July/August/September $2.50 2012 AARIZONARIZONA TTHOROUGHBREDHOROUGHBRED The “Best Litttle Sale in the West” ATBA FALL YEARLING & MIXED SALE OCTOBER 18, 2012 @ 11:00 a.m. WESTWORLD, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA WE HAVE A STERLING REPUTATION ® ER723/SS EPD553 Horses & Jockey Charm SLH083 SLD553 EPH177 BV020 BV020-8 NH177 EPH177 NORTHWEST CORNER 35TH AVE & BELL (behind Firestone) Se Habla Espanol! NEED Family Owned Over 30 Years At This Location CASH?Sell or Trade your Horseshoes Gold & Diamonds Out west, you’ll see horse shoes tacked on s Appraisals barns. Horseshoes turned Owner Brenda Carol Chappell s Custom Jewelry Design up are known in folklore Member s Jewelry & Watch Repairs Central/Northern to bring good luck. Arizona s Pearl Stringing It’s as if the cup of the s Credit and Layaways Welcome 602-978-2933 horseshoe holds the luck. 2 Arizona Thoroughbred July/August/September T July/August/September • Issue III © 2012 by The Arizona Thoroughbred Breeders Associaion Incorporated P.O. Box 41774, Phoenix, Arizona 85080 Performance Horses Need More Electrolytes 4-6 Telephone: (602) 942-1310 • Fax: (602) 942-8225 ATBA offices are located at 1501 West Bell Road, Phoenix, Arizona, 85023. The Arizona Thoroughbred is published quarterly Sophomore Sprint Handicap -- Clasher 7 (annually publishes a Stallion Registry) in Phoenix, Arizona by the Arizona Thoroughbred Breeders Association, a non-profit corporation, dedicated to the production of better Arizona-Bred Thoroughbred horses Honoring the Boss Lady 8 for better Arizona Thoroughbred racing. Opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect policies of the Arizona Department of Racing License Fees ATBA or this magazine. Publication of any material 9 - 11 originating herein is expressly forbidden without first obtaining written permission from The Arizona Thoroughbred. Treating Two Activities as One for Tax Purposes 12 - 13 All advertising copy is submitted and subject to approval. We reserve the right to reject any copy that is misleading or that does not meet with the standards set by this publication. Track Talk 14 Advertising rates supplied upon request. Turf Paradise Stakes Schedule 16 OFFICERS - Arizona-bred Winners 18 - 19 President: Dennis Grenier Vice-President: Kevin Owens Sec/Tresurer: Wende Macumber Live the Dream 20 - 22 DIRECTORS - ATBA Sale Winners 23, 24 - 27 John Campo III, Mike Chambers, Ron Chappell, Frank Covello, Marvin Fleming, Shawn Haggstrom, William Matthews, Jan Osborn, Scott Rollins, Lee Vaughn, Dave Williams and Arizona Stallion Standings 28 - 29 R. C. “Rink” Williams. Hugh Southern (Honorary) . Calendar 30 ATBA ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF - Advertising Index 30 Executive Director: Dove Ward Arizona-Bred Registry: Berdette Felipe Associate Editor: Dove Ward Advertising: A.T.B.A. Office On the Cover Portrait Titled: CONTRIBUTORS - “Horse Whisperers” Stephanie Greaves Equestrian Fine Artist, is based in Newmarket UK, at the heart of British BLOODSTOCK RESEARCH Horseracing. Living on a Thoroughbred Stud COADY PHOTOGRAPHY herself, she draws inspiration from both the young JOHN ALAN COHAN, ATTY THE JOCKEY CLUB horses at home and the horses in training in the THE KENTUCKY EQUINE RESEARCH town. DR. JOE D. PAGAN SCOTT ROLLINS The painting featured on the cover depicts two flat race horses “Windy Lane” and “Flexible Flyer”, as yearlings. Stephanie is more than happy to accept International Commissions and her work is in SUBSCRIPTIONS - Private Collections Worldwide. $15.00 annually domestic; $24.00 foreign You can visit Stephanie’s website at: http://stephaniegreaves.co.uk and you can find her on facebook http://www.facebook.com/ ArtistStephanieGreaves. July/August/September Arizona Thoroughbred 3 Performance horses need more electrolytes Electrolytes are essential nutrients for the performance horse. Since horses lose large quantities of electrolytes in sweat, requirements increase with exercise intensity and sweat loss. By Joe D. Pagan* Electrolytes are a critical component of a performance horse’s feeding program since they play an important role Total daily electrolyte requirements (g/day) as a in maintaining osmotic pressure, fluid balance and nerve function of sweat loss and muscle activity. Sweat loss per day During exercise, sodium potassium and chloride are Electrolyte At rest 5 liters 10 liters 20 liters 40 liters lost in large quantities through sweating. Loss of these electrolytes causes fatigue and muscle weakness and Sodium (Na+) 15-20 33 50 85 155 decreases the thirst response to dehydration. It was vitally important that performance horses begin Chloride (Cl-) 27-33 55 83 139 251 competition with optimal levels of fluids and electrolytes in their bodies and that these important nutrients are replaced Potassium (K+) 40-50 46 52 