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Introduction Giles Anderson

Five years ago when I launched the North American edition of Trainer, we produced a “dummy” issue of the magazine which came out the week prior to the Belmont Stakes. 2,000 “dummy” copies were mailed to a cross section of the North American racing community and I canvassed opinion for the future direction of the magazine.

As luck would have it the feature profile for that issue was Kiaran McLaughlin and the cover photograph had him wearing a Jazil baseball cap, before Jazil won that year’s Belmont. The rest was history!

One prominent husband and wife team were particularly helpful when I was canvassing for opinions and they also ensured that I met with everyone they felt would be interested in what we could do with the magazine across the Mid Atlantic region. Over the subsequent five years we’ve been able to profile an eclectic group of trainers and periodically over those five years I’ve been ribbed by those two people who were a great help at the start as to when they would be appearing on the cover. My answer was always that their time would come. Well, their time came this spring when we finally profiled Graham Motion for North American Trainer in our previous issue, published right before he trained Animal Kingdom to win this year’s Kentucky Derby.

So, now feels like the perfect time to profile Kiaran properly, coming full circle from our beginning.

On Belmont Stakes day, Kiaran’s Trappe Shot won the True North Handicap by eight-and-a-half lengths under Johnny Velazquez, the jockey who won his first Kentucky Derby in May. In these pages, we have a profile on this Puerto Rican success story, written by our writer from Puerto Rico, Frances Karon who too has been a stalwart of the magazine since the start.

One subject that seems to have dominated discussions after the 2011 Belmont Stakes, is the use of Lasix, a topic that industry leaders gathered to talk about at the International Summit on Race Day Medication on June 13-14. While we haven't reported directly on the conference, we've certainly got both sides of the opinion covered in this issue.

In particular, we look at the impact of bleeding on the breeding industry we’ve got a fascinating article which poses the question; Do bleeders breed bleeders?

More importantly for the short term, in my opinion, is the poor state of ventilation in many racetrack barns. There are plenty of people working on the backstretch who would agree that improving the horses living environment first will lead to a healthier horse for the future.

Wherever your racing takes you this summer, good luck! n

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WILL’S WAY The views of William Koester Under the Influence I am honored to have the opportunity to speak on a subject that is important to me as a life-long enthusiast of Thoroughbreds and racing. I currently chair the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), but the opinions and ideas expressed in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily represent either the RCI or the members themselves.

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OWEVER, it is through my involvement with RCI that I find myself able to speak publicly about my support for the movement to end race-day medications of Thoroughbreds. It was during the ceremony of my being sworn in as Chair of RCI in March of this year that I advocated banning of the drug Salix (Lasix) on race-day. Within days my phone was ringing off the hook with solid endorsements from many sectors of r acing. Of course, there are dissenters of this proposal, and in the weeks since, the debate has grown heated. Certainly, the issue has come to a head; it is too late for any of us to bury our heads and ignore the challenge we face.

Critics of banning race-day medications have argued that administering them are the best medical practice for the horse. As I said in my speech to the RCI, this logic doesn't pass the "smell test" in the world of sport today. There is the critical factor of “agency.”

Are all parties who are involved in the decision to administer medications acting with the same motivations? Between the various, complex interests of owners, trainers, and veterinarians, who is holding the line for the athletes? The athletes in question cannot speak for themselves, but if they could, maybe they wo uld make differing choices about their own health and career decisions. I do not condemn the opinions and actions of any owner, trainer, veterinarian, or spectator. I do, however, believe the claim that race-day medication “is the best medical practice for the horse” is a blanket statement that hides the real

complexities of the various motivations of the players in the Thoroughbred Industry.

For a reality check on best medical practices made for a horse, search out the honest answer to the tough question: Why do we run two-year-olds on their first lifetime start on race-day medications?

Other dissenters of banning race-day medications have obfuscated the issue by arguing the effectiveness of Lasix. We do not dispute the effectiveness of Lasix; indeed, the massive doses that we administer daily speak to the e ffectiveness of the drug. However, a thorough look at the issue must include an understanding of the side effects of Lasix, for as we know, all drugs have potential side effects. What are we sacrificing at the expense of our drug use?

We humans for centuries have inserted our hand in the genetic engineering of all living things from corn to chickens to roses to horses. We have used our body of knowledge to ensure the perpetuation of species that are compatible with our own, whether to harvest energy, beauty, sport, or economic fortune. Through the generations, we have modified our processes after seeing unintended consequences and undesirable traits arise from our selective breeding.

Historically, horse breeders have known no other tool than bloodlines to engineer a champion. We understand how mares like Urba n Sea and Better Than Honour have produced multiple classic winners. But in the modern era of race-day medication, EIPH and other genetic defects are being passed along instead of being culled out of our bloodlines. Instead of promoting the healthy athletes, the quality of our bloodlines has

diminished already so much that foreign buyers are shying away from American horses. The economic implications will become increasingly apparent in due course.

At the International Symposium on Race Day Medication on June 13-14, I had the good fortune to meet John Size, a perennial leading trainer of champions in Hong Kong.

I think he said it best when he said to me, “I understand there is a current generation of trainers and vets who know no other way, but learning how not to use something should not be too compli cated. Their lack of confidence may be more of an issue. The youngest trainers will have no problem. They will soon come to realize that good horse management does not come in a bottle or a syringe, and they will actually think about how to present a horse on race-day, healthy, happy and willing to run their heart out.”

Even though most American trainers born after 1960 have little or no experience training without drugs, I, like John Size, am optimistic that dealing with this addiction is within our power.

We must look at ourselves and answer hard questions. What are the side effects of diminished quality of our bloodlines to this sport and its future? As our horses become weaker and weaker, what else will we compromise for short-term economic gain?

As we explain away the issue and our integrity erodes, what will be worth defending? In a time when the entire field of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes was drugged, isn’t it time to deal with our addiction? n I can be reached at wilko392@yahoo.com

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Reader response to our article “Is It All in the Genes?”

12 California Thoroughbred Trainers The medication debate. Profile of Marty Jones.

16 Trainer of the quarter Josie Carroll continues her success story in Canada with Queen’s Plate winner Inglorious.

18 Kiaran McLaughlin Profile on a trainer whose dreams have nearly been overshadowed by his accomplishments,

by Frances J. Karon.

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26 Adaptogens Dr. Christine King explains why horses are predisposed to getting gastric ulcers, and how adaptogens can help support a horse undergoing the stress of training.

32 Argentina Katherine Ford takes us to Argentina, the fourth largest producer of Thoroughbreds in the world.

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38 Stem Cells Read about advances in the increasingly popular stem field cell therapy, with an introduction to adipose-derived stem cells, by Dr. Stacey Oke.

44 Johnny Velázquez Frances J. Karon talks to the nation’s leading active jockey by money earned.

52 Do Bleeders Breed Bleeders?

As the race-day medication dispute heats up, we look into whether there is a genetic predisposition to bleeders, and whether it matters, by Sid Fernando.

58 What Makes Saratoga Special?

Bill Heller extols the hallowed grounds of Saratoga, ‘the summer place to be.’

66 Equine Herpes Virus An introduction to the virus that is a fairly common cause of respiratory disease, by Dr. Colin Roberts.

70 Pre-Race Feeding Catherine Dunnett on the specifics of a horse’s diet in the days directly leading up to a race.

76 Product Focus 78 Stakes Schedules Indexes of forthcoming major stakes races.

88 The Arnold Kirkpatrick column An American hero

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Publisher & Editorial Director Giles Anderson Managing Editor Frances Karon Design/Production Neil Randon Circulation Pippa Anderson Photo Credits Animal Health Trust, Ascot Stud (SA), Michael Burns, Camp Pendleton archives, Darby Dan, Gustavo Duprat, Eclipse Sportswire, Katherine Ford, Horsephotos.com, Frances J. Karon, Frank Nolting, Shutterstock Cover Photograph Horsephotos.com North American

An Anderson & Co Publishing Ltd publication Main Address – United Kingdom 3 Stibb Hill, West Lavington SN10 4LQ Representative Address – North America PO Box 13248, Lexington, KY 40583-3248 Contact details Tel: 1 888 218 4430 Fax: 1 888 218 4206 info@trainermagazine.com www.trainermagazine.com North American Trainer is the official magazine of the California Thoroughbred Trainers. It is distributed to all ‘Trainer’ members of the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and all members of the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association

Alan F. Balch was hired as Executive Director of California Thoroughbred Trainers in April 2010. His professional career in racing began at Santa Anita in 1971, where he advanced to the position of Sr. Vice PresidentMarketing and Assistant General Manager, and was in charge there of the Olympic Games Equestrian Events for Los Angeles in 1984. He retired in the early 90s to become volunteer president of the national equestrian federation of the USA, as well as of the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden. He remains volunteer president of USA Equestrian Trust, Inc. Dr Catherine Dunnett BSc, PhD, R.Nutr. is an independent nutritionist registered with the British Nutrition Society. She has a background in equine research, in the field of nutrition and exercise physiology with many years spent at The Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. Prior to setting up her own consultancy business, she worked in the equine feed industry on product development and technical marketing.

Sid Fernando is president of eMatings LLC and Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc. He is the former bloodstock editor of Daily Racing Form and also blogs about racing and breeding.

Katherine Ford grew up in North Yorkshire where hunting and point-topointing lead to a passion for horseracing. Following the BHB graduate development program in 2000, Katherine moved to France to join the International Racing Bureau’s Paris office. Three years later she moved to Equidia, the French specialist horseracing channel, where she is now responsible for an ever-busier internati Katherine Ford grew up in North Yorkshire where hunting and point-to-pointing lead to a passion for horseracing. Following the BHB graduate development program in 2000, Katherine moved to France to join the International Racing Bureau’s Paris office. Three years later she moved to Equidia, the French specialist horseracing channel, where she is now responsible for an ever-busier international department.onal department.

Bill Heller, Bill Heller, Eclipse-Award winner Bill Heller's 22nd book, "Above It All; The Turbulent Life of Jose Santos," was published in March, 2011. Heller, a member of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame Communicators Corner, is 58 and lives in Albany, New York, just 30 miles south of Saratoga Race Course, with his wife Anna and their 22-year-old son Benjamin, a senior honor student at the State University of New York at New Paltz. www.billhellerbooks.com

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Frances J. Karon, is a native of Puerto Rico and graduate of Maine’s Colby College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

She operates Rough Shod LLC based in Lexington, Kentucky and specializes in sales, pedigree research and recommendations.

William Koester, a retired owner and breeder of Thoroughbreds for over 30 years, is the current chair of Racing Commissioners International and member of the Ohio State Racing Commission as well as the Thoroughbred Club of America. He is a partner in Race Day LLC, a business and racing consultancy. Koester has been married to Terri for 33 years and they have three children.

Dr. Chris King is an Australian equine veterinarian now living and practicing near Seattle, WA. She has a Master’s degree in equine exercise physiology from the University of Sydney. Her diverse interests include rehabilitation, nutrition, and herbal medicine.

Arnold Kirkpatrick in more than 45 years of involvement in the thoroughbred industry, Arnold Kirkpatrick has accumulated a vast experience in most aspects of the business – from being executive vice president of a major breeding farm to president of a race track. He has won major industry awards both as a writer and as a breeder.

Dr. Stacey Oke is a licensed veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. In addition to writing for various horse publications, she also contributes to scientific journals, is an editor of an internationally-recognized, peerreviewed journal, creates continuing education materials for both human and veterinary medicine, and conducts biomedical research studies.

Dr Colin Roberts BVSc MA PhD FRCVS is an independent equine veterinary consultant and an Affiliated Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Cambridge. He has extensive experience in equine sports medicine. His professional areas of interest include equine internal medicine, equine upper airway disease, equine welfare and equine sports medicine.

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RIGHT TO REPLY Dr. David Lambert responds to Dr. David Marlin’s feature on genetic testing and the Thoroughbred in North American Trainer issue 20

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READ with interest Dr. David Marlin’s review “Is It All In The Genes?” in your last issue. For those who do decide to embrace this technology I advise you to go

steady.

I have found that people in general are very receptive of genetic science. We see and hear so many wonderful claims and genetic breakthroughs in our daily lives that people approach this subject with great expectations. Do not set yourselves up for disappointment; research the companies and people who offer these services carefully, mine included. Be very clear on any claims being made and be very clear on whether or not the tests will help you accomplish your objectives Be ready, too, for changes as more experience and increases in database sizes modify the results.

Let’s use a specific example. There were early claims – not by us I might add – that horses with the stamina mutation in the myostatin gene were going to want races over 10-12 furlongs, were going to be unlikely competitors at two, and some even recommended that they hardly be trained at all as two-year-olds.

By contrast those with the sprint mutation would need only six furlongs and were more likely to be two-year-old competitors. We at the Genetic Edge have tested several thousand horses and already we have found two American two-year-old champions with the stamina mutation and several Derby winners and even one

Belmont winner with the sprint mutation.

In its current form genetic testing will not give you absolutes, but will instead give you probabilities or likelihoods of things happening and these probabilities can be extremely helpful in management decision making. In my opinion those clients who work this properly are those who have learned to blend all their information into the final decision.

Those clients never lose sight of what the people on the ground say about a given horse. That is the cornerstone of their decision making and onto that they add the scientific data.

We try to use genetic testing along with our other procedures to help make any given owner or breeder 10-15% more effective.

In my 30 years of experience helping very big clients at the sales, I’ve come to realize that patterns of behavior by breeders and sellers are not discernable as the decisions they make are too complex and too individualized to be easily recognized. The breeders we represent use our services to establish value. They take all the traditional input, add in the scientific data and reach a judgment as to the value of that yearling as a potential racehorse should they end up keeping it to race. Potential buyers therefore are presented with an appropriately valued product and rather than being fearful of culls, tend to develop into repeat customers as the produce they are buying is sensibly priced.

I also don’t think trainers will lose horses.

To the contrary, in my experience when I have provided genetic, heart, wind, motion, and metabolic data to trainers they have almost always turned that knowledge to their advantage by better managing the horse to win. Owners get closer to their trainers who embrace modern procedures like this and if ever a horse tests poorly that too can help the owner/trainer relationship.

It’s always hard when a trainer has to tell an owner his horse is no good. The owner gets to thinking “has he given up on my horse?”; “how does he know for sure?”; “what if he’s wrong?” etc. But when a trainer puts us in the middle and we can point to less-thanideal genetics, compromised heart dimensions, ineffective breathing, excessive “G” forces, and less than ideal energy production, then the owner and the trainer unite on the same page to solve their mutual problem. In a situation which can often be divisive, the introduction of testing can often create more trust rather than less.

Finally I applaud Dr. Marlin’s conclusion under “Bottom Line” in which he advocates using these tests to get the edge and be ahead of the curve. This technology is coming and it is unlikely to be in the form most people expect. It will be modest for quite a long time but significant nevertheless. For the young managers and trainers out there this knowledge will need to be in your repertoire. There is little doubt that these tools will play an increasingly important role in your professional lives. n

“In its current form genetic testing will not give you absolutes, but will instead give you probabilities or likelihoods of things happening and these probabilities can be extremely helpful in management decision making.”

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Good medicine?

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UR latest weapon of choice in racing’s circular firing squad is a so-called “debate” over medication.

Having recently attended two days of leadership meetings at Belmont Park in June about this subject, I was scratching my head more than ever. What is the impetus for “banning all race day medication”? How has this become the latest subject to besiege the sport?

In the first place, “banning all race day medication” is clearly directed at the only such medication permitted in the United States, furosemide and “adjunct” medications directed to reduce or stop bleeding in the race horse, more politely referred to as Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage. I’ll just call it bleeding. I’m one of the old folks who can remember bleeding – all its visual and hidden consequences – before medical advances reduced its incidence and severity.

And what exactly is “medication”? Well, medicine was developed to enable healing, or to prevent or minimize injury.

So, here we have a classic clash: some people who profess to love animals apparently seek to deny them medicine!

Others who love horses sought to develop scientific studies to show that furosemide was either ineffective, masked “cheating drugs,” or was some way nefarious.

Then there’s the assertion that the purest racing (Hong Kong and European) was racing without any medication at all, and prospered because of that policy.

Just a few little bumps in those lines of reasoning developed at and around the New York conference.

First, it turns out that European racing is not so pure as the purists state: horses train on all manner of medication, including furosemide. What would be so pure about leading American bettors to believe that the conditions of workouts are the same as racing conditions, should furosemide be banned on race day? Or, is the next logical step to let horses bleed during workouts as well, when we know how to minimize or prevent it?

Second, the purest of all pure racing, Hong Kong, where no medication is permitted for training or racing, is based on conditions that

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By Alan F. Balch CTT Executive Director

“If breeders are breeding bleeders instead of better, stronger horses, we should know that, not just whisper about it behind the barn.” are not duplicated anywhere else in the world. Nearly 100% of horses racing are geldings, there is no breeding industry, a private club (literally) governs the sport in all aspects, joining that club in the production of its racing requires relinquishing virtually all personal and professional rights enjoyed in all other racing jurisdictions in the world, and bleeding itself soon results in the bleeder going elsewhere, shall we say politely. When competitive and gaming conditions there are described in any detail, it becomes crystal clear that there are a great many other critical factors (besides training and medication rules) in the enormous business success of racing in Hong Kong, without question.

Third, about that science ... in point of fact it revealed and proved that furosemide is actually effective in reducing or eliminating bleeding in the race horse, confirmed its very broad incidence, and was not a masking agent for illicit drugs. Still, a prominent journalist announced it was found to be “performance enhancing.” Yes, it is, if only in the sense that a horse will perform better if not bleeding internally than would otherwise be the case!

But back to the impetus for all this – is it because American bloodstock has been weakened by the prevalent permitted use of furosemide in virtually all jurisdictions here?

While there is no science that I know of to support this belief, there appears to be persuasive anecdotal evidence ... that certain breeding lines appear to be “bleeders.” So isn’t the next logical step to determine whether this critical belief is true or false?

Objectively and scientifically? Right now.

If breeders are breeding bleeders instead of better, stronger horses, we should know that, not just whisper about it behind the barn. But if bleeding is intrinsic or likely in just about any athletic horse stressed to the maximum effort, regardless of pedigree, we should know that, too. We need these answers before we can correctly address the problem, if there is a real problem, beyond the perceived problem!

In the meantime, the leaders of our sport – regulatory as well as organizational – need to consider the medication issue with a degree of intellect, nuance, and subtlety that is seemingly out of character for many of them.

What is best for the horse? We hear this all the time, and I challenge anyone to love horses more than I do and have always done.

But let’s be honest: what is best for the horse is to be cared for and pampered beyond all reason, and asked for nothing in return more than pasture ornamentation and slurping up carrots with obvious affection. For the carrots even if not truly for the carrot giver.

Once horses enter the realm of highest athletic sport – which they are bred for – the situation changes. As athletes, to deny them the benefit of true therapeutic medication is to deny them the opportunity to be their best. No human athlete is denied any truly therapeutic medication at any level of sport, absent scientific evidence that a drug (I did not say “medicine”) has no permitted purpose except to facilitate cheating. That’s why they have the World Anti-Doping Agency – doping is different from therapeutic medication. Human athletes at the pinnacle of competition are permitted therapeutic medication for pulmonary conditions. For innocent equine athletes, use of true therapeutic medication is not only being challenged by many, but publicly vilified.

In our sport, it’s as though some of our leaders assume that cheating with drugs is rampant. If that’s so, or even if cheating with drugs is only a very minor problem, either way it’s totally unacceptable. What we need to do is to go after the actual problem with a vengeance, with all the unified and mighty resources racing can muster when motivated, instead of taking out our frustrations on true therapeutic medication. n

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Keeping up with the Joneses

Marty Jones took over the stables of his father, Gary, and is making his own mark

By Steve Schuelein

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HEN your father and grandfather are two of the leading trainers in California history and you are born in Arcadia Methodist Hospital, a few furlongs from Santa Anita Park, your career choice seems obvious.

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son of retired Gary Jones and the grandson of the late Farrell Jones, but at 39, he is making his own mark in the sport.

During a recent morning in Barn 52 South at Hollywood Park, Jones was busy with a stable that has grown to 40 and remains linked to a proud heritage.

Stall webbings were red and blue with the GFJ initials used by Gary and a few old tack trunks with the initials FWJ were once used

by Farrell.

“One of my grooms, Vicente Castaneda, worked for my grandfather,” said Marty.

“Quite a few members of my staff have been with our family a long time. Vicente’s son, Martel, rubbed Best Pal for my father and is my assistant.”

Yet Marty is his own man, adjusting to ever-changing times and circumstances.

“I’ve had to adapt to synthetic tracks,” said Marty, a non-issue for his father. “He had a unique style of training; he breezed his horses every five days. I don’t work them as

often. I don’t train as aggressively on synthetic.

“I’ve got my own different style,” continued Marty. “I didn’t see my grandfather train but I went to his lay-up center after he retired. I’m sure I apply many of the things I learned from my father, just as he learned from his father, so in a roundabout way it goes back to my grandfather.”

Marty, a rangy 6 foot 2 inches, resembles professional football st ar Peyton Manning in his clean-cut appearance and demeanor, reserved but fully prepared. And like the allstar quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, Jones’s colts also run for him.

“I get on the muscle, too: I just don’t show it like he did,” said mellow Marty in contrast to his more excitable father.

Marty is preparing for the Del Mar meet from July 20 through September 7 and hoping to add to Jones family milestones.

Farrell, who died in 2007 at age 84, still holds the track record of 11 training titles, achieved between 1960 and 1974.

Gary, who settled in Del Mar following his retirement in 1996, was also a major factor at the coastal track for two decades and is best remembered for sending out Best Pal to victory in the inaugural Pacific Classic in 1991.

Marty, a young assistant to his father at that time, considers that triumph his biggest thrill in racing. “It was the most exciting win I’ve ever been involved with,” said Marty of the Golden Eagle Farm homebred winning for owners John and Betty Mabee of San Diego in front of a partisan crowd.

“It was amazing,” recalled Marty. “It was an electric environment, Derby-like. It was still in front of the old grandstand. Best Pal was a three-year-old and beat older horses.”

Five years later, Marty had a choice to make: continue toward the business degree he was pursuing at Long Beach State while he was working as an assistant or take over a portion of the stable for his retiring father.

Marty probably knew the answer many years earlier. “I spent my lunch break at Arcadia High School going to Santa Anita,” said Marty of an early clue.

Marty followed his blood. His career began auspiciously when one month after saddling his first winner, he sent out Auriette to capture the Grade 1 Gamely Handicap at Hollywood Park in 1996.

Auriette, an Irish-bred filly with whom Gary had won the Santa Barbara Handicap at Santa Anita in her previous start, made more history for the Joneses at Del Mar in 1997. Marty saddled Auriette to win the Osunitas Handicap, a race his father won

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MARTY JONES

with Kostroma in 1991 and his grandfather won with Sabina Louise in 1963 and Manta in 1969.

During the past decade, Marty is best known for developing three Californiabreds – Alphabet Kisses, Bilo and Unzip Me – from scratch into major stakes winners.

Alphabet Kisses, a gray/roan female owned and bred by John Harris, won the Grade 1 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita in 2004 and the Grade 2 A Gleam Handicap at Hollywood Park in 2005 during a career in which she won seven of 17 starts and earned $590,271.

