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RACEHORSE WELFARE AND SAFETY SUMMIT MEETSBy Tom LaMarra
Updates on the Equine Injury Database and com-
pounded medications are part of the agenda
for the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit June 28
at the Keeneland sale pavilion in Lexington.
First held in 2006, it will be the seventh summit of
its kind. The event will be streamed live on the Jockey
Club website and the Grayson-Jockey Club Research
Foundation website.
Major accomplishments from the previous sum-
mits include the equine and jockey injury databases,
the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory, a uniform
trainer test and study guide, stallion durability sta-
tistics, The Hoof: Inside and Out DVD, a model rule
banning toe grabs greater than 2 mm, and the move-
ment to void the claim of horses suffering fatalities
during a race.
This year's summit will begin at 8:15 a.m. EDT. Or-
ganizers estimated 1,500 individuals from the United
States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, France,
Sweden, and Spain watched the live stream of the
2015 summit, and that about 200 people attended
the event at Keeneland. BH
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NEGLECT CASE REPORTED IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY 3
JAPAN RAISES PROFILE IN BC CHALLENGE SERIES 4
CLAIBORNE STALLIONS ON A ROLL 5
EXPANSION OF RESORTS WORLD CASINO ANNOUNCED 6
CUOMO ADMINISTRATION FIRES BACK AT CRITICISM 7
PERUVIAN TURF CHAMP RYANS CHARM WINS BC BERTH 8
EQUIANO, DARK ANGEL MAKING THEIR MARK 9
A GOLDEN AGE FOR SOMETHING 10
RESULTS 11
LEADING LISTS 13
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The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will be held at the Keeneland sale pavilion
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8:15 AM Welcome and Introduction
Donna Brothers, Summit MC
8:20 AM Biosecurity & The Equine Disease Com-munication Center
Dr. Nathaniel A. White II, Virginia - Maryland Col-
lege of Veterinary Medicine, Professor Emeritus
of Equine Surgery
8:45 AM Respiratory & Airway Health Bill Casner - Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder
Dr. Susan J. Holcombe - Michigan State Universi-
ty, Professor Large Animal Clinical Sciences
9:35 AM Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory
Dr. Mick Peterson - Executive Director, Rac-
ing Surfaces Testing Laboratory; University of
Maine, Libra Professor
10:00 AM Equine Injury Database
Dr. Tim Parkin - University of Glasgow, Senior
Lecturer Equine Clinical Sciences
10:30 AM BREAK
10:40 AM Biomarker Research
Dr. Christopher E. Kawcak - Colorado State Uni-
versity, Associate Professor Clinical Sciences
11:15 AM Nutraceuticals
Dr. Wayne McIlwraith - Colorado State Univer-
sity, Barbara Cox Anthony Endowed University
Chair in Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Research
Center
11:50 AM Proper Nutrition & Balanced Feed Programs Dr. Robert Coleman - University of Kentucky,
Assistant Professor - Equine Extension
Dr. Laurie Lawrence - University of Kentucky,
Provost's Distinguished Service Professor, De-
partment of Animal and Food Sciences
12:30 PM LUNCH
1:25 PM Regulating the Use of the Crop
Moderator: Sue Finley - Thoroughbred Daily
News, Sr. Vice President & Co-Publisher
Panelists:
Ramon Dominguez - retired Thoroughbred
horse racing Hall of Fame jockey
Gunnar Lindberg - Alcohol and Gaming Commis-
sion of Ontario, Senior Racing Official
Chris McCarron - retired Thoroughbred horse
racing Hall of Fame jockey
2:15 PM Return to Ride Protocols
Dr. Carl Mattacola - University of Kentucky, Pro-
fessor Athletic Training Rehabilitation Sciences
2:35 PM Compounded Medications
Dr. Dionne Benson - Racing Medication & Test-
ing Consortium, Executive Director and COO
Dr. Lynn Hovda - Minnesota Racing Commission,
Chief Veterinarian
Dr. Scott Stanley - University of California, Davis,
Professor of Equine Analytical Chemistry
3:20 PM BREAK
3:30 PM American Association of Equine Practi-tioners Racing Committee
Dr. Kathleen Anderson - President AAEP, Equine
Veterinary Care, Owner
Dr. Nathaniel A. White II - Virginia - Maryland
College of Veterinary Medicine, Professor Emeri-
tus of Equine Surgery
4:00 PM Lameness Diagnosis - The Importance of the Physical Inspection
Dr. Lawrence R. Bramlage - Rood and Riddle,
Surgeon
Dr. Kevin Dunlavy - Kentucky Equine Medical
Associates, Managing Partner
Dr. Mary Scollay - Kentucky Horse Racing Com-
mission, Equine Medical Director
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Welfare & Safety of the Racehorse Summit
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
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NEGLECT CASE REPORTED IN CENTRAL KENTUCKYBy Ron Mitchell
As local and state authorities in Central Kentucky
worked to find those responsible in a case of ap-
proximately 40 neglected horses, others within the
industry are marshaling forces to ensure care of the ani-
mals and make attempts to have the horses relocated.
