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Tribes, Card Rooms, Professional Sports, and Buffalo Wild Wings

THE RACE TO THE 2020 BALLOT

rederick W. Lewis once said, “Te time to win a fght is before it starts.” Lewis could have been talking to supporters preparing a ballot initiative on sports wagering, not only to beat competing proposals, but also to gain the 50-60% voter approval necessary for passage. Unfortunately, the 2017-18 session ended on Aug. 31 without consensus on a constitutional amendment for the 2018 ballot legalizing sports wagering. As time goes on, more and more interests appear ready to gamble on their piece of the sports-wagering pie. One of the latest, the nation’s largest sports bar, Bufalo Wild Wings, is reportedly actively exploring opportunities, including potential partners. Unlike the legislative process, where racing and existing licensees have relationships with key leaders who understand the complexities of gaming, the initiative process more resembles the Wild West. Assembly GO Chair Adam Gray, D-Merced, has plans to bring stakeholders to the table immediately in 2019 in what is sure to be an even more complicated path to consensus. We are fortunate to have chairs in both houses who support racing, tribes, and card rooms. Tey must also balance the benefts to the state and maximize the benefts of a regulated market. Te question is not “Will there

be a measure on the 2020 ballot?” Te question will be “How many and what will they look like?” Will they include racing? Te Internet? Wing joints? IT companies or Nevada interests? Virtually anyone with deep enough pockets can bypass the legislature and go straight to the voters. Tis should be a cause for great concern. New partnerships are announced regularly, such as Boyd Gaming and MGM Resorts International. Te deal has the pair partnering on both online and mobile gaming, making them an immediate force in the space. Te partnership also enhances their eforts in states in which they hope to infuence state lawmakers. Major-league sports and their broadcasters also appear to be pursuing their slice of the gaming pie along with business interests based in Nevada. I spoke with Chairman Gray recently, and he tells me he’s looking for a solution that protects existing gaming interests and the jobs we support. He cautions those who would stand in the way that they could be left behind as others go straight to the voters. His challenge is to craft something that protects our interests but allows for growth in sports wagering and creates a product that consumers will support on a November ballot. Tere must also be a beneft for the state. He wisely

points out that businesses that only fght over existing customers and don’t adapt to consumer needs are all too often left behind in the market. As for racing, building strong coalitions with tribes and card rooms is critical as we attempt to shape this policy. Something we need to do today is establish focus groups to determine additions that would help increase support from the voters. Including benefts for the lottery, for example, and increasing protections for underage bettors or problem gamblers should help gain support. But it may take more for the voters or more to advance support for one initiative over another. Tis is the time to think outside the box. Tis is the time for us to consider what’s important to the voters and how a presidential election year will afect voter profles and voter turnout. You can be certain that other interests, currently not licensed, are doing exactly that in hopes of getting a piece of the multi-billion-dollar California market. We have many more questions than answers at the moment. Te time to act is now. George Woodbury once said, “No farmer ever plowed a feld by turning it over in his mind.” Te looming fght for sports wagering on the 2020 ballot will likely be won well before that frst Tuesday in November.

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18 Managing Older Horses

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BREEDING • FOALING • BOARDING • LAYUP • SALES PREPARATION STANFORD | Fee: $5,000 LF

BOISTEROUS | Fee: $5,000 LF

Malibu Moon – Rosy Humor

Distorted Humor – Emanating

MINISTERS WILD CAT | Fee: $4,000 LF

KAFWAIN | Fee: $2,500 LF

Deputy Minister – Hollywood Wildcat

Cherokee Run – Swazi’s Moment

OLD TOPPER | Fee: $2,500 LF Gilded Time – Shy Trick © Lisa Allen

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NewsBits CTBA TO CONDUCT JANUARY SALE

CURRENT CALIFORNIA

SIRES OF STAKES WINNERS

Te California Toroughbred Breeders Association will conduct the 2019 January mixed sale, an auction traditionally held by Barretts Equine Sales. Te sale is scheduled for Jan. 16, 2019, at Fairplex Park in Pomona. Fairplex Park, which owns Barretts, is not scheduled to conduct any sales after its fall sale of yearlings and horses of all ages, to be held Oct. 16. Te Stronach Group, which owns Santa Anita, and Fasig-Tipton have announced that they are planning to hold joint sales at Santa Anita beginning in 2019. Tus far, those are to be a 2-year-old sale set for June 5 and a yearling sale set for Sept. 24 or 25. “It is important to the California racing and breeding industry to have a full complement of sales,” said Doug Burge, president of the CTBA. “Terefore, the CTBA is stepping in to see that the January sale, long a useful sale in the marketing of breeding stock and young horses, is conducted next year.” Details on the January sale will be posted at www.ctba.com as they become available.

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Alert Bay Is Back Alert Bay added his second Rolling Green Stakes in as many attempts, proving himself to be among the most consistent of California-breds. He frst won the Golden Alert Bay repeats in Rolling Green Stakes Gate Fields race in 2015 and took it again Sept. 3. Owner Peter Redekop and trainer Blaine Wright gave Alert Bay nearly a year of, and the 7-year-old gelding won the Rolling Green in his second start back. In is frst start back Alert Bay fnished second in the Aug. 12 Longacres Mile Handicap (G3) at Emerald Downs. He returned three weeks later for the Rolling Green at 11⁄16 miles on the turf, going of as the 19-10 favorite. Mithqaal set a moderate early pace. Alert Bay, ridden by Juan Hernandez, challenged that rival in the stretch and pulled away to win by 11⁄2 lengths in 1:42.35. Tomas Newton Bell and the late Ross John McLeon bred Alert Bay, a son of City Zip—Hickory, by Dushyantor. Alert Bay has won 15 of 35 starts, with eight seconds and four thirds, for earnings of $1,331,605.

FOALS

STALLION

OF RACING AGE

SWs

UNUSUAL HEAT (1990) †

823

BLUEGRASS CAT (2003)

940

STORMIN FEVER (1994) †

820

SWISS YODELER (1994) ¥

806

MINISTERS WILD CAT (2000)

454

OLD TOPPER (1995)

574

ROCKY BAR (1998) •

182

SEA OF SECRETS (1995) †

512

KAFWAIN (2000)

676

DECARCHY (1997) †

416

ATTICUS (1992)

510

COMIC STRIP (1995) †

360

SQUARE EDDIE

196

LUCKY PULPIT †

461

SOUTHERN IMAGE

566

VRONSKY

229

EDDINGTON

474

HEATSEEKER †

235

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 their last Cal-bred crop turns 3 years old.

QUALIFYING CLAIMING LEVELS The following claiming levels for California owners premiums and stallion awards are currently in effect: SANTA ANITA/$40,000 FRESNO COUNTY FAIR/$20,000 GOLDEN GATE FIELDS/$20,000

NewsBits Miss Sunset Captures CERF Stakes

Shades of Victory, the longest shot in the seven-horse feld, won the $75,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes at Los Alamitos Sept. 8. In the one-mile race for California-bred 3-yearolds and up, Shades of Victory scored by a Shades of Victory scores in E.B. Johnston head in 1:35.17 and paid $162.60 to win. B Squared fnished second by another head over Edwards Going Left. Reed Saldana owns and trains Shades of Victory, having claimed him for $12,500 in April at Golden Gate Fields. Martin Pedroza rode the 4-year-old colt. “Down the stretch I was just hoping he could hold on,” said Saldana. “We decided to run him here because another race we wanted to run in at Del Mar didn’t fll, so this worked out great.” C-Punch Ranch bred Shades of Victory, a son of Torn Song— Sensible Girl, by Street Sense. Shades of Victory was winning his ffth race in 18 starts and has earned $141,449.

Making her frst start since May, multiple stakes winner Miss Sunset added to her laurels by winning the $99,990 CERF Stakes Sept. 3 at Del Mar. Te California-bred 4-year-old flly prompted Dis Smart Cat’s pace, took the lead in deep stretch, and won by 11⁄2 lengths as the 3-5 favorite. Mike Smith rode her in the six-furlong event, and she stopped the timer in 1:10.48. Cal-bred Show It N Moe It fnished second, a nose ahead of Dis Smart Cat. Alan Klein coowns Miss Sunset with Phil Lebherz and bred her in partnership with Premier Toroughbreds. Miss Sunset is a daughter of Into Mischief— Tuscan Sunset, by Trippi. She raised her record to 10 wins in 18 starts for earnings CERF’s up for Miss Sunset of $879,395.

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California Chrome’s Tapit half brother

’CHROME HALF BROTHER BRINGS $1.1 MILLION A half brother to California-bred superstar California Chrome sold for $1.1 million at the Keeneland September yearling sale Sept. 10. Coolmore Stud’s M.V. Magnier purchased the colt, a Kentucky-bred son of Tapit—Love the Chase, by Not For Love. Bedouin Bloodstock as agent consigned the yearling, who was bred by SF Bloodstock. John McCormack Bloodstock had bought Love the Chase for $1.95 million at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November mixed sale while the mare was carrying the Tapit colt. Neal Clarke of Bedouin Bloodstock reported that Love the Chase has a weanling Pioneerof the Nile colt and is back in foal to Uncle Mo.

Turf Writers to Honor Smith West Coast-based jockey Mike Smith will be honored by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters at the organization’s annual awards dinner Oct. 31 in Louisville, Ky. The NTWAB will also honor former jockey and broadcaster Donna Barton Brothers, Breeders’ Cup head of media relations Jim Gluckson, and turf writer Marty McGee. The annual dinner is held during the week of Breeders’ Cup in the host city. Smith is the leading winner of Breeders’ Cup victories with 26, and he rode Justify to that colt’s Triple Crown this year. The jockey is also well-known as the regular pilot of the popular mare Zenyatta. He has career purse earnings of more than $315 million, second only to John Velazquez.

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ANNE M. EBERHARDT

California-bred Reginella scored back-to-back stakes victories when she won the Sept. 8 Delta Colleen Handicap at Hastings Racecourse in British Columbia, Canada. In August she captured the Emerald Distaf Handicap at Emerald Downs. Rico Walcott piloted Reginella in the 11⁄8-mile Delta Colleen for trainer Blaine Wright and owner/breeders Luigi and Diana DiPietro. Reginella broke second and quickly went to the front. Tough Touching Promise pressed the pace, Reginella never relinquished the lead. She held of closer Notis the Jewell to win by a nose in 1:52.64. Reginella is a 4-year-old daughter of Ministers Wild Cat—Ghost Tree, by Cahill Road. Earlier in her career, she fnished third in the 2017 Washington Oaks and second in the 2018 Boeing Stakes.

NewsBits THIS MONTH IN

HISTORY

Though she spent most of her career in the claiming ranks, California-bred EPITOME OF A LADY had one moment of stakes glory. Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer sent her to Fresno for the $51,900 Harvest Futurity Oct. 10, 2008, and the flly responded with a resounding 33⁄4-length victory. Epitome of a Lady stopped the timer in 1:10.16 for six furlongs with Catalino Martinez in the irons. “I thought she would ft up here,” said Hollendorfer. “She got hold of that track very well.” Dr. George Todaro, Mark Schlaich, and Hollendorfer owned Epitome of a Lady, Hollendorfer having purchased her privately from breeder Old English Rancho after her frst start and win at Hollywood Park. Epitome of a Lady was a 2-year-old daughter of Poteen—Perfectly Perfect, by Perfect Mandate.

25 YEARS AGO A three-time California-bred champion, WORK THE CROWD annexed her frst stakes in the $40,000 Dominant Dancer Stakes at Bay Meadows Oct. 17, 1993. With

Coe Ranch Inc Since 2005

WORK THE CROWD Russell Baze aboard and trained by Greg Gilchrist, she defeated fellow Cal-bred Choobloo by a half-length in 1:05.03 for 51⁄2 furlongs. Work the Crowd’s name was appropriate. She was by Political Ambition out of the Flag Offcer mare Katambera, and California state Sen. Ken Maddy co-owned her. Maddy championed Thoroughbred racing in the California legislature for many years. Maddy’s wife, Norma, bred Work the Crowd with John and Carole Harris’ Harris Farms. The Maddys, in the name of Amen

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10 YEARS AGO

Stable, and the Harrises campaigned Work the Crowd. The flly went on to be named that year’s champion Cal-bred 2-year-old female, as well as the champion 3-year-old female of 1994 and champion turf horse of 1995.

50 YEARS AGO

QUICKEN TREE was one of the most popular California-breds of the 1960s. Lou Rowan bred and raced the fashy chestnut, and Quicken Tree several times took on the best of New York as well as those in his home state. He won the 11⁄2-mile Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park Oct. 9, 1968, fve weeks after winning the Del Mar Handicap in Southern California. Bill Hartack piloted Quicken Tree, who raced closer to the pace than usual when Hartack perceived that the fractions were slow. Quicken Tree caught the leaders as they straightened for home, and he won by three-quarters of a length in 2:023⁄5. Eddie Belmonte on second-place Grace Born claimed foul against Quicken Tree, but the stewards made no change. Quicken Tree was a 5-year-old gelded son of Royal Orbit—Mother Wit, by Counterpoint.

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Unbridled – Tom’s a La Mode, by Alleged

Scat Daddy – Follow Your Bliss, by Thunder Gulch

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UNUSUAL HEATWAVE

MERIT MAN

Unusual Heat – Miss Alphie, by Candi’s Gold

With Distinction – Precise Strike, by Precise End

FIGHTING HUSSAR (CA) Rockport Harbor – Lightning Pace, by Regal Classic

Fighting Hussar was represented by his first winner Sept 7., when 2 Year-Old Filly Pretty Hussar won by 1 ¼ lengths at Los Alamitos

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FIRST WINNER FOR CAPITAL ACCOUNT!! CAPITAL ACCOUNT was represented by his first winner Sept 3. at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club when Feeling Strong won a Maiden Special Weight race for California-bred 2-year-olds and ran six furlongs in 1:12.63 to win by one length as the 3 -2 favorite. CAPITAL ACCOUNT Closing Argument – Accountess, by Private Account

• • • •

CAPITAL ACCOUNT was a Grade 2 Winner and Multiple Grade 1 Performer Ran 1-2-3 in 12 of 14 Career Starts - Five Graded Stakes – Earnings over $445,000 Posted 90 or better Beyers in 86% of his Starts Eight Triple Digit Beyers – Up to 108

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Memoriam

Cecil Peacock wood Futurity (G1), 2006 San Rafael Stakes (G2), 2006 Santa Catalina Stakes (G2), and 2006 Santa Anita Derby (G1). Brother Derek fnished fourth in the 2006 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1). Peacock’s other runners include grade 3 winner Mr. Rod and Cal-bred Don’tsellmeshort, a graded stakesplaced stakes winner and an earner of $402,365.

STALLION

ANNE M. EBERHARDT

Cecil Peacock, who raced 2006 champion California-bred 3-year-old male Brother Derek, died July 28 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was 91. Peacock purchased Brother Derek for $275,000 at the 2005 Barretts March 2-year-old sale. Dan Hendricks trained the colt, who earned $1,611,138. Brother Derek won four consecutive graded stakes—the 2005 Holly-

NEWS

■ BG Stallions Gets First Winners Capital Account and Fighting Hussar, who both stand at BG Thoroughbred Farm in Hemet, recently were represented by their frst winners. Feeling Strong became Capital Account’s frst winner when he won a maiden special weight for California-bred and California-sired 2-year-olds Sept. 3 at Del Mar. Kent Desormeaux rode Feeling Strong to a length victory in the six-furlong race, and they completed the distance in 1:12.63. Hector Palma trains Feeling Strong for BG Stables, which also bred the gelded son of the Choctaw Ridge mare Feel Ridge. Capital Account is a son of Closing Argument—Accountess, by Private Account. The stallion’s wins include the 2012 Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2), and he earned $455,080. Pretty Hussar gave Fighting Hussar his frst winner when she captured a maiden claiming race for 2-year-old Cal-bred and California-sired fllies at Los Alamitos Sept. 7. As the 9-10 favorite, Pretty Hussar won the 51⁄2-furlong race by 11⁄4 lengths with Tiago Pereira aboard. Palma trains the flly, who is owned and bred by BG Stables. Fighting Hussar is a Cal-bred son of Rockport Harbor—Lightning Pace, by Regal Classic. He earned $236,128 in his career and was multiple stakes-placed.

■ First Winner for Oh Tanner Oh Tanner was represented by his frst winner when California-bred Oh Jerry won a six-furlong maiden special weight at Golden Gate Sept. 2. Oh Jerry captured the event by 11⁄4 lengths over favored Adorned in 1:10.02. Irving Orozco rode the 3-year-old ridgling for trainer Manuel Landeros and owner William Hedrick. Hedrick bred Oh Jerry in California from the Siberian Summer mare Summer Swimmer. Oh Tanner is a Cal-bred son of Until Sundown—Jillbean, by Smarten. The stallion stands at Hedrick Ranch in Sanger.

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I’M LOCK N LOAD

WOLFCAMP

El Prado (Ire) – Alleynedale,

War Front – Mistical Bel, by Bel Bolide, Fee: $4,500 LF

El Prado (Ire) – Bauhauser (Arg), by Numerous, Fee: $3,000 LF

By WAR FRONT (Fee $250,000) #1 Sire in U.S. by % Stakes Winners, Graded Stakes Winners and Grade 1 Stakes Horses. 34 Stake Horses in 2017 including 5 Grade 1 Stakes Winners worldwide. Lifetime: 18 Grade 1 Winners, 37 Graded Stakes Winners, 67 Stakes Winners. Yearlings sold for up to $1.9M in 2017.

Wolfcamp was on-the-board in 18 of 24 career starts with 7 victories and placed in Laurel’s $100,000 Dave’s Friend stakes. Wolfcamp is by Champion 2YO EL PRADO out of Grade 3/Group 3 Stakes Winner BAUHAUSER (9 wins in 16 starts) and from the foundation sire-producing family of DAME FRITCHIE!

HIDDEN BLESSING

LIGHTNIN N THUNDER

OSIRIS OF THE NILE

Orientate – Fast ‘n Fleet, by Mr. Greeley, Fee: $1,500 LFG

Storm Cat – Things Change,

Pioneerof The Nile – Here We Be, by AP Indy, Fee: 3,450

By champion sprinter ORIENTATE ($1,716,950). Out of Graded stakes-placed producer FAST ‘N FLEET. A half-brother to multiple graded stakes-placed Remand and Graded stakes winner KARA’S ORIENTATION. Retired from racing with a career of 7-4-10 and earnings of $178,030.

Colts Sold at Barretts March 2YO Sale for $400,000 & $120,000. He is the sire of 8 stakes winners and fve stakes-placed runners, including group I winner and two-time Korean champion BULPAE GISANG ($426,523), and Graded stakes-placed Criola Bonita ($116, 820). Former #1 Stallion from both Massachusetts and Ohio regions. Progeny have earned more than $5.4 million with average earning per starter $39,737

by Unbridled, Fee: $10,000 LF

Graded Stakes winner three years running. By El PRADO, a proven Sire of Sires including leading sire, KITTENS JOY and MEDAGLIA D’ORO (Sire of Preakness Stakes winner & Eclipse Horse of the year RACHEL ALEXANDRA and 2015/2016 Eclipse Award winner, SONG BIRD ($4,562,000)).

by Stalwart, Fee: $3,000 LFG

By PIONEEROF THE NILE, (Fee $110,000) Sire of Horse of the Year & Triple Crown winner AMERICAN PHAROAH. 2 Champion 2-Yearolds from his frst 4 crops. $1M & $700K colts at OBS MAR ‘17.

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MONDAY

Fresno Fair closing day

TUESDAY

Barretts October Yearling Sale Pomona

OCTOBER 2018

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Fresno Fair opening day

Golden Gate Fields opening day

CHRB monthly meeting Santa Anita

SATURDAY

$100,000 Harris Farms Stakes Fresno Fair

$100,000 California Distaff Handicap Santa Anita

$100,000 California Flag Handicap Santa Anita

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Connie Ring’s Foundation Connection Te California Toroughbred Foundation’s extensive holdings in donated art and trophies include the collection of Connie Ring, an ardent owner, breeder, and supporter of the California Toroughbred breeding industry. She and her husband, George, operated under the Tree Rings banner. Together with George, or alone, Mrs. Ring bred 36 stakes winners. Connie Ring in 1963 California-bred champion Crystal Water was one of Mrs. Ring’s most distinguished runners. During the 1970s he won such races as the Hollywood Derby (G1), Santa Anita Handicap (G1), Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), and Oak Tree Invitational (G1T). Te Tree Rings runners also included Windy Sands, Just a Kick, Racing Is Fun, Market Basket, and Bean Bag. Beyond her success in racing and breeding, Mrs. Ring was known for her charm, generosity, and devotion to horses. After her husband died, she sold his Ring Oil Company to expand Tree Rings Ranch in Beaumont and give all her attention to the horses. A true grande dame of the sport, Connie Ring died in 1990.

