In memory of Daijin….

 

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LETTER/COMMENT from Feb. 9

This was on the Blog post entitled START, it’s good so I had to reprint it:

The Feb.6 Blog had a few complaints about video streaming or lack thereof, due to the requirement of minimal wagering. Granted, the minimums are not onerous, but why have any ?

Racetracks establish websites and for some unknown reason fail to showcase their product. Are they that stupid?

On the other hand, you have “the-little-track-that-could” Tampa Bay Downs where savvy management realized that the bettor was important. What was a leaky roof circuit a few years ago, now has a handle that challenges Santa Anita.

You can go to the TAM website and watch the races without having an account, password or your mothers maiden name.

Keeneland is another track where the info just overwhelms the bettor.

I remember the days when there were no payphones at racetracks, when offtrack and Internet betting was starting, racetracks were reluctant in releasing

program numbers for each entry.

The paranoia still exists.

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 Dave Landry photo

 

WOODBINE BACKSTRETCH OPENS

It’s – 25 this morning but let’s go!

TWENTY ONE TRAINERS have shipped in horses to Woodbine already and we only have to wait 2 months until the meeting starts.

The Woodbine Training Track opened for business on Wednesday morning, providing a clear signal that the start of the local 2011 Thoroughbred racing season is getting closer.

Trainer Sid Attard, who finished third in the standings last year with 46 wins, had a busy morning on the Woodbine backstretch.

The veteran was one of the first conditioners to test out the backstretch training track, which is a conventional dirt surface, as opposed to the Polytrack surface used for racing.

“We have 28 horses here and all 28 of them were sent out,” said Attard. “It was in very, very good shape this morning. They did a fantastic job getting it ready.”

Attard said he should have six more horses in by the end of the week.

“I can’t wait for the season to get underway,” said Attard, who recorded six stakes scores in 2010, along with $2,764,972 in purse earnings. “If this year can be like last year for us, we’ll all be happy. There is nothing to complain about.”

The first day of the Woodbine Thoroughbred meet is scheduled for Saturday, April 2 and runs 167 dates to December 4.

BARBADOS GOLD CUP ENTRANT PREPS TODAY AT SANTA ANITA

meets Canadian stakes winner Double Shuffle

Graded stakes placed JAIRZINHO will use a turf allowance today at Santa Anita as a final prep for his trip to the Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup on March 5.

The son of

Santa Anita Park – February 10, 2011

Race 7 – 4:05 PM     $1 Exacta / $1 Trifecta $2 Rolling Double / $1 Superfecta (.10 Min.)

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING $62,500

Purse $59,000. (Plus $17,700 – CBOIF – California Bred Owner Fund). For Four Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won $10,000 Twice Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred Or Which Have Never Won Three Races Or Optional Claiming Price Of $62,500. Weight, 123 Lbs. Non-winners of two races at a mile or over since November 12, 2010 Allowed 2 Lbs. Such a race since December 27, 2010 Allowed 4 Lbs. Claiming Price $62,500 (Races where entered for $50,000 or less not considered). . One Mile. (Turf) (Rail at 24 Feet)

P#     PP     Horse     Virtual

Stable     A/S     Med     Claim $     Jockey     Wgt     Trainer     M/L

1     1     Irrefutable (KY)         5/H     L     $0     M E Smith     119     B Baffert     5/2

2     2     Double Shuffle (FL)         5/G     L     $62,500     C Sutherland     119     R Diodoro     20/1

3     3     Averoo (GB)         6/G     L     $0     J Rosario     119     J W Sadler     8/1

4     4     Advice (FL)         5/G     L     $0     M Garcia     119     E G Harty     15/1

 SCR     Feisty Suances (CA)         ————————————-Scratched————————————-

6     5     Lieve (BRZ)         6/H     L     $0     C S Nakatani     119     A C Avila     6/1

7     6     Bogie (IRE)         4/C     L     $0     G K Gomez     119     P Gallagher     3/1

