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SPECIAL March 17, 2015 www.PaulickReport.com Think Again: Study Bucks Perception Of Injury Rates In Sale Two-Year-Olds By Natalie Voss Popular opinion has long held said he was not surprised by the that the 2-year-old Thorough- seemingly high injury rate–the breds turning in single-digit fur- most common injuries in the long works at the spring training study were bucked shins, fet- sales must be training harder and lock issues, or soft tissue prob- faster than their race-prepped lems, which were not usually stablemates and have the injury career-ending problems. He was rates to prove it. surprised by the similarity in in- jury rates between the sales and Turns out, popular opinion could race-trained groups. have it wrong. “This is similar to humans who According to a study presented go the gym frequently: once in at the 60th Annual Convention a while they will sustain some of the American Association of Equine Practitioners in December, horses prepared for continued on Page 5 racing did indeed less of their training time in fast work, but had no significant difference in injury rate than horses trained for 2-year-old sales. Veterinarians examined two groups of horses in the same Ocala barn over a nine-month period—one 57-horse group bound for the sales, the other BREED WITH 45-horse group training up to the races. The trainer of NO STUD FEE both groups was unidentified but said to have 30 years OWED UNTIL SALE. in the business. The researchers logged the number of miles each group galloped, the number of miles the groups breezed, and took note of any injuries along the way. FIRST MONEY GOES TO YOU. Researchers discovered that the ratio of fast work to slow was 1.26 for the racing group and 1.54 for the sales group, indicating a more intense degree of training for sales horses. However, the racing group had a 49 percent STUD FEE PAID injury rate, while the sales group had a 42 percent injury FROM PROCEEDS. rate—a difference deemed insignificant by statistical analy- BETTER THAN A sis. FOAL SHARE. BETTER THAN PAY OUT The study’s author, Dr. Jonathan McLellan of Infield Equine, OF PROCEEDS. YOU KEEP THE REST. It’s simple. Breed. Sell. ASK RAY If you don’t profit, you don’t pay. SHORTCOMINGS QUESTION: Do you have any extra tickets for ARE FORGIVEN. this year’s Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland? ANSWER: Sorry, but I got completely shut out when tickets went on sale. However, if you don’t mind watch- The Breeders’ Farm ing the races on a big screen from your car on something 859-294-0030 | 888-816-8787 www.spendthriftfarm.com called “The Hill,” I might be able to help you out. BYOB. www.PaulickReport.com Page 2 Stallion Spotlight Freshmen at OBS By Frank Mitchell One of the engaging and exciting aspects of the 2-year- muscular youngster who stands nearly 16 hands already. old sales season is the emergence of early performers by The filly is Hip 150, and she is an altogether more refined freshmen sires. Last year, the story of the 2-year-old sea- sort who does not lack for size but is more notable for fi- son was Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver (by champion nesse and scope than sheer muscle power. juvenile colt Maria’s Mon), who had shown no unusual traits in getting nice young horses but who blew things wide open Other freshman sires who are well represented include with the early speed and promise of his young prospects at Trappe Shot (Tapit), Sidney’s Candy and Twirling Candy the 2-year-old auctions. (both by Candy Ride), Haynesfield (Speightstown), Drossel- meyer (Distorted Humor), Gio Ponti Super Saver subsequently became a (Tale of the Cat), and Cape Blanco serious player for leading freshman (Galileo). sire in 2014 with the performances of Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes winner By volume, Trappe Shot, Sidney’s Competitive Edge and G2 Saratoga Candy, and Tizway most closely fol- Special winner I Spent It. Those and low Uncle Mo, with nine, eight, and 14 other winners last year put Su- eight still in the sale as of Friday. per Saver in second place among Trappe Shot has been a big favor- freshmen sires last season. ite among value-minded breeders because the good-looking and typey This year’s version of Super Saver son of Tapit seemed the style of at the upcoming sales looks to be sire who could break out for Clai- champion juvenile Uncle Mo (Indian borne in the fashion of their recent Charlie), who was unbeaten as a stallion success War Front. Fur- 2-year-old and who has sired a large thermore, Trappe Shot (pictured) is number of young prospects who are being given every op- by a stallion who has gotten hotter every year that Trappe portunity to show their ability early. Shot has been at stud; that never hurts the demand for a stallion’s sons. With 23 cataloged and 17 still scheduled to go through the ring as of Friday, Uncle Mo leads his contemporaries Likewise, Sidney’s Candy could be seen as catching a ride by number of juveniles in the OBS March venue. The big, on his illustrious sire’s coattails, especially as Candy Ride’s brawny horse has reproduced many of his own traits champion son Shared Belief is leaving little doubt of his own among his offspring at the sale, with many being quite excellence on the racecourse. Tizway, by Horse of the Year large, with generous frames and considerable bone. Tiznow, is more of a surprise in this context, and it is a cred- it to breeders that they appear to have provided the stallion Eddie Woods Sales has a pair by Uncle Mo that show dif- with mares that are adding speed and early maturity to the fering traits, however. The colt, Hip 164, is a big and very stallion’s soundness and robust constitution. 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SV Photography After winning his debut at Saratoga last September, Carpe Diem showed why he was in such demand, taking the 2012 Ch Colt, Giant’s Causeway — Rebridled Dreams, by Grade 1, $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland in his Unbridled’s Song. Consigned by Beau Lane Bloodstock, next start. He beat the field by 6 1/4 lengths, following in agt., to 2013 KEE Sept., purchased by Northwest Stud the footsteps of half-brother, J.B.’s Thunder, who also won for $550,000. Consigned by Northwest Stud to 2014 the G1 Futurity by open lengths in his second race. OBS March, purchased by Stonestreet Stables for $1.6 million. “He’s got a great pedigree, and we are hoping to make a stallion. I think we did that today,” Walden said of Carpe The winter after a top juvenile season is an anxious time Diem following the victory. The colt’s breeder also hopes for the connections of Kentucky Derby hopefuls. Will the to make another one like him – Rebridled Dreams is going early promise shown as a 2-year-old blossom or fade in the back to Giant’s Causeway this year. new year? Pletcher said Carpe Diem’s final prep before Louisville The people behind Carpe Diem seemed to get an emphatic will likely be a return to Keeneland for the G1 Blue Grass answer with the colt’s five-length victory in the Grade 2 Stakes April 4. If things continue to go as they have so far, Tampa Bay Derby March 7. Carpe Diem may be the one they all have to beat come the first Saturday in May. PRS “When they leave their 2-year-old season behind, you hope they come out like he did,” said Elliott Walden, CEO of Win- Star Farm, who co-owns Carpe Diem with Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Stables. About “We couldn’t be more pleased,” said trainer Todd Pletcher of the colt kicking away in the stretch to the third-fastest For advertising inquiries please call Emily at 859.913.9633 RANDOM FACTS Ray Paulick - Publisher [email protected] by Ray Paulick Emily Alberti - Director of Advertising [email protected] Scott Jagow - Editor-in-Chief [email protected] In 2014, OBS reached an all-time high in sales of 2-year-olds in training, when 1,683 Mary Schweitzer - News Editor [email protected] juveniles sold at the March, April and June sale Natalie Voss - Features Editor [email protected] for a total of $117,132,000. That’s more than double Emily White - Weekend Editor [email protected] the revenue from five years earlier ($54,519,700 in Frank Mitchell - Contributing Writer 2009) and the first time the company topped $100 COPYRIGHT © 2015, BLENHEIM PUBLISHING LLC million in receipts for 2-year-olds.