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CALIFORNIA STALLION STAY THIRSTY IN THE LIMELIGHT

DESERT CODE • VRONSKY CLUBHOUSE RIDE Progeny Success at Santa Anita! DESERT LAW Benoit Photo

New Stakes Winner by Desert Code Harris Farms home-bred dominates $100,000 Thor’s Echo Stakes, winning stakes debut by 6-plus lengths in 1:09.49.

SAN EMIDIO Fasig-Tipton photo

10.3 Preview for Vronsky colt Top-priced ($110,000) California-bred 2-year-old (Hip 32) at F-T Santa Anita purchased by Blinkers On Racing Stable.

22 fat for Clubhouse Ride gelding Second-highest priced California-bred juvenile (Hip 147, $95,000) at F-T sold to West Point Thoroughbreds/Hollendorfer.

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626.445.7800 or 1.800.573.CTBA (California residents only) www.CTBA.com The offcial magazine of California Thoroughbred Breeders A ssociation, a non-proft corporation dedicated to the production of better Thoroughbred horses for better Thoroughbred racing, published by Blood-Horse, LLC. Opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily refect policies of the CTBA or this magazine. Publication of any material originating herein is expressly forbidden without frst obtaining written permission from California Thoroughbred. All advertising copy is submitted subject to approval. We reserve the right to reject any copy that is misleading or that does not meet with the standards set by the publication. Acknowledgment: Statistics in this publication relating to results of races in North America are compiled by the Daily Racing Form. Charts by special arrangement with Daily Racing Form Inc., the copyright owners of said charts. Reproduction forbidden. OFFICERS

Contents

FEATURES

8 In Memoriam: Myron Johnson

16 LOVACRES RANCH

Stay Tirsty heads a well-rounded stallion roster at Terry Lovingier’s full-service Lovacres Ranch in Warner Springs.

22 Fasig-Tipton’s Inaugural Santa Anita Sale

CHAIRPERSON PETE PARRELLA PRESIDENT DOUG BURGE

24 Golden State Series: Snow Chief Stakes

VICE CHAIRPERSON TERRY C. LOVINGIER

CECELIA GUSTAVSSON

TREASURER GEORGE F. SCHMITT SECRETARY SUE GREENE DIRECTORS John C. Harris, Leigh Ann Howard, John H. Barr, Gloria Haley, Pete Parrella, Sue Greene, Donald J. Valpredo, Terry C. Lovingier, George F. Schmitt, Edward Freeman, Clay Murdock, Ty Green

26 Golden State Series: Dream of Summer Stakes

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DEPARTMENTS

27 Golden State Series: Tor’s Echo Stakes

4 News Bits 10 CTBA News 12 CTBA Calendar 14 California Toroughbred Foundation 38 Winners 46 Leading Breeders in California 48 Lists of Leading Sires in California 52 Stakes/Sales Calendar 54 Classifed Advertising 56 Advertising Index COLUMNS

33 Grecian Fire’s All American Stakes

1 From the Executive Corner

34 NorCal Sale Preview

ART DIRECTOR CATHERINE NICHOLS

ARTIST DAVID YOUNG

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25 Golden State Series: Melair Stakes

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SIRES OF STAKES WINNERS FOALS OF RACING AGE

STALLION

842

BLUEGRASS CAT (2003)

983

STORMIN FEVER (1994) †

829

SWISS YODELER (1994) ¥

814

MINISTERS WILD CAT (2000)

490

OLD TOPPER (1995)

577

ROCKY BAR (1998) •

192

Mikes Tiznow heads a Cal-bred top-four fnish in the Albany Stakes at Golden Gate

SEA OF SECRETS (1995) †

512

CAL-BRED TRIFECTA IN ALBANY

KAFWAIN (2000)

692

DECARCHY (1997) †

444

ATTICUS (1992) †

518

COMIC STRIP (1995) †

368

LUCKY PULPIT †

490

SQUARE EDDIE

238

SOUTHERN IMAGE

578

VRONSKY †

270

EDDINGTON

486

HEATSEEKER †

245

STAY THIRSTY

441

GRAZEN

118

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UNUSUAL HEAT (1990) †

ny Stakes at Golden Gate Fields June 8. Mikes Tiznow won the fve-furlong turf event, followed by fellow Cal-breds Summersimage and Brandothebartender. Cal-bred Tribal Storm fnished fourth in the seven-horse feld. Ricardo Gonzalez piloted Mikes Tiznow for trainer Andy Mathis in the Albany. Owned by Mike Schott, Mikes Tiznow led throughout to win by 11⁄2 lengths in :55.83. Eagle Ridge Racing bred Mikes Tiznow, a 4-year-old gelded son of Slew’s Tiznow—Babes Bridge It, by Maria’s Mon. Slew’s Tiznow also sired second-place Summersimage. Kim McCarthy’s McCarthy Bloodstock consigned Mikes Tiznow to the 2016 Barretts October sale, where Mathis purchased him for $34,000. Mikes Tiznow was making his stakes debut in the Tiznow. He had previously won three races, and the Albany brought his record to four wins in eight starts for total earnings of $157,555.

Backstretch Workers Rally for Jobs Hundreds of backstretch workers at Santa Anita gathered at Clockers’ Corner June 20 to support the racing industry. Tey wanted to show media the importance of the many jobs the industry provides and were concerned that the jobs might disappear should Santa Anita be forced to close in the wake of the equine fatalities there this year. Many workers carried signs, one reading: “Te horses are part of our family. We need each other!!!” Leandro Mora and Dagoberto Lopez, who both work for trainer Doug O’Neill, spoke about how their jobs have allowed each of them to put two children through college. Mora is O’Neill’s primary assistant while Lopez has cared for such horses as twoCALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED ❙ July 2019 ❙ www.ctba.com

† 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.

time Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Goldencents. “Where will we go if Santa Anita closes?” Lopez said. “I love my job. I feel that the horses under my care are like my family. I take care of them as if they were my children.” O’Neill met with Oscar de la Torre, who put together the gathering. Speaking to Oscar de la Torre media, de la Torre noted that 77,000 jobs come directly from racing in California and 115,000 jobs indirectly. He said that backstretch workers fully support the equine safety measures Santa Anita has implemented, and he noted that the industry “provides great opportunities.” TRACY GANTZ

California-breds completed the Trifecta in the $65,750 Alba-

SWs

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Memoriam

Roger Stein © BENOIT PHOTO

Roger Stein, who trained 1993 champion California-bred older female Southern Truce and hosted a Southern California call-in radio show about racing, died May 31 after a long illness. He was 65. Beginning as a harness trainer in the late 1970s, Stein moved to training Thoroughbreds in 1987. He saddled 470 winners in 4,179 starts for purse earnings of more than $14 million. Stein claimed Southern Truce for $16,000, and she won such races as the 1993 Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (G1). Stein also trained 1991 Golden Gate Handicap (G2T) winner Forty Niner Days. Stein hosted his radio program for nearly 30 years, until the summer of 2017, when he discontinued it due to ill health.

Henry Dominguez Trainer Henry Dominguez, a former jockey who worked for trainer D. Wayne Lukas for many years in Southern California, died May 29 in El Paso, Texas. He was 60. A jockey from 1974-83, Dominguez began training on his own in 1990. He won 1,885 of 9,310 Thoroughbred races for purse earnings of more than $37 million. He also trained Quarter Horse earners of more than $2 million. Dominguez had been training primarily in New Mexico and had won his most recent training title at Sunland Park in 2017-18. COADY PHOTOGRAPHY

Dramatic Gold David Cross Trainer David Cross died May 29 at age 84 in Lexington, Ky. He trained in California for many years, during which time he saddled Sunny’s Halo, winner of the 1983 Kentucky Derby (G1). Cross spent several years as an exercise rider at Alberta Ranches in Southern California, and he also was a jockey for a short time. He made headlines with Sunny’s Halo when his training regimen up to the Derby included swimming the horse in the Hollywood Park equine swimming pool. Sunny’s Halo sired such runners as California-bred Dianes Halo. Cross trained Dianes Halo to win the 1993 La Canada Stakes (G2). She earned $337,210.

Dramatic Gold, a homebred for California breeders John and Betty Mabee and an earner of $2,567,630, died May 24 at age 28. Though a Kentucky-bred, Dramatic Gold did almost all his racing in California and was a popular pensioner at Golden Eagle until the farm closed in 2014. The son of Slew o’ Gold—American Drama, by Danzig, won such races as the 1996 Buick Meadowlands Cup Handicap (G1) and Del Mar Breeders’ Cup Handicap (G2). Following the closure of Golden Eagle, Dramatic Gold spent the rest of his life with longtime Golden Eagle employees Manuel and Lori Piedra.

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Memoriam

THIS MONTH IN

Atticus

Cantina Cantina, the dam of California sire Roi Charmant, died May 31 at age 26. Dr. Bruce Zeitz owned the mare, a daughter of Seattle Dancer—Chick Or Two, by Topsider. Robert Hibbert bred and raced Cantina, who won one of three starts. She was sold carrying Roi Charmant for $5,500 at the 2001 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale to Heatherway as agent. Not long afterward she produced Roi Charmant. Eddie Truman was among those who trained Roi Charmant, a son of Evansville Slew, for B and B Zietz Stables. The horse won eight of 27 races and earned $337,678. Roi Charmant has sired such runners as California-bred Gangnam Guy, an earner of $268,478. Cantina was buried at Kingfsher Farms in Santa Ynez.

QUALIFYING CLAIMING LEVELS The following claiming levels for California owners premiums and stallion awards are currently in effect: LOS ALAMITOS/$40,000 DEL MAR/$40,000 PLEASANTON/$20,000 CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR (SACRAMENTO)/$20,000

Ty Green to CTBA Board Ty Green has been appointed to the board of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association. An attorney who focuses on real estate and land use, Green has a 60% interest in the SLO Racing Stable, which he co-founded. He has raced such horses as California-bred stakes winner Bella Viaggia and Cal-bred stakes-placed Pleasing Sunrise. “The industry is facing some serious issues, but I look at solutions to those as opportunities to take California racing and the Cal-bred program to new, higher levels,” said Green. “I’m excited to be a part of a dedicated board working for the betterment of the animal, business, and human aspects of California racing.”

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STRAWBERRY TART, a California-bred daughter of Atticus, won the $100,000 Flawlessly Stakes at Hollywood Park July 3, 2009. It was her second consecutive stakes victory, following the $87,335 ManStrawberry Tart hattan Beach Stakes at the same track June 5. In the Flawlessly at a mile on the turf, Strawberry Tart, ridden by Martin Garcia, came from behind to win by a half-length in 1:34.28 over Jehan, with Dash Dot Dash third. Owners George and Mary Clare Schmitt purchased Strawberry Tart for $13,500 at the 2007 Barretts January mixed sale. Jeff Bonde trained Strawberry Tart, and Valentine Farm bred her from the Strawberry Road mare Mylittletart. Strawberry Tart ultimately won four of 17 races and earned $187,625.

10 YEARS AGO RON MESAROS

California stallion Atticus died May 28 of natural causes at age 27, reported Kate Barton of Barton Thoroughbreds. Atticus had progeny earnings of more than $15.4 million. Bred by Wertheimer and Frere and raced in the name of their La Presle Farm, Atticus earned $1,205,933 while conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. His stakes victories include the 1997 Oaklawn Handicap (G1) and the Arcadia Handicap (G2T). In the latter, he set a world record of 1:31.89 for a mile at Santa Anita. A son of Nureyev—Athyka, by Secretariat, Atticus stood at Barton Thoroughbreds in Santa Ynez, as well as on the same property when it was Magali Farms, as the property of Richard Barton. His stakes winners include 2005 Florida Derby (G1) winner High Fly and 2012 California Cup Classic winner Lucky Primo.

HISTORY

25 YEARS AGO California-bred KINGDOM FOUND had a busy summer in 1994. Second in the Californian Stakes (G1) at Hollywood Park, he traveled to New York for the Suburban Handicap (G1). Though unplaced there, he returned to his home state for the $132,100 San Diego Handicap (G3) July 30 at Del Mar, winning by two lengths as the odds-on favorite. Chris McCarron rode Kingdom Found for trainer Gary Jones and owner Ray Dilbeck, and they defeated Toss of the Coin and four others. Dilbeck bred Kingdom Found, a 4-year-old son of The Bart—Amiga La G., by Delaware Chief. Kingdom Found competed for four more seasons, earning $810,863 with 11 wins in 36 starts.

50 YEARS AGO The Cinderella Stakes and Hollywood Lassie Stakes were two black-type events at Hollywood Park for precocious 2-year-old fllies. California-bred CONSIDER ME LUCKY certainly Consider Me Lucky was precocious in 1969 when she captured both events. After taking the 51⁄2-furlong Cinderella June 19, Consider Me Lucky returned to add the six-furlong Hollywood Lassie July 10. She defeated Emmamia by three-quarters of a length in 1:094⁄5 despite encountering trouble on the turn. Lafft Pincay Jr. rode Consider Me Lucky for trainer F.A. Miquelez. Ellwood B. and Betty Johnston owned the daughter of Lucky Mel—Bluelle, by El Drag, and bred her in the name of their Old English Rancho. Consider Me Lucky won six of 18 races for earnings of $91,350.

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Baja Sur Remains Undefeated Baja Sur, a Washington-bred son of California sire Smiling Tiger, kept his record perfect with back-to-back stakes wins at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. Te 3-year-old gelding made his 2019 debut in the $50,000 Auburn Stakes May 19, winning by fve lengths in a stakes-record 1:07.98 for six furlongs. He returned June 16 in the $50,000 Coca-Cola Stakes at 61⁄2 furlongs. As the 3-10 favorite, Baja Sur led throughout and defeated Runningwscissors by 13⁄4 lengths in 1:15.60. Franklin Ceballos rode Baja Sur in both stakes for trainer Blaine Wright. John and Janene Maryanski own Baja Sur with Riverbend Farm. John Roche bred the gelding from the Supremo mare Premo Copy. Halvorson Bloodstock

Services consigned Baja Sur to the 2017 Washington Toroughbred Breeders’ Association yearling and mixed sale, where John Maryanski purchased him for $67,000. Last year in two starts, Baja Sur broke his maiden at Emerald Downs and added the King County Express Stakes. He was voted the champion 2-year-old Washington-bred male. Another ofspring by Smiling Tiger,

4-year-old California-bred Ima Happy Cat, scored at Emerald in the $50,000 Hastings Stakes at six furlongs May 27. Te flly, ridden by Gary Wales, won by a length in 1:08.73. Dan Markle trains Ima Happy Cat for owners Tim and Sue Spooner. Dale Mahlum bred Ima Happy Cat from the Wekiva Springs mare Infernal McGoon. Smiling Tiger stands at John Harris’ Harris Farms for a 2019 fee of $7,500.

WTBOA Sale Graduate and 2018 Washington Horse of the Year SIPPIN FIRE

Listing Wins Desert Code Reddam Racing’s homebred Listing, a California-bred son of Square Eddie, won the $91,000 Desert Code Stakes at Santa Anita June 9 on the turf. With Mario Gutierrez aboard, Listing dueled for the lead with Rafal, took the lead on the turn of the fve-furlong race, and defeated Legends of War by 21⁄4 lengths in :55.21. Ben Cecil trains Listing for Paul and Zillah Reddam. “Tis horse runs on anything,” said Cecil. “I’ve been so lucky to have Paul and Zillah. Tey basically kept me going in this business, and I owe them everything.” Te Reddams bred Listing from the Yonaguska mare Marquis Diamonds. Listing earlier this year captured the California Cup Turf Sprint Stakes and now has a record of three wins in eight starts for earnings of $225,400.

