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Jockeys & Jeans Fundraiser at Churchill Downs Canceled

Jockeys and Jeans announced the cancellation of the fundraiser for Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund scheduled for Nov. 14 at Churchill Downs.

“It’s sad because the needs of former jockeys who suffered career ending injuries go on, but given the need to battle this deadly disease, it is necessary,” said Jockeys and Jeans President, Barry Pearl.

Added Churchill’s Executive Director of Racing Mike Ziegler, “Due to the nature of Jockey and Jeans and the way it brings people together from all over the country, we want to ensure that it can be held at Churchill Downs when it can be the biggest and best! We are saddened to postpone the 2020 event, but in full agreement with PDJF and Jockey and Jeans’ choice.”

The event typically attracts 15 or more jockey Hall of Fame members who gather to honor the six permanently disabled former jockeys who attend. Jockeys and Jeans was founded in late 2014 by a group of former jockeys, which has raised over $1.5 million for the PDJF through six annual events and several stallion season sales.

The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund pays a $1,000 monthly stipend to some 60 former jockeys who suffered catastrophic racing injures. Some 40 are either pari or quadriplegics, while some of the others suffered severe brain injuries.

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Galileo Son of Prudenzia Lights Up Deauville

The Galileo colt out of Ecurie des Monceaux’s crown jewel Prudenzia (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) shot to the top of the leaderboard during Thursday’s second session of the Deauville Select Yearling Sale when hammered down to MV Magnier for €2,000,000, with David Redvers the underbidder. Magnier is plenty familiar with the family, having bought the colt’s full-sister, Group 1 winner Magic Wand (Ire), for €1.4-million to top this sale in 2016 and their Classic-winning three-quarter sister Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) to join the Coolmore broodmare band for €6-million from Goffs November in 2013.

Monceaux has sold the current top colt and filly at the sale, with a Siyouni (Fr) filly out of Polygreen (Fr) (Green Tune) having been bought by Jean-Claude Rouget on behalf of America’s Gainesway Farm for €700,000 just a few lots earlier.

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Midnight Storm Filly Tops CTHS British Columbia Summer Mixed Sale

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (British Columbia Division) Summer Mixed Sale took place Tuesday, Sept. 8, led by a yearling filly from the first crop of Midnight Storm who sold for $46,000 (Canadian).

A total of 49 horses changed hands on Wednesday for revenues of $639,600, down 40 percent from last year's sale when 64 horses brought $1,065,500. The average sale price declined 21 percent to $13,053 to $16,648, while the median fell 16 percent to $12,000 from $14,250. The buyback rate finished at 30 percent, compared with 24 percent last year.

The sale-topper was purchased by Swift Thoroughbreds Inc. Offered as Hip 75, the dark bay or brown filly is out of the winning Yankee Gentleman mare Harmony Creator, whose four foals to race are all winners, including British Columbian year-end award winner Architecture and stakes-placed Tiptoe.

The Kentucky-bred hails from the family of Grade 1-placed stakes winner Lacquaria. Whitewood Farm consigned her, as agent.

The day's second-highest price came for Hip 43, a yearling Midnight Lute colt who sold to Peter Redekop B.C. Ltd., for $40,000.

The bay colt is out of the unraced Quality Road mare Unattended, whose first foal to race is the stakes winner At Attention. The British Columbia-bred's second dam is the Grade 2 winner Go Go, who is the pivot point for runners including Grade 3 winner Miss Kentucky, and graded/group stakes-placed runners Miss Mittagong and Energia Infinity.

Bryan and Carol Anderson's Wild Rose Farm consigned the colt.

Redekop was the sale's leading buyer, with four purchases totaling $101,000. Emerald Acres was the top consignor by gross, with five horses sold for $87,000.

To view the auction's full results, click here.

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