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SHAH, BAFFERT’S NEWEST ‘BIG’ HORSE? Kaleem Shah=s newest J “TDN Rising Star” JDortmund (Big Brown) looks to solidify his spot amongthe soon-to-be sophomores in today=s GI Los AlamitosFuturity, formally run at Hollywood Park as the GI CashCall Futurity. The Bob Baffert pupil createdplenty of buzz with his impressive debut victory going 6 1/2 panels at Santa Anita just one day after fellowShah colorbearer Bayern (Offlee Wild) captured theNov. 1 GI Breeders= Cup Classic. The chestnut waseven more impressive when he romped home by 7 3/4lengths going a one-turn mile at Churchill Downs Nov.29, and was installed as the 9-1 favorite amongindividual betting interests in Pool 1 of the GI KentuckyDerby Future Wager, which closed one day after hewent two-for-two. Dortmund will attempt two turns forthe first time in this 1 1/16-mile test. AUntil you go twoturns, you never know what they are going to do,@Baffert, who already owns a record six wins in thisevent, told the TDN. ABoth of his races were prettyimpressive. He is a big, big horse that just has that rawtalent. We will find out more about him as we goalong.@ Cont. p3
MALONES PURCHASE BALLYLINCH STUD American businessman John Malone--chairman ofLiberty Media Corp.--has purchased Ballylinch Stud inIreland. Malone, along with his wife Leslie, acquiredBridlewood Farm in Ocala, Florida, in August 2013.Liberty Media=s holdings include Sirius XM and theAtlanta Braves. Malone is the nation's largestlandowner, according to Forbes. Malone=s BridlewoodFarm made a bigsplash at lastmonth=sKeenelandNovember Sale,purchasing fourhead for $7.9 million,including a $3-million NorthAmerican-recordweanling filly byTapit and a trio ofseven-figure mares. AWe are delighted to become involved with Ballylinchand [Managing Director] John O=Connor and his staff,@John Malone commented. AWe were attracted toBallylinch by its strong reputation, built over manyyears. Leslie and I look forward to continuing thedevelopment of Ballylinch into a premier Europeanfarm.@ Cont. p12
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Premium Rises Could Halt NY Racing
A 59% increase in premiums to cover workers' compensation insurance coveragefor jockeys and exercise riders could stop racing and training in New York Jan. 1.
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CHRB Rat Poison Findings Revealed
Findings from a CHRB investigation of six equine deaths believed to be causedby rat poison were released at a CHRB meeting Thursday.
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Stone Named Churchill Announcer
Travis Stone will once again follow in the footsteps of Larry Collmus when hetakes over as announcer at Churchill Downs this spring.
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Writers Up
Bill Finley takes a closer look at the race for champion 2-year-old male, whileDiego Mitagstein profiles South American rider Jacinto Herrera, who returnedfrom injury to score a recent victory at Tampa Bay Downs.
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French Stallions in Spotlight
For the first time in over a decade, six stallions will serve covering duties inFrance at fees of i15,000 and over.
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Los Alamitos Futurity continued from p1 Hard-knocking Zayat Stables runner Mr. Z (MalibuMoon) has danced just about all the major dances forjuvenile colts this season and comes back for more herein search of that elusive first black-type victory. Trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, whocaptured his eighth GI Starlet S. here last week withlikely champion Take Charge Brandi (Giant=s Causeway),Mr. Z has built his $440,000 bankroll thus far onrunner-up finishes. After a debut victory beneath theTwin Spires June 28, the chestnut missed by just aneck when second in Saratoga=s GIII Sanford S. July 19and filled that spot again there in the GII SaratogaSpecial S. Aug. 10. Fifth as the favorite in Churchill=sGIII Iroquois S. Sept. 6, he was second to J “TDNRising Star” J Carpe Diem (Giant=s Causeway) inKeeneland=s GI Claiborne Breeders= Futurity Oct. 4 andwas fifth again next out after a troubled trip in the GIBreeders= Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita Nov. 1. Mr. Zgamely dueled with J “TDN Rising Star” J OchoOcho Ocho (Street Sense) to miss by just a nose in theGIII Delta Downs Jackpot S. last time Nov. 22, andseems to pose the biggest threat to the favorite here.Michael McCarthy saddles GIII Bob Hope S. winner NoProblem (Munnings) in search of his third-straight
victory. The P & GStables LLCcolorbearer graduatedat second asking in a$75,000 maidenclaimer going sixfurlongs at Santa AnitaOct. 26 prior to hisvictory in the seven-panel GIII Bob Hope S.on the Del Marsynthetic Nov. 15.Arnold Zetcher=s Firing
Line (Line of David) gets tested for class here. Secondon debut at Santa Anita Oct. 25, the $240,000Keeneland April buy earned his diploma last time going6 1/2 panels on the Del Mar synthetic Nov. 30 fortrainer Simon Callaghan. With previous pilot Mike Smithchoosing Mr. Z, Rafael Bejarano takes over the reins onFiring Line, who breezed a best-of-65 five panels in :584/5 at Santa Anita Dec. 11. Also being thrown into thedeep end is the John Sadler-trained Bench Warrant(Street Boss), owned by Doubledown Stables Inc. Adebut winner sprinting on the Del Mar synthetic July19, the chestnut finished third in an optional claimerthere last time Nov. 21. Field p4
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PREMIUM INCREASES COULD HALT NY RACINGBy T.D. Thornton The quiet of the current holiday break on the NewYork racing circuit was jarred on Friday afternoon bythe news that a sharp increase in premiums thathorsemen must pay to fund the New York Jockey InjuryCompensation Fund could shut down racing andtraining at Aqueduct andBelmont Park as of Jan. 1. Daily Racing Form firstreported that the horsemenare on the hook for a 59%increase in premiums tocover workers=compensation insurancecoverage for jockeys andexercise riders. DRF quotedthe cost for blanketinsurance at $6.7 million for2015, up from $4.3 millionin 2014. At 4:30 p.m. Friday, whenTDN reached Rick VioletteJr., president of the NewYork Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, he said he wasjust about to take a conference call on the matter anddeferred comment until Monday. AIt=s a real flowing subject right now, with a lot ofballs in the air,@ Violette said. AAnd I=m not going tocomment further until all the balls are in place.@ According to a page on the website of the New YorkState Workers Compensation Board, any Ajockey,apprentice jockey, or exercise person performingservices for an owner or trainer in connection with thetraining or racing of a Thoroughbred horse at a facilityof a racing association@ is considered an employee ofthe owner and trainer, which is why the horsemen areresponsible for providing workers= compensationcoverage. The DRF article explained that horsemen essentiallyhave three choices: Pay the increased annual premiumto the New York State Insurance Fund in full, make apartial payment for short-term coverage while seeking adeal with another insurance provider, or allow racingand training to go dark without any coverage at all. Either way, the Jockey Injury Compensation Fundmust present a plan at Monday=s noon New YorkGaming Commission meeting, where the subject islisted on the agenda under the heading Aemergency andproposed rulemaking.@
CHRB RAT POISON FINDINGS REVEALEDBy T.D. Thornton The rat poison found in the livers of six horses thatdied from internal hemorrhaging almost certainlyentered the horses= systems after stable employeesmoved commercial pest control bait closer to and eveninto stalls in an attempt to more effectively controlrodents, a California Horse Racing Board safety officialtestified at the commission=s Dec. 18 meeting. AI saw no indications of imported feed or othermaterial contamination, and no evidence that therodenticides are being used forperformance enhancement assuggested by some as a bloodthinner,@ Jeff Salmon, head ofthe CHRB's track safetyprogram, told thecommissioners. His backstretchinspections, conducted over thepast year, were part of theboard=s ongoing investigationinto a spate of sudden equinedeaths dating as far back as2011. Dr. Rick Arthur, the CHRBequine medical director, toldTDN on Friday that while thedetermination of anti-coagulant poisoning explains themystery of the unusual deaths, his team will continueto Arefine our diagnostic capabilities@ and will activelyinvestigate any other sudden equine deaths that occurat California racetracks. Cont. p6
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CHRB cont. AThe bottom line is we don=t think there=s anymalfeasance,@ Arthur said of the poisonings. AWe thinkit is accidental and unintentional. It is a difficult issue,and part of the problem is we have to look atalternative ways for rat control. There=s not a racetrackin this country that does not have a rat problem.@ At the Dec. 18 meeting, Arthur cited a study heco-authored in the January 2015 issue of the Journal ofVeterinary Diagnostic Investigation that examined thesudden collapse and death during exercise of fivehorses (a sixth death occurred after the article wassubmitted for publication). In all of them, massivehemorrhaging was observed in necropsies, andlow-toxicity levels of the pesticides brodifacoum,diphacinone, or bromadiolone were detected. Although only traces of the poisons were found, it isspeculated that exercise-related increases in bloodpressure may have reduced the threshold for toxicity,causing the deaths. The report further cited evidence that the use ofphenylbutazone (Bute) may have potentiated thepoisons in at least two cases. Arthur said rodenticides had not been part of thestandard toxicology screen until the CHRB beganinvestigating the deaths of seven horses trained by BobBaffert between 2011 and 2013, and that at first histeam was Agrasping at straws@ in looking for rodenticidepoisoning.
