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28 FLORIDA-BREDS DOMINATE CALDER’S FESTIVAL PREVIEW By Nick Fortuna
32 A PAIR OF ACES 6 EDITOR’S WELCOME By Michael Compton
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18 FLORIDA-BRED FIREWORKS AT KEENELAND Momentum from the OBS August Yearling Sale carried over to Keeneland September. By Michael Compton
20 PERFECT PLAN Y-Lo Racing Stables in spotlight thanks to Florida-bred graded stakes winner Wickedly Perfect. By Jo Ann Guidry
22 YOUNG SIRES IN SPOTLIGHT AT OBS FALL MIXED SALE By Michael Compton
Florida-bred juveniles score prestigious Grade 1 victories. By Jo Ann Guidry
34 BEAUTIFUL GIRL Before Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, Florida-bred Ta Wee set the standard for female equine athletes. By John Califano
46 TYING UP Changes in management and diet are the best solutions for horses that tie up. By Denise Steffanus
53 NEWS BITS 57 PRACTICALLY SPEAKING 60 EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS: FOCUS ON PREVENTION By Amanda House, DVM, DACVM
62 FARM MANAGEMENT 40 BIG RED COMES TO BIG SCREEN Disney’s film,“Secretariat,” opens nationwide this month.
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64 YOUR FLORIDA HORSE PARK By Connie Duff Wise
44 EDITOR’S NOTE By Summer Best
66 FTBOA CHASE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP 67 LEADING FLORIDA BREEDERS 68 LEADING FLORIDA SIRES 70 PLAYER’S PAGE By Paul Moran
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Of Her Own enyatta, last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and leading candidate for Horse of the Year honors, made Oprah Winfrey’s 2010 O Magazine power list, announced last month. Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, attracted attention from media outside of the industry as well for her exploits on the racetrack last season. As this issue went to press in late September, Zenyatta was preparing for the Lady’s Secret Stakes at the Oak Tree meet, while the news of Rachel Alexandra’s retirement revved up a new round of media attention for last year’s champion. Generations before these female standouts garnered mainstream attention, Florida-bred Ta Wee made headlines of her own, leaving an indelible mark on the industry. Inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. in 1994, Ta Wee enjoyed an unforgettable career. She raced three years, from 1968-1970. She made 21 career starts, won 15 of them and placed in three others for earnings of $284,941. Her best season came as a 3-year-old in 1969 when she won 8 of 10 starts, all stakes and 5 of them consecutively, for earnings of $170,663. In that year’s Vosburgh Stakes, she even defeated older males at seven furlongs while carrying top weight in the race of 123 pounds. At season’s end, she was named champion sprinter. Bred and owned by W.L. McKnight’s Tartan Farms, Ta Wee was by Intentionally out of Aspidistra, by Better Self. McKnight received Aspidistra as a birthday gift from his employees, who reportedly shelled out a modest $6,500 for her. Aspidistra raced in the claiming ranks, but was never taken from McKnight. Ta Wee, like her fellow Hall of Fame member and half-brother, the brilliant Dr. Fager, was known for her weight carrying abilities. In winning the Fall
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Highweight Handicap for the first time at age three, Ta Wee carried 130 pounds, the most ever by a 3-year-old filly at the time. She improved on that feat the following year when she successfully defended her crown in the Fall Highweight under a burdensome 140 pounds. She gave the runner-up a whopping 19 pounds that day. Ta Wee was not awed by weight, age of her rivals or by the opposite gender. As a broodmare, Ta Wee produced 6 foals, 5 of them winners and 4 were stakes winners. Her first foal was stakes winner Great Above, who later sired Holy Bull. Her legacy continues to live on today, and this month, we welcome to The Florida Horse the words of writer John Califano, who takes a closer look at Ta Wee’s remarkable career and her memorable achievements on the racetrack. The article, entitled “Beautiful Girl,” is on page 34. Enjoy the October issue.
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Madman Diaries Wins Sapling
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Madman Diaries had proven that he was a top-notch sprinter on synthetic surfaces by romping to a 9 ¼-length victory in theVictoria Stakes at Woodbine in June. But prior to the $153,000 Sapling Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park on Sept. 4, the Florida-bred gelding had never run on dirt. Madman Diaries handled the surface switch in style, digging in gamely down the stretch for a half-length victory in his graded stakes debut. The horse, bred, trained and co-owned by Wesley Ward got his third win from five career starts and boosted his bankroll to $247,822. “I was pretty confident in him,” Ward said. “He’s been breezing up at Saratoga and had me Florida-bred Madman Diaries (No.1)
Florida-breds Sweep Del Mar Stakes Tell a Kelly wins Debutante, Tropic Storm takes Windy Sands
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The surest way for racing fans to make money at Del Mar on Sept. 4 was to bet on Florida-breds, as Tell a Kelly led a Floridabred trifecta in the $250,000 Darley Debutante (G1) and Tropic Storm got his first stakes victory in the $83,325 Windy Sands Handicap. Tell a Kelly, a daughter ofTapit bred by Chuluota’s Karen C. West, got her second consecu-
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tive win, rallying from last place in the Darley Debutante to win by 4 ½ lengths. Wickedly Perfect, favored after winning the Sorrento Stakes (G3) at Del Mar last month, finished second, 2¼ lengths ahead of Rigoletta. Tell a Kelly and jockey Alonso Quinonez were in 10th place after Wickedly Perfect took the field of 2-year-old fillies through a quarter-mile in 22.11 seconds and a half-mile in 44.96. Racing in tight quarters throughout the seven-furlong test, Tell a Kelly split horses going around the turn and went wide to find running room, and once in the clear, it was all over except for the celebrating. Tell a Kelly advanced to second place at the top of the stretch and surged past Wickedly Perfect on the outside, cruising to Florida-bred Tell a Kelly
the wire as Quinonez gave her just a light tap with the whip and a hand ride. Trained by John Sadler for Ike and Dawn Thrash, Tell a Kelly has won two of her three starts, all at Del Mar, for $181,000.The filly finished fifth in her career debut in July, then won a $50,000 maiden special weight race by 2½ lengths last month. She was a $45,000 purchase as a yearling at Keeneland last September. Wickedly Perfect finished second, while Rigoletta claimed the show spot. Wickedly Perfect, a daughter of Vinery stallion Congrats bred by Y-Lo Racing Stables, has won two of her three starts and earned $164,600 for trainer Doug O’Neill and an ownership group led by STD Racing Stable. The filly was a $70,000 purchase at OBS in April. Wickedly Perfect won a $41,000 maiden special weight race by 4 ¾ lengths at Hollywood Park in June, then took the Sorrento Stakes by a length.
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R Heat Lightning Strikes in Spinaway
in Dirt Debut Teel, has been a part of the exacta in all five of his starts, including a runner-up effort behind Glory Game in the $150,000 Colin Stakes at Woodbine in July. He’s a son of Bring the Heat, a stallion standing at Ward Ranch in Ocala. Chipshot, a son of Peace Rules bred by Miami Beach’s William P. Sorren, has one win Florida-bred R Heat Lightning from five starts for $69,280. Trained by Steve Asmussen for Vinery Stables and Ed Glasscock, the colt won a $75,000 maiden special weight race at Monmouth in June before finishing fifth in the Sanford. COGLIANESE PHOTO
convinced he can run on dirt. That’s why we took a shot here.” Madman Diaries broke alertly from the rail under Jeffrey Sanchez and sped to the lead, taking the field of eight juveniles through a quarter-mile in 22.43 seconds and a halfmile in 46.47. He was pressured throughout the six-furlong sprint byVengeful Wildcat and jockey Carlos H. Marquez Jr., who were just a head behind the leader at the top of the lane. Vengeful Wildcat seemed poised to overtake Madman Diaries with a furlong left to run, but Madman Diaries hung on to win Monmouth’s top race for 2-year-olds in 1:11.64. Vengeful Wildcat finished a neck ahead of Florida-bred Chipshot. Madman Diaries, co-owned by Robert
Florida-bred Tropic Storm
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Rigoletta, a daughter of Ocala Stud Farm stallion Concerto, has one win from three starts and has earned $60,820 for trainer Dan Hendricks and owner Thor-Bred Stable LLC. She was a $35,000 purchase at OBS in April. Rigoletta, bred by Ocala Stud, finished fifth in her career debut at Hollywood Park in July, then won a $52,000 maiden special weight race by 1 ¼ lengths at Del Mar on Aug. 8. In the Windy Sands Handicap, Tropic Storm led every step of the way under jockey David Flores to win by 2 ¼ lengths. The son of Stormy Atlantic, bred by the late Arthur I. Appleton at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala, posted the fastest time for a one-mile race on the main track at the Del Mar meet, finishing in 1:35.64. Tropic Storm covered a quarter-mile in 22.94 seconds and a half-mile in 46.25
while building a 2½-length lead. He got to the top of the lane with a two-length advantage and never was seriously threatened. Tropic Storm finished in the money in four consecutive graded events in 2008, running second in the Ack Ack Handicap (G3) at Hollywood Park prior to third-place showings in the Triple Bend Handicap (G1) at Hollywood, the Longacres Mile (G3) at Emerald Downs and the Oak Tree Mile (G2) at Santa Anita Park. He then sat out the entire 2009 season.
As the trainer of four of the eight horses entered in the $250,000 Spinaway Stakes, Todd Pletcher had a good chance of getting his picture taken following the race. But with her four-length victory in the Grade 1 test Sept. 5 at Saratoga, Florida-bred R Heat Lightning left little doubt as to which member of that quartet has the most talent. R Heat Lightning, a daughter of Trippi and a homebred for E. Paul Robsham Stables, rallied from last place in the field of juvenile fillies to win going away. With Garrett Gomez aboard for the first time, the filly was in eighth place as Pletcher’s Sky Hosoya led the field through a quarter-mile in 21.89 seconds. As Sky Hosoya tired, Alienation inherited the lead through a half-mile in 44.74 seconds, and R Heat Lightning advanced to fifth place. R Heat Lightning circled the field four-wide around the turn and began picking off rivals. She moved up to second place at the head of the lane and wrested the lead from Alienation near the sixteenth pole before drawing clear under strong handling. R Heat Lightning stopped the clock for seven furlongs on a fast track in 1:25.23. “I was trying to keep her relaxed,” Gomez said. “Turning for home, I was a little concerned. My filly was doing more than I wanted her to do. But just as I came off the turn, (Alienation) came back to us, and my filly went on.” R Heat Lightning romped to a five-length score in her career debut, a $38,000 maiden special weight race at Delaware Park in July. She then stepped up to stakes company for the $94,000 Colleen at Monmouth Park on Aug. 7 and rallied strongly to finish second, a length behind Twelve Pack Shelly, in that 5 ½-furlong test. She’s earned $192,800 from three starts. “I think to anybody who had seen her first two races, particularly the Colleen, where she continued to close and close and close, it looked like more ground was going to help her, so it wasn’t a surprise to any of us,” Pletcher said of her success in the Spinaway.
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Hooh Why Scores in Seaway When Hooh Why runs on the synthetic a quarter-mile in 22.86 seconds. Tribal Belle surface at Woodbine, the Florida-bred filly quickly began to tire, and Hooh Why inhercan be counted on for an honest effort, and ited a lead she would never relinquish. Hooh Why led by half a length after a halfshe proved it once again Sept. 4, by winmile in 44.81 seconds and ning the $155,363 Seaway Hooh Why has stretched her advantage to 1½ Stakes (G3) by 1¾ lengths. lengths at the head of the Hooh Why, a daughter of earned all of her Cloud Hopping bred and cowins on synthetic stretch. She stopped the clock for seven furlongs in 1:23.51. owned by Gail Gee of Derby surfaces and has finHooh Why was making Daze Farm in Ocala, got the her first start for trainer Donsecond graded win of her caished off the board ald MacRae. The 4-year-old reer, having taken the Ashjust three times in 19 filly has won six of her 22 land Stakes (G1) at starts on artificial starts and earned $724,210 Keeneland in April 2009. for an ownership group that Though her biggest victory surfaces. includes Mark Hoffman and came in Kentucky, Hooh Why’s favorite track appears to be Woodbine, Earl Trostrud. Hooh Why has earned all of her where she has three wins in seven starts on wins on synthetic surfaces and has finished the main track and only one finish out of the off the board just three times in 19 starts on artificial surfaces. money. “Mark (Hoffman) and I are friends,” said Jockey Emile Ramsammy steered Hooh Why to a win in the $168,000 La Lorgnette MacRae. “He was leaving her up here for a Stakes at Woodbine in May 2009 and was bit, and he had to go out of town. He left her back aboard for the Seaway. They ran in sec- with me. Mark and I talked every day. I kept ond place early as the favored Tribal Belle her under his program. I just had to keep her took the field of five fillies and mares through happy. She’s a classy filly.”
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Derwin’s Star Takes Charles Town Oaks The filly was never threatened down the stretch, stopping the clock in 1:24.64. Derwin’s Star, bred by Woodsfield Farm in Citra, has won five of her 11 starts and earned $372,570 for trainer Steve Klesaris, who owns the filly in a partnership with Puglisi Racing LLC. She was a $15,000 purchase as a weanling at Keeneland in November 2007. Derwin’s Star capped a four-race winning streak in April by romping to an 8 ¼length score in a $62,880 allowance at Woodbine. She’s run in five stakes races since, including a second-place finish behind Florida-bred Belle of the Hall in the $200,000 Jostle Stakes at Philadelphia Park in June and a third-place finish behind Blind Luck in the Delaware Oaks (G2) at Delaware Park in July. C C’s Pal, a daughter of Alex’s Pal bred by Ocala’s Beth Bayer, finished third. The filly, trained by Derek Ryan for owner Eric Fein, has won three of her 14 starts for $195,886. MIKE MONTGOMERY PHOTO
Florida-bred Derwin’s Star
Florida-bred Derwin’s Star became a star at Charles Town on the night of Sept. 18, drawing off to win the $400,000 Charles Town Oaks by 4 ¾ lengths for her first stakes victory. Derwin’s Star, a daughter of Journeyman Stud stallion Wildcat Heir, stalked pacesetter Down Town Allen three-wide for much of the two-turn, seven-furlong race. Down Town Allen, who has earned eight of her nine wins at Charles Town, covered a quarter-mile in 23.17 seconds and a half-mile in 46.67. With Kendrick Carmouche aboard for the first time, Derwin’s Star seized command while going around the final turn, reaching the top of the stretch with a four-length lead.
