News from Washington Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners Association

The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association seeks to unite and represent those who are interested in breeding, owning, racing and improving Thoroughbreds in the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

Washington Connections Among Breeders' Cup Pre-entries

While there are no Washington-breds among the 180 horses pre-entered for the Breeders' Cup World Championships set to run at Santa Anita Park on November 2 and 3, there are several horses with ties to the Pacific Northwest.

Tops among them are Washington-owned Class Included and Stormy Lucy and WTBOA-sold Smiling Tiger.

Michael and Amy Feuerborn's homebred Class Included, 2012 Emerald Downs horse of the meet, is among the nine distaffers entered in the $2-million Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (G1). The four-year-old Include filly, who has the services of two Washington Hall of Famers, trainer, Jim Penney and rider, Russell Baze. On October 28, the daughter of Included worked a bullet four furlongs in :47 flat at the Arcadia track.

The Frank Gaunt-owned and Frank Lucarelli-trained Stormy Lucy, a three-year-old stakes winner and multiple graded stakes-placed daughter of Stormy Atlantic, is among the 13 entrants in the ten-furlong, $2-million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1).

WTBOA poster boy and $1.2-million earner Smiling Tiger, who was bred by Dr. Rodney Orr of Oregon, will try to improve on his third place finish in the 2010 Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), in the 2012 version of the $1.5-million race.

Multiple graded stakes winner Willcox Inn, the son of Harlan's Holiday that races in partnership for Lael Stables and All in Stable - whose participants include Jack and Theresa Hodge - is among the 13 runners set to go in the $2-million Breeders' Cup Mile (G1).

Washington native Wesley Ward has three entrants for various clients: Great Attack in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1); and Almost an Angel and Sweet Shirley Mae in the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), who are both cross-entered in the Juvenile Sprint.

Two-year-old Super Ninety Nine, a son of Pulpit bred by Jerre' Paxton's Northwest Farms LLC who won his only start for trainer Bob Baffert, is among the ten pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint.

Glen Todd's North American Horse Company Inc.'s Commander, who won the B.C. Premier's Handicap (G3) in his last start, is among the 15 nominated to the 14-furlong Breeders' Cup Marathon (G2).

Three-year-old In Lingerie, the daughter of Empire Maker who took the Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) against older distaffers in her last start, has been cross-entered in the Ladies Classic and Filly and Mare Turf. Her graded stakes-winning dam is a daughter of Storm Cat and Herman Sarkowsky's national champion (and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies [G]] winner) Phone Chatter.

WTBOA Sales Graduates in the News

Ey See Dee See, a four-year-old Washington-bred daughter of El Dorado Farms LLC's Matty G out of stakes winner Mizzo, by Free At Last, earned her third allowance win in her past four starts when she won a seven-furlong race at Lethbridge on October 20. The filly was bred by Nina and Ron Hagen and Linda Swanson and sold by the partnership at the 2009 WTBOA sale.

2009 sale graduate Giacomina scored her seventh victory on October 10 at Portland Meadows. The daughter of El Dorado Farms LLC' Matty G-Persephonie, by Conquistador Cielo, who was bred and consigned by Nina and Ron Hagen, took a five-furlong starter allowance race by nearly four lengths and upped her earnings to $38,087.

Nationally prominent 2009 sale graduate City to City was also mentioned in the October 20, 2012, issue of The Blood-Horse when the trade journal profiled her sire City Zip in their continuing series "Training offspring of Sires."

After setting a pressured pace, 2011 WTBOA sale graduate Justa Gusta, a Washington-bred two-year-old gelding by El Dorado Farms LLC's Matty G out of Popcorn Mike, by Lord Carson, bred by WHBPA president Ron Maus, finished second in a 5 1 /2-furlong starter allowance at Santa Anita Park on October 25.

2011 September sale graduate Finding More won her second race in three tries when the Washington-bred two-year-old took a seven-furlong allowance/$75,000 optional claiming race at Churchill Downs on October 28. The daughter of Allaire Farms' Trickey Trevor out of Greenmountain Girl, by Green Dancer, who was bred and consigned to the sale by Debbie and Rick Pabst's Blue Ribbon Farm, has earned $48,888 for Kentucky horseman Dan Kenny.

