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Awards Weekend

Stephanie Ruff Corum

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Paddys Day wins

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ARTICLES/STAKES 14 Paddys Day Dominates Darley Weekend 17 2016 U.S. Darley Champions 20 HH Sheiha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Darley Awards

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Editor’s Notes Around the Ovals HARC Update Leading Earners List of Runners

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Making Claims by Joe Nevills Just Talkin’ by Michael Economopoulos Equi Tech by Dr. Deb Powell The Backside by Steve Heath

ON THE COVER Paddys Day and Stephanie Ruff Corum were big winners over the Darley weekend. Photos by Steve Heath. Design by Corliss Hazard.

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Editor's Notes

By Stephanie Ruff Corum

This issue would be considered the Darley issue. The feature, of course, is on Paddys Day who took over the weekend with his second straight Horse of the Year title followed by a win in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Award S. (Gr. 1) at Santa Anita. If you want a retrospective of the entire weekend, take a look at Mike's column "Just Talkin'".

This was his first Hollywood Darley awards so he had a fresh perspective.

And then there's me. I'm not good at talking about myself or promoting myself, but winning the Sheikha Fatima International Ladies Darley for Best Journalist deserves a mention. First of all, my fellow nominees, Noelle Derre from France and Debbie Burt from the U.K., are both worthy nominees and winners in their own right. Each one basically does the job I do with their own respective magazines. We all work very long hours for little financial return. Thus it is especially rewarding to be recognized for the efforts we make to promote our industry. And on a completely selfish note, it was great fun to stand on the Dolby stage and then take the "Walk of Fame" behind stage where so many famous movie have walked. It was very special.

I appreciate and thank Lara Sawaya for being the force behind the creation of the Sheikha Fatima Ladies Darleys. It is wonderful to see such successful women from all over the world. As I said in my onstage interview, part of the reason I've stayed in the Arabian racing industry is because of the strong women that are the leaders of the industry. It's a little hard for me to believe I'm considered alongside them.

Enjoy this review of the weekend. For those that were there, you may be pictured. For those that missed it, you missed a lot of fun. Pictures of the weekend, including the red carpet, are available at www.heathscapephoto.photoshelter. com.

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CALIFORNIA

Almost everyone know that racing in California is expensive due to the Mandatory Insurance requirement. The Arabian Racing Association of California ( ARAC) is aggressively developing an Incentive program to offset a major part of this expense and make it not only affordable but attractive to come West and be part of the California racing scene. This incentive will be aimed at the horses finishing in the 4th, 5th 6th and so forth positions. Look for the details which will be coming out soon.

The Alameda County Fair at Pleasanton begins the Fair Circuit. It runs June 21 through July 11. The highlight of the meet will be the Emerald Jewel of the Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed al Nahyan Cup (Gr.1) on July 8.

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Makin A Splash, AHR 584939, 2001 Chestnut Mare by the legendary Sam Tiki+ 4/21(10-4-3)6-6 $100,989, out of Wydmas Splash 4/35(9-5-5)2-3 $58,806, Pure Polish by Pyton out of Probat daughter. One foal by No Limite - unraced, breeding sound, open. Owner, Susan Willis. Leased for 2017.

Momentt of Truth, AHR 625141, 2006 Chestnut Mare by MOMENT OF VALOR 25(8-11-3)4-8 $112,209 (*Wiking x Sir Wm Marusia by Sambor) out of Truly Flaming (Flaming Tiki x MHR Brava). Did 25 & 50 mile endurance rides. Recondition to ride or breed. CA & SCID clear, Open. $4000 or best offer.

Fancy Persuasion, AHR 632540, 2007 Bay Mare by Et Tu Wiking (*Wiking x Brusally Czestua) out of Kokaznitsa (Russian bred to Mag, Nabeg, Topol). CA & SCID clear, Open. $4000 or best offer.

Haffirs Simone, AHR 665401, 2014, Bay Filly by Haffir El Rimal – Stakes winner in UAE produced several proven race & endurance horses and out of Du East (ZT Ali Baba x Dunawiking). Currently in training. $4000 or best offer.

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Majesty is tall, big bodied & ready to start. $4000 or best offer.

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I’ve got a problem involving numbers. I’m not sure if there’s a solution, but I’m going to write it out and see what happens.

Grade 2: 48 races (30.6%) Grade 3: 69 races (43.9%)

Here is what we ended up with after all the votes As I’ve written several times in the past, I am on the were tallied (this includes races that have since been Arabian Jockey Club’s Graded Stakes Committee. It’s cancelled). my job to help parse out whose stakes races get grades, and at what level. The start of each year’s Arabian: business includes filling out a sheet in which we vote Grade 1: 6 races (37.5%) on what grade level each eligible race ought to be.

Grade 2: 4 races (25%) While I filled out the ballot earlier this year, I noticed Grade 3: 6 races (37.5%) something was out of sorts.

Let me be clear, this is not an indictment of the By definition, the tiers of graded stakes – Listed, Graded Stakes Committee. If I recall, all of the Grade Grade 3, Grade 2, and Grade 1 – ought to look some- 1 races were passed unanimously, and rightfully so. In thing like a pyramid, or at least a bottle. Grade 1 races my eyes, just about all the races put before us got the should be the pinnacle of the sport, and the hardest grade they deserved, especially on the top end. brass rings to obtain. A grade lower should be a little That’s the tricky thing about putting the graded easier to snag, and on down the line. stakes schedule together. Arabian racing is different from its cousins in that there are only a handful of I looked at what I had written down on my ballot for tracks that host the breed and an ever-shrinking the 2017 racing calendar and noticed I had given an horse population. A race like the recent HH Sheikha abundance of races Grade 1 status, well past what the Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards S. attracted top margin would normally recommend. The problem runners from across the country, across the divisions, was, I couldn’t justify knocking any of the six races and had an upper echelon purse. When there are down to a lower grade. only a few tracks hosting a few big races out there, you tend to get the cream of the crop hitting the road For reference, here is how the Thoroughbred and for each one, so races like the Triple Jewel series Quarter Horse platoons have their North American ought to be Grade 1 events. The Arabian folks have graded stakes laid out for 2017. proven they are not afraid to travel with a good horse, but that also means it’s hard to find a weak link when Thoroughbred: a similar cast shows up to so many of the high-level Grade 1: 107 races (23.1%) races.

Grade 2: 128 races (27.6%) Grade 3: 229 races (49.4%) Furthermore, there are races so steeped in tradition, both for the overall sport and as a seal of quality for Quarter Horse: that particular division, that it would do more harm Grade 1: 40 races (25.5%) than good to demote them.

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The Buzz Brauninger Arabian Distaff Handicap at Delaware Park is the flagship race for the older fillies and mares division. The Delaware Park Arabian Classic Handicap is the classic test for the older male division.

Without these consistent pillars, which to my knowledge are independent of foreign-sponsored money enjoyed by most of the other Grade 1 races, we’d be putting too much of our fate out of our own hands.

