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KOBE'S BACK LOOKING TO REBOUND IN TRIPLE BENDBy Claire Novak

Lord Nelson steps back into graded company and

Kobe's Back hopes to rebound in the $300,000

Triple Bend Stakes (gr. I) June 25 at Santa Anita Park.

Joining The Gold Cup at Santa Anita (gr. I) as

co-anchor of the Saturday program, the seven-fur-

long sprint drew a field of eight, led by the two grade

II winners.

Lord Nelson, who won a June 3 allowance at Santa

Anita at six furlongs, will make his second start off a

layoff that dated back to a third-place finish last De-

cember behind champion sprinter Runhappy in the

Malibu Stakes (gr. I). That Malibu run was the Spend-

thrift Farm contender's first start after he missed the

summer and fall of his 3-year-old season following a

fourth in the Pat Day Mile (gr. III) in May at Churchill

Downs.

The 4-year-old Pulpit runner seeks his first grad-

ed victory for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert since

winning the seven-furlong San Vicente Stakes (gr. II)

in February of his 3-year-old season. Rafael Bejarano

has the return call for the fourth race in a row. The

duo departs from post 4.

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IN TODAY’S EDITIONNYQUIST TO WORK BEFORE GOLD CUP CARD 3

MOHAYMEN AIMED AT SARATOGA 3

FINGER LAKES HORSEMEN FACING DOUBTS 4

WAVELL AVENUE SEEKS FIRST 2016 VICTORY 5

PAGE McKENNEY CONTINUES TO IMPROVE 5

MIDAS TOUCH SOLD, ROCKRIDGE STALLIONS SHUTTLE 6

PROMINENT US SIRES FEATURED IN JAPAN SALE 6

EVACUATED HORSES HOUSED AT CA TRACKS 7

JUDGE GRANTS STAY TO UMAROV 8

INTERNET CASINO GAMBLING AUTHORIZED IN PA 8

HORSE RACING COUNCIL FORMED BY HUMANE SOCIETY 9

PREVIEWING THE SUMMER YEARLING SALES 10

RESULTS 11

ENTRIES 13

LEADING LISTS 15

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Kobe's Back winning the Palos Verdes Stakes

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LATEST HEADLINES FROM BLOODHORSE.COMVYJACK MOVES WEST TO D'AMATO Vyjack, previously trained on the East Coast by Bill Mott, logged a half-mile drill in :47 2/5 June 23 at Santa Anita Park, the fastest of 68 works at the distance in his first move for D'Amato.

ACTION ON BROCKTON MEET DELAYED AGAIN The possible return of live racing to the Brockton Fairgrounds has been pushed back on the calendar after the owners requested their petition for funding from the Race Horse Development Fund be pulled from the agenda for a public hearing June 23.

Kobe's Back finished third in the May 7 Churchill

Downs Stakes (gr. II) last time out for trainer Peter

Eurton after starting slow and rallying wide. The

loss came after back-to-back victories in the Palos

Verdes Stakes (gr. II) and San Carlos Stakes (gr. II)

in February and March.

Taking his sixth stab at the highest level for

C R K Stable, the 5-year-old son of Flatter could

break through to his first grade I victory in the

hands of regular jockey Gary Stevens if he comes

flying with his typical late run.

"He always shows up," Stevens said. "The ques-

tion is how he's going to perform out of the gate.

He is what he is. There's nothing I can do about it,

nothing Pete can do about.

"We just hope he breaks in the same area code

(with the rest of the field). He always runs his race

and he's been training great. His workouts leading

up to this race have been good. Iggy (Puglisi) has

been working him for me while I've been gone. The

reports coming back to me have been great.

(continued from page 1)KOBE'S BACK LOOKING TO REBOUND IN TRIPLE BEND

"I always light up when I get to ride him. It's fun,

and I enjoy it," Stevens said.

Completing the field are grade III winners Home

Run Kitten and Subtle Indian, minor stakes winners

Coastline and Ambitious Brew, and allowance win-

ners Clever Royal and Cautious Giant. BH

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NYQUIST TO WORK BEFORE GOLD CUP CARDBy Blood-Horse Staff

Champion Nyquist, unraced since his third-place

finish in the May 21 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), will

work five furlongs prior to the first race at Santa Anita

Park June 25, according to trainer Doug O'Neill.

With first post scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT for a

card anchored by The Gold Cup at Santa Anita (gr. I),

the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I)

winner is scheduled to come onto Santa Anita's main

track at approximately 12:45 p.m.

"It's Gold Cup Day at Santa Anita and (owner)

Paul (Reddam) feels like this is a great opportunity to

share Nyquist with all of our fans and to help pro-

mote the sport," O'Neill said.

Nyquist, whose ultimate objective this year is the

$6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Santa Anita

Nov. 5, will go through Santa Anita's paddock prior to

coming onto the main track via the tunnel just east

of the winner's circle. He breezed before the races at

Keeneland this April in preparation for his Kentucky

Derby score.

A Kentucky-bred colt by Uncle Mo out of the For-

estry mare Seeking Gabrielle, Nyquist has amassed

earnings of $5,119,200. His connections have not yet

announced a definite target for his next start. BH

MOHAYMEN AIMED AT SARATOGABy Blood-Horse Staff

Shadwell Stable's multiple grade II winner Mo-

haymen returned to the worktab June 23 with a

three-furlong breeze at the Greentree Training Center

adjacent to Saratoga Race Course.

Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, the 3-year-old Tapit

colt was clocked in :36 2/5 over the all-weather sur-

face in his first timed breeze since finishing fourth in

the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).

"He worked great, galloped out in :49 and wouldn't

have blown out a match," McLaughlin said.

Mohaymen's next work is expected to be over

Saratoga's main track, which is scheduled to open for

training July 1.

McLaughlin is looking at either the $600,000 Jim

Dandy (gr. II) July 30 at Saratoga or the $1 million

Haskell Invitational (gr. I) July 31 at Monmouth Park

for Mohaymen's comeback race. His primary summer

goal is the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 27.

