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I want to begin by thanking the Board of Directors of theCalifornia Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA)and its Executive Vice President, Doug Burge, for all theirsupport these past few years. The CTBA is a vital part ofhorse racing’s future and without its voice I would be pes-simistic about the future of this sport in California. The timeand effort these individuals give each month often goesunnoticed, but without them there would be no CTBA.

Thoroughbred racing is facing challenging times and boldleadership is critical to our future. Other gaming interests arevery aggressive, they have deep pockets and have a clearvision for their future. We have been very successful thesepast three years in Sacramento, defending any Internet Pokerattempt which excludes horse racing and we are gettingready for the real fight in 2014.

The CTBA board and staff work hard to make it lookeasy but their dedication and generous gifts of time and tal-ent have been key to our success in the Capitol. I also wantto thank Sue Greene for her tireless efforts to protect thebreeders’ interests in the Golden State and for always offeringto help host legislators, walk the halls, testify in committeeor take on any other task that will help us in the fight. Herlove and dedication for racing are a force to be reckonedwith and I will miss her guidance, wisdom and support asthe CTBA’s President. Little does she know we don’t planto let her go off to greener pastures!

In 2013, the CTBA worked with Assemblyman ManuelPerez (D-Coachella) to pass AB 432 which was then signedby Governor Brown. AB 432 will protect Breeder’s Incen-tives and Awards Programs should the state move forwardwith any exchange wagering agreement. The Assemblymantook a special interest in racing and even brought his wifeand son to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club last summer tolearn more about the sport. His commitment was very help-ful when we ran into initial opposition on the bill from anADW provider but he moved forward and, with a greateffort from Doug Burge, we were successful in the end.

The CTBA also played a significant role in the passage ofSB 472 by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo). The bill wasamended in the final weeks of session to allow for the Holly-wood Park Casino to continue to operate its satellite wageringduring the three-year period granted by the legislation todivest limited partners under current licensing requirementswith specified conditions. The bill ran into opposition fromother gaming interests and the CTBA, along with the Thor-

oughbred Owners Of California (TOC), were able to helpmove the bill to the Governor’s desk and secure a signature.Thanks to our combined efforts, this important satellitefacility will continue to operate and expand in the future.

However, by far and away the big fight was and is Inter-net Poker.

Over the past decade, the Native American tribes havecontinued to grow and succeed building new casinos,adding thousands of new slot machines and buildingtremendous political clout. They have spent the last fouror five years fighting amongst themselves over I Poker,some tribal interests partnering with Las Vegas casinos,some with electronic gaming experts, some digging in deadset against any expansion, and some just dead set againstallowing horse racing to be any part of it.

Tribal interests seem to finally have to come to agree-ment on the major pieces of I Poker in California, with onlyone interest still dividing them; horse racing. The battle willbegin in earnest in January, with tribal interests and cardrooms ready to move forward with legislation. We could belooking at three different bills in the state senate and a fed-eral bill which does little for racing. Make no mistake, weare going to have to work harder than ever to make sure rac-ing is not left behind when the legislation is passed.

The closing of Hollywood Park is yet another wakeupcall to folks in Sacramento that as important as we are eco-nomically, and for employment and tourism, Sacramentomust look towards policies that will protect and enhanceCalifornia racing.

There is good news and reason for optimism, though.Santa Anita Park is investing in a location that only makes“The Great Race Place” even more spectacular. Del Mar isalso investing in its future by building a new turf course inanticipation of hosting a Breeders’ Cup. Legislators are tak-ing the time to come to the farms and to the track and learnmore about the beauty and importance of racing. We havea Governor and administration who care about racing and,most importantly, we have great people and great horses tohelp us tell that story.

We have an incredibly rich history built on agricultureas well as sports and entertainment. We need only to lookother sports and gaming interests to realize we need toenhance the fan experience going forward and, lastly, wemust not be spectators to our destiny but instead grab it bythe reins.

From The Executive CornerFighting The Good Fight

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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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Hollywood EndingIt was a true “Hollywood Ending” for Betfair Hollywood Park on Dec. 22,

when the famed Inglewood track held its final day of racing after opening 75years ago on June 10, 1938.

The Golden State’s breeding industry held center stage as renowned actorDick Van Patten visited the winner’s circle as the co-owner, with CaliforniaThoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) member Allan Fainbarg, of Tan-querray who won the third race.

As the sun was appropriately setting, the last three events on the 11-raceprogram were won by fellow California-breds. Ashley’s Bambino gave localowners Sharon Alesia, Bran Jam Stable and Ciaglia Racing LLC their secondwinner of the day, and then two sons of the Harris Farms stallion Lucky Pulpitclosed out the proceedings.

Steve Coburn and Martin Perry’s homebred colt California Chrome won thetrack’s final stakes race, the $200,500 King Glorious Stakes for runners bred orsired in California. The flashy chestnut was saddled up by Art Sherman whojoined Jim Cassidy, Doug O’Neill and John Sadler as the other CTBA membersto train a winner on the day.

Finally, at approximately 6:13 p.m. Pacific Time, the five-year-old geldingWoodmans Luck raced to an exciting nose victory over hunch bet Depreciablefor jockey Corey Nakatani, trainer Vladimir Cerin, owners Holly and DavidWilson and breeders Larry and Marianne Williams, as Hollywood Park’s “Goofon the Roof” Vic Stauffer signed off with, “Seventy-five years at HollywoodPark; that’s a wrap.”

The cover story for this January 2014 issue of our California Thoroughbredmagazine features a detailed section on California Cup that looks back at thoseCal-breds who tasted success at the 2003 edition of this popular event whichwill be held for the 24th time, this time in conjunction with Sunshine Millions,at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Saturday, Jan. 25.

This publication also pays tribute to the 2014 inductees to the CTBA’s Hallof Fame, namely the successful trainer William J. Morey Jr. and the leading sireIn Excess (Ire), while we have both a CTBA Member Profile on Richard “Dick”Barton and an analysis of those stallions who are retiring or relocating to Cali-fornia for this year’s breeding season.

A preview of the Barretts January Mixed Sale at Fairplex in Pomona onMonday, Jan. 27, is followed by reviews of Summer Hit’s graded stakes win atGolden Gate Fields and the black-type wins by Teddy’s Promise, Swiss LakeYodeler and California Chrome at Hollywood Park this past month.

Another Man’s Treasure spotlights the Thoroughbred Holiday Classic HorseShow held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank on Dec. 14, andA Blast From The Past highlights the win by Cal-bred Apple Valley in the$161,400 Santa Anita Maturity on Jan. 30, 1954, while Down On The Farmdetails the use of DMSO in horses.

We also have information onthe five CTBA members who areon the ballot for the 2014 Boardof Directors election and ourGuest Forum page features a con-tribution from Ray Hussa titled,“The Inn At Harris Ranch,” whilethe balance of the magazineincludes all our other regularcolumns, features and depart-ments that we hope will alsoprove to be both enjoyable andhelpful.

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

—Rudi [email protected]

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In the Company of. . .85-year-old actor Dick Van Patten (right),best known for his role in the television series

“Eight Is Enough” and who has been one of horse racing’sstaunchest fans for many years, in the walking ring at

Betfair Hollywood Park for the Inglewood track’s final day ofracing on December 22, 2013.

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FeaturesCTBA Hall Of Fame: The Class Of 2014

by Gene Williams

CTBA Member Profile: Richard “Dick” Barton—An Extra “Ordinary” Guyby Steve Schuelein

California Sires: Notable Newcomersby Rudi Groothedde

Regional Sales: A Fresh Startby Lisa Groothedde

The Grade California-Breds: Summer Hit—A Horse For The Courseby Jerry Klein

Racing In Southern California: It’s A Cal-Bred Finale At Hollywood Parkby Rudi Groothedde

Another Man’s Treasure: Horses And Humans Star In Thoroughbred Classic Horse Show Finaleby Marcie Heacox

A Blast From The Past: Apple Valley—The Height Of Fameby Jackie Barnes

Down On The Farm: The Use Of DMSO In Horsesby Heather Smith Thomas

CTBA Directors Election: Five Members To Run On CTBA’s 2014 Ballot

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ContentsJanuary 2014

On Saturday, January 25, Santa Anita Park inArcadia will host both California Cup XXIV andSunshine Millions XII comprising of five stakesraces for runners bred or sired in California worth$850,000 in purse money and headlined by the$250,000 California Cup Turf Classic Presentedby City National Bank and $250,000 CaliforniaCup Derby.©Clyde Reavis

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On This Month’s Cover

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The 2014 inductees to the Hall of Fame of theCalifornia Thoroughbred Breeders Association

(CTBA) are: William J. Morey Jr., a trainer for morethan 40 years whose top runners include the 2008

California Champion Turf Horse, Bold Chieftain, andfellow millionaire Dixie Dot Com, a four-time graded

stakes winner; and In Excess (Ire), a four-time grade Iwinner in New York as a four-year-old of 1987, andthe holder of six titles as California’s leading sire and

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Leading Sires in California

Leading Lifetime Sires in California

Leading Two-Year-Old Sires in California

Dates in California

CTBA Calendar

Classified Advertising

Indexes to Advertisers & Stallions Advertised

From the Executive Corner: Fighting The Good Fightby Robyn Black

Managing Editor’s Welcome: Hollywood Endingby Rudi Groothedde

Guest Forum: The Inn At Harris Ranchby Ray A. Hussa

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Veteran trainer William J. Morey Jr. has gained theupper hand battling a serious illness and a precocious two-year-old filly has been a helpful tonic. “She’s just what thedoctor ordered,” Morey said after his home-bred filly Look Quickly rambled to herfourth victory in as many career starts in the$58,700 Golden Gate Debutante Stakes atGolden Gate Fields on Nov. 30. After duel-ing with 3-1 second-choice Rever de Vousfrom the start, Look Quickly took chargeentering the stretch and won comfortablyover a closing Miss Success by 1 3/4 lengthsas the 2-5 favorite.

Speedster Sergeant O’Rourke’s sluggish start found LookQuickly closer up than normal. “She broke well and nobody

outran her,” said jockey Russell Baze after completing sixfurlongs in 1:10.09. “She’s got a big stride and is reallyathletic. I don’t think distance will be a problem.”

Morey purchased Look Quickly’sdam Fame’s Flame as a four-year-old butthe daughter of Western Fame’s racingcareer was delayed after a billboard fellon her on the Golden Gate backside.The trainer has a yearling half-brotherto the winner by Cindago, but gaveaway the mare this summer after twobarren years. Look Quickly is by RunAway and Hide and her latest $39,350

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California races received nine of the total 38 upgradesand 14 of the total 55 downgrades that resulted from thelisting of U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes Races for 2014which was presented by the American Graded StakesCommittee of the Thoroughbred Owners and BreedersAssociation (TOBA) in December.

On the positive side, the Torrey Pines Stakes at the DelMar Thoroughbred Club and L.A. Woman Stakes at SantaAnita Park are now grade III events, and receiving otherupgrades were Del Mar’s Oak Tree Juvenile Turf and OakTree Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes, Santa Anita’s Surfer Girl

Stakes, Paseana Handicap, Zuma Beach Stakes and JuvenileTurf Sprint Stakes and Fresno’s Bull Dog Handicap.

Dropping down to grade III status are Santa Anita’s SantaBarbara Handicap and Del Mar’s La Jolla Stakes, whileother races suffering downgrades are Golden Gate Fields’Corte Madera Stakes, California Oaks, Golden PoppyStakes and Gold Rush Stakes, Betfair Hollywood Park’sRailbird Stakes and Jim Murray Handicap, Santa Anita’sSanta Paula, El Encino, La Puente and San Luis ObispoStakes, Sacramento’s California State Fair Sprint Handicapand Fresno’s Charlie Palmer Futurity.

California Races Receive More Downgrades Than Upgrades

Northern California Report: Winning Is The Best Medicine

On Dec. 22, the final race ever run atBetfair Hollywood Park, the Auld LangSyne starter allowance for three-year-olds and up at 1 1/16 miles on the turf,was won by California-bred WoodmansLuck. A five-year-old gelding by HarrisFarms’ Lucky Pulpit, he was bred byLarry and Marianne Williams, ownedby Holly and David Wilson, trained byVladimir Cerin and ridden by CoreyNakatani.

Cal-breds also won both the first race ever run at theInglewood track and its last stakes race. When it

opened as the Hollywood Turf Clubon June 10, 1938, J. Cromwell’shomebred two-year-old filly ValleyLass won an allowance event at fivefurlongs on the dirt. Meanwhile, thisyear’s closing day saw CaliforniaChrome, a two-year-old Lucky Pulpitcolt bred and owned by Martin Perryand Steve Coburn, trained by ArtSherman and ridden by VictorEspinoza, win the $200,500 King

Glorious Stakes at seven furlongs on the main track’sall-weather Cushion Track surface.

News BitsIt’s A Wrap For Hollywood Park

Look Quickly$58,700 Golden Gate Debutante Stakes

November 30, 2013

At its monthly meeting on Dec. 12, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) unanimously approved next year’srace dates for Northern California as follows:

Golden Gate Fields (Dec. 26, 2013-June15, Aug. 15-Sept.14 and Oct. 16-Dec. 21); Pleasanton (June 19-July 6);Sacramento (July 10-20); Santa Rosa (July 21-Aug. 10); Ferndale (Aug. 13-24); Stockton (Sept. 19-28); and Fresno(Oct. 1-13).

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Spotlighting California’s Foals Of 2014

California-BredsCountrywide

Cal-Bred Tamarando A Longshot On Kentucky Derby Wager

Those Grand Cal-Bred Mares

Through the August 2014 issue of California Thoroughbred,the official publication of the California Thoroughbred BreedersAssociation (CTBA), this year’s crop ofThoroughbreds foaled in the Golden Statewill again be spotlighted in each monthlymagazine with advertorials featuring six toeight photos of foals per page.

The cost to publish individual photos is$75 each, while a full page insertion will bediscounted down to $500. These chargesrepresent a reduction of more than 50 per-cent on the price of a regular full-pageadvertisement in the magazine. Insertionswill include a caption with each foal’s sire,dam, broodmare sire, sex, date of birth and

breeders, as well as the details, including a logo, of their farmlocation.

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

For additional information, please contactthe magazine’s Advertising Manager, LorettaVeiga, at [email protected]/(626) 445-7800,extension 227, or its Managing Editor, RudiGroothedde, at [email protected]/(626) 445-7800, extension 226. Additionally, photoscan also be submitted to Ken Gurnick [email protected] for free inclusion on theCTBA’s web site.

On Dec. 21, California-bredWarrens Venedalucy earned herfirst stakes trophy in SunlandPark’s $50,080 Bold Ego Handi-cap. The four-year-old Doc Gusfilly was bred by Benjamin Warrenand produced by the winning Car-son City mare State the Obvious,and has earned $135,490 from 22starts to date.

When the Kentucky Derby FutureWager Pool 1 closed on Nov. 30, theCalifornia-bred colt Tamarando was listedat odds of 42-1 as the 14th of 24 choicesthat included all other three-year-olds as

the 4-5 favorite followed by Honor Code at 10-1and New Year’s Day at 15-1. Larry and Marianne’shomebred son of Bertrando won last year’s DelMar Futurity (grade I) en route to a record of8-3-1-3 and $455,120 in earnings.

Two California-bred mares, who eachearned state championship titles duringtheir racing careers, recently extendedtheir prowess in the breeding shed as thedams of notable winners.

Multiple graded stakes winner Enjoythe Moment, the 1999 California Cham-pion Older Female by Slew’s Royalty, wasflattered on Dec. 21, when her four-year-old Speightstown colt Sum of the Partscaptured the grassy, $75,000 BonapawStakes at Fair Grounds to elevate hisoverall bankroll to $761,543. His grade I-

placed dam was bred by Jacoby FamilyTrust.

In Japan, the first foal out of two-timestate champion Lethal Heat, a two-year-old Street Cry (Ire) filly named Total Heat,broke her maiden at Hanshin Racecourseon Dec. 15. Multiple grade I-placedLethal Heat, a dual graded stakes-winning daughter of Unusual Heat, wasbred by David Abrams, Madeline Auer-bach and Tom Roberts and awarded the2008/2009 Valkyr Trophy for her on-track accomplishments.

The following runner(s), either bred in California or sired by a stallion currently based in the Golden State, won or placed in graded stakes racesin North America (United States, Canada & Puerto Rico) from December 2 to December 29 inclusive:

Warren’s Veneda f.3. Affirmative—More Cal Bread 3rd Grade II Bayakoa Stakes $151,000 1 1/16 m. Betfair Hollywood Park December 7Breeder: Benjamin C. Warren

Tamarando c.2. Bertrando—Tamarack Bay 3rd Grade I CashCall Futurity $751,500 1 1/16 m. Betfair Hollywood Park December 14Breeders: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams

Rousing Sermon c.4. Lucky Pulpit—Rousing Again 3rd Grade III Native Diver Stakes $150,500 1 1/8 m. Betfair Hollywood Park December 14Breeders: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams

Gervinho c.3. Unusual Heat—Foreverinthegame 1st Grade II Sir Beaufort Stakes $201,000 1m. (T) Santa Anita Park December 26Breeders: Barry Abrams & Madeline Auerbach

Making The Grade

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Stallion News

Richard’s Kid, the back-to-back winner of DelMar Thoroughbred Club’s grade I Pacific ClassicStakes in 2009 and 2010, will initiate his stallioncareer this year at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez.

The nine-year-old son of Lemon Drop Kid outof the six-time stakes winner Tough Broad, byBroad Brush, won 12 of 47 starts over seven sea-

sons of competition, topped by the two editionsof Del Mar’s signature race and the 2010 Goodwood Stakes (grade I) atSanta Anita Park, as well as three additional graded stakes races inSouthern California. He earned $2,482,259 overall.

