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B it s & Bi kes HorseRacingBC Subscription Can’t find a copy? Anyone wishing to receive this paper via email can email jimreynolds@uniserve. com and simply ask to be put on the mailing list. You will receive it (free of course) each month. 2012 Pacific Yearling Sale Cloverdale Fairgrounds Monday October 1, @ 6:00 pm Online Auction begins at 6pm Log on to: www.canamauctions.com Ten more Broodmares HarnessRacingBC is pleased to announce that they have approved the purchase of 10 broodmares from the Harrisburg PA. sale These mares will be sold at a mixed sale to be held in late November or early December. BCTOBA Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the BC Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Association will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday October 13th Location Hastings Racecourse Old Slots Floor meeting room The purpose of the meeting is to receive annual reports, elect four directors, approve the appointment of the auditor for the 12 season, and to transact such business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting. Looking for photos HorseRacingBC is looking for old photos of people or horses from the past. Jockeys, trainers,and backstretch personnel from BC’s racing history are welcome and will be used in future issues. Each photo will be scanned and returned to it’s owner in the condition it is received. No win photos please. The Thoroughbred Ladies Club of BC, whose charity work and scholarship program has benefited backstretch workers at Hastings Racecourse since 1973, meets the first Tuesday each month. If you would like to join them in their worthwhile efforts or help at the occasional function, please call: Linda Sentes at 604-318-7949 or Barb Williams at 604-542-8951.
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Second City Scores Stunning BC Derby Upset Touted as a speed horse that has never run further than seven furlongs Second City was an unknown factor around three turns. There was enough mystery around the horse to generate a lot of talk and a not so confident odds of five to one when he went to post. Breaking slowly with a little bump and shuffle at the start he trailed the field for the first half mile. But when jockey ‘King Richard’ Hamel asked him for a little run halfway down the backside he showed just how good he is. “He kicked into another gear,” said Hamel. “This is a professional horse and to tell you the truth when we passed the wire this horse still and another gear in him.” Second City paid $13.80 for a two buck bet and in hindsight it was an overlay and there are a lot of factors to that argument. First of all the three races he won were in New York, where as they say a minute of racing is run a bit faster, pulling away from the field by a combined total of 22.5 lengths. He is by Distorted Humour, North America’s leading sire of 2011 who has sired 12 G1 Stakes winners, was leading sire of Stakes horses (45) in 2011 and since his freshman season has had $10,000,000 in progeny earnings including nine millionaires in four countries. His dam Sis City (winner of $795,764), by Slew City Slew, handled the BC Derby distance with ease in Aqueduct’s Demoiselle Stakes. So the pedigree is better than most we see around Hastings. Trainer Craig MacPherson, who looked in shock after the Derby, was impressed when the horse arrived in Vancouver but concerned that he had never run further than seven furlongs. “But he got off the van with an professional attitude,” he said “you could tell he was a pro.” These thoughts were echoed by jockey Hamel. “He had a very professionally attitude about him,” said the rider.
“When I worked him (3 furlongs in 35.1) two days before the Derby I felt I had a lot of horse under me.” Owner Peter Redekop has long been a supporter of racing here and is the consummate fan. Eighteen years ago he won the 1994 British Columbia Derby with Squire Jones, the 19 years gap proving as he says, “that the race is a hard one to win.” “We were in a bit of shock at the start,” he says about Second City. “The plan was to be in front (that’s how he won his three races but he broke slowly and then got bumped around a bit but Hamel was patient. He settled the horse down and when he asked him the horse made a big move and won it easy. “We bought Second City through my agent Alistair Roden in Charlestown after his second win. The plan now is to run him with three-year-olds where possible. So there’s not a lot left for him here,” he says. And sadly for Hasting’s race fans Second City was sold earlier this month for an undisclosed sum to Paul Reddam and will be sent to trainer Ben Cecil’s barn at Santa
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Anita in the next few days. Cecil flew to Hastings on Thursday to watch the Second City gallop, and he liked what he saw. “I probably liked him too much,” Cecil said. “He looks like an easy horse to be around and he just has a nice way about him.” Cecil said Reddam, whose I’ll Have Another won this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness, was impressed by Second City’s race in the B.C. Derby. “After watching the race, Mr. Reddam asked me to take a look at him,” Cecil said. “I can’t give you the exact price Mr. Reddam paid for him, but it was substantial.” Cecil said he and Reddam were looking at three races for Second City and his next start will probably be the $500,000 Grade II Indiana Derby at Hoosier Park on Oct. 6. Hastings attendance has been growing steadily for the past few years and this year had one of the largest Derby crowds for quite some time as shown by a 21 per cent increase in the total handle over last year’s BC Derby Day.
