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New Mexico State Fair
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Congratulations
to Lincoln County
Voters and Lincoln
County Property
Owners for passing
the Retention Tax for
Ruidoso Downs and
Thanks to
R.D. Hubbard
for all his efforts
keeping Ruidoso
alive!
Genuine Strawfly
SI-107, $181,091 (Strawfly Special - High Fashion Dash,
by Dash for Cash)
FEE $2,500 • Cooled Semen Available
Southern Corona
SI-101,$37,274 (Corona Cartel - Southern Policy,
by Reb’s Policy TB)
FEE; $1,500 • Cooled Semen Available
Metallic Lion
SI-102, $262,082 (Apollo TB - Diva Reba,
by Tolltac)
FEE; $2,000 • Cooled Semen Available
Deefirst
SI-99, $318,797 (First Down Dash - Deeacheck,
by Chicks Beduino)
Fee $2,000 • Cooled Semen Available
Bay Head King tb
(Saint Ballado – Meadow Silk, by Meadowlake)
Fee $2,000 LIVE FOAL (due September 1)
Owners: Leonard & Kevin Blach
So Long Birdie tb
(Pioneering – Dear Birdie, by Storm Bird)
Fee $2,000 live foal (due September 1)
Owner: Double Eagle Ranch
Golden Ransom tb
(Hennessy - Ransom Queen by Red Ransom)
Fee $2,500 live foal (due September 1)
Owner: R Legacy Racing (Gaylen and Denise Rust)
Bu e n a Su e rt e Eq u i n e
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Premier Mare Care Facility
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New Mexico
Breeder Horse
New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Officers
President Q. Mike Cadotte Peralta
1st Vice President Jay L. Taylor Albuquerque
2nd Vice President Denton Crozier Hobbs
Norma Alvarez
La Union
Rita J. Danley
Anthony
Dan S. Delaney
Las Cruces
Tom Goncharoff
Tularosa
Thomas W. Pierce, Jr.
Albuquerque
Kay M. Thurman
Belen
Johnny Trujillo
Tularosa
Chuck Webb
Farmington
Mark Wise
Las Cruces
On The Cover: Paddock shot at the New Mexico State Fair.
Photo by Robert Edwards
INSIDE
News... 6
Letter From the Executive Director 9
ALBUQUERQUE
Lineage Day - W.L. Mooring 14
Lineage Races 14-23
Anna Fay Davis
Mary M. Barber
Amber Martin
Executive Director
Registrar
Administrative Assistant
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E.t. Springer Stakes 26
NM State Fair Breeders’ Stakes 27
Senor Futurity 28
Senorita Futurity 29
Dessie & Fern Sawyer Futurity 30
NM State Fair Breeders’ Derby 31
George Maloof Futurity 33
Trainer Juan Gonzalez
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NM-bred Races 36
Important Reminders 37
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Classified Corner 46
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Nobody Asked...But There You Have It 54
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News.........
Fund Established For Family Of
Deceased Jockey Mark Villa
A fund has been established to aid the family of jockey Mark
Villa, who was killed in an accident at Zia Park on Saturday, September
25.
Villa is survived by his wife Krystal, 33, and twins Olivia and
Garrett, 6.
The fund is being coordinated through the Ruidoso Downs
Race Track chaplaincy. Checks should be made out to "Race
Track Chapel" and sent to the Ruidoso Downs Race Track Chapel,
P.O. Box 449, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 88346. Please
specify "Mark Villa family" in the memo line on the check.
Villa was a veteran on the New Mexico circuit. His most
important win came in 2009 when he won the Grade 1 Ruidoso
Derby for quarter horses aboard champion Time For A Cigar. He
was also an important thoroughbred and had 42 career stakes
wins.
Villa won a total of 1,726 races during a career that began in
1983. He was the second leading thoroughbred jockey at Ruidoso
Downs in 2010 and was the fifth leading all-breed jockey at Zia
Park in 2009.
Voters Approve Slight Tax Increase To Support
Ruidoso Downs
On September 22 Lincoln County voters passed the business
retention grow receipts tax on Tuesday that ensures Ruidoso
Downs future in Lincoln County over the next five years.
The tax received 3,719 votes (53 percent) while 3,299 voters
opposed passage of the tax. County Clerk Rhonda Burrows said
110 ballots were rejected. About 54.7 percent of voters returned
their ballots in the mail-in election.
The 3/16th of one percent tax, which equals $19 on every
$10,000 purchase, sunsets in five years. It will generate up to
$750,000 annually to offset Ruidoso Downs’ taxes.
During the tax’s 5-year period, Ruidoso Downs will work to
create equitable tax rates between non-Indian gaming and Indian
gaming casinos. Currently, the Billy The Kid Casino at Ruidoso
Downs pays a 26-percent tax rate while nearby Indian casinos
pay a 9-percent tax rate.
“I want to thank the Lincoln County voters for providing Ruidoso
Downs, and other Lincoln County businesses, the opportunity
to move forward and secure our long-term future,” said Ruidoso
Downs’ majority owner R.D. Hubbard. “We will now work together
for a permanent equitable solution to ensure Ruidoso Downs
future as the cornerstone of Lincoln County’s economy.”
Published estimates indicate that Ruidoso Downs brings up
to $45 million into the local economy annually.
The 2011 Ruidoso Downs racing season starts on Memorial
Day weekend with trials to the Ruidoso Futurity and Ruidoso
Derby. The 2011 season is highlighted by the Grade 1, $2,400,000
(est.) All American Futurity, the world’s richest quarter horse race,
offering a record winner’s share of $1,200,000 on Labor Day.
Race Track Industry Program Students
Awarded Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
Responsible Gaming Scholarship
Jim McVicker and Kenleigh Hobby, Race Track Industry
Program students, were awarded the 2010-2011 Sunland Park
Racetrack & Casino Responsible Gaming Scholarship. The scholarship
was awarded based on their proposal for a study of racinos
in different states to determine the best industry responsible gaming
practices. The study will include budget size, source of budget
funding, types of programs, advertising of programs, number of
program users, differentiation of racing and gaming programs, and
program success measurements.
“Our committee was impressed with their proposal and we’re
pleased that RTIP students continue to focus on responsible gaming
as part of their studies,” said Steve Pedigo, simulcast coordinator
and responsible gaming committee member.
The winning team of McVicker and Hobby will present their
findings at Sunland Racetrack & Casino in the spring.
“Sunland offering a scholarship for a student project benchmarking
the important topic of responsible gaming is a great
opportunity for everyone involved, and the results should be of
interest to the industry,” said Doug Reed, director of the Race
Track Industry Program.
The scholarship amount is $4,000 for the spring 2011 semester
and is to be divided between both students.
The University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program
offers both a Bachelors and Masters degree program with an
emphasis on the pari-mutuel racing industry and hosts the annual
Symposium on Racing & Gaming held every December in Tucson,
Arizona.
For more information, visit the RTIP Web site at www.ua-rtip.
org.
The Jockey Club Releases 2009 Breeding
Statistics
The Jockey Club today reported that 3,130 stallions covered
49,404 mares in North America during 2009, according to statistics
compiled through Sept. 8, 2010. These matings have resulted
in 27,233 live foals of 2010 being reported to The Jockey Club on
Live Foal Reports received as of Sept. 8, 2010.
As in past years, The Jockey Club estimates that the reporting
of live foals, at this point in time, is approximately 90%
complete. The reporting of live foals of 2010 is down 14.2% from
last year at this time when The Jockey Club had received reports
for 31,727 live foals of 2009.
The 2010 registered foal crop projection of 30,000 takes into
account that not all live foals become registered. In addition to the
27,233 live foals of 2010 reported through Sept. 8, The Jockey
Club had also received 5,138 No Foal Reports for the 2010 foaling
season.
The number of stallions declined 9.0% from the 3,439 reported
for 2008 at this time last year, while the number of mares
bred decreased 13.2% from the 56,901 reported for 2008.
The 2009 breeding statistics are available alphabetically by
stallion name through the Publications and Resources link on The
Jockey Club homepage at jockeyclub.com.
Breeding statistics released by The Jockey Club are not a
measurement of the live foals born in each state or province, but
rather a count of live foals reported to date by conception area,
regardless of where the foals were born. In addition, the statistics
should not be taken to represent the fertility record of any one
stallion.
Kentucky annually leads all states and provinces in terms of
Thoroughbred breeding activity. Kentucky-based stallions accounted
for 39.0% of the mares reported bred in North America in
2009 and 47.5% of the live foals reported for 2010.
The 19,252 mares reported bred to 330 Kentucky stallions in
2009 have produced 12,931 live foals, a 9.3% decrease on the
14,257 Kentucky-sired live foals of 2009 reported at this time last
year. The number of mares reported bred to Kentucky stallions in
2009 declined 11.0% against the 21,620 reported for 2008 at this
time last year.
Among the top 10 conception areas for live foals of 2010,
only Pennsylvania stallions produced more live foals in 2010 than
in 2009 as reported at this time last year.
The statistics include 458 progeny of stallions standing in
North America but foaled abroad, as reported by foreign stud book
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authorities at the time of publication. In this category, 101 live
foals by North American stallions were reported from Korea and
68 were reported from Ireland.
Remaining countries on the list are Great Britain, 59; Japan,
42; Uruguay, 26; France, 24; India, 17; Brazil, 16; Peru,
16; Venezuela, 16; Chile, 14; Argentina, 12; Mexico, 11; Turkey,
9; Panama, 7; Australia, 4; Italy, 4; Saudi Arabia, 4; Dominican
Republic, 3; Trinidad, 3; and Germany, 2. The report also includes
124 mares bred to 30 stallions in North America on Southern
Hemisphere time. The majority of these mares have not foaled.
The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the
improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed
registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In fulfillment of its
mission, The Jockey Club provides support and leadership on
a wide range of important industry initiatives and it serves the
information and technology needs of owners, breeders, media,
fans and farms, among others. Additional information is available
at jockeyclub.com.
New Mexico bred 1,431 thoroughbred mares producing
687 live foals. in 2010. There were 783 live foals in 2009.
There was an -11.0 percent decrease from 2009.
Lloyd Shelhamer, Jr.
Lloyd Shelhamer, Jr., rancher and entrepreneur died October
20, 2010, in Billings, MT at age 87. Lloyd was born October 19,
1923 in Livingston, MT. He spent his early years on his familyranches
near Wilsall, MT. At a young age he joined in his family’s
business of breaking horses tosell to the cavalry.
Lloyd enlisted in the Army during WWII. He advanced to Officer
Candidate School and became a pilot. He flew B17 bombers
in Europe during WWII as part of the 8th Air Force.
An excellent horseman, he rode saddle broncs and wrestled
steers in the rodeo, but gave this up once he had six children.
Along with his dad, he raised race horses. In 1954, Lloyd built
the Beaumont Racetrack and Night Club in Belgrade which ran
through 1964. He introduced horseracing to many family and
friends who went on to make racing a career.
In 1957, he founded United Tote Company which provided
betting equipment to other racetracks in Montana and nearby
states. After developing a computerized system in 1979, United
Tote grew rapidly to a major international supplier with more than
130 customers. Feature articles were written in Forbes, Inc.,
Bloodhorse and other magazines. In 1994 United Tote began servicing
Churchhill Downs in Kentucky. The Shelhamers sold United
Tote in 1994 and retired from the company in 1995.
Lloyd also managed racetracks throughout these years and
particularly enjoyed operating Sunland Park near El Paso, TX.
Lloyd was a director of the Thoroughbred Racing Association and
received a lifetime achievement award from the Quarter Horse
Racing Association in 1995.
In 1961, Lloyd purchased Cabin Creek Ranch northeast of
Shepherd, MT, and continued to add to it over the years. Until two
weeks ago, he still came to the ranch to appreciate the crops and
the angus cattle.
Lloyd is survived by his wife, Claudia Shelhamer and his
sister, Elinor Amundson. He is also survived by his 6 children, 18
grandchildren, and 33 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to
American Legion Post 4, 1540 Broadwater Avenue, Billings, MT
59102 or Riverstone Health Hospice at PO Box 1562, Billings,
MT 59102 or the charity of your choice. Internment with military
honors where at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park.
November 2010
Top 2010 Ruidoso Select Sale New Mexico
Bred Broodmares
September 3-5, 2010
$25,000 Hip #6 - Dashing Ta Fame (Dash Ta Fame - Daisy If I
Do)
Consigned by: Chaparral Racing Stables – Joe
Roybal
Purchased by: Victory Farms
$13,000 Hip #44 - Miss Corona Deverano (Corona Cartel - Summer
Victory)
Consigned by: JEH Stallion Station NM, Agent
Purchased by: David and/or Ross Hinkins
$10,000 Hip #31 - Daisy If I Do (Chicks Beduino - Rita Darlin)
Consigned by: Chaparral Racing Stables – Joe
Roybal
Purchased by: VSS Ranch
$5,000 Hip #45 - Miss Avery Kay (Southern Cartel -
Stardust Dash)
Consigned by: Crystal Springs Farm, Agent
Purchased by: J Bar 7 Ranch, LLC
$2,200 Hip #18A - Streakin Hips (Streakin Six - Hip
Harmony)
Consigned by: Rafter W Stables
Purchased by: Rodrigo Norzagara Espinoza
$2,200 Hip # 35 - We Have A Winner (Rare Form - First
Taste)
Consigned by: The Zand Ltd. Partnership
Purchased by: Naivador Bon Pineda
Top Ten 2010 Ruidoso Select Sale New Mexico
Bred Yearlings
September 3-5, 2010
$35,000 Hip #282 - Charlie Waffles Jr (Jesse James Jr - Wild
Vines)
Consigned by: MJ Farms
Purchased by: Marty Cope
$32,000 Hip #153 - Mark West (Dash Ta Fame - Champagne
Lane)
Consigned by: MJ Farms
Purchased by: Paul Blanchard
$29,000 Hip #472 - Dash Dee Fame (Dash Ta Fame – Deeheiress)
Consigned by: MJ Farms
Purchased by: Jose Roberto Trevino
$20,000 Hip #466 – Musicsdancinglady (Dash Ta Fame - Dash To
Music)
Consigned by: MJ Farms, Agent
Purchased by: Theo Pioli Trevisani
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$17,000 Hip #348 - Three Dee Fame (Dash Ta Fame - Three Dee
Dreams)
Consigned by: MJ Farms
Purchased by: Victory Farms
$15,000 Hip # 172 - Untangled Vines (Jesse James Jr - Tangled
Vines)
Consigned by: MJ Farms
Purchased by: John & Doug May
$12,500 Hip #489 - Carmen James (Jesse James Jr - Arbor Mist)
Consigned by: MJ Farms
Purchased by: Alonzo Juarez
$6,000 Hip #385 - The Brookstar (Brookstone Bay -
New Streaker)
Consigned by: JEH Stallion Station NM, Agent for Dave
& Jacque Taylor
Purchased by: Damian Onsurez
Day at the Races, and the group posed for a winner’s circle photo
after the 350-yard dash for 3-year-old Quarter Horses. A trip to the
starting gate prior to the second race followed, then participants
visited the press box where they met with track announcer Eric
Alwan and the track’s board of stewards, Robert Allison, Linda
Salinas, and Randy Blaseg.
The NMHBA presented all participants with a gift bag that
included the latest copy of the association’s bi-monthly magazine
and a logoed scarf and wristwatch.
“Everyone was so gracious and helpful to us,” said NMHBA
executive director Anna Fay Davis. “Everybody we talked to was
so willing to share information about their jobs, and about all the
work that goes into getting their horses ready for the races. Also,
the weather was beautiful and couldn’t have been better. All in all,
it was just a great day.”
Davis said that most of the youth who participated had experience
with horses, primarily in the showing arena.
$4,700 Hip #361 - Brooks Lady Love (Brookstone Bay -
Houston Duchess)
Consigned by: JEH Stallion Station NM, Agent for Dave
& Jacque Taylor
Purchased by: Javier F. Garza
$3,500 Hip #213 – Attillitis (Attila's Storm - Pippips
Royal Chick)
Consigned by: JEH Stallion Station TX, Agent for James
& Marilyn Helzer
Purchased by: Dwain Grissom
NMHBA YOUTH DAY AT THE RACES
On October 9, the New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association
held a Youth Day at the Races at The Downs at Albuquerque.
Several youth from around the region participated and –
along with several of their parents – they learned about careers
in the racing industry and got a behind-the-scenes look at what’s
involved with running a racetrack.