The younger divisions are what they are, but there needs to be a steady Grade 1 for older males and another for older females. Otherwise, we’re just running for purse money and win pictures.

means adding stakes races at the bottom of the graded spectrum to balance out the pyramid would likely end with more cancelled races. We just don’t have the horses out there right now, and it sounds like it might be a few more years until the direction of the national foal crop starts going back up.

So, what we have is the issue of Grade 1 races being a little too prolific, but bringing in the purses and the fields to keep them going, and lower-grade races getting harder to sustain and trailing their higher-class counterparts because of it, which has produced a graded stakes layout that looks like more like an hourIf the President of the U.A.E. Cup Stakes gets the glass than a pyramid. It’s an issue that faces horse green light again, that’s going to deserve Grade 1 sta- racing across the breeds – people flocking to the tus because of its purse, the tradition of excellence it upper crust while the lower levels struggle – but the has now established, and the quality of horses it will small size of the Arabian program compounds it. surely attract. It would be the seventh Grade 1 on the schedule, even further lopsiding the schedule toward I’m not sure there’s an answer for this, be it immediGrade 1 races, but giving it anything less would be the ate and easy, or long and difficult. Maybe there isn’t one, and that’s fine. There are far more pressing matwrong call. ters in the grand scale of things that need to be fixed On the other end of the spectrum, the breed has in the sport and the breed. Business will roll on withfaced the problem of filling the Grade 2 and Grade 3 out a hitch if the conversation ended here, but this races it has for several years. The 3-year-old stakes seems like something that might benefit from a have taken a beating, and the 4-year-old stakes at broader discussion from people who are smarter than Sam Houston this winter had to be cancelled and me. Talk amongst yourselves. combined due to a dwindling horse population. This

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Dr. Sam Harrsion had a dream. He believed that one day the Darley Awards would be a colossal extravaganza; that Arabians would race at some of the premier and historically great race tracks in the U.S.; that there would be generous benefactors and corporate sponsors who would underwrite Arabian races and the galas that surrounded them. Although we all loved Sam, even the most optimistic of us (including myself) thought his vision might be a bit farfetched. Boy, were we wrong.

I had not been to the previous Hollywood events, although I followed them on social media and received first person accounts from Vicki. Living on the mountain, thirty miles from town, the urban chaos of Los Angeles and the pomp surrounding the weekend was just a bit intimidating for this country boy. Vicki, however, convinced me that it was an event not to be missed. So I pulled my old tuxedo out of mothballs (bought used from a rental place about fifteen years ago) and we made the trip. We strolled the yellow brick road on Rodeo Drive, walked the red carpet, and thought, "We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto". I'm just glad that Derek "Tomo" Thompson didn't ask if that was a Hugo Boss or an Armani that I was wearing.

I must thank Lara Sawaya and the too many to mention individuals, organizations and sponsors involved for a

truly remarkable weekend. Michelle Morgan and the Arabian Racing Cup Stewards, Evie, and Connie all deserve a huge round of applause for their efforts in putting this together. Once I start down that thank you path, it's a bit hard to stop. I am sure to leave many out. Fortunately, everyone and their cousin was thanked at least three times during ceremonies. But let me continue.

Thank you to the many dignitaries, owners, breeders, trainers, jockeys and journalists from afar who made the journey for this international event. And lastly, thank you to the handful from the U.S. Arabian Racing community who attended and supported the Darleys. Unfortunately, there are not too many left in that small circle. That is not intended to be critical, but our group has sadly shrunk in numbers over the years, as has Arabian racing in this country. I have to believe that Dr. Sam's vision included a much larger and more vibrant U.S. racing industry leading the way.

For me, the most enjoyable part of the whole weekend was reconnecting with old friends, many of whom I had not seen in years. I often use the term "Old Timers" in my column. That is just not a reference for age, although most of us are not what you would call spring chickens. Even with all the pageantry and splendor of the long Darley weekend, many Old Timers seemed to miss the good old days (even if 10 • Arabian Finish Line • May 2017

the good old days weren't always so good). The event was more intimate, less formal, and more relaxed. Maybe we are just old (although I even heard a lot of the younger women complaining that their feet were killing them).

Even though I did try to meet and interact with fellow horsemen and women from around the globe, there were surprisingly few opportunities to do so over the three days (they should lower the music in The Chandelier Room at Santa Anita Park next year). I think perhaps that our Arabian family has grown so fast that we don't even recognize our second cousin from the other side. Don't misunderstand me, everyone was very cordial and friendly, but I did not leave with any lasting relationships. If I return next year, I know I will make a greater effort.

I am reminded of the saying, "Be careful for what you wish for, you just might get it." I am thrilled that Arabian racing has become a global enterprise and most grateful for the international support we have been given.

Without the help we have received from abroad, I doubt that there would even be a U.S. racing community (well maybe Diane Waldron could match race with the Kirshner's, Gillis's and Powell's). It may not be exactly what we had hoped for a long time ago, but it sure beats the alternative. Although Old Timers are a dying breed, I am not without hope that a new generation will help move U.S. Arabian racing for-

favorite "Old Time" Arabian racehorse. The overwhelming response was either *Wiking or Monarch AH. Others mentioned (that you might have heard of) included ZT Ali Baba, *Orzel, FMR Hadassah, DA Adios, Charlie Valentine, NF Proof, Magna Terra Smokey and Mr. Full Service. Others had a personal favorite that had nothing to do with greatness, but with an emotional tie of one sort or another.

Okay, how many of you standing in the long line for the red carpet were tempted by the lady selling foot long sausages? When I went out to check the line at close to 7 PM (it was still all the way down the block), I snuck one back to the bar where Vicki and I were having a pre-Darley cocktail. I wish that lady had her stand outside of the Beverly Wilshire, where a cheeseburger and drinks for our small group cost more than my airfare to LA and back. It was a great cheeseburger, but so was the sausage.

From left to right: Vicki Economopoulos, Mike Economopoulos, Shelley Bridges and Pam Glodney. Photo by Steve Heath.

ward. Wonderful events like the Darley weekend we attended and an international community of those who love the Arabian horse can only help.

Afterthoughts and Other Darley Notes I conducted a very informal poll asking folks who was their

The Darley winners, the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies International Award winners, Paddys Day and his connections all receive recognition elsewhere in this issue.

Since competition has expanded across nations, the bar of success keeps getting higher, which makes winning these awards even more difficult and more significant. Congratulations to all. Now, as Dianne Waldron told me, you've got to improve and do it all again.

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Equine Metabolic Syndrome: A Look At New Information For A Horse at Risk When I asked a colleague of mine, “What is the first thing that pops into your head when I say Arabian horse?” She said, “dished-face.” So then I asked her another question… ”What about the Arabian horse as an athlete?” She said, “Endurance and agility”…Yep…those are the two things I would think of also. You don’t really think about an Arabian horse being obese or suffering from equine metabolic syndrome.

Equine metabolic syndrome, or EMS, is primarily defined by the presentation of obesity, insulin resistance or a predisposition to laminitis.

