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Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Catalog Online, Sale at Los Alamitos

A total of 298 yearlings have been cataloged for the Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale to be held Monday, Oct. 19, at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA. The auction was meant to take place at the Fairplex on the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, but COVID-19-related restrictions on large gatherings at Los Angeles County facilities forced the change of venue.

“We have a quality catalogue with 298 entries, which is up slightly over our inaugural yearling sale in California last year,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. “There is a good mix of both regional and national sire power, and graduates of last year’s sale are off to a flying start.

“This is an important sale for the California marketplace, and we are very appreciative of Dr. Allred and Los Alamitos for accommodating us when it became clear we could not hold the sale in Pomona,” Browning added.

The catalogue may now be viewed online, and will also be available via the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogues will be available by Oct. 1.

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Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Pre-Sale Medication Regs ‘A Good Change’

Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction yearlings, weanlings, 2-year-olds and breeding stock. If you have a question for a veterinarian, email us info at paulickreport.com

QUESTION: What is the veterinary perspective on the new pre-sale medication restrictions in force at public auctions in the United States?

DR. BART BARBER: From this veterinarian's perspective, the changes that the sales companies have made are positive. The limitations that have been imposed add a degree of confidence to buyers while still allowing sellers and veterinarians to fully treat horses as needed with only a few exceptions.

Dr. Bart Barber

There are some subtle differences but the changes for both sales companies are very similar. One of the new rules that each have applied is that only one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and one corticosteroid may be used. There can be no stacking of drugs within the classes. There are lots of drugs in each of these categories and they have similar actions and effects within each class. That said, there are differences that make drugs in each of those classes superior for treating specific conditions. For instance, one NSAID is preferred to treat pain associated with colic while another is preferred for musculoskeletal pain. Certain steroids are better suited for treating allergic reactions while others are best at treating head trauma. The point is that there are reasons why one NSAID or corticosteroid is chosen over another and why there are several different choices.

In the rare case that a horse has already been treated with one of these medications for a specific condition and another condition arises for which another medication in the same class is needed, decisions will need to be made. First and foremost the horse will be taken care of. It is important to point out that this situation would not automatically disqualify the horse from being sold. A positive test for multiple NSAIDs or corticosteroids merely gives the buyer the right to rescind the sale. The goal of the new regulations is not to limit treating horses appropriately but to limit indiscriminate stacking of NSAIDs and corticosteroids, which is in the best interest of the buyers, the sales process, the industry and, ultimately, the horse. It's a good change. When the situation described above arises, it will be in the best interest of all parties to come together, use good judgment and horsemanship to determine intent, the best interests of the horse, and whether or not the process was compromised. These occasions will likely be rare and I believe that even in these instances we will be able to care for the horses without compromising the intent of the rules.

Bronchodilators, including clenbuterol, have been limited in that they have been completely banned for a time period prior to the sale. There is a potential for abuse of these medications and again this is a positive change to protect the horse. When this change was announced some chose to not use this class of medications in horses at any age, for any condition and I believe that is a mistake. Taking this out of a veterinarian's toolbox for use in foals could have fatal consequences. There are legitimate uses for these medications and they should be used when they are warranted. The sales companies have not limited their use when appropriate for age and condition, they have merely asked for disclosure.

The balancing of allowing for appropriate use and imposing rules to curtail abuse is difficult. In this case it has been well thought out and will benefit all involved.

Dr. Bart Barber, DVM, is a shareholder in Rood and Riddle's veterinary practice and specializes in reproduction, primary and preventative ambulatory care, as well as operations at Rood and Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy.

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Tiz the Law Returns to Worktab

Sackatoga Stables’ Tiz the Law (Constitution) returned to the worktab for the first time since finishing second to Authentic (Into Mischief) as the favorite in the Sept. 5 GI Kentucky Derby, breezing a half-mile in an easy :50.07 with regular exercise rider Heather Smullen in the irons.

“It was a nice, easy work,” trainer Barclay Tagg said. “I wasn’t looking for much. I just wanted him to go out there and stretch his legs. He hadn’t done anything in three weeks.”