The activities began with a morning visit to the barns of trainers
Eric Mikkelson, Fred Danley, and Wes Giles. At Albuquerque,
Giles’ operation is managed by his wife, Jill, who had refreshments
for the group at her barn.
At Mikkelson’s barn, the group received a tattooing demonstration
from Wayne Epsteen. The official American Quarter
Horse Association’s tattooer for the New Mexico region, Epsteen
tattooed a Quarter Horse and explained tattooing procedures,
including the measures for properly disinfecting tattooing tools. He
also presented the group with gift bags from the AQHA.
From the stable area, the group moved to the test barn,
where New Mexico Racing Commission veterinarian Dr. Steve
England discussed test barn procedures and explained his duties
as The Downs at Albuquerque’s official state vet. A visit to the
paddock followed, where racing secretary Jim Collins explained
his job duties, including the elements involved in putting together
competitive race cards. Also in the paddock, veteran jockey and
Albuquerque native Quyet Bui discussed his 25-year career and
showed the group the different saddles used by race riders.
Following a presentation by track veterinarian Dr. Robert
Schwyzer, the group enjoyed lunch in The Downs at Albuquerque’s
Jockey Club. During lunch, NMHBA Magazine racing correspondent
and website coordinator Michael Cusortelli discussed
careers in the racing industry and distributed a booklet on the
subject produced by the University of Arizona Race Track Industry
Program. Also, a cap with the RTIP logo was raffled off.
The first race was named in honor of the New Mexico Youth
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ruidoso Downs concluded its race meet on Monday, September 6, 2010. They ran 239 New Mexico Bred races in 60 days.
2010 – 60 DAYS 2009 COMPARISON – 63 DAYS
130 TB OVERNIGHT 129 TB OVERNIGHT
65 QH OVERNIGHT 69 QH OVERNIGHT
11 TB TRIALS 10 TB TRIALS
19 QH TRIALS 21 QH TRIALS
8 TB STAKES 8 TB STAKES
6 QH STAKES 5 QH STAKES
239 TOTAL 242 TOTAL
3.99 AVERAGE PER DAY 3.85 AVERAGE PER DAY
149 TB + 90 QH = 239 147 TB + 95 QH = 242
+119 FOR TWO A DAY + 116 FOR TWO A DAY
NM Breds in Open Races
# of Horses Came in 1st % QH TB Amount Paid
2nd or 3rd
2010 493 147 30 80 67 $61,313.00
2009 440 111 26 66 45 $53,143.00
I would like to thank the staff at the Downs At Albuquerque for their hospitality during the Youth Day At The Races on
October 9, 2010. Assistant General Manager Beth McKinney was very helpful with the pre-planning for the event. We had
18 participants, including children and adults, and it was so nice to see the parents and children interacting with each other.
At the end of the day, we all realized it comes back to the horses and what a joy it is to be their caretakers.
In closing, the 2011 calendar will be printed as soon as the New Mexico Racing Commission approves the race dates for 2011.
Anna Fay Davis
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National Threat
outstanding female family!
Robert Edwards Photo
Special Effort - Dashing Phoebe by Dash For Cash
Half Brother To: Heartswideopen si 104 11 wins $1,885,283, AQHA Racing Champion Two-year-old,
AQHA Racing Champion Three-year-old, AQHA Racing Champion Two-year-old Filly, AQHA Racing Champion
Three-year-old Filly, High Money Earning Horse, Register of Merit, All American Futurity-G1, Ruidoso
Futurity-G1, Rainbow Derby-G1, Ruidoso Derby-G1, 2nd All American Derby-G1.
Full Brother To: SPECIAL PHOEBE si 104 12 wins $139,963, AQHA Racing Champion Aged Mare, Superior Race Horse, New
Mexico Hi-Pt Three-Year-Old Filly, New Mexico Hi-Point Aged Mare, Register of Merit, World’s Championship Classic-G2, Rainbow
Silver Cup-G2, Ruidoso Horse Sale Futurity At Sunland [R]-G3, O B Cockerell
H.-G3, Jet Deck H.-G3, Real Wind H., 2nd All American Gold Cup-G2, 3rd Rainbow Derby-G1, etc.
Also Half Brother To: FURYOFTHEWIND si 96, $70,554 and A
SPECIAL SNO FLO si 96 $171,171.
Out Of DASHING PHOEBE si 104, $609,553. Champion
2-Year-Old Filly, Champion 3-Year-Old Filly. Winner of Kansas
Futurity-G1, Kansas Derby-G1, Sun Country Futurity-G1 and
Rainbow Silver Cup-G1. AA Futurity Finalist.
2011 Introductory Fee: $900
($750 if paid in full by 12/31/10)
Lightly Raced
New Mexico-bred Program
Sales Prep • Lay Ups • Year Round Boarding • Mare and Foal Care
Website www.famouslanefarm.com • email: info@famouslanefarm.com
654 Riata Road
Tularosa, New Mexico 88352
801-641-4747 • John Trujillo fax 505-585-3696
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famous lane si 106
First Foals Will Race In 2011
Don Shugart Photo
FLASH!!!
Full-brother High Five Lane
qualifies for the $140,000 added
New Mexico Classic Futurity
dash ta fame - jm taylor lane by lanes leinster
• World Record Setter
• Earner of $216,887
• Winner of the New Mexican Spring Futurity
By Champion Sire DASH TA FAME
Half-brother to Taylor Can Move si 102, $20,166
2011 Fee: $1,500
($1,000 if paid in full by 12/31/10)
New Mexico-bred Program
Family Includes: Rebel Cause, Easy Jet, Noble
Pride and Experteeser TB.
Sales Prep • Lay Ups • Year Round Boarding • Mare and Foal Care
Website www.famouslanefarm.com • email: info@famouslanefarm.com
654 Riata Road
Tularosa, New Mexico 88352
801-641-4747 • John Trujillo fax 505-585-3696
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stormin’ lyon tb
Don Shugart Photo
FLASH!!!
RGR Lyon A Tac qualifies
for the $140,000 added New
Mexico Classic Futurity
storm boot - motel lass by bates motel
• Multiple Stakes Winner of $176,828
• Set New Course Record At Hollywood Park
Sire of Stakes Placed Winner In First Crop - RGR Lyon si 97,
$42,023 2nd New Mexico Breeders Futurity finalist in Senor Futurity
By STORM BOOT Stakes-placed winner of $70,510 - Sire of 52 Stakes Winners!
Dam is 85% Producer of Winners.
Family Includes: Bates Motel, Devil’s
Bag, Mr. Prospector and Storm Bird.
2011 Fee: $1,500
($1,000 if paid in full by 12/31/10)
New Mexico-bred Program
Sales Prep • Lay Ups • Year Round Boarding • Mare and Foal Care
Website www.famouslanefarm.com • email: info@famouslanefarm.com
654 Riata Road
Tularosa, New Mexico 88352
801-641-4747 • John Trujillo fax 505-585-3696
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chickie Cherry cola si 107
Sire of 19 winners from 38 starters
IMPRESSIVE FEMALE LINE
Sire of Extremely Fast Foals!
Streakin Cherry Cola si 106 $30,215
Chicks Bac Now si 103 $43,201
Southern Cola si 92, $32,077
Daddies Little Girl si 117, $31,704
Ap Chicks Dig Me si 99, $22,355
RTM Say Your Prayers si 108
Ldscherry Cola si 108
Rm Imressive Chick si 101
By Champion and Champion Sire CHICKS BEDUINO
si 104, $412,099
Out of Multiple Stakes Winning NO POLICY LIMIT si
106, $203,443.
Half-brother to POLICY TACS si 101, $299,102
Robert Edwards Photo
2011 Fee: $1,200
($900 if paid in full by 12/31/10)
New Mexico-bred Program
chicks beduino - no policy limit by reb’s policy
fast debonair si 103 $455,658
Winner of the G1 Texas Classic Futurity
2nd G1 Remington Park Derby
A Proven Sire Of Stakes Horses!
whata lucky man si 114 $236,577
MR FAST PIE si 104 $121,238
Red and Reckless si 96 $46,156
ACES OF THE SOUTHWEST si 98 $95,555
DEBONAIR SIX si 108 $86,133
FAST AND JITTERY si 105 $122,335
and numerous other winners.
Average Earnings Per Starter $19,432
By Champion and Champion Sire HEZA FAST
MAN
Robert Edwards Photo
Out Debonairess an All Time Leading Dam
of ROM!
2011 Fee: $1,000
($800 if paid in full by 12/31/10)
New Mexico-bred Program
heza fast man - Debonairess by mr. dark jet
Sales Prep • Lay Ups • Year Round Boarding • Mare and Foal Care
Website www.famouslanefarm.com • email: info@famouslanefarm.com
654 Riata Road
Tularosa, New Mexico 88352
801-641-4747 • John Trujillo fax 505-585-3696
November 2010
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W.L. MOORING
HONORED ON
LINEAGE DAY
Longtime breeder W.L. Mooring of
Bosque Farms, New Mexico, was honored
as the 2010 Lineage Legend during a
winner’s circle ceremony at The Downs at
Albuquerque on August 22.
Mooring was born in Brady, Texas, in
1944, and he knew what his calling would
be at an early age when he started galloping
horses for the president of Texas A&M
University. Against his father’s wishes, he
began riding the bush-track circuit in west
Texas at the age of 15.
Mooring’s father eventually recognized
his son’s talent with a racehorse, so he
bought the young lad a couple of horses.
While a student at Brady High School,
Mooring trained and rode horses in the
mornings and played football and ran
track for the Brady High Bulldogs. He
earned all-district honors as a running
back, and he qualified for the Texas state
track meet all four years in the 100- and
200-yard dashes.
Mooring began training racehorses
at Ruidoso Downs in 1971, and he followed
the New Mexico circuit for 18 years.
In 1988, he opened Double L Farms in
Bosque, and after attending business and
horse breeding courses at Colorado State
University in Fort Collins, his new venture
was in full swing.
During the last 22 years, Mooring has
bred approximately 12,000 mares and has
sale-prepped more than 5,000 horses.
The number one sale consignor in New
Mexico, Double L has employed up to 60
ranch hands.
Double L has produced many of New
Mexico’s top Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds,
including Quarter Horses
Chicks Go Steppin and Jess A Chicks,
and Thoroughbreds Excessive Victory
and ZZ Dome. The Cambridge Book of
Who’s Who chose Mooring as a number
one businessman in his profession. He
was also the top seller at the Hondo New
Mexico Open Sale for four years.
In 2009, Mooring married his best
friend of 32 years, Dee Mooring. They
have four children and nine granddaughters.
He credits his longtime partners,
Mike Abraham and Jim McClintic, for his
long-time success in the racing business.
LINEAGE DAY 2010
Fred Danley saddles three winners, including
12-year-old veteran Romeos
Wilson, on The Downs at Albuquerque’s
richest day of racing.
By Michael Cusortelli
Trainer Fred Danley had a big day on the biggest day of
The Downs at Albuquerque’s meet, as the veteran conditioner
sent out three winners on Lineage Day, August 22.
A winner of more than 1,200 Thoroughbred races during
his 35-year career, Danley on Lineage Day won the
400-yard, $40,000 Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) for 3-year-old
Quarter Horses with Captian Jacksboro. He followed that
with victories with the ageless 12-year-old campaigner
Romeos Wilson in the 5 ½-furlong, $40,000 Casey Darnell
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PELICAN STAKES (RG3)
Woody Dungarees
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Heza Ramaruri Man in the $10,000 Lineage QH
Claiming Stakes.
Pony Express Stakes (R), and the 6-furlong, $40,000 Chief
Narbona Stakes (R) with I Am Lesters Gal.
Jockeys Alonso Rivera and Enrique Garcia won two
races each on the 11-race card.
Two new races, both for horses running for a $5,000
claiming tag, were offered on this year’s Lineage program.
Heza Ramaruri Man, a 5-year-old Heza Bold Man gelding
owned and trained by Alfonso Borrego, won the $10,000
Lineage Quarter Horse Claiming Stakes (R). Ridden by
Rivera, Heza Ramaruri Man covered 350 yards in :17.389
and defeated Famous Lord Shezadi by one length while
earning a 96 speed index.
Cow Punchin Casey won the other added race, the 5
½-furlong, $10,000 Lineage Thoroughbred Claiming Stakes
(R), for owners Felipe Gomez and Steve Gomez, who also
trains the 7-year-old gelding by Chimes Band. Under Garcia,
Cow Punchin Casey went the distance in 1:04.55 while
beating 17-10 favorite Echo Of Hope by 1 ¼ lengths for his
eighth victory in 65 outs.
Lineage Day 2010 purses totaled $382,350, including
the two claiming races. Purses for the 2009 Lineage Day
reached $374,000 for nine races.
Last year’s Lineage Day was run on August 16, 2009,
one week earlier than this year’s.
Cow Punchin Casey in the $10,000 Lineage TB
Claiming Stakes.
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Alonso Rivera hand rode odds-on favorite Woody Dungarees
to a wire-to-wire, 2 ¼-length victory in the $40,000
Pelican Stakes (RG3) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-old
fillies.
Saddled by Michael Barber for Ron and Kay Jenkins’
Holy Bucket LLC Partnership, Woody Dungarees covered
400 yards in :19.508 and earned a 99 speed index. The
homebred filly by Woodbridge returned a $3 win mutuel as
the 1-2 choice.
Rivera said he hadn’t planned to hand ride Woody Dungarees,
but an incident in the starting gate necessitated it.
“She broke my whip in the gates,” said Rivera. “She
was hesitating in the gates a bit, and she came up and
landed on the side (of the stall). That was when the whip
snapped.
“Mike’s been doing a really good job with this horse,
and she’s just been getting better and better with every
race,” added the rider. “I hope she keeps up with it.”
Woody Dungarees’ sire, Woodbridge, is an unraced
11-year-old son of Dash Ta Fame and a full brother to
Grade 1-winner and one-time 440-yard world-record holder
Kendall Jackson. Woodbridge’s half sister, Alice K White,
was last year’s AQHA champion 3-year-old filly. The stallion
stands for a $1,000 fee at Mac Murray and Janis Spencer
Murray’s MJ Farms at Veguita, New Mexico.
Woody Dungarees’ dam, the Now I Know mare Gingham
Dungarees, earned $153,196 from 2003-08, and she
ran third in two stakes in ’04, including the $45,000 Pelican
Stakes (R) at The Downs at Albuquerque. Now 9, Gingham
Dungarees has foaled two winners from three starters,
including Famous Dungarees, a gelding by Dash Ta Fame
who ran third in this year’s $172,100 New Mexico Breeders’
Futurity (RG2) at SunRay Park.
Ron Jenkins said that it was Woodbridge’s successful
family lineage that inspired him to breed Gingham Dungarees
to the stallion.
“He had some problems, so he didn’t get to race,” said
Jenkins of Woodbridge. “But with a world-record holder in
Kendall Jackson and a champion in Alice K White, I really
like that family.”
Woody Dungarees’ second dam, Gingham N Diamonds,
is a winning 18-year-old daughter of the Dash For
Cash stallion The Adamas who ran second in the 1994
Clovis Classic Futurity (R) at Albuquerque.
Woody Dungarees’ full sister, the chestnut 2-year-old
filly Forty One Special, was winless in two starts at press
time. Jenkins added that Gingham Dungarees is currently
carrying a foal by the graded stakes winning TR Dasher
stallion Hard Hitting, and she also has two embryos by
reigning champion aged stallion First Moonflash due to be
foaled next year.
Woody Dungarees followed her Pelican Stakes win with
a stakes-record victory in the $55,188 New Mexico State
Fair Breeders’ Derby (R) on September 26. Covering 400
yards in :19.299, the filly broke by 4/100ths of a second
the previous stakes mark set by Perfect Call in 2003. (See
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Woody Dungarees cruising to a win in the Pelican on Lineage Day at The Downs.
page 31 for the complete story on the State Fair Breeders’
Derby).
Six Royal Alibis ran second to complete a $4.60 ($2)
exacta. Pay It Back finished third, 3 ¼ lengths behind
Woody Dungarees, to round out an $8.60 ($2) trifecta. Ms
Posh and A Wild Runaway completed the order of finish.
Six Royal Alibis earned $8,400 for her owner, Deanna
Cavender. The winner of a September 14, 350-yard allowance
sprint at Zia Park in her next start, the sorrel daughter
of Sixes Royal has banked $78,323 from 15 races. Six
Royal Alibis was claimed by her current connections for
$12,500 at Sunland Park on January 16, and her stakes
resume includes a second-place finish to Sixy Chamisa in
the April 17, $75,000 Sunburst Stakes (R) for New Mexicobred
3-year-old fillies at Sunland Park.