Jones’s kid-gloves treatment with Bilo enabled him to score one of his most gratifying wins, in the Grade 1 Triple Bend Handicap with the gelding as a seven-yearold on July 7, 2007 – 7/7/07 – at Hollywood Park.

“Bilo came back from several setbacks and raced until he was ten,” said Marty of the horse who won seven of 19 starts and earned $535,236 under his care. “He’s our barn pony now. He gets treated like a king.”

Unzip Me is the current star of the barn, a five-year-old chestnut mare with 11 victories in 19 starts and earnings of $724,803 at midyear.

“She’s the big shot around here now,” said Marty affectionately of the turf sprint specialist who has won seven stakes, four of them graded, and finished a game third in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs in November.

“She really blossomed when we put her on the grass,” said Marty of Unzip Me’s career since her sixth start. “I was really proud of her in the Breeders’ Cup. She got shuffled back early and came running at the end.”

Marty has been challenged mapping a 2011 campaign for the mare, co-owned by breeders Harris and Don Valpredo in partnership with Per Antonsen. “She came out of [the Las Cienegas Handicap in April] with a little respiratory infection, and there was a good time after that for a little freshener,” said Marty, exploring future turf sprint options.

Marty has quietly strung together seven straight years with more than $1-million in purse earnings, topped by a career-high $1.8-million in 2010.

“I couldn’t be more proud of him,” said Gary, 67. “He’s a hard worker. He’s done wonders with a bunch of Cal-breds.”

Gary did not push his son to follow in his footsteps. “He had the talent right from the get-go with a horse,” said Gary. “He was about the orneriest kid, a prankster always playing tricks on everybody. I told him I would pay for him to go to college, but he did about the same thing I did with my dad.”

Gary discussed the shifting sands of the Southern California racing circuit during the past half century, from the time his father started with only three meets that ended

Bilo raced until he was ten and won the Triple Bend Handicap

Unzip Me is the current star of Marty Jones’ barn with earnings of more than $700,000

with Del Mar to the demands of a yearround circuit that his son is dealing with today.

Farrell was an old-school trainer who did not give his son preferential treatment when he learned the ropes under him. “I thought my first name was dummy until I checked my first driver’s license,” Gary once joked.

But Gary installed a different philosophy when he went on his own, too. “My approach was like Charlie Whittingham – I watched the way he came up to the big races,” said Gary, who won a batch of major stakes.

“Marty is doing it differently than either of us,” said Gary. “We both wanted to be leading trainer and we both had heart attacks at 52.

“He’s a lot more patient than I was,” concluded Gary. “He gets it from his mother [Joan]. It should help him for the long run.”

Martel Castaneda, the former groom for Gary who has risen to chief assistant for Marty, has seen their differing methods.

“Marty is more laid back, not as tough on the horse,” said Castaneda. “Gary believed in winning early. I remember he once ran ten

first-time starters, and eight of them won.

“Marty lets them develop,” continued Castaneda. “Marty does not have as high a winning percentage with first-time starters, but it goes way up with second-time starters.”

Photographs that line the walls of Marty’s stable office trace the evolution of the family. One shows a 1975 day at Oak Tree with groom Vicente Castaneda in the forefront during a four-win afternoon for the stable as Farrell was turning the reins over to Gary.

Another is of Best Pal winning the 1993 Hollywood Gold Cup for Gary when Marty was an assistant. The others are some of Marty’s stakes winners: Auriette, Alphabet Kisses, Bilo and Unzip Me joined by Compari, El Don, Scholars Studio and Sharekann in a growing lineup.

Marty looks forward to another Del Mar meet, not only to see more of his father, but also to win some more races. “In general, it’s a tough meet,” said Marty. “It’s a short competitive meet. You’ve got to bring your A game to Del Mar.” Marty’s report card should meet that requirement. n

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Josie Carroll (left) with her filly Inglorious and owners Vern and Donna Dubinsky after winning the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine

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OR a Canadian trainer, what could possibly be more exciting than winning the $1-million Queen’s Plate? Winning it twice.

“You know what, it was overwhelming both times,” Josie Carroll said July 6th, a week and a half after her filly Inglorious blew past 16 rivals to win the 152nd Queen’s Plate by 2½ lengths. Just five years earlier, Carroll became the first female trainer to win the Queen’s Plate with Edenwold. “It’s an incredible feeling,” the 53-year-old Carroll said.

“Growing up in Canada, this is the race you aspire to win.”

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Benson at Windfields Farm. “I came into the racetrack grooming horses,” she said.

She worked as an assistant trainer before venturing on her own in 1994. She has become an outstanding trainer, not only in Canada, but in the United States as well. In 2009, her three-year-old filly Careless Jewel, who dumped her jockey twice on the way to the starting gate, dominated the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga, romping by 7¼ lengths for Donna and Verne Dubinsky’s Donver Stable, which also owns Inglorious. It wasn’t the first time Carless Jewel acted up. “She did that on a regular basis,” Carroll said. “She was a real handful. But once she got in the gate, she put her game face on.”

Inglorious has a much different demeanor. “What sets her apart from other horses is what a great mind she has,” Carroll said. “She’s extremely sensible. We were in the Queen’s Plate paddock for quite a while. It was 17

horses, a big crowd, and the media was there and all this noise, and she was getting bored. She was bending her head looking for grass to graze. She was relaxed. That’s what’s special about her.

She relaxes and waits. She does what the rider wants, she just sits there, and when he asks her, she goes. It’s a rarity when they are that relaxed.”

Inglorious, the only filly in the field, was relaxed in the Queen’s Plate until the far turn, when she unleashed a breathtaking rally under Luis Contreras.

“When he moved on the turn, I just got this rush of confidence that this filly is going to do it,” Carroll said. “I could see how much horse he had.”

He had enough to win the Queen’s Plate going away, Inglorious’ third consecutive stakes victory and fifth in seven lifetime starts. “Winning it with a filly meant a lot,” Carroll said. “It was quite an accomplishment to take on the colts.”

Inglorious became the first filly since Dancethruthedawn in 2001 to win the Queen’s Plate, the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. But Inglorious isn’t going to chase that crown. She will be pointed instead to the Alabama at Saratoga. “It’s an important step up to win a Grade 1,” Carroll said. “That’s really the next step up to see if she’s competitive at that level.”

Her trainer, who now trains a stable of 40 horses, sure is. Her list of major stakes victories includes the Woodbine Oaks (taken by Inglorious in her start before the Queen’s Plate), Canadian Derby, Delaware Oaks, and Cotillion Handicap.

Tethra was her first major star. Inglorious won’t be her last. Along the way, she’s found very little resistance from others regarding her gender. “I’ve never made a big deal out of being a woman in this business,” she said. “I’ve never been treated differently. I really haven’t. I’ve really been fortunate.” n

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Invasor with Fernando Jara up wins the Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba

In the late ’70s, the Lafayette High School student newspaper printed an article about one of its pupils, concluding with this bold prediction: Kiaran McLaughlin would win a Kentucky Derby. By Frances J Karon

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HAT self-respecting person growing up in Lexington, Kentucky, doesn’t have this dream?

The prophecy of Derby glory came within half a length of being fulfilled in 2005, the year McLaughlin’s charge Closing Argument, at 71-1 the longest shot in the field, held the lead at the sixteenth pole until only Giacomo passed him in the final 70 yards.

But dreams have a way of evolving. When Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum’s Argentinebred Invasor won the Dubai World Cup in 2007, McLaughlin accomplished a feat he could never have imagined when he was growing up: winning the most prestigious international horse race in the world.

Kiaran McLaughlin’s journey has taken him from first-generation American with humble beginnings – his parents immigrated to Kentucky from Ireland in 1958, two years before he was born, with $350 to their name – to the trainer of a Dubai World Cup winner.

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U.S., although a family cousin worked locally at Man o’ War Farm. Instead, his father was employed by IBM. It was when McLaughlin became best friends at eight years old with Greg Burchell, son of trainer James, that everything clicked. “Greg’s the reason I got in the game,” he says, and the boys began spending their summer vacations at Ellis Park when they were 13 or 14, working for Burchell’s father.

As he got older, McLaughlin woul d often ditch class during the race meets at Keeneland, which was less than six miles away from Lafayette H.S., to go racing in the afternoons. His parents had no idea their son – one of seven children – was playing hooky.

“I couldn’t tell them everything!” he laughs.

“But the teachers, some of them knew. They would tell me to bet $5 on a horse, back when they just had the daily double at Keeneland.”

McLaughlin taps on the screen of his iPad. “I show people this, one of my favorite things. I was there that day.” And up pops footage from the 1978 Blue Grass Stakes, with a voiceover by Jim McKay, showing the elderly Admiral and Mrs. Markey of

Calumet Farm on the clubhouse apron at Keeneland and jockey Jorge Velasquez bringing their Alydar to the rail before their 13-length win. “Here’s your baby. Don’t he look p retty?” Velasquez asks them.

Small wonder that McLaughlin was romanced by scenes like this at Keeneland, where he also attended and read about electrifying sales that, in the late 1970s, saw the first $1-million yearlings. It was the beginning of the boom of the Thoroughbred industry.

After high school, McLaughlin went to the University of Kentucky for a year, leaving college to work with the Burchells on the Kentucky and Oaklawn Park circuit for two years. He went on to learn under trainers John Hennig, Mark Casse (working alongside future Classic-winning trainer Tom Albertrani and Steve Bass, Julien Leparoux’ agent), Dave Kassen, and Tim Muckler.

As McLaughlin discusses the course of his life, he frequently describes himself as “lucky,” so the name of the horse who changed his career was prescient. One lat e August day in 1984 at Arlington Park, where McLaughlin was assistant to Muckler, the stakes coordinator called to ask a favor: D. Wayne Lukas was shipping in with his Kentucky Oaks-winning filly Lucky Lucky Lucky, and as they had the nicest barn on the grounds, would they give Lukas a stall?

Muckler was out of town, but McLaughlin said, “no problem” and put Lucky Lucky Lucky up in the first stall. She won her race,

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Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin with Johnny Velázquez and Jorge Chavez (right) at BelmontStakes

the Grade 3 Arlington Oaks, and they repeated the arrangement two weeks later when Lukas’s Tiltalating came in for the Grade 1 Arlington-Washington Lassie, in which she ran second.

McLaughlin had made a good impression with Lukas and they kept in touch over the ensuing months while he was still working as Muckler’s assistant, until Lukas called him in January to report to California for his new job. The McLaughlins – he had found an “Ohio-bred” in John Hennig’s barn, Hennig’s daughter Letty, to his liking at Churchill in 1982 – drove their pickup truck and 35-foot trailer home across the country from Florida, where they had been stabled for the winter.

The thought of working for the nation’s leading trainer may have been daunting, but Lukas made it sound simple: “Wayne told me if I could get up every day and be there when I was supposed to be there it would be easy,” McLaughlin says. “I was all excited, and the first day, he told me to meet him at the donut shop that’s by Santa Anita at four a.m. I’m like, ‘What are we going to do in the dark at four in the morning?!’” McLaughlin was determined to make a good showing of himself, but learned you have to get up pretty early – literally! – to one-up D. Wayne Lukas. “I didn’t want him waiting on me so I got there at 3:45, and he was already there.”

McLaughlin recalls oversleeping one morning after the power had gone out and his alarm clock didn’t go off. He zoomed to

“Wayne was my teacher and coach, and I give him all the credit for my successes, along with my luck that I married well, and she helped me stay on the right track” Hollywood Park, nearly an hour late. “I got there at 5:20, 5:25, and the first set was going to the track. Wayne didn’t say anything. He was on his pony, and I said, ‘I’m sorry, Wayne, my electricity went off. I’ll get another alarm clock, so it won’t happen again.’ Wayne didn’t say anything, just went on to the track. And I knew that look, so I went and bought two more alarm clocks, so I had two plug-ins and one wind-up.”

Needless to say, that incident never repeated itself, and McLaughlin quickly settled into a routine that included stopping off at the donut shop before arriving for work. “I’d get my coffee and drive into the barn area at 4:30 every day, and six out of seven days – it was incredible – when I was pulling in the gate, Charlie Whittingham was right behind me or in front of me.”

Charlie Whittingham had been a childhood idol for McLaughlin, but that, he says now, is “because I didn’t know Wayne Lukas. Wayne was my teacher and coach, and I give him all the credit for my successes, along with my luck that I married well, and

she helped me stay on the right track.

“Wayne never, NEVER didn’t explain things to you, and if you asked, ‘Why are you doing this?’ he didn’t say, ‘Just watch and be quiet’ or ‘My father did it this way,’ because he learned himself. He would always have an answer for you, so it was a great thing for all of us,” – “us” being the Lukas assistants who went on to fame under their own names, including Mark Hennig (McLaughlin’s brother-in-law); Mike Maker; Todd Pletcher; and Dallas Stewart.

One of the horses in McLaughlin’s division on the East Coast, where he moved in 1986, was Dynaformer, “the toughest horse I ever trained. He was just very difficult.” Again, he goes to his iPad, landing on his stable’s website where he finds a photo snapped after the 1987 Jersey Derby at Garden State. “That’s Dynaformer. And me,” with a touch of pride in his voice. Years later, in 2003, McLaughlin trained Volga (Ire) to win the Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes for Dynaformer’s owner/breeder Joe Allen.

When their oldest child was born in 1991,

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McLaughlin with assistant trainer Artie Magnuson at Belmont Park training track

“He’s just such a good person. We won the Belmont, had a Horse of the Year, but if we never did any of that, I think me, Trish, and Neal – we’d all still be here. We have fun” Artie Magnuson Letty played the part of a good trainer’s wife: “Erin was born at 4:30 in the morning on a Tuesday. I said, ‘My wife’s great, she even had the baby on a dark day!’ And I remember calling the barn, because we didn’t have cell phones then, and I said, ‘Hey, I’m not going to come in this morning, I’ve been at the hospital all night long. We just had a baby girl, so you train on, carry on, do whatever you want !’ And the guy on the phone said, ‘What do you want me to do with them?!’ Well, it was Todd Pletcher,” who was McLaughlin’s foreman for three years under Lukas. “I said, ‘I really don’t care, Todd, you just train them today.’ We had a pretty strong team, looking back.”

He loved working for Lukas, but the lifestyle was sometimes a little more hectic than he would have preferred. “I remember when we went to Keeneland from Monmouth for the ’89 Night of the Stars sale for [Eugene] Klein when we sold [Triple Tiara winner] Open Mind, I went on

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like two days’ notice. I came home and told my wife, ‘We’ve got to go to Keeneland,’ and she said, ‘Where are we going after that?’

‘I’m not sure,’” he told her.

“I was drinking the Kool-Aid with Wayne, and if he told me to go wherever, whenever, I did, but Letty didn’t have to be doing that but she was a great partner and best friend.

We’ve been together 28 years.”

The year after Erin was born, McLaughlin decided it would be more financially stable, with the added benefit of being able to stay in New York year-round, to be a jock’s agent rather than an assistant trainer, so he left his position with Lukas to handle Chris Antley’s book.

It started out well enough. Antley had a good 1992 as the regular rider of Grade 1 winners November Snow, Turnback the Alarm, and Strolling Along, but by 1993 it was getting harder to convince trainers to put the rider on their better stock. “I was worried,” McLaughlin says, “because you

have one person you depend on. He gets hurt, and you’re in trouble.” Now, he had a family to think of.

As McLaughlin was leaving a dinner with his in-laws and the Alexander family of King Ranch at Siro’s in Saratoga that summer, he asked Helen Alexander if she still had connections with Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum and his Darley Stable. He recalls her looking at him “kind of funny” and saying, “You’re not happy with what you’re doing?”

“I’m happy,” he replied, “but I’m a trainer.”

Alexander asked if he would be interested in moving to Dubai. “I’d never heard of Dubai. Or maybe I heard of it, but I didn’t know what it was, so I said, ‘Yes, I’m interested. For sure. I’d go to the North Pole to train for them.’” A couple of months went by before he heard anything, and when Anthony Stroud called to ask him to go to Dubai to meet Sheikh Mohammed and Godolphin’s Simon Crisford, he realized he didn’t even have a passport.

It happened in a whirlwind: he was hired on as Maktoum family’s trainer in October and moved there on his birthday, November 15th. Letty, who was expecting their son Ryan, stayed in New York, but McLaughlin had plenty of support. He was accompanied by his brother Neal, who left his job at IBM, and Art ie Magnuson, who had galloped horses for McLaughlin’s division of the Lukas stable. Almost 18 years later, both remain with him as his assistants, as does Neal’s wife, Trish.

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McLaughlin and his ever-present iPad, overlooking the training track at Belmont

“I think he’s excellent at placing horses, and that’s an important component. We listen an awful lot to what he has to say” Jimmy Bell – president Darley America Magnuson says, “Years ago, when I hooked up with Kiaran, well, you’re not going anywhere else after that. The success we’ve had is neat, it’s fine, but if he only had like nine horses, I’d still be with him, if he could afford me on the payroll. He’s just such a good person. We won the Belmont, had a Horse of the Year, but if we never did any of that, I think me, Trish, and Neal – we’d all still be here. We have fun. We’re all trying to do the right job, but if we get on a little cold streak we’re all still having fun, and Kiaran’s so upbeat and positive. That’s the thing.”

With a laugh, Magnuson confesses that his approach to McLaughlin has been, “Don’t let him get away!”

The appreciation goes both ways. The trainer says, “I always say that ‘I’ don’t do anything; it’s ‘we,’ and it’s ‘our team.’ I need my staff. So it’s a definite ‘Team McLaughlin,’ not just my name.” The team stayed in Dubai for ten racing seasons, spending half the year in the U.S. and half in the Middle East where McLaughlin was leading trainer at Nad al Sheba three times.

Among the big-race wins while based overseas were the 1995 Keio Hai Spring Cup (G2) in Japan with Dumaani; the 1997 Dubai Golden Shaheen with Atraf; and the 2000 and 2003 Kahayla Dubai Classic – a prestigious Arabian race on Dubai World Cup night – with Nivour de Cardonne and Bopp Moon, respectively, all for Sheikh Hamdan.

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McLaughlins chose to leave Dubai for good following the 2002-2003 racing season, feeling that it was in the best interests of the children, and they settled into the house they had shared with Jeff Lukas from their earliest days in New York and which McLaughlin had bought from Wayne Lukas in the 1990s.

McLaughlin is well-liked around the backstretch. This morning, the day before the Belmont, he sits in a bo oth in the Belmont Café – his unofficial office for watching his horses train over the main track – and nobody, it seems, walks by without stopping to talk to him. The café is buzzing with people, several of whom slide in next to him to hear his take on the weekend’s racing.

He pulls the Ragozin numbers up on his iPad, which like his cup of coffee is never out of reach, and dissects each race. “I’m not a gr eat reader of sheets,” he says. “I have a good idea, but I’m not a real reader.”

McLAUGHLIN’S GRADE ONE WINNERS Albertus Maximus Alwajeeha Daaher Divine Park Flashy Bull Henny Hughes Invasor (Arg) It’s Tricky

Jazil Lahudood (GB) Lear’s Princess Little Belle Lunar Sovereign Seventh Street Shakespeare Volga (Ire)

Jimmy Bell, president of Darley America, sees it differently. “Kiaran knows what’s going on, what the competition looks like, how to handicap them, and what his realistic chances are,” says Bell. “I think he’s excellent at placing horses, and that’s an important component. We listen an awful lot to what he has to say.”

Bell’s point is proven the following day, when McLaughlin horses are sent out to win two races on the Belmont undercard: Darley Stable’s It’s Tricky in the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes at 10-1 and Mill House’s Trappe Shot in the Grade 2 True North Handicap by 8½ lengths.

McLaughlin trains a public stable, which has enabled him to train Grade 1 winners for Joe Allen, James Barry, Dell Ridge and William Schettine, and West Point Thoroughbreds, while continuing his association with the Maktoum family. For Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Stable, he trained 2006 Horse of the Year Invasor, who in addition to the World Cup won the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and the Whitney, Suburban, Pimlico Special, and Donn Handicaps, all Grade 1. McLaughlin also won the 2006 Belmont Stakes with Jazil, and the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf with Lahudood, for Sheikh Hamdan. He previously conditioned Grade 1 winners Henny Hughes, Little Belle, and Seventh Street for Darley before they were transferred to Godolphin.

In 1998, McLaughlin was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the central nervous system that affects some 2.5million people, including Teri Garr, Annette Funicello, and Montel Williams, worldwide.

He immediately experienced an uncharacteristic period of depression when he “didn’t want to leave the house” before, he says, “I just kind of snapped out of it; ‘let’s move on.’”

He has had one major attack since the diagnosis, in March of 1999 – while in Dubai – soon after which he began a regimen of daily injections. True to form, McLaughlin maintains a positive attitude. “I feel good.

And I don’t really think much about it. I don’t sit there and say, ‘poor me, oh what am I going to do?’ I don’t really even tal k much about it. I get in a routine, give myself a shot before I go to bed every night. It’s like brushing your teeth, you just get in the habit of doing it.

“I’ve had very good luck. It’s probably very unusual to have 12 years with no attacks. Not that it hasn’t probably got a little bit worse each year but MRIs have looked pretty good, not much change. This arm’s a little numb, my right side’s affected so I don’t move great, but really, I wasn’t a very good golfer anyway, so being that I don’t golf is not a big deal,” he deadpans.

“But the worries when it first happened were, how am I going to make my mortgage

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payment, how am I going to put my kids through college. Well I’m there now. I’m so close now it’s not a big deal, so those big concerns are behind me and we’ll move on.

But the key, I tell people newly diagnosed, is it’s very hard without family support. My wife is there every day and dealing with it.

She has been a big supporter and helper. I feel bad for 30-45-year-old person who gets diagnosed that’s no t married, who doesn’t have the support. That’s tough.

“It’s not a big deal, but you hope and pray that your children don’t get it,” he concludes

“But the key, I tell people newly diagnosed, is it’s very hard without family support. My wife is there every day and dealing with it.

She has been a big supporter and helper” about MS, before his trademark “glass half full” optimism causes him to switch gears.

“We are one of the lucky ones. That’s for sure. I count my blessings every day.

We have quality horses to train and we’re getting paid. People in the real world say, ‘You have to get up early and go to work every day?’ And I say, ‘No, I get to get up every day and go to work because I love what I do.’ I don’t even need an alarm clock. Five o’clock, I’m up and out the door.”

His Kentucky accent gives him away, but McLaughlin is very much at home in New York. He’s looking a bit different, being, for the first time in some 30 years, sans moustache, but after all this time, perhaps not mu ch has changed. Although his mobile phone stays relatively quiet, thanks to the stable’s office manager Cate Masterson, not a

day goes by that he doesn’t hear from his old friend, Greg Burchell, who owns Kentuckybased Crossroads Farm and Sales Agency (where another childhood friend, Stuart Dillender – who wrote that high school article on the future trainer – works). And he still gets his coffee from a d onut shop.

McLaughlin is a custodian of racing history in Belmont’s Barn 11, which at one time housed the powerful Calumet stable.

The photos in his stable office go back to horses from his tenure with Lukas, but there’s an even greater history at stake, one that ties Kiaran McLaughlin, trainer of a Horse of the Year, to the colt he watched win the Blue Grass in 1978, when he was a high school student with big dreams. Walking into his barn, he points to two stalls, one of which belongs to Trappe Shot: “Invasor was in this stall. That stall was Alydar.”

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contributing factor with EGUS, and it simply cannot be avoided in horses in race training.

