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10 FLORIDA FOCUS By Nick Fortuna

18 SUNSHINE STATEBONANZA ANNOUNCEDBy Michael Compton

20 POSITIVE RESULTSWhile giving the industry a shotin the arm, the OBS Marchsale sees spikes in average,median prices.

By Nick Fortuna

22 HIGH PRAISECraig and Cathy Beamenjoying success ofFlorida-bred championAmen Hallelujah.

By Jo Ann Guidry

28 A FESTIVE EVENINGThe FTBOA held its 50th annual awards dinner last month atthe Hilton Ocala. By Michael Compton Photos by Eleanor Hancock

30 LEADING FLORIDA BREEDERSGilbert Campbell and Harold Plumley lead the way.

By Jo Ann Guidry

32 TRIPLE CROWN NOMINEES BRED IN FLORIDA

34 KENTUCKY DERBY BOUNDFlorida-bred Pleasant Prince heads to Louisville following a bigeffort in the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. By Nick Fortuna

38 CALDER ANNOUNCES STAKES SCHEDULE

40 FLORIDA NEWS

42 OPAL HEATH PASSES AWAY By Nick Fortuna

48 PUTTING ON THE HITSHorse Shows in the Sun, held each winter in Ocala, enjoyed anotherstellar circuit in 2010.

51 POWER OF POWERSTom Powers brings his 30-year-old futurity to the Horse Capital ofthe World. By Avery Sams

52 PRACTICALLY SPEAKING By Mark Shuffitt

53 HORSE COUNCIL NEWS

54 NEWS BITS

57 YOUR FLORIDA HORSE PARK By Connie Duff Wise

61 EQUINE CARE: REGENERATIVE MEDICINEStem cells, bone marrow,platelet-rich plasma,and IRAP help the

body heal itself. By Denise Steffanus

64 FLORIDA’S LEADING SIRES

66 PLAYER’S PAGE By Paul Moran

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Withoptimismup following theOBSMarch

Sale, we roll into spring with renewed

hope for Florida’sThoroughbred industry.

Gulfstream Park is winding down its meeting that

sawFlorida-breds often in the spotlight. It proved a suc-

cessfulmeeting for owners of Florida-breds through the

30 percent Florida Owners’Awards program; Florida

again crushed its rivals fromCalifornia in the Sunshine

Millions and the first ever Sunshine Bonanza is slated

forApril 24, one week before the Kentucky Derby.

TheSunshineStateBonanzawill feature twoFlorida

Thoroughbred Charities Stakes—the IslandWhirl FTC

Stakes and theCapitalRequest FTCStakes—eachworth

$100,000. To be eligible, horses must be Florida-breds

registeredwith the FTBOAand sired by stallionswhose

seasons have been offered at FTC auctions. Also fea-

tured on the day will be four Florida-bred restricted

starter races worth $50,000 apiece for

horses who have started in claiming races.

(For more on the Sunshine State Bonanza,

see page 18).

Calder is set to kick off its new season

this month, and the FTBOA, FHBPA and

Churchill Downs are providingmore rea-

son for optimismwith purse increases for

Florida-breds in the juvenile program at

Calder. This year’s minimum purses for

maiden special weight races will be

$39,000, which includes $7,000 in

Florida Owners’ Awards and $5,000 in

Florida Stallion Stakes supplements.

As your recall, the FTBOA, FHBPA

and Churchill Downs raised purse

money for Florida-breds in the juvenile

program at Calder last season to $35,000 with $5,000

in FSS supplements and $5,000 in FOAs.The impact

of those purse hikes was felt in Ocala at the OBS

April 2-year-old sale, as well in the pockets of horse-

men in South Florida. It is our intention for 2010 to

be even more successful.

“Our two-year-old program at Calder really helped

theApril sale last year,” said Fred Brei, FTBOAStakes

Committee chairman. “The purse enhancementsmade

owners more motivated to race at Calder and also

aided horsemen in being able to sell Florida-breds off

the track. It definitely generated excitement and kick-

started things for us.

“The additional enhancements this year should gen-

erate the same excitement for us and further increase

the value of Florida-breds,” Brei added. “Building on

the enthusiasm of last year, we look forward to the up-

coming Calder meet and running for the increased

FOAs andFSS supplements for Florida-bred juveniles.”

Everyone, it seems, has tightened their belts, but

we continue to identify areas to adapt and implement

meaningful change for Florida’s breeders and owners.

With purse money for Florida-breds on the rise and

the demand for Sunshine State products gaining mo-

mentum, horsemen should bewell-positioned to take ad-

vantage of these opportunities. Later thismonth inOcala,

more than 300 Florida-breds have been catalogued for

theOBSSpringSale and another handfulwill be offered

at theAdena SpringsTwo-Year-Olds inTraining Sale.

“The Stakes Committee has worked diligently to

create awareness of these programs,” Brei said. “It’s

important that horsemen provide us the feedback nec-

essary to continue growing and driving our business.”

Expanding opportunities for Florida-breds remains

the constant strategic objective of our Stakes Com-

mittee. Retaining owners and attracting new ones is

also vital. Communicating the value of Florida-breds

and ultimately, the opportunities available to them,

should influence purchasing decisions.

There is no better time than this month for owners

and trainers to get a head start on the competition and

shop for Florida-bred runners at OBS and Adena

Springs. It’s the first step in ensuring that new owners

taking home Sunshine State runners from these up-

coming sales will have a chance to create experiences

at the racetrack that they want to share and replicate.

By leveraging the success of owners of Florida-

bred racehorses, our industry is sure to benefit at every

level. It does pay to breed and own Florida-breds. �

Richard HancockExecutiveVice PresidentFlorida ThoroughbredBreeders’and Owners’Association

There is no better time thanthis month for owners and

trainers to get a head start onthe competition and shop forFlorida-bred runners at OBS

andAdena Springs. It’s thefirst step in ensuring that newowners taking home Sunshine

State runners from theseupcoming sales will have a

chance to create experiencesat the racetrack that they want

to share and replicate.

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The $170,000 Florida Oaks (G3) lost

much of its star power when She Be Wild

was scratched from the race, but even last

year’s top juvenile filly likely would have

had a hard time dealing with Florida-bred

Diva Delite, who rallied from just off the

pace to win by two lengths at Tampa Bay

Downs on March 13.

Diva Delite, a daughter of Repent bred by

CloverLeaf Farms II, extended her winning

streak to five races. She won a pair of al-

lowances at Calder in December and January

before stepping up to stakes company at

Tampa Bay Downs, winning the $67,500

Gasparilla Stakes in January and the $70,000

Suncoast Stakes in February.

All three of Diva Delite’s stakes victories

have come with Rosemary Homeister Jr.

aboard. The jockey had Diva Delite as far

back as seventh place early in the 1 1/16-mile

Oaks but never far from the lead as Mallory

Square carved out fractions of 24.79 seconds

for the first quarter of a mile and 50.03 sec-

onds for half a mile.

DivaDelite moved into fifth placemidway

through the race and fanned out four-wide

through the final turn to set up her stretch run.

She edged away down the lane and finished in

1:46.10 on a fast track as the favorite in a field

of nine 3-year-old fillies. Florida-bred C C’s

Pal finished second, half a length ahead of

Mallory Square, who was third.

“This is such a wonderful filly to ride,”

Homeister said. “I knew she was going to

be good again today. She was just so perky

in the post parade, and then she just waited

in the gate without turning a hair. She

broke nicely like she always has, and I

took a spot behind the lead group. But the

pace slowed, and I was afraid of running

up on horses, so I took her out and asked

her to wait.

“She wanted to go after them as we got

past the half-mile pole. But when I asked her

to go, she just went past everybody in about

five strides. All I was worried about in the

stretch was that somethingmight come up in-

side of us, but there was nothing there.”


Racing fans strongly suggested that they

believe D’ Funnybone is the best 3-year-old

sprinter in the country by making him the 1-2

favorite in the $150,000 Swale Stakes at Gulf-

stream Park on March 20, and the Florida-

bred colt proved them right, leading most of

the way for his fourth Grade 2 victory.

D’ Funnybone, a son of Vinery stallion

D’wildcat, improved to 3-for-3 when going

seven furlongs, beating Ibboyee by 1¼ lengths.

With usual rider Edgar

Prado aboard, D’ Funny-

bone ran just behind

Florida-bredHearYeHear

Ye through an opening

quarter of a mile in 22.24

seconds, then took the lead

and never looked back.

D’Funnybonecovereda

half-mile in 44.50 seconds

to gain a half-length advan-

tageoverFlorida-bredPriv-

ilaged and got to the top of

the lane with a 2 ½-length lead. D’Funnybone

drew clear under a hand ride and was only

roused late when Ibboyee rallied determinedly

down the stretch to be second. D’ Funnybone

stopped the clock in 1:21.98.

“It was easy,” Prado said. “He had a little

pressure early, but he was just galloping

along. The track has been fast all day, so we

just wanted to take advantage of that. There

was really never any concern out there –

maybe a little when a couple of the horses

hooked up with him early, but he was always

going along at a cruising speed, and at that

point, I hadn’t asked him to go yet.Tome, the

way he is running now is great.”

D’ Funnybone, bred by Ocala’s Harold J.

Plumley, earnedGrade 2 victories going seven

furlongs last year in the Saratoga Special and

the Belmont Futurity. He then stretched out to

11⁄16 miles and tried a synthetic surface for the

first time in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1)

at SantaAnita but finished last of 13.

D’ Funnybone Gets Fourth Grade 2

Diva Delite Delivers in Grade 3

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Diva Delite has won eight of her 15 ca-

reer starts and earned $285,067.The Florida

Oaks was her graded stakes debut and

marked the 14th time she’s finished in the

money for trainer DavidVivian and his wife,

Barbara, who owns the filly in a partnership

with DominicVittese.

David Vivian said he’ll likely give Diva

Delite a rest and skip theKentuckyOaks (G1).

“Right now, I don’t know exactly what

I’m going to do, but she’s run some hard

races, and I’ve shipped her back and forth

with twoweeks apart and three weeks apart.

She’s done a lot. She

looks excellent though,

so I’m just going to play

it by ear, see how she is

in three or four weeks,

and we’ll see what

she’ll do. She just keeps

improving and improv-

ing, and she goes long,

and there’s not too

many 3-year-old fillies

that want to go long.”

C C’s Pal, a daughter ofAlex’s Pal bred

by Ocala consignor Beth Bayer, re-

bounded from a seventh-place finish be-

hind Diva Delite in the Suncoast Stakes to

be the runner-up in her graded stakes

debut. The filly has won two of her eight

starts for $61,986. �


Jessica Is Back showed why racing fans

made her a 1-5 favorite in the $75,000 Ocala

Stakes at Gulfstream Park on March 13, lead-

ing every step of the way to win by nine lengths

and earn her second career stakes victory.

Jessica Is Back defeated five other Florida-

bred fillies and mares in the one-mile Ocala,

finishing in 1:37.71 with Elvis Trujillo aboard

for the first time for trainerMartyWolfson.The

6-year-old daughter of Bridlewood Farm stal-

lion Put It Back has won 11 of her 41 starts for

$506,385. She got her first stakes win in July at

Calder in the $75,000Nancy’s Glitter Handicap.

“She just outclassed this group,” Wolfson

said. “She’s been amazing, ran 12 times last

year, which is a hard campaign, and still going.”

Jessica Is Back was bred by Larry Perkins

and is owned by Farnsworth Stables LLC.Many

Kisses finished 1 ¼ lengths ahead of Glotona

in third.ManyKisses is a 4-year-old daughter of

Unbridled’s Image bred by Wild Ride LLC,

while Glotona is a 5-year-old Tour d’Or mare

bred by Shadybrook Farm Inc. in Morriston.

Jessica Is Back was allowed to set easy frac-

tions of 25.24 seconds for the first quarter of a

mile and 48.48 seconds for a half-mile while

leading by half a length early. She got to the top

of the lane with a five-length lead and drew off

without ever being asked.

“There wasn’t really any

speed in the race, and that was

good for my horse,” Trujillo

said. “I put her on the lead, and

that was it. She did the rest.”

Themare has finished in the

money in five straight races, in-

cluding a second-place finish

behind Florida-bred Sweet Re-

pent in the $300,000 Sunshine

Millions Distaff at Gulfstream

Park in January. She has three

wins and a pair of runner-up ef-

forts in six career starts at the

Ocala’s one-mile distance.

Wolfson said Jessica Is Back likely will start

in the $200,000 Sixty Sails Handicap (G3), a

nine-furlong test for fillies andmares ages 3 and

up at Hawthorne onApril 17.�

VictoryD’ Funnybone shook off that defeat,

his only finish off the board, to win the

seven-furlong Hutcheson Stakes (G2) at

Gulfstream Park on Feb. 20. The colt has

won five of his seven starts and earned

$458,200 for owner Paul Pompa Jr.

Though D’ Funnybone has excelled

in sprints, trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. con-

sidered running him in the nine-furlong

Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream before

settling on the Swale. Dutrow said D’

Funnybone likely will make his next

start going one mile in the $150,000

Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct on

April 24. He said that race could help

him determine whether D’ Funnybone

can stretch out for longer races.

“He ran like I thought he would,”

Dutrow said. “It looked like he was pretty

much in control all the way. My first

choice for him next would be theWithers,

a one-turnmile, then seewhere we are.”�

Jessica Is BackWires Ocala Stakes

Florida Oaks

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Soldier’s Dancer, whose thrilling, last-to-

first running stylemade him amillionaire and

a favorite of Florida racing fans, likely has run

his last race, though owner Herman Heinlein

said he has a “glimmer of hope” that the 6-

year-old, Florida-bred gelding can return to

the races later this year.

Soldier’s Dancer sustained a fracture in

the lower part of his right front leg during his

most recent start in the $300,000 Sunshine

MillionsTurf at Gulfstream Park in January.

True to form, the son of Lost Soldier ran in

last place early in that race, but unlike so

many of his best performances, his late rally

came up short, and he finished fourth behind

Florida-bred Jet Propulsion as the 9-5 fa-

vorite under usual rider Manoel Cruz.

Heinlein, a resident of

Plantation in South

Florida, said Soldier’s

Dancer won’t need sur-

gery to repair the injury

andwill be re-evaluated in

three months. He said the

horse also is suffering

from arthritis, which will

make it difficult for him to

resume his racing career.

“He is going to be on

vacation, and they’re

going to re-examine him in three months’

time, and then a final decision will be made,”

Heinlein said.The fracture is going to heal on

its own. I have a glimmer of hope.”

Trainer David Vivian was less hopeful

when reached by phone, saying that Soldier’s

Dancer had been retired but declining to go

into specifics about the horse’s injury.