Pay It Back is a filly by Sixes Royal racing for the partnership
of Olivas and Dominguez. A finalist in last year’s
New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) for statebred
2-year-old fillies, Pay It Back has won two of 15 races
and has earned $22,555.
HARD TWIST STAKES (RG3)
Captian Jacksboro
Captian Jacksboro gave trainer Fred Danley the first of
his three Lineage Day victories, as the gelding sprinted to a
1 ½-length win in the $40,000 Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) for
state-bred 3-year-old colts and geldings.
Ridden by Cody Jensen for David Barrett of Alto, New
Mexico, Captian Jacksboro covered 400 yards in :19.406,
earning a 102 speed index and posting the second-fastest
winning time in the stakes’ 16-year history. The homebred
gelding’s clocking was just 4/100ths off of the stakes record
set three years ago by Miracle Snow.
Captian Jacksboro is one of four stakes winners from
55 starters sired by Jacksboro, a winning 14-year-old son
of the Mr. Prospector (TB) stallion Naevus (TB). Bred in
Texas by Mike G. Rutherford, Jacksboro has sired the
earners of more than $1.4 million from eight crops, including
three-time 870-yard stakes winner Mr Frenchman. He
stood the 2009 season at Weatherly Horse Farm at Anthony,
New Mexico.
Barrett also bred Captian Jacksboro’s dam, the winning
8-year-old Dash Ta Fame mare Fame Us Katie. A finalist in
the 2004 New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) at
Albuquerque, Fame Us Katie has produced three winners
from three starters, including Fast Movin Vic, a gelding by
Mighty Invictus who won this year’s AQHA New Mexico
Juvenile Challenge (G3) at Ruidoso Downs and ran third
in the Grade 1, $302,339 West Texas Futurity at Sunland
Park.
Barrett acquired Fame Us Katie’s dam, Katies Littlefoot,
after the winning and stakes-placed Sixarun mare foaled
Special Task Force. A sorrel gelding by Special Task, Special
Task Force earned $437,059 for Barrett from 2001-06,
and he won five stakes, including the 2003 Refrigerator
Handicap (G1) at Lone Star Park and the following season’s
AQHA Oklahoma Challenge Championship (G1) at
Remington Park.
“Special Task Force was about 11 days old when I
bought him and his dam,” Barrett recalled. “Fame Us Katie
slab fractured in her State Fair Senorita trial, and she didn’t
race again after that. But she’s been a very productive
broodmare so far.”
In addition to Special Task Force, Katies Littlefoot produced
Bills Miracle, a gelding by champion Dean Miracle
who ran third in the ’05 State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3).
Captian Jacksboro’s third dam, Air Mail Express, is
a 25-year-old daughter of Dash For Cash who foaled
2008 North Dakota Horse Park Futurity runner-up Paddy
Whacked, a filly by world champion Oak Tree Special. The
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gelding’s third dam, the Ichibon mare Miss Air Mail, won the
’83 TQHA Texas Derby at Trinity Meadows and produced
two stakes-placed runners, including 1998 AQHA Oklahoma
Juvenile Challenge (G3) runner-up Big Cash Roll.
In 2009, Fame Us Katie produced a colt by Mighty
Invictus named Mighty Famous Vic, who is a full brother
to Fast Movin Vic. Earlier this year, the mare foaled a colt
by the Grade 3-winning Forest Wildcat (TB) stallion Atilla’s
Storm (TB). She is currently in foal to 2001 AQHA champion
2-year-old colt Tres Seis.
All told, Captian Jacksboro has earned $143,545 from
15 races, and his four victories include last year’s 400-yard,
$79,864 New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3) at
Albuquerque. Following his Hard Twist win, the gelding ran
third in a pair of 400-yard sprints, including the $55,188
New Mexico State Fair Breeders’ Derby (R) on September
26.
Captian Jacksboro has scored two of his wins at Albuquerque,
and he also has victories at Ruidoso Downs and
SunRay Park.
“He just breaks in front, and they have to come and
catch him,” said Barrett. “He just doesn’t make many mistakes.
Fred has him really well trained.”
The Real Rabbit, a 20-1 longshot, ran second and was
followed by I Know Bedarina, Corona Dream, Cartels Sin,
Rances Reason, Fearless Freddy, MB El Saino, and East
Wing.
A sorrel gelding by Rabbits Rainbow, The Real Rabbit
has banked $56,439 from one win in 15 starts for his owner,
Rita Danley of Anthony, New Mexico. The Real Rabbit
also ran fourth, 1 ½ lengths behind winner Woody Dungarees,
in the September 26 State Fair Breeders’ Derby, and
he was a finalist in last season’s New Mexico Cup Futurity
(RG1) at Zia Park.
I Know Bedarina earned $4,000 to boost his earnings
to $28,378 for Rogers Farms of Clint, Texas. The homebred
gelding by Now I Know has won one of eight races, and he
was coming off of a seventh-place finish in the August 1,
$126,924 Zia Derby (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs.
Captain Jacksboro in the Hard Twist.
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LINEAGE CHAMPIONSHIP (RG3)
Miracle Snow
Melvin and Mary Neugebauer’s Miracle Snow parlayed
a sharp break into a half-length victory in the 400-yard,
$40,000 Lineage Championship Stakes (RG3).
Covering the distance in :19.332, Miracle Snow earned
a 104 speed index and posted the second-fastest winning
time in the stakes’ 20-year history. The clocking missed
by just 4/100ths of a second the stakes record set three
years ago by champion Gotta Get. J. Martin Bourdieu rode
Miracle Snow for trainer Wes Giles.
Miracle Snow was bred by the Neugebauers, residents
of Manzanola, Colorado, and the 6-year-old gelding is one
of 21 stakes winners from nine crops sired by Dean Miracle,
a 16-year-old stallion by Streakin Six and the AQHA
champion aged stallion in 1998. A half/full brother to ’01
champion 2-year-old colt Tres Seis, Dean Miracle has sired
493 starters and the earners of more than $9.8 million,
including 2006 Shue Fly Stakes (RG1) winner Mister WW.
Miracle Snow’s dam, Snow Peak, was a winning and
stakes-placed daughter of the Beduino (TB) stallion Chicks
Beduino. Snow Peak was a half sister to two graded stakes
winners – Pip Pip, a filly by Dash For Cash who won the
1992 Miss Kindergarten Futurity (G1) at Los Alamitos, and
Winning Rhythm, a First Down Dash colt who won the ’98
MBNA America West/Southwest Challenge Championship
(G2) at Turf Paradise and ran second in champion Uncas’
1997 Los Alamitos Derby (G1).
The Neugebauers acquired Snow Peak for $60,000 at
the Vessels/Schvaneveldt Sale in California. The mare died
of colic in 2004, about two weeks after she foaled Miracle
Snow.
Miracle Snow’s second dam, the 26-year-old Raise
Your Glass (TB) mare Sompinlikaglass, won four stakes
from 1986-88, including the 1986 Firecracker Futurity (G1)
at Delta Downs and ’88 Las Damas Handicap (G1) at Los
Alamitos. She also ran third in the 1987 All American Derby
(G1), and she was a finalist in the ’86 All American Futurity
(G1).
Miracle Snow’s third dam, Wee Sompin Special, was a
winning daughter of the Old Pueblo (TB) stallion Wee Folk
(TB) who produced stakes winner and 1984 La Primera del
Ano Derby (G1) finalist Lavishing, and the stakes-placed
Raise Your Glass (TB) runner Sompin To Remember.
Miracle Snow has won nine of 32 races, and the
$24,000 winner’s share of the Lineage Championship purse
increased his bankroll to $307,500. The gelding’s stakes
resume includes a victory in the 2007 Hard Twist Stakes
(RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque, and he ran second, 1
¾ lengths behind winner PB And Crackers, in the August 1,
$50,000 Zia Handicap (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs.
Bourdieu has ridden Miracle Snow in all four of the
gelding’s races this year, including a third-place finish in the
July 3, $75,000 Tommy “Duke” Smith Handicap (RG2) at
SunRay Park.
“He pretty much needed that race,” said Bourdieu. “He
came up just a little short at the end of it, and when he ran
second (in the Zia Handicap), he got beat by a very nice
horse in PB And Crackers.
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Lineage Championship winner Miracle Snow .
“This is a nice horse, and he had beaten a lot of the
same horses in his previous races,” added the rider. “He
was due for a win today.”
Shez Mighty Pfind, a 16-1 longshot, ran second, and
was followed by 8-5 favorite In Famous Caper, Take On
Smashing, BP Shes Southern, Caliente Tyger, Gold Zime,
Coronas Rocky, and Lite A Fire.
A 6-year-old Heza Bold Man mare owned and trained
by Raymond Valerio, Shez Mighty Pfind has earned
$156,939 from 40 outs, and her eight wins include last
year’s La Mariposa Handicap (G3) and Buttons and Bows
Stakes (G3) at The Downs at Albuquerque. The one-time
$10,000 claimer also ran third, three-quarters of a length
behind winner Me Chickie, in last year’s Lineage Championship.
In Famous Caper races for Ramon O. Gonzalez Jr. of
Edgewood, New Mexico, who claimed the 5-year-old Dash
Ta Fame gelding for $10,000 at Zia Park in October 2009.
In Famous Caper has won eight of 32 starts – including
the 350-yard, $100,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap
(RG2) at Sunland Park on March 14 – and he has earned
$222,227, of which $153,324 has come since the claim.
he was worth a claim.
“After I got him, I had him scoped, and he had a lung
infection,” he added. “I fixed that, and the horse started eating
better and training better. I worked him here about five
days ago, and he looked super. Ken Tohill worked him that
day, and he told me he thought this was a stakes horse.”
Cowboy Got Game was bred by Rita Danley of Anthony,
New Mexico, and the gelding is one of three stakes
winners from 24 starters sired by Rabbits Rainbow, a Yawls
Rabbit stallion who won six stakes from 1998-99, including
the ’98 West Texas Sun Country Futurity (G1) at Sunland
Park.
Now 14 and a full brother to 2001 Zia Futurity (RG1)
winner Rabbits Jet, Rabbits Rainbow has sired six crops
and the earners of more than $934,000, including his top
earner, 2008 New Mexico Cup Futurity (RG1) winner Rabbit
Revival. The stallion stood the 2009 season for a $2,000
fee at Weatherly Horse Farm at Anthony, New Mexico.
Cowboy Got Game is also one of five winners from as
many starters foaled by Cowgirl Cadillac, a daughter of the
Dash For Cash stallion Celadon who won three graded
futurities in 1998, including the $135,491 Zia Futurity (RG2)
at Ruidoso Downs. Cowgirl Cadillac has produced three
stakes winners, including On Star Cowboy, a gelding by
champion Now I Know whose five 870 stakes victories
included the 2006 Challenger Six Handicap (RG1) at Sunland
Park, and Cowboy Jackpot, a Jacksboro gelding who
won the 2005 Getaway Handicap (G3) at Sunland.
Cowboy Got Game’s second dam, the winning Six Fortunes
mare Surprising Fortune, was a finalist in the 1991
Santa Fe Downs Derby (RG3). A 1988 New Mexico-bred
foal, Surprising Fortune also foaled five winners from five
starters, including two stakes-winning half sisters to Cowgirl
Cadillac – Grit And Glamour, a filly by Bar Forth who won
the 2000 Shue Fly Stakes (RG3) at Sunland Park, and
Real Fortunate Gal, a Real Runaway filly who won the ’05
Lineage Championship (R) at The Downs at Albuquerque.
Surprising Fortune is a half sister to Real Easy Surprise,
a filly by Realeasy Chick who won the 1989 Prescott
Downs Derby.
Cowboy Got Game has won three of 12 races – includ-
JOHN AUGUSTINE STAKES (R)
Cowboy Got Game
A $10,000 claim on June 24, Cowboy Got Game paid
immediate dividends for his new connections when he
scored a wire-to-wire, three-length victory in the $40,000
John Augustine Stakes (R).
Alejandro Medellin rode the 4-year-old Rabbits Rainbow
gelding for owner Ramon O. Gonzalez Jr. of Edgewood,
New Mexico, and trainer Andres Gonzalez. Making
his first start since the claim, Cowboy Got Game covered
870 yards in :44.630 and earned a lifetime-best 103 speed
index.
“I watched this horse gallop and train in the mornings
at SunRay Park, and I always liked the way he looked, but
they never ran him in a claiming race,” said Ramon Gonzalez.
“So that day, when I saw him in for a claim, I decided
Cowboy Got Game is an easy winner in the John
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ing one of five at the 870 distance – and he has earned
$64,462. Last year, the gelding ran fourth, 2 ¼ lengths
behind winner Lethal Delight, in the $334,257 Shue Fly
Stakes (RG1) at Sunland Park.
Of his total bankroll, Cowboy Got Game has earned
$24,544 since Gonzalez’s claim.
“When I’m training my horses, I watch everybody else’s
horses,” he said. “When I like one horse, I just follow him
every morning. I’ve been doing that for about 24 years.
“With this horse, it looked like the gallop boy was fighting
him every time,” Gonzalez added. “The horse looked
unhappy. I’ve been patient with him. If you treat a horse the
right way, he’ll give you everything he has.”
Whata Lucky Man, an 18-1 longshot, ran second, a
nose in front of 17-10 favorite Heza Bold Color. GHF Roadrunner,
Mr Frenchman, Should Been A Cowboy, and KC
Royal Flush completed the order of finish.
Whata Lucky Man earned $8,400 for his owner, Rene
Saucedo of El Paso, Texas, who claimed the 8-year-old
Fast Debonair gelding for $12,500 in December 2009. All
told, Whata Lucky Man has banked $232,577 from seven
wins in 59 outs, of which $47,570 has been earned since
the claim, and his stakes record includes a neck victory in
the 2004 Zia Juvenile Invitational (R) at Ruidoso Downs.
Heza Bold Color was coming off of a third-place finish
to BRT Opulence in the August 1, $50,000 Zia 870 Championship
(R) at Ruidoso Downs. The 6-year-old bay gelding
and one-time $10,000 claimer by Heza Bold Man has
earned $149,242 from seven victories in 30 starts. Six of
Heza Bold Color’s wins have come at the 870-yard distance.
DON JUAN DE ONATE STAKES (R)
Smash Dancer
Miguel Hernandez rode Smash Dancer to the gelding’s
richest-ever victory in the 6-furlong, $40,000 Don Juan de
Onate Stakes (R) for state-bred 3-year-olds.
Saddled by Todd Fincher for owner Barbara M. Coleman
of Farmington, New Mexico, the homebred bay gelding
by Robyn Dancer stopped the timer in 1:08.59, and
his margin of victory was 5 ½ lengths from 11-10 favorite
Lester’s Echo. The $24,000 winner’s share of the purse
represented the biggest payday of Smash Dancer’s 11-race
career.
Smash Dancer was coming off of a troubled fourth
place finish in the August 1, $50,000 Roadrunner Handicap
(R) at Ruidoso Downs.
“He had a perfect trip today, and at Ruidoso he was
stuck in between horses on a really fast pace, and another
horse came over and bothered him, cut his front right leg
and knocked him off stride,” said Fincher. “But this horse
has run a good race his last five or six races. He’s just
steadily improving.”
“The cut was nothing serious,” added the trainer. “It just
broke the skin.”
Smash Dancer is one of 415 winners from 555 starters
sired by the late Robyn Dancer, a son of the Mr. Prospector
stallion Crafty Prospector who won the Grade 3, $107,700
Triple Bend Handicap (G3) at Hollywood Park in 1991 and
November 2010
ran third in that season’s $1-million Breeders’ Cup Sprint
(G1) at Churchill Downs.
A Kentucky-bred, Robyn Dancer has sired 20 stakes
winners and the earners of more than $29.1 million, including
two-time Grade 3 winner Dancing Guy. He was euthanized
last December after he kicked a stall wall and shattered
the sesamoids in his hind leg.
Smash Dancer is also one of seven winners from as
many starters produced by Some Smash, an unraced
15-year-old daughter of the Rare Performer stallion Rare
Brick. The gelding is a half brother to two stakes winners
by Ghostly Moves – Some Ghost, a gelding who has won
eight stakes from 2005-09, including the $100,000 Albert
Dominguez Memorial Handicap (R) at Sunland Park from
2006-09, and Zzzs Ghost, the winner of the 2006 Chief
Narbona Stakes (R) at Albuquerque.
