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July 2013
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Gosailgo Goes All The Way, Scores Major Boeing Upset
Gosailgo, the longest price in the four-horse field, romped to a five-length victory over Exclusive Diva in the $50,000 Boeing Handicap for older fillies and mares Sunday at Emerald Downs. E Z Kitty finished third after a slow break, and Champagneandcaviar finished fourth. Ridden by Debbie Hoonan at 116 lbs, Gosailgo ran one mile in 1:35.08 and paid $20.20 and $4.40. Robert J. Anderson is the trainer for owner Greame Hope of Burnaby, British Columbia. A 4-year-old B.C.-bred by Finality-Sailpost, Gosailgo led through fractions of :24.31, :47.23, 1:10.84 and 1:22.72. She held a three-length lead into the stretch, and had plenty left to hold off 4-to-5 betting favorite Exclusive Diva and 6-to-5 second choice E Z Kitty. Based at Hastings Racecourse, Gosailgo had made two earlier trips to Emerald Downs this season, finishing fourth in the May 12 Hastings Handicap won by E Z Kitty and third in the June 9 Washington State Legislators Stakes won by Exclusive Diva. Exclusive Diva, ridden by Juan Gutierrez at 121 lbs, chased Gosailgo from flag fall to finish, but settled for second place. con’t on pg 3
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CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSE CANCELLATION OF TWO LIVE CARDS JULY 26 & AUGUST 3 AT HASTINGS
Hastings Improvements
You might have noticed the tracks outside fence is in the process of Hastings Racecourse has announced that all three B.C. Racing Associa being painted and it tions have agreed to the cancellation of the Friday, July 26 and Saturday, August 3 cards at Hastings Racecourse due to a shortage of entries and a flu looks like its going to take another few days virus affecting some horses. The three governing bodies include the Horsemen’s Benevolent Protective to complete. A drastic improvement. Association (HBPA), Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) and the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS), B.C. Also the track mainteDivision in conjunction with Hastings Racecourse management. nance crew have been The decision was made to ensure a strong card for the annual BC Cup Day busy adding sand and on Monday, August 5 that showcases six stakes races totaling $325,000 in soil the last few days purses restricted to horses bred in British Columbia. The $75,000 Redekop and several loads of BC Cup Classic highlights the Aug. 5 Holiday Monday card that includes material has been five $50,000 stakes: the Debutante for two-year-old fillies; the Nursery for added to the racing two-year-old colts & geldings; the Dogwood for three-year-old fillies; the surface. They will also Stellar’s Jay for three-year-old colts & geldings and the Distaff for threeadd several bales of year-olds and up fillies and mares. First race on Monday, August 5 for BC fibre to the track. Cup Day will be 12:50 p.m., an hour earlier than the normal start time. The track maintenance Hastings Racecourse & Slots apologizes to patrons for any inconvenience crew should be apcaused by these scheduling changes. As always, simulcast wagering will be plauded for the great available to guests on July 26 and Aug. 3. work they have done trying to keep the track WIENER DOG RACES as safe as humanly Day 1 (Saturday, July 13th, 2013) Day 2 (Sunday, July 14th, 2013) possible with all the Heat 1 - After Race 2 (2:22pm) Heat 6 - After Race 2 (2:22pm) Heat 2 - After Race 3 (2:52pm) rain we have had this Heat 7 - After Race 3 (2:52pm) Heat 3 - After Race 4 (3:22pm) spring and right up to Heat 8 - After Race 4 (3:22pm) Heat 4 - After Race 5 (3:52pm) July 1st. Few tracks Final: - After Race 6 (4:22pm) Heat 5 - After Race 6 (4:22pm) could withstand the rain and punishment Hastings’ has this year. Glen Todd
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Portland Meadows Announces Dates for 2013-14
Portland Meadows to Offer 14 Thoroughbred Stakes for 2013-14 Season Portland Meadows will open their 2013-14 season on July 21 for a 49-day run. For the first three weeks only Sunday racing (July 21, July 29 and August 4) will be held. Beginning on August 14 and through their closing card on January 26, 2014, racing will expand to every Sunday and Wednesday, with minor exceptions over the holidays. The Oregon track recently won legislative approval to install historical racing machines, which resemble video lottery terminals but are considered pari-mutuel because they rely on previously run races and pool all bets. A release gave no indication of when the machines will be operational. Due to the reduction of live race dates and the financial contribution from the Oregon HBPA, the bottom purse level has been raised from $3,000 ($1,600 claiming level) to $5,000 ($2,000 claiming level). Fourteen stakes for Thoroughbreds will be offered beginning with the $15,000 Oregon HBPA Sprint Stakes on August 14 and ending with the $25,000 Oregon Derby on January 19. The $35,000 Portland Mile will be contested on September 2. The three popular claiming series will also return, each run in three legs: City of Roses Sprint (fillies and mares); McFadden Memorial Sprint; and Oregon HBPA Route. The meet will also feature nine stakes for Quarter Horse runners, including the $17,000 Baxter Andruss Futurity final on November 17.
