California Thoroughbred Magazine January 2019 by CTBA

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SANTA ANITA PARK SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2019

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New Grade I Sire Quality AT HARRIS FARMS FOR 2019 ACCLAMATION

VRONSKY

Eclipse Award Champion $1.9 million 6-time G1 winner 2018 Leading California Sire

The Only California Sire represented by a Cal-bred 2018 Graded Stakes Winner

California’s Leading Third-Crop Sire of 2018 Is among the category leaders by Average Earnings per Runner/Start, and is second only to Square Eddie among the state’s active turf sires.

Grade I winner What a View ($903,706) set a 93 Beyer winning the 2018 American Stakes-G3 in 1:33.80. Nineteen stakes horses by Vronsky have won or placed in 59 stakes (7 graded) on dirt and turf.

Sire of 2018 multiple stakes winners on both dirt and turf from his second crop: Heck Yeah ($308,000 in 5 starts) and Take the One O One (4 wins, $341,526).

A lifetime Average Earnings per Runner topping $78,000, 15% wins from starts and 73% winners from starters refect the class and durability of his progeny.

Fee: $7,500 Live Foal

Fee: $6,500 Live Foal

(payable when foal stands and nurses)

Unusual Heat – Winning in Style, by Silveyville Property of Old English Rancho Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup Series

Danzig– Words of War, by Lord At War Property of Old English Rancho Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup Series

John C. Harris, President • Dr. Jeanne Bowers, Resident Veterinarian • Jonny Hilvers, Farm Manager 27366 W. Oakland Ave. • Coalinga, CA 93210 • Tel: (800) 311-6211 or (559) 884-2859 • Fax: (559) 884-2855 E-Mail: stallions@harrisfarms.com • Web Site: www.harrisfarms.com

From the EXECUTIVE CORNER DOUG BURGE CTBA PRESIDENT

CALIFORNIA CUP TURNS 29

he California Toroughbred Breeders Association is happy to announce that the 29th running of the California Cup will be held at Santa Anita Park in conjunction with the Sunshine Millions on Saturday, Jan. 26. Now in its sixth year since the two events were merged and run early in the year instead of the fall, this year’s edition will again showcase the top California-bred and California-sired horses, with full felds, large restricted purses, and very competitive racing. Many great California and national champions have competed in Cal Cup in its nearly three-decade history. Resembling last year’s changes, the

stakes and overnight restricted races on the card have been adjusted in order to ofer more lucrative opportunities for diferent classes of horses. Tis should encourage increased participation of the horsemen. Total purses will once more approach $1 million with a 10-race card. Te stakes races for the day include the $200,000 Unusual Heat California Cup Turf Classic Presented by City National Bank, the $150,000 California Cup Sprint, the $150,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint, and the second running of the $100,000 California Cup Turf Sprint for 3-year-olds. Te overnight restricted races under

consideration are maiden allowance, non-winners of one allowance, and maiden claiming races, all with large purses and strictly for Cal-bred/Cal-sired horses. Two other historic California Cup stakes, the Derby and the Oaks, have been moved back a few weeks on the calendar to provide better spacing between the 2and now 3-year-old stakes that have been ofered since last summer. Tese stakes, both with purses of $200,000, will be run on Presidents’ Day, Feb. 18. We thank our decade-long sponsor, City National Bank, and our partner, Santa Anita Park, for all of their support honoring the Cal-bred industry. Good luck to all the connections!

2019 CAL CUP STAKES Date

Track

Jan. 26 SA

Stakes (Grade)

Conditions

Distance

Added Value

Unusual Heat Turf Classic Presented by City National Bank

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

11⁄8 m. (T)

$200,000

Jan. 26 SA

Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint

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

abt. 6 ⁄2 f. (T)

$150,000

Jan. 26 SA

California Cup Sprint

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

6 f.

$150,000

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

abt. 6 ⁄2 f. (T)

Jan. 26 SA

California Cup Turf Sprint Stakes

$100,000

2019 CAL CUP DERBY AND OAKS Date

Track

Stakes (Grade)

Conditions

Distance

Added Value

Feb. 18 SA

California Cup Derby

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

11⁄16 m.

$200,000

Feb. 18 SA

California Cup Oaks

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

1 m. (T)

$200,000

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Contents

FEATURES

26 CTBA HALL OF FAME

16 Harris Farms, Old English Join Forces

John Barr and Crystal Water are the honorees who will be inducted into the California Toroughbred Breeders Association Hall of Fame in 2019.

28 Te Importance of Teasers 34 Golden State Race— King Glorious Stakes

PRESIDENT DOUG BURGE VICE CHAIRPERSON TERRY C. LOVINGIER TREASURER GEORGE F. SCHMITT

36 Golden State Race— Soviet Problem Stakes

SECRETARY KATE BARTON DIRECTORS John C. Harris, Leigh Ann Howard, John H. Barr, Kate Barton, Gloria Haley, Pete Parrella, Sue Greene, Donald J. Valpredo, Terry C. Lovingier, George F. Schmitt, Edward Freeman, Clay Murdock

38 Golden State Race— Cary Grant Stakes

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

40 Focus on the Future: Ernie Belmonte

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68 Lists of Leading Sires in California 76 Stakes/Sales Calendar

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56 Health: Reproductive Advances

64 Leading Breeders in California

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42 CTBA January Sale Preview

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NewsBits CURRENT CALIFORNIA

SIRES OF STAKES WINNERS FOALS

KATSUMI SAITO

STALLION

Cal-bred flly Make Happy earns points for 2019 Kentucky Derby in Japan

CAL-BRED WINS IN JAPAN Make Happy, a California-bred daughter of Square Eddie, won the Cattleya Sho Nov. 24 at Tokyo Racecourse by 21⁄2 lengths. Christophe Lemaire, Japan’s leading rider, piloted Make Happy for owner Shadai Farm and trainer Koichi Shinkai. Te Cattleya Sho awards 10 points for consideration in the 2019 Kentucky Derby (G1), and Churchill Downs makes one Derby berth available to the leading point earner in Japan. Teruya Yoshida of Shadai Farms said that Make Happy would probably not compete in the Derby, though he didn’t rule out the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1). Reddam Racing bred Make Happy from the Ten Most Wanted mare Silar Rules. Wavertree Stables sold the flly to Shadai Farm at the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds last March for $650,000. Make Happy is a full sister to grade 1 winner Ralis and multiple stakes winner and graded stakes-placed B Squared.

CALIFORNIA LOSES FOUR GRADE 1 STAKES Four California stakes races have lost their grade 1 status, the Graded Stakes Committee downgrading them to grade 2 races for 2019. The Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity for 2-year-olds, the Santa Margarita Stakes and Zenyatta Stakes for older females, and the Triple Bend Stakes for older sprinters will now become grade 2 stakes. No California stakes were upgraded to grade 1 races for 2019 though several did receive grading elevations. The Eddie D. Stakes for older turf sprinters went from grade 3 to 2. Four listed stakes were elevated to grade 3—the Sweet Life Stakes for 3-year-old turf fllies, the Astra Stakes for older turf females, and the Green Flash Stakes and Joe Hernandez Stakes for older turf sprinters. California stakes demoted from grade 2 to grade 3 were the Honeymoon Stakes for 3-year-old turf fllies, the Bayakoa Stakes and La Canada Stakes for older females, and the Santa Ana Stakes for older turf females.

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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 PARK / $40,000 GOLDEN GATE FIELDS / $20,000

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California-breds The Spiral Jetter, Lynne’s Legacy, and Touched by Autism won recent stakes at Golden Gate Fields. The frst two captured the $75,900 Bear Fan Stakes and a division of the $50,000 Miss America Stakes Dec. 8, while two weeks earlier, Nov. 24, Touched by Autism won the $63,375 Oakland Stakes. The six-furlong Bear Fan, for Cal-bred or California-sired older fllies and mares, drew 11 entries and went with nine after two scratches. The Spiral Jetter, ridden by Julien Couton, came from far back to win by a head in a three-way driving fnish, stopping the clock in 1:09.33. Lynne’s Legacy Favored Isa Firecracker fnished second but was disqualifed to third, moving Vronilla Parfait into second. Perry Bruno bred The Spiral Jetter and owns her with John Gezon and trainer Andy Mathis. The Spiral Jetter is a 2013 daughter of Don’tsellmeshort— Early Arriver, by Renteria. Lynne’s Legacy also raced well back early in the frst division of the 11⁄16-mile Miss America. With Alonso Quinonez in the irons, she defeated Fiery Lady by 11⁄2 lengths in 1:44.08. Harris Farms bred Lynne’s Legacy, a 2013 daughter of Unusual Heat—Top of Our Game, by Steinlen. Doug O’Neill trains the mare for owners Maureen Richardson, Ritchie Robershaw, and Steve Rothblum.

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Golden Gate Cal-breds

Touched by Autism Touched by Autism sold for $2,700 at the 2014 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Northern California yearling sale. He scored a neck victory over Sunset Dragunn in the six-furlong Oakland, getting the distance in 1:09.16. Favored Awesome Anywhere fnished third. Juan Hernandez rode Touched by Autism for trainer Marcia Stortz. Johnny Taboada, who bought Touched by Autism from Sierra Sunset Ranch at the Northern California sale, owns the 2013 horse. George and Mary Clare Schmitt bred Touch by Autism, a son of Sierra Sunset—Beau’s Gem, by Beau Genius.

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Stevens Retires Jockey Gary Stevens retired from riding in late November. Te Hall of Fame rider had made two amazing comebacks, one after a knee replacement, but following a spinal injury and his doctor’s recommendation, Stevens has retired permanently. Te 55-year-old jockey has accomplished more than just about any other jockey. He has won each of the Triple Crown races three times and 11 Breeders’ Cup races, the last a thrilling ride aboard Beholder over Songbird in the 2016

Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaf (G1). After he returned to riding in 2013, following the knee replacement, he added one of his Preakness victories as well as a score aboard Mucho Macho Man in that year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). In 1998 Stevens was voted an Eclipse Award, and he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1997. Stevens retires with 5,187 wins and purse earnings of more than $258.9 million. His fnal graded victory came aboard Sharp Samurai in the 2018 City of Hope Mile (G2T) at Santa Anita Oct. 6.

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Burnham Named to Hall of Fame Te late equine cinematographer Joe Burnham has been named to the National Museum of Racing’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor. Burnham is being honored along with broadcaster Tom Hammond. Both are Eclipse Award winners. Burnham, who died in 1994 and was based in Southern California, flmed many of racing’s biggest moments over fve decades. He was also instrumental in organizing and archiving decades of historical racing footage. One of his most famous race flmings was when he captured the iconic stretch-runner Silky Sullivan. Tat California-bred runner, in a 61⁄2-furlong sprint race at Santa Anita in 1958, came from 41 lengths back to win. Burnham flmed the feld and then panned way back to catch Silky Sullivan, recording the colt’s incredible run to the front. Burnham chronicled races in videotapes for organizations such as the California Toroughbred Breeders Association, Santa Anita, and Hollywood Park. He served as producer of the Eclipse Awards for 17 years and won an Eclipse in 1972 for flm achievement.

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GRAZEN

Benchmark - Hazen, by Rubiano 2019 FEE: $5,000 LIVE FOAL

SIRING 17% STAKES HORSES/STARTERS, 81% WINNERS/STARTERS, AVG EARNINGS $90,644

©Lisa Allen Sire of GSW ENOLA GRAY ($585,100) won $100,000 Wilshire S.-G3, plus 5 others stakes: $200,000 Melair S., $150,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint S., $150,000 Fleet Treat S., $100,000 Irish O’Brien S., and $100,000 Califronia Distaff S. Sire of 2018 SWrs TOUGH SUNDAY ($353,838) won $100,000 Sensational Star S. at Santa Anita, 2nd $100,000 Midnight Lute S.-G3, $100,000 Thor’s Echo H., etc., and JUST GRAZED ME ($208,260) won $150,000 Fleet Treat S., 2nd $100,000 Torrey Pines S.-G3, $100,000 Betty Grable S. to 3, 2018. Sire of: California Distaff H. winner BARBARA BEATRICE ($346,534) 2nd $150,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint S. to 6, 2018; SW S Y SKY ($353,920) won in her racing debut the $200,000 Evening Jewel S. also won $200,000 Melair S. at 3, SP at 4, 2nd $100,000 California Distaff H. and 3rd $100,000 Betty Grable S.; Shy Carmelita ($242,602) 2nd $100,000 Fran’s Valentine S. at Santa Anita, and Gettin Sideways 2nd $100,000 Campanile S.

GRADED STAKES WINNER BY LEADING SIRE BENCHMARK GRAZEN won $100,000 Grade 3 Affrmed H. posting a 103 Beyer over G1 Santa Anita H. winner MISREMEMBERED. He won El Cajon S. beating G1-pl, G2 SW CHOCOLATE CANDY. GRAZEN broke his maiden in the NTRA Stakes posting a Triple Digit Beyer over G1 SW M ONE RIFLE.

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Jerry Frankel, whose horses included 2003 California-bred Horse of the Year Joey Franco, died Nov. 17. A Broadway producer, Frankel also campaigned 2014 Eclipse Award champion turf female Dayatthespa. John Harris remembers Frankel well, noting that Joey Franco stood at his Harris Farms after the horse’s retirement from racing. Frankel bred Joey Franco, a son of Avenue of Flags— Susan Powter, by Native Prospector. Joey Franco earned $635,091 and won such races as the 2003 Triple Bend Breeders’ Cup Invitational Handicap (G1) and Del Mar Breeders’ Cup Handicap (G2). In addition to his Horse of the Year title, Joey Franco was named champion Cal-bred older male and sprinter of 2003. Frankel bred seven other stakes winners, including multiple graded winner Capichi. He owned Dayatthespa with his brother Ronald, Steve Laymon, and Bradley Thoroughbreds. During her championship season Dayatthespa captured the Yaddo Stakes at Saratoga, First Lady Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland, and the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at Santa Anita. She earned $2,288,892.

Michael Pageler ANNE M. EBERHARDT

Jerry Frankel

Memoriam

Michael Pageler, breeder and co-owner of California-bred stakes winner Heck Yeah, died Nov. 9 in Fort McDowell, Ariz. He was 63. Heck Yeah, a 2015 son of Acclamation— Lutess, by Maria’s Mon, won the 2018 California Cup Turf Sprint Stakes, California Cup Derby, and Echo Eddie Stakes. He raced for Pageler, Bob Baedeker, and Michael Sigband. Pageler loved nothing better than traveling from Arizona to California to see his homebred compete. “This never gets old, I can tell you that,” Pageler said after one of Heck Yeah’s victories. Pageler became a partner in Lutess as a racehorse and later began breeding her. Bob Baffert claimed and trained Lutess for the partnership, and Baedeker later convinced Baffert to train Heck Yeah. Pageler was thrilled to have a horse with the Hall of Fame conditioner. The breeder was just beginning to enjoy the fruits of ownership. He was featured as the member profle in this magazine last June, during which he discussed Lutess’ 2016 Coil gelding, Inconceivable, and said that the mare had been bred to Eclipse Award winner Arrogate, a Baffert trainee. Pageler is survived by his wife, Connie, and their sons Michael, Nathan, and Jake.

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Morton Cathro Longtime journalist Morton Cathro died at age 94 in Moraga, Calif., Sept. 29. A racing fan throughout his life, he frequently wrote about horse racing, including for California Thoroughbred. Cathro was a member of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association from 1990-2011. Cathro’s newspaper career included covering many facets of World War II for the Oakland Tribune. He later covered travel for the paper and also composed a daily handicapping selection for Northern California racetracks, retiring from the Tribune in 1987. He wrote for many other publications, including Sunset magazine. Cathro and his wife, Jean, became friends with the late John and Betty Mabee, who often invited them into the winner’s circle after their horses won. The Cathros frequently visited numerous racetracks around the country as well. In addition to Jean, Cathro’s survivors include son Jeff and daughter-in-law Leticia and daughter Robin.