But when one of the Baffert trainees showed tracesof the poison, the testing was expanded to all horseswhose deaths could not be otherwise explained. For comparison, Arthur said necropsies on 27 California racehorses that died during the same timeperiod from musculoskeletal injuries were also testedfor the presence of rodenticides, but none were found. AAll of the horses [with traces of poison] died duringor after exercise, which is very important,@ Salmon said.AThere=s no other explanation for why the horse wouldbleed so much internally.@ Salmon explained that brodifacoum is considered aAsecond-generation@ rodenticide. Such poisons are farmore potent than Afirst-generation@ rodenticides thathave been phased out over the past three decadesbecause rats have developed a resistance to them. AThey stay in the horses= system a long time,@ Salmonsaid, from between four and 12 months. Salmon said Santa Anita, Del Mar and Golden GateFields are three California tracks that hire commercialpest control vendors (as of July 1, the use ofsecond-generation pesticides by individuals has beenbanned in California). The companies place therodenticides on the perimeter of shed rows, but stableemployees move them closer to horses, thinking theyare helping to control rats. Cont. p7
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Rat Poison cont.
ARodenticide bait theft is common,@ Salmon said.AWhat happens is that backside personnel will loot thestations or remove them completely, and they use themin a way that they see fit. Oftentimes, the rodents willactually burrow up into a particular stall. I sawinstances of poison being placed inside the burrows inan area where we wouldn=t want to see it put in. Themost probable source of the anti-coagulant rodenticidethat is showing up in these horses in my estimation isunauthorized use. I saw many instances of ampleopportunity for contamination in feed bins and othersources.@ CHRB first vice chair Bo Derek said called forAaggressive@ action because Ait doesn=t seem that ourhorses and these anti-coagulants are compatible in aliving situation.@ Salmon said that an outright ban on second-generation rodenticides is not feasible because there isno other plan in place to effectively control the ratproblem. He said the first step will be an educationoutreach program to get backside personnel tounderstand the grave dangers of the poisons. Salmon also suggested that at tracks where stablingis ample, horses could be rotated into different barnswhile vacant stalls are more thoroughly eradicated ofvermin. Arthur said he knows of no proactive blood test thatwould detect the presence of the poisons in a horse=sliver. AWe just don=t think we can identify thisante-mortem,@ he said. Board members discussed the use of cats as naturalpredators for rats. But Arthur said putting out food forcats only lures possums, which creates an EPM (equineprotozoal myeloencephalitis) hazard.
STONE NAMED NEW CHURCHILL ANNOUNCER Travis Stone has been named Churchill Downs=s newtrack announcer, taking over for Larry Collmus startingat the beginning of the Louisville oval=s Spring Meetbeginning Apr. 25. Stone, 30, called the races atMonmouth Park=s 2014 meet and worked as the back-up announcer for the New YorkRacing Association this winter.Collmus, who will continue tocall the GI Kentucky Derby onNBC, will begin calling races forNYRA in April. "It is truly anhonor to become the new voiceof Churchill Downs and to joina community that shares mypassion and enthusiasm for thiswonderful sport," Stone said."The opportunity to call theKentucky Derby and all of theprestigious races at ChurchillDowns is a dream come true. Iam already counting the days!"A native of Schroon Lake, N.Y.,Stone graduated from SUNY Oneonta with a degree inCommunication Arts before becoming track announcerat Louisiana Downs in 2006 at age 22. He remained atthat post through 2013 before succeeding Collmus atMonmouth. "Travis Stone is justly a rising star amongthe North American announcing ranks," said KevinFlanery, Churchill Downs Racetrack President. "To noone's surprise, numerous race callers with a wide rangeof talent and individual style showed interest in ourvacant track announcer position. But it became clear tous that Travis' passion for horse racing and charismaresonated through the microphone and made him theideal fit for our team and racing at Churchill Downs.Flanery continued, "It's apparent that Travis workstirelessly to hone his craft with entertaining, colorfuland accurate race calls. We believe he's one of thenation's premier announcers and will be a fabulousambassador for Churchill Downs Racetrack in acommunity and region that loves horse racing like noother for years to come."
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OLD FRIENDS TO RECEIVE SPECIAL ECLIPSE Old Friends, founded by Michael Blowen in 2003, willreceive the Special Eclipse Award at the 44th-annualEclipse Awards Ceremony at Gulfstream Park Racingand Casino in HallandaleBeach, Florida Jan. 17announced the NationalThoroughbred RacingAssociation (NTRA), DailyRacing Form and theNational Turf Writers andBroadcasters Friday. Thenonprofit Thoroughbredretirement center based inGeorgetown, Kentuckycurrently cares for 166 rescued and retired horses withan emphasis on pensioned stallions. AThis is just unbelievable,@ said Blowen. AWe startedwith one horse just over 10 years ago, and now wehave 166 retirees. We have several Eclipse Awardwinners already at the farm; I can=t wait to show themmine.@ Old Friends originated after Blowen heard that 1986 GI Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand met his endin a Japanese slaughterhouse in 2002. The goal of OldFriends is to raise awareness for racehorse retirementand improve racing=s image by giving the public accessto some of its biggest stars while providing acomfortable home for some of the less accomplishedresidents. Old Friends hosts daily tours and attracts up
to 1,000 visitors a weekduring peak times of theyear. Added Blowen, AIt allowsus to take other horses thatreally didn=t do as much, butdeserve retirement just aswell. I want people to comeaway with really goodfeelings about the sport ofhorse racing because I adore
it and we=ve made some inroads in that direction.@ Old Friends recently welcomed 1997 dual-Classicwinner Silver Charm back from a stud career in Japan,as well as MGISW Game On Dude. Those two head astrong American Grade I-winning contingent includingAmazombie, Afternoon Deelites, Commentator, Gulchand Sarava among others. Rapid Redux, winner of 19 straight races also resides at the Kentucky facility. Currently operated by five full-time employees, fourpart-time employees and 24 volunteers, Old Friendsexpanded to New York with the opening of Old Friendsat Cabin Creek: the Bobby Frankel Division in late 2009. AOur industry has made significant progress inallowing former racehorses to live out dignifiedretirements thanks to Old Friends and likemindedorganizations,@ said NTRA President and CEO AlexWaldrop. AWe are grateful to Michael and his dedicatedteam of staff and volunteers for the positive impactthey=ve had on our sport=s commitment to aftercare andon the lives of hundreds of Thoroughbreds.@
This is only the 24th time since the Special Awardwas inaugurated in 1971 that the award was bestowedand only the third time an aftercare-related organizationwill receive it. Monique Koehler, founder of theThoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) and theThoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) were previousrecipients. For more information about Old Friends, go toOldFriendsEquine.org. For a complete list of pastEclipse Award winners, click www.ntra.com/en/eclipse-awards/history.
Spencer’s “retirement” the racing non-story of the year Has thereever been a more short-lived retirement than that of Irish jockey JamieSpencer on the weekend? It officially lasted about seven hours and 52 minutes, or thereabouts, with the stopwatch starting from the momenthe hopped off David Simcock’s Trade Storm after the Qatari-ownedsix-year-old finished seventh behind Able Friend in the Longines HongKong Mile on Sunday. Andrew Hawkins, South China Morning Post
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ARCHIPENKO Gr.1 winning World-Class miler. Gr.1 sire in 2014. Also sire of 16 individual 2yo winners in 2014. His 2014 yearlings have made up to 140,000gns.