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Te California Toroughbred Foundation Te California Toroughbred Foundation is dedicated to the advancement of equine research and education. Since 1958 the Foundation has operated as a non-proft 501(c)3 corporation that can accept tax-deductible contributions. For more than fve decades the CTF has sponsored numerous research and educational projects and awarded scholarships to veterinary students at U.C. Davis and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona. Te Foundation maintains the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library, one of the most extensive collections of equine literature found anywhere. Several generous donations of book collections and artwork form the core of the Library, which is housed in the CTBA ofces in Arcadia. Among its 10,000 volumes are current veterinary publications, turf histories, sales catalogs, and books spanning a wide range of subjects from equine nutrition and care to fne arts. Te latest instructional videos also are available for viewing in the Library. Te resources of the CTF’s Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library are available to the public for research and pleasure.

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

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Both Auerbachs agreed: Hip 11 was the “spitting image” of his dad. Te colt, bred and consigned by John Harris’ Harris Farms, has Unusual Heat’s dark The $250,000 sale-topping Unusual Heat yearling colt looks to be an apple that didn’t fall far from the tree bay coat, and his blaze looks remarkably like that of his father. Beyond that, though, the Auerbachs noted that he resembled photos of Unusual Heat as a yearling. Other people must have noticed as well because the colt topped the sale at $250,000 after a spirited bidding battle. In the end, trainer Brian Koriner took him home for Samantha Siegel’s Jay Em Ess Stable. Te Unusual Heat colt was only one of several California-breds to dominate the Barretts sale: All six yearlings to sell for $100,000 or more are Cal-breds. Te bulk of the catalog consisted of Calbreds, which drove the average to $62,667, up 53% from last year. Koriner purchased three of the six-fgure horses for Jay Em Ess Stable and advised Scott Sherwood of Blinkers On Racing Stable on one other. Te fnal two went to trainer Simon Callaghan and owner Tim Cohen in the name of Red Baron’s Barn or Rancho Temescal. “He’s a big, pretty colt with lots of substance, size, and bone,” Jay Em Ess Stable’s purchases include the sale-topper and this offering, said Koriner of the sale-topper. a California-bred daughter of Fed Biz 16

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BARRETTS SALES

efore the fnal Barretts Del Mar select yearling sale Aug. 28, the mother and son team of Madeline and Harris Auerbach walked the barns, looking at horses like many other potential buyers and sellers. But as the driving forces behind the success of California sire Unusual Heat, they honed in on those by the stallion.

Cal-bred yearlings captured the fancy of the many buyers at Barretts fnal yearling sale

Te Unusual Heat colt is out of the winning Capote mare Cinema Paradisa, who has already produced stakes-placed Moving Desert and Sambamzajammin. Te mare is a half sister to multiple stakes winner and $560,255-earner Johnny Whip and two other stakes-placed runners. “He’s been a superstar since birth,” said Dave McGlothlin, general manager of Harris’ horse division. “We’ve been talking about him since he was 90 days old, what a standout he was. He’s continued to be that growing up. It’s really great to get one like that from the last crop to top the sale and remind everybody of the legacy of the big horse.” Harris Farms bought Cinema Paradisa for $34,000 at the 2005 Keeneland November sale. Harris bred and raced Moving Desert, a Cal-bred by Desert Code, and bred Sambamzajammin, a Calbred by Heatseeker. Tom Bachman’s Fairview sold three of the six-fgure Cal-breds among its six-horse consignment that grossed $660,000. Bachman also bred the sale-topper at this year’s California Toroughbred Breeders Association Northern California yearling sale. Bachman sold the second-highest-priced horse, a son of Square Eddie—North Freeway, by Jump Start, for $230,000. Callaghan purchased the colt for some of his existing clients. “I sell dreams for a living—that’s what I do,” said Bachman, who smiled and added, “Sometimes they come out of the mothers as a nightmare.” Te breeder has had a couple of exceptional years. “Te Square Eddie is a real nice individual,” said Bachman. “Te mare has an Into Mischief weanling colt and is in foal to Bodemeister. I’m going to bring her back and make the Bodemeister a Cal-bred. Te Cal-bred program works very well.” For Bachman, North Freeway has produced Take the One O One, a horse he sold at the 2016 Northern California sale. Now racing for Jay Em Ess Stable, Take the One O One is a multiple stakes winner and graded stakes-placed runner. Bachman sold a Bodemeister—North Freeway flly at last year’s Barretts sale for a record $300,000. Koriner bought that $300,000 flly last year for Jay Em Ess, and she is now named Takethediamondlane. Te trainer added two more Cal-breds from Fairview this year for Jay Em Ess, each at $130,000: a son of Goldencents—Hard Way Ten, by Rock Hard Ten, and a daughter of Fed Biz—Two Punch Gal, by Two Punch.

Loveacres Ranch’s consignment included this $100,000 Cal-bred son of Temple City

Sherwood successfully bid $140,000 for the sale’s top-priced flly. Terry Lovingier’s Lovacres Ranch consigned the daughter of Shackleford—Courting Elaine, by Doneraile Court. “I tend to like horses that are a little on the precocious side,” said Sherwood. “She looks like the type—quick and light on her feet, a well-balanced little flly.” Lovingier purchased Courting Elaine for $90,000 in foal to Shackleford at the 2016 Keeneland November sale. “I loved the mare, and I love the flly,” said Lovingier. “I had to give the flly a kiss goodbye. She’s so sweet, and I birthed her. I’m glad she will be staying in California. She’s going to be an extra-good Cal-bred.” Lovacres also sold a son of Temple City—Toni’s the Won, by Leroidesanimaux, for $100,000 to Cohen. “He’s a nice colt, and being a Cal-bred brings value,” said Cohen. Te Barretts sale is the fnal select yearling sale that Fairplex will hold as it winds down its horse-sale division. “It was a fantastic sale,” said Kim Lloyd, Barretts’ general manager. “It was a great way to end our tenure here at Del Mar. We wanted to fnish with a bang, and mission accomplished on all fronts.” Te sale grossed $2,632,000, with a median of $50,000. Buybacks rose to 48% compared to last year’s fgure of 34%. Te gross exceeded that of 2017, when 53 yearlings sold for $2,177,000 and averaged $41,075.

A Cal-bred Square Eddie half brother to 2018 stakes winner Take the One O One brought the second-highest price of $230,000

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Management

LORI PIEDRA

Left, now 21 Cal-bred stallion Grey Memo, receives extra alfalfa and molasses when he looks like he’s losing weight; right, Dramatic Gold, 27, is showing no signs of slowing down with the quality care he is given

RESPECT YOUR ELDERS HOW TO CARE FOR OUT-TO-PASTURE RETIREES BY EMILY SHIELDS

hey try their hardest on the racetrack, earning money and thrilling their connections with their eforts. But once racehorses retire, they can have more than two decades of life left. Some go on to become sport or riding horses, and some head to the breeding shed. But eventually those careers ulti-

mately end as well. As a horse of any discipline ages, its nutritional, physical, and even emotional needs change. People well versed in the requirements of senior horse care can ensure that horses live out their days both happy and healthy. Nutrition plays the most obvious role in the maintenance of a senior horse. Older horses are prone to weight loss, and some need a little extra feed supplemented into their diets. Pat Tompson, who owns Ridgeley Farm in Hemet, cares for 21-year-old California-bred stallion Grey Memo. Te talented son of Memo earned $1,736,683, winning races such as the Godolphin Mile (G2) and the

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San Diego Handicap (G2). “We basically feed him the same as the other stallions, unless he looks like he’s losing some weight,” Tompson said. “Ten we give extra alfalfa and molasses. He has an acre of grass to do what he wants to do, and he gets his share of carrots twice a day.” Old Topper stands at Tom and Debi Stull’s Tommy Town Toroughbreds in Santa Ynez at age 23. Te dual grade 3 winner has been a longtime standout stud in California. “We give fsh oil to all our stallions,” said Mike Allen, who manages Tommy Town. “It helps with a lot of diferent things, from fertility to their hair coat.

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It helps keep them lookcare,” Auerbach said. ing and feeling good. But “We would X-ray all of the biggest thing is having his joints—the knee, the access to plenty of good alfetlock, the foot. He had falfa. A senior feed added to special shoes developed for their regular feed will keep his front legs, not just the them looking and feeling arthritic one. But you have full.” to balance it on the other Popular gelding Dramatside because he stood on it ic Gold, bred and raced by so much, like a tripod. He John and Betty Mabee’s got a lot of special attenGolden Eagle Farm, is now tion.” 27 and living out his twiSue Greene, owner of light years at Ballena Vista Woodbridge Farm in OakFarm under the care of Lori dale, also fusses about the Piedra. Te $2,567,630 Lava Man, 17, is being transitioned to Senor Feed to put some weight hooves of 20-year-old stalearner won graded stakes in on him following his recent colic surgery lion Tannsermyman. California, New Jersey, and “I do worry about him Toronto, and he has been fourishing un- Racing and Hall of Fame in 2015. getting up and down of mares,” Greene der Piedra’s care. “We’re going to transition him to Se- admitted, “but he’s not breeding as many “He’s defnitely not slowing down,” nior Feed,” O’Neill said. “At this point we as before. He might be sore if he had a she said. “As a senior horse, he’s harder to need him to eat and gain some weight. book of 40, and we did put him on Adekeep weight on, and he doesn’t really have After the colic surgery we’ve been feed- quan (injections) for a while. Tere are so any grazing pasture. So he gets anywhere ing him mushy food, just bran mash and many new products now that a stallion from four to six fakes of alfalfa a day; I nothing dry. We are also giving him a who might be stif behind can try. make sure he’s got something to graze on probiotic and some supplements.” “UC-II (a collagen supplement) has all day. He did really well on Integrity by One senior stallion who struggled with been a lifesaver for me with my bad hip, Star Milling, which has worked well for weight was the late Unusual Heat, the pe- and there’s a horse version called Equistmares up through the racehorses. I didn’t rennial leading sire in California. ro Flexadin. I would try something like want to change that much with him from “He was getting Equine Senior,” said that.” when I got him because you don’t want Harris Auerbach, who played a major Tannersmyman, a stakes winner who to shock his system at that age. He gets role in managing Unusual Heat’s stud ca- scored in four of nine races, has been othsix pounds of grain a day, and a pound of reer. “We had to pay special attention to erwise easy to deal with. Renew Gold.” his weight because he had a bad arthritic “He’s a piece of cake,” Greene said. While not yet considered a senior knee. We wanted to keep him artifcial- “He doesn’t run the fence, so he isn’t rehorse, at age 17 Cal-bred gelding Lava ly thin, but not too thin. He was able to ally a hard keeper. He gets out every day Man sufered a bout of colic while work- keep breeding until he was 26.” for grass time, and gets Strongid C2X, ing as a lead pony for his trainer, Doug One concern for senior stallions is get- a continuous wormer for strongyles. O’Neill. Lava Man earned $5,268,706 ting up and of of broodmares during His good disposition contributes to his and won seven grade 1 events. He was breeding season. good health. He’s a wonderful boy to be inducted into the National Museum of “Unusual Heat got really special shoe around. I love my old man.”

Alfalfa hay gives high-quality nourishment to senior horses when supplemented to a senior diet

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Management

RON MESAROS

Proper nutrition can’t go changes in personality. We’re the distance without excellent around these horses all the dental and hoof care. time, and sometimes you notice “Old Topper gets his teeth things that change just a little, checked and done every year,” which could show that they arAllen said. “You have to be en’t feeling that well. Tey don’t careful about how they come go anywhere—they just live down of mares in case they here on the farm. So we’re able come of funny and hurt their to notice day-to-day changes shoulders. But that can hapand adapt.” pen no matter their age.” Blowen recalled that Am“Dramatic Gold was getazombie’s former trainer, Bill ting his shoes done every four Spawr, recently visited him and weeks,” Piedra said, “but now that the gelding immediately I only do them every eight. recognized him. He does just fne with that “He’s an exceptional horse,” Tannersmyman, 20, receives special supplements to help his joints and goes barefoot behind. You Blowen said. “He’s pretty much want to maintain what makes them hap- buddy and remove as much stress as we care-free.” py.” can,” he said. “Once they have a pal, it Tere is a certain amount of luck inLongtime horseman Tom Hudson makes a huge diference in their person- volved in the caring of elder horses as said, “Te important things, in order, are alities. We treat them pretty much the well. Pete Parrella, owner of Legacy nutrition, teeth, then feet. But proper ex- same; Amazombie is already getting the Ranch in Clements, at one time had ercise might be most important. Horses ‘senior treatment.’ ” standout runner His Legacy live to age need to be left in a pasture where they can Amazombie, 12, is an Eclipse 26, while Quarter Horse champion Grismove around, or continue to be worked if Award-winning Cal-bred that earned wold lived until 33. they are stall-bound. “We were fortunate that neither of them “Animals aren’t that diferent than had any colic problems or had to have any people. Te more we just sit, the harder surgeries,” Parrella recalled. “Te two of Animals aren’t that it is on our joints to get around. If you them were bonded and were put out todiferent from people. Te don’t have the space where they can move gether every day. Tey really thrived.” more we sit, the harder around, then they need to be walked at Griswold was a world-record setter. least 20 to 40 minutes a day while eating Stakes winner His Legacy won 14 of 47 it is on our joints to get a lower-starch, high-fat food.” starts and was multiple graded stakesaround.” Hudson also warned about keeping an placed. — Tom Hudson eye on a senior horse’s hooves. “Tey gave 100% every time they ran,” “Older feet don’t grow as well and Parrella said. “Tey got shod every six crack out easier,” he said. “Dressing the weeks and were brushed every day. It’s hooves needs to be part of the horse’s dai- $1,920,378. Te SentientJet Breeders’ really all about common sense; we like ly routine to maintain their moisture. I Cup Sprint (G1) winner has been resid- to keep them on grass and make sure the recommend putting horses on Farrier’s ing at Old Friends since 2014, where he grass has nutrients in it by testing it every Formula or Platinum Hoof Support so is a popular attraction for visitors. year. We make sure they aren’t standing in that the sole continues to grow. You don’t “We have a special feed that Tribute mud or on wet surfaces, and if they are, want the cofn bone to push through.” makes for us, specially designed for older we move them out. Tey need to be kept Hudson also recommends tending to horses,” Blowen said. “Tere’s not a lot of up on shots and worming. High-end althe emotional needs of the senior horse. sugar or sweetness in it, which helps them falfa for all our horses, and a grain pro“Tey need to know they are cared for,” relax. Every horse on the farm gets some gram—it’s common-sense care.” he said. “People think retired horses don’t sort of supplement, like Succeed DigesWith proper care, senior horses thrive. need to be groomed, etc. But the older tive for their digestive systems or glucos- Tompson said of Grey Memo, “When you get, the more attention you want to amine for their knees.” you’re 21, you are allowed to get away feel.” But for Blowen, no amount of product with certain things, like hollering and Michael Blowen, who owns and man- can trump pure knowledge and care. yelling at anything that has moved around ages the popular Old Friends Equine re“We keep a notebook, where we keep on the ranch. He squeals and kicks at the tirement home in Kentucky, agreed with detailed accounts about all the horses,” he fence. But he’s as kind a horse that you’d that sentiment. said. “Tere’s the obvious stuf, like vac- ever want to be around. He really looks “We try to match our horses up with a cinations and worming, but also about like he could go back into training.” 20

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alifornia-bred 2-year-olds have several opportunities for black type during Del Mar’s summer meeting, whether they are precocious enough to start early in the season or do better with a little more time. For the latter types Del Mar and the Golden State Series offered the Aug. 29 Generous Portion Stakes for fllies and the Aug. 31 I’m Smokin Stakes for both sexes.

Te winners demonstrated promise that could deepen with more experience as the season progresses. Creative Instinct was making only her second start in the Generous Portion, while Listing made his racing debut in the I’m Smokin. CREATIVE INSTINCT’S GENEROUS PORTION STAKES

Before she began her racing career, Creative Instinct took a side trip to Florida, but a return to her home state of California paid of. Te Florida sojourn occurred because of the flly’s sale experience. Bred by the revocable trust of Mike and Patricia Harrington, Creative Instinct frst went through the auction ring at Barretts in Del Mar. Andy Havens’ Havens Bloodstock Agency sold her for $50,000 to Red Wings at the 2017 Barretts select yearling sale. Creative Instinct became a top-notch Cal-bred pinhook this past spring at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March 2-yearold sale. Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables sold the daughter of Creative Cause— Teacher Teacher, by Swiss Yodeler, for $285,000 to Justin Casse, who bought her 22

Gary Barber’s 2-year-old Cal-bred flly Creative Instinct serves up a win in the Generous Portion

for Gary Barber. Barber wisely returned Creative Instinct to California and put her into training with Peter Miller. She is now two for two, having broken her maiden in her frst outing at Del Mar Aug. 1 in state-bred company and adding the $100,000 Generous Portion Stakes in only her second start. Her 33⁄4-length maiden victory impressed bettors, who made her the 2-5 favorite against fve others in the six-furlong Generous Portion. Te race sported a new condition this year, being restricted to non-winners of a sweepstakes of $50,000 or more. Tus, Naughty Tiger, winner of the California Toroughbred Breeders As-

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Trainer Peter Miller and jockey Tyler Baze do the winner’s circle honors

errez noted. “Tey said to stay back with him and let him get some experience. He responded perfectly. He relaxed and was running great.” Fourth early Listing saved ground and made his bid for the lead between horses. “When we turned for home, a hole opened and he went right Paul and Zillah Reddam’s Listing wins I’m Smokin Stakes in his racing debut through it,” said Gutierrez. sociation Stakes, was not eligible. as the 8-5 favorite. He had won his only Listing defeated Policy by 11⁄4 lengths With Tyler Baze again aboard, Creative start, an Aug. 3 maiden race for Califor- in 1:11.63, with Oliver third and Silken Instinct dueled with Mucho Unusual for nia-breds and California-sired runners. Prince fourth. Policy, the second choice, the lead almost from the start. Barber’s flly Of the eight starters, only Listing had had won his only previous start, while led at every call, though Mucho Unusual never run before. He had posted a series of third-choice Oliver had fnished third in gamely stuck with her for most of the race. good works, however, and owner/breeders the Graduation Stakes. In the stretch Creative Instinct pulled Paul and Zillah Reddam and trainer Ben “I wasn’t surprised,” said Freeman of away from Mucho Unusual to win by 21⁄4 Cecil decided to take a shot in the six-fur- Listing’s performance. “Mr. Reddam is lengths in 1:12.24. Swing Toughts, who long I’m Smokin. never shy about giving it a shot, and that’s had broken her maiden earlier in the Del Trainer Edward Freeman deputized for why you give it a shot. You sit in the barn, Mar meeting, fnished third. Cecil, saddling the son of Square Eddie— and you never win; that’s for sure. Listing “She’s a big flly—huge, with a long Marquis Diamond, by Yonaguska. was perfect. He was a bit green, but he stride on her,” said Baze. “She’s going to be “I do know a bit about the horse be- handled being in among horses.” so much better when they go two turns. cause he was with us here at Del Mar after Te I’m Smokin gave the Reddams’ Can’t wait for that.” the (San Luis Rey) fre before he went to stallion Square Eddie still another stakes Miller noted that Mucho Unusual, a Ben,” said Freeman. “He’s always been re- winner. Te Reddams have succeeded frst-time starter, “ran a huge race and gave ally special and talented.” several times by breeding hard-knocking us a real battle, but I think Creative InMario Gutierrez piloted Listing, and he mares to the stallion. Marquis Diamond stinct’s experience and ftness paid of the rode to instructions. fts the pattern. She raced most of her last eighth of a mile.” “Tey said he’d been doing good,” Guti- career for Reddam, winning two of eight Creative Instinct descends from a deep starts for earnings Cal-bred family. Teacher Teacher is a full of $62,978. sister to Tilde, the 2012 Cal-bred champiFor Gutierrez, on 2-year-old female. Racing for the Harthe I’m Smokin ringtons, Tilde won that year’s Generous gave him his Portion, CTBA Stakes, and Keith E. Card fourth consecutive California Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes. Te victory spanning third dam, Cal-bred Teach You, won the two days. Te 1989 CTBA Marian Stakes. wins included an “We’ll keep her against Cal-bred compaallowance optional ny for as long as we can,” said Miller. “She’s claiming race for a quality flly.” Mrazek, another Square Eddie LISTING’S I’M SMOKIN STAKES Cal-bred owned With no winners of a stakes worth by Reddam but $50,000 or more eligible for the $100,690 Trainer Ed Freeman and jockey Mario Gutierrez represent the trained by Doug I’m Smokin Stakes, Silken Prince went of Reddams for the trophy presentation O’Neill. www.ctba.com ❙ October 2018 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

Focus on the Future

Patricia Scholle

Tis past summer Patricia Scholle spent time working as one of the interns that the Del Mar Toroughbred Club hires each year. But her route to the Golden State was a bit more diverse than most. Born in Xian, China, Scholle was adopted by parents in Alaska at age 4. She was riding horses there within a year, and when the family moved to Arizona, her dad made sure she had her own horse.

