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DOUG BURGE

CTBA PRESIDENT

From the EXECUTIVE CORNER

The CTBA sets many objectives each year but the primary fo-cus for 2014 was to grow the production of foals, both in

quality and quantity, and further increase the demand for California-breds. With all the lucrative enhancements made over the past few years to the Cal-bred incentive and racing programs, the probability for f nancial success has increased greatly.

We are certain there is ample evidence that these goals are being achieved after reviewing both the live foal crop statistics and the commercial, as well as private, sales of California-breds. T ere is more investment in breeding in the state and locally bred horses are bringing a premi-um at sales across the country.

As featured in this column last month, per T e Jockey Club, the 2014 California foal crop is expected to increase at least 3% over the previous year’s. Now passing Flor-ida as the second-largest foal-producing

state, California was one of only f ve states that reported growth compared to 2013.

T e quality of horses produced has also signif cantly improved, as evidenced not only by the number of graded stakes horses produced locally, but also by the larger percentage of Cal-breds that are f lling the entry boxes at California race-tracks. Restricted Cal-bred races continue to f ll at an extremely high rate while at the same time many open races—both in the North and South—are dominated by Cal-breds.

T ere are plenty of reasons to believe this trend will continue.

In regard to our second objective, to in-crease demand at commercial and private sales, there have been numerous positive results this year. As you can see from the table below, California-bred/sired year-lings and 2-year-olds sold very well at public auctions across the country. While this table lists only six-f gure horses sold

at public auction, many Cal-breds yielded prices well above the stud fees and costs associated with them, giving their breed-ers a prof table return.

T e 2-year-olds in training and yearling sales held in state reported very favorable results, as Cal-bred prices rose consider-ably in both the North and South.

At the Northern California Yearling Sale in August, hosted by CTBA, the av-erage soared over 100% while the median price rose 25% as compared to 2013. In fact, eight of the top-10 selling yearlings were California-breds.

In Southern California, at the Barretts October Yearling Sale, the average and median prices rose 15% over 2013. T e $175,000 sales-topping Unusual Heat Cal-bred f lly was the highest-priced year-ling sold in the state this year.

T ere is no doubt that the lucrative state-bred opportunities are the principal reasons driving these successes.

Growing a Demand for Cal-breds

SIX-FIGURE CALIFORNIA-BRED/SIRED SALES IN 2014 (Yearlings & 2-year-olds)

$560,000 Benchmark - Mo Chuisle, Free House Keeneland September Yearling Hip 90

$260,000 Street Boss - Hotlantic, Stormy Atlantic Barretts May 2-Year-Olds Hip 90

$220,000 Artie Schiller - Sookloozy, Avenue of Flags Ocala Breeders Sales June 2-Year-Olds Hip 148

$175,000 Unusual Heat - Hotlantic, Stormy Atlantic Barretts October Yearling Hip 93

$150,000 Lucky Pulpit - Treed Cat, Tale of the Cat Barretts May 2-Year-Olds Hip 31

$145,000 Tribal Rule - Gambler’s Justice, Lit de Justice Barretts May 2-Year-Olds Hip 82

$130,000 Desert Code - Lujien Lujien, Cozzene Barretts March Select 2-Year-Olds Hip 58

$125,000 Dixie Chatter - Never to Excess, In Excess (IRE) Barretts March Select 2-Year-Olds Hip 25

$110,000 Papa Clem - Bold Roberta, Bold Badgett Barretts May 2-Year-Olds Hip 51

$105,000 The Pamplemousse - Hurricane Alert, Storm Cat Barretts March Select 2-Year-Olds Hip 135

$100,000 Belong to Me - Miss Beekman Place, Yes It’s True Barretts October Yearling Hip 144

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26 Jeff Blea

32 Cal-bred Stakes Winners at Santa Anita

38 T e Big Fresno Fair Stakes Races

40 Barretts Yearling Sale Results

44 Arcadia Walk of Champions

46 CTBA Member Profi le: Cliff DeLima

50 Laminitis, Part 2

ContentsFEATURES

18 LOVACRES RANCH Room to Grow

DEPARTMENTS

4 News Bits

12 CTBA News

14 CTBA Calendar

15 California T oroughbred Foundation

48 Winners

56 Leading Breeders in California

58 Lists of Leading Sires in California

66 Stakes/Sales Calendar

70 Classifi ed Advertising

72 Advertising Index

COLUMNS

1 From the Executive Corner

The offi cial magazine of California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, a non-profi t corporation dedicated to the production of better Thoroughbred horses for better Thoroughbred racing, published by Blood-Horse Publications, Inc.

Opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect policies of the CTBA or this magazine. Publication of any material originating herin is expressly forbidden without fi rst obtaining written permission from California Thoroughbred. All advertising copy is submitted subject to approval. We reserve the right to reject any copy that is misleading or that does not meet with the standards set by the publication.

Acknowledgment: Statistics in this publicaton relating to results of races in North America are compiled by the Daily Racing Form. Charts by special arrangement with Daily Racing Form Inc., the copyright owners of said charts. Reproduction forbidden.

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CHAIRPERSON

DONALD J. VALPREDO

VICE CHAIRPERSON

HARRIS DAVID AUERBACH

PRESIDENT

DOUG BURGE

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TIM COHEN

SECRETARY

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DIRECTORS

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Daniel Q. Schiffer, William H. Nichols, Jane Johnson,

William H. de Burgh, Pete Parrella, Sue Greene,

Donald J. Valpredo, Terry C. Lovingier,

Harris David Auerbach, Tim Cohen,

George F. Schmitt, Edward Freeman

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STALLION NEWS■ Bluegrass Cat Comes to California

Bluegrass Cat, a grade I winner of $1,761,280, will stand at Donald and Karen Cohn’s Balle-na Vista Farm in Ramona, Calif., for the 2015 breeding season. Ballena Vista announced the relocation in conjunction with WinStar Farm, the stallion’s owner-breeder.

With first-crop earnings of $1.4 million in 2010, Bluegrass Cat ranked second among North America’s freshman sires. He was the num-ber two second-crop sire of 2011, with more than $3.4 million in earnings. He followed that with progeny earnings of more than $4.7 million in 2012 and more than $5.4 million in 2013.

The stallion’s five stakes winners in 2014 include W. L. Proctor Memorial winner Story to Tell. He has sired six graded winners, 22 stakes winners, and 55 stakes horses.

Winner of the 2006 Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I), Bluegrass Cat also won the 2005 Remsen Stakes (gr. II) and Nashua Stakes (gr. III) and the 2006 Sam F. Davis Stakes. He finished second to Barbaro in the 2006 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and also ran second in that year’s Belmont Stakes (gr. I) and Travers Stakes (gr. I), retiring to stud at WinStar Farm in 2007.

Now 11, Bluegrass Cat is by Storm Cat—She’s a Winner, by A. P. Indy. His dam is a full sister to WinStar’s Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver.

Bluegrass Cat will complete his Southern Hemisphere season at stud and be available at Ballena Vista later this year. His 2015 fee will be initially set at $6,500, payable when the foal

stands and nurses.

Cal-breds Carry On

California-breds waved the flag throughout their home state and in Canada during October.

Alert Bay has dominated British Columbia, Canada, most recently capturing the $89,300 BC Premier’s Handicap (Can-III) Oct. 13 over 13⁄8 miles at Hast-ings Race Course. That gave the 3-year-old son of City Zip—Hick-ory, by Dushyantor, local Horse

of the Year honors. Thomas Newton Bell and Ross John McLeon bred Alert Bay, who is owned by Peter Redekop.

In Northern California, Lus-

cious Lonna went wire to wire in taking the $65,480 Miss America Stakes at 11⁄16 miles on the Gold-en Gate Fields turf Oct. 18 for owners Jon Harris, Bonnie Mar-shall, and Nicholas Sloan. Nick Alexander bred the 6-year-old

daughter of Benchmark—Strik-ing Point, by Thunder Gulch.

The next day at Santa Anita, Red Outlaw kept his record perfect in the $93,250 Uniformi-ty Stakes at about 61⁄2 furlongs on the turf. Blinkers On Racing Stable owns the 3-year-old son of Tribal Rule—Anachristina, by Slewpy, in partnership. Marsha Naify’s Liberty Road Stables bred the gelding.

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Golden Eagle Farm in Ramona, Calif., owned for decades by John and Betty Mabee and after their deaths by their son, Larry, closed Oct. 31. Te stallion Stormin Fever, owned by Golden Eagle, is moving to Rancho Temescal in Piru, Calif.

Te Mabees led both California and the nation as breeders, winning Eclipse Awards in 1991 and 1997-98. Tough they also bred in Kentucky, the nucleus of their operation was Golden Eagle, and they raced their horses in the name of Golden Eagle Farm.

Te charismatic California-bred gelding Best Pal, Betty Mabee’s favorite horse, was bred at Golden Eagle and is buried on the property. Te 1988 son of Habi-tony—Ubetshedied, by King Pellinore, was California-bred Horse of the Year from 1990-92 and was inducted into the national Hall of Fame in 2010. He earned $5,668,245 while winning such races as the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), Hollywood

Gold Cup (gr. I), and the inaugural $1 million Pacifc Classic.

Te Mabees also raced such other major runners as General Challenge, Dramatic Gold, Excellent Meeting, and Event of the Year. John Mabee long served as president and chairman of the board of Del Mar, and upon his death in 2002, Betty Mabee served on the Del Mar board. John also served as a director of the California Tor-oughbred Breeders Association.

After Betty Mabee died in 2010, their son, Larry, took over the reins of Golden Eagle before he died in 2012. Tough Golden Eagle has reduced its holdings over the years, a third generation, Larry’s son, John R. Mabee, has raced such horses as 2014 Tiznow Stakes winner Storm Fighter, a son of Stormin Fever bred by Larry.

Stormin Fever’s other foals include millionaire Fusaichi Auster; grade I winners Check the Label, Sweet Talker, and Tarlow; and Canadian Horse of the Year Biofuel.

“Although we are saddened by the closing of Golden Eagle Farm as a boarding and breeding facility, we are pleased to continue owning this great stallion,” said Janine McCullough, Golden Eagle’s racing manager. “He is in super health, very fertile, and continues to produce, making him a great value to the California breeding program. It was important to us to fnd a quality facility with people we trust. We have great respect for Tim Cohen and his staf at Rancho Temescal and look forward to a successful 2015 breeding season.”

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QUALIFYING CLAIMING LEVELSThe following claiming levels for California owners

premiums and stallion currently in effect:

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS / $20,000

SANTA ANITA / $40,000

DEL MAR / $40,000

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

10 YEARS AGO

A mother and daughter broodmare team produced two winners of California-bred stakes at Hollywood Park the weekend of Nov. 13-14, 2004. First, Anzi-yAn ROyALty won the $89,200 On Trust Handicap, and the next day ROyALLy ChOSen cap-tured the $88,500 Cat’s Cradle Handicap. Both races were con-tested at 7 1/2 furlongs on the main track. Anziyan Royalty was out of Shy Solano, while Royally Chosen was out of Her Royalty, also the dam of Shy Solano. Nick Cafarchia bred and owned Anziyan Royalty, a 4-year-old colt by Anziyan, and Craig Dollase trained him. Bruce Headley bred 6-year-old Royally Chosen, a daughter of In Excess, with Old English Rancho and trained her for Old English’s E. W. (Bud) Johnston, Peter Abruzzo, Tony Zehenni, and partners.

25 YEARS AGO

In winning the Nov. 12, 1989, Yellow Ribbon Stakes, BROwn BeSS clinched the California-bred Horse of the Year title and staked a claim to an Eclipse Award as the nation’s champion turf female, which she ultimately won. She vanquished the Yellow Ribbon competition completely by tour-ing the 1 1/4 miles on the turf in a stakes-record 1:57 3/5. That time was just a fifth off Cal-bred Dou-ble Discount’s world and course record. Jack Kaenel piloted Brown Bess once again for owner-breed-

er Suzanne Pashayan and trainer Chuck Jenda. The 7-year-old favorite of crowds throughout the state was by Petrone—Chickadee, by Windy Sands, and ultimately earned $1,300,920.

50 YEARS AGO

California-bred BiggS got to the lead down the backstretch of the Bay Meadows Handicap Nov. 28, 1964, for the first stakes victory of his career. Leonard Dorfman trained the 4-year-old son of Domingo—Blessed Art, by Artillery, for owner E. F. Gould, and Bill Harmatz piloted him. The hard-knocking gelding would go on to start 72 times, winning 18 races, including the San Luis Rey Handicap and San Marcos Handicap at age 8, for earnings of $305,797.

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CURRENT CALIFORNIA

SIRESOFSTAKES WINNERS STALLION

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OF RACING AGE

In ExcEss [IrE] (1987)† 1046 64

BErtrando (1989)† 1136 60

UnUsUal HEat (1990) 676 46

BEncHmark (1991) † 742 41

trIBal rUlE (1996) † 590 38

stormIn FEvEr (1994) 757 31

olympIo (1988) † 547 30

swIss yodElEr (1994) 760 29

GamE plan (1993) 437 24

old toppEr (1995) 527 23

kaFwaIn (2000) 530 22

sEa oF sEcrEts (1995) 476 21

rocky Bar (1998) 125 17

mInIstErs wIld cat (2000) 284 15

wEstErn FamE † (1992) 310 15

attIcUs (1992) 468 14

sIBErIan sUmmEr † (1989) 427 14

comIc strIp (1995) 327 12

BIrdontHEwIrE † (1989) 292 10

dEcarcHy (1997) 333 10

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

First Winner for Mesa Tunder

Aloha Ke Akua became the first winner Oct. 9 for the stallion Mesa Thunder, who stands at the Paradise Road Ranch in Lathrop, Calif., as the property of Deborah Ann Gourman. Bred and owned by Fran and Stan Hodge, Aloha Ke Akua won a 5 1/2-furlong race at The Big Fresno Fair. As the second choice, the 2-year-old filly scored by 5 1/2 lengths in the $12,500 maiden-claiming event. Victor Trujillo trains Aloha Ke Akua, and Russell Baze rode her in the race. She is out of the Flying Paster mare Brilliant Sunlight. Mesa Thunder is a 7-year-old son of Sky Mesa—Citiview, by Citidancer. He stood for $1,000 in 2014.

CORReCtiOnEmpire Way, who stands at Terry Lovingier’s Lovacres Ranch in Warner

Springs, Calif., is a full brother to champion Royal Delta. He was listed incorrectly as a half brother in the Lovacres page of the West Coast Thor-oughbred Farms section of the October issue of California Thoroughbred.

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Introducing the only Sons of EL PRADO to stand in CaliforniaSons of EL PRADO were responsible for eight Gr. I winners in 2013

El PRADO’s progeny at stud are led by 2013 Champion Sire KITTEN’S JOY, (6 Gr. I winners and 54 stakes winners; he has over $35.5 million in progeny earnings), MEDAGLIA D’ORE (sire of 2013 Gr. I winners RACHEL ALEXANDRA, MARKETING MIX and Cash Call Futurity winner VIOLENCE), and ARTIE SCHILLER (sire of Gr. II San Antonio Stakes

winner BLINGO).

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Hidden BlessingOrientate-Fast ‘n Fleet, by Mr. Greeley Complimentary promotional breedings to approved mares-LFG

• By champion sprinter ORIENTATE ($1,716,950). Out of Graded stakes-placed producer FAST ‘N FLEET.

• A half-brother to multiple graded stakes-placed Remand and Graded stakes winner Kara’s Orientation.

• Retired from racing this summer with a career of 7-4-10 and earnings of $178,030.

Lightnin N ThunderStorm Cat-Things Change, by Stalwart • Fee: $3,000-LFG(Free breeding to Stakes-Placed and Stakes-Producing Mares)

• Stakes-placed son of STORM CAT, twice leading sire of 180 stakes winners and 8 champions.

• Out of Grade I stakes winning STALWART mare THINGS CHANGE ($330,118), who is from the family of GI winner HARLAN.

• Lightnin N Thunder ran third in the James C. Ellis Juvenile Stakes at Ellis Park and second in the Miller Genuine Draft Cradle Stakes at River Downs.

• He is the sire of seven stakes winners and five stakes-placed runners, including group I winner and two-time Korean champion Bulpae Gisang, and Graded stakes-placed CRIOLLA BONITA.

• Former #1 Stallion from both Massachusetts and Ohio regions.• Progeny have earned more than $5 million with average earning per starter

$40,447.

James StreetEl Prado (Ire)-Alleynedale, by UnbridledFee: $10,000-LF

• Multiple Graded Stakes winner of $637,723 from 28 starts

• had 7 wins 6 seconds and 4 thirds, a durable • race horse won at distances up to 1 1/8

WolfcampEl Prado (Ire)–Bauhauser (Arg), by Numerous Fee: $3,000-LF

• Stakes-placed winner of $189,148, out of the multiple graded stakes-winning mare BAUHAUSER (ARG)

• A tenacious race horse from 24 starts had 7 wins• 4 seconds and 3 thirds

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CALIFORNIA ATTRACTS SEVERAL

NEW STALLIONS

As the 2015 breeding season approaches and the year’s California Stallion Directory becomes available, several stallions will be new to California since last year’s directory.

Unusual heatwave will stand his fi rst season at Tom and Debi Stull’s Tommy Town Thoroughbreds in Santa Ynez. A 5-year-old son of Unusu-al Heat—Miss Alphie, by Candi’s Gold, Unusual Heatwave won four of 20 starts, including the Snow Chief Stakes, Real Good Deal Stakes, and Crystal Water Stakes, and earned $488,752. Teresa McWilliams bred and raced the horse, and Alexis Barba trained him.

Tommy Town will also stand million-aire Boisterous for his fi rst season at stud. A son of Distorted Humor—Em-anating, by Cox¹s Ridge, Boisterous won such graded events as the Man o¹ War Stakes (gr. IT), Monmouth Stakes (gr. IIT), and two runnings of the Red Smith Handicap (gr. IIT).