“I think the condition that David is con-

cerned with more than the fracture is the

arthritic condition,” said Heinlein, adding

that Soldier’s Dancer is resting at his farm in

Paris, Ky. “They’re going to be treating him

for that. I’m not sure how effective the treat-

ment will be, but they’re going to try. Ac-

cording to David, he has arthritis all over,

and he feels that there’s no chance that we

can bring him back.”

Soldier’s Dancer, bred at Franks Farm,

has won 12 of his 33 career starts for $1.52

million. Most of his money came from turf

races covering nine furlongs, including

victories in the 2009 Sunshine Millions

Turf at Santa Anita, the $150,000 Bonnie

Heath Turf Cup Handicap at Calder in No-

vember, the $250,000 PTHA President’s

Cup at Philadelphia Park in 2008 and

2009, the $85,000 Cherokee River Stables

Turf Classic at Tampa Bay Downs in 2008

and the Calder Derby (G3) and Tropical

Park Derby (G3) at Calder in 2007.

The striking gray

gelding was one of the

biggest bargains an

owner could hope for.

Heinlein purchased him

for $4,200 as a wean-

ling at the 2004 Fasig-

Tipton Kentucky fall

mixed sale and tried to

pinhook him. Soldier’s

Dancer brought a final

bid of only $38,000 at

the 2005 Fasig-Tipton

Kentucky fall yearling sale, prompting

Heinlein to buy him back.

Since then, Soldier’s Dancer has been

quite good to Heinlein, who said he has the

utmost respect for his talented runner.

“He’s the gutsiest horse I’ve ever had,”

Heinlein said. “He always gave it his top ef-

fort. When he came around the turn and

there was a horse in front, he did everything

he could to pass him. He was an honest

horse, and I’ve never had another like him.

I don’t want to bring him back as a claimer.

I only want to bring him back if he can per-

form at a high level.” �

Soldier’s Dancer Likely to be Retired

Florida-bred Soldierʼs Dancer isheaded to the sidelines.

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Wall Street Wonder had to work hard

for his money in the $98,000 Toboggan

Stakes (G3) atAqueduct on March 6, but in

the end, the Florida-bred colt emerged with

his first graded stakes victory, besting a

game Custom for Carlos by a neck.

Wall Street Wonder, a son of Hartley/De

Renzo Thoroughbreds stallion City Place,

battled with Custom for Carlos every step

of the way in the six-furlong test, finishing

in 1:09.88.

Breaking sharply from the No. 4 post

under jockey Channing Hill, Wall Street

Wonder battled for the early lead with Cus-

tom for Carlos, who started from the rail

under Julien Leparoux. Custom for Carlos

had his head in front of Wall Street Wonder

for most of the early going, carving out frac-

tions of 22.76 seconds for a quarter of a

mile and 45.78 seconds for a half-mile.

The two runners raced side-by-side

around the turn to set up a hard-fought

stretch duel. Wall Street Wonder put his

head in front at the top of the lane before

Custom for Carlos dug in and briefly re-

gained a slim advantage. Wall Street Won-

der then re-rallied in the final half-furlong

to win his third consecutive race for owner

Stetson Stables and trainer John Terranova.

“He’s the kind of horse who will keep his

head in front,” Hill said ofWall StreetWon-

der. “Today, he got a real class test with

Custom for Carlos, and

he passed.”

Wall Street Wonder

was bred by Reddick’s

Richard E.Wilson.

Wall StreetWonder, a

$325,000 purchase at

Barretts as a juvenile in

March 2008, improved

to 3-for-3 onAqueduct’s

inner dirt track, with

each of those races cov-

ering six furlongs. He

began his winning streak

with a two-length score

in a $45,000 allowance

in December and earned

his first stakes victory in

January in the $65,000 Paumonok Stakes.

Wall Street Wonder earned a career-best 109

Beyer Speed Figure in the Paumonok.

“He’d been training super,” said assistant

trainer Tonja Terranova. “He showed no ill

effects from running so fast last time. Once

he breezed last week and went tremen-

dously, we knew that we’d run him. He has

a tendency sometimes to wait on horses. I

know in the last one he drew clear. Custom

for Carlos is a very nice horse, and he’s

been battle-tested. This was a very big ef-

fort on our horse’s part, and we’re really

proud of him.”

Wall Street Wonder has won four of

his 13 starts for $216,341. �


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Halo’s Image, Florida’s leading sire in

2004 and 2006, died of an apparent heart at-

tack while covering a mare last month at

Bridlewood Farm in Ocala. He was 19.

Halo’s Image was one of the most pro-

lific sons of Halo at stud. Bred by the late

Arthur Appleton at Bridlewood, the bay

horse was owned and campaigned by his

breeder and trainer Happy Alter. As a race-

horse, Halo’s Image was a six-time stakes

winner and finished his career as a 5-year-

old in 1996 with nine wins from 26 starts

and $549,891 in earnings.

As a 3-year-old, Halo’s Image captured

theTropical Park Handicap (G3), the Calder

Derby and the Manatee Handicap at Calder

Race Course as well as the Spectacular Bid

Breeders’ Cup Stakes at Gulfstream. He

won the Thanksgiving Day Handicap at

Calder the following year and the Broward

Handicap (G3) at Gulfstream at age 5.

Halo’s Image perennially was among the

leading sires in Florida. From 11 crops to

race, he sired 16 black-type winners – in-

cluding three graded stakes winners – and

his progeny have earned more than $20 mil-

lion. His leading earner was Grade 1 win-

ner Southern Image, also an Appleton

homebred and a Florida champion with

earnings of more than $1.8 million. Halo’s

Image also sired Sir Oscar, who swept the

Florida Stallion Stakes in 2003 and was a

five-time stakes winner at age 2.

“Halo’s Image was a lynchpin of our op-

eration and a farm favorite,” George G.

Isaacs, Bridlewood’s general manager, said

in a statement. “He embodied everything we

strive to accomplish here at Bridlewood: ex-

cellence on the racetrack, excellence at stud

and excellence in the relationships we es-

tablished through him.

“My personal memories

of the joy this horse brought

the Appleton family and

Happy Alter throughout the

years makes this a touch

overwhelming and espe-

cially bittersweet at the moment. I feel like

I just lost a dear, old friend.”

Alter added, “The combination of his rac-

ing career and his breeding career put him into

a select group of Florida horses. I trained his

mother, Sugar’s Image, who was the win-

ningest Valid Appeal mare, and we chose to

breed her toHalo.Allmy expectations became

true when Halo’s Image hit the racetrack.”

Halo’s Image stood this season for a fee

of $4,000. His half-brother, Unbridled’s

Image, stands at Bridlewood. �


With Distinction Gets First WinnerIt’s pretty difficult to find a track with races for 2-year-olds at this time of year, but

that didn’t stop freshman stallionWith Distinction from getting his first winner.

The stallion, who stands at Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds in Ocala, got his first

winner at Hipodromo de las Americas in Mexico on March 5 when Florida-bred The

Henry’s Cat captured a 2 ½-furlong maiden-claiming race. The filly covered the distance

in 28 1/5 seconds and won by 1 ½ lengths.

The Henry’s Cat, bred by ReataThoroughbred Racing, owned by Cuadra Phoenix and

trained by EnriqueG. Perez, was purchased at the Fasig-Tipton fall sale of yearlings in Lex-

ington, Ky., last October. She’s out of the Halo’s Image mareWholelotofimage.

Dean De Renzo of Hartley/De

Renzo Thoroughbreds said he has

high expectations for With Distinc-

tion. The sire had four horses sell for

an average of $112,500 at this month’s

OBS sale of selected 2-year-olds in

training and had one additional horse

sell in February’s OBS select sale.The

sire by Storm Cat stands for a $7,500

stud fee.

“He’s had one starter and one win-

ner, so it’s a pretty good start,” De

Renzo said. “We all have high hopes

for him, and they’ve sold really well in the sales, so we’re excited to see how they run.”

With Distinction won six of his 29 starts from ages 2 to 5 and earned $447,717. His

biggest victory came in the 2006 El Conejo Handicap (G3) at SantaAnita Park.�

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By NICK FORTUNA

After two strong days at the OBS

March sale of selected 2-year-olds

in training, local horsemen were

echoing the words of authorMark

Twain, saying that rumors of the

Thoroughbred industry’s demise

had been greatly exaggerated.

The sale sawdouble-digit gains

in the average and median prices

as well as a big dip in the buyback

rate, leaving horsemen hopeful that

better times are ahead for the in-

dustry after it weathered the worst

of the worldwide economic crisis.

“I felt the sale had more

sparkle andmore pizzazz than any sale we’ve

been to in two years,” said consignor Nick de

Meric. “It was an absolute delight to see peo-

ple scrapping to buy some of the nice horses

being offered. It had more buoyancy and

more snap to it than any sale in recent mem-

ory. I hope that the buyers took home some

nice horses from the sale, and I believe they

did. It was a thoroughly positive experience.”

A total of 171 horses were sold for $18.34

million at the sale’s two sessions March 16

and 17, an 8.2 percent decline from last year’s

March sale, where 206 head brought $19.97

million. However, this year’s average was

$107,257, an increase of 10.6 percent from

last year’s average of $96,947.And this year’s

median rose 16.8 percent to $80,000 from

$68,500 in 2009. The buyback rate at this

year’s sale was 27.8 percent, a decrease from

42.5 percent in 2009.

Twenty-eight horses drew a final bid of

$200,000 ormore, equaling the total from last

March’s sale.

“The sale was very good, and I thought it

was solid all theway through,” said

TomVentura, OBS’s general man-

ager anddirector of sales. “Through

the first 25 horses that went

through, there were only two that

were bought back, and there was a

horse right off the bat that brought a

quarter of a million dollars, so that

gave us hope that howwe felt going

into the salewould behow the sale unfolded.As

the dayprogressed, I thought it remained strong.

“We’ve been struggling and waiting for

something good to happen, and those two

dayswere something that this industry needed

– a boost.The horses were being sold not only

at the upper end, and that’s something that we

were concerned with. You saw trainers from

coast to coast here, and there was representa-

tion from all over the country.”

Ventura said the positive numbers have him

optimistic heading into theOBS spring sale of

2-year-olds in training, set forApril 19-22.


While giving the industry a shot in the arm, the OBStwo-day sale sale sees spikes in average, median prices.

“You saw trainers from coast to coast here, and there was representation from all over the country.”—TomVentura

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“We’re going into April, and that’s a sale

where there’s a horse for every budget, and

we hope we can have another sale like this

one,” he said.

DeMericwas the second-leading consignor

at the auction, selling 17head for $1.49million.

Eisaman Equine led its

peerswith $2.54million

in sales from 15 head,

while Tony Bowling’s

All in Sales ranked third

with $1.23 million in

sales from eight head.

The other top con-

signors included Eddie

Woods, with nine

head for $934,000;

Niall Brennan Stables,

seven for $920,000;

McKathan Bros., six for $880,000; Harris

Training Center, seven for $830,000; Lep-

rechaun Racing, seven for $820,000; Hart-

ley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, five for

$790,000; and Jerry Bailey Sales Agency,

two for $735,000.

“I thought it was a very good horse sale,”

Barry Eisaman said. “There was a lot of posi-

tive energy, and hopefully this upswing in the

marketwill continue through theApril sale and

on through the year. People who were there to

buy, if they saw a horse that they liked, they

bought that horse. The people got good buys,

there was profit in the horses, and the sale was

something that the industry really needed.”

The sale was led by hip No. 190, a More

Than Ready filly that sold Wednesday for

$525,000 to Steven W. Young as agent. The

filly was consigned by Jerry Bailey Sales

Agency.Tuesday’s session was led by hip No.

93, a Smart Strike colt

consigned by Niall

Brennan Stables and

sold to Donato Lanni

as agent for $400,000.

The other top sellers

included hipNo. 323, a

Giant’s Causeway colt

consigned by All in

Sales and sold for $425,000 to Hidden Brook

as agent for Paul Pompa Jr.; hip No. 310, a

Florida-bred Indian Charlie colt consigned

by Eisaman Equine and purchased for

$400,000 by Robert Sahn and Stanley

Hough; hip No. 282, a Badge of Silver Filly

consigned by Leprechaun Racing and sold

to Patrice Miller of EQB Inc. for $375,000;

hip No. 221, a Malibu Moon filly consigned

by Old South Farm and sold for $370,000 to

Mark Casse; hip No. 259, a Badge of Silver

filly consigned by Eisaman Equine and sold

for $325,000 to LRK Inc.; and hip No. 291,

Florida-bred Noble Exchange, and Exchange

Rate colt consigned by Eisaman Equine and

sold for $325,000 to Brian Koriner.�

“It was an absolute delight to see people scrapping to buy some of the nice horses being offered.It had more buoyancy and more snap to it than any sale in recent memory.”—Nick DeMeric

“There was a lot of positive energy, andhopefully this upswing in the market willcontinue through the April sale and onthrough the year.” —Barry Eisaman

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By JOANN GUIDRY

Even before graded stakes winnerAmen Hallelu-

jah, Craig and Cathy Beam had plenty of reason

to sing the praises of Florida-breds.

The Beams, who breed and race asThorobeam Farm,

have enjoyed long-term success with Florida-bred run-

ners. Since entering theThoroughbred business in 1992,

they have raced such outstanding Florida-breds as stakes

winners Sara’s Success, Baronage, All the Honor and

homebred Thunder Louie. They also raced graded

stakes-placed Jigadee and stakes-placed Favre, both

Florida-breds.

But Amen Hallelujah, bred by Thorobeam Farm and

foaled at Ocala Stud, is definitely one of their standout

success stories. Named the 2009 Florida-bred champion

2-year-old filly, Amen Hallelujah has encored that with

a pair of Grade 2 victories to date in 2010. While the

Beams sold Amen Hallelujah as a yearling, they raced

and still own her dam Sara’s Success.

“We had some horses in training with Eddie Plesa at

Calder,” recalled Beam, who grew up showing Quarter

Horses. “He told us about a 3-year-old filly he was training

thathe really likeand that shewas for sale.Weendedupbuy-

ing her privately and that was howwe got Sara’s Success.”

By Concorde’sTune out of Saratogianna, by Saratoga

Six, Sara’s Success turned into a lucrative purchase that’s

still paying dividends. Racing for Thorobeam Farm,

Sara’s Success went on to win four stakes, including the

Calder Oaks, Convenience Stakes, Iowa Stakes andAs-

pidistra Handicap. She was also stakes-placed five times

and earned a career bankroll of $422,337.

“Sara was so good to us,” said Beam. “And when we


Amen Hallelujah(above) winning theDavona Dale Stakesat Gulfstream Park.

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decided to retire her, shematched upwell withMontbrook at

Ocala Stud.That’s where her sire, Concorde’sTune, was also

standing so that was kind of interesting.”

Sara’sSuccess’2005Montbrook fillywasunfortunatelyborn

without a left eye. Shewas appropriately named Eye’ll Be Fine.