According to Rusty Ford, spokesman for the Ken-
tucky state veterinarian’s office within the Department
of Agriculture, investigators have gathered information
that demonstrates the horses on property in Mercer
County were abandoned.
Because the case is under investigation, Ford said he
could not provide further details. He said photographs
posted on social media platforms accurately depict the
condition of the horses.
According to USRacing.com, which first reported the
case in an article by Margaret Ransom, the horses are
on property leased by Chuck Borell, whose daughter,
Maria, saddled Gallery Furniture Stable’s Runhappy to
win last year’s TVG Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I).
“Though the owner of the horses is believed to be ei-
ther Maria Borell and/or her father, for months the pair
have pointed fingers back and forth regarding the own-
ership status of the horses, as well as who is responsible
for their care,” US Racing reported. “However, in several
recent text messages, Maria Borell has claimed the hors-
es are hers and said ‘nobody is taking my horses.' "
Efforts to reach Maria Borell were unsuccessful. Sup-
plies to help feed and bed the horses have come from
various sources, and there is a Gofundme.com page set
up for contributions: https://www.gofundme.com/Aban-
donedHorseFund.
Victoria Keith, assistant to Thoroughbred owner Rick
Porter, visited the property June 26 and said she, Porter,
and others in the industry were prepared to remove
the horses from the property, provided permission was
granted by the officials.
"We decided to get involved, with the first step
being to go out and see the situation for ourselves,"
Keith wrote on the Fox Hill Facebook page. "It was
heart-breaking. I counted 41 horses on the property,
with 36 of them being Thoroughbreds.
"I'd categorize 11 of the horses as being emaciated,
and another 10 as being malnourished and/or nota-
bly lacking condition. The remaining, including the 5
non-Thoroughbreds, were in better flesh. These are my
estimates, which I believe are conservative.
"The horses have not yet been seized by authorities,
but they are under order that they cannot be moved.
The sheriffs are allowing a small group to take care of
the horses, and my understanding is that they are doing
so at little or no pay. The paddocks are mostly dirt, but
I witnessed plenty of hay there, which I was told was
provided by the sheriff's office. I was told that what I
was seeing was mostly an improvement with the horses
gaining weight though there were a few exceptions. One
horse was continuing to lose weight, for example, so
one would assume she has internal issues that need to
be addressed.
"We know of one owner who has offered to take care
of all the horses at his expense until they are re-homed,
and we know of a number of other offers to foster
the horses," she said. "If there is no resolution to the
situation today, then we will be urging local and state
authorities as well as entities within racing to resolve the
matter and quickly. These horses deserve better and
need our help." BH
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A for sale sign at the front entrance of the Mercer County, Ky. farm where starving horses are located
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JAPAN RAISES PROFILE IN BC CHALLENGE SERIESBy Eric Mitchell
Japan's profile rose substantially within the Breed-
ers' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" series June
27 when Breeders' Cup announced three of the na-
tion's group I stakes had been added to the schedule.
With a total of four Challenge races apiece, Japan
and France are now tied with the third-largest num-
ber of Challenge races outside the United States.
England has the most with seven, followed by Ireland
with five.
The Japan Racing Association's newest additions—
the February Stakes, Yasuda Kinen, and Sprinters
Stakes—expand the Challenge schedule to 81 races.
Breeders' Cup promotes international participation
through this series by paying the winners' pre-entry
and entry fees and providing the connections with a
US$40,000 travel stipend.
Each Challenge race is a qualifier for one of the
Breeders' Cup World Championships' 13 races. The
February Stakes winner earns a spot in the Breeders'
Cup Classic (gr. I), the Yasuda Kinen winner in the
Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), and the Sprinters Stakes
winner in the Breeders' Cup Turf
Sprint (gr. IT). The Challenge series
already included the Takarazuka
Kinen (Jpn-I), a qualifier for the Lon-
gines Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).
Breeders' Cup president and
CEO Craig Fravel said a visit to
Japan last summer by a Breeders'
Cup delegation led to the expand-
ed Challenge schedule.
"The Breeders' Cup has had a
long and productive relationship
with Japanese Thoroughbred rac-
ing and has enjoyed the support
of breeders and stallion owners
in Japan for decades," Fravel said.
"Obviously, we hold Japanese-bred
horses in high regard and will
continue to encourage their par-
ticipation in the Breeders' Cup as a
premier international event."
The Breeders' Cup Challenge
schedule is evaluated annually,
according to Dora Delgado, Breeders' Cup's senior
vice president of racing and nominations. Races are
included depending on when they're run, the quality
of horses they attract, the strength of the division, a
race's grade, and the likelihood a race will produce
runners that will participate in the World Champion-
ships.
"The entire schedule is balanced and consistent in
the number of races that are selected," Delgado said.
"The inclusion of additional races in Japan speaks to
their commitment to the Breeders' Cup in terms of
nomination dollars and a desire by the Japanese Rac-
ing Association to have more starters in international
events."
