2013 WTBOA Sale Boasts Significant Gains in Average and Gross

Sale Topper, Hip 38 Kristy Batie Photo

  Yearling prices were strong at the 47th annual Washington Thoroughbred Breeders andOwners Association's Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale with 78 foals of 2012 selling for a $15,546 average and a $1,212,600 gross. Not since 2006 when 154 yearlings sold for a $15,431 average has the sale been anywhere nearly so successful. For the past three years the yearling average has been $11,776 (2012), $12,347 (2011) and $10,405 (2010) and this year's number was 32 percent higher than the previous year when 75 yearlings sold.

   Held on August 20, a brilliant late summer day, at the WTBOA's Morris J. Alhadeff Sales Pavilion located at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Washington, 101 yearlings, six broodmares and three horses of racing age went through the sales ring with 25 not meeting their consignors' expectations (RNAs) and a total of 85horses selling for a $1,253,800 gross.

   Horsemen from California, Alaska, Utah, Nevada and Kansas, Alberta and British Columbia joined Washingtonians to purchase the cream of the Washington sales crop.

   Leading buyers, both of yearlings and overall, were Todd and Shawn Hansen of Tenino, who own and operate the popular Scatter Creek Training Center. In addition to purchasing the top-priced filly, a daughter of Stormin Fever out of stakes producer Cielo Dulce from Stormy and Ginger Samples' Critter Creek Farm, the couple added colts by Scat Daddy and Bluegrass Cat to their racing stable and the accomplished young broodmare Striking Scholar, whose son Stryker Phd ran a strong second in the recent Longacres Mile (G3), to their broodmare band. Consigned by Char Clark Thoroughbreds, the nine-year-old daughter of Smart Strike had been bred to Stormin Fever on a March cover.

   Twenty-six yearlings and one broodmare brought over $20,000. The $70,000 sale topper, a full or half-brother to three stakes winners, including 2013 double juvenile stakes winner Del Rio Harbor and 2010 state two-year-old champion Couldabenthewhisky, was purchased by the partnership of Glen Todd and Dr. Mark Dedomenico from Bar C Racing Stables and Desert Rose Racing.Todd and Dedomenico also purchased the Latent Heat-Salt Loch colt from Griffin Place LLC, as agent, for $57,000 and were the second leading buyers by gross. Todd purchased the Hold Me Back-Taking the Gold filly in his sole name for $27,000 and Dedomenico additionally bought fillies by Majestic Warrior, Harbor the Gold and Suave and a colt by Matty G as the sale's third leading buyer by money spent.

   Leading consignor by average (with two or more yearlings sold) was Hull and Samples' Sequim-based Critter Creek Farm. In addition to the top filly, they sold a Raise the Bluff-Carrie's a Jewel colt to Herschel Martindale of Reno for $37,000.

   Mary Lou and Terry Griffin's Griffin Place LLC led all consignors in gross, with a total of $202,000 bid for 11 yearlings and one mare. In addition to the Latent Heat colt mentioned above, they sold, as agent, a colt by Raise the Bluff - who was the spitting image of his sire - out of Dark Diva to Ron Crockett Inc. for $47,000.

   A more in-depth article and statistics will appear in the Fall issue of Washington Thoroughbred. Complete results can be found by visiting washingtonthoroughbred.com. 

WTBOA Sales Graduates in the News

  Three-year-old Beau Diablo ran second in two allowance/$35,000 optional claiming races on August 3 and 24 at the Canadian track. Bred by Jill Heerensperger, the Washington-bred son of Bedford Falls-Asuraslew, by Slewdledo, has a record of 7-5-1 from 16 starts and he has earned $70,145.

   Four-year-old Cadehill Slew, who was bred in Washington by Halvorson Bloodstock and Dr. Rodney Orr, took an about 6 1 /2-frulong allowance at the Canadian track on August 16. The runner is a son of Cahill Road out of the Slew City Slew mare Present Task.

  Rocky's Quest went over the $100,000 mark with his four-length victory in the Pete Pedersen Memorial allowance race run on the August 18, Longacres Mile card. A five-year-old gelding bred in Kentucky by Northwest Farms LLC, the son of Rockport Harbor-Silver Echo, by Eastern Echo, who is trained by Blaine Wright, has a record of 8-3-4 from 20 starts and has earned $102,784.