Smash Dancer’s second dam, the Star de Naskra mare
A Smash, won the 1985 Willard C. Kruger Handicap at
The Downs at Albuquerque. A 1982 Kentucky-bred foal, A
Smash foaled the late A Smashing Chance, a colt by Mogambo
who won the ’92 Old Town Derby at Albuquerque,
and Slamming, a gelding by Claim who ran second in the
$100,000 Gold Rush Futurity at Arapahoe Park in 1995.
Smash Dancer traces back to his third dam, the late Binary
mare Half Smash. A winner of two stakes in New Mexico
from 1973-74, including the 1973 Rio Grande Futurity at
Ruidoso Downs, Half Smash produced 12 winners from 12
starters, including three stakes winners. One her foals, the
Native Uproar gelding Last Eight Club, won two stakes on
the turf in 1990 in Oklahoma and Louisiana, including the
listed $50,000 Bossier City Handicap at Louisiana Downs.
Half Smash was a half sister to 1976 Ruidoso Thoroughbred
Futurity winner Smash It, a filly by Foggy Road
who died in ’82.
Campaigned exclusively in New Mexico, Smash Dancer
has earned $91,500 from four wins in 11 starts. The gelding
followed his Don Juan de Onate win with a 1 ¾-length victory
in a 6-furlong, $39,200 allowance sprint at Zia Park on
September 11.
“This horse is getting better to train all the time – the
Don Juan De Onate winner Smash Dancer.
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mental factor has been the biggest challenge his whole
life,” said Fincher. “Lately, he’s getting more comfortable
with everything. He’s got a ton of confidence now.”
Fast A Nuff ran third, 10 ¼ lengths behind Smash Dancer.
Eightnchangegroom, Hi Hennessy, Sprintrightoption,
and Countrybumpkin Who completed the order of finish.
Runner-up Lesters Echo is a chestnut colt by The
Trader’s Echo, and he has banked $41,206 from two wins
in six outs for his owners, Diana Bringhurst and Jeff and
Chris Meyers. Lesters Echo ran third, 1 ½ lengths behind
winner Train Rider Blues, in the Roadrunner Handicap, and
he was a finalist in last year’s George Maloof Futurity (R)
during the New Mexico State Fair portion of The Downs at
Albuquerque meet.
Fast A Nuff is campaigned for D & E Racing of Scottsdale,
Arizona, and the dark bay or brown colt by Your
Eminence has won one of seven races and has earned
$27,981. He broke his maiden on March 23 at Sunland
Park, winning a 6-furlong maiden sprint by a neck in
1:11.56.
LINEAGE STAKES (R)
He’s A Tough Dude
Valle Racing LLC’s He’s A Tough Dude led at every
call en route to a one-length victory in the $40,000 Lineage
Stakes (R).
Trained by Jose Gonzalez and ridden by Jorge Gonzalez,
He’s A Tough Dude set fractions of :24.83, :48.03
and 1:1:12.41 before stopping the timer in 1:44.81 for his
1 1/16-mile trip. The 5-year-old gelding by the Woodman
stallion Tough Men returned a $6.20 win mutuel as the 2-1
second choice in the four-horse field, and he teamed with
runner-up Brother John D. for a $30.20 ($2) exacta payoff.
He’s A Tough Dude was bred by Ronald G. Carlile of
Liberal, Kansas, and he is one of three winners from four
starters sired by Tough Men, a winning 13-year-old son of
the Mr. Prospector stallion Woodman. Tough Men’s four
crops have earned more than $141,800, and He’s A Tough
Dude represents his top earning starter.
He’s A Tough Dude’s dam, the Victorian Line mare Krisi
My Girl, won two stakes in 2000 – the $30,000 Chamisa
Handicap at The Downs at Albuquerque and the $27,500
Columbine Handicap at Arapahoe Park near Denver. Now
15, Krisi My Girl has produced three winners from as many
starters.
He’s A Tough Dude’s third dam, Tudor Luck, was a
winning daughter of the Bold Ruler stallion What Luck who
ran second in the 1977 Southwest Louisiana Futurity (R) at
Evangeline Downs. A 1975 Louisiana-bred foal, Tudor Luck
also ran third in the ’79 Senorita Handicap at Jefferson
Downs in Louisiana.
A half sister to two stakes-placed runners in Louisiana,
Tudor Luck died in 1986.
He’s A Tough Dude followed his Lineage Stakes victory
with a wire-to-wire, one-length victory in the October 9,
$40,000 University of New Mexico Handicap (R) at Albuquerque.
All told, the gelding has won seven of his 44 outs
and has earned $117,773.
At SunRay Park on June 20, He’s A Tough Dude ran
Lineage Stakes winner He’s A Tough Dude.
second going 7 ½ furlongs against $5,000 claimers, but
Gonzalez gave the gelding a series of workouts that gave
the trainer confidence going into the Lineage.
“He came back to the barn really aggressive after that
SunRay race, like he wanted to run against the better
horses,” said Gonzalez. “I gave him three 5-furlong works
after that race, and he worked good in all of them – one of
them was in :59 and another was 1:00. He proved to me
with those works that he was at the top of his game, so I
was pretty confident coming into this race.
“We gave him a shot here, and he responded nicely,”
he added.
Some Ghost, the 3-2 favorite, ran third, 1 ½ lengths
behind He’s A Tough Dude, and was followed by Big John
Bean.
A 4-year-old gelding by the Mia’s Boy stallion Sable’s
Boy, Brother John D. has banked $47,238 from two wins in
12 races for his owner, Peggy B. Rust of Altamont, Utah.
The one-time $6,250 claimer followed his runner-up effort
in the Lineage Stakes by finishing second, 1 ¼ lengths
behind winner Cali Baby, in the September 11 E.T. Springer
Handicap (R) at Albuquerque. Four weeks later, he ran
fourth, 2 ¼ lengths behind He’s A Tough Dude, in the University
of New Mexico Handicap (R).
Some Ghost races for Jess Alley of Sunland Park,
New Mexico, who also trains the 9-year-old bay gelding by
Ghostly Moves. Some Ghost has earned $887,562 from
48 starts, and his 15 wins include the $100,000 Albert
Dominguez Memorial Handicap (R) at Sunland Park from
2006-09.
CARLOS SALAZAR STAKES (R)
Cali Baby
Ridden by Juan Ochoa for the first time in her career,
Cali Baby scored a 1 ½-length victory in the 6 ½-furlong,
$40,000 Carlos Salazar Stakes (R) for state-bred fillies and
mares.
Cali Baby races for Chris P. Hourigan of Anthony, New
Mexico, and UKUSA Stables, and the 4-year-old filly rallied
off of the fractions of :23.34 and :45.63 set by 2-1 favorite
Happy Me and reached the wire in 1:1:16.49 for her fifth
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win in 11 starts. The $22,000 winner’s share of the purse
pushed her earnings to $130,574.
“Today was the first time Juan ever saw her – he’s
never even galloped her,” said trainer Erik Mikkelson.
(Regular rider Alfredo Juarez Jr.) had to go to Denver, and
it just worked out that we got Juan. He did a great job. He’s
probably watched her races, and he’s probably even ridden
against her, so he knew the filly just from that.”
Cali Baby was making her first start since April 30,
when she ran fourth in the Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff
Handicap (R) at SunRay Park. The filly hasn’t hit the board
in two starts at the six-furlong oval. The Carlos Salazar also
marked her first out at The Downs at Albuquerque, but she
did show two 5-furlong works over the track.
“She’s a real easy filly to train – probably the best I’ve
trained,” said Mikkelson. “She’s sound, good in her stall
and good on the track. When it’s go time, she wants the
ball.
“I gave her standard works every week to prepare for
this race,” he added, referring to the four-month layoff. “We
just tried to keep her head in the game and settled down,
because she’s just so intense. She ran a decent race at
SunRay, but that’s just not her best track. The stretch
there is too short, and as she showed today, the longer the
stretch, the better she is.
“I think it’s important to have a work over the track.
Every once in a while, you’ll see a horse that’s never raced
or worked over a track do good, but I think nine times out of
10 they at least need a work over a track – especially here
because there’s so much to look at, with a lot of people (in
the stands) and cars in the infield.”
Cali Baby was bred by Chris and Tina Hourigan, and
the bay filly is one of 36 winners from 54 starters sired by
the late Thatsusintheolbean, a stakes-winning son of the
Sadler’s Wells stallion El Prado (IRE). A Florida-bred 1994
foal and half brother to stakes winner Valid Belfast, Thatsusintheolbean
won 11 stakes during his seven-year career,
including the 1997 Alysheba Breeders’ Cup Stakes at
Lone Star Park. The stallion has sired three stakes winners
and the earners of more than $1.9 million from four crops.
He died in 2006.
Carlos Salazar winner Cali Baby.
November 2010
Cali Baby is also one of three winners from three starters
foaled by Aquarellist, a winning daughter of the Danzig
stallion Ole’ who ran second in the 1996 Courtship Stakes
(R) for California-breds at Bay Meadows. Now 16, Aquarellist
was bred to the El Prado stallion Pro Prado for a 2011
foal.
Cali Baby’s second dam, the Painted Wagon mare
Unpainted, won the ’88 California Thoroughbred Breeders’
Association (R) stakes at Del Mar. A 1984 foal, Unpainted
produced eight winners from 11 starters, including Paint
Scraper, a Snow Chief filly who ran third in the 1993 CTBA
Stakes (R).
Cali Baby traces back to her fourth dam, the Californiabred
Mandate mare Flash Bam. A 1972 foal, Flash Bam ran
third in the 1975 Linda Vista Handicap (G3) at Santa Anita.
In her next out on September 11, Cali Baby won the
7-furlong E.T. Springer Stakes (R) at Albuquerque by 1 ¼
lengths from Brother John D. That victory was her fifth in 12
races, and it increased her earnings to $154,574.
Happy Me ran second in the Carlos Salazar, 3 ¼
lengths in front of 11-1 longshot Dream Kin. Wild Alaska,
Diamonds N Bling, Al’s Double, S L R Lonesomedove, and
Miss Apache completed the order of finish.
A homebred 4-year-old filly racing for Rita J. Danley
of Anthony, New Mexico, Happy Me earned $10,000 to
boost her bankroll to $271,816. Happy Me has won six of
11 races, including the April 30, $75,000 Russell and Helen
Foutz Distaff Handicap (R) at SunRay Park, and the March
28, $125,000 La Coneja Stakes (R) at Sunland Park.
Dream Kin is a homebred 4-year-old filly campaigned
by Joe Allen of Abilene, Texas, and Michael Stinson. Racing
exclusively in New Mexico, Dream Kin has earned
$119,565 from four victories in 18 outs, and her stakes
resume includes a runner-up finish to Blue Eyed Bella in
the 2008 New Mexico Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes (R) at Zia
Park, and a third-place run in the August 1 Lincoln Handicap
(R) at Ruidoso Downs
CASEY DARNELL PONY EXPRESS (R)
Romeos Wilson
Romeos Wilson scored one for the senior citizens, as
the 12-year-old gelding rallied to win the $40,000 Casey
Darnell Pony Express Stakes (R).
Racing for Rita Danley and trained by the owner’s
husband, Fred Danley, Romeos Wilson went 5 ½ furlongs
in 1:03.64 while scoring his 19th win in 95 races. Alejandro
Medellin rode the dark bay or brown son of Jack Wilson.
“This is a remarkable horse,” said Fred Danley, who
broke Romeos Wilson when the gelding was a yearling in
1999. “There’s never been anything wrong with him – he’s
just one of them old buggers who takes care of himself. He
loves to run.
“You turn him out, and he just goes all to pieces,” he
added. “You’ve got to keep him up and doing something
with him all the time. He’s just happier that way.”
Romeos Wilson was bred by W.T. Stradley of Hobbs,
New Mexico, and the gelding is one of 12 stakes winners
from 73 starters sired by Jack Wilson, a 22-year-old son of
the Nijinsky II stallion Encino and half brother to four stakes
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winners, including Penny’s Reshoot, the winner of the
1994 Prioress Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park. A winning and
stakes-placed stallion who set 5 ½-furlong and 6-furlong
track records at Ruidoso Downs in 1992, Jack Wilson has
sired 15 crops and the earners of more than $5.1 million.
He stood the 2010 season for a $1,000 fee at Caines Stallion
Station at Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
Romeos Wilson’s dam, Mema’s Poison, is an unraced
23-year-old daughter of the Full Pocket stallion Full Choke.
The mare has produced six winners from seven starters, including
two stakes winners, both of whom are half siblings
to Romeos Wilson – Shemoveslikeaghost, a filly by Ghostly
Moves who won nine stakes in New Mexico from 2002-
06, and Colorofun, a Paramour gelding who won the ’06
George Maloof (R) and Albuquerque Spring (R) futurities at
The Downs at Albuquerque.
Romeos Wilson’s third dam, Takealetter, was a daughter
of the Round Table stallion Monitor who won three
stakes at River Downs in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1975. A ’72
Kentucky-bred foal, Takealetter foaled four winners from
five starters, including Addressee, a stakes-winning colt by
George Navonod, and the late Blushing Scribe, a Blushing
Groom (FR) colt who was Grade 3-placed in France and
Belgium in 1983.
Romeos Wilson traces back to his fourth dam, the winning
Jester mare Pink Tinge. Pink Tinge produced a total of
three stakes winners from 11 starters.
A total of 93 of Romeos Wilson’s 95 starts have come
in New Mexico – earlier this year, the gelding ran second
and third in a pair of stakes at Rillito Racetrack in Tucson,
Arizona. Romeos Wilson has collected five stakes victories,
including the 6 ½-furlong, $125,000 Johnie L. Jamison
Handicap (R) at Sunland Park in 2006 and ’07. He also
won the Casey Darnell Pony Express Stakes at the age of
10 two years ago.
A 10-1 longshot, Romeos Wilson returned a $22.40
win mutuel. Bonndaddy’s, an 11-1 longshot, ran second,
one length behind the winner, to complete a $349.60 ($2)
exacta.
Romeos Wilson followed his Casey Darnell Pony Express
victory with a pair of fourth-place finishes in allowance-optional
claiming sprints at Zia Park. The gelding’s
bankroll totals $835,581.
Danley has won the Pony Express four times, more
than any other trainer. In addition to Romeos Wilson’s two
victories, the trainer sent out Proud And Jivey to win the
race in 1997 and Brave Jack to win it the following year.
Ty’s Pache ran third and was followed by 2-1 favorite
Key’s Band, Smarty Ghost, Affluent Boy, Gulchrunssweet,
Granny’s Will, Sonofaseason, and Surprisingly Gone.
Bonndaddy’s has earned $124,573 for his owners,
Double Kee LLC and Grissom Racing Inc. The 4-year-old
homebred gelding and one-time $12,500 claimer has won
six of 19 races, including last year’s 6-furlong Don Juan de
Onate Stakes (R) at Albuquerque.
A 6-year-old gelding by Copelan’s Pache racing for
Alfredo Terrazas, Ty’s Pache has banked $183,564, of
which $11,120 has come since he was claimed for $8,000
at SunRay Park on June 27. Ty’s Pache has won four of 47
races, and his stakes resume includes a distant runner-up
finish to Enchanted Outlaw in last year’s 1-mile, $191,575
New Mexico Cup Rocky Gulch Championship Stakes (R) at
Zia Park.
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Romeo’s Wilson taking the Casey Darnell Express.
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I am Lesters Gal is all alone in the Chief Narbona.
CHIEF NARBONA STAKES (R)
I Am Lesters Gal
I Am Lesters Gal gave trainer Fred Danley his third win
on the Lineage Day program, as the gray or roan daughter
of Lesters Boy captured the $40,000 Chief Narbona Stakes
(R) for 3-year-old fillies.
Ridden by Enrique Garcia for breeder and owner Rita
Danley, I Am Lesters Gal defeated 6-5 favorite Awintersdream
by four lengths while going 6 furlongs in 1:09.26.
The victory marked Fred Danley’s third Chief Narbona victory,
as the trainer won the stakes with Jacks Star Lady in
1997 and Hollywood Gone in ’05.
I Am Lesters Gal is one of 24 winners from 37 starters
sired by Lesters Boy, a 14-year-old stakes-winning stallion
by Cee’s Tizzy who equaled the 1-mile track record at The
Downs at Albuquerque eight years ago. A California-bred
full brother to Grade 3 winner Theresa’s Tizzy, Lesters Boy
has sired three stakes winners and the earners of more
than $1.4 million, including his top earner, two-time stakes
winner Lesters Secret. He is owned by and stands for a
$3,000 fee at Dr. Miguel Gallegos’ Gallegos Del Norte Farm
in Albuquerque.