Mohaymen won his first five career starts, capping

his 2-year-old season with victories in the Nashua

and Remsen (both gr. II) at Aqueduct Racetrack. He

opened 2016 with triumphs in the Holy Bull and Foun-

tain of Youth (both gr. II) at Gulfstream Park before

running fourth to eventual Kentucky Derby winner

Nyquist in the Florida Derby (gr. I) April 2. BH

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Mohaymen could resume racing in the July 30 Jim Dandy or the July 31

Haskell Invitational

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Nyquist will work five furlongs at Santa Anita Park on Gold Cup day

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FINGER LAKES HORSEMEN FACING DOUBTSBy Tom Precious

Thoroughbred trainers, owners, and breeders

are scrambling to determine the future of Finger

Lakes Gaming and Racetrack after New York lawmak-

ers ended their 2016 session without resolving how

racing will be able to compete with a commercial ca-

sino scheduled to open next year less than 30 miles

away.

"Half of the members are angry, half are in tears,"

said David Brown, president of the Finger Lakes

Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association.

The industry sought special protections against

looming competition from del Lago casino, due to

open in a location a few exits away on the state Thru-

way between Rochester and Syracuse. Track sup-

porters originally requested the owners of the casino

be required to reduce cannibalization of gambling

dollars by funding a program to keep purse money

derived from video lottery terminals at 2013 levels.

Nearly 60% of Finger Lakes purses are funded by

proceeds from the track’s VLTs. The facility is expect-

ed to lose between a quarter to half its revenue when

del Lago opens.

The state set up special zones to protect tracks

located within commercial casino areas from being

financially harmed once three Las Vegas-style casinos

open. But Finger Lakes is just outside the del Lago

zone, thereby making it ineligible for the protection

funding.

After last-minute talks at the Capitol, Brown said

the situation became a stalemate.

Jeffrey Cannizzo, executive director of the New

York Thoroughbred Breeders, said del Lago ap-

proached his group with an offer to pay Finger Lakes

horsemen nearly $500,000. That was the amount del

Lago was going to have to pay Tioga Downs, a South-

ern Tier harness track within the specially created

protection zone with del Lago.

The legislature June 18 ended its 2016 session and

is not due back in Albany until January 2017.

"I'm hoping the (horsemen's) strategy has results,

specifically with Delaware North, who made out best

this legislative session while they continue to be neg-

ligent to their horsemen," Cannizzo said.

Brown said the regular purse account, not includ-

ing breed development funds, is about $16 million,

and that for every 10% loss in VLT proceeds there will

be a corresponding $1.1 million drop in the purse

account.

He added the $470,000 offered to horsemen by

del Lago was insufficient to cover what he suggests

will be a purse cut of about $4 million once del Lago

opens. He said a message was also sent from del

Lago via lobbyists: The horsemen should never ask

for more than the initial $470,000 payment, and that

the horsemen give del Lago "good publicity.’’

Brown claimed the offer was never conveyed

directly to the horsemen’s group by the owners of del

Lago.

Absent a private deal, Brown said the last hope

is to try again to get the issue on the table in state

budget deliberations next spring. BH

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Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack in Farmington is a prime location for New York-bred races

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PAGE McKENNEY CONTINUES TO IMPROVEBy Blood-Horse Staff

There is no timetable for a return to the races

for Adam Staple and Jalin Stable's millionaire

Page McKenney, but he continues to recover from a

tendon filling that led to his scratch from the May 20

Sagamore Spirit Pimlico Special (gr. III).

Trainer Mary Eppler told Maryland Jockey Club

media officials June 23 a recent ultrasound per-

formed on the 6-year-old Pennsylvania-bred gelding

by Eavesdropper revealed no new swelling or dam-

age to the tendon.

"We try to be overly cautious with all our horses,"

Eppler said. "We did an ultrasound and it was exactly

the same as the day of the Pimlico Special, which is

good because a lot of times it can be worse—10 days

or two weeks later. So we started some treatment on

it. That'll go another two weeks, and we'll ultrasound

it again in a month."

Eppler said the gelding undergoes shock-wave

therapy.

"He's doing fine," she said. "His attitude and his

appetite are great. He's going to have a rest for prob-

ably a couple months at least, maybe up to a year.

We're just taking our time with him."

Page McKenney was claimed for $16,000 in 2013

and has made most of his $1 million-plus in earnings

since. A nine-time stakes winner; his biggest victory

came in the grade III General George Stakes at Laurel

Park in February. BH

WAVELL AVENUE SEEKS FIRST 2016 VICTORYBy Frank Angst

Last year's TwinSpires.com Breeders' Cup Filly &

Mare Sprint (gr. I) winner Wavell Avenue attempts

to get untracked in 2016 facing an expected five

other fillies and mares in the $150,000 Bed o'Roses

Handicap (gr. III) June 25 at Belmont Park.

Michael Dubb, David Simon, Head of Plains Part-

ners, and Bethlehem Stable's Wavell Avenue will look

for her first win this season when she makes her

third 2016 start in Saturday's seven-furlong test. The

5-year-old Harlington mare will carry the high weight

of 123 pounds.

Trained by Chad Brown, Wavell Avenue made her

first start since the Breeders' Cup in the Madison

Stakes (gr. I) April 9 at Keeneland, where she finished

third behind Sheer Drama and Stopchargingmaria.

She then ran fourth as the 2-1 favorite in the Huma-

na Distaff (gr. I) May 7 at Churchill Downs, finishing 8

1/4 lengths behind Taris.

At Belmont, Wavell Avenue has won half of her

previous four starts, most recently finishing second,

a half-length behind eventual champion female

sprinter La Verdad, in last year's Gallant Bloom

Handicap (gr. II).

Saturday's field also includes 2014 Frizette Stakes

(gr. I) winner By the Moon, who registered top-three

finishes in three of her past four starts, including two

grade I placings. BH

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Page McKenney scores his most important victory in the grade III

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Wavell Avenue gallops on the track at Keeneland in April prior to her

start in the Madison Stakes

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PROMINENT US SIRES FEATURED IN JAPAN SALEBy Naohiro Goda

The HBA Selection sale, July 19 in Hokkaido, Japan

features many yearlings by influential American

sires in its catalog of 242.

Empire Maker, who stood in Japan from 2011 to

2015 before taking up stud duty at Gainesway Farm

this spring, is represented by 13 yearlings. One of

those is Hip 119, a colt out of Bully Bones—winner of

the Sorrento Stakes (gr. III) at Del Mar and purchased

at the 2011 Keeneland November Sale for $200,000

by Ever Union Shokai, agent for Hatakeyama Farm,

which consigns the colt.

I'll Have Another will be represented by seven

yearlings from his second crop. The 2012 American

champion 3-year-old male's offering includes Hip

126, a colt out of Meine Caprice, making him a half

brother to Snow Dragon (Admire Cozzene)—a Japa-

nese grade I winner and 2014 Japan Racing Associa-

tion champion sprinter and miler.

