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Apprentice Eduardo Diaz Wins First Out At Horseshoe Indianapolis

It was an evening that won't be forgotten anytime soon during the lone Quarter Horse race Thursday, Sept. 7. Luis Eduardo Diaz guided AE Just Dale to victory in his very first start as a jockey. The win with the 2-year-old Indiana bred was also a first for owner Aydin Eggleston.

Diaz was scheduled to make his debut aboard CV Dashin Layne, but an early scratch gave Trainer Tim Eggleston the nod to move his other entrant, Togoodtobelieve, in off the Also Eligible list. Rolando Pina was named to ride both horses, so that gave Eduardo the opportunity to go ahead and get his first career start as a jockey aboard AE Just Dale.

Starting from post nine, AE Just Dale moved out of the gate ready for action. Diaz, who is 20 years old and the younger brother of Jockey Edgar Diaz, kept the grey gelding focused during the 330-yard dash. He was a clear winner at the wire by one and one-quarter lengths. MG Pilot Boi and L. Daniel Martinez and Togoodtobelieve and Rolando Pina finished in a dead heat for second.

AE Just Dale paid $16.60 for the win. The Indiana bred son of Cartels Feature was raised by Aydin, who now owns the broodmare, Blur of Furr. She also has a yearling and a weanling in line for future starters at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Aydin is the daughter of Keli and Tim Eggleston. She has been active on the barrel circuit in the Midwest for several years with multiple wins, but AE Just Dale marks her first win as a Quarter Horse owner. The horse carries her initials “AE” as her signature brand for ownership. Prior to his win, the gelding had four starts, including a qualifying effort for the Jaguar Rocket Futurity in late July.

“This is her baby,” said Keli of Aydin's AE Just Dale. “She raised this horse and has worked with him all the way to the races. This is an exciting day for her.”

For Eduardo, he has worked and studied alongside Pina as a member of the Eggleston team for the past year. He assisted the Eggleston crew with breaking babies at their farm last winter and gallops many of their horses at the farm en route to the races at Horseshoe Indianapolis. He was greeted by the entire jockey colony outside the paddock to congratulate him on his win.

Before the race, Eduardo said, “I'm really excited about riding today. I'm ready.”

He proved that statement was correct.

The 21st season of live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing extends through Friday, Nov. 17. Live racing is held Tuesday through Thursday with Saturday racing added in during the summer months. First post Tuesday and Wednesday is 2:30 p.m. Thursday and select Friday racing begins at 2:10 p.m. The Summer Saturday Racing Series includes three more all-Quarter Horse dates Aug. 12, Sept. 2, and Oct. 7 beginning at 10:45 a.m. For more information on live racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis, visit www.caesars.com/horseshoe-indianapolis.

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Keeneland Library to Expand Reach of Popular Exhibit, The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers

Keeneland Library has scheduled a number of events for the remainder of 2023 to expand the reach of its groundbreaking exhibit, The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers, which highlights the lives and careers of 80 African Americans working in the Thoroughbred industry from the mid-1800s to the present. Activities include a traveling exhibit, a new book and Breyer model of pioneering Black jockey Cheryl White and an appearance by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks, author of bestseller Horse.

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Into Mischief Colt Brings Massive Pedigree Into Hanshin Bow

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses:

Saturday, September 9, 2023
4th-HSN, ¥13,720,000 ($93k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
LUDIQUE (c, 2, Into Mischief–Miss Besilu, by Medaglia d'Oro), whose dam was third in the GI Alabama S. and GI CCA Oaks in 2014 and was purchased for $2.2 million with this foal in utero at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton November Sale, is a half-brother to the dual Grade III-placed Gun It (Tapit). Miss Besilu , who topped the weanling section as part of the Ned Evans dispersal at Keeneland November in 2011 on Ben Leon's bid of $2.6 million, is a daughter of SW & GSP Quiet Dance (Quiet American), the dam of Horse of the Year Saint Liam (Saint Ballado); GISW sire Funtastic (More Than Ready); and GSW Quiet Giant (Giant's Causeway), the dam of the wildly successful sire and Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}). Ludique carries the Carrot Racing colors. B-Northern Farm (KY)

 

 

 

Sunday, September 10, 2023
3rd-NKY, ¥13,720,000 ($93k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
RUN GUN (JPN) (f, 2, Gun Runner–Kristizar, by Tapizar), a $90,000 in-utero purchase at the 2020 KEENOV sale, is out of a half-sister to no fewer than four black-type horses by Tapizar's sire Tapit, including the Grade III-placed Taxable. The MGSP third dam Here I Go (Mr. Prospector) was the dam of five winners from seven to the races including 2005 GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Summerly (Summer Squall). Run Gun went through the JRHA Select Sale last summer, bringing ¥38 million. B-Senri Farm Co Ltd

