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CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 9 Cover photo courtesy of Roberta Harris, Ruidoso Downs Race Track

Cover Story: Handsome Jack Flash triumphs in All American Futurity . . . . . . . .

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Top Racing Story: Feature Hero wins richest Quarter Horse race in history. . . . . . . . . 7 Prospect to the Top fights for All American Gold Cup win. . . . . . . 10 Corona Corona Cartel colt sells for $350,000 at Ruidoso Select QH Yearling Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Feature Stories: Bubba, Nic & Oh’s makes three by Pete Herrera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Blane Wood: Chasing that elusive All American win

by Pete Herrera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Wagon Tales – a dream come true for trainer Judd Kearl by Martha Claussen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Strauss retires as DMTC Chairman; Batchelder is successor; My Dashing Lady tops Crystal Springs Farm dispersal; Scott Wells takes over the reins at Lone Star Park; Record increases at the OKC Summer Thoroughbred Sale; Fasig-Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale sees across-the-board increases; Texas race dates set; Arapahoe Park presents CANTER Colorado with check for $10,000; SuperBowl Quarterback Jake Delhomme elected to lead LTBA; Desert God filly tops NM-Bred Thoroughbred Yearling Sale; First Moonflash filly tops NM-Bred Quarter Horse Yearling Sale; Tres Seis Nueve to stand at Sierra Blanca Equine; Hirschy becomes first stakes winner for Papa Clem; Exchange wagering rules approved; M.C. ‘Dutch’ Powell passes; Significant Heart scores meet’s fastest time at 330 yards; Oaklawn announces record stakes schedule Race Recaps: Quarter Horse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Results from The Downs at Albuquerque, Los Alamitos Race Course, Remington Park, Arapahoe Park, Prairie Meadows, Retama Park, Ruidoso Downs Thoroughbred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Results from Del Mar, Ruidoso Downs, The Downs at Albuquerque, Arapahoe Park, Emerald Downs, Louisiana Downs, Canterbury Park, Evangelline Downs RCI Rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Handsome Jack Flash

triumphs in All American Futurity September 2, 2013 • Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, NM

By Pete Herrera

“This is the ultimate,” Gonzalez screamed in the winner’s circle while hoistUIDOSO DOWN — In the midst of a ing the big silver trophy skyward. “God wild and wacky celebration Monday gave me the opportunity to run in the All at Ruidoso Downs, Quarter Horse American and now to win it twice is just the trainer Juan Gonzalez was only too happy to maximum. ” spread the love.

Handsome Jack Flash finished a neck in The Mexican-born Gonzalez kissed his front of Reagle Eagle, whose trainer, Edujockey, kissed one of his owners and finally ardo Gonzalez, is Juan’s younger brother. planted one squarely on the mouth of the Reagle Eagle, got away to a slow start, then horse that was the cause for this historic, closed strongly to nip third place finisher tumultuous moment.

Wagon Tales by a nose.

Handsome Jack Flash, as pretty on the It was the second straight year that track as he was when he was born two years Eduardo Gonzalez had saddled the runnerago, won the $2.6 million All American Futuup finisher in the race. His Sudden Thoughts rity at Ruidoso Downs. ran second in the 2012 race.

The 2-year-old dark brown gelding Especially Tres, the only filly in the race, broke near the lead in the 440-yard race, finished fourth after going off as the 2-1 then closed with a rush to win the first place favorite.

The loss was the first for Especially purse of $1.3 million for the all-distaff partnership of Debra Laney, Norma Alvarez and Tres after four runaway wins this summer, including the Sam Houston Futurity in April.

Brenda Alvarez.

The filly came into the All American with the It was the second win for Gonzalez in highest earnings in the field – $190,940.

Quarter Horse racing’s most famous sprint Blane Wood, the trainer of Especially and both of them came with horses bred Tres, had no excuses. in New Mexico. A proud immigrant from “She got away good and ran her race Mexico, Gonzalez scored his first futurity win but we just got outrun by better horses,” in 2003 with the New Mexico bred By By Jj.

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Wood said. “I was happy with the filly, just not the results.”

Reagal Eagle, ridden by longtime jockey Larry Gamez, earned $390,000 from the record purse for the futurity. Reagal Eagle is owned by Nahum and Rosella Prieto of El Paso, Texas. The Prietos were the owners of

By By Jj when he won the All American 10 years ago.

Wagon Tales, who had the fastest qualifying time for the finals, earned $221,000 with the third place finish for its owners, JNB Enterprises of La Grulla, Texas.

Handsome Jack Flash paid $18.80, $8.20 and $5. Reagal Eagle returned $10.20 and $6.80 and Wagon Tales paid $4.40 to show.

The winner covered the distance in 21.166 seconds.

The order of finish after the top four was: Skuze Pleeze, You N How Many More, Hes Relentless, Wagon Full of Gold, Fatal Policy and Houdini.

Handsome Jack Flash qualified for the race as the runner-up finisher in his trial two weeks ago behind Hes Relentless.

Handsome Jack Flash got away slowly in the trial but closed fast enough to qualify

At top, Handsome Jack Flash, Jaime Leos up; above, winner’s circle celebration Photos by Roberta Harris, Ruidoso Downs Race Track 4 SureBet RacingNews.com • September 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 9

COVER STORY for the finals.

“I was nervous before the race but once we got in the gates I settled down,” said jockey Jaime Leos in Spanish. “My main worry was that he would break better than he did in the trials.

He did and once we got the lead, he kept giving me all he had.”

Gonzalez said he and Leos had worked on Handsome Jack Flash’s break from the gate in the time between the trials and futurity finals.

NM Governor Susana Martinez (second from left) joins in the celebration after Handsome Jack Flash’s win.

“We worked on it so he wouldn’t have the same trouble,” Photo by Roberta Harris, Ruidoso Downs Race Track said Gonzalez. “It worked because he broke like never before.”

Juan’s success as a trainer has opened run in past All Americans. She saw plenty to It was the first ride for Leos in the All educational opportunities for his children. like even when Handsome Jack Flash was American Futurity. The 32-year-old native of just a weanling.

His son, Juan Carlos, is a civil engineer Chihuahua, Mexico, has been riding profesgraduate from the University of Texas and “The thing that I see about All Amerisionally only for about two years and he can horses is they have very big bodies and his daughter has been studying to be a and Gonzalez have formed a very successful they’re very long,” Laney said. “Their hips pediatrician. trainer-jockey team since his arrival in this Since Juan is still a Spanish-only speakjust go on forever because that’s the engine. country. ing success story, Juan Carlos frequently That’s what he had. I’ve never had a horse “For me, he’s the best trainer around,” handles the interpretation during interthat looked like that.” said Leos. “He gave me the opportunity to views. In the midst of Monday’s celebration, Laney, like most of the connections of ride and it’s because of him that I’m here.”

Handsome Jack Flash, said part of the joy of he spoke of what it means to be the son of Leos’ quick rise in the jockey ranks mirwinning the All American was seeing a horse such a hard-working trainer and how this rors to an extent Gonzalez’s realization of race has impacted his family’s legacy. they had nurtured reach the pinnacle of the American dream. Gonzalez arrived in “He is incredible,” said Juan Carlos. “I’ve Quarter Horse racing.

El Paso, Texas, in 1993 and over the last 20 said this before but he’s what every son “To me, it’s not the money. It’s taking years has built a reputation as one of the wants a father to be. We are very, very proud that little baby that was born at the Lazy A hardest working, most successful trainers in ranch two years ago and watching him win a to be Mexicans, to be able to come here and the Southwest. historical race. He’s going to be remembered succeed in the right way.”

Debra Laney, who bred Handsome Jack forever.”

Juan Carlos these days is working on Flash with the mare Shez Jess Nice, said she In a bit of superstitious pre-race mahis master’s degree, but concedes that he’ll recognized this was a special horse soon neuvering, Norma and Dosi Alvarez split up always be close to the horses. after he was born on Norma and Dosi Alvaas the horses headed to the gate. Norma “I can’t get away from this,” he said. rez’s Lazy A farm in the little southern New watched the race from the same section of “I train the horses we have in El Paso and Mexico hamlet of La Union. the grandstand from where she had watched at the same time I’m trying to finish my “Norma called me and said, `you’ve got Handsome Jack Flash’s previous three victo- masters at night. But I’m never going to get a handsome colt,”’ said Laney, tears filling ries. Dosi chose a spot near the finish line. away from horse training. This is beautiful. her eyes. “When I got a look at him, I told my For Dosi, the win took care of one of the Especially at moments like this.” husband, `This is my All American horse. And must-dos on his bucket list.

The All American Futurity has become Norma loved him so we decided to go into “This was always one of my dreams and a magnet for large crowds in the mountain partnership.”’ it happened today,” said the mild-mannered community of Ruidoso. As post time draws A year ago, the three women were organic cotton farmer. “We’re so proud of near, the owners and fans of the 10 horses partners in the 2-year-old Gonna Cha Cha. this horse. New Mexico breds have always that have reached the finals gather around That horse won the Zia Futurity, an effort been down-played, but they can run with the flower bed in the paddock. duplicated this summer by Handsome Jack the best of them.”

It’s a once-a-year spectacle in a state Flash. But they lost Gonna Cha Cha to colic In winning the All American Futurity with no professional sports and few major late in the 2012 season. twice, Juan Gonzalez joins an elite list of sporting events. On Labor Day, the All Amer“We decided to do the partnership trainers who have made it to the winner’s ican Futurity is to New Mexico and Ruidoso again and how much better does it get than circle of the race that originated in 1959. what Churchill Downs is to Louisville the first this,” said Laney.

Juan, his brother Eliseo (his assistant Saturday in May, what the Super Bowl is to Laney, who has been a low-profile trainer) and the rest of the family are now the city lucky enough to be hosting it. breeder for years, said she has watched the deeply rooted in New Mexico’s racing This year, a record of 24,588 watched form and confirmation of horses that have community. the race.

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Longshot Feature Hero wins richest Quarter Horse race in history September 1, 2013 Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, NM

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By Pete Herrera

UIDOSO DOWNS — Their run of tough losses in big races at Ruidoso Downs is over for the trainer-jockey team of Eddie Willis and Jimmy Dean Brooks.

Banished is that old and over-rated sports cliché, “Wait Till Next Year.”

Next year turned out to be a sunsplashed Sunday on the mountain and a 3-year-old black gelding named Feature Hero.

With a perfect trip from the starting gates to the wire, Feature Hero, scored a stunning but convincing win Sunday in the richest Quarter Horse race ever run.

The 39th running of the All American Derby will be remembered not only for its record purse of just over $2.8 million, but for how Brooks and Willis finally got their first Grade 1 win at Quarter Horse racing’s version of Churchill Downs.

For years now Brooks and Willis – yes it sounds like a country western music team – have been coming to Ruidoso in the summer with a stable of 2- and 3-yearolds. Each September they’d left a little short of a big win.

Until now.

Willis is fond of saying it’s not about

the money. He trains because he loves it and winning is part of the satisfaction. He did again Sunday in the midst of a wild celebration that drew so many of his family and friends that the winner’s circle wasn’t big enough to hold them. Instead, the post-race presentations were made in the middle of the thoroughbred track.

But if ever a horse race was about the money, this was it.

Feature Hero earned nearly $1.2 million in the race that took just over 21 seconds to run. So big was the purse that the last place horse – The Magic Dash – earned $63,220.

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TOP RACING STORIES Presentation of trophy to Feature Hero winning connections Photo by Roberta Harris, Ruidoso Downs Race Track

Feature Hero led virtually every step of the 440-yard race and hit the wire a neck in front of Bon Accord.

Bon Accord, the fastest qualifier from the trials that decided the 10-horse field, was three-quarters of a length in front of third place finisher Point Break Dash. The filly Vancouver Moon was fourth.

And for long-shot bettors, this was a race they could feast on.

Feature Hero, the slowest of the 10 horses that qualified from the trials, was sent off at odds of 24-to-1. He paid $49.80 to win, $22 to place and $9.60 to show.

Bon Accord paid $6.40 and $5.40 and Point Break Dash returned $8.80. The $2 exacta paid $408,000 and a winning $1 trifecta wager paid $3,886.20.

Feature Hero and Brooks rolled out of the starting gates from the No. 7 post position, took the lead a couple of jumps out, then held off a late rally by Bon Accord.

Owned by the Reliance Ranches of Llano, Texas, Feature Hero scored his fourth career win. He came into the race with earnings of $126,528.

Bon Accord earned $505,761 for the second place finish and Point Break Dash picked up $280,978 for third. No matter where they finished, the race provided a windfall for most of the horses and their owners.

Bon Accord, running in his first Grade 1, came into the race having won just over $24,000. Point Break Dash and Vancouver Moon, who earned $224,783 by finishing fourth, both doubled their career earnings.

Wicked Courage, the even-money favorite who at one point this summer had won nine straight races, was never a factor in the race. Ridden by Cody Jenson, the Texas-bred gelding got away slowly, never found running room and finished seventh.

He got caught behind horses, unfamiliar territory for a horse accustomed to being on the lead, and faded.

“He just never fired,” said Jensen. “He

didn’t know how to race between horses because he never had to do it before.”

Wicked Courage was seeking to become the first 3-year-old since DM Shicago in 2005 to sweep the three major derbies (Ruidoso, Rainbow and All American).

Wicked Courage’s nine-race winning streak was snapped in the trials, where he ran second behind Bon Accord.

The race drew a crowd of 21,857, the largest crowd at Ruidoso Downs for a nonAll American Futurity day. The previous record of 20,952 was set last year on derby day.

The order of finish after the top four was: Wonderboy, Elisas Secret, Wicked Courage, Louisana Corona, Tayte Me Down and The Magic Dash.

Brooks said Feature Hero warmed up for the race perfectly and was calm for the most part as the horses lined up.

“He got a little antsy right at the start, but then he settled right back down,” said the 48-year-old jockey. “When my header focused him, he just pointed like a bird dog. He was looking right down the track and when they kicked them (gates) he was gone.”

“He left about a half length in front and I got after him right-handed a few times,” said Brooks.

Midway through the race, Brooks switched leads and when he did, Feature Hero responded with another burst of speed.

“He’s the kind of horse that if you let him, he’ll start looking at stuff,” Brooks said. “When I switched on him and got after him left-handed, he bore back down.

About 100 yards from the wire I felt something on the inside (Bon Accord) running to me. I reached down and hit him lefthanded again. They were coming to me at

the finish, but they weren’t really catching me.”

Willis watched the race from the starting gates. Once he saw Brooks switch his stick to the left-hand, Willis felt confident this was their day.

“I told Jimmy, it’s a big crowd so you might ought to hit him left-handed to keep him straight down at the end. I seen him when he switched and I told them, I win the race.”

The victory also earned Feature Hero an invitation to the prestigious Champion of Champions race at Los Alamitos later this year.

Although Feature Hero was the last horse to qualify from the trials, both jockey and trainer felt they had a live horse going into the finals.

“He pulled up super good (after the trials),” said Willis. “He’s a really sound horse. You need very little vet work to get him back for a race.”

Then the 56-year-old trainer touched on the obvious when it comes to Quarter Horse racing.

“It’s hard to catch one when they leave the gates like that,” he said.

As for his share of the winning purse – a little more than $100,000 – Willis thought for a moment, then replied “I’ve got five grandkids.”

Feature Hero’s fast-breaking ability was the subject that Jimmy Brooks and his 72-year-old dad Roy discussed on the morning of the race.

“I told him, if he leaves there like I know he can, you can steal this derby,” said Roy. “I thought Wicked Courage was his main competition but the horse that had the fastest time in the trials (Bon Accord) didn’t have a great record.”

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Prospect to the Top fights

for All American Gold Cup win September 1, 2013 Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, NM

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oel Tavarez’s champion Prospect To The Top returned to racing after a spring in the breeding shed for the second-straight year to win the Grade 3, $40,000 All American Gold Cup on Sunday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.

The All American Gold Cup was on the undercard for the Grade 1, $2.8 million All American Derby, offering the largest purse in Quarter Horse racing history.

Prospect To The Top, the 6-5 favorite, was a little tardy from the inside post position and quickly went to the lead. Testing The Ice and Feature Mr Bojangles engaged Prospect To The Top and the trio battled for the quarter mile.

The Oscar Rincon ridden-Prospect To The Top won by a game head over Testing The Ice while it was another one-quarter length back to Feature Mr Bojangles.

Prospect For The Top was timed in :21.130 for the 440 yards in his first start since winning the Grade 1, $350,000 The Championship at Sunland Park on Dec. 30.

“He’s one of a kind,” jockey Rincon said.

“He gave it his all on the racetrack today and now he is almost a millionaire.”

Prospect to The Top earned $24,000 for the win and pushed his earnings to $948,150 with 11 wins from 23 starts.

A Coronas Prospect son from the Brandon Muniz barn, Prospect To The Top won last year’s All American Gold Cup by Feature Hero, from pg. 7

Brooks family. Roy Brooks rode for more than 45 years and isn’t officially retired yet. As recently as last summer he rode at Ruidoso Downs in a Grade 1 race, finishing second to Ochoa aboard Priceless Feature in the Rainbow Derby.

Roy last summer rode Priceless Feature to victory in the Heritage Place Derby at Remington Park in Oklahoma.

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Prospect to the Top, Oscar Rincon up Photo by Roberta Harris, Ruidoso Downs Race Track

three quarters of a length and then won the Zia Park Championship by one-andthree-quarter lengths before his score in The Championship at Sunland Park.

In 2011, Prospect To The Top was named the champion 3-year-old colt after winning the Grade 2, $155,000 Hobbs America Derby and finishing second to Llano Teller in the Grade 1, $1.3 million All American Derby.

Rancho Los Dos Portillos’ runner-up Testing The Ice gave trainer Muniz a onetwo finish.

A gelding by Stoli, Testing The Ice was sent off at 13-1 odds and turned in his best 2013 effort. He was off the board in two starts this year after qualifying for last

year’s Grade 1, $2.2 million All American Derby.

R.D. Hubbard and Heysol Howlet’s third-place finisher Feature Mr Bojangles, the 2011 champion 2-year-old colt, was making his 2013 debut after standing at stud this spring. The Sleepy Gilbreathtrained Feature Mr Jess son won the 2011 Rainbow Futurity and qualified for last summer’s Grade 1, $904,000 Rainbow Derby and Grade 1, $679,000 Ruidoso Derby.

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All American aboard Racy Roman and fifth with Spittin and Splittin in the 2001 futurity.

Jimmy Dean too had come close to a breakthrough win at Ruidoso. He finished second in the 1997 All American with Flys R Droppin and in July seemed headed to victory in the $1 million Rainbow Futurity, only to have his horse, Regard The Cartel, suffer a major injury near the finish line.

“We were leading until about 30 yards from the wire,” said Jimmy. “I think he swallowed his tongue and we went from first

to fifth.”

Regard The Cartel collapsed while Dean was trying to pull him up after the race. Horse and rider both went down. Regard The Cartel had torn several muscles in one of his shoulders and Brooks broke his right collarbone in the fall.

But on Sunday, all those near misses over the years couldn’t detract from the spectacular moment that a father and his son finally got to share.

“I feel more proud than if I had won it myself,” said Roy Brooks.

Corona Cartel colt sells for $350,000 at Ruidoso Select QH Yearling Sale

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UIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. — Cartels Big Gun, a colt by Corona Cartel out of the Grade 1-winning Dash Ta Fame mare Five Bar Molly, sold for $350,000 to top this year’s Ruidoso Select QH Yearling Sale, held Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 at the Ruidoso Horse Sale Pavilion at Ruidoso Downs.

Cartels Big Gun (Hip No. 119) was consigned by Burns Ranch of Menifee, California and acquired by Dr. Ed Allred, a 12-time AQHA champion breeder and the owner of Los Alamitos Racecourse in California. The colt’s dam, Five Bar Molly, won three graded stakes from 2000-07, including the ‘07 Vessels Maturity (Grade 1) at Los Alamitos.

Cartel’s Big Gun is a full brother to Five Bar Cartel, the winner of the June 13, $1,111,000 Ed Burke Million Futurity (Grade 1) at Los Alamitos. The colt’s half sister, the Strawfly Special filly Fly Bar Special, won the 2008 California Breeders’ Matron Stakes (RG2) at Los Alamitos.

The sale’s second-highest seller, the Mr Jess Perry colt Rhythm Of Rain (Hip No. 453), was acquired for $260,000 by Terry Stennett.

Consigned by Julianna Hawn Holt of Blanco, Texas, Rhythm Of Rain is out of the winning 6-year-old Corona Cartel mare Love Samba, a finalist in the 2009 All American (Grade 1) and Rainbow (Grade 1) futurities and a half sister to the Grade 3-placed Mr Eye Opener gelding My Man Valentine.

Stennett also signed the ticket for the sale’s third-highest seller, Heartsobold (Hip No. 449), a Corona Cartel colt consigned by Holt. Heartsobold is the second foal produced by Heartswideopen, an 8-year-old mare by Feature Mr Jess who won the 2007 All American Futurity (Grade 1) and was a two-time AQHA champion.

According to preliminary figures released by the Ruidoso Horse Sale Company, 319 yearlings sold for a total of $13,232,200. This average of $41,480 per head represented a 12-percent decrease from the 2012 average of $46,885. However, this year’s sale median of $30,000 was up 20 percent from 2012.

The McKinney family’s Reliance Ranches LLC of Llano, Texas, was the sale’s leading buyer with 12 purchases for a total of

$1,107,000. Reliance Ranches paid $220,000 for SC Divas Cartel (Hip No. 345), a colt by Corona Cartel out of two-time AQHA champion aged mare Spit Curl Diva.

6666 Ranch of Guthrie, Texas, led all consignors and agents with 27 yearlings grossing $1,579,000. Corona Cartel, a 19-year-old stallion by Holland Ease and the leading living sire of money earners, was the leading sire by average, as he was represented by 33 yearlings sold for an average of $89,364, as well as four of the top five sellers.