Obesity is defined as an increased regional (cresty neck; fatty rump) or generalized fat deposition and is the main known risk factor for EMS. Although the precise mechanisms by which insulin resistance develops in obesity has yet to be determined, in humans and mice, when fat stores are high, inflammation, unregulated glucocorticoid metabolism, oxidative damage and alterations in the release of adipokines (chemical messengers produced by fat cells thought to influence glucose and fat metabolism as well

as insulin sensitivity) combine to impair insulin signaling within fat and muscle thus setting the stage for the development of a system wide insulin resistance.

Insulin resistance (IR), defined as a failure of insulin responsive cells to adequately respond to circulating insulin and thus control the blood glucose, affects an estimated 12-15% of horses. IR can be classified as compensated or uncompensated. Compensated IR refers to the state in which the pancreas can respond to the resistance by producing more insulin in combination with decreased insulin clearance, resulting in hyperinsulinemia (increased insulin concentrations in the bloodstream). Uncompensated IR refers to the ability of the pancreas no longer being able to produce enough insulin and thus glucose control is poor.

This type of IR is also referred to as type-2 diabetes. Horses most commonly have compensated IR. Insulin resistance is typically (but not always) associated with easy weight gain and abnormal fat deposits.

The most important consequence, however, is a risk of developing endocrinopathic laminitis. The laminitis that develops as a consequence of EMS occurs in the absence of the typical inflammatory causes, such as grain overload, colic and metritis, and non-weight bearing causes such as a fractured leg. The primary insult to the hoof in EMS is most likely due to alteration in the form and function of the vasculature. High insulin concentrations may affect blood vessel tone, resulting in an altered blood supply to the hoof. Insulin may also have a direct effect on the epidermal cells of the lamellar tissue (leaf-like tissue that functions to attach hoof wall to underlying tissues of the horse’s hoof). Horses that develop endocrinopathic laminitis usually show predominant laminitic rings and separation of the white line of the hoof without a clinical history of pain. Therefore, these horses may experience bouts of laminitis for many years

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before a diagnosis is made.

Arguing against the idea of external causes is the observation that there are very clear breed risk factors for IR, with it being extremely rare to nonexistent in some (like Thoroughbreds), but very common in others (such as Arabians). Researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute conducted a long-term study of IR in a herd of mixed breed ponies and found strong evidence of a genetic component when they did pedigree analysis.

Most recently, a study by researchers in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida searched the genome of the Arabian horses with a history of severe laminitis secondary to EMS and identified a genetic risk marker (BIEC2-263524-C) near a single candidate gene (FAM174A) where the marker correlated with laminitis, high blood insulin, abnormal indirect measures of glucose metabolism and potential obesity. The findings were strong and confirm that IR has a genetic cause. Assay for this marker could diagnose horses with a genetic predisposition to develop obesity. The discovery of the FAM174A function may improve the understanding of the etiology of EMS. The best testing for EMS is dynamic testing. These tests are more sensitive than basal tests because they provide a more complete picture of the insulin-glucose dynamics in the horse. The intravenous insulin response test and the combined glucose-insulin tolerance test (CGIT) are two dynamic tests that are most used. The CGIT has been found to show more repeatable results than the insulin response test. The oral glucose test (OGT) or oral sugar test (OST) are basal tests that determine the postprandial (after food ingestion) insulin response rather than the whole-body insulin sensitivity or resistance.

returning to a normal range, that horse is not cured of insulin resistance. The underlying genetics are still there.

Management for a horse with EMS is based on feeding an appropriate diet, exercise and not letting the horse get obese.

I feel it is also important for me to mention that the idea that EMS with the development of IR can be caused by diet alone has led to an ‘epidemic of concerned owners’ becoming paranoid about feeding any starch and the simple carbohydrate levels in pastures. While it is certainly true that many horses do not need supplemental grain (or fat calories), it is not a metabolic poison that must always be avoided. Similarly, the vast majority of horses are not at risk of laminitis from pasture levels of simple carbohydrates. Despite this, grass ‘sugar’ tends to be blamed for a host of hoof quality issues, hoof tenderness and even thrush when the real cause(s) has nothing to do with sugar.

It is important to be diligent about correctly identifying and managing horses with EMS as early as possible for the best outcomes. It is equally important to realize this is a lifetime commitment. At the same time, remember that the vast majority of horses do not have EMS and there is no reason to be unduly restrictive with their turnout or diet and certainly no need to buy into a long list of supplements to treat or prevent a condition they do not have.

Currently, treatment for horses diagnosed with EMS is strictly management-based…not curative-based. Meaning for example, if someone has a life-threatening food allergy, they must avoid those foods at all costs but can otherwise live a perfectly normal life if they accept and respect that restriction. The allergy does not go away, it simply is managed by avoiding the dangerous trigger. The same is true for an insulin resistant horse. If a horse diagnosed as insulin resistant is put on an appropriate diet, exercised and loses weight, eventually resulting in blood insulin levels 13 • Arabian Finish Line • May 2017

PADDYS DAY DOMINATES DARLEY WEEKEND

By Tobi Lopez Taylor www.tobitaylor.com

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addys Day and his connections benefited from some more Irish luck at this year’s Darley Awards, held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. The five-year-old horse, owned by Lori and Scott Powell of Quarter Moon Racing Stables LLC of Arenas Valley, New Mexico, became one of only three racehorses to be named Darley Horse of the Year twice in succession. He also claimed the award for Darley Champion Older Horse. In addition, Scott Powell was named Darley Trainer of the Year for a second time (his first win was in 2013). And in March Paddys Day’s breeder, Jane Teutsch, of Hempstead, Texas, was inducted into the Arabian Jockey Club’s Tent of Honor for her contributions to the sport of racing.

A 15.2-hand bay son of Burning Sand and AK Loretta, by Virgule Al Maury, Paddys Day has been a very consistent performer. Between 2014 and 2016, he won or placed in 21 out of 25 starts in the U.S., with earnings over $317,000.

Burning Sand has sired two other Darley Horses of the Year, TM Fred Texas and Sand Witchh (who also won the title

twice in a row). Paddys Day is AK Loretta’s only foal by Burning Sand and, as of this writing, the only one of her foals to race.

Paddys Day raced eight times in the U.S. in 2016. He got off to a great start on March 5, when he triumphed by two lengths over F Sixteen and Easter Man in the seven-furlong HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup—Amethyst Jewel Stakes (Gr. 1) at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston, Texas.

On April 2—the day after Paddys Day was awarded his first Horse of the Year title—he suffered a shocking upset, finishing 1 ¼ lengths behind Thess Is Awesome in the 1 1/16mile HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Award Stakes (Gr. 1) at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California.

Shipped to the East Coast, the bay horse next competed in an allowance race on June 13 at a mile and 70 yards at Delaware Park in Wilmington, where he got his revenge on Thess Is Awesome, defeating him by eleven lengths, with RB Rich a distant third.

Then it was back to the West Coast, to the Oak Tree meet at Pleasanton, California. On July 2, Paddys Day finished second by two lengths to Sand Victor, with Uptown Dannys Boy third, in the six-furlong Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan Arabian Cup—Emerald Jewel Stakes (Gr. 2).

