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From the Executive CornerThe Rewards Continue

It is only fitting that another grade I-winning son of theCalifornia stallion Unusual Heat graces the cover ofthis publication at year end. The perennial leading sirecontinues to reward his supporters with top quality runners.Three of the five grade I wins by California-breds this year,in fact, were by sons of this champion sire. There is nodoubt that he has stamped himself as one of the top stal-lions in the history of the state.

With Unusual Suspects win in the grade I, $250,000Hollywood Turf Cup on Nov. 13, 18 individual Cal-bredshave now won 24 separate graded stakes races thus far in2010. With another month of racing left on the calendar,this number is likely to increase even more.

Cal-breds also had a very good showing in the recentBreeders Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs inKentucky. Although there were no winners, three Cal-bredsran third in the various races to some of the top horses in theworld. There is ample evidence that the quality of horsesbred in the state continues to advance.

As we look ahead, there is reason for more optimism. Asignificant purse increase is scheduled to begin at the first ofthe year, due to the increased takeout on exotic wagers. Thetakeout increase will be allocated 100 percent to overnightpurses. With purses fueling the industry, there is no doubtthat this increase will further elevate the worth and demandfor horses produced locally.

The combination of the purse hike and the new lucrativemaiden bonus program offers owners/breeders the necessaryreturn for investing in California. This improvement in the

economics of horse ownership is long overdue, and providesneeded justification for racing in the state.

The maiden bonus program, which was made possiblethrough the joint efforts of the California ThoroughbredBreeders Association (CTBA) and Thoroughbred Ownersof California (TOC), has been well documented in this pub-lication. The success of the program, however, continues toamaze. Since its inception, the program has yielded morethan a 50 percent increase in the number of Cal-bred maidenspecial weight winners which have generated over $3 mil-lion in awards for owners of Cal-breds. In addition, it alsohas provided for an increased number of horses eligible forthe desirable first condition races. Again, significantlyrewarding those breeding/racing in California.

The one concern that has been communicated since thebeginning of this program is that the bonus does not extendto maiden claiming races. With limited resources for fundingthe program, it was decided to focus on improving andrewarding the maiden special weight winners with a signifi-cant bonus.

The new overnight purse increase described earlier how-ever, can provide a needed boost to the maiden claimingraces. As much as we all strive to breed/own maiden specialweight horses, many run in claiming races. The CTBA hasencouraged those responsible for the allocation of future newpurse money, to strongly consider a significant increase inmaiden claiming races. This will provide a balanced programwhile still incentivizing the production of better horses.

Happy Holidays

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Business As UsualCalifornia Thoroughbred 2010 (ISSN1092-7328)201 Colorado Place, Arcadia, California 91007Telephone: (626) 445-7800 or1-800-573-CTBA (California residents only)FAX: (626) 445-6981E-mail address: [email protected] and published by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Asso-ciation, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the production of betterThoroughbred horses for better Thoroughbred racing.Opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors anddo not necessarily reflect policies of the CTBA or this magazine.Publication of any material originating herein is expressly forbiddenwithout first obtaining written permission from California Thoroughbred.All advertising copy is submitted subject to approval. We reservethe right to reject any copy that is misleading or that does notmeet with the standards set by the publication.Acknowledgment: Statistics in this publication relating to results ofraces in North America are compiled by the Daily Racing Form.Charts by special arrangement with Daily Racing Form Inc., thecopyright owners of said charts. Reproduction forbidden.

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Last month, it was business as usual for Unusual Heat, Californias leadingstallion since 2008, when his six-year-old son Unusual Suspect became both the55th California-bred millionaire of all time and his sires third grade I winner ofthis year, with a victory in the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes at Holly-wood Park on Nov. 13.

The sire of the earners of more than $15 million during the last three seasons,Unusual Heat numbers seven other graded stakes winners among his top performers:the 2010 grade I winners The Usual Q. T. ($1,411,320) and Acclamation, the latterof whom is also a grade II winneralong with Pretty Unusualthis year;Unusual Suspects full sister Golden Doc A who won the grade I Las VirgenesStakes in 2008; grade II and grade III winner Lethal Heat; grade II winner TuckedAway; and grade III winner Lightmyfirebaby.

Also gracing the cover of this December 2010 issue of our monthly CaliforniaThoroughbred magazine is Soul Candy, winner of the signature event during theOak Tree Racing Associations California Cup XXI day at Hollywood Park onOct. 30, the $250,000 Cal Cup Classic Stakes.

This month, we pay tribute to Barbara Walterthe breeder, with her latehusband Robert, of many of the top Cal-breds of the last three decadeswhopassed away on Oct. 31, and our CTBA Member Profile features Cal and Jill Fis-cher whose Madera Thoroughbreds operation of more than 25 years is the breederand co-owner, with E Z Eight Racing Stable, of Soul Candy.

The impressive work done by the upcoming young photographer and jour-nalist Marcie Heacox during this years 27th renewal of the Breeders Cup WorldChampionships at Churchill Downs in Kentucky is also featured, along with apiece on how Cal-bred Tiznow, the 2000 Eclipse Horse of the Year and two-timeBreeders Cup Classic winner, is enjoying life in the Bluegrass as a successful sire.

Besides a story on the admirable horse rescue, retirement and adoption group,The Second Race, this publication includes both our annual Equine Gift Guideand a Horse Care article titled, Dealing With StranglesResearch On TestsAnd Vaccines.

There is also a Guest Forum editorial that takes a humorous look at ahorseracing makeover that would certainly gain a lot of attention in the media

marketplace, while thebalance of this currentpublication includes allour other regular columns,features and departmentsthat we hope will alsoprove to be both enjoyableand helpful.

Until next time, mayyou breed the best to thebest and not just have tohope for the best!

Rudi [email protected]

In the Company of. . .actor Don Markel, The Watchman,Magic Castle magician Jeff Black and California Thoroughbreds

Charlene Charlie Favata (left to right) at the HalloweenBoo-Nanza Party held during the Oak Tree Racing AssociationsCalifornia Cup XXI day at Hollywood Park on October 30, 2010.

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Unusual Suspect, a six-year-old horse bredby David Abrams, became both the 55thCalifornia-bred millionaire of all time andthis years third grade I winner by the GoldenStates leading sire since 2008, Unusual Heat(Harris Farms), when he won the $250,000Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes at HollywoodPark on November 13, 2010.

The winner of this years $150,000California Cup Classic Stakes during Cal CupXXI at Hollywood Parks Oak Tree RacingAssociation meet on October 30, 2010, wasthe four-year-old gelding Soul Candy byBirdonthewire who stands at Cal and JillFischers Madera Thoroughbreds, the breederand co-ownerwith E Z Eight RacingStableof the $205,300-earner.Photos by Benoit & Associates

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California-bred Tiznow ($6,427,830),the 2000 Eclipse Horse of the Year

and still the only two-time winner ofthe Breeders Cup Classic (grade I),

enjoying life as a successful sire atWinStar Farm near Versailles,

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Managing Editors WelcomeBusiness As Usualby Rudi Groothedde

Guest Forum: Sound And Furyby Bob Carson

Columns

News BitsThe CTBA Working For YouCalifornia Thoroughbred Foundation

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Something Newby Emily Shields

Images of Cal CupPhotographs by Katey Barrett

Soul CandyAbsolutely Fantasticby Emily Shields

Ultra BlendA Joint Effortby Rudi Groothedde

Bruces DreamCream Of The Cropby Lisa Groothedde

Cost Of FreedomTaking The Next Stepby Ken Gurnick

La NezBlossoming In The Fallby Jackie Barnes

Slammer TimeTiming It Perfectlyby Steve Schuelein

Swiss Wild CatMaking A Pointby Emily Shields

The 2010 Cal Cup Party: Halloween Boo-NanzaPhotographs by Ron Mesaros

FeaturesIn Memoriam: Barbara WalterAn Unforgettable Ride

by Jay Hovdey

Breeders Cup World Championships: California Contributes To Another Successful Breeders Cupby Marcie Heacox

CTBA Member Profile: Cal & Jill FischerDedicated And Committedby Emily Shields

Industry Insight: TiznowA Larger Than Life Cal-Bredby Emily Shields

Another Mans Treasure: The Second RaceGiving Horses Another Chanceby Anthony Andrews

Equine Gift Guide: Holiday Talesby Rudi Groothedde

Horse Care: Dealing With StranglesResearch On Tests And Vaccinesby Heather Smith Thomas

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Sire of Stakes Winners QUISISANA ($317,098, Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Sprint S.), ANTARES WORLD ($285,458, California Oaks, 2nd in American Oaks- G1).

Also sired Stakes Winners HARLENE ($252,907 Cal-National Snow Chief Stake), SOURDOUGH SAM (Gold Rush Stake) and TIMEHASCOMETODAY (ATBAFall Sales Stake).

Sire of 66% winners from starters with average earnings per runner over $35,400

Californias leading Freshman Sire 2007

Californias leading Second Crop Sire 2008

Californias leading Third Crop Sire of Cal-Breds 2009

Out of Multiple Grade 1 Winner and Broodmare Of The Year, Toussaud

Deputy CommanderWanted Again, by Criminal Type

Sire of TENTH POWER, winner of the Omaha Stake, has won or placed in 12 of 13 starts in 2010, including three stakes ranking him as one of North Americas

leaders by wins this year

Daughter Karakorum Fugitive is a multiple stakes-placed winnerthat has won or placed in 12 of 14 starts.