   Two-year-old Hugo too Slow took a $20,000 maiden claiming race by six lengths on Northlands Park on August 26. Bred in Oregon by Bret and Julie Christopherson, the gelded son of Harbor the Gold out of multiple stakes producer Flying Memo, by Memo (Chi), races for Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd and is trained by Greg Tracy.

   Four-year-old Quinnette, a California-bred daughter of Stormy Jack-Unaflame, by Far Out East, bred by Rainbow Meadows Farm, finished second to Vann Belvoir-trained and Sauci Belvoir and Vicky Dimitri-owned Sugar Spice, by Tavasco, in a $16,000 claimer at Del Mar on August 23. Quinnette has won six races and earned $60,728, while Sugar Spice has won three events and earned $51,880.

   Stakes winner Lake Sawyer improved his record to 5-6-3 after he won a $15,000 optional claiming race at Assiniboia Downs on August 23. The five-year-old gelded son of Include-Tee Off, by Thunder Gulch, has earned $72,817.

   Six-year-old Appealing Resume improved her record to 11-5-4 from 35 starts after the Kentucky-bred daughter of Successful Appeal-Strong Credentials, by Carson City, won a $25,000 claimer at Del Mar on August 24. Bred by Northwest Farms LLC and raced by Horseplayers Racing Club and Scott McKenzie, the Ed Moger Jr.-trained mare has earned $173,447.

   Dunn Bar Ranch LLC's homebred Da Burn, the first foal out of Dunn Bar-raced Washington champion Firetrail, by Defensive Play, took a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race by 12 1/4 lengths at Emerald Downs on August 25. The Washington-bred daughter of Forestry, who won "in eye-catching fashion," is trained by Junior Coffey.

   Ron Crockett Inc.'s stakes-winning Cielator, a five-year-old Washington-bred daughter of pensioned Delineator out of Cielo Otono, by Conquistador Cielo, took an allowance/$32,000 optional claiming (N) race at Emerald Downs on August 25 over Northwest Farms LLC's stakes-winning three-year-old fillies Blueberry Smoothie and Goin to the Window - who were trying to emerge from the shadow of their unbeaten stablemate Stopshoppingdebbie. Bred by Gail and Gerald Schneider, Cielator has a record of 4-1-0 from seven starts and has earned $60,493.

   Theresa and Edward DeNike's Ancient Monarch took his second win in a $12,500 claiming race run at Golden Gate Fields on August 23. Bred by Nina and Ron Hagen, the Washington-bred son of Dehere-Persephonie, by Conquistador Cielo, has earned $16,800. 

Thoroughbred Showcase at Emerald Downs, Saturday, August 31

Washington Thoroughbred Foundation 

Dear Friends of Washington Thoroughbred Foundation;

   We thought we'd take the opportunity this month to let you know where your donated dollars are going to work.

   We had seven applications for our six $500 THRUST Industry grants this year. All were very worthy and we were happy to award the six grants to the following recipients: Jack Gentsch (Issaquah), Carol Hubbird (Edgewood), Sydney Miyahara (Federal Way), Andee Morton (Bozeman, Mt), Julia Wolters (Pacific) and Amanda Woods (Chehalis).

   The WTBOA's annual yearling and mixed horse sale was a huge success this year with its new date, the Tuesday following the Longacres Mile. Prior to Hip #1, the Washington Thoroughbred Foundation auctioned off a trip to this year's Breeders' Cup being held at Santa Anita Race Course, in Arcadia, California. Our trip prize included two tickets for two people for both days of exciting racing, a backstretch tour, breakfast at clocker's corner, hotel accommodations and airfare. There were several bidders vying for the trip and the auctioneer's hammer came down at the price of $3,200! Ron and Rosalie Warren were the happy winners of that bidding war. We thank them for purchasing and donating to the Foundation.

   Emerald Downs was also very generous on the afternoon at the sale, donating 20 percent of the proceeds from the bar. We thank those that purchased drinks and also a thank you to Tim Spooner and Nancy Rowe for their cash donations that afternoon.

   Although we are very thankful for the funds earned from the sale, our work is far from done. There are so many wonderful charities that look to the Washington Thoroughbred Foundation to help in their charitable work. We are always receptive to donations from you, our valued members, and grateful.