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A LEADING SIRE IN CALIFORNIA

The Leading Sire in California & the West Coast, by Number of Winners and Repeat Winners in 2018 First California crop are now 3YO’s Progeny global life time earnings of $44,375,319, including earnings of $3,912,560 in 2018 Speed Gene Test Result: C:T (Middle) Racing Statistics through 12/17/18

2019 Stud Fee: $6,500 Live Foal Storm Cat - She’s a Winner, by A.P. Indy Property of Ballena Vista Farm and Wellspring Stable LLC

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Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup

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10 YEARS AGO

HISTORY

25 YEARS AGO

JOHNNY EVES won the third graded stakes of his career Jan. 25, 2009, when he captured the $150,000 Palos Verdes Handicap (G2) as a 5-year-old. The California-bred gelding had earlier won the 2007 Malibu Stakes (G1) and 2008 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (G3). In the six-furlong Palos Verdes, Johnny Eves took the lead almost immediately under jockey Garrett Gomez, continually lengthening that advantage until he defeated favored Devoted Magic by 13⁄4 lengths in 1:08.56. Carl and Sharon Hilliard bred and raced Johnny Eves in the name of Mooncoin. A son of Skimming—Capote’s Halo, by Capote, Johnny Eves was named for Sharon’s late father.

SOUTHERN TRUCE was an excellent claim for $16,000, the amount trainer Roger Stein got her for on behalf of Peggy Johnson’s Regal Rose Stable in 1991. Named champion California-bred champion older female of 1993, Southern Truce went on to capture the $150,000 Santa Monica Handicap (G1) at Santa Anita Jan. 17, 1994. Ridden by Gary Stevens, Southern Truce raced in sixth early in the seven-furlong Santa Monica. She got up in time to defeat Arches of Gold by a half-length in 1:21.44, with Mamselle Bebette third. Van and Marilyn Rose bred Southern Truce, a daughter of Truce Maker—Chief’s Beauty, by Chieftain. Johnson subsequently sold Southern Truce privately for six fgures to Robert and Janice McNair’s Rose Hill Stable. Southern Truce won 19 of 50 starts for earnings of $867,578.

50 YEARS AGO FOURTH BASE was not the greatest California-bred racehorse, though he managed to win a few races. What made him special was that Gov. Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, bred the gelding. During January 1969, Fourth Base won twice at Santa Anita. Racing for Flag Is Up Farms, Fourth Base frst captured a $10,000 claiming race Jan. 14 by a nose. Eight days later he won again, this time for $12,500 and by a half-length. Donald Pierce rode Fourth Base for trainer Bob Wheeler. Both races were conducted over 61⁄2 furlongs, the frst on a slow track in 1:192⁄5 and the second on a muddy track in 1:193⁄5. Fourth Base was a 3-year-old son of Dodger Blue—Northam, by Mirza II. Reagan served as California’s governor from 1967-75 and as the U.S. president from 1981-89.

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CONQUEST FARENHEIT Multiple Stakes Winning Son of Scat Daddy Consistent and tough with a high cruising speed. Only Southern California Stakes Winning son of SCAT DADDY in California. Fast, and carried it for 8 furlongs – won the Pasadena Stakes from gate to wire. Won Stake races from 6½ to 8 furlongs. Won/Placed in 6 of 7 lifetime starts, incl. 4 Stakes/Graded Stakes. Sold for $735,000 at the 2016 Keeneland November Sale. DEBUT WINNER AT 2 AND finished 2nd in the Grade 2 Summer Stakes (WO) to Good Samaritan (MGS) IN HIS SECOND LIFETIME START. 2019 Stud Fee: $3,000 Scat Daddy - Holy Smokie by Holy Bull Property of Rockingham Ranch and Chad Littlefeld

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Hronis, Rome to DMTC Board

STALLION

Kosta Hronis and Jim Rome have been named to the board of the Del Mar Toroughbred Club. Both are major owners who have won some of California’s top stakes, as well as Breeders’ Cup events. Hronis, often the leading owner at Southern California race meetings, campaigns horses under the Hronis Racing banner with his brother, Pete. Teir horses Kosta Hronis include Accelerate, the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner, with trainer John Sadler building them a varied and successful stable. Tey have a large family farm in the San Joaquin Valley that specializes in growing table grapes and oranges. Rome is a well-known radio and television sports broadcaster. His shows on such networks as ESPN and CBS have garnered numerous fans, many focking to Jim Rome see him at the track when he wins races. Rome and his wife, Janet, have been a partner in Eclipse Award winner Shared Belief as well as Mizdirection, two-time winner of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T). Tey campaign in the name of Jungle Racing.

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Milky Way is adding the stallions Win the Space and Richmond Street to its roster for 2019. Each will stand for $2,000. Multiple graded stakesplaced Win the Space earned $334,831 throughout his racing career, winning three of 21 starts, with one second and fve thirds. A son of Pulpit—Teamgeist, by Win the Space Mutakddim, he fnished second in the 2016 Gold Cup at Santa Anita (G1) and third in that year’s Awesome Again Stakes (G1) and San Diego Handicap (G2). Teamgeist is a graded winner in Argentina and has also produced graded winner House Rules. Richmond Street is a 2013 son of Street Cry—Where’s Bailey, by Aljabr. Stakes-winning Where’s Bailey is a half sister to Horse of the Year Zenyatta and to multiple grade 1 winner Balance. Trained by Bill Mott, Richmond Street won two of 12 races, with four seconds, for earnings of $196,855.

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■ Richmond Street and Win the Space to Milky Way

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Point Piper and Shanghai Kid will stand the 2019 breeding season at Willow Tree Farm in Burson. Each will stand for $3,500. Point Piper is a 2010 son of Giant’s Causeway—Imagine, by Sadler’s Wells. Racing through age 8, he won the 2016 Longacres Mile Handicap (G3) and Point Piper 2015 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes and placed in six other stakes, earning $520,415. A full brother to grade 2 winner Viscount Nelson, Point Piper is a half bother to graded winners Horatio Nelson and Kitty Matcham. His dam, Imagine, won the Epsom Oaks (G1) and One Thousand Guineas (G1) and is a half sister to Irish champion Generous. Willow Tree bred and raced Shanghai Kid, a 2009 son of champion Lemon Drop Kid out of the Storm Cat mare Lady From Shanghai. The stallion already has a winner from his frst crop in Cozze Kid.

■ Two to Oak Creek Niagara Falls and Caballo Bonito have been moved to Oak Creek Farm in Valley Center for the 2019 breeding season. Both will stand for $2,000. Niagara Falls is by European Horse of the Year and leading sire Giant’s Causeway out of the Kingmambo mare Istikbal. That is the family of Best in Show, Blush With Pride, Good Journey, and Better Than Honour. Niagara Falls earned $109,892 while competing on the Southern California circuit. He won two of 11 races and fnished third in the 2013 Round Table Stakes. His frst foals are 2-year-olds of 2019. Caballo Bonito is by top California sire Swiss Yodeler out of the Byars mare In My Life. Swiss Yodeler was a multiple graded stakes winner, his victories including the 1996 Hollywood Futurity (G1). Caballo Bonito won two of 25 races, with three seconds, and four thirds.

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■ Shanghai Kid and Point Piper to Willow Tree

MIRAHMADI NAMED SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCER California native Frank Mirahmadi, who regularly emcees the California Toroughbred Breeders Association annual awards dinner, has been named as Santa Anita’s announcer, replacing Michael Wrona. Most recently the regular announcer at Monmouth Park, Mirahmadi has called at numerous California racetracks, including several fair meetings and Golden Gate Frank Mirahmadi Fields. Over the last 22 years, he has also announced at such tracks as Aqueduct, Hialeah, Oaklawn Park, and Louisiana Downs. Mirahmadi has his own distinctive style, but he has also entertained racegoers with his impersonations of such industry icons as announcer Trevor Denman and trainer D. Wayne Lukas. He brings those along with him when he emcees the CTBA awards dinner, and he does such a good job that he has been asked back several times. He is slated to do so again at the 2019 dinner Feb. 25 at the Sheraton in San Gabriel. Te Santa Anita job has long been Mirahmadi’s dream, the track being “my favorite racetrack since I started attending horse races as a kid in the ’70s,” he said.

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Sire of Multiple Grade I Winner SECRET CIRCLE, an undefeated Two-year-old, a Two-time Breeders’ Cup Champion and 2015 Golden Shaheen victor who finished among the Top Three in 15 of 16 Starts, earning $3,670,790 Sire of Stakes Winners JOYA REAL (on turf) and JERSEY BLUES (on dirt) Sire of undefeated 2YO Cal-Bred Stakes Winner TAP THE WIRE, Winner of the $100,000 Graduation Stakes at Del Mar Progeny have Lifetime Earnings of $21,456,272 Speed Gene Test Result: C:T (Middle) Racing Statistics as of 12/17/18

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HARRIS, OLD ENGLISH COMBINING FORCES

In late 2018 Harris and Old English announced that they will join forces to keep California racing and breeding strong. Stallions from the two farms will now all be located at the Harris Farms facility in Coalinga and include Acclamation, Clubhouse Ride, Desert Code, Jeranimo, Lakerville, Majestic Harbor, Mr. Big, Prospect Park, Smiling Tiger, Tamarando, and Vronsky. Together, both farms use more than 700 irrigated acres or irrigated pasture for boarding of broodmares, John Harris of Harris Farms’ with its star graduate California Chrome stallions, and developing yearlings. Jonny Hilvers, the general manager of Old English Rancho for eight years, will become general manager of the newly combined entity. Hilvers, 33, is a native of Sanger, where Old English is located. He is the grandson of the late Buddy Johnston. Hilvers’ great-grandfather Elwood “Te Pie Man” Johnston founded Old English. John Harris, a 1965 graduate of the University of California at Davis, has been a farmer, cattleman, beef processor, restaurateur, and enthusiastic owner and breeder of Toroughbreds for more than 50 years. He has been a member of Te Jockey Club since 1984, still serves on the California Toroughbred Breeders Association board, and is a former CTBA chairman. In the mid-1990s he served as chairman of the Bay Meadows Racing Association, and he was inducted The Johnston family’s Old English Rancho has long been a mainstay into the California Hall of Fame in 2008. Both Harris Farms and Old English Rancho have fre- of California’s Thorougbred breeding industry quently led the list of leading California breeders and have produced numerous California-bred champions. the Harris River Ranch operation near Sanger, assisted by Lindsay Dave McGlothlin, who started managing Harris breeding stock Miller. Patricia Langden is foaling manager and assists with sales in 1981, will remain as a consultant. preps, as well as overall equine health issues. Per Antonsen, the Harris farm trainer for many years, will con“I feel incredibly blessed to have such a fne group of people tinue in that role. At Harris, Antonsen was key in the early train- come together with the common goal of producing Toroughing of such champions as Tiznow and California Chrome. breds that can compete at the very top levels,” said John Harris. Raul Rosas, a horseman for more than 30 years, has handled all “Now that the drought is behind us, and by adding additional the top Harris stallions. He remains at Harris as stallion manager. pastures, we can give horses more room and expansive grass pasDr. Jeanne Bowers Lepore, a graduate of the veterinary school tures to grow up on while still having many smaller-sized padof U.C. Davis, has been a well-respected veterinarian for many docks as options for various needs. I want to have the best facility, years and has overseen Harris Farms’ equine health since 1997. the best nutritional and health programs, the best people, and the She is assisted by her associate Dr. Virginia Hernandez, as well as most promising stallion roster in California. We want to be valued newly arrived Kristen Phillips and Ana Celdran. as a place to raise top horses. Debbie Winick will remain as ofce manager and customer re“Jonny Hilvers will be a key ingredient to all of the mutual lations specialist. Winick is a former paymaster of purses at Bay success I envision. He brings us solid leadership and practical exMeadows and was an executive assistant at the CTBA. Laurie cellence, and represents a new generation to help lead California Brown, a key player for Harris for the last several years, manages forward.”

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or decades John Harris’ Harris Farms and the Johnston family’s Old English Rancho have been two of the leading farms in California. Going forward, they will become even stronger as they combine their more than 100 years of experience in a joint operating agreement.

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Make Plans for California Cup/ Sunshine Millions Day California-breds and California-sired horses will take the spotlight at Santa Anita Saturday, Jan. 26, for California Cup/Sunshine Millions. Te event will be held the same day as the Pegasus World Cup program at Gulfstream Park. Te day’s card will include four stakes for Cal-breds and Cal-sired horses, highlighted by the $200,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic Presented by City National Bank. Te 11⁄8-mile event on the turf is for 4-year-olds and up. Te other stakes are the $150,000 California Cup Sprint at six furlongs on the dirt, the $150,000 Sunshine Millions Fillies & Mares Turf Sprint, and the $100,000 California Cup Turf Sprint Stakes, the last-named two at about 61⁄2 furlongs down the Santa Anita hillside turf course.

CAL-BRED CHAMPIONS TO BE CELEBRATED The California-bred champions of 2018 will be honored at the CTBA Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner. The activities will be held Feb. 25 at the Sheraton in San Gabriel. In addition, John Barr and Crystal Water will be inducted into the CTBA’s Hall of Fame. The business meeting will begin at 4 p.m., followed by a cocktail reception at 5 p.m. and the awards dinner at 6 p.m. The dinner will include the awards for California’s leading sires and Breeder of the Year, the 2018 Trainer of the Year, Broodmare of the Year, and Horse of the Year. For reservations, contact Christy Chapman at 626-445-7800 x 247 or christy@ctba. com.

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Tank You, Stallion Owners The California Thoroughbred Breeders Association thanks the many stallion owners for their donations that made the 2018 Annual Stallion Season Auction a success. By law, proceeds from the auction go strictly toward the lobbying expenses of the CTBA, working in support of legislation that favorably impacts California Thoroughbred breeders. The sale featured seasons donated by these farms: Ballena Vista Farm, Barton Thoroughbreds, Blue Diamond Farm, BG Thoroughbreds, Daehling Ranch, Harris Farms, Lovacres Ranch, Oak Creek Farm, Oak Hill Farm, Pacifc Coast Thoroughbreds, Rancho San Miguel, Special T Thoroughbreds, Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, Victory Rose Thoroughbreds, and Woodbridge Farm.

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CTBA FUTURE EVENTS Friday, Feb. 1 Names for foals of 2017 must be claimed. After Feb. 1, a naming fee of $100 will apply.

NORTHERN SALE SLATED FOR AUG. 13 The CTBA Sales Northern California Yearling & Horses of Racing Age Sale is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 13. It will be held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Entries will close Monday, June 3. For further information, contact Loretta Veiga at 626-445-7800 ext. 227 or Christy Chapman at 626-445-7800 ext. 247, or email loretta@ctba.com or christy@ctba.com.

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Friday, Feb. 15 Annual registration of stallions is due at a fee of $1,250. Deadline to nominate California-bred/ California-sired 2-year-olds (foals of 2017) to the Golden State Series; $300 fee applies.

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Congratulations to John Sadler Te California Toroughbred Foundation salutes its trustee John Sadler on the incredible year he had as a trainer in 2018. Always among the leaders in California, Sadler sent out Hronis Racing’s Accelerate for a nearly perfect season, which culminated in the horse’s victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs Nov. 3. Accelerate began the year by winning the San Pasqual Stakes (G2) and Santa Anita Handicap (G1). He sufered his only 2018 defeat in the Oaklawn Handicap (G2) in Arkansas, losing by just a neck to the talented City of Light, who later won the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1). Trainer John Sadler crafted Accelerate subsequently collected trophies in the Gold a stellar 2018 campaign Cup at Santa Anita (G1), TVG Pacifc Classic (G1), and Awesome Again (G1) stakes before the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Sadler’s frst victory in a Breeders’ Cup race. With earnings of $5,005,000 for the year, Accelerate is vying with Triple Crown winner Justify for 2018 Horse of the Year honors. Congratulations, John!

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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 art. 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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Earned Triple Digit Speed Figures 10-times while racing. By the Sire of Leading Sires MEDAGLIA D’ORO (Sire of champions Songbird, Rachel Alexandra, etc.) and Kitten’s Joy (2018’s Leading Sire, over $18,000,000 in earnings). JAMES STREET is out of a 4-time winning daughter of 7-time stakes winner IN MY CAP ($443,404).

WAR FRONT is the sire of 42 Graded Stakes Winners, including G1 winner and Leading Third-Crop Sire THE FACTOR, and champion millionaires LINES OF BATTLE ($2,647,223, G1 SWr), and DECLARATION OF WAR ($1,847,489, G1 SWr), millionaires DEPARTING ($1,968,229, G2 SWr), LANCASTER BOMBER (1,422,743, G1 SWr), U S NAVY FLAG ($1,341,752, G1 SWr), etc.

