Month: April 2021

Toast To Vino Rosso: Colt Out Of Quality Pearl Is ‘Very Forward Thinking For Such A Young Soul’

Throughout the breeding season, the Paulick Report will be sharing photos of foals from the first crop of Spendthrift Farm's Breeders' Cup Classic winner Vino Rosso in the “Toast to Vino Rosso” series.

Several breeders have discussed how Vino Rosso's generous leg was an important factor in choosing matings for their mares, and how they've been pleased with the results. Coming in a close second for what breeders have been the most pleased with from their Vino Rosso foals is their minds.

Here, we've got a Vino Rosso colt out of the Elusive Quality mare Quality Pearl, who was born on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, at Dove Crossing Thoroughbreds in Paris, Ky.

The dam is a half-sister to multiple Grade 3 winner Matt's Broken Vow, Grade 2-placed High Button Shoes, and two additional stakes producer.

Dove Crossing's Paula Taube said the colt has shown remarkable maturity, both physically and mentally, from the time he was born.

“He's one of those babies that from the time he was an hour old, basically standing and dry, he looked like a little horse,” Taube said. “Some babies look ratty, but he already had the presence, posture, and frame. You could just see right from the get-go that everything was in the right place, and he's just matured from there. Every day, he just gets better and better.”

Taube described the colt as “brazen,” with good control between his mind and his feet. He's smart about where he steps, but he's not afraid to step wherever he needs to go.

“The other day, the wind was blowing so hard, and every horse on the farm was being crazy and spooking, and I thought, 'This is gonna be fun to bring the baby in,'” she said. “He marched into the barn like a little soldier. Never turned a hair, never batted an eye. I was so impressed by him.

“We were walking him through a puddle, and you know how most babies, the first time you go to lead them through a puddle, they act like they're going to go around it or jump over it; he just forges straight ahead,” Taube continued. “Very forward thinking for such a young soul.”

Vino Rosso, a 6-year-old son of Curlin, stands at Spendthrift Farm for an advertised fee of $25,000.

Vino Rosso won won six of 15 starts and earned $4,803,125 on the racetrack. In addition to his signature Breeders' Cup Classic score, the stallion picked up victories in the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes, and the G2 Wood Memorial Stakes.

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KEEP Announces New Board Members

Edited Press Release

Officials at the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP), Kentucky's equine economic advocate, have announced the new leadership of KEEP's Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors unanimously approved the promotion of Case Clay to become the Board's Chairman, while Kentucky horseman David Ingordo was unanimously approved to become the Board's Vice Chairman. Clay and Ingordo replace Doug Cauthen and Ken Jackson, respectively, who will both continue serving on the KEEP Board. Additionally, Courtney Schneider was added to the Board of Directors.

Clay is the Chief Commercial Officer of Three Chimneys Farm. Ingordo is the owner of Ingordo Bloodstock. Schneider is the Director of Sales at Shawhan Place and is the current President of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club.

“I am thrilled to have Case and David taking on the leadership roles of the KEEP Board,” said Elisabeth Jensen, KEEP's Executive Vice President, who oversees the daily operations of the organization. “Doug and Ken did an incredible job over the past three years, shepherding KEEP through an evolution that led to our investment in workforce development and our recent legislative successes in Frankfort. I know that Case and David will build on this success and take KEEP to even great heights.”

Added Clay: “I am very excited to continue working with the staff and the Board at KEEP and building on the momentum that we have at the moment as a result of tackling the challenges we recently faced with historical horse racing. I was encouraged to see the industry come together for the greater good in a short amount of time. I think we have opportunities ahead of us with regard to growing our relationships in Frankfort, as well as engaging and including all horse breeds and disciplines in the Commonwealth.”

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Fun at The Live Roulette Table With French Bets

One of the appealing features about the roulette table in casinos is the many different types of bet that you can make to keep the game varied and interesting. These bets can even vary from country to country, with certain types of bets allowed in the United States casinos and different types in European casinos.

For most, the roulette wheel can be an intimidating area of the casino. For this reason, many gamblers will stick with the well known types of bets that can be made directly on the table. However, if you want to impress the crowd that you are with on casino night, try calling a couple of French bets out to the dealer. French roulette bets are one of the variations that you can explore in many European casinos, and consist of a number of different types of bets that can add to the fun and excitement of the game.

You have to ask the dealer to place the French bets as they are on the wheel and not the table, and although they are generally not advertised in casinos, the dealer will know what to do. A lesser well known roulette bet is the French bet, the voisins du zero.

The term voisins du zero means “neighbors of zero.” This is a nine chip bet that is placed as follows: two chips on zero, one chip on 4,7 split, one chip on 12,15 split, one chip on 18,21 split, one chip on 19,22 split, two chips on 25,26,28,29 corner, and one chip on 32,35 split. Your return will vary depending on the number that comes in on a voisins du zero roulette bet. This type of bet has a high chance of winning, at 45.9%. The house has an advantage of 2.703%.

Orphelins are another type of special bet you can place. The word orphelins means “orphans,” and the bet consists of one chip placed on one, with eight orphans placed at four splits along the wheel. One chip is placed on 6,9 split, one on 14,17 split, one on 17,20 split and the last is on 31,34 split. With an orphelin roulette bet, you have a chance of winning exactly 24.7% of your bets.

Neighbors bets are very useful and a player should know how and when to use them. Here is an overview of two different Neighbors roulette bets. “Neighbors” bets are the numbers to the immediate left and right of a winning number on the roulette wheel. The XX and the Neighbors is a bet where you pick a number on the wheel and it covers the two numbers either side of it on the wheel, this usually requires 5 chips for each number as you are covering 5 pockets. So the next time you find yourself in a European casino, staring at the wheel, try something different and test out a French roulette bet, they may not increase your odds of winning, but they will make you look like a seasoned gambler and your friends are sure to be impressed with your knowledge of the game.

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