Why are racehorses prone to ulcers?

Why galloping increases the risk for EGUS is still not fully understood, probably because it encompasses a number of different factors. One of the most interesting factor involves an increase in pressure within the abdomen that occurs

during exercise at any gait above a walk.

When horses move, their abdominal muscles contract to help support the back and pelvis, and perhaps also to limit movement of the intestines and other abdominal organs. This muscle contraction increases the intra-abdominal pressure, and the amount of pressure parallels the gait or speed at which the horse is moving, increasing from the walk to the trot to the gallop.

Not only is the pressure increased within

the abdomen, but also within the stomach itself. Compression of the stomach persists until the horse slows to a walk. This pressure effect is thought to squeeze the highly acidic contents in the lower portion of the stomach up into the upper portion, where erosions are most commonly seen in horses.

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skin (the epidermis). The lower portion of the stomach – the glandular mucosa – is similar to the human stomach and likewise contains the glands that secrete stomach acid, digestive enzymes, and mucus. It is the upper, or squamous, portion of the stomach that is most prone to ulceration in horses. Ulcers do occur in the glandular portion, but they are seen most often in horses being given nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs such as phenylbutazone (“bute”).

The study, which showed pressure increases in the abdomen and stomach during exercise, also showed an increase in acidity in the upper portion of the stomach, which followed the same pattern of increasing with exercise intensity. Both pressures and acidity dropped again once the horse slowed to a walk.

Acid erosion is one of the primary factors involved in ulceration of the squamous portion of the stomach. At rest, the contents of the stomach remain somewhat layered as the horse eats. The food in the lower portion of the stomach is more acidic, as it is being mixed with stomach acid and enzymes and readied for passage to the small intestine. The contents in the upper portion of the stomach are less acidic, as they are awaiting their turn in the lower portion.

So, exercise does two potentially destructive things with regard to the squamous lining of the stomach: it mixes up the normally layered stomach contents and distributes acid and enzymes throughout; and it compresses these more acidic contents against the vulnerable upper portion of the stomach. The more intense the exercise session or the longer it lasts – and the more often it is repeated – the more acid erosion is likely to occur.

We could add that exercise within about four hours of a meal, when acid secretion is at its peak, may further contribute to ulceration.

This effect also helps explain the high prevalence of gastric ulcers in Standardbred racehorses, endurance horses, hunters/jumpers, and in various other breeds and disciplines, and may be relevant to other species as well. For example, one study found that almost 50% of the dogs running the marathon Iditarod sled race in Alaska had gastric ulcers.

But that’s only one factor. Strenuous exercise also causes transient increases in stress hormones, changes in fluid and electrolyte balance, and a reduction in blood flow to the gut, all of which may slow the rate of cell turnover and repair in the stomach. In other words, the squamous cells that protect the upper portion of the stomach lining are replaced more slowly than normal, so any minor or intermittent acid erosion can accumulate

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over time, eventually resulting in ulceration. To make matters worse, the damage is repaired more slowly if the horse remains in training.

Those exercise-associated factors account for a good deal of the ulcer incidence in racing animals. But they don’t explain the prevalence of gastric ulcers in broodmares (both pregnant and open) and foals, nor in livestock such as pigs and cattle. There is much more to this syndrome than exercise-induced physiological changes.

Other physical and psychological factors shown to contribute to gastric ulcers include high-grain diets; intermittent feeding; periods of fasting; transport, especially over long distances; housing away from home; immaturity/ inexperience; frequency of racing (i.e. intensity of the training and racing schedule); and temperament.

A study of gastric ulcers in show horses confirmed that horses with a nervous disposition were more likely to have ulcers than were calmer horses. The same very

likely is true in racehorses. Although “stress” is one of those words that has been rendered almost meaningless through misapplication and overuse, it is nonetheless real – and can cause real problems.

How can adaptogens help?

This is where adaptogens come in.

Adaptogenic herbs can help with both the treatment and prevention of EGUS because they help moderate the stress response, increase the body’s overall resistance to the various physical and psychological stresses of athletic training and competition, and improve the rate of cell turnover and repair in bodies under stress. Some of these herbs, such as Aralia species, have even been shown to be as effective as the anti-ulcer drug cimetidine in treating and preventing gastric ulcers.

Many different herbs have adaptogenic properties. The most commonly used and extensively studied include: l Asian and American ginsengs (various Panax species)

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Table 1. Physical effects of adaptogens Physical effects l better

endurance, delayed onset of fatigue work capacity when tired or stressed l improves the effectiveness of training, whether training for strength/speed or stamina l faster recovery from strenuous exercise l improves resistance to physical stressors (e.g. heat, cold, low oxygen, harmful chemicals, radiation) l faster rate of tissue repair following injury l improves immune function when stressed, which improves resistance to, and recovery from, illness l antioxidant; helps protect against oxidative damage, which can be considerable with strenuous exercise l improves cardiovascular function and oxygen transport mechanisms (counters anemia, improves oxygenation, maintains healthy blood flow) l improves blood glucose regulation and facilitates the movement of glucose into muscle cells l facilitates healthy carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism for optimal energy production and maintenance of lean muscle mass with training l better

Table 2. Psychological effects of adaptogens Psychological effects l better

resistance to mental/emotional fatigue focus and accuracy when tired or stressed l better learning and memory, particularly when tired or stressed l calming in those prone to anxiety, nervousness, irritability, or aggression l antidepressant in those prone to depression l improves enjoyment of work l improves quality of life and general sense of well-being l better

l faster recovery from illness or injury,

l Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus

senticosus, aka eluthero; not actually a true ginseng) l rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea, aka rose root and arctic rose) l aralia (various Aralia species) l schizandra (Schisandra chinensis) l maral root (Rhaponticum or Leuzea carthamoides) Several of the medicinal mushrooms also have adaptogenic properties.

Tables 1 and 2 summarize the most common effects of the adaptogens that are particularly relevant in athletes. But the properties and potential of the adaptogens can be summed up even more simply: better cell function, repair, and resistance – of cells, organs, and the system as a whole.

The practical benefits for racehorses include: l healthy, lean muscle mass is easier to maintain over the racing season l a good appetite and attitude are easier to maintain l increased resistance to illness and injury, including gastric ulcers

including gastric ulcers l increased resistance to overtraining; also, the horse is able to train more effectively and fitness is maintained more easily l exercise capacity (speed and stamina) is optimized without the use of stimulants; i.e. the horse is better able to perform to his potential Another possible benefit, provided by Rhaponticum in particular, is a positive effect on bone metabolism. Together with an increase in protein synthesis and lean muscle mass, this effect may help protect against, or speed recovery from, overloadinduced bone damage such as bucked shins, chip or stress fractures, and sesamoiditis.

How simple plant extracts can do all that is a subject for another time, as it centers around a complex biochemical role of “molecular chaperone” in cell function, resistance, and repair.

Adaptogens are among the most widely researched medicinal substances, with good safety profiles, extensive laboratory and clinical studies, and a long track record of use in human athletes. (If you haven’t heard of them already, it’s probably because most of the research and use in athletes has been done in Europe.) When used as part of a good management and training program, the adaptogens can help get and

keep the hard-working horse performing well and going strong.

Where to find them Most of the adaptogenic herbs listed above can be found singly or in various combinations wherever herbal products are sold for humans. However, for both safety and convenience, it’s usually best to stick with products that have been formulated specifically for horses, with good quality control and appropriate dosing instructions.

Final thoughts In closing, omeprazole or other veterinarian-recommended medication is usually the best way to go when ulcers are present. And while omeprazole may also be used at a reduced dosage for ongoing ulcer prevention, adaptogens are well worth considering for this role, too. Not only can they aid in ulcer prevention, they support the entire system under the stress of training and competition, increasing the horse’s resilience and thus his overall capacity to stay healthy and compete to the best of his ability. That makes the adaptogens both good medicine and good sense.

As always, it is a good idea to check with your supplier and veterinarian or state lab to be sure that you use these supplements in accordance with guidelines that won’t affect post-race tests. n

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Dear Horsemen, Thank you for your continuing support and participation in the Breeders’ Cup racing programs. We look forward to welcoming you to Churchill Downs this fall, for what we know will be a memorable and thrilling Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

We have made some very exciting changes to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Win and You’re In® Series in 2011.

We have selected the very best races around the world as part of this program. The Challenge schedule features 50 races in North America and another 18 internationally across seven countries.

The nominated winners of these select Challenge races will receive the following prizes and awards: Automatic berth in their corresponding Championships division race.

All Pre-Enry and Entry fees paid.

4 Travel Stipend for Horse Shipping, $10,000 in North America, $20,000 internationally.

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The new Challenge program added to the $26 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships provides over $30 million annually for horsemen to run for. These combined programs will provide horsemen with great opportunities to compete on a world stage.

New for 2011, we’ve added an additional two year old race; the inaugural Juvenile Sprint will be open to both sexes going six furlongs on the dirt. This brings the number of two year old Championship races to five. We welcome you and all your runners to the Championships, pre-entry must be made by Noon, Monday, October 24th. The Breeders’ Cup World Championships are non-invitational but you must pre-entered to run.

For more information on both programs and how you can participate, please visit www.members.breederscup.com or call our office at (859) 514-9423. We look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you again for twenty-eight years of nominations, entries and participation, we couldn’t do it without you and with your help and support, we’ll just keep getting better and better.

Kind regards,

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Argentina is a nation of horse lovers. But beyond the romantic image of handsome, beret-clad polo players or tanned gauchos surveying vast herds of cattle in the Latin American pampa, the country has a rich tradition of breeding and racing Thoroughbreds. With 8,500 foals born each year – a figure that has risen by 40% in the last five years – this is the fourth largest producer of bloodstock in the world. By Katherine Ford

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N 2006 the Argentine industry took a great leap forward thanks to American Horse of the Year Invasor, who put his native land firmly on the racing map. Bred in the province of Buenos Aires at the Haras Clausan which is now renamed the Haras Santa Inés, Invasor raced in neighbouring Uruguay at Maronas racecourse where he won the Triple Crown.

This is where the son of Candy Stripes was spotted and purchased by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s team before graduating to bigger and better things further afield, winning half a dozen Grade 1/Group 1 titles in America and Dubai including the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Dubai World Cup, in the process becoming an important ambassador for his country.

In recent years the well-travelled Mike de Kock has tapped into the affordable potential on offer in Latin America and

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admits that Argentina and Brazil are his second-largest source of bloodstock after his native South Africa. Success stories include Honour Devil (by Honour and Glory) and Asiatic Boy (Not For Sale) who both completed the Dubai 2000 Guineas/Derby double, and My Indy (Indygo Shiner) who picked up Rounds 1 and 2 of the Al Maktoum Challenge at the Dubai Carnival in 2009. My Indy was bred by one of the most historic studs in Argentina, the Haras La Quebrada.

Located in the town of Pilar on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, the stud is tucked away in the corner of an immense playground for wealthy businessmen who have their country houses and polo clubs in these privileged surroundings. The Quebrada has been crowned leading breeder on 17 occasions since its creation in 1945 by the Ceriani family and is rarely out

of the top three breeders in Argentina.

“I represent the third generation of Cerianis at the helm of the stud,” explains the current owner Hernan Ceriani, “and the third generation of Hernans, as my father and grandfather shared the same first name.”

The family also shares a passion and vision for breeding thoroughbreds that have ensured the Quebrada stands the test of time. “Most of the studs which began at the same time as ours no longer exist; but the Quebrada has always had a pioneering spirit which has helped us to remain at the forefront of the breeding industry. The first American sire to be imported to Latin America was Make Tracks, which my grandfather brought here in 1955. Then in 1989 my father purchased Southern Halo in America and he was to become the best stallion in the history of Argentinian breeding. Unfortunately he is no longer alive but his bloodlines are very present in our breeding operation.”

The influential Southern Halo is the dam’s sire of My Indy, and also of the Quebrada-bred Miss Match (Indygo Shiner) who recently became the latest international Gr 1 winner from Argentina thanks to a success in the Santa Margarita Invitational Stakes at Santa Anita in California in March.

Barely an hour’s drive further from the capital is the newest and most forwardlooking addition to the country’s breeding industry. The Haras La Mission stallion

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More than 1,000 people work at San Isidro including trainers, jockeys, work riders, lads, veterinarians and farriers

station was created in 2006 by a group of eight major breeders whose objective is to help Argentina secure and maintain a place in the global bloodstock market by providing access to top sires.

“Our aim is to improve the genetics of South American thoroughbreds, through investment in the best stallions in the world,” declares Mission’s manager Nicolas Ojea Quintana. “We recruit sires according to two criteria: firstly, their commercial viability and capacity of being accepted by the local market, and secondly we seek sires which will bring Argentina a step closer to the international market.”

Collaboration with breeding giants Coolmore and Juddmonte has allowed Mission to welcome modern patriarchs such as Giant’s Causeway and Peintre Celebre,

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who have been enthusiastically received by locals. As testimony to the popularity of the initiative, 1200 mares were covered by Mission’s stallions during the last breeding season, and success was demonstrated on the track as Mission crosses produced the champion two- and three-year-old fillies in 2010.

Argentina has also taken a step closer to Europe in 2011 thanks deals made by the Latin American Racing Channel for the country’s racing product to be shown live in France and the UK for betting purposes.

There is regular activity as Buenos Aires boasts three racecourses: San Isidro, Palermo, and La Plata, with flat racing taking place on one of these tracks every day of the year.

The internationally-renowned San Isidro recently played host to South America’s

itinerant Group 1 Gran Premio Latino Americano and is also home to the prestigious Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini in December, while plans are currently under way to install a grass track at the city-centre course of Palermo which is famed for its French renaissance-style architecture.

Racedays are marathon affairs with programmes of up to, and even exceeding, twenty competitions. This means little respite, but plenty of opportunity, for jockeys and trainers and it is interesting to note that two of the country’s leading riders relocated to Argentina for the quality of its racing.

Brazilian-born Jorge Ricardo is something of a legendary figure in racing lore following his long-distance battle with American Russell Baze to become the winningmost rider of all time. “The racing industry in Argentina is very strong and I moved here in order to reach the world record, which I did,” says Ricardo. A serious fall and illness allowed Baze to regain the lead but Ricardo is now back in the race, backed by a lucrative contract with powerful owner Rubio B Stable.

The 49-year-old rider counts over 11,300 successes. “I never imagined that I would manage to go so far and win so many races,” he reflects, “but racing is in my blood. Time has shown me that effort brings success, so I keep trying and ride with passion and plenty of luck.”

One of Ricardo’s biggest rivals in Buenos Aires is Uruguayan Pablo Falero, who also chose Argentina to pursue his career. “Here the activity is very intense with trackwork in

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Most Argentinian horses are ridden bareback or with foam pads during training

the morning and then long afternoons and evenings of racing. But in other sports, for instance in football, the players must train before a match to maintain their fitness… whereas we keep fit on the job! And of course we have the opportunity to win a lot of races.” Falero is not exaggerating; he was crowned champion jockey in 2010 with a remarkable score of 438 wins.

Around 2,500 horses train daily in the 93hectare San Isidro training centre adjacent to the racecourse in the Northern suburbs of Buenos Aires, described as “the centre of gravity of racing in Argentina,” by the centre’s director Leandro Bianchi.

“Approximately 150 trainers are based here, ranging from powerful stables of two-tothree hundred horses, to smaller handlers with just three or four horses. In total, some 1,000 people work at San Isidro including trainers, jockeys, work riders, lads, veterinarians, farriers, etc…” Bianchi is proud of this largest training centre in Latin America, which in addition to the one turf and four sand training tracks plus a giant equine pool available for all to use, also features a laboratory, veterinary clinic, and jockeys’ school.

The set-up is similar to the American backstretch although stables are arranged in private courtyards rather than the barns of the USA. However, one major difference strikes international visitors immediately – the vast majority of horses are ridden bareback! “When I went to ride out in the

morning in America before a big race, everyone laughed at me and called me an Indian!” remembers former top jockey Jorge Valdevieso who now trains a string of around 35 horses at San Isidro. Even halfspeed canters take place with legs flailing and the de-rigueur footwear for work riders appears to be tattered espadrilles.

A minimum of protection for the horses’ backs and comfort for their riders is offered by foam pads strapped on with surcingles and breastplates. “I feel much safer riding this way,” confides one work rider while giving his mount a welcome shower behind the training tracks. “There is no saddle or stirrups to unbalance me if the horse moves suddenly and I can always just slide back into position without any difficulty.”

Valdivieso sees another advantage in the traditional method: “When we gallop or work the horses, we put a saddle on, so they get to know that a saddle means work and they get excited. Bareback, they remain calm and save their energy.” However fellow San Isidro-based handler Juan Carlos (Carly) Etchechoury would like to see the system change, saying, “It is healthier for the horses to wear a saddle as the weight of the jockey is more balanced on their backs and they are able to use their legs more fully. But in Argentina horses have always been trained like this and it would be very difficult and unpopular to force change upon the stable lads and work riders.”

Carly Etchechoury knows plenty about the traditions of racing in Argentina as he comes from the third generation of a training family and is now one of the country’s leading professionals. His brothers Carlos Daniel (known as Daniel) and Juan Javier (Javier) are also trainers and between the trio they have collected victories in all of Argentina’s most important races.

Their father Juan Carlos Etchechoury was a multiple champion trainer and even ventured to Europe in 1977 with top Argentinian filly Mia who fulfilled her owner’s dream with an honourable seventh place in Alleged’s first Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Carly Etchechoury dreams of following in his footsteps and quotes the Arc de Triomphe or Breeders’ Cup as the major ambitions for his career.

His brother Daniel plays closer to home and hopes to fill the only gap in his domestic CV with a win in the country’s longest Group 1 event, Palermo’s 2500 metre Gran Premio Nacional. He sums up an overall positive vibe emanating from different quarters of an industry with a future on the global stage: “I love the Argentine turf culture, as it is very open, friendly, and full of passion. The industry is constantly moving forward and we have some great professionals; trainers, jockeys and breeders and also racing fans.” n

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Using the magic of stem cells to treat equine injuries

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HAT if you had a magic elixir that could cure any bowed tendon or stop a simple chip in the knee from developing into full-blown arthritis? What if you knew that this elixir could quickly and easily be extracted from the injured horse, then injected into the injury to facilitate the successful return of your horse to training and racing?

Musculoskeletal injuries, particularly the soft tissue injuries such as bows or suspensories, are common in athletic horses, yet many of these injuries remain challenging to treat. New, innovative, and effective treatment options for these injuries are needed. With increased research efforts in the field of regenerative medicine, it appears that stem cell therapy may fit the bill. Stem cells are special cells in the body that have the unique ability to become virtually any type of cell possible such as tendon, cartilage, and ligament cells.

The goal of this article is to look at the types of injuries that these cells can treat, how these cells are collected then “regenerate” rather than simply “repair” damaged tissues.

What injuries can be treated?

Stem cells are being used to treat racehorses with: l Bowed tendons (superficial or deep digital flexor tendonitis); l Suspensory ligament injuries; and l Condylar fractures and chip fractures.

Trainer Eoin Harty, known for Well Armed’s record-breaking 14-length win in the 2009 Dubai World Cup, has treated six horses with stem cells so far. He has used stem cells to treat suspensory ligament injuries, one filly with chronic bad spurs in her knee, and even a horse with white line disease.

Established New Yorker Tom Bush, trainer of Get Stormy, winner of the Grade 1 Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland in April

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North American Trainer published an article [“Tendon Treatments” by Kimberly French, Issue 11] that detailed how this therapy is used to treat tendon injuries, and another article that provided an overall look at stem cells based on an Italian study [“Stem Cells: are they the future in treating injuries in Racehorses?” by Niki Luciani, Issue 15], but because this is a rapidly growing area of research, we felt it is a subject worth covering again, with an emphasis this time on the adipose-derived stem cell treatment. By Dr. Stacey Oke

and the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes on Derby Day at Churchill Downs, has also used stem cells in several horses.

“I’ve used stem cells in one tendon with a minor lesion and a few suspensories. One suspensory was a classic branch lesion, and the other was a high suspensory,” Bush recalls.

Although less widely recognized, stem cells are also being studied for bone regeneration to help with fracture repairs, laminitis, subchondral bone cysts, and even skin lesions.

Collecting and Injecting Stem Cells Adult stem cells are primarily found in

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bone marrow and adipose (fat) tissue. Cells from both sources are currently being used to treat racehorses.

Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells

According to Dr. Scott Hopper, a surgeon at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, a bone marrow sample is collected relatively easily with the horse “standing under sedation, with a bone marrow needle.” Once collected, the stem cells need to be cultured in a laboratory before they are injected back into the injured horse. It takes approximately two-to-three weeks to culture the cells. Rood and Riddle’s Stem Cell Laboratory indicates that the process generates enough cells for multiple treatments and banking. Considering it can take 6-12 months for a horse to come back from a tendon or ligament injury, this delay may or may not be significant.

“I consult Dean Richardson [at the New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania] for my lameness and he uses bone marrow stem cells. It takes a couple of weeks, but we have enough that we can re-inject the cells 60 or 90 days later when we re-scan the horse,” says Bush, who is not concerned with the delay between collecting the bone marrow and treating the horse.

Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

In contrast to Bush, proponents of fatderived stem cell therapy believe that time is of the essence when it comes to treating musculoskeletal disorders in horses.

“Once an owner or trainer decides to pursue stem cell therapy, they want it done yesterday. With adipose-derived stem cells, the horse can be treated within a few days of making the decision,” says Dr. Faith Hughes, a surgeon at Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, Florida. “This is

Tom Bush (with his Grade 1 winner Get Stormy) has used stem cells in several horses

not the case with bone marrow-derived stem cells.”

Adipose-derived stem cells can quickly be harvested from the fat pad located near the tail head. Depending on the company used to process the collected fat sample, either an incision can be made or a plug of fat can be obtained via “liposuction” using a small needle-like instrument.

According to Hughes, collecting fat is not difficult; however, people should be aware of the fact that there simply isn’t a lot of fat, even at the tail head, in a fit racehorse.

Fortunately, stem cells are very concentrated in fat so only a small sample is needed. Once the fat is collected there are different ways to get the stem cells depending on which company your veterinarian uses. One option is to ship the fat in a sterile container to a commercial laboratory for processing.

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CEO and founder of Vet-Stem, Inc. describes how his laboratory processes the cells.

“After we receive the shipment in a refrigerated collection box, the laboratory does quality evaluation of the sample and then extracts the stem and regenerative cell population from the fat using enzymes and high-speed spinning. Repeated rinsing of the cell mix to remove the enzymes and any other contaminants is done in addition to quality control evaluations of the cell mix and automated accurate cell counting.

Sterile syringes are filled with the appropriate number of cells for each dose needed, which are shipped back immediately (i.e., the same day) to the veterinarian for treating the horse. We believe that a central laboratory is the only way to ensure the quality and safety of the cells for the veterinarian.”

A second option is to purchase a kit so the treating veterinarian can collect, process, and activate the cells “in-house”

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Too good to be true?

Stem cells are relatively easy to collect and inject, and appear to be beneficial for horses, but like any medical or surgical intervention, there are pros and cons associated with the procedure. For example, swelling and inflammation can develop after a stem cell injection. Joints appear particularly susceptible and a “joint flare” can occur after the injection.

In most cases, horses respond to medical treatment.