Two weeks later, on July 16, Paddys Day was at Delaware Park again, for a six-furlong allowance race that was almost a carbon copy of his victory there in June. He notched another win over Thess Is Awesome—making it twelve lengths instead of eleven—with RB Rich again in third place.

On September 10, Paddys Day added another Grade 1 win, this time in the 1¼-mile Delaware Park Arabian Classic Handicap. Carrying high weight of 125 pounds, he opened up five lengths on RB Madymoiselle; Thess Is Awesome Paddys Day's best win in 2015 was the President of the UAE Cup S. (Gr.1) at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. Photo by Steve Heath.

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was a distant third.

One week later, on September 17, Paddys Day ran in the one-mile Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Arabian Cup— Diamond Jewel Stakes (Gr. 2) at Los Alamitos in Cypress, California, finishing just a neck behind Sand Victor and eleven lengths ahead of Twice Rich. Because of having won the first leg of the Triple Jewel series, and finishing second in the other two, Paddys Day was once again awarded the $150,000 Triple Jewel bonus.

Paddys Day’s last U.S. performance of 2016, on September 24, was his most impressive, given the depth of the field he opposed. Competing at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky—home for more than 141 years to the Kentucky Derby—Paddys Day was ridden by three-time Derby winner Calvin Borel in the 1 1/16-mile President of the United Arab Emirates Cup Stakes (Gr. 1). Carrying co-high weight of 123 pounds, Paddys Day was given a textbook ride by Borel. He was fifth at the first quarter mile, third at the half, and soon took the lead, drawing off to an 8 ¼ -length victory over his nemesis Thess Is Awesome, with RB Madymoiselle another three lengths back in third place. Paddys Day’s time of 1:53.49 was a new track record for Arabians at Churchill Downs. The race was also Borel’s first stakes win after his return from retirement in March 2016. Asked

for his thoughts on riding Paddys Day, Borel remarked, “He’s a good little horse. He was acting like a little Thoroughbred. Every time I’d ask him, he’d take me to the spot.

He’s very athletic and did everything that a Thoroughbred does.” High praise from the man who rode the great filly Rachel Alexandra to a Horse of the Year title.

Fast-forward to April 1, 2017, the day after Paddys Day won his second Darley Horse of the Year Award. After last year’s upset on Darley Awards weekend, excitement was mounting among the assembled fans to see the rematch between Thess Is Awesome and Paddys Day in the 1 1/6mile HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Stakes (Gr. 1). For this outing, Paddys Day had another high-profile jockey— Victor Espinoza, rider of Triple Crown champion American Pharoah and Horse of the Year California Chrome. Although Espinoza had never ridden an Arabian before, he started out with a bang, as Paddys Day galloped to a 3 ¼-length victory over Easter Man and another nemesis, Sand Victor, who finished third. The duel with Thess Is Awesome never materialized, and he finished in seventh place. Afterward, Espinoza remarked, “In 20 to 30 years [of riding racehorses] I thought I had ridden them all, but this was my first ever experience with an Arabian horse. [Paddys Day] did not give up, just like a Thoroughbred horse; it was just that the pace was a bit slower.”

Lara Sawaya hands the Horse of the Year trophy to Scott Powell while Arabian Cup Chief Steward Michelle Morgan, Mark Powell and Lori Powell look on.

Photo by Steve Heath.

Over the course of his career, Paddys Day has shown that he has the ability to sprint, stay, carry weight, and win on a variety of tracks from coast to coast. After taking home a shelf’s worth of Darley awards, winning the Triple Jewel bonus twice, setting track records, and impressing two well-known Thoroughbred jockeys, what’s left for this big bay horse to do? According to co-owner Lori Powell, “Probably the two main goals for this year would be to win the Triple Jewel for the third time in a row and get Horse of the Year for the third time in a row at the Darleys! Big goals, but we really feel he’s up for the challenge.” With two Grade 1 stakes wins already in 2017, Paddys Day appears to be on track to make his owners’ big dreams come true.

Paddys Day and leading jockey Victor Espinosa were impressive winners of the $100,000 HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Award S. (Gr.1). Top and right photos by Debbie Burt.

It was a crowded winner's circle celebration at Santa Anita Park. Photo

by Steve Heath.

your 2016 arabian racing cup darley champions Three main groups were big winners at the Dolby Theatre for the 30th Annual Darley Awards, sponsored by the Sheikh Mansoor Global Flat Racing Festival. The big winners of the evening were Joe and Betty Gillis of Allegro Arabians, Dianne Waldron of Rosebrook Farm and of course Lori and Scott Powell of Quarter Moon Racing.

Allegro Arabians It was nearly a carbon copy of the 2015 Darleys for Joe and Betty Gillis, who have been in the Arabian racing business for a quarter of a century.

They picked up the Darley trophies for both Outstanding Owner and Breeder just like they did in 2015. In addition, their colt Easter Man was named champion 4-Year-Old Colt and they were the breeder of Dream Pearl, owned by the partnership of Dorothy Burt, Evelyn Call, Corey Soltau and Terri Eaton, who won for Older Mare.

Easter Man (Burning Sand x Angel Proof, by NF Proof) was the 3-yearold champion in 2015 and added the 4-year-old title based on his 4 stakes wins, including the Texas Six Shooter (Gr.2) from 8 starts and almost $81,000 in seasonal earnings.

Above: Arabian Cup Stewards Sue Meyer and Sam Vasquez present Betty and Joe Gillis with one of their three Darley trophies for the evening.

Left: The very handsome Easter Man (Burning Sand x Angel Proof, by NF Proof) was named champion 4-YearOld Colt based on his 4 stakes wins (3 graded) including the grade 2 Texas Six Shooter. He adds this trophy to his 3-Year-Old Championship.

Photos by Steve Heath.

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Rosebrook Farm LLC It was a big night for Rosebrook Farm. Three horses that they bred and owned won Darley Trophies. In probably the most contentious division, RB Kinkie beat out her rival Ruby AA for the 3-year-old filly championship. She won the grade 3 Arabian Stallion S. among her 8 top 2 places from 9 starts.

In the 3-year-old colt category, RB Nash ran away with the championship. From his maiden victory by more than 30 lengths to his two stakes victories, the grey colt earned almost $60,000.

At Rosebrook Farm it's all in the family. Pictured right to left are: Dianne Waldron, granddaughter Blair, daughter Leah, grandson Bradley and granddaughter Ashton. Photo by Steve Heath.

Clockwise from top: RB Kinkie (Burning Sand x Rich Kinkga, by TH Richie), RB Nash (Nashwan Al Khalidiah x R B Sandstorm, by Burning Sand) and RB Madymoiselle (Majd Al Arab x Frynch, by Dormane. Photos by Steve Heath.

The 4-year-old filly champion, RB Madymoiselle, ran all over the country against the best horses in training. She won or placed in 11 of 12 starts, knotched the grade 1 Buzz Brauninger and 4 other stakes while earning over $135,000. She has since been sold and exported to the UAE. In addition, Waldron was recognized internationally with the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards Outstanding Breeder Award in recognition of her many years of breeding, raising and racing successful horses. Leading jockey Ricardo Chiappe rode some Rosebrook winners, but was unable to attend the ceremony to pick up his trophy for Champion Jockey.