His winners also include Monmouth stakes-placed, record setter Call You in Ten and Fuzzywuzzywuzabear.

Leading 2009 California Second Crop sire in California by money and winners

Sire of 92 winners with earnings of more than $1.78 million

NureyevChimes of Freedom, by Private Account

Congratulations to 2-Year-Old son Thirtyfirststreet, Maiden Special- Weight Winner on Nov. 20th at Hollywood Park and to 2-Year-Old daughter, Farallonwho won her debut by an impressive 8+1/2 lengths at Golden Gate on Aug. 26th.

Sire of daughter, GRAND JOURNEY, the winner of the Group I WATC Derbydefeating the boys, and winner of the Group III West Australian Oaks and the Natasha Stakes.

Sire of SOUND JOURNEY, winner of the Group II Alister Clark Stakesand the Group II Patinack Farm Crystal Mile.

Sired Group III stakes-placed Happy Trails and Night at the Opera.

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Zenyatta Retires As Racings Leading Female

Two bloodstock auctions held inKentucky during November yieldednotable prices for horses withGolden State affiliations.

Commanding the fifth-highestprice of the mammoth 2010Keeneland November BreedingStock Sale was California-bredGolden Ballet, who elicited a win-ning bid of $1.4 million from AislingDuignan, agent for Coolmore Stud,on Nov. 8. The 12-year-old daughterof Moscow Ballet won the SantaAnita Oaks (grade I) and LasVirgenes Stakes (grade I) en route tosecuring a title as her home stateschampion sophomore filly of 2001,and gained prominence in 2010 asthe dam of Belmont Stakes (grade I)winner Drosselmeyer. Golden Balletwas bred by Dutton & Popovich andsold in foal to Unbridleds Song.

Another California champion, the2007 two-year-old filly titleholderSpring Awakening, sold for $450,000to Brookdale Farm, agent. The grade-Iplaced, dual stakes winner by InExcess (Ire) was bred to Tapit lastMay. Also at the vendue, SpringAwakenings winning full sister MaryEllise, six, was purchased for$115,000 by Daniel Burke forLongford Farm while in foal to MoreThan Ready. Both mares were bred inCalifornia by Gerald Frankel.

Six-year-old Secret Kin, a grade III-

placed, multiple stakes winner by theBallena Vista Farm stallion Sea ofSecrets, sold for $130,000 as a brood-mare prospect to SF Bloodstock LLC.

Making headlines late in theKeeneland sale, which was conductedin Lexington from Nov. 8-20, wasDa Tara, the 2008 Belmont Stakeswinner who sold for $180,000 toFoye Genetics, agent. The five-year-old racing or stallion prospect is aproduct of California breeding: he isby the state-bred 2000 Eclipse Horseof the Year Tiznow out of the state-bred, dual stakes-placed winnerTorchera, by Pirates Bounty.

The 2010 Fasig-Tipton NovemberSale, held in Lexington on Nov. 7,was notable for the $200,000 trans-action of Dont Forget Gil. The four-year-old daughter of the TommyTown Thoroughbreds sire Kafwain isa grade I-placed, grade III winnerand was purchased by SF Bloodstockas a broodmare prospect.

Cal-Bred Mare ProducesBreeders Cup Winner

On Nov. 17, dual Eclipse Champion Older Female Zenyatta was officially retired fromher racing career.

The six-year-old Street Cry (Ire) mare, who is owned by California ThoroughbredBreeders Association members Jerry and Ann Moss, achieved several unprecedented accom-plishments during her 20-race journey. In addition to winning 19 consecutive races to equala modern North American record, she concluded her career as North Americas highest-earning female racehorse in history and as the ninth-highest earner among both genderswith her $7,304,580 bankroll. She won 13 grade I races, highlighted by the 2009 BreedersCup Classic and the 2008 Breeders Cup Ladies Classic.

Zenyatta will commence her broodmare career at Lanes End in Kentucky in 2011.

Unrivaled Belle, a four-year-old daughter of theCalifornia-bred mare Queenie Belle, defeatedsome of the sports classiest distaffers in the grade I,$1,818,000 Breeders Cup Ladies Classic atChurchill Downs on Nov. 5. The UnbridledsSong filly, whose 1 3/4-length victory boosted hertotal bankroll to $1,774,929, has now won six ofher 12 starts, with five seconds.

Thirteen-year-old Queenie Belle, a Bertrandomare bred by Marshall Naify and Edward Nahem,has won six of 22 career starts, highlighted by a pairof grade II stakes, and earned $605,130.

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The following runner(s), either California-bred or sired by stallions currently based in the Golden State, won or placed in gradedstakes races in North America (U. S., Canada & Puerto Rico) from October 18 to November 21 inclusive:

Making The Grade

After a break of more than eight months,Santa Anita Park opens its doors again to livehorseracing when the 74th renewal of the

Arcadia tracks 2010/2011 Winter-Spring meet begins on Sunday, Dec. 26.Following a meeting of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) on

Nov. 9, when the regulatory group unanimously approved a waiver allowingSanta Anita to complete the installation of a new main track consisting of clayand sand, a schedule of 53 stakes races worth $9.85 million was announced.

The richest race of this 76-day meet, featuring 46 graded stakes races, willbe the $1,000,000 Santa Anita Derby on April 9, while eight other grade Ievents are scheduled through Santa Anitas closing day of Sunday, April 17.The $1.8 million Sunshine Millions IX day exclusively for California-breds andFlorida-breds on Jan. 29, features the Distaff, Turf and Sprint at Santa Anitaworth a total of $800,000, while the meets other races for Cal-breds include five$100,000 events; the two editions of the California Breeders Champion Stakeson Dec. 26-27; the Valentine Dancer and Sensational Star Handicaps on Feb. 26-27, respectively; and the Irish OBrien Stakes on March 19.

Released by The Jockey Club late in October, theReport of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics representingapproximately 90 percent of the final count for thisyears breeding activity in North America once againshow declines both regionally and nationally.

Through Oct. 13, a total of 40,576 maresdown 10.5 percentfrom 45,317were reported covered by 2,186 stallionsdown9.3 percent from 2,409overall, while Californias reports showed2,523 mares bred to 184 stallions as compared to 2,946 to 201 in2009drops of 14.4 and 8.5 percent, respectively.

Kentucky again led the rankings with 17,303 mares bred,down 9.2 percent from last years total of 19,059, and Floridas23.9 percent fall from 4,041 to 3,076 allowed Louisiana tomove into the second spot with a 1.5 percent increase to3,093 from 3,048, while Pennsylvania was again ranked fifth

with a total of 1,542, a 3.8 percent drop.Tribal Rule (Ballena Vista Farm) was Californias leading

stallion with 101 mares covered, followed by Old English RanchosUnusual Heat, the Golden States leading sire since 2008, whose 2010tally was 83.

Falling Trend Continues With Jockey Clubs 2010 Numbers

Evening Jewel f.3. Northern AfleetJewel of the Night 3rd Grade I Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Sprint $909,000 7 f. Churchill DownsNovember 5 Breeders: Betty L. Mabee & Larry Mabee

The Usual Q. T. g.3. Unusual HeatLunge 3rd Grade I Breeders Cup Mile $1,818,000 1 m. (T) Churchill Downs November 6 Breeder: Carlee Van Kempen

Unzip Me f.4. City ZipEscape With Me 3rd Grade II Breeders Cup Turf Sprint $909,000 5 f. (T) Churchill Downs November 6 Breeders: Harris Farms Inc. & Donald Valpredo

Unusual Suspect h.6. Unusual HeatPenpont (NZ) 1st Grade I Hollywood Turf Cup $250,000 1 1/2 m. (T) Hollywood Park November 13Breeder: David Abrams

Cal-Bred Duo Become Millionaires

Californias 2011 Racing Calendar Set

In the space of just nine days, the three-year-oldfilly Evening Jewel and the six-year-old horseUnusual Suspect became the latest California-bredmillionaires.

With a third-placed finish worth $99,000 in thegrade I, $909,000 Breeders Cup Filly and MareSprint at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky,on Nov. 5, Evening Jewels13-race record improvedto six wins, five seconds,two thirds and $1,015,943in earnings. A grade I winner on both turf andall-weather Polytrack in2010, she is by Northern

Afleet out of the GiantsCauseway mare Jewel ofthe Night and was bred bythe late Betty Mabee andher son Larry.

Unusual Suspects winin the grade I, $250,000Hollywood Turf Cup

Stakes at Hollywood Park on Nov. 13, made him the 55th Cal-bred millionaire of all timewith $1,035,171 earned from nine wins and 14 placings in 55 starts. By Unusual Heat (Harris Farms) out of the 2007/2008 CaliforniaBroodmare of the Year, Penpont (NZ), he wasbred by David Abrams who owns him in partnership with his brother Barrythe horsestrainerand the latters wife Dyan.

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BenoitOn Nov. 9, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) approved the2011 racing calendar for Southern and Northern California, with the excep-tion of Fairplex Parks Los Angeles County Fair meet and Hollywood ParksOak Tree Racing Association and Fall meetings.