8     7     Times Gone By (KY)         6/H     L     $0     V Espinoza     119     R E Mandella     4/1

9     8     Jairzihno (GB)         4/G     L     $0     P A Valenzuela     119     S Callaghan     6/1

10     9     Who’s Up (FL)         4/C     L     $0     J Talamo     119     J M Cassidy     10/1

IN MEMORY OF DAIJIN

Just a few days ago, the regally bred Canadian stakes winner DAIJIN had her first foal in 7 years. A producer of champions and from the family of WITH APPROVAL, she foaled a Zensational colt by C-section in Kentucky at Hill ‘n’ Dale before she was stricken with colic.

She was put to sleep as she began to suffer:

BLOOD-HORSE REPORT:

Daijin, a stakes winner who produced a pair of stakes winners, died following complications from foaling Feb. 8 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms near Lexington.

Daijin was a full sister to Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner and multiple grade I winner Touch Gold  . Both were bred by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm, Star Stable, and Holtsinger, Inc. In addition, she was a half sister to Canadian champion With Approval.

Daijin (Deputy Minister–Passing Mood, by Buckpasser) produced two stakes winners from the cover of champion A.P. Indy  . Handpainted, bred  by Hill ‘n’ Dale and N.E.T.P., won the Ontario Debutante Stakes and My Dear Stakes in 2002, and two years later took the Goddess Stakes and Pan Zareta Handicap. Serenading, bred by Hill ‘n’ Dale, was named Canada’s champion older mare in 2009 after winning the Falls City Handicap (gr. II) and the Maple Leaf Stakes. She earned $538,754. Serenading produced her first foal last week, a Street Cry colt. Both Serenading and Handpainted raced for Hill ‘n’ Dale owner John Sikura and his brother, Glenn.

Read more: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/61249/stakes-winner-producer-daijin-euthanized#ixzz1DYhE9n1T

        Deputy Minister

Daijin

Breeder: Holtsinger, Inc., Hill N Dale Farm & Star Stable       

        Passing Mood  

    

Her foals to race:    

Serenading 2004 18 6 7 2 $538,754 9

       Falls City H.[G2]

       Belle Mahone S.

       Maple Leaf S.

Speed Succeeds 2001 0 0 0 0 $0 0

Handpainted 2000 12 5 2 2 $435,406 8

       Goddess S.

       Pan Zareta H.

       My Dear S.

       Ontario Debutante S.

Shadow Hawk 1999 16 2 2 2 $91,034 0

Kinshasa 1998 5 1 1 1 $44,340 0

Touch for Gold 1997 2 0 0 0 $0 0

CANADIAN STUFF

With the WOODBINE backstretch beginning to get populated, some folks have left their spots in the U.S. and are making their way back home. Less than 2 months until Woodbine opens for racing!

EMMA-JAYNE WILSON rode with success at Parx Racing but that track has been plagued by bad weather and bad tracks and Wilson left to spend the rest of the winter in Florida. PATRICK HUSBANDS is also getting on horses at Palm Meadows.

Here are some stats on jocks and trainers in 2011:

Aqueduct: 12    Eurico Rosa Da Silva    45    5    8    5    $152,549    11%    18    40%

fair grounds 25    Malcolm Pierce    30    6    5    0    $218,160    20%    11    37%

36    Mark R. Frostad    20    4    1    2    $127,775    20%    7    35%

44    Josie Carroll    28    3    4    2    $150,710    11%    9    32%

gulfstream: 16    Mark E. Casse    20    4    1    2    $78,580    20%    7    35%

31    Brian A. Lynch    9    2    2    0    $48,825    22%    4    44%

Turf Paradise 3    Robertino Diodoro    110    28    19    16    $211,504    25%    63    57%

Santa Anita 20    Robertino Diodoro    22    3    4    1    $68,949    14%    8    36%

Tampa Bay 47    Yvon Belsoeur    13    2    5    1    $28,738    15%    8    62%

   

HUNTERS BAY entered Saturday

The Stronach Stables’ Hunters Bay, a Kentucky bred by Ghostzapper, debuts for trainer Reade Baker on Saturday and it is the 4yo’s first race since last spring. The colt, out of millionaire Smoke n Frolic, is 2 for 3 in his career and has a following on various chat forums currently.