His inaugural fee is $4,500.

Sea of SecretsThe broodmare sire credentials of this Victory Rose Thoroughbreds resi-

dent were enhanced on Dec. 13, when his six-year-old maternal grandsonCandyman E collected his third career stakes trophy in Aqueduct’s $98,000Spooky Mulder Stakes.

Stormin FeverPaladin Bay, a two-year-old filly who was produced by a winning daughter

of this Golden Eagle Farm stallion, captured a snowy edition of the $150,000Ontario Lassie Stakes at Woodbine on Dec. 14.

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SSIRESIRES OFOF SSTAKESTAKES WWINNERSINNERS

† Indicates stallions who have died or have been retired from the stud. •Indicates stallions who have moved out of state but have California-bredtwo-year-olds of this year. All sires will remain on the list until the year aftertheir last foals are two-year-olds.

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Racing AgeStallion Foals of SWs

Salt Lake (1989)† 1,259 77

In Excess (Ire) (1987)† 986 63

Bertrando (1989)† 1,043 58

High Brite (1984)† 935 46

Unusual Heat (1990) 627 43

Benchmark (1991) 685 41

Cee’s Tizzy (1987)† 733 39

Tribal Rule (1996) 530 34

Olympio (1988)† 517 30

Stormin Fever (1994) 679 30

Swiss Yodeler (1994) 712 28

Game Plan (1993) 424 23

Old Topper (1995) 498 22

Kafwain (2000) 453 21

Sea of Secrets (1995) 447 21

Atticus (1992) 445 14

For Really (1987)† 247 14

Ministers Wild Cat (2000) 242 14

Rocky Bar (1998) 102 14

Siberian Summer (1989)† 402 14

Western Fame (1992)† 289 14

Comic Strip (1995) 302 12

Perfect Mandate (1996)† 298 12

Richard’s Kid Enters Stud At Magali Farms

Qualifying Claiming LevelsThe following claiming levels for

California owers premiums and stallion awards are currently in effect:

Santa Anita Park—$40,000

Golden Gate Fields—$20,000

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The Barretts January Mixed Sale, for which supplemental entrieswill be accepted through Monday, Jan. 13, will be held in the HindsPavilion at Fairplex in Pomona on Monday, Jan. 27…The CaliforniaHorse Racing Board (CHRB), which elected Charles “Chuck”Winner as Chairman, Bo Derek as 1st Vice Chair and RichardRosenberg as 2nd Vice Chair at its monthly meeting on Dec. 12, willnext meet at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Thursday, Jan. 16…The43rd annual Eclipse Awards will be held at the Gulfstream ParkRacetrack and Casino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, on Saturday.Jan. 18…The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) has awardeda total of $1 million in grants to its 23 accredited facilities, includingthe local groups of CANTER, Glen Ellen Vocational Academy(GEVA), Humility for Horses, Niegh Savers Foundation, SouthernCalifornia Thoroughbred Rescue (SCTR), Tijuana River ValleyAnimal Rescue, TROTT USA and United Pegasus Foundation…OnDec. 10, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP)installed Jeff Blea, DVM, of Sierra Madre as its President and presentedDr. Barrie Grant, DVM, DACVS, MRCVS, of Bonsall with its 2013Distinguished Educator (Mentor) Award.

California Closers

IN MEMORIAMIN MEMORIAM

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Former California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) member Vernon “Vern” Knudson of ManhattanBeach died on Dec. 19 at the age of 72. He owned and operated Los Angeles-area Axminster Pharmacy for 45 years.

Longtime California horsewoman Margaret “Maggie” Robbins, 91, died in Rancho Santa Fe on Dec. 5. A CTBA mem-ber since 1961, she bred and raced Thoroughbreds in partnership with her husband, racetrack veterinarian Dr. JackRobbins. Her surviving children include trainer Jay Robbins, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club executive Tom Robbins andformer Hollywood Park President Don Robbins.

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10 Years Ago

In her first of three grade II wins that year, John andBetty Mabee’s homebred filly Yearly Report won the$150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita Park onJan. 19, 2004. The three-year-old daughter of GeneralMeeting and Half a Year’s 1997 two-year-old stakes win-ner Fiscal Year retired with a record of 10-6-2-0 and$835,900 in earnings early the following year. YearlyReport has since produced four foals to date, including herfirst foal Checklist who won four races and was grade II-placed at four in 2010.

On Jan. 1, 1989, the 1987 CaliforniaChampion Two-Year-Old Female,Variety Baby, was the winner of thegrade IIII, $82,800 La Brea Stakes atSanta Anita Park. Bred and owned inCalifornia by Kjell Qvale, she was byKennedy Road out of graded stakes win-ner Variety Queen, the 1979 CaliforniaChampion Three-Year-Old Female.Variety Baby raced for another 16months before retiring with a bankroll of$449,570 from a 20-9-3-3 record thatincluded four other stakes wins.

The $24,000 San VicenteHandicap at Santa Anita Park onJan. 28, 1964, was won by Wil Rad,a three-year-old colt who was bredin California by W. Radkovich andwas also a dual stakes winner as ajuvenile. The son of DumptyHumpty (GB) and four-time winnerMiadarity, by Solidarity, ran 10th toNorthern Dancer in the KentuckyDerby before retiring the followingyear with eight wins, six seconds,three thirds and $129,625 in earn-ings from 32 starts.

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SLEW’S TIZNOWTiznow – Hepatica, by Slewpy • $2,500-LF

1741 W. 10th Street, P.O. Box 741San Miguel, California 93451

(805) 467-3847/FAX (805) 467-3919Farm Manager: Clay Murdock

e-mail: [email protected] or website: www.ranchosanmiguel.net

Speed and StaminaThe Total Package

•Won the War Chant Stakes going 1 1/16 miles, atHollywood Park in a Track Record Time of 1:40:34.

•Saratoga MSW winner and 2nd in Keenelands G1 Breeders’ Futurityat two.

•Won Del Mar’s El Cajon Stakes at one-mile by 3 lengths.

•From a pedigree that has produced more than 40 stakes winnersunder the first three dams.

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The Claremont Hotel Club & Spain Berkeley will be the venue forthis year’s Annual Meeting andAwards Dinner of the CTBA thatwill both honor last year’s California-bred champions and induct William J.Morey Jr. and In Excess (Ire) intothe CTBA’s Hall of Fame on Monday,Feb. 10.

After the 4:00 pm business meet-ing, a Cocktail Reception at 6:00 pmwill be followed an hour later by theAwards Dinner which will also featureawards for the Golden State’s leadingstallions and breeder of 2014, as well aslast year’s Trainer of the Year, Hall ofFamer Jerry Hollendorfer who hasbeen a CTBA member since 1993.


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

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

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

The CTBAWorking For You

California’s 2013 Champions & 2014 Hall Of Famers Headline CTBA Awards Dinner

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

California Cup XXIV & Sunshine Millions XIISaturday, January 25

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia(Contact Cookie Hackworth

at [email protected] or(800) 573-2822, extension 243)

CTBA Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner(2013 California-Bred Champions &

2014 California Hall of Fame Inductees)Monday, February 10

The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa, Berkeley

CTBA Sales Northern California SaleTuesday, August 12

Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton(Contact Cookie Hackworth

at [email protected] or(800) 573-2822, extension 243)

The CTBACalendar Corner

Saturday, February 1

–Names for foals of 2012 must beclaimed; after Feb. 1, a namingfee of $100 will apply.


–Annual registration of stallions isdue at a fee of $1,250.

–Deadline to nominate California-bred/California-siredtwo-year-olds (foalsof 2012) to the Golden StateSeries; $300 fee applies.

DATES TO REMEMBER

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

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

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

Buck AbbottClydene Boots

Larry BarreraJay Privman

California Thoroughbred Foundation

DEPARTMENT

Notes — January 2014

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

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

Peter P. DailyTracy Gantz

Jane Goldstein

Gerald F. McMahonNeil O’Dwyer

Mrs. Ada Gates PattonThomas S. Robbins

John W. SadlerPeter W. Tunney

Warren Williamson

2014 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

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

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

literature found anywhere. Several generous donations of bookcollections and artwork form the core of the library, which ishoused in the CTBA offices in Arcadia. Among its 10,000volumes 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 CTF’s Carleton F. Burke MemorialLibrary are available to the public for research and pleasure.


The California Thoroughbred Foundation

Regina Zavodovskaya Selected For Louis R. Rowan Fellowship At U.C. Davis

Regina Zavodovskaya, D.V.M., hasbeen chosen to receive the Louis R.Rowan Fellowship, which is named inmemory of the prominent Californiahorseman who was founder of the Cal-ifornia Thoroughbred Foundation(CTF). The Foundation sponsors thefellowship annually at U.C. Davis.

Regina received her DVM in 2007from the University of California atDavis. She subsequently completed athree-year Anatomical Pathology res-idency at UC Davis, and was a seniorresident for a fourth year. She is board

certified in Veterinary Pathology.Currently, Regina is enthusiasticabout investigating the pathogenesisof silicate associated osteoporosis(SAO) in horses. This progressive,debilitation, and ultimately fatal bonedisease has been recently recognize toaffect horses in California.

Regina has made excellent progresstoward completion of her PhD. Theaward of the Rowan Fellowship willmake a difference for Regina andenhance her ability to contribute toequine welfare.

Mrs. Kenneth M. Schiffer, Director Emeritus

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Sunshine Millions/California Cup XXIV Fact Sheet

Winter Meet at Santa Anita Park

California ThoroughbredBreeders Association

What: 2014 Sunshine Millions/California Cup XXIV spotlights the California Thoroughbred racing andbreeding industry in a series of 5 stakes for California-Bred/Sired horses, plus other races totaling well over amillion dollars in purses.

When: Saturday, January 25, first post 12:00 noon and gates open at 10:00 a.m.Where: Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CaliforniaHosts: Santa Anita Park and California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA)Cal-Bred Stakes Races:

$250,000 California Cup Turf Classic Presented by City National Bank for 4-year-olds & up at 1 1/18 miles (Turf)

$250,000 California Cup Derby for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles

$200,000 California Cup Oaks for Fillies 3-year-olds at 1-mile (Turf)

$125,000 Sunshine Millions F & M Turf Sprint for 4-year-olds & up at 6 1/2 furlongs (Turf)

$125,000 California Cup Sprint for 4-year-olds & up at 6 furlongs

Admission to Santa Anita Park: $5.00 General and $10.00 Clubhouse

California Cup/Sunshine Millions Party:The celebrated California Cup party will be on the front side this year located on the 3rd floor mezzanine between

rows L and O with a beautiful view of the racetrack. The tables of ten (10) ($850.00) will be set up inside in a decoratedarea and outdoor seating will be available to watch the live races. Come and join us for a great day of racing andtickets include parking, admission, program and Santa Anita’s widely acclaimed, delicious buffet. Individual seats areavailable for $85.00. Hours for buffet are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with coffee and desserts served until last race. Formore information please call or email Cookie Hackworth at [email protected] or 800-573-2822 Ext. 243.

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Much is changing in Southern California racing, andCalifornia Cup is no exception. For the first year since itwas inaugurated in 1990, there was no Cal Cup in 2013.Traditionally held in autumn, the stakes extravaganza forCalifornia-bred or California-sired horses was moved toJan. 25 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia in the hopes ofreviving attendance and handle. “The Great Race Place”has been host to the event each year except 2010, when it washeld at Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood.

The last Saturday in January was formerly reserved forthe Sunshine Millions, an inter-track, Cal-bred vs. Florida-bred promotion contested from 2003 to 2012. SantaAnita will use the moniker for one race—the inaugural$125,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint forrunners bred or sired in California only—while Gulf-stream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, retains six ofthe original races, now for Fla-breds only.

Four races will be run under the California Cup banner.The Cal Cup Turf Classic Presented by City National Bankfor males aged four and up got a $75,000 boost for a totalpurse of $250,000, but will be run on the grass instead ofdirt. The race was contested on the lawn once before, in2011, when it absorbed the defunct Mile.

The co-richest race of the day is the $250,000 Cal CupDerby for three-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on dirt. The $200,000Cal Cup Oaks for three-year-old fillies will be one mile on theturf. The Cal Cup Sprint is six furlongs on the main track,with a $125,000 purse as opposed to $100,000 last year.

In addition to the five state-bred races on Jan. 25, SantaAnita has carded the grade II, $200,000 Santa MonicaStakes for older females at seven furlongs on the dirt.There’s an omission of a turf mile and a dirt route for oldermales, older females or three-year-old fillies, all divisionsfulfilled by open graded stakes races on the weekends beforeand after Cal Cup.

A decade ago, things were still status quo at Cal CupXIV, with 10 restricted stakes races worth $1.325 million.The Nov. 8, 2003 card was managed by the non-profit OakTree Racing Association, which had operated the SantaAnita autumn meet since 1969 and would continue to doso until its eviction in 2009.

Cal Cup was beginning to show the signs of decline thatprompted the 2014 restructuring. The attendance was anall-time low of 18,029, as compared to 28,313 in 2002.Handle also dropped, from $19,834,206 to $16,074,661.

Four different jockeys won the 10 races, led by VictorEspinoza, who won four and placed in three others. RyanFogelsonger, Julie Krone and Alex Solis each won a pair.Trainer Jim Cassidy was the only multi-winner among trainersor owners, with two winner’s circle sojourns.

But, the biggest winner at the 14th Cal Cup was HarrisFarms. Their stallions sired half of the winners. They bred twowinners, co-bred another winner, co-owned one winner andfoaled one winner on their Coalinga property.

The following five pages reflect on “the way things were” atCal Cup XIV.

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by MARCIE HEACOXPhotos by BENOIT & ASSOCIATES

The Way Things Were


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Four-year-old Tizbud proved he belonged inthe family when he became a stakes winner inthe $250,000 California Cup Classic Handi-cap. The son of Cee’s Tizzy and Cee’s Song, bySeattle Song, is a full brother to Tiznow, the 2000 EclipseAward Horse of the Year and all-time richest Cal-bred. Healso shares the bloodlines of grade II winners Budroyaleand Tizdubai, the former the victor of the 1998 Cal CupClassic.

Prior to winning the 1 1/8-mile Classic, Tizbud’s onlyvictory was a maiden special weight one year prior. Trainedby John Sadler and ridden by Victor Espinoza, he defeated

eight rivals at odds of 10-1. He was bred by thelate Cecilia Straub-Rubens and owned by herracing partner, Michael Cooper, and childrenPamela Ziebarth and Kevin Cochrane.

Problematic shins restricted Tizbud to only two morecareer starts. His final race record was 8-2-0-2 with $230,266in earnings. In 2005, he spent the first year of his stallioncareer at Jubilee Farm in Florida, then returned to hisbirthplace at Harris Farms. His progeny from six crops ofracing age have accumulated more than $3.5 million, ledby 2013 grade I winner Tiz Flirtatious. Tizbud will standthe 2014 breeding season for a $1,500 fee.

TIZBUD

$250,000California

CupClassic

Handicap

November 8,2003

Like Tizbud, Lennyfromalibu also notched his firststakes win at the 2003 Cal Cup, in the $175,000 MileHandicap on turf. The son of future leading sire UnusualHeat and the Half a Year mare Style of the Year had fin-ished 10th in the 2002 edition of the race.

This time around, Lennyfromalibu led gate-to-wire at25-1 odds for jockey Ryan Fogelsonger, trainer BarryAbrams and owner Madeline Auerbach, who also bred thefour-year-old gelding in partnership with her late husband,Jim Auerbach. Harris Auerbach said Lennyfromalibu wasnamed after one of his father’s physicians.

Following Cal Cup, Lennyfromalibu won twoallowance optional claiming races and the $109,000

Crystal Water Handicap from eight more starts. Heretired after a failed comeback in late 2005 with six wins,five seconds and two thirds from 21 starts. His careerbankroll was $442,165.

Perhaps Lennyfromalibu’s greatest accomplishmentoccurred after his retirement. Harris Auerbach said hewas the first horse Madeline Auerbach needed to finda retirement home for, which eventually inspired thecreation of the California Retirement ManagementAccount (CARMA), a charitable organization thatraises funds to support retired racehorses. One of theorganization’s benefactors is Tranquility Farm, whereLennyfromalibu resides.

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Not content to let the boys have all the fun,five-year-old mare Royally Chosen also garneredher first black-type victory in the $150,000 Califor-nia Cup Matron Handicap. The daughter of InExcess (Ire) and grade III winner Her Royalty, by King of Kings,was bred by Old English Rancho and Bruce Headley, the latteralso her trainer. She was owned by Peter Abruzzo, VincentJohnston, Tony Zehenni, et. al. Jockey Alex Solis guided Roy-ally Chosen past seven rivals in the 1 1/16-mile dirt route.

Royally Chosen was the 9-5 favorite as she dropped inclass after having run in graded stakes races against suchtop horses as Azeri, Adoration and Elloluv. After Cal

Cup, she won twice more from 12 additionalefforts, both in stakes company, before retiringwith a 25-6-6-2 record and $594,175.

Adena Springs purchased Royally Chosen,in foal to Distorted Humor, for $800,000 at the 2006Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November Sale. After producingthree foals, including multiple graded stakes-placed ChosenMiracle, International Thoroughbred Consultants (ITC)bought her for $200,000 at the 2009 Keeneland NovemberBreeding Stock Sale, in-foal to Ghostzapper. ITC’s Jean-Pierre de Gasté said she now resides in Saudi Arabia, in“very good health.”

