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Young Sires Rising to the Top!HEATSEEKER LUCKY PULPIT

Giant’s Causeway-Rusty Back, by Defensive Play

Fee: $5,000 Live Foal Property of a Syndicate

#1 No Contest Leader amongCalifornia’s Second-Crop Sires Two-crop progeny earnings worldwide have now sur-passed $2 million, including eight stakes horses and $1.5 million in 2013.

Sire of California Derby third-place !nisher Infosec and four !rst-crop 6-!gureearners including stakes winner SURTSEY ($239,418), G3-placed Savvy Hester ($133,402) and Belmont allowance winner Joy Seeker.

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Fee: $2,500 Live FoalProperty of Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams

John C. Harris, President • David E. McGlothlin, Horse Division Manager • Dr. Jeanne Bowers, Resident Veterinarian27366 W. Oakland Ave. • Coalinga, CA 93210 • Tel: (800) 311-6211 or (559) 884-2859 • Fax: (559) 884-2855www.harrisfarms.com • E-Mail: [email protected]

All stallions are nominated to the Breeders’ Cup. Stud fees are payable at foaling.Visit our website: www.harrisfarms.com for stallion news updates and booking information.

UNUSUAL HEATNureyev-RossardFee: $20,000 Live Foal

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THORN SONGUnbridled’s Song-FestalFee: $2,500 Live Foal

DESERT CODEE Dubai-Chatta CodeFee: $2,000 Live Foal

TIZBUDCee’s Tizzy-Cee’s SongFee: $1,500 Live Foal

LUCKY J. H. Cee’s Tizzy-Lucky C. H.Fee: $1,500 Live Foal

Among the 50 leading Lifetime Sires in California,Lucky Pulpit has highest percentage of 2-year-oldwinners (24%) from foals.

His Lifetime A-E Index is second only to Unusual Heatamong active California sires and third-highest amongPulpit’s sons at stud.

Lifetime Average Earnings per Runner: $57,217 76% Winners from Starters / 17% Wins from Starts

Eight yearlings sold at Barretts October last year averaged $29,525 including colts for $67,000 and $45,000.

The Golden State Series of stakes races for nominatedCalifornia-bred or California-sired horses is in its third year,and now consists of 35 stakes races and $5.3 million in totalpurses. When first launched in 2012, the focus of the serieswas to provide significant purses and opportunities for two-and three-year-olds with the goal of providing a quick returnto owners and breeders. With racing in state so dependent onthe local product, such an emphasis on juvenile races wasimportant to provide immediate stabilization with the foalcrop numbers while at the same time both improving thecommercial market and focusing on quality.

The recent upward trends with the live foal crops andnumber of mares bred in the state has proven the success ofthe program. Also, the commercial market for Cal-breds,both in state and out of state, has also improved since theintroduction of the series.

When first announced, there was the commitment toexpand the purses and opportunities for older horses as well.Through the involvement of the California ThoroughbredBreeders Association (CTBA) Racing Committee, we nowhave a more balanced program with racing opportunities forall ages. In fact, when first launched, purses for older horseswere just over $1 million, or 22 percent in total. For 2014,total purses for older horses are now over $2 million or nearly40 percent of the total. Purses and opportunities for two orthree-year-olds have been protected as well.

The aspect of the program that needs improvement,however, is the number of opportunities made available inNorthern California. Currently, the Golden State Series

supplements two stakes races for three-year-olds at GoldenGate Fields. The CTBA, and its membership, have repeat-edly asked for more restricted stakes opportunities in thenorth, with the big obstacle being the lack of stakes dollarsallocated from the purse account as the emphasis in NorthernCalifornia has been mostly on overnight races in order toprotect the current horse population.

The Golden State Series, which is funded by nomina-tion fees, stallion fees and California Marketing Committee(CMC) contributions, simply supplements stakes races inthe state after the commitment from the purse account. Inorder to keep the prestige of the series and its black-type(now that higher minimum purse standards have beenplaced on new races), total purses for inclusion begin at$100,000. We do understand the concerns of those breedingand racing in the north, and are currently discussing withthe tracks and Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC)on ways to allocate more purse money to stakes so that theGolden State Series can supplement and offer furtheropportunities. We are confident that we will be adding arace, or more, particularly at one of the Northern Californ-ian fairs. The expansion of opportunities in the north willbe a major focus.

We do hope that breeders/owners in both Northern Cali-fornia and Southern California see the benefits of this programand the increased value for their Cal-breds. Many horses bredor started in the north have been extremely successful sincethe creation of the series. A complete list of the Golden StateSeries Stakes stakes races appears on page 60.

From The Executive CornerA Golden Opportunity

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An Exciting New AdditionLast month, I had the pleasure of visiting Phil Lebherz’s Premier

Thoroughbreds in Oakdale, which represents an exciting new additionto California’s Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry based on its strongstallion roster of Smiling Tiger, Sierra Sunset, Sway Away and Twice the Appeal.

The 70-acre property, also the home to Pat Grohl and Amie Allen’s state-of-the-art horse rehabilitation facility Premier Equine Center, has been in thesenew hands only since August of last year, but is already providing a great arrayof services to local breeders, owners and trainers.

Previously a Quarter Horse farm, Premier Thoroughbreds and PremierEquine Center are the kind of operations that the Golden State should beproud of as it strives to maintain itself as one of the leaders on the nationalstage.

This February 2014 issue of California Thoroughbred, the official publicationof the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA), also featuresPoints Offhtebench as the posthumous winner of the 2013 Eclipse ChampionMale Sprinter award, as well as an analysis of the other California-breds alsoworthy of consideration for last year’s local championships.

Sandwiched between articles on CTBA members Jerry Hollendorfer, theassociation’s Trainer of the Year for 2013, and Charles “Chuck” Winner, the newChairman of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), are editorials on boththe Golden State’s overall leading sires and its top freshman sires of last year.

Focus On The Future spotlights 30-year-old Alexis Garske, an employee ofSanta Anita Park, while the recent graded stakes win by the three-year-old coltGervinho and the black-type wins by fellow Cal-breds Cyclometer and Danc-ingtothestars at that same local track are reviewed in detail.

The eleven-year-old gelding Cost of Freedom, a California champion andgrade I-winning millionaire, is the subject matter of Another Man’s Treasure andthe eight-year-old mare Ultra Blend is highlighted as the 57th member of the Cal-Bred Millionaires’ Row, while A Blast From The Past features the Cal-bred coltTerrang who won the $145,000 Santa Anita Handicap as a six-year-old back onFeb. 28, 1959.

“Physitis In Young Horses” is the title of the latest Horse Care piece andthere is also a list of California’s leading breeders of 2013, while this month’s

Guest Forum contribution is fromMegan Gaynes of Auction HorsesRescue and the balance of themagazine includes all our otherregular columns, features anddepartments that we hope willalso prove to be both enjoyableand helpful.

Until next time, may you breedthe best to the best and not justhave to hope for the best!

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FeaturesEclipse Awards: A Permanent Presence

by Emily Shields

California-Bred Champions: The Best Of 2013 by Rudi Groothedde

CTBA Trainer Of The Year: Jerry Hollendorfer—The King Of Californiaby Gene Williams

California Sires: A Hot Pursuit by Marcie Heacox

California Sires: Star Players by Lisa Groothedde

CTBA Member Profile: Charles “Chuck” Winner—A Formula For Successby Steve Schuelein

Focus On The Future: Alexis Garske—Hooked On A Feeling by Emily Shields

The Grade California-Breds: Gervinho—Quite Remarkableby Gene Williams

Racing In Southern California: Cal-Breds Show Their Mettle by Marcie Heacox

Another Man’s Treasure: Cost Of Freedom—Dues Paid by Marcie Heacox

Cal-Bred Millionaires’ Row: #57 Ultra Blend—From Humble Beginningsby Emily Shields

A Blast From The Past: Terrang—Yet Another Good Oneby Jackie Barnes

Horse Care: Physitis In Young Horses by Heather Smith Thomas

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The Premier Thoroughbreds stallion SmilingTiger, a multiple grade I winner, with the Oakdalefarm’s owner Phil Lebherz (second from left), PatGrohl (left) and Amie Allen (third from left), theowners of Premier Equine Center, BreedingManager Graham Bell (right), Stallion ManagerOscar Munguia (second from right) andOperations Project Assistant Tami Woods (thirdfrom right).©Ron Mesaros

The California-Bred Champions Of 2013

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Points Offthebench, a son of Ballena Vista Farm’sBenchmark who was bred in California by Gary Rocks,was posthumously awarded the 2013 Eclipse ChampionMale Sprinter award based on four wins from five startsas a four-year-old that included victories in the Del MarThoroughbred Club’s grade I, $300,250 Bing CrosbyStakes and the grade I, $300,500 Santa Anita SprintChampionship Stakes at Santa Anita Park (above).


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California Thoroughbred Foundation(CTF) Notes—February 2014

Leading Breeders in California

Leading Sires in California

Leading Lifetime Sires in California

Leading Two-Year-Old Sires in California

Dates in California

CTBA Calendar

Classified Advertising

Indexes to Advertisers & Stallions Advertised

From the Executive Office: A Golden Opportunityby Doug Burge

Managing Editor’s Welcome: An Exciting New Additionby Rudi Groothedde

Guest Forum: Auction Horses Rescue Provides A Helping Hand by Megan Gaynes

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Thoroughbred Farms In California: Premier Thoroughbreds—The New Kids On The Blockby Rudi Groothedde

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• Top Level Graded Stakes Performer: 1-2-3 in 11 of 13 starts• Earning $1,154,360, including G1 Haskell Invitational,

G1 Goodwood Stakes, G1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes,and G2 Pat O’ Brien Stakes

• Versatile G1 Winner at 1+1/8 Miles on the East Coast and G1 Winner at 6 Furlongs on the West Coast

• Third Leading California Sire by Mares Bred in 2013• First Foal Crop of 2014 are Arriving and Look Tremendous

Stud Fee: $5,000

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10 Years Ago

In the 18th start of an eventual five-season career,five-year-old Giovannetti posted his third and final stakesvictory in the $100,000 Ken Maddy Sprint Handicap atGolden Gate Fields on Feb. 21, 2004. Bred in Californiaby Rick and Michael Arthur, the gelded son of Memo(Chi) and Rio Tejo, the 2003/2004 California Broodmareof the Year by Tsunami Slew, raced into his seven-year-old year before retiring with a record of 31-8-2-1 and$336,377 in earnings.

On Feb. 18, 1989, California-bredKool Arrival, a daughter of Relaunchand The Irish Lord’s grade I-placedgraded stakes winner Irish Arrival,posted the biggest win of her career inthe grade I, $133,450 Las VirgenesStakes for three-year-old fillies atSanta Anita Park. Owned by herbreeders Pete Valenti, John Coelhoand Philip Fields, she retired afterseven more starts that year with a14-7-1-2 record and $422,988bankroll before becoming the dam ofthe dual grade I-placed graded stakeswinner Klassy Kim.

After winning the $61,450 SanFelipe Handicap on Feb. 12, 1964,three-year-old Hill Rise returned toSanta Anita 17 days later to win the$132,400 Santa Anita Derby by sixlengths. Racing from two to five inthe El Peco Ranch silks of his breederGeorge A. Pope Jr., this colt byHillary out of the winning Russia II(Aus) mare Red Curtain earned$653,177 from 15 wins, six secondsand eight thirds that included arunner-up finish in the 1964Kentucky Derby and victories in the1965 Santa Anita Handicap and the1966 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes atAscot in England.

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Hill Rise$132,400 Santa Anita Derby

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Roi CharmantPassing on his speed, which earned multiple 100+ beyers figures and

43 second 1/2-mile clocking.

Roi Charmant is California’s leading first crop sire by average earnings per foal ($19,059), second leading sire of average earnings per runner

($30,495) and yearling average ($18.7K).

36th ranked North American first crop sire by total earnings. 62% startersfrom foals, including multiple stakes-placed, winner

GANGNAM GUY ($113,420), second in the I’m Smoking Stakes at Del Marand 2nd open allowance 1/16/2014, running 6 1/2 f. at Santa Anita in 111.4.

His 88 Beyers ranks 16th for a 3-year-old male in 2014 (DRF 1/20).

From the Sire Line of Lava Man out of a solid female family sporting agraded sprinter in every generation.

Inbred 4x3 to Broodmare of the year My Charmer.

Inquiries to Tom Hudson4050 Casey Avenue, Santa Ynez, California 93460

(805) 693-1777/FAX (805) 693-1644e-mail: [email protected]

website: www.magalifarms.com

Roi CharmantEvansville Slew-Cantina, by Seattle Dancer • Fee: $1,000 LF

Event Date(s) Venue(s)

CTBA Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner Monday, February 10 The Claremont Hotel Club (2013 California-Bred Champions & 2014 California Hall of Fame Inductees) & Spa, Berkeley

Northern California Sale Tuesday, August 12 Alameda County Fairgrounds,( (For further information, contact Cookie Hackworth at [email protected]/(800) 573-2822, extension 243) Pleasanton

For further information, contact the CTBA’s Event Coordinator Christy Chapman at either [email protected] or (800) 573-2822, extension 247.

To further assist the membership of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) and

subscribers of its official publication, California Thoroughbred, this monthly editorial page provides readers with updates

about the association’s current policies, latest news and upcoming events in the Golden State.

The CTBAWorking For You


The CTBA Calendar Corner

This year’s Annual Meeting andAnnual Awards Dinner of the CTBA,which will both honor last year’sCalifornia-bred champions and inductWilliam J. Morey Jr. and In Excess (Ire)into the CTBA’s Hall of Fame, will beheld at The Claremont Hotel Club &Spa in Berkeley on Monday, Feb. 10.

After the 4:00 pm business meet-ing, a Cocktail Reception at 6:00 pmwill be followed an hour laterby the Awards Dinner whichwill also feature awards forthe Golden State’s leading stallions and breeder of 2014,as well as last year’s Trainer ofthe Year, Hall of Famer JerryHollendorfer who has been aCTBA member since 1993.

California’s 2013 Champions

& 2014 Hall Of Famers

Headline CTBA Awards

Dinner

Through the August 2014issue of California Thorough-bred, the official publication ofthe California ThoroughbredBreeders Association (CTBA),

this year’s crop of Thoroughbreds foaled in the Golden State will again be spotlighted in each monthly magazine with advertorials featuring six toeight photos of foals per page.

The cost to publish individual photos is $75 each,while a full page insertion will be discounted down to$500. These charges represent a discount of more than 50 percent on the price of a regular full-pageadvertisement in the magazine. Insertions will includea caption with each foal’s sire, dam, broodmare sire,sex, date of birth and breeders, as well as the details,including a logo, of their farm location.

Photos need to be submitted by the followingMonday deadlines; March 3 (April issue); April 7(May issue); May 5 (June issue); June 2 (July issue);and July 7 (August issue).

For additional information, please contact themagazine’s Advertising Manager, Loretta Veiga, [email protected]/(626) 445-7800, extension 227, orits Managing Editor, Rudi Groothedde, [email protected]/(626) 445-7800, extension 226.Additionally, photos can also be submitted to KenGurnick at [email protected] for free inclusion onthe CTBA’s web site.

New CTBA Members

Charles Bernhardt Los Flores, CA

Trina BurtonGreenwood, CA

Bryan CarneyValencia, CA

Julio EncisoRichmond, CA

Joe SchneiderSierra Madre, CA

Sandra L. SniderDuarte, CA

Nathan WhitePhoenix, AZ

Peter WhiteWhittier, CA

Anthony YakimowichPasadena, CA

Dates To Remember

Saturday, February 1

Names for foals of 2012 must be claimed; after Feb. 1, a naming fee of $75 will apply.

Saturday, February 15Annual registration of stallions is due at a fee of $1,250.

Deadline to nominate California-bred/California-sired two-year-olds (foals of 2012)to the Golden State Series; $300 fee applies.

Spotlighting California’s Foals Of 2014

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• California’s Leading Turf Sire• Lifetime Progeny Earnings in excess of $8.5 million• Average Earnings Per Year $1.6 Million +• Multiple Graded Stakes Winner of $703,862• Multiple Stakes Producer, including G1 Placed &

Stakes Winner ANTARES WORLD ($438,328), G3 Winner STONEY FLEECE ($442,134), QUISISANA ($334,158) & HARLENE ($252,907)

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Nureyev—Chimes of Freedom, by Private Account• Grade 1 Winner of $1,733,058• With Progeny Earnings over $10.7 Million• Avg Earnings Per Runner more than $51,615• Sire of G1 Winners HAPPY TRAILS (Aus) ($2,017,630),

GRAND JOURNEY (Aus) ($558,747), Multiple G2 WinnerSOUND JOURNEY (Aus) ($459,594), Stakes Winners THIRTYFIRSTSTREET ($398,246), Multiple Stakes WinnerBELLA VIAGGIA ($261,360) & Stakes Winner AOTEAROASSttuudd FFeeee:: $$55,,000000

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Have you registered your Stallion for 2014 yet?Don’t miss the date

February 15, 2014You can download forms or register online at

www.ctba.com

For information please callDAWN GERBER

800-573-CTBA or 626-445-7800, Ext. 237or E-mail: [email protected]

Memorial DonationsThe CTF accepts donations in memory of relatives and friends, with all such donations allocated to Scholarship

Funds of the Foundation and to the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library. Please remember members of our industrywith a donation to the CTF Memorial Fund. Donations may be sent to CTF, P. O. Box 60018, Arcadia, CA 91066-6018.

The CTF joins in honoring the memory of those whose names appear in bold type. We also thank and acknowledgethe donors for their generous contributions.

Margaret “Maggie” RobbinsJohn C. Harris

California Thoroughbred Foundation

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Notes — February 2014

Mrs. Jeanne L. Canty, PresidentMrs. Gail Gregson, Vice-President

Gregory L. Ferraro, DVM, TreasurerMark W. McCreary, Secretary

Peter P. DailyTracy Gantz

Jane Goldstein

Gerald F. McMahonNeil O’Dwyer

Mrs. Ada Gates PattonThomas S. Robbins

John W. SadlerPeter W. Tunney

Warren Williamson

2014 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

The California Thoroughbred Foundation (CTF) is dedicated to the advancement of equine research and education. Since 1958, the Foundation has operated as anon-profit 501(c)3 corporation that can accept tax deductiblecontributions. For more than four decades, the CTF has spon-sored numerous research and educational projects and awardedscholarships to veterinary students at U.C. Davis.

The Foundation maintains the Carleton F. Burke MemorialLibrary, one of the most extensive collections of equine

literature found anywhere. Several generous donations of bookcollections and artwork form the core of the library, which ishoused in the CTBA offices in Arcadia. Among its 10,000 volumes are current veterinary publications, turf histories, salescatalogs, and books spanning a wide range of subjects fromequine nutrition and care to fine arts. The latest instructionalvideos also are available for viewing in the Library.

The resources of the CTF’s Carleton F. Burke MemorialLibrary are available to the public for research and pleasure.


The California Thoroughbred Foundation

Mrs. Kenneth M. Schiffer, Director Emeritus

Phil Lebherz’s Premier Thoroughbreds represents a newforce in the local Thoroughbred industry, offering both abreeding and boarding facility under its own name, as wellas a state-of-the-art horse rehabilitation operation underthe Premier Equine Center banner of Pat Grohl and AmieAllen. Previously the Valley Oak Ranch for Quarter Horsesbuilt by the renowned veterinarian Dr. Jerry Black about 15years ago, the now 70-acre location in Oakdale is alreadyhome to four promising young stallions even though Leb-herz only purchased it about six months ago.

“We only bought this farm in August, and look how it isnow,” said Phil, a native of San Diego who lives a little over100 miles west of the farm in Portola Valley. “Pat and Amiehave done a great job. It was a lot for them to move every-thing. They had to come out of their old place and thenthey have done so much to make it even better. We’re allreal happy to be in Oakdale.”

Phil’s background in Thoroughbreds goes back to hispurchase of a share in Just Plain Fancy who placed in twostakes races for him as a two-year-old of 1994, but he wasinvolved with horses prior to that. “I lived on a horse ranchin the Bay Area for many years,” he said, “but my wifeSharon is really the horse expert; I’m just the finance guy.”The 60-year-old owner of successful health insurance com-panies for some three decades explained further, “I used togo with my brother Rick to Bay Meadows (Racecourse)

every Wednesday, so one day I asked someone how all of itworked and the next thing I knew, I had purchased a twenty-five percent share in a filly for $2,000.

“If it’s not fun, I don’t want to do it. This work is fun forme, trying to solve problems and get the process down, aswell as having a really good time. The challenge for me,more than the actual racing, is to educate on the processes,management and finances, to get everything to make senseand work. Then out comes the product. If we get a productthat wins, everyone is going to say that Lebherz is the luck-iest guy who ever lived. They always say that, and myanswer is that I have always been lucky. The harder I work,the luckier I get. I stick with things.”