Winners earlier this year of the February Stakes,
run Feb. 21, and the Yasuda Kinen, run June 5, will
both retroactively earn starting positions in the
Breeders' Cup. Moanin, a 4-year-old son of Henny
Hughes, won the February Stakes for owner Yukio
Bab and trainer Zei Ishizaka, while 6-year-old Logo-
type, by Lohengrin, won the Yasuda Kinen for owner
Teruya Yoshida and trainer Tsuyoshi Tanaka.
The Sprinters Stakes, a six-furlong turf race at Na-
kayama Racecourse, will be run Oct. 2. BH
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Moanin earned a spot in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic by winning the February Stakes in Japan
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CLAIBORNE STALLIONS ON A ROLLBy Ron Mitchell
The June 25-26 weekend turned out to be a big one
for Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky., as some of the
farm’s current and past stallions had progeny excel-
ling in stakes company coast to coast and at Ireland’s
Curragh racecourse.
The biggest Claiborne-connected successes came
June 25 at Santa Anita Park when Spendthrift Farm’s
Lord Nelson, a son of deceased stallion Pulpit (A.P.
Indy), won the Triple Bend Stakes (gr. I) ahead of
Kobe's Back, a son of Flatter (A.P. Indy), who finished
third for CRK Stable.
The Triple Bend was the second start back for
Lord Nelson following a five-month hiatus.
"That was pretty game," Hall of Fame trainer Bob
Baffert said of Lord Nelson’s winning lunge at the
end. "I didn't think he was going to get there. He was
trying so hard there at the end. It was pretty exciting
to watch, more exciting to win. He's come back so
strong this year; that break really helped him."
On the same program Kretz Racing’s Win the
Space, another son of Pulpit, finished second in the
grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita.
Pulpit, who stood at the Paris, Ky. farm until his
death in December 2012, has sired 80 stakes winners
and progeny that have earned in excess of $75.1
million.
“You’re happy when it happens,” Claiborne’s
Bernie Sams said of the farm’s banner weekend. “I
was really glad to see Lord Nelson win a grade I be-
cause I know (Spendthrift has) always been high on
him. All these stallions are doing well and had suc-
cessful breeding seasons this year.”
Flatter has sired 40 stakes winners and earners of
more than $42.8 million to date. His daughter Need-
more Flattery finished third in the June 25 William
Petro Memorial Handicap at Thistledown for Bruce
Ryan and Blazing Meadows Farm. Flatter stood for
$30,000 in 2016.
Yet another graded stakes winner represented Clai-
borne’s War Front, who is consistently among the lead-
ing sires. His 2-year-old filly Roly Poly won the group
III Grangecon Stud Stakes June 26 at the Curragh for
Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Mrs. John Magnier.
War Front, who has 25 graded stakes winners among
his progeny, stood for $200,000 this year.
Another June 25 stakes winner for a Claiborne
stallion was Amy Moore’s Queen Caroline, who won
the Nellie Mae Cox Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse.
The winner is a 3-year-old daughter of Blame (Arch),
whose 2016 fee was $25,000.
On the same Pimlico card, Mr. and Mrs. Bertram
Firestone’s Special Envoy finished second in the Ed-
ward P. Evans Stakes. The 5-year-old gelding is a son
of Stroll (Pulpit), who stood at Claiborne for $5,000
during 2016. BH
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Lord Nelson outgames Subtle Indian in Triple Bend Stakes
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EXPANSION OF RESORTS WORLD CASINO ANNOUNCEDBy Tom Precious
The operator of the video lottery terminal casino
at Aqueduct Racetrack plans a December ground-
breaking for an expansion project expected to add
more than 750,000-square-feet to the facility, but the
plan hasn't been presented to the New York Racing
Association.
The $400 million budgeted to adding space for
gambling, hotel rooms, retail, and entertainment
areas was announced at the June 27 NYRA Franchise
Oversight Board meeting. Genting New York said
final approval is needed by the state, and preliminary
designs have not yet been presented to local officials
for their input.
Ryan Eller, president of Resorts World Casino New
York, told the board the project is the first phase of
a larger master plan to turn the Aqueduct site into a
"fully integrated resort." When that might occur was
not disclosed.
The development plan could allow Resorts World
to position itself for when, or if, New York awards
licenses for full-blown commercial casinos in the
downstate market. Such licenses, three of which have
been given to upstate casinos now under construc-
tion, allow for real slot machines, instead of VLTs, and
table games.
Eller told the Franchise Oversight Board that mon-
itors NYRA finances the plan has not yet been pre-
sented to NYRA, which operates racing at Aqueduct
in Queens.
"We certainly would be willing to talk to NYRA
about that," Eller said after a question was raised
about the lack of NYRA's input in the expansion. A
board member also wondered about impact on purs-
es if the Resorts World plan fails, as well as disruption
to racing during construction that is expected to last
until the spring of 2019.