Cost may also be an issue as the procedure is approximately $2000–$3000. While this may seem excessive for some owners, Bush says, “The cost is not that outrageous when you look at the cost of laying the horse up for six-or-seven months.”

Finally, before embarking on a stem cell journey, consider the lack of data regarding if and how stem cells work and how horses do in the long run.

Dyson concurs and adds, “I think that it is very early days at the moment. I am pretty sure that the soup that we inject – mesenchymal progenitor cells, growth factors, etc. – has a positive effect in some horses for management of tendon and ligament injuries. We still don't know how long the cells survive for or what they actually achieve, we don't know what types of injuries are best to treat or at what stage, what the optimum number of cells is or the optimum concentration of the other goodies, such as growth factors.”

(e.g., the surgery suite) then inject the cells into the injury the same day.

According to Jeremy Delk, Managing Director of MediVet America, their kit yields a very high number of cells from only a small amount of fat.

Once the stem cells are injected, the exact course of events that lead to regeneration of the injured tissue are not precisely known. Studies suggest that stem cells themselves can become tendon cells, for example, and help regenerate the damaged tissue. Alternatively, the stem cells can signal other stem cells in the soft tissues and stimulate those “resident” stem cells to regenerate the damaged tendon tissue.

Harman adds, “Stem cells from marrow or fat also reduce inflammation and pain in the injured area, stimulate growth of new blood vessels, and help prevent damaged cells from dying. They are truly paramedics!”

at Green Tree Veterinary Services in Kentucky and founder of The Center for Regenerative Medicine. Yocum recently spoke at the second North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference held June 2-4, 2011, in Lexington, on the virtues of adipose-derived stem cells in equine practice and relayed that besides tendon injuries, stem cells reportedly can be used in subchondral bone cysts, laminitis, and fractures.

“I have also used stem cells in joints to treat a couple of severe OCD lesions. I administered three-to-four treatments one month apart and had a pretty good response. This is not a controlled study by any measure, and the results are anecdotal, but I was still pleased with the outcome,” adds Yocum.

In addition to these anecdotal reports, some “hard” evidence supporting stem cells in horses has been published. For example, one study on adipose-derived stem cells concluded that this therapy “appears warranted” for superficial digital flexor tendon injuries. The researcher team, led

by Dr. Alan Nixon, a board-certified surgeon and professor at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, found that although there was no

Does Stem Cell Therapy Work?

“There is emerging a plethora of scientific, as well as anecdotal, evidence that supports the use of multi-potent cells for a variety of conditions in the horse,” relays Joseph Yocum, DVM, ABVP, an equine practitioner

difference in the appearance of the tendon after scanning (ultrasounding) compared to horses that were not injected with stem cells, treated tendons were more “organized” and had better “architecture” than untreated tendons.

Data generated by two commercial laboratories also make stem cell therapies appear promising. At the first North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference held in March of 2010 in California, Harmann from VetStem reported that 64.7% of horses with a tendon injury treated with adiposederived stem cells went back to race one or more times. Similarly, 70.7% of the horses treated for a ligament injury raced one or more times after stem cell therapy.

Only 42.4% and 39.7% of the 197 horses with tendon and ligament injuries, respectively, raced three or more times.

A U.K.-based company, VetCell, which uses bone marrow-derived stem cells, has data from 579 horses posted on their website. Of these, 263 (45.4%) horses returned to racing post-treatment and 55 horses raced greater than ten times.

But hold on: a separate study reported that 71% of horses subjected to only a controlled exercise program after injuring a tendon or ligament returned to racing. This data indicates that a carefully designed rehabilitation program can get horses back to the track as well as stem cell therapy.

The “secret” lies in the reinjury rate. Up to 80% of horses treated by conventional therapies sustain a reinjury. In contrast, data published by a group of researchers at the Royal Veterinary College in Hatfield, U.K. show that stem cell implantation reduces the reinjury rate in National Hunt horses that have sustained a superficial digital flexor tendon injury.

Stem Cell Therapy a “Valuable Addition” While researchers and veterinarians are trying to gain a better understanding of how stem cells really work and where they go after they are injected, trainers like Harty are embracing stem cells for treating their horses’ soft tissue injuries.

“Stem cells from marrow or fat also reduce inflammation and pain in the injured area, stimulate growth of new blood vessels, and help prevent damaged cells from dying.

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“Adipose-derived stem cells help the body do its job better. One way that we do this is by ‘activating’ the cells with platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which is also full of growth factors, cytokines, and chemokines, and with photobiostimulation using L.E.D. technology,” relays Jeremy Delk, Managing Director of MediVet-America.

Sound crazy? You’re not alone, but as Delk says, “a few years ago people laughed at the thought of PRP and now look at how popular it is. Activation of these cells combined with the very high cell numbers in my opinion is key to achieving a successful long term treatment.”

Data provided by Delk shows that cells collected from fat have a much higher viability being activated with PRP and an LED light. In fact, there were twice as many regenerative cells in the activated colonies after 48 hours than the controls.

Television Series Highlights Stem Cells in Horses

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“I don’t want to know how it works or why it works, I just want to know that it does work, and in my experience, stem cells really seem to be effective. It was phenomenal how the horses came back,” says Harty.

Although Bush reports a more modest success rate than Harty, Bush is still a proponent of the treatment.

“It is a pretty standard treatment with me. One of the tendons we treated with stem cells was only a minor lesion, but we did it anyway because we wanted to do everything we could. It was done one year ago and the horse has come back well,”

relays Bush. “The horse we did with a very high suspensory did not do as well, but we weren’t that surprised because it had a poor prognosis to start with.”

Bush also says that he realizes the verdict is still out on the efficacy of stem cell therapy but in his opinion, “It has a lot of merit. I think it will become a very popular and beneficial treatment for these soft tissue injuries.”

Maximizing your Chances of Success To get the best possible outcome

The exciting advances in the field of regenerative medicine in horses have not escaped mainstream media. In June, HDNet aired the third and final part of the series “The Stem Cell Revolution,” highlighting stem cell therapy in equine medicine. An excerpt is available at http://blip.tv/hdnet-world-report/thestem-cell-revolution-part-3-5308957.

following stem cell therapy, Hughes reminds us, “The goal of stem cell therapy is to improve the quality of tendon healing, not increase the speed of healing. The tendon may ultimately heal more quickly, getting the horse back into training sooner, but this is not the main goal of stem cell therapy.”

Yocum concurs and adds, “Trainers try to get their horses back as fast as possible.

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More to Stem Cell Therapy than Just Stem Cells One point that Delk emphasizes is that not all of the cells generated by processing a fat or bone marrow sample are “stem cells.”

“They are regenerative cells, but only 24% of the cells are actually true stem cells that have the ability to differentiate,” explains Delk.

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remainder of the sample is not “junk,” but actually contains other proteins, cells, and growth factors that are as potent and important as the stem cells themselves.

Examples include thymosin beta-4, osteoclast-1, ephrin A1, connective tissue growth factor, and transforming growth factor beta-2.

Delk adds, “Unlike bone marrow, adipose- derived stem cell therapy and the stromal vascular fraction act as a multipotent delivery system. The power of this stromal vascular fraction is just as, if not more, important of what these cells actually secrete in order to promote this repair.”

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ELÁZQUEZ was raised in Carolina, also the birthplace of Clemente. “I came from very poor,” he says, but there was always food on the table. A visit to the local track, El Nuevo Comandante (now called Hipódromo Camarero), left him wanting to ride racehorses for a living, and he enrolled in the island’s vocational jockey school.

“The first three months we didn’t touch a horse, we didn’t see a horse. Everythin g was like regular school. And I hated it.” He laughs. “I had just left school and it was back to the same thing again. And then we started going to the barn.

“The school had like ten horses, and we started learning how to clean them and how to take care of them.” Velázquez’s commitment was tested; he had “pretty bad” allergies to the dust in the barns. “I used to get hives on my arms, my legs – everywhere.

I don’t get that anymore. I just get the itchiness and the sneezing and the throat thing.”

They learned balance riding short on a barrel drum with unsteady springs, and he thought, “Man, this is not going to be easy, how do they do this?” As their training progressed, some of his classmates dropped out, either because they exceeded the 108 pound weight limit one time too many or because they lost their nerve after a fall.

“I liked horses so I had to stick to it,” he says. He graduated from the program in December of 1989. Of 18

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Johnny Velázquez Cool, calm, consummate Puerto Rico, a U.S. commonwealth in the Caribbean, is fueled by its tourism, rum, coffee, and pharmaceutical industries. Horseracing is a very minor industry, yet this 100-by-35-mile island is linked to some of the very best that our sport has to offer: native-bred Camarero, winner of 56 consecutive races; European champion and leading international sire Roberto, who was named after World Series MVP Roberto Clemente; 1976 Eclipse champion three-year-old colt and Kentucky Derby/Belmont Stakes winner Bold Forbes; Mister Frisky, undefeated winner of 16 races going into the 1990 Kentucky Derby; Angel Cordero Jr., Hall of Fame jockey; and John “Johnny” Velázquez, the leading active (and fourth all-time) jockey in North America by lifetime earnings. By Frances J Karon who had begun the school, only about 13 made it through.

Velázquez was 18 when he competed in his first race, on January 1, 1990, and he rode a winner, Rodas, two days later. That same day, one of his mounts fell and he sprained his wrist, forcing him to sit out a few days.

The Canóvanas track only raced three times a week as it was, so by the time he left Puerto Rico in March for New York, he had ridden in about 41 races, registering seven winners.

Angel and Marjorie Cordero opened their home to Velázquez, who stayed with them for his first five months in New York. His command of English was limited. He had learned the basics in school, but had few conversational skills. “When I came here I knew a lot of stuff, a lot of words but I couldn’t put it together,” he says. “It was very hard for me to speak and und erstand, because by the time you would say a sentence I was lost already, or I know one word and didn’t know any other words in the sentence.”

Velázquez practiced by watching Disney movies and other kids’ TV with Cordero’s youngest child, Canela. “I used to write everything down,” he says, “get my dictionary, start looking up the words and how to say them.”

Cordero, who began riding in 1960 and was already a Hall of Famer and three-time Eclipse Award winner, gave the apprentice a complete overhaul on the track, too.

Velázquez says, “I had to learn everything

the way they did it here. It’s weird because nobody teaches you to learn the jockeys or learn the trainers – the competition, basically. But you have to learn that very quickly, and that was one of the key things for me, to learn the style of the jockeys so when you compete at least you can anticipate what they’re going to do. I never thought about that before. There’s many, many things that I wouldn’t hav e come up with that I had to learn. It was very

interesting to know all those things early in my career and then try to put them in place and understand why I needed to learn them.

It makes you better understand why and how the other guys do what they do, and you can give your horse a better ride.”

The Puerto Rican jockeys grew close as friends and competitors, and their destinies were intertwined when they went postward in a nondescript event, a maiden claimer at Aqueduct with a purse of $12,000, on

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January 12, 1992. Velázquez’s mount, firsttime starter Deal Rowdy, stumbled and flipped over, bringing down Jorge Chavez, Jean-Luc Samyn, and Cordero.

“I don’t remember much of it,” Velázquez says. “We were in the hospital and Angel was in the same room with me, and he said to his wife, ‘Call the doctor, I feel it, I’m bleeding internally.’ I was in and out so I don’t remember anything else but he almost died that night.”

Cordero had to retire (although he made a brief, ten-race comeback in 1995), but they remained close. Cordero says, “He’s like part of my family. My kids love him. My wife loved him. I always wanted to have a son to be a jockey and none of my kids like horses.

After I bumped into him I figured that he’s probably the one that God sent for me.”

The pair has often been compared to one another. In his early days, Velázquez incurred numerous riding violations, including a 30day suspension that, 20 years later, still bothers him. “Thirty days, for something I didn’t do. ‘You’re lucky you’re only getting thirty days.’ That’s what I was told. In the early 90s I had problems with the stewards.

They gave me days like that, because they were saying that I was riding like Cordero.”

In reality, Velázquez is very different from Cordero, who has been his agent since 1996.

“We have a lot of similarities in the way we think but I’m not as aggressive. I have that line that I don’t push, and that’s the difference between me and him. I’m going to push something to a certain limit and that’ll be my limit and when I get there, I’m not going to push anymore. I’m only going to get in trouble anyway. If I make a m istake, I make a mistake, but not because I overdo it.

That’s one of the reasons they suspended me so many times, because they thought that I was riding more like him. So some of those times I really shouldn’t have been suspended but they wanted to teach me something, and probably they did me a favor because after that I thought, ‘I’ve got to get my own style of riding.’ It hit me that I’ve got to be my own person. Obviously I couldn’t be Cordero anyway.”

“I’m glad he’s not like me,” Cordero says.

“I can’t afford another person like me.”

Velázquez has a more subdued nature than his mentor. Take this year’s Kentucky Derby victory, his first, aboard Animal Kingdom. After the well-publicized withdrawal of Velázquez’s three pre-race favorites in 2009, 2010, and 2011, he won by picking up the mount from Robby Alba rado in a controversial last-minute move by the colt’s owner. In the post-race proceedings, he says, “The first thing that crossed my mind was, ‘Wow, there’s another guy that was on this horse.’ That was the first thing that went through my mind. ‘So let’s keep it calm.’ That’s the way I am. I’ve always cared about other people’s feelings, so I handle

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Angel Cordero gives a hug to fellow Puerto Rican Velázquez

“He’s like part of my family. My kids love him. My wife loved him. I always wanted to have a son to be a jockey…I figured he’s probably the one that God sent for me” Angel Cordero myself that way. You have to be humble. I would hate for it to happen to me and then to see someone else going out there and celebrating.”

Cordero, who was known for his flamboyant flying dismount, says, “Johnny has accomplished a lot of goals that I’m very proud of and I probably enjoyed them more than he does. He wins and he just smiles a little bit.”

Like the Derby, Velázquez won the 2007 Belmont Stakes on a horse he inherited from another jockey, when Garrett Gomez, regular rider of Rags to Riches, had committed to Hard Spun before the filly was certain to run.

Much was made by the press of Velázquez winning both Kentucky Derby and Belmont on horses he had never before ridden.

“It’s funny,” he says. “People think you need to know the horse before you get on it, and you don’t. You have to be confident enough that you can do the job, that you can handle the horse. You

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A beaming Velázquez family (Leona, Lerina, Johnny, and Michael) wear Rags to Riches’ blanket of carnations after the 2007 Belmont

“My number one thing is that, as long as my son, my daughter, obviously my wife, and my immediate family love me, I don’t really care what anybody else thinks” watch the races, you know the horse, you watch the horse’s style of running – that’s the most important thing. You talk to the trainer, they’re going to give you the quirkiness of the horse, so you have an idea how the horse is. Now you have to know the other horses, the competition. When you know that, you’re ahead of the game. Know the horse? You’re going to know the horse as soon as you get on. ‘Hey, how you doing?’”

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you going to be afraid of? You’ve got to get on and feel comfortable.”

Velázquez and Cordero agree that they have been “lucky” to be closely associated with Todd Pletcher, who labels Velázquez “a complete rider.” The trainer says, “He’s able to ride different types of horses and ride them well, which suits our stable, because we have a diversified stable. The other thing I like about his style of riding is he can give one an energetic and enthusiastic ride when needed. When you have one that needs to

be picked up and encouraged, he is a very strong rider, and I think some horses respond well to that type of ride. Aside from that, he’s a good person, he’s very reliable. I always feel when I give him a leg up that I’ve got total confidence that he’s going to go out there and do it right. It’s as simple as that.”

Velázquez has a remarkable mind for remembering dates and figures, and listening to him talk, it becomes clear that so many of his points of reference are injuries: the high cost of his profession. “You’re always sore.

That’s for life now, it never goes away. I try to stay as healthy as I can, but you’re always sore. You always feel like something bothers you, especially when you go home after the races and you have dinner and all of a sudden your body’s aching. But for the most part when you’re o n the racetrack you get a rubdown and then you’re on the horse, and you forget about it.”

He took over chairmanship of the troubled Jockeys’ Guild five years ago, and continues on in that position today, where his main objective has been to improve insurance and emergency services and procedures. Velázquez says, “It’s been baby steps, basically trying to fix all the problems that we had with the previous ma nagement, but now it has a good base and is moving along pretty well. We still have some work to do in some places. Those are things that people don’t think about, the accidents we have. And our number one thing has been disabled riders.”

To that end, Velázquez was instrumental in creating the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) in 2006. “We didn’t want to forget those people that were hurt, getting fro m $200-$500 a month – that’s very little money. We worked hard to get them up to a thousand dollars a month, so it’s a big help and they appreciate it.

“The most important thing is that we have the best help that we can get when we have an accident, and then make sure that we’re covered for hospital bills. And most places we do have $1-million, other places we have $500,000 in coverage, which is not enough , with the types of accidents that we have, people breaking their backs, breaking their necks. $500,000 goes in less than a month, so there’s still work to do. Do we have coverage? Yes, we do, but we’re still working on it.”

After his mount Up an Octave fractured his leg and fell on Velázquez past the wire of the Forerunner Stakes, which they won, at Keeneland in April of 2006, the jockey ended up being the “guinea pig,” as he says, for a new database he helped launch to keep records of riders’ previous accidents, with important information such as their medications and allergies.

In the spill, Velázquez broke his right shoulder blade and two ribs, bruised his sternum, and had a lung that was leaking air.

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Surrounded by his family and Jane, Graham, Marcus, and Anita Motion, Velázquez holds the Derby trophy aloft

JOHNNY VELÁSQUEZ STATISTICS (through July 14, 2011): 4,612 wins 109 Grade 1 wins 142 Grade 2 wins 183 Grade 3 wins Champions, Classic winners and Breeders’ Cup winners Animal Kingdom Ashado Caressing Da Hoss Eldaafer English Channel Indian Blessing Informed Decision Kitten’s Joy Lawyer Ron Left Bank

Doctors told him he was looking at a minimum of three months out of action; a month and a half later, in his first race back, he guided Mr Sam I Am to a maiden win at Belmont Park. They don’t call jockeys the toughest athletes for nothing.

“This is how I choose to make a living and it’s never been hard to come back. I think I’m more afraid of being a failure than anything else, so I’m not afraid of falling or of having an accident. I don’t put that in my mind. You have to take that out of your head and then you’ve got to do your job, be positive and move on.”

Of course, no jockey riding at any level can rest on his laurels. Velázquez says, “I’ve been fortunate enough that I’ve been, from very young, winning stakes races and races where people give you the opportunity to ride good horses, and that’s what helps keep you where you are, and hopefully I can continue doing that. Otherwise, it doesn’t matter if you win

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Rags to Riches Roses in May Starine (Fr) Storm Flag Flying Speightstown Uncle Mo Wait a While Yanks Music Awards and accomplishments: Eclipse Award (2004, 2005) Meet titles at Aqueduct, Belmont, Saratoga ESPY Award for Best Jockey of 2011 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (2009) Eddie Arcaro Award (2001, 2002, 2003)

the Derby twenty times. If you’re not performing, if you’re not winning, that’s it.

You’re done.

“I still have that passion, that hunger. It doesn’t matter what kind of a race it is, I just need to win. I need to feel that, that I can do that.”

The driving force behind Velázquez, known by fans as “Johnn y V,” is his family.

His wife, Leona, is the daughter of trainer Leo O’Brien, for whom Velázquez won four Grade 1 races on Yanks Music in 1996. He and Leona are parents to 13-year-old Lerina and eight-year-old Michael.

“Family first,” Velázquez emphasizes. “I had this conversation with my son the other day. My number one thing is that, as long as my son, my daughter, obviously my wife, and my immediate family love me, I don’t really care what anybody else thinks. They way people want to look at me, they look at me.

Everybody has an opinion. People might

think I’m great, and other people might think that I’m just a mediocre guy. As long as my family understands that, I don’t really care what other people say, because you’re always going to have people that are going to look down on you.”

The low point of his c areer has been the Life At Ten incident, stemming from comments he made live on ESPN about the filly’s dullness while he was warming her up before last year’s Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic. Velázquez is a straightforward interview, easy to talk to and generous with his time, but he is, understandably, tightlipped on the topic. After a hearing in April, he was fined $10,000 – half of which went to the PDJF – and many racetrackers have come out in support of him, arguing that he was made a scapegoat. Velázquez has chosen to take his medicine quietly and move on.

Velázquez received the Eclipse Award for leading jockey in 2004 and 2005, but is no longer willing to make his family an afterthought to grab that prize. If he doesn’t win another award, “I’m okay with it,” he replies. “Don’t get me wrong: it’s a big thing, definitely. But if it happens, it happens. I’m not going to push so hard for it like I did earlier. I was constantly on the plane, constantly moving somewhere. It really got to me. I didn’t like the person I was becoming. It was great to get it done, a really great accomplishment to have, but you have to sacrifice a lot. The thing is, when it’s meant to be it’s meant to be, and it happens.

Look at t he Derby: I’ve been chasing the Derby for twelve years and then look how I won the race.”

Considering that Johnny Velázquez’s mounts have earned in excess of $250million, it’s amazing to learn that he has gotten to the top by being so “mellow,” as Cordero puts it.

Provided he remains healthy and competitive, Velázquez plans on riding until he’s 45, after which – if not sooner – he wants to be involved with the Guild and to help jockeys set up and manage retirement accounts. Beyond that, providing for his family, and riding each horse to the best of his ability, Velázquez’s hopes are relatively modest. He says, “I haven’t won the Preakness yet – that’s a race that I’d like to win – and I’d definitely like to win another Derby.”

“He’s not an ambitious, anxious guy,” says Cordero, who wants his protégé to get i nto the Hall of Fame. “I’m pretty sure that he will make it. I just hope in my life to see it.”

So how does Johnny V want to be remembered? He says, “I’m not sure, because I’m not a person that I’m doing something for people to remember me. You know? I don’t do it for anyone. I hope they remember me for trying to do the right thing and helping others and having a great career.” n

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In February 2010 we ran article in Issue 15 of North American Trainer titled “If Lasix is the answer... what is the question?” This was in response to the report published from South Africa in late 2009 on EIPH and racing. Fast forward to June 2011 and the debate resurfaced as part of the “International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse” held at Belmont Park. By Sid Fernando

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WO days after trainer Kelly Breen won the Belmont Stakes with 24-1 shot Ruler on Ice for owners George and Lori Hall, Belmont Park was the venue for the “International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse,” on June 13 and 14. The juxtaposition of the race and the two-day summit was appropriate for the issues at hand. Breen, who trains privately for the Halls and who’d won the Grade 2 Louisia na Derby earlier this season with Pants On Fire, has been a vocal supporter of the race-day diuretic furosemide (Lasix, Salix) as a therapeutic necessity for bleeding, or exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH). His position is typical for trainers (and veterinarians) and is the stance embraced by the powerful National Horsemen’s Benevolent Protective Association (HBPA). But a growing number of owners and breeders, led by the New York-based Jockey Club (TJC), want to ban race-day medications altogether, especially the race-day use of furosemide, to bring U.S. medication policy in line with the rest of the world. New York was once the bastion of the Old Guard and was the last state to allow the

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use of race-day Lasix in the US, on September 1, 1995, and now through the Jockey Club it leads the fight to ban it.