Phil then explained the history of his relationships withtrainer Jeff Bonde and bloodstock agent Mersad Metanovic,who is now also handling all the bookings for the stallionsat Premier Thoroughbreds, as well as Pat and Amie. “WhenJeff and I went to the yearling sale in Washington where weended up buying Smiling Tiger, we met Mersad because hehad also been sent over to inspect the horse. He saw howwe operated and so he hung around and the next thing youknow, he’s on our team. Mersad’s been terrific, as he goes tothe sales and sits through the whole thing, waiting untilthat one horse comes up. He’s also been great for Jeff, bring-

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ing in a lot of new owners. Mersad’s just a great public rela-tions guy. I met Pat and Amie because Jeff had them takingcare of my horses. They were doing great work. I mean worldclass.” Amie said, “We had been loyal to him for a very longtime. Before he even knew us, we were taking care of him.”

Young GunsJust like the farm, the four-strong stallion roster at Pre-

mier Thoroughbreds is brand new. Smiling Tiger is standinghis first season at stud this year, Sway Away and Twice theAppeal covered their first mares in Oakdale in 2013, andSierra Sunset has relocated there after standing his first twoyears at Rancho San Miguel.

Smiling TigerAs a three-time grade I winner, including two of those

victories as a three-year-old when he was a finalist for theEclipse Champion Male Sprinter award, Smiling Tigeroffers local breeders an exceptional opportunity to breed toa runner of the highest order. Furthermore, the$1,480,704-earner is a three-quarter-brother to the 2013Eclipse Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, She’s a Tiger, thewinner of the Del Mar Debutante Stakes (grade I) who wasdisqualified from first to second in the Breeders’ Cup Juve-nile Fillies (grade I).

Seven of Smiling Tiger’s eight black-type wins came ingraded stakes company, led by the 2010 editions of the DelMar Thoroughbred Club’s grade I, $250,000 Bing CrosbyStakes and Santa Anita Park’s grade I, $245,000 AncientTitle Stakes and the grade I, $250,000 Triple Bend Handi-cap at Betfair Hollywood Park in 2011. Also third in theBreeders’ Cup Sprint (grade I) in both 2010 and 2012, heclosed out a 23-9-2-8 lifetime record, that included a grade I-placed stakes-winning juvenile campaign and 18 black-typewins or placings overall, with a victory in Hollywood Park’sgrade III, $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes duringDecember of 2012.

Retired completely sound, Smiling Tiger won from four toseven furlongs on dirt and all-weather and recorded nine100-plus Beyer Speed Figure efforts, including a 112 ratingfor his Triple Bend win over Eclipse champion Amazombie.

The seven-year-old son of European champion two-year-oldHold That Tiger and the stakes-winning Cahill Road mareShandra Smiles traces back to the like of the sire Love ThatMac, a grade II winner who also placed second in the Metro-politan Handicap and Vosburgh Stakes, both grade I events.

The 16.1-hand chestnut, originally purchased for $40,000during September of 2008, is owned by Lebherz in partner-ship with Alan Klein and will stand for $5,000 Live Foal in2014. “We are getting phone calls like crazy,” said Phil, whilePat added, “What has amazed me are the people who usuallydon’t breed mares who want to breed mares to him.”

Among the approximately 30 mares whom Phil ownseither by himself or with partners are a couple of standoutswho are going to be mated this year to Smiling Tiger, namelyProposed, both a graded stakes winner and producer, andthe grade I-placed stakes winner Erica’s Smile.

Phil said, “Smiling Tiger is put together right and was able torun 23 races at the highest level without having any orthopedicproblems; that’s something I want to breed into. The fact that hedid all of that without getting hurt; that’s huge.” Amie added,“He’s got some good bone on him” and Graham Bell, the farm’sBreeding Manager, said, “He’s going to peak at the right time.He’s one tough guy.” Phil concluded, “We’re hoping to breed 75mares to Smiling Tiger this year, and if there is a surge at the end,then maybe 100. That’s a lot for California. We’ll see.”

Sierra SunsetUsing his tactical speed, Sierra Sunset won five races

during three seasons of racing, including the grade II,$300,000 Rebel Stakes on Oaklawn Park’s main dirt trackwhile on the 2008 Triple Crown Trail. The 2005 son ofEclipse champion Bertrando, California’s leading sire andleading sire of two-year-olds on a total of four occasions,earned $459,696 while posting victories at distances rang-ing from 4 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles.

In eight races at two, the 16-hand bay’s three winsincluded an eight-length triumph in the $72,310 BayMeadows Juvenile Stakes at six furlongs and a victoryagainst a dozen opponents in the $125,000 California CupJuvenile Stakes, the latter of which was contested at 1 1/16miles on the all-weather at Santa Anita. As a sophomore,Sierra Sunset prepped for the Rebel Stakes with a runner-

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up finish to Denis of Cork in the grade III, $250,000Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn in Arkansas.

At four, he defeated grade II winner Bold Chieftain by fivelengths in the $57,000 Alamedan Handicap and retired onestart later with a record of 14-5-3-1 before covering 42 maresin 2012 and 35 mares in 2013. Sierra Sunset is out of the dualstakes-placed, two-time winner Toot Sweet, a Pirate’s Bountyfull sister to not only grade I winner Private Persuasion but boththe dam of 2008 Belmont Stakes (grade I) victor Da’ Tara andthe granddam of aforementioned Denis of Cork.

The 2014 stud fee for this 16-hand bay is $2,500 LiveFoal. A $40,000 purchase at the CTBA Sales’ NorthernCalifornia Yearling Sale in Pleasanton during September of2006, he is owned by Lebherz in partnership with GeorgeSchmitt. Sierra Sunset’s first foals are yearlings of this year. “Bonde thinks his foals are beautiful,” said Phil. Pat added,“Bonde is a conformation man and he his really high onSierra Sunset’s babies. We’re hoping for 35 mares this year.”Phil continued, “This guy was ranked fifth for the KentuckyDerby when he got hurt after winning the Rebel.” Grahamconcluded, “He’s a nice looking horse and he’s a character.He had a great race record and he is a very fertile.”

Sway AwayThe first foals by Sway Away are being anxiously awaited

by Lebherz who last year bred 15 of his own mares to thissix-year-old son of Afleet Alex, the 2005 Belmont Stakes(grade I) winner and Eclipse Champion Three-Year-OldMale. Sway Away’s 10-start race record included grade IIplacings at two, three and four, as well as a debut maidenspecial weight win at Pleasanton in 2010 and an allowancevictory at Hollywood Park in 2011.

He defeated the like of grade I winners Amazombie,Comma to the Top, Sahara Sky and The Factor while earn-ing $206,800 during his three seasons of racing. Out ofSeattle Shimmer, an unraced daughter of 1977 TripleCrown winner Seattle Slew, Sway Away boasts a pedigreethat includes the graded stakes victor Irish Joy and thegrade I-placed stakes winner Fleet Valid.

A 15.3-hand bay, he is owned by Phil and is standing for

$2,500 Live Foal in 2014. “He’s got that big, long reach,”said Phil, “and I hope his babies come out beautiful.” Amiereplied, “They will; I have absolutely no doubt. He wasimpressive last year because he had really just come off thetrack. We got some later mares but considering what we gotdone with him, just coming off the track two months prior,was very good.” Graham added, “He has a great walk. He’salso got plenty of bone and he’s pretty correct, so I thinkhe’ll throw good looking babies.”

Twice the AppealAlso expecting his first foals in 2014 is Twice the

Appeal, a 2008 son of Successful Appeal who defeated sub-sequent Belmont Stakes (grade I) winner Ruler On Ice towin the 2011 running of the grade III, $800,000 SunlandPark Derby in New Mexico just two starts after winningconsecutive races at Santa Anita. From a 16-3-3-2 recordoverall, including a start in the Kentucky Derby (grade I),he earned $476,060 while also placing in both the $75,000Fifth Season Stakes and $100,000 Essex Handicap at Oak-lawn Park in Arkansas as a four-year-old.

Out of the Cormorant mare Double Boarded, Twice theAppeal is a half-brother to the grade III-placed dual stakeswinner Board Elligible, while his pedigree page also includesthe graded stakes performers Cologny and Selective. The 2014stud fee for this dark bay, who stands 15.2 hands, is $1,500 LiveFoal. He is owned by Rusty Brown and Victor Flores, whileGraham commented, “He’s kind and has a great demeanor.”

Premier Equine Center“We started this when I was 25 and Amie was 21,” said

Pat of the couple’s Premier Equine Center that had previouslybeen based at another location in his hometown of Oakdalesince May of 2008. At their new facility, Pat and Arcadianative Amie have built a compact operation that features anew swimming pool, an Aquatred underwater treadmill, avibration plate stall, a cold salt water spa, one six-horse andtwo four-horse covered Eurocisers, a turnout and 60 stalls,eight of them located in the farm’s stallion barn.

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“All the stalls have fans and misters as it does get warmup here,” said Pat. “We also have the place set up to build20 more stalls for the summertime when it gets busier withtwo-year-olds then in training. We don’t just pull from theThoroughbreds, we also have six vet clinics that refer theirclients to us; cutters, reiners, rodeo horses, dressage, Eng-lish, the whole deal.”

The swimming pool is 40 foot in diameter and 15 feetdeep. Pat said. “It’s worked out great for us. A lot of trainersnow just want to give horses breaks of three to four weeks.The time in the pool all depends on the horse, how theyswim and what kind of fitness level they’re at. The Thor-oughbreds can do up to fifteen laps. If they swim fast, wetake them out to give them breaks. Jose (Robledo) ran theswimming pool at Kenny Arnold’s farm, so everybody at theracetrack knows him because it was the farm for a long timefor this type of stuff.” Amie added, “We use it a lot more forconditioning and the Aquatred is used more or less forrehab, but we do combine the two a lot.”

Pat then explained the importance of the vibrationplate. “This science was invented by NASA for use on theirastronauts when they returned from space, to build bonemass and density. For the horses, it also does a good job ofgetting circulation down to their feet. We use it a lot with

the horses on stall rest who can’t really do a lot. It at leastgets them out of their stalls a couple of times a day.”

Of the 35-degree temperature level in the salt water spa,Pat said, “It’s a deep, deep icing. It can be used on anythingyou want to remove inflammation from, such as post-surgicalstuff and hot knees, ankles and feet. A daily session forthree weeks will remove any kind of inflammation.

“With the five acres that we lease here, we’ve been ableto expand,” said Pat. “We are more of a post-surgical andconditioning facility, controlled rehab, as compared to alay-up farm. What kind of makes Amie and I different asfar as the rehab goes, is that we are the ones doing thework day in and day out. We might not swim all the horsesevery day, personally, but when those horses start in thepool or start in the Aquatred, we’re there. We do a lot ofour own hauling for our clients and for our vet clinics,including two in Nevada, so when the horses go to berechecked, we’re there. We can tell them what’s going on,it’s us they’re talking to. For the Thoroughbreds, we talk alot with the trainers’ vets and ship radiographs back andforth.” The couple, who met about 10 years ago whilecompeting at a rodeo as students of Cal Poly San LuisObispo when he was a team roper and she was a barrelracer, also have six employees to help them with the horses,which number about 50 right now.

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Kim Kuhlmann and then Terry Knight started sendingsome horses over. I had a mutual friend with Jeff Bondewho told me to go and talk to him. I was driving to theracetracks once a week. I just kept showing my face. AfterI met Jeff, I kept after him. Eventually, he sent us Twice theAppeal after the Kentucky Derby. That went well, so hesent us others. We can now have fifteen to twenty horsesof his here at a time. A few years ago, Amie and I werestruggling to make a living but now we are trying to keepup with the business in the summertime. We’ve come along ways in a short time.” Amie added, “We’ve been verylucky by having a lot of high-caliber horses around here,but our success is really due to us customizing every horse’sprogram.”

Successful graduates of Premier Equine Center alsoinclude Smiling Tiger, Sway Away, the 2009, 2010 and2011 stakes winner Excessive Passion, the 2013 gradedstakes winner Majestic Stride, the $665,960-earner UnusualWay and Weewinnin, winner of the $251,500 CaliforniaCup Turf Classic Stakes on Jan. 25.

“If Premier Equine Center keeps growing, especiallywith some of the tracks and farms closing down south, we’lljust grow right with it,” concluded Pat. “Even though wewouldn’t like to have more than 80 stalls, you don’t turndown business in this industry; you figure out how toaccommodate the extras. What really helps us too is thatwe have those other non-Thoroughbred outlet. When wegot the Thoroughbreds, though, we started making a living.They made all the difference. I have been at all the Thor-oughbred sales the last two years. We’re really trying to

expand our clientele down south as we are so much moreaffordable up here to keep horses and the shipping up hereis not a big deal. That’s one thing that is pretty uniqueabout Amie and I, not that we’re that young anymore, butthere is not a lot of young blood like us in the industry. ”

Phil concluded, “I love the rehab center facility. Pat andAmie were running out of room and also saying they coulddo way better if they had a swimming pool so this place wasfor sale and I knew I wanted to do some breeding. Pat builtthis place. He has done a beautiful job. So we bought thisand put in a pool to help attract more clients and to help uswith our own horses. They are great people who do a reallywonderful job with our horses.”

A Premier PlaceBesides its 12-stall stallion barn, Premier Thorough-

breds’ breeding center features a new breeding shed withpadded walls, ground up rubber floor and teasing chute,three sets of mare palpation chutes with foal catches, a fullreproduction laboratory, stalls for mares under lights and afoaling barn with a dozen units. Six to seven employeeswork on this side of the farm, but that number should swellthis breeding season.

“They have done a lot since I got here,” said Graham,who only started working for Premier Thoroughbreds inNovember. A native of Liverpool, his career in England,Germany, France and the United States as a jockey, trainerand farm manager, most recently at Adena Springs in Florida,stands him in good stead. “We were just really lucky to be

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able to get Graham,” said Phil. “He’s a terrific guy. Veryexperienced, knows what he is doing.” Also well respected,especially for his previous work at Applebite Farms, is thefarm’s Stallion Manager Oscar Munguia who, along withPat, Amie and Jose, lives on the property.

Located about an hour from Pleasanton and less thantwo hours from Golden Gate Fields, Premier Thorough-breds also has six pastures ranging in size from four to eightacres and a huge round pen that was originally used forreining horses. Amie said, “With the alleyways, the pasturesare set up really well for everything to run smoothly.”

A single well on the farm provides sufficient flood irri-gation all off just one pump and Pioneer Equine Hospitalis just two miles down the road, while A.J. Pantoja is thefarrier for the Thoroughbreds.

Pat concluded, “Phil is looking at purchasing another 40acres down the road which has some pastures to move somehorses to. We don’t have a lot of turnouts here, and theones we have are full of broodmares. He would also like tobuild a spot there to move the stallions in the summer-time.” Phil explained, “When they are done with thebreeding season, they’ll have a nice place to get away fromit all, where they can just relax and graze.”

Phil’s PhilosophyTo conclude, Phil talked about his approach to the

Thoroughbred business that has included him being theco-owner of 1999 graded stakes winner Epic Honor and co-breeder of 2003 graded stakes winner Standard Setter.

“You learn a lot in this business. One of the things I havedone is stick with Jeff Bonde. He’s been my trainer thewhole time. We’ve had a lot of fun, and success, together.With Epic Honor’s career, I got my baptism; when thingscan go wrong.” On the racetrack, the Bonde trainee wentfrom finishing fourth to the Kentucky Derby winnerCharismatic down to the claiming ranks while his studcareer proved moderate despite siring the multiple stakeswinner Epic Power. “I think people either quit right there or

it makes them try harder,” Phil continued. “For me, tryingharder is not throwing money at it but understanding itbetter. So I started to study it more and talk to Jeff a lot andput together a philosophy.

“The philosophy is a lot like the movie ‘Moneyball.’ Welook for athletes as we don’t have the capital or don’t wantto pay big money for horses who have already run goodraces. To me, the joy comes from the challenge of discover-ing raw talent and then developing it all the way through.It’s almost like raising your children. But not everyone’s likethat. Others just want to win right away. Don’t get mewrong, it’s not easy but it’s easier if you’re buying horses whohave already shown talent, even though they still have thesame chances as any other horse of getting hurt.

“For me, it’s about finding the diamond in the rough. It’sgoing through the whole process; going to the sales, doingwhat we call our ‘underwriting.’ We have a method of decid-ing whether or not we are going to buy a horse. You have tobe very disciplined on the money side or you can getcrushed, and I’ve been crushed. However, things turnaround quickly in this game as your best horse is always theone who hasn’t run yet. But it remains a tough business.You’ve got to have to want to do it. You can’t just have greatexpectations, you’ve got to follow up the process. You’ve gotto do the best you can and then you’ve got to hope for thebest. You’ve got to have racing luck, you’ve got to havebreeding luck, you’ve got to have all kinds of luck. Part of itis attrition. It all boils down to one horse or two.

“We’re now ready to succeed,” concluded Phil. “Pat andAmie have done a terrific job helping us get established. Wework as a team, but we’re also independent. The businessthey’re in is way different to the business I’m in. It’s our firstyear, so we’re starting kind of late. We expect to not be per-fect but we are not going to be not perfect because wechintzed on anything important. We’re going to learn as wego, but with Pat, Amie and Graham’s experience, I am rely-ing on them. With Jeff and Mersad, we have the full system.We’ll breed them, take care of them and break them, trainthem and run them. We have the whole package. Before wehad just one piece, but now we are going to give this our bestshot here.”

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Owner: Phil LebherzBreeding Manager: Graham BellStallion Manager: Oscar Munguia

Address: 1600 West Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo, California 94402Telephone: (650) 653-1259

Fax: (650) 348-1474Web Site: www.SmilingTigerStallion.comE-Mail: [email protected]

Services: Breeding & BoardingStallions:

Sierra Sunset (Bertrando....................................................................$2,500 – Live FoalSmiling Tiger (Hold That Tiger) ..........................................................$5,000 – Live FoalSway Away (Afleet Alex) ....................................................................$2,500 – Live FoalTwice the Appeal (Successful Appeal ................................................$1,500 – Live Foal

Owners: Pat Grohl & Amie AllenAddress: 10940 26 Mile Road,

Oakdale, California 95361Telephone: (209) 602-8702 or

(916) 616-1897Web Site: www.PremierEquineRehab.com

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The heartbreaking story of Points Offthebench receiveda comforting ending when the California-bred, who diedtragically on Oct. 26, was named the Eclipse ChampionMale Sprinter of 2013.

Points Offthebench was training for a start as thefavorite in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (grade I) when hewas catastrophically injured during a workout and euth-anized. Although he was unable to compete in the year-end championship, Points Offthebench’s two grade Ivictories during the season were enough to capture thetrophy from eventual Breeders’ Cup winner Secret Cir-cle and Metropolitan Handicap (grade I) hero SaharaSky.

The horse’s connections—owners Donnie Crevier andCharles “Chip” Martin and trainer Tim Yakteen—were onhand at the 43rd Eclipse Award ceremony on Jan. 18, toaccept the trophy and remember their champion. Martingave credit to Yakteen for taking a “very small, slight Cal-bred to the pinnacle of racing” and noted that the awardgave them “closure.”

Yakteen thanked the industry for their support duringthe difficult time, and called Points Offthebench an “unbe-lievable horse.” Left Bank, named Champion Older Malein 2002, was the last horse to receive a posthumous EclipseAward.

Points Offthebench’s unlikely run at the Eclipse startedafter a year-long layoff. The dark bay son of Ballena VistaFarm’s Benchmark had broken his maiden in August of2011 and received six months off prior to winning anallowance race in February of 2012, before being on theshelf again until Feb. 2, 2013. He finished second in hiscomeback, missing by only a half-length in an allowanceevent.

Yakteen diligently spaced the gelding’s races in an effortto keep him sound. Points Offthebench responded to thecareful handling by winning an allowance race back atSanta Anita Park under jockey Tyler Baze on Apr. 6, and

followed that up with another strong allowance victory atBetfair Hollywood Park on May 27.

Points Offthebench made the unusual transition fromallowance company to a grade I contest a winning onewhen he won the grade I, $300,250 Bing Crosby Stakes atthe Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on July 28. His stirringperformance under jockey Mike Smith saw him hold offSanta Anita Derby (grade I) winner and race favorite Gold-encents by a head in a tremendous finish. Grade I winnersJimmy Creed and Comma to the Top finished behind himin third and fifth, respectively.

In his final start, Points Offthebench went to post forthe grade I, $250,500 Santa Anita Sprint ChampionshipStakes, formerly the Ancient Title Stakes, on Oct. 5. Gold-encents was again favored, with 2012 Breeders’ Cup Sprintwinner Trinniberg also receiving support, but PointsOffthebench mirrored his performance in the Bing Crosbyto win by half a length. Goldencents, who was second,went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (grade I) in hissubsequent start.

Points Offthebench’s career ended with six wins, a sec-ond and a third in eight starts for earnings of $514,940.Gary Rocks bred the champion out of the unraced FreeHouse mare Mo Chuisle, who had already produced agraded stakes-winning full brother to the Eclipse winnernamed Bench Points.