64 88 throughout prolonged exercise. Sweat loss It is important to have some idea of the magnitude of Electrolyte requirements electrolyte loss a horse incurs during exercise before a Unfortified hay and grain rations tend to be deficient in feeding program can be developed to replace these losses. sodium and contain variable quantities of chloride. In contrast, most forage is high in potassium and, when Because most electrolyte losses in the horse occur fed in adequate quantities, will meet daily potassium through sweating, one method of calculating electrolyte requirements. requirements can be based on different amounts of sweat loss. The Table contains the levels of sodium, chloride and Sodium chloride (salt) offered as a free-choice block potassium electrolytes required per day by a horse at rest or top-dressed onto grain, along with adequate forage, and after exercising hard enough to lose 5, 10, 20 and 40 will meet the electrolyte requirements of idle and lightly liters of sweat. exercised horses. The amount of sweat loss will depend on a number of However, if forage intake is restricted (less than 1% of factors, such as the duration and intensity of exercise, bodyweight on a dry matter basis) and/or high sweat loss temperature and humidity. occurs as a result of hot summer weather and moderate to heavy work, then additional potassium supplementation In general, horses exercising at a low intensity will lose may also be necessary. between 5 liters and 10 liters of sweat per hour. During higher-intensity exercise, sweat loss levels reach as much Many commercial electrolytes contain sugar (dextrose) that as 15 liters per hour. is purported to improve electrolyte uptake in horses. Recent research at Kentucky Equine Research has demonstrated At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga., horses lost that this is not true. an average of 18.4 kg of bodyweight during the speed and endurance phase of the three-day event, which translates Thoroughbreds were dosed with 92 g of electrolyte – 72 g into a sweat loss of around 15 liters. of sodium chloride and 20 g of potassium chloride – either (continued on page six) 4 Arizona Thoroughbred July/August/September GAME CHANGER TURF PARADISE RESTRICTED STAKES RACES for thoroughbreds passing thru the atba sale or arizona breds cactus flower -- Saturday, November 24, 2012 Fillies Division -- $25,000 Added All Thoroughbreds that have ever passed through the Sale Ring or Arizona-Breds are eligible (weanlings, yearlings and racing age). new cactus wren -- Saturday, November 24, 2012 Colts Division -- $25,000 Added All Thoroughbreds that have ever passed through the Sale Ring or Arizona-Breds are eligible (weanlings, yearlings and racing age). yearlings that passed thru the atba sale ring atba fall sales stakes - Saturday, October 20, 2012 Filly Division -- Estimated Purse $50,000 Plus, Arizona Bred Bonus $50,000 atba fall sales stakes - Saturday, October 20, 2012 Colt Division -- Estimated Purse $50,000 Plus, Arizona Bred Bonus $50,000 atba spring sales stakes -- Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Fillies & Colts -- $35,000 Added Plus, Arizona Bred Bonus $25,000 certified arizona-bred 2-year olds arizona breeders’ futurity -- Saturday, November 24, 2012 Fillies Division -- $35,000 Added arizona breeders’ futurity -- Saturday, November 24, 2012 Colts Division -- $35,000 Added Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda............ There’s always an excuse, but.....Don’t Miss Your Chance!!! it pays to buy an arizona bred at the atba sale thursday, october 18, 2012 @ 11:00 a.m. July/August/September Arizona Thoroughbred 5 alone, with 10 g of dextrose or with 100 g of dextrose. Urinary sodium excretion increased 24 hours post- furosemide administration but returned to pretreatment The electrolyte mixes were dissolved in one liter of water levels between 48 hours and 72 hours post-treatment. and administered via nasogastric tube. A fourth treatment of liter of water with no added electrolytes served as a Calcium, potassium and chloride balances were negative control. at 72 hours post-treatment even though the horses received adequate dietary mineral levels. Urinary phosphorus and Plasma sodium and osmolality were significantly elevated magnesium excretion was unaffected by treatment. Fecal post-dosing in all three electrolyte treatments compared to excretion of all minerals was unaffected by treatment. the control, but dextrose did not affect the rate or duration of the increase. All electrolyte treatments increased This study shows that furosemide administration has a voluntary water intake, which is important in performance profound and long-lasting effect on electrolyte balance in horses. horses. A second trial using deuterium oxide-labeled water showed Longer-term studies are needed to assess