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STATE WANTS OWNERSHIP OF MERCER CO. HORSESBy Frank Angst
Kentucky state and local officials have filed a
lawsuit seeking a ruling that the 43 horses deter-
mined to be abandoned in June at a Mercer County
farm are now owned by Mercer County Fiscal Court,
not Charles and Maria Borell.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA)
and Mercer County Fiscal Court are asking Mercer
County Circuit Court to rule that the fiscal court owns
the horses and may sell, donate, or otherwise trans-
fer ownership of them. The suit also asks the court to
order the Borells to pay costs incurred by fiscal court
and numerous businesses and individuals who have
contributed to the upkeep of the horses since they
were declared to be abandoned, as well as interest,
attorneys' fees, and other costs of the litigation.
The KDA has calculated that more than $20,000
has been spent on temporary care for the horses.
The suit claims that Thoroughbred Charities of Amer-
ica has spent more than $13,000, and Sallee Horse
Transport, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Hagyard
Equine Medical Institute, Park Equine Hospital, and
Patterson Veterinary Supply also have contributed to
their care.
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IN TODAY’S EDITIONNumbers Up as Keeneland Enters Book 4 5
Columbiana Hits High Water Mark at Keeneland 7
Yearling Average Growth Among Top Sires 8
Songbird Looks to Continue Spectacular Season 9
Change of Tactics Planned for Nyquist 10
John Jones Earns Big Number in Allowance Win 11
West Virginia Tracks Must Join Alliance 12
Top West Virginia-Bred Russell Road Retired 13
Epaulette Filly Tops Tattersalls IRE Day 1 14
Not This Time an Ideal Cross 15
Results 16
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The first load of horses left a farm in Mercer County in late June with
the Department of Agriculture following
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WATERWILD │ Rarely does a farm of this size, location & quality become available. 530±
acres with a lovely historic residence, only minutes from
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WOODFORD CO. │ Highly developed 184± acres improved with three magnificent horse barns (with a combined 46
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WOODFORD CO. │ Turn-key 127± acre horse farm with 26 stalls in two magnificent
barns, Kraft hotwalker, 1BR/1BAcottage house & mag-nificent entrance; Additional acreage available. $2,949,000
RUSSELL CAVE RD. │ 95± acre Fayette Co. farm with six fields, four paddocks, & heated field waterers. Surrounded by premier Thoroughbred nurse-
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MCCALLS MILL │ 179± acres in Iroquois Hunt country with a custom 7,833± sq.ft.
residence (5BR, 4 full BA and 3 half-baths), 10-stall barn, two
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The KDA and Mercer County Fiscal Court also filed
a motion for a speedy hearing so that the costs of
the temporary care of the horses may be brought to
an end as soon as possible. A hearing on the suit is
scheduled for Oct. 12 at 9 a.m.
According to the state filing, the Borells claim
ownership or ownership interests in all 43 horses
currently in temporary care of individuals and enti-
ties acting as agents for the fiscal court.
Besides the Borells, four other parties have come
forward to claim ownership in five of the horses after
the Office of the State Veterinarian posted photos
and information on the horses in its database on
stray and abandoned horses. Those parties are per-
mitted to intervene in the suit to claim ownership or
interest in the horses.
Other owners who have claimed ownership or
ownership interests include Gersen Racing (Princess
Megan, Valerio, and an unnamed 3-year-old Offlee
Wild male out of Princess Megan.) Jack "Trey" Wil-
loughby III and Randy Polley claim ownership inter-
ests in Sheza Fun Sponge. Joshua Mentzer claims an
ownership interest in an unnamed 4-year-old filly by
Colonel John out of Bald N Blue.
According to the suit, on June 9 deputy state vet-
erinarian Bradley Keough visited the farm where the
horses were located and found them to be without
adequate food and water and with no caretakers
present. Dr. Keough evaluated the horses' condi-
tions, found little or no fresh hay on the premises,
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STATE WANTS OWNERSHIP OF MERCER CO. HORSES
and declared the owner(s) had abandoned them
based on his observations, the suit says. At that
point, the suit claims, Charles Borell and his daugh-
ter, Maria, lost their rights to the horses, and Mercer
County Fiscal Court became the "taker-up" of the
horses.
The state agriculture and Mercer County Fiscal
Court lawsuit said that despite the ruling of aban-
donment, the Borells continue to claim ownership or
interests in the horses.
An attorney for Charles "Chuck" Borell entered a
plea of not guilty on his client's behalf Aug.1 to 43
charges of second-degree animal cruelty in con-
nection with the abandonment of horses at a farm
in Central Kentucky. A pre-trial hearing in the case
is scheduled for Sept. 29 in Mercer County District
Court. BH
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Maria Borell and her father, Chuck Borell, continue to claim ownership
or interest in 43 abandoned horses
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NUMBERS UP AS KEENELAND ENTERS BOOK 4By Ron Mitchell
It wasn’t quite to the levels of Books 1 and 2, but
there was a lot of energy at the Keeneland Septem-
ber yearling sale as Book 4 selling began with a Sept.
20 session that yielded across-the board increases.
With a diverse buying bench that included some
of North America’s leading trainers and agents,
pinhookers, end-users, and international buyers that
included representatives of Russian owners, there
was stiff competition for the best lots, as has been
the case all year.
Keeneland reported 275 yearlings sold for
$15,036,900, up 5.6% from the corresponding session
in 2015 when the gross of $14,192,700 was paid for
292 horses. The average rose 12.5% to $54,680 from
$48,605 last year and the median increased 5.7%
from $35,000 to $37,000. From 409 head cataloged,
30 horses were withdrawn, and 87 yearlings did not
sell for an RNA rate of 24%.
A colt from the first crop of Violence and a son of
Midnight Lute each brought the session’s top price of
$300,000
The Violence colt purchased by agent Steven W.
Young represents a sizeable pinhook score for Nick
Sallusto and Hanzley Albina, who picked him up for
$85,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Novem-
ber sale. He was consigned to the September sale as
Hip 2418 by Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services.