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In Memoriam

MYRON JOHNSON

M oughbred Breeders Association who built and operated

Rivendell Ranch with his wife, Jane, died May 19. He was 75. Johnson joined the CTBA in 1979 and became a director in early 1990. During his tenure on the board, which lasted through 2010, he served as vice president, secretary, and treasurer, as well as on the farm operations and legislative committees. He worked for all CTBA members but was especially partial to the needs of the small-scale breeder. “Being a ranch owner and manager, I recognize the tremendous importance of the owner/breeder to our industry’s economic health,” Johnson once said. “We must continue to reward these dedicated enthusiasts through the incentive awards program.” Born in Palo Alto in 1943, Johnson during his youth lived in many places where his father was stationed in the Navy. After his father’s retirement, the family moved to the ...many CTBA Fresno area and Myron members have great attended Fowler High ideas about racing School and Fresno State College, graduating with and breeding in this a degree in industrial state. It is important technology. He married that these members Jane Ann Firebaugh Nov. are not left out of the 13, 1967, their marriage lasting more than 50 planning process, years, until his death. no matter how small Johnston worked in drafting and design for their breeding or T.G. Schmeiser Comparacing operations ny and Steel Structures might be.” Inc. He served in the Naval Reserves in Hawaii, — Myron Johnson and upon his discharge, he and Jane returned to Fresno, where Myron continued work with Steel Structures and Modern Welding Company. Jane trained and rode hunter-jumpers, and in the late 70s the couple began breeding Toroughbreds for the commercial racetrack market. Tey built Rivendell Ranch, a 20-acre mare and foal care farm in Fresno, in 1977. Horses coming from Rivendell included stakes winner Agent of Fortune, whom the Johnsons bred and sold for $5,000 at the 1982 Northern California Toroughbred Association yearling sale. Tey broke Full Charm, winner of the 1986 Ascot Handicap at Bay Meadows. Teir broodmares included Diane’s Alibi, dam of multiple stakes winner Chanan-

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yron Johnson, a former director of California Tor-

Myron Johnson, former director of California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, owned and operated Rivendell Ranch

go’s Alibi. Myron also helped Jane in her other business, fancy clothing buttons. Tey developed relationships across the United States and the Czech Republic. As a CTBA board member, Johnson championed unity among all facets of the industry—small and large breeders, stallion and mare owners, racetracks, and racing and breeding associations. “I know that many CTBA members have great ideas about racing and breeding in this state,” he said. “It is important that these members are not left out of the planning process, no matter how small their breeding or racing operations might be.” Johnson is survived by Jane, a niece, and a nephew.

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Cal-bred Registration Now Digital With the Sept. 30 deadline to register 2018 foals as California-bred or California-sired fast approaching, the new digital foal certifcates ofered by Te Jockey Club will streamline the process even more. When the California Toroughbred Breeders Association receives the application and fee for Cal-bred and Cal-sired registration, a digital Cal-bred/Cal-sired sticker can be applied to the digital foal certifcate. No longer will you need to deal with a physical sticker and apply it to a paper registration certifcate. With a digital sticker, when you transfer the certifcate to a new owner, a sales company, or a racetrack, they will know that the horse is registered Cal-bred or Cal-sired. Te Jockey Club is issuing digital foal certifcates for horses born in 2018 and later. For further information about the new digital certifcates, see the May 2019 issue of California Toroughbred, page 12, or visit Te Jockey Club’s website (registry.jockeyclub.com).

2019 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YEARLING AND HORSES OF RACING AGE SALE The CTBA will conduct this year’s Northern California Yearling and Horses of Racing Age sale Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Amador Pavilion at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton beginning at noon. The sale horses will be stabled in the permanent barns closer to the Amador Pavilion. As in the past, the commission will be 5% of the fnal bid, with a minimum of $500. The maximum commission for this year’s sale on an RNA will be capped at $1,000. A $500 travel allowance with a minimum purchase of $3,500 is being offered to out-of-state trainers and to trainers from Southern California who attend the NorCal sale. The catalog will be available at www.ctba.com on or before July 10. At that time, the catalog can also be downloaded to devices through The Jockey Club app. The catalogs will be mailed on or before July 19. For further information, contact Loretta Veiga at (800) 573-2822, ext. 227 or loretta@ctba.com or Christy Chapman at (800) 573-2822, ext. 247 or christy@ctba. com.

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SUNDAY

Pleasanton closing day

Los Alamitos closing day

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WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

California State Fair (Cal Expo) closing day

SATURDAY

$100,000 Everett Nevin Stakes Pleasanton

California State Fair (Cal Expo) opening day

$150,000 California Dreamin’ Stakes Del Mar

$150,000 Real Good Deal Stakes Del Mar

Del Mar opening day

$150,000 Fleet Treat Stakes Del Mar CHRB monthly board meeting Del Mar

Hoedown for Horses 2019 CARMAcares fundraiser Del Mar

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UC Davis Scholarships Te California Toroughbred Foundation, in its continuing mission to advance equine education, awarded scholarships to Sarah Freeman and Kelsey Palsgaard. Te two well-qualifed candidates study at the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Both are third-year veterinary students specializing in the study of equine medicine. In addition to her studies, Freeman works as a large animal technician at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Sarah Freeman Hospital and as the campus representative for Platinum Performance. She serves on several student boards, including as co-president of the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative. She has done a rotation with Cornell University Hospital for Animals and has externed at several clinics, including one in Germany. She also did research with the sports medicine team at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Freeman’s interest in equine medicine began early. In seventh grade for a science fair, she designed a project examinKelsey Palsgaard ing equine cardiopulmonary ftness. She said that she hopes to start her own veterinary clinic one day, as well as address gender diferences in leadership positions and practice ownership. Palsgaard serves as a large animal critical care technician with the UC Davis VMTH. She is co-president of the equine medicine club/student chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the fundraising coordinator for the Student Veterinary Emergency Response Team. She has externed at clinics in Northern and Southern California. Pursuing an emphasis in equine sports medicine, Palsgaard wants to practice integrative medicine, augmenting traditional veterinary medicine with acupuncture and chiropractic care. She says she will incorporate emergency response medicine into her practice, having volunteered extensively with the Veterinary Emergency Response Team during California wildfres.

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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Lovacres Ranch

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LOVIN’ THE LOVACRES LIFE BREEDER TERRY LOVINGIER FINDS CALIFORNIA THE RIGHT PLACE TO RAISE THOROUGHBREDS BY EMILY SHIELDS

First, Alwaysmining was the even-money favorite in the $150,000 Easy Goer Stakes. Grade 1 winner Mind Control was the second choice in the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (G1), and Godolphin Mile (G2) winner Coal Front was tackling a feld of superstars in the $1.2 million Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap (G1). “Tere has never been a California stud 16

that has done that!” Lovingier said. “I get goose bumps when I think about it.” Although none of the runners ended up in the winner’s circle, Stay Tirsty is on a remarkable run. He is just one of the many facets that make Lovacres Ranch one of the premier Toroughbred farms in California. Warner Springs-based Lovacres is the

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COURTESY OF COOLMORE

hen the overnight came out for Belmont Park’s blockbuster June 8 Belmont Stakes day program, Lovacres Ranch owner Terry Lovingier was “fying high as a kite.” His stallion Stay Tirsty had three entries on the card with races totaling $7.4 million in purses.

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Winner of the grade 2 Santa Monica Stakes for Lovingier, Lost Bus has a Stay Thirsty colt at her side

You can’t fnd a better environment in California for a horse to grow up in.” —Terry Lovingier RON MESAROS

product of plenty of hard work by Lovco Construction President Lovingier. He had a Quarter Horse background as a child, going into horses with his father, Russ, and brother, Dan, before transitioning to Toroughbreds in 2001. What began as a smaller operation with just a pair of stallions now encompasses 650 acres with well over 300 horses. Te property is ripe for raising young racehorses. It is situated in the high desert at 3,500 feet, but in a valley so that the temperatures are cooler than nearby Temecula. Lovingier reports snow a few days each winter, which “the horses really love.” Te ranch has 100 indoor stalls, with nearly the same amount of outdoor mare motels and numerous day pens. Te pastures range from 10 to 20 acres each, with one 40-acre feld for retirees, complete with 15 beautiful oak trees. “You can’t fnd a better environment in California for a horse to grow up in,” Lovingier said. “Te facility and Walther make it a premier place to be.”

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Lovacres Ranch

Situated in the high desert California country, Lovacres Ranch’s 650 acres is a full-service paradise for Thoroughbreds

Te Walther in question is Walther Solis, a former racetrack trainer who joined Lovacres full time last year. “He is full-time, permanent on the ranch,” Lovingier said. “Between sales prep and breaking horses, we do about 200 a year from June to December. Tat’s all Walther.” Solis gave Lovingier a grade 1 on the racetrack with homebred Willa B Awesome, a California-bred daughter of Awesome Gambler out of Cause I’m Tricky. Cause I’m Tricky was a Lovacres homebred as well, by one of Lovingier’s original stallions, Nineeleven. Willa B Awesome won the $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G1) in 2012, one of the four stakes wins of her career. Tat year she was voted champion Cal-bred 3-year-old flly. She ultimately brought $875,000 at auction, sold to Japan’s Katsumi Yoshida, and has since produced two-time winner Awesome Mission in Japan. Another stakes winner Solis trained for Lovingier is My Fiona. A Cal-bred daughter of Ghostzapper, My Fiona was named California’s champion 2-year-old flly of 2014 after wins in the $200,250 Soviet Problem Stakes, $200,000 Golden State Juvenile Fillies, and $100,500 California Toroughbred Breeders’ Association Stakes. In the last-named, My Fiona defeated Lost Bus, whom Lovingier eventually purchased and campaigned to win the $201,000 Santa Monica Stakes (G2) in 2016. Both mares are now 18

retired to Lovacres. Solis is not the only standout horseman working on the ranch. Gregorio Rincon has been Lovingier’s right-hand man and farm manager for 30 years, and Rincon’s son, Greg Jr., is running the breeding operation. Daughters Jessica and Daniella work in the ofce. “Gregorio’s family all lives on the ranch—they’re a part of my family,” Lovingier said. “And Walther only lives about 10 minutes away.” Lovacres employees tend to stick around–part of the maintenance crew has been with Lovingier for almost 40 years. Te property has 12 employee homes in

addition to Lovingier’s private home. “Tere are about 35 guys working here total,” the farm owner said. Aside from the well-manicured, six-furlong training track, the in-house alfalfa production, and the dedicated care that boarders and horses on lay-up receive, it is the roster of fve stallions that keeps Lovacres humming. Stay Tirsty leads that roster. By Bernardini and out of the winning Storm Bird mare Marozia, Stay Tirsty was a multiple grade 1 stakes winner for owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher. In his frst season of racing at 2, Stay Tirsty fnished second in the $237,500

Scenic Lovacres is home to more than 300 horses, including fve stallions

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FACT-FILE

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Owners: Terry & Barbara Lovingier Farm Manager: Gregorio Rincon Physical Address: 35490 Highway 79, Warner Springs, CA 92086 Telephone: 951-852-0731 E-Mail Address: terry@lovco.com Services: Breeding, Boarding, Breaking, Training, Lay-Ups, and Sales Preparation

Lovingier’s California champion 2-year-old flly My Fiona and her Stay Thirsty colt

Tree Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (G1) after a bad break in just his third start, then fnished ffth behind stablemate Uncle Mo in a memorable edition of the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). At 3, Stay Tirsty won the $250,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) and ran second in the $1 million Belmont Stakes (G1) before reeling of wins in the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) and the $1 million Travers Stakes (G1). Stay Tirsty went favored that day over Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Shackleford, Belmont winner Ruler On Ice, and Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) hero Coil. Stay Tirsty ran third against older horses in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup

(G1), then ended his career a year later with a thrilling nose victory in the $343,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1). Stay Tirsty, a $500,000 juvenile purchase, retired with fve wins, fve seconds, and a third in 17 starts for earnings of $1,936,000. He started his stallion career at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky and did well. But with the likes of Uncle Mo, American Pharoah, and at the time Scat Daddy on the grounds, “there just wasn’t a spot for their own mares to go to him,” Lovingier explained. “And they had other young stallions coming in.” Lovingier had seen Stay Tirsty several times in Kentucky, and he was hunting for a mate for the newly retired Lost Bus and

Fi Fi Pharoah, a Cal-bred yearling flly by American Pharoah

Horse Population June 2019 Stallions ..........……………………..5 Broodmares ................................ 150 Weanlings ....................................... 0 Yearlings ..................................... 150 2-year-olds .................................... 20 Retirees ......................................... 40 TOTAL.........................................365

My Fiona. “I always thought he was a really super-classy horse; I liked the way he looked,” Lovingier said. Te deal was done, and Lovingier was on hand when Stay Tirsty arrived in California in November 2017. It isn’t every year that a stallion with his credentials comes to the Golden State. Stay Tirsty has already sired Peruvian Horse of the Year and group 1 winner Golden Leaf; $1,705,280-earner Coal Front; grade 1-winning sprinter Mind Control; fvetime stakes winner Alwaysmining; two-

Will Take the bus, a Will Take Charge yearling colt out of Lost Bus

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Lovacres Ranch

Stay Thirsty’s frst crop of California-bred foals include these outstanding specimens, a flly out of Sweetpollypurebred, left, and a colt out of Pebble Beach Baby

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time stakes winner Cosmo Charlie; and Charlie himself was a graded stakes win- mares bred is pretty good.” California stakes winner Princess Karen. ner of $506,650. Grace Upon Grace has progeny earn“He fts fantastically in California,” “He’s got good babies out there,” ings of more than $1.2 million with only Lovingier said. “He’ll be very good for Lovingier said. 36 lifetime starters. dirt racing here with a huge upside.” Grace Upon Grace, by Rio Verde, Smokem and Great Stuf are the two Stay Tirsty already has 110 mares in is a Lovingier homebred whom Solis new kids on the block. Great Stuf only foal for 2020, and the farm was working trained. He was twice stakes-placed arrived in late March, having missed on another 20 before the breeding season at 2 after breaking his maiden impres- most of the 2019 breeding season. He ended. He bred a similar number last sively on debut, and has since sired was a graded stakes winner of $478,902 year. $467,604-earner, two-time stakes win- in New York before retirement, with 21 “He has a ton of good babies; people ner, and multiple graded stakes-placed top-three fnishes in 31 starts. He is the are really excited about him,” Lovingier Show It N Moe It. only son of top stallion Quality Road to said. “Tey have a baby and call just to “Every year I breed about seven mares stand in California. brag.” to him, and every year he throws me runLikewise, Smokem is the only stallion Stay Tirsty takes over the top spot ners,” Lovingier said. “I originally kept in the state by Belmont Stakes-winning on the Lovacres roster with Lovingier’s him because I was attached to him, but sire Union Rags. Smokem’s dam is the longtime leading sire Awesome Gambler he keeps throwing some pretty darn nice stakes-winning Smoke Glacken mare One recently pensioned. But he’s not the only babies. Te amount of money made per Smokin’ Lady, who was also graded stakesoption with Govenor placed. Te stallion himCharlie, Grace Upon self was a multiple stakesGrace, Great Stuf, and placed winner who never Smokem at the farm as fnished worse than secwell. ond in his career. LovingiGovenor Charlie, er, who bred Smokem and by two-time Breeders’ raced him in partnership, Cup Sprint (G1) winnotes that Smokem bred ner Midnight Lute, is 30 mares this year. out of the Storm Cat With more than 60 mare Silverbulletway. of his homebreds on Te mare’s dam is 2009 the ground, including Hall of Fame inductee Stay Tirsty foals out of Silverbulletday, who Lost Bus and My Fiona, won 15 of 23 starts Lovingier is excited about and earned more than The expansive paddocks of Lovacres Ranch make a peaceful place to nurture the future of his Lovacres $3 million. Govenor Thoroughbreds Ranch. 20

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FIRST STELLAR CAL-BRED CROP FOR LEADING SIRE

STAY THIRSTY Out of My Fiona

Out of Pebble Beach Baby

Out of Reign

Out of Lost Bus

Out of Sweet Polly

Terry Lovingier Cell (562) 547 9848 or email terry@lovco.com 35490 Highway 79, Warner Springs, CA 92086 www.lovacres.com

STAY THIRSTY

Bernardini – Marozia, by Storm Bird 2019 FEE: $6,000 LFSN © Cecilia Gustavsson Photography

Regional Sales

CAL-BREDS HELP BOLSTER FASIG-TIPTON SALE SUCCESSFUL SALE IS NEW BEGINNING FOR OLD FRIEND

BY TRACY GANTZ FASIG-TIPTON PHOTOS

im McCarthy has consigned to California sales for several years, and so when Fasig-Tipton decided to conduct sales in the state, she eagerly supported them. “We were so thankful that Fasig-Tipton was able to step in and put on a sale for us at Santa Anita,” McCarthy said. “It was great to have the horses in front of the trainers at Santa Anita. It reminds you a little bit of the old days at Hollywood Park, where the trainers were right there. It made it easy for them.” Fasig-Tipton conducted the 2-year-olds in training sale in Santa Anita’s walking ring Fasig-Tipton had partnered with the California Toroughbred Breeders Associ- horses’ preparation. predo bred the son of Vronsky out of the ation in those Hollywood Park sales. Te Fasig-Tipton conducted the auction in Cal-bred Speightstown mare CopperopoKentucky-based company returned to the the picturesque Santa Anita walking ring, lis. Te colt had been a $15,000 RNA at West Coast in 2019 to hold its inaugural with bidders on the apron between the last year’s Barretts select yearling sale. He sale of 2-year-olds at Santa Anita June 5. walking ring and the grandstand. Sirona’s breezed a furlong in :103⁄5 at the June 3 unOf the 169 cataloged, 13 came from bar was right above, ofering a shady area der-tack preview. Trainer Brian Koriner bought the VronMcCarthy Bloodstock. All but two of hers for refreshments while buyers waited for sky colt for Blinkers On Stable, founded by were California-breds. the horses they were interested in buying. “People want to buy horses and they McCarthy sold the highest-priced Cal- Scott Sherwood. In partnership, Blinkers want to buy Cal-breds,” McCarthy said. bred, hip #32, for $110,000. Donald Val- On has raced such good Cal-breds as multiple stakes winner Red Outlaw, a “Te venue was beautiful.” son of Tribal Rule and an earner of Santa Anita constructed four rows $364,873. of temporary stalls in the parking Valpredo bred and raced Coplot next to the seven-furlong chute. peropolis, a daughter of the gradHorses were able to get onto the ed stakes-winning Mining mare track there and train on the main Bunbeg. track during morning training hours, McCarthy Bloodstock sold eight where horsemen could see them. horses, with three not sold and two Some horses trained at Santa withdrawn. She grossed $439,000 Anita under the auspices of trainand averaged $54,875. Her six Calers in their regular barns until the breds sold for $375,000 and avertemporary stalls were ready. In Mcaged $62,500, outpacing the entire Carthy’s case, she and her husband, This son of Vronsky sold for $110,000, the sale’s top price sale’s average of $54,630. trainer Sean McCarthy, oversaw the for a California-bred

