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Stakes Winner Lemieux Heads FTK Winter Mixed Supplements

Lemieux (Nyquist), a stakes winner at two, heads a list of 29 supplemental entries to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, scheduled for this coming February 6 and 7 in Lexington, Kentucky. Sessions will begin daily at 10 am.

These latest entries, which are catalogued as hips 566-594, include:

Lemieux (Hip 588): A stakes winner at two, she is a half-sister to Grade I stakes-placed Brilliant Cut (Speightstown). She's out of a half-sister to three stakes winners including multiple Grade I winner and international group stakes producer Diamondrella (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}). Her immediate family includes multiple Grade I winner and recent Horse of the Year finalist Life is Good. She is consigned as a broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent.

Miss Auramet (Uncaptured) (Hip 566) : A three-time stakes winner at Tampa Bay Downs, Monmouth, and Gulfstream Park of $632,830, she notched 12 wins from ages two to six. She is consigned as a broodmare prospect by Hidden Brook, Agent.

Flight to Shanghai (Shanghai Bobby) (Hip 586): A stakes-placed mare who is a half-sister to two graded stakes-performing two-year-olds from the family of GI winner Game Face and recent graded stakes winner Turnerloose. Consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by Blandford Stud, Agent.

Karakatsie (Karakontie {Jpn}) (Hip 591): This five-year-old was a multiple stakes performer at three and four, including a strong third in last fall's GII Goldikova S. at Santa Anita to Grade I winner Going Global (Ire). Her female family traces back to blue-hen producer Courtly Dee. Consigned as a broodmare prospect by Brookdale Sales, Agent.

Wasp (American Pharoah) (Hip 592): Stakes-placed at Saratoga on her way to earnings of $242,380. She hails from the immediate family of Grade I winners Evening Jewel, Denman's Call, General Challenge, and Notable Career. Consigned as a broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

The supplement also includes mares in foal to Army Mule and Audible, as well as yearlings, horses of racing age, and a racing/stallion prospect.

These entries may now be viewed online and will be available in the equineline sales catalogue app. Print versions of the supplemental catalogue will be available on the sales grounds.

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Joe Bianca to West Point

Former TDN Associate Editor Joe Bianca has joined West Point Thoroughbreds as a partner account representative.

Bianca comes to the partnership company after nearly seven years as an associate editor at Thoroughbred Daily News, where he received a Media Eclipse Award for his 2020 piece on New York City, Belmont Park and the COVID-19 pandemic, “To Hell and Back: Belmont Marks a Deserved Triumph for New York City.” Bianca also hosted the industry-leading “TDN Writers' Room” podcast as well as the handicapping-focused conversation show “Bettor Things with Joe Bianca.”

An avid handicapper and racetracker since his teenage years, Bianca previously worked in sports journalism and television production. His decades-long love for horse racing has been a constant, turning him into a regular on the aprons and in the paddocks of Belmont, Aqueduct, and Saratoga.

“I'm very excited and honored to be joining West Point Thoroughbreds, as respected a brand in horse racing as there is,” Bianca said. “In my work in print and on air, I've tried to be a passionate but honest advocate for the game. I'm looking forward to using that passion to bring new people into the sport and ensure existing partners have a great experience with it for a company that's done things the right way for over 30 years.”

“Joe will no doubt help us improve the West Point Partner experience,” said West Point CEO Terry Finley. “He's knowledgeable and creative and enjoys talking horses as much as anybody I know. He'll be on-site at New York tracks, and I expect him to connect with many West Point partners over his love of handicapping, sports, and racing content.”

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Mack Provides Ongoing Support With `Operation Heat Ukraine’

Thoroughbred owner and former Ambassador to Finland Earle Mack, in conjunction with former New York governor George Pataki, have launched Operation Heat Ukraine, a nonprofit dedicated to “helping those suffering due to ongoing Russian attacks on critical infrastructure,” the organization announced Tuesday.

When Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska visited New York, former Gov. George Pataki asked what her country needed most. Her answer was, “heaters, heaters, heaters.”

As a result, Governor Pataki and Ambassador Earle Mack delivered heaters to Ukraine for 200,000 people on Jan. 12. Each heater can run for 31 hours and heat a 20,000-cubic-foot area—about the size of a hotel ballroom—on a single load of diesel fuel. They delivered the first load to Viktor Mykyta, governor of the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia, much of which is without power and lights for eight to 12 hours a day, according to OHU. On its most recent mission, Operation Heat Ukraine donated and delivered more than 350 heaters which will be used for invincibility centers at the request of the Zelensky government and will provide heat for thousands of Ukrainians.

“To save just one life with these heaters makes our mission worth it,” said Mack. “We have come here, boots on the ground, to ensure the delivery of these heaters to the people of Ukraine,” said Mack. “Despite billions of dollars in aid to support military efforts, there is still significant humanitarian work that needs to be done. Through our efforts, we hope to bring awareness to the horrors of this war, particularly among civilians, and to drive additional resources to support them. The importance of much needed humanitarian aid for the survival of the Ukrainian people cannot be overstated. Forming a network of individuals, foundations, and corporations, as we have done with Operation Heat Ukraine, will hopefully raise awareness and encourage others to support the Ukrainians with resources for critical daily needs.”

To learn more, visit www.heatukraine.org. To donate to the effort, click here.

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The Jockey Club’s T.I.P Program Announces 2023 Schedule

More than 6,700 awards and classes at more than 1,400 shows in 43 states and six Canadian provinces will be offered for off-track Thoroughbreds in 2023, The Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P) announced on Tuesday.

Awards are available for multiple disciplines, including eventing, dressage, Western and English pleasure, ranch riding, hunter/jumper, endurance, barrel racing, polo, and polocrosse.

T.I.P. Championships in hunters, jumpers, combined test, dressage, English pleasure, and English in-hand will return this year to Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina, from Oct. 5 through Oct. 8. T.I.P. Western & Central Dressage Championships will be held Oct. 11 through Oct. 14. at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington during the Retired Racehorse Project's (RRP) Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.

“The Jockey Club is proud of the expansive number of T.I.P.-approved awards, classes, and championships that showcase the diversity Thoroughbreds have in their second careers,” Kristin Werner, senior counsel for The Jockey Club and coordinator of T.I.P., said. “Our partnership with organizations like Stable View and the Retired Racehorse Project further expand opportunities for Thoroughbreds to excel in multiple disciplines beyond the track, and we are proud to see the continued growth and success of T.I.P in 2023.”

A full calendar of shows offering awards is available at The T.I.P. website and will be updated as dates are confirmed.

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