The dark bay or brown colt bred in Florida by Lor-
en Nichols is out of the stakes-winning mare Conway
Two Step. His second dam is Nancy’s Glitter, a mul-
tiple stakes winner who earned more than $470,000
and is the granddam of grade I winner Miss Temple
City.
Young, who also bought a son of The Factor for
$110,000 and a Blame colt for $75,000, said he usual-
ly is not active at this point in the auction.
“I thought they were three terrific-looking horses and
great values,” the agent said. “I usually don’t stay this late
in the sale, but there are some good horses still around.”
Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency as Hip
2580, the Midnight Lute colt was bought by Ruis Rac-
ing, with agent Ike Green signing the sales slip. The
colt bred in Kentucky by the Randal Family Trust was
produced from a half sister to stakes winner Head
to Toe. Second dam Crown Jewel, a grade III-winning
daughter of Regal Search, was taken by Robert David
Randal for $40,000 from the Taylor Made consign-
ment to the 2006 Keeneland January sale.
Ike Green, who represented Ruis with three pur-
chases at Keeneland, including a Midnight Lute filly
bought for $100,000, said his client’s desire for off-
spring of the champion sprinter stems in part from
their 2-year-old colt Midnight Pleasure, the third-
place finisher in the Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) who is be-
ing aimed at the FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I) followed
by the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
“Most of the Midnight Lutes I’ve seen in the sale
look better than the other horses,” Green said. “I
think Midnight Pleasure is the best 2-year-old in Cali-
fornia. We’re pretty excited about him.”
Green said he is “super selective” when buying at
yearling sales, adding, “I’ve spent a little more than I
wanted to on every horse.”
Cumulatively, Keeneland has sold 1,642 hors-
es for $248,721,400, down 4.3% percent from the
same point in the sale a year ago when 1,796 horses
grossed $259,763,200. The cumulative average of
$151,475 remains up 4.7% from last year’s $144,634
and the median is down 5.3% from $95,000 to
$90,000. The cumulative RNA rate is 28%.
The sale continues Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. EDT. BH
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Hip Sex, Sire—Dam Sale Price
2418 c, ylg, Violence—Conway Two Step Buyer: Steven W. Young, agent Consignor: Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services
$300,000
2580 c, ylg, Midnight Lute—My Crown Jewell Buyer: Ruis Racing Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency
$300,000
2362 c, ylg, Oxbow—Bai and Bai Buyer: GEM Stables Consignor: Paramount Sales
$280,000
2582 c, ylg, Curlin—Mystery Trip Buyer: Mike Ryan, agent Consignor: Lane's End
$280,000
2256 c, ylg, City Zip—She's Sensational Buyer: Midwest Thoroughbreds Consignor: Lane's End
$250,000
2437 c, ylg, Uncle Mo—Democratic Sweep Buyer: Holly & David Wilson Consignor: Columbiana Farm
$230,000
2310 f, ylg, Midnight Lute—Venetian Sonata Buyer: Frank M. Wooten, agent Consignor: Stonehaven Steadings
$200,000
2320 f, ylg, City Zip—Winning Scoop Buyer: John Sondereker Consignor: Paramount Sales
$200,000
SALES UPDATEKeeneland 2016 September Yearling Sale,
Day 8 Top Hips
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Hip #3283 Into Mischief — Galetoire colt
By INTO MISCHIEF like Grade 1 dual Breeders’ Cup winner GOLDENCENTS, 2016 undefeated Grade 1 2YO PRACTICAL JOKE, undefeated California 2YO MISS SUNSET, and others. Second foal from a half-sister to a Classic-performer, family of a $16,000,000 2-year-old!
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Hip #3380 Dialed In — Monregale colt
By a leading freshman sire DIALED IN, sire of Grade 2 Saratoga Special SW GUNNEVERA and undefeated West Coast SW RUFFENUFF. Out of a young MARIA’S MON daughter from the immediate family of Grade 1 Kentucky Derby winner MONARCHOS (by MARIA’S MON).
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SALES UPDATE
COLUMBIANA HITS HIGH WATER MARK AT KEENELANDBy Ron Mitchell
The sale of an Uncle Mo colt for $750,000 to top
the Sept. 17 session of the Keeneland Septem-
ber yearling sale was the high water mark for the
Columbiana Farm of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ochocki.
Located on 385 acres of lush Central Kentucky
farmland near Paris, Ky., Columbiana was initially
established as a 50-acre operation in Riverside,
Calif., by Ochocki, a retired pharmacist. Under
the guidance of Kathy Berkey, who has assisted
Ochocki since 1981, the farm was relocated to
Kentucky when the owner purchased the former
Rockburn Farm property of the Hardin family of
Newstead Farm fame.
The colt, produced from the stakes-placed
Victory Gallop mare Magical Victory and from
the family of millionaire and sire Papa Clem, was
purchased by Lane’s End. Miss Houdini, the colt’s
second dam, produced Papa Clem, the 2009
Arkansas Derby (gr. II) winner, and is granddam of
stakes winner Ready Intaglio. The third dam is the
grade I winner Magical Maiden.
"He's a really nice colt,” said Lane’s End’s Bill
Farish. “We knew he was going to be one of the
feature lots of the day, and we went a little further
than we wanted, but we got him.”
The colt was consigned on behalf of Bo Hirsch,
a Southern California horseman who primarily
breeds to race, but sold the colt in order to satisfy
Internal Revenue Service regulations that require
such operations to generate a profit. Berkey also
represents Hirsch and formerly advised his late
father, Clement L. Hirsch, the prominent California
owner-breeder and a co-founder of the Oak Tree
Racing Association.
In addition to the colt, during the same session
Columbiana was represented by an Into Mischief filly
sold to Spendthrift Farm for $425,000, the highest
price at public auction for a horse bred by the farm.
“It is a pat on the back for Columbiana and
satisfies a tax problem for Bo,” Berkey said of the
farm’s success at the September sale. “We are
going to continue to do what we do and are not
going to go out and try to expand. It is nice to see
that small consignors like us and Clarkland (which
sold the sale-topping Scat Daddy colt who is a half
brother to champion Beholder and Into Mischief
for $3 million) can top the sale.”