The Thoroughbred circuit in the South includes: Santa Anita Park (Dec. 26,2010-April 17, 2011); Hollywood Park (April 20-July 17); and the Del MarThoroughbred Club (July 20-Sept. 7). In the North, the dates are: Golden GateFields (Dec. 26, 2010-June 12, 2011, Aug. 19-Oct. 2 and Oct. 19-Dec. 18);Stocktons San Joaquin County Fair (June 15-19); Pleasantons AlamedaCounty Fair (June 22-July 10); Sacramentos California State Fair at Cal Expo(July 13-24); Santa Rosas Sonoma County Fair (July 27-Aug. 14); FerndalesHumboldt County Fair (Aug. 21-22); and The Big Fresno Fair (Oct. 5-16).

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Return To Racing

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In recent weeks, the California-based stallions Uncle Denny and Kamsackeach sent out their respective first winners.

Ilbeamonkeysuncle, a two-year-old colt from the inaugural crop of 2005 ElCamino Real Derby (grade III) winner Uncle Denny, dominated a 5 1/2-furlongmaiden special weight race at Portland Meadows on Nov. 16. His sire, an eight-year-old son of In Excess (Ire), resides at OakHill Farm in Paso Robles.

On Oct. 21, the Crafty Prospector sireKamsack achieved his initial winner when histhree-year-old filly Larla led at every call in agrassy, 1 1/16-mile maiden claiming race atGolden Gate Fields. The 11-year-old stallion, adual grade II-placed winner, stands atCottonwood Creek Ranch in Cottonwood.

Indicates stallions who have died or have been retired from thestud. Indicates stallions who have moved out of state but haveCalifornia-bred two-year-olds of this year. All sires will remain onthe list until the year after their last foals are two-year-olds.

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Stallion Racing Age SWsSalt Lake (1989) 1,201 69In Excess (Ire) (1987) 896 62Bertrando (1989) 906 50High Brite (1984) 896 46Roar (1993) 649 43Beau Genius (1985) 735 39Cees Tizzy (1987) 697 39Turkoman (1982) 707 33Olympio (1988) 491 30Stormin Fever (1994) 571 30Benchmark (1991) 575 29Memo (Chi) (1987) 507 28Unusual Heat (1990) 455 27Rhythm (1987) 965 25Deputy Commander (1994) 562 24Swiss Yodeler (1994) 607 23Game Plan (1993) 362 22Lit de Justice (1990) 385 22Moscow Ballet (1982) 756 21Formal Gold (1993) 420 19Sea of Secrets (1995) 369 19Valid Wager (1992) 498 18Storm Creek (1993) 559 17Old Topper (1995) 401 15Tribal Rule (1996) 247 14Houston (1986) 577 13Siberian Summer (1989) 361 13Western Fame (1992) 269 13Atticus (1992) 392 12For Really (1987) 239 12Future Storm (1990) 480 12Redattore (Brz) (1995) 342 12Skimming (1996) 270 12Souvenir Copy (1995) 439 12

Stallion News

AtticusCathys Crunches, a two-year-old filly

whose broodmare sire is this MagaliFarms resident, won a pair of six-furlongstakes races within a two-week periodat Golden Gate Fields: the $50,900Golden Gate Debutante Stakes on Nov. 6 and the $51,200 Golden NuggetStakes on Nov. 20.

Elusive WarningThis six-year-old son of Elusive Quality,

a five-time winner and $487,332-earnerwho captured a group III race in theUnited Arab Emirates in 2008, will com-mence his stallion career in 2011 atMadera Thoroughbreds in Madera.

Flying VictorThis grade III-winning son of Flying

Paster, a 25-year-old, pensioned stallionwho sired the collective earners of morethan $7.3 million from 18 lifetime foalcrops, died of natural causes at MaresNest Farm in Wilton on Nov. 4.

Forest CommandOak Hill Farm in Paso Robles is the new

home of this five-year-old son ofMonarchos, a dual graded stakes-placedwinner who earned $158,556.

Global Hunter (Arg)This seven-year-old son of Jade

Hunter, a grade I winner and $611,365-earner who overcame a severe ankleinjury after winning his final start inHollywood Parks grassy, 2010American Handicap (grade II), will takeup stallion duties in 2011 at MagaliFarms in Santa Ynez.

Good JourneySound Journey (Aus), a six-year-old

son of this Magali Farms shuttle stallion,won his second career stakes title onOct. 23, when he captured the grade II,

$203,150 Patinack Farm Crystal Mile onthe turf at Moonee Valley in his nativeAustralia.

Grace Upon GraceThis three-year-old colt by Rio Verde,

who placed twice in juvenile stakescompany in 2009 and who won three of12 starts overall, has been retired tostand at Lovacres Ranch in WarnerSprings.

KafwainOn Oct. 30, this Tommy Town

Thoroughbreds resident was flatteredby his two-year-old filly Third Chance, a6 3/4-length winner of the $85,825Showtime Deb Stakes at HawthorneRace Course.

Lit de JusticeLuisant (GB), a seven-year-old gelding

whose broodmare sire is this MagaliFarms veteran, defeated 12 rivals inIrelands $59,156 www.thetote.comKnockaire Stakes on the Leopardstownturf on Oct. 31.

The PamplemousseStarting in 2011, Rancho San Miguel in

San Miguel will be the home of this four-year-old son of Kafwain, a dual grade IIIwinner at Santa Anita Park who cap-tured three of five starts and retired withtotal earnings of $209,280.

Uncle Denny, Kamsack Achieve First Winners

At Zia Parks championship day for NewMexico-breds on Oct. 31, stakes wins onthe dirt were recorded by two runners out ofCalifornia-bred mares.

In the $182,690 Peppers Pride NewMexico Classic Cup Championship Filliesand Mares Stakes, the four-year-old filly CaliBaby improved her record to 13-7-2-0 witha 9 1/2-length victory for her first black-typewin. Out of the stakes-placed winnerAquarellist, bred by Annabelle Stute, shehas earnings of $263,774.

Russian Lane, a two-year-colt out ofRussian Bonus who won four races and wasbred by Vessels Stallion Farm LLC, RobertH. Kieckhefer and John K. Goodman, wonthe $152,690 New Mexico Classic CupJuvenile Colt and Gelding Stakes. The dualstakes winner has now earned $157,584from four wins and a second in five starts.

Those Grand Cal-Bred Mares

Uncle Denny

Good Journey


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News Bits Contd. Cal-Breds CountrywideCalifornia Closers

$50,090 Lea County Sprint StakesNovember 14, 2010

Ducky DrakeThe Santa Ynez Valley Thoroughbred

Association (SYVTA) will have its AnnualHoliday Party at the Alisal Guest Ranchand Resort in Solvang on Saturday, Dec. 4 The University of Arizonas RaceTrack Industry Program (RTIP) will hold itsannual Symposium On Racing & Gamingat the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucsonfrom Monday, Dec. 6 to Thursday, Dec. 9,during which the Annual Meeting &Marketing Summit of the NationalThoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)will also be heldThe CaliforniaThoroughbred Farm Managers Association(CTFMA) will have its Annual HolidayParty at Ladera Vista Farm in Fallbrook onSaturday, Dec. 11The next monthlymeeting of the California Horse RacingBoard (CHRB) will be held at Santa AnitaPark in Arcadia on Thursday, Dec. 16Toavoid late fees, the requirements for foalregistration with The Jockey Club must becompleted by Friday, Dec. 31JackOwens, a member of the CaliforniaBreeders Association (CTBA), wasappointed last month to the Board ofDirectors of the Thoroughbred Owners ofCalifornia (TOC)This years NationalBook Award for Fiction was won by thehorseracing themed book Lord ofMisrule by JaimyGordon...Releasedon Oct. 8, themovie Secretariathad grossed morethan $57 millionthrough Nov. 28.

Qualifying ClaimingLevels

The following claiming levelsfor California owners premiums

and stallion awardsare currently in effect:

Hollywood Park$40,000 (closes Dec. 19)

Golden Gate Fields$20,000 (closes Dec. 19 & opens Dec. 26)

Santa Anita Park$40,000 (opens Dec. 26)

1st Annual CTBAGolf Tournament*

February 14, 2011

Coronado Municipal Golf Course2000 Visalia RowCoronado, CA

$89 per player includes:Green Fees, Cart, Range Balls and Lunch.

Tee times beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Special room rate available for participants at the

Loews Coronado Bay.

*Held in conjunction with the

CTBA Annual Awards Dinneron February 15, 2011

For more information and to sign up, pleasecontact Christy Chapman (800) 573-2822, Ext 247,

or [email protected]

Note: On February 12, 2011, the largest Fly Over since WWII willbe conducted over Coronado. 150,000 people are expected to congre-gate on the island to witness this historical event. Reserve your roomnow, and your place on the island, to be a part of history.

Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved

On Nov. 14, the eight-year-oldCalifornia-bred gelding DuckyDrake won the $55,090 Lea CountySprint Stakes at Zia Park in NewMexico to improve his record to 40-15-11-5 and $485,939 in earn-ings. Ralph and Aury Todds home-bred son of Benchmark (Ballena VistaFarm) was also a black-type winner atthe ages of five, six and seven.

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A trio of five-year-old California-bred mares swept the grade II,$150,000 Bayakoa Handicap at Holly-wood Park on Dec. 23, 2000, whenFeverish defeated Gourmet Girl andLazy Slusan, respectively. Martin andPam Wygods homebred winner, adaughter of Pirates Bounty and thestakes winner Blonde Fever, by FlyingPaster, raced 10 more times at sixbefore retiring with a bankroll of $908,983 from a 42-12-13-6 record.

