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California Thoroughbred Weekly for Wednesday, 4-9-2014 4/10/14 10:38 AM Page 4 Volume 7 • Number 14 Official publication of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association WWEWWEThursdEEay,EE ApKrKil 10LLYLLY, 2YY014 Cookies For CTBA Member California Chrome Lathrop Hoffman Passes Longtime California Thoroughbred breeder and A day after his latest spectac- owner Lathrop G. Hoffman passed away from natu- ular victory, California Chrome ral causes on April 2, with his entire family with bounced around in his stall him for his last days. He was born in Los Angeles as ©www.ctba.com April 6, holding court with the 5th son of Paul G. and Dorothy B. Hoffman, and raised in South ©Benoit media and munching cookies. Bend, Indiana. He attended Thatcher School in Ojai and graduated from —continued at www.BloodHorse.com, By Debbie Arrington Continued on page 3 PUBLISHER’S NOTE: With permission from www.bloodhorse.com Evening Jewel Goes To Rovenna Alert Bay Rallies With three furlongs remaining in To Win Echo Eddie Saturday’s $200,250 Evening Jewel A close fifth going into the far Stakes at Santa Anita Park, jockey turn, longshot Alert Bay, with Victor Espinoza decided to challenge Tyler Baze up, rallied at the rail to the competition aboard Rovenna.— win Saturday’s $200,000 Echo continued at www.DRF.com, By Steve Andersen ©Benoit ©Benoit Eddie Stakes by a half length over a fast-finishing Life Is a Joy, providing trainer Blaine Wright PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Republished with permission from www.DRF.com with his first-ever Santa Anita Park stakes win. —continued at www.santaanita.com, From Santa Anita Publicity Here’s the lineup for the five stakes races of the PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Republished with permission from www.santaanita.com $850,000 California Gold Rush XV, for California-breds and sired, to be held for the first time at Santa Anita Park California Chrome SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 Fine The Day After $250,000 Snow Chief Stks., 3-y-o, at 1 1/8 m. (T) (purse paid down to eighth place) ©Benoit Racing has itself a Rock Star. $250,000 Melair Stks., 3-y-o f., at 1 1/16 m. (purse paid down to eighth place) $125,000 Tiznow Stks., 4-y-o & up, at 1 m. Stable Notes By Ed Golden Click here to read more $125,000 Spring Fever Stks., f. & m., 4-y-o & up, at 6 f. California Chrome Romps in SA Derby $100,000 Fran’s Valentine Stks., f. & m., 4-y-o & up, at 1 m. (T) DRF Story By Jay Privman Click here to read more At the Racing Office Call Rick Hammerle at (626) 574-6352 Derby Winner Has Harris Farms Connection or [email protected] ASSOCIATED PRESS Story By Beth Harris Click here to read more Hovdey on Sherman and Gilchrist NOMINATIONS CLOSE DRF Story By Jay Hovdey Click here to read more SATURDAY, APRIL 12 Horse Sense: California Chrome & Swaps: Coincidence? I Think!Not HORSE SENSE BLOG Story By Emily White Click here to read more Nurse Mare As this list of available nurse mares develops the CTBA will add that information here. If you have a mare that is available as a nurse mare THE SPORTS NETWORK: California Chrome Bulletin or if you are in need of a nurse mare: [email protected] BY JEFF FRANK, THE SPORTS ANALYST Click here to read more Board www.ctba.com CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED WEEKLY • April 10, 2014 1 Leading! Sires! In! California:! January !1 !Through !April !6, !2014 %&'$()*+,(-&.+ %&'$()*+,(-&. !/+0")&/+1") !/+859!&-+":+2'3&.+1") 2'3&. 2'3&. 2')4+,(-& 25))&-. ,6'-6. 1") 7'-)()*. 2')4+,(-& 25))&-. ,6'-6. 1") 7'-)()*. 1. Tribal Rule . .99 268 56 $1,339,857 1. Tribal Rule . 99 268 56 $1,339,857 2. Lucky Pulpit . 32 91 14 1,160,771 2. Ministers Wild Cat . 65 189 32 606,921 3. Unusual Heat . .76 206 29 1,113,410 3. Unusual Heat . 76 206 29 1,113,410 4. Kafwain . .58 158 27 708,264 Benchmark . 59 167 29 637,595 5. Decarchy . .56 160 22 674,574 5. Kafwain . 58 158 27 708,264 6. Bertrando† . 57 156 21 638,866 6. Eddington# . .59 164 25 488,784 7. Benchmark . 59 167 29 637,595 7. Old Topper . 43 125 24 342,346 8. Ministers Wild Cat . 65 189 32 606,921 8. Rocky Bar . 37 140 23 215,830 9. Eddington# . 59 164 25 488,784 9. Decarchy . .56 160 22 674,574 10. Good Journey . 48 127 18 487,460 10. Bertrando† . 57 156 21 638,866 11. Southern Image . 42 125 16 422,418 Swiss Yodeler . 55 164 21 311,927 12. Heatseeker (Ire) . 35 100 18 360,978 12. Good Journey . .48 127 18 487,460 13. Old Topper . 43 125 24 342,346 Heatseeker (Ire) . 35 100 18 360,978 14. Vronsky . 25 72 8 334,392 Stormin Fever . .40 120 18 324,414 15. Stormin Fever . 40 120 18 324,414 In Excess (Ire)* . .. 35 94 18 311,756 16. Tizbud . 36 101 16 313,578 17. Swiss Yodeler . 55 164 21 311,927 18. In Excess (Ire)* . 