AUSSIE RULES Gr.1 & Classic winning miler. Gr.1 sire in 2014. Also sire of 21 individual 2yo winners in 2014. His 2014 yearlings have made up to 210,000gns.
SEA THE MOON Outstanding winner of the Group 1 German Derby by 11 lengths.The first son of Champion SEA THE STARS to retire to stud.
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❚ In 2014 sire of 11 individual 2yo winners of 15 races including 4 dual winners.
❚ A mare in foal to Leroidesanimaux sold for €320,000 at 2014 Arqana December Sale.
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Bayern Fires Bullet in Arcadia... Kaleem Shah=s GI Breeders= Cup Classic hero and J “TDN Rising Star” JBayern (Offlee Wild) workeda bullet four panels in company with Pearl Spectre(Street Cry {Ire}) Friday morning, getting the distance ina best-of-43 :46.20 with the latter timed in :46.45. The
Bob Baffert charge--withjockey Martin Garcia inthe irons--equaled thetime of the RichardBaltas-trained BrotherSoldier (Brother Soldier).Among the frontrunnersfor for champion 3-year-old and Horse of theYear, Bayern also scoredin the GI William HillHaskell Invitational S., GII
Pennsylvania Derby and GII Woody Stephens. His nextstart has not been determined. AThis is his second breeze back,@ commented Baffert.AHe did it pretty easy. I didn=t think he was going thatfast. It looked like he was galloping. I just told him tocruise around there, but he did it pretty easy.@
‘Chrome’ in Good Shape at Los Al... Steve Coburn and Perry Martin=s two-time Classicwinner and Eclipse Award hopeful California Chrome(Lucky Pulpit) drilled four furlongs in :49.00 underregular pilot Victor Espinoza in preparation for a 4-year-
old debut in the GII SanAntonio S. at Santa AnitaFeb. 7. The GI KentuckyDerby and GI Preakness S.winner looks to build off aneasy victory in the GI Hollywood Derby whentrying turf for the first timeat Del Mar Nov. 29 afterrunning third in Bayern=sBreeders= Cup Classic. AIt was just what we werelooking for,@ said AlanSherman, son and assistantto trainer Art Sherman.
Added Los Alamitos head clocker Russ Hudak, AHewent the first quarter in :24 3/5. He was just goingeasy, just stretching his legs.@ California Chrome rattled off a six-race winning streakdating back to his juvenile season including wins in theGI Santa Anita Derby as well as the GII San Felipe S.and only ending with his gritty fourth in the GI BelmontS. June 7.
ECLIPSE VOTERS FACED WITH DIFFICULTCHOICE IN 2YO MALE DIVISION By Bill Finley The GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile didn=t provide Eclipsevoters with anything definite. And it doesn=t figure thattoday=s Los Alamitos Futurity, the last Grade I race ofthe year for this division, will either. The race drew justfive horses and the only stakes winner among them isNo Problem (Munnings), who captured the GIII BobHope in his last start. There=s not an Eclipse Awardwinner in this field. So when voters fill out their ballots, they=ll likelyfocus on two horses, Juvenile winner Texas Red (AfleetAlex) or dual Grade I winner American Pharoah(Pioneerof the Nile). It looks like a battle between ahorse that won the most important 2-year-old race onthe calendar and one who was brilliant during anabbreviated campaign. Neither has bad credentials.Neither has perfect credentials. After finishing fifth in his career debut in a maidenrace at Del Mar, American Pharaoh stepped up intotougher company and beat up on four rivals in the GI Del Mar Futurity. Cont. p10
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Finley cont.
AI=ve had a lot of horses (12, to be exact) win the DelMar Futurity but I=ve never had one win it like he did,@American Pharoah=s trainer Bob Baffert said. AHe ispretty special.@ American Pharoah came back to win the GI FrontRunner S. at Aanta Anita by 3 1/4 lengths, beating,among others, Texas Red. Texas Red finished third, 4 3/4 lengths behind the winner. American Pharoahwould have been the solid favorite in the race, but waswithdrawn due to a bruised left front foot. AWhen I had to pull him out of the Breeders= Cup, itwas such a low point,@ Baffert said. AIt was hard to getback into the Breeders= Cup.@ The race became a wide-open one when AmericanPharoah came out and the horse that stepped up andfilled the void was Texas Red. Just a maiden winner atthe time, he took advantage of a fast pace and closedfrom last to win by 6 1/2 lengths for trainer KeithDesormeaux and jockey Kent Desormeaux. TheBreeders= Cup win was a big win, but it was his lonestakes victory. Texas Red=s co-owner, Eric Brehm Sr., understandsthat American Pharoah did some special things on theracetrack, but he doesn=t believe he accomplishedenough to unseat a Breeders= Cup winner when itcomes to a championship. AHe won the head-to-head match up in the FrontRunner and we won he Juvenile,@ Brehm said. AI guessthe voters are going to have to decided which of thetwo is more important. Of the seven or eight horsesthat have won the Eclipse Award without winning theBreeders= Cup Juvenile, none of them have done it offtwo wins. Usually it has been an undefeated horse thathad four wins or so.@ Brehm knows his horse is no cinch to win the EclipseAward and he also knows he and his partners couldhave clinched the title had they decided to run in theLos Alamitos Futurity. Considering the field it drew, it=shard to imagine Texas Red wouldn=t have won.
AYes, we thought about the Los Alamitos race,@ hesaid. AWe planned first to get to the Breeders= Cup andthen the strategy was how best to get to the KentuckyDerby. To go to Los Alamitos, we had to considerchanging our original plans, which was to give him 45 days off. We could have cut it short, gone after theLos Alamitos race and put the whole Eclipse Awardthing to rest. But we said what do we really want here?It would be nice to get an Eclipse Award but we didn=twant to deviate from our original goal, which was tofollow what we felt was the best plan to have right forthe Kentucky Derby.@ Ironically, Baffert was in the same position last yearthat Texas Red=s connections now find themselves in.He won the Juvenile with New Year=s Day, his onlystakes win on the year. Voters seemed to be looking foranother alternative and found one when Shared Beliefwon the Cash Call Futurity, now the Los AlamitosFuturity, by 5 3/4 lengths. That earned him an EclipseAward. Baffert hopes American Pharoah is on the winningend this year. AIt=s not just that [American Pharoah] won the twoGrade I=s,@ Baffert said. AIt=s how brilliant he was. Lastyear I had New Year=s Day and it looked like he wasgoing to get the Eclipse and along came Shared Belief.People went for him because of how brilliant he was.People tend to look for to go with the brilliance, sothat=s definitely something in American Pharoah=sfavor.@
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JACINTO HERRERA--THE MAGICIAN IS BACK,AND HE’S COME TO AMERICABy Diego H. Mitagstein Back in November 1994, when I first met JacintoHerrera, he was already a well-known jockey inArgentina, one of many Peruvians to marvel race fansall over the world. His contemporaries were EdgarPrado and Edwin Talaverano, two brilliant names on along list that includes Jorge Chavez, Rafael Bejaranoand Alan Garcia. On that day in 1994, Jacinto was riding a horse,Orday (Arg), who was bred and owned by my family
and competing atSan IsidroRacetrack. Iclearly rememberwatching the raceat an OTB parlor--Icouldn=t get theday off from workto go to the track--and was amazedas Jacinto keptOrday almost 20 lengths off theleader...in a one-mile race! Using atactic that wouldbecome more andmore common
during following years, Jacinto waited until Ordayturned into the long, uphill stretch at San Isidro beforeturning loose a frantic rush that ended when they bothreached the finish line three lengths in front. That was a typical race for Jacinto, a master inletting a horse relax well off the lead, going long orshort, only to coax from them a true killing rush, andalways causing that mix of surprise and admirationamong colleagues, horsemen and fans. He knew howto calm horses down as well, to the point of havingbecome a sort of last resort for those horses whoseemed like they would not make it at the races. Jacinto became a magician, by consensus and by thejudgment of an awestruck South American racingcommunity. Fast forward toJuly 30, 1998,just another raceat San Isidro, butone that wouldchange Jacinto=slife forever. Therewas a four-horsespill, and Jacintosuffered seriousinjuries to his backthat seemed toend his career as ajockey. But with the help of many, in particular hisfamily and the Ceriani family, Jacinto became a trainer
and had his share of success. Among his standoutswas last year=s G1 Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Airesheroine Watch Her (Arg) (Mutakddim). That six-timegroup winner confirmed Jacinto=s link with LaQuebrada, which owned and bred her, and which beganits relationship with Jacinto when he was a fresh-faced18-year-old who had just accepted an invitation to ridein Argentina. But the magician had another surprise up his sleeve.Despite being a successful trainer, he wanted to have ago at rekindling his riding career--this time, in theUnited States. And so, a few months ago, to the U.S.he went. On Nov. 1, he took his first mount for hisfriend Horacio Barbar<n. For the next six weeks, helooked for just another bit of magic on the few horseshe rode. Finally, the magic returned on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Tampa Bay Downs. That=s when the 50-1first-timer Forty Straight (Forty Grams), running frombehind, of course, streaked across the line first in a$25,000 maiden claimer. It was just like the magicianused to do it back in Buenos Aires. His words after the race were measured. AI am hereto enjoy riding, taking it slowly, getting fitter by theday. I have to learn many things here; it is just adifferent style, and the tracks are different.@
At 43, JacintoHerrera is back.The magician fromPeru, the manwho set recordafter record inArgentina, theman whoconvertedthousands ofracing fans intoloyal admirerswith hiscontinuous
surprises. Jacinto is back, and we are all very happy tobe able to enjoy his tricks again. Diego Mitagstein is the editor of TurfDiario.
