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All-time leading California-bred Money Winners CALIFORNIA CHROME and TIZNOW were both bred and raised at Harris Farms.

The Harris Farms Horse Division dates back nearly 60 years and the high level of success on the racetrack and from our breeding shed continues to be the goal for both the farm and its clients. An outstanding stallion roster is the foundation of our multi-faceted commitment to California’s breeding industry and more than 300 broodmares are bred annually. Eclipse Award champions and 54 divisional champions in California are among the hundreds of productive racehorses bred and raised at the farm.

Our Record Speaks for Itself! www.harrisfarms.com STALLIONS: Acclamation • Conquest Farenheit • Desert Code • Jeranimo • Lakerville • Majestic Harbor Om • Prospect Park • Rousing Sermon • Smiling Tiger • Tamarando • Vronsky

John C. Harris, President • Jonny Hilvers, General Manager • Dr. Jeanne Bowers, Resident Veterinarian 27366 W. Oakland Ave. • Coalinga, CA 93210 • Tel: (800) 311-6211 or (559) 884-2859 • Fax: (559) 884-2855 E-Mail: stallions@harrisfarms.com • Web Site: www.harrisfarms.com

In Memoriam 1935 – 2020

R.D. Hubbard

While Hubbard wasn’t able to bring a football stadium to the property, he proved prophetic. Hollywood Park closed in 2013, and a state-of-the-art football stadium is currently under construction on the property. Te Rams and the Chargers will play their home games there, and the stadium is scheduled as the site for the 2022 Super Bowl. At that same 1995 luncheon Hubbard spoke of how important he felt it was to combine casino gaming with racing. At the time, his Hollywood Park Casino card club had increased purses at the racetrack. He later incorporated a casino and racetrack at Ruidoso Downs, a major Quarter Horse track in New Mexico that hosts the All American Futurity (G1) every year. Hubbard died April 29 at age 84 in Palm Desert, Calif. He not only was an infuential racetrack owner in both the Toroughbred and Quarter Horse industries, but bred and raced many top runners of both breeds. Toroughbreds Hubbard raced, alone or in partnership, include 1997 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) and Pacifc Classic (G1) winner Gentlemen and graded winners Puerto Madero, Fire the Groom, Fit to Lead, Leger Cat, and homebred Spring House. From Fire the Groom, Hubbard and partners bred English group 1 winner Stravinsky. Other stakes winners bred by Hubbard include grade 1 winner Timely Assertion.

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wenty-fve years ago R.D. Hubbard spoke at the California Toroughbred Breeders Association awards luncheon as the head of Hollywood Park. He envisioned the addition of a football stadium on the track property that could host the Super Bowl “every other year beginning in the year 2000.”

R.D. Hubbard was an infuential force in both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing

On the Quarter Horse side, Hubbard won the All American Derby (G1) four times, most recently with champion Hotstepper in 2018. His other Quarter Horse champions include Denim N Diamonds, a favorite at Los Alamitos who still has a race named for her. Hubbard owned Crystal Springs Farm in Kentucky, moving the operation to New Mexico in 2007 under the same name. Born in Smith Center, Kan., Hubbard became a teacher after college and later a glass salesman. He served as president of Safelite Auto Glass in the 1960s, and in the 1970s he formed his own successful glass company, AFG Industries. With Dr. Ed Allred, who owns Los Alamitos, Hubbard purchased Ruidoso Downs in 1988. Hubbard eventually became Ruidoso’s sole owner until he sold it in 2017. He also had ownership interests in Turf Paradise in Arizona and Te Woodlands in Kansas City and helped develop Zia Park in New Mexico. Hubbard won a proxy battle at Hol-

lywood Park and succeeded Marje Everett as head of that racetrack in 1991. He made improvements to the facility, and Hollywood hosted the Breeders’ Cup in 1997 under Hubbard’s management. Hubbard sold Hollywood Park to Churchill Downs in 1999. Hubbard helped create the National Toroughbred Racing Association and served on its board of directors. He co-founded its Racing Integrity and Drug Testing Task Force. Hubbard and his wife, Joan Dale, founded the Shoemaker Foundation in 1991 and also the R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation and the Hubbard Museum of the American West. Charities that Hubbard and his wife have supported include the Racetrack Chaplaincy of America. Te NTRA honored Hubbard as Man of the Year in 2000. Hubbard also received the Jockeys’ Guild Merit Award and the John W. Galbreath Award from the University of Louisville. He served on the American Quarter Horse Association Racing Committee and Racing Council, and he was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2009. “With the passing of R.D. Hubbard, we have lost a visionary leader who rose from humble beginnings to become a highly successful businessman, philanthropist, and sportsman,” said Alex Waldrop, president and chief executive ofcer of the NTRA. “He was a passionate and successful participant in horse racing at all levels: breeder, horse owner, racetrack owner and operator, handicapper, and fan. A teacher and mentor to many, his numerous contributions to the industry he loved included his unrelenting drive to unite leading breeders, owners, trainers, and racetrack operators to establish the National Toroughbred Racing Association.” Hubbard’s survivors include his wife and three children.

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FEATURES

18 EQUINE SOFTWARE

3 In Memoriam: R. D. Hubbard

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22 Golden State Series: Echo Eddie Stakes

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24 Golden State Series: Evening Jewel Stakes

VICE CHAIRPERSON PETE PARRELLA TREASURER GEORGE F. SCHMITT SECRETARY SUE GREENE

26 CTBA Member Profle: Milt Policzer

DIRECTORS

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John C. Harris, Leigh Ann Howard, John H. Barr, Gloria Haley, Pete Parrella, Sue Greene, Donald J. Valpredo, Terry C. Lovingier, George F. Schmitt, Ty Green

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30 Health: Medication and Pregnant Mares

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/EVENT COORDINATOR CHRISTY CHAPMAN

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CURRENT CALIFORNIA

SQUARE EDDIE PENSIONED; PAVEL, MRAZEK TO STUD

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BLUEGRASS CAT (2003) •

Leading California sire Square Eddie has been pensioned at Ocean Breeze Ranch in Bonsall while grade 1 winner Pavel and Mrazek have been retired to stud at the farm. Pavel stands for $5,000, and Mrazek, for $2,500. Square Eddie has been among the Square Eddie leading California sires for several years in many categories. He was honored at the most recent California Toroughbred Breeders Association awards banquet as the 2019 leading sire of California-conceived foals by overall earnings and by turf earnings. Paul and Zillah Reddam raced and stood Square Eddie, a Canadian-bred Pavel 2006 son of Smart Strike—Forty Gran, by El Gran Senor. Square Eddie began his racing career in England and was group-placed in that country. Te Reddams bought him privately and returned him to North America, where he won the 2008 Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity (G1) and fnished second in that Mrazek year’s Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). He placed in two other stakes and earned $856,019. Square Eddie has sired such stakes winners as California-bred Ralis, winner of the 2015 Hopeful Stakes (G1) and an earner of $426,138. Cal-bred Eddie Haskell, also by Square Eddie, won the 2019 Daytona Stakes (G3T) and earned $627,707. Listing, also a Cal-bred by Square Eddie, captured the 2019 Quick Call Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga. Stakes-winning Mrazek is another son of Square Eddie. Doug O’Neill trained both horses, as well as Pavel. Te Reddams own Pavel and Mrazek. A 6-year-old son of Creative Cause—Mons Venus, by Maria’s Mon, Pavel won the 2018 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) and 2017 Smarty Jones Stakes (G3). He fnished second in the 2018 TVG Pacifc Classic (G1) and third in the 2017 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) and 2019 Suburban Stakes (G2) for total earnings of $2,090,351. Cal-bred Mrazek is a 7-year-old out of the Wild Rush mare Heckuva Rush. Te Reddams bred and raced the horse, who earned $312,304 and won the 2015 Graduation Stakes and 2016 Tor’s Echo Handicap.

SIRES OF STAKES WINNERS 1010

MINISTERS WILD CAT (2000)

531

OLD TOPPER (1995) †

585

ROCKY BAR (1998) •

201

KAFWAIN (2000)

696

SQUARE EDDIE

272

LUCKY PULPIT †

491

ATTICUS (1992) †

522

DECARCHY (1997) †

456

COMIC STRIP (1995) †

370

EDDINGTON

499

SOUTHERN IMAGE

584

VRONSKY

313

STAY THIRSTY

523

SMILING TIGER

193

† Indicates stallions who have died or have been retired from stud. ● Indicates stallions who have moved out of state but have California-bred 2-year-olds of this year.

All sires will remain on the list until their last Cal-bred crop turns 3 years old.

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Preston Madden Preston Madden, who died May 5 at age 85, was frst, last, and always a Kentucky horseman. But his association with California-bred T. V. Lark gave him an important link to the California breeding industry, one he always valued. John Madden, Preston’s grandfather, originally purchased and developed Hamburg Place in Lexington, Ky. Preston and his wife, Anita, who died in 2018, operated the farm for decades. Preston bred Alysheba on the property. That son of Alydar trained and raced in California under the tutelage of Jack Van Berg and later won the 1987 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1). Horse of the Year in 1988, Alysheba won that year’s Santa Anita Handicap (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Dr. W. D. Lucas bred T. V. Lark in California and named him for his wife. A son of Indian Hemp—Miss Larksfy, by Heelfy, T. V. Lark sold at the 1958 Del Mar yearling sale. Trainer Paul Miller advised owner Chase R. McCoy to buy T. V. Lark, and they got him for $10,000. Madden frst saw T. V. Lark when the Calbred won the 1959 Arlington Futurity, beating a feld that included Madden-owned Maxinkuckee. T. V. Lark raced through age 5 and developed into a champion grass horse, winning that national title in 1961. He earned $902,194 and won such stakes as the 1961

Washington, D. C., International in Maryland, defeating multiple champion Kelso, and the Knickerbocker Handicap in New York, setting an American record. Madden bought T. V. Lark midway through his racing career and syndicated him for $600,000. T. V. Lark stood his entire stud career at Hamburg Place, and he was the country’s leading sire in 1974. The horse sired such stakes winners as Quack, Buffalo Lark, and Pink Pigeon. He is the maternal grandsire of champion Chris Evert. “I really thought highly of him,” Madden said of T. V. Lark years later. “I was even more impressed after being around him. He was marvelous to be around, a very friendly horse.”