Henny Hughes,

sire of U.S. cham-

pion Beholder, has

nine yearlings from

his first crop in Ja-

pan in the sale. Hip

2, a filly out of Green

Hill Mac, is a half sis-

ter to Big Romance

(Grass Wonder), win-

ner of the Zen-Nip-

pon Nisai Yushun, a

championship race

for two-year-olds.

Other American

sires with yearlings

in the sale include Johannesburg, Pyro, Symboli Kris

S, Casino Drive, and Sinister Minister.

In the 2015 HBA Selection sale, 166 lots

out of 231 offered were sold for a gross of

¥1,906,100,000 ($15,344,550) and averaged

¥11,482,530 ($92,437). BH

MIDAS TOUCH SOLD, ROCKRIDGE STALLIONS SHUTTLEBy Blood-Horse Staff

Three stallions from Rockridge Stud near Hudson,

NY., will ship to Uruguay for Southern Hemisphere

breeding in 2016.

Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Trin-

niberg (Teuflesberg—Bella Dorato) will shuttle to Haras

La Concordia and Haras Cuatro Piedras for the 2016

and 2017 Southern Hemisphere seasons. The deal was

brokered by Ricardo Colombo. Trinniberg previously

shuttled to Brazil in 2014, where he bred 138 mares.

Posse (Silver Deputy—Raska), among New York's

leading stallions for seven straight years, will return to

Haras Rapetti for the coming season as well.

Haras Rapetti & Associates has purchased the third

Rockridge stallion, group II winner Midas Touch (Gali-

leo—Approach), and he will ship to Uruguay for the first

time. Both Midas Touch and Posse will be under the

care of stallion manager Juan Carlos Montenegro.

"(Haras Rapetti) has shown interest in Midas Touch

since he came to us and we were hoping to work out a

shuttle arrangement," said Rockridge's owner and man-

ager Lere Visagie. "Unfortunately, the untimely death

of Midas Touch's owner, Andres Rodriguez, forced the

estate to find a buyer for him. He has found a very good

home."

The sale and shuttling agreements for both Midas

Touch and Posse were brokered by Miguel Ezcurra

Bloodstock.

Trinniberg and Posse will return to Rockridge in

December 2016 for the 2017 breeding season in New

York. BH

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Empire Maker has 13 yearlings cata-

loged in the HBA Selection sale

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Posse will be one of three Rockridge stallions to ship to Uruguay

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EVACUATED HORSES HOUSED AT CA TRACKSBy Jeremy Balan

Robert Troeger couldn't escape the proximity and

immediacy of the nearby Complex fires as he

drove away from Santa Anita Park late in the after-

noon of June 22.

"We've got a front-row seat for the air show,"

said the former trainer, who now serves as Santa

Anita's stable superintendant, as he watched DC-10

airplanes drop flame retardant on the San Gabriel

Mountains that overlook the Arcadia, Calif. racetrack.

The fires, which have burned through nearly 5,000

acres since June 20 according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, have come up against many horse farms

in the San Gabriel foothill communities like Duarte,

Monrovia, Azusa, and Bradbury—and the effort to

shelter horses being evacuated from those areas has

been a concerted one.

Santa Anita has taken in 40 horses from evacuat-

ed areas, according to Troeger. Renee Hernandez, a

spokesperson for the now-closed racetrack at Fair-

plex Park in Pomona said they currently have just

under 200 horses on the grounds.

"Thank God Pomona is still there to help us out,"

Troeger said. "We'd be in a very bad situation. They

took 190 horses and we don't have the capacity in

our barn area. Right now we have 20 open stalls and

13 horses are shipping in tomorrow for races. If not

for Pomona, we'd have horses tied to trees here.

"We're all in this together. Horse people, we all

stick together. It's a very small family, but it's a great

family. Anything we can do to help, we'll do."

Hernandez added that Fairplex made 350 stalls

available in case the need to house more horses or

other large livestock should arise.

Trainer Matt Chew and his wife, Candace, had

some retired racehorses stabled at Encanto Equestri-

an Center in Duarte, which sits just southwest of Fish

Canyon, where some of the fiercest flames raged.

Chew said the farm lost two corrals to the fire, but

most importantly all 54 horses stabled there were

evacuated safely.

"It got pretty hairy. At one point we were sur-

rounded by flames," Chew said. "Just about every

facility in the area that has room is offering accom-

modations. It's nice to see everybody in the horse

community pitching in. We called (Bob) Hubbard

Horse Transportation and said we were in trouble,

and they sent two big rigs right away. Then we called

our friends and everyone showed up. What looked

like a daunting task was actually quite smooth.

"At any facility like Encanto, you have different

trainers competing for time, rings, and anything else,

but all those disputes disappeared when the crisis

was on—all that was brushed aside so we could get

the horses out safe."

As of Wednesday afternoon, local authorities

reported 10% of the fires were contained. Some

residents in Duarte were allowed to return to their

homes, according to the Tribune. BH

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Flame retardant has been dropped on the San Gabriel Mountains that

overlook Santa Anita

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INTERNET CASINO GAMBLING AUTHORIZED IN PABy Tom LaMarra

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed

legislation June 22 authorizing Internet casino

gambling and more slot machines in the state, but

stopped short of approving tens of thousands of

video gaming machines for bars, taverns, and private

clubs.

The measure, which would permit slots at six

international airports and 10 off-track betting parlors

in the state, was approved on a 115-80 vote, accord-

ing to the Associated Press. It would also regulate

daily fantasy sports and, if deemed legal under fed-

eral law, sports betting.

According to reports, the state Senate could vote

on the omnibus gambling bill June 23. Lawmakers

and Gov. Tom Wolf have less than seven days to

approve a budget for the next fiscal year.

Horseracing industry organizations and casinos

opposed the plan to permit VGMs at numerous loca-

tions around Pennsylvania. Horsemen noted online

casino gambling will divert business from brick-and-

mortar casinos and thus reduce the amount of reve-

nue the industry gets for purses and breed develop-

ment programs from casino-based slot machines.

