Volume 4 • Number 18 Official publication of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association WEWWWEWedneEEsdaEEy, ApKKril 2LLYLLY7, 2YY011 CTBA NorCal Yearling Sale Opens To Horses Of Racing Age The 2011 Northern California Yearling Sale will be held California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Sales Coordinator, Tuesday, August 16, at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. The at [email protected] or (800) 573-2822 ext. 243. closing date for entries is Tuesday, May 31. The sale will also Since the sale returned under the direction of the California be open to horses of racing age. Thoroughbred Breeders Association in 2004, it has produced The future of the sale is dependent on the interest/sup - stakes winners such as: Bai and Bai, an earner of $724,983; port from owners and consignors. grade II winner Sierra Sunset; and grade III winner Autism For more information, please contact Cookie Hackworth, Awareness. Liberian 2011 California Gold Rush XII Freighter April 23, 2011 Wires ©Benoit Them Again Liberian Freighter $150,000 Snow Chief Stakes NAHEM Fifteen days removed from a gate-to-wire surprise in the Arcadia Stakes, Liberian Freighter Longshot Nahem, four-wide around repeated with similar tactics in the grade III, the turn and still fifth at the eighth pole, $98,000 Inglewood Handicap at Hollywood Park rallied to win Saturday’s $150,000 Snow on April 24 . Chief Stakes, the feature event on the The longest shot in a field reduced to four California Gold Rush XII card at after Honour the Deputy and Kelly Leak were Hollywood Park. scratched, Liberian Freighter immediately took Nahem is by Bertrando, out of the command, relaxed kindly under jockey Martin Moscow Ballet mare Miss Bev Hills, was bred by owners Michael and Cory Garcia, then held on to defeat Ryehill Dreamer ©Benoit and a fast finishing Cal-bred The Usual Q. T. Wellman and Harris Farms and is trained Owned by Shawn Dugan, the wife of trainer by Patrick Gallagher. He was ridden by Victor Espinoza. Neil Drysdale, Charles Winner and the Estate of He has two wins in five starts, earnings of $149,400 and was coming off a Ed Nahem, Liberian Freighter won for the 10th second in a Mar. 13 optional claimer. time in 27 starts and increased his earnings to Woodmans Luck was second and Thirtyfirststreet was third. $733,740. Nahem ran the 1 1/8 miles in 1:52.20 and won by a head at odds of 12-1. Continued on page 8 Continued on page 4 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 Bulletin Board nurse mare or if you are in need of a nurse mare, please email us at [email protected] CORONA, CALIF. (March 19, 2011) - Nurse Mare Needed TB foal in Corona born 3-16-11, needs nurse mare. Had some colostrum. Contact Luanne Bean 951-377-1566 asap. www.ctba.com CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED WEEKLY • April 27, 2011 1 Leading Sires In California: January 1 Through April 24, 2011 Leading Sires Leading Sires by Money Won by Number of Races Won Races Races Rank Sire Runners Starts Won Earnings Rank Sire Runners Starts Won Earnings 1. Kafwain . 89 246 34 $966,919 1. Southern Image . 58 184 39 $725,191 2. Unusual Heat . 62 229 29 923,928 Old Topper . 74 237 39 673,657 3. Benchmark . 88 269 34 908,684 3. Kafwain . 89 246 34 966,919 4. Tribal Rule . 64 182 32 832,218 Benchmark . .. 88 269 34 908,684 5. Bertrando . 54 156 31 816,055 5. Swiss Yodeler . .84 290 33 525,814 6. Southern Image . 58 184 39 725,191 6. Tribal Rule . ... 64 182 32 832,218 7. Old Topper . 74 237 39 673,657 Salt Lake* . .60 174 32 537,573 8. In Excess (Ire) . .70 217 25 545,350 8. Bertrando . .. 54 156 31 816,055 9. Salt Lake* . 60 174 32 537,573 9. Ministers Wild Cat . 48 150 30 485,244 10. Swiss Yodeler . 84 290 33 525,814 10. Unusual Heat . 62 229 29 923,928 11. Marino Marini . 60 164 28 504,053 11. Marino Marini . 60 164 28 504,053 12. Cee's Tizzy† . 37 119 19 487,196 12. In Excess (Ire) . 70 217 25 545,350 13. Ministers Wild Cat . 48 150 30 485,244 High Brite* . 48 167 25 357,025 14. Formal Gold• . 48 167 23 403,987 Skimming• . 50 149 25 255,638 15. Sea of Secrets . 54 167 24 380,900 16. High Brite* . .48 167 25 357,025 17. Siberian Summer . 