Farm manager Homer Rader, who has been
associated with Columbiana since 1995, said the
farm generally has a broodmare population of
65-70, about a dozen of which are owned by the
Ochockis, growing to some 125 mares during the
breeding season.
Berkey, who represents other prominent
clients, said Columbiana’s business model is to
purchase young mares that have a lot of upside,
a criteria she learned from her association with
prominent California agent Rollin Baugh.
“He taught me to place yourself where luck
runs over you,” said Berkey. “We generally try to
buy young mares with a lot going for them. We
like bigger, scopier mares, and try to find correct
mares that can be bred to correct stallions.”
Columbiana hopes its 2016 Keeneland yearlings
join the more than 50 stakes horses—including
grade I winners Taste of Paradise, Snow Ridge, Miss
Houdini, Salty You, and My Sweet Addiction—that
have been bred, raised, or sold by the farm. BH
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SALES UPDATE
YEARLING AVERAGE GROWTH AMONG TOP SIRESBy Eric Mitchell
Among the top 10 leading sires at the Keene-
land September yearling sale by average
price through Sept. 19, three of the stallions have
seen their overall yearling average more than
triple in value since 2012.
Leading the group by appreciation in value is
WinStar Farm's Pioneerof the Nile, whose North
American yearling average has grown 238% from
$75,689 in 2012 to $255,511 through Sept. 19
of this year. The grade I-winning son of Empire
Maker did not have his first crop at racetracks
until 2013, and he got off to a slow start, with
one black-type winner in his first crop. Everything
changed with the second crop, which included
future Triple Crown winner American Pharoah,
who earned champion 2-year-old honors for
2014. Pioneerof the Nile's yearling average nearly
doubled between 2013 and 2015 (see the chart
below). He now has 16 (9%) black-type winners to
date.
The yearling value of Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Curlin
has been on a similar growth curve, producing
a 232% jump in average price from $70,448 in
2012 to $233,591. The first runners by the son
of Smart Strike and two-time Horse of the Year
(2008-09)—like those by Pioneerof the Nile—
needed time to show off their abilities. Curlin
did not have any black-type
stakes winners in his first
crop, then got five the fol-
lowing year, led by Belmont
Stakes (gr. I) winner Palace
Malice. He added another
12 in 2014 and now has 28
(8%) black-type winners and
an Average Earnings Index of
2.27.
The late Scat Daddy, Ash-
ford Stud's rising star who
died suddenly in 2015, is the
third stallion to see an appre-
ciation in yearling average in excess of 200% over
the past five years. The son of Johannesburg was
a second-crop sire in 2012, when he had nine
black-type winners. While he was represented by
multiple grade I winner Lady of Shamrock and
graded stakes winners Handsome Mike and Dad-
dy Nose Best that year, his brightest stars were
shining in Chile, where he'd been shuttling. The
North American market didn't respond until 2014
when runners like Dacita, El Kabeir, and Frac
Daddy began winning graded stakes in the U.S.
and Canada. Scat Daddy's yearling average rose
into the six-figure range that year to $116,253.
Despite producing averages well north of
$200,000 back in 2012, the yearlings by leading
sires Tapit and War Front have still seen remarka-
ble advances in value since then.
Claiborne's War Front, who was a third-
crop sire in 2012, has had his yearling average
price rise 168% from $230,733 five years ago to
$618,409 so far this year. The son of Danzig has
52 (15%) black-type winners to date, of which 30
are graded/group winners.
The North American yearling average for
Gainesway's Tapit has produced a similar spike,
jumping 150% from $261,000 five years ago to
$651,463 so far in 2016. The son of Pulpit has
sired a total of 85 (11%) black-type stakes win-
ners to date, with 53 of those performers win-
ning in graded or group stakes. BH
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Yearling Average Trends for Top North American SiresSires 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Chg '12-'16
Tapit $651,463 $584,634 $611,125 $396,596 $261,000 150%
War Front $618,409 $570,577 $539,556 $362,170 $230,733 168%
Speightstown $313,200 $218,067 $177,422 $164,977 $139,109 125%
Medaglia d'Oro $343,775 $352,500 $337,500 $366,400 $311,258 10%
Pioneerof the Nile $255,511 $163,182 $101,278 $86,214 $75,689 238%
Scat Daddy $246,379 $182,966 $116,253 $80,680 $77,058 220%
Curlin $233,591 $226,231 $131,463 $82,033 $70,448 232%
Malibu Moon $243,487 $209,690 $236,278 $196,035 $147,088 66%
Uncle Mo $213,219 $115,613 $108,642 96%
Bernardini $227,257 $252,586 $332,968 $253,208 $243,814 -7%
* List includes the top 10 sires by average at the Keeneland September yearling sale through Sept. 19.
All sires stand or stood in North America. Cumulative 2016 averages are through Sept. 19
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SONGBIRD LOOKS TO CONTINUE SPECTACULAR SEASONBy Frank Angst
The timing of a low-grade fever in the spring could
not have been worse for Songbird, but with deft
handling the undefeated champion juvenile filly of
2015 continued to deliver spectacular races through
the summer.
Her connections' sights are now set on the big
fall races for females. Songbird will try to extend
perfection to an 11th straight race in the $1 million
Cotillion Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 24 at Parx Racing. She is
the 1-2 morning-line favorite in the field of six 3-year-
old fillies that includes Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I)
winner Cathryn Sophia.
The fever Songbird suffered in mid-April pre-
vented the daughter of Medaglia d'Oro from start-
ing in the Kentucky Oaks. The illness followed a 3
3/4-length victory in the April 9 Santa Anita Oaks (gr.
I), a performance that had Songbird on track to be
the Oaks favorite.
But when the fever was discovered, Rick Porter,
owner Fox Hill Farms, and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer
opted to give the filly a break.
She came back more
than two months after the
Santa Anita Oaks to post
a 6 1/2-length score in the
Summertime Oaks (gr. II)
at Santa Anita Park before
shipping east to win a pair
of grade I races at Saratoga
Race Course: the Coaching
Club American Oaks by 5
1/4 lengths and the Ala-
bama Stakes (gr. I) by seven
lengths.
