A Busy Summer Coming Up at Canterbury The Minnesota Thoroughbred Association has scheduled a variety of events for the summer that will provide our members and guests with opportunities to learn, celebrate and support our jockeys, and add a Minnesota-bred or two to their stables. While plans are still in process and some dates have yet to be set, you can always visit minnesotabred.com for details. The MTA will celebrate the 2018 accomplishments of our Minnesota-bred equine athletes and their breeders, owners and other connections at our awards brunch on Saturday, June 1, at Canterbury Park. We’re looking forward to having our members, trainers and grooms share in the success of these amazing equine athletes. Canterbury Park’s Leg Up Fund Day is tentatively scheduled for August 10. The Leg Up Fund is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money to help jockeys who are injured in the course of their work at Canterbury Park. Fundraising events will include a raffle, a silent auction, a poker tournament, photos and autographs with our jockeys and many other fun activities. Many jockeys face financial hardship during their rehabilitation from injuries sustained on the track. The needs of our injured jockeys can be substantial. The day-to-day living and family support expenses pose financial challenges to these individuals who courageously test their physical limits every day. Since 2014, the Leg Up Fund has raised more than $190,000 and has provided over $42,000 in financial assistance to 13 jockeys. The MTA and Minnesota Quarter Horse Racing Association will once again come together to fire up the grills, roll out the fixings and feed Canterbury Park’s backside workers in a favorite annual event. The people who work on the backside are critical to the health and safety of our racehorses, and we look forward to this opportunity to show our appreciation for their long hours, diligence and tender care. Annually, nearly 500 people enjoy grilled pork loin, a variety of salads, baked beans and plenty of dessert! Ownership seminars, member events and conformation clinics are part of the MTA’s ongoing effort to educate both those with extensive horse racing experience and those who are just getting into the game. We will be posting upcoming clinics, seminars and events on our website. September 8 will bring a new crop of Minnesota-bred yearlings to the sales ring for the 2019 MTA Yearling Sale. The sale will be Minnesota-bred preferred and yearlings will arrive at Canterbury on September 7. The consignments will be available for inspection during an evening preview from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. following the afternoon’s race card, and the sale will be held in Canterbury Park’s Expo Center beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 8. We’re excited to have Philip Pierceall handling the microphone and gavel for the 2019 sale. In cooperation with Canterbury Park, there is a special racing opportunity for sale grads. The MTA Sales Graduate Futurity will offer eligible 2020 2-year-olds the opportunity to run in this new stakes race. Yearlings that are consigned to the 2019 sale and sell during the auction are eligible to nominate.
In addition, the breeder of each Minnesota-bred yearling that sells during the MTA Yearling Sale will receive a Yearling Sale Graduate Breeder’s Bonus if the MTA sale grad breaks its maiden in a maiden special weight or allowance race at Canterbury Park. The bonus will be paid to the breeder within 30 days of the horse breaking its maiden. The breeder of Minnesota-conceived and -foaled MTA sale grads will receive a $2,000 bonus, while the breeder of Minnesota-bred MTA sale grads will receive a $1,000 bonus. And a new, just added twist has been announced. The stallion owner of Minnesota-conceived and-foaled MTA sale grads will receive a $1,000 bonus as well. There will be so much happening at Canterbury Park this summer that you won’t want to miss a minute. Remember that details about all of our events can be found at minnesotabred.com.
OHIO THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS AND OWNERS NEWS OTBO Fall Mixed Sale Grads Run Big in Glacial Princess Stakes Mobil Lady’s win in Mahoning Valley’s Glacial Princess Stakes on November 17 was not only an eye-popping one for owner Laurie Pratt but also a real shot in the arm for Ohio’s rejuvenated OTBO Fall Mixed Sale. Only three-quarters of a length separated the top two at the wire in the six-furlong contest for 2-year-old Accredited Ohio-breds. Mobil Lady had been improving every start of her career until a 12thplace finish in the sloppy John Galbreath Memorial at 1 1⁄16 miles. That headscratching effort swayed the betting public when she returned to sprinting in the Glacial Princess, and she was made the longest shot in the field at 17-1. Off a bit slowly under Christian Pilares, she began her move on the turn and then circled the field to edge to the lead late over the fastclosing Show Me Some Sass. Odds-on Hey Adrian, off two straight stakes victories, set most of the pace and finished third. OTBO sale grad Mobil Lady became a Trained by Robin stakes winner under the guidance of jockey Schuster, the juvenile filly Christian Pilares. is a daughter of Mobil out of Surviving New York, by Survivalist, and was bred by Daniel Gale. Mobil Lady was consigned by Phantom Farms LLC and brought a final bid of $5,300 at the 2017 OTBO Fall Mixed Sale and now has earnings of $74,850. Show Me Some Sass was a $500 bargain at the 2017 sale consigned by Robert and Daniela Rowe and in seven starts shows a $28,063 bankroll. These two stakes horses are going a long way in the promotion of the OTBO Fall Mixed Sale. John Engelhardt
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