Under the legislation, slots at OTB parlors would

be limited to 250 per facility, and revenue would not

go to horse racing. The tax rate would be 54%, most

of which would be sent to the state for budgetary

purposes. BH

JUDGE GRANTS STAY TO UMAROVBy Frank Angst

Franklin, Ky. Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd

granted sanctioned owner/trainer Otabek Uma-

rov a stay in his 10-year suspension June 23, until an

administrative hearing is conducted or until the court

can rule on a motion for a temporary injunction.

The stay allows Umarov to train while the admin-

istrative appeal process is concluded. However, in a

separate action brought by Churchill Downs—not the

Kentucky Horse Racing Commission—Umarov has

been banned from the Louisville, Ky. track.

Umarov was suspended for 10 years by the KHRC

after he refused to allow out-of-competition test-

ing on one of his horses—stakes winner Looks to

Spare—April 30 at Churchill. The stewards issued a

10-year suspension and $10,000 fine for violations of

out-of-competition testing rules and possession of

hypodermic needles.

In issuing the restraining order, Judge Shepherd

noted the imposition of a penalty before completion

of the appeal process would inflict immediate and

irreparable injury on the plaintiff. He further noted

the commission would retain the ability to regulate

Umarov’s conduct during this time.

The court also noted that in requesting the stay,

Umarov’s attorney Justin Fowles raised a substantial

factual question concerning whether non-compliance

with KHRC directives were knowing defiance of an

order or the result of miscommunication. The court

also said the plaintiff brought up a substantial legal

question regarding the severity of the penalty. BH

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HORSE RACING COUNCIL FORMED BY HUMANE SOCIETYBy Tom LaMarra

The Humane Society of the United States, already a

member of a group supporting federal legislation

that would grant the United States Anti-Doping Agen-

cy authority over equine medication policy and drug

testing, has formed a horse racing council to promote

animal welfare standards.

The HSUS National Horse Racing Advisory Council

was announced June 23, roughly one month before a

Senate version of the Thoroughbred Horseracing In-

tegrity Act of 2015 is expected to be introduced. The

House version introduced last year was the subject of

a Congressional Horse Caucus hearing in late April.

During a media teleconference, HSUS president

and chief executive officer Wayne Pacelle said the

organization's focus, in terms of equine welfare, has

dealt primarily with horse slaughter and the prac-

tice of "soring" in the show horse world. That won't

change, he said, but horse racing will become more

of a priority.

"In the last decade or two it hasn't been a top-tier

issue, but it's moving up on the priority list," Pacelle

said. "We're going to provide considerable focus on

this issue. In spite of the efforts of a number of peo-

ple to drive reforms, there are still chronic issues in

the industry, one of which is the doping of horses."

The HSUS is a member of the Coalition for Horse

Racing Integrity.

The council, which the HSUS called a diverse group

of stakeholders, has seven members: The chair is

Joe De Francis, former chief executive officer and

controlling shareholder of the Maryland Jockey Club

and an adviser to the HSUS; Jim Gagliano, president

and chief operating officer of The Jockey Club; Stacie

Clark-Rogers, who oversees the Thoroughbred After-

care Alliance; former horse racing marketing execu-

tive Allen Gutterman; Joe Gorajec, former executive

director of the Indiana Horse Racing Commission and

now a consultant; Staci Hancock, a breeder and active

participant in racehorse aftercare; and retired jockey

Chris McCarron.

Pacelle said the current set-up of state-by-state

regulation with differing rules and standards has led

those who dope horses to go "shopping for venues to

find ways to stay ahead of regulators."

De Francis clarified the HSUS definition of "dop-

ing," as a term referring to the use of illegal substanc-

es and "use of medications that are perhaps thera-

peutic but also can be performance-enhancing and

health-threatening (for horses)."

De Francis said the federal bill and USADA would

provide a means to devise policies for therapeu-

tic drugs used for racehorse health. He added the

organization is "totally independent and unbiased,

with no conflict of interest or economic interest to be

pushing one way or another."

The federal bill as written would create the Thor-

oughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority, which

would grant the USADA-shaped board power over

regulation, testing, and enforcement. It would be

comprised of the USADA chief executive officer—cur-

rently Travis Tygart—five USADA board members,

and five individuals from different constituencies of

the Thoroughbred industry appointed by USADA. BH

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HSUS National Horse Racing Advisory Council chair Joe De Francis

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PREVIEWING THE SUMMER YEARLING SALESBy Ron Mitchell

Blood-Horse sales editor Ron Mitchell talks with Pat Costello, managing partner of Paramount

Sales, about the upcoming summer yearling sales. Last year, Paramount sold 199 yearlings for a total of $16,086,400, including a Street Cry colt for $1.4 million at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select sale.

MarketWatch: Do you think we will see a

continuation of recent trends in which there is

strength at the top of the market and greater

selectivity at other price levels?

Pat Costello: I think it’s going to be an OK

market this year, without jumping up and down

over it. I think it will continue to be very strong

at the top. There is a good feel about the busi-

ness right now, with a Triple Crown winner last

year, Nyquist coming into the Derby undefeated

and the $12 million race put up by Frank Stro-

nach. I think we will see a little more European

participation in these sales after the tremen-

dous success by American horses at Royal

Ascot. The last two or three years there have

been a slant against American horses and I think

(European buyers) have to pay attention to what

happened this year.

MW: What effect will softness within recent

2-year-old sales, and plans by pinhookers to cut

back on their purchases, have on the yearling

market?

PC: I think the 2-year-old sellers took a hit

in a lot of places and I’m not sure they will be

spending as much as this year. If they have a

good year, they’re buying with both fists but if

they have a rough year they are more reserved.

The 2-year-old sales were very selective and

it was a rough-ish market the past year there.

I’m hoping some buyers stayed away from the

2-year-old sales for one reason or another and

maybe that will help with the yearling sales.

MW: Which stallions with yearlings selling for

the first time do you think will stand out?

PC: Overall, I would say Orb, but there are a

number of sires in that bracket that it wouldn’t

surprise me if they would break out. I have seen

some absolutely smashing-looking Orbs and

Paynters. I have also seen some nice Flat Outs.

We sell for Castleton Lyons where Justin Phillip

stands and there are some very nice ones. I’ve

seen a couple of Morning Line yearlings that

look very good.

MW: Any other observations on the yearling

market?

PC: Buyers need to pay attention what they

really love about a horse. They are relying too

heavily on veterinary information which is im-

portant but sometimes the really good horse is

lost because of maybe minor veterinary stuff.

The athlete is the athlete. So many good race-

horses get missed every year because of that.