Cris Caldwell, an equine auctioneer for decades at sales in California, Kentucky, and across the country, died May 15 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Born in California, Cris Caldwell was the son of Tom Caldwell and brother of Scott Caldwell. The entire family was involved in the auction business. Tom, who died in 2001, was among those who auctioned horses at the Louis B. Mayer dispersals in California in the 1950s. The Caldwell team was a welcome sight at California Thoroughbred Breeders Association sales for many years. Scott established Equine Auction Service in the 1980s, and the CTBA’s California Thoroughbred Sales hired the company to do its sales for many years. More recently, Cris has been among the auctioneers at the CTBA Northern California yearling sale and the January mixed sales conducted by the CTBA. The Caldwells became almost synonymous with Keeneland, as Tom’s deep voice emanated from the auction stand for many years. Cris was a member of the Keeneland auction team from 1975-2020. Mark Harman, the sales manager of CTS in the 1980s, began his auction career with Cris more than 45 years ago at the Caldwell family’s livestock auction yard. “Having worked at Cris’ side for many years, I can attest to his work ethic as well as his love for the auction business,” said Harman. “As an auctioneer at Keeneland, he handled the gavel for such notable Thoroughbreds as dual Horse of the Year and leading sire Curlin, the Kentucky Derby-winning champion Winning Colors, as well as countless million-dollar horses. What many people don’t realize is that Cris felt just as much satisfaction in getting even as little as another thousand dollars for a small breeder. This was because he knew and appreciated just how important that one extra bid was to those people.” Caldwell’s survivors include his mother, Mary; his children, Alden and Laurel; his brother, Scott; and his sisters, Georgeanna and Karen.

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Dennis Lynch, a former advertising manager for California Thoroughbred and an executive with Fasig-Tipton, died May 1 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 68. Born in Ashland, Ky., Lynch graduated from the University of Kentucky and frst worked at BloodHorse in Lexington, Ky., in the pedigree department. He moved to California to take the advertising manager position with this magazine, then called The Thoroughbred of California, and later ran his own bloodstock agency. Lynch assisted in the formation of Barretts Equine Sales before joining Fasig-Tipton in 1995. He worked for Fasig-Tipton until his death and was one of the company’s primary yearling inspectors. Quick with a smile and a ready hello, Lynch had an infectious personality and always had a tale ready. As Boyd Browning Jr., president of Fasig-Tipton put it, “He had unique skills of both getting along with people and identifying really good horses.” Browning also noted that Lynch was “an advocate for those who needed a helping hand. He was a wonderful person, and it’s a great loss on many fronts.” Lynch is survived by his wife, Susan, and two sons, Barton and Hank.

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Dennis Lynch

Memoriam

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Judi Garfi-Partridge Longtime California owner and breeder Judi Garf-Partridge died in early March at age 73. An executive in the insurance business, Garf-Partridge operated Serenity Oak Farms in Murrieta. Garf-Partridge’s top earner was California-bred J P Jammer, a son of Old Topper— Word Puzzle, by Ghazi. Rafael Becerra and Dan Hendricks trained J P Jammer, who fnished second in the 2008 Real Quiet Stakes and third in the 2009 Snow Chief Stakes and Real Good Deal Stakes. Real Conundrum, another Cal-bred raced by Garf-Partridge, earned $180,218. He fnished third in the 2012 Echo Eddie Stakes. By Tale of the Cat, Real Conundrum was out of the Desert King mare La Maitresse. Garf-Patridge bred many Cal-bred runners. Her best were Ninety Nine Proof (Idiot Proof— Seattle Avenue, by Capsized), who fnished third in the 2017 Silky Sullivan Stakes and earned $151,642, and Comanche Ruler (Tribal Rule— Super Flo, by Rio Verde), who earned $216,078. Garf-Partridge sat on numerous boards, including those for the Orange County Special Olympics, Orange County PBS, and Chapman University. She founded the My Brother Joey Foundation to fund research on childhood diseases.

Chi Chi Nette The California-bred broodmare Chi Chi Nette, dam of stakes winners Majestic Heat and Mensa Heat, died in April of the infrmities of old age. The daughter of Ole’—Rhodilite, by Cee’s Tizzy, was 21. Madeline Auerbach acquired Chi Chi Nette, bred by Helen Smith, as one of the mares to breed to Unusual Heat when he went to stud. Unusual Heat, who died in 2017, became one of California’s all-time leading sires, and Chi Chi Nette added to his record. Majestic Heat and Mensa Heat were both Calbreds by Unusual Heat. Majestic Heat earned $578,329 and won the 2017 Bayakoa Stakes (G2) and Betty Grable Stakes and two editions of the Solana Beach Stakes. Mensa Heat earned $544,838 and won the 2011 On Trust Handicap and Pirate’s Bounty Stakes. His stakes placings included a third in the 2011 Ancient Title Stakes (G1), 2012 Palos Verdes Stakes (G2), and 2012 Eddie D. Stakes (G3T).

Birdonthewire Birdonthewire, a pensioned stallion at Madera Thoroughbreds, died in mid-May at age 31. A Florida-bred son of Proud Birdie—Silk and Wrapper, by Jontilla, Birdonthewire won the 1993 Vosburgh Stakes (G1), Tom Fool Stakes (G2), and Forego Handicap (G2). He earned $541,752. As a stallion, Birdonthewire sired 11 stakes winners, including California-bred Solid Wager and Sheer Pleasure, both bred by Madera. Solid Wager earned $871,170, and Sheer Pleasure earned $437,375. Birdonthewire made his mark as a broodmare sire as well, and Madera has several mares by the stallion just beginning their breeding careers.

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FINAL STALLION BOOK RULE ADOPTED

Te American Graded Stakes Committee May 13 voted to lower the minimum purses required for grade 1 and grade 2 stakes for the rest of 2020. Te change was made in response to the difculties presented to racetracks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Te minimum for a grade 1 stakes was lowered to $250,000 from $300,000, and the minimum for a grade 2 stakes was lowered to $150,000 from $200,000. Te minimum purse for Schweigardt a grade 3 stakes remains at $100,000 and for a listed stakes at $75,000. “Te concern I heard expressed is that if the purses are left where they are and some tracks are under duress that these races would not be run,” said Andy Schweigardt, the secretary for the AGSC. “Te committee felt the opportunities should still be there for owners, breeders, and horsemen. Tey didn’t want to see races canceled.”

CHRB RULES ON BISPHOSPHONATES The California Horse Racing Board has adopted a rule that prohibits the administration of bisphosphonates to any horse within a CHRB-regulated facility. The rule, which goes into effect July 1, also prohibits any horse from entering such a facility if it has received the drug within six months. Bisphosphonates inhibit the normal bone repair process, which is potentially dangerous for young horses racing and in training. Additional information on bisphosphonate use in racehorses is available on the CHRB website (www.chrb-ca.gov).

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Minimum Purses Reduced for Grade 1 and 2 Stakes

The Jockey Club fnalized a rule restricting a stallion’s book to 140 per calendar year in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. The rule, which goes into effect for stallions foaled in 2020 or later, refects The Jockey Club’s goal to preserve the health of the Thoroughbred breed for the long term. The board of stewards of The Jockey Club made the ruling after TJC asked for and received many comments regarding its proposed rule change. Initially, the proposed rule was based on when the stallion went to stud and would have been phased in. Instead, there will be no limit for stallions born in 2019 and earlier, with the 140-mare limit going into effect based on the stallion’s year of birth, 2020 or later. The actual rule change reads: “The total number of broodmares bred per individual stallion whose year of birth is 2020 or thereafter shall not exceed 140 per calendar year in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The Jockey Club shall limit the number of Stallion Service Certifcates for such stallions to a maximum of 140 per calendar year.” Mares bred in the Southern Hemisphere to a stallion that shuttles would not be counted as part of the 140-mare cap. However, if a stallion located in North America is bred to mares on Southern Hemisphere time, those mares will count.

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HISTORY

10 YEARS AGO As the even-money favorite against six rivals, California-bred COST OF FREEDOM won the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap (G3) at Hollywood Park June 5, 2010. Tyler Baze guided the 7-year-old gelding, as he vied for the lead early with fellow Calbred M One Rife, inched away on the turn, and defeated E Z Gentleman by three-quarters of a length. Cost of Freedom covered the six furlongs in 1:08.49. Cal-bred My Summer Slew fnished third. John Sadler trained Cost of Freedom for ownCost of Freedom ers Gary and Cecil Barber, the connections having claimed him for $50,000 in 2005. John Harris’ Harris Farms Inc. bred Cost of Freedom, a son of Cee’s Tizzy—Freedom Dance, by Moscow Ballet. Cost of Freedom ultimately earned $1,108,799, racing through 2013.

25 YEARS AGO In her second start as a 2-year-old, California-bred DISTINGUISH FORUM beat males in the $70,000 Westchester Stakes at Hollywood Park June 4, 1995. Jerry Dutton bred and trained Distinguish Forum, who vied with fellow Cal-bred and odds-on favorite Bridge of Royalty throughout the fve furlongs. Distinguish Forum vanquished that colt at the wire by a length under jockey Eddie Delahoussaye. Distinguish Forum stopped the timer in :57.67. Dutton owned Distinguish Forum, a daughter of Shanekite—Forumstar, by Inherent Star, in partnership with J & J Racing Stable. The flly raced through age 5 in 1998, winning six of 28 starts, and earned a total of $205,298. Forumstar also produced graded stakes winner Starry Ice and stakes winner Champ’s Star.

50 YEARS AGO Hollywood Park featured several California-bred stakes winners through its history, including TANTA BELLA, winner of the Wilshire Stakes June 2, 1970. Jerry Lambert piloted the 3-year-old flly for owners and breeders Mr. and Mrs. John Valpredo. Maynard Krueger trained the daughter of Blank Check—Sabella, by Indian Hemp. Fourth early in the 11⁄8-mile Wilshire on the turf, Tanta Bella took the lead in midstretch and outfnished W. R. Hawn’s Last of the Line by a head. Thoroly Blue, who had to take up near the quarter pole, fnished third. Tanta Bella was a full sister to stakes winner Secolo and a half sister to multiple stakes winner and sire Dimaggio.

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To further assist the membership of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) and subscribers of its offcial publication, California Thoroughbred, this monthly editorial page provides readers with updates about the association’s current policies, latest news, and upcoming events in the Golden State.

Spotlighting Foals of 2020 With foaling season upon us, now is the time to spotlight your foals in California Toroughbred. Te July and August issues will feature Toroughbreds foaled in California, with advertorials consisting of six to eight photos of foals per page. Te cost to publish a full-page insertion will be discounted to $500. Tis represents a savings of more than 50% of the regular full-page advertisement price. Insertions should include

Northern Sale Slated for Aug. 11 The CTBA Sales Northern California Yearling & Horses of Racing Age Sale is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 11. It will be held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. For further information, contact Loretta Veiga at 626-445-7800 ext. 227 or Christy Chapman at 626445-7800 ext. 247, or email loretta@ ctba.com or christy@ctba.com.

a caption with each foal’s sire, dam, broodmare sire, sex, date of birth, and breeders, as well as the details, including a logo, of their farm location. Photos need to be submitted by the following deadlines: June 1 (July issue), and July 6 (August issue). For additional information please contact the magazine’s advertising manager, Loretta Veiga, at loretta@ctba.com or at 626-445-7800, ext. 227. Additionally, photos can be submitted to Ken Gurnick at kgurnick@ctba.com for free inclusion on the CTBA’s website.