Jacinto Herrera comes from off the pace towin his first U.S. race Dec. 6 at Tampa
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Mitagstein and Herrera in the winner’s circle Turf Diario/Marcelo Sarachi
Herrera in ArgentinaTurf Diario/Marcelo Sarachi
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Malones Purchase Ballylinch Stud cont. from p1 Killeen Group Holdings, the former owners ofBallylinch Stud, have decided to exit the bloodstockindustry in Ireland. The Mahony Family, owners ofKilleen, commented in a release that, Ait is particularlypleased to have completed the sale of Ballylinch Stud toJohn and Leslie Malone, given their longstandingcommitment to, and international standing in, thebloodstock industry. The fostering of Ballylinch Stud,through investment and expansion, was a key projectof the late Dr. Tim Mahony, and it was a personaldelight for him to have seen Ballylinch=s reputation soarinternationally. The Killeen Group believes that the timing was rightfor this sale, given the rapidly improving economicclimate, the positive outlook for the bloodstock industryin Europe and Ballylinch=s significant recent successes,all of which have combined to deliver an environmentwhich sees the Stud trading strongly.@ Ballylinch Stud is the current home to leadingEuropean freshman sire Lope de Vega (Ire) as well asBeat Hollow (GB), Dream Ahead, Intense Focus andLawman (Fr). All of the Ballylinch Stud staff will be retained.
FRENCH STALLIONS IN THE SPOTLIGHTBy Alix Choppin For the first time in over a decade, six stallions willserve covering duties in France at fees of i15,000 andover. The distinguished sextet comprises Siyouni (Fr)(i20,000) and Makfi (GB) (i17,500), both standing atthe Aga Khan=s Haras de Bonneval; Haras de laCauviniere=s Le Havre (Ire) (i20,000); Haras deColleville=s prideand joyKendargent (Fr)(i18,000); AlShaqab=snewcomerOlympic Glory(Ire) (i15,000);and Haras duQuesnay=s starsire Motivator(GB) (i15,000).This number willincrease further inthe near future as Intello (Ger), who served his first twoseasons at Cheveley Park Stud at a fee of ,25,000; andCharm Spirit (Ire), who retires to Tweenhills at the samefee, are both set to relocate to France in 2015.
This season, only three French-based stallionscommanded fees of i15,000 and up, namely Redoute=sChoice (Aus) at i60,000--who will stay in Australianext year--and Kendargent and Motivator, both ati15,000. Two years earlier, Elusive City (Ire) was thesole French-based sire to reach i15,000. Such lack indepth appeared as a severe depletion when comparedto the golden era of the late 1990s, when the likes ofLinamix (Fr), Highest Honor (Fr), Anabaa, Bering (GB)and Kendor {Fr} commanded fees up to i60,000. Georges Rimaud, Head of the Aga Khan Studs,saluted the resurgence of the French stallion roster. AThis really is a positive sign for all those who breed inFrance,@ he said. AFirst of all, this rise in covering fees isa true reflection of the upgraded quality of French-based stallions. Olympic Glory is a four-time Group 1winner, Motivator has sired a dual Arc winner, and theother four are highly exciting young sires, whose firstcrops have achieved outstanding results both on thetrack and in the sales ring.@ He continued, AMore depth in the upper stallionmarket will mean more opportunities for the bettermares to be covered in France, while in recent years,breeders who wanted to use the top-tier stallions hadlittle choice but to send their mares abroad. I evenbelieve that this bunch is good enough to buck thetrend and attract significant numbers of mares fromabroad. Our experience with Redoute=s Choice hasshowed that it is feasible: almost half of the mares hecovered at Bonneval came from the UK, Ireland,Germany and even North America. At every sale thisyear, we saw progeny of Kendargent, Siyouni and LeHavre being bought by investors from as far afield asAustralia, China or Japan, so I can see why morebreeders from all around Europe would want to usethem.@
Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 4:15 p.m.GRAND PARADE CAPE GUINEAS-G1, R1,000,000 (US$86,524), 3yo,1600mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 6 Harry’s Son (Aus) Haradasun (Aus) Styrdom Lafferty2 2 Act of War (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Fayd’hrbe Ramsden3 8 Kingvoldt (SAf) Western Winter Delpech Ramsden4 3 Light the Lights (SAf) Western Winter Cheyne Kotzen5 14 Mljet (SAf) Jet Master (SAf) Byleveld Marshall6 12 Balance Sheet (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Neisius Knnemyer7 9 Charles Lytton (SAf) Thms Crown (SAf) Fourie Snaith8 7 Arniston (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Orffer Snaith9 5 Alpha Pegasi (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Mxothwa Snaith10 11 Brutal Force (SAf) Western Winter Cormack Ramsden11 10 Zambezi River (SAf) Trippi Khumalo Tarry12 15 Sheer Trouble (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Niekerk Bass13 1 Imperial Gold (SAf) Goldkeeper Danielson Tarry14 4 Captain Alfredo (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Behr Knnemyer15 13 Parachute Man (Aus) High Chaparral (Ire) Domeyer SnaithAll carry 128 pounds.
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Yesterday=s Results:9th-GPX, $36,000, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2X,3yo/up, f/m, 7 1/2fT, 1:29 2/5, fm.STREET SAILING (f, 3, Street Boss--Sailing Free, byMizzen Mast) was purchased privately by Team Valorfrom her breeders after a flashy allowance score in herturf debut at Keeneland last autumn. The grey was atroubled 13th in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies,her lone start for trainer Richard Mettee, and wassubsequently transfered to the care of Ralph Nicks. Atiring sixth to kick off her sophomore campaign in theGinger Brew S. here Jan. 5, the filly was put on theshelf for the next 11 months. Given a 7-1 shot--from amorning line of 20-1--for this return try, Street Sailingrated kindly behind the early pace of longshot PerfectPackage (Tiznow) through a half-mile in :47.84. Askedfor run entering the lane, she spurted to the front underhands and heels from Edgar Prado and widened toregister a comfortable 2 1/4-length victory, withInteresting (Ire) (Raven=s Pass) rallying for second. Saleshistory: $19,000 RNA yrl '12 FTKOCT. LifetimeRecord: 7-3-1-0, $82,520. Click for the brisnet.comchart or VIDEO.O-Team Valor International & Janet Grube. B-DestinyOaks of Ocala (PA). T-Ralph E Nicks.
5th-GPX, $34,000, Msw, (S), 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04 1/5, ft.+R LIMO JOE (c, 2, Kantharos--Valid Silk, by ValidAppeal), who displayed a speedy worktab at GulfstreamPark West for this spectacular first-time outfit, took allof the late money to go off as the razor-thin 3-2favorite (by $256) over the Todd Pletcher-trained
debuter J S Bach (Tale ofthe Cat) in this state-bredtest. Away quickest of allfrom his rail draw, thechestnut doled out swiftearly splits of :22.09 and:45.49 under amotionless Edgard Zayas.Bowling along on an easylead, R Limo Joe was letout a notch when J SBach came calling turningfor home and it did not
require much for the chesnut to hold that rival at bayby 1 3/4 lengths at the wire. R Limo Joe, a half-brotherto Rocky River (Concorde=s Tune), SW, $127,220, isthe 18th winner for his freshman sire (by Lion Heart)and the victory was the third of the day for Zayas.Sales history: $47,000 RNA 2yo >14 OBSAPR. LifetimeRecord: 1-1-0-0, $20,400. Click for the brisnet.comchart or VIDEO.O-Averill Racing LLC, Silver Oak Stable & Clark CFreeman. B-Ocala Stud (FL). T-Kirk Ziadie.