The radiographs are so good now you are see-

ing so many minor things that have no effect on

a horse’s ability to run. BH

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RACE RESULTS

STAKES RESULTS

PRIX LA SORELLINA

La Teste De Buch, 6/23, €55,000, 3yo, f, 8f, 1:37.75, good.1–Chartreuse (IRE), 125, b f, 3 ............ €27,500

Lawman (FR)–Bufera (IRE), by King's Best O–HIGHCLERE THOROUGHBRED RACING, B–Citadel Stud (IRE), T–HEAD FREDDY, J–JAR-NET THIERRYSale History: 2014 GOFORB, $126,860.

2–Al Hayyah (IRE), 125, b f, 3 .............. €11,000 Lope de Vega (IRE)–Black Dahlia (GB), by Dansili (GB) O–AL SHAQAB RACING, B–S.F. Bloodstock (IRE), T–ROHAUT FRANCOIS, J–BENOIST GREGORYSale History: 2014 ARQAUG, $80,400.

3–Joiedargent (FR), 125, gr f, 3 ............. €8,250 Kendargent (FR)–Gaily Zest, by St. Jovite O–JEAN-CLAUDE SEROUL, B–MME G FORIEN (FR), T–ROSSI FREDERIK, J–BLONDEL FRANCKSale History: 2014 OSASEP, $60,748.

Margins: 2, 2½, neck. Others: SHOW DAY (IRE), END-LESS SUMMER (ITY), PRINCESS GIBRALTAR (FR), VIL-LEBAUDON (FR), ALNAJMAH (GB), ROSHANARA (FR), MOTIVEE (IRE), OCTAVIA (FR), ELUSIVE MILLION (IRE).

ALLOWANCE RESULTS

Belmont Park, Race 7, AOC6/23, $85,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 8.5f (turf), 1:39.11, course

firm.1–Robillard, 120, ch f, 4, Distorted Humor–Magnificience,

by Stormy Atlantic, $51,000, O–Godolphin, LLC, B–Darley (KY), T–Kiaran P. McLaughlin, J–Kendrick Carmouche

Margin: neck, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Belmont Park, Race 8, AOC6/23, $65,000, 3yo/up, 7f (turf), 1:20.41, course firm.1–Runaway Posse H, 120, ch g, 5, Posse–Runaway Zia,

by Runaway Groom, $39,000, O–Wachtel Stable and Kerr, George J., B–Edition Farm (NY), T–William I. Mott, J–Jose Lezcano

Sale History: 2013 OBSAPR, $40,000, 2012 FTKOCT, $25,000, 2011 KEENOV, $32,000.

Margin: head, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Charles Town, Race 7, ALW6/22, $27,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f (dirt), 1:26.96, track fast.1–Red Hot Diva, 123, ch m, 6, Devon Deputy–Sweet

Music, by Melodisk, $16,200, O–Naomi R. Long, B–Naomi R. Long (WV), T–Ollie L. Figgins, III, J–Jose Montano

Margin: 3, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Delaware Park, Race 6, AOC6/23, $40,000, 3yo/up, 8.5f (dirt), 1:44.73, track fast.1–Warrioroftheroses, 120, b g, 7, A. P. Warrior–Miss Sa-

vannah Rose, by Strategic Mission, $30,000, O–Richard J. Hackerman, B–Richard J Hackerman (NY), T–Damon R. Dilodovico, J–J. D. Acosta

Margin: 8, 5 starters. View Equibase Chart

Delaware Park, Race 7, AOC6/23, $38,000, 3yo/up, f/m, a8.5f (turf), 1:44.64, course

firm.1–Amizzen Grace, 120, dk b/br f, 4, Yes It's True–Kinetic

Force, by Holy Bull, $22,800, O–Haymarket Farm LLC, B–B. P. Walden Jr. & Dr. John Sullivan (KY), T–Arnaud Delacour, J–Carol Cedeno

Sale History: 2014 OBSAPR, $65,000, 2012 FTKNOV, $52,000.

Margin: ½, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Evangeline Downs, Race 8, ALW6/22, $30,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 8f (dirt), 1:40.22, track fast.1–Devil's Backbone, 120, dk b/br m, 5, Lone Star Spe-

cial–Nasranian Devil, by Silver Ghost, $18,000, O–Tigertail Ranch, B–Tigertail Ranch (LA), T–Danny Pish, J–Jansen Melancon

Margin: ¾, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

Gulfstream Park, Race 7, AOC6/23, $43,000, 3yo/up, 8f (turf), 1:33.62, course firm.1–Lucky Kitten, 122, ch g, 6, Kitten's Joy–One Lucky

Storm, by Tale of the Cat, $22,200, O–Maxis Stable, B–Ken-neth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey (KY), T–Michael J. Maker, J–Emisael Jaramillo

Margin: 4¼, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Penn National, Race 3, ALW6/22, $33,300, 3yo/up, 8.32f (dirt), 1:41.69, track fast.1–Monba Mia, 119, dk b/br g, 5, Monba–Emma Momen-

ta, by Rahy, $19,980, O–Kazdan Racing Stables, B–Vintage Thoroughbreds (PA), T–Hubert Gaffney, J–Wilmer A. Garcia

Margin: 7½, 5 starters. View Equibase Chart

Penn National, Race 5, AOC6/22, $30,400, 3yo/up, f/m, 8.32f (dirt), 1:43.36, track

fast.1–Dun Won, 123, gr/ro m, 5, Dunkirk–Kissinleaf, by Kissin

Kris, $18,240, O–James C. Wolf, B–Fred Bradley & William Bradley (KY), T–Jamie Ness, J–Trevor McCarthy

Margin: 1, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Pimlico, Race 7, ALW6/23, $42,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5f (dirt), :58.75, track fast.1–Class Edge H, 115, b f, 3, Indygo Shiner–Swift and

Classy, by Clever Trick, $23,940, O–Gentry, Olin B. and Equine Prep, B–Fieldcrest (KY), T–Dale Capuano, J–Victor R. Carrasco

Sale History: 2015 OBSAPR, ($37,000 RNA), 2014 KEESEP, ($12,000 RNA).