5th-HSN, ¥13,720,000 ($93k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800mT
CIRCLE OF JOY (JPN) (f, 2, Constitution–Mirth, by Colonel John) is the first foal from her dam, all-the-way winner of the 2019 GI Rodeo Drive S. for Little Red Feather and Phil D'Amato and later purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for $1.05 million with this filly in utero at FTKNOV in 2020. Mirth is a half-sister to Grade II winner Vault (Jump Start) and Call Me Andy (Midshipman), twice stakes-placed at two this term. Third dam Orrefor (Our Native) produced some top Illinois-breds for Asiel Stables, including MSW/MGISP Copper State (Jump Start), MSW Bonita Meadow (Meadowlake) and the dam of fellow MSW Caruso (Cape Canaveral). B-Shunsuke Yoshida

5th-NKY, ¥13,720,000 ($93k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT
ATARAYO (f, 2, Justify–Magic Fountain, by War Front) represents the first produce for her dam, who caused a 10-1 upset for Coolmore in the 2014 G1 Darley Irish Oaks. Third dam Cherry Hinton (GB) (Green Desert) was herself a daughter of the magnificent Urban Sea (Miswaki), the dam of the legendary Galileo (Ire), Sea The Stars (Ire), etc. Cherry Hinton's GI Belmont Oaks-winning daughter Athena (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) has accounted for Never Ending Story (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), victorious in this year's G3 Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial before finishing runner-up in this year's G1 Prix de Diane. North Hills acquired Magic Fountain for $525,000 at KEENOV in 2020. B-North Hills Co Ltd (KY)

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Several California Racetrack Vets Put on Probation by Vet Med Board

Over the last few months, several California backstretch veterinarians have been placed on probationary periods by the California Veterinary Medical Board (CVMB) for alleged problems in their practice of veterinary medicine.

The latest backstretch veterinarians to face such disciplinary actions are Vince Baker, placed on probation for four years, and Sarah Graybill Jones, placed on a three-year probationary period. The effective date for both probationary periods was Aug. 21.

These disciplinary actions signify an ongoing conundrum for backstretch veterinarians in California, who have found themselves afoul of the CVMB for veterinary procedures and approaches that are deemed legal under the California Horse Racing Board's (CHRB) rules.

Baker and Graybill Jones are two of six Southern California-based backstretch veterinarians who have been placed on probation by the CVMB so far this year. The veterinary medical board has filed complaints against at least another 15 backstretch veterinarians.

The various complaints and accusations against California's backstretch veterinarians are similar in nature and reflect a yawning schism between the veterinary board and the CHRB concerning approaches to standard equine veterinary care.

The main areas of conflict surround what the CVMB deems prescribing and dispensing medications or treatments without an examination or forming a diagnosis, how to define the proper veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) on a racetrack backstretch, and the prophylactic use of medications.

The CHRB has updated its rules on compounded drugs with the aim of clarifying another area of disagreement with the VMB.

Several equine veterinary experts have said that a key part of the conflict surrounds the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act–the overarching rules by which all licensed veterinarians must comport their business–which is almost entirely geared around small animal practice, and therefore is unrepresentative of the practicalities of herd health on a racetrack backstretch.

In an effort to resolve the differences between the two agencies, veteran equine veterinarian Barrie Grant was appointed to the VMB earlier this year by California Governor, Gavin Newsom. The veterinary board has also established an Equine Practice Subcommittee.

Baker is the long-time veterinarian for Bob Baffert, trainer of Medina Spirit, who finished first in the 2021 G1 Kentucky Derby, only to be disqualified due to a post-race betamethasone positive. The following December, Medina Spirit suffered a sudden cardiac death during training.

Due to the high-profile litigation surrounding Medina Spirit's disqualification from the Kentucky Derby, and the horse's subsequent death, the CVMB's disciplinary actions Baker, Medina Spirit's track vet, have proven a lightening-rod on social media.

The CVMB accused Baker of several causes of discipline including alleged negligence in the practice of veterinary medicine, the “dispensing of dangerous drugs without medical necessity,” prescribing “controlled substances without medical necessity,” and failure to establish VCPR.

The TDN reached out Friday morning to attorney Lisa Brown, who represents Baker, for comment. Brown has not yet responded.

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