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 sireproducing family of DAME FRITCHIE.

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

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HALL OF FAME Class of 2019 John Barr and Crystal Water will be inducted into the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Hall of Fame Feb. 25 at the Sheraton San Gabriel, part of the CTBA’s annual Awards Dinner. JOHN BARR lifetime of service to the Toroughbred industry has landed longtime California breeder John Barr in the Hall of Fame, joining the class of 2019. Barr has made an impact both locally and nationally, thanks to the horses he campaigned under his Oakcrest Stable banner and to his work with Te Jockey Club safety committee. Barr was once in the oil business, then in real estate, before focusing more of his attention to racing. He bred and raced California-bred Bert’s Melody, a stakes-winning daughter of Bertrando— Unchanged Melody, by Tale of the Cat. She earned $233,273 and won the Fran’s Valentine Stakes at Santa Anita in 2016. She was bred to Stanford to foal during the upcoming season. Other classy horses raced by Oakcrest include Del Mar stakes winner Waingarth, a Cal-bred by Slewpy—Beverly Z., by Zamboni. Waingarth earned $251,788. Te gelding’s stakes-winning dam was also a homebred for Barr, taking the Admirably Stakes at Golden Gate in 1993. Bob’s Lady, by Pirate’s Bounty, was a stakes winner at Fairplex Park and Golden Gate while another Pirate’s Bounty mare, Bountiful Dreamer, won the California Cup Distaf Handicap at Santa Anita in 1998. Bountiful Dreamer won four of 27 starts and fnished in the top three placings 13 times for earnings of $274,535. Oakcrest Stable once had 60 horses on Los Amigos Toroughbred Farm in Temecula. Not including partnerships, 26

CTBA Hall of Fame honoree John Barr has long been a stalwart of Thoroughbred racing

Oakcrest horses have earned $2,117,555 through 581 starts and 71 wins. California Clone and other winners Lily Be Good and Desert General—the latter two out of Barr’s winning homebred Madam General—topped his 2018 racing season. Barr is a former president and current board member of the California Toroughbred Breeders Association and has several times served as the CTBA treasurer as well. He served as president not long after current president Doug Burge frst started with the CTBA, which Barr remembers well. Barr is president of the Oak Tree Racing Association, which runs a summer meet at Pleasanton. Barr notes that they now deal

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primarily with Oak Tree’s foundation, which contributes fnances to equine-related programs. Formerly a board member for the Breeders’ Cup Ltd., Barr also currently serves as treasurer for the Richard Nixon Foundation. But perhaps his proudest contribution nationwide would be with work on safety issues of the industry. “I have been a member of Te Jockey Club for 15 years,” Barr said. “I presently serve on the safety committee of Te Jockey Club and have been on that committee for a number of years, where we believe we have been responsible for a signifcant number of changes in the industry for better drug controls, safety conditions for

jockeys and horses alike, as well as any number of other followed recommendations for overall safety conditions in the industry.” Te committee was formed in 2008, just days after the death of flly Eight Belles following her second-place efort in the Kentucky Derby. It has made a lasting impact since. Between the organizations he has served and the racehorses John Barr he has produced, Barr has been a major contributor to the California racing industry for many years. His achievements have earned him a rightful place in the Hall of Fame. —Emily Shields © BENOIT PHOTO

me” when the jockey hit him with the whip in the Santa Anita Handicap. So Pincay hand-rode him to the wire, with Crystal Water edging a game Faliraki and setting a track record of 1:591⁄5 for 11⁄4 miles. Crystal Water added the Californian Stakes (G1) at Hollywood while carrying 128 pounds. Ten he had to pick up a pound in the Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) against a feld that would be considered Breeders’ Cup material today. Eclipse Award-winning female Cascapedia, the excellent Calbred Ancient Title, multiple graded winner Caucasus, and 1976 Gold Cup winner Pay the Tribute were among Crystal Water’s Gold Cup rivals. Pincay had resolved not to hit Crystal Water in the race, a tactic he had to reconsider during the running. “All of a sudden I could see a horse on the outside of me, a flly called Cascapedia, and she was going to go by me,” Pincay recalled. Crystal Water was giving 13 pounds to Cascapedia, who had dead aim on him. Caucasus had fought of trafc trouble and also loomed as a serious threat. Pincay decided to use his whip, and he and Crystal Water turned back Cascapedia by a neck and Caucasus, who was a nose back in third. Crystal Water became the frst horse ever to win the Santa Anita Handicap, Californian, and Gold Cup in the same year. He added that year’s Oak Tree Invitational (G1T) on the turf against Vigors and Ancient Title, the year before Vigors became a late-running phenomenon. As good as Crystal Water was on dirt, Clapp felt he was better on the turf, once saying that the colt “could beat any horse that ever lived on the grass.” —Tracy Gantz

When trainer Roger Clapp frst saw Crystal Water, he thought the horse wouldn’t make it to the races, let alone become one of the greatest California-breds ever. “He was blocky and he was strong,” Clapp said in 1982. “Crystal Water’s ankles were almost mushy from carrying weight in the paddock while growing up.” Crystal Water overcame those mushy ankles, and he died in 2004 at the advanced age of 31. He outlived his owner/breeder, Connie Ring, the grand dame of Tree Rings Ranch who died in 1990. And he left a legacy of some amazing races and earnings of $845,072, an amount amassed in the 1970s, before the era of million-dollar paydays. Clapp raced Crystal Water sparingly at 2, and at 3 in 1976 the colt showed some of the brilliance he would put on full display as an older runner. Crystal Water captured the 1976 San Felipe Handicap (G2) and Hollywood Derby (G1), and earned his frst of two Cal-bred Horse of the Year titles. Crystal Water developed into a stellar 4-year-old in 1977. He tied a world-record mark of 1:452⁄5 for 11⁄8 miles in an allowance race because jockey Laft Pincay Jr. had to keep Crystal Water away from a horse that had lost his rider. Tat turned out to be a perfect prep for that year’s Santa Anita Handicap (G1). Before a crowd of nearly 70,000, Crystal Water sat of a very fast pace set by Faliraki and Austin Mittler, moving up to battle with Faliraki as they stepped a mile in 1:341⁄5. Pincay noted years later that Crystal Water “quit running with

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California-bred champion Crystal Water with owner/breeder Connie Ring (left)

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Ashford’s teaser, Eoin, will be testing the waters for Triple Crown winner Justify

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hen Triple Crown winner Justify is led forward to breed his frst mare this winter, his safety will be paramount. Valued somewhere between $60 million and priceless, Justify is standing the 2019 season at Ashford Stud in Kentucky for $150,000 and will breed more than 200 mares. To keep stallions such as Justify from being kicked, Ashford’s teaser Eoin, an Appaloosa, will step in frst. Only if a

mare is receptive to the teaser’s advances is the actual stallion brought forward. But teasing a mare — fnding out if they are ready to be bred — is an intensive combination of using ultrasound technology and having an individual teaser stallion “firt” with every single mare on the breeding property, virtually every day. “Teasing is critical for the safety of the stallion,” said Dr. Ghislaine Dujovne, the chief of theriogenology at the University of California, Davis. “It’s more critical in the scenario where you are doing live cover in the Toroughbred world. You get one good kick from a mare, and the stallion is out of commission for the rest of the season, maybe forever.”

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Although daily ultrasounds can display the development of a follicle and thus point to a mare’s being ready for breeding, technology doesn’t always tell the whole story. “Sometimes the exam of a mare can be ambiguous,” said Dujovne. “Teasing can help you fgure out where a mare actually is in her cycle, which is useful for more than just being bred. If you are working a large farm with many mares, you can train the people working the farm to tease all the mares and just bring the ones that are showing signs of heat in for ultrasound.” Breeding season in California is an intense time, with hundreds of mares being

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teaser for Arabians and a miniature horse stallion that would deal with Toroughbred mares. One of Ballena Vista Farm’s three teasers is 11-year-old California-bred Otto Von Voom, a fve-time winning son of Skimming. What do farm employees look for when their horse is doing a round of teasing? Tere are obvious signs that a mare is ready to be bred, which she displays in a process called “breaking down.” “It varies from mare to mare because some tease easier than others,” Dujovne explained. “But in general they raise their tail and will urinate. Tey tilt their hip by moving the stifes and fexing the hocks. Tat is a ‘ready to breed’ position. Tey will look for the stallion and stay still for him with an arched back.” Lastly, mares display vulvar winking. “A mare that is breaking down is safe to breed,” Dujovne said. But what happens when a mare appears ready on an ultrasound but isn’t responding to teasing? “You may have to take extra precautions or measures when you go to breed those mares,” Dujovne said. “It could be that they did not tease because they are shy, or are in a pen with mares who are more dominant. If they already have a foal on their side, they tend not to tease in front of a stallion because they are protecting their baby and not thinking about breeding. It’s not a technique that works 100% of the time.” Sue Greene, who owns Woodbridge Farm in Oakdale, has two teasers, a gray Arabian named Tommyjoe and a Shetland pony named Sir Richard. Greene said that Tommyjoe is “worth his weight in gold. He does most of the ‘dirty’ work, especially in the breeding shed. He gets to really romance the ladies before we bring (Woodbridge stallion) Tannersmyman into the shed. Tommy is great. He’s loud but very gentle.” Sir Richard is used for more timid RENEE BECKWITH

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serviced each month. “We tease every mare,” said Mike Allen, manager at Tommy Town Toroughbreds in Santa Ynez. “I don’t know what other people do, but if they aren’t teasing all their mares, then they may miss some. Mares don’t always do stuf by the book; you can ultrasound a mare with a follicle that isn’t actually in heat. If you don’t tease, you’re going to have a hard time.” Teaser horses, who are typically, but not necessarily, stallions, are valuable tools for their farms. “Next to your vet, it’s your most important tool that you’ve got for breeding,” Allen said of teasing. Tommy Town currently only has one teaser, a 22-year-old winning son of Miswaki named Tonga Boy. “I’d rather have two, but he’s a good one,” Allen said. What makes a teaser good at his job? “He’s easy for people to handle, but is aggressive toward the mares,” Allen said. “He’ll nibble or bite at Teasers are a valuable part of any breeding farm them, and that’s what you want them to do. He makes noise when you’re going around so that the mares know he’s coming.” Allen does Tommy Town’s teasing himself, watching the mares and writing down observations and comments while someone else handles the stallion. He notes it can take an hour to an hour and a half each day to tease all the open (non-pregnant) mares on the property. Te crew at Ballena Vista Farm in Ramona has a lot of ground to cover each day. Te farm has three teasers and four palpation chutes covering three areas. “All the open mares are teased every day,” said Jeanne Davis, sales and marketing manager at the farm. “Foaling mares are teased every day once they have a foal. Tommyjoe, an Arabian, is one of the teasers at Woodbridge Farm We are already teasing every other day this time of year (in December). Having computer system.” three helps get through the teasing faster. Davis has experienced plenty on the All the information we fnd goes into a topic, including working with a pony

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It is not out of the question for a gelding, such as Fortissimo, above, to act as a teaser

Liturgical, a retired racehorse, handles the teasing at Barton Thoroughbreds

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mares. “He helps me with the shy mares, or the ones who don’t like the white Arabian,” Greene said. “He never lets much slip past his careful watch. Teasers are an invaluable segment to any breeding operation.” Blue Diamond Horseshoe in Aguanga has an 11-year-old imported German Hanoverian as its teaser. Fortissimo, or Mo for short, gives rides around the farm on trails under a Western saddle when he isn’t working. “Te girls love him,” said manager Renee Beckwith. “We walk him down the aisle every day, and the mares just do their thing. Some horses just have that magic.” Blue Diamond Horseshoe is a rarity in that its resident stallions, including James Street and Hidden Blessing, can also be used to tease mares. “Tey will all behave,” Beckwith said. “None of them jump a mare until you tell them that they can. We tease them in rope halters, then put on a leather halter with a shank when it’s time to breed. Tat’s when they know it’s time for the real thing.” Fortissimo is also unique in that he is a gelding. Although it is more difcult to tease mares with a gelding, it isn’t impossible. “You can use a gelding, especially if the gelding has the acquired behavior,” said Dujovne. “It’s just less common. If the gelding was a stallion before but gelded later in life, they can tease. Some mares

with strong estrus will tease to a gelding. You need a horse that shows some interest in the mares, will make stallion noises, and call them in.” Alternately, a stallion that is too quiet will be difcult to use as a teaser. “He needs to have a good libido and good sexual interest, while also being easy to handle,” said Dujovne. “If he’s too excited, he may get hurt or mares may get hurt.”

He returned to the United States for the grade 1 Norfolk Stakes at Santa Anita in September, fnishing ninth behind the likes of Street Hero and Midshipman. He was retired after bowing a tendon in 2009. Te former Magali Farms, where Liturgical was on rehab following his injury, took over his ownership in 2010 and made him its resident teaser. “He has been doing it successfully ever since,” said Barton Toroughbreds’ Lacey Lambert Coler. Teasers are invaluable to their breeding operations, but Dujovne noted there is an aspect to the job that can be unpleasant. “It may be humanizing to think this, but it’s not the best job if they never get to breed,” she noted. “I used to work for a Toroughbred farm that had a Quarter Horse as a teaser, and I always found him something that he could breed or I collected him. It can seem mean to never let them breed, but again, maybe that is humanizing them. Maybe in nature there would be a more dominant stallion that would kick him out of the way anyway.” According to Dujovne, a good teaser “has a good libido but is easy to handle. He will call for mares, but respect his human handler. Even though they get excited, they have to know that once their work is done, they need to back up and be able to handle that. As long as he is submissive to the handler, you can train that for the most part.”

(A good teaser) has a good libido but is easy to handle. He will call for mares but respect his human handler. Even though they get excited, they have to know that once their work is done, they need to back up and be able to handle that.Ó — Dr. Ghislaine Dujovne

With a strong push toward aftercare for racehorses and fnding them second careers, teasing is not a bad option. Barton Toroughbreds’ teaser is Liturgical, a winning son of Songandaprayer. Te 12-year-old stallion once sold for $22,000 as a Keeneland September yearling in 2007, then did his early training in England. He failed to sell at €90,000 ($189,917) during the Gof’s breezeup sale for juveniles in 2008, ultimately breaking his maiden at Redcar that June.

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King Glorious Stakes

Galilean sails to a nine-length victory in the King Glorious Stakes

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alilean frst made headlines when he topped the 2018 Barretts spring sale of 2-yearolds at $600,000. But the California-bred turned even more heads with his nine-length romp in the Dec. 16 King Glorious Stakes at Los Alamitos.

King Glorious created a slew of headlines himself when he earned more than $1 million and was voted the 1988 California-bred Horse of the Year. Jerry Hollendorfer trained King Glorious for owner/breeder Halo Farms, and he now trains Galilean for the partnership of West 34

Point Toroughbreds, Denise Barker, and William Sandbrook. Terry Finley of West Point Toroughbreds purchased Galilean, a son of Uncle Mo—Fresia, by El Prado, at the Barretts sale. “I just thought he was a beautiful horse that would have ft in any of the sales,” said Finley right after buying the colt. “Te fact that he’s a California-bred is just icing on the cake. He was a very special horse.” Galilean continued to prove himself special in Hollendorfer’s barn. Te trainer sent him directly into stakes competition, and Galilean broke his maiden by a neck in the $100,000 Barretts Juvenile Stakes at Los Alamitos Sept. 22. In his next start, the $196,000 Golden State Juvenile Stakes Nov. 3 at Santa Anita, Galilean ran second by the same narrow margin to Cruel Intention. Both of those starts came at sprint dis-

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tances, and Hollendorfer stretched out Galilean to a mile for the King Glorious. Te colt relished the added real estate. Jockey Flavien Prat was able to rate him on the lead, getting the frst quarter-mile in :23.92 and the half in :47.35. “He broke really sharp and relaxed well for me,” said Prat. “I was confdent he would give me a good kick when I asked him.” Tat “good kick” took Galilean farther and farther away from his fve rivals. By midstretch, he sported a 31⁄2-length lead, and he coasted home in 1:35.06. Our Silver Oak ran second, three lengths ahead of Feeling Strong. “Tat was good,” said Hollendorfer. “He went a pretty slow frst quarter and half-mile, and a good horse should be able to handle those types of fractions. We’re taking one step at a time with him. We’ll take a good look at a lot of diferent things, and the fact that he can route makes a big diference.” K. Neal and Pam Christopherson’s Bar C Racing Stables bred Galilean. Tey bought Fresia, carrying Galilean, for $35,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November sale. Fresia foaled Galilean at John Harris’ Harris Farms. Barren to Unusual Heat, she has a 2018 colt by Harbor the Gold, the sire of Cal-bred champion California Diamond. Te Christophersons stand Harbor the Gold in Oregon.