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Dream Pearl (Burning Sand x Triumphs Pearl, by Seyvilla Triumph) showed consistency by not finishling out of the top 3 in her 6 starts in 2016. The 5-year-old mare won the Uptown Farm Arabian S. and placed in 2 other stakes. She was bred in Mississippi by Joe and Betty Gillis and is owned by a partnership. She has earned over $56,000 in her career. She was also nominated as Best Older Mare in the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Arabian Awards.

The entire Dream Pearl Partnership accepted her trophy for Darley Champion Older Mare. From left to right are Evelyn Call, presenter Jon Henningsgard, trainer Terri Eaton, Dorothy Burt and Corey Soltau. Photo by Steve Heath.

Quarter Moon Ranch LLC As written in the feature article this month, Paddys Day topped off an outstanding season in 2016 by winning the coveted Horse of The Year trophy, as well as Older Horse.

Racing in the name of Quarter Moon Ranch LLC and trained by Scott Powell, the bay stallion won the $150,000 HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan Jewel Crown bonus for the second consecutive year, 5 out of 10 starts, including 3 grade 1 stakes, and earned over $177,000. By leading sire Burning Sand, out of AK Loretta, by leading broodmare sire Virgule Al Maury, Paddys Day was bred in Texas by Jane Teutsch. His lifetime earnings are approaching $400,000.

Scott Powell, who led all trainers by earnings, rounded out the night winning as Outstanding Trainer, the award he (along with wife Lori) is accepting from Arabian Cup Steward Sue Meyer. Photo by Steve Heath.

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the 2016 hh sheikha fatima bint mubarak ladies champions Following the presentation of the Darley trophies, the sixth edition of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards were presented. These awards recognize the outstanding female race horses and women in the industry. The U.S. was proud to have notched two trophies. In addition to the aforementioned Dianne Waldron, Stephanie Ruff Corum, publisher and editor of this magazine, was thrilled to win the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Awards Outstanding Journalist Award. For Corum's reaction, please read the "Editor's Notes"at the beginning o this issue.

The following international individuals were recognized: Best 3-Year-Old Filly: Amirat Esahra (Algeria) Best 4-Year-Old Filly: Naziq (France) Best Older Mare: Sylvine Al Maury (France)

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Arabian Racing Hall of Fame Stallion

Broodmare sire of Darley Champion 3- and 4-Year-Old Colt EASTER MAN. Congratulations to Joe and Betty Gillis!

Still a leading broodmare sire in the U.S.

Stephanie Ruff Corum and Debbie Burt, from the U.K., show off their respective tropies for Best Lady Journalist and Best Lady Photographer. Burt is a frequent contributor to Arabian Finish Line.Photo by Steve Heath.

Best Lady Amateur Jockey: Cindy Klinkenberg (The Netherlands) Best Lady Apprentice Jockey: Kei Chiong Ka-Kei (Hong Kong) Best Lady Professional Jockey: Anna Pilroth (Sweden) Best Lady Breeder: Dianne Waldron (USA) Best Lady Owner: Deniz Kurtel (Turkey) Best Lady Trainer: Jean-Francois Bernard (France) Best Lady Photographer: Debbie Burt (UK) Best Lady TV Presenter: Josephine Chini (Sweden) Best Lady Journalist: Stephanie Ruff Corum (USA) Best Lady Endurance Rider: Mercedes Tapia (Argentina) Lifetime Achievement Award: Dorota Kaluba (Poland)

Anne Seymour 850.859.2808, seyvilla@embarqmail.com 20 • Arabian Finish Line • May 2017

HARC Update

By Evie Tubbs Sweeney On Tuesday, April 18 I attended the annual open house of one of the world’s foremost (and oldest) Arabian show horse breeding programs, Om El Arab here in Santa Ynez, California.

While they were presenting one of their breeding stallions, Om El Bellissimo, owner Janina Merz made a long mention of how well the Bellissimo progeny did on the racetrack while on lease to Janow Podlaski in Poland for two years. Her comment: “How cool is it that horses that are this beautiful can also be successful racehorses???” (Note: To watch this presentation, visit the Arabian Jockey Club Facebook page’s post on Tuesday, April 25th.)

I found her comment interesting for three reasons: 1.)

Racing is a completely unknown, unrelated world for her. The fact that she mentioned it demonstrates an increase in the show world’s recognition of the sport. This is a good thing, and likely was mentioned because Arabian racing is on people’s radars much more now than in a long time. (Side note: Janina and her farm manager, Yvonne Van Stiphout, attended the Darley Awards this year for the first time after attending one of the HARC seminars.)

2.)

Om El Bellissimo is a HARC horse. All his babies – even the beautiful ones winning on racetracks in Poland – are likely HARC eligible because they are out of show horse dams. We use him as an example in our HARC seminars that you never know who will produce horses with the courage, heart, and athleticism to run successfully. HARC incentives encourage people to experiment with new lines, which ultimately will assist the effort to increase our gene pool of Arabian racehorses while also expanding the industry.

3.)

As a show horse breeder, it was important to her that all Arabian horses exemplify Arabian characteristics of type. Obviously, our filters of what “type” looks like is a personal one to each of us. However, it is important to recognize that the show world, as one of the most obvious growth areas for Arabian racing, prioritizes this above many things. Being able to offer HARC added money for horses exemplifying these qualities is one we should all be eternally grateful for.

Om El Pellissimo (Om El Shahmaan x Om El Benedict, by Sanadik El Shaklan) stood at Janow Podlaski in Poland and sired successful racehorses. His pedigree is a complete outcross to the runners competing in this country, and he is HARC-eligible.

This month, we’ll be working with state affiliates to begin the process of setting HARC race dates for 2017. With Colorado not running Arabians this year, the following states will be approached for HARC races: California, Delaware, Michigan and Texas.

I encourage you not only to start getting your HARC-eligible horses ready to race this year, but also embrace HARC for the number of ways it is working to help grow our industry, not just in the United States, but around the world.

Onward for the Original Racehorse.

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2017 Leading Earners as of April 18, 2017 Statistics provided by the Arabian Jockey Club.