39 128 17 348,570 Leading Sires 18. Stormin Fever . 64 184 19 348,421 by Average Earnings Per Start 19. Decarchy . 46 141 17 345,003 20. Atticus . 39 120 21 337,238 (Minimum 50 Starts) 21. Redattore (Brz)• . .42 115 13 284,242 Average 22. Skimming• . .50 149 25 255,638 Earnings/ Rank Sire Runners Starts Earnings Start 23. Tizbud . 18 44 7 242,847 24. Freespool . 51 186 17 232,772 1. Bertrando ...................... 54 156 $816,055 $5,231 25. Western Fame . 25 83 12 231,727 2. Tribal Rule ...................... 64 182 832,218 4,573 26. Perfect Mandate . 32 107 14 216,241 3. Cee's Tizzy† .................. 37 119 487,196 4,094 27. Olmodavor# . 39 125 18 211,559 4. Unusual Heat ................. 62 229 923,928 4,035 28. Momentum . 38 123 17 186,175 5. Southern Image ............ 58 184 725,191 3,941 29. Safe in the U S A# . 17 43 8 183,017 6. Kafwain .......................... 89 246 966,919 3,931 30. Ten Most Wanted . 38 137 10 175,655 7. Benchmark ..................... 88 269 908,684 3,378 31. Comic Strip . 22 76 9 166,326 8. Ministers Wild Cat ........ 48 150 485,244 3,235 32. Globalize . 29 95 12 159,770 9. Salt Lake* ....................... 60 174 537,573 3,090 33. Game Plan . 29 85 10 145,070 10. Marino Marini ................ 60 164 504,053 3,073 34. Memo (Chi)• . 17 55 12 135,129 11. Old Topper .................... 74 237 673,657 2,842 35. Ancient Art . 11 36 5 130,019 12. Atticus ............................ 39 120 337,238 2,810 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 2010 but is standing in the state in 2011, a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2011 but will stand in the state in 2012 and in bold that he is a freshman sire. In all cases, a sire will remai n 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 27, 2011 www.ctba.com General, Two-Year-Old, Freshman Sire ,EADERSs'RADE)3IRESAND7INNERS Breeders’ Cup Champions Unusual Heat Thorn Song Swiss Yodeler "ENOIT -ATT'OINS-ESAROS0HOTOS Lucky Pulpit Desert Code Lucky J. H. Proven Performance and Unbeatable Value! UNUSUAL HEAT 37)339/$%,%2 Nureyev-Rossard, by Glacial Eastern Echo-Drapeau, by Raja Baba Fee: $20,000 LF DUE.OVOFYEARBRED Fee: $5,000 LF PAYABLEATFOALING ,5#+905,0)4 THORN SONG Pulpit-Lucky Soph, by Cozzene Unbridled’s Song-Festal, by Storm Bird Fee: $2,500 LF PAYABLEATFOALING Entering Stud: $3,500 LF PAYABLEATFOALING 4):"5$ DESERT CODE Cee’s Tizzy-Cee’s Song, by Seattle Song E. Dubai-Chatta Code, by Lost Code Fee: $2,500 LF PAYABLEATFOALING Fee: $2,000 LF PAYABLEATFOALING STORMY JACK 3).',%4!29 Bertrando-Tiny Kristin, by Steelinctive Sultry Song-Joiski’s Star, by Star de Naskra Fee: $1,500 LF PAYABLEATFOALING Fee: $1,500 LF PAYABLEATFOALING LUCKY J. H. $/7.4/7.3%!44,% Cee’s Tizzy-Lucky C. H., by A.P. Indy Seattle Slew-Soviet Problem, by Moscow Ballet Fee: $1,500 LF PAYABLEATFOALING Fee: $1,000 LF PAYABLEATFOALING 7/AKLAND!VEs#OALINGA #! *OHN#(ARRIS 0RESIDENTs$AVID%-C'LOTHLIN (ORSE$IVISION-ANAGERs$R*EANNE"OWERS 2ESIDENT6ETERINARIAN 4EL OR s&AX sWWWHARRISFARMSCOMs% -AILDAVEMCGLOTHLIN HARRISFARMSCOM 2011 California Gold Rush XII April 23, 2011 $125,000 Melair Stakes Continued from page 1 MILES RULES Miles Rules barely had enough left to by owner Halo Farms and is trained by Cliff hold off the fast-closing Screaming Regal Sise. She was ridden by Joel Rosario. to win the $125,000 Melair Stakes for She has three wins in four starts, earnings three-year-old fillies on the California of $145,200 and was coming off a win in a Gold Rush XII card at Hollywood Park on Mar. 17 allowance. April 23. Miles Rules ran the 1 1/16 miles in Miles Rules is by Tribal Rule, out of 1:46.09 and won by a nose at odds of 2-1. the Bien Bien mare Fair Bianca, was bred ©Benoit Screaming Regal was second and Warren’s $125,000 B. Thoughtful ULTRA BLEND Odds-on favorite Ultra Blend rallied past owned by Nels Anderson and trained by Art pacesetter Lady Railrider in deep stretch to win Sherman. Joel Rosario was the jockey. the $125,000 B. Thoughtful Stakes for fillies and CaShl e Chuas pn iRnee wginus lainr 2N0 ostamrtsi, neaartniinogns sof mares on the California Gold Rush XII card $535,646 and was coming off a win in the card at Hollywood Park on April 23.