Volume 5 • Number 17 Official publication of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association WEWWWEedneEEsdaEEy, MKKay 2LLYLLY, 2YY012 NNoorrtthheerrnn Rousing Sermon Draws Post Position 7 CCaallliiiffoorrnniiiaa For the Kentucky Derby YYeeaarrllliiinngg SSaalllee Larry Williams’ homebred Rousing Sermon EEnnttrriiieess drew post 7 and was listed at odds of 50-1 for SSttiiillllll Saturday's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Accepted Brands (grade I). Rousing Sermon worked for Accepted the race the morning of May 1. The The 2012 Northern California California-bred son of Lucky Pulpit (Harris Yearling Sale will be conducted Farms) worked five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 for on Tuesday, August 14 at Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. Alameda County Fairgrounds in Jockey Jose Lezcano was aboard for the move under the Twin Spires Pleasanton. Entries are currently that went in :12 3/5, :25, :36 3/5 and :48 2/5. Rousing Sermon galloped being accepted for the catalog out six furlongs in 1:14. until Monday, June 4, and supplemental entries will be accepted "I wanted Jose to go between 1:00 and 1:01, so he did a great job until the day of the sale. rating the horse and did exactly what we wanted," Hollendorfer said. For more information, please contact Cookie Hackworth, "He galloped out nice. I'm pleased with the work and it seems like the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Sales horse took to the racetrack. —continued at www.bloodhorse.com Coordinator, at [email protected] or (800) 573-2822 ext. 243. Click here to read more Since the sale returned under the direction of the California PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This article has been Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) in 2004, it has republished with permission from www. Bloodhorse.com produced stakes winners such as: Bai and Bai, an earner of $724,983; grade II winner Sierra Sunset; and grade III winner For Derby Post Positions Go To Page 7 Autism Awareness. 2012 California Gold Rush XIII April 28, 2012 $300,000 Snow Chief Stakes UNUSUAL HEATWAVE Unusual Heatwave, a half- was bred by Montecito Stables, is owned by brother to 2010 Snow Chief Johnson, Johnson and McWilliams, is trained by Stakes winner Alphie’s Bet, Alexis Barba and was ridden by Rafael Bejarano. went from last to first to over - He has two wins in nine starts, earnings of take Stoney Fleece in deep stretch and win the $265,262 and was coming off a fourth in the $300,000 Snow Chief Stakes for California-bred March 23 Pasadena Stakes. three-year-olds on the California Gold Rush XIII Unusual Heatwave, the 5-2 second choice, card at Betfair Hollywood Park on Apri l 28. ran the 1 1/8 miles in 1:51.63 and won by a half Unusual Heatwave is by Unusual Heat (Harris length. Stoney Fleece was second and Dylan Farms), out of the Candi’s Gold mare Miss Alphie, ©Benoit Donnelly third. Continued on page 4 www.ctba.com CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED WEEKLY • May 2, 2012 1 Leading Sires In California: January 1 Through April 29, 2012 Leading Sires Leading Sires by Money Won by Turf Earnings Races (Minimum50StartsLifetime) RankSire RunnersStarts WonEarnings Races 1.UnusualHeat............72 247 41$1,518,819 RankSire RunnersStartsWinnersWon Earnings 2. Benchmark . 73 281 53 995,938 1.UnusualHeat............47 111 13 19$854,734 3.Kafwain...............85 265 34 942,671 2. In Excess (Ire)†............15 38 6 7 290,902 4. Tribal Rule . 85 249 34 837,342 3. Kafwain ...................... 8 12 1 2 231,331 5. In Excess (Ire)† . 64 202 37 720,009 4.GoodJourney...........18 52 5 5 224,646 6. Bertrando† . 74 222 29 684,940 5. Benchmark................ 21 37 4 5 216,661 7. Southern Image . 70 200 34 674,243 8.OldTopper.............79 250 33 651,033 6. Redattore (Brz)• ........ 13 22 2 3 214,431 9. Awesome Gambler . 18 55 8 602,295 7. Vronsky .................... 12 25 3 3 211,372 10. Ministers Wild Cat . 72 241 40 591,833 8. Suances (GB) ............. 7 17 2 3 156,566 11. Giacomo# . 61 184 20 546,261 9.Muqtarib†...................3 8 2 2 136,990 12. Redattore (Brz)• . 56 153 14 429,027 10. Decarchy.................... 17 30 2 2 124,362 13. Swiss Yodeler . 