With the trophy, Points Offthebench made it two-out-of-three for Cal-breds taking the Champion Male Sprinter title.Amazombie was honored in 2011 after his victory in theBreeders’ Cup and the Ancient Title. The Golden State waswell represented during the Eclipse Awards in general andduring the Sprint title specifically: Secret Circle, by Ballena Vista Farm’s Eddington, is ownedby California Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (CTBA)members Karl Watson, Mike Pegram and Paul Weitman, andSahara Sky is trained by CTBA member Jerry Hollendorfer.All three horses were based in Southern California through-


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The Golden State’s 2013 champions will be honored dur-ing this year’s Annual Awards Dinner of the CaliforniaThoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) being held atthe Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley on Monday,Feb. 10, starting at 7:00 p.m. The association will also holdits Annual Business Meeting at 4:00 p.m., followed by aCocktail Party two hours later.

As usual, trophies are up for grabs in nine divisions,including the prestigious California Horse of the Yearaccolade, and this editorial provides the overall records ofthe leading contenders for these honors that were also

included on the official ballot mailed out to the CTBAmembership last month.

Among the leading nominees vying for silverware are the 10 individual California-bred winners of 14 separate graded stakes races in 2013, including thedeceased Points Offthebench, a two-time grade I winnerlast year, grade I and dual grade II winner Tiz Flirtatious,grade I winner Tamarando and grade II winners Doing-hardtimeagain, Ethnic Dance, Gervinho and Teddy’sPromise. However, each and every one of the Cal-bredslisted as follows can be applauded for once again ensuringthat the Golden State remains a major force in the Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry nationwide.

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Ain’t No Other g. 5. Old Topper—Miami Margie Breeder: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC2013 Record: 10-2-2-2 & $172,112 including

Sensational Star Stakes & Jess Jackson Owners’ HandicapA Toast to You g. 4. Tribal Rule—Whitewinesipper Breeder: Hidden Meadows Farm LLC2013 Record: 9-1-2-2 & $119,980 including California Flag HandicapHe Be Fire N Ice h. 5. Unusual Heat—Deputy Tombe Breeder: St. George’s Farm2013 Record: 9-4-2-0 & $277,380 including California Dreamin’ HandicapJohn Scott g. 6. Bertrando—Henlopen Breeders: Harris Farms Inc. & Scott Gross 2013 Record: 2-1-0-1 & $78,000 including Crystal Water StakesKate’s Event h. 6. Event of the Year—Nordidid Breeder: William Henry Ziering2013 Record: 8-3-1-0 & $191,356 including Tiznow StakesL.A. Weekend g. 5. Tribal Rule—Storybook Fair Breeder: Dennis Johnston2013 Record: 7-5-0-0 & $120,930 including Phoenix Gold Cup Handicap,

Caballos Del Sol Stakes & Coyote HandicapLuckarack g. 5. Lucky Pulpit—Tamarack Bay Breeders: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams2013 Record: 13-3-1-4 & $146,535 including Governor’s Cup HandicapOurwestcoastghost g. 5. Muqtarib—Xpress Xcess Breeders: Ron & Lillian Lang & D. Wayne Baker2013 Record: 6-3-0-0 & $93,092 including Casual Lies HandicapPoints Offthebench g. 4. Benchmark—Mo Chuisle Breeder: Gary Rocks2013 Record: 5-4-1-0 & $434,780 including Bing Crosby Stakes (GI) &

Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (GI)Rousing Sermon c. 4. Lucky Pulpit—Rousing Again Breeders: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams2013 Record: 10-3-2-3 & $218,342 including On Trust HandicapSummer Hit g. 4. Bertrando—Mia F Eighteen Breeder: Kenneth & Janice Heidt 2013 Record: 9-5-1-1 & $316,758 including All American Stakes (GIII),

Berkeley Handicap (GIII) & Harry F. Brubaker Stakes

A Jealous Woman m. 7. Muqtarib—Miss Free Bird Breeders: Denise Kim Thorson & Nick Tamborrino2013 Record: 7-1-1-0 & $86,700 including Megahertz StakesBench Glory m. 6. Benchmark—Image of Glory Breeder: Harris Farms Inc.2013 Record: 5-1-0-0 & $70,946 including Irish O’Brien StakesCurvy Cat f. 4. Ministers Wild Cat—Curvy Girl Breeder: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC2013 Record: 12-2-1-2 & $187,202 including B Thoughtful StakesHalo Dolly f. 4. Popular—Spanish Halo Breeders: Rod & Lorraine Rodriguez2013 Record: 10-3-2-2 & $234,360 including Wilshire Handicap (GIII) &

Solana Beach HandicapLuscious Lonna m. 5. Benchmark—Striking Point Breeder: Nick Alexander2013 Record: 6-2-3-0 & $89,470 including Golden Poppy StakesSister Kate m. 5. Benchmark—Miss Soft Sell Breeder: Mary H. Caldwell2013 Record: 10-3-0-3 & $159,418 including Santa Lucia Stakes &

California Governor’s Cup HandicapTasty Treat f. 4. Roar—Vividora Breeder: John J. Greely III2013 Record: 4-2-1-0 & $151,880 including Daisycutter HandicapTeddy’s Promise f. 4. Salt Lake—Braids and Beads Breeders: Ted & Judy Nichols2013 Record: 8-4-2-1 & $397,416 including Santa Monica Handicap (GIII),

L.A. Woman Stakes, Playa Del Rey Stakes & Time To Leave StakesTiz Flirtatious f. 3. Tizbud—Masquerade Belle Breeder: Pamela Ziebarth2013 Record: 7-4-1-0 & $505,000 including Rodeo Drive Stakes (GI), John C.

Mabee Stakes (GII), Santa Ana Stakes (GII) & Valentine Dancer StakesUnusual Hottie f. 4. Unusual Heat—Branca Como Neve (Brz) Breeder: Ali Nilforushan Equestrian LLC2013 Record: 6-3-1-1 & $204,740 including Fran’s Valentine Stakes &

Redondo Beach StakesWarrens Venedalucy f. 4. Doc Gus—State the Obvious Breeder: Benjamin C. Warren2013 Record: 10-3-3-1 & $90,840 including Bold Ego Handicap

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Ethnic Dance c. 3. Tribal Rule—House of DanzingBreeder: The Craig Family Trust2013 Record: 7-3-2-0 & $249,500 including Del Mar Derby (GII)Gervinho c. 3. Unusual Heat—Foreverinthegame Breeders: Barry Abrams & Madeline Auerbach2013 Record: 6-2-2-1 & $290,140 including Sir Beaufort Stakes (GII) &

Oceanside StakesOmega Star g. 3. Candy Ride (Arg)—Pride of Pegasus Breeders: Herman Sarkowsky & Martin J. Wygod2013 Record: 9-1-10 & $195,988 including Echo Eddie StakesOre Pass c. 3. War Pass—Wisconsin Lady Breeders: Herman Sarkowsky & Martin J. Wygod2013 Record: 4-1-0-1 & $52,690 including Frank Whiteley Jr. StakesSurfcup c. 3. Unusual Heat—Omi PrincessBreeder: Donald R. Dizney2013 Record: 6-4-0-1 & $364,860 including Snow Chief Stakes &

Silky Sullivan StakesTiz a Minister c. 3. Ministers Wild Cat—Tiz a MistressBreeder: Dahlberg Farms LLC2013 Record: 11-2-2-4 & $405,250 including Affirmed Handicap (GIII) &

California Breeders Champion StakesU’narack g. 3. Unusual Heat—Tamarack BayBreeder: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams2013 Record: 4-3-0-1 & $180,080 including Real Good Deal Stakes

Alpine Luck c. 2. Lucky J. H.—I Can YodeleBreeder: Heinz Steinmann2013 Record: 9-2-0-3 & $166,284 including Hollywood Juvenile

Championship StakesAotearoa g. 2. Good Journey—Madera RoyalBreeder: Paul Viskovich2013 Record: 6-2-1-0 & $138,000 including Zuma Beach StakesBetter Bet c. 2. Southern Image—Short SentenceBreeder: Revocable Trust of Dr. Mikel C. Harrington & Patricia O. Harrington2013 Record: 11-2-1-1 & $202,380 including Golden State Juvenile StakesCalifornia Chrome c. 2. Lucky Pulpit—Love the ChaseBreeder: Martin Perry & Steve Coburn2013 Record: 7-3-1-0 & $214,850 including King Glorious Stakes &

Graduation StakesHirschy g. 2. Papa Clem—FlashyBreeder: Thomas Weyand Bachman2013 Record: 4-2-1-0 & $77,706 including Cavonnier Juvenile StakesJedi Mind Trick g. 2. Don’tsellmeshort—Icy n’ ElegantBreeder: Running Luck Ranch LLC2013 Record: 6-3-0-0 & $142,078 including I’m Smokin StakesLife Is a Joy g. 2. Globalize—Tadita Breeders: Jerry & Janet Hollendorfer &

George Todaro2013 Record: 6-3-1-0 & $131,330 including Charlie Palmer FuturityTamarando c. 2. Bertrando—Tamarack BayBreeder: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams2013 Record: 8-3-1-3 & $455,120 including Del Mar Futurity (GI) &

Real Quiet StakesDoinghardtimeagain f. 3. Ministers Wild Cat—Silver Hawk LadyBreeder: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC 2013 Record: 7-3-1-0 & $388,240 including Hollywood Oaks (GII), Melair Stakes &

Evening Jewel StakesMarks Mine f. 3. Benchmark—Ermine Breeders: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams 2013 Record: 10-5-2-1 & $222,924 including California State Fair Sprint

Handicap & Harvest StakesQiaona f. 3. Wilko—Starlet SkyBreeder: B & B Zietz Stables Inc.2013 Record: 10-3-2-0 & $383,234 including California Breeders

`Champion Stakes & California Distaff HandicapSweet Marini f. 3. Marino Marini—ExcessingBreeder: BMWZ Stables2013 Record: 5-2-1-1 & $219,100 including Fleet Treat StakesUnusual Way f. 3. Unusual Heat—Way UpBreeder: Thomas W. Bachman 2013 Record: 8-2-3-1 & $404,750 including Zia Park Oaks & Campanile StakesWarren’s Veneda f. 3. Affirmative—More Cal BreadBreeder: Benjamin C. Warren2013 Record: 11-5-1-3 & $300,064 including Cat’s Cradle Handicap &

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California-Bred ChampionsCont’d.

Look Quickly f. 2. Run Away and Hide—Fame’s FlameBreeder: William J. Morey Jr.2013 Record: 4-4-0-0 & $125,230 including Juan Gonzalez Memorial Stakes &

Golden Gate Debutante StakesSprouts f. 2. Square Eddie—Ann Summers GoldBreeder: J. Paul Reddam2013 Record: 6-3-0-1 & $171,490 including California Thoroughbred Breeders’

Association Stakes & Cinderella StakesSunday Rules f. 2. Tribal Rule—Sunday DressBreeder: Nick Alexander2013 Record: 2-2-0-0 & $130,500 including Generous Portion StakesSwiss Lake Yodeler f. 2. Swiss Yodeler—Domasco LakeBreeder: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams2013 Record: 4-3-1-0 & $235,600 including Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes &

Soviet Problem Stakes

Ain’t No Other g. 5. Old Topper—Miami MargieBreeder: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC2013 Record: 10-2-2-2 & $172,112 including Sensational Star Stakes &

Jess Jackson Owners’ HandicapDoinghardtimeagain f. 3. Ministers Wild Cat—Silver Hawk LadyBreeder: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC 2013 Record: 7-3-1-0 & $388,240 including Evening Jewel StakesMarks Mine f. 3. Benchmark—Ermine Breeders: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams 2013 Record: 10-5-2-1 & $222,924 including California State Fair Sprint Handicap

& Harvest StakesOmega Star g. 3. Candy Ride (Arg)—Pride of Pegasus Breeders: Herman Sarkowsky & Martin J. Wygod2013 Record: 9-1-10 & $195,988 including Echo Eddie StakesPoints Offthebench g. 4. Benchmark—Mo ChuisleBreeder: Gary Rocks2013 Record: 5-4-1-0 & $434,780 including Bing Crosby Stakes (GI) &

Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (GI)Sweet Marini f. 3. Marino Marini—ExcessingBreeder: BMWZ Stables2013 Record: 5-2-1-1 & $219,100 including Fleet Treat StakesTeddy’s Promise f. 4. Salt Lake—Braids and Beads Breeders: Ted & Judy Nichols2013 Record: 8-4-2-1 & $397,416 including Santa Monica Handicap (GIII),

L.A. Woman Stakes, Playa Del Rey Stakes & Time To Leave StakesU’narack g. 3. Unusual Heat—Tamarack BayBreeder: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams2013 Record: 4-3-0-1 & $180,080 including Real Good Deal StakesWarren’s Veneda f. 3. Affirmative—More Cal BreadBreeder: Benjamin C. Warren2013 Record: 11-5-1-3 & $300,064 including Cat’s Cradle Handicap &

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Ain’t No Other g. 5. Old Topper—Miami MargieBreeder: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC2013 Record: 10-2-2-2 & $172,112 including Sensational Star Stakes &

Jess Jackson Owners’ HandicapEthnic Dance c. 3. Tribal Rule—House of DanzingBreeder: The Craig Family Trust2013 Record: 7-3-2-0 & $249,500 including Del Mar Derby (GII)Gervinho c. 3. Unusual Heat—Foreverinthegame Breeders: Barry Abrams &

Madeline Auerbach2013 Record: 6-2-2-1 & $290,140 including Sir Beaufort Stakes (GII) &

Oceanside StakesHalo Dolly f. 4. Popular—Spanish Halo Breeders: Rod & Lorraine Rodriguez2013 Record: 10-3-2-2 & $234,360 including Wilshire Handicap (GIII) &

Solana Beach HandicapHe Be Fire N Ice h. 5. Unusual Heat—Deputy TombeBreeder: St. George’s Farm2013 Record: 9-4-2-0 & $277,380 including California Dreamin’ HandicapTasty Treat f. 4. Roar—VividoraBreeder: John J. Greely III2013 Record: 4-2-1-0 & $151,880 including Daisycutter HandicapTiz Flirtatious f. 3. Tizbud—Masquerade BelleBreeder: Pamela Ziebarth2013 Record: 7-4-1-0 & $505,000 including Rodeo Drive Stakes (GI), John C.

Mabee Stakes (GII), Santa Ana Stakes (GII) & Valentine Dancer StakesUnusual Hottie f. 4. Unusual Heat—Branca Como Neve (Brz)Breeder: Ali Nilforushan Equestrian LLC2013 Record: 6-3-1-1 & $204,740 including Fran’s Valentine Stakes &

Redondo Beach StakesUnusual Way f. 3. Unusual Heat—Way UpBreeder: Thomas W. Bachman 2013 Record: 8-2-3-1 & $404,750 including Campanile Stakes

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PAPA CLEM Began his Career in November of his 2-yr-old Year.He developed into a Leading 3-year-old of 2009.

To kick off his freshman year in 2013 he had 9 winners from 18 starters,including two stakes horses.

Although he’s been a man of many accolades over thepast dozen or so years, Jerry Hollendorfer now reigns asTrainer of the Year in California for 2013. He will receivethat honor at the Annual Awards Dinner of the CaliforniaThoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) at TheClaremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeleyon Feb. 10.

Hollendorfer, coming off his greatestyear yet for purse earnings and already anational Racing Hall of Fame honoree,now can add the CTBA’s prestigiousaward to his resumé. And the honor is notlost on the quiet man of California rac-ing, who said, “It’s a great honor to winthis award. It’s the first time for me andI’m extremely honored.”

Helping to make 2013 a standout yearwas the presence of 14 California-bredstakes winners, four of whom won gradedevents, including the grade I Del Mar Futu-rity by Tamarando, the grade II HollywoodOaks by Doinghardtimeagain, the grade IIIBerkeley Handicap and All American Stakes by SummerHit and the grade III Wilshire Handicap by Halo Dolly.Hollendorfer’s other Cal-bred stakes winners were Ain’t NoOther, Going for a Spin, Hirschy, Sister Kate, Curvy Cat,Kate’s Event, U’narack, Life Is a Joy, Swiss Lake Yodelerand Rousing Sermon.

Along with his Cal-bred stars, Hollendorfer, who wasvoted into racing’s Hall of Fame in 2011, posted other grade Ivictories in Betfair Hollywood Park’s CashCall Futurity byShared Belief, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s Clement L.Hirsch Stakes with Lady of Fifty and Belmont Park’s Metro-politan Handicap (Met Mile) with Sahara Sky. Shared Beliefadded the grade III Prevue Stakes on his way to winning theEclipse Award as Champion Two-Year-Old Male.

Hollendorfer is no stranger to grade I excellence. Prior to2013, he chalked up 14 such victories, most notably ofwhich were three Kentucky Oaks wins—with Lite Light in

1991, Pike Place Dancer in 1996 and Blind Luck in 2010.Lite Light went on to win the Coaching Club AmericanOaks and Blind Luck added Santa Anita’s Oak Leaf Stakesand Saratoga’s Alabama Stakes. Also in the grade I category,the trainer saddled Heatseeker (Ire) to win the 2008 Santa

Anita Handicap and Dakota Phone to winthe 2010 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.

Hollendorfer won his first grade I in1988, when Cal-bred King Glorious wonthe Hollywood Futurity. That horse cameback the next year to win the grade IHaskell Invitational Handicap at Mon-mouth Park. Hollendorfer’s first gradedstakes winner was Cal-bred Variety Road,who captured the grade III Rolling GreenStakes at Golden Gate Fields in 1988.

With a quick tip of the hat to some ofthe top breeders who produce Cal-breds,Hollendorfer said, “Much of the credit goesto the many horses I’ve got from TommyTown Thoroughbreds and Mr. and Mrs.Larry Williams.”

He pointed out, also, that some of his winners wereowned by him or in partnership with many longtimeclients, including Halo Farms. Being a co-owner of muchof his racing stock has been a hallmark of the Hollendor-fer style from his beginnings in 1979. He explains thatthusly: “It started out that way while I was beginning tobuild my business. It worked so I’ve just kept doing it.”

Hollendorfer’s premier year of 2013 netted $11,221,761in purse money, a far cry from his debut year of $40,918. Hestruggled for another six years before he hit the million-dollar mark for the first time in 1986. He’s been sitting atthe seven-figure mark every year since. He has also hit the100-plus plateau in victories each year since 1986, with hisbest season of 308 wins in 2004.

His 2013 earnings ran his career total to $145,312,093,good for seventh on the all-time list. His 6,548 victoriesthrough Dec. 31, put him in third place.


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The race for the 2013 title of California’s leading sire byprogeny earnings was torrid nearing year’s end, but UnusualHeat proved he could take the heat and continued hisstreak. With six straight titles, the Harris Farms stallionholds outright the second-longest streak all-time after havingbeen tied with Alibhai (GB) and Flying Paster. A son ofNureyev and Rossard (Den), he still has a long way to go tomatch Khaled (GB), who was leading sire from 1952 to 1964.

Unusual Heat’s sons and daughters compiled $4,903,019in purse earnings, topping the $4,810,599 of Tribal Rule’soffspring. This number’s lower than his 2008 state record of$5,827,513 but higher than the 2010, 2011 and 2012 totals,which were bolstered by national and state championAcclamation, who’s now standing at Old English Rancho.

Unusual Heat’s only graded stakes winner in 2013 wasGervinho, who all but clinched the money title with hisvictory in the grade II, $201,000 Sir Beaufort Stakes onDec. 26. The three-year-old colt out of Foreverinthegame,by Out of Place, also won the $113,150 Oceanside Stakesin July. The stallion’s other eight stakes winners of 2013included Unusual Way, his highest individual earner of theyear with $404,750.

Unusual Heat, who will stand the 2014 season for a$20,000 fee, also ranked first in average earnings perrunner—$39,540—and average earnings per start—$6,238. His 124 different runners made 786 starts andwon 114 times.

He was far and away the topper of turf earnings with$3,390,407, nearly $2 million more than second-rankedTribal Rule. That number was enough to rank fifthnationally. Unusual Heat’s now been the leading turf sirein California for nine out of the past 10 years.

Ballena Vista Farm and Martin and Pam Wygod’s TribalRule was second in progeny earnings but ruled the two-year-old ranks for the third consecutive year with the mostearnings—$576,758—and most winners—13. The son of

legendary sire Storm Cat was also the overall leader inraces won, with 199, and consequently had the highestnumber of winners—107. His 203 runners made 1,182starts. Tribal Rule’s progeny had the most all-weather earn-ings in California—$1,771,082—and fourth-most nationally.

Ethnic Dance was Tribal Rule’s chief money maker.Out of the Chester House mare House of Danzing, thecolt won a maiden, allowance optional claiming race andthe grade II, $251,250 Del Mar Derby.

