Month: November 2022

University of Minnesota Extension: Tips On When To Blanket A Horse

The horse's hair coat insulates by trapping and warming air; however, wet or muddy hair can reduce its insulating value and increase heat loss. As little as 0.1 inch of rain can cause cold stress by matting the hair and reducing its insulating value. A horse will continue to develop a natural winter coat until December 22 (winter solstice), as the daylight become shorter. Horses begin to lose their winter coat (and start forming their summer coat) as the daylight become longer starting on December 23. Therefore, blanketing before December 22 will decrease a horse's natural winter coat.

Although blanketing tends to be a personal decision, blanketing a horse is necessary to reduce the effects of cold or inclement weather when:

  • No shelter is available during turnout periods and the temperatures or wind chill drop below 5° F.
  • There is a chance the horse will become wet from rain, ice, and/or freezing rain. Becoming wet is usually not a problem with snow.
  • The horse has had its winter coat clipped.
  • The horse is very young or very old.
  • The horse isn't acclimated to the cold.
  • The horse has a body condition score of three or less.

If blanketing a horse, make sure the blanket fits properly. Poorly fitted blankets can cause sores and rub marks along the straps. Remove the blanket daily, inspect it for damage, and reposition it. Make sure the blanket stays dry and never put a blanket on a wet horse.

More information on winter horse care can be found on the UMN Extension Horse website.

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‘All Others’ 4-5 Favorite At Conclusion Of KDFW Pool 2, Forte 10-1 Second Choice

With the Kentucky Derby still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2020 Foal Crop” closed as the odds-on 4-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Forte was the 10-1 second choice.

Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors: maiden winner Extra Anejo (13-1); Breeders' Futurity (GI) runner-up Loggins (19-1); unbeaten Giant Mischief (27-1); maiden winner Signator (27-1), and “All Fillies from the 2020 Foal Crop” (29-1).

Horses in order of the public's betting choice (with trainer, Pool 2 odds and $2 Win Will Pays): #40 “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2020 Foal Crop” (4-5, $3.92); #16 Forte (Todd Pletcher, 10-1, $23.24); #14 Extra Anejo (Steve Asmussen, 13-1, $29.14); #27 Loggins (Brad Cox, 19-1, $40.04); #33 Signator (Shug McGaughey III, 27-1, $56.14); #20 Giant Mischief (Brad Cox, 27-1, $56.32); #39 “All Fillies from the 2020 Foal Crop” (29-1, $61.68); #24 Instant Coffee (Brad Cox, 35-1, $73.40); #2 Blazing Sevens (Chad Brown, 37-1, $77.52); #12 Echo Again (Steve Asmussen, 45-1, $92.24); #11 Disarm (Steve Asmussen, 45-1, $93.58); #9 Cyclone Mischief (Dale Romans, 47-1, $97.34); #26 Litigate (Todd Pletcher, 57-1, $117.66); #38 Victory Formation (Brad Cox, 60-1, $123.22); #8 Curly Jack (Tom Amoss, 61-1, $124.38); #36 Tuskegee Airmen (John Servis, 64-1, $130.46); #1 Awesome Strong (Jorge Delgado, 64-1, $131.20); #4 Capture the Flag (Shug McGaughey III, 65-1, $133.16); #7 Corona Bolt (Brad Cox, 65-1, $133.50); #13 Expect More (Todd Pletcher, 70-1, $142.98); #21 Gulfport (Steve Asmussen, 70-1, $143.56); #37 Verifying (Brad Cox, 74-1, $150.66); #15 Forbidden Secret (Todd Pletcher, 80-1, $163.24); #19 General Jim (Shug McGaughey III, 82-1, $166.68); #23 Hit Show (Brad Cox, 90-1, $182.68); #34 Tapit's Conquest (Brad Cox, 94-1, $190); #5 Cascais (Chad Brown, 107-1, $216.22); #28 Mr. Ripple (Saffie Joseph Jr., 120-1, $243.92); #6 Champions Dream (Danny Gargan, 131-1, $264.50); #32 Rocket Can (Bill Mott, 132-1, $267.50); #29 Navy Man (Michael McCarthy, 133-1, $268.50); #3 Bromley (Paulo Lobo, 141-1, $285.78); #10 Denington (Kenny McPeek, 159-1, $320.60); #18 Full Moon Madness (Michelle Nevin, 179-1, $361.96); #31 Recruiter (Cathal Lynch, 182-1, $366.94); #35 Ten Days Later (Kenny McPeek, 187-1, $376.68); #22 Hal (Darwin Banach, 198-1, $399.24); #25 Joking Way (Steve Asmussen, 279-1, $561.04); #30 Practical Move (Tim Yakteen, 350-1, $703.62); and #17 Frank's Honor (Kenny McPeek, Scratched).

Total handle for the Nov. 24-27 KDFW pool – the second of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6 – was $162,112 ($129,213 in the Win pool and $32,899 in Exactas).