2012 THRUST Industry Grant Recipients

Each year, the Washington Thoroughbred Foundation, through the auspices of its Thoroughbred Horse Racing's United Scholarship Trust (THRUST), offers six $500 educational scholarships to immediate family members of the WTBOA, WHBPA and other industry affiliated individuals. Preference is given to first-time applicants.

There were five applications this year and the following four people received 2012 industry grants: Nick Tollett, of Covington; Eliza Weeks, of Vaughn; Cheri Wicklund, of Auburn; and Amanda Woods, of Chehalis.

The Jockey Club Releases 2012 Report of Mares Bred Statistics

Through October 14, 2012, The Jockey Club has received reports of 35,391 mares covered by 1,861 stallions in 2012. Annually, about 90 percent of reports are filed by this time of year.

Compared to 2011 statistics, the number of stallions has declined 3.9 percent and the number of mares covered in three percent less.

Of the 28 Washington stallions noted, Parker's Storm Cat tops the list with 56 mares and Preachinatthebar ranked second with 44 mares bred. The others, listed in alphabetical order and with the number of mares bred following their names are: Abraaj - 21; Coast Guard - 23; Demon Warlock - nine; Destinys Roar - three; Devine Cozzene - one; Front Agent - one; Ginny's Sunshine - one; He's Tops - 12; Houseofroyalhearts - six; Liberty Gold - three; Lucky Bum - one; Malt Magic - three; Matty G - 14; Mystic Wood - one; Nacheezmo - 12; Nationhood - 16; Packy - seven; Private Gold - 26; Raise the Bluff - 12; Rallying Cry - 26; Salt Water - seven; Stolen Gold - one; Thecolorsdorun - two; Trickey Trevor - 18; Tropic Lightning - two; and Well Informed - 30.

Of the 13 Oregon stallions noted, Harbor the Gold tops the list with 51 mares and Grindstone ranked second with 41 mares bred. The others, listed in alphabetical order and with the number of mares bred following their names are: Baquero - two; Can't Be Slew - two; Changing (Arg) - one; El Steve a Reno - one; Gerryssundayspirit - one; Ochoco - three; Run Dot Com - one; Sixthirteen - 13; Slewquero - three; Soft Gold (Brz) - four; and Spillikin (GB) - two.

Reports of Mares Bred statistics for all reported stallions are available through the "Publications & Resources" section of The Jockey Club's website at www.jockeyclub.com.

The Jockey Club Raises Fees by $25 in Support of the TAA

The Jockey Club announced in mid-October that effective January 1, 2013, fees will be increased by $25 for nearly all registry-related transactions, including foal registrations, and these funds will be provided to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA).

The TAA is an organization designed to serve as both the accrediting body for aftercare facilities that care for Thoroughbreds following the conclusion of their racing careers and a fund-raising body to support these approved facilities.

In coordination with The Jockey Club of Canada, funds raised from Canadian customers of The Jockey Club will be directed to Canadian Thoroughbred aftercare organizations to supplement on-going aftercare activities for Canadian Thoroughbreds.

Additionally, The Jockey Club will contribute $300,000 in 2013 to the TAA from its commercial companies and will maintain the voluntary retirement check off option on foal registrations for owners and breeders to continue those Thoroughbred aftercare contributions.

The Jockey Club's other retirement initiatives include Tattoo Identification Services, Thoroughbred Connect and the Thoroughbred Incentive Program.

The change from $200 to $225 to register foals of 2013 will be the first change since 2000 when the standard, or on-time, registration fee changed from $175 to $200. At that time, DNA typing replaced blood-typing and the entire breeding stock population was retested. Foals of 2012 registered within one-year from their actual foaling date will be grandfathered at the $200 level.

