Express Covering the Thoroughbred Industry in Texas and Oklahoma
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APRIL 2013 EXPRESS WWW.SOUTHERNRACEHORSE.COM COVERING THE THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA Fasig-Tipton Texas Sale Records Big Gains, Texas-bred Worldventurer Sells for $150,000 The Fasig-Tipton Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale on April 3 on the grounds of Lone Star Park concluded with significant increases across the board and a big price in the new Horse of Racing Age por- tion of the auction as Texas-bred multiple stakes winner Worldven- turer sold for $150,000. All the important figures were up compared to last year, even without the inclusion of the three older horses at the end of the sale. The average price increased nearly 20% to $23,564, the median Reed Palmer Photography jumped almost 43% to $20,000, buy-backs improved to 30.2% from 32.8% and the gross came in at $1,743,750, up from $1,575,100 for last year’s larger catalog. A 2-year-old filly by Kitten’s Joy went for $130,000 as the highest- priced juvenile. The Kentucky-bred, consigned by Mike Neatherlin as agent for James Tolliver, is a full sister to Coolmore Lexington Texas-bred Worldventurer, a 3-year-old gelding by Stakes (G3) winner Derby Kitten and Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Wimbledon, sold for $150,000 to top the Fasig-Tipton (G2) runner-up William’s Kitten. Named Ring Bit, the filly worked Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing an eighth-mile in a co-fastest time of :10 1/5 and sold to Sallusto & Age Sale. Albina, agent. stands at Key Ranch near Salado, had progeny sell for $25,000, Worldventurer, a gelded son of Valor Farm stallion Wimbledon, $24,000 and $15,000 among five that went through the ring. All- went to Bryan Anderson, agent. Bred by Clarence Scharbauer Jr. time leading Texas stallion Valid Expectations, who stands at Lane’s and sold for $14,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Texas Summer Yearling End Texas near Hempstead, had a filly sell for $20,000. Sale, Worldventurer won three stakes and earned $207,932 for own- Among horses from the Sooner State, an Oklahoma-bred filly by er Wesley Melcher before going through the ring. The 3-year-old was Oklahoma stallion Podium sold for $22,000 from the consignment also named last year’s Texas Champion 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding. of Robert Brewer, agent, to buyer Spaeth Mfg. and Machine Shop Twin Oaks Training Center, agent, consigned Worldventurer. Inc. Podium stands at Caines Stallion Station near Wynnewood. Other regional stallions and horses also found success at the sale. Another Oklahoma-bred by an Oklahoma stallion, a filly from the In addition to being the sire of Worldventurer, Wimbledon also first crop of Mighty Acres stallion The Visualiser, sold for $20,000. sired the highest-priced Texas-bred, hip #5. Consigned by Hebert Bryan Anderson was the leading buyer with two head for Bloodstock, agent, and purchased for $32,000 as a private sale by $210,000, and Twin Oaks Training Center topped the consignor Jerry Cate and Ela Racing Stable, the filly named Winehouse is a list with 14 sold for $416,000. half sister to three stakes horses. Texas stallion Special Rate, who To view the hip-by-hip results, click here. For more Texas and Oklahoma racing news, go to www.southernracehorse.com WWW.SOUTHERNRACEHORSE.COM APRIL EXPRESS • 1 MY PAL CHARLIE Stakes record winner of the SUPER DERBY (G2) Breed in 2013 with If you don’t profit, you don’t pay. NO STUD FEE OWED. Spendthrift Sell at public auction and only pay if you profit. Call to learn how easy and risk-free it is. First yearlings sell for $27,000, $25,000, etc. First two-year-olds race in 2013. 