7th-TAM, $20,000, Msw, 2yo, 1m40y, 1:41 3/5, ft.MARINE ONE (c, 2, Malibu Moon--Dattts Our Girl {SW,$175,363}, by Thunder Gulch) was an even seventh ondebut traveling a mile over the lawn at Gulfstream ParkWest Nov. 16. Adding blinkers and continuing to racewithout Lasix, the colt was let go at odds of 6-1 forthis switch to the dirt. A bit wide around the openingbend, the bay secured position pressing Party Ticket(Desert Party) through a half-mile in :48.56. The twomatched strides into the lane, but Marine One dug inand prevailed by a neck over that stubborn foe on thewire, holding off late rushes by Carajillo (Medagliad=Oro) and favored African Fighter (Tiznow) in a four-horse photo finish. The winner RNA=d for $95,000 atthe 2013 KEESEP sale and was picked up for $185,000by his current owners a month later as a FTKOCTyearling. His third dam is MGISW Lakeway (SeattleSlew). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $12,360. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O-Woodford Racing LLC. B-DATTT Farm LLC (KY).T-Christophe Clement.
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 3:58 p.m. EDTTROPICAL PARK DERBY, $75,000, 3yo, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Sky Flight Sky Mesa Lezcano Casse 10-12 Other Cheek Smart Strike Leparoux Delacour 4-13 Ironicus Distorted Humor Rosario McGaughey 10-14 My Storm Trooper Tropical Storm Velazquez Wilensky 20-15 Breitling Flyer Ghostzapper Zayas Harris 20-16 Best Plan Yet Hear No Evil Rios Gold 20-17 Cement Clement Limehouse Albright Rojas 15-18 Daddy’s Kid Scat Daddy Dunkelberger Nagle 9-29 Smooth Daddy Scat Daddy Castellano Albertrani 7-210 Roman Approval Roman Ruler I. Ortiz Maker 10-111 Morning Calm Broken Vow Goncalves Nihei 20-112 Cabo Cat Kitten’s Joy Bravo Hennig 15-113 Wallyana Langfuhr Pino Pino 15-114 Bashart War Front Saez Matz 10-1Also Eligible15 Shiva Ryan Tapit Gomez Jehaludi 20-116 Idiosyncratic Thewayyouare Velazquez Brown 20-1Click for the Brisnet.com PPs.
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Florida Report cont.Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:57 p.m. EDTTROPICAL PARK OAKS, $75,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Bikini Beauty Bernardini Bravo Clement 12-12 Party Now Tiznow Velazquez McGaughey 3-13 Naughty Holiday Harlan’s Holiday Goncalves Fawkes 20-14 Dancing House Tapit I. Ortiz McLaughlin 4-15 Flat Out Charming Flatter Gonzales Garcia 30-16 Pink Poppy Tiznow Zayas Wolfson 20-17 Granny Mc’s Kitten Kitten’s Joy Rosario Brown 6-18 Jackie’s Daughter Pulpit Prado Maker 12-19 Sumba Sunset Street Cry (Ire) Saez Matz 20-110 She’s Not Here Street Cry (Ire) Lanerie Oliver 20-111 Save the Park Divine Park Lopez Baker 20-112 Patsy’s Holiday Harlan’s Holiday J. Ortiz Pletcher 6-113 Great Cross Kitten’s Joy Leparoux Maker 9-214 Sandiva (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Castellano Pletcher 4-1Also Eligible:15 Verdura Smart Strike Lezcano Clement 4-116 Latique Elusive Quality Leparoux Motion 20-1Click for the Brisnet.com PPs.
7th-GP, $40K, Msw, 2yo, 7 1/2fT, 3:29 p.m. ET Hall of Famer Allen Jerkens unveils the royally bred FLYING AGAIN(Awesome Again) in this spot. The Adena Springs homebred’s seconddam is champion broodmare Baby Zip (Relaunch), who producedchampion and top sire Ghostzapper (Awesome Again); GISW City Zip(Carson City); and GSW City Wolf (Giant’s Causeway). ReevesThoroughbred Racing and trainer Kathy Ritvo, who joined forces lastyear to win the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic with Mucho Macho Man(Macho Uno), team up once again here with first-time starter Kir Royale(Arch). Purchased for $250,000 at Keeneland September, the darkbay’s dam is a half-sister to champion Vindication (Seattle Slew) and afull to GSW Scipion (A.P. Indy). Click for Brisnet.com PPs.
6th-LRC, $42K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 5:50 p.m. ET Southern Equine Stables homebred E STORM (Medaglia d’Oro)makes his career bow in this spot for trainer Eric Guillot. The dark baytraces his lineage back to champion A.P. Indy (Seattle Slew) andMGISW millionaire Summer Squall (Summer Bird), who were producedby champion broodmare, MGSW and GISP Weekend Surprise(Secretariat). Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer unveils Tall and Sweet(Lemon Drop Kid), a $210,000 KEESEP purchase owned byHollendorfer, Dan Hoefflin and George Todaro. The chestnut is out of ahalf-sister to GISW Square Eddie (Smart Strike). Fellow Hall of FamerBob Baffert saddles the morning-line favorite in Mike Rutherford’sRoadbug (Quality Road), who was produced by a daughter of GISWDiplomat Lady (Forestry). Click for Brisnet.com PPs.
Thursday Night=s Results:5th-PEN, $33,300, NW1X, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m,1:46 3/5, ft.SUZY BLUE LIGHT (f, 3, Exchange Rate--Silmaril{MGSW, $1,032,973}, by Diamond), an $82,000FTMOCT yearling, failed to hit the board in her first twotries routing on the dirt earlier this year and finishedninth after a troubled trip over the lawn at Parx Sept. 28. Switched to state-bred company, the fillygraduated with a runaway five-length score as theheavy favorite over a mile here Nov. 28. Installed as the1-2 favorite to repeat, the dark bay went straight to thefront and took the field through a half-mile in :49.09.She remained unpressured into the stretch and drew offto another convincing 4 1/4-length tally, withMisstreated (Dehere) rallying for second. The winner isthe second foal to race out of millionaire Silmaril, whocaptured the GIII Pimlico Breeders= Cup Distaff H. in2005 and the GIII Endine H. in 2007. The mare alsoproduced the yearling filly Suzy Moonlight (Blame) andhas an unnamed weanling by Jump Start. LifetimeRecord: 5-2-0-0, $46,350. Click for the brisnet.comchart or VIDEO.O-The Elkstone Group LLC. B-Stephen E Quick &Christoper J Feifarek (PA). T-Richard A Violette Jr.
3rd-CTX, $25,000, Msw, (S), 2yo, 4 1/2f, :53 2/5, ft.BIG BAD MAX (c, 2, Midshipman--Mountain Bonfire, byMt. Livermore) flashed brief speed before fading to lastof nine as the favorite in his six panel unveiling atLaurel Nov. 1. Bet down to 3-2 favoritism for a trainerwho wins at a 32% clip with his second-timers, thechestnut cut the pace through a quarter-mile in :22.35,drew clear entering the stretch and held a one-lengthmargin over Upperville (Windsor Castle) at the wire tobecome the 18th winner for his freshman sire (byUnbridled=s Song). The winner is a half toSomethingabouther (War Chant), MSP, $107,040.Sales history: $6,500 yrl '13 FTMSEP. Lifetime Record:2-1-0-0, $14,760. Click for the brisnet.com chart orVIDEO. O-Offlimits of Ramsey. B-Coleswood Farm Inc (WV).T-Rodney Jenkins.
