Articles posted January 15, 2011

Featured Horse Profile: Tapizar

• January 15, 2011

Sham winner is one to watch on the Triple Crown trail. Read More

Bob Gives Baffert San Fernando Milestone

• By Jack Shinar
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

Indian Firewater refused to give way in the final strides when challenged on the far outside by stablemate Tweebster to give trainer Bob Baffert his fourth victory in the $150,000 San Fernando Stakes at Santa Anita Jan. 15.

Positive Response Answers Again in Cal Derby

• By Jack Shinar
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown, West Region

Favored Positive Response seized the lead on the final turn and ran away with the $100,000 California Derby for his third consecutive victory at Golden Gate Fields Jan. 15.

California Nectar Squeezes Out Santa Ynez Win

• By Jack Shinar
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

California Nectar led every step of the way while holding off heavy favorite Zazu in the final strides to win the $150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) by a neck at Santa Anita Jan. 15.

Consistent Tar Heel Mom Wins Sugar Swirl

• By Jason Shandler
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Tar Heel Mom, who fires nearly every time, ran another big race to begin her 6-year-old campaign, this time holding off Hilda's Passion by neck to take the $100,000 Sugar Swirl (gr. III) Jan. 15 at Gulfstream Park.

Tapizar Serves Notice in Sham Romp

• By Jason Shandler
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown, West Region

Sent off as the even-money favorite Jan. 15, the son of Tapit proved he is a serious 3-year-old when he won his stakes debut in the $100,000 Sham (gr. III) at Santa Anita Park.

Ownership Seminars Hosted by TOC Jan. 22

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 15, 2011
• West Region

The Thoroughbred Owners of California is offering a free seminar, on racehorse ownership at both Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields Jan. 22, each beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Big Drama Breaks Track Mark in Mr. Prospector

• By Jason Shandler
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Two months after his BC Sprint (gr. I) win, Big Drama opened his 5-year-old season with a brilliant four-length score in the Mr. Prospector (gr. III) while setting a new track record at Gulfstream Park.

Filly's Shoes to Help Benefit R.A.C.E Fund

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 15, 2011

The owner/trainer of stakes winner Lisa's Booby Trap, has donated the filly's front horseshoes that she wore when she won the Loudonville Stakes to the R.A.C.E. Fund to help raise funds for racehorse retirment and rescue.

San Marcos: Bourbon Bay, Champ Pegasus Clash

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

Bourbon Bay, the West Coast's premier turf marathoner for most of 2010, takes on last season's late-developing Champ Pegasus in the $150,000 San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 17.

Illinois Lawmaker: Racetrack Slots a Priority

• By Tom LaMarra
• January 15, 2011
• Midwest Region

Democratic Illinois Rep. Lou Lang reiterated Jan. 15 he intends to push legislation authorizing racetrack slot machines and will begin drafting a bill the week of Jan. 17.

Mucho Macho Man Readies for Holy Bull

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and partners' 3-year-old Mucho Macho Man worked a bullet five furlongs in :59 1/5 Jan. 15 at Gulfstream Park for trainer Kathy Ritvo as he prepares for his 2011 debut in the $400,000 Holy Bull.

OBS Winter Mixed Sale Starts Jan. 18

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Sales, Southeast Region

There are 522 horses cataloged for the Central Florida auction.

Decisive Moment Rolls in Jean Lafitte Stakes

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

After finishing second to Gourmet Dinner in the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III), Decisive Moment returned to Louisiana to score a resounding victory in the $250,000 Jean Lafitte Stakes on Jan. 14.

MM Gold Coast Sale Suffers Setbacks

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 15, 2011
• International, Thoroughbred Sales

The gross, average, and median declined 6.1%, 3.9%, and 5.3%, respectively, but the clearance rate was about the same.

Don't Get Mad to Stand at Elite in La.

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Southwest Region

Don't Get Mad, the sire of hot Louisiana-bred 3-year-old Populist Politics, moves to Elite Thoroughbreds near Folsom, La., for the 2011 breeding season.

Square Eddie Sets Track Record in Return

• By The Associated Press
• January 15, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, West Region

Square Eddie came out of retirement of more than a year to not only win the $59,000 Phone Trick Purse, but break the 6 1/2-furlong track record at Santa Anita Jan. 14.

Neuroaxonal Dystrophy in Quarter Horses

• January 15, 2011
• Horse Health

Neuroaxonal dystrophy is a neurologic disease that can affect horses as well as humans, sheep, cats, and dogs. The condition is not yet fully understood, although researchers believe there might be a genetic component.

UW to Host First Aid Seminar for Horse Owners

• By Edited Press Release
• January 15, 2011
• Horse Health

The University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Veterinary Medicine Continuing Education program will be hosting its 22nd annual seminar on Feb. 19. This year's topic is "First Aid for Horses--When to Call the Vet and What to do Before Help Arrives." The morning session will be held in the Ebling Symposium Auditorium, located within the Microbial...