California Thoroughbred Magazine September 2024

BREEDERS AND OWNERS SHOW RESILIENCY AT SALE

Against a backdrop of industry headwinds, last month’s Northern California Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale demonstrated the resilience of the state’s horsemen and horsewomen.

Te California Toroughbred Breeders Association sales department brought together buyers and sellers at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Te sale did its job, as a buyback rate below 10% indicated.

Tere was bidding on every horse brought through the ring. Te pair of toppers brought $42,000 each. Attendance was strong, the result of comfortable temperatures and the convenience of year-round training now held at the Fairgrounds.

Yes, the catalog was smaller and the average price lower. But the clearance rate was one of the best in the sale’s history. In short, horses sold.

Tat has been the overriding goal of the Northern California sale ever since private auction houses in the north shuttered two decades ago and the CTBA stepped into the void to give breeders and consignors a viable outlet to sell their foals.

With the closure of Golden Gate Fields and the racing landscape ever changing, the CTBA Sales Committee will evaluate the climate to deter-

mine the direction of the sale going forward, looking for ways to generate more support from breeders, as 100-hip-catalog sales put a fnancial strain on the association. Success of digital sales in recent years provides another outlet to bring sellers and buyers together while holding down the soaring costs of in-person auctions.

Meanwhile, the CTBA February mixed sale, held annually at Fairplex in Pomona, ofers breeders and consignors a two-prong

option. Early yearlings can be sold when there is more immediacy, or just-turned 2-year-olds will be appealing for both racing and pinhooking buyers.

As industry leaders continue to press for additional revenue streams to turbocharge purses and stabilize California racing, the CTBA remains committed to hold sales that serve our member breeders and consignors in a format that makes fnancial sense for everyone involved.

The Northern sale at the Alameda County Fairgrounds had a high clearance rate RON MESAROS

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CAL-BREDS WIN FAR AND WIDE

It has been the summer of California-breds, as they have garnered stakes trophies throughout the Western U.S. and into Canada.

At Assiniboia Downs in Canada, Spitten Kitten is becoming a regular. She began there as a 2-year-old in 2022, breaking her maiden in her second start. Last year at 3, she won three consecutive stakes at Assiniboia, and through early August she matched that feat again this year.

Spitten Kitten began her triple in the six-furlong La Verendrye Stakes June 25. In the July 16 Canada Stakes, she scored by 41⁄2 lengths at 71 2 furlongs. She capped it of with a nose triumph at a mile in the Aug. 5 Escape Clause Stakes. Bred

Favored Clovisconnection captures June 29 Oak Tree Sprint Stakes at Pleasanton

by Richard Barton Enterprises, the 4-year-old daughter of Air Force Blue—Zahrah, by Kitten’s Joy, races for Marvin and Deb Bufalo and Arnold Souster. Marvin Bufalo is her trainer.

She isn’t the only Cal-bred doing well at Assiniboia. Mr. Stang won the six-furlong Free Press Stakes June 26 by 31⁄2 lengths. Melvin and Lori Mellick bred the 6-year-old gelded son of Atta Boy Roy—Special Holiday, by Private Gold, and Maria Isabel Moreno owns him.

Moving to Washington state, Si Tat Tiger, a 2-year-old Cal-bred son of Smiling Tiger—Ros’s Girl, by Rosberg, made it two for three in taking the Aug. 4 WTBOA Lads Stakes by 51⁄2 lengths over 61⁄2 furlongs. Darlyne Krieg bred Si Tat Tiger,

CAL-BREDS AT HOME

California-breds continued to dominate in their home state during the summer, especially on the Northern fair circuit.

At Pleasanton, Cal-bred Clovisconnection won the six-furlong Oak Tree Sprint Stakes June 29 by 21⁄4 lengths as the 3-5 favorite. Te 4-year-old son of Vronsky—La Darling, by Perfect Mandate, battled with Cal-bred Talbot Bay early, with that longshot fnishing second over Cal-bred Lmlooknformischief in third. Blaine Wright trains Clovisconnection for owner/breeders William and Judy Hedrick.

Clovisconnection and Wright next nearly won Emerald Downs’ most prestigious race, the Aug. 11 Longacres Mile. Te game gelding led throughout, only to get nabbed by a head right on the wire by defending Mile champ Five Star General. Tat brought Clovisconnection’s total earnings to $350,550.

In the 51 2-furlong Everett Nevin Stakes at Pleasanton July 7, Drop Um led a one-two Exacta of Cal-breds sired by deceased California sire Far From Over, as R Heisman fnished second. Dr. and Mrs. William T. Gray, who stood Far From Over, bred Drop Um and campaign him in the name of Gray Farms Inc. Felix Rondan trains the 2-year-old colt, who is out of the Include mare Behavioral. R Heisman fattered Drop Um’s win when he later took the Graduation Stakes at Del Mar.

Chancery Way scored at Sacramento in the six-furlong Governor’s Cup Stakes July 20 over fellow Cal-bred Tom’s Regret. Harris Farms and John Nicoletti bred Chancery Way, a 5-year-old daughter of Mr. Big—Tis Means War, by War Chant. Jamey Tomas trains Chancery way for owners Andy and Rob Smolich.

Cal-breds segued to Santa Rosa, where Keep Movin’ On

After the fair circuit moved to Sacramento, Chancery Way scores in Governor’s Cup Stakes

who is trained by Blaine Wright and owned by John and Janene Maryanski and Gerald and Gail Schneider. Si Tat Tiger is a half brother to multiple stakes winner Slew’s Tiz Whiz.

At Wyoming Downs, Cal-bred Sunrise Mischief captured the Aug. 10 Rod Galloway Toroughbred Derby by a nose at six furlongs. SLO Racing Stable bred the 3-year-old son of Curlin to Mischief—Pleasing Sunrise, by Speightstown. Shaun Story owns and trains the gelding. Cal-bred Raspberry Wine fnished second. Sunrise Mischief was winning his third consecutive race at Wyoming Downs.

10 YEARS AGO

Los Alamitos held its frst fall Thoroughbred meeting in September 2014, and California-breds won three stakes. PATRIOTS RULE, a 3-year-old son of Tribal Rule, began with the Sept. 5 E.B. Johnston Stakes. SOI PHET, a 6-year-old son of Tizbud and winner of the Bertrando Stakes at Los Alamitos in July, returned to capture the Sept. 6 Los Alamitos Mile by 71⁄4 lengths. He set a track record of 1:33.95, breaking his own previous mark of 1:34.50. WAKE UP NICK, a 2-year-old son of Cindago, won back-to-back stakes: the Sept. 1 I’m Smokin Stakes at Del Mar and Sept. 14 Barretts Juvenile Stakes at Los Alamitos. Other Los Alamitos stakes winners that month included Tribal Gal, a 4-year-old Arizona-bred daughter of Tribal Rule, in the Sept. 7 Orange County Stakes and Uzziel, a 3-year-old California-foaled daughter of Harlington, in the Sept. 6 Beverly J. Lewis Stakes.

Bay Meadows Breeders’ Cup Sprint Handicap. As usual, Big Jag and jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. waited behind the pace before making their challenge in the upper stretch of the six-furlong race. Big Jag closed in the fnal sixteenth to score by three-quarters of a length in 1:08.87 over Men’s Exclusive, with favored Lexicon third. Tim Pinfeld trained Big Jag for owner/ breeder Julius Zolezzi. A 6-yearold son of Kleven—In Hopes, by Affrmed, Big Jag later that year ran third in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). He was twice voted champion Cal-bred sprinter, in 1998 and 1999, and he earned a total of $1,800,329.

50 YEARS AGO

won the Aug. 10 Robert Dupret Derby at 11⁄16 miles on the turf by 11⁄4 lengths. Tom Bachman bred Keep Movin’ On, a 3-year-old son of Sir Prancealot—My Due Process, by Henny Hughes, and campaigns him in the name of Fairview LLC. Steve Specht trains Keep Movin’ On.

Not to be outdone, Cal-bred Connie Swingle came back after nearly two years away from the races to capture the July 27 Daisycutter Handicap at Del Mar July 27. Te 5-year-old daughter of Grazen—Sky Marni, by Sky Mesa, beat favored Elm Drive by 13⁄4 lengths at fve furlongs on the turf. Phil D’Amato trains Connie Swingle for owner/breeder Nick Alexander.

25 YEARS AGO

Early in 1999, California-bred BIG JAG put together three consecutive graded stakes victories. He didn’t fare as well at Del Mar that summer, suffering two losses, but he returned to his winning ways Sept. 11, 1999, by capturing the $180,000

California-bred BUBBLEWIN, who captured the $50,000 Del Mar Debutante (G2) Sept. 2, 1974, came from the same breeding program as the popular Cal-bred gelding Native Diver. L.K. Shapiro bred Native Diver, a millionaire son of Imbros, and his estate bred Bubblewin, a daughter of Envoy—Bubble Bath, by Pappa Fourway. Bubblewin, owned by Shapiro’s son Marvin, ended up with only one stakes victory, but it was a good one. After a second in the CTBA Stakes, she was a 14-1 longshot in the Debutante despite jockey Bill Shoemaker riding for trainer Lou Glauburg. Bubblewin’s rivals included Miss Tokyo, who at 2 had already won three stakes. Bubblewin defeated Spout by a length to win the one-mile Debutante in 1:364⁄5. Cut Class fnished third, followed by Miss Tokyo, Our First Delight, and Just a Kick. Every flly in the feld ultimately became a stakes winner.

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Connie Swingle returns after nearly two years away to take Daisycutter Handicap

Mandella Receives Pincay Award

Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella has been named the 20th recipient of the Laft Pincay Jr. Award. He was to be honored at that track Aug. 31. Te Pincay Award, named for and presented by the Hall of Fame rider, goes to those who have served the sport of racing “with integrity, extraordinary dedication, determination and distinction.”

Mandella, 74, went out on his own with a public stable in 1976 and had previously worked at California breeder Connie M. Ring’s Tree Rings Ranch. He has saddled more than 2,300 winners, and his runners have banked more than $157 million in purses.

“Richard is a solid as they get when it comes to training racehorses,” Pincay said. “I knew when I got on one of his horses, we were going to have a good chance to win.”

Mandella has trained such runners as multiple champion and Hall of Famer Beholder, as well as California-bred superstar Best Pal. He engineered one of the game’s most memorable upsets when he saddled Dare and Go at 40-1 to spoil Cigar’s bid for a record 17th consecutive victory in the 1996 Pacifc Classic (G1).

Te conditioner pulled of one of the great training feats in 2003, when he won four Breeders’ Cup races on the same day with Action Tis Day, Halfbridled, Johar, and Pleasantly Perfect.

Mandella is currently one of the board members of the Oak Tree Racing Association, the equine racing and charity group that works under the guideline of horsemen helping horsemen.

QUALIFYING CLAIMING LEVELS

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

Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella has been named the 20th recipient of the Lafft Pincay Jr. Award, presented annually at Del Mar

Dave Hofmans

Dave Hofmans, who trained such runners as 1996 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Alphabet Soup, 1997 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Touch Gold, and California-bred champions Cat’s Cradle and Big Fish, died July 3 at age 81. His trainees won 1,085 races and had purse earnings exceeding $53 million.

IN Memoriam

A self-described Cal-bred, Hofmans once told this magazine that his “favorite horse ever” was Cal-bred His Legacy. Hofmans trained the son of Pocketful in Vail for owner Pete Parrella. His Legacy won three editions of the California Cup Starter Handicap, ultimately racking up 14 wins, 11 seconds, and six thirds in 47 starts for earnings of $420,925.

Hofmans also trained millionaire Greg’s Gold, another popular Cal-bred. Owned and bred by Bill Boswell, Greg’s Gold captured the 2005 Bing Crosby Handicap (G1), missed an entire year due to tendon trouble, and returned to add several more stakes, including the 2007 Pat O’Brien Handicap (G2).

For California owner/breeder Georgia Ridder, Hofmans won the Breeders’ Cup Classic with Alphabet Soup. He also trained Cal-bred Cat’s Cradle, a daughter of Flying Paster, for Ridder. An earner of $807,800, Cat’s Cradle won seven stakes, including the 1995 Acorn Stakes (G1), and was named 1995 champion Cal-bred 3-year-old female and 1996 champion Cal-bred older female.

Hofmans trained 2003 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner Adoration for Amerman Racing and 2008 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Desert Code for Tarabilla Farms. Other major winners included Balance, Dramatic Gold, Melatonin, and River Flyer.

Born in Los Angeles, Hofmans attended the races as a young boy with his father, Eugene. He met trainer Gary Jones while attending Pasadena City College, and he initially worked for Wayne Branch and Bob Wheeler before signing on with Gary’s father, noted trainer Farrell Jones. Hofmans went out on his own in 1973.

Hofmans continued training up until his death. He trained Big Fish to win the 2020 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes and 2021 California Cup Derby for Pete and Evelyn Parrella’s Legacy Ranch. Big Fish was named co-champion Cal-bred 2-year-old male of 2020.

■ Brickyard Ride

California-bred multiple graded stakes winner Brickyard Ride, an earner of $925,477, will launch his stud career in 2025 at Rancho San Miguel in California. The 7-year-old son of Clubhouse Ride—Brickyard Helen, by Southern Image, will stand for an introductory fee of $4,000, with live foal guarantee.

Bred and raced in California by Sonny Pais, Brickyard Ride won or placed in 21 of 31 starts. Eight of his 13 victories were recorded in blacktype races at Santa Anita over both dirt and turf, including the 2021 San Carlos Stakes (G2) and back-to-back editions of the Kona Gold Stakes (G3) in 2022 and 2023. His fve additional stakes scores include two runnings of the California Cup Sprint Stakes, as well as the grassy Sensational Star Stakes.

“He had wicked speed, and he stuck around for a long time,” said trainer Craig Lewis, who conditioned Brickyard Ride from the ages of 2 through 7. “He was a very, very talented horse who loved to train, and he loved the competition, just like his daddy.”

Brickyard Ride is the top earner for Candy Ride’s dual grade 2-winning son Clubhouse Ride, also trained by Lewis. Clubhouse Ride is now a leading stallion in California. Brickyard Ride will stand as the property of Pais, who is committed to supporting the incoming stallion with quality mares.