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Soviet Problem Stakes

LOOK, MA KOOKIE GAL A MARVELOUS AVENGER IN SOVIET PROBLEM BY TRACY GANTZ

ukaluka made her frst start for owners Gary Barber and Adam Wachtel’s Wachtel Stable and trainer Peter Miller in the 2013 Soviet Problem Stakes. She took the overland route and fnished sixth. Five years later Kukaluka’s California-bred daughter Kookie Gal emphatically avenged that loss. For the same connections she powered home to win the $100,000 Soviet Problem by four lengths. Te race has undergone several changes in between the two performances. Kukaluka competed on a synthetic surface at Hollywood Park over seven furlongs. Kookie Gal raced on dirt at Los Alamitos over a mile. But the event is still for 2-year-old fllies in December, giving youngsters a fnal opportunity before they head into their sophomore seasons. Kukaluka never did achieve black-type status. Instead, she carved out a useful career in the claiming ranks, winning two of

Kookie Gal becomes frst stakes winner by Boisterous with easy victory in Soviet Problem

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17 races for earnings of $116,906. Barber and Wachtel have since been breeding Kukaluka to Boisterous, a millionaire and multiple graded stakes-winning son of Distorted Humor that Barber stands with Tommy Town Toroughbreds. Kookie Gal is the mare’s frst foal, and Kukaluka has a 2017 flly named California Kook and a 2018 colt by Boisterous. Kookie Gal comes from the stallion’s frst crop. She became the stallion’s frst stakes winner in the Soviet Problem. Miller unveiled Kookie Gal Oct. 18 at Santa Anita, where she broke her maiden by a head in a Cal-bred, California-sired maiden race at a mile on the turf. She stayed on that surface for the $102,415 Jimmy Durante Stakes Nov. 24 at Del Mar, fnishing ffth. Los Alamitos doesn’t have a turf course, so Miller’s only options were to run on dirt or to wait for the Santa Anita meeting. He elected to run Kookie Gal in the

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Soviet Problem along with Creative Instinct, another Barber runner who had won the Generous Portion Stakes and had cost $285,000 at the 2018 Ocala Breeders’ Sales’ March 2-year-old sale. “It set up like we thought it would,” said Ruben Alvarado, Miller’s assistant. “We knew our other flly would be up near the lead, and we thought (Kookie Gal) would be a few lengths behind.” Jockey Flavien Prat allowed Kookie Gal to relax and then start moving up in the fnal turn. Racing three wide, she collared Hotitude and Creative Instinct, who had battled with each other early, stopping the timer in 1:37.18. Hotitude got second by a half-length over Creative Instinct, who fnished four lengths ahead of fourthplace All Tea All Shade. “I think having the blinkers of really helped her,” said Alvarado of Kookie Gal. “She was training well at Del Mar, so we decided to try her on dirt and that maybe we would get lucky.”

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Cary Grant Stakes

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SOLID WAGER A SURE THING IN THE CARY GRANT

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el Mar and the California Toroughbred Breeders Association might eventually have to rename the Cary Grant Stakes as the Solid Wager Stakes. Te 2011 gelding has competed in the race for the past four years, winning three times and fnishing second once.

Solid Wager, owned by Gary and Cecil Barber and Stanford Stable, doesn’t care who rides him. Joe Talamo got the job done with him in 2015, and Victor Espinoza won the race with Solid Wager in 2016. Espinoza returned on board in 2017, when they lost by just a half-length to Edwards Going Left. In 2018, with Drayden Van Dyke up, Solid Wager stoutly avenged that defeat, vanquishing Edwards Going Left by 61⁄4 lengths.

Veteran performer Solid Wager captures his third Cary Grant Stakes

“Wow, he never wins like that,” said Peter Miller, who has trained Solid Wager his entire career. “He’s always a Stormy Liberal nail-biter, gets up in the last jump type. But today he was on it.” Seven California-breds and one California-sired horse met in the Nov. 18 Cary Grant at Del Mar over seven furlongs. Bettors made Edwards Going Left the 8-5 favorite, and Solid Wager went of as the 9-2 third choice. Solid Wager raced in sixth early as Tough But Nice, a Kentucky-bred son of Good Journey, set the early pace. Edwards Going Left stalked between horses in the middle of the pack. “He was running great, and I had all the horses I was concerned about in my sights,” said Van Dyke. “And then he went right on by without me even asking him. He just ran away from them.” Solid Wager made his bid on the turn. Tough four wide into Trainer Peter Miller and jockey Drayden Van Dyke do the honors for Solid Wager’s victory the stretch, he grabbed the lead 38

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easily and sailed to victory, stopping the timer in 1:22.47. Edwards Going Left and jockey Tyler Baze fnished a half-length in front of Brandothebartender, ridden by Talamo, in second. “It’s fun riding horses that run like that,” said Van Dyke. Solid Wager has come from far back in each of his Cary Grant attempts. He makes that same wide move, most of the time successfully. Madera Toroughbreds bred Solid Wager, a son of Birdonthewire—G Ma, by Valid Wager. “I know he loves this track; this is his favorite racetrack,” said Miller. “And seven-eighths is his favorite distance.” Solid Wager performs well elsewhere too—he has won multiple times at Santa Anita and once at Hollywood Park. In late 2016 he captured the 61⁄2-furlong Midnight Lute Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita. He now has 10 wins, eight seconds, and fve thirds in 47 starts for earnings of $740,731. “For a 7-year-old, he looked pretty spritely out there,” said Miller.

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Focus on the Future

Ernie Belmonte

BY EMILY SHIELDS

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Journeyman photographer Ernie Belmonte develops his camera chops at Santa Anita’s morning workouts with subjects such as grade 1 winner Unique Bella, shown below

ERNIE BELMONTE

Te 25-year-old doesn’t drive but gets up at 4:30 every single morning to make it to Santa Anita for workouts. He then spends much of the afternoon editing photos and photographing races before heading to bed early to do it all again. “He literally knows every horse and exercise rider out there, just from watching and paying attention,” said Margaret Ransom, editor of the Lady and Te Track news site. Te website features many of Belmonte’s photos. “He knows what time they train and knows if they go out later or do something else unusual one day. It’s a passion for him.” Belmonte likes to say that he’s been going to the races since before he was born. “My dad and my grandpa were big on going to the track,” he said. “My mom went with them as soon as she met my dad. I spent weekends as a kid either going to the track or at least watching the races at home.” He became a fan of such standout stakes horses as the top mare Azeri, California-bred superstar Tiznow, and the classy flly Surfside before getting to experience the phenomenon that was Zenyatta in person. “I was there when she won the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, and it was so loud I couldn’t even hear Trevor Denman’s voice. It was such a good moment for racing.” A more recent favorite is Unique Bella. Belmonte was crushed when the popular gray mare was retired via injury over the summer. Despite frequenting the track his whole life, not until the end of 2015 did Belmonte try his hand at photography. “I started on Dec. 26—Santa Anita opening day—and it’s been my passion ever since,” he said. “I was always an early riser, so I fgured if I really worked hard and went every morning that I would get better.” Belmonte is well-known for his work on Twitter under the handle @ErnieBPhoto93, and several major owners and trainers retweet his photos. His frst big breakthrough came earlier this year when he was hired by Lady and Te Track. “It was such a happy moment for me when I got my frst credential,” he said. “All the hard work had fnally paid of.” In 2018 San Gabriel resident Belmonte also graduated from

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Ernie Belmonte has been photographing racehorses for only three years, but he is more dedicated to his craft than most.

Pasadena City College and is trying to fgure out his professional future. “I’m happy doing what I’m doing,” he said. “I go to Del Mar every weekend during that meet, and Santa Anita as much as I can. I would love to go to the Kentucky Derby and to see Saratoga and Keeneland. I want to know what other tracks are like.” Ransom is inspired by Belmonte’s talent and devotion and knows he is capable of more. “His work is good, but I’m hoping he will step outside his comfort zone,” she said. “His action shots are great, and you can rely on him to get that winning shot every time, every day. But once he starts investing more in equipment and learning more about lighting, I really think he can take his stuf to the next level.”

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ust 10 days before California-breds face of in California Cup events at Santa Anita Jan. 26, many Cal-breds will be available at the January mixed sale. Previously conducted by Barretts, this Jan. 16 sale is being conducted by the California Toroughbred Breeders Association and will be held at Fairplex Park in the same sales pavilion where Barretts sales were previously held. Yearlings, 2-year-olds, and broodmares make up the bulk of the catalog. What a View captured the 2016 California Cup Turf Classic Stakes before he went on to become a grade 1 winner and earn a total $903,706 to date. He has a full brother in the January catalog. Consigned by Andy Havens’ Havens Bloodstock Agency, the Cal-bred yearling is son of Vronsky—Oceans N Mountains, by Manila. Terry Lovingier’s Lovacres Ranch has a large consignment that includes 2-year-old Cal-bred half siblings to stakes-winning Cal-breds Love a Honeybadger and Show It N Moe It. Te frst is a daughter of Empire Way out of the stakes-winning Not For Love mare Angela’s Love. Te second is a son of Merit Man out of stakes-placed Robotica, by Ide. Smiling Tiger, California’s leading second-crop sire, has a yearling Cal-bred flly in the sale. Sue Greene’s Woodbridge Farm has consigned the youngster, who is out of the stakesplaced Gotham City mare King City Kitty. King City Kitty, cataloged in foal to Smiling Tiger, will also be ofered as part of the Woodbridge consignment.

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Te Cole Ranch is ofering Bombolone, a 2-year-old daughter of Archarcharch—Fujita Scale, by Distorted Humor. Fujita Scale is a half sister to graded winner El Roblar. Te consignment also includes Fujita Scale’s yearling Cal-bred son of Warrior’s Reward, as well as Question Authority, a Cal-bred 2-year-old son of Lucky Pulpit—Janerielle, by Wild Rush. Easterbrook Livestock Management has a 2-yearold Cal-bred daughter of Midshipman in the catalog. Te flly is out of the stakes-winning Walter Willy mare Miss Nicolie, who has also produced stakes winner Repo. Many California stallions are represented in the catalog. Tose with yearlings include Acclamation, Bluegrass Cat, Desert Code, Empire Way, Govenor Charlie, Merit Man, Ministers Wild Cat, Stay Tirsty, U S Ranger, and Vronsky. Among the mares in the catalog is a half sister to major California sire Lucky Pulpit. Dan Kiser, agent for Larry and Marianne Williams’ Tree Top Ranches, has entered Jerry’shoneycarol, a daughter of Bluegrass Cat—Lucky Soph, by Cozzene. Te mare is being sold in foal to Rousing Sermon. Barton Toroughbreds is ofering several well-bred broodmares. Runningwiththelute is by Midnight Lute—Baroness V Ullmann, by Bold Badgett. She is a half sister to two stakes winners and three stakes-placed runners. Rainbow Luck is a daughter of Honour and Glory—Stormbow, by Storm Cat, making her a half sister to multiple graded winner City to City. Both mares are in foal to Cat Burglar.

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“I help to manage it as the boots on the ground, so to speak,” Butterworth explained. And thanks to a special work program, Butterworth is more equipped than most. After graduating from George Fox University in Oregon, Butterworth dove into a year of working with Michelle and Eric Clarke at their Rancho Bayo. Te Texas farm specializes in Kiger Mustangs, Lusitanos, and Iberian sport horses. Te experience taught her more than she ever could have imagined. “For me, growing up with Toroughbred racehorses, I thought I would go work at another ranch,” Butterworth said. “How much new stuf could I learn? I’d say 98% of what I learned I had never even been exposed to. Michelle has French classical dressage training while Eric does natural horsemanship. If there is a problem horse that other trainers can’t fx, he’s the guy they go to. “I made the commitment to live there for a year while working 61⁄2 days a week, and then realized I should probably go down and at least visit before I jumped into it.” On her very frst visit Butterworth was blown away. “What I saw was so impressive—what people can do with a horse without a halter and lead rope on. I learned about liberty training, where body language is a big deal. I had a lot of exposure to diferent kinds of horses and temperaments.” But there was an even greater lesson to be learned for someone in the Toroughbred world. “To listen to (Michelle) as she evaluates horses and the biomechanics of hip and shoulder angles, she can tell you a lot about a horse that is just standing there,” Butterworth said. “She knows whether the angle allows a hind leg to reach farther forward, etc. I learned about lameness issues; how much is generic conformation fault versus posture, pain, and stress? Is it a training issue or a pain issue? “Tere were certain horses or conformation faults that I wouldn’t have touched. To see the body worker come out and work on a horse, and within two sessions the horse is a diferent-looking animal—that helped open my eye to knowing if the horse is overcompensating.” Butterworth has taken this knowledge back with her to West 12, where, among other duties, she works with the weanlings.

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Sarah Butterworth was always going to work on her parents’ West 12 Ranch, but she took a circuitous route on her way there. Te 29-year-old grew up on the stunning Lodi property, which encompasses 40 acres and is home to around 35 horses. She is among the third generation of Butterworths to call it home.

West 12 Ranch’s Sarah Butterworth is skillfully learning the ropes for raising Thoroughbreds

“One flly that arrived as a weanling was very aggressive,” Butterworth recalled. “Had I not gotten the training I did, I wouldn’t have been able to get through to her. I fgured out that she was extremely insecure, but extremely smart.” Butterworth used her new knowledge to help the flly think forwardly and eventually earned her trust. “I want to set the yearlings up for the industry standard so that they will be okay to handle on any other farm or racetrack. It is also useful for sales prep.” Butterworth alternates feeding days with another employee, which she says gives each the advantage of noticing whether a horse is losing weight. “Tere are things you wouldn’t notice if you saw the horse every single day,” she explained. She also watches herd behavior and social interaction of the horses in an efort to adjust things immediately if a horse isn’t feeling balanced within its herd at the farm. Her year of training might have been intensive, but the efect on her work at West 12 Ranch has been clear. “We had a foal that we could tell as soon as it was born that it was super reactive about being touched around its poll,” Butterworth said. “You’d think that was the horse’s personality, but I remembered a story from my Texas mentors that one time something got pinched in the poll when the foal was going through the birth canal. Once someone adjusted our foal’s poll, it was able to relax.”

