California Thoroughbred Magazine

January 2011

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ALSO STANDING:

NUMBER ONE IN CALIFORNIA!

Leading Sire of 2-year-olds SWISS YODELERSwiss Yodeler

Hi Ho Yodeler

FEE: $5,000 LF

Three-time Leading Sire UNUSUAL HEAT

Unusual Heat

The Usual Q.T., Unusual Suspect and Acclamation

Nureyev-Rossard, by Glacial

TIZBUDCee’s Tizzy-Cee’s Song,

by Seattle Song

DESERT CODEE. Dubai-Chatta Code,

by Lost Code

SINGLETARYSultry Song-Joiski’s Star,

by Star de NaskraFEE: $1,500 LF

LUCKY J. H.Cee’s Tizzy- Lucky C. H.,

by A. P. IndyFEE: $1,500 LF

STORMY JACK Bertrando-Tiny Kristin,

by SteelinctiveFEE: $1,500 LF

DOWNTOWN SEATTLESeattle Slew-Soviet Problem,

by Moscow BalletFEE: $1,000 LF

Leading Freshman Sire LUCKY PULPITPulpit

Pulpit-Lucky Soph, by Cozzene

The Usual Q. T.

Hi Ho Yodeler

Lucky Pulpit

From the Executive CornerA Time For Reflection

Here we are in a new year, moving forward with hope fora better economy. We have had the pleasure of watchingthe wonderful mare Zenyatta through all her training andracing career. Jerry and Ann Moss have been the perfectowners, John Sherriffs the perfect trainer and Dottie Ingordo-Sherriffs the perfect agent. With California exuberance,they all happily shared this wonderful mare with the world.This team stepped out of the racing world and caught theattention of the non-racing public. These non fans are thepeople we simply cannot reach with all the money wespend in advertising. The awe-inspiringbooks and movies about Seabiscuit and Sec-retariat need to be followed quickly by a greatmovie about Zenyatta.

This year, we will have the wonderfuloption of running on either dirt or all-weathertracks in Southern California. Something foreveryone. Many of us would love to see a dirttrack in the north that could trade dates withGolden Gate Fields like Bay Meadows Race-course once did. The track at Cal Expo inSacramento would be a good choice.

The Northern California Equine Associa-tion (NCEA), led by Joe Daehling, EllenJackson, Debbie Robinson and Eileen Mat-son, has done a marvelous job of getting the breeders, own-ers, and racetrackers together. They have meetings from theSacramento area to Golden Gate with good speakers andinteresting programs. This group is very aware of the issuesthat affect them both on the farms and at the tracks. Bybanding together, they have a stronger voice than the northhas had in the past. As the President of the CaliforniaThoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA), I have beenable to attend many of their meetings and been able toshare information in person. Several of our CTBA boardmembers also attend regularly. We have the same situationdown south with the California Thoroughbred Farms Man-agers Association (CTFMA).

One important issue, at least by my estimation, is theplacement of the satellite facilities that have been allottedto our industry by the legislature. Clearly these terminalsshould be set in places where our industry gets the mostexposure to the uninitiated. Let’s use this opportunity toreach out and make new fans. If our satellites were locatedin restaurants where families go out to eat and in local smalltown hang-outs we could be showing our industry more asa sport. Instead, most of our leaders want to focus the newsatellites at the already gambling population such as thecard clubs in very populated areas. Up in Modesto, on what

is called the “west side,” which is farming country, is a littlerestaurant and sports bar filled daily with farmers and fam-ilies. These folks would love to put in a satellite. Aren’tthese the people we hope to get interested in our sport? Oursport should not be hidden from kids and families justbecause gambling is involved. It is time to separate us fromthe “dark smoky back room atmosphere” attitude so manyoutsiders visualize when they think of horse racing.

Our Educational Committee, headed by board memberRosemary Neeb, has done an outstanding job bringing the

“second career” options to the forefront thesepast three years. Working with the Oak TreeRacing Association we have produced infor-mation that has been made available to every-one on the Internet. This has been enhancedby our new web site and touted to horse expos,the State Fair and the county fairs we havevisited during the past two years.

Our Legislative Committee has been ableto continue its job of keeping our positionviable with both our state and federal gov-ernments. Political Action Committee(PAC) funds are highly regulated by bothstate and federal laws. The filing rules arecomplex and carefully followed by our tax

attorneys. If anything were amiss we certainly would not behearing about it from an anonymous blogger.

This past year we lost one of our current leaders whenhis airplane went down in eastern Oregon. While all of ourlosses this year have been sad, the sudden death of Frank“Scoop” Vessels was particularly hard on our board. He wasin the prime of his life, active in a myriad of horse boardsand councils, actively running his farm and enjoying hisyoungest son’s maturation. Scoop’s wife, Bonnie, always byhis side, agreed to take his place on our board. Having theowner of one of California’s largest breeding and trainingfarms creates a good balance on our board and we are soglad Bonnie plans to continue.

Our Maiden Bonus Program has been a huge success.While the California sales have been poor, both in the northand in the south, the same situation is being mimicked acrossthe country. We are talking about various ways of enhancingour product even more than the Maiden Bonus Program butnothing seems very plausible yet. Of course, the drop in thenumber of mares bred will certainly change the “supply anddemand” side of the equation at the sales in the future.

The past three years as the President of this association havebeen a pleasure. I have enjoyed working with the board and thestaff and plan to continue being active in our industry.

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by LEIGH ANN HOWARD

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COLUMN The Good, The Bad & The Ugly ©California Thoroughbred 2011 (ISSN1092-7328)

201 Colorado Place, Arcadia, California 91007Telephone: (626) 445-7800 or1-800-573-CTBA (California residents only)FAX: (626) 445-6981E-mail address: [email protected] and published by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Asso-ciation, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the production of betterThoroughbred horses for better Thoroughbred racing.Opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors anddo not necessarily reflect policies of the CTBA or this magazine.Publication of any material originating herein is expressly forbiddenwithout first obtaining written permission from California Thoroughbred.All advertising copy is submitted subject to approval. We reservethe right to reject any copy that is misleading or that does notmeet with the standards set by the publication.Acknowledgment: Statistics in this publication relating to results ofraces in North America are compiled by the Daily Racing Form.Charts by special arrangement with Daily Racing Form Inc., thecopyright owners of said charts. Reproduction forbidden.

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Upon review, the year of 2010 for Thoroughbred breeding and racing in Californiacan be summed up in the title of the 1966 Italian/Spanish epic spaghetti western film,“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.”

The “Good” included the 18 individual California-bred winners of 24 separategraded stakes races, including grade I winners Acclamation, Evening Jewel, TheUsual Q. T. and Unusual Suspect, the latter three of whom are now also amongthe 55 Cal-bred millionaires of all time, as well as the Maiden Bonus Programthat is proving to be a huge incentive to breeders in the Golden State.

The “Bad” included the passing of the following giants of the local industry: E.A.Ranches owner Ernest Auerbach; Caliornia Thoroughbred’s freelance writer LarryBortstein; Thoroughbred Information Agency founder Don Engel; famous actorJohn Forsythe; three-time Eclipse Award-winning breeder Betty Mabee; retiredtrainer Noble Threewitt; Rancho Felicia founder Walter Thomson; Vine Hill Ranchmatriarch Barbara Walter; California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA)Past President Frank “Scoop” Vessels; Cal-bred Preakness Stakes winner SnowChief; and the prominent sires High Brite and Salt Lake.

The “Ugly” was pretty much all the other bad news of the year: from smallfields, lost race days, reduced purses and the continual fight for a share ofhorseracing’s ever-decreasing pie; to the ongoing and often heated debates of all-weather versus dirt, Blame versus Zenyatta and the California ThoroughbredTrainers (CTT) versus the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC).

Hopefully, with such good news on the horizon as the purse money increases atSanta Anita Park during its current Winter/Spring meet, the tide will turn and2011 will be more like the 1946 American drama film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

This January 2011 issue of California Thoroughbred includes a cover story on BallenaVista Farm and its substantial stallion roster of Benchmark, Bertrando, Dixie Chatter,Idiot Proof, Sea of Secrets and Tribal Rule, previews of both the $1,800,000 SunshineMillions IX day on Saturday, Jan. 29 and the Barretts January Mixed Sale on Monday,Jan. 24, as well as a CTBA Member Profile on Peter and Barbara Walski.

Those stallions who are new to stud in California for 2011 are detailed, whilethere are also reviews of Cost of Freedom’s two recent stakes wins, including agrade III victory, and the past month’s other black-type wins at Hollywood Park byfellow Cal-breds Dance With Gable and Ultra Blend.

There is an Industry Insight article on the California Retirement ManagementAccount (CARMA), an Another Man’s Treasure piece on how the dual stakes-winning Cal-bred Spot the Diplomat has made a difference in the lives of Grantand Greta Hays and their autistic sons Jack and Dylan in Texas, and a Down on theFarm editorial titled “Eye Injuries In Horses.”

Completing this magazine are the biographies and mission statements of thefive CTBA members on the ballot for theassociation’s 2011 Board of Directors electionand a Guest Forum contribution on Tell, wholived out his life as a stallion in Californiaduring the 1980s and early 90s, while the bal-ance of this current publication includes allour other regular columns, features anddepartments that we hope will also prove tobe both enjoyable and helpful.

Until next time, may you breed the best tothe best and not just have to hope for the best!

—Rudi [email protected]

In the Company of. . .Leigh Ann Howard, thePresident of the California ThoroughbredBreeders Association (CTBA) for the past

three years, during the Caliornia Gold Rush Xday at Hollywood Park on April 24, 2010.

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Cover StoryThoroughbred Farms In California: Ballena Vista Farm—The Dawn Of A New Era

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ContentsJanuary 2011

Donald and Karen Cohn’s Ballena VistaFarm in Ramona, a 220-acre full-servicefacility which opened for business more than20 years ago, now boasts arguably thestrongest stallion roster in California after theRiver Edge Farm quartet of Tribal Rule,Bertrando, Benchmark and Dixie Chatterjoined resident sires Idiot Proof and Sea ofSecrets (all left to right) following the 2010breeding season.© Ron Mesaros photos

The 2011 Inductees To The CTBA’sCalifornia Hall Of Fame

On This Month’s Cover

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In the space of just 17 days, the seven-year-old geldingCost of Freedom, by Cee’s Tizzy and bred in California

by Harris Farms Inc., won two stakes races atHollywood Park; the grade III, $100,000 Vernon O.

Underwood Stakes on November 25 (left) and the$71,706 Miles Tyson Stakes on December 11 (right).

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Managing Editor’s Welcome—The Good, The Bad & The Uglyby Rudi Groothedde

Guest Forum: The Story Of Tellby Jackie Barnes

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FeaturesSunshine Millions: Cal-Breds Set To Make An Impact At Sunshine Millions IX

by Emily Shields

CTBA Member Profile:Peter & Barbara Walski—Worth The Gambleby Emily Shields

California Sires: The Golden State’s New Stallions For 2011by Rudi Groothedde

Regional Sales: Winter Wonderlandby Lisa Groothedde

The Grade California-Breds: Cost Of Freedom—Outrunning His Ageby Emily Shields

Racing In Southern California: Cal-Bred Highs And Lows At Hollywood Parkby Emily Shields

Industry Insight: CARMA—A New Frontier In Thoroughbred Retirementby Marcie Heacox

Another Man’s Treasure: Spot The Diplomat—A Healing Cal-Bredby Emily Shields

Down on the Farm: Eye Injuries In Horsesby Heather Smith Thomas

CTBA Directors Election: Five Members To Run On CTBA’s 2011 Ballot

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News BitsThe CTBA Working For YouCalifornia Thoroughbred Foundation

(CTF) Notes—January 2011Leading Sires in CaliforniaLeading Lifetime Sires in CaliforniaLeading Two-Year-Old Sires in CaliforniaDates in CaliforniaCTBA CalendarClassified AdvertisingIndex to AdvertisersIndex to Stallions Advertised

GOLDEN EAGLE FARMJanine McCullough, General Manager • 27236 Highway 78 East Ramona, California 92065-6703Toll Free: (877) 34-EAGLE • 760-789-2821 • Fax: 760-788-8377 • www.goldeneaglefarm.com

STORMIN FFEVERStorm Cat-Pennant Fever, by Seattle Slew

Sire of 3 Graded Stakes Winners

on 3 Different Surfaces in 2010!

2011 Fee: $6,500 (stands and nurses)

• CHECK THE LABEL ($493,894), winner of the

Garden City Stakes (G1) on turf at Belmont.

• A LITTLE WARM ($752,280), winner of the Jim

Dandy Stakes (G2) on dirt at Saratoga.

• BIOFUEL ($758,492), winner of 4 stakes in 2010,

including the Selene Stakes (G3) on poly at

Woodbine.

• Leading Sire in CA of 2010 Stakes Winners with

6 SW’s, including G2 Winner TOBRITA on

11/27/2010.

• Sire of recent 2-Year-Old stakes horse Jerry’s

Fever, 2nd in the Golden Nugget S. at Golden

Gate on 11/20/2010.


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Applebite Farms in French Camp, the Thoroughbredfacility inherited in 1994 by Joan Rogers from her par-ents who had purchased the property in the 1930s, willclose at the end of this month.

A complete dispersal of the farm’s bloodstock,comprising of 16 broodmares, eight yearlings, onetwo-year-old and the stallion Gotham City, will be partof this year’s Barretts January Mixed Sale, while Rogerswill retain ownership of the sire Western Fame whosenew location has not yet been finalized. As agent forZayat Stables LLC, Applebite will also offer a three-strong group including its other resident stallion E ZWarrior, at Fairplex in Pomona on Monday, Jan. 24.

For the second consecutive year, the May to Augustissues of the California Thoroughbred magazine and its Cal-ifornia Thoroughbred WEEKLY newsletter, the officialpublications of the California Thoroughbred BreedersAssociation (CTBA), will feature photo-essays of the2011 crop of foals born in the Golden State.

To be considered for the strict selection process that is inplace for the inclusion of high quality images in the monthlymagazine, professional photographer Ron Mesaros can becontacted at either [email protected] or (310) 455-1410to arrange for photos to be taken and submitted by the Mon-

day deadlines of March 28 (Northern California), April 25(Central Valley), May 30 (Central Coast) and June 27(Southern California). Additional photos of this year’s Cal-ifornia foals can now be submitted for inclusion on theCTBA’s www.ctba.com web site.

All submissions of 2011 California-bred foals need toinclude their sire, dam, sex, date of birth and name of breeder(s)or they won’t be considered. Rudi Groothedde, the magazine’sManaging Editor, can be contacted at either [email protected] or(626) 445-7800, extension 226, for further informationabout this popular annual project.

Horseracing is full ofinteresting stories, butmaybe none more sothan the California-bredduo of Image of Superand Image of Super, byZanthe and Victory Gal-lop, respectively.

The former, a multi-ple stakes-winning three-year-old of 1988 and the 2001/2002California Broodmare of the Year, is the third dam of the latter,a Harris Farms homebred who scored her first career victory

in a $12,500 maiden claimingrace at Golden Gate Fields as afour-year-old on Dec. 9.

Bred by Don and Gary Sil-vers, the elder Image of Superhad her eighth and final foal in2001, and is the dam of fourmultiple stakes winners,including the younger Image

of Super’s dam Super High, High Brite’s 2002 CaliforniaChampion Three-Year-Old Female and 2002/2003 ValkyrTrophy winner.

Image Of Super (1985)July 12, 1988

Applebite Farms To CloseStudy Shows All-Weather Surfaces

For a turf specialist who rallies late, holding an earlysix-length lead on an all-weather surface was a new expe-rience for California-bred Catsalot. But trainer LeonardPowell’s filly had no trouble adapting, as she coasted homethree lengths ahead of Antares World in the $75,600Pacific Heights Stakes going 1 1/8 miles at Golden GateFields on Dec. 18.

“I thought, ‘Well, all this is different,’” Powell saidafterward, having been resigned to running this four-year-old despite the nine-furlong contest for Cal-breds beingshifted to the all-weather Tapeta surface. “I had no otherrace for her,” he said. “I told Julien (Couton) to just let herfind her momentum. She needs to relax and that is easierdone from behind.”

But Couton, who was aboard for Catsalot’s last win in

June, went to the frontwhen the 2-5 favoriteand expected pacesetterAntares World did notfire. After six panels in1:14.96, Couton wasthoroughly in command.“Usually she drops backbut nobody wanted thelead,” he said. “She gave me a nice kick in the stretch.”

Catsalot is the first stakes winner for Momentum,raced by the filly’s breeder Paul Reddam and who standsat Vessels Stallion Farm, out of the group II-placed winnerClerical Error (Ire), by Kendor (Fr). Powell and ownerMagalen Bryant claimed Catsalot for $40,000 from hersecond start for Reddam in November of 2008. She hasnow earned $246,721 from a 26-5-9-3 record.—Jerry Klein

Image Of Super (2006)December 9, 2010

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Northern California Report:The Force Of Momentum

Catsalot$75,600 Pacific Heights Stakes

December 18, 2010

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Win For Image Of Super’s Granddaughter, Image Of Super!

Capturing The Cal-Bred Foals Of 2011

Important Dates ForSunshine Millions™ IX

Saturday,Jan. 15, 2011

Wednesday,Jan. 19, 2011

Sunday,Jan. 23, 2011

Saturday,Jan. 29, 2011

$1,000 Regular Nominations Close

Pre-Entries

Post Position Draw

SUNSHINE MILLIONS ™ IX


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California-BredsCountrywide

The Golden State’s black-type program was given a similar blow to lastyear, when the latest review by theAmerican Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners andBreeders Association (TOBA) of 689unrestricted U.S. stakes races with apurse of at least $75,000 resulted in 10 upgrades and 24 downgrades overallfor 2011, including no upgrades andseven downgrades—five of them on theturf—for California events.

Downgraded from grade I to grade IIis the Oak Tree Racing Association’sClement L. Hirsch Memorial TurfChampionship Stakes, while GoldenGate Fields’ San Francisco Mile Stakesis now a grade III event and the

Santa Paula Stakes at Santa AnitaPark is now ungraded. Now deemednot eligible are Hollywood Park’sDahlia, Hawthorne and HollywoodTurf Express Handicaps and theCarleton F. Burke Handicap that willbe contested during this year’s OakTree meet at Hollywood Park.

Florida and Kentucky each receivedupgrades to three events being held inthese states during this year, while racesat two Pennsylvania tracks and one raceeach in New York and West Virginiawere upgraded. The downgrades alsoincluded five in Florida, four inMaryland, two in both Kentucky andNew York, and one each in Illinois,Iowa, Massachusetts and Texas.

Graded Stakes Downgrading Trend Continues For California

Study Shows Less Fatalities On All-Weather Surfaces

Those Grand Cal-Bred Mares

On Dec. 15, The Jockey Club released an updated North Americanfatality rate for Thoroughbreds from the Equine Injury Database whichshowed that horses racing on all-weather surfaces were 27.6 percentand 10.9 percent less likely to suffer a fatal breakdown—a horse’sdeath—than those who ran on dirt and turf, respectively.

Based on an analysis of 754,932 starts by Thoroughbreds for the

two-year period of Nov. 1, 2008, to Oct. 31, 2010, the overall average was exactly 2.0 starters per 1,000 starts, while thecorresponding number for runners on synthetics was 1.55. By farthe highest fatality rate was recorded by those starters on the dirt, with 2.14 catastrophic injuries per 1,000 starts, as com-pared to the average of 1.74 for performers on the turf.

Sprinting on dirt tracks in New Mexico,California-breds by two Ballena Vista Farmstallions scored their second black-type victories of 2010.

