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North American Trainer ISSUE 17 (SUMMER 2010)
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THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE THOROUGHBRED
LINDA RICE
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Saratoga’s leading trainer – in profile
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Rescinding claims
Calvin Borel
Is it time we changed the way we claim horses?
What drives Kentucky’s leading jockey?
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Introduction Giles Anderson
Last summer I, like many, was captivated by the battle for the title of leading trainer at Saratoga. Going into the last week of the meet, Todd Pletcher and Linda Rice were tied at 15 winners each. As the record books showed, Rice finished the meeting with 20 wins, one ahead of Pletcher, who was one ahead of Bill Mott. Having these three trainers – each with their different styles – fighting it out to the finish certainly added to the excitement, which is what you would expect from a boutique meeting like Saratoga. Delve deeper into the statistics and you’ll see that Linda’s stable of fifty horses made a total of just 75 starts at the meet, compared to 88 for Mott and 135 for Pletcher. I suppose it was this David versus Goliath tussle that made it all the more captivating. We’ll have to wait and see what happens this summer but you can figure that Linda is going to be putting up a stellar defense to her crown. Linda Rice has been a fixture on the New York circuit for a number of years and her story makes a great read. Another great read is our story on Calvin Borel and his brother Cecil. We all know about Calvin’s plucky courage and how he could ride around Churchill Downs blindfolded and probably still win but what drives Calvin and Cecil to succeed? Frances Karon’s article gives us a tremendous insight into their world. Since we published our last issue, much has been written about the continuing problems facing the New York City OTB, which Sid Fernando highlighted for us in the spring. Since then, more twists and turns have greeted the long-running saga of the Aqueduct VLT license. I’m hoping that by the time the fall North American Trainer comes out at the end of October the political games will have stopped and a definitive plan is in place. In this issue, Sid looks at the claiming system and asks if it’s time to change the rules for claiming horses. These races form the foundation of most tracks’ conditions books and for me it’s important that improvements are made to the way horses are claimed. We’ve got to do what we can to encourage more people to claim with confidence, and tweaking these rules will be a great start. Wherever your racing takes you this summer, good luck! n ISSUE 17 TRAINERMAGAZINE.com 01
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California Thoroughbred Trainers Time for owners and trainers to work towards a common goal.
12 Trainer of the quarter Hamilton Smith, leading trainer at Colonial Downs.
14 Linda Rice K.T. Donovan profiles Saratoga’s leading trainer of 2009, whose talent in developing inexpensively-bought horses to success is second to none.
20 Rescinding claims Sid Fernando asks whether some changes to the claiming rules would be in the best interest of our sport.
24 Tibial fractures How tibial stress fractures are a fairly common and not necessarily serious injury, by James Tate.
30 Turkish racing Michele MacDonald investigates the advance of Turkish racing on the international scene
36 Mycotoxins Increased awareness of mycotoxins means we need to have a greater understanding of what they are and how best to avoid them. By Dr Catherine Dunnett.
40 Calvin Borel Frances J. Karon discovers exactly what drives the down-to-earth jockey
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48 Kinesio taping Ken Snyder learns about the cutting-edge art of Kinesio tape from equine practitioner Dr. Nancy Brennan.
54 Fair racing Bill Heller looks back at fair racing on the East Coast
62 Keeping it in the family Exactly how revealing are pedigrees? asks Frances J Karon
66 Product Focus 70 Stakes Schedules Indexes of forthcoming major stakes races.
80 The Arnold Kirkpatrick column
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Publisher & Editorial Director Giles Anderson Assistant Editors Frances Karon, Sophie Hull Design/Production Neil Randon Advertising Sales Giles Anderson Circulation Pippa Anderson Photo Credits Eclipse Sportswire, Benoit Photo, Edie Bernier, Tim Heffernan, Coady Photography, Dr Nancy Brennan, Suzie Picou-Oldham, Fiona Boyd, Jenny Doran, James Tate, Michele MacDonald, Horsephotos, Frances J. Karon Cover Photograph Eclipse Sportswire
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Alan F. Balch was hired as Executive Director of California Thoroughbred Trainers in April 2010. His professional career in racing began at Santa Anita in 1971, where he advanced to the position of Sr. Vice PresidentMarketing and Assistant General Manager, and was in charge there of the Olympic Games Equestrian Events for Los Angeles in 1984. He retired in the early 90s to become volunteer president of the national equestrian federation of the USA, as well as of the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden. He remains volunteer president of USA Equestrian Trust, Inc. K. T. Donovan travels domestically and internationally to cover racing through writing, television, and video, and markets farms, stallions, and events, while regularly working sales to make sure she can still put her hands on the horse, the center of it all. As a freelancer, she has written for most of the major racing publications around the world, and contributed in various capacities to live shows and documentaries on several American television networks, as well as for Sky, and RTE (Irish television). She is based in Lexington, Kentucky.
Dr Catherine Dunnett BSc, PhD, R.Nutr. is an independent nutritionist registered with the British Nutrition Society. She has a background in equine research, in the field of nutrition and exercise physiology with many years spent at The Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. Prior to setting up her own consultancy business, she worked in the equine feed industry on product development and technical marketing. Sid Fernando is president of eMatings LLC and Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc. He is the former bloodstock editor of Daily Racing Form and also blogs about racing and breeding. Frances J. Karon, is a native of Puerto Rico and graduate of Maine’s Colby College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She operates Rough Shod LLC based in Lexington, Kentucky and specializes in sales, pedigree research and recommendations.
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Bill Heller, Eclipse Award-winner Bill Heller is the author of 19 books, including “After The Finish Line, The Race to End Horse Slaughter in America.” In 2006, he received a first place award from the American Horse Publications for a column he wrote for Thoroughbred Times and was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame Writers’ Corner. Heller, 55, lives in Albany, N.Y., just 30 miles south of Saratoga Race Course, with his wife, Anna, their son Benjamin and their dog Belle Mont. Arnold Kirkpatrick in more than 45 years of involvement in the thoroughbred industry, Arnold Kirkpatrick has accumulated a vast experience in most aspects of the business – from being executive vice president of a major breeding farm to president of a race track. He has won major industry awards both as a writer and as a breeder.
Michele MacDonald is an awardwinning writer, editor, photographer and marketing and media consultant with more than two decades of experience in Thoroughbred racing. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, she has covered major racing and sales events in North America, Europe and Asia. She also has edited two books on horses honored with national prizes in the United States. Ken Snyder is a Louisville, Kentucky based freelance writer. He is a regular contributor to several other racing publications, a feature writer and essayist for some non-racing magazines, and an advertising marketing writer, as well. James Tate BVMS MRCVS qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Glasgow University. He is from a family steeped in horseracing. His father, Tom Tate, is a dual purpose trainer, his fatherin-law, Len Lungo, is a National Hunt trainer, and his Uncle, the legendary Michael Dickinson, has just retired from the training ranks.
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CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS
The time is ripe for owners and trainers to work towards a common goal By Alan F. Balch CTT Executive Director
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F it’s true that the size of an opportunity is directly proportional to the enormity of a problem, then racing is facing the greatest opportunity of its modern evolution. I don’t need to catalog the ills of racing – almost everyone is an expert on those – but I will say that in the 15-plus years or so I’ve been away from the sport, and following it only casually, so much has changed, so rapidly, that I hardly recognize all but its essentials. I find myself constantly saying, “I never thought I would live to see the day that...” So let’s consider the opportunities we have. Way back in October 1991, Edward L. Bowen, leading The Blood-Horse at the time, penned a remarkable column entitled “The ‘Without us’ syndrome,” in which he condemned the self-destructive circular firing squad mentality among racing’s component parts. Sound familiar? And he concluded, “The next time you hear ‘without us, there would be no game,’ the suggestion here is just shake your head and walk away.” He made the clearly logical point that racing must grasp the essential fact that all its various segments are interdependent; despite that interdependence being selfevident, the pursuit of short-term individual gain by single segments against the others continually threatens to sacrifice the good
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“It is no accident that the most successful racing in America is supervised by horsemen, whether at Keeneland, Del Mar, or Oak Tree” of the entire game. In short, we all need each other. Back in “The Golden Age” of the early 1980s – and at the time we sure didn’t think everything was just peachy, even though Santa Anita averaged over 60,000 in attendance for a couple stretches of Sundays during its winter/spring meet – I can vividly remember the horsemen and track managements being at each other’s throats from time to time! There was plenty of contention, over racing surfaces, purses, legislative influence, marketing, and all the issues of that day. And this. One enormous difference, however, was that in those days both tracks and horsemen took each other for granted. They don’t anymore. They can’t. And that paradigm shift itself opens many doors of opportunity. Managements once tended to review the application process for stalls as a delightful exercise – there was always way more supply of horses than there were stalls available. It was also commonplace for owners of anything but stakes horses in that day to be advised that “there’s just no room today.” For their part, horsemen were often convinced that the suits on the frontside had no clue what was really going on at the track they ran, and considered it a given that “nothing will get better as long as they’re in charge.” But the track itself, they assumed, would always be there – the cast of characters managing it might change, and
there was always hope the management could change for the better. We have often been reminded in these pages that the horse business is not immune from the law of supply and demand. Back in that supposedly Golden Age, only a few in track management, breeding, training, state legislatures, or regulatory agencies seemed even to know what that particular law was, let alone how it operated or could apply to us. Thus the seed was planted that grew to our present jungle of misery – because regulation always lags a marketplace, and in the case of racing, lags it by decades! So what about those opportunities I mentioned earlier? They seem to be lost in the jungle that threatens to overwhelm our contracted markets. Despite the desire of some who loudly proclaim the need to “deregulate” racing, that is simply not going to happen. Tracks and racing itself are the creatures of legislation – as is other gaming. Even the other major sports do not exist in a deregulated environment, though their regulation may be less onerous than ours to be sure. Consider this: while dates and schedules are not legislated for the franchised sports of football or baseball, even they are still “regulated” by league offices. Because in any legitimate sport, structure is essential in order to optimize competition. This is especially so in a sport n continued on page 10
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CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS
The emotional bond that spurs Miller to Del Mar success
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EW trainers look forward to the Del Mar meet more than Peter Miller. And with good reason. In 2006, Miller sent out Fast Parade to victory in the Green Flash Handicap in course-record time of 54.75 seconds for five furlongs on turf. In 2007, Miller recorded his first Grade 1 stakes victory in the $250,000 Del Mar Debutante with longshot Set Play . The track where the turf meets the surf is also Pete’s retreat, where Miller turns killer for seven weeks. Based at nearby San Luis Rey Downs, Miller has developed into a leading trainer at Del Mar in recent years. Although the two aforementioned wins rank high on Miller’s list of achievements, the Pacific coastal track also has deeper and more emotional meanings for the trainer. During the meet last year , Miller married his wife, Lani, during a ceremony in Del Mar, a few furlongs from the track. “August 23,” said Miller of an anniversary date he will never forget. “It was a big shindig. 150 people. We had it at the L’Auberge Hotel and Seagrove Park on 15th Street.” Before Miller fell in love with Lani, he fell head over heels for Del Mar. “Del Mar is the most special place in the world for me,” he said. “T hat’s where I fell in love with horse racing. As a kid, I remember horses like Bad ‘n Big and Ancient Title winning stakes. This is where I live,” said Miller, who moved to San Diego County from Los Angeles in 1992 and currently resides in Carlsbad. “Del Mar’s my big meet. We do focus on it.” Miller, 43, was born in Santa Monica, grew up in Beverly Hills, and became a racing fan at a young age through his family, which owned Winning Ways Stable. The diminutive Miller first dreamed of becoming a jockey. “When I was ten, I went to a jockey school in Castaic that was run by
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Jim Fresquez for a year,” said Miller. “He taught me how to ride. “I spent every summer since I was 11 on the track,” continued Miller. “I walked hots for Joe Manzi, Mike Mitchell, and Hal King, in that order, when they had horses for my family.” When he was 14, Miller was told by a doctor that he would probably grow too heavy to be a jockey. Although disappointed, he made a career adjustment and vowed to be come a trainer. “The first day after I graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1984, I went to work for Charlie Whittingham,” said Miller. “I knew that was the barn I wanted. I walked in at 4:30. Rodney Rash, his assistant, was there. One of the guys didn’t show up and he put me to work.”
A memorable three years would follow as Miller earned his degree as a groom in the Whittingham School of Higher Equine Knowledge. “I wanted to learn from the ground up; I wanted to learn about legs and feeding,” said Miller, who learned much more. “Charlie could be intimidating, and I didn’t say two words to him for the first six months,” recalled Miller. “But I got to rub Palace Music, who got beat a head in the 1986 Breeders’ Cup Mile and became the sire of Cigar,” continued Miller. “In 1985, Charlie sent Alex Hassinger, Janet Johnson, and me with eight horses to New York for the fall meet at Belmont Park, and we stayed on for the Breeders’ Cup, when Greinton ran at Aqueduct (finishing n continued on page 8
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seventh in the Turf).” The legendary Hall of Fame trainer was known as a tough guy. “One day with Palace Music, I put the feed tub in, and he grabbed a mouthful of feed and a mouthful of my chest,” recalled Miller with a wince. “I was writhing in pain, and Charlie came over, looked at what had happened and said, ‘Get up, son, it’s a long way from your heart.’ I got up. I wasn’t going to be a wimp in front of ‘The Man.’” Whittingham was also known for his dry wit. “You can’t work for Charlie three years and not walk away with 100 one-liners,” said Miller.
“One morning at Del Mar, we were going out with the first set at 5:30, and it was misting,” said Miller, who asked Whittingham about the wet conditions. “Charlie said, ‘son, tracks are like scotch. They’re better with a little water in them.’” Miller earned further respect for Whittingham’s horsemanship during the New York trip. “By nature, I’m not as patient as I’d like to be,” said Miller. “In New York, a horse named Val Danseur hurt a suspensory. The vet there told Charlie the horse was done. “Charlie said to me, ‘We’re sending him to California, son. He’ll be fine.’ We tackwalked him for 90 days and he came back to
win three more stakes. “That stuck wit h me. He had his convictions. He knew the horse could make it. He knew more than the vet.” Miller often thinks about Whittingham, who died in 1999. “He taught me a lot of lessons in life: your responsibility to the barn and to the animal,” said Miller. “If you weren’t there at 4:30 every morning, you didn’t have a job. He was always there first. He didn’t ask you to do anything he didn’t do. “That really ins tilled a work ethic that I like to think I have today,” continued Miller. “Putting the horse first and outworking the competition. I can’t control the luck and circumstances, but I can control the effort I put into training.” Miller smiled about his bald head. “It’s in honor of Charlie and in honor of my family heritage,” he chuckled. In deference to Whittingham’s lofty nickname as “The Bald Eagle”, Miller good-naturedly settled for a friend’s more grounded suggestion of “The Bald Beagle.” Miller worked briefly as an assistant to Don Warren at Old English Rancho before going on his own in 1987. His first win came with Dynashield at Santa Anita on April 25, 1988. “Gary Stevens rode him,” recalled Miller. “Rafael Meza was named but took off his mounts that day. Luckily, Gary was open.” Miller recorded his first stakes victory with Winning Ways Stable’s Spirited Susan in the 1991 CTBA Marian Stakes at Fairplex Park before relocating at San Luis Rey Downs in Bonsall in 1992. Miller struggled for several n continued on page 10
Fast Parade was Miller’s first major stakes winner and still holds the Del Mar mark in the Green Flash
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years while establishing a public stable. “I never left the track, but for five years I also had a jewelry store in Oceanside,” said Miller of the mid 1990s. “But the store became too much, and my heart and passion were always in this business. “Walter Greenman called one day and asked if I had room for his second string,” said Miller of the late trainer. “In two weeks, I had 20 prep horses for Walter. I p icked up a lot of other prep business and grew to 75 horses, including the young stock from Golden Eagle Farm. “Then I started with a couple of owners who asked me to run their horses,” continued Miller. “I started winning, and business shifted to training and racing for myself.” Miller’s first major stakes winner was Fast Parade, who gave him his first $100,000 win in the 2006 Baldwin Stakes at Santa Anita b efore he captured the Green Flash.
“I first trained him for James McIngvale – ‘Mattress Mac’ – and won the Baldwin for him,” said Miller. “We had a falling out over running Fast Parade and went our separate ways that spring, but he agreed to sell the horse to Gary and Cecil Barber, the first horse I trained for them.” Fast Parade vindicated Miller’s faith in him as a sprinter by setting the Del Mar mark that still stands in the Green Flash. Pete’s pistol was then shipped to Canada, where he fired again and won the $500,000 Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine under Patrick Valenzuela. “My biggest money race,” said Miller. “I flew back home in Gary’s private jet, the first time I had flown in a private jet. When he asked me if I wanted to fly home with him, I told him, ‘ I’ll let you know after the race. I don’t want you to throw me off over Kansas if we lose.’” Fast Parade brought back fond memories. “He was the fastest horse I’ve ever had,” said Miller of the gelding. “He just had bad knees. He’s retired as a pet at Bonnie Acres in Hemet.” Miller made even bigger noise the following summer at Del Mar with Set Play in 2007. “I bought her for $105,000 at the OBS March two-ye ar-old sale in Ocala – where I’ve bought most of my good horses – for Gerson Racing,” said Miller. The chestnut filly showed early promise but had anxiety issues. “We had trouble getting her to relax,” explained Miller, who shopped for a jockey who
could remedy the problem. “Brice Blanc has a reputation for getting horses to relax,” added Miller. “We put him on her for the Debutante, and the rest is histor y.” Dismissed at 14.70-to-1 odds, Set Play stalked in fourth down the backside under Blanc before responding in the stretch for a two-length victory in the seven-furlong race. Miller’s most accomplished stakes horse the past couple of years has been Backbackbackgone, a multiple stakeswinning sprinter in 2008 and 2009. “He won his first three starts and five of his first seven, and all five wins were on dif ferent types of surfaces,” pointed out Miller, curious if that feat had ever been accomplished. “He won his first start on dirt at Bay Meadows, his second on Cushion Track in the Willard Proctor Stakes at Hollywood Park, his third on Pro-Ride at Santa Anita in the Goodman Stakes, his fourth on Tapeta in the Golden Bear Stakes at Golden Gate, and his fifth on turf at Hollywood Park in the Harry Henson Stakes .” Miller conditions about 40 horses at San Luis Rey, where Heather Contreras serves as his assistant and Martin Espinoza is his foreman, and shipped another 10-horse division to Monmouth Park in New Jersey. “About 20 of them are two-year-olds,” said Miller of his stable, pointing out filly Stealthy and colts Offlee Wild Boys and Joburg Star as leading hopes for another summer of winning ways at Del Mar. n
and from issue to issue. But those perspectives must be blended into unified positions on legislation and regulation. As it is now in California, where the trainers and owners have separate organizations, their respective leaderships meet separately and end up addressing the same topics, but not thoroughly and productively communicating with each other; they talk past each other, on different planes. That must stop now in California. It is urgent. Combining California Thoroughbred Trainers with Thoroughbred Owners of California would present an histor ic opportunity. Why? Simply because no group is more committed – in truth, no group is as committed – to racing’s future. The sport in California is crying for leadership. Our regulators are begging for ideas. So are track managements! Horsemen have learned the hard way that tracks will not necessarily be here forever, and that managements and ownerships and real estate and return-on-investment opportunities constantly change as the marketplace evolves. Horsemen themselves have finally been revealed as the
constituency with the most love for, the most commitment to, and the most continuity in understanding and, potentially, leading our sport. It is no accident that the most successful racing in America is supervised by horsemen, whether at Keeneland, Del Mar, or Oak Tree, and the organizations with the most influence, for good or ill, are also horsemen’s organizations: the Jockey Club and the Breeders’ Cup. Now – when our problems threaten to overwhelm us – is the time of our greatest opportunity, if we seize it. “Control your own destiny, or someone else will,” goes the old saying. We can control our own destiny, as long as we define “we” the right way, as trainers and owners working together for a common goal: to see racing not just survive in California, but prosper once again. We are the ones with the ideas. We need to combine our intellectual capital, we need to advocate together, owners and trainers alike, to the legislature, the regulators and the marketplace, fully developing the strategies that will transform those ideas into reality. n
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which depends on betting. Some might even argue that among the improvements racing needs is actually more structure, given the competitive opportunities that exist for horsemen now internationally, among differing states, and among tracks and organizations, all competing for a share of a contracted supply of horses and owners. To the extent, however, that state regulation or legislation governing racing needs to be reformed and modernized – and it does, very seriously, because (to repeat) those regulators always lag the marketplace so badly – all the interdependent segments of the game need to coordinate their efforts, and speak with as few conflicting voices as possible. While there will always be tensions – healthy tensions, one would hope – between the differing segments, our horsemen’s organizations should not be divided as they are presently in California. Professional trainers and their owners need to be combined into one organization, as they are in all other jurisdictions. Yes, of course trainers and owners can have differing perspectives from time to time
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South Carolina, followed him north to the New England tracks. “I worked with him, and AMILTON Smith smiles my other brother, Frank, trained there, too, for when asked about being a little while,” he recalls. leader trainer at Virginia’s Before turning to training full-time, Smith Colonial Downs. “It’s a lot of worked as a racing official in New England and fun,” he says. “It’s exciting to Pennsylvania. But, he says, “That was too be on top.” much inside for me. He ought to know: in Colonial Downs’ 13 “My brother [Frank] had gotten big meets since 1997, he’s won the training title six breaking yearlings [at the Elloree Training times. While no one calls him the “King of Center in South Carolina], so I worked with Colonial,” it would be a fitting moniker. him during the off-season, and I finally took He leads the current Colonial meet with 17 some of my own horses and started training in winners through June 27, and eight of those 1977.” Smith was based in Boston, and an victories have come in the maiden ranks That Ohio-bred named Pabida was his first winner. figure equates to nearly one-quarter of his Much of Smith’s success came with fillies active stable breaking their maidens since the and mares, and he moved to the Mid-Atlantic meet opened on May 29, including six during region because, as he puts it, “there were no the first seven days of live racing, with two days decent filly races in New England.” “And we’ve each where he won two maidens. Thirty-six been here ever since,” he says. percent of his maiden starters have made it to Smith counts among his favorites Big Rut. the winner’s circle; with 64% in the money. It “We tried to sell him but couldn’t get anyone is, perhaps, statistics like this that lead trainer to take him, so we ran him and he won first Dale Romans to characterize Smith and his time out. We got another client, Mr. Peters, to brother Frank as “the two best horsemen in buy him, and he went on to make about half a the country that nobody knows about.” million dollars. He won handicaps and some His older brother John Edward was the first stakes.” to get into racing, and Smith, who grew up in Big Rut eventually got claimed away; with a
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record of 22-18-16, he raced last in October, 1993, his 91st start. He didn’t finish and was vanned off. “We didn’t want to see him hurt,” Smith remembers, “so a woman who worked for me, Connie Warner, and I asked Mr. Peters if he’d try to get him back.” Peters did, and gave him to Warner. “That horse was good to us,” Smith says. “He was such a nice horse to work around and everyone fell in love with him.” Now, Smith has a particular fondness in his barn for Dr. William Backer’s Blind Date, a four-year-old daughter of Not For Love out of Snit. Her six wins to date include the Grade 3 Virginia Oaks. At age 65, Smith has been training for 33 years and shows no sign of slowing down, with about 40 horses in training and another 20 or 30 on farms. Despite his successes, Smith suggests that retirement might not be far off. He admits, “It’s wearing on me a little bit. I don’t know how much longer I’ll go; maybe in couple more years I’ll hang it up,” almost as if he’s trying to convince himself. His next sentence chases away the fleeting pessimism. “But racing’s in my blood; I don’t know what I’d do. I think I’d go crazy if I got away from it.” n
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LINDA RICE Making her mark on the big stage
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HEN you get tired of getting beat by her every day, then you call her up!,” affirms longtime New Yorkbased owner Chester Broman, who has sent horses to Rice for about four years. New Yorkers, in particular, have been aware of her since she took City Zip through a sweep of all of Saratoga’s graded stakes for juveniles, topped off by the Hopeful Stakes (G1), in 2000. As the leading trainer of New York-breds, she supports racing in the state year-round. “I enjoy racing in New York,” Rice says. “It’s my favorite place to race, and New York is home. I’m a fan of dirt racing. Frankly, for winter racing, I think New York is maintained as good as any I’ve seen. I might try to move more of my turf horses to synthetics in the future, but I don’t want to race on synthetic year-round.” She has 36 stalls at Belmont, which is the limit, and 35 at Saratoga – mostly two-yearolds – and divides her time between the two tracks. The second division is stabled at Palm Meadows and moves to Saratoga after racing at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. She rarely ships, so when she does, bettors take notice. “I ship for stakes,” she says, and will travel often to Keeneland, where she won the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes with Tenski in 1998, but is loyal to what the Northeast offers. Saratoga is where she really shines. Sixtime Saratoga champion Todd Pletcher respectfully acknowledged her defeat of him in the close race for the 2009 title, saying, “She did a good job. She deserves it.” Rice adds her own mark to the historic
If you win the training title at Saratoga, people will notice you. Linda Rice, catapulted into national recognition when she became the first woman to achieve this coveted honor in 2009, has been turning the heads of those in the know for many years now. By K.T. Donovan Saratoga venue with regularity. She trained the first four finishers in the 2008 Mechanicville Stakes, and won six races in a row in 2007. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who grew up with her father, Clyde Rice, has been familiar with her family and with Rice’s ability her whole life. “They are excellent horse people and excellent family people, and they are underestimated,” he said emphatically. Growing up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where her father was leading trainer with a stable of 100 horses, she did the breaking and riding for him as assistant and exercise rider, and followed him to the sales. In all aspects, she helped him manage his business, and she learned from one of the most astute horsemen around. “I bought Family Style from Clyde as a two-year-old before she started racing,” Lukas recalls. “He picked her out. I developed her into a champion, but he gave me something to work with. “She developed a good eye for a horse, but she has the bloodlines for it. Her father has a VERY good eye, and her brother Bryan does, too. I still send yearlings to Bryan to break. Linda inherited the role of trainer in the family and has done very well.”