Rancho San Miguel near Paso Robles is adding northern Causeway (Giant’s Causeway—Getaway Girl, by Silver Deputy) and Typhoon Slew (Stormy Atlantic—Hepatica, by Slewpy). Northern Causeway earned $265,367 in winning fi ve of 30 starts, including the British Columbia Derby (Can-III). Typhoon Slew, in just four starts, fi nished third in the With Antici-pation Stakes (gr. III) at Saratoga.

Stormberg has retired to stud at NexStar Ranch in Temecula. An earner of $108,865 while racing in Southern California, New York, and Florida, he is by Storm Cat out of champion Serena’s Song, a daughter of Rahy who spent much of her illustrious career in California.

E. A. Ranches in Ramona will stand Maybry’s Boy, formerly a New York stallion. Winner of the Spectacular Bid Stakes (gr. II), Maybry’s Boy has sired such runners as multiple stakes winner Sportswriter, an earner of $361,033. He is by Broad Brush—Aly’s Conquest, by Alydar.

Two sons of El Prado, James Street and wolf Camp, are standing at Fruitful Acres in Aguanga. A son of the Unbridled mare Alleynedale, James Street won the Autumn Stakes (Can-II), Seagram Cup Stakes (Can-III), and Durham Cup Stakes (Can-III) while banking $637,723. Stakes-placed Wolfcamp, who is out of the Numerous mare Bauhauser, earned $189,148.

California Chrome, who grew up in the state’s Cen-tral Valley at John Harris’ Harris Farms in Coalinga, Calif., was honored Oct. 11 at The Big Fresno Fair. The colt’s owner-breeders, Perry and Denise Martin and Steve and Carolyn Coburn, received several proclama-tions in front of racegoers at the fair.

“We are excited to be able to honor the only Val-ley-bred and -fed horse to win the fi rst two legs of the Triple Crown,” said John C. Alkire, CEO of The Big Fres-no Fair. “California Chrome has done so much for the sport of horse racing, drawing in new fans with his story of perseverance and beating the odds.”

Those in attendance included Congressman Jim Costa, representatives from Sen. Tom Berryhill and Sen. Andy Vidak’s offi ces, Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea, Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, Fresno Councilman Sal Quintero, Sanger Mayor Josh Mitchell, and Chris Korby, executive director of the California Authority of Racing Fairs (CARF).

Greg Allan of Harris Farms accepted the Premier Breeder Award on behalf of John Harris. Presented by Korby, CARF honored what Harris has done for the rac-ing community and his ded-ication to the horse racing industry, California Chrome, and The Big Fresno Fair.

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California-bred champion and millionaire Amazombie has joined Game On Dude and a host of other top Thorough-bred retirees at Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. Amazombie spent his early retirement at Judd Morse’s ranch in San Jacinto, Ca-lif., but when Morse decided to move to Oklahoma, Old Friends invited the gelding to Kentucky.

“Michael Blowen at Old Friends has always been a fan of Amazombie,” said Bill Spawr, who trained Amazombie and owned him with Tom Sanford.

The popular Amazombie won the Eclipse Award as the nation’s champion sprinter in 2011, the year he captured the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Churchill Downs. He was also voted champion California-bred sprinter in 2011 and 2012.

Gregg Anderson bred the

son of Northern Afl eet—Wilshe Amaze, by In Excess, and Morse broke Amazombie, giving him his fi rst lessons. Spawr bought Am-azombie after Anderson’s death. Over four seasons, Amazombie won 12 of 29 races and earned $1,920,378. In addition to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, he won the Bing Crosby Stakes (gr. I), An-cient Title Stakes (gr. I), Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes, Tiznow Stakes, and two editions of the Potrero Grande Stakes (gr. II).

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Rancho San Miguel

NEW FOR 2015

C o m m i t t e d t o B r e e d i n g Q u a l i t y

Inquiries to Clay Murdock / P.O. Box 741, San Miguel, CA 93451

PH: (805) 467-3847 / FX: (805) 467-3919 / EM: [email protected] / www.ranchosanmiguel.net

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A PEdigREE POWERhOusE

Northern Causeway

◆ By 3-Time Leading Sire Giant’s Causeway

◆ Out of a half-sister to Leading Sires City Zip

and GhostZapper

◆ northern Causeway is a Graded winner

from a foundation family that produces Breeders’

Cup Classic and Kentucky Derby winners!

Northern CausewayGiant’s Causeway – Getaway Girl, by Silver Deputy

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Rancho San Miguel

2015 stallion roster

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California’s #6 Active Sire

by Average Earnings Index (AEI)

SOUTHERN IMAGE Halo’s Image – Pleasant Dixie, by Dixieland Band/ $2,500 LF

• First two California-sired crops are off to the races with SW BETTER BET ($261,620), on-the-board to CALIFORNIA

CHROME 4-times, winner of the $200,000 Golden State Ju-venile S. besting Grade 1 SW TAMARANDO; ABETS ABET, current 2YO 4th in $100,000 Cinderella S.; etc.

• His frst crop, now matured to six, has average earnings over $76,100 and has produced 11% $100K+ earners, like Grade

1 SW SOUTHERN SPEED ($2.9 Million); G1-placed CALIBRACHOA ($666,040); 2014 SW WINNING IMAGE ($729,237), now with TEN wins in East Coast Stakes and 14 career wins by nearly 43 combined lengths; Hollywood Park SW & NTR winner SOUTHERN FIREBALL ($171,789); etc.

Ranked in the Top Six Active Sires

by 2014 Cal-Bred Earnings

MARINO MARINI Storm Cat – Halo America, by Waquoit/ $2,500 LF

• Outstanding 2014 season with SEvEN Stakes performers including SW MARINO’S WILD CAT ($157,410), 5 wins incl. $100,000 Harris Farm S. by 53⁄4 lengths, never off-the-board in nine starts, incl. $50,000 Jess Jackson Owners’ H.; SW MA-

HOGANY RUN, 3 wins by 151⁄4 combined lengths; etc.

• Sire of 12% Stakes Horses, including 2013 star SWEET

MARINI ($277,538), 1-2-3 in 4 of 5 starts as a 3YO incl. 1st $200,000 Fleet Treat S. by 43⁄4 lengths, 2nd $250,000 Me-lair S., 3rd Grade 3 Rancho Bernardo H.); STARLIGHT

MAGIC ($334,900), $200,000 Fleet Treat S., etc.); SHUDA-

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STORM WOLF Stormin Fever – Exclusive Rosette, by Ecliptical/ $2,000 LF

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• Won 3 of 5 starts, including the G2 Lazaro Barrera Memorial S. by 6L in 1:22 1/5.

• Posted a 104 Beyer breaking his maiden at Santa Anita and a 101 Beyer winning an allowance there in 1:09 fat.

• 2013 juveniles sold for $95,000 at the Barretts March sale.

• Solid 67% winners/runners in frst two crops incl. 2014 SPW Swayze Road (by 4), MYSTERIOUS STORM (by 61⁄2), vEGAS BOUND (by 61⁄4), I’LL RUN THE SHOW (by 61⁄4), SEvEN STORMS (by 5), etc.

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THE PAMPLEMOUSSE Kafwain – Comfort Zone, by Rubiano/ $2,500 LF

• Sire of $160,000 BARRETTS SALES TOPPING YEARLING

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• The #1 Freshman Sire outside of Kentucky in 2013, ranked among the Top Ten nation-ally with a seven yearling average over $53,000.

• First 2YOs sold for up to $105,000, and his frst runner BIG SWAG, won frst time out in maiden special company at Santa Anita by 31⁄4 lengths.

• Santa Anita Graded stakes-winning miler by Top California Sire KAFWAIN.

• Won 3 of 5 starts, including the G3 Sham S. by 6L (107 Beyer) and G3 San Rafael S. at one mile.

• Out of a half-sister to the dam of 2YO G1 SW STORMELLO ($700,100) and 2012

G2 Del Mar Derby SW MY BEST BROTHER ($346,090).

Record-Setting g1 Performing Multiple Stakes Winner

SLEW’S TIZNOW Tiznow – Hepatica, by Slewpy/ $2,500 LF

• Won on dirt and synthetic, including Del Mar’s El Cajon S. at one mile by 3 lengths and Hollywood Park’s War Chant S. at 1 1/16 miles in a record 1:40.34.

• Saratoga maiden winner and 2nd in Keeneland’s G1 Breeders’ Futurity at two.

• In his fnal start, posted a 102 Beyer in Hollywood Park’s G2 Californian S.

• Full brother to Multiple Graded stakes winner SLEW’S TIZZY and 3/4-brother to the dam of Group 1 Winner THE HANGMAN.

• first crop yearlings sold for up to 14-times his fee.

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CTBAworking for youTo further assist the membership of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) and subscribers of its offi cial publication, California Thoroughbred, this monthly editorial page provides readers with updates about the association’s current policies, latest news and upcoming events in the Golden State.

INTERNET POKER BILLS NOT PASSED IN 2014

T e California T oroughbred Breeders Association was a big part of the racing industry ef ort that defeated two Internet poker bills in Sacramento that did not include horse racing. T e racing industry is working hard to be included in any poker legislation as a way to grow purses.

T e two bills that died at the conclusion of the 2014 legislative session were SB 1366 by Sen. Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) and AB 2291 by Assembly member Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles). Both bills excluded racing, and both included a so-called “bad actor” provision that would have exclud-ed the Isle of Man-based online poker company PokerStars.

“T ose bills not passing this year was a huge victory for T oroughbred racing,” said Robyn Black, the CTBA’s legislative advocate. “We are currently having conversations on how to move forward in 2015 to have Internet poker bills intro-duced that would include racing.”

Black said that Correa and Jones-Sawyer worked closely with the racing industry to try to build consensus with Indian tribes and card rooms, but that they unfortunately ran out of time during the 2014 session.

It is anticipated that after the election, the new legislators are sworn in, and the state legislature begins its session, several Internet poker bills will be introduced. T e CTBA will work diligently with the T oroughbred Owners of California and other racing industry leaders to have racing included.

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NEW CTBA MEMBERS

Stallion Auction Slated for Dec. 2The CTBA Stallion Season Telephone Auction will be held Tuesday,

Dec. 2, from 6-8 p.m. Pacifi c time. Proceeds will benefi t the CTBA’s Political Action Committee fund, which works in support of legisla-tion to favorably impact California breeders. Seasons will be sold with no guarantee. For more information, please contact Christy Chap-man at CTBA, 626-448-7800 x 247 or [email protected].

Cal Cup Celebrates 25th RunningCalifornia Cup will turn 25 when the combination

Cal Cup/Sunshine Millions is run at Santa Anita Jan. 24, 2015. Be sure to make plans to attend the annual California Cup Party, which as last year will be held on the 3rd fl oor Mezzanine between rows L and O—offering a spectacular view of the racetrack. Outside seating will be provided.

For further information, contact Cookie Hackworth at 800-573-2822 x 243 or Cookie@ctba.

CTBA Directors Election Deadline Nov. 9

Those CTBA members who wish to seek election to the group’s Board of Directors through the petition process are reminded that they have until Nov. 9, 2014, 90 days prior to the CTBA’s Annual Meeting and Dinner, to submit their completed application. As per the association’s bylaws, the application needs to include a minimum of 25 signatures from current CTBA members for the applicant to be included on the ballot for this year’s election, which relates to the three-year term as a direc-tor from 2015-17.

The Annual Meeting and Dinner, which also honors the California-bred Horse of the Year and other state champions, will be held on Feb. 9, 2015, at the Westin Pasadena.

T ose bills not passing this year was a huge victory for T oroughbred racing.”

— Robyn Black

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Upon graduating from Cal State Northridge with a degree in accounting, Mr. Murphy took employment at Coopers & Lybrand in downtown Los Angeles. By this time he had married his wife, Claire, and together they raised a family of two boys and a girl. Looking for new frontiers, Mr. Murphy began as CFO for the CTBA in 1999. His expertise soon became apparent, and he was asked to help with the fnances of the CTF. Mr. Murphy has been most helpful in that regard, and the CTF is very appreciative for all the help he has provided to our organization. Jim and Claire currently live in San Dimas and are looking forward to spending time with their children and grandchildren while taking this opportunity to travel and enjoy the years to come. Te Board is grateful that Mr. Murphy has agreed to become a CTF Board Member, as his knowledge and skill will be most welcome.

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Lovacres Ranch

But Albie has another job, one he and Lovingier enjoy. Tey trail ride up the ridge to Lovacres’ highest point. From there, Terry and Albie get a breathtaking view of the entire ranch, home to seven stallions, some 150 broodmares, and past and future stakes winners.

California-bred Willa B Awesome, winner of the 2012 Santa Anita Oaks (gr. I), came of of Lovacres, as did current 2-year-old Cal-bred stakes win-ner My Fiona. Lovingier is breeding these types of quality runners and bringing together a variety of partners in their ownership. His eforts have placed him third on the list of California’s leading breeders, behind only Perry Martin and Steve Coburn of California Chrome fame and perennial leaders Tommy Town Toroughbreds.

Lovacres now encompasses nearly 600 acres. A civil and environmental engineer who runs Lovco Construction in Signal Hill, Calif., Lovingier manned some of the tractors himself when building the ranch in 2007.

Te full-service facility benefted from Lovingier’s background. He de-signed the entire ranch, from fguring out the best spot for the six-furlong

Room to

GRow

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most mornings Terry Lovingier’s blue-eyed pony Albie works hard taking babies to the six-furlong track at Lovacres Ranch near Warner Springs. Having come from

the racetrack, he knows his job and he’s good at it.

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training track to naming the roads between the large pas-tures. His paramount concern was for the welfare of the hors-es, emphasized by the spacious room he gives to every animal on the farm.

“No matter what I did, even if it was just a farm where we were raising our own horses, I wanted space for the horses to grow in,” said Lovingier.

Lovacres has developed into one of California’s showplaces, with plenty of room not only for the horses Lovingier raises, but also for client horses and mares that come in to be bred to the stallions. Te ranch includes a gorgeous home for Lovingier and his wife, Barbara, plus a guesthouse for visitors.

Tese days, subsequent generations of-ten use the guesthouse. Terry and Barbara have three adult children—Matt, Megan, and Cheri—and fve grandchildren.

Terry is actually the second generation in the horse business. Born in California, he spent part of his formative years in Oklahoma because his father, Russ, was in the oil business. Te family always had horses.

One of the horses Terry cared for grow-ing up was a Quarter Horse mare named Angie Miss. She was subsequently sold and produced the Hall of Fame racehorse Kaweah Bar.

Later, Terry raised Quarter Horses in Waco, Texas, with his father and his brother Dan. Tey succeeded to such an extent that Dan and Terry bred Streakin Flyer, who in 1996 won Quarter Horse racing’s biggest event, the All American Futurity.

Russ, now 94, helped Terry build Lo-vacres, as did Matt and Matt’s son, Cam-eron. One day they were all working on the training track, and Terry looked up to see that Russ had tears in his eyes.

“Dad, what are you crying for?” Terry asked him.

“You know what? Tere are four gen-erations working on this track,” Russ re-plied.

Soon Lovacres will also have multiple generations of Lovingier homebreds on

the property. Terry has already retired some of his good racing fllies to his broodmare band such as River Kiss. A 5-year-old Cal-bred daughter of Awesome Gambler, who stands at Lovacres, River Kiss earned $154,524 and placed in four stakes, including fnishing second in the 2011 Sorrento Stakes (gr. III).

River Kiss embodies one of Lovingier’s principles—breeding entirely in Califor-

nia because of the lucrative state-bred program and to support the ranch’s stallions, unless the mare is open. In that case he might ship her to be bred to a Kentucky stal-lion. But he returns the mare to California so that she will foal in the state, be bred back to a California stallion, and make the Kentucky-sired foal a Cal-bred.

“River Kiss had a Hard Spun Cal-bred flly this year,” said Lovingier.

Lovingier, who sits on the boards of both the California Toroughbred Breeders As-sociation and the Torough-bred Owners of California,

spoke about the benefts of the Cal-bred program at a TOC owners’ seminar at Del Mar this past summer.

“Te Cal-bred program ofers a huge advantage for California breeders,” Lovingier said. “You can compete for the same amount of purse money in races for California-breds and California-sired horses as you would in open company.”

Lovingier jumped in when the econo-my soured several years ago and bought good Kentucky mares at bargain-base-ment prices. He brought them to Lo-vacres and worked hard to discover the right nicks with the ranch stallions.

Willa B Awesome has emerged as the biggest success of the Lovacres program to date. She is out of Lovingier-bred Cause I’m Tricky, a daughter of Nineeleven—Takenbyherbeauty, by Saros.

“Cause I’m Tricky comes from an old Earl Scheib family,” Lovingier said.

Lovingier bred Cause I’m Tricky to Rio Verde a couple of times, getting stakes-placed Rio Tricky and Got Tobe Rio, before he started breeding her to Awe-some Gambler. Lovingier owns 25% of Awesome Gambler, a son of Coronado’s Quest—Wedding March, by Deputy Minister, and Pete and Barbara Walski, who raced him, own 75%.

“I like breeding to Awesome Gambler because he’s a big, statuesque horse,” Lovingier said. “Te fact that they are go-ing back to dirt tracks is going to be huge for him because he’s really more of an East

Aboard his pony Albie, Terry Lovingier checks on some of the Loveacres Ranch equine residents

Owners: Terry & Barbara LovingierFarm Manager: Gregorio RinconPhysical Address: 35490 Highway 79,

Warner Springs, Calif., 92086Telephone: 951-852-073E-Mail Address: [email protected] Services: Breeding, Boarding,

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Horse Population November 2014

Stallions ............................................ 7

Broodmares .................................. 150

Weanlings ..................................... 100

Yearlings ....................................... 100

Two-year-olds ................................. 10

Retirees ........................................... 20

TOTAL ....................................... 387

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Coast dirt-type of horse. I think his best year is going to be next year.”