Henry Adams, an Irish-bred group 3 winner, has joined the stallion roster at Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm in Solvang. He is a 3-year-old son of Coolmore Stud’s group 1 winner No Nay Never. Bred by Aidan and Anne Marie O’Brien’s Whisperview Trading, Henry Adams

is out of the Galileo mare Jigsaw, a full sister to group 2 winner Mohawk.

O’Brien trained Henry Adams for longtime partners Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith, and Michael Tabor. The colt won his racing debut at Naas and followed with a win in the Tyros Stakes (G3) at Leopardstown.

Mike Scully, who owns Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm with his wife, Angie, said that he asked international bloodstock

consultant Hubie de Burgh to fnd a prospect that would ft well in California.

O’Brien said he was thrilled that Henry Adams has headed to the U.S.

“Big, wide, and strong in stature, this colt has the ability to produce everything needed for his progeny to excel on the American racetracks,” O’Brien said.

Scully said that Henry Adam’s 2025 stud fee will be determined in the near future.

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■ Henry Adams

SMILING TIGER

CALIFORNIA STALLION IS THE YEAR’S CURRENT LEADING SIRE

BY TRACY GANTZ

When horses fnd their way into your heart, it’s the most wonderful feeling—until you lose them. Phil Lebherz and the entire Smiling Tiger team lost a real character Aug. 1 when the leading California stallion had to be euthanized at age 17 due to complications from ataxia. He stood most of his career at John Harris’ Harris Farms.

Even when dealing with the loss, Lebherz recalled one of his favorite stories, dating back to Smiling Tiger’s racing debut. Jef Bonde trained the colt and unveiled him as a 2-year-old at Golden Gate Fields in a four-furlong maiden race May 1, 2009. Russell Baze was aboard, and Smiling Tiger went of as the 3-2 favorite.

“He was very difcult to handle—Jef did a great job,” Lebherz said. “He actually broke loose, and he ran all the way around the track. Jef begged them not to scratch him.”

Smiling Tiger also bucked Baze of a couple of times before the race. Ten he led throughout and destroyed the feld by six lengths.

“Tat was the beginning of the Tiger adventure,” Lebherz said.

Smiling Tiger gave Bonde his frst grade 1 victory, in the 2010 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1). He raced four seasons for Lebherz and Alan Klein, with a record of nine wins, two seconds, and eight thirds in 23 starts for earnings of $1,480,704. He won six other graded races, including the 2010 Ancient Title Stakes (G1) and 2011 Triple Bend Handicap (G1), and he fnished third in the 2010 and 2012 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1).

Dr. Rodney Orr bred Smiling Tiger (Hold Tat Tiger— Shandra Smiles, by Cahill Road) in Kentucky. Te colt was a half-brother to She’s a Tiger, who won the 2013 Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old flly. Lebherz had co-owned She’s a Tiger, and he purchased Smiling Tiger for $40,000 at the 2008 Washington Toroughbred Breeders’ Association summer yearling sale.

Smiling Tiger’s team included bloodstock agent Mersad Metanovic, who selected many of the mares Lebherz and his partners bred to the stallion, and Rusty Brown. Brown partnered on some of Smiling Tiger’s runners and is the owner/breeder of California-bred Shady Tiger, winner of the 2024 Echo Eddie Stakes and Snow Chief Stakes Presented by City National Bank.

Metanovic met Lebherz when he tried to buy SmilingTiger af-

ter the colt won the 2009 Lost in the Fog Stakes by eight lengths.

“He didn’t want to sell, but he won me over,” said Metanovic.

After Smiling Tiger’s racing career, Lebherz bought property near Oakdale, Calif., that was formerly the Pioneer Equine Hospital and renamed it Premier Equine Center. Smiling Tiger frst stood there before moving to Harris.

“John Harris has been great,” Lebherz said. “We’ve become good friends, and he’s had some good Tiger babies.”

Metanovic found such mares for Lebherz, Klein, and Brown as Perfect Feat, a daughter of Pleasantly Perfect. Perfect Feat produced the Smiling Tiger flly Spiced Perfection, a two-time California-bred Horse of the Year in 2018-19.

Tough Lebherz sold Spiced Perfection before she started, Dr. No No raced for Lebherz, Klein, and Brown. Te son of Smiling Tiger—Enayat Alsalam, by Run Away and Hide, won the 2023 I’m Smokin Stakes at Del Mar and earned $151,290.

Grand Slam Smile, a daughter of Smiling Tiger bred and raced by Larry and Marianne Williams, has won four stakes and was voted 2023 champion Cal-bred 2-year-old female. Another Calbred champion by the stallion is multiple stakes winner El Tigre Terrible.

Premier Toroughbreds bred Smiling Shirlee, a stakes-winning daughter of Smiling Tiger who raced for Lebherz, Klein, and Brown. Metanovic said that the partnership currently has her in foal to Candy Ride.

Smiling Tiger’s other top runners include Washington-bred champion Baja Sur and Korean champion Ace Korea.

Smiling Tiger became a leading California sire for Phil Lebherz and Alan Klein

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TWO $42,000 COLTS TOP SALE

LOW BUY-BACK RATE A POSITIVE SIGN

After Jef Bonde bought Smiling Tiger for $40,000 as a yearling for Phil Lebherz and Alan Klein, the trainer developed him into a multiple grade 1-winning millionaire. Bonde could have a similar opportunity with a son of Smiling Tiger, one of two $42,000 colts who topped the California Toroughbred Breeders Association Northern California sale.

Both sale toppers are California-breds. Recently deceased Smiling Tiger is the state’s current leading sire, and the other $42,000 colt is by Kentucky sire Union Rags.

Old English Rancho bred the Smiling Tiger colt, who is out of out of the graded stakes-winning Southern Halo mare Brooke’s Halo, also the dam of multiple stakes winner Rock and Glory and stakes-placed Gorgeous Ginny. John Harris’ Harris Farms sold the Smiling Tiger colt as agent.

Adrian Gonzalez’s Checkmate Toroughbreds bred and sold the Union Rags colt, purchased by Michael Nentwig. Te youngster is the frst foal out of the Cal-bred Grazen mare September Secret, winner of the 2020 Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes. Checkmate also sold the third highest-priced horse, Help Me Mr Wizard, to Nentwig for $26,000. Help Me Mr Wizard is a Cal-bred son of Clubhouse Ride out of the stakes-placed Attila’s Storm mare Stormy Day.

Barton Toroughbreds, the leading consignor at the sale, sold all 19 that went through the ring for a gross of $125,400. Tose included the top-priced flly, from the second

A California-bred son of Smiling Tiger was one of two $42,000 sale toppers

The other $42,000 sale topper was also a Cal-bred, a son of Union Rags

crop of Bodexpress. Roller Coaster Racing Stable purchased the Calbred flly for $23,000. She is out of the Atticus mare Valravn.

Barton set the standard with no buy-backs, and the low buy-back rate overall was one of the sale’s

strengths. Te sale was held Aug. 13 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. With 103 through the ring, 94 sold for a gross of $540,500 and an average of $5,750. Only nine failed to sell, for a buy-back rate of only 8.7%.

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2023 TOBA State Breeder of the Year for California

Richard Barton Enterprises

CHAMPION ONE IN VERMILLION LEADS THE PACK

BY TRACY GANTZ

Richard Barton Enterprises has skyrocketed up the California leading breeder list in the past decade. Seven years ago, the Barton family purchased the former Magali Farms in California’s Santa Ynez Valley, just one of the many wise moves they made that put them atop the 2023 California breeder list. Richard Barton Enterprises was also named the 2023 Toroughbred Owners and Breeders Association California Breeder of the Year.

No one person is solely responsible for Barton’s meteoric rise. Any team member will point to others as key ingredients. Certainly, it begins with Richard and Beth Barton. After they became interested in racing, so did daughter Kate, one of their six children. Tough Kate Barton Penner is now married and raising two young children, she also serves as executive vice president of the racing and breeding operation.

Penner never fails to credit the staf on the farm, Barton Toroughbreds, with their success. She frequently praises farm manager Kevin Dickson and all of the employees, many of whom have been there for years.

It all came together in 2023, the frst year Barton led the breeder list, with total earnings of $4,158,060, after several years in the top fve. Barton also bred One in Vermillion, the 2023 champion California-bred 3-year-old male and leading Barton earner of the year with $564,220.

Barton brings major consignments to sales in California and elsewhere, and they sold One in Vermillion to Jonathan Kalman at the 2021 Arizona Toroughbred Breeders’ Association fall yearling sale. A son of Army Mule, One in Vermillion won fve stakes, including the 2023 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) at Saratoga and Lazaro Barrera Stakes at Santa Anita.

Barton-bred horses in 2023 won 136 races, nine of those in stakes. Te Barton stakes winners included multiple stakes winner Spitten Kitten, CTBA Stakes winner Pushiness, Echo Eddie Stakes winner Kangaroo Court, and California Dreamin’ Stakes winner Carmelita’s Man, the last-named bred in partnership with Robert Traynor.

All are Cal-breds, whether by California or out-of-state

Richard and Beth Barton head the team effort that made Richard Barton Enterprises the leading California breeder in 2023

sires. Te Bartons are strong believers in the Cal-bred program. Tey often buy in-foal mares who subsequently produce Cal-breds and can then be bred to one of the fve stallions standing at the farm. Te 2024 roster consists of Dads Caps (sire of Kangaroo Court), Cat Burglar, One Bad Boy, Shaaz, and Tap Back.

Te stallions ofer Barton and their clients a wide variety of bloodlines. Dads Caps is by Discreet Cat of the Storm Cat sire line. Cat Burglar traces to Unbridled through his sire, Unbridled’s Song. One Bad Boy is by Twirling Candy, a son of Candy Ride. Tap Back goes back to Buckpasser through sire Einstein, with a dose of Tapit on the bottom.

Shaaz is the newest addition. Te graded stakes-placed son of Uncle Mo stood his frst season in 2024. He brings a particularly California angle with his bloodlines, Uncle Mo being a son of Cal-bred superstar stallion Indian Charlie.

“Shaaz has bred over 90 mares in his frst year at stud,” said Penner.

She and the entire team are looking forward to seeing the 2025 foals of Shaaz and the other farm stallions. Tey could keep Barton at the top of the breeder list for years to come.

Golden State Series—Fleet Treat Stakes

PUSHINESS IS BACK

SPEEDY CAL-BRED FILLY ANNEXES ANOTHER DEL MAR STAKES

BY TRACY GANTZ

Trainer Michael McCarthy knows how to get a horse ready for Del Mar. He’s done it magnifcently twice with California-bred Pushiness, who for the second year has won a Golden State Series stakes at Del Mar, this time the $151,500 Fleet Treat Stakes for 3-year-old fllies.

Following her impressive wins last year in a maiden race and the 51⁄2-furlong California Toroughbred Breeders’ Association Stakes, Pushiness fnished seventh in the seven-furlong Del Mar Debutante (G1) Sept. 9 and subsequently received a long rest. McCarthy prepped Pushiness for Del Mar against open allowance company at Los Alamitos July 4, and she fnished a good second by a half-length

to Hayley Levade after leading early.

Grand Slam Smile had run second to Pushiness in the CTBA Stakes. While Pushiness was on the sidelines, Grand Slam Smile competed in four stakes, winning three of them and fnishing second once. Grand Slam Smile’s eforts earned her the 2023 championship Cal-bred 2-year-old female title and 4-5 favoritism in the seven-furlong Fleet Treat, with Pushiness the second choice.

Te Fleet Treat drew a feld of nine, in-

cluding stakes winner Roberta’s Love and stakes-placed Safa and Prancingthruparis. But the race was always between Pushiness and Grand Slam Smile.

Pushiness went right to the lead for jockey Umberto Rispoli, as Grand Slam Smile tracked her a half-length back in second. Pushiness completed the frst quarter-mile in :21.93, and Grand Slam Smile stuck close all the way through the turn.

In the stretch, however, Pushiness began pulling away, ultimately defeating Grand Slam Smile by 31⁄2 lengths in 1:23.03 after a half-mile in :44.32 and six furlongs in 1:09.35. Grand Slam Smile proved easily second-best, defeating closer Safa by 11⁄2 lengths.

“Always with her the question mark was, ‘Can she do the distance?’ She is a fast flly and she has some good gate speed,” said Rispoli. “Te track has been very fast, so we were wishing that her gate speed would help. It did, and she had a good blowout around the turn and she kept on for the fnish.”

McCarthy trains Pushiness for owner Mike Repole, who bought the flly in the name of his Repole Stable for $115,000 at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton California yearling sale. Repole Stable runners have included Stay Tirsty, now a leading sire in California, and Eclipse Award champion Fierceness.

“Te flly has a lot of natural speed,” McCarthy said of Pushiness. “At the quarter pole when the Northern California flly (Grand Slam Smile) wasn’t making up any ground, I had a decent feeling that she’d hold on.”

Richard Barton Enterprises, the leading California breeder of 2023, bred Pushiness, a daughter of undefeated Kantharos. Barton bought Pushiness’ dam, the stakes-placed Empire Maker mare Imperial Pippin, for $16,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November sale. Imperial Pippin was carrying Pushiness at the time of the sale. Imperial Pippin has four starters, all winners. Since producing Pushiness, Imperial Pippin has foaled a 2023 flly by Known Agenda and a 2024 flly by Bodexpress. Te mare was bred back to Arabian Lion, a grade 1 winner by Triple Crown hero Justify.

Pushiness for the second consecutive year takes a Golden State Series stakes at Del Mar

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Trainer Michael McCarthy (center) and jockey Umberto Rispoli join the happy group in the winner’s circle

RIDING HIGH

BY TRACY GANTZ

California sire Clubhouse Ride is doing extremely well for owner/ breederSonnyPais.From201924, Pais raced Clubhouse Ride’s son Brickyard Ride, winning eight stakes. Now Pais has another son of Clubhouse Ride, Curlin’s Kaos, who captured the $153,000 Real Good Deal Stakes at Del Mar Aug. 2.

Pais bred and owned Brickyard Ride solely. Te horse earned $925,477 and will begin stud duties in 2025 at Rancho San Miguel (see page 12). Pais bred Curlin’s Kaos with James Shenouda, and they race the gelding in the name of Shenouda’s Zephyr Racing LLC and Pais.