She went to college to further her education, but never had any intention of leaving the horse business. Her chosen major, computer science, helped her modernize the business side of training. “My father had an incredible work ethic,” she remembers. “He is talented with young horses, and a very good teacher of young horses; he understood them. But I think the most important thing I learned from him was how to run a business. I learned never to operate beyond what your business can sustain, how to make good decisions for my help, my owners, and my horses. I’ve learned a lot since then on my own, too.” She graduated and at age 23 took out her own trainer’s license, working in New Jersey for three years before going to New York in 1991. Among the things she learned was that she could not do it all, so she gave up riding as her stable grew. She is wistful about it, having spent 20 years in the saddle, but her innate realism told her she was not serving her barn well if she was missing the training of some horses while on the back of another. “The advantage of being a rider is you can instruct other riders,” she notes. “I was good with young horses, having spent all those years breaking them. So having been a rider, I can see if a horse is cheating the
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The horses that made Linda Rice a champion CITY ZIP
rider, or the rider is cheating the horse. Or maybe the horse has sore shins and can be afraid because of that.” All of Rice’s wins at the 2009 Saratoga meeting were on the turf, leading many to forget her achievements with City Zip on the dirt and to classify her as a turf specialist, but her success with turf horses has mainly been a function of her sales budget. And with her forte being young horses, the sales remain a key element to her success. “I’m shopping for athletes,” she says pointedly. “At a young age, in my father’s price range at that time, we didn’t get much pedigree. We went for a good athlete first. More pedigree is more expensive. Dirt horses are the fashionable ones, and if we went for off-the-wall pedigrees, they were often turf horses. “Additionally, the bulk of races written are six furlongs and under. So I’ve been buying horses for that distance to get owners to the winner’s circle quickly and frequently, and make a name for myself. So, I’ve been winning with turf sprinters.” She fills her own stable when she buys at the sales, never pinhooking, although she shops for weanlings, yearlings, and twoyear-olds for clients. “I look at conformation first – wellbalanced, well-muscled, good bone, how it tracks,” she explains. “I think motion is very important. Pedigree is important in weanlings and yearlings, but by the time
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they are two-year-olds, I get to add racetrack performance. I’m buying to race, even weanlings.” Her ability to find talent where others have overlooked it has led to some spectacular coups. She purchased Mother Russia, by Mayakovsky, as a weanling for $21,000 in 2006, and the New York-bred has won six stakes and earned nearly $475,000. Graded stakes-placed Canadian Ballet, by City Zip, was bought out of a field as a weanling, a method she practices frequently. The five-year-old mare has won or placed in nine stakes, and has
“She developed a good eye for a horse, but she has the bloodlines for it. Her father has a VERY good eye, and her brother Bryan does, too” D. Wayne Lukas
earned more than $500,000. Rice looks at weanlings on her own but has a team help her at two-year-old sales and inspects yearlings with Pat Hoppel, who often breaks them for her, and her brother Bryan, who once worked for Lukas. “I do have biases towards some stallions,” she admits of her personal preferences. “If you have one bad experience with a stallion, you can give it another chance, but two bad experiences, I stay away from that stallion after that. “I like to buy out of a young mare with a strong second dam. That is really based on budget. If the first dam is too strong, then the price is likely to be out of my budget range. I buy weanlings from $25-75,000, yearlings from $50-150,000, and two-yearolds from $50-250,000.” In spring of 2010, Rice gained James and Vincent Pippo’s Whitehall Stable as a client, which also retains Seth Benzel as a trainer. Rice recently purchased two at Timonium for Whitehall – a Freud filly (out of Flirt With Fame, by Trench Digger) from Niall Brennan for $100,000, and an Awesome Again colt (out of Exact, by Twining) from Timber Creek for $85,000. Barry and Sherry Eisaman break horses for Whitehall, and Rice has a long and fruitful relationship with them. Over the years, she has purchased eight horses from them, including Grade 1 winners Things Change for $80,000 and Lucifer’s Stone for $150,000. Rice herself sends horses for
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“I look at conformation first – wellbalanced, well-muscled, good bone, how it tracks. I think motion is very important. Pedigree is important, but by the time they are two-year-olds, I get to add racetrack performance” breaking to Eisaman, among others – longtime clients to her father’s Indian Prairie, others to Hoppel and his family, or to Niall Brennan – so the relationship with Whitehall is a natural fit. “I’d seen them advertising in Saratoga for a couple of years, and I’d also seen James and his son Vincent at the sales,” she says. “After I won the title, I saw them at a sale and they congratulated me, and then we got to talking, and they asked me to train for them.” While some trainers actively promote themselves, Rice attracts her clients by her hard work. She lets her accomplishments speak for themselves, and thus has garnered knowledgeable owners with a strong love for the sport itself, a passion they share with their trainer. “She’s a student of the game, and is very intelligent,” Broman says. “I like the way she trains the type of horses I have. I own New York-breds, and I like speed horses. She seems to get good results from that type.” Avram Friedberg, who has retained Rice for four years and owns part of a dozen horses, laughs when asked how he found her. “Hiring Linda was a total freak of nature,” he recalls. “I saw a TV commercial in the fall of 2005 for a limited partnership
that used Linda as its trainer. I ended up not becoming part of the partnership, but I talked to Linda directly at the OBS June sale of 2006, and asked her to buy some horses for me at another sale. She called me and said she didn’t get anything. I said, ‘What do you mean, you said you looked at all these horses for me?’ She said, ‘I liked them, but they went beyond a price that I thought was fair.’ “I couldn’t believe a trainer with an open checkbook didn’t buy anything! I trust her. So that’s why I bought Ahvee’s Destiny [privately] even though he was beyond my budget. I believed her when she said he’d be worth it, and she’s been right.” Ahvee’s Destiny was on top of the superfecta of Rice-trained horses in the 2008 Mechanicville. The six-year-old Rizzi mare holds the course record at Meadowlands for five furlongs, and has earned more than $350,000. “She’s a hard worker, and dedicated, and that’s an attractive quality in a man or a woman,” Friedberg says. “I’ve seen her at Saratoga, dealing with every horse, checking legs, making sure that each one gets what they need.” Rice appreciates the clients who understand that dedication, who get that being a trainer means a lot of sacrifices, with early hours, seven days a week, no
Avram Friedberg bought Ahvee’s Destiny on Rice’s advice – the six-year-old now holds the Meadowlands five-furlong course record and has earned more than $350,000
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weekends off. She is at the barn all day, and while the horses come first, her communication with owners is one of her top priorities. “I would like clients to say about me that I’m straightforward, easy to work for, and have their best interests in mind,” she says, noting she’s not the type to party with after the races. “I’m at the barn all day. I’m going great until about 7:00pm; then I’m done!” After that, with her limited time she makes her beloved New York a central part of her life. Her competitive nature and keen eye for talented performance are revealed in her other interests – skiing, a passion for the Yankees, and attending shows in the City. She notices the comparison to racing in the marketing of these other activities. “I’d like to see horse racing marketed like baseball or football, on a national scale,” she says. “I’d like to see the same passion for racing in New York as for the Yankees. It’s what I love so much about Saratoga. Everyone knows who won the feature, and what it paid.” Rice’s love for the sport gives her an optimistic outlook on the difficulties facing racing – New York’s problems in particular – but she is realistic about the toll these difficulties take on the horses and, in the larger picture, on racing itself. “The economy has been a difficult situation, and it’s been hard on horse racing,” she says. “The hardest part is that it means owners and trainers are less likely to give horses time. Trainers feel more pressure, and the horses don’t get the vacations they need. It’s not good for the sport.” Meanwhile, her goals include winning the Kentucky Derby, and on a more personal level, the Travers and the Belmont Stakes. “Last year was my best year,” she noted of her forward trajectory. “Every trainer would like a barn full of quality horses. For me, I’d like to expand beyond grass horses and have a two-turn dirt horse.” Now that she is on the national radar, watch for Rice to fulfill these dreams, too. n
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Rescinding T claims HE DNF issue – specifically for the CHRB, the horse must return to the unsaddling area on its own accord or it will be classified DNF – will be revisited as recently as the June 2010 CHRB meeting, said John Harris, in a May 29, 2010, email to fellow board members. Down the road other states will probably have to address these topics as well because a number of national organizations are putting heft behind revamping old rules or instituting new ones for reasons of horse safety. Leading the way are the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), The Jockey Club (Welfare and Safety Summit), and the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), to name three prominent bodies. The status quo is under assault. It has long been the case in most racing jurisdictions that in claiming races, where one owner can “buy” a horse from another at a set price (claiming price) and become the owner of record the moment the horse leaves the starting gate, there are no expressed or implied warranties as to the condition of the horse, except for its age and sex (except in New York and perhaps a few other jurisdictions where a positive postrace test is grounds for rescinding a claim). Vesting of title, therefore, takes place immediately, and the animal becomes the property of the successful claimant “as is,” regardless of what happens during the race – including if the horse breaks down (DNF) or dies during the running or shortly afterward. The CHRB agenda item, which was actually pared down to the DNF component only and did not include the post-race testing protocol when it was put forth for public comment last October, was submitted, said chairman Harris, to safeguard against the running of unsound horses as well as to protect claimants. “I have always supported the concept of voiding claims on did-not-finish horses,” he said. Yet one month later, at the November 2009 CHRB meeting at Golden Gate Fields, Harris and the board tabled the DNF motion after the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) and California Thoroughbred Trainers (CTT) voiced opposition to the proposal. The CTT, by the way, had originally supported the
Last October, during a regular meeting of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) at then-CHRB chairman John Harris’s Harris Ranch Inn and Restaurant in Coalinga, California, commissioner Bo Derek, the actress and horsewoman, brought up an agenda item that sooner or later will likely have national ramifications. The issues: should long-held claiming rules be changed to void claims when a claimed horse doesn’t finish (DNF) a race or tests positive for prohibited substances? By Sid Fernando
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motion at the October meeting but did an about-face in November. “The CTT was the main obstacle to getting the rule passed,” said Harris. “I didn’t buy into their arguments but some on the board did.” Ironically, Ms. Derek, who’d originally presented the agenda item at the October meeting, was absent in November. Harris said that “I just didn’t have the votes on the board to enact it at that time and it was better to table it pending more consensuses.
We should bring it up again. Some trainers came up with some arguably valid concerns, but I think the sport would be well served by the rule.” He said that Ms. Derek also “would like it discussed at the June meeting.” Kelly Ackerman, a trainer who runs a claiming stable from his farm in Illinois and races in Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, and West Virginia, said there were valid reasons not to enact the CHRB proposals in California or
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elsewhere. “The uncertainty, that’s what keeps the claiming game fair,” he said. “You got to take your medicine. You take a chance. That’s just part of the game. You just don’t know what you’re claiming. The rules are structured to be that way. You’re not allowed to inspect the horse except in the paddock before the race; if you tried to look at him before the race, well, that’s grounds to get the claim voided, according to the rules. If you want to protect the buyer, change the rules and allow him to inspect the horse! I guarantee you, if you did that, most people wouldn’t be claiming, because the people that had decent horses would be running ‘em over their heads!” Ackerman said he places his horses in claiming races so they can win and he’s “always afraid of getting one taken.” He said he’s claimed his share of unsound horses that didn’t pan out, too, but noted that at the $10,000 and lower levels of the game it’s “unusual to find a really sound horse. The ones that can run have problems you have to manage.” And conversely, he said, he’d actually had a sound filly once get claimed off him that hurt herself in the race – “not life threatening, but she got ambulanced off. Now, my owner didn’t need to take her back, but he’d have had to under the new DNF rules they are talking about, and we didn’t do anything but play fair.” Changing the rules of the game will not come easily, but the clamor to do so will not subside, either. Claiming races comprise the majority of all races, yet they are seldom a part of the national consciousness of a sport that focuses on its marquee events, such as the classics or the Breeders’ Cup races. But because of several recent catastrophic breakdowns at the most publicly visible levels, such as the deaths of Derby winner Barbaro and Derby runner-up Eight Belles, for example, along with several mediablitzed animal cruelty and neglect cases involving prominent owners, racing has come under fire – much as boxing once did – from a society at large that has lost contact with the nuances of a game that was once the greatest spectator sport in the country. Instead, racing, like boxing, is now portrayed in the mainstream media as an archaic and fringe blood sport at a time when animal welfare has become an important societal cause; therefore, the attendant pressures to “clean up” the sport – including issues of medication abuse, which have plagued other professional sports as well – have caused leadership to act at the various loosely related acronymic organizations that run the game. AAEP published a 2008 white paper, titled “Putting the Horse First: Veterinary Recommendations for the Safety and Welfare of the Thoroughbred Racehorse.” The paper is broadly reflective of changes advocated by The Jockey Club Welfare and
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AAEPP proposals include post-race drug tests for claimers
“There was an instance where a trainer lost a horse in a claiming race that was hauled off in the ambulance, and he was high-fiving his owner in front of the track veterinarian, which shows a very serious disregard for really what we are all about” Dr. Rick Arthur – CHRB equine medical director Safety Summit (held in 2006 and 2008) and ARCI. It specifically addressed issues with claimers and procedures of claiming and made recommendations – some of which are routinely ignored by most organizations that conduct race meets. The AAEP’s bullet points are: 1. “Claimed horses must be tested postrace, as is currently the rule in New York. Horses that test positive shall have the claim rescinded at the direction of the buyer.” 2. “No claiming race should have a purse that exceeds the claiming price by more that 50 percent.” 3. “If a horse is claimed, it shall not start in a claiming race for a period of 30 days since the date of claim for less than 25% more than the amount for which it was claimed.” 4. “When appropriate, horses must demonstrate a work between races that displays fitness and soundness.” 5. “Horses that do not finish the race or those that sustain a catastrophic injury during the race remain the property of the original owner.” Bo Derek’s presentation of the agenda items at the October 2009 CHRB meeting were based on Points No. 5 (DNF) and No. 1 (drug testing) above, on the findings
of the Jockey Club Welfare and Safety Summit, and on the position of the ARCI, which altogether demonstrated how remarkably efficient was the trickledown from the national coalition of racing organizations to the regional level of the CHRB. Ms. Derek is noted in the minutes of the meeting as saying: “[Trainer] Richard Mandella and [NYRA] Chairman [Steve] Duncker brought this to my attention about claiming and that we should consider changing our claiming rule so that a horse has to in essence finish sound before it belongs to the claimer, unless the claimer in advance says that they want the horse anyway. And that includes testing positive on drug testing.” It’s noteworthy that Messrs. Harris (CHRB) and Duncker (NYRA) are members of The Jockey Club, as is Jerry Moss, a commissioner with the CHRB. As noted earlier, the board eventually recommended that only the DNF component of the rule change be put forward for public comment because California doesn’t have the infrastructure or budget to carry out the drug testing component such as exists in New York. For that matter, many smaller racing
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jurisdictions have their own issues, too. Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts, for example, doesn’t have the facilities for storing split samples, said Suffolk racing official and alternate steward Russell Derderian, who personally believes that any claim should be rescinded with a bad test. “Theoretically, tests should be back in 48 hours, but they are not. I’ve been screaming about this for 30 years,” said Derderian, a former Suffolk-based trainer who also spent time on the NYRA circuit with the Stronach string as an assistant trainer. The impracticality of the drug-testing proposal for claims, Derderian noted, is based on the current timeline. “It takes us anywhere from four to 21 days to get a test result back,” he said. ”What happens to the horse? Who’s responsible for the board, vet, all the expenses? How do we get the money back that was released immediately upon the claim if there’s an issue?” The CHRB had also grappled with these issues before jettisoning the drug-testing component of its proposed rule change. Change is never easy, especially for a sport that has a long tradition of doing things the same way. But change is possible, and the advent of the synthetic tracks in California – controversial but publicly viewed as a safer surface – is proof that anything can happen with the right amount of support, lobbying and public relations. The move to synthetics was also backed by the TOC and the CTT, but they sit across the fence from Mandella and commissioners Harris and Derek on the claiming rule changes, which have become, frankly, another public relations initiative launched from above to upgrade the reputation of the game. CHRB equine medical director Dr. Rick Arthur has frequently mentioned a particular instance of inappropriate behavior when lobbying for this change, and he noted it at the October CHRB meeting, reproduced here
Trainer G. Allan Bryant would like the DNF claiming rule brought in
from the minutes: “Just last fall at Hollywood Park there was an instance where a trainer lost a horse in a claiming race that was hauled off in the ambulance, and he was high-fiving his owner in front of the track veterinarian, which shows a very serious disregard for really what we are all about.” Young Lone Star trainer G. Allan Bryant feels the same way and would like to see the DNF claiming rule instituted. “We ended up claiming a horse who went down, who broke a leg,” he said. “An owner wanted rid of the horse, who had problems that were undisclosed, and he dropped it down. We claimed it. The apprentice rider on the horse – I haven’t seen him back yet. And we had to make the decision to put the horse down. It’s a tough, tough, decision to make. They should never have run the horse,” he said, “for the sake of the horse and rider and everyone else in the race. It was a hazard.” As a young trainer in the game who has a presence on Twitter and a fresh outlook that mirrors a segment of young society that rarely dabbles in the sport, Bryant’s voice is as important from the bottom up as anyone’s is from the top down. n
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Tibial stress fractures – more common than you think Tibial stress fractures are generally perceived to be serious injuries that occur infrequently and require lengthy recovery times. However, this article will suggest that these injuries are in fact much more common than most people think and are often misdiagnosed as pulled muscles. In addition, they may not be as serious as previously thought and with the help of sequential x-rays monitoring the injury, young horses can be returned to training surprisingly quickly. By James Tate BVMS MRCVS Where is the tibia? The tibia is the large bone in the hind leg between the hock and the stifle, which is the equivalent of our shinbone. Most people probably have very little to do with this bone unless they have sent horses for ‘bone scanning’ (nuclear scintigraphy). This is because tibial stress fractures are usually only diagnosed via a bone scan although sequential x-raying of the tibia is in fact more helpful – something that will be discussed later in this article.
What does a horse with a tibial stress fracture look like? A horse with a tibial stress fracture is often quite lame on the day of injury but usually appears sound within approximately a week, hence the under-diagnosis of this injury in most training facilities. The lower limb is often cold and free from swelling whereas the upper limb musculature of the horse is usually quite sensitive, with many of the large muscles being in spasm. If the horse is only lame for a few days it is unlikely that it will be sent for a bone scan
A stress fracture of his left tibia kept Tiznow (right) off the track as a two-year-old. However, he made a full recovery and went on to win two Breeders’ Cup Classics.
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and hence a diagnosis of a ‘pulled muscle’ is likely to be made, particularly if the horse is seen or ‘treated’ by a physiotherapist or ‘back manipulator’ in the meantime. When do they occur? Tibial stress fractures are most commonly seen in young horses, especially if they are returning from a lengthy period of enforced rest. If horses are restricted to stall rest due to injury then their skeleton can become ‘soft’ and so predisposed to minor bony injuries when they are returned to full work. These bony injuries include wellknown problems such as ‘splints’ and sore shins but, perhaps even more commonly, tibial stress fractures. A typical scenario is a horse that has suffered an injury which may or may not have needed surgery but that required oneto-two months of complete stall rest followed by a similar amount of horsewalker exercise. The horse then undergoes a period of light ridden exercise before resuming full work. However, after approximately two-to-four weeks of full work it is found to be lame behind. If the cause of the lameness is not obvious and the horse’s lower limb is cold with no signs of swelling or pain, then the most likely cause of such an injury in a hind leg is a tibial stress fracture. How are tibial stress fractures diagnosed? Tibial stress fractures can only be diagnosed by either bone scanning or sequential x-rays. If a speedy diagnosis is required or if the
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After winning a Group Two at two years in England, hopes were high that Jukebox Jury would top the charts at three years. However, he had a problem in the winter with a wound on his fetlock that necessitated an enforced period of stall rest. He recovered well from this but after a few weeks cantering he was found to be quite lame on his right hind. These are his sequential tibial x-rays. 1. The first x-ray was taken the day after he was lame following cantering and did not reveal any significant abnormalities. He remained on stall rest.
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3. The third x-ray taken 17 days after the onset of lameness revealed a large lump or ‘callus’ of new bone on his upper tibia signifying a ‘micro-fracture’ within the bone. He resumed ridden walk/trotting exercise following this x-ray. 4. The fourth x-ray taken one month after the injury suggested that the new bone was settling and so he would soon be ready to resume full work. 5. The fifth x-ray taken a few days later confirmed that the injury had settled and so he resumed full work. He did not have any further setbacks. Jukebox Jury did not have any further setbacks and went on to win a Grade One in Germany prior to finishing second in the Grade One Canadian International at Woodbine.
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lameness persists for a while then the horse might be sent for a precautionary bone scan. This will reveal increased bone turnover in one tibia compared to the other and hence the diagnosis of a tibial stress fracture will be made. On the other hand, if a horse is found to be lame behind and a tibial stress fracture is considered to be a possible diagnosis then the tibia can be x-rayed when the horse is first found to be lame. While this x-ray is unlikely to reveal any significant abnormalities, the tibia can then be re-xrayed every few days and if there is any evidence of active new bone or ‘callus’ formation appearing on the surface of the tibia within a week or two of the onset of lameness, this signifies that the cause of the horse’s lameness was a tibial stress fracture.
Why are tibial stress fractures so under-diagnosed? The main reason why tibial stress fractures are so under-diagnosed is that affected horses often come sound within a week and providing that the trainer is sufficiently patient then the tibia is likely to settle by the time the horse is returned into full work, and so an investigation is never carried out. In addition, if a physiotherapist or ‘back manipul ator’ is called to see the horse, they will ‘treat’ the horse’s upper limb muscle spasm and probably advise that it undergoes a period of rest – something that will probably ensure that it has enough time off for the tibial stress fracture to settle. Why are we only learning about tibial stress fractures now? The advent of equine bone scanning in the A sequence of x-rays of a horse that suffered a stress fracture of its lower right tibia. When the horse was first lame x-rays revealed no significant abnormalities; however, after a few days a lump of new bone (‘callus’) began to form, signifying that the horse had suffered a tiny stress fracture.
early 1990s brought about the diagnosis of the tibial stress fracture. A bone scan measures bone turnover and it soon became apparent that the bone turnover and remodeling in a young horse’s tibia is massive and hence many horses that underwent a hind limb bone scan came back with a diagnosis of one or even two tibial stress fractures. However, these injuries started to be diagnosed with such regularity that many began to question whether they really were fractures or simply ‘normal’ remodeling within the young horse’s tibia. After x-raying the tibias of a large number of young horses, it has now become apparent that tibial stress fractures are indeed very common but the diagnosis can only really be certain if it is possible to demonstrate an ‘active’ callus forming and then settling on x-ray in the period shortly after the horse was first found to be lame. Treatment Having made the diagnosis of a tibial stress fracture in a horse that is probably sound by the time of diagnosis, the question is then posed – how long should the horse be rested? A few years ago, most tibial stress fractures were treated with one month or more of stall rest. However, as veterinarians have become more familiar with these injuries, they have tried to reduce the amount of rest that a horse requires to
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“The main reason why tibial stress fractures are so under-diagnosed is that affected horses often come sound within a week and providing that the trainer is sufficiently patient then the tibia is likely to settle by the time the horse is returned into full work” show us how the bone is changing. Secondly, there is a fear of a more serious tibial fracture and this is something that deters the majority of people from treating a tibial micro-fracture as a less serious problem. Obviously, each injury should be treated on its merits but on average a young horse with a tibial stress fracture can be returned to full work approximately one month after injury. The horse should be stall rested until it is sound, which usually takes about seven days, after which time it should commence horse-walker exercise for a further seven days. On completion of this period of stall rest and walker exercise, the horse can then be returned to light ridden exercise for approximately two weeks and then it can resume full work providing that an x-ray confirms that the injury has settled.