Willie B Awesome, 3-year-old full brother to Willa B Awesome and like his sister trained by Walther Solis, is stakes-placed and back in training after a break. Lovingier is also excited about Woodie B Awesome, the yearling full brother who began his lessons on the Lovacres training track in September.

Tese types of horses not only beneft from Lovingier’s study of bloodlines but also from the entire Lovacres program, which begins at birth.

Lovacres has about 100 indoor stalls between the mare and training sections of the ranch, and just about as many out-door “mare motels”—large pens with cov-ered sections that allow the horses to enjoy the outdoors. Plus, the ranch has 50’ x 50’ day pens and pastures ranging from fve to 20 acres. Tat gives Lovingier fexibility to house horses in the manner that suits each individual.

Many of the indoor broodmare stalls can be enlarged for foaling stalls. Once a mare foals, Lovingier tries to get mother and baby out into the covered pens and then the large pastures fairly quickly.

“If everything’s good with them, we’ll keep them inside maybe four days,” he said. “Tey do better outside.”

He also emphasized the importance of sterilizing the foaling stalls between uses. At the height of foaling season, his staf keeps busy rotating mares and babies out

of and then sterilizing the stalls before bringing in the next mares due to foal.

Lovingier is very involved with farm management, but he leaves the day-to-day work to ranch manager Gregorio Rincon, who has been with the farm since its inception. Jorge Tomayo heads up the breaking and training program, and Gre-gorio’s daughter, Jessica, handles much of the breeding paperwork. Staf on the ranch number about 25.

Lovingier’s brother Dan is an animal

nutritionist in Utah, which has helped Lovacres’ precise nutrition program. Te ranch grows some of its own hay, which not only ofsets some feed costs but also can give horses good alfalfa pasture to graze.

Lovingier and Rincon rotate horses on the pastures to allow the land time to lie fallow. Lovacres has an underground irri-gation system, with 18 wells. Tat gives the ranch plenty of water, even in Califor-nia’s current drought conditions.

Lovinger designed the entire ranch, from fguring out the best spot for the six-furlong training track to naming the roads between the large pastures.

His paramount concern was for the welfare of the horses, emphasized by the spacious room he gives

to every animal on the farm.

Lovingier designed the entire farm, including the training track

Lovacres’ breeding barn has spacious stalls with good airflow

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Te series of ponds as well as the so-lar panels Lovingier has installed on the ranch keep it somewhat self-sustaining, reduces its carbon footprint, and lowers expenses. Plus, some of the ponds ofer the added advantage of recreational catch-and-release fshing, something Lovingier enjoys with his entire family.

Te ranch is located in the high des-ert at 3,500 feet. Summers can be hot, but because it is situated in a valley near Palomar Mountain, it gets breezes and the temperature is often cooler than Te-mecula down the road. Te elevation also means the occasional snow furry in the winter.

Te snow never bothers the horses, and Lovingier says that they actually seem to enjoy it. One of the things he is proudest of is that the large pastures and easygoing lifestyle for the horses keep stress and thus colic to a minimum.

Employees handle the foals often, mak-ing the transition to breaking and train-ing as late yearlings a much easier process. Tomayo has the option of training out of the training barn with enclosed stalls or

nearby outdoor pens and small pastures, the latter usually more enjoyable for the young horses.

Once the horses are started under sad-dle and have sufcient experience on the training track, they are turned out to grow into strong and healthy 2-year-olds unless they are slated for a yearling sale. Lovingier feels that starting the horses be-fore a yearling sale makes the horses more attractive to buyers.

“But if you’re going to turn the horses back out, you have to make sure they are completely broke, not just green-broke,” said Lovingier. “Tat way they remember their lessons when you pick them back up the following year.”

Lovingier estimates that he has 60-80 foals of his own a year, some already in partnerships. Most of the horses go to auction, either as yearlings or as 2-year-olds, and Lovingier races those that don’t bring a reasonable price.

Te Lovacres stallions range from long-established stallions to those just get-ting started. Swiss Yodeler, a top Califor-nia sire, especially of 2-year-olds, stands at Lovacres. Te son of Eastern Echo—Drapeau, by Raja Baba, is the senior stal-lion at the ranch at 20 years old.

Mike Harrington trained Swiss Yodeler for Heinz Steinmann, and they have also brought Empire Way to Lovacres.

“Empire Way’s pedigree is arguably the best pedigree in California,” said Lovingier.

Second to I’ll Have Another in the 2012 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II), Empire Way is by Empire Maker—Delta Princess,

Left, maintenance manager Doug Burk. The Lovacres crew includes ranch manager Gregorio Rincon (above, center)

If you’re going to turn the horses back out, you have to make sure they are completely broke, not just green-broke. Tat way they remember their lessons when you pick them back up the following year.”

— Lovingier on starting horses

as yearlings

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by A. P. Indy. Tat makes him a full broth-er to Eclipse Award-winning Royal Delta. Empire Way’s frst foals arrived this year.

Another with his frst foals in 2014, Twice the Appeal is also new to Lovacres, moving from Premier Toroughbreds. Winner of the 2011 Sunland Derby (gr. III), he is by Successful Appeal—Double Boarded, by Cormorant.

Lovingier homebred Grace Upon Grace went to stud in 2011. By Rio Verde—Chasing Wind, by Mining, Cal-bred Grace Upon Grace placed in two stakes and earned $162,646.

Bushwacker (Outfanker—Musical Score, by Romantic Lead) and Time to Get Even (Stephen Got Even—Tomisue’s Pleasure, by Seeking the Gold) have stood several seasons at Lovacres.

“I’ve bred quite a few mares to Bush-wacker, who is getting very durable run-ners,” said Lovingier. “Tey came out with a durability index, and Bushwacker’s sire, Outfanker, was #7. I do believe there is a place for us to try to breed a lot more durability in horses in California.”

Lovingier owns Time to Get Even with Solis, Al Murrieta, and Joe Lopez.

Te horse won the 2007 Lazaro Barre-ra Memorial Stakes (gr. III) and earned $150,084. Lovingier bought into him when Solis, who owns property nearby, brought the horse to Lovacres to stand.

“He’s a pretty productive stallion,” said Lovingier. “We didn’t breed too many mares to him the frst couple of years, but I’ve bred quite a few more once we saw some good crosses.”

Time to Get Even’s foals include Lovingier-bred Time for a Memory, who has put together quite a string of victories, including the Saskatchewan Derby, in Canada.

Lovingier is thrilled that Time for a Memory has found a niche where she can make money for her connections.

“I like parity in horse racing, with a chance for everybody to have a chance to get out on their horses,” he said.

When Lovingier brings partners in on his horses, he gives them an even better chance to do well. After all, a small inter-est in a horse is much cheaper than having to fnance the whole horse and shoulder all of the expenses.

“Besides, I like having partners on hors-es,” he said. “I like being able to give a high-fve after a horse wins. I’ve had my winner’s picture taken and been the only one standing there. It’s just not as much fun as when you have partners.”

With the Lovacres program in full bloom, Lovingier is sure to have many more opportunities to high-fve those partners in the future.

Awesome GAmBLeR empiRe wAy swiss yoDeLeR

willa B Awesome has the label of being the best horse that Lovingier has produced. she is out of the mare Cause i’m Tricky (left)

Te Lovacres stallions range from long-established stallions to those just getting started.

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GRACE UPON GRACE

Rio Verde—Chasing Wind,

by Mining – Fee $2,000 Leading First Crop sire of 2014

SWISS YODELER

Eastern Echo—Drapeau,

by Raja Baba – Fee: $3,000Perennial Leading Sire of 2-Year-Olds

including Champion 2 Year-Old TILDE and

Champion sprinter THOR’S ECHO

AWESOME GAMBLER

Coronado’s Quest—Wedding March,

by Deputy Minister – Fee: $5,000

California’s Leading First-Crop Sire Of 2011 Leading Second-Crop Sire Of

2012 and Leading Third-Crop 2013

Sire of GI Winner WILLA B AWESOME who sold for $875,000 at the 2013

Fasig-Tipton November sale

TWICE THE APPEAL

Successful Appeal—Double

Boarded, by Cormorant

– Fee: $1,500G3 Stakes winner of $448,527

First foals will be Two Year- olds of 2015

EMPIRE WAY

Empire Maker—Delta Princess,

by A. P. Indy – Fee:$5,000Grade I Stakes-Placed Winner of $119,170

Full brother to Eclipse Champion ROYAL DELTA

First Foals will be yearlings of 2015

BUSHWACKER

Outflanker—Musical Score,

by Romantic Lead – Fee: $2,000Sire of Stakes-Placed Tupelo Cush from First Crop to Race, ranked

9th in California of Leading Two-Year-Old Sires

TIME TO GET EVEN

Stephen Got Even—Tomisue’s Pleasure,

by Seeking the Gold – Fee: $2,000Sire of Multiple Stakes-Placed Winner Time For Angie Ranked in

the top 4 of second crop sires in California

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Veterinarian Profile

While doing that, he also was honing his skills for what he believed would be his career, that of a successful jockey. His eventual calling, becoming a successful veterinarian and a future president of the American Association of Equine Prac-titioners, wasn’t even in the back of his mind.

Two things changed that plan in the blink of an eye. One was a condition that he continue his education, which came at the insistence of the trainer for whom he worked, Harry Trotsek. Te other was much more traumatic.

Blea, a native of Santa Fe, N.M., had gone to New Orleans at age 8 when his father trained horses at the Fair Grounds.

“You know at 17, you think you know everything,” Blea recalled about those days. “You think you can light the world on fre—not that I thought I was going to be the latest and greatest rider. I was go-ing to quit high school when I was ofered a contract to ride for Harry Trotsek. We were at the Fair Grounds that winter, and I was his work rider. I’d gallop horses for him in the morning and then go to high school; I was a senior at the time.

“Harry called me and said he wanted me under contract for a year and we’d go to Chicago and New York. But he found out I was still in school, and he said, ‘You’re not going. Get your education, and I’ll see you next winter.’ ”

Tat’s when the teen-aged vet-to-be be-gan pursuing a career as a jockey. Having grown up on the racetrack, it seemed a natural ft.

“I walked hots, cleaned stalls, groomed, galloped horses, and fnally rode as a li-censed jockey,” Blea said. “I was a race-T

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At 17, life for Jef Blea was pret-ty uncomplicated, far from that of most other teenagers.

His lifelong connection to horses had put him aboard numerous fne Toroughbreds as an exercise rid-er for a well-known and successful trainer.

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track rat, so to speak.”Lurking ahead of him, however, was a

moment that everything changed. In less than a year his dreams of a career in riding were shattered by a severe injury.

Blea was working a horse one morning at Louisiana’s Jeferson Downs when the animal ducked in, went up on the rail, and catapulted Blea into the infeld. Blea’s left arm was pinned behind his back, resulting in stretched or torn nerves from his spinal cord in the neck area. It took doctors a little bit of time to fgure out how to handle the rare injury, and shortly thereafter Blea en-dured 19 hours of surgery at Stanford Uni-versity Hospital where surgeons worked to repair the damage as best they could.

Te injury left his arm paralyzed from the elbow down, ending all possibility of a riding. A new goal soon appeared on the horizon when Blea headed to Colorado State University, where he earned his un-dergraduate degree and got his training in veterinary medicine.

“I truly believe everything happens for a reason,” Blea said. “If I hadn’t gotten hurt, I wouldn’t have gone to veterinary school, and I wouldn’t have ended up having as good a life as I’ve had, doing what I enjoy so much.”

His injury has been a non-is-sue during his professional life, he says. “You fnd that there’s more than one way to do things. It’s never been an issue with my work. I’ve just found other ways to do things. In this business you learn that horses are very forgiving and patient, and they let you do things the best you can.”

Blea is very expansive when he talks about his vocation, but it pretty much can be summed up, in his own words, this way: “I’ve been blessed to work with some great horses and some equally great people over the past 20 years.”

Among those horses are great stars such as Breeders’ Cup legends Zenyatta and Beholder, Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Giacomo, Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Empire Maker, Possibly Perfect, Miz-zen Mast, and most recently the ill-fated

Dance With Fate. It’s this last one that illustrates what

Blea calls the fip side of the business: “Te thing that ruins my day is when I have to put a horse down due to injury.”

In the case of Dance With Fate, trained by Peter Eurton, Blea said, “He was a phenomenal horse. Unfortunately, people won’t get the chance to enjoy his talent. He was a great racehorse and just coming into his own and developing into some-thing special.”

On having to euthanize a horse, Blea said, “What’s frustrating is that there are so many safeguards in place in racing that the public isn’t aware of and own-

ers aren’t aware of. As an example, there are so many times these horses are exam-ined and gone over head to foot, and still something unfortunate happens that’s out of our control.

“Tese are athletes, and like athletes they are going to go through aches and pains and some injuries. Knowing that, you do everything in your power as a vet-erinarian or as a trainer to prevent a cata-strophic injury.”

In the business of man and beast, how can a 1,200-pound horse be handled by, in Blea’s case, a 150-pound man? Very carefully, as the saying goes. Te veterinar-ian relies on help from someone who can handle the horse during an examination or treatment, Blea says, adding that the doctor needs to have some sense of horse-manship as well. Tat generally helps him make the right moves around the animal to avoid any untoward incidents.

Blea has been on the ownership side of racing, too. He sees no confict of inter-est there as long as transparency is at the

forefront. “I’ve owned horses with

Bobby Frankel, J.C. Canani, Dan Hendricks, Scott Han-son, and Rafael DeLeon, but I’ve always been transpar-ent, always had them in my name. If my horse is sched-uled to run, I don’t touch him or any other horse in that race once it’s entered.” Tat way, he says, there’s no

confict of interest or even the slightest perception of confict.

Blea says he isn’t a bettor, explaining: “My concern is how they’re running, how they come out of the race, and how they’re going into the race. At that point, my job is over. I do follow the horses when they run, but I couldn’t tell you how much they pay.”

He follows the races daily, and if he’s not at the track in the afternoon he checks the results at night. Tat’s his way of knowing what’s going on with each horse. “I don’t know if it’s an addiction or just kind of relaxing for me to go through all that,” he said.

I truly believe everything happens for a reason. If I hadn’t gotten hurt, I wouldn’t have gone to veterinary school, and I wouldn’t have ended up having as good a life as I’ve had, doing what I enjoy so much.”

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Basically, it’s just another way for him to pursue his responsibilities. “Our role is to work with the trainer and the owner not only to fnd problems if there are any but, most importantly, to solve problems. When you do that, the one that benefts the most is the horse.”

What is Blea’s assessment of how racing has evolved over his time as an observer and participant?

“You ask yourself, ‘Are we any better now than we were 25 years ago?’ Everything in racing is cyclical, in my opinion. History al-ways repeats itself. Some of the good that’s happened in racing is that it has become a safer, more welfare-aware sport where the interest of the horse comes frst. At an earli-er time I think that’s what it was about, and I think we’re heading back to that.

“While I’m involved here in the trench-es [as a racetrack practitioner], I’m also in-volved in the politics of racing. Te idea of a uniform medication program is a good thing. I’d like to see uniformity in racing, uniformity in all four phases: therapeutic medication, meaningful penalties, labora-tory testing, and third-party Lasix admin-istration. Uniformity not only helps the horse and racing, it provides for substance in the public’s eye to believe we’re doing the right thing for the horse and the in-dustry. We need to remember that it’s the public that supports racing. We need to show them we have a good story to tell. We’re just not very good at telling it.”

As for uniformity in medication, Blea, who is a partner in a fve-member veteri-nary group headed by Dr. Helmuth Von Bluecher and based in Sierra Madre, said, “I think we’re getting there. Te problem racing has is there’s too much internal fghting and we continue to have prob-lems with a public perception. Lasix has been perhaps the most divisive issue in the industry for a long, long time. It’s been scientifcally proved that it’s benefcial to treat the disorder [bleeding]. It’s been quoted—and it’s not my quote—that it’s good for the horse, but it’s not good for racing. Tat to me is kind of sad. One camp supports its use, and there’s another that wants it banned.

“If it’s that big an issue, let’s devote some research dollars to studying and un-derstanding the disease better and learn

how to treat it better. Let’s fnd alternative ways to control the disease. If our goal is to get away from race-day medication, let’s fnd an alternative solution. It goes back to defning the problem and fnding a solution.”

Veterinarians, Blea says, are trying to be proactive in education rather than defen-sive or reactive. “We need to tell our sto-ry. Everything you do to a horse needs to be justifable, whether it’s to your trainer, your owner, your children, or your moth-er. If you’re doing that, you’re doing the right thing.”

Te recent and prospective moves away from synthetic surfaces and back to dirt bring mixed emotions to Blea.

“Personally, I’ve thought synthetic sur-faces have been safer and kinder to horses than dirt,” he said. “But that basically is a matter for the short term. When the syn-thetic surfaces came along, no one really knew how complicated things could be. Over the long term they have proved to be difcult and expensive to maintain. Go-ing back to dirt ofers an opportunity for consistency in the surfaces. It seems the people making the changes are combin-ing old-fashioned techniques with mod-ern science.”

As AAEP president, Blea has piled up travel miles this year, and he gives an im-mense amount of credit to his colleagues in the practice for allowing him that time.

“I remain responsible both to the orga-nization and to our practice,” Blea said. “I’ve been able to do this because of the people around me. My practice partners have been incredibly supportive; they’ve picked up the slack. My clients have been supportive, too. When I’m gone, they know they can always reach me by phone or text.”

His family has felt his absences also, es-pecially his two daughters, Faith, 10, and Abi [short for Abigail], 8.