"It was great to see her
come back from that," Hol-
lendorfer said of the return
from the fever. "Once she
continued to have the fever
for a few days, myself and
Mr. Porter realized we were
probably going to miss the
Kentucky Oaks."
Hollendorfer said the
support of Porter helped.
"He just told me to take my time and get her over
it; get her 100%," the trainer said. "We had some of
the best vets looking over her and making decisions.
So we gave her all the time she needed to come back
100% and it seems like we made the right decisions
because she came back and ran very well."
Hollendorfer said Songbird came out of a half-
mile breeze Sept. 18 in :47 3/5 at Santa Anita in good
shape and noted she shipped well to Parx. He added
she also shipped well to Saratoga, and he's confident
she can handle nearly any situation.
"She's been ultra-consistent through the entire
time I've been training her, which started well be-
fore her first start," Hollendorfer said. "She was well
thought of from when she was sent to me and has
never done anything to make us think otherwise."
Hollendorfer said current focus is on winning the
Cotillion with a long-term plan of targeting the Breed-
ers' Cup Distaff (gr. I).
"These kind of horses are few and far between;
we're very glad to have her. Right now we're real
happy with Songbird and hopefully we can continue
winning with her." BH
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CHANGE OF TACTICS PLANNED FOR NYQUISTBy Frank Angst
In most of Nyquist’s 10 starts, the Kentucky Derby
Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner has led or
raced closed to the leaders early, but trainer Doug
O’Neill doesn’t believe last year’s champion juvenile
male needs to be close early to be successful.
After all, when a rough start forced the issue,
Nyquist did rally from eighth to win last year’s Sen-
tient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) at Keeneland.
The Uncle Mo colt saw his perfect career record come
to an end in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) where he
was a head behind Uncle Lino through a quarter-mile
in :22.38—the fastest opening quarter ever run in
the Preakness—and led through a half-mile in :46.56
before fading to third.
O’Neill blames that outcome on a quick two-week
turnaround and on himself, noting he insisted jockey
Mario Gutierrez needed to seize the lead early with
Nyquist. In late July, Nyquist again found himself in
a tussle for the early lead before finishing fourth in
the Betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I) at
Monmouth Park.
O’Neill anticipates a more relaxed approach early
in the $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) at 1
1/8 miles Sept. 24 at Parx Racing. Twelve 3-year-olds
have entered, including Preakness and Haskell win-
ner Exaggerator, with Nyquist drawing post nine.
“I’d definitely like to see him off the pace," the
trainer said. "At the Preakness, that’s all me, because
coming in we were eight-for-eight and we drew to-
ward the inside of an 11-horse field. I just envisioned
some horses potentially trying to cut over in front of
us and put us in some traffic trouble. I was adamant
with Mario to take it to them. So that was all on me.
Then he came out of it a little sick so—whatever that
had to do with it.
“Then in the Haskell we drew the rail and you hear
about the golden rail there at Monmouth. I thought
'we can’t give up the rail,' and that backfired.”
Although Nyquist drew further outside for this
seven-figure purse race, O’Neill said the plan all along
was to try to relax early.
“I think whether we drew the one or the nine in
the Pennsylvania Derby, all of Team Reddam, all of
Team Nyquist, we’ve all been thinking that the only
way we’re going to find ourselves on the lead is if
they just hand it to us. Looking at this field, it’s a
competitive field with some fast horses in there so I
envision it being more of a race like you saw in the
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile,” O’Neill said. “Even though
that was full of some unlucky breaks and loss of
ground, we’re going to let the race unfold and have
a target. That’s the thinking going into it. Once they
leave the gate, it’s up to Mario and Nyquist of course,
but the angle here is to let the race unfold and go get
them late.” BH
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Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist could race off the pace in the Sept. 24
Pennsylvania Derby
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JOHN JONES EARNS BIG NUMBER IN ALLOWANCE WINBy Frank Angst
In his first two starts since being claimed by Lacey Gaudet for
owner Matthew Schera, John Jones has been perfect.
Obtained for $25,000 from a July 17 race at Laurel Park,
John Jones upset Ben's Cat in the Mister Diz Stakes sprinting
on the Laurel turf Aug. 20 before his Sept. 16 victory going
one mile on the main track. John Jones seized a clear lead
through a half-mile in :47.39 in his latest win, then drew off to
a six-length score in the allowance optional claiming race.
A 4-year-old Smarty Jones gelding, John Jones earned an
Equibase Speed Figure of 122, improving his previous best
number by 20 points.
Gaudet said John Jones has been training well since arriving in the barn and that he races with confidence
on or near the lead.
Tepin and Tower of Texas, the one-two finishers in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) Sept. 17, were both
awarded Equibase Speed Figures of 121. For Tepin, who was making her first start in three months, the 121
isn't far off her career-best 125 earned in last year's Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) and this year's Coolmore Jenny
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Horse Finish Race, Track, Distance, Date
122 John Jones 1 AOC, LRL, 8f, 9/16
121 Tepin 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17
121 Tower of Texas 2 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17
120 Mutakayyef (GB) 3 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17
119 Full Mast 4 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17
118 The Pizza Man 1 Northern Dancer Turf S. Presented by HPIBet (CAN-IT), WO, 12fT, 9/17
118 Arod (IRE) 5 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17
118 Mr. Owen 6 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17
117 Wake Forest (GER) 2 Northern Dancer Turf S. Presented by HPIBet (CAN-IT), WO, 12fT, 9/17
117 World Approval 3 Northern Dancer Turf S. Presented by HPIBet (CAN-IT), WO, 12fT, 9/17
Top 10 Equibase Speed Figures Since Sep. 13
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TEPIN SCORES IN WOODBINE MILE
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Scat Daddy half brother to
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for $3 million at Keeneland September
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John Jones scored a six-length win Sept. 16 at Laurel Park
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es are needed during the accreditation process, it
can submit a request for approval of capital improve-
ment funds to pay for the needed change.