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Jerry Hollendorfer/West Point Thoroughbreds bought this Cal-bred son of Clubhouse Ride for $95,000

from buyers and the focus they had,” Havens said. “I was delighted. I thought it worked out very well. Tey were very serious, and we were busy for quite a while.” Another California-based consignor, Adrian Gonzalez, also was pleased with being able to train the horses at Santa Anita. “I would take every horse out with the pony,” said Gonzalez, “and before we’d get the horses back to the barn, I’d have like 10 texts: ‘Wow, that horse went great,’ ‘Who was that horse?’ ‘Call me about that horse.’ Tere were guys over at Clockers’ Corner that were watching these horses train.” Gonzalez, under his Checkmate Toroughbreds banner, sold a Cal-bred flly by Square Eddie for $52,000 and another by Creative Cause for $45,000. Te Square Eddie flly, hip #116, is out of the Momentum mare Puf Pastry, the dam of stakes-placed Square Peggy (also by Square Eddie). Te Creative Cause flly, hip #143, is out of the Swiss Yodeler mare Swiss Perfection, a full sister to Cal-bred champion Tilde. Live Fast Racing bought her. Gonzalez also sold the only horse by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Initially, the catalog had three American Pharoahs, but two were withdrawn prior to the sale. Trainer Jef Bonde purchased Gonzalez’ American Pharoah. Cataloged as hip #88, the colt is out of the War Front mare Loudly. He sold for $175,000, the ffth-highest overall price. Raul Reyes, a Californian-turned-Floridian, had three of the highest-priced horses, including the $420,000 sale-topper. Tat flly, hip #45, previewed the fastest furlong in :101⁄5. She is a daughter of Bernardini—Elbe, by Dansili. Overall, 69 horses grossed $3,769,500 and averaged $54,630. Te median was $30,000. Of the 169 cataloged, 61 were withdrawn and 39 did not sell, for a buy-back rate of 36%.

“It was a great sale for my clients, who brought good homebreds to sell,” said McCarthy. Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and West Point Toroughbreds purchased hip #147 from McCarthy for $95,000. Te Cal-bred gelding, named House Decision, is a son of Clubhouse Ride—Team Decision, by Huddle Up. Harris Farms and Double D Farms bred the youngster. Clubhouse Ride stands at John Harris’ Harris Farms in Coalinga. Craig Lewis trained him, and he won two editions of the Californian Stakes (G2) en route to earnings of $1,341,132. His frst foals reached the races last year. Lewis and his brother, Larry, bought another Clubhouse Ride from McCarthy for $55,000. Named Club Aspen and cataloged as hip #9, the colt is out of the multiple stakes-winning Talkin Man mare Aspen Gal. Andy Havens’ Havens Bloodstock Agency is another regular California consignor. He sold nine Cal-breds for a total of $231,000. Te leading price of the group was $60,000 for hip #161, a son of Creative Cause out of the Langfuhr mare Victoria’s On Fire. Tat youngster was the only horse in the catalog to breeze three-eighths during the under-tack preview. He went in :363⁄5. Trainer Bob Hess Jr. bought the Creative Cause colt, who was bred by Heinz Steinmann. “Tey sent me three horses from a training center in Kentucky,” said Havens. “Tey told me he was pretty ft and could go farther. So we worked him three-eighths. I thought he went very, very well. He never seemed to get tired—he’s just a nice horse.” Havens complimented Fasig-Tipton for the efort the company put into conducting the sale. He noted the many trainers who watched the horses at the under-track preview. Temporary stalls set up in the parking lot next to the seven“I was really pleased with the turnout furlong chute allowed sale horses to train in the mornings

People want to buy horses and they want to buy Cal-breds. Te venue was beautiful.” — Kim McCarthy

Brian Koriner

I was really pleased with the turnout from buyers and the focus they had.” — Andy Havens

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Snow Chief Stakes

Our Silver Oak takes the overland route to capture the Snow Chief Stakes for Cal-breds

SILVER TURNS TO GOLD NEW TRAINER AND SURFACE BRING STAKES SUCCESS

BY EMILY SHIELDS

hen Madeline and Harris Auerbach went to $17,000 to acquire Strawberry Flash at the Keeneland November sale in 2014, they had a suitor in mind. “We bought her as a going-away present for Unusual Heat,” said Harris. “He loved gray mares, and she’s a pretty gray by Alphabet Soup.” Te resulting mating produced Our Silver Oak, who won the $200,351 Snow Chief Stakes June 22 at Santa Anita. “Tis means the world to me, not only because of Unusual Heat, but also it means so much for the mare,” Auerbach said. Strawberry Flash herself was a ninetime winner who sold in foal to Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Fort Larned. Tat foal—her frst—has placed once in

frst start for new trainer Jonathan Wong. Irish Heatwave won that day, with Lieutenant Dan another nose behind third. All three met again in the Snow Chief, while fourth-place fnisher Listing came back to win the Desert Code Stakes June 9 and strengthen the credentials of that feld. Te 11⁄8-mile Snow Chief—named for one of the great Cal-breds of all time—featured a feld of nine, with Our Silver Oak going favored over nemesis Irish Heatwave. Under jockey Mike Smith, Our Silver Oak hooked that rival once again in the lane but got up to win by a head, with Lieutenant Dan just three-quarters of a length back in third, simply switching up the Trifecta of the Silky Sullivan. Our Silver Oak fnished the race in 1:50.04. “Since Wong got him, he’s been a different horse,” Auerbach said. “He’s relaxed; he’s fnishing his races. Jonathan has done a great job.” Our Silver Oak now has two wins, four seconds, and two thirds in 11 starts for earnings of $224,694. Although she can no longer see Unusual Heat, who died in 2017, Strawberry Flash is continuing to produce class animals for the Auerbachs. “She has a yearling by Gervinho and a California-sired, Kentucky-bred foal by Acclamation,” Auerbach said. Both stallions are sons of Unusual Heat. Strawberry Flash is now in Kentucky, where she visited the Australian group 1-winning Medaglia d’Oro son Astern this spring. Why Astern? “His physical reminds us of Unusual Heat,” Auerbach said.

eight starts. Our Silver Oak was born the very next year. Te fashy gray had been knocking on the door to get a stakes win for a long time. Sold at the 2017 Barretts select yearling sale for $30,000 to William E. Morey, agent for Robert Jones, Michael Nentwig, and Ray Pagano, Our Silver Oak broke his maiden frst out at Los Alamitos July 4, 2018. He fnished ffth as the favorite in the $98,000 Graduation Stakes at Del Mar and third in the $100,000 Barretts Juvenile Stakes under Morey’s tutelage. He capped the year by running second in the $100,000 King Glorious Stakes before switching to turf to kick of 2019. After running ffth in the California Cup Turf Sprint Stakes, Our Silver Oak ran second by just a nose in the $101,500 Silky Sullivan Stakes at Trainer Jonathan Wong, left, and jockey Mike Smith lead the Golden Gate Fields in his winner’s circle celebration for Our Silver Oak’s Snow Chief win

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Melair Stakes

D’AMATO’S FIFTH RUBY BRADLEY GIVES OWNER, BREEDER, SIRE A THIRD MELAIR WIN

BY TRACY GANTZ

ere’s a betting tip a year in advance: For the 2020 Melair Stakes, simply bet on whatever horse trainer Phil D’Amato enters. After all, he’s won the last fve editions of the stakes for California-bred and California-sired 3-year-old fllies.

Most of the victories have come with Nick Alexander homebreds by Grazen. Te quintet began in 2015 with Little Red Feather and RM Racing’s Sheer Pleasure. Alexander had back-to-back winners with Enola Gray in 2016 and S Y Sky in 2017. Nick Alexander’s homebred Ruby Bradley battles her way to the fnish in the Melair Stakes at Santa Anita Last year D’Amato saddled Darren and Jim Robbins’ Loving Lynda, and this year called upon her, she started passing horses. and raced by Alexander. “Sudden Sunday made a couple hunit was back to Alexander and Grazen with She grabbed the lead in deep stretch and won by a half-length in 1:49.92 over Tiz a dred thousand, and she won about fve Ruby Bradley. times,” said Alexander. “She was just unNot only did D’Amato win the Melair Master, with Violette Szabo third. “I felt the longer the better, and Aaron lucky. She ran in a stake of the hill and got for the ffth time, this time he did it with beat a length and a half and ran ffth and a maiden. Ruby Bradley was working her gave her a superb ride,” said D’Amato. Alexander bred Ruby Bradley from the got in trouble. She never won a stakes. She’s way up to a victory, from eighth, to ffth, to third (in the Evening Jewel Stakes), and Bertrando mare Sudden Sunday, also bred a hard trier and one of my favorites.” Sudden Sunday is a half sister then two seconds, the most recent at to Alexander’s homebred Sunday Golden Gate Fields. But she hadn’t Rules, a multiple stakes winner and been able to fnd the winner’s circle. earner of $579,580. Te two mares “She’s kind of been unlucky to are now pasture mates. not break her maiden by now,” said Alexander often names horses for D’Amato. famous people in history, and Ruby Aaron Gryder piloted Ruby BradBradley has a terrifc name. Alexanley in the Evening Jewel, in her secder said that Ruby Bradley was one ond at Santa Anita, and again in the of the most decorated female soldiers $188,000 Melair. in World War II. She was a surgical “She’s a flly you really have to work nurse, and the Japanese captured her with and convince her to really pick three weeks after Pearl Harbor. In it up,” said Gryder. “She’s not overly the prison camp, she provided mediaggressive.” cal help and helped feed the hungry. Gryder warmed up Ruby Bradley She also served during the Korean well. She trailed the feld early in Owner/breeder Nick Alexander, left, and trainer Phil confict. the 11⁄16-mile race, but when Gryder D’Amato share Ruby Bradley’s Melair Stakes win www.ctba.com ❙ July 2019 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

Dream of Summer

QUALITY MARE

A STARR IS BORN IN DREAM OF SUMMER STAKES

BY EMILY SHIELDS

tarr of Quality’s connections were so intent on her ability that they claimed her twice en route to her very frst stakes win, the $98,000 Dream of Summer Stakes at Santa Anita June 22.

Te California-bred daughter of First Dude—Gator Blitz, by Gone West, broke her maiden at Santa Anita in 2017 and ran fourth in the $200,000 Evening Jewel Stakes before chugging through her available conditions. She was claimed away from breeder Donald Dizney as a 3-yearold in 2017, and raced under the care of trainer Michael McCarthy and then Peter Miller. In August 2017, trainer Bill Spawr picked her up for $32,000 on behalf of Tom Acker, Jon Lindo, and partners. “We lost her in her very next start for Starr of Quality leaves rivals behind in Dream of Summer Stakes for her frst added-money win $40,000,” Lindo recalled. Not to be deterred, Lindo and Acker early and then kicked in really good, with $290,659 with six wins in 23 starts, is the second foal out of Gator Blitz, a Dizney claimed her back Feb. 8 of last year, again last quarters in 23 seconds and change.” for $32,000. Since then, the 5-year-old bay In the Dream of Summer, Coco Kisses homebred who failed to win in 11 starts. mare has marched through several allow- went to the lead, and Starr of Quality, Second dam Summit Park is a stakesance levels, winning at Santa Anita Jan. 6 ridden by Tiago Pereira, joined her en- placed daughter of A.P. Indy and produced before running second on Feb. 7. Tat day tering the far turn. Starr of Quality won stakes winner Tigi. Gator Blitz’ third foal, she outlasted subsequent grade 1 winner by 11⁄2 lengths over Coco Kisses, with Unusual Gator, is a 4-year-old by Unusual Sapphire Kid third. Te fnal time was Heat who has won twice and fnished in Secret Spice. the top three spots in 10 of 26 starts. Te A failed attempt at the $200,702 San- 1:40.26. “Tiago Pereira got her outside of Coco broodmare has an unraced 3-year-old Acta Margarita Stakes (G2) — “she was just overmatched there,” Lindo said—led to a Kisses down the backside, and she took of clamation colt named Gator Diamond and when he asked her,” Lindo said. foaled a full sibling to Starr of Quality earstart in the Dream of Summer. Starr of Quality, who has earned lier this year. “We knew all along that this race was on Lindo and friends were the stakes schedule,” Lindo said. exuberant in the winner’s “We were just hoping it would fll. circle following the victory. I was really happy and grateful that “If you can’t have a good they used it with four runners.” time in the winner’s circle, Among those four were Goldyou shouldn’t be in the en Gate stakes winner Bella business,” Lindo joked. Luma and Santa Anita stakesWith Starr of Quality’s placed Coco Kisses. But Spawr current form—two victofelt confdent going into the oneries and a second in 2019 mile race. so far—Lindo and Acker “She was fnishing well in all of could be having an enjoyher works,” he said. “Te times able time all year. seemed slow, but she went easy With friends in the winner’s circle, co-owner Jon Lindo, right, enjoys Starr of Quality’s Dream of Summer victory

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Tor’s Echo Stakes

Harris Farms’ homebred Desert Law powers to a 61⁄4-length victory in Thor’s Echo

IT’S THE LAW

DESERT LAW THROWS HAMMER DOWN IN THORÕS ECHO BY TRACY GANTZ

esert Law had earned nearly $200,000 before he fnally ran out of conditions and had to compete in a stakes race. If his performance in the $100,351 Tor’s Echo Stakes June 15 at Santa Anita is any indication, it certainly won’t be the last time the Harris Farms homebred goes after black type. In against fve fellow California-breds traveling six furlongs, Desert Law crushed his competition by 61⁄4 lengths. He prompted Smiling Angelo’s early pace, took the lead leaving the turn, and kept extending that lead until the wire. Jockey

Rafael Bejarano had scored his 4,000th career victory earlier on the card, so Desert Law gave Bejarano win #4,001. “I’ve been working him the last three weeks, and he’s been training amazing,” said Bejarano. Desert Law completed the distance in 1:09.49. Coil Me Home fnished second, with Smiling Angelo holding on for third. John Harris’ Harris Farms bred and races Desert Law, a 5-year-old gelded son of Desert Code—Treasure Chest, by Lemon Drop Kid. Harris Farms purchased Treasure Chest from Ramsey Farm for $10,000 at the 2011 Keeneland January mixed sale. Te mare was in foal to Kitten’s Joy at the time. Te family is rich in black type. Te third dam is Secrettame, a stakes-winning daughter of Secretariat and a half sister to English champion Known Fact and multiple grade 1 winner Tentam. Secrettame has also produced major winners Gone West and Lion Cavern.

Carla Gaines trains Desert Law for Harris. Te gelding broke his maiden at Los Alamitos at 3 in 2017, and since then he has been very competitive in allowance company, frequently bringing home a check. Gaines gave Desert Law an extended rest from the middle of last year until this past May, when he fnished fourth in an allowance optional claimer. “He didn’t have any injuries—he just needed time of,” said Gaines. “He needed some freshening.” Gaines has recently done extremely well by giving horses plenty of time. She brought Bolo back after a two-year absence, and he won the 2019 Shoemaker Mile Stakes (G1T). Te deeper Santa Anita main track has proved benefcial for Desert Law. “He has been training fantastic,” said Gaines. “He loves this track. He’s one of those that just glides over this deeper racetrack.” Gaines received the trophy from trainer Doug O’Neill, who conditioned Cal-bred Tor’s Echo, the Eclipse Award-winning champion sprinter of 2006. Tor’s Echo won that year’s TVG Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). Desert Law’s sire, Desert Code, has his own Breeders’ Cup credentials, having won the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint in 2008. With the Tor’s Echo victory, Desert Law increased his record to fve wins in 15 starts for earnings of $259,707.