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Clean Horseracing… a committment How much is too much when it comes to veterinarian intervention? Race day medications, Lasix, and pre-race treatments have become the controversial topic of the day. Although therapeutics and specific treatments, as well as many other veterinary procedures are very necessary, how much is too much. Recently, in many of the trade periodicals and websites, the controversy over Lasix and race day meds has been the hot topic. Are we injuring the breed with over-medication, and does Lasix, and or “milkshakes” mesh with other drugs, and are the best runners on Lasix, perpetuating the bleeding problem at stud, and do these procedures enhance performance. These and other concerns are being studied throughout the world by many experts (vets, horsemen, commissions, etc.) with many differing scientific opinions. The science is not at issue, as both sides of the controversy seem to use it to plead their case, but the public perception and integrity of our sport is tested and questioned and these inconsistencies within our industry lead to old suspicions of dishonesty by the public. Breeder’s Cup will implements a Lasix ban for 2-year-olds in 2012, to be continued with 3-yearolds in 2013, etc. until all Breeder’s Cup horses will run without it. There are over 100,000 horses that run without it outside of North America, so it can be done. Presently, there is a group of owners that have pledged to race their 2-year-olds without Lasix and /or adjunct bleeder medication and you can
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pledge to do the same and support the phase-out of race day medication. Bad bleeders will bleed through Lasix and this could be hereditary. Some of the research into EIPH (exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage) indicates that even with Lasix a large percentage of horses will bleed to varying degrees. The use of Lasix is so commonplace, that it is not a treatment anymore, as most horses run on it without evidence of bleeding. The effectiveness of the drug, when used repeatedly, is unknown, as the addition of adjunct bleeder medication (Amicar, Tranex, Estozone,) would indicate. If bleeding is hereditary, as some experts believe, should these horses be used for breeding purposes, thus perpetuating the problem. Mark Simon of Thoroughbred Times states: “With good horsemanship, good sportsmanship, common sense and compassion for both horse and fan”, the excessive use of medication, therapeutic and otherwise, can be reduced. Curtailing overuse will save owners money and maintain sounder and happier horses. For information on these reforms and to pledge your support go to http:cleanhorseracing.org/ Let the horses not the drugs determine the outcome not the drugs. Bruce Unwin is a successful trainer at Hastings Racecourse who practices ‘Clean Horseracing’ running his charges with a high ‘in the money’ percentage rate without race-day medication. Partnerships available, enquiries welcome, call 604 308 0602 or 250 547 9484
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John Craig Wins Tax Appeal Case The Supreme Court of Canada today released its decision in the case of The Queen v. John Craig concerning section 31 of the Income Tax Act. Section 31 limits the ability of taxpayers to deduct farming losses against other income. Section 31 does not apply to a taxpayer whose chief source of income is farming or a combination of farming and another source. Prior to today’s decision, the applicable Supreme Court of Canada ruling in the 1978 case of Moldowan was that section 31 would limit a taxpayer where farming was subordinate to the taxpayer’s other sources of income. In today’s decision, the Supreme Court of Canada stated that this was not a correct interpretation of the law. Rather, the Court states that section 31 will not apply to a taxpayer where the
farming activity of the taxpayer is a business and not a personal endeavor and where the taxpayer places significant emphasis on his or her farming business. While a definition of “significant emphasis” is not provided, the Court states that one looks at the factors of the capital invested, the income generated, the time spent and the taxpayer’s ordinary mode of living, farming history and future intentions and expectations to determine whether a sufficiently significant emphasis is placed on farming so as to be outside section 31. Whether section 31 applies to you will depend on your particular circumstances. If you believe that this case is relevant to your tax position, you should consult your own tax advisor. (HBPA Ontario)
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Handicapping Tips: Pick 3 Wagering
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The Good Old Days
The Pick 3 requires you to select the winner of 3 consecutive races. This wager generally offers much a much higher pay-off than just betting the 3 horses to win in each race. Here’s How: Select the horse you think will win each race. You can select more than one in each race but this will increase the amount of your wager. Go to the betting window and tell the clerk which track and race you wish to bet on If you only selected one horse per race, tell the clerk “$1.00 Pick 3: 1 with 2 with 3” (or whichever horses you selected). The minimum Pick 3 wager may be $2 at some tracks. If you selected more than one horse per race, tell the clerk “$1.00 Pick 3 wheel: 1, 2 with 1, 2 with 1, 2” (or whichever horses you selected). Make sure your ticket is correct before you leave the window. Take your ticket and watch and cheer for your selections. Tips: The more horses you pick in each race, the better chance you have of cashing your ticket, but your ticket will also be more expensive. You determine the cost of your wager by multiplying the number of horses in each race together then by the amount wagered. For example: 1 x 2 x 2 x $1 = $4 The minimum wager on a Pick 3 is usually $1 or $2. Ask the clerk for the minimum amount at your track. You can wager a larger amount if you like.