Eller acknowledged that if the Aqueduct market
doesn't grow as expected under the expansion there
"could be a negative impact on purses." Eller also
said there could be "significant negative impact" on
the Aqueduct casino—part of its revenue goes to
purses, breed development, and NYRA—if New Jersey
legalizes commercial casinos in the northern suburbs
near New York City.
He said the expanded casino at Aqueduct would
"only make us more competitive and help to offset
some of that impact." New Jersey voters will be asked
in a fall referendum if casinos should be located be-
yond Atlantic City to areas in northern New Jersey.
Resorts World now averages about 25,000 gam-
blers a day and the 5,500 VLTs bring in between $430
and $440 in daily win-per-machine revenue.
The board approved a refinancing plan June 28. A
state official said the refinancing totals $450 million.
The agreement gives at least $43 million to Nas-
sau OTB in the first three years, along with additional
capital funding sweeteners for Genting. Eller said the
expansion would accommodate the 1,000 VLTs in the
deal with Nassau OTB and perhaps more "if we have
the opportunity." BH
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Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack opened in 2011
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CUOMO ADMINISTRATION FIRES BACK AT CRITICISMBy Tom Precious
The administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hit-
ting back at criticism from the Saratoga Springs
community over recent controversy involving the
now-scuttled plan to end a four-year period of state
government control of the New York Racing Associa-
tion.
Robert Mujica, Cuomo's budget director, wrote
in a June 26 letter in the Saratogian newspaper, "It is
a great plan for racing fans, for the track itself, and
for the regional economy of Saratoga Springs. I'm
disappointed that your readers were led to believe
otherwise."
In recent weeks the Cuomo administration of-
fered relatively restrained reaction to sharp criticism
from members of the state's Thoroughbred industry
over the governor's proposal for NYRA's governance.
Cuomo proposed a plan to end the state's four-year
control period that still gave the governor strong
influence over the NYRA board, took back at least $14
million a year in purse payments, and expanded the
powers of a state panel that oversees NYRA's financ-
es.
The legislature, which offered a plan to return
NYRA to private hands, rejected the Cuomo proposal
and the two sides ended up with
a simple, one-year extender of the
existing board structure. The gover-
nor's appointees will dominate the
NYRA board now until October 2017
under the terms of the extender
legislation signed into law by Cuomo
June 23.
Mujica took to the local newspa-
per in Saratoga Springs after John
Hendrickson, who owns a Saratoga
stable along with his wife, Mary
Lou Whitney, spent several weeks
slamming Cuomo in various news
outlets. Hendrickson earlier in June
resigned as Cuomo's special adviser
to the NYRA board.
In a recent Saratogian article
titled "Hendrickson: Cuomo an-
ti-Saratoga," the Thoroughbred
industry executive was quoted as
saying the legislature kept Cuomo "from committing
grand larceny" by blocking his NYRA bill. He said Cuo-
mo "clearly demonstrated that he is anti-business,
anti-racing, and anti-Saratoga."
Mujica called the article "myopic" and said the leg-
islature's plan included a number of flaws, including
failing to protect Saratoga racing in the face of possi-
ble New Jersey casino expansion that could hit New
York racing revenue generated by VLT casinos. Mujica
said lawmakers' plans "shielded" NYRA from public
meeting requirements and ended the life of the state
panel overseeing NYRA's finances.
"Given NYRA's checkered history—financial mis-
management, scandal, and dependency on tax subsi-
dies to operate—diluting oversight and accountability
is no way to go," Mujica wrote.
In a June 27 response, the heads of Concerned
Citizens for Saratoga Racing and the Saratoga County
Chamber of Commerce hit back at Mujica, saying law-
makers in both legislative houses rejected Cuomo's
plan.
The Saratoga Springs-based groups said Cuomo's
plan violated key provisions of the 2008 franchise
agreement that extended NYRA's operation of Aq-
ueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race
Course, as well as a federal bankruptcy judge who
approved the agreement between the state and
NYRA. BH
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Horses make the clubhouse turn at Saratoga Race Course
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PERUVIAN TURF CHAMP RYANS CHARM WINS BC BERTHBy Myra Lewyn
Kentucky-bred Peruvian champion Ryans Charm
won the Gran Premio Pamplona (Per-I) for the
second consecutive year June 26 at Hipodromo
Monterrico near Lima.
The 6-year-old daughter of California-based sire
Heatseeker, ridden by Victor Fernandez, stormed
from off the pace and won by 1 1/2 lengths from
Antonina while covering 2,000 meters (about 1 1/4
miles) in 2:02.50. Chicuela was third, another 2 1/4
lengths back in the field of 16 fillies and mares.
Peru's reigning champion turf female, Ryans
Charm earned an automatic fees-paid berth in the
$2 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (gr. IT)
Nov. 5 at Santa Anita Park.
Trained by Armando Filipuzzi for Stud Nautica,
Ryans Charm posted a sixth consecutive victory,
including the 2015 Pamplona, and 15th overall
from 24 career starts. She was also runner-up in
the 2013 Pamplona.