Industry Directory Deadline Te California Toroughbred Industry Directory is a great way to advertise your business. Cost for a full-page black and white ad is only $550. Be sure also to check your free directory listing to see that everything is correct and up-to-date. For further information, contact Loretta Veiga at 626-445-7800, ext. 227, or loretta@ctba.com.

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FRIDAY

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$100,000 Thor’s Echo Stakes Santa Anita

CHRB Meeting Teleconference

$200,000 Snow Chief Stakes Golden Gate Fields closing day

Pleasanton opening day

$100,000 Dream of Summer Stakes Santa Anita Belmont Stakes

Santa Anita closing day $200,000 Melair Stakes Santa Anita

Los Alamitos opening day

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$100,000 Soi Phet Stakes Los Alamitos

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OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRESIDENT

Mrs. Ada Gates Patton VICE-PRESIDENT

Gail Gregson TREASURER

Alan F. Balch SECRETARY

Jane Goldstein Mrs. Jeanne L. Canty Ex Offcio President Jeff Blea, DVM Tracy Gantz Thomas S. Robbins John W. Sadler Noreen Sullivan Peter W. Tunney Amy J. Zimmerman

2020 UC Davis Scholarships Awarded In its continuing mission to advance equine education, the California Toroughbred Foundation awarded scholarships to Kimberley Sannajust and Nicholas Edelman. Te two well-qualifed candidates study at the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Kimberley Sannajust’s interest in Toroughbred racing and racetrack medicine began when she was in high school and got a job working as a groom and hotwalker for trainer Jef Bonde at Pleasanton. “I developed a passion for their incredible athleticism and immediately knew I wanted to become an advocate for ensuring the health of these animals,” she wrote in her scholarship application. Her work on a PET (positron emission tomography) equine distal limb project introduced her “to the value of this novel imaging modality for early detection of subtle injuries.” Scheduled to receive her DVM degree in June 2021, Kimberly earned a BS neurobiology, physiology, and behavior degree from Davis. Her plans after graduation include an internship at an equine hospital and application for an equine-specifc imaging fellowship/residency or work as part of a racetrack practice. She is president of the Equine Medicine Club, UC Davis chapter. Nicholas Edelman has extensive hands-on experience with racehorses. He worked for trainer John Sadler throughout college and during a gap year before veterinary school, hotwalking and grooming, doing administrative tasks, assisting the stable’s vets and farriers, checking on horses rehabbing at the farm, communicating with owners, and even running the barn for a Del Mar fall meet. Nicholas worked with veterinarians Vince Baker, Sam Bradley, Keith Latson, and Ryan Carpenter. He has been a volunteer technician with the Southern California Equine Foundation in Arcadia and Del Mar and a volunteer vet assistant for Carpenter. As co-president and large animal coordinator with the Global Veterinary Alliance from June 2018 to the present, Nicholas has organized and run rural veterinary clinics in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. After internship, his goal is to return to the track to work as an associate vet in a private practice and eventually transition into practice ownership. He received an ecology and evolutionary biology BS from U C Santa Cruz and will earn his DVM next year.

memorial donations The CTF accepts donations in memory of relatives and friends, with all such donations allocated to Scholarship Funds of the Foundation and to the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library. Please remember members of our industry with a donation to the CTF memorial fund. Donations may be sent to CTF, 201 Colorado Place, Arcadia, CA 91007.

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ancho San Miguel prefers Horse Farm. Harris Ranch operates with Paddock Pro. Numerous trainers love Horsebills. com. And although his Tommy Town Toroughbreds uses Ranger, manager Mike Allen still feels comfortable putting pen to paper. Various methods can help keep track of all the horses in one operation, but software undoubtedly helps streamline

the process. Farm owners and managers not only have veterinary records and feed schedules to keep straight but invoices to send out and bills to collect. Te horse industry requires special software, with lingo not found within standard management programs. For every equine need, a software program that can help exists. For a long time the industry standard has been Horse Farm Management, produced by Hamilton Software in the 1980s and acquired by Te Jockey Club in 1990. Te system was originally developed to support the growing needs of Kentucky stallion farms. Now it is widely used

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across the country, with some 700 farms installing it over the last three decades. Timothy Leith, the product development manager for Te Jockey Club Information Systems, said that the program’s popularity stems from “the comprehensive and robust capabilities developed over years of working with farms in the day-today management of their operations. Te software has stood the test of time, yet it is continually updated with new features and enhancements.” Te program, which comes via two different platforms, can be accessed as a subscription package ofering browser-based

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access, or as a standalone software oper- inal horse industry software. like anything you would fnd on Quickated with a license that includes annual “We started with big mainframes and Books.” maintenance renewals. used to lease terminals and printers to difGale earned a degree in animal science “We ofer a wide range of software op- ferent farms,” said developer Steve Gale. from California Polytechnic University of tions for both packages that are scalable “A who’s who in California used the sys- San Luis Obispo and grew up in the racefor farms of all sizes,” Leith said. tem, starting with Westerly Stud Farm. horse business. Haley Teets of Rancho San Miguel said, It spread, and we went nationwide pretty “I used to work on the ranch as a kid,” “We use Horse Farm here. I’ve never used quickly.” Gale said. He also worked with an equine anything else. It seems to do the trick. It’s After the wide distribution of personal surgeon in Chino and knew what the inone of those things you don’t really think computers, the software was scaled down dustry needed in the computer age. “It’s about, but when you need it, it’s there for to a more user-friendly version, which is a one-time-buy program, but we do ofer you.” still in use today. an annual maintenance subscription with Leith noted that modules unlimited support. We alavailable are “basic Farm Manways keep the program upagement, including health reto-date and fresh. Our cuscord maintenance and schedultomers can call us any time ing, board billing and accounts with issues.” receivable, ownership record Ranger, which is also the maintenance, breeding, foaling software of choice at Legacy and teasing record management Ranch in Clements, is able for broodmares, and much to customize specifc felds more. Stallion Management based on the farm’s needs. provides booking and breeding “Everyone has the same management for stallions, stud issues, but some have it fee billing, and syndicate board with a diferent wrinkle,” billing. Health Book felds colGale said. “We try to work lection software (is) used on closely with the farms based tablets to collect health records on their specifc needs.” and teasing records in the feld, Farm programs can multitask in minutes records that once took hours Harris Farms in Coalinga and Client View enables farms is one of the biggest horse to provide online client access operations in California, to selected health and billing and farm personnel use information.” Alua Software’s Paddock Te software provides rePro to maintain its fles. al-time reporting capabilities Paddock Pro was ofcially with a fexible report writer. released in 2008, although “Our intuitive user interface it was frst rolled out in leads users seamlessly through 2007 and was used exteninitial setup and daily opersively by Magali Farms in ation,” Leith said. “From its Santa Ynez and Golden inception to its major presence Eagle Farm in Ramona in in the current market, Horse those farms’ heyday. Farm Management has been “It is an Internet-based in farm and home ofces large business software, which and small, providing a tool means it can be accessed by Trainers, especially those with multiple owners in their barns, can use for farm personnel to manage software programs effciently for all the various elements they manage any device that connects to all aspects of their operations the Internet from wherever more efciently on a daily basis. Our “Te program ties everything together,” you are,” said Paddock Pro’s Teri Sulpizio. customers know they can depend on our Gale said. “When you put an entry in or “It is a one-stop-shop program for the emsoftware and our support team.” do something to a horse, not only does ployees at any given farm to take care of Robin Hardin, who heads the ofce at it go to its medical history or breeding the horses, the owners of the farm to track Tommy Town Toroughbreds in Santa history, it also does the billing and tracks their business, and the horse owners to Ynez, said that the farm uses the program the costs. Tat one entry feeds the entire have access to information on their horses Ranger. system. It has reminders, much like a vet and account from the farm.” “It was here before I was here,” she said. would have, it keeps your schedule, it Paddock Pro is a monthly subscription Ranger was released in 1979 as the orig- handles complex ownership, which is un- service, but it does not have a long-term www.ctba.com ❙ June 2020 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

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One of the advantages of the Horsebills program is that every horse that has raced is in its system

contract or obligation. Tiers are priced depending on the size of the operation: a basic edition for small farms up to 50 horses, a Business Edition for up to 250 horses, and what is called the Enterprise Edition for an unlimited number of horses and users. Te data are backed up automatically each day no matter what the plan level, and the servers are stored in a secured, temperature-controlled facility. No downloads are ever needed with Paddock Pro, as system enhancements happen automatically at log in. Tey also include a quick-start guide for those anxious about learning the software for the frst time. A more recent addition to the world of horse management software is Horsebills. com. Burbank-based creator Marc Doche was a racehorse owner in California and Arizona and quickly grew frustrated with the billing process. “I was a partner on just a couple of horses, and I was getting bills from four or fve diferent vendors,” he said. “Everything was done via snail mail (regular postal mail) and written checks, or you could call and give your credit card number over the phone. All those forms of communication were very inefcient. All my other bills were being paid online, so I 20

fgured there had to be a better way.” Doche wrote the business plan for Horsebills.com and received support from several industry members, including newspaper handicapper Bob Ike. “He had also experienced the inefciencies of receiving bills and invoicing all the partners and getting snail-mail checks

For every equine need, a software program that can help exists.

from them,” Doche said. “What I was proposing resonated with him. I decided to move forward.” Horsebills.com launched in November 2014 and ofers two diferent types of help. “Tere is the subscription to the website, where you do your own billing and accounting,” Doche said, “but we also offer bookkeeping service and do the work for the client.” Te website is used by more than just owners and trainers. Farriers, haulers,

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and veterinarians can make their own accounts to bill clients and each other using the horses already in the system, as Horsebills.com ensures every horse with a race under its belt is in the program. Mark Taylor of Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky spoke highly of the program in a March 3 tweet on Twitter, suggesting the software receive a “special Eclipse Award of merit.” Santa Anita-based trainer Michael Wilson is also a fan. “Tey do a phenomenal job,” Wilson said. “Probably what I love most is how quickly they get the bills out, and how quickly payment is made on those invoices. We had a six-day turnaround time from the day the invoice went out to the day the payment was received. I’m looking forward to getting more of my clients involved with online payments.” Doche noted that syndicate billing is especially easy with the program, as exact ownership percentages can be notated on the horse, meaning correct bills are automatically sent out to each person with no stress. Wilson agreed, saying, “Probably the best feature is with multiple partners for one horse. Once all the partnership percentages are entered into the system, every cost is automatically broken up between those partners and the invoices are then sent at the end of the month with the click of a button. It’s a huge functionality for trainers and especially benefcial for syndicates.” Having the ability to pay bills online in the current climate of COVID-19 takes at least a little stress out of the pandemic. “People are worried about just going to the bank,” Doche said. “Tey don’t even want to go out there, or can’t. With this program, they don’t have to.” No matter the program, having one dedicated to the horse industry is best because of the specialized nature of the business. “Knowing the lingo and understanding the fow of how invoicing is done is very benefcial,” said Doche. “We built our program with the understanding of how people need to bill for horses, even if you have 10 diferent owners on one horse. It’s not groundbreaking to pay your bills online, but it is in this industry.”

