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Read More →139 DARK BAY OR BROWN FILLY by Mr. Big out of Preshow 140 BAY COLT by Mr. Big out of Previewer 141 BAY COLT by Mr. Big out of Renegade Heat 142 BAY COLT by Mr. Big out of Somethin’ Unusual 143 BAY COLT by Mr. Big out of Twin Spirit 144 DARK BAY OR BROWN COLT by Hoorayforhollywood out of Ultimatum 145 DARK BAY OR BROWN COLT by Mr. Big out of Belloma 146 BE MY BABY by Artie Schiller out of Bambolina 147 C’MON KAREN by First Dude out of Jaggermama, Past Performance 148 MISS GRAZIELLA by Mutakddim out of Graziella 149 MISSZIPPITYSLEWDA by City Zip out of Maggie O’Slew 150 Bay Filly by Klimt out of Kodiak’s Dancer 151 ZILLAH’S COOKIES by I’ll Have Another out of Stormin Norma 152 TAPPINGTON by Eddington out of Tap the Till 153 PASSION FOR PASSIN by Passion for Gold out of Chetak (IRE) 154 CONQUEST ROCKS by Conquest Farenheit out of Dixie Chick Rocks 155 OUR GHOST STORY by Conquest Farenheit out of Ghost of a Chance 156 VISIT YOUR PASSION by Passion for Gold out of Holladay Visit 157 ANOTHER... ...
Read More →Clubhouse Ride: 102 Danzing Candy: 16 Daredevil: 137 Desert Code: 62 Graydar: 80 Grazen: 41 Mohaymen: 12 Om: 103 107 124 Paynter: 116 Richard’s Kid: 121 Rumpus Cat: 6 Sir Prancealot (IRE): 11 27 29 45 48 49 77 Smiling Tiger: 88 92 Smokem: 98 Stay Thirsty: 1 13 14 26 76 83 89 96 129 The Factor: 68 Tom’s Tribute: 44 86 117 Vronsky: 2 Catalogue pages © 2021 The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). All rights reserved. TJCIS believes the information contained herein is correct. However, nowarranties, either express or implied, are given with respect to thedata contained herein. ...
Read More →A. P. Baby:132 Adios Caballero:51 Alloway (GB):11 Alpine Yodel:52 Amorous Angie:50 Anniversary:82 Ann’s Intuition:53 Arousing:54 Artillera:55 Awe Woman:57 Battleground State:59 Bauhaus Bourbon:60 Belle Passe:61 Betterthanadequate:63 Birthday Song:65 Birthday Surprise:66 Bold Assurance:137 Boom Boom Vroom:67 Brilliant Melody:69 Brush Strokes:70 Capitola:44 Cars and Cigars:56 Chairwoman:124 Cold Porridge:26 Comedy Girl:72 Consecrate:19 Crimson Cricket:14 Deputy of Wood:74 Diamonds Please:75 Dona Amelia (CHI):78 Downhill Diva:58 79 Dynamic Way:83 Easy Money:84 Elegant in Silk:85 Elusive Temper:114 Elusive Thought:87 Fantasy Rocks:90 First At the Wire:89 Fleurallee:93 Following a Dream:94 Game Show:95 Gilty Look:98 Golden Ballerina:41 Golden Josselin:92 Graustarkian:97 Gypsy Preacher:100 H. R. H. Doodle:1 Hard Way Ten:101 Heavenly Ransom:103 Hisse:68 Hollywood Affair:104 Honeymoon Cruise:105 Hour of Justice:113 If Only Ida:8 Indian Carlie:49 Inka Rose:108 109 Jazz On The Beach (GB):110 Jelani:129 Jena Jena:86 Jettie Ann:112 Kimchee:111 Kiss Mine:115 La Defense:116 Lady of the Glen:118 Lavender Touch:99 L’Ecriture (GB):120 Light Striker:122 123 Madame Heat:71 Mahogany Lane:126 Mindy’s Birthday (IRE):121 127 Miranda Stands:30 Miss Graziella:128 Miss Indy Anna:107 Misty Halo:6 Molly Slew:130 My Sweet Afleet:131 My Yolady:134 Nighty Night:135... ...
Read More →Afleet Alex: Mare, 68 Mare, 132 American Freedom: Colt, 42 Animal Kingdom: Gelding, 114 Audible: Filly, 67 Awesome Gambler: Mare, 56 Bayern: Colt, 60 Bertrando: Mare, 62 Bob and John: Mare, 6 California Chrome: Colt, 105 Filly, 90 Candy Ride (ARG): Mare, 103 Caravaggio: Filly, 34 Cat Thief: Mare, 107 City Zip: Mare, 88 Mare, 137 Classic Empire: Filly, 19 Competitive Edge: Mare, 13 Conquest Farenheit: Filly, 9 Filly, 36 Filly, 47 Consolidator: Mare, 30 Country Reel: Mare, 77 Curlin to Mischief: Colt, 15 Filly, 136 Dabirsim (FR): Mare, 11 Danzing Candy: Colt, 7 Colt, 21 Colt, 35 Colt, 74 Colt, 108 Colt, 109 Filly, 18 Filly, 24 Filly, 32 Filly, 33 Filly, 95 Filly, 134 Gelding, 101 Dialed In: Filly, 22 Discreet Cat: Mare, 76 Empire Way: Filly, 46 Filly, 119 Gelding, 91 Eskendereya: Mare, 49 Exchange Rate: Mare, 117 Flatter: Mare, 73 Flower Alley: Mare, 83 Girvin: Filly, 138 Golden Balls (IRE): Filly, 66 Filly, 127 Mare, 48 Good Journey: Mare, 16 Good Samaritan: Filly, 130 Gotham City:... ...
Read More →Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC (Adrian Gonzalez), Agent 7 Bay Colt by Danzing Candy out of Plenty of Ammo 10 Bay Filly by Sir Prancealot (IRE) out of Profiterole (FR) 11 Profiterole (FR) by Dabirsim (FR) out of Alloway (GB) 17 Bay Colt by Sir Prancealot (IRE) out of Root Beer Rag 21 Sugar Shane by Danzing Candy out of Scenery Change 34 Vavavaggio (IRE) by Caravaggio out of Sultana Gold (GB) 54 Le Vron James by Vronsky out of Arousing 67 Bay Filly by Audible out of Boom Boom Vroom 70 Bay Filly by Malibu Moon out of Brush Strokes 77 Disko Dasko (FR) by Country Reel out of Rosalita (FR) 84 Chestnut Colt by Speightster out of Easy Money 95 Dark Bay or Brown Filly by Danzing Candy out of Game Show 105 Aloha Chrome by California Chrome out of Honeymoon Cruise 108 Chestnut Colt by Danzing Candy out of Inka Rose 109 Bay Colt by Danzing Candy out of Inka Rose 115 Global Icon by Mitole out of Kiss... ...
Read More →One of the prominent names in California racing is that of Gayle Van Leer, a former trainer and farm manager turned successful bloodstock agent who has been behind a parade of graded stakes winners for decades. After trying her hand in just about every aspect of the sport, Van Leer is more than happy with her bloodstock business and continues to excel at her favorite sport. Although she is best known as the racing manager for perennial leading California-based owner Golden Eagle Farm, Van Leer began her career in racing well before that gig. “I started as an exercise rider,” she said. “I was working the 2-year-old sales, and I was a really good rider, which got people’s attention.” She ultimately opened her own training barn, taking in second-string horses for leading trainers around Southern California. Her program at San Luis Rey Downs in the 1980s helped develop Eclipse Award champion 2-year-old male Roving Boy. How did she land the famous Golden Eagle position? Van Leer laughed while remembering the... ...
Read More →First and foremost, we thank you for being a loyal supporter and participant in our dedication to the health and welfare of the Thoroughbred. With your support, the California Thoroughbred Foundation awards much-needed scholarships to third-year equine veterinarian students at the University of California, Davis and at Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona. These students are learning the newest technology and diagnostic techniques available today. Our Rowan Research Fellowship rewards a UC Davis graduate student in equine research. Several recipients have joined the safety teams at Santa Anita and Del Mar. Our research fellow just accomplished her PhD in genetic research of the Thoroughbred. The California Thoroughbred Foundation has and continues to have the well-being of Thoroughbreds on and off the track as its focus, as it has for decades. Evolving from origins in the 1940s, the Foundation has promoted this through education of veterinarians and crucial research. Veterinarians today are being drawn in greater numbers to practice in areas other than Thoroughbreds. This fact alone underscores the importance of... ...
Read More →Norm Tavares was getting good at piecing together work—so good, in fact, that his accountant told him to find a way to write some of his earnings off. “He said I’m working too many jobs,” Tavares recalled. One of those jobs was selling copies of Daily Racing Form. A friend suggested Tavares get involved in racehorse ownership and introduced him to David and Dennis Landucci, who owned horses on the Northern California circuit. “Bless them, they took good care of me,” Tavares said. “They helped me get in and learn about the business.” Tavares ultimately branched off to have his own string of runners with trainer Greg Gilchrist. “He was a super guy, and I was sad when he retired,” Tavares said. “We claimed some; we bought some. But then things got a little hairy, and I decided to get out of the business.” Years passed without a Tavares runner on the track, but before long he felt the itch again. “I decided to buy a couple of horses and... ...
Read More →Peter Tunney, who served the racing industry both as an executive at California tracks and as a trustee of the California Thoroughbred Foundation, died Sept. 22 at age 83 at his home in Piedmont after a lengthy illness. Associated primarily with Golden Gate Fields, where he had worked for decades, Tunney also had been a racing official at Southern California tracks, including as Del Mar’s racing secretary from 1972-74. He joined the Golden Gate team as general manager in 1980 and later served as an executive vice president before retiring in 2017. Tunney helped represent the Foundation in Northern California and was an active participant at board meetings. His daughter, Courtney Tunney Hotchkis, became a Foundation trustee late last year. Several people who served with Tunney on the Foundation board shared their remembrances of him. “Peter was one of a kind–he had a keen sense of humor and was a practical joker who constantly put you on your toes,” said current trustee and Del Mar executive Tom Robbins. “He was... ...
Read More →Trainer Ed Moger Jr. notes that he essentially walked out of high school and onto the racetrack. “I worked for Jay Mills in Washington for maybe one year, but pretty quickly I was training on my own,” he said. Moger saddled his first runner in 1976, winning his first race. He added three more wins that season with a diminutive stable. In the years since, he has seen considerable success, winning graded stakes races and reaching the $1 million earnings mark in 17 different seasons. Now, the 65-year-old California-based conditioner is working to attract brand new clients into the sport of horse racing. After getting his start in Washington, Moger moved to the Bay Area in 1990. He currently trains in both Northern and Southern California, with about 40 total head on the track at any one time. An active member of the racing community, he has served as the president of California Thoroughbred Trainers and on that board for 15 years. As could be expected for one so involved... ...