Thor’s Echo’s trainer Doug O’Neill presents trophy to Desert Law’s trainer Carla Gaines

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San Juan Capistrano Stakes

Acclimate scores a rare gate-to-wire victory in the 14-furlong San Juan Capistrano Stakes

MARATHON RUNNER

SENTIMENT SPARKS SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO WIN

BY TRACY GANTZ

ne of Bill Shoemaker’s legendary rides came in the marathon San Juan Capistrano, the turf race that uses every inch of Santa Anita’s grass courses. It begins at the top of the downhill course, continues onto the regular turf course, and then the horses make an entire loop of the turf course, traveling about 13⁄4 miles.

In 1962 Shoemaker brilliantly rode Rex Ellsworth’s California-bred Olden Times, a front-runner who wasn’t considered able to go the distance. He did so, leading every step of the way, to win by a desperate neck. It was a phenomenal performance for both horse and rider. Fifty-seven years later Cal-bred Acclimate and jockey Martin Garcia did it again. Against six rivals and sent away as the second-longest shot on the board at 28

grew up with the late Buddy Johnston’s grandson, Jonny Hilvers, who now manages Old English and John Harris’ Harris Farms. “I fell in love with racing when Acclamation won the Pacifc Classic (G1),” said Henry. Cal-bred Eclipse Award champion Acclamation, who stood frst at Old English and now at Harris, sired Acclimate. Te dam, the Boundary mare Knows No Bounds, descends from generations of Old English bloodlines, going back to multiple stakes winner Fancy ’N Fabulous. Following Buddy Johnston’s death in 2015, Old English consigned Acclimate to the 2015 Barretts yearling and mixed sale to dissolve the partnership. “I couldn’t let him go,” said Henry. “I owned a horse who was in the same pasture with Acclimate. I kept seeing mine and he looked pretty good, but Acclimate looked awesome. I was just paying attention so that I could win a bet in the future on him, but when they took him to auction, I said, ‘Oh no, no—we can’t have that.’ So Jonny and I drove down in the middle of the night to Del Mar and bought him the next morning.” Andy Havens’ Havens Bloodstock Agency consigned Acclimate, and Henry purchased him for $30,000. With the San Juan, Acclimate brought his record to fve wins in 14 starts for earnings of $175,521. He also turned in a gate-to-wire performance that evoked one of the great rides in history.

9-1, Acclimate led throughout and triumphed. He went Olden Times two better: He won by a half-length, and because the race is no longer a handicap, he carried 121 pounds, equal to all except the distafer Causeforcommotion at 120. Olden Times carried 119, getting weight from three others. Like Olden Times, Acclimate represented a major California breeder. Te Johnston family’s Old English Rancho bred the 4-year-old gelding in partnership with Sal and Patsy Berumen. Acclimate races in the name of the Ellwood Johnston Trust and Tim Henry’s Timmy Time Racing. Phil D’Amato trains him. As many stakes winners as the Johnston family has raced, Henry has only had a few runners and never anything ap- Acclimate’s co-owner Tim Henry, with trophy, leads the proaching a stakes winner. He celebration in the San Juan Capistrano winner’s circle

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Charles Whittingham Stakes

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT MARCKIE’S WATER FLIES STRAIGHT FOR LITTLE RED FEATHER

BY EMILY SHIELDS

Marckie’s Water took the $200,702 Charles Whittingham Stakes (G2T) at Little Red Feather Racing and Norman Tavares’ Cal-bred Marckie’s Water wins Whittingham Santa Anita May 25, joining fellow California-breds Ashleyluvssugar, Acclama- (G2T). He was the second choice in a feld Marckie’s Water, ridden by Tiago Pereition, and Lava Man as winners of the of 10 for the $200,702 Unusual Heat Turf ra, sat last at the top of the stretch and still race in the last 15 years. Te son of Tribal Classic Presented by City National Bank rallied in time to win over United and Rule—whom McCrocklin bred with part- in January but fnished last. An entrapped Ashleyluvssugar. Tey fnished the 11⁄4mile contest in 2:00.95. ner Frank Mermenstein—was getting his epiglottis was to blame. “His turn of foot in that last eighth is frst stakes win since he took the $201,035 “Obviously it really afected him, and he Snow Chief Stakes in 2017. ran poorly,” Koch said. “We took care of absolutely explosive,” Koch said. “It’s viMarckie’s Water’ victory was special for it after the race, and he’s come back with cious. He’s gotten better and better.” Koch credits trainer Richard Baltas with McCrocklin and owners Little Red Feath- three great eforts.” er Racing and Norman Tavares. McCrockMarckie’s Water fnished third in graded keeping Marckie’s Water, now an earner of lin and Little Red Feather campaigned company in the $200,000 San Luis Rey $466,683 with six wins in 18 starts, happy. “He lives down at San Luis Rey, where Russian River, and the ownership group Stakes (G2T) before winning an allowalso owns the mare’s other two runners ance optional claimer over top company it is very quiet, and he loves it,” Koch said. of racing age: Sea Smoke and Opus Won. that included Ashleyluvssugar, subsequent “Te staf have done an amazing job.” As for Russian River, she has been Te former earned $83,165 from 2016 grade 1 winner Bolo, and grade 1 winner shipped to Florida after living at Ballena through 2018; the latter broke her maiden Hunt. Te Whittingham came next. Vista Farm the last few years. She May 12. has an unnamed 2-year-old Cali“Russian River is doing very well,” fornia-bred Bluegrass Cat flly and a McCrocklin said. “I was really fond yearling flly, also by Bluegrass Cat, of her being by Stravinsky, and (Litwho is eligible for both Califortle Red Feather founder) Billy Koch nia-sired and Florida-bred races. didn’t want to keep a broodmare, so “None of them have ever acted I opted to keep her. All of her foals like superstars,” McCrocklin said of have won. She’s a nice, honest proRussian River’s foals, “but they are ducing broodmare.” honest, middle of the bell curve, goSince taking the Snow Chief, ing through the motions, and doing Marckie’s Water has run well in aleverything right. Tey get better with lowance ranks, winning a pair of time and grass. Marckie’s Water is a them in 2018 and running fourth A hat full of feathers in the winner’s circle celebration really high-quality turf horse.” in that year’s Hollywood Turf Cup for Marckie’s Water’s victory in the Charles Whittingham 30

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om McCrocklin had to go to only $4,000 to acquire the Stravinsky flly Russian River at the 2007 Ocala Breeders’ Sales’ August yearling auction. With racetrack earnings of $124,010 and progeny earnings of more than $600,000, Russian River proved herself a hidden gem. Her latest feat is as the dam of the sparkling Marckie’s Water.

Daytona Stakes the time, Eddie Haskell had been away from the races for a year. “We have to give all the credit to Mark,” said Hailey. “He called us up one night late and said, ‘I think I got a horse for us.’ We started searching it and said, ‘Mark, this horse hasn’t run in a year. Obviously, something’s wrong with it.’ We just trusted him.” Glatt had good reasons for the claim, explaining, “He’s Cal-bred and at the time he still had some conditions left. To me, if they gave him that much time of and brought him back, he was probably coming back pretty good.” Glatt gelded Eddie Haskell, who in his frst start for Hailey and Wood just missed getting second in the Albany Stakes. In the Daytona, Eddie Haskell went of as the 4-5 favorite against six rivals, including graded winner Kanthaka and stakes-winning Cal-bred Brandothebartender. What’sontheagenda set the early pace, with jockey Kent Desormeaux keepEars pricked, Cal-bred Eddie Haskell goes from former claimer to grade 3 winner with victory ing Eddie Haskell close in second. in Daytona Stakes at Santa Anita Eddie Haskell took the lead at about the eighth pole and drew of to win by 13⁄4 lengths in :55.49 over What’sontheagenda. Kanthaka fnished third, with Brandothebartender fourth. “He won throttled down today—that “I think this horse can beat anybody goCONSISTENT ing fve-eighths at this stage of his career,” was impressive,” said Glatt. “He’s learned FORMER CLAIMER said Glatt. “He’s already beaten a Breeders’ to come from a little bit of the pace, and I think it’s even made him a little better Cup champion here earlier in the meet.” MAKES THE GRADE In a fve-furlong turf allowance race Feb. horse going fve furlongs.” BY TRACY GANTZ Paul and Zillah Reddam bred Eddie 22, Eddie Haskell defeated Stormy Liberal, winner of the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Turf Haskell, a 6-year-old son of Square Edddie Haskell, the character on Sprint (G1T) and the 2018 Eclipse Award die—Teresa Ann, by Boston Harbor. Teresa Ann, a $400,000 2-year-old purchase, has “Leave It to Beaver,” connived champion turf male. Glatt claimed Eddie Haskell for $50,000 also produced 2009 B. Toughtful Stakes his way through school, never from Reddam Racing for owners Jim Hai- winner Waveline, a Cal-bred daughter of fooling June Cleaver with his polite ley and Philip Wood of New Mexico. At Stravinsky, and stakes-placed Eddie’s First, façade. Eddie Haskell the racealso by Square Eddie. horse is as honest as his nameA month later, on Santa Anita’s closing day, June sake wasn’t. Te California-bred 23, Eddie Haskell addhas never fnished worse than ed the listed Siren Lure third in 10 starts since trainStakes, also at fve furlongs er Mark Glatt claimed him in on the turf. With DeApril 2018. sormeaux again aboard, Tough Eddie Haskell had fnished he scored by three-quarsecond or third in fve stakes, he had ters of a length in :55.45, never won one nor competed in graddefeating What’sontheed company. Glatt entered the geldagenda. Tat brought his ing in the $100,702 Daytona Stakes record to nine wins in 21 (G3T) May 25 at fve furlongs on the A crowded winner’s circle for Eddie Haskell’s Daytona Stakes success starts for total earnings of includes co-owner Jim Hailey, red shirt, and trainer Mark Glatt, right turf at Santa Anita. $513,107.

HONEST EDDIE HASKELL

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Monrovia Stakes

HIGH-FLYING S Y SKY CAL-BRED MARE LANDS MONROVIA FOR FIRST GRADED WIN

BY TRACY GANTZ

Y Sky knows how to pay the bills. In 13 starts, she has won seven times, never fnished worse than third, and only once not taken part in the Exacta. She also seems equally comfortable on dirt or turf, and she responds to riding commands so well that Drayden Van Dyke was able to pull a bit of a fast one in the $200,702 Monrovia Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita May 26.

When the gate opened in the fve-furlong Monrovia, moved from the turf to the dirt, S Y Sky broke with the leaders. Nick Alexander’s homebred S Y Sky defeats Belvoir Bay in the grade 3 Monrovia Stakes “I thought Drayden made a really heady at Santa Anita move,” said trainer Phil D’Amato. “She exander. “She prefers the outside. Te last Alexander recalled claiming Sky Marni broke really sharp. When he saw that the time she got beat, she was on the inside. for $16,000 at Del Mar. Tough Alexanother two to the outside were just going to Isn’t she something?” der only got one race out of Sky Marni, really gun, he let her kind of ease on back, Alexander has had good luck breeding she is more than making up for it as a let them go, and came around. I thought all kinds of mares to his stallion Grazen. broodmare, a career S Y Sky will eventualthe race was won with that move.” S Y Sky’s dam, the Sky Mesa mare Sky ly also embrace. Lady Suebee and Belvoir Bay battled Marni, earlier produced stakes-winning “We almost retired her and bred her together on the lead, Lady Suebee record- Grazen Sky by the stallion. earlier this year,” Alexander said. “It was ing the frst quarter-mile in almost a coin fip. She’s been :21.76 and the half-mile in so good to us.” :45.19. Van Dyke turned the S Y Sky debuted in the throttle down on S Y Sky un2017 Evening Jewel Stakes, til he needed her to rev back winning by 51⁄2 lengths. She added the Melair Stakes that up in the stretch. year. A tendon issue sideS Y Sky responded exactly lined her for a year, but she as asked, catching the leaders came back well enough to and winning by three-quarplace in two stakes and win ters of a length in :57.54. an allowance race in 2018. Belvoir Bay fnished second, Tis year she added the 21⁄4 lengths ahead of Lady Suebee in the seven-horse Sunshine Millions Filly and feld. Mare Turf Sprint Stakes. “Tat’s the way she won With the Monrovia, her her last race at Golden Gate frst graded win, S Y Sky (the Camilla Urso Stakes),” Owner Nick Alexander, second left, and trainer, Phil D’Amato, right, raised her lifetime earnings said owner/breeder Nick Al- do the winner’s circle duty for S Y Sky’s Monrovia score to $662,320. 32

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All American Stakes

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omebreds for Kevin and Kim Nish are having a banner 2019. At Santa Anita, Apache Princess won the Feb. 10 Sweet Life Stakes (G3) while Sneaking Out took the April 6 Evening Jewel Stakes and ran second in the May 26 Summertime Oaks (G2). One day following the Summertime Oaks, Grecian Fire scored at Golden Gate Fields in the $100,900 All American Stakes (G3). Jerry Hollendorfer trains Sneaking Out and Grecian Fire, and Keith Desormeaux handles Apache Princess. Grecian Fire has been doing the most traveling of the California-bred trio, having raced at all four major California racetracks, as well as at Santa Rosa and Fresno. Grecian Fire made his 5-year-old debut at Golden Gate March 22 with a neck victory in an allowance optional claiming event. Fifth on the turf in the April 27 San Francisco Mile Stakes (G3T), he returned to the all-weather main track for the onemile All American. Ridden by William Antongeorgi III, Grecian Fire stalked the pace before powering away from his rivals by 11⁄4 lengths, stopping the clock in 1:36.49. Builder put

Grecian Fire adds grade 3 All American Stakes to the glorious year that Kevin and Kim Nish’s KMN Racing is having

on a late rally to get second, with 2018 Oakland Stakes winner Touched by Autism third. “I was in a good position and they were going at a good pace,” said Antongeorgi. “He is really maturing. He was kind of lazy before, but now if you put him in the right spot, he’ll give you that run.” Te Nishes campaign in the name of their KMN Racing. Grecian Fire earlier won the

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ALL GREEK IN THE ALL AMERICAN STAKES

Kevin Nish, left, and Kim Nish, second right, enjoy Grecian Fire’s grade 3 All American win

2017 Alcatraz Stakes at Golden Gate and fnished second in the Robert Dupret Derby at Santa Rosa. Last year he ran second in the California Dreamin’ Stakes at Del Mar and third in the All American as well as in the Bertrando Stakes, the last-named at Los Alamitos. Altogether, his records stands at fve wins, two seconds, and four thirds in 23 starts for earnings of $286,702. “Between that last race and this one, he really picked up on his training,” said Hollendorfer. “His last work was excellent. He got a little better trip today than in his last start.” Te Nishes bred Grecian Fire from the Kitten’s Joy mare Maddie’s Odyssey, who is also the dam of Sneaking Out. Grecian Fire is by Unusual Heat, as is Apache Princess, a daughter of the Indian Charlie mare Puskita. Sneaking Out is by the Indian Charlie stallion Indian Evening. Bloodstock agents Alex Solis II and Jason Litt helped the Nishes become involved in Eclipse Award champion Shared Belief and Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) winner Mizdirection. Te agents also purchased Maddie’s Odyssey for the couple. Te mare, in foal to Drosselmeyer, cost $14,500 at the 2012 Keeneland November sale.

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NorCal Sale Preview

BARGAIN HUNTING THERE’S GOLD IN THEM THAR SALES

Lakerball, a $1,000 RNA at the 2017 NorCal Sale, has won a pair of stakes and $162,825

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Tis year the California Toroughbred Breeders Association will conduct the sale Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton beginning at noon. Te horses will be stabled in the permanent barns closer to the Amador Pavilion. In addition, a $500 travel allowance with a minimum purchase of $3,500 is being ofered to out-of-state trainers and to trainers from Southern California who attend the sale. Te 2018 Northern sale graduates are just now beginning to reach the races as 2-year-olds. If they perform like the class of 2017, similar bargains will emerge. Lakerball could have been the biggest bargain of the 2017 sale. She was a $1,000 RNA as part of breeder Rancho de Los Aviadores’ consignment. Pappas Horse Racing Corp., Purple Rein Racing, and Clint Roberts now own the daughter of Lakerville—Category Ten, by Capsized. Lakerball, trained by Doug O’Neill, won last year’s Surfer Girl Stakes and Pike Place Dancer Stakes. Tis year she fnished third in the California Cup Oaks and has total earnings of $162,825. Rancho de Los Aviadores also consigned Swing Toughts to the 2017 sale. Randy Morris bought the flly for only $7,000. Rancho de Los Aviadores bred the daughter of U S Ranger—Ankha, by Desert Classic, with Sacha Campbell and David Chase. Morris owns Swing Toughts with

f you are searching for a good return on investment, take a look at the Northern California yearling sale. At the 2017 edition of the sale, stakes performers Oliver, Lakerball, and Swing Toughts together went through the ring for a total of $38,000, and the three have now earned a combined $415,606.