The fillywas broken and trained but never raced because of soft

tissue issues. Now part of Thorobeam Farm’s broodmare band,

Eye’ll Be Fine is in foal this year to SharpHumor.

Barren in 2006, Sara’s Success produced a 2007Montbrook

filly.The Beams, through Hidden Brook, agent, consigned the

filly to the 2008Keeneland September yearling sale.There she

was bought for $40,000 by Cecil Seaman, agent.

Named Amen Hallelujah, the juvenile filly made her first

four starts for StanWhisenant’sWhizway Farm and broke her

maiden in her third career outing.After she won her next start

by five lengths, IEAHStables acquired an

interest in the promising runner. Amen

Hallelujah rewarded her new partnership

owners with consecutive thirds in Grade I

events. She finished third to Negligee in

the Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at Keeneland

and to Blind Luck in the Hollywood Star-

let Stakes (G1).TrainedbyRichardDutrow

Jr.,AmenHallelujahwrapped up her juve-

nile seasonwith twowins, one second and

two thirds for earnings of $132,370. She

was named the 2009 Florida-

bredchampion2-year-old filly to

cap off her season.

“It was very exciting to

AmenHallelujah go on to have

such a good season,” said

Beam,whowithwife Cathy at-

tended the Florida Thorough-

bred Breeders’ and Owners’

Awards Dinner in mid-March

to pick the breeder’s trophy for the honor. “We haven’t yet

been able to watchAmen Hallelujah race in person yet, only

onTV, but we hope to soon.”

Considering how the Florida-bred champion has performed

so far in 2010, theBeams should get plenty of opportunities to

see her race.AmenHallelujah opened the seasonwith a nearly

two-length victory in the SantaYnez Stakes (G2) on January

16 at Santa Anita Park. Next at Gulfstream Park on February

27, she was much the best by six and a quarter lengths in the

Davona Dale Stakes (G2). OnMarch 20, she finished second

to Devil May Care in the Bonnie Miss Stakes (G2). To date

this season, she has already earned $220,000 to bring her ca-

reer bankroll to $352,370.

“Of course, we want to seeAmen Hallelujah go on to do

well,” said Beam, adding, “Especially since we still have

Sara’s Success.”

TheBeams, who have had asmany as 10 broodmares, cur-

rently have seven mares.While they do board mares at Ocala

Stud and OakVale Farm in Ocala, Sara’s Success is currently

boarded at FairWinds Farm, nearWaynesville, Ohio. Barren

the last two years, Sara’s Success was at this writing expect-

ing a 2010 OffleeWild foal.

“We raise corn and soybeans on our farm,” said Beam of

the 200-acre Ohio property. “We do keep some of our retired

horses and barren mares on our farm, but we prefer to board

our in-foal mares. It’s just good business.”

The Beams, who sold a stone quarry and gravel business

in 1999 to concentrate on their Thoroughbred enterprise,

breed primarily to sell in the yearling market. But they do

like to maintain a small racing stable as well.They send their

young horses to Ocala-based Barry and Shari Eiasman for

breaking and training while Calder-based Plesa is their long-

time racetrack trainer.

One of the two horses the Beams have in training with

Plesa is stakes winner Mr. Silver. They bought the now 7-

year-old horse for $120,000 at the 2005 Ocala Breeders’

Sales Company’s February juvenile sale from consignor and

co-breeder Ocala Stud. By Con-

corde’s Tune out of Clever Lou, by

Tri Jet, Mr. Silver has proven to be

a hard-knocking turf runner. To

date, he has made 47 starts, won two

stakes, been stakes-placed nine times and earned $396,004.

Mr. Silver won the 2005 Arthur I. Appleton Juvenile Turf

Stakes at Calder and the 2006 Dayton Andrews Dodge

Sophomore Turf Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. He races for

the partnership of Thorobeam Farm and Henry Mast.

“Mr. Silver is just one of those horses who loves to run,”

said Beam, who recently bought a second home in Punta

Gorda, Florida. “And we love watching him run.”

The same could be said for all Thorobeam Farm’s suc-

cessful Florida-breds.

“We’ve always had good luck with Florida-breds,” said

Craig Beam, whose Sabina, Ohio farm is two miles from

where he grew up on a livestock and grain farm. “One of the

first successful racehorses we had was Jigadee, a Florida-

bred we bought from Pug and Suzie Hart in 1996.Andwe’ve

been buying and breeding Florida-breds ever since.”

The Beams paid $45,000 for Jigadee at the 1996

Keeneland September yearling sale. Bred by Hart Farm, the

son of Prospectors Gamble went on to become a graded

stakes-placed earner of $193,226. In 1997, he was third in

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By MICHAEL COMPTONFlorida’s stars of 2009—both equine and human—

were honored last month during a ceremony at the Hilton Ocala. Nearly 300 people turned out forthe festive evening, which was emceed by Ryan Mahan. Presious Passion was recognized as Florida-bred Horse of the Year, and his breeders, Joe and Helen Barbazon, and owner, Patricia Generazio, alsoearned year-end accolades. In addition to his Horse of the Year award, Presious Passion also collectedthe champion older male and champion turf horse crowns.

Ocala Stud-based Montbrook won his second straight Florida Stallion of the Year award. JourneymanStud’s Wildcat Heir claimed both the Florida Juvenile and Freshman Sire titles.The Joe O’Farrell Memorial Award as the original consignor of Macho Again went to Beth Bayer, whileMilan Kosanovich, Macho Again’s breeder, received the Needles Award for outstanding small FloridaThoroughbred operation.

The 2009 Leading Florida Trainer of Florida-breds by earnings ($1,806,093) and stakes wins (6) wasMartin Wolfson. Stanley Gold tied with Wolfson on number of stakes wins. The Leading Florida Trainerof Florida-breds by wins was Kathleen O’Connell (75). Generazio was the Leading Florida Owner byFlorida-bred earnings ($2,112,685) and stakes wins.

Princesa’s Passion, the dam of Presious Passion, was honored as the 2009 Florida Broodmare of the Year.Florida’s other divisional champions, as determined by FTBOA’s Chase to the Championship, were:

Amen Hallelujah (2-year-old filly); Bridgetown (2-year-old colt); Hooh Why (3-year-old filly);Vineyard Haven (3-year-old colt); and Dubai Majesty (older female).


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FLORIDANEWS

By JO ANN GUIDRY

Aquarter into the new year, Gilbert

Campbell and Harold Plumley

are tied for leading Florida

breeder by number of Florida-bred stakes

winners with three each.And each respec-

tive breeder’s stakes-winning trio is headed

by a Florida-bred graded stakes winner.

Campbell is represented by Florida-bred

graded stakes winner Fly by Phil and stakes

winners This Ones for Phil and American

Classic.

Fly by Phil, a homebred runner for

Campbell,won theTropical ParkDerby (G3)

on January 1 at Calder Race Course. By

Act of Duty out of the Deputy Minister

mare True Mood, the 3-year-old gelding

won the nine-furlong turf test by a head

over Lost Aptitude in 1:52.89. Trained by

KathleenO’Connell, Fly by Phil has earned

$58,280 this season and has a career

bankroll to date of $101,100.

This Ones for Phil, a graded

stakes winner in 2009, captured

the Sunshine Millions Sprint

Stakes on January 30 at Gulf-

stream Park. He prevailed by a

nose over Pashito the Che, cov-

ering the six furlongs in 1:08.81.

A 4-year-old gelding by Untut-

table out of Heaven’s Gate, by

Septieme Ciel, This Ones for

Phil races for the partnership of Paul Pompa

Jr., Jack Manadato and Michael Dubb.

Trained by Richard Dutrow, This Ones for

Phil has to date earned $110,000 in 2010.

Raced by Campbell and trained by

O’Connell as a juvenile, This Ones for

Phil won the Seacliff Stakes and was

stakes-placed twice. His current owners

bought the gelding privately at the end of

his juvenile season. This Ones for Phil

quickly rewarded the trio with wins in the

2009 Swale Stakes (G3) and Sunshine

Millions Dash Stakes. He also posted a

third in the 2009Withers Stakes (G3) and

has career earnings of $493,360.

American Classic didn’t make his first

start until he was five, earning $88,420 and

finishing second in the 2009 Klaq Handi-

cap. The now 6-year-old gelding notched

his first stakes win this season when he

won the Budweiser Stakes on February 6 at

Sunland Park. By Distorted Humor out of

the Deputy Minister mare Barnie Fife,

American Classic followed

that with a second to Quiet

Again in the Bill Thomas Me-

morial Stakes on March 13 at

Sunland Park. Owned by

Brian Mundell and trained by

Jon G.Arnett, American Clas-

sic has thus far banked

$48,920 this season.

Plumley’s stakes-winning

trio includes Florida-bred

graded stakes winner D’Fun-

nybone and stakes winners

Storming Saint and The Nutz.

Multiple graded stakes win-

ner D’Funnybone has ab-

solutely given his connections

plenty to smile about. After a

standout juvenile season,

D’Funnybone has returned as

a sophomore in fine form. On

February 20 at Gulfstream

Park, he won the Hutcheson

Stakes (G2) by a length overA LittleWarm

in 1:22.14 for the seven furlongs.A month

later, D’Funnybone was again much the

best in capturing the Swale Stakes (G2) at

Gulfstream Park. Hewon by a length and a

quarter over Ibboyee, covering the seven

furlongs in 1:21.98. Raced by Paul Pompa

Jr., D’Funnybone has earned $180,000 to

date this season.

ByD’wildcat out of theWoodmanmare

Elbow, D’Funnybonemade his first two ca-

reer starts for Plumley, his son Mike, and

Joseph Calascibetta He broke his maiden

by seven and a quarter lengths in his first

start and then followed that with a second

in the 2009 Frank Gomez Memorial

Stakes. Pompa purchased D’Funnybone

privately shortly after that stakes-placed

finish. For Pompa, D’Funnybone won the

Saratoga Special Stakes (G2) and Futurity

Stakes (G2) in 2009. He has career earn-

ings to date of $458,200.

Storming Saint has gone from selling

for $1,000 as a yearling to be-

coming a stakes winner. At the

2008 Ocala Breeders’ Sales

Company’s August yearling

sale, Storming Saint was con-

signed by Kaizen Sales, agent,

and sold for $1,000 to Robert

Bryan and Larry McKibben.

That duo then consigned the

colt throughHendryTraing Sta-

bles, agent, to the 2009 OBS

April juvenile sale, where he

was bought for $12,000 byDataTrack Intl.

Racing for LathropG. Hoffman, Storm-

ing Saint was stakes-placed in 2009 with a

second in the Smarty Jones Stakes and a

third in the RileyAllison Futurity. On Feb-

ruary 27 of this year, Storming Saint was

awarded the victory in the Borderland

Derby at Sunland Park following the dis-

qualification of Raise the Bridle.The latter

drifted in front of Storming Saint in the

stretch and impeded his progress. Interest-

ingly enough, both Storming Saint and

Raise the Bridle are trained by Henry

Dominguez. Storming Saint has seasonal

earnings to date of $60,000 and a career

total of $91,770.

The Nutz, a 6-year-old Chester House

gelding out of the Seattle Slewmare Noble

Stork, has won at least one stakes race the

last three seasons. OnMarch 20, he scored

his second consecutive win in the Bud-

weiser-Tondi Stakes at Fonner Park.

Owned and trained by SteveHall,TheNutz

has earned $15,000 to date this year with a

career bankroll of $127,175.�

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Horse Sire/Farm Breeder OwnerAikenite Yes It’s True Brylynn Farm Dogwood Stable

Allez Reef Indian Ocean Arthur Appleton J. Robert Harris Jr.(Bridlewood Farm)

Apriority Grand Slam Donald Dizney Donald Dizney

Backtalk Smarty Jones Clover Leaf Farms II Gold Mark Farm

Boulder Creek Tapit Milan Kosanovich West Point Thoroughbreds

Candeo Skip to the Stone Blommaerts & Calderazzo Susie Blommaerts

Canthavehim Graeme Hall Sienna Farms Venneri Racing &(Winding Oaks Farm) Eagle Oak Ranch

Cool Bullet Red Bullet Adena Springs Robert & Lawana Low &Winnmore LLC

D’Funnybone D’wildcat Harold J. Plumley Paul Pompa Jr.(Vinery)

Doubles Partner Rock Hard Ten Arthur Appleton WinStar Farm

First Dude Stephen Got Even Donald Dizney Donald Dizney

Fly by Phil Act of Duty Gilbert Campbell Gilbert Campbell(Bridlewood Farm)

Great Attack Greatness Seltzer & Durst Houyhnhnm Stable

Hear Ye Hear Ye Hear No Evil Jacks or Better Farm Jacks or Better Farm(Journeyman Stud)

Hurricane Ike Graeme Hall Stanley Boileau Ike & Dawn Thrash(Winding Oaks Farm)


Triple Crown Nominees

Clover Leaf Farms IIbred Backtalk, a son

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Jackson Bend Hear No Evil Jacks or Better Farm Robert LaPenta &(Journeyman Stud) Jacks or Better Farm

Line of David Lion Heart Sabine Stable Ike & Dawn Thrash

Litigation Risk Closing Argument Donna Wormser Klaravich Stableand Law

Mac Dehere Dehere Marilyn McMaster Stinger Stable

Nextdoorneighbor Lido Palace (CHI) John & Jerry Amerman Amerman Racing

No Shenanigans Value Plus Moreau Bloodstock & Lets Go StableWinter Racing

Pleasant Prince Indy King Adena Springs Ken & Sarah Ramsey

Positive Split Repent Clover Leaf Farms II Kisber Dark HorseStables

Privilaged Southern Image Luis de Hechavarria C R K Stable

Pulsion Include Lloyd & Lisa Carnes Flying Zee andKona Stables

R Slick Fifty Concorde’s Tune Richard Averill Averill Racing(Ocala Stud)

Ricky Tick Macho Uno Adena Springs JacMac Stable &Cedar Lakes

Ron the Greek Full Mandate Jack T. Hammer Jack T. Hammer(Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds)

Tiny Woods Roman Ruler Destiny Oaks ThoroughbredLegends Stable

Trappe Shot Tapit Hobeau Farm Mill House

Viva Macho Macho Uno Roberts, Byrne & Hall M K Cho Stables

Who’s Up Graeme Hall Andrew Cant M Racing(Winding Oaks Farm)

Won Fast Bullet Red Bullet Adena Springs Kuehne Racing

Bred in Florida

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FLORIDANEWS

By NICK FORTUNA

Florida-bred Pleasant Prince made his case to be Julien

Leparoux’s top Triple Crown prospect by turning in a

monster effort March 20 in the Florida Derby (G1) at

Gulfstream Park, where he lost by a nose to Ice Box after briefly

holding a lead. Though Pleasant Prince has only one win in

seven career starts, trainerWesleyWard believes the colt is ma-

turing at just the right time and has a legitimate shot to win the

Kentucky Derby (G1).