Read More →The vast improvement in horse safety at California tracks can be credited in part to research by Ph. D. candidate Sarah Shaffer, who was granted the Louis R. Rowan Fellowship in Equine Studies at U. C. Davis in 2019 by the California Thoroughbred Foundation. Shaffer’s work has earned her the additional honor of the 2021 James M. Wilson Award for the year’s most outstanding research report, published in the Equine Veterinary Journal. Her potentially accident-preventing discoveries focus on proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) fractures in Thoroughbred racehorses. The Center for Equine Health at the Davis School of Veterinary Medicine reported that previously there was no way to identify horses at risk for PSB fracture. Shaffer’s studies included discovery, characterization, and description of changes before such fractures, which put horses at risk for possible catastrophic accidents. “Sarah’s research findings were key to developing injury-prevention strategies that contributed to the 41% reduction in California racehorse fatalities over the previous year,” said Dr. Susan Stover, who directed Shaffer’s research at the J. D. Wheat Veterinary... ...
Read More →When owners were allowed on the Del Mar backstretch this summer after the COVID restrictions of 2020, Jerry Weseloh breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally again visit California-bred Brandothebartender at trainer Craig Dollase’s barn. “I’m going to be the biggest barn groupie this year,” Weseloh told Dollase. Weseloh would have camped out at the Dollase barn even if 8-year-old Brandothebartender weren’t having the best season of his career. But now the San Diego native, who owns the gelding with four friends, has even more reason to visit. And since he and his family had recently sold their automotive dealerships, he has more time for his role as chief barn groupie. Dollase has trained several good runners for Weseloh and his partners in Flawless Racing. It’s an enthusiastic group that enjoys claiming horses and has had much success with just a few runners. Weseloh attributes almost all of it to Brandothebartender, a $40,000 claim at Del Mar in 2018 who subsequently has won four stakes and banked a career... ...
Read More →Anna Dahlgren, who received the California Thoroughbred Foundation’s Louis R. Rowan Fellowship in 2017, is about to complete her Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis. The training Dahlgren has received will support her long-standing interest in improving the health of Thoroughbred racehorses and contributing to the industry that Louis Rowan cared about so passionately. Working with UC Davis professors Drs. Fern Tablin and Carrie Finno, Dahlgren investigated the underlying genetic cause for atypical equine thrombasthenia (AET), a heritable platelet dysfunction that causes prolonged bleeding following injury. The potential role for this disorder in de-laying wound healing could have a significant impact on the Thoroughbred industry. Dahlgren graduated with her B.S. degree in biochemistry/molecular biology from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minn., prior to pursuing her Ph.D. at UC Davis. Throughout her Ph.D. training, she has not only researched the genetic basis of AET, but also investigated the effects of micro-dosing of erythropoietin in racing Thoroughbreds to identify a biomarker for drug testing. “Anna has done a tremendous amount of... ...
Read More →RON BEEGLE SETS OUT ON HIS OWN VOYAGE California Thoroughbred Breeders Association member Ron Beegle, who stands Golden State stallion Majestic Harbor, can trace his affinity for horse racing back to his younger days, and in particular to a spectacular Thoroughbred named Alysheba. “Watching Alysheba stumble and still win the 1987 Kentucky Derby convinced me that Thoroughbreds were extraordinary athletes,” Beegle said. “And, that some horses, like Alysheba, were all heart and determined to win every time they stepped on the track.” Completely hooked, Beegle followed Alysheba’s career, “like baseball and football fans followed their heroes.” But it wasn’t until 1998 that he met, by chance, a woman who would change his life. “I was lucky enough to be on a tour of the back-side at the Kentucky Derby, and our guide was a young lady named Loren Hebel-Osborne,” Beegle recalled. “We started talking, and I shared my admiration for Alysheba. Lori told me she and her husband, now Kentucky’s Speaker of the House David Osborne, also loved Alysheba and they had a broodmare... ...
Read More →Chelsea Fishenfeld, the recipient of the 2021 California Thoroughbred Foundation’s scholarship for a veterinary student at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, sent the following thank you to the Foundation: “Huge thanks to the California Thoroughbred Foundation. “I am beyond grateful for the scholarship that they have provided me, as it has helped keep the stressful costs of fourth-year travel to a minimum. “I can’t wait to continue my pursuit of equine medicine, meet wonderful people, and learn something new every day. “This career path has been busy, fun, and fulfilling from the start. Through riding, working as an ambulatory tech, shadowing my farrier, and several externships, I have learned to love all aspects of the horse. Thoroughbred horses were a large part of the foundation of my horsemanship, and I can’t wait to be able to treat them as their doctor. “I plan on doing an equine internship, followed by pursuing ambulatory practice with acute interests in both sports medicine and internal medicine. I appreciate so much the... ...
Read More →Barton Thoroughbreds, Agent 137 Bay Colt by California Chrome out of Well Deserved (photograph here) Easterbrook Livestock Management, Agent 13 Bay Colt by California Chrome out of Candy Factory (photograph here) Milky Way Farm, Agent 14 Jonesy’s Bid by Smart Bid out of Cayce Jones (photograph here) 21 Circle of Royalty by Circumference (IRE) out of Cozzene Queen (photograph here) 24 Dark Bay or Brown Colt by Passion for Gold out of Dancing With Dixie (photograph here) 26 Chestnut Filly by Smart Bid out of Dislitleliteomine (photograph here) 29 Dark Bay or Brown Colt by Dosificado (CHI) out of Dress for Excess (photograph here) 30 Dark Bay or Brown Colt by Smart Bid out of Easter Chorus (GB) (photograph here) 35 Danzing Road by Danzing Candy out of Fairway Road (photograph here) 39 Dark Bay or Brown Colt by Passion for Gold out of Fresh Lemonade (photograph here) 47 Sports for Women by Boisterous out of Hadarra (photograph here) 58 Passionate Kisses by Passion for Gold out of Itsakiss (photograph... ...
Read More →Six horses based in California have won the Preakness Stakes (G1) since 2010. On May 15, Rombauer raised that number to seven when the son of Twirling Candy took the 2021 edition of the Preakness at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Md. It was the first Triple Crown race win for John and Diane Fradkin, who have been successfully breeding and racing in California for years. Rombauer has vaulted to the top of the list of horses campaigned by the couple, but before him came a parade of classy runners, many of them California-breds. John Fradkin was working one of his first real jobs out of college as a small-time institutional bond salesman when he was introduced to racing. A co-worker, Robert Allen, grew up near Santa Anita and knew how to handicap. “We were young guys keeping Wall Street hours while working on the West Coast,” said Fradkin, “which meant that by 2 p.m. we were looking for trouble. He said we should go to the races and that I... ...
Read More →The Foundation’s keenest mission is fostering health of the horse and helping support the future veterinarians who will oversee their well-being. These students go through intense, lengthy, and expensive training that requires drive and commitment. We award scholarships and fellowships at the University of California, College of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, and Western University of Health Sciences, Veterinary Medicine in Pomona. Our trustees work with Gregory Ferraro DVM and trustee Jeff Blea DVM to meet, interview, and select scholarship recipients. The candidates leave us inspired, hopeful, and filled with admiration for these extraordinary young people who look forward to a career of service to horses. Dr. Carrie Fino, to whom we awarded the Louis R. Rowan Fellowship at UC Davis in 2009, joined the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine faculty in 2014. In 2017 she became the Gregory L. Ferraro Endowed Director of the UC Davis Center for Equine Health. Dr. Fino’s background and training include completing her DVM and an internship in large animal medicine and surgery at the... ...
Read More →Woodbridge Farm, Agent 116 Tsunami Spring by Tiznow out of Spring Again, 116 PP Harris Farms, Agent 139 Cameo Shores by Sky Mesa out of Westline, 139 PP ...
Read More →Barton Thoroughbreds, Agent 10 Chestnut Filly by Misremembered out of Beauty and Glory 12 Chestnut Colt by Misremembered out of Bronx Babe 19 Chestnut Filly by Dads Caps out of Copper City 27 Chestnut Colt by Cat Burglar out of Distant Memories 36 Gray or Roan Colt by Cat Burglar out of Familyofroses 42 Bay Colt by Dads Caps out of Go Get Em Babe 44 Bay Filly by Dads Caps out of Grant Marty a Wish 50 Bay Colt by Dads Caps out of Hip Hip 51 Bay Colt by Cat Burglar out of Holograeme 56 Bay Filly by Cat Burglar out of Indian Fiesta 61 Chestnut Colt by Dads Caps out of Just Heavenly 66 Bay Filly by Dads Caps out of Leopard Print 70 Gray or Roan Filly by Dads Caps out of Little Bailey 72 Gray or Roan Filly by Anchor Down out of Looks Promising 76 Dark Bay or Brown Colt by Ransom the Moon out of Market Appeal 78 Dark Bay or Brown Filly... ...
Read More →Acclamation: Filly, 1 Anchor Down: Filly, 72 Boisterous: Filly, 47 Cairo Prince: Colt, 31 California Chrome: Colt, 13 Colt, 137 Cat Burglar: Colt, 27 Colt, 36 Colt, 51 Colt, 114 Colt, 118 Filly, 56 Filly, 95 Circumference (IRE): Filly, 21 Filly, 25 Filly, 117 City Wolf: Colt, 18 Colt, 67 Filly, 109 Conquest Farenheit: Colt, 3 Curlin to Mischief: Colt, 40 Daddy Nose Best: Filly, 140 Dads Caps: Colt, 42 Colt, 50 Colt, 61 Colt, 108 Colt, 115 Filly, 19 Filly, 44 Filly, 66 Filly, 70 Filly, 84 Filly, 97 Filly, 104 Filly, 133 Filly, 138 Danzing Candy: Colt, 73 Colt, 103 Filly, 35 Filly, 64 Filly, 124 Don’tsellmeshort: Colt, 17 Colt, 53 Filly, 4 Dosificado (CHI): Colt, 29 Filly, 99 Filly, 130 Fullbridled: Filly, 105 Funtastic: Colt, 59 Gig Harbor: Filly, 28 Filly, 49 Filly, 52 Gelding, 96 Gelding, 126 Govenor Charlie: Filly, 81 Filly, 132 Grace Upon Grace: Colt, 55 Colt, 112 Colt, 113 I’ll Have Another: Filly, 102 Jersey Town: Colt, 54 Colt, 88 Majestic Harbor: Colt,... ...
Read More →Accepted: 1 Afleet Diablo: 2 Afleet Slew: 3 Albertrandi: 4 Ancient Holiday: 5 Arousing: 6 Artfully: 7 Atlantic Tap: 8 Awe Woman: 9 Beauty and Glory: 10 Black Bird Rock: 11 Bronx Babe: 12 Candy Factory: 13 Cayce Jones: 14 Chandler’s Angel: 15 Charisma Matters: 16 Charming Surprise: 17 Cinderella Liberty: 18 Copper City: 19 Cotton Bay: 20 Cozzene Queen: 21 Curvy Girl: 22 Cut My Curls: 23 Dancing With Dixie: 24 Devant: 25 Dislitleliteomine: 26 Distant Memories: 27 Double Velvet: 28 Dress for Excess: 29 Easter Chorus (GB): 30 Echo Chamber: 31 Elusive Flower: 32 Elusive Thought: 33 English Caramac: 34 Fairway Road: 35 Familyofroses: 36 Fashion Editor: 37 Forthe Lovof Patty: 38 Fresh Lemonade: 39 Full Snow Moon: 41 Fullofcuteness: 40 Go Get Em Babe: 42 Graceful Gal: 43 Grant Marty a Wish: 44 Graustarkian: 45 Guise Cliff: 46 Hadarra: 47 Heat Wave: 49 Heatology: 48 Hip Hip: 50 Holograeme: 51 Honeysuckle Rose: 52 Hot Sea: 53 Hottodi: 54 I Ain’t Gonna Lie: 55 Indian Fiesta: 56 Intoitagain:... ...
