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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here AGREEMENT MEANS WOODBINE WILL RACE IN 2013-2014, BUT WITH FEWER DATES by Bill Finley A two-year agreement between the Woodbine Entertainment Group and the Ontario government unveiled yesterday ensures that racing at the Toronto area track will continue through at least 2014 and SILVANO COLT TOPS BIG DAY AT CAPE SALE with relatively few changes. by Liesl King The biggest change in With stiff competition from the local Cape trainers 2013 will be a 14.7% during yesterday=s opening session of the 2013 Cape reduction in dates. Premier Yearling Sale, Mike Azzie, a Johannesburg- Woodbine will run 133 days based trainer acting on after racing 156 in 2012. behalf of Adrian van Woodbine officials did not Vuuren, had to go to R3.25 say which days would be million (US$359,287) to cut from the schedule. secure lot 27, a bay colt by The deal was necessary Silvano (Ger) out of the after the government National Assembly (SAf) announced last year that it mare Racing Heart (SAf), was ending the Slots at and appropriately named Racetracks Program, which Ted McMeekin Racing Free (SAF). had been a major source of tedmcmeekin.onmpp.ca Lot 27 LK Granddam Belladora is from revenue for the racetrack a U.S. blue hen family and and the purse account. hails from the foundation family of the late Ned Evans's "I went to bed last night secure in the knowledge Spring Hill Farm. that world-class horse racing will continue in Ontario," The ebullient Azzie was elated to have secured his said Ted McMeekin, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture. "I top choice of the sale. think we're coming around the bend and into the sprint "When I came to the sale and saw him, I got on the part.@ phone immediately and told Adrian I needed him here, @ Woodbine Agreement cont. p3 said Azzie. AHe wasn't coming on the first day you see, but I said he had to come see this horse. I looked at Lot 9 as well, but this one spoke to me when he came out of the box. He took my breath away." New owner Adrian van Vuuren also appeared to have had a conversation with the handsome bay colt. "My trainer said I had to have him!@ van Vuuren exclaimed. AThis horse speaks to you. He has a presence. I thought he was simply one of the best on the sale. And he has the most beautiful name, which certainly can't hurt." Vendor Dr. Andreas Jacobs, who owns Maine Chance Farms in South Africa, was pleased to have been able to sell the colt to Azzie. "I am so glad, as Mike Azzie is a great customer and a good friend,@ Jacobs said. 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In an attempt to maintain purses and to keep The 2013 Cape Premier Yearling Sale started Ontario tracks open, the government has, for the length yesterday in a way that can only be described as highly of the agreement, promised to cover losses tracks may unusual. Lot 1, a chestnut colt called Brutal Force (SAf) sustain running racing. As well, the entire cut from by Western Winter out of the pari-mutuel handle will go toward funding the purse Pas De Quoi (SAf) mare Nacarat accounts. (SAf) was not even in the ring While the agreement may bring some short-term when Irish auctioneer John stability to Ontario racing, it still left many in the O'Kelly already had the bidding industry concerned about its future. After the two up to R350,000. When the colt years is up, it appears that the government will drop all eventually appeared, the bidding assistance to horse racing, leaving pari-mutuel handle quickly escalated and he was as the only significant source of revenue. That, said, knocked down in record time to Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) Mayfair Speculators for R1.5 President Sue Leslie is troubling. Million (US$165,705). Derek AWhile this announcement ensures racing for the next Brugman, Racing Manager for two years at WEG, it does not deal with the five year Mayfair Speculators, said that breeding cycle and the investments made by breeders, trainer Joey Ramsden loved the Lot 1 LK horse owners, and race track operators all across this horse. Province. Horse racing must be integrated into the "The colt was more like his female family than like his OLG=s overall gaming strategy in order for the industry sire Western Winter,@ Brugman said. AHe is a to remain sustainable.@ magnificent animal." It appears that the only way to keep Woodbine racing Before the assembled buyers had a chance to catch thriving would be to substantially raise the betting their breath, lot 9 was in the ring. The colt had handle, a tall order in the current environment. attracted a lot of attention all week and it came as no It is also unclear what will happen to Woodbine=s surprise that he stakes schedule. The track issued a brief press release surpassed the 2012 Cape in which it was reported that the Queen=s Plate, Premier Yearling Sale top Canadian International and Woodbine Mile will be held price of R2.8 million, in 2013. No mention was made of what the purses for being knocked down for a those races would be or what the status of the other round R3 million stakes races was. During the press conference, (US$331,650). Named Woodbine President and CEO Nick Eaves admitted that Our Icon (SAf), the bay there may be some changes to the slate of stakes colt is by exciting sire races. Dynasty (SAf) out of the The slot room at Woodbine will remain open for the Lot 9 LK Fusaichi Pegasus mare foreseeable future but all the track will receive is a rent Our Table Mountain, a payment from the Ontario Lottery & Gaming half-sister to the consistent sire Artie Schiller (El Prado Corporation. {Ire}). The yearling is a half-brother to last year=s sales- topping colt by Jet Master (SAf). Lady Laidlaw, who races a number of horses with top TDN TODAY Cape trainer Dean Kannemeyer, was over the moon Headline News.................... 13 pages with her purchase. Kannemeyer admitted that this was the main colt they had targeted at the sale. Cont. p4 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 1/25/13 • PAGE 4 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com "He is a big scopey colt from a good American Kannemeyer was pleased to get another quality family,@ he said. AWe thought he was the best colt on individual and commented that, while they had to the sale." stretch to get her, it was definitely worth it.