Trained by Antonio Garcia, Curlin’s Kaos placed in his two starts at 2 last year. He broke his maiden in his second 2024 start Jan. 27 at Santa Anita. His connections thought enough of him to try him in the Sunland Park Derby (G3) and Santa Anita Derby (G1)—he fnished fourth both times. After two more outings that included a win in allowance/optional claiming company, Curlin’s Kaos ran third in the Los Alamitos Derby.

Curlin’s Kaos wore blinkers in his frst three races, but had been without them since, including in his two wins. Garcia put the blinkers back on for the seven-furlong Real Good Deal, and bettors sent Curlin’s Kaos away as the 6-1 third choice.

Tat may have made the diference. Curlin’s Kaos and jockey Diego Herrera broke from post 6 and took the lead after the frst few strides. Donnie the Chiro tracked them in second, about a half-length back, but Curlin’s Kaos pulled away into the turn.

Curlin’s Kaos began lengthening his lead and scored by 534 lengths in 1:21.72 after setting all of the fractions of :22.20, :44.78, and 1:09.09. Pure Madness closed to be easily second best, 71⁄4 lengths ahead of odds-on favorite Shady Tiger.

“I wasn’t really expecting the speed out of him today, but we did have the blinkers

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on,” said Garcia. “I was a little worried when I saw the :44 fraction. But Diego looked pretty confdent by the quarter pole and I fgured we might have a shot. When I saw him in the stretch, I knew he was gone.”

Herrera said that after Curlin’s Kaos broke well, he decided to let him set the pace.

“He seemed to really like it today,” the jockey said. “I knew that the outside (horses) weren’t going to put too much pressure on him, so I took a chance. He surprised me a lot today.”

Te Real Good Deal was the frst stakes win at Del Mar for Herrera and Garcia.

Pais and Shenouda bred Curlin’s Kaos

from the Curlin mare It’s Vengeance. Windhaven Farms bought It’s Vengeance for $250,000 at the 2017 Keeneland September yearling sale. She started eight times for Windhaven at Woodbine without coming close to breaking her maiden and sold for $30,000 to Cal Rock at the 2019 Keeneland November mixed sale. She made her fnal start for Pais at Turf Paradise, fnishing 10th of 12.

It’s Vengeance may not have wanted to be a racehorse, but she certainly has produced one. Curlin’s Kaos is her frst foal, and she has an unraced 2-year-old flly by Clubhouse Ride, a yearling colt by Mr. Big, and weanling flly by Clubhouse Ride.

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Trainer Antonio Garcia (left of jockey) and jockey Diego Herrera celebrate with the connections of Curlin’s Kaos after their frst Del Mar stakes win

Golden State Series—California Dreamin’ Stakes

WHIM PAYS OFF

HARRIS FARMS’ ON THE WHIM WINS IN STAKES DEBUT

BY JACK SHINAR

Trainer Dean Pederson had a feeling the $152,500 California Dreamin’ Stakes at Del Mar Aug. 3 was the right race at the right place to take a shot with an unproven Harris Farms homebred. And the horse’s name didn’t hurt, either.

California-bred On the Whim, making his stakes debut, proved Pederson’s intuition correct by striding of to a convincing victory at odds of 10-1 in the 11⁄16-mile turf event. It was Pederson’s third consecutive win in the California Dreamin’, a stakes open to Golden State Series-eligible runners. Pederson’s prior two victories in the race were turned in by 7-year-old campaigner Carmelita’s Man, who fnished fourth this time.

“It doesn’t happen often; obviously, we aren’t like Bob Bafert,” Pederson said of his stakes-winning steak. “Maybe it was a little like the passing of the torch (from Carmelita’s Man).”

Of his recent form, it was hard to see On the Whim. Te 4-year-old bay gelding had fnished sixth in each of his two prior starts, which were against open frst-level allowance rivals over the hillside turf course at Santa Anita. He had trafc issues each time, however, and was stretching out in distance. Given time since his most recent efort June 16, the son of Acclamation had turned in a pair of solid works at Del Mar.

“We could have waited for another frst-level open allowance, but you never know what you might get in one of those,” Pederson said. “John Harris is a sportsman. You love training for him because he enables you. He’s willing to take the good with the bad, and if it doesn’t work out,

you just turn the page.”

Drawing the rail in a feld of 11 with Abel Cedillo riding for the frst time, On the Whim was facing a tough group. Old Pal, winner of the 2023 Snow Chief Stakes Presented by City National Bank, was making his third start following an 11-month layof and was the 5-2 favorite. Besides Carmelita’s Man, other stakes winners were Coalinga Road, Passarando, and graded victor None Above the Law.

On the Whim got position early under Cedillo, rating along the inside in second as the sprinter Proof He Rides took early command for Kyle Frey. Tey led by 21⁄2 lengths after six furlongs in a comfortable 1:11.57.

On the Whim cut into the advantage

rounding the fnal turn and continued to draw closer in upper stretch. Challenging Proof He Rides on the outside with a furlong to run, On the Whim took the lead nearing the sixteenth pole. He edged away in the fnal stages to win by 11⁄4 lengths in a time of 1:41.44.

“Cedillo got him to relax really good on the backstretch; that was the key to the race,” Pederson said.

Proof He Rides, also in his stakes debut, edged None Above the Law by a halflength for second. Carmelita’s Man, Coalinga Road, and Old Pal, making a belated bid from near the rear of the feld, followed in close order.

On the Whim is the last of eight registered foals to race produced by his dam, Whimsy, and the broodmare’s only stakes winner. Harris purchased Whimsy (by Maria’s Mon), a graded stakes winner for Pin Oak Stud during her racing career, for $18,000 at the 2018 Keeneland November mixed sale.

On the Whim earned $85,500 for the victory, boosting his career earnings to $164,740 with three wins—all on grass—from seven starts.

On the Whim’s win was the third consecutive California Dreamin’ win for his trainer, Dean Pederson

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Pederson (right) joins owner/breeder John Harris (seated) and jockey Abel Cedillo in the winner’s circle

THIRSTY TRIPLE

STAY THIRSTY AND TERRY LOVINGIER

HIT THE TRIFECTA

BY TRACY GANTZ

Stallions have headed to California mid-career before and succeeded at stud. But what Stay Tirsty is accomplishing is pushing the bar much higher.Terry Lovingier believed in the stallion, brought him to California, and supported him with a plethora of mares, which has paid of. Another example came in the $101,000 California Toroughbred Breeders’ Association Stakes at Del Mar Aug. 4, when the three in the feld by Stay Tirsty fnished one-twothree.

While the stallion and breeder deserve kudos for the triple, In

the Air Tonight won convincingly, by 514 lengths.

Lovingier breeds horses and often races them with several partners. He owns In the Air Tonight with Anthony Chacon, Victor Flores, and Tomas Halasz. Halasz and Lovingier own Tirsty in Vegas with MM Wilkes Racing LLC, and Steve Knapp trains both fllies. Steve Miyadi trains Tirsty Mama, owned by Lovingier, John Mihaljevich, and John Moroney.

“I’m really excited for all the partners,” said Lovingier. “Tey all got to participate. Tey were all happy.”

Lovingier pointed out that earlier on the card, Last Call Paul, a son of Stay Tirsty,

“barely lost by a head—he ran a race too good to lose,” and Aug. 2 at Del Mar, A Toast to Lanie, a daughter of Stay Tirsty trained by Jef Mullins, won at 10-1.

“Stay Tirsty had another big weekend,” Lovingier said.

In the 51⁄2-furlong CTBA Stakes, Tirsty in Vegas sprinted for the early lead. Tirsty Mama ran midpack, and In the Air Tonight had only one beaten as the feld headed down the backstretch.

Broadway Venus took over the lead from Tirsty in Vegas, who stuck to within a length of the pacesetter. Into the turn, Tirsty Mama started moving up and In the Air Tonight commenced a huge rally, coming four wide for jockey Tiago Pereira.

BroadwayVenusleftittotheStayTirsty trio in the stretch. Te three battled briefy, and then In the Air Tonight pulled away, stopping the timer in 1:05.37. Tirsty Mama fnished second, 21⁄2 lengths in front of third-place Tirsty inVegas, who had 31 2 lengths on fourth-place Broadway Venus.

“I knew she would fnish strong because she has a good fnish in her workouts every time,” said Pereira.

Lovingier bred In the Air Tonight from the Sky Mesa mare Angel Allie. Lovingier’s Lovacres Ranch consigned In the Air Tonight to the 2023 Fasig-Tipton California yearling sale, where Halasz bought her for $50,000.

“She’s always been a pretty good flly,” said Lovingier. “She’s got really good balance, and she’s got a big ol’ long stride on her.”

Lovingier has succeeded with Stay Tirsty by breeding him to a variety of bloodlines. He noted that the stallion crosses well with Ghostzapper-line mares, and he pointed out Mind Control, a $2 million earner by Stay Tirsty out of a mare who traces to Storm Cat. Fierceness, the 2023 Eclipse Award champion 2-year-old male, is by City of Light out of a Stay Tirsty mare. “Stay Tirsty is becoming a really good broodmare sire,” Lovingier said.

City of Light is by Quality Road, and Lovingier says he has a good yearling prospect bred on the reverse, by Stay Tirsty out of a Quality Road mare.

In the Air Tonight, Thirsty Mama, and Thirsty in Vegas complete the Stay Thirsty Trifecta

Breeder and co-owner Terry Lovingier (third from left) celebrates with his partners at Del Mar

Golden State Series—Graduation Stakes

TROPHY TIME

R HEISMAN, A SON OF FAR FROM OVER, SCORES AT DEL MAR

BY JACK SHINAR

The stallion career of Far From Over ended unfortunately only three years after it began. His legacy lives on, however, in part thanks to R Heisman’s victory in the $101,500 Graduation Stakes Aug. 9 at Del Mar.

Te 13-10 favorite in the group of nine Golden State Series-eligible juveniles, R Heisman overtook his Peter Miller-trained stablemate Case Hit in deep stretch to score by three-quarters of a length. Jockey Juan Hernandez was aboard the winner for owner Gary Barber, who is also part-owner of the runner-up Case Hit.

R Heisman overcame some early trouble to win the Graduation, bumping while leaving the gate and steadying in an early

tangle. He then found a stalking position along the inside two lengths behind Case Hit, who set a fast pace (:21.26, :44.82) in the 51 2-furlong event. Roused leaving the turn by Hernandez, R Heisman wore down the stubborn leader in a two-horse battle to the wire. It was 33⁄4 lengths back to the show horse, I’m a Bad Boy. Te fnal time was 1:04.08.

Jefry and Stuart Morris’ Highclere Inc. bred R Heisman in Kentucky. Te commercial breeder and consignor bought R Heisman’s Brazilian-bred dam Parisienne (by First American) for $42,000 at the

2021 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July mixed sale, which included a dispersal of 15 to 20 mares bred to Far From Over, according to Jefry Morris.

“It came together on very, very short notice,” he said of the dispersal, which was handled by his son Stuart only a few weeks after Far From Over’s death.

Te 9-year-old Far From Over was standingatDr.WilliamGray’sGrayFarms near Cottonwood, Calif., when the horse died after sufering a seizure in July 2021. Te graded stakes-winning son of Blame out of the A. P. Indy mare Alchemist had been taken out of stud service earlier in the breeding season after breaking his pelvis in a paddock accident. Golden State Series stakes are open to California-bred and California-sired runners.

Morris said a major reason for his interest in Parisienne was that she was in foal to Far From Over. In addition, her dam, the Brazilian-bred Etoile Blanc (by Nedawi), had produced Ohio, a son of Elusive Quality who upset the Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1T) at Santa Anita in 2019.

R Heisman was returned to California last fall for the Fasig-Tipton yearling sale, where Tari Brocklebank bought him for $70,000 from the Havens Bloodstock Agency consignment. Te couple sold R Heisman privately to Barber, the Southern California-based flm mogul and longtime horse owner and breeder.

“He was the best foal I had that year,” Morris said. “He’s developed into such a lovely horse. I hope he goes on and we can have some fun with him.”

R Heisman has been strongly favored in all four of his starts. Te bay colt began his career May 3 with trainer Luis Mendez, racing greenly while fnishing a distant second in a 41 2-furlong Cal-bred and Calsired maiden allowance at Santa Anita. Transferred to Miller’s barn for his next start under the same conditions four weeks later, he was ridden by Hernandez for the frst time, triumphing by 434 lengths.

Miller shipped R Heisman next to Pleasanton, where he fnished second by a length to Drop Um— also a son of Far From Over—in the $75,000 Everett Nevin Stakes on July 7.

R Heisman gets the better of stablemate Case Hit in the Graduation Stakes

Jockey John Hernandez and trainer Peter Miller (holding trophy) celebrate after the Graduation

LIVING UP TO HER PROMISE

MOMENT’S PLEASURE WINS HER FIRST STAKES

BY JACK SHINAR

If her impressive win in the $152,500 Solana Beach Stakes Aug. 18 is any indication, Moment’s Pleasure could be the start of something big for trainer Craig Lewis and brother Larry’s Rainmaker Racing.

Te 3-year-old chestnut daughter of Clubhouse Ride is the frst product of fve consecutive matings for owner/breeder Rainmaker Racing between the veteran California sire and the Lemon Drop Kid mare Lamazone. Moment’s Pleasure was co-bred by Larry’s son Bret Lewis, who also is a part owner, and Ben and Sally Warren.

“She’s a pretty nice flly,” Craig Lewis said of Moment’s Pleasure after she captured the Solana Beach over the Del Mar turf course by 13⁄4 lengths. Racing against a big feld of mostly older fllies and mares, she earned her frst stakes win in style, completing the mile distance in 1:34.67.

“I think she’s always had a lot of promise, and she may be showing that (ability) now,” Lewis said, comparing her to one of his recent stars, the multiple graded stakes winner Warren’s Showtime, also by Clubhouse Ride. “Tey are very similar in ability—they are blessed with talent and are handy, very versatile. Pace can’t dictate how well they’ll run. No matter the speed of the race, they’ll be there at the end.”

Te Solana Beach, open to Golden State Series-eligible fllies and mares, drew 11 contestants led by 9-10 favorite Stay and Scam. Te multiple graded stakesplaced flly was seeking her third black-type win of the year, including a one-length victory over Moment’s Pleasure in the Fran’s Valentine Stakes at Santa Anita May 25.