“I think he’s going to have a great chance,”Ward said. “I think

he’s bred to go the distance,

and every month that goes

by, he’s developing and ma-

turing rapidly, and that’s

showing in each of his starts.

He’s getting faster, and hope-

fully things continue to go

right these next few weeks.”

Leparoux is scheduled to

ride Awesome Act in the

Grade 1 Wood Memorial at

Aqueduct on April 3 after

steering the son of Awe-

someAgain to victory in the

Grade 3 Gotham Stakes ear-

lier this month at the New

York track.Ward said he ex-

pects that Leparoux will ride Awesome Act in the Kentucky

Derby at Churchill Downs onMay 1, so he and Pleasant Prince’s

owners, Ken and Sarah Ramsey, are weighing their options.

Ward said he’s been in contact with the agent for jockey Joel

Rosario about a possible Kentucky Derby mount, and Elvis Tru-

jillo, who has ridden Pleasant Prince twice, also is being con-

sidered.

“We’ll be looking at some options,”Ward said. “We’ll sit down

in a couple of weeks, see where we’re at and make a decision.”

Ward said Pleasant Prince will be flown to Keeneland on

Wednesday and trained up to the Kentucky Derby.

Pleasant Prince, a son of Indy King, was bred by Adena

Springs South in Williston and purchased by the Ramseys for

$30,000 as a yearling at OBS inAugust 2008. He finished fourth

and third in a pair of sprints to begin his career, then broke his

maiden going a mile in a $39,000 maiden special weight race at

Churchill Downs in November.

Pleasant Prince has been running against top Kentucky Derby

prospects at Gulfstream Park ever since. In his 3-year-old debut,

he finished fifth behind Eskendereya in a $37,000 allowance,

then lost to Ice Box by half a length in another allowance at that

level. Pleasant Prince then

made his stakes debut in the

Fountain of Youth (G2) on

Feb. 20 and finished a cred-

itable fourth behind run-

away winner Eskendereya,

who’s being pointed toward

the Wood.

Pleasant Prince ran in

ninth place early in the

nine-furlong Florida Derby,

then made a four-wide

move around the final turn

and quickly gained on pace-

setter Rule. Pleasant Prince

briefly gained a lead at the

sixteenth pole, but Ice Box

rallied outside of him and got up just in time.

“Wehad a good trip, and he fought really hard down to thewire,”

Leparoux said. “He ran well last time too, and he’s getting better.”

The $150,000 check for second place quadrupled Pleasant

Prince’s earnings to $197,620 and likely earned him a spot in

the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby. Entries are awarded to

horses based on their graded stakes earnings.

“We were happy he ran so well but disappointed he didn’t

come out on the right end of the photo,”Ward said. “He’s a very

easy horse to train and does everything right. He’s been a joy to

train from the day we bought him.” �

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Rank Horse Trainer Owner Graded $1 Lookin At Lucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Baffert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Watson, Pegram & Weitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,390,0002 Vale of York (IRE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saeed bin Suroor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Godolphin Racing, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,114,7843 Blind Luck (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry Hollendorfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DeDomenico, Carver & Hollendorfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$861,1504 Noble’s Promise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken McPeek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chasing Dreams Racing 2008, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$708,0005 Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WinStar Farm, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$645,0006 Ice Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Zito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert LaPenta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$457,5007 D’ Funnybone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Dutrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Pompa Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$420,0008 Devil May Care (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glencrest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$364,0009 Discreetly Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E. Paul Robsham Stables, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$310,000

10 Dublin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D. Wayne Lukas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baker, Mack & Lukas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$273,20811 Interactif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wertheimer and Frere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$270,45012 Homeboykris (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Dutrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lazzinnaro, Belger, Mandato, et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,50013 Aikenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dogwood Stable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$218,00014 Make Music for Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexis Barba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ellen and Peter Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$215,000

t-15 Awesome Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeremy Noseda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Susan Roy & Vinery Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,000t-15 Conveyance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Baffert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zabeel Racing International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,00017 Radiohead (GB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Dutrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IEAH Stables, et al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$196,33218 Uh Oh Bango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kory Owens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Triple AAA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$187,952

t-19 Odysseus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Albertrani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Padua Stable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$180,000t-19 Sidney’s Candy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Sadler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sid and Jenny Craig Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$180,00021 Backtalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Amoss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gold Mark Farm, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$172,56622 Super Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WinStar Farm, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$163,83223 Pleasant Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wesley Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken & Sarah Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$162,50024 Eskendereya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zayat Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150,00025 Caracortado (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Machowsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blahut Racing, LLC & Lo Hi Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$108,00026 Paddy O’Prado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dale Romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donegal Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,95027 Schoolyard Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Derek Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Fein & Anthony Mitola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000

t-28 Alphie’s Bet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexis Barba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Teresa McWilliams & Peter Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90,000t-28 Connemara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. J. Magnier, M. Tabor & D. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90,00029 American Lion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eoin Harty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WinStar Farm, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$87,00030 Jackson Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Zito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert LaPenta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$80,00031 Pulsion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Biancone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flying Zee & Kona Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$80,00032 The Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Baffert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thoroughbred Legends Racing, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$68,00033 Ron the Greek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Amoss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jack T. Hammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$63,000

t-34 Tempted to Tapit (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Klesaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gainesway Stable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$60,000t-34 Who’s Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jorge Periban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$60,00036 Cardiff Giant (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jorge Periban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$54,000

t-37 Frozen Power (Ire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saeed bin Suroor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Godolphin Racing, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000t-37 *Yawanna Twist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Dutrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steel Your Face Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,00039 Ibboyee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anstu Stables, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45,00040 Peppi Knows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Kreiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Philip J. Messina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41,00041 Lentenor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Matz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lael Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37,50042 Dean’s Kitten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken & Sarah Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,47543 Classical Slew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doug O’Neill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joseph Lacombe Stable Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$33,00044 Nacho Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly Breen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George and Lori Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,500

t-45 A Little Warm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Dutrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edward P. Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000t-45 Dave in Dixie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Sadler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ike and Dawn Thrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000t-45 Northern Giant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D. Wayne Lukas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Westrock Stables, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000t-45 Setsuko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Mandella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wertheimer and Frere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,00049 Uptowncharlybrown . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alan Seewald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fantasy Lane Stable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,00050 Codoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Hubley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bred to Win Partners LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,00051 Mission Impazible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Pletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Twin Creek Racing Stables, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,43452 Gleam of Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tony Reinstedler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Asbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,65053 First Dude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dale Romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donald R. Dizney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,50054 Letsgetitonmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Asmussen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cathy & Bob Zollars & Mark Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,00055 Drosselmeyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Mott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WinStar Farm, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000

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FLORIDANEWS

Calder Casino & Race Course announced its stakes sched-

ules last month for both the 2010 Calder Meet and 2010

Tropical Meet, the track’s back-to-back racing seasons that

start onApril 25.TheCalderMeet offers 33 stakesworth $4,145,000

and theTropical Meet will feature 17 stakes totaling $1,915,000 for

a combined stakes programworth $6,060,000.

Calder enters its 40th season of racing

this year and will present a stakes program

that includes renewals of the Summit of

Speed and Festival of the Sun, the 29th run-

nings of the Florida Stallion Stakes series,

and the Florida Million.

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and

Owners Association (FTBOA) contributes

funding to 13 of the stakes on the CalderMeet

schedule for registeredFlorida-breds. Inaddition, theorganizationpro-

vides funding for each of the stakes of the FloridaMillion, a day ded-

icated to showcasing the Florida Thoroughbred industry, during the

TropicalMeet. Eight stakes racesworth a total $1million are held for

registeredFlorida-bredsonFloridaMillionday, scheduled forNov.13.

Also of interest to breeders and owners of Florida-breds are the

purse enhancements in the juvenile racing program. Through the

efforts of the FTBOA, FHBPA andChurchill Downs, pursemoney

for Florida-breds in maiden special weight races will be $39,000,

which includes $7,000 in Florida Owners’Awards and $5,000 in

Florida Stallion Stakes supplements.

“The two-year-old racing program at Calder is important to our

breeders and owners,” said Fred Brei, FTBOA Stakes Committee

chairman. “We look forward to continuing to strengthen our in-

dustry through these enhancements.”

The 2010CalderMeet stakes schedule features five special rac-

ing event days that showcase various divisions. The Summit of

Speed, to be held on July 10, is a nationally-recognized event that

presents seven sprint stakes, including four

Graded stakes and two Breeders’Cup chal-

lenge races. The Grade 1 $350,000 Princess

RooneyHandicap and theGrade 2 $350,000

Smile Sprint Handicap are Breeders’ Cup

Challenge “Win and You’re In” races, with

the winner of each race automatically qual-

ifying for a spot in the Breeders’Cup Filly&

Mare Sprint and Breeders’ Cup Sprint, re-

spectively.

The Festival of the Sun, now in its 19th year, is Calder’s signa-

ture event and will be held on October 16. The rich finales of the

Florida Stallion Stakes – the $375,000 In Reality and $375,000My

DearGirl – are themain features of the card that offers seven stakes

races. The Festival of the Sun also features the Calder Derby and

CalderOaks, aswell as theGrade 3 $100,000 SpendABuckHand-

icap, another Breeders’Cup Challenge “Win andYou’re In” race.

“Preview” days for both the Summit of Speed and Festival of

the Sun are also on the schedule (June 12 and Sept. 25), while

Calder’s “Juvenile Showcase,” a day dedicated entirely to 2-year-

old Thoroughbreds and the sport’s emerging stars, is slated for

Aug. 28. The Juvenile Showcase, with six stakes races, features

the middle legs of the Florida Stallion Stakes program.�

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FLORIDANEWS

By MICHAEL COMPTON

Florida-bred Speak Easy Gal led throughout last month’s

Orchid Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park to post a wire-to-wire

score in the 1½-mile turf affair.William F. andAnnabel Murphy

of Ocala bred the winner.

Winning jockey ElvisTrujillo had returned

to Florida just hours before the race after trav-

eling to Dubai to handle riding chores on

Florida-bred Presious Passion in the Dubai

SheemaClassic (G1). Speak EasyGalmade it

worth the quick return home.

In the Orchid, Trujillo placed Speak Easy

Gal right on the lead at the break and the 4-

year-old daughter of Stonehedge Farm

South stallionWest Acre was able to dictate proceedings with a

pedestrian pace.

She cruised through fractions of 24.39, 50.47 and 1:16.35 for the

first six furlongs while receiving some pressure from Celtic

Princess (BRZ).When she was asked for her best through the lane,

Speak EasyGal responded in game fashion. She held a fast-closing

Lady Shakespeare at bay on the line to win by a head. She covered

the marathon distance in 2:28.46 over a turf course labeled good.

“There wasn’t much speed in the race and I knew I was going

to go right to the lead,” said Trujillo. “Every time she runs, she

breaks sharp, and I was able to slow things

down on the lead and get away from them a

little up front. She was always going along

very comfortable, and it was a slow pace;

very easy going for her.”

Winning trainerMartinWolfson acquired

Speak Easy Gal in January for Farnsworth

Stables. The conditioner has saddled her to

three straight victories since then.

“I ran her in this race because I thought

she would be the only speed, although they pressed her more than

I thought,” saidWolfson. “We bought her (privately) after she fin-

ished second in the race here behind Tottie (Jan. 7). She ran just

like Golden Pond did winning the Orchid (leading all the way for

Wolfson in 1997). I haven’t really thought of what might be next,

but I like to give my horses six to eight weeks between races.”

Speak Easy Gal Wires Orchid Field at Gulfstream Park

Tanda Blazes to Victory inSanta Paula Stakes

Florida-bredTanda recorded in the fastest 6 ½ furlongs of the

Santa Anita meet last month when she blazed her way to an im-

pressive victory in the Santa Paula Stakes (G3) at SantaAnita.

Bred by Kristine Mitchell and owned by Tommy Hutton’s

Dream Stable,Tanda won the race by 4 ¼ lengths and stopped the

timer in 1:14.36. Tanda was

switching surfaces in the race

from turf to synthetic.

“The way she won today,

against this type of competition is

amazing,” said winning jockey

AlexSolis. “I know therewereonly

five horses, but they were very

good horses. She won very easy

and she cameback like shedidn’t even run. I knowshe’s been running

on the grass, but inmyopinion, shewould be able to adapt to the sur-

face. She’s a very classy filly.”

Tanda is a daughter of former Florida sire Sweetsouthernsaint.

She is a graduate of the OBS April sale where she sold for

$145,000. Following the race, trainer Dan Hendricks thanked

David Ingordo, whowas responsible for picking outTanda at OBS.

Florida-bredTanda and jockeyAlex Solis ran the fastest 6 1/2 fur-

longs of the SantaAnita winter meet Sunday, powering to a runaway

1:14.36victory in theGrade3SantaPaulaStakes for3-year-old fillies.

DanHendricks trainsTanda, whowon by 4 1/4 lengths over La

Nez; favorite Sister Dawn finished third. Crisis of Spirit and

Church Camp completed the order of finish.

“David did a super job finding her out of a thousand horses,”

Hendricks said. “I owe it all to him and the owner, Bob (Hutton).

He was very patient.”

The Santa Paula’s winning purse of $60,000 boosted the bay

filly’s earnings to $127,710.

Cool Bullet Prevails inHansel Stakes at Turfway

Florida-bred Cool Bullet, a 3-year-old son of former Florida

sire Red Bullet bred by Adena Springs, led all the way in last

month’sHanselStakes atTurfwayPark topost a 4½-lengthvictory.

TrainedbySteveMargolis and riddenbyCalvinBorel, theSun-

shine State product covered the six furlongs in 1:08.97. The win

wasCoolBullet’s third overall, and the second in a stakes event for

owners Robert and Lawana

Low and Winmore LLC.

CoolBullet previously cap-

tured theSugarBowlStakes

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FLORIDANEWS

By NICK FORTUNA

OpalHeath, the wife of influential horsemanBonnie Heath

and the co-owner of Florida’s first Kentucky Derby win-

ner, died last month at her home in Ocala. She was 92.

Opal andBonnieHeath owned and operatedBonnieHeath Farm

in Ocala from the 1950s to the ‘90s. The Heaths and Jack Dudley

purchased Needles, an unraced 2-year-old colt by Ponder, for

$20,000, and the horse won the 1956KentuckyDerby the following

year.Needles alsowon that year’s FloridaDerby,Belmont Stakes and

Flamingo Stakes and finished second to Fabius in the Preakness to

earn an EclipseAward as the nation’s top 3-

year-old male horse.

