1.97 1.79 1.70 1.70 1.53 1.39 1.31 1.31 1.28 1.26 1.25 1.20 1.19 1.15 1.13 1.12 1.11 1.10 1.08 1.07 1.05 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.00 0.98 0.96 0.96 0.95 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.92 0.87 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.82

1.23 1.17 1.33 0.95 1.10 1.13 1.47 1.31 1.07 1.24 1.47 1.76 1.10 0.94 1.33 1.19 0.98 0.90 1.29 1.16 1.22 1.33 0.92 0.64 0.98 1.14 1.25 1.40 1.63 0.80 0.93 1.18 0.84 0.93 0.81 1.49 0.91 0.79 1.20 1.04 0.81 0.99 0.84 1.05 0.90 1.21 1.11 0.64

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). 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 2017

2017 EARLY REGIONAL

REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

SALE DATES

Dec. 26–July 4

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Dec. 26–June 18

Oak Tree at Pleasanton, Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton

June 21–July 11

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

MAY 17 BARRETTS MAY SALE OF 2-YEAROLDS AND HORSES OF RACING AGE Del Mar, Calif.

July 5–18

California State Fair (Cal Expo), Sacramento

July 12–Aug. 1

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

July 19–Sept. 5

Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa

Aug. 2–22

Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale

Aug. 23–Sept. 5

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

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Aug. 23–Sept. 19

Pomona Fair at Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos Oak Tree at Pleasanton, Pleasanton

Sept. 6–26 Sept. 20–Oct. 3

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

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Sept. 27–Oct. 31

Fresno County Fair, Fresno

Oct. 4–17

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Oct. 18–Dec. 19

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

Nov. 1–28

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

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AUGUST 29 BARRETTS SELECT YEARLING SALE Del Mar, Calif. (NOMINATIONS CLOSE APRIL 14)

Nov. 29–Dec. 19

California-Bred/California-Sired STAKES RACES APRIL–JUNE SANTA ANITA

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

MONDAY, MAY 29

SUNDAY, APRIL 30

$200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes

$200,000 Snow Chief Stakes

$100,000 Campanile Stakes

Tree-Year-Olds 11⁄8 miles (Turf)

Tree-Year-Old Fillies 1 mile (Turf)

Tree-Year-Olds 61⁄2 furlongs

$200,000 Evening Jewel Stakes Tree-Year-Old Fillies 61⁄2 furlongs SATURDAY, MAY 20

$100,000 Crystal Water Stakes Tree-Year-Olds & Up 1 mile (Turf) SUNDAY, MAY 21

$100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes $200,000 Melair Stakes Tree-Year-Old Fillies 11⁄16 miles

Tree-Year-Olds 1 mile (Turf)

SUNDAY, JUNE 11

$100,000 Tor’s Echo Handicap Tree-Year-Olds & Up 6 furlongs

$100,000 Fran’s Valentine Stakes Tree-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares 1 mile (Turf)

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2017 REGIONAL STAKES RACES Date

Track Stakes (Grade)

Conditions

Distance

April 1

Santana Mile

4-y-o & up

1 m.

April 2

Tokyo City Cup (Gr. III)

4-y-o & up

11⁄2 m.

$100,000

April 8

Santa Anita Derby (Gr. I)

3-y-o

11⁄8 m.

$1,000,000

April 8

Santa Anita Oaks (Gr. I)

3-y-o f.

1 ⁄16 m.

$400,000

Royal Heroine Stakes (Gr. II)

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

1 m. (T)

$200,000

APRIL

Providencia Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o f.

1 ⁄8 m. (T)

$150,000

April 8 SA

Echo Eddie Stakes

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

61⁄2 f.

$200,000

April 8 SA

Evening Jewel Stakes

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

61⁄2 f.

$200,000

April 15 SA

Los Angeles Handicap (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

6 f.

$100,000

April 22 SA

Californian Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

11⁄8 m.

$200,000

4-y-o & up

abt. 1 ⁄4 m. (T)

$100,000

April 22 SA

MAY

$75,000

April 8 April 8

San Juan Capistrano Stakes (Gr. III)

April 22 SA

Mizdirection Stakes

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

abt. 6 ⁄2 f. (T)

$75,000

April 23 SA

Siren Lure Stakes

3-y-o & up

abt. 61⁄2 f. (T)

$75,000

April 29 SA

Thunder Road Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$100,000

April 29 GGF San Francisco Mile (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$100,000

April 30 SA

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

11⁄2 m. (T)

$100,000

Santa Barbara Stakes (Gr. III)

April 30 GGF Silky Sullivan Stakes

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

1 m. (T)

$100,000

April 30 GGF Campanile Stakes

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

1 m. (T)

$100,000

May 6

Senorita Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o f.

1 m. (T)

$100,000

May 6

Singletary Stakes

3-y-o

1 m. (T)

$75,000

May 7

Adoration Stakes (Gr. III)

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

11⁄16 m.

$100,000

May 13 SA

Lazaro Barrera Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o

7 f.

$100,000

May 13 SA

Desert Code Stakes

3-y-o

abt. 61⁄2 f. (T)

$75,000

May 13 GGF Golden Poppy Stakes

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

1 ⁄16 m. (T)

$50,000

May 14 SA

3-y-o f.

7 f.

$75,000

May 14 GGF Alcatraz Stakes

3-y-o

1 m. (T)

$75,000

May 20 SA

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

1 m. (T)

$100,000

Angels Flight Stakes

6 ⁄2 f.