The possibility of a severe tibial fracture (above) deters many trainers from treating tibial stress fractures with shorter recovery regimes 2005 Horse of the Year Saint Liam (right) serves as a tragic reminder of the potentially catastrophic consequences of a severe tibial fracture. The Breeders’ Cup Classic winner had to be put down after just one season at stud following a freak accident in the field in which he fractured his left tibia
A tibia being x-rayed
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recover. It is at this point I would like to suggest that most tibial stress fractures should actually be managed more like severe sore shins. Sore shins are caused by micro-fractures in the horse’s cannon bone and are readily diagnosed by feeling the hot, painful shin which forms new bone on the front of the cannon. This is commonly known as a ‘bucked’ shin but is actually more accurately described as an external callus. The soreness is easily monitored, and as soon as the heat and pain has gone, the horse is returned to cantering just days after being diagnosed with micro-fractures (sore shins). This has been an accepted protocol for many years for recovery from this type of injury. Tibial stress fractures and sore shins occur in exactly the same type of horse – either the immature horse or the horse returning from injury. I am suggesting that tibial stress fractures should be treated more like severe sore shins than serious fractures. However, there are some problems with this. Firstly, it is difficult to monitor the tibia because much of the bone is covered by muscle and only a small portion of it is palpable and so only x-rays
Prognosis While no one wants a horse to be out of full work for a month, a tibial stress fracture is not an undesirable injury. This is because it very rarely recurs providing that the tibial injury being dealt with is a tibial stress fracture and not a more serious fracture. As long as the horse is given enough time then the prognosis for a full and fairly rapid recovery is excellent. Conclusion In summary, tibial stress fractures occur much more frequently than many people think and are commonly misdiagnosed as pulled muscles. If a young horse that has just resumed full work after an enforced rest suddenly becomes lame behind and the problem is not obvious, then a tibial stress fracture is the most likely cause. These injuries can be diagnosed by a ‘bone scan’ but sequential x-rays diagnose them more accurately and are also very helpful in determining when the horse can be returned into training. The average tibial stress fracture can resume full work approximately one month after injury and the prognosis is usually excellent. The next time the reader has a horse that is lame behind in similar circumstances, I would urge them to consider this diagnosis. n
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For centuries extending back to the Roman Empire, Turkey and its cosmopolitan center now known as Istanbul have been the crossroads of civilizations, straddling Europe and Asia and connecting the commerce, art and religions of the world. Today Turkey is diligently working to also achieve recognition as a significant new crossroads for horseracing. By Michele MacDonald
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ONTINUING an equine sporting tradition that began with the Romans’ chariot races and which the Republic of Turkey’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, proclaimed in the early 20th century “a social need for modern societies,” Turkish racing is taking a vibrant new shape. By importing high-profile stallions from Europe and the United States to improve domestic stock and by establishing an international festival that has drawn runners from Godolphin and The Queen, Turkish racing leaders envision a future in which their horses and racing are world renowned. Their primary goal is to be accepted as a Part I country under the rules of the International Cataloguing Standards Committee, joining the 16 major racing nations that currently hold that distinction. “It’s an important process we are in the middle of,” said Burak Konuk, assistant general manager of the Jockey Club of Turkey, which oversees international affairs as well as the quasi-governmental organization’s stud farms, equine hospitals and apprentice jockey school. “The goal of making our racing more international is an important one – to improve our local racing to an international level while also marketing Turkish horses,” he said. Turkey already has taken tremendous strides. In 2009, the nation jumped from Part III under cataloging standards, or the lowest grade for flat racing, to Part II. Two of its international races gained Part I recognition last year in the same way that the international races in Hong Kong, also a Part II country, are recognized. By any standard, 2010 is likely to stand as
an important landmark in Turkey’s progression. The Jockey Club imported five new stallions in February, with international sire Dehere, Kentucky Derby (G1) runnerup Lion Heart, and successful young sires Yonaguska and Cuvee obtained from the U.S., and Powerscourt, a multiple Grade/Group 1 winner by Sadler’s Wells, acquired from Coolmore in Ireland. Also that month, 2008 Turkish Classic winner and Horse of the Year Pan River launched a stellar international campaign in Dubai, winning a $175,000 handicap over eventual Dubai Duty Free (G1) winner Al Shemali prior to finishing a close second in the Dubai City of Gold (G2) for owner and breeder Nevzat Seyok. Trainer Ayhan Kasar then sent Pan River out to a seventh-place finish in the $5million Dubai Sheema Classic (G1). Crossing the finish line 4½ lengths behind winner Dar Re Mi, Pan River proved fleeter on the night than such European Group 1 stars as Youmzain, Quijano and Jukebox Jury as well as American record holder Presious Passion, thus making a bold statement about the rising status of Turkish racing. And he was not the first. In 2006, Sabirli, a seven-time champion in Turkey who ranks as the nation’s leading career earner with $2,760,334, won during the Dubai International Racing Carnival, as did another Turkish champion, Win River Win. Win River Win then finished second in the $1-million Godolphin Mile (G2) won by Japanese champion Utopia. Kasar, who is fluent in English and hopes to eventually race in Britain, France, the U.S. and Australia, said that as proud as he is of Pan River, the five-year-old son of Red
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Bishop may not even be the best horse in Turkey. “Turkish racing is advancing at a quick rate and there are several horses of the same caliber or better than Pan River currently racing in Turkey,” said Kasar. “There is no doubt that Turkish racing is currently behind some other countries, but I’m sure that in the future, Turkish horses will be seen racing around the world.” Yet Turkish racing and breeding is largely unknown in the capitals of the sport in other countries. Through membership in the Asian Racing Federation and an upcoming role as host for the 2012 Asian Racing Conference, as well as their own international racing festival held annually in early September, Turkish leaders hope to convey their accomplishments and goals to the rest of the world. Some of the numbers connected with or generated by Turkish racing, which features dirt, turf and all-weather surfaces, would be impressive anywhere on the globe. According to figures from the 2009 season provided by the Jockey Club of Turkey there were: l Eight racetracks spread around the nation, with as many as six new courses being considered for the coming years. Existing tracks include Veliefendi in Istanbul, which last year replaced its dirt track with a synthetic surface; Ankara in the capital city; Sirinyer in Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city; Osmangazi in Bursa, the capital of the Ottoman Empire in the late 1200s and early 1300s; and the newest, Diyarbakir, which opened last September in the southeastern part of the country; l A total of 2,277 races run for Thoroughbreds and another 1,865 for purebred Arabians; l Approximately $1.35-billion wagered on track and at the Jockey Club’s about
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Admission to the racetracks is only about $0.70 for men and half that for women
2,000 off-track betting outlets, where a total of about 8,000 people are employed around the nation; l More than $73-million distributed in prize money to Thoroughbred owners, with the average purse per race standing at $32,157; l Another $13,247,115 awarded to breeders in premiums; l Fifty-seven domestic group stakes and the pair of Group 2 races that are included in Part I and that are the features of the annual international racing festival – the Topkapi Trophy on turf, which last year carried total prize money of $1,020,000 and was the richest mile race in Europe, and the Bosphorus Cup, a $680,000 event over 2,400 meters on turf; l A total of 2,755 Thoroughbreds in training for racing, who together made 23,415 starts, and; l A huge human component consisting of 5,250 registered racehorse owners, 1,195 trainers, 3,626 grooms, 492 jockeys and 580 apprentice jockeys. Fans, too, are warmly welcomed at racetracks, with
family areas offering pony rides and barbecues. Admission to the racetracks is only about $0.70 for men and half that for women. Perhaps the most intriguing statistic is one released by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities during its annual meeting in Paris last October. Turkey ranks far ahead of all the major European racing nations – as well as all the North and South American racing nations, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa – by the percent of training expenses covered by prize money, at 99%. “The prize money is very good, especially when you compare it to the cost of training a horse. It is very profitable in Turkey if you own a handy racehorse,” Kasar said. “I think Turkey would compare credibly to any racing nation if you compare the return for racing a horse here.” Unlike officials in some other countries, Turkish leaders see horseracing, breeding and betting as important parts of the national economy that should be cultivated. The Jockey Club falls under the scope of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,
which has determined that more than 100,000 people are employed either directly or indirectly in the industry. “Most of them are working in the rural area, which is very important to us,” said Konuk, who noted that with the government’s encouragement through such initiatives as funding stallion acquisitions and offering award premiums, breeders have become more active. About ten years ago, there were only about 20 Thoroughbred and Arabian nurseries in Turkey; now there are about 350, Konuk said. In 2007, the national government responded to pleas from breeders and racing officials and overhauled a crushing tax structure on the sport, which had been the highest in the world among large racing jurisdictions. More funds from betting now are returned to support racing and breeding, which Ataturk initiated partly as a way for his cavalry officers to utilize their equestrian skills in the post-World War I era. Some prominent owners and breeders today are descendants of these Turkish military heroes and carry on the legacy with pride. Turkish officials also keep stud fees low as incentives for breeders and they limit stallions’ books. Each of the new stallions will be restricted to 75 nominations, with Dehere, who ranked as America’s second leading sire in 2002, standing at the highest fee: a mere $4,680. Lion Heart and Powerscourt will both stand for $4,010 while Cuvee and Yonaguska will be available for $3,345. The Jockey Club of Turkey stands 27 stallions, some of which they make available to breeders from other countries, and operates five Thoroughbred studs. The 1,215-acre Karacabey Pension Stud Farm, consisting of a 16-box stallion complex and barns accommodating 840 mares, weanlings, and yearlings, was established about 70 kilometers from Bursa to
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commemorate the Jockey Club’s 50th anniversary in 2000. Fittingly, this land was used by some of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire to breed fine sporting horses centuries ago. The other primary stud, the Izmit Central Stallion Station, lies on 176 acres about a 1½-hour drive from Istanbul. Turkey’s top stallions often rotate between Izmit and Karacabey to give breeders easy access to varying bloodlines, with Dehere (who has been leased for one year from Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky), Lion Heart and Cuvee being sent to Izmit, and Powerscourt and Yonaguska to Karacabey. Just two years ago, the Jockey Club acquired proven sires Victory Gallop, winner of the Belmont Stakes (G1) in the U.S., and Divine Light, a Japanese-bred son of Sunday Silence whose daughter Natagora reigned as Europe’s champion juvenile filly of 2007. More acquisitions probably will be forthcoming in the near future, Konuk said, as many of Turkey’s leading stallions, such as Kentucky Derby winners Strike the Gold, 22, and Sea Hero, 20, are aging. “We have to buy some new ones, but it may not be next year,” Konuk said. “We have to get permission from the Ministry of Agriculture.” Long-time consultant Jean-Pierre Deroubaix of the French Bloodstock Agency and Ric Waldman, who managed the stud career of Storm Cat for Overbrook Farm in Kentucky, have advised the Jockey Club on many acquisitions. American-bred and -raced horses have dominated Turkey’s leading sire lists. In 2009, Grade 1 winner Unaccounted For, a former resident of Lane’s End in Kentucky by Private Account, ranked as the king with progeny earnings of $4,857,392. Of the top ten sires, all but the deceased Irish champion Distant Relative were bred in the
“My own view is that every year we need to create new international races or open up some of our races to international horses” Burak Konuk U.S. and seven were raced in America. In addition to seeking a balance of sires that are speed- and stamina-oriented, the Jockey Club follows strict criteria that call for no conformational faults and at least one Group/Grade 1 or two Group/Grade 2 victories before a stallion can be considered for purchase. An age limit of 14 also has been set for horses that are bought. Similar criteria are set for mares purchased abroad and imported, and the Jockey Club has agents compile lists of mares that fit the guidelines at major sales conducted by Tattersalls in England, Arqana in France, Goffs in Ireland, and Keeneland in the U.S. Individual breeders then decide which mares, and sometimes foals, they want to purchase, with import restrictions limiting their acquisitions to primarily these categories. Over the past two years, 51 mares have been sent to Turkey from the U.S., 44 from Britain, 34 from Ireland, 14 from France, and one from The Netherlands. Four Turkish buyers – Cem Ozyigit, Muhsin Emirsoy, Omer Halim Aydin and
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Gulay Cokay – bought 21 mares at the 2009 Tattersalls December sale for a total of 332,700 guineas ($515,000). And the Turks are starting to become more involved in racing in other countries as well. “Something we have noticed in the last couple of years has been some of the Turkish buyers buying yearlings or breezeup horses to put into training in the UK,” said Jason Singh, Tattersalls marketing manager. Four years ago, Muanet Kitapaci’s homebred West by East became the first Turkish-bred horse to win a race in the U.S. with a victory at Sam Houston Race Park in Texas. Looking to the future, Konuk said officials will continue transforming Turkish racing from a local pursuit, albeit one with a long and storied past, to an international activity. Efforts range from sending apprentice jockeys trained though the Jockey Club’s two-year program at Veliefendi to work with such respected European trainers as Jim Bolger and John Oxx, to harmonizing rules with other major racing nations to improving quarantine procedures and facilities. International trainers with prominent horses will be offered transportation subsidies to race in Turkey’s international races. The Turks hope to diversify from solely European-based runners at the festival and will try over time to also attract American and Japanese competitors, Konuk said. In turn, domestic participants such as the connections of Pan River are offered premiums that equal approximately 25% of the prize money their horses earn abroad. With that incentive and Pan River’s performances in Dubai, Kasar said the horse will be aimed at middle-distance races in France this summer. Just as Japan did to gain Part I status, Turkey must begin to allow more international competition within its own borders as well as send even more competitors to other areas in order to prove the worth of Turkish bloodstock. “My own view is that every year we need to create new international races or open up some of our races to international horses,” Konuk said. “It’s not easy. We’re working on this; both the Jockey Club of Turkey and the Ministry have to agree. “Of course there are some conservative people who may be scared to open the races in case foreign horses win all the prize money,” he continued. “But little by little, they see that Turkish horses can win abroad, and the only way to improve is to have that kind of competition. People are seeing that now and they have more courage to compete internationally.” n A currency exchange rate of $0.6685 per Turkish Lira, from December 31, 2009, was used.
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Mycotoxins – health issue for racehorses or simply hype? Ten years ago, mycotoxins were probably unheard of by the racing community. Recently, however, awareness has increased and it is not unusual for racing stables to be advised that they may have an issue with mycotoxicosis that is likely to have a negative impact on their horses’ health and performance. By Dr Catherine Dunnett BSc, PhD, R.Nutr.
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NTERESTINGLY, increased awareness has coincided with the emergence of a range of products to help address the issue, in the form of dietary mycotoxin binders and disinfectant-type products for treatment of the stable’s environment. Should we be cynical and suggest that this accounts for the rise in profile of mycotoxins in racing, or is it simply a reflection of improved knowledge driven through investment in research by interested commercial parties? In this article, I will seek to outline the relevant issues concerning mycotoxins for horses in training and what methods are available to reduce their impact by drawing on the available research in horses and other species. What are mycotoxins? Mycotoxins are chemical substances that are produced by molds in association with forage, feed, or bedding, or more generally in the stable environment. Mycotoxins can be formed by molds in the field prior to harvest, or subsequently during storage or feed manufacture. The level and type of mold/fungus and associated mycotoxins produced are dependent on the environmental conditions and it is therefore not surprising that different mycotoxins are more prevalent in different parts of the world. Horses can ingest, inhale, or even absorb
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mycotoxins through their skin. Exposure to mycotoxins has been shown to contribute to disease and even death in some instances in a wide variety of animal species, including horses. There are estimated to be over 300 types of mycotoxins produced by a large number of molds or fungi, but the three most significant ones for horse health are Fusarium, Penicillium, and Aspergillus. Summary of significant fungi and related mycotoxins Class of Fungi Associated mycotoxins Aspergillus Aflatoxin B1 B2, G1, G2, Ochratoxin A, Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) Claviceps Ergot alkaloids Clavines, Lysergic acid Lysergic acid amides, Ergopeptines (ergotomine, ergovaline) Fusarium Fumonisin B1, B2 & B3 Trichothencenes T2 toxin, HT-2 toxin, Diacetoxyscirpenol (TYPE A) Nivalenol, deoxynivalenol (DON), fusarenon-x (TYPE B) Zearalenone (ZON) Penicillium Ochratoxin A Citrinin, Roquefortine, Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), Patulin Neotyphodium Tall fescue toxins Ergot alkaloids, lolines, peramine, lolitrems
Do mycotoxins represent a health hazard to horses? There is no doubt that mycotoxin exposure in horses can have devastating effects on horse health. The potent effect of ingestion of forage or feed with significant mycotoxin contamination by horses is well documented. For example, stachybotryotoxicosis, which is one of the earliest recognized mycotoxin-mediated diseases, was linked to illness and death of thousands of horses in Eastern Europe and Russia in the 1930s and in the mid ’80s. Fescue toxicosis and ryegrass staggers are two mold and mycotoxin-mediated diseases with which you may be more familiar. Fescue toxicosis is characterized by reproductive problems, such as increased gestation length, poor lactation, and mare and foal death, while ryegrass staggers involves neurological signs, such as lack of co-ordination, head shaking, and collapse. While the incidence of these severe mycotoxin-derived diseases should be recognized as rare, of greater concern for horses in training is the effect of regular ingestion of low-level mycotoxin contamination. Mycotoxicosis could certainly explain some of the general ills commonly reported in racing stables, such as poor appetite, failure to thrive, immune suppression, and increased incidence of secondary infections, which are described as nonspecific signs of mycotoxicosis in farm animals such as chickens and pigs. A reduction in feed intake and evidence of liver damage (as indicated by raised liver enzyme GGT) has previously been reported in horses fed with feed experimentally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins. However, the level of mycotoxin contamination employed in this study was in reality quite high which is relevant as the clinical impact of mycotoxicosis is most likely to be dose
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Choose haylage with caution, as the integrity of the wrapping and other details can encourage mycotoxin contamination
dependent. There has also been a suggestion that mycotoxin contamination of feed could contribute to colic in some instances, although the evidence for this is not strong, as there are many other feedrelated factors that are equally if not more relevant. Prevalence and relevance to horses The risk of mycotoxicosis in racehorses remains unanswerable at the current time, as we do not know how widespread the contamination of forage, feed, or bedding is, or what the clinical relevance of lowgrade mycotoxin intake is to health and performance in racehorses. This is because there is an absence of any large scale surveys of mycotoxin contamination within the racing environment. A small survey of five racing stables in Ireland was undertaken by the Irish Equine Centre and revealed that a high proportion of hay and haylage was contaminated with molds and mycotoxin (see table 2). Samples of coarse mix, oats, and pelleted feed revealed a much lower level of mold and mycotoxin contamination, with the pelleted feed having the lowest content. However, this was a small sample and certainly my feeling is that the haylage results should be viewed with caution, as no details were provided as to the quality of the haylage sampled, in terms of the integrity of the wrapping and
fermentative status or the stability of the product. A large scale survey of mycotoxin contamination of concentrate feed ingredients including maize, soyabean meal, wheat bran, and rice bran was carried out over two years in the European, Mediterranean, and Asian-Pacific markets. Analysis of 2,753 resultant samples revealed that over 50% of the European samples and 30% of the Asian-Pacific samples were contaminated with one or more mycotoxins. While I would say that the presence of
mycotoxins in some forage, feed, bedding, and stable environments cannot be disputed, conclusions on its true impact on health and performance cannot yet be made. However, from both a manufacturer’s and a trainer’s perspective, at this stage our efforts should perhaps be targeted at reducing the overall risk of mycotoxin exposure in horses in training through a variety of methods. Management strategies Unfortunately, mycotoxins are relatively resistant to chemical or thermal treatment
Table 2: Survey of feed and forage samples in Ireland (Buckley 2007) Irish hay
No. sampled 62
% containing pathogenic fungi 50%
Haylage
54
37%
Canadian hay
63
13%
Coarse mix
38
13%
Oats
26
8%
Pelleted feed
51
4%
Fungi Isolated Aspergillus fumagatus Aspergillus niger Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus fumagatus Aspergillus niger Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus fumagatus Aspergillus niger Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus niger Aspergillus flavus Fusarium Aspergillus niger Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus flavus
Associated mycotoxin Zearalenone
Zearalenone Zearalenone Zearalenone Ochratoxin T2 Toxin Fumonisin T2 Toxin Zearalenone T2 Toxin
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and so once they are formed they are a challenge to remove from feed ingredients, finished feed, or indeed the stable environment. However, there are a number of practices that can help to minimize exposure to mycotoxins. Feed manufacturers Most feed manufacturers are very aware of the potential issue with mycotoxin contamination of feed, and their strategy is driven by a combination of existing legislation and guidelines designed to reduce the risk of mycotoxin contamination, in combination with 'going that extra mile' as part of their due diligence. There are a number of measures that feed manufacturers take to minimize mycotoxin contamination. Pre-harvest strategy – Use of diseaseresistant varieties to reduce mycotoxin formation. In addition, certain field management techniques such as crop rotation and irrigation can reduce mycotoxin formation in the field. Processing techniques – Sieving to remove cracked and damaged grains is helpful, as these are more likely to harbor fungal growth. Washing of grains can also reduce the mycotoxin load, as they are primarily found on the outer surface of the grain. Acid-based mold inhibitors are also used extensively to prevent mold and mycotoxin formation. Bacterial deactivation – microorganisms including certain Lactobacillus species have been reported as having potential for detoxifying mycotoxins in animal feed and forage, although no work in this area has been carried out in horses. Mycotoxin binding/sequestering agents – These ingredients have physical properties which allow them to bind
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Moldy hay, a breeding ground for mycotoxins
mycotoxins within the gut, thus preventing, or at least reducing, their absorption by the horse. There are numerous mycotoxin binding agents available commercially including bentonites (clay), aluminosilicates, zeolites, and glucomannan (yeast) derivatives. The only mycotoxin binder that has been evaluated in horses thus far is derived from yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1026) cell walls. When this was fed at about 5g per day it was able to improve appetite and reduce signs of liver damage (raised GGT) in horses consuming a ration that was contaminated with a number of Fusarium mycotoxins compared to the nonsupplemented control group of horses. Some feed companies are already adding mycotoxin binding agents to their feed, although they can of course be top dressed onto the racing ration.. Forage Ingestion and inhalation of mycotoxins in forage is an issue for horses. A link has
already been made between inhaled mycotoxins and the development of equine recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). Routine analysis of forage for mycotoxins is relatively expensive and it is also a bit like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack, as contamination may not be uniformly distributed. However, a simple total mold and yeast analysis, which is much more economical, may give a broad indication of how clean a particular batch of forage is. Soaking hay – While mycotoxins are soluble in water and some will be lost during the soaking process, if hay needs to be soaked, perhaps it is not good enough to be fed to horses in training. Steaming hay – The practice of steaming hay has increased in popularity in racing stables and while this should not be used to condone buying lower quality hay, research does indicate that steaming forage helps to limit the exposure of horses in training to molds. However, as far as I am aware the impact of the steaming process on the presence of mycotoxins in forage has not been evaluated. Stable cleanliness Residues of feed in buckets, mangers, barrows, and feed bins are an open invitation for mold and associated mycotoxin growth and so should be avoided. The general standard of cleanliness in the feed room should also be consistently high. Dispensing feed directly from bags, rather than into bins or barrows, is preferable, but where feed components need to be mixed, ensure everything used is washed thoroughly on a regular basis. In addition, feed tubs in stables should ideally be totally removable, again to allow thorough cleaning. Hay and forage needs to be stored carefully to reduce the likelihood of mold growth and a well-ventilated building that is dry and clean is essential for this purpose. In summary, mycotoxin contamination of feed, forage, and bedding is probably a reality for horses in training, and the potential deleterious effects of mycotoxins on appetite, immune function, and overall health and well-being may limit exercise performance. Much more research is needed to assess the current level of exposure to mycotoxins and the associated clinical impact. In the absence of equivocal data, it is sensible to take active steps to reduce the exposure to molds and mycotoxins and certainly where poor performance, loss of appetite, failure to thrive, or other widespread health effects are experienced within a stable, it is worthwhile to eliminate mycotoxin exposure as a potential cause. n
