Making Waves: Another Juvenile Filly Winner For Calyx In The States

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Imaboutago in Florida.

 

Debut Winner For Calyx In Florida

Wesley Ward sent out Imaboutago (Ire) (Calyx {GB}) to a debut victory at Gulfstream Park for e Five Racing Thoroughbred on Friday (video).

Bred by Ennistown Stud, the juvenile filly is out of Newtown Pippin (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and brought €12,000 as a Goffs November weanling from Rockview Stables, before making 105,000gns as a Tattersalls October Book 3 yearling on the bid of BBA Ireland. She was the joint-fifth highest price during that book at Park Paddocks. The half-sister to the stakes-placed Felix Natalis (Ire) (Harry Angel {Ire}) has a weanling half-brother by Cotai Glory (GB). His granddam, Vista Bella (GB) (Diktat {GB}), won the Listed Masaka S., and ran third in the G1 1000 Guineas.

All four of the Coolmore Stud resident's American runners–all fillies–have won. Calyx's best in that locale are the GIII Jimmy Durante S. heroine Zona Verde (Ire), and the dual listed-placed Angiolleta (Ire), who are both incidentally out of Dark Angel (Ire) mares. His quartet of winning U.S. fillies is completed by Ever So Sweet (Ire).

 

 

Repeat Winner:

Cheyenne Stable's Ozara (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) returned to the winner's circle in the Wait A While S. at Gulfstream Park for trainer Christophe Clement (video) recently.

 

 

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Tickets On Sale For Keeneland Library’s 2024 Winter/Spring Lecture Series

Keeneland Library's Lecture Series returns in winter/spring 2024 with four ticketed events that celebrate recently published works about Thoroughbred racing whose authors conducted research at Keeneland Library, the repository said in a release Wednesday.

During programs planned from January through May, the following authors will discuss their books, with each presentation followed by a reception and book signing:

  • 24 – Kim Wickens, Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse.
  • 21 – Fred M. Kray, Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age.
  • March 7 – John Paul Miller, False Riches.
  • May 9 – Avalyn Hunter, The Kentucky Oaks: 150 Years of Running for the Lilies.

“The authors in this lineup cover varied and engrossing territory,” Keeneland Library Director Roda Ferraro said. “From a chronicle of legendary racehorse and sire Lexington to a gripping account of superstar Alydar, and from a novel of race track intrigue to a comprehensive history of the Kentucky Oaks, this series is sure to please our fans of racing and newcomers alike.”

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2023 Remington Springboard Mile at a Glance

Time is running out on 2-year-olds hoping to post a stakes win before they turn 3 on Jan. 1. One of those last opportunities, Friday’s Remington Springboard Mile, offers the possibility of black-type status plus a chance to collect qualifying points toward a start in the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. In descending value, 10-5-3-2-1 qualifying points will be awarded to the top five finishers in the two-turn test.

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Equine Property Planning: Black Cherry Trees Can Pose Serious Health Risks

Black cherry tree leaves can be troublesome to deal with for horse owners: these leaves don't always pose a risk to horses, but are particularly dangerous when wilted.  

Black cherries are members of the Prunus family, which also include peach, plum, chokecherry, and fire cherry trees. Leaves of these trees contain cyanogenic glycosides, which convert to cyanide when the leaves wilt. Ingestion of wilted leaves can lead to cyanide poisoning in animals that ingest it, reports The Horse.

Native to Central America, North America, and Mexico, dead, dried or crumbling cherry tree leaves don't pose as much of a threat to horses, but wilted leaves can be lethal if ingested in high enough doses. Horses that are fed well will rarely ingest wilted leaves if they have access to adequate forage, which may include supplementation of free-choice hay in the fall when grass is sparse. 

Some horses, if inquisitive, may eat the leaves to try them, even if offered adequate hay. Luckily, a few mouthfuls shouldn't hurt – a 1,200-pound dairy cow must ingest between 1.2 and 4.8 pounds of wilted leaves to receive a lethal dose. 

Of greater concern than ingestion is the possibility of trees harboring the Eastern tent caterpillar; these trees are the favored food source of the insects. Eastern tent caterpillars pose a great risk to pregnant mares: if ingested, they can cause early- and late-term fetal losses, late-term foal losses, and weak foals. It is recommended that any black cherry trees near pregnant mare fields be removed.

If you're unsure whether black cherry or any other toxic plants may exist near equine pastures, contact a local extension agent or botanist to be sure exactly which types of trees you have. A toxicologist, often found at veterinary diagnostic labs, can assist in determining whether the trees are poisonous. 

Rea more at The Horse. 

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