Read More →Questions and answers concerning California-breds and California’s lucrative incentive awards program, which was responsible for breeders, owners, and stallion owners collecting more than $9 million for 2023. Register your Cal-Bred horse Register your Cal-Sired horse ...
Read More →Odd Henry might have just been a $2,500 claimer, but the Texas-bred filly is the reason John Haagsma got hooked on racing. In partnership with Harold Tillema and his father, John D. Haagsma, the younger Haagsma first got involved in the sport as an owner via Odd Henry, who broke her maiden at Los Alamitos July 8, 1995. “That first win got me hooked,” Haagsma admitted. Horse racing was not a foreign concept to Haagsma, whose grandfather Dave Haagsma raced Quarter Horses at both Los Alamitos and Fairplex in Pomona. John Sr. took his son to the races regularly, but nothing matched the thrill of winning as an owner or breeder, a feeling Haagsma started to chase. He was involved in the California Cup-winning broodmare Theresa’s Pleasure, who had captured the inaugural Juvenile Fillies in 1990. When her breeder/owner, Lester Smith, passed away, Theresa’s Pleasure was offered to Tillema and his partners, who bred and/or raced her off spring, including multiple stakes winners Excessive Theresa and Lesters Boy. A third... ...
Read More →The California Thoroughbred Foundation selected Chelsea Fishenfeld for its third-year veterinary student scholarship at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona. Her undergraduate degree is in animal science and pre-veterinary at Cal Poly Pomona. “My enthusiasm for everything horse-related has provided me invaluable opportunities that served as a launching Chelsea Fishenfeld point for becoming an equine veterinarian,” Chelsea wrote in her application. “I have sought exposure to various facets of the equine industry, including Thoroughbred racetrack practice and the rehabilitation and retraining of Thoroughbred racehorses for new careers as sport horses. I am dedicated to continually expanding my network and knowledge to improve outcomes for horses and their people.” Chelsea has worked with a Thoroughbred track veterinarian and with the radiation safety officer for the equine nuclear medicine facility at Santa Anita. Among her externships, she was with Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, Pacific Crest Equine Hospital, and track veterinarian Dawn Bloomer, DVM. Additionally, Chelsea has experience with Foothill Equine, Shamrock Shoeing Farriery Services, House Calls For Horses, and Chino Valley Equine Hospital.... ...
Read More →Memorial Donations The CTF accepts donations in memory of relatives and friends, with all such donations allocated to Scholarship Funds of the Foundation and to the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library. Please remember members of our industry with a donation to the CTF memorial fund. Donations may be sent to: CTF, 201 Colorado Pl, Arcadia, CA 91007 The California Thoroughbred Foundation The California Thoroughbred Foundation is dedicated to the advancement of equine research and education. Since 1958 the Foundation has operated as a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that can accept tax-deductible contributions. For more than five decades the CTF has sponsored numerous research and educational projects and awarded scholarships to veterinary students at U.C. Davis and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona. The Foundation maintains the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library, one of the most extensive collections of equine literature found anywhere. Several generous donations of book collections and artwork form the core of the library, which is housed in the CTBA offices in Arcadia. Among its 10,000 volumes are current... ...
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Read More →2021 Sale Date: Tuesday, August 10, at noon Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA Complete Sale Results Online Bidding is AVAILABLE You can download the forms under Forms/Registration menu or fill online forms here: Consignor’s Contract Agent Authorization Form Credit Application Form CREDIT REQUEST. The Request to Purchase by Credit or Check form is to be presented to CTBA Sales at least ONE WEEK PRIOR TO SALE in order that the request can be verified and approved. IF CREDIT IS APPROVED, PAYMENT MUST BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OR FINANCE CHARGE AT MAXIMUM LEGAL RATE WILL BE ASSESSED. Fill the Credit Application form here Contact: Loretta Veiga – (626) 445-7800 Ext 227 or email: loretta@ctba.com Christy Chapman – (626) 445-7800 Ext 247 or email: christy@ctba.com See the catalog online here Index to consignors Index to sires Index to dams Index to Past Performances Index to photographs Supplemental Entries – coming soon ...
Read More →People often have a similar story that explains how they got into the game. Perhaps parents took them to the track as children, or maybe a relative taught them to bet and an early win turned into an obsession. Frederick Larsen’s story is unlike any other, an emotional roller coaster that now has him poised to make a big impact on racing in California. In the late 1990s, Larsen’s parents bought a farm in Phoenix, Ariz., with the idea of getting into the breeding and racing business. Larsen was living in Los Angeles, so they gave him ownership of one foal, who went on to break its maiden at Turf Paradise. “I fell in love with it,” Larsen recalled. “I was always chasing that next win.” When his mother suffered a massive stroke in 2009, Larsen dropped everything and stepped in to take over the family horse business. “My dad was always out of town working, and my mother was the one talking to the trainers and aware of where... ...
Read More →The California Thoroughbred Foundation, in its continuing mission to advance education in equine health, awarded scholarships to Tara Doherty and Briana Hamamoto. The two well-qualified candidates study at the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Tara plans to extern at Del Mar this summer, as well as with Pioneer Equine Hospital and Littleton Equine Medical Center. She is interested in injury prevention in equine athletes, both racing and sport horses. With Dr. Sue Stover as her mentor, Tara explored how horseshoe traction characteristics and surface material affect the shear force on the equine limb. She has presented her research at the Veterinary Orthopedic Society Conference and the annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. She hopes to specialize in large animal surgery or equine sports medicine and rehabilitation, aspiring to work with Thoroughbred racehorses and/or show jumpers. Briana is the co-president of the Student Veterinary Emergency Response Team and the Equine Medicine Club. She also serves as the U.C. Davis student representative to the AAEP.... ...
Read More →The California Thoroughbred Foundation sincerely thanks the following for their generous donations supporting our programs: Lisa & Ernst Auerbach Alan F. Balch John H. Barr Lee M. Bass Randall C. Bassett Candace Bibby Kevin S. Bogart Clydene Boots William N. Brooks II Melinda Brown Michael Crowley Harold Demar Gregory L. Ferraro Tracy Gantz Vito Gioiello Golden Gate Fields Jane Goldstein Dolly Green Research Foundation Gail Gregson Ray Hilding Clement “Bo” Hirsch Daniel Hof Donald Krawiec John R. Lanza Margaret Ellen Leonard Joyce A. Liske LNJ Foxwoods Gary Margolis Bill McLean Mary J. McPherson Ronald & Lorraine Mercer Ted Merrill Martha M. Miller Bob Mitchell Deanna Mooney Moss Foundation James Murphy Odyssey Transportation Inc. of Nevada Doug O’Neill Elizabeth Ann Owings Ada Gates Patton Glenn G. Porter Jay Privman Michael Reiff Tom & Missy Robbins Kirk & Judy Robison Ben & Diane Rochelle Salvador F. Saggese Santa Anita Frank P. Santilli Melanie J. Schow Kathie Schreiber Samantha Siegel George E. Small Southern California Equine Foundation The Strugar Family Foundation Frank R.... ...
Read More →By Emily Shields CAL-BRED TRAINER EXTOLS THE CAL-BRED PROGRAM Dave Hofmans is quick to point out that not only does he love and support the California-bred racing program, he is a Cal-bred himself. “I was born and raised right here in Southern California,” the affable trainer said. On top of that, he has a marvelous Golden State runner currently in the barn in Big Fish, and his all-time favorite horse was a Cal-bred, too. After growing up in the sport as a groom and hot-walker, Hofmans spent time working for trainers Bobby Frankel and Farrell Jones. He got his first win as a trainer in 1974 over the hallowed Santa Anita course and has been winning races there ever since. In 1986 Hofmans began an association with Georgia Ridder, widow of B.J. “Ben” Ridder; both of the Ridders were active members of the California breeding and racing community and had resided in nearby Pasadena. Their standout stallion Flying Paster won the Santa Anita and Hollywood Derbies and was the 1978 Cal-bred Horse of the... ...
Read More →As a major step forward in diagnostics to aid in Thoroughbred racehorse health, the first-ever standing positron emission tomography (PET) machine was installed on the Santa Anita backstretch in late 2019. Dr. Mathieu Spriet, an associate professor at the University of California, Davis, developed the Longmile Positron Emission Tomography (MILE-PET) Scan machine at the university in partnership with the Brain Biosciences and Longmile Veterinary Imaging Division. The PET machine at Santa Anita Dr. Jeff Blea, a racetrack veterinary practitioner since 1994, noted the advantages the PET scanner brings, saying: “The PET scan at Santa Anita, in conjunction with the relationship with Dr. Spriet and his colleagues at UC Davis, has allowed veterinarians here in Southern California to advance the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal issues in race-horses well beyond anyone’s expectations. This pioneering technology certainly has been, and will continue to be, a positive game changer for horse safety.” Dr. Blea, a past president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the Southern California Equine Foundation, serves as a... ...
Read More →Due to COVID there will not be an in-person Awards Dinner this year. Voting will be open from February 2nd – 10th, 2021 The awards will be announced virtually in March. Please click on the image below to vote. ...
Read More →Dr. Ed Allred is synonymous with so many facets of the racing industry, most notably as the owner of Los Alamitos Racetrack in Cypress. His exploits and successes in the Quarter Horse industry are legendary, as he is the man behind world champions Charger Bar and Separatist, among others. He was the first to go over $20 million in Quarter Horse earnings and remains the sport’s all-time leading owner and breeder. But less is known about Allred’s pursuits in the Thoroughbred industry. Although he breeds only from 4 to 10 Thoroughbreds a year, Allred has had a steady trickle of stakes winners. Most recently Allred-bred North County Guy won the $201,500 Unusual Heat Turf Classic Stakes Presented by City National Bank at Santa Anita. Allred was introduced to racing in the 1940s and has since done much to promote the sport and make it cleaner, safer, and better for horses and horsemen alike. While becoming a titan in the Quarter Horse game, Allred was slowly collecting a group of Thoroughbred... ...
Read More →The California Thoroughbred Foundation has many dedicated trustees, who work to further the organization’s mission. Dr. Greg Ferraro is one who served the Foundation for many years before he moved on to help the Thoroughbred industry on an even bigger scale. Today Ferraro is the chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, and the industry is lucky to have someone of his experience in that Ferraro capacity. A former racetrack veterinarian and an equine orthopedic surgeon, Ferraro spent years as director of the Center for Equine Health at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. He also served as the first president of the Southern California Equine Foundation, which runs the equine hospitals at California racetracks. With John Kimsey he developed the Kimsey Splint, which stabilizes lower-leg injuries. Ferraro has dedicated his career to equine safety in every role he has taken on. While on the Foundation board, he was instrumental in the process of determining worthy candidates for the veterinary scholarships and fellowships that the Foundation awards.... ...