This year’s Select Yearling Sale was preceded by a Crystal Springs Farm dispersal sale, which was held August 30. The sale was topped by 2008 champion broodmare My Dashing Lady, a 17-year-old daughter of two-time world champion Dash For Cash who was purchased for $280,000 by Rafter W Stables. The winner of the 1999 Rainbow Derby (Grade 1) at Ruidoso Downs, My Dashing Lady is the dam of AQHA champions Noconi and Brenda Beautiful.

For more information, visit www.ruidososelectyearlingsale.com.

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Bubba, Nic & Oh’s makes three R

By Pete Herrera

uidoso Downs will always feel like a second home to Bubba Cascio. It’s where he twice won the All American Futurity and where a lifelong friendship with “The Iceman” found footing.

So when Cascio had had enough of a hospital room this summer and the heat and humidity of Texas, he headed to the New Mexico mountain community.

Cascio, 81, suffered a stroke earlier this year and spent two months in a Texas hospital. By mid-August he was dealing with a bad case of cabin fever.

What better bounce-back road trip than to Ruidoso Downs, where, in the summer of 1968, Cascio and a 22-yearold, former bush track jockey named Jerry Nicodemus owned the backside.

“It’s hot down there (Texas) and I just wanted to come back and watch the trials,” Cascio said on the eve of this year’s All American Futurity trials.

Cascio’s longtime training partner, Jann Jones, brought a small stable of Quarter Horses to Ruidoso this summer. It was the first time in 21 years that a horse from Cascio’s barn had run at Ruidoso Downs.

In 1992, Cascio’s Some Dasher had the fastest qualifying time for the All American Derby but had a troubled trip in the finals and ran out of the money.

Cascio turned to training Thoroughbreds after he left Ruidoso years ago. Texas had opened four pari-mutuel tracks near his home and he felt that would cut down on his traveling. Cascio and Jones entered a couple of Quarter Horses in the Ruidoso and Rainbow trials, but none were fast enough.

By the time this year’s All American Futurity trials had been run, Cascio and Nicodemus had been reunited in Ruidoso and had an opportunity to turn back the clock, if not in years, at least in memories.

“We talk at least once a week, but that’s the first time I’d seen him in several months. First time since he had the stroke,’’ said Nicodemus.

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Cascio and Nicodemus won their first All American Futurity in 1968 with Three Oh’s. They would win the world’s richest Quarter Horse race again in 1970 with Rocket Wrangler.

Both agree that 1968 was a breakthrough summer for trainer and jockey.

And it was the brown, undersized Three Oh’s who carried them into Quarter Horse racing history.

Owned by Dr. D.G. Strole of Abilene, Texas, Three Oh’s that summer beat one of the most solid fields in the history of the race. Lady Bug’s Moon finished second, Top Bug was third and Ralph’s Lady Bug ran fourth.

Dr. Strole bought the colt as a yearling for $12,500 and sent him to Cascio in Tomball, Texas. Three Oh’s was a June foal, about as late as you can have a horse born.

Predictably, he was physically challenged when he arrived at Cascio’s training farm.

“They unloaded him and the blanket nearly covered him up,” recalls Cascio. “He was a little bitty horse. But he had everything. He was just small.”

Cascio says Dr. Strole knew very little about racehorses, but when he bought Three Oh’s, the colt was already nominated to the All American.

“Once he began working with Three Oh’s, it didn’t take long for Cascio to realize the colt had potential. So much so that when L.R. French, the individual who sold the colt to Dr. Strole, called to inquire about his progress, Cascio put in a quick call to the doctor.

“Mr. French calls me and says, ‘Bubba, how is that colt that Dr. Strole bought from me getting along?’ I said, he’s getting along good. I think he’s going to be a nice little horse. He says, ‘Well, I just wanted to know because he (Strole) still owes me $5,000.’ I put the phone down and called Dr. Strole.

I told him, you gotta buy this horse in a hurry. He says, ‘I’ll get the money off today.’”

Nicodemus met Cascio in 1966 while riding the bush track circuit in Texas and

was the only jockey to ride Three Oh’s. They teamed up to win a maiden race at La Mesa Park early in the summer, then shipped the colt to Ruidoso.

Three Oh’s, says Nicodemus, made only one mistake in the futurity, but it couldn’t keep him from the winner’s circle that Labor Day. “When we left the gate, he kind of slipped and shuffled around,” said Nicodemus. “But after he got lined up, he went to running. About 200 yards out, he started gathering them horses up. He didn’t have any problems besides the break.”

The race, which this year has reached a record purse of $2.6 million, was worth $401,473 in 1968.

Three Oh’s was the first horse Cascio qualified for the All American and the first of many mounts Nicodemus would have over the next 23 years in the futurity.

Nicodemus had a ride in the All American 22 times between 1968 and 1991.

While conventional wisdom would suggest holding off on running a late foal 2-year-old like Three Oh’s, Cascio decided he could handle taking on the more mature horses.

“When you get a colt that young, most people will wait until they get older,” said Cascio. “I think that’s the worst thing in the world you can do. You’ve got to break them with the others, but go slow. You don’t give them four months head start or you’ll never catch up with them.”

Easy Jet won the 1969 All American and the next year Cascio and Nicodemus scored again with Rocket Wrangler.

“He was a completely different kind of horse (from Three Oh’s),” says Nicodemus.

“Three Oh’s was more ornery. He felt good all the time and he showed it. You had to watch him. Rocket wrangler was one of the best-minded horses I’ve ever seen.”

Rocket Wrangler won his first race, a trial for the Kansas Futurity. He ran out of the money in the finals, but came back to win the Rainbow Futurity and then the All

Thoroughbreds early in his career, never backed down from a challenge or another rider, on or off the track.

“He had a killer instinct,” says Bubba.

That’s not to say there weren’t occasional clashes between trainer and jockey.

It’s inevitable in such a competitive sport. But, says Cascio, Nicodemus never questioned his decisions, never rebelled when Cascio decided to sit him down.

“I’d get on him sometimes,” says Cascio. “What were you thinking? I pulled him off four horses one day and he never even asked me why. His agent would come to me complaining and I’d tell him, I’ll tell you when he rides good, and Bubba Cascio and Jann Jones I’ll tell you when he rides Courtesy photo bad. But Jerry and I, we never had a harsh word American. He did so despite shin-bucking about our business.” twice that summer.

Jones met Cascio that summer of Three Rocket Wrangler would go on to be an Oh’s futurity win. He says Cascio had an outstanding sire. Among his prodigy was enormous influence on his training career. the great Dash For Cash.

“I knew who he was, and I got the “Rocket Wrangler has never gotten the opportunity to go to work for him in 1980,” acclaim he deserved,” says Bubba. “People says Jones. “He changed my life. Being ask me what’s the greatest horse you ever around Bubba and the people that he inhad? I guess it was Dash For Cash, but troduced me to and the opportunities that what about his daddy that got him there?

Rocket Wrangler never made a mistake. He never nicked at the mares or nothing. Dash for Cash was the same way.”

Rocket Wrangler was sired by Rocket Bar out of the mare Go Galla Go. Cascio says he had to outbid the legendary Walter Merrick to acquire Go Galla Go at a sale in Weatherford, Texas. The winning bid was $27,000.

Through the ‘70s and ‘80s, Nicodemus became a fixture in the All American Futurity. He also finished second three times with Flaming Jet in 1973, Streakin Six in 1979 and Quick Fun in 1990.

It was Cascio who tagged Nicodemus with “The Iceman” nickname and eventually Bubba became a father figure for the young rider. Nicodemus says he had complete confidence in Cascio’s ability to train the horses he rode.

“If we had a problem, I never worried about it because I knew Bubba would fix it,” says Nicodemus. “He had a lot of influence on me and I believed in him.”

Cascio says Nicodemus, who also rode

he gave me with horses … you couldn’t put a price on it.

“He has something for every horse.

What I admired, even before I went to work for him, was that he would get horses that were decent 2-year-olds and had quit.

He would get them as a 4- or 5-year-old and bring them back and possibly make a world champion out of them.”

Jones says Cascio’s influence on his jockeys went beyond their riding skills.

“Jerry was a great rider, but he was around Bubba long enough that Bubba made a good horseman out of him,” says Jones. “You don’t see that now.”

Nicodemus, who retired in 1993, won more than 1,250 races during his career and the horses he rode earned almost $18.9 million. He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2009.

Nic and Bubba never forgot how to cowboy up. They never lost their bravado.

But to this day, every time they speak on the phone and before they hang up, they exchange “I Love You’s.”

“He’s like my son,” says Bubba.

Pete Herrera is a former AP sportswriter and now freelance journalist who covered sports and news for 39 years. His credits include four Summer Olympics and coverage of 40 All American Futurities from 1968 to 2008.

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Blane WOOD: Wood: BLANE Chasing that elusive All American win

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By Pete Herrera

UIDOSO DOWNS — Trainer Blane Wood’s pedigree is more blue collar than blue blood. Not that it matters, because the man who grew up on the tough side of the tracks in Lubbock is now a primetime player in the sport of Quarter Horse racing.

As far back as his middle school years, Wood knew the racetrack is where he belonged. Where life’s journey would take him. Where each day would be a new adventure, a fresh rush of adrenaline.

“I’ve never regretted doing what I do,” says the 54-year-old trainer. “I love what I do. It’s not work. You always have something to look forward to.”

And the race that Wood looks forward to the most is the All American Futurity. It’s the biggest of the Grade 1 races for 2-yearolds and it’s one of the few major stakes races that, going into this year’s $2.6 million race, remained the missing piece from an otherwise remarkable resume.

Five straight years now the Wood barn’s team of Blane, his son Trey and jockey Ricky Ramirez has reached the finals of the All American. They finished second with Jess Send Me in 2011, the year they had three horses in the finals. Their two other finalists, Lethal Volt and Denver Pass, finished fifth and seventh.

The Wood-trained filly Miss Racy Jess finished seventh in the 2010 futurity.

Love Samba, the betting favorite in 2009, finished fifth. Last year, Wood’s BP Cartels Alibi finished third behind winner One Dashing Eagle.

Eight summers ago, Wood had one of the fastest 2-year-olds in the country with Leading Spirit. The speedster won the Ruidoso and Rainbow Futurities and seemed destined to become only the second 2-yearold in history to sweep the Triple Crown. But he had a trouble-filled trip in the trials for the All American and failed to qualify.

Understandably, winning the All American has turned into an obsession for Blane.

He saddled 28 horses – one in each of the trials for this year’s futurity – and two of them, the filly Especially Tres and the gelding Fatal Policy, made the 10-horse finals field.

Elisas Secret, a 3-year-old filly, qualified for the All American Derby, which this year carries a purse of $2.8 million, an all-time high for a Quarter Horse race.

But nothing in racing, says Wood, consumes more of his attention on a yearround basis than the All American Futurity.

“I think about it every day,” says Blane.

“I wake up every morning and besides my family, that is the most important thing in my life. It don’t matter where I am, every day I think about the All American.”

“I’ve run everywhere in it but first,” he says. “We’ve won every race that we’ve wanted to win. We’ve won the Texas Classic, we’ve won the Zia, we’ve won the Rainbow twice. We’ve won the Ruidoso Futurity. We’ve won the West Texas three times.”

Yes, winning the All American can be the defining moment in a Quarter Horse trainer’s career, but with Blane there’s another incentive – to follow in the footsteps of his dad, Leo Wood.

Leo Wood, who died in 1995 at the age of 55, was the trainer of 1979 All American Futurity winner Pie In The Sky. By then, Blane was part of Leo’s barn crew, and it was he who ponied Pie In The Sky to the starting gates that Labor Day. That afternoon is forever safe in Blane’s memory.

“We had the 10-hole with (jockey) Danny Cardoza,” he says now. “The horse stood good and left good. We won easy. I hauled him home after the All American. That was one of the most exciting days of my life.”

The history of the All American Futurity is full of feel-good stories, and Leo Wood’s was certainly one of those.

“He was a workaholic,” says Blane. “He kept three or four jobs all the time. We lived on the other side of the tracks, so to speak.

Blane Wood Photo courtesy of Roberta Harris, Ruidoso Downs Race Track

We lived on the east side of Lubbock.”

Leo Wood dropped out of school in the eighth grade. He painted cars at an auto repair shop, hauled wood and, when his day jobs ended, would break and train horses.

“I wanted him to win it because he deserved to win it. He worked hard to get to the All American,” Blane says.

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million, and first place for owners Dan and Jolene Urschel was worth $437,500.

Leo Wood took his share of the winnings and used it for a down payment on 90 acres in Lubbock. It’s the same land where Blane’s training farm is now located.

Leo and Blane came to Ruidoso for the first time in 1973.

“We won the Rainbow (Futurity) that year with Flying Rockette,” says Blane. “I thought, this is so easy. We can do this every year.”

Maybe the fact Blane was 14 years old that summer contributed to such thinking.

Blane graduated from Lubbock’s Monterrey High School and attended South Plains Junior College for a couple of years.

He played quarterback and wide receiver at Monterrey High, but by then football was no match for fast horses and summers in Ruidoso.

“I never wanted to do anything else but train horses,” he says. “My dad was my hero. He was a cowboy and I wanted to be just like him.”

The year after his dad died, Blane had his first champion with the filly Haulin Pass -- winner of the West Texas and Ruidoso futurities.

Leo helped Blane get started in training. Early on, Leo would run some of his horses under Blane’s name, “to get my name out there,” says Blane.

By the mid ‘80s, Blane was training on his own. Some of his first horses ran at Lubbock Downs, a bush track where such iconic Quarter Horses as Easy Jet, Dash For Cash, Native Creek and Sgt Pepper Feature once ran.

Training Quarter Horses now stretches over three generations in the Wood family.

Under somewhat of a unique partnership, Trey does the training when their horses are running in Texas, Oklahoma or California, and Blane takes over in New Mexico.

In the Wood family, being involved in racing is inevitable. Blane and wife, Sandy, have been married 32 years, and she and daughter Lacey run the financial end of it.

At 25, Trey is one of the leading young conditioners in the business. He’s won several Grade 1 races, including the Texas Classic, the Heritage Place Futurity and the Super Derby in California.

He has been the leading trainer at Lone Star Park four straight years and -- with jockey Ricky Ramirez, the leading rider at Lone Star the past five years — have formed a formidable friendship on and off the track.

“We’re as close to brothers without being blood as you can get,” says Trey.

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Blane Wood with wife, Sandy.

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Ramirez, 28, earlier this summer rode the filly Ms First Prize Rose to victory in the $1 million Rainbow Futurity. It was Ramirez’s first win in the Triple Crown futurity series at Ruidoso Downs and in doing so nipped stablemate Belle Helene by a nose at the wire.

“He’s my go-to guy,” says Blane. “He’s like a son. He totally believes in us and we believe in him.”

On opening weekend at Ruidoso, Ramirez rode nine winners for Wood’s barn in the trials for the Ruidoso Futurity.

Like his dad, Trey spent his childhood and teenage summers in Ruidoso cleaning out stalls, hot-walking horses and catching the racing bug.

Trey was a standout athlete at Lubbock’s Cooper High School. A starter at quarterback since the middle of his sophomore year, by the time he was a senior in 2006 Trey had scholarship offers from several Division I colleges. Among them were New Mexico, New Mexico State and TCU, which at the time was emerging as a mid-major powerhouse.

The summer after high school, Trey made a decision.

“I liked playing football, but I love the horses,” says Trey. “When the time came and I thought about four more years (in school), I just wanted to start my career.

I knew what I was going to do whether I went to college or not.”

Trey and Blane run a close-knit barn, and the day will come when Trey will take his shot at the All American. For now, he’s content to help his dad’s pursuit of a win on Labor Day. “We’re a team, but I’m not going to

run horses in my name in the All American until he wins it. I’m perfectly fine with that,” said Trey.

Father and son are a contrast in personalities. Blane is much more outgoing, ready with a sound bite and eager to engage his owners and the media in conversation. Trey is quiet, reserved, a study in politeness and poise.

The genes, says Blane, are unmistakable.

“He’s so much like Leo Wood it’s scary,” he says.

Winning the All American Futurity is one of the bigger long-shots in sports. Each year hundreds of horses try to qualify. This year, 280 horses ran in 28 trials over two days.

Only the 10 horses with the fastest times over the 440-yard distance made the finals.

Blane Wood knows all about the odds.

He knows some trainers have spent a lifetime trying to get to the winner’s circle on Labor Day. Pursuit and failure are just part of the sport, the nature of the All American.

The chase goes on, the dream endures — if not this year, perhaps next summer.

“We want to have fun too,” says Blane.

“We don’t want this day to get here and not have any fun. I always tell Trey and the owners that no matter what happens … we’re still going to get up and do what we’ve done all of our lives. And it’s going to be OK if we qualify one or two and then get outrun, because we’re still going to have this goal. We’re going to go to work on it the day after Labor Day. That’s what’s so good about this. You always have something to look forward to.”

“I wouldn’t be a very good 8-to-5 guy,” says Blane. “My wife tells me I live, breathe and eat horses 24/7. I do, and so does my son. It’s what we do. We do this every day.

These horses still have to eat on Christmas and Thanksgiving. I don’t know anything else, but I don’t want to know anything else.”

And there’s the question Blane frequently faces. One for which he’d like to have a different answer next time he hears it.

“People who have nothing to do with racing, if they know you’re involved in Quarter Horse racing, the first question they ask you is, ‘you ever win the All American?’ I want to answer “Yes” one of these days.

Pete Herrera is a former AP sportswriter and now freelance journalist who covered sports and news for 39 years. His credits include four Summer Olympics and coverage of 40 All American Futurities from 1968 to 2008.

Wagon Tales a dream come true for trainer

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By Martha Claussen

here is a tremendous buzz leading up to the 2013 All American Futurity (Grade 1) at Ruidoso Downs. Many who have followed Quarter Horse racing’s most prestigious championship for decades regard the field as one of the strongest ever.

For the first time in its history, trials were run in a two-day format. It was on the second day that the fastest qualifier emerged. Wagon Tales, bred in Oklahoma

by The Mixer Ranch and owned by JNB Enterprises, Llc, of Mission, Texas, blitzed to the wire in :21.021, a time unsurpassed in 28 trials. As Labor Day approaches, a career-defining opportunity awaits Wagon Tales and his conditioner, Judd Kearl.

Kearl, 38, grew up in Tremonton, Utah, and learned the ropes from his dad, Steve.

To work with horses was all he wanted, and from saddling his first runners in the Idaho and Wyoming circuits 16 years ago, he is poised to win the most heralded contest in Quarter Horse racing.

His deeply rooted instinct for horses coupled with a prodigious work ethic has gotten him to this point. Now it is up to Wagon Tales to seal the deal.

Wagon Tales Wagon Tales is a son of Pyc Paint Your Wagon out of the Shazoom mare Signs Zoomer. The 2012 leading sire of money earners PYC Paint Your Wagon continues to produce exceptional runners.

It was the breeding that attracted Gilbert Villareal, who runs under the JNB Enterprises, LLC stable name, to Wagon Tales in the 2012 Heritage Place Yearling Sale. He encouraged Kearl to take a good look at the bay yearling.

“He was a big colt and looked like he

Wagon Tales, Cody Jensen up, impressive during the trials for the 2013 All American Futurity.

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would mature into a nice horse,” said Kearl.

“Gilbert and I liked the pedigree and knew he could get 440 yards.”

Villareal purchased Wagon Tales for $33,000 and Kearl shipped him to his training center in Madisonville, Texas. He made his debut at Remington Park on April 5, 2013, finishing second, and returned to capture the $100,000 Remington Park Juvenile Stakes on April 21.

Rider Rodrigo Vallejo piloted Wagon Tales, who was sent off at 9-1 and closed gamely to capture the 330-yard stakes. On May 11, he ran in trials for the Heritage Place Futurity (Grade 1), qualifying and running third to upset winner, Big Biz Perry. From there, Wagon Tales was sent to Ruidoso Downs to prepare for the All American trials.

Villareal remained in Texas on trial day and watched with great pride as Wagon Tales won the fourth trial on Friday, Aug. 16, under rider Cody Jensen. Then he recalls the hours that followed.

“We had 10 more trials to go,” said the owner. “I knew he had run a very good

time, but the weather can be crazy in Ruidoso and you never know what can happen. I was very nervous.”

Villareal texted Kearl throughout the afternoon, and finally was able to send a final congratulatory text before calling him in the early evening.

He will make the trip to Ruidoso with family members and friends and has high praise for the role Kearl has played.

“Judd has been so good with this horse,” said Villareal. “To run in the All American is an unbelievable experience; there’s nothing like it.”

Kearl is grateful for the loyalty and support that Villareal and his other owners have shown.

“They put their trust in you to do what the horses need to do,” said Kearl. “So far, we have done well and they have confidence in us.”

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Judd Kearl (left) with assistant trainer Brad Mason Photo by Coady Photography

Jensen. “No Secrets Here was the only horse I qualified. This is tough as both my horses this year are super dominant.

Houdini is a demon out of the gate and Wagon Tales is a big, rangy colt that could probably run the distance twice.”

Fortunately, for Kearl, Vallejo received medical clearance this week and will reunite with Wagon Tales on Labor Day.

All American dream Last year, Kearl finished 11th in the national standings, posting 80 wins and purses of year, he conditioned two of the were posted for days on end. just the travel can be tough. But $1.3 million. He is currently the However, Kearl had little finalists before they were sent to work hard all year and see 16th leading Quarter Horse time to bask in the glory of to Ruidoso Downs and trainer your horse in the All American, trainer in the country with 43 saddling the fastest qualifier to John Stinebaugh. Just Wanna is unbelievable.” wins from 334 starts.

