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Thoroughbred Incentive Program Horse Show, Youth Ambassador Application Deadlines Approaching

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) reminds relevant parties that horse show applications are due September 30 and Youth Ambassador Program applications are due October 1.

Horse shows, horse trials, and other events interested in offering T.I.P. awards in 2021 must apply during the application period even if the information or show dates are tentative. Shows that offered awards in 2020 and shows that were approved for awards but canceled in 2020 still need to re-apply for 2021 dates. More information and the online application are available at tjctip.com/About/HSIGI.

“Offering T.I.P. awards is a great way of increasing participation from Thoroughbreds and their riders at horse shows, and we encourage applications from all interested groups in anticipation of a more typical horse show schedule in 2021,” said Kristin Werner, senior counsel of The Jockey Club and coordinator for T.I.P. “Similarly, our Youth Ambassador Program has proven to be an excellent opportunity for individuals to develop leadership skills while promoting the versatility of the Thoroughbred breed.”

Introduced in 2016, the T.I.P. Youth Ambassador Program selects about a dozen youth ambassadors on an annual basis to positively represent T.I.P. and the Thoroughbred breed.

The goal of the T.I.P. Youth Ambassador Program is to promote participation in T.I.P. with the mission to encourage retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers in racing or breeding. A youth ambassador's role is to positively represent T.I.P. and the Thoroughbred breed at his or her local barn, shows, competitions, or any other activities in which he or she may participate.

T.I.P. Youth Ambassadors must meet the following criteria:

· Be 18 years old or younger as of January 1, 2021

· Reside in the U.S. or Canada

· Own or lease a Thoroughbred with a T.I.P. number

· Participate in T.I.P. shows or programs

The Youth Ambassador Program application can be found on the T.I.P. website at tjctip.com/About/TBYPAM.

Created and announced in October 2011, T.I.P. recognizes and rewards the versatility of the Thoroughbred through sponsorship of Thoroughbred classes and high point awards at sanctioned horse shows, year-end performance awards, a recreational riding program, and non-competition awards. Additional information about T.I.P. is available at tjctip.com and on the T.I.P. Facebook page at facebook.com/tjctip.

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Weekend Lineup: Trio Of Breeders’ Cup Berths On The Line At Woodbine

The upcoming week is highlighted by three Breeders' Cup Challenge Series “Win and You're In” races, all of them at Woodbine. On Saturday, the $1 million Woodbine Mile is a “Win and You're In” qualifier for the Mile while Sunday features the Grade 1 Summer Stakes and the Natalma Stakes, which are qualifying preps for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, respectively.

All three races at Woodbine will be broadcast live on NBCSN as part of their Challenge Series “Win and You're In” TV schedule.

TVG will also partner with NBC Sports this weekend to bring live horse racing into homes throughout the country with coverage scheduled on Saturday and Sunday. “Trackside Live” will be simulcast from 5-6 p.m. ET on Saturday and from 4 -6 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Racing from Churchill Downs and Belmont Park will be showcased on “America's Day at the Races”, the NYRA-produced program which airs on either FS1 or FS2.

Saturday September 19

3:04 p.m.—$250,000 Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park on FS1

Lael Stables' Magic Attitude, a Group 3 winner in France, will make her North American debut in the 10-furlong Belmont Oaks Invitational. By Galileo and out of the Group 1-winner Margot Did, Magic Attitude was bred in Great Britain by Katsumi Yoshida and is a full-sister to 2018 Group 2 Prix de Sandringham winner Mission Impassible, who is also multiple Grade/Group 1-placed. Magic Attitude presents an impressive ledger that includes a victory in the Group 3 Prix Vanteaux in May when racing off a nearly eight-month layoff for former conditioner Fabrice Chappet.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/BEL091920USA5-EQB.html

4:27 p.m.—$125,000 Grade 3 Singspiel Stakes at Woodbine on TVG

Trainer Graham Motion has a two-pronged entry for the 1 ¼-miles Singspiel in stakes winner Standard Deviation and Nakamura. Standard Deviation traveled to Doha earlier this year where he ran second in the H.H. The Amir Trophy, but the son of Curlin has been off the board in his last two starts including a seventh-place run in the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes. Nakamura has finished third in his last two outings with his latest effort coming in an allowance optional claiming race on August 16.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/WO091920CAN7-EQB.html

5:39 p.m.—$1,000,000 Grade 1 Woodbine Mile at Woodbine on TVG and NBCSN

Starship Jubilee, Canada's reigning Horse of the Year, will take on seven rivals, including 2-1 morning line favorite War of Will and undefeated 3-year-old Shirl's Speight, in Saturday's 24th running of the Woodbine Mile. Starship Jubilee will make her 38th career start in the fall turf classic for owner Blue Heaven Farm and trainer Kevin Attard. The bay mare won her first four starts this year before finishing fourth in her most recent engagement, the Grade 1 Diana at Saratoga on August 23. Last year, War of Will took the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes and Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds before his Preakness Stakes victory in mid-May. The son of War Front heads into Saturday's engagement off a nose win in the Grade 1 Maker's Mark Mile over the Keeneland turf on July 10.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/WO091920CAN9-EQB.html