Needles also won an Eclipse Award as

the top juvenile male of 1955 after captur-

ing the Hopeful and Sapling stakes. The

horse was retired at age 4 after winning 11

of his 21 starts for $600,355. He was in-

ducted into the National Museum of Rac-

ing and Hall of Fame in 2000. Needles

stood as a stallion in Florida until his

death in 1984.

Under the Heaths’ leadership, Bonnie

Heath Farm became one of Florida’s top

Thoroughbred operations, raising such no-

table horses as 1994Horse of theYear Holy

Bull, Grade 1 winner Tsunami Slew and

Grade 2 winner Candi’s Gold. The farm

also stood stallions such as Blue Ensign

and Honor Grades.

Bonnie Heath Farm bred and co-owned Honor Glide, who won

the 1997 Secretariat Stakes (G1) and the 1999 Sword Dancer Invi-

tational Handicap (G1).

The Heaths’ son, Bonnie M. Heath III, who breeds horses at

Bonnie Heath Farm in Reddick along with his wife, Kim, and

serves on the board of directors for the Florida Thoroughbred

Breeders’ and Owners’Association, said his mother enjoyed rais-

ing her children on the horse farm.

“Anytime something would gowrong, she’d just laugh and say,

‘That’s life on a farm,’” BonnieM. Heath III said. “She was prob-

ably one of themost strong-willed people I’ve ever met. I’ve never

seen anyone quite as determined as she was. She had to be to put

up with my dad because he was tough, but they were a wonderful

team. They were married 66 years when he died. She was always

in the background, but she commanded a lot of respect, and he

rarely did anything without consulting her.

“After dad died in 2001, I was concerned that she might wither

and kind of blow away, but she did just the opposite. She became

strong and was physically active, with an exercise coach coming

in three times a week. She always had something to look forward

to, which I think helped keep her alive for as long as she was.”

Bonnie Heath helped found the United Way, then known as

UnitedAppeal, in 1961 and was the organization’s first president.

He also led the FloridaThoroughbred Breeders’Association, now

the FTBOA, and helped create the Florida Breeders’ Sales Co.,

which merged with OBS in 1984. He died at age 85 in 2001.

“Mother always said that she lived a blessed life, and she loved

to share that not only verbally but with her actions,” Bonnie M.

Heath III said. “She loved theUnitedWay, and she loved her church.”

In addition to her son, survivors include two daughters,

Heather Pennington, of Sarasota, and

Hillary Wellborn, of High Springs; a

grandson, Heath Pennington, of Tulsa,

Okla., and two great-granddaughters.

A memorial service was held April 1,

which would have been Opal Heath’s 93rd

birthday. Donations can be made to the

UntiedWay of Marion County.

In other sad news for the local Thor-

oughbred industry:

� William A. Fabry, a former Thor-

oughbred owner and trainer, died last

month at age 86 at Munroe Regional

Medical Center. The native of Kankakee,

Ill., moved to Ocala in 1980 from

Miami. He enjoyed golfing. He is sur-

vived by his wife of 56 years, Dorthey E.

Fabry.

� DaleW. Thirtyacre, a former Thor-

oughbred trainer, died at age 85. The Citra resident was born

in Muscatine, Iowa, and moved to Florida in 1985 from Madi-

son Heights, Mich. He was a member of Amvets Post 25 in

Citra. He is survived by his wife, Fran Thirtyacre, of Citra;

sons, Dale Thirtyacre Jr., ofWellsville, Ohio, Kelly Thirtyacre,

of Lowell, and Jeff Thirtyacre, who lives in Illinois; stepson

Brian Bridges, of Citra; daughters Nancy Chandler, of

Dunedin, and Sharon Mitchell of Babylon, N.Y.; brother Gale

Thirtyacre of West Liberty, Iowa; 18 grandchildren; and 14

great-grandchildren.

� Jacob Smith, 18, of Ocala, died in Ocala. Smith was the son

of Gordon and Lindie Reiss and Wallace Smith of New Hamp-

shire. Gordon is the marketing committee chairman of the Florida

Horse Park and owns Gordon Reiss Insurance in Ocala.Amemo-

rial mass was held at BlessedTrinity Catholic Church in Ocala.�

Opal Heath, Co-ownerOf Needles, Dies at 92

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The right things growat the right times.

Iremember a lot of things about Pauchie,

my grandfather who passed away many

years ago. He was a big man, both physi-

cally and in a larger-than-life kind of way that

commanded immediate attention. Pauchie was

a lifelong farmer and a perpetual jokester. He

loved Granny’s homemade mashed potatoes,

and he always let us grandkids drink root beer

when we came to visit. Most fun of all, he

often took us to the local candy store, where

we filled white paper bags with as many

sweets as we could carry. By the time Pauchie

sent us home, we were on a sugar high that

lasted for days.

My favorite times spent with Pauchie were

probably in his garden – particularly when car-

rots were ready to be harvested. I would spot the

greens of each carrot poking out of the soil, trot

over to the biggest clump I could find… and

PULL with all my might. Sometimes the carrot

would come right up, and sometimes I’d pull so

hard that when the root finally loosened, I’d fall

over backwards and land in the dirt, carrot in

hand and a big smile on my face.

Last spring, I planted my own garden.

We plowed up a plot behind the barn, making

rich rows of parallel raised beds, where I sowed

little kernels of sweet corn, black-eyed peas,

cabbage, melons, green beans, and cucumbers.

We made climbing trellises for tomatoes and

transplanted healthy little bell pepper plants.

I was a surprisingly meticulous planner in

the beginning, designing the entire plot on

paper, recording where every variety was

placed, fertilizing when appropriate. After a

while, though, my bookkeeping got sloppy. I’d

find seeds that weren’t zoned for Florida, or

seeds that shouldn’t be planted until the fall,

and I’d plunk them in the ground somewhere,

just because I could. Daddy brought me ran-

dom packets that had been in his fridge for a

while, and I scattered them at random. In a nos-

talgic moment, I even planted some carrot

seeds, though it was off-season for that partic-

ular root crop.

In no time, the garden took off. Delicious

sweet corn popped up. The beans did well. Cu-

cumbers got flooded. Tomatoes were hit with

some fungus, but the black-eyed peas were

perfect.

And did I mention carrots? Well, they

never even sprouted. I forgot all about them.

A few days ago, though, while doing some

work around the yard, I ambled over to the

now-dilapidated garden to pull weeds. Guess

what? Carrots. Lots and lots of carrots. Big,

juicy carrots perfect for horse treats – and for

salads.

I was struck by the perfection of the natural

process, amazed that those delicious orange

roots grew magically without my help.

When you think about it, farming really is

analogous to our equine businesses and overall

economy. We make a plan, prepare soil, plant

seeds, water, fertilize, eliminate weeds, market

and advertise, work hard, harvest, sell. And

when the season is right, we get carrots.

This year, I hope April showers will bring

May flowers – and carrots – to you and yours.

It’s a privilege to journey with you.

Summer Best

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The 2010 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit

was a most successful tour for HITS

OcalaVeteran Callan Solem.

The accomplished equestrian found vic-

tory in the Grand Prix ring several times dur-

ing the eight-week horse show circuit at HITS

Post Time Farm in Ocala, including a win in

the $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix, pre-

sented by Pfizer Animal Health, on Allison,

owned by QuietWinter Farm/BJ Maghan.

For her efforts, Solem captured the 2010

Catena Leading Grand Prix RiderAward and

received a beautiful diamond-faced watch

courtesy of Catena. Solem’s mount Allison

was presented with the LeadingMareAward,

from the Stallion Services Department of the

EquineMedical Center of Ocala, and will re-

ceive a free embryo transfer performed byDr.

Corey Miller, head of reproduction at the

Ocala-based veterinary hospital.

Solem is now focused on qualifying for

the Pfizer $1MillionGrand Prix that will take

place at HITS-on-the-Hudson, in Saugerties,

N.Y., on Sept. 12, 2010. Currently, Solem and

her 18-year-oldmareAllison, are sitting in the

eighth spot of the Pfizer Million Eligible

Rider Rankings and, with a summer schedule

that includes stops at both HITSCulpeper and

HITS Saugerties, she is looking to cement

herself a place at the historic event.

With back-to-back wins during the final

week of show jumping at HITS Ocala, Tracy

Fenney now sits at No. 3 in the PfizerMillion

Eligible Rider Rankings on MTM Timon,

with $70,750 in prize money. The Texas na-

tive used the $30,000 payout from her first-

place finish in the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota

Tundra Grand Prix, presented byGreatAmer-

ican Insurance Group, to climb the ladder in


Horse Shows in the Sun,

held each winter in

Ocala as well as

throughout the country,

enjoyed another stellar

2010 circuit in the Horse

Capital of theWorld.

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the chase for the Pfizer Million. Maryland’s

Tracy Magness also moved up in the rank-

ings, thanks to a top finish in the March 21

big-money class. She is now tied for sixth

place with California’s Helen McNaught,

with $43,000 in prize money aboard Tarco

VanTerMoude. Currently leading the way in

the Pfizer Million Rider Rankings is deco-

rated Canadian Olympian Jill Henselwood on

Bradon Construction’s Bottom Line.

DAZZLING DERBY: $10,000DEVOUCOUX HUNTER DERBY IS A ‘HIT’

An impressive mix of professionals and

amateurs took part in the all new $10,000De-

voucoux Hunter Derbies, which proved to be

one of the most exciting new events offered

this winter at HITS Ocala.

Highlighting the list of winners in the pop-

ular two-round derby was Jennifer Alfano,

ridingMichelle Shaulinski’s Fantabulous.Al-

fano, who is regarded as one of the top hunter

riders in the country, also won the $10,000

Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International

Hunter Derby, presented by Dietrich Insur-

ance, aboard SBS Farm’s Jersey Boy.

Other top riders who had victories in the

$10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby include

David Connors riding Nadia, and Kristen

Bumpus, who scored the blue ribbon twice

riding Inspired.All three hunter riders plan to

show at HITS-on-the-Hudson throughout the

spring and summer, and are sure to continue

showing in this popular event for Marshall &

Sterling League Points in order to qualify for

this year’s National Finals.

The all-newDevoucouxHunterDerbywas

a featured event at both the HITS OcalaWin-

ter Circuit, and the HITS Desert Circuit, and

represents the 13th division to count for points

in theMarshall & Sterling League. In addition

to the $10,000 Derby classes held at HITS

winter shows in Thermal and Ocala, qualify-

ing classes for the Devoucoux Hunter Derby

Finals will be offered at the HITS Culpeper

and HITS Saugerties shows this spring and

summer. HITS has also invited a select num-

ber of horse shows in the Northeast to add the

DevoucouxHunterDerby to their show sched-

ules which will help facilitate the growth of

the class and provide further qualifying op-

portunities for theMarshall&Sterling League

National Finals.TheDevoucouxDerby Finals

will be offered at the 2010Marshall&Sterling

League National Finals on September 16-19,

in Saugerties, N.Y..

A HITS PARADE

Super Sunday at HITS Post Time Farm

featured the presentation of theAntarès Grand

Circuit Champion Awards, held during the

ever-popular Parade of Champions, in the

Callan Solem (above) captured the 2010 CatenaLeading Grand Prix Rider Award. Alissa Kinsey(at left), winner of the Marshall & Sterling/TeamBarber Childrenʼs/Adult Jumper Classic


GrandPrix ring before the start of the $100,000

DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented

by GreatAmerican Insurance Group.

Solemwas also the star of the parade that

honored the circuit’s best of the best. Riding

Virginia McNeil’s six-year-old DutchWarm-

blood High Consul, the pair was not only

awarded the Low Hunter Circuit Champi-

onship, but also the Pre-Green Hunter Re-

serve Circuit Championship making Solem

one of the stars of both the hunter and

jumper rings during the 2010 HITS Ocala

Winter Circuit.

“High Consul is a lovely young horse, and

he came along really well this year,” Solem

said. “I think he has a really bright future and

I enjoy riding him. He is definitely on his

way!”

Also highlighting the festivities was

Hunt Tosh, who won three different Circuit

Championships on three different horses!

TradeWinds, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Dou-

glas Wheeler, won the

Friar Tuck Perpetual

Trophy given to the

Circuit Champion in

the Green Confirma-

tion Hunter. Tosh was

also Circuit Cham-

pion in the First-Year

Green Hunters on an-

other horse owned by

the Wheelers, Good

Humor. The RegularWorking Hunter Circuit

Championship was the grand-finale ofTosh’s

wins, when he was named Circuit Champion

and Reserve Circuit Champion aboard Mr.

and Mrs. Douglas Wheeler’s Lone Star and

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Oare’s Rosalynn, re-

spectively.

Another shining star during the parade

was Chase Boggio. The up-and-coming rider

had an outstanding season placing in every

Hunter Derby he entered and was awarded

The Ocala Style of Riding Award. Boggio

was selected out of hundreds of riders as the

person most deserv-

ing of the award by

the jumper judges at

the Ocala Winter

Circuit, the horse-

show personnel in

positions of knowl-

edge, including the

show management,

back gate person-

nel, stewards, an-

nouncers and others over the course of the

entire circuit.

This special award was given to Boggio

for showing the best American style of rid-

ing and possessing the respectful, digni-

fied, courteous and workmanlike manner

of a true sportsman on the 2010 Ocala

Winter Circuit.

A TIME FOR FUNThis year’s HITS Ocala Winter Circuit was

filled with good fun both inside and out of the

gates of HITS Post Time Farm. Golden Ocala

Golf andEquestrianClubprovidedplentyof ex-

citementawayfromtheshowgroundswhen they

held theHITSOcalaGolfTournament, andwere

alsogracioushostsofTheGoldenOcalaArtRe-

ception. Other off-site entertainment included a

sponsor reception at Arthur’s Restaurant, Wel-

come Parties at The Sanctuary Sports Therapy

andRehabilitationCenter, andThePfizerHigh-

Performance Rider Reception at Ipanema.

The show grounds also provided a perfect

venueforexhibitorslookingforwaystohavesome

fun. Headlined by the popular Purina Mills Kids

Day, someof the other events includedTheHITS

Ocala Star Search, Team Barber Exhibitor Party,

World of the Horse with a special on-site radio

broadcast byWTRS, and theHITS5KRun.�


Kendall Meijer and Casanova (above), winningthe $5,000 Adult Hunter Classic. Meg OʼMaraand War Eagle (below), winners of the RonnieMutch Equitation Championship.

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By AVERY SAMS

The inaugural Tom Powers Triple Challenge Futurity in Ocala

was held at the Ocala Equestrian Complex Feb. 19-21, 2010,

offering $40,000 added money for western pleasure and

hunter under saddle horses.

“There seemed to be room for a spring futurity event in Ocala

that showcased theAQHA hunter under saddle and western pleasure

horses,” saidTom Powers, the futurity’s

namesake. “We are now the largest

added-money pleasure horse event in

the state and we hope to be able to en-

courage people because of that, and be-

cause of our management posture and

our personality.”