On Nov. 27, Lathrop Hoffman’s home-bred three-year-old filly Hayley’s Haloearned $33,000 while winning the $55,360Zia Park Distaff Stakes at six furlongs. BySea of Secrets out of the unraced Peaks andValleys mare Hilo Halo, this dual stakes win-ner has raced 13 times for five wins, threeplacings and $172,060 in earnings.

Ducky Drake, an eight-year-old son ofBenchmark and the unraced PleasantColony mare Alice May, is now a seven-timestakes winner after a victory worth $30,000in the 5 1/2-furlong, $50,000 KLAQHandicap at Sunland Park on Dec. 11. Bredand owned by Ralph and Aury Todd, thisgelding now boasts a bankroll of $515,939from a 41-16-11-5 record.

Easy wins by a trio of runners out ofCalifornia-bred mares were recordedthis past month.

At Hollywood Park on Nov. 26, RebaIs Tops posted the fourth stakes win ofher 26-race career when she won the$61,980 Raise Your Skirt Stakes at sixfurlongs on the turf by 1 1/4 lengths. Outof Miss Kyama, a five-time winner bredby Wellman and Shoemaker, this six-year-old daughter of He’s Tops has won12 races and placed nine times for earn-ings of $361,229.

The 3 3/4-length winner of the$129,845 New Mexico Eddy CountyStakes at Zia Park on Dec. 5, wasJannas Pride, a two-year-old geldingout of the winning Candi’s Gold mare

Janna who was bred by Ted Aroneyand Ron and Fran Stolich. The son ofDesert God has earned $115,350 froma 5-3-0-1 record after winning thisone-mile test on the dirt.

Exactly one week later, the four-year-old filly Cali Baby’s win by 1 1/2lengths in the $120,000 New MexicoState Racing Commission Handicapgoing six furlongs on the dirt atSunland Park was her fourth consecu-tive victory and the second black-typewin of both this year and her career todate. By Thatsusintheolbean and Ole’sstakes-placed winner Aquarellist, whowas bred by Annabelle Stute, she haseight wins, two seconds and $335,774in earnings from 14 starts.

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Making The GradeThe following runner(s), either California-bred or sired by stallions currently based in the Golden State, won or placed in graded stakes races in

North America (U. S., Canada & Puerto Rico) from November 22 to December 19 inclusive:

Cost of Freedom g.7. Cee’s Tizzy—Freedom Dance 1st Grade III Vernon O. Underwood Stakes $100,000 6 f. Hollywood Park November 25Breeder: Harris Farms Inc.

Hot Chaco g.4. Unusual Heat—Anasazi Mud 2nd Grade III All American Stakes $100,900 1 1/8 m. Golden Gate Fields November 26Breeder: Frank E. Edmunds

Soul Candy g.4. Birdonthewire—Just Satisfaction 3rd Grade III Native Diver Handicap $100,000 1 1/8 m. Hollywood Park December 4Breeder: Madera Thoroughbreds

Hayley’s Halo

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Supplemental entries close on Monday Jan. 10, for thisyear’s Barretts Equine Ltd. January Mixed Sale being held atFairplex in Pomona on Monday, Jan. 24…On Saturday, Jan. 15,the Northern California Equine Association (NCEA) willhold a Tax Seminar at Golden Gate Fields’ Turf Club inAlbany…The next monthly meeting of the California HorseRacing Board (CHRB) will be held at Santa Anita Park inArcadia on Thursday, Jan 20…On Saturday, Jan. 22, the

Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC)will host free “Ownership 101—AnIntroduction To Racehorse Ownership” semi-nars at both Santa Anita Park in Arcadia and

Golden Gate…The California Thoroughbred Farm ManagersAssociation (CTFMA) will next meet at the SizzlerRestaurant in Murrieta on Tuesday, Jan. 25…Tuesday, Feb. 1,is the deadline for breeders and owners to name their foals

of 2009 with The Jockey Club to avoid a $75 latefee…The annual Equine Affaire will be held atFairplex from Thursday, Feb. 3 to Sunday, Feb. 6…OnSunday, Feb. 6, After the Finish Line will host a their“Stand Up For Horses” comedy show and silent auctionfundraiser at the Improv in Hollywood…Trainer MelStute, 83, a member with his wife Annabelle of theCalifornia Thoroughbred Breeders Association(CTBA) since 1974, saddled his 2,000th career winnerwhen Score for Fun won at Hollywood Park on Dec. 11…OnDec. 17, the OC Tavern in San Clemente becameCalifornia’s first active satellite wagering facility locatedin a sports bar…Middle Tennessee State University(MTSU) in Murfreesboro is now offering a Masters ofScience in Horse Science (MSHS) program as part ofits curriculum.


Walmac Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, is offering an incentive for regionalbreeders to patronize its stallions. A $2,000 stud fee reduction will be given foreach 2012 foal who is sired by one of four Walmac stallions and subsequentlyregistered in a qualified state-bred program other than Kentucky’s.

Walmac Offers Breeding Incentive


Stallion News

AtticusThis Magali Farms stallion was flat-

tered as the broodmare sire of two stakes

winners in December: the two-year-old

filly Cathy’s Crunches captured her third

consecutive black-type event at Golden

Gate Fields when she won the track’s

$76,200 Corte Madera Stakes on Dec. 4,

one week before the three-year-old geld-

ing Sooner Red posted a 24-1 upset in

Remington Park’s $50,000 End Of The

Trail Stakes.

Ex Marks the CopThis 16-year-old son of In Excess (Ire),

a former California champion juvenile

whose top runner is the three-time Oregon

Horse of the Year Ex Mountain Cop, has

relocated to Kristal Creek Ranch in Nuevo

for the 2011 breeding season.

In Excess (Ire)Chuchuluco, a three-year-old gelding

whose broodmare sire is this Vessels

Stallion Farm veteran, defeated 11 rivals in

Sunland Park’s $120,000 Johnie L.

Jamison Handicap on Dec. 12.

MomentumThis Vessels Stallion Farm resident

achieved his first stakes winner on Dec. 18,

when his four-year-old filly Catsalot

romped to a front-running victory in the

$75,600 Pacific Heights Stakes at Golden

Gate Fields.

Southern ImageOn Dec. 18, this Rancho San Miguel

stallion was represented at Aqueduct by

his three-year-old colt Calibrachoa, win-

ner of the $65,000 Gravesend Stakes.

Stormin FeverTobrita (Chi), a four-year-old daughter

of this Golden Eagle Farm sire, captured

the group II, $27,450 Clasico Haras de

Chile at Hipodromo Chile on Nov. 27.

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Salt Lake (1989)† 1,201 69In Excess (Ire) (1987) 896 62Bertrando (1989) 907 50High Brite (1984)† 896 46Roar (1993)† 649 43Beau Genius (1985)† 735 39Cee’s Tizzy (1987)† 697 39Turkoman (1982)† 707 33Benchmark (1991) 575 30Olympio (1988) 491 30Stormin Fever (1994) 564 30Memo (Chi) (1987)• 507 28Unusual Heat (1990) 455 27Rhythm (1987)† 965 25Deputy Commander (1994)† 562 24Swiss Yodeler (1994) 608 23Game Plan (1993) 362 22Lit de Justice (1990) 385 22Moscow Ballet (1982)† 756 21Formal Gold (1993)• 420 19Sea of Secrets (1995) 370 19Valid Wager (1992)† 498 18Storm Creek (1993)• 559 17Old Topper (1995) 401 15Tribal Rule (1996) 247 14Houston (1986)† 577 13Siberian Summer (1989) 362 13Western Fame (1992) 269 13Atticus (1992) 392 12For Really (1987)† 239 12Future Storm (1990)• 480 12Kafwain (2000) 312 12Redattore (Brz) (1995)• 344 12Skimming (1996)• 271 12Souvenir Copy (1995)• 439 12

† Indicates stallions who have died or have been retiredfrom the stud. • Indicates stallions who have moved out ofstate but have California-bred two-year-olds of this year. Allsires will remain on the list until the year after their last foalsare two-year-olds.

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California Closers

News Bits


Don and Jean Engel

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Longtime California Thoroughbred BreedersAssociation (CTBA) members Don and JeanEngel of Rohnert Park died on Dec. 6. Theywere both 85 years old.

Don Engel was a breeder, consignor, blood-stock agent and publisher during his half-century of involvement in the Thoroughbredindustry. A former high school teacher andnewspaper sports editor, the Texas nativeoperated Honey Lake Thoroughbred Farm during the 1960s and created his own market-ing and advertising business, ThoroughbredInformation Agency (TIA), in 1966.

He published “The TIA Newsletter” as an industry watchdog vehicle until 2007,

in 1997, and established a vast portal websitefor stallion, farm and business owners atwww.thoroughbredinfo.com in 1997. Thewebsite is now operated by Lisa Groothedde,who acquired TIA from Engel upon his retirement in 2008.

The Engels were frequent consignors atCalifornia auctions. Among the notable horses they sold were the grade II winnerAmber Ever, who commanded a state record$800,000 purchase price for a filly in trainingduring a 1982 dispersal of Hastings Harcourt’sequine holdings, and the stakes producerMitzi, who set a state record weanling price of$67,000 in 1973. The couple also sold

Harcourt’s stakes-winning broodmare BoldCaptive for a record $350,000; the Relaunchfoal she was carrying in utero during the dispersal was the 1986 Breeders’ CupClassic (grade I) winner and influential sireSkywalker.

A year of exuberant highs and tragiclows for California’s Vessels StallionFarm continued as 2010 drew to a close.

In November, the Bonsall farmannounced the death of its flagshipQuarter Horse stallion, First DownDash. The 26-year-old former worldchampion runner and 2011 AmericanQuarter Horse Hall of Fame inducteewas his breed’s all-time leading sire ofracehorses, with 225 stakes winners and

total progeny earnings of more than$74 million from 20 crops to race.

On Dec. 10, spirits were lifted whenthe Vessels homebred One Quick FirstDown, by Quick Action, wonCalifornia’s richest horse race: the$1,949,700 Los Alamitos Two MillionFuturity.

Farm founder and racing industryleader Frank “Scoop” Vessels III died inan August 2010 plane crash.

Highs And Lows For Vessels Stallion Farm

IN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAM

Qualifying Claiming Levels

The following claiming levels for California owners premiums and

stallion awards are currently in effect:

Santa Anita Park$40,000

Golden Gate Fields$20,000

©Hal Randall


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Based on twoblack-type wins,including one in

graded stakes company, the seven-year-old California-bredgelding Cost of Freedom was voted the top sprinter of lastyear’s 29-day Autumn meet at Hollywood Park, whileComma to the Top, a grandson of California championIndian Charlie, was selected as the Horse of the Meet, toptwo-year-old and top two-year-old male.

Overnight purses at the 2010/2011 Winter-Springmeetings at both Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields

will increase due to legislation signed by Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger in September of last year, that raised thetakeout on exotic wagers at California tracks. At SantaAnita, the purse money increases are expected to be in theregion of 25 percent, a total of $25 to $30 million for thewhole of 2011, and will be more significant for horses com-peting in lower-level claiming races than in higher-classevents. Two-horse wagers are up two percent from 20.68percent and wagers on three or more horses are up threepercent to 23.68 percent, while the takeout rate for win,place and show betting will remain at 15.43 percent.

Track Talk

Sold for $200,000 from the first cropof Lion Heart at 2007Saratoga Yearling Sale.

Sold for $320,000 at Barretts MarchSelect Two-Year-Old Sale.

By LION HEART, sire of 16 stakes winners, including 2010performers LINE OF DAVID ($662,000, Arkansas Derby-Gr. I),HEART ASHLEY ($395,895), PRETTY PROLIFIC ($328,051,etc.), undefeated two-year-old KANTHAROS ($185,213,Saratoga Special S.-Gr. II, etc.), also two-year-old grade Istakes-placed Valiant Passion and grade II Winning Lion.

His dam, Clever Squaw is by RAHY, broodmare sire of cham-pions GIANT’S CAUSEWAY and RAHY’S ATTORNEY. Sec-ond dam is graded stakes winner TRICKY SQUAW, dam ofTRICKY SIX, granddam of grade II STANLEY PARK,MO CUISHLE and TURF MELODY. Family of grade Iwinner DREAMY MIMI ($585,637).

BRAVE CATLion Heart—Clever Squaw, by Rahy

2011 FEE: $500-LIVE FOALBooking fee $150

PARADISE ROAD RANCHInquiries to Doreen Spinney

3637 W. Stewart Road, Lathrop, California 95330(916) 803-5851

e-mail: [email protected]

During a three-year-old campaign that included a sixth place finish in the KentuckyDerby (grade I), the California-bred colt Jamaican Rum won the $89,475 Hill Rise Handi-cap at Santa Anita Park on Jan. 6, 2001. Also a stakes winner at two, Southern NevadaRacing Stables Inc.’s grade I-placed homebred by Exemplary Leader is out of the stakeswinner Little Ricky S. and raced eight more times that year before retiring with a recordof 13-2-3-2 and $416,828.

On Jan. 15, 1986, Santa Anita Park’s grade III, $87,300 Santa Monica Handicap was won by the five-year-old mareHer Royalty, a daughter King of Kings and the two-time winner Mean Colleen bred in California by Old English Rancho.After retiring at the age of six with nine wins, 12 placings and $345,525 in earnings from 26 starts, she produced the grade I-placed multiple stakes winner, Royally Chosen.

The $29,850 Santa Maria Handicap at Santa Anita Park on Jan. 25, 1961, was won by Tritoma, George and ConnieRing’s homebred daughter of Count Fleet and the six-time winner Blue Cloth. The subsequent dam of five-time stakeswinner Hidden World raced 26 more times before ending her 60-race career with a bankroll of $124,025 from eight wins,11 seconds and 14 thirds.

50 Years Ago

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Jamaican Rum$89,475 Hill Rise Handicap

Jan. 6, 2001

©Benoit

10 Years Ago

25 Years Ago


To further assist the membership of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) and

subscribers of its official publication, California Thoroughbred, this monthly editorial page provides readers with updates

about the association’s current policies, latest news and upcoming events in the Golden State.

The CTBAWorking For You

CTBA To Honor California’s 2010 Champions & 2011 Hall Of Famers

This year’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinnerfor the California Thoroughbred BreedersAssociation (CTBA) will be held at the LoewsCoronado Bay Resort in Coronado on Tuesday, Feb. 15, during which both the California-bredchampions of 2010 and the 2011 California Hall of

Fame inductees will be honored.The inductions of Keith Card,

Brian Sweeney, Pirate’s Bounty and Cal-bredSnow Chief, all elected last year by theCTBA’s Board of Directors, will bring the cur-rent number of Hall of Fame members to 58.

Keith Card, a CTBA Past President, andhis wife Barbara are best known as the breed-ers and owners—in the name oftheir Hi Card Ranch in

Murrieta—of California Flag, the winner of the$909,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint in 2009, andLinda Card who won the $150,000 California CupDistaff Handicap in 1990.

As the General Manager of the CTBA from1968 to 1982, Brian Sweeney (1936-2000) used his

strength in the political arena to get legislation passedthat led to an increases in purse money and changedthe breeders awards structure, including the imple-mentation of the breed-back rule.

Pirate’s Bounty (1975-2006), a stakes-winning son ofHoist the Flag who stood at hisbreeder Martin Wygod and his wifePam’s River Edge Farm for his entire

stud career from 1981 to 1999, sired the win-ners of nearly $32 million and was California’schampion sire three times and twice its leadingsire of two-year-olds.

The Eclipse Champion Three-Year-OldMale of 1986, Snow Chief (1983-2010) was the

California Horse of the Year from theages of two to four during which time he earned$3,383,210 and won six grade I races for his breeder CarlGrinstead (Blue Diamond Ranch) who owned the son ofReflected Glory in partnership with Ben Rochelle.

On the day prior to this gala event, the 1st AnnualCTBA Golf Tournament will be held at the CoronadoMunicipal Golf Course.

Another Successful Stallion Auction For The CTBA PAC

The CTBA would like to thank the many stallion owners fortheir donations that made its Annual Stallion Season Auctiona success on Nov. 30.

The entire proceeds of nearly $50,000 generated by the auctionwill strictly go, by law, toward the lobbying expenses of the CTBAfor its working in support of legislation that would favorably impactthe Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry in California.

“I appreciate the California breeders working together to

support our industry and our efforts by buying these seasons,”said Leigh Ann Howard, the President of the CTBA. “Bytaking this opportunity, the breeders not only support our

efforts in the state, but also nationally.”The event featured seasons to 46 of the Golden State’s

top stallions, donated by their owners. Among the seasonsoffered were those for the popular stallions Unusual Heat,Papa Clem, Swiss Yodeler and Good Journey.

CTBA Publications Now In Digital Form Online

All four of the CTBA’s official publications, the monthly CaliforniaThoroughbred magazine, the California Thoroughbred WEEKLY newsletterand both the annual California Thoroughbred Industry Directory 2010/2011and California Thoroughbred 2011 Stallion Directory, are now all available indigital form online at the CTBA website of www.ctba.com.

Event Date(s) Venue(s)1st Annual CTBA Golf Tournament Monday, February 14 Coronado Municipal Golf Course, Coronado CTBA Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner Tuesday, February 15 Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Coronado

(2010 California-Bred Champions & 2011 California Hall of Fame Inductees)

For further information, contact the CTBA’s Event Coordinator Christy Chapman at either [email protected] or (800) 573-2822, extension 247.

The CTBA Calendar Corner

Dates To Remember

Tuesday, February 1, 2011––Names for foals of 2009 must be claimed; after Feb. 1, a naming fee of $75 will be required.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011––Annual registration of California stallion is due at a fee of $750

Keith Card

Brian Sweeney

Pirate’s Bounty

©Mesaros

Snow Chief

Memorial DonationsThe CTF accepts donations in memory of relatives and friends, with all such donations allocated to Scholarship Funds of the

Foundation and to the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library. Please remember members of our industry with a donation to theCTF Memorial Fund. Donations may be sent to CTF, P. O. Box 60018, Arcadia, CA 91066-6018.

The CTF joins in honoring the memory of those whose names appear in bold type. We also thank and acknowledge the donorsfor their generous contributions.

Peter LovemoreMartha Miller

California Thoroughbred Foundation

Notes — January 2011

Mrs. Jeanne L. Canty, PresidentWarren Williamson, Vice-President

Gregory L. Ferraro, DVM, TreasurerJane Goldstein, Secretary

Peter P. DailyMrs. Gail Gregson

Gerald F. McMahonNeil O’Dwyer

Mrs. Ada Gates PattonThomas S. Robbins

John W. SadlerPeter W. Tunney

2011 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

The California Thoroughbred Foundation (CTF) isdedicated to the advancement of equine research andeducation. Since 1958, the Foundation has operated as a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that can accept tax deductiblecontributions. For more than four decades, the CTF has spon-sored numerous research and educational projects andawarded scholarships to veterinary students at U.C. Davis.

The Foundation maintains the Carleton F. Burke MemorialLibrary, one of the most extensive collections of equine

literature found anywhere. Several generous donations of bookcollections and artwork form the core of the library, which ishoused in the CTBA offices in Arcadia. Among its 10,000volumes are current veterinary publications, turf histories, salescatalogs, and books spanning a wide range of subjects fromequine nutrition and care to fine arts. The latest instructionalvideos also are available for viewing in the Library.

The resources of the CTF’s Carleton F. Burke MemorialLibrary are available to the public for research and pleasure.