Margin: 2½, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Presque Isle Downs, Race 6, ALW6/22, $28,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (all-weather), 1:04.63,

track fast.1–Just too Much, 118, b f, 4, Coastal Storm–Just Not

Enough, by Sultry Song, $16,800, O–Sycamore Lane Sta-ble, B–Dr. William Joseph Solomon (PA), T–Teresa Connelly, J–Antonio A. Gallardo

Margin: 1½, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Santa Anita Park, Race 2, AOC6/23, $61,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (dirt), 1:03.55, track fast.1–Fantasy of Luck, 120, ch f, 3, Lucky Pulpit–Fantasy

Rocks, by Rock Hard Ten, $36,600, O–Watson, Karl, Pe-gram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul, B–Steve Pavich & Maria Pavich (CA), T–Bob Baffert, J–Rafael Bejarano

Sale History: 2015 BARMAR, $180,000, 2014 BAROCT, $40,000.

Margin: 1½, 5 starters. View Equibase Chart

Woodbine, Race 2, ALW6/22, $37,055, 3yo, f, 6f (all-weather), 1:11.97, track fast.1–Pure Purity, 120, b f, 3, Perfect Soul (IRE)–Ritta, by Rizzi,

$22,233, O–Lococo, Danny M. and Biamonte, M., B–Ralph Biamonte (ON), T–Ralph J. Biamonte, J–Luis Contreras

Margin: 11¾, 5 starters. View Equibase Chart

Woodbine, Race 5, ALW6/22, $37,055, 3yo/up, 6.5f (all-weather), 1:17.57, track

fast.1–Lunar Light, 121, b g, 6, Where's the Ring–Moonlite

Walk, by Migrating Moon, $22,233, O–Fournier, Mark and McEachern, Christopher, B–Paul Buttigieg (ON), T–Mark Fournier, J–Eurico Rosa Da Silva

Sale History: 2011 ONTSEP, ($60,582 RNA).Margin: 1½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Woodbine, Race 6, ALW6/22, $45,714, 3yo/up, 6f (all-weather), 1:09.65, track

fast.1–Smart Spree, 121, dk b/br g, 5, Smart Strike–Cele-

brate, by Rahy, $27,428, O–Solo Racing Ltd., B–George Strawbridge Jr. (ON), T–Vito Armata, J–Eurico Rosa Da Silva

Margin: 2¼, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

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MAIDEN RESULTS

Belterra Park, Race 4, MSW6/23, $20,500, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:09.56, track good.1–G G Flag, 120, b c, 3, Flagship–Coqui, by Fusaichi Peg-

asus, $12,300, O–Bob Jeanotte, B–Larry Byer (OH), T–Bob Jeanotte, J–Marco A. Ccamaque

Sale History: 2014 FTKOCT, ($29,000 RNA).Margin: 12¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Charles Town, Race 5, MSW6/22, $23,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6.5f (dirt), 1:23.44, track fast.1–Little Punches, 118, ch f, 3, Charitable Man–Scottish

Punch, by My Boy Adam, $13,560, O–Taylor Mountain Farm LLC, B–James W. Casey (WV), T–James W. Casey, J–Christian Hiraldo

Margin: ½, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart

Delaware Park, Race 4, MSW6/23, $34,000, 2yo, f, 5.5f (dirt), 1:05.00, track fast.1–You Know Too H, 117, b f, 2, Colonel John–Palais Ver-

sailles, by Pulpit, $20,400, O–X Y Z Racing and Old Coach Farm, B–WinStar Farm, LLC (KY), T–Michael E. Gorham, J–Erick D. Rodriguez

Sale History: 2015 KEESEP, $56,000.Margin: 6, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Evangeline Downs, Race 1, MSW6/22, $22,000, 3/4/5/6yo, f/m, a5f (turf), :56.76, course

firm.1–Already Dancing, 118, b f, 3, Ready's Image–A Day for

Dancing, by Dance Master, $13,200, O–Dream Walkin Farms, Inc., B–Dream Walkin' Farms, Inc. (OK), T–Harlan Davis Boutte, J–Albert Dussette

Margin: ¾, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Evangeline Downs, Race 3, MSW6/22, $28,000, 3/4/5/6yo, 6f (dirt), 1:11.93, track fast.1–Fort Pulaski, 118, ch c, 3, Any Given Saturday–Jazzn-

withcandy, by Jambalaya Jazz, $16,800, O–Tigertail Ranch, B–Tigertail Ranch (LA), T–Danny Pish, J–Diego Saenz

Margin: head, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart

Gulfstream Park, Race 6, MSW6/23, $55,000, 2yo, f, 5f (dirt), :58.92, track fast.1–Lirica, 118, ch f, 2, Kantharos–Romantic Surprise, by

Purge, $31,000, O–Magic Stables LLC, B–Cherie M Abner & Michael A Bossio (FL), T–Antonio Sano, J–Marcos Mene-ses

Sale History: 2015 OBSAUG, $20,000, 2015 OBSJAN, $12,000.

Margin: 4, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

Indiana Downs, Race 10, MSW6/22, $32,000, 3/4/5yo, 8.5f (dirt), 1:46.21, track sloppy.1–Big Blue Forever, 118, gr/ro c, 3, Bluegrass Cat–Laca,

by Cherokee Run, $19,200, O–Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K., B–Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey (KY), T–Joe Sharp, J–Fernando De La Cruz

Margin: 5¾, 5 starters. View Equibase Chart

Louisiana Downs, Race 4, MSW6/23, $23,000, 3yo/up, f/m, a8f (turf), 1:38.10, course

firm.1–Eskenformore, 119, ch f, 3, Eskendereya–Madel, by

More Than Ready, $13,800, O–Sugarland Thoroughbreds LLC, B–Sugarland Thoroughbred, LLC (LA), T–James E. Hodges, J–Juan A. Larrosa

Margin: 1¾, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

Pimlico, Race 6, MSW6/23, $40,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 8.5f (dirt), 1:47.54, track

good.1–Desi Dublin, 119, ch f, 3, Dublin–Wacissa, by Boundary,

$22,800, O–John Davison, B–Highland Meadows Farm Inc (PA), T–Francis P. Campitelli, J–Alex Cintron

Sale History: 2014 FTMSEP, $2,000.Margin: ¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Pimlico, Race 8, MSW6/23, $40,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 8.5f (dirt), 1:47.51, track fast.1–Winter, 119, gr/ro f, 3, Awesome Again–Down, by Mr.

Greeley, $22,800, O–Matthew Schera, B–Adena Springs (KY), T–James L. Lawrence, II, J–Angel Cruz

Sale History: 2015 FTFFEB, $95,000.