Tribal Rule will stand the 2014 season for a $6,500 fee.Don Cohn, who owns Ballena Vista with his wife, KarenCohn, said he thinks Tribal Rule is the best Storm Cat sonoutside of Kentucky. “He’s been a very successful stallionand he continues to be, and I’m very fortunate to havehim,” Cohn said.

Third on the earnings leaderboard was Eddington, whohas joined Tribal Rule at Ballena Vista for his first breedingseason in California. A large segment of his offspring’s$3,698,416 came from Secret Circle, who won anallowance optional claiming race and the grade I Breeders’Cup Sprint to rake in $859,800. The campaign earned hima place as finalist for the Eclipse Award for Champion MaleSprinter. Eddington was tied for second in number of win-ners (82), third in number of races won (128) and tied forthird for number of two-year-old winners (9). He’ll standthe 2014 season for $3,500.

Tommy Town Thoroughbreds’ Ministers Wild Cat wasfourth in progeny earnings at $3,526,137, with the fifth-highest average earnings per runner ($29,142). The son ofDeputy Minister was second by number of races won (169)and tied with Eddington for second-most winners (82).

A third Ballena Vista stallion, Benchmark, rounded outthe top five stallions by money won with $2,893,260. Theson of Alydar also ranked fourth in races won (126) and


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A Hot Pursuit

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fifth in winners (68). His frontrunner in 2013 was PointsOffthebench, who won the grade I Bing Crosby and SantaAnita Sprint Championship Stakes before suffering a fataltraining injury. His exploits earned him the Eclipse Awardfor Champion Male Sprinter.

Outside of the top five by progeny earnings, MagaliFarms stallion Good Journey had the highest median earn-ings per runner at $15,080. He was third by turf earnings($1,047,126), fourth by average earnings per runner($29,610) and fourth by average earnings per two-year-oldrunner ($28,780).

The pensioned Bertrando held his own against the youngguns to have the highest average earnings per two-year-oldrunner—$38,664. The 25-year-old son of Skywalker was sec-ond in two-year-old earnings with $502,636. Grade I, $301,500Del Mar Futurity winner Tamarando played a large part.

J. Paul Reddam’s Square Eddie, who stands at VesselsStallion Farm for $7,500, was California’s leading freshmansire of 2013. The grade I-winning son of Smart Strike had five

winners from 13 runners for $473,045 in progeny earnings.Those numbers led to the second-best overall average earn-ings per runner ($36,388), second-best two-year-old averageearnings and third-most two-year-old earnings ($473,045).

Sprouts was Square Eddie’s primary bread winner with$171,490. From six starts, she won a maiden and the Cin-derella and California Thoroughbred Breeders AssociationStakes, both worth $100,250. Ballena Vista’s Dixie Chatterwas second among freshman sires with $397,360, and hadthe second-most two-year-old winners—10, from 28 run-ners. Time to Get Even, who stands at Lovacres Ranch, wasthird-leading freshman sire with $269,441.

Heatseeker (Ire), last year’s top freshman sire, led allsecond-crop sires in the state with $1,481,295 of progenyearnings, and ranked second overall in median earnings perrunner ($15,000). His power came in numbers. The HarrisFarms stallion had 58 runners and 34 winners, far ahead ofsecond-ranked Lucky J. H. (Harris Farms), whose 16 run-ners and nine winners made $453,516. The late McCann’sMojave (Rancho San Miguel) finished third in progenyearnings at $342,958.

Lovacres Ranch stallion Awesome Gambler was the topfreshman, second-crop and now third-crop sire. His 43runners and 14 winners raked in $647,778 in 2013. Don’t-sellmeshort (Running Luck Ranch) was second with$429,797, and Jet West was third with $244,873.

Bertrando and Tizbud’s (Harris Farms) progeny tied for themost graded stakes wins at three each. Bertrando’s winnerswere Summer Hit, who took the grade III, $100,000 AllAmerican Stakes and Berkeley Handicap, and the afore-mentioned Tamarando. Tizbud’s Tiz Flirtatious scored in thegrade II, $150,250 Santa Ana Stakes, grade II, $250,000John C. Mabee Stakes and the grade I, $250,500 Rodeo DriveStakes. Unusual Heat had the most overall stakes winners(nine) and stakes wins (13). Benchmark was a close secondwith eight and 12, respectively. Tribal Rule and MinistersWild Cat tied for third with seven and 11, respectively.

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Magali Farms’ Good Journey(Nureyev—Chimes of Freedom, by Private Account)

Like the star-filled Los Angeles Lakers line-ups during theteam’s heydays of the 1980s, the California freshman sire roster of2013 was deep in capacity, featuring several standouts whose individual contributions led to a strong showing overall.

Unlike last year, when only two California-based freshman siresmanaged to generate respective progeny earnings in the six-figurerealm from their inaugural crops of two-year-olds, seven of theGolden State’s freshman sires of 2013 accomplished the feat.Three of these stallions attained stakes winners, compared to justone last year, and five of them ranked among the top 25 freshmansires in North America by total progeny earnings for the year; in2012, only three ranked among the top 50.

Emerging as the most valuable player of California’s 2013 fresh-man sire squad was Square Eddie, a flashy grade I winner at twowhose offspring also displayed early potential.

With 13 runners from his first crop of 32 registered juveniles,the Smart Strike stallion amassed five winners and $473,045 inprogeny earnings. Four of his sons and daughters were competitivein stakes company, led by the fast-developing filly Sprouts, winnerof Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes and Betfair Hollywood Park’s Cinderella Stakes, each valued at $100,250.

Square Eddie, eight, stands at Vessels Stallion Farm in Bonsall.Ranking second among all California freshman sires by year-end

progeny earnings, and first by number of winners and stakes winners, was Dixie Chatter, a resident of Ballena Vista Farm inRamona. The nine-year-old son of Dixie Union, winner of thegrade I Norfolk Stakes for juveniles in 2007, concluded the seasonwith collective progeny earnings of $397,949.

Ten of his 28 starters won races last year, anchored by the talented filly Architecture, who nabbed three stakes titles at Hastings Racecourse in her native Canada, and the minor TurfParadise stakes winner Southern Chatter.

With 17 starters from his introductory crop of 23 juveniles,grade III winner Time to Get Even generated progeny earnings of$273,087. His seven winners included the ambitious filly Time forAngie, whose six consecutive outings in stakes company yielded apair of third-place finishes.

A 10-year-old by Stephen Got Even, he stands at Lovacres Ranch.Desert Code’s five winners were led by the filly Moving

Desert, who placed in three stakes races in Southern California.His 12 runners banked $259,446 on behalf of their 10-year-oldsire, a multiple graded stakes winner by E Dubai who stands atHarris Farms.

Credited with nine winners apiece last year were Papa Clem ofLegacy Ranch and Lovacres’ Bushwacker.

Papa Clem’s collective progeny earnings of $243,863 wereheaded by Hirschy, winner of the Cavonnier Juvenile Stakes atSanta Rosa. The gelding was one of 18 first-crop runners by theeight-year-old Smart Strike stallion, who won two grade II races.

Grade III winner Bushwacker, a 12-year-old son of Outflanker,yielded overall progeny earnings of $231,721, with 19 starters fromhis inaugural crop of 25 foals. Chief among this troupe was thewinning gelding Tupelo Cush, runner-up in Golden Gate Fields’Lost in the Fog Stakes.

A pair of geldings by the dual graded stakes-placed winner RoiCharmant proved to be precocious winners, led by Gangnam Guy,who placed in two juvenile stakes races during Del Mar’s 2013meet. The Evansville Slew stallion, 13, generated progeny earn-ings of $132,714 from his Magali Farms base.

Four additional California sires sent out winners in their respectivefirst crops, including two graded stakes-winning sons of Benchmark.

Five of seven starters by California-bred grade I winner IdiotProof, a dual state champion who recently moved from BallenaVista to Victory Rose Thoroughbreds, reached the winner’s circlelast year. Meanwhile, the Tommy Town Thoroughbreds residentGrazen, a Cal-bred grade III winner, met the year-end deadline onDec. 28 with a debut winner at Golden Gate.

The sole runner by Paradise Road Ranch’s unraced LionHeart stallion Brave Cat emerged a winner, as did Echo Zulu, a dual stakes-placed gelding by the deceased Exploit stallion E Z Warrior.

Also noteworthy in this group of freshman sires, with two winners from his initial crop, is Lone Star Special, a two-timestakes winner by Malabar Gold who relocated from Louisiana tostand at Special T Thoroughbreds in 2014.

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Star Players

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In Charles “Chuck” Winner’s 17th-floor CenturyCity business office towering over Los Angeles, alarge collage prominently secured on one wallsends a philosophical message in Spanishwords.

Winner explained that it meant not todespair because tomorrow will be a betterday: although things look dark, the sun willcome out.

Adhering to that optimistic outlookmay be critical to the recently electedChairman of the California Horse RacingBoard (CHRB), dealing with myriad problems in the industry.Facing declining numbers in people, horses and racetracks,Winner has his work cut out.

Few may be better qualified tocope with the varied complex issuesthan the aptly named Winner, a win-ner off the track with the Winner &Associates company he founded in1975, and on the track as the owner ofseveral major Thoroughbred stakeswinners, many carrying his gold andblack silks with the letters “WINNER”on the back.

A youthful 73, Winner sat in achair flanked by photos and trophiesreflecting a long and productive life inboth the professional and sports worlds.

“Growth,” he replied when askedabout his number one goal since takingthe helm of the CHRB in January. “It’s fairly simple. I wouldlike to see a lot of good things happen for California racingand breeding. It’s going to take a lot of people pulling togeth-er to stimulate that.

“Frankly, I think we’re getting there,” he added. “David(former chairman David Israel) did a helluva job. And I havea good board to work with. The addi-tion of Madeline Auerbach will be abig help to breeders.”

Winner hoped the Southern Cali-fornia circuit would learn to adapt to acalendar without Hollywood Park forthe first time since 1938. “The closing ofHollywood Park was a stimulant to getus to address some of these problems—stabling and race dates—and to get theinstitutions—TOC (Thoroughbred

Owners of California), breeders, trainers, tracks—inagreement going forward.

“The closing of Hollywood Park was asad day for all, but at the end of the day, we

have to turn it into a positive,” continuedWinner. “Every crisis is an opportunity.Here’s a real opportunity with the addeddates at Santa Anita, Del Mar and LosAlamitos to do some fresh and positivethings.“We’ve taken a few steps, but we have a

long way to go,” he conceded. “In additionto the growth of the racing and breeding industry, which isparamount, we have to get people into the seats. We have to

get a younger, broader group of peoplein. We have to be creative and think outof the box. The board can only assist.”

Winner also emphasized integrity andtrack safety issues as top priorities.

Winner indicated that his only regrethas been the shrinkage of his stablebecause of the demands of the new job.“I’m down to nine, the fewest number ofhorses I’ve had in years,” said Winner.“I’ve had as many as 60. I haven’t hadthe time to pick out the horses to buy.”

Winner, whose stable is dividedbetween trainers Paddy Gallagher andSimon Callaghan, said he prefers to buyprivately as opposed to auctions andclaiming, a formula that seems to have

paid off handsomely for him. The Beverly Hills resident hasbeen a California Thoroughbred Breeders Association(CTBA) member since 1987.

Operating mostly in a variety of partnerships, Winnerhas owned such major stakes winners as Magical Fantasy,Daytona (Ire), I Want Revenge, Liberian Freighter,

Domestic Dispute, Walkslikeaduck,The Pamplemousse, Three Degrees(Ire) and Fine n’ Majestic.

The office serves as a museum tomany of their accomplishments: a silvertray for I Want Revenge winning the2009 Wood Memorial Stakes (grade I); aglass vase for Domestic Dispute winningthe 2004 Strub Stakes (grade II); a cupfor Liberian Freighter winning the2011 Arcadia Stakes (grade II); a glass


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Charles “Chuck” Winner:A Formula For Success

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horsehead for Fine n’ Majestic winning the 1995 CaliforniaDerby (grade III); a photo of Magical Fantasy being sold for$1.8 million at Fasig-Tipton’s 2009 November Sale.

“Magical Fantasy was the best I’ve had,” said Winner ofthe millionaire filly who won four grade I turf stakes in 2008and 2009. “I picked her out in England. She would be thestandout.”

Liberian Freighter, a quirky California-bred gelding, alsoholds a special place in Winner’s heart. “I bought a fifty-onepercent interest in him after Ed Nahem (his owner-breeder)died,” said Winner. “He had a tendency not to want to gointo the gate. Neil (trainer Neil Drysdale) had to saddle himin the walking ring while walking. He marched to his owndrummer. But when the gate opened, he was all business.And when he crossed the wire, he was all done. He nevergalloped out.”

Liberian Freighter, by Bertrando, won 10 of 33 starts from2007 to 2012 and earned $759,090. The Arcadia was one ofthree graded stakes scores.

Liberian Freighter was sold privately after retirement andfound a second lease on life last year as a standout in theThoroughbred Classic Horse Show (TCHS) series. Theirony of a horse who refused to go the gate relishing thejumps in the hunter-jumper world did not escape Winner,who still follows his exploits. “He’s found a second career, thebest thing you can do for a racehorse,” said Winner. “It’s athrill for me to see what he’s doing.”

Winner was also thrilled to see how well dual gradedstakes winner The Pamplemousse was doing since beingretired to stud at Rancho San Miguel after he sold his share.His first crop last year featured the $160,000 sales-topper, acolt, at the Barretts October Yearling Sale.

“I got interested in ownership in 1985, when I had lunchwith a friend about tax issues,” said Winner of the fatefulmeal. “He asked if I had ever owned and said there was a saleat Hollywood Park the next day. I called his trainer, Hum-berto Aguilera, and we bought a horse we knew nothingabout but was cute.”

Winner named the horse Jayenezy after the first initials ofhis four children, Justyn, Nicole, Ethan and Zachary. Winnersaid the inexpensive horse won a race at Hollywood Park anda new venture was launched.

Shortly thereafter, Winner won his first stakes race withBolchina, a California-bred filly who captured the 1987Bustles and Bows Stakes at Fairplex Park and the 1988 La

Habra Stakes at Santa Anita Park. She became a productivebroodmare for him, foaling eight winners of 26 races.

Before his stable flourished, Winner was well on his waywith his multi-faceted company. Winner & Associates, oneof the leading public policy and corporate branding, advertis-ing and public relations firms in the nation, provides strategic,crisis, marketing and government relations communicationsservices to numerous corporations, trade associations, lawfirms and government organizations.

The company was sold to French-based Publicis in 2000.Winner remains as a consultant while two of his sons—Zachary, the CEO; and Justyn, General Counsel and Execu-tive Vice President—hold down leading executive posts.

Winner also remains a partner in Winner & MandabachCampaigns, the leading ballot measure campaign firm in thecountry. An outgrowth of Winner & Associates, the companysplit off separately in Santa Monica in partnership with PaulMandabach, also a partner in several horses.

The many hats Winner has worn have brought him intocontact with the racing industry on multiple fronts. He hasworked for both Santa Anita and Hollywood Park as well aspresenting gaming ballots that brought racinos to severalstates and riverboat gambling to Missouri. He has also repre-sented Indian tribes in California and was responsible forcrafting Propositions 5 and 1A.

“I started working in politics in 1958 for Governor PatBrown,” said Winner, a Los Angeles native, while still inhigh school. “In 1960, I was going to my first semester atUCLA and was asked to work on the campaign for PresidentKennedy. I never went back to school.”

Instead, he embarked upon a career in which he wouldwork for and meet not only governors Brown and his sonJerry but also presidents Kennedy, Clinton and Obama asevidenced by office photos. On a more somber note, he wasalso at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles the night thatRobert Kennedy was assassinated in 1968.

Winner’s other great passion is UCLA sports. A Bruin fansince his childhood, Winner became a friend and admirer oflegendary basketball coach John Wooden, attends mosthome basketball and football games with his wife Annie andhas been named on several sports-related committees.

Also found framed on an office wall are the steps inWooden’s famed pyramid to success. It will be another toolthat should come in handy for Winner in trying to forge awinning formula for California racing.

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Bolchina The Pamplemousse Liberian Freighter

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The first time she sat on a horse, Alexis Garske wasirrevocably hooked. “When I was two or three, my dad putme on a horse with a big white blaze,” Garske recalled. “Heintroduced me to horses, and then to racing.”

Richard Garske was a prosecutor and atone time worked with a California HorseRacing Board (CHRB) investigator, whointroduced him to Quarter Horse racing.“He was always a cowboy at heart, and fell inlove with it.” The two men remainedfriends, and as San Diego native Alexis grewup, racing started to take root in her life,too. “We went to Del Mar (ThoroughbredClub) for the morning workouts when I wasseven,” she recalled. “I became obsessed.Every summer I was begging him to gowatch workouts.”

The legendary Cigar became “their”horse, and Garske vividly recalls seeing himin the morning at Del Mar, preparing for hisheartbreaking run in the1996 Pacific Classic(grade I). Despite Cigar’sloss, snapping a 16-racewin streak, Garske con-tinued to pursue herdreams, getting a jobwalking hots for JohnSadler when she was 16.After high school, Garskeenrolled in the RaceTrack Industry Program(RTIP) at the Universityof Arizona. “I figured if itwas good enough forPletcher and Baffert, itwas where I should be,”she said.

Although a careertraining horses was never on the radar—“it’s still not theeasiest thing to be a woman on the backside”—Garske wasdetermined to find a niche for herself. She credits the Uni-versity for their internship placement; Garske found herselfworking marketing at Ellis Park in Kentucky. “I’d wanted tointern at Del Mar, but Ellis turned out to be the best thingthat happened,” she said. “I was a big fish in a little pond.”

After her stint at Ellis, Garske was more prepared for

the next summer, when she did land the coveted intern-ship at Del Mar. There she met the “amazing” DebbieOlsen, who works as the Publicity Coordinator at SantaAnita Park. “She saw something in me,” Garske said, “and

offered me a job during the upcomingBreeders’ Cup.”

Garske took a week off of school to workduring racing’s championship event, and wasrewarded with a full time job offer at SantaAnita. “I work on the media guide, I do inter-views, I get quotes after stakes races. I’mworking on incorporating more video witheverything we do.”

Garske, who will be 30 on Kentucky Derbyday this May, didn’t mind marketing, butenjoys being in publicity because she feelscloser to the game. “I didn’t fall in love withconcerts at Del Mar, I fell in love with DelMar itself,” she explained. “I wanted to becloser to the animal.” Now, she is lucky

enough to be aroundsome special animals;Garske regularly visitssix-time grade I win-ner Game on Dudeand other horses inBob Baffert’s barn.

Although Garskeloves her Santa Anitajob, she dreams of oneday returning to herSan Diego roots for afull time gig in DelMar’s press box. She’snever forgotten herfather, either, althoughRichard Garske passedin March of 2013. “Hewas the best person

I've ever had the pleasure of meeting and I was just luckyenough to be related to him. Because of him, I'm better atmy job. Because of him, I know how to be better as a per-son. It was just so great to be able to show him aroundSanta Anita and my office before he passed. To know hesaw me actually doing what he knew I love so much andwhat he had helped me strive for, for so long meant theworld to me.”


Focus On The Future

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by EMILY SHIELDS

Alexis Garske:Hooked On A Feeling

Alexis Garske with 2013 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (grade I) winner Secret Circle.

Alexis Garske with her late fatherRichard Garske

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by GENE WILLIAMS

Gervinho:Quite Remarkable

Grade II Sir Beaufort StakesSanta Anita Park—December 26, 2013

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A model of consistency throughout his young career,Gervinho now has his first graded stakes victory tucked awayand could be ready for more of the same when he returnsfrom a well-deserved break in the action later this year.

Both trainer Carla Gaines and owner Keith Brackpoolhave their eyes on a late-summer/fall campaign for the four-year-old California-bred son of six-time leading Californiasire Unusual Heat, a resident of Harris Farms. Perhaps thepair can persuade the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club to sched-ule a race that would fit him on opening day July 17, sinceGervinho has two opening-day victories on his resumé—lastyear’s $113,150 Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar and the grade II,$201,000 Sir Beaufort Stakes during Santa Anita Park’s 2013-2014 opener on Dec. 26.

That win gave the Gaines trainee a long-awaited gradedstakes victory. That’s not to say he hasn’t been productive inhis two-year campaign. In nine starts at two and three, thebay colt has been off the board only once and out-of-the-money also just on one occasion. Even at that, he claimed apayday in those races—with a fourth place in the 2013 Hol-lywood Derby and a fifth place in the 2012 Breeders’ CupJuvenile Turf, both grade I events.

Overall, Gervinho has four wins, two seconds and a thirdin nine starts. Three of the victories came in stakes races,and his earnings now stand at $422,140. It’s little wonder,then, that Gaines says, “He’s a very special horse. He’s doneeverything we’ve asked of him.”

Since winning at first asking on Del Mar’s all-weatherPolytrack surface, the Unusual Heat colt has stuck to turfracing, just as so many of his sire’s progeny have done. Hisrunning style on the grass is one that features mostly up-close stalking with determined acceleration as the fieldturns for home and a deep-stretch rush to the wire in hiswinning efforts.