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CALVIN BOREL A brother in arms
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Calvin Borel wins his third Kentucky Derby on Super Saver
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HOULD Peb have to redo Borel’s hands and fingers five more times before all is said and done, the true-to-life, cat-thatgot-the-cream grin on his face could never be bigger. A fan favorite at his primary home base of Churchill in Louisville, Kentucky, a chorus of people yells “Calvin!” each time he threads his way from jock’s room to paddock to racetrack and, very often, the winner’s circle. The most vocal cries come from the children, and he gives them a smile or a wave when he notices them. “I love the kids,” he says. Perhaps children are drawn to him because Borel represents a youthful innocence: he so clearly loves what he does, showing up to the office every day with a smile, that it’s easy to root for him. He is also living proof that with good influences, natural talent, and a lot of hard work, success is possible. The world in which he lives now is far removed from that in which he was born, on a sugar cane farm in St. Martinsville, Louisiana, to a family without much beyond each other and what they could get by the labor of their own hands. One particular evening 40 years into his life, after father Clovis was gone but while mother Ella was still alive to see their son’s first Kentucky Derby win, marks how much he has achieved: at a White House state dinner, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell was so fascinated by the jockey that he pulled up a chair and quizzed him until Powell’s wife came to remind her husband to mingle with the President and the Queen. Although it was something of a fairytale for Calvin and his wife Lisa, that starched-collar event was not really his style. He felt more at home ringing the bell with Mine That Bird’s trainer Chip Woolley at the New York Stock Exchange in June, 2009. “It’s me,” he says of the atmosphere. It’s “go, go, go, go!” He stayed, mesmerized, for some two hours watching the activity on the floor. Borel rides in most races on any given card. He comes into the paddock at a trot, usually the last to arrive, but always with a smile. It doesn’t matter to him if his mount is a $5,000 claimer or the favorite in a Grade 1 stakes – he is happy where he is. For him, horses are, he says, “a disease.” “It’s worse than drugs or smoking, but I thrive on it. I can be down when I leave the house – you know that feelin’, tired a little bit – and get to the barn and see my horses and, it’s unbelievable, it’ll fix me up.” He’s all smiles when he wins, and when he loses, he talks to himself, frustrated, all
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Calvin Borel’s portrayal on the mural of Kentucky Derby-winning jockeys at Churchill Downs, painted by the renowned artist Pierre “Peb” Bellocq, had already undergone minor surgery in 2009, when the jockey followed up a 2007 Derby on Street Sense with a win aboard Mine That Bird. His caricature was modified to hold up two fingers, but in 2010, after Super Saver charged up the rail to give Borel his third Derby, Peb rearranged his left hand to show three fingers. By Frances J. Karon the way back to the jock’s room, where his nephew Shane (an exercise rider and son of Borel’s middle brother Carroll) will have everything laid out to prepare for his next ride. On the stand side of the racetrack, he is Calvin “Bo-rail”; but on the backside, he is just Boo, short for Boo Boo. As the sun rises and casts an orange haze through the humid morning fog at Churchill, Jerry Hissam, the agent who has handled Calvin’s book since March of 1991, waits behind the wheel of a golf cart at trainer Cecil Borel’s barn. The leisurely clop, clop of hooves ringing out on the pavement signals the return of the jockey, crop tucked under his right arm. Calvin pats the horse on the neck as he dismounts and has a word with his brother Cecil before joining Hissam, who makes the introduction. Calvin shakes hands with an unsurprisingly firm grip. “Ma’am,” he says with a polite nod of his head, the unbuckled chin strap moving in rhythm and again as the golf cart lurches forward to their next stop. He is clean-cut, in a gray-and-white rugby striped polo shirt tucked into jeans pulled over a pair of polished black boots. He takes a sip of soda and disappears into a barn, reemerging on a dark bay to breeze for Bob Holthus. The morning workload is light today; Hissam has canceled a turf work in anticipation of the previous night’s rain closing the grass course. During the
“I can be down when I leave the house – you know that feelin’, tired a little bit – and get to the barn and see my horses and, it’s unbelievable, it’ll fix me up”
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renovation break, they go to the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association office on the backstretch for a cup of coffee and joke around with the regulars. Borel laughs, signs a couple of photos, then settles down at the desk to concentrate over a Racing Form, tuning out the conversation. He gives up his seat on the passenger side when they leave the office, crouching instead on the back as if he were riding a horse, singing under his breath, and Hissam chauffeurs him to Cecil’s barn for a leg up on an unraced two-year-old. Now that training hours have begun to wind down, the agent’s phone starts ringing. Hissam flips through a condition book and makes notes in the margins or on a notepad. During their first year together, Calvin rode the Clarence Picou-trained Free Spirit’s Joy to win the 1991 Super DerbyG1 at odds of 28-1. Two years later, they
took the Arkansas Derby-G2 on Rockamundo, paying $218. Add to that three Kentucky Derbies, and Hissam says, “You just can’t dream these things. There’s only two words to describe us: we’re blessed. There is no other way to put it into words.” Calvin returns from a gate work with the colt and confers with Cecil about the schooling session. Their Cajun accent is as thick as a bowl of gumbo; to the unpracticed ear, it can be difficult to follow along when they talk, fast, between themselves. Both use animated arm movements to punctuate their words. Hissam points at them from a distance. “What [Calvin] loves about the game is the mornings. He likes the competitiveness of the afternoons too but it’s like what he and his brother are over there talking about right now, that little two-year-old he got off
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of – he loves to see ‘em develop and make ‘em do what’s right and correct what’s wrong.” That description fits the relationship his brother has with him, too. At 12 years Calvin’s senior and the next youngest of five boys, Cecil took him in and with his wife Debbie raised his younger sibling after Calvin left school permanently in 8th Grade, while recuperating from an injury sustained in a $25 match race at Cajun Downs. Calvin, a veteran of bush league match races from the age of eight – and of many a young boy’s imaginary Derbies, substituting the arm of a sofa for a horse – was destined to make history, not read about it. Cecil, in a button-down plaid shirt, is slightly taller than Calvin and is, like his brother, an electricity-charged blur of motion. “My daddy raised us that when he opened the door at four o’clock in the morning we were right up his ass, and we had to go to work. If you didn’t go to work, you found that size 8 up your behind. So we had one of two choices: we had slim or none,” Cecil says. This philosophy explains why a threetime Kentucky Derby-winning jockey and the regular rider of champion 2-year-old colt Street Sense and, currently, of reigning
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Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra (on whom he won the Preakness, Kentucky Oaks, Woodward, Haskell Invitational, and Mother Goose in 2009), Mine That Bird, and Super Saver, is often at his brother’s barn wielding a pitchfork or hosing poultice off a horse’s legs during early hours. “I had a good guide,” Calvin says. “Cecil and Debbie, they were like my mom and dad when I left home, so that helped a lot. They kept me away from drugs, saved all my money, and just did the right things. It was either his way or the doorway. I owe a lot to my brother. He means a lot in my life. He means everything.” Cecil, a jockey in the ’70s before taking out his trainer’s license, is more outwardly gruff than Calvin. Is he proud of his baby brother? “Oh I’m proud of him. Long as he keeps workin’ I’m proud of him. When he quits workin’, I ain’t proud of him.” He has been raking his shedrow while talking, a blue comb peering out of his left back pocket – the comb will give way to a racing program in the afternoon – but now, he stops and stands still, leaning on the handle of his rake. “You know, you hear so many people say that they don’t get a chance in life. Life is what you make out of it. That’s the way we live. We ain’t had m uch – I guarantee you. We don’t have book smarts but we worked, and every one of us had a good life, all five brothers. It just burns me when people say they don’t have a chance.
Everybody has a chance but you’ve gotta pay your dues. You have to work. “See, the good part about him is like even after he win the first Derby, he still ain’t stopped workin’,” continues Cecil. “That’s how come everything keeps falling in its place. If he’d have stopped and went to drinking or doing drugs, he’d be back to zero. I can tell you a lot of boys from back home – I’m talkin’ about good raceriders – once they got to a certain level – poof!, they fall off the wagon. And that stuff, that’s one thing he never did and I never let him do. We lived so far back in the woods he couldn’t find nothin’ anyway.” Cecil draws an absentminded circular pattern in the dirt with the rake, his eyes red and watery, betraying a soft spot. It’s clear that he has been a great driving force behind Calvin’s success, and he feels it strongly, paternally. “You wouldn’t imagine how proud I am. But he deserves a lot, let me tell you what. That sucker went through hell.” The jockey’s rise has been a steady, continual upward movement. His first win at an official pari-mutuel track – there’s no telling how many bush league match races he won – was as a 16-year-old at Delta Downs in Louisiana on January 14, 1983, aboard the three-year-old filly Dancing Jas, making weight at 107 pounds and paying $33. His first stakes win came at the same track that October, with Hye Dickran in the
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Gulf Coast Handicap, and he ended the season with 158 winners. Nineteen-eighty-four had a promising beginning, with the jockey winning two stakes races on a single card at Delta and another within a week. But then, on May 25, 1984, came the “hell.” The day started with a win in the first race at Evangeline Downs. Calvin went postward in the second on $7,500 claimer Miss Touchdown, trained by Cecil, and when a hole closed up on them going into the final turn, was in a terrible spill. “We thought we was gonna lose him,” says Cecil; his 17year-old brother had lost his spleen and was in a coma for over a week. “We were scared. But he bounced back.” When Calvin returned on September 2, his third ride back was on Miss Touchdown. They finished 11th, but he won the following day on Cecil’s Intuit. Calvin did take Miss Touchdown to the winner’s circle by the end of the month, one of his six wins on her after their spill. The jockey won his first-ever graded race in 1988, on Darby’s Daughter in Aqueduct’s Miss Grillo S-G2. In addition to his four classic wins, he has won a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Travers with Street Sense and additional Grade 1s on Gourmet Girl; Grand Couturier; Free Spirit’s Joy; Halo America; K One King; Lady Joanne; Rachel Alexandra; and Seek Gold (at 91-1). His graded winners in 2010 are Atta Boy Roy,
“I’ve achieved a lot in my life and it’s hard to ask for something else, and if it happens it happens, if it doesn’t it doesn’t. I just want to stay safe, but I’d love to win 5,000 and be in the Hall of Fame” Ailalea, Dubious Miss, Freedom Star, Hurricane Ike, Rachel Alexandra, Seeking the Title, and Super Saver. Together, Cecil and Calvin have won two graded events, both at Oaklawn Park: the 1989 Count Fleet Sprint H.-G2 on Twice Around, and Essex H.-G3 on Relic Reward. Most recently, they took the King Cotton S., also at Oaklawn, with Cosmic in February, one of their 416 wins together. Calvin’s trademark is his fearless, railhugging style, and it’s fair to say that none of his accidents have had an adverse affect on his nerve. But the missing spleen remains problematic. Today, just visible below the rim of his helmet, above his right eyebrow, is a fresh scar, a reminder of the hazards of being a jockey. He spent three days in the hospital in May due to a staph infection over that eye, missing one day of riding. Within a week of returning to the
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saddle, he scored his milestone 1,000th Churchill victory, second only to Pat Day. Oaklawn and Churchill have both adopted Calvin as one of their own. But there’s no question that it’s his big race success at Churchill that moved him to the level of superstar. Wherever he goes, it seems there are people wanting a picture with or autograph from him. He always tries to oblige them, but it can get overwhelming, too. He got a taste of paparazzi frenzy in Washington, D.C. “I wouldn’t want to be no, I’ll tell you what, no Michael Jordan. I see why those people go crazy!” He laughs. Jerry Hissam says, “One of his cutest little sayings now is, ‘All I ever wanted to do was win the Derby!’” As he does so often, Calvin laughs. “That’s all I wanted to do! But nooo,” he says with a shake of his head and a smile, “I wouldn’t give ‘em back.” Each Derby victory has been amazing: “It’s one feeling of a kind.” His televised post-race interviews are memorable for his whooping and hollering and tears – for most of us, experiencing his emotions is as close as we’re going to get to a Derby win of our own. Fifteen minutes of fame is a given at Calvin’s level of success, but add to that that he is such a positive role model and an all-around well-liked guy by racefans, bettors, and – perhaps the sternest litmus of all – racetrackers, that fame is bound to linger beyond a lifetime, like a name etched on a coveted trophy. Criticism? As a public figure, he has not gone unscathed in this department. People point to his record at Belmont Park – where he finished third in the Belmont on favorite Mine That Bird – or his emotionally-charged post-Derby Triple Crown predictions. But the simple fact is that he has won multiple riding titles at seven individual tracks in three states, and scored a Kentucky Derby by 6¾ lengths on 50-1 shot Mine That Bird so seamlessly that the pair eluded racecaller Tom Durkin’s attention until the race was all but over. The simple fact is that he handles the press and the public graciously and politely, with a purity of emotion that makes him relatable. And more than anything, the simple fact is that Calvin Borel, with class and humility,
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represents the greatest kind of American success story. At age 43, Calvin has never been riding higher. Thoughts of retirement factor nowhere into his immediate future, and with 4,793 wins through July 4, 2010, there is something in his sights: “I want to get to 5,000. That’s my goal. I’ve achieved a lot in my life and it’s hard to ask for something else, and if it happens it happens, if it doesn’t it doesn’t. I just want to stay safe, but I’d love to win 5,000 and be in the Hall of Fame.” His travels have taken him and Lisa to the nation’s capitol; to the sets of Jay Leno and David Letterman; to Japan – where he competed in the annual World Super Jockey Series and won the first of four races in the challenge. The jockey has collected riding titles at Churchill, Delta, Ellis Park, Evangeline,
Louisiana Downs, Oaklawn, and Turfway Park. This July, with 52 wins, he captured his first-ever spring title at Churchill, bringing them home at a rate of 26.8%. He has also received the Mr. Fitz Award, an honor bestowed by members of the National Turf Writers Association, and the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, voted on by his peers. Cecil and Debbie stood alongside him and Lisa at Santa Anita when he accepted the Woolf award. Finished for the morning and en route to the jockey’s room to await the races, Calvin crosses to a neighboring barn at a request to sign another autograph, still wearing his helmet, his black safety vest unzipped. Hissam shakes his head as he watches him walk away. “Ain’t a better person walking on two feet than that boy right there.” Despite everywhere he’s been and everything he’s done, the journey of Calvin
Borel’s lifetime may just have been returning home to Louisiana. Way down south, deep in Bayou country, a little to the north of where the Borels were born, the world-famous jockey was honored at the Catahoula Christmas parade in 2009. Family, old friends, and strangers alike turned out to welcome their native son with homemade “Boo” and “Boo Boo” signs in their yards and along the parade route. This road sign was unveiled, so that any visitor to these parts will know the pride they have in one of their own: WELCOME TO CATAHOULA HOME OF CALVIN “BOO BOO” BOREL TWO TIME KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER Presumably, by now somebody has tacked a “THREE” on the sign to catch everyone up to speed. n
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HE principle behind Kinesio tape on horse hair or human skin is complex, involving stem cell activity, the peripheral nervous system, and lymphatic circulation. At the same time the concept is very simple. “Manual therapy doesn’t last long. We wanted something to last longer,” said Dr. Kenzo Kase, a Japanese chiropractor who developed Kinesio tape more than 35 years ago. “You can’t massage for 24 hours or 48 hours, but the tape can, continuously and effectively,” he added. Simple enough, but what actually transpires during both an “ahh,-that-feelsgood,” moment in massage or the days when tape essentially prolongs that moment by replacing a hand? According to veterinarian Dr. Nancy Brennan, Kinesio tape, which adheres to horses and humans for three-to-five days, takes pressure off “pain receptors” to provide immediate relief. More importantly, however, it facilitates and accelerates stem cell activity by creating space for that activity beneath the skin through the lift on the skin’s surface. Stem cells in an injured area of the body in both humans and horses reproduce healthy cells to bring about healing, according to both Kase and Brennan. The surprise, perhaps, with the tape is that it can affect more than muscle problems. Brennan, a holistic veterinarian who employs traditional veterinary medicine, chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, and now Kinesio tape in her practice, has treated sinuses, ovarian difficulties in fillies, lung abscesses, sesamoiditis, other bone and joint issues, and more. The proverbial light bulb went off with Brennan when she had Kinesio tape applied by her chiropractor and friend, Dr. Tracy Barnes, in Louisville, Kentucky, where Brennan lives. “I had a herniated disk at age 19 and had developed multiple spurs in my back between the shoulder blades. I woke up one day unable to bend over and do my work,” said Brennan. The tape essentially “remodeled” the bone spurs, according to Brennan, and provided what she called a “miraculous recovery.” She became an instant believer in Kinesio tape therapy. “At that point, I said, if it can be this effective on people, what about my horses?” A few months later Brennan got the opportunity to find out when a young Quarter Horse suffering from equine protozoan myelitis was sent to her from Oklahoma. “She was spastic, almost cerebral palsy-like in her movements,” recalled Brennan of a horse who had potential value as a broodmare but for whom euthanizing was a real possibility.
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“I was like, this is going to be a ‘Hail Mary,’” she said. Chiropractic adjustment plus acupuncture produced some slight improvement but Kinesio tape, brought to bear on neck, sacrum and lumbar spine issues detected by Brennan, produced “dramatic results.” Although still not normal in her gait, the horse did not have to be euthanized and was able to return to Oklahoma. “Last year, I had to fill out papers because she’s a broodmare now,” said Brennan with a smile. Three years later, in 2008, Brennan began using Kinesio tape on Thoroughbreds, initially treating tendon tears and suspensory damage. She is the sole practitioner of this therapy among Thoroughbred veterinarians and used it on 200-300 horses in 2008 and approximately 800 last year for clients that include trainers like Bob Holthus and George Weaver. Speaking in technical terms, Brennan, a 1989 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school, described signals sent from the nerve endings in a horse’s hair follicles through the peripheral nervous system coming off the spine to the vertebrae and eventually the brain. The tape will “talk to our brain to relax a muscle, facilitate or tighten that muscle, support that joint or move fluid through the circulatory system,” she said. Whatever the physiological pathway or process, the results, at least from photos presented to a gathering of horsemen and equine therapists at a luncheon at the Churchill Downs Museum during Derby week, are positive if not amazing. One series of photos was of a foal approximately two-and-a-half months old with what is called flexor tendon laxity in the lower right leg. The condition meant the foal had no strength in the tendon attaching below the ankle preventing the young horse from being up on its hoof. The result, shown in the first photo, was an ankle parallel to the ground and swollen twice the normal size because it continually hit the ground as the foal was active in the paddock. “As soon as the tape went on, it was telling the brain to tighten that flexor tendon so it was giving support immediately,” said Brennan, harking back to her explanation of the neural and physiological pathways affected by the tape. The foal received three more applications of Kinesio tape over the course of a month, progressively strengthening the ankle. After the third application there was no more need for further taping. The final photo in the series showed the foal up on its hoof. Other applications, if not as dramatic visually, are impressive in what counts most with Thoroughbreds: performance in racing. Brennan recalled a filly who had been off the track for nine months,
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repeatedly getting sick after a race or even a breeze, and who went through seven different courses of antibiotics. Brennan suspected the horse had an abscess in the lung that was closing as it responded to antibiotics only to re-open after a race or workout. An ultrasound scan confirmed her diagnosis. She employed a “lymphatic application” with the tape to drain fluid from the abscess to lymph nodes. “Within 48 hours I heard air moving,” said Brennan, who noted that antibiotic therapy might produce a similar result in five-to-ten days. “I ultrasounded her after eight days and her whole lung was what I called aerated peripherally. In other words, we got rid of the fluid.” More important, the horse was permanently rid of the abscess. An additional bonus was the filly’s recuperation. Horses recovering from an abscess through antibiotics might undergo one-to three-months of treatment, another three-to six-months of layoff, and then resume training after nine months to a full year, according to Brennan. “That horse
began training in six weeks,” she said, and the filly finished second in her first start and subsequently won a $60,000 maiden special weight. “This horse raced at a higher level than where she was and won. That, in itself, was unusual, and the fact that she didn’t take the nine months off,” Brennan added. Trainer John Paul Pucek testifies to the effectiveness of Kinesio tape with a situation perhaps more unusual than a lung abscess. His horse had sinus issues that had been unresponsive to “iodine jugs and everything you could think of,” said Pucek. “But she started taping him – his sinuses – and he won two in a row.” Brennan explained that Kinesio tape helped drain an area in the upper airway of the horse that was repeatedly filling with fungus, bacteria and mucus. A lymphatic taping application drained the area much like the filly with the lung abscess. With bones and joints, Brennan said the tape can be used to both drain fluids that create swelling following an injury or surgery while at the same time increasing
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stem cell activity to help make new bone. She has, for example, treated horses suffering from sesamoiditis in Ireland. “The sesamoid bones are not a primary weightbearing bone, but they’re connected to the suspensory apparatus and the soft tissue. It’s very important to keep the inflammation out of those bones. With the taping, I’ve been able to take pain and swelling out,” said Brennan. The efficacy of Kinesio tape in Brennan’s opinion leads her to believe it has “huge” potential to reduce medications with horses. “If we use it preventatively, then yes, absolutely, we can get away from a lot of the anti-inflammatory treatments,” she said. Even the use of steroids, which, if coming under increasing restriction in mature horses at the racetrack, are still in use in young developing horses, can by affected by Kinesio tape. Brennan said the tape can supplant steroids by allowing nerves to function at their optimum in young horses. “The nerves are going to feed the muscles in exercise and muscle development will be enhanced,” she said. Steroids, through appetite stimulation, medicinally but artificially promote muscle development. Replacing medications is only one issue with Kinesio tape; replacing doubts among trainers is another. “This is something new and they don’t have a clue about it,” said Brennan. “‘It’s a piece of tape. How can that help? You’re putting a bandage on to protect an injury, to hide something.’ They don’t understand that it can be used for
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“‘It’s a piece of tape. How can that help? You’re putting a bandage on to protect an injury, to hide something.’ They don’t understand that it can be used for injury as well as prevention of injury. It’s probably why it took me so long to try it.” Dr. Nancy Brennan injury as well as prevention of injury. It’s probably why it took me so long to try it.” “In 2008, I didn’t even charge,” she added. Suspicion and skepticism of a new method or technique in veterinary care is not new for Brennan, who began to introduce chiropractic adjustment and acupuncture in her practice 20 years ago on the backside. Veterinary medicine didn’t accept these types of modalities.” She said she can now count 10 veterinarians who are chiropractors and acupuncturists solely. Equine chiropractors are required to be licensed veterinarians in the U.S. Many veterinary practices, of course, including acupuncture or chiropractic adjustment, follow use with humans first. Jockey Calvin Borel might provide a testimonial for Kinesio tape more valuable than post-tape performance by
Thoroughbreds or the observations of trainers served by Brennan. Speaking at the Derby week luncheon that featured Drs. Kase and Brennan, Borel told how Brennan’s chiropractor, the aforementioned Barnes, had taped his wrist the day he rode Mine That Bird to victory. Years ago Borel’s wrist had been broken in three places and essentially rebuilt with two plates and nine screws, leaving his hand virtually numb most of the time. The tape brought instant feeling into his hand and it is clearly visible on his wrist in winner’s circle photos of Borel still aboard his second Derby winner. Shaking his head at the memory of his first Kinesio treatment, he said, “I thought the tape had something in it.” While Kinesio tape carries no medicinal properties, Borel may have it right: there may be something in it. n
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In his 47 years of working at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium, Max Mosner, the fair’s president and general manager, has seen Thoroughbred racing at Maryland fairs, and at other fairs on the East Coast, slow to a crawl. By Bill Heller
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HERE aren’t many of us left,” the 69-year-old Mosner said. Actually, there is no “us.” The expiration of the Massachusetts fair circuit in early September, 2005, leaves Timonium standing alone on the East Coast. “It’s all gone,” Bruce Shallcross, general manager at Northampton Fair in Massachusetts, said. “Thoroughbred racing at the New England fairs is gone.” His voice carried a tinge of sadness. “I miss it,” he said. “It was exciting.” In Maryland, it still is. Timonium, also home of three sales, including the FasigTipton Two-Year-Olds-in-Training Sale in mid-May – where 2009 Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter Informed Decision was sold two years earlier – and of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show on June 27th, will conduct racing this year from Friday, August 27th through 29th and from September 3rd to the 6th, Labor Day.