"Alliance accreditation is an important and tan-
gible way of demonstrating to the public that horse
racing is being conducted at a level consistent with
national safety and integrity standards," said NTRA
Safety and Integrity Alliance executive director Steve
Koch. "We applaud the West Virginia Racing Commis-
sion for taking this important step." BH
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WEST VIRGINIA TRACKS MUST JOIN ALLIANCEBy Frank Angst
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association's
Safety and Integrity Alliance welcomed a move
from the West Virginia Racing Commission Sept. 20
when the regulator required its tracks to join the
industry organization.
The WVRC approved a rule at its regular meeting
Tuesday requiring its two Thoroughbred tracks, Hol-
lywood Casino at Charles Town Races and Mountain-
eer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, to apply to join the
alliance within the next 45 days.
WVRC commissioner Bill Phillips said the rule will
bring positive change.
"I think it's significant for us; all of us ought to be
concerned about safety and integrity in this sport," Phil-
lips said. "It puts experts and some fresh eyes looking
at issues; maybe at how our people are doing their jobs
and how we can better work with each other. There are
all kinds of benefits that can come from this."
The rule authorizes use of capital improvement
funds to pay for the accreditation process as well as
re-accreditation. If a track determines facility chang-
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TOP WEST VIRGINIA-BRED RUSSELL ROAD RETIREDBy Blood-Horse Staff
Multiple stakes winner Russell Road,
who ranks second in all-time earnings
for a West Virginia-bred, has been retired.
Russell Road won the West Virginia
Breeders' Classic three times and placed
second two other times in seven starts in
the nine-furlong race at Hollywood Casino
at Charles Town Races come the month of
October.
However, after a second-place effort
in the $100,000 Northern Panhandle at
Mountaineer Park on West Virginia Derby
day that pushed him past the $2 million
mark in career earnings, his connections
decided to retire the 10-year-old Wheaton
gelding.
Owned by Mark Russell and trained by James W.
Casey, Russell Road retires with 31 wins—22 stakes
scores—from 62 starts and stands behind only Soul
of the Matter on the all-time earnings list among
West Virginia-breds.
After coming out of his last start Aug. 6 with a
minor ankle injury, Russell and Casey were faced with
the option of continuing on with the horse for one
more start or retiring him.
"At Mountaineer he suffered a little suspensory
pull and we just did a re-check on it the other day,"
Russell said. "We just didn't think it would be well
enough to actually race him. Really, we could have
run him in a couple of months and probably be com-
petitive, but we're not going to do that. He's 10 and
the Breeders' Classic was probably going to be his
last race anyway. He's been very good to us."
Russell Road, bred by Robert Lloyd, was a 2006
foal out of mare Roberta Grump, who has produced
11 starters, all winners.
As for what's next for Russell Road, he's tentatively
slated to lead the post parade for the $500,000 West
Virginia Breeders' Classic on Oct. 8 and have a retire-
ment ceremony the same night. But in terms of his
long-term activity, Russell knows he's a candidate for
the retirement blues and needs to remain busy.
"He'll make any kind of jumper or riding horse
and we're going to explore those possibilities for
him. He's not the kind of horse that's going to be
happy stomping flies out in the field," Russell said.
"He wants to do a job, he loves being around people,
he loves having something to do. It's just who he is.
It doesn't matter if you take him home and put him
out in the paddock, 30 minutes later he's at the gate
wanting back in. He just likes that connection with
folks. "
In addition to honoring him at West Virginia
Breeders' Classics XXX, Hollywood Casino at Charles
Town Races plans to rename the Wild & Wonder-
ful—a race Russell Road hit the board in three times
in his career—the Russell Road Stakes beginning in
2017.
For now, Russell and Casey have another talented
West Virginia-bred in Charitable Annuity who will try
and defend his Breeders' Classic crown to soften the
blow of losing their big horse a little bit. Despite that,
Russell knows the past eight years with his star is
something that will be tough to duplicate.
"Charitable Annuity has stepped up and I don't
know if he'll ever be Russell Road but he's helped fill
the void some," Russell said. "I just feel blessed to
have had Russell (Road) and be a part of it and that
whole experience. A lot of people do this for a lot of
years and never come up with anything like this."
All-time West Virginia-bred earnings list
1. Soul of the Matter - $2,302,818
2. Russell Road - $2,001,586
3. Afternoon Deelites - $1,061,193
4. Confucius Say - $1,037,555
5. Lucy's Bob Boy - $1,024,891 BH
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Russell Road retires with 31 wins, 22 of them stakes scores, from 62 starts
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winner Hawksmoor at this sale in 2014.
"This filly is very classy, a great walker," said Skiff-
ington. "I liked the Epaulettes as foals and this filly
comes from a very good farm."
Humber added: "This group has worked well here
before, why change a winning combination?"
The Tattersalls Ireland September yearling sale
continues at 10 a.m. local time Sept. 21. BH
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EPAULETTE FILLY TOPS TATTERSALLS IRE DAY 1By Blood-Horse Staff
Strong trade on opening day of the
2016 Tattersalls Ireland September
yearling sale Sept. 20 produced five lots
sold for more than €100,000 ($112,000).
At this stage of the sale, that number
of six-figure lots is the second-most
since 2006, when eight horses sold for
€100,000 or more.
The day also posted the best overall set
of returns for opening day of the Septem-
ber sale since 2007, with an aggregate of
€5,510,500 ($6,171,760), an average price
of €26,240 ($29,389), and a median of
€20,000 ($22,400). The clearance rate was 84%.
The top price of €150,000 ($168,000), the highest
price at the September sale since 2013 and the joint
fourth-best ever, was given by Amanda Skiffington for
an Epaulette filly sold by Rathasker Stud (Lot 222). The
agent was with owner Chris Humber and trainer Hugo
Palmer, and the trio is hoping for a case of deja vu.
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NOT THIS TIME AN IDEAL CROSS
Of the winners of the weekend stakes that may
serve as preps for the Breeders' Cup, none
were more impressive than Not This Time, who
romped by 8 3/4 lengths in the Iroquois Stakes (gr.
III) at Churchill
Downs. The
Albaugh Family
Stable runner
already had
quite a repu-
tation when
he made his
debut at 7-5 in
a maiden spe-
cial weight at
Churchill June 30, but broke slowly and failed to fire,
finishing fifth in a race won by subsequent grade
III winner Bitumen. If that raised any doubts about
whether the hype was justified, Not This Time soon
put them to rest, running away to a ten lengths
victory in a maiden at Ellis Park.