TheTom Powers Fu-

turity began at Powers’

farm in Michigan in

1980, making it the old-

est continuously operat-

ing pleasure futurity in

the world.The original fu-

turity included only two

classes made up of 25 en-

tries and paid out $3,500.

“We’ve been around fu-

turities for 35 years, so we

know it can start out rather

conservative, which it did,”

Powers said.

Although the Ocala futurity was advertised as

$40,000 added money, not all futurity classes were

held. When the dust settled, exhibitors took home

around $30,000. Futurity entries in some classes

were strong, while entries in the actual Quarter

Horse show varied.

“I hope the Quarter Horse people will continue

to show their Quarter Horses at the show to sup-

port the Quarter Horse side of it as well,” Powers

said. “I know there were a lot of horses here that

could have been shown at the Quarter Horse show

and were not because they were

saving them for the futurity

classes. I hope they’ll stop

that.”

Powers plans to manage the

Ocala futurity and show again

in 2011.

“We will definitely be back

next year, same time, same place

and hopefully much larger,” he

said. “Overall it went very well.

It needs to grow for us to survive

here but we expect that it will

next year. Everybody was very

surprised about how nice the

Ocala Equestrian Center was and I did

not have one negative comment on the

show or the facility.”

This year a little more than 200

stalls were sold, and Powers hopes

they will sell 400 next year, saying

he wouldn’t be happy with less

than 300. One way

in which he hopes

to accomplish this

is by adding an-

other $10,000 onto

the $40,000 added

moneyalready.They

also intend to add

additional classes in 2011.

“We will definitely add some color breed classes

next year,” he said. “They are always welcome in the

open classes but sometimes I think they feel a little

more comfortable in their own color breed classes.

We will add those next year for sure.” �

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Afewweeks ago, while filling out a health in-

formation form in the local hospital emer-

gency room, I was reminded of the

importance of having an up-to-date relationship with

a “primary health care provider,” (family doctor).

The reason for my Sunday night visit to the emer-

gency room was acute abdominal pain that had

started as mild abdominal discomfort on Friday. Not

being one who gets sick often or needs regular med-

ication, I did not think I needed a primary health care

provider. My kids have been on the books at a local

pediatric clinic since they’ve been born and my wife

uses a family practitioner for regular check-ups. I

thought I would go to the doctor when I didn’t feel

well. I did not realize doctors wanted you to build a

relationship with them before you needed them for

some type of emergency service.

After I was released from the hospital, I got to think-

ing about how similar my situation was to many horse

owners. It is not uncommon for some horse owners to

only call a veterinarian for emergency services. For the

best treatment, it is important for the health care

provider to be familiar with

the history of the patient. In

my case, I had to bring the

hospital staff up to speed on

my entire medical history. It

seems adhesions and scar tis-

sue from major abdominal

surgery thirty years ago were

the primary reason for my emergency room visit.

Looking forward, here’s what I advise for horse own-

ers: Use a veterinarian for regular health care, so that

he/she will have a better understanding of the overall

condition of your horse. Keep your veterinarian in-

volved in your horses’ regular health care. Consult with

your veterinarian when planning a vaccination and de-

worming plan.You may want or even need to purchase

vaccines and medicine from your veterinarian. Inform

your horses’primary health care provider of the type of

insurance you have, and talk about the individual health

needs of each horse. Some horses may require more

than an annual check-up.

FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTINGA VETERINARIAN

• Where does your horse live? Home, boarding facility,

race track, training center?

•What type of horse(s) do you have?Thoroughbreds,Quar-

terHorses, Draft,Miniatures, Stallions,Geldings,Mares?

•What do you use your horses for? Breeding, racing, per-

formance, show, jumping, endurance riding, etc.

• Does your horse have any special needs?

• Do you have a choice? I live in the Horse Capital of the

World!We have several choices.

• LocationYou may want to choose a vet whose practice

is near your horse.

• Check with people who have a similar size operation as

well as similar needs.

• Does the veterinarian have: “Horse sense,” good judg-

ment and intelligence?

•Does the veterinarian like people and feel comfortable talk-

ing and dealing with horse owners and managers?

• Is the veterinarian unafraid of and able toworkwith horses?

• Doctor’s background/experience: The veterinarian’s office

staff should be able to answer most questions concerning

the vet’s qualifications and education as well as years in

practice. They may also be able to address specific ques-

tions youmay have and provide references.

• Office hours/ Availability: What are the regular office

hours? Does a live person answer the phone or is it an

automated system? Does the vet return calls promptly?

What is the protocol for after-hour care?Are there spe-

cial emergency numbers?

• Is the vet in private practice or part of a group? If a group

practice, who will be taking care of your horses? Who

covers your horses when the primary vet is unavailable?

• Payment: It is very important to inquire aboutmethods of

payment before scheduling an appointment. Find out if

the vet will bill you or if they want payment when serv-

ices are rendered. Ask about methods of payment, per-

sonal checks, credit cards, and installments.

An emergency call to a randomly selected equine

veterinarian or clinic is not the best way to provide

health care for your horse. Oh, and I’ve learnedmy own

lesson – I have an upcoming appointment with a pri-

mary health care provider of my own. �

PRACTICALLY SPEAKING

Marion Countylivestock agent

Mark Shuffitt

An emergency call to a

randomly selected equine

veterinarian or clinic is not

the best way to provide

health care for your horse.

PrimaryHealthCare Providers

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The most comprehensive national di-

rectory of breed and sport organizations,

equine publications, state resources and rac-

ing and gaming organizations is now avail-

able for purchase.

The American Horse Council’s 2010

Horse Industry Directory is a yearly effort

to bring to you a definitive source that puts

the equine industry at your fingertips.

This year’s Horse Industry Directory

has a staggering 1,200 listings, including

equine publications, state sources of infor-

mation, breed registries and associations,

show and sport organizations, racing and

gaming organizations, and more.

The 2010Horse Industry Directory cost

$25 and is a member benefit at certain lev-

els of membership with the American

Horse Council (AHC) and may be viewed

on theAHC’s member’s only page.

Join the AHC or order the 2010 Horse

Industry Directory by visiting the AHC

web site at www.horsecouncil.org or by

phone at (202) 296-4031.

This is the 17th year that Hiscox Insur-

ance has shown its commitment to the horse

industry by being the principal sponsor of the

Horse IndustryDirectory.Hiscox has served

to protect the investments of the horse in-

dustry by providing mortality and related

coverages for five decades.They enjoy anA

rating from theA.M. Best Company and are

an admitted insurance carrier in all 50 states.

HORSE COUNCIL NEWSAmerican Horse Council’s 2010 Horse Industry Directory

The United State Department ofAgri-

culture (USDA) has announced a voluntary

program to test up to 3,000 breeding stal-

lions for Taylorella equigenitalis, the bacte-

ria that causes Contagious Equine Metritis

(CEM). The program will be implemented

immediately by theAnimal and PlantHealth

Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS is im-

plementing this program in an effort to doc-

ument that the presence of CEM is very low,

if it is present at all, and to reduce or remove

current testing requirements for horses and

semen exported from the United States.

This voluntary program is in response to

the on-going CEM incident involving ap-

proximately 991 horses found in 48 states.

Hawaii and Rhode Island are the only states

in which an exposed or positive horse has

not been found.

Owners will be able to provide their stal-

lions for testing on a voluntary basis.APHIS

will pay for the diagnostic testing, but not

for sample collection costs or test mares. If

a stallion is found positive, the horse will be

quarantined, and APHIS will pay all costs

and procedures related to tracing, testing,

and treatment (including practitioner fees)

for horses exposed to a positive stallion.

Stallion owners or accredited equine

practitioners interested in participating in this

program should contact a VS area office or

their state animal health official’s office.

What is CEM?

Contagious Equine Metritis is a trans-

missible, exotic venereal disease in horses

caused by a bacteria Taylorella equigeni-

talis. A CEM infection usually results in

infertility in mares and, on rare occasions,

can cause mares to spontaneously abort.

Infected stallions exhibit no clinical signs.

Stallions and mares can become chronic

carriers of CEM and be sources of infec-

tion for future outbreaks. The transmis-

sion rate is high and naturally occurs by

mating, but contaminated instruments and

equipment may be an indirect source of

infecting horses. The bacteria can also be

spread via semen collected for artificial

insemination. CEM can be treated with

disinfectants and antibiotics.

To read the complete announcement:

USDATesting of Additional Stallions to

Detect CEM, visit:

www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_he

alth/content/printable_version/sa_cemtst.pdf

USDA AnnouncesVoluntary CEM Testing

AHC Releases Report on Equestrian AccessThe American Horse Council recently released its 2009 Report on Equestrian Ac-

cess on Federal Land. The 2009 report is intended to provide a brief overview of theresponses the AHC received from equestrians to its ongoing access survey in 2009.Thereport can be viewed and downloaded on the AHC’s website at: www.horsecouncil.org.

In July 2009, the American Horse Council launched an effort to collect information regardingequestrian access issues on federal lands. This effort was prompted by a growing concern amongrecreational riders around the country that they were seeing a reduction in the number of trails andtrail heads open to equestrians on federal land.

The centerpiece of this effort has been an AHC online form riders can use to report their personalexperiences regarding trails on federal lands that have been closed to them or other access issues.Thisonline form is located at https://www.horsecouncil.org/survey.php.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans use horses and pack stock to enjoy America’s great out-doors each year. However, it is an experience that cannot be enjoyed without access to public land,trail systems, and trailheads.

“The AHC will use this report to illustrate some of the challenges facing recreational riders,” said AHCPresident Jay Hickey.“Our federal land mangers work hard to provide recreational opportunities and weneed to make sure they have adequate resource and equestrians need to work with them at all levels.However, sometimes there are issues and conflicts that need to documented and brought to there at-tention. This report is just one part of our efforts to ensure equestrian continue to have recreational op-portunities on federal land.”

The AHC asks all recreational riders to visit the AHC website and continue to report anyaccess issues they have had.

Now Available in Print and Online

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Members of AQHA gathered in

Kissimmee, Fla., for the annual AQHA

ConventionMarch 5-8, where onMarch 8,

the AQHA Board of Directors elected the

first international president for the associa-

tion, Johannes Orgeldinger of Grosswall-

stadt, Germany.

Johannes has been involved withAmer-

icanQuarter Horses formore than a quarter

of a century and has volunteered his time

and talents to the AQHA Executive

Committee for the past four years.

He was first elected to the AQHA

Executive Committee in 2006.

He divides his time between Germany

and a ranch in the United States. As the in-

ternational registry of theAmericanQuarter

Horse,AQHA is a worldwide organization,

andGermany is the ninth-largestAQHAaf-

filiate with 6,675AQHAmembers— only

seven other states and the Canadian

province of Alberta have more members.

Kansas ranked 10th with 6,567members in

2009. After the United States and Canada,

Germany ranks third on the list of countries

byAmerican Quarter Horse population.

The American Quarter Horse was de-

veloped in the United States, but its versa-

tility has made American Quarter Horses

popular worldwide. Johannes is a testament

to this reach, having bred American Quar-

ter Horses for more than 25 years.AQHA’s

total international population of American

Quarter Horses was 136,198 in 2009.

Johannes has been very involved with

AQHA, serving on the affiliate council as

well as the stud book and registration and

nomination and credentials committees. He

also served as the discipline man-

ager of reining for the 2006World

Equestrian Games.

With his wife,Astrid, Johannes

owns and operates a gravel and stone com-

pany and JOMM Ranches in Grosswall-

stadt, as well asMain River Quarter Horses

in Gainesville, Texas.

Peter J. Cofrancesco III of Sparta, N.J.,

was named first vice president. Peter is

chairman of the Grinnell Group of Com-

panies, which includes several entities

such as solid waste and recycling, real es-

tate and concrete products manufacturing.

He was American Quarter Horse Youth

Association president in 1991 and is the

first youth president to serve on the Exec-

utive Committee.

GeneGraves of Grand Island, Neb., was

elected second vice president. Gene is an

auctioneer with Diamond G Auction Co.

and is a Realtor for Century 21.

Two new members — Johne Dobbs of

Champaign, Ill., and Johnny Trotter of

Hereford, Texas — were also named to the

Executive Committee. Johne, a director

from Illinois, owns Johne Dobbs Equine

Insurance. Johnny, a director fromTexas, is

president and chief executive officer of

Livestock Investors Ltd.

These individuals all volunteer their five

years of time to serve on theAQHA Exec-

utive Committee.

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Greenwish Park to be Venue of2012 Olympic Equestrian Events

On March 23, the Greenwich Council’s

Planning Committee voted in favor of the

planning application submitted by the Lon-

donOrganizing Commit-

tee for the Olympic

Games (LOCOG) for the

temporary use of land at Greenwich Park, the

National Maritime Museum, the Old Royal

Naval College and Blackheath Circus Field

for the London 2012 Equestrian andModern

Pentathlon events.

“The FEI is thrilled by the decision of the

Greenwich Council’s Planning Committee in

regard to the planning application for Green-

wich Park,” FEI President HRH Princess

Haya said. “Greenwich Park is a spectacular

venue which places equestrian sport right at

the heart of the 2012 Olympic Games. With

just over two years left until the Games open

we are looking forward to working with

LOCOG to showcase the sport to the world

from this spectacular location in London,”

FEI Secretary General Alex McLin said.

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At the USEF Annual Meeting held Jan.

13-17, 2010, an important rule changewas ap-

proved affecting the use of non-steroidal anti-

inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in competition

horses. Over the years, ongoing veterinary re-

search has revealed that not only is there little

or no benefit to administering more than one

NSAID to a horse formostmedical concerns,

it can actually cause potentially harmful, even

severe side effects.

Motivated by its commitment to the wel-

fare of the horse, the USEF Board of Direc-

tors voted to amend its Therapeutic Drug

Rule and restrict use to a single NSAID be-

ginning December 1, 2011. Both the

AmericanAssociation of Equine Prac-

titioners (AAEP) and the American

Veterinary Medical Association

(AVMA) support the rule change, andUSEF

joins other organizations including the

American Quarter Horse Association

(AQHA) and Equine Canada in making this

important rule change.

While the presence of two of the seven ap-

proved andquantitatively restrictedNSAIDs in

a horse will still be allowed prior to December

2011 (with the exceptionof the forbiddencom-

bination of phenylbutazone “Bute,” and flu-

nixinmeglumine [Banamine®]), it is important

to note that new restrictions are in place con-

cerning their use. Beginning April, 1, 2010,

anyone administering two NSAIDs to a horse

within five days prior to participating at a

USEF-licensed competitionwill be required to

complete and file a NSAID Disclosure Form

with theUSEFSteward/Technical Delegate or

their Designated Competition Office Repre-

sentative. This form will allow the USEF

Equine Drugs and Medications Program to

collect valuable data regarding the use of

NSAIDs in competition horses.