Read More →Bodexpress By Bodemeister out of Pied a Terre, by City Zip (view more information) Heartwood By Tapit out of Maple Forest, by Forestry (view more information) Surf Cat By Sir Cat out of Trust Greta, by Centrust (view more information) Blood-Horse Stallion Register Online Bodexpress https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/171771/bodexpress Heartwood https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/171795/heartwood Go here to see the rest of 2021 Stallions ...
Read More →2021 Sale Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at 12:00 NOON Fairplex – Pomona, CA (Location subject to change due to COVID-19) Click here for the Sale Result ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE Click below to register to bid online: https://ctba.equibid.com/register Contact: Loretta Veiga – (800) 573-2822 Ext 227 or email: loretta@ctba.com Christy Chapman – (800) 573-2822 Ext 247 or email: christy@ctba.com You can fill online form here: Horses of All Ages Entry Form Broodmares Entry Form Authorized Agent Form Credit Request Form Alternately, you can download the entire CTBA January Mixed Sale form then send it with your payment by mail to CTBA office. Click HERE to see the ad Download the catalog Index to consignors Index to sires Index to covering sires Index to dams Past Performances Supplemental Entries ...
Read More →By Emily Shield CALIFORNIA OWNER ROCKING INTO THE NEW YEAR “I was always really involved with my kids,” Hartunian said. “I was looking for something to spend my time on.” He likes to joke that he could have bought a plane or a yacht, but instead opted to buy a horse at Del Mar. “I got involved with Dave Lanzman, who won a Breeders’ Cup with Squirtle Squirt,” Hartunian said. “I was learning with him and watching what they were doing, and really started liking it a lot. The competition was great, and I loved the thought of going to the sales and fi nding the best horse.” With the help of trainer Peter Miller, Hartunian bought his fi rst horse in 2012. He went to $50,000 to secure the raceready gelding Fast N Furius Cat at the Barretts paddock sale at Del Mar, earned $8,520 next out when the horse ran third, and then lost him for $32,000 just one month after buying him. Undeterred, Hartunian jumped in. “One... ...
Read More →Courtney Tunney Hotchkis has been elected to join the Founda-tion board of trustees. Her father, Peter Tunney, also is a trustee. Mrs. Hotchkis has extensive experience in racetrack marketing. Upon graduating from the University of Arizona, where she ma-jored in communications, she worked in the group sales depart-ment at Santa Anita Park and later served as the track’s marketing manager for almost 20 years. A lifelong resident of Pasadena, she married John Hotchkis in 1995. They have two daughters, Perry and Ellery. Perry graduated from U.C. Berkeley in May and now works as research coordinator at the New York University Transplant Institute. Ellery is a senior in high school and an English riding enthusi-ast. She competes frequently in horse shows in equitation and jumping classes. Mrs. Hotchkis’ extensive volunteer experience includes work at the Mayfield Junior and Senior Schools, where she was president of the parents’ associations. She volunteers for an organization that raises money for Children’s Hospital of Los Ange-les and works part-time at Salutations Home, a Pasadena gift... ...
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Read More →Click Here to Purchase the 2021 California Thoroughbred Stallion Directory 2021 California Stallion Roster & Pedigree Cross-Index Horses included in the following list are those in active service in California for 2020. This roster was compiled from the 2020 Report Of Mares Bred (RMB) forms submitted to the CTBA Registrar and from additional information gathered, through late-November of 2020. Owners of stallions not appearing on this list should contact the CTBA to ensure their inclusion in subsequent editions. Horses in bold-face type appear in the 2019 California Stallion Directory. 2021 PEDIGREE CROSS-INDEX Blood-Horse Stallion Register Online Acclamation https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/166175/acclamation Capital Account https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/168674/capital-account Conquest Farenheit https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/170599/conquest-farenheit Curlin To Mischief http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/169166/curlin-to-mischief Danzing Candy https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/170012/danzing-candy Desert Code https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/127867/desert-code Faversham https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/171730/faversham Heartwood https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/171795/heartwood He Be Fire N Ice http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/168585/he-be-fire-n-ice I’ll Have Another https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/165756/ill-have-another Jersey Town https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/130767/jersey-town Majestic Harbor https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/169457/majestic-harbor Misremembered https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/132191/misremembered Mrazek https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/171016/mrazek Mr. Big http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/132380/mr-big Northern Causeway http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/168480/northern-causeway OM https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/171009/om Pavel https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/171231/pavel Prospect Park https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/170655/prospect-park Richard’s Kid http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/167305/richards-kid Rousing Sermon https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/169197/rousing-sermon Sir Prancealot (IRE) https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/166516/sir-prancealot-ire Smiling Tiger http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/166740/smiling-tiger Stanford https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/169996/stanford Stay Thirsty https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/165749/stay-thirsty Tamarando... ...
Read More →Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC (Adrian Gonzalez), Agent 162 Malibu Prince by Malibu Moon out of Queen of Song Havens Bloodstock Agency Inc., Agent 156 Ladybug by Medaglia D’Oro out of Mayoress 157 Cheesewright by Madraar out of King’s Beach 158 Girl Downstair by A. P. Warrior out of Chase the Bunny 159 Glitterspeed by Informed out of Blue Ice Shark 160 Starlite Style by Unusual Heat out of Always In Style 161 Bella Style by Unusual Heat out of Always In StyleGr 163 Grazen Past by Grazen out of Itsayatesthing 164 Max Max Max by Karakontie out of Hope Bay ...
Read More →By Emily Shield CONTINUING THE FAMILY TRADITION Henry Williamson is the first to admit that horse racing “sinks into your DNA after a while.” He would know, as a grandmother on one side of the family and a grandfather on the other side held box seats at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park for years. Then his father, the late Warren Williamson, bred and owned some of the best modern runners in the state. Through it all, the younger Williamson has been there, relishing every moment. “It’s not that I keep track of stuff like this,” Williamson joked, “but the first time we saw the winner’s circle in California was on Aug. 3, 1972. I was 10 years old.” Williamson’s father was hooked and began breeding horses locally in California. Warren bred and/or raced the likes of grade 1-winning California-bred millionaire Nashoba’s Key, dual grade 2 winner Foxysox, and the ultra-quick Cal-bred Tiz Elemental, who won three straight stakes races. “There were quite a few moments where we were in disbelief of our... ...
Read More →When the California Thoroughbred Foundation awards scholarships to veterinary students, it looks for high-quality candidates who are likely to specialize in equine endeavors. Ferrin Peterson has gone above and beyond anyone’s expec-tations in that regard. Peterson received a scholarship from the Foundation in 2018, when she was a third-year large animal veterinary student at the University of California at Davis. That was also the year she obtained her jockey’s license. Since then, she has graduated from vet school, become a licensed veterinarian, and continued what has become a very successful jockey career. This past summer, with Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone as her agent, 28-year-old Peterson rode at Monmouth Park in New Jersey. She did so well that she ended the meeting as the second-leading rider, with 42 wins, and was featured in a major article in BloodHorse magazine. She moved on to ride regularly at the tough Aqueduct fall meeting in New York. “I think I benefit from having multiple things going on in my life, and they complement... ...
Read More →Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC (Adrian Gonzalez), Agent 49 Pretty Mischief by Into Mischief out of Miss Da Point, 49-pp Lovacres Ranch LLC, Agent 61 Sheila’s Charlie by Govenor Charlie out of Sheila’s Prospect, 61-pp Havens Bloodstock Agency Inc., Agent 104 Brony Boy by Street Boss out of Shutterbug, 104-pp 155 Jungle Roar by Animal Kingdom out of Elusive Temper, 155-pp Havens Bloodstock Agency Inc., Agent for Liberty Road Stables, LLC 135 Fog Lifter by U S Ranger out of Cloud Racer, 135-pp ...
Read More →Anthony’s Cross: 81 City Wolf: 44 Clubhouse Ride: 22, 153, 156, 158 Danzing Candy: 39, 41, 46, 58, 80, 99, 113, 119, 126, 139 Dosificado: 159 Fullbridled: 56 Gato Del Oro: 160, 161 Grazen: 47, 133, 136, 148 I’ll Have Another: 10 Jersey Town: 85, 138 Lakerville: 79 Om: 118 Richard’s Kid: 147 Sir Prancealot (IRE): 11, 36, 69, 88 Smart Bid: 157 Smokem: 111, 140 Stanford: 31, 45, 52, 60, 78, 120, 124, 128, Stay Thirsty: 24, 27, 35, 54, 72, 74, 76, 84, 102, 106, , 107, 122 Catalogue pages ©2020 The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). All rights reserved. TJCIS believes the information contained herein is correct. However, no warranties, either express or implied, are given with respect to the data contained herein. ...
Read More →A. P. Warrior: Mare, 158 Acclamation: Colt, 29, Filly, 28 Afleet Alex: Mare, 10, Mare, 36, Mare, 132 Animal Kingdom: Filly, 17, Gelding, 94, Gelding, 155 Anthony’s Cross: Colt, 100, Colt, 131 Awesome Again: Mare, 50 Bertrando: Mare, 113 Bluegrass Cat: Colt, 150, Filly, 90 Bodemeister: Mare, 35, Mare, 46 Bold Warrior: Mare, 133 Bolt d’Oro: Filly, 87 Boundary: Mare, 115 Broken Vow: Mare, 148 Cat Burglar: Colt, 4 Champali: Mare, 142 Cloud Computing: Colt, 101 Congrats: Mare, 80 Cross Traffic: Colt, 38 Curlin: Mare, 107 Curlin to Mischief: Colt, 51, Filly, 57 Daaher: Mare, 81 Danzing Candy: Colt, 5, Colt, 30, Colt, 37, Colt, 40, Colt, 93, Colt, 109, Colt, 112, Colt, 145, Filly, 12, Filly, 15, Filly, 141, Filly, 144 Deputy Minister: Mare, 139 Desert Code: Filly, 63 Devil His Due: Mare, 44 Discreet Cat: Mare, 122 El Corredor: Mare, 53 English Channel: Colt, 77 Fed Biz: Filly, 130 Finnegans Wake: Colt, 62 Flat Out: Filly, 48 Flintshire (GB): Colt, 25 Ghostzapper: Colt, 96 Giant’s Causeway: Mare, 99 Gio... ...
Read More →A Flicker of Light: 151 A. P. Baby: 36 Aclevershadeofjade: 147 Adopted Fame: 92 After All (IRE): 93 Alec’s Moon: 35 All of Her Twist: 148 Always In Style: 160, 161 Art Fair: 53 Avanti: 97 Avian Eden: 113 Awesome Annie: 96 Ballerina Angel: 98 Bertsgirl: 100 Bide a Wee Island: 101 Blue Ice Shark: 159 Brief Illusion: 103 Brightest: 44 Broad Smile: 99 Brush Strokes: 105 Buy the Firm: 115 Cait: 102 Carna: 39 Cedrat (FR): 108 Celtic Rose: 109 Chalula One: 110 Chase The Bunny: 158 Clair Annette: 66 Cloud Racer: 112, 135 Colorbynumbers: 114 Copperopolis: 94 Corleone: 116 Court of Appeal: 111 Credible: 117 Cricket Wicket: 122 Curvy Girl: 120 Deaconess Bonnie: 22 Debbie Got Even: 126 Decorator: 45 Destination: 88 Do Dat Blues: 123 Doe: 7 Donerella: 74 Durant: 32, 125 Elemental Metal: 127 Elloluv: 17 Elusive Temper: 155 Enumclaw Girl: 46, 129 Escape With Me: 132 Falconry: 130 Fantastic Career: 131 Five o’Clock Toddy: 134 Floral Beauty: 52 Forever a Fan: 137 Gion: 72 Go... ...