Sent of as the second choice at odds of 4-1, Moment’s Pleasure broke on top for jockeyHectorBerriosandledbriefybefore settling along the inside in fourth or ffth as outsider Sneaker took control. Sneaker opened up by fve lengths on Worthy of Magic after a half-mile clocked in :46.36, while Stay and Scam stalked in third.

Sneaker remained clear rounding the far turn as Stay and Scam and Moment’s Pleasure, moving of the fence, cut into the advantage. Tose two hooked up while challenging for the lead in upper stretch and battled down the lane before Moment’s Pleasure ($10.80 to win) spurted away in the fnal sixteenth. She fnished under strong handling from Berrios.

Rose Maddox, closing late, nosed the rallying Court Snort for second. Cornelia Fort edged the tiring Stay and Scam for fourth.

Lewis said the race went just as he and Berrios had planned, and he credited the jockey with “a terrifc ride.” Berrios, who won the Del Mar Oaks (G1T) a day earlier with another great ride aboard Iscreamuscream, celebrated his big weekend with his father, who was visiting from Chile for the frst time.

Te trainer also had praise for Clubhouse Ride, a son of Candy Ride standing at Legacy Ranch. Lewis conditioned Clubhouse Ride through a long, successful racing career. Along with the Warrens, Lewis has strongly supported the horse’s 10-year career as a stallion.

“Just an exceptional sire,” Lewis said. “Tey run on anything and at any distance.”

Larry Lewis bought the winner’s dam, consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency, for $15,000 at the 2020 CTBA January mixed sale. Moment’s Pleasure, coming of an optional claiming win at a mile July 28 at Del Mar, now has three wins and three seconds from eight races and earnings of $221,880.

Moment’s Pleasure defeats older fllies and mares in the Solana Beach Stakes at Del Mar

Trainer Craig Lewis (right) celebrates another good offspring of former trainee Clubhouse Ride

Bing Crosby Stakes

VRON DOES IT AGAIN

THE CHOSEN VRON REPEATS IN MAJOR DEL MAR SPRINT

BY TRACY GANTZ

The Chosen Vron became the sixth horse and third California-bred to win two editions of the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.Teracehasspecialsignifcance notonlyasatoughsix-furlongsprint named for the founder of Del Mar, but also because it gives the victor a “Win & You’re In” berth to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1).

Te connections of Te Chosen Vron would love another crack at the Breeders’ Cup, the only race Te Chosen Vron has lost in his last 14 outings, all stakes. And this year the race will be held at Del Mar, the site of four of those victories.

Te Chosen Vron moves easily between graded and Cal-bred stakes, but woe betide bettors who disparage any of those Calbred outings. Very few runners could put together a string like that, and added to his earlier record, Te Chosen Vron now has an incredible 18 stakes wins.

Tat 18th stakes win pitted him against six rivals: three graded stakes winners, a multiple stakes winner coming of back-to-back scores at Churchill Downs, a graded stakes-placed runner, and a Bob Bafert trainee undefeated in two starts. In other words, Te Chosen Vron wasn’t getting of easy.

But it sure looked that way once the gate opened. Te Chosen Vron and regular pilot Hector Berrios went with three others, taking the lead briefy before allowing Anarchist set the pace. Te Chosen Vron simply waited for his moment.

He took command by moving up oh-so-smoothly in the turn. From there, he kept widening his margin, prompting track announcer Trevor Denman to say,

“Just look at this—Te ChosenVron is just absolute class!”

For the record, the winning margin was 21⁄4 lengths over Closethgame Sugar, the Churchill invader, with previously undefeated Jackstown third. Te Chosen Vron stopped the timer in 1:08.99, bettering his 2023 time of 1:09.24.

Eric Kruljac, who has masterfully managed Te Chosen Vron’s racing career, defected praise to the horse and jockey, calling it one of the 6-year-old gelding’s best races.

“He’s a near human being as far as his temperament and his smarts,” said Kruljac.

“I can’t say enough about Hector Berrios and his role with this horse. Every time we work him, Hector’s on him. He’s an allaround horseman; he’s not just a jockey. He makes my job easy.”

Kruljac has done more than train Te Chosen Vron. He coordinated the partnership of himself, John Sondereker, Richard Tornburgh, and Robert Fetkin, putting them together on the Tiz Wonderful mare Tiz Molly after Kruljac had trained her for them as part of Class Racing Stable. Tey all campaign Te Chosen Vron after breeding him in the name ofTiz Molly Partners.

Te Chosen Vron follows Kissin’ George and Cherry River as the third Cal-bred to win two Crosbys, something also accomplished by Eclipse Award champion Kona Gold as well as Ransom the Moon and How Now. A son of deceased Vronsky, Te Chosen Vron is the reigning Cal-bred Horse of the Year. He earned $240,000 in the Crosby to raise his total bankroll to $1,659,678 and move him from #27 to #20 on the all-time list of Cal-bred earners.

The Chosen Vron “makes my job easy,” said trainer Eric Kruljac after the Bing Crosby

Kruljac (right) is just one of The Chosen Vron’s numerous fans

Lights, Cameras, Action

CALIFORNIA-BREDS AGAIN WILL PLAY BIG ROLE IN AUCTION

California-bred Big City Lights has been one of the great bargains to come out of the Fasig-Tipton California yearling sale. A $22,000 graduate in 2020 and this year’s catalog cover boy, the 5-year-old son of deceased Mr. Big has won or placed in stakes in each of his four seasons of racing.

William Peeples purchased Big City Lights, who has earned $416,420 thus far. Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella has done his usual excellent job managing the horse’s career, and Big City Lights became a graded stakes winner when he captured the Feb. 10 Palos Verdes Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita.

Buyers will be on the lookout for prospects such as Big City Lights at this year’s sale, to be held Sept. 24. Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 277 entries for sale, which will be held at Fairplex in Pomona beginning at 11 a.m. PDT.

“Tere is a great diversity of sire power, with both leading West Coast sires and national sires represented,” said Fasig-Tipton California representative Mike Machowsky. “While this sale primarily showcases the best of the California breeding program, there are several leading national sires represented as well.”

Te catalog includes a colt and a flly from one of the last crops of California sire Mr. Big, who died earlier this year.

Kim McCarthy’s McCarthy Bloodstock agency has consigned the colt, hip 107, while Andy Havens’ Havens Bloodstock Agency has consigned the flly, hip 183.

Recently deceased stallion Smiling Tiger is California’s current leading sire. He will be represented by a host of yearlings at the sale: eight colts and seven fllies.

Bus Buzz and Last Call London are among the many Cal-bred stakes winners

to come out of the Fasig-Tipton sale. Both are by Stay Tirsty, always a major California sire. Stay Tirsty has a large contingent of yearlings in the catalog, with 13 colts and eight fllies. Most of those come from Terry Lovingier’s Lovacres Ranch

consignment. Stay Tirsty stands at Lovacres.

Tom’s Regret is another stakes-winning graduate of the sale. Tat Cal-bred is by California sire Tom’s Tribute, who has one flly in the sale, hip 161. She is part of the McCarthy consignment.

Barton Toroughbreds, the leading California breeder of 2023, has one of the largest consignments in the sale. Te yearlings are by a wide variety of sires, both from Kentucky and California.

Other major California consignors bringing large groups include Checkmate Toroughbreds, Harris Farms, Milky Way Farm, Rancho San Miguel, and Woodbridge Farm.

Many of the oferings are Cal-breds by out-of-state sires. Tose include yearlings by Cairo Prince, City of Light, Frosted, Goldencents, Nyquist, and Practical Joke.

“Our yearling graduates take their owners to the winner’s circle in California’s most important races,” said Machowsky. “Tis is a ‘can’t miss’ sale for those that participate in the California program.”

Print catalogs are available, and the catalog may also be viewed online and via the Equineline sales catalog app.

Big City Lights, a $22,000 Fasig-Tipton graduate, wins the 2024 Palos Verdes Stakes at Santa Anita

Winners

JUNE 24, 2024 – AUGUST 18, 2024

3-YEAR-OLDS & UP

Acclamation—Glorious Luck: As Luck Happens (40-21), g, 6 yo, Energy Downs 307 Horse Racing, ALW, 6/28, 5f, 1:01.44, $5,950.

Acclamation—Thorellen: Incredibe Mo (40-21), g, 6 yo, Wyoming Downs, AOC, 7/13, 6f, 1:10.21, $8,280.

Acclamation—Myhartovrtheocean: El Capricho (40-21), g, 4 yo, Great Falls, ALW, 7/28, 5 1/4f, 1:06.00, $3,300.

Acclamation—Whimsy: On the Whim (40-21), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, STK, California Dreamin' S., 8/3, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:41.44, $85,500.

Acclamation—Thorellen: Incredibe Mo (40-21), g, 6 yo, Wyoming Downs, AOC, 8/10, 6f, 1:08.74, $8,280.

Air Force Blue—Zahrah: Spitten Kitten (107-41), f, 4 yo, Assiniboia Downs, STK, La Verendrye S., 6/25, 6f, 1:13.12, $30,600.

Air Force Blue—Zahrah: Spitten Kitten (107-41), f, 4 yo, Assiniboia Downs, STK, Canada S., 7/16, 7 1/2f, 1:33.58, $30,600.

Air Force Blue—Zahrah: Spitten Kitten (107-41), f, 4 yo, Assiniboia Downs, STK, Escape Clause S., 8/5, 1mi, 1:43.04, $30,600.

Allaboutdreams—Trickey Diva: Sayitall (1-1), m, 6 yo, Grande Prairie, STR, 8/4, 5 1/2f, 1:07.55, $3,551.

Atta Boy Roy—Special Holiday: Mr. Stang (27-12), g, 6 yo, Assiniboia Downs, STK, Free Press S., 6/26, 6f, 1:11.94, $30,600.

Bayern—Last Resort: Professors' Pride (61-29), m, 5 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 7/4, 1mi, 1:38.04, $34,320.

Bayern—Pocketful: Low Dose (61-29), m, 6 yo, White Pine Racing, ALW, 8/17, 5 1/2f, 1:07.30, $3,300.

Bluegrass Cat—Faith Colleen: Bluegrass Faith (28-11), g, 7 yo, Wyoming Downs, SOC, 6/30, 5f, 57.48, $7,650.

Bluegrass Cat—Faith Colleen: Bluegrass Faith (28-11), g, 7 yo, Wyoming Downs, SOC, 7/21, 5f, 56.42, $7,650.

Bluegrass Cat—Faith Colleen: Bluegrass Faith (28-11), g, 7 yo, Wyoming Downs, STK, Parker Speed H., 8/3, 4 1/2f, 50.58, $12,900.

Boisterous—Ninth Infantry: Bob's Sniper (53-17), g, 8 yo, Crooked River Roundup, STR, 7/11, about 5f, 1:02.77, $3,575.

Boisterous—Life Is a Stone: Live a Good Life (53-17), g, 7 yo, Tillamook County Fair, SOC, 8/9, about 5f, 1:00.78, $4,400.

Boisterous—Hadarra: Sports for Women (53-17), f, 4 yo, Tillamook County Fair, ALW, 8/9, about 1 1/8mi, 2:00.00, $3,300.

Boisterous—Silent Fusaichi: Loud Fusaichi (53-17), m, 5 yo, Grande Prairie, SST, Distaff Series Leg 3 S., 8/11, 6 1/2f, 1:19.82, $5,326.

Bold Chieftain—Medici Pearl (GB): Chiefs Lil Pearl (20-11), m, 9 yo, Grants Pass, SST, Ralph Garcia Memorial S., 7/4, 5 1/2f, 1:06.55, $4,180.

Bold Chieftain—Medici Pearl (GB): Chiefs Lil Pearl (20-11), m, 9 yo, Crooked River Roundup, STR, 7/12, about 5f, 1:02.46, $3,575.

Bold Chieftain—Deputy Miss: Jasmine Chieftain (20-11), m, 6 yo, Grande Prairie, SST, Distaff Series S., 7/27, 6f, 1:13.58, $5,167.

California Chrome—J's Two Step Halo: California Halo (98-42), f, 4 yo, Crooked River Roundup, ALW, 7/11, about 5 1/2f, 1:09.44, $3,575.

California Chrome—Seaside Magic: Magic Chrome (98-42), f, 4 yo, Sacramento, STR, 7/26, 5 1/2f, 1:04.50, $12,540.

Cat Burglar—Shared Image: Baby Kristen (39-16), m, 5 yo, Pleasanton, AOC, 7/4, 6f, 1:11.06, $20,280.

Cat Burglar—Shared Image: Baby Kristen (39-16), m, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 7/25, 5f (T), 57.71, $45,600.

Cat Burglar—Given Star: Raspberry Wine (39-16), f, 3 yo, Wyoming Downs, TRL, 7/27, 6f, 1:09.08, $3,600.

Cat Burglar—Norma: Kristin Lee (39-16), f, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, AOC, 8/18, 6f, 1:11.24, $20,280.

Champ Pegasus—Bonita Star (GB): Shockazulu (11-5), g, 9 yo, Lethbridge - Rmtc, STR, 6/29, about 6f, 1:11.13, $3,498.

Cloud Computing—Diamondsareforesta: Toledo Rocket (121-57), g, 4 yo, Grande Prairie, ALW, 8/10, 6f, 1:14.68, $3,551.

Clubhouse Ride—Wild Caroline: Quantum Innergy (92-42), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 7/6, 6 1/2f, 1:17.47, $26,400.

Clubhouse Ride—Jet Set Girl: Toolittletoolate (92-42), g, 3 yo, Great Falls, ALW, 7/20, 5 1/4f, 1:06.60, $3,300.

Clubhouse Ride—Secret Thorn: Thorne House (92-42), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 7/20, 6 1/2f, 1:15.41, $59,280.

Clubhouse Ride—Jet Set Girl: Toolittletoolate (92-42), g, 3 yo, Great Falls, STK, Great Falls Turf Club Derby, 7/28, 5 1/4f, 1:06.00, $4,565.

Clubhouse Ride—Lamazone: Moment's Pleasure (92-42), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 7/28, 1mi (T), 1:35.71, $45,600.

