2009 WTBOA Summer Yearling Sale graduate Lake Sawyer, a Kentucky-bred son of Include, took a 7 1/2-furlong turf allowance race at Turf Paradise by 3 3/4 lengths on March 5.

  Liston, a five-year-old gelded son of Storm Cat out of 1998 WTBOA Summer Yearling Sale graduate, Washington horse of the year and Grade 1 winner Rings a Chime, won a mile turf allowance at Gulfstream Park on March 11. It was third win for the half-brother to Grade 1 winner Country Star and pushed his earnings total to $98,754.

  The Jockey Club, in collaboration with NBC, the NBC Sports Network (formerly known as

VERSUS), CNBC and six racetracks, will provide live coverage of six major prep races for the 2012 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum!

Road to the Kentucky Derby Coverage (All Times ET)

  Saturday, March 24, 2012, 5-6 p.m. (NBC Sports Network): Spiral Stakes and Bourbonette Oaks

(Turfway Park)

  Saturday, March 31, 2012, 5-6 p.m. (NBC Sports Network): Florida Derby and Gulfstream Oaks

(Gulfstream Park)

  Saturday, April 7, 2012, 4:30-6 p.m. (NBC): Wood Memorial (Aqueduct Racetrack), Santa Anita

Derby (Santa Anita Park) and Ashland Stakes (Keeneland)

  Saturday, April 14, 2012, 6-7 p.m. ET (CNBC): Blue Grass Stakes (Keeneland) and Arkansas Derby (Oaklawn Park).

More Racing on National TV

  2011 Washington most improved plater Chukchi Sunrise, a 2006 Washington-bred daughter of Russellthemussell-Kalowana Sunrise, by Aloha Prospector, bred by Seawind Stables LLC,

  2011 Washington leading sire Parker's Storm Cat, who holds court at Gibson Thoroughbred Farm in Thorp, leads the 2012 state sire list through March 12 with five winners and earnings of $104,059.

  Currently ranked second is four-time leading Washington sire Matty G. The El Dorado Farms LLC stallion has sired nine winners and the earners of $93,466.

  St. Hilaire Thoroughbreds' Polish Miner holds down the third spot with earners of $74,466.

The late Tribunal ranks fourth with $60,998 and Woodstead Farm's He's Tops is in fifth place with $47,170.

  Three other stallions are also over the $40,000 mark: pensioned You and I ($46,785); deceased Trail City ($44,838); and Southall Farm's Secret Romeo ($44,599).

  Three-time Grade 1 stakes winner Turbulent Descent was named 2011 Florida-bred champion three-year-old filly. The $858,350 earning daughter of Congrats is owned by Renton resident Steve Zerda and partner.

  Emerald Downs' stakes winner Super Dixie, a six-year-old daughter of Dixie Union out of two-time Washington champion Youcan'ttakeme, produced a filly by Broken Vow on February 12 for Kama'aina Thoroughbreds and will be bred back to Broken Vow. A day later, Herman Sarkowsky's homebred Youcan'ttakeme, a 12-year-old daughter of Woodstead Farm's He's Tops-Takeaway, foaled a filly by Arch and will be bred back to Exchange Rate

  Seattle-based author and nutritionist Ed Kane, PhD, who frequently writes on subjects for this publication, recently had his third novel, Horsenapped, published on Nook. For more information about this racing based title, Click here: BARNES & NOBLE | Horsenapped by Ed Kane, OBEAHSHOPE | NOOK Book (eBook) .

  Dayson Lavanway's homebred and trained Lolitamimorentia, a three-year-old Washington-bred daughter of St. Hilaire Thoroughbred's Polish Miner-Glory Train, by Honour and Glory, won a 51/2-furlong maiden special weight race at Portland Meadows on March 7.

  Dr. George Todaro's homebred stakes winner Cell Line Forever added win number five in an about one mile allowance/$30,000 optional claiming race run over Turf Paradise's grass course on March 11. The five-year-old California-bred daughter of Globalize-Three Tee Three, by Silver Deputy, has earned $83,740.

2012 Online Fact Book Available on The Jockey Club Website

  The Jockey Club's 2012 edition of the Online Fact Book is now available within the Publications & Resources section of its website at jockeyclub.com.

  The Online Fact Book is a statistical and informational guide to Thoroughbred breeding, racing and auction sales in North America and includes some state and provincial analysis. Also available are state fact books, which feature detailed breeding, racing and auction sales information specific to numerous states and Canadian provinces. The state fact books are updated monthly.