“Te girls love to be with me at the track,” the 48-year-old said. “Tey are dis-tressed about not getting to the track as often. When they’re with me, they ride in the truck and they love to help carry the equipment. I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

Actually, the girls have two trees. Teir mother, Annie, was a classmate of their fa-ther and is described by him as an extraor-dinarily talented veterinarian who put her practice on the shelf to have and raise the children.

As for responsibility to one’s craft, Blea says simply: “Every veterinarian should be willing to give something back—whether to students, the industry, or the animal. It’s important to mentor students in areas such as accountability, ethics, and good equine practice—meaning good diagnos-tics, good education, and the need to be able to communicate.”

Te problem racing has is there’s too much internal fght-ing and we continue to have problems with a public percep-tion. Lasix has been perhaps the most divisive issue in the indus-try for a long, long time. ”

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Cal-bred Stakes Winners at Santa Anita

By Tracy GanTz

Sprinters and milers excelled as Santa Anita conducted its fall meeting leading up to its third

consecutive hosting of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Cal-ifornia-breds graced the winner’s circle in both graded events and the Golden State Series races.

BIG BANE THEORY’S

CITY OF HOPE MILE

Scott Gross and Mark Devereaux bought Shebane for $40,000 to bring her to California and take advantage of the Cal-bred program. Te mare, a stakes winner in France, had terrifc breeding, being a daughter of Horse of the Year Al-ysheba out of a mare by Horse of the Year and Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.

“We bought the mare in foal to Artie Schiller at the (2008) Keeneland Novem-ber breeding sale,” said Gross. “She was carrying Big Bane Teory, and we brought her out here to make him a Cal-bred.”

Tey named Shebane’s colt Big Bane Teory, not only for the mare, but also for the scientifc theory because “we wanted him to burst onto the scene,” said Devereaux.

Trained by Carla Gaines, the colt burst into the winner’s circle in only his second start, in maiden Cal-bred company. Since then Big Bane Teory has competed pri-marily in open races, graduating quickly to graded stakes. Close several times, he brought home a graded trophy in the $201,500 City of Hope Mile Stakes (gr. IIT) Oct. 4.

“He’s lightly raced because he’s just had a few little problems and we’ve been con-servative with him,” said Gross. “Carla Gaines has done a spectacular job with him.”

A second in the Aug. 30 Harry F. Bru-baker Stakes at Del Mar was 5-year-old Big Bane Teory’s frst start of the year. It proved an ideal prep for the City of Hope Mile.

With Joe Talamo aboard, Big Bane Teory sat in ffth for the frst half-mile behind splits of :22.48 for a quarter-mile and :45.42 for a half-mile. Into the stretch he took the lead to defeat multiple grad-ed stakes winner Mr. Commons by 11⁄2 lengths in 1:32.38.

“He’s very, very good-minded, easy to train,” said Gaines. “I was just thinking to myself I hope Joe sits because they were going to come back to him. He rode him so beautifully.”

Big Bane Teory earned $120,000 for total earnings of $330,640. He has won four of 11 starts.

Soaring at Santa anita

Big Bane Theory burst into the winner’s circle in the grade II City of Hope Mile

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Big Bane Theory’s connections celebrate with jockey Joe Talamo and trainer Carla Gaines (second right) after the victory

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TOP KISSER’S L.A. WOMAN STAKES

One year before Gross and Devereaux purchased Shebane, Tom and Debi Stull of Tommy Town Toroughbreds plucked another good mare out of the Keeneland November sale. For $75,000 they got Cherokee Kiss in foal to Flower Alley.

Top Kisser resulted after the Stulls bred Cherokee Kiss to Tommy Town stallion Old Topper. Now a 5-year-old, Top Kiss-er travels well. She has won or placed in stakes at Santa Anita, Hollywood Park, Del Mar, Sacramento, and Pleasanton.

With the $100,250 L.A. Woman

Stakes (gr. III) Oct. 4, Top Kisser attempt-ed graded company for the frst time. She rewarded the faith the Stulls and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer had in her with a crisp victory.

Stopshoppingdebbie, undefeated in nine starts at Emerald Downs in Wash-ington, went of the slight 2-1 favorite in the L.A. Woman over Top Kisser. Eight of those wins had come in stakes. Te com-petition also included Grade III stakes winner My Happy Face, stakes winners Tribal Gal and Uzziel, as well as stakes-placed Maker Or Breaker.

Elvis Trujillo was riding Top Kisser for only the second time, and he got her out of the gate in second behind Tribal Gal and Uzziel, who sped to the front.

“She broke sharp,” Trujillo said. “We had a good position, and I knew they were going too fast on the front end.”

Trujillo was right, as Uzziel clocked a quarter in :21.48 and a half in :44.22. Tat flly ultimately tired, and in the stretch, Top Kisser overhauled Tribal Gal.

“I asked her at the quarter pole, and she kicked on,” Trujillo said.

Top Kisser beat Tribal Gal by 33⁄4 lengths in 1:14.84 for the 61⁄2 furlongs. My Happy Face fnished third, followed by Maker Or Breaker, Stopshoppingdeb-bie, and Uzziel.

“Te fractions were good for her,” said Hollendorfer.

With the L. A. Woman victory, Top Kisser raised her bankroll to $407,100, having won seven of 14 lifetime races.

VELVET MESQUITE’S CALIFORNIA

DISTAFF HANDICAP

Velvet Mesquite, another homebred, took down the honors in the $101,250 California Distaf Handicap Oct. 11. John Harris’ Harris Farms owns and bred the 4-year-old, who went favored in the Golden State Series race.

Top Kisser (top) performed well in the grade III L.A. Woman for jockey Elvis Trujillo and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer (above right)

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Trainer Blake Heap (second from left) and jockey Mike Smith receive kudos after Velvet Mesquite’s California Distaff win (top)

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Carded on the downhill Santa Anita turf course of about 61⁄2 furlongs, the Cal-ifornia Distaf pitted 10 fllies and mares against each other. Velvet Mesquite faced the likes of graded stakes winners Tribal Spy and Ciao Bella Luna as well as Qiaona, the defending California Distaf champ.

Velvet Mesquite has specialized in Santa Anita’s hillside course. Five of her eight starts and all four of her wins had come down the hill. Mike Smith rode her for the frst time for trainer Blake Heap, and bettors sent her away as the 2.70-1 favorite.

“She’s a big flly, and she broke a lit-tle slow,” said Smith, who added that she slipped slightly at the start. “I had to ask her a little when we were making that right-hand turn.”

Velvet Mesquite recovered quickly, re-sponded to Smith’s urging, and went to the front. Go West Marie challenged her at the top of the stretch, and after Velvet Mesquite held her of, Heat Trap made a late run. But Velvet Mesquite lasted to win by a half-length in 1:12.39.

“Tat hill is hers,” said Smith. “It’s al-most tailor made for her. Tat last little bit she just foats.”

A Cal-bred daughter of deceased In Excess, Velvet Mesquite is out of the Cal-bred Huddle Up mare Mesquite. Harris Farms had stood Huddle Up for Al Tofel, and upon Tofel’s death, the farm bought Mesquite.

“We particularly liked the mare and bought her at Barretts in January (2005) for $38,000,” said John Harris.

Mesquite is a full sister to stakes win-ner Rexy Sexy and a half sister to graded stakes-placed and multiple stakes winner Only the Best. Dave McGlothlin of Harris reports that Mesquite has a 3-year-old by Lucky J. H., a yearling by Lucky Pulpit, a weanling colt by Papa Clem, and is back in foal to Lucky Pulpit.

BOOZER’S CALIFORNIA FLAG

HANDICAP

Te males took their shot at the hillside turf course the following week, Oct. 18, in the $98,000 California Flag Handicap. Te race is named for the winner of the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. Califor-nia Flag was also California’s co-Horse

of the Year and champion Cal-bred turf horse that year.

Barbara Card, who bred California Flag with her late husband, Keith, presented the trophy.

“California Flag is enjoying his retire-ment, being out in a big pasture,” she said. “He’s completely white now.”

Undefeated Red Outlaw, who won the listed $93,250 Uniformity Stakes Oct. 19, scratched out of the California Flag, as did Ain’t No Other. Tat left a feld of four, with no show wagering. Boozer, who had won twice over the hillside course, went of the 7-10 favorite.

Boozer ran to his price, going to the lead right after the gate opened. Jockey Rafael Bejarano guided him down the hill, and Boozer clocked a quarter-mile in :22.89 and a half-mile in :45.16. Boozer drifted out a bit as he crossed the dirt and then powered home to win by

21⁄2 lengths in 1:12.36.Mark Glatt trains 4-year-old Boozer for

Al and Sandee Kirkwood. Te Kirkwoods bought the son of Unusual Heat—Kitty and Boo, by Cape Canaveral, privately after he broke his maiden down the hill in 2013. Barry Abrams and Madeline Auerbach bred him in partnership with Huston Racing, Vincenzo Loverso, and Chris Perez.

“I’ve been training him for about a year,” said Glatt. “He’s a smart horse. He might have been a little tough as a stud. Tey gelded him when he was turned out and before I got him.”

Glatt said that he will keep Boozer on the turf.

“He runs good down the hill, and he won very impressively going a mile and a sixteenth,” said Glatt. “I think he’ll even run a mile and an eighth if that opportu-nity ever comes up.”

Barbara Card presented the California Flag trophy to jockey Rafael Bejarano and trainer Mark Glatt (fifth from right); Boozer (above) easy winner of California Flag Handicap

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Te Big Fresno Fair Stakes Races

Marino’s Wild Cat and Downtown C. T. represent-ed California well at Te Big Fresno Fair, sweep-ing both stakes during the race meeting. Marino’s

Wild Cat annihilated the feld in the $100,250 Harris Farms Stakes Oct. 5, while Downtown C. T. defeated six others in the $75,560 Bull Dog Handicap Oct. 12.

Te Harris Farms Stakes is a new addition to the Golden State Series for 2014 for California-bred and California-sired 3-year-olds and older at six furlongs. John Harris’ Harris Farms near Coalinga is located about 45 miles from the fairgrounds, and the Sanger division is only about 15 miles away. John Harris has long been a huge supporter of Te Big Fresno Fair.

“We were pleased to have the Cal-bred stakes at Te Big Fresno Fair named after our farm,” Harris said. “We have raced there for over 40 years, and our horses always have a big following there.”

Te inaugural Harris Farms drew a feld of fve, with Tom-my Town Toroughbreds’ homebred 6-year-old Ain’t No Other the even-money favorite. Ain’t No Other has earned more than $600,000 and has placed in three grade III events at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park. He also had Northern California superstar Russell Baze aboard for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.

Te favorite jumped out on top when the gate opened, and Marino’s Wild Cat on the inside went right with him. With Sil-

vio Amador aboard, Marino’s Wild Cat soon took over the lead. Ain’t No Other remained on Marino’s Wild Cat’s hip, launch-

ing his bid on the turn. Marino’s Wild Cat had another gear, however, and as they turned into the stretch, he began drawing away. He powered home, ultimately winning by 53⁄4 lengths in 1:08.61. A Toast to You closed for second over Spirit Rules while Ain’t No Other fnished fourth.

Clif DeLima trains Marino’s Wild Cat for Roy Guinnane, who bred the 5-year-old Cal-bred gelding and campaigns him in the name of GCCI (Guinnane Construction Co. Inc.). Marino’s Wild Cat, who has now earned $157,410, is by Marino Mari-ni—Faxene, by Dayjur. He and Amador have combined for four of the gelding’s fve wins.

“He’s a nice horse,” said Guinnane. “He had some shin prob-lems early, so we stopped on him. Clif looks out for the horse and gives them time. Now he’s a plumb sound horse.”

BULL DOG HANDICAP

Te Big Fresno Fair regularly schedules the Bull Dog Hand-icap, an open listed stakes at 11⁄8 miles for 3-year-olds and old-er horses. Baze piloted still another heavy favorite, 6-5 Salah Champ, a Cal-bred trained by Hollendorfer.

Downtown C. T. likes to set the pace, a strategy that paid of in two allowance op-tional claiming races at Sac-ramento and Golden Gate Fields. Jockey Ricardo Gon-zalez had ridden him to both of those victories, and they employed the same tactics once again.

From the outside post, Downtown C. T. broke on top and Gonzalez maneu-vered him over to the rail before the frst turn. Down-town C. T. was able to dictate the pace, getting the frac-tions in :24.38, :48.52, and 1:12.34. Tat left him plenty in reserve to repulse challeng-es in the stretch and win by three-quarters of a length in 1:49.62.

Ellen Jackson bred Downtown C. T., a 5-year-old gelded son of Crafty C. T.—Downtown Tali, by Bertrando. She raced him alone and in partnership early in his career, until trainer O. J. Jauregui claimed him for $12,500 at Golden Gate in late 2012. Jauregui lost him and claimed him back, and he now trains the gelding for Carina Jauregui and Stuart Kesselman.

Downtown C. T. was winning his sixth race in 26 starts. His earnings through the Bull Dog stood at $187,371.

Marino’s Wild Cat and jockey Silvio Amador win the $100,000 Harris Farms Stakes

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Barretts October Yearling Sale

Te large number of Cal-breds in the sale meant that the increases in every cat-egory could be attributed to them. Con-ducted Oct. 7 in the Hinds Pavilion in Pomona, Calif., the sale averaged $22,606 for 163 sold, an increase of 14.8% over 2013’s fgure of $19,689. Te gross of $3,684,700 was up 17.7% over the 2013 fgure of $3,130,500, while the median jumped 15.4%, from $13,000 in 2013 to $15,000 in 2014.

“Cal-breds are important in every as-pect of our sales and in racing in Cali-fornia,” said Kim Lloyd, general manager for Barretts Sales & Racing. “Te better Cal-breds we produce for the market, the better it is for everybody.”

Unusual Heat, as he has frequently over the years, proved very popular at the year-ling sale. He sired the sale-topping flly as

well as two others in the top 10.Te flly is out of the stakes-winning

Stormy Atlantic mare Hotlantic, who also produced the $260,000 Barretts May sale-topper, Cal-bred Long Hot Sum-mer. At this year’s Del Mar meeting Long Hot Summer won the Generous Portion Stakes.

John Harris and Donald Valpredo bred Long Hot Summer and the Unusual Heat yearling, who was consigned to the sale by Harris Farms. Trainer Peter Eurton purchased the yearling sale-topper for Joe Ciaglia, as well as another daughter of Unusual Heat for $55,000 at the sale, also for Ciaglia.

Ciaglia and Alesia Stable will own the sale-topper with perhaps a couple of oth-ers, said Eurton. With Bran Jam Stables and Rob Dyrdek, Ciaglia and Sharon Ale-

sia campaigned 2011 Del Mar Debutante (gr. I) and Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) winner Weemissfrankie, and with Bran Jam they owned 2014 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) winner Dance With Fate.

“I loved everything about her—her mind, her body, Unusual Heat, and the bottom side,” said Eurton of the sale-top-per. “We’ll probably send them both to Magali Farms to be broken.”

Harris Farms consigned the $55,000 Unusual Heat for Madeline Auerbach, Barry Abrams, and Richard Rosenberg. Te flly is out of the Souvenir Copy mare Sandy Cheeks.

Eurton was only one of many Califor-nia trainers to buy at the sale.

“We had more participation from our trainers than we’ve seen in the past,” said Lloyd, who was very pleased with the sale fgures. “We’re seeing a little more conf-dence in the transitional period of racing. People know we’re going forward, and the

Trainer Peter Eurton, center, and owner Joe Ciaglia with the two Unusual Heat fillies pur-chased. The $175,00 sale-topper is at left.

By Tracy GanTz

California owners and trainers were on the lookout for California-breds at the Barretts October yearling sale. Of the 10 highest-priced young-sters, eight were not only foaled in the state but already registered for

Cal-bred premiums. Tey included the $175,000 sale-topper.

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ROI CHARMANTEvansville Slew—Cantina, by Seattle Dancer

Ranked #1 in California of Second-Crop Sires With $41K Average Earnings Per RunnerAEI for two-year-olds = 2.19

1st ranked 2013 crop sire by Barretts yearling average of $20K

A multiple graded stakes-placed frontrunner & 8-time open company winner of $337,678. Won on all surfaces of the major California circuit, recording the following fractions and final times:

• 5 f. (Turf) :21 3/5 :43 3/5 :55 1/5 – Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (tied existing track record)• 6 f. (Turf) :22 1/5 :44 2/5 1:08 2/5 – Hollywood Park • abt. 6 1/2 f. (Turf) :21 4/5 :43 2/5 1:05 4/5 1:12 – Santa Anita Park• 6 1/2 f. :22 1/5 :44 3/5 1:08 3/5 1:15 – Hollywood Park (at the age of 2) Ragozin #4• 6 1/2 f. :21 1/5 :43 0/0 1:07 1/5 1:14 – Santa Anita Park (in hand & tied 6 f. track record) Ragozin #1 3/4• 6 1/2 f. (All-Weather) :21 3/5 :43 4/5 1:08 1:14 2/5 – Hollywood Park (after a 15-month lay-off)• 7 f. :21 2/5 :43 2/5 1:08 1:21 2/5 – Hollywood Park

From the SEATTLE SLEW sire line of LAVA MAN ($5,268,706), his first three sires have produced more than 200 stakes winners. Out of a SEATTLE DANCER mare who has produced 7 multiple winners of $825K and is the Granddam of

KATHLEEN ROSE, 5 wins 3 to 4, $309K, 2nd in the $200,000 Royal Heroine S., G2, at Santa Anita, etc to 2014

Bred on the same line cross (inbred 4x3 to Broodmare of the Year MY CHARMER), as BOLD CHIEFTAIN ($1,683,181). From the female family of champions ROVING BOY & SWORD DANCER, GROUP 1 winner KINSALE KING ($1,504,129) &

the WAR RELIC sire line of champion California stallions CEE’S TIZZY & BERTRANDO.