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kept going. Tey would bring in a band and swing dance out on the patio.” Wife Valerie added, “It makes today’s opening days look like child’s play.” Recabaren has lived a life of vast experiences. He was a Master Mariner, certifed to handle any tonnage of ship on any ocean. He served in World War II, the Korean war, and the Vietnam war, then later opened a bar. He had a feet of tuna clipper ships and would ultimately build a major golf course. In his early years at the University of Southern California, Paramount wanted

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ennie Recabaren was honored in the winner’s circle at Del Mar Nov. 30, with the ceremony balanced between festive birthday party–Recabaren had just turned 98–and lifetime achievement award. He has been a member of the Del Mar Turf Club for 57 years and was even present on the track’s opening day in 1937. In the interim Recabaren has owned Toroughbreds, loved deeply, and helped shape San Diego as it is known today. “My whole family was in

racing,” Recabaren explained, noting that his Peruvian grandfather used to have Arabian racehorses. “My mother got me interested in racing when I was quite small.” Recabaren was working as a laborer for Paramount Pictures when he and some other workers heard about a new track opening down south, and that they could take the train. He remembers the experience like it was yesterday. “On opening day Betty Grable was there,” he said. “Te stars all came down. And after the races, the party

Valerie and Lennie Recabaren, center, celebrate Lennie’s 98th birthday and his life achievement award in the Del Mar winner’s circle

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to groom Recabaren from the ground Valerie knew something about Valerie said. up, meaning that he steam-hosed porta horses because she had grown up on a Recabaren Ranch Development potties and worked as a grip and elecQuarter Horse farm in San Diego. She Company, which amounted to Lennie trician before he landed some parts in still rides three times a week and won in a rented Caterpillar tractor, built feature flms. events at major shows just last seaone of the frst public golf courses in “Tey called him Clark Gilbert,” said son with her recently retired Quarter San Diego. Valerie, “because he sounded like Clark Horse. She and Recabaren have been “A lot more people can aford to go Gable but looked like Gilbert Roland.” married and living in Rancho Santa Fe to McDonald’s than the Four Seasons,” During his time with Paramount, for the last 31 years. Valerie said. “And everyday people can’t Recabaren met his frst wife of 38 Valerie loved to name the horses. Te aford to be a country club member. years, Joanne. Shortly thereafter, he California-bred flly Flying Heart, by Te public golf course was so successful became best friends with trainer Farrell Wekiva Springs, was a winner at Del that he added lit tennis courts so that Jones. Mar. Homebred Sailor Erin, a gelding people could play tennis after work. He “We were born one day apart, Sept. by Star of Erin, was claimed away by lit the golf course as well. Lennie was 29 and Sept. 30,” Recabaren kind of a visionary in said, although Jones was three that regard.” years his senior. A Motel 6 and a “Tat’s how the racing ball restaurant are adjacent Lennie is the last man standing; he’s got started,” Valerie said. to the River Valley Golf even outliving presidents. He is 98 and “Lennie and Joanne were best Course; Valerie says the feeling great. I’m darn sure I’m going friends with Farrell Jones and whole corner is, “Lenhis wife, Helen. Tey had some nie’s baby. He had the to get him to 100.” wild times.” presence of mind to — Valerie Recabaren make it public, and it Recabaren owned the stallion Tahitian King, a 10was always full. It was time winner who stood in already up and running California. Jones encouraged when we started Recabaren to breed some mares courting.” to the stakes-winning stallion, which movie star Mickey Rooney when he Te ceremony at Del Mar in the fall kick-started a medium-sized breeding tried his luck at racing. Another flly, celebrated the long, outstanding life of operation. Happy Honey, won under the tutelage Lennie Recabaren. At one point Recabaren had 31 of Jones’ grandson Marty, who became “It was a wonderful party that Jenine mares, keeping them at a ranch in the third generation of Jones trainers to Sahadi was instrumental in throwing,” Julian, Calif., and breeding to some of handle the Recabaren horses after his said Valerie. Sahadi, a former trainJohn and Betty Mabee’s best stallions, father, Gary, retired. er, conditioned Flying Heart for the such as Habitony. Tahitian King sired Te Recabarens joke about their couple. “Te employees of the Turf 24 winners from 41 starters; most were “Wall of Shame,” what they call the Club and (Del Mar’s president) Joe bred by Recabaren. Te flly Tahitian wall where they have hung numerous Harper helped pull it of. We had the Tease won 11 times while Tahiti Dou8x10 win photos from the California best time.” ble won three starts in his lone season racetracks. Te 2017 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar on the track before an untimely death. “We could have put four kids was a delight for the couple, who had Joanne Recabaren died of cancer, through Harvard with what we spent,” been anticipating the day for years. Te leaving her husband heartbroken. Four Valerie said. only opening day–summer or fall–that years later Valerie was having dinner Racing is ultimately how RecabarRecabaren has missed was during his with a cousin when a man–Recabaren– en made his biggest contribution to time in the Vietnam War. approached her and told her to “ ‘forget his community. Friend and longtime “We look around now and see a lot the other man I was going to marry.’ horseman Frank Vessels, who had a of the folks–employees or patrons–are He called me three times and I turned golf course next door to his Vessels gone,” Valerie said. “Lennie is the him down each time,” Valerie said. Stallion Farm, encouraged Recabaren last man standing; he’s even outliving “But the more he spoke about horses, to develop one as well. presidents. He is 98 and feeling great. the more I was intrigued. It grew from “Frank was making more money I’m darn sure I’m going to get him to there.” of of the golf course than the horses,” 100.”

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Winners NOVEMBER 12, 2018 Ð DECEMBER 16, 2018 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP Acclamation—Lucky C. H.: Alsatian (47-23), c, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 12/2, 1mi, 1:37.01, $21,060. Angus—It’s Not True: Aries (12-8), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 11/29, 1mi, 1:38.86, $9,900. Atticus—Tizalovelylady: Del Mar Diva (24-14), f, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, WCL, 11/26, 5f, 57.59, $4,123. Benchmark—Everything Good: Giant Mark (28-19), g, 6 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 11/25, 1mi, 1:37.21, $7,500. Birdonthewire—G Ma: Solid Wager (5-3), g, 7 yo, Del Mar, STK, Cary Grant S., 11/18, 7f, 1:22.47, $57,000. Coil—Goodtobehome: Coil Me Home (42-23), c, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 12/9, 6f, 1:8.54, $27,000. Council Member—Creme (CHI): Camano Comet (22-10), f, 4 yo, Portland Meadows, STK, City of Roses H., 12/3, 1mi, 1:39.92, $7,150. Dixie Chatter—Electric Chair: Blow the Whistle (52-23), g, 6 yo, Laurel Park, STR, 11/16, 1mi, 1:36.83, $17,100. Dixie Chatter—Electric Chair: Blow the Whistle (52-23), g, 6 yo, Laurel Park, STR, 12/1, about 1 1/16mi, 1:44.06, $14,250. Don’tsellmeshort—Early Arriver: The Spiral Jetter (24-10), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STK, Bear Fan S., 12/8, 6f, 1:9.33, $45,000. Empire Way—River Kiss: Coco Kisses (48-26), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 12/2, 6f, 1:11.64, $32,400. Gig Harbor—Fourteen Karyot: Kerri’s Choice (7-3), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 12/2, 5f, 56.76, $21,060. Grazen—Keystone Malibu: Weiden (38-25), g, 3 yo, Portland Meadows, ALW, 11/25, 6f, 1:11.53, $3,685. Grazen—Sky Marni: S Y Sky (38-25), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/29, 5f, 56.62, $43,680. Grazen—Fairway Road: Just Grazed Me (38-25), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 12/7, 6f, 1:8.53, $35,100. Grazen—Chelcee’s Hope: Scathing (38-25), m, 5 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 12/8, 5 1/2f, 1:3.37, $10,800. Hansen—Margarita Salt: King Abner (64-37), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/15, 1mi, 1:36.84, $32,400. Hansen—Margarita Salt: King Abner (64-37), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 12/8, 1mi, 1:35.59, $35,100. Haynesfeld—Saint’s Crown: A Little Romance (139-67), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, SOC, 11/17, 6f, 1:11.05, $4,881. Haynesfeld—Saint’s Crown: A Little Romance (139-67), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, SOC, 12/1, 6f, 1:11.86, $5,890. Heat Shield—Gorgeous Goomah: Hot Rodin (11-4), g, 5 yo, Turf Paradise, STR, 12/1, 5f, 57.34, $5,112. Idiot Proof—Darkness Night (ARG): Night of Idiots (17-7), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 11/23, 5 1/2f, 1:4.69, $13,680. Lucky Pulpit—Pali Girl: Lady Chrome (172-76), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 11/18, 5f (T), 57.91, $21,060. Lucky Pulpit—Ju Ju Baby: Tangled Up in Ju (172-76), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, WCL, 11/22, 5 1/2f, 1:4.76, $4,950. Macho Uno—Mystery Me: Toreno (103-62), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, ALW, 11/25, 5 1/2f, 1:3.88, $9,021. Ministers Wild Cat—Proud Nicole: C C the Bartender (119-70), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 12/6, 5f, 58.19, $13,680.

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.

Sierra Sunset—Beau’s Gem: Touched by Autism (37-17), h, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STK, Oakland S., 11/24, 6f, 1:9.16, $39,400. Slew’s Tiznow—Silver Sting: Invertigo (45-31), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 11/30, 1mi, 1:38.68, $10,800. Slew’s Tiznow—Pundit: More Power to Him (45-31), c, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 12/9, 1 1/16mi, 1:43.71, $22,620. Smiling Tiger—Fragrant Harbor: Marilyn’s Smile (54-30), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 11/30, 5f, 56.95, $12,240. Southern Image—Mystical Game: Mystical Image (46-26), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, WCL, 12/7, 5 1/2f, 1:3.71, $4,950. Southern Image—Storm Lamp: South Boot Shirley (46-26), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 12/15, 5 1/2f, 1:3.48, $27,000. Square Eddie—Teresa Ann: Eddie Haskell (90-52), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/23, 5f (T), 55.66, $43,680. Square Eddie—Teresa Ann: Eddie Haskell (90-52), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 12/1, 5f (T), 56.38, $46,800. Square Eddie—Puff Pastry: Croissant (90-52), c, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 12/16, 5 1/2f, 1:3.35, $10,800. Stormin Fever—La Lapin: Stormin Bunny (24-10), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 11/30, 6f, 1:11.48, $21,060. Swiss Yodeler—Holy Script: Swiss Script (40-19), m, 5 yo, Portland Meadows, ALW, 12/10, 5f, 58.92, $4,290. Tribal Rule—Heavenisinyoureyes: Tribal Hero (108-68), g, 4 yo, Mahoning Valley Race Course, ALW, 11/17, 1mi, 1:39.48, $14,100. Uncle Mo—Do Dat Blues: Mo See Cal (223-111), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/15, 1mi, 1:37.25, $42,120. Unusual Heat—Lethal Hunter: The Hunted (90-40), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/25, 1mi (T), 1:35.10, $32,400. Unusual Heat—Patriot C H: Super Patriot (90-40), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 12/1, 1mi (T), 1:36.99, $32,400. Unusual Heat—Chi Chi Nette: Real Heat (90-40), g, 8 yo, Zia Park, SOC, 12/3, 1mi, 1:36.72, $10,200. Unusual Heat—Top of Our Game: Lynne’s Legacy (90-40), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STK, Miss America S., 12/8, 1 1/16mi, 1:44.08, $39,450. Unusual Heat—Veiled Threat: Veiled Heat (90-40), f, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, ALW, 12/15, 7 1/2f (T), 1:29.92, $9,114. Vronsky—Donna B. Quick: Quick Finish (75-42), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/18, 5f (T), 56.70, $32,400. Vronsky—Little Unusual: Miss Unusual (75-42), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, WCL, 12/6, 5 1/2f, 1:3.40, $10,200.

2-YEAR-OLDS Boisterous—Kukaluka: Kookie Gal (20-5), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STK, Soviet Problem S., 12/15, 1mi, 1:37.18, $57,000. Bold Chieftain—Heirloom Rose: Rose Princess (30-16), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 12/8, 1mi, 1:38.65, $21,060. Coil—Princess Ezra (GB): Principe Carlo (42-23), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, SOC, 11/16, 6 1/2f, 1:17.83, $23,040. Hoorayforhollywood—Two Faced Moon: Hollywood Hills (7-2), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 11/18, 5 1/2f, 1:4.59, $13,680. Hoorayforhollywood—Two Faced Moon: Hollywood Hills (7-2), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 12/6, 6f, 1:11.53, $13,680. Richard's Kid—Madoffwiththemoney: Rickey B (19-9), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 11/29, 6f, 1:10.90, $32,400.

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Square Eddie—Caan: Just Hit Play (90-52), g, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 11/15, 5f (T), 59.01, $13,680. Uncle Mo—Fresia: Galilean (223-111), c, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STK, King Glorious S., 12/16, 1mi, 1:35.06, $57,000.

MAIDENS ACCLAMATION Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com Acclamation—Askra: Blueberry Acclaim (47-23), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 11/24, 5 1/2f, 1:4.06, $20,280. Acclamation—Perfectly Perfect: Uncontainable (47-23), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/9, 1mi, 1:39.98, $4,950. Acclamation—Woman's Intuition: According to Buddy (47-23), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/9, 5 1/2f, 1:3.48, $12,600. Angus—Dobson: Wanna (12-8), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/8, 5 1/2f, 1:4.91, $6,600. Atticus—Nossa Cancao (BRZ): Smokin Blackjack (24-14), g, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/6, 5 1/2f, 1:4.90, $8,400. Blazonry—Miss Angelia: Blazin On By (20-10), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 12/4, 5f, 58.86, $3,711. Blazonry—Not to Notty: Hot'n Notty (20-10), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/7, 5f, 58.52, $4,950. Bluegrass Cat—Lookin for Jonesy: Poppy's C Note (154-84), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/16, 6 1/2f, 1:19.52, $18,000. Boisterous—Niqaaba: Boisterous Boy (20-5), g, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/29, 5 1/2f, 1:5.80, $5,500.

BOLD CHIEFTAIN Victory Rose Thoroughbreds (707) 678 6580 www.victoryrose.com Bold Chieftain—Heirloom Rose: Rose Princess (30-16), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 11/18, 1mi (T), 1:39.46, $20,280. Calimonco—Blazing Idle: The Chadinator (25-15), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 12/14, 4 1/2f, 51.92, $3,480. Coach Bob—Open Day Light: Fiesty Coach (2-2), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/15, 5 1/2f, 1:5.16, $5,500. Concord Point—Propero: Concord Jet (57-30), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/29, 5 1/2f, 1:4.13, $13,200.

CYCLOTRON Old English Rancho (909) 947 3911 Cyclotron—Makaha: For the Hustle (43-21), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/18, 7f, 1:25.72, $10,800. Decarchy—Evie Jo: Magic Wish (40-23), f, 2 yo, Portland Meadows, MOC, 11/19, 5 1/2f, 1:8.15, $3,410.

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Desert Code—Deb's Royal Flush: Desert Royale (58-30), f, 2 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 12/4, 5 1/2f, 1:5.96, $3,828. Dixie Chatter—Tribal Tattoo: The Tattoo Kid (52-23), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 11/30, 4 1/2f, 52.06, $3,540. Empire Way—Crowded Room: My Little Fat Boy (48-26), c, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/7, 5f, 58.24, $5,500. Eskendereya—Revealing: She's a Dime (180-101), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/23, 6 1/2f, 1:19.92, $18,000. Gig Harbor—Florida Pearl: Xerneas (7-3), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/18, 5 1/2f, 1:4.08, $6,600.

Lakerville—Coast Starlite: Coastal Starlite (7-3), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/22, 6f, 1:12.00, $6,600. Lucky Pulpit—Harbor Song: Offshore Affair (172-76), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 11/29, 1mi, 1:39.72, $31,800. Lucky Pulpit—Could Be Trouble: Kate's Princess (172-76), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 12/2, 6f, 1:12.31, $31,800. Lucky Pulpit—Gn. Group Meeting: Meet'n On High (172-76), f, 4 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 12/11, 6f, 1:11.64, $3,633. Ministers Wild Cat—Sailor's Sister: He's Out to Sea (119-70), g, 3 yo, Zia Park, MCL, 11/13, 6f, 1:11.09, $7,500. Ministers Wild Cat—Light Up the Sky: Sky Babe (119-70), f, 2 yo, Zia Park, MCL, 11/19, 5 1/2f, 1:4.31, $8,400. Ministers Wild Cat—Moneytizzy: Minister'smistress (119-70), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/2, 1 1/16mi, 1:48.05, $7,800. Ministers Wild Cat—Bea's Cee: Tiz a Master (119-70), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/7, 5 1/2f, 1:4.43, $10,200. Ministers Wild Cat—In Other Words: I B Buzzin (119-70), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 12/15, 4 1/2f, 52.96, $3,540. Ministers Wild Cat—My Southern Diva: Chapis (119-70), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/15, 1mi, 1:38.96, $9,000. Monsajem—Woodford Princess: Woodford Surprise (6-3), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/18, 1mi, 1:40.21, $4,950. Northern Causeway—Swiss Gem: Sinawava (9-2), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/1, 6f, 1:12.67, $7,800. The Pamplemousse—Gannet: Nolongerahobby (39-19), c, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 12/2, 5 1/2f, 1:4.10, $21,000. The Pamplemousse—Dream's (CHI): Zoning (39-19), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/8, 5 1/2f, 1:4.14, $6,600. Richard's Kid—Hope I Do: Coco Bee (19-9), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 11/23, 5 1/2f, 1:3.00, $20,280. Rocky Bar—Solid Brass Cat: Lil Milo (39-20), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/29, 6 1/2f, 1:16.38, $18,000. Salute the Sarge—Dawnsdu: Dusalut (40-28), g, 2 yo, Portland Meadows, MOC, 12/10, 6f, 1:14.04, $3,410.