The California Thoroughbred Foundation

Foundation Officers And Directors Re-Elected

Phar Lap Bronze On View In Library

All officers of the California Thoroughbred Foundation (CTF) board of directors were re-elected at the annualmeeting in November.

Mrs. Jeanne Canty again will serve as President, Warren Williamson is Vice-President, Dr. Gregory L. Ferraro is Trea-surer and Jane Goldstein is Secretary.

A small bronze of Phar Lap which is on displayin the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library wasdonated to the Foundation through the Estate ofDavid J. Davis, the famous horse’s owner, whowas a director of the California ThoroughbredBreeders Association (CTBA). Foaled in NewZealand in 1926, Phar Lap won 37 of his 51 races,including the Melbourne Cup. Sent by ship toNorth America, he won the Agua CalienteHandicap but died under mysterious circum-stances at Davis’ California farm.

Mrs. Kenneth M. Schiffer, Director Emeritus

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• Exceptionally quick, talented gray son of leading California sire BENCHMARK,retired with earnings of $245,000.

• Broke his maiden in the NTRA Stakes running 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:13 4/5, three-fifths offthe track record, earning a 100 Beyers defeating M ONE RIFLE.

• Won the Grade III Affirmed Handicap by 2 1/2 lengths going gate-to-wire in 1:41 2/5,earning a 103 Beyers defeating Grade II Swaps winner MISREMEMBERED.

• Won the El Cajon Stakes defeating graded stakes winner and Grade I stakes-placedCHOCOLATE CANDY.

• By Graded stakes winner BENCHMARK, among leading sires in California with 29 stakeswinners, including California champions BROTHER DEREK and IDIOT PROOF. Out ofstakes-placed Hazen ($200,188), from stakes-winning family of PRIZED ($2,262,555,

Breeders’ Cup Turf-Gr. I, etc.) and UNTAMED SPIRIT.

16.2 hands


As Don and Karen Cohn’s Ballena Vista Farm enters a22nd year of operation in 2011, it is poised for the dawn ofa new era.

Following the bolstering of its stallion roster with thearrival of four top sires from Martin and Pam Wygod’sRiver Edge Farm in July of last year, the 220-acre, full-service facility promises to become even more of a majorplayer in the local Thoroughbred breeding and racingindustry.

Located on the outskirts of Ramona, this pristine California farm is now home to six stallions; the new-comers Benchmark, Bertrando, Dixie Chatter and TribalRule, as well as Idiot Proof, who retired to stud there in2010, and Sea of Secrets, now preparing for his sixthbreeding season in the Santa Ysabel countryside.

Ballena Vista also boasts a winning combination of anelite and loyal group of clients, a staff of the highest caliberand state-of-the-art facilities. At its centerpiece is a 38-stall main barn that has three wings—one for stallions,one for mares and foals, and one for horses being broken,trained and rehabilitated—and additionally houses a fullmedical lab and mare examination chute, the farm’s officespace, and a home for Manuel Ochoa who has been theFarm Manager since 1991.

Exciting TimesWhen Don Cohn heard that his friends Marty and Pam

Wygod, the leading breeders in the Golden State from 2006to 2008, had decided to sell their California holdings andnow focus their breeding program 100 percent in Kentucky,he immediately seized the once-in-a-lifetime opportunitythat had materialized before him.

After purchasing Benchmark outright and acquiring amajor interest in both Dixie Chatter and Tribal Rule, healso convinced the syndicate that own Bertrando to relocatetheir successful sire from River Edge to Ballena Vista. Notworried about bucking the current downward economictrends, Cohn’s bold move dramatically expanded the farm’sinfluence to realize his dream of entrenching its position asone of the major players in the local industry.

These are exciting times for Ballena Vista and theCohns, who lost their home on the farm during the WitchCreek fire of October 2007, but now have a new house ona property where they also plan to build a stallion barn ofthe highest quality. Such further expansion will certainly fitin with Ballena Vista Farm’s motto of, “Integrity, Commit-ment, Compassion…It’s All Here.”

by RUDI GROOTHEDDEPhotos by RON MESAROS

Ballena Vista Farm: The Dawn Of A New Era Thoroughbred Farms

In California

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Sire PowerBallena Vista’s stallion roster is now second to none with

a group of sires that offer every possible option to localbreeders.

BenchmarkA multiple grade II winner from a mile to 1 1/8 miles at

Santa Anita Park and Del Mar as a six-year-old in 1997,this son of Alydar entered stud two years later and is nowthe sire of more than 300 winners—30 of them in stakescompany—among his earners of more than $21.2 million.Seven of Benchmark’s stakes winners also have gradedstakes victories to their names: dual grade I and grade IIwinner Brother Derek ($1,611,138); fellow two-time California champion Idiot Proof, a grade I-winning millionaire; grade I winner Silent Sighs; dual grade II win-ner Proposed ($567,600); grade II winner A to the Z($629,783); and grade III winners Grazen and StandardSetter, the latter of whom became his sire’s first black-typewinner as a three-year-old in 2003.

The leading sire of two-year-olds by money won in both2003 and 2005, and by average earnings per starter in thelatter year, Benchmark also led California’s overall sireslists by the number of winners and races won in 2009, anachievement he will repeat for 2010. His progeny earnedmore than $3 million each year from 2006 to 2009, and hislifetime average earnings per starter and AEI stand at morethan $51,000 and 1.29, respectively.

Last year, Benchmark had sired the winners of morethan $2.8 million through mid-December, including thetwo-time black-type winners Bench Points, Alywyn andDucky Drake ($515,939) and the stakes winners Bench theJudge, Markmelauras and Renaissance Queen. He is alsothe sire of 2003 California Champion Two-Year-Old Male,Don’tsellmeshort, whose first crop are juveniles of this year.

Out of Winters’ Love, a grade II- and grade III-placedwinner by Danzig, Benchmark is a half-brother to the dualgrade I-winning millionaire Tranquility Lake, the dam ofdual grade I winner After Market whose first crop will maketheir debut at the races this year.

Standing for a $4,000 Live Foal fee in 2011, Bench-mark’s value for money is clearly evident. Like Tribal Rule,he stands at 16 hands and promises to build on an alreadyimpressive career at stud.

BertrandoAs California’s leading freshman sire of 1997, leading

sire of two-year-olds in 1999 and 2001, and leading sire in2005 and 2007, this 22-year-old son of Breeders’ Cup Clas-sic winner Skywalker is enjoying a welcome change ofscenery at Ballena Vista after spending the first 17 years ofhis stud career in the Santa Ynez Valley.

The sire of three California champions, the grade I-winning juvenile Officer ($804,090) who is now a success-ful sire, the grade I-placed multiple grade II-winning fillySmooth Player ($760,496) and the dual two-year-old stakeswinner Pirates Deputy, Bertrando’s progeny earnings standat nearly $39 million with an average earnings per starter ofmore than $58,000. He has sired 50 stakes winners and 53stake-placed runners among his 14 crops of racing age whohave an Average Earnings Index (AEI) of 1.42.

Bertrando was the Eclipse Champion Older Male andCalifornia Champion Older Male and Horse of the Year in1993, while his overall racing numbers included three grade I wins and $3,185,610 in earnings from a 24-9-6-2record. The 1991 California Champion Two-Year-Old Maleand 1992 California Champion Three-Year-Old Male is outof the two-time winner Gentle Hands, by Buffalo Lark.

Among his 10 other graded stakes winners are the grade Ivictors Karelian ($788,675), Unfurl the Flag ($647,935) andBilo ($535,236), while the 16.2-hand horse’s fee for this yearis $8,000 Live Foal.

Dixie ChatterThis 2005 son of dual grade I winner Dixie Union retired

to stud in 2010, following a 13-race career that included winsin the grade I Norfolk Stakes at two, the $86,800 OceansideStakes at three and the grade II, $150,000 Arcadia Handicapas a four-year-old. Besides his Norfolk win, Dixie Chatter’srecord on all-weather surfaces also included third-placed finishes in the 2008 editions of the Lazaro Barrera MemorialStakes and Affirmed Handicap, both grade III events.


Thoroughbred FarmsIn California Cont’d.


Along with his other two black-type victories, his turfresume includes placed efforts in the grade II Oak TreeDerby as a three-year-old and the grade I Frank E. KilroeMile Handicap in 2009. In the latter, he was beaten lessthan a length by that year’s Eclipse Champion Turf Horseand Older Male, Gio Ponti, so it was not surprising thatthe $464,606-earner then covered 68 mares at River Edgelast year.

Out of the unraced Deputy Minister mare Mini Chat,Dixie Chatter’s second dam is the 1993 Eclipse ChampionTwo-Year-Old Filly, Phone Chatter, who produced thegrade II winner Cat Chat. His female family also includesthe like of sires Alias Smith and Auction Ring, as well asthe grade I-winning millionaire of 2007, Any Given Satur-day, whose first crop are two-year-olds of 2011.

Standing at 16.2 hands, Dixie Chatter is the property ofBallena Vista, Martin and Pam Wygod and HermanSarkowsky and his fee for this year is $5,000 Live Foal.

Idiot ProofAlso expecting his first foals in 2011, this grade I-

winning sprinter earned $1,294,484 in 17 starts for theWygods who now own him in partnership with BallenaVista. By the farm’s new Vista resident Benchmark, IdiotProof’s dam is the winning Bertrando mare Perfectly Prettyand his pedigree includes such names as the graded stakes-placed black-type winner Sky Dreams and multiple stakeswinners Most Valiant and Leisure Road.

A winner of his only start at two, Idiot Proof’s sprintingcareer continued with wins or placings in nine stakes events,five of them as a three-year-old. These sophomore achieve-ments were: wins in the grade I Ancient Title Stakes andgrade III Jersey Shore Breeders’ Cup Stakes; runner-up finishes in the grade I Breeders’ Cup Sprint, group I DubaiGolden Shaheen and $250,000 Sunshine Millions DashStakes; and a third place effort in the Real Good Deal Stakes.

At four, the 2007 Eclipse Award finalist who set trackrecords of 1:07.47 and 1:07.57 in the Jersey Shore andAncient Title, respectively, finished second in the Green

Flash and Phoenix Gold Cup Handicaps and was third inthe grade III El Conejo Handicap before calling it a daywith a 17-5-5-2 record.

Idiot Proof’s 2011 fee is $2,000 Live Foal and he covered27 mares last year.

Sea of SecretsAfter standing at Walmac International in Lexington, Ken-

tucky, during his first six years at stud, Sea of Secrets relocatedto Ballena Vista for the 2006 breeding season, the year that 26of his two-year-olds won 34 races and more than $910,000. ByStorm Cat, out of the unraced Mr. Prospector mare Love FromMom, the 16-year-old who stands at 16.1 hands is a half-broth-er to graded stakes winners Dancing Jon, Fight For Love andLove That Jazz, the latter of who is the dam of multiple gradeI winner Society Selection ($1,984,200).

In the five years that Sea of Secrets has been standing inCalifornia, his progeny have won 620 races and earnednearly $12 million of the more than $15 million that theyhave banked overall. Among Sea of Secrets’ leading runners are the fillies Secret Gypsy ($596,926) and SecretKin, a dual grade II winner and multiple stakes winner,respectively, and the colts Principle Secret and AntonioMagnum, the former of whom is a grade II winner and thelatter of whom is a stakes-winning millionaire.

A grade II winner by 8 1/2 lengths at Santa Anita goingseven furlongs as a three-year-old, Sea of Secrets is now the sire




Inquiries to Clay Murdock / P.O. Box 741, San Miguel, CA 93451

PH: (805) 467-3847 / FX: (805) 467-3919 / EM: [email protected] / www.ranchosanmiguel.net

No Booking Fees for 2011 Seasons / Stud Fees are payable Oct. 1 of year bred

ALSO STANDING Comic Strip / Marino Marini / McCann’s Mojave Onebadshark / Sought After / Southern Image / Storm Wolf

Rancho San Miguel

STANDING HIS FIRST SEASON IN 2011

C O M M I T T E D T O B R E E D I N G Q U A L I T Y

The PamplemousseKAFWAIN – COMFORT ZONE, BY RUBIANO

3 wins in 5 starts, including TWO Graded

Stakes at Santa Anita

1st Grade 3 Sham S. by six lengths,

posting a 107 Beyer!

1st Grade 3 San Rafael S., at one mile,

wire to wire

Odds-on Favorite for the G1 Santa Anita

Derby before sustaining a career-ending

injury.

By California’s leading 2YO sire

KAFWAIN. Out of a juvenile-winning

half-sister to the dam of

G1 Hollywood Futurity winner

STORMELLO ($700,100).

Precocious female family of G2 Arlington-

Washington Lassie S. winner

SPECIAL WARMTH.

2011 Fee: $3,500 Live Foal

(No booking fee)

Owned by: A Syndicate

please visit www.ranchosanmiguel.net for more details on our stallions

Graded Stakes-Winning Miler

“The Pamplemousse had more raw ability than

any horse I ever trained. Not only was he fast,

but he could carry his speed a long way. I really

believed he had Classic potential, it was a travesty

that he never had a chance to prove it.”

– TRAINER JULIO CANANI

“The Pamplemousse had more raw ability than

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of 34 stakes performers, including the dual 2010 black-typewinner Hayley’s Halo. Other numbers of his that are impressive,include average earnings per starter of more than $51,000 andnearly 21 starts per runner, 75 percent of whom are winners.

With a fee of $2,500 Live Foal for this year, local breederswould be remiss not to support a sire like Sea of Secrets whohas covered more than 45 mares a year on average duringthe time that he has stood in California.

Tribal RuleEver since retiring to stud at River Edge in 2001, this

15-year-old son of the legendary sire of sires, Storm Cat, hasproven to be the leader of his generation. The leading fresh-man sire of 2006, with $344,419 in earnings and two stakesvictors among his 10 winners, Tribal Rule’s second cropincluded Georgie Boy ($788,634), the grade I-winning Cali-fornia Champion Two-Year-Old Male of 2007, who was also adual grade II winner at three and a grade II winner at four.

The Golden State’s leading second-crop and third-cropsire has put together four $1.5 million-plus seasons since2006, and the 14 stakes winners overall to his name includehis first ever winner Rush With Thunder who was grade I-placed in 2009, the Mexican champion Mexican Loop, thefive-time stakes winner Tribesman and the 2010 grade IIIwinner Alphie’s Bet.

A two-time winner at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Cluband twice second in his four career starts, all at six furlongson the dirt, Tribal Rule is out of the multiple winner Sown,by Grenfall, whose grade I winner Key Phrase is both thedam of successful sire Yankee Gentleman and grand-dam ofgrade II winner Half Ours whose first crop of two-year-oldswill race in 2011. Additionally, Sown is a half-sister toPirate’s Bounty, the influential River Edge stallion who siredmore than 60 stakes winners among his earners of nearly $32million and was the Golden State’s champion sire threetimes and twice its leading sire of two-year-olds.

In 2007, Tribal Rule was California’s leading sire of juve-niles with earnings of more than $600,000, while his 18 two-

year-old winners and $460,000-plus in progeny earnings madehim the leader in both those categories through Dec. 19 oflast year. Overall, he has sired the winners of more than $7.25million and boasts average earnings per starter of more than$48,000 with an Average Earnings Index (AEI) of 1.51, thethird-highest among all active California sires.

Tribal Rule is also the leader when it comes to mares bredin the Golden State during the past four years; after breedingto 168 mares from 2004 to 2006, he has since covered 512mares with a total 101 of last year and a high of 155 in 2008.

All of the above, as well as his current fee of $6,000 LiveFoal, bodes well for Tribal Rule attracting both quality andquantity in terms of mating partners at Ballena Vista in theyears to come.

The Best Is Yet To ComeBesides this sire power on the breeding side of its opera-

tion, Ballena Vista also offers the best boarding, breaking,training, lay-ups and sales preparation services available.

Keeping the farm’s more than 200 equine residents safeand content are: automatic fly control and sprinkler systemsin a naturally lighted main barn that features high-densityrubber floors and two double-sized foaling stalls; a 55-footindoor covered round pen that is also used as the breedingarea and has fully padded walls and a viewing area; two 60-foot AquaTred underwater treadmills; an indoor, six-horseClaydon EquiCiser; a hot walker; dozens of covered individ-ual pens/paddocks; numerous grass pastures—up to 10 acresin size—with shelters; wood and v-mesh fencing throughout;a 400,000-gallon capacity hilltop reservoir fed by five wellson the property that supports a complete underground irriga-tion system; professionally maintained landscaping; and aquarter-mile dirt oval training track.

Ballena Vista’s graduates include the grade I-winningCalifornia Horse of the Year, Joey Franco, the 2007 California champion Spring Awakening and the gradedstakes winner Uncle Denny, all of whom have benefitedfrom veterinary, shoeing, safety, nutrition, vaccination,worming and health programs that are second to none.

Don Cohn is committed to the future when he says, “Weare confident about continuing our investment in Califor-nia’s breeding and racing industry because there are somenew positives right now.

“The Maiden Bonus Program and the upcoming purseincreases at Santa Anita (Park) have and will benefit boththe farm and our clients and are good signs that the economic downturn may be coming to an end,” he added.“We are currently planning a number of additions andimprovements to expand the appeal of Ballena Vista, includ-ing a state-of-the-art stallion barn, with individual turnoutpaddocks for each stud, and an adjacent breeding facility.”

Cohn concluded, “Above all, we now have serious sirepower and with such offers as our 20 percent volume dis-count to mare owners who breed four or mare stallions to anyof our sires, we are solidly place to be the primary leaderwhen it comes to taking California’s Thoroughbred breedingand racing industry to the next level.”



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The best California-breds and Florida-breds will faceeach other in the bicoastal event, with three races con-tested at both Santa Anita Park in Arcadia and GulfstreamPark in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The races alternatevenues each year.

A return to a traditional dirt surface at Santa Anita willprovide added intrigue in the $300,000 Distaff Stakes, a 1 1/8-mile race for older fillies and mares, as well as the $200,000Sprint Stakes for older horses going six furlongs. The$300,000 Turf Stakes Presented by San Manuel Indian Bingo &Casino will highlight the card, which begins at noon.

W.C. Racing, Westside Rentals.com and Neil Haymes’Enriched is one Cal-bred pointing towards the Turf. He willhope to emulate his half-brother Lava Man, who dominatedthe $500,000 Turf in 2007, one year after winning the$1 million Classic. Trainer Doug O’Neil, who also condi-tioned Lava Man, reported that Enriched is in “excellent”shape and should return to heavy training in time for the race.

Enriched’s state-bred competition may be scarce; Liber-ian Freighter, a grade II winner on the grass, is likely tobypass the race as trainer Neil Drysdale feels that the dis-tance is too long for the mile specialist. The connections ofCal-bred stars Colgan’s Chip and Bruce’s Dream will facesimilar a dilemma. The Usual Q.T., a grade I winner at thedistance and on the surface, could be primed for a top effortwhile training forwardly at Santa Anita. He finished a dullninth and last as the even-money favorite in the Classic lastyear over the old all-weather surface.

Evening Jewel, who made her second career start on aconventional dirt surface when finishing third behindDubai Majesty in the grade I, $909,000 Filly and MareSprint on Nov. 5, could run in the Distaff. To date, thedaughter of Northern Afleet is a grade I winner on bothgrass and all-weather surfaces.

In addition to great racing action, Santa Anita will hosttheir first-ever Gourmet Food Truck Festival, featuring 16food trucks from around Southern California. Also, the first15,000 fans through the gates will receive a large SunshineMillions cooler bag, which is free with their admission. Thebag can accommodate 18 cans of beverages.