COURTESY OF PATRICIA SCHOLLE

“Even though I don’t own a horse anymore, it’s always been a huge part of my life,” Scholle said. “I did Western pleasure for years, barrels and poles. And I always watched every single Patricia Scholle visiting with Claiborne Farm’s War Front horse-racing movie that came out. But I never really thought about having a racetrack career because I didn’t know that kind educated my family on what horse racing is all about.” of career existed.” Last year Scholle visited Kentucky with her mom, and the two Tat was until Scholle entered the University of Arizona. of them toured stallion farms and met horses such as top sire War “Te signs were always there,” she said. “I loved watching the Front. show ‘Jockeys’ on Animal Planet. I liked to play the horse-racing “She was enthralled by everything we did,” Scholle said. “Te game at GameWorks. Once I got into the Racetrack Industry look on her face was priceless!” Program, I realized I probably should have always known this But the most exciting weekend of Scholle’s career so far was was for me.” the 2017 Breeders’ Cup, held at Del Mar for Scholle graduated this past spring after only the frst time. Students from the Racetrack Inthree years instead of four, and she went to work dustry Program were selected to travel to the at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton for Breeders’ Cup and help shuttle owners from four weeks. the backside to the track and from the pad“I helped them in every direction you could dock to their seats. imagine,” she said. “I was busy every day over “It may not seem like much, but making sure there; it was crazy but very fun.” the paddock was super organized was a surreal More recently, Scholle worked for Del Mar. experience,” Scholle said. “Te program wanted “I was at their beck and call,” she said. “I us to go and supported us, and I was so thankful helped set up events, including the frst Perma- A selfe with jockey Joe Talamo to get that opportunity. We were 20 feet from nently Disabled Jockeys Fund charity event on trainers like Bob Bafert all day, getting so close the West Coast.” to horses worth millions of dollars.” With hands-on horse experience and introductions to the racScholle, 22, noted that Gun Runner and Unique Bella were ing ofce, press media, and marketing aspects of the sport, Schol- two of the standouts she got close to, and she also had a moment le is most interested in something with face time. to grab a selfe with jockey Joe Talamo, which she called “one of “I’d love to interact with the public,” she said. “Te people the best moments of my life.” you meet in the crowd are amazing. I used to be that public, so I “Te whole day was one big golden ticket. To be that close to understand what their perception of the sport can be. Now I’ve that much amazing talent? I really enjoyed that.”

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TRAINER STEVE SHERMAN CARRIES ON THE FAMILY TRADITION BY JACK SHINAR

s milestones go, this victory for trainer Steve Sherman was easy to remember: It came with his last horse on the last day of Golden Gate Fields’ long winter/spring meet. On June 10, One Eyed Mama won by three-quarters of a length for Sherman’s 1,000th career victory.

Tat’s just on his own. Before launching his stable, he won twice that many as an assistant to his famous father, Art Sherman, trainer of California Chrome. Dating back to 1982, when Steve joined Art’s team, that adds up to more than 3,000 wins. “We won a lot of races, and we had a lot of good horses,” said the 55-year-old conditioner of his 26 years under Art’s wing. “He was ranked as high as third or fourth in the country at one time in wins, and we won a lot of stakes. “I think working with my dad, we probably won at least 2,000 races. We had a good run. So that was 2,000 with him and 1,000 for me, so I know how those guys with 3,000 26

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Working for his dad, Art Sherman, whetted Steve’s desire to become a trainer

hits (in baseball) feel because it takes a long time to get it.” With a smile like his dad’s, Sherman chatted about his career on a typically sizzling July Sunday afternoon during the annual State Fair meet at Cal Expo in Sacramento. In his unassuming style, the beefy trainer wore shorts and a polo shirt. He spent most of the day in his portable outdoor chair under some shade on the track’s asphalt apron. He’s been a part of the fair circuit for decades and always enjoys it, he said. Now living in Point Richmond, not far from Golden Gate Fields, Sherman began training on his own in 2008. Tat was after his father had decided to cut back on the size of the Northern California stable they operated along with Steve’s young-

er brother, Alan. Te decision allowed Steve to inherit quite a bit of active racing business. Actually, it was somewhat accidental that Steve wound up in the horse training business at all. Unlike Alan, who wanted to be a jockey, he had not been that interested in racing. Growing up as a youngster in San Mateo, just a couple of miles from Bay Meadows, he preferred to participate in youth sports such as baseball, wrestling, football, and track. He played wide receiver and cornerback at Hillsdale High School and was also a strong sprinter, part of a 440yard relay team that reached the state fnals, he said. “My brother was the racetrack junkie,” Sherman said. “You talk about the guy who was into the track, that was my brother. Horses, horses, horses—he always went to the barn with my dad. I never did because I always had games, tournaments, and things like that.” While Alan worked in the barns and became a jockey until he got too big, Steve dreamed of going into the military and then joining the California Highway Patrol. As a youngster, he took part in seasonal work at Bay Meadows, but never on the backside. Instead, he joined his mother, Faye, on the front side; she ran the gift shop and clerked for 30 years. Steve sold the Daily Racing Form to Bay Meadows patrons through his middle school years and later, while in high school, spent many a weekend busing tables and running the bufet line in the Turf Club. But once school ended, he had other plans. “When I graduated from high school, I had my decision and it wasn’t racing horses,” Sherman said. “I was going into the military. I had always wanted to be with the CHP. Tat was my mom’s family that was in law enforcement. I remember going on ride-alongs with them, and I enjoyed it and decided this is what I’m going to do. “I had it all worked out. I was going to go in the fall and, in the meantime, I was going to work for my dad and put some money away. Tis was June 1982. I went to work for him and found it fascinating, and I never looked back. I just liked being around the horses, liked the people, just liked hanging out and the action.”

With Golden Gate and Bay Meadows in operation back then, the Shermans maintained training operations at both facilities. Te brothers managed the stables year-round while their father rotated between the tracks during their respective meets, mixing in occasional appearances in Southern California. It proved to be a highly successful arrangement, as the barn regularly fnished among the top 50 in the nation for most victories. Tey climbed to eighth nationally in both 2005 (193 wins) and 2006 (189), and peaked at sixth in 2007 with 207 total victories, according to Equibase statistics.

California that the Shermans claimed for $50,000 at Bay Meadows in 2005, is another Steve had in his barn toward the end of his career. Siren Lure earned just a shade under $1 million. “We’ve got about 34 (horses) right now,” Sherman said. “I have a barn at Golden Gate with 34 stalls. So I have the whole barn, and it’s nice to have everyone together right there. I have had as many as 80. “When I frst went on my own, I probably had 40 to 50 at Golden Gate and about 25 or 30 at Pleasanton. So I had a really big stable, and I kept it together for probably six or seven years.

Sherman has mostly Cal-breds in his stable

Tat success gave Steve the confdence to go out on his own while Art, assisted by Alan, scaled back. In his stable’s frst year Steve Sherman had 588 starts, winning 139 races and amassing $1.85 million in purse earnings. He maintained that pace with his well-known claiming barn for several years before deciding to reduce his operation in 2015. His best year came in 2010, when he posted 159 wins from 606 starters and nearly $2.1 million in earnings. Among the best horses he’s trained, Sherman lists the California-bred million-dollar earner Ultra Blend, a grade I winner who started racing with Steve in 2008 before he shipped her to his father for the balance of her career. Siren Lure, a grade I-winning sprinter in Southern

“It was probably the last three years I’ve just got to the point where I’m happy with (the smaller number of horses) because the help situation is kind of tough now. Tere’s just not enough people doing that type of work in our industry anymore, so it’s hard to fnd help. Back in the day, when I frst started or when I was helping my dad, there’d be guys all over the place.” Art and Alan, of course, gained national prominence in Southern California with the surprise emergence of the fashy Calbred chestnut colt California Chrome. A son of Lucky Pulpit, the two-time Horse of the Year won the 2014 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1), the 2016 Dubai World Cup (G1), and more than $14.7 million. Steve Sherman, as trainer for Califor-

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Trainer Profle: Steve Sherman nia Chrome co-owners and breeders Perry and Denise Martin through the Blinkers On Racing syndicate, also played an important role in the way Chrome’s story played out. “I was talking to Perry in the paddock (at Golden Gate) one day,” Steve said. “I handled their horses for them up here, and he said, ‘Hey, Steve, I got a real good one, and I want to run him down south. He’s a Cal-bred, and I just want to take advantage of the Cal-bred money situation down there.’ I told him, ‘I don’t blame you,’ and he said, ‘Who do you recomCal-breds give you an mend?’ I said, ‘Well, give him to my dad, Perry; he’ll do it right. He’ll take care of advantage instead of having you down there.’ And, fortunately, the to run in open (company). horse went from Harris Farms down to It can really help you out.” my dad. And the rest was history. “Now as it turned out, the horse started — Steve Sherman a little slow. But as he fgured things out and got stronger, and his mind got right and his body caught up, he became a real- done okay with her. But Perry told me ly good horse—one of the best. Te light she’s a really nice mother. I think she’s went on.” already had one foal and has been bred Steve was able to be part of the Sher- again.” man team for that Triple Crown run, Tree-year-old Faversham is cut much forging memories he’ll never forget. more in the mold of his brother. Te “California Chrome meant everything chestnut ridgling was shipped north after to the Sherman family,” he said. breaking his maiden on the turf at Santa Te Chrome connection continued. Anita in June. In his frst start for Steve Steve later trained California Chrome’s Sherman, he was a troubled ffth, beaten full sister Hope’s Love. She battled inju- 41⁄4 lengths in the Robert Dupret Derby at ries and never found success on the track Santa Rosa, a 11⁄16-mile turf event. “Ah, he never had a chance, he got before being retired as a broodmare prospect in 2016. Steve also recently took over conditioning from Art of Chrome’s full brother, Faversham. Te Martins own both Chrome siblings. “She was very small, very petite, and always had a shoulder issue that we could never get her over,” Sherman said of Hope’s Love, who was winless in fve career starts. “Te track was hard on her; she just wasn’t real big. She ran really good in her frst start (fnishing second), and I think if she hadn’t gotten injured, I probably would have Sherman enjoys training on the Northern California circuit 28

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slammed really hard after the break,” Sherman said. “We decided to leave him up here for at least one more race. He seems to be doing good, so we’ll see. He might be a horse that gets better as the year goes along.” Although Art Sherman, who is 81 and at least thinking about retirement, now lives full time in Southern California, Steve says they remain tight, speaking by phone every day. Divorced, Steve has two daughters: Savannah, 21, and Johanna, 6. When he talks to Art now, it’s mainly about family. But horses are also frequent topics. “He’s enjoying it right now,” Steve said in reference to his father’s training work, “and the minute he’s not enjoying it, he’ll just walk away. He’s accomplished a lot; he’s won a lot of stakes races. Of course, the big horse was really good to him, and he won some races he thought he’d never have a chance to even run in.” As for himself, Steve says he’d like to keep training for another 20 years, or as long as the Northern California circuit remains viable. A fattened purse structure is his biggest concern, and he feels California racing must fnd additional revenue streams—whether it’s sports betting, Internet poker, or whatever else might come along. Barring that, he sees no way for the game to avoid losing more owners. He’s mostly involved in the claiming game these days, so he says he’s become much more inclined to go after Cal-breds because of the incentive program. “I’ve got mostly Cal-breds now,” he said. “If you can get a good one, there’s a lot of money to be made. Cal-breds give you an advantage instead of having to run in open (company). It can really help you out. Tat’s where I’ve gone in the last year (for yearlings), and I’ve got some of those horses at the track now. Te Northern California yearling sale and Barretts—I hit them both.”

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Barretts October Sale Preview

END OF AN ERA BARRETTS COMES FULL CIRCLE: ENDS WHERE IT BEGAN

arretts Equine Sales held its inaugural 2-year-old sale in March 1990 and has been going steadily during the ensuring 28 years. It will come to an end with its 2018 fall sale of yearlings and horses of all ages, to be held Oct. 16 at Fairplex Park in Pomona, site of that inaugural sale. Te back of the catalog pays tribute to the company, calling it “A Proud Legacy of Success” and citing such highlights as Unbridled’s Song’s selling for $1.4 million and the more than 60 grade 1 winners worldwide that have passed through its auction ring. California-breds have bolstered those sales, and they continue to do so in the fnale. Many of the state’s leading sires will have yearlings in the catalog, including Bluegrass Cat, Grazen, Lucky Pulpit, Smiling Tiger, Square Eddie, and Unusual Heat. In addition, the catalog includes several Cal-bred or California-foaled yearlings by major stallions elsewhere. Mucho Macho Man has several in the sale, along with the likes of Bodemeister, Goldencents, New Year’s Day, Midshipman, and Shackleford.

California consignors are supporting the fall sale with large numbers of entries. Many of them have sold through Barretts throughout the company’s history. Andy Havens, John Harris, Adrian Gonzalez, Sue Greene, Terry Lovingier, and Kim McCarthy are well-known consignors who are readying big groups for the fnal Barretts sale. An early look at the catalog shows 286 cataloged, the bulk of them yearlings. Broodmares, weanlings, 2-year-olds, and older horses of racing age will also be ofered. Havens Bloodstock Agency has familiar pedigrees in its group. Te yearlings include a half brother to multiple graded winner Liberian Freighter by Surf Cat and Cerca Trova, a yearling flly by Sway Away and a half sister to 2018 CTBA Stakes winner Naughty Tiger. Havens also ofers 2-year-old Smiling Sunset, a daughter of Smiling Tiger and a half sister to major Cal-bred winner Miss Sunset. Te Harris consignment features some

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of the last yearlings by leading California sires Lucky Pulpit and Unusual Heat. One Unusual Heat flly is a full sister to stakes winners Bel Air Sizzle and America’s Friend, being out of the Runaway Groom mare Bel Air Belle. An example of the mares in the Harris consignment is Quality Girl, a Cal-bred full sister to Cal-bred grade 1 winner Tiz Flirtatious, an earner of $779,800. Both Gonzalez’ Checkmate Toroughbreds and Greene’s Woodbridge Farm will ofer yearlings by Smiling Tiger. Woodbridge’s group has a yearling by Bluegrass Cat, as does Ballena Vista Farm, where the stallion stands. Checkmate’s group includes yearlings by Goldencents and Midnight Lute. Lovacres also has yearlings by Goldencents and Shackleford. McCarthy Bloodstock has Cal-breds by such major stallions as Mucho Macho Man, Goldencents, and Lookin At Lucky. Te horses of racing age in that consignment include Toby Time, a 2-year-old colt by Gio Ponti out of Nashoba’s Excess, a half sister to California Horse of the Year Nashoba’s Key and to graded winner Nashoba’s Gold. Shane Easterbrook’s Easterbrook Livestock Management has a 21-horse consignment that includes yearlings by Jimmy Creed, New Year’s Day, Coil, Empire Way, and Stormin Fever.

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Te following pages spotlight 14 Toroughbred farms on the West Coast, each of which’s purpose is to produce healthy, strong and talented horses who can successfully represent the local breeding and racing industry in the future. Te farms are diverse in size and scope and are situated throughout the Golden State—south from San Diego to north of San Francisco and from the coastal areas over to the desert regions. Te services they ofer also difer, ofering the choice of small boarding and lay-up farms to major facilities with complete training centers.

Ballena Vista Farm ........................................... 34 Barton Toroughbreds ..................................... 35 BG Toroughbred Farm .................................. 36 Daehling Ranch .............................................. 37 E.A. Ranches ................................................... 38 Flag Is Up Farms ........................................... 39 Harris Farms .................................................... 40 Kingfsher Farms ............................................ 41 Legacy Ranch ............................................... 42 Lovacres Ranch ............................................... 43 Milky Way Farm ............................................ 44 Rancho San Miguel ......................................... 45 Tommy Town Toroughbreds LLC ................. 46 Victory Rose Toroughbreds ........................... 47

Ballena Vista Farm Now and the Future Are Exciting Times at Ballena Vista Farm

Ballena Vista Farm boasts a world-class facility and showcases a stallion roster highlighted by California’s leading sire Bluegrass Cat, a G1 winner of $1,761,280. Also standing at the sprawling Ramona farm is Eddington, a G1 winner and G1 sire of two-time Breeders’ Cup champion Secret Circle. Te stallion roster is rounded out by G1 winner Finnegans Wake entered stud in 2017 and G2 winner Texas Ryano who was added to the roster this year. Bluegrass Cat ($7,500) won the Remsen Stakes (GII) and Nashua Stakes (GIII) as a juvenile before winning the Haskell Invitational (GI) at three. He also fnished second in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and the Belmont Stakes (G1). Bluegrass Cat’s runners have earned more than $40 million. Eddington ($3,500) joined Ballena Vista Farm in 2014. A G1 winning son of Unbridled, his runners include $3,670,790-earner Secret Circle, who won the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint in 2011 and completed a rare double when taking the Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint in 2013. Secret Circle went on to win the 2015 $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) in his fnal start. He is the sire of 2-year old Cal-Bred Stakes Winner Tap the Wire (Graduation Stakes). Finnegans Wake ($3,500), by Powerscourt (GB) owned by Rockingham Ranch, is a G1 multiple stakes winner of $1,594,665. He won at distances on the turf from 1 1/8 to 1 ½ miles. His frst foals have arrived and look outstanding. We look forward to his next crop. New this year is Texas Ryano ($3,500), by Curlin is a multiple G2 winner of $455,045. He won at distances of 1 mile to 1 ¼ miles. He is the only Stakes Winner by Curlin standing in California and is the half brother to 6 graded /Stakes performers.

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Ballena Vista Farm encompasses more than 220 acres consisting of pastures irrigated by fresh-water wells and individual paddocks (grass or dry) of varying sizes, all with wood four-rail fencing and V-mesh wire for safety. Tere is also a quarter-mile training track with a starting gate, a covered round pen and a six-horse Claydon indoor exerciser. Tese facilities meet all your training needs regardless of the weather. Te stallion complex includes an eight stall stallion barn, adjoining grass turn-outs, additional pastures, a covered round pen, laboratory, and a breeding shed to accommodate a high standard of excellence. Te farm has produced two of the 2018 leading Cal Bred two-year-old colts, TDN Rising Star Mr. Paytience and the undefeated stakes winner Tap the Wire (by Eddington). Ballena Vista Farms staf is led by Miguel Jimenez (Farm Manager) with experienced staf including Manuel Piedra (Assistant Manager) and Martin Chavez (Trainer). Together the team has more than 100 years of hands-on Toroughbred experience. Veterinary services are provided by Dr. Gary Cranney and Dr. William Talbot, both long term San Diego County equine practitioners. Ballena Vista Farm prides itself on providing the best possible care for mares and foals, breaking and training of young horses, sales preparation and rehabilitation of injured horses. Tere are personnel available around the clock for constant supervision of the equine athletes in residence. In-depth and meticulous attention is given to every detail of the farm’s equine residents and Ballena Vista Farm stands by its motto of, “Integrity, Commitment, Compassion… It’s All Here.” Please visit the www.ballenavistafarm.com website for more information and photos.

Barton Thoroughbreds has been operating for over one year, after opening its gates for business in August 2017. The farm is situated in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, just thirty minutes from Santa Barbara and two and a half hours from Santa Anita Park. The near two hundred acres in a moderate climate provide the ideal space for boarding and raising thoroughbreds in California. Barton Thoroughbreds is led by Kate Barton, also a CTBA Director, and farm manager Kevin Dickson. Kevin was the manager of Vessels Stallion Farm for twenty-one years until assuming the role of farm manager for Ocean Breeze Ranch for two years. Kevin’s experience, along with education from Colorado State University studying Equine Science with an emphasis in reproduction, proves to be an asset in the development of Barton Thoroughbreds as the premier farm in California. Barton Thoroughbreds offers boarding, breeding, foaling, sales prep, and lay-up care. They lay-up side is led by an experienced horseman from Santa Anita Park who has over twenty years of experience in caring for thoroughbreds in training. The forty-five stall barn on the lay-up side is equipped with an EquiVibe plate used for rehabilitating horses. The farm has also invested in a state-of-the-art eurocizer and sand paddocks to aid in recovery. Multiple grass paddocks allow for quality turnout time for your thoroughbreds as well.

winner by Unbridled’s Song out of a strong female family who stood his first year in 2018. The Grade I winner and million-dollar earner Champ Pegasus, by Fusaichi Pegasus out of the graded stakes winner Salt Champ (ARG), also stands at Barton Thoroughbreds with his oldest crop being three-year olds of 2018. Dads Caps offers the speed influence in the roster, as the son of Discreet Cat won or placed in 10 graded sprint stakes and won the GI Carter Handicap twice in New York, retiring with earnings of $1.1 million. Misremembered was relocated to Barton for the 2018 season, another Baffert-trained GI winning millionaire and track record setter. The son of Candy Ride (ARG) also sired Ax Man, who had an impressive year after breaking his maiden by 9 ½ lengths. The newest addition is Tiz a Minister, son of Ministers Wild Cat, who retired as a graded stakes winner with earnings of almost half a million dollars. The team at Barton is committed to investing in the quality of care of thoroughbreds in the state of California and helping clients breed and raise their next champion Cal-Bred. Visitors are invited to tour the farm, see the stallions, and meet the management. Feel free to email info@bartonthoroughbreds.com, call the office at (805) 693-1777, or visit the website at bartonthoroughbreds. com. Barton Thoroughbreds looks forward to welcoming you to the Santa Ynez Valley.