GIG HARBOR Victory Rose Thoroughbreds (707) 678 6580 www.victoryrose.com Gig Harbor—Creme Rinse: Detangler (7-3), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 11/18, 5 1/2f, 1:3.46, $20,280. Grace Upon Grace—Radiant Belle: Gracie Belle (18-8), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/7, 5 1/2f, 1:3.90, $12,600. Grace Upon Grace—Sweet Patricia: Mi Pajarito (18-8), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/7, 5 1/2f, 1:4.34, $9,000. Grazen—Tribal Dress: Clem Labine (38-25), g, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 11/25, 5 1/2f, 1:4.15, $20,280. Haynesfeld—Flash Fever: Anitanewmercedes (139-67), g, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/23, 6f, 1:11.35, $6,600. Heatseeker (IRE)—Amber Hills: Gallant Heat (66-28), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/24, 6f, 1:10.90, $5,500. Heat Shield—Feisty Friend: Friendly Steve (11-4), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/16, 1mi, 1:39.18, $10,800. Heat Shield—Fifth Ave (GB): Fifthofbourbon (11-4), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/7, 5 1/2f, 1:4.12, $6,600. Ice Box—Sue's Sweet Girl: Put It On Ice (111-56), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/6, 5f, 58.94, $4,950.

INFORMED Ridgeley Farm (951) 654 7728 ridgeleyfarmhemet@gmail.com Informed—Academy Buzz: Stay in Yo Lane (29-13), g, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/6, 5 1/2f, 1:3.90, $10,200. Kafwain—Just Get'er Done: Sittin and Thinkin (66-40), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 12/6, 5f, 59.44, $5,500.

SMILING TIGER Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com Smiling Tiger—Oh Molly Brannigan: Social Etiquette (54-30), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/29, 6f, 1:12.55, $5,500. Sought After—Burnemup: Maika (26-15), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 11/13, 6 1/2f, 1:19.19, $3,789. Southern Image—Storm Lamp: South Boot Shirley (46-26), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/23, 5 1/2f, 1:5.59, $18,000.

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Square Eddie—Corissa's Birthday: Teacher's Treasure (90-52), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 11/18, 5 1/2f, 1:4.75, $31,800. Square Eddie—Octogarian: Push Through (90-52), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 11/18, 1mi (T), 1:35.63, $31,800. Stay Thirsty—Silk Or Satin: Its Five Somewhere (142-82), c, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/6, 5 1/2f, 1:3.70, $12,600. Stormin Fever—Braids and Beads: Our Promise (24-10), f, 3 yo, Tampa Bay Downs, MSW, 12/7, 6 1/2f, 1:18.72, $12,000. Stormy Jack—Spending Susan: Spend It (21-4), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/8, 1mi, 1:38.21, $9,000. Street Hero—Fast N Flashy Miss: Flashy Hero (47-26), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 11/15, 1mi (T), 1:39.91, $20,280.

TANNERSMYMAN Woodbridge Farm (209) 576 0692 www.woodbridgethoroughbreds.com Tannersmyman—Smoke Over Water: Joe's Passion (28-13), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 12/1, 5 1/2f, 1:5.25, $21,000. Thorn Song—Daylight Song: Song of Thorns (51-20), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/15, 5f, 57.72, $4,950. Thorn Song—Super Tuesday: Tomahawk Tuesday (51-20), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 12/9, 6f, 1:9.77, $20,280.

TIZBUD Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com Tizbud—Corinthian Lady: London Hotel (36-14), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 11/23, 6 1/2f, 1:18.82, $10,800. Twirling Candy—Gentleman's Hope: Scouted (150-81), r, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 12/8, 5 1/2f, 1:3.32, $24,000. Unusual Heat—Winning Tale: Hot On the Trail (90-40), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 12/16, 6f, 1:10.84, $10,200. U S Ranger—Bonefde Reason: Victimless Crime (101-50), g, 2 yo, Portland Meadows, MOC, 11/27, 5 1/2f, 1:7.01, $3,410. Violence—Red Hot Bullet: Rose Dunn (139-73), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 12/9, 5 1/2f, 1:4.03, $24,000.

VRONSKY Old English Rancho (909) 947 3911 Vronsky—In Perfect Style: Absolutely Perfect (75-42), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 11/17, 1mi (T), 1:36.56, $31,800. Vronsky—Quickly Gone: Gone Skyward (75-42), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 12/1, 4 1/2f, 51.59, $3,320. Western Fame—Milkshake Mania: Ice Cream Fame (5-1), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 11/23, 5f, 58.06, $4,950. World Renowned—My Girl Candy: Candy Coated World (5-1), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 12/7, 4 1/2f, 53.00, $3,430.

THE ONLY GRADED STAKES WINNER by TAPIT standing in California

PROSPECT PARK

La Jolla H-G3 by 4-plus lengths

The Leading Money Winner Entering Stud this Year in California Retired with earnings of $539,770, PROSPECT PARK was on the board in 16 of 18 starts, winning or placing in fve graded stakes in 7 starts as a 3-year-old on dirt and turf. The half-brother to two graded stakes winners is one of only two graded winners by TAPIT entering stud in 2019. Sons of 3-time leading sire TAPIT enjoying early success at stud include TAPIZAR, the leading Third-Crop Sire of 2018.

Fee: $2,500 Live Foal (payable when foal stands and nurses)

Tapit - Quiet Romance, by Bertrando Property of PVNC Stables LLC • Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup

LAKERVILLE 2-year-old LAKERBALL

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Back-to-Back Stakes Wins in Open Company at Santa Anita and Golden Gate

In her turf and two-turn debut, LAKERBALL wins $100,000 Surfer Girl Stakes.

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In 2018, LAKERVILLE’s frst-crop daughter LAKERBALL was the only California-bred to win back-to-back stakes in open company. In less than three weeks, she led gate to wire in Santa Anita’s Surfer Girl Stakes then powered to a 5-length victory in the Pike Place Dancer Stakes at Golden Gate. Only her sire’s third starter, LAKERBALL has earned $129,825 with 3 wins in 6 starts on dirt and turf, defeating fllies by WAR FRONT, DISTORTED HUMOR, INTO MISCHIEF, MIDSHIPMAN and CROSS TRAFFIC.

Congratulations to the Connections! Owners: Pappas Racing, Purple Rein Racing and Clint Roberts Trainer: Doug O’Neill • Breeder: Rancho de Los Aviadores

LAKERVILLE UNUSUAL HEAT – FOREVERINTHEGAME, BY OUT OF PLACE

Blistering Fast Stakes-Winning Star by Unusual Heat Now a Leading Sire with his First Crop to Race Widely regarded as the “Fastest Son of Unusual Heat,” LAKERVILLE has stamped himself as the hottest and most legitimate son at stud by the All-Time leading California sire UNUSUAL HEAT.

An Exceptional Start for a California Freshman Sire From only 6 starters, 3 individual winners with victories on dirt, turf and synthetic, including sprinting, routing and two blacktype stakes wins against open company. Watch his race replays at www.lakervillesire.com

2019 Fee: $2,500 Live Foal Property of The Lakerville Syndicate OFFERING FREE SHIPPING FOR APPROVED MARES

John C. Harris, President • Dr. Jeanne Bowers, Resident Veterinarian • Jonny Hilvers, Farm Manager 27366 W. Oakland Ave. • Coalinga, CA 93210 • Tel: (800) 311-6211 or (559) 884-2859 Fax: (559) 884-2855 • E-Mail: stallions@harrisfarms.com • Web Site: www.harrisfarms.com Inquiries to stallions@harrisfarms.com or to Clint Roberts (714) 323-4283 • Lakervillesire@gmail.com

REPRODUCTIVE ADVANCES THE ART AND SCIENCE OF EQUINE FERTILITY BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS

regnancy rates for problem mares and stallions have improved in the past decade, thanks to ongoing research addressing reproductive issues. Several facilities around the country (at both universities and private practices) specialize in equine reproduction and research, and their research has helped breeders and their veterinarians.

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Dr. Maria Schnobrich, a boarded theriogenologist at the LeBlanc Center for Reproduction, Rood and Riddle, said one of the unique things ofered at Rood and Riddle is the oviduct fush. “Tis is something that can sometimes help a mare become pregnant if other eforts fail,” said Schnobrich. “Tere are many diferent pathologies that can cause a mare not to become pregnant. In this instance, we may not be sure exactly what is causing the infertility, but we utilize this fush if the mare is unable to establish a pregnancy. “Te mare usually has a history of producing pregnancies, and then she may have a year when you can’t get her pregnant at all. At the 14-day pregnancy check, there is nothing there. It can be a maiden mare or a mare that’s had pregnancies.” Te mare’s oviduct is unique compared to that of other do-

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DAEHLING RANCH

JERSEY TOWN (KY)

CITY WOLF

GALLANT SON

FEE: $3,000 LIVE FOAL

FEE: $2,000 LIVE FOAL

Won Cigar Mile [G1] - 111 Beyer (2nd highest Beyer of 2010 at a mile) and $400,000 Kelso H. [G2] 110 Beyer (2nd highest Beyer of 2012 at a mile). Largest crop to date will race at 2 in 2019.

Half-brother to Top Sires GHOSTZAPPER & CITY ZIP. Out of Broodmare-ofthe-Year Baby Zip. Graded Stakes Winner by 3X Champion Sire Giant’s Causeway. Winner of the Durham Cups by 2 ½ lenghts.

California Graded Stakes Winner with G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic Winners in Male AND Female Family Won or Placed in 16 Stakes – 6 Graded Eight-Time Stakes Winner of $552,528.

FULLBRIDLED

COACH BOB

MESA THUNDER

Speightstown - Jersey Girl, by Belong to Me

Giant’s Causeway – Baby Zip, by Relaunch

Unbridled’s Song – Constantia, by Relaunch

Bertrando – Gentleman’s Hope, by Yankee Gentleman

FEE: $1,500 LIVE FOAL

Fee: $1,500 LIVE FOAL

By the late UNBRIDLED’S SONG sire of 4 Champions, including Breeders’ Cup Classic G1 - ARROGATE and WILL TAKE CHARGE. Average earnings per starter $31,000.

Multiple Stakes – placed winner of $211,367 finished second by 1 ¾ lengths to multiple Graded Stakes winner BIG MASHER. Maiden Special Weight or MSW. Sire of 2018 winners (MSW) First Coach and Fiesty Coach.

Malabar Gold – Explicitly, by Exploit

Sky Mesa – Citiview, by Citidancer FEE: $1,000 LIVE FOAL Proven California Sire from Pulpit Sire Line. Half-brother to multiple Grade 1 SW MIDNIGHT LUCKY (100 Beyer). Out of a full sister to HOOKEDONTHEFEELIN (Grade 1, 109 Beyer) – dam of PUSSYCAT DOLL (Grade 1, 112 Beyer) & JIMMY CREED (Grade 1, 105 Beyer).

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“We know that this happens in horses,” said Schnobrich. “If bacteria are in a bioflm, they can be very resistant to antibiotics. To treat those mares, we use bioflm disrupters like hydrogen peroxide or acetylcysteine or DMSO. Now we can test to see which of these would be most efcacious against a particular bioflm. We can take a culture from the mare and run this test to determine which of those treatments would work best. Te cultured bacteria allows itself

Infections involving bioflm are hard to treat

If bacteria are in a bioflm, they can be very resistant to antibiotics.” — Dr. Maria Schnobrich

BIOFILM TESTING

“We are also ofering a test for bioflm in the uterus,” said Schnobrich. “We are excited about this. It is thought that some of the mares with persistent infections that won’t clear might have bacteria living in a dormant state or within a bioflm that ofers the bacteria some protection—out of reach of antibiotics.” Infections involving bioflm are extremely hard to treat because enzymes in the bioflm’s polymeric matrix protect microorganisms against antibiotics and the host’s defenses. Hard-to-treat bioflm infections are often chronic and recurring.

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mestic animals. “Tere is a small sphincter that allows only the embryo to pass through, and not unfertilized eggs,” said Schnobrich. “We don’t know whether the oviduct in this area is prone to closing of because of debris or some other problem, but the fush basically cleans it out.” Tis is a standing procedure with the mare sedated. “We do hysteroscopy with a little camera on the endoscope so we can identify and locate the opening of the oviduct and fush fuid through it,” said Schnobrich. “Tere has been a lot of research trying to determine whether the mare does have an occluded oviduct, but we aren’t sure. Tis procedure does seem to work on a select group of mares. “Tis treatment technique was developed by a Japanese veterinarian, but we ofer it here at our clinic, and it’s not something that a lot of other clinics offer. If we do appropriate case selection (mares that we suspect might have this problem) and select for mares that have the correct history and everything else is normal, we get about 60 to 70% of those mares pregnant within two covers. “We did a study on this three years ago and found that this procedure can be very efective, given the right case selection.”

to form a bioflm, and then we test it with these agents to see which one gives the most reduction in bioflm and bacteria. “We’ve been working with Ryan Ferris (who designed the assay) at Colorado State University before he went to private practice recently in Oregon, and this is something we are excited about.” Tis might be one more way to treat mares that are difcult to get pregnant because of persistent infection. “Tis should help us provide a more targeted treatment for these mares because it helps us know which agent will be best to use,” said Schnobrich.

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Dr. Patrick McCue, with the Equine Reproduction Laboratory at Colorado State University, says there have been a number of recent advances in diagnostic techniques when working with problem mares and stallions. “Some of these techniques are newer than others,” said McCue. “For uterine infections, one of the newer methods being used to supplement (rather than replace) traditional uterine culture and cytology for identifcation of infections in the uterus is the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test. Tis enables us to look at the DNA footprint of bacterial or fungal organisms in the uterus.” A PCR test takes just a few hours whereas a culture could take several days. “We can collect a sample from the uterus with a traditional swab or lavage or a biopsy, and test it for the presence of DNA of bacterial or fungal organisms,” said McCue. “Tere are some situations in individual mares when this is a more sensitive technology to identify infectious organisms than a culture. Te culture and cytology are still the mainstays of diagnosis of uterine infections, but, in my opinion, PCR will be used more and more for detection and identifcation of infectious organisms.” Diagnostics for the presence of an ovarian abnormality, such as a granulosa cell tumor, involves a test for a hormone called anti mullerian hormone (AMH). “Te AMH test has been shown to be more efective for detection of a granulosa cell tumor than previous diagnostic tests, which include inhibin and testosterone,” said McCue. “Only a few labs do these tests, however. We send ours to U.C. Davis.” Te AMH test has also been used in detecting cryptorchids. “While the gold standard is still an hCC stimulation test, AMH is also being utilized to detect the presence of a cryptorchid testis in a male horse,” said McCue.