ROYALLYCHOSEN

$150,000California

CupMatron

Handicap

November 8,2003

Green Team was seeing green when he set a new stakesrecord in the $150,000 California Cup Sprint Handicap. Theformer claimer completed six dirt furlongs in 1:07.98. Hispost-time odds were 5-1 against six hard-knocking rivals,numbering five other former claimers and the multiplegraded stakes-winning millionaire Men’s Exclusive.

Jockey Victor Espinoza guided him around the leadersin the final turn to rally for a two-length score. Jeff Bondewas the winning trainer as well as co-owner with AngeloFerro. Harris Farms bred the four-year-old gelding by theirstallion, multiple stakes-placed Huddle Up, and theunraced Moscow Ballet mare Scare Tactics. The dam

later produced the grade II-placed, dual stakes winnerSpot the Diplomat, by Worldly Manner.

Prior to his Cal Cup victory, Green Team spent themajority of his time floating between the claiming andallowance ranks, winning seven of 27. Afterwards, he ranexclusively in stakes company for 11 more races, winningtwo Northern California stakes races—the $100,000 Cal-ifornia Sprint Championship Handicap and $58,850Oakland Handicap. His career and life ended after hebroke down in the first turn of the $300,000 SunshineMillions Sprint Stakes in January of 2005. His numbersstand at 39-10-10-5 and $620,827.

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November 8,2003


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The results were in plain view as Blind Ambitionwon the $150,000 California Cup Distaff Handicapas the 2-1 post-time favorite. Racing Hall of Famemember Julie Krone guided the five-year-old pastnine other fillies and mares. The final time for about 6 1/2 fur-longs on the downhill turf was a stakes record 1:12.27.

Marty Jones was the victorious trainer. Harris Farms was thewinning breeder, and co-owner with the farm’s veterinarian,Dr. Jeanne Bowers-Lepore, who notched her first stakesvictory as an owner. Blind Ambition was a product of dualgrade I victor Political Ambition and five-time winnerReclass, by Relaunch.

Blind Ambition had won thrice and placedin the $150,000 Fran’s Valentine Stakes beforethe Cal Cup. She ran once more in 2003, thenfinished second in the 2005 Irish O’Brien

Stakes at Santa Anita before retiring. She produced twowinners from two foals—Lofty Ambition and UnbridledAmbition—before dying in 2010 while in foal to UnusualHeat. Bowers-Lepore said Blind Ambition’s passing wasone of the saddest days in her life, but is now focusing onthe two daughters, both broodmares at Harris Farms.“Hopefully we’ll get some champions in the next genera-tion,” she said.

BLINDAMBITION

$150,000California

CupDistaff

Handicap

November 8,2003

Despite coming off a third-placed effort in his debut,two-year-old colt He’s the Rage was the 5-2 second choicein his $125,000 California Cup Juvenile Stakes score. TheJim Cassidy-trained juvenile began from the inside andmoved out in midstretch, finishing four lengths the best.Jockey Victor Espinoza secured his fourth win of the day inthis, the last of 10 races.

Maiden claiming winner Black Horse Money crossedthe wire second, with eventual California Champion Two-Year-Old Male, Don’tsellmeshort, in third among ninecompetitors. The final time for 1 1/16 miles on dirt was1:44.65.

John Elardi of Southern Nevada Racing Stables was thewinning breeder and owner. He’s the Rage’s sire is the dualgroup I winner Soft Gold (Brz), and his dam is the unracedHansel mare Interaction. The latter is a half-sister to grade IIIwinner Bella Bella Bella, but never produced any otherblack-type winners.

After the Juvenile, He’s the Rage was lightly racedthrough 2004, then progressively dropped to the claimingranks by mid-2006. He was able to place in the $150,000Tiznow Stakes in 2007, but ended his racetrack days witha fifth-placed effort in a $20,800 Hollywood Park claimingrace in May of 2008.

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House of Fortune used not only luck, butskill and determination to take the $125,000California Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes. Bumpedat the start, she kept up enough speed to stalkthe leaders from the outside before wearing down futuregrade I winner Silent Sighs by a half-length. In a fieldof 11, House of Fortune stopped the clock at 1:42.61 for1 1/16 miles on the main oval.

With his winning ride, jockey Alex Solis tied LaffitPincay Jr. for the riders’ record of 14 career Cal Cupwins. Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally and ownerArnold Zetcher each won with their first Cal Cup

starter. John Treasure bred the daughter ofthe two-time California Horse of the Year,Free House, and the unraced Garthornmare So Fortunate.

Already a stakes winner, House of Fortune was the 9-5favorite in the Juvenile Fillies. She closed out 2003 byplacing third in the grade I, $349,500 Hollywood StarletStakes en route to the title of California Champion Two-Year-Old Female. Over the next 25 months, she won twograde IIs and three ungraded stakes before retiring to joinZetcher’s Kentucky broodmare band, where she has foaledthree fillies and two colts to date.

HOUSE OFFORTUNE

$125,000California

CupJuvenile

Fillies Stakes

November 8,2003

Moscow Burning was only kindling the flame of a longand successful career when she achieved her first stakes vic-tory in the $100,000 California Cup Distance Handicap. Theformer claimer was coming off two allowance race scores, andwas sent off at odds of 6-1. She won by 2 1/2 lengths with astalking trip under jockey Ryan Fogelsonger. Moscow Burn-ing completed 1 1/4 miles on the turf in a stakes record timeof 2:00.91. Among the nine vanquished foes were multiplestakes winner Shalini and future California champion Valen-tine Dancer.

The winning trainer was Jim Cassidy, and the winningowners were Jeff Mariani, Michael Nentwig and Dallas Van

Kempen. Harris Farms and the Ken Maddy Trust bred thedaughter of group III winner Moscow Ballet and stakeswinner Burning Desire.

Moscow Burning’s next exploits earned her the titles of2004 California Horse of the Year, Champion Turf Horse andChampion Older Female, and 2006 Champion OlderFemale. With $1,417,800 in lifetime earnings, she becamethe richest Cal-bred filly or mare of all time, a record that stillstands. Her final racing record was 33-11-8-4. Japan’s ShadaiFarm purchased her for $1 million at the 2006 KeenelandNovember Breeding Stock Sale. Through 2012, she had pro-duced three foals by Heart’s Cry (Jpn).

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CupDistanceHandicap

November 8,2003


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Coconut Mango got his first taste of stakessuccess in winning the $50,000 Starter SprintStakes. The 5-1 selection stalked and pouncedon his six foes for a three-length winning mar-gin. Rider Julie Krone had an easy time of it until hermount jumped the mirror image at the wire. Despite hisantics, Coconut Mango completed the six-furlong dirt racein 1:09.34.

Mike Marlow, now an assistant to Hall of Fame trainerBob Baffert, was the winning conditioner. Coconut Mangoraced for owners John Barker, Don Crevier, Ara Karadjian,et. al., and was bred by Larry and Sheila Ullmann’s SLU

Inc. His sire was the Ullmanns’ unraced stal-lion Bold Badgett. His dam Icy Escapade neverwon from four attempts in Mexico, but pro-duced 11 other foals, five of whom placed in a

stakes race and/or earned more than $100,000.Prior to this victory, Coconut Mango’s only stakes

experience was a third-placed effort in the 2002 edition ofthis race. After Cal Cup he was gelded and raced twicemore for a 20-3-7-1 record and $131,868 bankroll. Mar-low said Coconut Mango broke his shoulder in a trainingaccident and was euthanized shortly after his final race inJanuary of 2004.

COCONUTMANGO

$50,000California

CupStarterStakes

November 8,2003

At age seven, with 47 starts under his belt, Fade to Bluerefused to fade away and garnered his first stakes score inthe $50,000 Starter Stakes. It was his first Cal Cup win-ner’s circle photo after two previous attempts in the 2001and 2002 Starter Handicaps.

Sent off at 3-1 odds, Fade to Blue began near the backof the pack then picked off rivals to finish a length thebest. Mr. Steve and Unamedthegame completed the tri-fecta in the field of eight. With jockey Victor Espinoza inthe irons, Fade to Blue clocked 1 1/2 miles on turf in astakes record of 2:26.46.

A 1996 son of dual grade I winner Prized and stakes-placed Green Again, Fade to Blue had begun his racingcareer in August of 1999 for Cardiff Stud Farm, the co-breeder along with Lee Anne Aiello. The 2003 Cal Cupwas only his second start for trainer Jeff Mullins. EclipseAward-winning owner Richard Englander claimed thegelding in April of 2000 and still owned him at his retire-ment 53 races later in February of 2005. Fade to Blue wonone more stakes race—the $50,000 Hasta La Vista Hand-icap at Turf Paradise—before leaving the racetrack with$461,819 earned from a 64-10-8-12 record.

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$50,000California

CupStarterStakes

November 8,2003

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Proficiency has been a hallmark of past California Thor-oughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) Hall of Fameinductees, and the 2014 enshrinees—In Excess (Ire) andWilliam J. Morey Jr.—certainly meet that mark, making thechoices easy for the group’s Board of Directors.

In Excess’ name will be etched alongside KentuckyDerby winners Determine (1954), Swaps (1955) andDecidedly (1962), Preakness winner Snow Chief (1983),the first California-bred millionaire Native Diver and 20other stellar racehorses and sires of the Golden State.

Morey began his training career with one victory in 1976and spent most of his career on the Northern California cir-cuit. He never hesitated to tackle the tougher venues inSouthern California, especially with millionaire runner BoldChieftain. Morey joins the likes of Farrell Jones, “Red”McDaniel, “Buster” Millerick, and Charlie Whittingham asthe Hall’s eighth trainer.

Inductions take place at the CTBA’s Annual Meeting andAwards Dinner, to be held at the Claremont Hotel Club &Spa in Berkeley on Monday, Feb. 10.


CTBA Hall Of Fame

by GENE WILLIAMS

The Class Of 2014

California Hall Of Fame — 1987 to 2014

Johnny AdamsRussell BazeJohn Longden

Laffit Pincay Jr.Bill ShoemakerJack Westrope

George Woolf

Farrell W. JonesR. H. “Red” McDanielM. E. “Buster” Millerick

William MolterWilliam J. Morey Jr.Mel Stute

Meshach TennyCharlie Whittingham

Bing CrosbyTrevor DenmanJoe HernandezColonel F. W. “Bill” Koester

Mervyn LeRoySenator Ken MaddyJack K. Robbins DVMLouis R. Rowan

Dr. Charles H. StrubBrian Sweeney

Elias J. “Lucky” BaldwinKeith CardCecilia de Mille HarperRex EllsworthJohn C. Harris

Fred W. HooperCharles S. HowardEllwood B. JohnstonEllwood W. JohnstonJohn & Betty Mabee

Louis B. MayerGeorge A. Pope Jr.Kjell H. QvaleConnie M. RingRobert H. & Barbara Walter

Alibhai (GB)Ancient TitleBest PalBrown BessDecidedlyDetermineEmperor of NorfolkFleet NasrullahFlying Continental

Flying PasterFree HouseGummoHill RiseHoneymoonIn Excess (Ire)Iron RewardKhaled (GB)Melair

MorvichNative DiverPirate’s BountyQuicken TreeSnow ChiefSwapsWindy Sands

Horses

Jockeys

Owners & Breeders

Other Individuals

Trainers


FEATURE

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

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

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William J. Morey Jr.

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Proclaiming in an interview for the California Thorough-bred magazine some years ago that, “I wanted to train horsesever since I was a kid,” 2014 CTBA Hall of Fame inducteeWilliam J. Morey Jr. has made good on that goal in a big way,carving out a prominent place on the state’s racing landscapefor more than 40 years.

Along the way, Morey has saddled a couple of million dol-lar earners and a plethora of other stakes winners. Mostnotable of his stars, of course, are Dixie Dot Com and BoldChieftain. Dixie Dot Com was a multiple graded stakes win-ner who piled up $1,332,775 in earnings, with victories inSanta Anita Park’s 1999 San Fernando Breeders’ Cup Stakesand 2000 San Pasqual Stakes, both grade II events, and theTexas Mile Stakes and Lone Star Handicap, both grade IIIs atLone Star Park in 2001 standing out on his lifetime ledger.

After Dixie Dot Com, whose talent was such that Moreyabandoned his normal Northern California venues for threeyears on the Southern California circuit, left the racing scene,Bold Chieftain made his entry and ran up a bankroll of$1,683,181 from 2005 to 2012. He twice won the CaliforniaCup Classic Handicap (2007 and 2009) during the Oak TreeRacing Association meet at Santa Anita, as well as the grade IISan Francisco Mile Stakes, his only graded stakes victory, atGolden Gate Fields in 2010. In 2008, he was voted the Cali-fornia Champion Turf Horse.

What made the Bold Chieftain run even sweeter for Moreywas the fact he was the co-breeder and co-owner as well astrainer. You can’t get any more involved than that.

Over his career, Morey, who has been a member of theCTBA since 1989, has saddled more than 1,300 winners.

That, coupled with more than 2,400 seconds and thirdscombined, have helped him run career earnings for his horsesto almost $22 million. Along the way, he chalked up fivemillion dollar-plus years. Morey has come a long way froman inauspicious year in 1976, that showed one win fromeight starts and $5,347 in earnings.

The trainer’s first stakes victory came in 1982, whenPowerette won the $13,355 Mayme Dotson Handicap atStockton. His first graded stakes win came in 1989, when BigChill, co-owned by Morey, won the grade III Tanforan Hand-icap at Bay Meadows Racecourse.

Proving once again that hope springs eternal amongracehorse trainers, Morey is very excited about the dualstakes-winning two-year-old filly Look Quickly whom hebred, owns and trains. The Cal-bred juvenile won lastyear’s $63,750 Juan Gonzalez Memorial Stakes at Pleasan-ton and $58,350 Golden Gate Debutante Stakes. Chancesappear good for the undefeated filly to vie for three-year-old honors during the spring and summer.

Morey says he seldom races two-year-olds very many times sohe’s a bit surprised she’s four-for-four as a two-year-old. “I don’tever remember having a two-year-old go four-for-four,” he said.

Morey has been battling a rare cancer that affects thenerves in the face, but he’s looking forward to his Hall of Fameinduction. “I’ve had a wonderful career, and this just tops it off,”he said. Along with his many accomplishments, the trainertalks proudly of the fact his horses have won stakes races atevery racetrack in California. “From Ferndale to Del Mar,” isthe way he puts it. He’s proud, also, of having won eight racesworth $200,000 or more.

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In Excess (Ire), who died at the age of 26 in May of2013, was one of California’s premier stallions over astretch of time that saw him produce 16 local championsand top the Golden State’s overall and two-year-old sirelists on six occasions. As such, he was an easy choice tothis year join a remarkable list of racing and stallion starsin the CTBA’s Hall of Fame.

The most successful son of Siberian Express was bredin Ireland and raced in England as a two-year-old andearly three-year-old before being purchased by JackMunari and brought to the United States to be trainedby Bruce Jackson in Southern California. In Excessthen raced through June of 1992, winning three localgraded stakes races before becoming a force to be reck-oned with in New York.

There, he was a multiple grade I winner, taking downBelmont Park’s Woodward Stakes, Metropolitan Handi-cap (Met Mile) and Suburban Handicap and Saratoga’sWhitney Handicap, all during his four-year-old season in1991. During that year, he also won the grade II San Fer-nando Stakes and was third in the grade I Charles H. StrubStakes, both at Santa Anita.

He didn’t win again after his New York forays, but atfive he was second in Santa Anita’s grade II San Anto-nio Handicap and third in both the Met Mile andAqueduct’s grade I Carter Handicap before being retiredthat summer.

Versatility was one of In Excess’ talents. He raced exclu-sively on turf at two and three but took to the main track forhis spectacular four-year-old season. Due to his grade I blitzin 1991, he posted a career-best earnings total of $1,328,800

which helped send his overall earnings to $1,736,733. Hiscareer record stands at 25-11-2-3.

Going to stud in 1993, In Excess stood his first seasonat owner Munari’s Rancho Why Worry. Though he pro-duced a small crop, the results at the racetrack wereenough to have him named California’s leading freshmansire of 1996.

Racing’s Mike Pegram turned seriously to the breedingside of the sport when he bought In Excess after the stal-lion’s first season and assigned him to Vessels Stallion Farm.Frank “Scoop” Vessels became a co-partner with Pegram.

Pegram paid In Excess the ultimate compliment bysaying, “He definitely put us on the map. He turned out alot of good, speedy runners right from the start. He wasresponsible for all my California-bred stakes winners.”

As something of an aside, Pegram said, also, “He (InExcess) had a lot to do with putting a good old gray-haired boy in the (racing) Hall of Fame. Trainer Bob(Baffert) had a lot of my fast In Excess horses and theyhelped win lots of races.”

Pegram remembers how In Excess helped give him agreat amount of confidence going into the 1998 Ken-tucky Derby. “I owned Real Quiet, and the horse who fig-ured to be the favorite—Indian Charlie—was a son of mystallion,” he said. “I felt pretty good about things and Iwalked around pretty cocky that week at ChurchillDowns.” His confidence was not displaced—Real Quietwon and Indian Charlie finished third.

From 19 crops, In Excess has sired the earners of morethan $45 million, including grade I winners Indian Charlieand Romance Is Diane and group I winner Musical Chimes.


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Richard “Dick” Barton considers himself an ordinaryperson, a “private guy” who likes to keep a low profile.

The bulky, six-foot six-inch Riverside resident isas unlikely to preserve his cloak of anonymity anymore than he would be going unnoticed at a jockeyconvention.

Barton, 66, has created unusual interestafter buying three stallions and quietlyexpanding his broodmare band to about 85in California.