On April 28 of this year, anticipating federal legislation that could change the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978 with medication-policy amendments, TJC president and chief operating officer James L. Gagliano issued a statement with the support of Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Associati on (TOBA, publishers of The Blood-Horse); Kentucky Thoroughbred Association (KTA); The Breeders’ Cup, Ltd.; Keeneland Association; and Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America (TRA) that said the Jockey Club “stands convinced that the elimination of race-day medication is essential to achieving optimal stewardship of the horse, the sport, the public perception and confidence, and the business of Thoroughbred racing. We welcome the fresh opportunity, created by the current attention to furosemide, to steer back to a more proper path and urge the development of a comprehensive plan to phase in these reforms, including medication-free competition.”

Though the Jockey Club, which regulates matters relating to breeding stock and

administers the Stud Book, has funded some studies in the past relating to EIPH and racing, including a 2009 South African research project, it nor any of its allied groups – essentially the same people involved in ownership and breeding at TOBA, Keeneland, and the Breeders’ Cup – has analyzed the effects of bleeding and heritability.

Through the years – and this is surprising – no one had commissioned a “Do B leeders Breed Bleeders?” type of study in the U.S., where more “bleeders” presumably go to stud than anywhere else in the world.

Quite unexpectedly, just such a scientific study surfaced on the first day at the Belmont summit and said that bleeders likely do sire bleeders – more ammunition for the Jockey Club’s and its allies’ position.

The summit was organized by the American Association of Equine Practitio ners (AAEP), the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC), groups that aren’t unified and in agreement about banning race-day furosemide. Therefore, this particular study, another from South Africa, must have come as a surprise to the AAEP. Titled “A genetic analysis of epistaxis as associated with EIPH in the Southern African Thoroughbred,” by H. Weideman, S.J. Schoeman, and G.F. Jordaan, the study had first appeared in 2004 in the South African Journal of Animal Science and was largely unknown outside of South Africa, and therefore not examined and debated here beforehand. The study’s definition of a bleeder was a strict one, too: a horse had to exhibit epistaxis, or bleeding from both nostrils, to be classified a bleeder. It was introduced at t he summit by Scotsman and

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Al Mufti was an outstanding sire, despite 7.4 per cent of his runners being bleeders

international veterinarian Dr. John McVeigh, a principal of Baker and McVeigh Equine Hospital in South Africa; Baker, McVeigh and Clements Ltd. in the UK; and BMC and Mennessier in France.

The Blood-Horse editor-in-chief and executive vice-president of Blood-Horse Publications, Eric Mitchell, has written the most about the study since its unveiling at Belmont, and who can blame him, as it’s a ready-made bull et for his constituency – the TOBA, which supports the TJC position on banning of race-day furosemide. In his June 14th article titled, “Study: EIPH is an Inherited Trait,” Mitchell quotes Dr. McVeigh as saying, “The relationship between runners with EIPH and the stallion has a heritability of 0.4, which is very high.”

Dr. McVeigh, however, also is quoted as saying, “The two sires that produced the most blee der progeny were both champion sires.”

The last statement is severely problematic and questions the practical validity of the study, which suggests long term the “disqualification of ‘bleeders’ from being registered in the Stud Book and that furosemide be banned internationally from racing.” But the statement raises this question, too: Does a champion sire produce a higher number of bleeders because they run harder and faster?

One of the sires that Dr. McVeigh was referring to in the study is the recently deceased U.S.-bred Roberto horse Al Mufti.

He was from the same 1985 crop as two other leading sires by Roberto: top international stallion Dynaformer (still active in the U.S.) and Brian’s Time, based in Japan. Al Mufti was a champion South African sire and one of the most influential in the country during his years at stud. He was pensioned in 2007 after entering stud

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duty in 1990 and was put down in March of this year, but his influence continues to this date as the sire of the 2011 Group 1 Cape Derby winner Top Seller – one of his 11 Group 1 winners. It’s also a fact that he owns one of the highest percentages of runners to foals of racing age in South Africa at 87 percent – a staggeringly high ratio and one that indicates he sires sound stock, bleeders

“The two sires that produced the most bleeder progeny were both champion sires” Dr. John McVeigh

aside. To put this figure in context, note that home-grown South African champion sire Jet Master’s percentage of runners to foals of racing age is 71 percent.

By any of these standards, Al Mufti was top shelf as a sire, but he made the “Top 5” list in the South African study because 21 of 284 runners, or 7.4 percent, exhibited epistaxis during the time span covered from 1986 to 2002.

Notwithstanding that Al Mufti was an exceptional sire who also sired 7.4 percent bleeders, as a racehorse in Europe and later in South Africa (where he ran after one year at stud in 1990, placing in the prestigious Rothman’s in July of 1991) he raced without medication, and it would have been impossible to predict that he’d sire bleeders from his own race history.

Practically speaking, by the time it was discovered that he did sire some bleeders, he’d established that he was capable of producing high-quality runners, too, which begs this question: “What do they expect people to do, not breed to a leading sire because he’s siring some bleeders?” asked Kentucky-based Glencrest Farm’s John Greathouse, who vociferously supports raceday Lasix and defends the American racing game from foreign criticism. “America continues to apologiz e to the rest of the world for everything, and some of these countries didn’t even have technology in place to assess bleeders, scoping, and testing 15 years ago. You’re not enhancing anything with Lasix. You’re enabling a horse to perform to his capabilities, and without it some of our horses wouldn’t have been able to fulfill their potential.” One such horse was Al Mufti’s close relative Summer Squall.

In 1990, the year Al Mufti covered his first mares, Summer Squall (by Storm Bird from Weekend Surprise, whose dam, Lassie Dear, is the dam of Al Mufti) bled from the nostrils at Pimlico while grazing after a workout the day before the Preakness.

Treated race-day with furosemide, Summer Squall won the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, but he did not contest the Belmont Stakes that season because New York at t he time still prohibited Lasix. It’s safe to assume that he wouldn’t have been a classic winner at all without the medication. At stud at Jockey Club member Will Farish’s Lane’s End Farm, the bleeder Summer Squall enjoyed a fairly successful career, siring Derby and Preakness winner Charismatic among others, but like many colts from his dam he had fertility issues that eventually stopped him well before his time. Infertility (and age) ended the career of his champion half-brother A.P. Indy earlier this year at Lane’s End as well.

John Phillips, grandson of Darby Dan founder John W. Galbreath, now runs the historic nursery that once stood Roberto, sire of Al Mufti, among others, and he said

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he’s never knowingly stood a bleeder who’d exhibited epistaxis at stud but has stood horses that’ve had throat problems, without success. “I regret having done that. I think there’s some related issues between bleeders and horses with throat problems,� he said. “There is dispute about it, but it depends on whic h vet you speak to.�

John Greathouse said he’d sooner stay away from a horse with throat problems – “There’s horses I’ve gone out of my way to avoid that had breathing problems� – than one who’d raced on Lasix, because “I don’t know if we really know how many of these horses bled, and if they did, if they pass it on.� In the U.S. – as opposed the South African study that classified bleeders as only those show ing epistaxis – a horse can be declared a bleeder and race on Lasix with only specks of blood in the lungs as viewed from an endoscopic examination.

For his latest stallion, Phillips journeyed to Australia to shuttle Arrowfield’s All American, a son of the Roberto horse Red Ransom. Australian racing doesn’t permit race-day Lasix, and the country’s strict policy for EIPH amounts to two strikes and you’re ou t – literally, if a horse bleeds through the nostrils, it’s not permitted to race for three months, and if it bleeds again after the rest period, it’s banned from racing for life. “When I went to Australia, I spoke to the trainer [David Hayes] and made sure All

“I think there’s some related issues between bleeders and horses with throat problems�

John Phillips

American hadn’t had any history of bleeding and inquired about his wind,� said Phillips, whose venture is historic as All American is the first to r everse shuttle from Australia to the U.S. “The Roberto line has a propensity for soundness,� Phillips noted, and he expected U.S. commercial breeders to embrace All American.

Though he checked all the boxes for soundness of limbs, lungs, and throat, All American wasn’t commercially popular in the U.S. in his first season here despite having a pedigree with Kentucky Derby winner Gato del Sol under his third dam and promising Lane’s End sire Rock Hard Ten (by the Roberto horse Kris S.) under his Mr. Prospector second dam. Ironically, Australian commercial breeders, who breed for a market with strict attitudes to EIPH and race-day Lasix, have embraced a horse that’s entering stud in a few months that was actually banned from racing after bleeding through the nostrils twice.

The horse is Group winner Rothesay, a son of Fastnet Rock who’d been slated for a U.S.-based campaign similar to the one undertaken by the Australian sprinter Scenic Blast after that horse had bled in Hong Kong. Glenlogan Park Stud, however, purchased Rothesay to stand at stud and industry press reports indicate that Australian breeders are lining up to breed to him. They apparently don’t believe the

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notion that bleeders sire bleeders as espoused in the South African study.

“When I first started off training Thoroughbreds, there’d be whispers that this horse or that one had breathing problems and you got to watch certain sires because they sired bleeders,” said trainer Bob Baffert, who believes that Lasix is useful and shouldn’t be done away with as a raceday medication, but he says it isn’t a cure-a ll, either. “Lasix doesn’t move a horse up ten lengths, and it can dull a horse, too. I use it more as a preventive medication, and I’d rather see stuff like Clenbuterol go before Lasix,” he said.

“Silver Charm bled in the trachea, not through the nostrils, but none of his offspring ever bled. They couldn’t run, either, though,” Baffert quipped, indicating a relationship between talent and bleeding. He note d that there’s a prominent Kentuckybased stallion that sires top-quality horses and a fair amount of bleeders among them, too. “I’ve had more bleeders with him than any other sire,” he said. “He wouldn’t do as well without Lasix.”

Greathouse said his experience had been that better horses tend to have the potential to bleed more because they run faster. “I was reading Andy Beyer writing about how sound Mo ngolian horses were, and I was screaming while reading, ‘Andy, they don’t run fast enough to hurt themselves or to bleed,’” Greathouse said.

Agendas aside, the 2004 South African study may have established a link between EIPH and heritability, but even its authors suggest more follow-up is necessary. And ultimately the study doesn’t calibrate for quality of horse and sire while establishing what it says is a link, and it doesn’t account for a number of other factors, such as for the changes in the South African racing landscape from stamina to speed, or for increases in competition and horse population, that took place before and during the years of the study and may have contributed to a trending rise in EIPH. And practically speaking, there are a number of issues that could affect breeding decisions

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“You’re not enhancing anything with Lasix.

You’re enabling a horse to perform to his capabilities, and without it some of our horses wouldn’t have been able to fulfill their potential” John Greathouse aside from EIPH alone, such as breathing, conformation, temperament, pedigree, and race record that don’t require the Draconian actions suggested by the study.

For example, the year that Al Mufti was second in the Rothman’s July, the imported Northern Dancer horse Rakeen was third.

Rakeen sired the top-class racehorse Jet Master, also a champion sire with Pocket Power, JJ the Jet Plane, and River Jetez amo ng an array of stars. As noted earlier, Jet Master’s percentage of starters to foals of racing age is significantly lower than Al

Mufti’s figure, and perhaps there’s a link to Jet Master’s own racing history? The horse, it’s widely known, was plagued with serious breathing issues that required several surgeries to maintain, and he was kept to distances of under a mile to manage his breathing. Would anyone now suggest not breeding to this home-grown sensation because he’d required several tie-back procedures when he was on the track a nd now sires a low percentage of runners to foals? Not with the type of stakes winners he gets. n

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On a late May morning, Saratoga Race Course’s grandstand and racetracks are empty and lifeless. The people and horses who will fill America’s oldest racetrack won’t be there for another two months, but at this historic treasure, the future always finishes second to the past.

By Bill Heller

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AZE at the dirt track and think of the horses who raced over it: Man o’ War, Gallant Fox, Secretariat, Forego, Affirmed, and Alydar. More recent champions, too: Point Given, Invasor (Arg), and Rachel Alexandra.

The greatest jockeys of all time rode them.

Racing’s immortals live on right across Union Avenue at the Hall of Fame, just a block from the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion where the annual Saratoga Yearling Sales and Hall of Fame inductions are held, adjacent to the Oklahoma Training Track, which opens

Early morning workout at Saratoga

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annually in late April.

Saratoga has been able to bridge the cherished past, the present, and a bright future, bucking every industry trend in the process by attracting daily crowds of 25,000, roughly equal to the city of Saratoga Springs’ population, for what is now a 40-day meet.

There’s a reason Sports Illustrated named Saratoga Race Course as one of the world’s greatest sporting venues. There’s also a reason why racetracks around the country handle millions of dollars by simulcasting Saratoga’s races daily.

That’s why NBC is presenting “Summer

at Saratoga,” showcasing Saratoga’s 2011 marquis stakes live on seven consecutive weekends beginning July 23rd with the Coaching Club American Oaks and culminating with the Woodward on September 3rd. The Diana, the Whitney, the Vanderbilt, the Sword Dancer, the Alabama, and the Travers will all air either on NBC or its affiliate station VERSUS. All are Grade 1 stakes.

The rest of the year can be about casinos, medication, and suspensions, but at Saratoga, always at Saratoga, it’s about the horse and the precious racing since the track opened in the middle of the Civil War. “It’s a feeling that all the best horses and all the best people who are with those horses are there,” Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens said. “I went there the first time in ’46 or ’47 with three horses for my father. It always felt special, somehow, just like Hialeah used to.”

For the horses, who otherwise would be sequestered downstate at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, or other southern locations in

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sweltering July and August, Saratoga must seem like a holiday. “The weather is cooler, especially in the evening,” Jerkens said. “It’s just like a big fair almost.”

And that fair, under the red and white striped canopies which have become Saratoga’s signature colors, begins even before the first day of racing. Consider that Saratoga’s Open House, conducted annually on the Sunday before the meet opens, attra cts crowds of 15,000 or more, and you begin to understand just how popular racing is there. The Open House usually features a handful of steeplechase races without wagering, free admission and parking, tons of rides, including ponies, for children, free backstretch tours and handicapping seminars, and open seating everywhere, including the clubhouse boxes usually inhabited by owners and celebrities. All th e concessions are run by charities.

When Open House goes head-to-head with the final day of racing at Belmont Park

on Long Island, Saratoga annually attracts three times as many people, despite the fact that Belmont draws from millions of residents, and that after closing day at Belmont, there won’t be any live racing on Long Island until early September.

“Saratoga is, without question, the most important place in racing,” Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito said. “If you took Saratoga and put it in a Coca-Cola bottle, you w ouldn’t need anything else. Then they would all know what racing is. Saratoga is instrumental for everything. It’s absolutely vital. It’s the No. 1 thing in New York, because what it is, it’s a real ballpark. It’s full every night.”

What’s become lost with the advent of year-round racing is that horseracing, like every other major sport, had a season. When that season was over, and the weeks dragged on, you began to miss it. As simplistic as that sounds, is it any wonder that the most successful meets in Thoroughbred racing are

“Saratoga is, without question, the most important place in racing. Saratoga is instrumental for everything. It’s absolutely vital” Nick Zito

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2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra holds off Macho Again in a dramatic finish to become the first filly to win the Woodward Stakes

“When Rachel Alexandra held off Macho Again by a head to become the first filly to ever win the Woodward, Saratoga’s grandstand seemed as if it would crumble to the ground” ones with comparatively limited meets?

Like Saratoga and Keeneland and Del Mar and even Monmouth last summer. Fans learn to enjoy racing while they can because it’s only there for a brief number of days.

So that is why thousands of workers in the Capital District of New York save their vacation time for July and August. And thousands of fans in other locales make their Saratoga reservations months ahead of time.

For as little as $3, you can walk into Saratoga Race Course and see the greatest horses, jockeys, and trainers in the world battle each other in graded stakes whose history originated not in this century, not even the previous one, but in the 19th Century.

How did that first two-day meet start in the middle of the Civil War? Where did they get horses from? Nearly 150 years later, Saratoga gets more horses than it can handle, even with a six-day race week. New York races five days a week the rest of the year at Belmont Park and Aqueduct.

Everybody wants to win a race at Saratoga.

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Todd Pletcher, who last year captured his seventh training title with a record 36 victories. “It’s the quality of the horses and the quality of the competition. It’s a tradition of the best horses, the best on dirt, best on turf, best sprinters and many times the best two-year-olds and best three-year-olds.”

When two-year-olds debut at Saratoga, you never know who you’re watching. Last August, on Travers D ay, Pletcher unveiled his two-year-old Uncle Mo, who romped by more than 14 lengths on the way to an undefeated juvenile campaign culminating in the two-year-old championship.

Pletcher’s former boss and mentor, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, once offered his perspective on debuting a well-regarded two-year-old at Saratoga: “You think you’ve got a pretty nice one and you look up at the board and he’s 15-1.”

That, of course, doesn’t preclude him from winning. Not at Saratoga, whose legacy as “The Graveyard of Champions,” seems to be reinforced almost annually. People sometimes mistakenly refer to Saratoga as

“The Graveyard of Favorites.” It’s not.

Favorites win at Saratoga as frequently as they do at other racetracks. What sets Saratoga apart is which favorites lose and in which races they lose, be it Man o’ War in the 1918 Sanford Stakes, Gallant Fox in the 1935 Travers, Secretariat in the 1973 Whitney, or Empire Maker in the 2003 Jim Dandy.

Triple Crown Champion Gallant Fox lost the Travers to 100-1 longshot Jim Dandy.

That was the only race Gallant Fox lost that year and the only race Jim Dandy won.

Regardless, he’s likely the only 100-1 longshot to ever have a stakes race named for him.

Thirty-seven years later, the three winners of the 1982 Triple Crown Classics, Gato del Sol (Kentucky Derby), Aloma’s Ruler (Preakness Stakes), and Conquistador Cielo (Belmont Stake), met in the Travers. In a field of just five , all three lost as Runaway Groom pulled a stunning upset under Jeff Fell.

The finishes of the last two $1 million Travers were so tight that no one – jockey, trainer, owner, fan – was certain who’d won.

Colonel John and Mambo in Seattle crossed the finish line in 2009 noses apart. Mambo in Seattle’s jockey, Robbie Albarado, was so certain that he’d nailed Colonel John in the final strides that he raised hi s whip in celebration. Instead, he had lost by inches on the head bob. Mambo in Seattle was in front of Colonel John on the stride before the wire and after the wire, but not when it mattered most.

In last year’s Mid-Summer Derby, Afleet

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When Afleet Express narrowly beat Fly Down in last season’s Travers Stakes, the owner’s colors were painted on the infield canoe, as is the racecourse’s tradition

Express held off Fly Down by maybe a couple inches. Think about this: a million dollar race at a mile and a quarter, and two horses finish inches apart in consecutive years.

The 2000 Hopeful Stakes, showcasing the best two-year-olds in the country, was even closer with a frightening backdrop. At least once or twice a summer, fierce thunderstorms quickly roll into Saratoga and drench everyone and everything. Fifteen minutes before the 2000 Hopeful, the skies turned black as a storm rolled in. The twoyear-olds were being saddled in the paddock when the heavens opened up. Sheets of rain, fearsome lightning and ear-popping thunder prompted the New York Racing Association to sacrifice five minutes of betting by moving up post time. The two-year-olds walked on the track and were quickly loaded into the starting g ate without warming up.

Yonaguska, a $1.9 million purchase as a twoyear-old, seemed to have the race won late before his saddle slipped. That allowed Macho Uno and City Zip, a $9,000 yearling, to rally. City Zip and Yonaguska finished in a dead heat with Macho Uno, who would go on to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and be named two-year-old champion, just a neck behind in third. The dead-heat allowed City Zip to become just the fourth two-year-old to sweep Saratoga’s trio of juvenile stakes,

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the Sanford, Saratoga Special and Hopeful, joining Regret (1914), Campfire (1916) and Dehere (1993).

A similar, equally sinister storm arrived just before the 2004 Travers when Marylou Whitney’s Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone captured the Travers for Zito. Following a Saratoga tradition, Whitney’s colors were painted on the canoe in the infield lake.

Nearly three years later, in announcing that his Kentuc ky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Street Sense would skip the Belmont Stakes and point to the Travers, trainer Carl Nafzger told reporters that Street Sense’s owner James Tafel, wanted to see his colors painted on the canoe. They were as Street Sense held off Grasshopper by half a length in another thrilling Travers finish.

The most exciting race in Saratoga’s recent history happened not in the Traver s, or Saratoga’s other historic stakes such as the Whitney and the Alabama, rather in a stakes which was relocated from Belmont Park: the Woodward. When eventual 2009 Horse of the Year and Three-Year-Old Champion Filly Rachel Alexandra held off Macho Again by a head to become the first filly to ever win the Woodward, Saratoga’s grandstand seemed as if it would crumble to the ground.

The building seemed to be shaking in the din, the exultation of more than 31,000 fans

realizing they had just seen history thanks to a filly who had shaken off not one, not two, but three runs at her by older males to cap the greatest three-year-old filly season ever, following her victories over males in the Preakness and Haskell.

Other Saratoga races made history for all the wrong reasons. The feature race on August 6th, 1980, was the $100,000 DeWitt Clinton Stakes for three-year-old New Yorkbreds. The final horse breaking from the outside 11 post was Move It Now, a talented filly who went off the 5-2 favorite under Ruben Hernandez despite the fact that she was facing males. Hernandez was walking his filly up to the starting gate when starter George Cassidy, who otherwise had a lengthy, impeccable career, pushed the button opening the starting gate. Move It Now was still behind the gate. “It was like a dream,” Hernandez said. “I couldn’t believe it.” Bettors were given refunds on Move It Now and on two other horses in the gate who were unprepared for the start.

Quintessential, trained by Johnny Campo and ridden by apprentice Frank Lovato, Jr., won by a neck. The stakes was rescheduled for later in the meet and Quntessential won it again. Move It Now was supposed to go in the rerun, but inj ured herself in training and missed the rest of her three-year-old season.

Four days short of six years later, on August 2nd, 1986, a filly named Allumeuse won the accident-plagued second race, but was wrongly disqualified by the stewards, who then cemented their place in Saratoga history by making the result official before realizing they had taken down the wrong horse.

Of course, Saratoga is more revered for horses and jockeys and trainers than starters and stewards. And of all the myriad of records in Thoroughbred racing, two of the safest, least likely to ever be broken, happened at Saratoga. Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero, Jr., won 11 consecutive riding titles at Saratoga from 1975-86, then after being dethroned by Jose Santos in 1987, won two more. If Santos hadn’t knocked him off, Cordero would have won 14 straight.

If another super-successful and superdurable rider matches or eclipses that feat, can you imagine any Thoroughbred matching New York-bred star Fourstardave’s accomplishment? He won at least one race at Saratoga for eight consecutive years. How many Thoroughbreds these days even race eight consecutive years, let alone win a race at prestigious Saratoga, arguably the most challenging meet in North America?

No fans appreciate that more than the ones who have been filling Saratoga Race Course for a century and a half. And they’re counting down the hours till Opening Day. n

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EHV Equine herpes virus explained Although orthopedic disorders represent by far the most common cause of impaired performance and lost training time in racehorses, respiratory disease occurs very commonly and the possibility of a disastrous outbreak is a continual concern for the racehorse trainer.

By Dr. Colin Roberts BVSc MA PhD FRCVS

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SURVEY of European trainers a few years ago found that amongst horses in training at any given time, around one in seven had some form of lower respiratory tract disease as demonstrated by tracheal wash examination.

The signs shown by horses with respiratory infections are very variable.