35 94 18 311,756 19. Marino Marini . 43 122 17 285,171 %&'$()*+,(-&.+ 20. Dixie Chatter . 20 55 16 247,041 !/+;<&-'*&+7'-)()*.+=&-+,6'-6 21. Peppered Cat . 16 53 9 227,780 >0()(959+?@+,6'-6.A 22. Rocky Bar . 37 140 23 215,830 ;<&-'*& 23. Papa Clem . 16 48 10 204,691 7'-)()*.B 24. Comic Strip . 11 36 3 193,982 2')4+,(-& 25))&-. ,6'-6. 7'-)()*. ,6'-6 25. Surf Cat . 16 48 8 180,850 1. Lucky Pulpit ................... 32 91 $1,160,771 $12,756 26. Terrell . 31 103 13 169,017 2. Unusual Heat ................. 76 206 1,113,410 5,405 27. Salt Lake* . .22 68 12 168,863 28. Sea of Secrets . 38 105 11 162,890 3. Tribal Rule..................... 99 268 1,339,857 4,999 29. Affirmative . 26 74 5 162,590 4. Vronsky ........................... 25 72 334,392 4,644 30. Cindago* . 19 57 7 161,312 5. Dixie Chatter................. 20 55 247,041 4,492 31. Globalize . 20 42 3 143,913 6. Kafwain .......................... 58 158 708,264 4,483 32. Bedford Falls . 7 24 8 141,089 7. Peppered Cat.................. 16 53 227,780 4,298 33. Atticus . 21 56 3 133,940 8. Decarchy........................ 56 160 674,574 4,216 34. Cyclotron . 10 25 3 128,130 9. Bertrando*...................... 57 156 638,866 4,095 35. Fullbridled . 5 14 7 125,420 10. Good Journey................ 48 127 487,460 3,838 The statistics contained in these rankings are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. A dagger (†) indicates that a stallion has been pensioned, an asterisk (*) that he has died, a dot (•) that he is now standing elsewhere, a number sign (#) that he did not stand in California in 2013 but is standing in the state in 2014, a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2014 but will stand in the state in 2015 and in !"#$ that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remain in the rankings until the year after his last California foals are two-year- olds. Statistics cover racing in North America (U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico), England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates only. 2 CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED WEEKLY • April 10, 2014 www.ctba.com Weekly Update LATHROP HOFFMAN Continued From Page 1 Putney School in Vermont in 1942, joining the army shortly tions, including the Boys and Girls Club, local police and fire thereafter to serve in India and China during World War II. departments, schools, little league and soccer teams, hospitals He became the youngest 1st Lieutenant in the Army. Upon and the Monrovia Public Library. He was also an avid golfer discharge from the Army in 1946, he returned to Los Angeles and active member of the San Gabriel Country Club for many to attend UCLA. In 1947, he married Dorothy Anne Cleary, years. He was a long-time thoroughbred horse owner and the daughter of close family friends James and Budie Cleary breeder and a familiar face at the Santa Anita Park racetrack. who had named her after Lathrop’s mother. He graduated from When he was 16 years old, his brother Hallock taught him to UCLA in 1950 with a degree in banking and finance. fly. He loved flying and was an accomplished pilot, with a During college he supported himself in part by making jew- license to fly single and multi-engine aircraft. He obtained his elry (the Lathrop Gray Co), which he continued as a hobby helicopter license when he was 79. throughout his life. After college he began in the automobile He is survived by his wife of over 66 years, Dorothy, and his business with the PGH Company, selling Studebakers from sisters Barbara Henry (Richard) and Kiriki De Diego Metzo the downtown Los Angeles dealership and seven children, Mary Lathrop Fahey which he acquired in 1953. When (Jack), Peter Hoffman (Toni), Michael Studebaker closed in the United States, Hoffman (Rene), Elizabeth Hoffman, he established Hoffman Tile, manufactur- Thomas Hoffman (Ellen), Marguerite ing ceramic tile in Claremont. Winnacott (Neal) and Patricia Juett In 1971, he purchased the Volkswagen (Dennis). He is also survived by 18 grand- dealership on Sierra Avenue in Fontana. children, Zachary Rounds, Megan Rounds Since then, he has owned franchises for Cadena (Robert), Parker Rounds, Jenny Acura, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Buick, Fahey, Brian Hoffman, Leah Hoffman, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Daihatsu, Michael Hoffman, Haley Hoffman Stearns Dodge, Fiat, GMC, Harley-Davidson, (Ethan), Ashley Hoffman, Paul Hoffman, Honda, Isuzu, Jeep, Lincoln-Mercury, Danna Hoffman, Robert Hoffman, Caitlin Maserati, Mazda, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Winnacott, Brett Winnacott, Brendan Porsche, Ram, Saturn, Subaru and Winnacott, Blair Winnacott, Blake Juett and Volkswagen.
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