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His leading earner is three-time stakes winner Populist Politics, whose bankroll stands at $491,416. The Louisiana-bred, who was named Don’t Get Mad that state’s champion 3-year-old colt, finished third in the Joy Gilbert Joy 2011 Super Derby (G2). Foreign Sultress Upsets WRD Classic Distaff Sprint Scattered Acres LLC’s Foreign Sultress, a 4-year-old filly by Foreign Policy, scored a 10-1 upset in the $55,000 Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs Classic Distaff Sprint Stakes for Oklahoma-breds on April 8 at the Claremore track. Benny Landeros rode for trainer Andy Gladd. She clocked six furlongs in 1:11.43 and won by 2 ¼ lengths. Bred by Bob and Paulette Pogue out of the Dixie Brass mare Sultress of Swing, Foreign Sultress has compiled a record of 14-5-3-1 with earnings of $100,494 while racing exclusively in Oklahoma. She broke her maiden at Will Rogers last year and then picked up a win at Fair Meadows before winning twice more at Remington Park. She kicked off her 4-year-old season with a runner-up effort in a Will Rogers allowance race and then earned her first career stakes win in the Distaff Sprint. Richter Family Trust’s homebred Jazzin’ Okie, a daughter of Candy Ride (Arg) Coady Photography who won last year’s Wilma Mankiller Memorial Stakes at Will Rogers, got up to finish second as the favorite with Jose Medina up for trainer Kenneth Nolen. Diamond Disco, a homebred running for 7 Cedars Farm, closed to take third with Garrett Steinberg aboard for conditioner Clinton Stuart. The filly is by Okla- homa stallion Diamond, a son of Mr. Prospector who stands at Oklahoma Equine. Foreign Sultress Johnny Whip Takes TRAO Classic Sprint George W. Straw Jr.’s Johnny Whip earned his first career ished third in last year’s Jim Thorpe and Tishomingo Stakes at stakes victory on April 9 in the $55,000 TRAO Classic Sprint Remington Park. Stakes for Oklahoma-bred colts and geldings. Ridden by Benny Okie Ride, the 2-5 favorite, finished second for breeder/owner Landeros and trained by Jody Pruitt, the Richter Family Trust. The Candy Ride (Arg) 4-year-old gelding by Stephen Got Even gelding has earned nearly $400,000 in his ca- scored by two lengths and traveled six fur- reer with five stakes victories, including the longs in 1:10.08. Silver Goblin and Oklahoma Classics Sprint Johnny Whip, who was bred by Rob- last year. Luis Quinonez rode the 6-year-old ert Zoellner of Rockin’ Z Ranch out of for trainer Kenneth Nolen. the Seeking the Gold mare Paradisa, has Keith Hooker and Lyn Aldridge’s Ran- been remarkably consistent throughout som Roberto, by Rojo Dinero, closed to take his career with a record of 19-7-4-3 and Coady Photography third for trainer Wilson Brown and jockey earnings of $148,006. The gelding fin- Johnny Whip Miguel Perez. WWW.SOUTHERNRACEHORSE.COM APRIL EXPRESS • 3 7747LETexas_TMBling-SR:7747LETexas_TMBling-SR 3/1/13 11:31 AM Page 1 3X Champion Sire TOO MUCH BLING [Rubiano-Rose Colored Lady] TOP SIRE BY % 2-YEAR-OLD WINNERS - The Blood-Horse 2/2/13 72% WINNERS/STARTERS 14% STAKES WINNERS/STARTERS SIRE OF COLOR CODE, CHAMPION 3YO FILLY IN TEXAS Grasshopper • Sing Baby Sing • Supreme Cat • Too Much Bling • Valid Expectations Owner - W. S. Farish | Manager - Danny Shifflett | 26685 Mitchell Rd., Hempstead, TX 77445 (979) 826-3366 Cell: (713) 303-8509 Fax: (979) 826-9405 | E-mail: [email protected] Photo: William Jones Miller WWW.SOUTHERNRACEHORSE.COM APRIL EXPRESS • 4 RACING NEWS Join the Fun with Mojo Racing Partners The Most Affordable Racing Group in the U.S.! Lookinforchange Gives Trainer Jerry Donaldson a Stakes Double at Will Rogers Trainer Jerry Donaldson sent out his second stakes winner in as many days on April 24 as Lookinforchange rolled to a 4 ¼-length victory in the $50,000 Wilma Mankiller Memorial Stakes at Will Rogers Downs. On April 23, Donaldson saddled Humble Smarty to win the Clem McSpadden Memorial Route 66 Stakes at the track in Claremore, Oklahoma. Mojo Racing Partners strives to provide people Bred in Kentucky by Lila McKinnis and Rod Edgmon and with a Smart, Affordable, Fun, and Educational (SAFE) owned by Margaux Farm LLC and Vinery LTD, Lookinforchange opportunity to participate in the exciting stopped the timer at 1:10.82 for six furlongs under jockey Benny sport of Thoroughbred racing! Landeros. This marked the Join us now before the Lone Star Park meet. first career stakes win for the Coady Photography daughter of Gilded Time, who now has a record of 24-7- Sign up for the free Mojo Mail 3-3 with earnings of $205,914. to receive monthly updates! Clark Brewster’s Givhans Lookinforachange at SHRP Ferry, who shipped in from Fair Grounds for trainer Steve Margolis, finished a clear second.