66 207 29 427,346 11. Ministers Wild Cat..... 13 20 2 3 114,912 14. Marino Marini . 58 181 19 419,350 12. Capsized, ................... 3 4 1 2 108,634 15. Decarchy . 60 187 21 419,347 16. Salt Lake* . 52 152 29 409,915 17. High Brite* . 43 166 27 409,765 Leading Sires 18. Lucky Pulpit . 24 84 13 402,143 byAverageEarningsPerRunner 19. Vronsky . .22 68 9 383,354 (Minimum 10 Runners) 20. Good Journey . 30 105 14 383,089 Average 21. Suances (GB) . 17 58 10 309,344 RacesEarnings/ 22. Aragorn (Ire)# . 51 130 12 286,276 RankSire RunnersWonEarningsRunner 23. Cyclotron . 8 14 7 275,540 1. Awesome Gambler . 18 8 $602,295 $33,461 24. Formal Gold• . 49 177 16 259,922 2. Unusual Heat . 72 41 1,518,819 21,095 25. Siberian Summer* . 36 107 14 259,533 3. Silic (Fr) . 10 4 200,604 20,060 26. Popular . 22 81 16 244,485 4. Suances (GB) . 17 10 309,344 18,197 27. Olmodavor . 40 132 19 244,063 5. Vronsky . 22 9 383,354 17,425 28. Perfect Mandate . 30 92 12 240,707 6. Lucky Pulpit . 24 13 402,143 16,756 29. Globalize . 32 106 18 227,273 7. Muqtarib† . .14 9 217,176 15,513 30. Muqtarib† . 14 48 9 217,176 8. Benchmark . .73 53 995,938 13,643 31. Sea of Secrets . 51 164 24 210,624 9. Onebadshark . 11 10 142,107 12,919 32. Tizbud . 26 80 6 205,046 10. Good Journey . 30 14 383,089 12,770 33. Stormin Fever . 49 145 16 204,767 11. One Man Army . 11 6 128,031 11,639 34. Silic (Fr) . 10 32 4 200,604 35. Rocky Bar# . 29 110 17 196,222 12. In Excess (Ire)† . 64 37 720,009 11,250 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 (*)thathehasdied,adot(•)thatheisnowstandingelsewhere,anumbersign(#)thathedidnotstandinCaliforniain2011butisstandinginthestatein2012,a double dagger (‡) that he is not standing in California in 2012 but will stand in the state in 2013 and in bold 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. 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] OAKDALE, Calif. (April 29, 2012)– A nurse mare is needed for a 3-day-old foal at Woodbridge Farm, in Oakdale. Contact Sue Greene at 209-576-0629 or [email protected]. ST. HELENA, Calif. (April 22, 2012) – A nurse mare is needed for a 3-day old thoroughbred colt. Please contact Susan Meyer at RustRidge, 707-965-9353 or at [email protected]. ELK GROVE, Calif. (March 27, 2012) - A nurse mare is needed at Daehling Ranch. Please call Joe Daehling at 916-685-4965 or email at [email protected] Registered perlino overo Paint mare foaled March 6, 2012. Is available as a nurse mare in California. Mare is located in Sacramento and preferably would like the mare to remain on her home ranch. Contact Jaime Cardoza (916) 370-6254 or [email protected]. STARVALLEY, Wyo (March 9, 2012) -A 3-week-old registered Quarter horse filly needs a nurse mare after the Feb. 29 death of the mare. Please contact Melodie at (307) 248-1191. ? 2 CALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED WEEKLY • May 2, 2012 www.ctba.com 2012 California Gold Rush XIII April 28, 2012 Continued from page 1 $300,000 Melair Stakes WILLA B AWESOME Grade I winner Willa B Awesome, Daniels, London, Winters and Lovingier, is hooked in a stretch-long duel with Starry trained by Walther Solis and was ridden by Skies, got the bob on the wire to win by a Martin Pedroza. nose Saturday’s $300,000 Melair Stakes for The $18,000 Barretts purchase, who California-bred three-year-old fillies on bypassed the Kentucky Oaks for this race, the Gold Rush XIII card at Betfair has five wins in 13 starts, earnings of Hollywood Park. $593,896 and was coming off a win in the Willa B Awesome is by Awesome March 31 Santa Anita Oaks (grade I). Gambler (Lovarcres Ranch), out of the Willa B Awesome was the even-money Nineeleven mare Cause I’m Tricky, was favorite and ran the 1 1/8 miles in 1:53.33. bred by Terry Lovingier, is owned by ©Benoit Starry Skies was second and Starlight Magic $125,000 B. Thoughtful Stakes WARREN’S JITTERBUG In her second try for this race, Warren’s by Rafael Bejarano. It was the second win on the Jitterbug rallied in deep stretch to win card for Warren and Gutierrez. Saturday’s $125,000 B. Thoughtful Stakes She has four wins in 24 starts, earnings of for California-bred fillies and mares on the $359,744 and was making her first start since a Gold Rush XIII card at Betfair Hollywood third in an October 22 allowance optional Park.