Gulfstream Park – February 12, 2011

Race 6 – 3:25 PM   

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING $62,500

Purse $55,000. (Includes $12,000 – FOA – Florida Owners Awards). For Four Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won $7,500 Twice Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter Or State Bred Or Which Have Never Won Three Races Or Claiming Price $62,500. Weight, 123 Lbs. Non-winners of $24,000 twice at a mile or over since January 12 Allowed 2 Lbs. Non-winners of a race at a mile or over since then Allowed 4 Lbs. Claiming Price $62,500 (Races where entered for $50,000 or less not considered in allowances) (Registered Florida Breds Preferred). One Mile.

PP     Horse     Virtual

Stable     A/S     Med     Claim $     Jockey     Wgt     Trainer

1     Homeboykris (MD)         4/G     L     $0     J Bravo     119     R E Dutrow, Jr.

2     Dueling Alex (KY)         5/G     L     $0     J Lezcano     119     C M Gambolati

3     Tripofalifetime (FL)         5/H     L     $0     P Lopez     119     E Plesa, Jr.

4     Groomedforvictory (NY)         6/G     L     $62,500     J Castellano     119     B Tagg

5     Jaguar Paw (KY)         4/C     L     $0     J L Castanon     119     W I Mott

6     Lucas Brady (FL)         4/G         $62,500     A Garcia     119     K G McPeek

7     Hunters Bay (KY)         4/C     L     $0     E Trujillo     119     R Baker

8     Primary Witness (KY)         5/H     L     $62,500     J R Velazquez     119     M A Hennig

9     Equestrio (KY)         4/C     L     $0     J R Leparoux     119     N P Zito

FASIG TIPTON 2YO SALE

Ontario-breds catalogued

25 c Street Sense – reportedly by Silver Deputy

 85 c Shakespeare – Violent Beauty by Gone West

 105 f. Harlan’s Holiday – Allison’s Pride by Dixieland Band

 115 f. War Front – Attache, Seeking the Gold

 136 c Macho Uno – Champagne Cocktail by Red Ransom

 220 c Indian Charlie – Major Idea by Cherokee Run

 

MARCH 2-YO SALE – OBS

Ontario-breds in the catalogue

Ontario Two Year Old

HIP                  COLOR       YEAR                              

NO.      NAME         SEX        FOALED     SIRE                 DAM

10     Embur’s Melody………..B F……….09  Mr. Greeley…………..Embur Sunshine

15     …………………….B F……….09  Quiet American………..Evanthia

31     …………………….GR/RO C……09  Macho Uno…………….Feisty Woman

33     …………………….B C……….09  Stormy Atlantic……….Firebaby

69     Theatre Queen…………CH F………09  Bob and John………….Hold the Spirit

98     …………………….DKB/BR F…..09  Candy Ride (ARG)………Jingle Berry

184    Podium Seeker…………CH F………09  Exclusive Quality……..On the Podium

219    …………………….B C……….09  Officer………………Raphael Rose

245    …………………….B C……….09  Ghostzapper…………..Running Lass

259    …………………….B C……….09  Shakespeare…………..Shebandowana

306    …………………….DKB/BR F…..09  Indian Charlie………..Symphonic Lady

373    …………………….CH F………09  First Samurai…………A Touch of Glory

419    …………………….DKB/BR C…..09  Cactus Ridge………….Casual Rendezvous

428    Tapitstry…………….GR/RO F……09  Tapit………………..Chic Sheba