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ITOBA Fall Mixed Catalogue Now Online

The catalog for the Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Fall Mixed Sale is now online and printed copies will be mailing out shortly, ITOBA announced Wednesday. The auction will be held Saturday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. at the receiving barn at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. The auction will be managed by Duane Swingley Auctioneers.

A total of 78 weanlings, yearlings, 2-year-olds and broodmares have been consigned to the sale.

“There has never been a better time to get involved in Indiana racing and breeding,” said ITOBA President Tom Mosley. “The 2021 stakes program at Indiana Grand is incredible with a total of 28 Indiana-bred and/or Indiana-sired stakes with a minimum purse of $100,000, and in 2022 we will have even richer races with two stakes at $200,000 and two others at $250,000. If you want to capitalize on the lucrative Indiana program, this sale is the best place to find racing or breeding stock.”

ITOBA has also launched a new bonus program that awards a total of $10,000 based on the highest money-earning Indiana-bred or -sired 2-year-old at Indiana Grand in 2022 that sells at the sale. The consignor and purchaser will be awarded $5,000 apiece.

For more information and to view the online catalog, go to www.itoba.com/sales.

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Jockey Declan Cannon To Miss ‘A Few Months’ With Vertebrae Fractures

In an incident at Indiana Grand on Monday first reported by the Daily Racing Form's Marty McGee, jockey Declan Cannon suffered several fractured vertebrae when his mount Zoikes clipped heels in the fifth race. His agent, Tim Hanisch, told bloodhorse.com Tuesday that the veteran rider had movement in all his extremities, but may require surgery.

“That will put him out for the near future, for a few months,” Hanisch told bloodhorse.com.

Zoikes, trained by Brendan Walsh, was reported to be uninjured in the incident, as were the remaining horses and riders in the race, several of whom had to alter course to avoid the fallen rival. Stewards conducted an inquiry but made no changes.

Cannon, a native of Ireland has ridden 300 winners from 2,839 starters in the United States since moving his tack here in late 2015.

Royal Prince Granted Win In Caesars Stakes After DQ

Royal Prince and Fernando De La Cruz pulled in a win Wednesday, Sept. 8 in the $150,000 Caesars Stakes. The race was the highlight of the 11-race card that included four stakes on the card and marked the richest day of turf racing in the state of Indiana.

Starting from post four in the reduced field of five, Royal Prince got away second behind Dyn O Mite and Jose Riquelme, following along in a stalking position throughout the one-mile turf event. At the head of the stretch, Royal Prince made his move and at first, looked like he would go right on by as the selected favorite of the field. However, Dyn O Mite came back to challenge. The duo battled the entire length of the stretch in close quarters with Dyn O Mite getting the last call by a half-length. However, contact between the two switched the order after a disqualification and moved Royal Prince up for the win. Perfect Silent Cat and Luca Panici, making his first start at Indiana Grand, finished third. The time of the race was 1:35.26.

Royal Prince is now three for eight in 2021 and four for 11 lifetime. He is owned by Steve Landers Racing LLC and trained by Brad Cox. He moved his career earnings over the $300,000 mark with the win. The grey son of Cairo Prince, a $70,000 yearling purchase is now a two-time stakes winner.

“This horse is always solid and showed today that he is that caliber of horse,” said Ricky Giannini, assistant trainer for Brad Cox who oversees the string at Indiana Grand. “He is stationed at Keeneland so he may go there for his next start.”

The Caesars Stakes was complemented by Empire of Hope, a Caesars Entertainment Racing initiative to bring funding and awareness to racehorse aftercare programs. Nearly $14,000 was raised through several promotions and donations geared toward the cause. A special presentation showing the support was held in the winner's circle with Randy Klopp, Indiana HBPA member and past president, Rachel McLaughlin, On-Air Racing Analyst, and Eric Halstrom, Vice President and General Manager of Racing at Indiana Grand.

The 19th season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing is now in progress and continues through Monday, Nov. 8. Live racing is conducted at 2:25 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, with first post on Thursday set at 3:25 p.m. A special Indiana Champions Day highlighting the state's top Thoroughbred and Quarter Horses will be held Saturday, Oct. 30, beginning at noon. More information about the 2021 racing season is available at www.caesars.com/indiana-grand.

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Cancer Survivor: ‘Mom N Pop’ Homebred Gives Owners First Career Victory At Indiana Grand

On a day when the spotlight was turned onto four stakes and racehorse aftercare programs at Indiana Grand, it was the winner of the fifth race that stole the show. Bern N Ash, a longshot owned by Deborah and David Clay, earned his first career win and marked the first winner for the new owners in the racing business. Delving into racehorse ownership has quite a story behind it for the Clays.

“We bought a 42-acre farm eight years ago in Eminence, Ky.,” said Debbie. “We tried to raise vegetables on the land, but it wasn't working out. I told David we needed to figure out what to do with the land and told him to pray. Two weeks later he came home with a Thoroughbred mare he got off a truck headed to slaughter named Highest Ground. We paid $400 for her papers and we were in the breeding business.”

The Clays formed their farm, D & D Drennon Creek Farm, and began accumulating mares, either through buying them off of trucks headed to slaughter or by adopting them. The farm has produced winners for them as breeders. However, their first win as owners came at a time they needed it most.

“David has battled and beat cancer twice and he's battling it again,” said trainer Stephen Dunn. “This was their first win as owners. It means so much to all of us.”

The Clays now have four in training, but Bern N Ash is the first to make it to the track. At odds of 30-1, expectations weren't high on the drive up from Eminence, Ky., but the trip was well worth the drive.

Starting from post eight in the one and one-sixteenth mile turf event, Bern N Ash and Tommy Pompell were wide most of the race but continued to pursue the top spot all the way to the wire, getting the lead late in the race between horses and winning by a neck. He paid $17.60 for the win.

David, who has lost his ability to speak due to cancer, was in the winner's circle with Bern N Ash. It was an emotional victory for the entire team.

“We are just a little mom and pop shop,” added Debbie. “We are getting ready to fight another battle with David's cancer. This makes are trip back home a little brighter.”

Although David cannot speak, he's still able to communicate through a pad and pen he keeps with him, saying, “What we have is PDL, plain dumb luck.”

It's a little luck and a lot of heart both on and off the track for a couple that found their way into the horse racing industry eight years ago.

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