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Racing at Timonium is unique. “The thing that we have here is that you’re right on top of the action,” Mosner said. “Going down the backstretch, you can see the horses fine. You can smell them. You can hear them. We let people get close to them.” In the 2006 book “125 Years of the Maryland State Fair” by Melissa Simulcik, Laura Janicki, and Edie Bernier, the colorful cover is a shot of six Thoroughbreds battling through the stretch of Timonium’s 5/8-mile oval – which was half a mile until 1974 – with a huge Ferris wheel and other carnival attractions in the background. On the West Coast, fair racing continues to thrive in California, home to Thoroughbred racing this summer at the San Joaquin Fair in Stockton, the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, the California State Fair in Sacramento, the Sonoma County Fair in Ferndale, the Big Fresno Fair, and the September 9th through 27th meet at the L.A. County Fair at Fairplex Park.
Fair racing in Maryland has a much deeper history than the California fairs. Massachusetts did, too. In Maryland, racing and fairs were so interwoven that it was necessary to get a fair license before getting a license to open a racing meet. The Maryland State Fair officially opened on September 9th, 1879, with a newly-constructed grandstand able to seat 1,400. Both Thoroughbred and harness races were held, but the first fair featured mostly farm horses. By 1908, the Fair hosted racing of both breeds as well as pony races, mule races and races restricted to horses from Baltimore County – Timonium is nine miles north of Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. “We survived because of our proximity to Baltimore,” Mosner said.
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Although the images in this article look like paintings, they are actually photographs. They were taken by Tim Heffernan, who used various techniques such as tonemapping to achieve the desired effect. For further information visit www.TimHeffernanPhotography.com
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Another attraction was livestock competition, and in the 1950s and 1960s, President Dwight Eisenhower shipped cattle from Eisenhower Farms in Pennsylvania to show at the fair in Maryland. While he was president, his cattle showed under his partners’ names so as to not influence the judges. When Mosner began his tenure at Timonium, Thoroughbred racing was held at Hagerstown, Marlboro, Belair, and Cumberland. “Each of those Thoroughbred tracks were at agricultural fairs to support them, and they did that very well,” Mosner said. “Then the Maryland boys decided they were going to have year-round racing.” Eventually Timonium’s original 10-day meet grew to 42 days with racing six days a week for seven weeks in 1964. Sunday was the only dark day. Two featured stakes races at Timonium were the Timonium Handicap, last run in 1977, and the Timonium Futurity, last contested in 1981. Timonium racing changed in the mid1980s. The other fairs had abandoned Thoroughbred racing and Timonium, once dubbed “the Saratoga of the South,” no longer conveniently fit into a mid-Atlantic circuit for horsemen. “The horsemen’s association and the government of Maryland came to us and said that Timonium was a problem for Maryland racing,” Mosner said. “They wanted us to eliminate our days in exchange for a grant. We said, ‘The track has been here since the 1870s. Give us ten days during the State
“I didn’t think Zippy Chippy was going to fit into the starting gate because he was so fat. They pushed him in. I thought he was going to get stuck, but he got out. Everybody bet on him. They wanted to have a souvenir.” Bruce Shallcross – general manager at Northampton Fair Fair, which is the way it used to be, and the grant.’ They gave us ten days and the grant. It’s still in the law.” The last couple of years, the meet has shortened to seven days, even though Timonium began offering trainer bonuses in the mid-1980s. “We just don’t have enough purse money,” Mosner said. “So that’s what we are doing: seven days. We still simulcast. It’s been a nose-dive. We handled $17 million total in 2002 and in 2009, $10.5 million total. The only bright thing we had last year was our on-track handle went up. Even Saratoga wasn’t up on-track.” Mosner estimated Timonium’s total attendance last year at between 30,000 and 35,000. The fair itself attracted 390,000. “It used to be 500,000 before schools began opening before Labor Day,” Mosner said. Maryland training legend King Leatherbury made a bit of history at
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Timonium on August 23rd, 2003, becoming just the third trainer to ever win 6,000 races. “It was funny,” the 77-year-old Leatherbury said on May 10th. “I was in a slump at 5,999. At Laurel, they were following me around with a camera. The signs were all made up. And dag-gone-it, I just couldn’t win a race. Didn’t do it. The meet ended. We swung over to Timonium, and that’s where it happened.” Cherokee Sunrise, a horse owned by Woodrow Marriott, won the seventh race that afternoon, giving Leatherbury his magic number at one of his favorite places. Leatherbury, a member of the Maryland State Fair Board of Directors for 15 years, has been enjoying racing at Timonium for more than half a century. “You’re close to the horses,” he said. “You hear the jocks hollering and whistling and the whips snapping. When I was young, I enjoyed it. My dad would take me. It’s just fun around there.” Fun was more subjective at the Massachusetts fairs. “I have very mixed feelings because I had a ball there, but it wasn’t good for the horses,” said Michael Blowen, a former reporter for the Boston Globe and freelance writer who founded and operates Old Friends Equine, a retirement farm in Georgetown, Kentucky. “I saw a guy grab a horse who was neighing too loud and hit him with a right hook that would have decked Joe Frazier. I wanted to file a complaint, but the guy I spoke to said, ‘All that will do is have the guy come over and deck you.’” The welfare of horses at the fairs sparked the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to induce a “crackdown aimed at curbing widespread cruelty to horses” at Northampton and Marshfield in 1986. But that didn’t slow down the number of worn out Thoroughbreds who raced at the fairs and were sold to slaughter when they could no longer produce. “It was a killer buyer’s dream,” Blowen said. “I was at the fairs when I saw these killer trucks pull up to take these horses to slaughter. It made me nauseous. Sometimes, they put horses on those trucks with broken legs.”
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Blowen did a story in Spur Magazine about Suffolk-based trainer Carlos “King of the Fairs” Figueroa’s attempt at winning the Massachusetts fairs’ version of the Triple Crown: the featured Saturday race at Northampton, Great Barrington, and Marshfield over the course of three weeks (he didn’t do it). Fair racing in Massachusetts dates back to 1856 when the Housatonic Agricultural Society added horse racing to the Great Barrington Fair in western Massachusetts. Eventually, the circuit included Berkshire Downs, Brockton Fair, Great Barrington, Marshfield, Northampton and Weymouth Fair. And though racing primarily consisted of entire cards of $1,500 claimers, there were memorable positive moments. In 1963, Figueroa ran a horse named Shannon’s Hope five times in eight days and won all five. In 1979, an 18-year-old
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horse named Golden Arrow raced at Great Barrington. And jockey Herbie Hinojosa dominated the fairs on the way to recording 3,334 victories from 25,160 starts. He retired in 1988. “Herbie became as broken down as the horses,” Blowen said. Ironically, the most famous horse to compete at the fairs was Zippy Chippy, who in May joined Old Friends at its new satellite farm near Saratoga Springs in upstate New York. Zippy Chippy, winless in 100 starts, raced at Northampton 11 times, twice finishing second, losing by a head on September 1st, 2000, and by a length and a half on September 6th, 2003. The following year, at the age of 13, Zippy Chippy made two starts, both at Northampton. He finished a distant seventh and eighth. “The last year Zippy Chippy raced, the
trainer was selling Zippy Chippy T-shirts,” Shallcross said. “I didn’t think Zippy Chippy was going to fit into the starting gate because he was so fat. They pushed him in. I thought he was going to get stuck, but he got out. Everybody bet on him. They wanted to have a souvenir.” And they got them when Zippy Chippy lost yet again at odds of 7-2. Great Barrington once drew a crowd of 27,048 and once handled nearly $1 million in one day. Northampton’s numbers weren’t even close to that. The birth of the lottery and casinos in nearby Connecticut all but sealed the track’s fate. “At our place, we had trouble getting horses, but we had simulating the last six, seven years,” Shallcross said. “That kept us alive. The number of horses declined. We had trouble putting together cards. In 1998, it was very bad. We had a race with three horses. I don’t know why we kept going, but we did. We paid transportation for the horses. We tried to reduce the trainers’ risk because it was outside their normal schedule. We got our numbers up. We did every trick we knew.” Northampton lasted through Labor Day, 2005. “Northampton was the last fair track in New England by two or three years,” Shallcross said. The memories remain. “We used to have a half-mile track with the carnival running at the same time,” Shallcross said. “We had a big contingent from Connecticut. Our infield was a big social event. There was a tunnel under the track. People would go out there for the day with their blankets.” Not all the memories are pleasant. “I saw a horse at Northampton put in a dumpster 10 feet away from where my brother and sister were sitting,” Blowen said. “There was a lot of drinking and a lot of carousing. I‘m glad they stopped it. It was brutal.” Northampton’s fair, as usual, will be held this summer on Labor Day’s four-day weekend in the city 15 miles north of Springfield in central Massachusetts. “Last year, we had 35,000 for the four days,” Shallcross said. “That was up. At one point it was 15,000.” At one point, there was Thoroughbred racing there. Who knows if it will ever return? At Timonium, Mosner is happy he doesn’t have to answer that question, at least for now. “It’s rather amazing that it survived,” he said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future. We’ll lose a significant amount of money to race this year, but the fair is successful enough to overcome the loss. The racetrack supported the fair for a hundred years. Now the shoe’s on the other foot, and we’re going to do everything we can to keep it.” n
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It’s the same story at every dinner party, writes Frances J. Karon. A stranger will invariably ask, “What do you do?”, as if the response will somehow explain the very essence of one’s being. Similarly, the first question we have for the owner or trainer who tells us he has a nice yearling on the farm is, “What’s it by?”
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HIS question is multifunctional. First, it enables us to gauge how seriously we can take this person. We will immediately discount the proud owner’s opinion if the horse is by a bad stallion. Second, we make a generalization based on the reply. If, for instance, the yearling’s sire is Theatrical, we tell ourselves that it will obviously be a slow-maturing turf horse who will want a route of ground. Of course, this generalization is far too simple, and to take it as an exact science stands to limit, and not enhance, a horse’s potential. There are some pedigree rules that are absolute: Danzig, Sadler’s Wells and Seattle Slew never sired a chestnut between them, just as every Linamix is gray; but beyond such genetic certainties, rules are meant to be vague guidelines. It’s true that Theatrical has produced only 8% two-year-old winners and 1% two-year-old stakes winners to foals, but among them are champion juvenile filly Hishi Amazon in Japan and Marchand de Sable, winner of the Group 1 Criterium de Saint Cloud in France. Top UK trainer Mark Johnston says, “I am often fascinated by the consistency of pedigree, and particularly some lines, when you consider the number of potential gene combinations.” Indeed, a seasoned eye can identify traits passed down from sire lines and families, but the trick lies less in recognizing these characteristics than in understanding how to interpret them. Sometimes it’s as simple as knowing that a normally negative attribute is acceptable or even desirable, such as bad hocks on a descendant of Sunday Silence. Johnston trained the Duke of Roxburghe’s dual European 1,000 Guineas winner Attraction, who came by her famously offset knees honestly, from her sire, Efisio. Johnston fearlessly guided the
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Empire Maker inherited some aspects of his dam’s quirky nature, but the colt went on to win the Belmont Stakes and is a leading sire in the U.S.
career of the filly of whom a vet once said, “She’ll never race” to win ten of her 15 starts, including five Group 1s. One can only imagine what Johnston, also a vet, thought the first time he saw Attraction’s knees, but when early on she showed what she was capable of, her conformation became a moot point. Johnston now trains Attraction’s first foal, the winning three-year-old filly Elation.
“Generally,” he says, “I am more forgiving of conformational faults if I know it is a familial trait, but, ironically, a horse like Elation is treated with kid gloves in comparison to her mother because she is correct and so well bred. When they look close to perfect the slightest lameness or gait abnormality will be taken as being significant, and that approach can often hold a horse back. The poor mover that
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is always a poor mover tends to get on in life because you throw caution to the wind.” Elation is a daughter of Cape Cross, the sire of Sea the Stars, a pedigree anomaly in that neither his sire nor broodmare sire, Miswaki, are sources of stamina, although his Arc-winning dam Urban Sea is from a stout family. Last May, after Sea the Stars had won the English 2,000 Guineas, many
were questioning the colt’s ability to last the 12 furlongs of the Derby. His trainer John Oxx told The Times: “He has all the qualities of a top horse, but I don’t know if he is going to stay at Epsom…You can read his pedigree either way but I think he has a fair chance.” Sea the Stars followed up his subsequent facile Derby win with a scintillating victory in the Arc, putting paid to any doubts as to
which way to “read his pedigree.” Interestingly, the two Northern Hemisphere Group 1 horses by joint top rated British miler Cape Cross – champions Ouija Board and Sea the Stars – excelled over 12 furlongs. Perhaps the stallion has done enough now to dispel future doubts of distance limitations in his progeny when a stoutly-bred broodmare is involved. Johnston, whose Kingsley House stables
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Attraction was a dual 1,000 Guineas winner despite her famously offset knees
“When they look close to perfect the slightest lameness or gait abnormality will be taken as being significant, and that approach can often hold a horse back” Mark Johnston in Middleham frequently receives produce of or siblings to his previous trainees, cautions: “There is a danger of trying to make a horse fit a family mold. I normally try to ignore the pedigree, to begin with, and train the individual, but that is difficult with the [families] you know best. Thankfully, it often works the other way around, such as having the confidence to run [Group 2 winner] Double Eclipse
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when like his full brother [Group 1 winner Double Trigger], he was showing very little at home.” He adds that the siblings “weren’t particularly alike to look at but they were very similar performers.” Garrett O’Rourke, manager at Juddmonte Farms’ Kentucky stud, agrees with Johnston that it’s unwise to classify a horse strictly by knowledge of its family. “Sometimes it can be dangerous,” he says.
“I wouldn’t want to get too polarized on what we think is right, and that’s why I would never say to someone, ‘This is absolutely what you have to do with anything from the Toussaud family or the Hasili family,’ because every now and again we get horses from all our families where you go, ‘Huh? I never would have guessed that!’” One such horse was Juddmonte’s multiple Grade 1 winner Skimming, who began his career at two with Andre Fabre in France but didn’t win until he was four, and then only when switched to the all-weather surface at Wolverhampton for Barry Hills. Surprisingly, the earner of over $2.3-million didn’t record a single win on the turf. “He’s a Nureyev out of a Lyphard mare, a small, short-coupled little horse with a flat foot, and everything about him screamed grass,” says O’Rourke, “and he comes over here [from Europe] and not only is he a dirt horse but a California dirt horse, and he wins two [Grade 1] Pacific Classics, so I think it’s important not to try to overgeneralize.” Johnston is a prolific buyer at yearling sales, often supporting progeny of horses he conditioned, such as Shamardal. He says, “I judge a yearling on its pedigree whether I trained the siblings or not and I think it is crucial to do so. Sometimes I think I underestimate the ones I trained myself. For example, if a sibling has a rating of 95, I accept it at face value if I never knew the horse, but if I trained it myself, I might think we did well to get it to that level. “There are certainly advantages when viewing yearlings at the sales and when training siblings,” admits Johnston, “but I think we have to think about genetics logically. I am a great believer in pedigree and am certain that it is the best guide to likely ability but it must be remembered that inheritance is based on random selection, to which we must add environmental factors, so they are not going to be clones.” O’Rourke acknowledges a definite edge to being acquainted with many generations of extended families at Juddmonte, whose breeding and racing program has been almost entirely self-sufficient for decades. “Over the years with our families,” he says, “it’s amazing how with many little issues that you come across, the next time it emerges with some of the other siblings, you know what to anticipate and you have an education as to how best to proceed with the training. “There are some things that you try to train through or go on with. If you have the benefit of those previous experiences you might make the decision a lot sooner rather than later to say, ‘No, that didn’t work with the sibling a few years ago so let’s stop right
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“Skimming is a small, short-coupled little horse with a flat foot, and everything about him screamed grass, and he comes over here and not only is he a dirt horse but a California dirt horse” Garrett O’Rourke
Toussaud, Group winner in England and a Grade 1 winner in the U.S., was well known for her eccentric personality before becoming Broodmare of the Year in 2002
now.’ Or else it might be two or three different treatments or ways of training that we tried and eventually they responded to certain types of training.” He goes on to say, “When you know all of those little things, you can avoid an awful lot of issues by putting them in the right location, treating them and training them in the right manner, giving them the proper diet and knowing what their quirks might be. When a trainer says, ‘This horse isn’t acting right behind,’ you can say straight away, ‘Well, let me tell you how the three half-brothers were,’ and you’re not telling them their job but you’re helping the vet maybe to pinpoint where the problem is coming from so that you get to the root of it faster. That increases your percentages by the end of the year by four or five percent, and that might be a lot of extra money in the bank.” Juddmonte’s homebred Toussaud, a Group 3 winner in England for John Gosden and a Grade 1 winner in the U.S. for Bobby Frankel, was well known around
the racecourse for her eccentric personality. At stud, she produced five Grade 1 winners, including 2003 Classic winner Empire Maker, and was named Broodmare of the Year in 2002. “The Toussaud family is a very good example from a personality point of view only,” continues O’Rourke. “Some of them are quirky and some of them actually show no signs whatsoever, and then one day they dig the heels in, and when you know what has been successful and, more importantly, what has been unsuccessful in trying to break or train the other horses from the family, obviously that’s a huge advantage.” Having ridden Toussaud’s previous foals Chester House, Chiselling and Honest Lady, jockey Jerry Bailey was Empire Maker’s regular rider. They won New York’s premier Kentucky Derby prep, the Grade 1 Wood Memorial, from eventual Derby winner Funny Cide, who was able to re-gain ground on Empire Maker after that colt blew by him in the stretch and drifted. Afterward, Bailey explained how his
first-hand acquaintance may have made the difference between winning and losing when he said, “I do know the history of the family, and a lot of it was, don’t make the lead too soon. The concentration fails once they make the lead.” An unworried Frankel shrugged off what he termed Empire Maker’s “soap opera” behavior leading up to the classics and told reporters at the time, “Everything out of that mare pulls stunts. She pulled stunts, and so do all her kids.” Weeks later, Empire Maker, Frankel and Bailey teamed up to win the Belmont Stakes in much the same fashion as they had won the Wood. Intimate knowledge of a horse’s pedigree is no more a guarantee of success than anything else in this business of intangibles, but when evaluated responsibly, it’s a great first step towards recognizing potential and getting the optimum out of our racehorses. We should continue to ask, “What’s it by? Who’s the dam?”, but we must never think we know too much about a sire or a dam or a half-brother to stop individualizing. n
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Value $200,000 $200,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $80,000 $100,000 $70,000 $70,000 $100,000 $65,000 $65,000 $50,000 $50,000 $120,000
Age 2F 2 CG 3F 3 2 3+ 2F 3+ FM 4+ 3 2F 2 3+ 2 2F 3+ 3+ F&M 4+ FM
Surface T T T T T T T T T T T T T D
Metres 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
Surface D D D D AWT T D T T T D D T D D D D D
Metres 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100
Track Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Del Mar Ruidoso Downs Woodbine Mountaineer Thistledown
Race Name & (Sponsor) Teddy Drone Stakes Regret Stakes Bing Crosby Handicap Lincoln Handicap Royal North S Harvey Arneault Memorial Breeders’ Cup Stakes Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes
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Gr 1 S Gr 3 S
Race Date 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 2-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010
Value $150,000 $150,000 $250,000 $50,000 CAN150,000 $110,000 $50,000
Age 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ FM 3+ F&M 3+ 2
Furlongs 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Closing 5-Aug-10 12-Aug-10 22-Jun-10 14-Aug-10 14-Aug-10 17-Aug-10 1-Jun-10 4-Sep-10 16-Sep-10 25-Aug-10 5-Oct-10 5-Oct-10 25-Oct-10
5.5f (1100m)
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Closing 26-Jul-10 8-Sep-10
5f (1000m)
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Furlongs 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Furlongs 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
Closing
24-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 29-Jul-10 30-Jul-10 30-Jul-10 6-Aug-10 11-Aug-10 27-Aug-10 2-Sep-10 2-Sep-10 29-Sep-10 2-Oct-10 2-Oct-10
6f (1200m) Surface D D AWT D T D D
Metres 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200
Furlongs 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Closing 24-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 22-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 14-Jul-10 26-Jul-10 27-Jul-10
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Track Prairie Meadows Calder Calder Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Mountaineer Mountaineer Mountaineer Curragh Monmouth Park Saratoga Saratoga Emerald Downs Emerald Downs Hakodate Woodbine Remington Park Laurel Park Woodbine Kokura Suffolk Downs Laurel Park Finger Lakes Thistledown Deauville Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Saratoga Thistledown Saratoga Monmouth Park Hoosier Park Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury Hoosier Park Sapporo Del Mar River Downs Monmouth Park Evangeline Downs Haydock Park Monmouth Park Kokura Del Mar Finger Lakes Finger Lakes Monmouth Park Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Evangeline Downs Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Del Mar Del Mar Delaware Park Hanshin Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Assiniboia Downs Retama Park Retama Park Turfway Park Presque Isle Downs Louisiana Downs Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Hastings Racecourse Newmarket Newmarket Finger Lakes Belmont Park Monmouth Park Hoosier Park Hoosier Park Thistledown Woodbine Nakayama Keeneland Remington Park Keeneland Oak Tree at Santa Anita Philadelphia Park Monmouth Park Remington Park Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Monmouth Park Delaware Park Delaware Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) Iowa Classic Sprint Florida Stallion Stakes - Desert Vixen Division Florida Stallion Stakes - Dr. Fager Division Iowa Sorority Iowa Cradle S West Virginia Secretary of State Stakes Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies Stakes Mountaineer Juvenile Stakes Phoenix St Select Stakes Honorable Miss Handicap Alfred G Vanderbilt Handicap Premio Esmeralda Stakes Angie C Stakes Hakodate Nisai Stakes Nandi S Sprint Cup Jameela S Ontario Debutante S TV Nishinippon Corp Sho Kitakyushu Kinen Louise Kimball Stakes Mister Diz Stakes Leon Reed Memorial Handicap Miss Ohio Stakes Prix Morny (Darley) Trenton Stakes Colts Neck Handicap Union Avenue Stakes Honey Jay Stakes Victory Ride Stakes Miss Woodford Stakes Merrillville S MN Distaff Sprint Championship MN Sprint Championship Northern Lights Futurity Stakes Northern Lights Debutante Stakes Brickyard S Keeneland Cup Generous Portion Stakes Coca-Cola Bassinet Stakes Sapling Stakes Opelousas Stakes Sprint Cup (Betfred) Icecapade Stakes Kokura Nisai Stakes I’m Smokin Stakes Lady Fingers Stakes Aspirant Stakes Sorority Stakes Razorback Futurity Lady Razorback Futurity Lafayette Stakes PNE President’s Speed Stakes Kenora S C.E.R.F. Handicap Pirate’s Bounty Handicap Endine Stakes Centaur Stakes Eleven North Handicap Jersey Breeders Handicap Winnipeg Futurity My Dandy Texas Stallion Stakes Darby’s Daughter Texas Stallion Stakes Kentucky Cup Sprint Presque Isle Debutante S Temperence Hill Monmouth Park NATC Futurity (F) Monmouth Park NATC Futurity Derby Bar and Grill Express Cheveley Park St Middle Park St (Shadwell) New York Breeders’ Futurity Vosburgh Stakes Princeton S Miss Indiana S Indiana Futurity Best of Ohio Sprint Handicap Victorian Queen S Sprinters Stakes Phoenix BC S Kip Deville S Thoroughbred Club of America S Ancient Title S Gallant Bob Handicap Eillo S Flashy Lady Stakes Premier’s Handicap Bull Page S College of New Jersey S New Castle Hcp Tax Free Shopping Distaff
Class S R R S S
Gp 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 3 R S Gr 3 S S S S Gp 1 S S Gr 3 S S S S S S Gr 3 S Gr 3 Gp 1 Gr 3 S S S S S R R R Gr 3 Gr 2
R R Gr 3
Gp 1 Gp 1 S Gr 1 S S S R Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 1
Gr 3 R R R
Race Date 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 12-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 15-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 22-Aug-2010 22-Aug-2010 22-Aug-2010 23-Aug-2010 27-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 1-Sep-2010 4-Sep-2010 4-Sep-2010 4-Sep-2010 4-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 8-Sep-2010 8-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 12-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 26-Sep-2010 26-Sep-2010 26-Sep-2010 1-Oct-2010 1-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 3-Oct-2010 8-Oct-2010 8-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 10-Oct-2010 10-Oct-2010 11-Oct-2010 16-Oct-2010 16-Oct-2010 16-Oct-2010
Value $60,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 € 200,000 $100,000 $150,000 $250,000 $50,000 $50,000 $752,000 CAN125,000 $200,000 $50,000 CAN150,000 $937,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 € 350,000 $100,000 $100,000 $80,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $70,000 $50,000 $50,000 $55,000 $55,000 $70,000 $937,000 $100,000 $10,000 $150,000 $50,000 £275,000 $100,000 $752,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN125,000 $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 $1,363,000 $100,000 $60,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $200,000 $200,000 CAN 50,000 £170,000 £170,000 $200,000 $350,000 $60,000 $70,000 $70,000 $75,000 CAN125,000 $2,227,000 $150K / $25K $50,000 $200,000 $225K / $25K (BC) $250,000 $60,000 $50,000 CAN 100,000 CAN125,000 $60,000 $75,000 $75,000
Age Surface 3+ D 2F D 2 D 2F D 2 D 3+ FM D 2F D 2 D 2 CF T 3 D 3+ FM D 3+ D 2 CG D 2F D 2 T 2F AWT 3+ D 3+ F&M T 2F AWT 3+ T 3F D 3+ T 3+ D 2F D 2 CF T 3+ F&M D 3+ D 3+ FM (NY bred) D 3+ D 3F D 3F D 3+ F&M D 3+ FM D 3+ D 2 CG D 2F D 3+ D 3+ T 2F AWT 2F D 2 D 2F D 3+ T 3+ D 2 T 2 AWT 2F D 2 C&G D 2F D 2 C&G (AR bred) D 2 F (AR bred) D 2 D 3+ D 3+ AWT 3+ F&M AWT 3+ AWT 3+ FM D 3+ T 3+ FM D 3+ D 2 D 2 CG D 2F D 3 AWT 2F AWT 3+ D 2F D 2C D 3+ D 2F T 2C T 2 D 3+ D 3F D 2F D 2 D 3+ D 2F AWT 3+ T 3+ AWT 2 D 3+ F&M AWT 3+ AWT 3 D 3+ D 3+ F&M D 3+ D 2 C&G AWT 3+ F&M D 3+ D 3+ F&M D
6f (1200m) Metres 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200
Furlongs Closing 6 30-Jul-10 6 6 6 6 6 26-Jul-10 6 26-Jul-10 6 26-Jul-10 6 31-Mar-10 6 30-Jul-10 6 24-Jul-10 6 24-Jul-10 6 6 6 22-Jun-10 6 21-Jul-10 6 12-Aug-10 6 4-Aug-10 6 28-Jul-10 6 6-Jul-10 6 6 11-Aug-10 6 7-Aug-10 6 12-Aug-10 6 4-Aug-10 6 13-Aug-10 6 13-Aug-10 6 16-Aug-10 6 17-Aug-10 6 14-Aug-10 6 20-Aug-10 6 19-Aug-10 6 19-Aug-10 6 19-Aug-10 6 1-Jun-10 6 1-Jun-10 6 19-Aug-10 6 20-Jul-10 6 26-Aug-10 6 11-Jun-10 6 22-Aug-10 6 21-Aug-10 6 6-Jul-10 6 27-Aug-10 6 20-Jul-10 6 26-Aug-10 6 1-Apr-10 6 1-Jan-10 6 22-Aug-10 6 6 6 21-Aug-10 6 26-Aug-10 6 18-Aug-10 6 2-Sep-10 6 2-Sep-10 6 31-Aug-10 6 3-Aug-10 6 11-Sep-10 6 11-Sep-10 6 8-Sep-10 6 6 6 15-Sep-10 6 15-Sep-10 6 11-Sep-10 6 15-May-10 6 15-May-10 6 15-Sep-10 6 20-Jul-10 6 20-Jul-10 6 1-Jan-10 6 18-Sep-10 6 25-Sep-10 6 23-Sep-10 6 23-Sep-10 6 22-Sep-10 6 15-Sep-10 6 3-Aug-10 6 29-Sep-10 6 29-Sep-10 6 29-Sep-10 6 30-Sep-10 6 25-Sep-10 6 2-Oct-10 6 1-0ct-10 6 2-Oct-10 6 22-Sep-10 6 9-Oct-10 6 5-Oct-10 6 5-Oct-10
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Track Woodbine Remington Park Remington Park Remington Park Remington Park Remington Park Remington Park Belmont Park Delaware Park Oak Tree at Santa Anita Hoosier Park Oak Tree at Santa Anita Hoosier Park Woodbine Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse Oak Tree at Santa Anita Beulah Park Woodbine Philadelphia Park Churchill Downs Monmouth Park Calder Remington Park Remington Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Aqueduct Aqueduct Mountaineer Woodbine Penn National Aqueduct Kyoto Turfway Park Aqueduct Sunland Park Nakayama Aqueduct Turfway Park Turfway Park Sunland Park Sunland Park Turf Paradise Sunland Park Sunland Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) Nearctic S Oklahoma Classics Sprint Oklahoma Classics Filly & Mare Sprint Oklahoma Classics Juvenile Oklahoma Classics Lassie Oklahoma Classics Juvenile Colt Juvenile Filly Hudson Handicap Sweet N Sassy Stakes The Jack Goodman S Indiana Stallion S The Anoakia S The Crown Ambassador S Fanfreluche S Sun Power Stakes Showtime Deb Stakes Powerless Handicap Lightning Jet Handicap California Cup Sprint Scarlet & Gray Handicap Ontario Fashion S Parfaitment Stakes Breeders’ Cup Sprint Rutgers S Jack Dudley Sprint Handicap Oklahoma Stallion S Oklahoma Stallion S Jersey Juvenile Colts Jersey Juvenile Fillies New York Stallion Series - Great White Way Division New York Stallion Series - Fifth Avenue Division Sophomore Sprint Championship Stakes Kennedy Road S Blue Mountain S Fall Highweight Handicap Keihan Hai Holiday Inaugural Stakes Garland of Roses Handicap New Mexico State Racing Commission H Capella Stakes Gravesend Handicap Gowell S Holiday Cheer Stakes La Senora H Pepsi Cola H Phoenix Gold Cup Czaria H KHEY Y-96 Sprint
Class Gr 1 S S S S S S S S S R S S S S S S S Gr 1 S S S S S S S Gr 3 S Gr 3 Gr 3 S S Gr 3 S S S
Race Date 16-Oct-2010 22-Oct-2010 22-Oct-2010 22-Oct-2010 22-Oct-2010 22-Oct-2010 22-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 24-Oct-2010 24-Oct-2010 24-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 31-Oct-2010 2-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 15-Nov-2010 15-Nov-2010 16-Nov-2010 20-Nov-2010 24-Nov-2010 25-Nov-2010 27-Nov-2010 4-Dec-2010 4-Dec-2010 12-Dec-2010 12-Dec-2010 18-Dec-2010 26-Dec-2010 1-Jan-2011 15-Jan-2011 22-Jan-2011 19-Feb-2011 9-Apr-2011 19-Apr-2011
Value CAN500,000 $131,600 $131,600 $90,000 $90,000 $93,000 $93,000 $125,000 $125,000 $55,000 $70,000 $55,000 $70,000 CAN150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 CAN150,000 $75,000 $2,000,000 $60,000 $125,000 $50,000 $50,000 $60,000 $60,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 CAN150,000 $75,000 $100,000 $937,000 $50,000 $65,000 $120,000 $888,000 $65,000 $50,000 $50,000 $120,000 $120,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000
Age Surface 3+ T 3+ D 3+ F&M D 2 C&G D 2F D 2C D 2F D 3+ (NY bred) D 3+ FM D 2 AWT 2F D 2F AWT 2 D 2F AWT 2 CG (IL bred) D 2 F (IL bred) D 3+ F&M (IL bred) D 3+ (IL bred) D 3+ AWT 3+ FM D 3+ F&M AWT 2 D 3+ D 3 D 3+ D 2 D 2F D 2 C (NJ bred) D 2 F (NJ bred) D 2 D 2F D 3 D 3+ AWT 2F D 3+ D 3+ T 3+ F&M AWT 3+ FM D 3+ F&M D 3+ D 3+ D 2F AWT 3+ AWT 3F D 3 D 4+ D 3+ F&M D 3 D
6f (1200m) Metres 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200
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Track Saratoga Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Saratoga Del Mar Deauville Del Mar Northlands Park Northlands Park Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Northlands Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Fairplex Park Presque Isle Downs Fairplex Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Fairplex Park Northlands Park Fairplex Park Fairplex Park Presque Isle Downs Belmont Park Oak Tree at Santa Anita Oak Tree at Santa Anita Remington Park Oak Tree at Santa Anita Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Oak Tree at Santa Anita Philadelphia Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) Amsterdam Stakes British Columbia Cup Nursery Stakes British Columbia Cup Sprint Handicap British Columbia Cup Debutante Stakes Shepperton S John Morrissey Stakes Sorrento Stakes Prix Maurice de Gheest Best Pal Stakes 2-Year-Old Sale Stakes (Fillies) 2-Year-Old Sale Stakes Adirondack Stakes Saratoga Special Stakes Rancho Bernardo Handicap Lassie Handicap New Westminster Handicap Bird of Pay Stakes Birdcatcher Stakes Sun Sprint Stakes Beverly J. Lewis S Presque Isle Downs Masters S Bangles and Beads CTHS Sales Stakes CTHS Sales Stakes Barretts Debutante Red Diamond Stakes Barretts Juvenile Governor’s Cup Fitz Dixon Mem S Gallant Bloom Handicap The Sen. Ken Maddy H Louis R Rowan S E L Gaylord Memorial S The Morvich H Jack Diamond Futurity Sadie Diamond Futurity California Cup Distaff South Carolina Residence Race (F)
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Class Gr 2 S S S R S Gr 3 Gp 1 Gr 2 R R Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3
Gr 3 S S R S R Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 S S S R
Race Date 2-Aug-2010 2-Aug-2010 2-Aug-2010 2-Aug-2010 4-Aug-2010 5-Aug-2010 6-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 15-Aug-2010 16-Aug-2010 22-Aug-2010 26-Aug-2010 26-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 6-Sep-2010 9-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 12-Sep-2010 12-Sep-2010 12-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 19-Sep-2010 22-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 29-Sep-2010 3-Oct-2010 10-Oct-2010 11-Oct-2010 11-Oct-2010 11-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 14-Nov-2010
Value $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN125,000 $80,000 $150,000 € 250,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 $400,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $110,000 CAN 50,000 $110,000 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $55,000 $50,000 $100,000 CAN 100,000 CAN 100,000 $100,000 $75,000
Age Surface 3 D 2 CG BC bred D 3+ D 2 F BC bred D 3+ AWT 3+ (NY bred) D 2F AWT 3+ T 2 AWT 2F D 2 C&G D 2F D 2 D 3+ F&M AWT 2F D 2 D 2F D 2 C&G D 3+ D 3F D 3+ F&M AWT 3+ F&M D 2 CG D 2F D 2F D 3+ D 2 D 3+ D 2 AWT 3+ FM D 3+ F&M T 3+ F&M AWT 2F D 3+ T 2 CG D 2F D 3+ F&M T 2F D
Furlongs 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Closing 29-Sep-10
9-Oct-10 12-Oct-10 14-Oct-10 14-0ct-10 14-Oct-10 14-Oct-10 6-Oct-10 20-Oct-10 20-Oct-10 20-Oct-10 20-Oct-10 12-Aug-10 13-Oct-10 25-Oct-10 30-Oct-10 30-Oct-10 6-Nov-10 6-Nov-10 2-Nov-10 3-Nov-10 16-Nov-10 13-Nov-10 12-Oct-10 25-Nov-10 20-Nov-10 26-Oct-10 4-Dec-10 17-Dec-10 23-Dec-10 11-Feb-11
6.5f (1300m) Metres 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300
Furlongs 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Closing 17-Jul-10 24-Apr-10 24-Jul-10 24-Apr-10 21-Jul-10 28-Jul-10 29-Jul-10 21-Jul-10 29-Jul-10 7-Aug-10 7-Aug-10 31-Jul-10 31-Jul-10 12-Aug-10 18-Aug-10 18-Aug-10 20-Aug-10 20-Aug-10 27-Aug-10 28-Aug-10 1-Sep-10 28-Aug-10 3-Sep-10 3-Sep-10 8-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 15-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 23-Sep-10 24-Sep-10 1-Oct-10 30-Sep-10 12-Aug-10 30-Jun-10
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Track Philadelphia Park Remington Park Sunland Park Sunland Park Sunland Park Sunland Park Sunland Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) South Carolina Residence Race (C & G) Silver Goblin S Johnie L Jamison S Riley Allison Futurity El Paso Times H El Diario H Bill Thomas Memorial Handicap
Class R S S
Race Date 14-Nov-2010 26-Nov-2010 12-Dec-2010 28-Dec-2010 23-Jan-2011 12-Feb-2011 12-Mar-2011
Value $75,000 $50,000 $120,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
Age 2 CG 3+ 3+ 2 3F 3+ F&M 3+
6.5f (1300m) Surface D D D D D D D
Metres 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300 1300
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Track Curragh Saratoga Charles Town Woodbine Del Mar Charles Town Charles Town Calder Calder Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Charles Town Woodbine Del Mar Saratoga Woodbine Saratoga Saratoga Woodbine Woodbine Del Mar Philadelphia Park Curragh Fairplex Park Woodbine Fairplex Park Fairplex Park Charles Town Charles Town Charles Town Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Woodbine Longchamp Longchamp Newmarket Belmont Park Keeneland Kyoto Aqueduct Woodbine Churchill Downs Remington Park Kyoto Calder Calder Tokyo Woodbine Aqueduct Aqueduct Woodbine Woodbine Philadelphia Park Calder Hanshin Charles Town
Race Name & (Sponsor) Moyglare Stud St Test Robert G Leavitt Stakes Duchess S Real Good Deal Stakes Sadie Hawkins Stakes Frank Gall Memorial Florida Stallion Stakes - Susan’s Girl Division Florida Stallion Stakes - Affirmed Division NetJets King’s Bishop Stakes Ballerina Stakes Pat O’Brien Handicap Sylvia Bishop Memorial Play the King S Darley Debutante Forego Handicap Seaway S Spinaway Stakes Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes Muskoka S Simcoe S Del Mar Futurity PHBA Distaff National St Jim Kostoff S Swynford S C.B. Afflerbaugh S Phil D Shepherd S Charles Town Juvenile Stakes Charles Town Oaks Pink Ribbon Stakes LA Stallions S LA Stallions S Overskate S Prix de la Foret Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Grand Criterium Dewhurst St Iroquois Handicap Lexus Raven Run Mainichi Broadcast Swan Stakes Bold Ruler Stakes Frost King S Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Clever Trevor S KBS Kyoto Sho Fantasy Stakes Jack Price Juvenile Joe O’Farrell Juvenile Fillies Keio Hai Nisai Stakes Glorious Song S New York Stallion Series - Staten Island Division New York Stallion Series - Thunder Rumble Division Jammed Lovely S Bessarabian S Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes Kenny Noe Jr Handicap Hanshin Cup Eleanor Casey Memorial
Class Gp 1 Gr 1 S S S S R R Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 S Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 1 R R Gr 1 S Gp 1
S S R Gp 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 S Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 R Gr 1 Gr 3 S S Gr 2 S S S S Gr 3 Gr 2 S
Race Date 29-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 11-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 4-Sep-2010 4-Sep-2010 4-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 8-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 12-Sep-2010 15-Sep-2010 17-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 29-Sep-2010 3-Oct-2010 3-Oct-2010 16-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 31-Oct-2010 3-Nov-2010 5-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 14-Nov-2010 15-Nov-2010 15-Nov-2010 17-Nov-2010 21-Nov-2010 27-Nov-2010 4-Dec-2010 18-Dec-2010 18-Dec-2010
Value € 235,000 $250,000 $50,000 CAN150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $125,000 $125,000 $250,000 $250,000 $300,000 $50,000 CAN200,000 $250,000 $250,000 CAN150,000 $250,000 $250,000 CAN125,000 CAN125,000 $250,000 $150,000 € 235,000 $50,000 CAN150,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $400,000 $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 CAN125,000 € 250,000 € 350,000 £300,000 $125,000 $250,000 $1,363,000 $150,000 CAN125,000 $1,000,000 $100,000 $703,000 $125,000 $125,000 $888,000 CAN150,000 $75,000 $75,000 CAN150,000 CAN150,000 $75,000 $100,000 $1,652,000 $50,000
Track Ruidoso Downs Remington Park Remington Park Remington Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) Land of Enchantment Handicap Red Earth S Oklahoma Classics Filly & Mare Turf Ladies on the Lawn S
Class S S S S
Race Date 1-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 22-Oct-2010 26-Nov-2010
Age Surface 2F T 3F D 3F D 3F AWT 3 AWT 3+ F&M D 3+ D 2F D 2 D 3 D 3+ FM D 3+ AWT 3F D 3+ T 2F AWT 3+ D 3+ F&M AWT 2F D 2 D 2F AWT 2 C&G AWT 2 AWT 3+ F&M D 2 CF T 3 D 2 AWT 2 D 2F D 2 D 3F D 3+ FM D 2 C&G D 2F D 3+ AWT 3+ T 2 CF T 2 C&F T 3+ FM (NY bred) D 3F AWT 3+ T 3+ D 2 AWT 3+ FM D 2 D 2F T 2 D 2F D 2 T 2F AWT 3+ FM D 3+ D 3F AWT 3+ F&M AWT 2 D 3+ D 3+ T 2F D
Value $50,000 $50,000 $131,600 $50,000
Age 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ F&M
Metres 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400
Track Deauville Saratoga Prairie Meadows Mountaineer Niigata Evangeline Downs Monmouth Park Deauville Del Mar Assiniboia Downs Del Mar
Race Name & (Sponsor) Prix de Rothschild (ex d’Astarte) De La Rose Stakes Prairie Meadows Juvenile Mile West Virginia Senate President’s Breeders’ Cup Stakes Sekiya Kinen Evangeline Mile Continental Mile Stakes Prix Jacques le Marois (Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard) Sandy Blue Handicap Agassiz Stakes Solana Beach Handicap
Class Gp 1
Gr 3 Gp 1 S S
Race Date 1-Aug-2010 4-Aug-2010 6-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 15-Aug-2010 20-Aug-2010 20-Aug-2010 22-Aug-2010
Value € 300,000 $80,000 $60,000 $110,000 $937,000 $100,000 $100,000 € 600,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000
Furlongs Closing 7 26-May-10 7 24-Jul-10 7 7 21-Jul-10 7 5-Aug-10 7 7 7 7 7 14-Aug-10 7 14-Aug-10 7 19-Aug-10 7 7 11-Aug-10 7 4-Jun-10 7 21-Aug-10 7 18-Aug-10 7 21-Aug-10 7 21-Aug-10 7 18-Aug-10 7 18-Aug-10 7 4-Jun-10 7 1-Jun-10 7 26-May-10 7 28-Aug-10 7 25-Aug-10 7 8-Sep-10 7 9-Sep-10 7 8-Sep-10 7 4-Sep-10 7 8-Sep-10 7 7 7 15-Sep-10 7 25-Aug-10 7 25-Aug-10 7 3-Aug-10 7 9-Oct-10 7 13-Oct-10 7 14-Sep-10 7 16-Oct-10 7 13-Oct-10 7 25-Oct-10 7 28-Oct-10 7 28-Sep-10 7 30-Oct-10 7 30-Oct-10 7 28-Sep-10 7 27-Oct-10 7 7 7 3-Nov-10 7 3-Nov-10 7 7 20-Dec-10 7 9-Nov-10 7
7.5f (1500m) Surface D T T T
Metres 1500 1500 1500 1500
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7f (1400m)
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Furlongs 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Furlongs 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Closing 24-Jul-10 19-Aug-10 17-Nov-10
8f (1600m) Age 3+ F&M 4+ FM 2 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 2 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ F&M
Surface T T D T T D T T T D T
Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600
Furlongs Closing 8 14-Jul-10 8 26-Jul-10 8 30-Jul-10 8.32 26-Jul-10 8 22-Jun-10 8 5-Aug-10 8 6-Aug-10 8 28-Jul-10 8 12-Aug-10 8 11-May-10 8 12-Aug-10
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Track Emerald Downs Assiniboia Downs Calder Calder Del Mar Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Woodbine Monmouth Park Emerald Downs Emerald Downs Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Leopardstown Del Mar Longchamp Del Mar Monmouth Park Del Mar Niigata Woodbine Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Remington Park Woodbine Presque Isle Downs Arlington Park Arlington Park Woodbine Nakayama Assiniboia Downs Northlands Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Woodbine Woodbine Belmont Park Woodbine Ascot Ascot Hoosier Park Hawthorne Racecourse Newmarket Northlands Park Northlands Park Longchamp Belmont Park Northlands Park Milan Milan Oak Tree at Santa Anita Belmont Park Belmont Park Keeneland Keeneland Oak Tree at Santa Anita Northlands Park Belmont Park Kyoto Oak Tree at Santa Anita Remington Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Beulah Park Monmouth Park Retama Park Retama Park Tokyo Doncaster Woodbine Monmouth Park Oak Tree at Santa Anita Saint-Cloud Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Monmouth Park Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Aqueduct Mountaineer Aqueduct Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Beulah Park Tokyo