Aside from offering unparalleled care for lay-ups, Barton Thoroughbreds is pleased to stand the following stallions: Cat Burglar, Champ Pegasus, Dads Caps, Misremembered, and Tiz a Minister. Cat Burglar is a Baffert-trained multiple graded-placed, black-type

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BG Toroughbred Farm Everything Needed To Keep Racehorses Happy George Yager of BG Stables and trainer Hector Palma have expanded their racetrack partnership to establish BG Toroughbred Farm, a high-class operation located in Hemet. Te 51-acre spread boasts an exceptional staf and fne accommodations for its Toroughbred athletes. Hector Palma not only has over ffty years of experience in the industry, but he also owned and operated Central Farms for nearly thirty years. Palma now oversees all aspects of BG Toroughbred Farm, from the breeding and foaling to the training of young horses. Palma’s right hand man is Marcos Menjivar, who adds another 20 years of experience to the staf and manages day-to-day operations. Te farm, which opened its doors under its current moniker in 2014, ofers 28 pastures with year-round grass, two 20-stall barns, a layup barn with run-out pens, and sand pens for turnout. A specially trained 24-hour foaling crew observes the farm’s broodmares, while cameras are mounted in each stall for an extra layer of observation. Te property also includes a fve-eighths of a mile training track. Te stallion roster for 2019 is made up of seven horses: Afrmative, Capital Account, Daddy Nose Best, Fighting Hussar, King of Jazz (Arg), Merit Man, and Unusual Heatwave. Afrmative, by Unbridled – Tom’s A La Mode, by Alleged, is the sire of grade 1 winner and $931,612-earner Warren’s Veneda. In 2015, Warren’s Veneda went on a tear, taking the Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) and Santa Margarita Stakes (gr. I). She went favored in the Vanity Stakes (gr. I), but a three-race streak end when she fnished third. Afrmative has also sired stakes winner and grade 1-placed Warren’s Jitterbug. His progeny have earned more than $4.1 million with 65% winners from starters. Speedy Capital Account, by Closing Argument – Accountess, by Private Account, broke his maiden frst out by seven and three-quarters lengths, posting a 104 Beyer Speed Figure. He went on to win the Pat O’Brien Stakes (gr. II) at Del Mar over Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Coil. Capital Account fnished in the top three places in 12 of his 14 career starts, earning $445,080. His 36

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frst runners hit the track in 2018, with his very frst starter ultimately winning against maiden special weight company. Daddy Nose Best, a son of leading sire Scat Daddy – Follow Your Bliss, by Tunder Gulch, won three grade 3 events at ages three and fve, and won six stakes total in his 25race career. He earned $957,303 while winning nine times, including at least once a year between 2011 and 2014. Daddy Nose Best’s frst runner has placed three times. Te multiple stakes placed winner Fighting Hussar is a son of Rockport Harbor – Lightning Pace, by Regal Classic, and earned $236,128. Lightning Pace was grade 3-placed and a six-time winner in Canada. Fighting Hussar’s daughter Pretty Hussar became his frst winner with his frst crop in 2018. Dual winner King of Jazz (Arg) is a son of Giant’s Causeway and out of the group 1 winning mare Kiss Me Sweet (Arg), making him a half-brother to six winners, including two stakes horses. King of Jazz ran 10 times at Santa Anita and Del Mar, never fnishing worse than ffth. He won from eight to 10 furlongs on the grass. Te brilliantly quick Merit Man won a stakes race every year at two, three, and four. After fnishing second by a nose in the $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint at Santa Anita Park, Merit Man won the Spectacular Bid Stakes at Gulfstream Park, proving his mettle on both coasts. He had four wins in nine starts for earnings of $462,030. Te son of With Distinction has frst-crop juveniles in 2018, and has already seen a winner in his frst four starters. California Champion Unusual Heatwave earned that honor in 2012 as the state’s top Tree Year Old Male. He won four races and $488,752, including the Snow Chief Stakes at three and the Crystal Water Handicap at fve. Te son of Unusual Heat – Miss Alphie, by Candi’s Gold, is a half-brother to graded stakes winner Alphie’s Bet. BG Toroughbred Farm has established itself as a convenient central location to the Southern California racetracks, and looks to answer all your needs as a breeding, layup, rehabilitation, and training facility.

Daehling Ranch Afordable To Te Small Breeder

Daehling Ranch has been boarding, raising and training Thoroughbreds for 36 years. What originally began as a sideline to our farming operation, the horse division ultimately turned into the main activity and income source. Te 400-acre ranch plays host to 200 irrigated acres of pasture and 50 acres of winter-use paddocks. Because of the proximity to the Cosumnes River we have truly exceptional soil and always plenty of ground water to produce lush pasture for eight months out of the year. Last year, Daehling Ranch was represented by multiple stakes winner Fast and Foxy, who won $514,030, and in 2015 it was stakes winner Sing and Tell with $256,669 in earnings. In partnership with our trainer Holly Evans, Daehling Ranch has won 13 races so far this in 2018, with names such as Sing in the Wind and Twice As Fast. With the help of Juan Heredia, we break and train a lot of young horses at the ranch. We have a 1/3 of a mile sand covered, all weather training track with a starting gate; a large, covered round pen; a 70’ diameter Eurosizer; and 68 stalls. Francisco Gomez, also known as “Pancho” to our clients, successfully foaled 42 mares last spring and bred twice that many mares to our resident stallions. For the 2019 breeding season we will be standing Sierra Sunset, Gallant Son, Fullbridled, Peppered Cat, Coach Bob, and Mesa Tunder. Sierra Sunset, by Bertrando out of a Pirate’s Bounty mare, was an Oaklawn Park graded stakes winner of $459,696. He has sired 55% winners from

starters. Gallant Son, by Malabar Gold out of an Exploit mare, earned $552,528 and scored in a grade 3 race at Hollywood Park; his frst foals hit the track in 2018. Peppered Cat by Tabasco Cat out of a Meadowlake mare, is the sire of graded stakes winner Peppered Crown and 75% winners from starters. Stakes placed Fullbridled, by Unbridled’s Song out of a Relaunch mare, has progeny earnings just under $1 million, led by $256,165-earner Full Dancer. Coach Bob, a fourtime winner and multiple stakes placed runner by Bertrando out of a Yankee Gentleman mare, had frst-crop juveniles this year. Mesa Tunder, by Sky Mesa out of a City Dancer mare, won two races in a shortened career; his six winners include fve-time winner Aloha Ke Akua. Owner Joe Daehling has vast experience with horses, which he has passed on to his daughter Julia Oldfeld. She manages the ranch’s wholesale and retail nursery, and is getting more and more involved with the horse operation. Julia loves everything involved with agriculture, but her family and her horses are her frst love. 250 horses and luxurious straw bedding produces a tremendous amount of manure every year. Due to rich, deep soil, plenty of water and the use of that horse manure, we have a huge crop of wine grapes in our 100-acre vineyard. It pays to be diversifed. For more information, see our website at www.daehlingranch.com.

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E.A. Ranches Providing Optimal Conditions During the Early Development of Horses is Fundamental to Racing Success

E.A. Ranches, the expansive 1,000 acre state-of the-art Toroughbred farm in the fertile hills above Ramona, was built and managed around founder Ernest Auerbach’s belief that “optimal conditions during the early development of horses are fundamental to racing success.” Following this vision of her late father, daughter Heidi Farkash and husband John are now leading E.A. Ranches into the next decades. Teir new focus is centered around ofering the very best mare and foal care, weanling and yearling boarding, expert sales prep, lay-ups and rehab, as well as dignifed equine retirement. Mare & Foal Care, Weanlings & Yearlings E.A. Ranches ofers lush, green pastures for mares and foals, weanlings and yearlings. Te spacious, rolling felds lined with dark wooden fences remind visitors immediately of Kentucky, and provide broodmares and growing foals of all ages with lots of nutritious grass and plenty of room to run and play. E.A. Ranches adopted the practice of the world’s best Toroughbred farms to integrate “chaperones” into the dedicated weanling and yearling pastures. Tese gentle, retired broodmares and geldings serve as peace keepers and teach their respective group of age-matched fllies or colts the essential horse manners. In addition, the team at E.A. Ranches prides itself that daily handling of the youngsters is a priority and continues through their entire weanling and yearling years. Sales Preparation Sales prep is a fne art that the team at E.A. Ranches has cultivated to perfection. Whether weanling, yearling, racing prospect or broodmare, the main elements of nutrition, grooming, farrier work, exercise

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and show training are skillfully matched to prepare the horses for their best during the sale. Close cooperation with the most reputable consignors for each respective sales venue ensured that over the past 40 years many horses sales-prepped by E.A. Ranches have successfully graduated from all major sales nationwide. Lay-ups & Rehab Many prominent trainers and owners regularly send horses to E.A. Ranches for lay-ups and appreciate the choice of generous individual pastures, smaller grass paddocks, or runs with special footing in various sizes. Often they also rely on the highly skilled staf to care for post-surgical horses that require not only fulltime stall rest but also the meticulous administration of medications and treatments. E.A. Ranches ofers the full range of conservative techniques as well as cutting edge rehab methods, adjustments and diagnostics by an experienced vet. Retirement Racehorse retirement is a long-standing tradition at E.A. Ranches, started by its late founder, Ernest Auerbach, and continuing in the present. For owners who “want to do the right thing” by giving their old broodmare or injured racer a dignifed retirement, a couple of spacious pastures are set aside. Te retirees are checked upon twice daily during feeding time, and can live out their lives in a natural environment of stunning beauty while being well cared for. Contact General Manager Sherrie Tellam email: earanches@aol.com or (760) 789-1498. www.earanches.com.

Flag Is Up Farms A Starting Point for Success

Flag Is Up Farms is the internationally renowned starting point for some of the world’s most successful racehorses. Monty and Pat Roberts, with their team of exceptional trainers, have used violence-free, JoinUp® training methods to start horses on their way to happy, healthy and successful careers for 52 years. Te trainers, riders and employees give the horses the foundation for a competitive edge. Experienced exercise riders train the horses to become focused athletes from the outset of their professional careers. Successful Toroughbreds trained at Flag Is Up Farms include the twice Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Alleged, Santa Anita Derby winner, An Act, back to back champion fllies of the US, Cathy Honey and Aladancer, Lomitas, Germany’s champion threeyear-old as well as older Horse of the Year, Gr. I stakes winner Sabiango as well as champion sprinter, miler and Horse of the Year, Sharivari, who did his winning in New Zealand. Te wall of fame in the training barn includes over 70 stakes winners trained of Flag Is Up Farms grass and racetrack. Monty Roberts frst spotted the fertile valley near Solvang in 1947. At Cal Poly he studied the soil, the water and the weather of this enchanted location. In the early 1960’s he was encouraged by noted trainers such as Farrell W. Jones and Charles Whittingham to get this property and cause it to be a world-class center for the production of top class racehorses. He and Pat moved their family onto the property in 1966 and both Farrell Jones and Charles Whittingham would be ultraproud of the results that followed the encouragement they gave the Roberts to create Flag Is Up. Te name, Flag Is Up Farms was chosen to honor the moment when all the horses are in the gate and ready for the race. Monty states, “At this time we

lose all control. Our student is taking the test. Tis is the moment for which Flag Is Up Farms is preparing our equine athletes.” Monty and Pat led the world of producing two-year-olds for the racing industry through the early days of the two-year-old in training sales. For 18 years champion after champion was produced by Flag Is Up Farms. Monty has taken his non-violent training methods to the world where he has presented over 11,000 horses to public audiences. Te training of horses has been altered globally through the eforts of Flag Is Up Farms and its chosen team. Te 5/8’s racetrack is tended to by one of Monty’s heroes, Richard Tedesco. Monty states that Tedesco is responsible for better racing surfaces for over 50 years. We pride ourselves in caring for the health of our horses with the best possible training surfaces. Pat Roberts is still competing in the saddle and recently won a major championship. Monty is still working in the round pen and at the starting gate on Flag Is Up just to prove that they are still as close to the horses as they have ever been. Daughter, Laurel is the farm manager and actively on the scene daily. Laurel is on the track every morning on a pony and watching the young Toroughbreds with a trained eye. Owners of aspiring young Toroughbreds could not fnd a better place or a better team to see to the nutritional needs, the medical needs or the training needs of young Toroughbreds looking to make their mark in the racing industry. It would be hard to fnd another operation that can account for 52 years of responsibly serving the Toroughbred industry or a farm that has consistently met the task of producing sound, welltrained horses prepared for the track to maximize their potential. Please contact our ofces at (805) 688-4382.

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Harris Farms Classic Production From Harris Farms Programs An outstanding stallion roster highlights the Harris Farms commitment to California’s breeding industry. Each year, over 300 broodmares pass through our breeding shed, the frst step in a comprehensive program, which has produced numerous world-class champions. Te success of Smiling Tiger continues as he is the runaway leader among 2018 second-crop sires and the promising stallion Mr. Big was a signifcant addition to our 2018 stallion roster. Harris Farms also stands Grade 1 sire Tizbud, Desert Code and promising young sires Clubhouse Ride, Jeranimo, Lakerville, and Tamarando. Tis high level of success on the racetrack and from our breeding shed continues to be the goal at Harris Farms, which has accounted for 51 California divisional champions, and eight California Horse of the Year honors for the farm and its clients. Stakes-class runners and $250,000-plus winners raised and/or trained at Harris Farms have amassed earnings exceeding $50 million. Toroughbred stars who trace their roots to Harris Farms include: California’s All-Time Money Earner, 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner and two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome; Horse of the Year Tiznow, the only two-time winner of the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1); Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner Tor’s Echo and Breeders’ Cup Sprint runner-up Soviet Problem; additional Grade 1 winners Alphabet Kisses, Healthy Addiction, Greg’s Gold, Cost of Freedom, Nashoba’s Key, Tiz Flirtatious, Spanish Queen, Dominate Dancer, Tamarando and Grade II winners Skye Diamonds, Gervinho, Ceeband, Compari, Continental Red and Moscow Burning. Te Harris Farms Horse Division dates back nearly 50 years to the vision of John Harris and his father Jack, both cattle ranchers, farmers and horsemen who wanted to devote part of their operation to the breeding, raising and training of Toroughbred racehorses. Te horse division represents just one area of the larger Harris Ranch operation, which also operates the acclaimed Harris Ranch Restaurant and Inn; Harris Feeding Co., 40

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California’s largest cattle feed yard; and Harris Farms Farming Div. with thousands of acres planted in almonds, pistachios, vegetables and citrus. C u r r e n t l y, Harris Farms’ horse division includes the 320– acre main farm located north of Coalinga, just east of the I-5, as well as the 200-acre part of the Harris River Ranch devoted to horses. Te main farm boasts a full commercial facility, ofering a wide range of services from breeding and foaling to breaking and training, for both Harris Farms and its many loyal clients. Te pastoral Harris River Ranch, where John and Carole Harris make their home, is located 65 miles northeast of the main farm. Te rich, sandy loam soil and underlying limestone work with ideal water conditions to nourish 200-acres of large, expansive pasture conducive to the proper growth and development of weanlings and yearlings. Cared for by River Ranch manager Laurie Brown, her assistant manager Lindsay Miller and the River Ranch staf, young horses are well prepared for the rigors of the racetrack or the sales ring. President and owner John Harris entrusts his horse division to a loyal and committed group of hard-working employees. Te Harris team is led by General Manager David McGlothlin and farm trainer Per Antonsen, both of whom have been with the farm since 1981. Dr. Jeanne Bowers serves as the farm’s resident veterinarian. Other key members include Raul Rosas, assistant farm manager and stallion manager, and assistant trainer Lisa TorresAntonsen. Dr. Virginia Castillo Hernandez assists with the veterinary team and Patty Lagden leads the foaling crew. Te courteous administrative staf consists of ofce manager and accountant Brooke Jackson; Debbie Correia, administrative assistant to John Harris; Debbie Winick, administrative assistant to Dave McGlothlin. All are ready to feld any questions or requests you may have about our operation. Please feel free to call and schedule an appointment to tour the facilities, or visit the Harris Farms web site at www.harrisfarms.com

Kingfsher Farms A Peaceful Equine Paradise Covering All Te Angles For State-Of-Te-Art Equine R&R

Established just a few short years ago, Kingfsher Farms has rapidly become a stellar destination for horses on layup. Owned and operated by longtime horsewoman Katie Fisher, Kingfsher Farms boasts 30 acres of grass and sand paddocks, rubber fooring in the barn aisles, EquiPulse machine, and two vibration plate stalls for horses in rehabilitation. Te barns are quiet, ofering plenty of rest and relaxation for their equine inhabitants. All horses are weighed upon arrival and a custom feed schedule is set to help each horse become healthy from the inside out. Each horse has individual needs and schedule that is laid out by the trainer, veterinarian, and owners. Te barns on the Santa Ynez property also have ComfortStall Sealed Orthopedic Flooring in the 56 stalls. Te special fooring, complete with Precision Foam, helps keeps horses comfortable during the rehabilitation of fractures, chips, and joint and tendon problems. Automated EquiLume lighting contributes to the peaceful atmosphere. Fisher hails from an agriculturally-based family, and originally worked with Arabians, before

coming up under the tutelage of Magali Farms manager Tom Hudson. Since the closure of Magali Farms, the two have stayed close, with Hudson calling Kingfsher Farms “the best rehabilitation facility in the state.” It was with Hudson’s encouragement that Kingfsher Farms became an open rehabilitation center for outside clients. Te close-knit team of employees handling the horses consider themselves family, working seamlessly with Fisher and with each other. Tey have long worked together, frst at Magali Farms and now at Kingfsher Farms. Te team places an emphasis on health and cleanliness, as well as state of the art technology to promote healing. Fisher often says that the healing of horses brings a certain soothing sense to the soul. Te serene, green property ofers lush paddocks and the ultimate calm, ensuring that your horse will experience nothing but a relaxing, healing vacation away from the racetrack. For more information, please contact Katie Fisher at (805) 698-7845 or reach her at katie@kingfsherfarms.com

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Legacy Ranch

Te Jewel of the Foothills

Sprawling over 145 acres in Clements, Northern California, is Legacy Ranch. With three decades of experience in both the Toroughbred and Quarter Horse industries, Pete and Evelyn Parrella’s outstanding breeding and training facility ofers anything your horse might need on its road to success. A new training barn is a highlight at Legacy Ranch; the 26-stall addition was completed just one year ago. Te barn was built in-house, and now contributes to the 72 stalls available for horses in training. An additional 30 stalls are used for broodmares, while other horses are housed in spacious paddocks and pastures. In addition to the main barns, there is an isolation barn, and a fve-furlong training track which is maintained by state of the art equipment. Tere is a Eurociser for horses in training, and a vibe plate for those on layup. Legacy Ranch’s longtime trainer Terry Knight has recently become the ranch manager, and lives on the property with wife Dru. Tey are joined by 35 other employees, including assistant ranch manager Ashley Goodrich and maintenance supervisor Trent Newhall. Legacy Ranch will be standing three stallions in 2019: Straight Fire, Gervinho, and Phantom Wildcat. Straight Fire ($3,500) was added to the Legacy Ranch roster in 2018. Te son of Dominus is out of the winning A.P. Indy mare Tricky Indy, a halfsister to dual grade 3 winner Confde. Tricky Indy is also the dam of stakes placed winner Magical Band.

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Straight Fire broke his maiden at Del Mar, then fnished second in the Del Mar Futurity (GI) and third in the FrontRunner Stakes (GI). He earned $146,400 in just four starts. Straight Fire is owned by a syndicate and is managed by Jason Litt and Alex Solis, Jr. Gervinho ($2,000) entered stud in 2015. Te son of Unusual Heat is from the Out of Place mare Foreverinthegame, also known as the dam of speedy stakes winner Lakerville. Amongst Gervinho’s four wins were the Sir Beaufort Stakes (Gr. II), the Oceanside Stakes, and the Zuma Beach Stakes. He also placed in two other graded events for earnings of $422,140. Phantom Wildcat ($1,000) is a winning son of Forest Wildcat and the multiple stakes winning Navarone mare Valarone, the dam of fve winners. With just six starters to date, Phantom Wildcat has four winners, including Del Mar stakes winner Mo Soul, who won the 2016 I’m Smokin’ Stakes over Golden State champion California Diamond. A Phantom Wildcat daughter, Gemini Journey, is a three-time winner. Top stakes horses such as His Legacy, Bella Banissa, Excessive Obsession, Jiggly, and the worldrecord setting Quarter Horse Griswold have hailed from the Legacy Ranch program. Te farm also boasts several acres of vineyards just 75 miles outside Napa Valley. For more information, call the ofce at (209) 759-3315, or call Terry Knight at (510) 928-4980.