Margin: 6½, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

Santa Anita Park, Race 3, MSW6/23, $56,000, 2yo, f, 5f (dirt), :57.26, track fast.1–Chalon, 120, b f, 2, Dialed In–Fall Fantasy, by Menifee,

$33,600, O–Rockingham Ranch, B–J. K. Griggs & Linda Griggs (KY), T–Peter Miller, J–Tyler Baze

Sale History: 2016 BARMAR, $110,000, 2015 FTKOCT, $32,000.

Margin: 2¼, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

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UPCOMING ENTRIES

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FROST KING S.Woodbine, Sunday, June 26, Race 85.5f (all-weather), $125,000, 2yo, 4:51 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Silent Flash Silent Name (JPN) 2/c David Moran 118 - C. Scott Abbott Racing Stable Ltd. 2 Dani's Victory Victor's Cry 2/g Alan Garcia 118 - D.,R.,S. Foxcroft, S Hughes, J. Ireland and R.F. Crean 3 One Flashy Cat Bold n' Flashy 2/c James McAleney 118 - Carlo D'Amato and Stacey Van Camp 4 Lokinforpursemonee Silent Name (JPN) 2/c Gary Boulanger 118 - J. R. Racing Stable 5 Marten River Silent Name (JPN) 2/g Jesse M. Campbell 123 - David R. Bell 6 Pachi Cruze Valid N Bold 2/c Eurico Rosa Da Silva 123 - Jose CorralesBreeders: 1–C. Scott Abbott Racing Stable; 2–Robert F. Crean; 3–Wanda Ladiges & Ernie Ladiges; 4–Hill 'N' Dale Farms; 5–Jennifer Leuty; 6–Gordon A Simmons.Trainers: 1–Michael J. Doyle; 2–Robert F. Crean; 3–Michael Mattine; 4–John A. Ross; 5–David R. Bell; 6–Jose Corrales.

NEW YORK STALLION S.Belmont Park, Sunday, June 26, Race 57f (turf), $100,000, 3yo, 3:36 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Cloud Control Freud 3/c Angel S. Arroyo 116 - Chester and Mary Broman, Sr. 2 Go Go Lucky Roaring Fever 3/c Joel Rosario 116 - Giddyup Stables, LLC 3 Sudden Surprise Giant Surprise 3/c John R. Velazquez 122 - Repole Stable 4 Dearie Cosmonaut 3/g Manuel Franco 116 - Gateway Stables 5 Bust Another Bustin Stones 3/g Eric Cancel 122 - Bing Cherry Racing 6 Silent Waters Silent Name (JPN) 3/g Alex Cintron 120 - Phoenix Stable, Inc. 7 Spooked Out Catienus 3/r Jose L. Ortiz 118 - Repole StableBreeders: 1–Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman; 2–Giddy Up Stables LLC; 3–Repole Stables LLC; 4–Michael Imperio; 5–Casey Newick LLC; 6–Nine Maple Farm Inc; 7–Repole Stable, LLC.Trainers: 1–John C. Kimmel; 2–Michael J. Maker; 3–Todd A. Pletcher; 4–Leo O'Brien; 5–Michael V. Pino; 6–Kevin McCarthy; 7–Todd A. Pletcher.

NEW YORK STALLION S.Belmont Park, Sunday, June 26, Race 97f (turf), $100,000, 3yo f, 5:45 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Libreta Girolamo 3/f Luis Saez 118 - Godolphin, LLC 2 Highway Star Girolamo 3/f Jomar Torres 116 - Chester and Mary Broman, Sr. 3 Free N Clear Bluegrass Cat 3/f Christopher P. DeCarlo 116 - Paradise Farms Corp. 4 Wonderment Cosmonaut 3/f Jose Lezcano 120 - Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek) and Sterbenz,

Chris 5 Naked Empress Freud 3/f John R. Velazquez 116 - Alifyfe Racing, LLC 6 Frosty Margarita Frost Giant 3/f Junior Alvarado 122 - Gabrielle Farm 7 Ametrine Freud 3/f Manuel Franco 116 - Punk, Jr., William J. and Dileo, Philip 8 Little Bear Cat H Bluegrass Cat 3/f Joel Rosario 118 - Cannizzo, David, A. 9 Baronet D' Funnybone 3/f Jose L. Ortiz 116 - Henning, Dan and Henning, Michael A. 10 Louisville First H Girolamo 3/f Eric Cancel 116 - RAP RacingBreeders: 1–Darley; 2–Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman; 3–Blue Flight, LLC; 4–Michael S Landers; 5–M. Lyn Burleson & Scott Ahlschwede; 6–Gabrielle Farm; 7–Patri-cia Calandro & Susan Georgas; 8–WinStar Farm, LLC; 9–Paul Pompa Jr.; 10–Mr. & Mrs. James G. Bell.Trainers: 1–Thomas Albertrani; 2–Rodrigo A. Ubillo; 3–Patrick J. Quick; 4–Kenneth G. McPeek; 5–David G. Donk; 6–Rudy R. Rodriguez; 7–David G. Donk; 8–David A. Cannizzo; 9–Gary Sciacca; 10–George Weaver.

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SEA OF GRASS S.Gulfstream Park, Sunday, June 26, Race 106.5f (dirt), $75,000, 3yo/up, 6:02 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Yourdreamsormine Mr. Sekiguchi 4/c Emisael Jaramillo 123 - N. T. S. Stable, Inc. 2 Abounding Legacy Flashstorm 4/g Elvis Trujillo 121 - PHS Racing, LLC and Run Hard Stables 3 Grande Shores Black Mambo 8/h Tyler Gaffalione 123 - Jacks or Better Farm, Inc. 4 We're All Set With Distinction 5/g Rafael Manuel Hernandez 121 - David Lengel, Norman Rader and Brett Brookman 5 Mitos Y Leyendas Kantharos 4/g Eddie Castro 121 - IAB Stables 6 Colormepompom Pomeroy 4/c Jesus M. Rios 121 - My Purple Haze Stables LLC 7 Sing Praises Hear No Evil 4/c Jose C. Caraballo 121 - Jacks or Better Farm, Inc. 8 Aces for John Spensive 4/g Matthew Rispoli 119 - Rajkamal Maragh 9 Springmeier Graeme Hall 4/g Luca Panici 121 - Robert D. Gibson 10 Master Blender Pomeroy 6/g John Cruz 121 - Anne D. ScottBreeders: 1–Bridlewood Farm; 2–Northwest Stud; 3–Jacks or Better Farm Inc.; 4–Curtis Mikkelsen& Patricia Horth, Gordon Reiss & Lindie Reiss; 5–Stonestreet Thorough-bred Holdings LLC; 6–Wanda Polisseni; 7–Jacks or Better Farm Inc.; 8–Y-Lo Racing Stables, LLC; 9–Robert D. Gibson; 10–H & A Stables LLC & Annie D. Scott.Trainers: 1–Milton W. Wolfson; 2–Ralph E. Nicks; 3–Mark E. Casse; 4–Peter R. Walder; 5–Tamara L. Levy; 6–Teresa M. Pompay; 7–Mark E. Casse; 8–Allen Maragh; 9–John G Vinson; 10–Ralph Ziadie.