I Am Lesters Gal’s dam, I’m A Happy Gal, was bred
by Rita Danley. The 12-year-old daughter of the Damascus
stallion Brave Lad has produced four winners from
as many starters, including Happy Me, a full sister to I Am
November 2010
Lesters Gal who has to date won three stakes and earned
$271,816 from 11 races.
An earner of $65,352 from three wins in eight races, I
Am Lesters Gal ran third, 7 ¼ lengths behind winner Glory
Be Mine, in the $125,855 Rio Grande Senorita Futurity (R)
for New Mexico-bred 2-year-old fillies at Ruidoso Downs.
The filly also finished third, 4 ½ lengths behind winner Facil
Catana, in the open 6 ½-furlong, $51,300 Frontier Trophy
Buckles Allowance Stakes at SunRay Park on the Fourth of
July.
Please N Teras, a 36-1 longshot, ran third, seven
lengths behind runner-up Awintersdream, and was followed
by King’s Water Lilly, Desert Tap, Your My Trixie, Maries
Fast Lady, Say Win, Twisted Tight, and Naughty Vixen.
Awintersdream is a bay daughter of Suave Prospect
racing for Joe D. Brooks of Levelland, Texas. Acquired for
$8,000 at the 2008 New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale, the filly
has banked $137,744 from 10 races, and her four victories
include the June 19, $75,000 Aztec Oaks (R) at SunRay
Park, and last year’s 4 ½-furlong, $75,000 C.O. “Ken” Kendrick
Memorial Stakes (R) at SunRay.
Please N Teras is a homebred filly by To Teras who has
won two of 15 races and earned $66,606 for her owner,
Michael Weatherly of Anthony, New Mexico. On March 28,
Please N Teras ran third, three-quarters of a length behind
winner Favorite Flag, in the 1 1/16-mile, $100,000 New
Mexico Breeders’ Oaks (R) at Sunland Park.
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Devon lane TB
Sires the winner of the
$77,567 George Maloof
Futurity, RUSSIAN
LANE, $66,384.
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Three wins in Four starts
Also was second, by a
nose in the $75,000 Totah
Stakes
• Sire of Earners of $8.8 Million QH & TBs
• Average Earnings Per Starter $35,914
• 2-year-olds have earned over $1.7 million
Storm Cat - To The Hunt, by Relaunch
Half-brother to STELLAR JANE ($1,111,244 G1)
Sire of almost 200 winners including
RIVER’S Prayer $921,958, DEVONS EASY
LANE (QH) si 103, $357,026, SCARZANE
$248,265, HESA BAD CAT $231,451 etc..
FEE: $2,500
TNL Farms
285 Hi g h way 116 • Bo s q u e, NM 87006 • 505.864.6680 – Fa r m • 505.507.1072 – Na n
www.tnlfarm.com
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Bred nearly 100 mares in 2010 1st year at stud!
DASHAIR si 100
First Down Dash - Such An Easy Effort, by Special Effort
22% of Starters Won or Placed in These
Races in 2009 -2010:
• Mexico Juvenile Challenge
• Rocky Mountain Spring Classic
• Diamond Classic Futurity
• Beehive Futurity
• Silver Dollar Futurity
• Yavapai Futurity
• Four Corners Futurity
• Hawthorne Futurity
• Betterroot Futurity
61% of Starters si-90 to si-111:
From 36 starters, 8 have top Speed Ratings of 108,
111, 104, 111, 105, 105, 100 and 103!
Quality Pedigree:
Grade 1 finalist and brother to Champion DEELISH
si 102, $6004,000 and three-quarter brother to Grade
1 winner FEARLESS FREDA si 113, $262,000 (dam
of Champion and leading sire FREDERICKSBURG si
109, $369,000.)
FEE: $1,500
Special Consideration to Approved Mares
Property of John and Ann Bassett
si 100, $358,923
HARD HITTING
TR Dasher - Chickasis, by Chicks Beduino
LOS ALAMITOS GRADE 1 WINNER IN 2008
AND 2009!
Won Governor’s Cup Futurity RG1 ($495,000);
Governor’s Cup Derby RG1 ($208,000: 2nd Los
Alamitos Two Million Juvenile ($40,000); 4th
PCQHRA Breeders Futurity G1 ($500,000) and 5th El
Primero Del Ano Derby G2 ($192,300)
4 wins, 3 seconds, 1 fourth in 8 outs at two while
earning $259,000.
By TR DASHER, sire of 10 Stakes Winners already,
starters have Average Earnings of $27,000!
Half-brother to Graded Stakes Winner and Los Alamitos
Track Record Setter LASSEN COUNTY si 102,
$146,00: 2010 Governor’s Cup RG2 Futurity winner
HOT HITTER si 98, $182,645; etc.
Half-brother to the dam of 2009 multiple World
Champion FREAKY si 107, $763,444 (set 3 new track
records at Los Alamitos. Freaky is also by
TR DASHER
FEE: $1,500
Check out Hard Hitting’s website:
www.hardhittingqh.com (replays of stakes races)
TNL Farms
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November 2010
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E.T. SPRINGER HANDICAP (R)
Cali Baby
By Michael Cusortelli
Sent to post as the 13-10 choice and the only filly or
mare in the field of eight, Cali Baby responded with a 1
¼-length win in the September 11, $40,000 E.T. Springer
Handicap (R) for New Mexico-breds at The Downs at Albuquerque.
Eric Mikkelson saddled and Alfredo Juarez Jr. rode Cali
Baby for owners Chris P. Hourigan and UKUSA Stables,
and the homebred 4-year-old filly covered her 7-furlong trip
in 1:23.03 while earning her sixth victory in 12 races. The
$24,000 winner’s share of the purse increased her earnings
to $154,574.
Cali Baby was bred by Chris and Tina Hourigan, and
she is one of 36 winners from 54 starters sired by Thatsusintheolbean,
a son of the Sadler’s Wells stallion El Prado
(IRE) and a half brother to Valid Belfast, the winner of the
listed $100,000 Crescent Stakes at Lone Star Park in 2000
. A Florida-bred who won 11 stakes from 1997-2000 in
Arizona, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Texas, Thatsusintheolbean
has sired three stakes winners and the earners of
more than $1.8 million from four crops. The stallion died in
2006.
Cali Baby’s dam, Aquarellist, is a winning 16-year-old
daughter of the Danzig stallion Ole’ who ran third in the ’96
Courtship Stakes (R) for California-breds at Bay Meadows.
Aqurellist has produced three winners from three starters,
and she was bred to Pro Prado for a 2011 foal.
Cali Baby’s second dam, the Painted Wagon mare Unpainted,
won the $68,950 California Thoroughbred Breeders’
Association Stakes (R) at Del Mar in 1988. A 1986 foal,
Unpainted foaled Paint Scraper, a filly by Snow Chief who
ran third in the ’93 CTBA Stakes (R) at Del Mar.
Cali Baby traces back to her fourth dam, the Mandate
mare Flash Bam, who ran third in the ’75 Linda Vista
Handicap (G3) at Santa Anita Park.
Cali Baby’s E.T. Springer victory came in her first
start against males and three weeks after she won the 6
½-furlong, $40,000 Carlos Salazar Stakes (R) during the
August 22 Lineage Day program at The Downs at Albuquerque.
Her stakes record this year includes fourth-place
finishes in both the 6 ½-furlong Russell and Helen Foutz
Distaff Handicap (R) at SunRay Park on April 30, and the
1-mile Sydney Valentini Handicap (R) at Sunland Park in
February.
Brother John D., Ty’s Pache, Brax, H.E.’s Fast, Smarty
Ghost, Max Bean, and Jackpot Who completed the order of
finish.
Brother John D. earned $8,000 to push his bankroll to
$45,238 for owner Peggy B. Rust. A 4-year-old chestnut
gelding by Sable’s Boy, the one-time $6,250 claimer was
coming off of a second-place finish to Hesa Tough Dude in
the 1 1/16-mile, $40,000 Lineage Stakes (R) on August 22.
Ty’s Pache races for Alfredo Terrazas, who claimed the
6-year-old Copelan’s Pache gelding for $8,000 at SunRay
Park on June 27. Ty’s Pache banked $4,000 to boost his
earnings to $180,444 from four wins in 46 outs. He ran second,
8 ½ lengths behind winner Enchanted Outlaw, in last
year’s $191,575 New Mexico Cup Rocky Gulch Championship
(R) at Zia Park.
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Spinning Touch
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November 2010
Ridden by Freddy Fong Jr. for the first time in a race,
Spinning Touch came from off the pace to win the September
25, $40,000 New Mexico State Fair Breeders’ Stakes
(R) for state-bred sophomores at The Downs at Albuquerque.
Spinning Touch went 1 1/16 miles in 1:46.48 after
closing on the fractions of :25.79, :50.41, and 1:15.27 set
by Chief Laz. Arturo Chavez saddled the homebred colt by
Touchdown Ky for owners Michael and Jeanne Fuhs of Fort
Wingate, New Mexico.
“Arturo told me to keep the horse no more than eight
lengths off the leader, and he said that if I asked him for
all he had at the three-eighths pole, he’d close very hard
for me,” said Fong after recording his richest victory of the
year. “He was right.
“I was able to work this horse once in the morning, and
he worked perfectly great,” he added. “He was ready for
this race. Arturo had him very sharp. I had a lot of horse
under me in the stretch, and I was lucky that I had the room
on the rail to make up the ground I needed to make up at
the end.”
Spinning Touch is one of four winners from 11 starters
sired by Touchdown Ky, an 11-year-old son the Storm Cat
stallion Hennessy and a half brother to five stakes winners,
including Prized, a colt by Kris S. who won the 1989
Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park, and the Grade
2-winning Storm Cat colt Exploit. Touchdown Ky was bred
in Kentucky by John R. Gaines and John G. Sikura, and he
is currently owned by the Fuhses and stands at the Z Lazy
B Ranch at Fort Wingate.
The Fuhses also bred Spinning Touch’s dam, Shimmering
Sand, a winning 13-year-old daughter of the Mr. Prospector
stallion Line In The Sand who ran third in the 2001
Chamisa Handicap at Albuquerque. The colt’s second dam,
the Torsion mare Torrify, won the 1985 B.K. Yousif Handicap
for Alberta-breds at Stampede Park in Calgary, and she
foaled seven winners from eight starters, including Torrid
Sand, a full brother to Shimmering Sand who ran second in
the 1999 Arkansas Derby (G2) at Oaklawn Park.
A 1982 foal, Torrify was a half sister to Dance Bayou,
a colt by Nain Bleu (FR) who won two stakes at Stampede
Park in 1987, including the listed $50,000 Herald Gold
Plate Stakes.
The Fuhses acquired Torrify from Farnsworth Farm in
Florida for $8,500. At the time of the purchase in 1996, Torrify
was in foal to Shimmering Sand.
Spinning Touch has been campaigned exclusively in
New Mexico, and he has won two of 11 races and earned
$48,738. The colt broke his maiden at SunRay Park on
May 28, winning a one-mile maiden special weight route by
two lengths. He was coming off of two consecutive secondplace
finishes in 7 furlong races at SunRay and Albuquerque.
“We were confident he’d do better in this race than he
did in his last two,” said Michael Fuhs. “We figured he’d like
the extra distance.”
Train Rider Blues, the 1-5 choice, ran second, a head
behind Spinning Touch. Chief Laz, Go Barney Go, Jaded
Dreams and Get Up Taylor completed the order of finish.
Train Rider Blues races for Freda McSwane and Joe
Walters, who acquired the bay Desert God colt for $5,000
at the 2008 New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso
Downs. Train Rider Blues earned $8,000 to boost his bankroll
to $299,663, and his five wins in 17 starts include four
stakes.
A maiden chestnut gelding by the Montbrook stallion
Source owned by Richard H. Hall Jr., Chief Laz banked
$4,000 to push his earnings to $9,106. Chief Laz finished 4
½ lengths behind Spinning Touch.
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NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR SENOR FUTURITY (RG3)
Primvvera
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Second-fastest qualifier Primvvera, a Stel Corona
gelding owned and trained by Dominic Duree, sprinted to
a half-length victory in the September 25, $77,476 New
Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3) for state-bred colts
and geldings at The Downs at Albuquerque.
Under jockey Casey Lambert, Primvvera went 400
yards in :19.611 and earned a 96 speed index. The victory
was his third in six starts, and the $38,738 winner’s share
of the purse pushed the gelding’s bankroll to $52,558.
Primvvera was bred by Duree’s late grandfather, Orville
Moore, and the gelding became the third stakes winner
from 31 starters sired by Stel Corona. A 10-year-old son
of Corona Cartel, Stel Corona won the 2003 PCQHRA
Breeders’ Derby (G2) at Los Alamitos, and his three crops
have earned more than $1.9 million and include ’08 AQHA
champion 2-year-old colt and two-time Grade 1 winner
Foose. Owned by a partnership, he stands at Burns Ranch
at Menifee, California.
“My grandfather died a couple of years ago, and I just
kept this horse going for the family,” said Duree. “This
horse can be lazy, but he shows how powerful he is when
he gets on the track. He’s just a talented horse.”
Primvvera’s dam, the winning Sail On Bunny mare Sail
On Duchess, ran second in the 1997 Pelican Stakes (R) at
Albuquerque. Now 16, Sail On Duchess has produced four
winners from six starters, including Woodbridge Chunk, a
half brother to Primvvera who ran third in the 2008 Hard
Twist Stakes (RG3) at Albuquerque and was a finalist in
the previous year’s New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity
(RG3).
Primvvera traces back to his third dam, Race Bug, a
winning daughter of the Lady Bug’s Moon stallion Mr Hay
Bug who ran second in the ’78 Dixie Downs Futurity in
Utah. A 1976 foal, Race Bug produced Do U Wanna Rumbo,
a filly by Easy Rumbo who ran third in the ’91 Beehive
Futurity (R) in Utah.
Primvvera’s fourth dam, the unraced Custus Rain mare
Custus Stormy, foaled RPV Final Bid, the runner-up in the
1986 Hualapai Downs Futurity (R) at the Mohave County
Fair in Kingman, Arizona.
Primvvera has won two of his three races at Albuquerque.
The gelding ran seventh after a troubled start in a
350-yard allowance race on August 15, but he followed that
with a head victory over Blazing Pacquiao in the last of five
Senor Futurity trials on September 10.
“He’s a really good horse – the only time he’s lost here
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at Albuquerque is when he got run over out of the gate (on
August 15),” said Lambert. “But he broke really well in the
trials, and he broke well today. He’s an easy horse to ride
when he breaks like he did today.
“Dominic is a good friend of mine,” added the rider. “I’ve
known him forever, and I like riding for him. It’s a pleasure
to win a race like this for someone like him.”
According to Duree, Primvvera will likely make his next
start in the trials for the Shue Fly Stakes (RG1) at Sunland
Park in December.
Vicente Y Su Corona, Iseeyoustaring, Blushin Tigre,
Mal Intenciones, Uncle Woody, Blazing Pacquiao, Six Gun
Regard, and fastest qualifier and 17-10 choice RGR Lyon A
Tac completed the order of finish.
A homebred Stel Corona colt racing for Hubaldo Solis,
Vicente Y Su Corona earned $15,495 to increase his
earnings to $25,590. The colt was a finalist in the May 30,
$172,100 New Mexico Breeders’ Futurity (RG2) at SunRay
Park, having broken his maiden by a half of a length in his
career debut in his May 13 trial.
Iseeyoustaring is a homebred Sixes Royal gelding
owned and trained by Gerardo Cano of Albuquerque. The
gelding finished a half of a length behind Primvvera, and he
earned $9,297 to push his bankroll to $24,377.
NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR
SENORITA FUTURITY (RG3)
U R A Fury Lady
Ronald Ulibarri’s U R A Fury Lady broke her maiden
in the 400-yard, $71,483 New Mexico State Fair Senorita
Futurity (RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque on September
25.
Saddled by Jamie Zamora and ridden by for the first
time by Jimmy Coates, U R A Fury Lady covered her
400-yard trip in :19.636, posting a career-best 96 speed
index and the second-fastest winning time in the stakes’
21-year history. The homebred filly’s clocking missed by
just 13/100ths of a second the stakes record set by Thatsa
Blazin Chick eight years ago.
A resident of Alcalde, New Mexico, Ulibarri was introduced
to racing by his father, Phil Ulibarri, in the 1970s.
