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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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Walk In The Park Colt Brings Six Figures At Fairyhouse
The market demand for National Hunt foals remains strong, as the third session concluded on Tuesday with a colt by Walk In The Park (Ire) bringing €100,000 from Gerry Aherne and Charles Shanahan.
Sold as lot 509 from the consignment of Oliver Loughlin, the bay is out of Posh Trish (Ire) (Stowaway {GB}), a listed winner. Posh Trish was originally sold by Loughlin for €1,200 at the 2013 November NH Sale. He is one of nine foals to sell north of €80,000 over the sale so far, with only four achieving that milestone over the whole sale in 2022.
“As soon as this colt was born I thought I might hit the jackpot as he has looked a star from the start,” said Loughlin. “He is an image of her, a baby of her.”
He added of Walk In The Park as the second mate of Posh Trish, who he picked back up for €118,000 out of the 2020 November National Hunt Sale, “He is a good stallion, she was a good mare and the plan is always to bred the best to the best.”
“For us he is the best foal here,” said Aherne. “We probably will race him, but not yet decided for sure. The mare was very good and is very good-looking. Oliver is a good breeder and we have been lucky with him before.”
A colt by Kapgarde (Fr) (lot 643) from Clonbonny Stud attracted a winning bid of €92,000 from Jamie Codd later in the day. The first foal of the winning hurdler Cushuish (GB) (Yeats {Ire}), the colt's second dam is Grade 2-winning chaser My Petra (GB) (Midnight Legend {GB}). His dam is also a half-sister to Grade 1 hurdler My Drogo (GB) (Milan {GB}).
“We'll get him home before we make a plan, but he has all the options,” said Codd. “He could go racing, or he could end up coming back here to the Derby Sale. We had to stretch to get him, but he's a lovely horse and is the only one by the sire in the sale.”
Rounding out the top three was a €90,000 son of Nathaniel (Ire) (lot 722) from Peel Hall Stables. NBB Racing and Joey Logan picked up the third foal of Grade 2 Cheltenham winner Limini (Ire) (Pentre Celebre). Limini was also placed four times at the highest level over jumps.
“The foal is initially going stay in Ireland with Joey but will go to France as a racing prospect–hopefully he will make up into a good juvenile hurdler,” said NBB Racing's Nicolas Bertran de Balanda. “He is very racy and correct.”
At the end of day three, 173 lots of 234 offered (74%) sold for a gross of €4,283,500. The average stayed flat at €24,760, while the median rose 5% to €21,000.
The fourth session, containing National Hunt-bred foals, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
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