Minister of Soul, a 2015 NorCal grad, won the 2019 Phoenix Gold Cup at Turf Paradise

trainer Ed Moger Jr. and Mark Riley. Last year Swing Toughts fnished second in the Golden Gate Debutante Stakes and third in the Generous Portion Stakes. She has earned $137,230. Oliver cost a bit more at the 2017 sale, selling for $30,000. But he too has proved a bargain, with earnings of $115,551, two wins, and thirds in the 2018 Graduation and I’m Smokin stakes. Tom Bachman bred the son of Papa Clem—Snobby Princess, by Premiership, and consigned him to the sale in the name of Fairview. John Brocklebank bought Oliver, who is now owned by William Peeples and trained by O’Neill. Earlier graduates have also continued

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to perform well. Minister of Soul, who sold for $16,000 at the 2015 sale to Laguna Seca from the Easterbrook Livestock Management consignment, won this year’s Phoenix Gold Cup and Hank Mills Sr. Stakes at Turf Paradise. Owned and trained by Esteban Martinez, Minister of Soul has earned $161,772. Dahlberg Farms bred the gelded son of Ministers Wild Cat— Sensitive Soul, by Bernstein. As this issue was going to press, entries for the 2019 sale were being processed. Many of California’s top stallions will be represented in the catalog. An early list included Acclamation, Bluegrass Cat, Champ Pegasus, Clubhouse Ride, Desert Code, Grazen, Lakerville, Ministers Wild Cat, Richard’s Kid, Smiling Tiger, Tamarando, Ultimate Eagle, and U S Ranger. To view the complete list of sires, please visit www.ctba.com when the catalog is available, on or before July 10. At that time the catalog can also be downloaded to devices through Te Jockey Club app. Te catalogs will be mailed on or before July 19. For further information, contact Loretta Veiga at (800) 573-2822, ext. 227 or loretta@ctba.com or Christy Chapman at (800) 573-2822, ext. 247 or christy@ctba. com.

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PROFILE

KEVIN AND KIMBERLY NISH BY EMILY SHIELDS

CALIFORNIA BREEDING FINDS JUST THE RIGHT NISHES

evin and Kimberly Nish would have every reason to think the game of horse racing is easy, but they aren’t fooled. Just because they found their way to the Breeders’ Cup winner’s circle a mere 15 months after getting into the game doesn’t mean they aren’t aware of the struggles involved with breeding top Toroughbreds. Tey’re also clear that their journey sounds like a fairytale. “We started quick and went straight up to the top of the mountain, basically,” Kim said. Tat’s where they are working to stay. Te couple met working at Kimber Insurance in 1985 and were married two years later. Kevin recalls being a racing fan and bettor while in college during the 1970s, but realized relatively recently that “if I wanted to own a racehorse, I could.”

Tey found the website for Victory Rose Toroughbreds in Vacaville and met owner Ellen Jackson. “We bought small percentages in a couple of horses Ellen had,” Kevin said, “but we wanted to do more.” Tat was August 2011. Tey found bloodstock agents Alex Solis II and Jason Litt, who helped them buy some broodmares that November. In December, Litt had a client who wanted to sell his interest in six racehorses. One of them was stakes winner and multiple grade 2-placed Mizdirection, who a year later won the frst of two Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprints (G1T). “It seemed like it was easy, which is a dangerous way to start,” Kevin said. Mizdirection earned $1,719,621 and was sold for $2.7 million at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton November sale. “With the money from the sale of Mizdirection, we

Kimberly and Kevin Nish are fnding themselves in quite a few winner’s circles with their Cal-breds

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rolled it back to buy a piece of Shared Belief,” Kevin said. At the time, Shared Belief was a juvenile who had won his frst two starts. “Tey advised us against buying him,” Kevin recalled. “We would have had to pay too much. But it was one of the best decisions we ever made.” Shared Belief won 10 of 12 races, earned $2,932,200, and is widely considered one of the top horses of the last decade. He won fve grade 1 races and was thriving at the time of his shocking and unexpected death from colic in 2015. Although they have dabbled in buying yearlings, most of what the Nishes race now are all homebreds foaled in California. In just their second year of buying broodmares, the couple obtained multiple stakes-placed Puskita for $28,000. She was in foal to Philanthropist at the time. Te resulting foal, California-bred Never Say Try, broke his maiden on his debut at Del Mar by 111⁄4 lengths. Puskita’s third foal is Apache Princess, a daughter of Unusual Heat. Apache Princess broke her maiden in her fourth start at Santa Anita last Dec. 30, then reeled of victories in an allowance race and the $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes (G3). Most recently, Apache Princess fnished third in the $101,500 Campanile Stakes at Golden Gate Fields. Puskita’s juvenile, a Calbred Fast Anna flly named Hazare, is gearing up to head

to the track early this summer. Maddie’s Odyssey, by Kitten’s Joy, was a $14,500 purchase from the same sale as Puskita. Her second foal is Grecian Fire, another Unusual Heat. Jerry Hollendorfer conditions the chestnut gelding, who was already a stakes winner before he got his frst graded win in the $100,900 All American Stakes (G3) at Golden Gate May 27. He now has fve wins in 23 starts. Outside of Shared Belief ’s defeating $14.7 million-earning Cal-bred California Chrome in a highly publicized edition of the 2015 San Antonio Stakes (G2), Kim considers the All American one of her greatest moments as an owner. “I did not expect him to win like that, not even close,” she said. “When we were frst at the Breeders’ Cup, someone told us not to let them Cal-homebred Apache Princess wins grade 3 Sweet Life Stakes in February at Santa Anita become pets. Tis is a business. Well, at the quarter pole. year later came the cleverly named I tossed that out the window. I give “I remember that one pretty clearly,” Stays in Vegas (City Zip–Double Jackthem kisses, I give them snuggles, we Kevin said. “We were watching on a pot, by Broken Vow), who ultimately pet them. Grecian Fire is a big softie, cell phone on a cruise ship.” fnished in the top three spots in 10 of but he rounded that corner and he was Outside of their California breed13 starts, debuted with a stakes win, of.” and started solely in stakes Te day before the All while earning $419,279. American, Maddie’s Odyssey’s Unfortunately, Indian sophomore flly Sneaking We just try to get into a place where Evening died, and the couple Out became grade 2-placed luck can fnd us.” now has an interest in Legacy by running second in the Ranch stallion Straight Fire, $200,000 Summertime Oaks. — Kevin Nish by Dominus. Straight Fire Earlier this year that daughter broke his maiden at Del Mar of the Nishes’ stallion Indian in 2016 by 101⁄2 lengths. He Evening won the $200,351 1 went on to be twice grade 1-placed ing program, Kevin and Kim’s KMN Evening Jewel Stakes by 2 ⁄2 lengths despite an awkward start. before retirement. Racing campaigned synthetic specialist Maddie’s Odyssey has been sent to “He’s the one we’re really hoping Minks Aprise, a multiple graded stakesKentucky and was bred to Tapit for for,” Kim said. placed stakes winner at Golden Gate, 2020. She has a juvenile flly by Fast With three diferent stakes winners Woodbine, and Presque Isle Downs. Anna named Been Studying Her and already in 2019 and a host of juveniles Te Kentucky-bred earned $300,215 a yearling full sister to Sneaking Out preparing for the summer meet at Del and brought an additional $290,000 named Starlight Stroll. Mar, the Nishes look to continue their at the Keeneland January auction of Kevin’s most memorable moment as hot streak. 2018. a Cal-bred owner came with another “Te bloodstock guys say, ‘SomeMinks Aprise was part of a group of daughter of Indian Evening, Kimbertimes we like you to be in horses fve yearlings Solis and Litt purchased lea K. Te homebred flly broke her for the Nishes that also included stakes because you seem to be lucky,’ ” Kevin maiden at Golden Gate in 2017 by 51⁄4 said. “We just try to get into a place winner Lindisfarne and graded stakeslengths, but was ahead by eight lengths where luck can fnd us.” placed stakes winner Lutine Belle. A www.ctba.com ❙ July 2019 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

Winners MAY 19, 2019 Ð JUNE 16, 2019 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP Acclamation—Knows No Bounds: Acclimate (41-13), g, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, STR, 5/31, 1 1/8mi (T), 1:48.01, $30,960. Ancient Art—Warren's Jitterbug: Warrensdirtydancer (3-2), g, 3 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WCL, 5/25, 5 1/2f, 1:6.60, $5,220. Ancient Art—Warren's Jitterbug: Warrensdirtydancer (3-2), g, 3 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WCL, 6/14, 6f, 1:12.80, $5,280. Animal Kingdom—House of Grace: Palermo Style (85-33), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 5/27, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:42.76, $24,180. Benchmark—Everything Good: Giant Mark (11-6), g, 7 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 5/19, 1mi, 1:39.15, $7,500. Benchmark—Solid Gold Prancer: Dudley Studley (11-6), g, 7 yo, Emerald Downs, WCL, 6/7, 6f, 1:9.59, $3,740. Bertrando—Beaulena: Mr. Takahashi (8-3), g, 7 yo, Grants Pass, STK, Daily Courier Inaugural S., 6/15, 5f, 1:0.40, $1,870. Champ Pegasus—Quick Approval: Whoop It Up (55-16), f, 3 yo, Century Mile, WCL, 6/9, 6f, 1:11.85, $5,520. Council Member—Playful Sara: Council Rules (13-6), m, 7 yo, Canterbury Park, AOC, 6/7, 5 1/2f, 1:5.12, $18,000. Cyclotron—Crystal Chandelier: Shadow of War (34-19), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, WCL, 5/24, 4 1/2f, 52.50, $4,680. Cyclotron—Supermodel: Tee Em Eye (34-19), m, 6 yo, Arizona Downs, STK, Prescott Valley H., 5/26, 5f, 57.51, $7,440. Cyclotron—Woman Warrior: Offce Chicks (34-19), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 6/8, 1mi (T), 1:36.92, $13,680. Cyclotron—Supermodel: Tee Em Eye (34-19), m, 6 yo, Arizona Downs, AOC, 6/16, 5 1/2f, 1:3.42, $7,500. Desert Code—Treasure Chest: Desert Law (38-16), g, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Thor's Echo S., 6/15, 6f, 1:9.49, $60,000. Dixie Chatter—Eleanor Rose: Son of Eleanor (24-11), g, 7 yo, Arizona Downs, STR, 6/2, 5 1/2f, 1:4.40, $4,800. Dixie Chatter—Best Friend Gracie: Diana's Red Wine (24-11), f, 4 yo, Grants Pass, ALW, 6/15, 4 1/2f, 58.00, $1,540. Elusive Warning—Lil Miss Marie: Sheer Prince (25-5), g, 5 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WCL, 6/7, 5 1/2f, 1:6.00, $6,480. Empire Way—Swiss Wild Cat: Empirical Data (50-19), g, 3 yo, Assiniboia Downs, AOC, 5/20, 5f, 59.40, $8,160. Empire Way—Walk West: West Princess (50-19), f, 4 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WCL, 5/20, 5f, 1:0.40, $5,280. Empire Way—Dolci Domenica: Takahiro's Dream (50-19), f, 3 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WCL, 5/20, 5f, 59.60, $6,480. Empire Way—Dolci Domenica: Takahiro's Dream (50-19), f, 3 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WCL, 5/29, 5f, 59.80, $5,280. Flame Thrower—Outrageous Oyster: Oyster Shooter (2-1), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 6/1, 1mi (T), 1:38.14, $12,540. Game Plan—Crystal Kris: No More Games (12-4), g, 4 yo, Century Mile, WCL, 6/15, 6 1/2f, 1:17.97, $5,880. Gig Harbor—Devilinabaydress: Shadrack (9-6), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 6/6, 1mi (T), 1:36.78, $13,680. Gotham City—Portage Lake: Oil Change (10-8), g, 5 yo, Marquis Downs, WCL, 5/31, 6f, 1:12.22, $2,360.

The accompanying list includes runners that are both California-foaled and Californiasired winners in 2019 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.

Grace Upon Grace—Passionate Kip: London Legacy (7-5), g, 7 yo, Canterbury Park, SOC, 5/26, 5 1/2f, 1:3.07, $8,950. Grazen—Sky Marni: S Y Sky (30-10), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Monrovia S. (gr. III ), 5/26, 5f, 57.54, $120,000. Informed—Diva Gone Wild: Gone Viral (27-8), g, 6 yo, Sunray Park, SOC, 5/20, 6 1/2f, 1:18.47, $13,560. Jet West—Dinner Atthe Steer: Whoa Boy (5-4), g, 9 yo, Arizona Downs, STR, 5/27, 1mi, 1:40.93, $4,800. Lakerville—Mollie O: Angelo's Pride (16-4), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 6/9, 1mi, 1:37.72, $24,180. Lucky Pulpit—Granny Got Game: Lostintranzlation (116-38), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 6/14, 1mi (T), 1:36.16, $40,200. Ministers Wild Cat—Magic Yodeler: Sorcerer's Wildcat (75-38), g, 6 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WCL, 5/20, 5f, 1:0.00, $5,160. Ministers Wild Cat—Life Is a Stone: Lifesbeengoodsofar (75-38), g, 3 yo, Assiniboia Downs, STK, Royal Frolic Overnight S., 6/1, 5 1/2f, 1:6.20, $11,400. Misremembered—Thunder Sands: Make It a Triple (36-13), g, 6 yo, Santa Anita Park, STR, 5/26, 6f, 1:10.51, $28,380. Mongol Warrior—Brrneedfur: Warrens Puppy Love (1-1), m, 8 yo, Arapahoe Park, STR, 6/9, 6f, 1:12.22, $3,120. Mucho Macho Man—Not Unusual: Mucho Unusual (40-15), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 6/16, 1mi (T), 1:34.99, $52,260. Old Topper—El Sierra Tahoe: Tip Top Gal (18-7), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 5/27, 6f, 1:10.65, $24,180. Papa Clem—Snobby Princess: Oliver (63-24), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, SOC, 5/24, 6 1/2f, 1:18.32, $30,960. Papa Clem—Bella Banissa: Wynn Direction (63-24), f, 4 yo, Marquis Downs, WCL, 6/15, 6f, 1:12.46, $2,400. Peppered Cat—Cornelia Marie: Zucchini (32-15), g, 4 yo, Century Mile, WCL, 5/25, 6f, 1:9.93, $5,520. Peppered Cat—Nanaslittlepearl: Delicacy (32-15), m, 6 yo, Century Mile, WCL, 6/9, 5f, 59.08, $5,340. Phantom Wildcat—Back Door Girl: Gemini Journey (7-4), m, 5 yo, Indiana Grand Race Course, ALW, 6/15, 6f, 1:11.60, $19,500. Philanthropist—Alywyn: Phinalywyn (26-9), m, 6 yo, Century Mile, WCL, 6/8, 6f, 1:13.21, $4,500. Real Solution—Treatherlikealady: Real Trouble (17-7), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 5/19, 5 1/2f, 1:3.64, $12,540. Sea of Secrets—Sugar Island: Karys Secret (11-3), f, 4 yo, Arizona Downs, STR, 5/26, 5 1/2f, 1:4.95, $4,800. Sea of Secrets—Sugar Island: Karys Secret (11-3), f, 4 yo, Arizona Downs, STR, 6/16, 6f, 1:10.53, $4,800. Shanghai Bobby—Tiz Gentle: Chasin Lucas (115-47), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 5/27, 5 1/2f, 1:4.78, $40,200. Siberian Summer—All Night Long (IRE): Silver Summer (3-1), g, 7 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 6/1, 1mi (T), 1:36.15, $40,200. Slew's Tiznow—Babes Bridge It: Mikes Tiznow (33-14), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STK, Albany S., 6/8, 5f (T), 55.83, $39,450. Slew's Tiznow—Obligated: He's Not Grey (33-14), g, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, STR, 6/15, 6f, 1:9.42, $6,160. Smiling Tiger—Fragrant Harbor: Marilyn's Smile (50-23), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 5/26, 5f (T), 56.30, $12,240. Smiling Tiger—Infernal McGoon: Ima Happy Cat (50-23), f, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, STK, Hastings S., 5/27, 6f, 1:8.73, $25,300. Smiling Tiger—Indiara: Run Jeanne Run (50-23), g, 4 yo, Marquis Downs, ALW, 6/14, 6f, 1:11.93, $2,183. Sought After—Siberian Shamrock: Seeking Shamrocks (19-9), m, 8 yo, Parx Racing, WCL, 6/3, 6f, 1:13.67, $11,400.