Additional information about TAA is available at thoroughbredaftercare.org

Foal Registration Fees:

If all requirements are completed within the one-year deadline (including blood/DNA typing of the foal and parentage verification, as well as ownership transfers and corrections within the first six months of issue):

Foals of 2013 and beyond .....................................................................$225

By December 31 of yearling year ..........................................................$550

By December 31 of 2-year-old year ......................................................$800

Beyond December 31 of 2-year-old year ..............................................$2,025

If blood/DNA kit is used and foal is not registered .................................$80

Reserved Name Fee:..........................................................................$100

Foal Naming Fee: ................................................................................$100

After February 1 of the foal's 2-year-old year (before this date no fee required)

Name Change Fee: .............................................................................$125

Genetic Typing Fees:

Blood-typing entry for breedingstock .....................................................$80

Restart/reactivation blood-typing or DNA ...............................................$80

Duplicate Certificate Fee: ...................................................................$175

Corrected Certificate Fee:

Six months after original certificate has been issued .............................$75

Certificate of Exportation Fees:

If all requirements are completed within sixty (60) days of the horse's departure from theUnited States, Canada or Puerto Rico .......................$175

If all requirements are completed after sixty (60) days of the horse's departure from the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico .......................................$425

Certificate of Foreign Registration Fees:

If all requirements are completed within sixty (60) days of the horse's arrival in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico ................................................$175

If all requirements are completed after sixty (60) days and up until one year of the horse's arrival in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico ..............$425

If all requirements are not completed within one year of the horse's arrival in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico, and the horse is eligible for late registration ...............................................................................................$775

Horses registered in The American Stud Book returning from a foreign country .....................................................................................$175

"30 Day" (Foreign) Racing Permit:.....................................................................................................$175

Other News

On October 13, Tyler Baze had his first stakes winner since his return to riding when he guided Lucky Primo (by Atticus) to a half-length victory in the $175,000 Lava Man California Cup Classic Stakes at Santa Anita Park.

Four-year-old Halo Dolly, who races for Dr. George Todaro, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and partners, took the Miss America Stakes at Golden Gate Fields on October 20. The California-bred daughter of Popular-Spanish Halo, by Comic Strip, has 14 wins in 24 starts and has earned $666,896.

Homer Thoroughbreds' Chumaree is the sire of Stomp It N Steer, a two-year-old colt out of Seeyouattheritz, by Swiss Yodeler, who won a maiden special weight race at Portland Meadows by two lengths on October 14 in his first start. The Washington-bred races in the name of his breeder, Homer Thoroughbreds, and is trained by A. Homer.

Herman Sarkowsky's two-year-old Ballard Ruler, a California-bred son of Tribal Rule out of stakes-placed Miss Ballard, finished second in the $240,000 Bob Benoit California Cup Juvenile Stakes held at Santa Anita Park on October 13 and had now earned $98,500 in his trio of starts. Sired by Bertrando, Miss Ballard is a half-sister to two of Sarkowsky's homebred Washington champions, No Giveaway and stakes producer Youcan'ttakeme.

Edward and Theresa DeNike's Control Seeker took the $75,000 Bull Dog Handicap run at Fresno on October 14. It was the third win in a row for the six-year-old California-bred gelding by Sought After-Red Table, by Red Ransom, who is trained by Keith Nations. The multiple stakes winner, who had taken the Joseph T. Grace Handicap at Santa Rosa last August, improved his record to 9-9-2 from 35 starts and has earned $327,787.

William Nooney's homebred Just Gonna Be went gate-to-wire to win a maiden/$30,000 optional claiming race at Turf Paradise on October 15. The Washington-bred son of Swiss Yodeler-Sprouter Router, by Clever Trick, is trained by Robert Baze.

On October 21, Stone Farm, John H. Agar, Oakcrest Farm (Jack and Theresa Hodge) and trainer Michael Stidham's consistent stakes mareUpperline finished her race career for the partners on a winning note when she took Keeneland's $125,000 Rood and Riddle Dowager Stakes by three-quarters of a length and improve her record to 9-5-4 from 25 starts. The Maria's Mon mare, who is entered in the Fasig-Tipton November Sale, has earned $772,988.

Three-year-old Gypsy Robin, who races in partnership for King 9 Stables LLC, Gatewood Bell, Bret Jones and trainer Wesley Ward won the $250,000 Lexus Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland on October 20. It was the fifth win in nine starts for the Kentucky-bred daughter of Daaher-Feisty Princess, by Indian Charlie, who has earned $498,000.

Horseplayers Racing Club LLC's Spark Plug earned his seventh lifetime victory in a six-furlong allowance at Retama Park on October 20. The seven-year-old Texas-bred gelding by Valid Expectations-Belle Visage, by Horatio, has earned $177,867. Two days later at Remington Park, Horseplayers Racing Club's Oklahoma homebred Katillac Charm, a three-yearling gelding by Tactical Cat-Daleo's Angel, by Silver Charm, won a $15,000 claiming race.