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Yesterday=s Results:6th-LRL, $40,000, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 1:38 2/5, ft.TEKTON (c, 2, Bernardini--Touch Love {GSW,$153,060}, by Not for Love), a $190,000 KEESEPyearling buy, tracked the pace and leveled off to besixth in his six-panel debut here Nov. 20. The coltdisplayed two bullet five-furlong works at Fair Hill inpreparation for this second try and was sent postwardas the 3-1 second choice. Breaking from the far outsidestall, the bay pressed pace-setting Perpetual Optimism(First Defence) through a half-mile in :47.06 and movedin tandem with that rival entering the stretch. The duopowered well clear of the others, with Tekton edgingaway to best his foe by 3 1/4 lengths. Jack O Liam(Lookin at Lucky) stumbled at the start, unseated hisrider and ran loose toward the outside rail for theduration of the race. The winner is a half to StarfishBay (Elusive Quality), MSW, $241,831. LifetimeRecord: 2-1-0-0, $23,600. Click for the brisnet.comchart or VIDEO. O-Shortleaf Stable Inc. B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd(KY). T-Anthony W Dutrow.
Yesterday=s Results:BUDDY DILIBERTO MEMORIAL S., $50,000, FGX,12-19, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m (off turf), 1:44 4/5, sy.1--GRAND CONTENDER, 118, g, 6, Strong Contender-- My Twilight Dancer, by Twilight Agenda. ($19,000 RNA wlng '08 KEENOV; $7,000 RNA yrl '09 KEESEP). O-Maggi Moss; B-Epona Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Thomas M Amoss; J-Francisco C Torres. $32,500. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 26-9-3-6, $615,610. *1/2 to Twilight Eclipse (Purim), MGSW & MGISP, $1,294,786. 2--Treasury Bill, 118, c, 4, Lemon Drop Kid--Wow Me Free, by Menifee. ($230,000 yrl '11 FTKJUL). O-Louie J Roussel III. $10,000.3--All Stormy, 118, h, 5, Stormy Atlantic--Allspice, by Coronado's Quest. O-Jim Tafel LLC. $5,000.Margins: 1HF, 9, 3. Odds: 0.50, 7.20, 7.00. Having never tried the turf in any of his 25 previousstarts, Grand Contender was entered as a main-track-only for all intents and purposes and took fulladvantage when it was rained onto a sloppy main track.Winner of the GIII Texas Mile and GIII Lone Star Park H.this past spring, the half-brother to recent GI Breeders=Cup Turf third Twilight Eclipse (Purim) was third to topLouisiana-bred Sunbeam (Brahms) in the June 21Evangeline Mile S. Given some time off following afourth in the Prairie Meadows H. July 26, he returnedto action with a useful third to Sunbeam in the Nov. 22Delta Mile S. and was long odds-on here. Awaysmoothly for >Cisco Torres, Grand Contender raced wellwithin himself the entire journey and was never out of ahigh gallop to score comfortably. Treasury Bill pluggedon late, but was never going to get to the winner.Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
1st-FGX, $38,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($50,000), NW2L,2yo, 1m (off turf), 1:39, sy.ANOTHER LEMON DROP (c, 2, Lemon Drop Kid--Shytoe Lafeet {SW, $332,473}, by King of Kings{Ire}), exiting a distant third-place effort behindJ “TDN Rising Star” J Dortmund (Big Brown)going Churchill=s one-turn mile Nov. 29, got a rail-skimming ride from Calvin Borel, improved steadily to
take command at thefence rounding thefinal turn and cameaway to a good-looking five-lengthvictory over favoredDistant Kingdom(Majesticperfection) ina rained-off allowancein the Friday opener atthe Fair Grounds.Possessed of a turf-
leaning pedigree, the $130,000 Keeneland Septemberyearling purchase made his first two starts over thatsurface, finishing a debut fourth at Churchill Sept. 19before graduating by two lengths as the 5-2 favorite atKeeneland Oct. 24. He sat a similar ground-saving tripwhen trying the dirt for the first time last month andmade a mild middle move before finishing 8 3/4 lengthsadrift of the GI Los Alamitos Futurity favorite. Thewinner is a half-brother to Ontology (Tapit), GSP,$144,050. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $62,550. Click forthe brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.O-Rigney Racing. B-Avalon Farms Inc (KY). T-Philip ABauer.
5th-FGX, $37,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 1m (off turf), 1:41,sy.TACHIELLO (f, 2, Colonel John--Gioiello, by AlphabetSoup) ran to longshot odds when sixth of seven in aone-mile Churchill maiden Sept. 5 and found sometrouble when a well-beaten fifth against $50,000maiden taggers at Keeneland Oct. 17. The bay showedsome signs of life when descending the ladder anotherpeg going seven-eighths of a mile against maiden$40,000 company in Louisville Nov. 22, finishingsecond in her final run for trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel.Stretching back out and stepping up in class for this in-form conditioner, Tachiello was in the vanguard passingunder the wire for the first time, then settled back intoa stalking fourth on the back of the speed. Able to saveground in the middle stages, she was able to push outthree deep at the head of the lane, grabbed PleasantTales (Tale of Ekati) a sixteenth out and outgamed thatone by a neck at odds of 6-1. Sales history: $27,000RNA wlng '12 KEENOV; $57,000 yrl '13 KEESEP.Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-0, $26,641. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O-Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch. B-John A & Sue SDeVault (KY). T-Joe Sharp.
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Central Report cont.Thursday Night=s Results:7th-TPX, $24,075, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:20,ft.PROFESS (f, 2, War Front--Preach {GISW, $304,656},by Mr. Prospector) was off the board in three priorstarts under the care of Bill Mott, including a recenteighth-place finish at a mile in the slop at Belmont Oct. 23. Switching barns to an outfit that scores with35% of new acquisitions and continuing to racewithout Lasix, the regally bred filly was sent off at oddsof 4-1 for this first try over the all-weather track. Thebay tracked the pace through a quarter-mile in :22.76and bid for the lead three wide turning for home.Holding a narrow advantage in midstretch, she wasoverhauled by longshot Miss Negrita (Desert Party) andcrossed the wire second. That rival was subsequentlydisqualified and placed third for interference, sendingProfess to the winner=s circle and promoting The Crane(Tiznow) to the place spot. The winner is a half toMGSW Pulpit (A.P. Indy), who banked $728,200 in sixcareer starts before becoming an influential sire atClaiborne Farm, and Tell It (Storm Cat), SP, $162,283.Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-0, $19,350. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or VIDEO.O/B-Claiborne Farm (KY). T-Thomas Drury Jr.
Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 1:00 p.m. EDTSUGAR BOWL S., $50,000, 2yo, 6fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Smudge Behindatthebar Ramgeet Delany 15-12 Control Stake Discreetly Mine Graham Amoss 9-53 Bourbon Cowboy Cowboy Cal Mena Scherer 4-14 Plaska Intimidator Rosier Delany 20-15 Cinco Charlie Indian Charlie Albarado Asmussen 4-5Click for the Brisnet.com PPs.
Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 4:21 p.m. EDTLETELLIER MEMORIAL, $50,000, 2yo, f, 6fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Jugni Colonel John Mena Flint 12-12 Promise Me Silver Silver City Albarado Calhoun 9-53 I’m a Looker Henny Hughes Hernandez Dupuy 5-24 Carolina Jasmie Line of David Geroux McKeever 4-15 Guessed Right Discreet Cat Pedroza Foley 12-16 True to You Scat Daddy Graham Amoss 3-1Click for the Brisnet.com PPs.
Yesterday=s Results:6th-LRC, $42,500, Msw, (S), 2yo, f, 6f, 1:09 4/5, ft.+SHEER PLEASURE (f, 2, Birdonthewire--KathrynsBirthday, by Blare of Trumpets) gave Billy Koch=s LittleRed Feather and trainer Phil D=Amato their own rollingDouble with this very promising debut effort. The darkbay filly did the bulk of her pre-race training at the SanLuis Rey training center and registered her final threedrills at Santa Anita, including a strong five furlongsfrom the gate in 1:00 1/5 (25/132) Dec. 14. Let go at9-1 from a morning line of 4-1, Sheer Pleasure jumpedon terms and led outright with 3 1/2 furlongs to race.Popped the question by Martin Garcia in upper stretch,she bounded clear and had 6 1/2 impressive lengths onfavored Slew=s Charm (Roi Charmant) at the wire, thengalloped out with good energy. Lifetime Record:1-1-0-0, $25,200. Click for the brisnet.com chart orVIDEO.O-Little Red Feather Racing & John W Ransom.B-Madera Thoroughbreds LLC (CA). T-Philip D'Amato.