The $22,350 Golden Gate Handicap at Golden Gate Fields on Dec. 20, 1960, was won by Prince Cohen, a four-year-oldson of Royal Serenade and the two-time winner Sister Cohen. In 1965, the half-brother to three other stakes horses who wasbred and owned in California by Alberta Ranches Ltd. completed his career with a record of 44-10-8-7 and $75,855.

Dec. 23, 2000

FeverishGrade II Bayakoa Handicap

50 Years Ago

25 Years Ago

Benoit

Sold for $200,000 from the first cropof Lion Heart at 2007

Saratoga Yearling Sale.Sold for $320,000 at Barretts March

Select Two-Year-Old Sale.

By LION HEART, sire of 16 stakes winners, including 2010performers LINE OF DAVID ($662,000, Arkansas Derby-Gr. I),HEART ASHLEY ($395,895), PRETTY PROLIFIC ($328,051,etc.), undefeated two-year-old KANTHAROS ($185,213,Saratoga Special S.-Gr. II, etc.), also two-year-old grade Istakes-placed Valiant Passion and grade II Winning Lion.

His dam, Clever Squaw is by RAHY, broodmare sire of cham-pions GIANTS CAUSEWAY and RAHYS ATTORNEY. Sec-ond dam is graded stakes winner TRICKY SQUAW, dam ofTRICKY SIX, granddam of grade II STANLEY PARK,MO CUISHLE and TURF MELODY. Family of grade winner DREAMY MIMI ($585,637).

BRAVE CATLion HeartClever Squaw, by Rahy

2011 FEE: $500-LIVE FOALBooking fee $150

PARADISE ROAD RANCHInquiries to Doreen Spinney

3637 W. Stewart Road, Lathrop, California 95330(916) 803-5851

e-mail: [email protected]

News Bits Contd.10 Years Ago

Capichi closed out her campaign as that years California ChampionOlder Female with a victory in the grade III, $128,750 California JockeyClub Handicap at Bay Meadows Racecourse on Dec. 14, 1985. Bred in Cal-ifornia by Jerry Frankel, the five-year-old mare by Agitate out of the stakes-

placed winner Shimmering Sea retired five starts later with 11 wins, six placings and $460,950 in earnings from 32 tripsto post before becoming the dam of the group I winner, Capricious Lass (Aus).

Christie Steele, whoworked at the San LuisRey Downs Equine Hos-pital for nearly 20 years,passed away at the SanDiego Medical Center/Kaiser Foundation Hos-pital on Nov. 10.

Born in Fairbanks,Alaska, on June 6, 1944, the huge animallover is survived by her husband JamesJim Steele, daughter Toni Koerner, sonScott Layman, stepsons James A. SteeleJr. and Terry A. Steele, brothers DarrellKeith and Gordon Keith, five grandchildren,one great-granddaughter and numerousnieces and nephews.

Christie K. Steele

Breeders Cup week was hardly the time for eulogies.Barbara Walter would not have stood for it anyway. Proprietybeing her hallmarkshe once turned down a somewhatindecent proposal from the young Marlon Brandothe lastthing she would do is rain on anyones parade.

But when Walter died early on the morning of Oct. 31, itwas left to those of us lucky enough to have been countedamong her friends to make sure her legacy was acknowledgedpromptly and remembered with respect for at least as long asThoroughbreds are bred and raisedto be raced.

Born Jan. 13, 1931, Barbara Wal-ter was the golden child of an uppercrust Manila family who attended aprivate Catholic girls school inAmerica and met all the right peo-ple. Upon settling in San Francisco,she moved in the kind of circles thatled her to the Soviet Union on agood will mission at the height ofthe Cold War, and to the CowPalace for the Grand Nationalrodeo finals on the night that mutu-al friends knew the widowed BobWalter, a Santa Rosa rancher andreal estate developer, would be inattendance. Sparks eventually flew,and they were married in 1980.

Once they were a team, the Wal-ters worked hand in glove. He wasthe hands-on horseman, while she was the cupid who dugthrough the generations to find just the right mix to matchtheir reasonably-priced, beautifully bred stallions Batonnier(by His Majesty) and Slewvescent (by Seattle Slew) withmares who were hardly the belles of the ball.

They were, however, inbred and intertwined with fami-lies to die for, rife with the latent influences of Paul Mellon,the Phipps family, Nicholas Brady and Claiborne Farm.Barbara Walter did the math, figuring the nicks, and pars-ing precisely how many generations could be relied upon toeffectively carry superior genetic information.

I love to see those pedigrees come to life, Walter wouldsay.

The results were remarkable. Breeding and raising theirhorses on the slopes and oak-clustered fields of their VineHill Ranch, near the hippie-rich Northern California townof Sebastopol, the Walters brought forth Del Mar Debutante(grade II) winner Batroyale, Santa Anita Derby (grade I)winner Cavonnier, Del Mar Oaks (grade I) winner Tout

Charmant, Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (grade I)winner Lazy Slusan, San Juan Capistrano Invitational Hand-icap (grade I) winner Ringaskiddy, and Charmonnier, whodefeated Hall of Famer Best Pal in the 1991 running of the$250,000 California Cup Classic Handicap.

It would not have taken much for the Walters to havegone from being big fish in the West Coast pond to beingheralded as national household names. Cavonnier, theirpride and joy, missed winning the 1996 Kentucky Derby by

a margin that is considered thenarrowest in the history of therace. Then in 2000, it was ToutCharmant, after the Walters soldher to Robert McNair, who felljust three-quarters of a lengthshort of winning the BreedersCup Filly and Mare Turf atChurchill Downs.

In the California Cup pre-sented on Oct. 30 at HollywoodPark, the Robert H. Walter Juve-nile Fillies Stakes was, as usual,part of the program. SinceRoberts death in May of 2003,Barbara Walter never missed thetrip south to crown the winner ofthe race named in honor of herhusband, and a chance to cele-brate the memory of their timetogether. This time, however,

Bobs race was run without her. Barbara was hospitalizedearlier that week, weakened by lung disease, and finallysuccumbed to pneumonia.

Before she was hospitalized, Barbara managed to call thisfortunate reporter, mostly to ask about the family, to talkabout her horses, to offer an update on the 17-year-oldCavonnier, lording over a small herd of barren mares in hisgenerous pasture, just below the Walters hilltop home. Shehad tried hard in the seven years since her husbands deathto squeeze one last good horse out of the scaled-back VineHill operation, but it was not meant to be.

For many of her friends and fellow Thoroughbred con-noisseurs, the everlasting memory of Barbara Walter wasprovided last February at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley,when she stood before an appreciative audience to acceptinduction into the California Thoroughbred BreedersAssociation Hall of Fame. Barbara protested that it was herhusband who truly belonged, and that she was just along forthe ride. The standing ovation said otherwise.


In Memoriam

FEATURE by JAY HOVDEY

Barbara Walter:An Unforgettable Ride

Barbara Walter (1931-2010) with her beloved Cavonnier

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CTBAs Nor Cal Stallion Tour Enjoys Another Successful Edition

The 2010 edition of the Northern California Stallion Tour,sponsored by the California Thoroughbred BreedersAssociation (CTBA), was held on Oct. 16. The 22 partici-pants all expressed their appreciation for the tour and theirdelight in attending it.

It began at 8:00 a.m. in Elk Grove, where the first stop wasDaehling Ranch, owned by Joe Daehling. Joe met us with his everpresent smile and charm. He showed the four stallions, Alymagic,Gold Knuckles, Peppered Cat and Thisnearlywasmine. Joe also pre-sented the bus passengers with his customary flats of pansies, whichwere eagerly divided among all.

We then visited West 12 Ranch in Lodi where Matt andBarbara Butterworth hosted us with a delicious hot drink andvarious goodies. Matt presented the two stallions, Quasimodoand Tough Game. Both stallions were attractive and beautiful-ly conditioned. Barb Butterworth gave an educational talk andfielded questions from the group.

After departing West 12, we arrived at Sue GreenesWoodbridge Farm in Oakdale just in time for lunch. Sue hadtables and chairs set up in the main barn. They were nicely deco-rated and she gave an informative and well-received talk as welunched. Tannersmyman, the resident stallion, joined us for lunch.He appeared to enjoy the company and was a perfect gentleman.

Our next stop was the new Thoroughbred farm, ParadiseRoad Ranch in Lathrop, managed by Doreen Spinney. As westepped off the bus, we were each decked out with a lei to com-plement the Hawaiian motif decorating the table, which wascomplete with snacks. The young Lion Heart stallion, BraveCat, was paraded for the tour members to inspect.

Our final stop was at Ellen Jacksons Victory RoseThoroughbreds in Vacaville. Ellen, as always, was a charminghostess, offering the eager guests enough delicious food toeliminate the thought of dinner after the tour. All eightVictory Rose stallions were available for inspection; Behrens,Comet Shine, Globalize, Latin American, Many Rivers,Olympio, Pure Thrill and Siberian Summer. The stallionswere all in top condition.

We left Victory Rose and headed for our Elk Grove departure site. The tour ended at 6:00p.m. All appeared tohave had a good time. I feel fortunate to have had the pleasure of leading such a great group of people and appreciatethe participation of the farms that hosted our group.