Relatively few horses show severe illness however, and the most common presentation is either of low grade signs such as nasal discharge, coughing, fever, lethargy, or so-called sub-clinical disease, which shows no overt clinical signs save for impaired performance. Often, horses may appear clinically normal until going to the races and running poorly, after which abnormalities may be detectable.

Until relatively recently, there was a general belief that respiratory infections in racehorses were essentially due to viruses; indeed, the term ‘the virus’ was commonly used as synonym for virtually all such respiratory disease. Equine herpes virus infection has often been blamed for a large proportion of outbreaks of respiratory disease in racing stables, but what are the signs associated with this particular infectious agent and how frequently is it really the culprit?

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There are, in fact, numerous causes of respiratory disease in racehorses, and in the last twenty years or so a considerable body of evidence has accumulated to suggest that bacterial respiratory infections occur significantly more often than viral ones. The bacteria that cause respiratory disease in the horse are most frequently ones that can live in the horse’s upper airway without causing a problem until some factor tips the balance in their favor and they colonize the lower airways and cause disease there. The distinction between viral and bacterial infections is a significant one since viruses do not respond to conventional antibiotic therapy whereas bacterial ones do.

A number of viruses can cause respiratory disease, including most importantly equine influenza, equine herpes viruses, and equine rhinoviruses. It is not possible to distinguish between respiratory disease due to these viruses and that which is due to the common disease-causing bacteria solely on clinical grounds; specific laboratory tests are required for this purpose. Routine hematological analysis cannot differentiate between bacterial and viral respiratory infections either and indeed, in many cases of mild respiratory disease, there are no detectable changes in a routine blood test.

Swelling or nasal discharge (opposite) is a tell-tale sign of EHV

There are at least eleven different equine herpes viruses, but by far the most clinically important ones are EHV-1 and EHV-4.

EHV-2 infection is widespread in horses but its role as a significant cause of respiratory disease is still somewhat unclear. As well as causing respiratory disease, EHV-1 can also be a cause of abortion and in a small number of cases it occurs in a distressing paralytic form in which affected animals

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show neurological signs varying from mild incoordination to an inability to stand.

Specific neuropathogenic strains that are likely to lead to the paralytic form of the disease have been identified. While EHV-1 infection has been associated with occasional abortions, it is most frequently a cause of respiratory disease. This article will confine itself solely to a discussion of respiratory disease due to infections with

EHV-1 and EHV-4, since this is by far the most common of the disorders associated with this group of viruses.

The incubation period* for EHV varies from 1-10 days. Infections are often quite short-lived and virus is usually cleared from the respiratory tract within three weeks in horses infected for the first time and a shorter period for subsequent infections.

Shedding of virus into the environment can

continue for as long as fifteen or more days after a first infection, but for as little as just two days in previously infected horses.

Spread of the respiratory form of EHV infection usually occurs via aerosol transmission, nose to nose contact, and fomites*. Under suitable conditions, the virus can last for several weeks in the environment after shedding by the horse.

The signs of respiratory disease due to EHV-1 or EHV-4 are very variable in severity. The most severe signs are seen in young horses. A nasal discharge is the most commonly occurring sign and there may also be fever (which is often very shortlived), lethargy, lack of appetite, mild swelling of the lymph nodes under the jaw, ocular discharge, and mild swelling of the lower limbs. EHV infections involve mainly the upper respiratory tract and since in horses coughing is associated mainly with lower airway disease, it is not usually a major sign (this contrasts with equine influenza in which lower airway involvement is a prominent feature of the disease and coughing is a frequently symptom).

Older horses that have had previous exposure to the virus usually display milder signs and infection in these animals may be sub-clinical other than having an effect on exercise performance. In still other cases, there may even be little or no effect on

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performance as evidenced by horses from which EHV-1 has been isolated only two days before they won races.

Since EHV infections cannot be diagnosed by a clinical examination, laboratory tests are necessary to differentiate it from other causes of respiratory disease. Virus or viral material may be detected in nasopharyngeal (throat) swabs and cells obtained by tracheal wash sampling in the early stage of infection; however, these tests are frequently negative in infected horses and to make a definitive diagnosis it is often necessary to carry out serological* tests on blood samples.

Since EHV infections can only be diagnosed by the use of specific tests – which are frequently not carried out in horses with respiratory disease or who display poor performance – the true frequency of involvement of EHV infections in individual cases and larger outbreaks of respiratory disease cannot be estimated accurately. Veterinarians in racing practice vary in their views of the prevalence of EHV infections, but in a survey of horses with inflammatory airway disease, a somewhat non-specific term used to describe mild, performance affecting respiratory disease in racehorses, only 5% of cases were found to be due to EHV. A feature of herpes viruses is their ability to become latent or hidden in infected animals and to be reactivated some time later. A number of factors, including stress, transportation, and handling, can precipitate this reactivation, as can injections of corticosteroids*. The stresses of racing and transportation to race meetings are probably a frequent cause of reactivation of EHV infections. Horses in which reactivation of infection occurs often do not show clinical signs but instead excrete virus in their respiratory secretions, rendering them a risk of infection for other horses in the barn.

Since EHV is a viral agent, it is not responsive to antibiotic therapy and this treatment should be reserved for those cases in which there is evidence of secondary bacterial infection. Affected horses should be isolated if possible to minimize the risk of spread of infection to other animals.

They should be rested and receive good nursing. It is probably a good idea to place clinically affected horses on a minimumdust regime to reduce any risk of their developing respiratory allergies following infection.

The introduction to racing of compulsory vaccination for equine influenza some thirty years ago brought an end to the intermittent, extremely severe outbreaks of that disease that caused severe disruption to the racing program. Vaccination against EHV infections is not obligatory for racehorses but vaccines are available that

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*Glossary Corticosteroids: anti-inflammatory agents frequently used in human and veterinary medicine. One of their effects is to suppress the immune system to some degree.

Fomite: an inanimate object that can transmit an infection between animals without their being in direct contact, e.g. clothing, grooming kit.

Incubation period: the time between initial infection with a disease and the onset of clinical signs.

Serology: a diagnostic technique that utilizes the fact that in response to infections, the immune system produces proteins called antibodies that help to defend against the infection. Antibodies are specific to the infectious agent that causes them to be produced. Serological testing involves taking two blood samples from an affected horse, the first at the time of initial clinical signs and the second around two weeks later. A significant increase in the amount of antibody against a particular infectious agent in the second sample compared to the first is indicative that the horse has recently mounted an immune response to that infection. It must be borne in mind when using serology to detect the occurrence of an infection that vaccination against a disease will also produce a positive serological result.

Tracheal wash (TW): a diagnostic technique in which a sample of the secretions in the trachea and lungs is obtained, usually via an endoscopic examination, for analysis to detect the presence of respiratory disease.

The incubation period for EHV varies from 1-10 days. Infections can be short-lived and the virus is usually cleared from the respiratory tract within three weeks in horses infected for the first time

are licensed for use in the control of respiratory disease and/or abortion due to this agent. These vaccines are far from completely protective but they can reduce the severity of clinical signs and the period of viral shedding. Vaccination of horses against EHV infection alone should not, however, preclude the use of other means of reducing the risk of infection such as good stable hygiene and good disease monitoring.

The manufacturers of EHV vaccines generally recommend administration at six monthly intervals, but there is variation in the frequency of dosing between stables with some animals being vaccinated according to the manufacturers’ schedules, while others are dosed vaccinated yearly and others still three monthly.

Prevention of EHV infections is almost certainly impossible, since virtually all horses are affected by this agent as youngsters and reinfection and reactivation

of infection both occur commonly, with clinical signs typically becoming milder on each occasion. The use of routine tracheal wash examinations and blood tests for the detection of low-grade disease can be very useful for the detection of all types of respiratory disease, not solely EHV infections, and the simple procedure of taking the rectal temperature of all horses daily can also be valuable in this respect.

EHV infections occur in virtually all horses and to prevent them entirely is currently impossible. Many cases are subclinical but, while EHV is not the most common cause of respiratory disease in racehorses, it is a cause of poor performance, both with and without accompanying overt disease. On occasion, severe outbreaks can occur around the barn or racetrack. Prevention of disease due to EHV as well as to other infectious agents should be a major aim of racehorse trainers. n

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What and when to feed prior to racing is a common question asked of nutritionists. The impetus is to ensure that feeding management does not hamper a horse in any way during subsequent racing, or perhaps to deliver a strategic advantage. Another key objective should be to maintain health during this period of increased physiological stress. Certainly, the digestive tract, respiratory system, and musculature is placed under increased pressure at this time due to changes in feed and management, as well as the effect of travel and the physical effort of racing itself. Pre-race feed management should aim to satisfy all of these elements, while staying within the rules of racing.

By Catherine Dunnett BSc, PhD, R.Nutr

The gut-fill effect Racehorses maintain a significant portion of forage in the ration. Adequate forage has many benefits in terms of energy provision, maintaining health, and psychological wellbeing; however, by its very nature, it is bulky. Any feed, whether forage or concentrate, increases ‘gut fill,’ or the weight held within the gut. Fiber, however, tends to stay in the gut for longer, as its fermentation is relatively slow. It also physically holds onto water, which further increases the weight held within the digestive tract.

Not all fiber sources do this to the same extent, and generally the more easily fiber is digested, the shorter the time it is held in the digestive tract and the more quickly the associated water is reabsorbed. For example, mature Timothy hay is likely to be less digestible than early cut ryegrass hay or haylage. Alfalfa hay or chaff is also more digestible and has been shown to hold less water within the digestive tract due to the nature of the fiber content.

A horse carrying excess weight, either in terms of body fat or gut fill, is not going to run its best performance. Trainers have historically been aware of the ‘gut fill’ factor

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and it is common practice to reduce access to forage prior to racing. It is advantageous to reduce forage down to a minimum of 1% of bodyweight in the 72 hours prior to a run. In some instances, complete withdrawal of forage for a short period of time before the race itself may be beneficial.

In scientific studies, when forage was decreased from ad libitum feeding to 1% of bodyweight three days before a treadmill test, horses exhibited a 2% reduction in bodyweight and showed evidence of improved exercise performance.

Some trainers do not ordinarily feed more than 1% of bodyweight as forage. Any further reduction in forage close to racing in this case has to be balanced against the negative effect on the digestive tract in terms of gastric ulcers and also hindgut acidosis. The presence of feed, particularly forage, in the stomach helps to ‘cap’ the gastric fluids reducing their contact with

Carbs A great deal of attention has been given to carbohydrate availability in relation to athletic performance in humans. Certainly we know that muscle glycogen stores need to be well stocked prior to racing. A 30% drop in muscle glycogen has been reported to decrease run time to fatigue by 28% in a treadmill study. To ensure that muscle and liver glycogen stores are maintained, exercise is often tapered down and hard glycogen-depleting exercise avoided in the two-to-three days prior to racing. Previous studies show that feeding a high-cereal racing ration will replenish glycogen stores within this timeframe. There is less evidence for the use of highly available carbohydrate supplements to replenish glycogen further in horses in the build-up to racing.

Glycemic status In human athletes, a raised level of blood glucose immediately prior to a race can be advantageous for sprint and middledistance sports. Treadmill studies suggest that this may also be the case in horses,

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Avoid abrupt changes in the diet A horse’s digestive system is finely tuned to its existing diet and any significant change prior to racing should be avoided, as the environment and microbial balance in the gut is easily disrupted. This can increase the risk of colic, especially if fluid balance is also disrupted from increased sweating or reduced access to water during travel.

Small, subtle changes in feed or management can be beneficial but should always be balanced by any negative effect on health, as horses that are uncomfortable will not generally run to their merits.

the non-glandular region, which is so prone to ulceration in racehorses. An empty stomach allows gastric fluid to aggravate especially pre-existing gastric ulcers.

In the few days before racing, there is scope to increase the relative proportion of more digestible hay / haylage. For example, a trainer that is feeding Timothy and alfalfa or haylage may reduce the Timothy and increase the alfalfa or haylage three days prior to racing. It has also been suggested that a small amount (about half a pound) of an alfalfa chaff sitting in the stomach close to hard exercise may help ‘cap’ the gastric acid reducing discomfort in horses with gastritis or ulceration, although this has not been demonstrated scientifically.

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Figure 1. Timing of feeding forage prior to racing in horses racing at six UK racecourses Jan 2001-Dec 2001 (Pinchbeck et al 2004)

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although the effect on racing performance per se has not been established. An increase in blood glucose can be achieved by feeding a high-glycemic meal, e.g. oats; however, timing is critical.

The time at which glucose peaks and the duration of this elevation will depend on many factors, including cereal source, cereal processing, meal size, and differences between horses. Feed takes approximately two hours to pass through the stomach and small intestine, therefore feeding a small cereal feed of about a pound one-to-two hours prior to racing is speculated by Dr. Ray Geor of Michigan State University to be beneficial for racing, although this has yet to be evaluated in horses.

Large high-glycemic meals should be avoided because of the greater secretion of insulin, the hormone that helps distribute glucose to the tissues, can cause a rebound decrease in blood glucose, which is very undesirable.

Time of feeding The question of when to feed in relation to racing is difficult, as although some research has been published for endurance horses, there is little information for fast exercise of short duration. A large epidemiological study that looked at timing of forage and concentrate feeding prior to racing in 2,216 horses trained by 334 National Hunt trainers in Europe, has described common practices.

Of trainers that responded, over 40% confirmed that the quantity of forage fed decreased in the three days prior to racing.

Forage was then withdrawn the day before racing in the majority of horses, although this occurred on the morning of the race in a smaller group of hoses (see fig 2).

The last concentrate feed in contrast was generally fed on the morning of racing, but in a smaller number of horses this occurred the night before (fig 1). Clearly the timing of withdrawal of hay and concentrate feed specifically in relation to racing needs to be evaluated by the research community and a balance sought between strategic advantage for racing and maintenance of gastrointestinal health and psychological wellbeing. Some trainers certainly feel that maintaining forage availability, even in the van while travelling to a race, can help settle a horse psychologically and this is much more beneficial than any small change in bodyweight achieved by its withdrawal.

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Additives Some feed additives such as antacids or probiotics may be beneficial close to racing.

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Race Name & (Sponsor) Florida Stallion St - Desert Vixen Division Florida Stallion St - Dr. Fager Division Iowa Classic Sprint Iowa Cradle S Iowa Sorority Cleveland Kindergarten St Select St The Senator Robert C Byrd Memorial St Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies St Mountaineer Juvenile St West Virginia Secretary of State St Phoenix St (Keeneland) Alfred G Vanderbilt H’cap Honorable Miss H’cap Hakodate Nisai St Angie C St Premio Esmeralda St Nandi S Ontario Debutante S TV Nishinippon Corp Sho Kitakyushu Kinen Miss Woodford St Endine St Leon Reed Memorial H’cap Louisiana Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Louisiana Cup Sprint Louisiana Cup Juvenile Louisiana Cup Juvenile Fillies Honey Jay St Sprint Cup Prix Morny (Darley) Don Guan De Onate Chief Narbona Colts Neck H’cap Union Avenue St Victory Ride St Miss Ohio St Keeneland Cup Generous Portion St Sprint Cup (Betfred) Sapling St Opelousas St Coca-Cola Bassinet St Kokura Nisai St MN Distaff Sprint Championship MN Sprint Championship Northern Lights Debutante St Northern Lights Futurity St Kenora S I’m Smokin St Aspirant St Lady Fingers St Sorority St C.E.R.F. St Pirate’s Bounty H’cap Icecapade St Dr Theresa Garofalo Mem Winnipeg Futurity Derby Bar and Grill Express Derby Bar and Grill Ladies Express Temperence Hill Centaur St Cheveley Park St Darby’s Daughter Texas Stallion St My Dandy Texas Stallion St Lady Razorback Futurity Razorback Futurity Gallant Bob H’cap Dessie & Fern Sawyer Futurity George Maloof Futurity Vosburgh St

Class R R S S S S

Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 R R R Gr 3 Gr 3 S S S S S S Gp 1 S S S Gr 3 S Gr 3 S Gp 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 S S S S R S S S R R S

Gr 2 Gp 1 R R S S S S Gr 1

Race Date 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 22 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 9 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011

Value $75,000 $75,000 $60,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $75,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 €190,000 $250,000 $150,000 $785,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN125,000 CAN150,000 $978,000 $75,000 $150,000 $50,000 $60,000 $60,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $200,000 €350,000 $50,000 $50,000 $65,000 $75,000 $100,000 $50,000 $978,000 $100,000 £225,000 $150,000 $50,000 $50,000 $785,000 $50,000 $50,000 $55,000 $55,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $85,000 $85,000 $75,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 $1,422,000 £140,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $250,000 $50,000 $50,000 $350,000

6f (1200m) Age Surface 2F D 2 D 3+ D 2 C&G D 2F D 2 D 3 D 3+ 2F D 2 D 3+ FM D 2 CF T 3+ D 3+ FM D 2 T 2F D 2 CG D 2F AWT 2F AWT 3+ T 3F D 3+ FM D 3+ D 3+ F&M D 3+ D 2 D 2F D 3+ D 3+ D 2 CF T 3 D 3F D 3+ D 3+ FM (NY bred) D 3F D 2F D 3+ T 2F AWT 3+ T 2 D 2F D 2F D 2 T 3 FM D 3 D 2F D 2 D 3+ AWT 2 AWT 2 C&G D 2F D 2F D 3+ F&M AWT 3+ AWT 3+ D 3F D 2 D 3+ D FM D 3+ D 3+ T 2F T 2F D 2 CG D 2 F (AR bred) D 2 C&G (AR bred) D 3 D 2F D 2 C&G D 3+ D

Furlongs 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Closing 29 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 13 Apr 2011 23 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 21 Jun 2011 20 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 5 Jul 2011 5 Aug 2011 9 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 11 Aug 2011 3 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 12 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 17 Aug 2011 19 Jul 2011 25 Aug 2011 5 Jul 2011 21 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 15 Jul 2011 19 Jul 2011 25 Aug 2011 25 Aug 2011 1 Apr 2011 1 Apr 2011 17 Aug 2011 25 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 1 Sep 2011 1 Sep 2011 27 Aug 2011 2 Jul 2011 31 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 19 Jul 2011 CLOSED CLOSED 21 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011

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Woodbine Finger Lakes Presque Isle Downs Nakayama Remington Park Newmarket Woodbine Delaware Park Delaware Park Thistledown Remington Park Woodbine Belmont Park Woodbine Remington Park Remington Park Remington Park

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Victorian Queen S New York Breeders’ Futurity Presque Isle Debutante S Sprinters St Kip Deville S Middle Park St Bull Page S New Castle Hcp Tax Free Shopping Distaff Best of Ohio Sprint H’cap Flashy Lady St Nearctic S Hudson H’cap Fanfreluche S Oklahoma Classics Distaff Sprint Oklahoma Classics Juvenile Oklahoma Classics Lassie

R S Gr 1 Gp 1 R R R S Gr 1 S S S S S

1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 7 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 10 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 23 Oct 2011 28 Oct 2011 28 Oct 2011 28 Oct 2011

CAN125,000 $200,000 $100,000 $2,324,000 $75,000 £140,000 CAN125,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN500,000+ $125,000 CAN150,000 $130,000 $90,000 $90,000

2F 2 2F 3+ 2 2C 2 C&G 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ (NY bred) 2F 3+ F&M 2 C&G 2F

AWT D AWT T D T AWT D D D D T D AWT D D D

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

14 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 16 Aug 2011 28 Sep 2011 26 Jul 2011 21 Sep 2011 4 Oct 2011 4 Oct 2011 5 Oct 2011 5 Oct 2011 28 Sep 2011 8 Oct 2011 5 Oct 2011

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Track Remington Park Beulah Park Woodbine Churchill Downs Beulah Park Calder Mountaineer Remington Park Woodbine Beulah Park Remington Park Penn National Penn National Penn National Kyoto Turfway Park Nakayama Turfway Park Turfway Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Oklahoma Classics Sprint Scarlet & Gray H’cap Ontario Fashion S Breeders’ Cup Sprint Glacial Princess St Jack Dudley Sprint H’cap Sophomore Sprint Championship St Oklahoma Stallion S Kennedy Road S Ohio Freshman St Oklahoma Stallion S - Fillies Blue Mountain S The Le Bagoter The Six Bits H’cap Keihan Hai Holiday Inaugural St Capella St Gowell S Holiday Cheer St

Class S S Gr 1 R S S Gr 3 R S R Gr 3 S Gr 3 S

Race Date 28 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 15 Nov 2011 18 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 23 Nov 2011 23 Nov 2011 23 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 3 Dec 2011 11 Dec 2011 23 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2011

Value $130,000 $50,000 CAN150,000+ $2,000,000 $50,000 $125,000 $75,000 $50,000 CAN150,000+ $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $200,000 $978,000 $50,000 $927,000 $50,000 $50,000

Age 3+ 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3+ 2F 3+ 3 2 3+ 2 2F 2F 3 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 2F 3+

6f (1200m) Surface D D AWT D D D D D AWT D D D T AWT D AWT AWT

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Track Saratoga Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Saratoga Del Mar Deauville Del Mar Woodbine Northlands Park Northlands Park Saratoga Saratoga Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Del Mar Albuquerque Northlands Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Fairplex Park Presque Isle Downs Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Fairplex Park Fairplex Park Northlands Park Fairplex Park Fairplex Park Fairplex Park Belmont Park Presque Isle Downs Calder Remington Park Parx Racing Parx Racing Remington Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Amsterdam St British Columbia Cup Debutante (AlwS) British Columbia Cup Nursery (AlwS) British Columbia Cup Sprint H’cap John Morrissey St Sorrento St Prix Maurice de Gheest Best Pal St Shepperton S 2-Year-Old Sale St 2-Year-Old Sale St (Fillies) Adirondack St Three Chimneys Saratoga Special Jack Diamond (AlwS) Sadie Diamond (AlwS) Rancho Bernardo H’cap Carlos Salazar Bird of Pay St Birdcatcher St Sun Sprint St Beverly J. Lewis S Presque Isle Downs Masters S CTHS Sales (AlwS) CTHS Sales (AlwS) Jim Kostoff S Barretts Debutante Red Diamond St Barretts Juvenile Governor’s Cup Bangles and Beads Gallant Bloom H’cap Fitz Dixon Mem S Kenny Noe Jr H’cap E L Gaylord Memorial S Donna Fryer SC Residence Race (F) Christopher Elser Mem SC Residence (C & G) Silver Goblin S

Class Gr 2 S S S S Gr 3 Gp 1 Gr 2 R R R Gr 2 Gr 2 S S Gr 3 S

Gr 3 S S R S R Gr 2

R R S

Race Date 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2011 3 Aug 2011 5 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 9 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 23 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 14 Oct 2011 13 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 25 Nov 2011

Value $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 $150,000 €250,000 $150,000 CAN125,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $150,000 $150,000 CAN 100,000 CAN 100,000 $150,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 $400,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 $110000 (E) CAN 50,000 $110000 (E) $50,000 $50,000 $150,000 $100,000 $75,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000