   With your donation, you are helping to build a solid foundation for the Thoroughbred industry through:

THRUST Industry Grants

The Race For Education Scholarships

WSU Veterinary Scholarships

Rainier Therapeutic Riding for PTSD Soldiers

Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center

The Prodigious Fund

Equine Art Show

Backstretch Daycare Center

Emerald Downs Internship Program

Broodmare Lease and Youth Programs

   What can you do? Make a donation today. The Washington Thoroughbred Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation. No one on our board receives any compensation for their time to serve. Our address is PO Box 1499, Auburn, WA 98071-1499. For more information, contact the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association at (253) 288-7878 or e-mail maindesk@washingtonthoroughbred.com.

   Thank you,

   Karla Laird, President

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Emerald Notes

Harbor Steps

   A field of eight juvenile colts and gelding lined up in the gate for the 32nd running of the WTBOA Lads Stakes, and for the third time in the last five editions of the
6 1 /2-furlong test, a Washington-bred son of Harbor the Gold finished in the top spot.

  Last Rose Stables' Noosito, whose full brothers - both Washington champions at two - Noosa Beach (third in 2008) and Music of My Soul (second in 2012) just failed to win, was hoping to better in the stakes, and went off as fan favorite at four-to-five odds. Del Rio Harbor was the second betting favorite at odds of nearly five-to-one, in spite of his victory in the Emerald Express Stakes.

   Del Rio Harbor, ridden by Rocco Bowen, dueled with He's Zuberiffic for the first half-mile before opening up to a 1 1/2-length lead in the stretch and holding off REV Racing's maiden Mebossman (Petionville-Peaceful Wings) by that same margin to win his second stakes, in a time of 1:16.84. Last Rose Stable's (which is comprised of ten owners) Noosito (Harbor the Gold-Julia Rose) finished a length back in third, but nearly five lengths the better of fourth place Kendini.

   "We sure get along well," said Bowen of his winning mount. "He's a pretty nice and easy horse to ride."

   It marked the record 59th Emerald stakes win for trainer Doris Harwood, and 20th with a two-year-old runner, though first win in the Lads. Harwood also had Noosito and seventh place Kenai King in this year's race.

   A homebred runner for Pam and Neal Christopherson's Bar C Racing Stable of Hermiston, Oregon and Doak and Melodie Walker's Desert Rose Racing of Kennewick, Del Rio Harbor has won three of his four starts and earned $62,238. A full brother to Washington champion two-year-old Couldabenthewhisky (who won the 2010 Lads), their full brother topped the 2013 WTBOA Summer Yearling Sale the following Tuesday, selling for $70,000. All three are Washington-bred sons of Harbor the Gold out of Bahati, by Horse Chestnut (SAf).

 

Reed Palmer Photo

On the Prowl Again

   The one thing that Highlander Racing Stables' E Z Kitty likes to do, and that's run and run well. After taking the opening stakes at the 2013 meet - the May 12 Hastings Handicap, E Z Kitty placed in both the Washington State Legislator and Boeing handicaps before pulling off her coup de grace in the top race for her division, the $65,0000 Emerald Distaff Handicap run on August 18.

   A field of seven topnotch distaffers lined the starting gate for the nine-furlong stakes. British Columbia shipper Evelyn's Dancer, who was coming into the race off of an impressive seven stakes tallies at Hastings Racecourse, was bet down as the $1.30-to-one favorite. The four-year-old daughter of Sonagandaprayer was one of only two distaffers in the field who had proven previously successful at the 1 1/8-mile distance. Last year, Champagneandcaviar had defeated Exclusive Diva by just a head in the Washington Oaks run over the same length of ground.

   The favorite, under Aaron Gryder, scurried to a quick lead for the first half-mile. Racing closely behind her was E Z Kitty ridden by Anne Sanguinetti. Nearing the five-sixteenth pole, E Z Kitty went to the front to open up by eight lengths in the stretch and then defeated J. Dennis Spence's late-coming Wando Woman (Wando-Navajo Rain) by 3 1/ 2 lengths in a time of 1:49.24. Jack W. Porter's Whiskey Miner (Polish Miner-Whiskey Til Dawn) ran third, a half-length the better of Royal Moses.

   "I was surprised (to win by so many lengths)," said Sanguinetti. "I looked back a couple of times because there were such good horses in there and I just could not believe they weren't coming. I kept thinking, 'They gotta be coming, they gotta be coming.' I kept looking and they weren't there and they weren't there. And so finally I'm like they're not coming."