Gulfstream Park will play host to the day’s biggest prize,the $500,000 Classic Stakes for older horses going 1 1/8miles. The $300,000 Filly and Mare Turf Stakes at 1 1/8miles on the grass and the six-furlong, $200,000 Filly andMare Sprint Sakes will also be contested on the east coast.

Cal-breds regularly have a disadvantage in the Floridaraces because few trainers bother to ship across the countrywhen there is such a strong state-bred program at home.Despite that, seven Cal-breds have captured Sunshine Mil-lions races at Gulfstream, including McCann’s Mojave andMusique Toujours in the 2007 and 2005 Classics, respectively.

In all, 20 Cal-breds have reached the wire first in theeight previous Sunshine Millions events. Last year, thetough old campaigner Bold Chieftain won the Classic in astirring finish, just hours after Quisisana defeated the afore-mentioned Dubai Majesty by a nose in the Filly and MareSprint. After a banner year rich in graded stakes wins, Cal-breds are sure to make an impact at this year’s SunshineMillions IX day.


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Cal-Breds Set To Make An ImpactAt Sunshine Millions IX

Enriched The Usual Q. T. Evening Jewel

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Among the 25 leading Freshmen standing in California, Florida and Kentucky,

LUCKY PULPIThas the Second-Highest Average Earnings per Runner.

Stallion Runners Winners Avg. per Runner

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Leading 2010 Freshman Sire in California


From their five-acre lot in Chino Hills, Peter andBarbara Walski are only a few miles away from Fair-plex Park in Pomona. They have made their markat the bullring fair oval over the last 15 years,snapping up stakes victories with a seemingly end-less brigade of runners primed for the meet. In2011, however, the Walskis are hoping to bemajor players at all of the California race-tracks, courtesy of their stallion AwesomeGambler, whose first foals are scheduledto hit the track in the spring.

Peter Walski grew up in Winona,Minnesota, but moved at the firstopportunity. “Let’s just say I had ascholarship to go to Notre Dame and Iturned it down because I was tired ofthe cold,” he joked. He found himself atthe University of California at Santa Barbara excelling asan athlete in both football and baseball. He went on to playprofessional baseball in the Detroit Tigersminor league system beforeserving time in the UnitedStates Marine Corps. Petermet Barbara, a Texas native,and they were wed in 1966.

He and Barbara are partnersnot only in life, but also inbusiness as well. They foundedthe ClassicPlan Insurance Pre-mium Financing Program in1984. “I’m the one who says we’regoing to do something,” Peter sayswith a laugh, “and Barbara is the

one who sits there and says, ‘No, we’re not. We’regoing to do this.’”

The same year they were married, the couple gotinvolved in horse racing. “We had a friend whohad a Quarter Horse and he ran it on a Friday andit won, and then on Saturday and it won, and I

got excited and bought it,” Walski recalled.When their trainer Caesar Dominguezmade the switch to Thoroughbreds—and

the higher purses were pointed out—the Walskis, who have been CaliforniaThoroughbred Breeders’ Association(CTBA) members since 1991, followed.Success came soon after, starting witha filly named Fit to Lead.

The Walskis purchased Fit to Lead, adaughter of Fit to Fight, for $10,500 at the

1991 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Their intention wasto pinhook her at the Barretts March Sale of Two-Year-Olds

in Training, but their luck in Pomona mayhave started there as Fit toLead did not meet her reserveat $19,000 and was boughtback. “She ended up keepingus in the game,” Walski said.

After debuting with a maidenwin at Hollywood Park in 1992,Fit to Lead won an allowancerace at the Del Mar ThoroughbredClub and then even unsuccessfullytried males in the grade III, $79,650Balboa Stakes. In January of hersophomore season, Fit to Lead

Fit To LeadGrade II Santa Ynez Breeders’ Cup Stakes—January 31, 1993

Awesome Gambler (Lovacres Ranch)Coronado’s Quest—Wedding March, by Deputy Minister


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Faisca$50,000 Phil D. Shepherd Stakes—September 17, 2010

scored by 5 1/2 lengths in the grade II, $107,500 Santa YnezBreeders’ Cup Stakes. The Walskis sold her after that effortfor $400,000, but did have to watch as Fit to Lead went on tocapture the grade II, $106,000 Princess Stakes later in thespring, as well as both the grade II, $212,500 Louisville Bud-weiser Breeders’ Cup Handicap and grade III, $164,700 Fleurde Lis Handicap at Churchill Downs in 1995.

Search Me, a Florida-bred son of Regal Search, camealong soon afterwards. He broke his maiden in the $49,000Beau Brummel Stakes at Fairplex Park on Sept. 12, 1997, atodds of 15-1. He went on to run competitively against thebest of his generation in late 1997 and early 1998, andalmost exactly a year after his debut win, he returned to Fair-plex Park to finish second in the $50,000 Foothill Stakes.

She’s Classy debuted in 1999, breaking her maiden atfirst asking by 1 3/4 lengths. She finished third behind sub-sequent Eclipse Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, Chilukki, inthe grade I, $250,000 Vinery Del Mar Debutante Stakesand was the runner-up in the grade I, $380,250 HollywoodStarlet Stakes behind Surfside, who would win an EclipseAward in 2000. Although She’s Classy was consistent andtussled with the best of her generation, her lone stakes wincame at Fairplex Park in that year’s $50,000 Bustles andBows Stakes. She retired with $247,889 in earnings, andthe Walskis sold her for $525,000 at the 2001 KeenelandNovember Breeding Stock Sale.

Wind Flow, a daughter of Cal-bred champion Indian Char-lie, followed. A $24,000 weanling purchase, Wind Flow wonfive races, including three stakes, in her short seven-startcareer. In 2003, she dominated in the $48,000 Bustles andBows Stakes at Fairplex Park, winning by seven lengths. “Shewas ready for a grade I,” Walski said, “but she injured her knee.We sold her in foal to Forestry.” Wind Flow brought $500,000at the 2005 Fasig-Tipton November Selected Mixed Sale.

The Walski’s dominance at Fairplex Park continued last

season when their now newly-turned three-year-old home-bred daughter of A.P. Warrior, Faisca, won the $50,000Phil D. Shepherd Stakes. She suffered a ligament strainafter that effort and was forced to miss the California CupJuvenile Fillies Sakes, a race won by Swiss Wild Cat, whomFaisca had just dusted by 5 1/4 lengths. Faisca has earned$63,320 with two wins and a third in five starts.

For all their racing success, it is in the breeding shed thatthe Walskis anticipate great things. “We honestly feel thatAwesome Gambler is going to be the leading sire in Califor-nia next year,” Peter said. Awesome Gambler, who turnedseven on Jan. 1, is a son of the dual grade I winner Corona-do’s Quest. As a juvenile, Awesome Gambler finished secondin the $64,350 Gateway to Glory Stakes at Fairplex, thenwon the $80,800 Alydar Stakes at Hollywood Park the fol-lowing summer. He bowed a tendon shortly after and wasretired with two wins and a second in six starts.

“We’re looking for big things from him,” Walski said. “Peo-ple who have Awesome Gamblers in training want to breedback to him.” Walski believes in supporting the stallion; he pur-chased Vanity Handicap (grade I) winner Victory Encounter tobreed to Awesome Gambler, and reports that a half-sister tograde II winner One Caroline is also booked to him for 2011.

Awesome Gambler stands at Terry Lovinger’s LovacresRanch in Warner Springs for $3,000 Live Foal. His first twocrops are large; he bred 78 mares in 2008 and 84 mares in2009. “Terry is really high on Awesome Gambler and isanxiously awaiting the day when he can unveil them,” Wal-ski said. “We don’t think they will be too precocious, butyou won’t believe how much ground these babies cover.And the money is in distance races.”

Keep an eye out for the Walski’s selection of AwesomeGamblers to be sold at the Barretts May Sale of Two-Year-Olds in training this year, and if one of the Walski’s runnersis entered at Fairplex Park, it may be worth a bet.

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Retiring To Stud In California

by RUDI GROOTHEDDE

The Golden State’sNew Stallions For 2011


Elusive Warning, 2004 (Elusive Quality—Valid Warning, by Valid Appeal)$4,000-Live Foal Standing at Madera Thoroughbreds in Madera

From the Mr. Prospector sire line, this group III-winning grandson of Gone West is out of adual stakes winner and is from the family of sire Gilded Time, the Eclipse Champion Two-Year-Old Male and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner of 1992.Forest Command, 2005 (Monarchos—Forest Secrets, by Forest Wildcat)$2,500-Live Foal Standing at Oak Hill Farm in Paso Robles

From the Raise a Native sire line, this grade II-placed winning grandson of Maria’s Mon is outof a grade I winner and is from the family of Silverbulletday, the Eclipse Champion Two-Year-OldFilly and Breeder’s Cup Juvenile Fillies winner of 1998.Global Hunter (Arg), 2003 (Jade Hunter—Griffe de Paris (Brz), by Telescopico (Arg)$2,500-Live Foal Standing at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez

From the Mr. Prospector sire line, this grandson of that sire of sires is a half-brother to fivestakes horses, including group I winners Lady de Paris (Brz) and Genereux (Arg), dual group I-placed group II winner House of Lords (Brz) and group III winner King de Paris (Brz).Grace Upon Grace, 2007 (Rio Verde—Chasing Wind, by Mining)$2,000-Live Foal Standing at Lovacres Ranch in Warner Springs

From the Northern Dancer sire line, this dual stakes-placed winning grandson of Nureyev is ahalf-brother to the graded stakes-placed multiple stakes winner Rgirldoesn’bluff and is from thefamily of the stakes-winning sire Ringaro.Many Rivers, 2005 (Storm Cat—Christmas in Aiken, by Affirmed)$3,000-Live Foal Standing at Victory Rose Thoroughbreds in Vacaville

From the Northern Dancer sire line, this stakes-placed winning grandson of Storm Bird is ahalf-brother to the multiple grade I-winning sire Harlan’s Holiday and is from the family of siresBoldnesian, Fordham and Lords.The Pamplemousse, 2006 (Kafwain—Comfort Zone, by Rubiano)$3,500-Live Foal Standing at Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel

From the Nasrullah sire line, this dual graded stakes-winning grandson of Cherokee Run isout of a winning half-sister to five stakes horses, including the dual stakes winners Consent,Special Alert and Special Moves.

Ex Marks the Cop, 1995 (In Excess (Ire)—Crystal Cop, by Crystal Water)$1,000 Live Foal Standing at Kristal Creek Ranch in Nuevo

From the Caro (Ire) sire line, this stakes-winning grandson of Siberian Express is a fullbrother to the stakes winner and sire, Ex Federali, from the family of the 13-time stakes win-ner Quicken Tree. He is the sire of the multiple stakes-winning champion Ex Mountain Copamong his 60 percent winners from starters.Olmodavor, 1999 (A.P. Indy—Corrazona, by El Gran Senor)$5,000-Live Foal Standing at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez

From the Seattle Slew sire line, this grade I-placed dual graded stakes-winning grandson of thatsire of sires is out of a grade I-winning half-sister to the grade I-winning sire Thirty Six Red. Heis already the sire of a group II-winning two-year-old among his earners of more than $2.5million from three crops of racing age.Pure Thrill, 2007 (Belong to Me—Swill, by Shadeed)$1,500-Live Foal Standing at Victory Rose Thoroughbreds in Vacaville

From the Northern Dancer sire line, this unraced grandson of Danzig is a half-brother to themultiple stakes winners Pheiffer and Thrill After Dark and is from the family of champions BobySeraf and Catira Parts. He stood his first season at stud in Idaho during 2010.

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California Sires

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Olmodavor

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Relocating To Stud In California

Global Hunter

• Multiple graded stakes-placed winner of $158,556, won from 7 furlongs to 1 mile, including thirdplace finish in the $500.000 Super Derby (G2) and the Ack Ack H. (G3).

• By Classic winner MONARCHOS ($1,720,830), sire of Champion Sprinter INFORMEDDECISION ($1,954,426, G1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint).

• Out of multiple graded stakes winner FOREST SECRETS ($604,453), including Acorn Stakes(GI), Rampart H. (G2), Fall City H. (G3), 2nd Distaff H. (G2), Sabin H. (G3).

• From the family of champion 2 and 3 year-old filly SILVERBULLETDAY ($3,093,207).

Scheduled as the state’s first Thoroughbredauction of the new year, the 2011 BarrettsJanuary Mixed Sale will take place during a period of widespread uncertainty for the California Thoroughbred industry.

The murky futures of both Hollywood Parkand the Oak Tree Racing Association, the possible sale of Del Mar Fairgrounds and thedebut of an unproven dirt racing surface at Santa Anita Park are all on the forefront. Willthe recently enacted increase in takeout on exoticwagers improve California purses as expected? Willangry handicappers make good on their promise to boycott the state’s product? How will the new governor,Jerry Brown, prioritize racing-related issues during thedawn of his administration?

These questions—along with the constant worries of aweak economy—are just some of the sources of wonderserving as a backdrop for the annual sale, which will behosted by Barretts Equine Limited at Fairplex on Monday,Jan. 24. But for buyers who envision California’s glass ashalf-full despite these uncertainties, the single sessionstarting at 10 a.m. in Pomona will provide ample oppor-tunities to replenish their bloodstock holdings with itsdiverse catalog of 390 listings: 148 broodmares, 97 two-year-olds, 93 yearlings, 50 horses of racing age and twostallions.

During a dual-session renewal of the auction last January,275 horses were reported as sold from the 447 offered,resulting in gross sales of $2,013,000 and an average priceof $7,320. The median was $3,200, the buy-back rate was38.5 percent and the sale-topper sold for $65,000.

Heading the largest delegation among the 27 consignorsand agents participating this year is Andy Havens, whosefive Havens Bloodstock Agency consignments comprise107 entries. Among his offerings are two notable juveniles:a Cindago half-sister to the 2010 California-bred dual gradeI-winning millionaire Evening Jewel and a Comic Strip fillywho shares a second dam with the grade I-winning Califor-nia champion Romance Is Diane.

The stakes winner Iza Bay, dam of the grade I-placedmultiple stakes winner La Nez, is listed under the Havensbanner alongside the broodmare prospect EndangeredForest, a Forestry filly from the immediate family of thedual grade I winner and multiple graded stakes producerTranquility Lake who is being offered on behalf of GoldenEagle Farm.

Agent Sam Hendricks will bring a 41-member string ofhorses, including a yearling colt by Swiss Yodeler from thefamily of 2010 El Encino Stakes (grade II) winner PrettyUnusual.

The catalog also features 40 horses from consignor

River Edge Farm, including Whisper Louder. TheSalt Lake mare counts 2009 grade I winner Inter-patation among her closest relatives, and sells infoal to Tribal Rule. The same stallion is repre-sented elsewhere in the consignment, mostnotably as the sire of a two-year-old half-sister tothe Argentina champion Miss Linda (Arg) anda yearling half-brother to Leanessa, the win-ning dam of Cal-bred 2009 Malibu Stakes

(grade I) winner M One Rifle.Applebite Farms, which recently announced its pending

closure, is offering 29 horses. Among those listed in thefarm’s complete dispersal are the broodmare Tizakitty, astakes winner whose dam is a full sister to 2000 EclipseHorse of the Year Tiznow, and a Jet West yearling colt outof the stakes-placed winner Poetry Miss, a half-sister to thegrade I-winning sire Songandaprayer.

Several other noteworthy horses will be led through theBarretts sales ring later this month.

Harris Farms is consigning Lite Stepper, a full sister tothe Cal-bred grade I winner Greg’s Gold who sells in foal to2007 Eclipse Champion Turf Horse English Channel, whileH & E Ranch is offering Your Special Day, a juvenileKafwain filly from the prolific family of grade I winners Victory Ride and River Flyer.

The Malibu Valley Farms contingent includes Glam-orous Miss, a Northern Afleet half-sister to 2002 CaliforniaChampion Two-Year-Old Female Humorous Lady who iscarrying a foal by Southern Image, while the NexStar LLC consignment includes the stakes-winning mare MissNicolie, the dam of 2009 California Champion Two-Year-Old Female Repo.

Trotinette, by Unusual Heat, heads the West 12 Ranchconsignment as a broodmare from the family of the Cal-bred dual grade II winner Queenie Belle and her millionaire daughter, 2010 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic(grade I) heroine Unrivaled Belle; she sells in foal toSought After. Meanwhile, the Robannier filly Charm aRobber, representing the family of two-time grade I winner Tout Charmant, is being handled by agent TatYakutis’ Yakutis Enterprises as part of the first phase of aWalter Family Trust dispersal.

Other leading California stallions represented as covering sires are Benchmark, Bertrando and Sea ofSecrets of Ballena Vista Farm, Vessels Stallion Farm’s InExcess (Ire), Kafwain and Old Topper of Tommy TownThoroughbreds, the Harris Farms trio of Lucky Pulpit,Swiss Yodeler and Unusual Heat and Golden Eagle Farm’sStormin Fever.

To receive a catalog for the 2011 Barretts January MixedSale, call (909) 629-3099. The entries also may be viewedonline at www.barretts.com.

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Cost Of Freedom: Outrunning His Age

Grade III Vernon O. Underwood Stakes Hollywood Park—Thursday, November 25, 2010

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Someone forgot to tell Cost of Freedom that he shouldact his age.

Although he turned eight on Jan. 1, 2011, the age bywhich time most Thoroughbreds have long been retired orare toiling in claiming races, Cost of Freedom is in theprime of his career. The son of Cee’s Tizzy won three stakesraces at Hollywood Park in the period of 43 days, begin-ning with a dominating victory in the $100,000 Califor-nia Cup Sprint Sakes on Oct. 30, 2010, and culminatingwith a track record-breaking performance in the $71,706Miles Tyson Stakes on Dec. 11.

In between the two, Cost of Freedom took the grade III,$100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes on ThanksgivingDay, Nov. 25. It was his second graded stakes win of theyear; he also won Hollywood Park’s grade III, $100,000 LosAngeles Handicap in June.

The career revival can perhaps be attributed to the jockeychange to Joe Talamo. After three straight losses, Talamoclimbed aboard for the first time at Cal Cup XXI, and theresounding 6 1/4-length victory silenced any doubts aboutCost of Freedom’s health and fitness. The pair were sent offat even money in the Underwood, despite the presence of2010 grade I winner E Z’s Gentleman and former Aus-tralian Horse of the Year, Scenic Blast (Aus).

Cost of Freedom broke a step slowly, but within a fewstrides he had run through the field to take the lead. Hemaintained a widening advantage over the other five run-ners throughout the six-furlong contest until he rushedunder the wire 1 3/4 lengths ahead of Gato Go Win andScenic Blast, stopping the clock in 1:08.46.

Cost of Freedom’s victory was the ninth by a California-bred in the Vernon O. Underwood. Grade I winners JohnnyEves, Bordonaro and Debonair Joe also won the race thisdecade, and Cost of Freedom now joins their ranks; hebecame a grade I winner in 2008, when adding the grade I,$250,000 Ancient Title Stakes to his impressive resume.

A $50,000 claim by trainer John Sadler for Gary andCecil Barber on July 28, 2008, Cost of Freedom has provento be quite lucrative. Through the Vernon O. Underwood,he had won half of his 20 career starts with a second, threethirds and earnings of $812,263.

Harris Farms bred and foaled Cost of Freedom from theirclassy Moscow Ballet mare Freedom Dance. Born in 1995,she was a reliable claimer, taking nine of 17 starts and earn-ing $136,922. Her consistency runs in the family; she is outof the stakes-winning Imasmartee mare In True Form, mak-ing her a half-sister to seven other winners. In True Formproduced stakes winner Truly Needy, who won 16 times in50 starts, and dual black-type victor Top of Our Game, whoearned $366,039. All four of Freedom Dance’s foals to racehave been winners.