Lovacres Ranch A Farm With an “Altitude” Lovacres Ranch has been at its current Warner Springs location for just over a decade, but it is growing in prominence with each passing season. Put into service late in the summer of 2007, the 520-acre layout includes the old Folgner Ranch and remains a work in progress. “Te sixfurlong training track is in full use, full time,” said owner Terry Lovingier. “We grow our own alfalfa and have large pastures.” Lovingier is enchanted by the beauty of the setting. “I don’t like to brag,” he said, “but I think this is one of the prettier farms in California. We have all new fencing and the lay of the land is beautiful, set in rolling hills and full of beautiful old oak trees. We’re at 3,500 feet elevation and the horses love it. I’ve never seen happier horses. And training at an altitude is good for them, too.” Lovacres is a full-service facility, ofering breeding, foaling, boarding, breaking, training and sales preparation, and will stand seven stallions for the 2019 season. Multiple grade 1-winning millionaire Stay Tirsty moved to Lovacres for the 2018 season. Te son of Bernardini, out of a winning Storm Bird mare, was grade 1 placed at two, fnishing second in the Belmont Stakes (GI) at three, then added both the 1 1/4 mile Travers Stakes (GI) and the one-mile Cigar Mile Handicap (GI) at four. He entered stud in 2013 and is just heating up, with a 2018 Saratoga grade 1-winning two-year-old in Mind Control. Stay Tirsty has total progeny earnings over $8 million and has 63% winners from starters. Although Stay Tirsty normally stands for $5,000, Te farm is ofering the frst 20 mares to book by Decemeber 1, 2018, a breeding fee of $4,000. Lovacres is pleased to welcome the frst son of Union Rags standing in California, Smokem. Te fashy colt is out of the stakes winning, graded stakes placed Smoke Glacken mare, One Smokin’ Lady. Smokem broke his maiden frst out then fnished second in four consecutive stakes races as a juvenile. Before retirement, he worked a bullet in the fnal work of his career. Govenor Charlie is a son of Eclipse Champion Sprinter Midnight Lute is out of Silverbulletway, a Storm

Cat daughter of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) and Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) heroine Silverbulletday. Silverbulletway has produced three stakes winners from fve foals, with Govenor Charlie taking the rich Sunland Derby (gr. III) in 2013. He was retired with $506,650 in earnings to stand his frst season in 2016. Stakes winner Awesome Gambler, the only son of Coronado’s Quest standing in California, was the state’s leading freshman sire of 2011. Among his earners of over $4.3 million is the 2011 California Champion Two Year Old Female, Willa B Awesome. She won the grade 1, $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks, the grade 3, $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes, and the $288,000 Melair Stakes. Awesome Gambler has also sired stakes-placed winners River Kiss, Awesome Annie, Awe Golly Molly, Awe’ Some Kitten, Willie Be Awesome, and L J’s Awesome Girl. Empire Way hails from the strongest female family in California. Te son of Belmont Stakes (gr. I) hero Empire Maker is out of the graded stakes winning A.P. Indy mare Delta Princess, making him a full brother to two-time Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic and three-time Eclipse Award winner Royal Delta. He is also a half-brother to grade 1 winner Crown Queen and the grade 1-placed winner Carnival Court. Stakes-placed Empire Way already has 27 winners, including 2018 Melair Stakes winner Loving Lynda, with progeny earnings already over $1.3 million. Grace Upon Grace is a winning, stakes-placed son of Rio Verde and a half-brother to four other winners, including stakes winners Rgirldoesn’tbluf, Chasing the Prize and Greeting Card. He won on both grass and synthetic surfaces. Grace Upon Grace has 50% winners from starters, including stakes winner Show It N Moe It, stakes placed Sweet Bea, and $197,552 earner London Legacy. Time to Get Even, a grade-3 winner of $150,084 by Stephen Got Even, has had 33 winners from 56 starters to date, and has already sired stakes winner Time for a Memory, as well as multiple stakes placed winners Time for Angie and Xingontothebone.

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Milky Way 100-Acre Facility Now Specializing In Toroughbred Horses Tis year, more than ever, as a California Farm, we are seeing the benefts resulting from the eforts of all who are working so hard to make California an outstanding place to breed and race Toroughbred horses. Te interest in California bred horses created an amazing year for our farm as demonstrated by the increases in stallion interest and on farm marketing of the yearlings and weanlings. Temecula Valley is located between the major racing centers of Southern California as well as a short distance from both San Luis Rey Downs and Galway Downs. Milky Way Farm is a 100 acres full service facility with a farm philosophy of providing the best possible care to both the horse and their owners. We strive to keep in close contact with each owner, welcoming their input into the horse’s wellbeing and encourage them to visit the farm as often as possible. Te farm consists of 3-4-acre pastures with are planted each year for seasonal grass. Tis past year we have certainly been afected by the major drought in California and, as with most areas; have been asked to be very conservation conscious. We are very excited to add another wonderful stallion to the farm for 2019. Richmond Street brings a spectacular and familiar pedigree to California. Richmond Street has a successful winning career earning $196,855. He is a 3/4 brother to one of the world’s greatest race horses ZENYATTA, earner of $7,304,580. He is a son of Street Cry out of Where’s Bailey by Aljabr out of Vertiginiuex. Where’s Bailey is also a half sister to BALANCE - Grade 1 winner of Santa Anita Oaks, and to Treasure Trail, dam of 2018 Stakes winner LONG ISLAND SOUND. Richmond Street is a half brother to multi graded stakes winner SHE’S NOT HERE, earned $450,453 and was a winner of Yellow Ribbon GR2 at Del Mar. Te stallion breeding season was more than we ever could have dreamed for. Our reproductive program is handled by Dr. Celeste Spini and Dr. Jef Moss, and we thank them every day for the wonderful program they have established for our farm. 2018 started extremely busy and never slowed down, with the stallions covering almost 225 mares. Smart Bid (Smart Strike x Recording) winner of $1,008,309 had several winners in New York from his frst crop and is currently California Top Five Second Crop Sire and Circumference (IRE) (Galileo x Circle of Life) frst yearlings look wonderful with a top selling frst daughter at Barretts Select yearling sale. Sundarban (A.P Indy x Desert Tigress) winner of $103,340 is having a wonderful stallion career with earnings now very close to $1,000,000. HoorayforHollywood, George Krikorian’s Stakes placed winner of $212,819 by Storm Cat x Hollywood Story, multiple G1 winner of $1,717,105 frst foals are racing and has his frst winners. Winning Cause multiple Stakes winner of $645,734 by Giant’s Causeway x Rafshing Look by Kingmambo, his frst group of weanlings are amazing. Box Score, a full brother 44

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to Temple City had an excellent frst crop of foals Te resident broodmares are having a spectacular 2018. Because of California incentive programs, several of the mares produced Cal bred foals by some of the best young sires in Kentucky. We had foals by Cairo Prince, Street Sense, Munnings, Daredevil, Include, Verrazano, Gemologist, Fast Anna, Tamarkuz and Violence. Some of the farm mare’s pedigrees were enhanced by important pedigree updates. 2018 has been a spectacular year for the farm broodmares. My Sister Sandy produced Van Beethnoven, a leading two year old colt in England, winner of Railway Stakes. Gold d’oro produced Strike Power, Stakes Winner and 2nd in Florida Fountain of Youth. Half sister to farm mare See Alice, Exotic Bloom, dam of Breeders Cup Champion STOPCHARGINGMARIA produced the $2.1 million Keeneland Yearling 2018. Silk Or Satin, half sister to multiple grade 1 winner Joking, is in foal for 2019 to Distorted Humor. Hollywood Queen, a half sister to Eclipse Champion Roy H is in foal for 2019 to Practical Joke. with the great patience and knowledge of Gayle Van Leer, the broodmare band is going into one of the most important groups in California. Te resident farm population is growing and we are constantly trying to improve the farm facility and this year have added an additional 10 more foaling enclosures designed to give the mares more freedom to maneuver during the time just before delivery and additional layup paddocks. We also have added a barn with 21 stalls for foaling, layups and sales preparation. Te foaling area is monitored by cameras as well as night staf. We have added 40 individual paddocks for mare care during the breeding season as it is our goal to keep visiting mares individually cared for. Te mares and foals enjoy three to fve acres large pastures during the spring. During this time, the foals are given basic training routine. After weaning, they are returned to large pastures in small groups to run, play and grow. As yearlings, they are either prepped for the fall sales or sent to Jose Murillo, at Galway Downs for their basic saddle work and to be introduced to the race track world. Te farm ofers a rehabilitation and layup program, with several options to better meet the needs of each individual horse. In addition to stall care, we ofer 24 x 24 paddocks, as well as 100 x 100 paddocks for some time of to rest or to recover from injuries, Our greatest goal is for the horses to return to useful and fulflling lives. Each year is a new beginning in the world of livestock. Each foaling season brings new hopes and dreams for the future. Our staf, headed by farm manager, Johnny Alvira, have totally commited to making Milky Way Farm an important part of the California Toroughbred industry. For information please call (909) 241-6600.

Rancho San Miguel Quality Stallions Highlight Tis Breeding and Sales Prep Operation Tom and Nancy Clark’s Rancho San Miguel is one of the leading stallion stations in California. 250-acres nestled in the coastal foothills northwest of Paso Robles where warm days are cooled by evening breezes of the Pacifc Ocean. Tis central location allows the farm to serve clients from both the northern and southern regions of the state. Rancho San Miguel is led by its General Manager of 30 years, Clay Murdock. Gerardo Guerra, Sydnee Brown, Lindsay Boutwell, and Johanna Young round out the outstanding and experienced management staf. Rancho San Miguel is excited to welcome Jim Meyers, DVM as the resident veterinarian. Dr. Meyers grew up in Paso Robles, CA and attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where he double majored in agricultural and animal science. Upon graduating from University of California at Davis Veterinary School, Jim completed a year-long internship at Loomis Basin Equine. He continued his education with a residency in Teriogenology at New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania before returning to California to practice in Sonoma County for 3 years. Te 2019 Rancho San Miguel stallion roster consists of: Curlin to Mischief, Danzing Candy, Golden Balls (IRE), Northern Causeway, Richard’s Kid, Rousing Sermon, Slew’s Tiznow, Tom’s Tribute, Typhoon Slew, and U S Ranger. Royally-bred Curlin to Mischief is sired by twotime Horse of the Year/leading sire Curlin and is a halfbrother to Grade 1 winners Beholder, Mendelssohn, and Into Mischief; the latter stands for $100,000. Curlin to Mischief ’s frst foals will hit the track in 2019. Danzing Candy is a quick, multiple graded stakes winner by Twirling Candy. He earned $700,930 in just 11 starts, taking the San Felipe Stakes (G2) at three and both the San Carlos Stakes (G2) and the Lone Star Park Handicap (G3) at four. He is a half-brother to another stakes winner in Cedartown.

Multiple graded stakes placed stakes winner Golden Balls (Ire) is the lone son of Danehill Dancer to stand in California. 55% of his starters are winners, including $101,130-earner X S Gold. Northern Causeway is a graded stakes winner and son of sire-of-sires Giant’s Causeway, out of Getaway Girl, a half-sister to leading sires City Zip and Ghostzapper. Richard’s Kid, by Lemon Drop Kid and out of the Broad Brush mare Tough Broad, earned over $2.4 million on the track. He won the prestigious Pacifc Classic (G1) twice amongst his 12 career victories. He has seven winners already, including $83,000 earner Mama’s Kid. Rousing Sermon, California’s champion twoyear-old of 2011, is sired by the recently deceased Lucky Pulpit, in turn sire of California Chrome. Rousing Sermon won or placed in 13 stakes including the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby with career earnings of $821,571. Slew’s Tiznow, by Tiznow out of Hepatica, is a record setting, grade I-performing dual stakes winner. Slew’s Tiznow, California’s leading freshman sire of 2015, is a full brother to record setter and multiple graded stakes winner Slew’s Tizzy. 71% of his starters win, for progeny earnings of $1.3 million to date. Tom’s Tribute, by Lion Heart and out of an El Prado (IRE) mare, stood his frst season in 2016, with frst crop juveniles coming next year. Typhoon Slew, also out of Hepatica, is by Stormy Atlantic, 2014’s leading sire of juvenile stakes winners. Typhoon Slew was graded stakes placed at two and also broke his maiden going wire-to-wire by over 10 lengths. US Ranger, by Danzig, was undefeated at two and a champion sprinter as a three- and four-year-old. U S Ranger’s progeny have lifetime earnings over $8.9 million, led by graded stakes winner Solitary Ranger. Rancho San Miguel’s goal is to attract the highest quality stallions and broodmares and provide them with the best care possible. We are dedicated to outstanding quality service and look forward to serving you. www.ctba.com ❙ October 2018 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

Tommy Town Toroughbreds A Leading California Farm Achieving Success Trough Dedication to Excellence

Tommy Town Toroughbreds is continuing to pursue their goal of becoming one of California’s premier breeding farms, as well as a top training facility. Tommy Town was named leading breeder in California for 2015, 2013 and 2009, and leading owner by California races won for 2014. Te Tommy Town stallions standing in 2019 are Stanford, Boisterous, Kafwain, Ministers Wild Cat, and Old Topper, all multiple stakes winners. Tommy Town also stands Grazen for Horse Haven Ranch. Tommy Town was established in 2000 by Tom and Debi Stull with the purchase of a 165-acre ranch, formerly known as the Westerly Training Center, in the lush Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County. To accommodate growth, the Stulls acquired an additional 200 adjoining acres. Te training side of the farm has 100 stalls, a custom equi-cruiser, and a seven-furlong track that is maintained by two full-time workers. On the breeding side, there is a 35-stall foaling barn. With over 350 acres of land, the farm ofers pasture boarding for mares, foals and yearlings year-round. Tommy Town has been successful in assembling and retaining an outstanding team. Te Ranch Manager, Mike Allen, joined Tommy Town in 2001. To ensure efective rehabilitation of injured horses, the farm works closely with Alamo Pintado Equine Clinic, in addition to the breeding veterinarian, Dr. Bill Stevenson, who specializes and is expert in the care of broodmares and foals. Te farm has 30 employees who live on site. Although Tommy Towns’ focus has been breeding, racing and sales have become of equal importance in the last few years. Te breeding program includes a select number of mares boarded and bred in Kentucky to supplement our California breeding program. Te training program at the farm, excellent pedigrees and exceptional facilities are utilized to prepare horses to race mainly in California, but also in Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Kentucky and other states. Tis program has resulted in a successful racing program at Tommy Town. In addition to training, Tommy Town also ofers sales preparation, lay-up and rehabilitation for a return to racing. Tommy Town has bred and trained many successful racehorses, including Grade 1 winner Let Faith Arise ($488,240), multiple graded stakes winner

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Doinghardtimeagain ($734,304), in addition to stakes winners Ain’t No Other ($715,280), She’s Ordained $469,650), and Top Kisser ($407,100). Stanford, by Malibu Moon was purchased by Tommy Town in 2017, and began his stallion career in 2018. We are looking forward to seeing his frst crop in 2019. Stanford earned 1,385,510 in his racing career and won 4 stakes races, including the Charles Town Classic Grade II stakes. Stanford is the third highest earner for his sire, Malibu Moon. Boisterous, by Distorted Humor, began his stallion career in 2015 has one crop racing, Tommy Town bred and owned Six Pack Gal won her frst time out, and is the current leading runner at 45,160. Ministers Wild Cat, out of Hollywood Wild Cat, by Deputy Minister, began his stallion career in 2006. Ministers Wild Cat was the leading freshman sire of California-breds in 2009. He currently has ten crops racing, progeny earnings over $18.4 million and 18 stakes winners. Tommy Town owned and bred, Doinghardtimeagain ($734,304) is his leading earner, followed by Tiz a Minister ($481,530), Toledo Eddie (471,891) and She’s Ordained ($469,650), a Tommy Town homebred flly. Kafwain, by Cherokee Run, was purchased by Tommy Town in 2008, and stood in Kentucky for the 2009 season. Kafwain came to California to stand at Tommy Town in 2010., and was a leading California sire during 2011. He has twelve racing crops, with progeny earnings over $21.4 million and 24 stake winners. His leading earners are Grade I winner Daisy Devine ($1,095,892), Grade 1 winner, homebred Let Faith Arise ($488,240) and multiple stakes winner, Tird Chance ($481,464). Old Topper, California’s leading freshman sire in 2004, leading second-crop sire in 2005 and leading third-crop sire for 2006 has ffteen crops racing with progeny earnings over $22 million. Old Topper has an impressive 77 percent winners to starters ratio. Old Topper’s top earner, Ain’t No Other ($715,280) a homebred, is still racing. His other top earners, are are Now and Zen ($453,677), Top Tis and Tat ($422,262) and Top Kisser ($407,100) all homebred. For more information, please contact Mike Allen at (805) 686-4337, or visit Tommy Town Toroughbreds online at www.tommytownfarms.com.

Victory Rose Toroughbreds A Combination Of Choice And Convenience In California

Ellen Lee Jackson owns and manages Victory Rose Toroughbreds in Vacaville, California. Tis 63-acre training and breeding facility is now in its 27th year of operation at this location. Te farm is centrally located, 55 miles east of Golden Gate Fields and 15 miles West of the U.C. Davis Veterinary Hospital and ofers easy highway access of Interstate 80 or Highway 505. Farm amenities include a well banked, half-mile track, large indoor arena for all weather training, sixhorse freestyle Equi-Ciser, 100-plus stalls, 60 individual covered pens and more than 50 acres of lush, irrigated pastures with safe, galvanized pipe fencing. Victory Rose is a full-service breeding facility with conscientious care, all-night camera surveillance and the Foal Alert system for foaling mares. Victory Rose will stand four stallions in 2018. Bold Chieftain is a grade II-winning California champion that earned $1,653,171 before retiring to stud in 2012. By Chief Seattle, a dual grade I-placed son of Seattle Slew, Bold Chieftain stands for $3,000, live foal guarantee, with a Genetic Stallion Marker of 64.4. He has sired the stakes winner Moonless Sky, as well as stakes placed I Came to Party. His average earnings per starter are $38,832. Eclipse Award fnalist and two-time California champion Idiot Proof entered stud in 2010 and stands for $3,000 live foal guarantee. His Genetic Stallion Marker is an impressive 99.8. Te son of Benchmark earned $1,294,484 while posting a 113 Beyer Speed Figure as a sophomore and reeling of 1:07.47 and 1:07.57 new track record for six furlongs. Te grade 1 winner has progeny earnings over $2 million with 61% winners from starters and average earnings per starter of $58,502. Many Rivers retired from racing in 2010. He is a stakes-placed son of Storm Cat out of the multiple stakes producing Afrmed mare Christmas in Aiken.

Many Rivers is a threequarter-brother to the prominent national sire Harlan’s Holiday and stands for $3,000, live foal guarantee, with a Genetic Stallion Marker of 77.5. He has 68% starters from foals including the Multiple G3 Stakes- placed Many Roses. Gig Harbor entered stud in 2014. Te only son of grade 1 winner City Zip standing in California earned $143,300 while winning fve of nine starts and two stakes races. He is from the family of graded stakes winners Mayoumbe (Fr) and Good to Beat (Fr) with a Genetic Stallion Marker of 76.0. Gig Harbor, whose frst foals are 3 year-olds, stands for $2,000, live foal guarantee. Victory Rose has established a unique niche in the breeding industry by specializing in sub-fertile stallions and problem mares. While not all of the breeding stock at Victory Rose have had prior fertility problems, many breeding shed disappointments have been returned to top conception producers over the years. We fnd barren mares a challenge rather than a disappointment or problem! From birth to retirement, Victory Rose handles all phases of your horse’s care. Foaling out, halterbreaking, sales preparation, ground-breaking, saddle breaking, legging up, race training, mare care, lay-ups and rehabilitation are all services available at Victory Rose. Te Maryland Shin Program is utilized to prepare all of the young stock. Victory Rose’s intimate relationship with U. C. Davis provides it with the best in surgical options and cutting edge veterinary care. Victory Rose keeps a large sampling of weanlings, yearlings and horses of racing age on hand to represent their stallions. An excellent place to privately purchase race or breeding stock, visitors are always welcome. Day care, training prices, stallion nicks, stud fees, farm photos, etc., can be found online at www.victoryrose.com.

