HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all my wonderful friends and associates in the United States – enjoy your day, may you be healthy and happy.
At MAPLESHADE FARM, Bernard and Karen McCormack have decked out their Blue Spruce tree for the holiday season. Send Thoroughblog your Christmas photos from around the farm!
CTHS ONLINE MIXED SALE
KARA’S ORIENTATION, Grade 2 winner of over $459,000 and a stallion prospect and Appealing Forum, the dam of champion MILWAUKEE APPEAL are among 97 horses entered in the online CTHS WINTER MIXED SALE.
There is an intriguing selection of mares, yearlings, weanlings and horses of racing age up for sale. Sires such as Marchfield have yearlings in the book and newcomer Exhi has weanlings for sale. There are mares in foal to Silent Name (Jpn) and Spaniard, just to name a couple.
Also, a stallion season to SAFFIR will be sold to benefit LongRun
This year’s Sale includes Mares in foal to sires such as, Bold n’ Flashy, Giant Gizmo, Leonnatus Anteas, Maclean’s Music, Marchfield, Messner, Mike Fox, Old Forester, Quick Kid, Regal Ransom, Rule by Night, Signature Red, Silent Name (JPN), Sky Conqueror, Spaniard, Stormy Atlantic, Thunderello, Valid N Bold and Victor’s Cry.
Yearlings and weanlings are represented by sires such as Bold Executive, Bold n’ Flashy, Broken Vow, Court Vision, Exhi, Giant Gizmo, Marchfield, Mast Track, Milwaukee Brew, Niigon, Not Bourbon, Old Forester, Philanthropist, Red Giant, Saffir, Shakespeare, Showing Up, Sligo Bay (IRE), Swain, Temple City, Thunderello, Valid N Bold, Vibank and War Cry.
Horses will be available for viewing and “Submitting a Bid” online from today November 25th through to December 9th.
To view the Online Winter Mixed Sale catalogue & Online Sales Results, please click here.
http://www.cthsont.com/mixedsale.php
For further information, please contact the CTHS office.
WEDNESDAY AT WOODBINE and the snow was falling!
It was a winter wonderland at Woodbine last night, a mighty cold too, but there was plenty of racing action with some very brave grooms and riders.
There were some very cool ‘firsts’ on the night too.
Local stallion JIGGS COZ, winner of the Plate Trial Stakes, sired his first winner when BIRCH CIRCUIT won the first race for owner/breeder John Unger. Barb Minshall trains the 2yo filly who is out of Bold Courant by Bold n Flashy. It was her 7th career race.
BEAR’S GOOD MEN won race 2, a $25,000 maiden 3yo and up claiming race. This gorgeous son of Philanthropist cost $125000 as a yearling. He won his opener with a late re-bid on the rail in a snowstorm. Reade Baker trains for the Bear Stables and Jim McAleney rode.
STAR OF THE FOREST won race 3 as she rallied wide just before the quarter-pole and took her maiden in her 10th career race. She is an Old Forester filly bred by Alain Mainprize and owned by Un Stable. Lorna Perkins trains and David Garcia rode.
That race also featured the first ride for JENNA BRAY, a worker of all trades over at Carolyn Costigan’s farm. She rode George Strawbridge’s Silent Spy to a third place finish and did not carry a whip.
“I grew up on a hobby farm in Burlington Ontario with my four siblings. I have been passionate about horses since I could walk and have been working with them ever since,” Bray told Thoroughblog.
New apprentice JENNA BRAY rides SILENT SPY to a 3rd place finish at Woodbine last night, her first mount. PHOTO BY JOSE PAYE.
Roger Laurin, son of Lucian, won his 4th race of the meeting when CHAMPAGNE MOOD won the 4th for maiden 3yos and up, claiming $12,500, She is a Concerto homebred and was the first of 2 winners for apprentice Skye Chernetz.
In that race, PROXY LADY stumbled at the start and then propped or popped, sending jockey Juan Crawford into the air doing a cartwheel with a half twist. Crawford seemed to be okay and was back to ride the rest of the card.
Race 5 0 more McAleney as SOLO PLAYER tumbled to the bottom claiming level for the first time off a 10th place finish and suddenly won, his 2nd win of the campaign. He is a John Cardella owned and trained 4yo.
Race 6 – not easy to figure unless you play trainer Scott Fairlie off the claim. DON’T THINK TWICE won on the lead for $11,00 claiming after he was blow out for $6,000 in his last race. He needs the lead to do well in route races it seems and that is what happened. Sheena Ryan rode the 6yo by A Fleets Dancer.
Race 7 – Jockey Ryan and HELIO BIRD probably should have won this race for $10,000 claiming but they were delayed in traffic until it was too late. It would have been trained Laurie Silvera’s 100th career winner.