Another major player in the All American Futurity. On Corona finished fifth to One More a man of action than Kearl’s arsenal is jockey Rodrigo Dashing Eagle and Krash Cartel, Monday, Aug. 19, he was busy words, Kearl admits it’s not easy Vallejo, who has been the first shipping 60 head of horses to who was bumped hard out of to put this major career highhis next major meet at Lone Star call rider for Kearl for the past the gate, finished ninth. light into clear perspective. He six years. The native of Jalisco, Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.

The reality of having the remembers his early days back Kearl resides in Spring, Mexico was sidelined with a brofastest qualifier is still sinking in in Idaho and many of his first Texas, a north Houston suburb, ken leg, but remained in Ruidoso for the trainer. stakes victories. In 2010, Kearl and has been dominant at all during the month of August.

“I still can’t really explain saddled Comin Thru, who pulled three Texas tracks for the past how it feels,” Kearl said with a a major upset, defeating AQHA eight years. He will point many Rodrigo Vallejo takes smile. “I’m still in shock.” champion Stolis Winner in the Having the fastest qualifier of his horses to the Dash for Sam Houston Classic (Grade 2). over for Cody Jensen is bittersweet for the conditioner Cash and Texas Classic Futurity “That was the only time I Wagon Tales has had just as it brings back some very and Derby at Lone Star this fall. cried after a win,” admitted Kearl. two riders since making his deunpleasant memories from May, Chances are the tears but at Remington Park. Vallejo 2012, when Pyc Kant Katch Me, Solid team might roll one more time on piloted the bay colt in Oklaalso owned by JNB Enterprises, behind the success homa. He suffered a broken leg Sept. 2, 2013 if Wagon Tales repwas the fastest qualifier for licates his sensational 440-yard Kearl is quick to acknowland was still on crutches the the $1 million Heritage Place trial effort in the $2.6 million All edge that his racing operation week of the All American trials Futurity at Remington Park. The American Futurity. is successful due to a hardso Kearl tabbed Cody Jensen Oklahoma-bred colt became working team of assistants to ride Wagon Tales on Aug. agitated when the horse next Martha and grooms. Arturo Carillo, a 16. Jensen did an excellent to him reared up in the starting Claussen is former rider, and Brad Mason, job, getting him away from the gate. He suffered a cut on his an awardwho formerly worked for Janet gates cleanly and powering foreleg and had to be scratched. winning VanBebber hold down the fort down the outside lane to reBoth Kearl and Villareal are staff writer at meets including Remington cord the fastest qualifying time. hoping for much better racing for SureBet Jensen won the All AmeriPark, Hialeah, Sam Houston luck in the All American.

Racing can Futurity in 2005 and 2006 Race Park and Lone Star Park.

Mason has remained at Ruidoso with Teller Cartel and No Secrets News. She No time to savor served as publicity director at Sam Here. He qualified both Wagon Downs this year, but has piled the victory Houston Race Park for 10 years on the miles for the Kearl barn, Tales and Houdini, and after Kearl received hundreds even hauling horses to Fort Erie, working both, opted for Houdini. and continues to be active in writing, fan education and Quarter of congratulatory calls, emails He admitted it was a very difCanada in 2011.

Horse racing publicity in Texas, and texts. He is very active on ficult choice to make.

“I’ve learned a lot from Louisiana and other regions in Facebook, where the stream “I didn’t have to make this Judd,” said Mason. “We have so North America. of well wishes for Wagon Tales kind of decision in 2006,” said many horses that managing SureBet RacingNews.com • September 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 9 19

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near Santa Isabel where they have nine horses, including two former racehorses. His wife enjoys the challenge of converting them into dressage horses. The couple has three grown children and two grandchildren.

Del Mar’s 37-day season will continue through Wednesday.

Del Mar, CA Strauss retires as DMTC Chairman; Batchelder is successor Robert S. Strauss, an international statesman, presidential cabinet member and one of the nation’s top lawyers who has headed the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s board of directors as its chairman for the past 12 years, announced today that he would be stepping down from his DMTC role, effective immediately.

The 94-year-old Strauss, who served both Democratic and Republican presidents over the course of a remarkable legal and political career, has a special love for Del Mar, a place he has been coming to for more than half a century.

Stepping up to take on the role of chairman, by unanimous vote of the nine-member DMTC board convened at a meeting at the track Friday morning, is David H. Batchelder, 63, a businessman extraordinaire who has been a board member for the past five years and is a racehorse owner with a deep passion for the game.

Strauss, who has served on the DMTC board since 1988, has agreed to stay involved as both a director and chairman emeritus. He said he has treasured his association with his favorite racetrack.

“Del Mar is just a wonderful place to be each summer and it has been my great joy to be involved with it over these many years,” he said. “The fine sport, the special people and the marvelous setting have all blended together to make it a magical summer playground for any and all.”

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Ruidoso Downs, NM My Dashing Lady tops Crystal Springs Farm Robert S. Strauss dispersal

My Dashing Lady, the 2008 broodmare of the year, sold for $280,000 to top the bloodstock up residence at his oceanfront home in Del Mar each summer. dispersal of R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard’s Crystal Springs Farm He plans on continuing those on Friday evening before the arrangements into the future.

Batchelder, co-founder and Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale principal of Relational Investors started in the sales pavilion at Ruidoso Downs.

LLC, a $6-billion investment The 41-head offering of fund, as well as a past chairman broodmares, embryos, weanor board member on 11 public lings and horses of racing age companies, several of them on averaged $50,615 for each the Fortune 500 list, said he was horse sold. honored to be selected to fill My Dashing Lady, a 1996 the role of DMTC chairman. daughter of Dash For Cash, sold “I am honored to be asopen to Rafter W Stables. She is sociated with the exemplary the dam of two-time champion management and board of the Noconi and champion Brenda Del Mar Thoroughbred Club,” he Beautiful. said. “Del Mar sets the standard The final grade 1-winning for all of horse racing with its offspring of Dash For Cash, My incredible location and facility, Dashing Lady won the Grade combined with the passion of 1 Rainbow Derby and was secits fans and the integrity of its ond in the Grade 2 Las Damas leadership. I also would like to Handicap. add my personal thanks to Mr. My Dashing Lady’s weanStrauss for his leadership as our ling filly by Corona Cartel, chairman.”

Corona For A Lady, sold for Batchelder, who lives in $105,000 to McColee Land and Del Mar, dabbled in racehorse Livestock. ownership initially with the Natalie Dash started the partnership group West Point sale and sold for $270,000 on Thoroughbreds. Currently, he a bid from Dr. Ed Allred. The and his wife, Sylvia, who is a dressage rider, have an interest 4-year-old sister to champion Tempting Dash and three-time in 12 Thoroughbreds overseen Grade 1 winner A Tempting by family friend Jeff Bloom of the Bloom Racing Stable. The Dash sold in foal to Corona Batchelders also have a ranch Cartel. Her dam, A Tempting Courtesy photo

Chick, was the 2009 broodmare of the year.

A First Down Dash daughter, Natalie Dash qualified for the Grade 2 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity and the Grade 3 La Primera Del Ano Derby.

Later Friday evening, Allred purchased the high-seller during the first session of the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, Cartels Big Gun, for $350,000.

A Dream To Remember, a three-year-old filly in race training, was bought for $265,000

by Reliance Ranches, LLC. The daughter of Corona Cartel and Hallowed Dreams, a winner of 25 of 30 starts, won last year’s Grade 2, $300,000 Hobbs America Futurity, was second in the Grade 1, $250,000 Southwest Juvenile Championship and was third in the $84,000 All American Juvenile. This summer, she qualified for the Grade 1, $823,000 Ruidoso Derby. She has earned $232,085.

AUG. 29, 2013

Grand Prairie, TX Scott Wells takes over the reins at Lone Star Park

Following a four-year stint as general manager of MEC

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Pennsylvania Racing at The Meadows, Drew Shubeck was named the VicePresident and General Manager for Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie in February 2006. One year later, he was elevated to President and General Manager, and has shepherded the track through challenging times. Now Shubeck has announced his resignation to pursue other opportunities.

He has done an excellent job at Lone Star, and we wish him all the best in his new endeavors.

A familiar face will be taking over the position. Scott Wells, President and General Manager of Remington Park will now be serving in that capacity for both tracks, which are owned by Global Gaming Solutions.

Wells, the son and grandson of noted horsemen, served as assistant trainer to two Hall of Famers in D. Wayne Lukas and Jack Van Berg, and trained horses himself in the 1970s and 1980s before taking an entry level job in the Remington Park press box in 1990. By 1993 he was assistant general manager at Hollywood Park and soon became general manager of Ruidoso Downs. Working for Lone Star Park, Wells was instrumental in the reopening of the Hipodromo de las Americas in Mexico City and oversaw the reopening of Maronas, the national racetrack of Uruguay. He returned to Remington Park in 2005 and led the track through construction of a casino and eventually through the transition to new ownership, as Remington Park was acquired by Global Gaming Solutions in 2010.

Wells was also recently elected as the 36th President of the Thoroughbred Racing Association (TRA).

rise and the people at the sale really had a good time,” she continued.

Top seller was a Primary Suspect colt out of the stakes winning Saint Ballado mare Spirited Maiden. The colt was purchased by Randy Patterson of Anthony, Kansas and was consigned by Mighty Acres for Center Hills Farm.

Buena Madera was the leading consignor with $122,700 in gross sales and an average of $11,155 for the 11 head sold.

The buyback rate fell from 28 percent in 2012 to 22 percent.

The sale always coincides with Remington Park’s opening weekend and like past years the sale had winners at the track and in the sales ring.

The summer sale also added a session this year for horses of racing age. Twelve were offered with five selling for an average of $10,200. The average sales price for the yearling session was $7,796.

“The buyers were able to buy a horse Monday and enter him on Wednesday.

It doesn’t get much more fun than that,” Carter said.

AUG. 26, 2013

Grand Prairie, TX Fasig-Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale sees across-theboard increases

The Fasig-Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale, held Aug. 26 at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, registered increases in all key categories.

According to statistics released by the sale company, 97 yearlings sold for a total of $1,255,100. The average of $12,939 per yearling marked an increase of 27 percent over the 2012 average of $10,177. This year’s median of $8,000 was a 33 percent Oklahoma City, OK increase over last year’s median of $6,000.

Record increases at the OKC The $65,000 sale toppers, both fillies, Summer Thoroughbred Sale were acquired by Tom Durant of Granbury, Texas. One of the fillies (Hip No. 9), is The Carter Sales Co. summer Thoroughbred sale closed at record heights on a daughter of Grade 1 winner Discreetly Aug. 19 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds. Mine. The filly’s dam, the 7-year-old Mineshaft mare Sign Up, is a half sister to two The total gross sale of $448,600 was the best ever recorded for the sale and the graded stakes winners, including Cry And Catch Me, the winner of the 2007 Oak Leaf average of $8,011 rose 31.6 percent from Breeders’ Cup Stakes (Grade 1) at Santa $5,654 last year.

“We expected a better sale, but these Anita Park.

The other filly purchased by Durant numbers really signal a turn,” said Sale (Hip No. 89), is by 2004 Belmont Stakes Manager Terri Carter.

(Grade 1) winner Birdstone out of the un“Our racing is really strong, but like raced 11-year-old Coronado’s Quest mare sales across the country the last couple Golden Sheba. The filly’s second dam, the of years have been a little tough. It was winning and Grade 1-placed Mari’s Book exciting to see the value of these horses SureBet RacingNews.com • September 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 9 21

mare Mari’s Sheba, produced two stakes winners, including five-time Grade 1 winner Congaree.

Maggi Moss of Des Moines, Iowa, paid $52,000 for an unnamed bay filly (Hip No. 119) by Grade 1 winner Eddington. The filly’s winning and stakes-placed dam, the 12-year-old Boston Harbor mare Offshore News, is a half sister to two stakes winners, including Grade 2 winner Nasty Storm.

For more information on the sale, including complete results, visit FasigTipton’s website at www.fasigtipton.com, and click on the “Results” link on the top of the homepage.

Sam Houston Race Park in Houston was awarded a 30-date meet for Thoroughbreds in a calendar that incorporates Monday racing. The meet will run from Jan. 17 - March 9. The track was also granted a 24-date meet for Quarter Horses, from March 20 - May 11.

AUG. 18, 2013

Aurora, CO Arapahoe Park presents CANTER Colorado with check for $10,000

Arapahoe Park presented CANTER Colorado with a check for $10,000 on Sunday’s closing day of the meet to recognize and support the work CANTER Colorado does finding homes for retired racehorses. The money was raised via a Texas race dates set $1 entry fee for each horse that ran this Lone Star Park near Dallas will conseason at Arapahoe Park. Those funds duct a 50-date meet for Thoroughbreds were then matched by both the Colorado from April 10 through July 12. There will Horse Racing Association and by Arapabe no Sunday racing the first two weekhoe Park. ends of the meet, as well as June 22, June “CANTER Colorado is thrilled to be 29 and July 6, but the meet will run a awarded these funds to support race week later than it did in 2013. horses transitioning into new careers, The Texas Racing Commission also and we are excited about the opportuapproved a 26-date Quarter Horse meet nity to partner with Arapahoe Park and for Lone Star for next year, from Sept. 19 - the Colorado Horse Racing Association,” Nov. 15. said CANTER Colorado executive director Retama Park near San Antonio will Jamie Girouard. “With this support, we will be able to offer trainers and owners open and close its Thoroughbred meet extended services to help rehabilitate, a month earlier next year after being granted a 26-date meet that opens Sept. 5 retrain, and re-home retiring racehorses.”

More information about CANTER and closes Nov. 29. The track’s 2014 meet Colorado can be found at www.canterufor Quarter Horses will be 20 days, from sa.org.

June 6-Aug. 9.

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From left to right: Arapahoe Park General Manager Bruce Seymore, CANTER Colorado Executive Director Jamie Girouard, CANTER Colorado Director of Track Relations Corey Kaye, Arapahoe Park Plant Manager and Racing Secretary Bill Powers and Colorado Horse Racing Association President Shannon Rushton.

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Bossier City, LA Super Bowl Quarterback Jake Delhomme elected to lead LTBA

Houston Texans in 2011.

He and the Delhomme family share a lifelong love of racing with Set-Hut Stables in South Louisiana. Long before Jake Delhomme was elected as the President of the Delhomme learned to throw Board of Directors for the Loui- a football, he learned about siana Thoroughbred Breeders caring for the horses his father Association at the annual elec- raced at Louisiana tracks.

“The values I learned tion of officers. The meeting while training horses as a was held at Harrah’s Louisiana child showed themselves in Downs as part of Louisiana my development as a football Cup Day, one of the four state star, ” said Delhomme.

“I found bred championship race days. in horse racing an outlet for Dexter Gary, who led the my competitive juices in retireBoard as its President for two ment.” years, nominated Delhomme Elected at First Vice Presifor the position. In nominating dent is Keith Myers. Myers and Delhomme, Gary spoke of Delhis wife, Ginger, own Coteau homme’s leadership, national Grove Farms in Sunset, Louisirecognition and positive imana.

Myers is also CEO of LHC age throughout the industry.

Group, a preferred post-acute After his election, Delcare partner for hospitals, homme took the gavel to lead the meeting and commented, physicians and families na“I will do the best that I can in tionwide. LHC Group has 8,500 employees in 26 states. leading this organization.”

Second Vice President is “I am all about moving Brett Brinkman who trains and forward for the best of this breeds race horses. He is the industry,” said Delhomme. “We owner of Le Mesa Stallions in have strong members on this Carencro, Louisiana. He stands Board and I want us to use our some of the top stallions in the best qualities to go forward.” state and is recognized as a Delhomme is a retired top racehorse trainer. quarterback. He played Also serving on the Board quarterback for what is now are Jay Adcock, Charlotte the University of LouisianaStemmans Clavier, Jeff DelLafayette from 1993-96 before homme (Jake’s older brother), being signed by the New Tom Early, Dexter Gary, Nathan Orleans Saints as an undrafted Granger, Michelle LaVoice, free agent after the 1997 NFL Neal McFadden, Val Murrell, Draft.

Lora Pitre, and Michele RodriDelhomme began his proguez. fessional career as a practice For more information, go squad player with the Saints to louisianabred.com. in 1997 and 1998 and played in the NFL Europe for two years in between NFL seasons. Returning to the Saints, Ruidoso Downs, NM Delhomme played his first NFL Desert God filly tops games in 1999. Delhomme NM-Bred Thoroughbred was the Carolina Panthers Yearling Sale starting quarterback from Sa Moken Alarm, a gray or 2003-09, leading the team to roan filly by Desert God conSuper Bowl XXXVIII in his first season with Carolina. Since his signed by Joe Allen of Abilene, Texas, sold for $77,000 to lead departure from Carolina, Delhomme has also played for the Saturday’s New Mexico-Bred Cleveland Browns in 2010 and Thoroughbred Yearling Sale at

Ruidoso Downs.

Ed Wright Cattle Co. of Amarillo, Texas, signed the ticket for the filly, whose dam, the 13-year-old Smoke Glacken mare Sa Moken, won the $41,739 Ken Kendrick Memorial Futurity (R) for New Mexicobreds at SunRay Park in 2002.

Sa Moken Alarm is a full sister to Dream Kin, a winning 7-year-old Desert God mare who finished second to Blue Eyed Bella in the ‘08 New Mexico Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes (R) at Zia Park and the 2011 New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap (R) at Sunland Park.

Two yearlings, an unnamed Diabolical colt consigned by A & A Ranch of Anthony, New Mexico, and an unnamed Attila’s Storm colt consigned

by Crystal Springs Ranch of Tularosa, New Mexico, sold for $50,000 each.

Reliance Ranches LLC of Llano, Texas, acquired the Diabolical colt, who is a half sister to 2009 Copper Top Futurity (R) winner Explosive Mine and Red Peaches, a winning daughter of Ghostly Moves who ran third in the ‘07 New Mexico Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes (R) at Zia Park.

The Attila’s Storm colt was acquired by Joe Dee Brooks of Levelland, Texas. The colt’s dam, Innes, is an unraced Kentuckybred daughter of the Seattle Slew stallion A.P. Indy, and he is a half brother to Melanosporum, a colt by Royal Anthem who ran second in two Group 3 stakes in France.

AUG. 16, 2013

Ruidoso Downs, NM First Moonflash filly tops NM-Bred Quarter Horse Yearling Sale Flashin Chamisa, a filly by

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2009 AQHA champion aged stallion First Moonflash, sold for $60,000 to top the Quarter Horse portion of this year’s New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs.

Gary Thompson signed the ticket for Flashin Chamisa, who was consigned by Double LL Farms, agent. The filly is a daughter of Chicks Chamisa, a winning 16-year-old mare

by Chicks A Blazin. Flashin Chamisa is a half sister to three stakes winners – multiple graded stakes winners Sixy Chamisa and Rime Has A Chick, and graded stakes winner Me Chickie.

The second-highest seller, Perrys First Flash, was acquired for $57,000 by McGehee Horse & Cattle Co. Consigned by Double LL Farms, agent, the sorrel colt by First Moonflash is out of the 12-year-old Mr Jess Perry mare Ms Perry Mason.

His third dam, the Jet Deck mare Juno Reward, produced 1980 AQHA champion aged mare Lady Juno.

Flash That Money, a sorrel son of First Moonflash consigned by Double LL Farms, agent, sold for $55,000 to Fredda Draper of Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico.

The colt’s dam, the winning 11-year-old Mr Jess Perry mare Jesstifiable Debt, was a finalist in the ‘04 Heritage Place Futurity (Grade 1) at Remington Park, and he is a half brother to the graded stakes placed Jesstifiably Stoli and Pay It Back.

A total of 179 Quarter Horse yearlings sold for a gross of $1,778,900 (average, $9,938). Double LL Farms of Bosque, New Mexico, was the leading consignor with 66 yearlings sold for a total of $715,400. Consignor MJ Farms of Veguita, New Mexico, sold 32 head for a total of $435,900.

Leading buyer Gary Thompson bought three yearlings for a total of $139,000.

AUG. 15, 2013

Ruidoso Downs, NM Tres Seis Nueve to stand at Sierra Blanca Equine Tres Seis Nueve, a winning and graded stakes placed son of 2001 AQHA champion 2-year-old colt Tres Seis, will stand the 2014 season at Kim Saunders’ Sierra Blanca Equine near Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico.

Racing for Valle Guadiana Corporation and trained by Juan M. Gonzalez, Tres Seis Nueve earned $170,755 from 20 starts, all in New Mexico.

The 4-year-old colt ran second in last year’s 440-yard, $197,683 Hobbs America Derby (Grade 3) at Zia Park and 400-yard, $126,513 Sunland Park Winter Derby (Grade 2) at Sunland Park.

Tres Seis Nueve was also a finalist in this year’s 400-yard, $95,423 West Texas Maturity (Grade 2) at Sunland Park, and last year’s 440-yard, $903,774 Rainbow Derby (Grade 1) at Ruidoso Downs.

Tres Seis Nueve’s dam, the winning Chicks Beduino mare Ya Ya Sisterhood, was a finalist in the 2004 Sunland Park Fall Futurity (Grade 2).

The stallion traces back to his fourth dam, two-time AQHA champion aged mare Denim N

Guided by Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze in a similar come-from-behind victory that secured his maiden win in his debut just 11 days ago, Hirschy the 3-2 favorite won by threequarters of a length in 1:12.19 for the six-furlong test.

Jerry Hollendorfer trains Hirschy, and is part owner along with Peter Abruzzo, John Carver and Tom Bachman, who bred the dark bay colt in California.

A $52,000 Barretts October yearling, Hirschy is out of the Wild Again mare Flashy who has also produced grade Tres Seis Nueve II placed Nacho Saint, who Courtesy photo earned $238,662.

Diamonds.