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Standout Employee

Hector Naranjo

Nance Peck has done just about everything in the industry, from galloping horses to working as a trainer. She learned the ropes under horsemen such as Charlie Whittingham, Jack Van Berg, and Richard Mandella and traveled all over the globe to buy and appraise horses. Tat’s why she knows good help when she sees it, and why Hector Naranjo is the gem of her operation, Peck Farm. “He’s been with us four years now,” Peck said. “Right now we have 60 head, and he takes care of everybody.” Peck Farm is a multi-purpose horse facility near Moorpark, Calif., dealing with everything from riding lessons to lay-ups and breeding Toroughbreds. Tree stallions reside on the property, including the unraced Artax son Untatar, who is out of the winning Premiership mare Chou Chou. Te dam has also produced stakes winners Keep It Strait and Boston Twist. Boston Twist went on to be the dam of Canadian Horse of the Year Sealy Hill. Peck and her husband, Gary, were trying to handle everything themselves when they frst met Naranjo, who applied to be a stall cleaner. “He was referred to me by a guy I knew working on my tractor,” Peck recalled. “Hector showed up with his whole family. Since then, he never tells us what he’s capable of doing or what he can fx. All we knew at the time was that he could clean stalls, but Hector just jumps right in.” Peck quickly realized that Naranjo had a special set of skills beyond stall cleaning. “He handles the stallions and gets the horses that aren’t halter broke and handles them. He’s steady, not fast or slow, and never

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NANCE PECK

BY EMILY SHIELDS

Hector Naranjo is the general factotum of Nance Peck’s Peck Farm

loses his temper or gets exasperated. He’s got a real calm demeanor about him all the time, which the horses love.” One day Nance and Gary were struggling with a stall issue that required a welder. Naranjo casually mentioned he could fx it, and the next day he had also done needed welding work on the pipe corrals. “He can work on the tractor,” Peck said. “He put in a new water pump and a belt. He does the grading for me, fxes fencing, does carpentry, and even fxed the toilets one time. Sprinkler systems, hot water heaters—if Hector wanted to build a house, he could. Tere’s nothing he can’t do.” Naranjo, originally from Mexico, has a wife and children. “He had about 15 years’ horse experience before he came to me,” Peck said. “And he’s past reliable. He’s always 15 minutes early, and if he’s sick, he comes in anyway and I have to send him home. On a scale of 1 to 10, I have him ranked at an 18.” Peck, 69, and her husband have battled health issues lately, and that has prohibited Peck from returning to the racetrack. “I’d love to get back,” she said. “Right now we have a few Toroughbred broodmares and do lay-ups, boarding, training, sales consignments, lessons—basically anything that can be done with horses. And Hector never complains about a thing. He not only knows what he’s doing, but he’s very good at it.”

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GRAEME AND LU THOMAS BY EMILY SHIELDS

through December spent in New Zealand and the rest of the year spent either in California or traveling to horse shows out of state. Although retired from competition, Lu Tomas used to show a Grand Prix jumper named Native Code. Te strong-willed California-bred by Pocketful in Vail gave the Tomases a run for their money. “We took him to Bay Meadows for training, and he kept throwing riders of and running around the track,” Graeme said. “He eventually got ruled of the track until we could control him. I was going to geld him, but a lady named Signe Ostby said he was too pretty to go back to the track. She bought him from us, and he never went back to the track again. Instead, he became one of the best show jumpers in the country.” Tat experience didn’t deter the Tomases from the racetrack. “We always had the odd racehorse,” Graeme said. “I have my trainer’s license in New Zealand, and we have someone there who gets the babies ready for us.” Te couple buys mares in Kentucky to foal

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TWO HEMISPHERES, TWO DISCIPLINES: A LOVE STORY

raeme and Lu Tomas have the unique ability to lead multiple lives, seamlessly weaving them into one. Tey run breeding operations in both New Zealand and California, and they delve equally into the worlds of horse racing and show jumping. Tey keep everything balanced despite doing a majority of the work themselves—from foaling mares to selling yearlings—and logging extensive air miles. Born in Tames, New Zealand, Graeme Tomas was introduced to horses at just 4 years old. He became renowned for his skill and rode for the New Zealand Olympic Equestrian Team from 1966-71. But the United States beckoned, as Tomas fell in love with Lu, a New Yorkborn, FEI World Cup-level rider he had met at a clinic in 1963. “I came over for two weeks in 1971, and I’m still trying to get back to New Zealand,” Tomas joked about the marriage. Now their time is divided, with October

Graeme and Lu Thomas raise California-breds at their Willow Tree Farm

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and be bred back to California stallions, Te guy said he’s the sire of the fastest thus producing more California-breds. horse at Golden Gate. So I bred another “Tis California breeders incentive mare to him. I guess he’ll have two foals thing is fantastic,” Graeme said. “It’s now.” really the best thing there is. We get paid Cozze Kid fnished fourth in this year’s all the time.” Everett Nevin Stakes and has earned With an even split of 50% racehorses $26,625 in three starts. and 50% show jumpers, the Tomases Watching horses he raised do well look for success in both arenas. for others doesn’t bother Tomas in the “I usually have the idea I’m going to slightest. sell my homebreds,” said Graeme, who “I like to sell them and have them go regularly has horses for sale in Califorwell,” he said. nia’s yearling auctions. “But I had three Moonless Sky, by Bold Chieftain, that didn’t sell and they’ve all was sold for $6,500 and has won.” earned $276,310 in 17 starts. Count Hu, a Cal-bred by Termopolis, by AcclamaTis California breeders incentive thing Vronsky, broke his maiden tion, was a $10,000 yearling second out at Golden Gate is fantastic. It’s really the best thing there is. purchase who has gone on to Fields in May, then ran third earn $70,450. Willow Tree We get paid all the time.” in an allowance optional Farm sold a Boisterous colt at claiming race at the Oak the Pleasanton sale in 2018 — Graeme Tomas Tree at Pleasanton meet. for $15,000. Other top performers over Te Tomases have 20 the last few years include horses in New Zealand and multiple stakes-placed winner Oh Molly closing in on 60 in California. “He was very talented but a little bit Brannigan (a homebred), stakes-placed “I love a nice horse, no matter if it is a stupid,” said Graeme. “He wouldn’t train Crown the King, and four-time winner racehorse or a jumper,” Graeme said. “I quietly and wanted to breeze every day. Justcruise. All are Cal-breds. get along with the babies great and like We couldn’t convince him that he didn’t “My mares are decent enough,” working with them. If they get put on need to do that. So he is standing in our Graeme said. “I have a Storm Cat mare, a front paddock to this day.” the ground properly, they develop a great Tale of the Cat mare, a Vindication mare. brain. Lu and I do everything ourselves, Tey had an unraced Cozzene mare, I bought four in Kentucky, and they but it’s time to start thinking about getCozzekiki, whom Tomas said, “had foaled babies this year by Tonalist, Palace, melanomas all over. I bred them together, ting some help. We’re getting older.” Mucho Macho Man, and Summer Front, just to see.” After all this time, one of their favorite which is a fantastic-looking colt. Some of memories is winning the NCTA Sales Te resulting foal, Shanghai Kid’s only them are in foal to Acclamation now, so Stakes for Males in 1985 with All the ofspring, is Cozze Kid, who sold at the I’ll have a whole herd of horses for next Bucks, a Washington-bred. 2017 California Toroughbred Breeders year.” “We won that division, and Tom Association Northern California yearling Te Storm Cat mare is Lady From Bachman won the female division,” sale at Pleasanton for $4,500. Shanghai, who has had six winners from Tomas said. “We are both hunter-jump“She had no pedigree to speak of,” nine starters. All six were bred under the er people, and there we were, both winGraeme admitted. But Cozze Kid broke Tomases’ banner, Willow Tree Farm. ning stakes races at Bay Meadows. What her maiden frst out at Golden Gate by Her Lemon Drop Kid colt, born in were the odds of that?” 83⁄4 lengths, fnishing just short of tying the track record. 1999, was named Shanghai Kid, a oneIt’s about as likely as two show horse “I got a call from someone looking time winner in fve starts. Te Tomases riders falling in love in New Zealand and for Shanghai Kid,” Graeme said. “I said, brought him home when he was unruly becoming successful racehorse breeders ‘Well, he’s standing in the paddock here.’ on the track. in California. www.ctba.com ❙ October 2018 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

Winners AUGUST 19, 2018 Ð SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP Atticus—Beijio: Iz Invincible (23-12), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 8/26, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:46.04, $13,680. Awesome Gambler—River Cutie: River Joe (39-15), r, 3 yo, Sweetwater Downs, STK, Sweetwater Downs Thoroughbred Derby, 8/31, 6 1/2f, 1:23.58, $4,200. Bedford Falls—Vicki's Mandate: Hailey Rachele (12-6), m, 6 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 9/6, 5 1/2f, 1:3.87, $27,000. Bertrando—Estrellica: Omdurman (11-10), g, 7 yo, Los Alamitos, WCL, 9/7, 4 1/2f, 51.29, $4,090. City Zip—Hickory (CHI): Alert Bay (226-109), g, 7 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STK, Rolling Green S., 9/3, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:42.35, $39,450. Coil—Unusual Music: Myangelcindy (35-19), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 9/3, 6f, 1:9.86, $13,680. Cyclotron—Palace Royale (IRE): Princess Ashlyn (36-15), m, 6 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 8/30, 5f (T), 58.45, $12,240. Dixie Chatter—Elegant Eve: Big Guy Benny (49-17), g, 5 yo, Elko County Fair, AOC, 8/26, 7f, 1:26.80, $1,770. Don'tsellmeshort—Ez Money Honey: No Ez Money (23-9), g, 9 yo, Sweetwater Downs, SOC, 9/2, 3 1/2f, 41.68, $2,850. Fusaichi Pegasus—Sandy Sparkle: Sparkling Peg (86-32), m, 6 yo, Lethbridge, ALW, 9/9, about 6f, 1:11.56, $2,385. Gotham City—Portage Lake: Oil Change (14-7), g, 4 yo, Marquis Downs, WCL, 8/25, 6f, 1:11.27, $2,400. Grazen—Mark Set Go: Tough It Out (32-21), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/29, 1 3/8mi (T), 2:15.47, $48,360. Heatseeker (IRE)—Caroline Elena: Isa Firecracker (60-20), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 8/31, 6f, 1:10.62, $22,620. Heat Shield—Gorgeous Goomah: Hot Rodin (10-1), g, 5 yo, Assiniboia Downs, AOC, 9/3, 6f, 1:11.60, $7,020. He's Tops—Castle Bet: John Paul's Bet (20-8), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 9/3, 5f (T), 57.30, $7,500. Into Mischief—Tuscan Sunset: Miss Sunset (274-134), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, STK, C.E.R.F. S., 9/3, 6f, 1:10.48, $60,660. Kafwain—Natural Singer R N: Herunbridledpower (61-32), m, 5 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 9/8, 5 1/2f, 1:3.62, $10,800. Macho Uno—Mystery Me: Toreno (96-51), f, 3 yo, Albuquerque, ALW, 9/6, 5 1/2f, 1:5.88, $11,640. Majestic Warrior—Morning Jewel: Chief of Staff (209-120), h, 6 yo, Delaware Park, AOC, 8/25, 1mi, 1:38.08, $22,800. Marino Marini—Let's Eat Out: Brownie Finale (56-26), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 8/26, 6f, 1:10.41, $21,060. Marino Marini—Desert Dearest: Desert Smoke (56-26), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 9/7, 1 1/8mi (T), 1:51.96, $10,800. Ministers Wild Cat—Testify to Love: Cupid's Beau (111-59), g, 4 yo, Sweetwater Downs, ALW, 8/26, 5 1/2f, 1:9.28, $3,000. Ministers Wild Cat—Ghost Tree: Reginella (111-59), f, 4 yo, Hastings Racecourse, STK, Delta Colleen H., 9/8, 1 1/8mi, 1:52.64, $28,500. Mizzen Mast—Gone to Party: Judge Carr (120-48), g, 8 yo, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, SOC, 8/22, 5 1/2f, 1:4.44, $7,192. Monsajem—Carolina Grande: Carolina Island (6-2), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 9/9, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:44.99, $7,500.

The accompanying list includes runners that are both California-foaled and California-sired winners in 2018 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.

Old Fashioned—Valeria: Streak of Luck (128-65), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/30, 1mi (T), 1:36.58, $37,200. Olympio—Tera Kitty: Olimpio's Scat Cat (2-1), g, 6 yo, Black Foot, STK, Bill Wallace Memorial S., 9/3, about 6 1/2f, 1:27.71, $2,200. Olympio—Tera Kitty: Olimpio's Scat Cat (2-1), g, 6 yo, Black Foot, STK, T.J. Fackrell - Spa Boy Memorial S., 9/8, 1mi 70yd, 1:55.30, $3,300. Paddy O'Prado—Soo Steamy: Prince Earl (145-70), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 9/1, 1mi (T), 1:34.33, $48,360. Papa Clem—Chabuka: Big Miss Steak (93-42), m, 5 yo, Grande Prairie, SST, Mr. Mike's Paint the Park Purple S., 8/26, 6f, 1:12.69, $4,982. Papa Clem—Congo Kaye: Kalkan Kaye (93-42), m, 5 yo, Sweetwater Downs, STK, Susan Barrett Memorial S., 9/1, 6f, 1:16.22, $4,200. Papa Clem—Fantasy Rocks: Mariana Grace (93-42), f, 4 yo, Harney County Fair, ALW, 9/9, 5f, 1:4.40, $1,430. Popular—Lemon Supreme: Popular Kid (8-6), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/26, 1mi, 1:38.34, $21,000. Prime Timber—Romance Writer: Red Wine and Dine (3-1), g, 5 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 9/7, 5 1/2f, 1:3.48, $9,900. Redattore (BRZ)—Sugar 'n Oats: Trouble X Two (7-4), g, 8 yo, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, SOC, 9/5, 7 1/2f (T), 1:28.80, $7,192. Roi Charmant—Farallon: Hardcore Troubador (23-9), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 9/7, 5 1/2f, 1:2.96, $27,000. Siberian Summer—Thainty: Manitou (5-3), g, 6 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 8/31, 5f (T), 58.44, $13,680. Skimming—Lost Prophet: Prophetinparadise (9-6), m, 5 yo, Ferndale, STR, 8/26, 5f, 1:2.72, $4,675. Slew's Tiznow—Thou Shalt Not: Thou Shalt Slew (43-25), g, 4 yo, Marquis Downs, ALW, 8/24, 1mi, 1:39.15, $2,242. Slew's Tiznow—Money Lover: Powder (43-25), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/26, 6f, 1:10.90, $21,000. Slew's Tiznow—Silken Sash (IRE): Silky Slew (43-25), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/31, 5f (T), 56.31, $37,200. Slew's Tiznow—Princess Amelie: Hitching Post (43-25), g, 4 yo, Elko County Fair, ALW, 9/1, 5 1/2f, 1:8.00, $1,800. Smiling Tiger—Perfect Feat: Spiced Perfection (46-21), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/24, 6f, 1:10.56, $48,360. Southern Image—Awesome Liberty: Southern Liberty (45-20), g, 4 yo, Marquis Downs, WCL, 8/24, 6f, 1:12.32, $2,301. Square Eddie—Charred Rare: Rare Integrity (87-41), m, 5 yo, Presque Isle Downs, SOC, 8/22, 5f, 57.37, $11,100. Square Eddie—Heckuva Rush: Mrazek (87-41), h, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/30, 5f (T), 56.11, $50,700. Square Eddie—Chanel My Belle: Beau Square (87-41), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 9/1, 5f (T), 56.18, $48,360. Square Eddie—Loving Miss: Kuuipo (87-41), m, 7 yo, Black Foot, ALW, 9/2, 6f, 1:18.34, $2,160. Square Eddie—Loving Miss: Kuuipo (87-41), m, 7 yo, Black Foot, SOC, 9/8, 5 1/2f, 1:10.30, $1,100. Square Eddie—Charred Rare: Rare Integrity (87-41), m, 5 yo, Presque Isle Downs, SOC, 9/10, 5f, 57.44, $11,100. Sundarban—Foxy Babe: Howdy (30-9), g, 6 yo, Albuquerque, SOC, 9/6, 1 1/16mi, 1:48.24, $7,260. Thorn Song—Chati Valley: Exotic Ghost (48-16), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/22, 1mi (T), 1:35.07, $21,000.

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Thorn Song—Lots of Sunshine: Continental Song (48-16), g, 6 yo, Elko County Fair, STR, 9/1, 7f, 1:25.40, $1,800. Thorn Song—Sensible Girl: Shades of Victory (48-16), c, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STK, E.B. Johnston S., 9/8, 1mi, 1:35.17, $42,000. Tribal Rule—Kissout: Kissin Katy (101-63), m, 5 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WCL, 9/5, 7f, 1:29.00, $5,220. Twirling Candy—Flaming Dixie: Bako Sweets (125-65), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 8/25, 6f, 1:10.08, $21,060. Uh Oh Bango—Ultimate Summer: Ultimate Bango (12-6), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/23, 5f (T), 56.47, $37,200. Uncle Mo—Do Dat Blues: Mo See Cal (184-92), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, STR, 8/26, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:41.07, $23,100. Vitruvius—Brite 'n Happy: Neptune's Seal (1-1), g, 4 yo, Sweetwater Downs, ALW, 9/9, 5 1/2f, 1:8.92, $3,050.

2-YEAR-OLDS Creative Cause—Teacher Teacher: Creative Instinct (118-56), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, STK, Generous Portion S., 8/29, 6f, 1:12.24, $57,000.

MAIDENS ACCLAMATION Old English Rancho (909) 947 3911 Acclamation—Knows No Bounds: Acclimate (40-17), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/7, 1mi, 1:38.42, $9,000. Angus—Attracta: Filina (10-6), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/8, 6f, 1:12.52, $5,500. Awesome Gambler—River Cutie: Louie the Gambler (39-15), g, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/9, 1mi, 1:41.98, $6,600. Awesome Gambler—Margie's Wish: Heather's Wish (39-15), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 9/9, 4 1/2f, 54.03, $3,480. Bluegrass Cat—Farmers Wife: Blue Diva (147-74), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/24, 1mi (T), 1:41.40, $9,000. Boisterous—Irish Tart: Irish Terrier (12-2), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/26, 5 1/2f, 1:7.07, $18,000.

BOLD CHIEFTAIN Victory Rose Thoroughbreds (707) 678 6580 www.victoryrose.com Bold Chieftain—Mistisized: Stormy Mist (28-14), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/23, 1mi, 1:40.93, $5,500. Brave Cat—Eight Times Eight: Brave Times (9-9), g, 3 yo, Ferndale, MCL, 8/26, 5f, 1:3.72, $3,300.

CAPITAL ACCOUNT BG Thoroughbred Farm (951) 654-9100 www.bgthoroughbreds.com Capital Account—Feel Ridge (BRZ): Feeling Strong (1-1), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 9/3, 6f, 1:12.63, $36,000.

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CHAMP PEGASUS Barton Thoroughbreds (805) 693 1777 • info@bartonthoroughbreds.com www.bartonthoroughbreds.com Champ Pegasus—Sassy Senorita: Senorita Cometa (48-8), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/23, 1mi (T), 1:39.73, $7,800. Coil—Bonita Star (GB): Kid Koil (35-19), g, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/6, 5 1/2f, 1:4.68, $12,600. Creative Cause—Downhill Diva: Downhill Run (118-56), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 9/1, 4 1/2f, 53.17, $3,540. Creative Cause—Neeko: Creative Hit (118-56), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/9, 5 1/2f, 1:4.32, $9,000. Decarchy—Light Up the Lane: Thirty to One (39-20), f, 4 yo, Ferndale, MCL, 8/25, 5f, 1:3.05, $3,300. Decarchy—Seize the Moment: Front Row Friends (39-20), c, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 9/2, 6f, 1:10.59, $3,520. Decarchy—Dom Ba Doomba: Hong Kong Cowboy (39-20), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/2, 5 1/2f, 1:4.83, $4,950. Desert Code—Jump: Jump the Tracks (50-28), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 9/3, 7f, 1:25.12, $12,000. Dixie Chatter—Cappuccino Springs: Chatterman (49-17), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/26, 5 1/2f, 1:4.41, $5,500. Elusive Warning—Lady Sorceress: Maii (27-14), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/9, 6f, 1:11.83, $5,500. Empire Way—Cricket Wicket: Thirty Ott Six (44-20), g, 3 yo, Albuquerque, MCL, 9/8, 6f, 1:12.82, $5,220.

FIGHTING HUSSAR BG Thoroughbred Farm (951) 654-9100 www.bgthoroughbreds.com Fighting Hussar—Lovely Instinct: Pretty Hussar (2-1), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/7, 5 1/2f, 1:6.17, $12,600.