If Cost of Freedom holds his form into the New Year, hecould become yet another Cal-bred millionaire. His first goalof 2011 will be either the grade II, $150,000 Palos VerdesStakes on Jan. 22, or the $200,000 Sunshine Millions Sprinta week later. Due to Cost of Freedom’s affinity for all-weathersurfaces, the Barbers have even mentioned the possibility ofheading to the United Arab Emirates for the group I, $2 mil-lion Dubai Golden Shaheen in March. Whatever his path,Cost of Freedom will continue to try and outrun his age.

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• Established a new course record at Keeneland in theGr. III Central Bank Transylvania Stakes.

• Finished second in the Grade III Virginia Derby to ENGLISH CHANNEL defeating REBEL REBEL.Finshed third in the Grade I Secretariat Stakes to GUN SALUTE and ENGLISH CHANNEL.

• By Breeders’ Cup Mile winner WAR CHANT, sire of 25 stakes winners, including 2010 stakes winnersCHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE ($1,045,459) and DONCASTER ROVER.

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Multiple graded stakes winner of $1,032,400, including the prestigious Gr. II Bernard Baruch Hcp. defeatingBreeders’ Cup Classic winner VOLPONI.

Won 13 races from 2 to 9, earning Triple Digit Beyers in 11 races. He won or placed in 12 graded stakes racesat 10 major race tracks, including Hialeah, Saratoga and Pimlilco.

Son of champion THEATRICAL (IRE) ($2,840,500), among the leading turf sireswith 84 stakes winners, including champions HISHI AMAZON, ZAGREB, THEORETICALLY and TULLAMORE.

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Torrential rains caused the cancellation of the closingday of last year’s Autumn meet at Hollywood Park on Dec. 19.Due to excessive water where the six-furlong chute and maintrack meet, only two of the day’s nine races were conducted.California-breds were affected in that the closing stakesrace of the meet, the $75,000 On Trust Handicap for state-breds, was also cancelled.

Despite the meet’s early end, Hollywood Park andwagering in the southern part of the state experienced a bitof a revival this fall. Daily average attendance in SouthernCalifornia was up 7.2 percent from the year before, andaverage daily handle generated in the area was up eight per-cent. The numerous changes in the state’s racing product,such as an extended race meeting at Hollywood Park fol-lowing the track’s first Oak Tree Racing Association meet,which had previously been run at Santa Anita Park for 41years, had caused concern, but the track’s President, JackLiebau, was encouraged. “We were heartened by the over-all results of the meet,” he said.

The cancellation of the On Trust Handicap left only oneCal-bred restricted stakes race at the meet, the Cat’s CradleHandicap which was won by Ultra Blend. However, staterunners came through elsewhere, as Dance With Gablewon the Wild Harmony Stakes and Cost of Freedom tookthe Miles Tyson Stakes.

Revenge Is SweetDance With Gable seemed to be on the hunt for

revenge. The six-year-old gelded son of Dance Floor hadwon two of his five 2010 starts, but was coming off consec-utive losses to classy fellow Cal-breds, the first to My Sum-mer Slew and the second to the freakish Caracortado.While three-year-old Caracortado prepared for the grade I,$250,000 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park, My Summer

Slew would go postward on Nov. 28, in the $71,130 WildHarmony Stakes, for a rematch with Dance With Gable.

The field of six runners broke in order and jockey JoeTalamo got Dance With Gable out quickly. They sped thesix-furlong distance over a firm turf course clear of the field,leading by as much as 2 1/2 lengths before coasting home toscore by 1 1/4 lengths over Afleet Ruler with My SummerSlew a futher length back in third. The winner stopped theclock in 1:08.48.

Dance With Gable is out of the Capote mare Garbo,who placed only once in five starts, but has gone on to pro-duce seven winners. Dance With Gable had won two stakesraces in 2009, the $81,000 California State Fair SprintHandicap at Cal Expo in Sacramento and the $54,280 Cal-ifornia Sky Stakes during Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meet. Heis owned by Arbitrage Stable, Pro Selection Stable, Avila,and partners and was bred by Blooming Hills Inc. MichaelMachowsky conditions the honest runner, who now has arecord of 26-11-5-3 with earnings of $357,135.

A Record-Breaking EffortThe $71,706 Miles Tyson Stakes on Dec. 11 seemed a

strange spot to enter Cost of Freedom, a wickedly fast oldersprinter who had already taken two stakes races over thetrack in six weeks. Trainer John Sadler cited the soon-to-beeight-year-old gelding’s love for the all-weather strip and theunknown factor of Santa Anita’s new dirt surface as the rea-son for taking one final shot with Cost of Freedom this fall.

After Cost of Freedom had won the $100,000 DonaldValpredo California Cup Sprint Stakes on Oct. 30, and thegrade III, $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes on Nov. 25,both in impressive fashion, other trainers had no interest infacing him. Only four runners went to post for the MilesTyson, with Cost of Freedom a commanding 2-5 favorite.


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Cal-Bred Highs And LowsAt Hollywood Park

Dance With Gable $71,130 Wild Harmony Stakes—November 28, 2010

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Despite the short field, the race didn’t appear to be awalkover on paper. Cal-bred Quick Enough was coming offan out-of-the-money finish in the grade III, $909,000Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, and prior to that had won thegrade III, $100,000 Morvich Handicap. Before finishingfifth behind Cost of Freedom in the Vernon O. Underwood,Kentucky-bred Square Deal had won two straight Holly-wood Park allowance races.

Undeterred by the competition, Cost of Freedom turnedin another breathtakingly effortless display of speed. He andTalamo sizzled the five-furlong distance in :56.14, breakingthe previous track record of :56.68 set by Necessary Evil inMay of 2009. Cost of Freedom was 4 1/2 lengths in front atthe wire, having simply run his rivals off their feet. QuickEnough finished second.

Cost of Freedom, a son of Cee’s Tizzy, is owned by Garyand Cecil Barber and was bred by Harris Farms. His recordincludes 11 wins in 21 starts with a second and three thirds.Cost of Freedom has earned $857,983.

A Winning CombinationCal-bred Cat’s Cradle was a blazing force of speed on the

racetrack. The 1992 daughter of Flying Paster earned$807,808 while winning 10 of her 26 starts for Ridder Thor-

oughbred Sable. The grade I and grade II winner has beenunable to reproduce herself in the breeding shed, but thememory of her prowess lives on via a race bearing her namerun each year.

The 7 1/2-furlong, $80,400 race run on Dec. 12, broughttogether a strong field of state-bred fillies. Defending cham-pion U R All That I Am was back, along with 2010 stakeswinners Warren’s Jitterbug and Camille C. The post timefavorite, however, was Ultra Blend, a four-year-old daugh-ter of Richly Blended who was exiting a win in the$100,000 Cal Cup Matron Stakes. She and jockey JoelRosario raced fifth in a six-horse field, taking back early offthe pace set by Camille C and Word Association, beforeclosing three-wide into the lane. By the time they reachedthe wire, Ultra Blend was 3 1/4 lengths ahead of WordAssociation with Warren’s Jitterbug gaining to be third.The final time was 1:29.76.

Art Sherman has conditioned Ultra Blend to a record of17-7-4-4; the Cat’s Cradle was her third stakes victory in sixstarts this year. Out of the Desert Classic mare Ankha,Ultra Blend was bred by BnD Chase Thoroughbreds andElven Adams. She has earned $367,646 for owner NelsErickson.

Ultra Blend

$80,400 Cat’s Cradle Handicap—December 12, 2010

Cost of Freedom

$71,706 Miles Tyson Sakes—December 11, 2010

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The California Retirement Management Account(CARMA) is a one-of-a-kind Thoroughbred retirementcharity that derives the majority of its revenues through apercentage of racing purses.

“Other states that work with retired Thoroughbreds areactively trying to find a way to get the same thing done.Having a steady stream of funds relieves the pressure ofknowing where you're going to get the next bale of hayfrom,” said Lucinda Mandella, the Director of Owner Ser-vices for the Thoroughbred Ownersof California (TOC) who alsoworks for CARMA.

The TOC had researched thetopic of equine retirement formonths before proposing a rulechange to the California Horse Rac-ing Board (CHRB). On Dec. 14,2007, the CHRB approved a 0.3 per-cent earmark on net purse earnings tofund Thoroughbred retirementfacilities. Owners can opt out of theprogram, but 80 percent chose toparticipate this year.

CARMA, a 501(c)(3) charity, wascreated to manage the account.Owner/breeder Madeline Auerbach ischair of its diverse 14-member boardof directors that includes Ron Charles,Drew J. Couto, Trevor Denman, Dr.Jeff Elea, DVM, Jennifer Hagan, JanHawthorne, Marsha Naify, JanetRome, John Sadler, Samantha Siegel,Mike Smith, Gary Stevens and HowardZucker. Mandella is CARMA’s onlyemployee, at part-time, but she saidshe receives plenty of help fromboard members.

CARMA held its first board meeting March 20, 2008and began collecting funds in July 2008 during the Del MarThoroughbred Club’s meet. It also supplements purse fundswith a charity poker tournament held each year during DelMar. The 2010 tournament generated more than $70,000.

Grants are presented each year in a ceremony on open-ing day, Dec. 26, at Santa Anita Park. By the time the 2010yield is disbursed, the organization will have granted morethan $700,000. Auerbach estimates CARMA funds havehelped more than 500 horses. “When we give a grant, it hasa ripple effect,” she said.

There were 18 charities eligible for CARMA funding in2010. The majority are located in California, but a coupleof groups from other states also receive aid. To qualify, aretirement organization must be an IRS-approved501(c)(3) charity that provides services to horses that havecompeted in at least one California race. CARMA repre-sentatives conduct inspections of the facilities and horsecare. Every organization must re-apply each year to ensurecontinued compliance.

It’s also important that a charityis able to raise sufficient funds on itsown. “Nobody would be able to sup-port an operation based solely onthe amount of money we givethem,” Auerbach said. “We helpmake their job a little easier.”

CARMA has always looked forsupport from trainers, jockeys, racetracksand other organizations, whom Auer-bach said also have a responsibility tocare for retired racehorses. Their supportis especially important in this weakeconomy that has caused reduced pursesand therefore reduced funding forCARMA.

Racetracks have been the most sup-portive, by far. Hollywood Park andBay Meadows Racecourse both donatedproceeds from DVD sales. Del Mar andSanta Anita help by providing facilitiesand publicity.

Aside from allocating aid,CARMA also attempts to unify theindustry on the issue of equine retire-ment. It hosted a retirement roundtablein April 2009, and hopes to do it again.Dozens of representatives of equine

retirement and rescue organizations came together to net-work and discuss long-term goals.

The roundtable and poker tournament have both beensuccessful and will be planned again for 2011. Auerbach saidCARMA also plans to unveil a renovated website soon.

“I see a really good future,” Auerbach said. “A lot of peo-ple are watching us from outside the industry. Groups thatdidn’t help before will help us now.”

CARMA accepts tax-deductible donations on its website,Carma4Horses.org, or through the mail at P.O. Box 1086,Sierra Madre, CA, 91025.


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CARMA: A New FrontierIn Thoroughbred Retirement

Carma Director Janet Rome with her husband Jim,the host of America’s Premier Sports Radio

Talk Show, the Jim Rome Show.

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A young boy exits a school bus at home and is immedi-ately met by a waiting chestnut horse. They exchange aquiet greeting, and then walk towards the house together,the horse dutifully keeping pace two feet behind the boy’sshoulder.

This is a scene from many of our childhood fantasies, butfor Grant and Greta Hays, this display is both a blessing anda curse. Both of their sons, six-year-old Jack and two-year-old Dylan, are autistic, and it has taken the magic of Spotthe Diplomat, a dual stakes-winning California-bred, tobring all four family members together.

The plight of the Hays family first came to nationalprominence last March when they visited Hollywood Parkto meet the mighty Zenyatta and her trainer John Shirreffs.While touching the superstar mare and riding one of theShirreffs stable ponies, young Jack lit up and was able to communicate with delight. It became apparent that horsesignite a spark inside of him.

Pursuing this revelation, Grant and Greta attended acamp for families with autistic children run by Rupert Isaac-son, renowned author of the bestselling book, The Horse Boy,and founder of The Horse Boy Foundation. Horseback ridingis a fundamental part of the experience, and the couplenoticed astounding results. “While at the camp, there was atransformation that blew our minds,” Grant said. “A diagno-sis of autism is depressing and discouraging for parents, andmost rush to doctors and specialists and spend quite a bit ofmoney getting their children evaluated. But we discoveredthat being around horses and in nature is the best cure; that’swhat the children need. They start to glow.”

Grant and Greta, who lived in and had successful careersin Southern California, then packed up and moved toTexas. Part one of their two-step plan—getting out into theopen range—was complete. They just needed a horse.

Enter Spot the Diplomat, a gelded son of Worldy Man-ner. Bred by Harris Farms Inc., Spot the Diplomat had asolid 41-start career, which included seven wins, four sec-onds and 10 thirds. As a juvenile in 2006, he not only wonthe $133,400 Graduation Stakes and the $106,400 I’mSmokin Stakes at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, but alsoplaced third in the grade II, $247,000 Norfolk Breeders’ CupStakes at Santa Anita Park.

As he got older, Spot the Diplomat’s time in the limelightfaded. He switched barns five times via claiming races, finallyending up in the hands of Peskoff Haymes and Summit Rac-ing LLC. He was retired due to injury after finishing third inan allowance optional claiming event at Santa Anita in Aprilof 2010. He had earned $342,231.

Bob Ike, a noted handicapper and one of the managingpartners of Summit Racing, contacted Grant and Gretawith a proposition. “He asked if we would be interested ingiving ‘Spot’ a good home, and then shipped him out forus,” Grant explained.

The family is now leasing a ranch south of Austin in Texas,but the transition from a busy city lifestyle to a more laid-backone was difficult. “It was total culture shock,” Greta said. “Ithonestly took a month to unwind, but we realized we were run-ning out of control for no reason. Now we’ve settled down.”

Jack and Spot the Diplomat, also a six-year-old last year,had no trouble. “While ‘Spot’ is obviously a Thoroughbredand can be difficult with me,” Grant admitted, “he is mirac-ulously gentle with the boys. He has never once done any-thing aggressive with them. He will let them do anything,such as pull on his tail and run under his legs.”

Spot the Diplomat’s new home is ideal. He is in a three-acre pasture that borders the ranch house, and miles ofopen range stretch out in front of him. “It’s quite beautiful,”Grant commented. “He has free reign and is without shoes.


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by EMILY SHIELDS

Spot the Diplomat:A Healing Cal-Bred

$133,400 Graduation Stakes—July 26, 2006 $106,400 I’m Smokin Stakes—September 4, 2006

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Spot the Diplomat with the Hays Family, Grant and Greta and their autistic sons Jack (6) and Dylan (2), at their ranch south of the city

of Austin in Texas during December of 2010.

We’ve done some riding on him and some halter training.”Grant and Greta are novice horse owners, and admit

there is a huge learning curve to their undertaking. “It’sbeen such a learning process,” Grant said, “because whilehe’s wonderful with kids, he’s been a challenge for me. Hecan still get hot and I’m trying to train him to be a safewalking horse for children.”

“We are trying to take in as much information as we canfrom anyone willing to give input and direction,” Gretasaid. “If the horse runs into the fence and gets a cut, we arestill figuring out if the right thing is to call the vet or takecare of it ourselves.”

The couple credits Becky Florence as being instrumentalin helping. “She leases us the property, built the corral, andgave us a halter and some supplies,” Grant clarified.

With the help of Spot the Diplomat, the Hays family ischanging. “Jack doesn’t speak other than a few words,”Grant said. “It can be so frustrating for them because theycan’t communicate. But when he’s out in nature and withSpot, all of that goes away. He gets really happy, and before

the horse camp and having Spot we’d never seen himhappy.” Spot has helped the adults, too, especially Grant.“Before, I was so focused on the negative. ‘Oh, my kids areautistic and it’s a tragedy.’ But Spot has been healing for me.My creative energy is higher, my career is flourishing. He’sbeautiful and graceful and gives off a healing energy. I nolonger look at the autism as a burden.”

“We changed lives completely in the course of threemonths, but we’re not looking back,” Greta stated. “Weknow this is the best thing for the kids, and while we don’tknow how to make their lives better in every way, we knowthat being in nature and being around horses is the mostimportant thing for them. They respond to it better thanany other therapies we’ve tired. And, in the meantime,we’re giving a great horse a good home.”

The Hays family could use more supplies, tack and gen-eral horse and retraining advice. If anyone is interested indonating or helping, or simply wants to learn more aboutautism and horse therapy, please contact Grant Hays [email protected].

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Eye injuries sometimes occur in horses and can be veryserious, especially if neglected. Ann Dwyer DVM, a privatepractitioner (Genesee Valley Equine Clinic, Scottsville,New York) says the most common problems she sees thatdo not involve the globe are eyelid tears.

The snag or tear should be repaired as soon as possible.These can sometimes be put back together even if they lookhorrendous. “Never trim or cut off a dangling piece, even ifit’s hanging by just a thread of tissue. These can sometimesbe repaired, and the sooner the better. Even if it looks likethere’s no way it could be put back together, often we canrepair the injury,” says Dwyer.

“I am often presented with horses who have old eyeliddefects; someone made a mistake long ago and either didn’ttry to fix the injury or fixed it poorly, and the horse haschronic pain because the eyelashes turn in and rub on thecornea or the lid can’t close properly over the globe. Some-times that would be a reason to consult a veterinary oph-thalmologist or a veterinarian with a special interest ineyes, because there are plastic surgery procedures that cancorrect these. Sometimes a repair is very difficult but, inother cases, it’s fairly simple. It’s frustrating to me if theowner won’t go the extra mile to fix it, because the horse isin chronic discomfort,” she says.

“The most common eye injury that veterinarians see is acorneal ulcer—on the globe itself. This can range fromsomething minor to very serious, threatening the viabilityof the globe. The seriousness depends on several things,including the depth of the trauma, since there are severallayers to the cornea, and the inflammatory response thatoccurs—both on the surface and inside the eye. Generally,the superficial wounds are less serious than deep ones. Theworst kind would be something that punctured all the waythrough the cornea and into the eye. This could mean theend of the eye, but not always,” she says.

“Something that goes partially through the cornea canalso be serious because it can result in very severe infection.Our advice to clients in our practice is to call us immedi-ately if a horse suffers an eye injury. If they call us about ahorse with a swollen, sore eye, we will see it that day. It isn’tan emergency where you drop everything and go within thenext five minutes, but as far as I’m concerned it is a same-day emergency.”

Another type of trauma is when something gets stuck inthe cornea. This is more rare, but on occasion the corneamay be penetrated by a foreign body that is still stuck there.“I recently had a case in which a horse was rubbing on awood fence and picked up a splinter that pierced thecornea—not directly into it, but sideways and through it. Itwas a bit tricky to get that splinter out,” says Dwyer. “Youdon’t see this very often; it’s a lot more common to havecorneal ulcers or eyelid tears.”

Foreign matter such as plant material can sometimes getcaught in or under an eyelid. If something gets stuck underthe eyelid, it may scrape and irritate the surface of thecornea each time the horse blinks. “We often see eye prob-lems in the fall when horses get tiny bristles from burdockburrs caught in the eye. These are hard to see and generallycreate a chronic eye irritation,” she says. The burrs are likeVelcro™ and stick to horses’ manes, tails, fetlock hair, etc.