The elder Ulibarri claimed the family’s first horse, the
Thoroughbred Midnight Sheik, at The Downs at Santa Fe in
1977.
“My dad has been my partner in the horse business
since I started,” said Ulibarri. “He used to take me to the
track with him when I was a child, and I’ve been hooked on
racing ever since. He’s been in the business longer than I
have, but I got him interested in racing Quarter Horses.”
U R A Fury Lady became the first stakes winner from
27 starters sired by freshman sire Furyofthewind, a 7-yearold
son of Corona Cartel and winner of the 2006 AQHA California
Derby Challenge (G3) at Los Alamitos. Bred in Texas
by Kirk M. Goodfellow, Furyofthewind is a half brother to
champions Heartswideopen and Special Phoebe. He stood
the 2010 season for a $2,000 fee at Bob Moore Farms in
Norman, Oklahoma.
U R A Fury Lady is also one of three winners from
seven starters foaled by Lady Thetis, a winning 14-year-old
daughter of champion Takin On The Cash who Ulibarri acquired
for $8,000 at the Heritage Place Sale about 10 years
ago. The filly’s second dam, Storm N Lady, is an 18-yearold
winning daughter of Merridoc and half sister to Ihempentobefast,
a gelding by First Down Dash who ran third in
the 2002 Irvine Overnight Handicap at Los Alamitos.
U R A Fury Lady traces back to her fourth dam, the
winning Easy Jet mare Cherished Lady. A ’76 foal, Cherished
Lady produced five starters, including 1988 AQHA
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champion 2-year-old gelding and two-time Grade 1 winner
Liberty Coin.
U R A Fury Lady was coming off of a second-place
finish in her Senorita Futurity trial on September 10. She
ran a half of a length behind second-fastest qualifier Fun N
Luck and recorded the fifth-fastest qualifying time. The filly
has had three outs, and the winner’s share of the Senorita
Futurity purse boosted her earnings to $38,440.
“I wasn’t really surprised that she broke her maiden in
this race,” Ulibarri said. “I felt that if she had enough pressure
from other horses – which she didn’t have in her previous
races – she could make a good run. And the Zamora
racing team has really done a good job of putting this filly
together and taking care of her.”
Snow Regard ran second, a half of a length behind U
R A Fury Lady, and was followed by 3-1 favorite Chickie
Blu, fastest qualifier Spice Girl, Fame And Chicks, Posies
First Thought, Mary For Money, Chiquita Caliente, and
Samia Fame. Fun N Luck was scratched.
Snow Regard banked $14,297 to increase her earnings
to $19,477 for owner and breeder KH Logax Inc. of
Oro Valley, Arizona. The gray filly broke her maiden by 1 ½
lengths in her Senorita Futurity trial on September 10.
A homebred bay daughter of Chicks A Blazin racing for
Mike Abraham and James McClintic, Chickie Blu finished
a half of a length behind U R A Fury Lady. Chickie Blu has
earned $12,578 from one win in four outs.
DESSIE & FERN SAWYER
FUTURITY (R)
Shamrock Girl
David Wolochuk’s Shamrock Girl earned her first
stakes victory in the September 26, $67,412 Dessie & Fern
Sawyer Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-old fillies
at The Downs at Albuquerque.
Prepped by Dominic Duree, Shamrock Girl covered
6 furlongs in 1:10.60, and her margin of victory was 6 ¼
lengths from Squallena, one of six qualifiers trained by
Fred Danley. The filly was coming off of a neck victory in
the second of two Dessie & Fern Sawyer Futurity trials on
September 11.
As she did in her trial score, Shamrock Girl raced just
off the early pace in the final. In fact, she was about a half
of a length behind Missall, as that rival clicked off an opening
quarter mile of :22.47.
“She broke extremely well, and she was very easy to
place,” said jockey Casey Lambert, who also rode Shamrock
Girl in her trial win. “She has a lot of speed. Her main
problem has been getting away from the gate in the races
she’s lost, but today she broke cleanly.
“We laid just off the lead, and I had a handful of horse,”
he added. “When we took over, she was still just idling, but
she got away from them pretty quickly when I let her go at
the top of the stretch.
“She’s very fast, and I don’t think this will be the last
time you’ll hear from her. They’ll have their hands full beating
her in the New Mexico-bred filly races.”
Shamrock Girl was bred by Troy Looper DVM, and the
filly became the first stakes winner sired by King Bull, a
winning son of 1994 Horse of the Year Holy Bull and a half
brother to two stakes winners, including 1995 Wood Memorial
Stakes (G2) winner Talkin Man. Bred in Kentucky by
Adena Springs, King Bull stood the 2010 season at Mohns
Hill Farm in Reinholds, Pennsylvania.
Shamrock Girl is also the first starter produced by her
dam, My Girl Aleyna, a winning
7-year-old daughter of the Danzig
stallion Outflanker. The filly’s third
dam, the unraced Val de l’Orne
(FR) mare Val Chere, foaled eight
winners from 11 starters, including
Trick Card, a gelding by Clever
Trick who won the listed $53,975
Lafayette Stakes at Keeneland
Racecourse in 1987, and Stellar
Rival, an Exceller colt who ran
third in the 1990 Early Times Turf
Classic (G3) at Churchill Downs.
Shamrock Girl traces back to
her fourth dam, the winning Conestoga
mare Donna Chere. A 1971
Kentucky-bred foal, Donna Chere
finished second in two stakes
in ’74, including the Santa Ynez
Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.
Shamrock Girl has won four of
six races, and the $33,706 winner’s
share of the Dessie & Fern
Sawyer Futurity purse pushed
her bankroll to $77,648. Earlier
this season, the filly ran third in
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the 4 ½-furlong, $75,000 C.O. “Ken” Kendrick Memorial
Stakes (R) at SunRay Park, and the fillies division of the
4 ½-furlong, $133,436 Copper Top Futurity (R) at Sunland
Park.
“I never really had to ask her to run when she won her
trial,” said Lambert of Shamrock Girl. “She laid second, and
when they came up outside of her she just pulled me to the
front. I just wanted to give her an easy race that day, and
she was comfortable just being a neck in front. But when
they put a little more pressure on her, she just eased back
out.
“I think if I’d really asked her to run that day, I could
have put a little more clearance between myself and the
pack, and she would have won her trial a lot easier than
she did,” added the rider. “Instead, I just sat still. Today, it
was the same kind of trip, but I asked her for a little more
when we came into the stretch, and she responded beautifully.
“She’s just the kind of filly who is very quick – and she
just responds instantly when you ask her.”
Squall Wilbud, the 2-1 favorite and another promising
2-year-old filly from the Danley barn, finished third, 2 ¼
lengths behind runner-up Squallena. Her Sister Will, Hunter
High, Go To Gold, More Fun, Missall, Financial Bailout,
Ghostly Brew, Miss Focus, and All Hail completed the order
of finish.
Squallena is a homebred bay daughter of Squall who
has earned $49,998 from one win in eight starts for her
owners, W.T. Stradley and Tom Williams. Squallena also
ran second, one length behind winner Tin Can Kitty, at odds
of 49-1 in the Ken Kendrick at SunRay.
Squall Wilbud is also a homebred bay filly by Squall
campaigned by Stradley and Williams. Squall Wilbud has
banked $106,108 from seven outs, and she broke her
maiden with a two-length victory in the fillies division of the
Copper Top Futurity (R) at Sunland.
NEW MEXICO STATE
FAIR BREEDERS’
DERBY (RG3)
Woody Dungarees
winner’s share of the purse increased her earnings to
$164,235, of which $116,975 has been banked this season.
Rivera has ridden Woody Dungarees throughout the
filly’s victory streak. In fact, the jockey has been aboard
Woody Dungarees 10 of her races, and the result has been
seven wins, one second, and three third-place finishes.
“Ron and I talked about who we wanted to put on her,
and we made a group decision that Alonso was our guy,”
said Barber. “Just looking at what type of filly she is, we
both felt he would be the jockey who would fit her best.
“She doesn’t like the real aggressive, whip and slash
type of rider,” added the trainer. “Alonso just seems to flow
with this filly better than a lot of other riders would.
“She has her moments – you’ve really got to be on your
toes to train her. Ron has the whole family of these horses,
and he can tell you they’ve all got an attitude about them.”
Woody Dungarees is one of three stakes winners
from 48 starters sired by Woodbridge, an unraced son of
Dash Ta Fame whose five crops have banked more than
$758,000. Now 11, Woodbridge is a full brother to Grade
1-winner and one-time 440-yard world-record holder Kendall
Jackson, and a half to 2009 AQHA champion 3-year-old
filly Alice K White. He stands for a $1,000 fee at Mac Murray
and Janis Spencer Murray’s MJ Farms at Veguita, New
Mexico.
Woody Dungarees’ dam, the Now I Know mare Gingham
Dungarees, earned $153,196 from 2003-08, and she
ran third in two stakes in ’04, including the $45,000 Pelican
Stakes (R) at The Downs at Albuquerque. Now 9, Gingham
Dungarees has foaled two winners from three starters,
including Famous Dungarees, a gelding by Dash Ta Fame
who ran third in this year’s $172,100 New Mexico Breeders’
Futurity (RG2) at SunRay Park.
Woody Dungarees’ second dam, Gingham N Diamonds,
is a winning 18-year-old daughter of the Dash For
Cash stallion the Adamas who ran second in the 1994
Clovis Classic Futurity (R) at Albuquerque.
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Woody Dungarees, a homebred filly
racing for Ron and Kay Jenkins’ Holy Bucket
LLC, ran her winning streak to five with a
head victory in the 400-yard, $55,188 New
Mexico State Fair Breeders’ Derby (RG3) at
The Downs at Albuquerque on September
26.
Saddled by Mike Barber and ridden by
Alonso Rivera, Woody Dungarees went 400
yards in :19.299, posting a lifetime-best 105
speed index and breaking by 4/100ths of
a second the stakes record set by Richard
Shearer’s Perfect Call in 2003. The victory
was her third stakes win, and the $27,595
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Racing exclusively in New Mexico, Woody Dungarees
has won seven of 13 races, including the first of two State
Fair Breeders’ Derby trials on September 11, in which she
recorded the fourth-fastest qualifying time. Her win streak
includes victories in the 400-yard, $40,000 Pelican Stakes
(RG3) for state-bred fillies at Albuquerque on August 22,
and the 400-yard, $75,000 Firecracker Stakes (R) under
the same conditions at SunRay Park on the Fourth of July.
Woody Dungarees also ran second, three-quarters of a
length behind Auntie G, in last year’s $71,750 New Mexico
State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) and third, three parts of
a length behind winner Sixy Chamisa, in the $150,000 New
Mexico Breeders’ Futurity (RG2) at SunRay.
Barber indicated that Woody Dungarees might make
her next start in one of the New Mexico Cup stakes at Zia
Park on October 31.
“We’re going to take it one day at a time with her and
take care of her,” he added. “As a team, we’ll decide where
to go next.”
As for Jenkins, he admitted that he was pleasantly surprised
by Woody Dungarees’ most recent wining effort.
“She’d been racing against the girls (in her previous
stakes wins), and today she was running against the boys,”
he said. “I was a little concerned about that, but we had
some good luck here.”
Sent to post as the 9-5 favorite, Woody Dungarees
returned a $5.60 win mutuel and teamed with runner-up
Posies Woodette for a $45.40 ($2) exacta return. Captian
Jacksboro ran third to complete a $109.40 ($2) trifecta.
The Real Rabbit ran fourth and was followed by Zia
Derby (RG2) runner-up Corona Memory Crest, I Know
How Now, Champagne Fame, Rances Reason, Otta Be A
Miracle, and Bridger Bordeaux.
The fastest qualifier, Posies Woodette was coming
off of a neck victory at odds of 10-1 in the second trial. A
homebred chestnut filly by Woodbridge racing for David
Bloomer of Grants, New Mexico, Posies Woodette has
earned $19,823 from two wins in eight outs, and she was
a finalist in last year’s New Mexico State Fair Senorita
Futurity (RG3).
Captian Jacksboro is a homebred sorrel gelding owned
by David Barrett of Alto, New Mexico. Captian Jacksboro
has won four of 15 races and has banked $143,545, and
his stakes resume includes victories in the August 22,
$40,000 Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) for New Mexico-bred
colts and geldings at Albuquerque, and last year’s 400-
yard, $79,864 New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3).
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Cal and Marjorie Martin’s Russian Lane was a convincing winner at the New Mexico State Fair.
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GEORGE MALOOF
FUTURITY (R)
Russian Lane
J. Martin Bourdieu rode Russian Lane to a convincing 6
1/4-length victory in the 6-furlong, $77,567 George Maloof
Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred colts and geldings at The
Downs at Albuquerque on September 26.
Saddled by Cal Martin for his wife, Marjorie Martin,
Russian Lane covered his trip in 1:10.38 after setting fractions
of :22.01, 44.36, and :57.61. The chestnut colt by Devon
Lane returned a $6.40 win mutuel as the 2-1 favorite.
The Martins acquired Russian Lane for $9,700 from
breeders Vessels Stallion Farm and John K. Goodman
at last year’s New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso
Downs. During the early part of this decade, they had a lot
of success with another Devon Lane colt, Hesa Bad Cat.
Racing from 2003-06, Hesa Bad Cat earned $229,365 from
26 starts, and his six wins included the ’03 Dine Stakes (R)
at SunRay Park, and he also broke track records at Sunland
Park and Ruidoso Downs.
“I liked this colt’s conformation and breeding, and I like
Devon Lane as a sire,” Cal Martin said. “We’ve had several
Devon Lane’s that have run really well for us.
“And this colt is really easy to train,” he added. “He’s
the most laid back colt you’ve ever seen. He doesn’t get
excited about anything. He’s well conditioned – he’s not a
very big horse, but he can run on out. He can go 6 furlongs
with ease.”
Russian Lane became the 11th stakes winner from 10
crops sired by Devon Lane, a winning 17-year-old son of
the Storm Bird stallion Storm Cat. Devon Lane is a half
brother to Stellar Jayne, a three-time Grade 1 winner at
Belmont Park from 2004-05, and Grade 1 winner Starrer,
and his 233 starters have banked more than $7.2 million
and include his top earner, Grade 1 winner River’s Prayer.
He stands for a $2,500 fee at Terry and Nan Lane’s TNL
Farm at Bosque, New Mexico.
Russian Lane’s dam, Russian Bonus, is a winning
daughter of the Chief’s Crown stallion Bonus Money (GB).
Now 10, Russian Bonus is a half sister to Russian Elite,
an Apollo gelding who ran second in the $53,100 Sunland
Park Fall Thoroughbred Derby in ’04.
Russian Lane’s fourth dam, Joint Intent, was a winning
1971 foal by Battle Joined who produced nine winners from
as many starters, including two graded stakes winners
– Gundaghia, a gelding by Ole Bob Bowers who won 12
stakes in California from 1991-95, including the ’92 Vernon
O. Underwood Stakes (G3) at Hollywood Park, and First
Intent, a Prima Voce gelding who won the 1997 Potrero
Grande Breeders’ Cup Handicap (G2) at Santa Anita and
Bing Crosby Breeders’ Cup Handicap (G3) at Del Mar.
Russian Lane has been campaigned exclusively in New
Mexico, and the colt has earned $66,384 from three wins in
four starts. On July 3, he ran second, a nose behind Verny,
in the 4 ½-furlong, $75,000 Totah Stakes (R) at SunRay
Park.
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Russian Lane combined with runner-up Running
Squall, the 9-2 fourth choice, for a $28 ($2) exacta. Harry
And Lloyd, a 36-1 longshot, ran third to complete a $564.60
($2) trifecta.
Cool Crypto, Precocious Derby, Elijah’s Elite, D J’s
Diamond, Ego And Honor, Numberoneson, Keddy Kaufaye,
Super Devon and Wildwood Lane completed the order of
finish.
Running Squall earned $15,513 to push his bankroll
to $126,130 for owner William T. Stradley of Hobbs, New
Mexico. The homebred gelding by Squall has won three of
nine races, including the 5 ½-furlong, $189,633 Rio Grande
Senor Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs on August 1.
Harry And Lloyd races for Derrell Riggan of Merkel,
Texas, who acquired the gray or roan Silver Season gelding
for $1,500 at last year’s New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale. A
maiden winner in his career debut at Sunland Park back in
April, Harry And Lloyd has earned $26,018 from four outs.
Russian Lane returns after the George Maloof.
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Dedication and
Determination
Trainer Juan Gonzalez
By PETE HERRERA
Juan Gonzalez’ legacy stretches far beyond that Labor
Day afternoon seven years ago when the New Mexico-bred
gelding By By JJ won the All American Futurity.
