MAY 21, 2016 SPECIAL .COM Maryland on the Move By Ray Paulick

Not that long ago, renovations at Maryland Club race- seating for both live and simulcasting have been added. But, as tracks involved little more than a fresh coat of paint and some the Breeders’ Cup likes to say, the best is yet to come. newly planted flowers. That’s not the case any more. Second-floor enhancements will include suites and box seats. The once-moribund racing circuit is flexing its muscles today The saddling paddock will be moved to the front of the grand- and the optimism and excitement about the future, in the stand, where it will be visible to passengers on commuter words of longtime Maryland horse industry stalwart Robert trains that will be stopping at a new station, adjacent to a Manfuso, are “immeasurable.” parking structure and linked to the racetrack entrance.

There is no question Frank Stronach and his management team A condominium development is also on the drawing board, are focusing on Laurel Park, spending tens of millions of dollars along with shops and restaurants that are part of Frank over multiple phases of capital improvements, even putting seri- Stronach’s vision to recreate what now exists at Gulf- ous thought into one day bidding to host a Breeders’ Cup. They’ve stream Park. This is a multi-phase plan whose goal made some necessary improvements to Pimlico, but it’s akin to is to make Laurel Park a major player on the national putting lipstick on a pig. Old Hilltop is … well … old, and you would racing scene. need to start with a wrecking ball to transform it into a facility people would want to attend more than once or twice a year. Continued on Page 5

But Laurel is a different story. It has the foundation and infra- structure from which to add significant capital improvements, as Maryland Jockey Club president and general manager Sal Sinatra pointed out to reporters last year when discussing the very real possibility that the Preakness could move to Laurel in the not-too-distant future.

That kind of talk leaves city officials aghast, and the Maryland Stadium Authority has been commissioned to con- duct a two-part study: first, to examine the economic impact of the Preakness and what it would take to rebuild Pimlico, and then to identify potential development options. Until the study is done, the focus will remain on modernizing Laurel. Represented by first-crop 3yo To date, the capital improvements are impressive, both in the stable area’s new barns and in the grandstand’s first floor, where new dining areas, better food options and more comfortable CHERRY WINE ASK RAY in the $1.5 million QUESTION: Why haven’t you reported on all the Preakness S. (G1) glaucine positives in Maryland?

ANSWER: Most racing commissions (including Maryland’s) won’t discuss possible medication viola- tions until split samples have been returned to confirm the original finding. In these cases, there is a strong suspicion the glaucine is a contaminant in wood shavings from tulip poplar trees.

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Stallion Spotlight Empire State Sires By Frank Mitchell

In light of the exceptional purse money being offered for race- largely unproven sires like champion Hansen, horses and breeders through the New York winner Union Rags, winner , Sid- Breeding and Development Fund, there is no surprise that New ney’s Candy, Stay Thirsty, and Algorithms. York-breds are in high demand. There are, however, a few mod- erate surprises with regard to the availability of New York-bred That proportion results from the current breed-back rule that stock at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale to be held at Timonium allows a mare to foal a New York-bred, then become a resident on May 23-24. mare if she stays a specific time, or if she stays all year, to go outside New York to be covered. First of all, just a hair more than one- sixth of the whole catalog is New My esteemed colleague Robert D. Fierro, York-bred. That’s about two and a who was instrumental in the formation of half times the number of Maryland- the legislation that set the rules for New bred juveniles available at the sale be- York breeding and registration, said that ing held in Maryland. A few moments’ “the previous breed-back rule caused an thought about the purse structures economic crisis because there was no of the different jurisdictions make incentive to keep your mare in New York that understandable enough. Breed- longer than was required to have her foal ers, owners, and trainers follow the and be covered again. Then she could money. It’s that simple. just leave. Ironically, the people who stood quality stallions came together to change Secondly, however, among the New the breed-back rule to encourage better York-bred 2-year-olds offered for sale mares to stay in-state and encourage bet- at the Midlantic auction, there is a se- Freud ter stallions.” lection of yearlings by a much wider sample of sires than some state-bred programs allow. There are young athletes by Freud The legislation also increased the payout to breeders if breed- and Frost Giant, leaders among the Empire State’s set of home ers used a New York-based stallion to give them a further ben- stallions. efit for fully participating in-state.

The number of New York-bred juveniles in training by New York- The result has encouraged useful in-state stallions like Freud (by based sires, however, is virtually identical to the New York-breds Storm Cat), who is represented by four juveniles at Timonium, by stallions standing elsewhere, although mostly in Kentucky. including Hip 39, a bay filly out of the stakes-placed mare Leaves of Autumn. And the rule also has allowed breeders to send And these are not just any Kentucky stallions, either. There mares out to superstar sires like Smart Strike (Mr. Prospec- are New York-bred 2-year-olds by Pioneerof the Nile, Giant’s tor), who has five hips cataloged, including Hip 427, a chestnut Causeway, Smart Strike, Tapit, Congrats, Super Saver, More colt out of stakes winner C C’s Pal, a multiple G2 stakes winner Than Ready, and , as well as by well-regarded but of $799,420. PRS

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Honor Roll Kaigun A Surprise Package For Casse By Scott Jagow

earnings above $1.4 million.