When burrs are stuck to the horse and the horse rubsthem (or the burr-laden mane bumps against the horse’sface) tiny burr bristles may get into the eye. “The fragmentsmay get stuck in the conjunctiva or the cornea itself, butthe most common place we find them are in the inner cor-ner of the eye, between the cornea and third eyelid, on theinside of the third eyelid,” she explains. This may scratchthe eyeball each time the third eyelid moves over it.

“I have a theory there may be a chemical irritation ofsome sort from the burdock bristle. These horses have a

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by HEATHER SMITH THOMASPhotos supplied by Ann Dwyer & Richard McMullen

Eye Injuries In Horses

A Corn Melt An Eyelid Laceration


A Corneal Injury

characteristic inflammation that occurs; the eyes canbecome very inflamed. Once we scrape everything out andremove the fragment, the eyes get better,” she says.

Another cause of serious injury is blunt trauma. “Occa-sionally a horse will suffer enough blunt trauma to fracturepart of the orbit—the bones around the eye. This type ofblow might occur from a kick (if it’s a small horse who can’traise its head high enough to avoid the kick) or from bang-ing the head on a trailer. Blunt trauma can also result if aracehorse acts up in a starting gate, or if several horses aretrying to go through a door, or some other type of accident,”says Dwyer.

“Both the arched frontal bone over the top of the eyeand the zygomatic process that forms the outer rim of theorbit are very thin and fragile. Bony fragmentation in theorbit can lead to several problems.There may be a sequestrum in whichthe body is trying to get rid of the bonefragment. This will result in a swolleneye that doesn’t resolve. The worstthing is if it becomes infected and theinfection goes around the back of theeye. This is called orbital cellulitis, andcan be life-threatening,” she explains.If you have a horse with a swollen eyethat is very tender, this is good reasonto have a veterinarian examine it.“This area can be very hard to x-ray.We might choose to x-ray it, but oftenthe best way to tell if something iswrong there would be with ultrasound,”she says.

“The very severe cases, which fortu-nately are rare, would need to bereferred to a specialist for surgery. In asimple situation where the bone is justcracked or there is a small bone frag-ment, your veterinarian can usually dealwith it. He/she may be able to removeany small fragments. The horse wouldthen be put on antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medication, and monitoredto make sure the eye is getting better onthe prescribed treatment. If you don’t getthe bony fragment out and put the horseon antibiotics, it will continue to be aproblem and might need surgery,” saysDwyer.

“Another type of eye problem that ismore rare but potentially very seriouswould be blunt trauma directly to theeyeball itself. I have seen this happenwhen someone was trying to get theirhorse to canter on a longe line and

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threw a rock at it, hitting the eye, and I have seen it happenfrom kicks or trailer trauma. If there’s enough trauma to theeyeball it can make the inside of the globe bleed. This candisrupt vital eye structures and can be blinding,” she says.

PreventionSafety-proofing a horse’s stall can help prevent eye

injuries. “Stall hardware can snag an eyelid, and the biggestculprits are the J-shaped hooks on water buckets. Even theones that have a plastic cover over them tend to get a littlegap, over time. Horses often rub their heads and eyes onanything available, especially during fly season. An inex-pensive, simple fix is electrical tape or duct tape over thehandle hooks to close the gap. Buckets are usually the num-ber one problem. If people got rid of those J-shaped buckethooks it would probably decrease my work quite a bit, andthat would be great for the horses,” says Dwyer. “About 20years ago a paper was presented on this, at the annualAAEP (American Association of Equine Practitioners)meeting, by a racetrack practitioner. He made this samecomment,” she says.

Horse owners should also look around the stall to see ifanything has a hook or protrusion or a sharp surface.“Either remove it or tape it up,” she says. Also check woodsurfaces for splinters.

Most eye injuries can be prevented with common sense.“Don’t have a narrow opening in stall or pasture that a horsemight stick its head through or get it stuck. Fly masks arealso helpful, to prevent eye irritations and infections. Theydon’t have to be fancy fly masks, just well constructed andclean. Sometimes people modify them and tape over them,but I think they are more effective as just the masks. You canget into trouble if you try to modify them a lot,” she says.

“If you have burdock in pastures, cut it down. If a horsegets burrs stuck in the mane, don’t just leave them there.Get them out. They can be difficult to remove, but usingWD-40 or a silicone spray can help free the burrs more

readily. If a horse gets a sore eye after you’ve seen burdockin its mane, this might be a possible cause,” she says.

Importance Of Having Your VeterinarianExamine The Eye

An injured eye is always very painful and the horse mayresist having it handled. Your veterinarian can sedate thehorse if necessary, using regional and topical anesthetic sothe eye can be thoroughly examined more easily. “We’reusually not able to see the problem very well unless we tran-quilize the horse and block the eye,” says Dwyer. The horsewill be a lot more cooperative if the eye is not hurting.

The veterinarian will also prescribe a treatment, depend-ing on what is wrong with the eye. “It is very important tofollow the directions prescribed. Usually you are trying to doseveral things, such as decrease pain and combat infection.Depending on the location of the trauma, this might meanoral or injectable drugs if it’s trauma to the skull or skin. Youmay need intensive topical drugs if the injury is to the globeitself. Sometimes this may be as intense as every two hours.It is also very important to dilate the pupil if the probleminvolves the eyeball itself,” she says.

Eye infections should be diligently treated and neverneglected. “Sometimes a combination of trauma plus infec-tion plus the body’s response to the trauma and infection cancreate a situation called a melting ulcer. Chemicals secretedfrom the body cells rush in to try to fix the problem—part ofthe inflammatory process—and can actually make thingsworse. The cytokines can dissolve the stroma of the corneaand create a situation where the cornea is literally melting.It looks like the eye is actually pouring down the horse’s face.This situation requires very intense therapy, and is one of theworst things that can happen if a serious eye trauma doesn’tget treated or goes in the wrong direction,” says Dwyer.

When in doubt, if an injury involves the eye, call yourveterinarian. You don’t want to gamble with your horse’ssight. “If I am going out to a farm to see what sounds like aserious eye problem, and the horse may need to be sedatedand worked on, I like to examine the horse with their lowerjaw resting on a ‘table.’ I appreciate the owner having four

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Eyelid Repair Eye Bale SupportWater Bucket With A J-Shaped Hook

or five bales of shavings, or a similar quantity of hay or strawwith a blanket on top so the horse won’t try to eat it. It’shandy, if the owner has thought ahead and has these nextto the stall. It is very simple to set up the bales to create aclean head support. I like to have the head a little higherthan normal,” she explains.

“I prefer that the owner does not medicate the horsewith anything prior to the eye exam, unless we’ve toldthem to do so. Definitely do not use old eye ointments.They may not be the right drug for the situation andmight actually make things worse. Don’t use an eye med-ication unless it’s under prescription directions,” she says.


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Your veterinarian should give you instructions forapplying follow-up medication. Usually this will be anointment applied to the inside of the eyelid. When treat-ing an eye, make sure your fingernails are short, and alsowash your hands thoroughly beforehand.

“I show the owner where the orbital rim is, which is thebone above the eyeball, and have them feel it. Then Ishow them where the crease is, on theupper eyelid and tell them to touchthat wrinkle with their first finger.Then it’s okay to lift the eyelid and letthat finger push into the groovebetween the bony orbit and the eyeballglobe, resting the finger that’s pryingopen the eye on that bony rim. Thismakes things a lot easier, for getting themedication into the eye,” says Dwyer.

“Then you can use the other handto apply medication from the tube.Sometimes a person may prefer to justfold a little matchstick length strip ofointment over the inside of the lid(using a very clean finger with a shortfingernail), but it’s better to apply itwith the tube if you can,” she says.“You don’t have to get the ointmentonto the lesion. You just have to get itover the edge of the lid. It will thenmelt and spread over the entire eyeballsurface.” It always helps if there aretwo people—one to hold the horseand one to apply the medication.

“If the horse is headshy and theinjury/problem is serious, we avoid riskof injury to the horse or person by

putting in a lavage tube—a small silicone tube that we sur-gically insert into the upper or lower eyelid. It’s basically along catheter that runs from the eyelid over the poll anddown along the mane to the withers. A special injectionport is attached to the mane so the medication can beinjected through the tube and dripped onto the surface ofthe eye several times a day,” she says.

Tips On Medicating An Eye

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John BarrJohn Barr has been an owner/breeder in California for 40

years and races under the nom de course of Oakcrest Stable.He is a Vice President and Director of the Oak Tree

Racing Association, has served on the Board of Stewards of The Jockey Club, servedfor five years on the Board of Directors of Breeders’ Cup Ltd. and isa Past President of the CaliforniaThoroughbred Breeders Association(CTBA). He also serves on the Board of Directors and is the Treasurerof the Richard Nixon PresidentialLibrary & Birthplace Foundation in

Yorba Linda, California. He resides with his wife Betty in Orange.

It has been my honor and a pleasure to serve on the Board ofDirectors of the CTBA for nearly 15 years, and if the }memberssee fit to return me for another term on the board, I’ll continue toput forth my best efforts and enthusiasm to carry out the overallmandate and mission of this very important organizational part ofthe California Thoroughbred industry.

There is little doubt but what the industry is facing considerable challenges not only here in California but acrossthe nation. California is and always has been a bit of an islandgeographically in the national scene but the weather and wonderful venues have attracted fans and bettors alike formany years. All of this points out the ever increasing value ofCalifornia-breds to our industry. Cal-breds now make upnearly 60 percent of the field sizes at every track.

If elected, I will continue to explore every opportunity toreward owners and breeders alike, so as to make a continuedinvestment in California, a viable business and pleasure venture. I have served in virtually every position on the boardand am comfortable that we have done good work for ourmembers as well as the breeders at large, but we can always domore and that is the challenge that lies ahead.

Susan E. GreeneSue Greene has been involved with Thoroughbred

racehorses since 1969, and with 30-plus years of hands-onexperience she has cultivated an extensive knowledge ofracehorses and the management of breeding farms. Sue isalso a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a

Degree in Animal Science. Sue was involved with thedevelopment of three farms. During this time, Sue bred, foaled, owned and/or raised several California stakeshorses; Haveasilverbullet, YerevanStar, Autism Awareness and GaryJohn, to name a few. She was also partof breeding and raising the 2006/2007Valkyer Trophy winner, MisticalPlan, and the Calbred Somethin-aboutlaura. She currently owns andmanages Woodbridge Farm in Oak-dale, California.

I spent this past spring/summer traveling to various breedingfarms and listening to our breeders voice their concerns/suggestions/complaints regarding our industry. I have seen some ofthe ideas/suggestions come to fruition and I am confident theBoard of Directors is still working on accomplishment/implementation of more ways to help our breeders continue to supply young horses into our Cal-bred program. I would like to seeour sales venues improve as well as continue to work with allgroups toward continued success with the Maiden Bonus Program. I would like to see all facits of racing come together andwork toward a common goal, that being the health and welfare ofracing in today's economy. As a representative of the small breed-er/owner I hope to continue to strive for more incentives that willentice better mares and stallions into the state breeding program.

Leigh Ann Howard Leigh Ann Howard became a member of the California

Thoroughbred Breeders Association in 1968, when she purchased her first mare. Since then, she has been active inevery phase of the industry. In addition to being on theCTBA Board for 13 years and boardpresident for three years, she currentlyis active on the boards of the Califor-nia Thoroughbred Farm Managers(CTFMA) and the Edwin GregsonFoundation, among others.

She and her late husband, Gene Cun-ningham, have been involved with allfacets of the Thoroughbred industrysince the mid seventies. Gene’s involvement was in shippingand auction sales; Leigh Ann’s in the breeding, sale consign-ments, breaking, training and racing side of the industry.

CTBA Directors Election

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The ballots for this year’s election of five membersto the Board of Directors of the California Thorough-bred Breeders Association (CTBA) were sent out tomembers last month. Only CTBA members whose2011 dues have been paid are eligible to vote, and

those elected will serve from this year through 2013.Included on the following pages are biographical sketches of each candidate and/or statements from eachof them regarding issues facing the CTBA and California’s Thoroughbred industry.

Five Members To RunOn CTBA’s 2011 Ballot

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Her areas of interest have included the following: keepingthe incentive program intact; educational meetings andseminars; activities leading toward more membership camaraderie; better intra-industry communication; and sim-ply helping people enjoy their horses.

As breeders, our only chance of survival in the current economic situation is to figure out how to produce “betterhorses.” To do this we need to become better educated andmore realistic when setting our goals, including planning ourpurchases and matings. Despite the many hours necessary toserve on the Board of Directors, I have arranged the timeneeded to be actively involved, and have rarely missed a meeting or an educational event. I have always taken time tohelp the neophyte breeder and share information with the seasoned breeders. I’m a strong advocate of better communica-tion among the various associations that run our industry. Just asimportant, but perhaps less obvious, is our need to become moreinvolved within our communities. As we all know, our industryis regulated very closely by the California legislature. It is imperative that we breeders educate our neighbors regarding ourindustry and most specifically the voters in our communities inorder for them understand and support our industry.

As President of the CTBA, I have worked hard to get thenew Maiden Bonus Program off the ground. Less visible goalshave been set and met, including our activities in support ofsecond careers for our Thoroughbreds. The Internet hasenabled our association to be in much better contact with ourmembers. We will continually work to advance our skills in thisfield without losing sight of the need to keep our print mediaavailable. There are currently some interesting ideas on thehorizon that could enhance both our Cal-bred program and theoverall Thoroughbred industry. I’d like to continue my part inthis “look to the future” knowing that my past experience willbe an asset. A look at my history will tell you that my level ofcommitment and involvement will certainly continue.

Jane JohnsonJane Johnson, a member of the CTBA since 1979, is the

co-owner, along with her husband Myron, of RivendellRanch in Fresno. She has had a lifelong love of Thorough-breds, starting with a high school term paper on the Cali-fornia Thoroughbred industry andspending her spare time hangingaround El Peco Ranch in her hometown of Madera. Jane expanded her interest in Thoroughbreds as ahunter-jumper trainer in the 1970s,and bred Rivendell’s first Thorough-bred for racing in 1979. A keen inter-est in pedigrees and mating has helpedproduce many stakes winners forclients including Lad y Bee There, Agent of Fortune, Passthe Heat and the 2001 California Champion Sprinter, Go

Go. Jane often reminds herself that being so closelyinvolved in the Thoroughbred industry has truly fulfilledher lifelong dream.

The Thoroughbred industry, as we all know, is experiencingdifficult times. It is imperative that we continue the effortsmade by the association and our fellow industry groups to pulltogether to keep our industry economically healthy. I ampleased to see an increase in get-togethers between breedersand other stake-holders in our industry. We need to continueand expand these joint efforts.

I also support innovations such as the very successful Cal-bred Maiden Bonus Program, and if elected, I will work hardwith my fellow directors to promote and protect California’sThoroughbreds and our Incentive Awards Program.

I have always believed that small breeders are the lifeblood ofour industry. They support our farms, help fill fields and produce many of our better runners. They should be supportedand encouraged in all respects.

Our magazine and website are first class. The website, inparticular, provides near unlimited opportunities to bring valu-able information to our members and others interested in theCalfornia Thoroughbred industry.

I would be honored to serve the association as a director,and would always welcome suggestions from the membersthat I may bring to my fellow directors for discussion and action.

Bonnie VesselsBonnie Vessels is the President of

Vessels Stallion Farm LLC and has beeninvolved in all aspects of farm manage-ment and the breeding and racing ofThoroughbreds and Quarter Horses forover two decades.

The Vessels family has been activelyinvolved in raising racehorses for morethan 60 years. In continuing the familylegacy, I plan on actively carrying on with the farm and breed-ing operation. I've been very closely involved alongside mylate husband Scoop in farm management for the past 20 yearsand have the same passion and drive to excel in the businessthat he did. In being part of a team effort over the years, Ibelieve I have the experience necessary to make positive contri-butions as a member of the CTBA board.

Vessels Stallion Farm has a history of leadership as an activebreeder and owner in the Thoroughbred industry in Califor-nia. Due to the changing business climate in the state and inour industry, we've made modifications to our businessapproach in order to be able to sustain our operation. I lookforward to the opportunity to work with the members of theCTBA board to similarly help our state’s breeders and ownersreact appropriately and positively in response to the continu-ing challenges we face as an industry.

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CTBA Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner: Tuesday, February 15, Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Coronado(2010 California-bred Champions & 2011 California Hall of Fame Inductees)

For further information:

Races at Santa Anita Park:

$500,000 Sunshine Millions Classic Four-Year-Olds & Upward,

Bred in California or Florida,1 1/8 Miles

$300,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Fillies and Mares, Four-Year-Olds & Upward,

Bred in California or Florida, 1 1/8 Miles (Turf)

$200,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare SprintFillies and Mares, Four-Year-Olds & Upward,

Bred in California or Florida, 6 furlongs

$1,000 Regular Nominations Close Saturday, January 15, 2011Pre Entries Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Post Position Draw Sunday, January 23, 2011

Races at Gulfstream Park:

Rick Hammerle, Racing Secretary, Santa Anita Park (626) 574-6473 • Dan Bork, Racing Secretary, Gulfstream Park (954) 457-6260

$1.8 Million In Purses$1.8 Million In Purses

$300,000 Sunshine Millions Turf Four-Year-Olds & Upward,

Bred in California or Florida, 1 1/8 Miles (Turf)

$300,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff Fillies and Mares, Four-Year-Olds & Upward,

Bred in California or Florida, 1 1/16 Miles

$200,000 Sunshine Millions SprintFour-Year-Olds & Upward,

Bred in California or Florida, 6 furlongs

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2011

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Leading Sires by Money WonRaces

Rank Sire Runners Starts Won Earnings

1. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . . 121 817 108 $4,280,2202. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . . . 121 817 105 3,315,0163. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 1054 168 2,777,7134. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 721 117 2,320,9725. In Excess (Ire) . . . . . . . . . . . 124 702 117 2,137,0916. Bertrando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 668 96 1,955,6477. Kafwain# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 851 118 1,954,5798. Deputy Commander* . . . . .126 911 115 1,915,6749. Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 978 147 1,888,436

10. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . 142 920 126 1,846,82511. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 514 78 1,777,74912. Cee's Tizzy† . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 455 84 1,627,47413. Sea of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . 111 725 77 1,561,55414. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 529 79 1,428,21315. Southern Image# . . . . . . . . . 91 527 72 1,421,37216. Siberian Summer . . . . . . . . 66 440 75 1,383,09317. High Brite* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 588 77 1,347,41618. Redattore (Brz)• . . . . . . . . . . .60 313 56 1,330,79219. Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 505 80 1,217,88220. Skimming• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 575 88 1,136,95221. Atticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 450 54 1,073,17622. Formal Gold• . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 513 72 949,42923. Olmodavor‡ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 440 61 909,46124. Freespool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 482 62 870,38125. Lit de Justice . . . . . . . . . . . 71 506 59 778,68726. Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . . . 58 321 41 768,46627. Valid Wager* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 424 61 749,65228. Ten Most Wanted . . . . . . . . 69 481 51 708,39729. Comic Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 365 52 703,11530. Souvenir Copy• . . . . . . . . . . 54 356 47 637,87531. Roar* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 342 49 602,97232. Gotham City . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 219 43 568,53433. One Man Army . . . . . . . . . . 26 163 19 562,96734. Western Fame . . . . . . . . . . 46 280 45 545,94035. Beau Genius† . . . . . . . . . . . 61 426 41 538,25836. Momentum . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 340 35 525,95437. Game Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 331 49 517,95138. Muqtarib† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 302 52 501,06139. Rio Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 285 36 485,15140. Perfect Mandate . . . . . . . . . . 41 263 32 484,88841. High Demand• . . . . . . . . . . . 44 246 32 432,20842. Flame Thrower . . . . . . . . . . 41 214 23 423,71343. Birdonthewire . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 160 23 421,09544 Crafty C. T.• . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 163 28 406,79445. Globalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 263 31 389,44446. Silic (Fr) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 166 21 375,20547 Memo (Chi)• . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 227 27 372,67348. Tizbud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 108 16 358,95449. Mud Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 225 33 358,28450. Behrens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 287 30 335,545

1. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . .165 1054 168 $2,777,7132. Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . .145 978 147 1,888,4363. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . 142 920 126 1,846,8254. Kafwain# . . . . . . . . . . . .138 851 118 1,954,5795. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . .118 721 117 2,320,972

In Excess (Ire) . . . . . . . . .124 702 117 2,137,0917. Deputy Commander* . . .126 911 115 1,915,6748. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . 121 817 108 4,280,2209. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . 121 817 105 3,315,016

10. Bertrando . . . . . . . . . . . .117 668 96 1,955,64711. Skimming• . . . . . . . . . . . 85 575 88 1,136,95212. Cee's Tizzy† . . . . . . . . . . 80 455 84 1,627,47413. Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . 81 505 80 1,217,88214. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 529 79 1,428,21315. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . .89 514 78 1,777,74916. Sea of Secrets . . . . . . . 111 725 77 1,561,554

High Brite* . . . . . . . . . . . 87 588 77 1,347,41618. Siberian Summer . . . . . . .66 440 75 1,383,09319. Southern Image# . . . . . . 91 527 72 1,421,372

Formal Gold• . . . . . . . . . 87 513 72 949,429

1. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . .121 108 $4,280,220 $35,3742. Affirmative . . . . . . . . . . . 10 12 288,542 28,8543. Stormin Fever . . . . . . .121 105 3,315,016 27,3974. Redattore (Brz)• . . . . . . 60 56 1,330,792 22,1805. One Man Army . . . . . . . 26 19 562,967 21,6536. Siberian Summer . . . . . 66 75 1,383,093 20,9567. Vronsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 12 333,746 20,8598. Cee's Tizzy† . . . . . . . . . 80 84 1,627,474 20,3439. Birdonthewire . . . . . . .. 21 23 421,095 20,052

10. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . 89 78 1,777,749 19,97511. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . 118 117 2,320,972 19,66912. Unbridled Native* . . . . . 15 9 284,636 18,97613. Tizbud . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 16 358,954 18,89214. Roman Dancer . . . . . . . 10 7 184,596 18,46015. Soul of the Matter . . . . 15 14 266,884 17,79216. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . 81 79 1,428,213 17,63217. In Excess (Ire) . . . . . . . .124 117 2,137,091 17,23518. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . 165 168 2,777,713 16,83519. Bertrando . . . . . . . . . . 117 96 1,955,647 16,71520. Score Quick† . . . . . . . . 12 14 189,189 15,766

Leading Sires in California

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Leading Siresby Number of Races Won

RacesRank Sire Runners Starts Won Earnings

Leading Siresby Average Earnings Per Runner

(Minimum 10 Runners)Average

Races Earnings/Rank Sire Runners Won Earnings Runner

Available StatisticsThrough December 5, 2010

1. Unusual Heat ............ 74 271 23 37 $2,652,8542. In Excess (Ire)........... 44 130 16 22 703,4183. Bertrando.................. 36 97 7 10 694,8954. Stormin Fever ........... 35 105 8 13 672,1305. Atticus........................ 31 83 11 14 505,7126. Cee's Tizzy†............. 20 63 10 14 504,2107. High Brite*................. 14 42 5 8 500,2288. Redattore (Brz)• ....... 25 63 8 10 491,8329. Siberian Summer ....... 23 78 12 17 389,728

10. Benchmark................ 35 95 13 15 389,29711. Tribal Rule .................. 24 62 7 10 389,06912. Deputy Commander* . 46 136 11 15 351,26613. Decarchy.................... 28 73 6 10 323,13414. Skimming• ................ 25 59 10 15 322,95015. Kafwain# .................. 35 71 8 10 251,52016. Old Topper ................ 29 63 8 9 234,77417. Freespool .................. 15 38 3 6 231,63618. Southern Image# ....... 37 84 5 6 210,36319. Comic Strip ............... 17 49 5 9 190,07420. Swiss Yodeler............ 22 59 4 6 185,780

1. Score Quick† .................. 12 14 $189,189 $13,0822. Vronsky .............................16 12 333,746 12,5903. Affirmative........................ 10 12 288,542 12,1914. Siberian Summer ............ 66 75 1,383,093 10,9215. Birdonthewire .................. 21 23 421,095 10,8166. Unusual Heat ..................121 108 4,280,220 10,8007. Marino Marini.................. 81 80 1,217,882 10,0008. Tribal Rule ........................ 89 78 1,777,749 9,6749. Grey Memo...................... 15 18 228,791 9,154

10. Terrell .............................. 28 21 294,406 8,74511. Mud Route....................... 32 33 358,284 8,67012. Redattore (Brz)•.............. 60 56 1,330,792 8,51513. Sought After .................... 16 9 162,341 8,49014. In Excess (Ire) ................ 124 117 2,137,091 8,42515. Benchmark .................... 165 168 2,777,713 8,14016. One Man Army................. 26 19 562,967 8,01117. Olmodavor‡ ......................69 61 909,461 8,00518. Gotham City .................... 43 43 568,534 7,93319. Deputy Commander* ..... 126 115 1,915,674 7,91920. Popular ............................ 19 18 221,947 7,813

1. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 101 168 $2,777,7132. Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 84 147 1,888,4363. Kafwain# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 75 118 1,954,5794. In Excess (Ire) . . . . . . . . . . 124 68 117 2,137,0915. Deputy Commander* . . . . 126 66 115 1,915,6746. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . .121 62 108 4,280,220

Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 62 117 2,320,972Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . .142 62 126 1,846,825

9. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . . .121 60 105 3,315,01610. Bertrando . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 59 96 1,955,64711. Skimming• . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 51 88 1,136,95212. Sea of Secrets . . . . . . . . . 111 46 77 1,561,554

High Brite* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 46 77 1,347,41614. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 45 78 1,777,74915. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 44 79 1,428,21316. Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . . 81 43 80 1,217,882

Formal Gold• . . . . . . . . . . . 87 43 72 949,42918. Siberian Summer . . . . . . .. 66 41 75 1,383,09319. Southern Image# . . . . . . . . 91 40 72 1,421,37220. Cee's Tizzy† . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 38 84 1,627,474

1. Unusual Heat ................ 121 817 $4,280,220 $5,2392. Redattore (Brz)• ............ 60 313 1,330,792 4,2523. Stormin Fever............... 121 817 3,315,016 4,0584. Cee's Tizzy†.................... 80 455 1,627,474 3,5775. Tribal Rule ..................... 89 514 1,777,749 3,4596. One Man Army ................ 26 163 562,967 3,4547. Tizbud ............................. 19 108 358,954 3,3248. Salt Lake* .......................118 721 2,320,972 3,2199. Siberian Summer .......... 66 440 1,383,093 3,143

10. In Excess (Ire)................ 124 702 2,137,091 3,04411. Bertrando ..................... 117 668 1,955,647 2,92812. Decarchy ....................... 81 529 1,428,213 2,70013. Southern Image# ........... 91 527 1,421,372 2,69714. Benchmark.....................165 1,054 2,777,713 2,63515. Birdonthewire.................. 21 160 421,095 2,63216. Gotham City................... 43 219 568,534 2,59617. Crafty C. T.• .................. 27 163 406,794 2,49618. Marino Marini ................. 81 505 1,217,882 2,41219. Ministers Wild Cat......... 58 321 768,466 2,39420. Atticus ............................ 80 450 1,073,176 2,385

DEPARTMENT


Leading Siresby Number of Winners

RacesRank Sire Runners Winners Won Earnings

Leading Siresby Turf Earnings

(Minimum 100 Starts Lifetime)

RacesRank Sire Runners Starts Winners Won Earnings

Leading Siresby Median Earnings Per Runner

(Minimum 10 Runners)Median


Leading Siresby Average Earnings Per Start

(Minimum 100 Starts)Average

Earnings/Rank Sire Runners Starts Earnings Start

The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their completeand total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates that a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2009 but is standingin the state in 2010, a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2010 but will stand in the state in 2011 and in bold that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the year after his lastCalifornia foals are two-year-olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates only.

Siberian Express—Mis Karinaby IcecapadeFee: $3,500-LF

Naskra-Carols Christmasby WhitesburgFee: $3,500-LF

Belong to Me-Swillby ShadeedFee: $1,500-LF

Riverman-Clever Dancerby Mr. Prospector

Fee: $1,500-LF

Storm Cat-Christmas in Aikenby AffirmedFee: $3,000-LF

Summer Squall-Sugar Hill Chickby Fit To FightFee: $3,500-LF

Pleasant Colony-Hot Novelby Mari’s BookFee: $3,500-LF

Fappiano-Hangin On a Starby Vice RegentFee: $1,500-LF

1. Vote for Victory Rose’s most eligible bachelor stallion(enter by January 15 to win a complimentary breeding).

2. Book your mares (if you don’t win).3. Put your open mares under lights.

4. Check your foaling supplies.5. Be sure your two-year-old’s markings match their papers.

6. Double check your horses are named and registered as Cal-Bred.7. Start your two-year-olds under tack.

8. Order annual vaccinations for your herd.9. Attend the NCTA Equine Tax Seminar on Jan 15.

Broodmare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January—June

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15.00/day

Suckling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .With Mare . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.00/day

Lay-Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14.00/day

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Individual Pen . . . . . . . . . .$12.00/day

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pasture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10.00/day

Foaling Out Mares . . . . . . . . . . .Stall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250.00

Halter Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21.00/day

Sales Preparation . . . . . . . . . . .Stall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21.00/day

Foal Registration . . . . . . . . . . . .Appl., Photo, Etc. . . . . . . .$50.00/horse

Breaking/Training . . . . . . . . . . .Racetrack . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00/day

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$36.00/day

Equi-Ciser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26.00/day

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1. Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 10 46 455 328-72% 235-52% 25-5% 27-6% 9-2% $27,355,094 2.17 1.102. In Excess (Ire), 1987, by Siberian Express 15 60 896 632-71% 468-52% 109-12% 62-7% 11-1% 40,333,446 1.75 1.463. Cee's Tizzy †, 1987, by Relaunch 17 41 697 483-69% 348-50% 57-8% 39-6% 9-1% 35,055,571 1.72 1 .184. Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 5 49 247 149-60% 95-38% 42-17% 14-6% 2-1% 7,251,475 1.51 1.215. Roar *, 1993, by Forty Niner 11 59 649 497-77% 382-58% 90-14% 43-7% 22-3% 20,971,156 1.50 1.376. One Man Army, 1994, by Roman Diplomat 6 10 62 42-68% 27-44% 2-3% 4-6% 1-2% 1,965,962 1.47 0.897. Salt Lake *, 1989, by Deputy Minister 15 80 1,201 965-80% 779-65% 233-19% 69-6% 23-2% 55,594,263 1.45 1.438. Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 5 35 173 81-47% 41-24% 7-4% 2-1% 2-1% 2,562,985 1.43 1.039. Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker 14 65 907 662-73% 460-51% 112-12% 50-6% 12-1% 38,901,210 1.42 1.58

10. Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 3 17 51 17-33% 9-18% 1-2% 1-2% 0-0% $520,171 1.39 0.7811. Memo (Chi) •, 1987, by Mocito Guapo (Arg) 13 39 507 313-62% 223-44% 41-8% 28-6% 9-2% 17,192,400 1.37 1.1412. Birdonthewire, 1989, by Proud Birdie 13 19 242 176-73% 126-52% 37-15% 10-4% 1-0% 11,261,749 1.32 1.4113. Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 9 64 575 409-71% 301-52% 86-15% 30-5% 7-1% 21,145,546 1.29 1.2114. Lit de Justice, 1990, by El Gran Senor 11 35 385 319-83% 248-64% 70-18% 22-6% 2-1% 20,473,973 1.28 1.18

Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 8 71 564 421-75% 296-52% 102-18% 30-5% 12-2% 23,689,079 1.28 1.4716. Rhythm *, 1987, by Mr. Prospector 16 60 965 626-65% 332-34% 39-4% 25-3% 11-1% 37,872,046 1.24 1.1817. Deputy Commander *, 1994, by Deputy Minister 9 62 562 461-82% 306-54% 74-13% 24-4% 4-1% 27,762,918 1.23 1.6318. Turkoman †, 1982, by Alydar 21 34 707 541-77% 390-55% 75-11% 33-5% 9-1% 25,614,031 1.22 1.4219. Formal Gold •, 1993, by Black Tie Affair (Ire) 9 47 420 330-79% 257-61% 75-18% 19-5% 5-1% 17,061,653 1.21 1.4220. Beau Genius †, 1985, by Bold Ruckus 17 43 735 605-82% 455-62% 138-19% 39-5% 5-1% 34,219,654 1.20 1.17

Moscow Ballet *, 1982, by Nijinsky II 22 34 756 545-72% 365-48% 70-9% 21-3% 6-1% 20,442,004 1.20 1.29Robannier, 1991, by Batonnier 11 8 92 62-67% 34-37% 8-9% 3-3% 0-0% 2,809,573 1.20 1.13

23. Suggest *, 1992, by Topsider 9 7 60 43-72% 37-62% 4-7% 4-7% 1-2% 2,409,081 1.19 0.7924. Olympio, 1988, by Naskra 15 33 491 378-77% 284-58% 60-12% 30-6% 4-1% 18,677,571 1.13 1.3325. Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev 10 39 392 286-73% 169-43% 38-10% 12-3% 5-1% 11,504,811 1.11 1.5526. Kelly Kip †, 1994, by Kipper Kelly 7 15 105 85-81% 69-66% 16-15% 2-2% 1-1% 4,177,716 1.10 1.03

Redattore (Brz) •, 1995, by Roi Normand 4 86 344 199-58% 124-36% 28-8% 12-3% 11-3% 3,429,624 1.10 1.2028. Kafwain #, 2000, by Cherokee Run 4 78 312 220-71% 138-44% 57-18% 12-4% 3-1% 6,964,984 1.09 1.34

Swiss Yodeler, 1994, by Eastern Echo 9 68 608 456-75% 319-52% 139-23% 23-4% 2-0% 21,172,031 1.09 1.0630. Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 4 44 177 111-63% 72-41% 23-13% 5-3% 0-0% 3,845,559 1.08 1.01

Siberian Summer, 1989, by Siberian Express 10 36 362 271-75% 190-52% 26-7% 13-4% 4-1% 11,005,999 1.08 0.8932. Snow Chief *, 1983, by Reflected Glory 19 14 262 179-68% 111-42% 27-10% 9-3% 1-0% 5,630,901 1.07 1.3133. Bartok (Ire) †, 1991, by Fairy King 11 19 205 155-76% 96-47% 27-13% 7-3% 0-0% 6,362,229 1.06 0.91

High Brite *, 1984, by Best Turn 19 47 896 694-77% 561-63% 142-16% 46-5% 9-1% 34,140,854 1.06 1.20Souvenir Copy •, 1995, by Mr. Prospector 9 49 439 329-75% 252-57% 72-16% 12-3% 2-0% 14,942,279 1.06 1.24Valid Wager *, 1992, by Valid Appeal 11 45 498 399-80% 311-62% 100-20% 18-4% 3-1% 18,588,138 1.06 1.22

37. Silic (Fr), 1995, by Sillery 6 21 123 98-80% 63-51% 11-9% 1-1% 1-1% 6,366,769 1.05 0.9538. Huddle Up, 1982, by Sir Ivor 16 9 142 85-60% 60-42% 9-6% 2-1% 0-0% 2,937,144 1.01 0.78

Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 7 57 401 301-75% 223-56% 95-24% 15-4% 0-0% 11,281,246 1.01 0.91Perfect Mandate, 1996, by Gone West 7 36 255 120-47% 72-28% 14-5% 11-4% 0-0% 4,575,192 1.01 1.25Stormy Jack, 1997, by Bertrando 4 19 75 39-52% 22-29% 7-9% 1-1% 1-1% 1,341,631 1.01 0.74

42. Lake George, 1992, by Vice Regent 11 13 146 91-62% 57-39% 9-6% 5-3% 1-1% 4,028,072 1.00 1.04Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat 8 46 370 285-77% 215-58% 68-18% 19-5% 2-1% 14,985,675 1.00 1.11

44. Tizbud, 1999, by Cee's Tizzy 3 22 66 19-29% 10-15% 3-5% 1-2% 0-0% 386,125 0.95 0.9245. Michael’s Flyer †, 1986, by Flying Paster 15 7 104 48-46% 24-23% 5-5% 3-3% 0-0% 1,833,170 0.94 0.60

Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson 5 11 57 34-60% 17-30% 5-9% 1-2% 1-2% 829,381 0.94 0.78Thisnearlywasmine, 1994, by Capote 6 8 50 31-62% 21-42% 5-10% 0-0% 0-0% 1,187,566 0.94 0.77Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West 9 30 269 177-66% 128-48% 43-16% 13-5% 0-0% 6,769,163 0.94 0.82

49. Iron Cat, 1995, by Storm Cat 9 13 118 85-72% 70-59% 7-6% 5-4% 0-0% 2,983,107 0.93 1.00Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 3 46 138 87-63% 56-41% 18-13% 4-3% 0-0% 2,048,804 0.93 1.08Olmodavor ‡, 1999, by A.P. Indy 3 47 141 90-64% 59-42% 18-13% 4-3% 1-1% 2,402,370 0.93 1.41

Crops Crops of Average Foals of Graded Averageof Racing Crop Racing 2-Y-O Stakes Stakes Progeny Earnings Comparable

No Stallion, Year Foaled, Sire Age Size Age Runners Winners Winners Winners Winners Earnings Index Index


These statistics are for active California-based sires with a minimum of 50 foals of racing age, ranked here by lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI). The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled byThe Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicatesthat a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2009 but is standing in the state in 2010, a doubledagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2010 but will stand in the state in 2011 and In bold that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the year after his last California foalsare two-year-olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)only. Percentages are based upon number of foals of racing age.


Leading Lifetime Siresin California

DEPARTMENT

Named

The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their com-plete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2009 but isstanding in the state in 2010, a double dagger (‡) that he did not stand in California in 2010 but will stand in the state in 2011 and in bold that he is a freshman sire—in all cases the sire will remain in the rankings until the yearafter his last California foals are two-year-olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United ArabEmirates only.