Track Woodbine Del Mar Woodbine Saratoga Charles Town Del Mar Charles Town Charles Town Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Calder Calder Charles Town Curragh Del Mar Woodbine Del Mar Saratoga Woodbine Saratoga Saratoga Woodbine Woodbine Del Mar Curragh Parx Racing Albuquerque Woodbine Fairplex Park Fairplex Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Deputy Minister S Fleet Treat St Duchess S Test Robert G Leavitt St Real Good Deal St Sadie Hawkins St Frank Gall Memorial Louisiana Cup Derby Louisiana Cup Oaks Foxwoods King’s Bishop Ballerina St King’s Bishop St Florida Stallion St - Affirmed Division Florida Stallion St - Susan’s Girl Division Sylvia Bishop Memorial Moyglare Stud St Pat O’Brien H’cap Play the King S Del Mar Debutante Forego H’cap Seaway S Spinaway St Three Chimneys Hopeful St Muskoka S Simcoe S Del Mar Futurity Vincent O’Brien National St PA Horse Breeders Sprint E.T. Springer St Swynford S C.B. Afflerbaugh S Phil D Shepherd S

Class R S Gr 1 S S S S S S Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 R R S Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 R R Gr 1 Gp 1 S S

Race Date 27 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 14 Sep 2011 16 Sep 2011

Value CAN125,000 $100,000 CAN150,000 $250,000 $50,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $125,000 $125,000 $50,000 €225,000 $300,000 CAN200,000+ $250,000 $250,000 CAN150,000 $250,000 $250,000 CAN 200,000 CAN 200,000 $250,000 €190,000 $100,000 $50,000 CAN150,000+ $50,000 $50,000

Closing 19 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 26 Oct 2011 1 Nov 2011 2 Nov 2011 9 Nov 2011 14 Nov 2011 14 Nov 2011 14 Nov 2011 11 Oct 2011 24 Nov 2011 25 Oct 2011 15 Dec 2011 22 Dec 2011

6.5f (1300m) Age 3 2F 2 CG 3+ 3+ (NY bred) 2F 3+ 2 3+ 2 C&G 2F 2F 2 2 CG 2F 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 2F 2 C&G 3+ 3F 3+ F&M 2F 2CG 3 2F 3+ 2 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 2 3+ 2F 2F 2 CG 3+

Surface D D D D D AWT T AWT AWT D D D D D D AWT D D D D D AWT D D D D D D D D D AWT D D D D D

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Furlongs 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Furlongs 6 .5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6 .5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6 .5 6.5 6.5 6 .5 6 .5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6 .5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6 .5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5

Closing 16 Jul 2011

27 Jul 2011 28 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 28 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 11 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011

3 Sep 2011 31 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 CLOSED CLOSED 14 Sep 2011 14 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 5 Oct 2011 30 Jun 2011 30 Jun 2011 16 Nov 2011

7f (1400m) Age 3 3F 3F 3F 3 3 3+ F&M 3+ 3 3F 3 3+ FM 3 2 2F 3F 2F 3+ 3+ 2F 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 2 2F 2 C&G 2 2 CF 3+ 3+ 2 2 2F

Surface AWT AWT AWT D D AWT D D D D D D D D D T AWT T AWT D AWT D D AWT AWT AWT T D D AWT D D

Furlongs Closing 7 6 Jul 2011 7 21 Jul 2011 7 13 Jul 2011 7 23 Jul 2011 7 27 Jul 2011 7 4 Aug 2011 7 3 Aug 2011 7 10 Aug 2011 7 6 Aug 2011 7 6 Aug 2011 7 13 Aug 2011 7 13 Aug 2011 7 13 Aug 2011 7 7 7 17 Aug 2011 7 25 May 2011 7 18 Aug 2011 7 10 Aug 2011 7 3 Jun 2011 7 20 Aug 2011 7 17 Aug 2011 7 20 Aug 2011 7 20 Aug 2011 7 17 Aug 2011 7 17 Aug 2011 7 3 Jul 2011 7 25 May 2011 7 2 Jul 2011 7 3 Sep 2011 7 24 Aug 2011 7 7 Sep 2011 7 7 Sep 2011

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Track Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Woodbine Parx Racing Longchamp Longchamp Newmarket Belmont Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Kyoto Belmont Park Woodbine Churchill Downs

Race Name & (Sponsor) Charles Town Juvenile St Pink Ribbon St Charles Town Oaks LA Stallions S LA Stallions S Overskate S Brandwine St Prix de la Foret (Total) Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Grand Criterium Dewhurst St Iroquois H’cap Bertram F Bongard St Joseph A Gimma St Mainichi Broadcast Swan St Bold Ruler Frost King S Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

Class

S S R Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 S S S Gr 2 Gr 3 R Gr 1

Race Date 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 28 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 2 Nov 2011 4 Nov 2011

Value $100,000 $75,000 $400,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN125,000 $150,000 €300,000 €350,000 £350,000 $125,000 $100,000 $100,000 $1,422,000 $100,000 CAN125,000 $1,000,000

7f (1400m)

Age Surface 2 D 3+ FM D 3F D 2 C&G D 2F D 3+ AWT 2 D 3+ T 2 CF T 2 C&F T 3+ F&M (NY bred) D 2 (NY bred) D 2 F (NY bred) D 3+ T 3+ D 2 AWT 3+ FM D

Furlongs 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Closing 7 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 CLOSED CLOSED 7 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 24 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 26 Jul 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 13 Sep 2011 15 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011

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Kyoto Charles Town Remington Park Tokyo Calder Calder Woodbine Woodbine Woodbine Parx Racing Remington Park Hanshin Charles Town

KBS Kyoto Sho Fantasy St Tri-State Futurity Clever Trevor S Keio Hai Nisai St Jack Price Juvenile Joe O’Farrell Juvenile Fillies Glorious Song S Jammed Lovely S Bessarabian S Pennsylvania Nursery St Jim Thorpe S Hanshin Cup Eleanor Casey Memorial

Gr 3 R Gr 2 S S S Gr 3 S S Gr 2 S

5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 11 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 16 Nov 2011 20 Nov 2011 10 Dec 2011 10 Dec 2011 17 Dec 2011 17 Dec 2011

$734,000 $100,000 $90,000 $927,000 $125,000 $125,000 CAN150,000+ CAN150,000 CAN150,000+ $75,000 $50,000 $1,724,000 $50,000

2F 2 2 2 2 2F 2F 3F 3+ F&M 2 C&G 3 3+ 2F

T D D T D D AWT AWT AWT D D T D

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Track Louisiana Downs Remington Park Calder Calder Remington Park Remington Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Barksdale Red Earth S Naked Greed (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘10 pref) Crystal Rail (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘10 pref) Oklahoma Classics Distaff Turf Ladies on the Lawn S

Country USA GB USA USA USA USA FR USA CAN USA USA USA JPN USA USA USA FR CAN USA USA USA USA CAN USA CAN USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA IRE USA USA USA JPN USA CAN USA CAN

Track Del Mar Goodwood Del Mar Penn National Colonial Downs Penn National Deauville Canterbury Assiniboia Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Saratoga Niigata Evangeline Downs Evangeline Downs Prairie Meadows Deauville Assiniboia Downs Del Mar Monmouth Park Emerald Downs Del Mar Assiniboia Downs Del Mar Woodbine Calder Calder Monmouth Park Emerald Downs Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Leopardstown Del Mar Remington Park Monmouth Park Niigata Del Mar Woodbine Del Mar Woodbine

Race Name & (Sponsor) San Clemente H’cap Sussex Wickerr St The Dauphin Miss Brookmeade St Capital City Prix de Rothschild Lady Canterbury Breeders’ Cup St Assiniboia Oaks Donnie Wilhite Memorial S Sunny’s Halo S De La Rose St Sekiya Kinen Lafayette St Evangeline Mile Prairie Meadows Juvenile Mile Prix Jacques le Marois (Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard) Agassiz St Sandy Blue H’cap Continental Mile St Longacres Mile H’cap Solana Beach H’cap Distaff St Del Mar Mile Ontario Colleen S Lindsay Frolic St Seacliff St Junior Champion St Barbara Shinpoch St P.G. Johnson St With Anticipation St Riskaverse El Cajon St Matron St (Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus) Windy Sands H’cap Ricks Memorial S Cliff Hanger Niigata Nisai St Adoration H’cap Vice Regent S Torrey Pines St Halton S

Class S S S

Race Date 6 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 28 Oct 2011 2 Dec 2011

Value $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $130,000 $50,000

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S Gp 1

Gr 3

Gp 1 S Gr 3 S R Gr 2 Gr 3

Gr 2 Gp 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 R R R

Race Date 24 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 1 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 26 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011 1 Sep 2011 2 Sep 2011 2 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011

Value $150,000 £300,000 $85,000 $100,000 $50,000 $100,000 €300,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $978,000 $100,000 $125,000 $60,000 €600,000 CAN 50,000 $85,000 $65,000 $200,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 $200,000 CAN150,000+ $75,000 $75,000 $65,000 $50,000 $75,000 $150,000 $75,000 $100,000 €190,000 $85,000 $50,000 $150,000 $785,000 $85,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 CAN125,000

27 Sep 2011 2 Nov 2011 27 Sep 2011 26 Oct 2011 26 Oct 2011 2 Nov 2011 30 Aug 2011 1 Dec 2011 8 Nov 2011 7 Dec 2011

7.5f (1500m) Age 3+ 3+ 3 3F 3+ F&M 3+ F&M

Surface T T T T T T

Furlongs 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5

Age 3F 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ F&M 3 3+ F 3+ FM 3F 2F 2 4+ FM 3+ 2 3+ 2 3+ CF 3+ C&G 3F 2 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ 3F 2F 2 2F 2F 2F 2 3F 3 3+ F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 2 3+ F&M 3 3F 3+

Surface T T T T T T T T D T T T T T D D T D T T D T D T T D D T D T T T AWT T AWT T T T AWT T AWT T

Furlongs Closing 8 14 Jul 2011 8 24 May 2011 8 21 Jul 2011 8 19 Jul 2011 8 20 Jul 2011 8 20 Jul 2011 8 13 Jul 2011 8 21 Jul 2011 8 20 Jul 2011 8 23 Jul 2011 8 23 Jul 2011 8 30 Jul 2011 8 21 Jun 2011 8 8 4 Aug 2011 8 5 Aug 2011 8 27 Jul 2011 8 10 May 2011 8 11 Aug 2011 8 12 Aug 2011 8 8 11 Aug 2011 8 10 May 2011 8 18 Aug 2011 8 10 Aug 2011 8 8 8 19 Aug 2011 8 8 24 Aug 2011 8 25 Aug 2011 8 26 Aug 2011 8 25 Aug 2011 8 29 Jun 2011 8 25 Aug 2011 8 25 Aug 2011 8 21 Aug 2011 8 19 Jul 2011 8 25 Aug 2011 8 17 Aug 2011 8 25 Aug 2011 8 17 Aug 2011

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7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Closing 23 Jul 2011 10 Aug 2011

30 Nov 2011

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Track Presque Isle Downs Arlington Park Arlington Park Woodbine Longchamp Nakayama Assiniboia Downs Woodbine Woodbine Northlands Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Woodbine Belmont Park Newmarket Milan Newmarket Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Belmont Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Longchamp Belmont Park Belmont Park Northlands Park Milan Albuquerque Northlands Park Belmont Park Ascot Kyoto Calder Retama Park Retama Park Doncaster Tokyo Woodbine Remington Park Saint-Cloud Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Mountaineer Tokyo Kyoto Remington Park Hanshin Nakayama

Race Name & (Sponsor) Presque Isle BC Mile Arlington-Washington Lassie Arlington-Washington Futurity La Prevoyante S Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Keisei Hai Autumn H’cap Buffalo St Natalma S Summer S Alberta Oaks Premier’s Futurity Sturgeon River St Ricoh Woodbine Mile Noble Damsel H’cap Fillies’ Mile (Shadwell) Premio Vittorio di Capua Sun Chariot St (Kingdom of Bahrain) A L Red Erwin S Elge Rasberry S Kelso BC H’cap 3&4-Year-Old Sale St 3&4-Year-Old Sale St (Fillies) Prix Marcel Boussac (Total) Champagne St Frizette St Freedom of the City St Gran Criterium Univ of NM H’cap Canadian Juvenile St Pebbles St Queen Elizabeth II St (Sony) Daily Hai Nisai St Frances Genter H El Joven St M2 Technology La Senorita St Trophy (Racing Post) Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Fuji St Bunty Lawless S Oklahoma Classics Turf Criterium International Pocahontas St Iroquois St Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Breeders’ Cup Mile Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Chilukki St Mountaineer Mile H’cap Tokyo Chunichi Sports Hai Musashino St Mile Championship Springboard Mile Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Asahi Hai Futurity St

Country USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

Track Calder Calder Mountaineer Prairie Meadows Mountaineer Prairie Meadows Canterbury Canterbury Mountaineer Mountaineer Parx Racing Calder Calder Presque Isle Downs Remington Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) El Kaiser (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘10 pref) Three Rings (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘10 pref) West Virginia Senate President’s Breeders’ Cup St Iowa Breeders’ Oaks West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker’s Cup Donna Reed Minnesota Derby Minnesota Oaks Summer Finale St Labor Day St Smarty Jones Brave Raj St Foolish Pleasure St HBPA S Oklahoma Classics Distaff

Country USA CAN USA USA USA USA USA CAN USA USA USA USA USA USA CAN CAN CAN CAN USA USA USA CAN USA

Track Del Mar Woodbine Saratoga Penn National Del Mar Colonial Downs River Downs Northlands Park Belmont Park Saratoga Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Northlands Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Northlands Park Penn National Penn National Del Mar Woodbine Finger Lakes

Race Name & (Sponsor) California Dreamin’ H’cap Ontario Matron S Lake George St Red Carpet S San Diego H’cap Daniel Van Clief St Horizon St Count Lathum St Ruffian H’cap Fourstardave H’cap Oceanport St Jersey Derby Lady’s Secret St Majestic Light S Northlands Oaks British Columbia Cup Dogwood St British Columbia Cup Stellar’s Jay St Madamoiselle H Robellino S Russian Rythm S Clement L. Hirsch H’cap Seagram Cup S Genesee Valley Breeders’ H’cap

Class Gr 3 Gr 3 R Gp 1 Gr 3 R Gr 3 Gr 3 S S S Gr 1 Gr 3 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 R/S R/S Gr 2 R R Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 1 S Gp 1 Gr 2

Gp 1 Gr 3 R S Gp 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1

Race Date 9 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 16 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 23 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 10 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 28 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 4 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011 20 Nov 2011 10 Dec 2011 11 Dec 2011 18 Dec 2011

Value $250,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN125,000 €450,000 $978,000 CAN 50,000 CAN200,000+ CAN250,000+ CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN1,000,000+ $100,000 £200,000 €297,000 £180,000 $150,000 $150,000 $200,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 €300,000 $300,000 $300,000 CAN 50,000 €297,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 £1,000,000 $927,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 £200,000 $978,000 CAN125,000 $130,000 €250,000 $150,000 $100,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $150,000 $125,000 $927,000 $2,447,000 $300,000 $1,588,000 $1,724,000

8f (1600m) Age 3+ 2F 2 3F 3 + CF 3+ 2 2F 2 3F 2 2F 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 3+ F 3 3F 3+ 3&4 C&G 3&4 F 2F 2 2F 2F 2 C&F 3+ 2 3F 3+ 2 3F 2 CG 2F 2 C&F 3+ 3+ 3+ 2 CF 2F 2 2F 3+ 3+ 2 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 2 2F 2 No G

Surface AWT AWT AWT T T T D T T D D D T T T T T T T D D D T D D D T D D T T T T T T T T T T T D D T D T T D D D T D T T

Age 3 3F 3+ FM 3F 3+ 4+ F&M 3 CG 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3 2F 2 3+ F&M 3+ F&M

Surface D D T D T D D D T T D D D AWT D

Age 3+ 3+ F&M 3F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3 3 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3 3+ FM 3+ 3F 3F 3 CG 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 3+ 3+

Surface T AWT T T AWT T T D D T T T D D D D D D T T AWT AWT D

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S S S S

S

Race Date 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 28 Oct 2011

Value $75,000 $75,000 $85,000 $75,000 $85,000 $85,000 $60,000 $60,000 $75,000 $75,000 $300,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $145,000

Gr 2 Gr 2 S S Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3

S S R R Gr 1 Gr 3 S

Race Date 24 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2011 5 Aug 2011 5 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011

Value $100,000 CAN150,000+ $150,000 $100,000 $200,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 $250,000 $150,000 $200,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $300,000 CAN150,000+ $50,000

Closing 30 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 CLOSED 31 Aug 2011 31 Aug 2011

31 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 19 Jul 2011 25 Aug 2011 19 Jul 2011 CLOSED CLOSED 17 Sep 2011 24 Aug 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 8 Sep 2011 2 Oct 2011 24 Sep 2011 2 Aug 2011 30 Aug 2011 5 Aug 2011 5 Aug 2011 9 Aug 2011 13 Sep 2011 5 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011 27 Sep 2011 4 Oct 2011 1 Dec 2011 25 Oct 2011 8 Nov 2011

8.32f (1664m)

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Furlongs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Furlongs 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32

Closing 25 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 1 Apr 2011 1 Apr 2011 22 Aug 2011 22 Aug 2011 15 Aug 2011 21 Sep 2011

8.5f (1700m) Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

Closing 14 Jul 2011 6 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 19 Jul 2011 21 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 21 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 16 Jul 2011 17 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011

26 Jul 2011 26 Jul 2011 28 Jul 2011 20 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011

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Track Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows River Downs Louisiana Downs Mountaineer Northlands Park Saratoga Saratoga Presque Isle Downs Presque Isle Downs Del Mar Monmouth Park Woodbine Canterbury Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Northlands Park Northlands Park Remington Park Albuquerque Del Mar Hastings Racecourse Saratoga Finger Lakes Monmouth Park Calder Canterbury Canterbury Del Mar Woodbine Woodbine River Downs Louisiana Downs Delaware Park Fairplex Park Parx Racing Parx Racing Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Finger Lakes Northlands Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Calder Calder Delaware Park Sapporo Delaware Park Parx Racing Albuquerque Calder Fairplex Park Fairplex Park Woodbine Emerald Downs Parx Racing Hastings Racecourse Parx Racing Delaware Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Belmont Park Belmont Park Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Woodbine Parx Racing Delaware Park Woodbine Northlands Park Northlands Park Penn National Penn National Belmont Park Calder Calder Woodbine Thistledown Thistledown Remington Park Remington Park Remington Park Belmont Park Woodbine Churchill Downs

Race Name & (Sponsor) Ralph Hayes Iowa Breeders’ Derby Vivacious St Super Derby Prelude West Virginia Governor’s St Westerner St New York Stallion Series - Cab Calloway Division New York Stallion Series - Statue of Liberty Division Lil E Tee Hcap Malvern Rose S La Jolla H’cap Monmouth Oaks Victoriana S John Bullit St Richmond Derby Trial Eternal Search S Louisiana Cup Distaff (Walmac Farms) Louisiana Cup Turf Classic City of Edmonton Distaff St Sonoma St Governor’s Cup The Lineage St Harry F. Brubaker H’cap Hong Kong Jockey Club H’cap Ballston Spa H’cap New York Oaks Molly Pitcher St Darn That Alarm MN Classic Championship MN Distaff Classic Championship Palomar H’cap Algoma S Elgin S Budweiser Select Cradle St Super Derby George Rosenberger St E B Johnston S Mrs. Penny St Crowd Pleaser Happy Ticket River Cities Sunday Silence Unbridled Hcap Jack Betta Be Rite H’cap Beaufort St Breeders’ H’cap Fall Classic Distaff Judy’s Red Shoes (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘10 pref) Needles St (Fl Stall’ St elig’ ‘10 pref) Brandywine St Elm St Kent BC St Roanoke S New Mexico St Fair TB Breeder St Stage Door Betty H’cap Pomona Derby Las Madrinas H Selene S Gottstein Futurity Cotillion St CTHS Sales (AlwS) PA Horse Breeders Distaff Blue Hen St Ascot Graduation St Fantasy St Miss Grillo BC St Pilgrim BC St CTHS Sales (AlwS) Classy ‘n Smart S Mazarine BC S Alphabet Soup H’cap Dover St Grey BC S Duchess of York St Harvest Gold Plate Ligature S Nepal S Athenia H’cap Spend a Buck H’cap Florida Stallion St - My Dear Girl Division Cup and Saucer S John W Galbreath Memorial St Juvenile St Remington Green S Remington Park Oaks Oklahoma Classics Classic Turnback the Alarm Princess Elizabeth S Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies

Class S S S

R R S S Gr 2 Gr 3 R R S S

S R Gr 2 S Gr 2 S S Gr 2 R R Gr 3 R S S S

S S S S

Gr 3 Gr 3 S S

Gr 3 R Gr 2 S S

Gr 3 Gr 3 S R Gr 3 S Gr 3 R R Gr 3 Gr 3 R R S S S Gr 3 R Gr 1

Race Date 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 10 Aug 2011 11 Aug 2011 12 Aug 2011 12 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 26 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 19 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 5 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 10 Oct 2011 10 Oct 2011 14 Oct 2011 14 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 28 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 4 Nov 2011

Value $85,000 $75,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 $150,000 CAN125,000 $50,000 CAN 75,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN 75,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $50,000 $85,000 CAN 50,000 $200,000 $75,000 $250,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $150,000 CAN125,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $500,000 $75,000 $50,000 $100,000 $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $125,000 $927,000 $250,000 $75,000 $50,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN250,000+ $65,000 $750,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $75,000 CAN 75,000 CAN 75,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 CAN125,000 CAN 200,000+ $75,000 $75,000 CAN 200,000+ CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 $300,000 CAN250,000 $75,000 $75,000 $125,000 $250,000 $175,000 $100,000 CAN250,000 $2,000,000

8.5f (1700m) Age 4+ C&G 3 3+ FM 3 3+ 3+ 3 3F 3 3F 3 3F 3+ F&M 3+ 3 3F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ FM 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3+ F&M 3+ C&G 2 3 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3 2F 3+ F&M 2 3+ 3+ FM 3 3+ 3+ F&M 3F 3 3+ 3+ 3 3+ 3 3+ FM 3 3+ F&M 3F 2 3F 3F 3+ F&M 2F 2 2F 2F 2 3CG 3+ F&M 2F 3+ 2 2 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 2F 2 2F 2 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ F&M 2F 2F

Surface D D T T D D T T AWT AWT T D T T D AWT T T D D D D T D T D D D D D T AWT AWT T D T D T T T T T T D D D D T T D D T D D D D D AWT D D D D D D D T T D AWT AWT T D AWT D D D D T D D T D D T D D D AWT D

Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

Closing 29 Jul 2011 28 Jul 2011 23 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 CLOSED CLOSED 2 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 4 Aug 2011 30 Jul 2011 27 Jul 2011 4 Aug 2011 3 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 11 Aug 2011 7 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 25 Aug 2011 25 Aug 2011 25 Aug 2011 17 Aug 2011 17 Aug 2011 15 Jul 2011 10 Aug 2011 30 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 2 Jul 2011 2 Jul 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011

6 Sep 2011 2 Aug 2011 13 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 14 Sep 2011 14 Sep 2011 7 Sep 2011 4 Jul 2011 17 Sep 2011 20 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 14 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 27 Sep 2011 21 Sep 2011 4 Oct 2011 4 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 28 Sep 2011 5 Oct 2011 5 Oct 2011 7 Oct 2011 7 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 12 Oct 2011 24 Oct 2011

