CHRB, STRONACH GROUP AGREE to >ENHANCED SAFETY REVIEW= of HORSES at SANTA ANITA
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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019 STEADY OPENER TO OBS JUNE CHRB, STRONACH GROUP by Jessica Martini AGREE TO >ENHANCED OCALA, FL - The Ocala Breeders= Sales Company June Sale of 2- Year-Olds in Training opened Wednesday in Central Florida with SAFETY REVIEW= OF a day of steady bidding. In all, 187 juveniles sold for $6,119,500. The average was $32,725--down 11.8% from last year=s opening HORSES AT SANTA ANITA session--and the median rose 11.1% to $20,000. With 263 horses offered, 76 horses were reported not sold for a buy-back rate of 28.9%. A colt by Tapit (hip 277) brought the day=s highest price when selling for $400,000 to Mickey Gonzalez=s M Racing from the Pick View consignment. The day=s highest-priced filly was a daughter of Constitution (hip 256) who sold for $280,000 to Phil and Christine Hatfield from the Potrero Stables consignment. In all, five juveniles sold for $200,000 or over. AI think it=s good,@ Pick View=s Joe Pickerell said of the market during the first session of the June sale.@ Cont. p3 IN TDN EUROPE TODAY AGENT AIMS TO REPEAT HAPPIEST OF ACCIDENTS Santa Anita | Horsephotos As her homebred Accidental Agent gears up for a title The California Horse Racing Board, in conjunction with The defense, Gaie Johnson Houghton reflects on his victory in last Stronach Group, says it will implement Aenhanced safety year’s G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. measures and reviews to further protect horses at Santa Anita,@ according to a release Wednesday. The move comes in response to a call from California Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday to halt racing at the Arcadia oval after two more horses died over the weekend to bring the total number of fatalities to 29 since the meet began Dec. 26. Led by CHRB Equine Medical Director Dr. Rick Arthur, DVM, and Chief Steward Darrel McHargue, the CHRB will convene a five-member team to conduct additional reviews of horses= medical, training and racing histories prior to clearing them to race. The release said the team will consist of independent CHRB veterinarians and stewards who will be given the authority to scratch horses that Ado not appear fit to run.@ AThese are historic safety enhancements,@ said CHRB Executive Director Rick Baedeker. AWe are taking these additional steps to further mitigate the risk to horses at Santa Anita. 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AThese criteria will include any history on the Veterinarian=s List and Steward=s List as well as any medical history, race history, and physical observations of the horse.@ Under the new protocol, every member of the review team must agree that a horse is not at elevated risk of injury in order to clear the horse to race. One dissenting member of the team can elicit a scratch. AThis is unprecedented in American horse racing,@ said Alexis Podesta, Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, which oversees CHRB. ANever have we had this additional layer of review with a team of experts to connect data points and confer on the well-being and capability of individual racehorses. Furthermore, recommendations coming from this team will be the final word as to whether or not a horse races. I expect the industry as a whole will embrace this effort.@ AHorse and rider safety is our top priority at Santa Anita Park, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to making California horse racing the safest and best in the world,@ added TSG President and Chairwoman Belinda Stronach. AWe look forward to working with Governor Newsom and the California Horse Racing Board as they implement this additional layer of review through the end of our current meet.@ The review team will be in place for the final six days of the Santa Anita meet, which is scheduled to conclude June 23. OBS June cont. from p1 Pickerell continued, AWe brought seven up here and sold six through the ring and we=ve maybe got something going on the other one. There are people here to buy horses at all levels and that=s a good testament to OBS. They did a good job getting the buyers here. We were a little unsure bringing a horse with that pedigree and that kind of physical here, but they did their part and got the people here to look at him.@ De Meric Sales was the session=s leading consignor, with seven sold for $667,500. Tristan de Meric was seeing a fairly typical June marketplace. AI=ve found it fair, but the market is definitely a bit spotty,@ de Meric said. AOverall, it=s been about what we expected. The right horse is still selling, and selling pretty well, but it=s been tough for some of the others. It=s a typical June market and typical to the trends we=ve seen in the last couple of years. There are still buyers for the good horse and I think there are still some good horses to come.@ Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JUNE 13, 2019 OBS June cont. hamburger and then I just bought a horse. It wasn=t my While the good horses continue to attract plenty of attention, intention originally, but my good friend Christina made me see bloodstock agent Mike Mulligan is taking a wait-and-see the workout and check out the horse and I really loved him. I approach to the middle and lower end market. think I bought a really great horse.@ AThere are 10 or 15 standouts, maybe 20 standouts in this Gonzalez, who was born in New York and grew up in Puerto sale,@ Mulligan said. AMaybe another 100 or 150 that are going Rico, races as M Racing Group and has owned horses since to be in the trading market between $25,000 to $100,000 to 1971. He has campaigned graded stakes winner Tonito M, $150,000. And then what=s going to happen with the rest of the winner of the 2014 GIII Oklahoma Derby, and Who=s Up, who horses? We=ll see.@ won the 2009 GIII Generous S. The OBS June sale continues through Friday with bidding ARacing has been my passion all of my life and I=ve been in the beginning daily at 10 a.m. horse business as a hobby for 43 years,@ Gonzalez, who is in the insurance business, said. AI have a lot of health conditions and I Tapit Colt Tops OBS June Opener live in Las Vegas. I am moving from the metropolis to a quiet place to relax and take care of my health. That=s the reason I am moving to Ocala. So it=s not a commercial farm, it=s just for me to enjoy.@ Asked if he might be buying additional horses Wednesday, Gonzalez said with a laugh, AI am going back to my farm to rest and put my pajamas on.@ The chestnut colt, out of Enchanted Rock (Giant=s Causeway), is also a half to graded winner El Padrino (Pulpit).