The colt’s hiatus from racing is the result of a need totake care of a small knee chip that was noticed following theSir Beaufort. “It’s a little thing,” Gaines said, adding thatshe expects him to return in fine form once again. He tookan equivalent break for a similar reason following his Breeders’Cup race. He returned from that layoff to finish a strong sec-ond in Golden Gate Fields’ Silky Sullivan Stakes beforecapturing Del Mar’s Oceanside Stakes on July 17.

His victory in the Sir Beaufort was one of almost-impossibleproportions, since he was carried eight-wide turning intothe stretch and yet made up four lengths down the stretchto finish a head to the good in a blanket finish. Followingthe race, Gaines said: “I just told (Jockey) Rafael (Bejarano)to settle into stride and make a run at the quarter pole onthe outside. . .but someone got in his way along the way. Ithought we were done, so I was so happy to see him re-rally.”Echoing Gaines’ comments, owner Brackpool said, “How herecovered from that and went on to win is remarkable in amile, grade two race.”

Also, the victory made him only the second Cal-bred tocapture the Sir Beaufort, the other being another UnusualHeat son, The Usual Q. T., in 2009.

Brackpool, Santa Anita’s Chairman and a California Thor-oughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) member, purchasedthe Unusual Heat colt privately following a buy-back at thetwo-year-old Barretts sale and quickly changed his name fromHe’s Game to Gervinho, playing to both his preference forone-word names and as a nod to his favorite soccer player onhis favorite soccer team. That team would be the Arsenal andthe player who starred for the team at the time was IvoryCoast native Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi, otherwise known asGervinho. The horse has not disappointed, much as his name-sake, though the soccer player was sold by Arsenal to Italianclub A.S. Roma for eight million Euros six months ago.

The Grade California-Breds

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Last month at Santa Anita Park, two six-year-oldCalifornia-breds proved they still have spunk by winningtheir first stakes races.

A Team Of VeteransCyclometer decoded the stakes-winning formula to take

the $88,960 Midnight Lute Stakes on Jan. 4. With 48-year-old Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith at the controls, thechestnut horse began awkwardly but steadily made up groundoutside his three rivals. Under a hand ride, he out-ralliedMoonshine Bay to win by three quarters of a length. Anillowas third, and even-money favorite Midnight Transferfourth. The 8-5 second choice, Cyclometer completed sixfurlongs on a fast dirt track in 1:08.95.

Bruce Headley, who turns 80 this month, was the win-ning trainer, as well as co-breeder and co-owner with Irwinand Andrew Molasky. Cyclometer became the secondstakes winner for his sire Cyclotron, who stands for a pri-vate fee at Old English Rancho in Sanger. Cyclometer isthe first stakes winner and richest foal out of his dam,Moana Loa, a daughter of grade I winner Eastern Echo andthe grade III-placed stakes winner Out of the Bid.

Cyclometer broke his maiden in his second start onFeb. 9, 2012, and then won three allowance races in thefollowing 13 starts. He achieved his first stakes placing inthe $100,750 On Trust Handicap at Betfair HollywoodPark on Nov. 24. The Midnight Lute was his next start andhis first stakes win. It led to his status as the 7-5 betting

favorite in the $126,000Donald Valpredo Califor-nia Cup Sprint Stakes onJan. 25, but he finishedfifth. Cyclometer’s lifetimerecord is 18-5-5-3, and he’sbanked $332,754.

No Longer The Backup DancerDancingtothestars had been knocking on the stakes-

winning door for a year before finally taking center stagein the $91,000 Megahertz Stakes on Jan. 18. The darkbay or brown mare broke well, but jockey Mario Gutier-rez took her back to a stalking position in the field of fivefillies and mares. In the final turn, Dancingtothestarsquickly passed the early leader, 7-5 favorite Fanticola,with little asking. Gutierrez had to ride harder nearingthe finish, but Fanticola couldn’t regain her position,and Gulsary (Ire) finished third. Charlie Em (GB) andCharm the Maker completed the order. Dancingtothes-tars won by three quarters of a lengths in the one-mileturf race, stopping the timer at 1:33.77. Her final oddswere 9-2.

Dancingtothestars races for breeder Ren-Mar Thorough-breds, namesake of Margie Lambert and her late husband,Rene Lambert. Her sire is Good Journey, who stands at Mag-ali Farms for a $5,000 fee. Her dam is the In Excess (Ire) mareA Lil Excess, a five-time winner of $157,300 and second-generation Cal-bred for the Lamberts. Dancingtothestars isher second foal, and her first foal was stakes-placed A LilDumaani who won nine races and earned $386,730.

Doug O’Neill’s been Dancingtothestars’ trainer sinceshe began her career in December of 2010. She didn’tbreak her maiden until her third start, in June of 2012.After that, she won four allowance-level races andplaced in four consec-utive stakes racesbefore breaking throughin the Megahertz. Hercareer record thus far is 20-6-4-4 with $400,872in earnings.


Racing In Southern California

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by MARCIE HEACOX

Cal-Breds Show Their Mettle

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Dancingtothestars$91,000 Megahertz Stakes—January 18, 2014

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What’s the cost of freedom? For the 11-year-oldCalifornia-bred gelding Cost of Freedom, it was $8,650.That’s how much racetrack clocker John Malone paid inDecember to remove the grade I-winning millionairefrom his prolonged descent through the claiming ranks.

Harris Farms bred the son of Cee’s Tizzy and nine-timewinner Freedom Dance, by Moscow Ballet, and startedhim in maiden claiming races during 2006. He won four ofeight starts before trainer John Sadler claimed him for$50,000 in July of 2008. He immediately improved for newowners Gary and Cecil Barber, setting a new track recordin a Del Mar Thoroughbred Club allowance and winningthe grade I, $250,000 Ancient Title Stakes at Santa AnitaPark in September, enough to earn the title of 2008 Cali-fornia Champion Older Male.

Cost of Freedom then missed two races because vet-erinarians deemed him unsound, and didn’t start againuntil September of 2009. In 2010, he won the grade III,$100,000 Los Angeles Handicap and Vernon O. Under-wood Stakes, the $100,000 Donald Valpredo CaliforniaCup Sprint Stakes and the $71,706 Miles Tyson Stakesin Hollywood Park record time.

After three straight losses, Sadler dropped Cost of Freedomin for a $32,000 tag during 2011, and Northern California-based trainer Ed Moger Jr. took the bait. Cost of Freedomnever finished worse than fifth in 16 starts for Moger.

Trainer Genaro Vallejo and owners Battle Born RacingStable and Nick Ferrara claimed Cost of Freedom for$12,500 at Golden Gate Fields on April 6, 2013. He wontwo of six races for them, passing the $1 million earningsmark in the process. On Dec. 21, 2013, trainer RobertinoDiodoro and owner Rick Wiest claimed Cost of Freedomfor $8,000 when he finished 10th at Hollywood Park.

Malone had been concerned about the gelding sincethe 2011 claim, and immediately moved to purchase and

retire him after the worst finish of his 47-race career.Diodoro agreed to sell for the $8,650 cost of claiming andtaxes. He also cared for Cost of Freedom until Dec. 30,and paid for transportation to Malone’s small band ofThoroughbreds in Temecula.

Malone wasn’t the only one who’d wanted to helpCost of Freedom. Trainer Carl O’Callaghan collecteddonations from the horse’s fans and transferred funds toMalone. There’s a conflict over the correct amount offunds from that source, but Malone said he’s receiveddonations from more than 50 people, including $2,000from Sadler and $1,000 from the Barbers.

On Cost of Freedom’s first night at his new home,Malone sat in his car next to the pen until 1:30 a.m. tomake sure he’d be okay. Aside from a braying mule at anadjacent property, Cost of Freedom has immediatelytaken his new sights and sounds in stride.

Malone’s gradually increasing the size of Cost of Free-dom’s pen so the horse doesn’t hurt himself playing toovigorously. He may eventually be paired with Malone’sother retired Cal-bred gelding, Judge Gallivan. Malonesaid he was worried Cost of Freedom would be too ener-getic because he reportedly loved to train at the track,but he’s adjusted quickly. “I might throw a saddle on himsooner than I thought,” Malone said.

Malone’s been chronicling Cost of Freedom’s new lifethrough a Facebook page his daughter, Megan Malone,created. It had hundreds of “likes” within days of thehorse’s retirement, and nearly 1,000 likes within a month.There were also multiple articles written about the saga.

Malone said he never expected so much attention for hisinvolvement with Cost of Freedom, but the experience hashad a positive effect. “Since he showed up, it’s been like ashot in the arm,” Malone said. “It made me more positive.This whole thing has made me a better person.”


Another Man’s Treasure

FEATURE by MARCIE HEACOX

Cost Of Freedom: Dues Paid

Cost of Freedom (#8) wins the Grade I Ancient Title Stakes in September of 2008.

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RACE AND (STAKES) RECORDSOUGHT AFTER did not race.

IN THE STUDSOUGHT AFTER entered stud in 2003.

STATISTICAL SUMMARY8 crops Lifetime Lifetime 2yoFoals of racing age 96 96Starters (/Fls) 57(59%) 33(34%)Winners (/Str) 35(61%) 12(36%)Total Starts 682 99Total Wins (/Starts) 87(13%) 15(15%)Total Earnings $1,549,247 $379,851Avg. Earnings (/Str) $27,180 $11,511Avg. Earnings (/Start) $2,272 $3,837Stakes Wnrs (/Str) 1(2%) 0(0%)Stakes Horses (/Str) 5(9%) 3(9%)Avg. Earnings Index 0.76 0.99Comparable Index 0.872013 StatisticsStarters 26Winners (/Str) 11(42%)Total Starts 118Total Wins (/Starts) 17(14%)Total Earnings $191,554Avg. Earnings (/Str) $7,367Avg. Earnings (/Start) $1,623Stakes Wnrs (/Str) 0(0%)

SOUGHT AFTER HAS SIREDCONTROL SEEKER (2006 c., dam by Red Ransom). 10

wins, 2 to 7, 2013, $377,338, Bull Dog H.-L, Joseph T.Grace H., 2nd All-American S.-G3, I’m Smokin S.-LR.

Mom’s Intuition (2004 f., Beau Genius). 6 wins, 4 to 6,$56,747, 3rd Bluegrass S.

Bean Who (2005 c., Cutlass Reality). Winner at 3,$29,690, 3rd Gateway to Glory S.

Due South (2008 f., Cee’s Tizzy). 4 wins, 3 to 5, 2013,$17,603, 3rd City of Roses Filly & Mare Sprint Claim-ing Series S.- Final, City of Roses Filly & Mare SprintClaiming Series S.-2nd Leg.

Little Rockit Man (2011 c., T. U. Slew). Placed in 1 start at2, 2013, 3rd Goose Island 312 Urban White Ale S.

Gotnaceupersleeve (2008 f., Tahoe City). 8 wins, 3 to 5,2013, $147,210.

Seeking the Queen (2007 f., Smokester). 3 wins, $85,728.Danz With K J (2010 c., Brahms). 2 wins to 3, 2013, $54,443.Pacific Heat (2004 c., Incinderator). 2 wins at 2, $50,655.Sun Seeker (2007 c., Red Ransom). Winner at 2, $47,058.Too Pink (2006 f., Relaunch). Winner at 2 and 4, $44,300.Miss Sought After (2005 f., Numerous). 2 wins, $43,600.Scalpers Dream (2008 f., Deposit Ticket). 5 wins, 3 to 5,

2013, $42,866.R Seeker (2008 c., Slewdledo). 4 wins, 2 to 4, placed at 5,

2013, $36,744.Canadian Charm (2004 f., Numerous). Winner, $36,728.Jewel Seeker (2009 f., Red Ransom). Winner at 2 and 3,

placed at 4, 2013, $33,901.Carolina Grande (2009 f., Grand Flotilla). 2 wins, $31,958.Love Seeker (2005 f., Red Ransom). 2 wins to 3, $29,060.Fire Seeker (2008 c., Red Ransom). Winner at 3, $27,290.Look for Answers (2009 c., Proud Irish). 4 wins at 3 and 4,

2013, $26,898.Chase After (2008 c., Comic Strip). Winner at 3, $24,324.The Lasher (2004 c., Red Ransom). 3 wins at 3, $24,251.After Reality (2007 c., Relaunch). Winner at 2, $24,126.Cross Fire (2006 c., You and I). Winner in 2 starts at 2,

$23,650. Set ntr at Golden Gate Fields, 4 1/2 fur. in :51 1/5.

Seeking the Stitch (2010 c., Puerto Madero (CHI)). 2 winsat 3, 2013, $20,130.

Coastal Cathy (2007 f., Desert Classic). Winner, $19,465.Bellagio Road (2008 c., Unusual Heat). 3 wins at 5, 2013,

$18,245.Jo Lanny (2007 c., Last Lion). 3 wins at 3 and 5, $16,187.Power of Eleven (2011 c., Lord Carson). Winner at 2, 2013,

$14,440..Sought for Speed (2006 c., Clever Trick). 3 wins at 4 and 7,

2013, $12,850.

MALE LINESOUGHT AFTER is by SEEKING THE GOLD, stakes win-

ner of 8 races, $2,307,000, Super Derby-G1, etc. Amongthe leading sires, sire of 92 stakes winners, incl.--

DUBAI MILLENNIUM. 5 wins, 2 to 4 in England, Hwt.colt at 3 on European Hand., 7 - 9 fur., Hwt. at 3on English Hand., 7 - 9 1/2 fur., Hwt. older horseat 4 on English Hand., 9 1/2 - 11 fur., QueenElizabeth II S.-G1, etc.; 2 wins in France, Prix du Harasde Fresnay-le-Buffard-Jacques Le Marois-G1, etc.; 2wins at 4 in U.A.E., Horse of the year, Cham-pionolder horse, Dubai World Cup-G1, etc. Sire.

HEAVENLY PRIZE. 9 wins in 18 starts, 2 to 4, $1,825,940,Champion 3-year-old filly, Apple Blossom H.-G1,Beldame S.-G1, Frizette S.-G1, Alabama S.-G1, etc.

CATCH THE RING. 7 wins to 4, $918,314, Champion 3-year-old filly in Canada, Canadian Oaks-LR, etc.

FLANDERS. 4 wins in 5 starts at 2, $805,000, Champion2-year-old filly, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies-G1, etc.

SEEKING THE PEARL. 7 wins in Japan, NHK Mile Cup-G1,etc.; winner in France, Hwt. older mare at 4 on Euro-pean Hand., 5 - 6 1/2 fur., Hwt. older mare at 4 onFrench Hand., 5 - 7 fur., Prix Maurice de Gheest-G1.

PLEASANT HOME. 5 wins to 4, $1,378,070, Breeders’Cup Distaff-G1, Bed o’ Roses Breeders’ Cup H.-G3, etc.

WANDERIN BOY. 9 wins, $1,213,759, Brooklyn Breeders’Cup H.-G2, Ben Ali S.-G3, Alysheba S.-G3, etc.

DREAM SUPREME. 9 wins, $1,007,680, Test S.-G1, etc.

BOB AND JOHN. 5 wins, $996,330, Wood Memorial S.-G1, Lone Star Park H.-G3, Sham S.-G3, etc. Sire.

CASH RUN. 5 wins to 3, $924,201, Breeders' Cup JuvenileFillies-G1, Bonnie Miss S.-G2, Davona Dale S.-G2, etc.

FEMALE LINE1st damSMOLENSK, by Danzig. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix

d'Astarte-G2, etc.; placed at 3 in England, 2nd Cor-onation S.-G1; placed, $13,900, in N.A. Dam of--

MARTHA'S MOON (f. by Malibu Moon). 3 wins at 2,placed at 3, 2013, $100,790, Blue Hen S.-L, etc.

Can the Man (c. by Into Mischief). Winner in 2 startsat 2, 2013, $81,000, 3rd Del Mar Futurity-G1.

Broodmare SireDANZIG, 1977. Among the leading broodmare sires,

sire of 478 dams of 3889 foals, 2898 rnrs (75%),1954 wnrs (50%), 506 2yo wnrs (13%), 1.58 AEI,1.44 CI, 209 stakes winners.

2nd damBLUSH WITH PRIDE, by Blushing Groom (FR). 6 wins at 2

and 3, $536,807, Kentucky Oaks-G1, Santa SusanaS.-G1, Ashland S.-G2, etc. Half-sister to MALI-NOWSKI (Champion 2-year-old in Ireland),MONROE, GIELGUD, Minnie Hauk. Dam of--

BETTER THAN HONOUR (f. by Deputy Minister). 2wins, $250,920, Demoiselle S.-G2, etc. Brood-mare of the year in 2007. Dam of RAGS TORICHES (f. by A.P. Indy, 5 wins, $1,342,528,Champion 3-year-old filly), MAN OF IRON (c.by Giant's Causeway, Hwt. colt at 3 on IrishHand., 13 1/2 fur. & up; $270,000, in N.A.), JAZIL(c. by Seeking the Gold, $890,532, sire), CA-SINODRIVE (c. by Mineshaft, $151,200, in N.A.).

SMOLENSK (f. by Danzig). Stakes winner, above.TURNBERRY ISLE (IRE) (c. by Deputy Minister). 2

wins in 2 starts at 2 in Ireland, Juddmonte BeresfordS.-G3; winner at 2 in England, 2nd Serpentine Gal-lery Royal Lodge S.-G2.

PolynesianNative Dancer GeishaRaise a Native Case Ace838 foals, 78 SWs Raise You Lady GloryMr. Prospector *Nasrullah1178 foals, 181 SWs Nashua SegulaGold Digger Count Fleet12 foals, 3 SWs Sequence Miss DogwoodSeeking the Gold (1985) Menow935 foals, 92 SWs Tom Fool GagaBuckpasser War Admiral313 foals, 35 SWs Busanda BusinesslikeCon Game Roman10 foals, 3 SWs Hasty Road Traffic CourtBroadway Challedon10 foals, 4 SWs Flitabout Bird FlowerNearcoNearctic *Lady AngelaNorthern Dancer Native Dancer636 foals, 147 SWs Natalma AlmahmoudDanzig Crafty Admiral1074 foals, 202 SWs Admiral’s Voyage Olympia LouPas de Nom Petition11 foals, 0 SWs *Petitioner Steady AimSmolensk (1992) *Nasrullah12 foals, 1 SWs Red God Spring RunBlushing Groom (FR) Wild Risk512 foals, 92 SWs Runaway Bride (GB) AimeeBlush With Pride *Alibhai15 foals, 3 SWs Traffic Judge Traffic CourtBest in Show Mr. Busher17 foals, 4 SWs Stolen Hour Late Date

SOUGHT AFTER 2000 Bay - Height 16.0 - Dosage Profile: 12-7-19-0-0; DI: 3.00; CD: +0.82

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Ultra Blend’s name isn’t likely to come up in a discussionof the greatest California-breds of all time. In the minds ofracing fans, she is probably not even ranked amongst thetop few fillies and mares. However, none of that matters toUltra Blend or to her connections, who watched the formerclaimer become another one of those great Cal-bred under-dog stories, overcoming humble beginnings and a nearlycareer ending injury through four racing seasons to earn herplace as California’s 57th millionaire.

The Ultra Blend story began with a partnership and aone-eyed mare. Elven Adams and his former wife ShirleyStreiff purchased the Desert Classic mare Ankha as a foalfrom Bryan Webb in 1996. She sported only one eye due toa paddock accident, but made it to the races and hit theboard three times in seven starts. After producing threefoals in 2001, 2002 and 2004, including the four-time winnerLil Nugget, and following a barren season, it became timeto select another mate for Ankha.

Enter Del Chase, whose BnD Chase Thoroughbredsstood Richly Blended, a dual grade III winner whose careerwas cut short following an unplaced try in the 2001 Preak-ness Stakes (grade I). “Elven had been my employee years

before, and had a mare they wanted to breed,” Chaseexplained. “I thought the cross to Richly Blended was greatbecause he was from the Mr. Prospector line.”

Ultra Blend was foaled on March 27, 2006. From thebeginning, she was docile and likeable, but no standout.“She was the most pleasant filly; I can’t remember anyproblems we ever had in handling her,” Chase said.

In an effort to dissolve the partnership, Adams and Chasesold a then-yearling Ultra Blend as part of a two-horse pack-age deal to retired college professor Nels Erickson, who spot-ted the advertisement for the deal in an issue of the CaliforniaThoroughbred magazine. A $20,000 offer from Erickson wasaccepted, and he sent Ultra Blend to be conditioned by ArtSherman and his son Steve.

The younger Sherman called Ultra Blend’s workouts“nonchalant,” and so she debuted in a $25,000 maidenclaiming event during the San Joaquin County Fair atStockton on Sept. 11, 2008. The filly finished a solid sec-ond, beaten 1 1/2 lengths, and went favored in her nextstart, another maiden race with a $32,000 tag. She cruised

Cal-Bred Millionaires’ Row

FEATURE by EMILY SHIELDS

#57 Ultra Blend:From Humble Beginnings

California-bred Ultra Blend, a 2006 daughter of Richly Blended and the Desert Classic mare Ankha, at Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm in Japan during August of 2012.