MR. PROSPECTOR S.Monmouth Park, Sunday, June 26, Race 106f (dirt), $75,000, 3yo/up, 5:24 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Chublicious Hey Chub 5/g Antonio A. Gallardo 118 - David Gruskos 2 Visionary Ruler Pollard's Vision 6/h Paco Lopez 118 - David Gruskos 3 Shaft of Light Smart Strike 5/g Jonathan J. Gonzales 118 - Monster Racing Stables 4 El Deal H Munnings 4/c Santiago Gonzalez 118 - Passion Stable, Inc. 5 Always Sunshine West Acre 4/c Frankie Pennington 124 - Stonehedge LLC 6 Chief Istan H Istan 4/c Gabriel Saez 118 - Sagamore Farm & Brereton C. Jones 7 Only the Truth Yes It's True 3/g Navin Mangalee 113 - Ken W. MillerBreeders: 1–Joe-Dan Farm; 2–John Bowers, Jr. & Edward Rosen; 3–Sam-Son Farm; 4–Martha Buckner; 5–Gilbert G. Campbell; 6–Brereton C. Jones; 7–Christopher Shelli & John Hicks.Trainers: 1–Jorge Navarro; 2–Jorge Navarro; 3–Jorge Navarro; 4–Andrew Lakeman; 5–Edward T. Allard; 6–J. Larry Jones; 7–William J Hogan.

KENT S.Emerald Downs, Sunday, June 26, Race 78.5f (dirt), $50,000, 3yo f, 5:09 PM (local)

P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Rods Song Rodman 3/f Juan M. Gutierrez 117 - Highlander Racing Stable LLC 2 My Heart Goes On Albertus Maximus 3/f Francisco Duran 119 - Coal Creek Farm 3 Brookys Star H Giant's Causeway 3/f Eswan Flores 117 - Jethorse LLC 4 Find Joy Drosselmeyer 3/f Isaias D. Enriquez 117 - David P. Taylor, Jr. 5 Princess Kennedy Sun King 3/f Rocco Bowen 119 - David Thorner 6 Sunrise Glow H Distorted Humor 3/f Javier Matias 117 - Ten Broeck Farm 7 Profound Moment H Haynesfield 3/f Joseph J. Steiner 117 - Mark Dedomenico LLCBreeders: 1–Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC.; 2–Coal Creek Farm; 3–George Krikorian; 4–Eico Stable; 5–Mr. & Mrs. David A. Thorner; 6–WinStar Farm, LLC; 7–Brereton C. Jones.Trainers: 1–Jeffrey Metz; 2–David B. Martinez; 3–Tim McCanna; 4–Frank Lucarelli; 5–Tom Wenzel; 6–Tom Wenzel; 7–Michael Puhich.

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TOP TRAINERS Rank Name Starts Wins Places Shows Earnings Win% WPS% 1 Todd A. Pletcher 623 139 94 81 $10,845,529 22% 50% 2 Steven M. Asmussen 737 150 119 97 $8,312,950 20% 50% 3 Chad C. Brown 312 76 59 39 $7,548,484 24% 56% 4 Doug F. O'Neill 315 52 48 43 $6,486,815 17% 45% 5 Mark E. Casse 549 90 87 76 $6,307,022 16% 46% 6 Michael J. Maker 507 103 81 64 $4,495,089 20% 49% 7 Jerry Hollendorfer 542 98 71 82 $4,454,229 18% 46% 8 Kiaran P. McLaughlin 173 30 29 28 $4,102,172 17% 50% 9 Philip D'Amato 277 65 48 33 $3,838,002 23% 53% 10 William I. Mott 304 41 40 32 $3,743,663 13% 37%

Listed below are the top 10 leading trainers by 2016 North American earnings through June 22, 2016. Racing statistics are 2016 North American only.

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Rank Name Starts Wins Places Shows Earnings Win% WPS% 1 Javier Castellano 692 148 108 97 $10,586,100 21% 51% 2 Irad Ortiz, Jr. 648 144 129 92 $9,982,192 22% 56% 3 Jose L. Ortiz 706 175 121 108 $9,910,738 25% 57% 4 John R. Velazquez 430 83 60 57 $7,845,817 19% 47% 5 Florent Geroux 553 121 70 83 $7,306,227 22% 50% 6 Mario Gutierrez 280 37 50 32 $5,921,347 13% 43% 7 Luis Saez 726 102 105 99 $5,912,562 14% 42% 8 Julien R. Leparoux 455 85 54 60 $5,761,256 19% 44% 9 Joel Rosario 365 70 63 58 $5,611,629 19% 52% 10 Flavien Prat 434 86 81 64 $5,364,794 20% 53%

TOP JOCKEYSListed below are the top 10 leading jockeys by 2016 North American earnings through June 22, 2016. Racing statistics are 2016 North American only.

Rank Name Starts Wins Places Shows Earnings Win% WPS% 1 Nyquist 4 3 0 1 $3,505,600 75% 100% 2 Exaggerator 6 2 2 1 $1,988,000 33% 83% 3 Creator 6 3 1 1 $1,540,000 50% 83% 4 Gun Runner 4 3 0 1 $1,101,380 75% 100% 5 Cathryn Sophia 5 3 0 2 $929,720 60% 100% 6 Stanford 4 1 2 0 $844,400 25% 75% 7 Melatonin 3 2 1 0 $786,000 67% 100% 8 Forever Unbridled 3 2 1 0 $785,000 67% 100% 9 Cavorting 3 2 1 0 $725,000 67% 100% 10 Outwork 4 2 1 0 $671,800 50% 75%

TOP HORSESListed below are the top 10 leading horses by 2016 North American earnings through June 22, 2016. Racing statistics are 2016 North American only.