True Way of Grace Captures Barretts Debutante Florida-bred True Way of Grace broke her maiden in style Sept. 18 at Fairplex Park, rallying to win the $91,872 Barretts Debutante by half a length over race favorite Dearly Concerned. True Way of Grace, a daughter of Yes It’s True bred in Ocala by Donarra Thoroughbreds LLC, had made two starts at Del Mar prior to the Barretts Debutante. She finished eighth after starting slowly in a $52,000 maiden special weight race to begin her career Aug. 8, then improved to third in a $51,000 maiden special weight race Aug. 29, a race in which she was forced to steady sharply. In the Barretts Debutante, True Way of Grace took a big step forward for trainer Alexis Barba and owner Peter O. Johnson and boosted her earnings to $57,440. She was a $150,000 purchase at Barretts in March. 12 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2010
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Bill andAnnabel Murphy’s phone has been ringing nonstop since Sept. 25, with horsemen wanting to talk about Florida-bred Red Jazz’s gallant run in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. The couple, who own Elangeni Farm in Ocala, bred Red Jazz, who came within a half-length of victory in the prestigious one-mile turf test. Poet’s Voice, the 9-2 third choice in the field of eight, rallied from last place to beat Rip Van Winkle by a nose and deny that rival a second consecutive win in the race. Red Jazz, a 40-1 outsider, finished close behind in third place after a furious stretch run. “People are calling me from everywhere, saying it was such an incredible run,” Bill Murphy said. “To get beat a half-length by the best horses in the world, that’s really something. I didn’t think he could win it or even place because it’s such tough racing. But he just came like a freight train, and when he did, we started to shout. It was very exciting.” Red Jazz, a 3-year-old son of Johannesburg out of the Sword Dance mare Now That’s Jazz, has won three of his 12 starts for trainer Barry Hills and owner R.J. Arculli. He began his year with a win in the European Free Handicap at Newmarket in April, and at
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Breeders Revel in Red Jazz’s Strong Showing
Florida-bred Red Jazz
the same track in May, he was second to Field Of Dream in the Group 2 King Charles Stakes. The following month, Red Jazz was second to Rainfall in the Group 3 Jersey Stakes at Ascot and was the runner-up to Premio Loco in the Group 3 Criterion Stakes at Newmarket. Murphy sold Red Jazz as a weanling to friends in Ireland who later resold him. He still owns the horse’s Florida-bred dam, who is in foal to Journeyman Stud stallion Wildcat Heir and produced a filly by Bridlewood Farm stallion Act of Duty this year. Among the horses Red Jazz beat was the favored Makfi, who checked in fifth. Makfi defeated two-time Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Goldikova in the Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) at Deauville last month. “The horses he faced were multiple Group 1 winners,” Murphy said. “He normally runs to the front and leads every step of the way, but this time they brought him from the back, and that was a big difference. Barry Hills said he ran the race of his life.”
Gato Go Win Scores In Pirate’s Bounty
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Florida-bred Gato Go Win earned the first stakes victory of his career at Del Mar last month, rallying to win the Pirate’s Bounty Stakes over Spaniard and spoiling the return of Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner Dancing in Silks. Gato Go Win, by Hartley/De Renzo stallion City Place, has won four of his 13 starts and earned $195,061. Bred by Citra’s Mike Bossio, Gato Go Win is owned by Joey Platts and Jack Sims.
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Momentum From the OBS August Yearling Sale Carried Over to Keeneland September
Hip No. 90, a half-sister to Florida-bred Miss Shop (below), sold for $600,000 at the Keeneland September Sale.
By MICHAEL COMPTON omentum from the OBS August yearling sale carried over to the early days of the Keeneland September sale in Lexington, Ky. During the sale’s two opening select sessions, three Florida-breds catalogued in book one brought a total of $1,015,000. Leading the way at $600,000 was hip No. 90, a filly by Street Cry (IRE) out of the Private Account mare Shopping. Consigned by Three Chimneys Sales, agent for Hobeau Farm Dispersal, the filly was purchased by Shadwell Estate Company. The homebred filly is a half-sister to Miss Shop, a multiple graded stakes winner of $1,126,038 in the Hobeau colors, and stakes winners Bought in Dixie and Shop Again. Hip No. 113, a filly by Bernardini out of Zophie, by Hawkster, bred by Don Ming, sold for $325,000 to Nobutaka Tada. Consigned by Burleson Farms LLC, agent, the filly is a halfsister to Appealing Zophie, a Florida-bred daughter of Successful Appeal who earned $497,898 and captured two graded stakes events during her racing career. Thomas Clark Bloodstock took home hip No. 88 for
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$90,000. The colt, named Bregenz, is by Smart Strike out of the Dynaformer mare Scorching. The colt, bred by Peter Vegso, is from the family of multiple graded stakes winner Bullsbay. Fireworks continued for Sunshine State products on the third day as hip No. 396 sold for $350,000 to Jay Em Ess Stable. Consigned by Summerfield (Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck), agent, the filly is by Medaglia d’Oro out of the Unreal Zeal mare Beaties for Real. Bred by Gilbert Campbell, the filly is a half-sister to three stakes winners—Friel’s for Real, Ryan’s for Real and Little Thunder. Florida-based buyers also were active at the sale. Miami business man Benjamin Leon, in the name of his Besilu Stables, bought the sale topper (hip No.14) on the first night for $4.2 million. The colt, by A.P. Indy out of Balance, was consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent. Leon also signed for a filly by Pulpit for $450,000 in the opening session and a $410,000 filly by Bernardini on the second night. Live Oak Plantation purchased hip No. 184 out of the second session for $400,000. The filly is a daughter of Empire Maker. Live Oak also signed the $170,000 ticket for hip No. 431 on Tuesday, a colt by Mr. Greeley, and went to $240,000 for hip No. 528, a filly by Broken Vow. Some other notable transactions with Florida ties from the select sessions include: Vision Sales paid $335,000 for a son of Medaglia d’Oro, hip No. 111, and went to $250,000 for a daughter of Indian Charlie, hip No. 152; Glen Hill Farm secured a daughter of Mr. Greeley, hip No. 132, for $240,000; Hartley/De Renzo went to $150,000 for hip No. 175, a son of Street Cry (Ire); and Gold Mark Farm went to $100,000 for a son of Speightstown, hip No. 103. All told throughout the entire sale, a total of 117 Florida-breds changed hands for a gross of $4,910,100, for an average of $41,966. A total of 12 Florida-breds sold for more than $100,000. ■
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PEDIGREE PRICE BUYER f., Street Cry (IRE)—Shopping . . . . . . . . . . .$600,000 . . . . . . . . . .Shadwell Estate, Co. Ltd Consigned by Three Chimneys Sales, agent for Hobeau Farm Dispersal Bred by Hobeau Farm
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f., Medaglia d’Oro—Beaties for Real . . . . . .$350,000 . . . . . . . . . .Jay Em Ess Stable Consigned by Summerfield, agent Bred by Gilbert Campbell
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c., Tiznow—Elegant Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$170,000 . . . . . . . . . . . .Fox Hill Farm/Tom McGreevy, agent Consigned by Summerfield, agent Bred by Marshall and Suzanne Novak
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f., Forestry—Sultry Allure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$170,000 . . . . . . . . . .Patinack Farm Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent Bred by Dr. Robert Hathaway, Aaron and Marie Jones
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ometimes plans just come together perfectly. Or in the case of Yo-Lo Racing Stables, wickedly perfect. Y-Lo Racing Stables, comprised of partners Lolita Raquiza and Yvonne Cordova, scored its first graded stakes winner as a breeder when Florida-bred Wickedly Perfect won the Sorrento Stakes (G3) on Aug. 6 at Del Mar. The 2-year-old filly by Congrats out of the Tactical Cat mare Wickedly Wise, remained undefeated in her first two lifetime starts with the Sorrento Stakes win. She is owned by Peter Moehrke, Rafter JR Ranch and STD Racing Stable. Consigned by Niall Brennan, as agent for Y-Lo Rac-
Florida-bred Wickedly Perfect winning the Grade 3 $150,000 Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar.
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ing Stables, Wickedly Perfect was sold for $70,000 at the 2010 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s April juvenile sale. Dennis O’Neill, whose brother Doug O’Neill trains the graded stakes-winning filly, signed the ticket on behalf of her current owners. Y-Lo Racing bought Wickedly Wise, the dam of Wickedly Perfect, for $23,000 at the 2006 OBS October mixed sale. Wickedly Wise was in foal to Exchange Rate at the time and subsequently produced a filly who was sold for $100,000 as a weanling at the Keeneland November sale. Resold for $375,000 at the Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale, the filly named Ash Zee has to date two wins in four starts for earnings of $68,080. The day after Wickedly Perfect won the Sorrento Stakes, Ash Zee finished fourth in the Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Wickedly Wise produced a 2009 Mizzen Mast filly named Wicked Mizz, who is scheduled to be sold at the Keeneland September yearling sale. She had a 2010 filly by Candy Ride (Arg) and is in foal to Street Boss. “Of course, we are delighted with Wickedly Perfect’s success and we think Ash Zee is going to go on and be a very nice racehorse too,” said Raquiza, a retired nurse administrator in plastic and reconstructive surgery nurse who lives in Sherman Oaks, California. “When we founded Y-Lo Racing, our goal was to breed quality racehorses.” Raquiza, who grew up on her family’s cattle ranch in New Mexico, serves as the managing partner of Y-Lo Racing Stables. Cordova, whose father Joe was a jockey’s agent for 35 years, is in the entertainment insurance business “Growing up in the cattle business, I always thought that maybe one day I’d like to have a ranch and raise cattle or maybe horses,” said Raquiza. “Then Yvonne’s father introduced us to the Thoroughbred business and we decided that’s what we wanted to do.” The elder Cordova introduced the partners to Ocalabased Juvenal Diaz, an ex-jockey and now trainer who with wife Yolanda owns and operates Omega Farm. “Juvenal became my mentor,” said Raquiza. “He is
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Y-Lo Racing Stables in spotlight thanks to Florida-bred graded stakes winner Wickedly Perfect so knowledgeable and I was an eager student. I just kept learning and advancing to the next step.” In 2003, the partners bought 20 acres in the newly developed Oak Ridge Equine Training Center in Morriston. They added on another 20 acres the following year and have use of a communal one-mile training track and turf gallop. This is where the Y-Lo Racing Stable horses and those of clients are broken and trained, readied for the sales ring or racetrack. In 2009,Y-Lo Racing Stable bought 110 acres in McIntosh area to serve as its broodmare division. The farm had previously been Golden Orb Farm. Prior to purchasing the McIntosh property, the majority of theY-Lo Racing mares were boarded at Linda Schroetlin’s Fairhill Farm in We are connearby Fairfield, where tinuing to evolve Wickedly Perfect was foaled. Some mares were and grow. We love also boarded in Kentucky being involved in and in California; the latter the Florida group to support Spensive, a Florida-bred stakes winner Thoroughbred who stands stud for Y-Lo Racing at E.A. Ranches in industry. As far as Ramona, CA. we’re concerned, “We hadn’t originally Florida-breds are planned to get into broodthe best. mares,” said Raquiza. “But —Lolita Raquiza I just fell in love with the mares and the babies.” Y-Lo Racing’s broodmare band currently numbers 17, with a dozen at the McIntosh farm and the rest in California. The first mare that the partners bought was Enduring Legacy, a half-sister to Florida-bred graded stakes winners Star Over the Bay and Lord of the Bay, as well as to Florida-bred stakes winners Dan’s Bet, Alligator Bay and Breathtaking View. Bred and consigned by Four Horsemen’s Ranch,Y-Lo Racing paid $215,000 for Enduring Legacy at the 2005 OBS October mixed sale. By Saint Ballado out of the multiple stakes-pro-
ducing Empery mare Lituya Bay, Enduring Legacy was in foal to Speightstown at the time. She produced a 2010 Broken Vow colt and is in foal to Hard Spun. At the 2007 OBS October mixed sale, Y-Lo Racing purchased stakes winner Makin Heat for $70,000. By Makin out of Warmedbythesun, by Lobsang, Makin Heat was in foal to Rock Hard Ten. The subsequent colt, named Rockin Heat, was sold for $85,000 byY-Lo Racing at the same 2010 OBS April juvenile sale as Wickedly Perfect. Makin Heat produced a 2009 Rockport Harbor colt named Rockzig and is in foal to Petitionville. In addition to its breeding, training and sales-prepping, Y-Lo Racing also has a small racing stable of six
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horses parceled out with a trio of trainer in three states. And at this year’s OBS August yearling sale, Y-Lo Racing Stables was represented by its first yearling consignment. From a 10-horse consignment, the operation sold five yearlings for $46,000. “We are continuing to evolve and grow,” said Raquiza, who now also has a small herd of six Black Angus cattle at the McIntosh farm. “We love being involved in the Florida Thoroughbred industry. As far as we’re concerned, Florida-breds are the best.” ■
Lolita Raquiza (above) and Yvonne Cordova own Y-Lo Racing Stables.