“No big deal?” asks a friend of maincharacter Woody Grant in the recent filmhit “Nebraska” after Grant downplays therumor that Grant has won $1 million in asweepstakes.

Barton similarly has become a big deal in the Californiabreeding industry by placing a giant stake in its future.

Speaking from the Ontario corporate office of theCalifornia Packaging company thathe founded in 1976, Barton made itclear that manufacturing cardboardboxes for produce growers will remainhis top business priority.

With a factory in Salt Lake City,Barton employs 150 workers whomanufacture corrugated boxes inwhich oranges, apples, potatoes andartichokes are packaged.

Barton is also proof that cardboardboxes and exacta boxes are not mutu-ally exclusive. A racing fan since hisboyhood, Barton recalled the thrill of his first visit to theDel Mar Thoroughbred Club at 16 with a high school class-mate and the classmate’s father in 1963.

“We split a daily double ticket, and it came in,” saidBarton. “I still remember the names of the horses: Lon’sDream and The Tire King. Numbers four and six. I got back$50. That was a lot of money back then.”

Barton became a Riverside scholastic and college bas-

ketball star but still found time each night to listen toa radio show on channel XERB that recreated theraces.

While playing for University of California,Riverside, Barton recalled a road trip to Reno. “I

took the $26 each player got for meal moneyto a casino and bet it on a horse named

Snips and Snails at Santa Anita (Park),”he admitted sheepishly. “He lost and Iended up having to scrounge for food.”

Barton, a player good enough to bedrafted by the NBA Atlanta Hawks, usedhis aptitude in math to earn BS and

MBA degrees at Riverside and decided hewould rather take his chances with longshots in the

business and racing worlds than long shots on the court.At Riverside, he also met Don Edwards, the director of

athletics who taught a class in horse racing. “After gradua-tion, I became partners with him inmy first horse, a broodmare namedSplit Rock’s Baby who was boarded atThree Rings Ranch in Beaumont,”said Barton.

“I built a 40-acre ranch in Hemetin 1980, put a racetrack and barn in,but it was eventually sold for a hous-ing development,” he added.

In 1990, Barton and his two oldestsons bought land in Duchesne, Utah,where they built a ranch on 90 of the

250 acres that is currently used toboard his broodmares while they are in foal.

Barton, who has four children and two step-children,explained that all were former athletes now involved in thefamily’s packaging and racing businesses.

Paul, the oldest, played football and baseball at the Uni-versity of Utah and signed a baseball contract with theToronto Blue Jays. Mark, the second, also played footballfor Utah. They are executives at the Salt Lake City factory


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Richard “Dick” Barton:An Extra “Ordinary” Guy

Dick Barton and his daughter Kate

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and also have a 9,000 square-foot home at the ranch theyfrequently visit 90 minutes away.

Derek, a third son, also played college football and worksin Ontario, where he is joined by sister Kate, a recent gradu-ate of Cal State San Bernardino, where she was a volleyballstar named outstanding scholar-athlete by the NCAA.

“Kate handles all the correspondence to ranches anddoes all the racing paperwork,” said Barton of the familymember most actively involved with the industry. She alsonames the horses and came up with Coyote Volleyball forone from her college sports days.

“The kids say I’m the janitor, but really I’m the presi-dent,” said Barton jokingly when asked of his title with thecompany. He overcame a heart attack and triple-bypasssurgery six years ago and still works daily.

Barton explained that Barton Racing included the stal-lions Champ Pegasus and Prime Timber at Legacy Ranch inClements and Atticus at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, the85 California broodmares, 40 yearlings that he hoped to sellat Barretts later this year, and about 15 horses in trainingdivided between Mike Machowsky at Santa Anita and BretVicary at Los Alamitos.

“If a horse has a problem, he goes to Marcos Menjivar atthe Farrell Jones ranch in Hemet,” explained Barton of thelay-up center. “When he gets them right, he sends them toJohn Golightly at Galway Downs. John also breaks thebabies. When he gets them up to four furlongs and feelsthey’re good enough, they go to Machowsky.”

Machowsky had success last year with Gangnam Guy,stakes-placed twice with earnings of $98,340. Purchased for$16,000 at the 2012 Barretts October Yearling Sale, Gang-nam Guy finished second in the I’m Smokin Stakes andthird in the Graduation Stakes, both at Del Mar.

Barton thinks there may be even more upside in 2014for three-year-old stablemate Lucky Views, an impressivewinner in his first start for Machowsky during November.

Barton said that with the guidance of Machowsky andGolightly, he looks for bargains at Barretts and Keenelandsales and has acquired others privately.

He has been lucky at sales in buying three top brood-

mares. He purchased Tiz a Mistress for $1,000 at Barrettsbefore her unraced two-year-old son Tiz A Minister becamea graded stakes winner in 2013. Similarly, he paid $1,200for Tizalovelylady at the same 2011 mixed sale before hertwo-year-old half-brother Paynter won a grade I race in2012. He also bought Broadway Hoofer at a 2012Keeneland auction for $3,000 before her son BroadwayEmpire won two grade III races last year.

The trio will head his large number of broodmares duefor dates with Prime Timber, Champ Pegasus or Atticus thisyear. Barton bought the stallions through largely differingcircumstances.

“I read a Thoroughbred Times advertisement about a stal-lion for sale,” said Barton of his acquisition of Prime Timberin 2010. “He was the property of a bankruptcy court (afterprevious owner Sez Who Thoroughbreds encounteredfinancial problems). He wasn’t being used as a stallion (afterpreviously standing in Florida and New York). We got himfrom a ranch in Pennsylvania. After two years in Utah, wemoved him to California (in 2013).

“I learned of Champ Pegasus through Machowsky,”explained Barton. “He used to work for Mandella (Hall ofFame trainer Richard Mandella, who trained Champ Pegasus).”Machowsky found out that co-owners Gerald Ford of Texas andArturo Vargas of Argentina wanted to sell the horse afterretirement to stud and laid the groundwork for the dealthrough Mandella last year.

Champ Pegasus, a millionaire by 2000 Kentucky Derbywinner Fusaichi Pegasus out of Argentine champion SaltChamp (Arg), may be shuttled to Argentina during thesummer breeding season in the future. “But first we want tomake sure he’s fertile and see how he does here,” said Bar-ton of the first-year stallion.

Atticus was another story. “Tom Hudson, farm managerat Magali, called me and said that Atticus’ previous ownerwanted to sell him,” said Barton of the long-time Califor-nia stallion. “He was getting older, 21. I had some mareswho I thought I could breed to him and come out ahead.”

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Optimism abounds for this year’s breeding season inCalifornia, with five grade I winners among the 17 stallionswho are either retiring to stud or have relocated to theGolden State for 2014.

The four grade I victorsstanding their first seasonat stud are Champ Pegasusat Legacy Ranch inClements, Richard’s Kid atMagali Farms in SantaYnez, Smiling Tiger at Pre-mier Thoroughbreds inOakdale and UltimateEagle at Special T Thor-oughbreds in Temecula.Meanwhile, the 2005 Pim-lico Stakes (grade I) winnerEddington relocated from

Kentucky to Ballena Vista Farm in Ramona after the2013 breeding season.

The other dozen newcomers to California are Gig Harbor andIndian Evening at Victory Rose Thoroughbreds in Vacaville,

Hidden Blessing and Lightnin NThunder at Fruitful Acres Farmin Aguanga, Hoorayforholly-wood at Milky Way Farm inTemecula, Make Music forMe and World Renowned atBrazeau Thoroughbred Farms inHemet, Quindici Man at FirthRanch in Hemet, Uh Oh Bangoat E.A. Ranches in Ramona,Congo King and Lone StarSpecial at Special T Thorough-breds and Prime Timber atLegacy Ranch.

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Retiring To Stud In CaliforniaChamp Pegasus, 2006 (Fusaichi Pegasus—Salt Champ (Arg), by Salt Lake)$3,500-Live FoalStanding at Legacy Ranch in Clements

From the Raise a Native sire line, this grade I-winning grandson of Mr. Prospectoris out of the multiple group I-winning champion Salt Champ and from the family ofgroup winners Google Earth and Nordstern.

Gig Harbor, 2008 (City Zip—Miss Blue Grass, by St. Jovite)$1,500-Live FoalStanding at Victory Rose Thoroughbreds in Vacaville

From the Mr. Prospector sire line, this dual stakes-winning grandson of Carson Cityis a half-brother to stakes winner Alsono and from the family of graded stakes winnersDaloma (Fr), Mayoumbe (Fr) and Good to Beat (Fr).

Hidden Blessing, 2006 (Orientate—Fast ‘n Fleet, by Mr. Greeley)$1,500-Live FoalStanding at Fruitful Acres Farm in Aguanga

From the Blushing Groom (Fr) sire line, this winning grandson of Mt. Livermoreis from the female family of graded stakes winners Blitzer and Watch Me Go andgroup winners Shaxi Fortune and Naperon.

Hoorayforhollywood, 2008 (Storm Cat—Hollywood Story, by Wild Rush)$2,000-Live FoalStanding at Milky Way Farm in Temecula

From the Northern Dancer sire line, this dual stakes-placed grandson of StormBird is out of dual grade I winner Hollywood Story and from the family of gradedstakes winners Huggle Duggle and Seattle Fitz (Arg).

Indian Evening, 2009 (Indian Charlie—Unenchantedevening, by Unbridled’s Song)$3,000-Live FoalStanding at Victory Rose Thoroughbreds in Vacaville

From the Caro (Ire) sire line, this grade II-placed, stakes-winning grandson ofIn Excess (Ire) is out of a winning half-sister to the Eclipse Horse of the Year,Favorite Trick, and from the family of graded stakes winner Tizfiz.

Make Music for Me, 2007 (Bernstein—Miss Cheers, by Carson City)$2,500-Live FoalStanding at Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms in Hemet

From the Storm Bird sire line, this dual grade I-placed, stakes-winning grandsonof Storm Cat is a half-brother to stakes winner I Dazzle out of the stakes winnerMiss Cheers and from the family of the dual grade I-winning sire Opening Verse.

Quindici Man, 2006 (Came Home—Humble, by Valiant Nature)$1,000-Live FoalStanding at Firth Ranch in Hemet

From the Mr. Prospector sire line, this grade I-placed, multiple stakes-winninggrandson of Gone West is from the female family of group I winner Hayil andgrade I-winning sire Wild Rush.

Richard’s Kid, 2005 (Lemon Drop Kid—Tough Broad, by Broad Brush)$4,500-Live FoalStanding at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez

From the Mr. Prospector sire line, this dual grade I-winning grandson ofKingmambo is out of multiple stakes winner Tough Broad and from the familyof stakes winners Twenty Six Girl, Kid Colin and Longest Drive.

Smiling Tiger, 2007 (Hold That Tiger—Shandra Smiles, by Cahill Road)$5,000-Live FoalStanding at Premier Thoroughbreds in Oakdale

From the Storm Bird sire line, this multiple grade I-winning grandson ofStorm Cat is a half-sister to grade I winner She’s a Tiger out of stakes winnerShandra Smiles and from the graded stakes winner Love That Mac.

Uh Oh Bango, 2007 (Top Hit—French Debutante, by French Deputy)$2,500-Live FoalStanding at E.A. Ranches in Ramona

From the Mr. Prospector sire line, this grade I-placed, dual graded stakes-winninggrandson of Twining is a full brother to stakes winners French Hit and Top Debutanteand half-brother to the graded stakes-placed, multiple stakes winner EZ Dreamer.

Ultimate Eagle, 2008 (Mizzen Mast—Letithappencaptain, by Captain Bodgit)$3,500-Live FoalStanding at Special T Thoroughbreds in Temecula

From the Caro (Ire) sire line, this grade I-winning grandson of Cozzene is out ofmultiple stakes winner Letithappencaptain and from the family of group winnersHanu (Ire), Jessica’s Dream and Havana Gold.

World Renowned, 2008 (A.P. Indy—Splendid Blended, by Unbridled’s Song)$2,500-Live FoalStanding at Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms in Hemet

From the Bold Reasoning sire line, this winning grandson of Seattle Slew is outof dual grade I winner Splendid Blended, a half-sister to the multiple graded stakes-winning sire Richly Blended.

Congo King, 2003 (Horse Chestnut (SAf)—Sweet Nostalgia, by Mr. Redoy)Complimentary-Live FoalStanding at Special T Thoroughbreds in Temecula

From the Sadler’s Wells sire line, this dual graded stakes-placed grandson ofFort Wood is a half-brother to the dual graded stakes-winning champion Added Edgeout of dual stakes winner Sweet Nostalgia. His first foals are two-year-olds of 2014.

Eddington, 2001 (Unbridled—Fashion Star, by Chief’s Crown)$3,500-Live FoalStanding at Ballena Vista Farm in Ramona

From the Mr. Prospector sire line, this grade I-winning grandson of Fappiano isout of multiple graded stakes-placed Fashion Star from the family of group I winnerMiserden. He has sired the earners of more than $12 million from five crops ofracing age, including 2013 Breeder’s Cup Sprint (grade I) winner Secret Circle.

Lightnin N Thunder, 2001 (Storm Cat—Things Change, by Stalwart)$3,000-Live FoalStanding at Fruitful Acres Farm in Aguanga

From the Northern Dancer sire line, this dual stakes-placed grandson ofStorm Bird is out of grade I winner Things Change from the family of grade Iwinner Harlan. He is the sire of 13 stakes horses from seven crops of racing age,including champion Bulpae Gisang.

Lone Star Special, 2005 (Malabar Gold—Sunshine Special, by Tactical Advantage)$1,500-Live FoalStanding at Special T Thoroughbreds in Temecula

From the Mr. Prospector sire line, this dual stakes-winning grandson of Unbridledis from the female family of the Eclipse Champion Turf Female, Just a Game (Ire).He is the sire of the stakes-placed winner Chickasaw Bayou from his only crop to race.

Prime Timber, 1996 (Sultry Song—Wine Taster, by Nodouble)$3,500-Live FoalStanding at Legacy Ranch in Clements

From the Turn-To (Ire) sire line, this grade I-placed, graded stakes-winninggrandson of Cox’s Ridge is out of dual stakes winner Wine Taster from the family ofgraded stakes winner Xtreme Bid. He is the sire of four stakes winners from eight cropsof racing age, including multiple graded stakes winner Silver Timber.

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As well-worn 2013 calendars give way totheir crisp, new counterparts on barn office walls,and Thoroughbred stallion and mare owners circlea date in mid-February as the official start tobreeding season, California prepares to host its onlyannual auction of mixed-age bloodstock on Monday,Jan. 27: the 2014 Barretts January Mixed Sale.

Hosted by Barretts Sales & Racing and scheduledto begin at 11 a.m. inside the Hinds Pavilion atFairplex in Pomona, the upcoming auction offers WestCoast breeders an opportunity to replenish theirpastures and paddocks with new bloodlines, and regionaltrainers a chance to acquire racing prospects.

During the 2013 edition of the Barretts January sale,184 horses were reported as sold from the 239 who were ledthrough the ring, resulting in gross sales of $1,536,100 and anaverage price of $8,348. The median was $4,500, while thebuy-back rate was 23 percent.

The 2014 catalog features 276 listings: 113 broodmaresand broodmare prospects, 57 newly turned yearlings,64 two-year-olds, 41 horses of racing age and one stallion.Supplemental entries are being accepted through Monday,Jan. 13.

Overseeing the largest delegation among the 18 partici-pating consignors and agents this year is Andy Havens,whose four Havens Bloodstock Agency consignmentscomprise 81 entries—nearly 30 percent of the entire catalog.

Among the abundant Havens offerings are two well-pedigreed Forestry mares: Endangered Forest and Fairy TaleForest. The former shares a second dam with the multiplegrade I winner and producer Tranquility Lake, while the latteris a daughter of 2003 California Champion Older Female Cee’sElegance. Additional Havens-listed mares include grade IIIwinner Cat Appeal’s Seeking the Gold daughter River Gold,the dam of the 2010 Barretts October yearling sale-topper and2012 Santa Anita Park stakes winner Derby Gold who isconsigned for Win More Farm, and Night Spirit, a winningChapel Royal mare out of grade II winner Night Fax.

Two California-bred youngsters also stand out in theHavens group: a 2013 Tribal Rule filly from the family of DelMar Oaks (grade I) winner Singhalese (GB) and a 2012 SurfCat colt out of a half-sister to the dam of Hollywood Derby(grade I) winner Vergennes who is offered on behalf of Lib-erty Road Stables.

Agent Sam Hendricks will manage 51 horses at thisyear’s sale, including Reine des Neiges, a half-sister to theEclipse champion and Preakness Stakes (grade I) winnerSnow Chief, and Readyforhercloseup, from the immediatefamily of Eclipse champion English Channel; both arewinning daughters of Smart Strike. Also listed underthe Hendricks banner are Reine des Neiges’ 2013 Dixie

Chatter colt and a 2012 Awesome Gambler coltwhose family tree features 2009 Breeders’ CupSprint (grade I) winner Dancing in Silks.

The Harris Farms contingent encompasses25 horses, led by the winning Unusual Heat marePhi Beta Heat, a full sister to the grade I-placeddual stakes winner Mensa Heat, and A Bit Much,an In Excess (Ire) mare out of the three-timeCalifornia champion Work the Crowd.

Another In Excess daughter highlights agentMary Knight’s 24-strong consignment: Sixy Excess, whosedam is a full sister to the multiple grade I-winning sire DevilHis Due. Knight also will exhibit the 2012 colt CelticRay, by Henrythenavigator out of the grade III winner SeeMe Through.