It has reached deep into Texas, where Gonzalez’ first
born, Juan Carlos, graduated last May from the University
of Texas at Austin with honors and a degree in civil engineering.
It has dropped roots near the Gonzalez’s home in
El Paso, where Juan’s daughter, Patricia Isabella, is a
pre-med student at UTEP with aspirations of becoming a
pediatrician.
And it lives in the hearts of fellow quarter horse trainers
who look at Gonzalez’ odds-beating journey from poverty in
Mexico to prosperity in America as a beacon that anything
is possible.
For if there’s a poster person for how far hard work,
dedication and determination can carry the human spirit,
that individual is Gonzalez.
Since his arrival in El Paso in 1993, Gonzalez has built
a reputation as one of the best quarter horse trainers in
New Mexico. His stable, which produced 2003 All American
Futurity winner By By JJ, this year is home to some of the
fastest New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds. Horses like Streak of
Sixes, Six Gun Regard, A Streak Again and Moro Moon.
Streak of Sixes won the $370,000 Spring Futurity at
Sunland Park and the Mountain Top Futurity ($220,000) at
Ruidoso Downs. A Streak Again scored a longshot win in
the Zia Futurity at Ruidoso, where Gonzalez’ four horses in
the race were the first four across the finish line.
He had five horses—half of the field—qualify for the
finals of the New Mexico Classic Futurity at Zia Park. They
included the three fastest of the day—Moro Moon, Streak
of Sixes and One Fast Regard. Also in the finals were
Snow Regard and Six Gun Regard as Gonzalez saddled
the winners of four of the five trials.
Gonzalez’ barn also dominated qualifying trials for the
Senorita and Senor futurities at this year’s New Mexico
State Fair meet. He had three fillies—Snow Regard, Chiquita
Caliente and Samia Fame in the Senorita and three of
his colts, Mal Intenciones, Blazing Pacquiao and Six Gun
Regard were in the Senor.
Gonzalez’ victory in the All American Futurity was a
defining moment for the then-39-year-old trainer. In the winner’s
circle that afternoon, Gonzalez proclaimed in Spanish:
``The dream of every trainer is to win the All American,
but I’m also proud to be the first 100 percent Mexican to
win this race.’’
That, in essence, was a take-that response to those
who over the years had scoffed at the idea that a trainer
with Gonzalez’ background and limited resources could win
the most prestigious quarter horse race in the country.
``I was told it was impossible for me to win the All
American. I kept saying I’d win it, but many didn’t believe
me,’’ says Gonzalez.
The All American win brought Gonzalez to a pinnacle in
his career, but he had paved the way there with a decade
of enduring success. He came to the United States to work
for longtime El Paso horse owner Chico Diaz, who turned
over his entire stable of quarter horses to Gonzalez.
Success came quickly. A year later, he won the Shue
Fly and Santa Fe futurities with the 2-year-old Fire Ball. But
it was the All American, where By By JJ outran the favorite,
Planet Holland, that changed Gonzalez’ career and life
forever.
``People saw me in a different light,’’ says Gonzalez.
New owners came calling and American trainers who
had been hesitant to communicate with Gonzalez—in part
because he speaks very little English—nonetheless acknowledged
with a nod or a handshake what he had done.
About the only thing that hasn’t changed is Gonzalez’
steadfast loyalty to his native language. He says the long
hours and dedication his training career demands leaves
him with little time or inclination to learn English.
Besides, says his brother Eliseo, who speaks fluent
English, fast horses understand good training in any language.
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``You don’t need to know English to train horses,’’ said
Eliseo, who has worked with Juan for more than 10 years.
Juan and Eliseo are part of a family that included seven
brothers and seven sisters. For the Gonzalez men, becoming
horse trainers was a given since their father, Eliseo Sr.,
spent his life training horses for match races throughout
Mexico.
``We got our (training) education in Mexico,’’ says
Eliseo.
Four of the brothers now live in the United States and
two others live in Guadalajara. Juan’s younger brother Eduardo
also is training in New Mexico and his older brother
Miguel has applied for a license.
Juan says given the state of the economy in Mexico,
there’s not much of a future in training horses there.
``You can’t make a decent living in horse racing in
Mexico,’’ said Juan. ``The purse money comes from the
owners and if you lose a race, it costs you a lot. People do
not spent money in Mexico on horses.’’
Juan says his brothers and sisters have come a long
way from the days when his parents dealt with the enormous
struggles of raising 14 kids. Back then Christmas was
pretty much like every other day.
``We were too many to have gifts,’’ says Juan. ``We
never celebrated birthdays. There was no money. Now, we
celebrate every birthday with Mariachis and music. The
family is the most important thing.’’
His family also includes his wife, Patricia, 14-year-old
daughter Allison Belen and 9-year-old son Manuel.
Juan, now 46, is a man with few regrets.
``Thanks to God, things have gone very well for me.
I’ve won just about every big race in New Mexico. The All
American was the crowning achievement. Sure I would
want to win it again, but it’s not as important as it once was.
I want simply to do my job well and for the owners to be
happy.’’
These days, the emphasis for Gonzalez is New Mexico-breds.
The lucrative purses available for state-breds is
an obvious reason. So too is the fact that many of his best
runners have been foals of the stud Chicks Regard.
Chicks Regard stood in New Mexico for many years,
but two years ago his owner, Killer Humberto Lopez, decided
to move him to the Lazy E Ranch in Oklahoma. Gonzalez
says the move was based on the belief that Chicks
Regard would have better broodmares in Oklahoma.
``I think that was a mistake,’’ says Juan. ``There will
be no more New Mexico-breds from Chicks Regard. His
(future) offspring will have to run in open company.’’
Because of his success with that bloodline, Gonzalez
says he expects to continue to train Chicks Regard’s offspring.
Gonzalez says his formula for success is not very complicated.
``You have to devote 24 hours a day to your horses.
You have to figure out what they like to eat and what they
don’t like. You have to keep an eye on their legs and not
overwork them.’’
Gonzalez says a light racing schedule is crucial in
keeping horses sound, particularly 2-year-olds.
``Some trainers have numerous 2-year-olds. I have
maybe 15. When they start running them in the spring, they
have fresh horses and win three, four or five races. But by
the end of the summer, their horses are no longer sound.
They want to give their horses two or three outs before big
races like the Spring Futurity and they end up wearing them
out. I prefer to run a horse that’s a little green than one that
has leg problems from being overworked.’’
Gonzalez also believes in quality over quantity. He has
about 35 horses in his barn each year, though he could
easily have twice that many if he didn’t turn some away.
``If I take more than that, I can’t care for them properly.
I want to know all of my horses and do things right,’’ he
said.
Gonzalez frequently picks out horses for owners. What
he’s looking for, he says, is a horse that’s long from his
chest to the area where the saddle sits.
Streak of Sixes, arguably the top state-bred this summer,
has that kind of look. Gonzalez picked out the colt for
owner Pete Gallegos, who paid was had turned out to be a
bargain investment of $9,500.
That was also the case when he purchased Genuine
Streaker several years ago. Gonzalez bought the horse for
himself and paid $6,000. To date, Genuine Streaker has
earned upwards of $270,000.
``These days, there is a lot parity in bloodlines,’’ says
Gonzalez. ``There’s plenty of horses that can run. So, you
have to look for something else.’’
Former jockey and now trainer James Gonzales rode
By By JJ in the All American. He too is building a reputation
as a respected and successful young trainer. He says he
picked up training tips from every trainer he rode for, including
Gonzalez.
``Juan Gonzalez is a very good horseman,’’ says
James. ``When he leads his horses up (to the starting
gate), they’re going to give you all they’ve got. His preparation
and knowledge of a horse made my job as a jockey a
lot easier.’’
Horse racing always has and likely always will run
deep in the Gonzalez family, but 23-year-old Juan Carlos
has heard a different calling.
Yes, he says, there was some expectation that he
would follow in the footsteps of his father and six uncles.
But no there was no parental pressure when he announced
he wanted to help design buildings.
``My father has always been very understanding about
taking a different path,’’ said Juan Carlos.
On the day he graduated seventh in his class from one
of the top three civil engineering schools in the country,
Juan Carlos and his dad hugged and shed tears. Seven
years earlier they and the rest of the family had done the
same in the winner’s circle at Ruidoso Downs.
``My dad has always been my idol,’’ says Juan Carlos.
``He is everything one expects his father to be.’’
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2010-2011 New Mexico Bred Races
Zia Park 2010
Quarter Horse
NM Classic Cup 870 Championship • $140,000 Added
Namehimastreaker NM Classic QH Championship RG1 • $170,000 Added
NM Classic Derby RG2 • $140,000 Added
NM Classic Futurity RG2 • $140,000 Added
NM QH Fillies & Mares Championship RG2• $140,000 Added
Thoroughbred
NM Classic Cup Juvenile Colts & Geldings • $140,000 Added
NM Classic Cup Juvenile Fillies • $140,000 Added
NM Classic Cup Championship Fillies • $140,000 Added
NM Classic Cup Championship Colts & Geldings • $140,000 Added
Peppers Pride NM Classic Championship Fillies & Mares • $170,000 Added
NM Classic Cup Sprint Championship • $170,000 Added
Rocky Gulch NM Classic Championship • $180,000 Added
NM Eddy County Stakes • $120,000 Added
Sunland Park 2010-2011
Quarter Horse
Jess Burner Memorial Handicap RG2● $120,000 Guaranteed
Challenger Six Handicap ● $120,000 Guaranteed
Lou Wooten Handicap ● $120,000 Guaranteed
The Shue Fly ● $120,000 Added
NMHBA Quarter Horse Stakes RG2● $120,000 Guaranteed
Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap RG2● $100,000 Guaranteed
New Mexican Spring Fling ● $75,000 Added
New Mexican Spring Futurity RG1● $120,000 Added
Sunburst Stakes ● $75,000 Guaranteed
Thoroughbred
Johnie L. Jamison Stakes ● $120,000 Guaranteed
New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap ● $120,000 Guaranteed
The Enchantress Stakes ● $120,000 Guaranteed
Red Hedeman Mile ● $120,000 Guaranteed
Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap ● $100,000 Guaranteed
La Senora Handicap ● $120,000 Guaranteed
Pepsi Cola Handicap ● $120,000 Guaranteed
The Sydney Valentini Handicap ● $100,000 Guaranteed
Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap ● $100,000 Guaranteed
New Mexico State University Stakes ● $120,000 Guaranteed
La Coneja Stakes ● $120,000 Guaranteed
New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks ● $100,000 Guaranteed
New Mexico Breeders’ Derby ● $100,000 Guaranteed
Copper Top Futurity ● Colts & Geldings Division ● $75,000 Added
Copper Top Futurity ● Fillies Division ● $75,000 Added
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND APPROVAL OF THE NEW MEXICO RACING COMMISSION
If you have any questions please call:
Sunland Park SunRay Park & Casino The Downs At Albuquerque
(575) 874-5200 (505) 566-1200 (505) 266-5555
Ruidoso Downs Zia Park New Mexico Racing Commission
(575) 378-4431 (575) 492-7000 (505) 222-0700
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REMINDER !!!!!!!!
Registration as a New Mexico Bred is not
complete until we have received from you the
original foal certificate papers for final approval
and stamping.
Please have your horses papers stamped before
time of entry.
REMINDER!!!!!!!
Stallions must be registered with the New
Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association before
covering any mares in order for the resulting
foals to be registered New Mexico Bred without
penalty.
The penalty for each foal conceived prior to
the registration of the stallion is $1,000.00.
Current membership is required in order to
register any horses.
SO DON’T FORGET!!
REGISTER YOUR STALLION NOW!!
REMINDER!!!!!!
ALL STALLIONS MUST BE EVA TESTED
AND VACCINATED BEFORE THE BREED-
ING SEASON.
STALLIONS WHO HAVE BEEN VAC-
CINATED NEED TO HAVE A BOOSTER
SHOT EVERY YEAR BEFORE THE NEXT
BREEDING SEASON.
FORMS ARE BEING MAILED OUT FOR
THE VETERINARIANS TO FILL OUT AND
SIGN.
Reminder!!!
All horses age on January 1st. Register your
foals no later than December 31st, 2010 in
order to save money!!!
Be sure to have your envelope postmarked no
later than December 31, 2010.
The older the foal, the higher the registration
fee.
WE WILL START ACCEPTING 2011 MEM-
BERSHIPS ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2010
CALL (505) 262-0224
!!!!! REMINDER !!!!!
IF YOU HAVE A NEW MEXICO BRED
THAT HAS BEEN RENAMED OR
HAS BEEN GIVEN A REISSUED SET OF
REGISTRATION PAPERS, YOU NEED
TO GET THEM RE-STAMPED BY
THE NEW MEXICO HORSE BREEDERS
ASSOCIATION OFFICE.
NEW MEMBERS
Chavira, Alexis
Ellis, Richard G., Jr.
Howard, Wren
Lucero, Mark C.
Navarrete, Arturo & Quintana, Julian
Ruiz, Ramon
Sanchez, Robert D.
Thompson, Adam D.
For further information, call (505) 262-0224
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UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES
November 1, 2010
2011 New Mexico State Fair & QH Derby Nominations
are due. $50.00 nomination fee per race.
Downs At Albuquerque (505) 266-5555
November 1, 2010
Office accepting 2011 membership dues
November 3, 2010
Ad deadline for SPACE in the 2011 Stallion Issue
Contact (505) 864-3405
November 15, 2010
Sunland Park stable area opens
November 18, 2010
New Mexico Racing Commission meeting at 10:30 a.m. at
The Gaming Control Board Conference Room (505) 222-0700
November 19, 2010
Sunland Park opens for training
November 23, 2010
Award Distribution checks mailed
December 1, 2010
2011 Ruidoso nominations are due. Mountain Top NM Bred
QH & TB Futurity. $300.00 nomination fee. Ruidoso Downs
(575) 378-4431
December 10, 2010
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino racing through April 19, 2011
Tuesdays & Friday through Sunday. Post Time 12:25 p.m.
(575) 874-5200
Submit applications for New Mexico Breds form 100 with post mark no later than December 31, 2010. All horses age on January 1st
and the fees go up as they age.
Dates & Locations are subject to change.
For more information, contact NMHBA at (505) 262-0224 or www.nmhorsebreeders.com
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NEW MEXICO’S LICENSED HORSE RESCUES
Bomar Equine Rescue & Rehabilitation Center
Belen
(505) 861-0659, Marguerite Bowers
info@bomarequine.org
Four Corners Equine Rescue
Aztec
(505) 334-7220, Debbie Coburn
fcequinerescue@qwest.org
Perfect Harmony Animal Rescue & Sanctuary
Chapparal
(575) 824-2130, Marianne Bailey
Perfectharmony1@aol.com
The Horse Shelter
Cerrillos
(505) 471-6179, Jennifer Rios
info@thehorseshelter.org
Walkin N Circles Ranch
Edgewood
(505) 286-0779, Colleen Novotny
saveahorse@wncr.org
Updated
Daily!
www.nmhorsebreeders.com
New Mexico Horse Breeders
Official Website
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Schalla Racing
Story and Photos by Glenda Price
Schalla Racing is a family affair that includes Randy
and Linda Schalla, their daughter Rebbie (Rebecca) and
her husband Jeb Loney.
They recently moved their base of operations from
Montana to Tularosa, N.M., and can be found at one of two
barns on the north end of Horseman’s Park.
They are not new to New Mexico racing, though. For
many years they have come here now and then, always
with top bred, speedy Quarter Horses. In addition to New
Mexico they have been in winner’s circles in Colorado,
Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho, Montana (where they grew up)
and even Canada. Randy’s understatement is, “We’ve won
quite a bit.”
Actually, they are among the few who truly make their
living with running horses.
Their first New Mexico race was at Sunland Park in the
fall of 1989. The local horsemen didn’t know the Schallas,
of course, but they met jockey Leroy Combs. He rode their
horse, Rr Le Mistral, to a win in the QHBC Grade 3 Freshman
Classic. That horse also won the West Texas Derby in
1990. By then, everyone knew who the Schallas were, and
made them feel welcome.
When they came to New Mexico that time they already
had been in the race horse business a long time. “We started
in the late 1970s,” Randy explains. Linda and Randy
both attended the same high school in Belfry, Montana, just
south of Billings. “Our sports teams were the Belfry Bats,”
Linda says with a smile.