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OBS Fall Mixed Sale to feature complete dispersals of Westbury Stables and EMO Stables
Young Sires in OBS
By MICHAEL COMPTON
Vinery stallion and Florida-bred Benny The Bull (above) and Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck
cala Breeders’ Sales Co. heads into the Fall Mixed Sale on a high note. The OBS August yearling sale showed improvement in every category and that offering followed on the heels of a solid juvenile sale season in Ocala. The October sale features the first offspring of promising young sires, as well as mares in foal to proven stallions and promising new ones. The sale is highlighted by two highprofile dispersals, both being handled by Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck’s Summerfield Sales Inc., as agent. Included in the EMO Stables dispersal is stakes runner Pick Six. The son of Dynaformer—Oh What a Windfall, by Seeking the Gold, finished a game second
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earlier this year to Blues Street in the Mervin Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap (G2) at Fair Grounds. As of press time, he totes a bankroll of more than $300,000 into the sale ring. Also included in the EMO dispersal is March to Victory, a son of Dixieland Band. March to Victory is twice stakes-placed this season with third-place finishes in both the Kitten’s Joy Stakes at Colonial Downs and the Golden Bear Stakes at Indiana Downs. Westbury Stables, who have bred the likes of Floridabred stakes winners Denis of Cork and Awesome Chic, are selling horses that also should generate excitement this month. Westbury is parting with 20 mares in foal to the likes of Awesome Again, Candy Ride (ARG), Wildcat Heir, Speightstown, Tapit and Tiznow. “The two things that are noteworthy about our October consignment are the two dispersals we are handling,” said Barbara Vanlangendonck of Summerfield Sales. “Ernest Oare’s EMO Stables is getting out of the business and we are offering a group of incredibly good horses for him. They have good pedigrees and they should bring in some good buyers—owners and trainers. “We are also handling the Westbury Stables dispersal,” she added. “They are backing off of the horse business because of a family health issue. “They have some really nice weanlings and mares and some incredible sire power with the mares in foal. I hope all the sellers can really benefit from the buyers that should be here for these types of horses.” The October sale has a rich history of producing stakes runners. Through Sept. 16, nine previous October graduates recorded stakes wins this year. Leading the way this season has been Florida-bred Duke of Mischief. The son of Winding Oaks stallion Graeme Hall capLOUISE REINAGEL PHOTO
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tured the Iselin Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park last time out. Earlier this year, he notched victories in the Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park and the Oaklawn Handicap (G2) in April. Fellow October graduate and Florida-bred This Ones for Phil won the Sunshine Millions Sprint at Gulfstream Park in January. Other stakes winners this year include Florida-breds Belle of the Hall and Dances with Ashley. Buyers will have their first opportunity to acquire mares in foal to the newest sires in the stallion ranks. Included in this group are Florida-based sires Benny
March Madness The 2010 OBS March Sale featured the following highlights: • Largest percentage increase in average in 2010 of LOUISE REINAGEL PHOTO
all selected 2-year-old sales • Lowest buyback rate of all selected 2-year-old sales • Only selected 2-year-old sale with an RNA rate below 30 percent • OBS March Sale average surpassed OBS February for the first time • Featured a $1.8 million record price
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the Bull, Maimonides and Denis of Cork (Vinery), In Summation (Ocala Stud), Two Step Salsa (Get Away Farm), Yesbyjimminy (Bridlewood Farm) and Silver Tree (Vegso Racing Stable). Also catalogued are mares in foal to the likes of graded stakes performers Colonel John, Dunkirk, Pioneerof the Nile and Zensational. The sale will feature the first weanlings offered at auction by such Florida sires as: Circular Quay, Cowtown Cat, Gaff (Journeyman Stud), Belgravia, The Green Monkey (Hartley/De Renzo), Got the Last Laugh (McKathan Bros.), Gottcha Gold (Ocala Stud), Xchanger (Rising Hill Farms), Keyed Entry (Bridlewood Farm), and J Be K (Vinery). National sires represented by their first weanlings include Heatseeker (IRE), Harlington, Street Boss, Midnight Lute, Tiz Wonderful, Into Mischief and Majestic Warrior, among others. The two-day sales kicks off Oct. 19 with a consignor preferred session, followed the next day by the open session. The sale begins at 10:30 a.m. both days and a total of 677 horses have been catalogued. ■
OBS Announces 2011 Calendar
The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company finalized its schedule for next year, and will conduct six sales in 2011. The most significant change in the schedule is the consolidation of the February and March Selected Sales of Two-Year-Olds in Training into a single Selected Sale to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, March 15-16, 2011. “The OBS Selected two-year-old sales have a long history of producing top class racehorses,” said OBS general manager Tom Ventura. “As two-year-old consignors have fewer horses to offer than in years past, OBS will concentrate its efforts in showcasing selected two-year-olds in March. We expect the OBS March Sale to be on the calendars of all serious buyers. Kantharos, a graduate of our 2010 March Sale, won this yearʼs Saratoga Special (G2), for his second graded stakes victory.” The OBS Championship Stakes races, run in February since 2007, returns to their original slot on the calendar and will be run Monday March 14, 2011, the day before the Selected Two-Year-Old Sale.
The Complete OBS Schedule for 2011: ■ WINTER MIXED SALE January 18 - 19, 2011 ■ OBS CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES March 14, 2011
■ SELECTED SALE OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING March 15 - 16, 2011 Under Tack: March 10-11 Thursday/Friday)
themselves against top competition at the industry’s elite meets. In this time, OBS 2-year-old graduates have produced the following numbers:
■ SPRING SALE OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING April 18 - 21, 2011 Under Tack: April 12-15 (Tuesday -Friday)
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• 281 stakes horses • 91 graded stakes horses • 478 stakes races • 119 stakes winners • 133 graded stakes races • 54 graded stakes wins • 183 stakes wins
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Florida-breds take four of five stakes at Festival preview
Blue Eyed Sweetie Gets Second Stakes Win By NICK FORTUNA any a man has gone broke spending money on a Blue Eyed Sweetie, but on Sept. 25 at Calder Casino & Race Course, the racing fans who made her a 1-2 favorite made a bit of money, as the Florida-bred filly earned her second consecutive stakes win. Blue Eyed Sweetie, a daughter of Stonehedge Farm South stallion West Acre, wired the $55,950 Brave Raj Stakes to help Florida-breds win four of the five stakes races on Calder’s Festival of the Sun preview card. The races serve as tune-ups for the Oct. 16 Festival of the Sun, which offers seven stakes races worth $1.13 million. Blue Eyed Sweetie, a homebred for Gilbert Campbell of Stonehedge Farm South, was allowed to set a leisurely pace in the Brave Raj, which covered one mile and 70 yards on a “good” main track. With usual rider Manoel Cruz aboard, she led the field of 10 juvenile fillies through a quarter-mile in 24.89 seconds and a half-mile in 51.16 be-
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fore getting to the top of the lane with a 1½length lead. Blue Eyed Sweetie maintained her advantage down the stretch, stopping the clock in 1:46.47. Beso Grande finished second, a head in front of Media Bias, to complete the Florida-bred trifecta. “I figured we would make the lead since most of the others were going two turns for the first time,” Cruz said. “I just figured they all would be trying to save some horse to get the distance. My filly broke well, and the pace was so slow that we couldn’t help but be in front, and, naturally, she had plenty left after setting those slow fractions.” Blue Eyed Sweetie, trained by Kathleen O’Connell, has won three of her five starts, all at Calder, and earned $139,050. The filly romped to a 6 ¼-length score in the $100,000 Lindsay Frolic Stakes last month. She’s finished in the money in all of her starts, with her only two losses coming against Calder’s top juvenile filly, Florida-
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Florida-breds Successful Song (above) and Blue Eyed Sweetie (below)
bred Awesome Feather. The rivals likely will meet again in the final leg of the Florida Stallion Stakes series, the $375,000 My Dear Girl division, Oct. 16. “I think she ran a tremendous race,” O’Connell said. “We’ll go on to the My Dear Girl from here.” Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. and jockey Luis Saez teamed up for a pair of stakes victories Saturday, taking the $65,000 Judy’s Red Shoes Stakes with Florida-bred Successful Song and the $56,000 Needles Stakes with El Kingdom. Both 1 1/16-mile races were originally scheduled for the turf but were moved to the main track because of wet weather. In the Judy’s Red Shoes, Successful Song ended a four-race winning streak for 1-5 favorite Trip for A. J., who had the lead at the top of the stretch but tired to finish fourth. Successful Song, a daughter of Successful Appeal and a homebred for Ocala’s Live Oak Plantation, chased down the leaders in the final furlong and drew clear for a 3¼-length victory in 1:47.59. Successful Song has won three straight races, having taken a $30,500 allowance by 1½ lengths in July and a $25,000 optional claimer by 2 ¼ lengths in August.
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horse changed leads, there was slight con- bred for Rapputi Stables, which owns the horse in a partnership, Ribo Bobo has won tact but nothing more than that.” Bernie the Maestro held on for second, two of his four starts and earned $78,680 three-quarters of a length in front of for trainer Manny Azpurua. He broke his Florida-bred Tannersville, who rallied maiden in his second career start, then finstrongly to take third place in the field of a ished fourth in an allowance Sept. 11. “I had never riddozen 3-year-olds. den this horse beEl Kingdom, a fore, so when Mr. $450,000 purchase Azpurua gave me inat OBS as a 2-yearstructions, he told old in March 2009, me this is one of the has won three of his best 2-year-olds on eight starts and the grounds. His adearned $82,480 for vice was to let my owners Helene and horse sit third or Stephen Weicholz. fourth early in the Plesa said he might race, and when I run next in the wanted him to run, $75,000 Calder he would respond. It Derby on Oct. 16. Florida-bred Ribo Bobo (above) and worked out exactly In the $85,000 OBS graduate El Kingdom (below) as he said it would. Foolish Pleasure Stakes, Florida-bred Ribo Bobo held on for I just sat in third and made one move, and a 1¾-length victory in his stakes debut, he certainly responded.” Favored Florida-bred Rough’n Royal, scoring a 13-1 upset. The gelded son of Luis Quatorze stalked the pace for much of the runner-up to Florida-bred Gourmet the race, which covered one mile and 70 Dinner in the $100,000 Affirmed division yards, before taking over on the far turn and of the Florida Stallion Stakes, finished edging clear under jockey Eduardo Nunez. third in a field of nine juveniles for the Ribo Bobo held off a hard-charging Foolish Pleasure. In the $55,000 Joey Blueeyes Stakes, Swift Warrior to finish in 1:46.63. A homeFlorida-bred Riversrunrylee got his first stakes win in his 52nd start, leading every step of the way for a 3¼-length victory. Riversrunrylee, a 6-year-old gelding by Outflanker, covered a quarter-mile in 24.13 seconds and a half-mile in 48.42 before getting to the top of the lane with a twolength advantage. He widened his lead down the stretch under jockey Carlos Olivero, finishing the one mile and 70 yards in 1:44.16. Riversrunrylee, trained by Barry Croft for owner L and D Farm, which bred him with Anise Pendleton, has won 12 times and earned $261,163. He might run in the $100,000 Spend A Buck Handicap (G3) on Oct. 16. ■ JIM LISA PHOTO
The filly has four wins and $106,440 in earnings from eight starts. She might run in the $75,000 Calder Oaks on Oct. 16. “My filly broke sharp, so we were sitting close to the lead early,” Saez said. “When we went down the backstretch, Trip for A. J. passed me, and I just asked my horse to be patient. When we turned for home, my filly really fired for me. She did everything I asked her to do perfectly.” Trip for A. J. a daughter of Trippi and a homebred for Peter Fuller, had earned three stakes victories during her four-race winning streak, including a front-running, 3 ¼length score in the $65,000 Nancy’s Glitter Handicap on Calder’s main track in July. In the Needles, Saez made a bold, railskimming move around the final turn, squeezing El Kingdom inside of pacesetting Florida-bred Bernie the Maestro as the field straightened for home. From there, El Kingdom proved impossible to catch, drawing off for a 5 ¼-length victory. The son of El Prado finished in 1:47.01. “This horse is so easy to ride,” Saez said. “He lets me put him anywhere in the race that I want him to be. We just sat off of the pace a bit and made our move when it looked like the horse on the lead was starting to come back to us. We passed him at the top of the stretch, and when my
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By JO ANN GUIDRY hen R Heat Lightning won the Spinaway Stakes (G1) on Sept. 5, she became the latest outstanding racehorse produced from the 20-year plus relationship between E. Paul Robsham Stables and Ocala Stud. “The first horse the Robshams ever bought from Ocala Stud was Silk Stocks in 1988,” said Mike O’Farrell Jr., whose family has owned and operated the farm since 1956. “She went on to be a pretty nice racehorse. After Mr. Robsham died a few years ago, Joyce decided to stay in the business because she really does love her horses.” For the record, Ocala Stud consigned Silk Stocks to the 1988 Ocala Breeders’ January select juvenile sale. The Robshams bought her for $130,000 and she developed into a stakes winner of $93,004. As a broodmare, Silk Stocks is the dam of stakes winner Razor and graded stakes-placed Silk Broker. At the 2003 OBS March juvenile sale, the Robshams paid $145,000 for a Gold Fever out of The Real Thing, by Capote, filly from consignor Eddie Woods, agent. Named Yellow Heat, the filly notched three wins in but five starts to earn
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$91,350. Not shabby, but as a broodmareYellow Heat quickly became a blacktype producer. Boarded at Ocala Stud,Yellow Heat’s first foal was a 2007 chestnut filly by Trippi. Named Hot Trip, she finished third in the Go for Wand Stakes and has earnings of $91,050. In 2008, Yellow Heat produced a bay filly by Trippi, named R Heat Lightning. Like all the Robsham-bred horses, Hot Trip and R Heat Lightning were broken and trained at Ocala Stud. Racing for E. Paul Robsham Stable LLC, R Heat Light-
Florida-bred juveniles R Heat Lightning ning broke her maiden by five lengths at first asking. A month later, she was second to Twelve Pack Shelly in the Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park on Aug. 7. Not only was her next start in a graded stakes, it was in the Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. R Heat Lightning closed quickly to take the lead going into the stretch, winning by four lengths and becoming a Grade I stakes winner. Trained by Todd Pletcher, R Heat Lightning has to date posted two wins and one second in but three lifetime starts. She has banked $192,800. Yellow Heat is one of seven Robsham broodmares boarded at Ocala Stud; another seven are boarded at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky.Yellow Heat produced a 2010 High Cotton colt and is currently barren. High Cotton, a graded stakes winner by Dixie Union out of the A.P. Indy mare Happy Tune, stands at Ocala Stud. R Heat Lightning was actually the second Robsham homebred to score a Grade I win at Saratoga within a week. On Aug. 28, Discreetly Mine won the King’s Bishop Stakes (G1) to bring his career bankroll to $799,350. Discreetly Mine is a half-brother to Grade I millionaire Discreet Cat. Both Discreetly Mine and Discreet Cat were broken and trained at Ocala Stud.