Included among River Edge Farm’s 22 offerings are thestakes-winning Lit de Justice mare Gambler’s Justice and thestakes-placed winner Miss Ballard, a Bertrando half-sister toLongacres Mile Handicap (grade III) winner No Giveaway.

Adrian Gonzalez’s 13-horse Checkmate Thoroughbredsconsignment features the broodmare prospect Stellar Atmos-phere, Golden Eagle Farm’s daughter of More Than Readyout of the dual stakes winner Western Hemisphere, agrade II-placed full sister to the multiple grade I winnerGeneral Challenge whose family also boasts 2010 CaliforniaHorse of the Year Evening Jewel. Gonzalez also will offer a2013 Cape Blanco (Ire) colt whose third dam is 2001/2002California Broodmare of the Year Image of Super.

Several other noteworthy pedigrees pepper the 2014Barretts January catalog pages.

Among the assembled mares, BTO offers the veteranGreat Above producer Way Up, dam of the 2013 grade II-placed Zia Park Oaks winner Unusual Way. Prominentamong the juveniles, meanwhile, are H&E Ranch’s Midship-man filly out of High Style, a winning daughter of Giant’sCauseway and the two-time grade I winner Tout Charmant,and Nottemptedbyevil, a Lucky Pulpit colt out of a full sisterto grade I winner Greg’s Gold who is consigned by TatYakutis’ Yakutis Enterprises.

Buyers searching for sire power will have the opportunityto inspect mares who were covered in 2013 by the nationallynotable stallions Midnight Lute and War Chant, as well asthe leading California stallions Decarchy, Dixie Chatter,Heatseeker (Ire), Lucky Pulpit, Marino Marini, MinistersWild Cat, Square Eddie, Tizbud, Tribal Rule and UnusualHeat. Also available are mares from the respective first booksof recent Eclipse champion Hansen and his fellow grade Iwinners Coil and Dialed In.

To receive a catalog for the 2014 Barretts January MixedSale, call (909) 629-3099. The entries also may be viewedonline at www.barretts.com.

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Summer Hit:A Horse For The Course

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New challenges awaited California-bred Summer Hit ashe lined up for the grade III, $100,000 Berkeley Handicap atGolden Gate Fields on Nov. 29. For one, racing secretaryDavid Jerkens has reinstituted the handicap into the calen-dar, following years of his predecessor’s weight-for-age-onlyphilosophy. That meant that, unlike when he ran at equalweights while winning the $100,000 All American Stakes(grade III) on May 27, following his bang-up second in theSan Francisco Mile Stakes (grade III), Summer Hit wouldbe giving from two to seven pounds to his four rivals.

Among those rivals was the millionaire Teaks North, a$100,000 claim by trainer Eric Guillot making his all-weathersurface debut in the Berkeley while ratcheting down in dis-tance from his normal multi-furlong turf outings. Alsoshipping in were grade III-placed Fire With Fire, who wonAutumn’s Joseph T. Grace Handicap at Santa Rosa, and thesharp Majestic City, a former high-class two-year-old whowent gate-to-wire in a Santa Anita Park stakes last out.

Summer Hit, trained and co-owned by Jerry Hollendorferand racing on his favorite surface, took on the challengeswithout blinking and put the Berkeley to bed in the first half-mile. Jockey Russell Baze chirped to the son of Bertrandoleaving the fourth stall in the 1 1/16-mile contest and Sum-mer Hit easily out-raced Majestic City to the first turn. Thelatter’s rider was content to sit a length behind the 4-5favorite but when the four-furlong fraction blinked :48:51,that strategy was doomed.

Majestic City started to lose ground around the far turn asSummer Hit lengthened his lead at will. Fire With Fire camefrom well back to reach contention before weakening, whileTeaks North was never a factor. The final margin was sixlengths over Majestic City in a rapid 1:42.65. It was the four-

year-old gelding’s fifth win in six tries over Golden Gate’ss\yntheric Tapeta strip.

“That time is stepping along on this track,” said Baze after-ward. “It’s pretty obvious that this horse loves it.” ThoughSummer Hit is a terror on the front end, he doesn’t demandthe lead and Baze thought Majestic City would try and forcethe pace. “If that other horse would have been sent, I wouldhave let him go,” Baze noted, “but I really didn’t think he’dbe able to duplicate his fractions here.”

Summer Hit outdid his performance in the All-American, alsoat 8 1/2 furlongs, where he reached the six-furlong mark in 1:12.87and needed another 31.1 seconds to finish. In the Berkeley, thosenumbers were 1:12.57 and 30. His 103 Beyer Speed Figure was acareer best. The win boosted his record to 15-9-2-2, with earningsof $417,505, all but $5,335 for Hollendorfer. The trainer pur-chased him privately from Salvador Narajano, who claimed himfrom his first start, a victory in a $12,500 maiden claiming race.

The Berkeley victor was bred by Kenneth and JaniceHeidt and raised at their K&J Farm in Arlington, Washing-ton. The couple breed mainly to sell and, as Janice Heidtnoted, “We’ve been concentrating on Cal-breds because ofthe nice awards program. We’re pushing 80 so have scaledback a bit but we’re still active.” They currently have twomares, including Clarify, dam of last year’s $61,500 RobertDupret Derby winner Tribal Tribute, a horse they own.

Heidt said she turned down some nice offers for “Hitter” asa yearling but he was entered in the claimer because an unat-tractive knee was thought enough to dissuade buyers. “Nosense crying over spilled milk,” she says, “and we love tocheer him on nonetheless.” Summer Hit’s multiple stakes-producing dam Mia F Eighteen, a four-time winner by ToughKnight, was sold privately with her Salt Lake colt in 2010.

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A prolific winner and a pair of juveniles scoring thesecond black-type wins of their young careers provided aCalifornia-bred sweep of the final three non-graded stakesraces ever run on the main track at Betfair HollywoodPark during its 75-year history from June 10, 1938 toDec. 22, 2013. Cal-breds also provided the bookends forthese landmark race days with Valley Lass and Wood-man’s Luck respectively winning the first and last racesever contested at the Inglewood location.

Playa-ing With The OppositionIn a gate-to-wire, 1 1/4-length win over Judy In Dis-

guise (GB) in the fourth edition of the $100,250 PlayaDel Rey Stakes on Dec. 15, the 3-5 favorite Teddy’sPromise collected her 11th victory of a four-season, 28-race career that so far also includes four seconds, twothirds and $882,397 in earnings. Ahead by as many as 3 1/2lengths, the five-year-old Salt Lake mare toyed with herfive opponents while setting fractions of :22.55, :45.21and :57.05 before posting a final time of 1:09.66 in thissix-furlong test for fillies and mares three-year-old andup on the all-weather Cushion Track surface.

The first horse ever bred by her owners Ted and JudyNichols, Teddy’s Promise is the third foal out of 14-year-old Braids and Beads, by Capote. Her seven lifetimestakes wins from December of 2011 to the present daynow include the 2011 La Brea Stakes (grade I) and 2013Santa Monica Stakes (grade II) on the main dirt track atSanta Anita Park, as well as the 2012 and 2013 edition’sof Hollywood Park’s Time To Leave Stakes.

Ridden by Victor Espinoza in her last nine trips topost, Teddy’s Promise was trained by David Hofmans forher first eight starts before Ron Ellis saddled her up forthe first time in July of 2011. Her conditioner commented

after the Play Del Rey that, “I would imagine the SantaMonica will be her swan song and then she’s going to bebred to Smart Strike. We’re sorry to lose her. She’s beena great mare for us.”

Should Teddy’s Promise end up winning that grade II,$200,000 race at Santa Anita on Jan. 25, the 2011 Cal-ifornia Champion Three-Year-Old Female wouldbecome the 60th Cal-bred millionaire ever.

A Record That Will StandThe $200,250 Soviet Problem Stakes for runners

bred or sired in California was won by Larry and Mari-anne Williams’ homebred filly Swiss Lake Yodeler whojustified her 4-5 favoritism by rallying from a stalkingposition to wear down front-runner Rovenna, a 23-1longshot, in deep stretch on Dec. 21. With a one-lengthvictory in 1:23.90 for seven furlongs, she improved herrecord to $235,600 earned from three wins, includingthe $200,500 Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes onthe dirt at Santa Anita on Nov. 1, and a runner-up finishin four starts.

Swiss Lake Yodeler’s other win came on her racingdebut in a four-furlong maiden claiming race at SantaRosa on Sept. 6, when she went gate-to-wire in her onlytrip to post for Michael Pender. By Swiss Yodeler, a res-ident of Lovacres Ranch in Warner Springs, she is theeighth foal out of 14-year-old Domasco Lake, a Mead-owlake half-sister to the dam of group I winner OurNew Recruit whose nine other offspring from 2004 to2013 include five additional winners.

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by RUDI GROOTHEDDE

It’s A Cal-Bred FinaleAt Hollywood Park


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cial for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer as it helped himeclipse the record of six stakes victories at a HollywoodPark fall meet set by fellow Hall of Famer Charlie Whit-tingham in 1984.

“(Whitttingham) has been an idol of mine from the verybeginning,” said Hollendorfer. “When I came to the race-track, everybody in the world knew his name. I’m pleasedto break any record he ever held. I’m very humble and verygrateful. Considering this is the end makes me sad, but I’vehad a lot of good luck here and won a lot of good races. I’mgoing to be sorry to see Hollywood Park go.”

The Golden State TouchBred and owned in the Golden State by Martin Perry

and Steve Coburn, California Chrome became the finalstakes winner in the history of Hollywood Park whenhe won the $200,500 King Glorious Stakes on Dec. 22.As the 2-1 favorite, the chestnut colt stalked nine fel-low Cal-breds before racing away to a 6 1/4-length winover Life Is a Joy in 1:22.12 for the seven-furlong tripon the main track. The first of two foals by Lucky Pul-

pit out of eight-year-old Love the Chase, a winningdaughter of Not For Love, California Chrome wasfoaled at the home of his sire, Harris Farms, also whereSwiss Lake Yodeler was born.

Ridden by Victor Espinoza for the first time, the ArtSherman trainee elevated his bankroll to $214,850 froma 7-3-1-0 record. After sandwiching a May 17 maiden winbetween two other starts in Inglewood through June, hewon the $100,250 Graduation Stakes going 5 1/2 fur-longs on the all-weather Polytrack surface at the DelMar Thoroughbred Club on July 31. California Chromethen finished sixth in both the Sept. 4 Del Mar Futurity(grade I) and Santa Anita’s $200,250 Golden StateJuvenile Stakes on Nov. 1.

“It’s fun to win the last stakes race here,” saidEspinoza. “When I moved to California, this is where Iwon my first race.” Sherman added, “It brings back a lotof memories for me. It’s a special thing to be able to winhere at Hollywood Park. I started here as a young kid.Rode my first race here when I was 18 (in 1955). Goingback through the years, we had a lot of fun here with thebig crowds and great horses. It’s fitting for me, but I feelvery sad.”

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California Chrome$200,500 King Glorious Stakes—December 22, 2013

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Horses and humans shared the stage as the Thor-oughbred Classic Horse Show (TCHS) presented bySiegel-CARMA concluded its inauguralseries on Dec. 14-15 at the Los AngelesEquestrian Center in Burbank.

A new Trainer & Jockey Calcutta wasthe highlight and helped bridge the gapbetween the racehorse and sporthorseworlds. About 200 people, many of themat their first horse show, came to watch astrainers, jockeys and ex-jockeys triedtheir hand at jumping. Some were onceprofessional riders, while others couldn’ttell you the difference between a crossrailand an oxer, but the atmosphere was sup-portive of everyone in the spirit of raisingawareness of off-track Thoroughbreds(OTTBs).

“I think that’s truly the essence of ourshow,” said TCHS creator and eventdirector Nicole Schwartz. “The riders arecheering each other on the entire weekend.”

Like a race, spectators were able toplace a bet on any of the four, four-riderteams, and winners split the pool 50-50with CARMA, the California Retire-ment Management Account that raisesfunds for retired racehorses.

The winning team consisted of trainersJanet Armstrong aboard Audible, MattChew aboard “Seabiscuit” star FightingFurrari, Kristin Mulhall aboard SchillerSteve and John Sadler aboard Why SoSerious. Among the other riders werejockeys Edwin Maldonado and ChantalSutherland and trainers Adam Kitching-man and Carl O'Callaghan.

Though he wasn’t on the top team,California-bred gelding Georgie Boy dis-played some of the speed that made him agrade I winner and the 2007 CaliforniaChampion Two-Year-Old Male as he postedone of the fastest rounds with trainerEmily Mode up. He also competed in fivehunter-jumper classes earlier in the day for owner PamGomez and rider Amanda Gomez.

Other Cal-breds in the Calcutta included Diplo andSimply Sublime. The field also boasted grade I-winning

multimillionaire Sarafan. Grade I winner Kinsale King wasscratched from the Calcutta to rest after winning several

classes earlier in the day in his hunter-jumper debut.

More than 80 horses competed in awide variety of classes throughout theweekend. One of the big winners was Cal-bred gelding Even At Last, who won thelast round of the $1,500 Santa Anita ParkJumper Stakes for owner and rider AmberNewsom. He also showed his Westernchops in winning both barrel racing classesand the extreme trail challenge. A truerenaissance horse, he’s also participated inpole bending and cross country, and has foxhunting at the top of his to-do list.

He finished ninth and fourth in twocareer starts in Northern California beforeone of Newsom’s friends acquired him offthe track in 2005. “He’s just been my back-yard, fun, trail pony that I love,” Newsomsaid. “I think he’s a loyal friend in life andwill do anything I put in front of him.”

Among hunter-jumpers, “Ferdinand”won the final round of the $1,500 HessEquine Hunter Derby for owner Sara Gra-ham and rider Shauna Pennell-Wilson.Pennell-Wilson also rode Patsy VanDyke’s Cal-bred gelding LiberianFreighter to a third-place ribbon. On thetrack, he was a multiple graded stakeswinner for an ownership group thatincluded the California Horse RacingBoard’s (CHRB’s) newly appointedchairman, Chuck Winner. LiberianFreighter won several classes in the firstTCHS round, his horse show debut.

“Lin’s Rose” was the champion of thefinal round of the $1,500 Schroeder FarmsEnglish & Western Dressage Challenge.Angie Krylo was the winning owner, andAimee Zabst the winning rider.

Schwartz said she was thrilled withhow the first TCHS series went, and is

already looking forward to next year. “I think we madesignificant headway with building awareness of the Thor-oughbreds, providing an arena for them to compete anddemonstrate their versatility,” she said.


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Article & Photosby MARCIE HEACOX

Horses And Humans Star InThoroughbred Classic

Horse Show Finale

Georgie Boy and John Sadler

Georgie Boy and Emily Mode

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

California Horse Of The Year California Champion

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

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

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

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

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

Dirt, Turf and All-Weather Surfaces.

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

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

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

80% Winners From Starters

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

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

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

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

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

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

and from the female family of leading sire BROAD BRUSH.

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

Average Earnings Per Starter $60,000 and anAverage Earnings Index (AEI) of 1.60.

Sire of: NORVSKY ($616,444), winner of both the $150,000 SAN GABRIELSTAKES (G2) and $100,000 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ HANDICAP in 2012;LINDZ WINZ ($252,868), winner of the $100,000 IRISH O’BRIEN STAKES in2012; Grade 3-placed multiple stakes winner EXCESSIVE PASSION ($166,943);

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

Inquiries to Patsy Berumen • 461 N. Piedra Road, Sanger, California 93657(909) 947-3911 • FAX (909) 947-7368 • [email protected]

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Over the years, well-known movies stars involved inhorse racing have played a huge role in shaping the historyof the sport in California. Such greats as Bing Crosby andPat O’ Brien, founders of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club,and other famous names such as Betty Grable and her hus-band Harry James, Desi Arnaz, Ronald Regan and MGMStudio owner Louis B. Mayer have contributed greatly tothe sport of kings.

In 1937, actress Barbara Stanwyck, her agent ZeppoMarx and Harry S. Hart purchased 130 acres of generalcrop land in the San Fernando Valley. Stanwyck and Marxeach built residences on the property. Barns, paddocks,employee housing, crop fields and a six-furlong trainingtrack adjoined the homes.

The venture was short-lived when Stanwyck sold hershare of the property after marrying Robert Taylor in 1939.Following numerous transactions over the next few years,the ranchland was sold to businessman John H. Ryan in1943.

Ryan, along with his wife Annette, renamed it NorthridgeFarms and also restarted its breeding operations, housing up to11 stallions, including the five-time leading California sireAlibhai (GB), Reading II (Aus) and Lucky Mel.

Apple Valley, a homebred by Eiffel Tower out of themultiple stakes-placed, seven-time winner Blue Alibi, anAlibhai full sister to 1945 stakes winner Style Prince, wasfoaled on Feb. 19, 1950. The bay colt, a half-brother toReading II’s Blue Reading who ended up winning 11 stakesraces from 1949 to 1953, was a clumsy awkward sort butalways displayed a lot of energy in his paddock.

Unraced at two, Apple Valley made his debut inAnnette Ryan’s silks at Tanforan on May 6, 1953. With BillShoemaker aboard, the R. H. “Red” McDaniel traineescored a gate-to-wire head victory over Sir Lark in a field of12 California-bred maidens.

In the 11th start of his 13-race sophomore season, AppleValley won the $16,750 Del Mar Derby Handicap at 1 1/8miles on Aug. 22, defeating the stakes-winning filly SmartBarbara with the 1953 Santa Anita Derby winner Chanleafinishing third.

After a series of setbacks, he returned to Santa AnitaPark at four to win a six-furlong allowance event on Jan. 23,as a prep race for the Santa Anita Maturity.