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Noosa Beach, Retires
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Noosa Beach paraded on July 3rd one last time before his numerous fans, and afterward the gelding will join Frazier in a final visit to the Winner’s Circle. In addition, Frazier will autograph full color Noosa Beach posters given away free to the first 7,500 fans through the gates. The track’s all-time leader with 11 stakes wins, Noosa Beach recently sustained a minor ankle injury and trainer Doris Harwood and owner Jeff Harwood decided to call off the comeback. The now 7-year-old gelding pretty much rewrote the record book while winning consecutive Horse of the Meeting titles in 2010 and 2011. At the pinnacle of his career, Noosa Beach won six consecutive stakes races including a dominant victory with Frazier aboard in the 2010 Longacres Mile. “There’s hardly words to describe what Noosa Beach has meant to both Jeff and myself,” Doris Harwood said. “His nickname at the barn was Elvis, and for two years he was the king.”
The Good Ol’ Days…note the crowds and the roller coaster in the background.
Hastings Salutes Hall Of Famer Merv Peters Former Exhibition Park (now Hastings Racecourse) General Manager Merv Peters decorated the winner of the seventh race on July 7th as part of the ongoing salute to B.C. Horse Racing Hall of Fame members. Mr. Peters is also a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. He was a pioneer in the industry in many ways, having worked as the racing writer and sports editor of The Vancouver Sun before becoming an associate steward with the newly formed B.C. Jockey Club in 1961. He was elevated to presiding steward and then Director of Racing before taking over as GM in 1975. Mr. Peters remains a constant supporter of racing with frequent visits to Hastings. He will celebrate his 82nd birthday in August.
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7-year-old Washington-bred gelding, by Harbor the Gold-Julia Rose Emerald Downs: 20-13-4-1-$465,305 Career: 22-14-4-2-$524,472 Emerald Downs Achievements: Horse of the Meeting, 2010 & 2011; No. 1 all-time with 11 stakes wins; No. 1 in single-season stakes wins (five, 2010); Won stakes at age 2, 3, 4 & 5; Meet leader in earnings, 2010 & 2011; Record for most weight in stakes win, 126 lbs; Tied track & world record for six furlongs, 1:07; Won six consecutive stakes races, 2010-11; Won six divisional titles; Won at seven different distances;
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Gosailgo Wins Boeing… E Z Kitty, ridden by Anne Sanguinetti at co-high weight of 121 lbs, finished third, 4 ¾-lengths back of Exclusive Diva. The six-time stakes winner prefers to freewheel up front, and might have been compromised by a tardy break. Gosailgo, meanwhile, had smooth sailing on the lead.
“She went up to the lead really easy,” Hoonan said. “She was really game. Underneath me, she felt like she knew what she was doing, and that she was in charge. “It felt like we were going really easy and we really were. I was really surprised that (E Z Kitty and Exclusive Diva) didn’t go to the
lead. I thought they’d be out there wingin’ and dingin’, but I guess they were trying to play a different game today and it worked in our favor. I could feel I had a lot of horse left, so I just waited and waited as long as I could.”
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Gosailgo has an overall record of 4-1-2 in 11 starts with earnings of $96,739, including $27,500 for Sunday’s triumph. The chestnut filly also scored a restricted stakes victory last year at her home track.