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TELL A KELLY’S TALE
Grade 1 stakes winner Tell a Kelly’s tale reads like a Hollywood script, complete with surprising success, a rescue and a happy ending. Karen West, who bred Tell a Kelly, and her sister Cathy Thomas grew up as horse-crazy girls in the Middleburg, Vir-
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ginia area. While always having owned horses, West is by a profession now a nurse practitioner in Orlando. Thomas and her husband Monte, lived the racetrack life for many years before buying Ups and Downs Farm in Citra more than 14 years ago. In 2002, West paid $22,000 for a Tabasco Cat mare named Evrobi, in foal to Royal Anthem, at the Keeneland November mixed fall sale. West sent the mare to Thomas at Ups and Downs Farm, where she boards her horses. Evrobi’s first five foals were nothing to get excited about: unraced, died, posted one win and earned $10, 558, no wins and earned $6,690. In 2008, Evrobi produced a chestnut filly byTapit, who was sold privately as a weanling to Chris Brothers’ Kentucky-based Hidden Brook Farm. Shortly thereafter, Evrobi was also sold privately to Lou Popescu. The latter at the time was standing the stallion GuillaumeTell (Ire) at Ups and Downs Farm. Popescu specifically bought Evrobi to breed to Guillaume Tell. “When we parted ways with Mr. Popescu,” said Cathy Thomas, “that’s when I lost track of Evrobi. Shortly afterwards, I heard that he had gone out of the Thoroughbred
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and Tell a Kelly score prestigious Grade 1 victories business and someone else had Evrobi.” Meanwhile, Evrobi’s Tapit filly was consigned by Hidden Brook Farm to the 2009 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. There she was bought for $45,000 by Ocala-based Southern Chase Farm, agent.The latter then consigned her to the 2010 OBS March juvenile sale, where she was a $95,000 RNA. Enter trainer John Sadler, who bought her privately for Ike and DawnThrasher. Named for the Thrashers’ daughter, Tell a Kelly broke her maiden in her second start onAugust 15 at Del Mar.Three weeks later in the Darley Debutante Stakes (G1), Tell a Kelly proved much the best by four and a half lengths. Tell a Kelly actually led a Florida-bred sweep of the race with graded stakes winner Wickedly Perfect second and Rigoletta third. As an added bonus forTell a Kelly winning the race, theThrashers andWest received breeding seasons to Darely Stud stallions Street Boss and Any Given Saturday, respectively. The victory padded Tell a Kelly’s bankroll to $181,000 and made Evrobi a Grade I stakes producer. “I had started to seriously look for Evrobi as soon as Tell a Kelly broke her maiden,” said Thomas. “Then she jumps up and wins a Grade 1 race! It was just unbelievable and I had to find Evrobi.” Through her large network of people in the Thoroughbred business, Thomas finally tracked Evrobi down two weeks after Tell a Kelly’s Debutante Stakes win. “I found Evrobi and her Guillaume Tell filly in Inverness,” said Thomas. “They were with some other horses in essentially cattle pens with no grass. They were basically just skin and bones. It was all so very sad.” Thomas quickly brokered a deal, buying Evrobi, her baby and the other horses privately. All were loaded up and brought to Ups
and Downs Farm to recover and regain their health. “I think when Evrobi stepped off the trailer, she knew she was home,” said Thomas. “It’s amazing that I was able to find her and I’m so glad I did.” ■
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Before Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, Florida-bred Ta Wee set the standard for female equine athletes. By JOHN CALIFANO
horoughbred racing has witnessed many female equines that have set high standards of excellence, earning loyal followings and widespread public esteem. Four decades ago, one special filly belonged in this elite company. On March 26, 1966, a dark bay/brown foal entered life at the Florida Tartan Farm of William L. McKnight. Sired by Intentionally out of the Better Self mare Aspidistra, this “beautiful girl” was a direct male line descendent of Man o’War and through her dam was a half-sister to arguably the fastest horse ever to set foot on a racetrack, Dr. Fager. The filly’s illustrious great-great grandsire and her fleet-footed sibling had speed to burn and the capacity not only to successfully carry weight, but concede it. In 1968, as Dr. Fager blazed firestorms across the racing landscape en route to four major championships, his little sister, two-year-old Ta Wee, the Sioux Indian meaning for “beautiful girl,” began her career with four starts within a 5 ½-week period, two at 5 ½ furlongs, and a pair at six. Under the handling of John Nerud, on July 30 in a maiden special weight at Saratoga, Ta Wee’s slow break netted a fourth-place result. Despite a dull start again two weeks later, encouragement from regular rider Johnny Rotz enabled the filly to quickly move ahead of 11 rivals and draw six lengths away in a fast 1:04. Another fourth-place effort in the Spinaway Stakes was followed by a win in an Aqueduct allowance in early September.
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Ta Wee returned in January at age three, starting twice at Hialeah Park, where she won a division of the six-furlong Jasmine Stakes, and finished third in the Mimosa over seven furlongs. She then proceeded to win five consecutive stakes, including the Prioress at Aqueduct in stakes record time of 1:09 2/5, the seven-furlong Comely, and romped by seven lengths in the Miss Woodford, blistering a fast Monmouth Park track in 1:08 3/5. On Aug. 25, Ta Wee strengthened her claim as the country’s leading sprinter and began to establish a reputation as a weight carrier. After being turned over to trainer Flint “Scotty” Schulhofer, she carried 130 pounds against males, and won Belmont Park’s six-furlong Fall Highweight Handicap by three-quarters of a length. In September, Ta Wee stretched out to a 1 1/16mile allowance on the Belmont turf course, and despite her dislike for the going, finished a credible fourth. Next, she won the six-furlong Interborough Hand-
icap by 3 ½ lengths in a swift 1:09 3/5, before going back to Aqueduct two weeks later and being assigned high weight of 123 against older males in the sevenfurlong Vosburgh. Also entered were the fillies Shuvee and Gamely. In a thrilling finish that saw the first three runners separated by a head, Ta Wee emerged the victor, in a brisk 1:21 3/5, with a dead heat for second. Her season reflected 10 starts, eight wins, one third, one fourth, and earnings of $170,663. Ten years earlier Ta Wee’s sire had been named sprint champion, and now the title was hers. Ta Wee’s final campaign in 1970 was monumental. After nearly five months off, she began on March 27 at Aqueduct under 131 pounds, her lowest impost all year, and annexed the Correction Handicap for an eighth consecutive stakes win. Behind her were Taken Aback, carrying 114, and Dedicated to Sue under 117. Twelve days later, with a weight of 134, Ta Wee finished second, 1 ¾ lengths behind Process Shot, the winner getting eight pounds, in the seven-furlong
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four straight years. Dr. Fager had received it in 1967-68. As a broodmare Ta Wee produced stakes winners Great Above by Minnesota Mac, Tax Holiday and Entropy, both by What A Pleasure, and Tweak to the cover of Secretariat. Great Above, in addition to becoming damsire of two-time sprint champion Housebuster, sired Holy Bull, Horse of the Year in 1994, the same year Ta Wee, who had died in 1980, was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame. The highest year-end award given to one of her descendents, and the ultimate honor bestowed on her, were crowning moments in the legacy of Ta Wee, an amazing filly who will continue to be remembered and admired for the huge heart she possessed and high standard of excellence she consistently demonstrated. â–
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BIG RED COMES TO THE BIG SCREEN n the movie, Penny Chenery Tweedy, played by Diane Lane, agrees to take over her ailing father’s Virginiabased Meadow Stables despite her lack of horse racing experience. Against all odds, with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich), she manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately, fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and what may be the greatest racehorse of all time. “The story is about heart—Secretariat’s and the heart of the woman who owned him,” said director Randall Wallace. “Both were greater than
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anyone ever imagined. I believe that when Secretariat was running the last of his races, he was no longer running against other horses, he was running for the joy in becoming who he was meant to be.” Filmmakers tried not to veer from the facts of the story, but Wallace makes clear that he didn’t want to make a documentary account of Chenery’s life. “I have worked on many historical subjects as a filmmaker and I have a saying: ‘Let’s not let the facts get in the way of the truth.’The way I see that is, in making a movie, you are making an impressionistic painting.You are choosing which facts to highlight and which facts to omit. Inevitably, by making that choice, you are writing a story from the stark facts of journalism to the vivid majesty of myth. So in this story, what people are going to feel is the deeper truth of what Secretariat and Penny accomplished.” “Secretariat” also stars James Cromwell as Ogden Phipps, a wealthy financier and an integral figure in the racing community; Dylan Walsh as Jack Tweedy, Penny’s traditional and skeptical husband; Dylan Baker as Chenery’s brother; Margo Martindale as Chenery’s assistant; Nelsan Ellis as Secretariat’s groom; and jockey Otto Thorwarth is Secretariat’s jockey, Ron Turcotte. Also appearing are Kevin Connolly and Eric Lange, who play reporters. The film was shot on location in Louisiana and Kentucky. “ESPN compiled a list of the 100 top athletes of the 20th century and Secretariat was 35th and the only nonhuman on that list,” said producer Mark Ciardi. “That’s how unbelievable his presence was. What makes it really interesting is going underneath that story. We knew we had the ending, but not many people know about Penny’s story, and that was incredibly compelling to us. “Many, many people approached Penny and tried to make this story, but she held on to her rights for a long time,” Ciardi added. “We got very lucky. She liked Disney and the team we put together. And she was very involved in the movie, from the early conversations through production. To have her be a part of it was very important to us, and she was tremendously excited about it.” ■
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the only time Secretariat would finish off the board in 21 career starts. Laurin wheeled his star back 11 days later and this time it was an and Belmont Stakes during a six-week pe- easy six-length maiden victory. However, Disney did not let facts get in the riod as a 3-year-old. Malkovich plays the way of a good story and had Turcotte, not Ferole of trainer Lucien Laurin. liciano, break Secretariatʼs “I never dreamed this maiden. would happen,” added “Obviously I would have Whitacre, the grandson of liked them showing me winjockey Jesse Davidson, son ning on the horse but the of former rider Gordon movie is about Secretariatʼs Whitacre and the younger relationship with Penny and brother of Charles Townisnʼt 100 percent accurate,” based rider Brandon Whitacre said. “But I love the Whitacre. “The last couple movie. It is a feel good story weeks they have been playfor the entire family.” ing the trailer and during the The change from reality did Cowboys-Redskins game on lead to a big scene between the opening of the NFL seaWhitacre and Malkovich. son a bunch of my friends “Without giving too much saw me in it and called. That Grant Whitacre of the story away, his charwas pretty neat. I am hoping everyone checks it out. It is getting some pos- acter gets upset with mine and he definitely lets me know,” said Whitacre. itive reviews.” Feliciano is the younger brother of Feliciano, then a contract rider for Laurin, was aboard the son of Bold Ruler when he Whitacreʼs agent Ben Feliciano Sr., who made his debut at Aqueduct on July 4, 1972. rode Torsion against Secretariat in the The duo had a troubled trip and finished fourth, Preakness Stakes. —Laurel Publicity
Jockey Grant Whitacre Makes Hollywood Debut Grant Whitacre always knew he was going to be a jockey. So how did he end up rubbing elbows with Emmy Award winner John Malkovich and Hollywood starlet Diane Lane? Whitacre will portray Paul Feliciano in the upcoming movie “Secretariat.” Feliciano was aboard the 1973 Triple Crown winner in his first two career starts as an apprentice rider, before the connections turned to the more experienced Ron Turcotte. Whitacre spent a week in Louisiana last October for filming, just weeks after the signature win of his career aboard former claimer Sumachaʼhot. “I am probably in the movie for about five minutes,” Whitacre said. “It is a little different seeing myself on the big screen but it is pretty cool.” A Walt Disney Pictures film, “Secretariat” tells the story of Penny Chenery, portrayed by Lane, and her superstar colt who captured the nation by becoming the first horse in 25 years to earn the Triple Crown by winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes
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1998 Dark Bay or Brown - Height 16.1 - Dosage Profile: 9-3-4-0-0; DI: 7.00; CD: +1.31 Intentionally In Reality My Dear Girl Relaunch The Axe II Foggy Note Silver Song Honour and Glory (1993) Lyphard Al Nasr (FR) Caretta (IRE) Fair to All Francis S. Gonfalon Grand Splendor Put It Back
Bold Ruler What a Pleasure Grey Flight Exuberant
FIVE-CROSS PEDIGREE
Beau Purple Out in the Cold Articana Miss Shoplifter (1991) Swaps No Robbery Bimlette Articulate Robbery Speak John Art Talk Tattooed Miss
RACE AND (STAKES) RECORD Age
Starts
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2nd
3rd
2 3
2 5 7
0 5(2) 5(2)
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$12,710 220,185 $232,895
At 3, WON Riva Ridge S.-G2 at Belmont Park (7 fur.), Best Turn S.-L at Aqueduct (6 fur., by 5 1/2 lengths), an allowance race at Belmont Park (7 fur., equal top weight of 122 lbs., by 5 1/4 lengths), an allowance race at Aqueduct (7 fur.), a maiden special weight race at Aqueduct (6 fur., by 7 1/4 lengths).
IN THE STUD PUT IT BACK entered stud in 2002.
CROP ANALYSIS YR
FLS
03 04 05 06 07
34 92 84 79 34 323
RNRS WNRS
SWS
31 78 75 65 15 264
4 10 6 2
28 62 61 46 5 202
$ CROP AVG EARNINGS PER RNR
3,733,828 120,446 3,250,154 41,669 2,378,879 31,718 1,865,892 28,706 124,607 8,307 22 11,353,360 43,005
through Nov. 29, 2009
PUT IT BACK HAS SIRED REQUEBRA (2004 f., dam by Lode). 7 wins, 2 to 5 in Brazil, champion sprinter, champion older mare, Grande Premio Major Suckow-G1, Grande Premio Onze de Julho-G2, Grande Premio Cordeiro da Graca-G2, Grande Premio Associacao de Criadores e Proprietarios de Cavalos de Corrida do Rio de Janeiro-G3, etc. SKYPILOT (2005 c., Tokatee). 4 wins at 2 in Brazil, champion 2-year-old colt, Grande Premio Juliano MartinsG1, Grande Premio Presidente Jose de Souza QueirozG2, Presidente Herculano de Freitas, 2nd Grande Premio Ipiranga-Brazilian Two Thousand Guineas-G1. NITIDO (2004 c., Roi Normand). 3 wins to 3 in Brazil, champion 2-year-old colt, Grande Premio Juliano MartinsG1, 3rd Grande Premio ABCPCC Matias Machline-G1. BLACK BAR SPIN (2003 c., Dixieland Band). 5 wins, 2 to 4, placed at 6, 2009, in Japan, CBC Sho H.-G3, 2nd Capital S., Perseus S., 3rd Hakodate Sprint S.-G3, etc. IN SUMMATION (2003 c., Dayjur). 12 wins, 2 to 6, 2009, $1,237,286, Bing Crosby H.-G1-ntr, 6 fur. in 1:11 , Palos Verdes H.-G2-ntr, 6 fur. in 1:06 3/5, El Conejo H.G3-ntr, 5 1/2 fur. in 1:01 1/5, El Conejo H.-G3, etc. 2010 Fee: $7,000 Live Foal Payable when foal stands and nurses
SMOKEY STOVER (2003 c., Jolie's Halo). 8 wins at 3 and 4, $568,725, Potrero Grande Breeders' Cup H.-G2, Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint H.-G3, etc. HIGH RESOLVE (2005 f., On to Glory). 7 wins, 2 to 4, 2009, $448,270, Hill 'n' Dale Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Sprint S.-LR, Joe O'Farrell Juvenile Fillies S.-LR, etc. RICOCO (2004 c., Bright Again). 2 wins at 2 in Brazil, Grande Premio Presidente Augusto de Souza QueirozG3; 6 wins at 4 and 5, 2009, in Singapore, 2nd Queen Elizabeth II Cup-G2, Chairman's Trophy-G3. JESSICA IS BACK (2004 f., Jolie's Halo). 9 wins, 2 to 5, 2009, $382,085, Nancy's Glitter H., 2nd Elmer Heubeck Distaff H.-LR, U Can Do It H. HEY BYRN (2005 c., Skip Trial). 5 wins, 2 to 4, 2009, $317,600, Holy Bull S.-G3, 2nd Florida Stallion/ Affirmed S.-LR, 3rd Sumter S. BACKBACKBACKGONE (2006 c., Defrere). 5 wins at 2 and 3, 2009, $209,670, Jack Goodman S.-L, Willard L. Proctor Memorial S.-L, Golden Bear S.-L, Harry Henson S. OUR FRIEND HARVEY (2004 c., Out of Place). 4 wins, 2 to 5, 2009, $200,472, Lure S., Wolf Hill S., 2nd John McSorley S., 3rd Turf Dash S. PUT AWAY THE HALO (2003 f., Jolie's Halo). 9 wins, 2 to 5, $186,952, Pleasant Temper S. SECRETSOFTHEHEART (2004 f., Cutlass). 3 wins at 2 and 3, $166,270, Joe O'Farrell Juvenile Fillies S.-LR, 3rd Three Ring S.-L. PUT BACK THE SHU (2003 c., Katowice). 5 wins at 3 and 4, $151,692, Bergen County S., 2nd Select S., Great Falls S., Florida Thoroughbred Charities S.-R. DASH DOT DASH (2006 f., Jolie's Halo). 3 wins at 2, placed at 3, 2009, $129,422, Black Swan S., Bustles and Bows S., 2nd Chandler S., 3rd Flawlessly S.-L, Scottsdale H. RISING FEVER (BRZ) (2004 f., Tokatee). 6 wins at 3 and 4 in Brazil, Grande Premio Immensity-G2, Grande Premio Presidente Roberto Alves de Almeida-G2, Presidente Luiz Nazareno T. de Assumpcao; winner at 5, 2009, $65,064, in N.A., Manatee S., 2nd Minaret S., What a Summer S. PIRATE SAINT (2004 c., Saint Ballado). 7 wins, 2 to 4, placed at 5, 2009, $118,781, Shecky Greene S., 2nd Awad S., 3rd Come Summer S. SOL DE ANGRA (2005 c., Roi Normand). 4 wins in 6 starts, 2 to 4 in Brazil, Grande Premio Major SuckowG1, 3rd Grande Premio ABCPCC Velocidade-G3. RUBIA DEL RIO (2004 f., Falcon Jet (BRZ)). 3 wins at 3 in Brazil, Grande Premio Henrique Possolo-G1, Roger Guedon-G3, 2nd Imprensa-Taca Jose Carlos Araujo, etc.
