Month: August 2023

Fasig-Tipton California Yearling Catalogue Now Available

A total of 283 horses have been catalogued for the upcoming Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearling Sale. The auction will be held Sept. 26 in Pomona, with bidding slated to begin at 11 a.m. PT.

“This sale is the focal point for all those wanting to participate in the lucrative California-bred program, and this year's catalogue is strong in both quantity and quality,” said Fasig-Tipton California representative Mike Machowsky. “While this sale primarily showcases the best of the California breeding program, there are several leading national sires represented, as well.”

A pair of graduates of the California sale were recent stakes winners at Del Mar, with the 2-year-old filly Pushiness (Kantharos) winning the CTBA S. and 3-year-old Bus Buzz (Stay Thirsty) winning the Real Good Deal S.

Fasig-Tipton will also offer a supplemental catalogue of horses of racing age to be sold immediately following the conclusion of the yearling catalogue. The company will accept horses of racing age nominations through early September.

“This was a popular addition to the yearling sale last year,” Machowsky said of the auction's racing age section. “Two of the horses offered in last year's horses of racing age supplement went on to be stakes winners subsequently.”

The California Fall catalogue can be viewed here.

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Casa Creed Joins NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll After Fourstardave Triumph

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott now has three horses among the 10 comprising the NTRA's Top Thoroughbred Poll, following Casa Creed's win in the Grade 1 Fourstardave at Saratoga and subsequent jump to eighth in Week 29 of the poll.

Stablemates Elite Power and Cody's Wish retain the top two positions. The former took over the top position off the strength of wins in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint, G2 True North, and G1 Vanderbilt, while Cody's Wish dropped to second after his defeat in the G1 Whitney last out.

Last year's champion 3-Year-Old Filly Nest retains third position, having made her 2023 debut a winning one in the G2 Shuvee on July 23 for trainer Todd Pletcher. Fellow Pletcher trainee Up To The Mark sits fifth off two Grade 1 wins on the turf.

G1 Whitney winner White Abarrio is in fourth this week, while Clairiere's two Grade 1 wins in 2023 have her ranked sixth. Forte is the top-ranked 3-year-old in the poll at seventh, following his win in the G2 Jim Dandy last out.

This is Week 29 of the 2023 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through July 2. Voting is conducted by national media.

The Top Thoroughbred poll represents horses competing for Horse of the Year. The Top Thoroughbred Poll concludes on Tuesday, Nov. 7 following the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Rankings is done on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, 2023 record and total points. A-S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare, R-ridgling.

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Washington Woman Contracted Strangles From Dying Horse 

A 70-year-old woman whose horse was ill with strangles contracted the disease, reports researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine. 

In horses, strangles is highly transmissible, but it is very rare that the disease is transmitted to humans. Transmission to humans may be caused when the person is exposed to secretions that contain a large amount of pathogens.

The woman presented to the emergency department with nausea, dry heaves, fever, chills, and shakes. She also had a significant cough, but no shortness of breath. She had no recent illness or immune-compromising medical conditions, and she took no prescription medications. 

Cracking sounds could be heard in her lungs and a CT scan showed patchy, ground-glass opacities that might indicate partial lung collapse or an atypical infection. She was admitted to the hospital and IV antibiotics were begun. The woman had early sepsis and pneumonia. 

One day after admission and beginning treatment, her blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and temperature were back within normal ranges.

A PCR test on the woman's blood showed that she was positive for Streptococcus and she was advised to remain in the hospital. Six days before admittance to the hospital, the woman had found her horse looking ill and having trouble breathing. It died the next day, with blood and mucus coming from its mouth and nose. She held the horse as he died. 

Researchers said this was the most likely cause of the horse-to-human transmission of the disease, though this cannot be absolutely confirmed.

Two days after admission, the woman was discharged while on amoxicillin and remained symptom free during her recovery.

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There are only five Streptococcus equi subspecies equi infection cases in humans that have been reported worldwide. This case is the only horse-to-human case in the United States in the last 40 years.

The scientists note that individuals who are immunocompromised, who have cardiovascular disease, or who have a neurologic susceptibility are at higher risk of contracting the disease. Penicillin appears to be the proper treatment for S. equi infections in horses and humans. 

Medical intervention is necessary to prevent an S. equi infection from causing significant issues in humans, like meningitis, bacteremia, or death, they conclude. 

Read more at HorseTalk. 

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