   The now six-year-old mare races for Bruce and Cass Maller's Highlander Racing Stable, who purchased her privately before the Emerald meet started last April. The talented mare sports the envious record of 11-3-3 from 21 starts, which includes eight stakes wins, two stakes seconds and three stakes thirds, not bad for a filly who was a $1,200 WTBOA sale RNA as a yearling. And though her sire He's Tops has been a success at stud, siring five champions, including E Z Kitty, her dam's other six runners had one lone win (with 31 cumulative starts) among them.

   E Z Kitty earned a career-high 90 Beyer Speed Rating for her latest victory.

   Halo Dolly, who had been nominated for the Distaff, instead journeyed to Del Mar where she won the $150,000 Solana Beach Handicap on their Sunday card.

 

Reed Palmer Photo

Herbie Does the Mile

  A winner in six of his seven previous starts, including a nearly three-length victory in the Mt. Rainier Handicap in July, Herbie D was once again accompanied by 2013 Hastings Racecourse leading rider Amadeo Perez on his trip to Auburn where he went off as the $2.40-to-one second betting choice - behind the Russell Baze-ridden, Wesley Ward-trained and Ken and Sarah Ramsey-owned Politicallycorrect - in the 78th running of the Longacres Mile Handicap (G3, held on Sunday, August 20.

   Coming out of the ten hole, Perez had Herbie D on his toes from the get-go as the two led at every call to defeat Jim and Mona Hour's Stryker Phd (Bertrando-Striking Scholar) by 1 1/2 lengths to earn his first graded victory. K. K. Sangara's Golden Itiz (Tiznow-Golden Tiy) - a Grade 3 winner who hails from John Sadler's Southern California barn - emerged from the back of the field to finish a half-length back in third, but two lengths the better of fourth place Jebrica in the field of 12. Politicallycorrect finished ninth, about 11 lengths off the winner. Final race time for the $200,000 stakes was 1:35.12.

   "I listened to the trainer's instructions and he told me that the plan was to go to the front," said Perez through an interpreter. "I went to the front and never looked back. I could hear horses coming from the back, but all I was thinking was 'Where is the wire?' This is the best race I've won. I am very happy right now."

   Herbie D races for his breeder George Robbins of Cobble Hill, British Columbia, and his partner Darcia Doman of Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, and is trained by Robert Gilker. Herbie D became the second straight BC-bred to win the Mile and sixth from the province overall. With his $100,000 victor's share of the purse, Herbie D has earned $337,928 in 13 starts with an impressive record of 10-1-1.

Rider Debbie Hoonan was pleased with Stryker Phd's strong second place effort. After rallying from the 11th post position, the four-year-old Washington-bred gelding, who is conditioned by Margo Lloyd, added his fourth second stakes finish in the older horse division at Emerald this season.

   "He settled really nicely for me," said Hoonan. "He got right into his groove. I really didn't have to do much. I knew the leader would be pretty tough to catch. I was thinking third would be good, but it was even better when we got second."

   National and Washington Racing Hall of Famer Baze, in his 20th Mile ride (he has won Washington marquee race three times) said Politicallycorrect never got involved in the race,

   "I tried to get him involved on the backside, but he just wasn't having any of it," said Baze. "It's great to be here for another Mile. It would have been a lot better if I had won it."

   Earlier in the day, fans got to see four former Mile winners parade on the track: No Giveaway (2005), Flamethrowintexan (2006), The Great Face (2007) and Wasserman (2008). Other festivities on the beautiful summer day included the Pacific Sound Chorus performance of the national anthem and the 40 flat screen television giveaways.

 

Chu the Best

   The 32nd running of the Barbara Shinpoch Stakes drew a field of seven promising juvenile distaffers to the 6 1/2-furlong stakes and the fans chose as their fancy the speedy Angie C. Stakes winner Chu and You at odds of four-to-five. The bay Washington-bred filly didn't disappoint as she and rider Juan Gutierrez led at every call and drew off to a 2 1/2-length victory in 1:17 flat.

   "She's really nice," commented Gutierrez after the race. "She's proved the last three starts that she's good enough. The field today was the toughest that she's faced, but she showed them how nice she is.

   "She's all professional," he added of the filly who's yet to trail a competitor in a race.

   It marked the 24th Emerald stakes win for Maple Valley residents Michael and Amy Feuerborn, who rank second all-time at the Auburn track in the stakes win category.