Clubhouse Ride—It's Vengeance: Curlin's Kaos (92-42), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, STK, Real Good Deal S., 8/2, 7f, 1:21.72, $85,500.

Clubhouse Ride—Artistic Sway: Never Sway (92-42), m, 5 yo, Century Mile, ALW, 8/9, 6 1/2f, 1:16.62, $15,000.

Clubhouse Ride—Lamazone: Moment's Pleasure (92-42), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, STK, Solana Beach S., 8/18, 1mi (T), 1:34.67, $85,500.

Coach Bob—Pahiatua: Sis Boom Bob (12-5), m, 5 yo, Belterra Park, SOC, 7/13, 5f (T), 57.36, $8,940.

Council Member—Bella Queen: Minoso (5-3), g, 9 yo, Sweetwater Downs, STR, 8/18, 5 1/2f, 1:09.68, $3,500.

Curlin to Mischief—Crystal House: See Through It (45-24), g, 7 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 7/7, 6 1/2f, 1:15.59, $12,960.

Curlin to Mischief—Pleasing Sunrise: Sunrise Mischief (45-24), g, 3 yo, Wyoming Downs, ALW, 7/13, 4 1/2f, 51.68, $8,100.

Curlin to Mischief—Pleasing Sunrise: Sunrise Mischief (45-24), g, 3 yo, Wyoming Downs, TRL, 7/27, 6f, 1:09.27, $3,600.

Curlin to Mischief—Fullofcuteness: Crystal Bandit (45-24), h, 5 yo, Wyoming Downs, ALW, 8/4, 5f, 57.81, $8,400.

Curlin to Mischief—Pleasing Sunrise: Sunrise Mischief (45-24), g, 3 yo, Wyoming Downs, STK, Rod Galloway Thoroughbred Derby, 8/10, 6f, 1:09.22, $39,540.

Curlin to Mischief—Hekawi: Princess Hekawi (45-24), f, 4 yo, Santa Rosa, SOC, 8/18, 5f (T), 58.78, $8,100.

Dads Caps—Amiable Grace: Where's the Loot (53-26), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 7/7, 6 1/2f, 1:17.15, $26,400.

Dads Caps—Hanselina: Bet On Dad (53-26), g, 5 yo, White Pine Racing, ALW, 8/17, 6f, 1:13.30, $3,300.

Danzing Candy—Hottestthingintown: All Jokes Aside (74-34), g, 4 yo, Horseshoe Indianapolis, SOC, 7/13, 5f (T), 57.40, $10,200.

Danzing Candy—Hottestthingintown: All Jokes Aside (74-34), g, 4 yo, Belterra Park, AOC, 7/20, 5f (T), 57.30, $11,100.

Danzing Candy—Rowdy Gal: Mystic Spirit (74-34), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 7/26, 1mi, 1:37.08, $45,600.

Eddington—Kestner: Mattawa N That (4-3), g, 6 yo, Tillamook County Fair, STR, 8/10, about 5f, 1:00.62, $3,300.

Elusive Warning—Swiss Please: Sharp Warning (12-5), g, 7 yo, Great Falls, STK, Prince S., 7/14, 5 1/4f, 1:05.60, $4,730.

Elusive Warning—Swiss Please: Sharp Warning (12-5), g, 7 yo, Great Falls, STR, 7/20, 5 1/4f, 1:05.40, $3,300.

Frosted—Harbor Mist: Will Is Chill (180-77), g, 5 yo, Assiniboia Downs, AOC, 6/26, 1mi, 1:41.17, $9,900.

Gallant Son—Candy Kisses: Galland de Besos (14-6), g, 5 yo, Santa Rosa, AOC, 8/10, 5f (T), 57.26, $20,280.

Gig Harbor—Smarty Corn: Irish Corn (24-15), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/4, 5f (T), 56.68, $45,600. Goldencents—Margie's Minute: Zzyzx (317-137), f, 4 yo, Tillamook County Fair, ALW, 8/8, about 5f, 1:04.10, $2,750.

Grazen—Rule the Storm: Enos Slaughter (100-48), g, 7 yo, Pleasanton, ALW, 7/7, 1 1/16mi, 1:46.28, $20,280.

Grazen—Sky Marni: Connie Swingle (100-48), m, 5 yo, Del Mar, STK, Daisycutter H., 7/27, 5f (T), 56.42, $78,000.

Grazen—Robin's Love: Fasttraintotexas (100-48), g, 4 yo, Albuquerque, ALW, 7/28, 5f, 56.75, $23,760.

Grazen—Sunday Rules: Loretta Lynn (100-48), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/1, 1mi, 1:40.68, $45,600.

Grazen—Hail Mary: Mary Walker (100-48), f, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, STR, 8/3, 6f, 1:10.22, $9,405. Grazen—Cielo Dulce: Wishtheyallcouldbe (100-48), m, 6 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/8, 6f, 1:10.24, $25,800. Grazen—Way Up: Kaline (100-48), g, 7 yo, Emerald Downs, STR, 8/10, 1mi 70yd, 1:40.52, $5,700. Harbor the Gold—Reba Is Tops: Top Harbor (43-24), h,6yo,DelMar,AOC,8/3,5f(T),56.97,$60,840. Haynesfeld—Spinning Steel: Haynespun (14-5), m, 6 yo, Great Falls, ALW, 7/21, 5 1/4f, 1:06.00, $3,300.

Hidden Blessing—From the Clouds: Thief in the Night (2-1), r, 7 yo, Cassia County Fair, ALW, 8/17, about 5f, 1:02.90, $2,190.

Idiot Proof—Darkness Night (ARG): Night Proof (29-15), g, 5 yo, Santa Rosa, SOC, 8/10, 1mi (T), 1:38.72, $11,100.

James Street—Grantmartyamiracle: Dirt Flirt (7-4), m, 7 yo, Canterbury Park, AOC, 7/25, 1mi (T), 1:34.99, $18,300.

James Street—Lady From Shanghai: Shanghai Mist (7-4), m, 6 yo, Santa Rosa, SOC, 8/3, 1mi (T), 1:38.35, $8,100.

Jersey Town—Look to the Sky: Regal Patriot (32-15), g, 4 yo, Pleasanton, STR, 6/30, 6f, 1:10.72, $13,680.

Jersey Town—Sambista: Lady Good Trouble (32-15), f, 3 yo, Pleasanton, STR, 7/7, 1 1/16mi, 1:46.22, $13,680.

Kantharos—Imperial Pippin: Pushiness (248-114), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, STK, Fleet Treat S., 7/26, 7f, 1:23.03, $85,500.

Lucky Pulpit—Could Be Trouble: Kate's Princess (5-3), m, 8 yo, Assiniboia Downs, AOC, 6/25, 5 1/2f, 1:06.48, $9,900.

Lucky Pulpit—Could Be Trouble: Kate's Princess (5-3), m, 8 yo, Assiniboia Downs, AOC, 7/10, 5 1/2f, 1:05.30, $9,900.

Lucky Pulpit—Could Be Trouble: Kate's Princess (5-3), m, 8 yo, Assiniboia Downs, AOC, 8/13, 5 1/2f, 1:06.52, $9,900.

Majestic Harbor—Miss Oops: Oops and Downs (19-10), f, 3 yo, Century Mile, AOC, 7/5, 1mi, 1:39.13, $12,300.

Majestic Harbor—Miss Oops: Majestic Oops (19-10), f, 4 yo, Century Mile, AOC, 7/10, 1mi, 1:37.27, $12,600.

Majestic Harbor—Ithinkihadthatone: I Had That One Too (19-10), f, 4 yo, Horseshoe Indianapolis, ALW, 7/11, 1 1/16mi, 1:45.72, $20,400.

Many Rivers—Penuche Royale: Shot of a Lifetime (16-9), g, 9 yo, Tillamook County Fair, STK, Slim Williams Memorial S., 8/10, about 1 1/8mi, 1:57.74, $3,465.

Ministers Wild Cat—Island Candy: Island Life (32-15), m, 6 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 7/6, 5 1/2f, 1:05.04, $10,800.

Mr. Big—This Means War: Chancery Way (65-28), m, 5 yo, Sacramento, STK, Governor's Cup S., 7/20, 6f, 1:10.25, $40,250.

Mr. Big—Ultimate Summer: Big Summer (65-28), m, 6 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/1, 5f (T), 57.66, $59,280. Mrazek—Blame the Agent: Wrong Spot (15-9), g, 4 yo, Century Mile, SOC, 7/12, 1mi, 1:37.53, $10,800.

Mshawish—Athina Lee: Ferrariano (76-36), g, 6 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/3, 1mi (T), 1:35.26, $45,600.

Northern Causeway—Swiss Gem: Talbot Bay (42-12), h, 5 yo, Sacramento, ALW, 7/21, 6f, 1:10.70, $20,280.

Northern Causeway—Santa Helena: Chick's Dig It (42-12), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/9, 6f, 1:09.46, $45,600.

Northern Causeway—Ann's Intuition: Clarina (42-12), f, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, STR, 8/16, 5 1/2f, 1:04.01, $13,680.

Northern Indy—Bertie: Zibo (2-1), m, 7 yo, Grande Prairie, ALW, 7/13, 7f, 1:27.73, $3,498.

Point Encounter—My Honey Bunny: Our Honey Bunny (5-3), m, 8 yo, Oneida County Fair, ALW, 8/11, 5 1/2f, 1:07.20, $2,100.

Richard's Kid—Candy Causeway: Giant Kid (35-14), f, 4 yo, Pleasanton, ALW, 6/29, 6f, 1:11.31, $20,280.

Richard's Kid—Nicolette Charmant: Bob's Blue Moon (35-14), g, 4 yo, Pleasanton, ALW, 6/30, 6f, 1:10.60, $20,280.

Richard's Kid—Dancingattheapollo: El Chumelito (35-14), g, 8 yo, Crooked River Roundup, STK, Art Smith Memorial S., 7/13, about 7f, 1:30.09, $4,840.

Richard's Kid—Nicolette Charmant: Bob's Blue Moon (35-14), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/4, 5f (T), 56.89, $45,600.

The accompanying list includes runners that are both California-foaled and Californiasired winners in 2023 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.

Richard's Kid—Kiss At Midnight: Midnight Kid (35-14), g, 4 yo, White Pine Racing, ALW, 8/16, 5 1/2f, 1:07.10, $3,300.

Rousing Sermon—Big Mama's Talkin: Big Irish (15-5), g, 4 yo, Grande Prairie, ALW, 8/3, 6f, 1:13.75, $3,498.

Rousing Sermon—Big Mama's Talkin: Big Irish (15-5), g, 4 yo, Grande Prairie, ALW, 8/17, 5 1/2f, 1:07.85, $3,816.

Rumpus Cat—Paprika Red: Clever Clover (8-3), g, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, AOC, 8/2, 5f, 57.11, $20,280.

Run Brother Ron—Darncat: Darnquick (6-4), g, 7 yo, Canterbury Park, SOC, 8/17, 6f, 1:12.70, $8,400.

Sir Prancealot (IRE)—My Due Process: KeepMovin' On (57-16), g, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, STK, Robert Dupret Derby, 8/10, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:45.17, $58,500.

Sky Mesa—Cuddle Alert: Supernal (106-51), g, 3 yo, Pleasanton, AOC, 6/28, 6f, 1:11.63, $20,280.

Smiling Tiger—Perfect Rhyme: Tiger Queen (132-63), m, 7 yo, Sacramento, AOC, 7/28, 5 1/2f, 1:03.91, $20,280.

Smiling Tiger—Brooke's Halo: Shining Tiger (132-63), g, 3 yo, Grande Prairie, STK, Grande Prairie Derby, 7/28, 1 1/16mi, 1:50.47, $14,310.

Smiling Tiger—Seekitana: Imperial Hornet (132-63), g, 4 yo, Santa Rosa, SOC, 8/4, 5 1/2f, 1:02.96, $8,100.

Smiling Tiger—Perfect Rhyme: Tiger Queen (132-63), m, 7 yo, Santa Rosa, SOC, 8/10, 5 1/2f, 1:03.56, $8,100.

Smiling Tiger—Ragazza Di Vola: Andiamo Ragazza (132-63), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/15, 5f (T), 57.63, $45,600.

Smiling Tiger—Halo Indygo: Roaring Tiger (132-63), g, 6 yo, Santa Rosa, STR, 8/17, 1mi (T), 1:39.08, $13,680.

Southern Image—Oh the Joy: Enjoy It Strait (11-3), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, STR, 8/1, 1mi (T), 1:35.97, $23,760.

Square Eddie—Smoove: Play Chicken (38-20), g, 6 yo, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, STR, 6/26, 1mi, 1:38.41, $8,236.

Square Eddie—Predicate: Square Root (38-20), g, 7 yo, Grande Prairie, STR, 7/21, 5 1/2f, 1:06.94, $3,551.

Square Eddie—Predicate: Square Root (38-20), g, 7 yo, Grande Prairie, STR, 8/18, 5 1/2f, 1:06.93, $3,816.

Stanford—Blues and Silvers: Theresasilverlinin (82-43), f, 4 yo, Churchill Downs, STR, 6/27, 6 1/2f, 1:16.01, $36,960.

Stanford—Sadie Clare: Dick Best (82-43), g, 5 yo, Hawthorne, STR, 7/7, 1 1/16mi, 1:45.70, $12,000.

Stanford—Emeralds Miss: First Emerald (82-43), f, 4 yo, Grande Prairie, ALW, 7/14, 6f, 1:14.17, $3,551.

Stanford—Emeralds Miss: First Emerald (82-43), f, 4 yo, Grande Prairie, AOC, 7/27, 6f, 1:14.25, $3,604.

Stanford—Emeralds Miss: First Emerald (82-43), f, 4 yo, Grande Prairie, STR, 8/10, 4f, 47.02, $3,551.

Stay Thirsty—Midnight Gypsy: Mighty Gypsy (172-72), f, 4 yo, Grants Pass, ALW, 6/30, 5 1/2f, 1:05.53, $3,080.

Stay Thirsty—Sweetpollypurebrd: Roses for Suzzett (172-72), m, 5 yo, Great Falls, ALW, 7/28, 5 1/4f, 1:05.80, $3,300.

Stay Thirsty—Star Chant: The Comrie Rule (172-72), f, 4 yo, Grande Prairie, ALW, 8/17, 5 1/2f, 1:07.93, $3,816.