Ryans Charm was bred by Noreen O'Neill's Ann
Marie Farm from the winning Lemon Drop Kid
mare Lemon Fresh Tide. Her second dam is the
unraced Storm Cat mare Tide Cat, a half sister to
grade I winner Super May and multiple graded
stakes winner and sire Ide.
Ryans Charm, who has earned more than
$100,000, was offered by her breeder's agency
at the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale
where she sold for $6,000 to JMUB Stables via
agent Eqwos Bloodstock. BH
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Heatseeker, standing at Harris Farms in California for $5,000, is the sire of Peruvian champion Ryans Charm
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Miss Katie Mae in Canada and Hunt in the U.S.
Markaz, a full brother to last season’s Cool-
more Nunthrope Stakes (Eng-I) winner Mecca´s
Angel, won the Betfred Chipchase Stakes (Eng-III)
at Newcastle.
At Newmarket, Nations Alexander broke her
maiden in good style, winning the Cambridge
Magazine Supporting The AHT Empress Stakes
and becoming her sire’s second juvenile stakes
winner of 2016.
Saturday also saw two of Dark Angel’s most
consistent performers from his first crop collect
further black type. Gabrial won the Sky Bet Mid-
summer Stakes at Windsor while Sovereign Debt
was runner-up in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium
Millionaire Celebration Stakes at the Curragh. BH
EQUIANO, DARK ANGEL MAKING THEIR MARKBy Clive Webb-Carter
June 25 proved to be a banner day for Acclama-
tion’s sons Equiano and Dark Angel.
During the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Ire-I)
meeting at the Curragh, Medicine Jack, a son of
Newsells Park Stud’s Equiano, put on an impres-
sive display to better Peace Envoy and win the
Gain Railway Stakes (Ire-II) by a half-length, be-
coming his sire’s leading performer to date.
Twice winner of the King’s Stand Stakes (Eng-I),
Equiano has six juvenile winners already this year.
Dark Angel also made a strong start this year
with eight European stakes winners to date, three
of which won on Saturday. He has 10 total, with
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Equiano wins the King's Stand over Takeover Target (center) and Fleeting Spirit (orange)
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RACINGCOMMENTARYwith Bob Barry
A GOLDEN AGE FOR SOMETHING
These days, if you gaze past the peaceful
shedrow or look beyond the emptying grand-
stand, you will find a topsy-turvy world where
fair is foul and foul is fair and Bob might not
even be your uncle.
With Earth in such a dither, it’s tempting to
retreat into the pastoral world of racing, close
the barn door, and—as Groucho Marx once rec-
ommended in reference to his brother’s upcom-
ing piano solo—wait for all this to blow over.
Yet in this relative lull in the American racing
calendar—between the Belmont Stakes and the
summer meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar—
come reports that we are living in a new golden
age for Thoroughbreds.
Citing recent and current superstars such as
Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, American Pharoah,
Tepin, and Songbird, two smart racing writers al-
most simultaneously posited that we are indeed
in the midst of a new renaissance in American
racing.
But it wouldn’t be racing without a contrarian
opinion. Fast on the heels of these twin claims
of greatness came a 5,000-word breakup letter
from Dr. Steve Roman (of “Dosage Theory” semi-
fame).
In Roman’s view the modern American Thor-
oughbred is both drug-dependent and stami-
na-deficient. Yet, even as he slagged American
breeders, Roman hinted the greatest horse and
mare he had seen in seventy years of observa-
tion were the relative youngsters Frankel and
Treve.
This observer doubts we are living in a gold-
en age for anything. In the late afternoon on the
day that the suddenly ironically named Private
Zone did not race in the True North Handicap
owing to his trainer’s having tested positive, I sat
with a fellow horseplayer at Belmont’s Paddock
Bar, settling the racing world.
The two horseplayers agreed that the fault
with racing was neither in our stars nor in our
horses, but in our institutions constructed from
humanity’s crooked timber. (Last Saturday the
Daily Racing Form reported that Private Zone’s
trainer, Brian Lynch, had re-tested clean and
would once again be able to race his horses in
New York.)
The upcoming Del Mar meet brings the wel-
come return of Trevor Denman, along with the
idea that if recent years have been golden for
anything, they have been golden for American
race calling. Maybe great races make great race
callers, and maybe Michael Wrona and Larry
Colmus will extend this era and someday join
Denman and Tom Durkin atop the “greatest
ever” list.
If you see Tom Durkin around Saratoga this
summer, remind him just how great he was.
And make sure to enjoy Denman’s race calls this
summer, just in case these two are irreplaceable
and this golden age is nearing its end. BH
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Track announcer Tom Durkin is overcome with emotion after he was acknowledged at the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
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STAKES RESULTS
McCann's Mojave H.Santa Anita Park, 6/26, $75,000, 3yo/up, 8.5f (dirt), 1:40.80, track fast.
