Month: February 2021

Canadian Horse Of The Year Sealy Hill Dies At Age 17

Sealy Hill, the 2007 Canadian Horse of the Year and successful broodmare, has been euthanized due to the infirmities of old age, BloodHorse reports.

The daughter of Point Given resided at Bonne Chance Farm in Versailles, Ky., where she spent nearly her entire broodmare career, owned either by Bonne Chance or Regis Farms. She will be buried on the farm.

Sealy Hill raced as an Ontario-born homebred for Eugene Melnyk, trained by Mark Casse, winning seven of 18 starts for earnings of $1,747,081.

She is best known for her 2007 campaign, where she secured the Sovereign Awards as Canada's Horse of the Year, champion turf female, and 3-year-old female. Her season started in the U.S., including a win in the Grade 3 Bourbonette Oaks, then she moved back to Woodbine for the summer, where she became the first – and so far, only – horse to sweep Canada's Triple Tiara: the Woodbine Oaks, Bison City Stakes, and Wonder Where Stakes. She added runner-up efforts in the G2 Canadian Stakes and G1 E.P. Taylor Stakes in the fall.

Sealy Hill raced for one more season, where she earned placings in three graded stakes, including a runner-up effort in the 2008 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita Park.

As a broodmare, Sealy Hill had nine foals, with seven starters and five winners; four of which won in graded stakes company.

The most prominent among them is Cambier Parc, by Medaglia d'Oro, whose four graded stakes victories for owner Larry Best's OXO Equine include two against Grade 1 competition.

Sealy Hill passed the mantle of Sovereign Award success on to her first foal, the Distorted Humor filly Hillaby, who was named Canada's champion female sprinter of 2014. Other notable runners out of Sealy Hill include Grade 3 winners Belle Hill (by Sky Mesa) and Gale Force (by Giant's Causeway).

Sealy Hill's final foal, the Into Mischief colt Eleven Central, was born in 2018 and is working toward his first start at Palm Meadows Training Center. He was purchased as a yearling by Best for $950,000. The mare did not catch when she was bred to Distorted Humor in 2019, and she had not been bred since then.

Read more at BloodHorse.

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Rood And Riddle Launches StallSide Podcast For Horse Owners

Whether you are a horse enthusiast, a first-time horse owner or a seasoned equestrian, you will learn something new on StallSide, the Rood & Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy audio and video podcast. Both educational and entertaining, you are able to listen or watch Rood & Riddle veterinarians discuss timely and engaging topics on equine healthcare. 

Drs. Peter Morresey and Bart Barber talk with each week's guest clinician and delve into the fascinating and diverse world of equine healthcare. StallSide's first guest is Rood & Riddle co-founder Dr. Tom Riddle. In the first episode, you'll learn about the evolution of Rood & Riddle, his journey to becoming a veterinarian and how he balanced his home and professional life.

“We want to give listeners an insight into Rood & Riddle and veterinary medicine,” said co-host Dr. Bart Barber. “Our goal is to strengthen the bond between animals, owners and veterinarians.”

Presented by Rood & Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy, StallSide will focus on common equine conditions faced by horse owners. Each episode will feature a veterinarian or veterinarians from Rood & Riddle interspersed with guests from around the country and the world who are experts in the topic area. Future episodes of StallSide will include health care topics like care of the pregnant mare, foaling, neonatal care, laminitis, colic, dentistry, geriatrics and infectious disease. 

“We cover the highs and lows of equine practice and the industry, never shying away from the difficult issues,” said Dr. Peter Morresey. “Always informative, we hope entertaining, and something of value to add to your day.”

You are invited to submit topics for future episodes at stallside@rrvp.com.

You can subscribe StallSide on YouTube, iTunes, iHeart Radio, Audible, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Catch the video version of the first episode below:

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Jenny Pfanenstiel Named Featured Milliner Of 2021 Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that Master Milliner and owner of Louisville-based Formé Millinery Jenny Pfanenstiel has been named a Featured Milliner of the 147th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. Pfanenstiel is renowned throughout the world for her dedication to craft and quality in her one-of-a-kind creations. Her hats and fascinators for women and men are available at the Formé Millinery Hat Shop in downtown Louisville, specialty boutiques around the world and at www.formemillinery.com.

Pfanenstiel is internationally recognized for her award-winning craft of creating and sculpting hats by hand using the highest quality and rare materials from across the globe. She incorporates traditional millinery techniques and is known for her unique practice of sculpting hats on a braid machine from the 1800s, making her a perfect fit for the oldest continually held sporting event in North America.

“As a milliner who respects the storied history of my own craft, it is thrilling to partner with an iconic and historic event like the Kentucky Derby,” Pfanenstiel said. “The tradition of hats at the Derby is just one of the distinctive things that make it such a sensational spectacle and it is an honor to collaborate on one-of-a-kind pieces that add to the beauty and special memories associated with America's Greatest Race.”

Pfanenstiel has created hats for some of the world's most fashionable people including Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Neil Diamond and Barbara Corcoran from the TV show “Shark Tank.” She is the Official Milliner of the Kentucky Derby Museum and a Featured Milliner of the Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Ky. She has created exclusive hat collections for vineyard vines, Covet Fashion Style App, J Peterman, American Express, Goodman Theatre and the Joffrey Ballet and is a hat designer for McCall Patterns. In 2019, she was selected as a Tory Burch Fellow through the Tory Burch Foundation as a woman entrepreneur. She is also the author of the book, “The Making of a Milliner.”

“It is an honor to feature Master Milliner Jenny Pfanenstiel who is based in Louisville, Kentucky – the home of the Kentucky Derby,” said Mike Anderson, President of Churchill Downs Racetrack. “The artistry and talent that she pours into each design contribute in a memorable way to the overall ambience of The Run for the Roses.”

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