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Grants Pass Downs Announces New Gaming, Entertainment Venue

Gaming, entertainment and dining venue The Flying Lark is coming to Grants Pass in fall 2021. Founded by entrepreneur and Grants Pass native Travis Boersma as part of a larger effort to revitalize the horse racing industry in Oregon, The Flying Lark is a significant, long-term investment in the city of Grants Pass. It will create a meaningful number of jobs, bolster the local economy, and provide vital funding and stability to the equine industry throughout the region, including horse owners, trainers, veterinarians, jockeys, and a wide range of vendors and suppliers.

Located next to Grants Pass Downs at the southwest corner of the Josephine County Fairgrounds, The Flying Lark will boast a full-service family restaurant, a grab-and-go restaurant, a sports bar, a gaming bar, a state-of-the-art gaming floor, banquet facilities and art pieces by regional artists that celebrate the magic, power and beauty of horses. Its grab-and-go offering will include coffee drinks, sweets and small bites, and two of the dining areas will offer both indoor and outdoor seating to take advantage of Grants Pass' famous climate.

The establishment is named after local racing icon Don Jackson's legendary Oregon thoroughbred who led the nation in wins for two years in the 1980s. A well-respected member of the Grants Pass community, Jackson was a long-time supporter of Grants Pass Downs. His passion for horse racing and dedication to developing interest in the sport significantly bolstered the horse racing industry in the state.

The Flying Lark – along with recent upgrades to Grants Pass Downs – is part of a transformation of the Josephine County Fairgrounds into a year-round destination for Southern Oregon and Northern California.

“We're really looking forward to the impact The Flying Lark will make both economically and culturally to our local community and the state of Oregon,” said Boersma, CEO and founder of Grants Pass Downs and The Flying Lark.

Horses have played a vital role in Oregon's history and were present throughout the region before the arrival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early 1800s. The Flying Lark will feature art installations, murals, sculptures and other storytelling elements that celebrate horses and their positive impact on the State of Oregon and its rich history.

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Mahoning Valley Suspends Live Racing Due To COVID-19 Positive

Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio has suspended live racing through Nov. 21, following “a positive COVID-19 test emanating from racetrack operations,” the track announced Tuesday on its Facebook page.

The property will still be open for simulcast wagering and casino gaming while live racing is suspended.

The shutdown will affect seven live dates, starting with Tuesday's card, and continuing through the cards scheduled for Nov. 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 21.

Live racing is set to resume Monday, Nov. 23, which is the track's signature Steel Valley Sprint card.

The announcement comes five days after Charles Town Races in West Virginia announced its own live racing cancellations through Nov, 14 following a pair of positive COVID-19 tests emanating from the jockey's room.

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Girvin Leads Ocala Stud’s 2021 Stallion Roster

Ocala Stud has set 2021 stud fees for its roster of 16 stallions for the upcoming breeding season, led by Girvin whose fee will be $6,000 S&N for his third year at stud.

Ocala Stud will welcome three new stallions in Grade 1-winning millionaires Win Win Win and Seeking the Soul who will both stand for $5,000 S&N, and also new is Dak Attack, a stakes-winning son of Ghostzapper, whose fee will be $2,500 S&N.

Girvin, a leading 3-year-old of his crop, captured the 2017 Grade 1 Haskell Invitational Stakes and registered back-to-back graded stakes in taking the G2 Risen Star Stakes and the G2 Louisiana Derby. An earner of $1,624,392 on the racetrack and a winner from six to nine furlongs, Girvin saw his first foals arrive in 2020. He has covered 273 mares in his first two books, and he was Florida's most popular stallion of 2019, breeding 149 mares that season. He was bred to 124 mares in 2020.

Win Win Win won this year's G1 Forego Stakes at Saratoga in impressive fashion, defeating four Grade 1 winners, including Complexity in a final time of 1:21.71 for seven furlongs. Last season at three, Win Win Win set a new track and stakes record winning the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, rolling to a 7 1/4-length victory in 1:20.89, running a 2 on the Ragozin Sheets. He hails from a deep Live Oak family and is a descendant of the influential Halo sire line. He will stand as a partnership between Live Oak Stud, Airdrie Stud, and Ocala Stud.