One week later, a field of nine went to post for theseventh running of the $161,400 Santa Anita Maturity atthe classic 1 1/4-mile distance. The race, later renamed theCharles H. Strub Stakes, was then the richest race in theworld for four-year-olds.

Apple Valley, with jockey Merlin Volzke, went off at gen-erous odds of almost 10-1, and coasted over a heavy track toan easy gate-to-wire, four-length victory over By Zeus andCerise Reine, both stakes winners earlier that month.

The Ryan homebred did not race at five and only fin-ished third once in seven starts at six. He was retired to studat Northridge Farms where he stood for two seasons. Hewas relocated to Hill Top Farm in Oregon in 1962.

Blue Alibi, who was from her sire’s first crop of 1942,produced a total of seven foals, six of whom raced andwon, including another stakes winner in Alibi Blue andstakes-placed Bold Reading. Her full brother Style Prince

won the $13,755 Haggin Stakes and also set a newtrack record of :58 3/5 for five furlongs at SantaAnita while defeating the legendary Cal-bred fillyHoneymoon.

These two Thoroughbreds established the Ryansas the first to breed a stakes winner by Alibhai andthe first to own a stakes-producing mare by him.

Northridge Farms continued until 1956, whenJohn Ryan was forced to disperse his holdings due tobad health. He died in 1960. By then, residentialdevelopers had already begun subdivision and con-struction of the land.

Today the area is now known as The OakridgeEstate and is a beautiful place. The story of AppleValley, along with his owners the Ryans, is truly fas-cinating. Everyone involved from the beginning topresent day have enriched all of us with this uniquepiece of history.


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by JACKIE BARNES

Apple Valley:The Height Of Fame

Apple Valley—$161,400 Santa Anita Maturity—January 30, 1954

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Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has been used by manyveterinarians and horsemen for several decades and hasbeen called a wonder drug. It has proved beneficial forboth internal (by intravenous administration) and externaluse, for reducing pain, swelling and inflammation.

Dr. Marlin C. Baker, an equine veterinarian in Weath-erford, Texas, says he uses it frequently in his practice, andit is often administered intravenously. “It is especiallyhelpful for horses who acutely show any kind of headtrauma or spinal cord trauma. The DMSO does twothings; it reduces inflammation and, since it ishydrophilic, it also draws moisture from the tissues, reduc-ing edema and swelling in the meninges or spinal cord, orany other tissues,” he explains.

“We recently administered DMSO to a newborn foalwho had neonatal hypoxia (shortage of oxygen) due topremature placental separation. Immediately after birth,the foal showed marked central nervous system signs—pad-dling with its feet and throwing its head around—and hadvery labored respiration,” says Baker.

“I generally use about 20 cc’s of 90 percent DMSO inthese situations. In that particular foal we ran 20 cc’s anddiluted it out to 250 cc’s with just saline. In an adult horse,I would generally run 200 cc’s and dilute it out into threeliters of lactated ringers or saline solution,” he says.

The foal responded very well to the DMSO, corticos-teroids and a small dose of Valium. “We also gave him oxygentherapy, but I strongly feel that DMSO was a large part of

what helped this foal. We also use it in other situations inwhich a foal might be hypoxic—red bag foals (the placentadetaching and coming through the birth canal ahead ofthe foal)—or any foal that has been short on oxygen atbirth. Some of these respond very well to treatment withDMSO, but if the brain has been deprived of oxygen toolong, over the next three or four days you might see somedeterioration in nervous system signs even though theresponse was good at first,” he explains.

“DMSO is very beneficial in acute central nervous sys-tem problems. It is especially helpful for head injuries, suchas when a horse flips over backward or runs into a fence, orappears to be uncoordinated and disoriented,” he says.

It can be used in conjunction with other drugs in horseswith high fevers, such as encephalitis, equineencephalomyelitis, West Nile, etc. “You have to controlthe fever itself by using butazolidone or the old dipyronewhich you can get compounded now, but the DMSO helpsreduce the inflammation. A few years ago we had quite afew cases of West Nile encephalitis and we used DMSO aswell as the hyper-immunized plasma to treat these,” saysBaker.

DMSO is also helpful in treating acute pulmonary prob-lems. “I feel it is beneficial in respiratory disease because itreduces inflammation and draws some of the fluid/edemaout of the lungs. I am not positive about this, but I feel italmost acts as an expectorant, helping the animal breatheeasier. Along with it, we use Banamine or some kind ofcorticosteroid (to also reduce swelling and inflammation)and sometimes it’s hard to tell which one is doing the mostgood, but they seem to work well together to gain a betterresponse,” he explains.

If a horse is acutely tied up, with muscles cramping,Baker uses DMSO intravenously to help reduce theinflammation and edema. “By giving it IV, with fluids, italso helps the horse urinate more,” he says. This helps thehorse flush out and excrete the breakdown products fromthe muscles, because blood circulation to the muscles hasalso been increased.

Baker uses DMSO intravenously more than he uses ittopically. “Some horses with thin skin tend to be irritatedby it, especially if it is used by itself. I use it more oftenmixed with furacin as a sweat, to try to reduce edema inthe lower legs,” he says.

DMSO has been used in veterinary medicine for a longtime, since the 1960s. “It’s one of the old drugs that prob-ably doesn’t have much scientific study behind it, but a lot

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of veterinarians use it frequently because it seems to help inmany situations,” he says.

In earlier years, there was some controversy regarding itsuse and safety, but it worked so well that many people used itanyway. “It’s actually a solvent that was first used in the woodand paper industry,” says Baker. It is a by-product of the woodindustry and has been used as a commercial solvent since1953. DMSO is a colorless-to-slightly-straw-colored liquid(though it is also available now in gel form) that is slightlysyrupy and leaves an after-taste like oysters or garlic, with anodor somewhat like rotten onions. If you get it on yourhands, you can immediately taste and smell it. Just breathingthe air in a closed area where DMSO has been used can pro-duce this taste in your mouth.

“You can go into the hospital barn and immediately youcan tell if there’s been a serious colic case or a horse who’stied up, because you can smell it. It is excreted through thelungs and is easy to smell on the horse’s breath,” he says.

“Some people use it orally, but I’ve never used it thatway. It can be irritating to the skin, so I haven’t seen theadvantage of using it orally in horses. But I do use it to flushout gutteral pouches. I use 10 to 15 cc’s of DMSO and 20cc’s of furacin, plus corticosteroids and a little bit of salinefor this flushing. I don’t think it is irritating, when it’s diluted

to this extent, and it does help liquefy a lot of the heavy,purulent material that is often found in the gutteral pouch,”says Baker.


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The Solvent That Becme A Medical Drug

Many things dissolve in water, but DMSO dissolvessubstances that won’t dissolve in water (including wateritself), and has the ability to break them down to wherethey can be carried through cell walls within the body.Thus DMSO can act as a carrier, to take other drugs andmedications through the skin or other membranes (suchas into the lungs from the blood stream) and get thosedrugs where they need to be for maximum benefit.

DMSO was first identified in 1866, in Russia by Dr.Alexander Saytzeff, who observed its strange taste and itsability to penetrate most surfaces. It was “rediscovered” inthe 1950s by Robert Herschler, a chemist working for apaper-processing company, and also by Dr. Stanley Jacob,a surgeon at Oregon Health Sciences University. Dr.Jacob was head of the organ transplant program there, andwas investigating DMSO’s properties as a preservative fororgans. He discovered its ability to penetrate the skinwithout damaging it, and began his own studies and inves-tigations of DMSO. From this beginning it quickly gainedmany uses in human and veterinary medicine.

Have you registered your Stallion for 2015 yet?Don’t miss the date

February 15, 2015You can download forms or register online at

www.ctba.com

For information please callDAWN GERBER

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JOHN BARRJohn Barr has been an owner/

breeder in California for over 40 yearsand races under the nom de course ofOakcrest Stable. He is the Presidentand Director of the Oak Tree RacingAssociation, has served on the Board ofStewards of The Jockey Club, served for

five years on the Board of Directors of Breeders’ Cup Ltd. andis a Past President of the California Thoroughbred BreedersAssociation (CTBA). He also serves on the Board of Directorsand is the Treasurer of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library& Birthplace Foundation in Yorba Linda, California. Heresides with his wife Betty in Orange, California.

“It has been my honor and a pleasure to serve on the Boardof Directors of the CTBA during the past 18 years, and if themembers see fit to return me for another term on the board, I’llcontinue to put forth my best efforts and enthusiasm to carryout the overall mandate and mission of this very importantorganizational part of the California Thoroughbred industry.

There is little doubt but what the industry continues facingconsiderable challenges not only here in California but acrossthe nation. California is and always has been a bit of anisland, geographically in the national scene but the weather andwonderful venues have attracted fans and bettors alike formany years. All of this points out the ever increasing value ofCalifornia-breds to our industry. Cal-breds now make upnearly 60 percent of the field sizes at every track.

If elected, I will continue to explore every opportunity toreward owners and breeders alike, so as to make a continuedinvestment in California, a viable business and a pleasurableventure. I have served in virtually every position on the boardand am currently serving as the Treasurer of the organization.I feel comfortable that we have done good work for ourmembers as well as the breeders at large, but we can always domore and that is the challenge that lies ahead as our industrycontinues to evolve.”

EDWARD FREEMAN

Edward Freeman was born in Englandand raised in a racing family.

By a circuitous route, which includeda civil engineering degree, he startedtraining in Toronto in 1990. He hasbred horses in partnership for more than

20 years in Ontario, Kentucky and California, both tosell and to race.

While in Ontario, he served on the board of theThoroughbred retirement foundation LONGRUN and hasworked to find second careers for scores of ex-racehorses.

In 2006, he moved to California to train at San Luis ReyDowns and will return there when it reopens in February.He also oversees Paul Reddam's breeding operation at VesselsStallion Farm, which includes the leading sire Square Eddieand more than 30 mares.

“The foal crop in California has halved since I first movedhere but I believe that the work done by the CTBA to boostrewards for California-breds has helped to stabilize thosenumbers. The challenge is to create an environment in whichthe breeding industry can flourish. Being an owner andtrainer, as well as a breeder, I am well aware of the obstaclesfaced by all groups. I look forward to working towards astronger breeding industry in California.”

SUE GREENE

Sue Greene has been involvedwith Thoroughbred racehorses since1969, and with 30-plus years ofhands-on experience she has culti-vated an extensive knowledge ofracehorses and the management ofbreeding farms. Sue is also a graduate

of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a Degree in AnimalScience. Sue was involved with the development of threefarms. During this time, Sue bred, foaled, owned and/orraised several California stakes horses; Haveasilverbullet,Yerevan Star, Autism Awareness and Gary John, to name afew. She was also part of breeding and raising the 2006/2007Valkyr Trophy winner Mistical Plan, Cal-bred millionaireSomethinaboutlaura and dual graded stakes winner AutismAwareness. She currently owns and manages WoodbridgeFarm in Oakdale, California.

“It has been my honor to have served on the CTBA’s Boardof Directors for the last several years. I have strived hard tokeep in contact with constituents during my time on the board.I have visited farms, gathered suggestions and ideas and helpedsee them come to fruition. I am very proud of our new websiteand look forward to more changes to help promote the breeding


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Five Members To RunOn CTBA’s 2014 Ballot

The ballots for this year’s election of five members tothe Board of Directors of the California ThoroughbredBreeders Association (CTBA) were sent out to memberslast month. Only CTBA members whose 2014 dueshave been paid are eligible to vote, and those elected

will serve from this year through 2016. Included onthe following pages are biographical sketches of eachcandidate and/or statements from each of themregarding issues facing the CTBA and California’sThoroughbred industry.


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industry in California. During my Presidency of the past threeyears, we launched the new $5.3-million Golden State Series ofstakes races which compliments the Maiden Bonus Program. Ourindustry faces some serious challenges with downsizing, short fieldsand the closure of Hollywood Park. I have worked closely with otherindustry leaders to help keep our breeder program, incentive awardsand sale intact. I work closely with our lobbyist in Sacramentoregarding Legislation that will have a strong impact on horse racing.We have introduced numerous Legislators to horse racing and gainedmany new friends in Sacramento through farm visits as well asvisiting tracks to observe racing first-hand. If reelected, I plan tocontinue to be a voice for California-breds in the breeding shed, atthe track and at sales. I will continue to work passionately with ourlobbyist to help secure a license for Internet Poker. I plan tocontinue to promote the benefits of owning, breeding, racing andselling Cal-breds. I will strive to find new paths to help bringfresh faces into our game. I would be honored to continue servingthe Cal-bred community both at the breeding farms as well as at therace tracks. It does pay to own a Cal-bred!”

LEIGH ANN HOWARD

Leigh Ann Howard became a memberof the California Thoroughbred BreedersAssociation (CTBA) in 1968, when shewas working at Rancho Jonata (Dr. JamesBuell) and purchased her first mare. Sincethen, she has been active in every phase

of the industry. In addition to being on the CTBA’s Board ofDirectors for 16 years, and its President for three years, she iscurrently active on the boards of the California ThoroughbredFarm Managers Association (CTFMA) and Edwin GregsonFoundation, and several other non-industry boards.

She and her late husband, Gene Cunningham, havebeen involved with all facets of the Thoroughbred industrysince the mid-1960s. Gene’s involvement was in shipping,racing and auction sales; Leigh Ann’s in the breeding, saleconsignments, breaking, training and racing side of the industry.

Her areas of interest on the CTBA board have included thefollowing: keeping the incentive program intact; educationalmeetings and seminars; activities leading toward more member-ship camaraderie; better intra-industry communication; andsimply helping people enjoy their horses.

“Thanks to our breeders association working with the variousracing associations there are now more wonderful opportunities tomake money racing California-breds than at any previous time. Tokeep this momentum going, we need to supply the tracks with betterand better Cal-breds. We need to focus on breeding quality ratherthan quantity. With this focus we will see a dramatic rise in demandfor good Cal-breds at the sales. This is all positive!

I have always been a strong advocate of better communicationamong the various associations that run our industry. Our GeneralManager, Doug Burge, has done a superb job becoming part of theleadership in California’s Thoroughbred racing community. Just as

important, but perhaps somewhat less obvious, is our need, as farmowners and breeders, to become more involved within our commu-nities. We need to remember that the folks outside ourindustry have no idea who we are and how we manage our breedingand racing businesses. We need to attend local meetings, becomeinvolved, let them know we are not strangers. I think the old axiom‘It’s hard to kill someone you know’ fits well in our current situation.

None of us want to see our horses mistreated and abused.We would all love to see our horses go on to great second careers.We need to continue to embrace the second career opportunitiesavailable to our horses.

Serving on the Board of Directors of the breeders association is agratis position that requires a serious commitment in time andenergy. I have always been very serious about the commitmentI have made to my peers in this industry. In my 16 years on thisboard, I think I have only missed two meetings. I have been active-ly involved in every discussion and decision that has been made dur-ing this period of time. I would like to continue to represent ourCalifornia breeders in the future. My goal from the beginning of myboard membership has been to always take time to help the neophytebreeder and share helpful information with our seasoned folks.

I would appreciate your vote and any ideas you might want meto bring to the attention of our board.”

JANE JOHNSON

Jane Johnson, a member of the CTBAsince 1979, is the co-owner, along with herhusband Myron, of Rivendell Ranch inFresno. She has had a lifelong love of Thor-oughbreds, starting with a high school termpaper on the California Thoroughbred

industry and spending her spare time hanging around El PecoRanch in her home town of Madera. Jane expanded her interestin Thoroughbreds as a hunter-jumper trainer in the 1970s, andbred Rivendell’s first Thoroughbred for racing in 1979. A keeninterest in pedigrees and mating has helped produce many stakeswinners for clients including Lady Bee There, Agent of Fortune,Pass the Heat and the California Champion Sprinter, Go Go.Jane often reminds herself that being so closely involved in theThoroughbred industry has truly fulfilled her lifelong dream.

“Thoroughbred racing in California is at a crossroads. With theclosing of Hollywood Park we must gather together with anaffiliated industry groups to maintain and expand racing inCalifornia. Fortunately, we are banding together as one to supportthe growing interest in Internet wagering, and we must continueto speak as one voice in all other aspects of our sport. There areseveral tentative steps being discussed to improve our prospects:These may include track expansions and extended meets, all whichwill enhance the possibility of offering more Thoroughbred racingto the wagering public.

Here are some specifics: We need improvement of purses in North-ern California. Even though more than half of California’s foal cropsare from the north, we need more support from Northern Californiaracing venues, particularly in the Golden State Series and by way ofbetter Cal-bred offerings in both maiden and overnight races.

In my service as a Director of our fine organization, I haveworked hard for our industry and my fellow members. I wouldsincerely appreciate your continued support.”

CTBA Directors Election Cont’d.

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I. A $17,500 bonus will be made available for owners of registered California-Bred orCalifornia-Sired maidens in Maiden Special Weight races in Southern California; and a$10,000 bonus for owners of registered California-Bred or California-Sired maidens inMaiden Special Weight races in Northern California and at all Fair meetings throughoutthe state. Only races at 4 1/2 furlongs or longer will qualify.