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proudly presents the 2014 Training Center TourMarch 15th 7 AM to 2 PM • Cost $20 per person

This is a drive yourself motorcade tour We will begin the tour by visiting the all newly renovatedSan Luis Rey Downs Training Center in Bonsall.

We will see the track in action - Visit the barn area, swimming pool and gallop trails.

Next we will tour Galway Downs in Temecula.This facility in under new ownership.

We will see the training track, the barn area and the many amenities this horse center has to offer.

At high Noon we will serve lunch to all participants at Milky Way Farmwhere several great stallions reside and many newborn foals will be showcased.

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in that event at Golden Gate Fields, winning by six widen-ing lengths on Oct. 18.

Ultra Blend’s maiden win kicked off a run of four straightvictories. She scored by an inspiring 10 lengths in a six-furlongallowance optional claiming race at Golden Gate on Nov. 14,then wheeled back to win there again on Dec. 5. She initi-ated her sophomore campaign with her first stakesattempt, Golden Gate’s $75,000 Tiburon Stakes, whichshe won by three lengths on Jan. 10.

The win streak ended in the $52,750 King Glorious Hand-icap, an ambitious spot for Ultra Blend where she ultimatelyfinished third, but she was facing males in the open-companyevent, and lost by only 2 1/2 lengths while closing steadily inthe stretch. That earned her a trip down south to face gradedstakes competition.

Art Sherman took over for Steve for the grade III,$100,000 Santa Paula Stakes at Santa Anita Park. UltraBlend was dismissed as the longest shot in the field of five, butfinished second, beaten only by the speedy favorite Carlsbad.A trek over to Hollywood Park yielded a fourth-placed effortin the grade III, $100,000 Railbird Stakes, followed by anotherfourth in the grassy $87,335 Manhattan Beach Stakes.

Ultra Blend always ran well, but couldn’t quite reach thewinner’s circle. After a third-placed effort in the $100,000Fleet Treat Stakes at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, she

finished second in another turf stakes there, the $112,525Sandy Blue Handicap. That encouraging performance wasimmediately overshadowed by injury, as she returned to thebarn with a cracked cannon bone, which required the inser-tion of a screw. Ultra Blend was out of training for eightmonths before returning to race for Steve Sherman inNorthern California.

After finishing third in an allowance optional claimer inJune of 2010, Ultra Blend rebounded from her nearly career-ending injury to win the $76,000 California State Fair SprintHandicap at Sacramento by two lengths on July 17. Shereturned to the scene of her inury and just missed the win inthe $100,000 Solana Beach Handicap at Del Mar, one yearand one day after the Sandy Blue. Another third in anallowance at Golden Gate, and Ultra Blend then suddenlyput it all together.

Her run at millionaire status started off unassumingly,with a victory in the $100,000 CTT/TOC California CupMatron Stakes on Oct. 30. She bested favored Lady Rail-rider in that effort, rallying from fifth in a field of seven toscore by half a length. She cut back from that contest’s1 1/16-mile distance to go 7 1/2 furlongs in the $80,400Cat’s Cradle Handicap on Dec. 12, when she won by 3 1/4lengths to affirm her versatility. Both races were run at Hol-lywood Park.

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Cal-Bred Millionaires’ RowCont’d.

FEATURE

Unusual Heat—Winning in Style, by Silveyville • Fee: $15,000-LIVE FOAL2011 Eclipse Award Champion Older Male

California Horse Of The Year California Champion

Older Horse And Champion Grass Horse Millionaire and multiple GI winner, including the Pacific Classic Stakes, Charles Whittingham

Memorial H. (3 times) and the Eddie Read Stakes (twice). GII wins includethe Jim Murray H. (twice) and Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship.

Leading Money-Earner with Lifetime Earnings of $1,958,084.Son of five-time California Champion sire UNUSUAL HEAT.

Wild Again—Saboteur, by Corwyn Bay (Ire) • Fee: $1,500-LIVE FOAL

Versatile Stakes Winner of $421,543 Who Handled Distances From 6 Furlongs to 1 1/8 Miles on

Dirt, Turf and All-Weather Surfaces.

Winner of Del Mar’s $100,000 Real Good Deal Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths in a new 7-furlongtrack record time of 1:23.53, defeating multiple stakes winner ZONING IN and Champion

IDIOT PROOF. By Breeders’ Cup Classic, (G1) winner WILD AGAIN. Out ofSaboteur, a half-sister to California champion sprinter DISTURBINGTHEPEACE.

Grand Slam—Eliot Chacer, by Clever Trick • FEE: PRIVATE TREATY-LIVE FOAL

80% Winners From Starters

More Than $60,000 Average Earnings Per Runner,including 2012 NTRA Stakes VALENTINE BOY and multiple winners Cyclometer($195,954), Circle the Moon ($191,060) and Elana Mar ($96,972). By multiple Grade 1

winner GRAND SLAM, out of stakes winner ELIOT CHACER, also the dam of Grade 3-placed stakes winner CONCHACER.

Sir Cat—Trust Greta, by Centrust • FEE: PRIVATE TREATY-LIVE FOALA Graded Stakes-Winning Millionaire

Won at distances from 6 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/8 miles, while earning Beyer speed Figures of 114, 110 (twice), 106, 105 (twice), 104 (twice), 102, 101 & 100 (twice). Including the

$400,000 Swaps Breeders’ Cup Stakes (G2) at 1 1/8 miles by 5 lengths and the Mervyn Leroy Handicap (G2) twice, he won the

Potrero Grande Handicap (G2) and San Carlos Handicap (G2) twice.By SIR CAT, a multiple Grade 2 winner and sire of 5 champions Surf Cat is a half-brother to Grade 3 winner ROSIE O’GRETA

and from the female family of leading sire BROAD BRUSH.

Danzig—Words of War, by Lord At War (Arg) • FEE: $5,000-LIVE FOALConsistently Ranked Among The Leading Sires In California

Average Earnings Per Starter $54,000+ and anAverage Earnings Index (AEI) of 1.60.

Sire of: NORVSKY ($616,444), winner of both the $150,000 SAN GABRIELSTAKES (G2) and $100,000 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ HANDICAP in 2012; LINDZ WINZ ($265,318), winner of the $100,000 IRISH O’BRIEN STAKES in2012; Grade 3-placed multiple stakes winner EXCESSIVE PASSION ($166,943);

CELEBRITY STATUS ($84,619) NTRA Stakes and stakes-placedMaster Chef ($367,668) and 2014 Rovenna.

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off losing by less than a length in Santa Anita’s $300,000Sunshine Millions Distaff Stakes, won by fellow Cal-bredmillionaire Evening Jewel. Ultra Blend had to make her laterally from second last going four wide that day, and simplycame up short. She sought redemption in the $98,000Valentine Dancer Handicap, and bested Evening Jewel inan upset victory on Feb. 26.

Back at Hollywood Park on April 23, Ultra Blend againrocketed from second last to take the $125,000 B. ThoughtfulStakes, which was her final career effort against Cal-bredcompany. “She was exceptional when she ran against Cal-breds,” Chase noted. “Eventually she had to race against opencompany, because she needed that kind of competition.”

Ultra Blend gained her first graded stakes trophy underunusual circumstances in the grade II, $150,000 MiladyHandicap on May 21. The heavily favored St. Trinians(GB), who had previously tested the great filly Zenyattaonly a year before, finished first in the 1 1/16-mile contest,but was disqualified for drifting in during the stretch run.Ultra Blend was declared the winner to the tune of an$18.00 payout on a $2 win bet.

Finally respected by the bettors, Ultra Blend went to post asthe 7-2 favorite in the grade II, $200,000 A Gleam Handicap,a contest over seven furlongs. She missed by the smallest noseafter rallying from last in the nine-horse field and going fourwide on the far turn. “Her come from behind style was exhil-arating to say the least,” Chase recalled. “Sometimes shelooked like she was giving up at the top of the stretch, butshe had so much desire and late kick. The fun of watchingher race was those stretch runs.”

Ultra Blend provided her connections with an extraor-dinary thrill when she went to the post in the grade I,$300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 6.Despite her recent success, she was sent off as the 10-1 long-

shot in a field of five, which featured grade I winners Zazu andSwitch. Under jockey Tyler Baze, Ultra Blend trailed for thefirst six furlongs, then slowly started closing on her moreheralded rivals. She swung four wide into the lane and col-lared Switch, then gamely battled with Zazu to the wire,prevailing by a neck.

The win was the final victory of Ultra Blend’s career, butshe had two more races to top the million-dollar mark. Zazugot her revenge by defeating Ultra Blend by a half-length inthe grade I, $250,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes at Santa Anita,but the Cal-bred had shown enough during the year to earn atrip to the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Champi-onships at Churchill Downs in Kentucky on Nov. 4. Afterbeing fractious at the gate, she finished an admirable fourthbehind future three-time Eclipse champion Royal Deltawhile defeating Kentucky Oaks winner Plum Pretty. Thateffort earned her $120,000, enough to get over the million-dollar benchmark with earnings of $1,015,646.

Ultra Blend retired with 11 wins, six seconds and fivethirds in 25 starts, as well as the title of California’s 2011Champion Older Female. Although Erickson had originallyplanned to retire her and breed her to dual classic winner BigBrown, the lucrative Fasig-Tipton November Sale won out,and Ultra Blend sold for $700,000 to Katsumi Yoshida’sNorthern Farm in Japan. The Yoshida brothers—Teruya,Katsumi and Haruya—often buy Cal-bred stars, and hadpreviously purchased the likes of California Horse of theYear Moscow Burning and two-time champion Lethal Heat.

After producing a now-yearling filly by Japanese super-horse Deep Impact (Jpn)—winner of the Japanese TripleCrown and two-time Japanese Horse of the Year—UltraBlend is currently in foal to Daiwa Major (Jpn) on a 2013cover. Like Deep Impact, Daiwa Major is a son of SundaySilence, and was also a champion in his native land.

With any luck, Ultra Blend’s Japanese runners will beable to thrill crowds as their dam did, but unlike UltraBlend, they won’t come from humble beginnings.

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Two starts after her victory in the grade I, $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (above), Ultra Blend became the 57th Cal-bred millionaire when finishing fourth in her final race,

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Influential California breeder and owner Rex C.Ellsworth had many great horses who played a part inshaping the history of breeding and racing in California,including the 13-time leading sire Khaled (GB) and hisown immortal son, Swaps, to name but a few.

The Santa Anita Derby and Santa Anita Handicap,now grade I races, had their inaugural runnings in 1935. Sixhorses have gone on to win both races, including theCalifornia-breds General Challenge, Free House, Hill Riseand Terrang. This story takes a look back at Terrang’s historiccareer during which he earned $599,285 from a 66-15-9-12record from 1955 to 1959. Ten of his dozen stakes winscame at Santa Anita Park.

On the morning of April 1, 1953, Rex Ellsworth’s stakes-winning mare Flying Choice foaled a brown colt by Khaledat his ranch in Chino. With this excellent pedigree, thesturdy colt had the right to be a good one.

At two, Terrang’s three wins in 10 starts came at Holly-wood Park on June 4, at Washington Park in Illinois duringAugust, and at Santa Anita on Dec. 31, when the improv-ing colt won the $30,500 California Breeders’ Trial Stakes.

Terrang’s early three-year-old season was a busy one withfour starts by the end of February. On March 3, a giganticfield of 18 went to post for the 1 1/8-mile Santa AnitaDerby with a purse of $158,800.

In an awesome display, Terrang, racing just off the pacewith jockey Bill Shoemaker up, took command to win by1 1/4 lengths over dual stakes winner Social Climber.

After his win in Hollywood Park’s $29,700 Will RogersStakes in May, the colt was given some time off to get readyfor his next season. In early January of 1957, Terrang wassold for $83,200 to wealthy Texas businessmen Lawrence S.

Pollock (Poltex Stable) and Roland Bond. The colt wasrelocated to the barn of Carl “Slim” Roles.

A Thoroughbred owner and trainer, Roles had trainedfor prominent owners Ada L. Rice and Louis B. Mayer. Hetrained many stakes winners including Desert Trial, a two-time winner of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s RamonaHandicap.

For his new owners, Roles got Terrang back into the bestrace conditioning of his career. Over the next three years,the horse was the picture of supreme confidence.

At four, Terrang set a new track record of 1:47 2/5 for1 1/8 miles with his victory over multiple stakes winnerHoneys Alibi in Santa Anita’s $57,800 San Antonio Hand-icap during February.

After three stakes wins at five, Terrang was now a majorhandicap star and he set his sights on a win in the 1959Santa Anita Handicap.

Coming into the race, Roles made sure Terrang had agood foundation of works under him. On Feb. 19, heworked the colt 1 1/8 miles in 1:51 1/5 handily. Terrangthen blew out in :35 seconds flat to set him up perfectly.

On Feb. 28, there was no one more than confident thanCarl Roles on this day. In the paddock, a supremely confi-dent Terrang looked like a winner.

The $145,000 Santa Anita Handicap boasted a largefield of 13 as they went to the post. Multiple stakes winnerHillsdale was the 4-5 favorite with Terrang going off at 9-1.

Longshot Ballyrullah had the early lead, with Terrangtracking in third. He then took the lead in the stretch andheld off Hillsdale to win by half a length. His final time oftwo minutes flat was only one-fifth of a second off the trackrecord held by Round Table for the 1 1/4-mile distance.

Terrang’s dam Flying Choice, by Flying Heels, was pur-chased for $1,300 by Ellsworth as a yearling. She won threeraces including the $10,000 Starlet Sweepstakes at two in1940. She produced four other stakes performers, all full sib-lings to Terrang, including the multiple stakes winner FlightKhal, as well as Full Cargo, an 18-time winner by Swaps.

Terrang was retired to stud in 1960, to Seven SeasRanch in Chino. Two years later, he moved to Three RingsRanch in Beaumont. Terrang then relocated to Kentuckywhere he stood from 1963 to 1971. His final stop was atAbacus Ranch in Colorado in 1972. Terrang’s leadingrunners from his 13 relatively small crops were the 1965Hollywood Derby winner Terry’s Secret and 1970 SantaAnita Derby winner Terlago.

Terrang will always be remembered as one of the greatstars of his era, during which time everyone who wasinvolved with him played a significant role in enrichingCalifornia’s horse racing history.


A Blast From The Past

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by JACKIE BARNES

Terrang: Yet Another Good One

Terrang—$145,000 Santa Anita Handicap—February 28, 1959


When a foal is young and growing, the leg bones lengthenswiftly. This growth is accomplished by changes and growthat the ends of those bones. The region of bone-growingactivity is called the physis or growth plate. This is wherenew cartilage cells are formed and mature. After theymature they are replaced by bone. Growth plates at theends of the cannon bone, distal radius and distal tibia, forinstance, are instrumental in lengthening these bones asthe foal grows larger and taller. Sometimes during this peri-od there is inflammation in one or more of the growthplates and this condition is called physitis (often calledepiphysitis in earlier years).

Gary Baxter, VMD, MS (Hospital Director at Universityof Georgia in Athens, Georgia), says physitis is often con-sidered one of the growth problems/abnormalities that wetend to group in the category termed DOD (developmen-tal orthopedic disease) in young horses.

“We don’t always know the exact cause of physitis; somefoals have mild signs of this as they grow—as a natural pro-gression of growth. This area where the bones are growinghave a lot of cellular activity,” he says. These growth platesmay be temporarily enlarged while the foal is growingswiftly.

“Many of them enlarge for awhile and then the enlarge-ment disappears as the foal matures. You might think a foalhas physitis just because there is enlargement of the growthplate, but if there is no heat or pain, it may be just a nor-mal condition. Most of the time it’s nothing to worryabout; it is just a young, growing horse,” he says.

“Some of these enlargements may be abnormal, however,

and some may be due to improper nutrition. We’re notentirely sure what type and kind of nutrition contributes tothis. There are also some cases due to trauma. It may beexternal trauma or too much exercise and resultant con-cussion on the delicate growth plate. Whether or not thereis actual damage may depend on where the physis is, in thegrowth period,” says Baxter.

“There may be times when the physis is more vulnera-ble to trauma during its growth period. If the foal overusesthe leg when the bone is still soft and not as strong as itshould be, there may be some crushing and damage to cellsin the growth plate. This could create swelling and inflam-mation, with clinical signs of physitis.”

In some cases this might occur if the owner has theyoung horse on a forced exercise program. “Exercise mightnot be as damaging by yearling age; the growth plate ismost vulnerable during the first year of life and particularlywhen the foal is growing fastest—during the first six to ninemonths of age. There can be a nutritional componentand/or a mechanical component when a young horse devel-ops physitis. There might be regions of trauma in the growthplate where there is damage. There may be subchondral bonedamage or microfractures in that area, leading to clinicalsigns of inflammation,” Baxter explains.

“The foal may give you clues. If you see only one physisaffected, you would suspect some type of mechanical ortraumatic cause, whereas if you see multiple physesinvolved (such as young horses with enlargements on allfour distal cannon bones) it might just be related to growth.The physes at the distal cannon bone close before thecarpus and tarsus. In general, we see physitis involvingthe distal cannon in younger foals (knobby fetlock joints)and might see swelling at the knees and hocks in theolder foals.”

It is less common to see enlargements in the growthplate at the hocks. “It’s more common to see physitis at theknees and fetlock joints. Mechanical physitis problems,especially at the knees and fetlocks, can lead to crookedlegs (angular limb deformity).” The bone is growing fasteron one side than the other, due to the inflammation beingmore on one side—leading to asymmetrical bone growth.

“Any foal with significant physitis may end up withdamage to the growing cartilage on one side of the growthplate. If the damage is asymmetrical it can lead to differentgrowth rates on each side, creating limb deformities. It isespecially important to monitor this at the fetlock joints. Ifthere is significant physitis in that region, causing asym-metrical growth, it usually causes a varus deformity—a

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Enlarged knee joints—A varus deformity with crooked legs (out at the knees).

turning inward of the lower leg. This can lead to long-termproblems, especially if it is not corrected quickly. You haveless time to deal with this than withproblems involving the knee,” he says.The window of opportunity to correct itcloses sooner.

“This is an important aspect to con-sider. I’ve seen foals with all four distalcannon bones very swollen and painful,but only the rear limbs ended up withdeformities. I’ve also seen a lot of foalswith just a single leg—one of the rearlimbs—getting a severe physitis of thedistal cannon bone, leading to a crookedleg,” says Baxter.

“Most of the traumatic types of physi-tis I’ve seen at the carpus (knee) havealso resulted in varus (inward turning) ofthe knee. You need to correct this, if pos-sible. Any turning inward is worse thanturning outward, from a lameness per-spective and future usefulness of thehorse.”

Treatment generally involves address-ing the symptoms. “This may vary fromjust monitoring—and it goes away—tomore serious conditions where you mayneed to look at nutritional aspects. Thiswould be the case if there are severalfoals on the farm showing signs, withmultiple limbs,” he says.

Some people feel that physitis infoals is simply related to calcium/phos-phorus ratios or deficiencies but it’s notthat clear-cut or simple. “We tend tosee more incidences of physitis in foalswho are pushed for fast growth withdiets high in protein and energy. It mayhelp to back off on those feeds. If youhave a young horse with physitis who’sbeing pushed, probably the best thing isto reduce the levels of protein andenergy in the diet. You don’t want todrop these too low, but you do need toreduce those a bit,” says Baxter. Younghorses who are not overfed and allowedto grow a little more slowly and natu-rally seem less prone to significantphysitis.

“If there is a lot of inflammation inthe physis and the limb is still straight, Ithink it is important to limit the foal’sactivity. If the growth plate is inflamed,that tells me the bone is not normal. Ifyou allow the foal a lot of exercise it maylead to trauma and damage on that

inflamed area and softened bone. This could contribute toasymmetrical growth and angular limb deformities. If there

is no heat or pain, and just someswelling, this would be much lessworrisome,” he says.

“For the ones showing clinicalsigns, however, I would suggestrestricting the foal’s activity and try-ing to treat the inflammation—either by using low dose NSAIDs(non-steroidal anti-inflammatorydrugs) and trying to correct the diet ifnecessary, or just monitoring it. Inmany cases these will resolve on theirown,” he says.

“Some of the newer treatmentscould include topical NSAIDs (likeSurpass) to try to decrease the inflam-mation. This would mean applyingthe medication to the swollen arearather than giving a systemic treat-ment. Some foals will be easier towork with than others if you try to rubthat on their legs, especially if youhave to apply it onto the rear limbs.But this is another possibility, ratherthan giving these drugs systemicallyto foals (which can lead to GI prob-lems),” he says.