Race 8, the feature, went to Debbie England’s cool guy REGAL WARNING, a son of Weather Warning, who came from the (dark) clouds and won the 7 furlong allowance with a night-high 75 Beyer Figure.
The carryover for the High 5 for Friday is $59,000. A total of $1.8 million was bet on Woodbine last night.
LONGRUN DAY 2.0…THIS SATURDAY!
The LongRun Day at the Races has been rescheduled for this coming Saturday at Woodbine. Representatives
of the Canadian Thoroughbred retirement organization will have 2014 calendars and other merchandise
available on the third floor of the Woodbine grandstand from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. and members of the
Woodbine jockey colony will be signing autographs from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. For more information on the
LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society, visit www.longrunretirement.com.
AMERICAN THANKSGIVING RACING – SOME COOL RACES
on Friday, we get to see the Dude again!
Friday, Churchill Downs, post time: 5:35 p.m. EST
CLARK H.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Game on Dude K Awesome Again Smith Baffert 126
2 Finnegans Wake Powerscourt (GB) Leparoux Romans 116
3 Bourbon Courage Lion Heart Lanerie Gorder 117
4 Golden Ticket K Speightstown Albarado McPeek 120
5 Prayer for Relief K Jump Start Santana Asmussn 118
6 Easter Gift K Hard Spun Rosario Brown 116
7 Will Take Charge K Unbridled’s Song Saez Lukas 123
8 Our Double Play K Grand Slam Torres Bauer 113
9 Jaguar Paw K Giant’s Causeway Brdgmhn Lyster 115
FROM MINNESOTA’S STAR TRIBUNE..
TORONTO’S FORGIONE HORSES NAMED AFTER HOCKEY PLAYERS
Parise his latest winner
Racehorse named Parise honors Wild’s workhorse: Parise
Article by: MICHAEL RUSSO , Star Tribune
Mario Forgione names his racehorses after gritty hockey players, and he had a winner in Parise last week.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/233554451.html
CANADIAN-BREDS FROM LAST WEEK – TOP BEYER FIGURES
supplied by DRF Breeding newsletter
90 Danger Bay.……………….4……….R………. Stormy Atlantic……………..AOC…………………………..WO…………..24-Nov………….1 1/16M………..AW……………1…………ON…………..16-3-3-1
89 Mr. Online.…………………4……….G……… Silent Name (JPN)………..AOC………………………………………………………LRL…………..23-Nov………….5 1/2F…………..T……………….1…………ON………….25-6-4-3
86 Canadian Navy..…………4……….G……… Pulpit……………………………CLM………………………………………………………WO…………..22-Nov………….6 1/2F…………..AW……………1…………ON…………….9-3-1-3
84 Hemlock Channel..……..4……….G……… E Dubai………………………..AOC………………………………………………………WO…………..24-Nov………….1 1/16M………..AW……………2…………ON…………. 13-5-3-0
83 Consolidator Joe………..5……….G……… Consolidator…………………STR……………………………………………………….WO…………..22-Nov………….1 1/16M………..AW……………2…………ON…………25-13-2-7
82 Jomelo……………………….4……….G……… Giacomo………………………STR……………………………………………………….WO…………..22-Nov………….1 1/16M………..AW……………3…………ON…………. 25-6-1-4
81 Jagger M.…………………..3……….C……… Harlan’s Holiday……………ALW………………………………………………………WO…………..23-Nov………….6 1/2F…………..AW……………1…………ON…………..12-2-4-1
81 Holy Whirl Wind…………3……….G……… Pulpit……………………………ALW………………………………………………………WO…………..23-Nov………….6 1/2F…………..AW……………2…………ON…………….9-1-5-0
81 Lexie Lou.…………………..2……….F………. Sligo Bay (IRE)……………..STK………South Ocean S………………………..WO…………..24-Nov………….1 1/16M………..AW……………1…………ON…………….7-3-2-0
78 Karats for Me……………..3……….F……….Where’s the Ring…………..ALW………………………………………………………PEN………….22-Nov………….6F…………………D……………….1…………ON…………..15-3-2-2
78 Royal Slam..……………….3……….F………. Grand Slam…………………..CLM………………………………………………………WO…………..23-Nov………….7F…………………AW……………1…………ON…………. 16-5-2-3
78 Bear’s Big Boy…………….3……….G……… Congaree…………………….ALW………………………………………………………WO…………..23-Nov………….6 1/2F…………..AW……………3…………ON…………….6-1-0-2
By Jay Cronley | Special to ESPN.com
WHO DAT AMBUSH, a lovely grey, is up for adoption. He won his last race at Woodbine and has been retired by his owners Ron Brewer, Chris Ewing, Don Foret and Renee Kierans. You can contact LongRun Retirement Society for more on Who Dat!