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FOUR-CROSS PEDIGREE
MALE LINE PUT IT BACK is by HONOUR AND GLORY, stakes winner of $1,202,942, Metropolitan H.-G1, San Rafael S.G2, etc. Sire of 57 stakes winners, including-CARESSING. 5 wins at 2 and 3, $955,998, champion 2year-old filly, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies-G1, Singapore Plate S.-G3, La Troienne S.-G3, etc. INDIO GLORIOSO. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in Argentina, champion 3-year-old colt, Jockey Club-G1, Dos Mil Guineas-G1, 2nd Polla de Potrillos-Argentine Two Thousand Guineas-G1, 3rd Estrellas Juvenile-G1. MACH GLORY (ARG). 2 wins at 2 in Argentina, champion 2-year-old colt, Estrellas Juvenile-G1, etc. WINNING LIMIT. 8 wins, 2 to 5, 2009, in Mexico, champion imported 2-year-old colt, VI Campeonato Juvenile, etc. ALL GLORY. 9 wins, 2 to 4 in Chile, champion older mare, Carlos Allende Navarro-G2, Constancio Silva Mandiola, 2nd Haras de Chile Mauricio Serrano Palma-G1, etc.
FEMALE LINE 1st dam MISS SHOPLIFTER, by Exuberant. 3 wins at 3 and 5, $102,540. Dam of 5 foals to race, 4 winners, including-PUT IT BACK. Subject stallion. Broodmare Sire EXUBERANT, 1976. Sire of 164 dams of 709 foals, 509 rnrs (72%), 347 wnrs (49%), 86 2yo wnrs (12%), 1.04 AEI, 1.28 CI, 27 stakes winners. 2nd dam ARTICULATE ROBBERY, by No Robbery. 6 wins at 3 and 4, $69,986, Seashore S., Straight Deal S.-R, etc. Halfsister to ELOQUENT MINISTER (hwt. filly at 3 on Irish Hand., 5 - 7 fur.), LUXURIANT MAN, Pictorial, Painters Palette, Artful Minister. Dam of-THE TENDER TRACK (g. by Topsider). 5 wins to 5 in France, Prix du Point du Jour, etc.; placed at 5 in Germany, 3rd Grosser Preis der Dortmunder WirtschaftG3; 6 wins, $430,202, in N.A., Inglewood H.-G2, etc. TOPSY ROBSY (g. by Topsider). 10 wins, 3 to 8, $351,674, Queens County H.-G3. Miswaki Bandit (c. by Miswaki). 5 wins, 3 to 5, $153,729, 3rd Presidents S. Sire. Butterbean. Unraced. Dam of EMAILIT (c. by Timeless Native, $431,104, Leland Stanford S.-L, etc., sire), Kaptnwice (g. by Katowice, $21,920). Granddam of STEW’S STONE (g. by Distinctive Cat, $154,125). Property of: A Partnership
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Impossible? did the craziest thing, along with about 40 friends, on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. It was just before sunset on the Asian continent where we stood near Beijing, and as the sky diversified in hue and brightness, we stared up in awe at the Great Wall of China. Impossible, I thought, as I soaked in the image. This 2,000-year-old structure, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is so much more than any postcard or documentary could ever reveal. She’s 4,000 miles long, wide enough for a six-horse caravan in many places, and took centuries to build. The wall is a fortress that holds different meanings for different generations and various cultures and countries. It’s not my place nor my interest in this editorial to delve into political or social discussions about ChineseAmerican relations—positive or negative, past, present or future. But I am certain it’s impossible to visit China and not be struck by the overall tenacity of a people who have prevailed through many thousands of years. Some extravagantly good years. Some unfathomably bad. Today, the horse industry in China is growing. American Quarter Horses, particularly Quarter Horses that are talented barrel racers, are being exported from the U.S. to China in unprecedented numbers, according to the American Quarter Horse Association. This fall, a delegation from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association will visit and network with areas of China to continue promoting exports of Florida-breds. And if you haven’t heard already, Meydan LLC, the Dubai state-owned developer of the world’s largest horse-racing operation, plans to build a $4 million development near Tianjin in China, with its groundbreaking beginning within a year. This can all be positive news for Florida’s horse industry and for the U.S. equine market. The greater horses we breed, raise and train, the more valuable they continue to be at home and in growing markets worldwide. Exports are important, and we remain an international economy affected by, and still able to dramatically affect, others. As the Great Wall of China was being built over hundreds of years, it must have seemed an impossible feat. Yet the vision was maintained. My friends and I climbed every steep and scary step up one side of the Great Wall of China together, little by little, envisioning our reach to the top. I have to say, when we made it, the view and excitement was worth every moment of athletic effort and grit. Our horse industry has so much to look forward to as we move into busy autumn and winter months. I hope you’ll continue partnering with The Florida Horse magazine as we continue with our vision to promote and enhance Florida’s equine industry throughout the months ahead. Impossible? Not for a second. ■
It’s a privilege to journey with you. Summer Best
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Changes in management and diet are the best solutions for horses that tie up. By DENISE STEFFANUS
s many as 10 percent of Thoroughbreds are thought to have a genetic predisposition to tying up, technically known as recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER). Years ago, the condition was called azoturia. Exertion or exercise causes the horse’s muscles to cramp, accompanied by anxiety and sweating. The horse becomes reluctant to move and, when forced to do so, will respond with a slow, stilted gait. Young fillies and nervous horses are more likely to tie up. While single incidences of tying up may occur in extenuating circumstances, such as an extreme electrolyte depletion, a horse that
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ties up once most likely will tie up again…and again. Beth Valentine, D.V.M., Ph.D., professor of anatomic pathology at Oregon State University, has found through her research that a horse without an inherited abnormality in its muscles rarely ties up, even when attempts are made to do so in studies. “It is extremely difficult to make a normal horse tie up,” Valentine said. “It is not that the owner or trainer did something wrong; there is something different about that horse. Their muscles are always dysfunctioning, and at some point they reach this threshold where they show this obvious problem.” Based on her findings, she has concluded that tying up is a result of some
flaw in the horse’s metabolic process that affects how the muscles use calcium to contract and release. GENETIC LINK
At the University of Minnesota’s Equine Neuromuscular Diagnostic Laboratory, principal researchers Stephanie Valberg, D.V.M., Ph.D., Molly McCue, D.V.M., Ph.D., and James Michelson, Ph.D., have been investigating the genetic basis for tying up in different breeds. Valberg and her colleagues theorize that diet, genetics, or stress—and perhaps a combination of all three—contribute to tying up. Over the past several years, the Minnesota group has been conducting research aimed at establishing a genetic marker for the disease in Thoroughbreds. Using the equine genome map and a new analysis tool called a SNP chip, they are closing in on the genes believed to contribute to RER in Thoroughbreds. Currently, they have narrowed the search to two chromosomes. The researchers have
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scanned about 100 Thoroughbreds known to have RER and compared them with scans of normal horses that had never tied up. They already have pinpointed the gene that causes polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) in Quarter Horses and other heavily muscled breeds and have patented a laboratory test to confirm the diagnosis. When a similar test is perfected for Thoroughbreds, using blood or hair root samples, it has the potential to be used as a prepurchase screening tool to identify horses predisposed to tie up.
Tactics Against Tying Up 1. Have a veterinarian rule out other ailments 2. Switch to a high-fat, low-starch feed 3. Provide horse with daily exercise and no days off 4. Limit training sessions to 15-20 minutes or interval train 5. Discourage exercise riders from fighting with horse to keep it at a slower speed during gallops 6. Turn out horse as much as possible
THEORIES DEBUNKED
Over the years, many themany theories existed about the cause ories existed about the cause of tying up. Valentine said of tying up. Although various factors might exacerbate that although these various the condition in a horse genetically predisposed to the factors might exacerbate the condition, research has proven that they alone cannot condition in a horse geneti- cause the horse to tie up. cally predisposed to the con“Acidosis, the reason for giving baking soda—nice dition, research has proven that they alone cannot cause work done at Minnesota pointed out that a horse that the horse to tie up. “Basically, all those theories have fallen away,” she ties up doesn’t have any more acidotic muscle than a said. “Vitamin E and selenium deficiency, we know normal one that did the same exercise. that doesn’t cause it. It might factor in to make one of “So, really, the only thing we’re left with is that the these horses worse, but it’s not a cause. horse has an underlying problem—whether you want to “Thyroid dysfunction, no, because we’ve taken the thy- call it PSSM or RER—the bottom line is that the horse roids out of horses and ran them on treadmills and noth- has some inherited trait involving muscle metabolism or ing happened other than their cardiac output went down, so there is a very outside possibility that the horse is very severely potassium-depleted, but that’s going to happen they weren’t running as hard, but they didn’t tie up. in endurance horses, so it isn’t a Thoroughbred issue.” Valberg wrote in a recent scientific paper, “There is no scientific validation that lactic acid accumulates in the muscle of horses with tying up, and many valid Creatine kinase (CK) is produced by the muscles studies show that lactic acid is not present in high levduring exercise. CK level rises after intense exercise, els in horses with tying up.” but if blood is drawn from a horse that has not had reThe question whether chronic use of lasix to concent physical exertion, a high level of CK might indicate trol bleeding in the lungs of racehorses during extreme infection, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, or chronic rhabdomyolysis (tying up). exertion might cause a serious enough depletion of Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) also is produced in response to exerpotassium to induce tying up still has no definitive antion as an indicator of protein metabolism. In contrast to the CK level, which swer, although Valentine said she does not believe it rises quickly during exercise, the AST level rises more slowly and remains alone would cause a normal horse to tie up. in the blood for a longer duration. “Potassium is still sort of an open question,” she In looking at blood enzymes, a high AST level without a corresponding said, “but I would be willing to go on record as saying rise in CK level might indicate liver disease. I think far, far more of the Thoroughbred tying-up isLactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is produced when skeletal muscles and sues are going to be related to underlying muscle meheart muscles come under stress. A rise in LDH can result from recent, intabolism as opposed to electrolytes.” tense exercise, but higher levels present in a rested horse could indicate heart disease or abnormalities or disease of the skeletal muscles. Muscle-enzyme levels not within the normal range for the activity and CHANGE IN DIET clinical history of a particular horse indicate the need for further diagnostic Both Valberg and Valentine have caused significant testing to determine the root of the problem. improvement in horses that tie up by changing their diets —Denise Steffanus to one that is high in fat and low in starch and sugar.
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Valentine has tested the high-fat, low-starch diet on study horses with a success rate higher than 90 percent. “I have been absolutely astounded with our Thoroughbreds in how powerful feeding fat has been,” Valberg said. The Minnesota researchers contacted nutrition specialists at Kentucky Equine Research, who collaborated with Hallway Feeds to develop a high-fat, low-starch, highly palatable, pelleted feed called RELEVE. Within five days of switching the Thoroughbreds to this product, creatine kinase levels decreased. “None of them tied up when we switched them to the fat diet, and that was pretty astounding to me that this happened in such a short space of time,” Valberg said. “So, we did not think it was a metabolic effect of the muscles adapting to the fat because that would take weeks.” Other commercial feeds now are available with the high-fat, low-starch formulation. Valentine has found in her research that a horse may have an episode of tying up as long as four months after the dietary change, despite displaying encouraging results during the first two or three months. She urged horsemen not to panic if this occurs and to continue to maintain the horse on the high-fat, lowstarch diet. The optimum diet to control tying up must derive at
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Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (RER) Breeds most affected: Thoroughbreds and possibly Standardbreds and Arabians Bloodlines: Unknown, possibly more common in those selected for nervousness and speed combined Prevalence: 5-10 percent of Thoroughbreds Age affected: Signs usually present when horses are fit, fed greater than 5 pounds of high-starch concentrate, and when excited. More common in young fillies than geldings. Clinical signs: Firm, painful muscles; lameness; stiffness; sweating; short stride and reluctance to move after moderate exercise. Inheritance: Suggested to be autosomal dominant based on pedigree analysis and breeding trial. —Stephanie Valberg, D.V.M., Ph.D., Molly McCue, D.V.M., Ph.D., and James Mickelson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota least 20 percent of its total calories from fat and less than 15 percent of its total calories from starch and sugar. Thus, a daily maintenance diet for a 1,000pound horse would require at least one pound of fat.