“It is important to decrease theinflammation, particularly if the foalhas any kind of lameness. Manyfoals can have active physitis withlocal heat and swelling and not belame, but if the foal is lame you reallyneed to monitor this and attempt toreduce the inflammation. In thissituation, get advice from your vet-erinarian. Some cases should beradiographed, to know what isgoing on in the growth plate andjoint,” says Baxter.

“These swellings are not infections.On the flip side, a foal can have infec-tious physitis, with bacteria in thegrowth plate. They get there from thebloodstream—usually from a systemicinfection like joint ill/navel ill orsome other septicemia. Bacteria inthe blood may lodge in the growthplate and cause a low gradeosteomyelitis. This would be muchmore serious. The affected foal gener-ally has just one physis involved, and

Deformity at the fetlock joints

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is usually lame—with significant signs of inflammation.These can usually be diagnosed with bloodwork and radi-ographs.”

This is the other end of the spectrum. Physitis rangesfrom almost nothing (and the foal will be fine) to perma-nent cosmetic blemishes/enlargements, all the way up tothe point they can be very lame from infection. There is awide range of presentations, with physitis.

Enlargements usually disappear as the foal grows, butoccasionally remain as knobby joints. “Bone is a veryactive structure, laying down new bone, resorbing, etc.Bones continually remodel, and in most instances, as atwo-year-old you’d never know that the foal had a prob-lem with physitis, in the more normal cases. Some of thetraumatic or infected growth plates tend to stayenlarged,” he says. The long-term consequences maydiffer.

“There are some typical radiographic signs of physitisthat would confirm a diagnosis. There will be extra boneproduction around the physis. This is often called para-physeal lipping or metaphyseal flaring when seen onradiographs. Sometimes you can actually see a wideningof the physis and the bone becomes darker than normal.

There may also be asymmetry from one side of the physis tothe other. The radiographic signs often correlate (beingmore pronounced) with severity of the physitis,” says Baxter.

It pays to pay attention to foals as they grow, to know ifthey change from week to week or even every few days.“Make sure you observe them frequently, because thingscan happen very quickly in these babies. If there’s some-thing that needs attention it’s best to deal with it as soon aspossible,” he says.


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Curt & Lila Lanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429,046 Urban Hunter (Tribal Rule) $94,63723. Ted & Judy Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405,766 Teddy's Promise (Salt Lake) $397,41624. Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405,215 Joy Boy (Tribal Rule) $100,40325. Applebite Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402,529 Follini (Western Fame) $128,72226. Madera Thoroughbreds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402,049 Soul Candy (Birdonthewire) $83,41227. Revocable Trust of Dr. Mikel C. Harrington & Patricia O. Harrington . . .394,811 Better Bet (Southern Image) $202,38028. Ellen L. Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387,581 Olympic Blue (Olympio) $161,20029. Leatherman Racing LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374,393 Journey On (Good Journey) $145,05030. Nick Cafarchia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371,670 Italian Rules (Tribal Rule) $89,50231. Mercedes Stable LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361,567 Rock Me Baby (Rock Hard Ten) $246,46432. Joe L. Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355,544 Marcyjane (Unusual Heat) $101,78033. Red Baron's Barn LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344,052 Sassy Suances (Suances (GB)) $99,65834. Dinesh Maniar & Getaway Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341,239 Wild in the Saddle (Silic (Fr)) $92,39835. Herman Sarkowsky & Martin J. Wygod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336,955 Omega Star (Candy Ride (Arg)) $195,98836. Kenneth & Janice Heidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316,758 Summer Hit (Bertrando) $316,75837. St. George's Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305,579 He Be Fire N Ice (Unusual Heat) $277,38038. Vessels Stallion Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302,153 Eddies Curl (Square Eddie) $54,05039. Joseph P. Morey Jr. Revocable Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298,736 Space Runner (Trapper) $35,36040. Ballena Vista Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293,157 Big Macher (Beau Genius) $71,42841. Liberty Road Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277,793 Unusual Lover (Unusual Heat) $36,10242. Jerry & Janet Hollendorfer & George Todaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277,031 Life Is a Joy (Globalize) $131,33043. Running Luck Ranch LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276,219 Jedi Mind Trick (Don'tsellmeshort) $142,07844. Madeline Auerbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273,180 Hotradamus (Unusual Heat) $116,87245. Madeline Auerbach & David Abrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253,766 Empty Headed (Unusual Heat) $142,75046. Ed Delaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252,505 Oscillator (Decarchy) $82,78047. The Craig Family Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249,500 Ethnic Dance (Tribal Rule) $249,50048. Daehling Ranch LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245,925 Sing and Tell (Aylmagic) $99,54849. ARCHA Racing Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245,386 Soi Phet (Tizbud) $245,38650. Alex Pasckeicz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235,512 Pepnic (Peppered Cat) $101,782

GRAND TOTAL OF EARNINGS FOR ALL BREEDERS FOR JANUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2013, IS $70,084,620The statistics contained in this ranking are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, CaliforniaThoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. Statistics cover California-bred foals racing in North America (U. S., Canada and Puerto Rico), Argentina, Australia, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates only.

TotalRanking Breeder Earnings Leading Earner (Sire) Earnings

DEPARTMENT


Leading Sires by Money WonRaces

Rank Sire Runners Starts Won Earnings1. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . . 124 786 114 $4,903,0192. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 1182 199 4,810,5993. Eddington‡ . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 875 128 3,698,4164. Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . . 121 936 169 3,526,1375. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 851 126 2,893,2606. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 867 124 2,532,5117. Bertrando† . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 610 100 2,409,3018. Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 721 112 2,047,9239. Southern Image . . . . . . . . . 85 664 105 1,939,568

10. Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . . 63 476 62 1,865,46111. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 548 62 1,723,23912. Tizbud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 335 42 1,595,92113. Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . . . . 58 341 46 1,481,29514. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 405 75 1,367,85615. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . . 89 643 87 1,353,56316. Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 304 38 1,291,11617. Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . . 87 500 74 1,259,38518. In Excess (Ire)* . . . . . . . . . . . .89 561 83 1,222,91319. Vronsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 251 43 1,187,79720. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . . . . 73 493 50 1,111,11821. Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 384 78 1,002,53722. Cindago* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 175 39 845,90423. Atticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 295 49 821,59924. Affirmative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 198 23 807,23425. Game Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 238 37 741,18226. Suances (GB) . . . . . . . . . . . 31 193 36 718,89127. Terrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 452 44 661,92928. Awesome Gambler . . . . . . . 43 300 22 647,77829. Globalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 235 24 645,76730. Perfect Mandate* . . . . . . . . 36 234 42 586,90231. Prime Timber‡ . . . . . . . . . . . .33 282 30 544,17032. Sea of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . .73 483 43 528,17633. Popular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 233 30 507,90734. Cee’s Tizzy† . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 228 33 505,86735. Square Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . 13 48 7 473,04536. Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 84 15 453,51637. Freespool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 297 48 448,77438. Don’tsellmeshort . . . . . . . . . 31 234 28 429,79739. High Brite* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 326 38 429,37640. Tannersmyman . . . . . . . . . . . 44 304 43 428,87141. Peppered Cat . . . . . . . . . . . .19 170 23 416,13342. Stormy Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 271 39 413,72043. Cyclotron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 71 17 411,00944. Dixie Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . 28 82 15 397,94945. Grey Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 180 24 397,51846. Momentum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 238 29 380,58947. Ten Most Wanted* . . . . . . . 34 206 14 360,00648. Lightnin N Thunder‡ . . . . . . 21 221 25 346,67549. McCann’s Mojave* . . . . . . . . 34 174 20 342,95850. Comic Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 185 19 339,025

1. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 1182 199 $4,810,5992. Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . .121 936 169 3,526,1373. Eddington‡ . . . . . . . . . . . .128 875 128 3,698,4164. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . .117 851 126 2,893,2605. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 867 124 2,532,5116. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . .124 786 114 4,903,0197. Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . 103 721 112 2,047,9238. Southern Image . . . . . . . . . 85 664 105 1,939,5689. Bertrando† . . . . . . . . . . . .105 610 100 2,409,301

10. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . 89 643 87 1,353,56311. In Excess (Ire) . . . . . . . . . . 89 561 83 1,222,91312. Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 384 78 1,002,53713. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 405 75 1,367,85614. Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . 87 500 74 1,259,38515. Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . 63 476 62 1,865,461

Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 548 62 1,723,23917 Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . .. 73 493 50 1,111,11818 Atticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 295 49 821,59919. Freespool . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 297 48 448,77420. Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . . . 58 341 46 1,481,295

1. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . .124 114 4,903,019 39,5402. Square Eddie . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 473,045 36,3883. Tizbud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 42 1,595,921 31,2934. Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . .63 62 1,865,461 29,6105. Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . 121 169 3,526,137 29,1426. Eddington‡ . . . . . . . . . . . .128 128 3,698,416 28,8947. Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 15 453,516 28,3458. Vronsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 43 1,187,797 28,2819. Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 38 1,291,116 27,471

10. Cyclotron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 17 411,009 27,40111. Cindago* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 39 845,904 26,43512. Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . . . 58 46 1,481,295 25,54013. Affirmative . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 23 807,234 25,22614. Birdonthewire† . . . . . . . . . 13 5 325,490 25,03815. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . .117 126 2,893,260 24,72916. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 199 4,810,599 23,69817. Suances (GB) . . . . . . . . . . . 31 36 718,891 23,19018. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 75 1,367,856 23,18419. Bertrando† . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 100 2,409,301 22,94620. Southern Image . . . . . . . . . 85 105 1,939,568 22,818

Leading Sires in California

DEPARTMENT


Leading Siresby Number of Races Won

RacesRank Sire Runners Starts Won Earnings

Leading Sires by Average Earnings Per Runner

(Minimum 10 Runners)Average

Races Earnings/Rank Sire Runners Won Earnings Runner

Available StatisticsThrough December 31, 2013

73 493 50 1,111,1181

1. Unusual Heat ............. 94 414 40 69 $3,390,4072. Tribal Rule ................. 74 196 17 21 1,417,1063. Good Journey .......... 39 191 18 28 1,047,1264. Tizbud ....................... 28 88 9 14 819,6255. Heatseeker (Ire) ......... 36 111 17 20 817,9606. Decarchy................... 54 139 14 15 714,7907. Ministers Wild Cat.... 30 93 13 18 529,4768. Benchmark................. 36 93 9 12 506,6669. Eddington‡ ................ 55 137 12 15 496,537

10. Atticus....................... 22 78 9 14 437,57411. Bertrando†............... 38 103 8 10 432,56812. Old Topper ................. 25 54 5 10 395,13913. In Excess (Ire)* ........... 25 74 6 10 373,09814. Suances (GB) ........... 15 59 6 12 353,07515. Affirmative................ 18 64 6 7 318,93816. Kafwain .................... 31 78 5 6 316,52517. Vronsky .......................21 57 3 4 287,87818. Lucky Pulpit .............. 15 40 5 6 267,64419. Southern Image ........ 27 83 7 7 258,68320. Globalize ................... 14 46 3 3 242,568

1. Good Journey.................. 63 62 $1,865,461 $15,0802. Heatseeker (Ire)............... 58 46 1,481,295 15,0003. Unusual Heat ..................124 114 4,903,019 14,9254. Lucky J. H....................... 16 15 453,516 14,7035. Cyclotron ......................... 15 17 411,009 14,6806. Trapper ............................ 15 17 191,559 14,4267. Southern Image ............... 85 105 1,939,568 14,0718. Western Fame* ................ 15 27 320,346 13,7929. Atticus.............................. 44 49 821,599 13,325

10. Lucky Pulpit .................... 47 38 1,291,116 13,25511. Anziyan Royalty ............... 14 13 273,178 13,24812. Awesome Spirit.................10 8 156,565 12,70313. Ministers Wild Cat ......... 121 169 3,526,137 12,38514. Birdonthewire† .................13 5 325,490 11,76815. Lightnin N Thunder‡ ........ 21 25 346,675 11,69416. Cindago*.......................... 32 39 845,904 11,68417. Eddington‡ .....................128 128 3,698,416 11,58518. Kafwain.......................... 121 124 2,532,511 11,42019. Bushwacker ................... 19 9 231,721 11,07020. Capsized.......................... 26 16 304,492 11,007

1. Tribal Rule ........................ 203 107 199 $4,810,5992. Eddington‡........................128 82 128 3,698,416

Ministers Wild Cat.............121 82 169 3,526,1374. Kafwain ............................ 121 69 124 2,532,5115. Benchmark....................... 117 68 126 2,893,260 6. Unusual Heat ....................124 65 114 4,903,0197. Old Topper ........................103 63 112 2,047,9238. Southern Image................. 85 55 105 1,939,5689. Bertrando† ........................105 53 100 2,409,301

10. Swiss Yodeler......................89 47 87 1,353,563In Excess (Ire)*.................... 89 47 83 1,222,913

12. Marino Marini .................... 87 45 74 1,259,38513. Decarchy ........................... 95 43 62 1,723,23914. Salt Lake* .......................... 59 37 75 1,367,85615. Rocky Bar .......................... 59 36 78 1,002,53716. Heatseeker (Ire) .................. 58 34 46 1,481,29517. Good Journey .................... 63 33 62 1,865,46118. Terrell.................................. 58 31 44 661,92919. Stormin Fever.................... 73 30 50 1,111,11820. Stormy Jack ........................56 29 39 413,720

1. Unusual Heat ................ 124 786 $4,903,019 $6,2382. Cindago* ......................... 32 175 845,904 4,8343. Tizbud ............................ 51 335 1,595,921 4,7644. Vronsky .......................... 42 251 1,187,797 4,7325. Heatseeker (Ire) .............. 58 341 1,481,295 4,3446. Lucky Pulpit .................... 47 304 1,291,116 4,2477. Eddington‡.....................128 875 3,698,416 4,2278. Affirmative ....................... 32 198 807,234 4,0779. Tribal Rule .................... 203 1,182 4,810,599 4,070

10. Bertrando† .................... 105 610 2,409,301 3,95011. Good Journey ................ 63 476 1,865,461 3,91912. Ministers Wild Cat......... 121 936 3,526,137 3,76713. Suances (GB) ................. 31 193 718,891 3,72514. Benchmark................... 117 851 2,893,260 3,40015. Salt Lake* ........................ 59 405 1,367,856 3,37716. Decarchy ....................... 95 548 1,723,239 3,14517. Game Plan .......................38 238 741,182 3,11418. Southern Image ............. 85 664 1,939,568 2,92119. Kafwain ......................... 121 867 2,532,511 2,92120. Old Topper .....................103 721 2,047,923 2,840

DEPARTMENT


Leading Siresby Number of Winners

RacesRank Sire Runners Winners Won Earnings

Leading Siresby Turf Earnings

(Minimum 100 Starts Lifetime)Races

Rank Sire Runners Starts Winners Won Earnings

Leading Siresby Median Earnings Per Runner

(Minimum 10 Runners)Median

Races Earnings/Rank Sire Runners Won Earnings Runner

Leading Sires by Average Earnings Per Start

(Minimum 100 Starts)Average

Earnings/Rank Sire Runners Starts Earnings Start

The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their completeand total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates that a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2012 but is standingin the state in 2013, a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2013 but will stand in the state in 2014 and in bold that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the year after his lastCalifornia foals are two-year-olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates only.

38 103 8 10 432,5681

18 64 6 7 3

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85 55 105 1,939,568

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87 45 74 1,259,385

1 95 43 62 1,723,2391

1. Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 13 48 628 459-73% 326-52% 44-7% 43-7% 11-2% $41,426,649 2.13 1.272. Cee’s Tizzy†, 1987, by Relaunch 21 35 733 522-71% 382-52% 59-8% 39-5% 9-1% $37,227,934 1.61 1.153. In Excess (Ire)*, 1987, by Siberian Express 18 55 986 734-74% 545-55% 117-12% 63-6% 11-1% $45,086,792 1.57 1.394. Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 4 23 92 62-67% 48-52% 22-24% 4-4% 0-0% $3,553,213 1.56 1.255. Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 8 48 38 91-24% 58-15% 9-2% 8-2% 4-1% $4,706,017 1.54 1.02

Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 6 19 114 63-55% 36-32% 6-5% 4-4% 1-1% $3,490,246 1.54 1.147. Cindago*, 2003, by Indian Charlie 4 16 64 38-59% 29-45% 7-11% 2-3% 0-0% $1,723,875 1.46 1.398. Salt Lake*, 1989, by Deputy Minister 18 68 1,224 856-70% 678-55% 201-16% 77-6% 25-2% $58,259,017 1.41 1.409. Bertrando†, 1989, by Skywalker. 17 61 1,044 789-76% 543-52% 122-12% 58-6% 14-1% $45,416,876 1.35 1.5110.Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 8 66 530 371-70% 254-48% 98-18% 34-6% 4-1% $19,620,963 1.34 1.1611. Eddington‡, 2001, by Unbridled. 5 65 327 249-76% 187-57% 52-16% 5-2% 3-1% $12,277,599 1.31 0.5912.One Man Army, 1994, by Roman Diplomat 8 9 74 48-65% 32-43% 3-4% 4-5% 1-1% $2,657,135 1.30 0.9313.Birdonthewire, 1989, by Proud Birdie 16 16 263 191-73% 135-51% 39-15% 10-4% 1-0% $12,088,246 1.29 1.3514.Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 12 57 686 519-76% 397-58% 104-15% 41-6% 10-1% $29,955,054 1.24 1.1315. Southern Image, 2000, by Halo's Image 5 83 415 181-44% 132-32% 35-8% 8-2% 2-0% $8,464,367 1.21 1.3216.Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 11 62 679 496-73% 350-52% 110-16% 30-4% 12-2% $27,360,858 1.18 1.4017.Tizbud, 1999, by Cee's Tizzy 6 24 146 91-62% 54-37% 9-6% 4-3% 1-1% $3,577,964 1.17 0.9318. Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 3 31 94 62-66% 27-29% 12-13% 2-2% 1-1% $2,160,778 1.15 0.7819.Affirmative, 1999, by Unbridled 6 14 86 46-53% 27-31% 5-6% 2-2% 0-0% $1,707,951 1.14 0.78

Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run 7 65 453 345-76% 253-56% 85-19% 21-5% 5-1% $15,727,951 1.14 1.2821.Heatseeker (Ire), 2003, by Giant's Causeway 2 46 91 60-66% 39-43% 17-19% 2-2% 0-0% $1,896,707 1.13 1.5122.Prime Timber‡, 1996, by Sultry Song 8 28 224 182-81% 144-64% 29-13% 5-2% 3-1% $9,643,413 1.12 1.2523.Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 5 48 242 197-81% 140-58% 35-14% 15-6% 2-1% $8,574,435 1.10 0.9724.Olympio*, 1988, by Naskra 18 29 517 403-78% 297-57% 61-12% 30-6% 4-1% $19,218,036 1.11 0.2825.Robannier, 1991, by Batonnier. 14 7 104 68-65% 40-38% 8-8% 3-3% 0-0% $3,000,545 1.07 1.0226.Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev 13 34 445 332-75% 202-45% 39-9% 14-3% 5-1% $14,116,307 1.06 1.45

Popular, 1999, by Saint Ballado 6 13 76 56-74% 43-57% 15-20% 2-3% 1-1% $2,717,563 1.06 0.9528.Snow Chief*, 1983, by Reflected Glory 22 12 272 187-69% 114-42% 27-10% 9-3% 1-0% $5,696,92 1.05 1.2929.High Brite*, 1984, by Best Turn 22 43 935 732-78% 594-64% 145-16% 46-5% 9-1% $36,295,559 1.03 1.17

Kelly Kip, 1994, by Kipper Kelly 10 111 111 87-78% 73-66% 16-14% 2-2% 1-1% $4,384,515 1.03 1.02Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (Ire) 6 17 102 77-75% 62-61% 23-23% 14-14% 1-1% $3,448,959 1.03 0.86

32.Swiss Yodeler, 1994, by Eastern Echo 12 59 712 543-76% 386-54% 159-22% 28-4% 2-0% $25,871,853 1.02 1.0733.Siberian Summer, 1989, by Siberian Express 12 34 402 301-75% 212-53% 28-7% 14-3% 4-1% $12,843,574 1.01 0.88

Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB) 6 18 110 55-50% 34-31% 4-4% 1-1% 0-0% $2,172,784 1.01 1.1135.Silic (Fr), 1995, by Sillery 9 18 160 118-74% 76-48% 11-7% 2-1% 1-1% $7,421,878 0.97 0.9236.Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 10 50 498 403-81% 312-63% 109-22% 22-4% 0-0% $17,931,986 0.96 0.8637.Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 7 43 298 209-70% 138-46% 39-13% 8-3% 1-0% $8,432,376 0.95 0.9838.Lake George, 1992, by Vice Regent 14 12 162 103-64% 61-38% 10-6% 6-4% 1-1% $4,240,134 0.94 1.0339.Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 6 44 263 184-70% 129-49% 33-13% 7-3% 0-0% $6,805,137 0.91 1.03

Perfect Mandate*, 1996, by Gone West 10 30 298 171-57% 112-38% 18-6% 12-4% 0-0% $6,613,888 0.91 1.2341.Western Fame*, 1992, by Gone West 12 24 289 191-66% 141-49% 46-16% 14-5% 0-0% $7,769,088 0.90 0.8342.Lightnin N Thunder‡, 2001, by Storm Cat 7 25 178 130-73% 88-49% 28-16% 8-4% 0-0% $5,173,601 0.89 1.11

Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat 11 41 447 369-83% 266-60% 75-17% 21-5% 3-1% $17,636,814 0.89 1.0944.Epic Honor, 1996, by Honor Grades 9 8 70 49-70% 38-54% 6-9% 1-1% 0-0% $2,210,264 0.86 0.7245.Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig 14 34 424 315-74% 248-58% 56-13% 23-5% 2-0% $13,210,991 0.85 0.80

Iron Cat, 1995, by Storm Cat 12 12 144 109-76% 90-63% 8-6% 6-4% 0-0% $3,911,679 0.85 0.97Latin American, 1988, by Riverman 16 23 313 211-67% 136-43% 28-9% 6-2% 2-1% $6,596,093 0.85 1.09

48.Globalize, 1997, by Summer Squall 9 18 159 109-69% 80-50% 30-19% 5-3% 0-0% $4,043,637 0.81 0.7849.Thisnearlywasmine, 1994, by Capote 9 8 73 47-64% 31-42% 5-7% 0-0% 0-0% $1,555,911 0.80 .0.7150.Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom 11 27 302 226-75% 165-55% 37-12% 12-4% 1-0% $7,963,544 0.78 1.1751.Half Term, 1990, by MrProspector 14 13 184 136-74% 101-55% 29-16% 4-2% 0-0% $4,903,247 0.77 1.17

Crops of Average Foals of Graded AverageRacing Crop Racing 2-Y-O Stakes Stakes Progeny Earnings Comparable

No Stallion, Year Foaled, Sire Age Size Age Runners Winners Winners Winners Winners Earnings Index Index


These statistics are for active California-based sires with a minimum of 50 foals of racing age, ranked here by lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI). The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled byThe Jockey Club Information Systems Inc (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicatesthat a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2012 but is standing in the state in 2013, a doubledagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2013 but will stand in the state in 2014 and In bold that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the year after his last California foalsare two-year-olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (US, Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) onlyPercentages are based upon number of foals of racing age.