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BIG SWEEP KEEPS CLEAN SLATE IN ECHO EDDIE BY TRACY GANTZ

ith the Evening Jewel Stakes for fllies on the same May 15 card at Santa Anita as the Echo Eddie Stakes, Big Sweep could have joined her own sex instead of taking on males. “We looked at both races, and we just thought the boys’ race came up a little lighter,” said Tim Cohen, whose family owns Big Sweep. “Te flly race had four or fve fllies that looked pretty tough. It just worked out the right way.” Te Echo Eddie and the Evening Jewel are for 3-year-old California-bred or California-sired runners. Both ofered a $150,000 purse over six furlongs. Cohen and trainer Mark Glatt opted to try Big Sweep against the boys, and it proved a wise choice. In just her second lifetime start, Big Sweep went of as the 11-10 favorite in the feld of eight, with jockey Flavien Prat aboard. Phantom Boss, winner of the 2019 Bashford Manor Stakes (G3), was the sec-

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The Cohen family’s Big Sweep earns a hard-fought head victory over Rookie Mistake in Santa Anita’s Echo Eddie Stakes

ond choice, with two-time Golden Gate Fields stakes winner Bettor Trip Nick the third choice. Sixth early, Big Sweep charged up three wide in the stretch. Rookie Mistake had also come from of the pace and by then had grabbed the lead. Tose two battled in deep stretch, with Big Sweep edging the son of Square Eddie by a head in 1:10.23. Club Aspen, winner of the 2019 King Glorious Stakes, fnished third. “She settled nicely behind the speed, and she handled the kickback like a pro,” said Prat. “She’s got a lot of heart.” Big Sweep, as did all other runners on the card, competed without a crowd in attendance. Santa Anita had re-opened the previous day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with strict safety protocols in place. Big Sweep has yet to compete in front of a crowd because she made her racing debut March 14, the frst weekend Santa Anita raced without fans. With Prat on board in that six-furlong maiden race for Cal-bred or Calsired distafers, Big Sweep went of as the even-money favorite as a frst-time starter. She was facing her elders, and she dominated her fve rivals, sweeping under the wire a

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21∕4-length winner. “Mark has always liked her and thought she was quality,” said Cohen. “He was pretty confdent going into her maiden race.” Big Sweep prefers to race of the pace, said Cohen, despite the fact that she set the pace in her frst race. “She drew the one hole, and so we kind of had to use her,” said Cohen. “Tat’s not really her style, but she got away with it. So stalking wasn’t really a big surprise here (in the Echo Eddie).” George Krikorian bred Big Sweep, a daughter of the breeder’s stallion Mr. Big, who now stands at the Cohens’ Rancho Temescal in Piru. Big Sweep is out of the City Zip mare Misszippityslewda. Te mare earned $186,955 on the track, and Krikorian bought her as a 6-year-old for $22,000 at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February mixed sale. Te Cohen family purchased Big Sweep in the name of their Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal for $40,000 at the 2018 Barretts October yearling sale. John Harris’ Harris Farms consigned the flly to the sale for Krikorian. “She’s never done anything wrong,” said Cohen. “She’s a big, beautiful flly.”

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A masked Mike Smith guides Smiling Shirlee to a half-length win in the Evening Jewel Stakes

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SMILES ALL AROUND IN EVENING JEWEL STAKES BY TRACY GANTZ

hen Phil Lebherz sent bloodstock agent Mersad Metanovic to fnd mares to help support the stallion Smiling Tiger, neither realized just how much success they would have. In the name of Premier Toroughbreds, Lebherz bred and sold Spiced Perfection, a daughter of Smiling Tiger who has gone on to win two California-bred Horse of the Year titles and earn more than $1 million. Smiling Tiger has also sired Cal-bred champion Cruel Intention, Washington champion Baja Sur, Korean champion Ace Korea, and Smiling Shirlee, winner of the $152,500 Evening Jewel Stakes at Santa Anita May 16. Premier bred Smiling Shirlee from the Grand Slam mare Whobetterthanus, and

Lebherz owns the 3-year-old flly with Alan Klein and Rusty Brown. Te partners had raced Whobetterthanus after Metanovic and trainer Jef Bonde bought her for $52,000 at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-old sale. Bonde trained Smiling Tiger and Whobetterthanus and now Smiling Shirlee. Whobetterthanus produced two winners by Sway Away before she foaled Smiling Shirlee. “She’s named for Shirlee, Alan Klein’s mother, who passed away,” said Lebherz. Klein raced Smiling Tiger in partnership with Lebherz, and Brown about three years ago joined their breeding operation. “Tiger last year had 110 mares to him,” said Lebherz, the stallion’s biggest booster. “And this year he had over 100.” Smiling Shirlee won an allowance optional claimer at Santa Anita March 6 before the COVID-19 pandemic tem-

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porarily shut down racing at Santa Anita. When the track received the go-ahead to race again beginning May 15, the Evening Jewel and Echo Eddie Stakes, both for California-bred and California-sired 3-year-olds at six furlongs, were rescheduled for May 16. Smiling Shirlee drew the rail and faced nine others, including favored Bulletproof One, a two-time stakes winner in 2019. Warren’s Showtime is a three-time stakes winner, including the March 7 China Doll Stakes. Been Studying Her won stakes at Del Mar and Santa Anita in 2019. “Tis was a tough race,” said Lebherz. When the gate opened, Bulletproof One and Dim Lights came out quickly and battled each other for the lead. Smiling Shirlee, ridden by Mike Smith, settled into seventh. “We had Big Money Mike up, so I wasn’t worried,” said Lebherz about Smiling Shirlee’s early position. “I think she can go farther, so I wasn’t worried about her running out of gas.” Four wide into the stretch, Smiling Shirlee passed horses heading for the wire. Bella Vita, a Cal-bred daughter of Bayern, took the lead in midstetch, but she was unable to hold of Smiling Shirlee, who defeated that rival by a half-length in 1:10.49. Bella Vita was another length ahead of third-place Been Studying Her. “We had the extra time of, and she’d been training extremely well for this race,” said Bonde. “We were concerned with the rail, but Mike ft this flly like a glove. She rewarded us today.” Smiling Shirlee broke her maiden in her racing debut on the opening day of last summer’s Del Mar meeting. She placed in three consecutive stakes at 2 and has now won three of eight lifetime starts. “Tis girl is really good,” said Lebherz. “She’s matured a lot in the last four or fve months. She’s actually in her best form right now. We’re excited about that, and we love the Bonde-Smith combo.”

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MILT POLICZER BY EMILY SHIELDS

COURTESY MILT POLICZER

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

ilt Policzer is the ﬁ rst to joke that he’s done nothing but lose money breeding horses, but the emotional reward is worth the investment. “I was a horse racing fan for a long time, but until 19 years ago I couldn’t aﬀord to participate,” he said. “Suddenly I had a little bit of money, so I started wasting it on horses, and I’ve continued to waste it

on horses ever since.” Jokes aside, Policzer has been a longtime supporter of the California racing and breeding industry, having bred several six-figure earners. He first got involved in small partnerships before buying a Carson City filly named Bella Sierra in 2001. She finished last on debut and continued to run poorly until she was claimed out of her only win in January 2004. Tat experience taught Policzer to stay in partner-

Milt Policzer has been quite successful in breeding and racing Cal-breds

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ships, where the cost could be spread among several partners. “Over the years I’ve shared a lot of horses with a lot of other people and almost none worked out well,” he said. “But to be honest, my original plan was to be solely a breeder and sell them. If I had stuck to that, I would have done a lot better. Tat is essentially what I’m doing now.” Policzer’s last horse on the track, Sweet Treat, was a winner at Del Mar Nov. 15, 2018. “Te only reason I claimed her was to be a broodmare,” Policzer said. “My trainer, Mike Puype, took a look at her and said she could win if we ran her again. So we brought her back and she won.” Sweet Treat, a daughter of Candy Ride, was claimed out of that win for $16,000, and Policzer ultimately had to buy her back. She is now a broodmare in Kentucky—his only one outside California— and foaled a Lord Nelson ﬁlly April 23. Policzer’s four other broodmares are boarded at Rancho San Miguel, where he is supporting the stallion he owns a percentage of, Richard’s Kid. Richard’s Kid was a major force in the older horse division for several years, as the son of Lemon Drop Kid— Tough Broad, by Broad Brush, won 12 of 47 starts with $2,482,259 in earnings. He was a stakes winner at Laurel Park before moving to California in 2009 and taking the $1 million Paciﬁc Classic Stakes (G1) over the

likes of Einstein, Rail “I’ve done reasonably Trip, and Colonel well breeding over John. the last two to three He fnished sixth years. I’m usually in in the 2009 Breeders’ the middle of the list of Cup Classic (G1) breeders, which is pretty won by Zenyatta but good considering I have continued to succeed only a few mares.” in 2010 with a win in Policzer is chasing the $150,000 San Anthe success he had tonio Handicap (G2) early on with Curiously at Santa Anita. After Sweet, one of the frst running third in the horses he ever bred. Hollywood Gold Cup Te California-bred (G1), he took another daughter of Mud Route Pacifc Classic. He also won four of seven starts, added the $250,000 including the $107,200 Goodwood Stakes Cat’s Cradle Handicap Policzer is a big advocate for young sire Richard’s Kid, shown winning the Pacifc Classic (G1) to his resume at Hollywood Park in that fall. 2007. She also ran second in the Melair Richard’s Kid was retired to MagaStakes and earned $207,600. But to be honest, my li Farms after winning the $150,000 A horse he bred one year later, Husoriginal plan was to be Cougar II Handicap (G3) and running band’s Folly, went on to run 83 times for fourth in the Pacifc Classic in 2013. He earnings of $435,006. Te Cal-bred son solely a breeder and sell relocated to Rancho San Miguel in 2017 Decarchy had eight wins, 13 seconds, them. If I had stuck to that, of and has since produced 24 winners from and 16 thirds and ran from September I would have done a lot just 29 starters. He has progeny earnings 2010, through October 2019. of more than $1.5 million, with his Policzer is also the co-breeder of better. Tat is essentially leading runner, Sapphire Kid, a stakesstakes-placed Rebecca’s Surprise, a what I’m doing now.” placed winner. Cal-bred daughter of Marino Marini. “I had a whole bunch more brood— Milt Policzer Te gray mare won 14 of 39 starts for mares last year because I was trying to earnings of $378,778. She traveled the support the stallion,” Policzer said. “I country, running in California, New sold them in foal. I’m a really big advoJersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and cate for Richard’s Kid. His numbers are Lucas, is a three-time winner. Her secFlorida over four seasons. She was sold astonishing considering how few mares ond foal, by Richard’s Kid, is two-time as a broodmare prospect for $32,000 in he’s gotten.” winner Adorably Sweet. Tiz Gentle 2016. As for his own mares, Policzer is trying produced a full brother to that runner Any mare that he owns not being bred to focus on quality “because I can’t this spring. to Richard’s Kid is visiting Rancho San aford quantity.” His four mares in CaliPoliczer bred Jade With Envy in Miguel stallion Curlin to Mischief, betfornia are Kiss At Midnight, Tiz Gentle, partnership with Bernie Fleming and ter known as the Curlin half brother to Jade With Envy, and Secret Sonnet. Michael Timchenko. After she earned leading sire Into Mischief and multiple Kiss At Midnight is a stakes-winning $267,578 on the track, Policzer bought champion Beholder. daughter of Decarchy. She won fve of the daughter of Ten Most Wanted back “I’ve really cut back over the last year 21 starts for earnings of $364,850. Kiss as a broodmare. She has a 2-year-old colt with my number of mares, and primarily At Midnight produced a Lord Nelson by Point of Entry. Policzer sold him for I’ve been selling yearlings,” Policzer said. flly last year and had a Richard’s Kid $65,000 at the Fasig-Tipton California “But I may be racing the ones that didn’t colt in 2020. fall yearlings sale last September. Jade meet their reserves last year.” Tiz Gentle is a Tiznow daughter of With Envy has since produced two more Among them are homebreds by Dethe dual Grade 2-winning Be Gentle, by foals by Richard’s Kid. carchy, Grazen, and Vancouver, and they Tale of the Cat. Tiz Gentle was winless “I was pretty happy with his price,” could all lead Policzer right back to the in two starts, but her frst foal, Chasin Policzer said of the Point of Entry colt. racetrack for another try. www.ctba.com ❙ June 2020 ❙ CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED

Winners

The accompanying list includes runners that are both California-foaled and Californiasired winners in 2020 of all recent North American races, except straight claiming races. Abbreviations used for the class of race are similar to those used by Equibase: Alw– allowance; Hcp–overnight handicap; names of stakes race are spelled out, with the grade of the race, when applicable, in parentheses.

APRIL 20, 2020 – MAY 17, 2020 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP

MAIDENS

Desert Code—Unchanged Melody: Songofthedesert (27-5), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 5/16, 5 1/2f, 1:4.43, $30,600. Eskendereya—Revealing: She's a Dime (73-23), f, 4 yo, Oaklawn Park, STR, 4/24, 6f, 1:11.11, $11,700. Indian Evening—Maddie's Odyssey: Sneaking Out (9-4), f, 4 yo, Oaklawn Park, ALW, 4/25, 6f, 1:10.30, $37,200. Mr. Big—Misszippityslewda: Big Sweep (11-5), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Echo Eddie S., 5/16, 6f, 1:10.23, $90,000. Morning Line—Copperopolis: Your Adorable (46-18), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, WCL, 4/24, 4 1/2f, 52.07, $2,870. The Pamplemousse—Sensible Girl: Sound Judgment (14-4), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 5/17, 5 1/2f, 1:3.43, $13,680. Red Giant—Stefani: Kenny Benny (5-2), g, 7 yo, Los Alamitos, WCL, 5/16, 4 1/2f, 51.59, $6,350. Rousing Sermon—Royal Grand Slam: Slam Dunk Sermon (5-1), g, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 5/15, 5 1/2f, 1:3.58, $13,680. Sapphire Cat—Sav Blanc: Lindante (3-3), g, 9 yo, Will Rogers Downs, STR, 4/27, 1mi, 1:38.70, $7,068. Scat Daddy—Youtheprizeandi: Daddysprize (72-22), r, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, AOC, 5/17, 6f, 1:9.68, $24,960. Smiling Tiger—Whobetterthanus: Smiling Shirlee (44-15), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Evening Jewel S., 5/16, 6f, 1:10.49, $90,000. Square Eddie—Funny Belle: Whooping Jay (55-15), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 5/17, 6f, 1:10.19, $30,600. Unusual Heat—Harbor Song: Rustic Canyon (33-10), g, 5 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 5/15, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:44.17, $13,680.

Coil—Humming Beethoven: Sweet Sassafrassy (32-13), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 5/2, 4 1/2f, 52.37, $3,200. Coil—Yuen Fun: Fair Challenge (32-13), g, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 5/15, 5f, 58.48, $5,500. Gervinho—Valeria: Flying Business (14-5), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 5/15, 5 1/2f, 1:6.28, $15,400. Haynesfeld—Love You So: Love Wins (64-20), f, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 5/17, 4 1/2f, 53.79, $39,000. Hoorayforhollywood—Quite Beautiful: Quite a Starlett (6-4), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 4/26, 4 1/2f, 52.76, $3,200.

Lucky Pulpit—Sioux Zen: Civil Suit (66-14), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 5/15, 6f, 1:10.70, $9,350. Ministers Wild Cat—Sassy Kiss: Fresh One (54-16), c, 3 yo, Will Rogers Downs, MCL, 4/28, 5 1/2f, 1:6.69, $4,146.

SMILING TIGER Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com Smiling Tiger—Purplengold: Sorriso (44-15), g, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 5/16, 5 1/2f, 1:4.93, $15,400.

IDIOT PROOF Victory Rose Thoroughbreds (707) 678 6580 www.victoryrose.com

SUNDARBAN Milky Way Farm (909) 241 6600 milkywaycattle@aol.com

Idiot Proof—Sugar Pine: Sugar Crush (16-6), f, 4 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 5/16, 5 1/2f, 1:5.12, $8,400.

Sundarban—Foxy Babe: Groucho (9-2), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 5/2, 4 1/2f, 52.33, $3,260.

TIZBUD Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com

LAKERVILLE Harris Farms (800) 311 6211 www.harrisfarms.com Lakerville—Calameera: Durga (18-4), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 5/10, 4 1/2f, 52.94, $3,040. Lakerville—Don't Despair: Takes a Village (18-4), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 5/14, 6f, 1:12.45, $6,600.

Tizbud—Masquerade Belle: Bud Knight (19-4), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 5/17, 1mi (T), 1:35.97, $30,000. Violence—Malibu Holiday: Noor Khan (125-47), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 5/17, 5 1/2f, 1:5.54, $30,000.

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Health

With the consultation of a veterinarian, the frst consideration should be whether a pregnant mare really needs the medication in question.

MARE MEDICATIONS WHICH ONES ARE SAFE DURING PREGNANCY?

BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS PHOTOS BY ANNE M. EBERHARDT

orse breeders often wonder which drugs and medications are safe for pregnant mares, which ones should not be administered and why, and which might still be used and when.

Dr. Jennifer Linton of the New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine says the frst thing to consider with a pregnant mare is whether she really needs that medication. Very little research exists on medications in pregnant mares, and our knowledge is limited regarding the pharmacology and the way medications might afect the embryo or fetus.

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“Tis kind of research is difcult to do in the horse,” said Linton. “To know the answer to those questions, you need at least 15 years of follow-up and many pregnant mares to study. Te only way you can know the efects on the baby is to have those babies grow up to see what might afect them, long-term, as adults. Some researchers are trying to do these studies, and they are doing a good job.

But this is difcult information to obtain, and we still don’t know much. “Secondly, regardless of whatever information we do have about the medication, you can’t have a successful pregnancy and a live baby if you can’t keep the mare alive. If she needs that medication to save her life, does it really matter how that medication might potentially afect the baby?” In a case like that, your frst priority is to save the mare. “For instance, one group of antibiotics called tetracyclines (oxytetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline, etc.) is often used to treat Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and Potomac Horse Fever,” said Linton. “Anaplasmosis and Potomac Horse Fever cause high fevers and can make the mare very sick. Without appropriate treatment, she will lose the pregnancy (from the high fever and illness) and possibly her life. “We know tetracycline can damage and cause discoloration of fetal bones, so even though doxycycline is often used in horses, we try not to use it in pregnant mares. If the alternative is that the mare may die or lose the pregnancy from being sick, we are obviously going to use tetracycline and gamble on how it might afect the fetus, and just hope for a good outcome. “I recently treated a broodmare that was six months pregnant, with a bad wound over her gluteal muscles. We put her on penicillin and gentamycin for four days to combat the infection, then changed to TMS (trimethoprim sulfadiazine). But if she hadn’t been pregnant, I would have put her on doxycycline. She did well and the infection cleared up, but because she was pregnant, we made a diferent decision regarding antibiotics.” If a medication isn’t absolutely necessary, you should probably not give it to a pregnant mare. Yet even if there are potential side efects for the fetus, if that’s the only medication that is efective against a certain disease and the mare’s life is in danger, you would go ahead and give the medication. “All of these decisions should be made in consultation with a veterinarian,” said Linton.

“We get a lot of questions about sedation and whether it’s safe for a pregnant mare. Veterinarians, owners and clients ask about this. I get at least one call per month on the emergency service from people asking if they can use a sedative on their pregnant mare.

Regardless of whatever information we have about the medication, you can’t have a successful pregnancy and a live baby if you can’t keep the mare alive.” — Dr. Jennifer Linton

Many of our ideas about safety for use of drugs in pregnant mares are based on human research and literature. Equine pregnancies and human pregnancies have major diferences, mainly because of the type of placenta in each species. “Te human has only three layers of tissue between the maternal bloodstream and the fetal bloodstream,” said Linton, “so it’s easy for anything in the maternal bloodstream (infections, chemicals, etc.) to cross over into the fetal bloodstream. In the horse there are six layers. Te fetus is better protected in the horse. “Some people are doing research on diferent antibiotics given to mares and how concentrated those can get in the fetus and fetal fuids. Te antibiotics we feel are safe to use in pregnant mares in-

Very little research has been done on medications administered to pregnant mares and their effects on the in utero foals.

“Te common sedatives we use in horses are alpha2 agonists, which are xylazine and detomidine. Many people also use acepromazine, which acts a bit diferently and is more of a calming agent than a sedative. “All three are very safe in the pregnant mare, but you still want to ask yourself why you are giving sedation and if it is necessary. If it makes it more comfortable for the mare to have a laceration sutured, yes, you should use it. If it’s just to keep the mare calm because she doesn’t like being in a stall, you should come up with some other way to keep her happy and comfortable without the medication.”

clude the sulfas (trimethoprim sulfa or sulfamethoxazole or TMS and SMZs). Tese are the antibiotics we commonly utilize to treat placentitis in pregnant mares. “We have some data on these, and much of the work was done by Dr. Margo MacPherson at University of Florida, looking at concentrations in fetal fuids and the placenta. Tese drugs have been used in pregnant mares for a long time, and we are fairly confdent they are safe.” Penicillin is commonly used in pregnant mares, either procaine penicillin G (PPG, the injectable form administered intramuscularly) or potassium penicillin (KPen, which is given IV).

