December, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Legend Series Returns to KY Derby Museum

The Legends Series returns to Kentucky Derby Museum for its 10th year. It offers three nights of conversation with pioneers and titans of the bourbon industry. Each evening features a different Bourbon Master who hand-picks a selection of bourbon tastings.

Each night in the series is hosted by Wall Street Journal best-selling author, Fred Minnick. He is the Museum's own Bourbon Authority and a bourbon curator and tasting expert. Each event is on a Thursday from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

The schedule is as follows:

Jan. 19 – Featured Bourbon: Michter's Distillery

Featured Bourbon Masters: Dan McKee and Andrea Wilson

Feb. 23 – Featured Bourbon: Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co.

Featured Bourbon Masters: Corky Taylor and Caleb Kilburn

Mar. 29 – Featured Bourbon: Rabbit Hole Distillery

Featured Bourbon Master: Kaveh Zamanian

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CTHS Alberta Announces Breeders’ Programs For 2023

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division) is pleased to announce the following breeders' programs for 2023.

Maiden and Open Mare Breeding Incentive Program:

Breeders who bred a maiden mare or a mare who was not bred in 2022, to a stallion standing in Alberta for the 2023 breeding season with the intention of producing an Alberta-bred in 2024 will receive $2,500; $1,000 will be payable with confirmation of a 42-day or greater pregnancy by a registered vet and a declaration from the stallion owner. Breeders will receive the remaining $1,500 within 30 days of a live foal report filed with The Jockey Club resulting in an Alberta-bred foal in 2024.

NOTE: Claimed mares that are eligible for the H.B.P.A. 2023 Mare Incentive Purchase Program will not be eligible.

New Mare Recruitment Program:

Breeders with in-foal mares that have not foaled in Alberta in 2021 and 2022 will be eligible for $5,000. A payment of $3,000 will be paid upon delivering a live 2023 foal in Alberta with the submission of a Jockey Club Live Foal Report and a Breeder Declaration. Should that same mare produce an Alberta-bred and sired live foal in 2024, the breeder will be eligible for a further $2,000 in 2024 with the submission of a Jockey Club Live Foal Report and a Breeder Declaration.

NOTE: Mares that are eligible for the H.B.P.A. 2023 Mare Incentive Purchase Program will not be eligible.

*Breeders must be full members in good standing of the CTHS to qualify. Non-residents of Alberta are welcome to apply. All applications are subject to the approval of the CTHS (Alberta Division) Board of Directors.

Sales Credit Program:

Owners of Alberta-breds winning the 2023 Alberta Breeders' Fall Classic Stakes Races, the $35,000 Alberta maiden special weight or the Alberta-sired races will be eligible for a $1,000 sales credit to be used at the 2023 CTHS (Alberta) Thoroughbred Sale. (Credit will expire if not used at the sale) Any $35,000 Alberta maiden special weight occurring after the 2023 CTHS (Alberta) Sale will receive a credit for the 2024 CTHS (Alberta) Thoroughbred Sale. One of the listed owners on the credit must be listed on the sales slip though there may be other partners. Credit will be applied after the race is declared official.

2-Year-Old Alberta Bred Open Stakes Supplement:

For 2023, Alberta-breds placing win, place or show in a 2-year-old open stakes race in Alberta will be eligible for a supplement paid to the owner and the breeder. A win will pay $6,500 to the owner and $6,500 to the breeder. Place will pay $2,500 to the owner and $2,500 to the breeder and a show will pay $1,000 to the owner and $1,000 to the breeder. Payment will be made after the race is declared official.

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Twelve Questions: Eric Halstrom

Eric Halstrom is vice president and general manager of Caesar's Horseshoe Indianapolis, a position he's held since 2020. He previously served in several executive positions in horse racing, including vice president of racing at Canterbury Park, vice president and general manager of racing at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, assistant director of racing at Prairie Meadows, and vice president of operations at Harrah's Louisiana Downs.

Halstrom, who graduated from the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program, is a native of Bloomington, MN, and is a die-hard fan of the Minnesota Vikings, Notre Dame Football and all teams for the University of Minnesota. He and his new bride, Kristine, live in Greenwood, IN, and share five children among their blended families.

TDN: What is your racing or bloodstock highlight of the year?
Being at Keeneland for the Breeders' Cup and seeing Flightline in person. I can't believe what that horse was capable of doing.

TDN: Who is your value sire for the 2023 season?
Coming at this as a horseplayer – I like seeing young Jimmy Creed runners. Feels like they're all going to be fast.

TDN: Name one positive change you'd like to see in racing next year?
More focus on two things: What's best for the bettors and what's best for retired racehorses.