“It’s frustrating to listen to the handicappers say he’s a bridesmaid,” said Casse. “He may be a little short in the win department but there aren’t too many horses that show up and run hard every time like he does.”

In his most recent start, the G1 Man o’ War Stakes May 14, Kaigun had an off day, finishing sixth although beaten only three lengths. Casse said the 6-year-old likes to run so he probably won’t get too much of a break before returning to competition. While 29 of Kaigun’s starts have come on the turf, his trainer calls him a versatile horse that can run well on dirt, too.

2010 Chestnut Gelding, —Cruis- “It’s a little hard to run him on the dirt when he’s run- ing Kris, by Kris S. Consigned by Richard Moylan, ning so well on the grass,” Casse said. “I’m waiting for agt., to the 2011 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, the day he’s in on the grass and it comes off.” PRS purchased by Lucky Strike for $37,359. Consigned by Casse Sales to the 2012 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale, $34,000 RNA.

The Casse team had every intention of selling Kaigun at the 2012 F-T Midlantic Sale, but the buyers didn’t oblige. Too bad for them.

“In the last seven, eight years, I’ve tried to pinhook about 15 horses and was probably successful three or four times,” said trainer Mark Casse. “The ones that we wound up being stuck with ended up being re- ally good horses.” FEATURED YEARLING Kaigun turned out to be one of those blessings in dis- SESSION guise. The Ontario-bred didn’t start as a juvenile due to a knee issue but when he did make it to the races the following year, Casse realized the $34,000 buy- back might produce a huge return on investment. He convinced owner Gary Barber to come in with him.

“We’re sellers, but I thought if Gary bought part of MIXED SALE – HORSES OF ALL AGES him, we’d get to keep him and train him. It’d be good for everybody. Gary bought half of him and the rest is OCTOBER 9, 2016 history.” Reasonable Rates Serving the Equine Kaigun was a bad actor in his early starts, dumping Great Facility Industry for 38 Years! his rider one time on the way to being scratched, but after the colt was gelded, he turned into a focused and Entry Deadline Aug. 25th, 2016 game racehorse. In 30 starts, the son of Northern 2829 South MacArthur Blvd., Afleet has hit the board 18 times, with six victories. www.heritageplace.com Oklahoma City OK 73128 He’s won a trio of Grade 2 races, helping to boost his email: [email protected] 405.682.4551 Page 4 Back Ring Getting to know breeder Bob Manfuso Where does this rank, to breed to go in the Oaks and was injured just be- a winner at the fore the race, but her granddaughter said, Chanceland Farm you and Katy “I’ll take care of this for you.” Voss own in Maryland? It’s top of the game for me. She’s a Who did you breed Cathryn Sophia’s dam special filly, and I’m proud of what to this year? John Servis has done with her. She is down in Kentucky as we speak. I We’ve come a long way in terms of wanted to breed her back to a horse called the state recognizing and hopefully Street Boss, and she is in foal. Before this supporting the Thoroughbred in- year I wanted to breed her to a Midat- Bob Manfuso (second from right) and friends at Laurel dustry, from breeders to the racing lantic stallion, which I’ve done (she has a taking in Cathryn Sophia’s Kentucky Oaks victory game. This was huge. Maryland has 2-year-old and foal by Bullsbay). Sheave has a an agricultural land preservation program, and that’s the prop- yearling filly by Denman going in the September sale. erty she was raised on. Having a Maryland bred and raised horse is such a plus for what we are trying to do. If you could change one thing about racing, what would it be? It would be to improve the fan experience at all tracks. You Were you at for the Oaks? certainly see it here in Maryland. What they’ve done at Laurel I was up here and enjoying the show at Laurel in their new facil- has been a plus. Tracks have to recognize that fans want to be ity, Tips, with a handful of buddies and a couple of hundred fans entertained. You get people to come back, and you might find having some beers. She has an incredible fan club here, which I think is a major plus. There was a big crowd at Tips, and when some of them want to become breeders or own a horse. PRS that filly made her move on the far turn, the whole place went bonkers. It was so exciting to feel.

How did you choose Street Boss for her dam Sheave’s first mating? I was at the November sale, and popped over to Darley be- cause I had not seen Street Boss. Took one look at the physical and thought this was would be a wonderful cross to Sheave.