1–Soi Phet, 123, dk b/br g, 8 .............. $46,200 Tizbud–Summer Jersey, by Siberian Summer O–Benowitz Family Trust, Powell, Mathilde and Viskovich, Paul A., B–ARCHA Racing Inc. (CA), T–Leonard Powell, J–Kent J. De-sormeaux
2–Avanti Bello, 123, b c, 4 .................. $15,400 Include–Masterful Lass, by Mizzen Mast O–Keh, S., Richardson, J., Suarez, P., Roberts, T. and Wonderland Racing Stables, B–Lou Neve (CA), T–Doug F. O'Neill, J–Rafael Beja-ranoSale History: 2013 BAROCT, ($27,000 RNA).
3–El Huerfano, 118, b c, 4..................... $9,240 Tannersmyman–Adriftinthebay, by Capsized O–Wachtel Stable and Barber, Gary, B–M.A. Douzos (CA), T–Peter Miller, J–Flavien Prat
Margins: 2½, 5½, ¾. Others: Songforjohnmichael ($4,620), Howdy ($1,540). View Equibase Chart
Kent S.Emerald Downs, 6/26, $50,000, 3yo, f, 8.5f (dirt), 1:43.40, track fast.
1–Find Joy, 120, b f, 3 ........................ $27,500 Drosselmeyer–Hurricane Hannah, by South-ern Halo O–David P. Taylor, Jr., B–Eico Stable (KY), T–Frank Lucarelli, J–Isaias D. EnriquezSale History: 2015 FTKHRA, $185,000, 2015 OBSAPR, $55,000.
2–Princess Kennedy, 119, b f, 3 .......... $10,000 Sun King–Pat Hand, by Cape Town O–David Thorner, B–Mr. & Mrs. David A. Thorner (KY), T–Tom Wenzel, J–Rocco Bowen
3–Brookys Star H, 117, dk b/br f, 3 ..... $7,500 Giant's Causeway–Freedom Star, by Street Cry (IRE) O–Jethorse LLC, B–George Krikorian (KY), T–Tim McCanna, J–Eswan FloresSale History: 2014 KEESEP, $90,000.
Margins: 1¼, 1, 2½. Others: My Heart Goes On ($3,750), Profound Moment ($1,250), Sunrise Glow, Rods Song. View Equibase Chart
Ontario County S.Finger Lakes, 6/27, $50,000, 3yo, 6f (dirt), 1:10.42, track fast.
1–Love That Jazz, 122, b r, 3 .............. $30,000 Not For Love–Val's Jazz, by Kentucky Jazz O–Happy Face Racing Stable, B–Saratoga Glen Farm, LLC (NY), T–Charlton Baker, J–
Luis E. PerezSale History: 2014 FTNAUG, $57,000.
2–Saratoga Giro, 118, dk b/br c, 3 ...... $10,000 Girolamo–White Slippers, by Silver Deputy O–Steadman, Henry and Barrow, Paul, B–Mendean Jonath Inc. (NY), T–Paul W. Barrow, J–Jeremias FloresSale History: 2015 FTMMAY, $27,000, 2014 OBSAUG, $27,000.
3–Championofthenile H, 122, dk b/br g, 3 ......$5,000 Pioneerof the Nile–Lantern Glow, by Mine-shaft O–Iris Smith Stable, Lady Sheila Stable, and Rice, Linda, B–All Gold Racing LLC (NY), T–Linda Rice, J–Jose L. OrtizSale History: 2015 FTMMAY, $840,000, 2014 KEESEP, $150,000, 2013 KEENOV, $135,000.
Margins: 1, head, ½. Others: D'funnything ($2,500), Terian ($1,500), Freud's Affair ($1,000). Scratched: Bust Another. View Equibase Chart
ALLOWANCE RESULTS
Albuquerque, Race 9, AOC
6/26, $23,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (dirt), 1:03.31, track fast.1–Stormy Day, 120, b f, 4, Attila's Storm–Garter, by Ber-
nardini, $13,800, O–R. D. Hubbard, B–R. D. Hubbard (NM), T–Bart G. Hone, J–Ry Eikleberry
Margin: 1¾, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Belmont Park, Race 6, AOC
6/26, $65,000, 3yo/up, 8.5f (dirt), 1:43.05, track fast.1–Testosterstone, 122, b g, 5, Birdstone–A. P. Test, by A.P.
Indy, $39,000, O–Fox Ridge Farm, Inc., B–Fox Ridge Farm, Inc. (NY), T–Patrick J. Kelly, J–Luis Saez
Margin: ¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart
Delaware Park, Race 7, ALW
6/27, $36,000, 3yo/up, a8.5f (turf), 1:44.31, course firm.1–No Wunder (GB), 120, b g, 5, Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)–
Iwunder (IRE), by King's Best, $21,600, O–Robert A. Kinsley, B–Exors of the Late J. Ellis (GB), T–Elizabeth Voss, J–Trevor McCarthy
Sale History: 2014 TATAUT, $67,574, 2012 TATOC2, $202,507, 2011 TATFOA, $47,012.