II. Significant eligibility changes for California-breds.

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Leading Sires by Money Won

RacesRank Sire Runners Starts Won Earnings

1. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . . 123 741 109 $4,644,7202. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 1122 184 4,497,5773. Eddington‡ . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 825 121 3,575,9274. Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . . 120 888 161 3,327,0625. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 809 117 2,789,1796. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 835 122 2,476,7487. Bertrando† . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 577 95 2,258,0448. Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 688 109 1,977,1409. Southern Image . . . . . . . . . . 85 637 104 1,898,362

10. Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . . 62 441 54 1,697,76611. Tizbud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 319 40 1,570,20012. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 511 57 1,568,62213. Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . . . 57 322 42 1,377,50714. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 389 72 1,283,31015. Unbridled Energy# . . . . . . . 93 597 81 1,270,48916. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . . 88 606 81 1,183,77217. Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . . 83 468 65 1,141,07018. In Excess (Ire)* . . . . . . . . . . . 86 537 78 1,135,81319. Vronsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 234 39 1,100,75520. Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 282 34 1,025,46621. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 469 46 1,013,51922. Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 351 70 922,17823. Cindago* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 166 38 818,73524. Atticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 281 45 780,17225. Affirmative . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 185 22 765,05626. Game Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 230 36 731,35827. Suances (GB) . . . . . . . . . . . 30 181 35 687,67528. Terrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 426 41 633,02629. Awesome Gambler . . . . . . 43 282 21 624,10730. Globalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 225 24 590,26431. Perfect Mandate* . . . . . . . . . 35 220 39 552,60032 Popular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 223 29 499,76133. Sea of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . 73 454 41 497,19534. Cee’s Tizzy† . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 223 33 496,11835. Prime Timber‡ . . . . . . . . . . . 33 276 29 488,56236. Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 76 13 425,62137. Tannersmyman . . . . . . . . . . . 43 284 43 413,26238. High Brite* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 306 36 412,71439. Freespool† . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 281 47 412,63040. Don’tsellmeshort . . . . . . . . . 30 220 24 400,52141. Cyclotron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 70 17 399,40942. Square Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . 13 39 7 396,75543. Dixie Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . 26 74 15 382,02544. Grey Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 170 24 381,97045. Peppered Cat . . . . . . . . . . . .19 160 22 381,36246. Stormy Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 255 35 377,52847. Ten Most Wanted* . . . . . . . 34 203 14 358,49148. Momentum . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 229 27 357,11249. Lightnin N Thunder‡ . . . . . 21 214 24 328,49550. Silic (Fr)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 143 16 323,174

1. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . 201 1122 184 $4,497,5772. Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . 120 888 161 3,327,0623. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 835 122 2,476,7484. Eddington‡ . . . . . . . . . . .128 825 121 3,575,9275. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . 116 809 117 2,789,1796. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . 123 741 109 4,644,720

Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . .102 688 109 1,977,1408. Southern Image . . . . . . . . 85 637 104 1,898,3629. Bertrando† . . . . . . . . . . .104 577 95 2,258,044

10. Unbridled Energy# . . . . . .93 597 81 1,270,489Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . 88 606 81 1,183,772

12. In Excess (Ire)* . . . . . . . . . 86 537 78 1,135,81313. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 389 72 1,283,31014. Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 351 70 922,17815. Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . 83 468 65 1,141,07016. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 511 57 1,568,62217. Good Journey . . . . . . . . . 62 441 54 1,697,76618. Freespool† . . . . . . . . . . . .42 281 47 412,63019. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . . . 72 469 46 1,013,51920. Atticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 281 45 780,172

1. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . 123 109 $4,644,720 $37,7622. Tizbud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 40 1,570,200 31,4043. Square Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 396,755 30,5204. Eddington‡ . . . . . . . . . . . .128 121 3,575,927 27,9375. Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . .120 161 3,327,062 27,7266. Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . . 62 54 1,697,766 27,3837. Cyclotron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 17 399,409 26,6278. Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 13 425,621 26,6019. Vronsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 39 1,100,755 26,208

10. Cindago* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 38 818,735 25,58511. Affirmative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 22 765,056 25,50212. Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . . . 57 42 1,377,507 24,16713. Birdonthewire . . . . . . . . . . .13 5 313,060 24,08214. Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . .116 117 2,789,179 24,04515. Desert Code . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 229,871 22,98716. Suances (GB) . . . . . . . . . . . .30 35 687,675 22,92317. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 184 4,497,577 22,37618. Southern Image . . . . . . . . . .85 104 1,898,362 22,33419. Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 34 1,025,466 22,29320. Salt Lake* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 72 1,283,310 21,751

Leading Sires in California

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Leading Siresby Number of Races Won


Leading Siresby Average Earnings Per Runner

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Races Earnings/Rank Sire Runners Won Earnings Runner

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1. Unusual Heat ............ 89 385 39 65 $3,145,7982. Tribal Rule ................ 69 185 14 18 1,296,4643. Good Journey ........... 37 170 14 20 899,8084. Tizbud ........................ 27 83 9 14 808,6055. Heatseeker (Ire) ...........35 108 16 19 782,5096. Decarchy.................. 47 125 11 11 593,5987. Ministers Wild Cat.... 29 83 13 18 512,9208. Benchmark............... 31 85 9 12 487,9559. Eddington‡ ............... 54 131 12 15 478,592

10. Bertrando†................ 36 95 8 10 429,80711. Atticus....................... 21 72 8 13 413,08712. Old Topper ..................24 52 5 10 394,78413. Suances (GB) ............. 13 54 6 12 339,26214. In Excess (Ire)* ........... 24 70 5 9 319,57815. Kafwain ..................... 30 75 5 6 315,63016. Affirmative...................18 57 6 7 307,74217. Vronsky ..................... 21 53 3 4 280,44818. Southern Image ........ 27 81 7 7 258,68319. Popular ..................... 10 29 1 3 239,21620. Globalize ................... 14 44 3 3 227,383

1. Anziyan Royalty .............. 13 13 $272,258 $17,0602. Unusual Heat ................. 123 109 4,644,720 14,7343. Cyclotron ......................... 15 17 399,409 14,6804. Southern Image .............. 85 104 1,898,362 14,0305. Trapper ............................ 13 16 184,765 13,6996. Heatseeker (Ire)................ 57 42 1,377,507 13,6067. Lucky Pulpit .................... 46 34 1,025,466 12,6408. Atticus.............................. 43 45 780,172 12,6309. Western Fame* ............... 14 26 290,710 12,599

10. Good Journey.................. 62 54 1,697,766 12,36911. Lightnin N Thunder‡ ....... 21 24 328,495 11,69412. Cindago*......................... 32 38 818,735 11,68413. Ministers Wild Cat ......... 120 161 3,327,062 11,64114. Bushwacker .................. 18 9 226,661 11,61015. Birdonthewire .................. 13 5 313,060 11,60516. Awesome Spirit................ 10 8 153,607 11,41017. Kafwain.......................... 120 122 2,476,748 10,93618. Salt Lake*........................ 59 72 1,283,310 10,86719. Iron Cat ............................ 22 27 318,146 10,81220. Eddington‡ .....................128 121 3,575,927 10,650

1. Tribal Rule ........................ 201 103 184 $4,497,5772. Eddington‡....................... 128 80 121 3,575,9273. Ministers Wild Cat............ 120 79 161 3,327,0624. Kafwain .............................120 69 122 2,476,7485. Benchmark....................... 116 65 117 2,789,1796. Unusual Heat ................... 123 63 109 4,644,720

Old Topper ........................102 63 109 1,977,1408. Southern Image.................. 85 55 104 1,898,3629. Bertrando† ....................... 104 50 95 2,258,044

Unbridled Energy# ............. 93 50 81 1,270,48911. In Excess (Ire)*................... 86 46 78 1,135,81312. Swiss Yodeler.................... 88 45 81 1,183,77213. Decarchy ............................ 93 41 57 1,568,622

Marino Marini ..................... 83 41 65 1,141,07015. Salt Lake* ...........................59 37 72 1,283,31016. Rocky Bar .......................... 58 33 70 922,17817. Heatseeker (Ire) ................. 57 31 42 1,377,50718. Good Journey ................... 62 29 54 1,697,766

Terrell.................................. 58 29 41 633,02620. Stormin Fever..................... 72 28 46 1,013,519

1. Unusual Heat ................ 123 741 $4,644,720 $6,2682. Cindago* ......................... 32 166 818,735 4,9323. Tizbud ............................ 50 319 1,570,200 4,9224. Vronsky ........................... 42 234 1,100,755 4,7045. Eddington‡.................... 128 825 3,575,927 4,3346. Heatseeker (Ire) ............. 57 322 1,377,507 4,2787. Affirmative ..................... 30 185 765,056 4,1358. Tribal Rule ..................... 201 1,122 4,497,577 4,0099. Bertrando† .................... 104 577 2,258,044 3,913

10. Good Journey ................ 62 441 1,697,766 3,85011. Suances (GB) ................ 30 181 687,675 3,79912. Ministers Wild Cat......... 120 888 3,327,062 3,74713. Lucky Pulpit ................... 46 282 1,025,466 3,63614. Benchmark.................... 116 809 2,789,179 3,44815. Salt Lake* ....................... 59 389 1,283,310 3,29916. Game Plan ...................... 38 230 731,358 3,18017. Decarchy ....................... 93 511 1,568,622 3,07018. Southern Image ............. 85 637 1,898,362 2,98019. Kafwain ......................... 120 835 2,476,748 2,96620. Old Topper .................... 102 688 1,977,140 2,874

DEPARTMENT


Leading Siresby Number of Winners

RacesRank Sire Runners Winners Won Earnings

Leading Siresby Turf Earnings

(Minimum 100 Starts Lifetime)

RacesRank Sire Runners Starts Winners Won Earnings

Leading Siresby Median Earnings Per Runner

(Minimum 10 Runners)Median

Races Earnings/Rank Sire Runners Won Earnings Runner

Leading Siresby Average Earnings Per Start

(Minimum 100 Starts)Average

Earnings/Rank Sire Runners Starts Earnings Start

The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their completeand total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates that a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2013 but is standingin the state in 2014, a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2014 but will stand in the state in 2015 and in bold that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the year after his lastCalifornia foals are two-year-olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates only.

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1. Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 13 48 627 458-73% 326-52% 44-7% 43-7% 10-2% $41,168,350 2.13 1.272. Cee's Tizzy†, 1987, by Relaunch 21 35 733 522-71% 382-52% 59-8% 39-5% 9-1% $37,218,185 1.62 1.153. In Excess (Ire)*, 1987, by Siberian Express 18 55 986 733-74% 544-55% 117-12% 63-6% 11-1% $44,999,692 1.57 1.404. Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 8 61 487 230-47% 132-27% 15-3% 8-2% 4-1% $11,180,760 1.53 1.025. Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 6 19 114 63-55% 36-32% 6-5% 4-4% 1-1% $3,403,204 1.52 1.156. Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 4 23 92 61-66% 47-51% 21-23% 4-4% 0-0% $3,287,563 1.49 1.267. Cindago*, 2003, by Indian Charlie 4 16 64 38-59% 29-45% 7-11% 2-3% 0-0% $1,696,706 1.46 1.398. Salt Lake*, 1989, by Deputy Minister 18 70 1,259 1,044-83% 840-67% 246-20% 77-6% 25-2% $62,457,737 1.41 1.409. Bertrando†, 1989, by Skywalker 17 61 1,043 788-76% 541-52% 122-12% 58-6% 14-1% $45,265,619 1.35 1.51

Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 8 66 530 369-70% 251-47% 97-18% 34-6% 4-1% $19,307,941 1.34 1.1711. One Man Army†, 1994, by Roman Diplomat 8 9 74 48-65% 32-43% 3-4% 4-5% 1-1% $2,655,690 1.30 0.9312. Birdonthewire†, 1989, by Proud Birdie 16 16 263 191-73% 135-51% 39-15% 10-4% 1-0% $12,075,816 1.29 1.36

Eddington‡, 2001, by Unbridled 5 65 327 249-76% 185-57% 50-15% 5-2% 3-1% $12,155,110 1.29 1.5914. Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 12 57 685 518-76% 395-58% 103-15% 41-6% 10-1% $29,850,973 1.24 1.1315. Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image 5 96 479 283-59% 181-38% 41-9% 6-1% 2-0% $12,594,037 1.22 1.32

Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 11 62 679 495-73% 349-51% 110-16% 30-4% 12-2% $27,263,259 1.18 1.40Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy 6 24 146 90-62% 53-36% 9-6% 4-3% 1-1% $3,552,243 1.18 0.93

18. Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 3 31 94 62-66% 27-29% 12-13% 2-2% 1-1% $2,137,107 1.16 0.7519. Affirmative, 1999, by Unbridled 6 14 86 44-51% 26-30% 4-5% 2-2% 0-0% $1,665,773 1.15 0.7820. Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run 7 65 453 344-76% 253-56% 85-19% 21-5% 5-1% $15,672,187 1.14 1.2821. Prime Timber‡, 1996, by Sultry Song 8 28 224 182-81% 144-64% 29-13% 5-2% 3-1% $9,587,805 1.11 1.2522. Heatseeker (Ire), 2003, by Giant's Causeway 2 46 91 59-65% 36-40% 17-19% 2-2% 0-0% $1,792,919 1.10 1.54

Olympio*, 1988, by Naskra 18 29 517 403-78% 297-57% 61-12% 30-6% 4-1% $19,214,676 1.10 1.2824. Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 5 48 242 196-81% 138-57% 34-14% 14-6% 2-1% $8,375,360 1.08 0.9725. Robannier, 1991, by Batonnier 14 7 104 68-65% 40-38% 8-8% 3-3% 0-0% $3,000,440 1.07 1.0326. Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev 13 34 445 332-75% 201-45% 39-9% 14-3% 5-1% $14,074,880 1.06 1.45

Popular, 1999, by Saint Ballado 6 13 76 56-74% 43-57% 15-20% 2-3% 1-1% $2,709,417 1.06 0.9528. Snow Chief*, 1983, by Reflected Glory 22 12 272 187-69% 114-42% 27-10% 9-3% 1-0% $5,693,338 1.05 1.2929. High Brite*, 1984, by Best Turn 22 43 935 732-78% 594-64% 145-16% 46-5% 9-1% $36,278,897 1.03 1.17

Kelly Kip†, 1994, by Kipper Kelly 10 11 111 87-78% 73-66% 16-14% 2-2% 1-1% $4,384,431 1.03 1.02Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (Ire) 6 17 102 77-75% 61-60% 22-22% 14-14% 1-1% $3,368,600 1.02 0.84Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB) 6 18 110 55-50% 34-31% 4-4% 1-1% 0-0% $2,141,568 1.02 1.11Swiss Yodeler, 1994, by Eastern Echo 12 59 712 543-76% 385-54% 158-22% 28-4% 2-0% $25,702,062 1.02 1.08Siberian Summer*, 1989, by Siberian Express 12 34 402 301-75% 211-52% 28-7% 14-3% 4-1% $12,805,612 1.01 0.88Silic (Fr)*, 1995, by Sillery 9 18 159 118-74% 76-48% 11-7% 2-1% 1-1% $7,415,723 0.97 0.92

36. Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 10 50 498 402-81% 312-63% 109-22% 22-4% 0-0% $17,861,203 0.96 0.8637. Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 7 43 298 207-69% 136-46% 38-13% 8-3% 1-0% $8,277,759 0.95 0.9838. Lake George, 1992, by Vice Regent 14 12 162 103-64% 61-38% 10-6% 6-4% 1-1% $4,239,174 0.94 1.03

Unbridled Energy#, 2002, by Unbridled’s Song 4 52 206 138-67% 90-44% 20-10% 4-2% 0-0% $4,576,767 0.94 1.1940. Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 6 44 263 180-68% 127-48% 31-12% 7-3% 0-0% $6,686,822 0.91 1.00

Perfect Mandate*, 1996, by Gone West 10 30 298 170-57% 111-37% 18-6% 12-4% 0-0% $6,579,586 0.91 1.23Western Fame*, 1992, by Gone West 12 24 289 190-66% 140-48% 45-16% 14-5% 0-0% $7,739,452 0.90 0.83

43. Lightnin N Thunder‡, 2001, by Storm Cat 7 25 178 130-73% 88-49% 28-16% 8-4% 0-0% $5,155,421 0.89 1.11Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat 11 41 447 369-83% 266-60% 75-17% 21-5% 3-1% $17,605,833 0.89 1.09

45. Epic Honor, 1996, by Honor Grades 9 8 70 49-70% 38-54% 6-9% 1-1% 0-0% $2,210,264 0.86 0.7246. Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig 14 30 424 315-74% 247-58% 56-13% 23-5% 2-0% $13,201,167 0.85 0.80

Iron Cat, 1995, by Storm Cat 12 12 144 109-76% 90-63% 8-6% 6-4% 0-0% $3,896,491 0.85 0.97Latin American†, 1988, by Riverman 16 20 313 211-67% 136-43% 28-9% 6-2% 2-1% $6,593,274 0.85 1.09

49. Globalize, 1997, by Summer Squall 9 18 159 109-69% 80-50% 30-19% 5-3% 0-0% $3,988,134 0.80 0.78Thisnearlywasmine*, 1994, by Capote 9 8 73 47-64% 31-42% 5-7% 0-0% 0-0% $1,554,881 0.80 0.72

83.Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom 1127302 226-75% 165-55% 37-12% 12-4% 1-0% $7,940,354 0.78 1.18

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

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


These statistics are for active California-based sires with a minimum of 50 foals of racing age, ranked here by lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI). The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled byThe Jockey Club Information Systems Inc (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicatesthat a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2013 but is standing in the state in 2014, a doubledagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2014 but will stand in the state in 2015 and In bold that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the year after his last California foalsare two-year-olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (US, Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) onlyPercentages are based upon number of foals of racing age.