Randy and Linda married and raised two daughters
while beginning their race horse adventure. One daughter,
after her 18th birthday, left. “She said she didn’t want any
more chores,” Linda says with a smile. “Rebbie, however,
loves it.”
Horse racing in that area is mostly a fair circuit, with
short-duration meets. “People up north,” says Linda, “start
about April and end in September or October, and the
horses have all winter to heal up.”
Also, in the north country horse people pretty much do
it all themselves. Every meet is short, and they move to the
next one soon, so Randy says they got used to doing their
own breaking, training, stall mucking, grooming. “One year
you might have success running, one year training, one
year selling.”
The Schallas still operate that way. Everyone has a
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special talent, but everybody pitches in on the work – and
there’s plenty of it around running horses. Randy and Rebbie
break the colts. “We do the ground work first, then the
round pen, then the track or outside,” says Rebbie. She
points out a nice pasture behind the barn that’s great for
the young ones being broke. “We want them to get started
right.” They break a few youngsters for outside owners,
even some Thoroughbreds.
When sales prep time comes around they do that
themselves as well. Evidently, they did a great job this
year. Their yearling, Comanche Moon (Get Down Perry-
Dashing Fabulous), was among the high sellers at the New
Mexico Bred Quarter Horse & Thoroughbred Yearling Sale.
Canadian resident Jack Dacyk was the buyer, and he has
entrusted the training to Schalla Racing.
Rebbie worked for Equine Sports Medicine for five
years, so we can assume the knowledge she gained there
comes in handy.
They do get help from their friend and fellow trainer,
also from Montana, Jeff Hudson. During our visit he was
trimming hooves and re-shoeing.
Randy and Linda admire Quarter Horses for their versatility.
For example, they excel in barrel racing and other
rodeo events. They raised one horse, Gunner, who is a top
rodeo dogging horse (steer wrestling for purists).
Jeb gallops the horses, usually. He also is a professional
saddle bronc rider. Currently, he’s recuperating from
a broken leg, but it won’t be long before he’s back in the
saddle. Jeb and Rebbie have a separate business called
“Teeth Floated by Jeb and Reb,” and they’re good at it.
The Schalla’s first big success story came at Centennial
Park in Denver. They had a 2-year-old that ran well, and
ended up selling him for what they considered “big bucks”
at the time.
That was one of many to follow. In all these years they
have bred and raised many outstanding horses. Randy
says he loves seeing one he bred and raised do well “no
matter who is running him.”
Their current stallion is named Partnership (Sparkling
Native-Miss Olene by Leo). He was born in 1977, and his
racing career included seven starts with four wins and one
third place, SI 89. They are pleased with his performance
as a sire. When they breed their own mares to him they use
live cover, but all the rest is AI. They ship cooled semen, of
course.
They have another good one -- Hez Choice Property, a
full brother to Royal Quick Dash (First Down Dash-Harems
Choice).
The barns they work out of at Horseman’s Park belong
to Gary and Dee Hoovestal of Helena, Montana. “We train
out of their barns,” Linda says. “We take care of their barns
and raise and train colts out of there – some of them for the
Hoovestals.”
The barns are exceptionally well-built and efficient to
use. Amenities include apartments and pleasant landscaping.
Many stalls are the new see-through between stalls
construction so the horses can see their neighbors (horses
being herd animals).
Linda points out, however, that sometimes there are
a couple of drawbacks in that arrangement. “If two horses
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buddy up too much, one is upset if the neighbor is removed.”
Also, that arrangement is not for stallions.
Cleanliness is vital for the horses’ well-being, Linda
believes. With that in mind, the wash racks have hot water
piped to them along with the cold. Also, stalls are exceptionally
clean. Even the walker has clean bedding material
under it.
Foaling stall cameras have been installed, and everybody
has a laptop. “All of us can see what’s going on all the
time,” Linda notes proudly.
The Schalla family is happy to be in New Mexico on a
more permanent basis. “We like the New Mexico Bred program,”
Randy says. “Racing is fading in the northwest. The
fair circuits are either closing or shortening their meets.”
“Also,” adds Linda, “it’s a seven-day a week job, and
it’s hard work. Not many young people are choosing it for a
career.”
The rewards, however, are exciting – especially when
it’s a family affair.
Randy Schalla putting one away.
Rebbie with 2011 hopeful Comanche Moon.
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J/S
Mike Joiner
H
MB
************Classified’s Corner ************
TRAINERS
John Stinebaugh
Racing Stable
Now Accepting Horses for Sunland Park,
Ruidoso Downs, and Lone Star Park
Mobile 915-227-1776
Joiner Racing Stables
Winter Address:
PO Box 13787
El Paso, Texas 79913
Mike Barber
Racing Stable
Racing QHs & TBs
Throughout The Southwest
PH 505-877-3720 • Cell 505-249-8979
Glen Hunt
Racing Stables
6665 Highway 64, Bloomfield, NM 87413
Tel: (505) 632-1187
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575-430-5612
Summer Address:
PO Box 7534
Ruidoso, NM 88355
Mac Murray
Janis Spencer Murray, DVM
PO Box 499 • Veguita, NM 87062
ph 505-864-1152 / fax 505-864-5907
mountain states equine
Greg Creager or Mary Cap, DVM
2604 Pinson Road
Hobbs, New Mexico 88242
PHONE (575) 392-7488
Weatherly Horse Farms, LLC
Breeding Training, Breaking, Layups,
Mare Care, Sales Prep
Michael Weatherly, Owner
www.weatherlyhorse.com
SOUTHWEST
REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES
Shawn C. Edwards, DVM
Eq u i n e Re p r o d u c t i o n & Em b r y o Tr a n s f e r
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(505) 859-0922
Stallions:
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Standing
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285 Highway 116
Bosque, New Mexico 87006
Thoroughbreds • Quarter Horses • Foaling • Layups
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Regular Trips to California,
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Ranch Phone (575)874-3816 • Dan Cell (915)478-2386
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orse Farm
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Whole Body
Vibration Therapy
By Heather SmithThomas
A new way to help promote bone strength and density
She felt that if she could stand a horse on this
in athletic horses utilizes whole body vibration—a biomechanical
stimulation of body tissues. The horse stands myself, after I got one for my husband. I galloped horses
vibration plate, it might be helpful in many ways. “I tried it
with all four feet on a special platform that produces the for 30 years, had a dislocated hip, a reconstructed knee,
frequency-controlled vibrations.
a double compound fracture of an ankle—all those old
This type of therapy has been in use for humans for injuries that made it hard for me to sleep. After getting on
several decades and is widely used today for human the plate I found that a lot of those aches and pains were
athletes, the elderly (to help prevent osteoporosis), stroke relieved,” she says. “People who use them during a workout
at a gym while doing weight-lifting say it enhances their
victims, and patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, arthritis,
rheumatism, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease and workout by about 25 percent.”
numerous other problems. Some professional golfers are
She looked on line to see who made these vibration
plates. “I found a company and talked them into mak-
now using it to help warm up their muscles before they go
out to hit balls—before they stress their muscles. It seems ing me a plate that was 40 inches by 80 inches. I work with
to reduce pain, improve flexibility, and increase range of Winner Circle ranch in Bradbury, California. Don Shields,
motion, muscle coordination, balance and stability.
the veterinarian who owns that ranch, is very progressive.
Mary Knight was the first person to have a vibration
plate built for horses. “My husband has Parkinson’s Also I am on the board of directors of the Thoroughbred
He was very supportive of my putting a plate up there.
disease and was basically immobile, having a lot of problems
with muscle cramps, poor circulation, etc. I went on and try to rehab them so they can go into another career.
Rehab Foundation. We take horses retiring off the track
line to see what I could find that might help resolve these Many of the veterinarians in our area will donate castration
problems. The VibePlate looked like something that could surgeries--or remove a chip or repair a slab fracture, so we
work, and as I looked at the literature on it I thought it might can get these horses recovered enough to place in a new
also work for horses. Many horses are standing in stalls home,” says Knight. She decided to try the vibration plate
much of the day, and some are injured and can’t exercise— on some of these horses.
and their circulation is seriously compromised. I don’t think “We couldn’t just take somebody’s racehorse and start
there is any physiologist in the equine industry who doesn’t putting them on this machine to try it out, so we used Foundation
horses. The first horse I put on it was Super Strut.
consider the foot as part of the cardio-vascular system.
When horses are idle, they are compromised,” says Knight. He was very kind and nice, and really took to it and enjoyed
it. His feet were rough so I put new shoes on him about
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the time we started him on the plate, and his feet grew 1.34
centimeters in 30 days, in the dead of winter. I was very
impressed with this. For foot problems, we thought this
therapy could be really good, because it stimulates circulation
to the foot.”
At first she wasn’t sure she should put horses on the
plate that had shin buck or fractures, but recent studies in
humans have shown that this therapy is very effective in
promoting bone development and healing. “I’ve only been
using it in horses for a little more than a year and we are
currently developing protocols for use in horses. Everyone
that uses it likes it. Carl O’Calahan, who trains for one of
my clients, bought the prototype plate from me because
they wanted to try it. I was reluctant to sell it because I
wanted to use it, but at the same time I wanted someone
using it who was actually racing,” says Knight.
“They took it to Santa Anita, where Carl gallops his
own horses. He has some old claiming horses that took
forever to warm up, and he put them on this machine for 15
minutes before taking them to the track. He says the difference
in these horses was like night and day. They were
already warmed up after standing on the plate,” she says.
One of the immediate effects of vibration therapy is
improved blood circulation, due to the rapid, involuntary
contraction/relaxation of muscles (30 to 50 contractions per
second). The improved blood flow enhances oxygenation
of tissues, removal of toxins and metabolic waste, and
enhances the body’s ability to heal itself. As Knight points
out, 5 to 10 minutes of vibration can help prepare a horse
for athletic activity without using up energy through the
activity and excitement of a conventional warm-up exercise.
She feels it will have a lot of positive applications. “Bill
Casner (co-owner of WinStar Farm) has been very helpful
and supportive; he strongly believes in its benefits. He
has studied the history, the research trials and efficacy of
it. This is actually an old technology, developed initially by
the Russian space program (to help the people in space to
keep from losing bone and muscle mass),” explains Knight.
Young horses starting in training always lose bone
density before the bones begin to remodel and build back.
Horses standing in stalls recovering from injuries also lose
bone strength and density. “Even horses that are able
to be hand walked 15 to 20 minutes per day are likely to
experience some loss of mineral from their bones as this
amount of exercise doesn’t provide enough stimulation to
the bones to signal a need to retain these minerals. Whole
body vibration provides significant stimulus to the bones
and helps prevent this loss of bone density during prolonged
periods of inactivity,” says Knight.
“It’s really simple and very easy to use. Once the horses
get used to standing on it, they like it. Very few horses
have resisted. I start them out with a very low vibration
frequency and gradually move it up. Once they get used
to it they really enjoy it because it seems to relax them,”
she says. Research in humans has indicated an increase
in levels of certain hormones including Human Growth
Hormone, testosterone and Intrinsic Growth Factor 1 after
the vibration therapy. People who use the vibration plates
experience a feeling of general well-being. Horses adapt to
it quickly and after 3 or 4 days of use they look forward to
standing on the platform and stand quietly for the 10 to 20
minute vibration session.
“The machine is safe and simple to use, with separate
controls for the vibrators for front and back feet. A stall is
probably the safest and most practical location for the Vibe-
Plate, but it can be placed on any flat surface that allows
enough room for the horse and handler to stand comfortably,
away from horse traffic or other activity that might
scare or distract the horse,” says Knight.
“Whole Body Vibration is a non-pharmacological intervention
for loss of bone density and for enhancement of
blood circulation. This treatment modality is ideally suited
for horses confined to stalls most of the day, and its potential
for enhancing the performance of the Thoroughbred
athlete is immeasurable,” she says.
Her hope is to interest other horsemen in other disciplines—not
just racing. “I have friends in dressage and
eventing who might be interested,” she says. It could also
be very useful for horses in strenuous western activities
such as cutting, reining, barrel racing, etc. A growing number
of horse people are now using the plates, including Bill
Casner, Dr. Doug Herthel (veterinarian at Alamo Pintado
equine hospital), and Todd Pletcher.
She has another plate now at Winners Circle Ranch.
The company who made her prototype is now making them
for horses and she has become their exclusive distributor
for the equine model. Anyone interested in this technology
can contact Mary Knight at 626-914-9960 or 626-847-9960
(cell) or by e-mail at mkbloodstock84@hotmail.com
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Nobody Asked...But
There You Have It.
by Robert Edwards
I was at the State Fair the afternoon Mark Villa was killed
at Zia Park. The news literally spread like a shot through the
grandstands that day. It was, by far, the saddest afternoon I can
remember.
I rode with Mark at Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Arapahoe and
in Arizona in the early days of his career. I sat in the hot box with
Mark on many a day, so I got to know him very well. Mark was a
helluva guy. And the ‘was’ part is the part I am having a hard time
dealing with.
The drive home from Albuquerque was an overwhelming
drive for me. I talked to a lot of people on the phone about what
had happened after I got home. Everyone was talking about the
amount of horses that were breaking down at Hobbs. Two horses
also died at Albuquerque on that same day. So yeah, I guess, you
can chalk it up as a bad week.
His death didn’t really hit me until I was eating supper with
my family that same evening. When I realized Mark’s wife, Krystal
and his 6-year-old twins Olivia and Garret, would be looking at
Mark’s empty chair the next time they sat down to supper, it really
got to me. I know what kind of family man Mark was. He loved
his family more than life itself. Krystal and those kids have a long
lonely road ahead of them.
I attended Mark’s funeral in Phoenix a few days later. Since
then, a lot of nice things have been done for Mark’s family. There
have been several fund raisers. Albuquerque put on a good one
and raised quite a bit of money. Zia Park held a golf tournament
in Mark’s name and I hear it did real well. There were a couple of
fund-raisers in Ruidoso and lots of private donations.
What really concerns me is where we go from here. Are we
willing to take a look at what happened and make good decisions
from here on out Or, are we going to turn a blind eye to a lot of
what is going on in racing like we have been doing lately Let’s
face it. There are a lot of things we could do better. We can do so
much as individuals to make the changes needed. There are all
kinds of committees and task forces which are already in place
to help prevent these types of tragedies, but I think it takes more
than just them. They have good intentions and discuss plenty of
important issues in the industry. But we, as individuals, have to let
these guys know our concerns. We can’t just leave it up to them.
A wise man once said, “We must become the change we want to
see.”
When Juan Campos was killed at Albuquerque a couple of
years ago I got really mad at myself. Here was a guy who fell
through the cracks. He got a jockeys license before he was ready
to ride. I realized that the first time I saw him ride at SunRay
earlier that summer. I said something to a few people, but I guess
it fell on deaf ears. I feel I am part to blame because I didn’t go
any further with it. He could have been helped had someone really
stepped in and taken the time to talk to the guy.
On the other hand Mark Villa was a very experienced jockey.
He started riding in 1984 at Prescott Downs in Arizona. He had
come a long way since then. He had good teachers and a lot
of mentors. And still, even as experienced as he was, he too,
lost his life riding. His horse broke down and he was struck by a
horse coming from behind. It was one of those extremely freak
accidents. But, in my own mind, I have to wonder, was there
enough done to help prevent it
We all know riding races is an extremely dangerous job. I
know that nobody is holding a gun to these guy’s heads to make
them do it. They do it because they love it. But let’s face a fact.
Only about ten percent of the riders in the country make a bunch
of money for doing what they do. The rest live from pay check to
pay check. Fortunately Mark was one of the guys on top. But he
isn’t there anymore to take care of his family.
Let’s also not forget, Mark Villa wasn’t just another rider. He
was a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew,
an uncle and a friend. Let’s keep an open mind when it comes to
safety issues and keep our eyes open when we see things we see
that we shouldn’t be seeing. And, the next time these guys ask for
a $10.00 a mount pay raise, lets think of Mark Villa, and the ones
he left behind, before these brave men and women have to settle
for $5.00.
Mark Villa
1966-2010
He was a prince in the sport of kings
But the thrill of racing and the danger it brings
And he would ride them all the worst or the best
To his courage each horseman here could attest
Many the winners he’d helped to the wire
And many losers he’d tried to inspire
It was so fitting as we stood there and tears did fall
That we heard a familiar trumpet’s call
His call to post and though we know not where
Each one of us prayed to someday be there
To once again see this man that we loved so
Pick up the reins and postward go
Nancy Brookfield
54 New Mexico Horse Breeder

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56 New Mexico Horse Breeder