This year's early Derby betting menu also included the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which, for the eighth consecutive year, provided bettors with a unique opportunity to wager on select breeding stars and their entire crop of juveniles with the hope of winning next year's Kentucky Derby.

“All Other Sires” at 5-1 and Into Mischief progeny at 7-1 attracted the most attention from bettors.

Sires in order of favoritism for the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager (Odds and $2 Win Will Pays): #40 “All Other Sires” (5-1, $13.84); #19 Into Mischief (7-1, $16.14); #37 Violence (11-1, $25.24); #17 Gun Runner (12-1, $26.14); #35 Uncle Mo (13-1, $28.64); #11 Curlin (16-1, $34.06); #20 Justify (16-1, $35.10); #34 Tapit (17-1, $36.04); #4 Bolt d'Oro (18-1, $39.92); #14 Ghostzapper (19-1, $40.80); #29 Quality Road (19-1, $41.30); #16 Good Magic (25-1, $53.10); #2 Arrogate (27-1, $56.50); #6 Candy Ride (ARG) (30-1, $62.82); #1 American Pharoah (45-1, $92.72); #18 Hard Spun (48-1, $98.58); #5 Cairo Prince (50-1, $103.36); #7 City of Light (60-1, $122.40); #25 Not This Time (60-1, $123.52); #33 Street Sense (66-1, $135.50); #28 Practical Joke (69-1, $140.20); #3 Bernardini (75-1, $152.90); #26 Nyquist (76-1, $154.64); #10 Constitution (80-1, $162.06); #23 Mendelssohn (84-1, $171.68); #30 Runhappy (89-1, $180.08); #22 Medaglia d'Oro (91-1, $185.86); #39 West Coast (96-1, $195.74); #12 Empire Maker (98-1, $199.60); #27 Pioneerof the Nile (106-1, $215.52); #38 War Front (111-1, $225.10); #15 Girvin (114-1, $231.52); #24 More Than Ready (126-1, $254.82); #21 Malibu Moon (134-1, $271.94); #36 Union Rags (138-1, $279.44); #31 Sharp Azteca (141-1, $285.34); #8 Classic Empire (146-1, $295.76); #9 Cloud Computing (154-1, $311.68); #32 Speightstown (175-1, $352.34); and #13 Flatter (199-1, $401.16).

Total betting on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $33,732 ($24,557 in the Win pool and $9,175 in the Exactas).

The KDFW Pool 2 and Sire Future Wager combined to handle $195,844. Total handle for the new Nov. 1-3 KDFW Pool 1 – the earliest pool is the history of the wager – was $114,910 ($90,007 in the Win pool and $24,903 in Exactas).

Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 25th consecutive year.

Other Future Wager dates are set for Jan. 20-22 (Pool 3); Feb. 10-12 (Pool 4); March 10-12 (Pool 5); and March 30-April 1 (Pool 6). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 on March 10-12.

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Favorite Defunded Coasts Clear In Native Diver, Tops Baffert-Trained Exacta

Pegram, Watson and Weitman's Defunded overcame a slow start to move into contention early, then drew well clear at the top of the stretch and cruised home in winning Sunday's $150,500 Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar.

The 4-year-old chestnut gelding finished up 4 3/4 lengths to the good under Edwin Maldonado and returned $3.40 for the win as the 7-10 favorite in the field of six. He ran the 1 1/8 miles on the main track in 1:50.12 and picked up a first prize of $90,000 to increase his earnings mark to $608,100.

Defunded, a Kentucky-bred by Dialed In, is trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who was winning his third Native Diver. It was also the conditioner's 155 stakes victory at the seaside oval, which puts him a remarkable 70 wins ahead of his next closest competitor in the all-time training ranks at the track.

Finishing second under John Velazquez was Baffert-trained Azul Coast, owned by the same connections, who had three-quarters of a length on third-place finisher Newgrange.

Defunded returned $3.40. He was bred in Kentucky by Athens Woods LLC from the Touch Gold mare Wind Caper and was sold by Eaton Sales for $210,000 at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. The Native Diver marked his fifth win from 13 career starts.

NATIVE DIVER STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY EDWIN MALDONADO (Defunded, winner) – “He came away from their a little bit slow, but I wasn't concerned. This horse doesn't need to be in front. He's won from off the pace before. I rode him with confidence all the way. On the turn he wanted to lean on the horse inside us, but I got him going straight and it all worked out from there.”

ASSISTANT TRAINER JIMMY BARNES (Defunded, winner) –  “Edwin (Maldonado) said Defunded was kind of wanting to sit back and when that happens and they sit back when the gate opens then you're going the wrong way. Luckily they were going slow enough he was able to recover and get back in a good position. He's always had talent. It's just that he's been a little aggressive in the paddock on us at times. But he went through the paddock good, he went to the gate good, so maybe we've got him straightened out.”

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