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Canada Day Stakes Winners… The Monashee Hcp
July 2013
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The Supernaturel Hcp
EVELYN’S DANCER: b. f. by Songandaprayer - Seraphic Too by Southern Halo
Miss Derek:: b. f. by Brother Derek - Quick Text by Tiznow
The Lieutenant Governors’ Hcp
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Herbie D:: b. g. by Orchid’s Devil - Chilli Chinese by Katowice
Shooting Jacket:: Dk b or br. g. by Hard Spun - Nortena by Mr. Prospector Breeder: Hargus & Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm. Owner: Swift Thoroughbreds. Trainer: Dino Condilenios. Rider: Scott Williams. Time: 1:44.4
Breeder: Bryan & Gray Lyster. Owner: Mark DeDominico & North American Thoroughbred Horse Co. Trianer: Troy TaylorRider: Arron Gryder. Time: 1:44.4
Breeder: George Robbins. Owner: George Robbins & Darcia Doman. Trainer: Rob Gilker. Rider: Amedeo Perez. Time: 1:43.2
Breeder: Scott Lanier. Owner: Copper Water Thoroughbred Co. Trainer: Craig MacPherson. Rider: Enrique Gonzalez. Time: 1:44.4
Canada Day Racing A Hit With Largest Canada Day Mutuel Handle Ever Canada Day saw a great crowd on hand at Hastings witness some stellar racing. With an estimated crowd at close to 10,000 racing fans Hastings was alive with excitement. Ten races were run including 4 stakes races. The Monashee Hcp was won in solid fashion by Glen Todd’s Evelyn’s Dancer...... The Supernatural by Copper Water Thoroughbred’s Miss
Derek......The Lieutenant Governors’ by George Robbins & Darcia Doman’s Herbie D....... and The Chris Loseth by Swift Thoroughbreds’ Shooting Jacket Another note that is definitely worth mentioning is that the handle for the day was an incredible $1,168,481. This is not just a good handle but a great handle. By far it was the best of the year. In
fact it is the best handle for “Canada Day” racing in the last 4 years! Handle comparison for the last four years. 2013 $1,168,481 2011 $629,821 2012 $952,249 2010 $860,831
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Horseracing Returns To Osoyoos
July 2013
Hats At the Races
Hats at the Races has become a trend at Hastings. Men’s hats, women’s hats and at tractors are certainly in vogue as shown here by Global weather forecaster Kristi Gordon (far right, back row) and pals.
Desert Park in Osoyoos hosted it’s first meet in fifteen years
Thoroughbred and Quarterhorse racing returned to Osoyoos last month after a decade long absence. The thrill of the sound of the racing hooves drew about 1,800 people to Desert Park on June 15th The attendance and excitement was overwhelming – the concession ran out of burgers, the beer garden ran out of beer—twice, the fans could not bet fast enough, but fun was had by all. A card of seven races had a strong list of competitors – Osoyoos honoured Ted Pendergraft in a Memorial Race for all his contributions to Desert Park and his strong participation as a volunteer and as a horse owner over a decade of horse activities in the area. The Quarter Horse Challenge engineered by Pete and Roberta Hormes was the highlight of the day. With $15,000 in purse money – the race ended in a dead heat making for two very
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happy and excited owners. Osoyoos is full of wonderful volunteers who contributed a lot of time and effort into the day starting with the retrofitting of the main building, jockey room, barns, fencing, paddock, and so many other items in need of attention – they worked over six months on the facility to meet the expectation of the race committee, horse owners, trainers and jockeys. Osoyoos is so excited with the upcoming date of August 31st and have created a theme to the race day of Derby Days and saluting the local wineries!! So men wear your derby hat and ascot and you gals find that special “British” hat for the B i t s & B i kes FREE HorseRacingBC derby. A little taste of the local Subscription Can’t find a copy? Anyone wishing receive this paper on their wineries, lots of food, music and tocomputer can email jimreynolds@ uniserve.com and simply ask to be betting on your favorite horse will put on the mailing list. You will it in a unique PDF format be just some of the flavour of the receive (free of course) each month. Revitalization Preliminary Report Released day. Carol Youngberg The long awaited Revitalization Preliminary Report was released Desert Park Exhibition Society earlier this month. The British
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In the Winner’s Circle Starting Friday, April 19th the HBPA of Ontario will begin to feature a podcast for HBPA members and horse racing fans on our website at www.hbpa.on.ca. The show called In the Winner’s Circle will be hosted by longtime Woodbine personalities, Renee Kierans and Jennifer Morrison. Renee and Jen will be handicapping select races at Woodbine and Fort Erie Race Tracks, as well as other major stake races in North American such as the Kentucky Derby on May 4th. We value our member’s feedback, so please drop us a line at general@hbpa.on.ca and let us know your thoughts on the podcast. 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.
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CTHS Deadline Approaching The staff at the CTHS (BC Division) office wishes to remind all breeders that the entries for the 2013 Yearling and Mixed Sale are due on Friday, May 17, 2013. Entries forms have been mailed to all CTHS members. If you have not received your form, please call the office at 604.574.0145 or check the website at: www.cthsbc.org.