As is the custom on the CTBAs Northern CaliforniaStallion Tour, we had a drawing, for the bus participants, of2011 stallion services. All 15 stallions, with one exception,were offered.Bill Nichols

2011 Inductees To California Hall Of Fame Announced

The quartet of Keith Card, Brian Sweeney, Pirates Bounty andSnow Chief will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame nextyear. The induction ceremony for these people and horses elected bythe Board of Directors of the California Thoroughbred BreedersAssociation (CTBA) will be held as part of the CTBAs AnnualMeeting and Awards Dinner to be held at the Loews Coronado BayResort in Coronado on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011.

Keith Card, a CTBA Past President, and his wife Barbara are bestknown as the breeders and ownersin the name of their Hi CardRanch in Murrietaof California Flag, the winner of last years$909,000 Breeders Cup Turf Sprint, and Linda Card who won the$150,000 California Cup Distaff Handicap in 1990.

As the General Manager of the CTBA from 1968 to 1982, duringwhich time Brian Sweeney (1936-2000) used his strength in the

political arena to get favorable horseracing legislation passed that led to increases in purse money and changed the breeders awardsstructure, including the implementation of the breed-back rule.

Pirates Bounty (1975-2006), a stakes-winning son of Hoist the Flagwho stood at his breeder Martin Wygod and his wife Pams River EdgeFarm for his entire stud career from 1981 to 1999, sired the winners ofmore than $31.9 million and was Californias champion sire threetimes and twice its leading sire of two-year-olds.

The Eclipse Champion Three-Year-Old Male of 1986, SnowChief (1983-2010), was the California Horse of the Year from theages of two to four during which time he earned $3,383,210 andwon six grade I races for his breeder Carl Grinstead (Blue DiamondRanch) who owned the son of Reflected Glory in partnership withBen Rochelle.


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 associations current policies, latest news and upcoming events in the Golden State.

The CTBAWorking For You

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Event Date(s) Venue(s)

CTBA Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Loews Coronado Bay Resort, Coronado (2010 California-Bred Champions & 2011 California Hall of Fame Inductees)

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

The CTBA Calendar Corner

Dates To Remember

Friday, December 31, 2010California-bred registration for foals of 2009 at $125 fee for CTBA members and $150 fee for non-CTBA members (after Jan. 1, 2011, fee is $750).

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 indus-try with a donation to the CTF Memorial Fund. Donations may be sent to CTF, P. O. Box 60018, Arcadia, CA91066-6018.

California Thoroughbred FoundationNotes December 2010

Mrs. Jeanne L. Canty, PresidentWarren Williamson, Vice-President

Gregory L. Ferraro, DVM, TreasurerJane Goldstein, Secretary

Peter P. DailyMrs. Gail Gregson

Gerald F. McMahonNeil ODwyer

Mrs. Ada Gates PattonThomas S. Robbins

John W. SadlerPeter W. Tunney

2010 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

The California Thoroughbred Foundation (CTF) isdedicated to the advancement of equine research andeducation. Since 1958, the Foundation has operated as a non-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 andawarded scholarships 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 10,000volumes 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 CTFs Carleton F. Burke MemorialLibrary are available to the public for research and pleasure.


The California Thoroughbred Foundation

Portrait Of Noor On Display In Library

Various pieces of art from the California Thor-oughbred Foundation (CTF) collection are dis-played in the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Libraryon a rotating basis. Recently on display was apainting of Noor, who was purchased by Charles S.Howard when he was seeking a son of Nasrullah tostand at his California farm. Howard sought to buythe Aga Khans Irish Derby winner, Nathoo (GB),for this purpose, but he came in a package with astablemate, Noor (Eng), also by Nasrullah.

Howard reluctantly agreed, and it turned out tobe a better deal than he imagined.

Noor reached his peak in 1950, when he wasthe leading money-winning horse and handicapchampion. Noor beat Citation in the Santa Anita,San Juan Capistrano, Forty-Niners and GoldenGate Handicaps, setting new world records in thelatter two stakes races.

Mrs. Kenneth M. Schiffer, Director Emeritus

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Inquiries to Clay Murdock / P.O. Box 741, San Miguel, CA 93451PH: (805) 467-3847 / FX: (805) 467-3919 / EM: [email protected] / www.ranchosanmiguel.net

No Booking Fees for 2011 Seasons / Stud Fees are payable Oct. 1 of year bred

ALSO STANDING Comic Strip / Marino Marini / McCanns Mojave Onebadshark / Sought After / Southern Image / Storm Wolf

Rancho San Miguel

STANDING HIS FIRST SEASON IN 2011

C O M M I T T E D T O B R E E D I N G Q U A L I T Y

The PamplemousseKAFWAIN COMFORT ZONE, BY RUBIANO

N 3 wins in 5 starts, including TWO Graded Stakes at Santa Anita

1st Grade 3 Sham S. by six lengths, posting a 107 Beyer!

1st Grade 3 San Rafael S., at one mile, wire to wire

N Odds-on Favorite for the G1 Santa Anita Derby before sustaining a career-ending injury.

N By Californias leading 2YO sire KAFWAIN. Out of a juvenile-winning half-sister to the dam of G1 Hollywood Futurity winner STORMELLO ($700,100).

N Precocious female family of G2 Arlington- Washington Lassie S. winner SPECIAL WARMTH.

N 2011 Fee: $3,500 Live Foal (No booking fee)

N Owned by: A Syndicate

please visit www.ranchosanmiguel.net for more details on our stallions

Graded Stakes-Winning Miler

The Pamplemousse had more raw ability than any horse I ever trained. Not only was he fast,

but he could carry his speed a long way. I really believed he had Classic potential, it was a travesty

that he never had a chance to prove it.

TRAINER JULIO CANANI

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2011 STALLION ROSTER

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Storm WolfSTORMIN FEVER EXCLUSIVE ROSETTE, BY ECLIPTICAL

California Graded Stakes Winner by California Leading Sire STORMIN FEVER!N Won 3 of 5 lifetime starts,

including a 6-length score in the Grade 2 Lazaro Barrera Memorial S. in 1:22 1/5.

N Won a Santa Anita allowance by 7 1/2 lengths, setting fractions of :22, :44 4/5, : 56 4/5, and 1:09 flat for a 101 Beyer!

N Broke his maiden in his second start by 7 lengths at Santa Anita, posting a 104 Beyer!

By STORM CATs #1 leading sire son in California with 2010 earnings of $3.4 million+ and three 2010 Graded stakes winners, STORM WOLF is a full brother to G1-performing, G3 SW MISTY ROSETTE. His dam is record-setting SW EXCLUSIVE ROSETTE. Graded stakes family of MIAMI SUN, CONTACT GAME, etc.

His attractive first foals will be yearlings in 2011.

N Fee: $2,500 Live Foal

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Inquiries to Clay Murdock / P.O. Box 741, San Miguel, CA 93451PH: (805) 467-3847 / FX: (805) 467-3919 / EM: [email protected] / www.ranchosanmiguel.net

One of the Leading Thoroughbred Farms in CaliforniaBOARDING, BREEDING & FOALING / SALES PREP & REPRESENTATION / LAY-UPS & REHABILITATION

No Booking Fees for 2011 Seasons / Stud Fees are payable Oct. 1 of year bred

ALSO STANDING Comic Strip / Onebadshark / The Pamplemousse

McCanns MojaveMEMO JONI U. BAR, BY NORDIC PRINCE

Record-Setting, Multiple Graded Stakes Winner of $1.5 MillionAll surface stakes winner including graded victories at 6 1/2F, 1 1/16 miles,

and 1 1/8 miles (NTR). Defeated 15 Grade 1 winners including CONGAREE, HEATSEEKER, PERFECT DRIFT, SILVER WAGON, TIAGO, TASTE OF PARADISE

and UNFURL THE FLAG. Outstanding first foals will be 2011 yearlings!

O Fee: $3,000 Live Foal (Consideration to approved mares)

Sought AfterSEEKING THE GOLD SMOLENSK, BY DANZIG

Royally-Bred Stakes Sire From BEST IN SHOWs Family 18 winners, 3 stakes horses, including Del Mar stakes performer Control Seeker ($140,374) and 2010 SP Moms Intuition. Proven sire line. Exceptional female family of BLUSH WITH PRIDE (gdam of RAGS TO RICHES, etc.) and Broodmare of the Year BEST IN SHOW.

O Fee: $2,500 Live Foal

Marino MariniSTORM CAT HALO AMERICA, BY WAQUOIT

#1 Leading California Third-Crop Sire by 2010 Winners & Stakes WinnersWith 2010 progeny earnings of $1.1-million+, sire of three 2010 stakes winners headed by SW MONEY LOVER (1st $60,400 Alphabet Kisses S.), MSW HOT FUSION (5 wins in 6 career starts), and undefeated 2-year-old SILVER SENSATION.

Total progeny earnings $2 million+!


Southern ImageHALOS IMAGE PLEASANT DIXIE, BY DIXIELAND BAND

Californias #1 Leading Second-Crop Sire by money and winners$1.4 million+ in 2010 progeny earnings and 44 winners

5 current stakes horses, including record-setting SW SOUTHERN FIREBALL, Privilaged (3rd Swale S.-G2), Mallory Square (3rd Florida Oaks-G3), and 2010

mutiple stakes-placed Southern Ridge (3rd $175,000 Long Branch S., etc.)