Papa Clem won the Tres Seis Nueve will stand 2009 Arkansas Derby (gr. II) for a $2,000 fee, with consider- and the 2010 San Fernando ations. For more information, Stakes (Grade 2) and earned contact Kim Saunders at (575) $1,121,190 during a 13-race career for trainer Gary Stute 378-0043. and owner/breeder Bo Hirsch.

He placed in both the Robert Lewis Stakes (Grade 2) and the Santa Rosa, CA Louisiana Derby (Grade 2) and Hirschy becomes first finished fourth in the Kentucky stakes winner for Papa Derby Presented by Yum! Clem Brands (Grade 1).

Hirschy, who was freshBy Smart Strike out of man sire Papa Clem’s first win- the 2002 Del Mar Debutante ner also became his first stakes (Grade 1) winner Miss Houdini, winner when the 2-year-old

by Belong to Me, Papa Clem colt won the $64,300 Cavonstands for a syndicate at nier Juvenile Stake on Aug. 11 Legacy Ranch in Clements at the Sonoma County Fair in California where his 2013 stud Santa Rosa, California. fee was $6,500.

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AUG. 8, 2013

Sacramento, CA Exchange wagering rules approved

The Office of Administrative Law notified the California Horse Racing Board today that all exchange wagering rules have been approved and are effective immediately. However, even though the regulatory framework is now in place, exchange wagering cannot begin in California until an agreement is reached between one or more exchange wagering companies, a racing association or fair, and horsemen, and then approved by the Board.

Exchange wagering is a non-traditional form of pari-mutuel wagering between two bettors – one backing a horse and the other wagering against the horse at agreed-upon odds.

The OAL action completes a regulatory process that began two years ago. The Board conducted numerous public hearings before eventually approving 25 rules for the regulation of exchange wagering, including rules covering license applications, operating plans, monitoring systems, and financial and security audits of exchange wagering providers. Those rules were submitted to OAL for review and approval, and some were resubmitted to address OAL concerns.

The Horse Racing Law and regulations require any exchange wagering company to reach an agreement with a racing association or fair and the horsemen responsible for negotiating purse agreements. The provider must submit the agreement along with an application to the CHRB at least 90 days before the expected start of exchange wagering. Exchange wagering can only begin if the Board approves the application at a public meeting.

All exchange wagering regulations can be viewed on the CHRB Website (www.chrb. ca.gov).

AUG. 7, 2013

Shepherd, MT M.C. ‘Dutch’ Powell passes

Dutch Powell left us on Aug. 7 to go on her final ride from this world at her home surrounded by her family. She led a very full and colorful life.

Dutch was born on the ranch they called Castle Rock north of Wolf Point, on July 24, 1924, the daughter of Lillie Paulson and Thomas Simenson. This is where she developed her love and skill for horses.

Dutch is one of them that really did get to school by horseback or buggy with her

brothers and sisters. She started breaking horses at a very young age on the ranch. When she was 16 years old she ventured out on her own where she took up with the rodeo way of life, riding M.C. ‘Dutch’ Powell bulls, bareCourtesy photo back horses and was part of a bull dogging team. She was the first of twelve young ladies to join the GRA (the Girls Rodeo Association). Dutch traveled to rodeos with the actors Slim Pickens and Ben Johnson.

As she got older she went to work for the Harris Cattle Company. During WWII she worked in the shipyards in Bremerton, WA, for a work force called “Rosie and the Riveters” repairing damaged ships from the war.

After that she went to work as a sit in card dealer in Las Vegas dealing Black Jack. Dutch made her way back to Montana where she bought the 7-9 Ranch near Wolf Creek from Gary Cooper, who would come back and stay using the ranch as a retreat. After she sold the 7-9 Ranch she started training thoroughbred race horses at various tracks from the Midwest to the west coast and Canada.

Dutch married Buck Powell in New Mexico and raised two kids, her daughter Terri and son Scott. She took a short break from the racing world to go back to Wolf Point to help with the care of her dad. While there she waited tables at the truck stop and tended bar for Arlo at Butz’s Bar. After the death of her dad she went back to the race horse industry training horses.

In the latter part of her career she took the job as the morning outrider at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, AZ which she did for over a decade, coming back to Montana during the summer. After she no longer went to Arizona a small ranch was bought outside of Helena where she and her son lived. She continued working as an outrider in the Montana circuit. She was put in the Western Horseman for her superior horsemanship.

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who will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She would never say “Goodbye,” just “See ya later.”

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Buck; sisters Helen (Simenson) Crants, Edna (Simenson) Long, Lila Simenson; and her three brothers Morris Peterson, Jim Peterson and Orval Swenson.

Dutch is survived by son Scott (Kerry) Powell; daughter Terri (Larry) Desmond; and grandchildren Jordan Powell, PJ Siemens, Jason Amestoy, Brody Hirsch, Taeler Hirsch. She is also survived by great grandchildren Kayla Garcia, Kendal Parham, Ronnie Anestoy and many nieces and nephews.

“See Ya Later Dutch.”

AUG. 3, 2013

Cypress, CA Significant Heart scores meet’s fastest time at 330 yards

Lanty’s Jet Handicap winner Significant Heart scored a second straight impressive victory when winning the $11,335 conditioned allowance feature on Saturday at Los Alamitos. Facing a field that included 2013 allowance winner Fire Bye, Altoona Derby finalist Kool Wagon and Vessels Maturity finalist Hit It Big, Significat Heart posted the meet’s fastest time at 330 yards of :16.489. Her winning time bettered the :16.532 clocking posted by Consider at 330 yards on June 7.

Ridden by Ramon Sanchez for owner Abigail Kawananakoa, Significant Heart lugged in after the start, but she was perfect from there on the way to scoring a half-length victory over Fire Bye. Kool Wagon finished third and was followed

by Eye Dash On, Bd Cruiser and Hit It Big. Saddled by Paul Jones, Significant Heart was posting her third win in eight starts. The filly by Corona Cartel came into this allowance

race after posting a ¾ length win in the Lanty’s Jet at 350 yards on June 14.

“She beat a good group of horses the last time she ran in that stakes race,” Jones said. “This race was for nonwinners of three races so this was a good condition for her.

I thought she would do pretty good in this race, but I didn’t expect her to run this fast.

She’s a nice filly.”

Bred by La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC., Significant Heart earned $8,050 for the win to take her career bankroll to $28,707. The filly is eligible to run in the trials to the PCQHRA Breeders Derby to be held on Sept. 13.

“We’ll also try to pick some big races for her next year,” Jones added. “We’ll look at the Charger Bar Handicap next year.”

AUG. 1, 2013

races are the final local preps for the $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap (Grade 2), $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (Grade 1) and $1 million Arkansas Derby (Grade 1), respectively.

“The popularity of Instant Racing and Electronic Games of Skills continues to grow in Arkansas, which is tremendous for our stakes program,” said Director of Racing David Longinotti. “We don’t think it’s a coincidence that our purses have steadily grown over the last 10 years and in that same period, 10 Triple Crown races have been won by horses that raced at Oaklawn with Oxbow being the latest. We also expect our overnight purses to be a record for our track this coming season.”

Additionally, Oaklawn is returning to a more traditional Racing Festival of the South

schedule with stakes races once again extending over the final two weekends of the meet. The $400,000 Fantasy Stakes (Grade 3) for 3-year-old fillies on the Kentucky Oaks path will now be held Saturday, April 5, after anchoring a Wednesday program the last two years. The Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (Grade 3) has had its purse increased from $250,000 to $300,000 and will return to its traditional Thursday spot on April 10. The meet will once again culminate with the 78th running of the Arkansas Derby (Grade 1) April 12 and the closing day card will also feature the Oaklawn Handicap, $100,000 Northern Spur Stakes and $100,000 Instant Racing Stakes.

For more information about Oaklawn’s 2014 race meet, visit www.oaklawn.com or call 1-800-OAKLAWN.

Hot Springs, AR Oaklawn announces record stakes schedule

Purse increases to 19 of 31 stakes races and the creation of a Racing Festival of the South Preview Day are among the highlights of Oaklawn’s 2014 stakes schedule. The minimum purse for all open stakes races was increased from $60,000 to $100,000, while the minimum purse for state-bred stakes was increased from $60,000 to $75,000. Oaklawn begins its 57-day race meet Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.

The Razorback Handicap (Grade 3) and Azeri Stakes (Grade 3) each received a $50,000 increase to $200,000 and the Razorback has been moved back a week to March 15 where it will help create a Racing Festival of the South Preview card along with the Azeri and the $600,000 Rebel Stakes (Grade 2), which featured a runner-up finish from eventual Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow in 2013. These SureBet RacingNews.com • September 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 9 29

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RACE RECAPS - QUARTER HORSE Photo credits:

ARIZONA: Turf Paradise: Coady Photography ARKANSAS: Oaklawn Park: Coady Photography CALIFORNIA: Del Mar: © Benoit Photo Golden Gate Fields: Vassar Photography Los Alamitos Race Course: Scott Martinez Betfair Hollywood Park: © Benoit Photo Santa Anita Race Park: © Benoit Photo COLORADO: Arapahoe Park: Coady Photography FLORIDA: Hialeah Park: Coady Photography IOWA: Prairie Meadows Racetrack: Jack Coady/ Coady Photography LOUISIANA: Delta Downs: Emily Stevens/Coady Photography Evangeline Downs Racetrack: Courtesy of Evangeline Downs Fair Grounds: Hodges Photography Louisiana Downs: Natalie Glyshaw/Hodges Photography MINNESOTA: Canterbury Park: Canterbury Park/Andrea Thelen NEW MEXICO: Ruidoso Downs Race Track: Ty Wyant/Roberta Harris Sunland Park: Coady Photography SunRay Park: Coady Photography The Downs at Albuquerque: Coady Photography Zia Park: Coady Photography OKLAHOMA: Remington Park: Dustin Orona Photography Will Rogers Downs: Courtesy of Will Rogers Downs OREGON: Portland Meadows: Courtesy of Portland Meadows TEXAS: Lone Star Park: Reed Palmer Photography Retama Park: Courtesy of Retama Park Sam Houston Race Park: Coady Photography WASHINGTON: Emerald Downs: Courtesy of Emerald Downs

Aug. 25, 2013 The Downs at Albuquerque, NM Osbaldo wins Lineage QH Championship Hubaldo Solis’ Osbaldo scored his first stakes victory in more than two years in the $37,000 Lineage Championship Stakes (RG3), one of four New Mexico-bred Quarter Horse stakes run at The Downs at Albuquerque on Sunday.

Trained by Omar Gutier- Osbaldo rez and ridden by Jose Ruiz, Osbaldo went 400 yards in :19.341 and missed by just 51/1000ths of a second the stakes record of :19.290 set last year by Miracle Snow. The 4-year-old stallion’s margin of victory was a neck from WDC Wendys Wine.

Osbaldo has made only 11 starts since June 5, 2011, when he the homebred stallion by Jesse James Jr won the 350-yard, $176,040 New Mexico Breeders’ Futurity (RG2) at SunRay Park in Farmington. In fact, Osbaldo won his first six races as a 2-year-old.

“He’s had some tendon issues, but we’ve gotten those taken care of,” said Solis, a resident of Peralta, New Mexico. “He’s in good shape right now.”

Solis added that Osbaldo might be pointed to the 440-yard, $140,000-added New Mexico Cup Quarter Horse Championship (RG1) at Zia Park on October 27. He will be retired from racing after this season, and he will stand his first season at stud in 2014.

The following is a recap of the four Quarter Horse stakes run on Sunday:

Dats Dee

Pelican Stakes (RG3) Purse, $37,000 – 400 yards 3-year-old fillies Winner – Lady Secret Dash (Lordly Way-Lady Chimes by Chimes Band [TB]) Owner – Cervando Molinar Breeder – Hubaldo Solis Trainer – Hector Hernandez Jockey – J. Martin Bourdieu Winning Time – :19.643 Winning Margin – One length Odds – 5-2 Also ran (in order of finish) – SLR Jessies Girl (6-5 favorite), Get Down Bambi, Runaway Lioness, Get PK Down, and Mariposa Jet.

John Augustine Stakes (R) Purse, $37,000 – 870 yards 3-year-olds & older Winner – Dats Dee (TB) (4G, Storm Of Goshen-Golden Moment by Gold Alert) Owner – K.W. Sharp Breeder – Manuel Munoz and Felix Abrego Trainer – Weston Martin Jockey – Casey Lambert Winning Time – 44.549 Winning Margin – Two lengths Odds – 2-1 Also ran (in order of finish) – D E Wagons Strawfly (8-5 favorite), Leave N Legal, Pakea Bay, KC Royal Flush, and Big Blaze (TB).

Lady Secret Dash

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Corona Southern Form

Far Niente

Sooner Superstar

Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) Purse, $37,000 – 400 yards 3-year-olds Winner – Corona Southern Form (Southern Corona-Pass The Form by Rare Form) Owner and Trainer – Martin N. Perez Breeder – Richard and Patricia Shearer Jockey – Albert Medrano Winning Time – :19.883 Winning Margin – 3/4 of a length Odds – 2-1 Also ran (in order of finish) – Saturday Nite Romeo, Chicksluvdiamonds, Dashes Best, Jess Rueben James (3-2 favorite), Justified By Chicks, and Easily A Gent.

while Bobby Cox’s The August Heat finished third. Jess Being Valiant and The August Heat are each trained by Jaime Gomez.

Far Niente was timed in :19.593 for the 400 yards.

A gelding by FDD Dynasty has shown promise in his nine previous starts with a third-place run in the Grade 2 PCQHRA Breeders’ Futurity and qualifying for the Los Alamitos Two Million. Now, after his Golden State Derby win, his best efforts may be ahead of him.

“In the PCQHRA Breeders’ Futurity he started acting up and it gradually got worst,” said trainer Jose Hernandez Jr. “In the Two Million Futurity he was very hot. He was acting very ‘studdy’. He had always been a very good horse, but we didn’t want him to waste so much energy before the race. He is now a lot more focused. He was ready to go tonight.”

Now a gelding, Far Niente has six wins from 10 starts and picked up $97,818 for the victory.

“I think this horse will get better and better,” Hernandez continued. “I was pretty confident coming into this race and I figured that as long as he had a good break that we had a shot to win. He eligible for the PCQHRA Breeders Derby (the trials are on Sept. 13).”

Runner-up Jess Being Valiant was a competitive second after finishing second behind fastest-qualifier Far Niente in their trial. The Valiant Hero son won the Golden State Juvenile and qualified for the Ed Burke Million.

Third-place runner The August Heat was second by a nose in the Los Alamitos Two Million and fourth in the Dash For Cash Futurity at Lone Star Park.

with various talents, competed in Friday’s $50,000 Red Earth Stakes at Remington Park.

In the final furlong, Sooner Superstar flew through an opening at the rail to just get up to win the 7-1/2 furlong event over firm turf.

A 4-year-old filly, Sooner Superstar is owned by trainer Marti Rodriguez and Dwayne Scruggs of Jones, Okla. She was ridden by Ken Tohill who had a plan of attack that was nearly squelched in the final quarter-mile.

“I tried to keep her covered up down on the rail and that almost got me into a jam,” Tohill noted as his mount needed a clear path in the stretch. “She seemed to settle well behind some others so I just let her wait until we had an opening and let her do her job. I knew we were for sure second, which was going to be a good effort, but she really laid it down in the last 10 jumps.”

Sooner Superstar emerged inside of many rivals in the middle of the lane and then ran down Polka Joke who had led for over half the race. In The Band, a 8-year-old mare, led through the first quarter-mile in :23.05 seconds. Polka Joke had taken over after that to post a half-mile time of :45.68 and three-quarters of a mile in 1:09.80. The quick pace played to the favor of Sooner Superstar who rallied from a close-up fourth in the stretch to get up for a neck score in 1:28.40.

A longshot play at 16-1 odds, Sooner Superstar paid $34.60 to win, $12.80 to place and $13.20 to show. Polka Joke paid $21.20 to place and $11.60 to show. Pacar, the defending winner of a division of the Red Earth Stakes a year ago, was third and paid $6.80 to show. Z Rockstar was the beaten 9-5 wagering favorite, running seventh.

Bred in Oklahoma by Allen Poindexter, Sooner Superstar is by Ra Ra Superstar from the Skip Away mare Skip A Dare. The Red Earth Stakes is her fourth career win from 22 attempts and her second at Remington Park.

The winner’s share of $29,643 moves her

Lineage Championship Stakes (RG3) Purse, $37,000 – 400 yards 3-year-olds & older Winner – Osbaldo (4S, Jesse James Jr-Shes So Blazin by Chicks A Blazin Owner and Breeder – Hubaldo Solis Trainer – Omar Gutierrez Jockey – Jose Ruiz Winning Time – :19.341 Winning Margin – neck Odds – 10-1 Also ran (in order of finish) – WDC Wendys Wine, My Big Chief, In Famous Caper, Miracle Snow (3-2 favorite), Little Bit Southern, Iseeyoustaring, Klassic Strawfly, Maggie Get Down, and Incoho Tes.

Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress, CA Far Niente matures in Golden State Derby

Tom Atwood and Vessels Stallion Farm’s Far Niente scored his first stakes win and third win while racing along the rail in the Grade 1, $232,900 Golden State Derby on Sunday night at Los Alamitos.

The Ramon Sanchez-ridden Far Niente got a clean break and was fighting for the lead within 50 yards. The gelding held Howard Nichols’ Jess Being Valiant safe by a neck

Aug. 23, 2013 Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK Sooner Superstar outshines male rivals to win Red Earth Stakes A full-field of Oklahoma-breds, mixed

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Lil Ms Money Bags

Jess Featureme Quick

lifetime bankroll to $134,471.

Rodriguez won her second Red Earth Stakes, adding the Sooner Superstar score to her triumph in 2011 when she won with Motion Approved.

Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress, CA Jess Featureme Quick impresses

Aug. 18, 2013 Arapahoe Park, Aurora, CO Lil Ms Money Bags cashes in Mile High Futurity

Lil Ms Money Bags captured the biggest prize of her career in the 400-yard, $109,110 Grade 3 Mile High Futurity for 2-year-olds on Sunday at Arapahoe Park. The diminutive filly ridden by Vince Guerra and trained by John Hammes led every yard from the inside and won by a neck in 19.676 seconds as the 4-1 second choice. “She did everything right,” Hammes said.

Hammes said Lil Ms Money Bags notched the trainer’s 10th career victory in the Mile High Futurity, Arapahoe Park’s richest Quarter Horse race. He qualified five of the 10 finalists this year, although he had to scratch fastest qualifier Midori N Smoke due to an injury. Lil Ms Money Bags, who chased Midori N Smoke for second in the trials on August 2, took the spotlight and won her second race in her eighth career start as the 4-1 second choice in the field of nine.

“She gets a little antsy in the gates and we put a flipping halter on her,” Hammes said about the bay filly sired by Pyc Paint Your Wagon out of dam Bits of Bliss. “She seems to be responding to that real well.”

And once the gates open Lil Ms Money Bags runs bigger than she really is. “She’s pretty small, but she doesn’t know it yet,” Hammes said.

Simply Tapalpa, a maiden, finished second at odds of 9-1 for jockey Jaciel Soto and trainer Gerardo Herrera. A Sonic Zoom was a further head behind in third for jockey Brian Theriot and trainer Howie Chavers, Jr.

Bf Farm Boy

while Rylees Boy was coming off a layoff.

I was also proud of Sparky E Boy. He’s a veteran campaigner with a lot of big races to his name. He ran a very good race tonight.”

Melissa Miller’s homebred Jess FeaA 4-year-old gelding by Feature Mr Jess, tureme Quick showed he could be a force in Jess Featureme Quick was second in the the Grade 1, $350,000 Bank of America ChalBank of America Sunland Park Challenge lenge Championship on November 9 at Los before moving to Los Alamitos and finishAlamitos after racing to an impressive win ing second in the Grade 1, $168,000 Vessels in the $71,100 Bank of America Los Alamitos Maturity and his Vessels Maturity trial.

Challenge on Sunday night at the Southern Reed Pierson and Brad Stevenson’s California track.

Sparky E Boy won last year’s Bank of America The Bank of America Los Alamitos ChalLos Alamitos Challenge and was a close seclenge win qualified to the Paul Jones-trained ond in the 2011 Champion Of Champions. gelding for the Bank of America Challenge Championship on his home track.

Jess Featureme Quick got a clean start from the sixth post position and raced with Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA his strong rivals. Stable mate Sparky E Boy Bf Farm Boy gets up to win took the lead at the 350-yard mark of the Keokuk Stakes 440-yard contest before Jess Featureme Wade Siegel and Don Boyle’s Bf Farm Quick surged for the one-half length win in Boy got up in the final stride to score a 9-1 :21.323, the fastest quarter-mile time this year at Los Alamitos. Saul Ramirez Jr. was up upset win in the $53,100 Keokuk Stakes to take the first stakes of the quarter horse for the win.

Deniro finished third and Ryless Boy was season at Prairie Meadows.

Bf Farm Boy covered the 400 yards in fourth in the deep field. :19.507 to grab the nose win over Send Me A “He has really developed into a very Candy Tree and it was a neck back to evennice horse,” said Jones. “(Jess Featureme Quick) runs well from the outside post and I money favorite Kuhl Wave in the 12-horse thought post position made a big difference field. tonight. (The Jones-trained) Rylees Boy had Stormy Smith was aboard Bf Farm post position number two and he doesn’t Boy when he scored his second-straight run well from the inside. stakes win. The brother to champion “Jess Featureme Quick had also been Strawkins won the Great Lake Stakes at racing recently so that was good for him, Canterbury Park in his previous start for

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Agillion

Raising Kain

DM Red Tide

trainer William Harris.

The third-place finisher in last year’s Bank of America California Challenge Championship, Bf Farm Boy has been away from Los Alamitos this year. He has three wins from five 2013 starts with a third-place finish in the Bank of America Remington Park Challenge.

