it walks, breed it”); new tax laws; the revision of the tax code prohibiting speedy depreciations on horses; increase in horse-keeping costs; and deflation. The Registry adopted rules and regulations regarding the use of embryo transfer and criteria for registering the resultant foals. The rules were adopted following six years of study by Registry officials and by owners in a pilot study.
1986 U.S. National Champion Stallion: MS Santana (*Bask x SW Saruchna) U.S. National Champion Mare: *Penicylina (Palas x Pentoda) U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt: Ray Dor Echo (Aladdinn Echo x Ray-Dor Galigai) U.S. National Champion Futurity Filly: SS Follow Me (*Aladdinn x Contessa-B) World Champion Senior Stallion: Imperial Imdal (Ansata Imperial x Dalia by *Morafic) World Champion Senior Mare: Dschaddah (Hadban Enzahi x Hamdi) World Champion Junior Colt: Pasch-Bianco (Plakat x Fadestah by Jalisco) World Champion Junior Filly: Targuia El Maklouf (Maklouf x Nziba by Dahman) David Murdock of Ventura Farms in Thousand Oaks, California, acquires Lasma’s entire mare herd consisting of over 230 mares and fillies, including 26 daughters of *Bask. Also in the package was the stallion Wizjon. Nagib Audi of Brazil purchases the international sire of champions *El Shaklan (Shaker El Masri x *Estopa). At Audi’s Fazenda Santa Gertrudes, *El Shaklan joined other prominent stallions such as Aza Destiny, Hal Gibby, and SW Bezatiw. In August, we said goodbye to Leon Rubin, founder of Sir William Farm, Hillsdale, New York. At the Polish Prestige Auction, the stallion Enrilo (*Probat x Emisja) was sold for $110,000 to Lasma Arabians Ltd., and the stallion Haracz (Palas x Harmonia) brought $380,000 from John and Peggy Yates. California Arabian racing got a significant boost. Ventura Farms hosted a meeting of the decision-makers in Arabian racing. They all expressed optimism: bigger purses; a new market; a new excitement in the breed; and David Murdock revealed his plan for building a one-mile track and a 50-stall barn at Ventura, and pledged $100,000 per year for racing. Arabians had their first California races in 1962 and have been racing continuously since 1975.
1987 Top: 1987 U.S. National Champion Stallion Fame VF (Bey Shah x Raffoleta-Rose). Middle: 1987 World Champion Senior Stallion Warandes Plakat (Plakat x Barwana). Bottom: 1985 and 1987 U.S. National Champion Park Zodiac Matador (*Bask x RO Fanciray).
U.S. National Champion Stallion: Fame VF (Bey Shah x Raffoleta-Rose) U.S. National Champion Mare: Shahteyna (Bey Shah x TW Forteyna) U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt: JM Esquire (Guarnteed x Tsabet) U.S. National Champion Futurity Filly: PS Bey Elation (Bey Shah x VP Elation) World Champion Senior Stallion: Warandes Plakat (Plakat x Barwna by Iridos) World Champion Senior Mare: Orinda (Hoekhorst Shriz x Nephrim by Neptun) World Champion Junior Colt: Estasan Ibn Estopa (Ibn Estopa x Bint Estawa by Malik) World Champion Junior Filly: Saskia RJ (Plakat x Barwna by Iridos) *El Shaklan named Brazilian National Champion Stallion. Canadian Nationals canceled, with Canadian National Show Commission members resigning, citing unprofitability of the show and lack of assistance from IAHA among the reasons. 22 b FIFTY YEARS OF ARABIAN HORSE WORLD