A Nun’s Horse Racing Exploits
A preacher wanted to raise money for his church and on being told that there was a fortune in horse racing, decided to purchase one and enter it in the races. However at the local auction, the going price for horses was so high that he ended up buying a donkey instead. He figured that since he had it, he might as well go ahead and enter it in the races. To his surprise, the donkey came in third! The next day the local paper carried this headline: PREACHER’S ASS SHOWS The preacher was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and this time it won. The paper read: PREACHER’S ASS OUT IN FRONT The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the preacher not to enter the donkey in another race. The paper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PREACHER’S ASS This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the preacher to get rid of the donkey. The preacher decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The paper headline the next day read: NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN The Bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.00. Next day the headline read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.00 This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey, lead it to the plains where it could run wild and free. Next day, the headline in the paper read:
Nun Says Her Ass Is Wild And Free The Bishop was buried the next day.
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CLASS INCLUDED HORSE OF THE MEET
Michael and Amy Feuerborn’s Class Included became only the second filly or mare to be honored as Horse of the Meeting as Emerald Downs announced its season honors Sunday on closing day of the track’s 17th season. Trained by Jim Penney, the ultra-consistent 4-year-old filly rattled off three
stakes victories, compiled a 4-1-0 record in five starts overall, and finished first in earnings with $112,575. A Feuerborn homebred by Include out of A Classic Life, Class Included has five stakes wins in two seasons at Emerald Downs and her career mark is 9-6-0 in 15 starts with earnings of $323,224. She now has won three titles at Emerald Downs: 2012 Horse of the Meeting, 2012 Top Older Filly or Mare and 2011 Top 3-Year-Old Filly. Horse of the Meeting was hotly contested as both Makors Finale and Winning Machine also received multiple votes. Neither went home empty-handed as Makors Finale, the meet’s only four-time stakes winner, received honors as Top 3-year-Old Male and Top Washington-Bred, and Winning Machine, who missed by a head to Taylor Said in the Grade 3 Longacres Mile, was voted Top Older Horse and Top Sprinter. Tom Wenzel, trainer of Makors Finale, and Frank Lucarelli, conditioner of Winning Machine, both enjoyed sensational 2012 meetings. In addition to Makors Finale, Wenzel trained Top Juvenile Filly Goin to the Window and multiple stakes-winning 3-year-old filly Exclusive Diva, and Wenzel’s eight stakes wins tied for third highest total in track history. Lucarelli claimed his second straight Emerald Downs training title and fifth overall by a 43-40 margin over 10-time champion Tim McCanna. During the meet, the 55-year-old Lucarelli joined Tim McCanna as the only trainers to win 700 races here and just missed winning his first Mile, as 6-year-old Winning Machine battled head-and-head with Taylor Said in the 77th running of the Northwest’s biggest race. Winning Machine’s owners—Dr. Raymond Kwik and Paul Goldberg—also own Top 3-Year-Old Filly Champagneandcaviar, who emerged from the claiming ranks to win both the Washington Oaks and Kent Handicap for trainer Howard Belvoir. Both Winning Machine and Champagneandcaviar are Kentucky-breds out of the same dam, Dance With Carson. Juan Gutierrez captured his first Emerald Downs riding title by a 117-97 margin over defending champ Leslie Mawing, with a track record 26.5 win percentage and was honored with Top Riding Achievement. Javier Matias and trainer Dan Markle were recognized with the Lindy Award and Durkan Award for achievement and sportsmanship. Need stabling in Ontario? Recovery from an injury or rest from the rigors of racing?
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Yearlings of the 2012 Pacific Yearling Sale
Hip #14 Miss Ruby Jean by Allamerican Cobalt - Miss St Labush by Ambro Meadowlands Consigned Susan Allan
Hip # 24 T Squared by Allamerican Cobalt Samantha Squared by Albert Albert Consigned by Rick White
Hip #33 Jenny Big Book by Mister Big - Dal Reo Damsel Scruffy Hanover Consigned by Rod Therres
Hip # 3 Fast Lane Prince by Allamerican Cobalt - Rodeo Princess by Western maverick Consigned by: Phillips Southgrove Stbl.