The Grade California-Breds

by RUDI GROOTHEDDE

Unusual Suspect:An Exceptional Individual

Grade I Hollywood Turf Cup StakesHollywood ParkSaturday, November 13, 2010

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In todays era of fragile and pampered Thoroughbreds whoare whisked away to the breeding shed well before theirtimeeither due to an injury or to preserve their commer-cial value, or even boththe versatility and durability ofUnusual Suspect provides a refreshing exception to this rule.

The six-year-old horse made his 55th lifetime start amemorable one when he came from fifth place to defeatTemple City by a head in the $250,000 Hollywood Turf CupStakes going 1 1/2 miles at Hollywood Park on Nov. 13. Inthe process, Unusual Suspect became both the 55th California-bred millionaire of all time and this years third grade Iwinner by Unusual Heat, the Harris Farms resident who hasbeen Californias leading sire of the past three years.

With a winning time of 2:25.83, the 10-1 wageringchoice in a field of eight banked $150,000 to increase hisearnings to $1,035,547 from a record of nine wins, eightseconds and six thirds. Half a dozen of Unusual Suspectswins have been in black-type events, including anothergraded stakes win on the grass course in Inglewood; thegrade III, $150,000 Hollywood Turf Express Handicap at sixfurlongs on Nov. 24, 2007.

He has been ridden by a different jockey in each of hisstakes wins, starting with the now-retired Kyle Kaenel inthe grassy $75,000 Bay Meadows Derby at 1 1/16 miles onSept. 29, 2007, and followed by Joe Talamo in thatNovembers $175,000 California Cup Mile Handicap onSanta Anita Parks turf strip. After Tyler Bazes win aboardUnusual Suspect in the Hollywood Turf Express, he wasridden to victory by Chantal Sutherland in Golden GateFields $73,500 Silveyville Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on theall-weather Tapeta surface the day after Christmas in2008, and then by Alonso Quinonez in the $150,000Cougar II Handicap going 1 1/2 miles on the all-weatherPolytrack surface at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on

Aug. 5, 2009. In fact, Unusual Suspects Hollywood TurfCup triumph with Corey Nakatani in the irons representedthe end of a 16-race losing streak.

His 7-1-2-1 record as a two-year-old, including a runner-upfinish in the grade III, $75,000 Generous Stakes, furtheremphasizes the soundness and versatility of Unusual Sus-pect whose other 10 career stakes placings include four ingraded stakes company this year.

Unusual Suspect is the fourth foal out of 16-year-oldPenpont (NZ), a winning daughter of Crested Wave whowas voted the 2007/2008 California Broodmare of theYear. All seven of her foals of racing age are winners byUnusual Heat, including six-figure earners Master Heat,Solid Fuel and stakes-placed Rushen Heat, grade I winnerGolden Doc A ($580,126), and Pap Lev who broke hismaiden at Hollywood Park less than 24 hours after hisfull brothers latest win. In 2010, she produced her eighthfoal, a full sister to Rushen Heat, Golden Doc A andMama Rosa.

With the news from Unusual Suspects connectionsBarry Abrams (trainer/co-owner), his wife Dyan (co-owner) and his brother David (breeder/co-owner)thatthe plan is to now send their charge to Australia for a pro-posed start in the group I Melbourne Cup at two miles inNovember of 2011, he has the potential to add even furtherto his versatile and durable record.

And this plan was revealed as being twofold when Barrysaid, My goal is to find him a good home as a stallion. Hesgot a fabulous family but, in this country, distance horsesarent popular stallions. So the land Down Under cer-tainly provides a more favorable environment for a potentialstud career than in the United States where speed and pre-cocity, not stamina and durability, remain the benchmarksfor most of the regional and national breeding programs.


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California Cup XXI, held on Oct. 30, faced anunprecedented onslaught of change. First, due to trackcondition concerns for the annual Oak Tree RacingAssociation meeting, the venue was moved from SantaAnita Park to Hollywood Park. Second, the card wasaltered to exclude the three starter handicap races that areusually offered, and the purses were decreased to amount toseven stakes races worth $700,000. Finally, because theBreeders Cup, which had been run in Southern Califor-nia the last two years, returned to Kentucky, the Cal Cup wasmoved back into its normal spot on the calendar at the endof October, forcing the connections of the best California-breds to choose between the state or world championships.

However, change is not necessarily a bad thing. Instead ofshipping for the Breeders Cup, classy horses like BrucesDream, Colgans Chip, Liberian Freighter and Cost of Free-dom chose to stay home and try for state titles. All of the dayswinning owners collected their first Cal Cup trophies, andwhile attendance declined sharply, that move was expectedgiven that Hollywood Park tends to have a lower averageattendance rate than Santa Anita. Despite the attendancedrop, the overall handle on the day remained nearly on parfrom a year ago.

La Nez became a two-time Cal Cup winner while takingthe $100,000 Distaff, one year after capturing the $100,000Juvenile Fillies. Under jockey Victor Espinoza, she cruised to a1 3/4-length victory for Class Racing Stable and Nezi OrthSimmons. Espinoza, who also won this years $75,000 JuvenileFillies on Swiss Wild Cat, is now tied with Corey Nakatani asjoint leading riders in the event.

Espinoza was not the only jockey to capture two victorieson the day; Joe Talamo and Cost of Freedom opened thecard by recording the largest margin of victory ever in the$100,000 Sprint, three and a half hours before scoring by ahard-fought neck on Bruces Dream in the $100,000 Mile.Rafael Bejarano swept the final two races, including the$75,000 Juvenile on Slammer Time and the biggest prize ofall, the $150,000 Classic on Soul Candy. Jockey JoelRosario rounded out the day by winning on Ultra Blend inthe $100,000 Matron.

The three maiden special weight races on the card werearguably as exciting as the main events. Arresting Officer, astate-bred son of the recently exported Officer, issued a loudwarning when storming away to win a six-furlong main trackcontest by 5 3/4 lengths. The two-year-old colt is owned byS N R Investments and was bred by Betty and Larry Mabeeout of their unraced Seeking the Gold mare Gold Roses.Arresting Officer is her first foal, and he bears watching inthe coming season.

Sachiaki Kobayashis juvenile filly Zenidekka representedBallena Vista Farms Benchmark, breaking her maiden in herthird start. She is the second foal from the unraced Avenue ofFlags mare Magic Glow, and was bred by Bo Hirsch.

The last of the three maiden races went to first-time starterShort Memo, a son of Ridgeley Farms stallion Grey Memo.Ridgeley Farms owns Short Memo partnership with RobertLively, and bred the three-year-old gelding out of the LordAvie mare Madam, dam of stakes-placed Another Bob.

The following pages recount the triumphs at the 21strenewal of California Cup.

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Multiple graded stakes winner of $1,032,400, including the prestigious Gr. II Bernard Baruch Hcp. defeatingBreeders Cup Classic winner VOLPONI.

Won 13 races from 2 to 9, earning Triple Digit Beyers in 11 races. He won or placed in 12 graded stakes racesat 10 major race tracks, including Hialeah, Saratoga and Pimlilco.

Son of champion THEATRICAL (IRE) ($2,840,500), among the leading turf sireswith 84 stakes winners, including champions HISHI AMAZON, ZAGREB, THEORETICALLY and TULLAMORE.

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After making the first nine starts of his career on turf,Soul Candy relished a switch to the main track and stormedto victory in the 21st running of the $150,000 CaliforniaCup Classic Stakes. The win was especially rewarding forbreeders Cal and Jill Fischer of Madera Thoroughbreds, whoown Soul Candy in partnership with E Z Eight Racing Sta-ble. You have no idea how much this win means to us,Jill Fischer said. So many people have been calling just tocongratulate us. Its absolutely been fantastic.

Soul Candy, a 17-hand gelding, made his impressive runafter hovering at the back of the eight-horse field throughoutthe 1 1/8-mile race. He faced a formidable task in overtakingthe leaders down the stretch; grade II winner Enriched andthe recent stakes winner Cayambe were trying to pull awayto the wire. Unusual Suspect, who would capture the grade I,$250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup in his next start, ralliedstrongly between horses, but Soul Candy closed fastest inthe center of the track. He drew away to win by 1 1/4 lengthsunder jockey Rafael Bejarano, his fourth rider in as manystarts. Unusual Suspect and Enriched finished second andthird, respectively.

Soul Candy is the product of the Fischers desire to sup-port their stallions. In the mid 1990s, they were on the huntfor mares to breed to their stakes-winning stud Lil Tyler, andpurchased Soul Candys second dam Falmora for $9,000 ata Barretts sale in July of 1995. Jill noted that the $112,527-earner was kind of smallish, so most people didnt thinkshe would be a good broodmare. The Fischers took achance and brought Falmora home to Madera Thorough-breds, where she was a bit of a disappointment. By the timeFalmoras third foal, Just Satisfaction, was racing, Cal wantedto get rid of her, Jill recalls.

Just Satisfaction was sent to Arizona to race and finished

last in her debut. The bay filly did break her maiden in herthird start on Aug. 3, 2003, at Yavapai Downs. After threesubsequent disappointing finishes, the fillys trainer, RamonBazurto, gave up. He said there was nothing more he coulddo with her, and asked if we would like her back, Jillexplained. At the time, we were looking for mares for ournew stallion Birdonthewire, and thats how Soul Candycame into the world.

