November, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Longtime California Owner-Breeder Jed Cohen Dies At 89

Longtime California owner-breeder Jed Cohen died Sunday at the age of 89 at his home in Del Mar after a long illness, Daily Racing Form reports.

Cohen launched his stable in the early 1960s and his family raced as Red Baron's Barn in partnership with his son Tim's Rancho Temescal.

The Red Baron's Barn and Rancho Temescal partnership is the leading owner at the current Del Mar meet, with 4-3-0 record from 11 starts and finished third at the most recent Santa Anita meet, with a record of 5-4-3 from 25 starts.

The Cohens' racing partnership was also leading owner with 22 wins at Santa Anita's winter/spring meeting,

Cohen had an investment advisory business in Beverly Hills. He was a native of Long Island, N.Y., and attended races in his youth in New York with his father and moved to California in the late 1950s.

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Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal’s Jed Cohen Passes Away

California's Red Baron's Barn and Rancho Temescal–the nom de course of the Cohen family–lost the stable founder and the Cohen family patriarch, Jed Cohen, Sunday, Nov. 27. Cohen passed away in Del Mar at the age of 89 after battling health issues for the past few years.

Among the top horses raced by the Cohens–sometimes in partnership–were GISWs Janet (GB) (Emperor Jones), River Boyne (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), and Dr. Schivel (Violence). The stable most recently took the leading owner title at the 2022 Santa Anita fall and winter meets and is currently leading the Del Mar meet. Their most recent win came in the final race Saturday at Del Mar in an optional allowance with Percolate (Ire) (Sir Percy {GB}). The operation often bought ready-made racehorses in Europe and had success in bringing them to compete stateside.

According to his son, Tim Cohen, Jed Cohen had been involved in horse racing for about 61 years and was brought to the sport through his own father's pocket-change forays in the Big Apple.

“His father loved horse racing,” said Tim. “His father and three other people would pool 50 cents together to make a $2 bet in New York.”

A backbone of the California racing industry for decades, Jed Cohen's “greatest achievement,” said Tim, was the “the achievement of others. He was always immensely happy with everyone associated in the victories. His greatest victory was the joy of others.”

That, “and he just had this genuine love of people and horses,” said Tim. “We never wanted the last race out of a horse. We always wanted them treated the right way. If there was a problem, we stopped. He never wanted a horse to run if it wasn't exactly right.”

Former trainer Darrell Vienna, who enjoyed tremendous success with horses racing in Cohen's colors, concurs.

“He was the perfect owner. If a horse needed rest, he absolutely insisted on it. His attitude was, 'let's do the best by the horse,'” said Vienna, who estimated that he had known Cohen for more than 30 years.

“He was just a really special person,” Vienna said. “After I retired from training, we kept in close contact. We spoke regularly about racing, about life and politics.”

Though an astute handicapper, Cohen kept it small–like his own father. “A big bet for him would be $20. He just loved analyzing races,” said Vienna. “I'll miss having access to his wisdom and his kindness. He was an exceptional listener–he was always paying attention. He was just a unique, extraordinary person. He's a big loss to horse racing but an even bigger loss to anyone who knew him.”

Cohen is survived by his wife, Bobbie; as well as his children Tim, Mark, and Linda; and two grandsons.

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Laurel Park’s 2023 Winter Meet Offers 17 Stakes Worth $1.7 Million

Laurel Park will greet the new year with a total of 17 stakes worth $1.7 million in purses, led by the $250,000 General George (G3) and $250,000 Barbara Fritchie (G3), during its 2023 winter meet that kicks off Jan. 1.

The 40-day winter meet will see live racing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through March 31, which special Monday holiday programs Jan. 16 and Feb. 20. Post time will be 12:15 p.m. (ET) before moving to 12:40 p.m. March 12.

Stakes action begins Saturday, Jan. 21 with six stakes worth $550,000 in purses topped by the $100,000 Spectacular Bid, a seven-furlong sprint that launches Maryland's series of stakes for 3-year-olds leading up to the 148^th Preakness (G1), middle jewel of the Triple Crown, May 20 at historic Pimlico Race Course.

Also on the Jan. 21 program will be the $100,000 Xtra Heat for 3-year-old fillies and $100,000 What a Summer for older fillies and mares, both sprinting six furlongs; $100,000 Fire Plug for 4-year-olds and up at 6 ½ furlongs; and a pair of one-mile events for Maryland-bred/sired horses – the $75,000 Jennings for 3-year-olds and up and $75,000 Geisha for fillies and mares, each going one mile.

The 69^th Barbara Fritchie for older fillies and mares and 48^th General George for 4-year-olds and up, both sprinting seven furlongs, co-headline a Winter Carnival program of six stakes worth $700,000 in purses Feb. 18. They are the first graded events on Maryland's 2023 stakes calendar.