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This can be achieved by adding two cups of oil to a low-starch diet. Racehorses would require about twice that amount. While there is some opposition to feeding high-fat diets, Valentine defended the practice, citing studies done by renowned nutritionists Harold Hintz, Ph.D., at Cornell University and Gary Potter, Ph.D., at Texas A&M University. Both advocate adding fat to lowstarch diets to improve condition and performance. For trainers concerned about their horses’ability to perform on a diet that limits starch, Valberg advised, “Some racehorse trainers prefer to supplement with a titrated amount of grain three days prior to a race if horses are on a low-starch, high-fat feed to increase a horse’s energy during the race.”
I have been absolutely astounded with our Thor“ oughbreds in how powerful feeding fat has been. None of them tied up when we switched them to the high-fat diet, and that was pretty astounding to me that this happened in such a short space of time. So, we did not think it was a metabolic effect of the muscles adapting to the fat because that would take weeks. —Dr.Stephanie Valberg
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STRESS AND TURNOUT
According to Valberg, decreasing the amount of stress in an RER horse’s life decreases anxiety that may trigger an episode of tying up. Small management changes, such as feeding the horse first, especially if it grows impatient during feeding time, and working with the horse so it learns to approach anxiety-causing situations, such as portions of its training routine, with less stress. “The use of hot walkers, exercise machines, and swimming pools should be evaluated on an individual basis, as some horses develop tying up when using this type of equipment,” she advised. “Thoroughbred racehorses often develop tying up when riders fight to keep horses at a slower speed [gallop exercise], and therefore this should be avoided,” she added. Prolonged rest after an episode of tying up predisposes a horse to more episodes of tying up. Valberg advocated up to 15 minutes of mild, calm, low-intensity daily exercise for Thoroughbreds following an episode of tying up. Preferably, she recommended extensive daily turnout after the episode until the level of the muscle enzyme creatine kinase in the blood measures less than 1500 units per liter. This can be determined by a simple blood test. Regular daily exercise is important to manage chronic tying up. This can be in the form of a designated training program and turnout time on days when the horse does not go to the racetrack. ■
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Veterinary ophthalmology professor to give Milne lecture at equine practitioners meeting.
Florida Vet to Speak at AAEP Dennis Brooks, D.V.M., Ph.D., a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, will present the prestigious Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Association of Equine Practitioners in Baltimore in December 2010. Brooks’lecture, titled “Catastrophic Ocular Surface Failure in the Horse,” will address the latest approaches to handling severe corneal conditions in horses, which he says most practitioners will encounter during their careers. An internationally recognized expert in canine and equine glaucoma, Brooks also specializes in infectious keratitis and corneal transplantation of horses. He has performed close to 300 successful corneal transplants in horses, more than anyone in the world. He received his board certification from the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 1984 and has served as a full professor at UF’s veterinary college since 1998. Among the numerous awards Brooks has received for his teaching and research are the Pfizer Award for Research Excellence and the British Equine Veterinary Association’s Sir Frederick Smith Memo-
to AAEP members and to recognize an individual with a distinguished career in research and discovery who has presented and published their findings in a specific area of equine health.
Discounts at UF for Students and Staff Dr. Dennis Brooks
rial Lecture and Medal. He was named the Western Veterinary Conference Continuing Educator of the Year in the equine category in 2007. In addition, Brooks served as president of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists from 1997 to 1998. He authored the book “Equine Ophthalmology,” which was published in 2002 and 2007. Two former UF faculty members have also presented the Milne lecture, including Joe Mayhew, B.V.Sc., in 1999, and Alfred Merritt, D.V.M., in 2003. The Milne lecture was created in 1997 to bring a meaningful learning experience
Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games After years of hard work, building, organizing and promoting, the much-anticipated Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games arrive in Lexington, Ky., Sept. 25-Oct. 10. Don’t miss the November issue of The Florida Horse for an event wrap-up. The event will be broadcasted by NBC. Visit www.alltechfeigames.com for the latest ticket information and happenings.
The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine recently implemented a new program aimed at making the cost of veterinary care more affordable for pet-owning faculty, staff and students. Effective immediately, anyone employed by or enrolled at UF is eligible for a 10-percent discount on all services offered by the UF veterinary hospitals, the college’s patient-care arm. “We have been asked by the university to make an effort to be more accommodating to our internal UF community, and our new discount program is one way we decided to do that,” said Glen Hoffsis, D.V.M., dean of the UF veterinary college. “Many people do not know we offer a full range of veterinary services for both large and small animals, or that a referral is not necessary to make an appointment.” The discount will only be honored upon presentation of a valid UF Gator One identification card. For more information call 352-392-2235 for small animals or 352-392-2229 for large animals, or visit www.vethospitals.ufl.edu. THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2010 53
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Farm Prep for Severe Weather The AAEP Urges Veterinarians and Horse Owners to Prepare for Severe Weather Events The American Association of Equine Practitioners advises coastal veterinarians and horse owners to review their disaster response protocol during the height of the 2010 hurricane season. Preparation is the greatest asset for horse owners and veterinarians during a crisis or emergency. Horse owners have access to educational resources about how to prepare for a disaster at www.aaep.org. AAEP-member
veterinarians address important considerations during a disaster, including state guidelines for equine evacuation, medical record updates, feed and water supply, emergency rescues, and first aid. The AAEP also provides support for equine practitioners impacted by natural disasters. Practitioners can join a network of veterinarians who have responded to disasters and find resources to create a practice disaster response plan at
www.aaep.org/emergency_prep.htm. “As we’ve learned from past disasters, preparedness can mean the difference between life and death for humans and horses alike,” said James Hamilton, DVM, former chairman of the AAEP Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Committee. “Housing for the animals, food and water supplies, and evacuation transportation options are just a few of the key decisions that should be made before an emergency occurs.”
The Certified Horsemanship Association International Conference will be held at The Oaks Equestrian Center in Lake City, Fla., Oct. 21 – 24, 2010. Olympian and USEF President David O’Connor will be there as will Combined Driving Star Chester Weber. This event is open to the public and participants get to ride in sessions on great school horses. With a resume that includes three Olympic medals in 3-day eventing, including the history making individual Gold aboard Custom Made, two Pan American Games medals, as well as many wins at the international level, O’Connor has solidified himself as one of the most successful international competitors of our time. His consistent performances also led to him being awarded the USEA Rider of the Year title in both 1996 and 1997. As the president of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), O’Connor is passionate about the opportunity to promote all horse sports. Combined driver Chester Weber, whose name has become synonymous 54 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2010
with four-in-hand driving throughout the world, achieved a record-setting win in October, 2009 – becoming the first driver to win the USEF National Four-In-Hand Driving Championships seven consecutive years in a row. He is competing at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky this fall.
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Olympian David O’Connor and combined driving guru Chester Weber will speak at the Certified Horsemanship Annual Conference this October.
COURTESY CHESTER WEBER
Featured Speakers at the CHA Conference
Weber (left) and OʼConnor
FEI Releases Updated Elective In the final countdown to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, the Federation Equestre International published an updated version of the FEI Elective Testing List. Elective Testing allows team veterinarians to submit urine from FEI-registered competition horses to an FEI Reference Laboratory to test for up to four Prohibited Substances. The Elective Testing List, approved by all the FEI Reference Laboratories, contains significantly more substances than was previously offered at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in order to provide the best service possible to the Treating Veterinarians. Only Controlled Medications
(commonly-used substances with valid therapeutic uses in equine medicine) will be available for testing on this list. This is consistent with the FEI’s approach to banned substances not having a regular legitimate use. Elective Testing is intended to assist team veterinarians in treating horses prior to competition ahead of routine in-competition testing. With this transparent approach the FEI aims to provide greater confidence for treating veterinarians to reduce the risk of required medication usage being above FEI levels at the time of competition. The updated Elective Testing List contains more than 100 Controlled Medication
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Ocala’s Molly Braswell Wins the 2010 ASPCA Maclay Southeast Regional Champions
Testing List substances. Up to four substances can be tested for at any one time. Previously there were less than 70 substances listed. Elective Testing is for reference purposes only. All test results will remain confidential. The nearest FEI laboratory to the Kentucky Horse Park, venue for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, is based at Ithaca, N.Y. The other FEI Reference Laboratories currently are the Laboratoire des Courses Hippique (LCH) in Paris (FRA), The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HK), the New South Wales Racing Laboratory, Sydney (AUS) and the Horseracing Forensic Laboratory (HFL), Newmarket (GBR).
Virginia, and Maryland. This year marks with school has become second nature to the fourth year the Southeast Regional this high school senior. “It’s hard sometimes,” she said. “I’m Final has taken place in Florida. This year’s 12-fence course was de- home schooled--online classes, but I’ve pretty much been doing signed by Michael REGION 3 TOP 10 RESULTS this most of my life. Rheinheimer, who Rider Horse My family and friends said his was a test of Molly Braswell El Campeons Danish are very supportive.” the intellect, gracefulAbby O’Mara Urco From the 44 conness and poise of ridChase Boggio Calito 7 tenders in round one of ers. One missed or Catherine Billings Figaro the Maclay, judges added stride, or forElizabeth Golian High Rise Meg O’Mara War Eagle Bob Crandell, Steve gotten lead change Kaitlin Porath Icarus Wall and Tony Sgarlata could end the dream Jennifer Delman Cavaliver Forever choice three groups to of advancing. “The Julianna Fischer Salvadorable move into the “flat horse I rode tonight, Nicole Walker SS San Remo phase.” The judges put Danish, this is really our first big event together and overall I them through the paces, asking for riders to drop their stirrups and proceed from a sitthink it went great,” a smiling Molly said. The 17-year-old rider resides in Ocala ting trot to a rising trot and finally into a and trains with Christina Schlusemeyer canter. As the final group cleared the ring, and Bob Braswell. Molly has only been serious deliberations began and silence enpartnered with the Elizabeth Dove-owned gulfed the arena as riders and trainers El Campeons Danish since the winter awaited their fate. Presenting the awards for this year’s season. Next on Molly’s schedule is a trip to Eu- winners were Kiera Wilson and Lauren rope, followed by a busy show schedule Carr, representing the sponsors of the event that includes the Capital Challenge, USEF Great American and Jerry Park Insurance Finals, Harrisburg, Washington, and then Groups. The Champion and Reserve winners were presented with their respective Syracuse for the Maclay Finals. Balancing her active riding schedule medals and of course the winning horse will enjoy a handsome embroidered cooler to commemorate the occasion. The 2010 Maclay National Championship for the ASPCA Horsemanship Classes will be held on Nov. 7 at the Syracuse Invitational Horse Show.
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Molly Braswell celebrated her 17th birthday weekend last month by besting 44 top competitors to capture the ASPCA Maclay Regional Championship (Region 3, the Southeast), held during 2010 North Florida Hunter Jumper Association’s Labor Day Horse Show at the Agricultural Center in Green Cove Springs, Fla. Touted as the ultimate junior hunter accomplishment, the ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship Trophy is the top award presented to one rider age 18 or under who has competed in a series of qualifying classes and earned enough points to participate in a regional contest. From each Regional Final a percentage of all winners will advance to the year-end National Championships at the Syracuse Invitational Horse Show, with the deciding final held on November 7. Region 3-Southeast includes athletes from Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Molly Braswell at the Maclay Southeast Regionals.
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Unwanted Horse Coalition Launches Operation Gelding Program The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) recently initiated Operation Gelding, a program designed to provide funds and materials to assist organizations, associations and events that wish to sponsor clinics to which horse owners can bring their stallions to be castrated. A number of associations have sponsored such clinics and the UHC hopes to help more organizations, associations and events get involved in this effort. This initiative is made possible by a special gift from the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation (AAEP) and the UHC; both organizations have donated seed money to get the program started. Operation Gelding is patterned after several initiatives undertaken by horse associations, organizations and events around the country.