FOREST COMMAND Oak Hill Farm (805) 467 9250 oakhillljk@aol.com Forest Command—Miss Johann: Jo Command (10-3), c, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/2, 5f, 59.31, $8,400. Fort Larned—Heavenly Dream: Rey Coliman (37-13), g, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 8/26, 5 1/2f, 1:5.36, $21,000. Goldencents—Maxnmacy: Missmachupicchu (39-12), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/31, 5 1/2f, 1:6.59, $18,000. Good Journey—Southern Oasis: Highlight Show (43-25), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 9/3, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:42.74, $36,000. Heatseeker (IRE)—Ban: Farishta (60-20), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/8, 1mi (T), 1:39.46, $7,800.

Hoorayforhollywood—Two Faced Moon: Hollywood Hills (7-1), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/23, 5f, 58.37, $6,600.

IDIOT PROOF Victory Rose Thoroughbreds (707) 678 6580 www.victoryrose.com Idiot Proof—Darkness Night (ARG): Night of Idiots (15-6), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/30, 5 1/2f, 1:5.72, $8,400. Indian Evening—Maddie's Odyssey: Sneaking Out (13-5), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 9/2, 6f, 1:10.96, $36,000. Indian Evening—Red Poppy: Lord Rayleigh (13-5), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/7, 6f, 1:11.24, $6,600. Kafwain—Lexie Miss: Oh My Word (61-32), f, 3 yo, Albuquerque, MCL, 8/25, 6 1/2f, 1:19.10, $5,640. Lucky Pulpit—Stash: Lucky Stash (155-63), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/8, 5 1/2f, 1:4.39, $9,000. Lucky Pulpit—Restless Appeal: Rocinante (155-63), c, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/9, 5 1/2f, 1:4.25, $9,000. Majestic Warrior—Impressive Miss: Star of Kobol (209-120), f, 3 yo, Canterbury Park, MCL, 9/8, 6f, 1:12.80, $6,000. Make Music for Me—Gambler's Justice: Maid of Music (8-5), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/23, 5f, 59.98, $6,600. Make Music for Me—Silent Deposition: Write Me a Song (8-5), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/24, 5f, 58.47, $4,950. Make Music for Me—Gambler's Justice: Make Money for Me (8-5), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/24, 1mi, 1:39.17, $5,500.

MANY RIVERS Victory Rose Thoroughbreds (707) 678 6580 www.victoryrose.com Many Rivers—Heirloom Rose: River Rose (18-7), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 9/2, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:44.29, $20,280. Marino Marini—Red Hair Lady: Wild Whiskey (56-26), g, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/24, 5f, 59.55, $6,600. New Year's Day—Potenza: Three Ay Em (55-27), c, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/8, 5 1/2f, 1:5.39, $10,200. Oh Tanner—Summer Swimmer: Oh Jerry (2-2), r, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 9/2, 6f, 1:10.02, $20,280. Papa Clem—Mz. Winjum: Check Six (93-42), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 8/25, 5 1/2f, 1:5.33, $5,500. Papa Clem—Pop Quality: Catch Fire (93-42), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/26, 5 1/2f, 1:4.60, $12,000. Richard's Kid—Madoffwiththemoney: Rickey B (12-6), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/23, 6f, 1:12.93, $13,800. Slew's Tiznow—Babes Bridge It: Mikes Tiznow (43-25), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/30, 5f (T), 56.20, $46,800.

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Sought After—Proud Gal: Runninfromthelaw (25-13), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/1, 5f, 58.85, $8,400. Square Eddie—Marquis Diamond: Listing (87-41), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, STK, I'm Smokin S., 8/31, 6f, 1:11.63, $57,000. Square Eddie—Funny Belle: Whooping Jay (87-41), g, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 9/9, 5 1/2f, 1:4.31, $24,000. Storm Wolf—Cedrat (FR): American Louve (25-8), f, 3 yo, Thistledown, MCL, 8/25, 6f, 1:15.06, $5,605. Stormy Jack—Seattle Sweet: Dolce Tempesta (20-3), f, 4 yo, Thistledown, MCL, 8/22, 1mi, 1:44.24, $5,700.

SUNDARBAN Milky Way Farm (909) 241 6600 milkywaycattle@aol.com Sundarban—Dafne's Echo: Duke of Fallbrook (30-9), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/24, 6f, 1:11.94, $12,000. Sundarban—Corinnarinna: Cavalry (30-9), g, 6 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 9/8, 4 1/2f, 52.29, $3,480. Teide—Gold On Top: Crazy for Gold (9-5), f, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 9/9, 6 1/2f, 1:17.37, $4,290. Thoreau—Buzznalawng: Buzzcut (9-4), g, 3 yo, Marquis Downs, MSW, 9/8, 6 1/2f, 1:18.47, $1,920. Thorn Song—Colorbynumbers: Little Bean (48-16), c, 3 yo, Retama Park, MCL, 8/28, 1mi, 1:41.66, $3,840.

TIZBUD Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com Tizbud—Unsung Heroine: Thalia (31-9), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/31, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:42.94, $36,000. Tribal Rule—All Pleasure: Saddle Club (101-63), m, 5 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 8/24, 4 1/2f, 53.12, $3,480. Tribal Rule—Avenida La Cresta: As a Rule (101-63), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/25, 5 1/2f, 1:6.18, $12,000. Tribal Rule—Janerielle: Tribal Finale (101-63), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/1, 6f, 1:11.76, $6,600. Ultimate Eagle—Aleyna's At Brown: Yolanda's Stone (7-2), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 9/2, 4 1/2f, 52.95, $3,320. Unusual Heat—No Better Terms: Stealthediamonds (84-34), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 8/25, 5 1/2f, 1:4.82, $21,000. Unusual Heat—Gator Blitz: Unusual Gator (84-34), f, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 9/1, 5 1/2f, 1:5.19, $3,520. Vronsky—Bertsgirl: Diamondsnchampagne (71-35), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/8, 5 1/2f, 1:3.75, $7,200. Yes It's True—Appealing Resume: California Appeal (150-75), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 9/7, 6f, 1:13.52, $5,500.

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Mary Knight, the frst person to have a vibration plate built for horses, with a horse on a vibration plate

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new way to help promote bone strength and density in athletic horses uses whole-body vibration—a bio-mechanical stimulation of body tissues. Te horse stands with all four feet on a platform that produces the frequency-controlled vibrations. Tis type of therapy has been used in humans for several decades. It is widely used today for human athletes, the elderly (to help prevent osteoporosis), stroke victims, and patients sufering from multiple sclerosis, arthritis, rheumatism, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, and numerous other problems. Some professional golfers use it to help warm up their muscles before they go out to hit balls and stress muscles. It seems to reduce pain, improve fexibility, and increase range of motion, muscle coordination, balance, and stability.

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Being on the plate seems to soothe and calm the horse as well as enhance its blood circulation prior to athletic activity

It’s simple and easy to use. Once horses get used to standing on it, they like it. Very few horses resist.”

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Mary Knight, who lives in Monterey County, Calif., was the frst person to have a vibration plate built for horses in the U.S. “My husband had Parkinson’s disease and was basically immobile, having problems with muscle cramps, poor circulation, etc.,” said Knight. “I went online to see what I could fnd that might help. Te VibePlate looked like something that could work, and as I looked at the literature on it, I thought it might also work for horses. “Many horses are standing in stalls much of the day, and some are injured and can’t exercise. So their circulation is seriously compromised. Te equine foot is part of the cardiovascular system. When horses are idle, they are compromised.” She felt that if she could stand a horse on a vibration plate, it might be helpful in many ways. “I tried it myself, after I got one for my husband. I have many old injuries. I galloped horses for 30 years, had a dislocated hip, reconstructed knee, double compound fracture of an ankle—and all those old injuries made it hard for me to sleep. After getting on the plate, I found that many of those aches and pains were relieved.” At that point there weren’t any plates made for horses in the U.S., so Knight decided to try to have one built. “Tere was a thing called Vitafoor, in Sweden, that was probably the original vibration platform for horses. It was a whole stall foor and cost $22,000. I found a company in the U.S. that made vibrating plates for humans and talked them into making a plate that was 40 inches by 80 inches. Te frst ones we made were steel, and weighed 450 pounds. Ten we started making them out of aircraft aluminum, and they were only 150 pounds. You could tip it up and slide it into the back of your pickup. Tis was very handy.” At the time, Knight kept horses at Don Shields’ Winner Circle ranch in Bradbury, Calif. “He was very progressive and let me put my plate there,” said Knight. “Also, I am on the board of directors of the Toroughbred Rehab Foundation. We

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take horses retiring of the track and try to rehab them so we can fnd homes for them, to go into another career. Many of the veterinarians in our area donate castration surgeries or remove a chip or repair a slab fracture so we can get these horses recovered to place in a new home.” Some of these horses have serious issues, and Knight decided to try the vibration plate to see if it helped them. “Te frst horse I put on was Super Strut, and he really enjoyed it,” she said. “His feet were very rough, so I put new shoes on him about the time we started him on the plate and his feet grew 1.34

centimeters in 30 days, in the dead of winter. I was very impressed. For foot problems, we thought this therapy could be really good because it stimulates circulation to the foot.” Te vibration helps drain the lymphatic system if there’s edema, circulate the blood, and warm the muscles. “Every horse we put on it felt better and more enlivened when they came of it,” Knight said. “I don’t know whether it’s just the increase in circulation or the cortisol release, but they do feel better when they come of. “Carl O’Callahan, who trained for one of my clients, bought the prototype plate from me because he wanted to try it. I was reluctant to sell it because I wanted to use it, but at the same time I wanted someone using it who was actually racing. “Tey took it to Santa Anita, where Carl galloped his own horses. He had some old claiming horses that took forever to warm up, and he put them on

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this machine for 15 minback feet. A stall is probutes before taking them to ably the safest, most the track. He said the difpractical location for ference in these horses was the plate, but it can be like night and day. Tey placed on any fat surwere already warmed up afface that allows room for ter standing on the plate.” the horse and handler to One of the immediate stand, away from other efects of vibration is imactivity that might scare proved blood circulation, or distract the horse. due to rapid, involuntary “Whole-body vibracontraction/relaxation of tion is a non-pharmamuscles (30 to 50 contraccological intervention tions per second), accordfor loss of bone density ing to Knight. Improved and for enhancement of blood fow enhances oxyblood circulation. Tis genation of tissues and treatment modality is removal of toxins and ideally suited for horses metabolic waste. It also enconfned to stalls most of hances the body’s ability to the day, and its potential heal. As Knight points out, for enhancing the per10 minutes of vibration formance of athletes is can help prepare a horse for One of the uses of vibration is to prevent the loss of bone density during great.” athletic activity without us- periods of prolonged inactivity Knight feels it can ing up energy through the beneft breeding stock activity and excitement of a conventional “Even horses that can be hand walked as well, especially for stallions who don’t warm-up exercise. 15 to 20 minutes per day are likely to exercise themselves extensively in their “Tis is actually an old technology, deexperience some bone loss,” said Knight, turnout paddocks or those with bad veloped by the Russian space program to “as this amount of exercise doesn’t profeet. rehab the cosmonauts after they returned vide enough stimulation to the bones. “We are still learning what it can and from space (because people in space lose Whole-body vibration provides signifcan’t do,” Knight said. “I’ve had sevbone and muscle mass),” she said. “It icant stimulus to the bones and helps eral people tell me they put horses on helped people who came out of that zethe plate in early stages of colic and it ro-gravity environment. Tis idea actuseemed to relax them and help them get We have dramatically m ally goes farther back, to Greek athletes over the colic. Tis would depend on the decreased the amount m who used a thin, fexible piece of metal severity of the colic and what is wrong. set against the selected body part after It won’t help a twisted gut, for instance, of shin-buck problems pr le striking the metal with a hammer. Vibrabut for spasms and cramping it could be h se ung horses. in our young tion of the metal would be transmitted very benefcial.” th py has o this therapy So h been ee to the body.” Trainers in many disciplines like to Several companies now make vibrathave the horse standing on it while getur very positive sitive for f our ing platforms for horses. ting ready to go out and perform. young horses.”” “One of them has a pad over it that I “Te horse will be far warmer and think is too thick,” said Knight. “It prob— Bill Casner ready,” said Knight. “I know this because ably absorbs some of the vibration, and I was in a very cold place at one location, the horse isn’t getting it all. On the othprevent this loss of bone density during holding a horse on the platform, and ers there’s a very thin, strong, non-skid prolonged periods of inactivity. pretty soon I was taking of my gloves, surface; it’s the same material as a con“It’s simple and easy to use. Once my jacket, and vest because it was stimuveyor belt that drives machinery.” horses get used to standing on it, they lating my circulation, too.” Today, the racing industry is using vilike it. Very few horses resist. I start them Being on the plate also seems to soothe bration plates to help stimulate bone reout with a low vibration frequency and and calm a horse. Horses anticipating modeling. Young horses starting in traingradually move it up. Once they get used competition might not get as nervous ing lose bone density before the bones to it, they really enjoy it because it seems and excited. begin to remodel and build back. Horses to relax them. “Any horses that have to stand around standing in stalls recovering from inju“Te machine is safe and simple, with and then work hard could beneft beries also lose bone strength and density. controls for the vibrators for front and cause they wouldn’t have to go to work

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with cold muscles,” said Knight. “Tis could help prevent injury, and if the horse is warmed up, he will perform better. After hard exercise it would be a good way to let your horse down and cool out gradually.” BUILDING BONE DENSITY

In the U.S., Dr. Clinton Rubin, director of the Center for Biotechnology at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, has been the main researcher in human applications of the vibration technology used in the Russian space program. In one of his early studies, Rubin used vibration on the hind legs of sheep for a year and found that they developed more density in the treated leg bones. Bill Casner, former co-owner of WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., and now working with racehorses at his ranch near Flower Mound, Texas, learned about Rubin’s studies and thought this type of therapy might be benefcial to horses in athletic training. “I read about Rubin’s frst clinical trial in 2001,” said Casner. “It showed that there was a 34% increase in trabecular bone (the honeycomb interior in the ends of the long bones). “I thought this could be signifcant for horses. A couple of studies showed that the vibration therapy was very positive for adolescent humans. One trial summarized that if employed in adolescence, this therapy would give a positive carryover into adulthood to prevent osteoporosis.” Vibration stimulates the skeleton, which responds by forming more bone and tissue to resist this force. Casner said that he feels that one of the main advantages to be gained by this therapy is to increase bone strength, to better prepare horses for the stresses and rigors of athletic training. Excessive stress to the bone puts it at risk for fracture. Trainers must walk a fne line. Tey must stress the horse enough to build more bone, but not so much that it becomes damaging. “Remodeling is a good description of what happens in bone,” said Casner. “Tere are bone cells called osteoclasts that remove the damaged bone. Another

type of cells (osteoblasts) start replacing bone and building it up. But at frst the bone starts to weaken. “About 18 years ago Texas A&M did several studies on what happens when we put horses in training. Tey did bone-density measurements and showed that these horses start to lose bone from the frst day we put them into training— putting weight on their backs and adding any type of stress. “Tey lose bone for the frst 65 days in that process. After that, it starts to reverse and it takes about another 65 days for the bone to return to the density it had at the beginning of training. So there’s more than four months before the horse gets back to even—and during that time he’s incredibly vulnerable to injury. Tis can also occur after any layof. “Training is what stimulates the remodeling for greater bone density, and vibration therapy allows you to add the stimulation that stress induces without actually having the physical stress on the bone. It lulls the bone into thinking it has some intense exercise and concussion, which stimulates the bone cells to reproduce, without the actual trauma.

“In our program we generally accept the fact that if we can get a horse to the races in a year from the time we start breaking him, that’s the best-case scenario. If we start breaking him in August of his yearling year, we can run him in August as a 2-year-old. Yet there may still be a few problems and injuries in these young horses. “Now we start putting our yearlings on the vibration plate in February, before we ever start breaking them, to start adapting the bone before they start breezing. We keep our yearlings on this program (20 minutes of vibration therapy each day) until we start breaking them or take them to the sales. Our horses in training get this therapy every day.” Casner has been using this method for seven years. “We have dramatically decreased the amount of shin-buck problems in our young horses,” he said, “Most of these horses, when you start breezing them, you really have to go slow and easy and really be careful or you’d get sore shins— which would set them back in their training. So this therapy has been very positive for our young horses.”

A stall is a safe and practical location for the vibration plate

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2018 LEADING BREEDERS IN CALIFORNIA BY EARNINGS (THRU SEPT. 12, 2018)

Breeder

Starts

Wins

Stakes Wins

Reddam Racing, LLC Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC Terry C. Lovingier Nick Alexander Harris Farms Richard Barton Enterprises Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams Old English Rancho, Patsy Berumen & Sal Berumen Thomas W. Bachman Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray Premier Thoroughbreds LLC Madera Thoroughbreds LLC Liberty Road Stables BG Stables Old English Rancho George Schmitt & Mary Clare Schmitt Premier Thoroughbreds LLC & Alan Klein Michael Pageler Milt A. Policzer Legacy Ranch Rozamund Barclay C-Punch Ranch, Inc. Gary Barber Heinz H. Steinmann Donald Valpredo Dr. Edward C. Allred Howard & Janet Siegel Racing LLC H & E Ranch KMN Racing Daehling Ranch LLC Cole Ranch Madeline Auerbach & Barry Abrams Joe Turner Rod Rodriguez & Lorraine Rodriguez Red Baron’s Barn & Vaya Con Suerte Rancho San Miguel Dahlberg Farms LLC Greg James ARCHA Racing Inc. Jim Robbins Kristin Mulhall Esembee Inc. Lou Neve James W. McKenney & Tammy McKenney Nadine Anderson & Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms, LP William Sims Richard Allen Kritzski and AGR Racing Mikel C. Harrington & Patricia O. Harrington Revocable Trust Joseph LaCombe Stables, Inc. Mercedes Stables LLC Ballena Vista Farm Old English Rancho & Bruce Headley Anatolia, Inc Ellen Jackson Alex Paszkeicz Phil D’Amato & Tommy Hutton Dream Stables

229 481 566 244 416 539 220 242 73 137 94 208 169 81 166 173 9 4 81 140 75 68 23 83 158 27 79 44 38 100 102 47 49 59 13 59 46 54 24 4 46 6 23 20 85 13 6 71 21 35 33 59 6 47 100 16

33 91 63 48 57 56 27 38 20 20 14 30 24 13 18 20 4 3 14 25 8 14 3 14 23 6 15 3 4 14 14 5 13 12 1 11 13 6 2 2 11 2 6 3 10 4 1 11 4 7 6 4 2 8 8 6

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Leading Earner

B Squared ($182,213) Queen Bee to You ($89,457) Show It N Moe It ($169,571) Just Grazed Me ($140,900) Lynne’s Legacy ($108,991) Tule Fog ($88,215) Pulpit Rider ($246,708) What a View ($79,035) Take the One O One ($260,181) Nice Ice ($106,670) Spiced Perfection ($205,705) Solid Wager ($90,100) Psycho Dar ($67,585) Violent Ridge ($109,181) Accountability ($77,999) Touched by Autism ($65,980) Miss Sunset ($278,660) Heck Yeah ($284,000) Chasin Lucas ($55,240) Magicalchic ($29,280) Helen’s Tiger ($105,020) Shades of Victory ($90,207) Fly to Mars ($179,190) Swiss Minister ($70,748) Bako Sweets ($61,074) Cordiality ($203,430) Jay Makes Us Laugh ($86,110) Rye ($126,345) Grecian Fire ($82,677) Gotham Desire ($61,999) Jet Set Ruler ($42,780) Spring Heat ($75,176) Sir Vronski ($77,224) Popular Kid ($89,730) Edwards Going Left ($165,000) Powder ($50,427) Sapphire Kid ($52,845) Laynee ($63,147) Soi Phet ($146,694) Loving Lynda ($153,545) Hot Rodin ($69,574) Touching Rainbows ($147,537) Chief of Staff ($90,550) Coniah ($116,800) Luke Thirteen ($24,905) Raven Creek ($98,170) One Fast Broad ($132,360) Abets Abet ($45,300) Silky Slew ($61,876) Gorgeous Ginny ($42,660) Mr Paytience ($47,400) Surfng Star ($43,945) Anatolian Heat ($122,174) Lil’ Chieftain ($41,345) Peppers Ace ($24,336) Table for Three ($77,748)

Earnings

$1,759,497 $1,377,582 $1,294,136 $1,280,415 $1,199,930 $1,155,338 $845,319 $761,912 $635,436 $560,263 $489,165 $465,985 $460,589 $376,644 $362,579 $315,990 $288,485 $284,000 $270,053 $265,297 $257,322 $246,156 $241,190 $239,031 $233,814 $232,924 $227,014 $216,212 $214,792 $213,314 $212,008 $204,343 $194,784 $191,690 $171,080 $164,027 $163,210 $156,975 $156,618 $153,545 $150,956 $147,882 $141,248 $132,862 $132,834 $132,532 $132,360 $132,175 $129,276 $125,223 $124,315 $123,139 $122,174 $121,727 $121,292 $118,818