Race Name & (Sponsor) Longacres Mile BC Handicap Distaff Stakes Lindsay Frolic Stakes Seacliff Stakes Del Mar Mile Honey Moon John Franks Mem Shiskabob S Donnie Wilhite Memorial S Sunny’s Halo S Ontario Colleen S Junior Champion Stakes Barbara Shinpoch Stakes WTBOA Lads Stakes P.G. Johnson Stakes With Anticipation Stakes Riskaverse El Cajon Stakes Matron St (Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus) Windy Sands Handicap Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Torrey Pines Stakes Red Bank Stakes Adoration Handicap Niigata Nisai Stakes Vice Regent S A L Red Erwin S Elge Rasberry S Ricks Memorial S Halton S Presque Isle BC Mile Arlington-Washington Futurity Arlington-Washington Lassie La Prevoyante S Keisei Hai Autumn Handicap Buffalo Stakes Premier’s Futurity Alberta Oaks Sturgeon River Stakes Natalma S Summer S Noble Damsel Handicap Woodbine Mile Fillies’ Mile (Meon Valley Stud) Queen Elizabeth II St Michael G. Schaefer Mile Stakes Robert F Carey Memorial Handicap Sun Chariot St (Kingdom of Bahrain) 3&4-Year-Old Sale Stakes 3&4-Year-Old Sale Stakes (Fillies) Prix Marcel Boussac Kelso BC Handicap Freedom of the City Stakes Gran Criterium Premio Vittorio di Capua Oak Tree Mile Frizette Stakes Champagne Stakes First Lady S Shadwell Turf Mile Swingtime S Canadian Juvenile Stakes Pebbles Stakes Daily Hai Nisai Stakes The Harold C Ramser Sr H Oklahoma Classics Turf Sleepy Hollow Stakes Maid of the Mist Stakes Glacial Princess Stakes Seton Hall University S M2 Technology La Senorita Stakes El Joven Stakes Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Fuji Stakes Trophy (Racing Post) Bunty Lawless S Monmouth University S California Cup Mile Criterium International Iroquois Stakes Pocahontas Stakes Witches Brew S Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Tempted Stakes Mountaineer Mile Handicap Nashua Stakes Chilukki Stakes Breeders’ Cup Mile Ohio Freshman Stakes Tokyo Chunichi Sports Hai Musashino Stakes
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Class Gr 3 R Gr 2 S S
Gr 3 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 3 R Gr 3 R R/S R/S R Gr 3 Gr 3 R Gr 3 R S S S Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 3 Gp 1 R R Gp 1 Gr 2 Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1
Gr 2 Gr 3 S S S R
Gr 3 Gp 1 R S Gp 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 R Gr 3
Race Date 22-Aug-2010 27-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 1-Sep-2010 3-Sep-2010 2-Sep-2010 3-Sep-2010 4-Sep-2010 4-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 10-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 12-Sep-2010 17-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 18-Sep-2010 19-Sep-2010 19-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 3-Oct-2010 3-Oct-2010 8-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 9-Oct-2010 10-Oct-2010 10-Oct-2010 11-Oct-2010 16-Oct-2010 17-Oct-2010 22-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 24-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 31-Oct-2010 31-Oct-2010 31-Oct-2010 31-Oct-2010 5-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 14-Nov-2010
Value $250,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $250,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $80,000 $100,000 $80,000 $100,000 € 200,000 $75,000 € 450,000 $100,000 $200,000 $75,000 $752,000 CAN125,000 $150,000 $150,000 $50,000 CAN125,000 $225K/$25K (BC) $100,000 $100,000 CAN125,000 $937,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN200,000 CAN250,000 $100,000 CAN1,000,000 £200,000 £250,000 $100,000 $150,000 £200,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 € 300,000 $250,000 CAN 50,000 € 297,000 € 297,000 $150,000 $350,000 $350,000 $400,000 $600,000 $55,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $888,000 $100,000 $131,600 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $60,000 $75,000 $75,000 $937,000 £200,000 CAN125,000 $60,000 $100,000 € 250,000 $100,000 $150,000 $60,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $150,000 $2,000,000 $50,000 $888,000
Age Surface 3+ D 3+ FM D 2F D 2 D 3+ T 3+ F&M T 3+ T 3+ T 2F T 2 T 3F T 2F T 2F D 2 CG D 2F T 2 T 3F T 3 AWT 3+ F&M T 3+ AWT 3 + CF T 3F AWT 3+ T 3+ F&M AWT 2 T 3 T 3 T 3F T 3+ F&M T 3+ T 3+ AWT 2 AWT 2F AWT 3F T 3+ T 2 D 2 D 3F D 2F D 2F T 2 T 3+ FM T 3+ T 2F T 3+ T 3+ D 3+ T 3+ F&M T 3&4 C&G D 3&4 F D 2F T 3+ D 2F D 2 C&F T 3+ T 3+ T 2F D 2 D 3+ F&M T 3+ T 3+ F&M T 2 D 3F T 2 T 3F T 3+ T 2 (NY bred) D 2 F (NY bred) D 2F D 2 D 2F T 2 CG T 3+ T 2 C&F T 3+ T 2F D 3+ T 2 CF T 2 D 2F D 3F D 2F T 3+ D 2 T 2F D 3+ D 2 D 3+ FM D 3+ T 2 D 3+ D
8f (1600m) Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600
Furlongs Closing 8 8-Aug-10 8 11-May-10 8 14-Aug-10 8 14-Aug-10 8 19-Aug-10 8 14-Aug-10 8 14-Aug-10 8 14-Aug-10 8 14-Aug-10 8 14-Aug-10 8 11-Aug-10 8 20-Aug-10 8 8 8 25-Aug-10 8 21-Aug-10 8 26-Aug-10 8 26-Aug-10 8 30-Jun-10 8 26-Aug-10 8 18-Aug-10 8 26-Aug-10 8 22-Aug-10 8 26-Aug-10 8 20-Jul-10 8 18-Aug-10 8 21-Aug-10 8 21-Aug-10 8 28-Aug-10 8 18-Aug-10 8 31-Aug-10 8 1-Sep-10 8 1-Sep-10 8 25-Aug-10 8 3-Aug-10 8 8 8-Sep-10 8 8-Sep-10 8 8-Sep-10 8 1-Sep-10 8 1-Sep-10 8 4-Sep-10 8 1-Sep-10 8 20-Jul-10 8 20-Jul-10 8 23-Sep-10 8 22-Sep-10 8 27-Jul-10 8 22-Sep-10 8 22-Sep-10 8 25-Aug-10 8 18-Sep-10 8 29-Sep-10 8 9-Sep-10 8 9-Sep-10 8 30-Sep-10 8 25-Sep-10 8 25-Sep-10 8 29-Sep-10 8 29-Sep-10 8 2-Oct-10 8 29-Sep-10 8 25-Sep-10 8 31-Aug-10 8 7-Oct-10 8 8 9-Oct-10 8 9-Oct-10 8 8 23-Oct-10 8 2-Jul-10 8 2-Jul-10 8 14-Sep-10 8 10-Aug-10 8 6-Oct-10 8 23-Oct-10 8 12-Aug-10 8 13-Oct-10 8 13-Oct-10 8 13-Oct-10 8 23-Oct-10 8 25-Oct-10 8 25-Oct-10 8 25-Oct-10 8 23-Oct-10 8 25-Oct-10 8 23-Oct-10 8 20-Oct-10 8 25-Oct-10 8 8 28-Sep-10
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Track Kyoto Monmouth Park Aqueduct Aqueduct Remington Park Hanshin Nakayama Sunland Park Sunland Park Sunland Park Turf Paradise Sunland Park Sunland Park Sunland Park Sunland Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) Mile Championship Honey Bee S Top Flight Handicap Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile Handicap Springboard Mile Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes Enchantress S Red Hedeman Mile Winsham Lad H Cotton Fitzsimmons Mile Sydney Valentini H Island Fashion S New Mexico State University Handicap Harry W Henson H
Class Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 1 S S S S
Race Date 21-Nov-2010 21-Nov-2010 26-Nov-2010 27-Nov-2010 11-Dec-2010 12-Dec-2010 19-Dec-2010 19-Dec-2010 30-Dec-2010 8-Jan-2011 15-Jan-2011 19-Feb-2011 27-Feb-2011 20-Mar-2011 27-Mar-2011
Value $2,344,000 $60,000 $150,000 $250,000 $250,000 $1,521,000 $1,652,000 $120,000 $120,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $50,000 $120,000 $100,000
Age 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ 2 2F 2 No G 2F 2 3+ 4+ 4 F&M 3F 4+ 3+ F&M
8f (1600m) Surface T D D D D T T D D D T D D D D
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Track Mountaineer Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Suffolk Downs Mountaineer Mountaineer Presque Isle Downs Calder Calder Remington Park Monmouth Park Aqueduct Aqueduct
Race Name & (Sponsor) West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker’s Cup Iowa Breeders’ Oaks Donna Reed First Episode Stakes Summer Finale Stakes Labor Day Stakes HBPA S Foolish Pleasure Stakes Brave Raj Stakes Oklahoma Classics Distaff Frisk Me Now Stakes Damon Runyon Stakes East View Stakes
Class S S S
S S S
Race Date 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 25-Sep-2010 22-Oct-2010 20-Nov-2010 5-Dec-2010 5-Dec-2010
Value $85,000 $75,000 $85,000 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $100,000 $85,000 $85,000 $145,000 $60,000 $65,000 $65,000
Age 3+ 3F 4+ F&M 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ 3+ F&M 2 2F 3+ F&M 3+ 2 2F
Metres 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600
Track Saratoga Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Belmont Park Emerald Downs Northlands Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Northlands Park Penn National Penn National Mountaineer Del Mar River Downs Finger Lakes Prairie Meadows Prairie Meadows Northlands Park Canterbury Woodbine Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Monmouth Park Woodbine Presque Isle Downs Presque Isle Downs Remington Park Northlands Park Woodbine Northlands Park Del Mar Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Hoosier Park Louisiana Downs Saratoga Finger Lakes Monmouth Park Canterbury Canterbury Del Mar River Downs Philadelphia Park Golden Gate Fields Ruidoso Downs Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Woodbine Philadelphia Park Philadelphia Park Fairplex Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) Fourstardave Handicap Majestic Light S Jersey Derby Lady’s Secret Stakes Oceanport Stakes Ruffian Handicap Boeing Handicap Madamoiselle H British Columbia Cup Stellar’s Jay Stakes British Columbia Cup Dogwood Stakes Northlands Oaks Robellino S Russian Rythm S West Virginia Governor’s Stakes Clement L. Hirsch Handicap Vivacious Stakes Genesee Valley Breeders’ Handicap Iowa Breeders’ Derby Ralph Hayes Westerner Stakes John Bullit Stakes Seagram Cup S New York Stallion Series - Cab Calloway Division New York Stallion Series - Statue of Liberty Division La Jolla Handicap Monmouth Oaks Victoriana S Lil E Tee Hcap Malvern Rose S Governor’s Cup City of Edmonton Distaff Stakes Eternal Search S Sonoma Stakes Harry F. Brubaker Handicap CTHS Sales Stakes CTHS Sales Stakes Wigwam S Super Derby Prelude Ballston Spa Handicap New York Oaks Molly Pitcher Stakes MN Classic Championship MN Distaff Classic Championship Palomar Handicap Budweiser Select Cradle Stakes Smarty Jones The Rosie the Riveter Ruidoso Downs Championship Richmond Derby Trial Hong Kong Jockey Club Handicap Algoma S Elgin S PHBA Classic Mrs. Penny Stakes E B Johnston S
Class Gr 2
Gr 3 Gr 1 S S S S Gr 1 S S S S Gr 3 R R Gr 2 R S S R R S S S Gr 2 S Gr 2 S S Gr 2 S
R R S S S
Race Date 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 2-Aug-2010 2-Aug-2010 2-Aug-2010 6-Aug-2010 6-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 7-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 8-Aug-2010 11-Aug-2010 12-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 14-Aug-2010 15-Aug-2010 19-Aug-2010 19-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 22-Aug-2010 25-Aug-2010 25-Aug-2010 25-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 6-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010
Value $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $200,000 $300,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $125,000 $300,000 $50,000 $50,000 $75,000 $85,000 CAN 50,000 $50,000 CAN150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $200,000 CAN125,000 $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 CAN 75,000 CAN125,000 CAN 50,000 $75,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $200,000 $75,000 $300,000 $50,000 $50,000 $150,000 $200,000 $300,000 $50,000 $50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN 50,000 CAN125,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000
Closing 5-Oct-10 21-Nov-10 13-Nov-10 13-Nov-10 2-Dec-10 26-Oct-10 9-Nov-10
7-Jan-11
8.32f (1625m) Surface T D D D T T AWT D D D D D D
Metres 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625 1625
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Furlongs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Age Surface 3+ T 3+ D 3 T 3+ FM D 3+ T 3+ FM D 3+ FM D 3+ F&M D 3 CG BC bred D 3 F BC bred D 3F D 3+ T 3+ F&M T 3+ D 3+ F&M AWT 3+ FM T 3+ D 3 D 4+ D 3+ D 3+ T 3+ AWT 3 T 3F T 3 T 3F D 3+ F&M T 3 AWT 3F AWT 3+ D 3+ F&M D 3F AWT 3F D 3+ T 3 CG D 3F D 3+ F&M D 3 D 3+ FM T 3F D 3+ FM D 3+ D 3+ FM D 3+ F&M T 2 T 3 D 2F AWT 3+ D 3 D 3F D 3+ F&M AWT 3+ C&G AWT 3+ D 3+ FM T 3+ F&M D
Furlongs 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32 8.32
Closing 26-Jul-10 30-Jul-10 23-Aug-10 23-Aug-10 15-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 13-Nov-10 20-Nov-10 20-Nov-10
8.5f (1700m) Metres 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700
Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
Closing 17-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 18-Jul-10 17-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 22-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 23-Jul-10 28-Jul-10 28-Jul-10 26-Jul-10 29-Jul-10 27-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 30-Jul-10 28-Jul-10 29-Jul-10 21-Jul-10 5-Aug-10 31-Jul-10 28-Jul-10 9-Aug-10 9-Aug-10 12-Aug-10 11-Aug-10 4-Aug-10 12-Aug-10 19-Aug-10 14-Aug-10 14-Aug-10 19-Aug-10 14-Aug-10 14-Aug-10 14-Aug-10 15-Aug-10 19-Aug-10 19-Aug-10 26-Aug-10 11-Jun-10 17-Aug-10 28-Aug-10 28-Aug-10 26-Aug-10 26-Aug-10 18-Aug-10 18-Aug-10 1-Jun-10 1-Jun-10 28-Aug-10
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Track Golden Gate Fields Monmouth Park Delaware Park Emerald Downs Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Finger Lakes Hoosier Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Monmouth Park Hoosier Park Sapporo Fairplex Park Turfway Park Fairplex Park Fairplex Park Louisiana Downs Louisiana Downs Delaware Park Louisiana Downs Calder Calder Louisiana Downs Hastings Racecourse Emerald Downs Woodbine Hawthorne Racecourse Hoosier Park Oak Tree at Santa Anita Oak Tree at Santa Anita Hoosier Park Hoosier Park Hoosier Park Philadelphia Park Thistledown Thistledown Delaware Park Philadelphia Park Belmont Park Belmont Park Oak Tree at Santa Anita Woodbine Keeneland Keeneland Delaware Park Northlands Park Woodbine Keeneland Remington Park Remington Park Woodbine Northlands Park Penn National Penn National Belmont Park Calder Calder Calder Hoosier Park Hoosier Park Woodbine Keeneland Remington Park Hawthorne Racecourse Hawthorne Racecourse Oak Tree at Santa Anita Delaware Park Monmouth Park Oak Tree at Santa Anita Oak Tree at Santa Anita Woodbine Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Woodbine Calder Calder Calder Churchill Downs Woodbine Aqueduct Aqueduct Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Beulah Park Woodbine
Race Name & (Sponsor) The Angel Island Revidere Stakes George Rosenberger Stakes Muckleshoot Tribal Classic Formal Gold Stakes Charles Hesse Handicap Jersey Girl Handicap Jack Betta Be Rite Handicap The Richmond S Fall Classic Distaff Breeders’ Handicap Beaufort Stakes Politely Stakes Gus Grissom S Elm Stakes Palomares S Kentucky Cup Distaff Pomona Derby Las Madrinas H Unbridled Hcap River Cities Kent BC Stakes Happy Ticket BC S Needles Stakes Judy’s Red Shoes Stakes Sunday Silence BC S Fantasy Stakes Gottstein Futurity Selene S Indian Maid Handicap Indiana Oaks Norfolk BC S Zenyatta S (ex Lady’s Secret) Indiana Derby Hoosier Breeders Sophomore S Hoosier Breeders Sophomore S Alphabet Soup Handicap John W Galbreath Memorial Stakes Juvenile Stakes Blue Hen Stakes Fitz Dixon Cotillion Stakes Miss Grillo BC Stakes Pilgrim Stakes Oak Leaf S Classy ‘n Smart S Darley Alcibiades S Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity Dover Stakes Duchess of York Stakes Mazarine BC S Bourbon S Remington Green S Remington Park Oaks Grey BC S Harvest Gold Plate Nepal S Ligature S Athenia Handicap Spend a Buck Handicap Florida Stallion Stakes - In Reality Division Florida Stallion Stakes - My Dear Girl Division Francis Slocum S Too Much Coffee S Cup and Saucer S Pin Oak Valley View Oklahoma Classics Classic Illini Princess Handicap Buck’s Boy Handicap California Cup Matron Brandywine Stakes Big Brown S California Cup Juvenile F California Cup Juvenile C&G Princess Elizabeth S Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Ack Ack Handicap Breeders’ Cup Juvenile South Ocean S John Franks Juvenile Fillies Turf Arthur I Appleton Juvenile Turf Elmer Heubeck Distaff Handicap Commonwealth Turf Autumn S New York Stallion Series - Cormorant Division New York Stallion Series - Perfect Arc Division Mrs. Revere Stakes Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Golden Rod Stakes Bobbie Bricker Memorial Handicap Kingarvie S
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S S S S S S Gr 3 Gr 3
Gr 3
Gr 3 S Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 2 S S S S S Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 R Gr 1 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 S S Gr 3 Gr 3 R R S S R Gr 3 S S S S S S R Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 1 S S S S Gr 3 Gr 2 S S Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 R S
Race Date Value 11-Sep-2010 $50,000 11-Sep-2010 $60,000 11-Sep-2010 $75,000 12-Sep-2010 $50,000 12-Sep-2010 $60,000 18-Sep-2010 $100,000 18-Sep-2010 $100,000 18-Sep-2010 $50,000 18-Sep-2010 $70,000 18-Sep-2010 CAN 50,000 18-Sep-2010 CAN 50,000 18-Sep-2010 CAN 50,000 19-Sep-2010 $60,000 19-Sep-2010 $70,000 20-Sep-2010 $888,000 24-Sep-2010 $50,000 25-Sep-2010 $100,000 25-Sep-2010 $50,000 25-Sep-2010 $50,000 25-Sep-2010 $50,000 25-Sep-2010 $50,000 25-Sep-2010 $50K (BC)/$200K 25-Sep-2010 $50K / $25K (BC) 25-Sep-2010 $65,000 25-Sep-2010 $65,000 25-Sep-2010 $75K / $25K (BC) 25-Sep-2010 CAN 75,000 26-Sep-2010 $75,000 26-Sep-2010 CAN250,000 2-Oct-2010 $100,000 2-Oct-2010 $200,000 2-Oct-2010 $200K / $50K (BC) 2-Oct-2010 $225K / $25K (BC) 2-Oct-2010 $500,000 2-Oct-2010 $70,000 2-Oct-2010 $70,000 2-Oct-2010 $75,000 2-Oct-2010 $75,000 2-Oct-2010 $75,000 2-Oct-2010 $75,000 2-Oct-2010 $750,000 3-Oct-2010 $150,000 3-Oct-2010 $150,000 3-Oct-2010 $200K / $50K (BC) 6-Oct-2010 CAN125,000 8-Oct-2010 $400,000 9-Oct-2010 $400,000 9-Oct-2010 $75,000 9-Oct-2010 CAN 50,000 9-Oct-2010CAN25K(BC)/CAN200K 10-Oct-2010 $100,000 10-Oct-2010 $150,000 10-Oct-2010 $200,000 10-Oct-2010CAN25K (BC)/CAN200K 11-Oct-2010 CAN 50,000 15-Oct-2010 $75,000 15-Oct-2010 $75,000 16-Oct-2010 $100,000 16-Oct-2010 $100,000 16-Oct-2010 $375,000 16-Oct-2010 $375,000 16-Oct-2010 $70,000 17-Oct-2010 $70,000 17-Oct-2010 CAN250,000 22-Oct-2010 $150,000 22-Oct-2010 $177,000 30-Oct-2010 $100,000 30-Oct-2010 $100,000 30-Oct-2010 $100,000 30-Oct-2010 $125,000 30-Oct-2010 $60,000 30-Oct-2010 $75,000 30-Oct-2010 $75,000 30-Oct-2010 CAN250,000 5-Nov-2010 $2,000,000 5-Nov-2010 $100,000 6-Nov-2010 $2,000,000 10-Nov-2010 CAN125,000 13-Nov-2010 $100,000 13-Nov-2010 $100,000 13-Nov-2010 $150,000 13-Nov-2010 $100,000 13-Nov-2010 CAN150,000 15-Nov-2010 $75,000 15-Nov-2010 $75,000 20-Nov-2010 $175,000 27-Nov-2010 $150,000 27-Nov-2010 $150,000 27-Nov-2010 $50,000 27-Nov-2010 CAN125,000
Age Surface 2 AWT 3+ FM T 3+ FM T 3+ D 3+ D 3+ D 3+ FM D 3+ FM D 3+ F&M D 3+ F&M D 3+ D 3 D 3+ FM D 3+ D 3+ D 3F D 3+ F&M AWT 3 D 3+ F&M D 3+ T 3+ F&M T 3 T 2F T 3 T 3F T 2 T 2F D 2 D 3F AWT 3+ F&M T 3F D 2 AWT 3+F &M AWT 3 D 3F D 3 D 3+ T 2F D 2 D 2F D 3F D 2F T 2 T 2F AWT 3+ F&M AWT 2F AWT 2 AWT 2 D 3+ F&M D 2F AWT 2 T 3+ T 3F D 2 AWT 3+ D 3+ D 3+ F&M D 3+ FM T 3+ D 2 D 2F D 3+ F&M D 3+ D 2 T 3F T 3+ D 3+ F&M (IL bred) D 3+ (IL bred) D 3+ F&M AWT 3+ D 3 D 2F AWT 2 C&G AWT 2F AWT 2F D 3+ D 2 CG D 2F AWT 2F T 2 T 3+ FM D 3 T 3+ AWT 3+ T 3+ FM T 3F T 2 D 2F D 3+ FM D 2 AWT
8.5f (1700m) Metres 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700
Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
Closing 4-Sep-10 4-Sep-10 31-Aug-10 4-Sep-10 4-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 4-Sep-10 9-Sep-10 8-Sep-10 8-Sep-10 8-Sep-10 12-Sep-10 9-Sep-10 3-Aug-10 11-Sep-10 15-Sep-10 18-Sep-10 17-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 14-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 24-Apr-10 8-Sep-10 22-Sep-10 23-Sep-10 23-Sep-10 23-Sep-10 23-Sep-10 23-Sep-10 23-Sep-10 18-Sep-10 22-Sep-10 22-Sep-10 21-Sep-10 18-Sep-10 18-Sep-10 18-Sep-10 24-Sep-10 22-Sep-10 29-Sep-10 29-Sep-10 28-Sep-10 29-Sep-10 22-Sep-10 29-Sep-10 1-Oct-10 1-Oct-10 22-Sep-10 1-Oct-10 6-Oct-10 6-Oct-10 2-Oct-10 2-Oct-10 14-Jun-10 14-Jun-10 7-Oct-10 7-Oct-10 13-Oct-10 20-Oct-10 20-Oct-10 12-Aug-10 19-Oct-10 23-Oct-10 12-Aug-10 12-Aug-10 25-Oct-10 20-Oct-10 25-Oct-10 27-Oct-10 30-Oct-10 30-Oct-10 30-Oct-10 27-Oct-10 27-Oct-10 3-Nov-10 10-Nov-10 10-Nov-10 10-Nov-10
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Track Woodbine Woodbine Hawthorne Racecourse Woodbine Hawthorne Racecourse Turfway Park Calder Aqueduct Calder Sunland Park Turf Paradise Sunland Park Sunland Park Turf Paradise Sunland Park Sunland Park Sunland Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) Display S Sir Barton S Pat Whitworth Illinois Debutante Stakes Ontario Lassie S Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity My Charmer Stakes Stage Door Betty Handicap Alex M. Robb Handicap Tropical Park Oaks Albert Dominguez Memorial H Glendale Handicap Curribot H Borderland Derby Turf Paradise Derby New Mexico Breeders’ Derby New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks Sunland Park Oaks
Country USA USA USA CAN CAN USA USA USA USA USA USA JPN USA USA USA USA JPN USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA CAN USA CAN CAN JPN CAN USA CAN USA USA CAN CAN USA USA CAN CAN USA USA JPN CAN CAN CAN USA USA USA JPN USA USA USA USA USA USA USA JPN USA USA USA
Track Monmouth Park Monmouth Park Emerald Downs Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Saratoga Mountaineer Saratoga Emerald Downs Del Mar Emerald Downs Sapporo Saratoga Saratoga Del Mar Monmouth Park Niigata Saratoga Emerald Downs Saratoga Saratoga Monmouth Park Thistledown Saratoga Monmouth Park Saratoga Del Mar Arlington Park Remington Park Philadelphia Park Delaware Park Belmont Park Assiniboia Downs Belmont Park Assiniboia Downs Assiniboia Downs Hanshin Woodbine Philadelphia Park Hastings Racecourse Turfway Park Louisiana Downs Hastings Racecourse Woodbine Belmont Park Fairplex Park Hastings Racecourse Hastings Racecourse Oak Tree at Santa Anita Thistledown Sapporo Woodbine Woodbine Hastings Racecourse Belmont Park Hawthorne Racecourse Monmouth Park Tokyo Remington Park Keeneland Oak Tree at Santa Anita Keeneland Calder Calder Belmont Park Tokyo Belmont Park Belmont Park Belmont Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) Haskell Invitational (INV) Taylor Made Matchmaker Mt Rainier Handicap British Columbia Cup Distaff Handicap British Columbia Cup Classic Handicap Whitney Handicap West Virginia Derby National Museum Racing Hall of Fame Stakes Washington Oaks John C. Mabee Handicap Emerald Downs Derby Hokkaido Shimbun Hai Queen Stakes West Point Handicap Yaddo Handicap Del Mar Oaks Philip H. Iselin Stakes Leopard Stakes Lake Placid Stakes Emerald BC Distaff Albany Stakes Bernard Baruch Handicap Restoration Stakes Rose DeBartolo Memorial Stakes Saratoga Dew Stakes Twin Light Stakes Woodward Stakes Del Mar Derby Pucker Up Stakes Edward J DeBartolo Memorial BC PTHA President’s Cup DTHA Governors Day Stakes Ashley T Cole Handicap Matron Breeders’ Cup Stakes Garden City BC Stakes Gold Breeders’ Cup Stakes J.W. Sifton Stakes Kansai Telecasting Corp Sho Rose Stakes Canadian S Pennsylvania Derby British Columbia Breeders’ Cup Oaks Kentucky Cup Classic Super Derby Delta Colleen Handicap Ontario Derby John Hettinger Ralph M Hinds Pomona H British Columbia Derby Sir Winston Churchill Handicap The Goodwood BC S Best of Ohio Distaff Handicap Sapporo Nisai Stakes Durham Cup S Carotene S Ballerina Breeders’ Cup Stakes Jamaica BC Handicap Hawthorne Derby Monmouth Cup Mainichi Okan Oklahoma Derby Juddmonte Spinster S Oak Tree Derby Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S (by invitation only) Calder Derby Calder Oaks Knickerbocker Handicap Fuchu Himba Stakes Mohawk Stakes Ticonderoga Handicap Empire Classic Handicap
