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Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2012 Newsletter

Turbulent Descent Prepares for Desert Stormer Handicap Desert Stormer runs June 17th against G1 winner Teddy’s Promise

Turbulent Descent, recently The A Gleam Handicap is a “win crowned as the top Florida-bred and you’re in” race for the 3 year-old filly , has resumed her Breeder’s Cup. training at Betfair Hollywood Park Turbulent Descent most recent- under the tutelage of trainer ly ran in the La Brea Stakes Mike Puype. (G1) to end the year in 2011 Helmet Cam of TD’s Workout and was laid up at Magali Farm in Santa Ynez to rest after a Turbulent Descent works out at Betfair The Florida-bred champion is busy campaign which included Hollywood Park on May 7th, 2012 owned by a partnership led by four trips back east to Ken- Blinker’s On Racing Stable and is Turbulent Descent winning the Beaumont Inside this issue: tucky, twice to New York, and Stake (G2 at Keeneland in 2011. partly owned by Z Thoroughbred finally to Louisville, KY to com- Racing. Turbulent Descent Workout P.1 pete in the Breeder’s Cup. Turbulent Descent’s 2012 debut This year the Breeder’s Cup will ZTR Founder Featured in The P.1 will be in the Desert Stormer be held in November in her Bloodhorse Handicap on June 17th and that backyard at Santa Anita Park. New York in August. race is a prep for the $200,000 Soul Intent New Offering for ZTR P.3 G2 A Gleam Handicap on July Other races possible for TD 14th, both races at her home include the $500,000 (G1) About Z Thoroughbred Racing P.3 track of Betfair Hollywood Park. Ballerina at ,

ZTR’s Founder Steve Zerda Featured in The Bloodhorse Magazine

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Soul Intent Offering Has 4 Shares Left! - 1st Timed Work Scheduled in June

Z Thoroughbred Racing’s 2012 Perfect Soul’s sire and Soul Soul Intent’s Broodmare Sire is offering is a 2 year-old colt Intent’s grandsire is Sadler’s Danehill, the Number 1 Brood- named Soul Intent. Become a Wells, stakes winner of 6 rac- mare Sire in 2011 in North partner in a thoroughbred race- es, $713,690, champion miler America and Europe with com- horse at a fraction of the cost and in France, Airlie Coolmore Irish race at Emerald Downs and Gold- bined progeny earnings of en Gate Fields this year! Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-I), $16.4 Million and 32 Stakes Coral Eclipse S (Eng-I), Phoe- Winners during the year. Soul Intent is sired by Perfect nix Champion S (Ire-I), Derrin- The nick of Sadler’s Wells with Soul and is out of the mare Dan- stown Stud Derby Trial S (Ire- Danehill is rated A and has ish Wildcat whose sire is Danehill. II), Panasonic Beresford S (Ire- He is currently in active training II), etc., and sire of more than produced European Champi- at Emerald Downs in Auburn, WA 325 stakes winners, including ons and Maybe. preparing for his first start. champions DREAM WELL More information on the Soul Soul Intent after jogging at Emerald (Horse of the Year and cham- Intent offering can be found at Downs on May 7th. Soul Intent’s 2nd Dam is Holly- pion 3yo colt in Eur, champion www.zthoroughbredracing.com/offering wood Wildcat, winner of the 1993 3yo colt in Ire), (Horse Breeder’s Cup Distaff and dam of or contact Steve Zerda, presi- of the Year, champion 3yo colt sires War Chant, Ministers Wild dent, by email at Link to Offering Page at and older m ale in England, Cat, and Ivan Denisovich. zthoroughbredracing.com champion 3yo colt in Europe, [email protected] France, and Ireland, champion Stallion Perfect Soul was the older male in Europe), BARA- Champion Turf Male in Canada in THEA (Horse of the Year and 2003 and has career earnings of champion older male in Eu- $1,528,000 and holds the course rope, champion 3yo colt in record at Keeneland of 1:33 2/5 England and Ire), and current in the G1 Keeneland Turf Mile in top sires High Chaparral, 2003. , and . Perfect Soul’s progeny includes Another Sadler’s Well’s grand- the 5 year-old mare Perfect Shirl, son is the European 3 year-old the recent winner of the 2011 star , who has Breeder’s Cup Filly & Mare Turf Danehill as his granddam’s and winner of $1,390,729, Per- sire, winning the Two Thou- fect Shower, Port Stanley, Apollo Skyknight, Soul of Nataka, Check sand Guinias (Eng-I) on May Soul Intent offering price will rise Soul Intent, led to his stall at Your Soul and Soul Patch. 5th and the favorite for this after his first timed work. Act now year’s Epsom Derby. Emerald Downs to own a part of this runner!

Z Thoroughbred Racing LLC was founded by Steve Zerda in 2010 to bring the opportunity for thoroughbred ownership to more Z racing fans in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona. Steve is for- merly a successful airline executive whose interest in Z Thoroughbred Racing LLC began back in 1978 when he calculated Beyer figures by hand for

2716 Williams Ave N races at Santa Anita, Hollywood Park, and Del Mar. A follow- Renton, WA 98056 er of horses of that era such as Vigors, John Henry, and Flying Steve Zerda Paster, Steve has studied pedigree analysis and conformation to President Phone: (206) 617-1534 the acquisition of quality stock for racing. Along with his E-mail: [email protected] company based in Renton, Washington, Steve owns a portion of the 3 year-old filly Turbulent Descent based at Hollywood Park, Invest in Winning! winner in 2010 of the Moccasin Stakes, the Grade I Hollywood Starlet , and an Eclipse Award finalist for 2010. In 2011, TD won the Test Stakes (GI) at Saratoga, the Santa Anita Oaks (GI) and the Beaumont Stakes (GII) at Keeneland and was 2nd We’re on the web! in the Las Virgenes (GI) and Acorn (GI) and finished 5th in the zthoroughbredracing.com Breeder’s Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. She is 6-2-0 in 10 starts and has lifetime earnings of $858,350.