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Square Eddie—Teresa Ann: Eddie Haskell (65-26), g, 6 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Daytona S. (gr. IIIT ), 5/25, 5f (T), 55.49, $60,000. Square Eddie—Charred Rare: Carnivorous (65-26), c, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 5/25, 6f, 1:9.90, $24,180. Square Eddie—Gallantin Gal: Speedin With Eddie (65-26), g, 6 yo, Pocatello Downs, STK, Wade and Vicki Snapp Memorial S., 5/26, 5f, 1:0.00, $2,100. Square Eddie—Octogarian: Push Through (65-26), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 5/27, 1mi (T), 1:36.84, $13,680. Square Eddie—Too Much Excess: Don't Sell (65-26), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 6/8, 5f (T), 56.11, $52,260. Square Eddie—Marquis Diamond: Listing (65-26), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Desert Code S., 6/9, 5f (T), 55.21, $60,000. Square Eddie—Roveing Patrol: Wandering Patrol (65-26), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 6/16, 5f (T), 57.00, $40,200. Stormin Fever—Braids and Beads: Our Promise (18-5), f, 4 yo, Presque Isle Downs, ALW, 5/27, 6f, 1:9.58, $19,200. Storm Wolf—Meredith Bee: Jaya Ho (11-7), m, 6 yo, Assiniboia Downs, AOC, 5/20, 5f, 59.20, $8,160. Storm Wolf—Stormin Mon: Psycho Dar (11-7), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 6/7, 5f (T), 56.19, $40,200. Tannersmyman—Adriftinthebay: El Huerfano (15-5), g, 7 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 5/24, 1mi, 1:37.83, $53,820. Tannersmyman—My Sis Liz: El Chavo Del Ocho (15-5), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, ALW, 5/25, 6f, 1:10.53, $24,180. Thorn Song—Crazy Tricia: Executive Decree (28-9), g, 5 yo, Emerald Downs, WCL, 5/19, 6f, 1:8.77, $6,160. Time to Get Even—Guise Cliff: Show Me Bofum (13-5), f, 4 yo, Marquis Downs, ALW, 6/14, 6f, 1:13.00, $2,356. Tribal Rule—Russian River: Marckie's Water (57-19), h, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Charles Whittingham S. (gr. IIT ), 5/25, 1 1/4mi (T), 2:0.95, $120,000. Uh Oh Bango—Ultimate Summer: Ultimate Bango (16-7), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 6/8, 1mi (T), 1:34.74, $52,260. Unbridled Man—Going Quackers: Going for the Win (1-1), g, 7 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 6/7, 1mi, 1:38.98, $7,500. Unusual Heat—Maddie's Odyssey: Grecian Fire (65-25), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STK, All American S. (gr. III ), 5/27, 1mi, 1:36.49, $60,000. Unusual Heat—Encanto Park: A Walk in the Park (65-25), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 6/15, 1mi (T), 1:35.63, $52,260. Vronsky—Presidential Heat: Presidentsky (55-24), g, 8 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WCL, 5/24, 7f, 1:27.20, $6,600. Vronsky—Pinky's Posh: Poshsky (55-24), g, 9 yo, Suffolk Downs, AOC, 6/8, about 1mi, 1:40.24, $33,500.

MAIDENS ACCLAMATION Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com Acclamation—Wise Investor: Appreciated (41-13), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 5/26, 1mi (T), 1:37.10, $39,000. Acclamation—Telling Stories: I'm Amore (41-13), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 6/6, 1mi, 1:41.07, $6,300.

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Acclamation—Roberta's Mango: And Counting (41-13), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 6/9, 6f, 1:12.75, $19,800.

AFFIRMATIVE BG Thoroughbred Farm (951) 654-9100 www.bgthoroughbreds.com Affrmative—Wisconsin Lady: Badger Boy (14-7), c, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 5/19, 5 1/2f, 1:5.16, $6,300. Affrmative—Melbisha: Princess Zenn (14-7), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 6/7, 4f, 46.68, $4,270. Atta Boy Roy—A Tip of the Coin: Colt Fifty Seven (34-15), g, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 6/16, 5f, 59.35, $4,290. Awesome Gambler—Total Mayhem: Totally Upbeat (23-10), m, 5 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 6/16, 5f, 1:0.01, $4,675. Big Bad Leroybrown—Sultry Sound: Winning Sound (14-6), m, 6 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 5/23, 5 1/2f, 1:5.56, $6,300. Boisterous—Flight Service: Next Flight (27-10), g, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 6/14, 4 1/2f, 54.12, $39,000.

BOLD CHIEFTAIN Victory Rose Thoroughbreds (707) 678 6580 www.victoryrose.com Bold Chieftain—Grasp: Our Bold Prince (24-6), c, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 6/2, 6f, 1:10.83, $23,400. Brave Cat—Lucy Wiggles: Lu Cat (10-6), g, 3 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 6/15, 5f, 59.48, $4,675.

CHAMP PEGASUS Barton Thoroughbreds (805) 693 1777 • info@bartonthoroughbreds.com www.bartonthoroughbreds.com Champ Pegasus—Essence of Bubbles: Chamboozel (55-16), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 6/1, 1mi, 1:40.77, $6,600. Champ Pegasus—Invitational: Invite Me (55-16), f, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 6/9, 1mi, 1:39.22, $3,520. Clubhouse Ride—Fever's Bet: Tamaraandtheboys (10-4), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 5/19, 6f, 1:11.37, $8,400. Clubhouse Ride—Summer Lite: Megan Marie (10-4), f, 2 yo, Indiana Grand Race Course, MSW, 5/21, 5f, 1:0.12, $18,600. Coach Bob—Wahine: Smokin Hot Bobbie (3-1), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 5/31, 5f, 1:0.59, $23,400. Coil—Lasika (GB): Grandma Pauline (32-8), f, 3 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WMC, 6/1, 6f, 1:14.80, $5,160. Colonel John—Miss Rebound: Miss Ricochet (116-38), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 6/7, 5f (T), 57.16, $39,000. Council Member—Incredible Blues: Little Red Ruby (13-6), m, 5 yo, Arizona Downs, MCL, 5/27, 5 1/2f, 1:7.47, $3,600. Cyclotron—Oceans N Mountains: Just Kathy (34-19), f, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 5/19, 6 1/2f, 1:18.15, $3,520.

Cyclotron—Makaha: Planet Nine (34-19), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 6/2, 5f, 59.07, $5,500. Cyclotron—Shiri Furi: Mr Parker (34-19), g, 4 yo, Assiniboia Downs, WMC, 6/5, 5 1/2f, 1:7.60, $5,160. Cyclotron—Zilla: Zillinda (34-19), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 6/14, 1mi, 1:42.62, $19,200. Dixie Chatter—Siracoque: Air Force Cadet (24-11), g, 6 yo, Prairie Meadows, MCL, 6/1, 6f, 1:12.49, $6,300. Empire Way—Sweet Lips Pooh: Cholula Lips (50-19), f, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 5/24, 4 1/2f, 53.63, $39,000. Empire Way—Tribal Lady: Whatyouciswhatuget (50-19), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 6/2, 4 1/2f, 52.53, $3,980. Empire Way—Stella Bella: Stellar Way (50-19), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 6/16, 4 1/2f, 53.21, $4,040. Fed Biz—Two Punch Gal: None of Your Biz (64-25), f, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 6/7, 5f, 1:1.26, $39,000. Good Journey—Sea of Ice: Sea's Journey (31-17), g, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 5/19, 6f, 1:10.99, $25,200. Gotham City—Of Legal Age: Come On Miranda (10-8), f, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, WMC, 5/24, 5 1/2f, 1:4.33, $4,290. Grazen—Malley Girl: Desmond Doss (30-10), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 6/8, 1mi (T), 1:35.70, $39,000. Harbor the Gold—White Truffe: Goldslinger (55-17), g, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 6/7, 6f, 1:10.39, $4,290. Heatseeker (IRE)—Tizhardtoget: Hunter's Blaze (40-10), f, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 5/25, 5 1/2f, 1:5.24, $3,520. Indian Evening—Recklesswarrant: Tristram Speaker (13-6), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 6/6, 6f, 1:10.97, $23,400. Lookin At Lucky—Miss Midnight Brew: Miss Lucky Lager (129-41), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 5/26, 5 1/2f, 1:3.59, $23,400. Lucky Pulpit—Marks Mine: My Lucky Mark (116-38), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, WMC, 5/25, 6f, 1:11.15, $6,600. Lucky Pulpit—Waltzing Swan: Honk (116-38), g, 4 yo, Hastings Racecourse, WMC, 6/1, 6 1/2f, 1:18.34, $6,050. Lucky Pulpit—Shorty Jones: Lucky Ms Jones (116-38), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 6/7, 1mi (T), 1:38.19, $39,000. Lucky Pulpit—Common Truth: Pastorate (116-38), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 6/9, 5 1/2f, 1:4.70, $8,400. Marino Marini—Desert Dearest: Marina Del Mar (38-12), m, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 5/31, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:46.97, $7,800. Marino Marini—Powers Lilsis: Power Times Two (38-12), g, 4 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 6/15, 5f, 1:0.06, $4,675. Ministers Wild Cat—Glory N Thehighest: Minister's Glory (75-38), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 6/6, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:44.92, $7,800. Ministers Wild Cat—Moonlight Tizzy: Prospicience (75-38), c, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 6/8, 1mi, 1:39.20, $23,400. Munnings—Campanita: El Bell Camp (165-77), f, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 6/8, 6f, 1:9.87, $7,480. Northern Indy—Of Royalty: Jedi Knight (6-2), c, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 6/1, 5f, 1:0.15, $23,400. Peppered Cat—Starzafame: Starza (32-15), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 5/23, 5 1/2f, 1:4.95, $23,400. Point Encounter—Collectors Edition: Cash Encounter (5-3), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 6/2, 4f, 45.64, $3,980.

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Point Encounter—My Secret Honey: Kakkuwa (5-3), c, 4 yo, Energy Downs, MSW, 6/15, 5f, 0.00, $2,450. Real Solution—Just for Keeps: Real Keeper (17-7), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 6/8, 5f, 58.33, $6,300. Roi Charmant—Bee Eff Eff: Baby Gronk (14-7), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 6/9, 6f, 1:11.84, $25,200. Run Brother Ron—Stormy Pleasure: Wassup Bro (12-7), g, 3 yo, Sunray Park, MCL, 5/25, 4 1/2f, 52.82, $6,000. Shackleford—Bossy Belle: Phantom Boss (133-61), c, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 6/2, 4 1/2f, 53.01, $39,000. Sky Mesa—Hey Cowboy: Minnie Minoso (128-54), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 6/9, 6f, 1:12.39, $6,300. Slew's Tiznow—Obligated: Sensorrey (33-14), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 5/31, 5f, 59.02, $5,500. Sought After—Look to the Sky: Look At My Star (19-9), g, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 6/9, 1mi, 1:38.12, $3,520. Square Eddie—Teresa Ann: Hit the Seam (65-26), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 6/15, 5f (T), 57.05, $39,000.

SUNDARBAN Milky Way Farm (909) 241 6600 milkywaycattle@aol.com Sundarban—Sundays (IRE): Irish Lassie (17-3), f, 4 yo, Suffolk Downs, MCL, 5/19, 1mi 70yd, 1:47.44, $18,500. Surf Cat—Oceans N Mountains: Drops in the Ocean (22-7), g, 5 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 6/8, 6f, 1:11.62, $3,520. Surf Cat—Brickyard Helen: Big Barrel (22-7), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 6/14, 6 1/2f, 1:17.65, $39,000.

TIZBUD Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com Tizbud—Shemariah: She's Our Tizbud (26-9), f, 4 yo, Arizona Downs, MCL, 5/27, 6f, 1:13.48, $5,100. Trapper—Waytoomuchfun: Persuasive Lips (5-2), f, 2 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 6/16, 5f, 1:1.02, $7,800. Treasure Ride—Pearl's Rule: Vella (2-1), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 6/7, 6f, 1:12.69, $25,200. Uh Oh Bango—Seductive Charm: Princess Vivian (16-7), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 6/1, 6f, 1:10.91, $23,400. Ultimate Eagle—Easy Obsession: Eagle Ease (13-5), f, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 6/16, 6f, 1:12.28, $3,520.

VRONSKY Harris Farms (909) 947 3911 www.harrisfarms.com Vronsky—Axl Rosie: Mr. Brownstone (55-24), g, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 5/25, 5f (T), 57.65, $39,000. War Chant—Endorse: Trevor's Call (21-7), g, 6 yo, Canterbury Park, MSW, 6/9, about 7 1/2f, 1:29.77, $16,800.

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WARE OF RABIES ANNUAL VACCINATION IS THE BEST PREVENTION

BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS

abies might be the last thing you suspect when a horse gets sick. Yet it’s important to keep rabies in the back of your mind and be aware of the possibility because this is the most serious disease (and one of very few) that humans can get from horses. Tis disease can afect all warm-blooded animals and is caused by a virus that affects the nervous system. It is transmitted by the saliva of an infected animal—via a

bite or saliva coming in contact with mucous membranes (such eyes or mouth) or any opening in the skin. Ann Dwyer, a private practitioner at the Genesee Valley Equine Clinic in Scottsville, N.Y., says skunks, foxes, bats, and raccoons are the main animals that transmit rabies. Tese animals often live in habitats that border horse farms. Wild animals with rabies have abnormal behavior, lose their fear of humans, and could wander into horse pastures or barns. Rabies in horses occurs infrequently, but horses are still at risk. Dwyer was personally involved in diagnosing three cases, all very diferent in the signs exhibited, il-

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lustrating the fact that rabies can look like just about anything. With her frst case, many years ago, the owners called the clinic just before Tanksgiving and made a routine appointment to have their mare checked. “Tey described her as acting like she was in heat all the time,” said Dwyer. “Tey wanted to have her checked after the weekend. I was on call during the holiday, and they called our emergency line and said the mare was acting strangely. I asked how she was behaving, and they said she was bellowing. Tis was a red fag (because abnormal vocalization can be a sign of rabies). I asked if she had been vac-

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Horses should be vaccinated annually to prevent rabies

cinated, and she had not.” When Dwyer arrived, she noticed several other things the owners hadn’t mentioned, including the mare having chewed a hole in her own leg. “She’d been acting strangely for more than a week and tossing strings of saliva all over the barn,” said Dwyer. “You couldn’t go near her without ducking the ropes of saliva she was slinging around. Tis mare was violent. I held the base of a pitchfork handle toward her to see what she would do, and she lunged at it like a lion.” Discussing the case with the owners was difcult because Dwyer knew the Rabies cells. The only way rabies can be confrmed mare had to be euthanized. In order to is through an autopsy of the brain of the affected confrm rabies, the brain of the afect- animal ed animal must be autopsied. “As she kept getting more and more “Tis was quite a contrast to what we violent, I was able to convince them that wear today when dealing with a hazardous we needed to put her down,” said Dwyer. case. Now we have a shoe box we carry “But the question was how to do it be- in our vehicles that contain Tyvek suits, cause I could not get close to her safely. goggles, masks, heavy gloves, and boots— “Back then we didn’t think about per- personal protective gear to wear in any sonal protection. I didn’t have much in situation where biosecurity is critical. And my vet truck that would be useful, so I put today our staf knows that if they ever fnd on an x-ray coat as ‘body armor,’ secured a themselves in this situation, they should bandana over my mouth like the old-fash- call for help, wear the protective equipioned holdup robber, and grabbed a lid ment, and stay safe.” from a trash can as a shield. Dwyer fnally managed to euth-

anize the mare and conduct the postmortem. “I contacted the county health offcial and said, ‘I think I have a rabid horse, and the owners have been handling it for seven or eight days. We need to get it tested on an emergency basis.’ I was interrupting his football game, and he would not authorize me to do emergency testing.” Dwyer already had the samples, but because it was the Tanksgiving holiday, she had a delay getting them processed. “I was so concerned about this family because they’d all been exposed,” she said. “I called the family’s physician, and he sent the family to get postexposure treatment.” Ultimately, the mare’s brain tested positive for rabies, so it was a good thing the family was treated. “Te state rabies lab was also able to do molecular fngerprinting—even back then—showing that this was a raccoon strain of the virus,” said Dwyer. Te second case Dwyer diagnosed was a horse owned by a woman who didn’t believe in vaccination. “With this horse, rabies was the farthest thing from my mind because the owner called me out to see a horse that

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Wild animals, such as bats and foxes, that often live in habitats bordering horse farms, can readily transmit rabies to horses and humans

was simply dull, not eating, with a fever,” said Dwyer. “Tis was also a long time ago, and biosecurity was not something we thought about. I did not wear gloves. I was thinking the horse had fu, so I did my physical exam with my hands in its mouth.” Tat horse showed no neurologic signs. It just wasn’t doing well. “Ten just overnight it lost the ability to swallow,” Dwyer said. “I sent the horse to Cornell (University), still not thinking it had rabies. I don’t think the veterinarians at Cornell thought it was rabies either because they ended up with quite a number of people there having to get the postexposure treatment. I also had to receive the treatment.” Te tests on this horse’s brain came back positive, and the virus was bat-related. “I was vaccinated for rabies while I was in vet school, and also got treated after each one of the cases I worked on,” Dwyer said. Te third horse she diagnosed with rabies was a bizarre case. Tat horse had come from a western state. Te new owners in New York had been told that the gelding had all his shots. “But when we traced it back, we found that it was not customary in his state of origin to vaccinate for rabies,” said Dwyer. “Tere may not have been much risk where he was raised, but then the horse was shipped to western New York, which is a real hotbed for rabies. Te people caring for the horse thought he had been vaccinated, and it took some detective work to discover that he wasn’t.” 44

Tis horse seemed lame, and the veterinarians were asked to do a lameness exam. “We weren’t very busy that day, so we went out to the farm to do it,” said Dwyer. “Te horse would appear lame, and then it would look sound, and then it would act colicky but not lame. Te more we watched it, the more puzzling it was. Te horse was rapidly getting worse before our eyes.