Carl Pevehouse’s Send Me A Candy Tree nearly held on for the win in the Keokuk Stakes. The winner of the 2011 Grade 1, $200,000 Southwest Juvenile Championship, the Clinton Crawford-trained came into the Keokuk Stakes off a close third-place run in the Belle Stakes at Fair Meadows Track.

Aug. 10, 2013

earnings to $35,651 from seven starts for owner Filimon Saucedo. A stakes-placed sorrel daughter of Mr Jess Perry, the filly has won two races, and her race record includes a second-place finish in the April 13, $45,280 Sam Houston Juvenile Stakes, and a thirdplace run in the May 18, $75,690 John Deere Sam Houston Juvenile Challenge.

Eye Agree is a homebred filly by Mr Eye Opener racing for The Fast Lane Partnership.

Eye Agree has banked $6,181 from two outs.

Also at Retama Park on Saturday, fastest qualifier DM Red Tide won the $48,690 Adequan Retama Derby Challenge.

An Oklahoma-bred gelding by Wave Carver campaigned by Juan M. Escalante, DM Red Tide covered 400 yards in :20.036, and his winning margin was a nose from Bulletsinthegun. Cipriano Vidana rode DM Red Tide for trainer Jorge Muniz.

DM Red Tide was bred by Don Moler.

His sire, Wave Carver, is a gray 10-year-old son of First Down Dash and was the AQHA world champion in 2006. The stallion’s top earners include Grade 2 winner Ultimate Wave, Grade 3 winner Bubba Carver, and 2012 All American Futurity (Grade 1) runnerup Sudden Thoughts.

Wave Carver is owned by a syndicate, and he stands for a $3,500 fee at Vaughn and Jill Cook’s Royal Vista Ranches at Wayne, Oklahoma.

DM Red Tide’s dam, Sashay N Six, is a 12-year-old mare by Sixarun who won the 2003 Northlands Futurity (Grade 3) at Canterbury Park.

Arapahoe Park, Aurora, CO Agillion steps it up when it counts in Mile High Derby

Agillion barely made into the Mile High Derby as the 10th and final qualifier but stepped it up in the finals with a victory in Saturday’s 400-yard, $69,495 stakes race for 3-year-old Quarter Horses at Arapahoe Park.

The 3 year-old bay gelding won by a head and clocked 19.503 seconds in defeating Flying to the Dash in second and fastestqualifier Carters Playmate in third.

On the same day at Arapahoe Park a year ago, Agillion, who is trained by Jose Barron and ridden by Alejandro Luna, broke his maiden. This year the son of sire Carters Cartel and dam My Streakin Heart won the top race of the Arapahoe Park season for 3-year-old Quarter Horses at odds of 7-1 in the field of nine. He overcame a fourthplace finish in his trial race on August 2. Earlier in the meet Agillion had finished second in the 350-yard, $58,320 Rocky Mountain Derby.

Flying to the Dash, at 10-1 odds, was ridden by Noe Garcia for trainer Alejandro Chavez. Carters Playmate was the evenmoney favorite off his trial win in the fastest qualifying time and had Russell Vicchrilli aboard for trainer Shae Cox.

Retama Park, Selma, TX Raising Kain scores first stakes victory in John Deere Retama Juvenile Challenge; DM Red Tide wins Retama Derby Challenge

Pete A. Scarmardo’s Raising Kain sprinted to a half-length victory in the 350yard, $54,810 John Deere Retama Juvenile Challenge, one of two stakes contested at Retama Park on Saturday night.

Saddled by Leon Bard and ridden by Francisco Calderon, Raising Kain stopped the timer in :17.827 and earned a 93 speed index. The homebred gelding by Down N Dash earned a starting berth in this year’s Grade 2, $150,000 John Deere Juvenile Challenge Championship at Los Alamitos.

Raising Kain’s sire, Down N Dash, is a winning 9-year-old son of all-time leading sire First Down Dash, and he was a finalist in the 2006 West Texas Futurity (Grade 1) at Sunland Park and Ruidoso Futurity (Grade 1) at Ruidoso Downs. The gelding’s dam, Smooth Money Maker, is a homebred 18-year-old daughter of the Jet Smooth stallion Smooth Bravado.

Campaigned exclusively in Texas, Raising Kain has won two of five starts, and the $25,213 winner’s share of the Retama Juvenile Challenge purse increased his earnings to $29,413. The gelding posted the fastest qualifying time when he scored a two-length victory as the 7-5 favorite in the second of five trials on July 27.

Sent to post as the 3-1 third choice in the full field of 10, Raising Kain returned an $8.80 win mutuel. Cristata, the 2-1 favorite, finished second to complete a $2 exacta payoff of $32.

Eye Agree, One Famous Baby, Orions Award, Sexy Courage, Paintedinoil, Pool Room, Little Miss Tuffy, and Toodles Flies Free completed the order of finish.

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Ochoa

DM Red Tide earned $22,397 to push his bankroll to $52,652 from 17 outs. The gelding has won three races, and he was a finalist in the December 30, $204,440 Hialeah Laddie Futurity at Hialeah Park.

James On The Run ran third, a head behind DM Red Tide, and was followed

by Llano Cartel, Rush, String Bikini, De Big Wave, Sixes Show Time, Smooth Dashing Dude, and Pool Stick.

Aug. 4, 2013 Ruidoso Downs, NM Leading money earner Ochoa dominates Mr Jet Moore

All-time leading money earner Ochoa enhanced his love affair with Ruidoso Downs with an overpowering victory in the $30,000 Mr Jet Moore Handicap on Sunday afternoon.

Ochoa has earned $2,687,615 with $2,620,553 of that record total coming from his 11 starts at Ruidoso Downs. The four-yearold gelded son of Tres Seis has nine wins, including four stakes wins, over the track. Three of his stakes wins came in Grade 1 races: the 2011 $2.4 million All American Futurity, the 2012 $2.2 million All American Derby and the 2012 $904,000 Rainbow Derby.

Away from Ruidoso Downs, Ochoa has a close second as the 7-5 favorite in the Grade 1, $250,000 Remington Park Championship back in May and a fifth-place run at 3-10 odds in the Grade 1, $377,000 Texas Classic Derby last November.

Owned by the partnership of Johnny T.L. Jones’ J Bar 7 Ranch, Monte and Katsy Cluck and Doug Benson, Ochoa had trouble at the start when he veered out from the inside post position on the wet-fast and sealed track.

“He was up in front of the gate and he slipped a little (at the start), said winning jockey Roy Baldillez. “I just let him get going and then flagged him a little.”

increased the homebred 4-year-old gelding’s earnings to $32,170.

Corona La Jolla was bred in Texas. His sire, Tinys First Corona, is a winning 9-yearold son of the Holland Ease stallion Corona Cartel and 2001 AQHA champion sophomore filly Tiny First Effort.

Corona La Jolla’s dam, Mary La Jolla, is a winning homebred 12-year-old mare by the Streakin Six stallion Streakin La Jolla. The gelding’s second dam, the Brigance mare Corona La Jolla Miss Mary Dee, won two stakes during the 1994 Sam Houston Race Park meet.

The 2-5 favorite, the powerful Ochoa Racing exclusively in Texas, Corona La easily won by three quarters of a length in Jolla has won four of 16 races, and the San :19.575 for the 400 yards. Robert Sanchez’s Marcos Stakes represented her first victory Eyein This Feature was second by one-andin six outs this season. He was coming off of one-half lengths over Jet Black Legend in a fourth-place finish in the July 26, $34,000 the seven-horse field.

TQHA 550 Stakes (R) at Retama.

“This is home for him,” said Ochoa’s Dashers Midnight ran second, 1 ½ hall of fame trainer Sleepy Gilbreath. “He’s lengths in front of third place Im A Feature possible for the (All American) Gold Cup and Girl. Minesweeper, Bok Man, and 3-2 favorite then he’ll go to California (Los Alamitos).”

Legendary Express completed the order of The 440-yard All American Gold Cup will be finish. held on Sept. 1, the same day as the Grade Dashers Midnight has banked $92,858 1, $2.8 million (est.) All American Derby. The from 27 races for owners Joe and Elaine 440-yard All American Derby is on pace to McAnally, who also bred the 6-year-old offer the largest purse in quarter horse racSome Dasher gelding. Dashers Midnight’s ing history. five wins include a 1 1/4-length score over In addition to his all-time leading Corona La Jolla in the June 8, 870-yard Unimoney earner title, Ochoa was the 2011 versal City Handicap at Retama. champion two-year-old and the 2012 chamA 4-year-old Louisiana-bred daughter of pion three-year-old.

Feature Mr Jess owned and trained by Jorge “He’s so domineering when he gets Haddad, Im A Feature Girl has won two of away from there (the gate),” said breeder and 17 races, and the $1,500 third-place share of co-owner Jones, a member of the Ruidoso the San Marcos purse pushed her earnings Downs’ Racehorse Hall of Fame. “He might to $36,041, of which $31,039 was banked be a little like Noconi was when he was four during a 3-year-old campaign in which she or five, but I’ve never bred or touched one ran third, 1 ½ lengths behind winner Painted like him. They don’t come in truckloads.”

Sable, in the 400-yard, $25,740 AQHA Prairie Jones also bred and raced Rainbow FutuMeadows Distaff Challenge Stakes in Iowa. rity winner and Ruidoso Downs’ 350-yard Also at Retama on Saturday, Eliazar Vera track-record holder Planet Holland, bred and rode Just Splashin to a three-quarter length raced champion Brenda Beautiful and stood victory in the $18,750 Colors of the Alamo the leading Thoroughbred sire Nureyev.

Futurity for Paints and Appaloosas. Owned and trained by Zackery Rios, the Texas-bred filly by Awesome Chrome went 350 yards in :18.432 while scoring her second win in five Retama Park, Selma, TX outs and increasing her earnings to $16,328.

Corona La Jolla wins Retama’s And, PF Chief Runnin Bear rallied to win San Marcos ’Cap the 350-yard, $15,000 Colors of the Wind Donna Mushinski’s Corona La Jolla led Paint and Appaloosa Stakes. A 7-year-old at every call en route to a half-length win in gelding by Grand Point racing for the partthe 870-yard, $15,000 San Marcos Handicap nership of Koltiska and Bettinger and trained at Retama Park.

by Judd Kearl, PF Chief Runnin Bear made Prepped by Kie Mushinski and ridden his winning trip in :18.221 under jockey

by Luis Vivanco, Corona La Jolla stopped the Francisco Calderon, and the winner’s share timer in :45.454 and recorded a 102 speed of the purse pushed his bankroll to $180,126 index. The $9,150 winner’s share of the purse from 28 outs.

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She’s a Tiger

AUG. 31, 2013

Clone

Second choice in the wagering at 9-2, She’s a Tiger returned $11, $5.40 and $3.80.

First money of $180,000 increased her earnDel Mar, CA ings to $315,650. She provided Stevens with She’s a Tiger wins his fifth success in the Del Mar Debutante Del Mar Debutante and first since Miss Houdini in 2002.

With 50-year-old Hall of Famer Gary Fascinating, 6-1 under Mike Smith, ralStevens in the saddle, She’s a Tiger dislied strongly in the stretch to miss narrowly posed of even-money favored Awesome in a strong effort and paid $6.60 and $4.60.

Baby entering the stretch and then had Concave, with Patrick Valenzuela up, paid enough left in the tank to hold off the fast$3.60 to show. closing Fascinating and win the featured In a supporting feature on the 11-race Grade 1 $300,000 Del Mar Debutante for program, Summer Hit led from wire to 2-year-old fillies. wire under Edwin Maldonado to win the She’s a Tiger, a half-sister to the former $110,400 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes by 1 ¼ star sprinter Smiling Tiger, engaged Awelengths over Wilkinson, with Liaison third. some Baby shortly after the start of the Sky Kingdom, the lukewarm 5-2 favorite, seven-furlong sprint, setting fast fractions. was fourth.

Without much urging from Stevens, She’s a Summer Hit, owned by John Carver Tiger was able to draw off from Awesome Baby in the upper stretch but then had to go and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, ran the mile all out to defeat Fascinating by a shrinking in 1:34.99 and paid $10.60 while winning half-length in 1:22.71. $72,420.

Fascinating, one of three horses saddled Victor Espinoza was the day’s riding star, by trainer Bob Baffert, including Awesome booting in three winners.

Baby, who wound up seventh in the eighthorse field, and fourth-place Secret ComRuidoso Downs, NM pass, was 1 ¾ lengths ahead of third-place Clone upsets Ruidoso Concave. Secret Compass was the same Thoroughbred Derby margin behind Concave.

The Richard Leuck-bred and -owned She’s a Tiger, a daughter of Tale of the Clone took advantage when odds-on Cat owned by Mark DeDomenico, Allen favorite Show Some Magic ducked in during Aldrich, Stuart Downey and Lisa Hernandez the stretch run to win the $50,000 Ruidoso and trained by Jeff Bonde, began her career in northern California, breaking her maiden Thoroughbred Derby on Saturday afternoon at Pleasanton before winning the Landaluce at Ruidoso Downs.

Tri Chocolate set the early fractions Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park. She suffered her only defeat when losing by a half- in the one-and-one-sixteenth-mile test with Show Some Magic, the 3-10 favorite, length to Concave in the Sorrento Stakes sitting in a perfect striking position just off at Del Mar Aug. 7. Bonde also conditioned the leader. Show Some Magic went to the Smiling Tiger who won the Bing Crosby Stakes in 2010. front when asked entering the stretch and

appeared to be heading to victory. He then ducked in in mid-stretch and lost his momentum. Clone was making a deep stretch move and rallied to get the one-half length victory.

Clone was timed in 1:46.38 with Dusty Ryder Shepherd aboard.

Tri Chocolate faded to third.

The field was reduced to four horses after trainer Henry Dominguez, who conditions Show Some Magic, scratched two horses.

A Fusaichi Pegasus gelding from the Gary Cross barn, Clone scored his first stakes win after finishing second in the SunRay Park Casino Handicap and the Arapahoe Park Inaugural Handicap in his two previous starts.

Owned by Double Eagle Ranch, E. B. Racing and Tony Sedillo, DE Lover put away odds-on favorite Dandy Don Who in the stretch to win his maiden in the $20,000 Dale Wood Memorial, the supporting feature on the 11-race card.

DE Lover covered the five-and-one-half furlongs in 1:04.52 with Miguel Perez board.

DE Lover and Dandy Don Who went straight to the front out the gate and were side-by-side running down the backstretch and racing around the turn. The So Long

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Game On Dude

Obviously

Birdie-sired DE Lover then exerted himself and he pulled out to a two-and-one-quarter-length win.

Chattering Class was another six-andone-quarter lengths back in a non-threatening third.

The Richard Sedillo-trained DE Lover was making his third career start. His best previous effort came in his career debut when he was second in a Ruidoso Downs maiden race on June 15.

same year to complete California’s handicap triple comprised of the Santa Anita Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup and Pacific Classic.

Lava Man accomplished the feat in 2006.

Game On Dude, in his third try in the Pacific Classic after having finishing fourth in 2011 and second a year ago to Dullahan, nevertheless went postward the solid 8-5 favorite and returned $5.40, $3.80 and $3.20 while earning $600,000. His career total is $5,602,158 as he continues as the richest horse in training in North America. . He has 15 wins in 27 lifetime efforts.

Kettle Corn, who was ridden by Victor Del Mar, CA Espinoza, paid $5.60 and $4.40, while You Game On Dude wins Pacific Classic Know I Know paid $9 to show.

The final time was 2:00.69 for the mile in romp and one-quarter on the main track , comGame On Dude, generally considpared to the record 1:59.54 set by Dullahan ered the top handicap horse in America, strengthened his claim to ultimate “Horse of a year ago.

The Pacific Classic is one of the Breedthe Year” honors with a romping, 8 ½ length triumph in the Grade 1 $1 million TVG Pacific ers’ Cup’s “Win and You’re In” qualifying races with the winner guaranteed an all expenses Classic Sunday at Del Mar. paid spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, set With Martin Garcia subbing for the injured Joel Rosario, Game On Dude hustled for Saturday, Nov 2 at Santa Anita. Game On Dude finished seventh to Fort Larned in the to the lead in the first few strides from the BC Classic in 2012, his last loss before reelgate and never was seriously threatened, winning by a record margin in Del Mar’s sig- ing off six straight victories. nature contest. The previous record margin was 5 ½ lengths by Skimming in the 2001 renewal.

In a blanket finish for runner-up honors, Del Mar, CA Kettle Corn, the San Diego Handicap winner Obviously wins Del Mar Mile Fanticola and Scardino’s Obviously, one this summer, prevailed by a nose over You of America’s outstanding campaigners at Know I Know, who was the same margin in a mile on the grass, reaffirmed his quality front of fourth-place Richard’s Kid, the twoSunday with a hard-earned victory in the time Pacific Classic winner (2009-10). $200,000 Del Mar Mile, a supporting feature Byrama, the lone female in a field of a dozen male horses, was seventh, with Dulla- on the day of the Grade 1 $1 million TVG Pacific Classic. han, the 2012 Pacific Classic winner, checkDespite breaking a trifle slowly under ing in a disappointing eighth. jockey Joe Talamo, Obviously, packing Game On Dude, a six-year-old gelding highweight of 125 pounds, took command

by Awesome Again, owned by the partneron the clubhouse turn to set the pace, was ship of Diamond Pride, Lanni Family Trust challenged entering and through the stretch and Schiappa and trained by Bob Baffert, by his rivals but enough left in reserve to thus became only the second horse in the

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Fed Biz

gamely hold off He Be Fire N Ice in the final sixteenth, winning by a half-length.

It was the winner’s second straight success in the Del Mar Mile, having won a year ago in course record time of 1:32.10.

His time Sunday was comparable, 1:32.64, as he scored his ninth victory in 16 starts. First money of $120,000 increased his earnings to almost one million, $968,361.

He Be Fire N Ice, winner of the California Dreamin Handicap a month ago, rallied from last place under Victor Espinoza to be second, a neck in front of Silentio, with El Commodore fourth in the field of five. Tigah was last. The runner-up was receiving eight pounds from the winner.

Obviously, an Irish-bred five-year-old gelded son of Choisir trained by Mike Mitchell, is pointed for a second straight attempt in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, a race in which he finished third to eventual Horse of the Year Wise Dan last year at Santa Anita.

Fed Biz upsets in Pat O’Brien Stakes

Kaleem Shah’s Fed Biz, with Martin Garcia up, unleashed a powerful rally in the final furlong to overhaul odds-on favored Goldencents Sunday and win the Grade 2 $250,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes on the under card of the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic.

Fed Biz, a four-year-old son of Giant’s Causeway, was outrun in the early stages of the seven-furlong sprint but closed with a rush in the late stages to charge past 4-5

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Vagabond Shoes

Joker’s Touch

Anzaki

Goldencents, winning by a length. Fed Biz’s time of 1:21.12 eclipsed Lewis Michael’s record for the distance set in the 2008 O’Brien.

Amazingly, Fed Biz provided trainer Bob Baffert with his fifth triumph in a row in the stakes and seventh over-all.

Third in the field of a dozen sprinters was Gonna Fly Now, three-quarters of a length behind Goldencents and a length in front of fourth-place Wine Police.

Fed Biz, winning his fifth race in 14 starts, earned $150,000 to push his bankroll to $545,496. Sent postward at 7-1, he returned $17.60, $6 and $4.40 to his backers in the large Pacific Classic Day crowd. Goldencents, who was piloted by Patrick Valenzuela, paid $3 and $2.60, while Gonna Fly Now returned $4.80 to show.

The Pat O’Brien Stakes is part of the Breeders’ Cup’s “Win and You’re In” series wherein the winner is eligible to an expense free, guaranteed berth in the Breeders’ Cup Nov. 1-2, in this case the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.

Alfredo Juarez, a resident of Albuquerque, rode a total of five winners on the ninerace program, including three Lineage races.

Juarez was aboard Spinning Touch in the stallion’s come-from-behind three-quarter length victory in the Lineage Stakes.

The Downs at Albuquerque’s Lineage weekend continues with four Quarter Horse stakes on Sunday. Post time for the first of nine races is 1:30 p.m. (MDT), with the first Lineage stakes race, the 870-yard, $37,000 John Augustine Stakes (R), scheduled to go off at 3:35.

The following is a recap of the five Thoroughbred stakes run on Saturday:

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lengths in front of Old Time Hockey.

Vagabond Shoes, owned by Hronis Racing and trained by John Sadler, accomplished the marathon distance of a mile and three-eighths over the infield turf course in a fast 2:11.94, marginally slower than the standard of 2:11.14 set by Spring House in the 2008 Del Mar ’Cap. The Del Mar Handicap, the seaside track’s oldest stakes which was inaugurated during its first summer season in 1937, is part of the Breeders’ Cup’s “Win and You’re In” Series of races which, in this instance, awards the winner a guaranteed all-expenses berth in the $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Santa Anita.

Vagabond Shoes, a six-year-old gelded son of Beat Hollow, returned $6, $3.20 and $2.40 while earning first money of $120,000 with his seventh victory in 26 starts, swelling his bankroll to $425,497. It was the chestnut’s first victory in six American starts after being imported to this country from Europe.

Lucayan, a French-bred runner, paid $4 and $3.20, while Huntsville paid $4.40 to show.

Del Mar, CA Vagabond Shoes wins Del Mar Handicap

The Downs at Albuquerque, NM Trainer Jose Gonzalez Jr. has a big first day of Lineage Weekend

Irish-bred Vagabond Shoes, sent postward the 2-1 favorite after his bang-up runner-up performance behind Jeramino in the Grade 1 Eddie Read Stakes July 20, showed he was for real in the 74th running of the Grade 2 $200,000 Del Mar Handicap with a hard-fought triumph under jockey Victor Espinoza.