USEF has developed an education plan to

guide management, owners, trainers, and ex-

hibitors through the implementationof this rule

change. The Federation has published an in-

formational pamphlet and created the NSAID

Disclosure Form. Both the pamphlet and the

formswill be shipped to allCompetitionMan-

agers for distribution from their competition

offices. Additionally, both the form and the

pamphlet are immediately available online at:

http://www.usef.org/documents/drugsMeds/N

SAIDDisclosureForm.pdf and

http://issuu.com/equestrian/docs/nsaidandy-

ourhorseweb?mode=embed&layout=http://

www.usef.org/issuu/nsaids/layout.xml&show

FlipBtn=true

It is the responsibility of the competitor

and their veterinarian to make certain the

use of two NSAIDs within five days of

competing is reported on the NSAID

Disclosure Form and is properly filed

with the USEF Steward/Technical

Delegate or their Designated Compe-

tition Office Representative. It is important

to note that a standard USEF Medication

Report Form may not be used in this par-

ticular instance.

It is the responsibility of USEF Stew-

ards/Technical Delegates to collect the

NSAIDDisclosure Form and submit it to the

Federation Office in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Steward orTechnical Delegate may des-

ignate a person in the competition office to

act as their representative and accept the

NSAID Disclosure Form. The Designated

Competition Office Representative must be

a Federation Senior Member and an office

staff person mutually agreed upon by the

Competition Management and Competition

Steward/Technical Delegate.TheDesignated

Competition Office Representative will be

responsible for collecting, dating, signing,

and issuing receipt for all the NSAID Dis-

closure Forms submitted, but it is the Stew-

ard’s/Technical Delegate’s sole responsibility

to inspect and return all the NSAID Disclo-

sure Forms to the Federation Office in Lex-

ington, Kentucky.

EffectiveApril 1, 2010, and until Dec. 1,

2011, if the use of twoNSAIDs is detected in

sample(s) collected, and a NSAID Disclo-

sure Form has not been filed appropriately,

the competitor will receive a letter of find-

ing from the USEF Regulations Depart-

ment. For the first offense a warning letter

will be issued. The second violation may re-

sult in sanctions against the competitor.

For additional information and veterinary litera-

ture regarding NSAID use and the change to the

USEF rule concerning their use, visit:

http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/Drugs/NSAID.aspx

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)Ad Hoc Committee on Selection has approved nam-ing the horse/rider combinations of LaurenHough/Quick Study and Laura Kraut/Cedric to theShow Jumping Long List for the 2010 Alltech FEIWorld Equestrian Games to be held inLexington,Ky.,Sept.25-Oct.10,2010.As per the USEF Selection Proce-

dure for the Show JumpingTeam, theSelectors have the discretion to rec-ommend up to six of the 15horse/rider combinations to the LongList regardless of their participation orplacing in the Selection Trials.The re-maining nine combinations will bechosen according to their ranking atthe conclusion of the USEF SelectionTrials for the USShowJumpingTeam.

Hough and Quick Study (owned by Laura andMeredith Mateo) and Kraut and Cedric (owned byHappy Hill Farm) both jumped two immaculate clearrounds in the first two legs of the USEF SelectionTri-als for the US Show Jumping Team currently under-

way at the Palm Beach InternationalEquestrian Center in Wellington. Thiscombination joins Sapphire/McLainWard who have also been named tothe Long List last week.The 15 horse/rider combinations

on the Long List will travel to Europeand compete at CSIOs La Baule,Rome, St. Gallen, Rotterdam,Aachen, Falsterbo, Hickstead andDublin before final Selection for the2010 Alltech FEI World EquestrianGames.

Floridians Named to the USEF Show Jumping Long List

Laura Kraut and Cedric

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A total of 11,171peoplewhoown, lease, or

manage horses completed theAmericanHorse

Publications’Horse Industry Survey designed

to gauge participation trends in the U.S. horse

industry. This was the largest survey of hands-

onownersandmanagersofhorses in theUnited

States ever conducted, and itwasmadepossible

by the sponsorshipof Intervet/ScheringPlough

Animal Health and PfizerAnimal Health.

In addition, the survey sought to gather

information regarding themost important

issues facing the equine industry and gar-

ner feedback from the participants about

solutions to those problems.

The electronic survey showed a broad

geographic distribution and involvement in

the equine industry. This isn’t surprising as

members of theAmericanHorse Publications

who have magazines, newsletters,Web sites,

Twitter and Facebook social media out-

reaches, and professional organizations pro-

moted the survey fromOct. 15, 2009, through

Jan. 31, 2010. This is the first time the mem-

bers ofAHP have cooperated to bring such a

broad representation to a single survey.

There were five main sections of the sur-

vey: demographics, horse ownership, horse-

keeping costs, issues facing the equine

industry, and horse health care.

The top demographics of the survey par-

ticipants showed that 92 percent are horse

owners who own an average of five horses

apiece. Managers took care of an average of

10.4 horses. Less than one-half of one per-

cent of respondents leased horses.

A key part of this survey was to gauge the

past, present, and future involvement of the re-

spondents in the horse industry. For example,

respondents who own horses said they own

approximately the same number of horses

today as they did in 2007, and they anticipate

owning the same number of horses in 2011.

The groups participating in the survey

were highest for those between the ages of

35-44 (30.8 percent) and second-highest for

participants between the ages of 45-54 (25.4

percent). A total of 88.8 percent of the re-

spondents were female.

Dr. C. Jill Stowe provided consultation

and data analysis services for data collection

and analysis to the AHP. Dr. Stowe is an as-

sistant professor of Agricultural Economics

at the University of Kentucky.

“This survey shows somegoodnews:Even

duringcurrent timeswitha strugglingeconomy,

a majority of respondents expect to be able to

continue participating in the equine industry at

the same level that theyarenow; someevenex-

pect to increase their levels of participa-

tion over the next few years,” said Dr.

Stowe. “Moreover, many horse handlers

willmakesacrifices inother areasof their

lives to continue their involvement in the

equine industry.But even though thema-

jority of respondents will be able to continue

their equine-related activities, this does not di-

minish thepotential hardship facedby those in-

dividuals, organizations, and regions which

expect to experiencedecreases inparticipation.

Respondents are also clear that the welfare of

the horse is of the utmost importance as indi-

viduals and policy makers make decisions re-

garding the future of the equine industry.”

The survey was limited to men and

women, 18 years of age and older, who cur-

rently own, manage, or lease at least one

horse and live in theUnited States.This study

was anonymous, meaning no one, not even

members of the research team, are able to as-

sociate survey information with responses.

“We are thrilled with the response of our

members and the industry in participating in

this survey,” said Kimberly S. Brown, cur-

rent AHP president. It was Brown who pro-

posed the survey, which was backed

unanimously by theAHP board.

“This was an important project for the

American Horse Publications, and showed

that through cooperation we can accomplish

quite a bit in our industry,” she continued.

“We have been through a rough period in our

economy, and there aremany stories out there

of unwanted horses and the decline of the

horse industry. But I think the real story is the

wanted horses and their owners who are still

strong despite the economic downturn.

“I especiallywant to thank Intervet/Scher-

ing-PloughAnimalHealth and PfizerAnimal

Health for sponsoring this survey,” said

Brown. “Both of these companies—and the

people behind the companies—are support-

ers of the horse industry because of their love

of the horse, not just because it’s their busi-

ness.And Iwant to thankDr. Stowe for being

willing to contribute her time and expertise to

ensure we have a legitimate survey with ac-

curate statistical analysis.”

BuddyMacKay to be Keynote Speaker at Evinston Paint Out GALA

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Buddy MacKay, former Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida, will be the Keynote Speaker and Guestof Honor at the Evinston Paint Out GALA Saturday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the UF President’s House. The GALAis the culmination of the week-long Evinston Paint Out where 30 of the best national landscape painters will be

painting in Evinston for an entire week.The artists paint outside “en plein air,” meaning “in the open air.” Most Plein Air

painters are nature lovers, using the great outdoors as their primary studio, tryingto capture our rapidly vanishing landscape to preserve it for future generations.This style of painting allows the public to interact with the artists while they paintand offers a great opportunity to purchase an original work of art from a well-knownartist at a reasonable price.

The artists will be painting daily, Sat., April 17-Sat., April 24.Most will begin at first light and continue paint-ing until sunset. The finished artwork will be available to view and purchase in the Wetroom/Art Gallery at theWood & Swink Country Store & Post Office, open Saturday thru Thursday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and 10 a.m.-4p.m. on Sat., April 24. Each year the artists produce around 300 paintings during the week, all of which are forsale as soon as they are hung. TheWood & Swink is located at 18320 Southeast County Road 225 in Evinston.

A portion of the proceeds from art sales will be donated to the preservation and restoration of Florida’s oldestworking country store post office, the Wood & Swink Old Store & Post Office. The Conservation Trust for Florida,Inc., a non-profit land trust, is working with theWood family to preserve this cherished community building.

Tickets for the GALA event are $35 each and include hors d’ouvres, refreshments, and beer and wine.

For more information about the Evinston Paint Out, go to www.evinstonpaintout.org.To purchase a ticket for the GALA, contactVicki Leslie Duncan, CTF Development Director [email protected] or (352) 339-6171.

AHP Equine Industry Survey Results Positive



Youknow that feeling when you are cantering along

and the horse is very relaxed and rhythmic? When

the cool air passes through your helmet and the

reins make contact, but horse and rider seem so together?

That’s where we are at the Florida Horse Park.

Our Phase One construction of the new lavatory and con-

cession facility is underway. The permitting stage for our

well and water improvement was approved by Marion

County administration. The new well will be well under-

way by the time you read this article! I know we still have a

lot of work to do but this calls for a happy dance right

through the arena at the Park!The permitting of any project

takes themost time and energy. We truly appreciate the fine

work ofTedGraham andTanya Easton of Specialized Serv-

ices and the rest of the project management team – Lee Cly-

mer of Farner Barley Engineering and Larry Krietemyer of

KP StudioArchitect. The requirements for the construction

bids have been forwarded to several local contractors and

the work should be underway shortly with an estimated

completion in July.

The Archaeological and Historical Survey of our lovely

500 acres has been completed and approved. Thank you for

the fine work of our volunteers and our attorney on this mat-

ter, Arlene C. Udick.

Our events have been overwhelming. Spring dressage

was windy fun for all. The Sunshine State International

Combined Driving Event was an incredible success with

drivers representing three countries and states from across

the country. The weather again presented some obstacle

early in the week. The Sunshine State CDE is such a lovely

spectacle. Awards were again presented by Commissioner

Barbara Fitos. Barbara commented on the skill and mas-

tery of the driving. “Barbara, watch for the horse that does

not like ribbons. Give it to the assistant!”

Again, it is a pleasure to work with the Florida Horse

Park. I encourage you to come by, take a look at our new

signage directing you to the latest construction. Youwill see

the cranes and equipment on the east side. The new tunnels

under 475 and 475A are under construction to give our trail

riders, hikers and bikers a safe passage from east to west,

right under the roadway. We have a lot of construction going

on. Keep cantering along with us, the trails are great –Visit

Cactus Jack’s trail riding, watch Polo every Saturday at 4

p.m., enjoy our events, put Day at the ParkApril 17 on your

calendar and visit our website www.flhorsepark.com.�

Happy trails,

Connie DuffWise, Chairman

Florida Horse Park

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Kim and Dennis Mitchell hosted 350 guests at their Kimberden South in OcalaFriday night, March 19, in the inaugural “Sand, Stars and Guitars.” The event, withtitle sponsor The Sanctuary - Equine Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, was abenefit for Sister Care Charities and featured the famous Kimberden shrimp boil,music by Jimmy Buffet’s opening band, the Landsharks, and festivities for all.

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4) Dylan Thomas and Lisa Engel 5) Dennis Krueglerand Mona Kylins 6) Steve and Tammy Schrader

7) Morgan Silver and Suzy DeChamplain8) Laurie Russell, Kim Mitchell and Susan Chase9) The Landshark Band jams in the Kimberden arena10) Don and Brenda McDuffee, Tim Admonius11) Kelly Moore, Lisa Engel, Jason Lister, Dylan Thomas12) Brenda and Don McDuffee, Cherie Kirkbride,

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Situated on 100 grassy acres in northeastMarionCounty,the Florida Thoroughbred Retirement Farm is home to more than 50Florida-bred ex-racehorses. All of the horses arrive at the farm after theircareers on the racetrack are over. Sure, their racing days are behind them,but after rest and retraining, many of the horses at the Florida TRF areready for adoption. Many go on to enjoy second careers in dressage, trailriding, jumping, pleasure riding and other uses. Even those horsesthat are not rideable may find adoptive homes as companion an-imals. As more horses are adopted into new homes, more spacesare available for horses to join the Florida TRF program.

The farm is operated in conjunction with the Florida Departmentof Corrections and Marion Correctional Institution and all thehorses are cared for by female inmates from the LowellCorrectional Institute.Thewomen, all non-violent offenders, spendtheir days learning barn management skills including grooming,feeding, doctoring, and physical therapy and they help teach thehorses new disciplines. It’s a symbiotic relationshipwhereby the horses learnthe skills they need to go on to new careers and the inmates learn about team-work and trust. At the conclusion of the year-long program,having successfully passed 22written tests covering all aspects of horse care,inmates graduate with a vocational certificate in equine care technology.Upon their release, some of the graduates have gone on to work in theindustry as grooms and stable managers.

Two famous Florida-bred champions permanently reside at the farm:Carterista, the 1993 Florida ChampionTurf Horse andwinner of eight stakesraces, and Shake You Down, the 2003 Florida Champion Sprinter andwinner of nearly $1.5 million.

The Florida TRF currently has a waiting list for incomingThoroughbreds. In order to join the list, the horse should be aFlorida-bred Thoroughbred, coming straight from the track. The

horse should be retired due to age or physical condition. ContactFlorida Thoroughbred Charities for more information at 352-629-2160.A donation is requested along with each horse accepted into the program.

Founded in 2001, the farm is supported though the concentrated effortsof Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association, FloridaThoroughbred Charities, Ocala Breeders’Sales Company, Gulfstream Park,Calder RaceCourse,TampaBayDowns, the FloridaHorsemen’s Benevolentand Protective Association, the national Thoroughbred RetirementFoundation, as well as by many individuals who contribute through dona-tions and fundraising efforts.

For more information on adopting a retired Florida-bred racehorse, pleasecontact the FTBOA offices at 352-629-2160.

Since 1990 Florida Thoroughbred Charities, the non-profit, charitablearm of the FTBOA has raised more than $3.5 million for a variety ofcommunity and Thoroughbred industry causes. Much of the fundraisingefforts are made possible due to thesupport FTBOA and FTC receivefrom corporate sponsorship.

