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Stakes Winning Daughter of Temple City Heads Book 4 Finale

Stakes winner Ocean Safari (Temple City) (Hip 2451) led the proceedings with a $190,000 final bid from Hugo Merry Bloodstock during Tuesday's seventh session of the Keeneland November Sale in Lexington. Purchased on behalf of Blue Diamond Stud, the 4-year-old, who was offered as a racing or broodmare prospect, was consigned by Taylor Made Sales, also the session's leading consignor with sales of $1,374,000 for 38 horses.

A daughter of Media Access (Devil's Bag), the dark bay is a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Access to Charlie (Indian Charlie) and SW Bear Access (Gators N Bears). Media Access is also related to a bevy of Midlantic black-type winners, including half-siblings Foufa's Warrior (Jade Hunter), Maryland Moon (Al Mamoon), Full Brush (Broad Brush) and Certantee (Known Fact).

Also during the Book 4 finale, Woods Edge Farm purchased Carats and Cake (Bernardini) (Hip 2666), in foal to Good Magic, for $155,000. From the family of Grade I winner Wild Rush and MGSW Lewis Bay, the daughter of Wild Summer (Unbridled's Song) also offers GSWs Summer Raven, Misconnect, Winslow Homer and Lost Raven on her page.

Heading the weanlings Tuesday, a colt by Tacitus (Hip 2714) realized a $125,000 final bid from ELC Investments. Offered by Sally Thomas, the colt out of Dreamed to Dream (Deputy Wild Cat) is a half-brother to SWs Dreamalildreamofu and Dream Central.

During Tuesday's session, a total of 272 head sold for $7,067,000, a 24.4% decline from the comparable session last year when 279 horses grossed $9,349,400. The average of $25,985 was 22.46% below $33,510 in 2022, while the median of $19,000 dipped 5% from $20,000.

Cumulative figures through seven days of selling weighed in at $170,860,000 for 1,615 horses sold, while averaging $105,796. The median for the sale so far is $50,000. The gross was 15.16% lower than the same period last year when 1,566 horses sold for $201,383,300. The average declined 17.73% from $128,597 last year, while the median is 16.67% below $60,000.

The sale continues Wednesday, beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

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Lone Star Park Quarter Horse Jockeys Refuse To Ride, But No One Saying Why

Jockeys at the Lone Star Park Quarter Horse meet, opted not to ride after three races were run at the Grand Prairie, Texas, track on Nov. 11, but no one is saying why.

Track officials sent out a message on a social media channel the evening of Nov. 11 stating: “The jockey colony has elected not to ride in the remainder of tonight's races. Therefore, the rest of the night's card has been cancelled.” Lone Star Park did not elaborate on the reason.

The message was sent after horses for the fourth race were circling the paddock for an extended period of time. Skies were clear, the weather was cool, and the track was fast, so conditions were not an issue.

Safety wasn't an issue, either, according to Terry Meyocks, president and CEO of the Jockeys Guild, but he wouldn't identify any specifics that led to the decision for the jockeys not to ride. “There were a lot of variables coming from different avenues that led to frustration and animosity that caused an issue with the jocks,” said Meyocks on Tuesday after he said he took part in a three-hour call that did not resolve the impasse. “We're trying to get it where it's calmed down and resolve it so we can have live racing on Thursday (Nov. 16).”

Meyocks, who said another meeting with jockeys was scheduled, said the situation has been building up over a period of time.

Amy Cook, executive director of the Texas Racing Commission, also declined to offer any specifics. “We are looking to what happened, so I do not have a comment at this point,” Cook said in response to an email sent to her by the Paulick Report.

The Texas Racing Commission has opted out of oversight from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority by not simulcasting its Thoroughbred races out of state. Quarter Horse racing does not fall under HISA authority in any state.

A 10-race card is scheduled for Nov. 16 with a first post of 6:05 p.m. CT.

 

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Letter to the Editor: `Give The Jockey Club to the Industry’

It is time for Stuart Janney to make his greatest gift to racing.

On Sunday afternoon, I received a text from a colleague alerting me that I should tune into 60 Minutes later that night to watch their feature, “Horse Racing Reform?”

Never before has it been more clear that as the sun begins to set on 2023, we are well past time to modernize the structure of The Jockey Club to make it accountable to all Thoroughbred industry stakeholders. The Jockey Club ought to be a fair representation of the industry and the industry should guide its future. No one man or family should have absolute control over The Jockey Club. In the current climate, it is no longer acceptable for industry participants to be kept in complete darkness.

We implore you, Mr. Janney, to give the greatest gift to those of us still in love with the greatest game by taking the CLUB out of the Club. Eliminate the secrecy. Change the structure of The Jockey Club so that industry stakeholders have the opportunity to elect the members and board who may in turn control the finances, agenda, and direction of the industry with a transparency beneficial to all.

Mr. Janney, give The Jockey Club to the industry.

–Max Hodge

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