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Leading Sires Of Two-Year-Oldsby Money Won


1. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 75 16 $467,5582. Bertrando† . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 34 3 402,0913. Square Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . 13 39 7 396,7554. Dixie Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . 26 74 15 382,0255. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . . .15 53 6 298,8186. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 38 9 271,5487. Time to Get Even . . . . . . . 17 78 6 246,2318. Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 26 4 232,9209. Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 45 6 232,067

10. Desert Code . . . . . . . . . . . 10 36 4 229,87111. Bushwacker . . . . . . . . . . . .18 104 9 226,66112. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 35 6 218,91213. Papa Clem . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 48 8 216,65314. Southern Image . . . . . . . . . . 9 29 3 214,58215. Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . .. 21 51 6 202,10516. Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . . . 16 42 8 201,43017. Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 25 7 199,10218. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . . . . 11 39 3 188,08819. Awesome Gambler . . . . . . . 10 53 2 176,44620. Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . . 6 20 2 166,970


The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their com-plete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates that a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2011 but isstanding in the state in 2012, a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2012 but will stand in the state in 2013 and in bold that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the yearafter his last California foals are two-year-olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United ArabEmirates only.

Leading Sires Of Two-Year-Oldsby Average Earnings Per Runner

(Minimum 5 Runners)

AverageRaces Earnings/

Rank Sire Runners Won Earned Runner

1. Bertrando† . . . . . . . . . . 13 3 $402,091 $30,9302. Square Eddie . . . . . . . . 13 7 396,755 30,5203. Good Journey . . . . . . . . 6 2 166,970 27,8284. Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4 232,920 25,8805. Roi Charmant . . . . . . . . 5 2 128,774 25,7556. Southern Image . . . . . . . 9 3 214,582 23,8427. Desert Code . . . . . . . . .10 4 229,871 22,9878. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 9 271,548 22,6299. Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . .10 6 218,912 21,891

10. Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . 15 6 298,818 19,92111. Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7 199,102 19,91012. Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . .12 6 232,067 19,33913. Awesome Gambler . . . . 10 2 176,446 17,64514. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . 27 16 467,558 17,31715. Stormin Fever . . . . . . . . 11 3 188,088 17,09916. Dixie Chatter . . . . . . . . 26 15 382,025 14,69317. Time to Get Even . . . . 17 6 246,231 14,48418. Papa Clem . . . . . . . . . . 17 8 216,653 12,74419. Bushwacker . . . . . . . . .18 9 226,661 12,59220. Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . 16 8 201,430 12,589

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

through December 8, 2013.

Leading Sires Of Two-Year-Oldsby Number of Winners

RacesRank Sire Runners Winners Won Earnings

1. Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . 27 12 16 $467,5582. Dixie Chatter . . . . . . .. 26 10 15 382,0253. Bushwacker . . . . . . . . .18 9 9 226,6614. Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7 9 271,548

Papa Clem . . . . . . . . . . 17 7 8 216,653Eddington‡ . . . . . . . . . . 15 7 7 140,205

7. Time to Get Even . . . . . 17 6 6 246,231Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . 21 6 6 202,105Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . .16 6 8 201,430McCann's Mojave* . . . . 14 6 6 108,608

11. Square Eddie . . . . . . . . 13 5 7 396,755Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . 15 5 6 298,818Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . 12 5 6 232,067Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5 6 218,912Idiot Proof . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5 8 64,428

16. Desert Code . . . . . . . . . 10 4 4 229,871Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 7 199,102Unbridled Energy# . . . . 12 4 5 105,067Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 6 98,863Cindago* . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 5 94,352

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Santa Anita Park, Arcadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 26, 2013-April 20Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 26, 2013-June 15Santa Anita Park, Arcadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25-June 29Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 19-July 6Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 3-13California State Fair (Cal Expo), Sacramento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 10-20Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 16-Sept. 3Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 21-Aug. 10Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug. 13-24Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug. 15-Sept. 14Barretts Race Meet at Fairplex, Fairplex Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 4-23San Joaquin County Fair, Stockton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 19-28Santa Anita Park, Arcadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 25-Nov. 2Fresno County Fair, Fresno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 1-13Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 16-Dec. 21Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 5-Dec. 3Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 4-21

Dates in California

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Regional Race Meetings,Stakes Races and Sale Dates

JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2014 REGIONAL STAKES RACES

2014 REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS

Date Track Stakes (Grade) Conditions Distance Added Value

Jan. 4 SA Santa Ynez Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 1/2 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$200,000Jan. 4 SA San Gabriel Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o-& up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 M (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Jan. 5 SA Monrovia Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .abt. 6 1/2 f. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Jan. 11 SA San Pasqual Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o-& up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Jan. 11 SA Sham Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000Jan. 18 SA Strub Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Jan. 18 GG California Derby Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000Jan. 19 SA La Canáda Stakes (Gr. II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Jan. 25 SA Santa Monica Stakes (Gr. III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000

Jan. 25 SA California Cup Turf Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired . . . . . . . . . .1 1/8 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250,000Presented by City National Bank

Jan. 25 SA California Cup Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1/16 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250,000Jan. 25 SA California Cup Oaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-y-o f., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 m. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,000Jan. 25 SA California Cup Sprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired . . . . . . . . . . .6 f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125,000Jan. 25 SA Sunshine Millions F/M Turf Sprint . . . . . . . . .4-y-o & up, f. & m., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired . . . .abt. 6 1/2 f. (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125,000

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

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Saturday, January 25California Cup XXIV & Sunshine Millions XII


$250,000 California Cup Turf ClassicFour-Year-Olds & Up

1 1/8 Miles (Turf)

$250,000 California Cup DerbyThree-Year-Olds

1 1/16 Miles

$200,000 California Cup OaksThree-Year-Olds Fillies

1 Mile (Turf)

$125,000 California Cup SprintFour-Year-Olds & Up

6 Furlongs

$100,000 Sensational Star StakesFour-Year-Olds & Up

abt. 6 1/2 Furlongs (Turf)

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

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

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

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

Saturday, April 5$200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes

Three-Year-Olds6 1/2 Furlongs

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

6 1/2 Furlongs

$125,000 Sunshine Millions F/M Turf SprintFour-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares

abt. 6 1/2 Furlongs (Turf)

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January 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts Sales & Racing January Mixed Sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Early entries closed November 1, entries closed November 15, and supplemental entries close January 13, 2014)

March 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts Sales & Racing March Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training: Training Preview on February 28, 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nominations closed October 25)

May 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts Sales & Racing May Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training: Training Preview on May 9, 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Entries close March 26, 2014)

July 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts Sales & Racing Paddock Sale at Del Mar of “Race Ready” Horses of Racing Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Entries close June 4, 2014)

August 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CTBA Sales Northern California Sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Entries close June 2, 2014)

October 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barretts Sales & Racing October Yearling Sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Nominations close April 18, 2014)

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$250,000 CALIFORNIA CUP DERBY3YO, 1 1/16 MILES

$250,000 CALIFORNIA CUP TURF CLASSIC PRESENTED BY CITY NATIONAL BANK4YO & UP, 1 1/8 MILE (TURF)

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$125,000 SUNSHINE MILLIONS F & M TURF SPRINT4YO & UP, FILLIES & MARES, ABOUT 6 1/2 FURLONGS (TURF)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25—CALIFORNIA CUP XXIV & SUNSHINE MILLIONS XII DAY—SANTA ANITA PARK, ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16CALIFORNIA HORSE RACING BOARD (CHRB)

MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGSanta Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif.

MONDAY, JANUARY 13BARRETTS EQUINE LIMITED

JANUARY MIXED SALE SUPPLEMENTAL ENTRIES CLOSING DATEHinds Pavilion (Fairplex), Pomona, Calif.

MONDAY, JANUARY 27BARRETTS EQUINE LIMITED

JANUARY MIXED SALEHinds Pavilion (Fairplex), Pomona, Calif.

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By GULCH (1984), champion sprinter in U.S., Stakes winner of $3,095,521, 1st Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1),etc. Among the leading sires in U. S., sire of 20 crops of racing age, 1,100 foals, 910 starters,72 stakeswinners, 1 champion, 642 winners of 2,304 races and earnings of $86,008,667 U. S., including THUNDERGULCH (Champion in U. S., $2,915,086, 1st Kentucky Derby (G1), etc., NAYEF (Hwt. in England and UnitedArab Emirates, $3,594,157, USA, 1st Juddmonte International S. (G1), etc.), EAGLE CAFE ($4,227,985USA, 1st Japan Cup Dirt, etc.), BRAVE TENDER ($2,708,334 USA, 1st Arlington Cup, etc.), COURT VISION(to 5, 2010, $2,606,521 USA, 1st Woodbine Mile S. (G1), etc.), THE CLIFF’S EDGE ($1,265,258, 1stToyota Blue Grass S. (G1), etc.), WALLENDA ($1,205,929, 1st Super Derby (G1), etc., ESTEEMEDFRIEND ($805,237, 1st General George H. (G1), etc.).

First dam is by DEPUTY MINISTER, leading broodmare sire of more than 180 stakes winners, includingCURLIN, RAGS TO RICHES, HALFBRIDLED, JAZIL, BOB & JOHN etc.

From the prolific line of stakes producers Mr. Prospector and Northern Dancer cross.

Standing for 2014 Breeding Season The Only Son of Gulch to Stand in California

BONNRITAGulch—Icanseeyounow, by Deputy Minister

Breed For Speed and SoundnessBonnrita retired sound after a 64 race career!

Fee: Private Treaty-LF—No Booking FeeFor inquiries please contact Nancy Markwell 818-472-5626

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

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

WOVEN WIREHORSE FENCINGUsed-Excellent Con-dition-Several milesavailable.2’’ X 4” Diamond Mesh50” x 200’ Rolls2” X 4” Nonclimb60” x 200’ RollsCONTACT:Wayne KnittelPh: [email protected]

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

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

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

GENERAL MEETING MARE. producerof $152,000 and $60,000 winners, from 4foals to race. 2013 filly by a son of A.P. Indyand out of a producing Bertrando marefrom Tribal Rule family. Weanlings, year-lings and two-Year-olds available.818 470 5340 or 818 424 4605

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

UNDER CAUTION (A.P. Indy-Cold-heartedcat, by Storm Cat) Pay $1,500one time. Breed two mares every yearhe stands. NO ADDITIONAL COSTS.First 10 Breeders only.925-354-5237/925-550-2383e-mail [email protected]

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Bring us your young horse!10 years of track experienceDAEHLING RANCH

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COLE RANCHMARE AND FOAL CARE:

! Day boarding! Large irrigated grass pastures with

shelters! Video monitored/recorded foaling! 24/7 barn attendant during foaling season! Free Jockey Club and CTBA Cal-Bred

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

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! Best quality alfalfa and grain withsupplements (ingredients listed on web-site. Bulk price at cost)

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! Yearlings started meticulously with patience& kindness ready for the turmoil of the racetrack. View YouTube training progress online

! Sale prep horses will look and behave attheir best

! Prefer high value horses

Located between Southern andNorthern Tracks

www.thecoleranch.comor 559-535-4680

ALAMO, Ca., 2.3-acre Horse Set-up.Ranch has TWO 3 bedroom 2 bathhomes. Also 2 nice barns and numerouspaddocks with run-in shelters. PLUSthis property is sub-dividable into 4maybe 5 parcels. Only 25 minutes fromPleasanton or GGF, check it out atwww.robinsranches.com 925-550-2383 agent

HORSE PROPERTIES IN SACRA-MENTO COUNTY. 40.5 acres, 30 acresflood irrigated. Horse stalls, hay barn.Nice 3 bedroom home, second home forgroom. $898,000.20-acre working horse farm with board-ers, positive cash flow. 28 stalls, manypaddocks, 100 ton hay barn, sandarena, round pen, large mordern mainhouse, groom apartment. $899,000.40 level acres, 24 stalls, 160x120 cov-ered riding arena, large shop with roll-updoors, large 3 bedroom, 3 bath home.Home and all out-buildings have beenmeticulously remodeled and updated.Very clean $949.000. Broker 916-685-4965

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ADVERTISERSCal-bred Stallion Registration Deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Ballena Vista Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBC, 8, 9Barretts Sales and Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49, 53Cal Cup XXIV/Sunshine Millions Fact Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Cal-Bred Maiden Bonus Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77California Thoroughbred Weekly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91Cardiff, Suzanne, Pedigree Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Citi National Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Cole Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88CTBA Annual Meeting/Awards Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69CTBA Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66CTBA Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65Daehling Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67, 88Dickson Podley Realtors (Jeannie Garr Roddy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89E.A. Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Fruitful Acres Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44, 45Gayle Van Leer Thoroughbred Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88Golden State Stakes Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72, 73Harris Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 16,17Laurel Fowler Insurance BrokerInc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Legacy Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31, 35, 40, 41Lillian Nichols/Halters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Lovacres Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, 29Magali Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 12, 13, 15NTRA /John Deere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Odyssey Performance PremiumHorse Exerciser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Old English Rancho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57, 61Paradise Road Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 62, 63Premier Thoroughbreds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCRancho San Miguel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, 32, 33Rancho Temescal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Randy Cuddy Horse Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Ridgeley Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37, 87Running Horse Equine TrainingCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Special T.Thoroughbreds Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 39State Farm Insurance-Sue Hubbard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89The Jockey Club Information Systems,Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Vessels Stallion Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Victory Rose Thoroughbreds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78, 79www.horselawyers.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

A Kings Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Acclamation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57, 61Affirmative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49, 53Allaboutdreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Anziyan Royalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Atticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 13Awesome Gambler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9, OBCBig Bad Leroybrown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Blake’s Passion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Bold Chieftain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78Bonnrita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87Brave Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Bushwacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Calimonco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9, OBCChamp Pegasus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40, 41Chattahoochee War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Coil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Comic Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Congo King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Cyclotron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Decarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Del Mar Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Desert Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Dixie Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9, OBCEddington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9, OBCEmpire Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, 29Fullbridled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Game Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Gig Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Golden Balls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Good Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Gotham City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Grace Upon Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Heatseeker (Ire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Hidden Blessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Idiot Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78Impeachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Indian Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78Informed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Kafwain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Lightnin N Thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Lucky J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Lucky Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC, 17Make Music For Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Many Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78Marino Marini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Mesa Thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Ministers Wild Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Monsajem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Mr. Broad Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Northern Indy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 63Old Topper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Onebadshark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Papa Clem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Peppered Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Point Encounter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Prime Timber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Richard's Kid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 15Rocky Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Roi Charmant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Run Brother Ron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Sea of Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78Sierra Sunset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCSlew's Tiznow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, 33Smiling Tiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCSought After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Soul of the Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Southern Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Square Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Storm Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Stormy Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Strike For Glory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Suances (GB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Surf Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Swiss Yodeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, 29Tenga Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25The Pamplemousse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Thorn Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Time To Get Even . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Tizbud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Tribal Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9, OBCTwice The Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCUh Oh Bango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Ultimate Eagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Unusual Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Vronsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61World Renowned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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Nearly 15 years ago, I first saw John Harris in the pad-dock at Hollywood Park. We were there for the 1999 WillRogers Handicap (grade III), and HarrisFarms’ Sheika Abandon led the fieldearly. Jose Valdivia got our colt HiddenMagic (GB) close to the lead at 44-1, butEagleton passed us all at the wire. Wewere delighted to be second for GreenHill Stables in a graded stakes, but that isthe last time we ever did finish ahead ofHarris Farms in any race.

More recently, our son from TempleCity was lighting things up on specialteams and trick plays at USC. Quarter-back Matt Leinart said, “Desmond Reed isthe best kept secret in college football.”

In the hotel industry, there is a specialinn which is now emerging from a bestkept secret to becoming a national trea-sure. It may not have a name like the Ritzor the Waldorf, but the Harris Ranch Inn& Restaurant is every bit as good as anyfive-star accomodation in the world. Andyou won’t pay a five-star price, either. Justshow your horsemen’s license from anystate and you’re in at a good rate.

Sandra Beas checked me in on shortnotice, as email and cell connections arenot the norm in Coalinga, Calilfornia. Ofcourse, they have all of this technology,but it will not replace Sandra’s smile, orany of the fine Western hospitality there,whether it is innkeeper Kirk Doyle’s orhis staff. Patrons can charge anythingthey desire to the room, including somewine with Seabiscuit on thelabel, which one can take toany dining room sans thecork fee.

Three restaurants adjoineach other, from a sports andracing bar to a family andbreakfast restaurant, andthen signature fine diningfor adults. Much of the food(steaks are a speciality, butvegans can dine as well) isgrown on the vast 14,000-acre Harris Ranch. The farmmay not be California’s

largest in terms of sheer size, but in this writer’s opinion, itis the most complete and diversified. A fine meal in a set-

ting halfway between Santa Anita Parkand Golden Gate Fields sure makes upfor that boring drive. William Bordeaufrom the Harris management staff invitedme to dinner and then to the farm.

In the morning, I met William at thefarm office and he drove me to the HarrisFarms Horse Division where the FarmManager, Dave McGlothlin, oversees morethan 400 horses, many in training, as wellas sires like Unusual Heat and Tizbud. TheRiver Ranch near Sanger stables another150 horses and Dave, always hands-on, washeading there with some fillies his staff hadloaded expertly. Like D. Wayne Lukas,Dave called each of his grooms by name.“Mr. Harris, a pilot, flies in here every workday from the river property,” saidMcGlothlin. Of course, we horsemenknow that every day is a work day, but JohnHarris loves his work.

Returning to the hotel, which featureswings named Santa Anita, Bay Meadows,Belmont and Triple Crown, I am amazedby the art prints and emphasis on horseracing. The spacious rooms have a fullystocked refrigerator, and one can watchthe races in comfort from them. All thedecor and conveniences in the room,complete with two bathrobes, make eachguest feel special. Before my deparure, Iviewed the Santa Anita wing and thepalm trees, and thought of the glory days

of Swaps and Native Diver.The next time you head

for the Bay Area races, or shipone south to Santa Anita, Irecommend you pass on allthat stress of the airports andrental cars. Instead, just takethe I-5 freeway and don’t for-get to stop in Coalinga for aday or two. And on the returntrip, check into the Inn atHarris Ranch again, even ifyour horse got outrun. You’llforget all about that loss whenyou see Sandra smile!


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