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Te CTBA will conduct this year’s edition Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton beginning at noon. Te horses will be stabled in the permanent barns near the Amador Pavilion. In addition, a $500 travel allowance with a minimum Cal-bred champion 2-year-old male Monument, shown winning Bob Benoit California Cup purchase of $3,500 is being ofered to Juvenile Stakes, is one of several notable runners to have siblings in the sale out-of-state trainers and trainers from Southern California with proof of travel who attend the sale. mare R Sunday Surprise. Te dam is a full sister to California While the July issue of California Toroughbred discussed Chrome, being out of California Broodmare of the Year Love the ample sire power available in the catalog, the female the Chase. families also sport many talented runners, including CaliforWoodbridge’s consignment also includes a half brother to Calnia-bred champions. bred stakes winner Curvy Cat. Hip #22 is by Ministers Wild Cat Monument is a good example. Te champion Cal-bred 2-year- out of the Distorted Humor mare Curvy Girl. Curvy Cat has old male of 2012, he won that year’s Bob Benearned $386,055 and won the 2013 B. Toughtoit California Cup Juvenile Stakes. Monument ful Stakes. 2021 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YEARLING & HORSES OF is by Cindago out of the stakes-placed Beautiful Patriots Rule is another good Cal-bred with RACING AGE SALE Crown mare Grant Marty a Wish and is a half a relative in the catalog. Te gelding earned brother to hip #44 in the sale catalog. $576,173 during his racing career, winning such Barton Toroughbreds has consigned the flly, races as the 2016 California Dreamin’ Stakes and who is by Dads Caps. Grant Marty a Wish is also 2015 Crystal Water Stakes. the dam of Cal-bred stakes-placed Drizzy. Easterbrook Livestock Management ofers hip Just Grazed Me is one of the many Grazen Cal#13, a half brother to Patriots Rule by California breds who have posted big earnings numbers, as Chrome. Te colt is out of the stakes-winning she has compiled a bankroll of $506,332. Just Seattle Bound mare Candy Factory, who has also Grazed Me’s stakes wins include the 2019 Senator produced Cal-bred graded stakes-placed Tiz a Ken Maddy Stakes (G3T) and two editions of the Kiss. California Distaf Handicap. Te Northern California catalog will ofer Milky Way Farm has a half sister to Just Grazed Me by Dan- something for everyone, and for the frst time at this sale, prozing Candy in the catalog. Te flly, hip #35, is out of the Cuvee spective buyers can bid online. Te catalog is available for downmare Fairway Road, winner of the 2009 Bustles and Bows Stakes. load to devices through Te Jockey Club app, as well as in tradiCalifornia Chrome is one of the most famous Cal-bred cham- tional print format. pions, and he fgures in the pedigree of hip #102 from the WoodFor further information on the sale, contact Loretta Veiga at bridge Farm consignment. A daughter of champion and Califor- (800) 573-2822, ext. 227 or loretta@ctba.com or Christy Chapnia sire I’ll Have Another, the sale flly is out of the Lucky Pulpit man at (800) 573-2822, ext. 247 or christy@ctba.com. Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 12 PM Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566
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alifornia-breds make headlines throughout the year at California tracks, with many earning black type. Several of those blacktype runners have siblings available at the California Toroughbred Breeders Association Northern California yearling and horses of racing age sale.