Not This Time is a son of Giant's Causeway.
The three-time leading sire was represented by
the Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) and Champagne Stakes
(gr. I) scorer First Samurai in his first crop—foals of
2003—but didn't have another juvenile grade I vic-
tor on the dirt until Creative Cause took the Norfolk
Stakes (gr. I) in 2011. That heralded something of a
revival for Giant's Causeway in this role, and in 2014
he captured the 2-year-old sire title when repre-
sented by champion 2-year-old filly and Breeders'
Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) and Starlet Stakes
(gr. I) heroine Take Charge Brandi, and Carpe
Diem, successful in the Claiborne Breeders'
Futurity (gr. I) and runner-up in the Sentient Jet
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I). Last year another
Giant's Causeway colt for the Albaughs, Bro-
dy's Cause, emulated Carpe Diem with a win
in the Breeders' Futurity and a second in the
Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
While Giant's Causeway can clearly get
top-class horses over a wide range of surfaces
and distances, I've always thought he's best
served by a speed mare when trying to breed a
dirt runner, and Not This Time's dam, Miss Macy
Sue, certainly fits that description. She won 11 of
25 starts, all at up to six furlongs. Six of these wins
came in stakes events, including Churchill's Winning
Colors Stakes (gr. III), and she was also seven times
stakes-placed, including a second in the Winning
Colors and a third in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare
Sprint (gr. I).
A daughter of Trippi, Miss Macy Sue is out of
Yada Yada, who is by Holy Bull's sire, Great Above.
A half sister to stakes winners Reporter and Dinner
Affair, Yada Yada, is out of the Damascus mare
Stem. Miss Macy Sue's third dam, the Fair Lawn
stakes winner Tweak, was an exceptional well-bred
mare by Secretariat out of Dr. Fager's half sister, the
two-time champion sprinter Ta Wee. Since Great
Above is also out of Ta Wee, Yada Yada has that
mare 2x3 in her pedigree.
Miss Macy Sue made a wonderful start to her
broodmare career. Her second foal is Liam's Map,
winner of the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) and Las
Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I); her third foal is
Medaglia d'Oro's stakes-winning and graded-placed
daughter Taylor S, and Not This Time is Miss Macy
Sue's fifth foal. Giant's Causeway was a logical
mate for Miss Macy Sue as at the time there had
been two stakes winners from only four starters
by Storm Cat sons out of Trippi mares, and Giant's
Causeway has thrived with mares from the male
line of Trippi's grandsire, Forty Niner, getting three
other graded stakes winners on the cross. BH
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PEDIGREE ANALYSISwith Alan Porter
2 / BloodHorse.com / MONTH DAY, 2013
RACING | GRADED STAKES
NOT THIS TIME PIROQUOIS STAKES (gr. III), Churchill Downs, Sept. 17, $150,000 added, value of race $150,000, 2-year-olds, 81/2 furlongs, 1:45.22 (track record, 1:41.04), track muddy.
NOT THIS TIME (dkb/br c, 118 lb), A++ ......................................................$90,210 Giant's Causeway—Miss Macy Sue, by Trippi B/O—Albaugh Family Stable, Ky.; T—Dale L. Romans
Lookin At Lee (b c, 120 lb), A++ ................................................................$29,100 Lookin At Lucky—Langara Lass, by Langfuhr B—Ray Hanson, Ky.; O—L and N Racing
Recruiting Ready (b c, 118 lb), D ...............................................................$14,550 Algorithms—Need, by Strong Hope B—Claiborne Farm, Ky.; O—Sagamore Farm
Margins: 83/4, head, 1. Others: Honor Thy Father 118 ($7,275), Thirstforlife 118 ($4,365), Just Move On 118 ($1,500), Blame Will 118 ($1,500), Skinflint 118 ($1,500). Winning jockey, Robby Albarado.
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, ch, 1997
Storm Cat, 1983Storm Bird, 1978
Northern DancerSouth Ocean
Terlingua, 1976SecretariatCrimson Saint
Mariah's Storm, 1991Rahy, 1985
Blushing GroomGlorious Song
NOT THIS TIME dkb/br, c April 26, 2014
Immense, 1979RobertoImsodear
Trippi, 1997End Sweep, 1991
Forty NinerBroom Dance
MISS MACY SUE, dkb/br, 2003
Jealous Appeal, 1983Valid AppealJealous Cat
Yada Yada, 1996Great Above, 1972
Minnesota MacTa Wee
Stem, 1982DamascusTweak
NOT THIS TIME'S RACE AND (STAKES) RECORDYear Age Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Earned2016 At 2 3 2(1) 0 0 $114,183 Lifetime 3 2(1) 0 0 $114,183
Sire: GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, ch, 1997. Raced 2 yrs in Eng, Fr, Ire, and NA, 13 sts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Horse of the Year in Europe, champion 3yo colt in Eng and Ire. Won Esat Digifone Irish Champion S (Ire-I), Juddmonte International S (Eng-I), Coral-Eclipse S (Eng-I), Champagne Lanson Sussex S (Eng-I), St. James's Palace S (Eng-I), Prix de la Salamandre (Fr-I), King of Kings E.B.F. Futurity S (Ire-III), Castlemartin and La Louviere Studs Gladness S (Ire-III); 2nd Sagitta Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-I), Entenmanns Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-I), Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), Queen Elizabeth II S (Eng-I).
Lifetime: 13 crops, 2,255 foals, 1,685 rnrs (75%), 1,083 wnrs (48%), 203 2yo wnrs (9%), 183 sw (8%), 1.81 AEI, 2.46 CI, 942 sale yrlgs, avg $215,908, 4.3 TNA.