Rallying wide on the far turn, Vagabond Shoes forged to the front in midstretch and then held off the late challenge of 5-2 Lucayan, ridden by Garrett Gomez, to score by a half-length. Huntsville, a 13-1 outsider in the field of six older horses, was third, another half-length behind Lucayan and 1 ¾

Trainer Jose Gonzalez Jr., a resident of Albuquerque and a third-generation horseman, had a big day on the first day of Lineage weekend at The Downs at Albuquerque.

Gonzalez, 30, prepped the winners of two of the five Thoroughbred stakes on Saturday, both for owners and breeders Michael and Jeanne Fuhs. Gonzalez won the 6-furlong, $37,000 Don Juan de Onate Stakes (R) for 3-year-olds with Joker’s Touch, and the 1 1/16-mile, $37,000 Lineage Stakes (R) for 3-year-olds and older with Spinning Touch, a 6-year-old stallion who also won last year’s Lineage Stakes.

Don Juan de Onate Stakes (R) Purse, $37,000 – 6 furlongs 3-year-olds Winner – Joker’s Touch (G, Touchdown Ky-X Press Pass by San Rafael Pass) Owner and Breeder – Michael A. & Jeanne Fuhs Trainer – Jose R. Gonzalez Jr. Jockey – Isaias Cardenas Winning Time – 1:09.54 Winning Margin – 1 3/4 lengths Odds – 11-10 (favorite) Also ran (in order of finish) – Jenson’s Miracle, Mr. McCoy, Indy’s Rocket, Dandy Guy, and Pie Town N M. Casey Darnell Pony Express Stakes (R) Purse, $37,000 – 5 1/2 furlongs 3-year-olds & older Winner – Anzaki (5G, Anziyan-Waki Jeanne

by Avenue Of Flags) Owner and Breeder – Linda Hutchinson Trainer – Alberto Amparan Jockey – Alfredo Juarez Jr. Winning Time – 1:02.29 Winning Margin – 6 1/4 lengths Odds – 19-10 Also ran (in order of finish) – Lota Talent, Hunting Dixie (3-2 favorite), Beau Wizer, and Speedy Caracal.

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Lakehouse Fun

Gossip Dome

Chief Narbona Stakes (R) Purse, $37,000 – 6 furlongs 3-year-old fillies Winner – Lakehouse Fun (F, Roll Hennessy Roll-Forthelifeofme by Indian Charlie) Owner and Breeder – J. Kirk & Judy Robison Trainer – Henry Dominguez Jockey – Enrique Gomez Winning Time – 1:09.05 Winning Margin – 3 1/4 lengths Odds – 7-2 Also ran (in order of finish) – Hennessy Road, Park Lane Lass (19-10 favorite), C L Phone Home, Dandy Devona R F, Silver Streakn Gal, Strawberry Bling, Secrets On Ice, La La La Dandy, and La Luz.

Lineage Stakes (R) Purse, $37,000 – 1 1/16 miles 3-year-olds & older Winner – Spinning Touch (6H, Touchdown Ky-Shimmering Sand by Line In The Sand) Owner and Breeder – Michael & Jeanne Fuhs Trainer – Jose R. Gonzalez Jr. Jockey – Alfredo Juarez Jr. Winning Time – 1:43.88 Winning Margin – 3/4s of a length Odds – 4-1 Also ran (in order of finish) – Playin Tough, Trooper Trooper, Gotta Move, Mis Ter Noble (9-5 favorite), Rosa’s Catena, Neeocity, Orbiteer, Desert Gulch, and Jack The Teras.

Carlos Salazar Stakes (R) Purse, $37,000 – 6 1/2 furlongs Fillies & mares, 3-year-olds & older Winner – Gossip Dome (5M, Dome-Theater Gossip by Phone Trick) Owner – Pesikan and Kilgroe Stables Breeder – Dream Walkin’ Farms Inc. Trainer – Eric Mikkelson Jockey – Alfredo Juarez Jr. Winning Time – 1:15.25 Winning Margin – 1 1/2 lengths Odds – 7-2 Also ran (in order of finish) – Tricky R., Attila’s Hunny, Western Way, Devon’s Spirit (even-money favorite), Naughty Storm, and Desert Fun

Spinning Touch

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stretch. The final time was 1:10.90. The son of sire Rockport Harbor and dam Fragrant Cloud is now a perfect two-for-two and will campaign next at Zia Park in New Mexico, according to Dominguez.

Shippers took the top-four places in the Gold Rush Futurity as Ima Happy Strike, a $25,000 claim out of a maiden win in Texas for owner Donna Eaton and trainer Dwain Eaton, finished second for jockey Travis Wales at odds of 11-1. Da Belldozer, who was third in the Prairie Gold Juvenile at Prairie Meadows in Iowa in his prior start, was a further 6 3/4 lengths back in third for jockey Ken Tohill and trainer Kerry Kemper.

Churchill Downs maiden winner Big Blue Talent, who was bidding to give trainer Wesley Ward an international double of 2-year-old stakes races after his No Nay Never won the Arapahoe Park, Aurora, CO Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville in France, Cloud Harbor comes from New took fourth ridden by Sebastian Madrid.

Mexico for Gold Rush glory The top Colorado-based finisher was Cloud Harbor shipped from New Mexico fifth-place by previously undefeated CTBA to win Sunday’s 6-furlong, $100,000 Gold Futurity winner Fast But Furious, who started Rush Futurity for 2-year-olds at Arapahoe as the 5-2 favorite for jockey Don Lee Frazier Park in Aurora, Colo. The 2-year-old bay colt and trainer Justin Gleason. followed up his debut maiden victory at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico with a oneEmerald Downs, Auburn, WA length upset at 20-1 in the field of 12 for Herbie D makes it two straight for New Mexico-based jockey Enrique Gomez and trainer Henry Dominguez.

Canada “It was a good competitive field, and Herbie D left no doubt who was the he surprised all of us,” Dominguez said. “I best horse Sunday at Emerald Downs. thought he’d run well, but he did better than Under a flawless ride by Amadeo Perez that. The thing was the only out he had was at 121 lbs, Herbie D overcame the No. 10 in a small field and the track was sloppy. post-position and rolled to a 1 ½-length This was his first time in a full field, and he victory over Stryker Phd in the 78th running was stuck on the inside, which wasn’t very of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3) for favorable. But he overcame all that. Enrique 3-year-olds and up. rode him great. He waited, and when the A 5-year-old British Columbia-bred opportunity came, he went on.” gelding by Orchid’s Devil-Chilli Chines, HerCloud Harbor stalked a fast early pace bie D ran one mile in 1:35.12 and paid $6.80, of 21.68 seconds for the opening quarter$4.40 and $3.20. mile set by Fast But Furious, Poblano, and Trained by Robert Gilker for owners Ima Happy Strike and powered through George Robbins of Cobble Hill, B.C. and an opening on the rail at the top of the Darcia Doman of Cowichan Bay, B.C., Herbie

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Herbie D

Reneesgotzip

D became the second straight B.C.-bred to win the Mile.

Herbie D is 2-for-2 at Emerald Downs and 10-1-1 in 13 career starts with earnings of $337,928, including $110,000 for Sunday’s win.

Hustled to the lead and angled to the rail, Herbie D set fractions of :22.71, :45.04, 1:09.01 and 1:21.71, and held off Stryker Phd and Golden Itiz for the victory.

In firm control throughout, Herbie D led by at least one length at every call, and spurted to a decisive two-length lead into the stretch. He was never seriously threatened in the run to the wire.

“I listened to the trainer’s instructions and he told me that the plan was to go to the front,” Perez said through an interpreter.

“I went to the front and never looked back.

I could hear horses coming from the back, but all I was thinking was, ‘where is the wire?’

This is the best race I’ve ever won. I am very happy right now.”

Herbie D has won eight of his last nine races, including four stakes at Hastings and the July 21 Mt. Rainier Handicap at Emerald Downs, in which he scored an easy gate-towire victory at 1 1/16 miles and earned a 101 Beyer Speed Figure.

Stryker Phd, ridden by Debbie Hoonan at 116 lbs, rallied from 11th in the 12-horse field and edged Golden Itiz for second place by a head. Off at odds of 15-to-1, Stryker Phd paid $11.20 and $5.40, and continued his improbable story that has seen the 4-yearold Washington-bred finish second in all four stakes for older horses this season at Emerald Downs.

“He settled really nicely for me,” Hoonan said. “He got right into his groove. I really didn’t have to do too much. He was really focused.

“He never would let (Golden Itiz) go by him. I could here him grunting. He was trying so hard. When we got into the clear, I thought I had a good shot at the win. I knew

a-second slower than Euroears’ mark set in the 2011 Bing Crosby Stakes.

Winding Way, winner of the Rancho Bernardo a year ago, ran gamely to be second, almost four lengths ahead of Sweet Marini who attempted to keep pace with the winner in the early stages of the contest. Fourth in the field of five older fillies and mares was Sugarinthemorning with Curvy Cat last.

Fresh from a scintillating performance in an allowance race July 18, her first outing since late last year, Reneesgotzip went postward the prohibitive 3-10 favorite and returned $2.60, $2.40 and $2.10. First prize of $90,000 increased the City Zip filly’s career earnings to $655,460 for owner Lanni Family Trust and trainer Peter Miller.

Winding Way, who was piloted by Rafael Bejarano, returned $5.40 and $2.80, while Sweet Marini paid $2.40 to show.

The day’s supporting feature was the $150,000 Solana Beach Handicap for older California-bred fillies and mares and it was won for the third consecutive year by Halo Dolly, a five-year-old daughter of Popular trained by Jerry Hollendorfer.

Carrying highweight of 125 pounds in the one mile grass race, Halo Dolly, under Rafael Bejarano, was able to overcome trafDel Mar, CA fic on the final turn to shake loose in the Reneesgotzip wins Rancho stretch and go on to score by a half-length Bernardo ’Cap over Bella Viaggia. Unusual Hottie, the 9-5 Solidifying her status as the fastest filly favorite, was third, with Heat Trap fourth in in the West, Reneesgotzip zipped to the lead the field of five. shortly after the break under jockey Garrett Halo Dolly raced the distance in 1:33.42 Gomez and cruised to the wire 4 ¼ lengths and returned $7 as second choice in the in front while setting a track record of betting. It was her 16th win in 32 starts and 1:14.48 for 6 ½ furlongs in Sunday’s Grade 3 first money increased her career earnings to $150,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap. $861,736.

Worse than third only once in her She joins such elite Thoroughbreds win12-race career, Reneesgotzip notched her ning the same Del Mar stakes three years in seventh triumph in typically brilliant fashion a row as Native Diver (San Diego Handicap, as she easily eclipsed the previous mark for 1963-65), Flawlessly (Ramona Handicap, the distance of 1:14.93 set by Carlsbad in 1992-94), Track Gal (Rancho Bernardo the 2009 Rancho Bernardo. Her time for six Handicap, 1995-97) and Zenyatta (Clement furlongs of 1:08.18 was only a hundredth-of- L. Hirsch Stakes, 2008-l0).

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the leader would be pretty tough to catch. I was thinking that third would be good, but it was even better when we got second.”

Trained by Margo Lloyd for Jim and Mona Hour of Bellevue, Stryker Phd—still a non-winner of two races—earned $40,000 for finishing second.

Golden Itiz, with Gerry Olguin riding at 118, also finished well to take third and paid $6.20 for show.

Jebrica, from the barn of five-time Longacres Mile-winning trainer Jim Penney, finished fourth, and was followed by Gladding, Why Not Be Perfect, Until You, Tres Borrachos, Politicallycorrect, Winning Machine, Mr. Bowling and Hoist.

Politicallycorrect, the 9-to-5 betting favorite ridden by Hall of Famer Russell Baze, never got seriously involved in the race and finished ninth.

“My horse got hit from behind before we got into the first turn and he just dropped the bit,” Baze said. “I tried to get him involved on the backside, but he just wasn’t having any of it. He didn’t give me anything.

It’s great to be here for another Mile. It would have been a lot better if I had won it.”

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RACE RECAPS - THOROUGHBRED

Discreet Marq

Skip The Pinot

There were eight perfect tickets in Sunday’s Pick Six and each paid $103,885.60.

With a carryover of $189,822 from Saturday and $1,200,370 bet Sunday, the Pick Six pool totaled $1,390,192.

Sunday’s attendance was 17,564.

Rutherienne.

Wishing Gate, winner of the Oaks steppingstone San Clemente Handicap July 21, ran well in defeat and paid $6.80 and $4.40, while Emotional Kitten returned $4.60 to show.

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Louisiana Downs, Bossier City, LA Good to be Guidry at Louisiana Downs

Del Mar, CA Discreet Marq wins Del Mar Oaks Eastern invader Discreet Marq, given a beautifully-timed ride by jockey Julien Leparoux, swept to the lead in the upper stretch and then held off the late charge of Wishing Gate to win the Grade 1 $300,000 Del Mar Oaks for three-year-old fillies Saturday.

Prominent from the start of the ninefurlong contest over the infield grass course, Discreet Marq moved three-wide entering the home straightaway and had enough left to repulse the strong rally of Wishing Gate, ridden by Garrett Gomez, by three-quarters of a length.

Emotional Kitten was another threequarters of a length back in third, a length ahead of her stablemate, Kitten’s Dumplings, the 8-5 favorite among 10 fillies.

Sarach, victress in the Sandy Blue Handicap Friday, was scratched from the Oaks.

Discreet Marq, owned and bred by Patricia Generazio of Tequesta, Florida and trained by Christophe Clement, came into the Del Mar Oaks fresh from two stakes victories at Belmont Park in New York, the Sands Point in late May and the Eventail, a race for New York-breds July 4. She arrived at Del Mar last Tuesday.

Second choice at 9-2 in a strong field of fillies, Discreet Marq, a daughter of Discreet Cat, accomplished the distance in 1:47.38 and returned $11.40, $6.20 and $4.40. First money of $180,000 after the filly’s fifth victory in ten starts increased her earnings to $485,900. Clement won the 2007 Del Mar Oaks with another East Coast-based filly,

It was good to be jockey Mark Guidry at Louisiana Downs when he won four of the eight stakes races on the $570,000 Louisiana Cup program for Louisiana-breds and may have picked up a mount for the Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby.

Gene Warren and Andrew Leggio Jr.’s Skip The Pinot went from gate to wire on the lead to win the $75,000 Louisiana Cup Derby by four-and-one-quarter lengths and may now be a prospect for the Super Derby on Sept. 7.

Guidry guided Skip The Pinot over the one-and-one-sixteenth miles in 1:44.76 to defeat the closer Johnny Handsome while One King’s Man finished third, The Leggio-trained Skip The Pinot won a six-furlong allowance race over six furlongs two starts ago and then was second in the Louisiana Legends Mile in his prior start.

Guidry’s other winners came with Tensas Harbor in the $75,000 Louisiana Cup Oaks, Sittin At the Bar in the $60,000 Louisiana Cup Filly and Mare Sprint and Little Polka Dot in the $100,000 Louisiana Cup Distaff.

The Cantrell Family Partnership’s Tensas Harbor took the wide route to rally and win the Oaks at nearly 20-1 odds.

The J. Keith Desormeaux-trained mare was near the rear of the field in the oneand-one-sixteenth-mile test before getting up to win by two lengths while looking like she wanted more ground. She was timed in 1:46.05.

Tensas Harbor

Sittin At the Bar

Miss Goodthing was second and Ante Up Annie finished third.

Tensas Harbor, a daughter of Private Vow, was overlooked despite winning her two previous starts, each one-mile allowance races on the turf.

P. Dale Ladner’s Sittin At The Bar was last out of the gate in the Filly and Mare Sprint, but passed each of her six rivals to gain the win by a commanding four-and-threequarter lengths.

The 3-year-old Sittin At The Bar was timed in 1:10.46 for the six furlongs.

A daughter of Into Mischief from the Brett Brinkman barn, Sittin At The Bar was the 1-2 favorite after winning the Acadiana Stakes and the Louisiana Legends Lady Stakes in her latest two starts.

Coteau Grove Farms’ Little Polka Dot came through with a front-running win for Guidry in the grassy Distaff.

The Patrick Devereux Jr.-trained Little Polka Dot was timed in 1:41.14 for the oneand-one-sixteenth mile.

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Burning Warrior

rated. When she was challenged she was able to opened up a daylight lead and go on to win by three quarters of a length over Paoli. Esther Carl was third in the wide-open field.

A 7-year-old daughter of Orientate, Little Polka Dot raced to her first 2013 win after a string of three second-place in Louisiana-bred stakes.

after finishing second in a maiden race and fifth in a stakes race on the turf.

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Arapahoe Park, Aurora, CO No Spin keeps wheels going in gate-to-wire win in Arapahoe Park Classic

No Spin went straight to the front and never looked back for a gate-to-wire victory Bred, owned and trained by Charles in Sunday’s 1 1/8-mile Arapahoe Park Classic.

Craig Smith, String King showed he may The purse for the marquee race of the meet be the best state-bred in Louisiana when for older horses was doubled from $50,000 he opened up a five-length lead in the last year to $100,000 this year, making it the $100,000 Louisiana Cup Turf Classic and richest running in the history of Arapahoe then cruised to a two-length win as the 2-5 Park. favorite.

No Spin, a shipper from Iowa who was Richard Eramia was up for the win in trained by Chris Hartman leading up to 1:40.70 for the one-and-one-sixteenth mile. Louisiana Glory the Arapahoe Park Classic and saddled on Hud’s Rebellion was second and Sadie’s Sunday by Colorado-based trainer Kerry -trained Burning Warrior showed that his Soldier finished third, Kemper, set swift fractions with jockey Kelly The 5-year-old String King has now won more than 11-length win in his debut was Bridges aboard of 22.12 seconds for the genuine when he scored a pacesetting vicor placed in eight-straight stakes races and opening quarter-mile and 46.17 seconds for tory in the $50,000 Louisiana Cup Juvenile. the Turf Classic was his fourth win during the opening half-mile.

Burning Warrior covered the six furlongs this streak. He has now earned more than “The horse shipped well, and he jogged in 1:10.47 to win by four lengths over Sweet well leading up to the race,” Kemper said. $500,000 for Smith.

Top Cat. H an F’s Sensation was third.

“He got an easy lead and kept running. If he A gelding by A.P. Warrior, Burning WarLouisiana Glory rallies In Sprint got an early lead he would definitely be the rior was the impressive maiden winner after horse to outrun. He gets a big heart when Stanley Seeling’s homebred Louisiana Glory made a long, determined move to race turning in two bullet works in the three drills he gets on the lead.” past his rivals and score a one-half length in before his debut.

The 4-year-old bay gelding owned the $60,000 Louisiana Cup Sprint Stakes at by the Black Gold Racing partnership of six furlongs.

Pagini Scores In Juvenile Fillies Via DQ Leonard Balch and Ray Willis pulled away in Louisiana Glory was timed in 1:10.12 H. Allen Poindexter’s Pagini was award- the stretch for a 2 3/4-length win in a time with Colby Hernandez up. ed the win in the $50,000 Louisiana Cup of 1:50.48. Treacherous, the 2012 Colorado Palmy Bay was second and Easy Jazz Juvenile Fillies after Lady Notional finished Derby winner, finished second for jockey finished third. first and was disqualified to fourth place Brian Theriot, trainer Owen Bringhurst, and A 4-year-old son of Honour And Glory, after drifting out in the stretch. owners Jeffrey and Chris Meyers. No It Ain’t, Louisiana Glory made his stakes debut After the disqualification, Lady with jockey Dennis Collins aboard for trainer for trainer Carl Woodley after winning an Grantham was moved up to second and Temple Rushton, was a further 1 1/4 lengths optional-claiming at six furlongs by oneMiss Monroe was awarded third place. back in third. No Spin was sent off as the 7-1 and-one-half lengths.

The Ronnie Ward-trained Pagini, a 30-1 fifth-choice in the field of 12. long shot, won her maiden in her third start “That was a heck of a race for him,” Balch Burning Warrior hot horse in Juvenile with the Juvenile Fillies win. The Saint Afleet said. “When he went on the lead in 22 [secThe Henry Ray Dunn-owned and daughter was making her main track debut onds for the opening quarter] I thought that

String King best in Turf Classic

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RACE RECAPS - THOROUGHBRED Lady of Shamrock, the 2012 Del Mar Oaks winner, paid $2.80 and $2.20, while My Gi Gi returned $3.20 to show.

There were no perfect tickets in Sunday’s Pick Six so Wednesday’s program will feature a carryover of $255,708.

AUG. 10, 2013 No Spin

Tiz Flirtatious

was too fast. When he slowed down a little with the half in 46, I thought that was a little better, but I was still a little worried. He just held on and had more left. Chris Hartman did a heck of a job getting him in shape for that race.”

As a 2-year-old in 2011, No Spin competed against some of the top 2-year-olds in the country, including a sixth-place finish in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park. Since joining the barn of Hartman earlier this year, No Spin has returned to his winning ways in claiming and allowanceoptional claiming races. The Arapahoe Park Classic represented No Spin’s first stakes race in more than a year since the Arlington Classic Stakes at Arlington Park in May 2012.

“I think he has a lot more confidence now,” Willis said. “For a while he had trouble and would get up in front and quit. But the last few races he just looks like a different horse.”

“The horse is getting bigger and stronger,” Hartman said. “That’s one of the better races in his life.”

Hezamazing, who was attempting to win the Arapahoe Park Classic for the second year in a row and the third time in the last four years, finished sixth for jockey Russell Vicchrilli and trainer Rick Houghton.

Red Lead, a stablemate of No Spin and the 3-1 favorite ridden by Ken Tohill, ran fourth after being trapped behind horses for most of the race.

“He hit a lot of traffic,” Kemper said. “He runs best in small fields when he is able to lay off them but couldn’t do that with 12 in there.”

