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Month: October 2020
Undefeated Yaupon Ties Stakes Record In Chick Lang Romp
L. William and Corinne Heiligbrodt's Yaupon kept his perfect record intact in impressive fashion Thursday, streaking to a stakes-record four-length triumph in the $200,000 Chick Lang (G3) at Pimlico Race Course.
The 45th running of the six-furlong Chick Lang for 3-year-olds helped launch a spectacular Preakness weekend program of 16 stakes, nine graded, worth $3.35 million in purses over three days featuring the 145th running of Saturday's $1 million Preakness (G1).
Stakes action was kicked off earlier on Thursday's card with upset victories by Hollis in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint and A Great Time in the $100,000 The Very One, both going five furlongs on the grass.
Favored at 3-5 over eight rivals, Yaupon ($3.20) improved to 4-0 with his second straight graded-stakes triumph following the Amsterdam (G2) Aug. 29 at Saratoga in his previous start. The winning time of 1:09.10 matched Lantana Mob from 2008 for the fastest in stakes history.
Both Yaupon and Lantana Mob came from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, who also won the 2018 Chick Lang with 2019 champion sprinter Mitole. It was the first Chick Lang victory for Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez.
“Put him on the lead and keep him on the lead, and he keeps running,” Velazquez said.
Velazquez did precisely that, hustling Yaupon to the front from the gate and assuming control through testing splits of 22.77 and 45.11 seconds, pressed to his outside by Arkaan while the rest of the field tried to keep pace. Yaupon was firmly in command as Arkaan dropped back once straightened for home and sprurted away as Double Crown came with a steady run to edge 17-1 long shot Relentless Dancer for third.
“You've got to ride him the first part. For the first three-sixteenths of a mile, I had to ride him just to keep his head on the business,” Velazquez said. “Even at the three-eighths pole I am reminding him, 'Hey, keep your mind on your business.' Then when he switched down the lane then he knew. It was 'OK, time to go.'”
Unraced at 2, Yaupon debuted with a nose victory June 20 at Churchill Downs then rolled by 3 ¾ lengths in a Saratoga allowance July 18, both races coming over older horses. In his first race facing straight 3-year-olds he captured the six-furlong Amsterdam, his stakes debut.
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's Double Crown won the Roar and Carry Back over the spring and summer at Gulfstream Park, and was exiting a third-place finish in the Smile Sprint (G3) Sept. 5 under regular pilot Cristian Torres, who made the trip north to ride. Double Crown was racing for the first time in Maryland since his debut triumph last September, after which he was purchased privately.
“He always gives 100 percent,” Torres said. “I had a perfect trip. He broke good. I let him settle off the speed. At the three-eighths, he started picking it up very nice and down the stretch, when I got him clear, he was rolling.”
Run as the Hirsch Jacobs Stakes from its inception in 1975 to 2009, the Chick Lang was renamed in honor of the racing industry legend widely known as 'Mr. Preakness,' who passed away in 2010 at age 83.
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Lane’s End’s Mike Cline Named KTFMC Farm Manager of the Year
The Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers’ Club (KTFMC) has announced Lane’s End Farm’s Mike Cline will be honored as the 2020 Ted Bates Farm Manager of the Year. Cline has been part of Lane’s End since 1979, when Will Farish hired him to manage the then-new farm in Woodford County near Versailles.
Cline grew up in Versailles as the son of a farm manager and attended the University of Kentucky. He worked on the racetrack with Hall of Fame trainer Mack Miller, then returned to the Versailles area to manage Big Sink Farm. Farish originally hired Cline to oversee broodmares, foals, yearlings, barn construction, and pasture management at Lane’s End, but the farm soon grew into an industry leader with both major sales and stallion divisions.
Under Cline’s tenure, Lane’s End has bred, raised, sold, or raced hundreds of top horses for both the farm itself and for clients. Lane’s End stallions have sired over 285 Grade I winners and the farm has been the leading sales consignor 26 times, with over 380 black-type winners among their alumni. The legendary A.P. Indy (Seattle Slew), one of the world’s great stallions as well as 1992 Horse of the Year and a member of the Hall of Fame, is most closely associated with the farm, as the late stallion was co-bred by Farish, sold by Lane’s End, and then returned to the farm to stand his entire stud career.
In addition to his work with Lane’s End, Cline has mentored a number of people in the horse industry, including several who went on to manage other top farms. He has also been a strong supporter of the Kentucky Equine Management Internship (KEMI) program, which provides opportunities for students to learn horsemanship skills and begin their careers in breeding and racing.
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New Equine, Jockey Welfare And Safety Legislation Signed Into Law In California
The following was provided by the California Horse Racing Board.
The California Horse Racing Board appreciates the passage and signing into law of SB 800 and AB 1974. Both bills strengthen the state of California's commitment to equine and jockey welfare and safety.
SB 800, by Senator Bill Dodd, provides greater access to veterinary records for racehorses, requires the reporting/publication of equine fatalities that occur at facilities regulated by the CHRB, and requires the publication of positive post-race test findings within five business days of their confirmation. In anticipation of this bill becoming law, the CHRB already is posting equine fatalities on its website: EQUINE FATALITIES
AB 1974, by Assembly Member Adam Gray, provides for a range of safety measures. The new law:
- Gives regulatory veterinarians authority to order diagnostic tests on horses,
- Extends the time for removing horses from the Veterinarian's List,
- Creates more veterinary oversight for horses considered to be at risk,
- Allows diagnostic imaging to be used for pre-race examinations,
- Requires racing associations to provide areas for enhanced veterinary examinations,
- Enhances a whistleblower program, and
- Provides additional funding for safety.
Some of these statutory reforms codify existing regulations, while others create new statutory authority and requirements.
The CHRB thanks Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature, particularly Assembly member Gray and Senator Dodd, for their continued support for and commitment to equine and jockey welfare and safety.
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