In 2016: 12 sw, 84 2yos, 22 2yo rnrs, 5 2yo wnrs, 18 sale yrlgs, avg $240,556.1st dam: MISS MACY SUE, dkb/br, 2003. Bred by Bryan J. Howlett (Fla.). Raced 4 yrs, 25 sts, 11
wins, $883,730. Won Winning Colors S (gr. III), Presque Isle Downs Masters S (NTR, PID, 6 furlongs in 1:08.21), Saylorville S twice, Carousel S, Prairie Rose S; 2nd Winning Colors S (gr. III), Presque Isle Downs Masters S (NTR, PID, 6 furlongs in 1:08.21), Saylorville S, West Virginia Secretary of State S, Iowa State Fair S; 3rd Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, Ontario Fashion S. Dam of 4 named foals, 4 rnrs, 3 wnrs, 3 sw. ($42,000, 2005 obsjun 2yo).2010: Minnie Macy, dkb/br f, by A.P. Indy. Raced 1 yr, 1 st, 0 wins, $1,000. 2011: LIAM'S MAP, gr/ro c, by Unbridled's Song. Raced 2 yrs, 8 sts, 6 wins, $1,358,940. Won
Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I, NTR, Kee, 8 furlongs in 1:34.54), Woodward S (gr. I), Harlan's Holiday S; 2nd Whitney S (gr. I). ($800,000 keesep yrlg).
2012: TAYLOR S, dkb/br f, by Medaglia d'Oro. Raced 2 yrs, 7 sts, 3 wins, $121,519. Won Any Limit S; 3rd Forward Gal S (gr. II), Rags to Riches S.
2013: F, by Malibu Moon. Died 2013. 2014: NOT THIS TIME, dkb/br c, by Giant's Causeway.
At 2: Won Iroquois S (gr. III). 2015: B c, by Bodemeister. 2016: Barren.
Inbreeding: 4SX5D Secretariat.Nicking: GIANT'S CAUSEWAY w/TRIPPI mares: 1 foal, 1 str, 1 wnr (100%), 1 2yo wnr (100%), 1
SW (100%), 1 GSW (100%)
Broodmare sire: TRIPPI, b, 1997. Sire of 112 dams of 230 foals, 145 rnrs (63%), 99 wnrs (43%), 28 2yo wnrs (12%), 1.13 AEI, 1.41 CI; 9 sw.
2nd dam: Yada Yada, b, 1996. Bred by H and R Stable and Bryan J. Howlett (Fla.). Raced 1 yr, 3 sts, 0 wins, $1,260. Dam of ALNAJIM ALMODEEA (c, Exchange Rate; $160,146, Champion 3yo colt in KSA. Won King Abdulaziz Cup, KSA-I; 3rd National Guard Cup, KSA-III), Junior Cotano (g, Notebook; $43,602, 3rd Clasico Jose Coll Vidal, PR-I).
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winner Liam's Map
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RACE RESULTS
ALLOWANCE RESULTS
Indiana Downs, Race 7, ALW
9/20, $36,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (dirt), 1:11.14, track fast.1–Picante Caliente, 116, dk b/br f, 3, El Corredor–Aman-
da's Crown, by Crown Ambassador, $21,600, O–Richard B. Schrag, B–Swifty Farms Inc. (IN), T–Kim Hammond, J–Richard A. Bracho
Sale History: 2015 ESLMIX, $1,400, 2014 ESLSEP, ($7,000 RNA), 2014 FTKFEB, $2,000.
Margin: 1½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Indiana Downs, Race 9, AOC
9/20, $34,000, 3yo/up, 8.5f (dirt), 1:43.82, track fast.1–Badabing Badaboom, 116, dk b/br g, 3, Spring At Last–
Ring Ring Ring, by Petionville, $28,560, O–Penny S. Lauer, B–Michael E. Lauer & Penny S. Lauer (IN), T–Michael E. Lauer, J–Marcelino Pedroza
Sale History: 2014 KEESEP, ($14,000 RNA).Margin: ¾, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
Parx Racing, Race 7, ALW
9/20, $42,000, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:10.66, track wet fast.1–Purcell, 118, dk b/br g, 3, Jump Start–Buff 'n Polish, by
Polish Numbers, $25,200, O–Thomas G. McClay, B–Thom-as McClay (PA), T–Ramon Preciado, J–Angel S. Arroyo
Margin: neck, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Presque Isle Downs, Race 1, AOC
9/20, $28,000, 2yo, 5.5f (all-weather), 1:05.38, track fast.1–Made to Fit, 117, dk b/br g, 2, Custom for Carlos–Cidaq,
by Lion Heart, $16,800, O–Clyde D. Rice, B–Terry Gabriel & Lisa Meaux (LA), T–Kevin Rice, J–Taylor B. Rice
Sale History: 2015 OBSJAN, $6,500.
Margin: 1, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart
Zia Park, Race 8, AOC
9/20, $31,500, 3yo/up, 8.32f (dirt), 1:42.11, track fast.1–J Serino, 120, ch g, 5, Malibu Moon–My Way, by Unbri-
dled's Song, $18,900, O–Emiliano Duran, B–Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY), T–J. Jaime Fuentes, J–J. C. Vil-lanueva
Sale History: 2013 OBSMAR, $485,000, 2012 KEESEP, $230,000.
Margin: 3¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart
MAIDEN RESULTS
Indiana Downs, Race 1, MSW
9/20, $34,000, 2yo, f, 6f (dirt), 1:12.00, track fast.1–Airtime Annie, 118, ch f, 2, Skylord–Sids Eagle, by
Woodman, $20,400, O–David L. Stolle, B–Roger Eugene Burton & Anthony Mathias (IN), T–Wayne D. Mogge, J–Rod-ney A. Prescott
Margin: 8½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Indiana Downs, Race 10, MSW
9/20, $32,000, 3/4/5yo, f/m, 8.5f (turf), 1:45.80, course good.