  "We produce these fact books as a service to the industry and as a way to benchmark trends in the Thoroughbred industry," said James L. Gagliano, president and chief operating officer of The Jockey Club. "They provide valuable, educational insight into Thoroughbred breeding and racing and we believe they will be helpful to industry stakeholders and newcomers to our sport as we launch many of the fan development initiatives recommended last summer by McKinsey & Company to grow our sport."

  The print edition of the 2012 Fact Book will be published in April.

New Website Enables Tracks to Publish Data from Equine Injury Database

  The Jockey Club has created a website to enable racetracks to publish their statistics from the Equine Injury Database.

  "The Equine Injury Database recently completed the collection of a third year of data from participating racetracks, representing approximately 93 percent of the racing days in North America and more than 30,000 records," said Gagliano.

  "Keeneland, Woodbine and the California racetracks have made a practice of publishing their injury and/or fatality data.  This new website is designed to encourage other racetracks to follow their lead and make public their data in a standard, summary fashion." 

 The website (jockeyclub.com/initiatives.asp?section=2) will be maintained by The Jockey Club. Summaries of fatality statistics for a particular track will include the month, year, number of race days, number of starts, age and sex of the horse, distance of the race and the surface on which the incident occurred.

  More than a dozen racetracks have committed to publishing their respective statistics. They are Aqueduct,  Belmont Park, Del Mar, Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park, Keeneland, Laurel Park, Lone Star Park, Pimlico, Portland Meadows, Remington Park, Santa Anita, Saratoga, Turfway Park and Woodbine.

  "We are committed to making our racetracks as safe as possible for our human and equine athletes," said Greg Avioli, chief executive officer of the Stronach Entertainment Group, which owns and operates Santa Anita, Golden Gate, Gulfstream Park, Laurel, Pimlico and Portland Meadows. "Sharing information through the Equine Injury Database is an important step in the industry's ongoing effort to better understand the causes of on-track injuries and take necessary steps to reduce these injuries in the future."

  "NYRA devotes considerable resources to the proper maintenance of our racing surfaces, and we believe they are among the safest in the country," said Charles Hayward, president and chief executive officer of The New York Racing Association Inc. "We are happy to provide our data for The Jockey Club Equine Injury Database."

  The Equine Injury Database, conceived at the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation's first Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, was launched by The Jockey Club as the Thoroughbred industry's first national database of racing injuries in July 2008.

  It was created to identify the frequency, types and outcome of racing injuries through a system of standardized reporting by regulatory and association veterinarians,and it assists veterinarians and track management in identifying markers for horses at increased risk of injury and serves as a data source for research directed at improving safety and preventing injuries.

  A complete list of tracks participating in the Equine Injury Database can be found in the "Safety Initiatives" section of The Jockey Club website.

Thoroughbred Incentive Program Approves 167 Shows and Launches New, Searchable Website

  The Jockey Club announced in late February that 167 horse shows from 26 states and two Canadian provinces, starting this weekend with a horse trial at Twin Rivers Ranch in Paso Robles, California, have been approved for participation in its Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP), which recognizes and rewards the versatility of the Thoroughbred through sponsorship of Thoroughbred classes and high point awards at sanctioned horse shows. The Jockey Club has committed $100,000 to TIP for the pilot program in 2012.

  "The response to the Thoroughbred Incentive Program has been immensely gratifying," said Kristin Hix, legal associate for The Jockey Club and the administrator of TIP. "This program will help showcase and reward the breed's many talents at all levels of competition and will encourage the retraining of Thoroughbreds once they have finished their racing or breeding careers."

  In total, more than 4,000 ribbons and 500 prizes will be available for Thoroughbreds in horse shows across the country, with the winning Thoroughbreds receiving cash prizes, TIP. logo saddle pads and ribbons.

  A new website for TIP, located at tjctip.com, now features a searchable calendar of events and will eventually include the names of Thoroughbreds that win TIP prizes and awards.

Applications for two annual, non-competition TIP. awards are now available on the website, with an application deadline of June 30: 

• The TIP. Thoroughbred of the Year Award will recognize a Thoroughbred that has excelled in a non-competitive career, such as equine-assisted therapy or police work. The award will include a $5,000 grant to the non-profit organization associated with the horse or, if not associated with a non-profit organization, to a horse-related charity chosen by The Jockey Club. 
• The TIP Young Rider of the Year Award will recognize a young rider, 18 or under, who owns or leases a Thoroughbred for use in 4-H, Pony Club or other activities. The winner(s) will be determined through an essay contest with a total award of $5,000 annually that can be applied to the college of their choice or to their participation in an event that furthers their involvement with horses.