“The Coalition has focused on raising awareness about the unwanted issue for the first few years of its existence. We are now able to start offering some tangible programs that help address the problem. Hopefully this will be the first of many,” said David Foley, Executive Director of the AAEP. The UHC will provide information and forms necessary to conduct a clinic, along with seed money to defray the costs. Funds of $50 per horse gelded with a $1,000 maximum will be awarded to groups once a year. Assistance will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis, subject to available resources. Organizations can apply by filling out the Operation Gelding Funding Form provided by the UHC. Funds will be awarded once the clinic is complete and a veterinary statement is provided. “The impetus for these clinics is that the castration of a stallion will help prevent over-breeding and produce a gentler horse that is more rideable, more trainable and more saleable, allowing them to be used in several careers,” said Dr. Doug Corey, Chairman of the UHC. “There are many ways that an organization, association or event can become involved in helping with unwanted horses in addition to Operation Gelding. The UHC’s handbook, Best Practices: How Your Organization Can Help Unwanted Horses, outlines other activities that organizations, associations and events can undertake to create programs that help horses in need,” said Ericka Caslin, director of the UHC. Best Practices cites many examples of how organizations and groups can get involved, including gelding clinics. ■
This handbook is available for download at the UHC website at www.unwantedhorsecoalition.org or hard copies can be obtained by contacting the UHC. For more information about Operation Gelding, to receive a packet of information or to apply for funding, please contact UHC director, Ericka Caslin, at ecaslin@horsecouncil.org or (202) 296-4031. 56 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2010
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What Were You Thinkin’? ou don’t have to talk to a horseman, cattleman or cowboy very long before someone brings up the subject of accidents, mishaps and wrecks. From cut-off thumbs in the roping pen to eye injuries sparked by bench grinders, weedwackers and exploding truck batteries, once the first story is told, the game is on, and you can bet the next story’s going to be even more dramatic. This past summer, my oldest daughter and I were patching a fence when a strand of barbed wire came unwound and struck her on the leg. For several days, she asked me if I thought it would leave a scar. I kept telling her I didn’t think so because it was a pretty superficial cut. A few weeks later, she came to me, rolled up her pants and proudly announced, “See my scar!” I don’t know who coined the phrase, “scars are tattoos with better stories,” but it could have easily been originated down on the farm. Once, while working on a horse farm in Ocala, the general manager called on the radio and asked me to meet him at the office. His truck was dead and needed a jump. I hooked up the cables to my truck, and as he made the last connection to his truck, the battery blew up, spraying its contents on the manager’s face and into his eyes. I quickly grabbed a water hose and we flushed out his eyes the best we could. I drove him to the emergency room where they performed a more thorough flushing with saline. The doctors said we probably prevented permanent damage by flushing with clean water immediately after the accident. I have my share of scars too. The one on my left hand at the base of my index finger is from a horseshoe nail. The nail was already through the horse’s foot and I was about to cut it off and clinch it when the horse pitched a fit and jerked her foot out of my hand. As her foot left my grasp, the sharp end of the nail dug into my hand and tore an L-shaped hole. It was obvious I was going to need
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stitches. On the way to the doctor’s office, I stopped by the vet clinic to clean and bandage my hand for the ride to town. The nurse at the doctor’s office had never seen red vet-wrap before and was quite impressed at my first-aid job. A couple of weeks ago, someone posted a picture of their son’s badly damaged foot on their Facebook page. Seems he had gone out to feed in flip-flops. One of the horses stepped on the boy’s foot and peeled back a large chunk of skin. There was nothing to suture, just a big red fleshy spot that was going to take a long time to scab over and heal. It looked plenty painful to me. I’ve been stepped on countless times, but never wearing flipflops. There is a good reason for wearing appropriate attire when working with horses. From ropes and lead shanks to machinery and horses, farms and ranches certainly have plenty of places to get hurt. To avoid or reduce the likelihood of accidents on your farm: don’t get in a rush, allow time to complete the task at hand,
Marion County livestock agent Mark Shuffitt
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FOCUS ON Prevention The emergence of Piroplasmosis is affecting equine transportation across state lines and to other countries. By AMANDA M. HOUSE, DVM, DACVIM insects; however, shared needles and/or blood s of September 2010, nearly 500 contamination has been implicated in several horses in the United States have disease outbreaks. Once horses are infected tested positive for equine piroplas- with T. equi, carrier status may be lifelong. mosis (EP). Although this disease can cause Carrier horses are also capable of transmitting severe illness in horses necessitating eu- the disease to ticks vectors that can transmit it thanasia, it can also be silent to other horses. The disease is and cause no apparent signs considered endemic in Africa, at all. Understanding how Central and South America, horses can get the disease, Asia, the Middle East, what the signs are, and how we can prevent it Caribbean, and the Mediterranean. The USA are all critical for protecting our equine has not been considered an endemic region. friends. Piroplasmosis is a reportable disease When infection occurs, T. equi tends to be the and its emergence is affecting equine trans- most common agent. However, infection with portation across state lines and to other countries. Piroplasmosis is caused by the protozoan parasites Babesia caballi and Theileria equi (formerly called Babesia equi). It can also affect donkeys, mules, and zebras; but clinical disease Horses testing positive for equine in those equids is rare. piroplasmosis often display edema fluid accumulation along The disease is transmitted the ventral abdomen. by ticks and other biting
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both parasites can occur simultaneously. Once horses become infected with the parasite, it usually takes between five and 30 days for any signs of the disease to appear. As previously stated, infected horses may not have any signs of EP at all. Generally, affected horses display nonspecific signs that can look similar to other diseases. Fever, depression, anorexia, pale or yellow gums, and swelling of the limbs or along the ventral abdomen (edema fluid accumulation) have been commonly reported. Reddish-brown or discolored urine may also be observed. Laboratory abnormalities typically include anemia (low red blood cell count) and low platelet counts. TESTING FOR EP
Several laboratory tests are available for diagnosis of EP. Occasionally, the parasite can be seen on microscopic examination of a blood smear. The most common tests are blood tests that look at antibodies to the organism. The USDA standard test is the cELISA (competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). Specific laboratories (the National Veterinary Services Laboratories and Texas Veterinary Diagnostic Services Laboratories) have been identified to run the tests and report the results. Recently, the BronsonAnimal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
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Piroplasmosis: Knowles to determine if they have a horse that is eligible for enrollment. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Animal Industry, has placed restrictions on horses originating from piroplasmosis endemic areas. Currently, the Florida State Veterinarian has declared all counties in the state of QUARANTINE, TREATMENT AND TRAVEL Texas endemic for equine piroplasmosis. CONCERNS Therefore, all horses entering Florida Horses that test positive for equine piro- from Texas must be tested within 30 plasmosis MUST be quarantined. Local vet- days of coming into our state. State erinarians can work with state and federal requirements are dynamic and each veterinarians to ensure that manageable quar- state has its own guidelines. If you antine guidelines are being followed and are plan to transport your horse out of in place. Although there are several drugs state, be sure to check with the state of that have been identified for treatment of origin and all of the states in between for pirosplasmosis, the organisms can be refrac- their active requirements. Currently, there are tory to treatment and the carrier state is diffi- no positive horses in Florida (according to the cult to clear. Euthanasia for positive horses Florida Department of Agriculture). The outbreak of equine piroplasmosis in is not required, nor is it being recommended by the USDA, especially since so many pos- Florida in 2008 identified 20 positive horses. Twenty-five quarantines The disease is transmitted by ticks and other were placed in Manatee, Polk, DeSoto, Lake, and biting insects; however, shared needles Dade counties; 7 premises and/or blood contamination has been impli- had positive horses. The last premise in Florida was cated in several disease outbreaks. released from quarantine itive horses are asymptomatic. Some owners in February of 2009. Fortunately, tick surveilelect to transport positive horses out of the lance in Florida did not reveal evidence of natcountry, to countries that have endemic piro- ural (tick) transmission. Blood contamination plasmosis, but that is not a palatable option from shared needles was implicated in the outfor most. In addition to quarantine, there is a break. Unlike Florida, tick transmission has Treatment Research Program available for been identified in the Texas outbreak. The positive horses. This program is in conjunc- USDA and state veterinarians are involved in tion with Washington State University and Dr. an ongoing investigation in that state. Fortunately, it does not appear that tick Don Knowles. Owners and their local veterinarians work with the USDA and Dr. transmission has been significantly involved in
PHOTOS COURTESY DR. STEEVE GIGUERE
(BADDL, formerly KissimmeeAnimal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory) in Florida was approved by the USDA for equine piroplasmosis testing. BADDL can test blood samples for interstate and intrastate purposes, but the NationalVeterinary Services Laboratories is still testing all international transport samples.
Other signs of equine piroplasmosis: reddish-brown or discolored urine (left) and swelling of the limbs.
EP transmission outside of the affected premises in Texas. However, people can spread this disease from horse to horse, and we can prevent that mode of transmission. All dental, surgical, and tattoo equipment must be thoroughly disinfected between horses. Horses have contracted the disease though the use of shared needles and/or syringes, as well as from blood transfusions. A new sterile needle and syringe should be used for each injection, whether into a muscle or a vein. Additionally, a previously used needle should never be inserted into a drug or vaccine multidose vial – use a clean one each time. Work with your veterinarian to ensure that all equipment is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected between horses. If you notice that your horse has a fever, lethargy, reduced appetite, or any of the aforementioned clinical signs, contact your veterinarian for an evaluation. EP is still a very uncommon disease in the US, but it is critical to be vigilant and follow preventative measures to protect our horses. ■
Further References: 1. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/piroplasmosis/downloads/ep_protect_your_horses_en_sp.pdf 2. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/content/printable_version/fs_equine_piro.pdf 3. http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/ai/index.shtml THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2010 61
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Options for StallWaste ustainability and careful manure handling, as you know, are important hot button items in our industry. Later this month, I’ll be attending a seminar covering the following topics: ■ Manure testing by Jamie Cohen, ■ Crop production with manure Farm Outreach Coordinator management ■ Environmental issues and regulations associated with manure ■ Manure to energy ■ Available assistance for farms This seminar is specifically designed to answer questions that many consultants, county agents and livestock wasteproducing operators have regarding what the future holds for owners and managers of all farms, both equine and other. Manure to energy is one of these hot button issues. There are several different methods in which to get this accomplished. Recently, I attended a seminar in Orlando for extension professionals that gave a good overview of many sustainability and recycling methods concerning using manure, woody biomass and other biproducts to create energy. Here is an overview of some of those methods: Anaerobic digesters- This method composts, or digests, the waste (and other organic materials). It is considered “anaerobic” because access to oxygen is limited. The microbes in the waste produce methane and carbon dioxide, which is then turned into electricity. Biomass Reaction- This is a combustion process that essentially “burns from within.” Instead of external energy collection, the process uses the energy created from inside the burn. Biomass, which is
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typically animal waste, wood fuels and other agricultural materials, is burned (using a hot air combustion system) to create heating or cooling for commercial spaces. Development is underway for this method to also produce electricity. Gasification- Biomass gasification transforms organic materials into a synthetic gas, using the byproducts of hydrogen and methanol. This gas can then be used in place of natural gas in internal combustion engines. Flash Pyrolysis- This method makes Bio-Oil. Intense heat converts biomass (manure and other organics) into oil and char that is then converted to a liquid fuel; this fuel can eventually go into a diesel generator and make electricity. Currently, this is being explored at Keeneland and could provide a renewable fuel source for the tug and push boat industry in Kentucky. Certainly, other methods are becoming available, however, this gives a good general overview of some of the ideas in use or under development. Additionally, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association has been working with different companies to use the thousands of pounds of manure generated in Marion County annually for things like electricity manufacturing. Keep up the good management practices. ■
Jamie A. Cohen Farm Outreach Coordinator UF IFAS/Marion County Extension Service 352-671-8792 • jamieacohen@ufl.edu
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 FTBOA Educational Seminars, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. & 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Topics will include: Florida-bred Stakes Program, Breeders’ Awards, Stallion Owners’ Awards Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Limited Seating Available - For Reservations Please Contact the FTBOA Office at 352/629-2160 Thursday, October 14, 2010 The Jockey Club Interactive Seminar Hilton-Ocala 11:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. (Lunch provided) For Reservations, Please Contact the FTBOA Office at 352/629-2160 Friday, October 15, 2010 20th Annual Golf Classic Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club 1:00 P.M. Shotgun Starts For Registration & Information, Please Contact the Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club at 352/629-7981 Saturday, October 16, 2010 Festival of the Sun Calder Casino & Race Course Tuesday - Wednesday, October 19-20, 2010 OBS Fall Mixed Sale For Information, Please Contact the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company at 352/237-2154
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 FTBOA Annual and Special Membership Meeting/Election of Directors 10:00 a.m. Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club For Information, Please Contact the FTBOA Office at 352/629-2160
FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION 801 S.W. 60th Ave. Ocala, FL 34474 352-629-2160 • Fax 352-629-3603 Email: info@ftboa.com • www.ftboa.com
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Enjoy theWeather all is actually here! The temperatures and humidity are finally starting to drop after an uncharacteristically hot summer. The days are getting shorter and the nights longer. With fall in the air, so is change at the Florida Horse Park. Change defined is to become or make different or to pass from one state to another. The last year at the Horse Park has been full of change and that will continue to be the way of the future. Our Welcome Center is well on its way to completion. Our license plate will be in production by the end of this year. Partners of the Park has renovated and added to our cross country course. The Florida Horse Park is changing and making progress. Our community encompasses equestrians that ride trail horses to Olympic athletes, executives, stay-at-home moms, bird watchers, bicyclists and hikers. Our events are here just for you. Please join us for the unveiling of our much awaited License plate. Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Gateway Bank in Ocala, and enjoy cocktails and a silent auction. It will be a spectacular night, showcasing the work of community members who make this possible. License plate artist Mary Verrandeaux will be in attendance to help auction off the first of the “Discover Florida’s Horses” plates. She also has gra-
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ciously donated some of her work for the live auction! Join us Thursday, Nov. 18 for the Fall Farm Tour. The tour will start at the Horse Park and travel to four of the most beautiful farms in southwest Ocala. Tickets are $45 and include transportation, refreshments and lunch. Come to the Horse Park Saturday, Nov. 20 for the PeopleChase, our 5K obstacle run. Stay and watch the Fall Horse Trials that afternoon and enjoy some of the best event horses and riders in the world. Admission to the Horse Trials is free for spectators. PeopleChase pre entry is $18 and post entry is $25. For more information on any of these events, call 352-307-6699 ext. 6. Or visit our website at www.flhorsepark.com. The seasons are changing and so are we. Come to the Horse Park, enjoy the cooler weather and enjoy the progress. We are. Happy trails!