No Spin and Red Lead were nominated for the Arapahoe Park Classic after the purse for the race was raised from $50,000 to $100,000.

“When they jumped the purse we decided to head that way,” Hartman said.

No Spin is scheduled to ship to Remington Park for his next race.

Del Mar, CA Tiz Flirtatious wins John C. Mabee Stakes

Displaying an amazing turn of foot entering the stretch, Pamela C. Ziebarth’s Tiz Flirtatious collared rival Lady of Shamrock in less than a sixteenth of a mile and cruised to a most impressive victory in Sunday’s featured Grade 2 $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes for older fillies and mares.

The California-bred daughter of Tizbud, sent postward the 3/5 favorite, was under strong restraint by jockey Julien Leparoux behind exceptionally slow fractional times of :26.66 for the first quarter, :52.84 at the half-mile and 1:17.94 for six furlongs.

Given her head by Leparoux rounding the far turn, Tiz Flirtatious exploded to the front, rushing past the 5-2 second choice, Lady of Shamrock, who had taken a brief lead only to be overwhelmed in a matter of several strides by the winner.

Tiz Flirtatious’ final margin was 2 ¼ lengths but it could have been more as Leparoux had his mount on cruise control running to the wire. The time for the nine furlongs over the infield grass course was 1:51.71 with an estimate that the five-yearold mare raced her last three furlongs in :33.17 and a final eighth in :10.57.

Lady of Shamrock, who had stalked the slow early pace of stablemate Journaliste from the start under Rafael Bejarano, continued on well after being passed by Tiz Flirtatious to be a clear second, 1 ¼ lengths in front of My Gi Gi, with Customer Base fourth and Journaliste completing the line-up.

Tiz Flirtatious, conditioned by Marty Jones, was scoring her seventh win in eleven starts and first money of $150,000 increased her earnings to $624,800. She’s never finished out of the first three, having three seconds and a third in her career.

Tiz Flirtatious returned $3.20, $2.20 and $2.10 to her backers in a crowd of 15,652.

Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN Badge of Glory prevails in Minnesota Oaks; Lil’ Apollo upset winner of Minnesota Derby

Wagering favorite Badge of Glory won the $75,000 Minnesota Oaks Saturday at Canterbury Park for owners and breeders Cheryl Sprick and Richard Bremer of Lake City, MN. The $75,000 Minnesota Derby was won by Lil’ Apollo. The $75,000 purses for the Oaks and Derby are the largest offered for the premier Minnesota bred 3-year-old races since 1988. Both races were conducted at a distance of one mile 70 yards.

Badge of Glory is trained by Bernell Rhone and was ridden by Scott Stevens. She won the Frances Genter Stakes, a 6 1/2 furlong sprint, July 4 by closing from 14 lengths off the pace. Today Stevens sent Badge of Glory right up to challenge for the lead. She never allowed pacesetter Sweet Tango to establish a clear lead and eventually passed her in deep stretch, going on to win by 1 3/4

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Badge of Glory paid $4.40 to win. Sweet Tango held second and B J’s Angel was third.

“The plan was to just go,” Rhone said. “If they beat us, they beat us.”

Badge of Glory became only the third filly to win the Northern Lights Debutante, the state’s most lucrative Minnesota bred 2-year-old filly race; the Genter; and the Minnesota Oaks. Samdanya accomplished the feat in 1997-98 and Chick Fight in 2008-09.

Lil’ Apollo took a different route to victory than the Oaks winner when he rallied from the back of the seven-horse Minnesota Derby field, passed the favorite Evert in midstretch and drew off to win by 3 3/4 lengths under jockey Dean Butler. He provided Randy Pfeifer, who has trained at the Shakopee racetrack for many years, with his first Canterbury stakes win. Lil’ Apollo’s owner Alice Theisen of Albany, MN last won the Minnesota Derby in 1999 with Nix of Time.

Lil’ Apollo paid $16.40 to win. Evert finished second, nine lengths clear of thirdplace finisher Jantzesfancyfriend. Final time of the Minnesota Derby was 1:44.78.

Stopshoppingdebbie

Lady of Fifty

Right. Unitas, who lead thru the early stages, rounded out the complete order of finish.

Sweetsouthernmoon was scratched.

Brethren, a 5-year-old horse earned $75,000 for the victory, his first of the year.

Owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds & Winstar Farms, he has now earned in excess of $385,000.

In fact, Northwest Farms earned $194,654 of the $215,000 purse money offered in the 3-year-old filly series, including $58,500 in the Oaks.

There was some suspense in the Oaks, especially when Stopshoppingdebbie eased back into third place, as Goin to the Window and Blueberry Smoothie led through fractions of :23.72, :48.30 and 1:11.99. But just when some might have wondered if things Emerald Downs, Auburn, WA were going to plan, Stopshoppingdebbie Stopshoppingdebbie prevails in Washington Oaks, completes four- stepped on the gas pedal into the lane, blew past her stable mates and coasted home a race sweep at Emerald Downs convincing winner.

Using a different tactic than in her previ“I knew she would fine coming from Evangeline Downs, ous wins, Stopshoppingdebbie swept past behind,” Bowen said of StopshoppingdebOpelousas, LA stable mates Blueberry Smoothie and Goin bie. “She’s such a nice horse that you can Brethren pulls clear in the slop to to the Window and rolled to a three-length place her anywhere. I used her up a little bit victory Saturday in the $65,000 Washington in the turn just to get her engaged with the win Evangeline Mile Brethren ($20.80) pulled clear on a slop- Oaks at Emerald Downs. leaders. I didn’t want those horses to get The victory capped an unprecedented py track in the stretch to win the $125,000 their confidence built up while they’re on four-race sweep of the 3-year-old filly diviEvangeline Mile Handicap for three-yearthe lead. olds & up at Evangeline Downs Racetrack & sion at Emerald Downs and maintained “People thought that because she only won by a nose last time that she’d get beat, Casino. Taking advantage of a perfect track- Stopshoppingdebbie’s unbeaten record at but we proved them wrong today. Hands ing trip under jockey Diego Saenz, the Ken- five-for-five.

Ridden by Rocco Bowen at 120 lbs, down, I think she can win from anywhere in tucky bred son of Distorted Humor grabbed the race. I feel very strongly that she could the lead from early pacesetter Unitas on the Stopshoppingdebbie ran 1 1/8 miles in final turn then proceeded to pull clear from 1:48.65 and paid $2.80 and $2.10. Tom Wen- compete against the top fillies around the country.“ his rivals to win by more than three lengths zel is the trainer for owner/breeder NorthAs to what’s next for the unbeaten filly, over Arkansas Martini and the even-money west Farms (Jerre Paxton).

A Kentucky-bred by Curlin-Taste the Wenzel said that decision rests with Paxton, favorite Sabercat.

Passion, Stopshoppingdebbie earned and won’t be announced until later.

The final running time of 1:36.01, was just .26 off the track record of 1:35.75 set last $35,750 and pushed her career bankroll to $128,773. This season she won, in order, the month by Sunbean on Louisiana Legends Seattle Handicap, Irish Day Handicap, Kent Night.

Del Mar, CA Handicap and Washington Oaks—all at Darren Fleming, Longtime Assistant to Lady of Fifty upsets in Grade 1 increasingly longer distances.

Steve Asmussen, who trains both Brethren And once again, Northwest Farms also Hirsch Stakes & Sabercat, stated “It really helped that A solid favorite but upset in two imporBrethren had a race over the track, plus with finished second and third, with Blueberry Smoothie taking runner-up honors and Goin tant stakes this summer at Betfair Hollywood his pedigree we were confidant he would to the Window edging Beautranda for third Park, Lady of Fifty rallied from the clouds have no problems with the wet surface, at 10-1 under jockey Corey Nakatani to and he didn’t.” Fleming added “Sabercat is a place. It was a slight variation on the previgood horse and he always gives his best, but ous three stakes, when Goin to the Window win Saturday’s featured Grade 1 $300,000 was second and Blueberry Smoothie finClement L. Hirsch Stakes for older fillies and tonight was just Brethren’s night.” ished third, but the end result was the same mares.

It Happened Again was next across – a Northwest Farms/Wenzel sweep.

Next-to-last of a nine-horse field in the the finish line in 4th, followed by Smoke It

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Holiday Mischief

Purse Tactics

counted to win the $100,000 Super Derby Prelude Stakes for three-year-olds at Louisiana Downs on Saturday afternoon and earn a free pass into the Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby at the track on September 7.

There were three other stakes on the card that serve as prep races for their counterparts on the Super Derby program: the $50,000 Barksdale Stakes, the $50,000 Sunny’s Halo Stakes and the $50,000 Donnie Wilhite Memorial.

The Barksdale is a prep for the $100,000 Unbridled Stakes, the Sunny’s Halo is a prep for the $100,000 Sunday Silence Stakes and the Wilhite serves as a prep for the $100,000 Happy Ticket Stakes.

In the Prelude, Brittlyn Stables’ homebred Sunbeam was the 1-2 favorite and controlled the entire race until Holiday Mischief made his late bid. Sunbeam grabbed the lead entering the first turn in the one-andone-sixteenth mile test and jockey Corey Lanerie was able to rate him running down the backstretch. He opened up a clear advantage on the final turn and appeared to be heading to the winner’s circle. The M.C. Berry-ridden Holiday Mischief then made a furious run through the stretch to gain the head victory in the final stride.

Holiday Mischief, a 16-1 longshot, was timed in 1:44.33.

Sunbeam finished second by nearly seven lengths over Runaway Stephen.

Holiday Mischief raced to his first stakes win and third victory from 11 career starts for trainer Joe Offolter. He won his maiden in his second start at Remington Park and won a conditioned allowance race at Sam Houston Race Park. The Into Mischief son nearly won his previous race when he came up a head short in a Lone Star Park allowLouisiana Downs, Bossier City, LA ance race.

Holiday Mischief takes $100,000 In the one-mile Barksdale for older Prelude at Louisiana Downs horses on the grass, Morris Nicks’ Pure J.S. Offolter and Carter Thoroughbreds’ Tactics set a new course record of 1.34.14 Holiday Mischief led the only step that when he quickened in the final sixteenth of early stages of the mile and one-sixteenth main track affair, Lady of Fifty rallied widest of all entering the stretch and drove to a decisive 1 ½ length victory.

More Chocolate finished well in the stretch to be runner-up, a half-length in front of Byrama, with longshot Great Hot fourth. Include Me Out, the 2012 winner of the Hirsch and an even-money favorite Saturday, faltered in the stretch to be eighth in a disappointing performance.

Lady of Fifty, a four-year-old daughter of After Market owned by George Todaro and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, stepped the distance in 1:42.96 and returned a generous $23.20, $10.20 and $5.80 after scoring her seventh success in 16 starts. The filly was a 7-10 betting choice in the Everett Handicap May 18, finishing second to Open Water, and then went postward at 8-5 in the Vanity Handicap, winding up third behind Byrama and More Chocolate.

First prize of $180,000 increased Lady of Fifty’s bankroll to $593,000 as well as qualifying the filly for a start in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic in November since the Hirsch Stakes was a “Win and You’re In” event in the Breeders’ Cup’s Challenge Series.

More Chocolate, who was piloted by leading rider Rafael Bejarano, paid $5.60 and $4, while Byrama, with Gary Stevens up, returned $3.80 to show.

John Sadler took firm charge of the top spot in the trainer standings as he sent out three winners – Smokin’ Cat at $12 in the second, You Know I Know at $23 in the fifth and Ethnic Dance at $5.80 in the tenth and final race. Sadler now has 14 winners, three more than Bob Baffert.

Saturday’s attendance was 25,192.

Got Shades

a mile to gain his first stakes win and second straight win.

The previous course record of 1:34.20 was set in 1983 by Cherokee Circle.

Pure Tactics benefitted from a quick early pace and then jockey Jamie Theriot hustled the son of Pure Prize through the stretch to get the expanding three-andthree-quarter-length win at 7-2 odds.

Cheyenne Pass finished second and Heavenville was third in the full field.

The Barksdale victory pushed Pure Tactics record at Louisiana Downs to three wins from three starts, all on the turf. In his previous start, the four-year-old rallied to a one-length win in a $25,000 optionalclaiming race.

Purse Tactics now has five wins, a second and a third from nine starts on the grass.

In the seven-and-one-half-furlong Sunny’s Halo on the turf for two-year-old males, Dennis Foster’s Got Shades rushed past favored Da House in the stretch and pulled away to a three-and-one-quarterlength win.

Got Shades, with Roman Chapa up, was timed in 1:29.77 and looked like a prospect who will thrive at longer distances on the grass.

Da House finished one-and-threequarter lengths ahead of third-place runner In The Backseat.

Got Shades stepped forward in his second start to win the Sunny’s Halo. In his only other start, a maiden race on the turf at Lone Star Park, the son of Pollard’s Vision had a troubled trip and rallied to get up for third.

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Maggi Moss’ Ice Hockey was second in the John Wayne and then won the Cyclones Handicap by a head on June 8.

In the $97,000 Donna Reed Stakes for older distaffers, Robson Thoroughbreds’ Jokes N Jazz showed that Iowa Classic Night is her night to shine when she scored the late-running victory to go with her win last year in the Iowa Breeders’ Oaks Jokes N Jazz, at 10-1 odds, had not won in five starts since taking the Iowa Breeders’ Redgrass Cat California Chrome Oaks a year ago.

Someplace Else looked like she was In the seven-and-one-half-furlong Wilfilly in the field, paid $6.80 and $4.20, while going to successfully defend her title in the hite on the turf for juvenile fillies, Paul Rigali Gangnam Guy returned $3.80 to show. With- Donna Reed at the top of the stretch when Jr.’s Redgrass Cat surged in the final strides to drawn from the line-up were Smoove and she romped to the lead. Jockey Ken Tohill break her maiden in her fifth start and third Testify Under Oath. then got Jokes N Jazz to steadily grind into start over the turf.

The Graduation Stakes is a steppingSomeplace Else’s lead and Jokes N Jazz got Jockey Lindey Wade kept Redgrass Cat, stone to the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity on up for the one-and-one-quarter-length vica daughter of Bluegrass Cat, off the pace and closing day, Wednesday, September 4. tory in 1:47.24 for the one mile and seventh With a carryover of $261,359 from Sun- yards. moved boldly between horses to get the day and $1,492,488 bet Wednesday, the Pick neck win over Thegirlinthatsong. Favored Jeffell finished third in the eight-horse Six pool was $1,753,847. There were three Nevada Beauty made a late bid to finish field. perfect tickets and each paid $352,891. third in the full 11-horse field.

Jokes N Jazz, a four-year-old daughter Attendance Wednesday was 11,998.

Redgrass Cat was timed in 1:30.68 over of No Joke, had not won this year, however the firm turf course. came into the Donna Reed in improving From the Allen Milligan barn, Redgrass Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA form for trainer Chris Hartman. She was Cat has shown improvement since she Hayes winner Cainam highlights third in a $30,000 optional-claiming race moved onto the turf. She was third in a and then second at the same level before Iowa Classic night Churchill Downs’ maiden race in June and James Leech’s Cainam came from last to her Donna Reed victory then came back on July 6 to finish second in first to take a thrilling victory in the $95,200 In the $77,150 Iowa Classic Sprint a Lone Star Park maiden race over sevenRalph Hayes Stakes and highlight the seven Stakes, the closers came through in the and-one-half furlongs as the even-money stakes races devoted to Iowa registered and stretch with River Ridge Ranch’s You Funny choice.

Man prevailing for his first stakes win and foaled horses during the annual Iowa Clasthird win in his latest four starts. sic Night at Prairie Meadows on Saturday Favored Cresco Direct Hit and longshot evening.

Praire Cougar engaged in a speed duel Ice Hockey took the lead out of the Del Mar, CA coming out of the gate and maintained gate in the one-and-one-sixteenth-mile California Chrome wins headliner and lead the field around the two their fight rounding the turn. When they Graduation Stakes turns and deep into the stretch. Cainam was faded at the top of the stretch, You Funny Rallying powerfully through the stretch, behind the field in last place before starting Man, Voodooville and Launch Light took Coburn and Martin’s California Chrome his long move entering the second turn. He charge and grabbed the top-three posidrew off impressively to win Wednesday’s drew alongside the main pack rounding the tions. featured $100,000 Graduation Stakes for The Floyd Wethey Jr.-ridden You Funny turn and rolled down the stretch to catch California-bred two-year-olds.

Man, sent off at 4-1 odds, was timed in Ice Hockey in the final strides.

With Alberto Delgado in the saddle, 1:11.41 for the one-and-one-half-length Cainam, with Terry Thompson aboard, California Chrome reached the finish almost was timed in 1:43.80 for the expanding win over Voodooville. Launch Light was two lengths behind Voodooville in third. three lengths in front of Moving Desert, with one-half-length win over Ice Hockey. Edgy It was the second win on the night for Gangnam Guy another half-length back in Memory finished third in the field of older Wethey. third place in the field of seven juveniles. runners.

You Funny Man has finished in the topBetter Bet was fourth, with lukewarm 3-1 Sired by Is It True, Cainam also used two runners in each of his latest six starts. favorite Solid Wager fifth. his from-the-clouds style to win a $30,000 California Chrome, a son of Lucky Pulpit optional claiming race back on June 30, two He won an allowance race in June and then trained by Art Sherman, ran the 5 ½ furlongs starts before the Hayes win. Thompson was an optional-claiming race in July before takin a swift 1:03.48 and returned $14.40, $7.40 also aboard for that win and it was the only ing the Iowa Classic Sprint.

In the $78,900 Iowa Breeders’ Derby, other time he has been aboard Cainam. and $5. It was the colt’s second success in Black Oak Farm’s homebred Wolf Pack Jack The Jon Arnett-trained gelding was four starts and worth $57,000 in first prize raced to his fourth win in his latest five fourth in last year’s Hayes and third in the money. starts with a 1:48.34 time in the one-andJohn Wayne Stakes on May 11.

Runner-up Moving Desert, the lone

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RACE RECAPS - THOROUGHBRED one-sixteenth mile test.

Wolf Pack Jack broke sharply from the inside post position and took the shortest route to the winner’s circle while racing along the rail. Jockey David Mello rated Wolf Pack Jack, who has raced primarily in sprints, and they controlled the pace going down the backstretch.

Mello let the Ray Tracy Jr.-trained gelding run on the final turn and he drew away until tiring in the final sixteenth. Oh My Gravy nearly caught Wolf Pack Jack in the final yards, but came up a neck short.

Tavern Time was more than 11 lengths back in third among the field of nine sophomores.

Wolf Pack Jack started his hot streak when he made his first start at Prairie Meadows back in May. He won a five-andone-half furlong allowance race and then came back to take the $60,000 Grays Lake Stakes over six furlongs in gate-to-wire fashion by a neck. After a third in a $50,000 optional-claiming race at one mile he came back to take a $50,349 allowance race at six furlongs over state-breds in his start before the Breeders’ Derby The Hat Trick son was also entered in the Iowa Classic Sprint, but Tracy scratched him out of the six-furlong dash to run him around two turns and get the victory.

In the $88,841 Iowa Breeders’ Oaks for sophomore fillies, Shady Bend Thoroughbreds’ Sumting Wong got a stalking trip and scored a 23-1 upset win in her stakes debut.

Sumting Wong raced the one mile and 70 yards in 1:46.80.

Jockey Floyd Wethey Jr. put Sumting Wong on the flank of front-running Sunset Illusion and waited until they rounded the final turn to make their winning move. The Pikepass filly turned in a break-out performance when she drew out to the two-andthree-quarter-length victory.

Sumting Wong won her maiden in her second start back in June and then was a well-beaten eighth in her next start in a conditioned allowance race. That was her start before the Oaks.

Wild Ritzy was second and Foxy Fleda finished third in the full field.

In the $87,383 Iowa Cradle Stakes for two-year-old colts and geldings, William Gessman and Brian Hall’s Boji Moon more than lived up to the potential he showed in his maiden race with the overwhelming win as the 1-5 favorite.

The Terry Thompson-ridden Boji Moon raced the six furlongs in 1:11.86 to move his record to two-for-two.

Boji Moon, trained by Chris Richard, simply went to the lead out of the gate then

improved his position. He had a nine-length lead entering the stretch and increased that advantage to more than 12 lengths at the wire.

A gelding by Cactus Ridge, Boji Moon overwhelmed his rivals in his debut when he won by nearly 12 lengths with a :58.49 time for five furlongs.

Makoshika finished second and Magic And More was third.

In the $86,950 Iowa Sorority Stakes for juvenile fillies, Linda Juckette and River Ridge Ranch’s Haforuhaforme remained undefeated from a pair of starts as part of the 3-10 entry.

The Chris Richard-trained daughter of Bravo Bull toured the six furlongs in 1:13.88 with David Mello aboard.

Haforuhaforme broke in at the start, but gained the lead by the half-mile pole.

She was threatened by Golden Tiago in the stretch before fighting back for the one-half length win.

Golden Tiago held on for second and was three-and-one-half lengths ahead of third-place finisher Seely Rose.

Haforuhaforme impressed in her only other start when she went to the lead and was never headed while taking a Prairie Meadows maiden race for state-breds by six widening lengths.