Straight Fire—Renee's Queen: Sassy Nature (16-9), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/2, 5f (T), 56.42, $63,180. Street Boss—Eternally: Boss Sully (143-63), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/17, 5f (T), 56.57, $59,280. Summer Front—Talk Less Run More: Talklessworkmore (108-47), g, 6 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/3, 1mi (T), 1:34.84, $45,600.

Tamarando—I'm Passing Ya Now: Passarando (27-14), g, 4 yo, Pleasanton, AOC, 7/7, 1mi 70yd, 1:42.47, $21,060.

Tannersmyman—My Sis Liz: El Chavo Del Ocho (3-3), g, 9 yo, Great Falls, ALW, 7/20, 5 1/4f, 1:06.60, $3,300.

Tannersmyman—My Sis Liz: El Chavo Del Ocho (3-3), g, 9 yo, Great Falls, ALW, 7/28, 5 1/4f, 1:04.60, $3,300.

Time to Get Even—River Kiss: Time for Kisses (6-2), m, 8 yo, Wyoming Downs, ALW, 7/14, 5 1/2f, 1:04.70, $8,280.

Tom's Tribute—Disko Dasko (FR): Disko Tribute (26-9), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/15, 5f (T), 57.27, $45,600.

Unionize—Squeeze Me Tight: Lady Gregory (7-4), m, 5 yo, Santa Rosa, AOC, 8/9, 5f (T), 58.12, $20,280.

U S Ranger—Squeeze Me Tight: Kona Skye (10-2), g, 7 yo, Wyoming Downs, ALW, 7/21, 6f, 1:09.40, $8,280.

Vronsky—La Darling: Clovisconnection (51-17), g, 4 yo, Pleasanton, STK, Oak Tree Sprint S., 6/29, 6f, 1:10.35, $40,250.

Vronsky—Frisco Fog: Frisco Kid (51-17), g, 5 yo, Assiniboia Downs, AOC, 7/15, 1mi, 1:42.26, $9,900.

Vronsky—Tiz Molly: The Chosen Vron (51-17), g, 6 yo, Del Mar, STK, Bing Crosby S. (gr. I ), 7/27, 6f, 1:08.99, $240,000.

Wilburn—Nothing to Hide: Willing to Burn (25-9), m, 7 yo, Emerald Downs, STR, 8/10, 1mi 70yd, 1:41.09, $5,700.

Will Take Charge—Artfully: Breve (95-41), f, 4 yo, Santa Rosa, AOC, 8/11, 1mi (T), 1:38.40, $20,280.

2-YEAR-OLDS & UP

Far From Over—Behavioral: Drop Um (23-13), c, 2 yo, Pleasanton, STK, Everett Nevin S., 7/7, 5 1/2f, 1:04.66, $45,000.

Smiling Tiger—Ros's Girl: Si That Tiger (132-63), c, 2 yo, Emerald Downs, STK, W.T.B.O.A. Lads S., 8/4, 6 1/2f, 1:16.33, $27,500.

Stay Thirsty—Angel Allie: In the Air Tonight (172-72), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, STK, California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association S., 8/4, 5 1/2f, 1:05.37, $57,000.

MAIDENS

ACCLAMATION

Harris Farms (800) 311 6211

www.harrisfarms.com

Acclamation—Elegantly: Stylishlyacclaimed (40-21),g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 7/28, 1mi (T), 1:35.69, $45,000.

Winners

JUNE 24, 2024 – AUGUST 18, 2024

Always Dreaming—Awesome Mama: Ford Flyer (123-56), c, 3 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/13, 6f, 1:11.85, $6,900.

Big Bad Leroybrown—Trappers Magic: Elegant Boy (12-3), g, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MSW, 8/17, 1mi (T), 1:39.33, $19,500.

Bodexpress—Awesome Mama: Hot Girl Walk (12-5), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/11, 5 1/2f, 1:05.73, $45,000.

Bodexpress—Trust Fund Kitty: Just Trust Me (12-5), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/15, 5 1/2f, 1:06.71, $23,400.

Bodexpress—Big Break: Big Swag (12-5), g, 2 yo, Prairie Meadows, MCL, 8/17, 5f, 58.52, $14,100.

Bronze Star—Hellacious Hadlee: Conejo Malo (9-3), g, 3 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/26, 5 1/2f, 1:06.20, $6,900.

Circumference (IRE)—Summer Down Now: Summer Solstice (13-3), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 7/4, 1mi, 1:40.73, $10,800. City Wolf—Cinderella Liberty: Liberty Wolf (9-1), g, 4 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/4, 1mi, 1:39.41, $6,900.

Cloud Computing—Red Shelby: Cloud Blitz (121-57), g, 2 yo, Wyoming Downs, TRL, 7/7, 5f, 59.00, $3,600.

Clubhouse Ride—Calameera: Miz Clubcali (92-42), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 7/26, 1mi (T), 1:38.11, $45,000.

Clubhouse Ride—Artfully: Sky Sailing (92-42), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/2, 5 1/2f, 1:04.72, $16,200.

Conquest Farenheit—Jammied Up: Hot Jammies (19-9), f, 3 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 7/5, 5 1/2f, 1:05.82, $7,200.

Conquest Farenheit—Hot: Susie Cru (19-9), f, 3 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 7/5, 6f, 1:12.85, $6,900.

Conquest Farenheit—Deputy Miss: Daddy's Baby Girl (19-9), f, 2 yo, Wyoming Downs, TRL, 7/7, 5f, 58.47, $3,600.

Cross Traffc—Bombshell: Dangerous Game (137-52), g, 4 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/20, 1mi, 1:40.52, $6,900.

Curlin to Mischief—Kittens Trip: Style Cat (45-24), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/10, 5 1/2f, 1:04.99, $45,000.

Daddy Nose Best—Heartless Honey: Daddy's Honey (12-4), f, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/18, 1mi, 1:40.64, $6,900.

Dads Caps—Indian Fiesta: Louie the First (53-26), g, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 6/29, 6f, 1:10.05, $9,120.

Dads Caps—Notte Stellata: Stellar Cap (53-26), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 6/29, 6 1/2f, 1:17.41, $24,600.

Dads Caps—Serenade the Moon: Malibu Sangria (53-26), g, 3 yo, Wyoming Downs, MSW, 7/27, 4 1/2f, 51.53, $7,800.

Dads Caps—Wicked Wahine: Autism Inspiration (53-26), f, 2 yo, Santa Rosa, MSW, 8/9, 5 1/2f, 1:04.64, $19,500.

Dads Caps—Sherika: Western Grit (53-26), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/16, 5 1/2f, 1:04.38, $16,200.

Danzing Candy—Lake Marina: Dance Man (74-34), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 7/5, 6f, 1:12.22, $15,600.

Danzing Candy—Cause Ima Runaway: Elmer John (74-34), g, 3 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 7/6, 5f, 58.43, $7,200.

Danzing Candy—Tribal Torch: Sparkle Sweetly (74-34), f, 4 yo, Pleasanton, MSW, 7/6, 1mi 70yd, 1:45.02, $19,500.

Danzing Candy—Erica's Smile: Putdaddyinacaddy (74-34), g, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 7/12, 5f, 58.98, $5,130.

Danzing Candy—Silver Score: Chromefash (74-34), c, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 7/28, 5f (T), 57.21, $45,000.

Danzing Candy—Our Renee: Riolo (74-34), c, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/4, 5f (T), 59.20, $7,200. Dialed In—Sensible Girl: Novinophobia (176-82), g, 3 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 6/29, 5f, 58.58, $10,200.

English Channel—Valseuse: Motivating Force (157-54), g, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 6/29, 6f, 1:11.43, $5,130.

The Factor—Almusafa: Noiwontbackdown (174-71), g, 4 yo, Assiniboia Downs, MCL, 7/1, 5f, 1:00.72, $6,000.

Far From Over—Handfull: Hang On (23-13), f, 3 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/13, 1mi, 1:41.93, $6,900.

Far From Over—Signature Style: Youramystyle (23-13), g, 3 yo, Gulfstream Park, MCL, 7/19, 1mi, 1:38.68, $13,800.

Far From Over—Electro Peg: Not Over Yet (23-13), f, 3 yo, Thistledown, MCL, 8/12, 5 1/2f, 1:07.48, $6,780.

Fullbridled—Red Sunset: Go Gabriella (9-2), c, 4 yo, White Pine Racing, MCL, 8/17, 5 1/2f, 1:08.40, $3,025.

Gato Del Oro—Promises Broken: Promise Me Kat (12-7), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 7/26, 5f, 1:00.41, $23,400.

Gato Del Oro—Sardonic: Square D' Oro (12-7), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 8/11, 4 1/2f, 52.45, $4,310.

Ghostzapper—Consulting: Nell's Legacy (160-72), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/8, 5f (T), 58.57, $45,000.

Gig Harbor—Union Twist: Union Harbor (24-15), f, 4 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/27, 5 1/2f, 1:05.39, $7,200.

Gig Harbor—Wavy Lass: Harbor Lass (24-15), f, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 7/28, 1mi, 1:42.59, $5,130.

Graydar—Sunshine Gracie: Faithful Truth (39-16), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 7/5, 5f, 1:00.54, $15,600.

Grazen—Lady Rosberg: Nothing Is Forever (100-48), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/16, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:45.04, $45,000.

Grazen—Aerial Hawk: Valentine Crasher (100-48), f, 4 yo, Belterra Park, MCL, 8/17, 1mi 70yd, 1:47.82, $5,952.

Harbor the Gold—Becomes a Queen: Sporty Nugget (43-24), f, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 7/13, 1mi, 1:41.77, $5,130.

Idiot Proof—Common Truth: Mark Loves Ann (29-15), g, 4 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 6/28, 6f, 1:12.84, $8,400.

Idiot Proof—Common Truth: Ann Loves Mark (29-15), f, 3 yo, Sacramento, MSW, 7/27, 5 1/2f, 1:05.12, $19,500.

Idiot Proof—Power of Nine: Nine Fools (29-15), f, 2 yo, Santa Rosa, MSW, 8/9, 5 1/2f, 1:05.65, $19,500.

Idiot Proof—No More Twinkies: No More Ding Dongs (29-15), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/11, 6f, 1:11.23, $45,000.

I'll Have Another—Bizwhacks: Press Your Luck (26-13), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 6/30, 5f, 58.83, $15,600.

I'll Have Another—Edwina E: Be Punctual (26-13), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/8, 1mi, 1:39.01, $45,000. I'll Have Another—Family Girl: Castagna (26-13), f, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/10, 1mi (T), 1:39.68, $8,400.

I'll Have Another—What a Family: Legal Fiction (26-13), f, 2 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/17, 5 1/2f, 1:05.21, $7,200.

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Jeranimo—All Smiles: Smiling Renegade (18-6), f, 4 yo, Great Falls, MSW, 7/27, 5 1/4f, 1:06.40, $3,300.

Jersey Town—Mrs. Began: Dr. One (32-15), g, 3 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 6/30, 5 1/2f, 1:05.88, $6,900. Kantharos—Choral Symphony: Polis (248-114), g, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 8/2, 1mi, 1:39.48, $9,120.

KING OF JAZZ

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King of Jazz (ARG)—Miss Beastmode: Mischief's King (8-5), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 8/4, 4 1/2f, 53.36, $4,565.

Lakerville—Disregarded: Artie Ville (20-9), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 7/13, 4 1/2f, 53.42, $4,310. La Reserve—Tiz Deliteful: El Gallito (2-1), g, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MSW, 8/17, 5f (T), 58.86, $19,500. Lord Nelson—Unzip Me: Unzip Me Lord (115-60), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 6/30, 6 1/2f, 1:17.04, $24,600.

Majestic Harbor—Cotton Bay: Majestic Cotton (19-10), g, 4 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/14, 5 1/2f, 1:04.15, $9,600.

Mastery—Talihina Sky: Leedsthesky (154-61), f, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/18, 5 1/2f, 1:04.68, $6,900.

Ministers Wild Cat—Paschalitsa: Willow Cove (32-15), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/4, 5f (T), 57.60, $45,000.

Mr. Big—Be My Baby: Ricks Red Storm (65-28), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/4, 5 1/2f, 1:04.81, $23,400.

Mr. Big—Ok Doll: Big Tippa (65-28), f, 3 yo, Prairie Meadows, MCL, 8/12, 6f, 1:10.74, $8,160.

Mrazek—Electric Daze: Awareness Autism (15-9), f, 3 yo, Assiniboia Downs, MCL, 7/10, 5f, 1:01.57, $6,000.

Mrazek—Full of Sugar: Knightwithlouis (15-9), f, 2 yo, Sacramento, MSW, 7/20, 5 1/2f, 1:05.92, $19,500.

Noble Mission (GB)—Subpoena the Dress: Stylish Dress (107-38), f, 4 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 6/29, 5 1/2f, 1:05.65, $6,900.

Northern Causeway—Ann's Intuition: Clarina (42-12), f, 3 yo, Pleasanton, MSW, 7/6, 5 1/2f, 1:04.53, $19,500.

Northern Causeway—Divine Miss Indy: St Boadin (42-12), g, 4 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/4, 5 1/2f, 1:04.70, $8,400.

Nyquist—More Complexity: Nyce Going (198-76), r, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 7/21, 5f, 58.41, $45,000.

Om—Blissful Lady: Creative Om (28-7), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 6/29, 6f, 1:11.29, $12,000.

Om—Chati Valley: Autism Resilience (28-7), f, 2 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/28, 5f, 1:00.86, $7,200.

Om—Unzip Me: Zip Om (28-7), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/8, 5f (T), 56.89, $45,000.

Omaha Beach—My Due Process: Cayucos (107-39), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 7/20, 5f, 58.22, $45,000. Passion for Gold—Diaphanous: Navagio (15-5), c, 4 yo, Camarero Race Track, MCL, 6/28, 7f, 1:28.45, $3,480.

Passion for Gold—Fast Splash: Splashed in Gold (15-5), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 7/25, 6f, 1:12.33, $16,200.

Passion for Gold—Praise Be: Gold Express (15-5), c, 4 yo, Albuquerque, MCL, 8/16, 5 1/2f, 1:06.27, $7,920.

