Hip No. 546, a son of Good Magic consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, sped an eighth in :9 3/5, the fastest work at the distance at the third session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's expanded 2023 March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.
The bay colt is out of Hoppa, by Uncle Mo, from the family of graded stakes winner Wandering Star.
Four horses shared honors for the day's fastest quarter, stopping the timer in :20 4/5.
– Hip No. 469, consigned by Galvan Brothers Equine, is a chestnut filly by OBS graduate Goldencents out of Fixer Upper, by Distorted Humor, from the family of graded stakes winner Kitten's Point.
– Hip No. 526, a gray or roan filly by Arrogate consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is out of graded stakes placed Heart of Paradise, by More Than Ready, from the family of graded stakes winner Megascape.
– Hip No. 531, a dark bay or brown colt by Valiant Minister consigned by Golden Rock Thoroughbreds, Agent, is out of Her Special Way, by Put It Back, a half sister to stakes placed Forbidden Bear.
– Hip No. 558, a bay filly by Munnings consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is out of In Full Compliance, by Smart Strike, from the family of champion La Chaposa (PER).
There were 15 eighths in :9 4/5.
– Hip No. 421, consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, is a bay colt by Maximus Mischief out of Denali Tizadream, by Colonel John, a half sister to graded stakes placed stakes winning OBS graduate Sophia's Song.
– Hip No. 427, a bay filly by Malibu Moon consigned by Golden Rock Thoroughbreds, Agent, is out of Diane's Ready, by More Than Ready, a daughter of graded stakes winner Dianehill (IRE).
– Hip No. 433, consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, is a gray or roan colt by Twirling Candy out of graded stakes placed Divine Dawn, by Divine Park, a full sister to graded stakes winner Divine Miss Grey.
– Hip No. 444, a dark bay or brown filly by Bucchero consigned by Really and Truly Thoroughbreds, is out of Elusively, by Pioneerof the Nile, a half sister to graded stakes placed stakes winner Colonel Sharp.
– Hip No. 456, a bay filly by Maximus Mischief consigned by Dark Star Thoroughbreds (Stori Atchison), is out of stakes placed Exploden Moonshine, by Black Moonshine, from the family of graded stakes winner Sound of Summer.
– Hip No. 460, a gray or roan filly by OBS March graduate Cinco Charlie consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, Agent, is out of Fantasy Slam, by Smoke Glacken, from the family of champion Choral Group.
– Hip No. 485, consigned by Global Thoroughbreds LLC, Agent, is a chestnut colt by Frosted out of OBS graduate Funny Bay, by Medaglia d'Oro, a half sister to graded stakes winner Stanford.
– Hip No. 544, a bay colt by Vino Rosso consigned by RiceHorse Stable (Brandon & Ali Rice), Agent, is a half brother to graded stakes winner Get Smokin out of Hookah Lady, by Smoke Glacken.
– Hip No. 551, a dark bay or brown filly consigned by Dynasty Thoroughbreds, is a half sister to graded stakes placed Dubby Dubbie, out of I'm Cozy , by Grand
– Hip No. 563, a dark bay or brown filly by Good Samaritan consigned by G. A. Thoroughbred Sales, Agent, is a half sister to stakes placed OBS graduate Pipes out of Introvert, by Smarty Jones.
– Hip No. 565, consigned by GOP Racing Stable Corp., is a chestnut colt by Flameaway out of Isle Get Ready, by More Than Ready, a half sister to stakes winner Talk Is Money.
– Hip No. 568, a chestnut colt by Cat Burglar consigned by Triple J Equine Sales, is a half brother to stakes placed Sharetheblame out of Janice Sue, by Harlan's Holiday.
– Hip No. 570, a bay filly by St Patrick's Day consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, is out of Jazil's Dream, by Jazil, a half sister to graded stakes winner Maram.
– Hip No 598, a bay colt by Munnings consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, is a half brother to stakes winner Opus Forty Two out of Laquesta, by Lemon Drop Kid.
– Hip No 600, a dark bay or brown filly by Twirling Candy consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is out of Laudation, by Congrats, a daughter of graded stakes winner Rite Moment.
Two horses worked quarters in :21 flat.
– Hip No. 504, a chestnut colt by Cajun Breeze consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, is out of Goldminer's Dream, by Distorted Humor, a daughter of stakes winner Quite a Ruckus.
– Hip No. 557, consigned by Parrish Farms, Agent, is a bay colt by Bolt d'Oro out of Infliction, by Stormy Atlantic, a half sister to graded stakes placed stakes winner Rock Candy.