Margin: ½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Emerald Downs, Race 8, AOC
6/26, $21,000, 3yo/up, 6.5f (dirt), 1:15.65, track fast.1–Trick Or Retreat, 120, dk b/br g, 5, Harbor the Gold–Re-
treat After Me, by Liberty Gold, $11,550, O–Malnati, Mark and McKay, Robert, B–Mark Malnati (WA), T–Doris Har-wood, J–Erick Lopez
Margin: ½, 5 starters. View Equibase Chart
Parx Racing, Race 7, AOC
6/27, $52,000, 3yo/up, 5f (turf), :56.44, course firm.1–Black Jet H, 124, dk b/br g, 5, Arch–Tell It, by Storm
Cat, $31,200, O–Robert Reidy, B–Claiborne Farm (KY), T–Mario Serey, Jr., J–Mychel J. Sanchez
Sale History: 2013 FTMMAY, $110,000, 2013 FTFFEB, ($185,000 RNA), 2012 KEESEP, $100,000.
Margin: ¾, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart
Parx Racing, Race 8, ALW
6/26, $42,000, 3yo/up, 8f (dirt), 1:39.86, track fast.1–Mister Nofty, 119, dk b/br c, 3, Scat Daddy–Walking
Path, by Bernardini, $25,200, O–HnR Nothhaft Horse Rac-ing, LLC, B–HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC (PA), T–Keith Nations, J–Brian Pedroza
Margin: 4½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Parx Racing, Race 8, ALW
6/27, $42,000, 3yo/up, 5.5f (dirt), 1:05.84, track fast.1–Larco Mar, 119, gr/ro g, 3, Old Fashioned–Irish Diva, by
Skip Trial, $25,200, O–Anita Racing Stable, B–Hope Hill Farm & Thomas McGreevy (PA), T–Alfredo Velazquez, J–Charles C. Lopez
Sale History: 2014 FTMSEP, $10,000.Margin: 2½, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart
Presque Isle Downs, Race 2, ALW
6/27, $29,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (all-weather), 1:05.26, track fast.1–Cactus Copy, 117, dk b/br f, 3, Cactus Ridge–Tres Copy,
by Souvenir Copy, $17,400, O–Anne L. Walsh, B–Ryan D. Walsh (KY), T–Ryan D. Walsh, J–Huber Villa-Gomez
Margin: 1¼, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart
Presque Isle Downs, Race 3, AOC
6/27, $28,000, 3yo, 5.5f (all-weather), 1:05.04, track fast.1–Total Futbol, 121, b g, 3, Street Sense–Smart and
Fancy, by Not For Love, $21,840, O–The Elkstone Group LLC, B–The Elkstone Group LLC (PA), T–Ron G. Potts, J–Huber Villa-Gomez
Margin: 2½, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart
Thistledown, Race 7, ALW
6/27, $33,200, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (dirt), 1:05.22, track fast.1–Proper Discretion, 117, b f, 3, Discreetly Mine–Prizes,
by Prized, $19,920, O–Bruce Tallisman, B–Bruce Tallisman (OH), T–Benny R. Feliciano, J–Ricardo Feliciano
Margin: 4¼, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
MAIDEN RESULTS
Churchill Downs, Race 8, MSW
6/26, $53,500, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:09.58, track fast.1–Bird Song, 116, gr/ro c, 3, Unbridled's Song–Bird Town,
by Cape Town, $32,100, O–Marylou Whitney Stables LLC, B–Marylou Whitney Stables LLC (KY), T–Ian R. Wilkes, J–Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.
Margin: 1¾, 11 starters. View Equibase Chart
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Delaware Park, Race 5, MSW
6/27, $34,000, 3yo/up, f/m, a11f (turf), 2:23.14, course firm.
1–Trensita H , 123, ch f, 4, Curlin–Trensa, by Giant's Causeway, $20,400, O–Helen K. Groves, B–Helen K. Groves Revocable Trust (KY), T–Michael R. Matz, J–Erick D. Rodri-guez
Sale History: 2013 KEESEP, ($115,000 RNA).Margin: ½, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart
Oak Tree At Pleasanton, Race 7, MSW
6/26, $25,000, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:10.22, track fast.1–Private Marini, 118, dk b/br g, 3, Marino Marini–Private
Quaters, by Devil's Bag, $19,500, O–Hedrick, Judy and William L., B–William L. Hedrick & Judy Hedrick (CA), T–Ri-cardo Perez, J–Catalino Martinez
Margin: 2¼, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart
Parx Racing, Race 6, MSW
6/27, $50,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (dirt), 1:11.84, track fast.1–Wildcat Belle, 119, b f, 3, Intidab–Elusive Folly, by Elu-
sive Quality, $30,000, O–Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc., B–University Of Kentucky (KY), T–Danny Gargan, J–Paco Lopez
Sale History: 2014 FTKOCT, $15,500.Margin: 6¾, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
Santa Anita Park, Race 9, MSW
6/26, $56,000, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:09.08, track fast.1–Hank the Tank, 120, dk b/br g, 3, In Summation–Re-
booked, by Notebook, $33,600, O–Slugo Racing, Tiger Racing Stable and Puype, Mike, B–Ocala Stud (FL), T–Mike Puype, J–Joseph Talamo
Sale History: 2015 OBSAPR, $77,000.Margin: nose, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
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Listed below are the top 10 leading sires in Louisiana by 2016 Northern Hemisphere earnings through June 26, 2016. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included. Racing statistics are 2016 Northern Hemisphere only.