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By DENISE STEFFANUS

Enlisting the body’s help to heal itself is the next

great frontier in medicine, and work done in

equine medicine, with the horse as a model,

promises to further both human andveterinarymedicine.

On March 4, a group of dedicated scientists met in

SantaYnezValley, California, to form theNorthAmer-

ican Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Association.

One day later, they held the Association’s inaugural

conference, a collaboration of the University of Cali-

fornia-Davis, Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center

in Los Olivos, California, and Rood & Riddle Equine

Hospital in Lexington.

Twenty-five experts in the field of regenerative

medicine—human and veterinary—addressed more

than 300 veterinarians, researchers, physicians, and

other individuals interested in furthering the use of re-

generative techniques.

The groundbreaking conference was moderated by

Gregory Ferraro,D.V.M., director of theUC-DavisCen-

ter for EquineHealth,which established its Regenerative

Medicine Laboratory on May 18, 2009. Doug Herthel,

D.V.M., founder of Alamo Pintado and a pioneer in

equine regenerative therapy, hosted the two-day event.

Bill Casner, co-owner ofWinStar Farm in Lexing-

ton, Ky., gave the keynote address, “A Horseowner’s

Views and Experiences with StemCellTechnology for

the Racehorse.”

ANSWERS AND MORE QUESTIONS

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), although still an

enigma, may be the key to better healing of acute in-

juries and tissue damage.Already successfully used to

treat certain types of tendon and ligament injuries,

MSCs show the ability to retard the degradation of car-

tilage and hasten fracture repair, but much more re-

search needs to be done in these two areas.

What practitioners do know is that injecting the site

Stem cells, bone marrow, platelet-rich plasma,and IRAP help the body heal itself.

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of an injury with MSCs significantly reduces

pain within 24-48 hours, even when imaging

modalities show no physical change. What

they don’t know is why or how. MSCs also

dramatically reduce inflammation. This com-

bination of effects enables the horse to be

more comfortable while it is healing.

Work with laminitic horses indicates that

MSCs address the threemajor components of

this disease by improving circulation, de-

creasing inflammation, and alleviating pain.

For laminitis and other conditions helped by

stem-cell therapy, success is more likely to

occur in acute cases treated early than in

chronic cases.

A big plus for regenerative therapy is its

absence of adverse reactions. Because inmost

cases, the biological products used are derived

from the patient’s own body, rejection does

not occur. Even biological products from

donors seldom cause adverse reactions.

Bottom line, scientists are merely har-

nessing the body’s healing mechanisms to do

the job they were designed to do.

Arnold Caplan, Ph.D., director of the

Skeletal Research Center at CaseWestern Re-

serve University, is one of the foremost biol-

ogists exploringMSCs in human research. In

his presentation, Caplan calledMSCs an “in-

jury-specific drug store,” because he believes

these messengers signal the body’s protective

cells to rush to the site of injured or diseased

tissue to prevent cell death and formation of

scar tissue, while they promote the growth of

new blood vessels and regenerate tissue.

One ofCaplan’s interesting discoveries is an

indication thatMSCsderived fromfat cells need

a different protein stimulus to drive them to

evolve into cartilage cells (chondrocytes) than

doMSCsderived frombonemarrow.SoMSCs

of different origins may have a specificity of

purpose, dependingupon their environment.He

also found that the quantity of stem cells in a

body declines significantly with age.

Because researchers have only scratched

the surface of this field of science, discov-

ering minute details about MSCs and how

they function promises to improve future

stem-cell therapy.

Besides minute details, big questions re-

main: When is the best time after trauma to

begin stem-cell therapy? How often should

it be delivered? How many stem cells are

needed per treatment? What type of envi-

ronment is best to facilitate the stem cells’

work? Why do some individual patients re-

spond better than others?

The astonishing fact is that without know-

ing the answers to these basic questions, cli-

nicians are still obtaining remarkable results

GETTING RESULTS

One of the challenges faced by researchers

and practitioners is to get stem cells to remain

where they put them—at the site of the dam-

aged tissue or fracture. Some stem cells de-

livered to a site will die, while others may

migrate to other parts of the anatomy, pre-

sumably where the body detects healing also

is needed.

Another challenge is the accurate delivery

of stem cells to certain areas, such as inside

the hoof, which may not be possible because

imaging necessary to guide the needle cannot

penetrate the hoof wall.

To solve both these problems, equinemed-

icine is using distal limb perfusion.A tourni-

quet is applied above the site to be treated, and

stem cells are delivered intravenously below

the tourniquet. This method commonly is

used to confine antibiotic therapy to a partic-

ular area, and it seems to be effective in lo-

calizing and concentrating stem-cell

treatment, as well.

Wesley Sutter, D.V.M., a surgeon at Ocala

Equine Hospital, has had success combining

platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with stem cells in

treating tendon and ligament injuries. During

his presentation, he said his impression is that

PRP alone is not sufficient for treating large

lesions in tendons in racing Thoroughbreds.


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Types of Regenerative TherapySeveral means of regenerative therapy are used today in equine medicine:

Mesenchymal stem cells: Called multipotential, because they have the potential to evolve into

different types of cell lines, depending on where they are needed and what stimulates them, mes-

enchymal stem cells are basic building blocks of tissue. The ability of these cells to survey and sup-

port ill or damaged cells with growth factors and cytokines may be as important as their ability to

be multipotent. When injected at the site of an injury, they may evolve into the type of cells that

comprise the damaged tissue and can begin to regenerate healthier tissue.

A misconception is that stem cells must be derived from an embryo. Most commonly, stem

cells are derived from three sources: bone marrow, adipose tissue (fat), and umbilical cord blood

and tissue. They can be autologous—obtained from the patient’s own body—or allogeneic—ob-

tained from a donor.

Autologous bone marrow: Bone marrow, which contains stem cells, fibrin, granulocytes,

monocytes, neutrophils, and growth factors, is aspirated from the patient’s sternum or the point of

its hip (tuber coxae) and immediately injected into the site of the injury. Bone marrow contains

fewer stem cells than fat tissue, but the growth factors and other nutrient cells present work together

to enhance healing. Recent technology has enabled bone-marrow aspirate to be significantly con-

centrated before it is injected into damaged tissue.

Platelet-rich plasma: Platelets in blood contain growth factors that stimulate cells in injured

tissue to begin healing and draw new cells to the injured area. Blood is drawn from the patient and

centrifuged to separate the white and red blood cells for removal and to concentrate the platelets

in the plasma to five times that of whole blood. The gel is then injected at the site of the injury. PRP

is ideal for injuries where healing has plateaued and needs a jump start.

IRAP: Interleukin-1 ReceptorAntagonist Protein utilizes about 50 milliliters of the horse’s own

blood, drawn into a syringe containing special glass beads, and incubated for 24 hours. Then the

blood is centrifuged to separate out the red blood cells. That leaves a concentrated serum rich in anti-

inflammatory proteins that attach to specific receptors in the cartilage to prevent them from host-

ing interleukin-1, an inflammatory agent that causes degradation of the cartilage.—Denise Steffanus

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He observed that PRP jump-starts the heal-

ing process by providing an anabolic effect at

30-60 days after treatment, but the control

group in his study, which did not receive PRP

therapy, began to catch

up within the third or

fourth month.

Sutter said combin-

ing PRPwith stem cells

provides a matrix on

which the stem cells

can organize regener-

ated tissue, and growth

factors encourage their

replication and evolu-

tion into the type cells

that comprise the tissue

to be repaired.

He reported a slightly higher success rate,

defined as making five or more race starts

without reinjury, in treating tendon lesions

with a combination of PRP and stem cells

than for PRP therapy alone. Sutter added that

PRPmay be better suited for treating suspen-

sory ligaments.

Chris Johnson, D.V.M., a surgeon at

Woodford Veterinary Clinic near Lexington,

has been treating sesamoid fractures with

bone marrow extracted from the horse’s own

body. Marrow is aspirated from either the

horse’s sternum or its hip and immediately

laid along the fracture line via injection. In 11

of 13 young horses treated, the sesamoid frac-

tures knitted with a bony union.

He also reported a 75-percent success rate

in treating subchondral cysts in stifles of year-

lings and two-year-olds with bone-marrow

aspirate and triamcinolone, a long-acting cor-

ticosteroid. Within 90 days, these horses be-

came sound and stayed sound, he said.

Other presenters included Colorado State

University’s David Frisbie, D.V.M., Ph.D.,

who discussed intra-articular stem-cell ther-

apy, and Laurie Goodrich, D.V.M., Ph.D.,

who presented her work in combining gene

therapy and regenerative medicine; Univer-

sity of Georgia’s John Peroni, D.V.M., who

talked about the anti-inflammatory and im-

munomodulatory effects of bone-marrow-

derived MSCs; and Cornell University’s

Alan Nixon, B.V.Sc., M.S., who spoke about

the role of stem-cell gene-induced program-

ming for musculoskeletal repair.

Although regenerativemedicine is in its in-

fancy, a huge vote of confidence in its ability

to enhance healing comes from an unlikely

source—equine under-

writers. Insurance com-

panies historically have

shied away from paying

for innovative therapies,

but the steadily growing

number of successful

outcomes has convinced

many insurers that the

therapy is an economi-

cally sound alternative.

“The economics of

treating a horse with

stem cells and keeping it in work are huge,”

Herthel said. “Insurance companies can save

loss-of-use payments, so they may pay for

stem-cell therapy.”

HORSES HELPING HUMANS

Scientists believe the horse is an ideal

model for developing new forms of treatment

for orthopedic disease and injuries. The con-

tinued success in treating arthritis and other

orthopedic injuries in the horse through re-

generative medicine is expected to attract

funding from sources that normally support

only human research.

“If you can fix a horse’s joint, you can fix

a human joint,” Herthel said of the successful

work being done in arthritic horses. “The

ability to reverse arthritis is here. We are in

the process of figuring out exactly how that

is happening with the use of stem cells.”

Response from themedical profession has

been overwhelming.

“I was overflowing with enthusiasm as I

sat there.The vet world is leading the way for

regenerative medicine,” Los Angeles physi-

cian Steven Sampson, M.D., wrote on his

blog upon his return from the conference.

“The collaboration between the medical

profession and the veterinary profession has

been inspiring, and it has allowed us to move

forward at a more rapid rate,” Herthel said.

He credited Ferraro with fostering the

spirit of cooperation between these two

groups—one that will benefit both horse and

man.�

“The economics of treat-ing a horse with stem cellsand keeping it in work arehuge. Insurance companiescan save loss-of-use pay-

ments, so they may pay forstem-cell therapy.”

—Doug Herthel, D.V.M.

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From the first glimmer of vision that material-

ized in what we have known for more than a

quarter century as the Breeders’ Cup, the cul-

mination of each racing season has been a movable

feast. It has worked brilliantly, which makes quite trou-

bling the inclination of the event’s current leadership

to designate a permanent site.

This is one of many potential changes to the Breed-

ers’ Cup due to be announced sometime this month.The

event, like mostAmerican institutions, is suffering eco-

nomic hardship that will be exacerbated by declines in

stallion and foal nominations in a time of contraction in

the breeding industry.The Breeders’Cup leadership will

designate a permanent site at great peril, however. Such

a move would be seismic, self destructive and the be-

ginning of the event’s demise.

It has appeared in the past that change has been im-

posed upon the Breeders’ Cup without rationale, for

nothing more than the sake of change. The Marathon

and turf races for juveniles, for instance, and the expan-

sion of the format to two days have contributed nothing

to the event’s character. The renaming of the Distaff to

“Ladies Classic” two years ago was met with wide-

spread derision that fell upon deaf ears.

The current leadership of the Breeders’ Cup, still in

search of its first good decision, appears to be smitten by

Santa Anita Park, which is most certainly a fine venue

but not perfect. If staging the last two runnings of the

Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita, where the synthetic sur-

face is at best quirky, is widely seen as unfair if not

ridiculous, designating the track as a long-term home to

the event is well beyond the pale particularly since there

is no legitimate argument to be made in defense of this

position beyond the visual impact of the San Gabriel

Mountains as a backdrop – on a clear day.

Below the surface, the not-for-profit Oak Tree Rac-

ingAssociation, the lessee at SantaAnita during the au-

tumn, has afforded the Breeders’ Cup more favorable

division of revenue than Churchill Downs, which is the

flagship of a large, publicly traded corporation, and other

associations that have in the past served as host. This is

a problem for the Breeders’Cup to solve in negotiations,

not reason for a change so radical.

Diversity of locale, an integral part of the original vi-

sion, has since the outset been part of the Breeders’Cup’s

character. It has been run in variousweathers in suburban

Toronto, Chicago, Dallas and on the New Jersey shore.

WhenGulfstream Parkwas a racetrack in the true sense,

it provided amore than suitable stage.All thewhile, New

York, Louisville and Southern California – Santa Anita

and Hollywood Park—formed the core of a rotation that

should not be mitigated. No comparable sporting event

independent of individual city-based franchises – the

Super Bowl, Final Four,World Cup andOlympicGames

– one of the cornerstone concepts of its founders is to ex-

pose many people in many places to racing at its best.

If anchoring the Cup at Santa Anita were defensible

in some important business sense there would at least

be a fragile argument to be made on its behalf. But

Churchill Downs has consistently provided the largest

live audiences for the event and betting handle in an age

of commingled international pools is dependent upon

the quality and size of the fields, not location.

Designation of a permanent host site would likely set

the Breeders’Cup adrift from the racetracks on which it

would turn its back, specifically Belmont Park.As it is,

the autumn schedule of important races run in NewYork

is amounts to a staging area for horses advancing toward

Breeders’ Cup races. Rescheduling those races would

create chaos and probably direct competition in a set-

ting that offers a dirt surface.

This is not as far-fetched as it might appear. A good

deal of acrimony festers beneath the relationship be-

tween the Breeders’Cup and NewYork RacingAssoci-

ation, which has been eschewed since 2005.The autumn

schedule at Belmont Park provides a Grade I alternative

to almost every race on the Breeders’Cup menu, each a

prestigious title in its own right.

The Breeders’ Cup is entirely dependent upon sup-

port of the industry at large. It does not exist in a vac-

uum. Its current leaders would do well to spend some

time considering the original blueprint and embracing

the founders’ tenants. The concept worked brilliantly

long before the current officers were seated. Most re-

cent changes to the format were ill conceived and un-

necessary, exercises in change for the sake of change,

which has never been and never will be a good—to use

the word favored by those now steering the ship —

“strategic” plan. It appears that the Breeders’Cup has a

gun in its hand and its foot in sight. �

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by Paul Moran

DiversityPart of Character of Breeders’Cup

The Breeders’Cup is

entirely dependent

upon support of the

industry at large. It

does not exist in a

vacuum. Its current

leaders would do

well to spend some

time considering the

original blueprint

and embracing the

founders’ tenants.

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