Read More →Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC (Adrian Gonzalez), Agent 17 Luv Thy Kingdom by Animal Kingdom out of Elloluv 36 My Sweet Afleet by Afleet Alex out of A. P. Baby 48 Pledge of Honor by Flat Out out of Pledge Mom 49 Pretty Mischief by Into Mischief out of Miss Da Point 68 Chestnut Colt by Union Rags out of Stealing Holly 77 Chestnut Colt by English Channel out of The Rahy Angel 87 Bay Filly by Bolt d’Oro out of Wind N Waves 88 Wind N Waves by Stormy Atlantic out of Destination 105 Bay Filly by Malibu Moon out of Brush Strokes 116 Bay Colt by Shackleford out of Corleone 119 Crown Point by Gio Ponti out of Smiley Jane 127 Bay Colt by Grazen out of Elemental Metal 128 Elemental Metal by Smart Strike out of Tiz Elemental 130 Gray or Roan Filly by Fed Biz out of Falconry 139 Game Show by Deputy Minister out of Vana Turns 153 Ju Ju Baby by Snow Ridge out of Nora November Bob Davis 4 Black Matter by Cat Burglar out of Knights End 117 Chestnut Filly by Misremembered... ...
Read More →By Emily Shield When California Chrome was just an unassuming, leggy chestnut foal, Perry and Denise Martin could never have guessed that their first-ever homebred would take them on such a wild ride. Nine years and numerous stakes wins later, California Chrome’s legacy is at the heart of everything the Martins are doing in the racing industry. As they expand their reach both domestically, with breeding operations in Wyoming and Louisiana, as well as internationally, with horses in Japan and England, it is California Chrome who continues to fuel their obvious passion for the sport. The California Chrome story quickly became racing lore, beginning with Love the Chase, a broodmare who earned just $7,020 on the track and cost Martin and his business partner, Steve Coburn, $8,000. They bred her to $2,500 stallion Lucky Pulpit and got $14,752,650-earner California Chrome, who won four Eclipse Awards including two Horse of the Year titles. His grade 1 wins include the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Dubai World Cup, and Pacific Classic. But it’s... ...
Read More →CTBA/CTF Library Catalog The pandemic has caused large and small changes in many aspects of the horse world. In spite of the downturns, the California Thoroughbred Foundation made some adjustments and continues to fund veterinary medicine scholarships, our primary mission. The students training to provide for the health and safety of the horse still need our support. Across the country, tracks have curtailed or canceled their meetings. Racing has continued in California, but without spectators and with limited access for owners. Sales have gone on but only with precautions such as social distancing and access by video. One thing that has not changed is the needs of horses, including their health care. Our Foundation is vitally involved in promoting this area by awarding scholarships at U. C. Davis and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona to veterinary medicine students, carefully selected because of their interest in horses and intention of working with them upon graduation. Several of our recipients have joined the veterinary safety teams at Santa Anita... ...
Read More →From Sept. 4-7, Kirk and Judy Robison had the biggest racing weekend of their lives. The married duo not only won the Runhappy Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, but also took the $94,000 I’m Smokin Stakes at Del Mar with a homebred. “Winning at the highest level at both Del Mar and Saratoga is pretty hard to do,” Kirk Robison said. “That we did it on the same weekend is pretty cool.” Kirk Robison grew up in Southern California and frequented Santa Anita and Hollywood Park with his father. “I caught the bug early and never lost it,” Robison said. Kirk met Judy when they were students at San Jose State University, and he affectionately calls her, “my first and only wife.” “She supports what I do—even though she’s not as into it as I am—she’s very supportive. We have nine grandchildren who send me texts and emails about it all. We’ve taken the kids to Santa Anita and Del Mar for the summertime. It is an experience I’m trying... ...
Read More →Jeanne Lapeyre Canty, who died Sept. 13 at age 83, was a fierce supporter of the California Thoroughbred Foundation and a huge loss to the organization. She believed strongly in the Foundation’s missions of sponsoring research and educational projects, awarding scholarships to veterinary students, and maintaining the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library. Mrs. Canty served as the Foundation’s president for more than a decade and continued to be active up until her death. When the Foundation trustees met via teleconference this past August, she was a vigorous contributor, concerned for every facet of the organization. She was especially proud of the scholarships, which have helped many students who have gone on to specialize in caring for Thoroughbred racehorses. “Jeanne Canty consistently gave me caring advice about all facets of the management and mission of the Foundation when I stepped in as president,” said Mrs. Ada Gates Patton, who succeeded Mrs. Canty in that role. “Her vast knowledge of the organization and its history has been crucial to me, as has... ...
Read More →A NEW LIFE JOURNEY WITH HORSES Linda Templeton thought she had done it all. She owned a cattle ranch, had a riding horse, and had been to the rodeo and various cattle shows. But when Thoroughbred breeder Terry Lovingier asked her if she had ever been to the races, Templeton admitted she hadn’t. “He said, ‘Get your purse; I’m taking you to a horse race,’” Templeton recalled. “I went, and I fell in love.” Lovingier had purchased Templeton’s cattle ranch in 2005 and converted it into a Thoroughbred breeding farm – Lovacres Ranch. “I’d asked him what he was going to do with the acreage, and he said he raised Thoroughbreds,” Templeton said. “I asked what he did with them, and he said race them. That’s when I had to say I’d never been.” By the end of the year, Templeton owned part of four horses with Lovingier, competing in the name of Templeton Horses. She deeply loved them all. California-bred Sweet Forever was in that group. The daughter of Rio... ...
Read More →The late Sherwood Chillingworth, who long served the Thoroughbred industry, primarily as the executive vice president of the Oak Tree Racing Association, is receiving two honors this fall. The California Thoroughbred Foundation will add Chillingworth’s silks to those already displayed on the walls of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Also, Santa Anita has renamed the grade 3 L.A. Woman Stakes as the Chillingworth Stakes. Oak Tree has generously donated to many equine charities throughout its history, including the Foundation, which has helped fund scholarships and fellowships for veterinary students. Thus, the Foundation is pleased to include the Chillingworth silks in its collection. Chilling-worth was a partner in numerous top runners, including Swing Till Dawn, Yashgan, Forzando, and Valley Victory. The $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes is scheduled for Sept. 19 for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, at 61⁄2 furlongs. Before the race was known as the L.A. Woman, it was called the Louis R. Rowan, in honor of one of the founders of both the Foundation and Oak Tree, a past... ...
Read More →Ransome Ranch Equine, Agent 125 Streusel by Smiling Tiger out of Serena’s Echo Sierra Sunset Ranch, Agent 126 Bay filly by Sierra Sunset out of Seaquoia Blue Woodbridge Farm, Agent 124 Tale of Tears by Tale of Ekati out of Greek Goddess ...
Read More →The California Thoroughbred Foundation awarded its 2020 Western University scholarship to Julissa Hoogeveen. (See the May 2020 issue of California Thoroughbred, page 19.) Hoogeveen kindly took the time to write the following letter of thanks to the Foundation: Dear California Thoroughbred Foundation, I want to express my gratitude for your generosity in regards to the California Thoroughbred Foundation scholarship. I grew up in Chino Hills, Calif., in an equestrian community and knew from a young age my career would combine my love for horses and desire to give back to the community. When I was accepted into the DVM program at Western University of Health Sciences, these dreams were realized. I look forward to graduating in 2021 as an equine veterinarian with a focus in rehabilitation and integrative medicine. This scholarship will help offset some of the financial burden obtained while I earn my doctorate. I look forward to giving back to the equestrian community, WesternU, and the California Thoroughbred Foundation. Thank you for your generosity, Julissa Hoogeveen DVM Class... ...
Read More →By Emily Shields Dr. William T. Gray is a self-proclaimed “realist,” saying, “I’ve never aspired to win the Kentucky Derby. I just want some $25,000 to $50,000 claiming horses that will pay the bills, and some hard-knocking mares who win 10 races so that we can breed those and get more of them.” The Grays climb the peak of success with Cal-breds The strategy has worked beyond expectations. Despite their modest intentions, Dr. Gray and his wife, Jill, have been responsible for horses such as Tornado Betty, Weewinnin, and 2020 stakes winner Indian Peak. Gray grew up in the New Mexico horse racing business. His father, Wesley, was a trainer of both Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds. At 85, the elder Gray is still involved with raising foals but no longer trains. William remembers partnering with his father on some yearlings in the early 1980s and racing horses until he went to vet school. “I sold them all so I could go to school,” he said. “I didn’t start my own... ...
Read More →Photos Milky Way Farm, Agent 2 Winning Valle by Winning Cause out of Valarta (photograph here) 13 Running On Empty by Smart Bid out of Astuzia (photograph here) 24 Smarter World by Smart Bid out of Circle the World (photograph here) 30 Dancing Till Dawn by Smart Bid out of Dancing With Dixie (photograph here) 41 Circle the Kid by Circumference (IRE) out of Fresh Lemonade 53 Zayden by Smart Bid out of Itsakiss (photograph here) 72 Check the Boxes by Box Score out of Multiplyingtheheat (photograph here) 75 Bid On the Prize by Smart Bid out of My Looloo (photograph here) 103 Sidney’s Bid by Smart Bid out of Sensational Candy (photograph here) 113 Clear Win by Winning Cause out of Spun Clear (photograph here) Harris Farms 12 Bay Colt by Tamarando out of Aspen Gal (photograph here) 18 Chestnut Colt by Smiling Tiger out of Bench Glory (photograph here) 61 Chestnut Filly by Smiling Tiger out of Lofty Ambition (photograph here) 71 Chestnut Colt by Clubhouse Ride out... ...
Read More →A P”s Regal Ransom: 11 Afleet Diablo: 8 Albany County: 9 Amare: 10 Aspen Gal: 12 Astuzia: 13 Atlantic Tap: 14 Avenging Angel: 15 Ballerina Angel: 16 Baltic Nations: 17 Bench Glory: 18 Big Break: 19 Big Red Gamble: 20 Cagey Girl: 21 Carmelita: 22 Charming Surprise: 23 Circle the World: 24 Clawpuccino: 25 Cochinero: 26 Codacious: 27 Come On Alannah: 28 Crozet: 29 Dancing With Dixie: 30 Dash of Gold: 31 Defenderoffreedom: 32 Dixie Dame: 33 Dynamicflower: 34 Elusive Flower: 35 English Caramac: 36 Erotica: 37 Exclusive Girl: 38 Flying Heart: 39 Foxy Indian: 40 Fresh Lemonade: 41 Go Get Em Babe: 42 Grantmartyamiracle: 43 Hanselina: 44 Heatology: 45 Holy Academy: 46 Holy Chic: 47 Hong Kong Lake: 48 I Ain”t Gonna Lie: 49 If Only Ida: 50 I”m Tops: 52 Improvisation: 51 Itsakiss: 53 Just Heavenly: 54 Kathleen Rose: 55 Leopard Print: 56 Life”s a Thrill: 57 Lit de Bet: 58 Lizzy”s Tizgirl: 59 60 Lofty Ambition: 61 Love Dare: 62 Loving Embrace: 63 Ma Ka Bet: 64... ...