2015 FEE: $1,500-LIVE FOAL(payable when foal stands and nurses)

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Barretts October Yearling Sale

racing is settling down.”Eurton’s two purchases put

Ciaglia second among buyers behind Dearon Pearson’s D. P. Racing. Trainer Jim Cassidy bought four for Pearson totaling $276,000, including the top-priced colt for $100,000.

John Golightly as agent sold the Cal-bred colt, who is by Belong to Me—Miss Beekman Place, by Yes It’s True. Te mare is a winning full sister to stakes-placed True Xena.

“Te fact that he’s a Cal-bred was a selling point,” said Cassidy. “We needed some Cal-breds for the barn. He is a nice individual and the one I liked the best.”

For Pearson, Cassidy also bought a Cal-bred daughter of Sidney’s Candy—Miss Afeet Alex, by Afeet Alex, consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency as agent. Havens was the sale’s lead-ing consignor.

Pearson’s other two purchases were by Unusual Heat. From Harris, Cassidy bought a flly out of stakes-winning Top of Our Game. She was one of two horses to sell for $90,000, the fourth-highest price of the sale. From Te Cole Ranch, Cassidy got Reckless Charm, a daughter of the In-dian Charlie mare Lottawampum.

Te remaining Unusual Heat from the

top 10 was Sriracha Heat, who brought $95,000. Sue Greene’s Woodbridge Farm consigned the colt as agent. He is out of the Wild Wonder mare Wild Refection. Trainer Ron Ellis purchased him for Tony Mancuso and Jimmy Johnson’s MJ Stable and Gary Finder.

“He’s a beautiful colt,” said Ellis. “He was my pick of the sale, so we went strong on him.”

Lucky Pulpit, the sire of Ken-tucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner California Chrome, had several in the sale, including the other horse to bring $90,000. Woodbridge sold that colt, named Lion’s Luck and out of the Lion Heart mare Lion Princess. Art Sherman, the trainer of California Chrome, signed the ticket for George Krikorian.

Sherman said that Krikorian would partner on the Lucky Pul-pit colt with Dr. Ed Allred, the owner of Los Alamitos. Sherman trains California Chrome at Los Alamitos.

Lucky Pulpit had a colt sell for $80,000 to trainer Jef Bonde. Jack and Barb Hatch’s Green Acre Stables sold the yearling as agent for breeders Steve and Maria Pav-ich. Te colt, out of the unraced Honour and Glory mare Glori-

ousexcitement, is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Bond James Bond. Steve Pavich also bred $165,773-earner See Zo Go, a son of Ministers Wild Cat—Glori-ousexcitement.

Many eyes were on a flly by Lucky Pulpit out of the Kennedy Road mare Jetinwith Kennedy. Harris Farms as agent consigned her as a bonus program for its employees, and she sold for $37,000 to Blinkers On Racing Stable.

“Every year I take an older mare, breed her to one of the stallions, and give the money to the employees as a bonus for them,” said Dave McGlothlin, general manager of the horse division at Harris and the flly’s breeder.

Jetinwith Kennedy, a foal of 1989, has already produced stakes winners Jet West, Jetinto Houston, Jetin Excess, and Trium-phant Flight.

McGlothlin said that any breeders awards generated by these sale horses also go back to the employees as “a nice little annuity.” Tat worked well with a previ-ous horse, Mamita Chula, who sold at the California Toroughbred Breeders Asso-ciation 2004 Northern California yearling sale for $4,000. Te daughter of Flying Continental—B. Elite, by Don B., earned $211,847 on the racetrack.

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93 b.f., Unusual Heat - Hotlantic $175,000

144 ch.c., Belong to Me - Miss Beekman Place $100,000

252 SRIRACHA HEAT, ch.c., Unusual Heat - Wild Reflection $95,000

126 LION’S LUCK, ch.c., Lucky Pulpit - Lion Princess $90,000

238 dk.b./br.f., Unusual Heat - Top of Our Game $90,000

77 b.c., Lucky Pulpit - Gloriousexcitement $80,000

79 ch.f., scat daddy - golden peach $80,000

120 dk.b./br.c., Macho Uno - life (fr) $80,000

142 ch.f., Sidney’s Candy - Miss Afleet Alex $70,000

247 PACIFIC SWELL, b.f., Artie Schiller - Wavy Lass $70,000

The top-selling colt, a Cal-bred by Belong to Me, brought $100,000 from Dearon Pearson of D. P. Racing

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Arcadia Walk of Champions

By Jane Goldstein

With 40-plus years of em-ployment at Santa Anita Park and as the son of the

track’s mutuels manager before that, George Haines has the track’s history in his blood. When Gail Marshall and Beth Costanza ap-proached him with the proposal of establishing the Toroughbred Racing Walk of Champions near the track in downtown Arcadia, his response was positive.

“I thought it was very ambitious but a very, very worthwhile program that the city of Arcadia needed,” said Haines, who served as president of Santa Anita from 2010 until becoming general manager of

Southern California Of Track Wagering (SCOTWINC) in April of this year. “It’s important that Santa Anita bring its rich history to the city and to honor our he-roes. Now people in Arcadia can see the history at their feet.”

Te Toroughbred Racing Walk of Champions was dedicated Sept. 27 as a permanent historic record of outstand-ing horses, jockeys, trainers, owners, and other key fgures, not just of Santa Anita but encompassing the entire state of Cal-ifornia.

No hoofprints or handprints will adorn the sidewalks in the manner of the Holly-wood Walk of Fame. But the accomplish-ments of 60 “cornerstone champions” have been engraved on bronze plaques in-stalled in some heavily traveled sidewalks of Santa Anita’s home city, Arcadia, which is also home to the California Torough-bred Breeders Association headquarters. Fourteen of the 37 horses honored are California-breds.

All of the 60 individual cornerstone champions are deceased, but also induct-ed was a “living legends” group selected for their contributions to the sport: Eddie Delahoussaye, Laft Pincay Jr., Dr. Jack Robbins, Serena’s Song, Silver Charm, Frank Stronach, and Tiznow.

Te honorees span much of the state’s history of racing, from Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin and his champion Cal-breds Rey El Santa Anita and Emperor of Norfolk to Santa Anita Park founder Dr. Charles H. Strub and Frank Stronach, the found-er and chairman of Te Stronach Group, current owner of Santa Anita.

In addition to the two Baldwin stand-out runners from the late 19th and early 20th century, the Cal-breds honored in the unveiling were Ancient Title, Best Pal, Brown Bess, Flying Paster, Free House, Hill Rise, Native Diver, Quicken Tree,

Silky Sullivan, Snow Chief, Swaps, and Tiznow.

Te germ of the idea for such a project originated some 10 years ago with Mar-shall, a former Arcadia mayor and coun-cilwoman, and Costanza, former director of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce and sometime racehorse owner.

About two years ago it resurfaced. In addition to Haines on behalf of Santa Anita, the Arcadia city manager was in-terested. An existing organization was sought to undertake the planning and execution. Te Arcadia Historical Society agreed, and a Walk of Champions com-mittee was formed from members of the society’s board—Marshall, Costanza, and Sandy Snider, former historian at the Los Angeles County Arboretum across the street from Santa Anita.

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— George Haines

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“Santa Anita helped launch the project with a fnancial commitment,” Haines said. “We also helped in the selection process, research, and choosing the living legends.”

Santa Anita is the founding sponsor and is honored with an oversized plaque atop a brick pedestal, the only one not embedded in the sidewalks. It stands at the northwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue.

Months of work included fundraising, selection of honorees, researching records and facts to include on the plaques, and design and production of the plaques.

“We are thrilled to be able to unveil these beautiful bronze tributes to some of the greatest people and horses in racing history,” said Snider. “In recognition of the fact that racing has played such a huge role in the development of Arcadia and the surrounding community, we’re hop-ing people will make the Walk of Cham-pions a fan-friendly destination for many, many years to come.”

Te public was invited to the dedica-tion ceremony and treated to refresh-ments, displays of antique vehicles, and band music before the dedication cere-mony. Several people spoke, including Haines, who commented on the tenacity of the three women organizers.

“I don’t want to say they stalked me, but close to it!” he said.

Arcadia’s mayor, John Wuo, city man-ager Dominic Lazzaretto, and some coun-cil members attended.

Wuo called the Walk a “visually pleas-ing pathway in the city” and said that the dedication “isn’t the end but a beginning.”

Lazzaretto said the “aging downtown infrastructure” is in the midst of an up-grade plan and that the Walk provides “something unique and meaningful” for the area.

A number of honorees and connec-tions of horses and people recognized were introduced, including members of the Baldwin and Charles Whittingham families; Beverly Lewis, owner with her late husband, Bob, of Silver Charm and Serena’s Song; Ron McAnally, trainer of John Henry, Bayakoa, and Paseana; Jay Robbins, trainer of Tiznow and also repre-

senting his father, Dr. Jack Robbins; Lin-da Mennis, a niece of Charles Strub; and Mel Stute, trainer of Snow Chief.

Especially enthusiastically welcomed were former jockeys Delahoussaye, who noted that he lived in Arcadia for decades before recently moving back to his native Louisiana, and Pincay, who said he was pleased to see that his plaque was next to that of Bayakoa, “the best flly I ever rode.”

“Tis project has been enthusiastically received by all of our business owners in the area, and we want to especially thank Santa Anita Park for its very generous help in funding it,” Snider said.

In addition to Santa Anita as founding sponsor, at the Golden Horseshoe fund-ing level are the Arcadia Historical Society and Mickey Segal, a former Arcadia may-or, and his wife.

Silver Horseshoe contributors include Breeders’ Cup, Oak Tree Racing Associa-tion, Diamond 100 Racing Club, Arcadia Association of Realtors, Western Medical Supply, Matt Denny’s Ale House, and the charitable arm of the Arcadia Police As-sociation.

Te guidelines for selecting ongoing additions to the Walk of Fame will be es-tablished along the lines of those of the National Racing Museum’s Hall of Fame, Snider said.

Te plaques are located on Hunting-ton Drive from Santa Anita Avenue to the Derby Restaurant, the popular din-ing spot of horsemen and fans, just east of Second Avenue, and on First Avenue between Huntington Drive and Wheeler Street, in the vicinity of a Metro Rail train station nearing completion.

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CTBA Member

PROFILE

By Emily ShiEldS

At 82 years old, Cliford DeLima vowed to cut back on the number of

horses in his care. Te trainer has been busy with racehors-es at the track, horses on his ranch in Livermore, and eight great-grandchildren to spoil.

“I said I was going to cut down,” DeLima afrmed again, “but then Roy Guin-nane and I went to a sale and came home with eight horses. We can’t go to sales anymore.”

If DeLima and Guinnane are a little eager at the mo-ment, no one can blame them. Teir 5-year-old gelding

Marino’s Wild Cat is now fve for nine lifetime after winning the $100,250 Harris Farms Stakes Oct. 5. Te 53⁄4-length victory was so impressive that it has DeLima and Guinnane dreaming of future stakes suc-cess, maybe even in Southern California.

DeLima has trained some classy horses before, but his is far from a household name. He was born and raised in Hawaii, and when he turned 15, a visiting colonel from the United States Army befriend-ed DeLima’s father. When it was time for the colonel to return to the U.S. (this being before Hawaii became a state),

the younger DeLima found himself on a ship heading east with him.

“Te colonel bought a couple of Toroughbreds in Hawaii and needed to get them back to the mainland,” DeLima said. “I was getting into all kinds of trouble, so they put me on a boat with two horses. I landed at the San Francisco pier.”

DeLima found himself at the Pleasanton racetrack, caring for the horses for eight months.

“He got rid of those horses, and we moved to Staten Island in New York,” DeLima recalled. “I got to know a guy

Trainer Cliff DeLima (second from right), with Marino’s Wild Cat, his Harris Farms Stakes victor

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who was going to college in Miami, so I got a ride down to Florida. It was there that I got hooked up with racing people again.”

His second attempt at a life in the racing industry was derailed when DeLima entered the armed services via the 82nd Airborne Division. Finally, DeLima returned to California and found a job with trainer L.W. Kidd.

“He was one of the best there ever was about taking care of a horse’s legs,” DeLima said. “He showed me a lot, taught me everything. From there I started rolling, training my own horses. I got married. We bought a ranch.”

Te 80-acre Greenville Farm is home not only to equines but to DeLima’s daughter, granddaughter, and some great-grandchildren, including a month-old baby girl.

“I’ve been married for 52 years, and I just love family,” DeLima said. “I love to spoil the kids. I have a great-grand-son who is sharp as a tack; he knows everything. I am so grateful for all of this. When it comes down to it, the hors-es have been good to us.”

Te frst good horse in DeLima’s life was Kay Cee, a California-bred by Khorassan II who dominated the North-ern California fairs from 1965 through 1967. Among his wins were the Sacramento Stakes, Governor’s Handicap, and Alamedan Handicap.

DeLima trained Maui Ly-phear J. for a Japanese own-ership group. Bred in Japan, the daughter of Lypheor (GB) won stakes races in 1986 and 1987, earning $169,225. DeLima ended up keeping the mare in California to breed when her career was over. From that arrangement,

he got the best horse he’s ever trained.

El Dorado Shooter, Maui Lyphear J.’s chestnut son by Man From Eldorado, was wickedly fast and earned $558,242 in his career. Among his 12 victories were the $142,500 Bay Mead-ows Breeders’ Cup Sprint Handicap (gr. III) and the Ken Maddy Sprint Handicap twice. El Dorado Shooter fnished in the top three 19 times in 33 starts.

Te problem with both Maui Lyphear J. and El Do-rado Shooter was their nerves. “She was so nervous that if you shipped her, it would take three weeks to quiet her down,” DeLima said. “Her son was the same way. Tey were so good, but they could have been really, really good!”

DeLima has experience with hot horses, but prefers the quiet ones. “You can get a lot out of a quiet horse, but if

you have a radical one, you go nuts just trying to keep them happy.”

With Perfect Meeting and Marino’s Wild Cat, DeLima has one of each.

DeLima calls Perfect Meeting “a little frebug. She’s hot blooded and always on the go.” Guinnane owns the 5-year-old Cal-bred mare by Marino Marini—Lacey Meeting, by Lacey Evitan. Te anxious mare won her third race of 2014 at the Fresno Fair Oct. 10, boosting her record to three wins in eight starts.

Marino’s Wild Cat, also by Marino Marini, is quiet as a mouse.

“We bred him and raised him, started him of right,” DeLima said. “He looked like he would be okay, but when he frst won, we had to stop on him because he got a little sore.”

Marino’s Wild Cat broke

his maiden Nov. 3, 2012, and then was turned out for a long time. DeLima credits owner Guinnane for letting him “do what I want with the horses.” Marino’s Wild Cat did not return to the races until May 17, 2014, when he rewarded his connections with another win.

Since then, the son of the Dayjur mare Faxene has boosted his record to fve wins in nine starts for earnings of $157,410. After three straight wins under Silvio Amador, Marino’s Wild Cat fnished fourth twice under diferent riders.

“Taking Amador of was a dumb thing to do,” DeLima said. “It didn’t work at all.”

Reunited with Amador, Marino’s Wild Cat destroyed the feld, including veteran stakes horses Ain’t No Other and Ourwestcoastghost in the Harris Farms Stakes. DeLima credits the gelding’s temper-ament.

“Nothing bothers this horse,” he said. “It’s too early to say how good he is, but after the race all he wanted to do was get on the van, eat, and sleep. I can take him anywhere.”

Guinnane and DeLima have a yearling half-sister to Marino’s Wild Cat by Square Eddie.

“She’s really nice; I hope she turns out all right,” DeLi-ma said.

With eight new sales purchases to worry about, yearlings on the farm, and subsequent starts to plan for Marino’s Wild Cat and Per-fect Meeting, the trainer has a lot on his plate.

“And now Roy is talking about going down south to buy some weanlings,” DeLi-ma confessed.

So much for cutting back.

Nothing bothers this horse. It’s too early to say how good he is, but after the race all he wanted to do was get on the van, eat, and sleep. I can take him anywhere.”

— Clif DeLima

Marino’s Wild Cat after taking the Harris Farms Stakes

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 – OCTOBER 22, 2014

WinnersThe accompanying list includes runners that are both California-foaled and California-

sired winners in 2014 of all recent North American races, except straight claiming races. Abbreviations used for the class of race are similar to those used by Equibase: Alw–

allowance; Hcp–overnight handicap; names of stakes race are spelled out, with the grade of the race, when applicable, in parentheses.

3-Year-olds & Up

Anziyan Royalty—Airsong: Air of Royalty (17-6), f, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 10/16, 6f, 1:9.70, $34,800.

Benchmark—Striking Point: Luscious Lonna (89-48), m, 6 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STK, Miss America S., 10/18, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:43.93, $39,750.

Blazonry—Carbon Copy (GB): Gospel Music (14-6), g, 4 yo, Zia Park, ALW, 10/11, 5 1/2f, 1:4.25, $16,500.

Cyclotron—Louisiana Lawyer: Neversaynever (16-9), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, STR, 10/16, 1mi (T), 1:38.73, $12,240.

Decarchy—Like a Deer: Deer Decarchy (87-40), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/21, 5 1/2f, 1:4.64, $10,200.

Desert Code—Escape With Me: Cadillac Desert (25-9), f, 3 yo, Fresno, MCL, 10/12, 5 1/2f, 1:4.55, $9,050.

Don'tsellmeshort—Adance: Silver Champ (36-18), g, 3 yo, Stockton, MCL, 9/26, 1mi, 1:40.04, $5,000.

Don'tsellmeshort—Ez Money Honey: No Ez Money (36-18), g, 5 yo, Fresno, STR, 10/2, 6f, 1:9.46, $13,010.

Don'tsellmeshort—My Country Girl: Country Scarlett (36-18), f, 3 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 10/18, 6f, 1:12.36, $4,400.