The March Sale's fourth and final Under Tack session begins Friday morning at 8 a.m. with Hip No.'s 625 – 833 scheduled to breeze.
To view Thursday's breeze show results, click here.
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Months of contentious jockeying over whether Ferndale (Humboldt County Fair) should run its second of two weeks of racing at the end of August un-overlapped with its Northern California compatriot, Golden Gate Fields (GGF), ended in defeat for the small rural track.
In a 5-1 vote during Thursday's California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) meeting, the board decided that during the week running Aug. 23 to Aug. 29, Humboldt and GGF would field simultaneous race meets.
Ferndale will run the first of two scheduled weeks of racing this year, from Aug. 16 through Aug. 22, un-overlapped.
In what has been framed as a David versus Goliath fight, proponents of Ferndale had advocated for un-overlapped race dates as a financial lifeline for a small fair track that plays both a vital role in the local economy and provides a unique draw for new players into the sport.
GGF has had in its corner the likes of the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) and the California Thoroughbred Trainers (CTT), who argued in support of the San Francisco facility's position as an important economic driver for the state's horse racing industry as a whole.
Given how this same debate has become something of an annual slugfest, CHRB vice chairman Oscar Gonzalez–the sole commissioner to vote in Ferndale's favor after a recent scouting trip to the town–proposed a compromise during the vote tally to help assuage ongoing uncertainty.
“What if we went to a rotation where one year is overlapped the second week, and the other year it goes un-overlapped,” said Gonzalez. “So, essentially, 2023 we would allow for two-weeks of un-overlap. 2024, we go back to the second week being overlapped.”
That proposal, however, garnered no traction–at least for now.
The CHRB voted to use in-state Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) monies otherwise earmarked for purses and commissions to cover California's 2023 fee assessment for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), which amounts to roughly $1.6 million.
The assessment was originally supposed to be around $6.7 million for the year. But because California has agreed to continue performing many of the duties inherent in the law's drug control program–like the collection and testing of samples–HISA has offered California roughly $5.1 million in credits.
As it currently stands, the HISA law covers only Thoroughbreds and not Quarter Horses. CHRB executive director Scott Chaney confirmed when asked that mixed races at Los Alamitos Racetrack between Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses will not fall under HISA's jurisdiction.
The agenda item with arguably the most salience for the horsemen concerned the inclement weather policy the CHRB adopted a couple of years ago in the aftermath of the 2019 Santa Anita welfare crisis, when a rash of fatal breakdowns were attributed to an exceptionally rainy winter, necessitating the track to be frequently sealed.
In short, there remains a perception that horses that work or race immediately after a track is unsealed are at a higher risk of injury–a possible correlation currently being studied by researchers at U.C. Davis.
Right now, once a sealed surface has been opened up, the current policy permits no high-speed workouts for 24 hours, though does allow for everything up to a gallop.
During this winter's volley of storms that have lashed California, the CHRB's inclement weather policy has led to a highly disrupted training and racing schedule for trainers.
“I think it's fair to say that we've received an inordinate amount of rain this year, and so I think it has, shall we say, strained the limits of the inclement weather policy,” admitted Chaney.
According to CHRB equine medical director Jeff Blea, Thursday's meeting provided an opportunity to discuss possible modifications to the policy, with the idea of proposing more concrete rule changes in the future.
Blea outlined a bifurcated proposal whereby for the first 24 hours after a track has been opened up, horses are permitted to jog only.
“The reason for that is, we feel the track is safe for training, but we feel as a matter of safety to reduce the amount of concussion and bone remodeling events that would occur during galloping to limit it to jogging,” said Blea.
According to Blea, for the subsequent 24 hours of the 48-hour period following the opening of a sealed racetrack, horses could be permitted to gallop or breeze as per the discretion of the track superintendent, CTT representation and Blea himself.
“For the second 24 hour of the 48-hour period, we discussed leaving that to jogging only,” said Blea. “But we landed on the conclusion that the determination would be made at the recommendation of the track superintendent in conjunction with myself and the CTT to determine whether the second day after the opening of the seal, we allow jogging or whether we allow them to gallop or even possibly breeze.”
“The decision would depend upon how much water has accumulated in the previous rainstorm, correct?” asked CHRB chairman Greg Ferraro.
“That decision would depend upon how much water occurred during that event, when they were able to get the track sealed, what the track looks like when it's open, how deep they can cut it to ensure there's a safe and consistent base to it,” replied Blea.
Blea confirmed that this policy would apply to both the main track and the training track at Santa Anita. The proposed changes pertain only to training, with no possible modifications to the inclement weather policy proposed at this time for racing.
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