Sheave was unraced but out of your stakes-winning Un- bridled mare Belterra. What kind of runner was she? She was an incredible racemare, winning the Golden Rod and finishing second in the Ashland for Carl Nafzger. She was set

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Preakness Trivia By Chelsea Hackbarth

1. Have any of the 11 previous Triple Crown winners had a bigger winning margin than ’s seven-length victory in 2015?

2. Rain turned the Pimlico surface sloppy just before the 2015 Preakness. Who was the last Preakness winner before Ameri- can Pharoah to win on a sloppy surface? “Here is a simple but powerful rule: 3. Which of the 12 Triple Crown winners had the fewest foes in the Preakness and had the shortest odds? Always give people more than they expect to get.” 4. Who was the last winner NOT favored to win the Preakness? – Nelson Boswell

5. Can you name the last Preakness winner that wasn’t first or second at the stretch call (furlong pole)?

6. When Mario Gutierrez won the Preakness aboard I’ll Have Another in 2012, he was the third consecutive jockey to win with his first Preakness mount. Who were the other two?

7. Three Hall of Fame jockeys have had 10 or more Preakness

mounts without a single victory. Who were they?

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leford, 2011) 7. Braulio Baeza (10), Ramon Dominguez (10), Edgar Edgar (10), Dominguez Ramon (10), Baeza Braulio 7. 2011) leford,

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4. I’ll Have Another, 2012; 5. Timber Country, 3rd at stretch call, 1995; 1995; call, stretch at 3rd Country, Timber 5. 2012; Another, Have I’ll 4.

tamony, 1983; 3. had 3 foes in 1948 and was 1-to-10 favorite; favorite; 1-to-10 was and 1948 in foes 3 had Citation 3. 1983; tamony, Buckland Sales is working to reinvent the customer

- ANSWERS: 1. Yes, , 8 lengths in 1943; 2. Deputed Tes Deputed 2. 1943; in lengths 8 Fleet, Count Yes, 1. ANSWERS: service experience for Thoroughbred owners. During this year’s Fasig-Tipon July Sale, Continued from Page 1 Buckland will offer a small Horses of Racing Age Much of this is funded by the Maryland casino industry, consignment. There is still time to nominate colts, which, under law, must contribute a specific percentage fillies or geldings in training for this toward a fund to support both purses and highly anticipated boutique sale. capital improvements. But company officials understand the casino revenue stream may not last forever and the day will come that racing must stand on its own.

All of this activity is having a positive impact on breeders. The Maryland foal crop, over 1,000 as recently as 2003, dipped as low as 369 in 2012. It has inched back upward in the last three years, now topping 500.

The Kentucky Oaks victory by Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia came along at a perfect time for the industry.

“What Tim (Ritvo, The Stronach Group’s chief operating officer) and Sal have done has been an incredible plus for the busi- ness,” said Manfuso, the breeder of the Oaks winner. “The new Zach Madden: 859.396.1907 enthusiasm these guys have brought to the table is vital to help [email protected] the breeding business.” PRS www.bucklandsalesagency.com Page 6

Five to Watch: A look at some of the sale’s top hips By Frank Mitchell

Hip 133 Chestnut filly by Congrats x Pinta, by Carson City: Ron), winner of the G1 , placed second A May foal, this filly is by leading sire Congrats (by A.P. Indy) in the G1 Preakness, and earner of $1.7 million. and is a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Rojo Toro (Mountain Cat) and a half-sister to stakes-placed Saintly Hip 506 Bay filly by x Evening Jewel, by Rose (Graeme Hall). The dam is by leading broodmare sire Northern Afleet: This March foal is by Bernardini, sire of Carson City (Mr. Prospector) and is out of a Ferdinand half- 45 stakes winners, and is out of G1 and sister to G1 winner Sefa’s Beauty. Del Mar Oaks winner Evening Jewel, one of the top per- formers for evergreen Northern Afleet. A half-sister to the Hip 149 Bay colt by Algorithms x Provisions, by Devil’s Deep Impact stakes winner Deep Jewelry, Evening Jewel Bag: By an unbeaten son of leading sire Bernardini (A.P. Indy), produced this filly as her second foal. this colt is out of the listed stakes winner Provisions. He is also a half-brother to multiple G3 stakes winner Jack Sullivan Hip 510 Chestnut colt by Creative Cause x Exclusive (Belong to Me), who was multiple group-placed in England Rosette, by Ecliptical: By the Giant’s Causeway stallion before twice winning at the G3 level in the UAE. Dam is also Creative Cause, winner of the G1 Norfolk Stakes at 2, a half-sister to Piedras Negras, the dam of superfast filly La this colt is from his sire’s first crop. Colt is out of a stakes Traviata (Johannesburg). winner and is a half-brother to a pair of stakes winners, G2 winner Storm Wolf and G3 winner Misty Rosette, who Hip 309 Chestnut colt by Bellamy Road x Viva La Viva, also ran third in the G1 Test. Bred along the same Storm by Crafty Prospector: By Wood Memorial winner Bellamy Cat lines as all this mare’s important stock, this colt is Road, this colt is a half-brother to stakes winner Ready to also a half-brother to Littleprincessemma (Yankee Gentle- Live (More Than Ready) and to stakes-placed Viva La Slew man), the dam of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Doneraile Court). The latter produced Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer (Pioneerof the Nile). PRS