   The Robbie Baze-trained miss has won all three of her lifetime starts by a combined 13 lengths. The full sister to 2011 Emerald and Washington champion Chu and I, both offspring of the pensioned You and I and the first offspring of the unraced Volponi mare Bronze Charmer, has surpassed her brother's juvenile winnings, $59,249 to $52,001.

   Tim and Sue Spooner's homebred Strawberry Down (Tribal Rule-Ruby Dawn) mirrored her second place in the Angie C. with a runner-up finish in the Shinpoch, finishing 5 1/4 lengths in front of Charismata, a daughter of Curlin-Jack's Little Girl who races for her breeders Jack and Ivor Jones. Maiden Reigning was another three-quarters of a length back in fourth. Decatur Princess stumbled at the gate, losing rider Rocco Bowen. Both rider and his mount were uninjured.

 

Wasserman Retired

   2008 Washington horse of the year Wasserman was retired from racing after suffering a bowed tendon in his left front leg while running in the seventh race on August 25. The 11-year-old son of Cahill Road-Share the Knight, by Knights Choice, raced throughout his 83-race career for his owner-breeder-trainer Howard Belvoir, who earlier this month was inducted into the Washington Racing Hall of Fame.

   "He's doing great," said Belvoir. "A bowed tendon needs time to heal and he'll be fine. He's been an unbelievably sound horse."

   A few days later Belvoir added, "It looks like it's getting better each day. He's standing square, sleeping well and doesn't seem to mind putting pressure on it. He'll have to stay in the stall for another week and the we'll go from there."

   Wasserman, 11, is Emerald Downs' all-time leading money earner with $575,024 of his $599,091 total earnings and all of his 13 wins coming at the Auburn track. He won six Emerald stakes, including the 2008 Longacres Mile and placed in 13 other stakes from ages three to nine.

Washington-breds of the Week at Emerald Downs

  E Z Kitty, bred by Jerry and Peggy Woods at their Chehalis-based Woodstead Farm, (see "On the Prowl Again" in Emerald Racing Report above) attained Washington-bred honors for week 17.

   Dunn Bar Ranch LLC homebred two-year-old Da Burn was named outstanding Washington-bred of week 18. The daughter of Forestry, the first foal out of Dunn Bar's 2007 Washington champion three-year-old filly Firetrail, by Defensive Play, won a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race by an impressive 12 1/4 lengths on August 25. Ridden by Ronald Richard, the new winner hails from Junior Coffey's barn. Coffey also trained Firetrail during her championship season, when she won or placed in four Emerald stakes for Charlie Dunn's Enumclaw-based Dunn Bar Ranch. 

ROAP Certificate Program to be Held at Portland Meadows

  A two-day Racing Officials Accreditation Program (ROAP) is scheduled to be held at Portland Meadows on September 21-22, 2013. The goal of the program is to provide an intermediary step toward full ROAP accreditation or to provide those who do not wish to be fully accredited shorter, job-specific courses that result in earning a racing official certificate.

  The ROAP Certificate Program consists of one day of general education for all officials and one day of job-specific modules geared toward each specific racing official position. Each student will focus on one racing official training program. The program will be conducted at a racetrack to ensure the students receive hands-on experience in the environment in which they work.

   The course will conclude with a short assessment and the granting of a certificate to those who complete the entire course. Students who complete the two-day course can come back and take additional modules for up to two years without re-taking the general education day.

   Five spots per each of the following positions are available: Clerk of scales/jockeys' room custodian; paddock judge; starter/assistant starter/official starter; horse identifier; patrol judge/placing judge; and outrider. Certificates are good for five years and the cost per participant is $25.

   To reserve a spot, please sign up by September 15 by contacting Cathy O'Meara at (859) 224-2702, contactus@horseracingofficials.com or the Portland Meadows racing office. A tentative ROAP Certificate Program agenda is also available. For more information on ROAP go to horseracingofficials.com or  horseracingreform.org.

An Oregon Horse Positive for West Nile

  The first 2013 equine case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Oregon has been confirmed in a horse outside of La Grande, in Union County, in late August.

   As of August 26, no equine cases have been confirmed in Washington, though there has been one human case in Skagit County, which was determined to have been acquired out of state.

   Elimination of standing water - a breeding ground for mosquitoes which carry the disease - is strongly recommended. That includes watering troughs, bird baths, clogged gutters and old tires.

   For more information on how to prevent the disease, go to the Washington State Department of Health (WSDH) at  doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/WestNileVirus.aspx or visit doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1500/NewsReleases/2013/13-069-WestNileVirusTrackingResumes.pdf .