Hip # 38 Pureform Calypso by Valet Victory - Chewy Hanover Consigned by Calvin Nyuli
Hip # 11 Pureform Empress by Valet Victory Triptronic Hanover Consigned by Calvin Nyuli
Hip # 48 Pureform Skakenbake by Valet Victory - Pureform Dominatrix Consigned by Calvin Nyuli
Hip # 43 Hehaw Hehaw Hehaw by Allamerican Cobalt - Jessie James Consigned by Daniel Gaboury
Hip # 43 Playday by Shadow Play Allamerican Date Consighned by Simon Urquart
Harness Racing BC has announced that Jim Marsh will again be the auctioneer at the Standardbred Yearling sale to be held October 1 at the Showbarn of the Cloverdale Fairgrounds.
Hip # 18 Pureform Kissntell by Valet Victory - Pureform Beachkiss Consigned by Calvin Nyuli
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A Bath To Remember For Rookie Drivers
It’s a bath all drivers remember. A personal shower by their peers commemorating their first win as rookie drivers Mark Abbott and Michael Munoz found out when they earned their first wins during the Sunday program September 2, 2012. Munoz celebrated his milestone victory after steering his own trainee, four-year-old Vine Street gelding Dirt Roads Scholar, wire-to-wire in the second race for $9,000 claimers. The 26 year old Okanagan Falls resident earned his first win while making just his second start in the sulky. Dirt Roads Scholar, who romped to a six length score in a new mark of 1:56.1, also gave Munoz his first ever training win back in January at Fraser with Jim Marino driving. “That first win was the most rewarding day of my life, I was happy to win with my own horse and look forward to more success down the road,” said Munoz. Abbott pulled off a 64-1 stunner in his first winning drive aboard the Diana Davie trainee Van Can Tistic in the fifth race for maidens. After re-taking the lead past the opening quarter mark, the threeyear-old colt gave way to the favourite Mr Prospector, but used the passing lane to come back on to win in 1:59.4 by a head in a three-horse photo. The 23 year old Surrey, B.C. resident was making his 24th driving start. Van Can Tistic is owned by Ron Julien of Langley, B.C. and Joseph Colborne of Aldergrove, B.C. Courtesy Standardbred Canada
Rare Racing Triple For Broodmare, Owner and Team
They may not be stakes horses, or even top pacers, but three mares, two full sisters and a half-sister — all the progeny of a mare called Chewy Hanover, produced a Fraser Downs record of sorts for owner Cal Nyuli on September 1st. The trio, four-year-old Pureform Athena, six year old Pureform Aurora and seven-year-old year-old Pureform Goodtogo all won their respective races at the Cloverdale track on the same night. All are owned by Calvin Nyuli, trained by Travis Tracey and were driven by Serge Masse The second race of the evening saw the six-year old Pureform Aurora win a $4.500 claiming race by a length in a time of 1:57.2 Owner: Calvin Nyuli Trainer: Travis Tracey Driver: Serge Masse The next pace saw four-year-old Pureform Athena win an $8,000 claiming race, again by 1 length in a time of 1:58.4 Owner: Calvin Nyuli Trainer: Travis Tracey Driver: Serge Masse. And the sixth race of the night saw team Nyuli’s smile grow even bigger as seven-year-old Pureform Goodtogo won the $9,000 claiming race by 2 lengths in 1:54.2 Owner: Calvin Nyuli Trainer: Travis Tracey Driver: Serge Masse. This rare triple certainly puts the mare Chewy Hanover in the record books. “We’re just not sure where,” says Jim Vinnell, President of Harness Racing BC. “It certainly got everyone’s head shaking when Cal told us about it at the board meeting. It’s one of those things that makes horseracing so interesting.” N.B. In the 2012 Pacific Yearling Sale held at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds October 1st a full sister to the three mares, Hip # 38 Pureform Calypso by Valet Victory - Chewy Hanover, has been consigned by Calvin Nyuli
October Racing Calendar of Events Sunday
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HarnessRacingBC is pleased to announce that they have approved the purchase of 10 broodmares from the Harrisburg PA. sale These mares will be sold at a mixed sale to be held in late 20 November or early December.
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Sired Stakes Final $75,000 2 y.o. c & g
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NFL & CFL Watch Football in the POKER ROOM at the Fraser Downs Casino while you play. We will be airing Football games all season long, so you don’t miss a minute of the excitement!
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PACIFIC YEARLING SALE October 1, 2012 Showbarn, Cloverdale @ 6:00 pm
2012 Yearling Sale Auction Bidding Now Available Online Bidding Begins At 6 p.m. On October 1st Must Register By Sept. 27th, 2012 To Bid Online Please Register at www.canamauctions.com
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