TDN: If you could go back in time and see one race in person, what would it be?Easy Goer's win in the Belmont. I was a huge fan and had too much riding on him, both emotionally and financially, to keep Sunday Silence from sweeping the Triple Crown. Watching him win at my young age helped form my passion for the sport.

TDN: If you could only go to one track the rest of your life, where would it be?
Since I can't answer Horseshoe Indianapolis – I'd say Keeneland. I love the area and the beauty of Lexington and the history at the track makes it my favorite place to watch racing.

TDN: Besides Rich Strike, what was the biggest surprise of 2022 in horse racing?
The biggest surprise in my world is that a little track, in the middle of cornfields, in Indiana did nearly a quarter-billion in handle in 2022. If you look back five years ago the thought of getting past $125 million was unrealistic. Lots to be proud of at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

TDN: What was your major takeaway from your successful meet at Horseshoe Indiana?
You can't beat the power of having a great team. We have one at Horseshoe Indianapolis. They're passionate about racing and enjoy working with each other. It's a wonderful place to be as we continue our progression in the industry.

TDN: You can bring back one racetrack from the past, which one would it be and why?
Hialeah. I never had the chance to visit but the stories I hear and pictures I see are incredible. Feels like we probably lost a bit of racing's character when it closed.

TDN: Who was your favorite TDN Rising Star in 2022
Arabian Knight. Saw him at Keeneland and he has a real presence.

TDN: In the next 10 years, what do you think will be the most significant change in racetrack operations and management?
I think we're sitting on technology improvements that will revolutionize racing. It's been gradual but we're now seeing things such as drones, GPS tracking and cameras to check the health of horses. The capital investments on these products and others that will help our sport is coming. It will have to in order to defend our current levels of business much less attract new customers.

TDN: Who is your favorite jockey of all-time?
I've met so many over the years that I now call friends that it's difficult. So I'll go with my dad's favorite… Sandy Hawley. In the early days of Canterbury Downs my dad would bet him blindly and it was easy money. I saw Sandy this summer and mentioned this and he was very gracious and appreciative. A really nice man.

TDN: If you weren't in track management, what would you be doing in horse racing
No question – I'd be betting on horses. I love it. Wish I were better at it so I didn't have to work so much! Going to the track, or just betting the races, with friends and family is may favorite thing in the world.

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Twelve Questions: Jeremy Brummitt

First job in the Thoroughbred industry?
Pupil assistant to Robert Baker at Manton. I did pretty much everything from laundry to mole catching. Not very well, but at least I got a workable mark.

Biggest influence on your career?
David Whiteley. He was meticulous and everything he did had a specific reason.

Favourite racehorse of all time, and why?
Montjeu. I cannot think of another that was on the bit at the distance in a Group 1 race. He was the most athletic mover and managed to pass it on regularly and, unlike most horsemen, I like a horse with a sense of humour! Apologies to Night Nurse.

Who will be champion first-season sire in 2023?
This is the most overhyped accolade in horse racing. Enormous books of rabbits to chase dubious glory in egg and spoon races. Well we find what we want to look for. Blue Point did not win a Group 1 until he was four. Inns of Court made one start in the November of his first season. Invincible Army was beaten by Masar over six furlongs on his May debut. I think Masar is by far the likeliest to sire a very good horse, which is the criterion that should matter. I think Magna Grecia has been underestimated.

Greatest race in the world?
There is a Derby in every racing jurisdiction. There is no 'Kentucky Irish Champion Stakes' or 'Australian Arc de Triomphe'. When they race on the moon, they will promote it with an inaugural 'Moon Derby'. It is a poor reflection on our sport and our country that we have not maintained the pressure to emphasise this. It is unquestionably the most difficult test and some modern-day softies shy away from the challenge.

If you could be someone else in the industry for a day who would it be, and why?
Charles Byrnes' dentist – he may be the only man who would find out.

Emerging talent in the industry (human)?
Sir Mark Prescott: if he has campaigned himself like his horses he will win the next four Arcs.

Horse TDN should have made a Rising Star, and didn't?
I wasn't aware that they had missed any, indeed I thought they would soon appear in a supplement.

Under-the-radar stallion?
Pastorius.

Friday night treat?
Cold rare beef, pickled walnuts, real ale, Humphrey Bogart.

Guilty pleasure outside racing?
Ballroom dancing.

Race you wish you'd been there for…
1903 Eclipse Stakes. Well worth reading up on. I hope that I see its like again, but it will not happen until they take the pruning shears to the Pattern. When one reads the campaigns that these horses endured, it is easy to see why racing was so popular.

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