4th-LRC, $42,250, Msw, (S), 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10, ft.PATSY G AND ME (f, 2, Unusual Heat--Lucky Spirit, byExemplary Leader) was off tardily from the inside gatein her Sept. 14 bow over the Golden Gate Tapeta, butrushed up to lead before tiring late to finish fifth in alone appearance for Steve Specht. Sent away as the 9-5 second choice behind the well-regardedThermodynamics (The Pamplemousse), Patsy G and Mewas first to trip the timer and set a pressured pacewhile racing well away from the inside. She turned forhome comfortably in command and was never inserious danger as Thermodynamic closed the winningmargin down to 1 1/4 lengths. The latter missed thebreak a half-step from the one hole and lingeredtowards the rear early. She began to find her best strideinto the final furlong, and while she failed to catch thewinner, she galloped out under a full head of steam.Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $25,876. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or VIDEO.O-Edward M Tannenbaum. B-Edward Tannenbaum &Bud Petrick (CA). T-Tim Yakteen.
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Emerald Downs Announces Purse Increases:Edited Press Release Average daily purse distribution will increaseapproximately 20% for the 2015 live racing season atEmerald Downs. Horsemen were notified of the increase last weekwhen stall applications were mailed in preparation forthe 70-day live racing season. The increase will bemade possible by ongoing purse enhancements fromthe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, which has providedEmerald Downs with $11,954,825 in pursesupplements since 2004. Pending approval by the Washington Horse RacingCommission, the meeting will run Apr. 18 throughSept. 27 with racing Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The2015 season marks the 20th season of live racing atEmerald Downs. In November it was announced that the MuckleshootIndian Tribe had agreed in principle to acquire EmeraldDowns and its assets. The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe isexpected to obtain the WHRC license necessary to ownand operate Emerald Downs and its off-track wageringfacilities. The process is ongoing and the license isexpected to be awarded early in 2015. Emerald Downs= stable area opens Jan. 31 withtraining beginning Feb. 2. The 2015 stakes schedule,including the 80th running of the GIII Longacres Mile,will be announced early next year. Stall applications are available online atwww.emeralddowns.com in the horsemen section.
IN BRITAIN:Bognor, g, 3, Hard Spun--Ms Blue Blood, by A.P. Indy. SWL, 12-19, 7f (AWT), 1:28.65. B-Klawervlei Stud (Pty) Ltd (KY). *$30,000 yrl >12 KEESEP; 38,000gns RNA 2yo >13 TATAPR. **1/2 to Crazy About Me (Lawyer Ron), SP-US, $123,873.
IN SOUTH KOREA:Choegang Plus, f, 2, Exchange Rate--Blasted, by Dynaformer. Busan, 12-19, Cond. ($52k), 1200m. B-Three Chimneys Farm LLC & J V Shields Jr (KY). *Won by six lengths. **$22,000 RNA yrl >13 KEESEP; $36,000 2yo >14 OBSJUN.
CBA to Hold Second Educational Symposium: The second annual Educational Symposium will bepresented by the Consignors and Commercial BreedersAssociation, Inc. (CBA) at the Keeneland Sales PavilionFeb. 3. Topics covered during the symposium rangefrom conformation issues (ankles and sesamoiditis), tobusiness to tax related topics that affect allThoroughbred Farming operations. The final hour of the2015 symposium will be a casual conversation withTed Bassett, John Williams, Terrence Collier and Dr.John Chandler who will share some of their experiencesfrom participating in the Thoroughbred industry.Registration will be available soon.
First-crop starters to watch: Saturday, December 20Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2011 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
BULLSBAY (Tiznow), Northview, $3K, 23/3/17-LRL, Msw, 5 1/2f, +Last Confession, 8-1CHARITABLE MAN (Lemon Drop Kid), Taylor Mountain Farm, $4K, 36/5/05-CT, Msw, 6 1/2f, Candy Man's Girl, 6-18-CT, Stk, 7f, Generous Woman, 12-15-CT, Msw, 6 1/2f, Double Bogey Blues, 12-1COOL COAL MAN (Mineshaft), Journeyman, $4K, 40/8/13-HAW, Msw, 6f, She's Coal Hearted, $35K OBS APR 2yo, 8-1DISCREETLY MINE (Mineshaft), Lanes End, $10K, 97/17/01-FG, Stk, 6f, Control Stake, $85K OBS AUG yrl, 9-5GLOBAL HUNTER (Arg) (Jade Hunter), , $, 6/0/06-LRC, Msw, 6f, I Am Going Global, $3K BAR OCT yrl, 30-1KANTHAROS (Lion Heart), Ocala Stud, $5K, 52/18/15-GP, Aoc, 1mT, Big Yum, $47K RNA OBS APR 2yo, 8-1LINE OF DAVID (Lion Heart), Spendthrift Farm, $6K, 50/8/08-LRC, Stk, 1 1/16m, Firing Line, $240K KEE APR 2yo, 3-17-GP, Msw, 7 1/2fT, Little Baltar, $65K OBS MAR 2yo, 7-28-FG, Stk, 6f, Carolina Jasmine, $60K OBS APR 2yo, 4-1LOOKIN AT LUCKY (Smart Strike), Ashford Stud, $15K, 100/27/37-GP, Msw, 7 1/2fT, How You, $125K OBS OPN 2yo, 20-17-GP, Msw, 7 1/2fT, Madefromlucky, $150K OBS MAR 2yo, 10-1MUNNINGS (Speightstown), Ashford Stud, $10K, 104/25/37-CT, Alw, 6 1/2f, Carolina Speed, $30K RNA OBS OPN 2yo, 9-28-LRC, Stk, 1 1/16m, No Problem, $72K RNA OBS APR 2yo, 8-1OFFICER ROCKET (GB) (Officer), 5/0/05-CT, Msw, 6 1/2f, Colonial Rocket, 12-1QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality), Lane's End, $25K, 110/15/26-LRC, Msw, 6f, +Roadbug, $70K KEE SEP yrl, 2-1SILVER CITY (Unbridled's Song), Valor Farm, $2K, 19/8/18-FG, Stk, 6f, Promise Me Silver, 9-5SUMMER BIRD (Birdstone), Japan, $15K, 93/8/09-DED, Alw, 5f, Limeade, $35K EAS MAY 2yo, 9-2TALE OF EKATI (Tale of the Cat), Darby Dan Farm, $15K, 68/13/010-FG, Msw, 1mT, Tale of Verve, $440K KEE APR 2yo, 7-2TEMPLE CITY (Dynaformer), Spendthrift Farm, $5K, 89/11/210-FG, Msw, 1mT, Infiltration, $26K OBS OPN 2yo, 6-16-LRC, Msw, 6f, +Court the Storm, 15-1TIZDEJAVU (Tiznow), Crestwood Farm, $5K, 51/6/17-LRL, Msw, 5 1/2f, +My Team, 12-1WARRIOR’S REWARD (Medaglia d'Oro), Spendthrift Farm, $13K, 104/13/110-FG, Msw, 1mT, No Small Rewards, $220K KEE SEP yrl, 12-1
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B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O NAMERICA
Rookies cont.