Connie Duff Wise Chairman Florida Horse Park
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Attorney has provided legal representation to breeding and stallion farms for 30 years
Equine Law Firm Opens Ocala Office iami-based attorney David McKibbin announced last month the opening of an Ocala office. For more than 30 years, McKibbin has provided legal representation to breeding and stallion farms in Florida, Kentucky and NewYork. He also has represented such national organizations as Breeders’ Cup Ltd and Fasig Tipton, Inc. “While my practice has always been based in south Florida, about 30 or 40 percent of my time was historically spent on thoroughbred matters,” McKibbin said. “It is an area of the law that I know well and love, so recently I decided to concentrate my practice primarily in this area, and since Ocala is where the horses are it only makes sense to have an office here.” Included among the legal services McKibbin provides to the thoroughbred industry are: the
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purchase, sale or leasing of horses, equestrian businesses and farms; training and boarding agreements and disputes; stallion syndications, breeding agreements and disputes; banking and finance specific to equine assets; equine business entity formation; equine insurance and tax matters; gaming; employment and business contracts, licensing and permitting; title insurance and zoning and land use issues. McKibbin first got involved with thor-
oughbreds while still in law school in 1971. In addition to his practice, he remains heavily involved in the industry as a participant. He has raced seven stakes horses, including the likes of Imperial Dilemma and Island Charm, the high-weighted filly and mare sprinter in the U.S. in 1981. He also is the breeder of five stakes horses, and was co-breeder of 1980 English Derby winner Henbit. He is a former part owner and operator, with Steve DiMauro, of Meadow Wood Farm in Ocala, and is currently developing a farm in Saratoga, N.Y. “Since I owned a farm here in the 80’s, I have always believed that Ocala was the best area to break and train young horses,” McKibbin said. “Now with the difficulty that Kentucky is having in approving slot legislation, I also see an opportunity to reestablish Ocala as a place to stand stallions.” ■
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Following are the “FTBOA Chase to the Championship ” Point Standings through September 23, 2010. Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Gourmet Dinner (Trippi) - 6 Madman Diaries (Bring the Heat) - 5 Western Mood (West Acre) - 4
Ocala Stud & William J Terrill Wesley A Ward Gilbert G. Campbell
Our Sugar Bear Stable Wesley A Ward Jerry, George & Todaro Hollendorfer
Peter Gulyas Wesley A Ward Jerry Hollendorfer
E Paul Robsham Stable LLC Karen C West Y-Lo Racing Stables LLC Jacks or Better Farm Inc
E Paul Robsham Stable LLC Ike & Dawn Thrash Peter Moehrke, Rafter JR Ranch & STD Racing Stable Jacks or Better Farm Inc
Todd A Pletcher John W Sadler Doug F O’Neill Stanley I Gold
Donald R Dizney Jacks or Better Farm Inc Harold J Plumley
Donald R Dizney Jacks or Better Farm Inc & Robert LaPenta Paul P Pompa Jr
Dale L Romans Nicholas P Zito Richard E Dutrow
Thorobeam Farm Lau-Mor Farms Kristine L Mitchell
IEAH Stables & Whizway Farms Al & Saundra S Kirkwood Robert D Hutton
Richard E Dutrow Kathy Walsh Dan L Hendricks
Harold L Queen Alex & Joann Lieblong, M McMaster & David Fawkes RNB Racing LLC
David Fawkes David Fawkes Terrel Gore
Farnsworth Stables LLC Martin Racing Stable LLC & Dan Morgan Live Oak Plantation
Martin D Wolfson W Bret Calhoun Seth Benzel
Filly R Heat Lightning (Trippi) - 15 Tell A Kelly (Tapit) - 15 Wickedly Perfect (Congrats) - 13 Awesome Feather (Awesome of Course) - 8
Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding First Dude (Stephen Got Even) - 30 Jackson Bend (Hear No Evil) - 20 D’Funnybone (D’Wildcat) - 18
Three-Year-Old Filly Amen Hallelujah (Montbrook) - 23 All Due Respect (Value Plus) - 12 Tanda (Sweetsouthernsaint) - 11
Older Male (Four-Year-Olds and up Colt/Gelding) Big Drama (Montbrook) - 27 Duke of Mischief (Graeme Hall) - 12 Shadowbdancing (Montbrook) - 11
Harold L Queen Marilyn McMaster Ocala Stud Farm
Older Female (Four-Year-Olds and up Filly/Mare) Jessica Is Back (Put It Back) - 29 Dubai Majesty (Essence of Dubai) - 25 Dynaslew (Dynaformer) - 10
Larry Perkins Harold J Plumley Live Oak Stud
Sprint (Three-Year-Olds and up, male and female, race distances one mile and less) Big Drama (Montbrook) - 27 Dubai Majesty (Essence of Dubai) - 25 Jessica Is Back (Put It Back) - 22
Harold L Queen Harold J Plumley Larry Perkins
Harold L Queen Martin Racing Stable LLC & Dan Morgan Farnsworth Stables LLC
David Fawkes W Bret Calhoun Martin D Wolfson
Live Oak Plantation Harvey A Clarke & Ron Winchell Robert Smithen Farnsworth Farm Hidden Brook & Dan Zucker Kinsman Stable
Seth Benzel Kiaran P McLaughlin Brian A Lynch Martin D Wolfson Chad C Brown Gregory A Griffith
Turf (Three-Year-Olds and up, male and female, races run on the turf) Dynaslew (Dynaformer) - 10 Krypton (Rock Hard Ten) - 7 Bay to Bay (Sligo Bay) - 6 Jet Propulsion (Double Honor) - 6 Quiet Meadow (El Prado) - 6 Vanquisher (Gulch) - 6
Live Oak Stud Jacks or Better Farm Adena Springs Farnsworth Farm Arthur I Appleton Kinsman Farm
■ Selection Criteria for Florida-bred champions Year-end divisional champions will be determined using the “FTBOA Chase to the Championship” point system, a ranking that awards points for success in stakes races. The “FTBOA Chase to the Championship” allocates points for stakes wins in graded races, open-company stakes and Florida’s signature racing days, with the number of points awarded based upon the classification of the race. International stakes race status is governed by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee. The first three finishers in all Group/Graded and listed races appearing in Part I of the International Cataloguing Standards and International Statistics Book printed by The Jockey Club receive “black-type” designation. Ten point bonus to be awarded to any 2-year-old colt or filly sweeping all three legs of the Florida Stallion Stakes in determining the Champion 2-year-old Florida-bred. The Florida-bred with the most points in each division on December 31 is deemed champion of that division. Horse of the Year, Broodmare of the Year and Breeder of the Year will be voted on by the FTBOA Board of Directors and announced at the FTBOA’s annual awards dinner. In the case of a year-end tie in points in any division, earnings will be used to decide the tiebreaker. — Points are assigned as follows: 66 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2010
■ World Thoroughbred Championship ■ Sunshine Millions (equivalent to a Grade 2 Stakes Race): Breeders’ Cup Race: Win: 20 points Place: 15 points Show: 10 points
■ Grade 1 Stakes Race: Win: 15 points Place: 10 points Show: 5 points
■ Grade 2 Stakes Race: Win: 5 points Place: 3 points Show: 2 points
■ Grade 3 Stakes Race: Win: 3 points Place: 2 points Show: 1 point
Win: 5 points Place: 3 points Show: 2 points
■ Other Florida-bred Signature Race Days (equivalent to a Grade 3 Stakes Race):
(The Florida Million, Florida Cup, Florida Stallion Stakes Series): Win: 3 points Place: 2 points Show: 1 point
■ Open-Company Stakes ($50,000 + Purse) Points for WIN ONLY: Win: 2 points
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Statistics through Sept. 24, 2010 provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems. STARTS
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MONEY
Adena Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1307 . . . . . . . . . . . .193 . . . . . . . . . . . .173 . . . . . . . . . .166 . . . . . . . . .$3,898,233 Campbell, Gilbert G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .674 . . . . . . . . . . . .103 . . . . . . . . . . . .101 . . . . . . . . . . . 94 . . . . . . . . .$2,038,060 Plumley, Harold J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281 . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . .$1,722,767 Padua Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 . . . . . . . . . . . 94 . . . . . . . . .$1,666,456 Appleton, Arthur I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .510 . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 . . . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . . . .$1,628,758 Clover Leaf Farms II, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . . . 463 . . . . . . . . . . . 49 . . . . . . . . .$1,547,375 Ocala Stud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318 . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . .$1,491,155 Jacks or Better Farm Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238 . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . .$1,282,845 Live Oak Stud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321 . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . .$1,270,398 Melnyk, Eugene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429 . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . . . .$1,112,239 Dizney, Donald R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . .$1,095,789 Farnswoth Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .634 . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 . . . . . . . . . . . 78 . . . . . . . . .$1,088,673 Brylynn Farm, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . .$1,063,337 Hobeau Farm Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . .$980,398 Sabine Stable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . .$972,645 J D Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .548 . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . . .$809,444 Generazio, Patricia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283 . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . .$805,465 Glen Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . .$717,503 McMaster, Marilyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . .$641,067 Martin Stables Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . .$605,288 Queen, Harold L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . .$567,373 Hechavarria Luis de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . .$565,124 Frazier, D. W. Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . . . .$555,479 Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . .$554,415 McDonnell, Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252 . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . .$553,688 Vegso Racing Stable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . .$547,794 Sienna Farms LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . .$525,372 Hohensee, Karl M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . .$494,165 Roy Lerman and Lerman and Jayeff B Stables . . . . . . . .126 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . .$488,267 Heiligbrodt Racing Stable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . .$460,716 Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . .$457,795 Porter Racing Stable, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . .$423,952 William F. Murphy & Annabel Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . .$404,203 Cloverleaf Farms II & Brent Fernung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283 . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . .$805,465 Woodsfield Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . .$403,103 Perkins, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . .$396,266 THE FLORIDA HORSE • OCTOBER 2010 67
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Leading Florida Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through September 27, 2010. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.
WILDCAT HEIR Sire Name
Farm Name
Wildcat Heir
Forest Wildcat
Journeyman Stud
$3,255,180
117
71
5
6
Graeme Hall
Dehere
Winding Oaks
$3,174,417
133
76
5
7
Put It Back
Honour and Glory Bridlewood Farm
$2,278,517
139
65
5
8
Name
PUT IT BACK
GRAEME HALL NA Earnings
Stk Gr Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's
Earnings
Leading Earner
Leading Earnings
Yrlg Sold
1
$3,256,442
Derwin's Star
$357,840
2
$3,176,866
Duke of Mischief
$596,717
18
1
$2,423,587
Jessica Is Back
$395,380
28
Yrlg 2yo Avg Sold $28,878
$11,036
2yo Avg
26
$67,642
8
$27,625
11
$23,818
D'wildcat
Forest Wildcat
Vinery
$2,199,362
98
54
3
6
1
$2,382,053
D' Funnybone
$380,000
26
$20,054
11
$68,045
Montbrook
Buckaroo
Ocala Stud
$2,302,456
106
45
4
10
3
$2,303,045
Shadowbdancing
$358,250
5
$13,500
13
$50,462
Chapel Royal
Montbrook
Signature Stallions $2,020,498
161
82
2
2
0
$2,198,439
Duomo
$59,391
20
$6,900
14
$22,500
Full Mandate
A.P. Indy
Hartley/De Renzo
$1,973,759
139
70
2
2
1
$1,976,143
Amazon Holly
$97,190
5
$2,860
7
$6,957
Concerto
Chief's Crown
Ocala Stud
$1,641,910
97
56
4
5
0
$1,641,910
Deadly Dealer
$112,862
2
$6,000
9
$20,889
Concorde's Tune
Concorde Bound Ocala Stud
$1,516,483
90
48
2
2
0
$1,531,281
Musical Romance
$109,456
3
$9,267
5
$22,600
Consolidator
Storm Cat
$1,382,894
105
42
2
3
0
$1,460,258
Mr Consolidator
$100,332
31
$6,545
18
$33,661
Journeyman Stud
Leading Florida Juvenile Sires The following list includes currently active, deceased, and pensioned stallions, with racing results updated through September 27, 2010. Statistics provided by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc.
CONGRATS Name FRESHMAN
Congrats
Sire Name
Farm Name
A.P. Indy
Vinery
WILDCAT HEIR NA Stk Gr Earnings Strtrs Wnrs SW's Wins SW's Earnings $642,907
39
GIBSON COUNTY Leading Earner
14
2
2
1
$642,907
Wickedly Perfect
Leading Earnings
Yrlg Sold
Yrlg 2yo Avg Sold
$164,600
25
$36,008
33
2yo Avg $49,636
Wildcat Heir
Forest Wildcat
Journeyman Stud
$532,340
34
12
2
2
0
$533,602
She'll Heir
$77,580
18
$28,878
26
$67,642
Gibson County
In Excess (IRE)
deceased
$392,967
22
12
1
1
0
$392,967
Ayoumilove
$112,367
1
$1,500
17
$12,676
FRESHMAN
Boundary
Vinery
$374,674
32
14
0
0
0
$374,674
Rough'n Royal
West Acre
Forty Niner
Stonehedge South
$374,580
9
6
1
2
0
$374,580
Blue Eyed Sweetie
Chapel Royal
Montbrook
Signature Stallions
$361,190
33
14
1
1
0
$362,466
Hartley/De Renzo
$357,632
35
12
0
0
0
$360,302
Ward Ranch
$285,227
4
2
1
2
1
FRESHMAN
Pomeroy
With Distinction Storm Cat
$54,467
14
$23,060
36
$24,881
$139,050
1
$1,200
4
$24,750
Mr. Instigator
$43,938
20
$6,900
14
$22,500
Decisive Moment
$40,195
39
$19,592
38
$47,874
$285,227
Madman Diaries
$247,822
Bring the Heat
In Excess (IRE)
Mass Media
Touch Gold
Journeyman Stud
$252,321
15
8
1
1
0
$252,321
Beso Grande
$49,087
5
$16,800
8
$13,000
Concerto
Chief's Crown
Ocala Stud
$239,869
15
8
1
1
0
$239,869
Rigoletta
$60,820
2
$6,000
9
$20,889
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The Customer Should Be Right s a group among those considered “gamblers,” horseplayers are probably the most astute, intelligent and dedicated.Theirs is a game based upon probability, analysis of a myriad of variables affected by conditions invariably in flux, observation and accumulated experience rather than chance. Serious horseplayers are far more sophisticated than those who operate and regulate by Paul Moran racetracks. As customers go, none are more discerning. Some of racing’s leaders, meanwhile, live in denial. Declines in business are blamed on a poor economy, bad weather or in many places the lack of alternative gaming, not a too-often unappealing, diluted product offered in excess, punishing takeout and limited wagering options. Those who steer the ship in California, for instance, actually believe that newly imposed hikes in takeout from every pari-mutuel pool will lead to increases in purses when invariably the opposite is a fait acThe majority of horseplay- compli clearly have no clue and have in fact delivered a blow to the solar plexus ers consider the pick-six too of racing on the West Coast. In an era of choice, California’s expensive a pursuit. But the onerous takeout levels can only result most recent development in in serious players looking elsewhere fractional pricing, the 50- and, ultimately, in declining handle cent pick-five, has proven and purses. The Horseplayers Association of popular since its introduc- North America made known its oppotion at Monmouth Park this sition and presented a convincing opposing view only to be resoundingly summer and a 10-cent pick- ignored by California lawmakers. Tax six – perhaps in a separate cuts, as they tend to do throughout the economy, stimulate economic activity pool—is an idea worth seri- by putting more money in the hands of ous consideration. the customers. Some of the sport’s most sophisticated and prolific players were invited recently to participate in the International Simulcast Conference in Clearwater. They are members of the loosely knit fraternity of “whales” who employ sophisticated, proprietary computerized models to select horses and place wagers. These are the most sophisticated of horseplayers whose involvement is a business not an avocation. They have invested heavily in the development of software, employ as many as 30 people and send millions into pari-mutuel pools when their black-box tools signal opportunity. While still a new industry small in the United States in terms of numbers, betting operations of this type have flourished
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for years in Hong Kong, where the game is in good health. Those represented at the Clearwater conference outlined business practices and made recommendations that would, if adopted, benefit horseplayers at every level of involvement. Since computer-assisted wagering accounts for an estimated 10 to 15 percent of declining betting handle in the United States, this is a group that demands attention. The panelists agreed that the current trend toward excess for its own sake is nonproductive. Many if not most racetracks offer too many races, which results in a dilution of quality. Panelists said that from a handle perspective, tracks would be better off running seven races a day with 14-horse fields rather than 14 races a day with seven-horse fields. The number of exotic combinations resulting from larger fields is increased dramatically. As is often the case, less is more, a concept too often lost on the managers of American racetracks. Ultimately, racetracks may have no choice but to reduce the number of races offered simply as a function of a declining horse population. According to The Jockey Club, reporting of live foals of 2010 is down more than 14 percent from last year at this time. This is neither the first nor likely the last year of a steady decline in the size of foal crops, but the best interests of horsemen, racetracks and horseplayers seldom brings all three facets of the industry simultaneously to the same place. David Bernsen, a Thoroughbred owner, breeder, high-level computer-assisted player and proponent of fractional wagering, questioned the minimum pricing of some wagers. “Pick six minimums should be 10 cents, not $2,” he said. “It’s insane. You want to focus on lowering minimum units.” Again, less is more. While the pick-six is popular in California and New York, both jurisdictions maintaining a $2 wagering unit, it is an afterthought at most tracks. The majority of horseplayers consider the picksix too expensive a pursuit. But the most recent development in fractional pricing, the 50-cent pick-five, has proven popular since its introduction at Monmouth Park this summer and a 10-cent pick-six – perhaps in a separate pool—is an idea worth serious consideration. Generally speaking, paying attention to the customer is considered a sound business practice ignored at great peril. Can it be that the customer is always right – except at the track? ■
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