July, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Longtime California Sire Tizbud Euthanized

Harris Farms resident stallion Tizbud (Cee’s Tizzy–Cee’s Song, by Seattle Song), the California-bred sire and full-brother to Hall of Famer Tiznow, was euthanized July 20 due to an overall decline in health. Tizbud was pensioned in 2018 at Harris Farms, where he was foaled, raised and stood at stud.

Tizbud was bred by Cecilia Straub Rubens and raced for Cee’s Stable LLC under the tutelage of trainer John Sadler.

Owner Pamela C. Ziebarth stood Tizbud at Harris Farms, where he sired Grade I winner Tiz Flirtatious as well as popular millionaire Soi Phet.

“As different as they were, Tiznow and Tizbud both had that aura of, ‘I am tops, I can prove it and don’t test me,'” said David McGlothlin, retired farm manager of Harris Farms. “With my daily rounds at the farm, Tizbud was always my first stop and as always, he was eager for his carrot snacks. With his passing, this marks the end of a significant era in California breeding and racing. Tizbud will always have a special place in my heart and at the farm.”

Tizbud lived out his final few months in the same paddock where his famous brother was raised. He will be buried adjacent to his sire Cee’s Tizzy near the Harris Farms Stallion complex.

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California Stallion Tizbud, Full-Brother To Tiznow, Dies At 21

Harris Farms resident stallion Tizbud, a Grade 1 sire and full-brother to Hall of Famer Tiznow, was euthanized on July 20 due to an overall decline in health. He was 21.

Tizbud was pensioned at the farm, in 2018, where he was foaled, raised, and stood at stud.

Tizbud, was bred by Cecilia Straub Rubens and is a son of Cee's Tizzy out of Cee's Song. He was the younger stakes-winning full-brother to Tiznow. Tizbud raced for Cee's Stable LLC when he won the 2003 California Cup Classic by three lengths and placed in that year's Grade 2 San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes. He was trained by John Sadler.

Owner Pamela C. Ziebarth stood Tizbud at Harris Farms and for her, as breeder, Tizbud sired Grade 1 winner Tiz Flirtatious, Grade 3 winner Ambitious Brew, and stakes winner Kitty Boom Boom. For other breeders, he sired stakes winners Soi Phet, Italian Boy, Catch Lorraine, and Chao Chom, among others.

David McGlothlin, retired farm manager of Harris Farms, said: “As different as they were, Tiznow and Tizbud both had that aura of 'I am tops and I can prove it and don't test me.' With my daily rounds at the farm, Tizbud was always my first stop and as always, he was eager for his carrot snacks. With his passing, this marks the end of a significant era in California breeding/racing. Tizbud will always have a special place in my heart and at the farm.”

Tizbud lived out his final few months in the same paddock where his famous brother was raised. He will be buried adjacent to his sire Cee's Tizzy near the Harris Farms Stallion complex.

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Road To The Top For Kitten’s Joy Could Have Had Several Off-Ramps

Any stallion requires a series of fortunate – and downright lucky – bounces to become a major player, but the ones that led Kitten's Joy to the top of the North American sire list were the kind that could have derailed his entire stud career as we know it.

In a piece for Thoroughbred Owner Breeder, Nancy Sexton detailed some of those crucial decisions, some of which spanned back to before the stallion was born.

The first of those crossroads came during the racing career of his dam, Kitten's First, whom owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey purchased as a yearling. She raced just twice, having broken her hip in the Junior Champion Stakes at Monmouth Park as a 2-year-old. Ramsey told Sexton that the veterinarian wanted to euthanize the filly once she got back to the barn, but Tom Albertrani, then an assistant to Kitten's First's trainer Bill Mott, was able to get her to stand, and she cooperated with recovery efforts from there, eventually joining Ramsey's broodmare band.

The next turning point came prior to Kitten's Joy's retirement, when the Ramseys were being heavily courted by Japanese buyers to sell turf champion Kitten's Joy and Dubai World Cup winner Roses in May. Ken Ramsey wanted to sell just one of the two, ultimately deciding on Roses in May and altering the North American stud book for decades to come.

One more potential off-ramp came recently when Ken Ramsey became dissatisfied with the stallion's commercial reception by North American buyers and shopped him out to stand at European farms. Ramsey said a deal was made to send Kitten's Joy to stand in England, but a last-minute intervention from his family led him to keep the stallion stateside.

Kitten's Joy moved from Ramsey Farm to Hill 'n' Dale Farms in 2018, and he stood the most recent breeding season for $75,000.

Read more at Thoroughbred Owner Breeder.

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Art Collector to Runhappy Ellis Park Derby

Bruce Lunsford’s GII Toyota Blue Grass S. winner Art Collector (Bernardini) will run in the $200,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby Aug. 9, trainer Tom Drury told the Ellis Park notes team.

The Runhappy Ellis Park Derby, with its purse doubled and distance extended from a mile to 1 1/8 miles, this year carries GI Kentucky Derby qualifying points. The winner receives 50 points toward qualifying for the Sept. 5 Derby, a number that virtually assures a spot in the 20-horse field at Churchill Downs. The runner-up receives 20 points, with 10 for third and five for fourth. Art Collector, by virtue of his 100-point win in the Blue Grass, is safely in the Derby field already, which had Drury considering training the colt up to the Run for the Roses.

“Bruce kind of left the decision up to me,” Drury said. “I felt we needed to go somewhere, and that was our only option. Before I said too much, I just wanted to make sure my horse came out of the Keeneland race OK and everything was in good order. Now that we’re back on the track and seeing him train, gosh, if anything it seems like he’s better. The timing of it is going to be good leading up to the Derby. That’s the ultimate goal, and we’re going to try to take our best shot.”

Added Lunsford, “You could try to train him up to the Kentucky Derby. That’s a long eight weeks. You don’t want to start working horses quick; you might as well just have a race. We’ve got four weeks to get ready. There are a lot of things I love about Ellis anyway, and it gives me a chance to give back. They’ve always been good to me. Every time I’ve been in politics, I’ve won every time in Henderson. I know a lot of people down there. And I think [jockey] Brian [Hernandez, Jr.] and Tommy are excited about doing this.”

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