Sunday September 20

4:29 p.m.—$250,000 Grade 1 Summer Stakes at Woodbine on TVG and NBCSN

Seven first-year stars take their talents to the E.P. Taylor Turf Course in Sunday's Summer Stakes. Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse will send out a pair of hopefuls in Dolder Grand and Gretzky the Great. After a runner-up effort in his first career start on July 12, Gretzky the Great could net a natural hat trick of his own with a win on Saturday. He broke his maiden via a 4 ¼-length victory on August 2 and followed it up with a gutsy neck score in the Soaring Free Stakes, traveling 6 ½ panels on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course on August 23.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/WO092020CAN7-EQB.html

4:41 p.m.—$150,000 Grade 3 Salvator Mile Stakes at Monmouth Park on TVG

A year after the Maryland-based trainer shipped in with Divisidero to win the Grade 3 Red Bank Stakes, Kelly Rubley will look for history to repeat when she sends out Laurel track record holder Top Line Growth in Sunday's Salvator Mile, the feature on Monmouth Park's 14-race card that day. After making his 4-year-old debut in impressive fashion with a 5½-length romp at Laurel on Aug. 14 – a race in which he threatened his own track record for a mile – Top Line Growth will face seven challengers in the Salvator Mile his quest for his first graded stakes score.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/MTH092020USA10-EQB.html

5:35 p.m.—$250,000 Grade 1 Natalma Stakes at Woodbine on TVG and NBCSN

Trainer Roger Attfield and owner/breeder Charles Fipke will be hoping to land a Grade 1 prize with Lady Speightspeare, who will be making just her second lifetime start but looms as the horse to beat in the $250,000 Natalma Stakes, a one-mile turf race which attracted seven two-year-old fillies. Attfield was not surprised when Lady Speightspeare was in the spotlight in her debut, scoring by 3 ¾ lengths over seven furlongs on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course. Last Sunday, Lady Speightspeare turned heads with a five-furlong breeze in :58.60 on the training track turf course.

Entries: https://www.equibase.com/static/entry/WO092020CAN9-EQB.html

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Canterbury’s 2020 Season Sees Record Off-Track Wagering; Average Race Handle Up 114 Percent

A racing season that was postponed and shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic concluded Thursday evening at Canterbury Park with the results leaving track officials pleased, considering the race meet was in jeopardy in April. The Shakopee, Minn. racetrack conducted an uninterrupted 53-day race meet that began on June 10, a month later and 12 days shorter than originally planned.

With capacity limited to 750 spectators, when in 2019 the track averaged 6,592 daily, and race days reduced by 20 percent, wagering on track declined 65 percent to $3.7 million. Off-track wagering from across the country however increased 115.6 percent to $64.7 million. Average handle per race, perhaps the best comparison under the circumstances, increased 114 percent due to a 174 percent increase in per race out of state handle.

“We are pleased with the results of the 2020 live racing season and our record all-sources handle,” Vice President of Racing Andrew Offerman said. “Although the substantial increase in off-track handle didn't fully offset our losses in admissions, food and beverage and on-track handle revenues, the increase in exposure of our racing product and the national acceptance of it were encouraging. These off-track gains helped us salvage a mostly successful season in the midst of a global pandemic.”

Canterbury officials made the decision to pivot from a traditional schedule that included weekends to a Monday through Thursday race week designed to capture national wagering dollars when facing less competition. The gamble paid off as total handle of $68,388,504 for 53 days far exceeded the 2018 record of $48,142,704 when 66 racing programs were conducted.

Jockey Francisco Arrieta won the final two stakes of the season with victories in the $50,000 Shakopee Juvenile aboard 2-year-old filly Heart Full of Soul and the $50,000 Tom Metzen HBPA Sprint on King of the Court. Heart Full of Soul is trained by Mac Robertson and is owned by Hugh Robertson and Gregory Erwin. She defeated five colts and geldings, winning by two lengths and paying $7.00.
Robertino Diodoro trains King of the Court for owner Gary Kropp and Clayton and Rick Wiest. Arrieta and King of the Court tracked the pace, took control in upper stretch and held off a late challenge by Arcadia Calls to win by a neck. As the wagering favorite, the 5-year-old paid $5.40.

The leading Thoroughbred owner for the meet was Robert Lothenbach who won 32 races. Joel Berndt, whose primary owner is Lothenbach, won his first Canterbury training title with 45 wins. Ry Eikleberry was the leading thoroughbred jockey with 77 wins. This was his third riding title. The top quarter horse trainer was Jason Olmstead for the sixth consecutive season. He had 19 wins. Nik Goodwin won the quarter riding honors with 10 victories. Corey Wilmes was leading quarter horse owner with six wins.