Leading Runners

HORSE'S NAME SIRE X DAM RACE OWNER RECORD EARNINGS 4-YEAR-OLD COLTS AND GELDINGS 1 RB NASH NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH x R B SAND STORM ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 1(1-0-0)1-0 $17,400 2 QUICK SAND AA BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS SILKIE GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY 3(1-1-1)0-2 $14,295 3 LIL DUDE AA BURNING SAND x VAGUE DE GEMME POWELL MARK 4(1-0-1) $9,646 4 RB BURNING RISK NO RISK AL MAURY x SAND TIKI BELLE WERNER KENNETH 4(2-1-0) $8,283 5 SPOOK AA ALLEGRO AA x BURNING SILK GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY 3(1-1-0) $5,620 6 CANDY LAND MAN ZEFIRO DE NULVI x MARIEKA CS POWELL MARK 2(1-0-1) $4,314 7 RB HOCUS POCUS NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH x ABRA CAADABRA POWELL MARK 2(1-0-0) $3,340 8 RB FIRED UP BURNING SAND x GINKGA ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 3(0-0-1) $2,693 9 RB OPEN FIRE AKIM DE DUCOR x BURNING FIRESTAR ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 1(0-1-0) $1,220 10 RB SAND CASTLE BURNING SAND X ROYALE FANFARE BENNETT LYNN 1(0-1-0) $1,080 4-YEAR-OLD FILLIES 1 RUBY AA 2 WMA SUCCESS SYMBOL 3 RB KINKIE 4 BIG GIRLS ARE BETTER 5 WMA SPECIAL ROSE 6 RISKY RED 7 MADJIC VAZ 8 RV MISS INDEPENDENT 9 WMA PRAIRIE WIND

BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY 2(1-0-1)1-1 STATUS SYMBOLL x SWEET SUCCESS MA DELEON RITA 3(1-0-1) BURNING SAND x RICH KINKGA ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 1(0-0-1)0-1 SO BIG IS BETTER x YOU GO GIRL POWELL MARK 2(0-0-0) SAND TIKI SPECIAL x BLYTH MILADY ROSE GARCIA JUANITA 4(0-1-0) NO RISK AL MAURY x NOVELYNN QUARTER MOON RANCH LLC 1(0-0-0) MADJANI x TIKI DESTINY VASQUEZ SAM 3(0-0-0) MOULIN ROUGE MAF x BINT BASKETTE VICKERS EVELYN 1(0-0-1) THE KENTUCKIAN x NOVAL CONCEPT CUNNINGHAM LORRAINE 4(0-0-0)

$24,050 $3,721 $3,525 $3,410 $1,540 $1,250 $1,200 $561 $539

OLDER HORSES 1 PADDYS DAY 2 EASTER MAN 3 SAND VICTOR 4 QUICK AND RICH 5 TM BIG PAPA 6 THESS IS AWESOME 7 RAINEING SAND 7 TWICE RICH 9 KHOUROS CS 10 TA MY VIRGULE

BURNING SAND x AK LORETTA QUARTER MOON RANCH 2(2-0-0)2-0 BURNING SAND ANGEL PROOF GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY 2(0-2-0) BURNING SAND x VAGUE DE GEMME GILLIS JOSEPH AND BETTY 2(0-0-1)0-1 TH RICHIE x QUICK NOON FRITZ TOM 2(0-0-0) BURNING SAND x SPILLED PERFUME BINMAHFOOZ SALEM 5(1-1-0) DAHESS x IN AWE CRE RUN ENTERPRISES LLC 2(0-0-0) BURNING SAND x PS STINAS SAGE SHELLEY WARREN 2(0-0-0) TH RICHIE x VIRTEUCE SHELLEY WARREN 2(0-0-0) BIG EASY x KADOR N BRAEBRAE MOREAU SIPIERE RANDI 4(0-0-3) VIRGULE AL MAURY x MY EVANGELINE ERNST, JUDY AND SCHNEIDER, ERIC 4(0-1-1)

$73,6702 $25,990 $11,570 $9,517 $5,022 $3,318 $3,250 $3,250 $2,190 $2,005

OLDER MARES 1 PAMS MASQUERADE 2 DREAM PEARL 3 MISS PARADISE 3 IVORY SHORES 5 LAST CALL MHF 6 MERLOT MHF 7 TM MADDAMEE 7 DARTYN KRISS SWA 9 OMEGA CS 10 WMA SEASAND

WALK THE LINE x GRAND MASQUERADE WILSON ED 3(2-0-0) BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL BURT, CALL, EATON, SOLTAU 2(0-1-0)0-1 PARADOR x NOVELYNN POWELL MARK 2(0-0-0) BURNING SAND x FRENCH SHORES QUARTER MOON RANCH 2(0-0-0) KAOLINO x ALWAYS AND FOREVER BENNETT LYNN 3(0-2-0) MADJANI x SONOMA DEW MANDOLYNN HILL FARM 3(0-1-0) BURNING SAND x SCARLET O SARA DANYLUK KEN 1(0-0-0) KD KALHOUN x TRISS WETZEL JAMES L JR 1(0-0-0) ZEFIRO DE NULVI x MEGA CS POWELL MARK 2(0-1-0) THE KENTUCKIAN x WMA SEABREEZE GRAP ROLAND 3(0-0-0)

$9,735 $9,050 $3,250 $3,250 $2,610 $1,533 $1,250 $1,250 $1,120 $560

Leading Sires

SIRE/YOB 1 BURNING SAND 1986 2 NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH 2004 3 TH RICHIE 2001 4 WALK THE LINE 2004 5 NO RISK AL MAURY 2002 6 ZEFIRO DE NULVI 1995 7 ALLEGRO AA 1998 8 DAHESS 1999

STRS 17 2 2 1 2 3 1 2

WNRS/ WINS 5/6 2/2 0/0 1/2 1/2 1/1 1/1 0/0

SW/ TOTAL WINS EARNINGS 2/3 $190,628 1/1 $20,740 0/0 $12,767 0/0 $9,735 0/0 $9,533 0/0 $5,840 0/0 $5,620 0/0 $4,568

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9 STATUS SYMBOLL 2005 1 1/1 0/0 $3,721 10 SO BIG IS BETTER 2004 1 0/0 0/0 $3,410

DAM/YOB/SIRE 1 AK LORETTA 2004 (VIRGULE AL MAURY) 2 TRIUMPHS PEARL 2005 (SEYVILLA TRIUMPH) 3 ANGEL PROOF 2003 (NF PROOF) 4 VAGUE DE GEMME 1999 (BACO DU CASSOU) 5 R B SAND STORM 2008 (BURNING SAND) 6 TRIUMPHS SILKIE 1995 (SEYVILLA TRIUMPH) 7 GRAND MASQUERADE 1996 (MONARCH AH) 8 QUICK NOON 2001 (HIGHNOON ECLIPSE) 9 SAND TIKI BELLE 2001 (BURNING SAND) 10 BURNING SILK 2006 (BURNING SAND)

Leading Dams STRS 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

WNRS/ WINS 1/2 1/1 0/0 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/2 0/0 1/2 1/1

SW/ T OTAL WINS EARNINGS 1/2 $73,670 1/1 $33,100 0/0 $25,990 0/0 $21,216 1/1 $17,400 0/0 $14,295 0/0 $9,735 0/0 $9,517 0/0 $8,283 0/0 $5,620

Leading Owners

NAME RECORD 1 GILLIS BETTY J AND JOSEPH A 12(3-4-3)1-6 2 QUARTER MOON RANCH LLC 5(2-0-0)2-0 3 POWELL MARK 17(3-1-2) 4 ROSEBROOK FARMS LLC 6(1-1-2)1-1 5 WILSON ED 6(2-0-0) 6 FRITZ TOM 2(0-0-0) 7 BURT, CALL, EATON AND SOLTAU 2(0-1-0)0-1 8 WERNER KENNETH 4(2-1-0) 9 BINMAHFOOZ SALEM 5(1-1-0) 10 DELEON RITA 7(1-0-1)