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Dr. Dickson Varner, professor and Pin Oak Stud chair of Stallion Reproductive Studies at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University (TAMU), says his research group is collaborating with the university’s genomics group to identify genetic markers of fertility. “At present, stallions are selected as sires because of their performance record, pedigree, and Taking a culture from a mare can determine what kind conformation—with little regard of treatment is best in dealing with bioflm infections for fertility,” said Varner. “As a result, we have to deal with a lot of stal- acrosome reaction, allowing fertility to lions that don’t have excellent fertility. occur.” So we have developed methods to help Tis is why, ideally, the mare is insempreserve their semen and help improve inated prior to ovulation rather than afthe fertility of these horses. ter ovulation, so the sperm have time to “We don’t know whether or not there go through these changes. is a genetic component to fertility issues, so we tend to treat it as though it’s not a genetic component. However, At present stallions are we have some selected incidences, such selected as sires because as one particular defect in sperm where we have identifed a susceptibility locus of their performance (gene) that is associated with an impaired record, pedigree, and acrosomal reaction. conformation—with little “Tis subset of stallions has sperm that are unable to acrosome react and regard for fertility...So we the sperm are unable to fertilize the egg. have developed methods We have a test for that—a test that stimto help preserve their ulates the acrosome reaction. When you put sperm with this particular inducing semen and help improve agent, it induces the acrosome reaction the fertility of those in the sperm that are not yet capacitathorses.” ed.” In order for a sperm in nature to ac— Dr. Dickson Varner rosome react, it must frst undergo a capacitation process. “When ejaculated, sperm are not im“It probably takes a few hours of mediately capable of fertilizing,” said residence time in the oviduct to estabVarner. “Tis doesn’t matter because lish this capacitation,” said Varner. “If typically they have residence time in the you breed a mare after ovulation, the female reproductive tract as they tra- breeding may not be as successful beverse the uterus and enter the oviduct. cause the egg doesn’t live very long. It is Te oviduct environment creates chang- sitting around waiting for the sperm to es in the sperm, such as hyperactivated be capacitated so one of them can fermotility and the ability to undergo the tilize the egg. Tat’s why post-ovulatory

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breeding sometimes has a lower pregnancy rate.” One of the assays the TAMU reproductive lab devised has identifed a subset of stallions that have greatly reduced fertility. “Tey might have pregnancy rates per cycle of only 5 to 20%,” said Varner. “Our genomics colleague, Dr. Terie Raudsepp, found that these particular subfertile stallions were homozygous for susceptibility site on a particular gene locus. She had previously detected this susceptibility locus using genomics techniques. It is a variable site, and if it is homozygous (AA) for both of these two variable sites, these stallions have reduced fertility even though they seem to produce an appropriate (or nearly appropriate) level of acrosome reactions with our acrosome reaction test, compared to the fertile control stallions. “I think that our customary acrosome reaction assay can pick up some of the profound subfertility issues in stallions. But possibly this genetic test will allow us to identify other stallions that have this susceptibility gene and reduced fertility. “We are probably picking up more stallions that have a genetic factor associated with reduced fertility, so we’d like to apply that same type of strategy to identify other types of reproductive problems. Tere is probably an assortment of genes that contribute to reduced fertility. We plan to work with Dr. Raudsepp and others to try to identify other genetic causes of subfertility in horses. “Typically, a person would take a stallion with reduced fertility and apply techniques to try to maximize that fertility. But if we have a variety of genetic tests that we can apply to these horses, we might have better justifcation for selectively breeding away from COURTESY OF DR. PETE SHEERIN

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GOLD RUSH DANCER Gr. 3 SW of $517,148 California Champion 3YO Male Stakes Winner Up and Down the West Coast on Dirt and on the Turf Won Going Short and Long RACE RECORD: • Winner of the Gr. 3 $200,000 Longacres Mile and the prestigious Gottstein Futurity at Emerald Downs • Winner of the $200,000 Snow Chief Stakes and 2nd in the $200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes at Santa Anita • Winner of the $150,000 Real Good Deal Stakes at Del Mar • Winner of the $100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes at Golden Gate Fields

SIRE LINE: By $208,047 SW PRIVATE GOLD, by SEEKING THE GOLD • Consistently among the leading sires in Washington • Sire of 9 stakes winners, including Washington Champion 3YO ZENOVIT

FEMALE FAMILY: Out of DANCES ON WATER, by IN EXCESS (Ire) • From 3 foals, dam of SWs GOLD RUSH DANCER ($517,148) and DANCE WITH EFFIE ($73,309) • Broodmare sire IN EXCESS (Ire), sire of dams of 57 stakes winners, including Champions AMAZOMBIE, LEXIE LOU and BEAR NOW and 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner ALWAYS DREAMING • 2nd dam is the dam of 8 winners from 9 starters, including $213,030 SW DROUGHT BREAKER, $73,374 winner Lady Rochelle, etc. • Family of SW WATER WAR, $149,286 Sp Seethreepeo, Distant Heart, Known Risk, Valley Heartland, etc.

Fee: COMPLIMENTARY for 2019 ATTENTION CALIFORNIA BREEDERS: $250 shipping bonus for mares coming from California, paid directly to shipper Stallion Manager: Candi Cryderman (253) 335-9960, candicryderman@aol.com

El Dorado Farms

Nina and Ron Hagen, Farm Owners • Nina Hagen, Manager • (360) 825-7526 eldoradofarms@tx3.net • eldoradofarms.net • 41818 228th Ave. SE, Enumclaw, WA 98022

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these genetic defects, rather than perpetuating them and having more fertility problems in the future.”

New ways are also being developed to evaluate sperm. “We want to be able to evaluate as many sperm compartments as we can,” said Varner, “and use that battery of tests to provide a better predictive value of that sperm’s fertilizing capability. To that end, we are looking at an assortment of tests. “We are focusing on methods to evaluate reactive oxygen species and their impact on oxidative injury to the DNA and to the membranes. Tese are relatively new experiments. Tere is one assay that has been available for a number of years, and in recent years it’s been applied to sperm. Tis is a test that can evaluate the damaging efect of reactive oxygen species on the DNA. “When we think of reactive oxygen species, we often think of 62

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EVALUATING SPERM

Top: It is not known whether there is a genetic component to fertility issues in stallions; Middle: acrosomal stain for equine sperm; Bottom: computerized sperm motility analysis

their efects on membranes. But DNA can be impacted negatively as well. We have a post-doctoral person in our laboratory who is refning the technique to make it a more useful test for evaluating DNA oxidative injury. So now we are looking at other tests to see if we can have more useable assays for detecting reactive oxygen species in the sperm, and their resulting efects in damage to the sperm membrane.”

2018 LEADING BREEDERS IN CALIFORNIA BY EARNINGS (THRU DEC.16, 2018)

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Reddam Racing, LLC Terry C. Lovingier Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC Nick Alexander Richard Barton Enterprises Harris Farms Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams Old English Rancho, Patsy Berumen & Sal Berumen Premier Thoroughbreds LLC Thomas W. Bachman Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray Madera Thoroughbreds LLC Old English Rancho Liberty Road Stables C-Punch Ranch Inc. BG Stables George Schmitt & Mary Clare Schmitt Rozamund Barclay Legacy Ranch KMN Racing Madeline Auerbach & Barry Abrams George Krikorian M. Auerbach, L.L.C. Heinz H. Steinmann Gary Barber Dr. Edward C. Allred Milt A. Policzer Premier Thoroughbreds LLC & Alan Klein Daehling Ranch LLC Cole Ranch Howard & Janet Siegel Racing LLC Kristin Mulhall Michael Pageler Revocable Trust of Dr. Mikel C. & Patricia O. Harrington Donald Valpredo Rod Rodriguez & Lorraine Rodriguez Lou Neve Dahlberg Farms LLC H & E Ranch Old English Rancho & Bruce Headley Curtis C. & Lila L. Lanning LLC Greg James Thor-Bred Stables LLC Red Baron’s Barn & Vaya Con Suerte Joe Turner Carol A. Lingenfelter Rancho San Miguel Alex Paszkeicz Nadine Anderson & Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms, LP Ellen Jackson Martin Bach Donald Muldoon John R. Haagsma & Wesley Ward Judi Garf-Partridge & Serenity Oaks Farm LLC Eagle Ridge Racing Ballena Vista Farm

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Wins

51 91 114 62 85 73 36 48 19 22 25 38 26 48 23 17 25 15 34 7 13 9 9 19 4 11 14 4 20 22 22 16 3 7 25 18 13 16 4 8 11 10 16 1 16 6 11 17 18 12 12 7 3 17 6 8

Stakes Wins

4 3 1 4 1 1 3 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Leading Earner

B Squared ($202,213) Love a Honeybadger ($199,280) Queen Bee to You ($101,157) Just Grazed Me ($208,260) Hardcore Troubador ($98,675) Lynne’s Legacy ($160,609) Pulpit Rider ($263,613) Poshsky ($113,780) Spiced Perfection ($275,125) Take the One O One ($260,181) Nice Ice ($107,015) Solid Wager ($172,060) Accountability ($87,990) Psycho Dar ($67,585) Shades of Victory ($92,552) Violent Ridge ($110,534) Touched by Autism ($109,280) Mo See Cal ($156,565) Gypsy Blu ($51,435) Grecian Fire ($83,247) Spring Heat ($63,447) Start the Show ($89,595) Silver Oak ($74,040) Swiss Minister ($70,748) Fly to Mars ($219,190) Cordiality ($203,775) Chasin Lucas ($58,285) Miss Sunset ($291,160) Gotham Desire ($61,999) Jet Set Ruler ($45,840) Jay Makes Us Laugh ($99,435) Hotitude ($77,000) Heck Yeah ($284,000) Abets Abet ($60,250) Bako Sweets ($67,379) Popular Kid ($122,970) Chief of Staff ($111,030) Patriots Rule ($76,400) Rye ($126,345) Surfng Star ($114,325) Tribal Storm ($102,509) Laynee ($63,147) Princess Tiznow ($86,684) Edwards Going Left ($202,000) Sir Vronski ($81,973) Wonderful Lie ($76,845) Powder ($76,427) Peppers Ace ($31,752) Luke Thirteen ($37,994) Lil’ Chietain ($47,210) Z Z Tiger ($38,220) Impecunious ($106,302) Brandothebartender ($129,872) Ninety Nine Proof ($59,037) Castle ($59,550) Family Girl ($68,527)

Earnings

$2,420,141 $1,832,703 $1,762,230 $1,693,934 $1,640,151 $1,614,894 $1,062,678 $966,753 $801,475 $707,782 $692,917 $619,146 $573,065 $562,932 $511,204 $485,032 $451,260 $429,852 $429,017 $362,675 $339,770 $320,113 $317,160 $313,659 $304,571 $304,244 $303,002 $300,985 $292,356 $291,846 $290,504 $287,286 $284,000 $280,340 $279,284 $272,959 $266,124 $252,173 $251,817 $249,704 $235,912 $224,138 $222,401 $214,340 $211,466 $210,973 $209,713 $209,403 $206,565 $181,639 $177,528 $175,473 $169,582 $168,116 $165,776 $163,071

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Chief Seattle – Hooked On Music, by by Seattle Dancer

Storm Cat – Christmas in Aiken, by by Affirmed

• Only Two-Time Cal Cup Classic winner

and 50th Cal Bred Millionaire, retired with earnings of $1,653,171. Won on dirt, turf and artifcial, defeated Graded Stakes winners LAVA MAN (G1), THE USUAL Q.T.(G1) & ACCLAMATION (G1) • Average Earnings per Starter $38K+ including stakes winner MOONLESS SKY ($276,310) 5 wins to January 2018, including Fran’s Valentine S., and multiple stakesplaced, allowance winner I Came to Party ($225,511). • A Sires pedigree… in-bred to the dam of Seattle Slew top and bottom. • G.S.M. = 64.4

• Stakes-placed son of Storm Cat out of the

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City Zip – Miss Blue Grass, by St. Jovite

• California Champion Sprinter, Champion

3-year-old colt • Sire of multiple Graded Stakes performer,

multiple stakes winner, RICHARD’S BOY ($913,055) 1-2-3 in 23 of 32 starts including the Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint, 2nd in the Sensational Star Stakes and 2nd in the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, etc. • Progeny earnings are in excess of $2 million and $59,799 average earnings per starter • G.S.M = 99.8

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in CA. He earned $143,300 while winning 5 of 9 starts and 2 Stakes winners • From the family of GSW’s Mayoumbe (Fr) and Good To Beat (Fr) • GIG HARBOR is a half-brother to multiple stakes winner ALSONO ($309,079) and a full brother to stakes-placed My Lil Shamrock. • G.S.M = 77.6

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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 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

177

1404

168

$6,065,057*

Sire

Earned

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

41 $1,387,642

$36,517

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

148

1014

147

$3,960,349

2 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

78 $3,173,430

$34,873

3 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

160

1101

148

$3,539,218

177 168 $6,065,057

$34,266*

4 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

515

$3,173,430

175

1044

125

$2,826,616

3 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley 4 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

56 $1,843,967

$32,928

5 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

5 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

62 $2,184,138

$32,599

6 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

616

$2,308,357

6 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

$28,956

7 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

360

$2,184,138

$27,537

8 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 119

790

111

$2,044,899

$26,759

9 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

344

$1,843,967

508

$1,483,444

105

782

$1,402,687

12 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

218

$1,387,642

13 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

213

$1,294,238

14 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 58

405

$1,225,377

15 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

350

$1,034,582

16 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

253

$921,401

17 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

363

$902,886

7 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat 8 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini 9 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$347,468

31 $1,294,238

148 147 $3,960,349 13

$340,929

$26,225

10 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

71 $2,308,357

$25,648

11 Passion for Gold, 2007, by Medaglia d’Oro

$351,093

$25,078

12 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$603,813

$22,363

160 148 $3,539,218

$22,120

13 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

10 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 11 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

14 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$373,899

$21,994

15 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

$649,541

$21,651

16 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG)

48 $1,225,377

$21,127

18 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

417

$863,828

17 Grace Upon Grace, 2007, by Rio Verde

$380,241

$21,125

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

316

$804,242

18 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

39 $1,034,582

$21,114

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

436

$755,113

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

$394,958

$20,787

21 † Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

303

$750,579

20 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$921,401

$20,476

22 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

224

$686,506

23 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

331

$668,654

2018 LEADING TURF SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

24 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

241

$649,541

(MINIMUM 50 STARTS)

25 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

355

$612,807

26 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

270

$612,637

27 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

304

$607,564

28 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

192

$603,813

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

336

$602,184

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

247

$574,500

31 Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson

174

$572,193

32 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

194

$559,333

33 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

317

$514,740

Sire

Rnrs Strts Wnrs Wins

Earned

1 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

52 185

24 $1,491,243

2 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

71 267

31 $1,399,911

3 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

65 207

10 $1,366,604*

4 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

50 128

$703,455

5 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$544,293

6 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

47 133

$415,000

$395,361

34 The Pamplemousse, 2006, by Kafwain

217

$496,549

8 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

40 109

$360,738

35 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

200

$487,456

9 † Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

$341,140

36 Sierra Sunset, 2005, by Bertrando

261

$457,507

10 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$296,149

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

$394,958

7 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 28

11 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$276,030

38 Grace Upon Grace, 2007, by Rio Verde

$380,241

12 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

54 139

$269,576

39 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

116

$373,899

13 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

50 135

$249,380

40 Elusive Warning, 2004, by Elusive Quality

211

$369,504

14 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$246,492

41 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

159

$362,516

$211,381

42 † Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold

184

$354,605

$207,964

43 Passion for Gold, 2007, by Medaglia d’Oro

112

$351,093

$205,406

44 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

$347,468

45 Storm Wolf, 2002, by Stormin Fever

170

$345,807

46 Smart Bid, 2006, by Smart Strike

$341,001

47 Big Bad Leroybrown,2004, by Wild Again

112

$340,929

15 Golden Balls (IRE), 2004, by Danehill Dancer (IRE)11 16 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy 17 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

13 18

45 33 34 39

3 5 4

3 9 5

18 Passion for Gold, 2007, by Medaglia d’Oro

$202,651

19 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$190,190

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

$183,299

*foreign purse earnings

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 Dec. 17, 2018.