They’re Off and Running !!!
Veteran jockeys Richard Hamel and Aaron Gryder captivated the attention of racing fans on opening weekend at Hastings Racecourse, the first track in Canada to launch its 2013 thoroughbred season. Hamel, a two-time BC Derby winner and leading rider at Hastings in 2010 and 2011, stole the show on opening day Saturday with four wins. The popular native of Terrace, B.C. opened the 2013 meet by scoring back-to-back victories for trainer Steve Henson in the first two races of the new season. Gryder, riding at Hastings for the first time in his illustrious career, made his debut a memorable one with his win aboard Castinette Dancer in Race 3 of the eight-race card Saturday afternoon. “It’s always nice to make a good impression right off the bat,” Gryder said. “It was a great start to a whole new adventure for me.” Gryder, 42, arrived in Vancouver from Santa Anita on April 7 after signing a contract with owner Glen Todd, who races under the stable name North American Thoroughbred Horse Company (NATHC). In a riding career that began in 1987, Gryder’s mounts have earned more than $112 million with his most celebrated victory aboard Well Armed in the $6 million Dubai World Cup 2009. Hastings GM Raj Mutti, describes Gryder as “a terrific ambassador for racing” and refers to the 2013 roster of jockeys at Hastings as “one of the best ever”. Besides Hamel and Gryder, last year’s leading rider Amadeo Perez is expected to be on the grounds this week upon his arrival from Mexico. Also among the group are homebred Scott Williams who rode in Edmonton last season and won two races Sunday at Hastings, along with Fernando Perez - runner-up to Amadeo Perez in 2012 - and Marlo Dunn, last year’s leading apprentice jockey.
Budget Reverses ‘Craig’ Decision But Increases Restricted Farm Loss To $17,500
The Federal Budget released on March 21, 2013 contains two changes to section 31 of the Income Tax Act. The Jockey Club of Canada Tax Committee Chair, John Unger, has released the following statement regarding Section 31 of the Income Tax Act pertaining to the horse racing industry in Canada. First, the wording of section 31 is being changed so as to in effect reverse the Court decision in the Craig case for future years. As a result, the restricted farming loss rules will apply to you unless farming is your predominate source of income. If you have a non-farming source of income that is not subordinate to farming as a source of your income, any losses suffered from farming will be subject to the restricted farming loss rules. Second, the restricted farming loss limit is being increased from $8,750 (being $2,500 of losses plus one-half of further losses up to $12,500) to $17,500 (being $2,500 of losses plus one-half of further losses up to $30,000). These changes are proposed to take effect for taxation years that end on or after March 21, 2013. The Jockey Club of Canada has maintained an active focus on changing the tax rules governing the owning and maintaining of racehorses in Canada. Section 31 of the Income Tax Act had been described by many as outdated and unfair. The Jockey Club of Canada, Tax Committee Chair, John Unger, and HBPA President, Sue Leslie, presented a th new proposal in meetings with the Federal Government in late 2012 and again in early 2013. “Section 31 has remained substantially unchanged for 25 years,” commented Jockey Club of Canada Chief Steward, James Lawson. “Although the increase is not as much as we had hoped for, it is still progress.”
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Princeton Racing Days Marlo Dunn Hangs up Her Tack Apprentice jockey Marlo Dunn has decided to call it a career. Dunn, 25, said she was planning to continue galloping horses in the mornings and go to school in the afternoons to finish high school before moving on to college. She began her riding career in 2010 and was the leading apprentice at Hastings in 2011 and 2012. Dunn retires with 75 wins earnings of $1,130,012. “I just kind of lost my mojo and thought it would be better to go back to school now instead of waiting until I’m 35,” Dunn said. “I’ve been thinking about it for awhile, it wasn’t a snap decision.” Jockey Club of Canada, Graded Stakes Committee, Notice to the Industry 2013 Highlander Stakes remains a Grade 3 After a significant downpour prior-to the running of the 2013 G2 Highlander Stakes on July 7 at Woodbine, the race was automatically downgraded to a Grade 3 when the event was forced off the turf due to unsafe course conditions. When turf course conditions prompt a Graded race to be changed to a non-grass course after the close of nominations, the race is automatically downgraded by one grade level for that running only. The Jockey Club of Canada Graded Stakes Committee today reviewed the speed figures and other factors of the race and compared them with previous years data. The determination was made that the Grade quality of the race was affected by the change of surface and therefore the 2013 Highlander Stakes will remain a Grade 3 in 2013.