Game Plan—Sister Adiba: Justanother Bob (33-17), g, 6 yo, Lethbridge, STK, B Cup Three Year Old and Up Classic S., 9/27, 1 1/16mi, 1:49.63, $4,797.

Good Journey—Kalookan Lass: Smart Journey (62-32), h, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 10/5, 1mi (T), 1:36.25, $33,600.

Good Journey—Thewholeenchilada: Chilada (62-32), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 10/18, 1mi (T), 1:34.56, $34,800.

Gotham City—Cheta: T. D.'s Gold (15-7), g, 4 yo, Fresno, STR, 10/10, 6f, 1:10.26, $18,050.

Heatseeker (IRE)—Sophie's Joy: Ina Mina (57-28), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 10/16, 5 1/2f, 1:4.80, $11,400.

Idiot Proof—Point Break: Frisco Fog (14-7), f, 3 yo, Fresno, ALW, 10/4, 6f, 1:10.20, $23,450.

Iron Cat—Excess Lady: Steel Lady (15-9), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 10/2, 6 1/2f, 1:15.34, $33,600.

Kafwain—Haleys Fury: Conundrum Pass (81-45), g, 3 yo, Stockton, MCL, 9/27, 6f, 1:12.19, $6,650.

Lucky Pulpit—Miss Rainier: Federal Judge (64-27), g, 4 yo, Fresno, MCL, 10/5, 5 1/2f, 1:4.78, $5,000.

Lucky Pulpit—Unusual Spirit: Her Lucky Spirit (64-27), f, 3 yo, Turf Paradise, MCL, 10/20, 5f, 58.89, $3,646.

Lucky Pulpit—Intricate: Stitched Up (64-27), f, 3 yo, Zia Park, ALW, 10/20, 6f, 1:12.23, $16,200.

Marino Marini—Faxene: Marino's Wild Cat (78-37), g, 5 yo, Fresno, STK, Harris Farm S., 10/5, 6f, 1:8.61, $60,050.

Marino Marini—Lacey Meeting: Perfect Meeting (78-37), m, 5 yo, Fresno, STR, 10/10, 6f, 1:10.63, $18,050.

Marino Marini—Violet Brook: Rebecca's Surprise (78-37), f, 4 yo, Laurel Park, STR, 10/16, 1mi, 1:38.88, $15,390.

McCann's Mojave—Sorority Bid: Mystique Smile (41-19), g, 3 yo, Fresno, MCL, 10/13, 6f, 1:11.77, $5,000.

Ministers Wild Cat—You Are the Answer: Whatsthe-question (110-60), g, 4 yo, Penn National, AOC, 10/2, 1 1/16mi, 1:44.38, $18,240.

Old Topper—Cherokee Kiss: Top Kisser (72-38), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, L.A. Woman S. (gr. III ), 10/4, 6 1/2f, 1:14.84, $60,000.

Papa Clem—Vels Beauty: Ornery Strike (44-23), f, 3 yo, Albuquerque, ALW, 9/26, 5 1/2f, 1:4.69, $12,180.

Papa Clem—Desert Pearls: Papa's Grandkids (44-23), f, 3 yo, Portland Meadows, MCL, 10/12, 5 1/2f, 1:7.30, $2,475.

Popular—Miss Indiana: Pop Rod (16-9), g, 5 yo, Albuquerque, MCL, 9/21, 5f, 58.81, $5,580.

Square Eddie—Marquis Diamond: More Complex-ity (34-16), f, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, ALW, 9/26, about 6 1/2f, 1:12.53, $45,240.

Square Eddie—Meetmeinthewoods: Jimmy Bouncer (34-16), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 10/4, 6f, 1:8.62, $34,800.

Square Eddie—Farnham: Frensham (34-16), c, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 10/19, about 6 1/2f, 1:13.16, $34,800.

Stormin Fever—Please Lord: Please Everyone (73-31), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 10/3, 4 1/2f, 52.68, $3,315.

Surf Cat—Para Joyce: Surfing Angel (32-15), g, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 10/4, 5 1/2f, 1:4.19, $11,400.

Swiss Yodeler—Flying Dyna: Lastchancesaloon (82-44), g, 3 yo, Fresno, MCL, 10/3, 6f, 1:11.48, $3,900.

Swiss Yodeler—Blue Country: Londyn Peyton (82-44), m, 5 yo, Lethbridge, ALW, 10/4, about 6f, 1:13.80, $1,590.

Swiss Yodeler—Mango Minou: Haute Hipster (82-44), f, 3 yo, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, MCL, 10/11, 5f, 1:2.32, $4,526.

Tannersmyman—Major Issue: Prime Issue (41-23), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 10/11, 1 1/16mi, 1:42.38, $45,240.

Terrell—Hanselina: Hanserella (50-31), m, 5 yo, Santa Anita Park, STR, 10/3, about 6 1/2f, 1:13.64, $21,600.

Terrell—Comedy Class: Roger Way (50-31), g, 4 yo, Fresno, MCL, 10/10, 6f, 1:11.04, $6,650.

Time to Get Even—Christy's Hero: Time to Be a Hero (19-12), f, 3 yo, Lethbridge, STK, Fillies Oaks, 10/11, about 6f, 1:11.47, $4,876.

Time to Get Even—Pivotal: Sciatica (19-12), g, 3 yo, Remington Park, MSW, 10/16, 6f, 1:10.60, $16,698.

Tribal Rule—Lady Speaker: Gentleman Rick (178-99), g, 4 yo, Albuquerque, MCL, 9/27, 7f, 1:25.08, $5,580.

Tribal Rule—Candy Factory: Patriots Rule (178-99), g, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 10/2, 1mi (T), 1:34.44, $45,240.

Tribal Rule—Carla's Note: Tribal Note (178-99), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 10/3, 4 1/2f, 52.34, $3,480.

Tribal Rule—Green Flash: Tribal Flash (178-99), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 10/10, 4 1/2f, 52.57, $3,535.

Tribal Rule—Anachristina: Red Outlaw (178-99), g, 3 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, Uniformity S., 10/19, about 6 1/2f, 1:11.92, $60,900.

Unusual Heat—Brite Betty: Bettys Bambino (121-50), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, ALW, 9/27, about 6 1/2f, 1:12.88, $45,240.

Unusual Heat—Brite Betty: Bettys Bambino (121-50), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 10/16, about 6 1/2f, 1:12.44, $46,800.

Unusual Heat—Kitty and Boo: Boozer (121-50), g, 4 yo, Santa Anita Park, STK, California Flag H., 10/18, about 6 1/2f, 1:12.36, $60,000.

Vronsky—Nikkissilverjet: Veronica Bay (46-25), f, 3 yo, Belmont Park, MCL, 9/28, 6f (T), 1:9.63, $24,600.

Vronsky—Shesonaroll: Cheeseonaroll (46-25), m, 6 yo, Fresno, MCL, 10/13, 1mi, 1:41.79, $3,900.

2-Year-olds

Awesome Gambler—Santuchee: Awe Gee (40-9), f, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 10/4, 6f, 1:11.02, $18,600.

Comic Strip—Cottonwood Babe: Cash Only (21-13), g, 2 yo, Stockton, MCL, 9/21, 5f, 59.34, $6,650.

Comic Strip—Ivy Lane: Cartoonist (21-13), c, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 10/18, 6f, 1:10.51, $20,280.

Decarchy—Ashley's Folly: Ashley's Sassy (87-40), f, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 10/2, 6f, 1:9.91, $34,800.

Elusive Warning—Baba Zula: Ain't Misbehavin (4-2), c, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 9/27, 6f, 1:12.56, $18,600.

Grazen—Cherry Gold: Tatum's Gold (13-6), f, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 9/26, 6 1/2f, 1:16.02, $33,600.

Lucky J. H.—Julies Desert Star: Lucky Julie (32-14), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 10/18, 1mi, 1:41.07, $8,400.

Lucky Pulpit—Tamarack Bay: Pulmarack (64-27), c, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 10/17, 1mi, 1:38.25, $33,600.

Mesa Thunder—Brilliant Sunlight: Aloha Ke Akua (1-1), f, 2 yo, Fresno, MCL, 10/9, 5 1/2f, 1:6.65, $6,650.

Ministers Wild Cat—Sailor's Sister: Wildcat Sailor (110-60), g, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 10/2, 6f, 1:10.95, $13,800.

Ministers Wild Cat—Silent Stalk: Stalk the Wildcat (110-60), c, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 10/18, 6f, 1:10.07, $20,280.

Old Topper—Senority: Ferrero (72-38), g, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 10/18, 5 1/2f, 1:5.52, $18,600.

Papa Clem—Glitteringmischief: Mischief Clem (44-23), c, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, AOC, 10/3, 6f, 1:9.75, $34,800.

Papa Clem—Glamour Cat: Niassa (44-23), f, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 10/16, 6f, 1:10.52, $33,600.

Papa Clem—Swift Trick: Watdifrenzdzitmake (44-23), f, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MCL, 10/18, 1mi, 1:40.44, $13,800.

Popular—Mission High: Mission Street (16-9), g, 2 yo, Stockton, MCL, 9/28, 1mi, 1:41.44, $6,650.

Roi Charmant—Marty's Zee: Mahorney (7-3), g, 2 yo, Fresno, STR, 10/2, 5 1/2f, 1:5.89, $13,010.

Square Eddie—Mama Lula: Walloping Lula (34-16), f, 2 yo, Stockton, MCL, 9/21, 5 1/2f, 1:6.11, $9,050.

Tannersmyman—Ready Maid: Hula Girl (41-23), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MCL, 10/19, 5 1/2f, 1:5.01, $4,950.

Trapper—Waytoomuchfun: Her Again (17-10), f, 2 yo, Golden Gate Fields, MSW, 10/17, 5 1/2f, 1:3.95, $20,280.

Vronsky—Allswellthatnswell: Acceptance (46-25), c, 2 yo, Santa Anita Park, MSW, 10/5, 6 1/2f, 1:15.27, $33,600.

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Health – Laminitis Part 2

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Dr. Scott Morrison, a veterinar-ian/farrier at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington,

Ky., is often called upon to care for and shoe foundered horses.

“Te ones I generally see are horses that have been chronically foundered for a long time and the owner wants to know how best to shoe the horse to get the cofn bone back into normal position again,” he said. “Te ones that have rotat-ed but are still growing sole and wall can be helped over time by getting the bone back into position and normal alignment. Normal alignment is about 0 to 5 de-grees—the angle the cofn bone makes with the ground. Our goal is to get the

horse back to a normal angle and normal amount of sole depth.”

With many chronic founder cases, the horse’s heel grows faster than the toe. (For a look at early treatment of laminitis and the acute phase, see the October issue of California Toroughbred.)

“Tat is probably the hoof ’s way to try to fx the imbalance between the health of the laminae and the pull from the deep fexor tendon,” said Morrison. “It’s almost like the foot is making itself a little wedge by growing more heel.”

Many horses get around all right but are still a little sore because the cofn bone is out of alignment. Tey often have a very thin sole, and the front of the cofn bone is right above the sole with very little cushion between it and the ground. Tese horses may do fne on soft footing, but

they quickly bruise and go lame on hard or rocky ground.

TRIMMING AND SHOEING

“Tere are diferent ways to help these horses,” said Morrison. “Often it’s a bal-ancing game, decreasing tension on the deep digital fexor tendon. When you look at the foot, your logical reaction would be to trim down the long heel. You look at the radiograph and foot and want to trim the heel, and take some of the front of the toe of, where it’s not parallel to the bone. But if you trim the heel too much, this puts more tension on the tendon and makes the cofn bone rotate more.

“Our rule is to trim for balance, shoe the horse to decrease tension on the ten-don, and provide support. We do trim the heel a little, but whatever we take of with the trim, we usually replace with a wedge on the shoe. It seems redundant—to re-place what we take of. But what this ac-complishes, rather than having the weight right on the tip of the cofn bone, is hav-ing more shared weight distribution along the whole bottom part of the cofn bone.”

An analogy would be like a person standing on tiptoe.

“Te angle of the bottom of the foot to the ground would be about 45 de-grees, and all the weight is concentrat-ed on the toe,” said Morrison. “If you place that person’s foot on a board, then tip the whole board 45 degrees, the foot is still 45 degrees to the ground, but the weight is along the whole bottom of the foot, relieving pressure on the toe. So you trim the heel down, but replace it with a wedge. Also, when you trim the heel, the foot can bear weight farther back.

“We trim the heel, then design a shoe with a heel wedge or elevation that pro-vides at least as much or slightly more than what we took of. We also try to get the horse to break over fairly far back. Looking at the foot from the side, I drop a plumb line from the front of the coro-nary band to the ground, and try to get the breakover right there—which is near or slightly behind the apex of the frog. You want the breakover to be behind the diseased tissue at the toe, to put less stress on the laminae.

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is also the horse’s center of pressure. When you put a horse on a force plate, it will show that this is where the most pressure is, on the foot. If you can get the foot to break over there, you take a lot of stress of the foot.

“We roll the sides of the shoe as well, so the foot can break over to either side easier when turning. We add support material under a pad or a heart bar or a plate in the bottom of the shoe so we can fll the back half of the foot with silicone or putty to take stress of the laminae.

“You must be careful which structures you load. Sometimes a horse will be sore in the toe, and you don’t want to load a structure that’s sore.”

Te shoe can be made out of anything and doesn’t need to be fancy.

“You can use an aluminum shoe with a wedge pad and a rocker toe,” said Morri-son. “Some people use a wooden clog shoe. You can cut a piece of wood and trim it to meet your requirements, then glue it onto the foot. Tis is easy and cheap. When you know the basic mechanics needed, you can use any shoe or whatever is available and modify it to treat the foot.

“You generally want something relative-ly soft on the bottom that won’t generate a lot of vibration. Wood is good for this purpose because it absorbs a lot of concus-sion. Before any of these new shoes were available and before we had the idea of us-ing wood, I’d cut up rubber stall mats and rivet or screw those pads onto the bottom of an aluminum plate. Tis created a plate shoe with a rubber bottom, and horses re-ally liked that.”

No one shoe fxes everything. “Te important thing is to understand

the mechanics of the foot and the forces at play that you need to combat,” said Mor-rison. “Ten you can create something that will work for that particular horse.

“You are trying to increase sole growth and sole depth under the tip of the cof-fn bone. I radiograph the horse every time I shoe him, every fve to six weeks, to check progress. We also look for new growth rings coming down from the cor-onary band. You know a foundered foot is balanced when it grows an even hoof wall and the new set of growth rings are parallel and not wider at the heel than at the toe.”

Not everyone has access to radiographs, so it’s good to read the growth rings. Hoof growth and sole depth usually go hand in hand. Once the sole grows enough to protect the foot, the horse is more likely to stay sound.

Te special shoes help change the growth pattern of the foot.

“You are speeding up toe growth and slowing down heel growth—taking a lot of stress of the tendon,” said Morrison. “Over time, as sole depth increases, the sole at the toe will match the sole depth in the heel area. Ten the cofn bone is re-aligned and parallel to the ground again.”

You don’t force the realignment by trim-ming. Instead, you realign it by changing the way the hoof grows.

“You can trim the heel back and take a radiograph and say it’s fxed, but the horse will just get more sore,” said Morrison. “If the foot grows that way by itself, however, then you know the foot is truly balanced and rehabilitated.

“Once the bone is back into alignment and the growth rings show this, I usually keep the horse in that kind of shoe until the new growth has come at least halfway down the wall before I try to scale down the mechanics.”

At that point he uses a little less wedge. “Usually, those horses always need to

stay in some kind of shoe or trim that eases breakover. If the horse is barefoot, you have to keep trimming so the brea-kover is right under the coronary band.

Even though the horse grows a whole new foot and the cofn bone is back in alignment, the laminae are never quite as strong again. You need to baby that foot, easing the breakover to reduce the stress.”

Morrison suggests having radiographs taken a couple of times a year to check sole depth and to make sure the cofn bone stays in alignment.

“If it starts getting out of whack, you may have to go back to adding slightly more mechanics to the shoe in the form of a little wedge or more support,” he said.

“A lot of these horses will go back to high levels of athletic competition, even though the laminae remain somewhat compromised forever. I’ve had racehors-es that have gone back to winning races and some hunter/jumpers, dressage hors-es, and polo ponies that go back to their previous level of work. You just need to watch them and keep them shod prop-erly—and pick up on little things before they become big problems.”

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“Some horses’ feet have the wall com-pletely separated and pinching the coro-nary band,” said Morrison. “Tese need part of the wall resected.

“Tenotomies have gotten a bad name in the literature over the past years. A lot of the studies, when they do deep digital te-notomy, never mention how the horse was shod or trimmed afterward. Te shoeing is crucial to make a tenotomy work. Statis-tics on horses’ recovery in cases where the cofn bone comes through the sole have been poor. Most people say that a horse whose bone comes through the bottom of the foot has no hope for recovery.

“We have done more than 300 tenoto-mies in our practice. Looking at all our cases for a study, we put them into catego-ries—the ones in which the cofn bones had penetrated the sole, and the ones that didn’t, and the amount of bone disease they had.

“We followed these horses for a couple of years, and they had to be at least pasture sound for a year before we consider it a success. Eighty-eight percent of our cases that had penetrated the sole became pas-ture sound after a tenotomy, with special shoeing. So our statistics are a lot diferent than some of the other studies.

“We shoe them a certain way, after we cut the tendon. Te biggest limiting fac-tor for long-term soundness on a foun-dered horse is health of the cofn bone. If the cofn bone stays healthy, most of these horses do well, long term, even after a tenotomy.

“In a foundered horse, if the bone is left out of position and the foot is not growing sole, the tip of the cofn bone starts eroding away, sufering bone dam-age. Once the horse starts losing the tip of the cofn bone, this becomes a continual source of pain.

“As long as the cofn bone stays healthy and well padded with enough sole, these horses can usually be rehabilitated—even the ones where the bone has come through the bottom of the hoof. If we can get to them quickly and treat them before the bone becomes eroded, they do fairly well. We’ve had some recover enough to go back into work and lower-impact ath-letic careers.