2016 LEADING SIRES IN LOUISIANA
Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Half Ours Unbridled's Song, ’03 $5,000 Clear Creek Stud, LLC, LA Smittys Cougar ($117,170) $1,245,039 2 Songandaprayer Unbridled's Song, ’98 $4,500 The Stallion Station @ Copper Crowne, LA Navy Hymn ($105,600) $1,150,865 3 Yankee Gentleman Storm Cat, ’99 $3,500 Le Mesa Stallions, LA Icy Gentleman ($135,000) $1,108,059 4 E Dubai Mr. Prospector, ’98 $3,500 Elite Thoroughbreds, LA American Dubai ($63,722) $1,077,174 5 D'wildcat Forest Wildcat, ’98 $3,500 Whispering Oaks Farm, LA Guns Loaded ($149,337) $1,008,892 6 Closing Argument Successful Appeal, ’02 $4,000 Whispering Oaks Farm, LA Smack Smack ($65,686) $761,148 7 Mass Media Touch Gold, ’01 $1,500 Red River Farms, LA Liberty Fuze ($53,900) $693,948 8 Good and Tough Carson City, ’95 Died N/A Lil Allie Dancer ($121,400) $582,962 9 My Pal Charlie Indian Charlie, ’05 $2,500 Elite Thoroughbreds, LA Harbour Island ($70,100) $579,699 10 Run Production Saint Ballado, ’00 $2,500 Whispering Oaks Farm, LA Wonder Run ($45,680) $534,982
Listed below are the top 10 leading sires in Ohio by 2016 Northern Hemisphere earnings through June 26, 2016. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included. Racing statistics are 2016 Northern Hemisphere only.
2016 LEADING SIRES IN OHIO
Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Cowtown Cat Distorted Humor, ’04 $2,500 Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm, OH Hectors Pride ($75,824) $964,457 2 Maimonides Vindication, ’05 $2,500 Hand Ride Stables, OH Jersey Street ($42,300) $452,377 3 Indy Wind A.P. Indy, ’02 $2,000 Hand Ride Stables, OH A. P. Cino ($58,812) $344,635 4 City Weekend Carson City, ’02 $2,000 Meadow Springs, OH Skip Royale ($42,190) $286,265 5 Added Edge Smart Strike, ’00 $1,500 Raimonde Farms, OH Shamrock Edge ($23,316) $254,224 6 Mobil Langfuhr, ’00 $2,500 Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm, OH Sorry About That ($43,156) $204,291 7 Kiss the Kid Lemon Drop Kid, ’03 $2,500 Poplar Creek Horse Center LLC, OH Extravagant Kid ($52,475) $204,176 8 Mr. Mabee Storm Cat, ’01 $1,500 Poplar Creek Horse Center LLC, OH She Mabee Wild ($65,262) $154,948 9 Saints n' Sinners Saint Ballado, ’00 N/A N/A Deniro's Saint ($82,420) $121,965 10 Mercer Mill Forty Niner, ’94 N/A Fair Winds Farm, OH Mound ($33,655) $102,365
Listed below are the top 10 leading sires in Arkansas by 2016 Northern Hemisphere earnings through June 26, 2016. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included. Racing statistics are 2016 Northern Hemisphere only.
2016 LEADING SIRES IN ARKANSAS
Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Primary Suspect Hennessy, ’01 $1,000 McDowell Farm, AR Roxy Rocket ($74,600) $619,262 2 The Daddy Valid Expectations, ’02 $1,500 Trophy Club Training Center, AR Manchurian High ($100,950) $535,440 3 Jonesboro Sefapiano, ’02 $500 Lake Hamilton Equine Associates, AR Racer ($86,394) $439,116 4 Portobello Road Storm Cat, ’04 $1,000 Anderson Farms, AR Bumpy Cat ($77,600) $401,109 5 Brahms Danzig, ’97 $2,000 Trophy Club Training Center, AR B B Special ($44,050) $338,351 6 Zarbyev Nureyev, ’84 $1,500 Chad White, AR Zarb's Brite Lite ($55,110) $261,410 7 Storm and a Half Storm Cat, ’97 N/A Tommy Ives Thoroughbreds, AR We Be Stormin ($35,800) $258,443 8 Cinnamon Creek Darn That Alarm, ’95 $500 Three Boys Stables, LLC, AR Beguiling Creek ($113,950) $209,015 9 Hesabull Dispersal, ’93 N/A N/A Tour de Rock ($47,789) $146,303 10 High Cascade Woodman, ’98 $500 Cornerstone Farms, AR Higher Ed ($21,980) $142,365