Class S S S S S Gr 3 S S
S S
Race Date 28-Nov-2010 1-Dec-2010 4-Dec-2010 4-Dec-2010 11-Dec-2010 11-Dec-2010 18-Dec-2010 31-Dec-2010 1-Jan-2011 2-Jan-2011 29-Jan-2011 13-Feb-2011 26-Feb-2011 26-Feb-2011 27-Mar-2011 27-Mar-2011 27-Mar-2011
Value CAN150,000 CAN125,000 $100,000 CAN150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $100,000 $65,000 $65,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $100,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $200,000
Age Surface 2 AWT 3+ AWT 2 F (IL bred) D 2F AWT 2 C&G (IL bred) D 3+ F&M AWT 3+ FM D 3+ D 3F T 3+ D 4+ F&M T 3+ D 3 D 3 D 3 D 3F D 3F D
8.5f (1700m) Metres 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700 1700
Furlongs 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
Metres 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800
Furlongs 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Call us on 1 888 218 4430 to subscribe from $20 Class Gr 1 Gr 3 S S Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 3 S S Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 S Gr 2 S S Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 R S Gr 1 R Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2
Gr 3 Gr 1 S Gr 3 Gr 3 R Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 S S S
Race Date Value 1-Aug-2010 $1,000,000 1-Aug-2010 $200,000 1-Aug-2010 $50,000 2-Aug-2010 CAN 50,000 2-Aug-2010 CAN 75,000 7-Aug-2010 $750,000 7-Aug-2010 $750,000 13-Aug-2010 $150,000 14-Aug-2010 $75,000 15-Aug-2010 $250,000 15-Aug-2010 $75,000 15-Aug-2010 $888,000 19-Aug-2010 $100,000 20-Aug-2010 $100,000 21-Aug-2010 $300,000 21-Aug-2010 $300,000 22-Aug-2010 $1,052,000 22-Aug-2010 $150,000 22-Aug-2010 $75,000 25-Aug-2010 $150,000 27-Aug-2010 $200,000 28-Aug-2010 $100,000 28-Aug-2010 $50,000 30-Aug-2010 $80,000 4-Sep-2010 $100,000 4-Sep-2010 $750,000 5-Sep-2010 $300,000 6-Sep-2010 $100,000 6-Sep-2010 $125,000 11-Sep-2010 $250,000 11-Sep-2010 $75,000 12-Sep-2010 $100,000 17-Sep-2010 50 K / 22.5 K (BC) 18-Sep-2010 $250,000 18-Sep-2010 50 K / 22.5 K (BC) 18-Sep-2010 CAN 50,000 19-Sep-2010 $1,221,000 19-Sep-2010 CAN300,000 25-Sep-2010 $1,000,000 25-Sep-2010 $20K (BC)/ CAN 100K 25-Sep-2010 $350,000 25-Sep-2010 $500,000 25-Sep-2010 CAN 50,000 25-Sep-2010 CAN150,000 26-Sep-2010 $100,000 26-Sep-2010 $75,000 26-Sep-2010 CAN 200,000 26-Sep-2010 CAN 50,000 2-Oct-2010 $225K / $25K (BC) 2-Oct-2010 $75,000 2-Oct-2010 $752,000 3-Oct-2010 CAN150,000 3-Oct-2010 CAN150,000 9-Oct-2010 $20K (BC)/ CAN 120K 9-Oct-2010 $250,000 9-Oct-2010 $250,000 9-Oct-2010 $300,000 10-Oct-2010 $1,521,000 10-Oct-2010 $400,000 10-Oct-2010 $500,000 16-Oct-2010 $150,000 16-Oct-2010 $400,000 16-Oct-2010 $75,000 16-Oct-2010 $75,000 17-Oct-2010 $100,000 17-Oct-2010 $888,000 23-Oct-2010 $125,000 23-Oct-2010 $125,000 23-Oct-2010 $200,000
Age Surface 3 D 3+ FM T 3+ D 3+ FM D 3+ D 3+ D 3 D 3 T 3F D 3+ F&M T 3 D 3+ FM T 3+ (NY bred) T 3+ FM (NY bred) T 3F T 3+ D 3+ D 3F T 3+ FM D 3 (NY bred) D 3+ T 3 T 3+ FM D 3+ FM (NY bred) D 3F T 3+ D 3 T 3F T 3+ T 3+ T 3+ D 3+ (NY bred) T 3+ FM D 3F T 3+ D 3 C&G D 3F T 3+ F&M T 3 D 3F D 3+ AWT 3 D 3+ FM D 3 AWT 3+ FM T 3+ D 3 D 3+ D 3+ AWT 3+ FM D 2 T 3+ AWT 3F T 3+ FM D 3 T 3 T 3+ D 3+ T 3 D 3+ F&M AWT 3 T 3F T 3 T 3F T 3+ T 3+ FM T 3+ (NY bred) T 3+ FM (NY bred) T 3+ (NY bred) D
Closing 10-Nov-10 17-Nov-10 17-Nov-10 2-Dec-10 4-Dec-10 18-Dec-10 18-Dec-10 21-Jan-11
9f (1800m) Closing 18-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 24-Jul-10 26-Jul-10 31-Jul-10 7-Aug-10 5-Aug-10 7-Aug-10 6-Jul-10 7-Aug-10 7-Aug-10 12-Aug-10 7-Aug-10 6-Jul-10 7-Aug-10 8-Aug-10 14-Aug-10 14-Aug-10 20-Aug-10 19-Aug-10 23-Aug-10 27-Aug-10 21-Aug-10 26-Aug-10 25-Aug-10 28-Aug-10 4-Sep-10 31-Aug-10 28-Aug-10 8-Sep-10 4-Sep-10 8-Sep-10 3-Aug-10 1-Sep-10 4-Sep-10 15-Sep-10 15-Sep-10 7-Aug-10 15-Sep-10 8-Sep-10 11-Sep-10 18-Sep-10 1-Jul-10 15-Sep-10 23-Sep-10 22-Sep-10 17-Aug-10 15-Sep-10 15-Sep-10 2-Oct-10 25-Sep-10 29-Sep-10 25-Sep-10 31-Aug-10 1-Oct-10 29-Sep-10 7-Oct-10 2-Oct-10 2-Oct-10 2-Oct-10 31-Aug-10 9-Oct-10 9-Oct-10 9-Oct-10
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Track Keeneland Oak Tree at Santa Anita Aqueduct Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Beulah Park Churchill Downs Kyoto Woodbine Calder Calder Charles Town Aqueduct Aqueduct Charles Town Tokyo Churchill Downs Churchill Downs Aqueduct Aqueduct Aqueduct Calder Calder Hanshin Hanshin Calder Turfway Park Calder Sunland Park Sunland Park
Race Name & (Sponsor) Fayette S California Cup Classic Turnback the Alarm Stakes River City Handicap Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic Ruff/Kirchberg Memorial Stakes Cardinal Handicap Miyako Stakes Coronation Futurity Bonnie Heath Turf Cup Carl G Rose Classic My Sister Pearl Stuyvesant Handicap Discovery Handicap A Huevo Stakes Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes Falls City Handicap Clark Handicap Remsen Stakes Demoiselle Stakes Gazelle Stakes My Charmer Handicap Tropical Turf Handicap Naruo Kinen Japan Cup Dirt Fred W Hooper Handicap Prairie Bayou Stakes Tropical Park Derby Sunland Derby Sunland Park H
Class Gr 2 S Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 R Gr 3 Gr 3 R S S S Gr 3 Gr 3 S Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 1 Gr 3 S Gr 3 Gr 3
Race Date 30-Oct-2010 30-Oct-2010 31-Oct-2010 4-Nov-2010 5-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 7-Nov-2010 7-Nov-2010 7-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 14-Nov-2010 20-Nov-2010 20-Nov-2010 20-Nov-2010 25-Nov-2010 26-Nov-2010 27-Nov-2010 27-Nov-2010 27-Nov-2010 4-Dec-2010 4-Dec-2010 4-Dec-2010 5-Dec-2010 11-Dec-2010 18-Dec-2010 1-Jan-2011 27-Mar-2011 17-Apr-2011
Value $150,000 $150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $2,000,000 $50,000 $100,000 $888,000 CAN250,000 $125,000 $150,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $752,000 $150,000 $500,000 $200,000 $200,000 $250,000 $100,000 $100,000 $954,000 $3,058,000 $100,000 $50,000 $100,000 $800,000 $100,000
Age 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 2 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3 3+ 2 3+ FM 3+ 2 2F 3F 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3 3 3+
9f (1800m) Surface AWT AWT D T D D T D AWT T D D D D D T D D D D D T T T D D AWT T D D
Metres 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800
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Track Arlington Park Arlington Park Saratoga Aqueduct
Race Name & (Sponsor) Beverly D. Stakes Washington Park Handicap Saranac Stakes Queens County Handicap
Country JPN CAN GB USA USA USA FR JPN USA USA JPN USA USA IRE JPN USA USA USA USA USA JPN FR USA GB CAN JPN AUS ITY JPN USA CAN ITY FR JPN JPN JPN JPN
Track Kokura Woodbine York Arlington Park Arlington Park Saratoga Deauville Sapporo Saratoga Del Mar Niigata Saratoga Thistledown Leopardstown Hanshin Oak Tree at Santa Anita Belmont Park Hawthorne Racecourse Thistledown Belmont Park Hanshin Longchamp Oak Tree at Santa Anita Newmarket Woodbine Kyoto Moonee Valley Rome Tokyo Churchill Downs Woodbine Rome Saint-Cloud Fukushima Kokura Kokura Hanshin
Race Name & (Sponsor) Kokura Kinen Wonder Where S International St (Juddmonte) Arlington Million XXVIII Secretariat Stakes Alabama Stakes Prix Jean Romanet (Darley) Sapporo Kinen Shadwell Travers Stakes Pacific Classic Niigata Kinen Personal Ensign Stakes Governor’s Buckeye Cup Irish Champion St (Tattersalls Millions) Asahi Challenge Cup The Yellow Ribbon S Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes Hawthorne Gold Cup Best of Ohio Endurance Handicap Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational Stakes Sirius Stakes Prix de l’Opera Clement L Hirsch Turf Championship Champion (Emirates Airline) E P Taylor S Shuka Sho Tattersall’s Cox Plate Premio Lydia Tesio Tenno Sho (Autumn) Breeders’ Cup Classic Maple Leaf S Premio Roma Criterium de Saint-Cloud Fukushima Kinen Chunichi Shimbun Hai Aichi Hai Radio Nikkei Hai Nisai Stakes
Country GER USA CAN CAN CAN USA USA
Track Dusseldorf Monmouth Park Northlands Park Northlands Park Woodbine Del Mar Del Mar
Race Name & (Sponsor) Henkel Preis der Diana (Deutsches Stuten-Derby - German Oaks) Omnibus Stakes Canadian Derby Speed to Spare Stakes Sky Classic S CTT & Thoroughbred Owners of California Handicap Del Mar Handicap
Class Gr 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3
Race Date 21-Aug-2010 4-Sep-2010 5-Sep-2010 11-Dec-2010
Value $750,000 $50K / $50K (BC) $100,000 $100,000
Age 3+ FM 3+ 3 3+
Gp 1 Gp 1 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3 Gr 3
Race Date 1-Aug-2010 1-Aug-2010 17-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 22-Aug-2010 22-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 28-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010 4-Sep-2010 4-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 2-Oct-2010 3-Oct-2010 3-Oct-2010 16-Oct-2010 16-Oct-2010 17-Oct-2010 23-Oct-2010 24-Oct-2010 31-Oct-2010 6-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 7-Nov-2010 13-Nov-2010 20-Nov-2010 11-Dec-2010 19-Dec-2010 25-Dec-2010
Value $1,009,000 CAN250,000 £650,000 $1,000,000 $400,000 $500,000 € 250,000 $1,652,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,009,000 $300,000 $75,000 € 750,000 $954,000 $250,000 $500,000 $500,000 $75,000 $750,000 $888,000 € 300,000 $250,000 £350,000 CAN1,000,000 $2,084,000 AUS$3,050,000 € 297,000 $3,099,000 $5,000,000 CAN175,000 € 297,000 € 250,000 $954,000 $954,000 $888,000 $752,000
Age 3+ 3F 3+ 3+ 3 3F 4+ F&M 3+ 3 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3F 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 2 CF 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 2
Surface T AWT T D
Metres 1900 1900 1900 1900
Surface T T T T T D T T D AWT T D D T T T T D D D D T T T T T T T T D AWT T T T T T T
Metres 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2040 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
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Race Date 1-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 22-Aug-2010 27-Aug-2010 29-Aug-2010
Value € 400,000 $100,000 CAN 300,000 CAN 75,000 CAN250,000 $75,000 $200,000
Age 3F 3+ FM 3 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+
20-Oct-10 28-Sep-10 30-Oct-10 30-Oct-10 6-Nov-10 12-Oct-10 10-Nov-10 10-Nov-10 13-Nov-10 13-Nov-10 13-Nov-10 20-Nov-10 20-Nov-10 26-Oct-10 12-Oct-10 27-Nov-10 9-Dec-10 18-Dec-10
Surface T T D D T T T
Metres 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200
Furlongs 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5
Closing 23-Apr-10 25-Aug-10 21-Aug-10 27-Nov-10
10f (2000m)
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Closing 20-Oct-10 12-Aug-10 16-Oct-10 20-Oct-10 25-Oct-10
9.5f (1900m)
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Furlongs 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Furlongs 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Closing 22-Jun-10 14-Jul-10 22-Jun-10 23-Apr-10 9-Apr-10 7-Aug-10 4-Aug-10 6-Jul-10 14-Aug-10 19-Aug-10 20-Jul-10 14-Aug-10 26-Aug-10 31-Mar-10 3-Aug-10 23-Sep-10 18-Sep-10 22-Sep-10 22-Sep-10 18-Sep-10 17-Aug-10 25-Aug-10 24-Sep-10 3-Aug-10 29-Sep-10 31-Aug-10 3-Aug-10 23-Sep-10 14-Sep-10 25-Oct-10 20-Oct-10 7-Oct-10 27-Oct-10 12-Oct-10 26-Oct-10 9-Nov-10 9-Nov-10
11f (2200m) Furlongs 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Closing 13-Aug-10 11-Aug-10 11-Aug-10 4-Aug-10 19-Aug-10 19-Aug-10
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Track Saratoga Belmont Park Nakayama Nakayama Churchill Downs Aqueduct Kyoto
Race Name & (Sponsor) Glens Falls Handicap Bowling Green BC H’cap RF Radio Nippon Sho St Lite Kinen Sankei Sho All Comers Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Red Smith Handicap Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup
Country USA USA GER CAN GB GER USA FR CAN GER JPN USA FR JPN AUS CAN ITY USA USA USA USA JPN USA USA
Track Saratoga Saratoga Koln Woodbine York Baden-Baden Turfway Park Longchamp Woodbine Koln Hanshin Belmont Park Longchamp Kyoto Caulfield Woodbine Milan Keeneland Aqueduct Aqueduct Churchill Downs Tokyo Calder Calder
Race Name & (Sponsor) Waya Stakes Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes Rheinland-Pokal Breeders’ S Yorkshire Oaks (Darley) Grosser Preis von Baden (Mercedes Benz) Turfway Park Fall Championship Prix Vermeille (Qatar) Northern Dancer BC Turf Preis von Europa Kobe Shimbun Hai Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Qatar) Kyoto Daishoten BMW Caulfield Cup Pattison Canadian International Gran Premio del Jockey Club e Coppa d’Oro Sycamore Long Island Handicap-Div. 1 Long Island Handicap-Div. 2 Breeders’ Cup Turf Japan Cup La Prevoyante Handicap WL McKnight Handicap
Class Gr 3 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 2 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 1
Race Date 6-Sep-2010 11-Sep-2010 19-Sep-2010 26-Sep-2010 5-Nov-2010 6-Nov-2010 14-Nov-2010
Value $100,000 $100K / $50K BC $1,276,000 $1,504,000 $2,000,000 $150,000 $2,121,000
11f (2200m) Age 3+ FM 3+ 3 3+ 3+ FM 3+ 3+ FM
Surface T T T T T T T
Metres 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200
Surface T T T T T T AWT T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Metres 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400
Surface T T
Metres 2500 2500
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Race Date Value 9-Aug-2010 $80,000 14-Aug-2010 $500,000 15-Aug-2010 € 155,000 15-Aug-2010 CAN500,000 19-Aug-2010 £310,000 5-Sep-2010 € 250,000 11-Sep-2010 $100,000 12-Sep-2010 € 350,000 19-Sep-2010 CAN100K (BC)/CAN650K 26-Sep-2010 € 155,000 26-Sep-2010 $1,276,000 2-Oct-2010 $500,000 3-Oct-2010 € 4,000,000 10-Oct-2010 $1,521,000 16-Oct-2010 AUS$2,550,000 16-Oct-2010 CAN2,000,000 17-Oct-2010 € 297,000 21-Oct-2010 $100,000 1-Nov-2010 $150,000 1-Nov-2010 $150,000 6-Nov-2010 $3,000,000 28-Nov-2010 $5,872,000 11-Dec-2010 $100,000 18-Dec-2010 $150,000
Age 4+ FM 3+ 3+ 3 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3+ F&M 3+ 3+ 3 No G 3+ 3+ CF 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+ FM 3+ 3+ 3+ FM 3+
Race Name & (Sponsor) Copa Republica Argentina Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)
Class Gr 2 Gr 1
Race Date 7-Nov-2010 26-Dec-2010
Value $1,363,000 $4,220,000
Age 3+ 3+
Track Saratoga Arlington Park Aqueduct
Race Name & (Sponsor) John’s Call Stakes Stars and Stripes Stakes Gallant Fox Handicap
Class Gr 3
Race Date 6-Aug-2010 21-Aug-2010 31-Dec-2010
Value $80,000 $100,000 $65,000
Age 4+ 3+ 3+
Track Curragh Churchill Downs Woodbine
Race Name & (Sponsor) St Leger (Irish Field) Breeders’ Cup Marathon Valedictory S
Class Gp 1 Gr 3
Race Date 11-Sep-2010 5-Nov-2010 5-Dec-2010
Value € 240,000 $500,000 CAN150,000
Surface T T D
Race Name & (Sponsor) St Leger (Ladbrokes)
Class Gp 1
Race Date 11-Sep-2010
Value £500,000
Metres 2600 2600 2600
Age 3+ 3+ 3+
Surface T D AWT
Metres 2800 2800 2800
Race Name & (Sponsor) Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger)
Class Gr 1
Race Date 24-Oct-2010
Value $2,630,000
Age 3 C&F
Surface T
Race Name & (Sponsor) Prix Royal-Oak
Class Gp 1
Race Date 24-Oct-2010
Value € 250,000
Metres 2920
Age 3 No G
Surface T
Age 3+
Metres 3000
Race Name & (Sponsor) Emirates Melbourne Cup
Country Track JPN Nakayama
Race Name & (Sponsor) Sports Nippon Sho Stayers Stakes
Country Track FR Longchamp
Race Name & (Sponsor) Prix du Cadran (Qatar)
Class Gp 1
Race Date 2-Nov-2010
Value AUS$6,175,000
Surface T
Metres 3100
Race Date 4-Dec-2010
Value $1,504,000
Age 3+
Surface T
Metres 3200
Age 3+
Surface T
Metres 3600
Race Date 3-Oct-2010
Value € 250,000
Furlongs 14.6
Closing 29-Jun-10
Furlongs 15
Closing
Furlongs 15.5
Closing 6-Oct-10
Surface T
Metres 4000
Furlongs 16
Closing 3-Aug-10
18f (3600m)
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16f (3200m)
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Furlongs 14 14 14
15.5f (3100m)
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Closing 24-Jul-10 11-Aug-10 18-Dec-10
15f (3000m)
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Furlongs 13 13 13
14.6f (2920m)
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Closing 28-Sep-10 9-Nov-10
14f (2800m)
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Furlongs 12.5 12.5
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Furlongs Closing 12 1-Aug-10 12 12 25-May-10 12 12 22-Jun-10 12 15-Jun-10 12 1-Sep-10 12 25-Aug-10 12 1-Sep-10 12 6-Jul-10 12 17-Aug-10 12 18-Sep-10 12 5-May-10 12 31-Aug-10 12 3-Aug-10 12 29-Sep-10 12 16-Sep-10 12 13-Oct-10 12 30-Oct-10 12 30-Oct-10 12 25-Oct-10 12 12-Oct-10 12 27-Nov-10 12 4-Dec-10
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Closing 21-Aug-10 28-Aug-10 3-Aug-10 17-Aug-10 25-Oct-10 23-Oct-10 5-Oct-10
12f (2400m)
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Furlongs 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
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WOKE up today with the lyrics from an old Johnny Mercer song running through my head: You've got to accent-tchu-ate the positive, E-liminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative, Don't mess with Mr. In-Between. Written in 1944, that song should be a pretty good anthem for today’s Thoroughbred industry. We’re in a dark time, right now, with negativity coming at us from every direction, but there are a lot of bright lights on the horizon, and I, for one, think every crisis represents an opportunity for the people who are smart enough and committed enough to take advantage of it. For instance, one of the reasons I awoke with this happy little ditty repeatedly running through my head was that Rachel Alexandra won the Fleur de Lis Stakes on Saturday, in a manner that would suggest she’s back to form, and the magnificent Zenyatta overcame another abysmal ride to win a heart-stopper in the Vanity Handicap on Sunday. So today we have several genuine heroes in racing – well, make that heroines – racehorses who can create fans and draw crowds like we haven’t seen in decades other than for the Triple Crown series. And, they’re not colts, so they’re continuing to run, rather than being retired at the end (or the middle) of their three-year-old season with some trumped up excuse that might cost them a race and diminish their value as a stallion. Another reason to be happy, Monmouth Park’s experiment of reducing the number of racing days and having higher-quality racing is proving thus far to be a resounding success – both in attendance and handle. Forward thinking = success. Sales thus far this year have been remarkably successful. Less is more. Even racing commissioners have finally taken a stand, proposing at this year’s national convention a “compact” that would have several of their jurisdictions (but not all of them) joining together to standardize rules, penalties, etc. In short, there are experiments going on
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THE ARNOLD KIRKPATRICK COLUMN Accentuate the Positive all through the racing world that may just improve our business model, overall. I’ve been through three or four crises in our business and we’ve almost always seemed to emerge in better shape than we went in, having lost a number of people who weren’t really committed to the business and a few other bad apples who were just in it for the money. The problem is that before, we didn’t seem to learn anything from the experience – in fact, it’s almost as if we went in the opposite direction from what brought us out of the crisis. Maybe this time we’ll be luckier. Nowadays, we’ve got a lot of really bright people in the business who are seizing this time as an opportunity to see if they can make changes which will make the recovery permanent, rather than just a brief respite in the decline of the sport. One of those people is Rob Whiteley, owner of Liberation Farm and a forward thinker on the past and future of our industry. In May, Rob wrote an insightful, well-reasoned plan for the future of our business, if we survive our current maelstrom, on Paulick Report. It’s a little long for me to reproduce here, but it should be required reading for anyone who is interested in the future of the Thoroughbred business. You can find it in its entirety at http://www.paulickreport. com/blog/rob-whiteley-searching-formaster-plan/. It’s well worth the effort. The problem with this plan, as with all our efforts to save our industry, is that it will require cooperation between the various individuals and organizations which run the business – or claim to. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why we keep getting ourselves into crises and back into turmoil shortly after we recover from the previous one. 1. There seems to be very little, if anything, that our “leaders” hate more than reality. Yes, the world economic downturn may have been a catalyst for our current
dilemma but that’s just an excuse. Let me be perfectly clear about this: There is not a single problem currently faced by the Thoroughbred industry that’s not our own damned fault. If you can come up with one problem we have that is not our own fault – as a result of overproduction, overestimation of the popularity and/or demand for our product, arrogance in the treatment of the people who aspire to be in our business, lack of public relations and marketing for our game, etc., etc., etc. – let me know and I’ll buy you a drink, a stiff one at that. 2. Not only do we fail to learn much from our prior predicaments, but we fail to take action on what little we may have learned in the process of extricating ourselves from them. I realize that this column is read by a bunch of advocates of a “free market” controlling financial aspects of society, but let me put it to you this way. Every major sport in the world has rules and officials to enforce those rules. Every major financial market in the world has regulations and officials to enforce those regulations. Why? Because it is human nature to cheat – in order to win, in order to survive, in order to get rich. If you have no rules, you have anarchy; if you have regulations but it becomes understood that no one is enforcing them, you get Bernie Madoff, Goldman-Sachs, BP’s Deepwater Horizon, etc. So, as the industry attempts to climb out of our latest crisis, let’s not let any lessons along the way go unlearned, and let’s remember that the only way we’ve got a chance to get out of all this – the only way – is to work together toward a common goal. It may have been best phrased in the credo that guided the American Horse Council back when I worked there in the ’70s, and it bears repeating and repeating: “The things that unite us are far stronger than the things that divide us.”
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