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“We use both of these to treat placentitis, so we have good data about efcacy and safety,” said Linton. “Sometimes we pair penicillin with gentamycin (an aminoglycoside). When put together, they have broad-spectrum coverage for the bacteria they are efective against. We often put a mare on that combination if she has a serious infection or has had colic surgery or severe placentitis.”

Tere are diferent efects in diferent species. “Te dog only has four layers of tissue between the fetal and maternal bloodstream, more like the human, while the horse is a bit more protected,” said Linton. “We can utilize information from other species, but still need to do studies on horses. With cattle (also fairly well protected), we have less concern about

While information gleaned from the effects of a drug on other species can be used, studies on horses need to be done as the placentas in other species are different from those of horses.

Te gentamycin is a little harsher on the kidneys in the mare and probably also on the fetus. “If this drug is necessary to keep the mare alive, we will use it long-term,” said Linton. “But we generally prefer to wean her of a protocol containing gentamycin and put her on something less likely to damage the kidneys. “Research looking at the efects of enrofoxacin (Baytril), another type of antibiotic, is being done by Dr. Robyn Ellerbrock. We have generally thought that this antibiotic causes damage to cartilage in dogs if exposed to it in utero. But Ellerbrock’s work so far has not seen as much of those changes in horses. Enrofoxacin is a bit like gentamycin, but not as harsh on the kidneys.” 32

the efect on ofspring regarding cartilage damage because cattle are not being asked to have an athletic career like a horse.” Another group of medications people often wonder about for pregnant mares are the non-steroidal anti-infammatories (NSAIDs) like bute, Banamine, and Equioxx. Like gentamycin, all are potentially toxic to the kidneys. “We use these when the mare has a fever, generally using bute or Banamine to reduce the fever, because high fever can be damaging to the pregnancy,” Linton said. “Also we know that prolonged exposure of the fetus to endogenous steroids (produced by the mare herself, when stressed) can result in signifcant impact

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to the fetus, and potentially the foal when it grows up. If you have a mare with laminitis (which is very painful), giving her pain relief in the form of bute or Banamine can decrease her stress response and actually be better for the fetus. “Consult with your veterinarian, weighing the efects on the mare with potential efects on the baby. Tis is why it can be very confusing, and these decisions must be made on a case-by-case basis. “Another thing we often discuss is administration of exogenous steroids. Te endogenous steroids (that the mare produces) can have negative efects on the baby, but people often administer steroids to horses. Steroids are often included in joint injections, or to treat hives or other allergic responses, or to treat/prevent shock. Tey are the best anti-infammatory we have. “Yet steroids can also trigger labor. Labor is triggered by a big steroid release from the fetus, when it is ready to be born. So parturition can be induced in the mare by giving her steroids, and we want to be very careful about steroid administration.” We know a lot about the metabolic changes that happen in pregnant humans (things like gestational diabetes, hypertension, etc.), and we suspect there may be some of those things happening in mares when they are pregnant. “We know that another risk when giving steroids is the potential for developing laminitis,” said Linton. “If a pregnant mare has something similar to gestational diabetes, she is already at risk for developing laminitis. Even a low dose of steroids that ordinarily would not cause laminitis could push her over that edge. Having a pregnant mare with laminitis is probably one of the hardest cases to deal with, to not put the fetus at risk.” Also pregnant mares, because of the added weight of the pregnancy, have more stress on their feet. “It is very difcult to keep these mares comfortable, and we usually end up making a decision: Are we just using this mare as an incubator to get the foal safely born (and she has to sufer the

pain of laminitis) or do we abort the pregnancy to try to save the mare, with no guarantee of either side? Getting rid of the pregnancy might help the mare stabilize. “If the mare has laminitis and is stressed, we know that the baby (when it is born) will probably need signifcant resuscitation and long-term care, with high risk of neonatal encephalopathy, etc. So steroids in the pregnant mare are meds we strongly try to avoid if possible.” Steroids are included in many joint injections. If the mare is pregnant, however, we have to ask ourselves if she really needs this type of medication. “If she has hock arthritis and is so uncomfortable that she won’t lie down and she’s really lame, we might decide that giving her a steroid in a hock injection would improve her overall clinical condition enough that it would actually be better for the fetus. On the other hand, if you are simply routinely giving her hock injections every six months, you might want to hold of on those while she is pregnant.” A small amount of steroid injected into a joint might be less likely to cause systemic issues and afect the fetus than steroids given systemically, however, because less would get into the bloodstream from the joint. A person might opt to give a joint injection to a lame mare and refrain from giving systemic steroids if possible. Dewormers are another issue people wonder about with a pregnant mare, but most dewormers are safe. “Te only one we really worry about and have to be more mindful of correct dosage is praziquantel. Tis is the drug we generally use for treating tapeworms. Ivermectin is safer; it won’t be toxic in overdose until you give more than 10 times the weight dose. Praziquantel is safe, but you need to be more careful regarding dose. Studies (mostly done in France) have shown it to be safe.” Some drugs and vaccines have not had enough testing in pregnant animals to have safety claims on the label. “For instance, rabies vaccines are not labeled for use in pregnant mares because the pharmaceutical companies

have not done the studies that meet the requirements for them to state that information,” said Linton. “Yet most of us include rabies in the vaccines we give mares ahead of foaling because we want them to be protected and to provide those antibodies in colostrum for their foals. We want their foals to be resistant to rabies.”

Dewormers are another issue people wonder about with a pregnant mare, but most dewormers are safe.

Labels for certain meds or vaccines may say they are not tested or certifed for use in pregnant mares, but this does not mean you shouldn’t use them. “It may simply mean testing has not been done to the level USDA requires,” said Linton. “You can ask your veterinarian about these, and he/she can check to see if this med or vaccine should or should not be given to your mare. Your vet may call a referral clinic or a reproductive specialist to answer some of these questions. We get calls from many

people within our referral region to discuss cases and answer questions.” Altrenogest (a hormone) is controversial for use in pregnant mares, even though it is commonly used as a supplement for progesterone during pregnancy. “It may alter the local immune system and result in a decreased immune response,” said Linton. Anti-ulcer medications are another topic that owners sometimes have questions about. “Tese medications have not been shown to have negative efects in the fetus but should only be used when gastric ulcers have been defnitely diagnosed by a veterinarian,” Linton said. Timing of a medication might also make a diference—whether you give it to a mare in early pregnancy or later. “Some drugs have more adverse efect early on, when the foal is still just an embryo or in very early fetal stages. Te organs are formed within the frst 45 to 60 days, and this is when we worry about giving any medication that is teratogenic (causing malformation of an organ). Tis is when we try to be really careful. Later, the foal’s body systems and organs are already formed and the fetus is simply growing bigger.”

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2020 LEADING BREEDERS IN CALIFORNIA BY EARNINGS (THRU MAY 17, 2020)

Breeder

Starts

Wins

Stakes Wins

Reddam Racing, LLC Richard Barton Enterprises Nick Alexander Harris Farms Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC Terry C. Lovingier George Krikorian Premier Thoroughbreds LLC Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams KMN Racing Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray Benjamin C. Warren Red Baron’s Barn LLC Liberty Road Stables Mark Devereaux, Scott Gross & Mark Gross Thomas W Bachman BG Stables George Schmitt & Mary Clare Schmitt Old English Rancho Matt Nelson Gary Barber Dahlberg Farms LLC Victory Rose Thoroughbreds & KMN Racing William & Judy Hedrick BKB Stables LLC Frank Mermenstein & Tom McCrocklin Alfred A. Pais Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. Daehling Ranch LLC Pamela C. Ziebarth Cole Ranch Joe Eaton & Terri Gibson Milt Policzer Thomas W. Bachman Linda Madsen Oakcrest Stable John Ernst & Allegra Ernst Curt and Lila Lanning SLO Racing Stable Andreas Psarras Jack Weinstein Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Shapiro Ruis Racing Heinz H. Steinmann Victory Rose DP Racing Six-S Racing Stable Madeline Auerbach Donald Valpredo Four Quarters Corp Legacy Ranch Brackpool Racing LLC Revocable Trust of Mikel C. & Patricia O. Harrington Greg James Ed Delaney Rod Rodriguez & Lorraine Rodriguez

113 224 123 94 129 192 31 24 56 17 73 8 20 75 10 45 57 87 54 3 24 22 18 28 16 4 11 6 49 26 19 12 17 25 20 14 16 23 16 17 10 6 5 32 48 21 12 15 39 16 33 15 31 13 7 11

16 23 21 10 23 18 6 6 9 3 12 2 5 4 3 3 10 9 9 1 6 7 2 6 4 2 3 1 3 4 4 3 2 3 4 2 1 9 3 5 3 2 2 6 4 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 5 5 1 2

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Leading Earner

Earnings

Make Happy ($237,863) Principe Carlo ($86,460) Lieutenant Dan ($90,000) Fashionably Fast ($150,000) Queen Bee to You ($120,000) Time for Ebby ($46,400) Big Sweep ($123,000) Smiling Shirlee ($133,620) Ward ‘n Jerry ($98,000) Stealthediamonds ($110,000) Indian Peak ($40,180) Warren’s Showtime ($183,980) Lofty ($104,220) Afternoon Heat ($80,660) Tiger Dad ($85,060) Oliver ($53,751) Violent Ridge ($24,700) Brave Cinderella ($19,540) Irrefutable ($18,620) Wound Tight ($121,204) Fly the Sky ($30,600) Sapphire Kid ($50,502) Bulletproof One ($93,022) Awesome Summer ($36,296) American Farmer ($43,850) Opus Won ($90,480) Margot’s Boy ($67,200) Bella Vita ($86,996) Gotham Desire ($37,908) Bud Knight ($42,100) Jet Set Ruler ($42,000) Detangler ($42,718) Adorably Sweet ($34,200) Audace ($45,000) Hollywood Heat ($29,670) Songofthedesert ($44,580) Sassyserb ($46,680) Eustace ($41,280 Potente Alba ($38,010) Tippy Top ($24,300) Lil Milo ($57,960) Sea of Liberty ($63,360) Sedamor ($46,020) Swiss Minister ($20,700) Secretly Paranoide ($11,426) Silk From Heaven ($22,860) Avalon Ride ($55,220) Scarlet Heat ($47,820) Bako Sweets ($24,860) Premium Forest ($48,660) Creer ($12,100) Kakistocracy ($36,420) Miz Lola La Dare ($13,800) Buttie ($32,820) Coast of Roan ($57,420) Popular Kid ($58,777)