1–Majestic Island, 118, dk b/br f, 3, Majestic Warrior–Ushuaia, by Cape Canaveral, $19,200, O–Harrigan, W. B. and Pietrangelo, Mike, B–William B. Harrigan & Mike Pi-etrangelo (KY), T–William B. Harrigan, J–Francisco C. Torres
Sale History: 2014 KEESEP, ($15,000 RNA).Margin: 1, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Parx Racing, Race 5, MSW
9/20, $50,000, 2yo, f, 6f (dirt), 1:10.86, track wet fast.1–Perfect Prediction, 119, b f, 2, Majesticperfection–Pre-
dictress, by Vicar, $30,000, O–Brereton C. Jones, B–Brere-ton C. Jones (KY), T–J. Larry Jones, J–Gabriel Saez
Margin: neck, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart
Parx Racing, Race 9, MSW
9/20, $50,000, 2yo, 6f (dirt), 1:11.60, track fast.1–Chill Factor, 119, dk b/br c, 2, Cowboy Cal–Chiloe, by
Awesome Again, $30,000, O–Smart Angle, B–Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY), T–Michael V. Pino, J–Anthony Sal-gado
Sale History: 2016 FTMMAY, $70,000.Margin: neck, 11 starters. View Equibase Chart
Zia Park, Race 4, MSW
9/20, $23,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (dirt), 1:04.81, track fast.1–Sleeper, 120, b f, 3, U S Ranger–Ermelinda, by Sea
Hero, $13,800, O–Judge Lanier Racing, B–Dr. O. M. Patrick (KY), T–Miguel L. Hernandez, J–Miguel A. Perez
Sale History: 2016 KEEJAN, $6,500, 2014 KEESEP, $15,000.
Margin: 1, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart
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SWrs Cum. Rank Stallion Sire, YOB Dams Rnrs (% Rnrs) SWrs Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Sunday Silence Halo, ’86 548 1145 14 (1.2%) 156 Duramente ($1,779,157) $26,187,653 2 Storm Cat Storm Bird, ’83 364 589 21 (3.6%) 227 Real Steel ($3,671,319) $18,812,913 3 French Deputy Deputy Minister, ’92 251 456 10 (2.2%) 67 Makahiki ($1,690,216) $12,488,936 4 A.P. Indy Seattle Slew, ’89 325 557 15 (2.7%) 139 A. P. Indian ($910,000) $12,484,061 5 Not For Love Mr. Prospector, ’90 129 217 7 (3.2%) 25 California Chrome ($6,930,000) $11,433,151 6 Unbridled's Song Unbridled, ’93 337 563 17 (3.0%) 94 Cherry Wine ($512,420) $11,417,400 7 Danehill Danzig, ’86 331 497 27 (5.4%) 171 Highland Reel ($1,542,822) $11,094,731 8 Giant's Causeway Storm Cat, ’97 285 439 12 (2.7%) 46 Gun Runner ($1,256,380) $10,078,212 9 Forestry Storm Cat, ’96 193 320 11 (3.4%) 23 Nyquist ($3,565,600) $9,969,405 10 Sadler's Wells Northern Dancer, ’81 466 672 15 (2.2%) 324 Flintshire ($1,220,000) $9,848,063
2016 BROODMARE SIRESListed below are the top 10 leading broodmare sires by 2016 Northern Hemisphere earnings through September 19, 2016. All stallions whose daughters are represented by at least one Northern Hemisphere runner in 2016 are included. Cumulative stakes winners includes lifetime worldwide statistics; all other statistics are 2016 Northern Hemisphere only.
Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Crops Foals AEI CI 1 Uncle Mo Indian Charlie, ’08 $75,000 Ashford Stud, KY 2 244 3.32 1.76 2 Pioneerof the Nile Empire Maker, ’06 $125,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY 4 294 2.88 1.68 3 Tapit Pulpit, ’01 $300,000 Gainesway, KY 9 953 2.40 2.10 4 War Front Danzig, ’02 $200,000 Claiborne Farm, KY 7 466 2.36 2.27 5 Curlin Smart Strike, ’04 $100,000 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY 5 422 2.31 2.21 6 Into Mischief Harlan's Holiday, ’05 $45,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY 5 285 2.24 1.48 7 Ghostzapper Awesome Again, ’00 $60,000 Adena Springs Kentucky, KY 8 605 2.21 2.03 8 Medaglia d'Oro El Prado, ’99 $150,000 Darley, KY 9 1025 2.15 2.27 9 Distorted Humor Forty Niner, ’93 $100,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY 15 1257 2.07 2.21 10 Awesome Again Deputy Minister, ’94 $75,000 Adena Springs Kentucky, KY 15 1063 2.06 1.90
2016 SIRES BY LIFETIME AEIListed below are the top 10 leading sires by lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI) through September 19, 2016. Only active stallions in North America (excluding stallions that were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season) with at least 150 named foals of racing age are included. All statistics are Northern Hemisphere only. AEI indicates how much purse money the progeny of one sire has earned in relation to the average earnings of all runners in the same years; average earnings of all runners in any year is represented by an index of 1.00. CI indicates the average earnings of progeny produced from mares bred to one sire, when these same mares were bred to other sires.
Listed below is a comparison of statistics for only North American racing with all available statistics through September 19, 2016. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included..
2016 NORTH AMERICAN LEADING SIRES
Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Tapit Pulpit, ’01 $300,000 Gainesway, KY Creator ($1,582,000) $13,409,299 2 Uncle Mo Indian Charlie, ’08 $75,000 Ashford Stud, KY Nyquist ($3,565,600) $10,056,002 3 Candy Ride (ARG) Ride the Rails, ’99 $60,000 Lane's End, KY Gun Runner ($1,256,380) $8,136,864 4 Curlin Smart Strike, ’04 $100,000 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY Exaggerator ($2,588,000) $8,007,805 5 City Zip Carson City, ’98 $40,000 Lane's End, KY Catch a Glimpse ($1,130,700) $7,798,150 6 Bernardini A.P. Indy, ’03 $100,000 Darley, KY Cavorting ($1,125,000) $7,292,451 7 Giant's Causeway Storm Cat, ’97 $85,000 Ashford Stud, KY Destin ($678,000) $7,053,683 8 Malibu Moon A.P. Indy, ’97 $95,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY Stanford ($844,400) $6,909,197 9 Scat Daddy Johannesburg, ’04 Died Ashford Stud, KY Dacita (CHI) ($667,608) $6,742,334 10 Kitten's Joy El Prado, ’01 $100,000 Ramsey Farm, Inc., KY Oscar Nominated ($577,595) $6,461,984