Pavel—Lyla Della: Infamous Angel (16-5), g, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 7/7, 5f, 59.40, $24,600.

Phantom Boss—Wicked Fresh: Nostri Vires (3-2), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 7/6, 5f, 59.22, $24,600.

Power Jam—Hail the Kitty: One Strong Cat (6-3), g, 5 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 7/5, 5f, 58.06, $10,800.

Prospect Park—South Texas: Fly South (17-8), f, 4 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/13, 5f, 58.56, $6,600. Prospect Park—Seaquet: What a Relief (17-8), g, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/2, 5 1/2f, 1:04.79, $6,900.

Richard's Kid—Bella Castagna: Mio Bambino (35-14), g, 3 yo, Pleasanton, MSW, 7/4, 6f, 1:12.31, $19,500.

ROUSING SERMON

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Rousing Sermon—Big Mama's Talkin: Big Irish (15-5), g, 4 yo, Grande Prairie, MSW, 7/21, 4f, 46.69, $3,445.

Rumpus Cat—Medicine Gal: Shadowed Thoughts (8-3), f, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/3, 5 1/2f, 1:04.40, $6,900.

Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Greatest Escape: Follow Me Home (57-16), g, 3 yo, Fort Erie, MSW, 7/16, 1mi 70yd, 1:42.84, $8,640.

Slew's Tiznow—Cacica Dulima: Tizthehartofdixie (15-6), m, 5 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/27, 1 1/16mi, 1:51.00, $6,600.

Smiling Tiger—Windover: Breville (132-63), f, 4 yo, Pleasanton, MCL, 6/28, 5 1/2f, 1:05.75, $8,400.

Smiling Tiger—Stars Collide: Top Hat Tigress (132-63), f, 4 yo, Belterra Park, MCL, 7/11, 1mi, 1:41.11, $5,890.

Smiling Tiger—Ros's Girl: Si That Tiger (132-63), c, 2 yo, Emerald Downs, MSW, 7/13, 5f, 57.50, $13,680.

Smiling Tiger—Gumption: Smilin Ruby (132-63), f, 4 yo, Sacramento, MCL, 7/26, 6f, 1:13.29, $6,600.

Smiling Tiger—English Royal: R B's Tiger (132-63), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/9, 6 1/2f, 1:18.91, $45,000.

Smiling Tiger—Q' Viva: Hot Goblin (132-63), g, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/16, 5 1/2f, 1:05.06, $6,900.

Smiling Tiger—Eyes On the Prize: Cantilever (132-63), g, 4 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/16, 1mi, 1:39.04, $6,900.

Smiling Tiger—Wall St Widow: Smiling Widow (132-63), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 8/17, 4 1/2f, 53.58, $4,310.

Smokem—Toni's the Won: T N T Nova (20-7), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 7/4, 6f, 1:10.70, $15,600.

Smokem—Lov Fool: Lovme Likeafool (20-7), f, 3 yo, White Pine Racing, MSW, 8/18, 5f, 1:03.10, $3,300.

STANFORD

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Stanford—Swiftly Risen: Panuco (82-43), g, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 7/4, 5f, 59.26, $15,600.

Stanford—Island Candy: Channel of Love (82-43), f, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/11, 5 1/2f, 1:04.50, $6,600.

Stanford—Run for Retts: Bound for Heaven (82-43), f, 2 yo, Assiniboia Downs, MSW, 8/14, 5f, 1:02.09, $12,000.

Stay Thirsty—Sheila's Prospect: Tequila Talkin (172-72), c, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 6/30, 6 1/2f, 1:16.64, $24,600.

Stay Thirsty—Donita's Ruler: Donita Rose (172-72), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 7/4, 5f, 58.70, $24,600.

Stay Thirsty—Sheila's Angel: Angela's Angel (172-72), g, 4 yo, Wyoming Downs, MCL, 7/6, 5 1/2f, 1:05.57, $5,100.

Stay Thirsty—Midnight Hunch: Mi Cabo Express (172-72), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 7/7, 6f, 1:11.82, $12,000.

StayThirsty—BunnyYogurt:AVotreSante(172-72), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 7/25, 5f, 59.28, $23,400.

Stay Thirsty—Donita's Ruler: Bay Boss (172-72), g, 4 yo, Canterbury Park, MSW, 7/25, 6f, 1:11.71, $17,400.

Stay Thirsty—Winemenow: Run for Kidder (172-72), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/9, 5f (T), 58.57, $45,000.

Stay Thirsty—My Scarlett: Thirsty Vision (172-72), c, 2 yo, Santa Rosa, MSW, 8/10, 5 1/2f, 1:06.07, $19,500.

Stay Thirsty—Dial a Date: Thirsty Date (172-72), f, 4 yo, Fort Erie, MCL, 8/12, about 7f, 1:29.15, $7,560.

Stay Thirsty—Teri's Big Heart: Princess Daddy (172-72), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/16, 5 1/2f, 1:05.95, $23,400.

Surf Cat—Blue Sky Holiday: Nijinsky Halo (8-3), c, 2 yo, Sacramento, MSW, 7/21, 5 1/2f, 1:05.98, $19,500.

Surf Cat—Roses for Joni: Beachley (8-3), f, 2 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/18, 5 1/2f, 1:05.34, $7,200.

TAMARANDO

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Tamarando—Code Name Annie: Digital Wallet (27-14), f, 4 yo, Albuquerque, MCL, 7/28, 5f, 58.84, $8,352.

TEXAS RYANO

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Texas Ryano—Suspicious Spouse: Spicy Spouse (12-7), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 7/7, 4 1/2f, 53.63, $4,310.

Tom's Tribute—Twopercentisgolden: Barbacoa (26-9), g, 4 yo, Gillespie County Fairground, MCL, 7/20, 5 1/2f, 1:07.15, $6,120.

Tough Sunday—Carrie Rose: Shea Brennan (5-3), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 7/26, 5f, 58.92, $45,000. Union Rags—Witchy One: Mala (184-60), c, 2 yo, Pleasanton, MSW, 7/7, 5 1/2f, 1:06.32, $19,500.

Unusual Heatwave—Wild N Sly: Unusual Win (6-2), g, 4 yo, Ruidoso Downs, MCL, 7/19, 5f, 1:00.93, $6,960.

UPTOWN RYTHEM

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Uptown Rythem—Harbor Song: Unbridled Rhythm (5-3), g, 3 yo, Santa Rosa, MCL, 8/2, 1mi (T), 1:40.58, $8,400.

Vronsky—Just Lookn Again: Blazing Peme (51-17), g, 4 yo, Sacramento, MSW, 7/26, 5 1/2f, 1:04.81, $19,500.

CORONAVIRUSES CAN ALSO AFFECT HORSES

INITIALLY UNCOMMON, THE EQUINE VERSION OF CORONAVIRUS SEEMS TO BE INCREASING

BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS

Coronavirus has been in the news for several years, especially with the new human strain that came from China and created the worldwide pandemic. Several coronaviruses can afect humans, causing respiratory disease. Tese include SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome).

Other members of the coronavirus family cause disease in pigs—such as TGE (transmissible gastroenteritis) and PED (porcine epidemic diarrhea). FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) occurs in cats. Tough the human coronavirus is related to the viruses that infect cattle and horses, humans can’t get this disease from cattle or horses.

Coronaviruses are members of the Coronaviridae family, some of which cause intestinal and respiratory illness in chickens, dogs, cats, pigs, camels, and cattle. Equine coronavirus (ECoV) belongs to the sub-

family called betacoronavirus, a close relative to bovine coronavirus (BCV).

Dr. Geof Smith of the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University, explains that coronaviruses are a diverse family of RNA viruses. Tese are a type of virus in which the genetic information is stored in the form of RNA rather than DNA. Te coronaviruses are all characterized by spikes that project outward from their surface. Te strains that cause respiratory disease in people and the strains that infect cattle and horses are all diferent.

Te bovine coronavirus is in group 2a and the human respiratory coronaviruses have all been in subgroup 2b, Smith says.

Most people in the cattle industry are familiar with coronavirus because bovine coronavirus has been a problem in beef and dairy herds for many years, especially in young calves. Smith says coronaviruses cause three diferent but distinct disease syndromes in cattle. Most well-known is diarrhea in young calves. Less common is winter dysentery—a highly contagious gastrointestinal disease causing diarrhea in adult cattle. Tirdly, bovine coronavirus is also associated with mild respiratory disease in cattle.

In horses, equine coronavirus has been uncommon and was frst thought to only occur in foals. But incidence seems to be increasing in recent years. One of the frst recorded outbreaks occurred in 2009 with a mysterious illness in draft horses at a racetrack in rural Japan. In this sport, draft horses compete by pulling a weighted sledge over a 200-meter uphill course (about 219 yards) to see which ones can pull a certain weight the fastest over that distance.

About 600 Ban’ei horses—Percheron or a blend of Percheron, Belgian, and other heavy breeds that compete in this sport— were housed at that track and several became ill. During the next few months, more of the horses were afected, with signs of fever and sometimes diarrhea. Eventually, 132 of the 600 horses at that track got sick, but all of them recovered within a few days. Japanese researchers who investigated the outbreak isolated a pathogen from manure of afected horses and found it was equine coronavirus.

Two years later, Dr. Ron Vin, an equine veterinarian in New Hampshire who was consulting with IDEXX laboratories, began receiving a few calls about horses with fever and diarrhea. Because these were sporadic cases, at frst he thought they were incidental fndings. Ten two veterinarians from Washington State—Dr. Anne Marie Ray and Dr. Alice Lombard—asked his advice regarding a small outbreak of illness in horses they were treating that had colic, diarrhea, and fever.

About the same time, Dr. Nicola Pusterla, a researcher at the University of California, Davis, was seeing similar cases and receiving reports of outbreaks in adult horses—mainly at large farms, show barns, and boarding facilities. Pusterla later wrote a report stating that these horses had nonspecifc signs—fever, depression, going of feed—and it was difcult to pinpoint which body systems were being afected because there was no nasal discharge, cough, or diarrhea. Bloodwork showed a drop in white blood cells, which is common in viral illnesses. A few of the horses had mild colic or soft manure.

Pusterla began testing the horses for common viruses, such as equine herpesvi-

rus-1 and infuenza, but those tests came up negative. During a later outbreak, he asked the attending veterinarians to send every sample they could—including blood, nasal secretions, feces, and urine—and he tested for every organism for which there was a test. Te only equine pathogen that was detected in all of those horses was coronavirus.

In New Hampshire, Vin also found that the horses with similar pathology and blood changes that he was asked to check were all positive for ECoV. From November 2011 through April 2012 these two researchers worked with 161 cases in four outbreaks on farms in California, Texas, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. Several of the sick horses died or were euthanatized due to complications.

FIRST SEEN IN FOALS

In earlier years ECoV had been considered a disease of foals, but not adult horses. Te frst case study of illness linked solely to a coronavirus was published in 2000 after a Quarter Horse flly developed severe diarrhea at two days of age and her fecal samples were negative for all other known intestinal pathogens. Tat foal became sicker, with multiple complications. With no hope for survival, she was euthanatized. At necropsy, evidence of coronavirus infection was found in her intestinal wall, and the virus was identifed via cross-reactivity using the closely related bovine coronavirus (BVC).

Later that year, a coronavirus was identifed in the feces of a 2-week-old Arabian foal that was sick with fever and diarrhea. Te virus was analyzed genetically and found to be 90% similar to BCV, but different enough to be considered a separate species. Te researchers named it equine coronavirus ECoV, strain NC99. Tat foal recovered after 6 days of supportive care. Other cases were subsequently seen in foals, but the virus was never recognized in adult horses until several years later. Additionally, researchers weren’t even sure about the role it played in foal diarrhea. In a 2010 survey in Kentucky, ECoV was found in feces of 29% of foals with diarrhea, but the virus was also found in 27% of healthy foals. Tis made people wonder if equine

Ban’ei horses in Japan were some of the frst horses in which equine coronavirus was detected

Diarrhea in foals can indicate several diseases, including coronavirus

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coronavirus is a true pathogen or just sometimes happens to be present in both sick and healthy animals.

RESEARCH INTENSIFIED

Research on ECoV continued after the frst cases in foals and intensifed after outbreaks among adult horses. Pusterla and colleagues tested manure samples from 96 healthy horses and 44 sick horses in barns where outbreaks occurred and found that 86% (38 out of 44) of the sick horses tested positive for the virus, while 93% of the healthy ones (89 out of 96) tested negative. Tus, the likelihood of fnding ECoV in the horses with clinical signs of illness was 91%, and the researchers determined there was probably some correlation.

In rare cases complications can include excessive protein loss and dehydration, or neurologic signs (lethargy, depression, loss of body control) secondary to excessive ammonia in the body. Tese horses may be unable to stand, and death can follow.

In the years since those frst four outbreaks were described in Pusterla’s paper, outbreaks have occurred in the U.S. and Europe. Another outbreak at the racetrack in Japan involved a strain (ECoV-Tokachi09) that is diferent from the one found in the U.S.

Some coronaviruses spread throughout the body and cause systemic illness, but other strains tend to attack specifc areas or organs. For instance, some strains only affect the epithelial cells lining the respiratory tract or the intestinal wall, creating localized infections. In the intestine, these viruses damage the villi, which are the tiny fngerlike projections of the intestinal lining that help absorb fuid and nutrients. Te result of this damage is inability to absorb fuid and nutrients, resulting in diarrhea.

SIGNS OF THE DISEASE

Equine coronavirus has a short incubation period—48 to 72 hours. Clinical signs generally persist for up to a week, and horses can shed the virus in their feces for up to 21 days. Some infected horses remain subclinical, showing no signs.

Te typical signs of this viral infection include fever (which may go up to 105° F), lack of appetite, dull and depressed attitude, possible colic, spending more time lying down than normal, diarrhea (sometimes), and low white blood cell count.

In most cases, however, the disease is self-limiting. Te horses recover in two to four days with treatment (anti-infammatory medication and fuids via nasogastric tube or intravenously if they haven’t been eating or drinking). Only a few horses become seriously ill. About 10-15% develop gastrointestinal signs, mainly colic, but also changes in fecal consistency—everything from cow-pie appearance to watery diarrhea.