First/second-crop starters to watch: Sat., December 20 Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2010 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
BEHINDATTHEBAR (Forest Wildcat), Le Mesa Stallions, $3K, 51/10/01-FG, Stk, 6f, Smudge, 15-1COLONEL JOHN (Tiznow), WinStar, $15K, 186/50/38-FG, Stk, 6f, Jugni, $40K KEE NOV wnl, 12-1COWBOY CAL (Giant's Causeway), Pin Oak, $8K, 127/49/11-FG, Stk, 6f, Bourbon Cowboy, $50K OBS APR 2yo, 4-1DENIS OF CORK (Harlan's Holiday), Taylor Mountain, $3K, 35/10/08-CT, Stk, 7f, Lady of Cork, 10-1PAPA CLEM (Smart Strike), Legacy Ranch, $7K, 125/31/29-SUN, Stk, 5 1/2f, Papa's Dancing, $15K I '14 BAR JUL, 10-1THEWAYYOUARE (Kingmambo), Coolmore Stud, 147/38/28-GP, Stk, 1 1/16mT, Idiosyncratic, $120K KEE APR 2yo, 20-1
HORSE RACING IRELAND=S >15 BUDGET APPROVED Edited Press Release The establishment of a new Racecourse CapitalDevelopment Fund of over i100 million, an increase ofi5 million in prize-money next year, enhanced integrityfunding and further reductions in owners= and trainers=administrative costs were the key features of HorseRacing Ireland=s 2015 budget, which was approved bythe Board at their meeting Thursday. Following the announcement of HRI=s improvedfunding of i54.4 million for next year, HRI ChairmanJoe Keeling stressed his continuing commitment toimproved prize-money, reduced costs of ownership,across-the-board improvements in racecourse facilitiesand an enhanced drug-testing capability. HRI Chairman, Joe Keeling said: AWhen I becameChairman of HRI, I made a public commitment toreduce the costs of ownership and increaseprize-money and thanks to the Government=s improvedlevel of funding for 2015, we can continue to deliver onthat commitment. The security provided by knowingthat our funding will increase for each of the next twoyears allows us to establish a Capital DevelopmentFund in excess of i100 million. The requirement toenhance our drug testing systems is a priority given theevents that unfolded in Ireland and overseas this year,and HRI is determined to create and fund a world-classsystem to address the needs of the industry in thelong-term.@
IN UAE:Shibab (Ire), g, 5, Dubawi (Ire)--Baya, by Nureyev. Al Ain, 12-19, Hcp. ($23k), 1600m, 1:40.00. B-Darley.
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:7th-LRL, $47,520, Opt. Clm. ($25,000-$20,000),NW1X, 3yo/up, 7f, 1:23, ft.CUTTY SHARK (g, 3, Old Fashioned--A Sea Trippi{MSW, $334,734}, by Trippi) Lifetime Record: SP,17-4-3-1, $136,696. O-Leslie Ruth & Barbara J Houck.B-Bridlewood Farm (FL). T-Donald H Barr. *$20,000RNA yrl '12 KEEJAN; $38,000 yrl '12 KEESEP;$70,000 2yo >13 FTMMAY.
2nd-DED, $40,600, 12-18, NW3L, 3yo/up, f/m, 7 1/2f,1:35 3/5, ft.ALYSAY (f, 3, Top Venture--Jennifer's Say {SP}, by OhSay) Lifetime Record: 15-3-5-3, $85,965. O/T-PattiTurner. B-Jerry D Cart (LA).
9th-DED, $40,000, 12-18, NW1X, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 5f,1:00 1/5, ft.TOUGH JEANS (f, 4, Good and Tough--Walma Jean, byIde) Lifetime Record: 13-4-3-2, $63,980. O-AHPStables LLC. B-Michele Rodriguez (LA). T-Allen Landry.
8th-TPX, $24,266, 12-18, NW2L, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f(AWT), 1:10 3/5, ft.FIORETTI (f, 4, Bernardini--Move Clickly, by CherokeeRun) Lifetime Record: 15-2-6-0, $95,989. O-TwoHearts Farm LLC. B-James G Bell (KY). T-Anthony JHamilton Jr. *$92,000 yrl '11 KEEJAN; $230,000 RNAyrl '11 KEESEP; $35,000 HRA >14 FTKJU2.
7th-HAW, $23,238, NW1$BX, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f,1:11, ft.KARLA WITH A K (f, 3, Limehouse--Beaugeste, byMilitary) Lifetime Record: 8-2-1-1, $43,588. O/B-JudyDorris & Ken Sentel (IL). T-Chris Dorris.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Swiss Silver, c, 2, Ministers Wild Cat--Short Sentence, by Swiss Yodeler. LRC, 12-18, (S), 6f, 1:09 3/5. B-Revocable Trust of Dr Mikel C Harrington & Patricia O Harrington (CA). *1/2 to Better Bet (Southern Image), SW, $261,620.Wesley's Dream, f, 2, My Friend Max--Rich Rezultz, by Harborage. DED, 12-18, (S), 6 1/2f, 1:22 3/5. B-Wayne M Schexnayder (LA). *$1,000 2yo >14 ESLAPR.Hero of War, c, 2, Windsor Castle--Lil Soldier Girl, by Castine. CTX, 12-18, (S), 4 1/2f, :52 4/5. B-Edward R Krishack (WV).Ribbon Cutter, f, 3, Elusive Quality--Couture Cat, by Storm Cat. CTX, 12-18, 6 1/2f, 1:20 1/5. B-Darley (KY). *$35,000 HRA >14 FTNOCT.Kate Greenaway, f, 3, Tiznow--Season's Greetings (Ire) (SW & MGSP-Fr), by Ezzoud (Ire). LRL, 12-19, 7f, 1:25 1/5. B-Darley (KY). *1/2 to Grace Hall (Empire Maker), GISW, $1,546,360.
EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS
All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated
Recall the cashcall (G1)?I Want Revenge was a standout 2YO who made his stakes debut in a Grade 1
coming off a maiden win. he lost in a photo finish to Pioneerof the Nile. he ended his juvenile season weighted at 118lbs, just 2lbs below Pioneerof the Nile.
KNOW What PIONeeROf the NIle Is dOING?he’s a promising young sire and currently the leading second-crop sire of 2014.
KNOW What OtheR PROmIsING YOuNG sIRe WON the cashcall? Into mischief, the #1 aPeX sire in the World and sire of a multiple Breeders’ cup Winner.
You get where we’re goin’ with this?
$5,000 LFSN
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B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O NEUROPE
UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES Date Race TrackDec. 26 GI La Brea S. SA
GI Malibu S. SAGII Mathis Brothers Mile SA
Dec. 27 GIII La Prevoyante H. GPGIII Mr. Prospector S. GPGIII W.L. McKnight H. GPGIII Midnight Lute S. SAGIII Robert J. Frankel S. SA
Dec. 28 GIII Daytona S. SAJan. 3 GII San Gabriel S. SA
GII Santa Ynez S. SAGIII Dania Beach S. GPGIII Old Hat S. GP
Jan. 4 GII Monrovia S. SAJan. 10 GII Fort Lauderdale S. GP
GII San Pasqual S. SAGII Sham S. SAGIII Hal’s Hope S. GPGIII Marshua’s River S. GPGIII Sham S. SA
Jan. 17 GII La Canada S. SAGIII Col. E.R. Bradley H. FGGIII Lecomte S. FG
Jan. 19 GII Santa Monica S. SAJan. 24 GII Forward Gal S. GP
GII Holy Bull S. GPGII Santa Monica S. SAGIII Tampa Bay S. TAMGIII Hutcheson S. GPGIII Connally Turf Cup HOU
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:+Emperor Bob (Ire), c, 2, Big Bad Bob (Ire)--Simonda (GB), by Singspiel (Ire). DUN, 12-19, 7f (AWT), 1:27.63. B-Simon Tindall (Ire). *i7,000 2yo >14 GOFFEB; i26,000 2yo >14 GORMAY.+Nadder (GB), f, 2, Notnowcato (GB)--Tavy (GB), by Pivotal (GB). SWL, 12-19, 8f (AWT), 1:44.65. B-Mrs James Wigan (GB). *9,500gns RNA wlng >12 TATDEC.Charlton Heights (Ire), g, 2, Strategic Prince (GB)-- Personal Design (Ire), by Traditionally. WOL, 12-19, 7f 32y (AWT), 1:30.67. B-Padraic Connolly (Ire). *i2,200 RNA wlng >12 GOFNOV; i3,500 2yo >14 GOFFEB.+Luis Vaz de Torres (Ire), c, 2, Tagula (Ire)--Tekhania (Ire), by Dalakhani (Ire). WOL, 12-19, 5f 216y (AWT), 1:14.65. B-Peter Molony (Ire). *,5,000 RNA yrl >13 DONAUG; ,21,000 2yo >14 DONAPR.Tigerland (Fr), g, 3, Hold That Tiger--Caparroso (Fr) (GSP-Fr), by Sin Kiang (Fr). POR, 12-19, 10 1/2f (AWT), 2:13.53. B-Steeve Berland & Christian Berland (Fr). *i10,000 RNA 2yo >13 OSAAPR.Nalon (GB), g, 3, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)--Drama Playout (GB), by Kendor (Fr). POR, 12-19, 8 1/2f (AWT), 1:43.34. B-Childwick Bury Stud Management Ltd (GB). *i25,000 HRA yrl >14 ARQJUL.