Winter Carnival will also feature the $100,000 Miracle Wood for 3-year-olds going a mile and $100,000 Wide Country for 3-year-old fillies sprinting seven furlongs; and the $100,000 John B. Campbell for 3-year-olds and up and $100,000 Nellie Morse for older fillies and mares, each at 1 1/16 miles.

Sophomores will be in the spotlight again in the $100,000 Private Terms and $100,000 Beyond the Wire as part of a Saturday, March 18 program featuring five stakes worth $450,000 in purses. The Private Terms is contested at 1 1/16 miles while the Beyond the Wire, for fillies, is run at one mile.

Joining them on the March 18 card are the $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial for 4-year-olds and up going one mile and two $75,000 stakes for older Maryland-bred/sired horses, the six-furlong Not For Love and seven-furlong Conniver, the latter for females.

Laurel's subsequent spring meet will feature back-to-back stakes Saturdays starting April 15 highlighted by the $125,000 Federico Tesio for 3-year-olds and $125,000 Weber City Miss for 3-year-old fillies. Once again, the 1 1/8-mile Tesio will serve as a 'Win and In' qualifier for Triple Crown-nominated horses to the Preakness, while the 1 1/16-mile Weber City Miss offers the winner an automatic berth in the 99^th Black-Eyed Susan (G2) on Preakness Eve May 19.

Capping the April 15 program are the $100,000 Frank Y. Whiteley for 3-year-olds and up sprinting seven furlongs and $100,000 Heavenly Cause for fillies and mares 3 and up going one mile, which returned to the Maryland stakes calendar in 2022.

The first turf stakes of 2023 are scheduled for Saturday, April 22 – the $100,000 Henry S. Clark for 3-year-olds and up and $100,000 Dahlia for fillies and mares 3 and up, each scheduled for one mile, and the $100,000 King T. Leatherbury, a 5 ½-furlong dash for 3-year-olds and up.

Also on the April 22 program are a pair of $100,000 dirt stakes, the 1 1/8-mile Native Dancer for 3-year-olds and up and six-furlong Primonetta for fillies and mares 3 and older.

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‘I Want To Show That It Can Be Done’: Hall of Famer Desormeaux Back Race Riding, Taking Initiative To Stay Sober

One week into his return to the races and Kent Desormeaux says he couldn't feel better. The Hall of Fame jockey has ridden in nine races during Del Mar's fall meet and has yet to win, but he has a second and a third and knows the wins will come.

“I didn't forget how to do that,” Desormeaux said about winning. “I've done that 62-hundred times. I don't care that anybody calls me 'oh fer' right now. I'm pretty sure with the confidence of an owner and trainer we'll get the job done.”

To be exact, Deormeaux has 6,116 victories over his 36-year career. But he finds himself once again coming back from a suspension directly connected to his alcoholism and having to prove himself all over again.

“I was oddly enthused,” Desormeaux said about his first week back. “My first rides were not stellar, but I was still very excited. I was glad to be back in the saddle and it was fun to be out there.

“The appreciation was there,” he continued. “I was grateful to Del Mar for allowing me to pilot the ponies.”

Desormeaux was suspended from racing back in January due to an altercation in the Del Mar RV park last fall. It was the third time in two years he had been suspended for alcohol-related issues.

Now he's been sober for 90 days. He's gone through rehab and believes this time will be different because he's taking the initiative versus being told he has to do it.

“This time I'm doing it,” Desormeaux said. “I want to. No court orders. I want to be sober and any alcoholic will understand exactly what that means. I'm not being told where to be. I want to be there.”

He says rock bottom for him was needing permission to ride and the fact that his situation up at Santa Anita is 'to be determined' bothers him greatly.

“I'm very excited to return to my backyard at Santa Anita,” Desormeaux said. “I feel remorseful that there is a delay because of my off-track character.”

That aside, Desormeaux is finding plenty of support from the people in the industry.

“So many well wishes and encouraging comments,” Desormeaux said. “That's humbling to be missed. People get used to seeing me so now that I was away for a while they have someone that they know, who's been in the business, to pull for again.”

Desormeaux has won three Kentucky Derbys, six Breeders' Cups, three Eclipse Awards, and he's in the Hall of Fame. Which raises the question: What does a guy with so many achievements have to prove at this stage of his career?

“Mostly my desire to be sober and clean,” Desormeaux said, “and make each and every person proud of the legend that I'm supposed to be. I think with a chance, even after hitting rock bottom, I want prove that I can do it. I want to show that it can be done.

“It's a great motivator,” he said. “It certainly helps me to wake up in the morning.”

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