Read More →Acclamation: Colt, 68 Colt, 89 Filly, 10 Filly, 33 Filly, 73 Filly, 100 Awesome Gambler: Colt, 46 Bal a Bali (BRZ): Colt, 97 Black Seventeen: Filly, 84 Boat Trip: Colt, 118 Filly, 32 Boisterous: Colt, 4 Box Score: Colt, 72 Cat Burglar: Colt, 54 Filly, 70 Filly, 85 Filly, 120 Champ Pegasus: Colt, 109 Colt, 110 Filly, 19 Circumference (IRE): Colt, 41 Clubhouse Ride: Colt, 59 Colt, 71 Colt, 122 Coil: Filly, 45 Cyclotron: Colt, 88 Dads Caps: Colt, 42 Colt, 44 Colt, 65 Filly, 17 Filly, 56 Filly, 64 Filly, 95 Filly, 114 Filly, 115 Danzing Candy: Colt, 67 Colt, 106 Don’tsellmeshort: Colt, 23 Colt, 51 Filly, 37 Fed Biz: Filly, 11 Field Commission: Filly, 15 Goldencents: Filly, 96 Govenor Charlie: Colt, 98 Filly, 1 Filly, 62 Filly, 99 Grace Upon Grace: Colt, 108 Filly, 34 Filly, 74 Grazen: Colt, 117 Idiot Proof: Colt, 93 James Street: Filly, 28 Filly, 43 Ministers Wild Cat: Colt, 60 Misremembered: Colt, 22 Colt, 69 Colt, 81 Colt, 86 Colt, 92 Filly, 9... ...
Read More →Barton Thoroughbreds, Agent 9 Bay Filly by Misremembered out of Albany County 17 Bay Filly by Dads Caps out of Baltic Nations 19 Bay Filly by Champ Pegasus out of Big Break 21 Chestnut Filly by Misremembered out of Cagey Girl 22 Bay Colt by Misremembered out of Carmelita 29 Bay Filly by Misremembered out of Crozet 42 Bay Colt by Dads Caps out of Go Get Em Babe 44 Bay Colt by Dads Caps out of Hanselina 47 Bay Filly by Misremembered out of Holy Chic 54 Chestnut Colt by Cat Burglar out of Just Heavenly 56 Bay Filly by Dads Caps out of Leopard Print 65 Bay Colt by Dads Caps out of Manaal 69 Dark Bay or Brown Colt by Misremembered out of Miss Beekman Place 70 Bay Filly by Cat Burglar out of Moonshinemadness 81 Bay Colt by Misremembered out of Overthetop 83 Dark Bay or Brown Filly by Misremembered out of People Power 85 Chestnut Filly by Cat Burglar out of Pleasure Cruise 86 Chestnut... ...
Read More →2020 Sale Date: Tuesday, August 11, at noon Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA COMPLETE SALE RESULTS See the catalog online here Index to consignors Index to sires Index to dams Index to photographs and videos Supplemental Entries SALES RESULT– NEW WE ARE ACCEPTING SUPPLEMENTAL ENTRIES! CREDIT REQUEST. The Request to Purchase by Credit or Check form is to be presented to CTBA Sales at least ONE WEEK PRIOR TO SALE in order that the request can be verified and approved. IF CREDIT IS APPROVED, PAYMENT MUST BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OR FINANCE CHARGE AT MAXIMUM LEGAL RATE WILL BE ASSESSED. Fill the Credit Application form here fill entry form/consignor’s contract 2020 Contact: Loretta Veiga – (626) 445-7800 Ext 227 or email: loretta@ctba.com Christy Chapman – (626) 445-7800 Ext 247 or email: christy@ctba.com ...
Read More →Janet Cosgrove and her late husband, Pat, started with just one injured mare and worked their way up to being the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s Oregon Breeder of the Year in 1995. More than two decades later, their operation is still making headlines, as the Cosgrove-bred Grinning Tiger won the June 6 Crystal Water Stakes at Santa Anita in a 92-1 upset. OREGON BREEDERS LEAVE LASTING LEGACY The Cosgrove couple, who married in 1959, only knew the world of Quarter Horses until a friend sold them Little Mindy, “a Thoroughbred mare with a crippled leg,” said Janet. Little Mindy was in foal to the stakes-winning stallion Mud and Water. “That was our first Thoroughbred,” Cosgrove said. “We bred her back to Mud and Water several times to put the babies through the Oregon sale.” The Cosgroves soon acquired a second mare, then a third. One of the mares was Cheeky Greek, by Darn Cheeky. She was bred to stakes-placed winner Restless Run to produce standout runner Greek Native. The Oregon-bred was sent to... ...
Read More →The California Thoroughbred Foundation loaned Noor’s 1950 Hollywood Gold Cup trophy from the Charles S. Howard collection to Santa Anita for the June 6 edition of the Hollywood Gold Cup. The historic race reverted to its original name for this year’s running, won by Improbable. The name change grew out of a conversation between Alan F. Balch, a trustee of the Foundation and the executive director of California Thoroughbred Trainers, and Aidan Butler, executive director of California Racing Operations for The Stronach Group. For six years after Santa Anita absorbed many of the stakes from now-closed Hollywood Park, the race was known as the Gold Cup at Santa Anita. “The Hollywood Gold Cup is one of the most storied races in all of American racing, and we are right to remember it,” said Butler. “Beginning when Seabiscuit won the inaugural in 1938, it has attracted some of the fnest older horses in the world. Even though Hollywood Park doesn’t exist anymore, this race does, and it deserves to be linked to its grand past.” Noor’s beautiful trophy made a ftting display in the winner’s circle presentation following Improbable’s victory. Crafted by Shreve... ...
Read More →“I was a horse racing fan for a long time, but until 19 years ago I couldn’t aff =ord to participate,” he said. “Suddenly I had a little bit of money, so I started wasting it on horses, and I’ve continued to waste it on horses ever since.” Jokes aside, Policzer has been a longtime supporter of the California racing and breeding industry, having bred several six-figure earners. He first got involved in small partnerships before buying a Carson City filly named Bella Sierra in 2001. She finished last on debut and continued to run poorly until she was claimed out of her only win in January 2004. That experience taught Policzer to stay in partnerships, where the cost could be spread among several partners. “Over the years I’ve shared a lot of horses with a lot of other people and almost none worked out well,” he said. “But to be honest, my original plan was to be solely a breeder and sell them. If I had stuck to... ...
Read More →In its continuing mission to advance equine education, the California Thoroughbred Foundation awarded scholarships to Kimberley Sannajust and Nicholas Edelman. The two well-qualifed candidates study at the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Kimberley Sannajust’s interest in Thoroughbred racing and racetrack medicine began when she was in high school and got a job working as a groom and hotwalker for trainer Jef Bonde at Pleasanton. “I developed a passion for their incredible athleticism and immediately knew I wanted to become an advocate for ensuring the health of these animals,” she wrote in her scholarship application. Her work on a PET (positron emission tomography) equine distal limb project introduced her “to the value of this novel imaging modality for early detection of subtle injuries.” Scheduled to receive her DVM degree in June 2021, Kimberly earned a BS neurobiology, physiology, and behavior degree from Davis. Her plans after graduation include an internship at an equine hospital and application for an equine-specific imaging fellowship/residency or work as part of a... ...
Read More →By Emily Shields Martin Bach might be 80, but he still remembers ducking under the turnstiles to enter Arlington Park as a child with his parents. After his wedding 57 years ago, he told his wife, Bobbi, “One day I’m going to own a horse.” Her reply? “As long as it comes after a house.” Bach, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1962, got his chance. Friends bought a yearling out of the Del Mar sale in 1970 and offered him 25% ownership. “I said, ‘Where do I send the money?’ That was my intro,” Bach recalled. Over the next 15 years Bach dabbled in ownership and thought about breeding. But he became involved in the management side when he snagged a spot on the board of the Thoroughbred Owners of California in 2003. “I’m not sure I even knew what the TOC was,” Bach said. “But I was the finance chair for six years, and I became friends with everyone: Jack Owens, Madeline Auerbach, Ron Charles. Some... ...
Read More →Early every year part of the California Thoroughbred Foundation’s mission to support veterinary students focused on the Thoroughbreds manifests itself in the choice of a third-year student at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona. It is an honor to interview these extraordinary nominees, and the vote is always very close. Our choice this year is Julissa Hoogeveen. The first Thoroughbred that Hoogeveen owned as a young girl suffered from navicular disease. She vowed then and there to dedicate her career to unraveling this lameness. Her stellar undergraduate and veterinary studies have put her on the Dean’s List year after year and garnered many additional scholastic awards. Work with her research mentor at Western University includes the histologic study of the distal limb, most extensively, the distal sesamoidean impar ligament. Tis study is the first step in determining the significance of the impar ligament in relation to navicular syndrome. Hoogeveen has become a certified veterinary acupuncturist to help manage chronic and acute pain in horses. Her studies at the Chi... ...
Read More →Read online: BY EMILY SHIELDS Kulbhushan Sareen—known to all as K. B. —never would have guessed he would end up breeding horses. In fact, his route to California from his boyhood in Calcutta was so circuitous that it’s a surprise he is in the sport at all. But through all of his global travels, a love of horse racing has endured. “It was destiny,” Sareen said. After his father passed away when he was an infant, Sareen grew up in a poor family led by a single mother with five children. “My childhood wasn’t very pleasant,” Sareen admitted, “and I never had any money on me.” But he became good at scraping together 40 rupees to take to the Royal Calcutta Turf Club on Saturdays, earning enough back with his wagering selections to buy a week of room and board. “I was pretty lucky,” he said. He eventually made enough to go to university, achieving a bachelor’s degree in four years. He still used his racetrack winnings to “pay for... ...
Read More →A phone call to the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library started with “I’m the step-great-grandson of Carleton F. Burke. I have some of his artifacts. Would you like to have them?” When librarian Vivian Montoya relayed this to Foundation president Ada Gates Patton, Patton’s reply was, “ABSOLUTELY!” Recently, Patton went to Palm Springs, where Theodore (Theo) D. Robinson Jr. resides, to pick up the donation of a silver platter and silver coffee pot with carved wooden handle, won by Burke; an oil painting of Burke’s favorite polo pony, Scotty, by the noted artist Franklin Voss; and an ink-well hoof with engraved silver. There she learned some family history. Carleton F. Burke married late and had no children. But his wife, Myrtle Wood Hook, had lots of illustrious family. Her grandson, Theodore Douglas Robinson, is a descendant of the Astors, a governor of New York, and three U. S. Presidents: James Monroe, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Theo Jr. is her great-grandson and is a noted photographer and artist who... ...