Unfortunately, some people don’t believe in vaccinating, and some perpetuate the myth that this is a bad vaccine causing all kinds of problems in horses.” — Dr. Ann Dwyer

“Children had been handling the horse, so we explained to the family about the possibility of rabies, and they were OK with euthanizing the horse. “In urban counties in New York state,” Dwyer said, “you can take a sample from a suspicious case to the public health department for submission to the state laboratory that performs testing for viruses like rabies that threaten people. But in a rural county it’s more challenging to get it there. Once a sample gets to the rabies lab, they test it. If the brain tissue is negative for rabies, they send it on to the aboviral lab on site to be checked for West Nile Virus, EEE (Eastern equine encephalitis), etc.”

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Since those cases, a newer and faster test, the LN34 test, has been developed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Designed for use in animals, this test can more easily and precisely diagnose rabies infection, according to a study published in May 2018. During the pilot study, the new test produced no false negatives, fewer false positives, and fewer inconclusive results. Te best prevention for rabies is annual vaccination for horses, and in 2008 the American Association of Equine Practitioners included rabies as one of the core vaccines that should be given to every horse. “Unfortunately, some people don’t believe in vaccinating, and some perpetuate the myth that this is a bad vaccine, causing all kinds of problems in horses,” said Dwyer. “Today, horse owners often need a certifcate of rabies vaccination before they can compete with a horse. Yet some people still don’t vaccinate. “Discussing the possibility of rabies is not an easy conversation to have with a client who calls you to treat a sick or lame horse. You suddenly tell that person they have to euthanize that horse and that you need to take the brain. “We’ve seen a few horses that we never know whether it was rabies because the clients did not allow us to put the horse down or obtain brain samples after their horse showed signs of acute neurological disease. We try to be insistent, but sometimes we face situations where we can’t be. “Fortunately, so far no one has gotten rabies here in our area, though there have

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been a few cases of human rabies in this country in the past several years and the risk is always there. It’s not at all uncommon, where I live, to see wildlife acting oddly—mostly raccoons. We see them in the daytime, stumbling around.” Even if horses live in stalls, rabid wildlife (including bats) can come into a barn. A rabid animal could bite a barn cat that spends part of its time outdoors, and that cat then poses a risk to horses or humans in the barn. Horses are so curious that they might walk up to an animal that’s acting strangely and get bitten. Last fall one of Dwyer’s clients, Mary Delton, observed her homebred Connemara-Toroughbred gelding being bitten by a skunk in a paddock at her farm. Te young skunk was acting strangely and tried to approach the horse owner as well. Delton said that the fortuitous part of this incident is that she was out in the barn where she could see her horses in their paddocks.

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A rabid skunk bites the fetlock of a horse in his paddock

As rabies is one of the few diseases humans can get from horses, great care and protective gear should be used in situations where biosecurity is critical

“My friend saw the skunk and came into the barn to tell me he saw a skunk dragging part of a dead animal into the garage,” Delton said. She and her friend decided to keep an eye on the skunk. “I never expected the skunk to come to the barn where I was doing chores,” she said. “But when I went out to dump the wheelbarrow, I saw him in the paddock with my mares. I yelled at him and ran out there, and the skunk ran under the fence and into the geldings’ paddock. “I grabbed my iPhone and started taking photos. I think the horse in my photos kicked the skunk and then the skunk ran back and bit the gelding in the fetlock. It happened so fast that I wasn’t sure what happened, but my previous photo shows the horse’s right hind foot lifted up and the skunk of to the side in a heap. “After he bit the horse and I continued to yell at him, the skunk started running toward me. So I ran to the barn, closed the doors, and called 911. I captured the skunk by putting a muck bucket over it. Te sherif came and shot the skunk.” Te authorities were called, and the skunk’s brain was tested at the York State Wadsworth Rabies lab in Albany, N.Y. It was positive for the virus. Because the bitten horse had been vaccinated annually, the only action needed was a booster immunization. Had this been an unvaccinated horse, the authorities would have insisted on euthanasia, or very strict, expensive quarantine. “If my friend hadn’t seen the skunk and told me, I would not have known to look for him. It just happened that I was dumping manure when the skunk was harassing my horses. My vet (Dwyer) and the county health department said that if the annual vaccination was within six months of when the horse was bitten, he should be fne. But for this horse, it was seven months. So he got a booster the next day. “It’s possible that any of the other three horses could also have been bitten, but I didn’t see it happen. Fortunately, they were fne because they were vaccinated more recently.”

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2019 LEADING BREEDERS IN CALIFORNIA BY EARNINGS (THRU JUNE 16, 2019)

Breeder

Starts

Wins

Stakes Wins

Reddam Racing, LLC Nick Alexander Terry C. Lovingier Richard Barton Enterprises Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC Harris Farms Old English Rancho, Patsy Berumen & Sal Berumen Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams KMN Racing Legacy Ranch Inc Premier Thoroughbreds LLC Old English Rancho George Schmitt & Mary Clare Schmitt Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray Frank Mermenstein & Tom McCrocklin Madera Thoroughbreds LLC George Krikorian Dahlberg Farms LLC Bar C Racing Stables, Inc. Liberty Road Stables Daehling Ranch LLC Milt Policzer Red Baron’s Barn & Vaya Con Suerte Pamela C. Ziebarth BG Stables M. Auerbach, L.L.C. Thomas W Bachman Gary Barber Dunns Down LLC H & E Ranch Moger Inc. & Neary Racing Inc. Eagle Ridge Racing LLC Bruce Headley M. A. Douzos Jim Robinson Rozamund Barclay Old English Rancho & Bruce Headley B & B Zietz Stables Donald Valpredo DP Racing Heinz H. Steinmann PT Syndicate #1, LLC Bruce Headley & Andrew Molasky Dale Mahlum C-Punch Ranch Kristin Mulhall Todd Marshall & Andrew Molasky Golden Eagle Farm Dr. Edward C. Allred Rod Rodriguez & Lorraine Rodriguez Roncelli Family Trust William L. Hedrick Herb Moniz & Paradise Road Ranch Ridgeley Farm LLC Greg James Al Kirkwood & Saundra Kirkwood

164 173 314 403 238 237 128 124 24 62 44 124 159 90 6 96 13 36 6 104 95 46 14 27 85 27 44 38 13 8 16 15 33 8 58 71 39 19 84 27 53 14 14 10 48 37 14 10 20 35 4 13 27 62 35 14

27 31 48 52 44 19 30 17 6 12 6 18 17 9 3 9 4 10 1 11 15 4 3 6 6 1 7 5 3 2 4 4 9 3 11 3 7 7 4 2 6 3 5 4 4 8 4 0 1 5 1 3 10 8 4 1

3 5 1 1 3 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Leading Earner

Listing ($159,400) S Y Sky ($308,400) Show It N Moe It ($132,200) Principe Carlo ($87,722) Queen Bee to You ($105,352) Desert Law ($65,382) Poshsky ($70,346) Fiery Lady ($74,037) Sneaking Out ($194,480) Gypsy Blu ($141,900) Spiced Perfection ($254,500) Christy Jackson ($39,111) Tip Top Gal ($52,391) Oh My Oh ($61,752) Marckie’s Water ($202,071) Solid Wager ($108,564) Mucho Unusual ($165,680) Minister of Soul ($99,971) Galilean ($215,000) Psycho Dar ($53,951) California Canter ($30,798) Red Envelope ($51,591) Edwards Going Left ($95,420) Kitty Boom Boom ($111,000) Feeling Strong ($39,353) The Hunted ($101,652) None of Your Biz ($39,000) Next Flight ($46,800) California Journey ($68,273) Rye ($112,574) Irish Heatwave ($121,092) Mikes Tiznow ($103,930) Ground Attack ($56,826) El Huerfano ($124,865) C C the Bartender ($29,326) Helen’s Tiger ($43,560) Surfng Star ($29,940) Charming Starlet ($41,280) Unbridled Ethos ($45,060) Golden Birthday ($63,751) Swiss Minister ($26,040) Palermo Style ($60,180) The Street Fighter ($57,971) Ima Happy Cat ($101,816) Sound Judgment ($25,818) Imminent ($25,280) Dr Wysong ($83,951) King Abner ($99,764) Cordiality ($73,555) Popular Kid ($56,830) Streak of Luck ($98,611) Summersimage ($80,380) Spanish Magic ($31,200) General Info ($32,230) Oh Man ($31,531) Moonshine Annie ($47,411)

Earnings

$1,390,637 $1,250,847 $968,197 $961,519 $723,647 $586,562 $501,643 $455,863 $443,057 $351,233 $317,207 $306,992 $305,956 $300,368 $254,471 $242,812 $231,962 $222,090 $219,551 $218,328 $182,551 $181,409 $177,180 $176,625 $172,718 $171,609 $169,647 $169,401 $158,596 $155,147 $141,254 $138,755 $131,556 $129,131 $128,435 $124,154 $120,923 $119,561 $119,010 $118,595 $118,264 $117,990 $117,931 $110,016 $106,340 $104,425 $103,718 $102,804 $102,103 $99,145 $98,611 $96,936 $96,515 $94,796 $94,064 $92,787

Leading California Sires Lists 2019 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER

2019 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MONEY WON

(MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS) Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Earned

Earnings/ Runner

Rnrs

Strts

Races Won

1 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

137

559

$3,537,731

Sire

Earned

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$989,875

$32,996

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

163

804

$2,309,524

2 † Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie

$352,729

$27,133

3 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

236

$1,594,139

137

80 $3,537,731

$25,823

4 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

362

$1,414,585

4 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

35 $1,594,139

$24,154

5 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

255

$1,211,634

5 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

32 $1,211,634

$18,641

6 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

118

412

$1,024,670

6 Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson

$18,120

7 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

112

$989,875

$17,342

8 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 75

308

$890,309

9 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

169

$862,901

10 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

219

$768,144

11 † Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

231

$726,937

12 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

285

$510,637

13 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

141

$495,358

14 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

124

$484,275

15 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

$468,229

3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

7 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor 8 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger 9 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

27 51

8 13 34

$271,804 $468,229 $862,901

$16,920

$311,641

$16,402

10 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 10

$163,373

$16,337

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

$154,088

$15,409

12 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

$275,401

$15,300

13 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

48 $1,414,585

$15,049

14 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$484,275

$14,675

16 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

140

$465,172

15 Storm Wolf, 2002, by Stormin Fever

$159,428

$14,493

17 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

222

$463,724

16 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 13

$184,808

$14,216

18 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$384,333

91 $2,309,524

$14,169

19 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 38

152

$360,806

$13,991

20 † Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie

$352,729

154

$341,346

17 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley 18 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

163 14

$195,870

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

$306,028

$13,910

21 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

20 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$465,172

$13,682

22 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$311,641

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

$306,028

24 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

134

$295,678

25 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

133

$292,991

26 Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus

209

$289,811

19 $1,056,573

27 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

$283,957

$691,985

28 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

154

$278,218

$280,743

29 Old Topper,1 995, by Gilded Time

$275,401

30 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

$272,630

31 Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson

$271,804

32 Informed, 2004, by Tiznow

116

$219,877

33 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

$218,952

34 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 41

164

$209,200

35 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

127

$205,179

$195,870

$194,531

2019 LEADING TURF SIRES IN CALIFORNIA (MINIMUM 50 STARTS) Sire

1 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike 2 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 3 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

Rnrs Strts Wnrs Wins

47 116 20

15 11 3

Earned

4 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

$257,815

5 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$194,526

6 † Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$172,013

7 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$146,396

8 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

$143,056

9 Golden Balls (IRE), 2004, by Danehill Dancer (IRE) 4

$142,662

36 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

10 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$138,561

37 Grace Upon Grace, 2007, by Rio Verde

11 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

$135,142

38 Sierra Sunset, 2005, by Bertrando

127

$191,543

12 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

$127,144

39 † The Pamplemousse, 2006, by Kafwain

$188,800

13 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

$107,430

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

105

$186,659

41 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 13

$184,808

14 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$98,495

$89,837

42 Lakerville, 2008, by Unusual Heat

$178,932

16 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 19

$88,453

43 Smart Bid, 2006, by Smart Strike

$178,513

17 † Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

$87,304

44 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 10

$163,373

$79,954

45 Golden Balls (IRE), 2004, by Danehill Dancer (IRE) 13

$163,109

46 Storm Wolf, 2002, by Stormin Fever

$159,428

52 Don’tsellmeshort, 2001, by Benchmark

$155,977

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

18 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled 20 Anthony’s Cross, 2008, by Indian Charlie 21 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

15 10 7 27

17 17 47

2 1 1

$75,405 $74,503

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. Earnings are from Northern Hemisphere racing and include adjusted money from Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Adjusted earnings are put on par with average North American earnings from the previous year. The average North American purse in 2018 was $23,755 or 50% of the average purse in Japan. To put earnings on par, Japanese earnings are multiplied by 50% before being applied to the total earnings above. Hong Kong earnings are adjusted by 15%, and Singapore adjusted by 66%. Stakes winners and wins follow TJCIS stakes rules. Racing statistics through June 16, 2019.

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2019 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MEDIAN EARNINGS PER RUNNER (MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS)

Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Sire

Earned

Median

Wnrs

Races Won

Earned

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

163

91 $2,309,524

1 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$163,373 $13,896

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

137

80 $3,537,731

2 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$989,875 $12,741

3 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

118

49 $1,024,670

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

$154,088 $12,403

4 † Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie

$352,729 $12,000

5 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

48 $1,414,585

5 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

$468,229 $11,580

6 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

35 $1,594,139 $11,480

7 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

35 $1,594,139

7 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$311,641

$8,960

8 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$465,172

$8,540

32 $1,211,634

9 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig 9 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

$890,309 $768,144 $510,637

$195,870

$8,456

10 † Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$726,937

137

80 $3,537,731

$8,280

11 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$862,901

11 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

32 $1,211,634

$8,162

12 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$463,724

12 † Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$726,937

$7,200

13 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$465,172

$104,282

$7,200

14 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

$341,346

14 Storm Wolf, 2002, by Stormin Fever

$159,428

$7,159

$289,811

15 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

$890,309

$6,900

16 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

$292,991

16 † The Pamplemousse, 2006, by Kafwain

$188,800

$6,860

17 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$484,275

17 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$140,465

$6,856

18 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$495,358

18 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$360,806

$6,628

Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 38

$360,806

19 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$495,358

$6,580

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$278,218

20 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$862,901

$6,351

21 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

$205,179

21 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$278,218

$6,349

22 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$295,678

10 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

Ultimate Eagle, 2008, by Mizzen Mast

2019 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER START Sire

Rnrs

Srts

Earned

Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus

2019 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF RACES WON

(MINIMUM 100 STARTS) Earnings Start

Sire

Rnrs

Srts

Races Won

Earned

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

112

$989,875

$8,838

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

163

804

$2,309,524

2 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

236 $1,594,139

$6,755

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

137

559

$3,537,731

137

559 $3,537,731

$6,329

3 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

118

412

$1,024,670

3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

Rnrs

4 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

169

$862,901

$5,106

308

$890,309

5 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor

$468,229

$4,877

5 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

362

$1,414,585

6 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

7 Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson

255 $1,211,634 67

$271,804

Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

$4,752

6 † Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

231

$726,937

$4,057

7 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

219

$768,144

8 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

362 $1,414,585

$3,908

8 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

236

$1,594,139

9 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

124

$484,275

$3,905

9 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

169

$862,901

10 Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$384,333

$3,882

10 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

140

$465,172

11 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

$275,401

$3,825

11 † Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev

255

$1,211,634

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

$306,028

$3,600

12 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

285

$510,637

13 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

$283,957

$3,549

13 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

222

$463,724

14 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

141

$495,358

$3,513

14 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

124

$484,275

15 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

219

$768,144

$3,508

15 Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus

209

$289,811

16 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

133

$292,991

127

$205,179

154

$341,346

† Heatseeker (IRE), 2003-16, by Giant’s Causeway 41

164

$209,200

141

$495,358

16 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$195,870

$3,436

17 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

140

$465,172

$3,323

18 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$311,641

$3,213

19 † Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

231

$726,937

$3,147

20 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew

$165,332

$3,119

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Leading California Sires Lists