Leading Trainers

NAME RECORD 1 POWELL SCOTT 5(2-0-0) 2 TORREZ JERENESTO 15(4-4-4)2-5 3 EATON TERRI 5(0-2-1)0-3 4 POWELL MARK 18(3-1-2) 5 ASHBY LYNN 5(0-0-0) 6 LAFLEUR RENEE 22(1-1-3) 7 DANYLUK KEN 11(2-1-0) 8 GARZA BENJAMIN 6(2-0-0) 9 HOBSON SIMON 8(0-4-0) 10 DELEON RITA 7(1-0-1)

Leading Breeders

NAME RECORD 1 GILLIS BETTY J AND JOSEPH A 20(4-5-4)1-7 2 TEUTSCH JANE 2(2-0-0)2-0 3 WALDRON DIANNE K 14(4-3-3)1-1 4 WILSON ED 3(2-0-0) 5 FRITZ TOM 2(0-0-0) 6 MOREAU-SIPIERE ERIC AND RANDI 10(1-1-4) 7 MOAK TODD 7(1-1-0) 8 PAYNE FELIX 4(0-0-0) 9 DE LEON RITA 12(1-0-1) 10 WALDRON BILL 3(0-0-0)

Leading Jockeys

NAME RECORD 1 ESPOINOZA VICTOR 1(1-0-0)1-0 2 PARKER DESHAWN 1(1-0-0)1-0

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EARNINGS $81,525 $78,170 $26,736 $24,838 $10,150 $9,517 $9,050 $8,283 $5,022 $4,121

EARNINGS $78,170 $77,593 $37,820 $27,986 $14,085 $12,510 $11,479 $10,150 $5,323 $4,121

EARNINGS $103,471 $73,670 $38,212 $9,735 $9,517 $8,030 $6,638 $6,500 $5,020 $4,500

EARNINGS $47,300 $26,370

3 ARELLANO IVAN 7(2-3-1)0-2 4 LINDBJERG LISA 1(1-0-0)1-0 5 VALDEZ JIMINEZ ERNESTO 7(1-1-1)1-0 6 MALDONADO EDWIN 1(01-0)0-1 7 HERRERA HUGO 1(0-0-1)0-1 8 RAMOS ADRIAN 5(1-0-2)0-1 9 SWAN KIRSTEN 2(0-0-0) 10 CABRERA DAVID 9(1-1-1)

$23,071 $21,150 $19,873 $17,200 $17,200 $10,246 $9,517 $8,706

2017 Starters as of April 18, 2017

Statistics provided by the Arabian Jockey Club.

HORSE'S NAME BIG GIRLS ARE BETTER CANDY LAND MAN CR ADRIENTE DARTYN KRISS SWA DREAM PEARL EASTER MAN FC TIKI ROSE IL AZEUS IVORY SHORES JESS IS ON FIRE KAFO KHOUROS CS LAST CALL MHF LIL DUDE AA MADJIC VAZ MERLOT MHF MISS PARADISE OMEGA CS OZARK KAOLENA SWA PADDYS DAY PAMS MASQUERADE QUICK AND RICH QUICK SAND AA RAINEING SAND RB BURNING RISK RB FIRED UP RB HOCUS POCUS RB KINKIE RB NASH RB OPEN FIRE RB SAND CASTLE RISKY RED RUBY AA RV BINT ROUGE RV MISS INDEPENDENT SAND VICTOR SPOOK AA TA MY VIRGULE THESS IS AWESOME TM BIG PAPA TM MADDAMEE TTT CHARCOAL CHARLIE TWICE RICH WMA FRESCOE WMA PRAIRIE WIND WMA PRIMROSE LANE WMA RIVERSONG WMA SEASAND WMA SPECIAL ROSE WMA SUCCESS SYMBOL ZANDERMAN ZARIFA CS

SIRE X DAM

SEX R ECORD EARNINGS SO BIG IS BETTER x YOU GO GIRL f 2(0-0-0) $3,410 ZEFIRO DE NULVI x MARIEKA CS f 2(1-0-1) $4,314 BURNING SAND x FORTY ALL c 1(0-0-0) $366 KD KALHOUN x TRISS f 1(0-0-0) $1,250 BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL f 2(0-1-0)0-1 $9,050 BURNING SAND x ANGEL PROOF c 2(0-2-0)0-2 $25,990 SAND TIKI SPECIAL x EDEE ROSE c 1(0-0-0) $100 WIESZCZEK x ELSPETH c 2(0-0-0) $280 BURNING SAND x FRENCH SHORES f 2(0-0-0) $3,250 VAZS BURNING DESTINY x BANDERS NAOMI KU c 1(0-0-0) $100 BURNING SAND x FRYNCH c 1(0-0-1) $671 BIG EASY x KADOR N BRAEBRAE c 4(0-0-3) $2,190 KAOLINO x ALWAYS AND FOREVER f 3(0-2-0) $2,610 BURNING SAND x GINKGA c 4(1-0-1) $9,646 MADJANI x TIKI DESTINY f 3(0-0-0) $1,200 MADJANI x SONOMA DEW f 3(0-1-0) $1,533 PARADOR x NOVELYNN f 2(0-0-0) $3,250 ZEFIRO DE NULVI x MEGA CS f 2(0-1-0) $1,120 KAOLINO x FMR OZARK EKLIPSE f 2(0-0-0) $200 BURNING SAND x AK LORETTA c 2(2-0-0)2-0 $73,670 WALK THE LINE x GRAND MASQUERADE f 3(2-0-0) $9,735 TH RICHIE x QUICK NOON c 2(0-0-0) $9,517 BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS SILKIE c 3(1-1-1)0-2 $14,295 BURNING SAND x PS STINAS SAGE c 2(0-0-0) $3,250 NO RISK AL MAURY x SAND TIKI BELLE c 4(2-1-0) $8,283 BURNING SAND x GINKGA c 3(0-0-1) $2,693 NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH x ABRA CAADABRA c 2(1-0-0) $3,340 BURNING SAND x RICH KINKGA f 1(0-0-1)0-1 $3,525 NASHWAN AL KHALIDIAH x R B SAND STORM c 1(1-0-0)1-0 $17,400 AKIM DE DUCOR x BURNING FIRESTAR c 1(0-1-0) $1,220 BURNING SAND x ROYALE FANFARE c 1(0-1-0) $1,080 NO RISK AL MAURY x NOVELYNN f 1(0-0-0) $1,250 BURNING SAND x TRIUMPHS PEARL f 2(1-0-1)1-1 $24,050 MOULIN ROUGE MAF x BINT BASKETTE f 2(0-0-0) $253 MOULIN ROUGE MAF x BINT BASKETTE f 1(0-0-1) $561 BURNING SAND x VAGUE DE GEMME c 2(0-0-1)0-1 $11,570 ALLEGRO AA x BURNING SILK c 3(1-1-0) $5,620 VIRGULE AL MAURY x MY EVANGELINE c 4(0-1-1) $2,005 DAHESS x IN AWE c 2(0-0-0) $3,318 BURNING SAND x SPILLED PERFUME c 5(1-1-0) $5,022 BURNING SAND x SCARLET O SARA f 1(0-0-0) $1,250 THREE T THREAT x THREE T ZENA c 2(0-0-0) $612 TH RICHIE x VIRTEUCE c 2(0-0-0) $3,250 THE KENTUCKIAN x WMA FLORA c 1(0-0-0) $100 THE KENTUCKIAN x NOVAL CONCEPT f 4(0-0-0) $539 THE KENTUCKIAN x NOVAL CONCEPT f 2(0-0-0) $200 THE KENTUCKIAN x WMA SOLOMANS SONG f 1(0-0-0) $100 THE KENUCKIAN x WMA SEABREEZE f 3(0-0-0) $560 SAND TIKI SPECIAL x BLYTH MILADY ROSE f 4(0-1-0) $1,540 STATUS SYMBOLL x SWEET SUCCESS MA f 3(1-0-1) $3,721