Read More →By Emily Shields When a friend encouraged Jeff Kitchen to try horse ownership, the longtime bettor resisted. “I had been warned,” the 71-year-old said wryly. “I knew the risks.” Kitchen had been “playing the ponies” since the early 1970s, getting involved right around the time of Secretariat’s immortal run through the Triple Crown. “Racing was a constant in my life,” the longtime construction and remodeling guru said. “But my friend finally prevailed.” When Kitchen gave in, a new owner and breeder in California was born. Kitchen’s first horse, California-bred Capital Cat, had “moderate success,” with three career wins while bouncing around the claiming ranks. Kitchen owned pieces of a few lower-level claiming horses before getting involved with a horse named Coach Bob. Trained by Reina Gonzalez, the son of Bertrando—Gentleman’s Hope, by Yankee Gentleman, was a multiple stakes-placed winner of $211,367. He won four of 35 starts, with five seconds and five thirds, competing in races such as the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) and San Francisco Mile (G3T). He was... ...
Read More →2020 OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRESIDENT – Mrs. Ada Gates Patton VICE-PRESIDENT – Gail Gregson TREASURER – Alan F. Balch SECRETARY – Jane Goldstein Ex Offcio President – Mrs. Jeanne L. Canty Jeff Blea, DVM, Tracy Gantz, Thomas S. Robbins, John W. Sadler, Noreen Sullivan, Peter W. Tunney, Amy J. Zimmerman The California Thoroughbred Foundation sincerely thanks the following for their generous donations supporting our programs. ...
Read More →Located 46 miles east of Washington, D.C., in the heart of Virginia’s hunt country, the National Sporting Library and Museum is a world-class research library and fine art museum, with impressive collections highlighting such country pursuits as the equestrian sports of polo, foxhunting, steeplechasing, and Thoroughbred racing. It was my pleasure to meet with their curators and librarians to introduce the California Thoroughbred Foundation and the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library. Claudia P. Pfeifer, the George L. Ohrstrom Jr. head curator, went step-by-step through “Leading the Field,” stunning oil portraits of famous masters of foxhounds up and down the East Coast. The backstories between the artist, Ellen Emmet Rand, and her subjects in the 1930s was riveting. Michelle Guzman, the George L. Ohrstrom Jr. head librarian, opened up the environmentally controlled stacks for us to see books of equestrian knowledge dating back to 1523. The 400-year-old images of teeth, hooves, musculature, and lungs reveal the forward-thinking scientific research of the horse centuries before modern imaging. I instantly recognized a rare... ...
Read More →Videos Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC (Adrian Gonzalez), Agent 8 Gray or Roan Colt by Oxbow out of Gamblers Rose (see video here) 27 Bay Colt by Karakontie (JPN) out of Hope Bay (see video here) 31 Chestnut Colt by Point of Entry out of Informal Lady (see video here) 44 Chestnut Filly by Commissioner out of Kinda Kinda (see video here) 50 Dark Bay or Brown Filly by Declaration of War out of Lemarchos (see video here) 55 Chestnut Filly by Cross Traffic out of Lil’ Bunny Foo Foo (see video here) 67 Dark Bay or Brown Filly by Fed Biz out of Lunadora (see video here) 81 Chestnut Colt by Violence out of Miss Del Mar (see video here) 140 Dark Bay or Brown Filly by Curlin to Mischief out of She’s Just Awesome (see video here) 142 Gray or Roan Colt by Flashback out of Silver Sal (see video here) 170 Dark Bay or Brown Colt by Super Saver out of Timber Ice (see video here) 201 Bay Filly... ...
Read More →By Emily Shields Todd Sheehan grew up visiting Del Mar racetrack, first as a child with his parents and then as a high school student with friends. What stood out to him was a love not of gambling, but of the horses themselves. “It was the racing, the people, the pageantry of it,” he said. “I fell in love with the whole thing.” He knew then that he wanted to get involved with the business, but life had to fall in line first. Sheehan completed college and then law school before moving to Temecula in 1998. As soon as he could, he started dabbling in partnerships, then met Rick Taylor at Special T Thoroughbreds. Taylor was in the process of getting two young horses ready for owner B. J. Wright. One was Ultimate Eagle, who earned $547,800 with wins in the Hollywood Derby (G1T) and Strub Stakes (G2). The other was Boat Trip. “He was getting them ready at Galway Downs, and he would tell me he had two really... ...
Read More →The late Clement Hirsch’s silks are being added to the collection at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association headquarters in Arcadia. Throughout the hallways of the CTBA offices, the California Thoroughbred Foundation displays the silks of people who have made notable breeding and racing contributions to the industry. A founder of the Oak Tree Racing Association, Hirsch was a prominent owner and breeder for more than 50 years prior to his death in 2000. He also was instrumental in the establishment of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and sat on that board as well as the CTBA board. Hirsh’s son, Bo, has continued to race horses and donated the silks to honor his father. The late Warren Stute was Hirsch’s longtime trainer, taking over for R. H. McDaniel, who moved to Las Vegas, in 1952. Hirsch won the 1969 Hollywood Gold Cup with Figonero and the 1970 Charles H. Strub Stakes with Snow Sporting, both Argentine imports. He also owned California-bred June Darling, winner of the 1970 Del Mar Futurity, Oak... ...
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Read More →Read on ISSUU: Click Here to Purchase the 2020 California Thoroughbred Stallion Directory 2020 California Stallion Roster & Pedigree Cross-Index Horses included in the following list are those in active service in California for 2020. This roster was compiled from the 2019 Report Of Mares Bred (RMB) forms submitted to the CTBA Registrar and from additional information gathered, through late-November of 2019. Owners of stallions not appearing on this list should contact the CTBA to ensure their inclusion in subsequent editions. Horses in bold-face type appear in the 2018 California Stallion Directory. 2020 PEDIGREE CROSS-INDEX Blood-Horse Stallion Register Online Acclamation https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/166175/acclamation Boisterous http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/168514/boisterous Capital Account https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/168674/capital-account Champ Pegasus https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/166780/champ-pegasus Conquest Farenheit https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/170599/conquest-farenheit Curlin To Mischief http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/169166/curlin-to-mischief Daddy Nose Best https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/168660/daddy-nose-best Danzing Candy https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/170012/danzing-candy Desert Code https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/127867/desert-code Eddington http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/128484/eddington He Be Fire N Ice http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/168585/he-be-fire-n-ice I’ll Have Another https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/165756/ill-have-another Jersey Town https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/130767/jersey-town Lakerville https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/168552/lakerville Majestic Harbor https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/169457/majestic-harbor Mr. Big http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/132380/mr-big Northern Causeway http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/168480/northern-causeway OM https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/171009/om Prospect Park https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/170655/prospect-park Richard’s Kid http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/167305/richards-kid Sir Prancealot (IRE) https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/166516/sir-prancealot-ire Slew’s Tiznow https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/stallions/135196/slews-tiznow Smiling... ...
Read More →Havens Bloodstock Agency, Inc 260 Kate’s Princess, by Lucky Pulpit out of Could Be Trouble, 260_pp Harris Farms, Agent 265 Bako Sweets, by Twirling Candy out of Flaming Dixie, 265_pp Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC (Adrian Gonzalez), Agent 268 Moreisbetter, by Verrazano out of Reina Diamante, 268_pp ...
Read More →Havens Bloodstock Agency, Inc 257 Dark Bay or Brown Colt, by Ultimate Eagle out of Frigid Bridget 258 Chestnut Filly, by Smiling Tiger out of Joeandbetty’sbaby 259 Joeandbetty’sbaby, by Yes It’s True out of A Flicker of Light 260 Kate’s Princess, by Lucky Pulpit out of Could Be Trouble 261 Bay Gelding, by He Be Fire N Ice out of Melanistic 262 River North, by Vronsky out of Clancy Rivers 263 Second To None, by Eddington out of Frigid Bridget 264 The Chicago Way, by Bluegrass Cat out of Super Flo 266 Bay Filly, by Boat Trip out of Clancy Rivers 267 Clancy Rivers, by Mr. Greeley out of Lean Queen Cobra Harris Farms, Agent 265 Bako Sweets, by Twirling Candy out of Flaming Dixie Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC (Adrian Gonzalez), Agent 268 Moreisbetter, by Verrazano out of Reina Diamante 269 Thisgirlsastar, by Goldenscents out of Sierra Vista (GB) ...
Read More →The glaring spotlight that has been shining on racing this year has prompted track owners and managers to institute laudable new safety measures to protect the sport’s most treasured asset—the Thoroughbred. The California Thoroughbred Foundation has had—and continues to have—the health and welfare of Thoroughbreds and other horses on and of the racetrack as its focus for many decades. Evolving from origins in the 1940s with Carleton F. Burke among the founders, the Foundation has promoted this through the education of veterinarians and support of crucial research. Veterinarians today are being drawn in greater numbers to practicing in equine areas other than Thoroughbreds. This fact alone underscores the importance of our main educational efforts: Two scholarships annually for undergraduates at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine; candidates must demonstrate an interest in working with horses, preferably Thoroughbreds. The Southern California Equine Foundation (the veterinary organization) and Dolly Green Foundation help support these scholarships. The Louis R. Rowan Fellowship in Equine Studies at Davis for a graduate student... ...
Read More →Acclamation: 20 153 155 Boisterous: 249 California Chrome: 89 City Wolf: 53 141 173 188 226 Coach Bob: 235 Creative Cause: 130 Cross Traffic: 254 Daddy Nose Best: 216 Danzing Candy: 18 63 168 177 244 253 Desert Code: 5 147 Fullbridled: 22 76 Gallant Son: 116 Get Stormy: 245 Grazen: 13 93 125 Greyvitos: 204 219 Jersey Town: 30 102 143 217 232 Misremembered: 206 Mr. Big: 10 29 72 75 98 100 104 109 119 166 169 211 Point Piper: 47 66 80 154 178 210 248 Prospect Park: 24 150 228 Richard’s Kid: 73 74 157 Slew’s Tiznow: 107 Smiling Tiger: 32 62 101 174 179 193 Stanford: 14 36 39 51 87 95 192 Stay Thirsty: 38 48 117 162 163 243 Street Boss: 205 Texas Ryano: 59 Uptown Rythem: 35 60 2020 The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). All rights reserved. TJCIS believes the information contained herein is correct. However, nowarranties, either express or implied, are given with respect to the data contained herein. ...