   The Horse also has a WNV fact sheet available at thehorse.com/free-reports/29988/west-nile-virus-wnv.

2014 Foal Crop Projection at 22,000; Revisions to 2012 and 2013 Foal Crops

   The Jockey Club is projecting a 2014 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 22,000.

   The Jockey Club also announced downward revisions for the 2012 and 2013 foal crops to 23,500 and 23,000, respectively. The original projection for both the 2012 and 2013 foal crops was 24,700.

   Additional foal crop information is available in The Jockey Club's Online Fact Book at jockeyclub.com/factbook.asp and in the state fact books at jockeyclub.com/statefactbook.asp .

   The foal crop projection, traditionally announced in mid-August, is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) received to date for the 2013 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by August 1 of each breeding season.

   "The revisions to the 2012 and 2013 foal crops are the result of receiving fewer reports after the August 1 reporting deadline of mares being bred," said Matt Iuliano, The Jockey Club's executive vice president and executive director.

   The 22,000 foal crop projection for 2014 represents a decline of 4.3 percent from the revised projection of 23,000 foals for 2013.

   Stallion owners who have not returned their RMBs for the 2013 breeding season are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Interactive RegistrationTM, which enables registered users to perform virtually all registration-related activities over the Internet, is the most efficient means of submitting RMBs and is available at registry.jockeyclub.com.

Other News

  Six-year-old stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Kettle Corn, a son of Candy Ride (Arg)-Somethingbeautiful, by Lil E. Tee, bred by former WTBOA board member Jim Plemmons, added another $200,000 to his earnings after he finished second to Game On Dude in the $1-million TVG Pacific Classic (G1) run at Del Mar on August 25 and improved his record to 8-6-5 from 25 starts and earnings to $853,111.

   Dr. George Todaro and Jerry and Janet Hollendorfer's homebred two-year-old Life Is a Joy won her debut, a 5 1 /2-furlong maiden special weight race, run at Del Mar on August 17. The new winner, a California-bred daughter of Todaro-race Globalize-Tadita, by Indian Charlie, is a full sister to $177,468 stakes-placed Life Is a Stone. Todaro, Hollendorfer, et. al's multiple graded stakes winner Halo Dolly took the $150,000 Solana Beach Handicap, a mile turf race, at Del Mar on August 18. The five-year-old California-bred daughter of Popular-Spanish Halo, by Comic Stripe, has now won half of her 32 starts and placed in eight additional races to earn $861,736.

   David Heerensperger's three-year-old filly Ginger Snap won a nine-furlong maiden special weight race over Del Mar's turf course on August 17. The Neil Drysdale-trained filly is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Tapit-Jig (Ire), by Catrail.

   Moment of Weakness (Ire), a five-year-old gelding by Big Bad Bob (Ire)-Kristal's Dream (Ire), by Night Shift, won a mile claiming race at Del Mar on August 24 for Wally Thompson's Auburn-based Crystal Ridge Farm. Graded stakes-placed at two, half of Moment of Weakness's four wins have come for Thompson and trainer Vann Belvoir since they claimed the runner in August 2011.

   Brothersofthetime, the two-year-old son of Bob and John who won the $73,200 Seacliff Stakes at Calder Race Course on August 24 is out of $401,829 stakes winner Hostility, whose dam, Nifty Slew, is a daughter of Slewdledo who won the 1997 WTBA Futurity at Yakima Meadows. It was the third win in four starts for Brothersofthetime who has earned $107,200.

   Declaration of War, the four-year-old Group 1-winning half-brother to Gibson Thoroughbred Farm newcomer War Power, won the £750,000 Juddmonte International Stakes (G1-GB) at York by 1 1/4 lengths over Trading Leather. The Kentucky-bred son of War Front-Tempo West, by Rahy, who is trained by Aiden O'Brien. has a record of 7-1-1 an earnings of £863,758.

   The Summer issue of North American Trainer offers a feature on California Thoroughbred trainers and this issue focused on Mark Glatt in an article by Steve Schulein titled "Glatt earns his spurs with Magic success," referring his stakes-winning trainee Starlight Magic. Among the other successful runners named in article for the Auburn-raised Glatt were Washington champions Salish Shaman, Reba Is Tops, Handyman Bill and La Tee, as well as graded stakes winner Elusive Diva.