Cal Fischer says that Soul Candy stood out immediately.He was a big, good looking colt; he went to the front of ourgroup of twenty weanlings and never looked back.

Trainer Patrick Paddy Gallagher has conditionedSoul Candy throughout his career. He broke his maiden inhis second start on Jan. 2, then went on to win two morestarts before the Classic, taking back-to-back allowanceoptional claiming events at Hollywood Park (May) and theDel Mar Thoroughbred Club (July). He finished a troubledfifth behind Champ Pegasus in the grade II, $200,000 DelMar Handicap, but that rival went on to win the grade I,$250,000 Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Champi-onship Stakes before finishing second in the grade I,$2,727,000 Breeders Cup Turf.

With his success on the turf course and the flattery byChamp Pegasus, Soul Candy was sent off as the 5-1 thirdchoice in the Classic. He has speed that you can usewherever, whenever, and hes as honest as the day is long,Cal Fischer explained. Hes the kind of horse where I wishI had 20 just like him.

The $90,000 winners share of the purse boosted four-year-old Soul Candys earnings to $205,300 with four winsand a second in 10 starts. As for Just Satisfaction, she stillresides at Madera Thoroughbreds and is in foal to CowboyCal. Her yearling filly is a full sister to Soul Candy.

by EMILY SHIELDS


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$150,000 California Cup Classic StakesOctober 30, 2010

Wherever sport is played around the world, manyfathers and sons have enjoyed success in the same field,including football player Elisha Archibald Archie Man-ning III and his sons Peyton and Eli, baseball player BobbyBonds and his son Barry and tennis player Phil Dent and hisson Taylor, to name but a few. And horse racing is no excep-tion, as was proved by Art Sherman and his son Steve duringthe running of California Cup XXI on Oct. 30.

Winning the 20th renewal of the $100,000 CaliforniaCup Matron Stakes, sponsored by the CTT (CaliforniaThoroughbred Trainers) and TOC (Thoroughbred Own-ers of California), was the four-year-old filly Ultra Blendwho has now been saddled up an equal number of times byboth Art and Steve. With the latter handling the North-ern California portion of this multiple stakes-winningfillys career, it was the turn of the former to enjoy his firstblack-type success with this daughter of deceased RichlyBlended, at Hollywood Park during the Inglewoods tracksfirst hosting of the annual Oak Tree Racing Associationmeet that had its 42nd renewal in 2010.

Ultra Blend began her career with the younger Sher-man by finishing second on the dirt at Stockton on Sept. 11,2008, and then reeled off four consecutive wins on the all-weather Tapeta surface at Golden Gate Fields, culminatingin the $75,000 Tiburon Stakes at six furlongs in January of2009. Following a third-placed effort back in stakes com-pany, Sherman senior then conditioned the filly to twoseconds, two thirds and two fourthsincluding a runner-upfinish in grade III companyin six starts on the all-weatherand turf strips at Santa Anita Park, Hollywood and theDel Mar Thoroughbred Club. Steve was then in chargewhen Ultra Blend won the this years $76,000 CaliforniaState Fair Sprint Handicap, a six-furlong dirt test at Sacra-mento on July 17.

After a runner-up finish for Art in the grassy $100,000Solana Beach Handicap at Del Mar on Aug. 22, UltraBlends turf debut at Golden Gatein a Sept. 23allowance racesaw her fill the show spot while underSteves care. Next up was the Cal Cup Matron, a 1 1/16-mile route on Cushion Track that featured six fellowCalifornia-breds who had earned almost $1.4 millionbetween them. This group included the races 8-5 favoriteand defending champion, the multiple stakes winner LadyRailrider, who had edged Ultra Blend by three quarters ofa length in that Golden Gate prep five weeks earlier.

The 2009 and 2010 stakes winner Camille C led atevery call but the most important one, which was firstreached in 1:43.06 by Ultra Blend who rallied from fifth tofinish half a length clear of Lady Railrider with WarrensJitterbug, the dead-heat winner of Del Mars $89,925Sandy Blue Handicap on Aug. 20, a further 3 1/4 lengthsback in third. Ultra Blend went to post as the bettors 2-1second wagering choice and her $60,000 payday upped herearnings to $317,246 from a 16-6-4-4 record.

Bred by BnD Chase Thoroughbreds in partnership withElven Adams and foaled at Valley View ThoroughbredFarm in Tracy on March 27, 2006, Ultra Blend is ownedby Nels Erickson and was ridden by Joel Rosario, whoseonly other time aboard her was in the Solana Beach. Sheis the fourth of seven foals out of Ankha, a 14-year-olddaughter of Desert Classic who is also the dam of twoother winners, as well as Single Blendan unraced two-year-old colt by Singletaryand an unnamed Capsizedfoal of this year.

In the winners circle after her Matron win, Art Sher-man summed up both his and his sons feelings about UltraBlend by saying, Shes just one of those fillies youve gotto love as a trainer.


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$100,000 California Cup Mile StakesOctober 30, 2010

When California-bred Bruces Dream rallied late for a nar-row victory in the $100,000 John C. Mabee California CupMile Stakes on Oct. 30, he enhanced his credentials as atalented individual while also adding to the accomplishmentsof his sires inaugural crop of locally conceived runners.

Sporting the light blue and white silks of his breeder,Bruce Corwin, the dappled gray gelding scored the sixthwin of his eight-race career in the one-mile turf test, whichwas hosted by the Oak Tree Racing Association at Holly-wood Park as part of the seven-stakes California Cup XXIprogram for horses who were either bred or sired in theGolden State.

The distance and surface of his winning effort were alsospecialties of his sire, Atticus, an 18-year-old son of Nureyevwho won Santa Anita Parks Arcadia Handicap (grade II) ina world-record time of 1:31.89 in March 1997. Although thefinal clocking of 1:34.37 recorded by Bruces Dream in the2010 Cal Cup Mile did not approach his sires blazing mark,it was enough for him to get the job done as the 8-5 favorite,and in a stylish manner to boot.

He was entered in the six-horse contest on the heels of histhird-place finish in the grassy, $190,000 Del Mar Mile Hand-icap (grade II) at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Aug. 28,a race in which he pressed the pace throughout under riderGarrett Gomez and eventually came up just a length short ofthe front-running winner, Enriched. Jockey Joe Talamo, whoremains perfect in his three rides aboard the four-year-oldgelding, utilized different tactics in the Cal Cup Mile, con-serving his mounts energy in fifth position behind pacesetterColgans Chip through the opening six furlongs, then swing-ing him out four-wide at the head of the stretch to takeadvantage of outside running room.

Bruces Dream gobbled up ground eagerly and ultimatelyreached the wire a neck in front of the game Colgans Chip,

who completed the race 4 1/2 lengths clear of the third-placefinisher, Liberian Freighter.

Hes one of those horses who knows where the wire is; hejust loves to win, Talamo said of Bruces Dream, who pushedhis total earnings to $293,940 with his second stakes victory.This horse is the real deal.

Conditioned by trainer Mike Puype for Corwin Racing,Bruces Dream is the fourth-highest lifetime earner for Atticus,a grade I-winning millionaire who was purchased by SuarezRacing in late 2004 and relocated from Three ChimneysFarm in Kentucky to stand at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez,California. In addition to being one of his sires 28 stakeshorses from 10 crops to race, he is one of three stakes-winningoffspring to emerge from Atticus first crop of California-breds, who were conceived during the 2005 breeding season.

Also holding black-type titles are two cropmates of BrucesDream: the filly Strawberry Tart and the gelding Lucky Primo.The former is an earner of $183,025 who won a pair of turfstakes at Hollywood and ran second in Del Mars grassy SanClemente Handicap (grade II) during her outstanding 2009campaign; the latter is a $169,008-earner who defeated 12 rivalsin Oak Trees $125,000 California Cup Juvenile Stakes at SantaAnita Park in October 2008, and whose most recent victory wasstaged on the Hollywood Park turf course this past summer.

Atticus has thrived since his arrival in California. His threelocally conceived crops of racing age have contributed nearly $2million of his $11.4 million in total progeny earnings; runnersfrom his 2006 crop alone have grossed more than $1.5 million todate. His annual progeny earnings have topped $1 million everyyear since 2008, when his first Cal-breds reached racing age.

Bruces Dream is the second foal out of the Cal-bred mareRemember Dorothy, a 12-year-old daughter of Smokester whowon six of her 34 career starts, with 14 placings, and whoretired from competition with earnings of $208,806.

The connections of Cost of Freedom opted for the$100,000 Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint instead ofthe grade I, $2,000,000 Breeders Cup Sprint on Nov. 6,because the seven-year-old gelding had lost a step.

But he apparently found it.Scaring off enough competition to reduce the field to

only five, the 3-5 favorite demolished his opponents with a6 1/4-length victory, the most dominant of the seven stakeswinners on the California Cup XXI day during the Oak TreeRacing Association meet at Hollywood Park on Oct. 30.

Cost of Freedom was the oldest winner on the card and histime for six furlongs1:08.58was the fastest of the meet atthe distance. This was his first win since the grade III,$100,000 Los Angeles Handicap on June 5, also on Holly-wood Parks all-weather Cushion Track surface, which heobviously relishes.