RCI RULINGS Name: EDGAR DAVID GAMEZ Ruling Date: 8/25/2013 Jurisdiction: Iowa Racing Commission Facility: PRAIRIE MEADOWS Ruling Number: 45422 Ruling Type: Falsification of License Application Breed: Mixed Division: Mixed Fine Amount: $ 200 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: A hearing was scheduled for Trainer EDGAR GAMEZ on August 24, 2013, to determine if Mr. Gamez falsified his 2013 IRGC License Application. Mr. Gamez submitted and received an application for an IRGC Trainer License on August 17, 2013. Mr. Gamez was duly notified of his hearing and appeared in person. The American Racing Commission-

ers International (ARCI) database Suspension End: 9/6/2013 shows that Mr. Gamez failed to list Ruling Text: Jockey GERARDO GARseveral rulings on his 2013 IRGC RIDO is hereby suspended three License Application. Based on racing days, Saturday, August 31, the preponderance of evidence, Sunday, September 1, and Friday, the Board hereby assesses Trainer September 6, 2013, for careless Edgar Gamez an administrative riding in the seventh (7th) race penalty of two hundred dolon August 23, 2013, aboard the lars ($200.00) for Falsification/ # 2 horse “OLDSMOBILE HILL.” Non-Disclosure on his 2013 IRGC Specifically, Jockey Garrido came Occupational License. out through the stretch, impeding # 3 “FAST BALL SPIKE” ridden Name: GERARDO A GARRIDO

by Jockey Cody Rodger Smith and Ruling Date: 8/24/2013 #4 “FIRST PRIZE RIBBON” ridden Jurisdiction: Iowa Racing Commisby Juan Luis Vazquez. The term of sion this suspension shall not prohibit Facility: PRAIRIE MEADOWS participation in designated races.

Ruling Number: 45420 Ruling Type: Careless/Unsafe/ImName: CLINTON TYLER CRAWFORD proper Riding or Driving Ruling Date: 8/24/2013 Breed: Mixed Jurisdiction: Iowa Racing CommisDivision: Mixed sion Fine Amount: $ Facility: PRAIRIE MEADOWS Fine Paid: Not Reported Ruling Number: 45419 Suspension Start: Ruling Type: Falsification of License

Application Breed: Mixed Division: Mixed Fine Amount: $ 200 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: A hearing was scheduled for Owner/Trainer CLINTON CRAWFORD on August 22, 2013, to dertermine if Mr. Crawford falsified his 2013 IRGC License Application. Mr. Crawford submitted and received an application for an IRGC Trainer License on August 14, 2013. Mr. Crawford was duly notified of his hearing and appeared in person. The American Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) database shows that Mr. Crawford failed to list several rulings on his 2013 IRGC License Application. Based on the preponderance of evidence, the Board hereby assesses SureBet RacingNews.com • September 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 9 61

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RCI RULINGS Owner/Trainer Clinton Crawford an administrative penalty of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for Falsification/Non-Disclosure on his 2013 IRGC Occupational License.

Name: MEGAN L THOMPSON Ruling Date: 8/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Oregon Racing Commission Facility: PORTLAND MEADOWS Ruling Number: PM13-049 Ruling Type: Reinstatement to Good Standing in State Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: 8/24/2013 Ruling Text: Megan L. Thompson paid her share ($400.00 cash) of the feed bill listed in ruling PM13004.

Name: MEGAN LYNN THOMPSON Ruling Date: 8/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Oregon Racing Commission Facility: PORTLAND MEADOWS Ruling Number: PM13-049 Ruling Type: Reinstatement to Good Standing in State Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: 8/24/2013 Ruling Text: Megan L. Thompson paid her share ($400.00 cash) of the feed bill listed in ruling PM13004.

Name: JOSHUA MICHAEL ROMERO Ruling Date: 8/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Iowa Racing Commission Facility: PRAIRIE MEADOWS Ruling Number: 45421 Ruling Type: Careless/Unsafe/Improper Riding or Driving Breed: Mixed Division: Mixed Fine Amount: $ Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: 9/6/2013 Ruling Text: Jockey JOSH ROMERO is hereby suspended three racing days, Saturday, August 31, Sunday, September 1, and Friday, September 6, 2013, for careless riding in the seventh (7th) race on August 23, 2013, aboard the # 7 horse “DAWN CARTEL.” Spe-

cifically, Jockey Romero came in through the stretch, impeding # 3 “FAST BALL SPIKE” ridden by Jockey Cody Rodgers Smith and #4 “FIRST PRIZE RIBBON” ridden

by Juan Luis Vazquez. The term of this suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races.

Name: GARY T BOX Ruling Date: 8/20/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: FAIR GROUNDS Ruling Number: 20232 Ruling Type: Failure to Meet Financial Obligation Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 2/20/2013 Suspension End: Ruling Text: Ineligible for licensure and denied access to all facilities under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Racing Commission pending appearance before the stewards regarding a Judgement($667.)in favor of Southwest Veterinary Services.

Name: SASHA MADONNA RISENHOOVER Ruling Date: 8/17/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: REMINGTON PARK Ruling Number: 13-RP-091 Ruling Type: License Type Changed Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: The Apprentice Jockey License issued to SASHA MADONNA RISENHOOVER, is hereby rescinded w/p prejudice as she has been issued a Jockey License effective 8/17/2013.

Name: Dayson LaVanway Ruling Date: 8/17/2013 Jurisdiction: Oregon Racing Commission Facility: PORTLAND MEADOWS Ruling Number: PM13-042 Ruling Type: Employment Violation Breed: Mixed Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 100 Fine Paid: Y Suspension Start: Suspension End:

Ruling Text: Used a groom, Robert Arneson, w/o a license to work.

Name: Brian S House Ruling Date: 8/17/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: LOUISIANA DOWNS Ruling Number: 20229 Ruling Type: Failure to Have Horse Properly Shod Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 200 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Failure to have scheduled starter, Old Rome, properly shod resulting in a late scratch from race 9, August 16,2013.

Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: The Assistant Starter License issued to SCOTT JAMES GLADD, is hereby rescinded w/o prejudice as he has been issued an Assistant Trainer License effective 8/15/2013.

Name: MARK STEVEN WHITAKER Ruling Date: 8/10/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL116 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Name: Robert Theodore Arneson Fine Paid: Not Reported Ruling Date: 8/17/2013 Suspension Start: 8/10/2013 Jurisdiction: Oregon Racing ComSuspension End: mission Ruling Text: Owner MARK WHITAFacility: PORTLAND MEADOWS KER, having failed to appear Ruling Number: PM13-041 before the Board of Stewards Ruling Type: Falsification of License at Los Alamitos Race Course on Application August 9, 2013, to answer a comBreed: Mixed plaint regarding Case #13LA0172, Division: Horse alleging violation of California Fine Amount: $ 100 Horse Racing Board Rule #1876 Fine Paid: Not Reported (A) (Financial Responsibility) is Suspension Start: hereby suspended pursuant to Suspension End: California Horse Racing Board Ruling Text: Wrote he had no arrests Rule #1547 (Failure to Appear). on his record when he had four.

During the term of suspension all licenses and license privileges of Name: MARIA BARRAZA Mark Whitaker are suspended and Ruling Date: 8/16/2013 pursuant to California Horse RacJurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Board Rule #1528 (Jurisdiction ing Commission of Stewards to Suspend or Fine) Facility: REMINGTON PARK subject is denied access to all Ruling Number: 13-RP-090 premises in this jurisdiction.

Ruling Type: Failed Trainers Test Breed: Thoroughbred Name: PATRICK ANGEL VALENZUELA Division: Horse Ruling Date: 8/10/2013 Fine Amount: $ 0 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Fine Paid: Not Reported Board Suspension Start: Facility: DEL MAR Suspension End: Ruling Number: DMTD033 Ruling Text: Trainer Applicant MARIA E. BARRAZA having failed Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Make Correct Weight to pass the Trainer’s Test req’d by OHRC is ineligible to retest for 30 Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse days, 8/16/13-9/14/13.

Fine Amount: $ 100 Name: SCOTT JAMES GLADD Fine Paid: Not Reported Ruling Date: 8/15/2013 Suspension Start: Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse RacSuspension End: ing Commission Ruling Text: Jockey Patrick ValenzuFacility: REMINGTON PARK ela is fined ONE HUNDRED DOLRuling Number: 13-RP-087 LARS ($100)* for failure to make Ruling Type: License Type Changed his assigned weight in the second Breed: Thoroughbred race at Del Mar Thoroughbred SureBet RacingNews.com • September 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 9 63

Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: DEL MAR Ruling Number: DMTD032 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Name: RAFAEL J BEJARANO Breed: Thoroughbred Ruling Date: 8/10/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Board Fine Paid: Not Reported Facility: DEL MAR Suspension Start: 8/9/2013 Ruling Number: DMTD034 Ruling Type: Failure to Honor Decla- Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner Laura Pavlish ration/Engagement (dba Luch Racing Stable), having Breed: Thoroughbred failed to respond to charges allegDivision: Horse ing violation of California Horse Fine Amount: $ 200 Racing Board rule #1876 (FinanFine Paid: Not Reported cial Responsibility - $9,500.00 Suspension Start: to H. E. Sutton Forwarding Co.) Suspension End: is suspended for violation of Ruling Text: Jockey Rafael Bejarano California Horse Racing Board is fined TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS rule #1 547(Failure to Appear). ($200)* for failure to fulfill his During the term of suspension, all riding obligation in the first race licenses and license privileges of at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Laura Pavlish are suspended and August 9, 2013. This constitutes a pursuant to California Horse Racviolation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1 528 (Jurisdiction ing Board rule #1872 (Failure to of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), Fulfill Jockey Agreement).

Ms. Pavlish is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction.

Name: HERBERT FELIX SOTO Ruling Date: 8/9/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Name: HEIDI WENDY AGNIC Ruling Date: 8/9/2013 Board Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Facility: DEL MAR Board Ruling Number: DMTD028 AMENDFacility: DEL MAR ED Ruling Number: DMTD031 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Ruling Type: Race Office/Track Rule Appear Violation Breed: Thoroughbred Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Amount: $ 500 Fine Paid: Not Reported Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/9/2013 Suspension Start: Suspension End: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner Herbert Soto (dba United Stable), having failed Ruling Text: Veterinarian Heidi Aguie is fined FIVE HUNDRED to respond to charges alleging DOLLARS ($500)* pursuant to violation of California Horse California Horse Racing Board rule Racing Board rule #1876 (Finan#1629 (Penalty for Late Declaracial Responsibility-$4,016.00 to tion), for violation of California veterinarian John Araujo and Horse Racing Board rule # 1844(h) $32,650.00 to owner Angel (3) (Authorized MedicationNieves) is suspended for violation procaine penicillin injection after of California Horse Racing Board entry into race). rule #1547 (Failure to Appear).

During the term of suspension, all Name: CLARK MATHEW WARREN licenses and license privileges of Herbert Soto are suspended and Ruling Date: 8/9/2013 pursuant to California Horse Rac- Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board ing Board rule #1528 (Jurisdiction Facility: LOS ALAMITOS of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), Ruling Number: LAQL115 Mr. Soto is denied access to all Ruling Type: Failure to Pay Fine or premises in this jurisdiction.

Fees Breed: Quarter Horse Name: LAURA DAWN PAVLISH Division: Horse Ruling Date: 8/9/2013 Club on August 9, 2013. This constitutes a violation of California Horse Racing Board rule # 1682 (Weighing Out).

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Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/9/2013 Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner CLARK W ARREN, having failed to abide by a financial agreement with Equine Sports Medicine is suspended for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1876 (Financial Responsibility). During the term of suspension all licenses and license privileges of Clark Warren are suspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine) subject is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction.

Suspension End: Ruling Text: Jockey Kevin Krigger is fined TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200)* for failure to make his assigned weight in the third race at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on August 7, 2013. This constitutes a violation of California Horse Racing Board rule # 1682 (Weighing Out – 2nd offense).

Name: ALEJANDRO BISONO Ruling Date: 8/8/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: DEL MAR Ruling Number: DMTD029 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Make Correct Weight Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Name: HERBERT FELIX SOTO Fine Amount: $ 100 Ruling Date: 8/8/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Board Suspension End: Facility: DEL MAR Ruling Text: Jockey Alex Bisono Ruling Number: DMTD028 is fined ONE HUNDRED DOLRuling Type: Failure to Report or LARS($100)* for failure to make Appear his assigned weight in the second Breed: Thoroughbred race at Del Mar Thoroughbred Division: Horse Club on August 7, 2013. This conFine Amount: $ 0 stitutes a violation of California Fine Paid: Not Reported Horse Racing Board rule # 1682 Suspension Start: 8/8/2013 (Weighing Out).

Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner Herbert Soto (dba United Stable), having failed Name: COREY SATOSHI NAKATANI Ruling Date: 8/8/2013 to respond to charges alleging violation of California Horse Rac- Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board ing Board rule # 1876 (Financial Facility: DEL MAR Responsibility - $4,016.00 to Ruling Number: DMTD027 Veterinarian John Araujo) is suspended for violation of California Ruling Type: Careless/Unsafe/Improper Riding or Driving Horse Racing Board rule #1547 Breed: Thoroughbred (Failure to Appear). During the Division: Horse term of suspension, all licenses Fine Amount: $ 0 and license privileges of Herbert Soto are suspended and pursuant Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/14/2013 to California Horse Racing Board Suspension End: 8/16/2013 rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), Mr. Soto Ruling Text: Jockey Corey Nakatani who rode “Go First” in the second is denied access to all premises in race at Del Mar Thoroughbred this jurisdiction.

Club on August 7, 2013, is suspended for THREE RACING DAYS Name: KEVIN KRIGGER (3) (August 14,15, and 16, 2013) Ruling Date: 8/8/2013 for failure to make the proper efJurisdiction: California Horse Racing fort to maintain a straight course i Board n the stretch, causing interference Facility: DEL MAR which resulted in the disqualifiRuling Number: DMTD030 cation of his mount from first to Ruling Type: Failure to Report or second position. Th is constitutes Make Correct Weight a violation of California Horse Breed: Thoroughbred Racing Board rule # 1699 (Riding Division: Horse Rules). The term of this suspenFine Amount: $ 200 sion shall not prohibit participaFine Paid: Not Reported tion in designated races pursuant Suspension Start:

RCI RULINGS to California Horse Racing Board rule #1766 (Designated Races).

Name: RODOLFO IBIS MENDOZA Ruling Date: 8/7/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: DEL MAR Ruling Number: DMTD026 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/7/2013 Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner Rodolfo Mendoza, having failed to appear to respond to a complaint alleging violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1876 (Financial Responsibility -$71,807.27 to Mike Puype) is suspended for violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #154 7 (Failure to Appear).

During the term of suspension, all licenses and license privileges of Rodolfo Mendoza are suspended and in accordance with California Horse Racing Board rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), Mr. Mendoza is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction.

Name: MICHAEL ROBERT KRINGLEN Ruling Date: 8/6/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: REMINGTON PARK Ruling Number: 13-RP-085 Ruling Type: Theft of Property Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/6/2013 Suspension End: 12/31/2013 Ruling Text: Gaming/Racing-General Service Employee MICHAEL ROBERT KRINGLEN, pled “No Contest” and waived his right to a hearing, is hereby suspended one hundred forty eight (148) days beginning 8/6/2013 through 12/31/2013 for admittedly removing appros. four hundred thirty ($430.00) dollars from malfunctioned gaming machines.

Mr. Kringlen has agreed to make restitution to RP in the amount that was taken from the gaming machines on the casino floor at RP. Also, prior to being licensed in any capacity by the OHRC, Mr.

Kringlen must receive a favorable Suspension Start: recommendation from the Law Suspension End: Enforcement Division of OHRC. Ruling Text: Jockey Garrett Gomez, During the term of his suspenis fined ONE THOUSAND DOLsion, Mr. Kringlen is denied access LARS ($1,000.00)* for failure to to the enclosure of all racetracks fulfill his riding engagements at and pubilc areas coming under Del Mar Race Track on July 17, 18, the jurisdiction of OHRC. 2013. This constitutes a violation of California Horse Racing Name: GONZALO NICOLAS Board rule #1872 (Failure to Fulfill Ruling Date: 8/4/2013 Jockey Agreement). Mr. Gomez is Jurisdiction: California Horse Racrequired to sign a contract with ing Board the Winners’ Foundation and Facility: DEL MAR abide by its terms. Mr. Gomez is Ruling Number: DMTD024 further required to appear before Ruling Type: Failure to Follow Facilthe CHRB Investigative staff on ity Regulations days he rides in California for a Breed: Thoroughbred period of 45 days from the date Division: Horse of this ruling. Lastly, Mr. Gomez is Fine Amount: $ 100 permitted to resume exercising Fine Paid: Not Reported and riding horses upon clearance Suspension Start: from a predetermined physician.

Suspension End: Ruling Text: Apprentice jockey Name: GARY LEE BOAG Gonzalo Nicolas is fined ONE Ruling Date: 8/3/2013 HUNDRED DOLLARS ($l00.00)* Jurisdiction: California Horse Racfor violation of California Horse ing Board Racing Board rule # 1930 (Obedi- Facility: LOS ALAMITOS ence to Security Officers and Ruling Number: LAQL113 Public Safety Officers-failure to Ruling Type: Careless/Unsafe/Imattend film review). proper Riding or Driving Breed: Quarter Horse Name: JENNA KEMPTON KATZBERG Division: Horse Ruling Date: 8/4/2013 Fine Amount: $ 0 Jurisdiction: California Horse RacFine Paid: Not Reported ing Board Suspension Start: 8/10/2013 Facility: DEL MAR Suspension End: 8/16/2013 Ruling Number: DMTD023 Ruling Text: Jockey GARY BOAG Ruling Type: Reinstatement to who rode “KIMMI’S SECRET” in the Good Standing in State third race at Los Alamitos Race Breed: Thoroughbred Course on Friday, August 2, 2013, Division: Horse is suspended three (3) racing Fine Amount: $ 0 days (August 10th, 11th, AND Fine Paid: Not Reported 16th, 2013) for failure to make Suspension Start: the proper effort in controlling Suspension End: his mount, causing interference Ruling Text: Pony rider JENNA resulting in the disqualification KATZBERG, having contacted the of his mount from third to being Board of Stewards and reschedunplaced, a violation of California uled a hearing date, is reinstated.

Horse Racing Board Rule #1699 DMTD Ruling #021, issued at (Riding Rules - Careless Riding).

Del Mar on August 2, 2013 is set The term of this suspension shall aside. not prohibit participation in designated races in California.

Name: GARRETT KEITH GOMEZ Ruling Date: 8/4/2013 Name: RAUL DURAN VALENZUELA Jurisdiction: California Horse RacRuling Date: 8/3/2013 ing Board Jurisdiction: California Horse RacFacility: DEL MAR ing Board Ruling Number: DMTD025 Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Type: Failure to Honor DecRuling Number: LAQL114 laration/Engagement Ruling Type: Careless/Unsafe/ImBreed: Thoroughbred proper Riding or Driving Division: Horse Breed: Quarter Horse Fine Amount: $ 1000 Division: Horse Fine Paid: Not Reported Fine Amount: $ 0

Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/10/2013 Suspension End: 8/16/2013 Ruling Text: Jockey RAUL A. VALENZUELA who rode “STEL JUST ME” in the fourth race at Los Alamitos Race Course on Friday, August 2, 2013, is suspended three (3) racing days (August 10th, 11th, AND 16th, 2013) for failure to make the proper effort to maintain a straight course, a violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1699 (Riding Rules - Careless Riding). The term of this suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races in California.

Name: JOSE DAMIAN CAMARGO Ruling Date: 8/3/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL112 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/3/2013 Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner JOSE D. CAMARGO, having failed to comply with his signed agreement before the Board of Stewards at Los Alamitos Race Course on July 12, 2013, to answer a complaint regarding Case #13LA0161, alleging violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1876 (A) (Financial Responsibility) is hereby suspended pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1547 (Failure to Appear).

During the term of suspension all licenses and license privileges of Jose D. Camargo are suspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine) subject is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiciton.

Name: ANTULIANO PEREZ QUEVEDO Ruling Date: 8/2/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: DEL MAR Ruling Number: DMTD019 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse SureBet RacingNews.com • September 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 9 65

Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/2/2013 Suspension End: Ruling Text: Groom Antuliano Quevedo, having failed to respond to a complaint alleging violation of California Horse Racing Board rules #1902 (Conduct Detrimental to Horse Racing-Possession of Narcotics) and #1489(h)(Grounds for Denial or Refusal of License), is suspended for violation of California Horse Racing Board rule# 1547 (Failure to Appear).

During, the term of suspension, all licenses and license privileges of Antuliano Quevedo are suspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule #1 528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), Mr. Quevedo is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction.

Name: ROXANA GUEVARA ARREOLA Ruling Date: 8/2/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board

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Facility: DEL MAR Ruling Number: DMTD020 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/2/2013 Suspension End: Ruling Text: Groom ROXANA ARREOLA, having failed to respond to a complaint alleging violation of California Horse Racing Board rules # 1902 (Conduct Detrimental to Horse Racing-Possession of Narcotics) and # 1489(h) (Grounds for Denial or Refusal of License), is suspended for violation of Cal ifornia Horse Racing Board rule # 1547 (Failure to Appear). During the term of suspension, all licenses and license privileges of ROXANA ARREOLA are suspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule # 1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine). Ms. Arreol a is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction.

Name: JENNA KEMPTON KATZBERG Ruling Date: 8/2/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: DEL MAR Ruling Number: DMTD021 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 8/2/2013 Suspension End: 8/4/2013 Ruling Text: Pony Rider JENNA KATZBERG, having failed to respond to a complaint alleging violation of California Horse Racing Board rules # 1902 (Conduct Detrimental to Horse RacingPossession of Narcotics) and # 1489(h) (Grounds for Denial or Refusal of License), is suspended for violation of California Horse Racing Board rule # 1547 (Failure to Appear). During the term of suspension, all licenses and license privileges of JENNA KATZBERG are suspended and pursu-

ant to California Horse Racing Board rule # 1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine). Ms. Katzberg a is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction.

Name: EDWIN A MALDONADO Ruling Date: 8/2/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: DEL MAR Ruling Number: DMTD022 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Make Correct Weight Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 400 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Jockey Edwin Maldonado is fined FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ($400.00)* for failure to make his assigned weight in the first race at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on July 31, 2013.

This constitutes a violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1682 (Weighing Out- 3rd offense).

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