Read More →Abba Gold: 189 Admissible: 202 Affordability: 190 After All (IRE): 191 All About Anna: 24 Ancient Artifact: 194 Ann’s Intuition: 195 Argyle Pink: 197 Artistic Sway: 199 Aspen Gal: 98 117 Autumn Music: 39 Awesome Alibi: 200 201 Baby Doll’s Baby: 43 Barroom to Bedroom: 203 Beverage Queen: 207 Blending Element (IRE): 174 Brief Illusion: 212 Bukhoor (IRE): 20 Bundling: 107 Burnemup: 213 Butterscotch Rain (GB): 196 California Curl: 214 California Sunset: 192 Can’t Afford It: 215 Cashmere Miss: 218 Casual Success: 254 Cee’s Hollie: 220 Chalula One: 221 Champ’s Rocket: 59 Chrome Princess: 222 Claiming Victory: 225 Clearly a Queen: 80 Clever Miss Caper: 47 Cloud Racer: 227 Colarful Song: 229 Colorbynumbers: 230 Cornelia Marie: 78 Cotton’s Point: 233 Count Me Twice: 234 Courtroom Kiss: 236 Curtsy: 86 Cut My Curls: 237 Deaconess Bonnie: 35 Decennial: 238 Del Cielo: 239 Deputy of Wood: 240 Deputy Saint: 154 Desert Girl: 32 Devil House: 241 Dial a Date: 242 Digestivo: 245 Discreet Dee: 246 Divine Lady: 119 Dixietwostepper: 100 Double Faced:... ...
Read More →Acclamation: Colt, 114 Afleet Alex: Mare, 192 Algorithms: Colt, 181 Alternation: Filly, 17 Alymagic: Mare, 143 Mare, 235 American Freedom: Filly, 120 Animal Kingdom: Filly, 69 Filly, 229 Artie Schiller: Mare, 198 Mare, 243 Atticus: Mare, 47 Mare, 216 Awesome Again: Mare, 202 Baryshnikov: Filly, 149 Beau Genius: Mare, 101 Bernardini: Gelding, 127 Bluegrass Cat: Colt, 108 Colt, 122 Bold Chieftain: Mare, 86 Brody’s Cause: Filly, 185 Filly, 225 California Chrome: Filly, 238 Carpe Diem: Colt, 207 Cee’s Tizzy: Mare, 173 Mare, 174 Circumference (IRE): Filly, 224 Closing Argument: Mare, 193 Clubhouse Ride: Colt, 113 Colt, 128 Colt, 133 Filly, 199 Coach Bob: Filly, 148 Commissioner: Filly, 44 Filly, 201 Congrats: Filly, 172 Creative Cause: Colt, 214 Horse, 146 Cross Traffic: Filly, 55 Curlin to Mischief: Colt, 7 Colt, 40 Colt, 42 Colt, 57 Colt, 64 Colt, 84 Colt, 152 Colt, 200 Filly, 16 Filly, 140 Daddy Nose Best: Colt, 139 Danzing Candy: Colt, 71 Colt, 144 Filly, 11 Filly, 106 Filly, 156 Filly, 167 Daredevil: Filly, 23 Decarchy: Mare,... ...
Read More →Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC (Adrian Gonzalez), Agent 1 Bay Colt by Stanford out of Farmers Wife 8 Gray or Roan Colt by Oxbow out of Gamblers Rose 11 Bay Filly by Danzing Candy out of Game Show 16 Chestnut Filly by Curlin to Mischief out of Grand Advice 21 Bay Filly by Exaggerator out of Heirness 27 Bay Colt by Karakontie (JPN) out of Hope Bay 31 Chestnut Colt by Point of Entry out of Informal Lady 44 Chestnut Filly by Commissioner out of Kinda Kinda 50 Dark Bay or Brown Filly by Declaration of War out of Lemarchos 54 Dark Bay or Brown Filly by Paynter out of Lil’bella 55 Chestnut Filly by Cross Traffic out of Lil’ Bunny Foo Foo 58 Bay Filly by Stanford out of Lookin for Jonesy 59 Lookin for Jonesy by Purge out of Champ’s Rocket 67 Dark Bay or Brown Filly by Fed Biz out of Lunadora 71 Bay Colt by Danzing Candy out of Magic Garden (IRE) 81 Chestnut Colt by Violence out... ...
Read More →At first glance it seems odd that the California Thoroughbred Foundation is awarding this year’s Louis R. Rowan Fellowship in Equine Studies to a mechanical engineering Ph. D. candidate at U. C. Davis. But Sarah Shafer earned this honor by her work with horses. She graduated with a B.S. from The Ohio State University with research honors, minoring in equine science and writing a horse study for her thesis. Her current research at the J. D. Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory at Davis involves studying the effects of race surface and exercise history on skeletal adaptation and risk for skeletal injury in racehorses. Dr. Susan M. Stover, Distinguished Professor at that laboratory, writes about Ms. Shafer: “I have been remarkably impressed with her enthusiasm, drive, diverse skills, optimism, and ‘get in and do it’ attitude. She is a remarkable fit for our research program, designed to elucidate training programs that have the potential to prevent fetlock breakdowns in Thoroughbred racehorses.” Shafer chose to move to Davis for graduate school so... ...
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Read More →Read online here: By Emily Shields Irish native finds his racing dream in the Golden State Ireland native Francis O’Leary was always interested in racing back home, but a move to California in 2008 made the dream of owning racehorses and broodmares possible. Now O’Leary has expanded his reach to include co-ownership in a stallion, Gig Harbor. The first horse O’Leary ever claimed was Hava Java, a 4-year-old California-bred daughter of Speed Dial who won on the day by five lengths at Golden Gate Fields. O’Leary, who had been attending the races regularly that season before he made the plunge into ownership, took her for $5,000 from trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and turned her over to trainer William Morey. Hava Java won three times for her new connections before she was claimed away just about four months later. That experience got the ball rolling for O’Leary, who has owned a host of horses either solo or in partnership. “I got into the breeding side shortly after,” he said. The man who... ...
Read More →Dr. Laurie Bohannon, the recipient of the California Thoroughbred Foundation’s Louis R. Rowan Fellowship at U. C. Davis in 2012, was hired by The Stronach Group as Senior Veterinarian, a newly created position, prior to the start of Santa Anita Park’s autumn meeting. She works with association veterinarians in aspects of safety protocols. Dr. Bohannon’s role is to cover on-track training and assist The Stronach primary track veterinarian to provide coverage during live racing. She assists with morning examinations of horses for both training and racing. Her experience includes private and regulatory veterinary medicine at California racetracks. She and Dr. Alina Vale, who was awarded a scholarship at Davis by the Foundation in 2008, were the two monitoring vets at Del Mar, part of a seven-vet team overseeing the safety of horses training and racing this summer. The Foundation gives the Louis R. Rowan Fellowship in Equine Studies to a graduate student at Davis working on research to enhance the health and lives of horses. Dr. Bohannon was selected for... ...
Read More →2020 Sale Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 11AM Hinds Pavilion, Fairplex – Pomona, CA Sales result: See Here Contact: Loretta Veiga – (800) 573-2822 Ext 227 or email: loretta@ctba.com Christy Chapman – (800) 573-2822 Ext 247 or email: christy@ctba.com Click HERE to see the ad See the catalog online here Index to Consignors Index to Sires Index to Covering Sires Index to Dams Supplemental Entries Index to Past Performance Index to Photographs and Video Outs — 4, 5, 10, 22, 30, 32, 34, 40, 41, 45, 49, 52, 53, 57, 58, 61, 66, 76, 78, 85, 92, 94, 102, 108, 115, 116, 122, 129, 131, 136, 137, 138, 141, 143, 146, 148, 172, 173, 174, 183, 188, 196, 208, 213, 217, 226, 231, 232, 234, 235, 237, 242, 243, 246, 249, 251, 253, 256, 265. ...
Read More →Dr. Alina Vale, who received a scholarship from the California Thoroughbred Foundation in 2008, and Dr. Laurie Bohannon, the CTF Louis R. Rowan Fellowship recipient of 2012, are putting their veterinary experiences to good use at Del Mar. Drs. Vale and Bohannon were named as the two monitoring veterinarians during the summer meeting. They are part of a seven-vet team that oversees the safety of the horses stabled and competing at the racetrack. In the mornings, Drs. Vale and Bohannon pay close attention to the horses on the track from perches on towers just past the finish line and on the backstretch near the five-eighths pole. “We’re trying to identify horses that aren’t traveling well,” said Dr. Vale. “Horses constantly adapt their skeletons to the pressures put on them in training, and if we can detect minor injuries before they become major ones, then that will make things much safer for the horses and riders.” Dr. Vale rode retired racehorses as a youngster and is a former Ride and Tie... ...
Read More →FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Approved credit request, or confirmed irrevocable sight Letter of Credit expiring 30 days after date of sale. CREDIT REQUEST. The Request to Purchase by Credit or Check form is to be presented to CTBA Sales at least ONE WEEK PRIOR TO SALE in order that the request can be verified and approved. IF CREDIT IS APPROVED, PAYMENT MUST BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OR FINANCE CHARGE AT MAXIMUM LEGAL RATE WILL BE ASSESSED. You can fill the form online below OR you can download this form then send it with your payment by mail to CTBA office. ...
Read More →August 2019 Now that Del Mar’s summer meeting is in full swing, the California Thoroughbred Foundation would like to recognize the contributions to its board from Tomas S. Robbins, Del Mar’s executive vice president of racing and industry relations. A valued and longtime Foundation trustee, Robbins benefits the board through his vast racing industry experience. He also regularly volunteers his time to interview candidates for the Foundation’s scholarships. “I’m proud to serve on the California Thoroughbred Foundation,” said Robbins, “especially since one of its key purposes is to financially assist veterinary students in California. We look for students who have an interest in the Thoroughbred and in pursuing a future in our California equine industry. Te Foundation’s efforts have helped many worthy candidates.” Robbins has served in an official capacity, usually as racing secretary, for just about every major track in California. Many international racing organizations also call upon his expertise. He chairs the North American Ratings Committee and the Racing Secretaries/Directors Breeders’ Cup Selection Panel, and he serves on... ...
Read More →By Emily Shields After 20 years in the Quarter Horse business, Dar Hanson has made the seamless transition to Thoroughbreds. He is enjoying a modicum of success thanks to a recent $100,000 California-bred filly sold at the Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale. More prosperity could be on the way, as Hanson has another set to go in the inaugural Fasig-Tipton California fall yearling sale Sept. 26. But long before he was sales prepping and selling Thoroughbreds, Hanson was managing Ward River Ranch, one of the country’s premier cutting horse breeding farms. “I’ve been in the horse business my whole adult life,” Hanson said. “I was an apprentice farrier and met some people and started training cutting horses. I did that for a few years. Ward River Ranch was the leading breeder of cowhorses in the country, and the largest cowhorse breeding farm on the West Coast. They sold it back in 2013, and I’ve leased it from the new owners.” Now called Hanson’s River Ranch, the 60-acre spread in Kingsburg,... ...
Read More →Photographs Milky Way Farm, Agent 39 Dark Bay or Brown Colt by Richard’s Kid out of Sundar Creek (see photo here) 96 Dark Bay or Brown Filly by Smart Bid out of Dancing With Dixie (see photo here) 170 Bay Filly by Circumference (IRE) out of Chautauqua Creek (see photo here) ...
Read More →Harris Farms, Agent 160 Lulu by Acclamation out of Sassy Shoes, 160 PP 165 Zoe’s Papa Cee by Papa Clem out of Tiz Zoe Cee, 165 PP 171 Promnesia by Tizdejavu out of Clever Freud, 171 PP 172 Your Adorable by Morning Line out of Copperopolis, 172 PP 176 Sugary by Indygo Shiner out of Hello Sugar, 176 PP 181 Bud Knight by Tizbud out of Masquerade Belle, 181 PP ...
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