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Leading California Sires Lists 2018 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF WINNERS

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

Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Earned

Median

Rnrs

Wnrs

Races Won

Earned

1 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

177

168 $6,065,057*

1 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$340,929 $25,082

2 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

160

148 $3,539,218

2 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry

$347,468 $24,112

3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

148

147 $3,960,349

3 Passion for Gold, 2007, by Medaglia d’Oro

$351,093 $23,017

4 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

175

125 $2,826,616

4 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

41 $1,387,642 $22,043

5 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 119

111 $2,044,899

5 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

78 $3,173,430 $21,005

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

78 $3,173,430

6 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$603,813 $15,145

7 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$921,401 $14,600

8 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

148 147 $3,960,349 $14,229

9 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

105

84 $1,402,687

8 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

72 $1,483,444

9 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$863,828

62 $2,184,138 $13,750

10 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

71 $2,308,357

10 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

71 $2,308,357 $12,990

11 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

62 $2,184,138

11 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

12 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 58

48 $1,225,377

13 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

56 $1,843,967

Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$921,401

Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

$612,807

$902,886

12 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

160 148 $3,539,218 $12,176

13 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger 14 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

$649,541 $12,933

56 $1,843,967 $11,843

177 168 $6,065,057 $11,479*

15 † Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

16 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

72 $1,483,444 $10,609

17 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 67

$755,113

17 Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled

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

$804,242

18 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 119 111 $2,044,899 $10,322

$668,654

19 Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold

20 Make Music for Me, 2007, by Bernstein 21 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$750,579 $10,701 $207,373 $10,415

19 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

$354,605 $10,023

20 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

39 $1,034,582

$151,110 $10,005

21 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

41 $1,387,642

$686,506

22 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

31 $1,294,238

$9,868

2018 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER START

2018 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF RACES WON

(MINIMUM 100 STARTS) Sire

16 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

Rnrs

Srts

Earned

Earnings Start

Sire

Rnrs

Srts

Races Won

Earned

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

218 $1,387,642

$6,365

1 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

177 1404

168

$6,065,057*

2 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

515 $3,173,430

$6,162

2 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

160 1101

148

$3,539,218

3 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

213 $1,294,238

$6,076

3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

148 1014

147

$3,960,349

175 1044

4 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

360 $2,184,138

$6,067

4 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

125

$2,826,616

5 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

344 $1,843,967

$5,360

5 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 119

790

111

$2,044,899

6 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

177 1404 $6,065,057

$4,320*

6 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

105

782

$1,402,687

7 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

148 1014 $3,960,349

$3,906

7 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

515

$3,173,430

8 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

616 $2,308,357

$3,747

8 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

508

$1,483,444

9 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

253

$921,401

$3,642

9 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

616

$2,308,357

10 Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson

174

$572,193

$3,288

10 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

417

$863,828

11 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

116

$373,899

$3,223

11 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

360

$2,184,138 $1,843,967

$3,215

12 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

344

13 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

12 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

160 1101 $3,539,218 27

192

$603,813

$3,145

13 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

331

$668,654

14 Passion for Gold, 2007, by Medaglia d’Oro

112

$351,093

$3,135

14 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG)

405

$1,225,377

15 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

224

$686,506

$3,065

Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

253

$921,401

16 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

112

$340,929

$3,044

16 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

363

$902,886

17 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 58

405 $1,225,377

$3,026

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

316

$804,242

18 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

350 $1,034,582

$2,956

Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

355

$612,807

19 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

508 $1,483,444

$2,920

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

436

$755,113

20 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

194

$2,883

20 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

218

$1,387,642

$559,333

*foreign purse earnings

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Leading California Sires Lists 2018 LEADING SIRES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN CALIFORNIA BY MONEY WON

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

Rnrs

Strts

Races Won

Earned

1 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

196

$1,083,506*

2 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$869,556

3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

112

4 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

102

5 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

6 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

7 † Unusual Heat,1990, by Nureyev

Sire

Rnrs

Wnrs

Races Won

Earned

1 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

177

168 $6,065,057*

2 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

160

148 $3,539,218

$732,978

3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

148

147 $3,960,349

$521,371

4 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

175

125 $2,826,616

$387,107

5 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 119

111 $2,044,899

$275,627

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

78 $3,173,430

$250,455

105

84 $1,402,687

8 Merit Man, 2010, by With Distinction

$213,456

8 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

72 $1,483,444

9 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

$207,144

9 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

10 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 17

$174,472

10 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

71 $2,308,357

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

$158,430

11 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

62 $2,184,138

12 Lakerville, 2008, by Unusual Heat

$150,496

12 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 58

48 $1,225,377

13 Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie

$126,053

13 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

56 $1,843,967

14 Smart Bid, 2006, by Smart Strike

$125,847

Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$921,401

Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

15 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

$863,828

$122,090

$612,807

16 Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus 27

$120,113

16 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

$902,886

17 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$115,186

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

$755,113

18 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

$114,927

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

$804,242

19 Vronsky,1999, by Danzig

$114,271

19 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

$668,654

20 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$112,262

20 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

39 $1,034,582

21 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

41 $1,387,642

22 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

31 $1,294,238

2018 LEADING SIRES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER

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

(MINIMUM 5 RUNNERS) Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Earned

Earnings/ Runner

1 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$869,556

$41,407

2 Merit Man, 2010, by With Distinction

$213,456

$35,576

3 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$387,107

$29,777

4 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

$250,455

$22,769

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

$158,430

$22,633

6 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

$109,008

$21,802

7 Lakerville, 2008, by Unusual Heat

$150,496

$21,499

8 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

$732,978

$20,942

9 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

17 $1,083,506

$20,444*

10 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$114,271

$19,045

11 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

$521,371

$18,620

12 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

$207,144

$17,262

13 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

$84,960

$16,992

14 Smart Bid, 2006, by Smart Strike

$125,847

$15,731

15 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$112,262

$14,033

$275,627

$13,781

$108,263

$13,533

$122,090

$12,209

19 The Pamplemousse, 2006, by Kafwain

$56,441

$11,288

20 Make Music for Me, 2007, by Bernstein

$51,915

$10,383

16 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor 17 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom 18 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

Rnrs

Srts

Races Won

1 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

196

$1,083,506*

Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

Sire

Earned

$869,556

3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

112

$732,978

4 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

102

$521,371

5 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$387,107

6 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

$275,627

Merit Man, 2010, by With Distinction

$213,456

Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

$207,144

Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

$174,472

$158,430

11 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$250,455

Lakerville, 2008, by Unusual Heat

$150,496

Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$122,090

Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$115,186

Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

$114,927

16 Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie

$126,053

$120,113

Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$114,271

U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

$109,008

$101,410

$61,208

Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev

*foreign purse earnings

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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 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 22

25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

37 38 40 42

45 47

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

Crops

18 6 6 9 3 11 6 9 10 3 7 16 9 3 9 2 10 11 7 10 12 12 4 10 6 10 18 4 15 6 4 7 12 16 14 11 16 3 13 11 4 3 5 11 13 6 1 13

Avg Named Size Foals

45 15 29 50 108 20 11 100 44 40 37 49 9 35 15 57 51 19 32 10 33 53 25 5 8 44 27 23 37 24 17 16 17 22 11 9 31 74 11 7 13 27 16 34 26 12 123 13

812 87 175 448 324 222 65 897 443 121 262 779 84 104 133 114 508 211 221 99 401 632 99 51 50 443 491 91 550 142 66 113 207 351 150 99 489 222 140 80 53 82 81 376 337 72 123 174

Runners

Winners

2YO Winners

Stakes Winners

Graded Stakes Winners

Progeny Earnings

AEI

Comp Index

614-76% 66-76% 150-86% 350-78% 168-52% 154-69% 37-57% 550-61% 335-76% 77-64% 138-53% 578-74% 57-68% 55-53% 79-59% 60-53% 248-49% 140-66% 167-76% 75-76% 281-70% 453-72% 58-59% 40-78% 36-72% 352-79% 367-75% 77-85% 437-79% 105-74% 39-59% 72-64% 138-67% 267-76% 117-78% 72-73% 408-83% 221-99% 99-71% 56-70% 36-68% 56-68% 63-78% 286-76% 233-69% 53-74% 14-11% 131-75%

445-55% 52-60% 113-65% 227-51% 119-37% 112-50% 21-32% 409-46% 239-54% 51-42% 97-37% 398-51% 40-48% 29-28% 58-44% 33-29% 182-36% 82-39% 105-48% 57-58% 201-50% 331-52% 42-42% 30-59% 23-46% 255-58% 227-46% 47-52% 338-61% 70-49% 29-44% 51-45% 95-46% 194-55% 98-65% 55-56% 294-60% 129-58% 66-47% 41-51% 18-34% 33-40% 43-53% 210-56% 162-48% 33-46% 10-8% 90-52%

60-7% 11-13% 42-24% 71-16% 44-14% 19-9% 11-17% 117-13% 57-13% 17-14% 20-8% 116-15% 3-4% 8-8% 0-0% 13-11% 47-9% 14-7% 29-13% 20-20% 46-11% 98-16% 13-13% 11-22% 4-8% 68-15% 45-9% 10-11% 113-21% 17-12% 6-9% 6-5% 27-13% 51-15% 8-5% 11-11% 81-17% 36-16% 14-10% 5-6% 1-2% 15-18% 14-17% 41-11% 24-7% 13-18% 3-2% 22-13%

45-6% 7-8% 13-7% 10-2% 6-2% 10-5% 1-2% 32-4% 11-2% 3-2% 6-2% 26-3% 2-2% 2-2% 2-2% 5-4% 7-1% 6-3% 8-4% 2-2% 13-3% 18-3% 3-3% 1-2% 1-2% 18-4% 11-2% 3-3% 19-3% 3-2% 1-2% 2-2% 6-3% 12-3% 3-2% 1-1% 16-3% 0-0% 2-1% 1-1% 0-0% 1-1% 1-1% 4-1% 7-2% 1-1% 0-0% 3-2%

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

$58,520,752 $5,839,923 $11,795,790 $29,609,186 $8,512,042 $12,160,645 $2,133,268 $41,149,000 $21,124,920 $3,465,289 $8,098,102 $31,468,447 $3,012,206 $1,926,230 $4,245,773 $2,390,689 $14,690,729 $7,246,033 $7,637,994 $3,954,398 $16,113,891 $21,355,587 $2,500,446 $2,107,386 $2,260,443 $18,889,847 $15,329,022 $3,385,163 $21,900,812 $4,861,815 $1,648,054 $3,412,434 $5,663,670 $10,980,089 $4,612,967 $3,592,822 $19,424,493 $11,992,997 $3,700,556 $2,519,024 $1,342,542 $1,658,658 $2,971,511 $12,316,233 $8,644,170 $2,160,874 $446,953 $5,253,370

1.89 1.68 1.52 1.39 1.36 1.36 1.33 1.20 1.17 1.15 1.15 1.11 1.10 1.09 1.08 1.05 1.04 1.04 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.97 0.93 0.90 0.87 0.86 0.85 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.80 0.80 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.75 0.75 0.72 0.72

1.19 1.17 1.06 1.08 1.51 1.05 0.98 1.62 1.41 1.19 0.99 1.3 0.9 1.26 1.21 1.03 1.14 0.88 1.23 0.92 0.96 1.19 1.04 0.77 0.88 0.9 1.36 1.38 0.82 1.04 0.93 1.23 1.05 1.1 0.89 0.61 1.04 1.1 0.76 0.67 0.86 0.93 1.14 0.94 0.96 0.72 1.03 0.7

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4-y-o & up

1 ⁄8 m. (T)

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3-y-o

1 m.

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3-y-o f.

7 f.

$200,000

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1 ⁄16 m.

$200,000

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4-y-o & up

6 f.

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

1 ⁄2 m. (T)

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

1 m. (T)

$100,000

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11⁄8 m. (T)

$200,000

$75,000

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

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$100,000

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abt. 6 ⁄2 f. (T)

$75,000

4-y-o & up

1 ⁄8 m.

$200,000

3-y-o

1 ⁄16 m.

$150,000

4-y-o & up

1 ⁄4 m. (T)

$200,000

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3-y-o

abt. 6 ⁄2 f. (T)

Las Virgenes Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o f.

1 m.

$200,000

Thunder Road Stakes (Gr. III)

4-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$100,000

San Vicente Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o

7 f.

$200,000

Sweet Life Stakes (Gr. III)

$75,000

3-y-o f.

abt. 6 ⁄2 f. (T)

$75,000 $75,000

Wishing Well Stakes

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

abt. 6 ⁄2 f. (T)

Santa Monica Stakes (Gr. II)

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

7 f.

$250,000

3-y-o

1 ⁄8 m.

$100,000

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California Cup Derby

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

1 ⁄16 m.

$200,000

California Cup Oaks

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

1 m. (T)

$200,000

Buena Vista Stakes (Gr. II)

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

1 m. (T)

$200,000

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Slew’s Tiznow ..........................35

American Pharoah ....................8

Doscifcado (CHI) ..................IBC

King of Jazz (ARG) ..................22

Smart Bid...............................IBC

Awesome Gambler.................41

Eddington ..................... 15,19

Lakerville....................... 54,55

Smiling Tiger...................... 51

Bluegrass Cat ................ 11,19

Ethnic Dance ...................... 37

Lightnin N Thunder ................25

Smokem ............................. 41

Boat Trip ............................ 47

Fighting Hussar.......................22

Looking At Lucky ......................8

Stanford ............................... 2

Boisterous ............................ 3

Fullbridled ...............................57

Many Rivers .............................66

Bold Chieftain .........................66

Gallant Son..............................57

Mendelssohn.............................8

Box Score ..............................IBC

Gig Harbor ..............................77

Merit Man .......................... 23

Caballo Bonito ........................65

Gold Rush Dancer .............. 61

Mesa Thunder .........................57

Capital Account ......................22

Govenor Charlie......................41

Ministers Wild Cat ....................5

Cat Burglar ..............................43

Grace Upon Grace..................41

Misremembered .....................43

Champ Pegasus ......................43

Grazen ................................. 9

Niagara Falls ...........................65

Circumference(IRE) ...............IBC

He Be Fire N Ice................. 21

Northern Causeway (IRE) .......35

U.S.Ranger...............................35

City Wolf ..................................57

Heaven’s Glory (JPN) ............IBC

Old Topper................................5

Uncle Mo ...................................8

Classic Empire...........................8

Hidden Blessing......................25

Osiris of the Nile .....................25

Unusual Heatwave ..................22

Coach Bob...............................57

Hoorayforhollywood.............IBC

Passion For Gold ..................IBC

Vronsky................................... IFC

Competitive Edge ....................8

Idiot Proof................................67

Practical Joke ............................8

Win The Space......................IBC

Conquest Farenheit ...... 13,19

I’ll Have Another ................ 19

Prospect Park..................... 53

Winning Cause......................IBC

Curlin To Mischief............... 33

I’m Lock N Load......................25

Richard’s Kid ............................31

Wolfcamp ................................25

84 CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED ❙ January 2019 ❙ www.ctba.com

Stay Thirsty ........................ 39 Sundarban .............................IBC Texas Ryano .................. 17,19 Time to Get Even....................41 Tiz a Minister ...........................43 Tom’s Tribute ...........................31

SMART BID | FEE: $3500

SMART STRIKE X RECORDING (GR 3) BY DANZIG

BOX SCORE | FEE: $1000

DYNAFORMER X CURRICULUM, by DANZIG

SUNDARBAN | FEE: $2000

A. P. INDY X DESERT TIGRESS BY STORM CAT

HOORAYFOR HOLLYWOOD | FEE: $1500

WINNING CAUSE | FEE: $2000 CIRCUMFERENCE (IRE) GIANT’S CAUSEWAY X RAFFISHING LOOK by KINGMAMBO

FEE: $3000

STORM CAT X HOLLYWOOD STORY (GR 1) BY WILD RUSH

DOSCIFICADO (CHI)

RICHMOND STREET

HEAVEN’S GLORY (JPN)

FEE: $3000

FEE: $2000

SCAT DADDY X DAJA BY SEEKER’S REWARD

STREET CRY X WHERE’S BAILEY BY ALJABAR

GALILEO X CIRCLE FOR LIFE (GR 1) BY BELONG TO ME

FEE: $2500

TAPIT X PEEPING FAWN (GR1 ) BY DANEHILL BY TAPIT

MILKY WAY FARM Inquiries to Linda Madsen

PASSION FOR GOLD FEE: $3500 MEDAGLIA D’ORO X C’EST L’AMOUR (G 2) BY THUNDER GULCH

WIN THE SPACE | FEE: $2000 PULPIT X TEAMGEIST (ARG), BY MUTAKDDIM

34174 De Portola Road, Temecula, California 92592 (909) 241-6600 milkywaycattle@aol.com

New to Ballena Vista Farm in 2019

BACK IN THE USA

I’LL HAVE ANOTHER Only KENTUCKY DERBY and PREAKNESS Winner to ever stand in California. Three-time G1 Winner - Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Santa Anita Derby Undefeated at 3 and Eclipse Champion 3YO Male Earned over $2.6 Million 2018 2YO Crop 98% Runners to Foals Introductory 2019 Stud Fee: $6,000 Flower Alley - Arch’s Gal Edith, by Arch Property of Ballena Vista

Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup

Farm Manager: Miguel Jimenez

Racing Statistics 12/17/18

Inquiries to: Jeanne Davis