Prior to his hard-trying runner-up effort in the Derby, the New York-bred had been perfect in four starts at three, including the GI Curlin Florida Derby, the GI Belmont S. and GI Runhappy Travers S. Earlier this week, Sackatoga’s Jack Knowlton announced that Tiz the Law would give the Oct. 3 GI Preakness S. a miss and that the colt would be trained up to his first try against older horses in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Nov. 7.

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New Details in Ongoing Standoff Between AZHBPA and Turf Paradise

The latest missive in an ongoing game of epistolary ping-pong between the Arizona horsemen and Turf Paradise management has seen the track re-affirm their proposal to stage a race-meet this winter.

“Turf Paradise has submitted live race dates for an 84-day winter meet–Jan. 2 thru May 1, 2021–to the Racing Commission for their approval at the Oct. 8 meeting,” wrote Turf Paradise general manager Vincent Francia in a letter addressed to the horsemen Thursday.

But again, the proposal comes with caveats. The first is a previously stated desire: That the $2.1 million the Arizona Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (AZHBPA) moved from the Turf Paradise horseman’s account into its own account be returned.

As per the letter: “With the $2.1 million back in the account and the projected $1 million generated in purse accumulation between now and Dec. 31 plus the purse monies that will be generated during the proposed live race meet, Turf will be able to offer the horsemen a 25% increase (from $80,000 to $100,000 daily) for this proposed meet. Surely the AZHBPA would not object to that?”

“He [Turf Paradise owner Jerry Simms] is trying to get the horsemen wound up with offering them more money,” said AZHBPA president, Bob Hutton, in response to the latest overture from Turf Paradise. “It’s not his purse account. It’s not his signal.”

The second condition is that the AZHBPA approves both exports and imports of the Turf Paradise signal through May 31, 2021. “Those approvals are essential in order to continue generating money into the purse account, and we simply cannot conduct a live race meet with the AZHBPA constantly threatening to withdraw those approvals,” the letter states.

That demand is not a “deal killer,” said Hutton, who explained that the issue would be a matter for the AZHBPA board to decide. “That’s a reasonable request…I’m concerned with the horsemen, not how much money he makes.”

When it comes to purse funds, Turf Paradise management argue that these monies contractually belong to the horsemen that race at Turf Paradise specifically. The horsemen, however, argue that they ultimately wield control over the purse account, as per a prior arbitrated settlement. In a letter last week to Turf Paradise, AZHBPA stated that the purse monies are available for whichever Arizona track stages a live meet.

Details of Turf Paradise’s initial letter to the horsemen last week can be read here, and the AZHBPA’s subsequent response can be read here.

This latest letter also states that the AZHBPA is “willing” to make only weekly payments to the horsemen’s bookkeeper, in the event Turf Paradise hosts a live meet. “As an example, if a horseman wants to withdraw money from his/her account under Mr. Hutton’s plans, they would have to wait a week until the funds are deposited,” the letter states.

According to Hutton, the way the way the AZHBPA proposes to manage the purse strings in the event Turf Paradise conducts a live meet this winter wouldn’t have any effect on the speed at which horsemen are remunerated.

“It’s not going to make a difference,” Hutton said. “It’s like a payroll being due on the fifteenth, and so you fund the payroll account on the fifth. That’s what we’re saying. We’ll fund it.”

According to Francia, the AZHBPA’s proposal misunderstands the role of the horsemen’s bookkeeper, which he describes as a “bank” that fields daily activities.

“That suggestion would not work,” Francia said. “There’s much more that goes on with a horseman’s bookkeeper than just being a repository for purse money. There’s daily activity going on between the bookkeeper and the horsemen.”

And while Francia described the ongoing negotiations as “positive,” he urged haste for a resolution, saying that a live race-meet at Turf Paradise would require six weeks of preparations.

“We have all the essential materials to run a live race meet,” Francia said, in response to suggestions that the track had sold various items necessary to conduct a meet. At the end of the day, “I remain optimistic,” he added. “That’s the best I can say.”

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