Crystal Water Stakes

May 20 SA

Kona Gold Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

May 21 SA

Fran’s Valentine Stakes

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

May 27 SA

Gamely Stakes (Gr. I)

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

11⁄8 m. (T)

$300,000

May 27 SA

The Gold Cup at Santa Anita (Gr. I)

3-y-o & up

11⁄4 m.

$500,000

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

abt. 6 ⁄2 f. (T)

$200,000

May 27 SA

Monrovia Stakes (Gr. II)

$200,000 $100,000

May 27 SA

Daytona Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

abt. 6 ⁄2 f. (T)

$150,000

May 28 SA

Charles Whittingham Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

11⁄4 m. (T)

$200,000

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

1 ⁄8 m. (T)

$200,000

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

1 ⁄16 m.

$200,000

3-y-o & up

1 m.

$100,000

May 29 SA May 29 SA

Snow Chief Stakes Melair Stakes

May 29 GGF All American Stakes (Gr. III)

Added Value

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ADVERTISERS Amanda Thompson - Alain Pinel Realtors................................ 70 Auburn Laboratories Inc. ............................................................. 8 Backyard Race Horse.................................................................. 71 Ballena Vista Farm ................................................OBC, 5, 7, 9, 11 Bella Equine-Amanda Navarro.................................................. 71 BG Thoroughbred Farm....................................................... 16, 17 Blue Diamond Horseshoe, LLC ................................................. 19 Cal-Bred Maiden Bonus Program ........................................... IBC Cardiff, Suzanne, Pedigree Research ...................................... 71 Cole Ranch ............................................................................ 10, 70 CTBA 2017 Northern California Yearling Sale......................... 65 Daehling Ranch............................................................... 60, 61, 70 Dickson Podley Realtors (Jeannie Garr Roddy)........................ 71 E.A. Ranches ............................................................................... 13 Equineline.com ........................................................................... 69 Farmers Insurance-Sue Hubbard............................................... 70 Foal to Yearling Halters-Lillian Nichols ..................................... 71 Gayle Van Leer Thoroughbred Services ................................... 71

Golden State Stakes Series........................................................ 63 Harris Farms .................................................................. IFC, 21, 25 Jerry R Vaughn - Alain Pinel Realtors ........................................ 70 Laurel Fowler Insurance Broker Inc ........................................... 71 Legacy Ranch .................................................................. 27, 29, 31 Lovacres Ranch ........................................................................... 51 Magali Farms............................................................. 37, 39, 41, 43 NTRA /John Deere ..................................................................... 59 Pacifc Coast Thoroughbreds .................................................... 57 Rancho San Miguel............................................................... 33, 35 Rancho Temescal .......................................................................... 6 Ridgeley Farm....................................................................... 45, 47 Robins Ranches-Nor Cal Horse Property Specialist ............... 70 Special T.Thoroughbreds Inc. .................................................... 49 Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC .............................................. 3 Victory Rose Thoroughbreds ............................................... 54, 55 West Coast Racing Colors/June Gee ....................................... 70 www.horselawyers.com .............................................................. 71

STALLIONS Affrmative ..................................................16 Awesome Gambler....................................51 Bluegrass Cat...............................OBC, 5 Boisterous.....................................................3 Bold Chieftain ............................................54 Brave Cat....................................................60 Calimonco .................................OBC, 11 Capital Account .........................................17 Champ Pegasus................................... 27 Clubhouse Ride .........................................21 Coach Bob..................................................61 Coil ..................................................... 43 Curlin To Mischief................................ 33 Daddy Nose Best.......................................16 Dads Caps........................................... 29 Decarchy ............................................. 37 Desert Code...............................................21 Dixie Chatter................................OBC, 9 Eddington ....................................OBC, 7 Einstein .......................................................61 Empire Way ................................................51 Ethnic Dance....................................... 57 Fighting Hussar..........................................17

Fullbridled ..................................................60 Gallant Son.................................................60 Gervinho ............................................. 31 Gig Harbor .................................................54 Golden Child..............................................57 Grace Upon Grace.....................................51 Hamish Hy ..................................................13 Haynesfeld ......................................... 35 He Be Fire N Ice.................................. 45 Hidden Blessing.........................................19 Idiot Proof...................................................54 Indian Evening ...........................................54 Informed ............................................. 47 James Street ..............................................19 Jeranimo.....................................................21 Kafwain .........................................................3 King of Jazz ................................................17 Lakerville....................................... 21, 25 Many Rivers ................................................54 Mast Track ..................................................61 Merit Man...................................................51 Metaboss....................................................21 Ministers Wild Cat .......................................3

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Misremembered ........................................16 Mr.Big..........................................................13 Niagara Falls ..............................................61 Old Topper...................................................3 Peppered Cat.............................................60 Proud Tower Too........................................16 Richard’s Kid ....................................... 39 Run Brother Ron.........................................60 Sierra Sunset ..............................................61 Smiling Tiger..............................................21 Suances.........................................................6 Tamarando ...................................IFC, 21 Tenga Cat .....................................................6 Time To Get Even ......................................51 Tiz A Minister .............................................17 Tizbud.........................................................21 Tom’s Tribute....................................... 41 Twice The Appeal ......................................51 Ultimate Eagle .................................... 49 Under Caution............................................60 Unusual Heatwave .....................................16