LUCKY PULPIT (HARRIS FARMS)Leading Two-Year-Old Sire in California

by Average Earnings Per Runnerthrough December 5, 2010

Leading Two-Year-OldSires in California

DEPARTMENT


Leading Sires Of Two-Year-Oldsby Average Earnings Per Runner

(Minimum 5 Runners)Average


1. Lucky Pulpit...................... 9 13 $267,971 $29,7752. Perfect Mandate................ 5 4 123,843 24,7693. Benchmark ...................... 23 19 393,888 17,1264. Nineeleven........................ 5 4 78,129 15,6265. Singletary .......................... 9 7 131,448 14,6056. Ministers Wild Cat .......... 25 10 364,866 14,5957. Doc Gus* .......................... 8 4 115,532 14,4428. Swiss Yodeler .................. 29 12 411,509 14,1909. Stormin Fever .................. 10 4 138,432 13,843

10. Kafwain#............................35 21 476,292 13,60811. Roar*.................................. 6 5 80,174 13,36212. Western Fame .................... 7 6 87,307 12,47213. Game Plan.......................... 8 3 99,375 12,42214. Marino Marini ....................13 10 160,293 12,33015. Tribal Rule ........................ 36 17 428,964 11,91616. Old Topper........................ 19 10 223,301 11,75317. Rio Verde .......................... 10 5 116,894 11,68918. Salt Lake* ........................ 21 11 230,291 10,96619. Tizbud .............................. 5 2 50,008 10,00220. Redattore (Brz)• ................10 2 99,159 9,91621. Momentum ...................... 13 3 116,315 8,94722. In Excess (Ire) .................. 17 6 149,613 8,80123. Good Journey....................10 2 85,851 8,58524. Souvenir Copy• ................ 5 3 39,798 7,96025. Score Quick† .................... 5 3 39,463 7,893

Leading Sires Of Two-Year-Oldsby Money Won

RacesRank Sire Runners Starts Won Earnings

1. Kafwain# . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 115 21 476,2922. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 142 17 428,9643. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . 29 129 12 411,5094. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 71 19 393,8885. Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . 25 83 10 364,8666. Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . 9 38 13 267,9717. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 50 11 230,2918. Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 59 10 223,3019. Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . 13 56 10 160,293

10. In Excess (Ire) . . . . . . . . . . 17 48 6 149,61311. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . . . 10 29 4 138,43212. Southern Image# . . . . . . 24 81 7 134,45413. Bertrando . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 57 6 132,65614. Singletary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 42 7 131,44815. Cayoke (Fr) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 21 2 124,98416. Perfect Mandate . . . . . . . 5 10 4 123,84317. Rio Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 45 5 116,89418. Momentum . . . . . . . . . . . 13 64 3 116,31519. Doc Gus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 28 4 115,53220. Game Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 23 3 99,375

Leading Sires Of Two-Year-Oldsby Number of Winners

RacesRank Sire Runners Winners Won Earnings

1. Kafwain# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 16 21 $476,2922. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 15 17 428,9643. Benchmark, . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 12 19 393,8884. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . . 29 9 12 411,5095. Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . . . 25 8 10 364,866

Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 13 267,9717. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 7 11 230,2918. Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 6 10 223,301

Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . . .13 6 10 160,293In Excess (Ire) . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6 6 149,613

11. Bertrando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 5 6 132,656Rio Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 5 5 116,894Formal Gold• . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5 5 82,986

14. Southern Image# . . . . . . . . 24 4 7 134,454Singletary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4 7 131,448Doc Gus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 4 115,532Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 5 83,845Roar* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 5 80,174Nineeleven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 4 78,129Globalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 4 64,833


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*Paid directly to the owner within 45 days after the win.

I. A $20,000 bonus made available for owners of registered California-Bred or Siredmaidens in Maiden Special races at the Santa Anita, Hollywood Park and Del Marmeetings in Southern California; and a $10,000 bonus for owners of registeredCalifornia-Bred or Sired maidens in Maiden Special races in Northern California and atall Fair meetings throughout the state. Begining in 2011, only races at 4 1/2-furlongs orlonger will qualify.

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 26, 2010-April 17, 2011Pacific Racing Association, Golden Gate Fields, Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 26, 2010-June 12, 2011Hollywood Park, Inglewood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 20-July 17San Joaquin County Fair, Stockton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 15-19Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 22-July 10California State Fair, Cal Expo, Sacramento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 13-24Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 20-Sept. 7Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 27-Aug. 14Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug. 12-21Pacific Racing Association, Golden Gate Fields, Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug. 19-Oct. 2Fairplex Park, Pomona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UnknownOak Tree Racing Association, Hollywood Park, Inglewood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UnknownThe Big Fresno Fair, Fresno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 5-16Pacific Racing Association, Golden Gate Fields, Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 19-Dec. 18Hollywood Park, Inglewood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Unknown

Dates in California

DEPARTMENT

Regional Race Meetings,Stakes Races and Sale Dates

JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2011 REGIONAL STAKES RACES


2010 AND 2011 REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS

Date Track Stakes (Grade) Conditions Distance Added Value

Jan. 1 SA Robert J. Frankel Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150,000gJan. 1 SA Daytona Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .abt 6 1/2 f. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000gJan. 1 GG California Oaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000gJan. 2 SA Monrovia Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .abt 6 1/2 f. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000gJan. 8 SA San Pasqual Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gJan. 9 SA Santa Ysabel Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000Jan. 15 SA San Fernando Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gJan. 15 SA Santa Ynez Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gJan. 15 SA Sham Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000gJan. 15 GG California Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000gJan. 16 SA El Encino Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gJan. 17 SA San Marcos Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/4 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gJan. 17 SA San Pedro Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 1/2 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75,000Jan. 22 SA Palos Verdes Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000g

Jan. 30 SA Santa Monica Stakes (Gr. I) . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250,000g

Feb. 5 SA Las Virgenes Stakes (Gr. I) . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250,000gFeb. 5 SA Strub Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000gFeb. 5 SA Thunder Road (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000g

Sunshine Millions IX – Saturday, January 29, 2011 – Six Stakes Races Worth $1.8 Million – California-Breds Versus Florida-Breds

Jan. 29 GP Sunshine Millions Classic . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, Cal-Bred & Fla-Bred . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500,000gJan. 29 SA Sunshine Millions Distaff . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. &m., Cal-Bred & Fla-Bred .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000gJan. 29 SA Sunshine Millions Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, Cal-Bred & Fla-Bred . . . . .1 1/8 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000gJan. 29 GP Sunshine Millions F & M Turf . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. &m., Cal-Bred & Fla-Bred .1 1/8 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000gJan. 29 SA Sunshine Millions Sprint . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, Cal-Bred & Fla-Bred . . . .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000gJan. 29 GP Sunshine Millions F & M Sprint . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. &m., Cal-Bred & Fla-Bred .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000g

Feb. 6 SA San Antonio Handicap (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150,000gFeb. 12 SA Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250,000gFeb. 12 SA Santa Maria Handicap (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gFeb. 12 GG El Camino Real Derby (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000gFeb. 13 SA La Cañada Stakes (Gr II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gFeb. 19 SA San Carlos Handicap (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gFeb. 19 SA San Luis Obispo Handicap (Gr. II) . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/2 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gFeb. 20 SA San Vicente Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gFeb. 21 SA Buena Vista Handicap (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150,000gFeb. 21 SA La Habra Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .abt. 6 1/2 f. (T) . . . . . . . . . . .100,000gFeb. 26 SA Valentine Dancer Handicap . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000gFeb. 27 SA Sensational Star Handicap . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .abt. 6 1/2 f. (T) . . . . . . . . . .100,000g

*Purse includes money from Cal-bred Race Fund **Purse includes money from Breeders’ Cup Fund

g-Purse guaranteed+-Added purse

DEPARTMENT

Date Track Stakes (Grade) Conditions Distance Added Value

January 24-25 . . . . . . . . . .Barretts January Mixed Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Early entries closed November 1, 2010 & entries closed November 12, 2010)

March 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts March Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training: Training preview on March 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nominations closed October 27, 2010)

May 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts May Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training: Training preview on May 6, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Entries close March 11)

October 13 & 14 . . . . . . . . .California Cup Yearling Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nominations close April 22)

2011 REGIONAL SALE DATES

California-Bred/California-Sired Stakes Races–January to April

It Pays To Be Cal-Bred

SANTA ANITA PARK/GULFSTREAM PARK

Saturday, January 29$300,000 Sunshine Millions Distaff

Four-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares1 1/16 Miles

Saturday, January 29$500,000 Sunshine Millions Classic

Four-Year-Olds & Up1 1/8 Miles

Saturday, March 19$100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes

Four-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Maresabout 6 1/2 Furlongs (Turf)

Saturday, February 26$100,000 Valentine Dancer Handicap

Four-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares1 Mile (Turf)

Sunday, February 27$100,000 Sensational Star Handicap

Four-Year-Olds & Upabout 6 1/2 Furlongs (Turf)

Saturday, January 29$300,000 Sunshine Millions F & M Turf

Four-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares1 1/8 Miles (Turf)

Saturday, January 29$200,000 Sunshine Millions F & M Sprint

Four-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares6 Furlongs

Saturday, January 29$300,000 Sunshine Millions Turf

Four-Year-Olds & Up1 1/8 Miles (Turf)

Saturday, January 29$200,000 Sunshine Millions Sprint

Four-Year-Olds & Up6 Furlongs


Sunshine Millions IX at Santa Anita Park – Cal-Breds Versus Florida-Breds

Sunshine Millions IX at Gulfstream Park (Florida) – Cal-Breds Versus Florida-Breds

SANTA ANITA PARK

It Pays To Be Cal-Bred

Saturday, April 23$50,000 Work The Crowd StakesFour-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares

1 Mile (Turf)

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS

Important Events, Dates andCalifornia-Bred Stakes Races

CTBA Calendar

IMPORTANT EVENTS & DATES

CALIFORNIA-BRED/SIRED STAKES RACES

DEPARTMENT

$300,000 SUNSHINE MILLIONS DISTAFF4YO & UP, FILLIES & MARES, 1 1/16 MILES

$300,000 SUNSHINE MILLIONS TURF4YO & UP, 1 1/8 MILES (T)

$200,000 SUNSHINE MILLIONS SPRINT4YO & UP, 6 FURLONGS

$500,000 SUNSHINE MILLIONS CLASSIC4YO & UP, 1 1/8 MILES

$300,000 SUNSHINE MILLIONS FILLY & MARE TURF4YO & UP, FILLIES & MARES, 1 1/8 MILES (T)

$200,000 SUNSHINE MILLIONS FILLY & MARE SPRINT4YO & UP, FILLIES & MARES, 6 FURLONGS

$1.8 MILLION SUNSHINE MILLIONS IX DAY—SATURDAY, JANUARY 29—CALIFORNIA-BREDS VERSUS FLORIDA-BREDS

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif. Gulfstream Park Hallandale, Fla.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED FARM MANAGERS ASSOCIATION (CTFMA)

MONTHLY MEETINGSizzler Restaurant, Murrieta, Calif.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20CALIFORNIA HORSE RACING BOARD (CHRB)

MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGSanta Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22THOROUGHBRED OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA (TOC)

FREE SEMINAR: “OWNERSHIP 101-AN INTRODUCTION TO RACEHORSE OWNERSHIP”Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif. & Golden Gate Fields, Albany, Calif.

MONDAY, JANUARY 24BARRETTS EQUINE LIMITED

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MARES IN-FOAL TO LEADINGCALIFORNIA SIRES, Lucky Pulpitand Marino Marini plus weanlings,yearlings—all priced to sell. Call 209-576-0629.

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BOARDING

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BUSINESS CARDS

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(805) 473 2227Fax (805) 473 0202

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DEPARTMENT

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Index to AdvertisersNOTE: Inside Back Cover, IBC; Outside Back Cover, OBC;Inside Front Cover, IFC

Alisos Canyon Equine Center ......................................................................................61Backyard Race Horse ..................................................................................................85Ballena Vista Farm ............................................................................................OBC, 20Barretts Equine ............................................................................................................43Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired Stakes Races................................................................................81Cardiff, Suzanne, Pedigree Research ..........................................................................84CTBA Annual Golf Tournament ....................................................................................60CTBA Annual Meeting/Awards Dinner ........................................................................32CTBA Maiden Bonus Program ....................................................................................79CTBA Membership ......................................................................................................78CTBA Website ..............................................................................................................66CTBA Weekely..............................................................................................................57Daehling Ranch ............................................................................................................83Diamond F. Ranch........................................................................................................49Dickson Podley Realtors (Jeannie Garr Roddy) ..........................................................84Dignitary Downs ..........................................................................................................40E.A. Ranches..........................................................................................................36, 37Equine Insurance..........................................................................................................86Equineline.com ............................................................................................................44Gayle Van Leer Thoroughbred Services ......................................................................84Golden Eagle Farm ........................................................................................................5Harris Farms Inc. .......................................................................................... IFC, 31, 33Joyce Canaday Equine Arts ........................................................................................84Laurel Fowler Insurance Broker Inc. ............................................................................84Legacy Ranch ............................................................................................................7, 9Legal Equestrian ..........................................................................................................85Lillian Nichols/Halters ..................................................................................................85Linda Cardenas-Subias-Law Office ............................................................................84Lisa Macauley Performance Horse..............................................................................83Lovacres Ranch ..........................................................................................................56Madera Thoroughbreds................................................................................................41Magali Farms,LLC..............................................................................................3, 23, 47Mares’ Nest ..................................................................................................................87Milky Way Farm............................................................................................................53NTRA Advantage/John Deere ......................................................................................65NTRA Advantage/John Deere/Sherwin Williams/UPS ................................................63Oak Hill Farm ..............................................................................................................39Oakmont Ranch ........................................................................................................IBCOdyssey Performance..................................................................................................85Old English Rancho......................................................................................................57Pacific Coast Thoroughbreds ......................................................................................71Paradise Road Ranch ............................................................................................14, 85Poplar Meadows ..........................................................................................................45Rancho San Miquel....................................................................................25, 27, 28, 29Rancho Temescal ........................................................................................................12Rebecca Bambarger, EA, Equine Tax Specialist..........................................................84Salesring.com ..............................................................................................................87Special T Thoroughbreds Inc.......................................................................................55Sue Hubbard & Associates ....................................................................................48, 67Summit General Insurance Agency ............................................................................83Sunshine Millions ........................................................................................................70The Cole Ranch............................................................................................................83Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC ..........................................................11,13,15,17,19Victory Rose Thoroughbreds ................................................................................74, 75www.horselawyers.com ..............................................................................................84


Index to StallionsThis index is provided as a service. The publisher doesnot assume any liability for errors or ommisions.

Atticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 47Awesome Gambler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Bedford Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Behrens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OBC, 20Bertrando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBCBest Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Bushwacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Calkins Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Chattahoochee War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Cindago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Comet Shine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Comic Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Council Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Defy Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Del Mar Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Desert Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFCDixie Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBCDowntown Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFCDrum Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Elusive Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Forest Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Game Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Global Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 47Globalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Grace Upon Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Grazen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Idiot Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBCIndian Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Latin American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFCLucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 33Many Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 29McCann's Mojave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 27, 29Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Mr. Broad Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Olmodavor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Olympio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74One Man Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Onebadshark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 29Papa Clem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Pure Thrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Roi Charmant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 47Sea of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBCSiberian Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Singletary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFCSought After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Soul of the Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Southern Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 29Spensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Storm Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 28Stormy Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFCSurf Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 31Tale Of The Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Ten Most Wanted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3The Pamplemousse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 29Time To Get Even . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Tizbud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFCTribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBCUnder Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFCWhatsthescript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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DEPARTMENT


BarrettsJanuary Sale

Offering the only 2 Yearlings bySIBERIAN SUMMER

Colleen Turpin-Boyce,Agent for

The Estate ofWALTER J. THOMSON

Hip No. 375Gray Yearling Colt

Sire: Siberian SummerDam: Courtly Colors

Hip No. 376COURTLY COLORS

Stakes-Placed producerIn-Foal to OLYMPIOSire: Holding Courtby Deputy MinisterDam: Hot Colorsby Pirate’s Bounty

Colleen Turpin-Boyce,Agent for

MARES’ NEST

Hip No. 390Yearling Filly

Sire: Siberian SummerDam: Donna Hajjiby Explodent

Dam of 4 winners, includingTeam Zachary – 7 wins and

$156,670

MARES’ NESTBred and raised multiple

Stakes Winner andCal-Bred Champion

3-year-old fillyBAI AND BAI

Mares’ Nest now has spaceavailable for a

limited number of boarders.(Broodmares, yearlings

and lay-ups)

Located in Northern CaliforniaPhone: (916) 697-3221

Email: [email protected]:

www.foaltoyearlinghalter.com

Howard B. Keck, the former owner of Superior OilCompany of California, and his wife Elizabeth, played aninfluential role in shaping the history of Thoroughbredracing and breeding in California. Their powerful stable ofstakes stars such as champion three-year-old filly TurkishTrousers, Bagdad, Balzac, Snap Apple and Craelius, alongwith many other talent individuals, filled many race cardsat all the major California racetracks.

One of their brightest stars was a bay colt named Tell,who raced for the couple from 1968 to 1970. A son of 1958Horse of the Year, Round Table, out of stakes winner Nas-Mahal by Nasrullah (Eng), his bloodlines were as blue asthose of his homeland’s Royal Family.

A half-brother to Turkish Trousers, Tell was a versatileperformer who handled distances from six furlongs to a 1 1/4miles while equally adept on both dirt and turf.

The 69th running of the grade I Hollywood Derby washeld in November of 2010, and this article takes a look backat Tell’s victory in the 1969 edition, as well as his overallcontribution to California’s racing and breeding industry.

After a brief two-year-old campaign, trainer Charlie Whit-tingham knew he had something special in Tell at the start ofthe 1969 season. Following two allowance wins on the dirt,Whittingham decided to try him on Santa Anita Park’s down-hill turf course.

Under Don Pierce, Tell cruised to an easy six-length triumph atthe 6 1/2-furlong distance. He was wheeled right back a week laterto win the similarly-distanced Baldwin Stakes where he equaledthe course record of 1:12 4/5 with a victory by 3 1/2 lengths.

With these races under his belt, the timing seemed per-fect for a return to the main track for the Hollywood Derbywith the distance being the only question. But the Keckcolor bearer was more than equal to the task.

From its first running in 1938 to 1972, the HollywoodDerby was contested on the main track. It was run on turffrom 1973 to 1975, then switched back to dirt from 1976 to1980. The now grade I event has since been run on the grass.

The 29th running of the race was on June 14, featuring afield of nine that was headed up by Jay Ray, the 126-poundhighweight and 6-5 favorite, with the entry of Tell (123pounds) and Makor as the 8-5 second wagering choice.

Tell took the lead from post position number two, fol-lowed by Lonny’s Secret and Court Road. Stretch runningJay Ray dropped back to eighth after the start.

As they turned for home, Jay Ray was making his patentedstretch run when he tried to split between Noholme Jr. andMakor, but was stopped cold and had to make another run tofinish second. Tell coasted home to a 4 1/2-length victory inthe final time of 2:00 flat. It gave Howard Keck his secondvictory in the race; his first was with Bagdad in 1959.

Tell concluded his three-year-old season with victories inOctober’s Autumn Days Stakes and Volante Handicap. Heretired in 1970, after running second in the San CarlosHandicap and then fourth in two other stakes races.

Upon retirement, Tell entered stud at Claiborne Farm, hisbirthplace, in 1970, where he stayed till 1980. He relocated toCalifornia when bought by a syndicate and stood at DelaneyStock Farm in 1981 and 1982. He then moved to PeppertreeStock Farm where he stayed until he died in 1995.

Overall, he sired more than 30 stakes winners among hisearners of over $9.5 million, with a phenomenal 81 percentstarters from foals and 71 percent winners from starters.

His leading runner was the dual grade II winner Told,who earned $336,146 and became a successful sire.

However, Tell’s biggest contribution may be as a broodmaresire. He is the sire of the dams of more than 25 stakes winners,including the 1983 Eclipse Champion Three-Year-Old FillyHeartlight No. One, and the New Zealand champions Pom-peii Pearl and Courtza

His career racing totals were 18-9-5-1 for earnings of$229,668 and the bay will be remembered not just for hisexciting triumphs at the track, but also the contribution byhis offspring to the Golden State’s Thoroughbred program.

The Story Of Tell

by JACKIE BARNES


Guest ForumCOLUMN

Tell—$126,600 Hollywood Derby—June 14, 1969

Documents

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