Leading California Sires Lists 2018 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER

2018 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MONEY WON

(MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS) Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Earnings/ Runner

Earned

Rnrs

Strts

Races Won

1 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

132

719

105

$2,976,305

153

817

114

$2,678,924

375

$2,335,291

156

754

$2,190,132

Sire

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

34 $1,090,621

$34,082

2 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

2 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

23 $1,103,957

$27,599

3 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

53 $2,335,291

$26,842

4 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

Earned

4 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

34 $1,121,185

$24,374

5 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

439

$1,624,091

5 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$280,774

$23,398

6 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 111

572

$1,578,717

6 † Comic Strip, 1995-17, by Red Ransom

$503,370

$22,880

7 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

227

$1,121,185

$22,548

8 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

162

$1,103,957

7 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini 8 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry 9 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 10 Grace Upon Grace, 2007, by Rio Verde 11 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

132 105 $2,976,305 12

$264,683

$22,057

48 $1,624,091

$19,334

$303,735

$17,867

153 114 $2,678,924

$17,509

9 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

101

609

$1,096,577

10 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

166

$1,090,621

11 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

390

$1,002,739

12 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 55

298

$874,016

13 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

239

$761,026

14 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

278

$759,114

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

260

$698,201

12 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$258,272

$17,218

13 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$761,026

$16,912

14 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

$456,135

$16,291

16 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

188

$698,174

15 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$698,174

$16,237

17 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

317

$641,342

16 † Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

$630,068

$16,156

18 † Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

231

$630,068

17 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$874,016

$15,891

19 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 61

318

$538,542

18 Golden Balls (IRE), 2004, by Danehill Dancer (IRE) 14

$219,764

$15,697

20 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

267

$523,510

143

$503,370

19 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$186,873

$15,573

21 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

20 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

$759,114

$15,182

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

202

$495,514

23 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

170

$493,626

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24 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

219

$485,621

(MINIMUM 50 STARTS)

25 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

258

$464,788

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

257

$457,828

27 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

174

$456,135

Sire

Rnrs Strts Wnrs Wins

Earned

1 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

43 138

15 $1,145,041

28 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

202

$443,702

2 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

62 202

20 $1,013,096

29 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

125

$418,678

3 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

$613,488

30 Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union

232

$408,241

4 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$467,603

31 Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson

133

$384,396

5 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

42 109

$336,921

32 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

240

$370,164

$334,216

33 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

160

$361,072

$292,836

34 Sierra Sunset,2005, by Bertrando

189

$347,940

$261,997

35 The Pamplemousse, 2006, by Kafwain

156

$322,849

$252,056

36 † Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold

146

$304,047

37 Grace Upon Grace, 2007, by Rio Verde

$303,735

38 Elusive Warning, 2004, by Elusive Quality

155

$299,421

39 Storm Wolf, 2002, by Stormin Fever

142

$298,170

40 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$280,774

41 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew

109

$276,259

42 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

110

$270,695

43 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

$264,683

6 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 24 7 † Decarchy, 1997-17, by Distant View 8 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow 9 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

19 18 18

53 44 47 35

5 6 2

6 7 5

10 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

49 121

$251,536

11 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

46 118

$231,478

12 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$216,658

13 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$191,298

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

$181,428

15 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

$170,631

16 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$163,996

44 Many Rivers, 2005, by Storm Cat

$259,847

17 Golden Balls (IRE), 2004, by Danehill Dancer (IRE) 8

$157,851

45 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$258,272

18 Grey Memo, 1997, by Memo (CHI)

$155,328

46 Sundarban, 2006, by A.P. Indy

178

$255,058

19 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$145,128

47 Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 39

203

$242,623

20 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

$143,157

48 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 22

114

$230,734

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 Septemer 12, 2018.

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2018 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MEDIAN EARNINGS PER RUNNER (MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS) Sire

Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Earned

Median

Races Won

Rnrs

Wnrs

Earned

1 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

153

114 $2,678,924

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

132

105 $2,976,305

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

34 $1,090,621 $25,741

2 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$280,774 $20,509

3 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

156

95 $2,190,132

3 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

$264,683 $19,108

4 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 111

91 $1,578,717

4 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$503,370 $14,381

5 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

101

67 $1,096,577

5 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

53 $2,335,291 $13,920

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

53 $2,335,291

7 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

52 $1,002,739

8 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

48 $1,624,091

9 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

6 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle 7 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

$456,135 $10,869

132 105 $2,976,305 $10,796

8 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$443,702 $10,340

$641,342

9 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$258,272 $10,140

10 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

$759,114

10 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$493,626

$9,426

11 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

$464,788

11 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

48 $1,624,091

$9,356

12 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$698,174

153 114 $2,678,924

$9,225

13 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 55

$874,016

$698,201

12 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

13 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 111

91 $1,578,717

$8,947

14 Sierra Sunset, 2005, by Bertrando

$347,940

$8,814

15 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$698,174

$8,744

Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE) 15 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

34 $1,121,185

Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

34 $1,090,621

16 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

52 $1,002,739

$8,655

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

$538,542

17 † Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold

$304,047

$8,400

Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

$523,510

18 Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled

$158,399

$8,295

$761,026

19 Angus, 2004, by Smokester

$124,890

$7,963

† Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

$630,068

20 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

$361,072

$7,960

Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$485,621

67 $1,096,577

$7,723

$493,626

21 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

101

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19 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

22 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

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(MINIMUM 100 STARTS) Sire

Rnrs

Srts

Earned

Earnings Start

Rnrs

Srts

Races Won

1 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

153

822

114

$2,686,247

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

132

721

106

$2,987,255

Sire

Earned

1 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

162 $1,103,957

$6,815

2 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

166 $1,090,621

$6,570

3 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

156

755

$2,191,152

3 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

375 $2,335,291

$6,227

4 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 111

574

$1,579,287

4 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

227 $1,121,185

$4,939

5 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

101

611

$1,107,777

5 Grace Upon Grace, 2007, by Rio Verde

$303,735

$4,219

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

376

$2,337,691

719 $2,976,305

$4,140

$1,017,019

6 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

132

392

7 Golden Balls (IRE), 2004, by Danehill Dancer (IRE) 14

$219,764

$3,789

8 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

318

$642,002

8 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

$264,683

$3,728

9 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

441

$1,633,291

9 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

188

$698,174

$3,714

10 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

269

$528,910

10 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

439 $1,624,091

$3,700

11 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

189

$709,874

11 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$186,873

$3,526

259

$465,598

12 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

143

$503,370

$3,520

278

$759,114

$209,724

$3,495

261

$699,651

14 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$280,774

$3,424

229

$1,149,396

15 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

125

$418,678

$3,349

166

$1,090,621

817 $2,678,924

$3,279

17 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG)

299

$874,106

239

$3,184

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

320

$541,087

19 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

234

$634,853

232

$408,241

171

$494,946

13 Grey Memo, 1997, by Memo (CHI)

16 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 17 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

153 45

$761,026

18 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$258,272

$3,112

19 Smart Bid, 2006, by Smart Strike

$178,376

$3,075

20 Many Rivers, 2005, by Storm Cat

$259,847

$2,953

Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 13 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE) 15 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union 21 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

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2018 LEADING SIRES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF WINNERS

Rnrs

Strts

Races Won

Earned

1 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$531,040

1 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

$459,995

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

3 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

3 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

Sire

$287,285

4 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$185,521

5 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

$123,919

6 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$109,142

7 † Comic Strip,1995, by Red Ransom

$88,697

8 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 13

$83,371

9 † Unusual Heat,1990, by Nureyev

Wnrs

Races Won

$533,440

$470,495

$287,285

$62,902

$185,521

$83,371

Rnrs

Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 5 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister Make Music for Me, 2007, by Bernstein 8 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

Earned

$38,725

$123,919

$74,995

Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

$79,795

$70,200

Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus

$71,847

11 Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus 20

$69,171

Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 3

$70,200

12 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

$62,902

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$61,745

13 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$62,345

Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 7

$55,616

14 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$61,085

Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie

$54,978

15 Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 7

10 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even

$55,616

Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

$54,108

$54,978

Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$47,190

17 Capital Account, 2007, by Closing Argument 1

$53,940

Twice the Appeal, 2008, by Successful Appeal

$25,737

18 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

$53,406

Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev

$21,828

19 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

$51,210

20 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$45,870

16 Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie

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2018 LEADING SIRES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF RACES WON Sire

(MINIMUM 5 RUNNERS) Sire

1 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

Races Rnrs Won

Rnrs

Srts

Races Won

Earned

Earnings/ Runner

1 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$533,440

Earned

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

$470,495

3 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

$287,285

$185,521

$531,040

$27,949

$185,521

$26,503

$459,995

$21,905

5 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

$62,902

$88,697

$17,739

6 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

$83,371

$287,285

$16,899

6 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$109,142

$15,592

7 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$62,345

$12,469

8 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

$74,995

$10,714

$123,919

$10,327

$45,870

$9,174

Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus

11 Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 7

$55,616

$7,945

12 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$61,085

13 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

14 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

15 Lakerville, 2008, by Unusual Heat

2 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger 3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini 4 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom 5 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

9 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

Make Music for Me, 2007, by Bernstein

$38,725

$123,919

Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$109,142

† Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$88,697

8 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

$79,795

$71,847

Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even

$70,200

$7,636

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$61,745

$83,371

$6,413

Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 7

$55,616

$62,902

$6,290

Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie

$54,978

$28,171

$5,634

Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

$54,108

16 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 5

$24,327

$4,865

Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$47,190

17 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$41,253

$4,584

Twice the Appeal, 2008, by Successful Appeal

$25,737

18 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$18,431

$3,686

Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev

$21,828

19 Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev

$21,828

$3,638

20 Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus 20

$69,171

$3,459

10 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

Sire

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2018 LEADING LIFETIME SIRES IN CALIFORNIA (50 OR MORE NAMED FOALS)

Stallion (Foreign Foaled), Year, Sire

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 20

24 26 28 29 31 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 42 43 45

48 49

† Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE) Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam † Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat One Man Army, 1994, by Roman Diplomat Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image † Popular, 1999, by Saint Ballado † Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger Trapper, 2000, by Iron Cat Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry North Light (IRE), 2001, by Danehill Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle Lightnin N Thunder, 2001, by Storm Cat Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat † Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold Unbridled Native, 2001, by Unbridled † Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker Skimming, 1996, by Nureyev Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even Fullbridled, 2001, by Unbridled’s Song Sierra Sunset, 2005, by Bertrando Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson Mast Track, 2004, by Mizzen Mast Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest Elusive Warning, 2004, by Elusive Quality High Demand, 1997, by Danzig

Crops

18 6 6 9 11 6 3 3 9 10 7 9 16 9 11 9 7 10 10 12 12 10 4 2 10 18 6 10 6 4 15 7 4 12 11 16 16 13 4 5 11 3 13 6 9 4 13 5 8 5 13

Avg Named Size Foals

45 15 29 49 20 11 104 33 99 44 37 15 49 9 19 13 32 51 10 33 53 44 25 57 5 27 8 35 24 23 37 16 17 17 9 22 31 11 13 16 34 27 26 12 8 22 13 10 30 14 14

812 87 171 445 220 65 313 100 894 440 261 131 779 84 210 113 221 506 99 400 631 441 99 113 51 491 50 345 142 91 550 113 66 207 98 351 489 140 53 81 375 82 337 72 69 87 174 50 238 70 186

Runners

609-75% 61-70% 147-86% 334-75% 151-69% 35-54% 153-49% 48-48% 545-61% 331-75% 135-52% 73-56% 577-74% 57-68% 136-65% 68-60% 162-73% 247-49% 75-76% 280-70% 449-71% 347-79% 57-58% 51-45% 40-78% 366-75% 36-72% 214-62% 98-69% 74-81% 436-79% 71-63% 37-56% 138-67% 71-72% 263-75% 405-83% 98-70% 36-68% 63-78% 284-76% 53-65% 233-69% 52-72% 32-46% 48-55% 130-75% 38-76% 155-65% 38-54% 138-74%

2YO Winners

Stakes Winners

Graded Stakes Winners

Progeny Earnings

AEI

Comp Index

440-54% 58-7% 50-57% 10-11% 107-63% 38-22% 218-49% 66-15% 105-48% 15-7% 21-32% 11-17% 105-34% 39-12% 23-23% 7-7% 405-45% 116-13% 237-54% 57-13% 95-36% 19-7% 52-40% 0-0% 397-51% 116-15% 40-48% 3-4% 78-37% 12-6% 44-39% 6-5% 98-44% 27-12% 180-36% 47-9% 57-58% 20-20% 198-50% 44-11% 325-52% 96-15% 246-56% 65-15% 38-38% 11-11% 25-22% 10-9% 30-59% 11-22% 225-46% 43-9% 23-46% 4-8% 125-36% 15-4% 68-48% 16-11% 43-47% 9-10% 335-61% 113-21% 51-45% 6-5% 27-41% 5-8% 95-46% 27-13% 53-54% 10-10% 193-55% 51-15% 292-60% 80-16% 65-46% 14-10% 18-34% 1-2% 43-53% 14-17% 208-55% 41-11% 27-33% 11-13% 162-48% 24-7% 32-44% 13-18% 20-29% 0-0% 26-30% 7-8% 89-51% 21-12% 26-52% 4-8% 82-34% 24-10% 25-36% 7-10% 70-38% 13-7%

44-5% 7-8% 13-8% 10-2% 10-5% 1-2% 5-2% 2-2% 32-4% 11-3% 6-2% 2-2% 26-3% 2-2% 6-3% 2-2% 8-4% 7-1% 2-2% 13-3% 18-3% 18-4% 3-3% 4-4% 1-2% 11-2% 1-2% 8-2% 3-2% 3-3% 19-3% 2-2% 1-2% 6-3% 1-1% 12-3% 16-3% 2-1% 0-0% 1-1% 4-1% 1-1% 7-2% 1-1% 0-0% 0-0% 3-2% 0-0% 1-0% 1-1% 1-1%

14-2% 1-1% 1-1% 1-0% 3-1% 0-0% 2-1% 0-0% 6-1% 3-1% 3-1% 1-1% 9-1% 1-1% 2-1% 1-1% 1-0% 1-0% 1-1% 1-0% 6-1% 2-0% 1-1% 0-0% 0-0% 4-1% 0-0% 4-1% 0-0% 0-0% 1-0% 2-2% 0-0% 0-0% 1-1% 0-0% 2-0% 1-1% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 1-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 1-1% 0-0% 1-0% 0-0% 1-1%

$57,836,486 $5,542,902 $10,957,651 $28,972,702 $11,679,940 $2,017,641 $7,527,998 $1,735,949 $40,288,706 $21,002,977 $7,992,061 $4,076,838 $31,368,647 $3,004,156 $7,105,378 $4,157,626 $7,421,423 $14,545,585 $3,916,461 $15,993,380 $21,133,101 $18,423,665 $2,277,219 $1,606,937 $2,077,299 $15,229,516 $2,177,658 $9,130,946 $4,718,043 $3,033,802 $21,808,991 $3,286,050 $1,454,648 $5,659,275 $3,448,246 $10,879,646 $19,371,170 $3,649,998 $1,339,342 $2,922,216 $12,168,214 $1,385,102 $8,615,375 $2,062,307 $993,363 $1,269,021 $5,065,573 $1,140,661 $4,385,500 $1,172,826 $3,216,106

1.90 1.73 1.53 1.45 1.38 1.36 1.31 1.20 1.20 1.19 1.15 1.12 1.12 1.11 1.06 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.00 0.98 0.98 0.97 0.95 0.95 0.94 0.87 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.70 0.68 0.68 0.68

1.20 1.26 1.07 1.10 1.07 0.99 1.52 1.25 1.64 1.41 0.99 1.23 1.31 0.91 0.89 0.79 1.23 1.14 0.93 0.97 1.19 0.90 1.05 1.05 0.78 1.37 0.89 1.43 1.05 1.42 0.83 1.25 0.93 1.05 0.61 1.10 1.04 0.77 0.86 1.15 0.95 0.90 0.96 0.69 0.87 0.81 0.71 1.08 0.75 0.98 0.80

Winners

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 2018

2018

REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

REGIONAL SALE DATES

Sept. 28-Nov. 4

Fresno County Fair, Fresno

Oct. 4-14

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

OCTOBER 16 BARRETTS FALL SALE OF YEARLINGS AND HORSES OF ALL AGES Pomona, Calif.

Oct. 18-Dec. 9

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

Nov. 9-Dec. 2

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

Dec. 5-18

(EARLY ENTRIES CLOSED AUG. 24, ENTRIES CLOSED AUG. 31, SUPPLEMENTAL ENTRIES CLOSE OCT. 2)

California-Bred/California-Sired STAKES RACES October Ð November FRESNO

SANTA ANITA SATURDAY, OCT. 13

FRIDAY, NOV. 2

$100,000 California Distaf

$200,000 Golden State Juvenile Fillies

SATURDAY, OCT. 6

$100,000 Harris Farms Stakes 3-Year-Olds & Up 6 furlongs

3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares 5 furlongs (Turf)

2-Year-Old Fillies 7 furlongs

SATURDAY, OCT. 20

SATURDAY NOV. 3

$100,000 California Flag Handicap

$200,000 Golden State Juvenile

3-Year-Olds & Up 5 furlongs (Turf)

2-Year-Olds 7 furlongs

DEL MAR

SUNDAY, NOV. 11

SUNDAY, NOV. 18

$100,000 Betty Grable Stakes

$100,000 Cary Grant Stakes

3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares 7 furlongs

3-Year-Olds & Up 7 furlongs

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 REGIONAL STAKES RACES

NOVEMBER

OCTOBER

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Track

Stakes (Grade)

Conditions

Distance

Added Value

Santa Anita Sprint Championship (Gr. I)

3-y-o & up

6 f.

$300,000

City of Hope Mile (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$200,000

Speakeasy Stakes

2-y-o

5 f. (T)

$100,000

Fno

Harris Farms Stakes

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

6 f.

$100,000

L.A. Woman Stakes (Gr. III)

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

6 1⁄2 f.

$100,000

Swingtime Stakes

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

1 m. (T)

$70,000

Surfer Girl Stakes

2-y-o f.

1 m. (T)

$100,000

Zuma Beach Stakes

2-y-o

1 m. (T)

$100,000

California Distaff Handicap

3-y-o & up, f. & m. Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 5 f. (T)

Anoakia Stakes

2-y-o f.

6 f.

$100,000 $75,000

Fno

The Bulldog Handicap

3-y-o & up

1 ⁄8 m.

$50,000

California Flag Handicap

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

5 f. (T)

$100,000

GGF Pike Place Dancer Stakes

2-y-o f.

1 m. (T)

$75,000

Autumn Miss Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o f.

1 m. (T)

$100,000

Comma to the Top Stakes

3-y-o & up

1 m.

Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes

2-y-o f, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

7 f.

Lure Stakes

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

Sen. Ken Maddy Stakes (Gr. III)

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

abt. 6 1⁄2 f. (T)

$100,000

Golden State Juvenile Stakes

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

7 f.

$200,000

Goldikova Stakes (Gr. II)

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

1 m. (T)

$200,000 $200,000

$75,000 $200,000 $70,000

Twilight Derby (Gr. II)

3-y-o

1 ⁄8 m. (T)

Dmr

Kathryn Crosby Stakes

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

1 m. (T)

$75,000

Dmr

Let It Ride Stakes

3-y-o

1 m. (T)

$75,000

GGF Golden Nugget Stakes

2-y-o

6 f.

$50,000

Dmr

Betty Grable Stakes

3-y-o & up, f. & m. Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 7 f.

$100,000

Dmr

Dezi Arnaz Stakes

2-y-o f.

7 f.

$100,000

Dmr

Bob Hope Stakes (Gr. III)

2-y-o

7 f.

$100,000

GGF Oakland Stakes

3-y-o & up

6 f.

$50,000

Dmr

Cary Grant Stakes

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

7 f.

$100,000

Dmr

Red Carpet Stakes (Gr. III)

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

1 3⁄8 m. (T)

$100,000

3-y-o & up

1 ⁄2 m. (T)

$200,000

2-y-o f.

6 f.

Dmr

GGF Golden Gate Debutante

Hollywood Turf Cup (Gr. II)

$50,000

Dmr

Jimmy Durante Stakes (Gr. III)

2-y-o f.

1 m. (T)

$100,000

Dmr

Seabiscuit Handicap (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

1 1⁄16 m. (T)

$200,000

GGF Berkeley Handicap (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 1⁄16 m.

$100,000

Dmr

Native Diver Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 1⁄8 m.

$100,000

Dmr

Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (Gr. III)

2-y-o

1 m. (T)

$100,000

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