Ready to Runaway, winner of four of five starts including the Lady Slipper Stakes, the Glitter Star Stakes and the Minnesota Distaff Sprint, was named Horse of the Meet. She is owned by John Mentz of Lakeville and is trained by Mac Robertson.

Canterbury Park's 2020 Horse of the Year and divisional champions:

Horse of the Year – Ready to Runaway (owner: John Mentz : trainer: Mac Robertson)
Sprinter – Ready to Runaway (owner: John Mentz : trainer: Mac Robertson)
Older Filly or Mare – Ready to Runaway (owner: John Mentz : trainer: Mac Robertson)
Older Horse – Drop of Golden Sun (owner: Rengstorf Racing LLC : trainer: Tony Rengstorf)
Grass Horse – Tut's Revenge (owner: Claim To Fame Stable : trainer: Clinton Stuart)
Three-Year-Old Colt or Gelding – Vo Fantastic Aira (QH) (owner: Corey Wilmes : trainer: Ed Ross Hardy)
Three-Year-Old Filly – Hotasapistol (owner: Gary and Brenda Bergsrud : trainer: Clinton Stuart)
Two-Year-Old – Sneeky Diversion (owner: Lothenbach Stables, Inc : trainer: Joel Berndt)
Claimer – Hotfoot (owner: Rocket Wrench Racing LLC : trainer: Karl Broberg)
Quarter Horse – Vo Fantastic Aira (owner: Corey Wilmes : trainer: Ed Ross Hardy)

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Claiming Crown Worth $835,000 Returns To Gulfstream Park On Dec. 5

The Claiming Crown, a nine-race event offering $835,000 in purses to the blue-collar horses that are the backbone of the Thoroughbred industry's day-to-day racing schedule, will return to Gulfstream Park for the ninth consecutive year Saturday, Dec. 5.

The 22nd edition of the Claiming Crown, which has undergone a dramatic revitalization since being moved to Gulfstream in 2012, will highlight the opening weekend of the 2020-2021 Championship Meet that will get under way Wednesday, Dec. 2.

Handle on the Claiming Crown has climbed each of the last eight years since being held at Gulfstream.

The Claiming Crown is a partnership between the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA).

“The Claiming Crown from its inception has been a unique way to celebrate these blue-collar horses,” said Gulfstream's Vice President of Racing Mike Lakow. “It's a fantastic day of racing and a day racing fans look forward to. We're excited to once again be part of this great event.”

“We want to express our sincerest appreciation to Gulfstream Park and the Florida HBPA for their continued commitment to the Claiming Crown,” said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. “With all of the challenges we're facing as a sport and country this year, it's very gratifying to be able to host the 22nd running of our event.”

Eric Hamelback, CEO of the National HBPA, said: “The National HBPA Board of Directors with President Leroy Gessmann and our Regional Vice Presidents are extremely pleased to once again announce the 2020 Claiming Crown, along with our partners TOBA, the Florida HBPA, and Gulfstream Park. We continue to see this event grow in popularity with owners, trainers, and horseplayers, all of whom are without question the backbone of our industry. The Claiming Crown has always recognized the excellence of Thoroughbred racing's stalwarts. Even amid today's trying circumstances, it's a priority for us to provide this day showcasing the blue-collar horses and their owners and trainers who make racing programs across America possible. While we understand this year is a year like no other, we all feel it is important to also see this amazing day of races take place as it has been for over 20 years, and we hope by doing so to bring a sense of stability for horsemen.”

“The FHBPA is also excited to work with our partners to present this year's Claiming Crown series,” said Kevin Scheen, Executive Director of the Florida HBPA. “It's a great concept. These hard hitting claiming horses will have a chance to be featured, racing for purses ranging from $75-150K. It should be a fun day of competitive racing; a great way to kick off the first Saturday of the Championship Meet.”

The $150,000 Jewel will headline the Claiming Crown program. The 1 1/8-mile route will be contested by 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $35,000 or less.

The $95,000 Tiara for fillies and mares that have raced for a claiming price of $25,000 or less will be run at 1 1/16-miles on turf, as will the $95,000 Emerald, which will be contested by 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a $25,000 claiming price or less.

The $90,000 Canterbury for 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $25,000 or less and the $90,000 Distaff Dash for fillies and mares that have run for a claiming price of $25,000 or less are both scheduled to be run at five-furlongs on turf.

The Claiming Crown program will also include the $85.000 Rapid Transit, a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $16,000 or less; the $80,000 Glass Slipper a mile event for fillies and mares that have raced for a claiming price of $16,000 or less; the $75,000 Express, a six-furlong dash for 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $8,000 or less; and the $75,000 Iron Horse, a 1 1/16-mile route for 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $8,000 or less.

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