$831,564 $618,548 $595,803 $435,070 $400,733 $382,163 $286,646 $269,358 $262,976 $212,599 $196,260 $190,380 $187,042 $183,062 $181,760 $145,477 $131,644 $129,200 $127,148 $121,204 $117,891 $115,691 $98,413 $95,068 $94,329 $91,480 $89,442 $88,968 $88,405 $87,251 $84,367 $82,736 $79,519 $76,831 $75,030 $74,940 $74,670 $71,029 $70,726 $69,750 $69,300 $68,890 $67,610 $67,465 $66,088 $66,070 $65,500 $65,210 $64,814 $64,110 $63,739 $62,604 $62,572 $61,100 $60,560 $60,524

Leading California Sires Lists 2020 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER

2020 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MONEY WON

(MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS) Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Earned

Earnings/ Runner

Sire

Rnrs

Strts

Races Won

Earned

1 I’ll Have Another,2 009, by Flower Alley

167

680

$2,310,291

$228,767

$20,797

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

117

306

$1,300,742

2 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 29

$587,184

$20,248

3 † Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

163

$853,672

3 † Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB) 10

$199,898

$19,990

4 Graydar, 2009, by Unbridled’s Song

218

$655,946

1 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

4 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$311,855

$18,344

5 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

176

$618,818

5 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$531,751

$17,153

6 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

120

$608,861

6 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$282,093

$15,672

7 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 29

$587,184

7 † Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$463,199

$14,475

8 • Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

179

$572,364

8 † Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$853,672

$14,469

9 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$531,751

9 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$608,861

$13,838

10 † Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$463,199

10 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

167

79 $2,310,291

$13,834

11 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 54

162

$381,712

11 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$220,376

$13,774

12 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

108

$377,951

12 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 10

$122,222

$12,222

13 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

132

$357,813

13 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$127,065

$11,551

14 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

144

$357,001

45 $1,300,742

$11,117

15 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$311,855

16 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$282,093

14 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

117

15 Smart Bid, 2006, by Smart Strike

$153,421

$10,959

16 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 19

$187,580

$9,873

17 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$249,371

17 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

$618,818

$9,236

18 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

149

$247,512

18 • Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

$572,364

$8,943

19 Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus

110

$230,080

19 Gervinho, 2010, by Unusual Heat

$120,987

$8,642

20 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

$228,767

20 Govenor Charlie, 2010, by Midnight Lute

$86,389

$8,639

21 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

2020 LEADING TURF SIRES IN CALIFORNIA (MINIMUM 50 STARTS) Sire

Rnrs Strts Wnrs Wins

Earned

$220,376

22 † Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB) 10

$199,898

23 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 19

$187,580

24 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$180,453

25 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$170,542

1 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

$427,887

26 Smart Bid, 2006, by Smart Strike

$153,421

2 † Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$383,371

27 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$152,799

$151,110

3 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 14

$332,370

28 † Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time

4 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$296,520

29 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

$148,052

5 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

$250,108

30 U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

109

$146,019

6 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

$166,427

31 Informed, 2004, by Tiznow

$135,664

$161,820

32 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$127,624 $127,065

7 † Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB) 5

8 † Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$122,364

33 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

9 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$107,112

34 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 10

$122,222

10 Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled

$100,770

35 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

$122,176

11 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$97,552

36 Gervinho, 2010, by Unusual Heat

$120,987

12 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

$84,258

37 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View

$116,174

13 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$82,055

38 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

$111,864

14 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$75,185

39 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat

$103,571

$102,659

15 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$71,822

40 The Pamplemousse, 2006, by Kafwain

16 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$66,830

41 Lakerville, 2008, by Unusual Heat

$101,490

17 James Street, 2007, by El Prado (IRE)

$59,824

42 Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson

$99,044

18 Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy

$51,492

43 James Street, 2007, by El Prado (IRE)

$98,815

$50,985

44 † Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie

$94,309

19 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

The statistics shown here are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates a stallion that has been pensioned or has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere (sires no longer standing in California remain on these lists until their last Cal-bred crop turns 3 years old). Freshman sires are highlighted in bold text. Earnings are from Northern Hemisphere racing and include adjusted money from Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Adjusted earnings are put on par with average North American earnings from the previous year. The average North American purse in 2018 was $23,755 or 50% of the average purse in Japan. To put earnings on par, Japanese earnings are multiplied by 50% before being applied to the total earnings above. Hong Kong earnings are adjusted by 15%, and Singapore adjusted by 66%. Stakes winners and wins follow TJCIS stakes rules. Racing statistics through May 17, 2020.

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Leading California Sires Lists 2020 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF WINNERS

2020 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MEDIAN EARNINGS PER RUNNER (MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS)

Sire

Races Rnrs Won

Sire

Earned

Median

Rnrs

Wnrs

Earned

1 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

167

79 $2,310,291

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$531,751 $12,515

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

117

45 $1,300,742

2 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$311,855 $11,130

3 Graydar, 2009, by Unbridled’s Song

$655,946

3 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$127,065

$7,725

• Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

$572,364

4 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

$228,767

$7,100

5 † Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$853,672

5 Gervinho, 2010, by Unusual Heat

$120,987

$6,870

$381,712

6 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 10

$122,222

$6,855

7 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$608,861

8 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

$618,818

$531,751

10 † Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$463,199

Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

7 † Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

$853,672

$6,840

8 † Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$463,199

$6,750

9 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$587,184

$5,500

10 Govenor Charlie, 2010, by Midnight Lute

$86,389

$5,160

$357,001

11 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$608,861

$5,137

12 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

$377,951

12 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat

$61,292

$4,886

Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$247,512

13 Many Rivers, 2005, by Storm Cat

$71,096

$4,812

14 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$311,855

14 Smart Bid, 2006, by Smart Strike

$153,421

$4,534

Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$249,371

15 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$152,799

$4,470

$587,184

$73,177

$4,470

Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

$357,813

17 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$220,376

$4,460

Champ Pegasus, 2006, by Fusaichi Pegasus

$230,080

18 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$187,580

$4,264

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$152,799

`19 Lakerville, 2008, by Unusual Heat

$101,490

$4,150

20 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$180,453

20 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

$111,864

$4,030

$170,542

21 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$357,001

$3,900

Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image

Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

16 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG)

† Comic Strip, 1995-17, by Red Ransom

2020 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF RACES WON

2020 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER START (MINIMUM 100 STARTS) Sire

Rnrs

Srts

Earned

Earnings Start

Rnrs

Srts

Races Won

1 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

167

680

$2,310,291

Sire

Earned

1 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$587,184

$7,829

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

117

306

$1,300,742

2 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$531,751

$6,043

3 Graydar, 2009, by Unbridled’s Song

218

$655,946

3 † Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$463,199

$5,719

• Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

179

$572,364

$5,237

5 † Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

163

$853,672

6 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit

176

$618,818

162

$381,712

4 † Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike 5 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger 6 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini 7 † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 8 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown 9 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

59 44 117 67 47 167

10 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 19 11 • Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 12 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

64 37

163

$853,672

120

$608,861

$5,074

306 $1,300,742

$4,251

176

$3,516

8 † Coil, 2008, by Point Given

$463,199

$3,500

9 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

120

$608,861

Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

108

$618,818 $377,951

Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister

108

$377,951

$187,580

$3,350

11 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

144

$357,001

179

$572,364

$3,198

12 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$531,751

$3,117

13 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$587,184

149

$247,512

132

$357,813

680 $2,310,291

$249,371

$3,397

Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

13 Graydar, 2009, by Unbridled’s Song

218

$655,946

$3,009

14 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

132

$357,813

$2,711

15 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$180,453

$2,693

Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$249,371

$2,665

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$152,799

$311,855

110

$230,080

16 † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom

$170,542

15 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

18 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

17 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run

$152,799

$2,590

18 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

144

$357,001

$2,479

19 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$127,624

$2,408

20 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam

$180,453

$2,356

U S Ranger, 2004, by Danzig

109

$146,019

20 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 54

Races Won

162

$381,712

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2020 LEADING LIFETIME SIRES IN CALIFORNIA (50 OR MORE NAMED FOALS)

Stallion (Foreign Foaled), Year, Sire

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18

23 25

28 29

33 34 35 36 38 40 41

44 45 46 48 49

Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark † Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) † Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB) • Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled One Man Army, 1994, by Roman Diplomat Street Hero, 2006, by Street Cry (IRE) Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid † Indian Evening, 2009, by Indian Charlie Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image Affrmative, 1999, by Unbridled Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy † Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat † Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister Trapper, 2000, by Iron Cat Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley † Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew Graydar, 2009, by Unbridled’s Song Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai † Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom † Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB) Lightnin N Thunder, 2001, by Storm Cat Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat Unbridled Native, 2001, by Unbridled Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle Thisnearlywasmine, 1994, by Capote Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even Grace Upon Grace, 2007, by Rio Verde Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat Anthony’s Cross, 2008, by Indian Charlie † Coil, 2008, by Point Given Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson Lakerville, 2008, by Unusual Heat

Crops

7 8 8 5 3 11 13 5 11 8 4 12 9 7 4 4 12 11 11 5 14 13 14 6 5 20 12 11 7 5 17 6 8 4 8 18 13 14 9 4 6 11 8 7 13 4 5 15 3

Avg Named Size Foals

12 23 28 65 28 43 22 49 69 13 55 39 9 27 16 16 27 11 14 35 46 17 31 19 29 25 43 5 7 64 33 24 7 70 20 20 12 15 14 13 14 7 10 7 30 13 32 12 19

86 180 223 324 83 477 292 247 760 107 218 466 84 186 65 62 329 124 150 177 650 225 436 115 147 500 511 56 51 322 566 142 56 280 163 361 152 213 129 53 81 80 83 51 387 53 158 179 58

Runners

Winners

2YO Winners

Stakes Winners

Graded Stakes Winners

24-28% 88-49% 184-83% 242-75% 38-46% 390-82% 192-66% 204-83% 586-77% 55-51% 111-51% 349-75% 57-68% 141-76% 29-45% 21-34% 252-77% 80-65% 95-63% 117-66% 465-72% 154-68% 308-71% 91-79% 86-59% 373-75% 388-76% 44-79% 38-75% 318-99% 446-79% 78-55% 36-64% 184-66% 120-74% 275-76% 88-58% 142-67% 77-60% 36-68% 46-57% 56-70% 56-67% 35-69% 296-76% 21-40% 90-57% 136-76% 27-47%

16-19% 67-37% 139-62% 172-53% 27-33% 265-56% 130-45% 123-50% 433-57% 32-30% 69-32% 253-54% 40-48% 101-54% 24-37% 15-24% 184-56% 50-40% 70-47% 88-50% 342-53% 93-41% 215-49% 57-50% 51-35% 230-46% 288-56% 33-59% 24-47% 200-62% 346-61% 58-41% 23-41% 116-41% 81-50% 205-57% 55-36% 95-45% 55-43% 18-34% 36-44% 41-51% 36-43% 18-35% 222-57% 14-26% 53-34% 93-52% 14-24%

