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VOL. 26 • NO. 4 the Mid-South Equine Newsmagazine Since 1992 DECEMBER 2015 2 HHoorrssee RReevviieeww FREE Season of Giving VOL. 26 • NO. 4 The Mid-South Equine Newsmagazine Since 1992 DECEMBER 2015 2. December, 2015 • Mid-South Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview.com ON THE C OVER : Mid-South Horse Review ’s Horse of tHe Year! american Pharoah in the paddock with HHoorrssee RReevviieeww december 2015 jockey victor espinoza at the Breeders’ Cup, Equus Charta, LLC keeneland, lexington, kY. article, p. 4 Copyright 2015 CoNteNts • v ol . 26 • N o. 3 (photo by Grace C. Clark ) LOVE FOR HORSES - It’s what makes the Horse Review - the Horse Review! 6220 greenlee #4 P.o. Box 594 arlington, tN 38002-0594 901-867-1755 PuBLISHER & E DITOR : Tom & Dr. Nancy Brannon STAFF : Andrea Gilbert SaraBeth Thompson WEBSITE : www.midsouthhorsereview.com E- MAIL : midsouthhorsereview@ Action at the Tennessee Little Britches Rodeo at Barnfly Farms. 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The Breeders’ Cup trophy. at the top of the stretch, and tenaciously fought lady shipman to win the $1,000,000 race by a neck for owner the longines turf typically has the largest contingency A Homecoming mongolian stable and trainer enebish ganbat. of european competitors, due to the fact it is run on the the last time wavell avenue and la verdad met, la european surface of choice, and its mile and a half dis - for the Ages verdad was the victor as the pace-setter in the gallant tance. golden Horn, winner of the Prix de l'arc de tri - Bloom stakes at Belmont Park. But the prior race was run omphe in france earlier this year, entered as the favorite, Article & photos by Grace C. Clark at 6 ½ furlongs, and the added furlong in the twinspires but was overcome by fellow european, found, in the final filly and mare sprint proved beneficial to closer wavell the 2015 Breeder’s Cup world Championships saw a furlong. the three-year-old galileo filly won by half a avenue. under jockey Joel rosario, wavell avenue was homecoming unlike any other, with hundreds of com - length for owners michael tabor, derrick smith, and mrs. held off a stellar pace set by la verdad, to overcome the petitors returning to the state, and city in which they were John magnier, and trainer aiden o’ Brien. she covered mare by 1 ¾ lengths at the finish. “avenue” finished in a born: lexington, kentucky. dubbed a “celebration of rac - the mile and a half in 2:32.06 under jockey ryan moore. time of 1:22.39 for trainer Chad Brown and owners m. ing and breeding at its highest level,” by keeneland Pres - dubb, d. simon, Head of Plains Partners llC, and Beth - The 2015 Breeders’ Cup Classic equaled or sur - ident Bill thomason, keeneland racecourse brought to lehem stables llC. passed the kentucky Derby’s reputation as the “Most life the spirit of racing by hosting the Breeders’ Cup for stephanie’s kitten, owned and bred by multi-Breed - exciting two minutes in sports!” the first time, october 30-31, and set the stage for two ers’ Cup champions ken and sarah ramsey, entered her stupendous days of racing. over 95,000 fans attended the Breeders’ Cup Classic final race in the filly and mare turf at odds of 8-1. the event across the two days, bringing together everyone as american Pharoah sashayed into the paddock for six-year-old kitten’s Joy mare exited her swansong vic - from racing’s youngest fans to some of its most famous. the final time, memories of this once in a lifetime horse torious under jockey irad ortiz, Jr., winning the mile and the Breeders’ Cup world Championships consisted of 13 flooded the 50,000+ fans watching in person at keeneland three sixteenths race in 1:56.22 for trainer Chad Brown. races, with over $26 million dollars awarded in purses. racecourse, and millions more around the country. the runhappy, star of one of the most feel good stories in friday’s races included the Juvenile turf, won by Hit bay colt took america on a journey the likes of which racing this year with trainer maria Borell, entered the a Bomb, under jockey ryan moore. the two-year-old colt hadn’t been experienced in 37 years, and on a brisk oc - twinspires sprint as the solid favorite. the three-year- completed the mile in 1:38.86 for owner mrs. evelyn tober saturday at keeneland, american Pharoah capped old super saver colt did not disappoint, stalking the pace shockwell, and trainer aiden o’ Brien. the las vegas off his career in a way not even fellow triple Crown win - in a perfect trip by jockey edgar Prado, and dominating dirt mile had an incredibly deep field, with liam’s map, ners whirlaway, affirmed, Citation, and even secretariat, the field in the final furlong to draw away by 1 ¾ lengths. sent off at odds of 1-2, coming off of the pace to win by can say they did. runhappy completed the six furlongs in 1:08.58 for 2 ½ lengths under jockey Javier Castellano. the four- “Pharoah” faced a field of seven other horses, includ - owner James mcingvale. year-old colt completed the mile in 1:34.54, setting a new ing Belmont stakes winner, tonalist, and one of only two the mile was one of the most action-packed races out track record for trainer todd Pletcher and owners teresa horses to ever finish in front of Pharoah, keen ice, in the of the entire 2015 world Championships. tepin, after ab - viola racing stables and west Point thoroughbreds. the Breeders’ Cup Classic, the final race of the 2015 world solutely dominating her female competition, was taking a Juvenile fillies turf gave trainer mark Casse his first Championships. the triple Crown winning colt was sent shot at the boys, and female european champions, in the Breeder’s Cup champion in Catch a glimpse, who won off as the heavy favorite at 6/5, and as in nearly every one turf race. included in her foes were defending mile cham - the mile race in 1:39.08 under jockey florent geroux for of his prior races, Pharoah did not disappoint. followed pion, karakontie, and shadwell turf mile winner grand owners gary Barber, michael ambler, and Jeff Begg of by the cheers of over 50,000 fans, american Pharoah arch. the four-year-old mare was three wide when she windways farm. the longines distaff was the final race broke on the lead and never looked back. at the top of the made a commanding move before proceeding to win by of Championship friday. stopchargingmaria, for owner stretch, after setting a reasonable pace that only slowed 2 ¼ lengths in a time of 1:36.69 under jockey Julien lep - town and Country farms and trainer todd Pletcher, won as he went on, jockey victor espinoza turned on the af - aroux. tepin gave trainer mark Casse his second Breed - the mile and an eighth race in 1.48.98 under jockey Javier terburners and american Pharoah broke away from the ers’ Cup win, and owner robert masterson his first.
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