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Z Thoroughbred Racing Z Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2012 Newsletter Turbulent Descent Sold to Coolmore Moved back East to Run Under Trainer Todd Pletcher Turbulent Descent, multiple likely showing up in the August Grade I winner and recent victor 24th Grade I $500,000 Balleri- of the Desert Stormer Handicap na Stakes at Saratoga. at Hollywood Park, has been sold Blinker’s On racing manager to Coolmore, the world-wide rac- Scott Sherwood said, “We had ing and breeding conglomerate our plans coming out of the with farms in Ireland, Kentucky, Desert Stormer to go to the A and Austrailia. The 4 year-old Gleam [Handicap on July 14], Turbulent Descent in the colors of Blink- filly was sold by Blinkers On Rac- but all of a sudden something er’s On Racing Stable and partners. ing Stable and partners that in- popped out. It was an offer that cluded Z Thoroughbred Racing’s Turbulent Descent in the 2011 Breeder’s Inside this issue: was so much money you could- founder Steve Zerda. She was Cup paddock before the BC Filly and n’t refuse it.” Mare Sprint (G1) at Churchill Downs. trained by Mike Puype and has Turbulent Descent Sold P.1 This year the Breeder’s Cup will been shipped East under top Breeder’s Cup in any event. be held in November 2 & 3 at East Coast trainer Todd Pletcher Coolmore will retire her after the Desert Stormer Win Picture! P.2 Santa Anita Park in California. and will be based at Saratoga. Breeder’s Cup with possible The Florida-bred champion was The partners were all happy stallions for mate being Galileo Soul Intent New Offering for ZTR P.3 preparing to run in Hollywood with the sale; TD would have (IRE) at Coolmore Ireland or Park’s A. Gleam Handicap but been sold at the breeding stock even Frankel if he is retired to About Z Thoroughbred Racing P.3 will instead race elsewhere, most auctions in November after the stud in 2013. Page 2 Z Thoroughbred Racing News ZTR’s Harbor Wind Continues a Solid 3 year-old Year Harbor Wind, 3 year-old gelding Harbor Wind is pointing toward racing under Z Thoroughbred a $25,000 claiming race on Racing and partners, continues July 14th for non-winners of 2 in training under Frank Lucarelli except maiden. at the Emerald Downs meet. Harbor Wind has a full brother Harbor Wind’s career record is 2- at the meet named Harbor 1-3 in 9 starts with earnings of Star who is unplaced in 2 $33,755. starts and most recently ran In 2012 at Emerald Downs, Har- fifth in the Northwest Stallion bor Wind has been racing in Al- Stakes for 2 year-olds colts lowance and Allowance Optional and geldings. Claiming company and has man- aged a second and a third plac- ing in 3 starts. His trainer Frank Lucarelli cur- rently leads all trainers at the Emerald Downs meet in both wins and money won, recording 27 wins and $270,268 earnings at the half-way point. His win percentage is 26% and in-the- money percentage is 61%. Desert Stormer Handicap Winners Circle Picture Page 3 Z Thoroughbred Racing News Soul Intent Prepares for 1st Start at Emerald Downs 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 Frankel and Maybe. preparing for his first start. champions DREAM WELL More information on the Soul Soul Intent working at Emerald (Horse of the Year and cham- Intent offering can be found at Downs on July 8th. 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), OLD VIC (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, Gali- 2003. leo and the late sire Montjeu. 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 Camelot, 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 Guineas (Eng-I) and the Soul Intent under tack; should Soul Intent on the inside has the Your Soul and Soul Patch. Epsom Derby and Irish Derby make his first start in late August. in June to remain undefeated. edge. 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 horse racing 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. Steve has Renton, WA 98056 studied pedigree analysis and conformation to enable the acquisition Steve Zerda of quality stock for racing. Along with his company based in Ren- President Phone: (206) 617-1534 ton, Washington, Steve previously owned a portion of the multiple E-mail: [email protected] Grade I winning filly Turbulent Descent based at Hollywood Park, winner as a 2 year-old in 2010 of the Grade I Hollywood Invest in Winning! Starlet , and an Eclipse Award finalist for 2010. At 3, TD won the Test Stakes (GI) at Saratoga, the Santa Anita Oaks (GI) and the Beaumont Stakes (GII) at Keeneland and was 2nd in the Las Virgenes (GI) and Acorn (GI) and finished 5th in the We’re on the web! Breeder’s Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. She was 7-2-0 in 11 starts zthoroughbredracing.com and had lifetime earnings of $901,350 prior to being sold to Cool- more in July of 2012. .