Seeking the Soul, a Charles Fipke homebred, enjoyed an illustrious racing career, winning the 2017 G1 Clark Handicap, the 2018 G3 Ack Ack Stakes and the 2019 G2 Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs. All told, he won or placed in eight graded stakes, which included runner-up finishes in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and the $9 million G1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes. On the board in 20 of 32 starts, Seeking the Soul bankrolled more than $3.4 million.

Like Girvin, Awesome Slew welcomed first foals in 2020. The versatile son of Awesome Again won graded stakes from seven furlongs to 1 1/16 miles during his racing career and earned $1,223,310 while winning or placing in 12 graded stakes. He will stand for $4,000 S&N.

Adios Charlie, a perennial leading sire in Florida, will stand for $4,000 S&N. The Sunshine State's No. 1 sire in 2019, Adios Charlie is a top five sire again in 2020. Also standing for $4,000 S&N are Jess's Dream who has first-crop 2-year-olds in 2020, Grade 1 winner Noble Bird who will be represented by first 2-year-olds in the coming year, and The Big Beast, Florida's second-ranked first-crop sire of 2019 who is represented this year by stakes winner Hear My Prayer, as well as stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Up in Smoke.

Ocala Stud's 2021 roster and fees are as follows:

Stallion	Stands and nurses fee
Adios Charlie	$4,000
Ami's Flatter	$2,500
Awesome of Course	$2,000
Awesome Slew	$4,000
Battalion Runner	$1,500
Brooks n Down	$1,500
Dak Attack – New	$2,500
Fort Loudon	$1,500
Girvin	$6,000
Greenpointcrusader	$3,500
In Summation	$2,500
Jess's Dream	$4,000
Noble Bird	$4,000
Seeking the Soul –New	$5,000
The Big Beast	$4,000
Win Win Win –New	$5,000

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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Accredits 34 Organizations

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance announced Tuesday that 34 Thoroughbred aftercare organizations have been awarded accreditation.

The 34 organizations include 26 previously accredited organizations and eight that received accreditation for the first time. The TAA, the only accrediting body in Thoroughbred aftercare, now has a network of 81 organizations with approximately 170 facilities in North America.

“We congratulate the aftercare organizations that earned TAA accreditation this year, including the new organizations joining the TAA roster,” TAA President John Phillips said.

“We are proud to have a total of 81 accredited organizations across North America representing the gold standard in Thoroughbred aftercare. As our list of organizations receiving TAA funding increases, we ask industry participants to continue to support the TAA
as we in turn fund these amazing accredited aftercare organizations and their 170 facilities.”

The 34 organizations earning accreditation this year are: After the Races; Bright Futures Farm; CANTER Kentucky; Caribbean Thoroughbred Aftercare; Center for Racehorse Retraining; Central Kentucky Riding for Hope; Down the Stretch Ranch; Equine Advocates; Equine Rescue and Adoption Foundation; Final Furlong; Friends of Ferdinand; Galloping Out; Harmony and Hope Horse Haven; Healing Arenas; Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue; Hidden Acres Rescue for Thoroughbreds; Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue; Illinois Equine Humane Center; L.A. Pet Rescue; Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester; Mitchell Farm Equine Retirement; NEER North; Out Side In; R.A.C.E Fund; Remember Me Rescue; RVR Horse Rescue; Second Call Thoroughbred Adoption and Placement; Second Chance Thoroughbreds; The Foxie G. Foundation; The Susan S. Donaldson Foundation, Mereworth Farm; This Old Horse; Thoroughbred Retirement Network of Louisiana; Thoroughbred Retirement, Rehabilitation, and Careers (TRRAC); and War Horses at Rose Bower.

TAA-accredited organizations undergo a thorough application and inspection process prior to accreditation being awarded to ensure they meet the TAA's Code of Standards, which covers five key areas: operations, education, horse health care management, facility standards and services, and adoption policies and protocols. Facility inspections are conducted at all facilities housing Thoroughbreds for each organization. Ongoing updates and re-inspections are required of all organizations as a condition of TAA accreditation.

All organizations that hold TAA accreditation are eligible to receive financial grants to support the care of their Thoroughbreds. Grant applications are currently being reviewed and the total grant amount awarded by the TAA will be announced this month. Since 2012, the TAA has awarded $17.2 million to accredited organizations.

The full list of 81 organizations, information about the accreditation process, and TAA's Code of Standards can be found on
ThoroughbredAftercare.org.

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