4-5% 12-7% 51-23% 55-17% 14-17% 75-16% 24-8% 76-31% 120-16% 12-11% 23-11% 59-13% 3-4% 20-11% 4-6% 7-11% 48-15% 6-5% 1-1% 26-15% 99-15% 15-7% 46-11% 13-11% 8-5% 45-9% 72-14% 13-23% 4-8% 50-16% 115-20% 19-13% 5-9% 43-15% 18-11% 55-15% 5-3% 27-13% 6-5% 1-2% 6-7% 5-6% 14-17% 9-18% 41-11% 2-4% 12-8% 23-13% 3-5%

3-3% 10-6% 17-8% 7-2% 2-2% 12-3% 10-3% 7-3% 34-4% 2-2% 7-3% 12-3% 2-2% 7-4% 0-0% 3-5% 7-2% 2-2% 3-2% 3-2% 18-3% 7-3% 13-3% 6-5% 3-2% 11-2% 19-4% 1-2% 1-2% 3-1% 20-4% 6-4% 1-2% 5-2% 4-2% 12-3% 1-1% 6-3% 2-2% 0-0% 1-1% 1-1% 1-1% 1-2% 4-1% 0-0% 1-1% 3-2% 1-2%

1-1% 3-2% 3-1% 2-1% 0-0% 2-0% 3-1% 4-2% 6-1% 0-0% 1-0% 3-1% 1-1% 3-2% 0-0% 0-0% 1-0% 1-1% 1-1% 2-1% 6-1% 2-1% 1-0% 0-0% 1-1% 4-1% 2-0% 0-0% 0-0% 1-0% 2-0% 1-1% 0-0% 1-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 2-2% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 1-1% 0-0%

Progeny Earnings

AEI

Comp Index

$2,051,313 $8,473,902 $16,235,889 $16,392,614 $1,542,009 $32,657,608 $14,141,839 $8,603,783 $44,932,304 $2,850,873 $5,940,519 $22,088,731 $3,078,859 $8,526,966 $1,543,475 $1,068,154 $15,115,512 $4,393,854 $5,197,617 $5,581,206 $22,081,738 $7,776,236 $16,781,079 $4,658,325 $3,274,360 $15,512,524 $21,172,713 $2,194,009 $2,374,297 $25,666,162 $22,723,810 $3,737,369 $2,165,826 $7,936,464 $5,830,965 $11,841,810 $3,625,124 $5,728,959 $3,923,339 $1,386,590 $2,225,026 $2,571,492 $2,694,066 $1,382,219 $12,863,213 $787,239 $2,709,301 $5,818,367 $601,428

2.07 1.71 1.52 1.30 1.27 1.26 1.26 1.22 1.21 1.19 1.18 1.15 1.10 1.10 1.07 1.05 1.02 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.95 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.93 0.92 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.81 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.79 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.73 0.71

0.90 1.06 1.13 1.41 0.90 1.04 1.07 0.97 1.56 0.96 1.00 1.37 0.88 0.99 1.00 1.06 1.12 0.77 1.14 1.14 1.18 0.86 0.94 1.19 1.26 1.34 0.90 0.77 0.87 1.12 0.83 1.02 0.74 1.44 0.99 1.09 1.00 1.05 1.12 0.84 0.90 0.67 0.72 0.90 0.92 0.95 1.17 0.70 1.21

These statistics are for active California-based sires with a minimum of 50 foals of racing age, ranked here by their lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI.) The statistics shown here are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates a stallion that has been pensioned or has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere (sires no longer standing in California remain on these lists until their last Cal-bred crop turns 3 years old). Freshman sires are highlighted in bold text.. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) only. Stakes winners and wins follow TJCIS stakes rules. Percentages are based upon number of named foals of racing age.

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Stakes & Sales Dates 2020

REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

Dec. 26-June 21

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Dec. 26-June 14

Pleasanton, Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton

June 19-July 12

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

June 26-July 5

California State Fair (Cal Expo), Sacramento

July 15-Aug. 4

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

July 18-Sept. 7

Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa

Aug. 5-18

Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale

Aug. 19-Sept. 1

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Aug. 26-Oct. 6

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

Sept. 9-Oct. 27

Big Fresno Fair, Fresno

Oct. 7-20

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Oct. 21-Dec. 15

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

Oct. 28-Dec. 3

Fairplex at Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos

Dec. 2-22

2020

REGIONAL SALE DATES AUGUST 11 CTBA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YEARLING & HORSES OF RACING AGE SALE Pleasanton, Calif. OCTOBER 19 FASIG-TIPTON FALL YEARLINGS Pomona, Calif. (ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 1)

*Dates could change or be eliminated pending COVID-19 restrictions

California-Bred/California-Sired STAKES RACES JUNE – JULY SANTA ANITA

DEL MAR**

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

FRIDAY, JULY 24

$100,000 Crystal Water Stakes

$150,000 Melair Stakes

$100,000 Fleet Treat Stakes

Tree -Year-Olds & Up 1 mile (Turf)

$100,000 Fran’s Valentine Stakes Tree-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares 1 mile (Turf) SATURDAY, JUNE 13

$100,000 Tor’s Echo Stakes Tree-Year-Olds & Up 6 furlongs SATURDAY, JUNE 20

Tree-Year-Old Fillies 11∕16 miles

Tree-Year-Old Fillies 7 furlongs SUNDAY, JULY 26

LOS ALAMITOS

$125,000 California Dreamin’ Stakes

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

Tree-Year-Olds & Up 11∕16 miles (Turf)

$100,000 Soi Phet Stakes 1 mile

FRIDAY, JULY 31

$100,000 Real Good Deal Stakes Tree-Year-Olds 7 furlongs

$150,000 Snow Chief Stakes Tree-Year-Olds 11∕8 mile (Turf)

$100,000 Dream of Summer Stakes Tree-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares 1 mile

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Stakes & Sales Dates JUNE/JULY***

2020 REGIONAL STAKES RACES Date

Track

6 6

JUNE

SA SA

Conditions

Distance

Santa Anita Derby (Gr. I)

3-y-o

11⁄8 m.

$400,000

3-y-o f.

1 ⁄16 m.

$200,000

3-y-o & up

1 ⁄4 m.

$300,000

3-y-o

5 ⁄2 f. (T)

$75,000

Santa Anita Oaks (Gr. II) The Gold Cup at Santa Anita (Gr. I) Desert Code Stakes

1 1 1

Added Value

Cinema Stakes

3-y-o

1 ⁄8 m. (T)

$150,000

Crystal Water Stakes

3-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 m. (T)

$100,000

Fran’s Valentine Stakes

3-y-o & up, f. & m., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 m. (T)

$100,000

GGF Albany Stakes

3-y-o & up

5 f. (T)

4-y-o & up

7 f.

GGF Golden Poppy Stakes

3-y-o & up, f. & m.

1 1/16 m. (T)

3-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

6 f.

3-y-o f.

6 ⁄2 f.

$75,000

3-y-o

1 m. (T)

$75,000

3-y-o & up, f. & m.

1 ⁄4 m. (T)

$75,000

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$250,000

3-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 ⁄8 m. (T)

$150,000

Triple Bend Stakes (Gr. II)

Thor’s Echo Stakes

GGF Alcatraz Stakes

Angel’s Flight Stakes

GGF San Francisco Mile (Gr. III)

Possibly Perfect Stakes

Snow Chief Stakes

$50,000 $200,000 $75,000 $100,000

Lazaro Barrera Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o

6 ⁄2 f.

$100,000

Wilshire Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up, f. & m.

1 m. (T)

$100,000

Dream of Summer Stakes

3-y-o & up, f. & m., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 m.

$100,000

3-y-o & up

abt. 1 ⁄4 m. (T)

$100,000

San Juan Capistrano Stakes (Gr. III)

Melair Stakes

3-y-o & up, f. & m., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 ⁄16 m.

$150,000

American Stakes (Gr. III)

3-y-o & up

1 m. (T)

$100,000 $75,000

Siren Lure Stakes

3-y-o & up

5 ⁄2 f. (T)

LRC

Soi Phet Stakes

3-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 m.

$100,000

3-y-o & up, f. & m.

6 ⁄2 f.

$200,000

JULY

Stakes (Grade)

4 24

Great Lady M. Stakes (Gr. II)

Los Alamitos Derby (Gr. III)

3-y-o

1 ⁄8 m.

$150,000

Dmr

Fleet Treat Stakes

3-y-o f., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

7 f.

$100,000

Dmr

California Dreamin’ Stakes

3-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

1 ⁄16 m. (T)

$125,000

Dmr

Real Good Deal Stakes

3-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired

7 f.

$100,000

***Complete stakes schedules for Del Mar and Northern California fairs were unavailable at press time.

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Advertising Index NOTE: Inside Back Cover, IBC; Outside Back Cover, OBC; Inside Front Cover, IFC This index is provided as a service. The publisher does not assume liability for errors or ommissions. (Bold fgures indicate a page that features a stallion)

ADVERTISERS Auburn Laboratories Inc. ................................... 11

Fasig-Tipton Sales Company............................. 15

Baby Haynes -Book ............................................ 33

Gayle Van Leer Thoroughbred Services ........... 41

Backyard Race Horse.......................................... 41

Golden State Stakes........................................... 21

Bella Equine-Amanda Navarro .......................... 41 BG Thoroughbred Farm....................................... 7 Cal-Bred Maiden Bonus Program ................... IBC Compas (Jeannie Garr Roddy) .......................... 41 CTBA 20/21 Industry Directory ......................... 29 CTBA 2020 Northern California Yearling Sale ..... 23

Harris Farms .......................................................IFC horselawyers.com ............................................... 41 Laurel Fowler Insurance Broker Inc ................... 41 Lovacres Ranch ............................................... OBC NTRA /John Deere ............................................. 25

Daehling Ranch............................................. 13, 40

Rancho San Miguel............................................... 9

Equineline.com ................................................... 17

Red Cliffs Racing, Inc.......................................... 40

Farmers Insurance-Sue Hubbard....................... 41

Tommy Town Thoroughbreds.............................. 5

STALLIONS Acclamation ................................... IFC Capital Account ................................. 7 Conquest Farenheit....................... IFC Daddy Nose Best (KY) ....................... 7 Danzing Candy................................... 9 Desert Code................................... IFC Fighting Hussar.................................. 7 Gato Del Oro (KY).............................. 7 Govenor Charlie...........................OBC Grace Upon Grace.......................OBC

Great Stuff ....................................OBC Jeranimo......................................... IFC Jersey Town ....................................13 Kafwain ............................................... 5 King of Jazz (ARG) ............................. 7 Lakerville......................................... IFC Majestic Harbor ............................. IFC Merit Man ........................................... 7 Ministers Wild Cat ............................. 5 OM.................................................. IFC

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Prospect Park ................................. IFC Rousing Sermon............................. IFC Sir Prancealot ..................................... 9 Smiling Tiger.................................. IFC Smokem........................................OBC Stanford .............................................. 5 Stay Thirsty ...................................OBC Tamarando ..................................... IFC Unusual Heatwave ............................. 7 Vronsky............................................ IFC

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