“Bone damage is what you want to pre-vent. Te cofn bone is the foundation

for the whole hoof. If the horse doesn’t have a good foundation, he can’t grow a good hoof.

“When we did our tenotomy study, of the ones that had badly damaged cofn bones, only 44 percent of those horses did well—becoming pasture sound or better after a year. But as long as the cofn bone was still healthy, our success rate with te-notomy was around 85 percent—for all uncompensated cases that were unrespon-sive to shoeing alone.

“After we cut the tendon, we glue a shoe on that’s perfectly parallel to the bottom of the bone (for sole support). So it in-volves wedging up the toe. After cutting the tendon, you don’t have to worry about putting more tension on the tendon while you are putting the cofn bone back into normal alignment because it’s been tran-sected. Te cut ends of the tendon will heal over three to four months. Tere will be a little scar tissue, but it can be quite functional.”

Some horses’ cofn bones sink rather than rotate—the whole bone drops, or sinks, on one side or the other.

“Te horses that sink need a diferent type of shoeing,” said Morrison. “Instead of wedging them up, we keep the cofn bone fat and use a foot cast. Tis helps decrease the shear force on the laminae in the heel and quarter on the side that dropped.”

Sometimes Morrison will make a hor-izontal groove in the wall beneath the coronary band on the side that sinks and then put the hoof in a foot cast.

“If you palpate the coronary band on that side, it will have a cavity where the bone has sunk under the hoof capsule and pulled on the skin. Once there’s a depression, it damages the coronary band in that region and it won’t grow hoof wall on that side.”

Te grooving will often restore hoof-wall growth.

“Sinkers have a poor prognosis,” said Morrison. “In horses we’ve followed at our clinic, only 18 percent were success-ful. Most studies show only 5 to 10 per-cent success. If they rotate, you can always try to do things to shift the weight to the heel with wedges, or cut the tendon. But when the bone sinks or goes down on one side, it’s more difcult because there’s no way to shift the weight—you are trying to fght gravity—so we use foot casts.

“When the bone sinks and the lam-inae separate at the heels and quarters, any twisting or turning motion causes more separation. Immobilizing reduces that stress. On the bottom of the cast we create a round ball shape so the hoof can readily turn any direction. Tis takes a lot of stress of the laminae and reduces that shearing, twisting force.”

Te many ways to deal with laminitis and founder give horses more hope today than they had 20 years ago. Many people still think that once a horse’s cofn bone has penetrated the sole, they have to put the horse down. But this is no longer true.

“Te horse may not be an athlete again but has a good chance to recover well enough for breeding or good quali-ty of life at pasture,” said Morrison. “Te owner needs to get a specialist involved, however, to make sure there will be good chance for success.”

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Breeder Starts Wins Stakes Wins Leading Earner Earnings

Perry Martin & Steve Coburn 7 5 5 California Chrome ($3,327,800) $3,327,800

Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC 630 85 5 Top Kisser ($216,550) $2,178,001

Terry C. Lovingier 560 70 4 My Fiona ($134,100) $1,341,869

Harris Farms 393 52 1 Velvet Mesquite ($207,006) $1,204,311

Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams 179 28 2 Tamarando ($210,000) $1,007,146

Nick Alexander 164 33 2 Grazenette ($113,500) $979,138

Benjamin C. Warren 350 37 0 Warren's Jen Fizz ($77,530) $885,281

Pam & Martin Wygod 196 26 0 Brilliant Melody ($116,144) $688,619

J. Paul Reddam 144 21 0 More Complexity ($152,320) $673,434

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Ballena Vista Farm 53 12 3 Big Macher ($425,250) $658,698

Lee Searing & Susan Searing 129 21 4 Wake Up Nick ($308,784) $652,726

Liberty Road Stables 129 22 4 Red Outlaw ($314,900) $583,953

Old English Rancho 142 17 0 Celebrity Status ($64,522) $487,655

Donald R. Dizney 71 10 2 Rovenna ($327,570) $464,471

Nick Cafarchia 80 15 0 My Slew ($104,200) $413,192

Madeline Auerbach 44 7 1 Heat Du Jour ($155,498) $371,518

Thomas Newton Bell & Ross John McLeod 9 5 3 Alert Bay ($362,000) $362,300

Alex Paszkeicz 48 8 2 Pepper Crown ($207,633) $357,707

Thomas W. Bachman 36 7 0 Unusual Way ($127,755) $357,462

B&B Zietz Stables, Inc. 27 4 0 Kathleen Rose ($220,970) $350,377

Ed Delaney 50 11 1 Susans Express ($110,500) $328,384

Ellen Jackson 70 9 1 Downtown C. T. ($115,687) $326,093

Bruce Headley, Irwin Molasky & Andrew Molasky 11 4 2 Cyclometer ($206,450) $321,290

Madeline Auerbach & Barry Abrams 59 8 0 Heat Flash ($137,496) $311,679

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B Abrams, V Loverso, C Perez, Huston Racing & M Auerbach 8 4 1 Boozer ($255,232) $255,232

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Carol A. Lingenfelter 26 6 0 Wonderful Lie ($136,040) $218,024

Applebite Farms 103 14 0 Roman Tizzy ($42,940) $213,968

Larry Mabee 28 5 1 Storm Fighter ($115,558) $212,818

Madera Thoroughbreds LLC 42 4 0 Got Even ($106,134) $210,754

Baseline Equine LLC 65 12 0 Q' Viva ($63,690) $210,723

Legacy Ranch 68 15 0 Mom's Winner ($36,350) $209,146

Donald Valpredo 73 8 0 Do Some Magic ($56,000) $207,872

ARCHA Racing Inc. 7 3 2 Soi Phet ($203,410) $203,410

Old English Rancho & Berumen 24 3 0 Poshsky ($119,970) $200,040

Alesia, Ciaglia & Mellen 8 4 0 Bettys Bambino ($198,036) $198,036

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Barbara Kelly 27 9 0 Full Dancer ($110,256) $195,902

Gary Barber 27 8 2 Tribal Spy ($150,314) $189,870

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Salah Said Al-Mudarris 23 7 0 Salah Champ ($162,910) $180,570

SLU, Inc. 40 9 0 Mischief Clem ($79,800) $177,803

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2014 Leading sires in CaLiFOrnia by average earnings per rUnner (MiniMUM 10 rUnners)

Races

Sire Rnrs Won Earned Runner

1 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 64 44 $4,221,381 $65,959

2 * Beau Genius, 1985, by Bold Ruckus 10 10 $493,127 $49,313

3 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam 16 16 $517,895 $32,368

4 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 121 82 $3,479,344 $28,755

5 Fullbridled, 2001, by Unbridled’s Song 12 13 $328,892 $27,408

6 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat 22 18 $558,697 $25,395

7 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 46 35 $1,165,804 $25,344

8 * Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 181 169 $4,447,447 $24,572

9 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike 34 23 $810,257 $23,831

10 Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 71 65 $1,643,029 $23,141

11 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark 13 9 $299,838 $23,064

12 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark 14 12 $321,856 $22,990

13 # Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled 102 88 $2,254,627 $22,104

14 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry 16 14 $351,271 $21,954

15 * Cindago, 2003, by Indian Charlie 40 34 $874,647 $21,866

16 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 88 68 $1,923,237 $21,855

17 Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 60 42 $1,297,255 $21,621

18 * Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West 15 10 $315,040 $21,003

19 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike 44 33 $916,854 $20,838

20 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 93 87 $1,902,859 $20,461

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Races

Sire Rnrs Strts Won Earned

1 ‡ Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 232 1306 184 $4,595,068

2 * Tribal Rule,1996, by Storm Cat 181 950 169 $4,447,447

3 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 64 315 44 $4,221,381

4 Unusual Heat,1990, by Nureyev 121 678 82 $3,479,344

5 # Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled 102 629 88 $2,254,627

6 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 110 666 95 $1,994,524

7 Decarchy,1997, by Distant View 88 468 68 $1,923,237

8 † Benchmark,1991, by Alydar 93 538 87 $1,902,859

9 * Bertrando,1989, by Skywalker 90 481 70 $1,840,495

10 Good Journey,1996, by Nureyev 71 394 65 $1,643,029

11 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image 78 513 73 $1,591,794

12 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run 85 530 79 $1,563,707

13 Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 60 362 42 $1,297,255

14 Old Topper,1995, by Gilded Time 72 456 62 $1,263,719

15 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 80 440 68 $1,252,878

16 Vronsky,1999, by Danzig 46 239 35 $1,165,804

17 Swiss Yodeler,1994, by Eastern Echo 83 537 85 $1,112,867

18 Stormin Fever,1994, by Storm Cat 76 388 45 $1,010,325

19 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike 44 208 33 $916,854

20 * In Excess (IRE),1987, by Siberian Express 51 269 43 $878,222

21 * Cindago, 2003, by Indian Charlie 40 220 34 $874,647

22 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike 34 150 23 $810,257

23 Tizbud,1999, by Cee’s Tizzy 45 247 29 $762,591

24 * Terrell, 2000, by Distorted Humor 50 350 53 $741,407

25 • Redattore (BRZ),1995, by Roi Normand 53 350 40 $734,899

26 Affirmative,1999, by Unbridled 33 193 19 $595,140

27 Rocky Bar,1998, by In Excess (IRE) 52 296 54 $581,237

28 * Salt Lake,1989, by Deputy Minister 40 227 40 $580,195

29 Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union 37 184 27 $575,962

30 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat 22 147 18 $558,697

31 Globalize,1997, by Summer Squall 31 171 23 $524,453

32 Sea of Secrets,1995, by Storm Cat 56 325 45 $523,395

33 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam 16 78 16 $517,895

34 Tannersmyman,1998, by Lord Carson 41 239 42 $512,369

35 * Beau Genius,1985, by Bold Ruckus 10 63 10 $493,127

36 McCann’s Mojave, 2000, by Memo (CHI) 41 208 32 $463,995

37 Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy 32 128 18 $451,789

38 Comic Strip,1995, by Red Ransom 21 124 16 $429,638

39 Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat 33 185 24 $414,852

40 Freespool,1996, by Geiger Counter 26 154 30 $411,014

41 • Skimming,1996, by Nureyev 40 222 31 $407,864

42 Game Plan,1993, by Danzig 33 181 27 $406,247

43 Sought After, 2000, by Seeking the Gold 25 133 12 $386,737

44 Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 40 182 12 $383,244

45 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 19 124 28 $373,114

46 * Perfect Mandate,1996, by Gone West 28 184 28 $362,165

47 Formal Gold,1993, by Black Tie Affair (IRE).... 49 264 28 $352,356

48 Bedford Falls, 2003, by Forestry 16 78 14 $351,271

2014 Leading TUrF sires in CaLiFOrnia (MiniMUM 100 sTarTs)

Sire Rnrs Strts Wnrs Wins Earned

1 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 82 353 31 48 $2,473,913

2 * Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 70 149 19 24 $1,258,327

3 Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 41 173 14 22 $1,044,454

4 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 49 134 11 16 $992,180

5 ‡ Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 94 260 23 29 $936,346

6 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 22 69 6 13 $602,248

7 Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 35 96 11 13 $578,278

8 # Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled 39 99 9 13 $455,754

9 * In Excess (IRE), 1987, by Siberian Express 17 49 4 9 $453,060

10 * Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker 32 83 7 10 $386,761

11 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image 25 68 6 8 $322,084

12 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike 11 32 4 5 $310,628

13 Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike 16 35 5 9 $289,158

14 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 19 50 3 5 $255,156

15 * Terrell, 2000, by Distorted Humor 16 56 8 10 $253,573

16 • Redattore (BRZ), 1995, by Roi Normand 30 81 5 9 $247,073

17 Affirmative, 1999, by Unbridled 22 55 4 4 $242,058

18 Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom 10 25 3 4 $225,043

19 Peppered Cat, 2000, by Tabasco Cat 10 29 3 5 $217,327

20 Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 20 51 7 8 $199,172

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2014 Leading sires in CaLiFOrnia by Median earnings per rUnner (MiniMUM 10 rUnners)

Races

Sire Rnrs Won Earned Median

1 Lone Star Special, 2005, by Malabar Gold 13 13 $200,512 $17,774


3 Trapper, 2000, by Iron Cat 17 13 $242,685 $14,010

4 Time to Get Even, 2004, by Stephen Got Even 19 28 $373,114 $13,750

5 Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 60 42 $1,297,255 $12,805

6 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam 16 16 $517,895 $12,780



9 Fullbridled, 2001, by Unbridled’s Song 12 13 $328,892 $12,253

10 * Perfect Mandate, 1996, by Gone West 28 28 $362,165 $12,154

11 * Our New Recruit, 1999, by Alphabet Soup 10 13 $140,370 $11,783

12 Prime Timber, 1996, by Sultry Song 17 12 $229,280 $11,730


14 * Tribal Rule, 1996-14, by Storm Cat 181 169 $4,447,447 $11,555



17 Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union 37 27 $575,962 $10,549

18 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 72 62 $1,263,719 $10,473

19 ‡ Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 232 184 $4,595,068 $10,189

20 * Salt Lake, 1989, by Deputy Minister 40 40 $580,195 $10,153

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Sire Rnrs Wnrs Won Earned


2 * Tribal Rule, 1996-14, by Storm Cat 181 100 169 $4,447,447



5 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 93 51 87 $1,902,859

6 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 121 50 82 $3,479,344


8 Swiss Yodeler, 1994, by Eastern Echo 83 45 85 $1,112,867


10 * Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker 90 42 70 $1,840,495

11 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 88 40 68 $1,923,237

12 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 72 38 62 $1,263,719

13 Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 71 37 65 $1,643,029

Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 80 37 68 $1,252,878

15 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 76 32 45 $1,010,325


17 Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 60 28 42 $1,297,255

* In Excess (IRE), 1987, by Siberian Express 51 28 43 $878,222

Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE) 52 28 54 $581,237


Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat 56 26 45 $523,395

22 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 46 25 35 $1,165,804

2014 Leading sires in CaLiFOrnia by average earnings per sTarT (MiniMUM 100 sTarTs)

Sire Rnrs Srts Earned Start

1 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 64 315 $4,221,381 $13,401



4 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 46 239 $1,165,804 $4,878

5 * Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 181 950 $4,447,447 $4,682


7 Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 71 394 $1,643,029 $4,170

8 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 88 468 $1,923,237 $4,109

9. * Cindago, 2003, by Indian Charlie 40 220 $874,647 $3,976

10 * Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker 90 481 $1,840,495 $3,826



Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 60 362 $1,297,255 $3,584

14 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 93 538 $1,902,859 $3,537

15 Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy 32 128 $451,789 $3,530

16 ‡ Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 232 1,306 $4,595,068 $3,518

17 Comic Strip, 1995, by Red Ransom 21 124 $429,638 $3,465

18 * In Excess (IRE), 1987, by Siberian Express 51 269 $878,222 $3,265

19 Dixie Chatter, 2005, by Dixie Union 37 184 $575,962 $3,130

20 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image 78 513 $1,591,794 $3,103

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Sire Rnrs Srts Won Earned


2 # Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 181 950 169 $4,447,447



5 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 93 538 87 $1,902,859

6 Swiss Yodeler, 1994, by Eastern Echo 83 537 85 $1,112,867

7 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 121 678 82 $3,479,344



10 * Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker 90 481 70 $1,840,495

11 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 88 468 68 $1,923,237

Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 80 440 68 $1,252,878

13 Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 71 394 65 $1,643,029

14 Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 72 456 62 $1,263,719

15 Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE) 52 296 54 $581,237


17 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 76 388 45 $1,010,325

Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat 56 325 45 $523,395


20 * In Excess (IRE), 1987, by Siberian Express 51 269 43 $878,222

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Sire Rnrs Strts Won Earned

1 ‡ Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 44 106 19 $741,193



4 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 19 49 4 $182,307

5 * Tribal Rule,1996, by Storm Cat 6 19 3 $157,504

6 Stormin Fever,1994, by Storm Cat 13 28 3 $153,439

7 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 10 27 4 $144,118

8 Swiss Yodeler,1994, by Eastern Echo 8 26 4 $142,181

9 Decarchy,1997, by Distant View 6 16 2 $132,103

10 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai 6 16 3 $126,462

11 Bushwacker, 2002, by Outflanker 12 51 4 $124,785

12 Globalize,1997, by Summer Squall 3 14 2 $117,648

13 Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 13 35 2 $117,563

14 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark 9 21 2 $105,066

15 * Bertrando,1989, by Skywalker 5 11 1 $98,562

16 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image 4 18 2 $94,254

17 Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy 7 23 3 $93,615

18 Benchmark,1991, by Alydar 5 9 4 $91,058

19 Roi Charmant, 2001, by Evansville Slew 2 12 2 $89,407

20 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run 6 11 2 $87,878

2014 Leading sires OF TwO-year-OLds in CaLiFOrnia by nUMber OF winners

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Sire Rnrs Wnrs Won Earned




Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 10 4 4 $144,118

Swiss Yodeler, 1994, by Eastern Echo 8 4 4 $142,181

Bushwacker, 2002, by Outflanker 12 4 4 $124,785

7 * Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 6 3 3 $157,504

Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 13 3 3 $153,439

Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai 6 3 3 $126,462

Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy 7 3 3 $93,615

Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 5 3 4 $91,058

Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike 8 3 3 $83,590

Formal Gold, 1993, by Black Tie Affair (IRE) 9 3 5 $57,703

Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson 4 3 3 $38,705


Globalize, 1997, by Summer Squall 3 2 2 $117,648

Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 13 2 2 $117,563

Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark 9 2 2 $105,066

Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image 4 2 2 $94,254

Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 8 2 2 $60,141

Trapper, 2000, by Iron Cat 3 2 2 $51,758

Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat 6 2 2 $49,730

Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 8 2 2 $40,763

Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 2 2 2 $39,910

2014 Leading sires OF TwO-year-OLds in CaLiFOrnia by average earnings per rUnner (MiniMUM 5 rUnners)

Races

Sire Rnrs Won Earned Runner


2 * Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 6 3 $157,504 $26,251

3 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 6 2 $132,103 $22,017

4 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai 6 3 $126,462 $21,077

5 * Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker 5 1 $98,562 $19,712


7 Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 5 4 $91,058 $18,212

8 Swiss Yodeler, 1994, by Eastern Echo 8 4 $142,181 $17,773

9 ‡ Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 44 19 $741,193 $16,845

10 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run 6 2 $87,878 $14,646

11 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 10 4 $144,118 $14,412

12 Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy 7 3 $93,615 $13,374

13 Grace Upon Grace, 2007, by Rio Verde 6 0 $79,615 $13,269

14 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 13 3 $153,439 $11,803

15 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark 9 2 $105,066 $11,674


17 Bushwacker, 2002, by Outflanker 12 4 $124,785 $10,399

18 Council Member, 2002, by Seattle Slew 5 1 $50,436 $10,087

19 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 19 4 $182,307 $9,595

20 Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 13 2 $117,563 $9,043

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4 Formal Gold, 1993, by Black Tie Affair (IRE) 9 27 5 $57,703


Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 10 27 4 $144,118

Swiss Yodeler, 1994, by Eastern Echo 8 26 4 $142,181

Bushwacker, 2002, by Outflanker 12 51 4 $124,785

Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 5 9 4 $91,058

10 * Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 6 19 3 $157,504

Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 3 28 3 $153,439

Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai 6 16 3 $126,462

Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee’s Tizzy 7 23 3 $93,615

Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike 8 14 3 $83,590

Tannersmyman, 1998, by Lord Carson 4 10 3 $38,705

Russian Courage, 1989, by Nijinsky II 7 21 3 $22,568

17 Decarchy, 1997, by Distant View 6 16 2 $132,103

Globalize, 1997, by Summer Squall 3 14 2 $117,648

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2014 Leading LiFeTiMe sires in CaLiFOrnia (50 Or MOre naMed FOaLs)

Graded Avg Named 2YO Stakes Stakes Progeny Comp Stallion (Foreign Foaled), Year, Sire Crops Size Foals Runners Winners Winners Winners Winners Earnings AEI Index

1 Lucky Pulpit, 2001, by Pulpit 5 31 155 91-59% 61-39% 26-17% 5- 3% 1- 1% $7,774,594 2.15 1.25

2 Unusual Heat, 1990, by Nureyev 14 48 668 489-73% 349-52% 44- 7% 46- 7% 11- 2% $44,905,993 2.08 1.27

3 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam 5 12 59 21-36% 19-32% 0- 0% 2- 3% 1- 2% $1,577,872 1.78 1.32

4 * In Excess (IRE), 1987, by Siberian Express 19 52 994 743-75% 558-56% 117-12% 64- 6% 11- 1% $45,965,482 1.55 1.38

5 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig 7 20 137 78-57% 51-37% 8- 6% 5- 4% 1- 1% $4,656,050 1.51 1.11

6 Good Journey, 1996, by Nureyev 9 50 449 112-25% 74-16% 11- 2% 11- 2% 5- 1% $6,349,046 1.46 1.01

7 * Cindago, 2003, by Indian Charlie 5 16 81 56-69% 39-48% 9-11% 3- 4% 0- 0% $2,598,998 1.35 1.37

8 * Bertrando, 1989, by Skywalker 18 59 1064 805-76% 558-52% 123-12% 60- 6% 15- 1% $47,254,871 1.34 1.50

* Tribal Rule, 1996, by Storm Cat 9 61 553 412-75% 295-53% 101-18% 38- 7% 5- 1% $24,068,410 1.34 1.14

10 ‡ Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat 5 98 490 374-76% 251-51% 98-20% 22- 4% 6- 1% $20,336,288 1.30 1.97

11 † Birdonthewire, 1989, by Proud Birdie 17 16 268 193-72% 138-51% 39-15% 10- 4% 1- 0% $12,272,865 1.29 1.34

# Eddington, 2001, by Unbridled 6 57 341 270-79% 198-58% 53-16% 7- 2% 3- 1% $14,466,468 1.29 1.55

13 † Benchmark, 1991, by Alydar 13 54 706 538-76% 412-58% 107-15% 41- 6% 10- 1% $31,859,325 1.24 1.13

† One Man Army, 1994, by Roman Diplomat 9 9 83 52-63% 35-42% 3- 4% 4- 5% 1- 1% $2,723,351 1.24 0.95

15 * Beau Genius, 1985, by Bold Ruckus 19 39 749 616-82% 465-62% 138-18% 41- 5% 6- 1% $35,274,276 1.18 1.14

16 Stormin Fever, 1994, by Storm Cat 12 60 717 523-73% 364-51% 113-16% 31- 4% 12- 2% $28,308,203 1.16 1.38

17 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image 6 73 438 195-45% 140-32% 37- 8% 8- 2% 2- 0% $10,036,550 1.15 1.28

18 Kafwain, 2000, by Cherokee Run 8 61 487 364-75% 268-55% 87-18% 22- 5% 6- 1% $17,267,880 1.13 1.28

Tizbud, 1999, by Cee’s Tizzy 7 21 150 100-67% 60-40% 9- 6% 6- 4% 1- 1% $4,340,555 1.13 0.91

20 Heatseeker (IRE), 2003, by Giant’s Causeway 3 36 107 76-71% 50-47% 18-17% 5- 5% 1- 1% $3,193,962 1.12 1.45

21 # Prime Timber, 1996, by Sultry Song 9 25 227 183-81% 147-65% 29-13% 5- 2% 3- 1% $9,910,013 1.11 1.24

22 Affirmative, 1999, by Unbridled 6 14 86 56-65% 32-37% 5- 6% 2- 2% 0- 0% $2,303,091 1.10 0.78

23 * Olympio, 1988, by Naskra 19 28 527 407-77% 299-57% 61-12% 30- 6% 4- 1% $19,156,301 1.09 1.28

24 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 6 45 271 217-80% 158-58% 39-14% 15- 6% 2- 1% $10,568,959 1.08 0.96

25 Hold for Gold, 1995, by Red Ransom 12 11 135 105-78% 75-56% 16-12% 4- 3% 0- 0% $5,563,377 1.06 1.12

* Robannier, 1991, by Batonnier 15 7 107 70-65% 40-37% 8- 7% 3- 3% 0- 0% $3,019,515 1.06 1.01

27 Atticus, 1992, by Nureyev 14 32 453 336-74% 208-46% 40- 9% 14- 3% 5- 1% $14,371,841 1.04 1.42

28 Kelly Kip, 1994, by Kipper Kelly 11 10 112 88-79% 74-66% 16-14% 2- 2% 1- 1% $4,468,378 1.03 1.00

Popular, 1999, by Saint Ballado 7 11 79 58-73% 45-57% 16-20% 3- 4% 1- 1% $2,951,261 1.03 0.94

30 High Brite, 1984, by Best Turn 22 43 936 733-78% 594-63% 145-15% 46- 5% 9- 1% $36,396,753 1.02 1.16

31 Swiss Yodeler, 1994, by Eastern Echo 13 56 734 565-77% 408-56% 163-22% 29- 4% 2- 0% $26,984,720 1.01 1.06

32 Bartok (IRE), 1991, by Fairy King 11 19 205 159-78% 102-50% 27-13% 7- 3% 0- 0% $6,681,416 1.00 0.86

Papa Clem, 2006, by Smart Strike 2 57 113 46-41% 27-24% 17-15% 3- 3% 0- 0% $1,162,145 1.00 1.28

* Siberian Summer, 1989, by Siberian Express 13 32 416 310-75% 217-52% 28- 7% 14- 3% 4- 1% $13,144,080 1.00 0.88

35 Awesome Gambler, 2004, by Coronado’s Quest 4 30 120 77-64% 35-29% 14-12% 2- 2% 1- 1% $2,544,022 0.99 0.80

36 Lucky J. H., 2002, by Cee's Tizzy 3 18 54 36-67% 20-37% 9-17% 1- 2% 0- 0% $933,982 0.96 1.26

Old Topper, 1995, by Gilded Time 11 46 510 410-80% 319-63% 110-22% 23- 5% 1- 0% $19,195,705 0.96 0.86

38 Silic (FR), 1995, by Sillery 10 18 179 126-70% 77-43% 12- 7% 3- 2% 1- 1% $7,554,585 0.95 0.92

39 Rocky Bar, 1998, by In Excess (IRE) 7 17 118 89-75% 73-62% 25-21% 17-14% 1- 1% $4,030,196 0.94 0.89

40 Suances (GB), 1997, by Most Welcome (GB) 7 17 116 63-54% 37-32% 4- 3% 1- 1% 0- 0% $2,413,398 0.93 1.11

41 Crafty C. T., 1998, by Crafty Prospector 5 25 127 51-40% 41-32% 9- 7% 4- 3% 1- 1% $2,638,548 0.90 1.02

Marino Marini, 2000, by Storm Cat 7 41 288 209-73% 145-50% 35-12% 9- 3% 0- 0% $8,052,790 0.90 1.04

* Western Fame, 1992, by Gone West 13 22 291 195-67% 143-49% 46-16% 15- 5% 0- 0% $8,084,128 0.90 0.82

44 # Lightnin N Thunder, 2001, by Storm Cat 8 23 182 132-73% 89-49% 28-15% 8- 4% 0- 0% $5,313,766 0.88 1.10

45 Sea of Secrets, 1995, by Storm Cat 12 38 456 378-83% 275-60% 76-17% 21- 5% 3- 1% $18,159,641 0.87 1.08

46 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai 2 31 62 25-40% 13-21% 8-13% 0- 0% 0- 0% $602,120 0.85 1.24

Iron Cat, 1995, by Storm Cat13 11 14 8 113-76% 94-64% 8- 5% 6- 4% 0- 0% $4,146,973 0.85 0.95

48 Game Plan, 1993, by Danzig 15 29 429 320-75% 252-59% 57-13% 24- 6% 2- 0% $13,617,238 0.84 0.80

† Latin American, 1988, by Riverman 17 18 313 212-68% 137-44% 28- 9% 6- 2% 2- 1% $6,623,519 0.84 1.09

50 Globalize, 1997, by Summer Squall 10 17 169 119-70% 85-50% 32-19% 5- 3% 0- 0% $4,568,090 0.82 0.78

51 * Thisnearlywasmine, 1994, by Capote 10 8 78 51-65% 37-47% 5- 6% 0- 0% 0- 0% $1,774,930 0.80 0.70

These statistics are for active California-based sires with a minimum of 50 foals of racing age, ranked here by their lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI.) The statistics shown here are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete 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 2013 but is standing in the state in 2014, a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2014 but will stand in the state in 2015. Freshman sires are highlighted in bold text. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the year after his last California foals are 2-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 (UAE) only. percentages are based upon number of foals of racing age.

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1 SA Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr. I) 3-y-o & up 1 1/4 m. $5,000,000

1 SA Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr. I) 3-y-o & up 1 1/2 m. (T) $3,000,000

1 SA Breeders’ Cup Mile (Gr. I) 3-y-o & up 1 m. (T) $2,000,000

1 SA Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Gr. I) 2-y-o 1 1/16 m. $2,000,000

1 SA Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Gr. I) 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 1 1/4 m. (T) $2,000,000

1 SA Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Gr. I) 2-y-o f. 1 1/16 m. $2,000,000

1 SA XpressBet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Gr. I) 3-y-o & up 6 f. $1,500,000

1 SA Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Gr. I) 3-y-o & up abt. 6 1/2 f. (T) $1,000,000

1 SA Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Gr. I) 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 7 f. $1,000,000

1 SA Golden State Juvenile Stakes 2-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 7 f. $200,000

1 SA Sen. Ken Maddy Stakes (Gr. III) 3-y-o & up, f. & m. abt. 6 1/2 f. (T) $100,000

1 SA Juvenile Turf Sprint Stakes 2-y-o abt. 6 1/2 f. (T) $100,000

2 SA Goldikova Stakes (Gr. II) 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 1 m. (T) $200,000

7 Dmr Kathryn Crosby Stakes 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 1 m. (T) $75,000

8 Dmr Let It Ride Stakes 3-y-o 1 m. (T) $75,000

8 GGF Golden Nugget Stakes 2-y-o 6 f. $50,000

9 Dmr Betty Grable Stakes 3-y-o & up, f. & m. Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 7 f. $100,000

15 Dmr Bob Hope Stakes (Gr. III) 2-y-o 7 f. $100,000

15 GGF Oakland Stakes 3-y-o & up 6 f. $50,000

16 Dmr Desi Arnaz Stakes 2-y-o f. 7 f. $100,000

22 Dmr Red Carpet Handicap (Gr. III) 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 1 3/8 m. (T) $100,000

23 Dmr Cary Grant Stakes 3-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 7 f. $100,000

27 Dmr Hollywood Turf Cup (Gr. II) 3-y-o & up 1 1/2 m. (T) $250,000

28 Dmr Seabiscuit Handicap (Gr. II) 3-y-o & up 1 1/16 m. (T) $250,000

29 Dmr Jimmy Durante Stakes (Gr. III) 2-y-o f. 1 m. (T) $150,000

29 Dmr Native Diver Handicap (Gr. III) 3-y-o & up 1 1/8 m. $200,000

29 Dmr Hollywood Derby (Gr. I) 3-y-o 1 1/8 m. (T) $300,000

29 GGF Golden Gate Debutante 2-y-o f. 6 f. $50,000

30 Dmr Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (Gr. III) 2-y-o 1 m. (T) $150,000

30 Dmr Matriarch Stakes (Gr. I) 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 1 m. (T) $300,000

30 GGF Berkeley Handicap (Gr. III) 3-y-o & up 1 1/16 m. $100,000

6 GGF Gold Rush Stakes 2-y-o 1 m. $75,000

7 LA Soviet Problem 2-y-o f., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 1 m. $200,000

14 LA King Glorious 2-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 1 m. $200,000

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BG Thoroughbred Farms ..............................................13

Brazeau Thoroughbred Farms,LP ...........................24,25

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Cal-Bred Maiden Bonus Program ........................IBC, 61

Cardiff, Suzanne, Pedigree Research ...........................71

Cole Ranch .....................................................................70

CTBA 2015 Stallion Directory .......................................55

CTBA Christmas Gift Subscription ..............................53

CTBA Membership ........................................................65

CTBA Stallion Season Auction (PAC) ...........................37

CTBA Website................................................................67

Daehling Ranch ........................................................51, 70

Dickson Podley Realtors (Jeannie Garr Roddy) ...........71

E.A. Ranches ............................................................16, 17

Foal to Yearling Halters-Lillian Nichols ........................71

Fruitful Acres Farm ..........................................................7

Gayle Van Leer Thoroughbred Services ......................71

Harris Farms ................................................................. IFC

Laurel Fowler Insurance Broker Inc. .............................71

Los Laureles Training and Equine Therapy ..................71

Lovacres Ranch ..............................................................23

Magali Farms ..................................................................41

Milky Way Farm ..............................................................35

Paradise Road Ranch .....................................................33

Premier Thoroughbreds ................................................69

Rancho San Miguel ................................................9,10,11

Special T.Thoroughbreds Inc. .......................................29

The Jockey Club Information Systems,Inc ...................43

Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC ..............................3,5

Tranquility Farm Stallion Season Auction ....................63

Victory Rose Thoroughbreds ..................................30, 31

West Coast Racing Colors/June Gee ..........................70

www.horselawyers.com .................................................71

Affirmative .................................... 13

Anziyan Royalty ............................ 16

Awesome Gambler ....................... 23

Bluegrass Cat ........................OBC

Boisterous (KY) .......................3,5

Bold Chieftain ............................... 31

Bushwacker ................................... 23

Calimonco .................................OBC

Chattahoochee War ..................... 16

Comic Strip.................................... 10

Desert Code ................................ IFC

Dixie Chatter .............................OBC

Eddington .................................OBC

Empire Way ................................... 23

Fighting Hussar (CA) .................... 13

Game Plan ..................................... 16

Gig Harbor .................................... 31

Gotham City .................................. 51

Grace Upon Grace ........................ 23

Grazen ............................................. 5

Heatseeker (Ire) ........................... IFC

Hidden Blessing .............................. 7

Hoorayforhollywood .................... 35

Idiot Proof ...................................... 31

Indian Evening .............................. 30

James Street ................................... 7

Kafwain ............................................ 5

Lightnin N Thunder ........................ 7

Lucky J.H. .................................... IFC

Lucky Pulpit ................................. IFC

Make Music For Me .................25

Many Rivers ................................... 31

Marino Marini ................................ 10

Maybry’s Boy ................................. 17

Ministers Wild Cat .......................... 5

Northern Causeway .............9, 10

Northern Indy ..........................33

Old Topper ...................................... 5

Onebadshark ................................ 10

Peppered Cat ................................ 51

Rendezvous ................................... 51

Rocky Bar ....................................... 17

Roi Charmant ...........................41

Sea of Secrets ............................... 30

Slew’s Tiznow ................................ 11

Smiling Tiger ............................... IFC

Sought After .................................. 51

Soul of the Matter ....................... 16

Southern Image ............................ 10

Storm Wolf .................................... 11

Stormy Jack ................................... 24

Street Life ..................................... 35

Sunderban .................................... 35

Sway Away ..................................... 69

Swiss Yodeler................................. 23

The Pamplemousse ...................... 11

Time To Get Even ......................... 23

Tizbud .......................................... IFC

Twice The Appeal ......................... 23

Uh Oh Bango ................................ 17

Ultimate Eagle .........................29

Under Caution............................... 51

Unusual Heat ............................... IFC

Unusual Heatwave .......................... 5

Victory Pete ................................... 25

Wolfcamp ........................................ 7

World Renowned .....................24

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