Mark Dedomenico LLC and Glen Todd's North American Horse Racing Corporation's Glenco Kid took the $75,554 Ascot Graduation Stakes at Hastings by 4 1/2 lengths on October 14. It marked the second win in four starts for the Kentucky-bred son of Repent-Wavering Girl, by Wavering Monarch, who has now earned $72,332 after his victory in the 1 1/16-mile race. Dedomenico-owned Innocent Love, who had run second in the Barbara Shinpoch Stakes on September 22, added her second stakes placement after she finished second to I Want to Dust Her in the 1 1/16-mile $75,000 Fantasy Stakes on the Hastings' card. Innocent Love, a daughter of Grand Slam---Rich in Love, and Glenco Kid are both trained by Troy Taylor and were ridden by Mario Gutierrez

Madiera Park, a three-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Langfuhr out of Washington Oaks winner Capilano, an $113,875 multiple stakes-winning daughter of Demons Begone, took the $51,085 Duchess of York Stakes at Northlands Park by six lengths on October 6, increasing her earning to $108,745.

Ken Miles' homebred Slim Pickens, who had finished third in the 2012 Budweiser Handicap at Emerald Downs, won a 1 1/16-mile starter allowance at Golden Gate Fields on October 27. The Kentucky-bred four-year-old colt by Giacomo-Time for Magic, by Pentelicus, improved his race record to 2-2-2 from 12 starts and his earnings to $43,310. Russell Baze, who rode six other winners at the Albany track during the Friday-Sunday weekend, was aboard for the 2 1/4 length win...

Baze also rode Dr. George Todaro and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer's three-year-old Forbidden City in her allowance victory on October 28 at Golden Gate. The New York-bred daughter of Utopia (Jpn)-Evil Empress, by Devil His Due, has now won two of her trio of start and earned $38,850.

Gary Hughes' multiple stakes winner Saratoga Boot finished third, beaten a length, in the $35,000 Walter R. Cluer Memorial Handicap at Turf Paradise on October 27. Trained by Mike Chambers, the five-year-old Arkansas-bred son of Storm Boot has earned $166,652.

On October 27, Ben's Cat finished second to Jazzy Idea - who set a new course record in the six furlong turf event - in $100,000 Laurel Dash Stakes. The Maryland-bred son of Gibson Thoroughbred Farm's 2011-2012 Washington leading sire Parker's Storm Cat, had won the 2011 edition of the Laurel Park race. Ben's Cat has made 28 starts with a record of 18-3-1 and $1,246,090, of which $445,860 has been earned in 2012.

In Memoriam

Donald W. Carstens

Donald Carstens, 87, died on October 22, 2012, in Spokane.

He was born on August 2, 1925, in Davenport, Iowa, to John and Gladys Carstens. Donald was a proud World War II veteran and family man.

Donald lived in the Usk area of Pend Oreille County for over 70 years before moving to Mead upon his retirement. Donald worked as a logger, farmer and for the county roads department.

He enjoyed working on his farm, spending time in the woods, hunting, traveling and camping with his family, as well as racing Thoroughbreds.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Hazel Freshman, and brother, Bud Carstens. Donald is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alice; daughters, Dixie (Randy) Shuckle and Susan (Lanny) Hughes; sons, Jack (Joanne) Carstens and Steve Carstens; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Equine In Memoriam

Winter Warlock

2010 Premio Esmeralda Stakes winner Winter Warlock succumbed to complications of laminitis on October 16, 2012. Bred by Tim Floyd and raced by Floyd's Warlock Stables, Horseplayers Racing Club 032 and James Broussard, the Tim McCanna trainee helped propel his sire, Washington horse of the year Demon Warlock, to leading freshman sire status in 2010 after he won or placed in four Emerald Downs stakes. At three, the Washington-bred gelding out of multiple stakes winner Royal Snowflight, by Mr. Easy Money, placed in three more Emerald stakes, including the Emerald Derby. Winter Warlock, who had finished second in his last start on September 14 at Golden Gate Fields, won $109,767 in 18 starts with a 3-6-3 record.