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Specializing in equestrian, sports and event photography.

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Shadwell Arabian Stallions MADJANI Winner of 3 Kahayla Classics (Gr.1 PA) Sire of Stakes winners HANDASSA (Gr.1 PA), RB FRYNCH BROAD (Gr.2) and AL ZAHIR (Gr.3 PA) and winners BON BAISER DE FAUST, RB MADJYK MAN, NIRAAN, ALAZEEZ, RB GOLIATH, MADJANTHIS, MAHANY DE PIBOUL, TAAJER… Standing at Haras de Saint Faust (France) $2,000 (frozen semen)

Sire of dual Group 1 PA winner HANDASSA Bred by Shadwell France SNC

Contact: Denise Gault Race Street Management, Inc. Tel: +1 (831) 625-4275 P.O. Box 5747 Carmel, California 93921 racestreetinc@aol.com www.racestreet.com

And sire of AL ZAHIR Dual Group 3 PA winner

Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. England, UK arabians@shadwellstud.co.uk

Bred by Mrs Xavière Cauhape

Facebook.com/ShadwellArabian www.shadwellarabian.co.uk

u.n:told stories of horse life

By Steve Heath

Shipping Horse Stories It's the time of year to be shipping horses. The California Fair circuit and Delaware Park are getting ready to open and the horses are converging. But what is it like to be on the shipping side of things? I put that question to Vanessa Moreau-Sipiere who has extensive experience in shipping horses around the country and the world.

Said Vanessa: "I have been in the horse shipping industry for many years, and the lack of knowledge of this business is no surprise to me anymore. Many times we get inquiries asking for the process and pricing.

Often people get sticker shock and so many deals fall through when a $1,000 will end up costing well over $10,000 after all the shipping and clearance fees. Even when transporting the horse to the farm where the quarantine will be done can be quite pricey depending on the location.

One particular phone call will always stand out in my mind. We got a call from a prospective client who lived in the Middle East. He found a horse he really liked in the U.S., but it was his first time bringing a horse there so he did not know anything about how it all worked. We explained to him how his country required a quarantine and the testing and then gave the pricing breakdown. He was in complete shock.

He could not understand why he can fly round trip to the U.S. for not much over $1,000 but why did a horse cost so much. Then he continued to ask if he could just 'buy the horse a plane ticket like he does and then he travels with it'. All I could picture was a horse going onto an airplane and sitting down in business class with the people.

28 • Arabian Finish Line • May 2017

again on the world stage!

RoseBrook’s Dianne Waldron awarded as TOP INTERNATIONAL BREEDER! RB Nash DARLEY CHAMPION 3-YEAR OLD COLT/GELDING RB Kinkie DARLEY CHAMPION 3-YEAR OLD FILLY RB Madymoiselle DARLEY CHAMPION 4-YEAR OLD FILLY

Congratulations also to our DARLEY CHAMPION JOCKEY ~ RICARDO CHIAPPE! “Kinkie” “Mady” “Nash”

horse photographs copyright

BREED TO ROSEBROOK STALLIONS FOR 2017!

SAND BLASTT

(BURNING SAND X TORNADE DU LOUP) Graded stakes-placed winning full brother to Darley Horse of the Year SAND WITCHH. Won or placed in 4 of 6 starts including 2nd Alec Courtelis Arabian Juvenile (Gr. 3)

STUD FEE $1500

BASEQ AL KHALEDIAH (TIWAIQ X KEHELIAN by KESBEROY)

Champion 3-year-old in France in 2010.

Winner of Qatar Total French Arabian Breeders' Challenge (Gr. 1 PA) at 1 mile and a quarter. The only son of the pure desert bred TIWAIQ standing in the U.S.

STUD FEE $2000

photo at Darleys 2017

by STEVE HEATH

Rosebrook’s Owner/Breeder DIANNE WALDRON with the Rosebrook Family~ Bradley Jr., Blair Hope, Ashton Rose, and Leah Killingsworth Bates

RATHOWAN

(AMER X ARC DE CIEL)

~CO OWNED WITH ALTITUDE ARABIANS~

The amazing 2008 AMER son with the HIGHEST SPEED RATING IN THE WORLD 2012 for males. Multiple group 1-placed winner- raced in France, Qatar, England, 2nd Qatar Arabian World Cup (Gr.1 PA), Shadwell Dubai Intl S. (Gr.1 PA), etc.

STUD FEE $2500

dw@kworthins.com

T

he Delaware Park meet starts on Saturday, June 3rd and concludes on Saturday, October 21st.

In races with 7 or more starters, all horses are guaranteed to earn at least $500.

Contact the racing office with any questions.

(302)994-2521 www.delawarepark.com

2017 DELAWARE PARK STAKES SCHEDULE July 29 - Delaware Park Arabian Derby (Gr.2), 3- and 4-year-olds, $30,000 guaranteed, 1 ¼ miles.

August 5 - Delaware Park Arabian Oaks (Gr.2), 3-and 4-year-old �llies, $30,000 guaranteed, 1 1/16 miles. Sponsored by Cre Run Enterprises LLC. August 19 - Delaware Park Arabian Classic H. (Gr.1), 3-year-olds and up, with preference given to 4-year-olds and up. $50,000 guaranteed, 1 ¼ miles.

September 2 - Buzz Brauninger Arabian Distaff H.(Gr.1), 3-year-olds and up, with preference given to 4-year-olds and up, �llies and mares, $45,000 guaranteed, 1 1/8 miles. *Following the race will be a social event hosted by EARA at the White Clay Creek Country Club. More details will be announced closer to the time.

September 23 - Delaware Park Arabian Juvenile Filly Championship (Gr.3), 3-year-old �llies, $20,000 guaranteed, 1 mile and 70 yards.

September 30 - Delaware Park Arabian Juvenile Championship (Gr.3), 3-year-old colts and geldings, $20,000 guaranteed, 1 mile and 70 yards.

EASTERN ARABIAN RACING ALLIANCE photograph copyright

www.easternarabianracing.org