The win was so impressive it triggered the predictablewhat-if debate; well never know if Cost of Freedom wouldhave duplicated the victory on the dirt at Churchill Downsagainst the best sprinters around had he instead gone for theBreeders Cup Sprint, in which he finished third at 18-1, los-ing by only a head, at Santa Anita Park last year.

Instead, trainer John Sadler had said he was just lookingfor a win after Cost of Freedom suffered a three-race roughstretch following his Los Angeles Handicap victory.

Odds-on in the grade I, $250,000 Bing Crosby Stakes onAug. 1, Cost of Freedom was fifth in a horribly troubled trip.Sadler then tried a shift to the turf 17 days later, in the$102,175 Green Flash Handicap when Cost of Freedom wasa close fourth behind Breeders Cup entrants California Flagand Quick Enough. Back on synthetic for the grade I,$245,000 Ancient Title Stakes, the race he won two yearsearlier, Cost of Freedom faded to fourth on Oct. 9.

This was in the best interest of the horse, a niceconfidence booster, Larry Benavidez, Sadlers assistant,said after the Cal Cup Sprint win. With him comingdown in class we were worried about him not winning.We kind of envisioned a race like this. Perfect trip. Hebroke a little inward but pretty impressive. Its amazingwhen you run against a little lesser quality of horseshow a good horse like him can put on a performancelike this.

The win, his ninth in 19 starts, boosted Cost of Freedomsearnings to $752,263, most of which has been pocketedsince Gary and Cecil Barber claimed him fromowner/breeder Harris Farms for $50,000 after he hadfinished in the money in six of his first seven races.

Cost of Freedom is by Cees Tizzy, and is the secondfoal out of the Moscow Ballet mare Freedom Dance, whowon nine of 17 races and $136,922 as a dirt sprinter. Sheis a half-sister to stakes winners Top of Our Game andTruly Needy.

Joe Talamo rode Cost of Freedom for the first time.I didnt have to do anything but steer him in the right

direction, he said.Cost of Freedom sped to an early lead and continued to

extend the advantage through the stretch under a hand ridefrom Talamo. Runaway Bandido, the longest shot in thefield at 20-1, rallied on the inside to finish second by a headover A Lil Dumaani. My Summer Slew was fourth and the5-2 second wagering choice Goggles McCoy, who stalkedthe winner for the first half mile, faded to last.

Sadler said Cost of Freedom would be pointed to thegrade III, $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes onNov. 25, and might be sent to Dubai for the group I,$2,000,000 Golden Shaheen over the winter.


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$100,000 California Cup Sprint StakesOctober 30, 2010

by JACKIE BARNES

There is something about the month of October thatbrings out the best in the three-year-old filly La Nez. Per-haps it the changing of the season, when there is a nip offall in the air, but whatever the reason, October finds hermind fully focused on racing.

She won the $100,000 Fleet Treat Stakes at the Del MarThoroughbred Club in July, coming from way off the paceto win by half a length. Although she encountered a ton oftrouble, that seven-furlong test would go a long way towardsher California Cup XXI preparation.

On Oct. 30, the daughter of Storm Creek, trained by EricKruljac, turned in one of her very best races when victorious inthe $100,000 John Deere California Cup Distaff Stakes run atHollywood Parks Oak Tree Racing Association meet.

Owned by Class Racing Stable and Nezi Orth Simmons, LaNez, making only her second career turf start, broke cleanlyfrom the outside, before stalking pacesetters Perfect Vintageand U Turn Me Crazy to the head of the stretch. JockeyVictor Espinoza then swung her three-wide and she tookcommand to win drawing away by a 1 3/4 lengths.

Perfect Vintage finished second, while U R All That IAm, the 7-5 race favorite, was a neck back in third. Finaltime for the six furlongs over a course labeled good fromearly morning rain was 1:09.47.

This was the second Cal Cup victory for La Nez, whocaptured the Juvenile Fillies Stakes in 2009, defeatingCamille C and Whispering Hush at Santa Anita Park. Shebecomes the fourth three-year-old filly to win the Distaff,joining Miss L Attack (1993), Tempting Date (2005) andRivers Prayer (2006).

She is also the first Cal Cup Juvenile Fillies winner to winthe Distaff the following year.

Following the race, an elated Eric Kruljac commented

She likes Cal Cup day. She was very keen, she wanted togo to the lead. Shes been training so well. I think her careeron the grass coming down the hill at Santa Anita mightopen new opportunities for her. . .but the way she ran todayshe can develop into something special.

Developing young horses into stakes performers is some-thing that Kruljac is very good at doing. He trained theexcellent filly Leave Me Alone, winner of Saratogas grade I,$250,000 Test Stakes in 2005, as well as the 2008 BarrettsJuvenile Stakes winner Triumphant Flight.

As for the future, Kruljac is going to give his star a shortbreak, and then aim for the grade I La Brea Stakes in Decem-ber, at the upcoming Santa Anita meeing.

Her pedigree dictated that the grass should be no prob-lem for her to handle. Her sire, graded stakes winner StormCreek, is by Storm Cat out of the stakes winner ShawneeCreek, a half-sister to Eclipse Award winner North Sider.Storm Creek has sired 17 stakes winners, including manyproven turf performers.

The dam of La Nez, dual stakes winner Iza Bay, numbersthe $53,800 Watch Wendy Handicap at Golden Gate Fieldsamong her five lifetime victories for earnings of $138,722.Her sire Iz a Saros, winner of the grade II Silver ScreenHandicap, is a son of Saros (GB), the sire of Californiachampions Frans Valentine and Saros Brig.

Iza Bay has produced six other foals, including eight-timewinner Iza General ($222,555). She has a two-year-old fullsister to La Nez named Vonn Nez, and both a yearling coltand 2010 foal by Marino Marini (Rancho San Miguel).

La Nez was bred in the Golden State by Kruljacs sonChance and her current totals stand at 13-4-3-3 for earningsof $321, 000. If she continues these winning ways, her con-nections may feel its the month of October all year long.


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$100,000 California Cup Distaff StakesOctober 30, 2010

Trainer Gary Mandella thought Slammer Time was toophotogenic for his liking after the two-year-old colt capturedthe $75,000 Bob Benoit California Cup Juvenile Stakes by ahead on Oct. 30.

He doesnt make it easy on us, said Mandella to AltoRacing LLC co-owners Dub and Mary Kennedy as he wipedhis brow in the winners circle. He makes us sweat.

Slammer Time gave his trainer equally anxious momentsin his previous start when he broke his maiden at a mile onthe turf by just a nose. He makes it a little too interesting,added Mandella. He gives me gray hairs.

Mandella, 38, is willing to trade a few flecks of gray for apromising stakes winner who has shown courage and talentalong with his flair for the dramatic.

And what better a stable name with which to aim for theheights than Alto Racing?

The Kennedys live in Brownwood, Texas, and are partnersin Alto with fellow Texans Eddie and Sandra Harrell andtheir sons Curtis and Forest of Houston and Gil and VickiMoutrey of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

A bunch of us spend summers at a development in NewMexico, said Dub Kennedy in explaining the formation ofthe stable three years ago. Ive owned horses for 35 yearsunder Rolling K Ranch but hadnt raced in Californiaexcept for one horse 20 years agountil now.

Kennedy added that Alto has branched into California withseven horses divided between Mandella and his Hall of Famefather, Richard. Slammer Time is the lone California-bred.

Kennedy said that he has been a racing fan since heparked cars at Sunland Park during his college years at theUniversity of Texas at El Paso, which he attended on a trackscholarship. He returned to Sunland 50 years later in 2009,to win a $200,000 stakes race for New Mexico-breds.

Kennedy coached and taught high school before becom-

ing involved in United Wells, an Odessa company thatmakes parts for compressors that pump natural gas, and start-ing the 2,800-acre Rolling K Ranch.

We usually go to Kentucky every year and buy two orthree, continued Kennedy of Alto, which purchased a coltout of the In Excess (Ire) mare Excessively Wicked for$120,000 at the 2009 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

The rangy colt by Kentucky stallion Grand Slam was orig-inally named Excessively Grand but Mary applied her cre-ativity to rename him Slammer Time.

Excessively Wicked was unraced but her dam, WickedWitchcraft, was well named to produce some mischief theday before Halloween.

Wicked Witchcraft was best known in California as the damof The Wicked North, a dual grade I-winning millionaire andchampion older horse in 1994 best remembered for a contro-versial disqualification in the Santa Anita Handicap.

Wicked Witchcraft was also the dam of grade II winnersA Lady From Dixie and Wild and Wicked, as well as dualstakes winner Wicked Destiny.

Slammer Time, bred at Vessels Stallion Farm in Bonsall,also served as a touching memorial to farm owner FrankScoop Vessels III, who had died in a plane crash at the ageof 58 in August.

I didnt really know Scoop, but everyone spoke well ofhim, said Mandella of the widely respected and admiredowner, breeder and racing executive. I will be happy to becarrying the flag for the family.

Slammer Time, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, won for the sec-ond time in four starts as the 9-5 favorite and covered 1 1/16miles on Cushion Track in 1:44.63.

Joy Boy ran a gallant second after battling for the earlylead and fighting on in the stretch. Woodmans Luck finishedthird, another 1 3/4 lengths back, in a field of eight.


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Slammer Time

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