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Cal-Breds Lead Golden State Charge At Keeneland
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Zayat Stables LLC purchased an Awesome Again colt from the immediate family of Cal-bred 2000 Eclipse Seven youngsters touting California Horse of the Year Tiznow for $325,000. bloodlines brought notable prices durThe racing prospect’s dam is the Cee’s ing the 2010 Keeneland September Tizzy mare Tizso, whose three stakes Yearling Sale, which was conducted in performers include the Lexington, Kentucky from grade III winner Tiz West. Sept. 12-26. Eliciting a winning bid A pair of colts led the of $250,000 from agent way among California-bred Stephen Young was a offerings. A Medaglia d’Oro Tapit colt whose two full half-brother to the Del Mar siblings are recent stakes Thoroughbred Club grade winners. His dam is the II winner Sweet Win who was bred by Thomas ©DiOrio multiple winner Free Spin, ©Webster Bachman commanded a a daughter of the Victory Hip# 111 – $335,000 Hip# 1050 – $150,000 Rose Thoroughbreds sire $335,000 bid from Vision Medaglia d’Oro—Win for Juno Bernardini—Miss Soft Sell Olympio. Sales 2010 LLC, while A Corinthian colt out of the buyer John Ferguson went to $150,000 California Champion Older Female to acquire a Bernardini half-brother to Above Perfection sold for $400,000 California champion Charm a GenCalifornia champions Brother Derek to Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. darme, by Batonnier, sold for $220,000 ($1,611,138) and Don’tsellmeshort His dam, a graded stakes-winning to agent Patrice Miller/EQB. He is a ($402,365) who was bred by Mary daughter of Vessels Stallion Farm’s half-brother to the dual grade IIn Excess (Ire), produced the 2009 winning millionaire Tout Charmant Caldwell. Selling for $550,000 to George Spinaway Stakes (grade I) winner, Hot and the grade III-winning freshman sire Forest Grove. Bolton as the sale’s joint session-topper Dixie Chick. on Sept. 16 was a Smart Strike filly whose dam, My Miss Storm Cat, is a grade III-placed Hollywood Park stakes winner by the Ballena Vista Farm stallion Sea of Secrets. A Hard Spun colt out of 2002
Small Business Bill To Help Horse Industry
Horse Racing Ranks High On National Fan Poll
The Small Business Jobs Act (H. R. 5297) that promises to bring relief to America’s small businesses was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Sept. 27. By doubling the current expensing allowance to $500,000 for 2010 and 2011, and reinstating 50-percent bonus depreciation for purchases made this year, it continues the bigger write-off for horses and other property purchased and placed in service by a horse business that was originally included in earlier stimulus bills.
In a recent ESPN SportsNation Fan Poll, horse racing was the 7th choice overall of more than 13,000 people across the nation who voted for their favorites among 20 sports. Professional football (NFL) led the standings, followed by college football, baseball (MLB), college basketball, basketball (NBA) and ice hockey (NHL), while horse racing actually ranked second only to the NFL when it came to the fans’ top selection.
Tribal Rule Leads California Stallions By Live Foals Of 2010 The 14-year-old Ballena Vista Farm sire mares bred in North America on both Tribal Rule, leader of his generation in Northern Hemisphere and Southern California since his first crop raced in Hemisphere time, as compared to the corre2006, produced 96 live foals of this year sponding numbers of 3,004 live foals from from 124 mares bred in 2009, to lead all 4,724 mares bred that were released a year ago. Golden State stallions. These statistics These figures represent 37.1 and 33 percent released by The Jockey Club on Sept. 16, drops in the number of live foals and mares representing a completion rate of approxibred, respectively. mately 90 percent and compiled through Completing the top five rankings among Tribal Rule Sept. 8, showed that 3,130 stallions covGolden State sires were Harris Farms’ Unusual ered 49,404 mares last year, resulting in 27,233 Live Heat (69 foals), Rancho San Miguel’s Marino Marini Foals Reports for 2010. (55 foals), Tommy Town Thoroughbreds’ Ministers Wild Cat In California, 1,891 live foals were reported from 3,165 (51 foals) and Ballena Vista’s Benchmark (48 foals).
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