Equine coronavirus infections result in high morbidity (many afected) and low mortality (only a few will die). Horses generally recover from the infection within three to seven days, but some develop complications that warrant euthanasia.

Approximately 7% of horses that become ill with coronavirus develop fatal complications such as shock and multiple organ failure. Some show neurological impairment, including circling, head pressing, and recumbency.

One theory regarding fatalities is that the virus in some cases can cause such severe damage in the small intestine that the intestinal wall leaks bacteria and waste products into the bloodstream. Tis can cause septicemia (systemic infection), and waste products such as ammonia can build up in the blood and eventually reach the central nervous system.

Horses with sudden onset of fever, leth-

argy, and anorexia, but no respiratory signs should be tested for ECoV, with respiratory and fecal samples submitted to a diagnostic lab.

TRANSMISSION

Te virus is highly contagious, spread by fecal-oral transmission—when feces from an infected horse are ingested by another horse or when feed or water is contaminated by feces from a sick horse. Te virus can also be transmitted when horses make oral contact with surfaces or objects contaminated with infected feces. Stalls, muck forks, manure spreaders, thermometers, and clothing are common objects that can harbor the virus.

ECoV is most commonly diagnosed in winter, but it is also seen in the heat of summer. Tere is no evidence that it can be transmitted to humans or other animals. However, appropriate biosecurity measures should be practiced with all horses that have diarrhea or when horses show clinical signs consistent with ECoV.

Fecal viral shedding begins three to four days after exposure. Peak shedding occurs three to four days after development of clinical signs. Tis means some horses test negative to fecal PCR tests during the very early stages of clinical disease.

Clinical signs generally resolve within a few days to a week with supportive care. Outbreaks typically last about three weeks. Fecal viral shedding has been shown to range from three to 25 days, though some cases have been documented to shed as long as 99 days and intermittent shedding may occur. Asymptomatic shedders (no signs of illness) do exist and may play a role in the spread of disease. Tese horses do not show clinical signs, but are still shedding the organism in their manure.

It is not yet known how long the virus can survive in the environment. Human coronaviruses have been shown to survive longest at cool temperatures (about 39 degrees Fahrenheit) and may live up to 14 days in waste water and 17 days in feces. It is not known if the equine coronavirus is similar in duration.

It also isn’t known how long a horse

Some horses with coronavirus have been found to lie down more than usual, one of several possible symptoms

might be a carrier, shedding the virus, after recovery. But the virus can be present in samples for three to 15 days afterward, and horses with no clinical signs have been found to shed the virus.

DIAGNOSIS

Equine coronavirus is diagnosed based on clinical signs, bloodwork (low white blood cell count), and exclusion of other causes. Infection is confrmed by detection of the virus in fecal samples, usually by quantitative PCR test. Other diagnostic techniques, such as immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and antigen capture ELISA, may be used, but are less sensitive than PCR.

Equine coronavirus in adult horses (older than two years of age) is generally seen as a single infection. When seen in foals, it is usually a co-infection with Rotavirus or Clostridium perfringens.

MORE PREVALENT?

Te Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) has seen a rise in diagnosis of equine enteric (intestinal) coronavirus cases since initial outbreaks were investigated in 2010. Te AHDC Veterinary Support Services veterinarians are attributing this increase in the Northeast to increased awareness of the disease and more diagnostic submissions. Between 2013 and 2020, more than 2,000 samples were submitted to the AHDC for equine coronavirus testing, of which approximately 18% tested positive.

Te virus has been isolated from a number of outbreaks across the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Seroprevalence (number of animals that have evidence of equine coronavirus in their blood) in the U.S has been estimated at 9.3%, even though many of these animals are not sick.

TREATMENT

Tere are currently no antiviral drugs available for treating ECoV. Most adult horses recover within a few days without specifc treatment.

Supportive treatment is recommended as needed and may include nonsteroidal anti-infammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as funixin meglumine (Banamine) or phenylbutazone (bute), fuids and electro-

lytes, and gastrointestinal protectants. Severe cases may require extensive treatment or hospitalization, and possibly treatment for secondary infections. Te prognosis for horses diagnosed with ECoV is generally good. Most horses make a full recovery.

PREVENTION

No licensed vaccine exists for ECoV. Te best way to protect horses from infection is with biosecurity. Tis includes practicing good hygiene, minimizing nose-to-nose contact between horses, properly cleaning stalls and disposing of manure, monitoring horses for illness, and isolating sick horses.

No defnitive data exists on how long the virus might survive outside the host. ECoV likely has short survival time in the environment, depending on temperature and humidity and the material surrounding the virus. Equine coronavirus is susceptible to many common disinfectants, and disinfection should be a key part of biosecurity strategies on any premise with multiple horses after one has been sick.

Disinfectants that are efective at inactivating equine coronavirus include bleach, povidone iodine, chlorhexidine gluconate, phenols, quaternary ammonium compounds, and peroxygen compounds. Organic materials (feces, bedding, etc.) will decrease the efcacy of many disinfectants. When cleaning surfaces that may be contaminated with feces, frst remove all traces of organic matter, then disinfect. Waste materials should not be disposed of near healthy horses.

Since recovered horses can continue shedding the virus in their feces for weeks beyond the resolution of clinical signs,

farm workers should take precautions by using footbaths, individual thermometers, and disposable gloves between horses. Isolate afected animals in a separate barn or as far from the other horses as possible if they are in the same barn. Handle the sick ones last and use separate manure handling equipment. Minimize horse and human trafc into and out of barn.

If there isn’t a separate barn for sick horses, move the ill horse to a stall farthest away from trafc in the aisle, with an empty stall between that horse and any others in the barn. If the horse is not too ill for turnout, put the ill horse in a separate paddock that does not share a fence with other pastures, or erect temporary fencing to cordon of a separate portion of the paddock, using double fences spaced at least 10 feet apart to prevent direct contact.

Designate one person to care for the ill horse, avoiding all contact with healthy horses. If that’s not possible, the caretaker should fnish all chores with healthy horses before tending the one in isolation. Wear protective clothing to avoid spreading contamination. Designate one pair of boots, gloves, and coveralls that are washed immediately after caring for the ill horse. You can also use disposable gowns, gloves, and shoe covers such as those worn by human health-care workers.

Use a separate set of buckets, halters, grooming brushes, and stall-cleaning tools for the isolated horse. Footbaths or shallow trays with a beach solution can be placed outside the stall. Anyone going in or out of the stall should step in it to kill pathogens on their boots. Wash hands or use a skin sanitizer after handling each horse, sick or not. Since pathogens can travel on tractor and wheelbarrow tires, they may need to be scrubbed with a bleach solution after each trip through the barn.

During outbreaks of coronavirus, these measures should be kept up for at least two, preferably three, weeks after the last ill horse recovers.

Due to intermittent virus shedding in feces and unknown duration of shedding, it is difcult to make recommendations on testing after infection with the virus. It is advisable to quarantine/isolate any new arrivals for 21 days.

Depression in horses is another possible sign of coronavirus

2024 LEADING BREEDERS IN CALIFORNIA BY EARNINGS (THRU

Leading California Sires Lists

2024 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER

1 Mrazek, 2013, by Square

2 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire

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4 Clubhouse

5 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

7 Pavel, 2014, by Creative

8 Acclamation,

9 Vronsky,

10 Mr. Big, 2003-24,

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14 Curlin to Mischief, 2011,

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2024 LEADING TURF SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

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

3 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

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

5 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

6 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

7 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

8 Mr. Big, 2003-24, by Dynaformer

9 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

10 Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile

2024 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MONEY WON

2024 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MEDIAN EARNINGS PER RUNNER

1 Mrazek, 2013, by Square Eddie 15 12

2 Editorial, 2014, by War Front 10 11

3 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

4 Straight Fire, 2014, by Dominus

5 Lakerville, 2008, by Unusual Heat 20

6 Gig Harbor, 2008, by City Zip 24 21 $360,118 $15,107

7 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark 100 67 $2,657,186 $13,860

8 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark 29 22 $521,393 $13,713

9 Gallant Son, 2006, by Malabar Gold

10 Majestic Harbor, 2008, by Rockport Harbor

11 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai 18 23 $299,847 $12,870

12 Mr. Big, 2003-24, by Dynaformer

13 Far From Over, 2012-21, by Blame

14 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle 20 19 $321,021 $12,220

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

16 Tamarando, 2011, by Bertrando

17 Curlin to Mischief, 2011, by Curlin

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2024 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

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4 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

5 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

6 Mr. Big, 2003-24, by Dynaformer

7 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire

8 Om, 2012, by Munnings

9 Square Eddie,

10 Smiling Tiger, 2007,

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Leading California Sires Lists

2024 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF WINNERS

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2024 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF RACES WON

Leading California Sires Lists

2024 LEADING SIRES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN CALIFORNIA

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2024 LEADING SIRES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN

2024 LEADING SIRES OF

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

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6 Dads Caps,

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9

7 Far From Over, 2012-21, by Blame

Om, 2012, by Munnings

Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

Graydar, 2009, by Unbridled’s Song

Mr. Big, 2003-24, by Dynaformer

Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

2024 LEADING LIFETIME SIRES IN CALIFORNIA

Stallion (Foreign Foaled), Year, Sire

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

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

3 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

4 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

5 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

6 Majestic Harbor, 2008, by Rockport Harbor

7 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

8 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

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

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Tamarando, 2011, by Bertrando

23 James Street, 2007, by El Prado (IRE)

Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

25 Danzing Candy, 2013, by Twirling Candy

28 Anthony’s Cross, 2008, by Indian Charlie

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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. Sires that are dead, pensioned, or no longer standing in California remain on these lists until their last Cal-bred crop turns 3 years old. Statistics are from all available Northern Hemisphere racing with earnings adjusted for Hong

and Japan. Stakes winners and wins follow TJCIS

rules. Percentages are based upon number of named foals of racing age.

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Unusual Heat Turf Classic

Sunshine Millions F/M Turf Sprint

California Cup Derby

California Cup Oaks

California Cup Sprint

Spring Fever Stakes

Tiznow Stakes

Irish O’Brien Stakes

Sensational Star Stakes

Echo Eddie Stakes

Evening Jewel Stakes

Crystal Water Stakes

Snow Chief Stakes

Fran’s Valentine Stakes

Thor’s Echo Stakes

Melair Stakes

Mary Clare Schmitt Stakes

Bertrando Stakes

Fleet Treat Stakes

Real Good Deal Stakes

California Dreamin’ Stakes

CTBA Stakes

Graduation Stakes

Solana Beach Stakes

Generous Portion Stakes

I’m Smokin Stakes

Harris Farms Stakes

California Distaff Handicap

California Flag Handicap

Golden State Juvenile Fillies

Golden State Juvenile

Betty Grable Stakes

Cary Grant Stakes

Soviet Problem Stakes

King Glorious Stakes

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Stakes & Sales Dates

2024

REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

July 20-Sept. 8 Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale Aug. 23-Sept. 8

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos Sept. 13-22

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

Sept. 27-Oct. 27

Big Fresno Fair, Fresno Sept. 21-Oct. 14

Pleasanton, CARF Combined Fair Meet Oct. 16-Dec. 25

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar Oct. 31-Dec. 1

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos Dec. 4-17

2024 REGIONAL SALE DATES

SEPTEMBER 24

FASIG-TIPTON FALL YEARLINGS & HORSES OF RACING AGE Pomona, Calif.

(ENTRIES CLOSED JULY 5)

California-Bred/California-Sired STAKES RACES

SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER

DEL MAR

MONDAY, SEPT. 2

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

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6

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

LOS ALAMITOS

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14

$75,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes Tree-Year-Olds & Up 1 mile

FRESNO

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

$75,000 Harris Farms Stakes Tree-Year-Olds & Up 6 furlongs

SANTA ANITA

SATURDAY, OCT. 12

$100,000 California Distaf Handicap 3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares about 61∕2 furlongs (Turf)

SUNDAY, OCT. 13

$100,000 California Flag Handicap 3-Year-Olds & Up about 61∕2 furlongs (Turf)

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Sire

Dam

ECCENTRIC SPINSTER

EMERALD QUALITY

GHOST FLOWER

HEAVENLY PRIDE

I’LL HAVE ANOTHER MCKINZIE

STAY THIRSTY

GOVENOR CHARLIE

STAY THIRSTY

SMOKEM

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

SMOKEM

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

TIZ THE LAW

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

KNICKS GO

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

MAXFIELD

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

STREET BOSS

STAY THIRSTY

STAY THIRSTY

LIGHT STRIKER

LOTTA ATTITUDE

MEGHAN

MISS RIZZ

MY FIONA

NORTHERN SONG

PRIMED FOR PASSION

RIVER KISS

SHOW IT N MOE IT

SOPHIE’S TROPHY

SPRING MOON

STUNNING GHOST

SURFACE

SWEET LIPS POOH

TIME FOR SUZZIE

VISION OF JUSTICE

ZO LO’S LOV

AKISS FORAROSE

ARGYLE PINK

BABY BEA SCATTIN

BELLA CIAO

BOLD CAIT

BOSSY BELLE

CIOPPINO PASADINO

CITY DIVA

DAHLIA AZUL

DAYLIGHT AHEAD

Sire of Dam

DISTORTED HUMOR

QUALITY ROAD

GHOSTZAPPER

SKY MESA

AFLEET ALEX

SHARP HUMOR

TAPIT

TIME TO GET EVEN GHOSTZAPPER

ANIMAL KINGDOM FLATTER

AWESOME GAMBLER

GRACE UPON GRACE

VALID WAGER

ZENSATIONAL

GHOSTZAPPER

QUALITY ROAD

RIO VERDE

TIME TO GET EVEN INTO MISCHIEF

EMPIRE WAY

RIO VERDE

SKY MESA

SCAT DADDY FLATTER

SUN KING

STREET BOSS TIME TO GET EVEN

CITY ZIP

QUALITY ROAD MINESHAFT

All horses are broke and galloping and Cal-Bred registered

Birth Date

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04/17/2023

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03/30/2023

01/18/2023

04/27/2023

01/27/2023

04/21/2023

03/20/2023

03/12/2023

02/09/2023

02/26/2023 02/05/2023

01/03/2023

03/14/2023

02/02/2023 02/22/2023 04/30/2023

04/30/2023 02/01/2023 01/20/2023