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Track Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Woodbine Woodbine Churchill Downs Calder Calder Calder Churchill Downs Penn National Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Beulah Park Woodbine Woodbine Woodbine Woodbine Turfway Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Ack Ack H’cap Breeders’ Cup Juvenile South Ocean S Autumn S Commonwealth Turf Arthur I Appleton Juvenile Turf Elmer Heubeck Distaff H’cap John Franks Juvenile Fillies Turf Mrs. Revere St The Swatara Golden Rod St Kentucky Jockey Club St Bobbie Bricker Memorial H’cap Kingarvie S Display S Sir Barton S Ontario Lassie S My Charmer St

Class Gr 3 Gr 1 S Gr 2 Gr 3 S S S Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 R S S S S

Race Date 4 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 9 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 23 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 27 Nov 2011 30 Nov 2011 3 Dec 2011 10 Dec 2011

8.5f (1700m)

Value $100,000 $2,000,000 CAN125,000 CAN150,000+ $100,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $175,000 $75,000 $150,000 $150,000 $50,000 CAN125,000 CAN150,000+ CAN125,000 CAN150,000 $50,000

Age 3+ 2 CG 2F 3+ 3 2 3+ FM 2F 3F 3+ 2F 2 3+ FM 2 2 3+ 2F 3+ F&M

Surface D D AWT AWT T T D T T D D D AWT AWT AWT AWT AWT

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Track Woodbine Emerald Downs Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Monmouth Park Saratoga Monmouth Park Canterbury Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Assiniboia Downs Saratoga Mountaineer Saratoga Emerald Downs Del Mar Sapporo Emerald Downs Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Monmouth Park Saratoga Niigata Emerald Downs Saratoga Saratoga Monmouth Park Saratoga Remington Park Saratoga Thistledown Monmouth Park Del Mar Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Delaware Park Assiniboia Downs Hastings Racecourse Belmont Park Assiniboia Downs Belmont Park Arlington Park Assiniboia Downs Parx Racing Hanshin Woodbine Parx Racing Woodbine Belmont Park Fairplex Park Belmont Park Sapporo Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Woodbine Belmont Park Tokyo Belmont Park Thistledown Calder Tokyo Remington Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Kyoto

Race Name & (Sponsor) Nijinsky St Mt Rainier H’cap Evan Shipman (NYB) Curlin Diana St Jim Dandy St Haskell Invitational (INV) Ruffian Hcap Taylor Made Matchmaker Princess Elaine St British Columbia Cup Classic H’cap British Columbia Cup Distaff H’cap Manitoba Derby Whitney H’cap West Virginia Derby National Museum Racing Hall of Fame St Washington Oaks John C. Mabee H’cap Hokkaido Shimbun Hai Queen St Emerald Downs Derby West Point H’cap Yaddo H’cap Del Mar Oaks Philip H. Iselin St Woodford Reserve Lake Placid Leopard St Emerald Distaff Albany St Bernard Baruch H’cap Restoration St Saratoga Dew St Edward J DeBartolo Memorial The Woodward Rose DeBartolo Memorial St Twin Light St Del Mar Derby Delta Colleen H’cap Sir Winston Churchill H’cap British Columbia Derby DTHA Governors Day St Gold Breeders’ Cup St British Columbia Breeders’ Cup Oaks Ashley T Cole H’cap Matron Breeders’ Cup St Garden City BC St Pucker Up St J.W. Sifton St PTHA President’s Cup Kansai Telecasting Corp Sho Rose St Canadian S Pennsylvania Derby Ontario Derby John Hettinger Ralph M Hinds Pomona H Beldame St Sapporo Nisai St Ballerina Breeders’ Cup St Durham Cup S Carotene S Jamaica BC H’cap Mainichi Okan Knickerbocker H’cap Best of Ohio Distaff H’cap Tropical Park Derby Fuchu Himba St Oklahoma Derby Empire Classic H’cap Ticonderoga H’cap Mohawk St River City H’cap Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic Cardinal H’cap Miyako St

Class Gr 2

Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 S S S Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 S S Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 3 S Gr 2 S Gr 1 S Gr 2 Gr 3 R S Gr 1 Gr 3 R Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2

Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 S Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 S Gr 3 S S S Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3

Race Date 24 Jul 2011 24 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 30 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2011 1 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 6 Aug 2011 12 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 19 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 26 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 29 Aug 2011 2 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 5 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 16 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 24 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 8 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 3 Nov 2011 4 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011

Value CAN300,000+ $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $500,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $250,000 $200,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $750,000 $750,000 $150,000 $65,000 $250,000 $927,000 $65,000 $100,000 $100,000 $250,000 $250,000 $150,000 $1,098,000 $65,000 $100,000 $200,000 $70,000 $75,000 $100,000 $750,000 $50,000 $70,000 $250,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 200,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 100K $100,000 CAN 50,000 $250,000 $100,000 CAN 50,000 $250,000 $1,274,000 CAN300,000+ $1,000,000 CAN150,000+ $100,000 $75,000 $350,000 $785,000 CAN 100,000 CAN150,000+ CAN150,000 $250,000 $1,588,000 $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $1,292,000 $400,000 $200,000 $125,000 $125,000 $100,000 $2,000,000 $100,000 $927,000

Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5

Closing 24 Oct 2011 19 Oct 2011 26 Oct 2011

14 Nov 2011 16 Nov 2011 9 Nov 2011 9 Nov 2011 9 Nov 2011 16 Nov 2011 1 Dec 2011

9f (1800m)

Age Surface 3+ T 3+ D 3+ 3 3+ FM T 3 D 3 D 3+ FM D 3+ FM T 3+ FM T 3+ D FM D 3 D 3+ D 3 D 3 T 3F D 3+ F&M T 3+ FM T 3 D 3+ (NY bred) T 3+ FM (NY bred) T 3F T 3+ D 3F T 3+ D 3+ FM D 3 (NY bred) D 3+ T 3 T 3+ FM (NY bred) D 3+ T 3+ D 3+ FM D 3F T 3 T FM D 3+ D 3 D 3+ D 3+ D 3F D 3+ (NY bred) T 3+ FM D 3F T 3F T 3 C&G D 3+ T 3F T 3+ F&M T 3 D 3 AWT 3+ F&M T 3+ D 3+ F&M D 2 T FM D 3+ AWT 3F T 3 T 3+ T 3+ T 3+ FM D 3 T 3+ FM T 3 D 3+ (NY bred) D 3+ F&M (NY bred) T 3+ (NY bred) T 3+ T 3+ FM D 3+ FM T 3+ D

Furlongs Closing 9 6 Jul 2011 9 9 9 Jul 2011 9 22 Jul 2011 9 16 Jul 2011 9 16 Jul 2011 9 9 16 Jul 2011 9 23 Jul 2011 9 21 Jul 2011 9 9 9 20 Jul 2011 9 23 Jul 2011 9 25 Jul 2011 9 30 Jul 2011 9 9 4 Aug 2011 9 5 Jul 2011 9 9 6 Aug 2011 9 6 Aug 2011 9 11 Aug 2011 9 6 Aug 2011 9 6 Aug 2011 9 5 Jul 2011 9 9 13 Aug 2011 9 13 Aug 2011 9 19 Aug 2011 9 22 Aug 2011 9 24 Aug 2011 9 20 Aug 2011 9 24 Aug 2011 9 26 Aug 2011 9 25 Aug 2011 9 9 9 9 30 Aug 2011 9 31 Aug 2011 9 9 27 Aug 2011 9 6 Sep 2011 9 3 Sep 2011 9 7 Sep 2011 9 10 May 2011 9 3 Sep 2011 9 2 Aug 2011 9 31 Aug 2011 9 4 Jul 2011 9 7 Sep 2011 9 10 Sep 2011 9 17 Sep 2011 9 17 Sep 2011 9 16 Aug 2011 9 9 14 Sep 2011 9 14 Sep 2011 9 24 Sep 2011 9 30 Aug 2011 9 1 Oct 2011 9 5 Oct 2011 9 9 30 Aug 2011 9 7 Oct 2011 9 8 Oct 2011 9 8 Oct 2011 9 8 Oct 2011 9 9 24 Oct 2011 9 9 27 Sep 2011

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Track Woodbine Beulah Park Calder Calder Charles Town Tokyo Charles Town Churchill Downs Calder Churchill Downs Calder Calder Hanshin Hanshin Turfway Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) Coronation Futurity Ruff/Kirchberg Memorial St Bonnie Heath Turf Cup Carl G Rose Classic My Sister Pearl Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai St A Huevo St Falls City H’cap My Charmer H’cap Clark H’cap Fred W Hooper H’cap Tropical Turf H’cap Naruo Kinen Japan Cup Dirt Prairie Bayou St

Class R R S S S Gr 3 S Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 S

Race Date 6 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 24 Nov 2011 24 Nov 2011 25 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 2 Dec 2011 3 Dec 2011 4 Dec 2011 17 Dec 2011

Value CAN250,000 $75,000 $125,000 $150,000 $50,000 $785,000 $50,000 $150,000 $100,000 $500,000 $100,000 $100,000 $996,000 $3,192,000 $50,000

9f (1800m) Age 2 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 2 3+ 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+

Surface AWT D T D D T D D T D D T T D AWT

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Track Arlington Park Arlington Park Saratoga

Race Name & (Sponsor) Beverly D. St Washington Park H’cap Saranac St

Class Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3

Race Date 13 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 4 Sep 2011

Value $750,000 $100,000 $100,000

Race Name & (Sponsor) Nassau (Blue Square)

Class Gp 1

Country JPN GER JPN CAN USA USA USA FR JPN

Race Name & (Sponsor) Hakodate Kinen Grosser Dallmayr-Preis-Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Kokura Kinen Wonder Where S Arlington Million XXVIII Secretariat St TVG Alabama Prix Jean Romanet (Darley) Sapporo Kinen

Race Date 30 Jul 2011

Value £185,000

Age 3+ FM 3+ 3

Surface T AWT T

Class Gr 3 Gp 1 Gr 3 R Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 1 Gr 2

Race Date 24 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 31 Jul 2011 13 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011

Value $1,053,000 €155,000 $1,053,000 CAN250,000 $1,000,000 $400,000 $500,000 €250,000 $1,724,000

2 Nov 2011 11 Oct 2011 9 Nov 2011

25 Oct 2011 11 Oct 2011 8 Dec 2011

Furlongs 9.5 9.5 9.5

Closing 29 Apr 2011 24 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011

9.85f (1970m) Age 3+ F

Surface T

Furlongs 9.85

Age 3+ 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ 3 3F 4+ F 3+

Surface T T T T T T D T T

Furlongs Closing 10 7 Jun 2011 10 10 May 2011 10 21 Jun 2011 10 13 Jul 2011 10 29 Apr 2011 10 15 Apr 2011 10 6 Aug 2011 10 3 Aug 2011 10 5 Jul 2011

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Closing 19 Oct 2011 2 Nov 2011

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Furlongs 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Closing 5 Jul 2011

10f (2000m)

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Saratoga Del Mar Saratoga Niigata Leopardstown Hanshin Thistledown Belmont Park Belmont Park Hanshin Longchamp Ascot Thistledown Kyoto Woodbine Moonee Valley Rome Tokyo Churchill Downs Woodbine Rome Saint-Cloud Fukushima Kokura Kokura Hanshin

Travers Pacific Classic Personal Ensign St Niigata Kinen Irish Champion St Asahi Challenge Cup Governor’s Buckeye Cup Flower Bowl Invitational St Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational St Sirius St Prix de l’Opera Champion (Emirates Airline) Best of Ohio Endurance H’cap Shuka Sho E P Taylor S Tattersall’s Cox Plate Premio Lydia Tesio Tenno Sho (Autumn) Breeders’ Cup Classic Maple Leaf S Premio Roma Criterium de Saint-Cloud Fukushima Kinen Chunichi Shimbun Hai Aichi Hai Radio Nikkei Hai Nisai St

Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gp 1 Gr 3 S Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gp 1 Gp 1 S Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3

27 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 3 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2011 2 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 23 Oct 2011 30 Oct 2011 5 Nov 2011 5 Nov 2011 6 Nov 2011 12 Nov 2011 20 Nov 2011 10 Dec 2011 18 Dec 2011 24 Dec 2011

$1,000,000 $1,000,000 $300,000 $1,053,000 €750,000 $996,000 $50,000 $500,000 $750,000 $927,000 €350,000 £1,300,000 $75,000 $2,175,000 CAN1,000,000+ AUS$3,050,000 €297,000 $3,234,000 $5,000,000 CAN175,000+ €297,000 €250,000 $996,000 $996,000 $927,000 $785,000

3 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3F 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 2 CF 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 2

D AWT D T T T D T D D T T D T T T T T D AWT T T T T T T

Age 3+

Surface T

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Race Name & (Sponsor) International St (Juddmonte)

Class Gp 1

Race Date 17 Aug 2011

Value £700,000

Track Dusseldorf Northlands Park Northlands Park Woodbine Del Mar Del Mar Saratoga Belmont Park Nakayama Nakayama

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Race Name & (Sponsor) Henkel Preis der Diana (Deutsches Stuten-Derby) Canadian Derby Speed to Spare St Sky Classic S CTT & Thoroughbred Owners of California H’cap Del Mar H’cap Glens Falls H’cap Bowling Green BC H’cap RF Radio Nippon Sho St Lite Kinen Sankei Sho All Comers

Class Gp 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2

Race Date 7 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 21 Aug 2011 26 Aug 2011 28 Aug 2011 5 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011

Value €400,000 CAN 300,000 CAN 75,000 CAN250,000+ $85,000 $200,000 $100,000 $150,000 $1,332,000 $1,570,000

13 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 19 Jul 2011 30 Mar 2011 2 Aug 2011 2 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 17 Sep 2011 16 Aug 2011 24 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 5 Oct 2011 30 Aug 2011 28 Sep 2011 2 Aug 2011 22 Sep 2011 13 Sep 2011 24 Oct 2011 19 Oct 2011 6 Oct 2011 26 Oct 2011 11 Oct 2011 25 Oct 2011 8 Nov 2011 8 Nov 2011

10.4f (2080m)

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10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Furlongs 10.4

Closing 21 Jun 2011

11f (2200m) Age 3F 3 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3 3+

Surface T D D T T T T T T T

Furlongs 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Closing CLOSED 3 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 20 Aug 2011 27 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 16 Aug 2011

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Track Hastings Racecourse Churchill Downs Kyoto

Race Name & (Sponsor) BC Premier’s H’cap Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup

Country GER USA CAN USA USA GER GB GER USA FR CAN GER JPN USA

Track Hoppegarten Del Mar Woodbine Saratoga Saratoga Cologne York Baden-Baden Turfway Park Longchamp Woodbine Cologne Hanshin Belmont Park

Race Name & (Sponsor) 121st Grosser Preis von Berlin Cougar II H’cap Breeders’ S Waya St Sword Dancer Invitational St Rheinland-Pokal Yorkshire Oaks (Darley) Grosser Preis von Baden Turfway Park Fall Championship Prix Vermeille (Qatar) Northern Dancer BC Turf Preis von €opa Kobe Shimbun Hai Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational St

Class Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1

Race Date 2 Oct 2011 4 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011

Value CAN 100,000 $2,000,000 $2,214,000

11f (2200m) Age 3+ 3+ FM 3+ FM

Surface D T T

Furlongs 11 11 11

Age 3+ 3+ 3 4+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3+ F 3+ 3+ 3 No G 3+

Surface T AWT T T T T T T AWT T T T T T

Furlongs Closing 12 10 May 2011 12 21 Jul 2011 12 24 Jul 2011 12 1 Aug 2011 12 30 Jul 2011 12 24 May 2011 12 21 Jun 2011 12 14 Jun 2011 12 1 Sep 2011 12 24 Aug 2011 12 31 Aug 2011 12 28 Jun 2011 12 16 Aug 2011 12 17 Sep 2011

Gr 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 3 Gp 1 Gr 1 Gp 1 Gr 2 Gr 1

Race Date 24 Jul 2011 29 Jul 2011 7 Aug 2011 8 Aug 2011 13 Aug 2011 14 Aug 2011 18 Aug 2011 4 Sep 2011 10 Sep 2011 11 Sep 2011 18 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 25 Sep 2011 1 Oct 2011

Value €175,000 $125,000 CAN500,000 $75,000 $500,000 €155,000 £310,000 €250,000 $100,000 €350,000 CAN 500,000+ €155,000 $1,332,000 $500,000

24 Oct 2011 4 Oct 2011

12f (2400m)

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Longchamp Kyoto Caulfield Milan Woodbine Churchill Downs Calder Tokyo Calder

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Qatar) Kyoto Daishoten BMW Caulfield Cup Gran Premio del Jockey Club e Coppa d’Oro Pattison Canadian International Breeders’ Cup Turf WL McKnight H’cap Japan Cup La Prevoyante H’cap

Gp 1 Gr 2 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 3

2 Oct 2011 9 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 16 Oct 2011 5 Nov 2011 26 Nov 2011 27 Nov 2011 2 Dec 2011

€4,000,000 $1,588,000 AUS$2,550,000 €297,000 CAN 1,500,000+ $3,000,000 $150,000 $6,129,000 $100,000

3+ CF 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ FM

T T T T T T T T T

Age 3+ 3+

Surface T T

Furlongs 12 .5 12 .5

Age 4+

Surface T

Furlongs 13

Age 3+ 3+ 3+

Surface T D AWT

Furlongs 14 14 14

Age 3 C&F

Surface T

Furlongs 14.6

Age 3 No G

Surface T

Furlongs 15

Age 3+

Surface T

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Race Name & (Sponsor) Copa Republica Argentina Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)

Country Track USA Saratoga

Race Name & (Sponsor) John’s Call St

Country IRE USA CAN

Race Name & (Sponsor) St Leger (Irish Field) Breeders’ Cup Marathon Valedictory S

Class Gr 2 Gr 1

Race Date 6 Nov 2011 25 Dec 2011

Race Date 5 Aug 2011

Class Gp 1 Gr 3 Gr 3

Race Date 10 Sep 2011 4 Nov 2011 4 Dec 2011

Race Name & (Sponsor) St Leger (Ladbrokes)

Class Gp 1

Country Track JPN Kyoto

Race Name & (Sponsor) Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger)

Country Track FR Longchamp

Race Name & (Sponsor) Prix Royal-Oak

Race Date 10 Sep 2011

Value £500,000

Race Date 23 Oct 2011

Value $2,745,000

Race Date 23 Oct 2011

Value €250,000

Race Name & (Sponsor) Emirates Melbourne Cup

Class Gp 1

Race Date 1 Nov 2011

Value AUS$6,175,000

Race Name & (Sponsor) Sports Nippon Sho Stayers St

Class Gr 2

Race Date 3 Dec 2011

Value $1,570,000

Age 3+

Surface T

Race Name & (Sponsor) Prix du Cadran (Qatar)

Class Gp 1

Race Date 2 Oct 2011

Value €250,000

Furlongs 15.5

Closing 5 Oct 2011

Furlongs 16

Closing 1 Sep 2011

18f (3600m) Age 3+

Surface T

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Closing CLOSED

16f (3200m)

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Closing 19 Jul 2011

15.5f (3100m)

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Closing 30 Mar 2011 24 Oct 2011 16 Nov 2011

15f (3000m)

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Closing 29 Jul 2011

14.6f (2920m)

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Closing 27 Sep 2011 8 Nov 2011

14f (2800m)

Value €230,000 $500,000 CAN150,000+

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11 Oct 2011

13f (2600m)

Value $75,000

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4 May 2011 30 Aug 2011 2 Aug 2011 15 Sep 2011 28 Sep 2011 24 Oct 2011

12.5f (2500m)

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12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Furlongs 18

Closing 25 Oct 2011

20f (4000m) Age 4+

Surface T

Furlongs 20

Closing 24 Aug 2011

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THE ARNOLD KIRKPATRICK COLUMN

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NYONE who has been reading these columns for very long is no doubt already well aware that I have a decided preference for females of any species over their male counterparts – up to and including the female black widow spider, the most honest female of any species, who, when through mating, bites the head off her male and uses his remains to sustain the offspring.

I’ve always felt the same about horses, as well, dating back to the mid-’60s when I was going through The Jockey Club School for Racing Officials at Aqueduct, but spent most of my time over at the barn of Hirsch Jacobs, where the magnificent filly Affectionately was stabled.

In the recent past, the true stars of racing have been fillies: Rachel Alexandra, Goldikova, and, of course, Zenyatta, the latter two of whom inspired me, last year, to stalk the Churchill Downs backstretch like a starstruck teenage girl pursuing Justin Bieber – with the minor exception that I was carrying a six-pack of Guinness and a bag of carrots as a welcome gift for Zenyatta.

Then, recently a good friend of mine introduced me to the story of another heroic mare named Reckless, who served with the U.S. Marines during the Korean War. She was no Zenyatta, standing only 14.1 hands tall and weighing an estimated 900 pounds, but, as you read the story, you’ll quickly become convinced, as I was, that at least 700 of that had to have been heart.

Originally named Ah-Chim-Hai, which is Korean for Flame of the Morning, she was bought off the racetrack in Seoul for $250 in October of 1952 to carry weapons and ammunition for the 75mm Recoilless Rifle Platoon, Antitank Company of the 5th Marine Regiment (Reckless being a play on “recoilless”). Just as with any great horse, her grit and determination were the stuff of legend, but unlike most horses, she completed the majority of her tasks, without the benefit of human intervention – which might not be a bad idea in many instances for horses at the racetrack.

During a single day of one particularly vicious battle “the savagery of which had

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A True American Hero unguarded food from her human comrades, as well as items of their clothing which she consumed as well.

At the end of the war – apparently, wars actually had an end in those days – Sgt. Reckless was transported to the United States, where she was promoted to staff sergeant by the Commandant of the Marines and was received as guest of honor at a celebration of the Like Zenyatta, Reckless enjoyed a little beer with her friends 179th anniversary of never been equaled in Marine Corps history,” the founding of the Corps on the 10th floor of she made 51 trips from the ammunition the Marines’ Memorial Club, where she lived supply depot to the front lines with supplies, up to her reputation by eating several of the often helping transport wounded soldiers floral centerpieces from the banquet tables in back to the command post. “It’s difficult to addition to the cake which had been prepared for the occasion. describe the elation and the boost in morale She was retired to Camp Pendleton, that little white-faced mare gave Marines as California, where she produced three foals she outfoxed the enemy bringing vitally and, in lieu of retirement pay, was cared for by needed ammunition up the mountain,” one the Marines until her death on May 13, 1968.

Marine recalled. At the end of the battle, the Marines calculated that Reckless had carried a Sgt. Reckless was not through being honored, total of 9,000 pounds of ammunition and had though. In the 1990s, Life magazine did a traveled 35 miles through terrain which was commemorative issue, “100 Greatest Heroes being pounded by enemy fire estimated at of American History.” There, along with the 500 rounds a minute. likes of George Washington, Thomas In all, Reckless earned a field promotion to Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, etc., was the little chestnut mare Sgt. Reckless.

Sergeant, a Presidential Unit Citation with Now, there is a move afoot to create a star, a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit memorial to her in the form of a bronze Citation, a National Defense Service Medal, a statue at the Korean War Memorial in Korean Service Medal, a United Nations Service Medal, and two Purple Hearts for Washington, D. C. To learn more about Sgt. wounds she received in battle.

Reckless and the memorial, just Google “Sgt. Her only improbable honor was a Good Reckless” and you’ll be treated to a story Conduct Medal, which is a little dubious which reminds us all why we are proud to be because she was notorious for stealing in the horse business. n

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