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Not an Empty Seat in the Grandstand; A Great Turnout at Princeton Shows Interior Racing Is Alive And Kicking
It may have been the best turn out Princeton Racing Days have had in quite some time the organizers received a lot of positive response from owners, trainers, & riders and racing fans. The card saw 51 horses entered with only six scratches for the day. The mutuel handle was $22,285 with about 1000 to 1500 people through the gate. Princeton has not seen numbers like this in several years. A lot of people stayed to enjoy the band after the races about 100 to 150 in the beer garden at 10 pm. Interior meets could not be successful with out the wonderful volunteers who collected tickets, served hotdogs, manned the gate, and every other job that needs to be done on a race day. Congratulations to you all.
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The Claiming Game… by Mark Johnson
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It’s time to have a conversation about claiming horses. Many new owners don’t understand how the claiming system works yet approximately 80% of the horses running every race day at tracks around North America are entered in claiming races. It was adopted in North America a long time ago as a way to establish a class system to create competitive races for lower quality racehorses and it works amazingly well. The trick is to enter your horse at a price where it can be competitive, yet not be claimed, assuming you don’t really want to sell the horse. All the horses in a race are entered for the same price. When a horse is entered in a claiming race it is for sale. The owners are saying “I accept the possibility that some other owner will put up the money for the horse” and if that happens, at the end of the race that horse goes to a new home. It happens a lot. It is one way new owners can enter the sport and ‘get immediate action’. There have been some incredible claims made over the years. One you may be familiar with is Lava Man. The California bred, Lava Man, was claimed for $50,000 in August of his 3 year old year. Over the next few The Real Housewives of Vancouver’s Mary Zilba and Robin Reichman are years Lava Man went on to win multiple Grade 1 races, over $5 million and frequent visitors to Glen Todd’s box at Hastings Jim Reynolds photo become the darling of race fans nation wide. The fame and riches received by the owners and trainer of Lava Man were well deserved but imagine how the former owners and trainer must have felt losing their young horse and watching him go on to a magnificent career. Hopefully they accepted their fate with dignity. Many owners and trainers still have a difficult time accepting when a horse they have entered and running in a claiming race gets taken by a competing owner and trainer team. Sometimes they have feelings of grief, shock and anger. Although it is no one’s place to deny people their feelings, it is disturbing when they direct those feelings at the people who have claimed their horse. They knew full well when their horse was entered for a price that it was quite possible another owner would take the risk and pay their price. It’s not the job of the buyer to guess what motivation the owner has for offering their horse at a set price (although he might be curious), it could be they are looking for a win, perhaps they need the money or maybe they have just given up on the horse. It simply doesn’t matter, their horse is for sale and just like a ten cent novel at a garage sale the person that puts up the money takes it. For the claiming system to operate effectively no one gets a free pass, it doesn’t matter if you are a celebrity, a prince or a pauper. You enter your horse in a claiming race, you observe the placing results, and if your horse ‘gets taken’, you recognize the fact your horse now moves to a new barn. People that understand this is how the game is played, hand the horse to the new trainer, offer their genuine best wishes and move on. However, some people think this is a hard reality to accept, losing their horse this way. Sometimes people are giving up a horse they have bred and raised from a new born foal, or purchased as a yearling and have raced for a number of years, and they have developed a strong emotional bond to the animal. But the world of horse racing is not for the ‘faint of heart’. Many elements of the game are downright challenging, to say the least. Losing a horse to a claim is not easy but it pales in comparison to the hardest way to lose your horse, a fatal breakdown. This is the loss no horseperson wants to experience or even talk about. It is the kind of loss that puts a claim into perspective. It is no secret that ‘the sport of kings’ is hanging on the edge of survival and when new owners or established owners, for that matter, catch grief for Thunderbird Show Park British Columbia claiming a horse, it won’t help bring the sport Langley, British Columbia back from the brink. In the business of horse Tuesday September 10, 2013 - 2:00 pm racing we need to exhibit some decorum, to attract and retain the prime ingredient necessary to the sports existence, the owners. The fact is, Yearling & Mixed Sale more often than not, the newly claimed horse will be available to be claimed back, when it runs SALE GRAD STAKES again. So the next time a horse is taken from you, WINNERS IN 2012 ! see if you can muster the strength to calmly walk up and wish the new owners all the best of luck Alpine Lad with their new purchase. And mean it. Bamboo Dream
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