2019 LEADING LIFETIME SIRES IN CALIFORNIA (50 OR MORE NAMED FOALS)

Stallion (Foreign Foaled), Year, Sire

1 2 3 4

† Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

5 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

Crops

Avg Named Size Foals

Runners

Winners

2YO Winners

Stakes Winners

Graded Stakes Winners

Progeny Earnings

AEI

Comp Index

19 7 7 4

44 16 28 101

827 112 193 402

626-76% 74-66% 159-82% 198-49%

453-55% 56-50% 124-64% 139-35%

61-7% 11-10% 43-22% 47-12%

48-6% 8-7% 14-7% 6-1%

16-2% 2-2% 2-1% 2-0%

$59,829,408 $6,834,773 $13,441,527 $12,266,582

1.88 1.72 1.53 1.36

1.18 1.12 1.05 1.48

476

369-78%

246-52%

72-15%

10-2%

1-0%

$30,740,379

1.34

1.07

6 7 8 9 10

† Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE) 12 One Man Army, 1994, by Roman Diplomat

12 7 10 11 3 7 9

22 12 94 41 53 37 9

258 85 940 454 159 262 84

167-65% 43-51% 562-60% 340-75% 74-47% 138-53% 57-68%

115-45% 26-31% 414-44% 244-54% 43-27% 99-38% 40-48%

19-7% 12-14% 117-12% 58-13% 15-9% 20-8% 3-4%

10-4% 1-1% 33-4% 11-2% 5-3% 6-2% 2-2%

3-1% 0-0% 6-1% 3-1% 1-1% 3-1% 1-1%

$12,908,943 $2,281,818 $42,617,708 $21,429,057 $3,628,084 $8,249,911 $3,065,559

1.33 1.25 1.20 1.16 1.13 1.13 1.11

1.09 0.97 1.60 1.39 1.01 1.00 0.90

† Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 14 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown 15 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

17 4 10

46 39 15

786 157 146

580-74% 93-59% 84-58%

400-51% 61-39% 65-45%

116-15% 17-11% 0-0%

26-3% 3-2% 2-1%

9-1% 2-1% 1-1%

$31,562,502 $4,247,740 $4,719,495

1.11 1.10 1.05

1.31 1.16 1.19

3 4 11 12 10

17 30 47 18 12

51 121 520 217 121

19-37% 68-56% 249-48% 145-67% 75-62%

15-29% 37-31% 183-35% 88-41% 48-40%

7-14% 8-7% 47-9% 14-6% 6-5%

3-6% 2-2% 7-1% 7-3% 2-2%

0-0% 0-0% 1-0% 2-1% 1-1%

$790,827 $2,430,962 $14,850,908 $7,515,380 $4,286,193

1.05 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.01

1.05 1.24 1.13 0.87 0.78

21 † Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

13 13

33 50

424 646

291-69% 456-71%

203-48% 335-52%

46-11% 98-15%

13-3% 18-3%

1-0% 6-1%

$16,390,379 $21,683,774

1.00 1.00

0.96 1.18

23 † Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow 26 Trapper, 2000, by Iron Cat 27 † Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry 29 Slewvescent, 1988, by Seattle Slew 30 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 31 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 32 Silic (FR), 1995, by Sillery 33 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid 36 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat 37 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle Lightnin N Thunder, 2001, by Storm Cat

8 11 5 11 19 7 22 5 16 12 7 4 3 8 5 13

29 43 24 5 26 7 13 21 35 16 22 62 18 15 14 16

230 473 121 56 495 51 291 105 558 191 157 249 53 118 72 210

173-75% 361-76% 65-54% 41-73% 368-74% 38-75% 217-75% 79-75% 443-79% 142-74% 111-71% 246-99% 25-47% 74-63% 43-60% 140-67%

110-48% 269-57% 46-38% 31-55% 228-46% 23-45% 97-33% 50-48% 341-61% 88-46% 75-48% 152-61% 15-28% 54-46% 32-44% 95-45%

29-13% 69-15% 14-12% 12-21% 45-9% 4-8% 19-7% 10-10% 113-20% 13-7% 17-11% 37-15% 4-8% 6-5% 6-8% 27-13%

8-3% 19-4% 4-3% 1-2% 11-2% 1-2% 5-2% 3-3% 19-3% 3-2% 4-3% 1-0% 0-0% 2-2% 1-1% 6-3%

1-0% 2-0% 1-1% 0-0% 4-1% 0-0% 3-1% 0-0% 1-0% 1-1% 0-0% 1-0% 0-0% 2-2% 0-0% 0-0%

$7,857,477 $19,866,628 $3,006,757 $2,143,175 $15,383,857 $2,297,977 $7,623,439 $3,769,462 $22,181,803 $8,544,755 $5,220,502 $16,740,167 $834,906 $3,699,262 $1,896,226 $5,689,522

0.99 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.94 0.93 0.90 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.86 0.84 0.84

1.22 0.91 1.06 0.77 1.35 0.88 0.80 1.35 0.83 0.88 1.03 1.07 1.03 1.20 0.92 1.05

39 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom Iron Cat, 1995, by Storm Cat 41 Boisterous, 2007, by Distorted Humor † Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat 43 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat

17 14 2 17 12

21 11 41 29 9

359 150 82 489 110

267-74% 117-78% 29-35% 410-84% 79-72%

198-55% 98-65% 13-16% 295-60% 60-55%

51-14% 8-5% 6-7% 81-17% 11-10%

12-3% 3-2% 1-1% 16-3% 1-1%

0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 2-0% 1-1%

$11,295,374 $4,615,483 $744,546 $19,498,362 $3,918,535

0.83 0.83 0.82 0.82 0.81

1.09 0.88 1.11 1.04 0.61

44 † Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold Thisnearlywasmine, 1994, by Capote Unbridled Native, 2001, by Unbridled 47 Grace Upon Grace, 2007, by Rio Verde 48 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 49 Passion for Gold, 2007, by Medaglia d’Oro Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even

13 11 4 6 12 1 7

11 7 13 8 32 151 11

140 80 53 50 386 151 74

103-74% 56-70% 36-68% 33-66% 291-75% 14-9% 55-74%

70-50% 41-51% 18-34% 18-36% 216-56% 12-8% 35-47%

14-10% 5-6% 1-2% 9-18% 41-11% 3-2% 14-19%

2-1% 1-1% 0-0% 1-2% 4-1% 0-0% 1-1%

1-1% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0%

$3,883,247 $2,537,447 $1,364,685 $1,257,242 $12,530,111 $610,356 $2,353,469

0.80 0.80 0.80 0.79 0.77 0.76 0.76

0.76 0.67 0.86 0.91 0.94 1.01 0.73

17 18 19 20

† Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled

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

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2019

REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton

REGIONAL SALE DATES

June 14-July 7

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

June 29-July 14

California State Fair (Cal Expo), Sacramento

July 12-28

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

AUGUST 13 CTBA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YEARLING & HORSES OF RACING AGE SALE Pleasanton, Calif.

July 17-Sept. 2

Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa

Aug. 1-11

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Aug. 15-Sept. 29

Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale

Aug. 16-25

Pomona Fair at Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

(ENTRIES CLOSED JUNE 3)

Sept. 5-22 Sept. 26-Nov. 3

Big Fresno Fair, Fresno

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Oct. 4-14

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Oct. 17-Dec. 11

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ARCADIA, CALIF.

Nov. 6-Dec. 3

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California-Bred/California-Sired STAKES RACES July – August PLEASANTON

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SATURDAY, JULY 6

FRIDAY, JULY 26

SATURDAY, AUG. 4

$100,000 Everett Nevin Stakes

$150,000 California Dreamin’ Stakes

$100,000 Graduation Stakes

Two-Year-Olds 51⁄2 furlongs

Tree-Year-Olds & Up 11⁄16 miles (Turf) SATURDAY, JULY 27

DEL MAR

$150,000 Real Good Deal Stakes THURSDAY, JULY 18

$150,000 Fleet Treat Stakes Tree-Year-Old Fillies 7 furlongs

Tree-Year-Olds 7 furlongs WEDNESDAY, JULY 31

Tree-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares 1 mile (Turf) WEDNESDAY, AUG. 28

$100,000 Generous Portion Stakes Two-Year-Old Fillies 6 furlongs

Two-Year-Old Fillies 51⁄2 furlongs

FRIDAY, AUG. 30

$100,000 Graduation Stakes Two-Year-Olds 51⁄2 furlongs

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$150,000 Solana Beach Stakes

$100,000 CTBA Stakes

FRIDAY, AUG. 2

Two-Year-Olds 51⁄2 furlongs

$100,000 I’m Smokin Stakes Two-Year-Olds 6 furlongs

JULY

JULY/AUGUST 2019 REGIONAL STAKES RACES Date

Track

Stakes (Grade)

Pln

Oak Tree Sprint

3-y-o & up

6 f.

Great Lady M. Stakes (Gr. II)

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

61⁄2 f.

$200,000

Pln

Everett Nevin Stakes

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

51⁄2 f.

$100,000

Los Alamitos Derby (Gr. III)

3-y-o

11⁄8 m.

$150,000

Distance

Added Value $50,000

Dmr

Oceanside Stakes

3-y-o

1 m. (T)

$100,000

Dmr

Fleet Treat Stakes

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

7 f.

$150,000

Dmr

Osunitas Stakes

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

11⁄16 m. (T)

Dmr

San Diego Handicap (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

11⁄16 m.

$200,000

Dmr

San Clemente Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o f.

1 m. (T)

$200,000

Dmr

Daisycutter Handicap

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

5 f. (T)

$85,000

Sac

Governor’s Handicap

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

6 f.

$50,000

Dmr

Eddie Read Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

1 ⁄8 m. (T)

Dmr

Wickerr Stakes

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$85,000

$250,000 $85,000

Dmr

Cougar II Handicap (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 ⁄2 m.

$100,000

Dmr

California Dreamin’ Stakes

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

11⁄16 m. (T)

$150,000

Dmr

Real Good Deal Stakes

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

7 f.

$150,000

Dmr

Bing Crosby Stakes (Gr. I)

3-y-o & up

6 f.

$300,000

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

1 ⁄16 m.

$300,000

AUGUST

Conditions

Dmr

Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (Gr. I)

Dmr

CTBA Stakes

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

5 ⁄2 f.

$100,000

Dmr

Graduation Stakes

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

51⁄2 f.

$100,000

Dmr

Yellow Ribbon Handicap (Gr. II)

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

1 ⁄16 m. (T)

$200,000

Dmr

Sorrento Stakes (Gr. II)

2-y-o f.

6 f.

$200,000

Luther Burbank Handicap

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

1 ⁄16 m. (T)

$50,000

Dmr

La Jolla Handicap (Gr. III)

3-y-o

11⁄16 m. (T)

$150,000

Dmr

Solana Beach Stakes

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

$150,000

Dmr

Best Pal Stakes (Gr. II)

2-y-o

6 f.

$200,000

Robert Dupret Derby

3-y-o

1 ⁄16 m. (T)

Dmr

Rancho Bernardo Handicap (Gr. III)

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

61⁄2 f.

Dmr

CTT & TOC Stakes

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

13⁄8 m. (T)

$50,000 $100,000 $85,000

Dmr

TVG Pacifc Classic (Gr. I)

3-y-o & up

1 ⁄4 m.

Dmr

Del Mar Oaks (Gr. I)

3-y-o f.

11⁄8 m. (T)

$300,000

$1,000,000

Dmr

Del Mar Handicap (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

1 ⁄8 m. (T)

$250,000

Dmr

Green Flash Handicap (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

5 f. (T)

$100,000

Dmr

Torrey Pines Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o f.

1 m.

$100,000

Dmr

Del Mar Mile (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$200,000

Dmr

Harry F. Brubaker Stakes

3-y-o & up

1 m.

$85,000

Dmr

Tranquility Lake Stakes

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

1 m.

$85,000

Dmr

Pat O’Brien Stakes (Gr. II)

3-y-o & up

7 f.

$200,000

3-y-o

1 m.

$100,000

Dmr

Shared Belief Stakes

Fer

C.J. Hindley Humboldt County Marathon Stakes 3-y-o & up

15⁄8 m.

$20,000

Dmr

Generous Portion Stakes

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

6 f.

$100,000

Dmr

I’m Smokin Stakes

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

6 f.

$100,000

Dmr

Del Mar Debutante (Gr. I)

2-y-o f.

7 f.

$300,000

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Farmers Insurance-Sue Hubbard................................55

Barton Thoroughbreds..................................................9

Gayle Van Leer Thoroughbred Services ....................55

Bella Equine-Amanda Navarro ...................................55

Golden State Stakes Series.......................................IBC

BG Thoroughbred Farm................................................3

Harris Farms ...............................................................IFC

Blue Diamond Horseshoe,LLC .............................11, 13

horselawyers.com ........................................................54

Cardiff, Suzanne, Pedigree Research .........................55

Laurel Fowler Insurance Broker Inc ............................55

CARMA.........................................................................54

Lovacres Ranch ............................................................21

CTBA 2019 Northern California Yearling Sale...........35

NTRA /John Deere ......................................................41

Daehling Ranch............................................................55

Robins Ranches-Nor Cal Horse Property Specialist ....50

Dickson Podley Realtors (Jeannie Garr Roddy).........55

WTBOA Summer Yearling & Mixed Sale .....................7

STALLIONS Acclamation .............................. IFC

Hidden Blessing.................... 11, 13

Mr.Big ........................................ IFC

Affrmative ..................................... 3

I’ll Have Another .....................OBC

Osiris of the Nile .................... 11,13

Bluegrass Cat ..........................OBC

IÕm Lock N Load ................... 11,13

Prospect Park ............................ IFC

Capital Account ............................ 3

James Street .......................... 11,13

Smiling Tiger............................. IFC

Clubhouse Ride ........................ IFC

Jeranimo.................................... IFC

Tamarando ................................ IFC

Conquest Farenheit................OBC

King of Jazz (ARG) ........................ 3

Texas Ryano.............................OBC

Daddy Nose Best (KY) .................. 3

Lakerville.................................... IFC

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

Desert Code.............................. IFC

Lightnin N Thunder ............... 11,13

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

Eddington ...............................OBC

Majestic Harbor ........................ IFC

Wolfcamp ............................... 11,13

Fighting Hussar............................. 3

Merit Man ...................................... 3

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2019 GOLDEN STATE SERIES - $5 MILLION A RESTRICTED STAKES SCHEDULE FOR REGISTERED CALIFORNIA BRED OR SIRED HORSES Sat, Jan 26 Sat, Jan 26 Sat, Jan 26 Sat, Jan 26 Mon, Feb 18 Mon, Feb 18 Sun, Feb 24 Sun, Mar 3 Sun, Mar 17 Sun, Mar 24 Sat, Apr 6 Sat, Apr 6 Sat, Apr 27 Sun, Apr 28 Sun, Apr 28 Sun, May 12 Sat, Jun 15 Sat, Jun 22 Sat, Jun 22 Sun, Jun 23 Sat, Jun 29 Sat, Jul 6 Thu, Jul 18 Fri, Jul 26 Sat, Jul 27 Wed, Jul 31 Fri, Aug 2 Fri, Aug 9 Wed, Aug 28 Fri, Aug 30 Sat, Oct 5 October October November November November November December December

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“IT PAYS TO BE CAL-BRED!” ADVERTISED SCHEDULE OF RACES AND PURSES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

California Thoroughbred Breeders Association 201 Colorado Place, P.O. Box 60018, Arcadia, CA 91066-6018 (626) 445-7800 • www.ctba.com

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At BALLENA VISTA FARM, we pride ourselves on providing superior care not only for mares and foals but for horses of all ages. Whether your horses require breeding services and foaling out, breaking and training, layup and rehabilitation or sales preparation and consignment, BALLENA VISTA FARM ofers everything they need for success: A staf with more than 100 years of hands-on Thoroughbred involvement led by Miguel Jimenez provides unparalleled experience and horsemanship. Our 220-acre facility, less than an hour from Del Mar, features grass pastures, individual paddocks and covered pens as well as a state-of-the-art breeding complex, Year-round 24-hour watch, ● a 38-stall barn with automatic fy control system, ● a quarter-mile training track with starting gate, ● an indoor European Claydon Exerciser and ● four-board wood fencing and V-mesh wire for safety. ● ●

Call today for an appointment to visit California’s finest full-service facility. Standing: BLUEGRASS CAT ● CONQUEST FARENHEIT ● EDDINGTON ● I’LL HAVE ANOTHER ● TEXAS RYANO

Farm Manager: Miguel Jimenez

Inquiries to: Jeanne Davis