Leading Lifetime Siresin California

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Leading Two-Year-Old Sires in California

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Leading Sires Of Two-Year-Oldsby Money Won

RacesRank Sire Runners Starts Won Earnings

1. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 87 19 $576,7582. Bertrando† . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 37 3 502,6363. Square Eddie . . . . . . . . . . 13 48 7 473,045 4. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . . 15 58 8 424,4585. Dixie Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . 28 81 15 397,360 6. Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 53 8 390,2737. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 41 9 293,9938. Time to Get Even . . . . . . . 17 88 7 269,441 9. Desert Code . . . . . . . . . . . 12 43 5 259,446

10. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 40 7 257,93711. Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 31 5 257,17012. Papa Clem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 55 10 243,863 13. Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . . . 17 47 9 240,52214. Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 32 9 236,68615. Bushwacker . . . . . . . . . . . 19 110 9 231,721 16. Southern Image . . . . . . . . . . 9 33 3 228,06717. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 58 6 217,93518. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . . . 12 45 3 204,44319. Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . 7 24 3 201,46020. Awesome Gambler . . . . . . 10 60 2 188,332


The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their com-plete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates that a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2012 but isstanding in the state in 2013, a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2013 but will stand in the state in 2014 and in bold that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the yearafter his last California foals are two-year-olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United ArabEmirates only.

Leading Sires Of Two-Year-Olds

by Average Earnings Per Runner(Minimum 5 Runners)

Average

Races Earnings/

Rank Sire Runners Won Earned Runner

1. Bertrando† . . . . . . . . . . .13 3 502,636 $38,6642. Square Eddie . . . . . . . . 13 7 473,045 36,3883. Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . .12 8 390,273 32,5234. Good Journey . . . . . . . . 7 3 201,460 28,7805. Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 257,170 28,5746. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . 15 8 424,458 28,2977. Roi Charmant . . . . . . . 5 2 132,714 26,5438. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7 257,937 25,7949. Southern Image . . . . . . . 9 3 228,067 25,341

10. Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9 236,686 23,66911. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 9 293,993 22,61512. Desert Code . . . . . . . . .12 5 259,446 21,62113. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . .29 19 576,758 19,88814. Awesome Gambler . . . 10 2 188,332 18,83315. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . 12 3 204,443 17,03716. Time to Get Even . . . . 17 7 269,441 15,84917. Dixie Chatter . . . . . . . . 28 15 397,360 14,19118. Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . 17 9 240,522 14,14819. Papa Clem . . . . . . . . . 18 10 243,863 13,54820. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 105,153 13,144

TRIBAL RULE (BALLLENA VISTA FARM)Leading Two-Year-Old Sire in California by Money Won and Number of Winners

through December 31, 2013.

Leading Sires Of Two-Year-Olds

by Number of Winners

Races

Rank Sire Runners Winners Won Earnings

1. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . 29 13 19 $576,7582. Dixie Chatter . . . . . . . . .28 10 15 397,3603. Papa Clem . . . . . . . . . . .18 9 10 243,863

Bushwacker . . . . . . . . .19 9 9 231,721Eddington‡ . . . . . . . . . . 15 9 10 162,007

6. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 9 293,993Time to Get Even . . . . . 17 7 8 273,087McCann's Mojave . . . . . 15 7 8 134,413

9. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . 15 6 8 424,458Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . 12 6 8 390,273Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6 7 257,937Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . 17 6 9 240,522Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . 21 6 6 217,935

14. Square Eddie . . . . . . . 13 5 7 473,045Desert Code . . . . . . . . 12 5 5 259,446Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . 10 5 9 236,686Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5 8 105,153Idiot Proof . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5 8 64,564

19. Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4 5 257,170Cindago* . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 4 5 94,957

21. Don’tsellmeshort . . . . . . 4 3 5 157,483Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . 9 3 3 77,710Stormy Jack . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 3 70,411Singletary . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 3 55,415Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . 6 3 3 48,528Storm Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 3 47,624Rivergrade Boy† . . . . . . .3 3 3 44,540

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 26, 2013-April 20Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 26, 2013-June 15Santa Anita Park, Arcadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25-June 29Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 19-July 6Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 3-13California State Fair (Cal Expo), Sacramento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 10-20Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 17-Sept. 3Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 21-Aug. 10Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug. 13-24Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug. 15-Sept. 14Barretts Race Meet at Fairplex, Fairplex Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 4-23San Joaquin County Fair, Stockton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 19-28Santa Anita Park, Arcadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 25-Nov. 2Fresno County Fair, Fresno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 1-13Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 16-Dec. 21Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 7-Dec. 30Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 4-21

Dates in California

DEPARTMENT

Regional Race Meetings, Stakes Races and Sale Dates

FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2014 REGIONAL STAKES RACES

2014 REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS

Date Track Stakes (Grade) Conditions Distance Added Value

Feb. 1 SA Las Virgenes Stakes (Gr. I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300,000Feb. 1 SA Arcadia Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Feb. 2 SA Palos Verdes Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Feb. 8 SA San Antonio Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000Feb. 8 SA Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Feb. 8 SA San Marcos Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/4 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Feb. 8 GG California Oaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50,000Feb. 15 SA Santa Maria Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Feb. 15 GG El Camino Real Derby (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Feb. 16 SA San Vicente Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Feb. 17 SA Buena Vista Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Feb. 17 GG Lost In The Fog Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50,000Feb. 22 SA Sensational Star Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired . . . . . . . . . . .abt. 6 1/2 f. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000

Mar. 1 SA Santa Ysabel Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000Mar. 8 SA Santa Anita Handicap (Gr. I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/4 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .750,000Mar. 8 SA Frank E. Kilroe Mile (Gr. I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000Mar. 8 SA San Felipe Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000Mar. 8 SA San Carlos Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250,000Mar. 9 SA Las Flores Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000Mar. 15 SA Santa Margarita Stakes (Gr. I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000Mar. 15 SA Irish O’Brien Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired . . . .abt. 6 1/2 f. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000Mar. 15 GG Camilla Urso Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50,000Mar. 16 SA Santa Ana Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Mar. 22 SA San Luis Rey Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/2 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Mar. 23 SA Dream Of Summer Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired . .1 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000Mar. 29 SA Tokyo City Cup (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/2 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000


1 SA Las Virgenes Stakes (Gr. I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300,000F 1 SA Arcadia Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000F 2 SA Palos Verdes Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000F 8 SA San Antonio Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000F 8 SA Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000F 8 SA San Marcos Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/4 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000F 8 GG California Oaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50,000F SA Santa Maria Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000F SA San Vicente Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000F SA Buena Vista Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000F

1 SA Santa Ysabel Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000M 8 SA Santa Anita Handicap (Gr. I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/4 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .750,000M 8 SA Frank E. Kilroe Mile (Gr. I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000M 8 SA San Felipe Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,000M 8 SA San Carlos Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250,000M 9 SA Las Flores Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000M

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/2 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000

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DEPARTMENT


California-Bred/California-Sired Stakes RacesJanuary to April 2014

Saturday, March 15$100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes

Four-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Maresabt. 6 1/2 Furlongs (Turf)

Saturday, March 23$100,000 Dream Of Summer Stakes

Four-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares1 Mile

Saturday, April 5$200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes

Three-Year-Olds6 1/2 Furlongs

$200,000 Evening Jewel StakesThree-Year-Old Fillies

6 1/2 Furlongs

It Pays To Be Cal-Bred

March 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts Sales & Racing March Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training: Training Preview on February 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nominations closed October 25)May 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts Sales & Racing May Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training: Training Preview on May 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Entries close March 26)July 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts Sales & Racing Paddock Sale at Del Mar of “Race Ready” Horses of Racing Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Entries close June 4)August 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CTBA Sales Northern California Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Entries close June 2)October 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts Sales & Racing October Yearling Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nominations close April 18)

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Saturday, February 22$100,000 Sensational Star Stakes

Four-Year-Olds & Upabt. 6 1/2 Furlongs (Turf)

Important Events, Dates and California-Bred Stakes Races

CTBA Calendar

IMPORTANT EVENTS & DATES

DEPARTMENT

California Thoroughbred Breeders Association201 Colorado Place, P.O. Box 60018, Arcadia, CA 91066-6018 • (626) 445-7800 • Fax (626) 574-0852

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22$100,000 SENSATIONAL STAR STAKES

4YO & UP, ABOUT 6 1/2 FURLONGS (TURF)Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif.

CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (CTBA)DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION TO 2014 GOLDEN STATE SERIES

CTBA Office, Arcadia, Calif.

CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (CTBA)DEADLINE FOR 2014 CALIFORNIA STALLION REGISTRATION

CTBA Office, Arcadia, Calif.&

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 1THE JOCKEY CLUB

DEADLINE FOR NAMING FOALS OF 2012The Jockey Club Head Office, Lexington, Ky.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (CTBA)

ANNUAL MEETING AND AWARDS DINNERThe Claremont Hotel Club & Spa, Berkeley, Calif.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21CALIFORNIA HORSE RACING BOARD (CHRB)

MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGSanta Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28BARRETTS SALES & RACING

MARCH SALE OF SELECTED TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING PREVIEWFairplex Park, Pomona, Calif.

CALIFORNIA-BRED/CALIFORNIA-SIRED STAKES RACE(S)

Cash with order. $1.00 a word. $15.00 minimum. Deadline 1st of preceding month. Additional charges for bordered ads. Include area and zip codes. California Thoroughbred reserves the right to edit all copy.

WEST COAST RACING COLORS.June Gee. Silks, Blinkers and Horseapparel. 626-359-9179

LARGE GRASS PASTURES $14 PERDAY. North San Diego - 760 213 1351 [email protected]

WOVEN WIRE HORSE FENCINGUsed-Excellent Condition-Several miles

available.2’’ X 4” Diamond Mesh

50” x 200’ Rolls2” X 4” Nonclimb60” x 200’ Rolls

CONTACT:Wayne Knittel • Ph: 661-549-4469

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RACING SILKS

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HORSEPROPERTY SPECIALIST.Thinking of selling your ranch. GiveROBIN a call. All inquiries kept strictlyconfidential. Check out her currentranches for sale at www.robin-s r a n c h e s . c o m ROBINS RANCHES, [email protected] or 925-550-2383

RANCHES FOR SALE

RANCHES FOR SALE

DISPERSAL. 8-y-o mare by STREETCRY, sire of BC Juvenile stakes winnerNEW YEAR'S DAY, of ZENYATTE, etc.,in-foal to SLEW’S TIZNOW, nick rating “A”.

8-y-o mare by POTEEN (IRISH RIVEROVER MR. PROSPECTOR) in- foal toTHE PAMPLEMOUSSE, nick rating“A++” Inquires to Bob: 916-434-9932or [email protected]

GENERAL MEETING MARE. producerof $170,000 and $60,000 winners, from 4foals to race. 2013 filly by a son of A.P. Indyand out of a producing Bertrando marefrom Tribal Rule family and Shared Belief.Weanlings, yearlings and two-Year-oldsavailable.818 470 5340 or 818 424 4605

FOR SALE: Unraced 2007 mare byForestry out of Charm A Song by Unbri-dled’s Song. Checked in-foal to DixieChatter for March foal. ALSO: 2013(March 30) filly by Dixie Chatter out ofabove mare. Pictures available. Reason-able. One or both. 801-866-6928 [email protected]

STAKES-WINNING SON of VictoryGallop out of a Southern Halo mare,earned almost $450,000. His first foalswere born in 2013. 916-685-4965

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BREEDING

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COLE RANCHMARE AND FOAL CARE:

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registration! Free halter breaking! Discounts for more than two pregnant

mares! $2.00 for foal until weaned

BOARDING/SALES PREP/LAYUPS ANDTRAINING:

! 5/8-mile training track ! Safe un-crowded irrigated pastures for

mare and foal! Best quality alfalfa and grain with

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! Timely and comprehensive vaccinations, de-worming and hoof care

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HORSE PROPERTIES IN SACRA-MENTO COUNTY. 40.5 acres, 30 acresflood irrigated. Horse stalls, hay barn.Nice 3 bedroom home, second home forgroom. $898,000.20-acre working horse farm with board-ers, positive cash flow. 28 stalls, manypaddocks, 100 ton hay barn, sandarena, round pen, large mordern mainhouse, groom apartment. $899,000. 40 level acres, 24 stalls, 160x120 cov-ered riding arena, large shop with roll-updoors, large 3 bedroom, 3 bath home.Home and all out-buildings have beenmeticulously remodeled and updated.Very clean $949.000. Broker 916-685-4965

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DEPARTMENT


BUSINESS CARDS

Lillian Nichols

Laurel Fowler Insurance Broker, Inc.Tel (800) 700 6263

(805) 473 2227Fax (805) 473 0202

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DEPARTMENT

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Suzanne CardiffPedigree Research

Consultation

413 W. Camino RealArcadia, CA 91007-7302

Phone (626) 445-3104Fax (626) 445-0743

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Legacy Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9, 25Lillian Nichols/Halters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Los Laureles Training and Equine Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Lovacres Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 45Magali Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,12,13,15Milky Way Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18NTRA /John Deere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65Old English Rancho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Paradise Road Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 56, 57Premier Thoroughbreds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCRancho San Miguel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 40, 41Rancho Temescal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 55, 59Randy Cuddy Horse Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94Ridgeley Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Robins Ranches-Nor Cal HorseProperty Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Special T. Thoroughbreds Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39, 49The Jockey Club Information Systems,Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Vessels Stallion Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Victory Rose Thoroughbreds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76,7www.horselawyers.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

A Kings Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Acclamation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73Affirmative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6633Allaboutdreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Anziyan Royalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Awesome Gambler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2299, OBCBig Bad Leroybrown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73Bold Chieftain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Brave Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Bushwacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Calimonco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, OBCCee's Tizzy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Champ Pegasus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88,, 99Chattahoochee War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Coil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1111,, 15Comic Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Congo King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4499Cyclotron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73Del Mar Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Desert Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 5Dixie Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3300, OBCEddington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3311, OBCEmpire Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 45Fullbridled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Game Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Gig Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Golden Balls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Gotham City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Grace Upon Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 5Hidden Blessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Hoorayforhollywood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Idiot Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Impeachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Indian Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Informed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4477Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Lightnin N Thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 5Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 5Make Music For Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Many Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Mesa Thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Monsajem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Mr. Broad Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Northern Indy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 57Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Onebadshark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Papa Clem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3355Peppered Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Richard's Kid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1133, 15Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Roi Charmant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 15Run Brother Ron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Sea of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Sierra Sunset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCSlew's Tiznow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 41Smiling Tiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCSought After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6688, 69Soul of the Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Southern Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Square Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5533Stormy Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Storm Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Street Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Strike For Glory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Suances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Sundarban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Surf Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73Sway Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCSwiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 45Tenga Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 55The Pamplemouss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Thorn Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 5Time To Get Even . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Tizbud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 5Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2277, OBCTruest Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5599Twice The Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCUh Oh Bango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Ultimate Eagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3399Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 5Vronsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73World Renowned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

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In the spring of 2011, I attended my first auction in MiraLoma, California. That day, I made my first auction purchase.She was a registered ex-racehorse, the chestnut Thorough-bred mare Houston’s Tiara, whom I named May. May was nota success on the racetrack (5-0-0-0) and although a gorgeousmare to look at, somehow, she ended up at a low-end live-stock auction. Other than the person who brought her thereand bid up the price, only one other person was bidding. Shewas just one of several Thoroughbreds there that day.

Later that year, I was in attendance once again. It was thesame story. I could not help but notice the many Thorough-breds, most of them being purchased by the man standing in thecorner, identified by several in attendance as, “The Kill Buyer.”

Some people tell themselves only the poorly bred Thor-oughbreds end up in these places but reality tells an entirelydifferent story. Since those first two auctions, over the lasttwo years I have relentlessly attended each and every one. Iattend other, smaller livestock auctions, along with auctionsin Northern California. Everywhere I go, I find Thorough-breds discarded from racing, mostly in very poor condition,some with severe injuries, others with more insidious andchronic problems. None of the Thoroughbreds are in highdemand. “A dime a dozen,” I once overheard The Kill Buyertelling his friend and truly, that statement could not be moreaccurate.

As each auction has passed, it has become more and moreclear just how many Mays are out there. Bad enough that youare a Thoroughbred at an auction, but if you are a broodmarethen the prospects are exceptionally dim. Most end up on “thetruck” headed to a grim fate in Mexico. After coming intocontact with so many, I began to wonder where May’s dam, the1998 mare Numberfifteen, by Thunder Gulch, might be. Istarted searching and during that search, my newly formedorganization, “Auction Horses Rescue,” identified and savedone well-bred, abandoned broodmare after another.

Blonde Fever is one of them. She is the dam of a mare wehad previously rescued; Blonde Bounty. Both were stakeswinners, and Blonde Fever herself has also produced grade IIwinner Feverish, and between the two of them, some millions of dollars were made for the racing industry. Yetboth were found in similar precarious situations: BlondeBounty at an auction with only that one man bidding; and

Blonde Fever, now elderly, found standing in an open fieldin very poor condition with freezing temperatures at night,no shelter and not enough food. That is what all that moneythey produced earned those two mares. Blonde Fever hadbeen bred almost every year since 1995. The huge sway inher back was a testament to the overuse of this mare. Shewas sold for $3,000 at Barretts as a 21-year-old, her prof-itable days behind her, and was yet again bred in anunsuccessful attempt to produce one more winning foal.

Several others, including Jessakar, a grand-daughter ofBlonde Fever, Kentucky-bred Dezba, a winning War Chantfilly who was not sold for $160,000 at Keeneland, andMonterey Gold, yet another stakes winner and producer,are just a few of the mares we have identified and rescuedin deplorable condition at auction. We identified anothermare as Gdansk’s Honour, who was saved by a fellow rescue.Her offspring are still producing,while her dual grade I-winning grandson General Quarters ran in the 2009Kentucky Derby. What that mare produced was nothingshort of impressive, yet there she stood in a backyard, anemaciated rack of bones, rescued with the help of Ani-mal Control from people who thought a “sliver” of haywas adequate nutrition for an elderly 1,100-pound horse.

There are other mares of lesser note we have rescued,but many more we could not help. Others we could not iden-tify, when we could not get them to cooperate at auction,left us to wonder just who those horses were. We havewatched them loaded onto the truck at just about everyauction we attend. We have pulled several off that truck oroff of feed lots but still, the endless progression of the oneswe could not help continues.

Over the last two years, we have identified hundreds ofThoroughbreds and saved quite few in the process. We haveaccomplished this in a number of ways. Either by network-ing them to safety straight from auction, in more than onecase, reuniting them with people they have known in thepast. Or, rehabilitating them and then finding them newhomes. As already mentioned, what has become a specialpassion for us is helping the many mares and broodmares wefind. They clearly are the most in need and we would verymuch like to find a way to protect these old mares from sucha sad end. Lost, hopeless and forgotten.


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Auction Horses RescueProvides A Helping Hand

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